New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-25
POLITICAL NEWS.

Will the pIO-SOuihern Delegates 10 me lllS
General Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church please contrast with their votes and speeches
on the BisbOp-6enerd Polk mater, the following
noble uiterance of the New School Presbyterian
Synod OF Pennsylvania, which held It's meeting on
slave soil. at Wilmington, Del, few deys since:
That in The bloody martyIdOm Of this wicked re-
bellion, we recognize new motives 10 abhor tue
crime OF treason against lew, and new inducements
TO condemn and abrogpie TIA. system Of oppression
which has not only suggested treason, but tic most
cruel and bloody methods Of putting II INTO practice;
and we urge upon all loyal people to marx with then
complete adherence all who resist the efforts OF the
Government for is SUPPRESSION Tn, and Other
equally pertinent resolutions passed BY the vote Of
every member Of the body-not man lodged or
opposed them.
The results Of the election for members Of the
next Legislature Of California in ali the counties have
been published. There are 40 Senators and 50 A.
semblymen. OF the Senators, % hold over from last
year; only Is were chosen at the last election. OF
abe hold-over Senators, 10 are Union men, = are
Cotton Tor Uniou) Democrats and are Secessionists
Those chosen on the ID INST. all belong to the Union
party, which thus has majority Of -. In the AZ
sen.by, 50 are Union inen, are Cotton Democrats
and 5 Secessiooists with Union majority Of S.
The Union majority joint ballot is rs OF the Go
Union AssemblyInen, 81 were formerly Republicans
and 81 were Douglas Democrats.
The Union War Meeting in tie Academy Of
Music in Bfooklyn last evening was large and en-
thusiasc gathering Of the friends OF the Government
The Hon. James Humphrey was In the chair. Pa
trioiic and eloquent speeches were made by Col
Hamilton Of Texas, Gen. Rogers Of Tennessee, the
lion. Pnilip Fraser of Florida, and the Hon. Daniel
S. Dickinson OF NewYOrk. Two stands were
erected in the stree, in front Of the house. from which
the masses outside were addressed by H. Il. Stanton
Horace Greeley, w. II. Burleigh, w. II. Gale, j.
bicDermaid, and others.
The Union Republican Convention Of the With
Congressional District, comprising the Eleventh aud
Seventeenth Wards, last evening unanimously NOM
mated HEsRY A. BURR for Congress. Mr.. Burr lie
widely and hoDorably known as the President Of the
Board OF Trustees Of the New-Yorl1 Fire Depart
ment-a position he has held foT sixteen years, and
one Of the most honorable stations within he gift
of our citizens. The Peoples Convention, which
met on the same evening, promptly udorsed Mr..
Burrs nomination.
The Hon. CHARLES X. TRAM is renominatsd
for election to Congress by the Peoples Union Con-
vention of the With Massachusetts District He
was elected in the With District in 1860 by GSS2
msjority over the next highest competitor.
William l.. Ellsworth Of the Eighth Ward was
last night nominated for Congress in tue INth Dis
trict (ijen. Woods by the National Union Demo-
cratic Convention. The young Democrats Of tho
District are determined to defeat the policy member
if possible, and unite upon Mir. Ellsworth as their
strongest man.
Fernando Wood, the partner and swinder Of
harvine, tic hero Of tie Joseph Walker, and SYM
pathizer with the traitor Governor Of Georgia. ratified
bimseli for Congress ast evening n bear-garden in
Clinton street lpoor Elijah L. PuTdy Of Tammany
preScingl, IN SCI speech, in the coune Of which he
said that II the Administration bad not bceu inbe-
Gle, venai and corrupt, II would have put down Tie
rebsi oa long agc; tLai, when elected W sload 70