New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-23

"rcstiClocs- section IL, icnice Pe''a'y on bs~
for bringing slaves into New -Jersey '~ro-ted from
Africa since 1876 and Section % q penalty fer
bringing slaves into the State imported from Africa
bel, NJ l776.
The supplement OF this Act, passed In 1888 s'ncst
sntici oses the Nstonl Act, denoanc'ng the slave
tsde a. piracy, in seizing under forfeiture any ~
SCI with its sppurersnces ard cargo. cited oasfsr
the slave trade The fifth section Of the supplement
puts negroes and muls,tOes accused of crime on -
equal footing with white skinned rsscsls, &c.
The sixth section contains this memorable sentence
All honor to the fathers Of New.Jersey: And BE- it
further enacted by the authority Aforesaid :hs: every
"peron persons thin this State who shall be the
" owner or owners Of any negro or rulstto slave Or
slaves servant or servants, for lie or years. born
sfter the publication Of this act, shall cause every
such slave or dawes, servant servants. riie
der the age Of hrenfyoae gears, TO BIZ TAUGHT AND
INSTRUCTED TO READ
The penslty annexed was FIVE pounds for every
oferse.
We have now before us 40 old pamphlet published
at Burlington in 1893 "ihe Constitution Of the Ner
"Jertey Society for promoting the Abolition Of
Slavery" The preamble is one which would DO
for modern society of fanatics, entertaining like sb-
surd notions. BY the way, the pamphlet has for its
" dent. e,c.--Declaraion OF Independence" Bat
lie, Us have the preamble: when ~e consider the
"prneip'es Shich animated forahers to by from
"syrsnny and persecution, and seek an asylum in
this then unacceptable, though now favored land;
" when we contemplate situation as citizens OF q
free and enlightened Government in full possession
of the inestimsbe blessings Of Civil and RELIGIOUS
LIBERTY, and peculiarly favored by that high de-
"gree Of political prosperity to which Providence
" bath been pleased 10 conduct US; when reflect
&" that re are beings ofene nature acknowledging
common parent, conceive it TO be duty to
consult and promote the happiness OF our fellow
men, no viewer diversified by color, rank or religion
1t is our boast that we live under a Government
founded on principles Of Justice and reason wherein
"iJe liberty and the pursuit q kapp,sess are recog-
- pized as the unrers1i rights OF men and while we
are anxious 10 preeerve those rights to ourselves
and transmit them inviolste to posterity,
"ABHoR tia, irconsisteat, Wiberal, Interested pol
"icy rkich rRlhOds those rights from untortusate
" and degraded class IF fsIOr-eyrofures. Under
"a full conviction OF the truth Of these principles,
" which DESTROYS to promote and carry INTO
"eftct by all constitutional and lawful means, the
subscribers do agree to associate themselves under
the title of The NEW JERSEY SocIErY FOR PRomor-
"Ise THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, aad adopt
81 the following Constitution
That would almost dc for Lewis Tappan though
the constitutional part OF 1t might hardly suit VII
liam L. Garrison These gentlemen were hardly cut OF
the cradle if indeed they yet in it, when these
jersey abvonists of the last century put their names
to constitution with such an ex'ravagant preamble.
The fathers of New-Jersey uttered such sentiments
as these. Good, honest Governor Joseph Bloomfield,
and generous minded Robert Smh. signed this con-
stituton President and Secretary of the Society.
Hoy is the fine gold charged, when the same New
Jersey could by any possibility find among It's native
citizens four out OF five representatives who could
vote TO fasten on the vast aress Of Nebraska anu
Kansas a system Of slavery which their fathers,
covered with received in the justclosed war Of
independence, abhorred as that inconsistent, ib-
eral and Interested policy which withholds those
rights from unfortunate and degraded class OF our
fellow creatures But four such men have been
found, with whom are happy to say the people
have been dealing. Three Of them have been SUN
marty decsptaed, and the fourth Geo. Vail, good
blacksmith in district giving Democratic msjorities
of 1900 or 5000 w@ only saved by some two
hundred and fifty majority and that at the expense OF
assvsge pecuniary depletion.
| State With such sntecedeuts as these-l7o6, 81
and s3-will yet come up TO the high water mark Of
putting her hand, with no mental reserve, to the
Declaration of Independence, not as piece OF prose-
to be read on the 4,h of July but practical cove
pant between the nation and the God Of ustions-of
binding obligation in every vote cast in Congress a.
fectpg the freedom Of men. The returns of last falls
elections are predictions of such an issue.
II is source Of congratulstion that the newspapers
Of New jersey show vast progress as to the subject
matter Of their advertise nents since 7sl-since re-
wards for runaway niggers were cropped
The entire sheet which started these "reminiscences
is about sixteen inches square, with three columns on
apsge and does not contain more than hall the resd-
| ing matter on a single leaf Of The TRIBUNE.