The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-16
Correspondence Of the Republic.
BosToN, November 10, lS49.
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.


Well the election is over, and the conjont forces
of Iocofocoism and Free Soilism have experienced
another inglorious defeat. The result of the cleo
ton has been even more favorable to the Wings
than the latter had dared to hope. The coalition
expected, by their corrupt union, to cripple and
modest the Wings. The fair prospect of efiecting
this melted the two opposing parties to extraor-
binary efforts. They mustered all their forces
resorted to all sorts of misrepresentation and APP
peals and left no stone unturned to carry out Mr..
John Van Buren's advice, and 90 defeat the Wings
at all hazards"
By the way, we are considerably indebted TO
Prince Johns visit here for the good front we pre-
scented in this city. John made more apostates
than converts and his speech was wet blanket to
his friends. He made it the next day by
writing letter to the Free Soil organ, the Replb
Hcdn, contradctng very carefully some half dozen
Misrepresentation which had been made in that
paper of his remarks. All these 90 errata" mani
tested great socitude to stand we'll with his Old
Hunker allies, and avoid giving them offence. The
Free Sellers who were such from principle do not
conceal their disgust at the mercenary "als-fair-
in politics. spirit which the Prince has displayed.
MR.. BUCKINGHAM.
| Old Mr.. Buckingham is out in the Courier of this
place to-day with letter explanatory of his posi-
| ton, and how he came to be in it--a candidate
adopted by Locofocos and Free Sellers. He says
he has not left the Wing party, but that they
have left him. He says he not asked to ''re-
pudiate the old Federal doctrines, which he had al
ways upheld To be sure not! What is there in
Locofocosm at variance with those old doctrines:
Won't Messrs. Buchanan and Hubbard keep Mr..
Bucking CHAM in countenance, and swear that they
but carrying out the principles which they held
to at the outset of their political careers? Whatever
may be said of these gentlemen, we cannot deny
that there is symmetry and consistency in the
opening and terminating lines of their political
lives. "No one inquired says Mr. b., ''whether
still held to the declaration of readiness to live
and die in the faith of the old Hartford conven-
ton" OF course mott And l will be bound that
every other old Federalist in the Locotoco ranks
can say the same thing Why, then, will the
Union be so cruel and inconsistent to pretend TO
regard Federalism with disfavor? The ruse can no
longer succeed.
oPERATIc.
Benedict, Truffi, Rosi, and the Vitas, who have
been catering for our musical public the last eight
| weeks, give farewell concert to- night, and leave
for the South They form the strongest corps for a
concert room that we have ever had here. Bene-
detti is the finest tenor we have ever had; and
Trufii g smiling face and mellow voice arc always
welcome. ! should mention that this corps is &C
companied by Barrilh, who accompanies them on
the piano-forte, and whose playing is of itself q
great attraction. Such admirable accompaniment
l had not conceived of until heard him perform.
| MISS CUsHMAN
! Miss Cushman is to commence theatrical expe-
riment here on the Goth. Not being able to make
suitable terms with the manager of the Howard
she has taken the old Federal street theatre, and is
to open it with company hired for the nonce.
doubt if the enterprise succeeds; the interior Of
the theatre is unattractive, and the accommodations
poor. But ''what can we do when manager will
not give our terms?" Indeed, Miss, cannot an.
swer ~