Year: 1860

counts; bat our honor and our liberties are meal
Culably more pr ciOus.


Let, then, the Northern people, not only for the
sake of the Union but for the sake of justice and
truth and right, rise in the might and majesty Of
their patriotism and power, and heal the wounds
which their own fratricidal, fanatical hands have
inflicted upon the South. And whatever is to be
done, let it be done cheertully and quickly for The
revolutionary Juror is increasing amongst us, and
delay may result in irTetrievabe destruction to the
Union, and incaculable injury to all its parts.
Now, not0 is the day and now the hour Tor the
North to stretch forth its hand and save the temple
of our liberties, and restore peace and good VIII
among brethren; and we invoke them to the Work,
promptly, in spirit of justice and patriotism


TIE NEW JERSEY UNION RESOLUTIONS.


The following are the resolutions adopted at the
New Jersey Union Convention, in session at Tren-
ton on Tuesday:


Whereas, History records that New Jersey is due the
credit of having given such instructions to her Commits
sioners which in Annapolis in 1856 adopt
for perfect Union Of the States, which led to
the assembling OF the Convention Of l7s7 which formed
that admirable Constitution that under the blessing Of
Cod has conferred such inestmable benefits the peo
pie of the United States; and,


Whereas, New Jersey has always faithfully abidcd by
the compacs and to which she assented when
she accepted and adopted the Constitution of the United
States; and.


Whereas That Constitution the result of generous
and magnanimous concession and compromise, and New
Jersey is now, formerly willing to make any proper
concession. or give any proper additional guarantees
which wisdom and patriotism may require for its preser
Vauon; and


Whereas, From the foregoing considerations it is evi
IDENTIFY proper that New Jersey should interpoe and by
her conservative voice invite her sister States well as
all extremists of all parties and sections pause and de-
liberate, and consent to make patriotic effort
therefore, be it


Resolved, That there is imminent danger of the dssou-
tion of the United States


Resolved That the of the present porentou cri
sis is the actual and threatened interference the part
of Northern agtaors with the rights and property the
people of fifteen States of this Union.


ReSolred That we remedy for this dcplorable
state of public affairs unless the North, in the
prompt and explicit manner shall avow its determination
to all political agitation for the abolition
very shall repeal all acts designed to nulify embar-
the faithful execution of the fugitive slave law shall
consent to the citizens of The South enjoying the services
of their domescs while temporarily soiourning there
business pleasure and shall accord to the Sou tn all
the rights of property guaranteed by the Constitution and
the laws and the decisions of the Supreme Court in pur
thereof


ResoIUed That it is valid objection to the concession
or compromise, which have suggested that they
compromises of political principles, the Constitution
was only made by concession and compromise of poti-
cal principles, and in all its parts the evidence
of the mutual surrender and compromise of political
principles


Resolved That five delegates from this convention be
appointed to confer with sister Staes and urge upon
them the necessity of the have suggested
indispensable to the restoration of y between the
States and the preservation of the Union.