The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-24

q very extensive graveyard
PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF THE TELEGRAPH
LIYEs.-It is said that scheme is on foot to
consolidate all the telegraph lines in the United
States into one association. A new company
expects to control the Morse and House pa
tents by October next and also to be the owner
of the lines already built north, south, and
project be carried out, the company will find
it to its advantage to own all the lines in the
country, and to build as many more as the in
crease Of traffic demands. 1t will likewise be
for the interest Of present owners Of lines to
hand them over to an association which will
obviously be able TO defy competition. To the
inland network OF lines, the new company
adds the interoceanic line, and will thus be
the telegraphc agent of the whole American
world.
IN any other country than the United States,
the prospect of such consolidation, and 50
vast an aggregation of power would be alarm
ing. 1t would be proper to set the public on
its guard against the erection of q monopoly
that would be dangerous to their liberties. But
in democracy like this, such apprehensions
may be safely discarded. 1t is easy enough in
this country for great association to absorb
sole control of any particular branch of in
dustry; but it is easier still for the State to
break it down if it abuse it's power. 1t is COM
monty characteristic of democracies-and
not one Of their most advantageous ones-to
be tolerably reckless about disturbing vested
rights. This is pretty we'll known to the pub
lie; and in reliance thereon, we may safely
allow the great telegraphic company to mo-
nopolze the telegraph lines throughout the
country.
If we had, as is projected a building like
the Exchange in Wall street, OF Chambers
street, divided off into rooms appropriated to
each particular line of elegraph--north, SOUTH
east west, and transoceanc-wth rooms for
writing messages, and comfortable reading
room to wait for answers: if the whole of this
with all the lines in the United States were
under control of one concern, managed by
good honest men, it is probable that the tele-
graphic service of the country would be better,
safer, and cheaper than it can ever be other
wise.
SEWARD MOVEMENTS AMONG THE Know No
THlNGs.-The Seward men are again alive in
view of the Know Nothing Council at Bing-
bamton. The success which attended their
efforts last year, when the Know Nothings met
at Odd Fellows Hail. and found themselves,
they knew not how, mixed up with and con-
trolled by Seward men, has encouraged them
to renew the attempt. On this occasion no
scheme will be left untried to pack the Coun-
Gil. In some parts, we hear of Seward men
that is to say, men who are followers of Seward
and nothing else--being chosen as delegates
under the impression that they are Know
Nothings. Elsewhere several Know Some
things have full confidence in the success of
their schemes to wrigge into the Council.
Altogether it is plain that the Know Nothings
have double fight before them. They expect,
of course, to meet the enemy at the polls in
the usual fair way; but they do not expect--at
least they do not seem to expect battle which
is quite as certain--the battle for the control
of their own forces They will need to fight
for the management Of their own party On
the last occasion, when it was important to de-
feat the Know Nothings, Seward defeated them
by swapping them with sham deserters He
will do it again at Binghamton--it may be
taken for granted-if the Order allow monde
scripts and recent converts to be chosen as
delegates
WAXING up TUE TORPID WHIGs.-As the spring
weather Irings out the bears who live on their
paws all winter, so does the approach Of
Presidential canvass re-animate the ancient
politicians. Lately, some Of the respectable
oN wings have lad an attack of letter writing,