New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-13
Massachusetts, Politics.
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In a recent article upon Massachusetts

Massachusetts Psitsc>'
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In recent article upon Massachusetts,
Politics IT, T5zst states tina: The Massachusetts, Goa
lron vss originally formed for the sevsrea p1f
pose Of wrcsng the state Cees from the Wings sn
DIVIDING sher among therrselyo- believe taS; i~S
Tssgas : act in the habit Of Intentionally msrepre
seu,ns opponents AMI that when & does usreprssen'
them it opens is columns 70 correction TOOK A
sctive pan IN forming the COacn, Snd Lave S1eAuI
supported il aad ought therefore, 10 know sons
thing Of IL purposes And state TIA you have N tns
| expression quoted GE;eriy uaisrePsesented 'ae1n
Tsose who formed the CoIlison PROPOSED 20 have
the following ends ia view
Frat To change the system Of Representation IN the
Sisfe Legislature Now, eseh County hss cer'Hn
uunnber Of Senator'S sppOEtioned 10 IL; and, where
County Is entitled 20 more than one Senstor they are
elected BY General Ticket. The Coalition proposed
to divide the Sste into sfsie senssoral Dstrets Now
each town has certAin number OF Representative
arpoTioned 70 it for esca period of zen years. some
towns are esr;iei 20 only Representatives IN gen
years-cvinc eisht wears Of e'sfy ten wholly ua-
repre-entet whe other towns hsve many kspreseoS'
uves every year. Thus Boston has turty i0Gr heeSon
tstives Ia every Legislature. Aad when town e1-
TITLED % several Represersstive ~ they are sco'ou
General Ticket The Coalition proposed TO cnA1s AZ. IN
by diyiinz the State INTO Districts no one u ~.
stDGa Dc tnuten more t4Att a rAAsts ~
IA sny one year All who united Va tocunlhg tAe SOa
hhon were not agreed a. 70 'he niode o. a,hs -
some o. IheDl desired cnIy 70 oN'ne ~ IA - ~
into sngle Districts leaving the system IN osael reSS
80 Others desired % give every eOwu Rspresen-
tstiye every year and 30 reduce the nuiAoer Oh hsr-
,euts,ves 20 which the large towns se entitled i'ldhS
those towns into Districts Then there was .ne pian
known "a Nj Grisw0ds pan,' and others. bat very
many think by far he largest number, desired 10
divide he into equal single Districts after the Ne"
York pan except tina: the Districts should DC smSer
- in Aaxxt York nd
a. nearly ~ possible equal In the number OF voters con-
tanned IN each instead Of IN population. To effect these
change required amendment OF the Constitution.
SsooBd To reduce the patronage o. thc Goyernor by
making more oifces elective This, too, required an
amendment OF she Constitution.
Thi,9. To substitute General Corporation Laws IN
So place q special grants OF chsrrers.
Fslph To restore the Ballot We did before vote
normally BY ballet hu; system had ail the evhs'
with ca the conveLiences OF the Enssh rsrf rocs
vote Every man was required 10 deposit ma oaiot
0uen 30 ,hst al bystandcs could see how he voted
This odectuslY uulh6ed ali the advantages our fathers
souht 20 secure by the adoption Of the Baotthe only
real advantage Of The ballot being sseresy The Coal
non sought the Ballot, 10y securing to each
voter the right TO secret without the danger "a
being oyeraed or the fear of being called 10 account
for voting according 10 the dictates OF his own judg
ment
Those who formed the Massachusetts, Coalition pro
ssd 10 10 to these ends To prove that their
professions sincere point 20 their acts while In
pcwer They have called Convention 30 amend the
vel do to secure the two first objects mentioned Aad
the ststuiebo OF Mas schusCts contains Generd
Corporation Laws and Secret Ballot Law passed by
Coalition Legislatures, and sanctioned by Coahtion
Governor
II would be trcspassng too much upon your patience
for me TO undertake to defend these measures OF the
coalition Il enough say that The Ne fors frtoHHe
cannot Consistently with past course deny that they
were proper objects Of political action, and sucient
foundation for party IN ; ate P0htcs. The Free De
mocracy had the additional motive for entering into the
Coalition that the success az the measures contemplG
ed wcud give freerplay and greater power 10 the Anti
slavery sentiment OF the "Raral Distrcts' And the
election of Charles Sumner the Senate was ably no
means unin porant incident 20 the Coalition. would
Ike ID have the Editor OF TIE IribwRe show to tho
world what more elevated" worthy purposes
the Wing party proposed 10 ltse IN the recent National
contest fully understand the distinction he makes
between the Wing party as party seeking active,
practical bcncfcence" through legislation and the De-
nOcrrcy the soyefne little ~ possible party But
pse.ely phGl the OF active. practical
b.nehoencen now proposed by the Wing party in Mss
sschusets or any where else What they in the
recent National contesrf
| think The TrLAns can hardly, through ignorance,
Ply CT imply again that the Massachusetts Coalition was
formed solely manly 10 secure office Tor its num-
bcrs II il hall anin say il, Will not some OF the sting
ing adjec;iyCs Il has freely applied 10 others, who
have nsr,presented IL or the Wing party, recoh upon
bnke ANYTHING OF the Others Is t much
pect that il will edtorHiy recont It's unjust a-persons
upon the Massachusetts, Coalition. ACoALiTioNIsr.