r ?i >
it is
'
K«n^*T«f' l oy> Atiausi 5ih t i
toucihrrw, E&~Dear Sff
are in the most beautiful count
smo, and the soil Is found e
desire# of the most Sanguine of o
lb St. tiouiSj Bnd on the boat, a o
of pSlSticat. Hacks, who mamfe?
interest in out' welfare/told us W«
be permitted to land at Kansas; tl
pla of’Missouri were determined,
ards to prevent the settling of 1W
tory by the emigrants froml tW
St/uis. They told us horribles
the barrenness of the soil; the I
woodlands end water; that ven
tiles crawled over the land ; mus
ihe air; (wo each of us bought
not, but as yet have had no us
and in the same breath, they lolt
Territory was overrun with squatt
slave States, perfect, desperado®
ready and willing to tar and feoit
and shoot any Abolitionist, who
to set his fool on any part of U
farth within the boundaries of K
tory. Nebraska was set apart ft
they might go there. But hotV
result on landing I Many of the
met us, extending to us a bean
expressing a wish that the thou
come from the free Slates, wou
mediately. Even E. M. McGee
der, who figured somewhat cpm
the Westport meeting, which p
nious resolutions, hearing tha
wished to purchase oxen, bore
&C., called at the hotel with his
and carriage, and took two of o
his home, and sold them pro[
amount of §3OO. The majoritl
of Missouri’s best citizens, I full;
in favor of emigration to Kant
northern States. Men of the firt
Kansas and Westport assure mt
(be fact.
■Now as to the territory : the first 30 miles
west of the Missouri'line, and south of Kan
sas river, is the Shawnee reserve, for which
a treaty is in progress, and it is thought will
be soon ratified, giving to each Indian 200
acres of land with liberty to sell] This tract
is rolling prairie and woodland. The In
dians have some beautiful fields of corn, al
though they have had no rains here for the
last sixty days. A resident tere for 21
years, says he never knew it so dry. About
30 miles west is the Wakarusa river, which
empties into the Kansas near Sharneen.—
About eight miles weal of this river, the Pio
neer parly have located their lands, and a
richer soil the sun never shor e upon. In
this immediate vicinity, there is any quantity
of limestone, building stone, cay for brick,
sand, limber sufficient for building purposes,
and coal mines within five miles. The soil
is a rich black loam, from oni to five feel
deep. We find many of excellent
water. Lhave traveled over and obtained re
liable information of this Territory for 150
miles west, and 40 north and south, and the
description of this locality wil) apply to the
whole, The Kansas river is jiavigable from
foul - to five months in the year. The steam
er Excel made six tri(is up to Fort Riley du
ring last summer, fcarryingl Government
stores. As to our reception fry the actual
settlers, I have yet to see the man who has
not expressed himself in favor of nil emigra
tion from the East that could be induced to
come, and four-fifths of the actual settlers
are in favor of Kansas being; a free Stele. —
S. N. Wood, Esq., whose Ibtler you have
seen in the New York Tribune, lives within
four miles of the Pioneer settlement, and a
true man he is. He fully Understands the
Nebraska bill, and is determined that no ac
tion on his part shall be wanting to make this
a free State. The Pioneer parly are under
many obligations to him.
JVild turkeys, geese, ducks, prairie hens,
quails, squirrels, &c.-, are quite plenty.
Yours, D. k. A.
From the Dubuque Tribune, August ISM,
lowa to tier Sister States.
Sisters ! lowa is redeemed !
Yes our noble young State has spoken in
thunder tones, words that will tell upon her
recreant Senators and upon the foes of free
dom everywhere.
Sisters of the East, have we done our duty ?
Is freedom worthy struggling for ? Will you
too “come to the Rescue?” Or will you
with unprincipled timidity shrink ignomini
ously from the contest?
Freedhm or Slavery ! Sisters, what say
ye? The spirit of our noble sires, from the
high spheres which they inhabit, stood to
hear your reply 1 We urge you, by the holy
ties oJ brotherhood which should bind,Cree
men one to another, by all the sufferings and
sacrifices of her fathers, by the memory of
Concord, Lexington and Bunker hill, and by
the heart-rending ties of crushed ond bleed
ing humanity. Do your duty. Will you
act ns becomes the sons of worthy sires, or
will you tpmely bow your arms for the man
acles 1
Shall the pure virgin soil of the North be
disgraced by the blood of human beings,
trickling from the lakh of the task-master, or
will you, “trusting in the God of your
fathers,” manfully follow our lead 1
lowa has done her duty j will you do yours ?
To you we commit the contest, and upon you
rests the responsibility.
