The Washington union., 1858-02-04
POLITICAL MATTERS.

The Massachusetts, Anti slavcry Society recently held
meeting at Boston continuing two days. The closing
session held in the representatives chamber in the
State house. BY mos s tie representatives, when,
tion of Mr. Garrison series Of resolutions adopted,
in substance follows
LIST. That the time has gone by for to for
ward the anti slavery platform and support the cons
tuition of the United States I'd That under the United
States constitution the attempt to reconcile the spirit OF
liberty with that Of slavery is worthy Of the inmates of
madhouse--wld, guilty impossible and to persist in
making II, any pretonce Whatever Is an outrage
common sense and high treason to the Of freedom
Sd That is the imperative duty Of the legislature in
session denounce unconstitutional tynnncal and
nsuppoabe the decision Of the United States Supreme
Court In the Dred Scott 4th That this oppressive
and arocous decision Is not speedily reversed 1t alone
will fully justify Massachusetts in seeding from the
Union 9Th That the United States Supreme Court in
all matters pertaining slavery the ally Of the slave
power and the deadly foe of liberty 9th That the peo
pie have right to expect and do expect of the egsa
ture prompt and hearty compliance with their wishes,
and that Governor Banks and his council will promptly
and heartily In the removal Of Judge Long and
7th That the people will not sanction tolerate any
whereby this issue shall be evaded but will hold
every senator and representative together with the gov
and every member Of the council to the strictest
accountability in this case
The Onion party of Connecticut composed Of
pubcans Americans and aboltionists proper Is falling
to pieces The Americans complain that their interests
have been dsregarded by their republican allies In the
nominations for State officers. large meeting OF the
disafected held at New Haven Thursday evening,
which resulted in the appointment Of committee to
range for an American State convention with view to
the nomination Of American ticket Should this
ment carried out there will be triangular contest at
the next election, first Monday in April
Massachusetts, epublicansn has recently suffered de-
feat in the house Of representatives in failure to elect
their candidate for sergeant arms Mr. Joseph White
of Lowell who candidate last fall for secretary of
State the republican ticket but set aside by the
State committee to make way for the union Of the Amer
can and abolition branches of the party The incum-
bent for many years. Major Stevens reelected, the
democrats aud the moderate of the other parties
supporting him 1t is said Gov Banks will consider this
for refusing to make ndscrimnate slaughter
among the minor holders about the capitol
chary is he of any collision with the popular sentiment
of the Legislature Shrewd man, that Unionslider Of
Massachusetts
RICHMOND CousrY New YoRK.--At meeting of the
general democratic committee Of Richmond county on
the 10th ultimo the following resolution adopted
Resolved, That we the democratic republican general
committee OF Richmond county have hailed with accla
nation the policy domestic and foreign of our esteemed
Chief Magistrate, James Buchanan expounded in his
annual message to Congress- and that give that in
valuable document fullest and unqualified endorse
ment.
KANSAS. The Herald of Freedom, published at Law
renee the Oldest and most consistent paper in
the Territory thus speaks Of the etterwrtes who have
filled the columns of the black republican press with
citing news from Kansas
a sWe say frankly, that difficulties have been com
pcated and the of freedom in Kansas almost ruin
ed by the alsehoods of the pensoned letter in
Kansas Ba for them the free State party lcould have elected
the delegates June last to the constitutional conpenion and
,s,ied Me consequences ,chich hare fol2oued I!
| Tho Ohio Statesman, in some commentaries upon the
remarks Senator Wade upon presenting in the Senate
the resolutions adopted by the Legislature Of Ohio relative
| TO the admission of Kansas into the Union. says:
"Mr. Wade is opposed to the admiszon Of any State
with the institution Of negro slavery He may deny this
perhaps for in the last In Ohio he denied that
any man in the State in favor Of negro suffrage.
which was notoriously untrue Now, have declared
over and again that the people Of Ohio and the de-
mocracy in the legislature do not object to the admission
of any State because s consultation contains slavery
clause They fully and cheerfully recognise the power Of
the people to determine that and all other domestic ques-
tions for themselves