Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-17
THE EEsoLrrIoNs.


Whereas, History records that to New jersey is due
the credit of having given such instructions TO her
missioners which met at Annapolis in 1885, 20 adopt
measures for perfect Union OF the States, which
led to the assembling of the Convention oi 1887 which
formed that admirable Constitution that under the bless
ing of God has conferred such nestimable benefits
the people Of the United States and
Hhsreds New Jersey has always faithfully abided by
the compacs and agreements which she asentei when
she accepted and adopted the Constitution Of the United
Sates; aud
Uhereas That Constitution was the sllt Of gener-
Gus and magnanimous concession and compromise and
New Jersey il nov formerly willing to make any pro-
per concession give any proper additional guarantees
which wisdom and patriotism may require for its promo
tiOn and
Whertds From the foregoing considerations it is ev
IDENTIFY proper that New Jersey should ntepose and by
her conservative voice invite her sister States well
all extremists Of all parties and sections 10 pause and
d. berate aud consent TO make more patriotic effort
for the preservation Of the Union which Washington pro-
nou ccd the palladium of our Liberty" Therefore,
be it
r solved That there is imminent danger OF the disso
luton of the United States.
Resolved That the Of the present porenous cr-
sis is the actual and threatened interference the part
of Northern agtors with the rights and property of the
people OF fifteen States CT this Union.
ResOlUed That see no remedy for this deplorable
state OF public Affairs, unless the North in the most
prompt and explicit shall its determination
10 abandon all political agitation for the abolition of slave
ry shall repeal all designed to nullfy embarrass
tic fIithfu execution Of the fugitive slave law shall
sent 10 the citizen of the South oyug the services Of
his domestic while temporarily sfourning here busi-
pleasure; aud shall accord to the south all the
rights of property guaranteed by the Constitution and
the laws and the decisions Of the Supreme Court in pur
suAnce thereof
Resolved, That It is no valid objection to the
sOns compromises which have suggested that they
are compromises OF political principles for the Constu-
ton was only made by concession and compromise Of
political principles and in all its parts the evil
dence of the mutual surrender and compromise Of poi
cal principles.
Rssolped, That five delegates from this convention be
appointed confer with sister Sates and urge upon
them the necessity OF the measures have suggested
as indispensable the restoration of amy between the
States and the preservation Of the Union.
Mr.. o. j. Hasted embodied his views in a resolution,
which the meeting accepted and pissed when the Chair
announced the following Commissioners from New Jer
sey visit the Northern and Southern States TO try 10
bring about the keeping Of the public peace upon pro-
per terms of compromise and concession:
| Commodore X y. Stockton. Ex-Governor Rodmau N
Price, EspMnister TO Prussia, Peter d. Vroom Judge
Joseph T. Randolph, Bepjamin Williamson.
Whertupon, in great enthusiasm, the Convention ad
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