Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-06

| pft tf.ir oon''ac's witn the government, or the regular | 'po0uy ahu impartial transmission of messages and signals for the public or otherwise d;.aJ Yd"'a3eoaS to the government or the public, to veto the taking of such course or the doing of such act, and to require that the matt.r sball hs submitted to the Lords commissioners of ], ,,r malesty's treasury for their decision and tba sad Lords commissioners shall therenuoD da- eide whether or not the objection of such ex. oiilco.dIrect IT was well founded. and whether or not such course shall be talk en or act he dona ana the decision of the said Lords commission CTS thereon shall ba final and conclusive mn, Vhe company unless the board of directors shall mhuih seven days after the decision of the said hoF1s commissioners shall have been notified 'o t"eih' give to the sali Lords Commissioners "o'ice ID wriilnS that they are dissatisfied win S"ch decisioh, and in that case the matter shall "e ieleffed to any two Of the judges of her ma JesCy Superior courts of common law at Vest munster who shall be willing to hear and deter .hihe the same, and the decision ot sljcb two Juu9es as to whether or not such objections WIS well iouhdei, and whether or not such course 's fo De taken or act be done by the cumpanv Shaii De iinai and conclusive on all parties u
 VI confse this Is practically giving the Lords coihmSSionerS, through their ex-officio director entire control of the board, for nofhing could h.. uohe against thrlr wishes without a litigation. the delays of which would probably be m m,re preludicia to the conpany irl most cases than a'hostile decision. But this is not all By section 3o 1t is provided that no new director can ever be chosen without the approval of the Lords commissioners This section read, as follows:
 pon the election or appointment of any new director of the company, (whether an or dlhary or honorary director, notice thereof shall be forthwith given in writing to the Lords com ml'sloners of her maiesty's treasury and his name submitted to them for their approval: and such new director shall not take his seat or act as director until either such approval shah have been signiiied to the board of directors or one month shall have elapsed after such notice without any dlsaplroval being signhed by the Lords commissioners; in either of which cases shch election or appointment shall be taken to have been confirmed: but if, within the said period ot one month, inc said Lords conms- Sloners shall signify their hsapproval Of the director elected or appointed, them suen eIec. ton or appointment shall thereby become null and yold, aid another director shall be elected or appolhted. and so on, as olluu as the like shall happen; provided, that this shall not ap. ply to the present directors of ths company or any future re-ciecllou or appointment, but they may st and act without regard to any such a- prnyal"
 These provisions must necessarily make the comPaAy the m'rest creature of the }rtish cAbhct As fast as the present directors de out or resign, the'r places will be filled bv the commissioners with their own dapeudAnts and the company and the British ministry will be l f.l IL
 pletc controloi the hoarl iii that state of things arrives, s"cton 56 provides that
 All messages and s4nals sent or forwa,,l,d I'd for transmission and delivery for her majesty or on her naje,ty's service, shall hav priority over all other messages whatsoever, afd it sh Ill be imperative on the cumpauv, their officers au'l ssrvAat-, to transmit aIh deliver such ms sA-,"s and slgmais accoi.ngiy, and to >,IspenI the transinlSs'on oi all or aov other m assges ulltlI the sad messages and signals shall frs 1 have been trauslnjttad. Provided, always. that The company may, iu co.,-i cr ton ut a subsidy l granted oc secured br the gov ,rnment uf the United States equal ul rate or amount to tlae Eranted by, or oh behalf Ot her maje,.y's sovcrn- mcni, 2r.int aud extend to the government .li the United States the Ike priortY for ntelli. ! gence, on and for their service over all other messages and signals whatsoever, I,elt those for her ma r>tv CT on her mai estN ., s-rvuo aud alter they s!Ia.! have so d0,.e, aHd shall nave notified their having done to the Lords com mlSsioners ot her m ijeSty's treasury the m Sagcs and signals un the service ut the gDycrn- ment of the United States shall theuceiorwar! be entitled to, and shall have during the col- tnudnce in force Of any such guarantee or sub sidy, the like priority as messages and signals for her maj 4stv or her maost,'s service over those of all other persons whltoreyer, and 1 .hcnceiorward messages aod signals for her ma 1 jeaty or on her majeoty's service auI those on the service Of the government. of the Uuiled Si ,te>, shall, IS between tnem>e.v-S nave no right ol prorigy, hut be transmitted and deliv- erel respectively ii the order ot time in which they may he respectively ten tered tor tra..slns, sioo and d"hvcy.'
 An"'hrr >rrfi"'l prpyi'ie~ thtt:
 In the event of tue cpInpauy h.iog required | bv her maje~ty's ,'err4n ,n-, lJtIv tn- a.t.r the passage of 'hs ac', tp iay down and con srruct line or IHrs of te.-2r,pa,c co'nmuucA- i tluu batweeu Lpniou arI the tarmfuus of ihe 1 compANy'> line or lines nu thr co,,-t nl G..tt l Britain or Ireland, Y shall n,. d, q a.e holebr authorized 70 lay down stlrh li,u or ita> ar- ,"rdln4,y; but n"thlng nerelu cor. jamed snail authorze the company ;o enter u;on, take or
 
 pose without 'he consent of the owner and DC. cnpier thereof for the time bring"
 The ted Icr. commenting upon this prov.son very pergI' "rtly observes:
 "rne 56th section io involved and contradio- tory, hut its m st liberal coustruc ion is. that prov dch he United Siate, will suns le this British corporation m a> large a sum of money as their oWa government may give th .m, thel the company naaA' Qo, sApH.) during tine con tiruance oi the suo,dF. -,rlut tn the United States th5 same priority the British government reserves 10 itself and iu that event !he mess lges of tha two governments Shall as between them selves, have no priority, buy he Transmitted an delivered respectively in the order o! time in which they may be respectively tendcrcl for transmission and delivery
 Tine! What time? Is it soLu time or aJso- i lute time? In solar time Great Britain has a priority over the United States of many hours. Suppose it be six hours it would give an equal priority of time tu Great Britiau u her dis patches. That is to say, an American message presented precisely at the same instant in abso- lnte time, would have to yield SC hours prece- dence C British messoges!
 Is absolute time inteuded3 How are the ope- ratorS to krow which is first in absolute time? | But they are to be sent in the order in witch they are peseotei. Presented ,0here? and to ,olsonn2 The list section of the act provides for the extension of the company's line to Lon don hur not to Washington. In that event | British messages may be presented at some of. 1 flee of the government at it> ca ilo while Ame- rican messages must tini their way to the cas- i tern coast of Newlnundland to be presented - i For it Is 10 the Atlantic Telegraph company that they must b. presented. Nordoes it mat. ter much whether tn" line be extended tp Lon don or not; for fit end on the coast Of Ireland the preservation of British government mes ases is within the jurisdiction of that govern mem, while American government messages will nave to go many hundred of miles over lines upon which it has no priority and partly under British jurisdiction, to reach the point of presentation.
 The whole of the two sections is mere mork. cry of equality without a particle oi realitv.- Ard if the government of Great Britain intend