The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-29

| THIS new 0ahSef upon the Ueedmon OF NEW
Orleans.
EFFEcrUAL BLOCKADE or BRoADwAY--THAr
THoRoUGnrARE GIVEN UP TO TIE STREET RAIL
ROAD Observation-Disclosures huge swindle on
the down town merchants and citizens OF
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Staten Island was
perpetrated during the qniet of Sunday by
the laying of street railroad through and
across Broadway al the already 0vercrO wded in
tersection of Park row, Fulton street and Broad
way. This point has for years been the chief
interruption to city travel; "jams" have been
more frequent and accidents to limb and life
more serious here than at any other point.
| Greater efforts have been mlde to repair the
| difficulty, by proposals to bridge the streets,
throw open the City Hall Park as d paved
plaza, to be used by vehicles, and to widen Ann
street. But while these actual and necessary
| improvements have been disc0untenanced by
the City Corporation, because the "Ring" saw no
Jobs in them, Broadway and Fulton street.-the
two most crowded thoroughtares ofthe city and
| the only available outlets for the crowded pop
ulation Of our suburban cities in Jersey and
Long Island--have been completely and effect
ually blockaded by the Legislature in author
| izng this unnecessary extension of the double
track Of the Dry Dock and East River Railroad
not only across but through Broadway. The
impossibility of running cars through Broad
way ought to have been apparent TO anybody
with any knowledge Of the frequency Of s.jams"
at this point, and will be made evidens before
the day is over to the corporation which has
disHgured and obstruced the street. On
an average one car every three or four
minutes will attempt TO cross Broadway,
going In either direction, and the result
will be one interminable confused jam,
delay and confusion. Not only this, but he
place will become still more dangerous to
foot passengers, and II will be next to impossi-
BILE to pass in safety. No such obstacles in
central and crowded localities ought to be per-
nzitted, and this new obstruction to Broadway
travel ought at once to be removed. For years
| the citizens have been endcavoring to prevent
| the mutilation and obstruction OF Broadway by
| the laying Of street railroads in it; but the
| soulless railroad corporations, in defiance Of
the well known wishes OF the people, have
lately obstructed IL At Houston. Grand, Canal
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completed by the laying of the road through
and across Broadway atits most crowded part.
| An Injunction should a. once be placed upon.
The nuisance, and the rails should be removed.
i
The CONSTITUTIONAL AsEspaENr IN TEXAS
We have roport from Texas that proclama-
ton he's been issued by Governor Throckmor-
ton, dated October 8, declaring the proposed
| amendment to the constitution TO be ratified BY
the people of Texas and that "he reports
the vote OF the State 10 be 2s,119 in favor Of
and 2s,4oo against tho amendment" but that
the Legislature has rejected ii by vote Of 81
to 6. The Galveston BuIetir, in commenting
upon this action, says "the day may come
and that day may not be far distant-when
the members refusing 10 ratify the amendment
would be glad 10 undo their work, though we
are afraid Il viii be too late after the discovery
is made that the South will never get any
better terms than thoss proposed in the amcad-
ment."
Now, according 20 this Intelligence the
amendment has been put TO the test Of popu-
lar vote In Texas rs guide for the Legisla-
ture; but the Legislature has fatty refused to
be guided BY this verdict Of the people. We
conclude from this that the Legislature OF
Texns Is almost entirely composed Of the
unconvineed and implacable leaders and adbe-
rents Of 1.-The lost cause" Of JET Davis, and
that, on the other hand, decided majority Of
the voting white population Of Texas recognize
the great issues decided by the war and are In
favor OF the constitutional amendment o. the
basis Of restoration TO Congress. FROM this
example, too, we may safely infer that In all
the other excluded States the masses Of the
people are Tar ahead Of their old hide.bouud.
dre-ealng, Stats rights and constitutional pstti-
Jogging aud quibbling politicians Who have
yet TO learn that In The late deluge Of ere and
blood ell their old doymas and doctrines rest
Ing upon State sovereignty or slavery have
been consumed or buried.
The constitutional amendment marks the
opening Of new chapter and . new era in
the necessity 10 tbc Southern people sod the
Southern Siales Of casting inside ell their
old notions aud old leaders and OF beginning
The world again under nom ldoss, n~w leaders
and new political clothing from head 10 foot
This Is the Arhs which they must now fight out
with their old incursbls Bre-eaten. II may
occupy Them two or three yesn, but We cen wait
Whom this business shsll have been settled 10
the South We shall have decisive contest and
settlement with tho radical disorgsniscrs Of
the North; but We must 6rst get the South into
line before We can make this fight effective
Al the matter now s,aBds, the old 1re-eatirg
Southern ul,ras are playing their old snicidsl
Rsme OF aid aud comfort to tho Northern
radical Jscohiss. and the honest masses Of