Year: 1868

when these same leaders were compromised in
corrupt plots of every sort-that man is now
tried as an enemy to the nation, while these
same radical leaders stand between jeff Davis
and justice. Did Mephistopheles ever fool his
poor victim to such startling result? Will
not this story forever damn the justice of the
republic as the synonym of all that is most
pitable and contemplate in human remem-
brance? Is it net diabolical, atrocous, past
all patience to contemplate, that these impu-
IDENTIFY corrupt wretches can pervert Justice to
this degree, and so foul the name and fair re-
pute of great party? and that, worse than the
rest, if possible, they dare threaten that they
will make chaos at the capital IL their attempt
against the President shall fail?


The Railroad Fight-Anoihet Trojan War.


The conflict between the Central and Erie
Railroads continues with unabated fury. There
are no signs of cessation Of hostiities on
either side, and the strategic movements of
the belligerents indicate preparations for long
campaign. From present appearances we are
to witness in this mighty struggle between the
railroad kings another Trojan war Wander


bilt and his party, who are the assaiants, have
more locomotives at their command than the
Greeks had ships; and the Erie Trojans, al
though driven within the walls of Jersey, have
ammunition and provender sufficient to enable
them to stand protracted siege. Taylor's is
their Ilinm, the Mayor of Jersey City their
Penthesilea in pantaloons and the Jersey
Chief Of Police their Memnon. The lesson of
the wooden horse will teach them to guard
against the introduction within their stronghold
of an ssiron horse" filled with New York pugs
and dead rabbits and hence they are likely to
hold out indefinitely against the besiegers.


1t is very evident that nothing can be done
to settle the difficulty in the State courts The
facility with which injunctions arc obtained
renders the whole proceedings q farce One
Judge, on an er parte statement of one side,
er paate statement of the other side, immedi-
ately sets aside; a ferryboat or rowboat takes
plaintiff or defendant out of the reach of the
judicial arm of this State in the space of ff.
teen minutes, and thus the muddle of the
Brokers Board is transferred to the bench;
the Justices of the Supreme Court are made to
assume the characters Of bulls and bears, and
the reputation of the whole Judiciary suffers
serious damage. Under these circumstances
there appears to be only one way out of the
dilemma. If there are any legal points at
issue between the parties let them be taken at
once to United States court and there de-
cided. This is the only course by which they
can be effectually reached, and as the Erie
road runs through more than one State the
matter comes within the jurisdiction of the
United States courts.


In the meantime, the bill now before the
State Legislature empowering the Erie Rail
way to issue stock, make contracts with and
guarantee the bonds of other roads, for the pur-
pose of completing its six feet track to Chicago.
gets over one of the main troubles and will dis
pose of the attempt of the rival narrow gauge
roads to prevent the extension of the broad
gauge route to the far West. II also comes as
Godsend to the hungry legislators and lobby
men, who have had up to this time such a beg
carly session that their board bills and whiskey
bills are all in arrears and their washcrwomen
and bootblacks are becoming insubordinate.
As the Erie bill promises to carry the fight up
to the Capitol the whole army Of strikers, in
side and outside, are in ccstacies; and numbers
of experienced lobbyists, who had left Albany
in despair, are packing up their paper collars
and making the best of their way back, in the
hope of sharing in the anticipated spoils. II is
whispered about that Vanderbilt is determined
to defeat the bill, and fabulous sums are men,
toned as having been "put up" for that pur-
pose. Upon its merits the bill ought to 60
through and become law; but its fate will
probably depend upon the comparative amounts
ready to be paid for its success or defeat.