New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-16

that The Governor Is Tor has beep) earnestly consid-
eripp what Is bis duty In the premises, resolved
to look at the question in every light before making
an irrevocable decision. And thisis what shouldbe.
The subject is surrounded with difficulties. On the
enc band our City really reeds more local Railroads.
and ought to have them now. To veto these bills at
this stage Of the Session. is to prevent the present
satisfaction of this urgent public need, and TO pro-
long the monopoly enjoyed by the present roads, to
the discomfort of our citizens and the undue profit
of their stockholders II City Railroads are to be
regarded as gainfal monopoly, then the more roads
the less monopoly, the smaller profit and the greater
the public advantage. This is one view Of the ques
ton If all the roads for which bills have passed
the Legislature we're to be built this season, we can
not believe that they would prove onehalf so ucra
tive as is generally supposed, by men who fail to
see that the ten railroads would carry but few more
passengers than the FIVE now do, and must carry
them at double the present cost. Then there is q
very general desire to get rid of a protracted
wrapgle-to have moro railway accommodation and
leas jaw about it-and all these considerations are
against veto. Aud besides, men Of all parties are
deeply interested in the proposed roads, including
some of Gov. Morgan's political and personal
friends, whom he must hate sorely to disoblige,
in o matter which they regard as of vital conse.
quen,e. So much for the considerations which
weigh against the spprehended vetoes. Now for the
other side:
The predominant public sentiment of our City,
especially among the mostintelgenta and substantial
classes seems to be decided against the grants con-
templated-not the railroads, but the concession of
the franchises to favored few In addition to this,
many jealous and upright Republicans fear that
party capital will be made by our opponents out OF
these grants, though seven.eigbths of the Demo-
Gratis, whether City or Country, in both Houses,
sustain and vote for them. These Republicans
care less for the franchises and the anticipated
profits than for the integrity and good name of their
party, which they fear such grants by Republican
Legislature will compromise.
Should Gov. Morgan feel constrained to veto
these bills, their hackers wihaye no reason and no
right to blame him. In his last Annual Message,
he truly and tersely said:
1.-THE continued and unexampled growth of the City of New
York has brought with the Necessity Of providing
of to the upper part OF Msnostlan Island recon.
of the City of Newly increased in doing this however
care should be taken while limiting and equalzng the OF
railroads that city, to render the valuable fran
chise source Of income to the CITY,"
Have these suggestions been needed by the
trainers of the imperiled bills' Certainly not. If
they had been, there would be no fear of vetoes.
Were they not proper and reasonabei If the
embryo railroad corporators and benofciaries shall
be defeated because the Governors respectful
recommendation was disregarded if not defed, they
will have only their own greed to blame for their
failure.
Other yetOes are also foreshadowed-we know
not how truly. We are confident that the Cover
nor will have the ssgacity to discern the right, in
nearly every instance, and the courage to do it