New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-16


They did not choose to let their names appear. Millions
giyen away here TO men You never beard of-you may
poll this Courtroom and you cannot ma single man
who ever heard Of bali ofthemi you cannot hnd Ten
men who know one OF them. In some countries ~ Is
common to pension a veteran patriot who has done
great service the nation. II s so In England ana
look with admiration on the English constitution IN
that respect. The great Duke was pensioned; re-
member sitting ia the House OF Commons Snen .So
vote was passed giving pension to the Speaker VINO
had filed the cnair Of the House Of Commons Tor 10
years. without having rece ved shilling for BILE ser
vices II IL common and conceive proper, Tor Legs
lative bodies 70 reward the services Of great men
have served their country; men who have expoSeo
their lives upon the field Of battle.
Patriots h,vs toilet. and In their coun.Iys cause
RSss n.p Dy5u sn fss sos eve IN charge
Their names TO the sweet Tyre. The hi,toie muse,
Proud OF her treasure, marches down to latest toi
An sculpture; 10 her turn. gives bond In stone
And eyer-durng brass to guard them
And nnortslSe her trust.
But who ever heard of these men who are to have
millions given them 7 Your money and niue! Inc
State of Maryland few years ago, contemplated the
necessity OF running railroads through the City OF Bal
timOrs, and what did they do They gave the fran
cbise to certain individuals pedgng them to proceed at
upon the work lose the franchise; they fixed
the fare at five cents provided that two cents on each
passenger should be- paid into the City Treasury TO
make park; and that two cents to-day mas built
park superior TO tho New. York Central Park which
has cost nearly s7,0000G0! That Is history. Seven
million dollars il has cost to-day, and il is but begun,
and Baltimore, am told has got park superior 70
this of the two of the five fare just
such railroads as these. Take away my property aud
yonrs / tell you, they take away the property
OF every man in the State OF New. York. Ihese men,
form IN which they dispose OF their stock II will be
printed paper like this For aud III consideration o
the sum Of $iO TO ne in hand paid therecept whereois
hereby confessed and acknowledged l-wbOever II may
behereby sci assign transfer, and set over 20 such
experimenting tall my right, title, andinteres
in and to tho franchise conveyed TO in chapter III
Of ct and TO have and bod unto the said corpor
alton forever" That Is the way they have disposed
Of their franchises or at least a part OF them. We
shall take the trouble to prove only one of these as
sample. Now, these men are uamed, az have told
you aud they represent respectively one OF the thee
interests The division OF those respective Interests
carefully agreed upon aud liked before the pas-
sage Of the acts. Some OF these men have not been
TO their masters although gentlemen, IN tie cor
rupt machine politics OF the day, the great virtue OF
man is to he false TO every human being but one-a
man like the mAn who hasn't anything AID wants
someihiug;" the man who brought the plie-layers
from Philadelphia in company with the man In snuff
Coored coaI and white hat-you remember all about
him. The great virtue to 10 true 70 one and falSe TO
ali ese ia rare but such eau be fonnd, and they
are the most valuable men in the world. Rochei0ucau
sought such men and would have other about him
aud the of this country has adopted The
same MAXIM. Ii ia said that majority OF one o. these
franchises have already been sold out tor soO OO-the
road most needed by the people OF that cty-.o party
build OF run the road. do not assert this as iact-
though it Is highly probabeso probable that If it be
not alresdy ieel sure will soon be done. In
this event OF the minority grantees will stand
pretty good chance to ose all benefit from tgei fran
chise; at ali events il Ia undereood there never VIII
be track laid down over that avenue. You VIII re-
member the Governor In his veto-message suggested
tho very thing to Mr. Lttlcohn and his associates DO.
fore no came down from the speakers chair TO adyo-
cate tho passage of these bills the Governors
veto. You recolleet that he said that these
grantees were not corporation, aud there
fore not within the provision Of tho Constitution, and
therefore the grant was in perpethty. The message
which the learned counsel attacked with such severity
He suggested Mr. Littleohn that there no eblga-
ton imposed on these grantees TO make or bud the se
roads by the bill IN question. he says these roads are
needed very much; but BY making the bill q law, Il
the grantees their Assigns have such Interest IN an
other road TO make IL f0Y their best interest rot to
build this road either road, they never VIII build IT,
It Is easy to suppose those who own the Eighth and
Sixth avenue Railroads have such IN interest IN
them that they nd for their interest TO prevent TIE
building Of the Seventh avenue Road; they never will
build It they never will permit il TO be built. That Ii
clear. Are you going 70 compel them to build 1t
You cannot. The Governor tells you there 10 no
provision to compel them TO do II. They may hold
these ranchses forever and never build those roads.
Aud you may go 10 New-fork in 1870; when your
children doing business there In 1890 you and they
will go up IN cara with 20 hanging on inside ana
under this ACT owns the franchise on the Seventh
Avenue, and there no there. IL will be so In
1890; ii will be so Ia 1900 and 20 on unIil-wndt
Call u convention for new Constitutional That VIII
not remedy it. " No state shall pass any law impair
iug the obligation Of contracts Gays the Con-duon
Of the United States Gentlemen, resolution tuat
sweeps away oil things and opens wide he Pace Of
empire stands between you and your children to-day
aud the privilege OF going up the Seventh Avenue In
a car 10, 20 or SO Year, hence! The thought l.
overwhelming but it Ii true. What dispo,i.
ton has been made Of this franchise one can
not hear; but it is true that not blow has been
struck directly or indirectly by any OF tbese
grantees or their assgns to build road on one OF
these avenues though they might build road IN three
weeks lime for about $4,000 mile. They have not
done it. Are they going to do it don't know:
Ask those deep IN the seerets-peThape they viii tell
you. Are you going to build these roads We de-
Iuand Of them, Are You selling the stOc<s Are you
trading aud specializing these franchises In W all
street, Or you selling these nghts, these fran
chises or realizing on then just as you gamble with
the stock market They bave not done any thing
yet aud they DO forced to do anything I'M
less you upset the Government by revolution. The
law cannot do It. The Legislature cannot do II. A
Constitutional Convention cannot do IL. There Is no
power 70 DO II. Rerofaton Revolution alone stands
between you and and the execution Of these fran
chises much needed much called Tor by the peo
pie, as you told by the Governor in his annual
message OF 1860. These gentlemen, who are the
grantees Of these rights, understand, make hand
somely out of them by ceiling them. | understand
that 900 is deemed to be fair price 10 the market
Precisely how II is divided, or how il is mixed up,
confess cannot undertake TO state. Nobody can who
is willing to do it. notice the OF VIM. A. Hall
In one of these acts. do not know what became Of
his stock VIM. A. Hall is one of natures nobemen;
he didnt know that his was in this bill ill after
it passed. After the adjournment Of the Legisla
lture the father OF the lobby to him and said:
" You rec your is ia this bill; We want little
money Money What for" said Mr. Hall
" Oh" said he; you know these things cost; these
things cost--t is very valuable, Mr.. Hall" Well,
Mr. Hall declined 20 pay any money. The veteran
then applied to MIR. Hall to sell out bis rights under
the act-ofered him $4,000. Mr.. Hall declined. Mr.
Hall then began to consider what he should do