The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-10
Massachusetts senator.


lition in Massachusetts may succeed in elect
ing Mr.. SUMNER to the Senate of the United
States. 1t is understood that Governor BoUT-
WELL is so deeply implicated in the conspiracy
that he lends all the influence of his office to its
consummation. He holds back portion of the
and understandings shall be carried out1' This
hint, it is feared, will take effect among some
Of the Boilers, and the result of changing two
or three votes would be to elect Mr.. SUMNER.
Then there are the contingencies among SO
many individuals of sickness, or urgent business,
or accidental absence, to cut down the WING
vote. So, in view of all these considerations
together, we are inclined to fear that the league
of the Democrats with the Abolitionists in Mas
sachusetts will accomplish its perfect work.
We copy a paragraph from the Boston .Adver-
tiser which indicates some of the dangers in the
case
"THr LreIsLAruRE.-we trust that every Wing
member of the House of Representatives will be
present day at the renewed ballot for United
States Senator The vote of yesterday, which dis
missed one Wing voter, and disfranchised one
town on mere party grounds, without shadow of
principle for the rejection of the member, may
assist the work to be attempted to-day. If all
friends are true to their duty, there is danger
that advocate Of agitation will be sent to repre-
sent this State in the United States Senate they
do not take care, they can be easily outwitted.
Yesterdays vote, decided upon party issues, dis
closed the fact that several Wings were absent.
We hope that the same thing may not occur again
to-day"
The precise position of the Democrats, Free
soil Conspirators and Boilers, in the Legis-
lature, is thus defined by the Boston Demo
cratic) Post:
"The result Of the whole is, that sixty five men,
out of one hundred and twelve members elected az
Democrats, have undertaken to make over the
whole Democracy TO the Free-soilers; and the
whole ground of their complaint and that of the
Free soiers is, that an honest, unpledged minority
will not consent to become parties to such a caucus
combination against the rights and honor of the
thirty thousand Democratic voters in this Com
monwealth, who. at every step of their political
progress, have protested against the disunion doc
trines and measures of tho Abolitionists.
"The only rule of honor or conscience which can
apply to the sixty-f members who voted to sus-
tain Sumner 10 that they made bad bargain
against all their previous professions and princi
ples and in the face of every Democratic platform
ever laid down, from the Baltimore convention to a
town caucus, and they now say their honor is con-
cerncd in keeping it. Well, let them keep it, for
it is useless to argue with those who went into this
project with their eyes open, and who feel that they
shall be dishonored unless they make all the
rest Of the party dishonored with them. II is the
old fable again of the fox that had lost its tail
in trap, advising all his fellows to part with their
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The misfortune is, that among the sixty five are
many true Democrats, who have been drawn into
this matter by the force of circumstances, and who
would most gladly DO relieved Of their position il
they did not feel the pressure of seeming pledge
,chich binds them to do Drong to thesslues, their party
and their country. We have unkind words tc
say to such, and only regret that they have boer
unconsciously involved in such a combination
against our national principles
| We have already referred TO the history
of the coalition furnished by Mr.. WILSON, the
Free soil President Of the Senate, complaining
bitterly of the fraud that had been practised
upon the Abolitionists by the boiling Democrats
Another statement has since been published
from the pen of the Honorable FREDERICK ROB-
IHsoN, Democratic member Of the State Sen
| ATE. 4 MS Is the more CURIOUS exposition 0
the two, and makes the more marvellous de-
velopments. Consider specimen of them
from his communication in the Lynn Bay Stale
" Under the conviction Of this only alternative
the Democratic members, after long, anxious
and most conscientious consideration of the re-
probabilities resting upon US, appointed large
committee to meet n like committee of the Free.
soil caucus. Ofthis joint conference committee
was appointed chairman. This committee hat
many meetings, and all our powers of argumen
and persuasion were exhausted to induce the Free
soil party to concede to us this point 1.-THE United
States Senator,l or At least % far as to name .
member of their party who had formerly actet
Y with us. They said they were willing to yiele
i sevsry thing else, but upon this point we foune
them immovsbls. They pledged thunssIVs, hosc