New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-25
FROM BOSTON.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tn6un..

present four Committees: the kD0W-NOthlng 2,
the N.SomethiDg. the Republican, and the
Cbspman Hail. The Republioan Com0ittee
wss appointed tJ the RepubH, ,an State Commit
tee, which was itself appointed by the great
Republican Convention which met a, Worcester
last year, Sept. Z, aud was addressed on tia. oc-
cssion by Charles Sumner in one of his most elO-
qutnt speeches. The Republican Committee
therefore represented the 1000 men who voted
for Henry Wilson for Governor, and who COM
prised, with SEINE Wings and Democrats nearly
all tie Free Soilers who did not Join the Know
Nothings. The Chapman Hall Committee was
chosen by promiscuOus meeting Of few hundred
people ri Chapman Hall last week. II was made
up Of Wings Free-SOlers, Know-Nothings, and
one Democrat-Ex Gov. BoutYell Altogether
about hundred of the leading politicians Of the
State were present.
The Committees in the morning met in separate
rooms, and by meansOf subcommittee, mutually
infvrmed each other formally Of their presence ,nd
readiness TO receive communications. The Repub-
lcan and KnOw-SOmethiDg Committees were each
harmonious and each voted unanimously that they
were in favor Of fusion of parties on the single
basis Of hostility to the extension OF Slavery.
They voted also in favor of calling fusion Con-
ventiOn of the people, without distinction Of
party.
The Know Nothing and Chapman Hall Commit
tees on the contrary had warm and protracted
discussions A small portion Of the Know Nothpg
Committee was opposed TO fusion except upon the
Springfield platform, which contains pretty
conspicuous Native American plank The
Chapman Hall Committee were, OF course, for
fusion, but fusion directed and managed by them
selves They did not seem to see what the other
Committees had to do with the movement. Finally,
however each Of the four Committees appointed
Subcommittee of three to confer and decide
upon the course TO be pursued. These four sub
Committees met together, and, after considerable
discussion, reported that State Convention ought
TO be called, composed Of Delegates chosen by the
people at large in primary assemblies, the Dele
gates TO be three times the number of the Repre-
sentatives to which each town is entitled in the
Leeislature-tbe Platform to be the single one Of
opposition TO the extension of Slavery. 1t was also
arranged that the four Committees should assem-
bic together at 3 7. NJ. to make final and general
decision of the whole matter
This plun was reported 10 the respective Com
mttees by the Subj Committees. The knOw-Some-
things and Republicans agreed to 1t unanimous
w. The KnOw-NOtbing Committee, after discus
siOD agreed to it by large majority Inc GeIei me
opposition to it believe was made by Alr. Ely,
who wanted the American party to take the field
on its own hook.
When o'clock arrived the Chapman Hall Com
mttee had not completed their deliberations. The
three other Committees assembled together IN one
Of the large rooms of the hotel. After some delay
the Chapman Hall Committee entered. Their
Chairman, the Hon. Samuel Hoar, took the CHAIR.
A discussion arose from which it appeared that
| the Chapman Hall Committee had decided against
| holding a Dflegdfe Convention, and in favor OF
Mess Convention. The reason they gave for this
| WAS that the meeting which appointed them had
| instructed them to call a Mass Convention. 10
this it was replied that that meeting had no idea OF
! limiting them to technical Mass Convention.
/ a IN which they rpfprrp1 had
! been given in consequence of the impr0mptu mo-
| tiop of some individual in the Chapman Hall meet
! Ing who doubtless did not particularly consider
his phraseology, and whose motion was voted on
| by the audience without discussion and without
! any th.ught Of limiting the Committee to q Mass
| Convention 1t was urged also that a Mass Con-
vention was liable to be controlled by particular
sets of men combined for the purpose. II held in
Boston, it would be swamped by Know-Nothings
If held at Worcester, by the free-Sodiers.
| Whereas Delegate Convention, elected by the
people of the three hundred towns and cities OF the
| Commonwealth would best represent all localities
ano all parts of the population -,
| The Chapman Hall Committee, however, would
not Weld this point They insisted On Mass Con-
vention. 1t was then proposed to them that they
should call, if they pleased, Mass Convention,
while the other Committees would call at the same
time and place Delegate Convention. The sug-
eestor of this proposition, X. n. Member OF Con-
gress. moved that il be put to the vote. MIR. Hoar
| Teplied that the Chapman Hall Committee had de-
cided not to take any vote, nor to act IN any way
with the other Committees Mr.. Clark, the
Sheriff of Suffolk, asked for what purpose, then,
had we been called tOgetherl Three large Com
mittees had been waiting here oil day by the invita-
tion of the Chapman Hall Committee. Why was thlsl
WHY had the Chapman Hall Committee asked to
meet with them? Mr.. Hoar replied that they had
been asked to meet for conference, for converse
ton-not for action. The Chapman Hall Commit
/ fee intended by itself to call Mass Convention.
Mr.. Clark reloined that it seemed to him absurd
to call together a large body of gentlemen from the
ends oftbe State merely to Interchange views with
the Chapman Hall Committee He was in favor
| at once of issuing call for aC0nyentl0n and lnylt-
| ing all present to sign 1t.
| This was received with burst of applause,
| upon which Mr. Hoar and most of the Chapman
! Hall Committee withdrew to their own room
| Immediately upon their departure, without further
debate. the following call was drawn up. on motion
of Mr. Buflinton, NJ. c., member OF the Chapman
Hall Committee
"Tbe people of Massachusetts who are opposed 10
the extension Of Slavery, are requested TO assemble
in primary meetings in their several towns an cles
and elect delegates in the proportion OF three
IN eacb reuresen ative vaasfOn year. 10 meet az
- :. for the nomination of State officers
This was signed by the leading members OF the
| Kpow-NothiDg Know-Something and Repupll :an
Committees and BY several of the Chapman Hall
| Committee. A Sub Committee OF nlne-three
from each of the Commttees-was appointed to
| decide upon the time and place OF holding the
Convention. This Sub Committee remained at the
United States Hotel, and succeeded IN the night 10
patching up an arrangement with the chapman
Hall Committee, by which ii was decided that
both a mass and delegate convention should be
! W +. no, af~ an III or ~