New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-31

* uhVinI Dub nfo yO"io w ioh' Vhys ~ Loo
run out once, and heon renewed, and will BIO
renewed again whenever tho necessary disburse-
ments shall BIO forthcoming. It would have
been removed at this session but for the dread of
the effect on Congress; it uW be renewed when
ever the Company shall deem that renewal worth
paying for. 1t regularly holds nine-tenths OF
the Democratic, and good share of the Rcpub-
lican managers of Now Jersey politics in the
hollow of its hand, and cen do with them as it
will. We have no doubt some of the four law
yer could tell within a fraction the cost Of add
ing another twenty years to tho Monopoly.
Have wo who live in tho adjacent States q
right 10 pass through the State of New-Jerseyl
This question the Company's lawyers avoids
yet it is vital and paramount. Our duties, for
example, coll us, once or twice year, to the
National capital Have we right, by virtue
of our citizenship of tho United States, TO pass
through the State of Now-Jorsey on our way
or can we do 80 only by that States sufferance
and gracious permission Does the constitutional
guaranty that "the citizens of each State shall
be entitled TO oil privileges and immunities of
citizens in the several States" mean anything 7
or IL our passing through New-Jerscy without
permission violation of the territory of for
eign power' We claim it as our right SO to
pass, and to pass by such existing route as 70 US
shall seem most advantageous and convenient.
If wo arc wrong in this, then New-Jersey may
justiGably tax our transit across her aroa, or
even forbid it altogether But if it is our
rigLt, then she can have no right to pre-
scribe our route, or tax our transit; for, if she
can, she may require that we pay 500 for tho
privilege, take Newton and Bridgeton in our
way, and spend at least a week in tho passage
for the benefit of her turnpkes and taverns.
All the talk Of {" Eminent Domain" is wide
of the mark, unless you contend boldly that tho
right Of Congress "To establish Post-Roads "
il limited to the uso of such as the State-being
moved thereto by certain payments into her
treasury, and certain other into the pockets Of
her legislators--sha see fit to prescribe or per-
nit. Unless you take that ground You can
make no Roadway on A" Eminent Domain
We affirm tho clear right Of Congress to char
ter Company to run Post Road on iron rails
from Bangor to Brownsville, or on any part Of
said route We hold, Of course, that Congress
possesses all the powers necessary TO making this
one effective. We hope 10 see a National Post
Road from New-York TO Washington (aud a.
much further in either direction as may be
"A oil 1aN oh nd hui ut an
early day. But, meantime there happen to be
two Railroads already existing in New-Jersey,
chartered by her Legislature, constructed and
in operation. which will carry people across the
trust Congress will say it emphatically and at
once. True, these roads constitute devious
route, twenty miles longer than the Camden &
Amboy, with more water-carriage, and other
impediments; SO that the Monopoly will still
have an immense advantage. But the ilutter-
ing of the pigeons convinces IA that even this
round about road win put the Monopoly on its
good behavior, and compel IL TO carry passen-
gers faster, cheaper, and safer, than il has hther
TO done; NO let US have this mcager installment
Of justice TO long oppressed and plundered
community at once; and then We will look
around for more.
The Monopoly lawyers are less wise than we
had supposed in threatening notification by
New-Jersey Of the Joint Resolve allowing peo-
pie 10 cross New-Jcrsey otherwise than on their
track. We do Mt believe the Monopoly's tools
in the SSate offices will undertake any such
game; but we trust they will have chance.
1 et them try il on