New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-24
political INTELETGENCE.

Nyw-YoRK--A meeting of the friends of the Pro
hibitory Liquor Law hold Mass Convention at
Pe.erboro May 90 to secure the eicisi enforcement
Of The Law. Hon. Gerrit spl.h AMI Rev. Me~sw-
Bristol and Thursuu AMI Ira u. Brown are sanoanc-
ed to address the Convention.
N,ss,cHrsFTTs-The Legislature which has ed
iourred was in Session i39 days The compensation
having been increased last year from two dollars 10
three dollars per day, the expense of the present ses-
sion has been much larger than that II any previous
session. Last year the expense for mileage and at
tendance was as follows; Senate, Sli,579, House.
sllal o6-total sle6 6s5 This year Senate 81, 500;
Uonsc sl6l 603-to,al, Sis, l03. The number Of
acts passed by the Legislature and signed by the
Governor il fss number of resolves 50. Two bills
were vetoed and failed to become laws and one be-
came a law in spite Of the veto. Ofthe pure Native
and Protestant measures which were adopted we may
mention tie Bill concerning the use of the Bible in the
schools the bill relating TO Natraliz in the State
Courts and an amendment to the Constitution relat
inc 10 the right If suffrage. The latter law was evil
IDENTIFY prepared with great haste and literal CON
s,ruction of il would exclude every American-born
citizen from the right Of suffrage unless resident Tor
a term of twcnty-one years within the jurisdiction OIL
the United States and legally naturazed The Bo'foS
Teegr0ph also learns that the date OF this amendment
IN the State Constitution ~ adopted, instead OF being
1ss5 l. lssO; so that on therofcial certified copy
would aunear "a if il was agreed 10 by the House five
wears ago On the great questions OF Temperance
and Anti-Slavery the Legislature have been all that
could be desired. A and apparently perfect Pro-
hibitive liquor law has been passed, and II VIII DO
no fault of the Legislature if il does not answer It's
purpose. The vacancy in the United States Senate
has been filed by an Ant-Sayery man who declares
war against the doughfaces Of his own as well as OF
all other parties and the bill to secure the nights and
Liberties of the people of Massachusetts has been Pass-
ed by a majority OF much more than twothirdS over
the veto of the Governor. If Edward Greeley Lorng
remnins upon the Probate Bench disgrace to tho
Judiciary Of Massachusetts,, II u not the iauit OF tho
Legislature but of the Governor. Resolves have been
passed declaring the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitu-
tonal and Infamous and expressing the settled judg
ment of the people in relation TO the Nebraska Bill
TESSEssrF-Col. William n. POLK, me proti0s ~
he deceased President, will independently for
Congress against George VI. Jones, the present In
cumbent and the Demo cratic candidate. Polk, IT is
ssid espouses Naiivism with all the zeal of new born
convert Dr. Anderson, the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the Mountain District, has made speech
Il favor of the Netyist doctrine.
NORTH CARoLrNA.-Meesrs. Kerr and Reade, cand-
dates for Congress in the With District, met recently In
poitcal discussion at Roxboro'. The Democrats have
nominated L. o. b. Branch in the WITH Raleigh Dis
trct James b. Shepherd ia the X. n. candidate
Messra. c. +. Fisher of Salisbury and John F. Hoks
Of Iincolnton having been seyerally spoken Of az
likely TO run on the Know Nothing ticket in the Win
District in opposition TO the Hon. Burton Craig, have
each for himself deemed 1t due publicly To contradict
these reports.