The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-12

such cooyeton for any ouch purpose Some gsn.iemen
lave u bbied about ,hc call Tor this Convention You
Lave beard II real b. tho President will tho last
cus, c Tor tue purlssc Of robukng the objection that
soGe have faised AGAINST IT, The call rays, ' national
uen III favor OF constitutional measures la. tod 70
tend" IL has been sa.u ana uttered and proclaimed by
iealfg men q the republican party, by tnose who
icckcd up 10 70 record ana publish al1 proclaim thsr
doofines, that ths was mere political gatherInga pr
taA oolseIiion for the worst anu blsest pnf poses
shou,d have gored in the opportunity 81 forcing tho
fs,hoo1 DOWN their malcious'thfuats ttood boy" and
nppiaihe) Ana they excuse themselves with
tho bfaz1n facet mpuGence which characteriz2s
some OF tLen leaders, y tn the dea that Ger.
taiu calls thai were circulated BY certain gentlenen
wo, IN the last canvas acted with Che Union party or
WITH VIC democratic wing u the Union party, with this
llHaix o. ilai phalaRx aNd that ropubic.ns hid
business heres ard oue OF their leading sheets came
and rroclaimec-whatf That this Convention was n,
thing in the world but preliminary gathering pre-
pare Tor the organization Of lower House OF Reprcsen
tstivca in the legislature Of New Jersey They may
have s'ch conepble ideas may be disposed T. DO saca
orty work lut IN spite Of their eblkes rejoice 10 say
that We have IN our midst this day. have my eye o.
some OF DISAPPOINTMENT republicans who cannot b,
whipped into any such contemplate notion, and hope
when those genenen shall have read the proceedings Of
this Convention that they will have the justice TO reract
all that they have said. (Appause)
sIxEts cosMoDoRE STOCKTON
The Committee on Resolutions then entered the cham
bur L.aded by Commodore Stockton, the chairman
Three cheers given for the Commodore who made
his why 70 tire Presto. nts desk and said
have tie honor to present 10 you the report and
iuions prepared BY Tho committee tor action by this
Convention. Hero Is the evidence, fellow citizens (sd
tho Conrivdore, presenting pair of spectaccs) thai
ana not MS young as was twenty years ago and II Il
further eyiucice that have comparatively but little
,nt the future OF these this world
cept so lar as il concerns my immediate children
ana the love ana veneiation that bear tor my fathers
aud my great grandiathers memory, their works and
then institutions This Is not AN occasion for harangues
q speeches come here bowel down with sorrow
lasu spirit nor no mind 70 speak upon
OF this Kind, and that hes been the impression winch
has influence. tie conduct OF Nouf committee. You will
tho IL the report nothing bat what they beieve true
t.tH al a ma a
y mat they assumed tins day by putting TINS paper
iorh tho work o. this Convection t. stand the scrt
~ The civilizea world. n lar as the Committee
y concerned, l think | may pledge tAein that,
what Will, they VII wade N blood TO maintain h.
oc'd Any further am arai shall Violate ruls that
Just montuncu TO you-aamoly, that this WIS not
proper place for speeches. (App!ause)
The Commodore then proceeded to read tn, following
ADDRESS
lEIInw Cur1ss-We VIII Lot mock yon with words
Tie occasion is too important solemn for any cxtana
ed of excited defamation. Action only, not words
meet the present alarming crisis Prompt, immediate
action required BY those who have done wrong VINO,
utn, are the wrong docIst and from what cause have
The wrongs prceedodY Let US ascertain tho nature OF
tho which has worked the mischief and then let the
fmods be APPLIED We hot here for the purpose Of
determination or accusation. We do not doubt that
re portion Of Northern brt thfen neither intended
desired 10 wrong lie south 1eey have acted under
G,l,slor-an awful mistake. They have been arfuly
ia ~ demagognes 10 the brink OF that gulf from
which LiJc thcy will now reco with disnay. The Ia
Mates q NCw Eng have deduced from the Declaration
equal there oi be no such thing as property IN mlnoi
that slavery wrong crime sin, All ought TO
De abolished. They contound the property which the
has in the service Of the slave with the property
ia man. The creation of master AM slave CAV the
master only property in the services Of the slave; he
cannot law uy main, abuse Kill bis slave; he cannot
lawfully treat him as a brute animal Fanaticism travis
Of these distinctions, but deaaes itself with ina
itea that there Is crime in the ownership the law sses
the master IN the service OF his slave. What the law
makes property propcrywhat the law declares to be
right right There is safety stability, security
It'll cwil society except in absolute % siionce to
the laws Of the country To deny this supremacy Of the
law is revolutionary, iEcendiary sedous, and armed
resistance 70 Il Is treason But owing to the influence OF
these ialacies on the verge Of civil We
know that Of those identified with anti slavery agi
ttiun declare that they Intended no hartnhey do Mt
abolition. We shall not discuss what Is the iegti
DEDUCTION from the exclamation Of the irrcpressI
be conflict the process of extinction" II u taken
Tor granted by the south that thos. men mean what they
say hence they stand L. their and demand, not ia
pniiy Tor the past, but security Tor The future let
the aacies of sntislavery agitators be repudiated
LIT the same fraternal relations he restored which
existed between the North and the South in
tie days oi WashiIgto and jefferson. Let the
citizen Of the south, when he visits the North
bgug with him his dom,stcs and enjoy heir serves
formerly during his temporary visit OF business plea
let the fugitive from service b. in tn words Of
the constitution delivered up on Cam, and Whenever
this should not be done let certain ami sufficient nien
nifty b. provided Accord 70 the south all the rights Of
property guaranteed by the and laws ani
he of the supreme Court Pr suance thereof.
