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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
REPORT


Of Committee of Examination of Freehold Iasta
Tut, at the ~semi-annnaL Examination hela
September 6M, 7M and 8M, 1858.
The undersigned would respectfully report
to the Patrons and Friends Of the Freehold
Institute, as follows
In accordance with an earnest request, we
consented to act as an Examining Committee
for the days above mentioned. We beg leave
to say that the conduct of the examination
was entse'y entrusted to us, and was, from
beginning to end, under the Committees su.
pervision.
AS to the method, each teacher was allowed
to examine his own class, subject to our in,
spection, and to such test questions as We
might see fit to propose. This course seemed
to US to possess a double advantage, i~nsuring
the pupils confidence, and enabling the Com,
mittee to judge, not only of their proficiency,
but also of the instructors aptness to teach
AS che exercises generally, q pleasant
feature W Their t~rutAfulaess The entire
matter had 10 hirg o. an exhibition for the
display of requirements nicely trimmed, and
not by rot for the occasion. We believe it
to hsve besl pr niusltly a fair faps esenta-
ton Of progress really made This was so
evident that, however painful to the remiss
scholar, any deficiency resulting from Incidence
was plainly exposed.
With the classes generally, the Committee
were much gratiGed, the pupils acquitting
themselves handsomely. Perhaps this was
more especially manifest in three branches Of
study-the Mathematics, the Classical Lam
guages, and the Physical Sciences. The lat
ter we were almost prepared to expect from
the known superior facilities afforded by the
valuable Cabinets and Philosophical Appara-
tus of the Institute, not to mention the Prin-
cipaPs eminence in this department.
Welfeel that we should leave a very impor-
tant part Of our duty undone, were we to
omit to notice the systematic arrangement of
the buildings of the Institute. The apart
ments are unusually large and airy the cell
ings are high, and the whole establishment is
ventilated by fues in the walls. The main
school room is fifty feet long and thirty-iye
feet wide, and the ceiling is eighteen Feet high !;
this room is used for a common study. in
which each pupil has a chair and separate,
desk.
The recitation rooms are furnished with O.
liberal supply Of Instruments aud apparatus
for conducting the business of instruction
The dofmitories and dressing rooms are ar
ranged and furnished with a studied regard to
the comfort, convenience, health, and progress
of the pupil, and we most heartily commend
Institute, as q school in which the morals
and health are protected, and the intellect
efficiently cultivated and trained.
A. c.. MLLspAUGH,
SAMUEL LOCKWOOD,
T. JEFFERsoN PULLEN,
JoEN D, BucKALEw,
Henry j. Trick,
Members Of te Committee Of Examination qcho
aoere Pr resent.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
From the Trenton Gazette and Republican.
The Democratic Congressional Can
didata.

We are opposed to the election of Col.
JAMES W. WALL to Congress, not from per-
sonal considerations, but because we have
solid reasons for desiring and laboring for his
defeat. Some of these we will state.
al. He s a L~eeompton Democrat. and a
Buchanan man of the most inveterate kind.
He labored for Buchanan's nomination, and
after hat was scared, worked industriously
to secure his elect on. From the day of his
inaugrr ton Re hfs slppe led and defended
every measr Of the ao ninissration, declaring
that its eolrse OF the L con pton Constitution
was the proper one, and denouncing bitterly
every Democrat who would not subscribe to it.
I'll. He IS ii supporter and defender of
the atrocious English bill, by which it is
declared that a Slave State may be admitted
with a population of only 10000 or 40, 900,
while a Free State cannot be admitted with
less than $4,000, or 100, 900 inhabitants. He
defended the bill when it was before the
House of Representatives, pronounced it a
proper settlement of the question, read out Of
the party all who opposed it, and if elected is
bound by his owl words and acts to vote
Constitution, until she can muster a popula
ton of ninety or a hundred thousand.
iii. He is a Free Trade man. Every one
who knows him at all intimately, has heard
him declare scores Of times his opposition tc
all tariffs levied for protection, and his pre-
ference for Free Trade and Direct Taxation
He may, now, in view of his approaching de
feat, profess to favor a protective tariff, but
he neither would nor could support such 9
measure if elec5ed
+ CIV. He is, and always has been, a mos
inveterate opponent of every party and every
public man who did not support the party
calling itself Democratic. We heard him say
in a public speech in this city, that he had
never voted for any ca, lidate whatever, who
was not Oh tie regular demeo ate ticket.
"These are some of the reasons why We
oppose the election of Colonel Wall. We de
not say anything of thai uncolquerable pro
pensity Of his for termeddling in other PEG
pies business which has led him into so many
scrapes, and made him SO many enemies. W.
find quite enough of objections in his public
life without descending to any personal as
saplts. Indeed, personally, we have great
regard for Mr.. Wall ; we are so sincerely at
tached to him that we cannot bear the ides
of being separated from him, and shall labor
to the extent of our abilities to keep him a
home, where we can frequently see and heal
him"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
Bernard Connolly.

