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And because the grant of a charter to the petitioners would be a withdrawal of that protection, an interference with the rights of the remonstrants, in a mode never con- templated by the parties, and not reserved among the rights of the Legislature, and a virtual destruction of the property and fran- chise of the Eastern Railroad Company. 4." Because, the grant of the charter prayed for, would destroy all confidence in the security of property in this Common- wealth, where hitherto the poor, the enter- prising, and the rich, have alike confident- ly relied upon the laws for the protection fulness was any criterion to go by,
lies you are received .I. know persons who will say unblushingle. I am sure Mr.
So and So is not kind to his wife. "I saw e- lieve that to serve thee they need not make nough to convince me of it when I staid there. Mrs. T. is very mean in ber fami- Wy How do you know that? I am sure prayers long and 1. ud, to be seen and heard of men, but to pray with meekness, L ought to know, for I staid am ath in her acknowledging themselves wholly depen- house. If you wish to be convinced that dent on thee for all the blessings which Mrs. L has no govern nent over her chil- makes this world a world of unalloyed hap- dren, go-and stay there a week, as I did. The B.'sand their sten mother try to live piness, and opes to the vision the door of happily together; but if you vere in their futurity through which we are all to pass. family as much as I am, you would see there is no love lort between them. Now you"perceive my young friends, that the very reason which should have sealed this gossip's lips, che nd luces as the ground of your faith in het evil report. *
The day of thy lightness is yet to dawn upon us. The foul blot occasioned by pro- fession without practice is yet to be settled on the great book of Memory : Thy influ- ence will then spread over all nations, and inankind will realise that thou art more ¡lovely, than before they had conveived thee to be.
I have dwelt ling on this topic of gos- sipping, my young friends, because, as I said before, I believe it to be a vailing auli i a bur young and social country, The
All kinds and degrees of gossipping are distasteful to an elevated character, as gross and unwholesome food is to a well-trained appetite.
RASTERN RAIL ROAD.
property and their hopes ;- and would, by
the unreasonable clamors and interested demands of the petitioners, create among our citizens a distrust of the honor and justice of the Legislature, and thus sap the foundations of the Government itself.
5. Because, such a grant would in fact ROB one set of citizens of their property for the benefit of another set ;- would be ille- gal, unjust, oppressive, and dishonest, and would sully the fair fame of the State of Massachusetts, and brand it with a stigma worse than that of repudiation.
Against any act of the Legislature which would tend to produce these results, the subscribers in their individual capacities, and as the representatives of the Eastern Rail-road Company do most-respectfully but firmly protest.
1. Because, the public convenience leap over, and indulge in a few reflections and necessity do not require the construc- that bave now taken possession of our
Julia Ivers, turned the conversation by saying, don't you think if strange that Mrs. Sanforddets Maria ride out with Walter Isbel?
ihtian of another Rail-road between the two places, the Rail-road of your remonstrants mind. What is religion? A thing we can being sufficient to accommodate the pres- see, smell, touch or hear? A certain ent travel, and any increase of it which is
Yes, indeed; and, what is worse yet, accept presents from him ?
Why! does she?, evclaimed Julia, star ing open her eyes, and taken quite abac by
another person koowing a bit of gossip body? Many may and dy thos define
which had not yet reached her ears.
Yes, she does, he brought her three el- egant plants from New York, and she wears a ring which he must have given her; for you know the Sandfords could not afford to buy such things; and, beside's, they never do.
I have given but a specimen. Various characters and circumstances were disous- sed, till the young gossips were interrupt
ed by a proposition from the president, that the name of the society should be changed: for, as he said, the little chari
radij sich shur needtus rere a po cifeet agal ist the unthantal leness of thei tongues.
There is a species of gossipning aggra-
art thy name abused, oh thou spirit vated nv trechery, but bad as this is, it is som times committed more from thought- Ting to damning deeds that perchance inay lessness thai mallen. Agilis invited to
cling and burn around a callosed heart. And still, though this good name has, been misused, in all the beauties of Heaven,
pass a day, a week, or a month it may be, H a fainil .. Adanated to such an intima- she may see and hear moch that the fasik would not wish to have reported.>> thou the Original, art.clothed more lovely Circuin wahres alten"occur, and remarks made, from which no harm would come if they were published to the world, provided what came beine and went after conli likewise be ku wa; but, taken out
than the loveliest thing frail earth has e'er sent forth, Thy /home? Where is it ?- Methinks I hear the whispering of, thy still small voice,"saying, "I live where ol then connection, they make a false im- benevolence reigns. He who possesses pressron. It is by relating disjointed Fir cumstances, and repeating fragments of me, pure and undefiled, I will go with him conversations, that so much mischief is and prosper him when he shall attend to done by those admitted into the bosom of the urst lesson I teach: - viz: Visit the n family
You know that, with the Arabs, parta- king salt is a pledge of fidelity, because the salt is a symbol of hospitality. Show a sa- cred gratitude for hospitality by never ma- king any disparaging remarks, or idle com- munications about those into whose fami-
widow and fatherless in their afflictions, and keep himself unspotted from the world,'
Yes verily, many take upon themselves thy name, when inwardly they are rave- ing wolves," building themselves up in this world, on the downfall of others.
