The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-28
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.


ticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Mas
i sachusetts; in the municipal elections IN New
8 York, and elsewhere, they are running their
l. candidates; and in Tennessee, and several
= Southern States, they manifest a purpose to
:, keep up their organization. The New York
: Tribune discourages these movements. 1t con-
y siders the Wing party I" not only defeated, but
y undone:n counsels it to submit to its doom,
and resolve itself into its original elements, on
the ground that Wings acting simply as Amer
lean citizens, Individually, con accomplish a
great deal more good than IN association as a
; distinct party.
Meantime. the Free or Independent Demo
Gratis are busily at work, regarding themselves
as a growing party. The increase of their vote
in New Hampshire, from 6400 this fall to
$500 this spring, they view as most encour-
aging indication. Connecticut too, which gave
Hale three thousand votes last fall, gives Gil
lette, this spring, for Governor, between eight
and nine thousand This increase, caused in
part by the Temperance excitement, shows
what vote the independent Democracy may
command, when people begin to expect to &C
complish something by voting.
In Ohio the party is in earnest; Mr.. Lewis,
its gubernatorial candidate, has taken the field
with his accustomed energy, and there is no
reason why the friends of freedom there may
not be at least the second party, and hold the
balance of power in the Legislature.
In Indiana, they are organizing Independent
Democratic clubs, with view to systematic
and continuous action upon the public mind !;
and in Pennsylvania, Maine, and Wisconsin,
State Conventions have been called.
In Michigan, the Independent or Free De-
mOcracy elects supervisors in the counties of
Kalamazoo, Jackson, Calhoun, and Branch in
Illinois they are holding spirited Indignation
meetings, all over the State, against the late
Slave Act of the Legislature in Ohio they
have chosen their candidate for mayor, in
Granville, by majority of forty-two over the
Wings and FIVE over the Democrats and their
township ticket in Elyria in Wisconsin, at
Kenosha, they have elected their candidate for
mayor, c. c. Sholes, and in Illinois they have
succeeded in several township elections
Mr.. Buchanan, lately appointed Minister to
England, Power which is supposed to enter
tain views in relation to Cuba somewhat ad-
verse to those of our Government, conducted
the correspondence in which MIR. Sanders was
instructed to offer 500, OOO 900 for the purchase
of that island. He is known to be in favor of
its acquisition. Mr.. Soule stands committed to
the policy of annexation, not by purchase, for
against this he protested, but by some kind of
arrangement which shall appeal to the inter-
est, without offending the pride, of Spain. He
is appointed Minister to Madrid, much to the
vexation of the Spanish Minister at Washing
ton; and the Tribune states, "on unqusstiona-
bic authority" that he had declared that he
would not accept the mission, unless the were
allotted full power to negotiate for the acquisi-
ton of the island" So this annexation scheme
is to constitute leading measure of tho Ad-
ministration.
Southern papers quote our testimony to the
soundness of Mr.. Marcy on the Slavery CUES
ton as absolutely conclusive. Mr.. Marcy
elaine, Is ws~ndsrstand him, to have laid the
slaveholding States under special obligations
Without his effors, there would have been no
reunion between the Hunkers and Barnburn-
ers in New York without the reunion, the
Barnburners, whom he acknowledges to DO by
far the more powerful and truly Democratic
section Of the New York Democracy, would
have led off in the organization of Democrat
ic party at the North, on the basis of the Buff
falo Platform, which would have been perfectly
irresistible. The prevention of this he claims
as his special work, for which he is entitled to
the peculiar gratitude and confidence of slave
holders
Mr.. MoClelland, Secretary of the Interior,
was Wilmot Proviso man, during the agita-
ton of the questions of Territorial Freedom
When the Three Million bill was under discus
sion in the House of Representatives, February
10, 1s47, he said
Gentlemen inquire what authority we have
TO exclude their property from this Territory.
The answer is easily given: we do not attempt
4 it, Slaves, in the contemplation of the COnst.
tuition, are not property, but persons. The
authority for excluding aliens and free blacks
applies, as we'll as TO slaves. We have the
power of prohibiting any persons, not citizens
from emigrating and settling there. That
slaves are not property or merchandise may
be considered as fully settled
"Upper California wo ought, and in all prob
ability will have, and it should be free. Besides
other considerations, it is far better adapted to
the pursuits of Northern men than to slave Ia
Dor Then why exclude free labor Admit
the slave and you expel the free laborer for
it is folly to think that our Northern men will
smigrate to the most inviting territory in the
world, where they know they will be compelled
to labor side by side with the slave.n
His vote is also recorded in the affirmative,
in support of the amendment commonly known
as the Wimot Proviso, moved by Mr. Wilmot,
to the Three Million BILL We always regarded
him, when he was in Congress, as sincere and
consistent opponent of Slavery and Slavery e1-
tension and we have never seen any vote or
word of his since, indicating a retraction of the
views he then held Why did Mr. Pierce APP
point him. Mr.. McClelland was the special
friend of Mr. Cass, but he supported and voted
for General Pierce and this the General ac-
cepts as proof conclusive OF his genuine Nation
al Democracy.
The Virginia Legislature, before adjourning,
passed bill, appropriating $4,000, to be ap-
piled to removing free colored persons from the
State to Liberia, providing that portion of it
shall be raised by apol-tax of one dollar on free
colored males, and tax on seals attached to
registers of freedom in other words, compel
ling the poor to contribute to the expenses of
their Punishment
The Legislature of New York, having con-
tinued its session till the period beyond which
| the members could receive no pvr diem ad