New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-23
THE NEW-JERSEY RAILROAD WAR.

ANTI-MoNOPOLY CONVENTION AT TRENTON.
TELEGRAPH The TRIBUNE
TRENTON, Jan. 22.--BTave Jack has boldly
invaded chief great castle Of the giant Monopoly In
other words, Trenton the capital central encampment
in the Camden and Amboy country is alive with armored
advocates Of unrammeled transportation Even the enc
mys sacred sanctum has been captured, and the Hon
bearded in "No. TO-" Dropping metaphor, the
Convention just adjourned, long step in the right
direction Taylors Han well filed with audience
marked Intelligence, and representing nearly every
county in the state Much enthusiasm prevailed. and
that line. At IL q. III. the meeting was temporarily
Sbarinop and George " Uancock as secretary After
the reading Of the call explaining the objects
ofyere @o NV tSe Rev Mr. Fetrie' and con-,
mittee appointed on permanent organization In
the Of this committee, the audience listened 10
absence Of some expected delegates At this crcun-
stance, however lie not surprised In fact consider
ing the present inenicency Of railway communication
in the State IL probably greater wonder that
many had been able to make connections,
and appear time. The Convention, continued
the speaker has convened for tho purpose OF
improving facilities of travel and Che thought that the
movement was power IN embryo winch, whcn deve.
oped the monopoly would find inconycnien 10 resist
At present the friends of free railroads IN NewJersey
who single with feeble weapons, went forth
s marched against the great Goliath David had
fun faith and faered not and concluded this speaker
will be crowned with like good ending. At this point a
permanent organization was effected by the unanimous
choice of DR.. j. II Patterson Of Red Bank President
and Mr. VIM s. Eaton OF Monmouth County as Secretary
The Hon J. H. Potts being loudly called for that gentle
,dress. He spoke Of the blight which the over
shadowing monopoly had brought upon New-Jersey
Admirably lOcated between the two ever OpeimOuthed
markets Of NewY0Ik and Philadelphia she would nave
been s2O0OO0O richer had she enjoyed the night OF way
She must not be trammeed longer. We, the people,
must break the tyrants arm and let her up In oden
times those in bondage could look forward 10 he year OF
work own emancipation. We must DO our fuu
duty leave political issues aside and pun together The
pa1tr 1aH
opening OF the Raritan and Delaware Bay Road Thirty
ing villages sprung up an along the me; BrcXsDurs
Manchester advanced rapidly, and so OF twenty
others. Then, like thunderbo came the decision OF
the Court Of Errors ordering the road closed
This great injustice ought not 20 go on The people IKE
old Gen Jackson demand nothing n1t %hat Is rg ana
the conclusion Of Mr. Pottssremaks the Convention took
SSs % a e HSs o of
the Rev. Mr. Leonard OF Red Bank, MAJOR fanghOrh OF
c"1Yv rI latter was introduced as the father Of the
Free Railroad bill" and he briefly called attention TO
n% g o bbe MT John TcregoT President Of the
new railroad between Newark and New YORK, and he
mentioned the fact to explode the theory that every man
ana Amboy Company TO control all te nhes %, 9'a,e
resort to in order to accomplish their point
An address reciting length the history OF the monop
oily the State legislation in relation thereto, and the
evils resulting therefroiD. then presented by pre-
viousy appointed committee aud adopted on motion OF
MI JOhn I0rrey, jr after which Dr. IrlmDie chairman
OF the Committee Resolutions, reported series
which were approved, and Of which the subIoned sum
mary gives the sentiment:
Aod That bail g the dawn ihe during which the
monopoly compact between The state and the joint companies expires by
hs own limitation That during the thirty the Monopoly Cor
poraion has oppressed the whole blus community by r0rtan
cniges aud Inadequate accommodation grossly and hahua heme1
died III politics, tempered with jure' biased the Cont.
and corrupted tie Legislature. until everywhere injuscs
and the ideas by the state Of Camden and
Am"-tha the State has lost millions Of dosrsn revenue ana values
by tie exsshce 81 free railroad that million OF
lands nR waste within borders would be speedily occupied by
thrifty population the barriers mterpoc by the monopoly
uon is conferred exclusively upon the Federal Government
and that consequently State eousonay Tar
other burden upon tie free transit ps.scr gers mehsrie across
such state That call Congress the Injustice Of such
general Railroad law and that this day proceed organize party
he platform shall consist Of tgo pankse adroon Of General
Aosd law and the opposition 10 the continuation Of exclusive p'
leg o. mnnnes to any corporation within the limits Of New JeTse
appropriate action taken for the furthcTance OF the
ADVANCE movement proposed in the closing resolution,
ana letters from William Cullen Bryant, Horace Greeley
ana othelr fegfetting unavoidable absence and pTOms
ing ana were read During the day "A delegation called
upon GOV. nal ana obtained from him well defined eN