For Frederick Douglass' Paper.

IS NEW JERSEY IN THE UNION?

MR. EDITOR:—Thinking that some of your
readers would like to hear from this part of
the country, I take the liberty to ask room for
these few lines in your noble sheet, the able de
fender of the rights of humanity. People of
other States, who wish to be witty, often assert
that New Jersey is out of the Union. If they
belonged to the African race, and lived here a
short time, they would find out, that New Jersey is one of the "Old Thirteen." New Jersey
out of the Union! Why, five signers of that
Declaration which declares all men equal, were Jerseymen. New Jersey ratified as readily as
South Carolina.

"The immortal league of love: that binds
Our fair, broad Empire, State with State,"

establishes Justice, promotes the general welfare, and secures the blessings of Liberty. Let
any one who doubts that New Jersey is one of
the "proud States" that form an hypocritical
nation, come and see how Justice is meted out
to the colored people, and how their welfare is
promoted. They are robbed of their dearest
rights, and subjected to the most crushing dis
abilities. But, I rejoice to be able to say, that,
in spite of all this, we are making progress.—
Many own more or less land, and seem deter
mined to coin the dimes. This is right. Money
is power. Solomon, Israel's third King, styled
the , says, the rich hath many friends.
If we were rich, we would not continue long in
our present anomalous condition. A laudable
desire to educate their children is also manifest
ed by many. We must educate to drive our
enemies from their last refuge of lies, and prove
that we are inferior to none that dwell upon
the face of the earth. As I do not desire to be
prolix, I will close. Yours, truly,

A. P. SMITH.

SADDLE RIVER, N. J., April 19th, 1856.