Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-01-25


also all court fines aud forfeited recogDi-
lzsnces-with the aid OF these funds the
Treasurer calculates TO be able 10 purchase
10000 dollars in stock the present year,
and thus increase the school fund 10 l4O,'
900 dollars.
The resolutions brought forward yes
terday, by Mr.. Griffith 90 the subject OF
the extension of slavery in new states to be
admitted into the Union, were taken up
as follows.
Whereas a bill is now pending 10 the
Congress OF the United States, on the APP
plication OF the people OF the Territory oil
Missouri, for the admission oil that terri
tory, as state, into the Union, not con-
tanning provisions against slavery IN such
proposed state, and a question is made up
on the right aud expectancy OF such pro-
vision--ihe Representatives OF the People
lof New-Jersey, 10 Legislative Council
and General Assembly DOW in session,
deem ii duty they owe TO themselves, to
their constituents and to posterity, to de.
clare and make known the opinions they
hold upon this momentous subject-and
/. They do resotue and declare, That
the further admission of territories into the
Union without restriction of slavery would
in their opinion, essentially impair the
rights of this and other existing states to
lequal representation in Congress Ga right
at the foundation Of the political compact)
inasmuch as such newly admitted slave
holding state, would be represented on the
basis of their slave population, conces-
sion made at the formation of the constitu-
ton in favor of the then existing states,
but never stipulated for new states, nor to
be inferred from any article or clause in
that instrument.
2. Resotued, That to admit the terrific
ry Of Missouri, as state into the Union,
without prohibiting slavery would, in the
opinion OF the Representatives Of the peo-
pie Of New-Jefsey aforesaid, be no less
than to sanction, this great political and
moral evil, furnish the ready means of
peopling vast territory with slaves, and
perpetuate all the dangers, crimes and
pernicious effects Of domestic bondage.
8. Resoiued, AS The opinion Of the rep
resentatives aforesaid, That inasmuch as
no territory has right 10 be admitted III
to the Union, but on the principles of the
Federal Constitution, and only by, law
of Congress, conserving thereto on the part
of the existing state, Congress may right
fully and ought to, refuse such law, un-
less upon reasonable and just conditions,
assented to on the part of the people APP
plying to become one of the states.
a. Resoiced, IN the opinion OF the Rep
resentatives aforesaid, that the article in
the Constitution which Restraints Congress
from prohibiting the migration or importa-
ton of slaves, until the year 1908, does
by necessary implication, admit the gen
eral power of Congress over the subject OF
slavery, and comedies to them the right
to regulate and restrain such migration and
importation, after that time, into the ex-
isting or any newly TO be created state.
5. RESOLVED. As the opinion Of the Rep
resentatives Of the People OF New-Jersey
aforesaid, that inasmuch as Congress have
a clear right 10 refuse the admission OF a
territory into the Union, by the terms Of
the constitution, they ought 10 the present
case to exercise that absolute discretion ia
order to preserve the political rights OF the
several existing States, and prevent the
great national disgrace and multiplied mis-
chiefs which must ensue from conceding it
as matter Of right in the immense terri
tories yet to claim admission into the Un-
ion, beyond the Mississippi, that they
may tolerate slavery.
8. ResoIped, That Council concurring,
the Governor Of this state be requested TO
transmit copy of the foregoing resolu-
lions to each of the Senators and Repre-
sentatives Of this state 10 the Congress Of
the United States.
And on the question Of agreeing to the
same, the yeas were 33, and nays 6. The
house adir'd to 10 o'clock on Monday.
MONDAY, January II.
Mr.. Kinsey presented the following re-
port of the Attorney General, which was
read and agreed to.
/ To the honorable the General Assembly
ofthe State Of New-J Jersey.
| In pursuance ola resolution adopted by
your honorable body in February session
| A. ID. 1919, directing the Attorney Gen
eral TO take such measures as might be-
come necessary TO remove the encroach-
ments made upon the lands of the State 10
the city Of Trenton, by Israel Taylor,
Esq. | beg leave respectfully to report,
4 That soon after the adoption Of This reso-
luton, | was applied to by Israel Taylor,
Esq. who stated that he was anxious to
: have ascertained the west and division
line between the lands Of the state aud bis
property-that he had purchased the said
property agreeably TO the then existing