The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-06


In INDIANA, the State Journal of the oh
contains the following call:
"a majority Of the recent Democratic Con.
vention having adopted resolutions setting forth
a platform of principles to which we believe
majority of the people of this State are opposed,
we therefore call upon all such opponents, Of
whatever party, to meet at Indianapolis on the
18th day of July next, at 10 O'Clock A. Nj, to
adopt such measures in relation thereto as they
may deem proper"
This notice is subscribed by the names Of
some sixty or seventy citizens, including large
number of Democrats, of the counties of Floyd
Parke, Ripley, and Dearborn. The JOunG.
says that letters from both Democrats and
Wings have been received from every part Of
the State, urging the call Of this Convention,
and that there is a determination on the part
of the people to forget all former party dis,
tinctions in their effort to put the seal of Their
disapprobation on the principles promulgated
by the Pierce State Convention.
The People seem to think it Of more impor
lance to sustain the great Principle Of Civil
and Religious Liberty, than Franklin Pierce
and Jesse d. Bright.
The call for State Mass Convention in
Wisconsin has been issued but a short time,
but the quick response indicates the temper Of
the People. The Free Democrat, of Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, says:
GAN the Free Democratic presses-tLTie
dailies and seven weeklies all the Wing pa.
pers but two-two dailies and eight wcekles
on6 tu-O Daf,,Oa~nffo kha Vet
Register and Monroe Sentinel-have Responded
to the call for Mass State Convention of the
People, at Madison, on the 9Th Of July. The
remaining two Wing papers-the Lancaster
Herald and the Kenosha TTibune-we doub.
not will do so, but we have not received Their
issues since the callwas published. We think
we may say that the desire for such CONVEX
ton and union of the people in q great Free
dom Party, is cordial and earnest among the
Wings and Free Democrats, and large DOT.
ton Of those who have formerly acted with the
old Democratic party"
We are not aware that the arrangements in
ILLINOIS for such Convention have yet been
perfected. No time should be lost. From the
State of Douglas especially let a voice go forth
in stern reprobation of his apostacy from the
original policy of the Government.
The Mass Convention, called to meet at Kala.
mazoo, Mich, on the 2lst inst, by the Independ-
ent Democratic Central Committee has been
held, and its proceedings are before us Tie
most earnest and liberal spirit pervaded at its
counssls. While asserting the true princlpls
of Anti-Slavery action, it generously pledged
the Party to surrender It's name, and its candi.
dates, provided the People, without distinc:in
of Party, would take the right ground, and Or
ganize for efficient operations. The liberal
press of the State, not connected with the In.
dependent Democratic organizations, speaks in
praise of its wise and conciiating policy
We copy the following from the series Of Teso.
lutiong adopted;
"ReSolUed, That in the recent passage Of The
bill for the organization of the Territories q
Nebraska and Kansas, we see the CowniDg
act of q series Of aggressiOne, by which the sec
tional and exceptional character of Slavery
has been gradually changed until it has BE-
come the great national interest Of the cOun.
try for the protection of which every other IN
terest must be sacrificed and its power has
become SO potent, that from the President to
the Postmaster, all the functionsries Of the Ez.
ecutive Government, and a majority in Con-
gress, are twisted and corrupted by it into at-
solute subsection to its insulting demands.
"ReSolUed That evils so great as these de-
mand q remedy; and that if that remedy can
not be found in the virtue of the people, pes
pie who arc yet true to the instincts Of liberty,
to the immortal principles promulgated by The
fathers Of the ConstitutiOn--a people who e0.
Joy the blessings of Government they estat,
lished and people who are yet willing to
display something Of the energy and pcrSe76l.
ancs, and if need be sacrifice, which moved
the patriots Of '76 to the Accomplishment! Of
their great work, then the days Of the Repu5.
lie are numbered, and it must soon bac5na
what its laws will make it, nation Of slave2
" RESOLVED, That we do not and will not &c.
SPAR; that We believe the people of this Stat,
are ready to respond to the call of their country
in this emergency; that they arc ready. ire,
spective Of all past political preferences, to de-
clare in an unmistakable tone their will and
that will is, that Slavery aggression upon Their
rights shall go ofurther-that there shall beno
compromise with Slayery-that there shall be
no more slave States-that there shall be no
slave Territory-that the Fugitive Slave LsT
shall be repealed-thatth the denominations Of Sla-
very shall no further be perpetrated under the
sanctions Of the Federal CONSTITUTIONAL Thai
they will make their will effective by driung
from every place of official power the pubic
servants who have so shamelessly betrayed
their trust, and by putting in their places men
who are honest and capable; men who Will De
faithful to the Constitution and the great
claims Of humanity.
ReS0lved, That the Free Democracy of Mich
igan rejoice to behold the indications Of pops
lar sentiments furnished by this Convention,
they are confident that the deeply AROUSED
feeling Of the masses of this State will seek 8
suitable expression in a Convention springi1g
from themselves irrespective of every existing
political organization and that if such move
ment shall be animated and guided BY the
principles expressed in the resolutions Of tbs
Convention, and shall contemplate an eihelen'
organization to give effect to our own principe
in this State, we shall willingly surrender our
distinctive organization, and with it the ticker
for State officers nominated at Jackson, On lhe
22d Of February last, and that we commit the
execution Of this purpose to q committee q
nine, to be appointed by the Convention to car
~ the above design into execution.
1t would seem that the General Convention
for Michigan, is to meet on the 9th OF jay
We could wish it had been appointed toE TIC
18th.
THE INTERNAL MAcHTNE.-Mr. and hii'
Allison, who were injured by the explosion u
the mysterious box sent to the Marine Hosp.
tai, at Cincinnati are both dead iel.0"
named Conwell committed a murder some uLi-
since, and Allison was acquainted WIN y,
facts, and it is supposed that Con"eIl 'fls- -
this manner to take the life Of Allison.
~ The Roman Catholic Archbishop "
Buffalo has formally excommunica'ea u.