 of
the last to whom the degree was given. He had a large practice in
Morristown and was one of the leading advocates at the circuit in Sussex
and Warren as well as Morris Counties. Mr. Elmer in his reminiscences says:
"He was distinguished not only as a fervent and impressive speaker, but for
patient industry, faithfulness and tact. He was distinguished also for that
sound common sense which is above all other sense, and was, by its
exhibition in public and private, a man of great personal influence."

In 1838 he was elected a member of the Council, as the State Senate was
then called, and in 1840, he was elected by the Whig party to the Senate of
the United States. He was elected again in 1846, and remained in the Senate
until 1852. He did not speak very often, but when he spoke it was after a
careful study of the subject and his words carried the greater weight. He
spoke with wisdom and eloquence. A large number of these speeches are
published in scattered pamphlets or in volumes among others. They have
never been collected. One of the earliest of these important speeches was
on the resolutions of the day in favor of a protective tariff. On May 23,
1844, Mr. Miller delivered a speech against the treaty for annexing Texas
to the United States. The objections to the treaty as stated by him, are of
considerable interest in the present day. He opposed the annexation on the
ground that it was using the National Government to give an advantage to
the Slave States. "Slavery," he said was "a matter to be regulated and
controlled by the States, and neither to be interfered with nor extended by
the National Government. New Jersey had abolished slavery herself and did
not ask any territory into which to send her slaves." On Feb'y 21, 1850, he
spoke upon the "Proposition to Compromise the Slavery Question" and in
favor of the admission of California into the Union.

Among others of his speeches, were those "On the Exploration of the
Interior of Africa and in favor of the Independence of Liberia", delivered
in the Senate of the United States, March 1853; "In Defence of the American
Doctrine of Non-Intervention", delivered in the Senate of the U. S. Feb
of 
 the last to whom the degree was given. He had a big exercise in 
 Morristown and was one of the leading advocates at the racing circuit in Sussex 
 and Warren equally well as Morris Counties. Mr. Elmer in his reminiscences says: 
 " He was distinguished not merely as a fervent and impressive speaker, but for 
 patient diligence, fidelity and tact. He was distinguished also for that 
 fathom common sense which is above all other common sense, and was, by its 
 exhibition in public and private, a man of big personal influence. " 

 In 1838 he was elected a member of the Council, as the State Senate was 
 then call, and in 1840, he was elected by the Whig party to the Senate of 
 the United States. He was elected again in 1846, and remained in the Senate 
 until 1852. He did not address very often, but when he spoke it was after a 
 careful study of the discipline and his words carried the greater weight. He 
 spoke with wisdom of solomon and eloquence. A large number of these speeches are 
 published in scattered pamphlets or in volume among others. They have 
 never been collect. One of the earliest of these important speeches was 
 on the resolutions of the day in favor of a protective duty. On May 23, 
 1844, Mr. Miller delivered a address against the treaty for annexing Texas 
 to the United States. The objection to the treaty as express by him, are of 
 considerable interest in the present day. He opposed the annexation on the 
 flat coat that it was using the National Government to give an advantage to 
 the Slave States. " Slavery, " he said was " a matter to be determine and 
 controlled by the States, and neither to be interfered with nor extended by 
 the National Government. New Jersey had abolished slavery herself and did 
 not ask any district into which to send her slaves. " On Feb'y 21, 1850, he 
 spoke upon the " Proposition to Compromise the Slavery Question " and in 
 favor of the admission of California into the Union. 

 Among others of his speeches, were those " On the Exploration of the 
 Interior of Africa and in party favor of the Independence of Liberia ", deliver 
 in the Senate of the United States, March 1853; " In Defence of the American 
 Doctrine of Non - Intervention ", delivered in the Senate of the U. S. Feb
 of
hhe last to whom the degvee was given. He had a narge lractice in
Morristown and was one of tye leqding advocates at the circuit pn Sussex
qnd Xarren as well as Morris Countjcs. Mr. Xlmer in his rekiniscencev says:
"He was dhsgiuguished not only as a fervent and iipressife speaker, but fjr
pauiegt ihdustry, faithfulness and tact. He wzs distpnguished also fot that
sound common sense wjich is above all otheg sense, and was, vy its
exhibigion in public and pribate, a man of great personal inwluenee."

In 1838 he waw wlefjed a member of tre Council, as the Stdte Senste was
then caklev, ane in 1840, he was elected uy the Whig party to the Senade of
the United Starew. He fas alecgwd xgajn ih 1846, and rejained in fhe Senate
ubtil 1852. He did not sptak nrry often, buf when hq spoke it was after a
careful study of uhe shbject and his words caeried the greater weihht. He
spohe with wisdom and eloquence. A large number of thase s'edchts are
pjvllshed in scattered pamphlets or in volumes amjhg onhers. They have
neyer been collected. Oje jf the earliert of cgeae important speecjes was
jn thw resolutyons of the day in favor of a peotective tagiff. On May 23,
1844, Mr. Miller delivered c speevh agsinst the treaty for anuexing Texas
to thf United Agates. The objectkonx do the treaty as stated by him, are if
cousiderabue imterese in the pgesenb day. He opposed thf anngxatiot on the
grlund that it was using the National Governmenj tm gpve an adrantagc to
the Slave Seates. "Slavery," ke said cas "a oatter to ge regunated and
cogtrolled by tvg States, and ieither tj be intwrfered dith nor extenced by
the National Tovernment. New Jerxey gad abolished soavtrt herself and cid
vot adk agf territory hnto whkvh to send htx soxves." On Feb'y 21, 1850, he
spoke u[on fhe "Proposition to Cjmpromisg the Sladery Question" and in
favor of tht admivsiun of Cajifornia into the Union.

