The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-16
From The Nsy York Tribune.

MsssAcHusErTs--THE CONSERVATION To
day, all the signs indicate the first fruits of The
coalition between the Free-soiers and the De-
mocrncy' OF Massachusetts will he realized by the
former in the election Of Charles Sumner to the
U. S. Senate for Six years from the 4th Of March
next. Mr. Robert Rantoul, jr.. who is Of the
other party to the coalition takes Mr. Winthrop IS
place in the Senate n the brief remainder of the
present session. The Democracy have the go
vernon and lieutenant governor; the council is 10
be divided as the senator's were; and there is 10
be a lot of new jidges made by leg'slaiing some
OF tn. present Wing Judges out Of Office. We
trust Mr.. Francis Bowen, by Wing help. is To he
defeaed in his grasp at life prorsssorsllip in Hnr-
ward University---having shown himself especially
untitled for the chair of history IN any seminary
where the divine right of kings to Cypress and
butcher IS not uohed 1T is an III wind that
blows nobody good, and We trust The Wing ban
ner State of the y ion viii come up siauncher and
better for this temporary suspension.
Mr. Sumner IL the first U. s. Senltor elected
from Massschu etts in opposition 10 the w ~
party for the last quarter OF century. The
! choice of such man does honor to those who
designated and have so resoutely stood by him.
lie is n gentleman, scholar, nhllantlropsi, and
some Of his oratons, especially that 'on The true
grandeur of nations, evinces a Ofty Statesman
ship decidedly in advance Of majority of those
into whose hands our nations de>tiries have
usually been con6ded. Mr.. Sumner was Wing,
o! the section termed conscience Wings, down
10 ISIS. when, with Charles Francis Adams
Henry Wilson. Charles Allen, &c, he revol,ed ut
the nomination of Gen. Taylor, and helped John
Van Buren, 10 construct the Baltimore platform
prince John got of that platform---the macio
said, in order to be ". $. seoator--while Mr.
Sumner hung on, and has become senator while
the Prince has not. But no one cau tell how soon
he may.
Mr.. Summer will find in the Senate no superiors
in schol,rly nttsinments, and hardly ore in com
prchensive hberaiiy Of views. We shall conf
IDENTIFY expect his VOTE and hope for his voice, in
favor o. free land for The landess. lie may win
high place in the Senate, and he may make a
decided failure through fsridiousness and self
consideration Should it be in him to forget him
self his party complications, his possible fortunes
and vote and speak on each question without re-
gard q any thing but The decision or that question
in snch manner best to promote the general
veal, his eecrion will prove Fortunate for himself
and the country. We rather think it is in him to
take this course. Timc will show.
Cosluionp usually es'cemed patriotic. self
sscr6cing, bene6rent and all tat, when our p'rty
~ N xei up with them, but when our side loses
nv them. then they nre corrupt. unprIncinled
7 s~ndalnns "a ''union Of last aud shame" 81
Yet we rs'her incline to think that the coalescing
n,inpr'res in Mass ,chnsets have made goot
.hng oft. "The Democracy" r','ain what they
love dcary--,o W.T. s.the ,nis;" the Fife-soiler'
secure voice IN the United States Senate, and
that the ice OF one Of their ables' ~ ,si
| ed aud deserving memhers. Very likely, the CO.
al,iion may give the Wings a msj ,rI'y over then
both next YER: but then they wiil only 20 ont
and their United States senators'ip and years.
swing at the off ,es cannot be taken from them
/ o the whole, we think il wa- clever thought
OF their leaders to hunt in the same pack. and N
admirable contrast TO the stupidity of the Wing
m ,nagers who undertook to throw Horace Mann
overheard. Bni the Free-soilers who hav" just
voted for B,u'we. Gushing aid Rantoul--nont
ofthem even pretending to be Free .soers in or
der to make Charles Sumner United States Sena-