The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-04-10
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL TO- 1856.

Union, he does not hesitate to enrol himself IN
support of a Movement which numbers among
its advocates such men as Seward, Chase, Hale,
and Sumner-names used by demagogues TO
inAame the most truculent prejudices of Slave
holders.
Such man deserves high respect and conf
dence. let those disposed to criticise HIM,
ask themselves the question, "Placed in similar
circumstances, would we have done so bravely
as he has done?"
AS to his slaveholding these are the facts, so
far as we can gather them. There is not slave,
so called, on his place, who has not been pur-
chased at his own solicitation, or at the request
of benevolent persons, to save him from being
sent to the Southern market, or to prevent a
family from being broken up. The money IS
adyanced-the man or woman has the privi-
lege of working it out-and, to prevent all risk,
the freedom of every one CT them is secured,
by will, in any contingency, and not only free
dom, but provision for a homestead.
Now, whatever may be thought by Anti-Sla-
very men as to the abstract question concerning
this course of action on the part of Mr.. Blair no
man with flesh in his heart, whatever his theory
of morals, will deem him a fit subject of denun-
citation.
Governor ROBINSON AND GENERAL PoME-
ROY, of Kansas, were here last week. The
former reached Washington in eight days from
Kansas. Lying reports had been circulated in
Kansas concerning the action of Congress
even the report of Mr.. Colamer was represent
ed as only half way in its support of the bona
tide settlers The mails were interrupted, and
it seemed impossible to obtain authentic &C
counts of the real state of things at Washing
ton. So Governor Robinson came to see for
himself, and he has gone back somewhat reas-
sured. While on his way from Lawrence to
St. Louis, the passengers on the steamboat Or
ganized meeting, and listened with respect
full attention to his exposition of Kansas at
fairs.
Mr.. MACE did a good thing last Monday in
getting in the Constitution of Kansas, and the
memorial of its Legislature, asking admission
as State. 1t took the House by surprise, and
the papers were referred before the opponents
of Kansas thought of Directing. A motion to
print 10000 extra copies went to the Commit
tee on Printing.
GEN. WALKER, in Central America, is doing
large business. He has fairly organized the
Nicaraguan Government, but his attempts to
conciliate the other States have failed. Costa
RIGA has proclaimed war against him, and he
accepts the challenge promptly. The restless
adventures who are focking to his standard,
would hardly be satisfied with state of peace.
"Mr. Walker, in proclamation issued March
9th, states that he was invited by the Demo
cratic party of Nicaragua to espouse their
cause. He had complied with their request,
and struggled to carry out the principles of the
revolution of 1854 but the Legitimist party
having repealed all efforts at Cancellation, there
was left no other resource but war.
1.-THE Costa Rican Government had issued an
address to the people of Central America, call
ing on them to rise and destroy the American
invaders.
THE SUPREME Court, after months recess
resumed its session, in Washington, last Tues
day week.
OPPOSITION PRESS IN PENNsYLvANIA.-The
Pittsburgh Gazette states that there are about
100 Opposition papers in Pennsylvania, and
gives list of 100, by name, of which, 80
support the Fillmore ticket, 81 hold off, while
AZ oppose it. Of the 80 supporting it, some
half dozen are cold and equivocal, and will
probably abandon it ); six or seven of the 81
holding off may be brought to advocate it !;
and the remainder, it is believed, will sustain
the Republican ticket. 1t says:
"In all the list of journals supporting Fill
more, there is not one of prominence, or one
possessing the character and influence accorded
to leading press. They are mainly insignif-
cant country journals and two of the three
Philadelphia papers which head the list hold a
very low rank.
"On the other hand, the leading presses of
the State, those which have the ear of the peo-
pie, and whose influence is felt upon public
opinion, are arrayed in the class opposed to
the ticket. Pennsylvania cannot be affected,
against their weight, by paltry handful of
seven by nines."
The ONO REPUBLICAN PRESS is urging the
State Committee to issue a call for State Con-
vention on the 22d of May, to choose delegates
at large to the Philadelphia Convention. The
Portage Democrat says:
awe must, of course, have State Conven-
ton to nominate State ticket, and no other
body can be authorized, or ought to assume
the responsibility of appointing the six dele
gates at large to the National Convention.
"The State Committee cannot do it, without
subiecting themselves to implications which
they would be glad to avoid All these things
must be done fairly, and by the people, through
their freshly delegated representatives in State
Convention.
"There is also Republican Presidential
Electoral Ticket to be put in nomination, and
we can see no improperly in putting that tick
ct in nomination prior to the holding of the
Philadelphia Convention.
at is to be hoped that the Republican State
Central Committee will take the subject into
immediate consideration, and act with prompt
itude.
"If it shall not be deemed expedient to put
in nomination an electoral ticket in advance of
the National Convention, we would not urge
that point; but we do claim that the six dele
gates ought to be appointed by State Con-
vention.
"After candidates have been nominated at
Philadelphia, it may be expedient to hold
Mass State Republican Ratification Conven-
ton and if so, an electoral ticket might be
nominated at the time.
But Delegate Convention, to put in NOM
ination State ticket and to appoint the six
delegates at large to the National Convention,
we deem advisable"
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