We copy the following from the Trenton
True Democrat, an Anti-Lecompton Democrat
ic paper:-" We notice that Mr.. Connolly
is out as an independent candidate for the
Legislature in Monmouth County. Mr. Con
MOLLY formerly acted with the Democrat,
party, but now, in connection with thousand
of other true Democrats he opposes the Ad
ministration and acts with the Peoples party
He should receive the cordial support of every
Opposition voter, which with the Anti-Lecomp
ton Democratic vote he will receive, would
undoubtedly ensure his election and also in.
crease SrRATToN's majority. Go to work
friends of the united Opposition and elect
CONNOLLY. 1t is no more than a matter OF
Justice to the Anti-Lecompton Democrats
who are acting in good faith with Us, that he
should receive an undivided and hearty SUP
port. If he is defeated, a Lecompton Billy
Wright man will be elected.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
Fer the Monmouth WeeE'y Herald.
A TRUE CONFESSION.

On Major Patterson's return from
Trenton, after the adjournment Of the
Legislature, he visited our Clerks office
to see whether his commission had arriv-
ed for Commissioners of Deeds, to which
Office he got himself appointed while in
the Legislature. On entering the Office,
after the usual complimentary salutations,
he said to Mr.. - Well, we haze
DRAINED THE TREASURY. Mr..
Patterson never made a truer remark,
and we defy him or his friends to contra
dict it, as we can PROVE the fact by a re.
spectacle gentleman who was in the
Clerks office at the time.
Mr.. Patterson understands DRAINING
TREASURES, for he drained the county OF
Monmouth pretty we'll, when he repaired
the Court House. His bill on that occa.
sion was near TWELVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS the items for which, the
People have been kept in total ignorance.
They know hat their pockets have been
heavily taxed to pay such an outrageous
bill, and that is the only satisfaction they
have been able to get in reference to the
matter.
Truly, Major Patterson understands
two things. He understands how to
drain Treasures, and how to attend to his
private business at the expense of the
State, for he was absent from his Assem-.
bly, duties considerably over one-third of
the time, and received pay for the whole
term, besides EXTRAS.
Voters of the Second Assembly Dis.
trict, will you again vote for such a man
to represent you at Trenton. Echo an
swers MOI
TRTJTH.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
To The Voters of the Second
Assembly District.

FELLOW CIT1ZENS -
At the earnest solicitation of many
friends Of the Administration, as we'll as
Of the Opposition party, Iaminduced to
offer myself to your consideration as a
candidate for Assembly at the approach
ing election.
In coming to such q conclusion. I am
fully aware Of the heavy ~majorities which
shall have to overcome. in order to de-
feat my opponent but the knowledge Of
that fact shall neither daunt my spirits, or
slacken my eG sss, in using every fair and
honorable t1ea@s in my power. to sec0re
an electio sen we look at the won.
derful results which were achieved at the
October Elections-particularly in Penn.
sylvania- he home of Mr.. Buchanan
should We not encouraged that the
cause of the gccllo may also be triumph
ant in New Jersey.
Shonld |, however, be defeated. | shall
have the proud satisfaction TO know that
was engaged in q just and holy cause
that OF endeavoring to promote the best
interests Of the People.
But, Fellow Citizens, should | be so
fortunate as to be elected, pledge my.
self to go for the s~trictest econonaq in all
our State expenditures, and will use my
utmost efforts to have the ENORMOUS
TAXES with which our Farmers and
Property holders hav We been saddled by
the last and previous Legislatures, re-
duced to a reasonable ratio.
| will go to Trenton, free and untram-
meled, to legislate for the best interests
Of the whole people, without being the
tool of any Clique or Political Junto, who
are always swarming around the Capitol
asking for such Legislation as will best
promote their self-aggrandisement, ire
spective of the rights OF the People, OF
the onerous Taxes such Laws may impose
upon them.
| shall, at ali times, be the faithful
honest, and lyless exponent and defen.
Ger Of the true principles of JEFFERSON
Democracy, and will, to the best of my
ability, support such measures as will best
prono5e tie interests of the mass of the
People, and will ever be found the I'm.
compro nising enemy of whatever meas
ures may be proposed, by which then
pro perity may be fettered, or their liber
ties trammeled.
In short, Fellow Citizens, | shall ever
be found the firm and steadfast friend tc
the best interests of the Farmer, the Ne
chanic, and the Laboring Glasses, and
shall confidently look to them for a liber
al support at the coming Ides of Novem.
Der.
L remain, Fellow Citizens,
Your humble servant,
BERNARD CONNOLLY.
Freehold, Oct. 81, 1858.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
asgThe Democrat. in a late issue, calls rpt

