The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-30
WEST MARLBORO, CHESTER Co., Pa,
august 20, 1855.

10 Wc EGIOT OF L1e NGtlO7sdt Era:
You have doubtless seen the call, issued
about two weeks ago. for meeting of the citi-
zens of Chester county, irrespective OF party,
to form Republican organization. On the
appointed day, the 18th instant, the large court
room at West Chester was filled with people
from every section of the county, fully prepared
to unite and test their strength in the coming
election, upon the great issue, viz Freedom
and Slavery. The Wings, through their Coun-
ty Convention, have abandoned their WORKOUT
party, and come nobly to the work. The Know
Nothings had previously resolved not to make
nominations, but unite with the people in resist
ing the encroachments of the Slave Power. So
there remained but to put the ball in motion,
and it ,oGs done-in Chester county at least.
We have now but two parties here, the Re-
publican, and Pro-Slavery, or Administration
If boilers still band together they will but ex.
hibt their weakness. Resolutions of the strong
est character upon the question of Slavery ex
tension were passed at the late Convention
also, in favor of restraining or prohibiting en-
tirely the sale of Intoxicating liquors and,
am sorry to say, additional ones in favor of ex.
tending the probation period of the alien,
were adopted. Many of the citizens of our
county are decidedly hostile to Know Nothing
ism in every shape and form but they made
little open objection to that part of the resolu.
tons, as the majority of the meeting appeared
to want something said on the Pauper ques-
ton" An old and influential Hunkerish Wing,
but of late convert of the Hindoos, seemed
surprised that it turned out an Abolition meet.
ing, and boldly proposed that the new organi
cation be styled the american Republican par
ty. The strongest and most plausible objection
was instantly manifested, and the excitement
he created Gained down, when a vote was taken
on his proposition, and he was left sadly in the
minority. A resolution was unanimously pass
ed, censuring the outrageous conduct of Judge
Kane in the Williamson case. 1t is now said
that this servile jurist would be glad to hberate
his prisoner upon the smallest pretext, but this
will not be given him. This act of usurpation
in Federal judge is condemned everywhere,
and will not fail to ripen the public sentiment
of the North still more, for the work Of exter-
minating the race of Doughfaces.
A Republican State Convention is to be held
at Pittsburgh, on the 9Th of next month, (Sep.
tember,) and, depend upon it, Pennsylvania
will ere long have party of Freedom, simi-
lar to that of Ohio Indiana, and the other
Western States, and one that will remain here
after, to battle and triumph for the right.
Allegheny, Chester, and some of the other
counties, have taken a step from which they
will not resrograde, and made arrangements
for nominating an entire ticket for the approach
ing election.
The removal of Reeder has taken the mask
off the eyes of some of the unterrifed De-
mocracy" of our State, and they are beginning
to see more clearly who their masters are, and
how low they will have to bow. His name has
already been mentioned by the Crawford Jour
nal as a candidate for Canal Commissioner,
and some have gone so far as to propose him
for Governor two years hence.
An effort will undoubtedly be made to reward
him with State Office as soon as possible. He
unquestionably deserves great credit for his
efforts in behalf of what he conceived Popular
Sovereignty; but had he possessed the nerve
of G. M. Clay, he never would have been
conquered by the Missouri ruffians, and driven
from his office by our nervous President, like
he has been.
Pennsylvania yet has within her borders
many old Wings, quite as wanting in backbone
as her Democrats. In Chester county, proba-
bly, the most Anti Slavery county in the State,
we have few that cannot give up the name of
Wing; and they continue to rehearse the old
song about sectionaJism, instead of surveying
the field, and endeavoring to meet the difficulty
The editors of our leading Wing paper, the
Record and Register, still bewails the distracted
state of political affairs, and will not yet come
under the new Republican banner, unfurled at
our late Convention. He displays fearful
ness, a want of backbone, unworthy of North.
ern man, protesting to be opposed to the ex-
tension of Slavery, and will find himself, ere
long, without corporals guard, to sustain him
in his opinion among his subscribers. The
work, however, will go on here without him
and with Seward, Chase, or some other true Re-
publican candidate in the next Presidential cleo
ton, as our standard bearer, Chester county at
least will roll up an overwhelming majority in
favor Of denationalizing Slavery. R. d.