The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-27

The speech OF Mr. Bars!ow, at The bunker convention
and frank and LET'S the world into The whole secret
OF tbs movement oil the persons ia whose name ,ne ~
venon met The object of these persons 70 70 Mas
war the national adminlslr alton. The coaho -, s,Ih
sachusslts alluded but little IN p..;d
the time, words. and venom besowea uro cnshing
Pierce and his constitutional 5nss ius as would
have been he ease with any Massachusetts ulemvc' o.
the cabinet Had Mr. Hallet been sonId hsys bsen
or Col Greene or any other man, nc wou.a nasS peen
s.saIsd nv Mr. Barsow some other gentleman Of the
bunker and want q asa ,ba m ne at
10 ords, and settle the affairs OF great party. General
Thnr IL in he cabinet aud Therefore he is the object
= which the poisoned arrows OF hunkersm are aimed
Sn, thew are aimed him not Caleb Gushing, but
as The New England member OF The cabinet This ap-
plies 10 The bulk OF the hunkers, however and 10
some oil their leaders, who have what they believe 10
be personal grievances Of which TO complain Mr.
Basiow, for example, has had his sell eseem wounded
by some alleged reference OF The United States Altor-
ney General TO his want of familiarity with razors.
Now, we think that Mr. BaTstow does not display even
his usual philosophy and good this matter Had
General CushiDgs alusion been soap and water and
towels, there would have been some occasion for his
anger Ter 10 not mans fault always his mislor.
tune that his beard is "slow~ Mr. Bastows brains
IN coming 10 the ornamental the useful period OF its
growth, while an unacquainsnce with soap and
implies something dirty, and by choice the Salem
slatesnan's speech Olher personal matters had much
weight with other gentlemen at the convention Gen.
Cusbinss reflection Through that of reflection 10
which even great men sometimes able) on Mr. Bar
slows lack of beard. and inability to compete with the
ghost Of either Samson or Barbarossa. One genemans
patriotic Indignation was brought out like rich varnsh
through his knowledge of the appointment OF Mr. Bailey
70 The lucrative place oil postmaster OF Boston, for which
the said bunker gentleman had himself been pcTina
cious applicant Intelligence of Mr.. Baeys appointment
reached him when indignation at the highest with
The patriotic Barsow, and him apaiF OF deep
specaces through which view The acts Of PresiIen.
Pierce and General Gushing He looked upon The Union,
. and 10 and behold IT was but series OF I" dssolvng
views" like his own official expectations The States
appeared to him like the gigs that Gag losro in his
r vision, cast into the fire and consumed Even hope
seemed on the point OF fleeing away thus
situated may we'll be excused Tor displaying feel
ing. A third gentleman present probably attributes his
failure to secure the place oil treasurer OF Massachu-
ses in 1884, 10 General Cushing's interference though
most nnJus1ly and, deeply struck with the loss OF
the public through it mol having received the benefit
Of his financial inability, all the patriot reused within
him, and be makes war; like 'Ihe Whistler in Scouts
tho rank and file OF the hunkers for sake
we must call them, there many good men, in pro-
portion 10 the whole number OF their party, any
other political organization; but the claims OF their lead
to special amount of Observation-Disclosures enough
turn The Tears OF Heracus into the boiserous
laughter. s
The administration has now an opportunity of seeing
who are its friends and who its foes Massachu-
sets. The action Of the Boston convention is only
part OF that conspiracy, having for its object the
, throw OF the adminstT alton, which commenced in New
York, and which will extend all over the Union if the
President and his advisers fail 10 meet ii with jack
son-ke energy. No expects the administration
10 endorse the Massachusetts coalition, to favor it
any way; but there vast difference between helping
the coalition and allowing its enemies to bask in the
sunshine OF The administrators favor. The country will
expect TO find The admnstra lion equal to the emergency
and 10 that vas! power TO the will OF which il lis
existence.