West-Jersey pioneer., 1865-08-12
A MERCENARY MARRIOTT.


lie assumes the hue of TRUTH" it sometimes
becomes necessary to allude TO those who are
indebted 10 be infamy of their acts for the lit
tic potorioty they possess. With the Monitor,
the public or private character OF no man is
safe, who fails to be black-paile or black
gusrded into III. indorsemsnt Of it, open hos
tiliiy TO the interests Of New Jersey and, its
uuconcealed alliance with New York enter
prise, which was started by British Capitalists
during the rebellion, proves its publishers to
be mere mercenary squatters among US who
are bound to the State or people by no tie or
interest, save that Of bare-faced extortion and
misrepresentation. As the bireling of those
who fitted out piratical vessels to destroy our
commerce, and who contributed munitions of
war to the rebels, we are not surprised at its
attempt to override State law; nor are we as
founded to find it maligning high minded men
who fearessly meet its venom, while main
tanning the honor and integrity of New Jersey.
Among those who have been honored by the
censure of the Monitor, are the Senator and
Representative Of this County, Messrs. Ludlam
aud Moore. Senator Ludlam, on more than
one occasion, exposed the sinister designs of
New York stock jobbers, who endeavored to
make our State tributary to the British bond
holders of the Rariton & Delaware Bay r.. r.
As the organ of Wall Street gamblers. who
would shuttle their cards on the tomb stone of
New Jerseys constitutional rights, the Monitor
canuot forgive MIR. Ludlam's manly defense
of solemn compacts, the conditions of which
have been rigidly adhered to by the Joint Com
nanies from tho ro-;od VII on reii .oai aud
canal across the State, were opposed by New
York capitalists, as reckless venture, up to
that which proved the enterprise to be Of in
calculable benefit to the whole country, as well
as source of profit to the State and its projec-
tors. Mr.. Moore, too, must come in for a
share Of its abuse. That Gentleman, in his
able speech against tho encroachments OF these
poachers upon our resoOees, embodied in it
too many unpalatable truths presented, too
many uncontrovertible 'arguments--and expo
sel the conspiracy of this junta of spectators
10 too glaring manner, to escape the venom
of their organ. But the Legislative career of
Mr.. Afoore has met with a fatterng endorse
ment OF the people, which happily places him
beyond the reach Of such poisoned arrows, and
no man il the State can present cleaner re-
cord of his stewardship. An honor to his
County, State and Country, his oft-repeated,
unsought elevation to the position he has so
ably tillel, proves that he is properly appre
ciated by his constituents.
The Monitor, with more than Jesuitical cum
ming, allied itself to the Republican party, with
the sole view of gaining an influence which
would the better enable it to serve the inter-
ests of its New York owners, who fondly hoped
that its partisan cloak might hide the real
object of its mission, and secure its liberation
among u.s. But its zeal overleaped its judg
ment, aud the ears Of the wolf already peer
out from its sheepskin covering. The Incl
dents connected with the last gubernatorial
convention leave none in doubt Identifying
the Rariton s. D. B. R. R. speculation with all
its movements the Monitor cannot separate it
from single thought. Every interest--every
moo of public policy--is held secondary
to that one darling object; and because the
convention very properly ignored all questions
inconsistent with its duties. the party has lost
an organ In other words, it has shaken
off mill stone about its neck; for no paper
in the State ever gave its adversaries more
prolific themes of assa ult, or placed stronger
weapons in the hands Of its opponents. Hav
ing gained the loss of this New York mercen-
airy, the Republican party ought to feel more
hopeful in the coming contest, as it is now rid
of q dead weight that has always retarded its
success.
The plea of the Monitor for it's bolt, with its
half column "platform," is all embraced in the
title of the ''R. & D. B. r. R." This. and
this alone, is the true Interpretation of its
apostacy for the ''dsep concealment" of its
manifesto, its meaningless points, and mere
display of words, admit of no other. AS to its
structures upon the Camden s. Amboy r. R.
Company, they amount to nothing but worn
out and threadbare expletives. The frequent
allusisns to the "disloyalty" of its supporters,
however, comes with an ill-grace from an or
gan of British blockade runners, and Rebel
Ram builders. No company ever gave greater
facilities TO the Government for the transpor
taton of troops and stores, nor at cheaper
rates. Time and again the regular passenger
and mail trains interfered with, to answer the
demands of the public service. Its interests,
throughout the war, were made subordinate
to those of the Government; and the company
often assumed loss when it might have added
to its gains, to afford all, and more facilities
required of them to put down the rebellion
In addition to this, they donated $4,000 to
the State, for the purpose of increasing the
bounties of our brave soldiers and when a
balance of some $4,000, as enlistments were
closed, remained in the hands of Gov. Parker,
and that gentleman informed the company of
the fact, it refused to receive it back but, at
the suggestion of the lamented Gen. Cook,
was appropriated to the destitute families of
our soldiers. This is the record of '.disloy-
al" Company.
But, what aid was given to the public SER
vice by the ''loyal' Raritar & Delaware Bay
R. r. ? They transported rume II, 900 truops
by the hardest route. With the aid of all
their paid stool-pigeons and runners in New
York, they afforded the Government, in three
ears, facilities to the extent of what the
Camden and Amboy has often given in three
days. The ''boys' were detained four hours
longer on the road, and commanders who were
posted on the slong suffering Of the R. & D.
B. route, refused to torture their men by pat
ronising the road. Others, familiar with its
paternity, declined all contact with concern,