When will mankind be brought to be-
sufficient to support two Rail-roads; the consequence of competition would be, an increased risk of injury to passengers, and a diminution of their accommodations; for a's the income of both roads would be smal- fler, neither of them could run trains so fre quently as is now done, por provide such
The heavenly breathings of a softened and effective engines, such commodious cars, benevolent heart.The angelic whisper- ing of archangel :. Nay, the essence of love, a part of the great Jehovah. How vain are those who dream they are in possession of thy inestimable blessings. How many fall asleep in sin, supposing the outside gar ment of (a false) religion will shield them
likely to take plice. 2. Because the present travel not being
something, an indescribable feeling that takes possession of the soul, aud hides for a rime the hard heart inclosed in the same
But 'tis wrong. This prevailing religion of our day is altogether too much tinctur- ed with such ideas. Religion! Holy thought.
such good attendance, and perfect watchfulness over the whole road, and its detailed operations as exist upon the road which is now in operation. "And because, as neither road would yield any profit to the owners, the Stock of both would be- come nearly valueless, and would eventu- ally be purchased by speculators, who would unite the two under one proprietor- ship, and having thus acquired the con- ist and unavoidable condemnation .- trol, would exact troin passengers such rates of fare, and subject them to such im- of the Eternale. Thy name is but a cover positions and inconveniences as their own
interest, and not that of the public, should dictate.
3. Because, the Eastern Rail-road was constructed during a season of general pe- cuniary difficulty and distress, at a very heavy cost, under a charter from the Com- monwealth, and with the implied under- standing on the part of the Commonwealth, and full faith and confidence on the part of the stockholders, that their property and purchase would be protected, and that no act of power which granted them would in- terfere with their rights and, privileges, so long as they complied with the require- ments of the charter and of the laws, and afforded to the public reasonable facilities of travel for a reasonable compensation ...
of their labor, their skill, and their capital; -- would prevent the construction of any. more of those great public works to which Reason 3d, reads well, and shows the person who wrote it to be a smoothe writer. But if we are not greatly in error, the new the supposed good faith of the Legislature has hitherto invited the combined capital of road is not in opposition to the old one,-it the people, and which are contributing. so much to the prosperity and wealth of the State, would banish capitalists from a com- munity, where they are at one time called upon by public opinion. and enticed by fan- cied security and privileges, to invest their money in such public improvements, and then, when about to receive some return
is for the accommodation of the public, and comes not in contact with the other, any father than those who will not ride in the the Eastern cars, will be likely to travel'on the new road, And allowing it is: to tell the plain truth in a few words, THE IN- for their risks, are threatened by the same TERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY I public opinion with a total ruin of their DEMAND IT. The public can get to
All inen have their faults.
The following . Remonstrance' present- sacrificing public good and private right to ed by the Eastern Rail Road Company, to the Honorable Senate and House of Rep- resentatives, is so full of beauty! eloquence! and truth! that we cannot forbear publish- ing it entire, for the information of many who probably were not aware of the inesti- mable blessings of the Eastern Rail Road, on our community
DANVERS EAGLE.
Boston from Salem ten minutes sooner by | the facilities of Rail Road transportation the new, than by the old road, withont be- from many of the principal business towns ing exposed to all the evils attendant on a ferry. Supposing the Eastern Rail-road
in the State, with the City of Boston, has demonstrated the wisdom of the Govern- ment, in establishing such roads; and ab- ideas were carried out in every branch of peals strongly to the Legislature, to con- business .. For instance :- here is - a man who has obtained a, patent for a Printing Press. Another man makes a great im- provement on that Press, and desires a pa- tent for an improvement. But it is not granted him, because it might injure the former. What a start this would give to improvement! It is hard to learn old dogs new tricks, but we wish it would be heat into the Directors of the Eastern Rail- road, that the above course of reason ing is no more absurd or ridiculous than theirs.
