Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-09
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


people, and New Hampshire is no exception 70
the remark.
Some time since, we noticed resolutions in
some Of our exchanges, against the Nebraska
Bill said to have been passed by the Alabama
Legislature. Since then, we have heard that
such resolutions have really been passed. Will
some one enlighten US? Certainly, there must
be mistake II may be that the Leg'sla-
ture Of that State directed its denunciations
against the first Bill of Mr.. Douglas, which lett
the Missouri Compromise an open question.
Resolutions have been introduced in the
Legislature Of Tennessee, approving Of the
Missouri Compromise Repeal Bill. One set
commends the course Of Senator Jones, the
other proposes to instruct both Senator'S 70 sus-
tain the Bill They will probably give rise 70
considerable debate, as Messrs Bell and Jones
occupy different postions---the latter adhering
to the Administration, the former, opposing it.
OF Ehe great meeting at Hartford, Conn, TO
protest against the Nebraska Bill, the Hartford
Timex bunker Demoorat) says;
"Tle freemen Of Hartford poured into the
City Hall last friday evening, in immense
numbers, The great Hall was soon hiied, ana
the feeling in relation to the subject under
consideration was intense, showing plainly the
storm that il rising round the heads of those
who wbuld despoil the integrity Of solemn COM
paots, entered into between the North and
South, to settle peaceably tho disturbing ques-
ton VI Slavery
The following resolution was adopted, and is
significant enough:
Hssolved, That the abrogation Of the Com
promise act Of 1890 after one party has re-
ceivei the benefit Of il, will invaidate the Com
promise acts Of 1880, relieve the party aggriev-
cd from the obligation TO uphold the same, and
rendr any future compromise impracticable.0
Tiis is the feeling springing up everywhere,
among those who have hitherto been Compro-
misem men. They feel released by the conduct
Of tho Shareholders, from any obligation to
keep peace on the question of Slavery, or to
sustain any concession made to them hereto
fore.
Wednesday evening, large Anti-Repeal
Meeting composed Of men Of all parties and
including some Of the most prominent politi-
clans il the State was held at Augusta, Me.
There can be no mistake as to the public opin-
ion in that State The vote on the anti.N Ne
braska resolutions Of the Legislature, was-for
them, N the House, 90; against them, 8 for
them, il the Senate, "a against them 1.
"A State Convention was held in Burlington
(Vt.) on Thursday, of citizens opposed to the
Nebraska bill, which was very fully attended,
embracing influential citizens from all parts Of
the State, irrespective Of political opinions.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted, de-
nouncing the proposed measure
A large Anti Repeal meeting was held at
Buffalo, N. Y, on the evening Of the 4th. The
Buffalo Republic says:
aWek know Of but very few among us who
favor that measure, the Nebraska Bill. Our
prominent citizens, with scarcely an exception,
regard it with disfavor, deeuing it an act Of
bad faith, not called for by any section of the
Union, yet calculated to renew the agitation Of
the Slavery question. Among these we may
mention Henry X. Smith, Henry w. Rogers,
Joseph Stringham, and John L. Kimberly, all
Democrats belonging to the Cas- section Of the
party in 1882
The following are the resolutions passed by
the Legislature Of Wisconsin on the 23d ult:
sWheteas the measure commonly known as
the Missouri Compromise has been regarded
as sacred agreement for more than thirty
years by the people of these United States, its
binding obligations having been repeatedly ac-
knowledged by the most prominent statesmen
Of our country, both North and South-there.
fore,
aResolsed, by the Assembly, 1.-THE Senate con-
curring,l That any alteration, modification, or
repeal, Of tho Missouri Compromise would be
unjust and detrimental to the best interests of
the people, and calculated to weaken and i'm
pair the fabric Of our Government by fresh
renewal Of those agitatons which in times past
have threatened dissolution of the Union
aResoivSd, That our Senators and Represent
atives in Congress be urgently requested to use
all constitutional endeavors to prevent the pas
sage of any BILL which may permit the intro
duction or establishment Of Slavery within the
Territory Of Nebraska, or other free territory
belonging 10 tie United States.
aRssoipsd, That his Excellency the Governor
is hereby requested to furnish copies of the fore
going resolutions to each of our Senator'S aud
Representatives in Congress-"
They were passed by the decisive vote Of IS
to 1924 Of the SIS being Democrats, indie
pendent Democrats, % Wings.
March 3, General Cass congratulated the
country ON the passage Of the Nebraska Bill
by the Senate, and exclaimed, IL will close
the fountain Of the bitter waters Of agitation
March I, he had the pleasure Of reading the
following tclegraphic despatch from his home
Detroit, hitherto dedicated to Democracy:
aAt our municipal election yesterday, P. M.
Hyde, Wing, was elected mayor and the en-
tire Wing ticket, excepting the Justice, was
chosen, by over one thousand three hundred
MAJORITY Six Of the eight wards are gone
Wing"
The naturalized citizens Of Detroit had been
apprised by telegraph that General Cas- had
voted for a bill, not only opening Nebraska TO
Slavery, but disfranchising large class Of
alien cultivators Of tho SOIL