The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-29
Politics and the Next Presidency.

MAssaCHUsLTrs The second election In this State
for bers Of the House Of Assembly resulted In an
acquisition to the free soil force and has given that
party Larger majority than before. The whlg party
nov greatly in the minority in the State and likely
toto remain While majority of its members oppose
the policy Of the national wings in the proper obser-
Of the laws The late Union meeting In Boston
vas an enthusiastic one, as that at Cambridge
few days before; but those meetings composed
OF perons OF both the old political parties and were
but small part OF the great population Of the State
The commercial interest foremost In these demon
STATIONS, and there can be bat little doubt that
majority OF the people Of the city Of Boston
sentative In their views and would prefer TO all
th,aws executed In good faith But the people of the
country are smott entirely In favor Of abotionism,
and win rest the Fugitive Slave law regardless OF the
contequenees.
yiHersa. In several counties Of this State the
people are executing the most rigid laws upon the
statutes against the free negroes The Law IT, th.t
free negro shall b. allowed TO remain In the State who
has not obtained license or permit from the proper
oniccr At Petersburg. about eighty Indictments have
been found rainst porfons Of thu character aud the
result will be they must leave the State, or be sold
into slavery. This Law has alWays existed but here
tofcre has been a dead letter, aud would probably
90 have remained, bu, Tor this slavery agitation
throughout the county The Petersburg iaisli.
rencer says u 10 The work Of Northern agtators,
ard the time has enue Tor the laws to be
property In the planting districts. the people
have become very vatchu q their slaves aud DO not
nov allow them hall % many privileges as before The
gchmond Erer,iTeT. paYtf Thoroughly i'm ued with
southtIn principles opposes the North and every
thing Nof'hsin, Sith great tcnacitJ, aud, from It's
general tenor would evidently prefer an entire sepa
rstcn IRON the Norih In some u the counties, meet
inFs have been h.l1. AMI resolutions OF non.inter
oourse with the North adopted IN other counties,
meetings for the purpose have been called This
however " not general aud n the Fugitive slave Law
h fully eniorceL there 4 very little dou5t but Virgil
nis viii adhere 20 the Union, regaI dless Of the wishes
Of those who opposed 20 &c The people are con
servstiye in their views and though they arr dissa
tsGed with the admission Of California with the nhi-
bitten OF Ilavery will rect satisfied n all the measures
Of the compromise be carried out in good faith.
AlArANA-The course Of Senator Clemens, in this
State, since the adjournment Of Congress has sur
prsod those who strongly in favor Of disunion
Ills course in the Senate marked ny the most Bit
ter opro,tion to the eompronise measures but since
they Passed he thinks it Is best to be contented,
agitation can be Of no earthly In restoring the
rights Of the South while It will endanger the stsb
Uty Of the Unicp In his late speech at Huuts-
vile he dwtlt with considerable ierce upon the
benefits to be derived from the Union and exhort-
ed the people TO be satisfied with what had been
done. lie referred TO his courfs In the Senate,
and sid he opposed All the measures which were
ser the laws have passed 70 raise the cry OF
disunion. His speech vas we'll received, and from
the remarks Of the press Of the section Of the state In
which he SPOKE alayed much OF the angry feeling
which existed against the coniederscy.
Mlssrssrrr-There Is very little doubt about the
popular feeling in this State large majority ofthe
people, n the general sentiment Of the pres, is p be
considered an indication, are hostile TO the URon,
and would at once, II in their power sevsr the
Union. The course Of Governor ouitmsn seems to
meet With almost universal appreciation. The rumor
that the President about 10 issue order for the
arrsft Of the Governor, Is looked upon, BY portion
of the press Of that State true Indication Of the
ennHy Of the executive against the south. The
Ms sisarpian says there be no doubt the Presi-
0, will Issue the order Tor bis arrest upon the first
application; but he would net interiors When citizens
South we're threatened with death In Boton tor
att mptra 20 claim their fugitive slaves 10 is very
probable III an order should issue for the arrest OF
Oovsrnor ouitman for his alleged participation In the
Cuban expedition u win incite the people Of the state
TO greater exeron for the destruction Of the Union
The Legislature IL In session and It yet remains
20 be what Of policy that body will recon-
mend Much will probably oepend upon the recon-
m endations Of the GOVERNOR message