The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-07
BosroN, November 3, 1886. N

The Political Aspect Of observation-disclosures on
the Chess Bourd-The Democratic and Wing Parties.
The annual election Of this State will take place on
Monday next, the 9th inst. To an impartial observer,
who has nothing of personal nature to hope fear
from the result the contest the condition of polt
cal field affords of great edfcation and were it
possible for rabd politicians to profit by any thing
they might learn something from the state to which bad
management has reduced both parties.
The democracy are headed by Mr.. Isaac Davis of
Worcester gentleman of responsibility but possessing
particular claim his party and who last year had
the honor of leading that party in the first its contests
in which, for almost twenty years, it suffered very
large dminuton Of strength Commencing with 1928,
and continuing to ls4l, inclusive the Massachusetts,
democracy had steadily gained in numbers and in the
last mentioned year. they gave almost $4,000 votes for
Mr. Bancroft then their candidate for Governor But in
ls45, most remarkable change came that party
and they not only lost ls 900 in the popular VOTE
but several OF their srongholds were stormed by the
wings while otherswers spiriessly defended as to
afford the enemy confident hopes of carrying them at
the xt attempt that circumstances would allow them
to make To what are to attribute result disas.
trous to the liberal party The answer be easily
Of this State It is owing mainly to the worse than bad
management of those to whom President Polk in the
pienude of his ignorance and sesuhciency, conferred
places among which gave them the lead Of the party
You are aware that whoever occupies the influential
and lucrative Office of Collector Of Boston, is pecessarly
the leader oil our democracy This has resulted partly
from the degree opolitcsl importance which the
patton Of that Office confers, but from the fact that
for many years past and until the Of the
present luckless admnistration-whch is formidable
only in infctng injury upon its creatures AID support
gained nothing from the place but conferred dignity
and power upon it-menl OF whom it is but stat
ing the simple truth so say, that they were states
cumstances. Such men were Henshaw, Bancroft End
Ranoul who, in various departments of intellectual
periors Under the wiso action Of these eminent men,
the democracy of Massachusetts, gained in strength with
each succeeding contest and they touched the earth
repeatedly after graphing with their opponents it
was but to gain increased power from the contact and to
rise with renewed and yet greater energies from the
course and so thorough their confidence in the honesty
and sagacity Of their leaders, that the lvelies hopes
entertained by Themselves of ultimately riumphng
against the most tremendous odds encountered by
any party; while the democracy of the nation looked
with admiration and encouraged to believe that the
intelligence the high fame and the great wealth of Mas
sachuses would be finally arrayed on the side Of libe
raj principles.
On two several occasions the democracy all but car
ried the State, though would be unfair mention
the fact that their quasi triumph in 40 owing mainly
to the excitement growing out of the suffrage contest in
Rhode Island and that their defeat in s3 principally
caused by the bad treatment experienced by Mr. Dorr
the hands Of democratic supreme Executive Magis
trate," Gov Morton modestly styled himself Such
the condition Of the Massachusetts, democracy when
for their sins the unhappy election of that usrous
of the SUCCESSORS Of Washington James X Polk led to
the fastening upon their shoulders burden, compared
Seudsd snbaS was the riding Of netisd ch on the
willing back Of loving father. Sinbad's burden has been
greatest bore record but that judgment
uttered before Mr. Morton promoted to the Col
lectorship Of Boston, and literally commenced riding the
democracy of Massachusetts, to sudden death, making
them carry weight" with vengeance Sinbad was
fortunate drug his rider with the juice of the grape
proceeding that would have led to his expulsion from
every temperance society in Bagdad had been known
to the people of that famous city Like many other
clever fellows, the Old Man was led to ruin by the temp
taton to be found in the
Bright liquid, from its mountain mother born fresh
The Joy oil the time hsllowed vine;'
and drinking deeply, had his bruins dashed out when
they paralyzed BY unwonted indulgence-the
