The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-12
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PHILADELPHIA ELECTIoN-OPPosITIoN TRI-
UMPHANT.-The election on Tuesday the Sd
inst, in Philadelphia, passed off very quietly,
and resulted in the success of the Peoples party
There is considerable falling off in the aggregate
vote polled. Below will be found the full re-
turns.
City Ireasurer.-Brown, P, %, $40; McClin
took, D., 23,566. Browns majority, 1924.
COMMISSIONER Neal, p, 26,05l Bore, D..
23,l76. Meals majority, 1915.
Mayor l858.-Henry, P, 3,l76; Vaux, d..
29O68. Henry's majority, 4,7O3.
TENNESSEE PoLITIcs.-In recent discus
sion at Nashville, the Opposition candidate for
Governor, Colonel Netherland defined the po
sition of himself and party as follows
" Colonel n then read the fourth resolution
of the Democratic platform, announcing the
position of that party on the Slavery question
The Opposition party agreed to that resolution
and stood with them upon it. What, then, was
the use in haranguing the people by the hour,
upon the subject of Slavery? And here he
| speech III his CITY, There was no Aboiitio,
party IN the South, and no party holding any
sympathy with opponents Of Southern rights
wherever or whoever they were. The Demo
cratic party in Tennessee was not such a marty
and he would denounce such charge against
that party as calumny his own party was
not such party, and he had no doubt Governor
Harris would dispose of charge against it in
the same way. Governor Harris was good
Southern man, and he claimed to be as good
any charge that he would affiliate with the enc.
mics of the South, to wrong the South directly,
or indirectly, for party purposes, was false from
beginning to end"
DISUNIoN MOVEMENT AT MoBILE-The Mo
bile (Alabama) Mercury informs us that there
are active movements going on in that city.
looking to a secession from the Union. If
says:
" The times are now ripe for the organization
of political movement in the slaveholding
States, irrespective, of course, of all old party
designations and there are peculiar reasons
why such q movement should be undertaken
now and here. Indeed, we are credibly in
formed that conferences have already been
held by leading patriotic gentlemen in this
city, of all parties, and the plans of Southern
organization have been set on foot, and almost
matured, preparatory to action. We earnestly
hope the good work may go on, and speedily.
The country we repeat, is ripe for the move
ment; and, if judiciously inaugurated, it will
sweep over the land with force that no oppo-
sition will be able to check. We therefore
caution our friends in the country, everywhere,
to be prepared for it, and to keep themselves
free from all entangling alliances which NAV
hinder them from joining in it untrammelledh
Gen. Bowman withdrew his resignation of
the SUPPLEMENTARY of Printing on Monday.
He holds on to that Office and to the Constit;,
ton at the same time.
WHEELING VA.-The Republicans of Wheel.
ing (Va.) extend the following cordial invita-
ton to the party throughout the country. It
would not be a bad idea to adopt their sugges-
ton.
"Whereas we, the Republicans of Wheeling.
have heard with heartfelt delight that those who
have in charge the designation of the time and
place OF holding the next National Republican
Convention, have had their attention called to
this city as a possible place; therefore.
ReSOtUed, That we would most cordially
and earnestly invite attention to the many adj
vantages which Wheeling possesses for holding
SAID Convention; especially to our location as
a central point, easily accessible from all parts
of the country, both by water and rail to our
prominent position as the second city in the
leading Southern State to the fact that there
already exists among us and around us a wide
spread and spreading Republican sentiment,
ana that the opposition to us is of such friend
ly character as to have afforded many and lead
ing personal assurances that Republican Con.
yentlon would be cordially welcomed to our
midst, and their session in all respects made
comfortable and agreeable.
Resolced, That we firmly believe it of the
first Importance to the Republican party. that
their next National Convention should be held
in Southern State, in order to relieve our
cause from the groundless, yet plausible, charge
Of sectionalism, which has in times past been
effectually urged against it and that, in our
opinion, no other measure would be half so
productive Of rapid growth of Republican
principles in the Southern States as holding
this Convention upon Southern SOIL
9 ReSotued, That should the National Exec.
utive Committee determine to hold the Conyen.
ton in this city, it will be our pride and pleas-
1re to make the most ample preparations for
their comfort and convenience, and that copy
OF these resolutions be forwarded to our fellow
citizen John c. Underwood, to be by him pre-.
sented to said committee
81. NJ. PpMRHRRY, President.
sd. THoBVEN, Segetpy.D
ar organization of the Pennsylvania Democ,
racy, in session at Altoona, have adopted reso- |
utons to the following effect: MT
First. That il is inexpedient at the present
lime to nominate State ticket -tfl =