New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-30
THE PAST AND FUTURE IN NEW
JERSEY
Correspondence of The N. Y. Tribune.

| Correspondence OF The N. \. Tribune.
TRENTON, June 90, 1860
Guns were fired here until nigbtfal Of Monday
last, pIojessed'y as tokens of rejoicing over the
domination Of Douglas. But our ears have been
split with no huzzas, at least as yet. Whatever
enthusiasm NAV be latent with the Democracy, has
been bottled up until the meeting If the State Con-
vention, when it will be uncorked either for
Douglas or Breckin'idgs, but for which Of the t@o
is at This present wri' especially unceItai The
Baltimore mob has sadly muddled the calculations
of the party all over The State. They are in fact
completely at sea, one portion taking j. b.
for compass, and the other David Naar for rudder,
Now, ihir latter gentleman is editor of tie party
orgsn, The True american, with son in Office at
| Washington With the fate of other patriots be-
fore his eyes, he writes articles with velvet fingers
| Before the gilmore mob met he was fierce and
| defiant, as witness the following:
"Tbe IT, Illinois LONGER be regarded
the folds Of The DTnocsc party a.. pe. ne ,, ana
Justly condemned by every true Democrs and minated
be could receive the electoral vote OF single State
But since the breakup of that mob, his tune has
changed so decidedly as to be quite funny. He now
says:
Under all existing circumstances, Mr. Douglas win Pei
ree Jersey than any other candidate k. 10
DO he comes before the county as the no@nes Of C9S.sn
he has The prestige Of having received majority vote, Of The
nee"
Did ever dog return with higher relish to his
yomit The fact is the leaders Of the Democracy
here are hoping to unite in convention on pro rata
Electoral ticket, for which both Douglas and Brock
nridge men can vote giving to each az many Elec-
toral votes as the returns may show him n be ent
tied to- but the split is wide that it can hardly
be done. All the Government OficehOders have
already got their cue from some quarter, and 60 in
for Breckenridge, while OfficehOlders under the
State are for Douglas. Judge Naar has changed
from rude Ostracsm of the latter to the tamest milk
and-water non-cOmmittalism. We OF the Opposi-
ton have not had so much fun over anything for a
long time. The wits of Trenton have cracked the
ciuelest jokes at the enemy, some of which are
good enough to be immOrtalized hereafter.
There will be great floral fair and exhibition
on the Fourth, presided over by the ladies' to aid
the Battle Monument Fund. One of our citizens,
Mr.. Charles c. Haven has pushed this patriotic
enterprise forward with so much spirit that the
erection Of the column is now q certainty. 1t will
rise up on the very ground occupied by Washing
toms half-naked army on the night preceding the
battle of Princeton. Ii is curious 10 observe how
these revolutionary celebrations bring out the fact
of some survivors yet lingering on the stage. You
know the ladies of Trenton figured conspicuOusly
before Washington on one memorable occasion.
Wien he passed through here in 1889, on his way
10 be naupurated President in New York, as he rode
on horseback over the narrow stone bridge which
still spans the Assanpink he passed undera Gorgeous
triuIBphal arch and then encountered whiie-r0bed
choir of Young girls arranged on his left az he en-
tered the CITY, who scattered flowers profusely in
bis path, and simultaneously sung TO his honor o
poem which, both for appropriateness OF language
and genuine poetic merit is a perfect gem. Be
hind these girls stood their mothers. Washington's
heart was so deeply touched by this beautiful rib-
ute Of gratitude and affection that be responded in
a letter from Princeton, which is still preserved
here The trumpha arch still lives among us, but
the mothers have all gone down to the grave.
Three Of their daughters who composed the white
robed choir still suryiye-0ne in this city, one the
mother of Senator Chestnut of South Carolina, and
one. Mrs. Sarah Hand of Cape May County, now
50 years of age wish has been expressed that
this surviving trio could be present at the festival,
but distance and the nfirmites of age forbid. The
bridge where WashingtOns path WAS thus strewed
with flowers. was the very spot where he success
S DISPUTED m ths did t5e latter ATTEMPT to force
his way over and as often was he driven back with
sapguir airy results Yet this severe battle, occur
ring the evening previous to the march to Prince
ton has attracted so little attention from the prn-
cipal and eary historians of the Revolution, that
doubts have been entertained that il ever occurred,
while intelligent men long resident near the spot
have even denied that it was fought
What commentary might be written on the GER
tainty of our administration Of the criminal law, as
compared with the uncertainty of its course with
YOU. Sheer at New Jersey as you may YOU cannot
deny that our criminal justice is quick and sure as
| il is humane. Take the ease Of the Rev. j, B.
| Harden as one in point, and compare it with the
cases of your crowd of murderers untrled and I'M
| hanged Every Court before whom his case was
| brought decided promptly and defnitiyely. No
bubbles were set up would they have been en-
tertainrd The period of suspense was short IN
every Instance and he goes to his doom so certainty
in eight days from this that full confession has been
wTung from his reluctant lips.
The crops throughout New-Jersey will be OF az
erage goodness The yield of hay is large, with
admirable weather for housing it. The rye-helds
are already white unto harvest, and wheat will be
good. In many places there will be slim show
for fruit. But the growers of strawberries have
had bountiul CROP the quantity being 80 great as
| toward the close Of the season, to make 1t no OBJ
| iect to send them to market.