Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-03-18
For the Monmouth Weekly Herald.
Trenton Gleanings.

waterworks of Trenton. While discussing it
some member took occasion to find fault with
the city for not leaving the streets lit IN with
gas. (There is no use Of the city's pleading
poverty on this score, for the State House can
furnish gas enough to last the year round j
At the succeeding meeting of the Council the
Senate's remarks were called up and the city
fathers amused themselves with saying pretty
hard things of the grave Senators. They as
serted that one was so : elevated that he had
to be led home one night by q policeman. and
broadly limited that they sometimes frequented
back and bye streets until very late at night,
&c. The charges are ~doubtlessly unfounded,
and some of the Senators take them in high
dudgeon; and a move to take the capital to
Freehold, or some other christian community,
would be warmly seconded in that body.
The Hon. Howard Everetts lecture was
attended by a crowded house at the Greene
street M. e. Church. He visited the legisla-
ture next day. Upon his entrance into the
Assembly that body rose to receive him, and
the Speaker welcomed him in an exceedingly
neat and appropriate speech, to which Mr..
Everett made a brief and eloquent reply. The
Speaker then introduced him to members and
others present, after which he was escorted
into the Senate where the same scene was
gone through with, after which, under charge
Of Judge Dayton, he visited the Supreme
Court and was introduced to the Judges. He
dined with Judge Dayton, who gave. a most
magnificent dinner, to which a few friends
were also invited in honor of the celebrated
guest. Mr.. Everett could certainly find no
fault with his treatment from J%erseymen.
We are to have a new weekly paper issued
in Trenton this week from the True Democrat
Office. 1t will be of the Douglas stripe in
politics.
The Quarantine Commissioners have re-
ported a 's~orrowful account Of their visit here,
to the New York Legislature. But they have
found a spot for a Quarantine at last. They
propose to build on one of the shoals in the
lower bay, and say the plan can be carried out
at a. reasonable expense. This is beyond
doubt true. The ''Times" Albany correspond
ent is surprised that "whiskey and oysters
did not convince the "Jarsey" that Sandy
Hook was the spot for a Quarantine. The
fact is, one or two of the Commissioners were
so fond of the "~critterD that nobody else stood
any chance while they were around.
The house got their dander up wonderfully
on Friday morning at finding some pamphlets
containing a review of the N. j. Quarantine
Committee report by 0. S. Halsted, jr, on
their desk Halsted is one of the most impu-
dent men in creation, and of but little caste,
and his review was damaging to himself and
his cause. The House, by a resolution from
Mr.. Buckelew, seconded by Messrs. Chandler,
Luther and others, unanimously directed the
doorkeeper to gather up the reviews and de-
stroy them. The New York Commissioner
manifested poor Judgment in selecting him as
their counsel
Quite an inquiry has been made about the
meaning of a bill to enlarge the State Treas
urer Office. Some were foolish enough to sup
pose it occasioned by want of room to put the
funds; but it turned out to be the other way
hold the dunsl
The Senate has very foolshly rejected Jas.
T Sherman as a Judge of the Court of Par
dons. Mr.. Olden, of Princeton, will probably
IL A. ,avt ,ano;nao
The Assemblymen have been making them
selves ridiculous by ordering to be printed the
grandiloquent forty ~second-rate speeches of the
members on the Slavery question. The meas
ure was carried by a strict party vote, except
ing two Democrats, one of whom is Mr.. Mid
dleton of Monmouth. The Opposition mem
bers refuse to furnish their speeches to be
printed at the expense Of the State, although
one or two may have them printed at their
own expense. This was a piece of folly on
the part of the Democratic members that will
yet tell against them. 1t is needless to say
that it originated with the vain, glorious
speakers who found the papers would not coun-
t~enance their efforts sufficiently to inaict them
upon the public. 1t is but justice to say that
the Democratic speakers had their speeches
all written and prepared, while the opposition
unprepared and spoke off hand; but the
impression left upon the audience was, on this
account, favorable to the opposition, for as
opponents read off their lectures the Re-
publicans went to work, replying, and made
havoc, especially with the lack Of historical
knowledge displayed by the Lecomptou men.
In the Trenton charter election which is
soon to come off efforts have been made to
drop politics and select good men, without
distinction of party This plan seems likely to
as the p~artizan leaders frown on it as be-
ing a scheme to ruin the wire workers.
Both branches Of the Legislature have been
working very industriouSly for a week or two
back, but they will not get through before
the last Of the coming week.
Several bills to increase the salaries of diff
ferent public officers have been introduced,
but it is doubtful if any will pass.
The Lecompton men seem generally to give
over the next legislature 10 the Opposition.
Leading Democrats are daily becoming more
more Disguised with the moves of promi
nent Lecomptonites, and are determined to
make the next fall election tell against them