The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-05-06
New Jersey Legislature and Com
grCSS.

The resolutions presented by Mr.. Win
icld, IN the State Senate on Thursday, and
passed in both houses Of Legislature, re-
ferred in preamble to the return of Joint
Resolution No. ], by Hon. Charles Halght,
and quoted the resolution adopted by Con-
gress, charactelizing The same as scandal
Gus and disrespectful;" and then proceeded
as follows"
Be it enacted By tie Senate, the House Of is
semJly concH,rjng, That,
The return of the joint resolution Of the
Legislature, Withdrawing the assent of this
State to the proposed amendment to tie
Constitution Of the United States entitled
article fourteen, to the Representative who
presented the same by virtue OF the resolu-
ton of the House to that effect, and the
passage of the said resolution, pronouncing
the Joint resolutions of New Jersey, dis
respectful when only a prohon of the
paper had been read, was violation ofthe
natural and constitutional rights Of the peo-
pie of this State, oppressive, arrogant, and
imperious.
That the manner in which the said joint
resolutions were rcceired demonstrates the
wholesome truths contained in them. 1t
confirms the statement that "the origin and
objects of the said proposed amendments
were unseemly. and unjust; that the neces
sary result of its adoption must be the dis
turbance of the harmony it not tht destruc-
ton OF our system Of government; that
the object Of Congress was to absorb to it.
self ali executive, judicial, and legislative
power, necessary to secure to itself immuni-
ty for the unconstitutional acts in had alrea-
dy committed, and those it has since in1ict-
ed on too patient people.
ReSolrea That lift be true as stated by the
Iouse of Representative that the joint re-
solutions sent to them BY this Legislature
were 'disrespcctlu to the House and scanda-
lous in character" they were only dsroS-
pectful to the House i1asmuch as they re-
cited its acts aud scaudlous proceedings Of
Congress,
Itesoloed, That the order made "that the
ferred to in the Journal and Congressional
Globe" after a portion of the resolutions
had been read, made the record untruthfal
and unfaithtui. 1t recorded not what
transpired, but what the prevailing faction
desired to be recorded. 1t was an effort to
close the ears of the people at large, as they
had closed their own, to fair and constitu-
tional statement of grievances; to recital
of their own actions aud doings; by diminish
ing the record and making it only partial
witness of their proceedings.
IoeSolced, That the state ment made by the
mover of the resolution on tfe floor Of the
House Of Representatives, that it was done
las a rebuke to dis loyal Legislature, "
should have been sufficient to prevent any
Representative from this State from voting
fer said resolution. That we, OH the part
of the Legislature OF New jersey and all
the people of the State. deny the truth Of
the statement that the Legislature is dis
loyal, Or ever has been, bat proudly point
ing to the record for the evidence Of our
past devotion to the Government of our
fathers sand constit tional liberty, we solemn
ly appeal to the people of this State to
MAINTAIN unabridged the sacred rights of
of freedom of speech and petition, so grossly
violated by the House on the presentation
of these resolutions; and to that end we call
upon them so to speak at the polls that the
House of Representatives will be obliged to
hear, be they ever so unwilling and so to
record the protest of New Jersey against
the unconstitutional acts Of the present
Congress, that no resolve of the House Of
Representative can mar the record.