The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-01
Mr.. Rantoul.

The paragraph below, which we copy from
the Boston Atlas, will convey to the Free-soiers
in Congress very favorable opinion Of their
allies in the Massachusetts Legislature, and to
the Democrats of the Senate an opinion equally
favorable of their associate elect. We do not
know whether Mr. RANroUL or his Free-soil
friends have the greater reason to be ashamed
of their votes:
From the atlas.
OF course we have disposition to find fault with
the doings Of members, though we cannot help
inging to the attention Of the people the singular
fact, that Senators protesting to be prominently
Free soilers, should cast their votes for to
represent them who was member of the convcn-
ton that nominated General Cass, and voted for
the resolutions which passed that body, and against
which the Free-soil party 30 loudly acclaimed,
during the canvass Of l848.
Mr. Rantoul has not, to our knowledge, ever
pudiated the Cass platform, though it is, we be-
ieve, true that he has been active in bringing
about the coalition arrangement in this State. He
Feed that MIR. Sumner should be Senator for the
long term, and he was to be elected for the short
term. Two of the Free soil Senators, as stated
above could not be brought to the sticking point,
and they therefore bolted.
The Boston Post contains paragraph or two
on the subject, which we cite, with the COM
ment that Mr.. SUMNER has not been Wing
for long time-sufficently long not to be
ashamed of turning Democrat.
From the Post.
The SHORT TERM roR U. s. SENAToR.-The Mas
sachusctts Senate, having failed to produce any
effect upon the resolute national Democrats in the
,ko ror, 90 H. oln Of
Wing Abolitonist to the Senate, as we stated yes
tcrday, are attempting another process by the
election of Mr.. Rantoul for the -four ,Ueeks term
The purpose of the Free. soilers and the Sumner
men in this movement is obvious. They design,
by voting this empty honor upon Mr.. Rantoul, to
claim a Compensation by votes from national DEM
ocrats for Mr.. Sumner. Now, it is on this point
where the national Democrats have stood impreg
nable. They have refused from the beginning to
go into any coalition with the Abolitionists on
tional elections measures. The State matters Of
reform, and the State Offices, the only subjects
ever talked Of openly, or in any way brought for
ward before the election. The attempt to force Mr.
Sumner in as the six years Senator was the result
of secret arrangement, unknown to the Democ-
racy, and which was total surprise upon the par
ty; and if the Frec-soiers, in attempting to take
advantage of the prcdispostion to anti slavery of
the members tncy allowed tue OcmOCrdtS 10 put
upon the coalition county and town tickets, odrive
through the Legislature the most obnoxious man.
next to George Thompson, whom they could have
found in their ranks, they are but rightly served,
if they find independent national Democrats
enough to defeat such dcsign, and save the honor
of the State and the country.
Hence, in the election of Governor Boutwell,, and
portion Of the council, which Ia about all the ma
tional Democracy we have got in the State con-
Germs, the Free-socrs have had quite their SHARE
and the Democrats who voted for these tickets in
Cured no possible obligation to give Free soil
six years Senator in return.
And now comes the question Of coalition in ma
tonal concerns aside from State affairs, and here
the Free soers say, We will give you Rantoul for
the shortest month in the year, if you will give
Summer for six long years blow his blast against
| the Union
There is no reciprocity here, and IL would be bet
ter to have nothing than to get little that it 10
merely nothing, and then have IL made the slight
est pretext for much In return. We trust, there
fore, that the sterling Democrats, who have gained
the applause Of the whole Union by their manly
resistance to tho election Of Sumner, will either
take no part in tho election for the short term,
make it known that they stand on Independent,
ground throughout in all the coalitions affecting
national men or measures.
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