, 1865-08-24
tFscm Our Own Correspondent

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From Our Own Correspondent
NEW 5oHK. Angus. ~.
Something like year ago l was In New
York, and dropped in OF TN evening at one Of
Robert Heller's ycry brilliant entertain
ments. Irecau that one Of his most amusing
hits was ga view Of New Jersey by moon
Light" which proved to be nothing but
HANDSOME gilt frame enclosing a Jet black sur
face. The audience greeted It with a roar Of
laughter, md many remarks iocosely uncom-
plimentary Of New Jersey. So, too, when I
paid my half dollar at this window of !" Yours
truly, a. Ward" and received tho droIly
printed ticket "admittiug bearer and one
wife," and sat for an hour before that picture
view Of tic lind Of the Mormons, and listen.
cd to that unique lecture on everything, with
which the great Snowman accompanies the
,,nrolling of lis picture, 7 found he couldn't
"bring down the house'' SO easily In any
other way as By some Joke ut the e1pense Of
New jersey.
about I" The Province Of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations !" but the little State
shows good record as to- industry, intelli-
gencc, patriotism and federation. So, too,
though the New Yorketa "poke fnn II at
" that foreign country, New jersey" thou
denees IN ate an on e. yaons nss
railroad centering in jersey City and Hobo
ken and the country for twenty miles back
Of these two places Is but the great suburb Of
the great city about whose population there
is now 10 much dispute. And think the
proper answcr to those who, finding the cen
:::s:s showing q smaller population Ia the city
than was commonly supposed, are etarging
ago New York lived ut home, while now she
lives IN New Jersey, up the Hudson, ind on
Staten Island. r.
New Jersey has no lack Of natural adyan-
tages. Her soil Is generally good, and iu some
sections Is excellent. Most Of the grains
grow well here, and early trosts are rare.
There Is near and ready market for everything
either farmer or gardener can raise. All
fruits and vegetables flourish, aud New Jcr-
eey peaches nre known everywhere in the
country for their excellence. Water courses
arc not numerous, and water power is not
abundant, but there is enough for all need.
The c!ima:e is neither bleak Ia winter nor
excessively hot In summer, Timber Is scarce
In some sections, but It Is also very abundant
in other sections. The surface Of the State Is
rolling, and the air ispure as the hills Mines
Of iron ore much abound, md furnish work
for thousands Of men. So fur rs natural fea-
tures are concerned, New Jersey Is desirable
State In which to live.
The Jerseyman is as unlike the New Yorker
as the New Englander, and appears to have
very little in common with either Of these
great classes. He Is, i7It!cally, about fiyc
feet eight or nine inches In heisl: has watch
ftil eyes, sharptsh chin, md very large nosei
is carelessly precise and provokingly rcticcnli;
and Is much given to believing In himself and
trade, but makes his bargains with a
great deal less talk. lie is
as se1f-poseessed as Westerner, but
q great deal less demonstratire in his manner.
He has as much faith In State rights as
Soutlrrner, but is no way anxious to 20 into
stractlon. He knows that New Workers
ttmake 'ga1ne" Of him, and reyengcs himself
by affecting supreme inlltucncc to the opin-
ion Of the metropolis. lie sgoes down.
4sgocs down" i his phrase In all parts of the
State-'goes down. 10 New York with IN old
carpet bag md the face and manner Of com
mon couatr5man, but he Is neither half 60
poor nor half 20 green IS be appears to be, He
has has some humor but It Is Of very dry
end reserved sort. He is hospitable, positive
and companionable. II he opens Ills house ut
all to You, he opens every room Of II from eel
lar to at4ic. Knowing TINT the outside world
calls him mean and hard, he honestly delights
considcrate. He knows his State in on official
character doesn't stand very well with refer
ence to the war, but lie points with Just pride
to the glowing record OF. the New Jersey SOL
diers. He dcprccatcs the Camden and Amboy
monopoly, but seems to take pleasure In The
growing Of other people thereat. He is
good nclshbor and Kindly hearted friend
ahrewd business man and an upright citizen.
One custom obtains In certain secuons Of
the State which Il rs novel as It Is disgraccful.
