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DAILY NATIONAL ERA. O. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. VOL. I. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1854. NO. 71. TEEMI. The Daily National Bra is published every even ing, and couttt.ius the reports of the proceedings of Congress up to thaoe o'clock. Tbo Office of Publication in on Sevonth otpeot, be tween D and E. Daily paper, for term of eight months - . . $6 (Ml Hates of Advertising in Dytly One square, (tou linos,) one insertion ? ? - $0.50 Do. do. - three insertions ? ? 1.00 I>o. do. oneweok .... 1.60 D?. do. two weeks .... 2.60 Do. do. one month .... 4.00 Do. ' do. two months.... 0.00 Do. do. thrse months - ? ? 8.00 A liberal discount for long advertisements, and to those who advertise for a lunger time. WASHINGTON, 1). C. FK0BPBCTU8 OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE NATI0EA1 EEA. a. bauIkt, eniTOH and pwophuctom. JOftN O. WHITTIKR, COHRIC8PONDINU KDITOK. * " WASHINGTON, D. C. Tho National Era is a weekly uewspajKjr, devoted to literature and Politics. In literature, it aims to unite the Beautiful with the Truo, and to make both immediately subservient to the praetioal purposos of every day life. Id Politics, it advocates the Rights of Man, and the Equality of Rights, and opposes what ever violates or tends to violate them, whether this be Involuntary Personal Servitude, Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legis lation, the Selfishness of Capital, the Tyranny of Combination, the Oppression of a Majority, or the Exactions of Party. It holds no fellowship with the Whig ana Democratic organisation^, believing that the main issues on whioh they hove been arrayed against each other are obsolete or sottled, and that* they are now chiefly used by tho Sectional Interest of Slavery, to impair tho love of Lib erty natural to the American mind, and to subjugate the American People to its rnlo. Dirt claiming all connection with them, it yet synw fiathfaes with those of their adheronts who are tonestly seekiug through them to advanoe the substantial interests-of tho country, although it must believe that they have not ehoson the bettor way. ..." It is a supporter of the Independent Democ racy, which holds that tho Truths of the Dec laration of Independence are practical, that in their light the Constitution of the United States is to be interpreted, that to them the laws and institutions and usages of the coun try should bo conformed?a Party, whose motto is, Union, not for the sake of Union, but for the sake of Freedom and Progress; and Imw, not for the sake of Law, but for the Protection of Human Rights and Interests? the only sure foundation of order and oonoord. In no sense is it the organ of a Party, or a - mero Party Paper, but absolutely " free and independent," claiming to sneak " by author ity'' for nobody except its eaitor, and recogni sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe its eourso and poliov. The Eighth Volume of tho Era will com mence on the first of January ensuing, and be enlarged by the addition of four columns. We havo neglected no means that could promise to make it an agreeable companion for the House hold, and an efficient co-adjutor to the enlight ed Politician. It has secured able correspond ents at home and abroad, and no journal in the oountry can surpass the Era as it respects contributorslo its Literary Department. The Era publishes condensed rejnirts of the proceedings of Congress, explains movements in that body, the causes of whioh do not always lie upon tho surface, and from its position is enabled to keep a constant Watch upon the ac tion of the Federal Government in relation to all questions at issuo between Liberty and Slavery. The poly journal at the seat of the Federal Government, representing the Anti-Slavery Sentiment of the Republio, while the Pro-Sla vcrv Sentiment is represented here by four daily papers, nearly all of them being liberally sustained by Governmental patronage, it asks tho support of all who believe, in sincerity, that the Vmon was formed to secure the blessings of Liberty, and not to perpetuate tbo oune of Slavery. Payment in advance is invariably required. 