The New York herald., 1851-07-15
Our New Jersey Correspondence.


Celebration Of the Fourth Of Jnly-Commados
Stoekaom's address The Compact of the Us,os-
Probabilities of !Sscsssion-LimitS of the Co.'S
fdeucy-Slaroy and its Extension, &c.
The address Of Commodore Stockton yesterday.
was listened to by large and respectable au-
dience. regret that your admirable reporters
were not present to give a fall and accurate &C.
count of the proceedings and the oration. They
were highly gratifying, and evinced patriotic de-
votion to the Union and appreciation Of the day.
commendable in the people of this gallant little
State.
cannot attempt to furnish you a full report of
the address Of the Commodore. 1t was ertsmpore,
and Characteristic of his emphatic character. L
shall from parts Of the notes of friend give you
an extract, from which you will perceive that some
Of his positions were bold and striking.
After brief apology for the suddenness of the call
he had received the speaker took rapid view
Of the early history Of the country, the circum-
stances under which the constitution wa. adopted,
the proper construction of the Declaration of lnde
pendence, the dangerous sectional controversies
which prevail, and their probable results unless
agitation be arrested He said he considered the
Union as in jeopardy, and that dissolution was
inevitable unless the war Of sections should soon
cease. He then proceeded to say that in the even.
of a dissolution Of the Union, he hoped that New
Jersey, following the dictates Of duty we'll Of
interest, would unite with those who are willing to
abide by and respect the compacts of the consti,u-
tion. He said "You may depend upon it, that No
reliance is to be placed upon the faith Of those who
refuse to acknowledge the Obligations of the COM
u Upion be inevitable, then would prefer that tho
lines Of separation should be drawn along the Hud-
son and the Lakes, rather than the Potomac and
the Ohio have no doubt thas in such an event
the Northwestern States would unite with New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and the South. The South
is their common customer and market. The re-
public thus constituted would have no natural
repugnance to the spread Of civilization and reform
4 o. NH
seems now to be but mperfectly subjected 10 their
inhuerce. Great Britain, while we were yet colo
mics, attempted to limit our settlements to the
Aleghsries--a vain and fr9itless attempt; and any
similar policy nov would be equally vain. Alreaoy
has the Anslo-Saxon avalanche descended tbs
western slope of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific
shores. Hitherto the impulse has been westward.
and westward chiefly has been the march Of empire,
until at lsst n has met resistance In one Of thoss
vast oceans which cover so large area Of the
globe. Rebounding from the contact, IL will
naturally soon take another and mere southern
direction.
81 am only stating the Law which governs the pro-
gress Of the Anglo-Ssxon rass. I viii not i'm peach
nor defend what believe to be the nevitabls des-
tiny OF my country ana my race But am under
obligation to shut my eyes on the vista through
which II reveals itself. am satisfied with the limits.
the grandeur-.he capabilities Of my country
justify no wars Of gression-no inordina,s and
lawless greed Of extension Of terriory-no infrac-
tion OF treaties, Of ne law OF nations, Of the
rights OF man, in order to aggrandise the republic.
With her present boundaries and the certain growth
and developement OF her resources, feel assured
that my country, IL she remains united ia all her
integral parts, will, within fifty years. e.oecd in
power any nation which now exisi1, ever before
existed. Nevertheless, am unwilling 20 say - my
country, 'yOu shall 90 no further east, sss, or
north. or south" am unwillin,. that tho Anglo
American race shall perpetually recoil from any
given bour larry a1d that any position Of shs oonti
neut now IN their possession. shall forever he held
impenetraSe to their ciyiliIstion. enterprise and
industry. Any such exercise OF authority would be
rs inefect1al a. that OF the Ds7ish morarch over
the Atlantic tideA Faithfully let us rerform all
oar treaty obligations with ou, neighbcrs-punish
sarauders and lawcss adve ntrrtrs who, within our
border, marshal force in hog;ile array against q
friendly nation: but let US never attoSpt 20 pre-
vent the peacea5le progress o. our coursrymen ovsr
his continent, which Prevalence seems to have de-
signed for their occupation and civilization.
Tho position, therefore, assumed By an cnineat
Northern statesman. row holding an important
station in our national councils whioh would pr1c-
tice1ly limit the republic on the south, cannot
approve, asheugh entertain the highest opinion
Of his integrity and pat-iotism. The assumption
which denies admisf ion 70 Stsi0 into the Union
without the restriction upon slavery, is aggres-
sion on the South which finds warrant In the
constitution. We have as mach right 20 say that
ihe porals.ion OF State shall be ali Proteaants or
all Cath ocs, as 10 prescribe the kind Of labor to
be employed by its people. We have az much
right 30 force slavery State as TO inserdct IL.
there IL 70 sush authority conferred b. the con-
stitauon That inccmrasable work af wisdom
does not buthoriss Congress TO say to an emigrsnt
going 70 the public lands (thc properly Of all the
Staiss)s what kind of property he shall take or
not take with aim The attempt to exer Use any
such authority, can only be made in virtue Of a
iaStudJ.arian construction OF the consttution,
which vOuA Invest the general government with
unlimited powers. II is the dictate Of safety in
the SD az states, TO restrain the governmsnt with
Ia ito oe limits; because. soon as ths general
Cover sment refuses to recognize the obligations of
the constitution, the small States will only exist
D. she sviferan:c os the large States. For these
re sons ! deny to the federal govern nment the
.ght to say to a state asking itnission into the
Onion that she shall not be admitted until she dis
cards from Der borders every vss.gs o' that shioh
| s property ia fifteen Sta;es. The constitutions II
oeutrnl on the subject of slavery To make I;
otherwise, either aggressive defensive, is 90 yio'
late t. lf that be violated, the bonds ~ the Bniou
broken, and the sggrieyed parties will sa5k rs
dress and compena aiiaa eitbout regard 70 ~ oDlt
esliopS"