New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-02
FROM EASTERN NKW.JERsEY.
Rssex County Firm and True.


NEWARK, n. j., May l, 1861.
1t has never been doubted that in our Congressional
election last November Mr. Speaker Pennington was
defeated as a peace-ofering to the Slave power. lie
was struck at as a shining and conspicuous
mark, on which all Southern eyes were fixed,
and his defeat was to be sufficient atonemeut
for the Republican sins Of New-Jersey. He
wa4 TO be yielded up on the altar Of trade and manu-
fsctures But though the voers Of this District unques
,ionably did the deed yet outside influences from the
city of New-York were largely operative in inducing
them to do so Many of us fell before their potent
agency which operated with force exactly proportoned
10 our nearnese to the metropolis. II was humilia-
ting overthrow the greatest and most humliang, be-
yopd all question: which ever fell on this District, and
especially on Newark. We have long since repented
of il in sackcoth upd ashes and could we be permitted
to repeat the trial. the new verdict would assucdy re-
ve7se the old one
Newark time and again, has been accused Of having
its principles as well rs manufactures always in the
market. Some of US were accused Of defeating Mr..
Pennington to promote the sale Of our goods seeing
that for wears past we have done very heavy South
ern business and that it was profitable to retain
tha, than to retain him. The presumption seemed TO
be ha, we could plcae the South BY ousiing him; in
fact that il we failed to do 80 the South would buy
more goods of us. But shrewdly suspect the S,uth
would baye continued to buy from just long as
we continued 10 cell on credit, matter whom We
elected. 1t is certainly ready and anxious to buy on
these terms now even though rebellion outright ia
going on. OF this anxiety our manufacturers have
abundant daily evidence.
But if Newark was ever really tinctured with the
dougbface leaven or ever tracked for Southern pa
tronape it ought not to be considered surprising when
one looks into the figures Of the late census returns
These show how intimate our connection with the
South has been and how largely the industry Of this
great manufacturing city has been dependent on it for
support Our population is 72,Ooo and the annual
value of our manufactures is 81, ,96,33. The leather
manufacture, in It's various branches amounts TO more
than SC, 800 OO0 and Of clothing to $35oO,0oo. About
$l6 600 900 Of the whole amount is manufactured for
the. South. Now, with these figures before you,
imagine how this crisis falls upon u.s. Many Of our
employing only quarter OF their usual
hands, while some have stopped entirely. We have
probably never experienced simiar aagnaton OF
business. 1t has lXs,ed sng toonearly all Winter
and now we absolutely shut of from all export
to our Southern customers they paid Us before
hand.
Such privation Il capital tes, of patriotism Newark
tCtu INC uinih uihhuhy, anu P'"'s~ W. VIZ "~''-
,hs, sbe values this unequxied Us,on al higher figure
tLan ten times the money she ever made out OF the
South. We have raised one Of the four regiments
called for by the President, aud will turn out another
whenever the chance offers. Money has been freely
contributed by banks and individuals TO aid the cause
while but one spirit seems 10 actuate our citizens,
common determination to put down this srooious rebel
ion the rebellion of customers, and that too,
after the very manner indicated by THE TRIBUNE, by
a crushingy overwhelming force. Some OF our
mechai les have returned home from Southern cities
where they have been employed, having been driven
off at the shores, notice. because they were Jerseymen
OTHERS drafted into the Southern army have deserted
aud come home but desire TO 20 back with muskets IN
their hands, All give deporable accounts Of the con-
dtion Of things down there and consider Newark, dull
as it may be, az perfect haven of rest and comfort
compared with the South.