Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-19
Important Political Movement inPenn-
syIyumiu.

Important Political Movement inPenn-
sylyania.
There is to be all Independent Democratic
State Convention at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
Oath of May, at II o'clock, M. 1t will be an
important meeting, and very full attendance
is expected.
The conduct of the Pennsylvania Represen-
tatives in Congress on the Nebraska Question,
gives peculiar importance to movements i'll
Pennsylvania at the present time in relation
to Slavery; the thing to be done is, to effect
such union of the Anti-Slavery people Of the
State of all parties, as shall not only overthrow
the Administration, but demonstrate the de-
termined opposition of Pennsylvania to the
Nebraska iniquity. This cannot be effected it
is believed under existing political arrange
ments, Each of the two old parties is array
ed on its peculiar platform, and, as the Con-
vention OF the Administration Party refused
to take ground for the Nebraska Bill, and
nominated Governor BigleT for the Guberna-
torial Office, who is understood to be an Anti
Nebraska man, it is feared that the contest
will turn chiefly on old issues. Of course,
whatever the result IN such an event, there
will be no clear expression of the opinion of
the State on the dangerous schemes of the
shareholders, so strenuously supported by the
Administration Representatives in Congress
from Pennsylvania. If the Wings succeed, it
will be Wing triumph-if the Adminstra-
ton men, an Administration triumph.
Under such circumstances, the Independent
Democrats feel bound to maintain their dis
tinctive organization. They would rejoice to
cooperate with others, if by such cooperation
they could secure clear, unmstakable eX-
preston of opinion on the single issue now
presented to the country.
Surveying the whole ground, many true
hearted friends of Freedom, among the Wings,
are urging the withdrawal Of Judge Pollock,
SO as to open the way for the nomination Of
Judge Wllmot. Should Judge Pollock with
draw, as some prominent Wings suggest, and
Judge Wilmot then accept a nomination, dis
tinctly as an anti-Nebraska candidate, Wings,
anti-Nebraska Democrats, and Independent
Democrats, could unite upon him, on equal
terms, none of them concedlng more than the
rest, and then, should they succeed, the re-
suit would be, not the victory of any particu-
lar party, but the triumph Of the true friends
of Freedom, Of all parties. Such movement
would do more to redeem Pennsylvania from
its thraldom to the Slave Power, and to open
the way for the reconstruction of political or
CARNATIONS on true basis, than anything else
we can conceive of.
mas III that State, one Wing, the other Dem
ocratic, few paragraphs full of the right
spirit
VII Judge Pollock decline?-We have re-
ceiyed several private letters which intimate
doubts whether Judge Pollock will maintain
the field as Wing nominee for Governor
Some strong and conspicuous wings are in IA
vor of the Judge Withdrawing, to leave free
field to David Wilmot to beat Bigler. Ii it
could be made clear the Judges withdrawal
would enable Wilmot to defeat Biger, and
teach the slave power an everlasting lesson,
we do not know we should offer any objection
to the arrangement ourselves
Wilmot is nota Wing, but could not the Wings
for once, give their help to beat their enemies,
without reward in place or power to them
selves? Let us hear from our friends on this
mere hint. We are quite ready and willing
to make personal and party sacrifices for the
defeat Of the enemy at this momentous crisis.
PittS5arg Com. Journal april is.
Democratic State COaoentiOn.-The sugges-
ton of holding State Convention in the car
ly part of June, has been good deal canvass
ed by many of the most influential and intelli-
gent Democrats in different quarters of the
State.
The outrage of repeating the restriction
against slavery in the Missouri Compromise
is persisted in by the representatives of the
slaveholdng interests, in Congress, and we
can no longer shut our eyes to the fact that
the President is urging the measure, by all the
personal and official influence which attaches
to his high position. We had hoped that the
recent disasters of the Democratic party, in
New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode
lsland-.the only States in which general cleo
tons have been held since the introduction of
this Nebraska iniquity = had satisfied our
friends at Washington that the passage of the
Douglas bill, or any other, repeating the Sth
section OF the Missouri act, would certainly
overthrow the Democratic party i'll every free
State in the Union
No party can, and no party ought to main
tain ascendancy under such a load of infamy
and guilt. But Shareholders and their ambi-
tious dupes are as deaf to the interests of par
ty, as they are regardless of the honor and
welfare of their country. Slavery knows no
interest, aside from its loathsome and horrid
investment in the bodies and souls of men.
In another column will be found call for
a meeting, to elect delegates to represent this
county in the proposed State Convention
We trust there will be full and general at
tendance. Let the men in high places, who
are tampering with the rights and dearest in
terests of the people, bartering them off for
preierment and Office, learn that they cannot
have the countenance and support of the De-
mocracy of Pennsylvania in their schemes of
proaigacy and ruin to the whole country.
We hold up both hands for Democratic
Anti Nebraska State Convention.-Br
Reporter.
Should parties continue organized as they
now are, neither of tho old organizations dis
posed to concede anything, neither of their
candidates withdrawing, we presume Judge
Wilmot could not be persuaded to accept
nomination. But, should the suggestion of
the Pittsburg Commercial be followed out, we
should expect general marshalling of the
hosts of Freedom, disregarding old issues and
old names.
Can the State Convention of the Independ-
ent Democrats, about to assemble at Pitts
burgh, contribute to this result. National
Err.
The Ericsson ENGINEs.-Capt. Ericsson,
far from being discouraged by tie untoward
results of his last experiment, seems, to have
imbibed from it renewed vigor and energy In
a letter to the editors of the Nep YORK Conn