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CONTENTION OF NEW jEfSEr
proceedings of Cbnvejitiproipelegates
ot the People of New-JrSey, chosen in
the- several, Counties of said State", and
held bv public appoihtmentrat the City
I 0f Prentouj x)n thV:4thday of July
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del!)hiav and New-York, and that threl
thousand copies .thereof be printed? ict a
pamphlet' formv and distributed amQng the
several cbuntiesvs of jthis State,. in such
manner as -may be deemed expedient by
essrs Charles IJveing, Garritt D Wall,
and Willam Potts, who are appointed , a
Cbt'nmittee
Tb C&nvientionj after lull considerai
tion, .did come to the "following air'her
Resbhes-y ' '. :" -V "
JjJFjrsf;Aa the attainmit to PedCdf bj
a change of Men now in the administra
tion, or some of them, is of such vastfrio
ment to the People, of New-Jersey,-Iiis
Convention, bq that accountTotli jfccorA-
mend to the Friends of Peace ih each coun-
The2 Delegates, being assembled at 10ftv, to convened. finmP s,,ifohl t5mn4
ctcioM Fded to the c rimination and pla and applo Delegates to meet
ltn, i,-wuu, uu noonat lrento, lor the purpose of 2l-
Ou i water, (ergen, ; ; - greeingoti fit persons tp bendmiriated as
On motion lOrdereda hat the names Rledfbrs oT: President iA Vir.Prrnt.
of the Delegates present be inserted on the and as' members of Congress for this State,
jnibutes as .foijows . ' ( to be chosen at the ensuing fail flection ;
Bergen County John .qutwater: n4 il ls further recommended to the se
C0i, i acun.- t, y .x. vera! counties, as well in the appointmeni
tsac- Aaron Ugden, jeremiali mi- of the aboveiDelegates, as in the riomina
Jard, Wh)s B. irjayton. ;) - Vion of. thembers of Couticii, arid Xssem
M-aillesex-james Schureman, Erau- blv for the state JLetrklature. thut thoxn.
x.cutiobV;biKefag9ncyt of popular .pas
sitfnshovf eveir vsUch 'laws may during
their continuance ds'tress the people' of
counteract their abest ancl most important
interests. But while - ,we feel the : obligor
tion fof our dut?es;undera law wHich is
deemed most impolitic and oppressive, we
also know the extent xjf our right and
those of the people, enabling usandlthem
tqubringf about its RfiPEAtj, bjrour E-
ljections. ( - - -: -,'-:
'pVe address; you then fellow citizens,
at;this awful crisis, produced by thetWr
aai, in the language of freeinen and free a.
gents -in the Consciousness of pure rO;
tives and penetrated by the prbfpundestee
lings of patnotib regard for our dear;coun
trv. Our hearts and minds are filled with
ihfacne subject? and the prospect it opens
(:f the voice "of the peopledoes . not save
tiis) ofJengthene4 publick miseries.' Wc
wui not mmgie: in , itsconsiaeration oiner
ieyancW or aiiymatter calculated to em
bitter or revive party differences, on other
Questions silf are' lost, consummated, u-
aited in the last great grievance of War.
r Lkdeiid wef individually, or those
vincrthe rjeerole from ahv direr.t htM hav
nble-to" the .United .States. In these ,fa , i! :
voured circumstances" of acriculturci for : Clliil '
eign navigation,'coBsting'tTaderand reve-. -'
nue. was war declared and it liecessarily: - r jk
ties
Jk)o!e.
2tau)) 'x ,lu,uas -YA AJoweii, lonn deavour to select neisons who wilKnse all
constitutional means to owain neneal 01
w. . j yu rne vvarDiu, passed in UOngress on the
W" b2kp Stootoff; Gilbert eighteenth of June, and-ho will prombte
3. Tadorf John WyckoE the settlement of any diflerences with G.
;aorns John blimey, John G. Coo- Britainon honorable terms, by Negoci-
Per v 1:,.. ' ation and oppose all alliance with France.
.1 jnmoulh-f Elias . Conover, Thomas
oppose
SecondhjAnd it is" further agreed up-
Henderson, James W Iirdav, David Craig-I on anj resolved, by this Convention, that
jonn ""wei'vj vviiiiami-ioya, wmiam a CommjUee of Correspondence be appoin-
lvne,,. jameLioyu. t' ; ted to communicate with like Committees
lIunterdonAaron , DS, Woodruff; who mav be annointed 'in other" Statelor
Winum Potts, jCharles Ewing, John Scud- the purpose ofagreeing on Candidates for
jder, J hn CotyeU, Ailliam S. Moore, t)ic offices of President and Vice-President,
Joseph i Phillip, Jobn Sevens, ; James all other matters whichflhav be of im-
jicvcuu, uuaiu mwcu, jonu portance to the jPeace, UriiOri and Liber
Fornan, John Carpenter, Ira TewelL 1 Hes nf the TTnltlA&tit - mKifK mmlf.
