Nebraska advertiser., 1857-09-24
Weekly Review.


@'. IS Weekly Review.
Two conventions have been held /;
n at Cleveland ID Ohio composed of
delegates from the northern States, the
other at Knoxville in AJabamai in which
all the southern States had represen-
tatives. Both met almost at the same
hour aud, although entirely different
intheir views and their aims, discuss
ed the same subject. The slavery
question, that great battle field of the
north and south; was necessarily the
object Of the two meetings, for though
suspensions of hostilities do sometimes
happen between the two antagoni8tic
parties, no treaty ofpeace has yet been
sealed. They arenow battling in Kan
sas; and after Kansas, Missouri viii
come in Che field. The last election
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for Governor can ba-considered as the
beginning Of a series of contests not to
be ended before Missouri be gained to
the cause of gradual emancipation
And although materials for a new ag7
itatioRhaFe been prepared il these two
conventions; that of Cleveland is proof
that the doctrine of gradual emancipa-
ton is making rapid progress in the
northern States. A great many anti
slavery men now abandon radical alb
~olitionism for a system infinitely more
pfodaciTe of practicalresults and from
the instant the interests of slaye-hold-
erS are taken into consideration and
their rights admitted by the very men
who pursue theirextinction it may be
hoped that compromise measures will
take place and succeed where extreme
ones have failed, except in bringing
warbetweeh the two great, sections of
our country. In the convention of
Cleveland even Gerrit Smith has rec
oggnizeed the fight Of slave holders. to
an indemnity and although the means
to achieve the result proposed are yet
uncertain, the aim Will rally a great
number of adherents. A constitution
for a new Society under the name Of
'sNational Compensation Emancipa-
ton Society was adopted and the con-
vention adjourned until May next
At Knoxville, the southern convention
have discussed a great many questions
relative to southern interests, promi-
nent among which are the slave trade;
the production of cotton; the organiza-
ton Of a national southern newspaper,
and adopted different resolutions rela-
tive to public instruction, the road Of
Fehuantepec, etc. etc., and adjourned
also until May next. s9E bnf
Otherwise, on this side of the Allan
tic, the week has not been prolific in
political events. The financial crisis
stilIfuIly exists, a few more banks
have closed, but it is generally believed
the worst phase of the crisis is now
passed.
A collision, on the Camden and At.
lantic Railroad occurred on the 6tE
inst, three men were killed and a mum.
Der wounded. We quote from the
Philadelphia dispatch = a. -,
The train was running in time, ant
at about FIVE o'clock when a short dis
lance below White Horse, and while
rounding a slight curve, the enginee.
discovered a freight train coming il
the, opposite direction. Both engineer
attempted to check the speed of thei-
trains, but the distance was too short
and a frightful collision was the re
suit.
The expgess train was going at tn,
rate ofabout twenty-five miles an hour
but the speed-of the freight train wa
not so great. Both engines wer,
crushed to pieces, and the wood on tn,
tender took fire from the furnaces
The flames we're; however, soon extin,
guished.
The baggage car of the expires
train wasdriven neutrality-suspicious.
the forward passenger car, and tn
rear car was badly Jared, while tn
middle car was scarcely afectedby tn
crash. OF course, the baggage ca
and the forward passenger a wer