Richland beacon., 1876-04-01
An Unparalleled Outrage.

The Shrevepcr, Times Of March 2lst says:
duct of Mr.. Whe-lock. President oi the New
Orleans Pacific Railroad Company, is given
by the New Orleans Times of he 18Th without
QUE word of proIes, or censure. II the state
ments made are correct, Mr.. Wheelock de-
serves something more than public denurcia-
ton:
"The act char,erirg the North Louisana
Railroad, which has been deemed ian'arnonnt
to giving another name TO the New Orleans.
Baton Rouge and Wick sburg road, aud which.
i, is alleged, was never voted upon by the
State Senate, yesterday met wi.h an eseniiul
mischancc Presiden, Wheelock. Of the New
Orleans Pacific road, took short cut 70 s1nech
what is belize we'd 10 be an obnoxious measure,
by caring the document into atoms, aid car
rying the fragments OIL in his coat pocket.
A card published by a contemporary seve.
raj days ago not only denounced the measure
a. sw:ndlc. and intended 10 cut OFT New
Orleans from any connection with the Pacihc
Railway but contained the additional state
men, that il was not a law, having received
the signature Of the Lieutenant Governor
wi,hou, the formali,y of presentation 10 and
vote by the Senate.
On ! thursday the Speaker OF the House
called upon a prom inent officer Of the New
| Orleans Pacific road to announce that. aite
consultation with his attorneys, and a, III,
urpep, solicitation of hi. friends. he had con
cl,ded to sign the bill. The interview is pro
nounced exceedingly 5. icy, the railway oiiicia
! denouncing the transaction as unparalleled II
| enornny, and its aid.rs and abc,tors willin;
| instruments in the hands Of an unprinciPle'
ring. Even har.her terms than these were,
is said. freely used, but not having been presen
We iorbear to state specifically. No solution
/ of the vexed question was. however, effected
bu, Yesterday morning President Wheelock
by appointment. called at the room OF IN
/ Speaker Of the House. In the midst Of tn
discussion it was supgcsted tina, Mr.. W. NIGH
no, be acquainted with the exact tenor OF ih
bill, and an engrossed copy containing Al
| tome signature was produced. Mr. Wheel
! ock glanced at j: a moment, aud tearing u lat
strips, put the pieces in his pocket The sc
| was first supposed to be hostile movement
but the gentlemen present were 1uick ly reas
sured and the irate President iI,me,iia,e!
repaired TO the Executive Office to notify III
Governor Of the fate OF the bill.
In the opinion OF many has been eiiecir
ally squeiched, and its Te-enroilrnent an
eventual PRONUNCIATION are not probable
Some contend that measures as peaceft
might prevent other iniguities becoming law
but of course assert that so summary proce
dare would only be justified in great e1'gel
cies."
This is certainly one Of the most hisl
handed proceedings We have ever heard o
and If Mr.. Estiette Goes not hold the Perps
traitor of it to a strict accountability lie IL
serves the most severe censure himself
This bill, from the best information we ca
gain, has no connection whatever with II
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg, (
what is known as the Backbone road, al
cannot conceive what business MIR. Wheeloc
had with it. The article alluded to in Il
Times as having appeared in the columns
contemporary was piece cf balderda;
and special pleading, written with the evide
intention OF prejudlcing the people Of Ne
Orleans against the bill. We are clearly
the opinion that it originated with the Ra
I.udeling and Morey parry, who failed
secure Monroe rs the domicil OF the road, al
who were left out from the lisl Of incorPo,
ters
The object Of the passage Of the bill
Question was to secure at some future ur
= connection between Shreveport and poi
: on the Mississippi river. The accomPl''
ment of this object has heretofore beer main
if not altogether, prevented by the Lndeli
par,y, who, according to the decision OF
United States, stole The road and have kep'
in litigation ever since. II common report
true, some Of the citizens Of New Orlea
have, in the past, used their influence to
tard the building Of this road westward tn
Monroe, aPprehensive that its completion
Shreveport would divert much Of the ira
of thi. section from New Orleans To ST. Lo,
= Whether this motive prompted Mr.. Wheeie
to tear up the bill and walk OF with
pieces in his coat tail pocket, We cannot
As we have before said, in speaking OF
article that appeared in the Bulletin, refer
to by the Times, the idea ,ha, Shreveport
the people Of this section s.s inimical I
line connecting New Orleans with the 10
and Pacific road, is too absurd for arguoi'
Every in,ellgen, man in the State Knows