The New York herald., 1865-03-14

come.
RAILROAD SLAUGHTER AND THE RnxEpY.-
We are sick of the continual slaughter on our
railroads. Something must be done to put a
stop to 1t, and 1t must be rigorous measure,
which admits of no escape from responsibility.
Some people say that the frequency of accidents
on the railroads, by which so much life is sacri-
feed, Is the premeditated result Of stockjobbing
on the part Of the companies, to reduce the
value Of stock by carelessness in the manage
ment and the constant loss of life, in order that
certain parties may be able to buy stock cheap,
and then, by instituting better management,
bring up the price, and sell at high figure. It
Is almost impossible to conceive anything 90
wicked a. this even in the mind Of stockjob-
ber; but from whatever cause this wholesale
railroad murder proceeds, there is remedy at
hand which ought to be resorted to, and we
warrant 1t would be found most effective. Let
the Legislature pass law empowering any
criminal Judge or district attorney in all the
districts Of the State to present to grand jury
the circumstances of every accidenrby which
life is lost; examine witnesses before them, and
indict the parties found to be responsible, just
as in the ordinary cases Of murder or burglary,
and affix the penalties on the same scale This
would bring railroad directors and employees to
sense Of the fact that human life cannot be
recklessly trifed with; and it is the only way
to prevent the railroad slaughters which OF late
have become disgrace TO the country.
The Woe PRESIDENT AND SIGNOR FORNEY.-
We perceive that Signor Forney, in his Wash
ington Journal has given to The public the graft
flying intelligence that the health Of the Vice
President "has been entirely restored" The
amiable Chevalier says Of Mr.. Johnson, afler his
surprising recovery, that that gentleman twas
as cheerful as any man could be after having
recovered from SO severe an indisposition."
We suppose so, and think that the Vice Presi-
dent ought to be eternally grateful to hisfriend,
The Signor. Forney is truly benevolent man
a real friend in need In fact, he is nearly as
benevolent as Secretary Welles, only not so
silly. The Vice President, it will be remem-
bered, got into a rather serious difficulty just
before he fell sick, and it was necessary for him
to get out Of the scrape in some plausible
fashion. Mr.. johnson alone was unequal to
the task; but, fortunately for him, the diplo-
macy and benevolence Of Signor Forney came
to his aid. This amiable gentleman saw
through the matter at once, and, having sug-
gested remedy, the Vice President with tears
of gratitude in his eyes, threw himself upon bis
friendly breast and wept aloud. The prelimina-
ries were soon settled and the Vice President
carried to Silver Springs, where, we now hear,
he has completely recovered his health.
This timely and benevolent action Of the
Signor Forney ought not, and we hope 1t will
not, be readily forgotten. 1t is always useful
to have so amiable person at hand in cases Of
this kinda man who not only knows how to
get people into dilemmas, but to help them out
of their troubles afterwards. That the Vice
President will feel deeply grateful to him for
his exertions to restore him to health during his
late severe indispostion, as well as for the
generous paragraph announcing his complete
convalescence, we have no doubt whatever.
But for such services there should be COM
mensurate reward. We expect, therefore, that
Signor Forney will, at the very least, be made
Secretary of the Navy.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW AND THE BROOKLYN
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announoino the time the amended Internal Re