The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-09
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Our Boston Correspondence


Meeting " he Webster Commi es Dsscussions-Ead of
hs Drama md E1s,apt Onrnes.
The Webster Com mittee neld their final meeting on
Wedne day last at the Revere Houc and-dropped the
curtain The object OF the meeting to discuss the
condition Of he arty and to agree upon plan
operations II was soon found however that there was
pretty unanimous sentiment that nothing could be
attempted with the slightest # sucees. rbre.
quarters of the committee cold and iesponSsnt A.
If they had been drawn from ID Il proe,s POND N
the other But there were some holder spirits who we
ready to follow Mr. Web outunes despera,e a. III -
were though the Of grea' had aha naon.d hin
there Frenchmen ready were anxious =,
contend for Napoleon after his Marshals had exor.ed
from him the abdcation Of Fontainbeau.
Mr.. George T. Curtis, 1.-THE Gentleman who YES
Commissioner when hadrach was rescued and .ho
sent to Mr., Webster that that occasion var
had been levied against the ilnted States) was
for decided action. nj fnr lett NJ Tho Scott men
see that They (the supporters Of Mr. Webster) were
not to be despised. He belle ed Tint thousands OF
wings would rally to the support of Mr Webster II h.s
name should be fo maly brought before the public and
uas peHknoun t Mr.. Webster haiL7 the matter en,ireiy
IN The hands Of his lends, ,oo ~ b gorned 6y their az.
tioa. II therefor he should De momnated-if he u.ye
abandoned by rho had professd much rega for h,r
that portion Of Me uhg itr whtch had been inerpiabIy
be dhoced TO trdnple OF phtgs yell kaov n
hy intended to-the fault woud be nth Mr. V.b,.r
himself but with those OF hs friends who after professn
great attachment to him. anxious to oin the
Scott banner because they supposed 1t about 10 float
VIGOROUSLY the field his (ur Curtis,s) mart
he by despaired Of the upon which thew
had entered, did he believe in the iuvinciby Of
General Scott and If he did he trusted that II would
be with him for aban ionng party that
its fortunes were bad That, wth right minded nep
would rather be ground for sdharng more closely 10
it, lie, therefore, was for entering Immediately
upon course of action which should pl zoe Mr. Web
sler formally before the public candidate for tho
Presidency, with an e'ector, ticket in Massachusetts,
forthwith Other .tates wpicn awaiting ouractiop
wouldsbe encouraged and Mr. Webster would be AT once
in fo mdable stion aid would receive votes enough
ut the least, to place him In tue House Of Repre- enta
tises, where his weight Of charac would be fully an
precatcd and n ost prot ab cause his election Ia
potfor being p sive in he bands Of men VII werc
bttcr.nencmos than the democrats and who in princi
pie ered in important from the free soi,crs
Mr.. Car senior editor If he Daily Bee and one OF tho
young seeds of he arLy supported Mr. Curtis with
good deal OF energy lie proceeding to the nom
lton of MIR Webster confident that by boldness some
thing would be ompshed whereas nothing could be
gained by foIbcar nee The supporters of Gen Scott
% already put II under he ban Of the partv and
he not for fubnlssiop to those who now stood in
the position of their avowed enemies Too much time
had already been i'st-too many advantages had al
ready been thrown away-to leave any doubt
a. to the impolcf of the do nothing system
Had Mr. Wcbsters fiirds ac,ed i've or six weeks
ago-had they taken advantage of the very general
indignation that existed here and throughout New
England at the treatment he had received at Baltimore
and placed him in u, mlna'onih.s would have had the
a. .
time great Of power bad been neglected or
passed with what evil every could see He was
ior further conduct Of the kind. We could not ex-
other States to before huud ave act them
the example 1t complete to the friends of
MIR Webster, in other qunr'.r OF he Union that Massa-
ehusetts had not acted How could We expect them 10
act when we remained ioe. giving all outwa ap-
n, arance the iuet evidence THAI we were calmly anu
mi,tpg TO thc oicatou Of the Scott .aiers-the men
Who had pr' vented Nj Webster noIninson in the ma
tionnl convention
Several gentlemen replied TO Mr. Curtis M Earle
They pointed out that ever, movement from which
something had been hoped to their cause had turned
out complete failure Something hal bee hoped from
Mr. websrers fri, nd in New York city Had anything
been done there Not the first thing. And it was well
known that If the most Formidable Of Mr. Websters
secret enemies-one who had abor,d zeaou-ly
against bin in the Baltimore convention. aud to whose
exertiops General scott nomination largely duea
TOOL Of MIR. Seward-was of The richest whig
merchants of that city aud cber hopes of succeed-
ing to Governor Hunt through triumph of the Scott
party Something had been hoped from the Georgia
movement Had anything com. from H.? Nothing hut
dcue. 1t had been sad that great deal might have
been plished If had earlier Perhaps So
But the question now was Lot what might have been
done, but what could be done Was it possible by any
movement of theirs to secure the vote Of single state
for Mr.. Webster H. rhe most that could hap
pen would be TO divide tho wbg party
ard throw her vote FOR General Pierce and perhaps,
eject him in case the contest should BE- close Now,
vast for them-for men who claimed 10 be the truest
wings OF ALTO aid the election Of democmt ito in
fact to his and defeat to be- repaid
with scorn and contempt Were hey ogive the coalition
third year Of power. when hing their aid would
from falling Were they allow the election Of
second abolition United States senator from Massachu-
etts and some eight or ,eDperhaps eeven-ocofoco
free soil members Of the United House Of Repre-
atiyes Gentlemen ouph recolect that such would
results allowing Indignation TO get the better OF
judgment Was 1t likely thai they would b. the better
that MIR Webster wculd be the erof any such COM
pte secession ON their pat from The wing party It
not Nor did II appear that ir Webster would allow his
name "a be used in The piopo ed True he had
said that he in the hands Of his friends but did he
moan by this that he wa TO be made tool in the hands
OF bis entfes Most certainly Dot As wings they were
avefse TO any such action should give additional
strength to the democrats H. better to suffer some
modification at the hand of those who after all agreed
with them in principle than aid in bringing about the
return to power OF thote who denounced their principles
and derided themselves.
such were. substantially, the arguments al the
bulk Of the committee men who have got tired
Of being in attitude very sinrular indeed
for Massachusetts wings occupy speech Of another
kind but per haps efc i've the same end was made
by Mr. Hsa*% who condemned r.istrnce ia ths Web
st.r movement something that common sense and
experience would not warrsnt Gentlemen he said,
must not attempt to shnt their to facts however
diagrt they might he to the sight There not
the sbghtest ground for believing that Mr. Webster
could obtain single electoral let his friends labor
so bard They hnd been deceived from first 20
last to the extent OF Mr. Webters plry-as to the
strength OF his hold upon the people the Of
bis nomination mt Baltimore lis friends hal gone TO
the convention fun of confidence and hopc really beev
ingtbe least saugune of thm-tbet his chances were
as good as those Of the other caudidates. They
bad acted In the most liberal manner towards the
delegates who had almost lived mt their expense
willing wine TO an extent that incredible to
those who were not OF the capacity Of
thirsty politicians whose zeal for the public good had
absorbed all their moisture What had folowedf Had
they obtained single than would have been
had If they had tad at home and saved their money
They had not. They bad been 6eluded, cheated i'm
posed upon and out generated Was 1t worth while to
persist in play that they bad showed themselves
capable OF understanding lie thought not lie cared
not to be further laughed at His perhaps
regular and other gentlemen might think differently
but he had got quite tired OF being In ridiculous
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