The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-17
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.



Massachusetts, Eeiion- u Pariissasoli-
nonim The Wans.-Csuss Of us Decline.
Bosros. November ID. 1882
Il is ancient saying in this State, that nobody can
tell who will be governor ill after the election" But
our election took place the 9Th instant. and
much IN The dark as We go the exploded prin-
cple that The governor and members OF the legislature
must be elected by absolute majority Of all the votes
Il therefore often happens here that when three four
candidates are in the field has clear majority of
all the votes In most other States the candidate who re.
eeives the highest number OF votes is elected whether
he has majority over all the rest combined or not This
ought TO be the criterion everywhere Who Is so much
entitled TO the honor he who receives the largest vote
But II is not here In the event OF any candidate re-
ceying less than aorty all the rest the choice
deyolves on the legislature But the members OF the legs
ature are elected on the same principle. The con-
sequence has been. in the recent election, that in
legislature composed OF over four hundred members
about two hundred have been chosen by the peo-
pie Thus far the wings have chosen about one hun
dred members, and the democrats and the free soiers
have chosen about ninety members. Some OF the
latter are oldhunker Union democrats. who will not
coaesce under any circumstances with the free soiers
Thus the wings have decidedly the lead The vacancies
are TO be filled by election called for Monday Novem
Der a. any concert OF action be arranged among
the sections OF party to produce union OF action
such extent the vacancies may be filled on The 22d
Otherwise there will still remain many vacancies in the
Legislature. But if one hundred are elected at the next
heat 1t will be large allowance. The probability,
therefore, is that less than three hundred members will be
qualified and majority of these to elect governor and
lieutenant governor II is therefore extremely doubtful
who will be elected governor Lieutenant governor
and will be so till the Legislature meets in January
But the old Bay State is split up into isms of all sorts
We have the od-hunker democrats and the old bunker
wings, and also those who style themselves soil
dpT eratn FRI ls,hu H..
the temperance party, and the liberal partythe Mane-
liquor party and the anti Maine liquor party These
factions are contendng TO the knife the hand for
the Mainequo law is. and the other for lis re-
peal Mr. Clifford, the regular wing candidate for gov
enor, and Judge Bishop, the regular democratic cand
date are supposed to be liberal minded in regard 10 the
liquor law. Mr.. Horace Mann, the soil candidate
is known TO be outandout in favor of the Maine liquor
business. He is also the regular free soil aboonist
candidate He therefore combines the strength of the tenn
perance and the ansavey parties, and remains to be
seen whether he will combine votes enough Of the legs.
lature to secure bis election as governor. Meanwhile,
Mr. Mann has been the personal and political opponent
OF Daniel Webster. They had personal feuds during the
life OF Mr. Webster and the principles yet remain to be
decided by the people. after the death of Mr. Webster
In the popular vote for governor, indicated by the
people, Mr.. Clifford received sixiy-two thousand
votes, Mr. Bishop received over thirty thousand
voles and Mr.. Mann ever thiIty-six thousand votes
Thus Mr. Mann received less than either of his compel
tors, and has been left in lean minority OF the people
One thing, however, is worthy OF especial remark in this
connexion-the anti slavery vote is extremely meagre
Ii we take Mr. Mann's whole in view, it is less
than either OF the other candidates And yet large
proportion OF the votes cast for him are be credited 10
the temperance Maine-quo law party. Ii we deduct all
these votes. those in favor Of the abolition principle will
appear very small indeed They would probably fall be-
low the twenty eight thousand for Mr. Hale in the
DFe Pm
ebb even in old MISUNDERSTANDING six thousand
being lean minority oil the aggregate of hundred
and thirty seven thousand votes cast in this State
The fact is that the people OF Massachusetts, care very
little about the distinctive principle of freesoiism so
called Mr. Webster. in his famous nh Of March speech
proved il 10 be egrsgous humbug. and il has never
recovered from his ponderous and overwhelming argu-
menis on that occasion. vast majority OF our people,
who are men OF sense. willing TO let the constitution
remain as il was transmitted by Washington Adams.
Jefferson Madison Monroe and other fathers of the re
public, with all its guarantees in favor OF the rights of
southern brethren They consider that not only the
white people, but the blacks themselves are much better
of as they now exist than they would be under any sud
den csange Of condition They do not, therefore, wish
TO resort TO any coup dtat revolution, which would
change the whole condition of the country and reduce
order 10 chaos. They in this wise: The slaves
are now well off, they are all employed, well fed, well
clad, well provided for in sickness or in health Are
we that they would all be well off if they should
all be liberated tomorrow, pursuance of the visionary
plans OF Gerrt Smith, Garrison Fred Douglass Abby
Folsom, and other fanatics To this great question the
people OF Massachusetts have recently answered in the
nega,ive-hrst, in the meagre vote for Mr. Hale as
candidate for President and secondly in the minority
vote given for Mr. Mann, the free. soil candidate for
governor With the addition OF the friends of the Maine
liquor law, he still left behind The other two can
ddaes Massachusetts is therefore as sound as roach
on the slavery question, expounded by Daniel Web.
sterMr. Hale having received but small part of the
aggregate OF the votes OF the people II would indeed be
bad business il, by sudden Liberation OF three mil
lions OF slaves, fair proportion Of them should be pre-
cpated upon Massachusetts, either seek employment
IN an uncongens climate, failure OF expected occu
patton, TO be supported in aims. houses We are now
taxed pretty high for poor rates but what would be
our additional il should have 10 take care al
the colored refugees OF both sexes from the South
These are considerations that would appeal TO our
purses We have already many aims. houses in which
we support foreign and domestic paupers But II Gerit
Smiths plans are carried out shall have to add four
fold TO our poorhonses, and to consequent taxes But
this grea, question decided fairly in the enactment
OF the compromise laws Of the last Congress- and il has
been ratified by the election OF Franklin Pierce az Pres
dent We may therefore look TO future Tranquility
on this subject; and Massachusetts, will cordially ac
quiesce.
SUPERIOR Lot Of Hankets.-The undersigned have lust
received from the the following goods which rhey will
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