most perfect Of ust6abe homicide" ever heard Of
But our old man was not to be thus disposed of and the
not the slightest effect in bringing about desirable
consummation-desrab with ALL mean who wished
ry, he proceeded very systematically to XIII the party
which had made him all that he was and if success
the test Of merit more meritorious individual in that
regard Is not to be found than Mr. Collector Morton
He laid our democracy as low as Cesar laid by
grateful men, whose power to murder the work
Of his own hands II was spectacle for democrats to
mourn over, though the wings unlind to be
highly pleased on witnessing it. You must not suppose,
talents Far from it. believe him to be possessed
of superior powers of mind and quite worthy 10 succeed
to the place SO well filed by the able men whom ]
have already named, if he could get rid of an
ugly habit he has Of carrying his personal antpathes
into political Matters and II argument and reflection
could convince him that he is not absolute incarna
ton Of democracy TO against which the unpardon
| able crime of the politician But il precisely be-
he did carry into the place to which he ap-
pointed bitter hatred of men who were guitless Of ali
political error that involved in assisting in his ee
vatiOn-the greatest OF offences small mind-that
proved his untness to be the leader of great party
which babe fair under such leading to become very weak
indeed He forgets that his individuality should have
been merged in his character leading politician, and
that he should have known neither love hatred
Even if he had been injured in the Of his
public career by either bad thoughtless men, that
should have been for giving full swing to his
powers of revenge when occupying great place there
BY prostuting an office created for the general good to
the purposes Of an individual malgnity He probably
forgo-,ha is if he had ever heard of 1.-THE wise max
i'm Of the astute Cardinal Granville, namely: that
ap1t that tpit,r.
pills, which we ought to swallow without chewing, in
order avoid the taste Of the bitter" Every principle
that should have weighed with highly placed
and whose vast nterestSwas cended were dsre
gardei and wholesale prescription of democrats
the spos of the vanqushedr is which cannot be
approved by any decent man. not blinded by partisan
ship but bad asst is Is dsntere sickness ITSELF when
compared with that individual prescription which has
been rite in this State for the last year and half
Even had it been ordinery times, Mr. Mortons spiteful
would not have been otherwise than productive
of evil 10 the democracy but the times have been and
extraordinary and his conduct was but the placing
of the match to the powder, and hence the explosion
That vague longing something different from what ex
ss for something that Of the old parties has either
VT hat the whole Of ,Se
vernment OF great nation, and the organization OF
powerful party were made to retrieve no higher more
of a superahnuated politician.
If the condition Of the democracy here is OF charac
ter which exces that pity said to be closely related
contempt that Of the wings not calculated to excite
emotions much more profound respectful The wings
wraDglng with most edifyiDg vlndctiveness The
ostensbe Of this agreeable family quarrel is the
existence OF slavery; the real is that large por
ton OF the wing party have come to the conclusion that
they have been Kept in the back ground quite long
enough and that the good things of party shall long
monopolzcd by that band Of old hunke who have
long had the ordering of matters in Massachusetts
The old hunkers scandalousy insnuae that the love
for the slave loudly dwet upon by the lights,
banburners as you would cali them New YORK. is the
veries piece of humbug that the cravings of nord
and ridiculous ambition caused its votaries TO
give utterance to- As what the abolition wings think
Of the old hunkers believe it somewhat resembles the
opinion which King Christopher of black and blessed
memory once expressed Of Yankee merchants His Ma
jesty certain OCCASION said to oil his courers
whether the Duke Of mslade, the Baron Molases
the Count Of Cocoanut, am not not specially advised
that # bag Of coffee placed in the mouth Of that
place from which Dives witnessed the beatitude Of La
zarus, Yankee merchant would speedily enter that
pleasant place and seize the article or this quarrel
will only say, that IL must be COMPOUNDED provoking
small number Of the wings here, to find every thing
monopozed by few mer ,whe on the other hand that