The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-11
Why Is New Jersey Deprived Of a United
Gtafpe GpnpfOr9

Not for tho purpose Of answering this question
TO any Jerseyman do we propose to discuss tho sub.
jeot for Every man in this State understands pre-
oisely why we are deprived Of the presence in the
United states senate Of the man who should repre-
sent us in that body. Blu persistent efforts win DO
made 20 misiepresent the facts of the case, and some
Of our Friends outside OF this state may not under.
stand why the Legislature was compelled to oadjourn,
without discharFng It's consbtutionaliy enjoined
duty Of electing a senator to succeed Mr. Stockton
hat the facts may be correctly understood and the
Union party, ana not its fault, that New Jersey has
vacant chair in the naaonal Senate we viii breAy
o prevent tho election Of q senator, after the
vacancy had been duly dec ared TO exist required
the concurrence and co operauon OF two pardesi
ten In number and James 81 Scove the President
OF that body, and a proiessed Republican tt Is not
pleasant TO be Obliged even 20 mention the name Of
one so infamous and mean as tins fellow ScoveL but
IN discussing this subject cannot be avoided These
eleven men in the Stale Senate constituting a ma
iority steadily, and 70 the end, refused TO permi.
joint meeting ior the choice of Senator 70 be aud
and this refusal and this alone prevented the eiec.
ion In pursuing this course, the teu D,mOcraUlc
Senators were false TO their duty end their
oath Of office and actedin open defiance Of
q plain and positive requirement. of the Coast.
luton ana the law OF The state, to which tney
hau solemnly sworn 70 conform. Inc provision lof
defed and disobeyed IT, There was not one among
them who had regard enough for his hoqor, hs duty
as Sepator or his oath, 10 make linn obey tue law
Ineir attitude is that of sworn legislators delibe-
rately making themselves wilful law breakers Mr..
Scoyel was not only guilty o. all tins, SHINING
equally with these Democratic Senators In their
constitutional and revOiutionary action, but he has
Violated his party teat ty, his obligations to his
false ali his proiessed pO itea prncip es and 10
the great Of universal freedOm and his atti-
Jude IS that of base migrate to his personal friends,
traitor To- his party, and an audacious reckless,
shameless liar, With these eleven men, Etand-
ing nrmly together, refusing 70 concur at any time
IL the resolution for joint meeting, the Union
Senators, and consequently the Union party in the
Legislature, could 90 absolutely nothingj could take
no step towards efechng an election Of q Senator,
ana when thoroughly convinced that further effort
was wholly useless, they wisely and judlcousy re-
solved TO adjourn, and ask the verdict Of the people
at the polls in November next Every honorable
means was exhausted, every proper e.
d ut tried BY the Union party 20 secure a
Joint meeting but without avail. There was
no moment when Il could have been se-
cured, without consentng 10 the ecuon Of Cop
worse, The election of James M Scove No Deno-
attic Senator dared to 90 hls DUTY ana assent TO
certainly been followed by his expulsion from his
party, scovel alter be sold himself, never tor q
moment entertained the idea OF gong into JOINT
meeting 10 elect any Republican HIS loose and
general assertions OF his willingness TO help elect
Union party were all as false as his whole conduct
was base. To prove this 1t is only necessary
to state the tact that, as late as thursday
asked If he would vote to INTO joint meeting, If
the Umonists would withdraw Mr. Catten and vote
for Mr.. Frelinghuysen, and he promptly said tlat
he would not" Talk with such man was futile;
reliance upon ANYTHING that he might say or pro-
mise was worse than idle 10 shoQ how desperate
ana fixed was the determination Of the Democrats
and Scoye TO defeat The holding of any Joint meet
ing ~ & y oniy necessary 20 soate auotneI taotIthat,
| aOsent when 1t was known that an
attempt would be made 10 rescpd the
rule requiring eleven votes TO pass the resolution to
! go into joint meeting, Scove and the Democrats
| who were in attendance, the ock in the Senate
promptly in their seats, and only four Republican
Senators being present, instantly adjourned tor the
| In case the Republican Senators sEould hap.
| pen to be hand they would retire and
| leave the Senate without quorumP With
| eleven such men in majority IN the Senate
| our friends can Judge how much chance there
| Of getting INTO JOINT etIng 10 elect senator.
| Through the unexampled and vile treachery of
ScOve the entire control of the matter so far to
prevent any election, was IN the hands OF the Demo-
cratic senators and their willing tool Jim Scoyel.
The Union partv Is free from apy blame or respops-
| bihty. Some may say why not have dropped Mr.
| Cattell ana taken up some o her candldate2 We
reply that Mr. Catte never stood in the position of
! obstructinR or delaying the election. His friends
never assumed any such position for HIM. Although
aud IN every way peculiarly worthy of and en-
utled TO the uOstiOn Mr. Cattel generously offered
| 10 WITHDRAW at any moment, it by that means
any otner sound Union man cOutd oe
| chosen But thele was no such moment,
their onl safety lay in preventing any Joint meeting
being held, apd they doluded and 100 ed Scovel TO
the top Of his crazy bent ana to the last moment,
with the idea that he could himself be eected eua.
| tor in some way, with their help They rad the re-
sipnation OF United states senator Wright their
possessions ready to be presented to Governor Ward,
| The moment they ould effect a trade " wh,ch
stockton could be returned as one of the two Unuod
| states Senators and this was the onY cophngsnev
in which they would have consented TO Joint meet
ing But there was no disposition in the Union
| party 10 barPaIn TO help elect COpperhead, and,
| thank q Od no man OF the IOrty-siX Union mem.
beTs could be bought, fooled, or tnghtened The
| Democratic hali of the Camden ana AmbOV mono
| poly brought all thor forces to bear, but they
| could neither seduce force q single
! Republican member from his integrity or his
| allegiance. SBch is a bret history OF TIE way
in which New JerseYs deprived OF her proper repre-
senaton m the senate, the Union party cheated Ior
atme OF the rs fruits of lis great victory and the
| necessity forced upon us iOr another severe aud
spirited contest with the Copperhaad party IN the
coming fall election. The record Of the Union party
| ~ this whole business is clean and proud one,
We are proud OF the consistency brmness, and integ-
| nty displayed by the Unonists In the Legislature,
| and we go cheeruly into tie coming condict with
! enue confidence that the people will treble the
majority gwen the Union ticket at the last state
election. Five members OF CONGRESS audtwO United
| states Sen at0Is o be chosen make political issue
OF greater magnitude than any presented 10 the
! people OF New Jersey Let us show that we know
| how to meet and decide it worthily.-Jersey C'tB
| Daily Tines, Aprii9