iaies vvnite. i yvv- tee was Accordingly appointed
Uurlington.-f.jolm lilack, William The Address of this
Gr :ifii'cj : VViUitfm Ccxev, George . Ander- JboVe agreed to, is directedito be inserted
. win i .1 rr ' i ftnir i niri tc rt 111c i-c - f- i . i - . , . . 1 i- 11 .- , . .
un inc minutes, ana is as imiows
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VViilum Pearson, Joseph Bolton;-' V FxtiowXftiZENsi ! r
iceMT jo- I - A Crisis has. at length arrived inihe
shai L. aowel .Charles French, Samu- Adlmistratinn rff tV n'lihiir. airrra rtf.;hic
el W. Hafron, Samuel X;fHo.ellt Sav COuntrv. in which evftk a
c1'' -Jep CaP John deep and solemn concern It ii not our
Fsant, JamerBKttten Daniel Carrell. purpose to review the various aets and
who have4 confided this hicrh trust to us in , this-wide ocean no longer a barrierubetweed
Jur charactervoif delegates of the people i- ! America attd the ambition, and ruthless ' J J
magine that a majority, however small - vengeance, which are scourging Europe - -Tll'V'
01 the persons m omce shouiuoe Drought aesiroymg repusncs uoexty ,ana numaa U;n
to plunge this country into a WAR, and happiness. We are brought byittatoucK ' Jm
to unite, aspropaoiy it must, our aesiiiucs tuc tyunucs ui a ituu aiccjcjn, wiui uiyuu9
and certainlv bur,, efforts, in a"comSon oppression and crimes. .. Iiit word .'it
cause, with the tjyrant of France. , J brings to the people . of these tatesj witfr
JJtsy some lataiity, lpcomprehensiDie to ' an me rest 01 us actual ana t prospective e
us, on iny principles of prudence, and vils, k co-operatiort in the war; if nota je
much less of necessity, has this happened, neral alii a ncewitli France, against Eng
A law, debated and passed in secret has : land. With what anxious foreboding in ust
placed this extensive country ana all its : every neatl De torn, tnat tninKS upon a
great interests4 Union and future pros- j var Which not only cuts usrom so matryr
perity, on the f ate ot
oyii'ra;- inoinus oinmcJcson. Kobert proceedings of those to whom the People
V!PC i! t v for twelve vear$ past have entrusted Ithe
CiubrlandJonathan ElmerJames maMgemetitot theseflfairs ! Unhappily
GilcsJerenahBuck, Joel FithHn,Sam trleyeem to lia've left us -little , to reflect
M. Sliute, Williani vBi E'wincr, Jonathan nmtt hnt onr HivUmnQ ,nA -mtUZ:
Doll as-
upon
Most unequivocally, howeverJTdb we de-
I Qil nlion !f was ' Rsoed, That this dare our confidence i a the great bod of
Convention will proceed to consider the a- citizens whatever mav hw. Kefir 'ft't
ni state or public attairs and prti- trust or dissatisfaction in regard tb many
iV on the means to bemused for r.onsti- I ;- r-.ITT.-X. oa U a.,n
Kn4iya siee.diiy relieving, the cbimf-nlrsuec' " '
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tr- from the grievance of War.
saaxes mem to ine iounaation
. "Xn reo-ard tri our nnittical. mnrAl . civil
and religious blessings & advantages, theyr
were surely great and many Peaceitself v lif.
anqj neutrality, at linewnen au tne cit- i x
ropeaii world ' is "cortyulsed and tndjng b?f :
wars and famine, lib dissolution and.nhe
tyranny or oncman were to us,; who alT
niost solely . enjoyed the ni, ' inestimable
blessings. How innumerable and vastthey
weref your own feelings, " enjoyments, "an4
reflections, fellow -ci tizens, can better.xle-
termine tlia'n we cjescribe, I n great meri
cy also, we vvere removed 3000 miles
from-those scenes of violence and devasta- '
tion we had taken rip part in the m. , Our
pure, and free and , progressing country-"
had keptjitselt from the dangerous and
deadly grasp of French connection. This
was our fear and danger. . . r
,, This wari if it is so to be continued, de
prives us of neutrality and peace, JU m.kes
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We believef the People, to whatever
Defence, within our "owncborders, and
even arming ourOWn vessels lot: defence tn
the seas, against both French and Ehglish;
aggression, was a practicable and not a
hazardous expedient. - But without jre-
paration, and without trial, ot the, means
pi defence,, dissention i pur country! and
general" opposition to war, to become the
attacking bower, arid to declare Open, ge-
tneraiad.joffensive warTagainst one of the
-great contenamg state oi Europe we re
peat it fellow-citizensr is an event in the
history, even ox these times, ; which nils
us, . and We believe the? great body of the
people witKriefnd amazement. .... ,'. .
