The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-19
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Henry N. MATHEWS.
A STRONG APPEAL FROM Mr.. GARRETT.
CAMDEN STATION, July IS, 1877.
His E1eslency, H. N. MaLhsss, GoreruOr, ".
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Ihave the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt Of your suggestions through Agent
DevrleS, and l have telegraphed His
Ekcellency the President OF the United
States as follows:
His Eteslleney R, B. Hayes, Resident Unt.
led &aies;
| Am informed that Governor Mathews
OF West Virginia has telegraphed Your
EEcellency, that owing to unlawful com.
binations and domestic violence now e1-
isting at Martinsburg and at other points
along the line Of the B. Il o. railroad,
It Is impossible for any force at his
command 10 execute the laws OF the State,
and has, therefore, called upon the gov.
ernment for the assistance Of the United
States military in this great and serious
emergency. have the honor 10 urge
that the application Of Gov. Mathews be
Immediately granted, 1t is impossi-
BILE Tor the company to move any
freight trains because Of the open
intimidation Of the strikers, and The
attacks that they have made upon men
in the service Of the company who are
willing TO work. Unless this difficulty is
Immediately stopped l apprshend the
grayest consequences, not only upon our
lines, but upon all the lines in the coun.
try which, like ourselves, have been
obliged to introduce measures of econo-
my in these trying times for the preser-
vation Of the effectiveness Of railway
property. May l ask your Ezeellency II
the application Of Gov. Mathews be
granted 10 have me Immediately advised
through the Secretary OF War the points
from which the troops will be sent, in
order that no delay may occur in their
transportation. III may be permitted 10
suggest, Fort McHenry and Washington
are points nearest to the scenes Of disturb.
ance and from which the movement can
be made with the greatest promptneSS
and rapidity. Itis proper to add that
from full information on the subject am
aware that the Governor OF West Virgin.
ia has exerted all the means at his com :
mand to suppress this insurrection, and
that this great national highway can only
be restored for public use by the inter.
position Of United States forces. From
an imperative sense Of duty am impclled
to join in asking immediate action in
order to prevent the rapid increase OF the
difficulties in the use OF the lines between
Washington city and Baltimore and the
Ohio river.
[Signedl JOHN W. GARRETT,
President B. & 0. r. Il. Co.
congratulate you upon having issued
this requisition as essential for the main.
tenance Of the peace, the dignity and
honor Of West Virginia and the interests
Of her people. This course will prove
also Of the highest advantage TO the mis-
guided men engaged in these riots. Moth.
ing is more clearly for their Interests
than that they should be prevented from
continuing their unlawful and highly
criminal conduct, which cannot fail TO
lead to the most serious results to them
selves as we'll as to the damage Of the
great interests connected with the Balti.
more & Ohio Railroad, and Of all lts
business relations with the people Of SO
large portion Of your State. The Bal
timore 4 Ohio Company will gladly CO.
operate in every possible form in main
tanning law and order and the preserva.
tion Of all the vast interests connected
with its business and duties, not only in
the States Of West Virginia and Mary.
land, but to immense sections Of our
common country.
J. W. GARRETT. Poest.