Let the nlhfyiLg Personal Liberty bills Of the Northern
states be repealed. All ihs the south has clear right
uner the constitution 10 demand Now, will the North
refuse 10 DO this simple act OF Justice Ia the south VIII
the North prefer blood 70 the remuneration Of these ic
gal anu unfortunate aclsl Fellow citzsns, someth rs
mist be- aone-Sorls VIII not do it-words Wi!
lot avert the caiastrophe--action IL necessary.
has done wrong. What has been wrongly dooe must b.
undone We earnestly hope, nay, suppcatc the
North to put herself right before she comes 10 the arb
traent OF the sword Men OF the North. get back to
true position and then, and not until thsn
speak tones OF thunder ins all RIB son Let every
thing in the way Of leg saon at the North which has
hsep rrpl ny he INIT h.
away. but u must be done without delay; the danger
t!at the south will mt wait here W. tho danger, and
broken and dfmembered Union, Of Land rcat
BY civu discord and drencbed with paterna blood.
they prefer the fate OF the Jacobins ami ndels who
deaehe the STREETS at Paris with tho blood o their fed
low citizns during the reign OF ianton Msrai and Ro
bspierreY Let no suppose that revolution and civil
be separated. You caaIot divorce effects from
History tells that the authors OF revolution
seldom survive It's horrors Listen
fuse justce-turn deaf u Ia. drmands oi the
stiuson and take heed that when thc rev6utoa Is 40
compIished, you who have so~n 10 the wind DO
You with b. held 10 bloody rcspon-
sility. The howl of famishei free labor upon
which you will have brought dcsttuon ana Missy will
track Your guilty stepe even the palace nscsdes Of
your capitalists And the streets Of your cities 40 not
run REQ r oSay e. Will Se ~. s
of th.~e who have produced tho mtchiet Op one sdc
there presented to the North the ccnceon u what s
righa willingness 70 perform terms ~ the original
bargain, ccmpromi-e ccnc'ssioo--which only requires
The exercise 1t Just mananimty, the abandonment Of
vain isllac,s and vrssioiAry spccriations. ON the
ether side dissolution Of the Union and civil war
The small States Ia the event of the dtAsution
q the Union, would occupy position ct great dan
ser, ard they ought 10 CONSENT and, doubtless,
would consent 10 any proper amendment Of the
constitution which would prevent tha; most terrible
Of all evils tn theuthe ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Unicn.
The Union originally made perfect b. the cxcr
Csc OF conct sson CANCELLATION and compromise, aud may
be forever by adherence 70 good faith justice
and patriotism. Let NJ forget all pat differences. let
10 remember that have belonged 10 different
political parties and address ourselves ~ the work Of
preserving the Union let u here on his battle aed ~
the Revolutionary send forth 10 brethren tn
North au invocation to abandon TN policy that has
e,pardyed the peace and fraternity og the Union, Anu
southern brethren earnest suppl cation g. wait,
net to act hastily, and fraterng aduoniton that viii
b. easy thlrg o. destroy the Union, which may b.
& at any time hui 10 remodel and r,cent uct viii
b. difficult and The work OF agts.
A. y SpvtkTuN. G. n. uEsffiIE,
EOfNs< " lRltF DAVID NAAk,
l1sHH y. RANpDlIH, SAMUEL J. BAlARD
A. X sltlH
srENfH ~ OLIVER Bsts1rAD,
Nr. lffSstsSt-l do moi suppose that this ad irces