The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.


Guilty in the way of fusion in Massachusetts is
the overwhelming strength of the Anti-Slavery
cause, which places the triumph of Slavery be-
yond the reach possibility. Still it is highly inn
portant that the Republican party should be Or
gained, in order to give consistency to the
movement. In addition to the Chapman Hall
meeting noticed last week, another meeting has
taken place at the United States Hotel, in Bos-
ton, of committees appointed by the Know
Nothings Know Something's, Republicans, and
Committee appointed by the Chapman Hall
meeting. They have agreed to make Slavery
the sole issue, and have called Convention to
meet at Worcester on the Goth September.
There seems to have been some jarring between
the Chapman Hall Committee and the other
three, but substantial agreement has been eff
fected.
PENNsYLvANIA.-It would be impossible to
give place in a weekly journal to the proceed
ings of the numerous meetings of Republicans
in Pennsylvania. In every part of the State the
people seem enthusiastic in favor of fusion.
But it is to be regretted that real friends of
Freedom, such as Mrs. Swisshelm should still
uphold the Know Nothing party. They should
reflect that the party has broken down as a ma
tional organization-that Northern and South
ern members Of the Order, except it be those of
the Hindoo stamp, cannot possibly cooperate
and that unless the Know Nothings of Pennsyl-
vania are willing to support Fillmore or Sam.
Houston, they may as well ground arms. Are
the friends of Freedom, who still adhere to the
Order or to the cause of Nativism, willing to
abandon Freedom for the sake of their proscrip.
tive principles?
One Of the most ridiculous demonstrations of
which we have read lately, came off at Easton
a few days ago. 1t was projected by the friends
of Ex-Governor Reeder, and was designed to ad-
minister rebuke to the Administration for its
injustice to that gentleman, dictated by the Slave
OGgarchy. But the meeting was attended by
Senator Brodhead, who had the address to turn
it into an old-fashioned Locofoco gloriication
affair, with a word of faint sympathy for Reed
er, but not syllable of reproof to the Slave
ridden Executive Brodhead is weak man
mere blatant demagogue; what, then, must
we think of the intelligence and spirit of peo-
pie who could be diverted from their purpose
by such an fundamentally? He made long
speech-the only one made on the occasion
and never once alluded to the Kansas affair, or
the conduct of the Administration towards
Reeder, which had brought the people together!
His conduct displayed about as much respect
for the intelligence of his audience as the house
wife who beats a tin pan to prevent the fight of
a swarm of bees; and we are sorry to add, with
equal success. The public Indignation seems
to have been completely Gained down by the
irrelevant clatter of the sounding brass and
tinkling cymbal." The people of Easton owe it
to themselves to call another meeting, and re-
pudiate the beggarly failure of the late attempt
to give utterance to the public feeling.
NEW YoRK-The New York Hards have
lately held Convention at Syracuse, and have
adopted platform which any Conservative
South Carolinian may stand on. They express
ly endorse the Nebraska Bill, Non-I Intervention,
and whatever else may tend to uphold and ex-
tend Slavery. They are frank, at any rate.
The Softs held Convention at the same place
on the 18th, yesterday. 1t remains to be seen
whether the friends of the Administration have
gone as far as the Hards have done in their eff.
forts to propitiate Slavery. We anticipate
slippery attempt at lodging, but it will be no
go-"he that is not for me is against me-"
Any effort to evade direct issue with the Sla-
very extensionists will disgust large portion
of the New York Democracy, represented by
the EUening Post Preston King, and B. +. But
Ter, who will join the Republican ranks.
The old Hunkers of all shades are delighted
with the letter of Elk Governor Hunt. Know
Nothings are weeping with him over the inn
pending humiliation of Whigery, while those
pretended Wings who deserted Hunt in 1850,
on account of his Sewardism, are now glorify-
ing him for this weak attempt to prevent a
combination of freemen against the aggressions
of Slavery.
CALrFoRNIA.-Ex-Se Senate Eoote, now of Cali
fornia, is making quite a noise on the other
side of the Continent. He is still engaged
in the old game of Union-saving patriotism
this time we believe the great enemy is the