The New York herald., 1851-08-19

Our Boston Correspondence.


hs Free Soiiers for Am-Proposed Webster IVhig
Srate Conrention, atc., etc.
There have been numerous meetings Of the do
nocracy held the present week, for the purpose of
choosing delegates to their State convention, which
will meet on the 20th. At some of these NEE .ings,
resolutions hostile to all coalitions except those
which shall be attended with the pleasant result of
bringing the resolvers and coalescers into the Bos
ton Custom House, have been passed At others,
the existing coalition has been praised up. At a
third class, astute have refused to adopt reso-
buttons of any kind They belong to the same or
der of people as did the worthy man who, in time
of rebellion, declared he should wait and see on
which side the hangman should be, and then join
that The number Of coalitionists chosen, by far
exceeds that the hunkers but the latter have the
most skill, tact, and powers of management, and
may prove too much, if not too many, for their more
unsopbisticated foes. "Thrice is he armed who
hath the knowledge that he is omnipotent for mis-
chief, and that though he cannot do any good for
himself he do great de- of harm to his neigh.
bers. OF this sort of good Samaritans, (over the
left,) the Massachusetts democracy appear to have
quite number; and the effect of their patriotic
public spirit may be largely experienced at Wor-
eester, for the especial benefit of the wings, who
patting our g hunkers' on the back and assur-
ing them that they the nicest the sweetest, the
most beautiful, and most virtuous, of all known
monsters-qulte worthy, indeed of the attention of
the late MIR. Trinculo, who must have been bit of
q Barnum in his line 1t has not been generally
supposed that the crow who gave the fox her
cheese, because he said she was an absolute Jenny
Lind among birds, and begged she would sing
"Comipg through the rye, was very wise spec.-
men Of the feathered creation The cheese which
our wings are after, is the State government, and
they think it perfect Parmesan, and are as eager
for il as would be whole cover Of foxes.
The de enocratic State convention will, it is sup
posed, contain three parties These parties differ
10 the best way of dealing with the slavery ques-
tion, which will come lsgitimately before the con-
venton in consequence of the choice of delegates to
the State convention being one object of its meet
ing The first and largest Of these parties is COM
posed Of men who would gladly give the whole
ques ton the go-by, if they could but would consent,
as an alternative, to simply affirm the old
creedput forth at Baltimore by several national
ventions, but without specifying anything. These
men are indifferent, generally speaking, as to who
should be chosen delegates, provided the persons
selected shall be respectable democrats. The
second party is composed of men who are willing
TO approve Of The compromises oflS50, ia gross, but
object to specific mention of the Fugitive Slave law
The third party is made up of gentlemen who
consider or rather affect to do so, that the fate Of
the Union, and the welfare of "the rest of man
kind" depend entirely upon the action Of the
Massachusetts, Democratic State Convention with
reference TO the Fugitive Slave Law. Ii that con-
venton shall be gracioUsly pleased to endorse the
action of Congress, thereby giving to it q sort Of
validity that i now must be supposed to lack then
all will be well except what shall not be so. AL in
the sublime language of the crazy old gentleman
who made love 10 Mrs Nickleby, then viii be gas
and CATERS" Huckleberres,wi III fall cent quart
to the purchaser ofthat prime Massachusetts staple,
and rise two cents pint to the seller thereof. The
hills Of Berkshire will dance stately rinut de Ia
cOw with the sands Of Barnstable and misery,
disunion sentiments, and the extravagant increase
In the price of putty, cease out Of the land. But
should the convention refuse TO confirm the work
Of Clay, and Cass, ar Webster, the consequences
will be dreadful The moon, in a sudden fit Of
temperance, will refuse to "fll her horn" the equi
noctial line will snap in twain; and the Cuba In
vasreD, and the Cafre war be ou: ruin. The Union
will be mashed as Bonaparte did not smash the
vase Of Count Cobentzel and the North Pole and
the South Cross will come down and act as chief
mourners at its funeral. In view Of these things
great efforts will be made to get a special resolve
through the convention endorsing the Fugitive
Slave law, ard pledsing the whole democracy Of
Massachusetts. including Naushon and Tucker
muck aud other isles Of the sea, TO set all manner
Of man traps, spring guns, wires, nets, and other
admirable devices, to catch Quashee, as he may be
Logging it for the cool and saubrious land lying
the other side Of the st Lawrence; and, also, to
the commencement Of excavations to find and
destroy the underground railway" which can
be effected at q trifing cost, not exceeding,
BY many millions, that Of making the
Hoosac Tunnel What will be the fate Of such
II is impossible 10 say. The truth is, that there s
no sincerity in all this gable about the conpro-
mise. The very men who are foremost in this real
for the Union have been either rabd abolitionists,
or are such 1t this moment, with few exceptions.
They care no more for the Fugi tive Slave law than
they do for the game laws Of England. What is
their motive Of action, thenl Simply TO deceive
the South, and to prepare the way for the spoils
that are to be given by the democratic administra
ton. i look over one of the lists Of delegates
chosen at bunker meeting, and fnd prominent
therein man sho went about in Boston. in lsis,
endeavoring TO get up free soil an buren paper,
because Morton, who was then our Collector, was a
Tree soiler. In another list, find gen lem who
used to publicly denounce all men who voted for
those resolutions in Congress to put down abolition
discussions, as "doughfaces," and he is the great
writer among the hunkers, and furnishes articles
TO the Post by the rod, pole perch, pro ing that
the coalition h very bad concern. Ia tue third
sumner, but who has sn;e, had all the patriot and
Unionitt aroused within him by his failure 10 get
an Office under the state government. / might |
give you fifty more instances Of the same kind Of
patriotism, al gong TO show that the loud -mOuthed
resou tions that some Of our people getting o,
are the veriest sells" that ever o,eurred. The
South will act very unwsey # il snail put its
hdence in these valiant takers, Who have talked
just valianty the other side, and who will do
the same thing over again to morrow, at the call Of
interest.
IL is supposed that il resolution in favor Of the
Fugitive Slave law shall be rejected, the hunkers
er Senatorial tickets, which will destroy the
tion, in all probability, and restore the wings TO
power, though the latter party 10 not only in mi
nority offrom ten 20 fifteen thousand, but is in
condition Of wOTss distraction than even the cOali-
ton IL e this chance IF their carrying the state
hat has bad 30 much 10 DO with the Iuarres Of
The whgs, rho just ridiculous as their opp0-
nents In their 'aik about the comIronises, &c.
he prospects q Mr. Winthrop are steadily i'm |
rrOyEg. and II Is known that almost every member
OF the wing state Central Committee IS in favor Of
bic nomination, and tnat body has great influence.
When it was elected 10 was supposed 20 be a Web |
.ter organization, but the quarrel between the |
Websterites and the Winthropites was not then /
thought Of should Mr. Winthrop be nominated,
Mr. Palirey may be placed in opposition TO him by |
The free soers, which would give addti nal hyeli-
hess 20 contest that without IL will be Of most
flashing and exciting character. There has been |
story IN circula ion that Mr. Philips will be
minated a candidate for the Seoate in Essex
,ounty and Mr. Palfiey be piac,d 10 nom nation
or Governor; but am not Inclined 10 place much
re dit in 10.