Rest salislied with doing well, nnd let oth
ers talk of you as they please. They can do
you no injury, although they may think, they
hatfe found a flaw in your proceedings, and
be determined to rise on your downfall or
Profit by your injury. . I
{£4*)Ure tp annex a w_
up irisffod of pushing you d
tils phrases, get-a piece or
tr<zri., .Jpffere.ifDo'hiog i
your, cfoihes.
him 1 i«*"
leant to say No;, if tie
tp-lns iionored; by K s . neighbors and
ow}gJryt|wn, ha mpst.learo lo reply- to pride,
prodigality, .passion, and all the thousand
temptations from within and without—No!
~ V
f
THE AGITATOR.
ditof of The
t of the
m. '
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Tliariday,ll»rnlng. fept. 14, lias.
894. f
akti-ktorMa tickkl
j—Here we
ary I have
Jqual to the
'TOR governor; }
JAMES POLLOOBVof Northumberland,
ir party. —
irtain date
led a great
I 1 would not
iatiho peo.
(at all haz
(nsas Terri-
S Northern
lories about
scarcity of
bmous rep-
toboanal commissioner,
GEOEGKJJARBEE, ofAllcgheny.
% TOR SUPREME COURT, --
DANIEL JS, BHYBER,of Montgomery.
PEOPLE’S CHOICBTOR'CONGRESS:
GAIUSBA A. 6ROW) of Snsqfrshanna.
Anti-Nebraska County. Ticket
FOB REPRESENTATIVE,
Thomas A. Baldwin, Of Tioga.
' FOB PROTHONOTAKT, '
.Toll a F. Donaldson, Of WeiUboro.
*►
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER.
William D. Bailey, Of WeiUboro.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
- O. B. Wells, Of Jaclmn.
FOR AUDITOR,
A. E. Wiles, Of Charlttlon.
ketoes filled
a mitskelo
j for them,)
I us that the
tiers from the
4, who were
ser, hang up.
1 might dare-
Jncle Sam’s
insas Terri
iir them ahd
lifferent the
best citizens
y welcome,
sands yet to
d come im
, a slavehol
picuously in
tssed the fa-
Receipts for tbo Agitator for the work ending Sep.
tember 13.
E. Mitchell, 101,50 P.W. Doud, 01.50
L. Culver, ~ 25 U. Kimball, 75
R. Hart, ,75 J. W. Holly 26
C. H. Seymour, 01,50.
dost as we are going to press, we team that Judge
Pollock will positively be hero on the 30th inst.,
to apeak on tho important questions of the day.—
Wo have this information from a reliable source, so
we can safely say—come une, come all. Below is
s list of the places he' wifi speak at:
Coudersport, Monday, Sept., 18.
Wellsboro, Wednesday, “ 20.
Troy, Thursday, “ 21.
Towanda, Friday, 11 23.
Montrose, Saturday, “ 23.
lhe party
es, wagons,
ipan of bays
ar pnrtjulo
eriy to tne
y, composed
> believe, are
as from the
t standing in
that such is
To the nominees of the anti-Nebraska Contention:
In accordance wilh our resolution expressed two
weeks since, that wo would not support any man
for office who has not tho boldness and independ
ence to come out over \m own namo and avow his
opposition to the further extension of Slavery:—
We call first upon Mr. Baldwin, to say whether
he will,* ns a true anti-Nebraska man, and in the
spirit of tho 3d resolution adopted in the Convention,
repudiate Gov. Bigler os a candidate for re-cleclion,
together with his associates upon (he ticket, and
use his influence fur Judge Pollock, in preference.
And t in regard to tho election of an U. .S Senator,
he will vote for, and use his influence in favor
of & man to fill that station, who U thoroughly im
bued wilh frcc-soil principles, and identified in the
past wilh tho opposition to Slavery extension; and
that he will work, as well as tote, for a Prohibitory
Liquor Law, if elected.
Will the other gentlemen on the ticket state their
intentions in reply to the first question, in time lor
publication in our next? We are in earnest, for
we have been taught to hold that poor policy which
conflicts with principle.
Whether the old adage—“ Discretion la the bet
ter pkrt of valor”—be true or not, discretion is of
great practical benefit to its possessor. It bos been
evident to us all along that our up-town neighbor
lacked in this valuable article, essentially. For iu
stance, it was very indiscreet in him to publish that
letter from tho Tioga whig u what stopped” the Ag
itator, (to say nothing of the unkindness of thus ex
posing our falling fortunes to thq public gaze,)
when no whig had stopped our paper at that place.
