The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-27

wilfully and corruptly seeks to mislead.
The question now is, how is the deficiency to
be metz Governor Clark says: tax the rail-
ways. Startling objections to this must occur
to every one: objections founded on the funda-
mental principles of political economy. At the
same time it must not be forgotten that rail
ways enjoy rights in the nature of monopoly
for which they pay nothing. In measure
they legislate arbitrarily for the people in de-
termining the cost Of travelling privilege
freely conceded to them for their own benefit,
turn. Nor can it be denied that in respect Of
articles not bulky, their competition with the
canals must have been Of most serious charac-
ter. These circumstances. place them in diff
ferent light from other interests In most 70
reign countries, all monopolies pay special
taxes to the State, by way of compensation for
their special privileges. 1t has been currently
reported here that the original recipients of
these privileges from our Legislature have
not made bad use of them, and
it has been common to talk of their
profit by millions. It is understood,
moreover that these very men have been
likewise prominent in the canal management,
any thing in consequence Of the aid given by
the railroad interest that the ten million act
was passed to fatten canal corruption.
Such being the case, the railroads will have
less claim on public sympathy than many sup
pose, if the Legislature should act upon
Governor Clark's suggestion, and lay toll
upon them to make up the deficiency in the
canal revenues. As between them and the PEG.
pie, and really there are but these two to choose
from, the latter are assuredly the least guilty
of the squandering of the canal revenues; why
should they be called upon to pay, before the
capacity Of the former to make up the de-
ficiency has been tested?
More OF Live Oak George and the "venal
Poilsicinns''-He WOn't be Bled.
We are puzzled, perplexed, bewildered, yea,
absolutely amazed at the tremendous sensation
excited, far and near, by the bold and practical
American platform of George Law, as laid
down in his letter to the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture. At first we thought it would be niue
days wonder, a good joke upon the old politi-
cal parties, and that that would probably be
the end Of it. But it is no joke. 1t is taking q
deep and fast hold upon the public mind, and,
in the graphic language of John Van Buren,,
" it runs like the cholera"
1t is the theme Of the newspapers in every
quarter Of the Union. We find it conspicuously
noticed in two or three of our leading Texas
exchanges, and they are perfectly crazy over it
down there. Sam Houston is eclipsed in his
own State by Live Oak George; and as for
New Orleans, no other candidate is heard OF in
that latitude than our great contractor, steam
ers, artillery and old muskets inclusive, with
an awful winking and blinking at the Island Of
Cuba.
But the most amusing effects Of this live oak
manifesto of Mr.. Law are among the old fogy
party journals Of the country. The other day
the Washington Sentinel, (whose ticket for the
succession is Hunter, Of Virginia and Bright,
of Indiana,) opened upon Live Oak George
after this fashion,
We have party at this time in this countrythis
country-in which have not been wont to meet in
secret and speak in whispers, that has it's peculiar
monies Its ritual is mprehensible jarson its
ceremonies Gf reports may bs ted) far alb
surd than the EXTREMIST ceremonies of the Catholic
Church, which they much ridcuIe, their deity ia
George Law, their Prophet the NEW YORK HERALD and
their object the heaven of government plumber.
To which the Albany atlas, the special
fugleman Of Marcy, responds in the following
Style
The Sentinel will learn one OF these days that this
man Law Is taken hold Of for his purse He pays this
expenses of venal politicians who in return feed his
gross vanity They puff him up 20 the extreme Of dla
on in order to puncture him after he bleeds for his
cause.o
Oh! no Isit there ye are? Coming to this
point of bleeding, the main point among "venal
politicians we are aware that Live Oak
George has been bled pretty freely by them,
upon various pretences, for the last ten or
fifteen years. Let US cite few specmens:-
On the death of Gen. Taylor, there was some
difficulty in getting Mr. Webster and Mr.. Cor
win to accept place in Mr.. Fillmore's Cabinet.
They each required on Unfit, and pretty heavy
Unfit. Well, the guano Spectators of this city
and Boston raised heavy purse Of fifty thou
sand dollars for Mr.. Webster, and he went in.
On the other hand, George Law came to the
rescue Of Mr.. Corwin, to the tune of seventy or
eighty thousand, but whether he ever realized
any thing or not from this bleeding we cannot
say.
Still later, certain military lawyer of New
Hampshire was trotted out for the Presidency
but could do nothing short of an outfit. 1t was
necessary that some one should bleed to furnish
bin the necessary pap. The ''venal politicians"
had no blood TO spare; and so they sent COM
mittee Of their Ss. ssngrados to George Law,
and they punstured him to the extent Of TWEEN
ty five or thirty thousand dollars. We suspect
too, that there has been no equivalent rendered
for this generous act OF bleeding, to this day.
Nor is this all. Coming little nearer to the
purpose, we understandable not long ago certain
partisans of the Washington Sentinel tickle. of
Hunter and Bright, in order to carry out their
desired to bleed Live Oak George
pretty freely; but it didn't suit him. lie pro