The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-07


is not within my recollection that single individual has
been suspected even Of pecunary corruption.
LxGIsLAnyg CORRUPTION
Next In importance the integrity OF the courts In
well governed State, the honesty OF the legislature.
the new States of The West consisting Of the alleged
bribery of considerable number VI the members Of the
Legislature by corrupt distribution OF railroad bonds
Is quoted by Lord Grey specimen Of the corruption
which has infected the es alton both Of Congress aud Of
the States and showing he state Of things which has
currepce certainly f truly reported and of that know
nothing) iustratV 70, hope OF IA state things"
which has arieo America of the degree TO which
large bodies men OF whom better things might have
beer expected, may sometimes become infected
when the mania Of speculation is epidemic, that
principle, prude AGO and common break down
In the eagerness TO clutch at sudden wealth In
bubble season the ordinary rules OF morality lose their
controlling power for while under the temptation Of
the day. Tho main current Of private morality In Eng
land probably flowed deep and strong ever, both
isters ladies' and Of the hshers person.
ages the realm ran mad after dishonest gains and this
served that tbs esry legislation Of Ensand In such
matters not free from rcproach - justify
In atrbutng the bribery in America solely TO the temo
character Of the government and the b0grapher
,f George Stephenson furnishes facts which abundantly
confirm the truth Of this * After describing the
ried In ihat country ls4+-ls4s Mr. smiles proceeds
"Parament whose previous conduct in connection with
railway legislation open 70 asion, inter
posed no check attempted remedy On The contrary
Il helped Intensity the evil arising FROM this unseemy
state Of things Many Of its members them selves
involved in the mania and mach interested in its
tinuapce the vulgar herd Of money grubbers
The railway prospecuses now issued unlike the Liverpool
and Manchester and London and Birmingham schemes,
headed ~ peers baronets landed propre!ors and
strings Of Ps. Thus II was found in 1916 that not
fewer than hundred and ty seven members of Par
| lament the list Of companies subscri-
beers for ranging from two hundred and ninety one
PSunas STEERING Sn0' as % ~ ana nss
lines to boast OF their Elementary strength,
and the lumber Of ySs they could s Command IN
| had formerly brought to bear upon Parliament, In
resisting railways when called for by the public necessi
tics, employ to carry measures OF far dfe
rent kind originated by cupdity knavory and folly Blu,
these gentlemen had discovered, BY this time, that rail-
WAYS were as a golden mine TO them. They sat at rail
way boards, sometimes selling to themselves their own
land at their price and paying themselves with the
money OF the unfortunate stockholders Others used
railway mania s&s convenient, and to themselves mex
peDsive, mode Of purchasing constituencies. II was
strongly suspected that honorable members adopted what
Yankee legislators call " log rolling that is "you help
me 70 roll my log, and will help you TO roll you're" AT
all events II Is matter Of fac, that, through paramsn
sons, projected during the mania, calculated only to
benefit inhabitants Of few miserable old boroughs
accidentally omitted from sshsdae were Snorzsa IN
Stephenson, p. 3T1)
These things be I, remembered, took place, not In
newly gathered republic just sprouting to say into
existence the frontier inhabited by the pioneers Of
civilization who had rather rushed together than grown
UP to the moral traditions Of ancient community but
they took place at the metropolis of oldest monarchy
In Europe the centre Of the civilized world whore public
sentiment propped By the authority Of ages-heart Of
years. Was in London at the height Of the mania;
the Railway King, as he Was called at the zenith Of
walked quctiy it was said, with some sixteen railway
bills under his arm" almost fourth estate Of the realm
saw the sidcd bubble burst Bu, did not Sre ions
my government that this marvellous stac Of things
showed the corruption which springs from hereditary
sttutons nor did hint that Of right OF
suffrage and moderate infusion Of the democratic prn-
| cipie was the only remedy.
| NrxRoocRsx NATIONS
| have time n few the unscrupuloUs
and oyerbearpg tone' which Is said by Lord Grew 20
max our intercourse with foreign nations IN anv
one Furooean nation he observed we're To act IN the
same manner II could not escape war for a single wear
We onrseyes ba 20 been yepeaiedly on tho verge az
ouarrel with The United STATES Win no divereence of
interest but the possible interest on both sides
TO maintain the closest friendship we have more than
once been on the eve of quarrel and nt great
has only been avoided because the of this
country has had the good sense TO treat the
of the United States much as we should treat spoed
children and though the right was clearly on our side
has Welded to the unreasonable pretcnsons of the
md that a question NAV arise ON which our honor and
our interests Will make eoncesson ON our part ioossl
| blen
No one is an impartial Judge In his own case II we
should meet these rather ndiscreet In the ON
mst-by deus, "a BROAD Az the ssscrtlon-the mater
would be len precisely a. II stood before that Ia each
party in s national thinks itself right and
its oonent wrong which Is not an uncommou case IN
human affairs public and private This At least nav be
added without fear OF Contradiction that the United
states IN their ,ntercourse with foreiun oovcrn
men,s have abstsnc rom ali Interference IN European
politics. aud have confined themselves TO the protection OF
their own rights and pteress Az far A concerua theo
retics ou the subjects usually be-
tween covernments distinguished En9lish naetstrate
and civilian the authority Of she United states
"to be always great upon questions of international
law" (R Philimores International Law vol Ill D. 252
Many Of The questions which have arisen between this
country and England have been such kecny
the national suscep.eities That In discussing these
a,s no orJ m,,aed ~ mo 1 Inn H. 49,, vs "a
w.en no wo,a us'esea IA warner tone .nan might DC
Sa NOV 20 oe esi~.s ~ s1a az n'.se nSeH 70
tS, that t inir@aurs ~ shs Int, S,ss ',h Gs.a,
pri,sn has in ,he main hcen condacsd c,rnss,,S ~
s "'e =. va 'nAin ~. e.uuuseu, carusuy IN
a. os pywe,la Saves treating important sue.
yets out oourteousy gravey ana temperateyr no one
well acquainted With The facts VIII, think deny ],
would not DC dc, 70 pas In review our principal con
troverss with England and 70 show that when she has
conceded any portion OF our Demands has not been be
ss.so .nt! wsrs ose geo an ana over
sc) but because thew were founded in iusce and aus
tanned BY argument This Is moi tho occasion Tor such
review In a public .tr,ss which / had the honr of