Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-26
Unjust Attack on senator copp.

a.
Unjust Attack on Senator Copp.
We are sorry to notice in the Hudson
Star and Times of las. week an unfair
and splenetic article on Senator Corr, of
this district. As there are no specific
charges, or even insinuations in the arti-
Gle, that the Senator neglected or refused
to attend to any purely local matter ner-
taining to the county of St. Cro;x. we
are led to conclude that the dissa, fac
ton of the writer grew out of he Sela-
tors action upon railroad matters of his
district Il this be so, how selfish must
have been the motive that prompted the
article in question.
For nearly fourteen years citizens of
Hudson have controlled and manipulated
the land grant of the st. Croix and Su
perior road, and as the season rolled
round they invariably announced through
their press that the construction of the
road was about to be commenced, the
whistle Of the engine would soon be
heard on Its way from Hudson to Lake
Superior. In the mean time the only
activity they evinced was in despoiIing
the land of its timber, and collecting
from lumbermen thousands of dollars
annually. TO which they had not a shadow
of right, and putting the proceeds in
their own pockets. So long, indeed,
have they proved upon this public do
main that few of them evidently con
Guided the grant was intended solely as
a benefit to their interesting cily-or
rather 10 themselves. But the grant was
about to expire, and a new company, pc
cuniarily interested in the northern ex-
tremity Of the road, solicited charter
and an extension Of the grant. promis
ing 10 construct the rosd. Senator
Corr, of course, examined their pro
posed charter, Suggested such amend
ments "a he thought necessary to protect
the pe'ple. aud then informed the appli-
cauts that the grant was suffici Mt to en-
able them 20 bniIi the longest line Of read
contemplated in the act Of Congress-
lie therefore insisted that the road
should commence ut tue extreme south
orn point of Lake St. Croix, between
townships % and 81, and run from
thence to Lake Superior aud Bay field
DESTROYS that his entire district might be
benefited as much as possible 6y the
road, lie informed a portion of the ST.
Croix delegation, that if they wished it
Hudson should be named in the bill as
one Of the points to which the roa'l
should be built, Cbich they declined.
But it is charged that his action de
layed the passage of the bill. Other.
wise Congress would have extended tho
grant before the fourth of March. This
we deny most emphatically. All the
amendments save one were made in the
Assembly, where tho bill was managed
by that efficient legislator, Fl, d. BAR
ron, Of Polk. who was deeply interested
in its success, and who acted in perfect
harmony with our Senator. When the
bill came into the Senate and was refer
red, no one delayed the action of the
committee OF It moment. The amend
ment agreed upon was adopted by them
and reported. The amendment wa;
adopted by the Senate, the rules sus
pended and the bill passed at once. Sc
much for charge of delay.
We doubt also the correctness of the
assertion, that the Senator need not lool
thereafter to the people of st. Groin
County for political favOrs should he de
sire them. Enterprising and inteiligen
ms may be the denizens of that goodll
CITY, we do not believe, the people of tn
rural districts Of that county have made
a Mecca of Hudson and perform no
their -devotions without first turning their
faces in that direction. We believe OF
the other hand they will thank him tia