Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-16
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The call OF the North American Nation
al Executive Committee, requests the Amcri
cans of each State in the Union, who are op
posed to the establishment of slavery in any
of the territory which was covered by the
Missouri Compromise, to choose the same
number of Delegates as the electoral votes to
which the States are respectively entitled,
and tho Delegates 90 elected are to meet
in the city of New York, on Thursday, the
18th day of June next, at 10 o'clock, NJ. to
make nominations for President and Vice
President of the United States j. NJ. Sade
signs the call as committeeman for Vermont
and u. X. Pangborn ditto for Massachusetts,
The Worcester Transcript says concerning
the recent action of the State council of Mas
sachusctts
"We wish the Americans Of other States to under
stand, That tho cowardly endorsement Of Fillmore
and Donelson by the majority of the State Council
on Tuesday, is no more indication of the senti-
ments of the party in Massachusetts,, than the
nominations at Phiadcl phin were an indication Of
the will of tho American party of the countrv that
is Just no indication at ALI it will soon be made
evident enough that the Ame ricans of Massachusetts
netf or endorse Fillmore and DOnelson the shlly
shillyng. unmanly course pursued by the accidental
Fillmore majority in the Council Tuesday"
All the opponents Of the present National Ad.
ministration and the Nebraska Iniquity, ave uni.
ted on State ticket in Inliana, and nominated
for Governor Judge Morton; Lieutenant Governor,
Conrad Baker.
Tho Washington Organ American has been
authorized to state that letter has been received
from Mr.. Fillmore, by gentleman in that city,
in which he states that he had not received off
cia announcement Of his nomination, but declared
himself at tho service of his friends.
Mr.. Haven the intimate friend and former law
partner of Mr.. Fillmore, in private letter, which
has been published, says that Mr.. F. was not nomi.
mated to decline, and will not decline
A despatch from Washington to the New
York Tribune says:
" Com Stockton's letter (taking Republican
ground,) creates quite sensation. 1t is stated
that he has avowed his willingness to stunt hi. State
for Judge Mclean The Mclean interest has been
strongly developed within short time. Pen SYLVIA.
mia and Illinois are setting strongly towards him -
The American State Councils of Illinoi:
and Virginia have endorsed the nomination
of Fillmore and Donelson.
1t is now rednccd to certainty that two
sets of delegates from Missouri as well as
from New York, will claim seats in the
Cincinnati Convention-one from the Ben.
ton, and one from the anti Benton wing Of
the democracy. The recent State Conven.
ton adjourned without being able to effect a
union, although every effort was made.
The " Soft delegation from New York
will receive the countenance Of the Admins
tration at the Cincinnati convention -
The Concord Patriot, Mr.. Perce's HON,
organ, says that Seward, Hale, and Greeley
have equal claims to a seat in that convention
with the delegates Of the g Hard faction"
1t is broadly limited that if Mr.. Buchanan
fails at Cincinnati, his friends will bolt the
nomination and run HIM as an independent
candidate