Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-01-05


derstand that this message was discussed
and that Cassius Clay, amongst others,
supported it; but other eounsels prevail
ed. / was never more surprised in my
life when Mrs. Lincoln aai the fainiiy ar
rived here quietly q. the depot. to find
the President had passed ahead in the
darK. | still entertain the belief, and
have told Mr.. Lincoln 10, that had he
frankly antorenly entrusted himself to
the hospitality aud seIf-rcspect Of Balti-
more. it would have had moral power
for peace in our community and in the
ed, and il looked ofninous from tEat hour y
The politics and the spiritual deicien-
cies of Mr. Garrett arise from his race aad
advocation. Two strong but conservative
mercantile types meet in him, the Scotch
Irish and the Pennsylvania German
His enterprise, assiduity, large CONNER
cial character. and patriotism of locality
are the Scotch traits: his vigilance. thrift,
honesty, and equipoise are the German
traits; between the two he drives his clear
head and physical vigor. This type Of
man is likely to have more impact and
live weight than genius, and the senti-
mentalitics and reforming propensi;ies en-
ter sparingly into his religion. Saga
reflective, unknown to melancholy, per-
pctuallv and materially ambitious, he is
what he is, the organizer and energizcr
of highway. the devoted believer in his
city, the master of his situation. He Is
the A. I. Stewart Of Baltimore, upon a
more rudy, more generous, and more
comprehensive scale, but equally solid,
real and cautious. He has now twelve
thousand men in the employ of his road.
Although compelled to conduct an un-
finching rivalry with the great parallel
interests of Pennsylvania and New York,
Garrett never stoops to cunning, to cor
ruptioa, nor TO persecution He is bus
iness adversary, not an enemy, AMI. above
all men of my observation, is the most
serenely assured that chicanery can never
prevail over Conscientious industry.
No railroad has been compressed be-
tween such heavy fres-the national lob
by at Washington on the one hand, and
the Pennsylvania interest on the other.
The only national success the latter has
gained is the concession of second line
from Baltimore to Washington, which
every one will admit TO be necessary
This mi"ht have been prevented had Ga.
rett relieved the Northern Central passen-
gers from delay and detention in Balti-
rnnra LuL hn aiwars rnsists, and this is n
fault i'll his character. Some shings had
better be conceded, even a present loss.
The new road is several miles longer than
his own, and will be confined to freight
carriage chiefly. His successes over the
Pennsylvania road are ali legitimate and
importsnt IT, Connelisvilic concession
was opposed BY ;hat company for twenty
three years. to tn injury of all Western
Pennsylvania. The same road has en-
barrassci the completion of his bridges 1T
Wheeling and Parkcrsburg to the annoy
ance and loss of the travelling public. L
said to Mr. Garrett some time ago:
The Pennsylvania Road leased the
road from Columbus to Chicago to cut you
off, did it not?''
"Oh, no, he replied; "Mr. Thomp-
son cannot have done me the injustice TO
suppose / would lose 81 400, GOO rs he
is doing. to have that road. The Erie
people were n little reckless about that
time. and he supposed that they might be
foolish enough to want it.
''Do you really anticipate that you will
have a new road from Pittsturg to Ci.ica-
go!"
Yes, l do. And | believe that it viii
he built in two years. We can build it
for $40, 900 mile The people all along
the northern belt are anxious about it. and
are writing letters and Offering to raise
money. Wen they may! Every year the
fuel on the New York Central road is
growing scarcer and dearer. while on the
line we propose, coal ana wood are almost
incxhaustiblc We shall be able 10 sell
tickets from Chicago to New York, by way
O.: the National Capital. over the direct
route by Connelsville and the Metropo!i-
tan road, for less money than the other
lines. With the completion of the Met
ropolitan branch, Washington viii become
wha, We could never make it before. ter
minus. At present the freights of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad west are
mainly coffee and railroad iron
Such as have presented above, is Mr..
Garrett, a merchant of large accomplish
ments, conscientiously managing an i'm
portant railroad in the interests of its pro-
prietors, and of the city and State which
promoted it.