Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-13
The PEOPLE IN MOTION IN rENEsYIvANIA

We notice in the Laporte Democrat, of Penn
sylvania, a Bigler paper, tho report Of the pro-
ceedings of citizens of Sullivan County, in
Convention assembled, TO consider the question
involved in the Nebraska Bill. Richard Bed
ford presided; fourteen Vice Presidents, and
five Secretaries were appointed.
HThe Hon David Wilmot was then called
upon and addressed the meeting. His speech,
whicn occupied about two hours, was a calm,
but forcible and mastery review of the whole
question. 1t abounded in facts and demon
strations, and evinccd both the ability and the
moral integrity Of the man"
The Committee on Resolutions made their
report from which we extract the following,
in relation to the great question of Slavery and
Liberty
Resolued, That we consider this question
paramount to all other political questions now
before the country. We believe the time has
come when true men Of all parties should innate
to arrest the further aggressions Of the slave
power.
Resolved, That we believe it right and ex-
pedient that a common movement be made TO
place Pennsyludnia an its true prosstion ON THIS
question, and we here declare our Willingness
to cooperate aoith any movement to accomplish
this object
G RESOLVED, That zoe jain in the recommends
hon, already expressed, to hold STATE
MASS CONVEN ZION, "a early as practical
BILE, for the purpose Of organizing the friends Of
Freedom, and making their action more effect
roe.
"Resolped, That committee Of three be
appointed by the President, to address such of
the candidates on the State ticket as have not
publicly expressed full opinion upon this
subject requesting them to state their several
opinions upon the questions involved in the
Nebraska and Kansas bills, as fully and dis
tinctly as they think proper"
The editor Of the Peoples Journal, Potter
county, Pennsylvania, in reply to suggestion
of the Era, says
aWe have done our best to bring about
union of action among the opponents of Sla-
very, and shall labor to the same end still, al
though the favorable time for such action has
gone by We hope that all
Conventions hereafter called for the nomina-
ton Of candidates, will be Peoples Conven-
irons, and will embrace all opponents Of The
extension of Slavery, without regard to their
previous political connections. Ii is madness
to divide longer upon abstract idea~, while an
oligarchy Of shareholders is revoltaioniSing
the country, and will soon crush OUT every
semblance Of Liberty, unless Northern freemen
unite in its defence. Why not call Peoples
State Contention, to meet in Harrisburgh, in
August next, and urge County Conventions all
over the State Of like character. If General
Larimcr, George Darise, John W. Howe, Da-
yid Wilmot, John NJ Reed, John c. Kunklc,
or others of like stamp, would call such a Con-
vention, and recommend such County C0nveu-
lions, we should expect to see poor Hunker.
ridden Pennsylvania redeemed from its degra-
ded position at once.n
By the way, we hear it stated, that the DEM
ocratic Convention Of Mr.. Dawson's district
has passed resolutions condemning the Nebras-
ka bill, and instructing their representative
in the Legislature not to vote for Mr.. Dawson
for Senator, should he be candidate. That
gentleman was one Of the immortal forty
nine who voted to throw open the Territories
Of Nebraska and Kansas to Slavery.