The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-15

course Iast winter az induced by tie most
selfish cons'Ct rasiocs; aud that come cttecs ats
open evidence of bis being seaside OF The talse
elep he had taken must he apparent before ne
administration could with eelfrespect overlook
biz Regeneration. Mr. Douglass failed 70 in
tmidase the President. Mr.. Buchanan having
no wirepuling to do--his highest ambition
being the faithful and conscientious execution
of bic duty and the trust con6ded to his charge
needed not the clamor. He has not stopped 70
win the smiles Of either Douglas or his friends,
and the record Of the campaign in Illinois
proves that TO have done so would have been to
drag himself down to the level Of that poll
ticiau who volunteers to sacrifice the Su-
preme Court and the constitution itself to retain
his hold Of Office. A little honesty might have
enabled Douglas to have appealed from the
Legislature at Springfield to the Convention at
Charleston. Now, If he fails in his reelection
he sinks beneath the decision Of his own State,
and retires to private life, stripped alike Of
Office honor and reputation.
ExAcTIoNs AT QUARANIINE.--We give in an
other column an article regarding the extraor-
dinsIy exactions inflicted upon the commercial
and shipping interests Of this city, sanctioned
as they have been by the Commissioners of
Health. The statements made are sustained by
copies of the bills paid, and by comparative
tables Of the customary rates and those estab-
lished at Quarantine for stevedores' work and
for ighterage. By these Developments ii will
be seen that the charges are not reasonable, as
alleged by Messrs. Tiemann, Clancy and Haswell
in their card, but excessively unreasonable and
oppressive and which, if persevered in, must go
far to destroy large portion of our trade and
drive it to rival cities.
In no other part of the world-not even in
Italy, the originator of guarantees and the
worst enemy Of free commercial intercourse
are vessels carrying salt or Goals subjected to
quarantine and fumigation; and it is supposed
that If cargo of chloride Of lime were to
arrive from Turks Islands or any Of the
West India islaAds, the Health Officer would
order 1t to be quarantined and fumigated.
A former Health Officer stated that all the
situation legally yielded in former years was
$40, 0OO with additional incidental receipts of
about $4,000 more, making the sum-amply
large in all conscience-equal to about S22, 900.
Times have changed. Rates have enormously in
creased, and those who administer the quaran-
tine laws, and Port Warden and Harbor Mas
ter regulations, have found a placer in the har-
Dor of New York which is unparalleled by any
thing of similar boundaries in California or on
Fraser river.
In no other part of the world, probably, is
fresh water sold by the quarantine fraternity at
such exorbitant rates. Every basket, or bun
de- or package Of vegetables and provisions de-
livcred to the shipping by the steamer Cinde-
rella, in the service Of the Quarantine admins
tration, is charged for 1T one dollar each.
We have given the bills, and we commend
them to the special attention of the Com
missioners Of Health also to the attention
of Governor King and the public In general.
1t is true that those 60 sadly aggrieved and
oppressed petitioned Governor King on the sub
ject, and prayed for his executive interposition
in their behalf, which he did not deign to notice.
We also commend the Developments to can
didates for the ensuing Legislature, because
unless they can pledge themselves to q radical
reform they should never see the inside Of the
Capitol at Albany. We further recommend
these Developments to the calm reflection Of
corrupt oficeholders and politicians Of all
parties, who may expect some day to hear the
people proclaim, in tones Of thunder-thus far
shalt thou 60 and no farther
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