Coming through from Philadelphia or any
point to the southwark, at Trenton tho trav.
ellcr encounters q rough and loud-voiced
crowd Of boys who run alongside the cars and
papers. The first time one observes this he
Is rather amused than otherwise by It but
when the dirty gang repeats and tcproduces
Itself at dozen stntlons in succession 1t be-
comes great and unwe1come bore and
when repeated journeys show that this beg
year af1er year, one cannot help questioning
The stntc Of morals and decency 70 the com
munfties which permit it-nay, which eeem
10 glory in such exhibitions Of ill-manncrs
and nlggardly pcnuriousncs. Il itwere con-
fined to boys OF the poorer and lower classes
Of society sone excuse might be found but
very many Of the boys are so well dressed
as to indicate that their parents are
wcll-to-do aud somewhat cultivated people.
The State may we'll boast of It's small towns.
Many travellers lind Newark Trenton and
the other cities exceedingly pleasant places !;
hut in respect to these there may be differ
ence sS Of oplnlon among se}euInefs; II regard
there can be no Of Judgment. Whether
one la;ts on the line of tho Camden and .am-
boy, the Central, or the Morris and Essex,
there Is always tho same agreeable home.
The villagers may be little fnquIdtive, but
! have never found them rude or impertincnt.
They notice yonr presence, and probably spec
nlate as to your character and business hut
h,oxY hNrH md 1xs
you and make you free Of everything. There
Is no great degree Of taste In the architecture
of the older towns, but there Is much beauty
Of tree and shrub and flower. There Is not
much prctension In the decoration and adorn-
ment Of parlors and chambers, but there is no
lack OF comfort ind the thousand simple ad-
juncts thereto. One would say that II there
are fewer beautiful faces among the women
than In the villages of New York, there arc
nlso fewer inexpensive doll faces. II you
mark the absence of such fine and intellectual
faces as abound in the villages of H{assachu.
sctts, you must also mark the absence of such
childish and fosfp'd fnees rs ase also often sccn
there. Contact with the people develops nat
urnl ability md average intelligence rather
thnn ubcrnl cultivation aud commanding In.
tellect- Common schools flourish, though
Scruinaries and Colleges do not 50 much
more than fzst-clase Books. II elegant schol-
arship Ia more rare than in some other sections
Of the country, 50 Is also extreme ignorance.
The State has an unenSiabte name, because
her Legislature rejected the constitutional
amendment. The better class Of citizens arc
sensitive to criticisms on this point, and ask
suspension Of jndgmcnt till next spring.
Speak to them OF thc fact that Governor Par
ksr alone, Of all the State Governors, printed
Of constitutional obligations and State rights,
and qualified his pledge Of support, last April,
to Andrew johnson, with cold and calculnt-
ing 'stf's'' and 'tand's," and they significantly
point you to the fact that this same Gov. Par
while giving ''wclcome home" to the SOL
diers. There is ign6lanco and prejudice
enough IN the back country and the raining
region, and some Of the scenes Of the old
Kansa4days are parallel]ed In the elections Of
these times; but tlnd quite general contl~
Into the ranks Of Justice and liberty. Who
the opposition will nominate for Governor, re-
mains to be seen.
believe there is at least one candidate In
every Important town md city IN the Stato
Marcus L. Ward, the Union nominee, Is, with
found for standard bearer. He makes no pre-
tensions to: oratorial ability, and, therefore,
Inns not much nationa1 reputation; but at
home he Is probably the most popular man In
the State. His heart aud hand and parse havo
been in the wur, and in tue long bright ranks
Of those who lave cared l0r The so!1ier anu
his familE and friends, he has leaders, place.
He Is m upright business man, and his per
eonal life Is blamcless. His ability is broad
and practical, and his Loyalty Is without halt
ing or donble-fracedncss. Victory with him
will be victory indeed; aud the victory was
already half won when our friends rose to
such height Us to put the standard In his
hands for the conflict. - ISRAEL.
NATIONAL TEACHERS CONVENTION.
visit to the Gettysburg Battle Ground
Close Of the ProccediuSs-
Correspondence Of the Chicago Hibnne.l
HARRISBURG, Aug. ~ 1866.
Tho second day of the National Tcachers'
A.raasa4fan ms occnniad hH q tfsit To the