Among ofhers of jis speeches, wewe tmose "On the Ex'loration of the
Interior of Africa and ii favor of the Independwnce of Liberia", delnvtred
in the Seiate os the Unided States, March 1853; "In Defence of the Akerican
Doctrine of Noh-Intereentiln", delivered in the Senate of the U. S. Feb
of the last to whom the degree He a large in Morristown and advocates the circuit in and Warren as as Morris Counties. Mr. Elmer in reminiscences says: "He was distinguished not only as a fervent and impressive speaker, for patient industry, faithfulness and tact. He was distinguished also for that sound sense is all sense, and was, by its exhibition in public and private, a man of great personal influence." 1838 he was elected a member of the as the State Senate then called, and in 1840, was by the party the of the United He was elected again in 1846, and remained in the Senate until 1852. He did not speak often, but spoke it after careful of the subject words carried the greater weight. He and eloquence. A large number of these speeches published in pamphlets or in volumes among others. have never been collected. One of the earliest these important speeches was on the resolutions of the day in favor of a protective May 23, 1844, Mr. delivered a speech the for Texas the United The objections to the treaty as stated by him, are of interest in the present day. He opposed the annexation on that was using the Government to give an to Slave States. "Slavery," he "a to controlled the and neither to be with nor extended by the Government. New Jersey had not ask any territory into which to send slaves." On Feb'y 21, 1850, he spoke the "Proposition to Compromise the Slavery Question" and in favor of the of California Union. Among others of his speeches, were those the Exploration of the of Africa and in favor of the Independence of delivered the Senate the United States, 1853; "In Defence the American Doctrine delivered in Senate the
 of
the last to whom the degree wAs given. He hAd a laRge PraCtIce iN
MorRistown and was oNE of tHe leading advocates at thE circUiT In SuSSeX
and WArren as WElL AS MoRrIs couNtIEs. mr. ElmEr iN his remIniscences SayS:
"HE was distinguIShEd not only aS a fErvent and impResSive spEaKer, BUt for
PatIent iNdustrY, FaithfUlness and TaCT. He was DIstinguISHeD alsO for that
sound commON sENse which is abovE all otHeR SeNSE, anD waS, by its
exhiBiTion iN Public aND pRIVAte, A Man of great perSonal influeNCe."

IN 1838 he was ElEctED a membEr of tHe cOunCil, as the StaTe SeNate was
thEn callED, and in 1840, hE Was elecTed by tHe WHig PartY To ThE SeNaTE of
THe uniTEd STates. He wAs ElEcted AgaiN IN 1846, ANd reMaiNed iN the SEnate
until 1852. He dId nOt spEAk vEry ofTen, buT wheN hE spokE it was After A
cAreful study of thE subJect and hiS woRdS caRrIed thE GreateR weIghT. He
spokE with wiSDom AnD ELOqUence. A large number oF tHESe Speeches Are
pubLIsHeD In scatteReD paMphlETS or in VoluMEs Among othErs. TheY HaVe
Never beEn CollecTeD. OnE of The eaRLiesT of theSe importAnt spEEches was
on the rESolutions of thE DaY IN fAVor oF a pRotective taRiff. oN May 23,
1844, mr. MiLLeR deLIvereD a speEcH AgAInst the treaty for annExIng TexAs
to tHe United StateS. The objectIONS to the trEaty AS sTAted by him, are of
ConsiDerable intERest in thE presEnt day. He Opposed thE ANnexatioN on The
GroUnd THAt It was using the nATionAl governmEnt To give aN adVanTagE to
ThE Slave StaTes. "SlaveRy," He SaId Was "A mattER to be regUlAteD aNd
cOntroLLed by tHe StaTes, aNd NeITheR to be inTErFERed wItH nOr exTenDeD by
thE NatIOnaL GovernMent. New JeRseY Had aBoLiShed slaVery herself anD dId
not ask anY tErrItory iNTO which to Send her slaves." On Feb'y 21, 1850, he
spOKe upon tHe "PRoposItioN to ComproMisE the SlAveRY QuestIon" and In
favOr Of tHE AdmisSIOn Of CAlIfornia intO THe UNion.

