The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-12

broth, thick and slab. III WAS hhders1oo'> ~ Inc
zine that he was ia favor OF the coalition, Lat would
snuport IL in "a quiet way which ia way
that he has of supporting all things hut his own I'M
mediate interests He was talked OF Tor one OF the
Senatorships in Essex county, and only left on the
ticket because il believed that his beng on "
would cause the defeat Of all his colleagues. u u
worthy of note that the objections to his nomination
came net from free soilers, but from democrats.
The former probably recolleeted his hisons win
the abolitionists years before, when ne was pro-
nouncea worthy the votes OF anti slavery men oy no
less a person than John G. Whittier.
Whether in favor of the coalition or not previous to
the day Of election It Is very certain snas as soon as
Gushing found variety OF urgent reasons for sup
porting it, and for striving to place himself at It's
head He gave to some few OF its leaders rather
odd proof Of his zea he actually wrcte leading ar
tice in support of that ALLAN ,e between the demo-
Gratis and free sellers, which had been justified by
success and you know that it Is not even the aoest
who shine most in that sort OF writing. In that
and upheld, and applauded the Massachusetts, coall-
ton, but he cassed all coalitions in what Shelley
would call his :" broad embrace" The article was
much admired by colitonists. Had the author not
been carried away, either by vanity or by desire
to spread among coalition editors the know
ledge of what be had done for their cause,
the secret of the authorship OF that article
would have remained known to buttwo or tnree per-
sons for sver; but the writer must needs tell what
he had done to Mr. at that time editor OF
the NewAuryport Union, a democratic paper pub
hshed in Mr. Cushing town, and requested hin to
copy it from the Boston Ddfy Times, where l, on
Qinally appeared day or two after the election.
Mr. Lawrence did copy it into the Uaton, and 1t was
believe copied into the columns OF other coalition
journals. Mr.. Lawrence is now proprietor and edi
tor OF the Lynn Bay State newspaper, in which this
same leading article Is TO appear next week with
history of the circumstances under which twas pu0
lshed 10 1850. learned these facts yesterday, al
most three years after their occurrence, which shows
Mr. Cushing's friends kept the secret well. 1t never
hovo hutf tha ipdi atur.
ally caused in the minds Of others, by his charging
upon them crime of moral treason to the Union for
doing les than he said it was right for them to do
il 1850.
] Wish you and your readers to recollect the time
when oil this was done. IL was in the autumn OF
1850 Just after the passage of the Fugitive Save
law and the rest of the compromise measures The
whole country vas then sgitated on the subject OF
slavery, and in Massachusetts, opiolon was almoa
universal sgans, the Fugitive Slave law. BY two
parties it was all but universally condemned-tne
free so,ers and the whigs-the only exceptions IN
the latter party being sooe few gentlemen wao mad
followed the lead of Mr.. Webster. The democracy
either denounced the law or maintained a sullen ST.
ience on tie subject. Their allies, the free sollers,
headed by Mr. Sumner, who had then been named
for THAT United States Senatorship which he now
fills made open war ON the rendition OF the fugitive
act-not merely common place attacks on party
measure, bat war in procnct." There were
several occasions when it seemed as II there
were about 10 be mobs In Boston, grow
tions. Further, it was we'll known to Mr. Gushing
and his correspondent of the Boston Post, that
United States Senator was to be chosen BY the Legs
lature that to be elected in November, 1850 Mr.
