New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-12
FROM MASSACHUSETTS,.
May.


BosToS, Thursday May TO- 1853.
The Report of the HISS Committee, though 1t has
been sharply criticised " some of its details, meets
with general acceptance among the people, and with
little opposition in the House of Representatives, there
having been but thirty votes against ITS adoption out
of 233 members voting. Nearly $50 members lodged
The subject is an extremely embarrassing one TO the
House which has managed it awkwardly, as in truth
il has almost everything that has come before IT, ms
awkwardnoss is purely the secret OF lneXperi-
ence. most of the members being green hands
This is especialy true Of the Boston delegation which
formerly was sure to comprise number oil able ana
experienced men who naturally and properly exercised
a good deal of influence over the House. But OF the
forty-four Boston members this year only one, and
he a man of no note ever before in the Legis'a-
ture. From the country the delegations embrace
little more experience but show an unusual want oil
talent Mr. Huntington of Northampton is the only
man among them of much ability. He however mas
scarcely any influence. He stands alone as parry
man; having been elected as an Anti-hnow- Nothing,
is absent good deal and is besides crochey and DEN
cient in tact He is heard with respect but not WIN
sympathy The House in fact has no leaders ana Is
therefore pepetuay at skies and sevens Much oil It's
time is wasted in squabblng about points of order and
in reconsideratons of bills which have been voted on
without a proper understanding OF then.
Yet the House means well and so far as personal
character is concerned is honest and respectable
BODY a. ever sat in Massachusetts,. fou must not
Judge of il from such fellows "a Hiss and Pierce.
There is bad streak in the Boston delegation which
got in by peculiar turn of circumstances. When the
Nothing deuson reached Us last year, 1t found
already organized in Boston Native American party
which had existed for years in small way. Its
members were mostly of the lowest class socially NOR
ally and politically. They were almost without ex-
ception what we call here, more forcibly than ele-
cantv, Pro-Slavery Rum Hunkers. There was not
an Anti-Slsvery man among them. On the contrary,
they were generally Webster Wings, and hated the
Free-Soilers nearly much as they did the IRISH.
When Sam arrived they of course received him
with open arms. They first formed the Lodges OF
Councils and naturally took the lead IN them as veter
ans in "Americanism." Quite as naturally they-tha'
is 10 saw the great men among them Pierce, HES
Rose Elv, and Others, being first in the neid-"ere
elected TO the chief offices in the Supreme Order OF the
Star Spanged Banner. By-and-by the Order spread
rapidly The original Natives amountedto perhaps
couple of thousand in Boston. To them were added'
nv the time that il became necessary to make noha
tions for the election about five thousand wings ana
Democrats and thousand FreeSoilers. II was iound
necessary in making these nominations tor Representa-
tives from Boston to consider the claims OF each ae
t;on The Free-Soilers. though iewest in number,
were the most intelligent portion oil the parry, PoS-
sessed the most political skill the most talent TOR or
,,an;zation and furnished nearly all the oTaiors-at
least all who were good for anything In consequence
they got the lions share of the spols-hfesn OF ,"eny
vrerc Given 10 them ont Of the forty-our to
which Boston is entitled The original Natives beng
in possession of the high dgnites Of the Secret Order
had also an advantage dsproportonae to their mum
ben. The leading men among them were no"Ina. ',1
for the House and Senate. They were undoubtedly
tho hest the faction had TO offer but they were Tor the
most part persons who in the ordinary condition o.
Massachusetts, politics might have lived TIL they were
GRAY within hearing of the Old South bell anu never
have been dreamed of as proper men 10 ''P''7'N'
Boston in the Legislature.
The immaculate Joseph Hiss is one OF these In'hs
,5vepturers. He was nominated by the Secret 'oun-
oil because he was Grand worshPul Instructor oil 'ne
Sublime Order, and insisted on having his snare ''