New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ack, GovernorWilliam S. Pennington, an administration leader,delivered an inaugural message recognizing thejustice of the ethical position taken by the the 13th of January, 1814, the governorcalled attention to this virtuous, respectable,and useful class of citizens, and asked the Legis-lature if it would not best comport with thehonor and interest of the State wholly to exemptsuch members of this religious society as comewithin our militia laws from all military duty,both in war and peace. In addition thegover
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ack, GovernorWilliam S. Pennington, an administration leader,delivered an inaugural message recognizing thejustice of the ethical position taken by the the 13th of January, 1814, the governorcalled attention to this virtuous, respectable,and useful class of citizens, and asked the Legis-lature if it would not best comport with thehonor and interest of the State wholly to exemptsuch members of this religious society as comewithin our militia laws from all military duty,both in war and peace. In addition thegovernor suggested a graduated tax to belevied in times of peace and war, the collectionsto be devoted exclusively to the purposes of civilgovernment. Owing to the possible unconstitu-tionality of such an act the suggestion was notadopted. The second element in the peaceparty was moved by no ethical a growing body of manufacturers, common car-riers, and merchants war meant disaster. Theposition taken by New England found some sup- 84 NEW JEKSEY AS A COL. port iu New Jersey, and from the first a spirit ofopposition to war measures hindered the organiza-tion and equipment of the militia and offered buttardy assistance in coast protection. So strenuouswas this spirit of antagonism that Governor Pen-nington ultimately addressed himself to the Leg-islature, and in the same message in which he hon-ored the position of the Society of Friends at-tacked with bitterness the commercial greed of Ai^the remainder of the peace of the war he said: Of the op- COMMOnORE PERRY The baneful spirit of Mercantile Monopoly, injustice and oppres- Ision * * * are now, by means of British example, Britishattachment, and it is apprehended, British influence, corrupting ourcitizens and producing profligate combinations, not only for mo-nopolizing articles of foreign production, but engrossing and fore-stalling the indispensable necessaries of life, thereby answeringthe double pu
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