Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-27
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN THE KAsTERH AND
MIDDLE eTATE1


MIDDLE STATES
We have already noticed the Convention Of
the Morrill, Democracy in Maine, its adop-
ton Of an Anti Slavery and Maine Law plat
form, and the intimation thrown out by the
Portland Inquirer, that il is the intention Of
the Independent Democracy to adopt its ticket
As the Wings alone can accomplish little IN
that State and sympathize cordially with the
Principles announced by the Anti-Slavery and
temperance Democracy, we suppose they will
not hesitate as to their true policy
In vermont, although the Wings at their
State Convention took unexceptionable ground
| against Slavery, and nominated q ticket hon
estly representing the principles set forth, they
are uniting, we observe, in q call for General
State Convention, of all the opponents Of the
/ Nebraska outrage, without distinction Of par
! ty. The call runs as follows:
"All persons who are in favor of resisting,
| by all constitutional means, the usurpation of
the Propagandists of Slavery, are invited,
without distinction of party, 70 meet in Mass
Of July, at twelve O'clock, noon, to nominate
-
take such measures as will, in all future cleo
tions, enable the People of Vermont to give
practical expression Of their sentiments at the
pollso
Another Call is in circulation naming the
l3th of July as the day of meeting. Let there
be no conflict. Where all are agreed as to
object, differences on unimportant prelimina-
ries should not be allowed to divide them. The
Vermont Statesman says, ct is not fully deci-
ded whether the Mass Convention shall be on
the 4th or the 18th Of July; but if there should
be any change it will be noticed next week"
Why not make the change to the 18th? II
will give more Time and, besides, it will add
new interest to a day to be rendered memora-
bio by similar State Conventions in the West.
The Wings Of New HAMPSHIRE held their
State Convention at Concord, q few days since,
and nominated James Bell as their candidate
for Governor. They passed q series Of resolu-
tions, from which we extract the material ones:
Resolved That it was the policy Of the
4 fathers of the Republic to confne Slavery to its
then existing limits, as is evinced by the pas
sage of the Ordinance Of 1887, applied to all
the Territories Of the Union, and BY subsequent
acts passed during the Administrations of
/ Washington, jefferson, and Monroe.
Resolved, That the prohibition of Slavery
by the act Of 1920, known as the Missouri
Compromise, as well as the time when, and
the circumstances under which, the act was
passed pledged in the most solemn manner the
faith and honor Of the National Government
and of those States which sustain Slavery with
in their borders against the repeal of the same.
Resolved That the rereal of that prohibit
ton by the Nebraska and Kansas bill is de
structlve Of mutual confidence between the
States Of this Union; is exposing the Union
itself to imminent danger; is inconsistent with
the fundamental principles Of natural Justice
and is destructive Of oil confidence in the in
tegrity, good faith, and honor, Of the National
and State Government favoring such repeal.
Resolvsd, That the people of the free States
ought at once to take any and all proper meas
ures in their power to procure repeal Of as
much of the Nebraska bill as abrogates the
prohibition Of slavery, contained in the act of
1920 and to labor at all times and seasons,
until that prohibition shall be restored.
RESOLVED, That, as portion Of the people
of the Free States, we will never consent to the
admission Of any State from the territory in
which it Yves prohibited by the act of 1920, I'M
less Slavery shall be forever excluded thereirom.
Resolved That, while we avow our deter
mination to stand by the compact already
made, creating an inequality of representation
in favor Of slave States now in the Union, yet
q decent self-respect forbids the extension of a
principle 30 odious and degrading; and we are,
therefore, unutterably opposed to the formation
of any political connection with countries, not
now in the Union, upon sach unequal terms"
The resolutions are good, so far as they 60,
but they indicate spirit and policy much be.
low those exhibited by the Vermont resolutions.
They are not up to the responsibilities and du-
ties of the free States Nor do we sec any in
timation of desire for q new, general, more
efficient organization Of the opponents of Sla-
very. OF course, our friends in New Hampshire
will maintain and infuse new life into their
own organization. The Administration Party
will rejoice to see it's adyersaries divided, as
it will afford them chance to regain what
it has lost The Slavery-conspirators at
Washington will be no less gratiAed Would
to Heaven that the remembrance Of every
party name and epithet that have hitherto
marked and infamed party differences in the
free States, could suddenly and forever be ef.
faced
The Wing Central Committee Of MAssAcHu-
SETS has issued an Address calling Wing
State Convention, to meet in August next. The
Address gives great prominence to the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise, in relation to
which it says:
aUpon the recklessness, the perfdy, and the
infhmy, Of this deed it Is needless TO enlarge,
because upon these characteristics of the aot
there is no difference Of opinion among the
Wings Of Massachusetts, or Of any Of the free
States-and if there DO one among us who docs
not regard himself and his party as absolutely
released from every contract compromise, or
understanding, moral or conventional, EXPRESS
cd or implied, upon the subject Of Slavery, the
main and direct provisions to the Constitution
always excepted-we can only say that his
name has been unspoken in our ears. or
course, il cannot be supposed that under such
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