The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-31
THE RAILROAD MEETING LAST
NIGHT.

removal Of obstacles in the way Of an
early resumption Of work on the Cairo
and Vincennes railroad.
On motion of b. $. Harrell, the Hon.
John NJ. Lansden was called to the chair.
The Hon. gentleman stated the object of
the meeting to be to call out an expression
Of the people upon the questions that have
arisen out Of the action Of the Alexander
county court in reference to the county
subscription of the Cairo and vincennes
railroad company.
Col S. $. Taylor stated that he had
been directed by the Executive Commit.
tee appointed by the preliminary meeting
Of citizens held Saturday, to nominate the
following citizens as Vice Presidents and
Secretaries Of this meeting
VICE PRESIDENTS.
p. W. Barclay, j. S. Hacker,
VIM. Stratton, w. W. Thornton,
G. L. Thomas r. II. Cunningham,
II. Meyer, G. Winston,
B. s. Harrell, Jas. Carroll,
l.. Jorgenson, p. Corcoran.
sECRETABIEs.
/ C. Lynch, VI. b. Harrell,
c. G. Davidson, J.Q. Hartman,
ID. l.. Davis.
The persons above named were eloctsd :.
The Hon. ID. w. Mum moved, and the
motion prevailed, that committee of five
Le named by the Chair to prepare resolu-
I tons expressive of the sense Of the meet
ing. The Chair named the following gen.
/ temen
d. w. Mum, J. NJ. Phillips,
| q. ID. Williamson, ). ;. Taylor,
! John II. Oberly.
/ The Executive Committee 10 whom was
charged the preparation of petition to
be presented to the County Court, report
ed, through John II. Obcrly, the following
form
/ To the Honorable County Court Of Ateran-
/ der County, STATE Of Illinois
We, the undersigned electors and tax
| payers of Alexander County, would re-
spectfully represent unto your honorable
/ body
That we believe and have no doubt that
| the future prosperity of Cairo, Alexander
| county aud Southern Illinois depends in
great measure If not wholly upon the
speedy construction Of the Cairo d Vim
cennes and Cairo & St. Louis railroads
That in our opinion, the time Is now
present, when. in order TO secure the speedy
construction of these projected roads and
70 maintain the pledgei faith Of the coun-
~, you, the representatives Of the people
g A La ms 10, hnV hn. hnnt
entrusted the performance of such duties,
| should extend to these enterprises the aid
heretofore promised to them by the people
and the Court;
Therefore We, your petitioners, being
informed that the Cairo i Vincennes rail.
road company are now DESTROYS OF secur.
ing restoration of its assets TO their or
iginal bases, to enable said company &c
speedily resume work and complete it.
road; and, further, being also Informed
and believing that, without said restora.
ton, said project will be indefinitely post.
poned, fnot irrctrievably destroyed, would
respectfully pray that your honorable
body restore the contract heretofore made
between the County Court and said COM
pany, known as the donation contract,
stipulating that, in consideration OF said
restoration, work shall be begun on said
| TOuu mol ldltE linn luc ist VI ctPtchoSi
next, and be completed not later than the
ist of August, 1873.
Gen. Raum, being called upon to addres:
the meeting, responded in speech o.
about half hours length, during which 1t
, detailed the present condition Of the loca
assets of the Cairo and Vincennes railroad
declaring that the only obstaclein the wa
of a completion Of negotiations for fund
with which to resume work upon and fnis
the road was the refusal of the Count
Court of Alexander county to revive tn
donation contract between the county an
! railroad company. He also com
, batted the conclusion forme
= by some, that the road wi
be built anyhow, whether the county aid
it or not, most successfully. He declare
that no roads had been built in the We'
or South nor in the East, within hi
knowledge, without local aid. 1t was
vain delusion, therefore, to expect to tax
hold Of the Cairo and Vincennes ralroa'
without local aid.
; | In TeIeTrlEB W thc Soupt) No"'' "">
the right of petition, the General assumed
that the people might not be able to in
, duce Judge Bross to conform to the wishe
of the people; he had declared his pur
puse not to do SO; but the Associat
Justices might be "less firm in resisting
= the popular sentiment If, however, hk
n Judge Bross, they could not persuad
! themselves to carry out the wishes OF tn
;. people, it was the duty of tho whole cou'
r to resign. The court was elected as sci
i wants and not as masters Of the people
8 and when its members find it inconsister
s with their convictions Of right to carr
!" out tho will of those who elected then
e. they should get out Of the way and Ii
rs the electors choose court whose opinion
D. would not run counter to those Of the pull
he lie.
r The expressions called out :long col
l. tinued applause, indicating plainly thu
Il the vast crowd present were friends I