Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-04
NationuI Couven,iou.


The National Committee appointed by the
late Pittsburg Convention, who have recently
held session and organized at Washington,
have issued their call for National Nominal
ing Convention, to be holden at Philadelphia
the 18th of June next. The terms of the call
are broad and liberal, and are intended to in
clude althe opponents of the Pierce admin
istration on the slavery extension issue. 1t is
hoped the same liberal basis will be adhered
to, in the calling of the various Conventions
mall the States to elect delegates to Phlladel-
phia,
This policy is in accordance with the spirit
of the anti-Nebraska movement, commenced
at Washington, as Swallowed forth in the
speeches at the eaucuses recently holden at
the Capitol, in which all the Republican and
anti Fillmore American members of Congress
Joined, and pledged themselves in support of
the movement. That movement, it will be
recollected, contemplates the organization Of
the friends Of freedom throughout the North,
for the election of President and Vice Presi-
dent, on the same basis of principles on which
the election Of Speaker was effected the MAX
ing of the slavery question the paramount
issue. aud agreeing to waive all other issues
as subordinate thereto, as succincty illustra-
ted in the reply of Mr.. Banks to the various
queries propounded to him on the eve of his
election, as follows
las to the other questions propounded,
have AZ.
ry in Kansas, and he would not ask any man
what he thought of this or that measure, 1.-THE
tariff, naturalization of foreigners, &c, / but
would unite with ALL to interdict slavery in
the territories
On this broad basis, let the friends of free
dom throughout the North, the constituents
of the one hundred and five Representatives
in Congress, who stood shoulder to shoulder
during that arduous two months contest.
which terminated SO gloriously on the I'd of
February, meet and organize in their primary
assemblies, and in Conventions, in their re-
spectiye States, and proceed forthwith in the
prosecution of the noble work Of putting in
the chair of the Chief Magistracy of the Union
man of similar principles to those of him
who now presides, with such grace and dig
nifty, over the House. 1t can be easily done
in pursuance of the following call =
To the People of the United States.
The People of the United statea, without re-
gard to past political differences or divisions, who
are opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise, to the policy of the present Adminstra-
ton, to the extension Of slavery into the Terrific
ries, in favor Of the admission Of anzas as free
State, and Of restoring the action of the Federal
Government to the principles of WASHINGTON
and JEFFERSON. are invited by the National
COMMITTEE, appointed by the Pittsburg Conven-
tion, on the I'D of February, 1859 to send from
eceh state three Delegates from every Congress
siona District and six Delegates at large to meet
IN PHILADELPHIA, on the Seventeenth dan of
,igle ne1s, 1911 the purpose Of recommending can
iidates TO be supported for the offices OF Presi,
dent and Vice President of the United States =.
E. d. MORGAN, Of New York.
FRANCIS p. BLAIR, Maryland
JOHN NJ. NILES, Connecticut,
DAVID WILMoT, Pennsylvania,
A p. STONE, Ohio,
WM. NJ. CHAcE, Rhode Island,
JOHN q. GOODRICH, Massachusetts,
GEoRoE RYE, Virginia,
ABNER r.. HALLowELL, Maine,
Il. S. LELAND, Illinois. .IUtH
CHAs. DIcKET, Michigan,
GEO. @. Fooe, New Hampshire,
A. j. STEVENS, Iowa,
CORNELIUS COLE, California,
LAWRENCE BRArNERD, Vermont
WIN GRosE, Indiana,
WYMAN SPooNER, Wisconsin,
c. NJ. X. PAuLIsoN, New Jersey,
u. ID. WILLIAMS, Delaware,
JoHN q. FEE, Kentucky,
JAMEe RHDPATH, Missouri,
LEWIS CLEPHASE, District Of Columbia.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Washington, March %, 1856.