Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-16
LET THE DEMOCRACY SPEAK.

We hope we shall not be deemed " sectional "
for recording some choice specimens of National
Democratic sentiment which may be overlooked by
vigilant censors. The suboined article will do
as an accompaniment to one from the Indiana Sem
tinel which the Union not long since took delight
in communicating to its readers. 1t is from an
orthodox journal, and therefore may be relied upon
FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS OF SEPTEMBER 10.
SENTIMENT OF THE MICHIGAN DEMooRACY.-At
a meeting of the Democratic Electors of the town
ship OF Marshall, Calhoun county, held on Wednes-
day evening, the 9th instant the following resolu
tons were unanimously adopted:
Whereas the history Of emigration into the Territories
and States Of this Union in all past time has established
the fact that an overwhelming majority Of the pioneer
settlers have been from the free States Therefore
RESOLVED That the camor of the late Wing party about
slavery extension in the Territories of Nebraska and
Kansas is without foundation in precedent or fact.
Resoped That are and haze been, opposed TO the
system Of slavery, and au Arrays cooperate Nth the suffer
srs thereby IN all suitable rays for its utter and final ertnc
ton. But we, at the time utterly repudiate all at
tempts the part of political demagogues to interfere
with it in the Territories, believing that the people of the
Territories alone authorized to decide the question
Of slavery for themselves.
We subjoin another article from an orthodox
region of the country, to show our Southern friends
how much they gain by the assertion of their great
principle" The New Hampshire Patriot, cited be-
low, also belongs to the National Democracy
that " sound " branch of the party upon which the
Richmond Enquirer relies with such undoubtine
confidence:
| FROM BOSTON CHRONICLE.
Il NH.
Indignantly repels the idea that slavery OBJ
tain foothold in Nebraska Kansas. Its teachings
point are as strongly antisavery those Of the
Tribune National Era In the Of its article the
home organ says "a friend of recently received
letter from gentleman in Kansas who had gone out from
New Hampshire to explore and with his own eyes
He writes back that not Southern is found tc
/ ninety Northern and Western and German emf
grants, and that not doubt exists among the emf
grants, or in the neghboring slave States, to thu
future character Of Kansas When admitted as Stat
its manifest and glorious destiny is freedom 20
And here is still another paragraph. The felt
is fruitful and these evidences of soundness arr
thckening upon us:
! FROM THE BOSTON TRAVELLER.
| MASSACHUSETTS Democrats of Newton met al
fremont Hail. Newtonve, on Saturday evening. After
choosing executive and town committee the question
up electing delegates the Democratic Conyen
ton at Lowell the 26th instant. 1t stated tina
the State committee of the Liberal Democratic" orga
nizaton of last year to have meeting this week
consider to their course in the coming election, and
that probable that State Convention of that party
would be called 1t also stated that at the last De
mocratc Convention at Worcester protest against
ation from the Democrats Of Newton was unceremoni
ously pockeed by of the State committee and it
to be supposed that the coming Convention under thu
control of the leaders, would be as little of Demo
Convention had been the preceding for
last few years. Under these circumstances the motion
proceed to the election of delegates laid upon
table, and the meeting dissolved. s'..."