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PRO8PFCTD8 OF THE DAILY NATIONAL ERA 1 I shall issue, on the 2d day of January en ? suing, the Daii.y National Kra, a Political and Literary Newspaper In Politics, it will advocate the Rights of Man, and tho Kquality of Rights, and oppose whatever violates or tends to violate them. . whether this be Involuntary Personal Sorri tndc, Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, ("loss Legislation, tho Selfishne.4* of Capital, tbo Tyranny of Combination, the Oppression of a Majority, or the Kx ietions of a Party. 4t will hold no fellowship with the Whig and Democratic organizations, believing that the main ii>sue? on which they havo boon ar rayed ogainst each other are obeolote or settled, and that thev are now chiefly used by the Sec tional Interest of Slavery, to impair the love of Liberty natural to tho American mind, and to subjugate the American People to its rule. Dis claiming all connection with them, it will yet sympathise with those of their adherents who are honestly seeking through them to advance the sulmtuntial interests of the country, although it must believe that they have not chosen the better way. It will Im a supporter of the Independent Democracy, which holds that the Truth* of the Declaration of Independence are prattical ; that in their light tho Constitution of the United States is to lie interpreted; that to them the laws and institutions and usages of the country should be conformed?a Party, whose motto in, Unian, not*for the wake of Union, but for the itln of Freedom and Progress; and Loir, not for the sake of Law, but fo? the protection of AGKNTR Human Rights and Interests?the only mire foundation of order and concord. In no sonsc will it be the organ of a Party, or a mere Party I'ajier, hut alisoltitoly '? free and indej?endent," claiming to speak hy " au thority " for nobody except its editor, and 4eo ognising no authority in any quarter to pre scribe its course and policy. In Literature, it will aiig to unite the Beau tiful fcith the True, and to inake both immedi ately subservient to the practical purposes of evory-day life. Able correspondents, at home and abroad, have been secured, and ample provision has beeu made for its Literary Mieeellany. It will publish oondensod reports of the pro ceedings of C.mgreas, explain movements in that, body, the cautes i f which do not always lie upon the surfaoe, and from its position be able to keep a constant watch upon the action of the Federal Government in relation to all questions at issue between Liberty and Slavery. The extensive t*u Inscription of the Wttkly Era. which, during the year about to close, has reached the number of twenty-eight thousand, must make it an eligible medium for advertisers. The Daily Era will be issued on a sheet as large as that of the Daily National Intelligencer, on the 2d day of January, 1854, and daily there after, uptil the 1 dt of September, 1854, (or long or, should Congress continue in session,) at FIVE DOLLARS KOR THAT PKKIOD; and sjioubl the result then warrant, the publication will be resumed on the 1st of September following, by tke year, As but sixteon days intervene between this and' the 2d of January, it is important that subscriptions bo forwarded at once. Payment in advance will lie invariably re quired. (i. BAILEY. Washington, December 15, 1853. INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. ADOPTED