New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-20
No United states Senator from Michigan.

The position of Gov. RANSOM the Slavery
question the passage of Mr.. THomPsoSs Free Soil re
solutions and the indefinite postponement of the cleo
ton of United States Senator indicate that election
will be held this Winter. The antiCass men in the
Senate all voted for postponement-the Castles de
mandng an immediate election, which was promptly
refused BY reference to the Detroit papers we per
ceve Mr. Thompson's resolutions were hercely opposed
BY the Csss men but passed in the Senate by vote OF
l4to7 The Senate refused to reconsider the vote. An
attempt is to be made to effect compromise on the
Senatorial question, Judge GOODWIN and eX-Lieut
Gov RICHARDSON being proposed AS candidates. Both
OF them for Free SOIL and have not been engaged in
the secret intrgues at Lansing but Gov. RANSOM sp
pears to be the popular with the Free Soil Loco
Focos and the Wings for his early and bold stand in
opposition to the Nicholson letter doctrines.
The following are the resolutions presented by sena
tor Redheld in the senate on the 9Th inst which were
rejected Senator X was Delegate to the Baltimore
Convention and took prominent part in speaking and
voting ains the sdmittsnce OF the Bsrnburner Dele
gates lie in turn is now despised and voted down,
together with his dough face master, Csss.
Resolred By the Senate and House Of Representa-
sves OF the State of Michigan That we believe the in
sttution of Slavery 20 be great moral poiod! and 90
cal Grill destructive OF the happiness and best interest
of both the oppressor and the oppressed
discouraged and opposed by oil good and wise men,
and prscsRfed by All jus, and legal means In their po"
er which would not be likely to produce sal greater
6piL
Rs,olrsd That We have eHfrs confidence IN the sound
meas of the legal opinion pronounced by numerous em
nent statesmen and urts OF all parfes both North and
South "tha, the institution OF Slavery cannot legally
exist in any OF the Territories of the United states
without express legal enactment authorizing II mere
in" on this position, and on the ability frsaes' and
uirts of the United States Court we are willing and
de-, thls ~
R,sOred That thus believing, we are opposed 10 the
passage BY Congress OF sny law either permitting OF
prohibiting slavery in the IeirlIories as SnhT.s
ngerous the peace and harmony OF THE hSppy
Union. lsw prohibiting that institution would De
lave sssinst the solemn protest and dissent tne En
SOAtA One permitting u, would be ssNhst Tue e9esY
solemn protest and dissent OF the rhols N0rfh SHch
q fearful Issue we are willing should be made H. as
10 this case. II can Ne avoided
Rssolred accordingly That Senators in Congress
hs Instructed and our Representatives requested 10
carry out and sustain the positions contained In the
foregoing resolutions by all Just means in their power
and that the Governor of this state be requested 20 for
copies of these resolutions 10 Senators sad
Representatives IN Congress.
Gen Cas-, organ in Detroit the Free Pres, after
many violent attempts 10 dragon the Iemocrst into
admission st last despondingly announces
"ni, very evident that few ambitious men with
the SAT- Journal their organ, arc intent on orgAn
ring a Bsrnburnpg party on the Buffalo Platform
They have already selected their candidates for Tower
no. snd Liant Governor as well ss Cabinet officers.
Itlndicate. GKo w rEoS one of the leaders Of the
oyemen, and in the course Of is TRADE, charges that
Mr. p 10 Secretary OF state state Auditor and Libra
risn, and Postmaster al Lansing
The death Of Mr.. NosLK, OF the Legislature, Gas
caused general panic The disease, which IS e"'ea
chill fever and was very prevalent In the Northern
and Western Counties Last Winter, is suddenly is'A
large number of the Legislature, panic struck wore 10
favor of adjournment TO Detroit but nrsi raised sen
a,oris Committee inQaire into the character oil hs
disease The for alarm would sppear shsnt LOT
there have been only or deaths by the disease
in as many weeks out Of population OF 500 people
yet the somewhst parallel Of the Indiana Legss
ture, which adjourned account Of death by small
pox shows to what excess this tmidy may be carried