The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-30

BosTos, October 20, 1919.

BosTos, October o. lS49
ANOTHER DISGUSTING COALITION.
! borrow the epithet from the Union; although,
suppose, that 50 far from making wry face at the
! coalition which have to chronicle, Locofocoism
will hail il as " all right" and +" the best thing
that could be done" The coalition between the
Free Sellers and Locofocos of Middesex county in
this State, was consunmaied on Wednesday There
was considerable coyness, and good deal of blush
ing on the BRIDES part, who, the younger of the
parties, must be supposed to be Free Soism but
after saving display of modesty, she courtesied,
dropped her veil, sighed as you WILL" and tainted,
or pretended to faint, in the arms of her rough
wooer Mr.. J. j Buckingham heads the coalition
ticket for State senator. Truly the political whirli-
gig brings us to the acquaintance of strange bed
fellows Mr. Buckingham has long made it his
boast that he a Federalist He will find many
Of the same sort, however, in the Locofoco ranks.
! Frees ilism in Massachusetts, has lost all its
moral prestige by this conjunction After Wanting
50 long its uncompromising attachment to princi-
pie. it has abandoned every thing for the {" flesh
pots; for the poor chance of getting their into
office. To show that these Free Sellers themselves
by their " compunctous visitings,'' feel the truth
of this change, would call your attention to the
remarks of one Mr. Farley, chairman of the Free
Soil nominating convention: eff" said Mr.. F.,
"there ever was party in the world which mould
De justified IA going beyond sohat right carry
out its principles it was the Free Soil party They
had been tainted with being fooled bamboozled,
and overreached by the Barnburners of New York
and the first feeling was, that they should do any
thing to defeat the Wings. right or wrong" Mr.
Farley condescended to add, that he hoped his
] friends would act wisely and conscicntiously !"
and .'not be actuated by any such feeling as that
/ which he had indicated as justfable
This reminds US of the Quaker, who, being on
board a man-of-war during an action with the
enemy, remarked to the gunner: ''Friend / would
observe, that if thee intend hit our friends main
mast, thee must elevate thy gun one inch and in
cline it to the right; but will counsel thee to do no
such thing, for am man of peace"
| So Mr. Farley, while he plainly signifies to his
party that they justified in going beyond what
is right, washes his hands of the consequences of
his intimaton, and begs people to be Conscientious
Mr.. Jackson of Newton, said: owe must be as
faithful to liberty the shareholders are to slavery
We must the elective franchise as to do the
most against slavery" Mr. Keys, of Dedham de-
clared, 'that with John Van Buren, he could saw,
the main object ras to defeat the Whigs.' Such are
the allies that the Union welcomes TO the Demo-
cratic fold Such the coalitions that are
forming to break down the Administration of Cen
eral Taylor, 'thc southern stakeholder, the ed
itor delights to sgmatize him. Is it possible that
the South can be humbugged by such transparent
prohigacy of political management?
The Wings have little to fear from this corrupt
bargain. But it is sickening, when we turn back
to the sermons which these Sellers have been
reading us about 'uncompromising adherence to
principle, to witness their present alacrity in vo-
lating their professions, and driving sneaking
rangement with the so-called democracy"
oMEss OF HARD WINTER.
Our northern hunters say, that among other
prognostications of hard winter the coming sea
son. is that derived from the fact that the SQUIRRELS
are migrating South in vast numbers. This is
looked upon an infallibe indication of more
severe weather than ordinarily have, by those
who have paid attention to the habits and move
ments of these little animals.
THE NICARAGUA QUESTION.
The Liverpool steamer to-day brings us the Lon
don Times of the 18th, containing an article on the
subject of the Mosquito Territory. The tenor of il
has produced some little anxiety here among the
far lighted aarmists. 1t is to be hoped that such
a straw win not be made the means Of kndng
conhagraton.
RuFFIAss IN BOSTON.
I A reporter of one Of our city papers knocked
down and robbed the other evening, and left sense
! les- the ground; but he had recollection enough
the next day to identify the robbers, and they
have been arrested and imprisoned in default of
bail to the amount of $4,000. Our city swarms
with these rufhans, who pick up living by acts of
outrage and plumber The police have at last been
convinced Of the necessity Of more vigorous mea-
sures thnn have hitherto been adopted for their
suppression.
| NAVAL REFORM
There is to be meeting in this city o-night Of
the friends Of seamen, for the purpose of deprvng
Jack of his grog, il is now allowed in the United
States navy. Addresses are promised from Rev.
Mr.. Kirk, Father Taylor, and other popular
speakers. The object is good and practicable
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