The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-20
Our Boston Correspondence.
Tie Attempt 10 Elect Unvtd States Sesator--
The Governors Message, &c, &c.

BosroS, Jan. IL, 1851.
Tie Attempt 10 Elect UnUtd States Sesator--
The Governors M,ssagc, &C., &c.
| should have written you ere this, bat that
feared shou be compelled to contradict by tele-
graph what had sent by mail The particulars OF
our sen torisl votes are known 10 you and your
many readers, and the refore there is no necessity
for recapitulsiing them here. The breathing time
that has been allowed by The post zone ment of the
whole matter until the 23d, affords good oppor-
tunity for reviewing the state Of affairs, and for
discussing the probable result Of the triangular
duel that parties are here ngaged in.
On the morning OF the day when the first ballot
was taken the general opinion was tina, Mr.. Sum.
ner would be elected, and few could be found 10
bet against his election That this opinion was toll
eraby well founded sppe red from the result; for,
notwithstanding the vehement opposition that had
been made 70 him, Mr.. Sumner, on the hrst ballot,
received within i've votes II the number necessary
10 elect HIM, and four free sellers scattered their
votes. Had these free solcrs ted blank or staid
away, their party's regular candidate would have
been Slmosi chosen. The whole number OF votes
would have then been 81; necessary TO a choice,
ls9; aEd Mr. Sumner received $50 Better still
would i have been for m, hid they voted for
him outright, rs he then would have lacked but
one vote ~ an election. and a second ballot
would have ended in his election. There Is
story 10 circulation, that The few free soil
votes cast were not gwen BY members Of
that psrty bat y Il all nonsense they were gwen
~ men WhO were angry AZ Mr.. Sumner being pre-
tsued % MI PHILLIPS Had the latter gentleman
been the candidate, he would have been elected on
Tuesdsy without trouble. The opposition made
% Mr.. sumner IL not because Of his free sosm,
hu. on tie ground Of ms aholitIouism, which lost
him ~ lsast half a DOZEN democratic votes, that
N4tN Nrnr .te
who aspIfe 10 The sensl or .hip from among the
free col parry Mr. Phillips = wealthy merchant;
he has had considerable experience az politician,
and a greet deal ~ a husiuess man, and his OPT
niOps, though sufficiently liner ! 20 satisfy most
men, I'D ceriainiy more thtn those Of Mr..
Winthrop, are rot " destfuciivs in their charac-
Ter. such man, ihough NJ might vote for the
"obsoh te' prOviao, would never be found warning
against he constitution or recomme ndiog forcible
Resistance ~ law II tha land. no matter how much
ne mig 10 deteft Il. II I wished 10 cay, in brief,
what Mr. Phillips posinun N he senate would
be, should sey that = would b. just exactly what
that Of any member ~ Congress from Massachu-
zets must be n he do not frequently msrepresent
the options on the slavery question, ct his consti-
tueDfs If OIL parties. Leaving Garrison and hs
lunsucs aside, there are not ten men Ia Massachu.
seus Who are prepared to do the leas, tn con-
trey % law, against the institution Of slavery; and
would willingly stake my life on The correctness
~ the assertion nov make. namely, that fugi-
hve slave woula b. arrested here with as much
ease o. n uny city ~ the Ured 5tates-nOt even
ehcePhhR NV \ ofk. There might be more talk
about lbe aiiaif, but i would he " uothin' else,
and words break laws "a little 81 hey do bones
Yet, a. people, and " without distinction Of
party. We are opposed Is slavery There IL no
disgusirg hat TACT, and there n 30 wish 10 die
gulse y; and 4 our Senators aad Representatives
give votes adversely 10 our sentiments. they will
Ne LEFT st home thereafter M Phillips would not
vote differently from Mr. Winthrop, or Mr. Rantoul,
or Mr., knowlon, on any point growing out % the
slavery one stion. They are AL constituencies
The question that now presents itself W, will the
acosliiion fail utterly, thereby rendering the re-
turn ~ The wings 10 power certain, and securing
the sle ton of Mr Winthrop TO the Senatorship
or will the reasonable democrats and free sellers
drop Mr. sumner. and concentrate all the elements
81 anti. " higQery on some man who does not con.
rider that. to I'll great position, he must first qua
lfy himself for the chief place in an hospital Of in
curshlesl This question is a hard one 70 answer.
The free soil party IL composed Of the most unma-
Ieable materials that entered into any human
organisation, and just now its members swear that