The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27

A NEW RAILWAY SOHENE.-A meeting
was held at the Criminal Court room, City Hail,
auxiliary to the ''Nationsl Anti. Monopoly Cheap
Freight Railysy League" the hssdausttsrs Of !.
which IL In New York There was slim attend
ance, owing doubtless TO the fact that the call
for the meeting was not more generally advsr.
tised.
Edwin Dudley, and on motion, Captain Wilson
Miller took the chair, Nj Dudley being the per.
manent secretary. '.a'' .. ~.
Mr.. Hugh Cameron submitted the following '
preamble and resolutions; ~. /
Whereas II 10 now maintained that thirty per !
cent. only, or thereabouts, Of the advantages Of
the railway have been achieved and as II 10 be- |
lieyed thata double track can be made to accom-.
pifsh two.fold more work than the double track /
as now managed, AID that railway freghts can |
easily be reduced to one.third or less Of present
charges by the adoption Of the principles and
plan contained In the bills now before the Senate
Of the United Statesi therefore, |
Re,OiVed, That 10 deem II eIpedisnt to organ |
iEo a cooperative cheap freight railway league |
for the District Of Columbia, to act In commune
ton with the national league recently organised
In the city Of New York. |
RsSoiUsi, That said league for the District OF
Columbia be formed by tho election Of n presi. |
dent, two vice presidents, a secretary, treasurer
and an executive council Of sixty members; the
executive council, whom elected, 10 concert with
the president and vice presidents, To make all
rules and regulations for the government Of tho
league, with full power to conduct lite Affairs and
business.
RssOioed, That all persons DESTROYS Of co opsr.
aiing or assisting to accomplish the objects Of
the organisation shall be regarded as members
upon indicating their deSire to become 90.
ReSoiUed, That We recognize In Congress the
full and exclusive power to regulate foreign
| commerce and commerce between the States,
nd TrNKlh hat al all an Ria and
practices on tho part Of States to subject the In
teroourse or commerce Of the people Of other
States TO onerous exaotons, or prohibit the con.
| struotion Of commercial thoroughfares under ma
| tional authority; that while We accord to each
| State the right to attract the commerce Of other
States by the superior facilities II may establish,
II has no power to oonstrain or restrain such
commerce by any obstacles or prohibitions what.
| ever.
RsJoiped, That the inhabitants Of the District
| Of Columbia have been subjected to prohibitions
and denied commercial advantages through the
influence Of adjoining States, so much so that
the national capital has been unjustly paralyIed
| in its growth aud Importance, and its interests
| hagrautly outraged therefore, while We deem II
| our duty to cooperate In securing improved adj
vantages to other sections, we shall confidently
appeal to the national power for the yindication
OF the rights Of the people Of this District.
| Rssoirsd, That we cordially invite the people
Of this District, and others sojourning here, to
lend their influence and join in cooperating until
tho objects and purposes Of the cheap. freight
railway leagues are fully accomplished.
Mr.. Nicholas Calau roso and said that be did
not recognize 10 tho assembly any gentlemen
| whom he knew; but while he favored the resolu.
tiOns, he hoped they would not be adopted until
discussed at a fuller meeting. He wanted to
make little more noise on n subject so impor-
tant, and moved that the meeting adjourn for
one week, when fuller meeting could be con.
yened. ..-,r
Mr.. Dudley said that although the meeting
was small 1t would be well to listen to few re.
marks from the Hon. Lorenzo Sherwood, as II
was probable that gentleman would be absent
from the city neIt week, and hoped Mr.. Callan
would withdraw his motion TO adjourn.
The motion was withdrawn and Judge Sher.
wood proceeded to address the meeting. lie
said be never YVES discouraged at a paucity Of
numbers when m important practical question
was to be discussed, Large enterprises were
always set on foot by small numbers and II was
the beginning that attained the end. We we're
now assembled, he said, to consider one Of the
most important movements ever brought TO the
attention Of the peops Of the United States.
The present Congress would have before II for
consideration reforms Of beneficial character
to the people at large, such as has never hereto.
fore been brought forward, foremost among
which would DO bills relating to cheap railroad
frsights. Railway freights will be- oheapened
will save to the people 800, 0O0, 900 annually.
Railways, he said, had accomplished much to
deyelOpe commeroeRand ayr Sulture, as we'll as
the printing press for Civilization, but railroads
were capable Of Acoomplishingn great deal more
than they have as yet done. There were 80, 900
miles Of railway in the United States rotting out
and wasting away, aud the people are paying the
deterioration by their commerce.
Judge Sherwood then alluded to tho apathy oil
: our business men to take hold of enterprises
: looking to the welfare of tho District, and said
the State of Maryland and the Baltimore and
! Ohio railroad held the people Of The District o.
: Columbia 10 bondage. He urged our people t.
+ go before Congress and assert and demand theiI
:, rights. lIo said Washington was u city oil
boarding houses, with no commerce, and CON
PEELED to look to Baltimore for everything TIL,
, Maryland Legislature, Baltimore, aud Mr.. Gar
! rett would not let anything come here II the,
u could prevent it, Washington, II untrammelisd
j could grow into beautiful city In twenty years
. and bo larger than tho ustrianoapital The bond
), Of Mr.. Garrett must be broken, and all others
no said, that hold our people In durance. II
next advsrted to the States right principle, an
I, said they were usurpations, as no State had thu
u right to tax the commerce of any State passing
Z through its domains but States rights wal
. dead everywhere except in New Jersey and
Is Maryland. The speaker then went on to discuss
the general principle Of railways, and recon.
, msnded the organization Of a company to act il
! concert with the Cheap Freight Military League
$ recently established in New York,
Our limited space prevents fuller report Al
u this time Of the remarks Of Judge Sherwood
8 and the meeting adjourned to Saturday evening
y to meet In the rooms Of the Board of Trade.
= SPITING THE Yesterday fore
Q noon, as Officer W u. Halves, Of the Sanitary