, 1870-04-30


ar.--.ut- pnrortrno rrddhirn r. all NJ
"qen E I9ER c1a%Ha y tonn vi f5e a.me ~ v1eW
~ SEYnER offered an amendment to ytndI-
cate the fiont Of private INDICTMENT In relioioUs
mstte1~ @ and Tar III nrfscftion Of those Of no -
iie3oTs f,niaf AMI rr1d Innr er.cech in farrr NJ
~ ~ mottnr 1o ~A' "10 A-~4~ = -e1@ eto v"
- Rafore taxing a vntp the convention Hd-
fonrneal ''
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TuR sI1I. nF RIGH1s.
Mr.. wAsHBuRN.o o nf = Williamson. hooed thts
convention would tsSe no hacSRaSd step Per.
~ rait1Jnuo If1,er+v .7oid he 4h nniIc1 nj this
Etste Tit7ont m III ~ = oT a., and III mnosed
the cpntiition ANNEXED to the third section. The
Romsn @ Empefo1g @ iustiaed R tber prosecutions on no
HaTu go g ioeonsietan+ III sha neare and "a Yatv
" e9ea1 Me1e aG ~ see1 WILL ae pesee ~ saae''
Iii. BEsJAM1N, IN of Mclean, said the clause was
3eeS ana qe1endea tae secnGn ~ lGn&s IN,
Of perfect religious delegation thele should bs no
IL T Teauc for aae
time In the history Of the state, aenMuoa OF
what RELIGION lA
NJ ,Sag ths u'f He o. 1ao
vas inderendent- Al Werc dependent But n
regard 70 Section :. religious hoesty W. .t one
' iaSed si % te 9se os oi H. wor I aIoEed IN It's
section. Religious rights did not come from mans
nor from government, but from God lie would
prefer the word guaranteed AL religious opln-
Ions should be equally protected aud he would Say
50 In this section. With rcgar1 to llcentio1sness
It WIS different, az also practices inconsistent
a H. ~ %KRSBES RSfSs e sese e sne,o said it Was the
right ID no one to say what religion was. but there
are certain religious practices contrary e tae
guarded guard against. " ~'-~ 1880 ''', :.
HI. HAIEES, Of Lake, moved to strike out all
after tho words religious opinions" In the third
A vote WIS taken on MI: snyder;s motion to
strike out the word religious" and It Tas lost by
4toss.
III. MCDOWELL moved to s1aend b. adding the
worti Is polygamyn after IS nceutt0uaness"
Section Eas adopted By u to Z, as follows:
religions profession ard worship without discr1mi-
nation slall be allowed In this State, aud no pei
Eon shall be denied any civil Or political a
consc.ence cor hereby secured shall not be so con-
stIued as to dispense with oaths or af1rmatlons,
es Of fn sa
9rcffons snd were adopted Us followa:
SECTION /. An men are by nHtn1e free and 1nde-
P{s qa;a ao mong these are Tia ltbetty. and The
pursuit Of happiness TO secure these rights and
tne protection oi property governments arc 1nst-
f1ffAf
the @ con M .crt nf The GOVERNED.
SFr = M nerson shatJ be deprived Of Ilfe lber-
tt. OF property without due process OF Law.
ora oered an adetitionai section. mstruetspR he
Ireislnt1rr to nroyidc mcans bT which persons
o},srrytnr the Seventh tIay as Sabbath may be cx-
apn Al1pntedMss d. 10 q. ne section vas adopted a.
'' SEc. i. No person shall be cornpel,ed to at
tend or support any ministry or placc Of worshlp
acaIngt his consent. nor tbaiI ai1Y preference be
efSea py ~ laW to any religious icnominsiioa or
motIe Of worship. fne General AsseubiY shall
provae p Msh ho
n liz Sahbstn. may be excmpted from answer
Inn ciTti nrnccsses m that staT: -@11
ses.en w. ADOPTED msf a. fol!ows; lec a,ea. ,t
nrI ntsi1 i,1s s!.ntirnrntx IN Iii s,,lifets henr
resnnns3h1e fn9 @ tna ahns of that ierty an n ali
trs;s 4or is1.ei hofh r;Vtf and criminal the truth
Then nnhif1hsi s1ith foo.I InofiTes mil for isti
nahin ands shall h. s1snTctant 1rfence r. tne nnr
eon char1e, us "u'4' ~ ~ ~N FS'
Seetioas W considered; .,,-o 49,. 49,, o,u
hefore ss Insfjccs AZ fhe PEACE There was
ts.ss y, cesas n whrcn .ess shsn +vxe1re tnr1rs
ss ms5e snnc'eaI Lei Inc A's's'a'"tc a''no u 'ae
H. Rnss oFs "Is ~ srke mt the won,s !. as
harato1orn on9oraI n ~ 9A- Ss' ~'N@
Nv IL aTfEE X A,exnnf,cr. nnnosed..
Hncttan IDS " adnnted az r5en14teef
81. 6. Thc Itsht Of frial pJ jary, rs hereto
nraS 4Seonh,r maT anfhnrtza 9i1e rial NJ ciri1
o nnf+. ipt;rss - thn pcsrc hr tnrr ~ frsa
n -, are r,an "a s1ts 0'1'' ~ '~'
Sncttrn 1aS ronzi1arrd
IT., ~ p1fed paES ~ ~ mhsiMnan ~ tha ~ C"nTo;t.
1es, aa NJ snt a. ~ ns5n e t ~
In % taeir persons @ T houses, e. paIsrs, and effects
sed ara M Tsant 81 ~ issne %thopt nrobabe