The Evansville journal., 1869-08-04

dTSUmGnLc4 uuO odAN thab tAC CbPO
nents of the Carmi Road said the
Company was not legally chartered,
because both the termini in Indiana
we're not named He said the Su-
preme Court had decided in a case
similar to this, and it was not neces-
sary to name both the termini in this
State. The other road was in the
same fix; it was named the Evans.
Vile, Indianapolis and Cleveland
Straight Line Railroad. and both
the termini in Indiana were not
named
Mr. DENLY was followed By John
j. Chandler, Esq, who also made a
fine speech, but at the lateness of the
hour at which we write, we have not
time or space to give his remarks.
Mr.. Chandler was followed by AFRO
Dyer, who also made a strong and
stirring appeal to the voters and tax
payers in favor of the Carmi Road
Mr.. Dyer was followed by Hiram e..
Read and Mayor w. FL. Walker. The
addresses Of the different gentlemen
undoubtedly had a good effect. Many
persous were enlightened on the rail
road subject who were poorly posted
before. The general feeling Of large
majority of those present last night
was in favor of the county making the
proposed donation.
MEETING AT THE UPPER MARKET
HOUSE.
A meeting was held at the Upper
Market House, in the interest OF the
opponents of the Evansville, Carmi
and Paducah Railroad Only small
number of persons were present, not
TO exceed fifty, counting the boys, who
always turn out on occasions Of this
kind.
Louis G. Stinson was the first speak
er, and was opposed to building the
Carmi Road, but was in favor of the
Straight Line. He said the present
organization Of the Carmi Company
was not legal. and that the donation
would not build six miles of the road.
He had heard William Carpenter
abused as great scoundrel, but he
said Willard had nothing to do with
the Straight Line Railroad His
speech, taken altogether. was simply
ridiculous to an intelligent audience,
and we will not bore our readers by
repeating it. He was talking for
bad project, and his speech was ne
cessarily pointless.
Judge Jones then mounted the ros-
trum, and, among other things, said
they could not build a road into Hi
nois, because they had no charter in
that State. He said the men who
were interested in the road to Carmi
did not want to build the road. He
did not believe one of them wanted
to build it. Honorable men wanted
to line their pockets with gold in any
manner, so they kept out Of the peni-
tentiary. He intimated that the
directors Of the Illinois railroad only
wanted to fasten a debt on the people
and make money themselves. He
had been told that a company had
been formed to build a railroad to
GRANVILLE. He was in favor of that
road. 1t was proposed to run the
e., @. & p. Road down through
Egypt, as it was called. That part of
Illinois was settled by the poor
white trash, who we're SO pow
erty stricken that they had to live
on chestnuts, &c. He said it
was the poorest place in Gods coun-
try, compliment which the people of
Southern Illinois will not fairly ap-
preciate, we presume. He next paid
his attention TO the rings" and in
timated that people could be bought
up, Judges as we'll as Others. He
did not make single argument in
the whole course of his speech. He
appealed to the prejudices of the peo-
pie, and INDUCED in sundry insinu-
ations against many of our most wor-
thy and upright citizens. He did not
deny that he was the paid attorney OF
the road, and taken, as a whole, bis
speech was a weak effort.
MEETING AT CENTRAL MARKET.
A very respectable sized meeting
assembled at the Central Market,
e called together for the purpose of ad-
vocating the building of the Straight
Line Road, and opposed to the CON.
struction of the Evansville Carmi &
Paducah Road. Willard Carnon+or
and Peter Maier were on hand. M
Maier spoke first, and urged those
2 present to vote against the Carmi
Road. He made the most ridieulou,
statements, and, like all the speakers
on his side, appealed to the prejudiee
of the people. lie said the newspa
pers all said give, give, give; it wa
easy to say give other peoples money
especially if they got paid for it.
: At the close of Peter Maier'
r speech, A. Il. Whittlesey was calle,