Year: 1866




aid the settlement of the present difficulties in


Mexico.


Death and Burial Of the Tariff Bill.
The Tariff bill, which occupied the House Of


Representatives 80 long in the midst Of. the


cheated term" and which passed that body by


= large majority on Tuesday last lived only


two days after. The Senate on Thursday killed
it as dead az mitten." The prompt dispo-


sal Of this infamous measure was called post


ponement Of 1t, or Q reference of It to the


Finance Committee, with instructions to report


at the next session In December. It is possible


there may be an effort made in the Senate to


galvanize the bill with notifications at that


time, but we are persuaded that no such bill as


the present one can become law, notwith-


standing its reintroduction In the House yes


terday, which was evidently done with the


intention of dragooning the Senate. The peo-


pie, who will have an opportunity to speak in


the fall elections, are opposed to it, and look
ing at the Presidents well-known views on The
subject, we feel assured he would veto it, We
say, then, it is dead and buried. There is no
necessity to discuss it any further, and 1t will
BE- fruitless effort on the part Of the House


to attempt to force it through.


But il is a singular fact that the bill came to
its death so suddenly and in such On unex-
pected manner Did not the members of the
House know what the views OF the sena.ss


probably were during oil .s.-ir Rrdpous


labors? Was there no feeling round TO
find out the facts up to the time


when that decisive majority was given in its
favor? 1t seems to us that the Senate has
taken q sudden turn and that up to very
recent date that body was not 80 strongly
opposed to the bill as they appeared to be on


Thursday. We are led to inquire what has
come over "the spirit of their dreamw What


was said about the tariff in that stormy radi-
cal caucus? Perhaps the fall elections had q
good deal to do with the Senate's unceremo-
NOUS slaughter Of the bill Perhaps the radi-
Gals dreaded the consequences OF such inv,di-
Gus and oppressive legislation. Or it may
be they forcsaw tho veto and message from
the White House on their imbecile and cor
rupt legislation that would have fnllen like
thunderbol. on the party. An Honest vsfdict
on the death OF the bill would be that il died
Of party apprehension. Just now there are
several political movements and signs Of the
times which are calculated 10 inspire fear in
the Jacobins who have ruled with ruthless


hand. The country Is becoming aroused to the


fearful state of things 10 which this faction has
reduced 1t, and . profound underwood is
moving toward reaction. Tho people are
| tirod Of being kept in unrestorsd and rev.
| olutionsry cQn9i!ioq. They w~nt the war


closed mp; they want peace and harmony ro-
stored, and they have learned st last that to do


this Is not the purpose or policy Of the radi-
cal majority in Congress. The Tariff blu would


assuredly have accelerated the reaction, and
the radicals knew this. They became alarmed,
therefore; and, while they could not be
stopped in their ru!nons course for the sake Of
principle or right, they can be for the sake Of
party, power and the spoils. This we regard
as the real cause why the Senate killed the


Tariff bill. Thus we see the evil designs of
men sometimes result in good.





VERDICT OF MANsLAUaHrER AGAINST A RAIL-


ROAD CoMP MA coroner's jury In Jersey City
bas rendered verdict Of mnnsloughter against
| the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation


Company on account Of q man having been
killed by being struck by locomotive. The


coroner reports that other fatalities OF similar
character have lately occurred at the same
place, and the company has been repeatedly
censured by other coroners' juries for is crim-


inal negligence in not having proper watchmen
stationed al this railroad Slaughter House Point.
This verdict is just and timely one, and the
jury deserve praise for their prompt and
decisive action. The numerous Wholesale


butcberies that have happened ON our railroads
within year past have very naturally and very


justly aroused public Indignation against the


managers Of the roads, who regard the declar-
ing of unwarrsnted dividends more seriously
than they do the lives and comfort Of passcn-


gers. Coroners' juries are too apt 10 whtewash


all cases Of mismanagement brought against


these companies, who are generally let OF with
few words Of censure. The example Of this


New Jersey jury can therefore be followed


with much benefit TO the travelling community


an over the country, and where verdict OF


manslaughter Is rendered we hope courts viii


be found that will not hesitate TO inflict proper


punishment upon the offenders.


THs EXPENSES OF THE PAID FIRE DEPART-


xEsr.-An appropriation Of seven hundred


thousand dollars was recommended by the


Committee on Annual Taxes OF the Board Of


Supervisors on Thursday for the expenses Of


the Fire Department We are sorry that there


was not appended to this appropriation re-


commendation that the paid department should
be made, BY some process, moro efficient
1t 10 known fact that since the establishment
0f tha uavv swufovn thc~o hawa haon vncra -