Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-16

ANTl-NE6hAokA GAClxEmENI In INDIANA.
We learn, by telegraph, that large and
enthusiastic Anti-Nebraska meeting,was held
at Madison, Indiana, on the 18th inst, COM
posed chiefly of Democrats. Resolutions were
passed, repudiating the Democratic platform
manufactured at Indianapolis, on the ground
that it pledged the Democracy to the extern
sion of whiskey and Slavery. A mass con-
vention was recommended to be held at
Indianapolis on July 18th.
Senator Petit attempted to address the peo-
pie at Lafayette on Monday, on the Nebraska
bill, but was met with groans and Kisses.
When the vote was attempted to be taken, the
confusion was so great that the question could
not be decided.
ESCAPE OF SLAvEs.-Twenty-t three negroes
from Grant county, Ky, are reported to have
made their escape on Tuesday night. They
descended the Licking river in disguise, and
crossed the Ohio below Cincinnati and imme-
diately set out for Canada.
Nine fugitive slaves from Boone county, Ky,
were arrested in the suburbs Of Cincinnati on
Wednesday night including four men, two
women, and three children. They are said to
present deplorable sight. One of the men
was over sixty years of age,
10 The New York Tribune says, Col. FIRE.
monts account Of his winter journey from
Missouri to California, directly across the Con-
tincnt, ought to dissipate the last remaining
doubt of the practicability Of railroad to the
Pacific.
The great fire occrrred the other night at
Worcester, and not at Boston, as our des
patches stated.
CONNECTICUT The Maine Liquor Law
passed both branches of the Legislature yester-
day In the Senate the vote was IS to /.
Qua Conference.-The cities of N. York,
Williamsburgh, and Brooklyn, elect seUen
members TO tho House Of Representatives, OF
whom sir voted for the Nebraska iniquity, and
only one against it. Outside Of this narrow
circle. and surrounding it, Mesrs Maurice Of
Long island. Peck of Westchester, Seymour Of
Western Connecticut, and Pennington of East
Jersey. all voted against the bill. Six OF the
nine votes from our State for Douglass iniquty
came from the little circuit of five or six miles
whereof Corlaer's Hook may be taken as the
centre
We must beat these six compact breakers,
every one Of them and re-elect John Wheeler
by handsome majority. Mr. Wheeler we
hardly know by sight; We never voted for him,
and perhaps never with him; we don't know,
l. "a -. L.. hat ho he nh
Tariffs. Banks, Railroads, Maine Law, and
other subjects we only know that he stood up
manfully and infiexibly for justice and public
faith, while some Of his colleagues sold out and
others gave themselves away; and we want to
see him sent back by an overwhelming vote.
Gentlemen Hards, Softs, Wings, Free-Soilcrs,
Garrisonians and what not, of the sixth dis
trict if you are heartily opposed to the Me-
braska iniquity and mean to punish it's contri-
yers. lust clear the track, and let the people
vote for or against John Wheeler!
New York Tribune.
Commissioner Loring, of Boston, who decided
that Burns should be given up as fugitive
slave. is abused for his decision by such papers
ma tho New York Tribune. He is abused for
executing tho law he was sworn to execute
abused for not committing. perjury
Louisville Journal.
Abused, perhaps, for swearing to execute
such an Infamous law.
Ia 1T Soa-The New York Evening Post
learns by special despatch from Washing
ton, that Theodore r. Westbrook, young
lawyer Of Ulster county, is TO be appointed Y.
States District Attorney for that city in place
Of Charles C,Conor. resigned Mr.. Westbrook