The Van Buren press., 1869-04-13
NO.,.42.
Weeping and Wailing and 0nashtns II
Teeth,

The uniformed Who heard the con-
plants Of q two column article In the
Governors organ Of Friday, might well
lima gino Il TO have been wall from the
bottoinless pit Reprosehes fearful. Bit
ter, eaIsings deep and loud, poured out
without STINT upon the beads Of members
! of the General Assembly, who in behalf
Of the interests Of the people, of Stats
about 10 be utterly destroyed by pscula-
ton, have seen proper to vote for meas
ures cgrtailing the public expenditures,
with view to reducing the taxes which
are practically enslaving and re- enslavins
the laboring classes Of the country.
But even the curses of the political
wreckers. which the Cevernor's organ
represents are hypocritical. They are in
tended for effect The storm ofindigna.
ton they are endeavoring 70 get up IL
! bnt the thunder Of chain rafting, the
lightning only Of copred lights, burnt 10
irigh,en the ignorant and unsuspeeting.
Let MS illustrate A day or two since
gentleman nom The southern portion OF
The State representing railroad interest
which has miles of road already graded.
locomotives and railroad iron, made ap-
plieaiion for the State aid to railroads yo-
ted by the people last summer. But Q
fictitious company had been organized
under the pretext Of building road
through the same section on new rVwie
etc, and to this new organization il Was
pretended that the aid was intended to be
given, unless the bona fds railroad com:
psny would be willing TO pay hbtrutty the
directors Of the fictitious company to re-
linquish their claim : to State aid. This
is the way the State aid voted by the peo|
pie is proposed to be granted to bona fds
enterprises which could be completed
with that aid. This we can prove and
dare them to deny. Thus the reader can
judge of the shameless hypoericy and ~.
dac.ty Of the Governors organ when II
says in the article referred to: n.
",The people voted some ten millions
Of State bonds In aid Of contemplated
railroads. Those roads are looked upon
as of far more importance 10 the party
and State than all else at present sought
to be attained Without their construc!
ton the party fails in its pledges to the
people, and the State withers, dies in fact,
as it were, for long years to come. 3Ths
commissioners appointed for the purpose
apportioued such State aid among dltey;;
ent roads None can say it was not AUST
and fair distribution" - o. Ai''' -"
A lust and fair distribution indeed
Everybody knows that the Memphis road
already half done, would never have had
dollar of aid without being heavily
black msled, if It had not been for the
flank movement of the very men whom
the organ curses BY the introduction
Of bill, called the omnibus bin, which
proposed to take the power OF distrih4s
| ton away from the commissioners, they
| forced them TO grant an award OF aid To
the Memphis road whereby that road
was saved good fleeing. But the Eefs
Saith road is reserved to make up ali
losses to the black mailers. The road
on the south side, a project purely imag-
mary, ia to be "aided" unless the north
side road shall come down liberally, as 70
can afford 10 do With its E.asni6csut
grant ralafhaqgf 2 q, bseI vino LIN
These are some Of the schemes Of the
weepers, at the defeat Of which they are
so furious. But thanks tie honesty o.
the people, one by one these prizess SO
deeply coveted. slip from their. grasp;
knayery is defeated and the people saved
How can they behold such results with.
out rage and disappointment, only ex-
ceeded by that of lost soul in hell ?
Their howls are music to our ears.-La
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