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NEW JERSEY. 



5. That we do entirely reject and abhor the idea, 

 that, as an object of the present civil war, any purpose 

 of emancipation of the slaves shall be thereby pro- 

 moted or at all regarded ; and that the language re- 

 cently used in the Washington " Republican," " that 

 the farce of restoring the Union of the States is about 

 played out," is utterly infamous, and deserving, as it 

 will receive, the most solemn and severe condemnation 

 of all true patriots. 



6. That we applaud our brave volunteers, who by 

 their gallant deeds have emulated the heroism of the 

 old " Jersey Blues," and that we extend our heartfelt 

 sympathy to those who are bereaved by the calamities 

 of the war. 



7. That to the candidate this day nominated we 

 pledge our entire support, believing that the political 

 triumph of the Constitutional Democracy in the com- 

 ing elections, will have a powerful effect in terminat- 

 ing the rebellion, and reestablishing peace, prosperity, 

 and happiness throughout the land. 



The votes of the electors were cast as follows : 



Democrat. 

 61,307 



Republican. 

 46,710 



For Governor 



The majority of the democratic candidate 

 was 14,597. 



The votes for members of Congress were cast 

 as follows : 



Democrat. 



Istdistrict 8,961 



2d " 12,182 



3d " 



4th " 



5th " 



The Legislature was divided as follows : 



15,703 

 12,791 

 10.T79 



Republican. 



9,491 

 10,834 



9,093 

 10,024 



7,622 



Seuate. 

 13 



House. 

 45 

 15 



Democrats 



Republicans 



The Senate consists of 21 members, and the 

 House of 60. The Legislature meets annually 

 at Trenton on the second Tuesday in January. 



The measures of the Legislature were almost 

 entirely of a local nature. A bill was under 

 consideration to forbid the immigration of ne- 

 groes into the State, but it failed to become a 

 law, although there are more free colored peo- 

 ple in^he State in proportion to the population 

 than in any other non-slaveholding State. 



Under the call for troops in 1861 the State 

 of New Jersey was among the foremost to re- 

 spond with her full quotas. She sent forward 

 15 regiments, and two batteries, numbering 

 14,870 men. These regiments lost heavily, and 

 the events toward the close of that year caused 

 the regiments to fall into a somewhat demoral- 

 ized condition; and on the 29th of January an 

 order was issued from the War Department, 

 placing these regiments under the State authori- 

 ties. Prompt measures were adopted to reorgan- 

 ize the troops under State officers, and an effi- 

 cient condition was soon reached. The 1st caval- 

 ry was placed under Col. Percy Wyndham, and 

 became very effective. On the 7th of July, un- 

 der the call of the President, for 300,000 three 

 years' men, five regiments were required from 

 New Jersey. There was but one regiment in 

 camp, and recruiting was dull. It was deter- 

 mined to establish five camps in the State un- 

 der different officers, as follows : 



No. 1. Trenton Brig.-Gen. N. N. Halsted. 



No. 2. Beverly " " G. M. Eobeson. 



No. 3. Freehold. " " Chas. Haight. 



No. 4. Newark " Com. Van Vorst. 



No. 5. Flemington " " A. E. Donaldson. 



An order was issued providing for the pay- 

 ment of $2 premium for each recruit, one 

 month's pay and $25 dollars in advance of the 

 $100 provided for by Congress for three years' 

 service. There was also the bounty paid of 

 $6 by the State to each family monthly, and 

 from $2 to $4 to single men. A second lieu- 

 tenant was appointed for each company to act 

 as mustering officer. Each recruit as he appear- 

 ed in camp received his money, was uniformed 

 and put to drill. By this means the five regi- 

 ments were filled in a month. 



Each regiment had 39 officers ; there were 

 consequently 4,248 enlisted men. Some of these 

 regiments went immediately into action. The 

 13th left the State on the 1st, and on the 17th, 

 at Antietam, lost 109 killed, wounded, and 

 missing. 



Under the President's call, August 4th, for 

 300,000 nine months' men, an enrollment took 

 place of all citizens from 18 to 45 years of age. 

 The quota of New Jersey under this call was 

 10,478 men. On the 14th of August an order 

 from the War Department directed a draft to 

 be made on the 3d of September. The com- 

 missioners, surgeons, and enrolling officers in 

 each county were appointed, and the local 

 quotas ready for publication, when an order 

 was issued that counties should have credit for 

 the volunteers before furnished. This order led 

 to great complications. The quotas were finally 

 ascertained by adding to the whole number of 

 volunteers furnished by the State the number 

 of men required by the new call. From the 

 number thus resulting to each township was 

 taken the number already furnished. It was 

 then ordered that volunteers in lieu of drafted 

 men would be taken up to September 1st. The 

 recruits then flocked into the camps, and on 

 September 2nd the five camps contained 10,800 

 men, which by medical examination was re- 

 duced to 10,714, or 236 more than the number 

 called for. The 10,714 men were organized 

 into 11 regiments as follows, including officers: 



The field and line officers were elected under 

 the constitutional State militia law. All these 

 regiments were in the army of the Potomac, 



