The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-25
Bo,ros, Sept. :, lsa7.

BOSTON, sept =, io''
Massaehasetts Politics
The death Of Governor Wright has excited among
some of our politicians a more than ordinary de-
gree of interest The loss of 30 great man. would by
Itself have caused q profound emotion and when
1t is considered how many hopes and schemes were
bound up with his name 1t may be safely said that not
even the death Of General Harrison was event Of
more Importance. The wings hoped that he would be
indirectly useful to them next year. by permitting his
to be used against that any Southern or West
democrat nominated for the Presidency by the Bst
more convention The Van Buren, men looked to main.
tain their hold Of the through his elevation
to the Presidency Other democrats, who have become
tired of the peddng politics of the Albany Regency
school, applied to the affairs Of great nation feared
that he might be Induced to lend the weight and
Of his great intellect purposes net OF
ty All these hopes and doubts fssrr are buried in
the grave Of Wright The Van Buren, here feel the
Disgusting The nature Of their sentiments to be MADE
II their intention to have at the approaching State
convention passed resolutions in favor Of Mr. Wrghts
nomination TO the Presidency and the two dele gates
the national convention which the State convention Il
to choose to be instructed to vote him only
the democratic candidate That purpose can hold nc
longer, and there Ia not time to look round for new
leader OF the Van Buren, faction In fact all that has
Kept anat action alive any the common belief
higher proof Of the vast influence possessed by Mr.
Wright, than the fact that he could maintain himself
common man would have broken down under the weight
Of the odum that must stick every thing having
the remotest connection with Van Burenism
Very little has thus far been done towards making
choice OF delegates to the democratic convention and
the subject is hardly alluded out of the circle Of
those who make business Of politics and thsy are
class Of meu who have precious little influence with our
democracy just now. They mostly office holders,
whose only object is to hold to what they have got
But the people desire the who look to lead them to
be- at least Of ordinary disnterestedness With few
exceptions, these men Van Burentes and they are
inet I'm fba vlao ..lfc...
men who went to see in u BOWL and do not know
what to do without chart to steer by The gentleman
whom they were to disgrace by their support having
parted they are ready to transfer their allegiance to
whomsoever will pay them best for it, They are delicate
however, on the subject of the Wimot provso having
always as every one knows had great regard the
slave. Whether any Of them have direct or indirect
interest in the slave trade Is not precisely clear but
from their broad denuncstons OF the South it is gene
rally supposed they have No one cries ston THAI 40
loud as your common plundercr and more than aboi-
luxurously by the success
deavor to make the democratic State convention adopt
and endorse the Wilmot Proviso can hardly believe
this to be true, the democratic party here having
burnt their fingers terribly in the Texas ire are vsry
chary about touching anything having that
In lsaS every democratic member Of the legislature I'M
der tue direction and advice Of Mr. Merton passed re-
solutions declaring that under circumstances would
they support the admission the Union This
was held rs pedging the whole party to the anti
alton ground. Nevertheless in lsI4 the whole party
excepting some three four thousand abolitonists-
wheeled about and went for tho annexation Of Texas
under any circumstances. The ridiculous nature OF
their course Is now ccmprehended and they will be
found hurry to take up the cudge again in behalf
of the slave -
The Wilmot proviso is to be visionary aud i'm
practicable scheme and 1t will take more than
ths influences OF the general governments officials In this
quarter TO orce down the threats of party
~ dsgusted with swallowing black doses administered
by the same hands Morton yields influence amount
Ing to some three of four hundred thousand denr
annum all OF which Is directed to the advancement
abolitionism He did much towards efIscting Hse's
triumph In New overwhelmingly 1t Is true but
not less surely his object being to the weight
Judge w oodbury with the democracy by taking from
MIN the moral influence of being backed by his own
State,