The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-06
rrr,cAI MOVEMENTS IN THE EASTERN AND
MIDDLE STATES.

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MIDDLE STATES.
We have already noticed the Convention Of
,be Morrill, Democracy in Maine, its adop-
ION Of an Anti.Slavery and Maine Law plat
r,r and the intimation thrown out by the
p,rtland Inquirer, that it is the intention of
,bs independent Democracy to adopt its ticket.
Az the Wings alone can accomplish little in
,sst State, and sympathizs cordially with the
PRINCIPLES announced by the Anti-Slayery and
temperance Democracy, we suppose they will
nat hesitate as to their true policy.
In VERMONT, although the Wings at their
cate Convention took unexceptionable ground
.,,ipst Slavery, and nominated ticket hon.
'tIv representing the principles set forth, they
"a uniting. we observe, in call for General
Iato Convention, Of all the opponents of the
y.braska outrage, without distinction of par
:, The call runs as follows:
uAll persons who are in favor of resisting,
:, al constitutional means, the usurpation of
y propagandists of Slavery, are invited,
ritbout distinction of party, to meet In Mass
Conveution, at Montpelier, on the fourth day
s Inlv at twelve o'clock, noon, to nominate
oand;dates for the approaching election, and to
80 sucb measures as will, In all future cleo
,nns enable the People of Vermont to give
PRACTICAL expression of their sentiments az the
polls"
Another Call is in circulation, naming the
9Th of July as the day of meeting. Let there
Ill
object, differences on unimportant prelimina-
res should not be allowed to divide them. The
Vermont Statesman saye, 1t is not fully deci-
6ed whether the Mass Convention shall be on
the 4th or the 18th of July; but if there should
be any change, it will be noticed next week"
Why not make the change to the 18th! 1t
will give more time, and, BESIDES ii will add
new interest to day to be rendered memora-
BE BY similar S.ats Conventions in the West
The Wings of New HAMPSHIRE held their
State Convention at Concord, few days SINCE
and nominated James Bell as their candidate
far Governor. They passed series of resolu-
tons from which we extract the material ones ::
RESOLVED, That it was the policy of the
f,tbers Of the Republic to confine Slavery to its
then existing limits, as is evinced by the pas
ACE of the Ordinance of 1887, applied to all
the Territories Of the Union, and by subsequent
acts passed during the Administrations of
Washington jefferson, and Monroe.
Resolved That the prohibition of Slavery
Nv the act Of 1920, known as the Missouri
Coupromisa as well as the time when, and
the circumstances under which, the act was
,assed pledged in the most solemn manner the
faith and honor of the National Government
and Of those States which sustain Slavery with
IN their borders, against the repeal of the same
Resolved, That the repeal of that prohibi-
ron BY the Nebraska and Kansas bill is de-
s.ructive of mutual confidence between the
States of this Union; is exposing the Union
itself to imminent danger; is inconsistent with
the fundamental principles of natural justice ;
and is destructive of all confidence in the in
te,rity, good faith and honor, of the National
and State Government favoring such repeal
"RssolU:d, That the people of the free States
ought at once to take any and all proper meas
nre5 il their power to procure repeal OF as
much of the Nebraska bill as abrogates the
prohibition CT slavery, contained in the act of
1890: snd to labor at all times and seasons,
RssOiUcd, That, as portion of the people
Of tie Free States, we will never consent to the
admission of any State from the territory in
which it was prohibited by the act Of 1920, I'M
less Slavery shall be forever excluded therefrom.
RESOLVED, That, while we aYow our deter
aination to stand by the compact already
made, creating an inequality of representation
nfayor of slave States now in the Union, yet
he WI of a
ynnciple so odious and degrading; and we are,
therefore, unutterably opposed to the formation
u any political connection with countries not
low 10 the Union, upon such unequal terms
The resolutions are good, so far as they 60
bat they indicate a spirit and policy much be-
bw those exhibited by the Vermont resolutions
They are not up to the responsibilities and du
ties Of the free States. Nor do we see any In
lmation of desire for new, general, more
tacient organization Of the opponents of STA.
very. OF course, our friends in New Hampshire
viii maintain and infuse new life into theil
own organization. The Administration Party
will rejoice to see its adversaries divided, al
it will afford them chance to regain what
1t has lost. The Slayery-conspirators al
Washington will be no less gratifed. Would
10 Heaven that the remembrance of every
party name and epithet that have hitherto
marked and infamed party differences in the
Tree States, could suddenly and forever be eff
faced
The Wing Central Committee of MAssAcHU
sErTs has issued an Address calling Whig
State Convention, to meet in August next. The
Address gives great prominence to the repea
Ct the Missouri Compromise, in relation Il
which It says:
Upon the recklessness, the perfidy, and the
uiany Of this deed, it is needless to enlarge
because upon these characteristics of the &C
Asre is no difference of opinion among TIT
Wings Of Massachusetts,, or of any of the free
'.atts-and if there be one among US who doe
not regard himself and his party as absolutely
recessed from every contract, compromise o.
Understanding, moral or conventional, express
Cd or implied, upon the subject of Slavery, thu
man and direct provisions to the Constitution
Always exeepted-we can only say that hi
name has been unspoken in our ears. 0
course, It cannot be supposed that under sucl
an outrage as the repeal of the Missouri Com
Promise, to say nothing of the other enormities
lie Tpmors of which are hoated to US on ever,
breeze, the free States will lie down in meel
submission. Even now from the lips of ever
freeman comes the demand for the instan
restoration Of that great bulwark of freedom
and it will be among the grave matters for tn
moderation e the next Convention, as it i
arcady the subject of earnest inquiry anon,
Individuals, whether we can now satisfy our
.eiyes with the simple restoration of that whicl
Las been torn down, or whether We ought no
toresolve upon some further action, having 70
is object not merely the recovery of the groun
lost for time to Freedom, but the erection Q
nHpregnsble barriers against the extension G
slavery and the unceasing assaults of the slay
power. With no responsibility for the renewa
Of the arita i'm of Slareru and with the lesao