Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-09

The WHEELS WITHIN THE WHsELs-No
other subject has been more mystiied of late
by the comments OF the press than that of the
Niearsguan Transit question. We have done
our best to elucidate it on all passing occasions
Yet we fear that we have so far added bat our
mite to mystify it, So interminable has our
share of its discussion already become, in spite
OF an earnest desire TO discuss it as little as
possible. Washington correspondent of the
New York 1ribV1s really sheds substantial
light upon 1t, In recent letter from which we
quote rs follows, because we have every reason
20 believe his representations to be correct to
the letter:
An intelligent friend, who lately held an i'm
portant once in one of IL. present Cal iforUia
steamship lines. has furnished lie with a f.y
Facts which seem TO be the key TO the L. ansit
controversy IL appraIs from the statements of
this gentleman thai the combined interests Of the
Panama Railroad and the t.vo lines Of steamer.
Plylh2 he.ween ian Francisco and New No,s
rearing The rivalry OF Eaude Dt as the owner al
several steamers, which IL is of course none
and necessary for him To employ TO the b.,t al :
vantage, are paying him a large salary-arnount-
ing II - said, Ia at least SD go d moutb-on
condition that he shall not open opposition
line, but shall allow the monopoly OF the Cali
ToTBia business to rest in their hands. Firtv-Six
thousand dollars month is a large sum of mo-
ney; bBf. in fact. the fOTbearaEcc OF Vanderbilt
owner Of several frst-class steamers, ~
worth 10 them NJ least u million annually Much
more, then, car they afford To pay him the mod
crate sum OF city Xix thousand dollars a month
10 let them alone.
Vow, if these ficts can lie substantiated. and
my jnfOFmants are confident of their truth, Van
delbIt has no intention of Ope ming Inc IN Soup n
Nicaragua upon any terms. IL would, in fact he
unwis. and waSteful for him TO do So 50 far as
Eis lad yIdual interests are concerned The in
forests Of California and Of the nation are in
0g-f NSat HFGNII tn .
OF NaIde blit and u iS grand I'll iCtion TO oUT
friends, the uI!ners of the West. that they and
their families should be 80 cruelty spongtd and
yiCtimiZed by Z tTeme udO,:. siramS In ruonnpoIv
merely that the houses Of Vanderbilt and sDiI,3
wall, being Tlch, may Lecome richer
BY this fact, II tue. We also able TO explain
the entire NiGEIs@uan controversy from the be-
ginning, IN al It's phases 4 number OF agents
are dispatched every year to Nicaragua TO mo-
cure contracts HOr Vanderbilt. These 5gen,s have
succeeded, up To a certain point. in embarrassing
and delaying the operations OF The socaIIr a
HCanal Company" WHO would otherwise have
long siHce started 4 line between New York ard
San Francisco. The agents Of Vanderbilt
Scotch, English, Irish and Americana molly
crowd OK desperate Adventures, ylOrying in the
large support and moderate pay of the hard old
Comm Gdofe, work fIriogsly 10 thwau AID cir
cumveLt the Canal Company, pretend ~, and
even Ie!ipvi8y. that Vanderbilt wishes 10 secure
the transit; that be is tbs only man who pos
se>ses the MEANS and vessels, the energy aud
power bSCeSsaty To The opening of iinr. The
fEsuhetiohs 10 tLese agents extend only to ntgOy
iiatfon, and never 10 the payment OF money. il
they draw upon Vanderbilt he Tepudiaies their
q ats, ss IN the case If the Eng .Isi agent. u eb
ster, whose daft have been twice Irpudiated by
his employer, the object being not 20 procure a
charter ar 10 open iiGr but solely To eInLarrass
the Operations 0i tie nEly company that has this
object in gIeN.
A long - the existing steamship and rail DAD
line 10 C4ltOTnia--nOX paying good divide q ds
upon S2U,UO,iJG of capital, aud ia:ge fortunes
yearly 60 It's agcnts-COntinlrs to paw such i'm
mehse buGes TO prevent opposition, this system