New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-08
THE BURLINGTON VERDICT.

II is a sign of progress that in the State OF
Camden and Amboy verdict not exactly CON-
plimentary to the Railroad Bsrons on their late
massacre was arrived at That jury could be
found there willing to ayow in terms that human
life is more valuable thsn the saving of few
minutes time in driving locomotive, shows an
advance on the chronic stupefactions and sbase-
ments Of that region. But really while We
make due acbnowled gements to the jury for
their Characterization of the backward running
of the train as reckless, aud their mild
estimate of the superiority Of the marketable
value Of human limbs and lives over the small
economies OF locomsIiye speed, we must
say that We belie5e ont of New.Jersey
some thoroughly condemnatory rhetoric would
have been found by such sn Inquest to character
ize one of the most reckless and extensive mas
sscrts that the annals Of peace afford. One feels
marrow deep the force Of the biblical saying
that money is the root Of all evil when the elite
of Burlington cannot End more refulgent not to
say whitening language to display the States
sense of the enormous crime Of that infamous,
cruel and bloody company.
Over and over again has THE TRIBUNE ex-
posed the enormites Of that corporation. Their
fraudulent business ransastions-so indicated
By their books-sre equaled in wrong by the
system under which they sway the State.
There stands New-Jersey-lOok at her. Twenty
wears ago she was denounced as being sod to the
Camden and Amboy company; and yet she still re-
mains the thrall of mOneyed masters Placed as the
artery connecting the two great cities of the Union
the highway for hundred miles, more crowded
and multitudinous than any similar space on the
face of the globe, she yet allows that company to
restrict her to one single railroad track-and for
paltry bonus, sacrifices her best interests, while
she plays the duplicate part of pickpocket and
hghwayman.
We take issue with Trenton journal on the
right of New.JeIsey to say what sort of road she
will have as to the most frequented portion of
the national highway. There are the great
nee. settles of civilization and our humanity
witch no corporation can set aside. There Is
such O thing as a public conscience higher
law-applicable to the right of the people to
their lives even though they be in the State of
s, ockton, Stevens q Co. New-Jersey has no
Just authority to murder travellers be-
cause she sells herself to that Company.
The public-tbe great public of this coun-
try-will have change. Nearly thirty CHASTITY
coIses call for redress, and should call for ven
geance were this country civilized SO utter
was the wreck that we learn from witness Of
the scene that except the roofs of the broken
cars there was no part Of them so large that he
could not have carried il off on his shoulder. 1t
was prudent accordingly for the Company to
burn the fragments and shovel dirt over the
cinders before the jury could get sig At Of them.
But this crushed mass Of humanity so eloquent
in i.s CHASTITY woes, could inspire 10 the people
of the place no word against the Company who
refuse to make two railroad tracks though they
probably carry over their road some ha IA
million persons yearly Yes, these hundreds OF
thousands are jeIked in and out of the thick
strown turnouts Of the one trsck-like contra
dance chsssez across, dos-a-dos-snd according
to the doctrine of chances, premium is set
upon havoc.
But what is the whole story of expense for
new track Not more than one million of dol
lars. Ninety pound. TO the yard is liberal al
lowance of iron; hence twelve thousand dollars
the mile would build the road, for there is
10 outlay to be incurred for grading. As how
ever, nothing can make that Company feel but
pecunary wounds, We hope they will be liberal
ly bled BY the bereaved and the famed and ru-
ined victims; though the last place to look for
equal and exact justice in such al event would
be Neville rsey-unless the verdict IN question
prove an opening wedge to a sterner expression
Of opinion. VIII the people of New.Jersey take
rank among civilized SIates-throw OIL their
uaAter,-and establish their relations with tho
Other States as they should bo' Arc thoy not
Inspired by tho terrible sorrow" aud shamos of
tie moment, t. feel tho necessity Of doing them
selves nld their neghborH ju..ice, aud overthrow
th.ii vfhhts