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

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that all the demands Of the pablie Tor postal and other
accommodation can be ceoiually secured by bringing
he several roads practically under oDe uanascm Vo
which purpose they have Hppo,nsea ono 70 an 81"
trely new Inc vas put in operation between tho two
cities In this state Of tho case is there suillcioht
rather be dslyed tils real public necessity shall give
the greatest prospect OF advantage to tho Naton
crnaent if it IS thought best the power should toeio
residei
The third proiot is that to make post military and
natonnl commercial road OF the Raritan and Ati1nuc
roads--roads which 90 only rom Port Monmouth 20
Canden and which form route 20 miles ut cast longer
than the present routes by jersey City or Amboy ana
which require 30 miles Of steamboatlng down inc
lower bay, and think require Us long 70 carry Pts
senser between NeW.York and Philadelphia as the
present lines take 20 do the service between Kari
tan and Washington 1t not only has no merits rs
conyenen. route, but many positive demertS III In"'
The lin pending pnrports 10 declare what shall DO
military and post roads and TO regulate commerce Inc
Only roads referred 10 are the two last mentioned 10
New-Jerse and the only commerce proposed 20 pe
regulated il that carried in and through NewJersey
Tic bill empowers these companies TO build and operate
their roads and branches built and to be 5uit as ue
ard passengers between New-York and Philadelphia
in direct violation Of thoir charters, which the New
Jersey courts have he'd In proceedings t. whic1 hce
companies were pert nother sapresSy nor or s
franchise Of raking tolls thereon" and: in rioa'n
of the laws Of the Stale which have been in i3too
NHGrN-EONleIE4Nk
Railroad Company lis exclusive privileges.
The passage Of TIRE law By Congress VIII oblgs me
courts 20 at,ach those actng upon such
suil ority for contempt OF the dCcrae Of tho Court al
ready rendered against them BY name; and no haheas
corpus Of the United States relieve the officers rom
Jail any more than il man sentenced FOR crn'
uaI ofense. The only remedy is breachng The prison
by military force 1t need scarcely be said that ths
will never be ordered by any President OF the Omel
States. al tho instance and IN ihe interest OF pt,aIc
corporation. Ig no. then, the legislation uhWse Tncu
is likely 10 result in practical abandonment OF all at
! tempt to enforce it
No man it would seem, would feel any compassion
for officers Of Company which, Under its corpCrtp
seal and by the osths Of lis officers hadas these Con-
panies and their officers haydcclared they never IN
tended 10 interfere With the alleged exclusive
which thoy Immediately afterwutd did Interfere VITA
and were consequently enjoibel The case IS not Se
tlr act authorizing tie Wheeling Bridge after the de
cree against IL for tic law repealed, To make that
lawful structure, not law creating private prop
erty, but general law which protected puDhc coo
uorce Of which Congress we're the guardian, ana bad
right to declare when and how far the laws OF tue
United States should DO repealed or limited
Il rpmGirs hUt TO correct grOss cenfatlon
derogsofy 10 tie honor CT the State and mpcnchmg
its hfuneas for The last thirty years 70 the national
compact-thst Nev.Jersey charges passengers rom
other States for the privilege of erossns Its tcritoIy
tax levied the corporation possessing tho e1cia'
size privileges which 70 determined not BY The nnn
Der Of foreign Passengers carried but by the
u passengers Of all descriptions carried certain ais
tanoes On he roads TO wits between w-Bruuswick
and Trenton. between CaiaGen ard BoIdent0wn elid
between Camden and Amboy. Tho tax Is LOT on tlc
passengers but on the Company and Is only moro oqu
iss 81 the Company and iarer to the State than tax
graduated by the amount Of its nominal capital for
each Passenger. native foreg1. carried the above
montiou.d Distances tho Company pay zen oens 10 iie
STATE. This is not tax on commerce. IL Is proyl
dent policy the benefits arising from which lessen the
burden OF common taxation and tho wisdom ana en-
caey Of the principle Of which at this time powerfully
commend themselves 10 the people Of the State Of New
Yofk who instead ~ abandoning the franchise OF
operating aroads Of the metropolis TO the manage
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the working u tina; Ich nine 90 the reduction OF their
| own common and burdeDsOme taxation. SoNEEs.