The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-16
Polities.

sauon large majority OF the democratic candidates
Tor congress are Of the free soil creed and the cosl
''on mas been SO ensctuay arranged that both me
lions OF the party havs combined for strong effort q
defeat the whg party There 10 no doubt but the fse
SOL eehnss inc prevailing one with both parties In
smost every section OF the state except In this city
The Albany Journal 10 still attacking the minority a
the Syracuse Convention which 10 echoed by the Ro-
chester Demoe,st. and Buffalo EIsres. the intsrior
organs Of the free coil whls party The WATERFOWL
.Ic,nai representing the views and feelings of the
nhigs Of Jerers"n county, speaks of thu Fugitive
Dttsd to BY the psopls Of that region, while ID
brands the Hon. " lillian Duer y traitor to the Wig
party That party says ~ the true free coil party.
snd Of fsotioDiss change the strongly root
ed prejudice OF the people against the horrible and To-
thee comparatively have made effort to send dele
gates to the Utica Convention and tho vemeBt Is
denounced by the almost unsnimous voice OF the wng
press The Albany Register sno Buffalo Commsfcia1
1dt,rser the only whg papers OF nsequence In
the western aud interior portions OF this state that
leok upon the movement With favor. or encourage ~
in the slightest degree Mr. Seward 1t ia said. viii
canvass the major portion of the State before the day
for the November else ton and he says . tornado
will arise at the NORTH che like OF which
seen b'fore. The free soil feeling never so prevs
the before among both the great political
parties and as the whig party Ia concerned the
representation to tho Utica Couvention in its
grensse ~ show that there 10 but the ono feeling a.
It vers, In that party.
NEw JERSEY this Slate the question agitating
all the free States has been very little discussed OF
late The contest for the approaching election u
based almost entirely upon local questions though 1t
Is very evident there frisndsb for the nons
vention principle in the State The Newark Daily a.
tertiser and Newark Mercury, both whg papers have
not hesitatd to deDounce the Fugitive Slave bill in
the moot positive terms The latter journal has spoken
With great freedom against several OF the measures OF
the late session Of Congress touching the slavery quos
ton end IL has not failed TO dsnounce tie measures
ard their orgnatore as men worthy TO be consder-
I'd the nds of the whig party The spirit OF the
North sutSgosstic to slavery and considers the
duty vhg press to oppose 1t In every possible
way Though neither Of the great parties has made
free coll sQuestion In the present psign there are
two other parties which have candidates in the dsd
The native Americans and the national reform-rs
have their tickets ard will doubt sacrifice their
old party predictions to the new ideas they have
espoussd.
MAsAcHusErrs.-rhe Boston -.4tids, Of Monday, sK-
u,s very much in the fact that meeting to express
the opinions OF the people Of that city upon the obi
ous Pssitivs Slave Law, was about to be held, aud
thinks II an evidence that the people levers ofisw
good order when they oppose Law, the tendency
Of which 10 to make slave OF q freeman. IL calls
upon the people eome out In their strength, aud
show to the country their estimate Of the nefarous
aud IN rincipled law The vhig party generally, OF
THE State beg to 'ok upon the tres soil movsm-nt
with suspicion, and calculated TO distract their
ranks while the democrats will reap the sdvantsgs.
The Springfield Republican the principal whig paper in
western Ms.sachusetts AID thoroughly fmbuef VITA
euii.lsyery feelings says that the opposition the
Fugitive slave Law at THE tim. the Of import
election though the las IL odout and oppressive,
and she ud be repealed IL not nos the time to dis
tract the whig party lite issue Tn. tree soil DIM
Guilty In the party will divide the people of
that faith, and a coalition cannot he formed rhe
whg. all the free soil platform and there will
bs greater probability Of tho tree soil faction going
VII h The wh'g than with the democratic party. The
mott positive feeling of resistance TO the Fugitive
Slave law by the whis party generally Is ent.rtsir-f.