Rg~The Democrat, in a late issue, calls upon
the National Americans" of Monmouth coun
ty to r.lly to the support of Col. WALL and
the sham Democracy in general. Just think
of it National americans ~ Why not have
said Gin as much as it would have sounded
more naturaD Ozark Lanternites," Cock
loft gentry" "eonspirators against the free
dom of their country"-and a host of such
like refined and gentlemanly terms ? Jeems,
don't take on so much about the " National
americans " for on the 2nd of November they
will march TO the polls in solid phalanx for
JOHN L. N. SrRArroN, the Peoples man. The
Opposition will always be united upon SO
competent and deserving a man There is
too much nationality about the Americans of
Monmouth county to be induced by any such
soft soap as this to lend their aid toward a
Lecompton victory. They will act as did the
Americans Of Pennsylvania at the late cleo
ton. Mark this
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
In OUR STATE AFFAIRS


the same wasteful extravaganza Of the admin
ist alton party has been pursued to a still
more alarming extent. The proceeds Of the
treasury have been expended to reward the
Office holders of the nterri6ed. A reckless
career Of plunder we has been con
tinued TO reward zans a strengthen
their political organizatioa.
In 1850, (the last year OF WI g rule in this
State, J the debt of the III mounted to
only $12, 14e Aa4 ea the Demo-
cratic party came into p, weg, and Immediately
the State Debt e aanced to increase at an
alarming rate.
In 1882 accord 3 to the Treasurer's re-
port, it amounted to $7I,346.06 in 1853, to
Successes and 1858, to 500, 277.l3.
According to this ratio the people of New
Jersey will soon be compelled to suffer the
levying Of a State Tax, in order to keep the
wheels of government in motion.
We have MOI the space to point out all the
items from which this increasing Indebtedness
is made up bus the following table, which
embraces only the stationery, current printing,
and incidental bills, will illustrate it some
what.
The total amount of these three items were
as follows
Ia 1850 Cast year Of Wig rule,) $3,7l6.6S
" 1851 7,146.2(
" 1859 8,224.4l
I" 1855 ll,3S5.Ai
" 1856 ll,250.Sl
" 1858 nearly Is, 0 OF
The salaries Of the State Officers, in 1850
were SIS, sol 81 in 1851 they had increases
to $24,5l0.00.
And thus we have gone on, paying the ClerE
of the House Of Assembly $4,000 and $4,000
and even more, for services which any ONT
should BE glad to give for 5 900 or less
The Clerk of the q. S House of Repr 'enta
tives receivesb but So, 600, and the Engrossine
and Enroll g Clerks but $1,000 to $1,000
and they are employed all the year; while tht
Clerk and Expressing Clerk of the Assembly
receive, the former 1900, and the latter 50,
900, for less than three months work. AnG
last winter, when the Senate passed q bill max
ing these salaried Offices, and fixing reasonable
and liberal salaries, the bill was smoShered il
committee, through the contrivance of the
Clerks. This abuse mast be repressed, and
it can only be accomplished by the election o.
the Opposition candidates, who are unembar
raised by past promises and pledges.
Voters of the Second Assembly District
such a man is BERNARD CONNOLLY; standing
before you, pledged to the reduction of oul
State expenses, and against the baneful infu'
ences Of party corruption. Men Of the Oppo.
sition, Independent Democrats, and men Of
all classes, support him. for he scorned an of
fee under the Federal Government, when that
government bid him to be blind and careless
Of the sovereign and inalienable rights of the
people. Support him, for he sacrificed his
daily breaNrf%r conscience sake and principle
Stand byshim now, for such examples we need,
to teach the arrogance Of party spirit and
power, that they cannot trample upon the pnr
ity of our government with impunity In this
contest let your shout be, Retrenchment, Re
form, Freedom and Victory!
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
nEa A c-orrespondent Of the Salem .Stl

