The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-19
ILLINOIS.

18th. w. b. Archer, James C. Allen.
9Th. Lyman Trumbull, p B Fouke.
9th. l.. J. S. Turner, s. s. Marshall.
The Stats Zettung, the German Democrat.
daily of Chicago, has espoused the election q
Woodwork, Republican, to Congress fro,
the second district We sec the anpoun..
ment in one of our exchanges, that Jud,,
Douglas was to be met at Springfield, III on II.
Nebraska question, by Judge Breese Col NJ,
Clelland; and others. Brcese and Mcclellan
when in Congress some years ago, were not
rious for their Pro-Slavery votes and speeches
Their position now shows which way the win,
is blowing.
MICHIGAN.
Mr.. Bingham 1.-The Republican candidate e,
Governor) is announced to address the Pe,,
at various points in Western Michigan. nal
one can expose the sophistries and inconsisteD.
cies of Gen. Cass and his school of politician,
better than Mr.. Bingham.
The Hon. Alexand w. Busl. of De.rd.
who voted in favor of the Fugitive Slave L.,
in Congress, declines Nebraska nominal,
for the Legislature in Wayne county. ne
Ginning, he takes occasion to pronounce asaia.,
al new tests of Democracy. He has h.3
enough of them This declaration Of Bue :.
cruel thing, and has greatly mortified ID.
Pierce Extraordinarily Y. Tribune.
CALIFORNIA.
The next Legislature it is thought, VII
stand
Assembly-Whigs, "a; Anti Election Demo
crats, "a Election Democrats. II.
Sendte-Whigs, =; Anti-Election D,mc.
Gratis, 10; Election Democrats, 10.
The old members of Congress are left a,
home, and Anti Election candidates ere retur,
ed. The Nebraska Question did not enter int
the canvass, and it is difficult to understsri
what question of principle did. All the fee
tons are selfish and unprincipled, so far as v.
can gee - and the only consolation is tn.
probability that they are SO balanced tia,
neither can do anything of moment. II is rea.
ly high time for the good people of California
to take the management Of affairs into Their
own hands, and give their demagogues es7
to quit.
WISCONSIN.
Hon. S. P. Chase, United States Senator from
Ohio, is about to take the stump IN behalf O.
the Republican cause.
Cadwallader e. Golden, Republican Csrdi.
date for Congress in the I'd district has al
ready taken the field, defining his views befor.
the people with reference to the gres. ISSUES d
the day. MIR. c. boldly meets the Neb-s.n
question, and fearlesely opposes the Dough-
iniqui.y and the kindred aegressions upon fcs
dom, proposed by the slave power.
OLDs.
her verdict on Mr.. Nebraska Chairman Oh
after this fashion:
COLUMBUS, o, OCT. 3D. 1851
Galloway's majority in the 10Th district a
ficial) is three thousand three hundred and "a,
iy-siZ. Yours, Quo
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Hon. Thomas d. Eliot the FcEn
candidate for Congress in the lst district hF
accepted.
The following Know-Notbing Congrcssio.l
nominations arc reported to have been mai:
Dist. 2. Gershom B. Weston, or William !.
liscn; Sd, William S. Damrell; 4th, Linz; J.
Comins, or VIM. Ellison; 5th, Anson Brl'-
game; 9th, Timothy Davis; 9TH, Rev. Lynn
Whiting; 9Th, Chauncey L Knapp 9th Ha
Alexander De Witt; 10th, The Sprra.fsR r. /
publican says: "The Know-Nothings first pOs-
mated Sidney L. CLARK of Northamppn ID |
be peremptorily declined, and then they sals1 |
cd somebody else. Charles Stesrns of Sprr.
field, Charles p. Huntington of Northampm
and Jonathan r. Childs of Chicopee, ss
prominent candidates"
The Legislative candidates Of the d,a.rs.i
parties are being announced.
CATFISH, CLARION Co, Pa, Oct. 10, 1854
To the Editor Of the National Era:
Pennsylvania at this time is, | assure y0-
IN whiri OF excitement; and this Congrs-
sional district has added no little TO the amour
Probably no district in the free States ngiI
have been 30 safely counted on for PROSE- |
very candidate as this where 1000 msjOr7 +
Tor Democratic candidate, if regularly Donl
mated, was almost certain. This is Curh,
old district; and J. Barclay, Esq, of Bro'f
vile, Jefferson county, was his successor,
cording to Democratic usages-thst is, By ?
ceiving the nomination. But To- and behO1-
few weeks since, an old lumbermsn sdTe
tisee in the county paper of Clarion, and thrcue
the district, that he will run on Anti-SisTn
grounds, and says it SO, too, that child g.
understand him; and on Court week wsnH.
to show in our Court House how Tar 9
Government had deviated from the old Wsf
but was gagged by the so-called DemocTSs
He is, however, elected. His name Is KlcnM
Arthurs, of Brookville, jefferson county. !.
An6-Nebrasks men are also elected to o.
Assembly; in fact the old parties are shiy'f-
and torn by some invisible agency. hoe
Nothingism is responsible for il, if We Hel.
believe people but here, in this district 9,
candidates, as have understood, were OF "
society. Yours, sc, J. Z GoVL"
An INQUIRY ANSWERED
Mr.. EpIroR | wish 10 inquire
through the Era, something in regard &c ~
ritorial Land Bill that is said to have 80
at the last session of Congress. 1t Is ssa =.
. bill paeed, granting hundred ana -
acres 10 actual settlers within the IeIhso..
OF Nebraska Kansas, and New Mexico 90
men say that there is such law, snc S
Al A. L. rN0E