, 1865-08-04
NEW JERSEY sloaOP.,LV.
The Camden and Amboy Chnrxsr-Tar
OF One million 0oilarH 4 Yrarup
CitiZcDB OF other States-Nations
nj LeEtsaat11n the ONLY
Remedy.


a volunteer correspondent, who exhibits
brass In most tnordinate dtsproportion to
| his bruins, reads u5 lecture nu our tocon.
sistencT in not dEuoCncing the late Union
State Convention for its failure to take issu.
| with the Camden and Amboy rnouopoly.
Our correspondent proceeds to assert ii sub.
| stance that We take our own (rather th1u
bis) time and way for opposing great public
w1opes, which Is not fat from tbs tru.h, Le:
us look into this case:
a Legislature Of New Jersey WAS pcrsuad-
| ed or subornsd TO concede to certain corpora.
tors the exclusive privilege Of conveying
passengers across thnt State, betTeeu tha
great cities Of New York and Philadelphia !;
which exclusive privilege, being limited to q
term Of twenty years. q subsequent Icrtsla.
1ute wns In like manner induced to extend
| for further term of twelve years: which
term vii! expire, VIC belleTe, IN 1858. Tto
monopoly thus cfcated taxes the travel BE-
tween the two cities above named about ona
million dollars per annuu that Is to say,
about one million passages across the State
or New Jersey cost the passengers three dol
lars each, when, If there we're no monopoly
they would ineyftsbly bs carried for two d6l.
iare. as they are carried a liks distance
mole to reach Washington thau We 10 to ba
carried to Boston, over far more expensive
railroads, simply becansa the route hence
soutb-west1a-d u mcnopoltzad, while that
u0rth-! A-t xarl Is not.
The million dollars taken from the public
by the Cnndtm a1d AmJoy monopoly IL d.
y11ed very nearly Us follows:
State:
One.elgbth to one-fourth, according to the
necessity Of the case, Is expended on aui
about Congress, the State Legislature, the
Press, wire-pulling politicians. lobbyists, and
stnart fellows generally, TO prevent the abo-
lition and overthrow Of the m 2nopoly;
corpolnturs aforesaid.
Some Of these have assured ia that 10
effort Will be made to renew the monopoly
that, when it sha1!luyo been enjoyed TO the
close Of its present term, It will be allowed
to expisc, and new railroad companies be
freely chartered b3 New Jersey to carry pas
srnse,s across her territory iu free competI-
tion with the Kingdom Of Cam1en and AM
boy. Not at all questioning the sincerity Of
theso assurances, We are confident that tina
event will falsiiy them. The monopoly u
tGO valuable to be tamely surrendered: ind
II one set Of holders do not care to struggle
For Its renewal, they will be bought out and
superseded by others less sc.upulo1s O, more
rapacious. A galnful monopoly never dies
till detetmtnedly kiilsa.
Still, we did not urge the Union state Con-
yenhun Of Ne~ jersey to make war uron it
do not since denouucs It for falling to do
kJs q.
lis candidate for Governor, wllhou. kno wing
or asking how he stands In regard 10 1t. And
lor these reasons:
To tne the arch-cncmy Of souls, aud bring
your cause to trial 10 place not to be IN d.
oDed IN dog.days, has been Considered rath-
er rash than 'slss. The lawyer, who could
not sec hoW his client had been acquitted OF
hog stealing, In the Ga:t VI most positive eyi-
dencc, Was enlightened when Informed that
eight Of he Jury had had percentage of ths
pork. Carlyle observes that the 'atal r1ts-
tate of Rob Roy WAS the non-perception OF
th- fact that liz might have obtained bis beef
Cheaper by fair palchasc In tie Gross Market
lands. Had We been required t5 wia decis.
ion in favor Q! Carlylc's assumption, Wa
should have prcferIe1 for our trlDuuai tha
People Of Lo*lands and Highlands together
rather than the latter only, Or than Rob aud
hss tono"crs exclusively Anl so With he
The party in interest adverse to the An1boy
monopoly are not Jelseynen atone, but Ii,
people Of the United states. ThaF b.or tha
burden New Jersey mea.e,ly SHARES the |
bnoty- We shall be very clad 10 have their |
10 up, citing tec monoEoly, but il is rot
and hope to see It ended but We do nos cx.
Fect ever to see New Jersey Legislature
that could Lot be persuaded 10 sustain. or
even to reDew, the gigantic imposition,
'See" member, and shoW HIN that he can
put s. 600 to slo, 900 into his private pocket,
aid at the sau.e time tighten the taxes of1is
c nst!tuents. BY vo1iny fer q renewal Of n
n nopoly which taxes only foreigners and
The people Of olhe7 States, aud be will, ID
don.
Our impudent counselor Is adyised, there.
Eoie, ttat Wy expect to BE- dt tll7ered from the !
ciutehes Of Camden ard Anboy By au act Of |
Congress, either cba7terng 8 national iron i
post-r2ad from the Penobscot to the Nissi:-
stPr. or By snch IN act Us that passed by She
: !ate House and 80 ally, logically, eogen.ly
others in the Senate. It nc cau have any
help from New jersey, so much the better:
bnt we mainly hope to arouse public ssnti. |
nsnt which will render the purchase Of y
We are quite confident that Congress- wouti |
tc moved by such renewa1 to put a stop to !
Inc whole business Of railroad monopoly.