New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-25
nfchiGnn Election.

lrsr1ctlng TIE Senators OF fne state Iex-Iy'-
ernor. CA.s and Felch upon the Extension o.
slavery There q 10 trouble with the latter --n
ator. as he generally votes night bat not - Win
Gen Csss After enunsrA,ng The importance 81
e .ectinz Free Soil Legislature and stating the
di.ensions existing 10 the ranks Of the Locos
caused b. Gen Cas- himself whose tongue pen.
and personal influence las v-l as his principal
organ. he Defr0it Pre- Prem are nov beng
daily e1erted 10 hsf Of the anti Provso faction.
the Adyerfissr thus informs the Wings % Men.
gan AZ to the responsibility which devoives a2on
them:
whig, Of Michigan. you must 10, ssiuds yourselves
with this hope A. We said before. upon you - a.
v0ve the responsibility which attends TINS sl,sion q
the non extension Of Slavery and u you are ~. N
yourselves and o the faith which q IN you -. =
molly scouif yourselves n that responsiDAiiy-
not xlsh 70 be understood that under present pro-;
yec,s the return n Wing majority y Pl-'a-1 -.
what do mean . ssy u. that WIN slo--, ~
concerted ana vigorous e1ofi % - 70 eer,
| Of jgciciogs Nominations, enough Hh--' ~ = -
ed who when added % such Free SOL men 40 49,
| 80 Democrats a. may oe CHOSEN WI 80 -
ton 10 safe hands. let party leaders c-t a.. = =
~ IN c.rt.io portions Of the state the Loco ocos
viii oe unable y return mem Defs op ~ " "
mot Proviso doctrine Inc n-iI pr =. - !. -
49, - Greater or less Duf doubt not there VII oe
enough 10 secure TIE result provided the "niss NoTF
4, will be reoollected that Just before the cleo
,i,, IN, l.. Senator lest later. the Legislature
adopted series Of Free Sol resolutions BY vote
off4to7i in the Senate and 40 u T. IN the House,
although they were stoutly opposed By two lesd
ing Loco Senators favorable to the resolutions
under other circ8m.tancesJ and eight Free SOL
Cas-, Representatives who felt constrained 70 act
against Free Soil ct that juncture. On the cleo
,iop of their chieftain 70 the Senate these egisa
tors faced about and voted for the following ultra
Free Sol resolutions which were carried BY vote
Of II 20 s 10 the Senate, and 81 to IN the House
They were prepared and presented by Hon. ESos
q. BERRY, who voted for Gen Cass and against
the resolutions introduced at the beginning OF the
session. which was an embarrassing time for
the Free Soil Cass men:
Joint Resolutions r,lars Sarcy and he Stare Trad N
ne Disfric Of Columbia.
Rs0ired By the senate and House Of Representatives
Of State Of Michigan that the existence OF slavery
aud the Slave Trade the seat Of our National Govern
n,ent "is an evil OF serious magnitude which greatly
irnpsirs prosperity and happiness Of the District
and the reprOach OF Inconsistency upon the tree
Institutions established among us
Res0lred That Senators IN Congress De Instructed,
aud our Representatives requested % urge the passage
law that shall put end n the Slave Trade In the
District Of Columbia withsu, delay and also provide
for ascertanag views Of the people Of said strict
upon the question Of the entire abolition Of slavery
therein.
Re.0lred That the Governor be- requested to forward
copies OF the foregoing resolutions 70 each Of our Sena
tors aud Representatives IN Congress
The asst Lansing Journoi Gov Rsnsom's or
GAM contains long reply 70 attack by the
Detroit Free Pres uron the course Of the present
Loco Free Soil State Administration II con
iains great mass Of facts aud fail history OF the
policy OF the Ransom Free Soil Federsiist
faction Of the Democracy, as the Ffee Press terms
them The journal ranks among Loco Free
sliers Hon John ;. Barry, Governor for four
years. Hon. Thomas Fitzgerald, the recent pre-
decessor OF Gen. Cass IN the Senate Hon. Al |
pheus Fetch toi the Senate KInsey : Bingham
aud Alexander w. Buel 10th members OF the
last Congress, Hon Robert McCelIand aud ChGs
+ Stuart whose terms IN Congress have expired,
together with GOV. Ransom and biz entire Csbi-
act .MesTs. John j Adam, George b. Cooper,
George W Peck, George V y Lothrop aud Fran.
ca. w Shesrman,l two-thirds Of the members OF
the last two Legislatures. and the editors Of sew
enteeu out Of the twenty-five Loco papers pub
hshed IN the State, and the Journal suspects that
the editors OF the remaining five entertain the
sane Free Soil views This surely places the
Michigan admirers Of the Nicholson aud Richie
letters 10 mesger majority bat with Gen. Csss
as a leader Of the Hankers IL Is not known how
many changes msy be wrought among these
" Democratic leaders and journals In the mean
time. Hon. FLAvIusJ LiTTLEJoHS, THE Free Soil
candidate for Governor who wac. previous to the
late Presidential election. the great gun u the
Loco Foco party on the stump and in the Legisa-
ture, has addressed quite a long letter 10 Hoyey
X. Clarke. Chairman Of the Free Democratic
Central Committee, accepting the nomination
and defining bis position. He thinks the Free
Sil question forms new era IN American poll.
tics which have hitherto been governed by consd.
creations OF financial policy merely. The creed OF
the Free Democracy presents questions
around which are clustered the civil rights the
cisl virtues. the cultivated intellect and reno
vsted heart Of man, while occupying the happy
altitude OF his native. God given freedom" Ameri-
eau Slavery Is opposed To the moral sense Of the
civilized world and the people OF the Free States
sre " becoming more and more sensible OF the
IA sguitade OF the evil and Of the necessity Of en-
forcing every Constitutional check upon its further
diffusion This feeling cannot be suppressed 10y
hcarteu or timid politicians, but hen Southern
rspacity claims the hills and valleys, the forests
sud plsins OF recently acquired free territories
" III all their mineral wealth and commercial al
vsutages. as fresh Offering 70 Slavery, the final
response from all the freemea of the Free States
will De. No more Save States. aud no Save Ter
ritory' Mr.. LrrLEJOHS advocates these ideas
Sth no unkind feelings toward the South. he
regards Slavery as $ local institution, over which
tie General Government has no oontro.-Bui
Congress may exclude slavery from the new
territories. The present Is tit time to ssitsie
the subject IN view Of the European movements
Republicans in the old world are dishesrtened BY
the spectacle Of the nsuseous ulcer OF Slavery on
ors body polite, aud Americans should not shrink
from the discussion bat sdmit the evil and apply
the constitutional remedy
The nineteen hshy and Free Soil Demo
FAtc journals are in great tribulstion At the re-
c. ut appearance OF the Richie letter, snd berste
g IN. Csss without mercy The sound and ortho
dox bunker ProSlsvery orgAns-nsmely. the
Fee Press jackson Pafrot and Pontiac JACK
80 tiaa-on the other hand are in ecstscies 81
tbs rehearsal Of the Generals principles. Sew
ersl OF the Whis country papers are advocating =
.sh - Sill I sell.