B5- A correspondent of the Salem Stand
ard writing from Allowaystown, in that Coun-
ty, says, Mr., Matthias b. Bacon, the oldest
citizen in this section Of the country, and a
resident of this township died on the 22d ult-
at the advanced age of l02 years. Few per-
sons now living can remember and relate as
much interesting information as could this ven
cradle citizen; having been born in 1856, he
lived in this country when it was but an infant
colony, and under the rule of a British sover-
eign, and he distinctly remembered seeing her,
when he was 20 years of age, throw off the
British yoke and declare herself independent,
and at the age. of 81 he rejoiced at the treaty
of peace which acknowledged her independence,
For the space of IS years he has enjoyed the
blessings of free government and has seen his
country marching onward, until from a mere
colony, dependent on a foreign power, he has
seen her with 80 Independent sovereign States
take her position as one of the most powerful
enlightened. and Independent nations on earth
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
For the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
What Cnneeit

Mr.. EDIToR:-While in Freehold, the other
day, ! was credibly informed that Major PAT
rERsoN offered to bet five dollars that BERNARD
CoNNoLLY would not get thirty-fve votes in
Howell township in opposition to him. Yer
lily, Major Patterson must estimate his popu-
larity at a high figure: but ] would caution
this conceited gentleman not to be too sanguine
Of his unbo9aded popularity, fof | predict that
with the rising Of the sun, on the third Of
November, his vanity will be considerably
diminished.
The Poor Men of Howell know with what
a naughty air the Major has travelled the
townships for the last year, and they will be
cautious how they give their votes to a man
who can only see them when he is in need of
their support.
A MARI CARTER.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
Our NAtioral GOVERNMENT.

That something is aeroalg IN the government
we all feel and acknowledge, but what it is,
seems q myst to many. Let all those who
are in doubt look at these stubborn facts and
be convinced The costs and expenditures OF
the general government for the last year have
been one hundred millions of dollars In the
same government, at sir different custom
hoases,a Of forty-tpo honsaad dollars
has been gsrsa 70 Aayty5our employees to eolecl
~tsoelre t4qAsdaa dodars These emo. ! 9ls sans
are j to men for their influence. New
Offices have been created-needless public
woeks commenced and completed, the public
~treasur reduced to bankruptcy, and the hole
br mess of the country prostituted by the use
'ess extravaganza and suicidal policy of thu
administration.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
TERRIBLE AND APPALLING
TRAGEDY

An appalling tragedy occurred at the resi-
dence Of Mr. Francis Gouldy, a retired mercb.
ant, residing at No. 2I7 West Tbirtieth
street, on Tuesday night last, saws the New
York Herald. The eldest son, Frank, a youno
man, nineteen years old, returned home about
ten o'clock, after all the family had retired
His father chided him for Keeping such late
hours ard spoke to him about his xetravagant
course of living, when the youth retired to his
room, yowing vengeance on the whole house.
hold. Aiming himself with q hatche. knife
and pistol, he soon afterwards proceeded te
~execate bis hellish intention. Descending t.
the bedroom where his fa.her was sitting, he
struck him / the heaa with the axe until hi
was insensible; then tr'ning upon his mother
he attacked her with t ,e same weapon; ther
his brothers Nathaniel and Charles, aget
fourteen az six ye rs, who ran to the assis
lance Of their father, were assailed. The at
~tention of the fend was then called to the two
servant girls, Joanna Murphy and Elizabetl
Carr, and they N turn were also horrible
butchered; and finally the wretched young
man wound up the nights atrocities by blow
ing his brains out with a pistol. Out of tn,
six persons injured, probably four will die from
the effects of their wounds Two of the suf
~ferers are already at the point of death, name
ly, Mr., Gouldy and Joanna Murphy. Alto
gether, the affair was ole of the most horrible
butcheries ever perpeSrated in a Christian
community.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
s- If the people want to see examples Of

a@r If the people want to see examples of
party persecution, let them look around at
Democrats who split their tickets last fall
They have been made to suffer in their bust
ness; and in every way in which it is possible
to reach them, they have been made to feel
the weight of Democratic displeasure. But
as might have been expected the policy does
not help the prosecutors. Honorable men of
all parties are Disguised and indignant at
such tyranny of party, extending from the
highest-holders, to the lowest partisan, and
revolt from their party bonds. The Lecomp-
tonites have made scores of votes for the
Opposition by their persecution of men who
dared vote for a personal friend in the Oppos-
ition ticket.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
Great Trot.

