The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-27

carefully, and by just decision leave q. eas. one
prlsht spot upon their official record.
Two other gentlemen here gave in their remon-
The Rev. Dr. SPRINe.-I rise with some difidence,
In consequence of having obtruded myself a short
time at the previous meeting. / would like Ia.
ask Inc Learned counsel Tor the railroad company il
residents In the Bowery? Will the gentleman an
swer ne
General sASDFokD-I have done so before He
said it came from the residents Of that street
DIR. SPRIsG-For myself / consider this very
great question. Were it not so, am sure should
not at the close of the week, when my official duties
require me elsewhere present myself before tho COM
mittee hope this committee will look upon this -
no ordinary question. This is fitting occasion to
look at the importance of railroad enterprises. Toe
learned counsel for the company, 10 my own mind,
only presented three arguments in favor Of this pro-
Ject One was, that This was benevolent enter
prize; it was not gotten up for private interest but
Tor the publ, good. l doubt whether these gentle
men the owners Of this road ever were 30 slandered
before; before. This, say, is contest between noneyed
ment was, that the citizens did not understand their
own interestthat when these roads were once estab
lished we should at once acknowledge their benefits
Is II possible That all who have come here are deuded!
That the business men who have come here are de.
luded that the representatives of schools are delud
ed! trust we cannot believe this The third argu-
ment and its strange Inconsistency with the FORE
est should give way to public goodths is the great
question, is this for the public good? This railroad
system makes property vacilate; no man knows to-
DAY what his property may be worth sixty days
Of the inhabitants OF every city to keep its railroad
depots at least one mile and half from the city.
(Applause) hope, gentlemen, you win pardon me
for my ObtrusiOn
Gen. SANDFoRD--I am glad that the learned rem
teman has thought proper to leave his usual avoca
tons, to enliehten on railroads. to which subject
suppose he has given much time and consideration
The gentleman CONDEMNS railroads and canals. He
thinks that produce would find its way to our city
without them. Why sir, our city is made up by
railroads and canals ! did not say that railroads
were as he terms them, but that
those who entered into them were public spirited ind
vduals who expe ted that the effect of the enterprise
would ultimately benefit our citizens. This is the re-
ply have to make 20 the sneeriDg remarks Of the
gentleman against railroad institutions. did say
the other evening that people were much mistaken
to the evils of railroads Go wherever railroads ex
ist and you will be told this by al the inhabitants
along the streets near where these roads now exist
So say, the evils are imaginary in grea. degree.
They not half SO dangerous as omaibuses. There
is no more Inconvenience in passing q car than ia
passing an omnibus, and think not so much for
one pnrsues steady course, and the other pursues
deviatipg course. And furthermore the public
streets belong not to private individuals, but the
citizens at large bave an interest in them and should
as much be heard as the property holders around u.s.
Why, Mr.. Stewart thinks this is invading the rights
applied for railroad track for his own private in
terest-when he asked for track from Centre street
to Broadway, to Draw the marble for his palace. !
know that railroad cars are not SO Objectionable as
line of Omnibuses, This same excitement existed
when it was proposed to lay track through Varick
street; but it has all now subsidized and the street is
more quiet place than it was before. So It will be
with railroads everywhere As for the petition which
has called forth so much animadversion, AN not re-
sponsble for it, but am told it is bona ide paper,
got up in good faith know some Of the names to
be real for have read them on sign boards in the
Bcwery. This is all have to say.
FIX Alderman JAMES KELLY.-It was o just re-
mark that all the citizens of New York had equal
right in the streets Of this city have listened with
much regard to the arguments brought before this
meeting, and thank this committee for this meeting
have no doubt they feel as used to feel when l
was in their position that in such meetings as this
our masters were by and it was our duty to listen to
the voice Of the people (Applause) / am in favor,
ard always have been in favor Of giving the greatest
latitude to railroad enterprise but still an in favor
of running them through our broad streets and ave-
nues, and opposed to running through our narrow
streets. Applause send my children to school in
pose to doing q railroad established there.
Mr. DEWEY spoke next-Reiterat ng with much
force the arguments already used in favor OF the
The SAD MI nd ne n was
he presumed, when he was a Jealous advocate for
those very roads, and offered $4,000 for the privi
lege OF laying track in Broad xay-not for the
benefit OF the poor, nor for the public good, but for
self interest, for the purpose of making money Mr.
Dewey asked Mr.. Stewart if he owned property on
Crosby street.
MI. STEWART Yes, sir. own over two hundred
feet of property Crosby street. and guess Til at is
more than you own daughter Now, sir, he
processes to he the friend Of the poor man, and
spt axis Of my endeavOr to build road in Broadway
What are the facts? He put up a road and charges
the poor man five cents for his fare, and proposed
TO charge him three cents Which is the more IA
vorabe to the poor man? (Applause) l ask him
what right he had to upbraid me in this matter?
What has he done to ornament our city? What can
he show for the public good? (Applause.) have
nothing further to add.
for the benefit of the city, and what he has DONE
He would not have asked this question if he was 4
very modest man. If have been instrumental in pro-
vidDg convenences of travel for many thousands of
our citizens, have done as much as he in erecting
marble palace to pamper the Injuries of the rich
Laughter.)
These personal illusions were objected to.
Mr.. DEWEY said they were called forth by Mr..
Stewards questions.
Mr.. BLooDGooD read the decision of Judge Duer
rendered yesterday ia the case Of the Broadway
Railroad.
After some more speeches of the nature of those
we have published the meeting adjourned sine die.
THE New ORLEANS TRAGEDY.-Romantic indeed
are some Of the relations of the unfortunate suicide
and attempt at murder affair which took place on
Bourbon street last Tuesday. They may not all be
fictitious or mere fancy sketches of some of DER po
etc local contemporaries, yet we think the occurrence
Itself sufficiently terrible, without the necessity
IN tbov int h~uo No houa hnoU mr.