The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-10-03

way unjust. Legislation should regard all
the r ,eres,s of the country, and should be-
stow special lavors upon none. Neither
should it give bounties or immunllles one
year, and press exactons the next Grant
ing therefore, for the sake of argument, all
out neighbor's facts, how stands the case!
Why that Mr.. Evans's special, partial bill.
was proposed TO be made, by an amend
menl, general, impartial and uniform, so far
as regarded importations Of rail road iron
But, the amendment Of Mr., Dickinson was
obviously offered, with no friendly purpose
to the bill. 1t was'weI known that no b i'll
aboIishing duties altogether on rail road iron
for The future, could pass the Senate. Mr.
Evans's bill, somewhat 10 that purpose, had
been voted down 10 1874; and his bill OF
this year was probably shaped " th an eye
TO that fact. what then would be the effect
Of adding such an amendment as the one
proposed! Why. the defeat OF the whole
Iproject and this was clearly the intent with
which the amendmet was offered, We car
further, but repeat what we have said before
that Mr.. Dickinson and most Of the Dem
oCraIs voted no on the passage of the bill;
and tha, neither Mr.. D. nor any other Dem.
ocrac Senator since 1912, has introduced
propositions into the Senate TO remit duties
IN rail road iron imported, or to provide for
free trade in ,ha, article hereafter. Such
propositions have invariably proceeded from
George Evans, Wing Senator from the State
Of Maine.
Ia 1874, upon the question Of the pas
sage of Mt. Evanss bill of that year Lew
Woodbury. demolished this principle of re-
miuing duties for The benefi. Of Corpora,
nons, in a lucid and powerful address 10
the Senate. The doctrines OF tina, address
can never, bv ingenuity, by sophis,ry, or
by any exer'ion Of talent, be successfully
shaken or overturned |. stands and will
stand upon record the sufficient, con.
elusive argument upon this subject. As il
5 short we extract below The greater portion
| II it, and will now conclude our observa-
lions with the single remark, thN tins DIS
ussion was not begun by US. Oar neigh,
Dor opened his batteries upon the opposite
party al point where his own forces are
Vulnerable to attack, and lher6 is no safe
course left for him and his but 10 abandon
The unfortunate position, which in The haste
aud fever Of their wrath agains! Democracy
lhey have unthinkingly chosen
From the Procee dings cCAe Senate,
lllh c( June 1914
Mr.. WOODB URY said, ,ha, as the
y ess and nays would doubtless be called
upon The passage of this b!l he wished
10 state enough 10 show the reasons toI
his opposition Of the measure. " "
He was averse 10 these remissions Old
les 10 rail road corporations as long age
as 1889, when he made a report TO tn,
House of Representatives, showing lhs
somelking like three and half millions
OF money had at that time been virtual
Iy given 10 the m by The general govern
S ment, lie then viewed it is as a Iret
: subscription, or donation TO those eslab
lishmenls, I his was moi Juslitisble oil
- he ground merely that they were use
Gul to The community. o her corpora
. tons were also useful; but that was n
,ulficienl eason for large and partial ia
y, Vols TO all OF them. Again, ii was urg
h ed that, by cheapening transportation c
= passengers and merchandise, as ii doub,
ess was by these roads, and The chespe
u making uf then, all the communi>
J., were gamers. Such, however, was tn
II case with ships and steamboats, on on
. river., lakes, sounds, and oceans, whic
'' heir non being free, would carry an
10 bring both persons and things niue
III lower for the whole country.
III So far as regards the government, ,the'
e e railroads generally, whose iron has bee
:, admitted free, charge higher for carr!
90 ing the mail than other persons; an
-, they are usually 'clOSe corporations,' {
70 perfect monopoly againsl lhe rest
as the community, not allowing them,