We were not ihyaded---ri0 power e"veh
threatened it, we .still enjoyed a. tentoid
greater portion of iti ternal and eyet exter
naf happiness add prosperity than any na
tion in the worljd. Our 'agriculture, com
merce arid manufactures, ihe great pro
ducts of bur fields," forests and fisheries
rq wing out pfvthe industry arid euterpn ze
of seven lnillioiis of free and virtiicius citi
zens, -were yet but little impaired, f except
byour own! internal restrictions, which
could at anyme be suspended or remo-
In -regard e ven to trade and navigation
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ViiereUpOn, alter tUlJU debate Ori the set of llleri or nieasures thVv hauf vtixrhrA lrin ixnXnn immenP anrl Riitfirient
r-. t r. : r-!r"T w "v - wen vuiiuucucc auu suuport, couia oniy i scope remamea ior ail our snips, seamen
v ' s. w .uv6uw6 ui-.- ineau, anu u;u mean, tne,gooa,- the peace, land capital, tree trora oeuigerent ana tern
Ordered
i anu prospcruv oi a country renoerea aear oorarv restraints, l ne Dritisn oraers in
I hat' a committee be appoin- j to them hv so" manv nrivileo-p iA
ted of cvi-n . meifibeis, (each county de- sings. It is tb this People,- so enlighten'- only put France and Holland and" part ot
legation naming one; to draft an Address ed,rdVmdependent and patriotic, (and we Italy in a sfatb of blockade prevent our
w umptropie pi mew- lersev, in Contor- f maV trust: so "candidr in nnfif in nnr rnVohanV
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"y t inductions oi mis convention smcentv) that We now" address ourselves. 5 world
nu mar tney.report thereonat live o'clock - On the-1
ia the aitcmoon
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tsrcie
ships going
?orld beside, was, inrtJKard toanv con-
8th of 1 Jurie,v a s mall majority I diict of the liritish, as free to us as before
i , r 7 r . . r," "a . uuvwic r' uuucu oiates,. against j America, oreat-oriiain anu neruepeucics
.uiwciwui samwBinmmee:- the United Kine-dom of C5. Kr tain and
n - ' t i -x v i ...
f, 1 xiergep ?jonn cutwater.
f. " KKsrstjx- Aaron Qpklen.1'"
and all the statesand kingdoms' in Europe,
Ireland and; its dependepcies." y f ,f none of all this; vast, jsortion of the-world
i This.ic.' SO unexriected. . m nnnnserr.'tW was .MfFierf-.terl nr!shnf aaaint iifiv 'the'TTriy
H? viameVc1Premt I the petitions and remonstrances rot everyiltisb orders in council ; niri6 tenths, at least
P0mer3et ItlCharcl-btOCkton. class and nart-Ol the commiinitv-o teaHi f nfl alf nnr trad' vva frfe. Franre hnlv &A
MiinriouthThbmas Henderson. fastlv and honorably resisted by a ereat her tle'pendericies of Holland and part of I-
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. .unterdonAarOn U- Woodruff. - Imaionty bfthe delegates intontrress from talvs were" blockaded, . with whom,45 if no
,Jdrrl3"rJ"n w-Cooper. . . : - this. State, and bv. thbse of many other 1 blockade of their portsexisted: ciir tirade
; wuiuxigKinvviiuam brawn. States, coulcf notMe prevented. It was, coujd be WDrth very little, it wa sub
' 5? loucestrrrsamael AV; Harrison after-many days struggle, in secret sittihg ject to every speciesof vexation, loss, plun-voaIem---Thoma;Sinnir.tinn:
r-rlA imhnrl hao-,,'fl .u':ut.rM..: - "A X
' ; CumMandWiUiam;B.:EvvM.; 4 - This COiVENTION isTcombosed of Our own. c6astimr trade of-1500 miles
. ' 'y;v. - jft. " pucu wiju wuuiu iu ueserve inc rconnaence in extent,, serving to employ ana to support
gam at five o clock Jn tbe; afternoon ; and J of theirVfeliow citizen arid dishonor their jsomaf of oiir ftiiowcitizehs; , and to trans-
ujagassemoiea at saia hour, present as own principles whereUhcy to 7attemprto port with I case, and, economy the surplus
6efore,ithefCommittee,vby Tbomas'Hen- obstruct or defeat this law py anydrreku- production's biE labor. from one 5 state' to the
irson, their Xhairman, madereport to larbppositiSlaf.by;viblence,; by neriace; other by liea, affordi a7cai profit to the
w:v,uuv(cuuuo oi tne araii ot an,2iaaress l illegal eomoinatton; It
positive pie&sings, out launches: tnis sme
and happy people i$to the vortex of Euro
pean broils into wjtrs, which tentjyear
of blood and devastation have, but served
to infuriate,- extend arid. perpetuate.
