The New York herald., 1851-12-02


The Final Rsswt-Srergth Of Parties-AS'oumt Of
Assistance gipew By the Hxxk~s 10 the Wings, $c.
i've are not at rest in this part of tho world it Is
not because there is anything moro to do. The
voice Of fate has renewed the ,oation lease Of life
for twslvemonth, though it has proved touch
and 20" affair with it. The wings, psor fellows,
do not know what to make of it. Beaten twice in
succession is an astounding faoti one which they
can't get over, though il has managed to get over
them. They think, with Mr.. Mantelini, that it is
"a dem'd horrible Dream" with MIR. Swivellsr,
that somebody must have sst up aa opposition 70
the dea,ess offAts For one years retirement from
most agreeable thing in the world, was slight
sacrifice to Nemess, something like the ring which
Poycrates voluntarily threw into the sea, In order
to bresk the fatal char of too good fortune
to return. They looked upon It as benevolent
chastisement at the hands Of God who loved them
WELL because of their pety, respect ablity, aud
cellent standing. There was not q man of them but
restoration as that election day should come
around They believed, according to the old
idea, that "the wheels Of Providence are full Of
eyes, and that each pair of said eyes, well spec
t.cled, was on the look out for the welfare Of the
whig party. But 9 change has come over their
thoughts. They feel Like Louis XIV. when q
" ocalit0n" was undoing his work, following up
Blenheim With q Families, or some other great
OeIeet IL seems t0e UO0 u Ior&0ttln& Us, not
withstanding all that We have done for him" said
the Grande Monarque; and our wings think the
same. They can't account for it. that heaven
should have left thsm-they, who give so literally
for the promotion Of every liberal object that Is
mentioned in tho newspaper, who denounce ell
moral evils that exist out of Massachusetts,, who
distribute venerable geese and puilets that are no
chickens ct Thanksgiving time, and who sleep so
comfortably in well. lined pews every Sabbath. un-
der the drowy ministratiors Of some Ground, fat,
oily man of God" 1t is too bad, that they should
be thus snubbed by the celestials. What s the
use Of being pious, vrtuous, charitable, and all that
kind Of thing i it don, psy- after all the posses
their head, are to be treated like the wicked! 1t
will never do, and we shall have to 20 out of tbs
Union. If this vicious and highly immoral
state % Of things Is not soon put An end
act in very bad taste, In showing their dsappoint
ment, for that Is not only unwise in ITSELF giving
the enemy an opportunity OF touching them on
the h raw" but also .; eaposins their whole theory
understood from the beginning, that there was
regular coalition between them and the bunker
democrats upon the efficacy of which they relied
for success for surely they had not enough strength
of their to warrant their bitter expressions of
disappointment at the result of last Mondays fight.
They got four members In Springfield BY che aid of
bunker votes. By the aid Of bunker votes, they
came within few Of electing three moro NOM
bers from Charlestpwn, actually defeating the Goa
lition candidates - 1t was. But they insisted on
the hunkers voting for whigs and would not in any
instance return the compliment by electing hunk
er They might have sent q bunker to the House
from Dedham-Mr. Wilkinson, bitter enemy of
Governor Boutwell,, and who would have voted for
Mr. Winthrop in the House but they would not.
In this manner they threw away certainty Of OBJ
tanning, If not whig, certainly an anti coalition
too. Such pig headed pcrversty as this has marked
the course Of the wings for years in Massachusetts,,
and is ono Of the secondary causes Of their fall
They never show the slightest liberaty, but insist
upon ell who would receive any favor at their hands
coming over TO them. They will not occasionally
bend before the blast like the willow, and are
torn up by the roots like the oak Perhaps they
think this very noble and high minded-most Others
think it unoommonly silly and stupid conduct. Ii
it were really the result Of principle, it would de-
serve commendation; but as 1t springs only from
spirit Of brutal obstnacy-from that bisoted intole
rance which leads our wings to suppose, not only
that they are superior a. angels to men over all OPP
posing politicians, but also TO the wings Of other
States-ene can but despise it, and see nothing to
be very wonderful in the end to which it has led.
Political fanaticsm il not an iota tess contempt
BILE than the fanaticism which shelters itself under
the name Of religion.
The laughable moaning Of the wings oyer their
second defeat their loss Of the rubber, may
ancient superstition, that might gracefully be held
by the conservative party. IT is an observation
OF seamen," says that most admirable Of the old
English prose writer's, Fuller, that II single FIRE
III
two come together, (Which they account Castor and
Pollux,) they pressge good success" They are
like the haunted man in the French story. He was
of those ra,tical philosophers. who enjoy the
material COED things Of this word-in short, ro-
gulsr "iast man" In consequences Of having
abused the powers Of his stomach, he was haunted
by epsotre, which always appeared to him at a
certain hour One Of his friends, who believed, as
did MIR. Scroggs in similar cafe that this spectre
was only piece of underdoue beef, or something
Of the kind determir to disabuse him OF the idea
that he was haunted. Accordingly he dressed mp
figure resembling the spectre, as described by the
thing was in the habit Of dropping in, placed it be-
fore him. Mon DieI' u en- a dexr,-(My God
there are two Of them )-he exclaimed, aud died.
The second spectre appears TO have affected the
wings here pretty much in the same way. II Is to
them le spctfrs rouge.
There is some dispute as to the great strength of
parties in the House. The real majority Of the
coalition in that body eight, but in this number
are inclsdcd seven men who are claimed as "old
line democrats, or hunkers, and whom the wings
say they can either buy up or coerce into veting
on their eide. II we class these hunkers with
the whgs, the latter claiming them, the House
would stand-la6 coaltionsts 10 2O2 anti coalition
ists; and as the former have six majority Ia the
Senate there would be tie on joint ballot But
do not think tbat any such state Of things will be
found TO exist on the meeting Of the Legislature
The coalition will have a small majority in the
House, and Ms their position will be rather defen
sive than an offensive one, the smsllness Of that
majority Will net be matter OF much consequence
The only two questions Of consequences that can
come before the ho use-I mean of a political cha
racter-are, the amendment Of the State oonstitu-
ton, and the districting Of the State for members
OF Congress. The Senate, when the vacancies
shall have been filed, will contain twenty nine
coaltionists and eleven wings. think am per
fectly safe in saying, that the government Of Mas
sachusets, for 1862, will be composed substantially,
Of the same men AZ now compose it. Messrs. Bout
well and Ashmun will he Governor and Lieutenant
Governor: Mr.. Walker. Secretarv of State. Mr.
Hall, Treasurer; Mr. Banks, Speaker Of the House,
and General Wilson, President of the Senate The
only changes in high efices that will probably be
made will be from wings TO coslitionisss, several
i'm portant places being yet held by members Of the
for mer party, who need no longer be feared II Is
likely that the bunker democrats will got the
new spoils. A very curious change has come
over the minds Of some Of the coalitionists
on this subject. When the coalition FIRST came
into power, there were some Of their number
vho vished 10 have Mr. Hallett aopointHd At