New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-30


Northern sovereignty SO the Honorable Seere-
tary Of War undertook to bring the noses OF Hi.
nOis and Iowa 10 the official grindstOne, and issued
bis orders To the marshal OF the district TO clear
everybody of the leland, and tear down their cree
tons, If any, restore the grading. and Play the
devil generally. The Hon Jefferson Davis j. well
Known 10 be as domineering and supercilious as II
lie sat on the throne of Russia aud when lie
Northern friends demonstrated with the President
On the impOlicy and impropriety of making such a
vast difference between the North and The SOlih.
as i indicated by the course pursued with regard
to these two routes. Davis rode over the whole
concern. President and al, rough-sbod and re-
fused 10 give the Bridge Company time even 10 ap-
ply for judicial protection in the premises
The Marshal, however, was afraid to obey JET
fersons mandates without bond of indemnity
He did not like TO take the responsibility, AMI de-
clined 10 put in execution the summary processes
with which he was charged. But the Secretary
wss not 10 be disappointed of bis prey in this mau-
Ter. and before left Iowa 10 tie fall-say some
six weeks since-l was informed that be had com
meuced two suits against these Companies for
damages to his island by building railroad
through it, estimating them in each case at sum
so enormous as 10 be perfectly absurd. But this
was not enough. The malice Of this prosecution
is shown BY the extraordinary amount At which
the damages are laid-though there is not man
in the world, except Davis, who will not admit
that the value OF the island to the United States IS
multiplied more than ore hundred fold by the IN
dlvidual enterprise which has laid the iron tracks
from Chicago to that place. and is now engaged
in LAYING them 10 the Missouri River. IN r0uie to
the Pacific. But. in addition 10 these suits at law
he has commenced another suit in efalty charg-
ing the Bridge Company with all manner OF spoil
waste. and trespass, for making property valua-
bic, which, except for their labOrs and expend-
lures. Ould be comparatively worthless.
is enough to make the blood Of Northern
man boil with indignation when he sees Pres-
dent from the Granite O. State conniying az these
outrageous acts of insult and oppression to North
ern s0vereignties and Northern individual enter
prise. 1t is incredible that man, who calls HIM
self a son of New. England. should cOunteDance
these petty dirty prosecutions by which tins small
military tyrant seeks to thwart and obstruct the
free energies and unaided operations OF Northern
industry. The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
has never received dollar of money, or an acre
Of land from the United States Government. by
connecting this desert island Of the Government
with Chicago at an expense of millions OF dollars
~ individuals il has made GOvernmeDtland worth
more dollars than il Was before worth cents II
there is ANYTHING in the pretense that ROCK Island
is wanted for military purposes how lnhnitey
more valuable for such uses with railroad run
ming through il. and a railroad connecting with
the Atlantic. and projected to the Pacific Ii II
Is 10 ne 500, thc NO'tlhitiC"' van u'''
bundred.fod more than it otherwise would have
done. in consequence OF the expenditures OF the
people of Illinois and the North upon this road.
And vet, in his blind hostility to all internal I'M
proyements which are not exclusively for Southern
benefit Mr.. Jefferson Davis is doing his best to
cramp and cripple this enterprise, by involving it
in extensive and protracted litigation at time OF
great depression in the money market, and when
very slight causes are sufficient TO arrest under
takinps of the greatest moment and magnitude.
The District Attorney of the United States has
moved for an injunction under his bill in this case,
which, BY stipulation, has been set down Tor near
inc in this CITY before Judge Mclean, on the last
Saturday in February. The controversy involves
very important questions, and is OF great interest
merely for the legal points it involves But in ITS
inter State and political aspects, it is OF SIN
greater interest. | will keep you advised OF the
5n,ooross of tho ouestion. WYrHE.