, 1859-03-22
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THE 1QFFAAV NVN ANAAVNs
In pronounciug the aboye-named Conyen-
ton a failure, in our issue Of yesterday morn
ing, Which VIC did mainly upon information
derived through private tclcgrapl'ic dispatch,
We travelled somewhat beyond tue record, as
VIC now learn by the reported proceedings con-
tanned in the Buffalo papers Of Saturday morn
ing, Is well US through the concurrent testimo-
uy Of gentlemen who took part in the Conycn-
ton, That the Convention was anything but
larmonious-tl,at extreme bitterness and un-
Incoming personalities characterized its various
sessious--shat the New York Central mud the
Western Roads found themselves united by ala
identity Of interest us against the others rcpFc-
>entcd, und that there was a failure TO agree
upon a common timetable for all tho lines, is
true to the letter, as will bc seen by reference
to the proceedings copied upon the third page,
But still the Convention was not altogether
failure, and the St. Nicholas compact Was not
abrosatcd. though its tenure may bo consid-
cred ms Of uncertain duration. Mr.. Moran has
given tic requisite notice for its termination,
but the testimony borne l,y each Of tilc other
lines embraced in the compact. Of its favorable
working: is so strong as 10 render it probable
tllat this notice will be Withdrawn.
4 leading object Of tho representatives Of
roads East aud Vest of the Lakes, was to Sc
euro a modification Of the tariff Of freigllts.
The old schedule discriminated in fayos Of the
Southern liucs-cspecially Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Road and its connections. The Pre-
*ideat Of tic last-uamed road stated III the
Convention that its nett earnings, under the
compact. had increased 100000 per montl., or
:.t the rate Of nearly one million and quarter
pcr ;lnuum St. Louis is nearly two hundred
miles further from New York than Chicago;
vet uudcr the schedule the tariff was precisely
tic s:,1ne from New York to each place.
As consequence I'LL, OF nearly ill. the
freight destined for the Upper Mis-
sssippi was thrown upon the lines 1llat
could the most readily deliver it i'll St.
Louis. Goods destined for auy Of tile up-riycr
towns laid down at st. Louis, could be
trciglltcd by river to their destination at less
cost than FROM Chicago. This placed the
Lake lines at :: disadvantage, while the
st. Nicholas compact prevented them
from using tic proper remedy against it.
They were damaged also i'll another way by tic
old tariff Of frcights. Transportation from
New York costing botll the St. Louis and the
Chicago merchants the same, the latter gained
nothing in competing for tue mississippi River
trade, by its more favorable position with re-
s}ect to the scaboard, willie the former c,'-
joycd Ill tue advantages Of its position with
respect to tic Mississippi. The general tc1l-
<leaey was Of course to increase the Wholesale
trade Of St. Louis with tic Upper Mississippi
country, and to cut down that Of Chicago;
slnd tllis in tura would throw additional traffic
upon the Southern lines, and cut down the
1r;lfGc 10 the same extent lpou the Lake lines
To So modify the tariff Of frci@lts that goods
snail be carried at the same rate per mile be-
tween the sea-board and Chicago as between
the sca-board and St. Louis was, as We said
:,i,ovc, a leading object with those represent
ing the Lake Shore lines, and especially Of
those representing tic Chicago system Of roads
Whoever feels all intcrcst in tic welfare Of this
city, will be glad to lcar', that this object was
fully accomplished. Especially must it he q
matter Of congratulations OH the part Of our
wholesale dealers: who now llavc nothing III
1ilc way Of successfully competing with st.
Louis for 1hc largc and ever-growing trade #
the Upper Mississippi,
Remembering that by tic Old tariff the charge
WIS the same to Chicago that it was to St.
Lonis, tic following schedule Of rates for 100
lbs. from tEc seal,oard to the two cities, re-
spcctivcly, will show at a glance tile conces-
Lake Shore lines:
ID class. 9! class. 81 cl,.s 9Th c'.ss.
s:Ise:so. =. .:........ il liz iG Ses
It. will bc seen that tile tl;flercucc in favor
. Chicago On 1irst class freight il thirty cents
I'rr hundred pounds or six dollars per ton;
and on second class. which comprises the lu1k
.,f merchandise, twenty-five trntS per hundred
}u,l4ds. or five dollars per ton. Ttis clungc
1rs'tn IN unjust discrimination against or ci,y
and in favor Of st, Lpllis, IL tariff based ,nn
t!leir relative distances from New York, viii
|,e worth hundreds ot thousands IF dollars All
,lla!ly .o our people, 10th in The diminished
''st ri transportation a,ld III the increased
trade that will rcs11lt from, it. 1t will also add
very materially 10 the annual nct earnings If
the various Lake Shore lines. :nla III this G.ct
We ]layc an assur;l1r-: that return to dis
eliminating r:tes will 1lt bc tolerated 1,y what
llas proved jlsclf i'll the recent Convention. to
1r tho controlling interest il the compact.
The Convention failed wholly. us lefrc
s'acd, to llarnosi'sc upon tlr time fir starting
trains aud tic rate nf speed. The Hudson
River road would ,sul change its hour from G
AN. lor tie Candvn and Amloy from 4.
n. The Nrw York Central. harkrd by nil the
Western Lake Shore lines. adhered ii!lcxibly TO
'llc iurn,cr; the Baltimore :lnl Ohio, the
PENNSYLVANIA Central and tic New York and
Eric stood out as stosltly fur the latter hour
Finally. tlp Central and its interests met ut
fhr Clarendon llouS: anu agreed u1pn time
1ahlc. wlicl. will bc rn1nd in TIT reported
proceedings OIL tic third ls'yc, and which, as
regards tic through tinc. was intended to lie
Il compromise that would l,ri,,. Mr. Moran Of
The Eric into the arrangement.
Tic Southern and Southwestern interests arc
I" meet for IL" sarlc purpose ut Columbus,
'i'lo: i"-lnorrow. It is no1 improbable that
they will col,clude 10 huy i o'clock trait.
"ycr the C:mt'dc't and As,,lmy Rt,ad. II they
tlo. aud should Mr. Muran :lcrc1t the Clarc,.-
lon E1ns'se arrangement, tho ST. Nirl,alas CON.
pact will undoubtedly stand: il other eou.,rils
s!a'a!d prevail, its i.tc is u,l,ertain.
CAUSES OF CONTEMPLATION.
There are abundant reasons why those WHO
ht:ar tic american laainc should sometimes
blush for tile country of their birth. The de-
elItsc into insisaiticsncc Of the 1ibcrty-loyin:
sentiment with wlicl, the fathers Of our Re-
public wcrc animated, tie suljugaton Of tl,c
popular mind 10 the lcrctiral cnormisics Of tie
Slavery Propaganda the mad spirit Of til!;bus~
1cr'sn, with which. iron, the President down
a. II.