AT PITTSBURGH, AUGUST 12, 1852. Having assembled in National Conten tion as the delegates of the Free Democra cy of tlie United States, united by a com mon resolve to maintain right against wrongs, and freedom against slavery; con fiding in the intelligence, patriotism, and tbe discriminating justice of the American people; putting our trust in God for the triumph of our cause, and invoking his guidance in our endeavors to advance it, we now submit to the candid judgment of all men the following declaration of prin ciples and measures: m I. That Governments, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, are instituted among men to secure to all, those inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, with which they were endowed by their Creator, and of which none can be deprived by valid legis lation, except for crime. II. That the true mission of American Democracy is to maintain the liberties of the people, the sovereignty of the States, and the perpetuity of the Union, by the impartial application to public affairs, with out sectional discriminations, of the fun-" damental principles of equal rights, strict justice, aud economical administration. III. That the Federal Go vernment is one limited powers, derived solely from the Constitution ; aud the grants of power therein ought to be strictly construed by all the departments and agents of the Gov ernment, aud it is inexpedient and dan gerous to exercise doubtful constitutional powers. IV. That the Constitution of the United States, ordained to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, and secure the blessings of liberty, expressly denies to the General Government all power to de prive any person of life, liberty, or prop erty, without due process of law; and, therefore, the Government, having no inhre power to make a slave than to mnke a king, and no more power to establish sla very than to establish monarchy, should at once proceed to relieve itself from all re sponsibility for the existence of slavery wherever it possesses constitutional power to legislate for its extinction. V. That, to the persevering and impor tunate demands of the Slave Power lor more slave States, new slave Territories, and the nationalization of Slavery, our dis tinct and final answer is?no more slave States, no slave Territory, no nationalized Slavery, aud no national legislation for the extradition of slaves. \ I. That Slavery is a -wn against God and a crime against man, which no human enactment nor usage can make right; and that Christianity, humanity, ami patriotism, alike demand its aholitiou. VII. That the fugitive Slave Act of 1K50 is repugnant to the Constitution, to the principles of the common law, to the spirit of Christianity, and to the nenli inentM of the civilized world. We there fore deny its binding Ibrre upon the American People, and demand its imme diate and total repeal. \ III. T^at the doctrine that any human law is a finality, and not subject to modi fication or repeal, is not in accordance with the. crced of the founders of our Gov ernment, and is dangerous lo the liberties of the people. IX. That the acts of Congress known as the Compromise Measures of 1850, by making the admission of a sovereign State contingent upon the adoption of other measures demanded by the spccia! inter est of Slavery ; by their omission to guar anty freedom in free Territories.; by their attempt to impose unconstitutional limit ations on the power of Congress at|J the people to admit new Slates : by their pro visions for the assumption of live millions of the State debt of Texas, aud for the payment of five millions more, and the cession of a large territory to the same State under menace, as an inducement to j the relinquishment of a groundless claim, j and by their