The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-17
Bosros. september "a, 1919.
FREE-soIL CONVENTION, ETC.


FREES CONVENTION, ETC.
The Frees Soil people Of this State have nominated
Stephen c. Phillips and John Mills for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor. They have put forth
long winded address, in which they quote Byron
and abuse Mr.. Clayton for refusing, in conformity
with the precedents of his department, passport
to colorcd citizen. Mr. Palfreys district is likely
to be unreprcscnted in Congress at the coming scs-
sion There is little prospect that that gentleman
will again be summoned from the classic shades of
Cambridge TO worry himself in the public service.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Hardly day passes that do not have some
distressing railroad accident in vicinity. Many
of these occur from the mispacement Of stDitches
and are attributable TO lack of proper precautions
ON the part OF the managers Of roads. Surely this
is incxcusable and the public should rouse from
their deplorable indifference to tho loss Of human
life and the nutilation Of human limbs, and de-
mand the most stringent Legislative mcasures-in.
creasing the responsibilities Of companies, in their
relation To passengers, and insuring greater vigi
lance and care. II proper protection cannot be af
ordcd at the present rates Of travel let those rates
be increased. There are few who would grumblo
at paying for security. In England il sa rare thing
10 hear Of fatal accident railroad; and when
ono occurs, the responsible party Is held TO the
strictest account. In this country, accident,
involving the lives of numbers, IL three days
wonder, aud is then forgotten and railroad man
ayers encouraged to GO on, and omit, through
vile and false system Of economy, precautions es-
-ential TO the safety of the travelling public.
The accident Of to-day one plainly attribute.
bic to the most outrageous carelessness the part
Of some incompetent employee. Mr.. Amos Fair
bank, respectable shoe dealer Of tins city, was
standing upon the platform Of the Somcrville depot,
about three miles from Boston, with his brother,
waiting 10 take the down train for this city. To
the passenger train several coal attached
| and across one of these a board extended over the
side far enough 10 strike Mr.. f. as he stood upon
| the platform The force Of the blow such 20
throw him upon the track, where he was crushed
10 death In an instant by the advancing train. His
momentary struggles 10 escape are described as
4 frightful i'm the extreme. He leaves wife and a
| large family Of children. Here Is poor man,
standing on the platform for passengers, precipi-
tated ON TO the track by no fault Of his own, but
through the sheer carecssness Of persons employed
by the corporation Will the public voice be lifted
! TO protest against such infamous neglect Proba-
bly, the whole affair will be forgotten, save by
few stricken hearts before another Friday has come
I round
the cALIFoRSIA BUDGET
/ The Empire City brings most favorable accounts
\ from The New England adventurers who left Tor
San Frsncisco by the way Of Cape Horn last Jsnu-
/ airy aud February. have letter before me from
( the first mate Of the Edward Everett in which he
says that the company who chartered that ship, OF
which he is one, have disposed of their cargo oa
most favorable terms. The stories Of the abund-
ance u gold. he adds. have not been exaggerated.
He and his comparisons were about starting, in fine
spirits, for the mines, young man from New
bury, in this State. has just returned home with
sixty pounds Of gold, worth $4,000. There win