Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-15
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.

rial TO Congress is in circulation for signatures,
asking an amendment Of the charter of the
Corporation of Washington that the polls for
electing all its municipal officers may be open
ed at an earlier hour; that the corporate au-
thorities shall divide the wards of the city into
two or more election districts, 30 that all the
votes may be taken conveniently in one day;
and that the voters mag be required TO pote viva
yooe--Sentinei
4 The first and second of these proposed regu-
lations are not Objectionable. The last will
enable the ttrning-om poscer to be more pro-
scriptive than ever No man in the service OF
the Government, and few dependent on the.
custom Of those who are, will DO abba to 80 up
to the polls and dcposite the ballot approved
by his Judgment aud his conscience
This viOa voce voting was proposed in the
House Of Representatives the other day, by Mr..
Letoher, without any request from the people,
this being altogether aiterthought. We
presume but few will be found to sign such
memorial, unless, indeed, it shall be understood
that o refusal to do no il TO be regarded as an
adequate cause Of prescription, that we may
have foretaste Of the operation of the work
ing Of tho regulation
Let counter memorial be prepared. We
presume there are some whom intimidation
cannot affect. There yet fingers spirit OF
freedom among the people.
i WISCONSIN The Milwaukee Free Democrat
] publishes a call for oil men opposed to the Re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise the Exten-
sion Of Slavery, and the Rule Of the Slave Power,
to meet at Madison, Thursday, July 10, TO take
snch measures as may be deemed necessary to
prevent the Future Encroachments of tho
Slave Power, to Repeal all Compromises in
favor of Slavery, and to establish the Principle
of Freedom az the Rule Of the State and Ma
tional Governments. The time has come, it
says, for the union Of all Free Men for the sake
of Freedom. There ID but one alternative-we
must unite and be free, or divide and be en-
shaved by the pr@torian bands of the Slavchold-
ers and their Nebraska allies.
There is but one sentiment, the Democrat
says, pervading the mass of the people, and that
is, that aDe must bury all past political d!fer-
emces, and unite 10 maintain our liberties and
put an end 10 the domination of Slavery
i The same call is published in other VISION
sin papers Of all parties.
VIM. H. SEwARD.--This renowned champion
of Abolition and the higher law may be con-
sidered in the field for the Presidency in 1856
The New Orleans Bulletin responds, and says,
bravely enough, that Governor Seward can
never be President of the United States.
Matches Free Trader.
Still another threat, eh? If Gov. Seward
should be elected some at least of the slave
States will 60 out Of the Union. Is that
it.? We have heard Southern threatenings of
desertion before this, but we do not credit
them The slave States will never leave the
North, 80 long as the North is willing to stand
between them and the odium of the world, and
to stand as sentinels on the boundaries Of Sla-
very, to arrest and return TO bondage every
truant negro who escapes. These noble SER
vices bind the slave to the free States
10 The New York Tribune is credited by
the Pennsylvania with an article comparing
the intolerance of the early Protestant colonies
Of this country with the tolerance of Roman
Catholic Maryland. 1t is true that Maryland
very early exhibited beautiful instance Of toll
erance, but it was the tolerance Of Protestant
King and Council, in empowering Roman
Catholic Governor to rule over Maryland-one
who dared not, il he would, and, to his honor
be it spoken, would not, if he could, attempt
anything like intolerance toward the Protest
ant colonists around hin. The stereotyped
1 o,,k. IL hao
it is based on false statement Of facts.
DESIGNS AGAINST THE UNIoN.-The New
York Express publishes on the authority of q
private letter, the following which the Balti-
more american describes as an utterly ridicu-
lous and improbable story
} 81 had a long talk with Mr.. - Ia United
States Senator) last night He is thoroughly
convinced that the South intends to take Cuba,
and then take themselves off from the Northern
States. He liz very much alarmed and has
little confidence in any Southern Senators ex-
cept (the names of these Senator'S arc given
who may be induced to resist the project. jeff.
Davis advocates ID with all his might, and ex-
} poets to be the first President 81 the new Re-
public"
We also regard this as an utterly ridicu-
lous and improbable story And yet things
utterly ridiculous and improbable do como
J to pass.
New HAMPSHIRE ELEcTIoN--The Legsla-
tive Convention elected the State officers yes
terday. John L. Hadley (Dem) was chosen
Secretary Of State by sixteen majority w.
Hartman Dem was chosen State Treasurer.
There was no choice Of State Printer. Mr..
Butterficld, Of tho Concord Patriot, stood the
highest.
FATAL ExPLosIoN.--A boiler exploded on
Tuesday, at Stephen Taylor's factory, on
Brighton street Boston, by which elk persons
were badly scalded, two Of whom died ycster-
day morning. The building was considerably