The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-28

ticket" How man could have destined nonaina
ton which was never rendered him, do not under
stand. Individual members Of the nominating
convention expressed their preference for Mr. Froth
iDgham, but on being assured by his friends that he
preferred the delegateshp, they transferred their
exertons to the District Convention where they elect
ed him. How they would have succeeded in the
County Conventions much larger body, and where
there was very lively competition for the Senatorial
nominations do not know. The District C0nven.
tion was . comparatively small body, and he there
bsd no compettsr worthy of the name.
But, 1t may be said, the coalition democrats may
have been mistaken and Mr.. rockingham may have
been as good rational democrat tAen as now True,
Iaen are always liable to be mistaken, and never
more SO tban when they undertake uo.say What are
the opinions Of sinuous pelidcian. The kiddlesex
coalition democrats, however,, had Mr.. FrDthing-
hams acts to guide them, and deemed them quite
sufficient; and If there was b.ame attachabe any
to thoze who held that public paan's outward acts
were indexes to his opinions on politics. The Goa
lition democrats OF the autumn of 1861 that Mr..
FrothDgbam had been twice elected to the Masss-
chusets house OF Representatives by the c0alti0nss
OF Charlestown. he running on TIRE same ticket, in
ls49 and so, with James M. Store, free soilar
FROM the start ana who was ono Of M. Frotn.
ingham,s colleagues At the sessions Of 1850
suhiciently strong proof Of Mr.. rockingham
heving been coslticnist. The Post says that he
"ceclined TO accept nomination from the democracy
oil Charlestown, in the fall of that year, QS49)
know not how true this statement may be, but do
know that at that very time he was nominated aud
elected representative from Charlesto wa-that he
was run on coalition ticket,-that it has never
Inexperienced that he was supported by combi-
nation OF whigs and denocrats-that ell his col
Leagues were well kI own as coaionists, and one of
them was eminent as free soil leader and that all
The Post says that Mr. F. "strongIy opposed the use
Of his name on their (he democratic) representative
ticket, in the fall or 1851" THIS is disingenuous
statement. In the fall Of 1851 Mr.. Frothingham's
ticket Of Charlestown. aud he was immediately
brought forward on "boltingn ticket the effect Of
nominating which was TO- defeat two free soers and
one democrat, who were up forrepresentatives This
Mr.. Frgthingham to the coalition, and it occurred
just the coalition had ceased nominating him for
office. Nomnally he disappTcved of the conduct Of
those democrats who had placed him in nomination,
but be did as little towards formally withdrawing
his name as he had done in the two preceding
years. when nominated by members of that coalition
to which he has now suddenly discovered that he
was all the time opposed 1t may be remarked
hidden the use Of his name to the coalition,
just as other bunker democrats did, and SO
have prevented the election of free sellers,
BY running on a "boltiugH ticket in lsa9 and
1850; bus this he seems never to have thought
OF doing until 1851, when he was himself no
longer . candidate Of the coaliti0Dists; and even
then he acted in 80 quiet manner, and his tone
was so snbdued that out of Charlestown it was
scarcely known that he was not as good coalition
list as ever Had he entered vigorously into 9ppos-
tOn to the coalition at early stage Of the contest
OF 1861, and been supported by Gen. Cushing. that
party would then have died as it carried the House
BY only six majority in four hundred members, aud
elected bQt seventeen Senators out Of forty in the
popular vote. But had these two gentleman gone
into the "crushipg out line Of political business in
1851, the one could not have been elected delegate
to the Baltimore democratic national convention by
coatonists, aud tha other would have. failed to
reach the bench Of our Supreme Court the obtaining
Of seat on which was the cause OF his getting place
in Pre.ident Pierces Cabinet, and SO being clothed
with power to aid be wings to crush'' the men who
had taken him from the depths Of degradation into
which he had sunk, through bis own acts, and con-
fereo upon him the highest place that came within
their gift during tteir two years supremacy. And
what bad they done? Why, precisely what they had
been advised to do by Mr.. CushiDg-precisely what
he had defended them for doing. with his tongue and
his pen, and precisely what be had aided them to do
when the result OF their was to be his 0Tn
elevation to tmiDent office. :.
The Post denies that Mr.. Frothingha1 voted for
abolition resolves at the session Of 1850. The word
abolition is used loosely that this denial may be
admitted without the admission amounting to any
thing Of importance. Our hunkers call all coalition
lists aboltOnists, and are called in their turn by
the Barstow and Br01n men-our genuine adaman-
tines Strictly speaking the abotionists are follow.
ers OF Mr.. Garrison While the wings were in power
here from the commencementof 1874 to the close Of
1860, they were in the habit OF grinding ont at each
session. patches OF resolves on slavery aud its exten
sion; and these were all but universally known as
abolition Tesovega term used to words; and It
was with reference to just such resolves as those
that spoke of when said had been told that Mr.,
Frothngbam had voted for abolition resolves in the
House OF Representatives. Let us see what he did
vote for ut the session of 1850, on the subject Of
slavery.
On the 23d of March, when resolves on the sub
ject of slavery were under consideration in the Mas.
sachusetts House Of Representatives, Mr.. Boutwell,
rooved to amend, by striking out the preamble, and
all after the word !" Resolved and inserting the
following, wiz" That Congress has the power, aud
it is its duty to make all needfu rules and regula
ticnsrespectng The territories of the United States,
and that one needu rule is the prohibition Of domestic
selvitude therein" Some other resolves were pro-
posed by Mr. Boutwell, in addition to this. In the
list cf yeas Oh this amendment, find the following
names OF members from Middlesex county:-Bout-
well, Of Groton; Banks, of Waltham; Cowdry,
of StoLeham, and Thorndike and rockingham,
of Charlestown. All the names here given are
those Of eminent coalition leaders from The
democratic side. The resolve from which have
quoted expressed the general opinion of our demo-
cracy at that time Up to 1s4s our democrats rare.
y gave any encourage nent to what were called abo-
ltion ideas and movements, and consequently were
denominated by the wings and liberty men and ab-
clitionists dough faces" &C. After the defeat Of
Gen. Cass in 1S48. they became more "lberal," as
it was called; and though they never went the length
of the wings, they evnced very different disposition
from what had previously been all but habitual with
them. The conduct OF several Southern States, in
that Others gave him, had gat effect their minds
and compelled their leaders to go pretty far with the
aItislaveJy movement. Ihis was one OF the most
powerful causes Of the coalition being formed. The
resolves that were passed at the Massachusetts Dem
ocratic Sta Convention, in l849 were of decided
" free soilish character In respects and were
iney to he nov brought forward, their mere consid
GRAFTON would quite sufficient to set some gentle
men crazy who swallowed them literally, without
"bolting," but four years since.
The Post says that Mr.. rockingham accepted q
nomination ior Congress a ,ainst Mr.. Palfrey, and
sganst the coalition" This is one of those state
nents which, while embodyiIg what Is at
once sesn to be deliberate and urquali-
fed falsehood by those who are wei &C
quainted with the facts, is admirably adapt
ed to the work of deceiviDg people vt els.
tance--people at Washington aud at the South
whose interest il Is for the Post to have deceived.
Mr. Palfrey was a free soiler and q candidate for
Congress; the free soilers and the democrats coa-
lesced for the support Of candidates for Office, in
cluding Mr.. Palffey according to the Post, ii its
words have any meaning; and Mr.. FIR Frltbingham &C
cepied o nomination against Mr.. Pafrey "an1
against the coalition The idea that IL is sought