The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-22
The prosoription Of Fres-soiIers.

The Prescription Of Free-soilers.
The following frank statements from the
Lowell american, will show the striking change
wrought In the Wing sentiment OF Boston by
Mr.. Webster"
/ WING CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION IN Boston
! For day or two past it has been stated thai
Judge George Tyler Bgelow had been selected
as the Wing cadidate for Congress in the Sutfolh
district There was considerable congratulation
/ because Bigeow is fair man, and great i'm
proyement upon Eliot, Fearing, and such-like
4 people We are informed that at a meeting Of
the Wing convention, Judge Bigelow had large
| majority-about 90 over all other candidates
but that before a vote was taken to make The
nomination unanimous a debate took place and
the convention adjourned This morning the
Atlas has the following: .f%.
.The Whir county convention of Suffolk,
last evening nominated J. Thos. Stevenson, esq.
/ for member of Congress for the first district
/ and the following gentlemen for Senators: Benz
Seaver John H. Wilkins, George II. Kuhn,
Charles Hubbard, of Chelsea, Simon Greenleat
and Albert Fearing. 1t is not yet ascertained
whether the gentlemen nominated will accept
This is a grand nomination. Mr.. Stevenson
is an anti-slavery man he refused to vote for
Taylor and has not acted npolitics for year or
| two. He is q very decided anti Webster man.
! At the time Webster made his 18th of March
speech, MIR. Stevenson declared that there were
| but few men, who could disgrace whole coun.
| try: Mr. Webster was one, and he had done H.
| He also declared that it would have been better
| for Webster's fame If he had died twenty years
ago We rejoice at Mr.. Stevenson's nomna-
ton We understand the motive, however
we'll enough. 1t is to give an anti-slavery char
acter to Whiggery, and thereby keep or get
| Free-soil votes enough to retain the State. The
| Websterites who consented to Stevensons NOM
nation, hate him, but they love office and must
have it. ..... . s-.s
We are afraid that Mr. Stevenson will not
accept the nomination. 1t is not unlikely that
the nomination is made with the understanding
that he will not accept
- There has been also much growing over the
Democratic Victory in Maine, in the Union and
kindred organs. The following statement from
the Portland Inquirer shows how "sound and
reliable that State is.
REPRESENTATIVE ELEcTIoNs-These are i'm.
portant as showing certain fact, which is that
the Free Democracy hold nearly all the Districts
at their control. The second was lost by sheer
stupdity-not for the want Of voters, but votes
Who will not blush that so much good was lost
for want of barely 40 potes ! The bunker Wings
of this city can tell why Mr.. Fessenden went
out of it with $40 instead Of 500 votes.
| In the third District we clearly hold the bal.
ance of power. The same is true in the fourth
Andrews is elected simply on account of Wing
folly. Mr. Morse or Mr.. Goodenow would have
been elected by a strong majority. We do not
doubt that Mr. Reed would have voted right ir
Congress, but the evidence Of that was not suf
ficient to satisfy all the Free-soil voters. Hence
Andrews is elected.
In the 5th Smart is elected only because of his
Free-sol position Without that, he would have
been defeated. Hunkers, remember that. We
should rejoice to elect Mr.. Gushing, but are glat
so good man as Mr.. Smart has succeeded.
In the sixth, Hunkerism is ground to powder
by Free-soi power, not influenced in the leas
by party prejudice. So it will be again if neccs
sary
In the seventh, Fuller has fallen from SOC
majority over ALL to q bare plurality; and thai
could easily have been destroyed by one-half the
Free-soil vote, and would probably have been,
had his late infamous votes in Congress beer
given little sooner.
Free Democrats Of Maine, the delegation Q
: this State in Congress is essentially in you
T hands, by force of the plurality law. You cal
! turn it as YOU will. Shall this sacred trust b
tamely yielded, or -fortifed-increased-
for future use A good circulation to your paper
organization, and manly action will enable yo
to WELD it for freedom and the slaves. Let u
say now to the State, that in 1862 the candidate
Of either party fully committed to freedom, ar
to- be elected-the others defeated. ...
There has also been much chuckling an
growing over JOHN WENrwoRTn's withdrawal
: not a word said, however, Of the similarity G
opinion between himself and his successor.
William B. Ogden, the special " Free-soi' car
didate for Congress in the fifth (Chicago) Dis
trct Illinois, has declined in favor of r. s. Nh
loney the Irregular" candidate, who has pledge
himself to Free-soir' doctrines on every poin