The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-18
ng these elections, the Boston Atlas thus dis

ing these elections, the Boston Atlas thus dis
courses:
SIN those towns where the Wings are in a mi
nority, they cannot of course expect TO elect Rep
resentatives, but they can in some cases prevent
an election of an opponent. They can, we be-
leve, in all of those towns prevent the election of
Locofoco Free soiers-men who will vote TO place
in the Senate of the United States Locofoco free
trader, to misrepresent the sentiments of Massa-
chusetts, and to palsy the of the free Ia
borers, by sustaining the free trade policy. Ii
will be much better to have Wing Free soilers
elected to the House, than to have Locofoco Free
soilers. Therefore, in those towns in which
Wing cannot be chosen, and where, in the last
resort the choice ID to be between Wing Free
soiler and a Locofoco Free soiler, we hope that
the Wings will throw the weight of their nflu-
ence the side of the Wing Free soler, and
elect him. In this way can stop the election
of free trade Locofoco to the United States SEN
ate, and perchanee throw the election over until
next year"
If, by "Whig Free-soilers," the .4tlas means
WINGS who have abandoned their party for
Mr.. VAN BUREN's Free-soil platform; or men
who are in favor of political agitation on the
subject of slavery; or men who are opposed to
the present WING Administration and the com
promise measures of the last session; or men
who hold their attachment and allegiance to
the Union and the Constitution in subordina-
ton to their private prejudices and their indi-
vidual judgment want of Judgment: then we
hope that the Wines proper will form such
half faced fellowship, and dishonor themselves
by no such trucking alliances. We cannot for
the life of us imagine how there is any prefe-
renee to be given to Wing Free soiler or Abo-
tionist over Locofoco Free soler or Abolition
list. When the atlas treats it as question APP
peaing to the interests of Massachusetts,, it takes
an entirely erroneous view of the subject. How
much influence does the Atlas imagine could
be exercised by Wing Aboltionist in
the Senate of the United States in behalf
OF the Industrial interests of the Bay State?
Without the Vine votes of the South, Massa-
chusetts can make no Roadway against ''Free
Trade"--and what chance she can have for
Southern WING votes, if she abandons herself
to "Whig Free soiers'-those of our Wing
friends can Judge who remember the language
OF Mr.. BADGER-one of the most reliable and
conservative Of the WHIGs of that most reliable
and conservative State North Carolna-in the
Senate of the United States towards the close
of the last session. If an Abolition war is to be
waged against the institutions and property of
the South, who can be mad enough to suppose
that any man will be found in the whole South
to lift finger to arrest the progress of Free
Trade policy for the benefit of the Northern
and Middle States
We hope that the WINGS of Massachusetts,
will avoid all coalitions of every name and ma
ture with the Abolition agitators, who, under
the name of Free solers, are engaged in des-
perate struggle for political supremacy, to the
great peril Of our glorious Constitution and
Union. In our judgment it would be rather
the part of patriotism and OF true policy for all
other parties to coalesce against these Dis
unionists of the North, as all parties are now
coalescing against the Dsunionists and Ultras
of the South. If bargains are to be made, do
not make them with men who are seeking the
overthrow Of our Institutions.