The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-10
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

SLAVERY IN New MExIco.-The following
item of news is worthy of the special attention
of those who advise the abandonment by the
Republican party Of the old well-settled policy
of Slavery exclusion by Congressional enact
ment:
1.-The mail received from Santa Fe brings
a copy of stringent laws passed by the Legisa-
ture of New Mexico, TO protect property in
slaves and totally prohibiting emancipation in
that Territory.
The Republicans have carried their ticket at
the municipal election in Chicago, by thou
sand majority
The Opposition Convention which met at
Alexandria (Va.) last week nominated Henry
w. Thomas, Esq, of Fairfax, to represent the
Congressional district in the next House of
Representatives. 1t seems that Ex-Governor
Smith, the present member, has or will have
Democratic opposition; and in that event, Mr..
Thomas who is represented by the Star of this
city as a gentleman of talents and character,
may be elected.
The Savannah Republican, the leading Oppo-
siton paper of Georgia, dominates the follow
Hammond, of S. c.; for Vice President, Rufus
Choato, of Mass.
SLAVERY IN Missouri Coon MOVE
MENT.-The citizens Of Barton county, which
lies in the southwestern part of Missouri, con-
tiguously to Dade county, both Of which have
recently begun to be settled, and in the former
of which are but few slaves, while in the latter
are many, have sent in petition to the Legis-
I Iat,, hot cla no cd To
be brought into that county, promising in that
case to engage in an honorable strife with their
neighbors of Dade county in the race of i'm
proyement and prosperous enterprise. Have
we not here foreshadowing of what we may
hope at no distant period to see and hear of all
along the border of the slave States?
We trust that this exercise of popular sow
ereignty," on the part of counties in the slave
States, will be allowed as legitimate by the
Democracy" There are scores of counties
in Missouri, which, With this right conceded to
them, could easily free themselves from the last
vestige of Slavery The same is true of all the
Southern States, and above all of Virginia.
At least twenty counties of that State have less
than a hundred slaves.
The Wheeling htelltgepcer says,
"From what we now know, we feel amply
justified in saying that there is a Uery strong
probability that the National Opposition Con-
yention of 1860 will be held in Wheeling"
Democracy IN KaSsAs.-The Black De-
mocracy have carried the county of Wyandott,
in Kansas, in a late election for county officers
by about sixty majority Wyandott is a small
county in population, Immediately on the Mis-
souri, border; and how much the victors are in
debted to their old arts of ruffian invasion and
fraudulent voting, we are unable to say. But, in
any point of view, the fact is significant, and
should be a warning to the Republicans. The
leaders of the triumphant Democracy in the
county are said to have been Free-State men in
past times, but we have no faith in any mans
professions of love for Freedom, who is willing
to take upon himself the foul stigma of "De-
mocracy," as that term IS popularity understood,
especially in Kansas. Should the sham De-
mocracy, in any of its phases, whether Douglas
or ti-Douglas, get the control in the Territory
they will inevitably introduce Slavery, or rather
they will inevitably retaiii Il, and sngrsft it upon
the future State of Kansas.
A South Carolina correspondent Of the South
ern Citizen says. II
"Know Nothingism.i never swept over the
| North quicker or more irresistibly than Reyiya!
is doing here The only difference in the two
phenomena as to their popularity is the perma-
hence of one and the temporary character of
the other" II
PoLrr1cAL,-Four State elections will take
place this spring, viz: New Hampshire, March
8; Connecticut, April 81 Rhode Island April
G; and Virginia, May. 26. In each OF these
States, Governor is 70 be chosen, and also
members to the next Congress.