Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-10
THE LOUISIANA O A

After long and anxious waiting on the
part of the company aud people, the above
road has been declared defunrt on this side
VI Tie river, 1t least SO far as its lie lie.
pended Oh county subscriptions. We are To
have no more Davis township %apprOpria-
tions-no more Washington township bar
beetles with magnificent proposals from
Block ''upon terms hereafter to be agreed
upon;' the gallant captain Of the voting
brigade will no more rally his men; the col.
ored troops who lit 50 nob!y." will no more
be led to the fray 10y the cheering voice Of
their duslins Colonel; the banks Of the Sni
will no more rcsound with the mellElu-ou..
iute-like .lo.ucncc Of Capt. Black We'll, Mai.
Durton aud Col. Mcclellan; ruiIroad o~ratory
will he ..squts!,cI Outi" aud all will bc re.
duced to the piping times OF peace"
The four men AZ work In Jackson county
Viii lay down their spades, and cease TO
"ti-lIt II out all Summer on that line" In \
wuri jackson, Lafayette and Saline counties
can now rejoice together over the death OF Il
cDn:mon foe that has iiarra>.rd them ever
sim. the war.
lac drri>iou OF the court turned upon, the
art Of the 2itl Of March, 1858 amrn,iatury
Of The charter ~ III. Louisiana aud Mis.ou-
ri River Railroad Iynnpans.' Under this
ict it was claimed by the company that The
charter extended the road this side of the
river. The court declared the act void, and
the "a!!iic county subscription under II
ILLEGAL. The defeat Of the Saline subscrip-
ton ~fOrfeits that OF Jackson county, and
with the exception Of doubtful %appropria.
tir':' TINT might be commended for in I.aiay-
citc.l throws the company back on its own
r.sOurces.
Now thai the road j. virtually dead for
the present, we desire TO say that We have
opposed it iIot from any personal f-clin. to-
wards any prr>on connected Herewith or
interested in its being built. hut from II
fixed conviction, that AS n general rule the
plan OF building roads. however IneritOri-
Gus 1t may appear. 10y county subscriptions
Is n bad one. Another very strong ground
OF opposition was. that our people were
already 50 Ovcrbur,lcncu with taxation ~ to
tc unable to bear the large additional bur-
den which the Louisiana road would have
eitailr'. upon them. We do not hesitate to
SAY that II would have been Infinitely better
had the people never touched the l~,ol-t,il.
Scdiiia X. H., if the funds voted therct,
could have sc'':ifcd II road through the ccuu-
~ 10 Kansas City. Such Il road would have
built up Lexington. and compensated the
rnhi'ty I"r her subscription. Bat after the
LcN:"-ton X st. Louis had hlr0 tI,. cu,u-
~ SHE was in no condition TO aid the l.nui,i.
ana road.
In tbs connection VIC will bay that Col.
McClrllaid, the director Of the above road
in this county lii his efforts to secure the sub
>rripti"ns has always acted fairly and hon.
0rahly. In no in>tancc,su far y, we know has
lie attempted t"SuIl or deceive the people.
He has shown himself to he o,ic of the most
"d with these enterprises ia our county At
the last election in Clay township. the terms
Of ID" Subscription. drawn up 10y Capt.
Blackwell an.i hin,-"if. were SO arranged as
to j-aiuu>sy guard the rights Of the people.
While We may hp led from 4 conviction OF
duty to oppose the views and schemes Of
such Incn. trTua!.y honest in their cOnric-
tons, and having the good Dr the people MS
much ut heart us "ursclvcs.l we d" ~
with no feeling. of bitter, personal aniaS-
cii>m.
Now that our railroad and county court
capabilities are ended, let us '-mokes the
pipe Of peace and 20 Tor Greeley anu
Brown.