The 4th reason bears a serious aspect. We wish the reader to read and under- stand it. as it speaks so warningly 'against the granting of the new charter, for the reason that it would destroy all confi- dence in the security of property in this Commonwealth!' ..
Only think what we would be coming to! "Public works " suspended! no" capi- talists " among us! the " honor and justice of the Legislature distrusted! and the 'Government' itself' overthrown !!! It seems to us that no person would dare go fron Salem to Boston in a stage or other- wise, without asking permission of the Di- rectors, who have the perfect watchful_ ness' of the Eastern Rail Road.
The 5th and last reason, (do brutes reason?) is that such a grant would in fact ROB one set of citizens of their proper- ty, for the benefit of another set.' Oh dear! Well, then, whoever bought stock in the new road, would be considered, (in the eyes of the Eastern Rail Road!) as ROB- BERS !!! Woe unto the man who displeas- eth the Directors of the Eastern R." Road! Bow down before thei-kiss their fert, ad- mit you have done wrong, and acknowledge yourselves covering subjects to their mo- narbical, whims!'' MOT
But notwithstanding all this, . we have a question to ask. Who would be the ROB BERS ?: The Legislators! Then if they would be robbers, what were they when the Eastern Rail Road Charter was granted? According to their arguments they are a band of ribbers. Where was the Charles River Bridge Company in relation to the granting of a charter to the Warren Bridge Company? Just in the same situation as the Eastern Rail Road is toward the new one. Then again, who 'ROBBED' the Sa- lem Turnpike and Chelsea Company, when the old Rail Road commenced running?
We have occupied more space than we had intended, and must close, leaving it to the common sense of the public to surmise how much weight such a collection of ridic- ulous "reasons,'' will have, in the eyes of an intelligent and impartial Representa- tive.
The subscribers tender their grateful thanks in the Enginger and Firemen of the Danvers Department and the Citizens of Danvers, for the untiring exertions to
Ar a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Danvers, qualified to vote in town save their property from the flames on the morning of affairs, holden at Union Hall, iu the South the 2ith inst. PHELPS & WOODBURY. Danvers, Jan. 25th:
Frederic Morrill, Esq., of this Town, has been appointed by the Gover- nor and Council, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex.
To the Honorable the Senate
and House of Representatives of Massa- chusetts, in General Court assembled. The Inhabitants of the Town of Danvers in Town Meeting assembled, to act on the Order of Notice from the Legis- lature, on the Petition of DAVID PINGREE and others, for a Rail Road through Dan- vers to unite with the Maine Extension Rail Road at Malden, would respectfully represent,
That they consider the question arisin on said Petition, to be one of great impor- tance, inits effects on the future interests and prosperity of the Town of Danvers." The great benefits that are derived from
tinue to adhere to a Policy that has pro- duced so much Public ghod The peculiar situation of D'anvers, with respect to" Road communication, and the į circumstan ces that have operaled to pibde the town in its present unfavorable position, secur to us to be a proper subject for the notice of the Legislature. .. At the time the Committee of the Legislature had the hearing of the Petitioners for the present Rail Road from Salem to Boston, there was a Petition also. in hearing before the Commitee, for a Rail Road from Salem, through Danvers to Boston, by way of Chelsea. It was shown by the Petitioners for this Road, was they thought, that the public interests would be much better promoted, by locating the road agreeably to their Petition, than by tunnel- ling the Town of Salem and running thro East Boston ;- But such was the influence exerted by the owners of East Boston, by aid of the ablest Council, and all other needful appliances that could add interest to the success of their enterprise, that, the claims of the Town of Danvers seem to have been entirely lost sight of, in locating the road; and for no other reason that we can conceive, but to give success to the East Boston speculation The consequence is, that Danvers is not connected with any Rail Road, although it has a large and in creasing business, intimately connected with Boston, and constantly requiring much transportation of merchand se and passen- gers, and we are confident that there is no other town in the State, that , as anything near th amount of business, requiring tran- sportation to Boston, that is not connected with that City by a Rail Road We be- lieve it is now generally admitted that the Rail Road from Salem to Boston, is not lo- cated in the right place to accommodate the public travel, and that the Ferry at East Boston is such an evil, that it will never be satisfactory, while it is known that a rond can be had to enter the City without a Ferry, and end at a much more convenient place for a Depot. Thus situ- ated, the question that seems first to arise is, whether the Town of Danvers, and the other towns that are to be benefitted by the construction of this new Rail Road, shall be deprived of the privilege of construct- ing a road for their own accommodation, because the Eastern R. R. Company, and the- East Boston Company have caused the present Road to be located in the wrong place; and we have the fullest confidence that the Legislature will decide this im- portant question, with a true regard for the Rights, as well as the interests of all par- ties; unawed by any extraneous influence, which is all we ask or hope for at their hands.
