Daily national era., 1854-06-08
THE PEOPLE SPEAKING.


Tuesday, 9th inst was held the first cleo
ton for municipal officers OF the consolidated
city ,f Philadelpbia, including the former
county and city, and embracing larger pop
ulation than that Of South Carolina. The Ad-
ministras:on Party was completely prostrated,
the good People Of Philadelphia, ava'ling them
selves Of the occas on to aamonish President
Pierce and Senator Douglas that they have
cornitted fatal b'under in tho passage Of
the Nebraska bill Robert T. Conrad, candi-
date of the Wings and Know Notfngs, was
elected Mayor, by majority Of 5000 over
Richard Vaux Pierce candidate; Isaac T.
Haz!ehu,st Wing, City Solicitor, by majoii-
ty of ii 900; John N. Henderson, Wig City
Comptroller mejo,ity s,o00 Adam Much,
Wing, City Commissioner, majority of 1000
Of the "a wards 90 eve majorities for Con-
rad, and elect 10 the City Council 43 Wb'gf
ii Pier 20 men, and Reformers. Twenty-tSo
wards return to the Select Council II Wings,
4 Pierce men, and Reformer
How much the Know Nothings had to do
with the result it is impossible to say bnt the
Pierce men themselves admit that one great
cause of their defeat was the passage Of the
Nebraska Bill morning paper in this city
saws the election "seemed TO be o contest be-
tween Conservatism and Radicalism." That
NAV answer for this latitude, but nobody in
Pbiladelphia 10 understood it, Tho Wings, ip
fact. made opposition to the Nebraska Bill and
Slavery Extension the main issue, and put forth
the most fervent appeals to the Anti Slavery
sentiment OF the community. At great meet
ing held few evenings before, the Hon. II. d.
Moore, President, said the people present bad
assembled to declare their preference for the
murcipal ticket headed By Conrad and Hazle
hu st. and Galso 10 denounes the Administration
for The coasummdtion Of the Nebraska iaiquty"
Mr. McMchacl said
"lf this POLICY Of sacrificing everything TO
TIE spirit Of Slavery was persisted in, the inter
ests of those present could not but sufer to
fearful extent. Ia the South all labor is de
sraded While in the North all labor was dig
nifiad, thcee who work were despised in the
Soulheln States. Tho pnoplo OF the South
SCENE determined 30 make their s. stem gov
ern the country They bad already governed
the county too much. The 81 stem had al,eaoy
taken bead out of our mouths. But it never
bad made su h strides as within the last four
werks, by the passage Of the Nebraska bill.
Trirty years ago the SJu.h had entered into
s1lemn compact tl,at Slavery ehould not be ex-
tended ah,vo certain line. This compact has
been sio.ateA, and now oil the Territories were
open 10 Slavery"
"Ex Governor Johnston was then introduced
to The messing He ssid that, If there was any
error in bis appearance ut this assemblage. 1t
was an error. Of anxiety for tho success of
ood cur D. He then went into bisto, y Of the
Slave Power from 1912 TO the present day, and
referred briefly to what was in prospect He
saw plainly that the country would be agitatcd
by this question Of the extension Of Slavery
and then the mon who had caused the agite-
tion would threaten to dissolve the Union, II
we dared TO open our Iips The Governor pro-
cctded 20 d;scrss the question ut longth, and
with his usual force anu elrquence.
t1aos Hon. Robert #. Conrad was then in.
troduced 70 the meeting, and was received with
cheers He said that he ives extremely sorry
that indispc sition had robbed him Of his voice.
He lacked both voice and strength. But he
congraiuIa ed these assembled upon the pros
p. ct of n complete triumph on Tuesday night.
He announced that he concurrcd entirely in
the views of Governor Johnston in regard 10
the Nebrs. ka bill Hc he'd been addressed
upon this subject but had fornd no opporsun
ty 70 reply. He took this occasion 70 say that
he abhorred the outrage effected by q sabscr-
Went Coneles4, under the influence Of cor
ruptng Administration, by which the Terrific
lies had been opened to Slavery
The editorials Of the North american, for
some time before the election, were in similar
strain--nothing OF what the Infeiigeneer styles
Conservatism" about them; they were fol Of
determined Anti Slavery sentiment. Il will be
recollected, too that the Independent Demo
craiis Committee Of Philadelphia, some time
before the election, questioned the several can
didates as follows
care you opposed to tho reYeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise
caro- you opposed to the extension Of Slavery
10 the Territories Of the United States7
care you in favor Of the freedom Of the
public lands to actual tettlers?n
The Pierce candidates declined to reply TO
these questions, on tho ground that national
Issues should not enter into local elections
Favorable replies were received from several
opposition candidates, and Judge, Conrad, az
we have seen above, gave an emphatic answer
afismativcly, in his speech.
Tho letter Of Mr. Hazlchurst was peculiarly
explicit end hearty.
e. ! am decidedly opposed to tho repeal Of
the Missouri Compromiso.
a. | am oppostd TO the extension Of Sla-
very to any Territory Of the United States,
directly or indirectly