invasion of the sovereignty ol the State* and the liberties of the |>eo- : pie, through the enactment of an unjust, | oppressive, and unconstitutional Fugitive Slave Law, are proved to be inconsistent | with all the principles and maxims of De mocracy, and wholly inadequate to the settlement of the questions of which they are claimed to be an adjustment. X. That no permanent settlement of the Slavery question can he looked for, except in the pructical recognition of the truth that Slavery is sectional, and Free dom national; by the total separation of the General Government from Slavery, and the exercise of-its legitimate and consti tutional influence on the side of Freedom; and by leaving to the States the whole subject of Slavery and the extradition of fugitives from service. XI. That all men have a natural, rig lit to a portion of the soil; and that, as the use ot the soil is indispensable to life, the right of all men to the soil is as sacred us their right to life itself. XII. That the public lands of the Uni ted States belong to the people, and should not be sold to individuals nor granted to corporations, but should be held as a sa cred trust for the benefit of the people, and should bo granted in limited quanti ties, free of cost, to landless we tilers. XIII. That a due regard for the Federal Constitution, and sound administrative policy, demand that the funds of the Gen eral Government be^kept separate from banking institutions; that inland and ocean postage should be reduced to the lowest possible point; that no more reve nue should be raised than is required to | defray the strictly necessary expenses of the public service, and to pay off the pub lic debt; and that the power and patron age of the Government should be dimin ished by the abolition of all unnecessary J offices, salaries, and privileges, and by the election by the people of all civil officers in the service of the United States, so far as may be consistent with the prompt and efficient transaction of the public business. XIV. That river and harbor improve ments, when necessary to the safety and convenience of commerce with foreign nations or among the several States, are objects of national concern, and it is the duty of Congress, in the exercise of its constitutional powers, to provide for the same. XV. Thai emigrants and exiles from the Old World should find a cordial wel come to homes of comfort and fields of enterprise in the New ; and every attempt to abridge their privilege of becoming citizens and owners of the soil among us ought to be resisted with inflexible deter mination. XVI. That every nation has a clear right to alter or change its own Govern ment, and to administer its own concerns in such manner as may best secure the rights and promote the happiness of the people, and foreign interference with that right is a dangerous violation of the law of nations, against which all independ ent Governments should protest, and en deavor by all proner means to prevent; and especially is it the duty of the Ameri can Government, representing the chief j Republic of the world, to protest against, and by all proper means to -prevent, the intervention of Kings and Emperors against nations seeking to establish for themselves republican or constitutional Governments. XVII. That the independence of Hayli ought to l>e recognised by our Govern ment, and our commercial relations with it placed on the footing of the most favor ed nations. XVIII. That as, by the Constitution, " the citizens of eacli State shall be en titled to all privileges and immunities of citizens of the several Slates," the prac tice of imprisoning colored seamen of oilier Slates, while the vessels to which they In-long lie in port, and refusing to exercise the right Co bring such cases be fore the Supreme Court of