The New York herald., 1851-11-04


the democrats, for it is not asserted, 80 far as
have been able to learn that the free soilsrs are
divided; but only that their voters will not, in
certain localities be out on election days rather
broken reed, think, for the wings to lean upon.
AS to democratic divisions, they are not materially
different from what have already written to you.
Things remain as they were, in Norfolk, and have
not improved, it would seem, in Hampden; but
some OF the signers for boting" convention call
IN Essex have published to the world tae Interest,"
ing fact that their names were used without
their consent Among these gentlemen is Mr..
brown, Who, yeu will recollect, was run for
Congress against Mr.. Rantoul, by the old line
democrats of No. 2. Mr.. Mullett, too, very inAu-
entail old liner of Salem, and true steel on the
compromises, has also had his name used against
the coalition, without his consent. The boilers of
Essex held their convention on Thursday last, and
nominated two Of the coalition candidates for the
Senate. One gentleman demurred to this, and it
is understood that he will bolt from the boilers,
hold convention next week, and put a pure ma
tional dsmocrati, ticket in the field. He is conf
dent that the six thousand democrats in the county,
who have left him, will all be coming back soon,
and begging for re- admission into the only true
church. The bolters elected Mr.. Lord delegate
to the democratic national convention, and this will
make further trouble, as the coalition democrats,
whe are thirty to one comared with the boilers,
will elect Mr. RantOul a delegate Should these
two gentlemen present themselves as delegates to
the national convention, that boiy will be com.
PEELED to sit in judgment on the coalition question
of Massachusetts,. How would 1t act in such an
emergency! II would be amusing to see the great
democratic council of the nation deciding that the
only means which our democracy have OF defeating
tae wings, are anti democratic There's lots of
amuse ment ahead. 1t is generally conceded that
the coalition will succeed in Essex.
The Webster movement goes on very well, but
not very enthusiastically, thus resembling the cha
racter of the il!ustrous man in whose behalf it has
been undertaken, which is thought to be somewhat
deficient in that element. Your remarks on the
subject, in the HERALD Of Monday last, have been
great deal read, as it is very plain that upon the
nj ha ip1ay paap nf
MIR. Webter's fate depend. That he has not much
to hope from our wings, you will see by examining
the list of names appended to the call for the
Faneuil Hall meeting. That list does not contain
the name Of above one man in fifty among the Mls
sachusetts wings who are Of some account, beyond
"the general" in that party. OF the gentlemen
Nho have been nominated for the State Senate by
call, much to the chsgrin Of the friends of Mr.
Webster The free soilers say this omission is
caused by the fear that the wings have of their
ne
have signed the call plumpy, and this IL is current
y said, will reduce their vote. As an evidence OF
the feeling Ct some wings on this subject, may
here mention that a leading whig editor, the other
day, made bet that Mr.. Webster would not re-
ceve thirty votes in the Whig National Convention.
thus shOwiDg the extent Of his faith in the Great
expeunder Should it be the fortune of the wings
to succeed at the election Of week after next, that
would be the signal for such "row" as has
not been heard Of since the time that Donnybreok
Fair was commenced being held on the cold water
principles The letter written by Thaddeus Ste
free soilers, expresses in brief, the feel
ings enter tanned towards Mr. Webster, by no small
number of wings, of whom the editor above alluded
to may be considered MS enc of the chiefs
The meeting of the friends of Smith OBJ and
his companions, on Monday night, was very Gre
ditable affair, and may prove useful. Governor
Boutwell, resided rather amusing story ia told
in connection with his being called upon to fill the
chair. 1t seems that some few of the persons who
got up the meeting did 30 as much for the purpose
Of helping the whig candidate for governor, as to
advance the interests OF the irish gentle men now In
exile; and they had arranged that Mr.. Winthrop
should be called to preside over the Fareuil Hal
me citing; but when the committee came to vote for
a president, " as q mere matter OF Iorm, II was
found that Governor Boutwell, had been selected ny
nient to stay away from the meeting, having sud-
denly discovered previous engagement. sup
pesed that the Governor will not lose anything by
part ;ipating in tho doings OF the sympathising
An Irish gentlemen who is familiar with the
subject, tells that there will be 300 Irish voers
in the city Of Boston at the Presdentii al election OF
| 1862 This will be a formidable power; but End
that the Irish themselyes are averse to being or
gsnized. They say that they are desirous Of stand
ing as all other citizens, and that each OF their nu n
ber should give his vote according to his conviction
| of right, whether he bs whig, a democrat or
free soiler In this they right; for any attempt
| to make Of themselves power apart from the ma
tive born citizens, would not mprobably be the sig
ia
| force; and then we should nave some pretty high
| specimens Of something Like war. | am at loss to
| say which Of our parties would be most likely to
gain by the Irish residents becoming naturaizsd In
great masses. As general rule, the Irish take to
| the democratic side; but the political and social
Influences Of Boston so essentially anti democra-
tic and the democrati, party here Is so feeble in
| every respect, that | think the chances would be
rather for the wings. Political pewer is ike mo
ney, il creates more po wer, and selfincreaSing
| Our Irish population is mostly made up Of poor,
hard working people, aad the wings are here
| the chief employers. In small turns the case Is
| different, and there the Irish voters are most
| certain to be democrats. There are not few OF
| these voters in Lowell, Charlestown, and Cam.
bridge all Of which cities are In the great county oil
| Middlesex.
The wings are astutely turning every local mat
ter to account, in the hope OF getting here Sena-
tor and there Representative. They expect to
| elect one Of their men in the town OF Fitchourg,
where the coalition has over vhelming majority.
The people Of Fitchburg are desirous OF having a
new county made out Of portions OF Worcester and
Middlesex, Of which their place shall be the chief
| the success Of the Hoosack Tunnol project. To
forward these objects II has been proposed to send
Mr.. Crosher to the Legisature-the same gentle
man who may be said 70 have literally made the
Fiichburg Railroad. He Is a good whig, and
should he be chosen, the effect will probably be to
set the coalition dead az ainst both projects, which
would not distress the wings much, for they are,
out ofthe western part Of the state, resoate IN
nothing about the other. BY taking advantage Of
these local matters, however, the wings, as the OPP
position party, may gain something In the popular
branch OF the Legislature, the carrying OF which
the point, above all others, at which they now aim.
respects their chance Of there afeu facts
will enable your readers to judge. Last year, the
coalition had q majority Of ~ in the House. To
break this down, the wings must change the
character of the representation in twenty four in
stances, at least. Now In looking over the popular
vote Of last year, find that there Is quite as much
likelihood Of the wings losing towns that they then
carried. as there Is Of their carrying towns In
which they were then defeated Tney then elected
their men in almost al the large places---such as
Boston, Lowell, Cambridge, S.lem, Roxbury,
Nantucket, and New Bedfort-all of which send
more than two members. Toe coalition succeed ded
in Charlestowp, Springfield, Worcester, and Lynn,
which are the only places on their side entitled TO
towns can ir as many that will probably reverse