New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-10
RAILROAD MURDER.

If the Legislature Of New Jersey had power
lin the absence Of legislation by Congess) TO
compel oil the foreign commerce OF this port TO
pass through tie narrow, crooked channel be-
tween her coast and Staten Island, and were to
be bribed by selfish intriguers into exercising
that power for their and her profit, charging a
tunnage duty on every vessel 80 passing, there
would Of course be much resulting loss by yes.
sells grounding, collding, &C., &c. and smut.
fling knsyes might talk of these disasters M 81 Wis.,
itatons Of God" mysterious Providences.'
unavoidable accidents" &C., &c.-every
word lie. For there would be no mystery in
the premises, and no interposition Of Providence
otherwise than as everything that happens IL
providential. 1t would be simply human ava.
rice and greed rushing to their goal at what.
ever cost ofpropery and life.
At present. Labor and Iron dear, 20 rail
roads use as little as may DO Of either till better
times. Meanwhile, their tracks and rolling
stock are wearing out and running down, while
most Of them have far more business than ever
before. Their trains run habitually--often out.
rageousl y-behnd time, because overloaded,
i'll supplied with moviDg power, and running
over dilapidated rails and tracks. Hence col.
lisons, devaststions, Wholesale manslaughters.
What use in using words with false OF no mean.
ings, when VIC know the exact TRUTH Why
| should Ooroners' juries lie with IMMUNITY if
other people may not without shame
There is too much business between this city and
Washington for two good, well.managed lines Of
railroad. We should have two or three such
lines but for the control Of Legislation BY
Monopoly. We have four or FIVE separate ways
Of getting to Boston daily, two or three Of
getting to Albany, and Of course pretty good
accommodations Oh either route at fair prices.
We are allowed TO travel southwark only %
hall comport with the interest Of the Camden
and Amboy and an affiliated Maryland Mono.
poly: hence the arrangements, the wreck, the
murders, Of the present week. The human
beings slaughtered or manned for life last
Tuesday morning near Bristol were sacrificed
TO allied legislative and corporate in6delity, and
the price Of their blood has gone into the pockets
Of cold.hearted, crafty, selfish jobbers who will
read Of their death with bare twinge Of com
junction and turn to the prosecution Of their
next gone of greed as II human life were Of no
account and money the only God
OF course, particular individuals were more
or less blameworthy In this particular instance
but the real murderers OF those mangled victims
were the coptrivers and upholders Of the Cam.
den monopoly. No onerailroad can do properly
and safely the business that is TO be done be.
tween this City and Philadelphia. The work is
not in Steam and Iron. and cannot be got ont Of |
them. The simple fact that two great passen.
ger trains follow each other sbout midnight out
of Philadelphia, running over the samet track TO
this City, tells the story. Those trains ought 20
be run, but not over the same road. The vic.
tins Of Tuesdays tragedy were massscred be.
cause the most obvious dictates Of precaution
and safety had 10 be disregarded or the work
piled upon that road by the greed Of its man.
ayers could not be done. .
We left for Washington on Sunday night at
7, being due at next morning. Reaching tho
SusquehSnna at 2, we were kept on this bank
till 7, because Of leo In tho rivor, though the
channel was clear as mill-pond in Summer,
and only some DRIFT ice hanging about the
docks which had caught and stil detained it.
There was no good reason for the detention, but
when ono company has practical monopoly of
. great route, who can expect Il to be vigor.
ously, effectively runi The train that left
Washington on Sunday evening did not cross
tJl after We did. Mondays 9sv passengers got {