The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-20
TOM SCOTTS WATERLOO.
The Last Charge Of the
Old Guard.

The Second Great Battle Of Trenton-"Old
Monmouth Still True to Liberty'-The
Scott Legions Routel and Driven
Across the DelawaSe-Irenton
in Blase Of Enthusiasm.
The long agony IL over, and the hearts OF thou
sands'in New Jersey are lesplng with JOY. Jersey
| n once more republic. The hosts 81 the invader,
after stubDornly contehding against the army Of
| independence with varying fortunes for several
| weeks, were hurled back across the Delaware and
routed with such slaughter yesterday In the "Bat-
| tie OF Trenton" that the struggle may be regarded
| as hnal. The momentOus consequences Of this vic
tory are second only to those which followed an
| other battle at the same place century ago. How
the battle yesterday was fought and won will
presently appear. The galleries in the Assem-
| bly, chamber were crowded, and the time wore
on without bringing the allabsorbing and alLinter-
estng question Of the day before the mass Of spec
tators till eleven O'Clock. when willets, Chairman
OF Committee on Corporations. handed in q report
which he desired the Clerk to read. It was to the
effect that said committee reported adversely on
Senate bill No. l38 Incorporating the New Jersey
Railroad, and they recommended that said bill do
not pass. Carse then Moved call of the House
before vote on the report be taken. He said every
member should be there to vote it was unmanly
| to shirk. Fifty-sx members answered to their
names. Barnes, Of assaic, was absent and some
members limited that he had gone to
| the Lunatic Asylum. His colleague no
| bart) said that the cause OF his absence
| would be explained, not now but some
| other time. Mr.. Canheld then moved that the
| report OF the committee be concurred in. He con-
sidered the bill monstrOus fraud. 1t was without
merit and was Heather Chinee copy OF Assembly
| Mr. Word a.td a. 1vo, oosv .o COS, 81. ~,
| fraud, but when 1t was analysed no Objectionable
features could be found in It, DO they charge the
asserted that there was no Stauhope to be seen
IN IT, me corp0rators asked for 1t with the utmost
tors were men OF the highest integrity. 90 'p''"
Mr.; Lesson here objected to Wards stealing his
House he made use OF arguments In favor OF 1t
| which Ward turns around now and uses In de-
| fence of this monopoly bill. He could not stand
such bareiaced PLAGIARISM, and he denounced IL
| anything but decent.
Mr.. Garfield rose again and said that bill No. 1888
asks lor STRIP rip OF land around and wherein No.
Mr.. McDanolds here called attention to the pres
| ence OF red-headed LOBBYIST then on the floor
meaning Mar, who was in close conference with
Ward and pointing out to him section in the bill
Mr.. Morrow took this hint ~ personal to himself
and expressed the hope that McDanalds did not
The red-headed young man beat hasty retreat.
Alter this interruption the debate was then
sumed by Mr.. Ryder. who referred to the sad fate
|
takes its place and it was for them to obey the
peoples ~ wishes by voting for 1t. There was no
| use in wasting ammunition on dead ducks. This
bill was really as good as Assembly No. and he
| hoped 1t would pass.
asking Tor this bill as the last speaker nsnuated.
II the Pennsylvania Company were allowed to build
| 1t there would be no competition.
1t was now PatterSOn'S turn. The moment the
| Speaker announced 1.-The gentleman from Men,
mouth" CONSERVATION and dismay brsOded over
the faces OF the monopolists. George, as his
friends, who now may be counted by thousands,
love to call him. delivered the greatest speech OF
his lie; indeed It may turn cut . be one OF those
lifetime II published in full 1t would 1t once be-
in Of
the force OF 1t NM Speaker this Is simply bill
to extend exclusive privileges to the PENNSYLVANIA
every line OF the bil-he was about to say
IN every line Of railroad in New Jersey, but George
rators are concerned. 1t is unreasonable for the
Senate to ask this House to pass this BILL after they
1885, is Joc sina1e OF No: g. and look upon IT as
fraud upon the people Of this state 1t was born
cradle q fraud and corruption, and think and
hope 1t Will be killed and buried while 1t is yet In
telisence and honesty Of this House to think for
moment they will surrender to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company when victory is so near at hand:
US US, lend willing ears to their petitions,
US by them. Let us return to them with
a pure recOrd--a record in the interest OF the
Railroad Company. The effect Of the enactment OF
this bill would be to trample New Jersey under
hopeless bondage for all time They have been.
already crushed down for forty years. and 900 years
is too long to have to wait for emancipation. The
! great American orator and statesman handed.
down to US the Injunction that eternal vigilance Is
the price OF liberty. and unless we enact
are He Pt tSe House,
with laughter when he related the story Of the
and who arose on his ebsw as the neghbor was
leaving and said to him. John n don't die this
don't die this fight must 60 on tin victory percnes
on the banners OF New Jersey"
Patterson rad no sooner resumed his seat than
the members crowded around and congratulated
him. and when he made his appearance on the
street he was the lion OF the hour. "Old Monmouth
still true to liberty and human rights was, the
motto posted on the door Of his room at the Tren-
ton House when he arrived there.
When he resumed mis- seat Carse, OF Camden--the
| Old pocket borough OF Camden and Amboy, and
now of the Pennsylvania Railroad-ar0se aud de-
which, he commended, was not = monopoly, and
that Jersey men did not think SO. Tom Scont had
paid 100000 the state for taxes and to him the
credit was due for opening the resources or the
country from ocean to ocean. He insisted that the
people were not monopoly ridden; it was false. II
really wanted another line this No. 13S is the only
bill which they can vote for II they are honest.
Baldwin then came to the rescue Of the people,
and made few pointed remarks. in which he as
serted that he did not believe that bill lSS was
| legally advertised.
Mr.. Willets also spoke, ami advocated competing
lines, but he aid lot want them In the interest OF
monopoly. After heated and acrimonious debate
| a division was taken on Canteds maiisn to con-
cur IN the report OF the committee, which resulted
| as fOowS:-
YrAs-Messrs. Anderson. j., Armstrong, Baldwin Bar
ton Budd Garfield, Carpenter, Cayileer Cox. Doremus,
Fisher. CLIFFORD, Hobart Hoppoek Dwell Jones Letan,
Ter paer,:n schenc x,s sn W. A. T. Smith A. w.
NAys-Nes s Ande rson j., Campbell carse, Sole,
way. Hill, Hopper, lszard, Leaning, Lee, Lufberry,
Macknet PlymptoR Reardon, Ryders Schultz Smalley,
| Sprou Wsndie, Ward. w scar-26.
ABsESr-MessrS Barnes and Cooley.
Nj. Gaede explained his vote by saying that
the Importance OF the bill demar ded that 1t should
come before the HOnse for action