Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-03-01
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
Editorial Extracts From the Great DallIes.
SENATOR sHERMAN's COPYRIGHT BILL.
tFrom the N. Y. Tlmes.l

SENATOR sHERMAN's COPYRIGHT BILL.
tFrom the N. Y. Tlmes.l
The copyright controversy has passed into
another phase. First we had a bill which, il
was claimed, embodied the views of the pub
fishers; then came one from the authors this
was succeeded by third, which absurdy at
tempted to reconcile the absolutely irrecon-
cilable ideas Of each Of these interesting parties:
and now, Senator Sherman steps in with an en-
tirely independent measure, which has at least
this advantage over all the others proposed
the certainty Of being entirely unsatisfactory to
every one concerned
LOCKING CARS on RAILROADS.
IFrom the N. Y. Tlmesl
In this instance, lady steps on board a train
before it starts, but on trying to get into a car
finds the door locked, and herself standing help
less upon the platform Just az the train moves,
and exposed to the full force OF furious gale
Of wind The result is that she is either joited
or blown OF from the car, and almost killed by
the fall. Independently OF the doubly-sad cir.
cumstances Of this case, we cannot help de.
nouncing this car-locking imposition OF the New
Haven Railroad Company as an outrage which
should promptly cease.
There Is no good reason why the cars should
be locked at all, and certainly none tor keeping
locked after the trains have started Now thai
the Company has been shown what possibilitie,
OF danger lie hid in the miserable practice, VIZ
trust they are not going to burn up a car loa(
senses upon the subject.
THE COMMITTEE OF sEvESrY's PROPOSED CHARTER
tFrom the n. Y. world.l
We trust that the fantastic charter of tb,
Committee of Seventy may be defeated in the
Senate; II not, serious responsibility will do
YolYe upon the Governor. II this bill shonlt
come to him, Governor Hoffman will bestow
upon II the conscientious examination which lac
gives to all bills, and il he concludes that its on.
ha IL
temper to shrink from the performance of /
clear duty. Several influential Republicans il
the Assembly have done the best they could L
invite veto, and justify the Governor in ad
vance for refusing to approve the bill. Mr. Al
word, the ablest and most experienced of the
Republican members, made an open declaration
that he did not vote for the charter because ht
had any faith in it.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENTS TR0EBLEs-AN As
sAULT ON THE PRIESTS.
tFrom the N. Y. Herald.I
tn issues in France are becoming narrowed
day by day, until, before long, the Republic will
be brought to still another death grappla will
it's foes. 1t has been said with some truth tha
the French clergy are to blame for French inf.
deity. In the days Of the empire they served
Napoleon in every way he pleased. Under th,
foolish Citizen King they we're the most devoted
OF the Orleanists, and back through the king
Of the Restoi alton they were Bourbon TO tn,
backbone, but always the foes Of the republic
1t is true that they mover lost their love for III,
monarchy. II is the form Of government il
which clerical intrigue can show to the best ad
VantaBe--where clerical ambition can ach eve
most. The grand historic figure OF Richeliel
and even the lesser brillanee Of Mazarin haunl
them in their dreams when the guillotine Of the
revolution in not before them. And 80 with Ma.
poleon in the army, with Orleanism and Bour.
bonism among the shreds and remnants OF The
old noblesse and their clerical friends who led
the ignorant peaHantry, with red.h Communism
under the surface in the large cities, the noder.
ate republic Of Theirs has fourfold foes t.
battle