The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-29
Our Eastern Corrcspon dence.


telegraph has made you acquainted with the close
Of our senatorial conflict. by the election Of Mr.
Sumner During the two days of fsal conflict, the
town was excited, for it was known on wednesday
morning that not only were the Sumner men in
larger force than they had generally been on ballot
ing days, but also that one of the whig members
from Fall River had resolved to obey the instruc-
lions sent to him by his constituents to vote for the
| coalition candidate, and that of the bunker
democrats had left the State on business in another
part of the Union. The wings, therefore, were
much cast down, and when, at 2 p. NJ, it was pro-
claimed that Mr. Sumner was chosen, they were
measurably prepared for the announcement; but
their spirits were raised learning that this was
false report, it appearing that vote, which had
been counted blank by the committee, was not
viewed in that ligh. by the House. Shrewd men,
however, among the opponents of Mr. Sumner, re-
greet this decision for if the vote of "Wednesday had
been allowed to stand, the right of that gentleman
to the seat might have been contested in the Senate
and the whole proceedings quashed. Viewing the
matter in this light, the coalitionists were quite
ready to give the matter up and to abide the result
of further trials. The remainder of the day was
spent in unsuccessful ballotings. On Thursday,
both parties rallied, and on the second ballotng
Mr.. Sumner was chosen. Great was the shouting
at the Commonwealth office, while the Transcript
consoled itself by saying that Mr.. Summer,
in all respects one, Opposition to the Fugitive
Slave law,) is a whg-a statement too ridiculous to
be contradicted here but which it may be as well to
notice for people elsewhere. Mr.. Sumner is not a
whg and even if he had been one at the COM
mencement of the contest, he would be something
more or less than a man. lie has encountered
every possible opposition at the hands OF the wings,
and owes his election TO democrats, and he will MOI
be found voting in the Senate for whg measures.
One of the great charges advanced by free soil
ers against the wings Is that they passed the tugl-
tive Slave law for the purpose oi.gettins an amend
ment to the tariff in the protective direction; and
now we are told that Mr. Sumner is to aid them IN
carving out the scheme Any such idea is the
height and depth of absurdity combined, aad can
be seriously entertained only by the mcrest OF drl-
villers All the aid that the cottonocracy shall re-
eeve at the hands of Mr. Sumner will not advance
their purposes the milonth part of an inch toward
realization. On all the great points at issue be-
tween the two parties Mr.. Sumner, unless his most
intimate personal friends are the greatest mars IN
Chris,endom will be found acting anu voting, and
speaking with the democrats. lie belongs to that
new class of public men who are fast coming upon
the stage of active life and who would as soon think
Of ayowing belief in witchcratt as in any OF the
fogeeisms that the old wings call vital principles and
whose only vitality consists in their resembling the
spasmodc ierkings ef hanged criminal under the
action of galyanic battery These men, among
whom Mr.. Sumner is chief, do not look
b backward for wisdom, but forward with hope. Our
free sellers are mostly free traders rs well-all of
them who possess talent and influence, belonging to
that order OF men VINO syinpalntZe with AoDueH anu
his supporters in England. may here say, for the
benefit of your numerous Southern readers, that if
it is supposed by them that Mr.. Sumner is u
brawling abotionist, who will be constantly bully
ing the Senate about slavery they do him great in
Justice. He, however, is u gentleman, scholar,
and a Of high character, and will not step be-
yond the limits of the constitution to effect any pur
pose, no matter how much he may have il at heart
As respects his views the slavery question, they
are i'll no respect materially different from those Of
almost every man in Massachusetts, who could have
been elected to the Senate under almost any COM
bnaton of circumstances. lie will not vote, on
matters concerning that question, any ways differ
ent than Mr.. Winthrop would have voted thereon,
had he been elected and between Mr.. Sumner and
some wings Of identical views with Mr.. Winthrop,
the legislature was compelled TO choose. As to
electing an old fashioned democrat, nothing short
of a miracle like that which clothed the dry bones
with flesh, and made them live and breathe again,
could have effected that. Was it very likely
that such miracle would be vouchsated! and
if not, was it worth while waiting for its occur
rencel One chance only there for electing
a bunker democrat: the wings could at any mo-
ment have united ON MIR. Hallett, and have
chosen him, 90 far the House was concern
ed, suppo-ing the bunker democrats to have
united with them; but then the election would have
been prevented by the Senate, which would have
sooner gone over to the Somervilie Lunatic Asylum
for candidate than have adopted the learned Com
missioner. STILL the wings, by electing him in the
House, could have given a splendid proof of their
devotion to the Union, and of their attachment TO
the fugitive Save OF which he Is the sworn,
called, and chosen champion in Massachusetts, "A
perfect Armidas de Gsul, veritabe Gid, down
right tbut very fat) Don Quixotte de Ia Maneha-in
wig and spectacles.
a gain than otherwise. The friend aud advo-
cate Of liberal commercial system, he will ia
vor those interests which are most benefited BY
free trade. Had Mr.. Winthrop been chosen,
there would have been another friend of the protec
ton humbug sent to the Senate whose votes on the
slavery question would have not differed from those
which Mr. sumner will cast.
II was amusing to watch the under current of
political intrigue which was going on during the last
hours Of the Senate risl contest. Mr.. Mills, Of
Springfield, who has been doing the work of
Governor Morton, made desperate effort to pre-
vent the election Of Mr. Sumner lust before the last
vote taken. lie proposed that the voting should
be ezra roce, his object being to brighten any wings
from answering " Charles Sumner" to the call Of
their names. Had this motion been carried Mr..
Sumner would scarcely have been chosen Yesterday
for il requires pluck for n whg to say in just 20
many words what he can do in a quiet way. Even
the Fall River votes would all have been given to
Nr. Winthrop, had this motion prevailed. Mr..
Mills has been expecting that MIR, sumner would
be dropped, and that the coalition would DO forced
TO unite on himself. He used to be bunker demo-
crat Of the s;raghest sort and filed in the demo-
cratic party Of Jackson and Van Buren's time, the
same department that Mr.. Noah Claypole so adj
mraby filled in the establishment Of the
Mr.. Fagin. lie did Mt succeed, this time, in his
laudable attempt to serve the state.
Rumor says that his Excellcncy the Governor
exerted himself very strenuously to effect Mr.. sum
ners election and the whgs, who have hitherto
dealt very leniently it'll him, arc now cursng him
right and left for his supposed interference. Demo-
Gratis say that f he has really been the means Of
elccting Mr.. Sumner, he had better have nterfercd
three months ago, and 30 have saved some fifty or
sixty thousand dollars to the the state while free
solers declare that they nothing to him. the time
having long since passed when he had any influence
/ to exert. 1ou see that lac has ceyerly contrivsd
/ to offend all parties.
The work Of removals is going on with soma
| briskness. In the Middlesex district, Mr.. Frain
has been removed, and his place conferred on Mr..
Farr free soil lawyer of Lowell. Report has as
| signed the Office of Attorney General to Mr. Ram
tout supposng he shall not be elected to Congress
| from the Second district II is understood that
there will be new elections ordered in the vacant
! districts immediately Mr.. Beard, Of Lowell, (lem)
IL is said, will be appointed Registrar Of Probate
for Middlescx, in a few days. lie is one of the