The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-10
BosToN, June so, 1913.

aspect of Political Affairs in Massachusetts,
The Worcester convention was quite great an
affair as any one here supposed 1t would be. If
not 80 numerousy attended as some meetings have
been, 1t certainly was not wanting in either spirit
or ability on the part of its members. The proceed
ings amount TO a virtual separation between the
two sections of the wing party, even more decided
ly pronounced than that between your hunkers and
barnbsrners The more moderate Taylorites give
up the popular vote of the State, and place their
reliance on the Legislature. No man doubts OF
the free-so caud for the Presidency receiving
ten thousand votes from the whlg party, alone, In
Massachusetts and the more sanguine soon
science wings claim from fifteen to twenty thou
sand. Ii would not surprise me TO see their highest
hopes realised; bnt much Will depend on the action
of wings in New York and Ohio, and also In
the New England States. From all that have
been able to learn from Vermont, the wings there
will not support Taylor In any event, body,
though many of them may vote for him in case
there should be no other wing ticket put up.
Should the Buffalo convention do any thing OF
consequence, the vote of Vermont will be given
for candidates and at 600 votes Will be
cast up for them In all New England, which Will
be an increase of $4,000 for the third party, this
section OF the republic, as compared with the vote
Of IA The idea was put forward at Worcester
that the ticket TO be nominated at Buffalo would
contain the of J. X. Giddlngs and J. +.
Hale, and the suggestion was well received, / am
told, by delegates TO that meeting. With Van Bu-
rem out OF the way, so that there should be no rea
think should not hesitate on taking AK on
such ticket receiving at least 10000 votes. But
while Foxey'' is about, there can be no cacula-
ton as TO what will take place, as all the geese
will, of course, stay IN until he IS driven to earth
Some people are surprised that no democrats
took anv part in the Worcester convention, and
that that body did not nominate Mr. Van Buren, Tor
the Presidency. j should have been very much
surprised had there been democrats there, and still
more so at the nomination of the "wee magician"
II you look carefully over the account OF the pro-
ceedings al Worcester, you VIII find that every
man named in it is a wing, with the ex-
cepton of here and there a liberty man:
From the highest to the lowest Office all were filled
by wings. Every man who spoke was wing or
liberty man. The committees were made up OF
wings and the appointment of wings exclusively
was accounted for, on the ground that there were
no democrats present 10 elect to Office. And who
are the wings that took part in the matter Were
they the common people" in all cases BY no
means for many OF them were old and tried leaders
by which do not mean party hacks and Office
seekers, but most respectable men. Some of them
have been members OF Congress others members
of the Legislature, and one OF them was whlg
elector IN ls44. As general rule, should say
that those who took part IN the meeting were OF
the better sort, was SAID oil the early settlers
IN Massachusetts. As 10 their nominating Van
Buren,, IL was not in the nature Of things that it
could have happened. They may momentanly feel
towards HIM sentiment OF not decided hostllly ;
but the mans thoroughly selfish and contemplate
character is so well known that TO esteem hlm is
impossible The conscience" wings, TO do them
justice, do care something for the slave; whereas,
Van Buren, and his gang would sell every negro TO
the devil, if they could make shilling by the
transaction. The universal remark among the
conscience" wings here is. that if they had no.
minated Van Buren,, their whole party, before
November, would have become extinct; loI no one
could have, In that event, continued to believe
them sincere IL would have been easier to have
believed in Sandy Hill Buffers pley.
With the democracy, every thing remains about
the same as il did when wrote you last except
that good deal of Indignation has been expressed
at the conduct of Mr. n Morton, who, after going
60 Baltimore as representative OF the 9Th district,
went TO Utica as representave of the Boston Custom
House. There is dad" under this load too !;
so that, ticking philosophic view of the matter, /
arm inclined 10 believe that are TO have &C Young
America in the field fight the battles of the old
fogies. Jack and Nat are showing their punches
OF lives" 10 The enraged democracy but, somehow
or other, Jack seems 10 be the only man among the
"ingenuous youth" who achieves anything but
conten'p,--in consequence, suppose, Of his being
the only one OF The (" forty thieves" who has any
msnInets Of character
As might be expected, there are au kiads OF