the United States, to test fhe legality of such pro ceedings, is a flagrant violation of the Constitution, and an invasion of the rights of the citizens of olther States, utterly" in consistent with the professions made by the slaveholders, that they wish the pro visions of the Constitution faithfully ob served by every State in the Union. XIX. That we recommend the intro duction into all treaties, hereafter to be negotiated between the United Slates and foreign nations, of some provision for the amicable settlement of difficulties by a re sort lo decisive arbitration. XX. That the Free Democratic party is not organized lo aid either the Whig or Democratic wing of the great Slave Com promise party of the nation, but to defeat them both ; and that repudiating and re nouncing both, as hopelessly corrupt, and utterly unworthy of confidence, the pur pose of the Free Democracy is lo lake possession of the Federal Government, and administer it for the better protection of the rights and interests of the whole people. XXI. That we inscribe on our banner, Free Soii., Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Mew, and under ii will fight on and fight ever, until a triumphant victory shall reward our exertions. XXII. That upon this Platform the Con vention presents to the American People, as a candidate for the office of President of the United States, John P. Hai.e, of New Hampshire, and as a candidate for the office of Vice President of the United Slates, Gkorke W. Julian, of Indiana, and earnestly commends them to the sup port of all freemen and parties. T. *. ARTHUR'S HOME MMAKINK ^ ovw 5"'" large, double column ootavo page* VI of choir? rolling matter in a year Alio, from 12 to 15 Hoot engraving*, of a high oritur of excel lence, beiridei. from 150 to 200 wood engraving*, nil for $1.25, in club* of four ftulmrrihvni. The cheapen Monthly Maganine in the World* The Third Vol urn? begin* in January, IK54, And will contain a now story, or nouvettrtte, by Mr. Arthur, entitlod "Thk Akmii. ok tiik Hoo?holI)." Terra*, in advance $2 a year; 4 oopuw, one year, ?5; 12 eopie*, on* year *15, and on? to getter up of club. m*. hrrt furnmhrd frtr nf rhoigt. I.ady* Rook and JfotM Maga?ine, one year, |f 50. Addreiw, po*l paid T. R. ARTHUR, Jan ?ow 107 Walnut at, Philadelphia. ?*K THoliJMMI AM KMT* WtfVTtEO 1.MNE chance for young men thin winUr. Addreaa Nov. X. M J. COOR, Omwfordfvilla, Ind LIST OF MEMBERS OK THE 111) CONGRESS. SENATE. Tim Senate consists ot two Senators from each State. Thar* are thirty one Stales, reprrgented by tixty two Senators. Whigs, in Italic; Old Line Don?oerala, in Roman. Those marked I. U., Independent Democrats; IJ., those elected on Union men; 8. K., those elected as Southern or State Uights mon. President - - David R. Atchison .Secretary - - Aubnry Diokins. Tenn expire*. Term expire* ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI. Benj. Fitz|t&triek- . 185(1 Stephen Adams, (1 J ) 1857 0. C. Clay 1869 A. O. Uronrn .... |n$9 A It K ANNAN. M ISSOI! It I. H. VV. Johnson* - - 1856 David R. Atchison - 1865 Win. K. Sebastian ? 1859 Henry ?N. (leyet . . JH6y CONNRCTICUT. NSW IIA Ml'sil IK K. Truman Smith - ? 1856 Mont* Norris, jr - . 1865 Isaac Toucoy - - - 1867 Jar?l W. Williams- 1859 CALIFORNIA. NKW YORK. William M. Owin - 1855 Wm. N. Seward ? . 1855 John B. W el lor - . 1857 Hamilton /?'/*// - . 1867 DKLAWARK. NKW JKRSKY. James A. Bayard - 1857 J. K. T)iorn|?nn - - 1867 John. M. Clifton . 1869 William Wright - - 1859 ? . KU>RI?A. NORTH CAROLINA. Jackson Morton . - 1856 (Jrorfc B. Hut err- 1855 Stephen R. Mai lory 18*7 Viu-aiiey * - 1859 OKORUIA. Oil In. ' Hr. c. Dawson - - 1865 8. P. Chase (1.D.) . 1855 Robert Toombs (II.) 1859 Henjamin /?' Wade 18^7 INDIANA. PKNNHYLVANIA. John Potit 1855 James Cooper - . 1 1855 Jesso D. Bright - ? 