The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-18
Massachusetts, Politics.
OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.

AT-Choice Of gardner Dtegdtes-hr. bout'ceH ana me
.Sretaryship ne Board Of ksiucdtion-A. Beach Ac
seas-M Butier anil he Maine Lao, dc.
Next Thursday Sept. 90 the fusonists to meet at
Worcester then and there to decide the fate of Massa
xhusets not improbaby for years to come Should
they harmonz the State must go into their hands, and
continue until political purposes shall have
led party combinations. They are strong enough
for anything, but il is e different matter whether
bhey have the sagacty to bring their strength eectuay
10 bear through union, without which party may be
reh numerous, bold and full Of able men, and yet be
unable to accomplish it. Tie the history of the late
wing party.
The trouble with the usonsts here about men, but
partly because the representatives Of ideas
There is strong determination the side Of the Know
Nothngs to nominate Governor Gardner for reelection
and If he should not get the Worcester nomination he
may yet be candidate for Governor and that too Of
organization in Massachusetts,. The Know Nothngs
yet supposed to be good for 40 particularly
A they would be aided by the genuine natives should the
susion end in confusion The real danger to Gov Gardner
In the event of his running the X. n. candidate
alone would probably proceedrom the wings, who would
Serhaps seize good opportunity to strike him
down, they not having yet forgot his conduct last year.
1t is that Wing State Convention has been called
but if the fusion should not unite Governor Gardner
and he should be left to the X MS alone the temptation
would probably be too strong for the wings who that
case would most likely act towards Mr. Beach many
Of their brethren in Maine have acted towards Mr. Wells
Their votes aided by the So 900 that is supposed the
democratic candidate will get If he should be vigorously
supported by the constituents Of the two conventions
that have nominated him, would a plurality for
that candidate whose chances of election are now
spoken Of very respectfully by men of all parties
But the Gardner men, X. Ms, not the only
in he IF tIa frs;n
members Of the party that is to be- f the tes orlan
not otherwise) quite in their declarations
that they will not support Mr. Gardner should be nom
mated, and that they would vote for Mr. Beach
shan for him. Indeed judging from the language that is
commonly used by many ofree soil sentiments
afraid that Mr.. Beach is in much danger of getting
not few free soil votes should say that, if nominal
ed at Worcester Governor Gardeners chances of rcelec
ton would be excellent. But then the wings might
be able to do something in the way OF inuring him. Let
them put up such anHslavery wlg-such
Mr. Borden of Fall River, for example,
and they would probably draw many thousand votes
rom the regular fusion candidate. But regular nom-
nation at Worcester would 90 far to settle the matter in
hvor OF Governor Gardner, though his vote would be
much smaller than could be obtained for almost any other
man who has been named as the fusion candidate What
has happened i'll Maine has sobered, not little,
gentlemen who under the impression that they had
only to say the word Nebraska ~ to all and
all parties to bow down before them.
Other candidates continue to be talked of. The most
noted Of these stephen c. Phillips and Alexander De
Witt. The first named gentleman Is perhaps the
popular Of the two but the second would have
chance of uniting all branches of the usonsts, should
Governor Gardner refuse to run against him. Mr.: De
Witt was originally democrat but ago in that
tediluvian time, when the currency question convnsed
the country he Joined the wings Who made him state
political puans jumped into existence out OF Charles
Aliens head like Athen@ jumping out Of that Of the
tque Zeus. by them, too, he made State Senator
member OF
ture far back 1880. In 1852 he elected
her Of Congress by the democrats and cee soers and
reelected in 1854 by the Know Nothinrs He was a
member of the Constitutional Convention, from Oxford.
manufacturer, he wealthy and report speaks Of him
as liberal in all his intercourse with men, lie IS aporty
handsome man, who by no means appears 10 be in his
fifty ninth year, though that is really his age We have
OF the State there Il no reason for doubling that lie
would be found to act conscentously and with full
gard to oil bis obligations whether they should be TO
State or to nation.
Mr.. Fosters name again prominent in the mouths Of
those who would furnish the fusion with chief but
thinD his nomination would be less acceptable to the
Know Nohings than would be that OF some outsider.
hey look upon him one who has been seeking to IN
eat Governor Gardner and having much encouraged
those who have brought things to their present pass.
Beside, his ambition IS supposed to point to the getting
Tenth district by the promotion OF Mr.. Morris to Judge
ship.
chosen majority of delegates to the convention OF the
the Goth favorable to the nomination Of Governor Gard
Most Of the Boston delegates arc Gardner men.
the faith and indeed, with exceptions, most
Of the large places can be depended upon TO send such
been kept up while in OF country towns ii has be-
come extinct Among the waltham delegates is Mr..
Banks, who, short time ago was an aniGardner man,
but in whose mind the result Of the Maine election may
have wrought wholesome change. Mr. Banks is both
sensible and a pious man, and believes, with NJ lie
Of strong battalion and that Is his duty 70 be on the
side Of heaven.
Gov boutwell, has departed this pubc) life He has
onirp If of
sort of pace-to compare small things with great one.
mot unlike to that Of Minister Of Public Instruction in
conspicuously filled by Horace Mann, who there laid the
foundation Of popularity which would have made him
Governor and Senator in due course if his sense
had borne any proportion to his talents Mr. Sears who
succeeded him. confined himself to the legitimate duties
Of the Office and conse luently was but ttr heard o.
Mr. Boutwell, has probably taken the place because he
despaired Of doing any better. When the present
tional administration formed General Gushing partly
because he felt kindly towards men who had stood by
him in his adversely and partly because he hoped to
make of them In the future wished 10 provide hand
somey for several coaionss Of less emncncc,
at the head of whom stood Gov Boutwell, who let il be
understood applied for Office For some reason or
other the President resoutely refused to appoint one
Of the persons TO Office who particularly recommend
ed by Gen. Cushing The Attorney General wished the
place of Postmaster Of Boston to be conferred Cow
the rest of his recommendations OF coalition democrats TO
high Offices in like manner disrcgsrded The Presi
dents aversion to them insurmountable. Mr. Bout.
well remained with the democrats until the elections Of
1854 had gone decisiyely against them, when he
wrote letter 10 a meeting that had been got
mp in honor of the election Of Mr., Banks 70
Congress by the Know Nothings, in which lie
denounced the Nebraska bill, only ten months after II
had been introduced into Congress. lie subsequently
joined the Know Something's, and prominent In The
Chapman Hall Committees action Bat fancy hc got
rather sick Of what he there and heard, he must
have found his associates thing hut the subis i've
creatures that he used to find the democrats and
most of the free soil abolitioniss with whom he
brought much in contact II is commonly said that he
has been appointed Secretary Of the Board OF Education
rs part OF desgrNo conciliae the Know Something's
e. of E.rE arA lint inf
suspect that he induced to accept the place.
first because the holding Il will afford him good op
porunity to get back portion OF his lost popularity;
and secondly because IL Il not held 10 be political Office
therefore Is subject to party mutations. isa
respectable Office in point of salary but requiring good
deal of time and attention to fill IL well and a. the new
secretary Is afraid Of work and Is mehodcal and
cooheaded it is not to be doubted that he will discharge
its duties admirably By-and-by when the stupcites
OF his administration of the State shall have
been forgotten by the Of other stupidtes,
ne will turn politicpl trump again. AMI perhaps die