The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-14
Our Boston Correspondence.

BosToN, August 8, 1851.
Proposed Nomination of Mr. Choate the Wing
Candidate for Gopanor-Choice Of Democratic
Delegates to the State Comvention- Great Railroad
Celebration, &c.
-. has pleased Divine Providence to afford our
for. 40 some comfort during the present week. Some
II, % fellow belonging to the party wishing to pu
p to the senseless wrangling about what such
the sa Cling would most likely render barren tri-
Ans !, published through one Of the papers . pro
Knsd"Ion to nominate the Hon. Rufus Choate as the
hs''f' candidate for Governor. This proved regu
nn,' .nburst to the wings. They filed with
core y While the coationiss admitted that the idea
y..v. Ut bad one for the wings. And, indeed, it /
in IN. good ono for that distracted party and L.
miles, rly worked cut may do them amazing
amour mt of service Mr.. Choate is popular with the
s,timat lad is dslked by the other parties-not
year AZ sense that Mr.. Winthrop is dsked by them.
'wc, :. VALLEY, or Mr.. Clifford. Their opposition
ime 4, like the difference between Satan and the
ms nigel Michael, would be purely political, and not
at that He has not been much mixed up
cur recent politics, and therefore he is not the
%. ct of any formal dislike. He has ne YER had any
Tn " say against the abolitionsts and yet is con-
res i've enough to satisfy the Webster men. The
10 v ssucccss would attach to him in o political
just it does in legal contest He has
tn 'one of the most desperately situated of his
TO- "A; why should he not be able to the
,au % get verdict in their favor from the peo-
pie /. a desperate state offortunes Is sufficient
reas calling him In, then he is much needed
y ,higs But would he accept the nomination.
ads say, yes. His health has been failing
., me time past, from his intense application to
n, p,ofes,ion; and he cannot be idle, they have
n night Of the Governorship for him, just as
DAG man is sent to the Springs. | answer
fc Z, that IL he shall be placed in that Office he will
have enough to do to take up his time; and change
Of employ ment may be found useful 10 him. STILL
more than man has lost is life by giving up a
/ that was slowly killing him, just as other
died from being cured Of long Standing
Is. Mr.. Choate's life is too valuable to the
,inal com uunity, and he is himself too good
to be lightly peried in the service Of party.
80 ped by his many admirers that he will think
.fthe matter before allowing himself to be
pls. In the trough and tumble" Of the gadiato-
rial IA Of politics, where all the skill and science
in -,rld will not enable to accomplish
me-. e be net favored by circu instances. 10 s
streI n, not SKILL which wins political victories
The best swordsman OF Florence Milan would
have failed where Tom Hyer WOO great victory
Mr.. Chostes no nination would please the lite
rary class of the community he is a scholar-be-
ing one Of those few lawyers who know something
beside mere Law heard one OF these gentlemen
say u hie election would be n restoration OF the
liz Governors and I have since been puzslng
my. 20 ascertain when our State had Govornprs
sfGatl I'd. They certainly were not here in the
the old charter. though Vane n writer,
'finthrcp left some useful works behind him.
q ~ the other charter Governors we're famed for
''y the great Presidential qualification Of
n -tach had killed his Indian, and scalped
NJ ., perhaps. The royal Governors
,olders OF ,)urters 10 which name two
ltheir number added handsome literary ac-
hmonts. though nothing of very alarming
Our State Governors have almost in yariaby
'htlciins. and but one Of hem, Edward Eve
4 any title 10 be considered a great scholar;
as The most unpopular chief m gistraie that
ever had Our Governors have been
soh ng different from pedagogues and scrib-
blers
Tn democrats are busy engaged in choosing
delegates to " cir state Convention. VIII cd
will meet the 10Th. In Worcester North
amptot, and some other places, strong reso-
lutionI IN support Of the coalition have
been jcptsd. In some other towns, resols-
tions ~ . contrary nature have been adopted Bot
little DO II, bswever is entertained either of the
coalition beirg continued, or Of It's proving sue
cessH' should IL fail, IL will be rather from the
and bull headedness Of some Of the coali.
htmselves, than from the labors of the
They may undertake TO push matters TO
and then they will he ruined past pray
ing Tor, indeed any one should be fool enough to
mari is very often made bere. by democrats, that
fifth, 'alkng men-Haett, Rantoul, and all the
rest owed with the gin % CAB. whether hunkers
tioniss- will but tay al homo, the conven-
ton 7 get along admirably. Last year, they
say, q was not an orator in the convention, ex
ctpt Nc Banks, and he is a OF sense, and net
= ond talking; and the consequence was, that The
sopy Jon was eDe VI The bsg eerdgeted, haTmo-