The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-30
YrHE NEW JERSEY SENATORsHlp.
Detection OF Senator Scovel.
,m Me 7renlon Slafe Gazette.

from the Trenton state Gazette.
Yesterday morning tAe Senate had brought
before 1t q resolution to 90 INTO ioInt meeting Tor
the purpose of eecting United States Senator
from New Jersey, IN place OF John p Stockton
whose seat has been dec ared vacant by the
Senate of the United SJatc7, The prOpnety Of
this course cannot be questioned; and yDy IL was
defeated by the vote OF person who uas pro
lessed the estremest devotion tn Republican
pr nciples. and the Union party-Jas. M. SCovci.
Oi the action and sayings OF this person, the
following telegram was published IN tue Ne"
York ITlO3ne Yesterday morning. Wheu l. is
had in mind that he IS generally understood to
''inspire" the articles published In that paper
concerning hin, It's value will be thoroughly TN
deTstood. lis as follows:-
"1he Hon. James NJ Scovel was on the floor of
both Houses to-day. He assured members that the
New Jersey LEGISLATURE mIpht bo Ioied upon TO send
down thoroughly trustworthy Senator by Monday
next"
And yet that gentleman has deliberately voted
against JOINT meeting What are his reasons
for this? He processes to desire the appoint
mcnt OF certain men, ana AYERS that he must be
gIatlhed IN his choice before he consents to
Joint meeting In other words, he claims that
the entire Union party shall bow humo'y and
supphantly to him if they hope to elect a United
States Senator Benedict Arnold's excuse for
betraying his country was, !nat his wishes were
not grat4hed The parallel IS evident.
Who is this James NJ. Scovel who claims such
exalted perfection OF sentiment as to require
the entire Republican party TO bow to his die
UuU Jiu ne GROW up III Jllc TANKS Oh Gne
Union party Is he the oldest Senator in that
honorable body Is his character above the
taint of suspicion Is his integrity incorrupt-
BILE is has wisdom unsearchable? We Gdmit
that his ways are past tindmg Out Ne are
confident thai he Is the youngest member as
respects aSe In the Senate. HIS European tour
was generally understood to be designed to cover
the deficiencies OF a2e-so that when he appeared
to take the oath of Office no objection as to age
could be raised. 1t cannot be pretended that he
has been very long in the Republican ranks; <;
AID as to his political career We may speak from
the record.
Mr. Scovel has, from time to time, during his
political career, given utterance on variou,
topics, even when publicity may not have indi
Gated the highest wisdom. Not 10 speak just
here OF his positions on national topics, we call
up his course in relation to the Presidency of
the Senate. He commences letter to the
Trenton Monitor on tnat subject as folows:- "A
CAMDEN, N. j., November 27, 1S64.-Mr. Monitor?
Some OF the trenton papers nave done me the
honor to DotiCe my name as probable candida Tor
PRESIDENT OF the senate. shall not be c-ndIdate
for that position.
MMy Aspirations, if have any, do not run in that
The current seems to set in favor of the Hon
Benjamin Buckley, Senate from Pa 3lc, an able
and impartial gentlemen, who has ben IN the ml-
nority, as member OF the Legislature, Tor ten
years
And yet, in less than two short mouths, this
gentleman, whose aspirations did not run in
that direction" contended with the greatness
bitterness fol- the very position he mad dis
claimed, and against all principles OF honor or
propriety, distinctly threatened to bolt the very
man whom, in his letter, he commended. We
say nothing in reference to such duplcity; but
we do atflm that to wrest from such a man as
BENJAMIN Buckley position accorded MIN by
every rule o. proprlety and by common consent,
was an outrage indescrbabe. Aud yet this
gentleman affirmed that his aspirations did not
run in that direction!
Aeair. Doubts were entertained as to whether,
If elected President OF the Senate, he would
stand by the Republican party. But on this
subject he was bound by written pledges--aud
these pledges he has openly Vioiated What
can have caused this peridy? We might dis
close much as 60 his proceedings; but this much
may be noticed. As soon rs intelligence reached
him of the vote by which Mr.. Stockton was de-
prived OF his Seat-he immediately proceeded to
Washington for some purpose. We have no
direct data to found any statements but the Cir
cumstance OF his returning in company with
Mr.. Stockton may be taken for what 1t is
worth. Indeed, this gentleman has been known
to be "dodeing aroundn in suspicious quarters
for months past We, therefore, set hlm down
as a very 'arttul dodger.n
But to consider Mr.. ScoveIs profcs sionai
reasons-to say nothing of his pert 1y. His
claim is, we believe, that he opposes Mr.. Cat
tell. We answer MIR. Cattell is not nominated 4.
1t is not question of candidates. That will
come up in the caucus. There Mr.. Seovel may
present his candidate, even--as is likely to be the
case-if IT be thai. greatest man the universe,
whose opinions are aWas right, and to whose
mandate the whole Union party must bend-She
great I-myself I-James NJ. Scovel. But this
talk of candidates is the merest pretense, and
has no foundation in fact.
Mr.. Scovel has profeGsed to stand by the
Union party and Congress. But his marked
haste to reach Washington, and his peculiar
change on his return, leaves no other impression
than that stock is of more consequence with him
than principle. And now, shall we yield to him ?
We say, neverl Better leave the Office untitled.
Then we can go before the people next fall with
all the as yet undeveloped evil which hangs
about this matter ready TO be brought TO light.
And if damning evidence Of foulest perfdy,
sufficient to rouse the intensest indignation
among the people be not brought to light. we
are greatly mistaken.
We can lose nothing in thus deferring, if ne
cegsary. For even If the Democracy are tTt
umphant, they can do no more than elect q
Democratic Senator. But we had rather 8
thousand times that the viiest Copperh cad
should represent us in the United States Senate
than a man who displays the purpose to rule OF
ruin. We urge, therefore, tirmness to the last
And we trust that throughout the State the
hot Indignation of the people will find expires
sion.