We believe that the evidence will show that the route for the Road is feasible, and. highly favorable for its constructions, and that there exists a necessity for the estab. lishment of the Rail Road, prayed for by David Pingree and Others; and we res- pectfully request the prayer of said petition may be granted.
Clerk of the Town of Danvers. Ar a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Danvers, qualified to vote in town affairs, holden at Union Hall, in the South Parish, in said town, on Thursday, the twenty-third day of January, A. D. 1845; it was
Voted, That the annexed Petition be pre- sented to the Legislature in the name of the Town, as expressing their opinion on the Petition of David Pingree, and
others.'
Voted, That Nine Persons be appointed to represent the Town, before the Commit- band. 3m21
THOMAS TRASK,
Near the Eagle, Main street, Danvers, Kreps constantly on hand a large & grol assortiment OF SADDLES & HARNESSES,
F every kind and quality. Also, Military and Piremen's Caps, Fire Buckets, Solid Leather Rivetted Double, and Boot Top Travelling Trunks Common Hair do., Valises and Carpet Bays, Chaise, Stage, and Draught Collars, Military Equipments CHURCH CUSHIONS, of all kinds and quality Hade at the shortest notice.
T. T. - has on bandas gool an assortment of Har- nesses as can be found it any other estaluichine t. A good article of Ne. ts Foot Om, constantly ou Danvers, January 25, 1844.
PURIFY THE BLOOD.
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS MOFFAT'S AND BITTERS. The high and envied celebrity which these pre-eminent Medicines have acquired for their invariable efficacy in all the diseases which they profess to cure, has rendered the usual practice of puffing not only unnecessary, but unworthy of them. They are known by their fruits; their good works testify for them, and they thrive not by the faith of the credulous: G/ IN ALL CASES OF Nervous Complaints, of all kinds Acute and Chronic Rheumatin. Affections of the Bladder and FEVER & AGUE. For this scourge of the western country' these medicines will be found a safe, speedy, and certain Nervous Debility. Organic Affections. remedy. Other medicines leave the system subject to a return of the disease-a cure by these medi- cines is permanent. Try them be satisted, and be cured. BILIOUS FEVERS and LIVER COMPLAINTS "In the south and west, where these diseases prevail, they will be found invaluable. Planters, Farmers, and others, who onde use these Dledicines will never afterwards be without them. Kidneys Palpitation of the Heart. Painter's Chalfor PILES. The original proprie tor of these medicines w's cured of piles of So years standing by the use of the Life Medicines Salone Pains in the head, side, back, Headachei, of every kind. Biles. Tylinnmatory Rhenmatism. Costiveness. Colds and Coughs. Impure Blood. Cholic. Rush of Blood to the he with the greatest success in this Loss of Appetite - LIVER COMPLAINTS. Corrupt Humors Leprosy. Dropsies. Looseness. disease: Jaundice .. Inward Fever. RHEUMATISM,Thoseaf Bicted with this terrible disense will besime of refiel By the Life Medicines. Giddiness. Gravel Bilious Cholic and Serdus loose- ners Limbs, juluts, and urgeus. Fowlness of the Complexion. GENERAL DEBILIT Gout. Sull Rheum CONSUMPTION. Used Swellings. SUROFULA ON KING'S EVIL> in its worst forms. Ulcers of every description. DISPEPSIA, No person MERCURIAL DISEAS ES. Never fails to eradicate en- tirely all the effects of Mercury infinitely sooner than the most powerful preparation of Sarsa- parilla. WORMS , ofall kinds, are effee- tually expelled by these medi- cines. Parents will do well to administer them whenever their existence is' suspectedr / Relief Flatulency Night Sweats. will be certain. with this distressing disease should delay using these medi- cines immediately. Eruptions of the Skin. Eryripelas PHIL LIPE PILES AND FERENCE BITTERS And thus remove all disease from the system. A single trial will place the LIFE PILLS and PHOENIX BITTERS beyond the reach of com- petition, in the estimation of every patient. Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by DR. WILLIAM B. MOFFAT, 335 Broadway, corner of Anthony street, New York The Genuine of these medicinerare now put up in white wrappers and labels together with a pamphlet, called " Moffat's Good Samaritan," containing the direction, &ces on which is a drawing of Broadway from Wall street to our Office, by which strangers visiting the city can very easily find us . The wrappers and Samaritans are copyrighted, thereinre those who procure them with the white wrappers can be assured that they are genuinee. Be careful, and do not buy those with yellow wrappers's but if you do, be ratished that they come direct fro n us, er don't touch them. FEVER AND AGUE, BILIOUS & LIVER COMPLAINTS, DYSPEPSIA RHEUMATISM, PILES, PINSUMPTION, WORMS, SCROFULAZ