This was very indiscreet, because it showed that, (in
the language of a distinguished poet,) the
“ Pluribue and unum quill" —
of Hio editor had something to do with that same
letter, containing the immense consignment of $1
worth of lira “ sinews of war I”
(Suppose lira Colonel raises a regiment with the
surplus, and emigrates to Turkey!)
But our neighbor has gone into convulsions by
prosy, ut the nib end of the vengeful quill of his
newly elected “ sub,” on the subject of modesty !
In our short acquaintance with him, we had never
suspected that the Colonel was subject to the “pains
and penalties” of the blush power, but, in employ
ing a “ sub" to say for him what he cannot say for
himself conscientiously, be establishes a slight claim
to the virtue in question. Now, this astute “ sub,"
lacks just what the " responsible ” does—discretion.
So, instead of repairing a wofni breach in choosing
his associate, our neighbor has only msde a new
one.
Appropriately, we dare say, our neighbor com
mences with a chapter headed “ Disinterestedness,”
taking bis teat from the Agitator, He takes occa
sion to show up one of the proprietors of Ibis paper
far announcing himself as a candidate for Register
in its advertising columns, while wc, in the same
number, ask the freemen of Tioga not to underrate
the importance of the new Convention lately held
at the Court House in tills borough. We cannot see
why Mr. Bailey is obnoxious to the charge of im
modesty, in doing just what candidates for office so
generally do. Certainly, wo had no special refer
ence to either his, or any other man's election in
llris County in our remarks. And wc may as well
say here, that neither Mr. Bailey nor any man, other
than the individual whoso name stands at the (lead
of this paper, is in any way responsible for what op.
pears in these columns, or has any control over lhem v
Therefore, whatever we may soy hereafter in favor
of Mr. 8., or any other man, must be taken as our
views, ond not his, or others’, necessarily. To do
him justice, he has never asked us to say a word in
his favor. So much for the charge of immodtity,
preferred against him by the astute u sub" aforesaid.
But the best of the juke is to como. In the Ea.
gle of the 21th uit., we find (ho following modest
estimate of our neighbor’s ability, and claim upon
the suffrages of his feDow-ellizens, made up, and
presented by himself. Hark :
" The ticket just made cannot■ be excepted to on
the score of incapability. * * • The people in,
every part of tho county know the candidates named,
especially for Assembly, Prothoipitary and XegiHer,
and we think that the citizens a [id business men of
all parties generally, will acknowledge that the per
sonrnamed for thorn offices are retry way reliable,
and well qualified for theiteeteral trusts,"
■ Ho! ye who deem yourselves " born to blush nn.
seen,” wander nq tnore down by tire cold dreams of
Babylo’n, ashamed to lot the light of your counten
ances shine upon« benighted world ! &r,behold here
isa foagtainof-reodesty that--babbies-of-its blush,
andhathno shame tnasaerliog its excellence above
ail nthusr'Com* upland' let thatnoifsTGolohcV GR
you to orerfWing. or be-hereafter . debarred from
availing yonrselve*<of-thspreciousnectar.
Now isn't that modest? ' We coil, imagine the
Colonel- iUtingl«oJ«»--in%i»-sanolnra, -nibbing, the
“piurihtti and 'Vintiin c and {hen 'addresting
himself to the pleasing recreation of inditing the!
modett puff, and, when the last word was jotted
tn tliat will lift you
>wii. Ip mercon
calicq that, teill
o « piech, like u
tur. •ijriutea’’ and
/v -
i . ri-
Special Notice.
Oar Neighbor.
the ti a&A' qo iiiW Y:, Aft i t ATpg.
dain.ruiny wilSijl im»gWab®jlgnily,
that electee!";. [['A; & ■
jTbe ColonelStould look outfit
polled up, in tbs records of hiaJjtanedlato plot,:and?
remember nbf to'qhsrge his pie'ceko b&ivity i 'ai to;
wile
his countrymen wboshot at the oquirrel apd got
Ti > ■%;
•' And now we ask oar readers to bear with ns a
momentwhile weexplaihagain why:itwae deemed
best to hold ahatber ConTention. already
know lhallha profes*ion-of-lhoso.called.DemocraUo
party in ,Ute 6lh of, JulyJMass.meetipg.anfi pieir ac
lion in making subsequent arrangements to hold a
strictly party Conveß.tion, wero grossjy inconsistent
one with the, other,. \fe have held up Xo the pubiic
gaze before, more than once, this inconsistency, but
our neighbor has not attempted to apologize for it-
And we again cal) upon him to reconcile the getting
up of the Tioga Convention with theiaat tefcqlution
unanimously adopted by the party in the Mass mee
ting abovementioned. If be is an honest man bc {
will do this,'or hold bis peace. There is not'one
spark of manliness in the coarse pursued by the Ea.
