The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-28


acknowledgements Convention Elation of the
Whgs-Mr. Winthrop-M Bailey and the
Post OEce-Mr Davis and the SUB Treasury |
Mr.. Barnes and the Pension Agency-C0fomd |
Vyipht-T1f Fair Chapman Ttsited By HIS |
Father.
The proceedings of the bunker convention which |
met here last Thursday justify what said OF the in
teations OF our hunkers in Q think it was) my letter
of July I'd. then stated that the hunkers were
hostile to Gen. Gushing and would attack him. The
event has justified the prediction. In their conven-
tioa, Mr.. Barstow of Salem, chief OF the Essex 4
hunkers, made furious onslaught upon the At
iorney General personal, POLITICAL and yenouous
attack In which 1t is sought to make it out that he
is q mean corrupt and unprncipled political ad
yenturer. He Is denounced as q renegade, coali-
ZIONIST and an xbolitionist. His course on the
abolition question is given in full, and also facts
showing what were his opinions on Gen. jackson,
and his conduct in the old bank war times. His At
tack on the United States Attorney General amounts
to nothing less than an attack the administration
for though Mr.. Barstow pretends place all the sins,
Gas he considers them,) On the shoulders of Gen.
Cushing, such proceeding can deceive no one who
is acquainted with the real facts. He excuses the
President by representing him to be an ignoramus
and fool, for such that gentleman must be if Mr..
Cushing has been able to blind and deceive him
according to the manner pointed out by Mr..
Barstow. The President knows the condition
Of things in Massachusetts as well as they
are known to Gen. Cushing. He is acquaint
ed with the character, personal and political
Of every man who has received Office in Massachu-
setts-that is, ofceof character worth noting-and
know that in some cases appointments have been
made that General Cushing did not like. 1t is not
Just to place the shoulders of the Attorney Gene
RAJ matters that ought to be borne by the President
they are really deserving of hostile criticism, which
is point that leave to be discussed by those who
have more interest in it than | feel Mr. Barstow's
object in attacking the administration is obvious. He
knows that our bunker party is but small, and that
alone it can have effect retarding the on
ward progress Of the coalition than fly to stop the
motion of q locomotive on which it may chance to
light. He is aware that here hunkerism is only
shallow streamlet, pable of nothing beyond bearing
a child's paper boat into some mud puddle. But he
also knows that there are disappointed office
seekers in the State, and he expects to get add
ton to his party from them and their friends by
affording them an opportunity to vote for ticket
that shall be at once democratic and anti admnistra
ton in its character The tails of good number of
birds he xpecs to salt in this way taking in all of
the anser family especially. The denunciation Of
the Maine Law by the bunker convention is just
such another trap. Thousands of democrats who
care no more for liquor than do temperance men
are in principle opposed to the liquor law, and
to all legislation of the kind to which it
belongs and nothing has tended so much to the
weake ming of the coalition among democrats as the
fact that the law was passed by that organization
or while it was in power. If Mr. Barstow and his
xhn,o
democratic discomfort to account, they will perhaps
convert small faction into respecta Bile party. By
guiding the two streams into the little babbling
brook of hunkerism that water may come to be OF
mag nitude sufficient to sweep away all chance Of
coalition victory.
The hunkers denounced the new constitution, and
did everything that the wings could desire of them.
The wings, as you may suppose, are in tolerable
spirits at the sight of so much harmony being
infused into the democratic ranks. They know
that the hunkers wish to see the continuance
whig rule, and therefore look upon them as the
very best OF pntriots-which Is highly hattering to
the pride of hunkerism. IL will be much more easy
to get a whig candidate for Governor next week
now that the hunkers have announced their inten
lion to support the wings, and have formally read
out OF their party, as was announced at the resent
convention, every man who avows that he goes for
beating the wings. .
The regular democratic convention which met at Y
Worcester on the 22d-nominated Judge Bishop for
Governor. Mr.. Thompson having declined being again
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, the cOnven-
ton nominated Levi A. Dowey, formerly OF Wor
cester, and now Of Boston, for the place. Mr.. Dow
ley is . wealthy merchant, and one Of the most high
minded able, and intelligent men in the State He
used to be bunker, and he is infexioity itself
am very sure that mis- opinions have undergone no
change except for reasons OF the most honorable
character. better nomination has not been made
by any party in the Massachusetts, for many years.
The regular convention came out fatooted and
doublefssed for the administration, and for every
thing that that body is or may be for, and against
everything that Is not approved by 1T. The allc-
glance proessed was comprehensive enough to suit
tue most cormorant OF appettes in that way. The
President and General Cushing, after dining off
Mr. Barstows bunker speech, can cool their Threats
with the coalition dessert served up by the artists at
Worcester. Peaches nor pears would not melt more
lovingly in the mouth of man than such pleasant
words.
II only remains for the wings to put up their can
didste to have commenced fight pretty enough to
satisfy all the Sir Luciuses Of politics. no the wings
will nominate Is almost as much OF mystery az the
authorshipof" Junius Let up once more by the hun
ker convention action the WING leaders are thinking
that would not be SO bad thing to accept their par
tvs nomination Their prospects are improving, and
II would not surprise any one 70 their convention
quite goahead affair. 1t is said that the Essex
county wings about to support Mr.. Winthrop for
he place Of Governor in the convention 1t would
lie . great compliment to that gentleman if he
should get the nomination and, through the aid of
the hunkers, also the Office; and the chances by
means desperate of late they have appeared.
With the Post to aid the hunkers, (Which aid Is
great, from its enjoyment of the unlimited conf
dence of the administration, the hunkers all the
while slanderng and abusing the administr TOM
and the hunkers TO aid the wings, and the wings to
aid Mr. Winthrop, he may be our next Governor,
or all tina: has come and gone and so the stone
rejected by the wings become the cap-stone OF the
State column This world is full Of chances and
cbanges~and nothing ought to surprise us-except
to see Udemocratic national administration blessed
with Common sense.
Mr. Baileys appointment to the place Of our Post
master excites little comment, because all knew
that II was to take place two months ago-thanks to
the NEW York HERALD. / should think IL would
prove satisfactory appointment, speaking generally
though some Of the hunkers grumole Of 20 much
D ing given to one family, Mr.. Bailey being Col.
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