New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-12

PRo-SLAyERY CONVENTION IN MIss0URl.--Ihe
alayebolders in Western Missouri are taking measures
10 get up State Convention for the purpose OF ez-
pressing their sentiments in regard TO their interests at
xbis time The ~. Louis Intehigencer favors the
project But it desires that the Convention should be
composed exclusively Of Shareholders 1t says 1t VIII
in that case be conservative"
"Ancr life. time residence in the South, remarks
the edtor we can cay this with truth that we Recer
yet kneT mob composed o. Shareholders. fu3ic QUE
RACES have been committed in tine South-mobs nave
been raised-Iresses desroyed-persons outraged ana
life taken and oil IN the name Of Stavery but we nave
never known instance i'll which Shareholders then-
selves have been the members of the mob. Ihe act.
ors bsye always been lewd fellows OF the baser sort
--panderers to position and wealth that they could
never aspire to-who thought that by thus acting they
might gain favor from saveholders men OF wealth.
whom they were willing to serve as masters But we
have mover known SHAREHOLDERS who dld not spurn ana
desl Use the trucking rowdies and awbreakers thuS
acting in ,hcir name.
AsrI-SLAyERY FEELING IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
correspondent of The N. q. Bee writes from Wheel
ing as follows:
s'The people of this part of Virginia have in custom
aud habits greatly assimiaied themselves 10 their
brethren Of Ohio and Pennsylvania, even 10 the MI
uuer shades of expression and thought. slavery "a
sn institution among thcm il extinct doubt whether
il ever had very firm hold owing to the unsuitable
ness of coil and climate. In the County OF Hancock
hear very decided opposition expressed 10 Slavery in
private conversation. This sentiment n most prevalent
among the Seceders and Covenantcrs.
KENTUcKY.-Col. William Preston having been called
upon by The Louisville Times TO become a candidate
for reelection to Congress in opposition to Humphrey
Marshall the Know-Nothing nominee, has addressed
note to the editor Of The Tunes, in which he pro
claims his undying hostility to the secret order and
declares his intention vote against lis candidates,
but thinks that the great majority of the Anti-Know-
Nothings of Kentucky being Democrats the candidate
for Congress ought TO be taken from that party lie
therefore declines becoming candidate.
WIscoSsIN-AN ERROR CoRREcTED.-Ibe lPaH-
kcsIa Ploiadfalr calls attention TO in the
turns of the judicial election generally published
throughout the State. The Washington County vote
YVES tansposed in the returns. BY correcting the err
TOR the vote stands thus Cole tRepubli ,anl l,3ll;
Crawford, lDem.l &c l03 scattering, l5i. Cole ma
joriiy 4,40s. The official table made it ,lis.
The Columbus Reporter, a Democratic paper, says
that Gov Bsrstow has been figuring of late with the
Know Nothings for a denomination, but intimates
that the from Virginia is rather set back for
him.
MAISH.-A " Straight Wing State Convention for
nominating Governor &c, is 10 be held on the 2sth
inst.
NEw.YoRx-There are TO be elected in the next can
yass Secretary of State, Controller Treasurer, At
torney- General State Engineer and Surveyor, Ca
nal Commissioner in the place of Frederick Follet
State Prison Inspector IN the place OF Darius Clark,
and Judge of the Court of Appeals IN the place OF
Addison Gardiner.
Nxw-HANPsHRE.-The Joint Special Committee of
the Legislature TO count the for Governor re-
ported follows: Whole number OF votes east, $500.
Necessary 70 a choice 81 $40. Estimated scatter
ing, 1913. Asa Fowler has ,c37; james Bell, 433;
Nathaniel Il. Baker, Dem. q, 055; Ralph Metcali.
TX. NJ 32,769.