The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-01

The CAMDEN AND ANBoY MONOPOLY vxRsvs
OUR CRY TAxATIoN.-One Of our morning CO.
temporaries, with immense pretensions Is
social reformer and as pattern Of Fourierite
philosophy and morality, seems to have re-
solved upon o monopoly Of the choicest cpl
thets of the fish market. Under the SUPPOSE
ton that hard names and strong writing are
the same thing. this violent socialist cotempo-
rary pronounces the man who differs with 1t in
opinion, whether upon slavery, quack medi-
cines or railroad corporations, as nothing less
than liar, caitiR or scoundrel. Thus, y
denounces the Camden and Amboy Railroad
Company for getting bill half way through
the New Jersey Legislature to their advan-
tsge, as " traitors" L" Judases," and Benedict
Arnolds" But what are the real merits of the
case?
The Camden and Amboy Company have
monopoly Of the railroad right of way across
the empire of New Jersey, Of which Commodore
Stockton is the Emperor, just as absolute in his
power as Governor Gil Davis is over Coney
Island,
From the centre al round to the
Well, as o condition of this monopoly, the
company pay SO much per capita upon their
passengers across the State; and this tax, levied
upon the people of the other States, exempts
the Jerseyman from taxation for State purposes.
In other words, the travel between Philadel-
phia and New York, and pice uersa, pays the
whole amount of the State expenses of the Jer-
sey Empire. And the Jersey people consent to
this because it pays; and yet the company which
confers all these blessings upon the Jerseymen
are denounced as traitors" because they sue
coed in an extension Of their monopoly.
Suppose the railroad companies which centre
in this city, upon the privilege Of similar per
capita tax upon passengers, were to relieve the
people Of this metropolis of their Eve millions
Of dollars of taxation would it not be rather
difficult task to induce our tellow-citizens to
shift this immense tax back upon their pockets!
Just SO it is with the Jersey people. They have
an emperor over them, and his monopoly con-
trolls the State; but he and his monopoly col
lect from outsiders the State taxes for the dear
people, and the dear people are satisfied with
the equivalent. How different the case with
us! We pay five millions of taxes, and get no
thing for it but mud and filth, and disease and
corruption. We make new charters we elect
new fathers for the corporation; but our taxes
are still increased, the money disappears like
snow fakes in the North river, and we have
nothing to show for it but an increase of mud
and filth, an increase Of spsilsmen, and an in
crease of corruption.
IT. therefore, the people Of New York city
can submit to be taxed Eve millions, to be
squandered away, surely the people Of New
Jersey may be excused in prolonging . mono
poly and her Emperor who exempts them from
State taxation entirely. 1t is mere difference
Of taste. For our part, we think the Jersey
people show great deal more practical, every
day, old-fashioned common sense, than we do,
between taxes and no taxes. And we can con-
sent to the continued existence Of the Camden
monopoly If they will only reduce their fare to
q reasonable limit, give Us better cars, and
make better time with the through passengers
and the malls We hope the Emper or of New
Jersey will not forget the travelling public
who pay the Jersey taxes So that justice is
done in this respect, we care net fig if the
Jerseymsn pays not the first penny OF taxes
till doomsdsy. Our five millions are quite
enough for MS.
Crystal Palace
H0nrrArIoN OF DIRECTORS FOB TIE ENSUING
YRAR-rwo TICKETS IN THE FIELD.
The sshoiped noaes which appeared in several Of the
daily journals Of yesterday viii sxplAa the OF
gathering Of the stockholders OF the Crystal Palace held
at evening in . room In the Metropolitan Hotsl;-
Crystal Psises-At meeting Of The soskholders OF TIE