Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-11-23
The Election in Massachusetts.


litically speaking, if not morally aud relig-
iously, one of the proudest days the old Bay
State ever saw. The Dragon of Whigsm.
it is TO I've hoped, was wounded unto death
and dies. The Boston Atlus, one of its Or
gans, groans on this wise:
"The Wings of this glorious old Com
monwenlth have been beaten, by means of
the coalition effected between the Democrats
and Free Soilers. Ii is n result not ntogeth-
er unexpected to us, although we hoped and
we labored for more iayorale report.
The Coalition have carried majority OF
the Senate, and therefore elect their Govern
or"
The Boston Mail, another Wing paper
thus coniessos, making n clean breast OF It,
before giving up the ghost
:" Ii is useless TO speculate upon the causes
of this result. Everybody iu tile State I'M
derstants them, they lie 50 near the surface.
The Democrats aud Free Soilers were per-
fectly united, aud pushed on their two col
unis with unbroken fronts. The wings were
divided on the slavery question, and some of
their leaders seemed determined that this
question Should do them all the injury pos
slbe. When the Wings threw overheard the
Hon. Horace Mann, we did not hesitate to
tell them that they had lost the State. They
had for ten yedrs been piedging Themselves by
dnft-Sidrery rtso.rcs, and Nj. Mann icds 10 be
made a rieiim because he acted up 10 those re-
SO.ueS. No nlun III Congress kept more strict |
ly upon the Massachusetts Wing platform !
than Horace Mann. But he did not change
because Mr.. Webster changed, aud tie fiat
went forth that lac must he defeated. But il |
seems tile thing could not he done. MR.
Mann IS NEGLECTED, and the very act of
attempting to defeat him, lost the Wings the |
Stute."
In the first Congressional district, the
Wing candidate was elected by large ma
joriiy. In the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9Th, 9th, and pro-
badly in the 7th Districts, there is 10 choice.
The 9Th is Horace Mnnn's, the 9th Grin
Fowler's, both Free Soil men, and both elect |
ed by handsome mojorities. The 10th dis
trict doubtful.
1t is perhaps not too much to say, that in
those districts where the Wings may sue
ceed, (if we except Boston,) it will be owing
TO the fraud of pulming off their candidates
MS good Free Soil men. The following re-
marks from one of the Democratic papers,
are doubtless near the truth.
"The result of the Congressional elections
should teach the Wings something that they
are slow 10 learn except at great cost. They
have carried the first district alone, MS Uhigs; |
for if they have succeeded in the tenth, II is
only because Mr.. Scuddcr, their candidate,
has taken the utmost pains To impress upon
the minds of the people of that district that
he is Just what Horace Mann and Grin Fow-
Ter are, and for being which, those gentle
men have been bitterly denounced by the
wings and one of them thrown overheard.
He has Iabored strenuously TO convince the
people that he is an abolition, Wilmot Pro-
viso Wing, and Mr.. Fowler has done the
same to some purpose, not hesitating TO le-
nounce even MIR. Webster himself. We do
not lelieve that the wings feel much inclined
to rejoice over the election of Fowler and
Scudder; but the election of Horace Mann
is the blackest drop in the bitter cup Of
which they have Just been compelled to
drink. They have, however, only them
selves 10 thank for the intense modification
to which they have been subjected"
! presume 10 funeral ever presented a
more brilliant array of dry eyes, than will the
funeral of Massachusetts Whigism. The
mighty angel who hcralded the fall of Baby
lon in the visions of Patmos, might sing the
same dirge over this rival sister in abonIna-
tons. "The fruits Loflicesl that thy soul
Iustcd after, are departed from thee, and
thou shalt find them no more ut all. The
merchants of these things which were made
rich by her, shall stand aiar of, for the fear
of her torment, weeping, and wailing, and
saying alas alas that great city that was
clothed in fire linen, and purple, and scar
let, and decked with gold and precious
stones aud pearls For in one hour so great
riches are come to nought.
Thy merchants were the great men Of
the carh-by thy sorceries were all nations
deceived. Aud in her was found the blood
of prophets aud of saints"
The purity came to its end, (for we may
speak of it as dead) by the hand of Daniel
Webster. II has taken him to its bosom and
warmed him into life enough to sting it to
death. For many years, he has pretended
10 NC II NlusSUCUuSClc
the time, been the feed and bribed attorney
of particular interest. The Cotton capi-
ialsls have lavished their wealth upon him.
Whether il was "wilnl murder" or "acci-
dental homicide" is to most people unde-
termined. have no doubt on the subject.
He has just been spending several weeks
at one of his farms near where is situated the
little of home this world has allotted and al
lowed to me, aud have been watching with
eager interest his movements. His most
honored guests have been the leading Dem
ocrucy and the clergy-the latter convent
ent curtain behind which to hug and wanton
with tie former.
At one of his dinners, to which sat Sena-
A.. N,er;e xyhn ono brn a0aI "A ntinisfar fraIn