git ‘in regard to to this matter.’ It may be indica
tive of political sagacity—this tacit endorsing of an’
act that one cannot defend,-but we were never driv
en to adopt each i misferably-contemptibie 'course;
and when, to ensure success in politics or'anything
else, such a course becomes necessary, we will lay
down the pen and retire beyond temptation, trusting
in the strength of a geod purpose to sustain us in a,
more honorable, if less pnblio sphere 6f labor.' We
said as much in our salutatory, and holdtb the same
principle 'still. And we appeal to an intelligent pub
lic, that they examine whether the Eagle haa at
tempted to reconcile the gross inconsistencies of its
profession and practice upon any point as charged
by us at various times within the past two months.
We beg to present another fact for public consid
eration: The democratic party wore Uie first to
waive, by resolution, former political lies, and con--
sent to a fusion of all parlies in opposition to slavery
aggression. Did tiiey make this profession good in
practice? No I They mere Ihe/iret to draw party
lines around a nominating Contention. Will any
roan deny this? We presume not.
The Eagle goes on to say that every man on the
democratic ticket is a goad anti-Nebraska man.
We care little for what men eay j' there is many a
lie between speech and action —there is one here.
Our neighbor is not a good anti-Nebraska man, for
he utterly repudiates the anti-Nebraska resolution
adopted by the Convention that nominated him—
That resolution cut off from tho support of those
who acquiesced in the doings of tho Convention, —
“ any man who has not been openly and oneqnivo
cally opposed to the repeal of tho Missouri Compro
mise." Now, not a man an tho democratic Slate
ticket is, or has been, openly and unequivocally op
posed to the repeal of that restriction, yet Our neigh
bor keeps their names at bis mast-head, neverthe
less. Then what docs lie mean by asserting that ho
is a good anti-Nebraska man ? Will the “ associate"
explain 7
And now, freemen of Tioga, especially you who
are opposed to slavery extension indeed, and who re
pudiate the too commonly acted upon principle—
-11 All’s fair in politics ” —will you endorse such, an
inconsistency as exists between the professions of
the democratic party in Mass meeting and their sub
sequent action in calling the Tioga Convention, by
casting your votes for tho Tioga ticket? Will you
consent to be bound by the action of that Conven
lion 7
(Cr'We have been receiving for several weeks
past, bat omitted till now to notice, the Tioga Caun*
ty (Pa.) Agitator, a new paper in which we rec6g*
nizo the facile pen and see the name of our old
friend, whilome of the New Daton t M. H. Cobb,
(Esq.(!) oh, gel out! most delectable H. Si M. P. L.)
It is neatly printed, well got up, &c. * • We
welcome it to our exchange list, ns we gladly would
the face of our old friend, to a place at our tabic for
a cosy chat, —N J. Standard,
And this u opes the way ” for a flood of bygone
memories, old, and valued friend ! —they come like
the waters that dance through the meadows, now
gladdened with sunlight, now saddened with shad,
ows. The bright, golden days—shall wo ever for
gel them ? They are jewels of price, and sweet in
tercourse set them. They will never grow dim—
they will gleam thus forever, They are links in a
chain that shall parted be, never 1 . Time may whi.
ten our heads, and our foreheads deep furrow; Mis*
fortune may come with its full weight of sorrow—
All the lies may be riv'n that to earth and life bind
us, Yet those hours will illume all the dark ones be*
hind us.
We arc always glad to look into thy (hcc, as re
flected in the Standard, friend Morford—it always
puts ns in mind of the “ Unrest of Don Juan."
P, 8. Forgive the doggerel.
The Convention,
Men with lively imaginations usually promise
much, and perform little. Our neighbor, in promis
ing to give the “ how and the why ” of the Wells*
boro' Convention, succeeds in recommending him
self to the consideration of a email Gas Company,
and that's all.
Wo were unavoidobly absent from tho'Convcnlion
and cannot speak from observation concerning its
doings. But we are told that the Eagle misrepre
sents some things, and manufactures others. We
are assured by reliable men that no attempt was
made by the Convention to gag Mr. Rypn, but that
there was a general desire to hear him. And again
—that the “ loud cries for Ryon, from all parts of
the house," trumpeted by that sheet, proceeded in
Ilia main, from certain Elkland gentlemen, who
used all their lung power to control the Convention
in Mr. Ryon’s favor. Now'it is best that our up
town friend take a reef in the ample folds of his im
agination and eschew fancy. > We shall hear next
Rom him, that Wellsborough is a port of entry, and
that Congress has appropriated 8100,000 to erect
light-houses on the reefs that render the navigation
of the adjacent creek so dangerous. Such fancy
sketches as our neighbor con write, are warnings lo
the genius of " Types " and “ Omoo."
