The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-24

IHE OLD BAY STATE IN CoUNCL-1HE FRA
OF CoNvENTIoNs-On Massachusetts, friends
have great passion for conventions. From
the time Of the Pilgrims up to this blessed nine
teenth century, they have been continually
getting together in little cliques and talking
over their grievances. Often real, sometimes
supposed At present, with their great railway
facilities, the number of conventions is very
large--it seems, almost, that the million of
people in Massachusetts have nothing in the
world to attend to but to hold conventions.
If they were productive of any good results,
the loss of time would not be Of so much ac-
count but generally they end in smoke. There
are SO many great men 10 Massachusetts, so
many individu who belong to the mutual
admiration cliques, that they never can
bring about any good end without IN
immense deal Of quarrelling about side issues.
The great political test question, this fall, is
the adoption Of the revised State constitution
which the people viii he called upon to accept
or reject on the first Monday in November A
portion Of the wings and national democrats
oppose the amendments. The liberal demo.
Gratis and free sellers are in favor of it, The
Maine law question enters largely into the
canvass. One party desires its repcal-ano-
Their, that it shall be amended-and the third,
that it shall stand as it s. None Of the lead
ers on either wing dare to come out flat-footed,
and say upon which horn Of the dilemma they
will seize. These facts will make the political
gatherings very interesting They will be
holden as follows =
September l3th--State Temperance Conven
ton. at Boston.
September 15th-Free Democratic State Con-
vcntion, at Fitchburg.
September 22d-Democratic State Conven.
ton, al Worcester
September 22.-Natonal Democratic Con
venton ut Boston
September 28-Whig State Convention, at
Fitcbburg.
In addition to the settling, or rather the
stirring up oSths political affairs of the State,
large number Of other meetings are to be
holden in Massachusetts, and vicinage, daring
the coming six weeks. AT Boston this day
the ;. American Pharmaceutical Association
bns its annual session. AT Hartford, on the
18th and 18th of September, the Surviving Off
GERS OF Gen. Perces regiment in Mexico
the bloody ninth'-have reunion. These
days are the anniversaries of the battle Of Cha
pultepec. September 10th, the Massachusetts
Charitable Mechanics Association open their
trieDnial exhibition Of art and industry at Bos-
ton. The recurrence OF this exhibition at
this time has prc-nduced the very small show
of the products Of New England mechanics,
artists, and manufacturers ut The New York
exhibition. On the 2Sth Of September. the
Essex County Agricultural Society have their
annual fair at Lawrence, and there are numcr-
Gus other gatherings Of less note to be held
throughout the State. Altogether the - lo-
quence and learning which the Massachu 5e is
men tell us they have so much of will have a
fine chance for display. Let the farmers get in
their crops, put money in their pnrses, aod
journey TO the gatherings OF their several pet
cliques. Let everybody talk 4 great deal. ard
insist upon quarrelling with everybody else,
whether there is cauee or not. We will stand
aside aud see the fun.