The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-05
Political Intelligence.

A meeting to celebrate the passage of the Nebraska
bill held In Port Jervis Orange county, New York,
the 10th ult, and largely attended. Guns
fired during the day, and in the evening" after number
Of speeches delivered the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Whereas, we have learned of the passage of the bill
providing Territorial governments for Kansas and Ne
braska upon the principle of nonntervention with the
local institutions Of the people; therefore,
day of March, $780, ratified that amendment to the
siution which provides that the powers delegated
the United States BY the constitution nor prohibited
by to the States to tho States respectively
or to the people" this Goth day Of May 1854 do
heartily embrace the opportunity Of responding
limitation Of power in framing Territorial governments
Be It resolved That, in our opinion. the constitution,
is paramount to ali compromises and compscts, and
therefore, good faith to the Union compels to
condemn and repudiate all action whether
ance with its plain provisions
Be it resolved That the thanks of all good republicans
Congress- who BY tratorous threats and un
terrified by fanatic imprecations have noby discharged
their duty BY preserving from pollution the palladium Of
Be it resolved, That have observed with deep regret
the pursued by the Hon. William Murray, our
organization of the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas
believing do, that his conduct is contrary to
democratic doctrine in opposition to his constituency
our republican institutions.
Hon. Stephen Hampstead, Governor Of Iowa, has been
nominated the democratic candidate for Congress
the second district Of that State.
We cut the following from free soil paper published
In Oneida county. Is there law against basphemy
s'It is Finished!-Thc damning work is DONE In the
Capitol at Washington in the darkness of the night at
half past twelve o'clock Monday May 22d in the year
of grace 1854 Of the world $685. contaminated tho
blacklist deed In earth's catalogue of crime by Con-
essonal vote of 113 to 10O and this too In the vaunt
ed ream Of the brave-home Of the free" As by the be
trayal and cruc6xion from the uttered- Is
finished and the era Of salvation began from this
infamy of betrayal we date the epoch of freedom
The 2st of June the day appointed for mass State
convention at Kalamazoo Michigan of those opposed
the 'consummation Of the Missouri compromise"
The friends and constituents Of Hon. Harrison
NJ c. from Ohio, about to address him letter, in
vting him to partake Of public dinner q manfes-
tation of their high appreciation of him gentleman
and expressive of their sasfa cton In regard to his
course as their representative in Congress.
The democracy Of Portsmouth, N. H. fred hun
bred and sixty the LIST instant, in honor Of
the passage Of the Nebraska b113 for the House of
Representatives So for the Senate and federal salute
Of 10 guns in honor of the President
writer in the Hoscard County Gazette frc Roxbury
Md, says that council Of Know Nothings organ
lied at Cooksvle the LIST instant under very
able auspices.
correspondent at Haverhll Mass, writes that the
President, Douglas, Cushing, and Judge Loring were
hung in egy there the I'd instant, and burnt next
morning about O'Clock.
Five out of the six officers elected in Alexandria Va
Thursday the 25th ut said to be Know Nothipgs