But wo happen to know a thing or two about the
afternoon preliminaries of that Convention how ef
forts were made by Mr. Ryon's friends -to.got him
re-nominated. We had this from men who wore im
portuned lo that end, and cannot doubt its truth-
Mr. Ryon’s Iriends needed not to have taken this
method to show tho fear they entertain for his elec
tion. His nomination was effected,, by a dishonora
ble and contemptible betrayal of confidence, if the
evidence of* his political associates is worthy of be
lief. And we hope tp lay a‘ full exposition of the
“ preliminaries" to the Tioga affair,before the pub
lic in a few days. ,
Tat ouf lisfistas wa have bid
showers in which-the rain came down by the back,
ct-full, giving the parched earth such a drenching
as it probably baa’not had since the big freshet wo
read of in the good Book. Weils are on the rise,
arid.jho streams' nplonger remindiia of the Venera:
ble Doctor Dryasdust. There is a faint prospect ot
getting'some vegetableTdbd’this winter,-n6w< the
,ftll Ibe'd iff-springiDg and thd' parched potatoes may
oomiori yet. At any raid, ifflok will not hate tobe
fed so early as generally antieipated, and that is en
couraging to tha fbteteit. { -
i the. Hunker'limb of U)o
•moe-npß patlyjti Tioga is going to bolt the m
Wi temporary ? If the Bunkra
fia afili-NeiprSteals sad Whigs, all boil hlmjhadfln-
M taUerjro over lo lhl[ Knpw-Nolhinga? It may
i Barn*-
boa huts-oLGrey town were bombarded, be*-,
ctutse thepeople,,ofthai.'placpbad a preju
dice'against coramilliog murder, it was sup
posed' thaV no greater achievement would be
likeljt la reign of;Genj
Biit we learn Tram The Manchesthr (N. H.)
Detlwcrat i\)alii series of peltyanhoypnces
upon the jicopie bt ihe; Anti-Nebraska coun
try towns in' W&emly
taken place, which aye ; the appropriate fol
lowlngop of the, briliiaqt. Grey town affair.
To gratify the petty spleen of Pierce and his
hirelings, and to revenge themselves upon,
towns which had-the manliness lO reftise ac
quiescence in the Nebraska outrage, post-of
fices have in keverap cases been removed or
discontinued.-
11 At North Weare the post-office was abol
ished, and at Smith'Weare has been removed
to an inconvenient location—in both cases to
the great inconvenience of the people. In
Sutton, not having-the power to gratify their
revenge in any other way, the Administra
tion removed the post-office from a central to
a less convenient location,' simply because
Mr. Richards; the postmaster had honorably
and ably done his duty in the Legislature.—
Lust week the people of'Tamwonh Iron-
Works paid (he penally for voting the Anti-
Nebraska ticket last March, by having the
office removed to a -rum-bole one half mile
from the village.”
Proceedings- of the Free Demo-
cratic State Convention.
The Free Democratic Slate Convention as
sembled at Harrisburg, Aug. 80th, Dr. |Rob’t.
Mitchell, of Indiana, President, and Eli Dil
lin, of Philadelphia, Secretary, The follow
ing resolutions were adopted and ordered to
he printed i
UESOLVTIORS.
Resolved, Thai the so called Democratic
parly, by its systematic subserviency to (he
slaveholding power of the country, as mani-
Zested by a series of measures, (the last of
which, the Nebraska iKapsas bill, involving
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, has
given the most indubitable evidepce that it in*
tends to submit to every demand of thal
power, even though it may involve the intro
duction of slavery into free Stales, the revi
val of the foreign slavp-tradb, and the pros
tration ol the popular branch of our govern
ment, by making it subservient to the Senate,
through the introduction into that body of
Senators, (the representatives of slave-holding
constituencies, insignificant in point of num
ber ;) thus setting at defiance the will of the
people, and constituting iho only cause ty an
ticipate a dissolution o| the Union.
Resolved,' That the present Stale and
General Administrations have boldly assumed
the responsibility of the above policy, and
the Free Democracy hold them responsible
fur this departure from the policy and prin
ciples of the fathers of the Republic.