The great trotting match between the stall
lions G.. N. Patchen, of Bordentown, and
Ethan Allen of Vermont, came off on Thurs
day last, for $4,000 over the Union course
Long Island. Ethan Allen game off Victori
ors, distancing he competitor in the extraor
binary time Of 1923; which is the fastest stall
lion time on record 4 harness or to wagon
Had the race been in harness. undoubtedly
the 2:24aa of Flora Temple would have beer
thrown in the shade,
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
ELECTION ON
d.

POLLS oPEN AT s O'CLOCK IN THE MORN.
ING, AND CLOSE AT O'CLOCK IN H
EVENING.
Every Freeman should exercise this sacred
right, by going to the Polls, rain or shine, and
deposit his ballot for such men as the honest
convictions of his heart may dictate. If they
would but do this, 'eliques and demagogues
would be shorn of their arbitrary sway, and
the expenses of our government would be
greatly diminished, and the Taxes of our Far
mers and Property holders would be cne-h1lf
reduced.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
For the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
WANTED.
Mr.. EDITOR

| U1h.
Can you inform me how it is that the
"Votes and Proceedings" of the last Legisla.
ture b We not been distributed according to
law? have been ANXIOUS to see how some
Of our members acquitted themselves during
the las session of the Legislature but I have,
as vet. )een unable to do SO, in consequence of
n5t beng able to lay my hand upon a copy Of
the Minutes" | believe the law requires
tie printer to have them completed in three
months offer the Legislature adjourns, and
a lothe D nth is allowed the Treasurer for
dstributing t~hem--maFsag in all fonr months
but up 10 the present time, although seven
months has elapsed, no one in Monmouth ap-
pears to know anything about them. Can it
be that some of our embe are ashamed, or
afraid to let the stir 7asa what they
done during the last Want and are anxious
that the Minutes sbopld be kept out of
sight, until after election le cir c~onstitu-
ents should hold Il e il accountable
ty for many of their votes, rnd for the negli-
gent manner in W oh they performed their
public duties.
Mr.. Editor, the ' tiers Of the Seceud Assem-
bly, District particularly would IKE to know
something about this matter. / think the re-
cord will show that our representative-the
Hon. AUSTIN FL. PArrERsoN-has been remiss
of his duties, in many important particulars,
but / suppose we shall not be able to gain the
desired information until after election. But
the People are used to being guled, and l
presume they will put up With outrage on their
rights, as they have with many others of a
similar character.
A VOTER
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
Mr.. Patterson in the House Of As.
sembly in 1857.

Mr.. PATTERSON, the representative of this
District in the last Legislature, was present al
|fortyJfre roll calls, and absent at Mirty-one
When the yeas and nays were called on differ
ent questions and bills, Mr.. PATrERsQN was
present at taco hundred and forty-one calls, and
absent at one hundred and tsoenty-eight. He
absented himself at one time from March 4th
to March 10th, this being near the close Of
the session, and consequently a very important
period, as many bills are passed near the
close of the term, having been postponed I'M
til that period.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
We Entreat Every Voter

Who is opposed to that policy of the AID,
ministration which will make a Slave State
with only $4,000 people, but will not allow Q
Free State to be admitted with less than 100,
900 people, to be at the polls early, and work
for JOHN L. N. STRATroN, BERNARD CoNNoLLY
ABNER WRIGHT, and CHARLES I. FLEMING
the friends of the free Laborer, Mechanic, aut
Farmer.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-30
On Tuesday Next.

We will have the opportunity of defeating
the Lecomptonites, who SO cruelty tyranized
over the people of Kansas, and then tried to
bride them In order to punish these traitors
to principle, vote for JOHN L. n. SRI ALTON,
b. CONNOLLY, ABNER WR1GHr, and CHAs. T.
FLEMING.