Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25
ENRON Y1cKsnuRs HERALp-

EDITOR YIcKsBURG HERALD-
Dear Sir: / observed in your 1
Sunday mornings issue, that while {
you eriticise very closely the &c
ton Of the citizens at the meeting ,
at Hunts Hall last Friday night, ,
for their illiberality in not permit
ting debate on the report Of the
committee recommending the loca.
ton Of the river terminus of the
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad
at Readings foundry-a place
most Objectionable to well nigh
every citizen living in the north
ern three.fourths Of the city, and
that too on terms which the city
could and would not comply with
on any terms, and as supposed
directly opposite to tho object Of
their appointment; that you gave
no explanation Of the cause of that
apparent illiberality; it must, as is
believed to be we'll known to that
committee, that there was but one
place that the citizens could by
any possibility agree to without q
total destruction of their property,
and that that committee was for
the purpose Of inducing the rail
road committee to accept that
place, which was the shortest dis
lance from one depot to the other
by more than one.halr, on a mod
crate grade, and on o right line,
and where plenty Of gravel could
be had with very little expense to
the city, and decidedly the most
advantageous to the Railroad
Company, though not to some halt
dozen spectators, as they could
not make big fortunes, and there.
by ruin three.iourths Of the city.
Now, under these circumstances
could it be expected the citizens
could otherwise thar with indig'
nifty receive such a report. And this
Is very far from being all. a
meeting was held at the same place
the night previous, for the pur
pose OF receiving the report, anC
was largely attended. The repOr'
was made and discussed to a late
. hour, the time almost entirely oc
, cupied by the committee. Som'
t Of the speeches as supposed by
| many was from one to two and
half hours long and some though
much longer, though | cannot g
quite that far as l think the tim,
was no: accurately measured
! Here was surely discussion
= enough for one question, on which
= every one had previously mad,
up his mind and ut this late hou
no vote could be taken. A por
ton of the citizens had left. Til
D railroad party finding that Their
!. was still too many to accomplis
. their object and that the pcopl
we're pretty well played out mover
an adjournment, which was car
= ried. Did not all know that tn
2 same course would be pursued tn
IS next night, if permitted, and wa
y it to be expected that the citizen
would suffer themselves to b
= bamboozled a second time an,
9 not prevent it. The question ha
already been discussed on thei
. side, at least nine times as much 0
n was necessary, and IL any was ther
the second night that was not theI
: the first, and thereby missed heaI
u ing the eloquenee Of gentlemen
0 they have no one to blame bu
themselves; the citizens canno
!, give up the little propert
they have acquired without a
effort, to enable a few to sell thei
land from $4,000 to 100000 Il
acre, which cost them from $40
so per acre, having already don
-, this some two or three times. al
always found it a poor bushes
. The Railroad Company as a Con
Io pany can be tcnfold better accom-
|, modated at the point designate
!. by the citizens, than they can pc
- sib,y be at any other, and all o
." jections urged against it are wit
o out the least foundation, in fac
is Then the people well know that Il
city Is permanently located, al
they can improve with some co
- iidence, which they have not nee
able TO do for many years. Bl
Mr.. Editor, ! am well Statistic
that it is almost the entire bell
y Of the citizens, that it was new
c. expected Or intended that the tc
y minus should be AT Reading
foundry. 1t was thought, which
a. true, that the city could not NAL
le the necessary purchase Of grom
g then the Railroad Company con
le have Il clear excuse to 20 dow
IS the river - Delta if they ch)s
And let it be recollcctcd that i
Railroad party moved the Il.
tournament. the last night, to pr
vent further action. Let the lie;
islature authorize the citizens
settle this matter, as they have {
IS honest right to do, then We vi
y know hereafter where to fin
4 Vicksburn, either in the dark {