New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-11
CITY RAHRoADS-MR. P. B. SWEENEY

To The Editor Of Tie " Y. Tribune
SIR: confess, o. the whole TO a sense of Obligation
for your allption to my connection with the City Rail-
read legislation Of last Winter notwth5taud ng the
very unfierdy spirit 10 which it ia made because it
furnishes With public opportunity 70 state my
position in the mater.
claim that my connection with these railroad acts
has been legitimate and justif4ble l will stae tina
facts In the first place. it is untrCethat am grantee,
directly indirectly, in every railroad act of last
WiEter. / was named as grantee in the Seventh
Railfcad act, but, as will be seen, more az
trustee for parties and interest entitled to indemnity
and pro- ectiOn than for my own benefit.
have been connected, during the past seven years.
personally and professionally, with gentlemen having
large pecuniary inteIe,t in the lines Of omuibusas
op'Tated on Broadway, 80 well as other parts Of the
city, and have been, and am, somewhat largely inter-
est "a ttockhOlder in the Consolidated Stage Com
psBy.
These GENT men, believing that additional railroads
Inevitable, concluded 10 the yeac 1859 tlat their
oct prudent If tactics was, il possible % dsn
tfy tbeH elves witb the railroad movement and 5sc1r,
indemnity in the grants to DO made, for the inJurV
hch they would IN their business and properly
tan. In this line Of policy conceded, aud united
with them in a common effort for their and my own
protection.
TIE limits Of this communication will not permit of
arRu nj 10 chow this rhoss engaged in the omnibus
bis ia this city and are eql ably entitled 70
reasonable indemnity for injury to their Interest,"
which viii be caused by the Introduction OF comps'iog
raiIoadR Such argument Is Certainly not ss'ary
10 THE TRIBUNE, for your paper has consistently and
constant advocated the justice Of the principle
Ia fe Winter Of 1889 hsd several intsSvIs - with
Mr. Greeley in regard q the position Of the stage ia
terets, urging upon him heir TgG to indemnity 1iost
The proposed new railroads. lie request O me % EN-.
body ny views in a communication. / did so, and al
though the paper occupied several columns, 10 pub
he'd 4 .f,.tr
probation. ! have hal agency ia this air Al
business but 70 secure what The TRiBUSE declared il
right TO demiT and iIst 20 h4ye granite Ii from
sny the railroads are not established the staga
busness VII 90 on IN uninterrupted prospect y aud
my sock has pr tiy lula ly pd Der c5ut pr
aDnun, which / sJer a very far and cooperating
return % "a al which, ~ CREST dsgr5s taxes care
OF ils5lf; but If The railroads cone W. ara in posi-
uOu, 70 be sQTe Of abundant protection. This We Y
comic tab state o. thDgs, admit have been 20 1s-
v bat "acice,' hUt no. dishonest, IN bi1gnR about.
am connected with two 9th rs 81 tb5 grl lis-n90i-
rally with tLi ee-hut NY interests aTs divided with
Others ~ OF such character ne 10 c.alts a.
pf.h'Dscns thar TOO generous a concession has been
AIDE by TIE L-gsIa ufe % tho p.g,uar stage iui5r-
cate Represented by me- lit Is # my importance 70
the public 20 bnOW the Ismss az th05i Interested 9Th
ne, and he REESE extent Of each ndiviu lis share
Will with heir pe lIli si,n Cheernly furnish the in.
formation 10 al word. No psrs0ng but tb1s, d.
recty indirectly Interested in The stage business have
auy com ecion whatever with ne 10 these giants, or
the Int, Trsis VIi" which am III u'ilied
No. 3, 'aa,i . S.sV 0e H. 1860. X ' b. SWEENEY
Mr. Sw'ensyls undoubtedly right ia asserting
that THE TRIBUNE has always maintained that If
City Roilr' ad grants are to be made TO anybody,
the prOprietors of Stage property which those
Roads viii displace and destroy are entitled to
il ersl consideration in the making of those grants
or in The allotment Of stock in the Roads. But Mr.
SWEEP ey is quite aware that the Fusion party is
doing its utmost TO cover with ,ium not merely the
Legislature which made the grants, but the party
to which majority Of its members belonged, be-
cause of the legislation of lagt Vn;er-that this
was cODspicuOusy done at the Fusion meeting of
Monday night. We, therefore, Wide we condemn
generally the legislation in question, feel bound to
shOw particularly not Only who passed tho bills in
question, but who solicited aud profted by their
passage. II this sort of warfare is not pleasant or
profitable to Mr. S., he must blame his political
associates who force it Upon us.-Ed.]