The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-09
MERCHANT.

Please insert in your truly valuable paper the follow
ing Editorial, taken from this mornings San" Many
very many Of the patrons of the "American have no.
ticed with contempt its course in this matter
MERCHANT.
PASSENGER RAILRoADs-The right to Law down and
operate passenger railroads in the city of New Orleans
mas been sold by the city, for thirty years for the
Sl3OO00 Baltimore will receive it is said under the
present grant, not less than in thirty years
for the same privilege. These cities may benefit by this
mode oil selling out the privileges monopolies, but
the people will not have the advantages of low rates of
are me competition which exists in this city is much
more laVoraoe TO the citizens, though less profitable
Our contemporary speaks without proper consdera-
ton of all the facts Baltimore will get in thirty years for
the present railroad grant certainly less than two
millions of dollars whilst the of fare here is pract
cay lower than in Philadelphia In that city passen-
ger going north or south any distance, wishing
to go east or west has to buy exchange ticket for
which he pays six cents the whole of which goes the
railroad companies In Baltimore, when the present sys
TEN OF routes is completed passenger will be able to
take the cars at any point and go any the
different termini on the extreme limits of the CITY, for
are OF hve cents one cent of which is returned
the city for park purposes Whatever differences of opn
ion may exist in reference to the three cents fare-and we
nave yer TO be convinced that the lines could be support
ed with the present arrangement of the routes under
such rate of fare-there be question of the one
fact that Baltimore has so far made much moro adj
vantageous bargain with these railroad spectators than
any other city in which street railroads have been intro
Observation-Disclosures american.
The two foregoing paragraphs we clip from the R1Ii
more american OF yesterday, the first being properly
credited to the Philadelphia Ledger. That from the
fraud and popular rights both combined scarcely
credible and by no means credabe to journalism We
shall examine it presently.
The opinion of the Ledger with regard to Baltimore and
the present grant is rghtand Urong 1t is right in
one point OF view but there is another phase of
er IN wch IL seems to be uninformed mistaken
umore, instead of being benefited the amount of one
million of dollars in thirty years by the present grant
would be eeced to just that extent Admit the premise
that one million of dollars would go the city treasu-
ry in the of thirty for public parsa result
nobody could expect from the assgnees of the grant with
uS-tle
seem to the fact that the people would have 70 ma
just million of dollars more for the privilege of nav
ing the other million in that way We ask the LeIger
II 1t can point to anything in public financial operations
so monstrous this
We to the Baltimore american which !, ;tS
hrst editorial exploit upon this subject shows its afa-
tlon and sympathy with the parties to the infamous
transaction our citizens have universally denounced
Ihe american tells us that Baltimore will receive
through the present grant lin thirty years than
TWO 1nons OF dollars That any journal affecting the
mos. ordinary preensions to common sense enter
tanning the slightest respect for the common sense of its
readers should venture such assertion truly mex
Plcaoe. we don't know what to make of it. Is it
BROCK lntdtudon? That miserable iRfdtuation which
mas degraded men claiming decency and responsibility in
TO mere wre-workers the lobby of the TepisIatra
Has it really perverted the press BatimoreP Can it
prevail upon men to commit civil suicide in the face
this whole people, in of parcel of 'PhiladeIpha
speculaorsS We might really infer as much from the
atu OF the americans argument in their behalf Let
us put it to the test.
The american possibly includes in tic tvo riI,ior.
te annual license the city is receive That we dspose
with the fact that the Brooks and bill
are
consequently, not indebted to the Philadelphia specua
tors for that part of the two millions Now let us admit
ha M OF two millions would go to the city parks or
anything else in thirty yearsto be squandered for pot
lcal purposes more key-the Aericdns argument car.
res with It this remarkable fact that whatever may go
from the hands of Brock Co into the city treasury re
presents precisely the amount extorted from the
citizens of Baltimore in behalf of Brock & Co. for col.
ecting 1t. In other words, our citizens would nav in
twenty years two millions parks for the privilege
riding in Brock Co.'s cars and pay Brock & Co t,ro
m'onS more for the privilege Of paying tUo millions in
n oil ifrati Of
gle the Baltimore american exclams that Baltimore has
"a much more advantageous BARGAIN &c. And if this
is the Americans idea of bargain is perfectly well
come to it, 1t will enjoy such bargains in the undisturb
ed luxury andexcusveness of There is not another
man in Baltimore who would confess himself dupe OF
such "bargain'
But, says american '3atmore ,ciH act, in thirty
years, for the present railroad grant, millions of dol
lars &C. And in the name of common let us ask
where in the world and from whom Baltimore to act
it? What is Baltimore? An abstraction? thing sep
arate and apart from the people? A man n kng or a
god, to be enriched by hocu pocus of half dozen
Christian and benevolent gentlemen of PHILADELPHIA
smiling benignanty in the of Brock l. Co. ? Has
the american eyes, they open the enormity of
the daring imposition with which this people have been
menaced? Does not the american that every dol
lar which any railroad grant makes available
rightfuy wrongfuly from the people of Baltimore
We can assure our Deghbors that Messrs Brock Co.
have not come into Baltimore with any exravagant no
tons of benevoence We rather think that they have
shown most willing disposition turn us to private
account and to get out of us all that they possibly
And II they had hoodwinked us all they to have
done some of city journals should have proved
the most verdant set of dupes the easiest of pucked p
geons, that the century has produced
Something more to this point and to which the Anneri
can seems to have marveously closed its eyes These
benevolent gentlemen of Philadelphia are soliciting the
Legislature of Maryland for the privilege of issuing forth
thousand shares Of stock at par value of fy dollars peT
share! This is the outline of that gracious h
which Baltimore inot to get two millions the Aeri
can saysbut to two millions for what may cost about
ve aundred thousand dollars But it is needless 10
theme so maniestly dishonest The scheme of extor.
ton is fulbl to all who 1cing look upon its
offensive details.
The american hints at difference of opinion in
reference to three cent fare This is mistake There
is no difference of opinion with those cho hare 10 pav
nd so long as there citizens of Baltimore willing
take this stock with that rate of fare of the
possible consequence whether the American ever con
WINGED that the lines could be supported" or not We
doubt If it is possible to convince the American that
any other than the Brock & Travers bill with all its
denominations, be worthy of the respect and
hdence of the people Of people of Baltimore
are convinced" to the contrary notwithstanding And
II the American to stand by same people of
Baltimore against the most shameless fraud and impos
ton that has threatened their rights interests
is about time to do it. +