the leading wbig have couoselled the peo-
pie TO resist It's execution when the effort shall 20
The Anti Fugitive Slave meeting In Boston, on tbs
evening of the l4th inst was Characterized ~ the
.tropg-,t expressions OF determination 20 resstsnc-
Friedrich Douglass wa the principsi speaker aud
talked loudly OF the preference Tor death to submission
70 lite execution The meeting unanimously voted to
from that city OF vicinity
Mrcnio.s This .hig party of this state have tskes
the tree soil platform, and have already spoken Out
against the execution Of the Fugitive Slave Law De-
troit has presented scene Of riot fer several days
pact In coprequepc~ q the arrest OF fugitive slave
and the Ttibun. OF that city which processes TO DO
~hig and support tn. nomination Of that party calls
upon the people not TO sllow fugitive TO bs taken
rom that oity under the unconstitutional Law. 10
opposes the I'll elton of Hon. A " Busl to Congress,
because be voted for tn. Of that Law Our LIST
sdvc.r ARE the effect that the jail containing the
fugitive Il constantly gusro,d by the military 90 pre-
tn. law aud the OF the iudvidus Who ioiornsd
upon him has been szek-d and the Inf rmer threat
'ned with death The Daily .iarsrtfer, another ~his
paper. has not one word TO upon tne suhJeot,
while the Frss Press, the organ OF the democratic
Isrty pursues conservative course and ASSERTS that
the supremacy of the Law should be msiotsio.d. -hs
have nominated General Css for the Presi.
dency IN 1881 which shows the conservative feeling Of
the d. mocrstc party In the ssts aud this movement
In Detroit TO fugitive slave denounced By
the d.moeratio press Is violation Of every principle
Of justic. aud right
Nr~ H.nr.riss-rhis State has, Throughout tho
ss'tation Of tn. slavery question. occupied neutral
position. far sction !. concerned In the nrss
Congressional district, which has been for some time
IN the hands CO the -his, very strong abolition
feeling prevails and these vho have shown the great,
ct hatred for the South and southern Institutions,
have BEEN iostered sud retsn.d IN enc- In tbs third
district tn. frrc soil feeling has ohts'oed 10 consdsa
extent aud the whigs have trlumphrd on ons or two
ocea,ions There II some disarsction 70 the demora
tie PARTY OF this district the frse soil fseton has
cosi.scsd With tho Wigs while the people 81 this
other dtret and the general population OF the ttats
Ia that the democrats hold large msjor
ity In the State. The New Hampshire Pafrfsi. the
State democratic ORGAN denoune.' ~. tree soi fsc
tion ~ disorrRpiT.rs who shoui be dseoustenanosd
ty every lever Of his country.
M,ssnsrrt.-The people o. this sta's continue 10
hold meetings % rcstt any further encroachm-nthy
Congress upon their rights Ths yioksburg ssnfiHei
says that the stiops from all parts Of the state
suspicous Of re,clots and dsternined .pirit 81
resistance TO sggressions upon southern rsshs. The
conveion IL deep sstted and spreading far al -ids.
that While Congress exercises Jurisdiction or.r the
subject OF slavery -tich "a has sis-d "a vlols
tim and DIR. gard Of IN. consultation thsrs ,. NJ
p.sce or safety IN the Union sod thsy must real. IN.
power they hsve ntrusYd 20 a. and look 90 their own
State sov.rnnents OF auothsr s"ns Jersey 70, pro-
lection and for their future progress The unc Dndton
der of the public domain to free sol vii nee
he tam.iy aud hs.sly scguicssed In though carried
through The Detection Of southern men. sixty d.ys
vill show state ~ feeling not drstmsi Of By tbs
North. which has With tyrsonirsl threats Of IN.
POWER of the government demanded surrender %
the territorial rights Of the South Nsns.ippi vu
take the lead ard the other ss,ss Of IN. hovth
will follow The Watcher Frc. Trader, sp-sking Of tn.
late union meeting In that city. s.ys tn. call ~.s
fisp.d ny mese persons than actually attended ne
uestitg aud the names NJ the sxnvrs the call
composed 10 great part, a. children aud strangers
~ho we're psssisg Through the riiy Thst psp-r 10
very violent against IN. North ssd is not bs~k-~S
In branding the Hon Henry l.. Foot- 81 traitor TO
the south hecau.e h scgui~reed In come o. the COM
promise proposition. Ia III. ntsd states senate 10
calls upon the legislature 20 present the Issue fairly
TO the psopie,-secsssion % ruhmi-siou.
Gronot. a rrestsr feens oforpositior 60 the Union
In this state exists than ~ generally supposed The
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