The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-06-21
POLITICAL ITEMS.

| ceived 224 out of 3ll votes, for the long term,
and JOHN P. HALE, 2OS out of 307, for the
| short, both having previously been nominated
| by the Know Nothings in caucus. Harry Hib-
bard and John Wells, the Democratic csndi-
| dates, received, the former 81, the latter 80
votes. The next day, the Senate concurred
with the House, giving Bell ii, and Hale 10
| votes while Hubbard and Wells received one
each. So Messrs. Bell and Hale are Senators
from New Hampshire.
CoSNEcTeUT-The proposition to amend
the Constitution, by striking out the word
white, which passed the Wing Legislature of
last year, and the Senate of this, was lately re-
jected in the Know Nothing House of Repre-
sentatives. The vote stood-yeas 1872, nays IS,
absent Is. OF the negative votes, A were Wing.
as Democratic, 20 Know Nothing.
The Hartford (Ct.) Republican expresses
dissatisfaction with series of resolutions on
Slavery reported in the Senate, on account of
their feebleness. Mr.. Babcock introduced an
amendment, intended to breathe some life into
| them, but it was voted down. The Repub
t'cdh says that DANIEL ULLMANN was very busy
in persuading his Know Nothing friends in the
Legislature to be very moderate and discreet.
CALIFoRNIA.-The failure of the Legislature
to re-elect Senator Gwin, so notorious for his
subseryience to the Slave Interest, and the fact
that not even an attempt was made to re-enact
the odious Fugitive Act, for the reinstatement
of colored persons brought into California as
slaves, before the formation of its Constitution,
are accepted by the Alta Californian, as evil
| dences of the working the Anti,Nebraska SEN
| timent in the new State
MIssIssIPPI.-The Administration Party in
this State has held its Convention, and nomi-
mated Gov McRae for reelection. 1t adopted
| the old Baltimore platform on Slavery and
| endorsed the Kansas Nebraska Act, of course
GEoRGIA.-We have published the extreme
| Pro-Slavery resolutions of the Democratic Par
| ty of Georgia. The Know Nothing Party is
led on by Charles jenkins and w. c. Dawson.
A public meeting, held at Columbus on Il e
| 18th ult., adopted the resolutions of the Geor-
gia Convention of 1850, repudiated all the Or
CARNATIONS, Wing, Know Nothing, and Demo-
cratic, and issued call for State Convention
| to nominate ticket on the ground of Southern
| rights.
| VERMoNT.-Messrs. John Porter and Law.
renee Brainerd, Chairmen of the State Commit
tees, have issued call for State Convention
4 Of the Freemen of Vermont, to be held at Bur
| lington, June 9th, for the purpose of organi-
zing, preparatory to the September election and
the approaching Presidential election, in oppo-
stion to the Pro-Slavery policy of the present
| National Administration, and to the propaganda
lists of Slavery of every name in the Union
| for the defence Of Freedom, and to protect the
rights of the free States.
The newspapers of that State contain cir
cular letter from J. NJ. Slade, head of the Know
Nothing Order in its limits, to his brethren,
| full of twattle about the Union.
! KAxsAs.-Scarcely have the supplementary
elections ordered by Governor Reeder been
completed, before we have fresh contest open
ed by the Pro-Slavery party for Delegate to
| Congress. The Pro-Slavery party is, already in
| the field, and the Kansas Pioneer dominates
| Allen B. Hazard as the candidate for that inter
est. Fortunately, the next House of Represent
atives will be more likely to scrutinize closely
the Legitimacy of the election in Kansas than
did the last
PosITIoNs DEFINED.-A correspondent in
quires of the National Era the position of Hale,
| Chase, and Sumner in regard to the Know
Nothings. The Era replies as follows;
| "The relations of Mr.. Hale himself to the Or
der we are entirely ignorant Of As to Mr..
Chase and Mr.. Sumner, we hope we shall not
be considered treSpasSers on the reserve they
have seen proper to maintain, If, in reply to the
foregoing direct inquiry, we say, that they are
not only not members of the Order, but that
| they do not differ from US in our views respect
ing it."
In regard to one of the last two gentlemen
named, we have reason to say that he does not
| fully approve the course pursued by the Era,
| from which may fairly infer that all of them
may differ from the Era to an extent which the
editor may not be aware. Does or does not the
attempt to bolster ones self up on leading
names, give evidence of q conscious weakness
of position? The Era should be cautious, lest,
in endeavoring to sustain itself in its desperate
warfare, it places leading men in false posi-
tions.-f0rtage County (O.) Democrat.
We answered our correspondent to the best
of our knowledge The Editor of the National
Era never seeks as he has never needed, the
bolstering of leading names" His positions,
whatever they may be- are always taken on his
own responsibility, and maintained without
help. How many or few, or who may choose
to occupy the same ground are questions that
do not trouble him.
We fear the Portage County Democrat has
no proper conception of the independence Of
the Press, or the courtesy which should mark
the intercourse Of its conductors.
THE SEIZURE OF THE KINNEY EXPEDITION
MAGAZINE SHIP.-The Mobile Register of Fri
day. referring to this matter, says:
"The revenue cutter McClelland, Captain OF
finger, arrived in port yesterday, having in
charge the barque Magnolia, freighted with
arms and ammunition for the Kinney exped
ton to Central America. On the 10Th ultimo
at o'clock, P. NJ, Captain Ottinger received
orders from the Government, by telegraph, tC
sail for ST. Joseph's Bay for the purpose of sci
zing two of Colonel Kinney's magazine ships
the Magnolia and the Amelia. At It o'clock
P. NJ, the cutter was under way to execute the
order, which came from the Secretary of the
Treasury to the Collector of the Port. Arriving
! at St. Joseph the cutter found that one of the
birds had taken wing, the Amelia having pu
to sea some five days before, for parts unknown
| The Magnolia was also getting ready for sea
, and had there been twelve hours delay, the two
, would have given the cutter the slip. But there
she lay quietly at anchor, in fancied security
and unsuspicious of capture when the McClel
) land made her unwelcome appearance. Cap
+, tain Ottinger went on board, placed Lieutenan
Morrison, of the cutter, in command of her, anc
conveyed her to this port. While we write, sh'
is coming up the Bay, and will go, we suppose