The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-23
Tho Boston Bargain.

There is an old adage concerning the duty Of
"honor among thieves" which we would not for
the world apply to a grave body of "loyal" North
ern legislators-but which the proceedings Of
the Massachusetts coalition will provoke the
recollection Of. Many of the Democratic organs
are in high glee that the entire bargain has not
been perfected by the election of SUMNER.
Per contra, the Free-soilers complain most bit
terly that they have been "sold"-the Democrats
having secured their share of the spoils under
the agreement, and now conniving to cheat
them out of their share If the result justifes
this charge-and the one part Of the coalition
bargain be completed, while the other is repu-
diated, blacker shade of infamy will be cast
over the whole transaction, black as it already
s.-The Boston Courier thus refers to the lat
est phase of this matter, on the Goth:
The UNITED STATES SENAToRsHIP.-We
stated some weeks ago, upon good Democratic
authority, that although the Democrats of Mas
sachusctts had made common cause with the
Aboitionists, in electing senators and represen-
tatives TO the State legislature, their national
for Freesoil man to the United States sennte
whatever might be the issue of the contest in
the State.
The election has given to the Free-soilers and
the Democrats combined, a mastery over the
Wings, and the combined parties have organ
zed the State government in their own way
They have chosen a gentleman for governor
who was many Thousand votes behind the Wing
candidate in the popular election. They have
given to the Democrats, who constitute about a
third Of the voting force of Massachusetts, the
whole State government the governor, lieuten-
ant governor, treasurer, secretary of State
the last being however, fishing man, who has
belonged 10 every sidewise party which has
arisen in the State within the last twenty years)
and speaker of the house Of representatives,
and have taken to themselves only the president
ship of the senate.
For all which they surrender to their COT dju.
tors, the Free-soilers demand that Mr. Charles
Sumner shall be elected United States senator
from Massachusetts for six years from the fourth
of March next. IL the question were to be de-
cided by the people of Massachusetts, in popu-
lar election, no person will pretend that Mr..
Sumner could obtain one-third Of the votes OF
the State for the Office which his friends claim
for him with such pertinacity. His angry and
excited partizans, who have made bargain, in
which, perhaps, they may deem themselves to
be cheated, should understand that he is not the
choice of the people Of Massachusetts, for the
particular Office TO which they wish to elevate
him. Whatever feeling of revenge they may
have against Mr. Webster, which they desire to
gratify--whateverp personal resentment Mr.. Sum-
ner himself might wish to indulge in prevailing
over Mr.. Winthrop in this election--the people
of Massachusetts have nothing TO do with Mr..
Sumner ia not their choice for the Office of sena-
tor to Congress-, and although he may be fortu-
nate in the fidelity with which his friends nd
here to him, he should understand that the peo-
pie of Massachusetts do not recognize him as
the proper person to represent them il the SEN
ate of the United States