1857 Rich'd Brodhead, jr. 1857 ILLINOIS. KIIODK ISLAND. James Shields - - - 1865 Charles T. James 1 1S57 Stephen A. Douglas 1859 Philip Allen .... IC59 IOWA. SOUXII CAROLINA. Augustus C. Dodge- 1855 A. P. Butler (S. R.) - 1866 George W. Jones - 1859 Josiah J. Kvana. - - 1859 KENTUCKY. ' TKNNESSKK. Archibald Dixon ? - 1855 James C. Jours - - 1857 John If. Thompson 1859 John Be/1 1859 U)(ilSIANA. TEXAS. John Slidoll .... 1855 Tlioiuas J. Rusk - - 1857 ./. Benjamin - . 1859 Sam. Houston - - 1859 MAINK. VERMONT. Ilannihal Hamlin - 1857 Vacancy 1855 Wm. P. Fegsenden - 1869 Solomon Foot - - - 1857 MASSACHUSETTS. VIRGINIA. Chs.Sumner (I. D.) 1857 J. M Mason (8. R.) 1857 Edward Everett - - 1859 R. M. T. Hunter " 1859 MARYLAND. WISCONSIN. James A. fearer ? - 1865 Isaac P. Walker - - 1855 Thomas C. Pratt - 1857 Heury Dodgo - - - 1857 M1CHIWAN. Lewis Cass 1857 Ohas. E. Stuart - - - 1859 ? * By Governor's appointment. The Legislature of Alabama will have two Uuited States Senators to elect during tho coming session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House consists of two hundred und Uiirty-four Members and livo Territorial Dele gates, ono new Territory having lately been formed. viz: Washington. Tlia Delegates, however, liavo no vote, * ALABAMA. Old Line Democrats.?-Philip Philips, S. JkV. Harris, Wm. R. Smith, George S. Houghtou W. R. W. Cobb, James P. Dowdell. Whig-?James Abereromhio. ARKANSAS. Old Line Democrats.?A. ti. (ireonwood, E. A. Warren. CONNECTICUT. Old Line Democrats.?J amen T. Pratt, Colin M. Ingersoll, Nathan Belcher, Origen S. Sey mour. CALIFORNIA. Old Line Democrats. ? J. A. MoOouuall Milton S. Latham. DELAWARE. Old Lint Democrat.?George R. Riddle. FLORIDA. Old Line Democrat.?Augustus E Maxwell. 'GEORGIA Old Line Democrats.?J., L. Seward, A. H. Colquit, David J. Bailey, Win. B. VV. Bent, K. VV. Cbastain. Junius Hiilyer. Whigs.?David A. Reese, Alex. H. Stephens IOWA. Old Line Democrat?Bernhardt Hcnn. Wh/g.?John P. Cook. INDIANA. Old Line Democrats.?S. Miller, W. H. Eng lish, C. L. Dunham, James A. Lane, Thos. A. Henricks, John G. Dtfvis, Daniel Mace, Nor man Kddy, E. M. Chamberlain. Andrew J. Harlan. Whig.?Samuel VV. Parker. ILLINOIS. Old Liue Democrats.?John Wentworth, VV. A. Richardson. James Allon, William H. Bis sell, Willis Allen. Whigs.?E B. VVashburno, J. C. Norton, James Knox, Richard Yates. KENTUCKY. Old Line Democrats ? Linn Boyd, Jamos S. Chrism an. J. M. Klliott. J. C. Breckenridire, R. II. Stanton. Whigs.? Benj. E. Gray, Presley Kwing, Clement S. Hill Wm. Preston, Leander M. ('ox. LOUISIANA. Old Line Dcmocrtds ?\\ m Dunbar, John Perkins, jr. If A>?4.-s_Theodore G. Hunt, John B. Smith, j MASSACHUSETTS Old Line Democrat ?Nathalurl P. Banks. Whigs.?Zono Scudder, Samuel L. Crocker, J. Wiley Edmunds, Samuel H. Wallsy, Wil liam Appleton, Charles W. Dphaiu, Tappan Wentworth, P.dward Dickinson, John Z. Good rich. Independent Democrat.?Ale*. DeWitt. MICHIGAN Old Line Democrats.?David Stuart, David A. Noble, Sitfhuel Clark, Hestor L. Sl<*phenB. MAINK. Old Lint Democrats ?Mows McDonnld, Sam uel Mayall, T. J. D Puller. Whigs.?E. Wilder Parley, Samuel P. Ben son, Israel Washburn, jr. MISSISSIPPI. Old Line Democrats. ? Daniel B. Wright, Wm S. Barry, O R. Singleton, Wiley P. Har ris, Wm Barksdale. MARYLAND. Old Line Democrats,-*}acob Shower, Joshua Vansant, Henry May, Wiu T. Hamilton. Whigs. ?John B. Franklin, A K. Sollers MISSOURI. Old Line Democrats. ? Thomas H. Benton, Allretl VV. Lamb, John S Phol|w. Whigs.?John G. I.indloy, John G. Miller, Morde?;ai Oliver, Sam Caruthers. MiN.viwmy Old Lioe Demotral.?Henry M Rioe, NKW YORK Ohi Line Democrats.?Jan. Maurloe, Ths VV. Cumming, Hiram Walbridg#, Mike Walsh. William M. Tweed, John Wheeler, William A. Walker, Pranoisll (Tutting, Jared V. Peek, William Murray, T. K. VVestbrook, Gilliert Dean, Rnfus VV. Pwkliain, Cbarh?s Hughes, Bishop Perkins, Peter Bowe, Daniel T. Jones, Andrew Oliver, John J. Taylor, Goorge Hast ings. kenlten E Kenton. If'hifrs.?Mussel Sage. (Jeorgo A Simmons, (Joorge W. ('hase, O. B. Matteson, Henry Ben nett, Edwin B Morgan, David Carjtenter, Thomas P. Flagler, .Solomon (J. Haven, Benja min Prtnglo. 