The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03
THE FUSION IN NEW JERSEY.

the Completion OF the Fusion Ticket.
A meeting held al The Astor House, In This city, 90
Friday tho lssh ultima, by the Douglas Democratic state
Committee Of New jersey, with 10 determine The
question Of joint electoral state ticket n the state OF
New Jersey the Hon. Robert j. Walker was reqcested
~ the committee 70 address The meeting, which ne did
substantially az follows
6anAnR THE DoueIAs DxscoRAno STATE COMMITTEES
- Rs~ Jkssss;-You have assembled with view to
decide whether you ought 10 unite with all The opponents
Ct he republican candidate for tho Presidency Of the
Matted States M fran ing anti Lincoln electoral ticket
Dor sAe state OF New Jersey and invited nay opinous on
shis auction thank you most sincerely, gentiemen'
sss this marx Of your confidence and regard but my
residence 10 ths state has been OF such brief duration
sbst II would hardly haye become me 10 volunteer my
views on tns great question which the democracy Of New
Jersey have entrusted 10 your charge Nevertheless,
hay iDg been thus invited by you, and having been
deay attached 10 the democratic party from my earliest
yosth up the present period, and having
scratched o democratic ticket, Of course must feel
seoyy concerned about the unfortunate division OF the
democracy and The consequent possibility Of present
defeat and temporary over throw. But kere are ques
toss presented for consideration deeper ana
more vital than those which Apperaia merely 70 the
u any man or any party. Never before did
geei profound Q conviction Of the imminent perls
vbsh threaten the American Union Already Of the
cid thirteen which united with New Jersey in the De.
sra,nn Of Independence the battles Of the Revo.
i,on and forming the articles Of confederation and
we'll One OF the proudest pillars OF the government
moving from beneath the glorious arch, and soon
nay we all sand amid me broken columns and scattered
reg nents OF the constitution o. united and
happy country Whilst, then, the dag OF the Union still
Ao~ts uswhist we have yet common country, bet
consider what all do 10 prevent 20 great
onlastrophe Il may that the electoral votes
u New Jersey, subsractcd from Mr. Lincoln, may pre-
vent this disaster. There are many contingencies In
which The vote OF New Jersey be decisive OF
tAs great contest II our duty 70 act as such were
tbe case ana by divisions should give vote
q
Abe govern nent in ruin, would you not all deeply
set, when il was too late, you mad assumed 90 grave
. responsibility How, then, we 70 prevent such
aeasterf This only be done by uniting all the oppo
seats OF Mr. Lincoln on one ticket and by all giving 70
ihe ucKet q cordial and earnest support In thus way
Nero q prospect OF SUCCESS 10 the absence OF such
defeat certain and thousands despair will
tyal ticket probably most Of candidates the
kes hature for local Offices and for Congress Permit
say that upon the result OF Congressional
tsss This state may depend the all mporAnt question
- 70 who shall have the majority IN the House OF Repre-
senta.ives ~ Washington. Even should fail TO de-
kAi Mr. Lincoln Il may be that II should send
rny Of representatives opposed 10 him 10 the Congress
Of ne United states this may save ~ from impending
ruin. And should fail will we not all feel
esosoious We least have done duty and
Gtbuted all power TO save our country. hoald
names among those who win mare aided destroy ,he
American Union No man Gao feel more deeply on this
heretofore Involved u personal and HISTORICAL But /
shall posip,ne 10 more auspicious occasion discussion
q Ma; question Let NJ save the uoon nst, snd wnen
lAs 4 accomplished may all then be permitted 70
consider other questions OF deep and vital interest For
nyseh viii not ask, In such controversy Is this any
question Of mere Administrative policy shall only AJAX,
who for the constitution who 10 for Union2 and
bow will my vote best tend 70 perpetuate all their count
And should we not ali discard All personal Ieelings, ali
considerations OF minor import and lifting our thoughts
% the magnitude Of the great crisis, and bapizing our
the love OF the Tn ourselves only this
enc question: What best do 70 save country?
