The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-08

and the whig position not exactly known. Wbg jour
mails urging their party to support Banks Thus the
Lowell Journal (whig after stating that Mr. Whiting has
declined urges that the entire antNebraska vote of the
district should be given to thanksgiving that me great
question bfore Tie country Is the slavery policy Of The
democratic ADMINISTRATION that the wings claim this to be
paramount consideration and that Blanks and De Witt
(ee-soer in the ninth district will represent the sent
men Of the wing party the various questions connected
with freedom and all occasions will rank antad-
mnistraton men, Mr. Banks has been nominated by the
free-solers. In
The Eighth District
the democrats adopted capital series of resolutions
dorsng the administration expressing "hearty approba-
ton Of the doctrines of the Kansas and Nebraska bill and
the State platform adopted at Lowell aud condemning Fall
parties and organizations that preach and practise pro-
scrpon TO any portion of our people, and it nominated
Daniel Needham of Groton, who last year was chairman
OF the democratic State committee. The wings have re-
nominated Tappan Wentworth, of Lowell the present
member resolving in favor of the provso for new Terrto-
rie that the North absoyed from all allegiance to
the compromises of 1885, and that the fugitveslave law
ought be repealed The knownobngs have nominated
Chauncey L. Knapp of Lowell The ree-soilers resolved
in their convention that "they satisfied with The
course pursued by the present Massachusetts, delegation
Congress the Nebraska question" thus adopting the
wing candidate In
The Ninth District
the democrats passed resolutions sustaining the Baltimore
PLATFORM in favor of equal rights religious matters,
and sustaining the of the administration and
nominated Isaac Davis, of Worcester, candidate The
wings passed heavy abolition resolves and nominated
candidate who declined because he wanted the freesoi
candidate elected, and would not against him. The
vacancy has not been supplied The fee-so candidate
Alexander Dewitt the present member who has long been
leading Of his party lie is also the know nothing
candidate In
The Tenth District
the democrats passed resolutions sustaining the admins
traton characterizing those who associate with fac
tons' reasonable not only to the administration hut
the democratic party and the country 2 denounced the
know-nohing organization inmica to the best in
tercsts of the nation and nominated Stephen Bemis
of ability weried integrity and an able champion
The wings renominated Edward Dickinson, of Amherst
the present member and acceptable is this gentleman
the ee-soiler that Erasus Hopkins of the leading
free-soles of this State, has written letter endorsing
him. and the ree-soilers have made no nomination The
know-nothng candidate is James NJ Blanchard of SPRING
field wing. In
The Herenth District
the democrats planted themselves squarey Nebraska
platform, and nominated Whiting Grswold too well
known able legislator and politician need euogy
The wing candidate John Goodrich, of Stockbridge
the present member put in nomination 10y convention in
favor Of repeating the fgvesavc law The ree-soiers
in convention assembled united on this candidate The
know-nothings have nominated Rev. Mark Trafton of
Westfed The Northampton Courier ree-soiI fears that
if the tiNebraSka strength is divided the Nebraska-pat
form candidate will slip in II would he capital result
sec Nebraska politician true TO the democracy,
in Congress from Massachusetts
RaHy for the Constitution.
This most significant record The free-soers prop
e left themselves would be utterly powerless and their
platform however dangerous might be classed with the
absurdites of the day which come aud 60 aRd leave
sign But here in Massachusetts it is in New York,
Acigah Indiana, Ohio, Vermont apl other States, the
wings acting precisely the Massachusetts coalition
lists did, who committed the deplorable of placing
Charles Sumner in the Senate they joining with the
freesoilers such platform that respecting the fugi
tveslave law and of excluding States in future from the
Union of slavery In almost every county and
congressional district the wings in this State have
TUNED tie sentiment of tie hg State contention ,chich re
sooed against stare States and sending
hersto Congress who in favor of adherng this plat
icrnl-in the language Of resolvee, "come what may
Hence ree-soers have become pooe Opposed to this
record place the resolutions Of the democracy Most
earnestly do enreat all true democrats spare no
oabe eXerons to give the candidates of their party
candid Jealous, united support and do all they can to
make their doctrines aam Let every fair neaps be used
to obtain large vote IN this way they do service to the
canse of CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY in opposition to that of
PRESCRIPTION and sECrIoSALIsN