S. T. DAMON, AGENT FOR DANVERS AND ESSEX COUNTY.
tee of the Legislature, and to adopt all such measures to advance the interest of the town, as they may think proper,- And
JOHN W. PROCTOR, LEWIS ALLEN,
R. S. DANIELS, SAMUEL P. FOWLER
ELIAS PUTNAM, -HENRY POOR, and
EBEN'R SUTTON, .Dr GEO. OSBORNE,
BENJAMIN PORTER, were separately nominated and chosen. True Extracts from the Town Records.
Attest, JOSEPH SHED,
Town Clerk.
South Durere, Juni LA.
HOUSE PAINTING.
THE Snbserifier woul ].respectfully infrin the chi- z n- of Danvers and visiony, that he has taken a Stand on Central Streety Danvers a few doors month of the New Church, where he ofl be happy to waitam allacho may laver him with work. Painting, Glazing, Graining, and Paper-
Hanging, promptly attended to. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN, JR. Danvers. January 25th, 1 -45 .
DANVERS BOOT, SHOE, AND RUBBER STORE,
Sisson & Pickett. HOUSE, SIGN, COACH AND CHAISE PAINTERS. Glaziers and Paper Higers
Near the Old Burying Ground, Mam St., South Danvers.
All orders in the above business, will be thankfully received, and promptly executeo in a fanthiul maner,: and on reasonable terms.
Gra ning and Mirbling done lo order ..
TuCKET
10 DOLLARS REWARD. LOST in Beverly on the 21d in-t., a Light Calf Skin Pocket Book, containing a sum of money, and some papers. Twenty [five Dollars, (one 10, three 5's, ) was on the Concord Bank, Mass., also some oth- er Banks. The finder shall receive the af Osborne's Building, near the Monument. HE Subscriber would inform his friends and cus tomers that he has on hand at his Store. Boots and Shoes of the following description, viz ;- Men's Cair Sewell and Pegged W P. Boots -Men- Thick Ruois- Buys Thick Boots -- Youths and Childrens Boots-La dies Kid and Leather Walking Shoes Ladies Freach Ties and Buskins-Misses Cheap Slips and Ties -. Childrens Kid and Leather Boots and Ankle Ties- Children's and Ladies Gaiters-Mens Youths, wird Buss Kip and Calf Downings-Mens, Youths. Misses, bove reward, and the thanks of the owner, and Childrens Rubliery, all of which he will sell cheap by leaving it at A. N. Clark's Store, Low- ter Cash or approved credit. He likewise returns his wer Beverly, or at S. D. G. Standley's close applicatin lu ins business, to conuuue a share of Montserat. Beverly, Jan. 24. public patronage Henkewise thinks that by lone experience in Mak- ing and Cutting ROOTS and SHOES, he will be ena FOR SALE CHEAP. blet ro give the most fastidiods a complete fit, and to suit all who may favor him with a joh of work at his
Parish, in said town, on Thursday, the sincere thanks for past encouragement, and, hopes by twenty-third day of January, A. D. 1845, a Committee was appointed to consider what order it was proper for the town to adopt in relation to the Petition of David Pingree and others, and they reported the part of the craft; viz that of CUSTOM WORK. foregoing Petition, which was unanimously Boots, "hoes, & Rubbers, Repaired in approved by the town. Åttest, JOSEPH, SHED, Danvers, Jan. 25. tf 21 the neatest manner. E. MEACOM.
One good second hand CHATSE: ** /BUGGY WAGGON. "LIGHT WAGGON. By THOMAS TRASK, Main street, Danvers. Danvers, January 25, 1845.
NOTICE. Will be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION in the premises, on Monday, Feb.2d, 2 o'clock, P. M., the building lately cocu; pied by the Poor of the Town of Danvers. This building will be sold entire, to be re- moved previous to the 1st of March. For the. By order of the Towt .. W. MERRILL, L. PRESTON, JE Committee. W. D). JOPLIN, Auctioneer.
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