... holders' Union is essentially different from any political organisation whii:h has preceded in this country. Leagues, anti-slavery societies, Catholic emancipation associations, and political unions all had for their object some specific change in the ...

... uncompromising hostility. The free-soil men are nobly resolute against any exteusion of slavery in the New States. Some of the southern democrais ere mad pro-slavery men. And as there seems to be no chance of a compromise, one cannot guess how loug the ...

... with public expec- tations. In short, this message is one of the most inn cent documents ever published. On the subject of slavery in the nt w territories, the General is by no means clear or expli- cit. In the finances there will be found a deficiency ...

... Upper Italy does not fall short of 80,000 men. The new constitution for California, and that for Deseret alike repudiate slavery, but exclude all but white males from the suffrage. Lord John Russell is expected to arrive in town for the season to-day; ...

... man who had the greatest num- ber of votes. The result was that Mr. Howell Cobd, of Georgia, democrat, free-trader, and pro-slavery man, bad 102 votes. Mr. Wixth nor, whig, had 100, Mr. Wilmot tbe free-soil candidate, had 8 ; and se- veral other votes were ...

... republican government. It was true that, in one-half of the States, it had the accursed institution of slavery ; but then they must remember that slavery once existed in every one of the States. It had died out in lb or lfi of them, and he hoped it would ...

... emancipation from slavery of one-sixth — no less tban three millions — of her people. He was of opinion tbat American slavery was the most tyrannical aud the most diabolical of any slavery in the world. Some supposed that Cuban slavery was Uie worst, because ...

... Congress. The southern members continue to demand that slavery shall not be restricted in the new territories on die Pacific, ac- quired by the common expenditure of blood and treasure. The anti-slavery men say, California has adopted for her- self a constitution ...

... Halifax at oue ?? on the 2-_th. The uews is not of much importance. Con- gress is occupied incidentally with the question of slavery. O_L Seward introduced into the senate a resolution of in- quiry into the propriety of giving to Captain Cook, of the British ...

... 1850 American Slavery. — lt is gratifying to observe indications that the abolition oi' slavery in tiie United States becomes more certain. The slave states have been most audacious aggressors. They seized upon Texas, and restored slavery there, in order ...

... question of slavery in connexion with the newly-acquired territories of California and New Mexico, and it is probable the subject will he discussed in both houses during the greater part of the session. No exertions are spared by the champions of slavery to prevent ...

... the Anti-Slavery Cause in thi. United States. — The recent arrivals from tbe Cuited States contain further and interesting infor- mation on the subject of tbe great debate which is going on iv tbe North American states ou the quus- tion of slavery. No friend ...