The refusal of the Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to require the employees to take the oath of allegiance, was talked about
by the merchants to-day, and as the matter now stands, few seem willing to ship
by that route. The proposal of the Company
to guarantee shippers against loss does not help the matter much. People see disloyalty sticking out at the
head of affairs, and this impression must be satisfactorily removed, or the
business of the road will suffer. This
is the “situation.” One would suppose
that men who had the management of this road would have been cured of their
secession sympathies long ago; but disloyalty is deeply rooted among the
wealthy classes of Baltimore, and they seem determined to play the game a while
longer. But we hope the Baltimore and
Ohio road will not be kept in jeopardy by them. – {Cin. Gaz.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 5, 1862, p. 3
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