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

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and that Cassius Clay, amongst others
supported it; but other counsels prevail
ed. / was never more surprised in IN,
life when Mrs Lincoln and the family ar
rived here quietly at the depot, to fnt
the President had passed ahead in tn
darx. ] still entertain the belief, and
have told Mr.. Lincoln so, that had h
frankly and openly entrusted himself Il
the hospitality and self-respcc. Of Balti
more, it would have had q moral power
for peace in our community and fE.tst
South. Bat counsels Of distrust prevail
cd, and it looked ominous from that bour. :
The politics and the spiritual descien
cies Of Mr.. Garrett arise FROM his race and
. adyocation. Two strong bu. conseryativ,
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 cquipoisc are the German
traits; between the two he drives his cleal
head and physical vigor. This type Of
man is likely TO have more impact and
live weight than genius, and the senti.
mcntalities and reforming propensitics en-
ter sparing!y into his religion. Saga
cious, not sensitive, more vi"ilant than
reflective, unknown to melancholy, per-
petlally anl materially ambitious, he is
what he is. the organizer and enercizor
of highway. the devoted believer in his
city, the master of his situation. Tie is
the \. T. Stewart OF Baltimore, upon a
more ruddy, more generous, and more
comprehensive scale. bat equally solid
real and cautions lie has now twelve
thousand men in the employ of his road
Although compelled to conduct an IN
finching rivalry with the great parallel
interests Of Pennsylvania and New York,
Garrett never stoops to cunning, to cor
rurtion, nor to persecution He is n bus
ineSS adversary, not an enemy, and, above
all men of nv observation. is the most
>ercncly assured tha: chicancry can never
prevail over conscientious Industry.
No railroad has been compressed be-
tween such heavy fres--thc national lob
by at Washingtqp 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 orc Will admit to be necessary
This might have been prevented had Gar
ret: relieved the Northern Central passcn-
gers from delay and detention in Balti-
more; but he always rc>ists, ant this is 4
faUlt in his character. Some things hal
better - conceded, even 2 present loss.
The new road is several miles longer than
his own. ard will he confined to freight
carria~e chiefly. His successes over the
Pennsylvania road are all legitimate and
important. The Connellsvilie concession
was opposed by that company for twenty
three years. t. the injury OF all Western
Pennsylvania. The same road has en-
barra>>"l the completion of his bridges ut
Wheeling and Parkersburg 70 the annoy
ance and loss of the travelling public. l
said to Mr. Garrett some time ago:
Tho Pennsylvania Road leased the
road from Columbus to Chicago to cut you
OFF. did it noty"
"Oh, no." he replied; "Mr. Thomp-
son cannot have done me the injustice to
suppose | would lose 81, 400, 900 as he
is doing. to have that road. The Erie
people were a 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 real from Pittsburg 10 Chica-
go:"
Yes, 7 do. And believe that it will
be built in two years. We can build il
for $20. 900 a mile The people all along
the northern belt arc anxious about it. AMI
are writing letters and offering to raise
money. We'll they may. Every year the
fuel on the New York Central road is
growing scarccr and dcarcr. while on the
line We propose. coal and wood are almus;
incxhauStihlc. We shall be able 70 sell
tickets from Chicago 10 New Y York. by way
o. the National Capital. over the dircc,
route by Connelsville and the Metropali-
tan road. for less money than the other
lines. With the completion of the Met.
ropolitan branch. Washington will become
what we could never make i; before. a ter
minus. At present the freigh;s of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad west act
mainly coffee ana railroad iron"
Such as have presented above, is Mr.
Garrett. merchant of large accomplish
ments, couscien:iously managing an i'm
poriaut railroad in the interests Of its pro,
prietors, and of the city and State which
promoted it.