Resolved, That the only questions-now
prominently before the people of this State,
ere those of liberty against slavery, and tem
perance and intemperance, and upon Ifiese'
issues will be determined the approaching
Gubernatorial election; and that the candi
date of the so-called Democratic parly stands
before ' the people as llio justilier.lif not the
advocate of the extension of slavery to ter
' ritory now fred, and upon the subject of a
Prohibitory Liqupr Law (the only adequate
remedy for the manifest evils of intemper
ance) (his position is unsatisfactory to the
friends of temperance,
i Resolved, That in view of the transcend
ent importance of the questions now before
the people, the one involving their honor and
integrity, touching solemn compacts, affect
ing human liberty ; the other, the happiness,
temporal and eternal, of millions yet unborn,
it becomes the friends of Ijbeny and morality
to disregard all party lies and prejudices, and
unite in one body in ppposilion to an admin
istration whose measures are so fraoght with
evil to the human race.
Resolved, Thut, without expressing, upon
this occasion, any opinion as to the old issues
which havq heretofore divided the Whig and
Democratic parlies, or as lo ntiy collateral or
secondary questions which may exist between
them, we cannot fail to recognise the issues
as being fairly made upon the two great
questions above named, and that the Hon.
Jnmcs Pollock stands before the people of the
Slate as the representative of the sentiments
of Liberty and Temperance,. and should
therefore receive the support of the Free De
mocracy of the Stale.
Resolved, That we accept the proposition
to withdraw,-tendered by our worthy candi :
dales foh the several Stale offices, in order
that an undivided front may be presented in
opposition to the Stale and National Admin-,
istrations at the ensuing eleclion.
Resolved, That notwithstanding the with
drawal of otjr Stale ticket, wo deem it our
duly lo maintain our distinctive organization
ns a Free Democratic party. We neverthe
less, express a willingness lo unite with our
fellow citizens of other parties, at any time,
in forming n new of the people, lo
maintain tho rights of freedom, and resist the
encroachments of slavery, whenever an ef
fort lo that end shall be made.
Resolved, That the. Chairman of the Slate
Committee, be directed to publish the.corres
pondence between the Committee dnd the
James Pollock.
Rob’t. Mitchell, Chairman.
Eli Dillin, Secretory.
CORBEBPONDEXCE.
Letter to. Judge Pollock.
Philadelphia, Aug. 6th, ’54.
Hon. James 'Polhook.—-Dear Sir: — Tlie
Wbig'Siate Committee, in their ! recent ad
dress, appeal to the people of Pennsylvania
“ on the ground of resolute opposition to the
further extension o’f tho institution of domes
tic slavery in .the territorial domain of the
nation;” and lhey •'solemnly: pledge The'
Whig party of Pennsylvania and-its candi
dates to "the ddptrjpea of the act of. 1780;
“torthe great ordinance of 1787, in itS-full
scope and til’ its .beneficent principles; to a
resolute determination to effect the absolute;
V*' ■
ar m
andlntirejlepetn portions
of tjgrNeSjfaska protection of the
persj&ai ruble of «wy| human being under
iheponaftfut bn and the
ConsfTfuiio'n of tbp by main
laininginviolste iKeldal, byjuryan.d.writ of
Corpusj”. t . ...
2s Dwiring io übtteOf pbwiple, with our fel
low of every and name in
opposition'to an which has
recklessly and'wantonly viptfed the plighted
honor of our fathers,- we respectfully ask ah
espressjon of your senlimenis.on the fqllow
ing'pbinis:
-First, what-are your views concerning the
provisions of the' Nebraska Kansas bill,
which f repealed tho Missouri ■ Compromise,
and of the duties imposed .by that measure
upon the friends of Freedom? .
i . Secondly—Do. you hold. that Ihe.poiicy
embodied in the sixth article of compact: in
the celebrated ordinance of 1787, is a wise
•and beneficent policy, and ought, to be ap
plied to all territory now belonging lo the
United States, or; that may., hereafter be ac
quired by them? Thirdly, do you hold that
the constitutional rights ofHaheas Corpus
and trial by-jury should be preserved invio
late to every person arrested on or by virtue
of the process, of the federal judiciary.
On behalf of (he Free Democratic Stale
Committee., , ,
W. B. Thomas, Chairman,
Judge Pollock's Reply.
