Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-12
PENNSYLVANIA.

The Clarion of Freedom Of the 4th instant,
published at Indiana, Pennsylvania, contains
the reported proceedings of q mass meeting of
the Wings Of Armstrong county, held at Kit
tanning on the Goth ultimo. Their resolutions
are in the right spirit. They assert that the
passage of the Nebraska bill has imposed upon
the people Of the free States of this Confeder-
acy new and solemn duties-duties requiring
new party organizations, the waving for the
time being of minor differences and cordial
and hearty union Of all who would preserve
their freedom and their manhood, in an effort
to arrest the alarming progress of the Slave
Power in this nation, and prevent it from &C.
curing universal domination that the power
of the ballot-box is yet adequate to the work
before us but, to make it effective, the friends
Of Freedom must concentrate their votes-they
must have only one ticket; that thoy saw with
shame and humiliation the names Of eleven
members Of the House of Representatives from
Pennsy lvania recorded in favor Of that iniqui-
tous bil--a larger number than from any other
free State that the conduct of the Represent
alive in Congress from that district, Hon. Au-
gustus Drum, in speaking and voting against
that measure, merits the warm appreciation of
his constituents; and that they rejoice that he
has been triumphantly vndicated by his party
in Old Westmoreland, and is likely to be sus.
tanned in the district, notwithstanding he was
ostracised by the so-called Democratic Conven-
ton Of Armstrong; that John Bell Of Tcnnes-
xf
Houston of Texas, and other members Of Con-
gress from Southern States who opposed that
Infamous bill, not only with their votes but
with the whole force Of their tslcnts in debate,
command and receive their highest admiration
and respect - their love Of country, freedom,
and humanity, triumphed over all sectional
and personal considerations; that they invite all
the friends Of Freedom and Humanity of every
party, all who are roady to defend the just
rights and vindicate the honor Of the North, TO
unite with them in the expression Of one scnti-
ment and in support Of one ticket.
The same paper contains the proceedings Of
the Convention OF Free Democrats of Arm
strong county, held on the same day. IL was
fosOiNeu tuht SvnsIhdvt to-nthtm hfo
truth Of their principles AS sct forth in the
Pittsburg platform of 1882 that the recent
action Of the General Government in the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise Of 1920 is
violation Of national faith, and is conclusive
evidence 10 them that no compact made with
those who deal in human flesh will be kept
longer than is convenient 10 the prosperity and
extension Of chattel slavery; that tho aggres-
sions OF tho South upon free institutions,
and her palpable violations Of plighted faith,
has absolvcd the North from all obligation to
support any compromise heretofore made and
that they now insist npon tho immediate repeal
Of the Fugitive Slave Law, tho total prohibition
OF slavery in the District OF Columbia, Ms well
as in all territory now owned by the United
States, or which may hereafter be acquired,
whether II DO Cuba, or Canada, Central Amer
lea, Mexico, or the Sandwich Islands that the
Hon. Augustus Drum, their immediate Rep
rosentative in Congress, is entitled to their hear
ty thanks for his opposition 70 the Nebraska
iniquity that as Free Democrats they are ready
10 unite with the friends Of freedom, Of what
ever party they may be, in any measure TO do
throne tho tyrant Slave Power Of the South,
upon the noble platform Of the Declaration OF