The New York herald., 1850-10-26
Politics..

fast opposition to slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law
s prominent In almost every newspaper received
The whig congressional convention, In the Twenty.
second district passed resolutions Of the most inam-
matory character appauding the admission Of Cali
fornia and the probable admission Of Utah and New
Mexico, with the slavery prohibition and dsnouncing
the Fugitive Slave bill unconstitutional, and law
upon which they looked with undsguised adherence
The Congregational Association recently in session at
Poughksepsis following in the track Of the sboli-
tionss declared the Fugitive Slave law Of binding
force upon the citizens Of the country because it is
contrary to the express commands OF God. They ad-
wise all persons to render every needful aid and
fort to the fugitive slaves just II there lew
in the land forbiddng It, Such movements caught
up by the Albany Erening Journal and proclaimed
true index of the feeling Of the people and that pa
per has joined in the cry Of resistance against the law
1t considers the admission Of Califor MIA, with tn
slavery restriction. as righteous but that
law which purposes to the South proper
ty is branded as sbomnation, and which should
be resisted to the last extremity The Albany Atlas,
the President in the positive terms for
appendng his signature to the law and says the de-
the law Itself that while the law is an .t.so Spon
class, the defence 10 attack upon the rights OF all
citizens. It is pronounced the greatest usurpation
the rights Of the States enacted There
two OF the leading papers Of both parties ct the capital
arrayed against the law. aud a. both are recognized
sent majority of the people In the State All other
subjects are Of minor importance comps ared with this
ana every county OF every party
is well known that every whig nominated for Congress-
In the State, at this time is opposed to the Fugitive
Slave Law, and Of the resolutions Of the nomi-
mating convention is to the effect that he shall In the
event Of election all his influence to obtain its
peal and the candidates of the democratic party
expected to observe the line of duty. The great
head Of the whig abolition party William H. Seward,
says tornado Of indie will arise at the srth
" ~ felt ma nd tha
agitation will not cease until the curse OF human
slavery shall have been driven from the land In this
city, where more ative feeling exists than
In any other portion Of the State, the Seward wings
succeeded in the late primary elections in almost every
and upon the issue Of Seward and anti-seward But
little than week will eapse before the gene
New York viii com. out one % Of % the arn.ss m st abolition
States In the Union II the present signs Of the times
are indicative OF the result
MAssAcHusErrs.-The latest movements in the whig
party Of this State stamped with the strongest
pressions of utraism The Boston Daily advertiser the
only paper in the State that has openly davowed the
publication threatened to the Fugitive Slave law,
says the terms in which the law is denounced such
as not only to render the citizens the subject Of
meritsd reproach throughout the country bat to
pose the community to the danger Of actual resistance
to the laws, BY the excited portion Of the people At
meeting in opposition to the Fugitive
Slave law called, and resolutions passed. declaring
the law violation Of the constitution Of the United
States and not only unconstitutional but cruel wick
ed and unjust. They declare that to submit to such
law, would be unwise and cowsrdly, and the strong
est proof that the people would be unnt to be citizens
Of republic. They pledge themselves to protect the
fugitive ct all hazards The whg congressional con-
yention Of the Fourth District, resolved that the
general government should itself from all respon
sibty for the existence and cultivation of slavery
that the slave trade between the States should be IN
O. erdicted, and the aoominable Fugitive Slave Law
should demand the efforts OF all friends of free
dom, throughout the Union, to bring about its
stonal repeal The abolition party Of this State has
than have several Of the whig conventions and the
feeling is general though some Of the why papers
dsavor to suppress the TACT, knowing that the agta
tion has reached point very nearly approac hing
crisis, which will decide the fate Of the Union There
three parties In the field fer the approaching
election and there be doubt but the whig free
soil, and abolitionists will have wheming
jority which majority having greater power wil, In
all probability exercise greater latitude In the
precision OF their opinion upon the slavery question.
The Boston 1tas Is careful to record every meeting
against the laws and is loudest in its denuucaton Of
Mr. Webster, aud all others who took part In the pss
age Of the compromise bills 1t denouncss the ultra
feeling at the South while Ii daily calls upon the peo
pie to resist the laws which passed in justice to
the South.
NEW JrRsrr-The people Of this State, not yet rid
OF the Institution Of slavery begin to oppose the
tion OF the Fugitive Slave bill The Newark .1dpoti,r
and Newark Mercury the two leading whig papers OF
The State decidedly anti-slavery in their
opinions that they brand the Fugitive Slave Law
oppression too intorable to be borne Several county
conventions have expressed their utter abhorrense
the law, and desire that slavery shall be kept just
where IL s it's trade between the States prohibited
by Congress, which has the power. There is consd-
cradle free coil feeling In the democratic party and
Of their papers have already Col Benton
to the Presidency In 1852 because Of his opposition to
slavery.
ALaH.MA-A meeting was called, recently, by the
wings Of Eufola to express their appreciation Of all
tte compromise measures passed by Congress but
large majority OF the people hooted them down, and
the positive resolutions against the perpetuity Of
the Union passed In Greene county, the people
almost without dissenting voice. call upon the people
Of the State to resist at once the aggresons OF the
North upon the rights Of the South. At Eutaw, q
meeting In favor of the Union called, and but
hundred and ten could be found to assert their pre-
ference for the Union is and upon the vote but
seventy Ave enrolled their names, who would sc-
knowledge themselves Of the Union party. like
feeling IL manifested throughout the State, though
many meetings reported unanimous In favor ct
all the compromise measures. In rallsgeds county
the people, without regard to party held nesting
asserted that the South has borne long she ought
the oppressive measures Of the Northern majority;
their citizenship in Alsbans that their nrst sllsgi-
is due TO Alabama, and shatsver course she
na ~ 9r nd Somsy ns as h.r .as rss
Mobile Daily qdreiiser the prncipal whig paper In the
State strongly denounces the ultra course pursued BY
the people entertaining views against the psrpetuity
of the Union. while the Mobile Register, the democratic
organ. insists upon maintaining the rights OF the
South at hazard regardless Of the consequences
LouInssA.-The feeling In this State against the
North Is very strong though that fact would not be
supposed from the general tenor Of the New Orleans
papers. The Delta, In that city, s the only paper
which takes the side Of the South aud that charges
the other papers OF New Orleans with misrepresestns
The views and feelings OF the people Of the State On
the arrival Of Senator soule In New Orleans he was
waited upon by several hundred citizens, though the
ct Of hs arrival not generally known, and In his
adJres. to them he reiterated his opposition to the
asurts OF compromise and declared that his views
we're the same when be raised his vsce In ths Sc
In opposition 10 them. and he assured that he
spoke but the general feeling Of the people Of the
State.
ANOTHER REPORTED DEATH FROM THE FuoIrIvs
SLAVE LAw-We learn that VIM. Gordon, =