Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-06-07

and propose to make donation Of land
which shall increase the cost Of what re-
mains from double to forty-fold to those
verv men who now have nc land, and who
are struggling to acquire few ARES.
Look at the matter In another point OF
view. This country is almost overrur with
corporations OF one sort or another. Here
are city corporations, and local town cor
porations and you are connecting the one
with the other by these railroads, and bind
ling one corporation to anotberby tieswhich
will hold them together in one commoh
body to struggle for the promotion of COM
mon interests. We see the power which
is welded by this one corporation in llli-
Inois now-its own selfish interests are
consulted at the expense of the interests
Of the great body Of the people. fecuni-
ary profit is the great object of all railroad
Corporations, and hence it IS their rates Of
charges for freight and fare are always put
at the highest possible figure to which they
can be put without driving both from its
line. Aud let me appeal to the gentleman
from Illinois Mr.. RICHARDSON 10 say
whether with this Central railroad now
running through that State, there is not
probability strong probability that the
power Of that corporation will sooner or
later control the legislation, designate the
members of the general assembly, and ci-
rect and regulate the policy and the poll
ties OF shat State
MIR. Richardson. | will state TO the
gentleman from Virginia, aid to the House
taat the Central railroad, IN the State Of
Illinois, does not constitute one-.hird OF
the railroads Of that State; and is the State
was 10 come under the control Of that cor
poration there would have 10 be eombi.
nation of interests where there is now a
! diversity of interests; |, therefore. appie-
bend that there is no danger at any time
THAT it cap have control of our Legislature
IN any way whatever /. at least, have no
fear Of it..
Mr.. Cadwaa.er. Representing State
In which this experiment of endowments
in aid of the corporate franchise of i'm
lprovement companies has been tried some
what extensively, desire to say that the
result of this experiment, where we have
lseen it thus tested, has produced, in my
mind, result altogether different from the
opinion of the gentleman from Illinois,
! Mr.. Richardson | do not concar with
him that there is no ground for apprehen.
sion of the future exercise of dangerous
political influences through causes which
this bill, III the regular course OF events, is
likely TO engendeI.
Mr.. Le!cher. Precisely SO ; and ! will
venture the prediction. notwithstanding
the opinion OF my friend from Illinois. that
before ten years rolls around the Central
RAILROAD corporation Of the State of Illinois
will weld power that will regulate the
politics of that State, and shape the legis-
latIon Of the State to accord with its Own
interests and wishes. If The gentleman
from Illinois will take the facts in refer
ence TO every State Legislature in this broad
land, he will see that the corporations, Of
one sort or other, have made and enforced
their demands for money aud loans for the
purpose OF making improvements or ex-
tending their works. They all combine,
and, where tina, combination is nude, sue
cess in the accomplishment Of their objects
rs certain. When and where has there
been failure, auless the State way weigh.
ed down by debt and burdened with taxes :
| think my friend from Illinois is mista.
ken and beg leave to call his attention
to Executive Document No. SO, to show
1.-The power of the Illinois Central railroad,
it has alteady exhibited in these days Of
its infancy. The Illinois Central Railroad
company Is united with the Galena Pack
ct Company in the transportation of the
mails, and it is charged that for the pur.
pose Of injuIing Dubuque and benefitting
Dunleith, they resort to every species OF
petty warfare upon the former. And why
is thls3 1t is because the railroad company
are interested Tin the ferry" 'fhe ware-
houses and the .hotel at Dunleith" 1t
is charged that the mail has been lief. on
the bank of the river for "tTo or three
. days" at a time. 1t is alleged. too. that
they have failed to comply with the act Of
Congress donating the land for the build
ing Of this road. quote from the docu-
ment:
"YouI memoriailsts. in this connection,
5 respectfully call the attention Of the Pres
dent, and of the Post Office Department,
to the manner in which the provisions of
! the act of Congress making the railroad
, grant to Illinois, approved September 20,
! 1850, have been complied with, SO lar as
I DUBUQUE IS concerned. The act provides
5 that the branch of the railroad in this di-
/ fecton shall extend, via The town Of Ga
lena, to Dubuque, in the State of Iowa.
J In point Of fact. the road actually termi-
} mates at Dunleith. in the State OF Illinois
In order TO reach Dubuque, the passenger
! proceeds to Dunleith, the terminus Of the
I road in point of fact, and thence hires his
passage TO the terminus OF The road under
! The act Of Congress- by a ferry-boat, owned
: in great part By the agents and officers OF
! the Illinois and Central Railroad Company
THE company does not ticke, to Dubuque,
iand all freight stops at the east bank OIL the
Mississippi Tickets may be bought on
the line of the road, aud at New York,
aid the ps,ncipa! cities East, which will
take the passenger over this road, and will
take him by the way of the Galena Pack
ct Company 20 St. Paul, and other towns
north of US on the river, but no ticket
can be bought, aud no receipt for freight
can be obtainedi which will take the pas
seDgers or freight to Dubuque, without add
t ditional expense when tie Mississippi is
reached. Dubuque is unknown upon the
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