Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-01

| HE AVENUE RAILROAD QUEsrIoN.-We re-
greet that the hi:sligemcer permits the use of
Its columns 10 some correspondent, who under
the pretence of Indignantly repelling the idea
that any member Of the Washington Councils
could possibly grind an AXE in legislating,
assails us with one hand, as it were, while be
"grinds' his own railroad grant axe" with
| the other
The only point in his communication worthy
o. particular comment, is the fact that it en-
braces an opinion from the Attorney tor the
| Corporation Of Washington, involving, If il be
correct, necessity that the Avenue railroad
Dill passed by the House shall be amended bv
the Senate SO as to render assurance that the
power to tax the road for municipal PURPOSES
ana 10 regulate its rates OF fare will vest in the
corporation Of Washington, doubly sure We
have consistently contended, as all readers Of
the StGr we'll know, that this power and security
should be so vested. If the lawyers Of the
house OF Representatives who passed the bill
IN the belief that it does vest such power and
authority in the Corporation are wrong in tina I
opinion, as Mr.. Carlisle'S professional opinion
intmates, We trust that gentleman will take
due care to suggest to some Senator the amend
ment which his better knowledge of the defects
of our local law may indicate to him rs beino
requisite. There need be no fear that Con.
gross will not promptly follow his suggestion
made for that purpose
90 far as the I"tefIigeHcer'S CORRESPONDENTS
voucher for the fact that no member of the
Washington Councils is likely to ESSAY to
grind his own "axe" or the CAKE of a,y one
else in connexion with this matter, we NAV
not appropriately ask-who, pray will vouch
for the voucher himself that he is not Grind.
ing an lake" in airing the immaculacy of the
members of the Councils, one and all, and in
prompting delay in the construction of the
railroad Tor the accommodation of passengers
between the Capitol and Georgetown? If the
editors OF the Intetligencer will visit the Coun-
ell chambers they will see in attendance
there, almost as regularly as the bodies meet.
citizen who griDds his and the axes of others
there as freely as-in the local columns Of the
I"telhgenecr itself; who is, doubtless, now Ia
boring with might and main to turn the con-
struction OF the proposed Avenue railroad 10
MS own pecuniary advantage.
AS the lnteiI'gencer loans to correspondent
Its columns through which to sheer at the Star.
we feel called on to speak thus plainly to il.
however much we may regret tie necessity for
so doing. Though, as he says, the Star is
penny paper, it furnishes its patrons nearly
double as much reading matter at that price
as the I"telhgeHcer furnishes its patrons for a
slxpence, and its daily circulation is three
times that of the InfeHigencer; while its read
CTS within two hundred miles around Wash
ing.oh city, number four for every one who
'Ns 'he daily hteLigencer. So nothing
whatever is to be made by sneering at the
Nfar' which, in these progressive times, will
neither lessen its circulation, nor deter ssns;.
Ole people from availing themselves of the re-
inarkaole facilities for reaching the public eve
It's advertising columns afford. Our vene,.hIa
neishbor-the InteHigencer-has been so,nd
asleep Tor the last decade, and does not re,Ii,.
that the world in these times look to the mava.
Nnes Ter essays, and to the cheap and extern.
siVeiy circulated newspapers for their dailv
news reading, and their facilities of communi.
eating with the public in matters of business