The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-09-06
THE BALL KEEPS MOVING.
MoSTROsE, PENNSYLVANIA.
tn fLs FE1ifor If fbe National Era.

hbSIhOSE, IENNSfLNANlA
To The Editor ofthe National Era:
An enthusiastic meeting of the friends of
Freedom convened in the old Court House of
our village, on Monday, August 20, pursuant
TO a call of the committee appointed by the
Susquehanna County Republican Party. After
tho Convention duly organized, by the cleo
ton Of proper oilicers-Orange Mott, Esq, in
the chalr-Leonarl p. Hines, Esq, delivered
short, though pungent, speech; after which,
the Convention was addressed by Hon. David
Wilmot, who briefly stated the position occu-
pied by the Republican Party, clearly showing
the futility OF farther adherence to old party
issues, and urging the necessity of immediate
and joint action on the one great issue--hos
tihty to Human Slavery.
At the conclusion of the learned Judges
able address, series OF strong resolutions
from which we select the following-were
passed with an unanimous "Gye," that shook
the old I" Hall of Justice" to its foundation.
Whereas the aggressive policy of the
Slave Power, which has been recently mani
tested in the wanton abrogation of that time
honored compact. the Missouri Compromise,
by which vast territory, secured to Freedom,
has been opened to the curse of Human Sla-
very; Ms defiant attempts TO control the affairs
OF Kansas against popular sentiment, and in
ON the part of that Power to acquire and hold,
at every hazard, the supremacy in the Govern
ment of the United States, and to transform
this boosted land of the free" into great
slaveholding Confederacy; and whereas, in the
crisis that is upon us, and in the struggle be-
tween the opposing principles of Liberty and
Slavery, it becomes the friends OF Freedom
everywhere TO take counsel together, that they
may act IA concert upon the great question
which so nearly concerns the interests of all 1:
Therefore,
ReSotccd, That the passage Of the Nebraska
and Kansas bill, and the whole course of policy
pursued by the Administration of Franklin
Pierce, intending the election outrages in Kan
sas and the removal of Governor Reeder. at
the demand of the Slavery Propaganda of
Missouri, show the great wrongs that corrupt
tool of Slavery, in the Presidential chair. NAV
commit, and demonstrate the necessity of our
electing true friend Of Freedom to fill the
highest executive Office in the gift of the
people.
'Resolued, That the Imprisonment of Pass
more Williamson, for no other cause than tell
ing woman that by the laws of PENNSYLVANIA
she rcas free, was an act Of judicial tyranny
unparalleled in the history of our country
and an unwaTantable encroachment on State
Rights, worthy of the days of Jeffries and his
composers.
"Resoired, That the perfdious reputation
by the Senate, of a solemn compact with tn,
North, whereby the Territories of Nebrask.
and Kansas were forever consecrated to Free
dom, has absolved us from all compacts ant
compromises IN relation TO Slavery outside o
the Constitution and we now demand the res
forstion of Kansas, Nebraska. and all othe
territory, to Freedom, and solemnly declare tina
we never will consent to the acquisition of an
other foot of slave territory, nor the admission
of another slave State into the Union.
"Rssotred, That the Republican Party O
Susquehanna County disavow all connectio,
with Democrat or Wing, Know Nothing O
Know Something, but cordially invite men O
all parties to unite with us on the broad pla,
form of Free Soil, Free Speech, and Ere
MenI"
After the adoption of these resolutions, tn
following men were chosen as delegates to tn
Pittsburgh Convention: Hon. William JessuI
Hon. ID. ID. Warner, Robert Grifis, Charles /
Read, II. H. Frazier, S. b. Chase, John Young
Albert Bushnell, and John F. Deans.
The proceedings of the Convention are bu
an index of the state Of feeling in this sectio
of Pennsylvania. The minds of the peopl
have at last been awakened to the considers
ton of their true interests. They now see tn
absolute necessity of active opposition to tn
encroachment of the Southern Oligarchy; and
though the apathy Of all parties has been aston
ishing, considering the momentous interests a
stake, yet that apathy is now ina great meas
ure thrown of, and we feel confident that thei
action in the contest of 1856 will clear thei
skirts from the foul stain brought upon tn
keystone State by the corrupt administration
of some of its executive officers. HERMos.