Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-19

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The Railroad men have been holding an
other Convention at Cleveland, at which
most et TIE prominent roads east and west
were represented A general plan of bash
ness+a#ruagements, designed so-be mutually
beneficial to all. was adopted, iacls9ing, Of
course, a clause devoted TO the everlasting
subject of free p asses We copy the sec
lion regulating that Eatter-and as under IL
the privileges of editors are restricted to
roads passing through the counties in which
they reside, and besides a positive guild pro
quo in the shape Of actual service is required
of them, it is to be hoped the prevalentidea
that they are all bought up and bribed to de-
tend The companies whether right or wrong,
by The courtesy thus extended, will be aban-
doned by all liberal minded persons, and left
10 the indulgence Of the illiberal few with
whom the belief that such is the effect aad
design Of free passes has become chronic
and irradica5le. The most charitable con-
cIusion in regard to such is that they Judge
others from what would be their own course
under similar circumstances
FREE PASSES Each company may issue
annual or time passes to the President, Vice
President, when an active and salaried Off
ceE. Superintendent and Travelling Agent
of such Compunies as it may have perna-
nent or freight arrangements with; also, two
tickets TO be issued 70 the Company. as such,
to be used ander the control OF the Presi-
dent or Superintendent, for business purpo-
SEES; not to exceed two passes TO each daily
paper, and one to each weekly paper, print
ed in the counties through which the road
may run, which papers regularly Publish,
Tree of charge, the time Of arrival and de-
partnre of trains at the poias where such pa
per is issued; also, to the Commissioners.
Passes may BE- issued to DIV aers ard 3ro-
vcrs accompanying their stock, not exceed
ing in number one Ior two cars, two Tor over
aud under six cars three for over five
and under ten cars, ard four Tor ten cars or
over, and relarn passes for the same parties;
such passes TO be dated, and endorsed good
for thirty days.
p The Douglas Democracy have become
alarmed since the appearance of the article
in the Herald, the Administration organ in
Cllieag 20, claiming that a sufficient number of
the recently elected Democratic members OF
the Legislature, including three Senators
holding over, will refuse to vote for Doug
las to prevent his reelection TO, the Senate
at the next session. They charge that the
Administrator is attempting to buy up
enough Democratic members of easy virtue
10 naAe good the prediction of the Herald!
A beautiful charge this Cor Democratic pa
pers TO make against a Democratic Admins
tration--esPe cially. too. when these same
papers we've SO indignant because Rcpubli-
can journals charged. on The strength OF
most satisfactory evidence, that the Admins
tration tried to buy up enough anti-Lecc~T-
ton members of Congress to force Leconp-
ton through the House, and succeeded IL
purchasing enough of them to carry the En-
gilsh swindle through that body. Whai
have they new to say of charging that Demo
ocrats can be thus bought What saws Blu
chanun's Dauslas Post Master in Delaware
on this point!
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