The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

by ties which will hold them together in one common
We see the power which IS welded by this one corpora
ton in Illinois now-ts own selfish interests are consult
ed at the expense Of the interests Of the great body
the people Pecuniary profit is the great object OF all
railroad corporations and hence 1t their rates of char
ges for freight and fare always put at the highest
both from its line And let me appeal TO the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr Rchardson) TO say whether with this
central railroad running through that State there
mot probabity-a strong probabilhy-that the power
OF that corporation will sooner or later control the legla
ton, designate the members OF the General Assembly and
direct and regulate the policy and the politics Of that
Slater
Mr.. RcuARDsoS-I win state TO the gentleman from
Virginia. and TO the House, that the Central railroad
the State of Illinois, does not constitute third of the
railroads Of that State and il the State TO come
under the control OF that corporation there would have
To be a combination Of interests where there is
diversity OF interests therefore, apprehend that there
danger at any time that can have control Of
fear of il.
Mr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS State in which this
experiment OF endowments in aid OF the corporate fran
chises OF Improvement companies has been tried Some
what extensively desire TO say that the result. of this
experiment where we have seen i thus tested has pro
duced in my mind, result altogether different from the
opinion Of the gentleman from Illinois Mr. Rchardson)
do not concur with him that there is no goound for ap
prehenson of the future exercise Of dangerous political
influences through causes which this BILL the regular
course of events, is likely to engender.
Mr.. LETCHER-Precsely so and will venture the pre-
dicon notwithstanding the opinion Of my friend from
Illinois, that before ten years roll around the Central
railroad corporation Of the State of Illinois win WELD
power that will regulate the politics OF that State, and
shape the legislation OF the State to accord with its
interests and wishes. If the gentleman from Illinois will
take the facts in reference TO every State Legislature in
this broad land, he will that the corporations of
sort other, have made and enforced their demands
ments extending their works. They all combine; and
where that combination is made, in the
pishment Of their objects is certain When and where
has there been failure unless the State weighed
down by debt and burdened with taxes2
think my friend from Illinois is mistaken, and beg
leave to cali his attention to Executive Document No So
show the the Illinois Central Railroad
has already exhibited it in these days its infancy The
Illinois Central Railroad Company is united with the Ga
lena Packet Company in the transportation OF the mails
and it is charged that for the purpose OF nurng Dubu
que and benettng Duneih they resort every species
OF petty warfare upon the former. And why is this? II
is because the rail road company Interested Sin the
ferry ''the warehouses and the hoel at Duneithn
II charged that the mail has been LEFT on the bank of
the river for 1.-TWO three days" at time. 1t is aeg
ed too that they have failed TO comply with the act Of
Congress donating the land for the building Of this road
quote from the document
Your memoralsts In this connection respectfully call the
attention Of the Presidents and Of the Post Once Department
making The railroad grant 70 Illinois approved september 20
1890 have been complied lied With far as
direction shall extend, the of Gaena Dubuque
mates at Duneih in the State Of In crder . reaeh
Dubuque the passenger proceeds to Duaeih the ter.
his passage TO the. terminus of the road under The
agents and cheers illinois Central air. Railroad y Come
aas fsss % The P1ss sd an
bought on the line Of the read and At New York and The
East WHcu Will passenger THIS
s. Paul and other north p river;
but no ticket be bought and receipt for freight be
obtained which y take passengers or freight % Dubuque
Dubuque u unknown the tickets and waybs Of the
Your memoas submit that this in violation of the act
Of mat the is bound By that act
10 bubuaue The State Of % IN os
a &C. s' place the sAa sns
are doing At various below and
and, bridge coss.ruc,ed the com
that actual erinnus Of the road shall be
ss y rGn That %eas s
ue .n that The road
'ended to this city by a bridge - JOHN e. SHIELDS,
Per order Of the City Council.
OF s Board Fl Trade q pabcae
Per order Of the Board Of Trade.
DUsuSu.. January Il, 1855
We are told that these companies are 10 carry
the mails at the price zed by the Postmaster General
not agree, what Is the remedy The company
comes this House. which has created II, which has
given i birth and being and vitality, and this House will
settle between the Postmaster General and the railroad
company. How will II be seedY II the power Of the
company Is strong In this House before dollar has
been realized by the corporation, that have bill
through under the operation Of the previous ques
lion and gag down every who seeks 10 open his
mouth here against IT, how much stronger will IL be when
The road Is made, and when money Is daily and hourly
coming mo treasury have another objection
these bills cannot debate H. as would like to do, within
his my friend from Alabama (AIr Cobb) the old
soldiers friend here In the last Con rcss lie for
ID quantity SO A. 10 make 1t one hundred and sixty
acres And now what H. he dongY He Is now for donat
these lands TO corporations, knowing, he does that
since the Iowa and Florida railroad bills passed. the
and warrants have been steadily gong down IN price
He for shutting up all these lands required for railroads
and thereby shutting OF the old sold from every OPP
poriunty Of locating their warrants and thus diminishing
Mr.. Cons-will the gentleman from Virginia allow me
cqdf nd n
voted for that aSof
Mr.. ISremn-very well, sir. And now the gentleman
bcneht Of his legislation. l sorry 10 one
who thought then that there was something due 10
The old soldiers and who helped TO procure their land
warrants seeking 70 destroy their value, TO
make what he then considered act OF justice entirely
worthless to them. Now, take this Of the Iowa rail-
81 the General land once clcgraphed the land officers
here TO close their Offices Land no longer 10 be taken
by those warrants The land longer In the market
rhe railroads must be accommodated They must make
heir selection The value Of the land warrants imme.
lately fell three or four cents SO with the VIII
sonsin bill. When II becomes a law, tine land warrants
WILL Of course take further fall Now, II seems 10 me
hat all these considerations which ought 10 have
his subject. / should like TO know Mr.. Speaker how
many bills there are Jet behind this. should like
10 know how many more miles Of railroad are yet 70 BIO
made-bow many more acres Of public lands yet TO
be taken for their construction under the arrangements
entered into by the Committee on Public Lands. should
like 10 hear from the Chairman OF that committee how
many moro bills he has upon the stocksy
Mr.. BESSyT-The committee has agreed 10 report a
bill for the State of Louisiana.
Mr.. Lk1cmR-fow many acres does that propose 10
akef
Mr.. hewitt canno, give you the exact quantity;
something less than half a million Of There Is
another bill for the state Of Mississippi.
Nr. 1yT,IpR-How many acres ulati
Mr.. BEasFTT-A little over half a million.
Mr.. L1cmI--well how many acres for these Alabama
roads
Mr.. Conn ITO Mr.. Bcnnett)say million Of acres, SO
Mr.. IsTc1nR-Now. I would like 10 know how my
friends the South have permitted themselves 70 be
taken According 70 the Commissioner Of the General
and once the land required under this Iowa bill four
million three hundred and twenty thousand acres; the
Wisconsin bill takes lion nine hundred thousand
acres; the Michigan bill gives about million OF
In all some seven m lion two hundred thousand acres
Now let us how il Is with the South. Here Is Mi-~s
sipp she Is 20 get Ave hundred thousand acres; Ious
get Ave hundred thousand acres; and then here
Ia the Alabama bill giving one million OF acres. This
makes millions q for the South, against
millions for the North. How much Florida 10 haveg
Mr.. BESNErT-I want 10 correct a mistake or two into
" hch tic gentleman has fallen unntentonaly, doubt
The fact was tina, the Iowa bill and the Wisconsin oil,
hoxa