The Placer herald., 1856-03-29

don laced one, and battle in their behalf"
Mr.. Newson, of Massachusetts, followed:
"He said Minnesota had been earnestly waiting
to see if an outbreak would occur in Kansas. II
it did, Minnesota would do good work in the
cause Of freedom. He (the speaker) was ready to
volunteer to fight against the oppressors of free
dom in Kansas"
There were other members who favored
the doctrines contained in Mr.. Blair's paper,
which may be gathered from the following
extract:
"The President (Mr. Blar). who says he repre-
sents the merchants of wealth and standing OF
Baltimore, presented his paper, which was read by
Governor Bingham, of Michigan. The people of
Maryland, it said regretted this agitation, and
believed that the repeal of the Missouri compro-
mise was voluntary tender of the North to the
South. Multtudes of Southern men, from patri-
otic motives, would willingly restore that com
promise. They found it to be a secret move of
the politicians at Washington, with which the
people had nothing to do. There are great
body of business men in Baltimore who feel they
would suffer by division of the Union, which
would result as shown by the history of the past
in war and bloodshed. Those whom Mr.. Blair
represented would support free State candidate
for President, as the best means of putting stop
to the difficulty. The paper recommended the
North to stand to what was right. and submit to
nothing that was wrong (Applause) The Mis-
souri, compromise should be restored, and the
work destroyed built up. The patriots of the
South. and those of Baltimore in particular, de-
sired this If flag, with the Missouri compro-
mise inscribed on it. be raised in the coming Pres
idential campaign. its bearer will be successful
The paper was favorable to the exclusion OF sla-
very from Kansas. When the North is true to it.
self the South will be true to itself, and will al
ways be true TO the Union. All minor questions
of policy should be overlooked in consideration OF
this question, which involved the safety of the
Union itself and which is above everything else.'
Passmore Williamson, it seems, by the fol-
lowing extract from the proceedings has got
out of Jail:
''Passmore Williamson was introduced amidst
tremendous applause. He appeared to be greatly
embarrassed, returned thanks and beg to be per
mitted to retire"
In the midst of their proceedings the Pres
dert read telegraphic dispatch from the
X. Ms at Philadelphia. 1t was as follows:
The American party are no longer united
Raise the Republican banner. Let there be no
further extension of slavery. The Americans are
with you"
There was but little quarreing among
them-they all seemed to be of one turn of
mind, and as body they were much more
dgnifed than the K Ms. There were some
10 delegates present. A Mr. Spratt repre-
sented California, says the reporter. Eight
Southern States three Territories, one Dis
trict and twelve Northern Statet were repre-
sented. The Southern States were Texas,
Kentucky, Delaware, Virginia,
South Carolina and Tennessee.
They organized a National Central Com
mittee, recommended National Convention
to be held on the 18th of June next, in Phil
adelphia, for the purpose of nominating
President and Vice President of the United
States, published an address, &c, and ad
lourned the convention on the evening Of the
23d, sine die.
The following synopsis of the address is
given by the reporter:
The address commences by expressing unal-
terabe attachment to the Union, and determina-
ton to preserve it: at the same time it recommends
all true republicans to oppose the further extension
of slavery. 1t Shonld be kept where it exists.
history of the various acts of the general govern
ment regarding slavery was given, and an account
of the recent dongs in Kansas. Congress has
constitutional right to exclude slavery from Ter
ritory. 1t has no right to confer popular sover
eighty on Kansas and Nebraska, thus given away
its own authority over Territories. The address
calls upon all republicans to support the consti-
tuition against the assaults of its enemies and
recommends energetic measures for the election
of the candidates of the Presidential Convention
The resolutions are in substance as follows
First, demands repeal of all laws allowing the
introduction Of slavery into Territories once con-
secrated to freedom, and the resistance by constitu
tional means of the existence of slavery in any
Territory.
Second, support by all lawful measures the
free States men in Kansas in their resistance to
the usurped authority of lawless invaders, aud
Co., Jiota aIp i1tp fho nil
free State.
Third, strongly urges the republican organiza-
tion to resist and overthrow the present national
administration, as it is identified with the progress
of the slave power to national supremacy"
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS WITH THE GOVERN
MENT OF GREAT BRITAIN seems to drawing
to crsis:-We demand apology for the in
fraction of our neutrality laws, in enlisting
within our boundaries, by the British agents,
men for the allied army in the East, and
England refuses to give it. We demand a
compliance with our Interpretation of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty in relation to Central
America, and the British authorities refuse
it outright.
Mr.. Buchanan, from all accounts, has some
good old Monongahela whiskey which he
prefers to the oldest and best wines in the
London docks, so he stays away from the
soirees of the people of St. James. Now
when a man bolts his wine an Englishman
very naturally concludes that something Sc
rious is the matter. Forthwith their news
papers begin to talk about hogging the people
of this country-some of them it is true
modestly deploring the necessity of rubbing
us out of existence, but all of them excited
and wordy. The merchants meet at their
chambers of commerce and deplore the pos
sibility of any interruption to trade, and the
members of Parliament call upon the minis
try to unburthen their bosoms, that they may
be able to act understandingly. Meantime
Mr.. Dallas has gone out with very decisive
instructions, and the affair looks serious. To
a straight forward man there would seem to
be hut ono cnursa--a nolooisa Or fnht Rut