The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-12
New Jersey All Right at Last.

New Jersey All Right at Last.
WE have had a hard time to secure the de-
served and legitimate fruits of our victory
last autumn; but, thanks to perseverance and
Mr.. Scovel's conscience, we have won at last.
Yesterday the Legislature, by a strictly party
vote, adopted the Constitutional amendment,
which was certified to by the Governor, and
&c once transmitted to the Department of
State. The assertion made by the agent of
the Associated Press, that Governor Ward
Immediately gave his assent to the amend
ment, is evidently an error. The Governor
had nothing to do with the matter whatever.
The adoption by New Jersey of the amend
ment renders its ultimate ratification almost
certain. 1t was held, in the case of the aboli-
ton of slavery, that the time allowed tor the
ratification extends through all eternity.
Whenever in the future the requisite twenty
seven States shall give their consent, the pro-
position becomes the supreme law of the
land. Already we are sure of twenty-four
States, not including Delaware, Virginia. or
Kentucky, or any of the late Rebel States,
with the exception OF Tennessee, which has
fore, but three more States, and those three
will be secured. The advance of public SEN
timent will lift the dead wrecks of the ship
OF state upon its waves and hurl them for
ward. The order of the age is progress. Ten
years ago, to be an abolitionist was to be an
object of contempt and calumny; to-day. to
be pro-slavery man is to stamp yourself
mark for ridicule, and political, if not men
tai dotard.
That same spirit whieh has shown the ma
ton the error of its ways in regard to one
form of oppression. will show it the right path
to lead it out of the slough of prejudice in
another. We are suffering under grave I'M US
tice, an injustice consented to in that spirit of
compromise which has ever been the curse of
this country. We have not followed the path
of right; we have bowed to the idol of expedi-
ency, and truly, whoever sacrifices principles
for peace deserves to lose both peace and
principles" 1t was this crlnging spirit of
subservience which made us let proper in
men be represented, when we refused pro-
perty in cattle a like advantage, and now that
yielding to arrogance Las come back upon
ourselves. Our votes are neutrahzed by the
votes of Rebels, and it requires but half as
many Rebel votes to defeat us as we possess
ourselves. And to day the men who have
conquered the Rebels with the bayonet ac-
knowledge one Rebel as equal to two OF them.
1t is to prevent this gross injustice, this fla
grant insult to every Northern man, that we
are marching on, and have no fear for the
result.
The session of the Legislature of New Jer-
sey adjourned until Monday, when it will
meet again, and on the succeeding daV elect
Hon. Alexander G. Cattel United States Sena-
tor The law passed at the last session Of
Congress, in May, providing for a uniform
method of holding elections tor Senators in the
States, provides that the election shall be held
at noon on the second Tuesday Of the session.
The Democracy, reduced to desperation, have
seized on the shallow pretext OF declaring
that the day for such election is passed, that
it occurred on the second Tuesday of January
Even if we grant that this is but continua-
ton oil the same session, which it undoubtedly
is not, still their argument would have NO
effect. The Constitution expressly forbids
an eI post .fdctO law; and by what right
could a law passed in May affect an
event which it declares was only legal i
it occurred on day already past by some
four monthsP 1t could have no binding force
whatever. Hence on Tuesday the we'll
earned fruits of our battle will be garnered
and Mr.. Cattell made Senator. We hav'
already expressed ourselves in regard Il
that pentleman's Qualifications He is an ablI
business man, a high-toned, honorable gentle
man, and one thoroughly fitted to fill tn
high post Of Senator. The rapidly failint
health of Senator Wright leads us to fea
that there will be another vacancy, IN whicl
case, while mouruing the loss of genia
gentleman, we will rejoice to see New Jerse
represented by two loyal Union senators.
THAT'S WIsDoM."-The immortal "Jacl