The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-24
CAUSE OF FREEDOM IN THE WEST.
CINCINNATI, O., AugtIs, II, 1854


To the Editor of the National Era:
Having few more items to communicates in
regard to the progress of the Republican
cause in the West write you again. In In
diana, our friends are quite confident of obtain
ing great triumph over the Slave Democra-
cy. The BrookDsLe (ia) AmericGn states that
their majority will be from ten to twenty thou
sand. Besides the entire Wing and Free Soil
press, twelve papers, which have hitherto been
either Democratic or neutral, now advocate
the Republican nominations
Tho Democratic paper Of Lafayette, the
homo Of MIR. Mace, came out in favor of the
movement; whereupOn, eighteen or twenty
Hunker subscribers stopped their papers. But
In lieu of these, some four hundred new sub
scribers were received in few weeks.
Holman, tho Nebraska candidate for Con-
gress in the fourth district, recently addressed
an audience Of three or four hundred at Mi
Ian, Ripley county. After his speech, q vote
of the audience was TAKEN and not one voted
in favor of the Nebraska bill
In this State, our prospects are still cheering
In Tuscarawas county, call has been issued
for county convention, signed by two hun
dred Wings, two hundred Democrats and q
number of Free-Soilers. In the third ward
in this city, the Democracy held meeting
last night, at which Hon. J. J. Faran, formerly
member Of Congress, presided. A series of
resolutions condemning the Nebraska swim
die, were unanimously adopted, and their delo-
gates to the County Democratic Convention TO-
day, at Carthage, were instructed to present
them to the consideration of that body. AS
Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell returned the other
day to his home at Hamilton, his friends and
neighborF, to the number of 600, met him
at the depot, and escorted him to the court
VII ha Cd I'D
on the events Of the last session of Congress
His address was received with great applause.
A large number of Democratic among whom
is the entire body of German Democrats will
vote for him IN the coming election. The op-
position to him in the district will be feeble.
DR.. Odds has been re-nominated by the slave
Democracy in the Columbus district. This is
Just what the freemen of that district have
wanted They were fearful that the Doctor
would be backed off the track, and non com
initial man be put on. They are anxious to
have an opportunity to give DR.. Odds marked
testimonial of their disapprobation. They will
now have o fair fight Hon. Samuel Gallo
way is expected to take the field against him,
and will visit every township in the district.
He is a powerful speaker, true friend of
freedom, and would make his mark in Con-
gress.
WAYNE, and Ashland Judge Philemon Bliss,
of Elyria, has received the Republican nomi-
nation for Congress. Judge Bliss is an able
man, and has long been an eloquent advocate
of the Free Democracy. MIR. Lindsley, the
present Democratic Representative in that dis
trict. has been re-nominated by the Old Line
Democracy He voted against the Nebraska
bill in some of it's stages, but is not a man of
such talent and back bone as the people Of
that district want in the coming crisis
We feel very deeply in this region the loss
of that true friend of freedom, Hon. Samuel
Lewis. We shall greatly miss him in our
Councils and Conventions. His memory will
long live fresh among US, and though dead
he yet speaketh." }. Z.
Judge Norris. Democratic candidate in Ohio
for Judge of the Supreme Court has decided
that a Slave brought to Ohio, by or with the
consent of the owner, and after escaping from
a slave State. is free, and cannot be remanded
to Slavery.
Some of the Southern courts have long since
decided in like manner.
We are happy to record the fact of the arri-
val and location in Kansas Of the first party
which left Boston last month under tho direc-
ton of the Emigrant Aid Co. They have cho-
sen a beautiful site, forty miles from the mouth
OF the Kansas river, and have been much graf
flied with the facilities afforded them by the
company. The next party will be larger one,
and leaves on the afternoon of the 29th inst.
The defenceless state of the coast and har-
bors of Australia excites good deal of appre-
hension, lest Russian vessel of war or priva-
teer should some day suddenly come down on
khou1