Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-15
A Voice Against the War from
New Jersey.

Schaalenberg, Bergen county, n. j.,
Tuesday afternoon. July 80, At which
the following resolutions were pass
ed:
Rcsolred. That AS citizens Of the
State Of New jersey, a sovereignty
always faithful to the compact which
she entered into with the other States,
her peers, ANA which has always
strictly sustained the constitution. We
are loyal to the General Government
to the full extent Of its limited and
specified powers, and devoted to that
Union which was found on til. csn-
sen. Of It's creators, and ratified by
the several States, its mem pers.
ResoZred, That loyalty to the
Union is only compatible with stric,
fidelity to the constitution, an! that
those who violate tue provisions OF
the latter, even under the hypocriSi-
Cal pretence ofprcsa-ving the ioT1nei,
are enemies to be confronted and re-
sisted.
Rcso1yid, That We firmly pro'es'
against the attempts made under
color Of the tyrant's excuse. "necess.-
ty," TO consolidate this Governments,
to reduce the rights of States to sub
lection, and to rob free white citizens,
for whom this Government was form
ed, Of their constitutional rights anG
privileges.
ResoLued, That this Union based
on the consent of States, and the
good will of the people, cannot b"
preserved by the bayouet and sword
of the soldier, and that the result oi
continued civil WAY can only be th,.
permanent dissolution Of a Union
which, up to this period, was 4 bless
ing to the people, and>wi1ich would
continue TO be so throug hout all time
if administered according TO lis true
spirit and intent.
PeSolretl, That we charge the NV
full responsibility for the pending
civil war, for all its sacrifice o; vaiu-
] able lives, its lavish waste oftreasure,
and the deadly blow it has stricken
n: our prosperity as peoPle-upols
! the agitators in the Northern States.
who, though the press and popular
assembia@es, and most Of all, from a
/ prostituted pulpit, have exer,od
themselves TO educate a generatton
to hate the South ;" and who are 10
day gloating over the spectacle O:
Americans hounted on 10 slaughter
| by the very parties who are witness
es Of the contest, but too cowardly to
participate in it. That the aggrcs-
sors among the States have been ,h,
trauscressors OF the bonds OF til,
Union and that upon the heads o
the anti-slaveIy fanatics and orma
go-ues of the North, w<o are play
ing Into the hands Of equally uuacru
pulous men in the South, rest th'
crimes Of fratricide, bioodshed anc
treason against the liberties Of tn,
people and the union Of the States
; RcsolSed, That the suppression o
!; the wit Of habeas corpus by irres
oonsiLle solIicry, through the ordes
=: tAe Executive; the seizure o
respectful petitions WITHOUT color c
;. Ia" hY ,i.e police OF New York tn
unlawful increase Of IT,. standing al
- my the s,npnaSo OF newspape
: pressc>, III Missouri; the incarcers
= ton Oh citizens without warrant, IN
= the systematic sttemps made to II
press free speech BY the tools Of th
." Press sident. meet oar sevrvest condelr
nation. and cannot be cured by IL
!. passage OF laws which are therhseivt
: equally unconstitutional, and Sher,
fore void and Of 30 effect.
~ Reso2red, That the whole cours
:. Of the Executive, and Of the Go,
W gress of the United States at his j,
y stance, hetrays a settled porpose
destroy the rights of States and ind
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