New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-31
AND HER RAIL.
ROAD MONOPOLY.

DralnS, reads us lecture on our Inconsistency
in not dcnouncing the late Union State Convon-
ton Of New-Jersey for its failure to take issue
with the Camden and Amboy Monepoly. Our
correspondent proceeds to assert IN substance
that we choose our own (rather than his) time
and way Of opposing great public wrongs which
| is not far from the truth. Let US look into this
case:
Legislature of New-Jersey was persuaded
or subOrned to conccde to certain corrorators
the exclusive privilege of conveying passengers
across that State between the great Cities oil
New-York and Philadelphia; which exclusive
privilege, being limited to q term OF twenty
years, subsequent Legislature was in like
manner induced to extend for o further term OF
twelve years; which term will expire, we be-
lieye, in 1853. The Monopoly thus created
taxes the travel betweea the two cities above
named about Ons Million Dollars per annuni
that 10 10 say, about One Million passages across
the State OF New Jersey cost the passengers
SO each, when, il there were no monopoly,
they wosld inevitably be carried for 81, as they
are carried like distance toward Boston or
Albany. We pay third more to reach Wash
ington than we do to be carried to Boston, over
far more expensive railroads, simply because
the route hence South-westward is monopolized,
while that north-eastward is not.
The Million Dollars taken from the public by
the Camden and Amboy Monopoly is divided
very nearly as follows
One-eighth goes into the treasury OF the
State;
One-eighth to ono.fourth, according TO the
necessity of the case, is expended on and about
Congress, the State Legislature, the Press, WIRE
pulling politicians, lobbyists and smart fellows
generally, to prevent the abolition and over
throw of the Monopoly;
The balance to the Railroad Company and
cOrporatorS aforesaid.
Some of these have assured us that no effort
will he made to renew the Monopoly-that, when
| it shall have been enjoyed to the close OF Its
present term, it will be allowed to expire, and
new railroad companies be freely chartered by
New.Jersey to carry passengers across her terri
tory in free competition with the kingdom OF
Camden and Amboy. Not at ell questioning
the sincerity Of these assurances, we are conf
dent that the event Will falsify them. The
Monopoly is too valuable to DO tamely sur
rendered; and if one set Of holders do not care
to struggle for its renewal, they will be bought
out and superseded by others less scrupulous
OF moro rapacious. A gainful monopoly never
dies till determinedly killed.
| Still, we did not urge the Onion State Con-
vention of ew-Jersey to make war upon lido
not since denounce it for failing to do sO--and
urge the support of Marcus l.. Ward, its candi-
date for Governor, without knowing or asking
how he stands with regard to it. And for these
reasons:
To sue the arch-enemy Of souls, and bring
your cause to trial in place not to be men,
toned in dog days, has been considered rather
rash than wise. The lawyer, who could not see
how his client had been acquitted Of hog.stea-
| ing, in the face Of most positive evidence, was
enlightened when informed that eight Of the
Jury had had percentage OF the pork. Carlyle
observes that the fatal mistake of Rob Roy was
his non perception of the fact that he might
have obtained his beef cheaper by fair purchase
| in the Gross Market Of Glasgow than by harry
ing the Lowlands. Had We been required TO
win O decision in favor Of CaTlyle's asslmp-
ton, We should have preferred for oar tn
bunal the people of Lowlands and Highlands
together rather than the latter only, or than
Rob and his followers exclusively. AND SO
with the case in hand.
The party in interest adverse to the Amhoy
Monopoly are not Jerseymen alone, but the
People of the United States. They bear the
burden; New-Jersey meagerly shares the booty.
We shall be very glad to have their aid IN up
setting the Monopoly, but it is not indispensa'
Bile. We are enlisted for the War, and hope to
SEQ it ended; but we do not expect ever 10 sec
a Ncw-Jersey Legislature that could not be per-
shaded to sustain, or even TO renew, the gigdn-
tic imposition. "See" q member, and show
him that he can put $4,000 to $4,000 into bis
private pocket, and at the same time tighten the
taxes Of his constituents. by voting for re-
newal Of Monopoly which taxes only foreign.
ers and the people Of other States, and be will,
in majority Of cases, be found open to co1vic-
ton.
Our impudent counselori is advised. therefore,
that We expect to be delivered from the clutches
Of Canlden and Amboy by an act Of Congress,
either chartering National Iron Post.Road
from the Penobscot 10 the Mississippi, or by
some such act as that passed by the late House