The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-24

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At the Presidential ele ton Of lsls, the free soil
vote was 38,05S; at that Of 1852, II WAS 28 ,023.
Thus II appears, that Gen. Wilson received the high
est nee soil vote ever cast for Governor In Massa
chusetts save that Of l848 fer Mr. PHILIPPE and that
Of 1882 for Mr. Mann. The st was given ia the hey
day Of the party and when the democracy were very
much depressed, Gen. Cushing receiving less than
"a 900 votes ct the same els cti"n and the vote for
votes from the temperance mon, both whigs and
democrats. That was the first year OF the Maine
law, and mems minds were greatly excited on the
question, and they voted accordingly. The demo-
six or seven thousand votes ahead Of the same
party's candidate for Governor, he receiving the
votes Of all the rummes; while he wing candidate,
from being opposed by the same distinguished and
disntsrested class, ran greatly behind that partys
men opposed General Wilson, and 50 did all the
free sellers who followed Palfrey and Adams aud
Morton, whose object was the Generals defeat, and
tuition had any other person been nominated bs the
free sellers for Governor. He actually gained on
the old free soil vote, or he would not have 90
wen in the face Of such diff ultes, and against such
to Judge from the way il which the fusion"
movement has worked in Maine, should not
be surprised If he were to do better than
ever. Some of the Know Nothing papers ere at
lacking Gen. Wilson, which Ia . very foolish pro-
ceedng, and the more to be wondered at because Of
the tact that has hitherto marked their party course
and which las been one cause Of its success AZ to
their objection to him on the ground OF his being an
old political leader 1t comns with an Ill grace from
party whose leaders consist 60 considerable extent,
OF some Of the most nveterate party hacks In chrig
tendon. 1t could not be otherwise. To suppose that
there could be party here of some forty or ffsy
thousand voters, headed by band Of virgin po)iti
clans, would be enough to defy the gravity Of the
universe Is Henry |. Gardiner to put ON petscosts
and appear as lie Pucelle" Of the present contest,
or who is to take that character and fat offce2
M,ko1 ~,w1 lnxs.a l.N1 =
this city on the 18th Of October. They hate the ad
minisrati0n as strongly other people despise it,
II s supposed that DR.. Wales will be their candidate
They are plucky set Of fellows whose labors have
been attended with considerable effect in our politics.
The newspaper world Of Boston seems to be In
very moving state One Of the Oldest sixpcn0y jour-
nails has gone regularly into bankruptcy. Another.
Of the same class Ia said to be "on It's last legs"
which order of legs are always weak and ricketty.
third, the Commonwealth Is to be converted into
the temperance organ and will be re chrstened the
Tribune. This looks like regular giving up Of the
battle by the free sellers Of this quarter There
papers but what they will amouns to do not know.
The Know Nothing papers make the most money
now. Their weekly papers, hear print tens of
Thousands, and keep their presses running night an
shows the interess that is 1t in the general subject
The newspaper business IL 0verdo1e In Boston, and
some people have been "dlne' too much In conse-
quence. Our publishers have to stand much COM
peti0Cu Win the CAlneb Oh your Guy, WINCH ARG
greatly aheid Of our Own papers. As general rule,
our evening papers are better than our morning
papers, which Is the reverse, should say, Of wh2
exists in o.ber places. Mr. Bates, OF the Ply
mouth Rock, has Issued proposals for the -plb-
lication Of democratic daily evening paper
in this city, to be named the Union; but
from what quarter support Is expected for such
journal, I must confess myself at q loss 70 say
Mr. Bates proposes to support the old coalition party
should judge, from the language Of his prospectus
He might as yell promise the resurrection Of Pere-
CRIME White, tie first American born person in Mas
RacEusetts, az TO attempt the revival Of the coa-
ton, which is dead az the heptarchy. New ideas
have taken the place Of th,se which prevailed 10 the
times Of the coalition, AID there Is no man WOO
suppoees that they would be made TO give place 10
old things The coslition was butohered by NJ.
rockingham, one of its god'fathers, and Genssal
Gushing, of whom it made Judge Of the Supreme
Coat. II Mr.. Bates should succeed In his under-
takiDg-as hope be wilI-he will deserve 20 ne
stamped by some future Carlyle, in . list Of very
heroic "her0es."
The new Notiona, Democrat viii ,h was to have
been under charge of Mr. Pepper, clever your g
lrisbman OF your city, has nsver appeared. Per-
h5ps Ar. Pepper found that the number Of
"LatioDals'' Ia these parts but small, auS his
prospects Of success in tho proposed undersskin e
smaller still. A man can form no Judgment of our
politics by observing those of New York, which are
as difele as If their field were Japan, and ours
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