The national Republican., 1869-02-11
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To ne Republican,

commerce OF the times requires for Its con-
venience, economy and due expansion, iacli-
tiles vastly increased beyond those thns wore
necessary thirty years ago, can harzily hn
10 approve the action Of the House yesterday
In voting that the United States Government
have the power to charter railroads through
States. II was presumed that such would
surely be the decision Of the House upon the
point, rs 1t embraces too many members to
permit the possibility that the railroads COM
blnntion can control majority Of them
against the 30 manifest public interest.
yTur SENATE EXPECTED TO block 1T.
That combination looks to the conser'a-
tism Of the Senate to defeat the bill. They
count upon quite number Of Radical SEN
ators TO be anything hut ridical-progressiye |
lin the matter Of permitting facilities for |
growing commerce to be constructed when |
that may interfere with "ves,ed rights"
REcKoSrso WITHOUT rux HOST.
Nevertheless they are by no means certain
Of their hold on sufficient Of them TO render
the defeat of the airline railroad bill In the
senate Chamber certain. Even the Senate
are becoming progressive on this matter of
fairly protecting the interests of general
commerce against the cxactions and hin
drauccs Of the particular combination of
railroad companies opposing this bill.
ruBLIc OPINION WILL cosTRoL'TH SENATE.
believe 1t to be a question Of very brief
time when the Senate will realize as clearly
as the House docs now, that vested rights,
when they clearly become vested wrongs,
must give way before the necessities of the
public.
THE ENGLISH PRACTICE.
The Legislators Of England, where just
private rights are much more energetically
and effcctually protected by the laws than
among us, have long since recognized and
bowed to the authority Of progressing public
, interests, in the way of sweeping away NOM
inal vested rights that block their path. 1t
Is no longer held In the English Parliament
that exclusive privileges, suited to the con-
dtion Of English communities half century
, ago, must necessarily he continued when
. they have become mere stumbling blocks to
the advancement Of everybody's interests
, through changes in the condition Of every.
!, body's affairs, wrought by hNlfa ceutury's
:, march OF improvement.
Our own Senate will not long lag behind
the House in this matter. They have but tC
|. be made sensible that public opinion will moi
!. longer stand the admission by Congress Of
the right Of a State to make every man and
a every ton of goods passing across its terri
tory contribute to pay the expenses of iti
local government. They will not have tC
y. rub their spectacles often to find out thii
!. fact, now known to all the rest Of the world
, LUCKY ESCAPE.
Grant is to be congratulated on escaping
n with his life from the ofiicc-scekers Of New
York. Twenty to one he has marke,
v every mothers son of the persistent crowd o
Ia impudent bummers who undertook to Ia.
n down the law for his distribution of the New
y. York offices.
-, THEY WONT LEARN.
Those fellows, like the Bourbons, lear
A. nothing and forget nothing. They still re
i. gard public offices as but the reward OF put
n lie rascallty, and have not yet learned tina
Grant means to give Office only to those VIII
bc will fill them best for the public interest.
nv The effect ofthe general public's knowledg
ID that such was the result Of the first publ
at demonstrations towards controlling his al
~, pointments to office, will save him deal G
w. annoyance here.
,m DELEGATIONS TO co OUT OF FASHION.
,ht No more delegations OF hundreds will yeI
/ 70 ture to approach him on such errands, nc
,ar will half the number Of smaller delegation
,rn venture to undertake to inform him of Ii
MAJ duty In such premises, as otherwise woul
css have insisted upon such interviews with hi
ted to that end.
nd THE COPPER TARIFF.
President Johnson's immediate friends
lis those credited with usually knowing his ir
try tentions In such matters-believe that he wi
so veto the copper tariff bill so recently passe
the by Congress. doubt the fact. There
cs- not enough Of the original Andrew JohnSo
The left in him to do that thing In the face of Il
Ugh cxcrtions which the copper ring Will essay
rec- the circle usually surrounding him, TO NAL
ave "Barkis willing"
i,u- THE JUNCTION RAILROAD BILL.
limo What | have felt called on to write co
cnt, ceruing this proposition has already had 4
esi. effect of clearing up most Of the doubts abo
ken the propriety Of its passage, and the adopti'
and of amendments to II obviatlng the Inc
he serious objection thereto. Thus, those nam
as its corporators In the bill declare that tn
q or have no identity whatever with the Bal
In, more aud Ohio Railroad Company, and pI
rcc pose to have none whatever.
,r,o Nor have they any identity In this matt
.ano with the Adams Express Company furtl
ling '"An VI. ,"', s.,' '"n' &C., IA ,ho ono
=. - their number who is to furnish most Of
= 10 capital for making the improvements OF t
,,,,, work they contemplate. They also offer
accept an amendment TO the bill reGuiri
:, =, themselves or their assignccs (the compar
,,,.. whoever may compose 1t at that time)
, permit any and all railroads that hercafi
, may be constructed from Washington c
~" South, to cross the Potomac over their brid
= w on payment of fair tolls for Its use.
THE BILL TO BE DULY GUARDED.
With such change in the bill, and.po
tive security also inserted in 1t against
atty possibility that the Baltimore and Ohio RI
&c OF road may hereafter become the virtual oV
OBJ ers of the franchises granted under the p
flee posed charter, l can see no substantial I
III lection to the enactment Of the bill.
why Il will be remembered that there arc l
'gs : merous claims against the road In the cou
It's of this District and Virginia. Their exstci
rs and the intcrminable pother and expense
mere having over them will prevent capital
'auS from advancing the money necessary
'ndS make the road and bridge what they shol
be unless protected by such charter as
IS to now asked, which provides for the sale
to the present road and Its franchises, ant
'hy, deposit of the amount it brings in court,
sent he paId to whoever may be entitled to
will under future decisions of tho court on
'eal claims above mentioned.
line A TELEGRAM FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
that I hear that Governor Holden, of No
'"S"' Carolina, has tclegraphed to the North Ca
"nS lima delegation In Congress urging them
gIsln. -I...I.. A., III. Dr,n, lILolr