The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-31


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The testimony elected in the course Of the HOUSE
debate from two Of the Massachusetts, reprsssn-
tatives, touching the coalitions existing there.
The assault Of Mr. DAVIS, (Whig Freesoil)
and the reply Of Nj. RAsrouL, Democrat Free
soil) are matually 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 it 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, IS suits
the convenience of the high contracting parties,
is proven by events. Instances Of such bar
gain and sale, once viewed with astonishment
and met by indignant denunciaton, are now
generally winked at as convenient arrange
ments The attack of Mr.. DAVIS, and the at
tempted justification of Mr.. RANToUL, are both
curious and instructive. Yet, things as curious
are daily Transporting now at the North, as the
following paragraphs from the Boston Post
prove
| A CURIOUS TRADR.-The Journal Of Com.
merce complains that in the canal lettings the
bunker Democrats and Seward Wings have
combined against the Barnburners and National
Wings. This il a combination which we con-
fess surpasses our comprehension. Prouidence
Journal
There are more things in whiggsry than are
dreamt Of in your philosophy. What DO you
think of the tripartite "coalition" in Massachu.
sets by which Democrats, Wings and Freesoil-
ers elected overseers of Harvard college? Ia
there any vilenees in such truck and dickor p Bos-
ton 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 colleagues
Mr.. ALLEN, diverged to give the following
sketch of parties in Massachusetts.
That portion of Mr.. RAkrouL's speech which
refers to the same subject, we will also lay be-
fore our readers, as a 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 it, occurring In
our own State, before his own eyes-I might
say occurring at his own instigation-t that think
his talents and force might DO more protitably
directed against than in hunting up these trum-
perry charges against the Secretary of State.
Now, what are the facts There are three par
ties in Massachusetts, and mean to bring this
matter close home, 80 far as Mr.. Webster is con-
cerncd. There is the Democratic party, which,
in terms, in its resolves, indorses those measures
known as the compromise 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 purity, 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 wonld be a minority of AL
900 votes. Of that vast majority Of Wings and
Democrats, you have 100000 against $4,000 /;
one part of whom sustain tho compromise meas
ures which Mr.. Webster advocated, and the other
part of whom, judging by their vote in their
State convention sustain Mr.. Webster, making,
J as said before, 5000 against $4,000. That
was the case last year. Something like that was
the case the year before WE'LL what was the
result, and what has happened in that State
Hen were two parties, the Democratic and Free
sol party, directly opposed to each other upon
| ground which was vital to the existence OF the
Free soil party. and which was a most cardinal
PORT in the creed of the Democratic party. Those
parties met together and made bargain. The
Frees 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-soil ranks my colleague
Mr.. Allenl always excepted L.aughter.l For
whom were the Democrats in MASSACHUSETTS,,
! who we're in favor Of the war with Mexico,
called upon to vote? For gentleman who said,
when Mr.. Winthrop voted for the preamble and
bill giving supplies to our troops In Mexico,
"that Mr.. Winthrop ought rather to allow our
army to pass between the Caudine forks" Now
am not much Of Latin scholar, but under
stand that the Caudine forks do not differ ma
terially from the Alamo butchery; and that the
Caudine forks in that connection, meant that Mr..
| Winthrop should have left the American throat
| to the tender merces of the Mexican knife.
The Democratic party are in favor OF non in
PREVENTION, rs regards slavery in the States or
territories. They were called upon to send to
the United States Senate for six years gentle
man who was in favor ofintervention anywhere,
or at least up to the verge Of the Constitution.
They sent to the Senate of the United States a
gentleman who declared, in speech, to be found
in one Of his printed volumes, that there were
depths finfamy as we'll as heighta of fame-that
President Fillmore has sounded the former, and
that he had better never have been born than to
have signed the fugitive slave bill. What in
duced the Democratic party to do this 4! What,
! cay, induced the Democrats to do this? What
was it Why, and how were the offices of
the State put up like mutton and beef in the
sbambles will tell you how. The leaders
of the two parties met in repeated caucuses =
as an ultimate result. six councillors, the gov.
ernor, lieutenant governor, and so forth, were
given to the Democrats; while three council
lors, the United States senator, and sergeant at
arms and some other make.weight officer went
to the Freesoil party. The two parties higged
and chartered, day by day, and night by night in
long and heated meetings as to the distribution
of these offices-each begging the other to come
up to the price of its puffed and advertised con-
science and patriotism! Pulled, say--ndver-