The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-06

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Ruilt UP Originally as a Ccngreg ational
Church Colony.
Alb E. jackson, a brother or other close
relation, probably, Of Superintendent T.
Wolcott jackson, has sent to the Newark
DAILY Advertiser some quaint particulars of
Newark's humble beginning as settlement.
He says:
ssTo the little company OF men and women
who left Connecticut in the year 1866, sail
ing down the Sound, through the Earrows
into the broad expause of water since then
named, after the city they founded, Newark
Bay and up the Passaic, landing in the
wilderness, this whole country is indebted.
In those remote timer towns and cities were
not built up in o day, as is the case now 10
the great West The people were but few,
their resources limited, and the possibility
Of buying, selling and getting gain infinitely
restricted. Some other motive than de-
sire to increase their goods must have led
these few active men and women to under
take journey more eventful then than
trip across the continent is to-day. Like
the pilgrims from old England, these Con-
necticut settlers disapproved of measures
adopted by those in authority, and many
persons from Milford, Guiiford, and Brad
ford stated their purpose of forming new
town 10 the following quaint language:
ut was agreed upon mutually thai the aforesaid
persons do make one township That
that through Gods blessing. with one hand, they
may endeavor the carrying on Of spiritual concern
ment ss also Of civil and town afairs according
to God and Cody Government.
ssHere NE see the satse union of Church
and State characterizing the early settle-
ment of New England perhaps subser-
viency of the State to the Church, would
be more correct statement. On this sub
iect the records utter no uncertain sound.
They read;
- None shall be admitted freemen or free bur-
gesses within our town upon Pesayak River in the
province of New Jersey bat such planters as are
members of some other Of the Congregational
Churches. nor shall any bat such be chosen to
magistrary or TO carry on any part OF civil judica
ture or as deputies assistants to have power to
vote IN establishing laws aud making or repeating
them or 10 any chief military trust OF offices nor
shall any but such church members have any vote
IN any such elections, though all others admitted
to be planters have riyht to their'proper inheri-
tanee and do and shall enjoy all ether civil liber
tics and privileges according to all laws orders and
grants which are OK shall hereafter be made for
this town.
ssThis union of civil and religious duties
IoA0cHSo ~ LIS tOso&OiO lO4 1nObO k0tAO4c W
corsee, even dimly, the work the modern
fivil service reformer has to accomplish.
With them the Civil service of God and of
the State stood side by side, and Gods
wees, pronounced upon the Irish nation
when 1t failed to recognize Him, rang ever
In their cara. In their relations with the
Indians, Of whom the lands were purchas-
ed, they showed themselves eminently just
Having made their journey, believing they
had right TO the land, and upon Reaching
it finding q party Of Hackensack Indians
who declared themselves owners ef the
soil. what did these noble inen and women
do2 They put their goods back upon the
vessel till tho purchase was made and their
claim a just one; Robert Treat and Samuel
Edison, as agents Of the town, giving the
Indians, in payment for the country lying
between the Passaic River and the foot OF
the Orange Mountains. the coveted axes,
pistols, swords. blankets, guns. knives,
Goes, and the customary beverages, rum
snd beer. The limit was afterward; extcnd-
ed to the top of the mountain for two guns,
three GOATS and thirteen cans OF rum"