The New York herald., 1850-10-08
Political Intelligence.

Political Intelligence.
NoRrHsrN kFYAss-The agitation Of the slavery
question in all the non.tlsvehoding States, Is every
day becoming more Intense, and the whg party have
taken the abolition almost entirely them
selves The Rochester De.@scrst, Of the prinoi.
pal Seward organs In this State 1t out in the
strongest language Of against the minority Of
the Syracuse svenon, and says the trouble in the
whg party has been brought about by those who
yer had interest in the welfare OF the party. In
conjunction with the Albany Journal 10 charges that
Mr. Duer was sent by President Fillmore to distract
the party and upon the heads Of the must
the csnsure rest. This charge Mr.. Dusr has uusqui-
vocy denied and the organs Of the seceaers say that
the action Of the minority only Effected through
love to the Union, and In opposition TO agitation
which persevered in would ultimate In the dismem
berment Of the confederacy and consequently destroy
all the interests Of the common people The fugitive
slave bill Is now the great hobby upon which the Sew
ard and abolition newspapers venting their wrath
They assert that 1t conceived in sin and born in
iniquy and rather than submit to its demands they
will join the fugives to massacre every one who shall
attempt to reclaim them. In Massachusetts, this
feeling Of resistance is general than in any other
part OF the Eastern states Meetings have been held
In Boston Lowell and other cities which proclaimed
death TO any who offers to arrest fugitive slave
rights aud oonsigns being, made in the image OF
God to the fetters of slavery The Boston Chronoype
of recent resusotstion has hosted the banner OF de-
fance to the law, aud calls upon all friends OF the
slave TO protect, at sl hazards the fugitive in his
freedom. The Lowell .fBs,ica-, one OF the most
violent abolition papers Massachusetts, has called
upon the slaves stay where they are, or II they
have gone to Canads TO come back and let the
makers OF the Law see II there be found to
take them away Away from the seabosrd this feeling
prevails in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
IsIa Maaaa eficnt IN qxtr
ordinary degree and there Is doubt the ution
OF the law will be resisted, without regard TO conse
In ohio the feeling prevails il possible, to greater
extent than in some of the New England States.
There grsst many fugitive slaves in the interior
and northern sections Of the State and both the po
tical parties favorable to abolisionrn The Stats
and Con ngressioDal elections take place TO day. aud
though there are but two Congressional candidates
who are svowedly free sellers, and who make that
party test ther, Is not oae Of either party who hopes
70 succeed wbc dares oppose the abolition movement
The Cincinnati Enquirer Is the only paper in the shse
81 ate that has for several years past, stood upon
patonsl platform aud strong Efforts are nov tie to
break that down The Increment to allow negroes the
right Of sufrsge will undoubtedly, be brought before
the LsRs., its next session aud IL is not all
inprobabe that 1t will pass IL not both bran hes
of that body. Should the wings, to-day elect
Il rity of the members OF Congress it verv evident
that The slavery agitation Ia the tEo years. will
he OF o serious character than ever before La
Pennsylyan ana- too, the Congregational esotion takes
place 10 day In ths state the abolition feeling very
Liberties allowed 20 the blacks,
ana the incentives OF the ab,litonists have already
blacks stacked the whes and the late slave AZ
Hsrisburg is but an evidence Of the feeling against
the South in that state. All these movements bat
tend to the coEsum ustion Of the dividing Of the
Union ana the press does not raise ts voice Against
the movement except the Phlaiephia Penn g,paajas,
which has Throughout cbterved a conservative and
national course
sourssNS AFT.Rs,-Whho the politicians OF ths
North are making such sutoy sgaast the institu-
tlon Of slsysry and TIE laws affecting 1t, passed BY
the last seesou ~ cengro' the PsOsds of the south
watching every movement with Jealous eys, anI
are dali. becoming nnnyin-sd that thsrs pot
.ufciert conservative ,prit At ths North to guide
with impartial justice the council, Of The nation The
Annapolis RepubtcsH, the shig eryan OF the State
Of Maryland of the mos. psrthE Of the slave
holding states las, fer more than year past been
warning the people OF that s;ats that the movement
the North oDly calculated to effect greet losses
upon the slave property Of that State. The vhis
party In the State In orpo;ion to the advice of that
ouInal, have throughout favored tho rklx party NJ
he North and the consequence vas developed In the
recent election In which the Vhigs overwhelm-
irgy defeated In the popular vote In Virginia the
planting interest In the eastern and southsrn sec
tions Of the State IL Jeoparded by the course pursued
by the vhIg party. The Richmond Ersmiaer and
Lynebturg Rptbiiean are the only two papers which
have taken decided stand tor the South while tn.
ReluoHd Ergptsr, the principal democratic paper
Of ,he State, has observed comparative silence upon
TIE questions affecting the Interest % ths state The
western section OF this State, IN which Jealousy
er,ts because of the soprior advantages OF TIE sA
bss ccnsideTabs free soil feeling. There ess b. No
doubt but large majority of the people of the state
are opposed to iG.,Ierenee with slavery by Congress
ana there are ma nv Who would prefer dissolution OF
the linton 10 agy farther tncroaehm-nt upon their
righs by the North the press ofsouth Carona nov
sndsavorBg step AL commu bicaton with tie North
Tbs Columbia SoHh CafoiH- through n oouespon.
dent. has tskSn ground ngilust the ssabishnsut Of
man ufActcriss - the south they will har. Ia. IL.
fret 10 ints-ier. with the planting interest and what
serts that interest affects ths insttution Of slavery
The formation Of the vsro2s associations g. doubt
wtt v.u the ultimate dis-1iuiion Of tbs Union as
they declare II a. impossise to renain In c1nf-ds
rscy, with Northern power In Congress TO rob them
They vi.~ he loss of the hasnc- OF poEer Ia the ma
tcRsi Legislature asFsQuvalsnt 20 surrender of Ill
thsr principles ~hisk will rebound 20 their dsstrae-
uCn The people sr- deter mined, aud soon A. the
arrsnrs msni ran ~ effected the Who'll. tiarnhoifng
portion Of the ccnisderacy ril demand egua right
with tie Moth. which, " denl-i -iil b. the sixoal
for frcesscn The proceedings -hich hnt var 70 sh-
North, and which called tT.-aonabe bat an in
dsz the general feeling ard ~ the proper time the
VI ole south ~i deciare ssunst the Union the sg-
t.ton q the slavery question 10 not stopped Georgia
hss bet opened The campa'su. and otbsrs will foilsr
IN her track vhsn the North II see u IL too late 20
mend the breach and fncrlrulkbiy evil resuits ill
follow. runIbsr of petitions from ihe rsspsc-
table planters ia Alahsm have been Il tbs 90.
rtrror q that State for hs es % special session %
s6srstiou th. proper course 20 be pursued By that
State IN the present juncturs % affairs. Th- Mont.
gomery .fas decidedly prefers dissolution % the
tucn sHd n bot speaks the viii % very large class
of the People Thesrprosching convention % - held
At Nssi vile -i detsrnns mssJ of The states What