Mn/ron, Aug. 18, 1854,
Sir ;—I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of the sth
inst., asking an expression of my sentiments
on certain points therein set forth. Cordially
Approving ✓ the sentiments of .the address of
the Stale Central Committee lo which you
have referred, I cannot hesitate lo reply lo
your queries; and, in reply to your first
question, say that “my views concerning the
provisions of the Nebraska-Kansas bill, which
repealed the Missouri Compromise, and of
the duties imposed by that measure upon the
friends of freedom,” have been often and
publicly expressed. That hill, in its origin,
design, progress, and final consummation, is
without merit to recommend, or principle lo
sustain it. Unasked, illtimed, and reckless ;
a palpable violation of a solemn compact of
plighted faith and national honor. —an undis
guised attempt lo introduce slavery into terri
tory no\V free, it deserves the unqualified con
damnation of a free people. The duties
imposed by litis measure upon the friends of
freedom are, “ n resolute determination lo ef
fect the absolute and entire repeal of theng
gressive portions of that bill”—thrii ra-enacl
went of that portion of the Missouri Compro
mise which prohibits slavery in those territo
ries—their restoration and preservation to
freedom—and active opposition, now and
hereafter, by evury legal and constitutional
means, to the aggressions of slavery, and its
extension in tho territorial domain of the na
tion.
Secondly, I hold that the policy embodied
in the sixth article of compact in the cele
brated ordinance of 178 V, is a wise and be
neficent policy, and ought to be applied to all
lerriiory now belonging to the Unwed States
or that may be acquired by (hem. The great
and beneficial results of that policy demon
strate its wisdom and the wisdom of the
'Statesmen by wliom it was introduced and
sustained ; a departure from it ought never
to have been permitted, and is the great error
of modern legislation.
Thirdly, 1 hold that the Constitutional
rights of habeas corpus and trial by jury
should be preserved inviolate and secured to
every person arrested on or by virtue of the
process of tire federal judiciary.
The declaration of these constitutional
rights is but the recognition of some of the
general great and essential principles of lib
erty and free government.
Yours respectfully, James Pollock.
Mr, William B. Thomas,
Chairman of the Free Democratic Slate
Convention.
The following is the letter from Mr. Polls,
authorizing the withdrawal of his name.
Warwick Furnace, June 12, ’54.
Dear Sir : —The grenl importance, and
even necessity, of union among the various
opponents to the misrule al both Washington
and Harrisburg, has become obvious to all—‘
and I am gratified lo learn that nn effort is
now being made, by duly authorised com
mittees, to effect, if possible, an end so very
desirable and to pul in nomination such can
didates for office as will, at the ensuing elec
tion, command the support of the entire op
position. To promote this object, our Free
Democratic friends are doubtless prepared lo
make every concession and sacrifice, consis
tent with a due regard to their principles; and
with a view lo disembarass your* committee
in its activity upon this matter, so far ns I am
individually concerned, I fully authorize and
consent to, the withdrawal of my nomination
as a candidate for the office of Governor, at
any ,lime it may be deemed expedient to do
so. With the highest respect, I am, gentle
men, very truly yours, David Potts, Jr.
To William B. Thomas, Chairman Free
Democratic Convention.
Independent Democuatic Movement.
A, large and enthusiastic meeting of Inde
pendent Democrats was held in Sullivan
county on Wednesday of last week. Hon.
David Wilmol was present, and t made a
speech of great ability in sondemnntion of
the Nebraska iniquity. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing the Nebraska bill, con
demning Gov. Bigler’s position on this ques
tion,' and declaring that inasmuch as his elec
tion would -bo regarded in every part of the
Union as a triumph of the allies of slavery,
he was unworthy of the support of the friends
Of freedom. The meeting endorsed the po
sition of Hon. James Pollock as satisfactory,
and resolved to give him their cordial and
active support,
Am affectionate and endearing mother in
this city is feeding her daughter on pickles,
to prevent her'being eaten up by the young
men, who call her «too sweet to live.”
The Mormons are- a queer invention.
Their religion in having eleven wived four
span of horses, two rows a week, a-dance
on Sunday, and " tegular preaching” the
test of the time.
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Tbe Doiftaiil SlectiDf alChicag*,
We findin tte ebitajgo TW&unq of the 2d
inst.,
at the' NorlJj'lfetjjei Hall. jn lhalciiy, on the
evening of the Ist, to bear Senator .Douglas’s
vindicaiionof ibe Nebraska Bill, Accord
ing to the Ttibuhe, the, belief was generally
entertained thatmeant-wduld be adopted by
the Douglas party.to choke down the real
of, so en
dorsement of Mr- courae, by the meet
ing, by packing the Rail with known adhe.
rents of Dqhglas, and,' preventing, by force
if necessary, Ibe other party from obtaining
a hearirig. At about 4, P. M., information
havi'ngbeen received which was considered
reliable, the following handbill was issued
and added greatly ip the excitement already
raging- .. .
“IRISH BODY ..GUARD ORGANIZED!
Ameripan Citizens, Beware!!