1 Indepemlent Democrats.?CerTit Smith, Ca leb I.yon. NKW JERSEY. Old Line. Democrats? Nathan T Strntton, Charles Skeltou, Samuel Lilly, George Vrail. Whig?A. C. if, Pennington NEW HAMPSHIRE. Old Line Democrats?George W. Kittredge, George W. Morrison, Harry Hibhard. NORTH CAROLINA. Old Line Democrats.?H. H. Shaw, Thomas Kuttin, Wai. 8. Ashe, Burton S. Creig, Thomas L. Clingman. Whig*.?Sion H. Rogers, Johu Kerr, Rich ard C. Puryear. NEW MEXICO. Old Line Democrat.?Jose Manuel G^llegos. OIIIO. Old Line Democrats.?I)avid T. Disney, M. H. Nichols, Alfred 1*. Edgert >11, Andrew Ellison, Frederick W. Green, Thomas L. Ritchie, Ed ! son K. Olds, Wui. I>. Lindsey, Harvey H. John son, Wilson Shannon, George Bliss, Andrew Stuart. Whigs.?John Scott Harrison, Aaron Har lan, Mohob B. Corwin, John L. Taylor, W. R. Sapp, Edward Ball. Iiulependent Democrats.?L. D. Campbell, Edward Wade, J. R. Giddings. OREGON! Old Line Democrat.?Joseph Lane. PENNSYLVANIA. Old Line Democrats?T. B. Florence, J. Rob ins, jr., Wiu. H Witte, John McNair, Samuel A. Bridges, Henry A. Muhlenberg, Christian W. Strauh, H. B. Wright, Asa Packer, Ga lusha A. Grow, James Gamble, Win. H Kurtz, Augustus Drum, John L. Dawson, Michael C. Trout, Carlton B Curtis Whigs.?Joseph R. Chandler, William Ever liart, tssac E. Heiater, Ner \liddloswarth, I Sanuiel L. Russel, John MtCollooh, David I Ritchie, Thomas M. Howe, Johu Dick. K1IODE I8LAND. Old Line Democrats.?Thomas Davis, Ben jamin B. Thurston. SOUTH CAROLINA. ' State Rights Democrats.?John MoQuoen, | William Aiken, L. M. Keitt, P. S. BrookH, Jas. , L.Orr, W. W. Boyce. TENNESSEE. Old Line Democrats.?Brookins Campbell, (deceased.) Wm. M. Church well, Samuel A. Smith. Geo. W. Jones, Frederick P. Stanton. Whigs.?William Cullom, Charles Ready, R. M. Bugg, Felix K. Zollikoft'er, Emerson Eiheridge. TEXAS. Old Line Democrats.?Geo. Y. Smyth, Peter H. Ball. UTAH. Old Line Democrat.?John M. Bernhisel. VIRGINIA. Old Line Democrats.?T. H Bayly; J. M. Mill noil, John 3. Ciiskie, William O. Goode, Thos S. Bocoek, Paulus Powell, William Smith, Charles J. Faulkner, H. A. Edmondson, John Letcher, Z. Kid well, J. F. Snodgrass, Fayette McMullen. VERMONT. Whigs.?Jiirned Meaoham, Andrew Tracy, Alvah fciabin. WISCONSIN. Old Line Democrats.?Daniel Wells, jr., B. C. Eastman, John B. Maoy. CF"" The following is a liut of the Free Dem ocratic and Anti-Slavery papers published in the United Stated: FREE DEMOCRATIC PRESS. Inouirer, Portland, Me.; A. Willey; $2 per annum Intl. Democrat, Concord, N. H.; G. G. Fogg; $2. ' News, Keene, N. H,; 8. Woodward; $1,257 Democrat, Manchester, N. H.; J. H. Goodale; $1.50. Messenger, Portsmouth, N. II.; T. J. Whittam , $1. Freeman, Moutpelier, Vtj D. P. Thompson,' $2. Obm-nrer, MorrisviUe, Vt.; J. A. Sowerby; $1.26. Telegraph, Springfield, Vt.; L. T. Guernsey; $1.75. Democrat, Brattle borough, Vt.; W. Nichols; $1.50. Brandon Pout, Brandon, Vt.; P. Welch; $1. Courier, Burlington, Vt.; O. C. Samson, $1.50. Commonwealth, Boston, Ms.; J. D. Baldwin: daily $5, weekly $2. Sentinel, North Adams, Ms.; A. D. Brock; $1.50. American, Lowell, Ms.; W. S. Robinson; tri-week.; $3. News, Fitchburg, Mans.; R. F Rollins, $1.50. Essex County Freeman, Salem, Ms ; J. Euimett; semi-weekly, $3.50. Republican, Greenfield, Ms. Spy, Worcester, Ms.; J. M Karl*; $3. Standard, New Bedford, Ms. Courier, Northampton, Ms . Wazette, Dedhaiu, Ms. ; Henry 0. Hildreth; $2. Democrat, Dedham, Ms., E. G. 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