L., defeat Mr. Lincoln and all VIII be well. rne DARK
clouds that are lowering In the horizon will disappear,
and prosperity and fraternity will again shed upon
their oengnAnt influence. But should II DO otherwise,
human eye pierce the veil which a. yet covers
Nc dread but rapidly approaching future. / can
sci 20 vote as 10 imperil the safety OF the Union.
cannot vote for ciyn war and the consequent
overthrow Of the liberties Of my country and OF the
world But we told there "a no danger. BE ieve u
sst gentlemen the peril Ia great and imminent II
pokmniiy Of the danger 10 the Unl from geographical
parts II Jefferson and Jackson who repeated those
warnings And have more wisdom and foresight
Than ,hey3 We q sectional and geographical
party which neither expects desires solitary elcc,o
tnty 10 their institutions II nullnes soiem, decision
Of the suprt me Judicial tribunal, and demand that Coz
lress In defiance Of ha, do ,ison shall exclude the
sons OF the South from al our common Territory Ac-
CARED by common blood and trce Northern Pre-
sdent and Northern Congress, defiance OF the
soson asked 10 oondne the Institutions Of the s1ath
exclusively within limits OF their existing States, whilst
all present WIT territory, and all that may hero
aer acquire 10 be seized exclusively by the North by
,hc strorg hund o. mere numerical Northern majority
THIS touches IN Vita pon, the equality OF the states
saa destroys The very oass upon which the
reposes II there any principle the consultation
that n fundamental, 10 the absolute equality OF the
rsh Of the states, espsc ally In all common krrto
~ over this state equality Congress hAs no power and
he authority local institutions rests exclusively
wnh ,he States themselves, including TIE Territories
when the people form state Constitution Such are the
spn,oDs have uniformly entertained, bat take by my
hand a brother all who will submit tina question, in
vevng many thousand millions dollars value OF
properly 70 the decsios o. the supreme tribunal
mai tribunal has Al -ui already decided that Co0grcss
rsesses such power. he record presented such
scs u Congress usurplng that power; the question wss
clearly made Ald fully argued both sides, and
Maj act Of Congress was declared unconstitutional,
null and void But Mr.. Lincoln and his party trAmple
upon hat dcceion and nufy the great judicial depar,
Dent Of the government BY seeking 20 restrict the
South forever, no matter how great u future population
necessity may DC, within It's present limits,
while The North ~ extend indefinitely. The North s
10 have all vast PRISE territory, and II N " have all
Arctic 10 Capc Horn. Ths Ia the policy openly avoxed
BY Mr. seward, and by hn for Mr. Lincoln and hs party
ustce ana Of The oonsyiu,on and ie, me assure YOU
rentemen, from experience formed long dence
IN southern state, that The South will submit
sosh degradation and 10 ust,ce And how do any
that viii tend 70 insure the sucos Of any such party
nssi on Continuing 10 the Geld an electoral ticket
Lincoln and dsunionn refuse 70 unite AL the opponents
e The republican party on one electoral ticket, aid the
election u Mr. Lincoln Just ~ much ~ II should give
hin my vote. Nay, the responsibility VI II greater.
Ny may DO but little In The choice Of electors the
BALLOT boz, but you, geutemeu, by keeping separate
eacctora ticket Geld The rcspons blty Of
irving the vote o. this state 70 Mr. Lincoln, aud OF
nibuling ali 10 your power 10 his eIcc,iou Bat II IL said
shat the withdrawal q separate ci willo the
Of German and irsh fellow ctsens Our fricn Ia
n New YORK have thought othU ~se, and u IA believed
than qua1er al million Of voters In the kmpire
for lhe Lincoln ticket viii sanction and approve
bem And are the lrsh and Germans OF Se~ Jcr
sey Iato,c lees devoted 70 the Union than tnoee Of
New YORK, No, rentemeo; 49, libel upon their pa
uotism suppose thai The hish and }ermans q New
jersey will usmple upon The oonsttuton which, nau
r.red citizens tbey have swosn 70 support or that
ey rn depcrt their ADOPTED country In this The hour Of
10 mpcnding peril They knos that this great repubc
y The ast oy um for The Oppressed % all the carth.
ney bcokoning friends and relatives whom hcy have
an behind them " Join them here upoo shores.
hey viii dsrcgard all mssor considerations, AMI viii
ony ask how hey vote 10 sustain oonsttu.
non ana perpctuaie our Cnn hey know MAT the des
pcs whom they have have e beh nd ibcn would exult
hearing Of the overthrow Il his Unon, aud prepare 70
snnihiAie forever al that - en- q liberty In Europe.
rbey Know that this Union % the best the brixn ts~t,
ahc last expsriment q ssifsovcrnmsot As u " main.
sAlnsd and pcrpetuAied O. brokes and Dissolved,
hxht Of liberty wii dam npon the hope u mankind a
pe extneushed, amid the SCOTS Of exulant ty
rHn "a and ihe groass u world rsnpicd beneAih their
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