A( a meeting held at the office of the no(o<
rious Charles O’Mally, on the North side of
the river, on last evening, Collector Snow,
hook acting as Chairman, Twelve Irishmen
from each Ward were elected to act as a ape.
cial Body Guard at the North Market Hall
this evening. Shall the voice of free citizens
be stifled in this way ?'*
During the afidtnoon the railroad trains
brought several hundreds of Douglas men
into the city, mostly from near Springfield.
The flags of alj the’shipping in port were
displayed at half-mast shortly aflcr noon, and
remained there during the remainder of the
day.
At quarter past six the bells of the city
commenced to 1011, and continued to fill the
air with their mournful tones for mote than
an hour.
The idea of packing the Hall with Doug
las men was given up (if entertained) and
the platform was erected in front of the build
ing. A dense crowd, numbering some eight
ihousand, quickly gathered. The reporter
of the Tribune passed through the crowd
and “ found it to be composed, in a very largo
degree, of the very best classes of our com
munity ; our mariners, shippers, merchants,
mechanics and professional men. They
were all in a good humor, willing to listen to
what Douglas could say, if spoken in a re
spectful manner, but determined, at every
hazard to express their disapprobation of
his course and 10 prevent him from saying
that Chicago had endorsed him.”
The plaiform was filled with personal and
dolittcal friends of Mr. Douglas, including
several Federal office-holders. Mr. D. was
introduced by the Mayor of the city, who,re
quested that those who were opposed to the
remarks about to be made, would remain si
lent and not disturb the meeting—a request
which the crowd received with marks of ap
probation.
Mr. Douglas then came forward, and the
Tribune gives the following account of his
reception :
“ He was received in entire silence, ana
was allowed to speak several sentences be
fore a single sound was uttered by the audi
ence.
“ He commenced by saying that he wished
In elucidate the principles of the Nebraska
Bill. He was satisfied lhal there wgs nolone
among his audience who understood that Bill.
(Three hearty and indisputable groans here
greeted the oruiorv) The bill had never
been published in any of bur city papers.—
(At this most ridiculous and unfounded state*
ment, the audience were convulsed with laugh
er and groans.) It however, had been puo
lished that morning in ong of our city papers,
(his own organ,) and there it might be read '
Here the audience became ungovernable, ano
cries of all descriptions rent the air. “ No
body reads that paper!” “It would be ot
no use if they did “ Douglas thinks no
one knows anything!” which subsided fora
few moments, only to break out again ai
some fresh insult.
U'e shall not pretend to give anything like
a report-of his speech. We do not hesitate
to say that a more miserable, sophistical ana
unsound declamation was eyer made by the
most ignorant pettifogger. Added to this, it
wasiinterlarded with the most insulting epi
thets which the resources of Billingsgate
couldTurnish, and full of the most.qnwarran
table and ungrounded accusations against the
character of our city and citizens. There was
not a show of argument through the whole
effort; there was not a position which he ad
vanced but from which the most feeble rea
soner could drive him. It was not as good
as his sophistry usually is ; his good genius
seemed to have deserted him, and he was
given up to blindness and defeat.
For the first three quarters of an hour, no
was listened to with most remarkable patience
and forbearadee, considering the circumstan
ces under which it was delivered. It was
true that every pro-slavery sentihaent that he
uttered was received with indignation, and
was disarmed with cries of no, groans, and
hisses. But when he did talk, for a moment,
sensibly, he was listened to, Fn a word, the
feeling of the crowd evidently was, to listen
to reason, but to disowh and decry sophistry,
and to show Douglas and his clique that they
were no longer to be imposed upon.
“ During his speech he Claimed Chicago
for his home, 'fhe crowd repudiated this
claim by groans, jond acclamations asserting
that be was no longer worthy to be a citunn
of the place he had so foully disgraced. Tko
most pertinent add searching questions were
frequently put to him by various persons m
the crowd, which stripped his'pielended logic
of its false covering, and showed it in its true
light, filling the audience with mingled feh
ings of disgust and mirth at the person m
thus attempted to.deceive them. Many
these questions and retorts were of the hap*
piest apd wittiest order, nod the c|owd re
ceived them with much zest. Douglas avoi
ded an answer to them generally, as they
were of such a character as to be too dan
gerous for .a reply,”
After speaking for somewhat more than a#
hour, Mr,.Douglas lost his temper under the
constant expressions of disapprobation fro®
the crowd, and “ at the end of another Itouh
says the Tribune,." bis downfall was com
plete." The entire,crowd,except the "Body
Guard,” and the Irish hackers, were againsl
him, “and received his Insults, falsehood*
and miprepreseptqtiqDS with moat terrific
groans and hisses” Mr.D. denounced -the