The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-31
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The Massachusetts COailtiOns'
We promised, some days since, to produce
the testimony elected in the course Of the House
debate from two of the Massachusetts represent
tatiyes, touching the coalitions existing there.
The assault of Mr.. DivIs, (Whig Freesoil,)
and the reply of Mr.. RAsToUL, democrat Free
soil0 are mutually conclusive, and convict both
parties there of bidding for the Abolition infiu-
ence, which has finally absorbed both. No
one can doubt after reading those speeches
what is now the controlling power in that com.
monwealth, and how sternly il exerts itself
That the coalition in Massachusetts, and else.
where, is not confined TO one party exclusively
but is made to leaven the political loaf as suits
the convenience of the high contracting parties
is proven by events. Instances of such bar
gain and sale, once viewed with astonishmen,
and met by indignant denunciation, are now
generally wnked at as convenient arrange.
ments. The attack of Mr.. DAVIS, and the at
tempted justification of Mr.. RAsToUL, are both
curious and instructive Yet, things as curious
are daily Transporting now at the North, as the
following paragraphs from the Boston Posi-
prove
A Curious TRApE-The Journal of C0nl.
merce complains that in the canal lettings the
bunker Democrats and Seward Wings have
combined against the Barnburners and National
Wings This is a combination which we con-
fess surpasses our comprehenson.--Pr Providence
Journal
There are more things in whiggery than are
dreamt Of in your philosophy. What do You
think of the trpartite coalition" in Massachii-
sets by which Democrats, Wings and Freesol-
ers elected overseers Of Harvard college? Is
there any peness in such truck and dckor ? Bos-
| tan Post.
In the course of his speech in the House on
the Mexican indemnity bill on the 23d inst, Mr..
DAVIS, in the course Of his reply TO his colleague,
Mr.. ALLEN, diyerged 10 give the following
sketch of parties in Massachusetts,.
That portion of Mr.. RASToUL's speech which
refers to the sane subject, We will also lay be-
fore our readers, as proper pendent to this.
Mr.. DAVIS went on to say:
!, My colleague is particularly earnest upon the
subject Of corruption. He processes extreme
fear of corruption. Now there is particular
piece of corruption, As consider il, occurring in
our own State, before his own eyes-I might
say occurring at his own instigation-. that think
his talents and force might be more profitably
directed against than in hunting up these trum.
perry charges against tie Secretary of State.
Now what are the facts I! There are three par
ties in Massachu setts, and mean to bring this
matter close home, SO far as Mr.. Webster is con.
cerned. There is the Den ocraic party, which,
in terms, in its resolves, ndorses those measures
known as the eompro rise measures There is
the Free-soil party, which is sustained and kept
up by hatred to the compromise measures, in.
GLIDING the fugitive slave law. There is the
Wing party, which take it by their State re.
solves, without taking perfectly distinct ground
upon the compromise measures, still take per-
fectly distinct ground in sustaining Mr.. Webster.
| What are the numbers of these parties The
number Of Wing votes is $4,000, number Of the
Democratic votes is $4,000: the number of the
Free soil is $4,000, leaving the Wings plurality,
which anywhere else would be majority Of 81
900 votes OF that vast majority of Wings and
| Democrats, you have 100000 against $4,000 /;
| one part of whom sustain the compromise meas
ures which Mr.. Webster advocated, and the other
pert Of whom, judging by their vote in their
State convention, sustain Mr.. Webster, making,
as said before, 100 600 against $4,000. That
was the case last year. Something like that was
the case the year before. Well, what was the
result, and what has happened in that State
Here we're two parties, the Democratic and Free
s& party, directly opposed TO each other upon a
ground which was vital 10 the existence Of the
Free soil party ard which was most cardinal
point in the creed Of the Democratic party. Those
parties met together and made bargain. The
Free-soil party united with the Democratic party,
and sent to the Senate of the United States the
most talented and eloquent man who could be
presented from the Free-scil ranks my colleague
Mr. Allen always excepted. laughter For
whom were the Democrats in MAssach usetts,
who were in favor Of the war with Mexico,
called upon TO vote! Fora gentleman who said,
when Mr.. Winthrop voted for the preamble and
| bill giving supplies 10 our troops in Mexico,
"that Mr.. Winthrop ought rather 10 allow our
army to pass between the Caudne forks" Now
| am not much Of Latin scholar, but I under.
stand that the Caudine forks do not differ ma.
terially from the Alamo buichery and that the
Caudine forks in that connection. mean, that Mr..
Winthrop should have left the American throat
10 the tender mercies Of the Mexican knife.
i The Democratic party are in favor Of non in.
Prevention, rs regards slavery in the States or
territories. They were called upon to send 10
the United Safes Senate for six years gentle.
man who was in favor ofintervenlion anywhere,
or at least up 70 the verge Of the Constitution.
They sent 10 the Senate Of the United States a
gentleman who declared in speech, 20 be found
in one Of his printed volumes, that there were
depths Of infamy as well as heights of fame-tbat
President Fillmore has sounded the former, and
that be had better never have been born than TO
have signed the fugitive slave bill. What H.
duced the Democratic party TO do this What,
say, Induced the Democrats 10 do This What
was il! Why, and how were the offices Of
the State put up like mutton and beef in the
shambles! ] viii tell you how. The leaders
of the two parties met in repeated caucuses -
as an ultimate result, six councillors, the gov.
ernor, lieutenant governor, aud 80 forth, were
given 10 the Democrats; while three council.
lors, the United States senstor, and sergeant at.
arms, and some other make weight officer went
10 the Ffeesoil party. The two parties higgled
and ehafeted, day by day, and night by night, in
long and heated meetings as 10 the distribution
ofthese ofices-,ach begging the other to come