New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-15
sTooKToy's LETTER TO TIE STATE or
CANDIES AND AMBOY.

The spectacle now presented to public view by our
sister state. once known as New-Jersey, and once
ranking amoug the most respectable members of the
Union is an affecting one and worthy Of careful con-
sideraton by all who desire to study the process by
which men are carried on from slavery toward free
dom. or from freedom toward slavery. Elsewhere
North Of Mason and Dixons Line all have reason to re-
oce in the progress that is being maze in the way OF
freedom. Only in the State in which are TO DO
found the batte-felds of Trenton and Of Prince
tom have We to mourn over the progress made in
the opposite direction. For twenty years that state
has been becoming more ensaved and more aud more
the mere creature of body of unprincpled men who
have attened upon her. and now she is asked not only
to rvet the chains by which she is bound but to glory
in her shame The request is made, too, with a de-
gree of GOODNESS and of calm confidence in the want OF
knowledge among the people to whom it is addressed
worthy Of infinite admiration. Were il made in any
other State of the Union it would be received with
shouts of laughter. There, however, it is otherwise
II has been received by the Legislature, treated with
respect referred and the Committee has promptly re-
ported bill to carry into full effect all that has been
demanded of them When Calgula made his horse
into Consul it did not surprise the Roman people
and in tie same way judge that the people OF New
jersey are beyond being astOnshed by any proposition
from the United Companies
More than twenty years since Com Stockton and
his friends, tie Steyenses, succeeded in purchasing
from corrupt Legislature the power to make the
whole people of the State mere hewers of wood and
drawers of water for themselves and hence it is that,
admirably situated as NewJersey u.s. she has advanced
50 slowly The grantees of this power however, grew
A. 81 10 a raatv
fora further and larger purchase from the membersothe
existing Legislature generally understood TO be even
more corrupt than that which made the sale of 1882.
The purchase now desired to DO made is that of the
power to hold the keys Of the State, and to tax at
pleasure all its people during period of twenty years
from the date which the grantees are pleased to
tx for the termination OF the existing charter in 1869,
nearly forty years from the time at which the period
ives limited to thirty Yeas At the close OF the further
period now asked for it is supposed by Stockton 81
Co that they viii be rich enough to buy what further
legislation they may be pleased to ask, aud thus to
render yerpetgat the dependence of the people upon
their single Company. 1t has long been the boast OF
Mr.. Stockton that he carried the State in his
breeches pocket" and from what we have thus far
seen it would appear that this is perfectly true so far
it depends upon large portion Of les present egs
latOrs Of whom elected antmOnopolists, have
shown themselves most conspicuous among the adyo-
Gates of vested rights" without, however, offering
any explanation of the for this sudden change
The last election witnessed a contest between the
monopoly and antmonOpoly forces Of the State. 1t
was the first time that there had been attempt at
rebellion, aud, as to be expected the strife for
freedom failed. Money was poured out in every part
OF the State and Stockton and his friends succeeded
by a small majority, in elecdng the thing they had
pitched upon for administering the affairs Of their great
farm Money and Loco FOcoism made ROdman NJ.
Price governor in defiance of the Constitution of the
State and he is now as it is understood fully prepared
to carry out the views and to obey the orders of his
masters. Nevertheless the resistance was greater
than had been anticipated. Opposition to the mOnop
oily showed itself to be strong among the sober and
thinking people of the State and it was thus rendered
obvious that things could not remain they were The
monopoly must either be abandoned or it must be
strengthened and the present being regarded a IA
yorable occasion, it determined to make further
purchase.
To pave the way for the suggestion Of this idea one
Of the Company tools in the Senate selected by
the managers to move for the appointment Of Com
mittee to inquire into the terms upon which the Com
pany would sell ont. In reply to this We have
Letter from the captain of the by which the State
is COW being plundered in which the people kindly
informed that they may take the works at enormous
price but that in the opinion of the writer, it would
rot suit them to buy whereas if the Stste will only
gire itself to the Company they will hold themselves
ready TO accept the boon. This Letter is addressed
10 the egislstors-the men held TO be invested With
the power to barter away the rights of their fellow
citizens for consideration paid TO Themselves Skilfu
csleuators have assured that the gift now asked for
while it would cost the people many millions annucHy
would be worth ia tie Whoe several millions to- the
Company out Of which Stockton and bis friends could
wei afford to pay half million to the men who made
tie gift Tie cost. is not however estimated 80 high
Tie whole number Of legislators is under hundred.
and it is only necessary to purchase sixty votes some
Of which the managers can have at very moderate
prices IS they have been careltO secure the election
OF many Of their old tools some Of whom have been
in their Pay for more than twenty years, and work
cheaply. Admitting, however that the Average price
be five thousand collars per head-whicb would admit
Of paying ten thousand TO such Of thom as have con
sciences too Lice to permit them work without large
Pay -ihe whole amount would be only $4,000; and
II to this VIC add 500 coo fer The other expenses
of The BILL VIC sts have total amount Of S32o000, az
which it would he cheap. What is a.ked Is ds n9d
erc5Hoas pOs,r cad PriSisee svT granted ia de UE0a