The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-20

Railroad Excitement In New jersey.
ArTIMOAOPOLY MASS MKsrNG At NawARK-rHK
CAMDEN AND AMBoY COMPANY CONDEMNED
TEE 1PnEcBEs AND RESOLUTIONS.
An sAthusasuo MAS meeting Of the oitiN M Of New
Jersey was beld 81 washisston Hail. Newark on last
Saturday evening, for the purpose Of expressing the
popular ;eslng with regard 10 bill pending II the
Lssisatur, Of that STATE with view 70 extend thu
elusive privileges enjoyed BY the CAmdss and AmSoy
Railroad and Transportation and Delaware and RaritAn
Canal CcmosDy, further period Of t, saty ysars Asr
the expiration Of the present charter
The meeting was convsasd pursuant to the ssnsxsd
requisiticD,-
NO MosoroIY KIuMoN-MAss MEETING.
Ths c.ens Of ths city Of N.warl .thout distinction q
shsv:r exclusive PRIVILEGES q sSs csndsn and An
boy Railroad Company sre requested assemble In wash
Han % = ~ & s. , h.: Il. s
.s - % ~ v sSs s: v n y:
by Nhtshssd. Of shi; city. Col j. Ass q Busnssn,
At O'Clock there were about eight hundred Of the
most respectable eitssns present, among whom wsrs
the Mayor and q Mayor Of Newark Senator Cougar
David Ripley, Eq, M@bAr Of the Assembly; Asa White
hssd Eq.; Cortland Parker, Esq, with many members
Of the Common Council.
Mr. Poisisr Mayor Of Ne vark was called 10 the chair
and Marcus L. Ward, =. Il. Lssss James T. Bond q
n. Ball. @. n. Spencer, and Milton Baldwin, wsys ap-
pointed secretaries TO the meeting.
Ten ntsnsn taken from zach Of the eight wards of
the city were sansd Vice Presidents and the majority
of them took their seats ths PLATFORM ar dst s,cls.
nation.
It was proposed that Lueius D. Bsld~in James Il.
nchenor, Q. +. Tompkias, Mlas Merchant and J. N
Tushsr Be appointed committee to dram r& o,utions
eonvs,iss Vie sense Of tie assembly.
y was Carried, All the eoomitsss retired.
.ns soss ni; Sosd i r. ~:
% ,us:s u:s :: 4: niqaou. n... ny v S1Ss
10 now forced on to be passss through ths ISxis
iAsure Of New Jersey. ] en- sorry 70 say that
rave lately spoken 70 Jsrssymen who make secret OF
incna usn to favor the position Of this lgs OF
slavery but itaa here 70 address you the repre-
mined to resist t. But to the subject In the year
1859 an act WAS passed to incorporate the Delaware asd
Raritan Cessl aad the Camden and Anboy Railroad Com
ncuA msss rccd to oempsts With their lnss, within
distanss Of ave miles nom pon tsusus thereof
road shs Be Incorporated for the txansmsson Of ~
sspgsrs msrehasds seross this sass fsm New York
within three miss from the commencement tsmlaas
OF this railway this IN esns to Be ievisd for ssah
ps.ses ssd for each ton Of msrebaads shall
n;a 70 ". ~ -, n, the yer ss An sat s..A the
siss posed and IL the March 1864 the
passsd ssthsr ast which snds the Ats Of New Jssey
building Of road fer the carriage OF goods and rssssu
gers between New York and Philadslpha which would
whether legal or not II claim OF this body that no
other railroad shall Be- built upon Of the greatest
thoroushfsvs In the United States, fer = oar
tin period of years. and IN opinion that eisgrsos
enough fer New J.rsey AID sufficient oropoy for Any
ecmpssy. viii show 70 Jou u,oa the mac the vast
territory ever which their ends (Hsrs hon.
Snator pointed ont the various ooalitks 10 the stats
vhere no con could Be psr~ftted 70 make . road
uscer the monopoly clause Fer twenty years the Cam
den and Anhoy Company have rightly exercised this mo
mop ~; they resisted tse possl make road through
the heart Of The State to tho Delaware ly they reed
the New Brunswick and Tntoa Soh aud they rssisted
the proposal for road from Somsrvills LAmbsrtvls
~ sn infts 'ion Of their ve~te cd rsh You know WOW
What they have and what they claim Tue Lsslaturs of
tbs State provided that At the pk alton Of thirty years
from the cate o. the chartsr spprslemsnt Of the
works Of this company should be mace BY hrss men sp
pointed By the STATE and three appointed BY the
that this spprasssns b. made the value Of tbs road
b ace at the expense Of the company The Camden ard
monopoly by an extension Of privilege 70 the year 1851
State entitled TO assign the works 70 another company
or sell them cut At . largo bonus after appraiss
msnt bat II you permit the extension Of
sirg their monopoly ad eOrmn. lot rs look
THAT they propose The Senator read from The preamble
CT the bill nov cere the S>rsts In which assertion
OF tbs exclu,ive rights Of the mpasy made; and
continued The ,tsection eEaan ct canal casa
or railroad or rsirosds shall be built without fhs
tent OF tbs compspy, to With thsm unlss the