New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-23
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE,

NEw.JERsEr.-7he Trenton IN j. STATE Gazette
Of Yesterday tells that large Convention of mem
bers of the different American Councils in that city
was held on Wednesday evening" at which the follow
ing emphatic resolution was adopted:
Roed Tba, approve action of those represents
adoption Of the Slavery resolution in the late
yenon, and that especially Ddorse the seon OF Lily
s. MoCeisa Of the ivh Diret IN protesting against and
posing the passage thereof presenting marked
BE nas TO the few of the delegates from the Free
States.
The passage of this resolution shows that the sent-
ments uteredby the NewJersey press on the same sub
ject were true index Of the popular feeling in New
jersey in reference to the action Of the recent Conven
ton, or rather of fragment thereof. The Gazette
remarks upon the above resolution that the voice Of
Trenton in this matter is undoubtedly that of the
whole State. The Know-Nothings of New-Jersey were
fully relied upon by the South to sustain the platform,
but the indications plain that the X. N. Council Of
no Free State will do so except New York.
WIscoYsN-Gov. Barstow has appointed the Rev.
A. C. Barry Superintendent of Public Instruction,
vice Judge Wright, deceased.
KrsTucKY-The Democrats and Anti-Know- 9TH
ing Wings of jefferson County held meeting at
Jeffersontown recently, and nominated Samuel Geiger
for the Senate and Joshua +. Bullitt and A. Merr
wether for Repre- seriatives Messrs. Geiger and Mer
wetber are Democrats, and Mr.. Bullitt Wing. Col.
Preston lWhig) made speech AID announced him.
self az a candidate for reelection to Congress.
MAiSE--In regard TO a call for q Wing State Con
venon in Maine, purporting TO come from inc wing
State Committee, The hennebec JonrHdI says: =.
"Tbe call purpOrts 10 come from the State Commit
tee but no names are given and we have the very best
reasons for believing that the Wing State COMMITTEE
never authorized any such proceeding. Since the eau
made its appearance we have conferred either person
ally or by letter. with nearly half the Committee, and
not one Of them knew that such call had been issued
nor had they been advised of meeting of the Commit
tee and kn01c that no such meeting was held. we
ore therefore warranted in denying that The call was
issued by order of the Wing State Committee.
DELAwARE-THe DeidVdre Republican, published
at Wilmington deprecates the action OF the majority
the subject of Slavery In the late Natlonai Oo9neh
of Know Nothngs. 1t says that the people OF the
North and West cannot be rallied to the support OF q
platform which asserts that the laws IN regard 10
Slavery shall remain unchanged, and that Congress
ought not TO egslae that subject within the teHi-
tories of the United States til. District of Column
tia and adds that would have been the hight OF folly
for the Northern Delegates TO have acqueseed IN those
provisions remained in the Convention Inc foiioW-
ing declaration is distinct and Important -,
"If Slavery is social and political evil as South
ern men "a well as Northern ones have declared, our
friends of the South should give way and not attempt
TO extend or perpetuate IL by any additional law.
NFw-JERsEY-Tne Woodbury. Constitution, an
old Wing paper, which has sympathized win the
American movement, characerizes the majority plat
form of the late National Council as decidedly fro-
Slavery, and says tndt as SUCH ~ '"e
SUPPORT of the Free North and West. ltadds; .
tfThoueh New-Jersey did not occupy that decided
position which faithful representation demanded the
rreoule will take care to do their own voting.
me Pro. Slavery position taken by the majority OF
the members of the National Council Is arousng 'he
jersey Blue spirit. en-, IN,
GEoRGIA.-Our Georgia exchanges are hned win
h roceedinps of Conventions in favor Of the forma-
hs Of special Southern party composed of union
of voters rresI ectve of former politics
ILLINOIS ELEcTIos.-The Prohlbiiory Liquor La"
| II frpr, a.ax.f rlfN L N
ties show a majority Of 9sl5 against IT. and the
tweuty-four Counties yet to be heard from wdi PROB
ably increase the majority TO Il, ooaDr 49, o4
ID k.SsAs%fBe closing RI turns Of the second election
called by Gov. Reeder 10 MI the vacancies whete
ssfsad 10 Give certificates hive been at length r,
eeiyed The result in the House of Representative
is as follows: Pen