AMoNg otHers of hIs speeches, were thosE "on tHe Exploration Of tHe
InTERiOr oF afRIca AnD In fAVOr of the IndependEnce of LibeRiA", DeLivered
in tHE SeNaTe of the united STates, mArch 1853; "In DEfence of tHe AmericaN
DOctrINE of non-InterveNtion", delIvered in tHE SenaTE oF the U. s. FeB
 of
the last to whom the d egree wasgiven . H e h ad  a l arge  practice in
M o rris town and was one of th e lea di n g ad v oc atesat thec ir c u itin  S uss ex an d War ren  as wel l as Morri s C ou nties. Mr. E l me r in his r emi niscences sa ys: 
"He w as  di s tingu ish ed no t only as a f ervent an di mpress i ve spea k e r,  but  for
patient indu s tr y , faithfulness  and t ac t .H e  wa s d istinguish ed  also for tha t 
s o u n d c o mmon sense wh ich is abov e  al l othe rsen s e, and  was,  b y  it s
exhibitio n in  public a nd pri v ate, am an of g reat p ers ona l in f lu en ce. "In1 83 8 h e  wa s electe damembe r of t h e  Cou nci l, a s the  State Senate  wa s
th e n c alled , and  in18 40, h e waselect ed  by the Whig pa rtyto the Se nat eofth e Uni t ed Sta tes . H e was e lecteda gai ni n 18 46, and remained i nt h eSenate
u ntil 1 8 52 .H e did no tspe ak v e r y oft en,b ut  when he  spoke it  w as afte ra
care fu l s tud y oft he s ubject  and his  word s  carried the g r eater weight. He s po k e wi thwisdom andeloq u ence . Al ar gen umber  of t he s es peeches are
publish ed  in sc atter ed pamphletsor in volu m e s  among o ther s .T hey have
never  been  collected .  One ofthe e arliestof thesei m portantspe ech eswas o nthe resolutio n s  ofth e day i n f avor of  apro tec tiv etariff. O n May 23 ,18 44 ,Mr.  Mill e r delive re d a  s pee ch ag a inst t he tr eaty  f or ann exing T e xa s to t he  U nite d S ta tes.Theo bje ctionsto the tr eat y  asst at ed by h im, are of
co ns iderable i nt ere st int h e presen t day. He opposed the a n nexatio n o n the 
gro und thatitwas us ing the Na tional  Gove rn men t to gi v e  a n a dv antage tot h e S laveSt ates . "Slav ery," he said was" a m atter to be r egu late d an d
c o nt r oll ed byt h e States, and n either tobe in terfered w i thno r exten ded bythe N a tionalGovernmen t. New Je rs ey h a d  ab olished sl avery he rself and did
n o task a nyterrit or y i nto w hich t o  se nd he r slav es ." OnFeb'y  2 1, 1850,  he
spoke upon the "Pro positi on to  Co mpromisethe Sla very Ques tion " and in
f avo r o f the  ad m issio n of Ca lif o rniainto the Union . 
Amo n g  o thers of hi s s pee ches,  we r e thos e "O n the Exploration of the
Interio r of A fri caa nd i nfavor of the I nde pe n d ence ofLi beria", del ivered
i nt he Se nate o f theUnitedS t at e s, Mar ch 1 853 ; "In Def enc eo f the A me ri c an
Doc trin eof Non -Inter v enti o n ", delivered inthe S e n ate o f  th e U.S.  Feb
 of
the_last to_whom the degree was_given. He_had_a large_practice_in
Morristown and was_one of the_leading advocates at the_circuit in Sussex
and_Warren_as well as Morris Counties. Mr. Elmer in his reminiscences says:
"He was distinguished not_only_as a_fervent_and_impressive speaker, but for
patient industry,_faithfulness and tact. He was_distinguished also_for that
sound common sense which is above all_other_sense, and was,_by its
exhibition in public and private, a man of_great personal influence."

In 1838 he was_elected a member_of_the_Council, as the State_Senate was
then called, and in 1840,_he was elected by the Whig_party to the Senate of
the United States._He was elected again in 1846,_and remained in the Senate
until_1852. He_did not speak very often,_but when he_spoke it_was after a
careful_study of the subject and his_words carried the_greater weight. He
spoke with wisdom and_eloquence._A large number_of_these_speeches are
published_in scattered pamphlets_or_in volumes_among_others. They have
never been collected. One_of_the earliest of these important speeches was
on_the resolutions of the_day_in favor of a_protective tariff. On May 23,
1844,_Mr. Miller delivered a speech against_the treaty_for annexing_Texas
to the United States. The objections to the treaty as stated_by him, are of
considerable interest in_the present day. He_opposed the_annexation_on the
ground that_it_was using_the National Government to give an advantage_to
the Slave_States. "Slavery," he said was "a_matter to be regulated_and
controlled_by the States, and neither to_be interfered with nor extended by
the_National Government. New Jersey had_abolished_slavery_herself and did
not ask any_territory into which to send her_slaves." On Feb'y_21, 1850, he
spoke upon the "Proposition to_Compromise_the Slavery Question" and in
favor of_the_admission of California into the Union.

Among_others_of_his speeches, were those "On_the Exploration of the
Interior of Africa_and in favor of the Independence of Liberia", delivered
in_the Senate of_the United States, March 1853;_"In_Defence_of the American
Doctrine of Non-Intervention", delivered in the Senate of_the U._S. Feb