The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-10-17
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MISCELLANY.
GREAT SPEECH BIZ DR.. NEW-ELL- THE
WATCHW0RD OF TIE CAMPATGN.


FACTS FOR TAxPAYERs--LEr EVERYBODY
READ THEM-THE sTUPENDoUs GROWTH or
ExTRAvAaANoE UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE
"A COMPARISON THAT is oDIoUs TO THE
RINa--LET US HAVE REFORM.
A large multitude Of people gathered at DR..
Newell's residence at short notice, on Monday
evening, 9th inst, to congratulate him upon
his nomination for Governor. The meeting
was enthusiastic in the extreme, and the ap-
pearance of the Governor was hailed by yo-
ciferous cheers. Everybody seemed pleased
that their fellow citizen had been again so
greatly honored. Being called upon, he made
an exhaustive speech, the following portions
Of which we commend to the attention Of the
people of New Jersey. The Doctor will visit
various portions of the State, and present in
a more extended manner his views-and inten-
tions
My FRIENDS. FL am much checred by your
enthusiastic congratulations at my nomina7
ton for The distinguished position of Chief
Executive officer of New Jersey. It was not
nsy expectation ever again to be placed so
prominently before the public, and I had
much hesitation in occupying position so
difficult in its duties aud so uncertain in its
conclusion but my friends the manner in
which that nomination was rendered to your
humble fellow citizen, the character of the
gentlemen who composed that convention of
patriotic men, the unanimity with which the
selection seemed to be received, all tended to
constrain me from my individual incinations
to retirement and attention to the more con-
genial duties of private life, and am once
more before you as a candidate for election to
the highest public position within the be-
stowal of the intelligent and discriminating
people of the State.
It is twonty-one years since was called to
assume a similar responsibility by the first
Republican Convention ever assembled in
New Jersey, which did me that honor because
mine was the only vote cast by Representa-
tive in Congress from our State against the
Compromise Measures in 1850; measures
which received general support from North
ern members for the reason that whilst it en-
bodied the fugitive slave law, it craftily pro-
vided for the admission of California as q free
State. The people ratified the action of that
Convention of advanced and lliberty-lovipg
men and | sought, in return to serve them
faithfully. Should their choice again kindly
fall upon me, they need not be assured how
urgently shall be impelled by every con-
sideration of duty and gratitude to discharge
effectually all the obligations imposed by this
high office.
Of all the evils generated by the late de-
moralizing war, there is none greater than the
extravaganza which it engendercd in private
living and the management Of public affairs;
and it is observable that, whilst necessity has
compelled private retrenchment our public
expenditures have not been abated, but, on
the contrary, have been enormously increased.
This shown by a comparison Of State disburse-
ments, which, in 1860, amounted to taco hun
dred thousand dollars with those of last year,
which are given III the Governors message at
three millions, three hundred and eighty-sar
thousand doltars,-a sum greater than the en-
tire expenses of the general government for a
similar period Of time under the administra-
ton Of John Quincy Adams. ''as
It may be interesting to ths taxpayers Of
New Jersey to know in what manner this
great increase of our expenditures has been
effected, and for what purposes the peoples
money has been 50 lavishly disbursed, there
fore venture to institute a brief comparison
between the official reports Of the period when
7 ,ot;rod from, tha Exeeutive office in 1860 and