The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-08
C. &. Y. R. R.
A ROSY-POSY ATTACK ON THE
MANAGEMENT
PAINFULLY DREADFUL CHARGE
ALONG THE WHOLE LINE.
(Frsm the vienna Artery, No-. 2s.I

From the Vienna Artery, No$. 2s.l
One Of tive things 10 clear in relation to
the shamful delay Of this railroad under.
taking. Either, those who have the con-
troll, and are chargeable with delaying the
| construction Of this line of railroad are
sinners of the deepest dye, and the wrath
Of God and the people aoide upon them,
waxing hotter and hotter every day, treas
uring wrath against the day of wrath, and
the righteous revelations Of truth and Just
ice or else idiocity has rendered said part
les irresponsible, aud their friends are neg
Letting = sacred duty in net having Sc
cured said parties safe place in some
lunatic asylum.
The question why the work on this rail.
road has been commenced and large sums
Of money expended and stopped twice or
three times, ruinously embarrassing to
many Of its friends and destructive OF all
confidence in tho company holding the
charter, is not satisfactorily answered, is
strangely mysterious and unaccountable.
Tho franchise 10 valuable, the railway con.
nections are important, promising a pay
ing patronage beyond question. The peo-
pie along the whole line have done every
thing possible to pay costs and encourage
the construction and some millions of dol
lars in bonds subscribed by the several coun
ties along the line ofthe road for its construc.
ton, will soon be forfeited by condition
precedent for non-performance of agree
ment by this derelict railroad company.
Can it be possible that this company have
undertaken this valuable enterprise with
nothing but naked, empty pretentions. and
arc retiring under ba I rnytine false .s..r-
| ances into ignoble, infamous defeat Or
are we yet to learn in the sequel that this
enterprise SO valuable in developing the
rich resources Of Southern Illinois, is held
in the grasp Of corrupt dealing with that
monster monopoly (he Ills. G. Il. II. Co,
to which the people donated forty mil
lion dollars worth Of lands) like the water
snake king, eating the vtals Of everything
in its reach.
Some suggest that the Pennsylvanis
Central railroad company, interested in
this Cairo and Vincennes line, in their
monopoly, are playing the dog in the man
ger INTERCHANGEABLE, with other parties
concerned, for An advantage over the DIV.
ing struggles of Burnside, in which, suicide
will soon become desirable, if'not an hon
orable relief.
The fact is, the people interested have
| suffered much, and borne long and pa.
tiently this miserable fzzle and empty
pretension, or corrupt dealing, as the case
may be; and it is high time that some law
was passed by our Legislature enabling in.
jured forbearance to defend itself
against any and this kind Of impos
ton. A bill for this purpose has
been introduced in our Legislature
which seems to hang fire, enabling huge
monopolies, corrupt dealing, or empty pre-
tention, still further to trespass on our
exhausted and insulted forebearance moro
II possible to injure the toiling industrial,
liberal citizens along the line Of this con-
tompated railroad.
The most certain relief consists in the
people securing the passage of the right
KIND OF an enabling act at once, and with
out delay sending the most efficient
agent to Springfield, if need be to
secure the passage of such a law AS
will enable the citizens who hold
claims for labor performed on this
railroad, and for material furnished
the company unpaid for, to levy upon and
sell the franchise. Then the people along
the line would build tho railroad them.
selves, If the company fails, or further
noglects the work. Why should the legis.
lature delay the passage Of this enabling
act and thus prolong the sufierings of the
people?
1t is hoped that the mild spirit of thi,
Introductory inquiry will call out an hon
orAble and satisfactory disclosure, and
prevent the necessity Of u second commu- |
nication TO probe silent, skulking, imbe- |
c'iity or disclose corrupting rascality.
VERITAs,
In behalf Of many sufferers.