Winthrop, by executive appointment, then holding
Mr. Websters cid place, the atters time expiring IN
1851. General Gushing must have known that the
free soilers would insist upon making one OF their
chiefs Mr.. Webster's successor, for the name OF
Charles Sumner was mentioned in connection with the
benaforshp during the contest that led to the defeat
of the wings ID 1851, by free soilers writer's AMI
speakers who after wards declared that they could
not have carried their party vote Tor the coaton
candidates but for the they made OF the national
gUbernatori1l question. Gen. Gushing knew all thls
he could not have remained ignorant OF IT. then ne was
for coalition with free soilers though the success or
such coalition almost certain to send an able
man to the United States Senate to agitate the then
raw compromise measures, and did so result. NOW,
when we have no Tenator to elect, when gu,
ele ,tion relates only TO local matters with which the
national government has no more business than 1t has
with the mnni ipal contests Of Boston or New York,
General Cushing tells that to unite With the free
sellers would be t. aid in sectional warfare. Then,
no party had given III its TO- mai adhesion to the com.
promise measures; nov tOth parties have done so.
What then n .kes the difference with General Clsh
ing? His own position ana nothing else. Then ne
expected to make something out OF the coalition;
now his interests are identified with the national
democracy out OF which party he has made some
thing and hopes to make more. This may be very
fine specimen of policy; but is his conduct tina. OF
either an honest man or statesman!
The first coalition Legislature met in January,
1851. In the House. Mr.. Summer was elected Scua,
tor by one majority. Mr.. buckingham and General
Cushing voted against him, and opposed his cleo
ton TO the utmost of their power But they had both
supported the ele tion of en whose votes made him
/ Mr.. Webster's successor. MT. rockingham ran on
the same ticket with Mr.. Stone, whose one vote
elected Mr. Sumner, as did that OF any other coali
| ton member Now, If Mr.. rockingham and Gen
Gushing had opposed the coalition ia the summed
and autumn OF 1s50--tbat is, had they done exactly
what they are now doing, we having no United
States Senator to choose next winter, whereas we
had ole to choose In 1S5l-theIe would have been
several coalition cepddates for the House de-
feated, which would have secured the defeat Of
Mr.. Sumner /; and without the election of that
gentleman, the coalition would have died in the
spring of 81. Had the Legislature Of that year ad-
journed without the election Of Fir. Sumner, the
coalition never could have again carried the State
and il is altogether probable that no attempt TO
new it would hare been made In the summer Of
/ 1851, very strenuous attemp, ives made by the ma
/ tional democrats TO break up ire coalition. They
were headed by Mr. Ha.lett, who would have sue
cesded but for the powerful execions OF Gen. Cush
ing, who placed himself at the head of the coalition
\ dc mocrats and led them TO victory. He was the
man who prevented the Democratic State Conven
ton from taking such course as would have made
further alliance with the free sellers impossible In
private coDferen he eonteBed against Mr.. Hallett
He wrote an eddress for the Democratic State Centra
Committee, the democratic voters of tue State. in
which he TOOK the ground, koldy and decidedly. tina;
the coalition should be maintained, as have been
Mr.. Hsletr drew I'D ADDRESS of an entirely differ
ent character and endeavored to have it presented,
but without success. General Gushing ives the
masersprit, and he carried coalitionsm through
triumpbapJ3. Had Mr.. Fallett been joined ny Gen.
Gushing u his endeavors to put do9n the coalition,
it have fallen, it carried the House by only
six majority: some 400 members In all beiog chosen
The Sena'e earned By only six maj Jrity, and the
six Middlesex Senators were chosen oy emily about
| 200 majority Surrey Mr.. Cushiog's influence ought
to have eeDtsufcent to turn ,be scales against the
coalition, when the scales were nicely balanced
for time but his influence, unfortunately fol
his reputation for consistency was all thrown to
| the coalition sde-that side in politics which
he now denounces as being dishonest dangerous te
the integrity and harmony of the Union and calling
upon the President to exercise usurped dic.atoria
| powers for its suppression.
| General Gushing must have bad some motive il
throwing tie weight OF his influence to the coali
ton-he now calls it the abolition side cfthe coDtro
verry in this State, but two years since. Let see
we cannot find motive for his conduct, that viii dc
| no injustice TO him. For some years psst the bust
ness Of our courts has greatly increased. Our 81
preme Court has been troubled with an accunula.