New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-22

he uretesds to be q Know Nothing. he is really
nan Of intelligence and culture The catarrh hat
affected bis memory, and be forgot for the momen
FRAT Stephen A. Douglas Frsakln Pierce, Calet
Gushing. B +. Hallett. and hos. Of others like
them, were al born on New England sell.
But I cannot follow the general in his sudles.
marches end countermsrches from the Springfield
: platform 10 the Hunker platform, and back again
end back again He wound up BY attacking the
Republicans for claiming that Gardner was COM
mitted to Fusion, Indignantly denied thas he was
committed. then maintained that Mr.. Brewster
had tIiumphantly proved 81 Worcester that Gard
per ras committed then denounced Wilson and
Burlinesme for Not declaring there that be was so
committed. and finally denounced them on the
other hand for declaring now that he IRIS com
mtted And tbereupon the general sat down and
the band played Hail Columbis.
The next speaker was Mr. Richmond from
Berkshire, 81 obscure lawyer, who IKE all the
rest Of the Gardner orators has received Office
from bis Excellepcy, for which favor, as in duty
bound he gratefully psrambulates the State max
irg speeches in behalf Of his benefac.or In the
course Of his remarks. which so far as remember
were tolersbly good. he made an onslaught on the
Boston correspondent Of THE " I. TRIBUNE,
who seems inst now to engross large share OF
the attention Of the Gardner speakers he seemed
to be displeased that had described the Gardner
though he admitted it was so, and goried IN IT,
He said, very truly, that the honest, hardworkng,
patriotic mechanics Of the State composed the
bulk Of the Gardner party. This accords en-
trely with nv own observation, and IL
wss this fact which had in mind when writing
about their State convention. and contrasting 1t
with the sham respeetability ofthe Whalley con-
vention. The fact is, the small lawyers like Mr..
Richmond, who are misleading the sincere mass OF
r.lu foil "A cOntpmDt
mechanics and workingmen, which they uncon-
sciousy exhibit BY accusing me of attempting 10
disparage their State convention because | de-
scrbed il as consisting chiefly of mechanics though
they admit that the description was correct. and
in fact claim it as a compliment, which it really
was The Gardner papers are more discerning
ard more truthful than their orators. They have
copied my description Of the convention with cor
dial appreciation.
did not hear the rest Of the speeches. Mr..
Baker did the spreadeagle portion and waved the
star spaneled banner to the unb0unded delight OF
his audience I am told. Letters were read from
two members of Congress, giving in their adhesion
TO Gardner Mr.. Buffinton and Mr.. traitor. both
of whom for some time after the Worcester con-
yention acauiesced in the nomination of Rockwell.
Neither Of them amount to much, Mr.. Bufint0ns
letter was stupid, and Mr.. TraftOn's silly. The
latter gentleman means well, but is weak aud YER
dant. He lives ND in Berkshire, knows nothing Of
Boston men. and considers Gardner a prosecuted
saint This seems incredible, but it is certain that
II ere are quite number of innocent gentlemen in
the rural districts who lsOk upon his excellency as
the incarnation of injured virtue The opinion of
Boston about him, l am sorry to say, is quite the
reverse.
A long letter from Mr.. Winthrop appears to-day
in The Daily Adrertser yindicating the Whiy party
and attacking the Republicans. 1t is bitter but
extremely able, far superior indeed to the swashy
rhetoric Of the orators and letterwrters Of the late
Wing convention. In my Judgment it is the most
dexterous document that has yet appeared on the
proslayery side 1t has but two glaring fallacies:
one is the ascription of disuniOn doctrines to the
Free Sellers and Republicans the other, the charge
that the opposition to Slavery in this country has in
reality strengthened Slavery The temptation to use
this last fallacy in his argument was very strong
for il lie very popular and very satisfactory to the
ignorant and unrefecting. But Mr.. Winthrop Is
man of too much intellect and too much historical
knowledge not to be aware that all great Political
evils have been temporarily strengthened by the Ell
forts to overthrow them, because those efforts
arouse resistance which grows more violent and
desperate as the evil approaches its final downfall
The opposition Of the English patriots to the des.
potsm of the Stuarts at times strengthened and
intensified that despotism, which was never worse
than when on the eve Of falling forever The pres
ent madness of the Slave Power is the surest symp
tom that has yet appeared of it's approaching dis.
solution. This country is sick with Slavery, and
will probably get much worse before it gets rid OF
the complaint OLIVER.