The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-05
Postal Service.

Tho nostal.scrvice question that Is ra'se"
bet ween the Pos.mas'er.Geners' ana fres.-
don. u,scSEsY, of the Philadelphia ana BAR
.;mo,e railroad. Is one full of interest. IL y
. ooe,tion between the Government ano 'ne
railroads. The history OF most railroads u
1,st-.,es The fact that railroads are bu'it .!
the people, and in time pass into the haau s
OF sbarpers and cormorantS, "ho oe''.. 80.
property other peoples money "'s o'''
their own benefit and aggrand'zemen'.
.s 70 the merits OF the issue De'"een
u,>rr,ry and the Postmasier.6 ehefai We
know little. and would not undertake 70 nay
which is right. But since it Is anno"hceu
@ho, sc,rr. of the Pennsylvania rat'roao,
Iii undertake the service at old rates, 1t Is
very clear that HrscKLET is not likely 10 oe
ruined bs continuing the service at the same
,ata for which he has SO long carried The
mails.
Long time ago" there was vigorously
conducted contest between the hon. LAW
Joussos. OF Tennessee. then Postmaster
General, and MoScURE ROBINSON, Esq, the
then president Of the Richmond, Frederieks'
b,rr and Potomac railroad, OF similar
character with that between HINcKLEY anu
the present Postnaster-General. ROBINSON
gained a victory, we believe, I'D tha' case
There was old cutting and turning ABOUT u
,,;,cs CAVE Johnson ran the mail in cart.
The late X. A. MAYO undertook 70 convey II
OF James river, running in connection WIN
the BAY boats. ROBINSON bought the o's
bos:s spd finally CAVE cayed in, and hoBiS'
son was cock Of the walk, The hiScALtf
affair recalls the "Reminiscences OF ILLS ho'
contest.
The railroads have strange relation 10
.hc rublic and the Government. We pave
not found it cut fully. II is very cesr 'hs'
Zen are using railroads and The power o'
cornorstions for their individual advantage.
The subject will bear great deal of cIo'e
;rrcs,;,a,ion and much restriction. The
railroad corporations, under their chaneeu
,ond;,ion-tbe absorption of the property OF
those who built the roads by the ingenious
strategy of a few sharpers-are steao'iy GU
cyoschrpg upon the rights and interests oil the
nron)c and of the Government. a ie" days
since we spoke Of a possible contingency ID
which i, might become necessary for The Fede'
ralt;ovcrumcnl to interfere for The protection
n. society. and the remark was interpreted
by 4 contemporary TO be threat OF most
1sIr;o,,s character: threat TO invade State
fights. and iuceed almost all other rights, at
the EXPENSE Of liberty, fraternity, &c. The
sersitiycncss displayed was remarkable, and
ne fell that we bad unwittingly stirred up
something resembling hornets nest.
The truth is railroad men are getting too
hi, for their breeches. We really believe il
tlic people are not aroused that railroad men
with large salaries and contingent funds
guarded by weak directors may easily BUY
,,p States and put them in their breeches
pockct, and we iclcitate the people in such
q case that the Federal Government may
have the power 10 look into the doinss OF
railroads.
Mr. HINcKLEY may be right. ScoTT's olier
TO do his work is against him. But we
should think that erbi,ration would be the
means Of protection for HIScKLEY, rs it Is
sure 10 he tor Others. That nohing will be
lost bv Investigation we are sure, and that
the people need protection from railroads
there should be no doubt.