The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-08-25
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Gibson RepeiHe, of Claiborne county, Miss,
rnrsuant to a call, met in the town of Port
Gibson on Monday the 9Th inst.
Among the resolutions adopted was the fol-
loving:
Resolred, That we deem it due to exact JUS.
tice. equal right, and sound policy, to declare
a. tbe voice Of this meeting, that so much of
the 10Th article of the 9TH section of the Re.
r;se1 Code of this State as declares against the
Local right, and forbids the bringing into this
State OF slaves from beyond the limits of the
tinted States, under the penalty of $1,000
opght to be expunged from the statutes and
raSarding the said enactment as an endorse
mont of Federal usurpation, as a reflection
nnon the institution of Slavery, and as being
c5ntrary 10 sound Southern policy, we do fur
her declare it to be the sense of this meeting
hat the Legislature of this State ought to re-
,.sal said enactment at its next regular SEES
sion.
SLAVE CoDE.-Senator Brown, of Mississippi,
claims prior right to Gov. Wises slave-code-
crlhe Territories hobby. AS far back as June,
Is4e. he uttered in the House of Representa-
tirss Tie following views. He said:
The conclusions, Mr.. Chairman, to which
ms mind has arrived on the several points in
yolg.d are briefly these: That every citizen of
the United States may go to the Territories,
and take with him his property-be it slaves
or any other description of property. That
neither the United States Congress nor Terrific
rial Legislature has any power or authority to
exclude him and that the power of legislation,
BIZ whomsoever exercised, in the Territories,
whether by Congress or the Territorial Legisa-
ture, must be exercised for the equal benefit Of
all-for the Southern STAKEHOLDER no less than
for the Northern dealer in dry goods"
Again, at Elwood Springs, in 1850, he said /:
we should demand the same right to go
into all the Territories with our slave property
hat citizens of the free States have to go with
suv species Of property, and We should demand
for our property the same protection that is
given to the property Of our Northern brethren.
SO more. no less
These views of Mr.. Brown were then regard
ed even in the South, as impracticable ultra
isuls; but at this day, every Southern man who
rejects them is suspected of Free Soilism.
COX. CAUSE.-THE New York Herald ex-
presses the opinion that Gov Chase is the most
prominent candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation Tor the next Presidency of all thus far
named.
SENATOR SEwARD.-The South, says the St.
Louis BHiLetiR, evidently is preparing itself for
the Presidency of Mr.. Seward. A correspond
eut Of the Charleston Mercury speaks of him as
"a gentleman of polished manners and almost
malchess intellect"
Hox. j. NJ. BoTTs.-The Baltimore Clipper
and the Richmond Morning Neaos place the
name of Mr.. Bolts at the head of their columns
as a candidate for the Presidency.
SEysITIyE.-The Virginians, of all parties
and factions, appear to sympathize with Gov.
Wise in his misfortune with the Donnelly let
ter. They appear to think that the honor of
the State is touched by the construction gener-
ally placed upon that letter by the outside
world, and, like Shem and Japhet, they would
Walk backward with averied gaze,
And hide his shsmen
from the imFertinently curious.
FREE-SOLIsM IN ST.. LoUIs.-The Democrat
estimates the strength of the Free Democratic
party in the city at 1925, against 5,637 for the
Slave Democracy. The effort to conciliate the
Americans by placing members of that party
upon the ticket seems to have failed of success.
In future struggles, the Democrat is opposed to
coalition with Americanism. 1t says:
Let these factionists go to the National
Democracy, with whom they are identified in
sentiment. They have not principle in com.
mon with the Free Democracy. On the con-
trary they are radically opposed to the Free
Democracy on the vital question of the day
the Slavery question. This is now established,
and consequently their cooperation, even if it
could be secured, would only produce democrat
ration in our own organization. Those who
do not choose to rally round the standard of
Free Labor, Of their own accord, and because
1t is nobler than any other that floats in the
political armament, had better place themselves
at once under the black flag of the Pirate De-
mOcraey.'
ELECTIONS IN KANsAs.-The election har-
vest in Kansas this fall will be made up of the
following crops of votes:
|. That on the Constitution on the first Tues
day in October
,. The Territorial election in November for
delegate and members of the Territorial Legis
lature and county Offices.
,. If the Constitution is adopted, there is
provision by law for State election in Deem
Der. full State ticket and Legislature is
then 10 be elected.
This IS rather n severe programme Of election
duty for one State or Territory in six months.
The Portland OregORid,i, in announcing the
election of Mr.. Logan, a Republican, to Con-
gresS, attributes the result mainly TO the long
misrnle, tyranny, and egotism Of 10. Lane, who,
IN dispensing Federal patronage while Oregon
was Territory, had raised up "leaders and
subaterns" Of whom the people were tired.
Mr. Logan was a popular man, and the Repub
leans of the new State I" worked with a will"
The AHas and Argus, emboldened by Gov
ernor Wise's .fdar pas, openly denounces Mayor
wood and his friends as " confidence" and
"penitentiary politicians. Confident of their
ability to carry State Convention for Douglas,
says the EUeRiRg Journal, the Atlas whistles
National Democrats down the wind. What a
good time of it the Hards will have, after help
lng the Buffalo Platform men to elect a Presi-
dent
KANSAS AND UTAH CONGRESSIONAL NoHIyA
TloNS.-H LOHiS, august l8.-The Kansas
Democratic Territorial Convention at Topeka
AOnlidItd D W Johnson Tor congress.
lie Salt Lake mail reached Atchison yes
ierday. Captain Hooper, formerly Secretary
OF the Territory Of Utah, has been nominated
Tor Congress, vice John M. Bernhisel.
An election has been held for Delegate to
Congress in the embryo Territory of Nevada,
which resulted in the choice of a Mr.. Dodge,
by vote, so far as heard from, of 253 to 103
tor Judge Crane.
Items Telegraphed from Washington.
HE NAIL SERvICE-SALARIEs-C Contracts,
&c Washington, august lS.-The late Post
master General having entered into contracts