4 That our country had received wrongs
both in its honor and frights, from i En g.:
land, during her long Contest withFrance? ,
need not be. disputed. What peaceable 2c
neujtt poorer hasiiotj and which,-f 'thoss '
injud powers, embarking in a;war; or'al
liance withrFrjicev or aloriei to vindicate
those rights, that has not suffered injuries
tenfold greater ? t Most of thm indet:
losing their very liberties and independence
inr attempting to estapiisn minor. pr tn
sioris' and iridicate what was called their
honor. --That Great-Britain is wrdtif in
preventing puf trade with France, because
v ranee interdicted our traae with rngianu,
or that her cruize rs on the ocean "frequent
ly have impressed American seamen, pre
tenaingtnev were pntisu suoiects, or un
aer real mistaKe:oi tne iact, are tinaoum
ed wrongs ; that of impressment,- a most
injurious practice,, and justljPcalculated to
Kinqie our resenimjents, ana, to ciaiiri ;irom,k
our ; government pfudeht a'ndreverjHg
means--ra prevncor mitigate its severity,
either by arming merchant shipsfor de
fence, or agreeing with England onj some
plat)'.pXavoiding thV mistakes or, violence)
of ber sealL officers ' Such a plan was ir
fa"ct agreed to byi EhancLand approved of
hv ouramlmsaflnrs Pinlcnev arYct i.iVlfnroe-
but rejected bv the American cabinet. J ' ,
will ever be vindicated by us-and - evea
these so much insisted u'por,' canno'tbe re-
viewed bVrr us with . feelings Jess . acute,'-to) -
Washington Jefferson and -Adams,' during'-
I twenty years of administration never con
siaerea tne pretensiontr practice pi im- x ) "pgji
pressmerit, though moVefjgdrously enfo'rv ; !; sjfe
Tied then, as s'ufiicieatly justifying them .
feo to war. . V&idjnQW tnatdur administra! ; r J Vji
tion in the present "state of the ' world C 4ii cl'' ? l,pi
circumstanced - as lit. is, unprepared,1: and V tifil
with divided councils,' should . by - a ..bare 'l,h vr
ihajbriW declare generajand bffeWrve ;war -
by land f and Sjeapn .'such points not vitally; ,it'4$
affecting us in our national, prosperity, in - , iTl.V
stead of waitin g tor s time- mutual interests j. ? t ,
and : negociation o settle . them (many of, r , J y ,ipH
xyhichi 'must end :bf themselves with the . V4vjy
war m Europe) is an event thifchseemai. . i -v
o ilmbstdelybelief. the people-refJecV 'r'
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mnst oe tor those l4iommunitv'eaiial to the whole ot our tor-
,:: y."i'V"VP.-A-jv4V7ta9'tiau--.u,u. wuu vwum a guoucausc ana uistrust ine eign traae, au mis too - remainea to . us
q derec Which, being read, Hebated-arid Jorc of ro' to;isupporV4t,: t
jneaaedatheaestbn'' wfTethethis, means sounworthy pf rireeben snd gooU ;:JOur revenue from our commerce, also
tonvention dothagree to thesame, it was citizens; Someof ,ui have "contributed tra-Very greatequal'; annuallyfto tle
toanifcusly determined affirmative I aflyand ard ;.Uyi in contending for and paymentbl everyexpense of the navy' aW
MMV aamc iaymg me tuunuations or civu iioeny, ana my civil ust, anu otner aemanas ot govern
silbythe,Cirmai and Secretary, alfbf us are ?too deeply impressed witritte men 'if? "beside ''discharging each?yearfv;a
lihed in ;the papers of- this Statend (while they are inforcey to" be Capab!2rof The-average of this'revenr not less than
it oaeof thc-papeiai'of th cities, of, Phila- conduct or advi- tending to prtsveht th.xr breiv X2il&v&Qt ?x
and ' disprtrbbationfiobki ngS; rdun.d ? loi j r j
means orvrciie ironv xnq tuceateneu cvns j -r
midst of neffociatioiii, rasa 7h1lsthcr min;
istrV and rJarUament were-actually delibe-'Ji;
, ng on tne very pom? 01 repealing ncr,w- v , : . j f