New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-04
MASsACHUSL TITS KNOH-NoTHINGs 5.
Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune.
BosToS, wednesday, MAY ,, 1855
The Know. Nothing Sts,e Council, or 5 a e COnvsu.
tjop held iis Annual Ses-ion yesterday, az hal 10
tie fremont Teu.ge. Three or fur huairs1 Dale
gates were present. the Convention beiog co1rdared
a. occafion Of great importance, likely to bring to
a final issue the struggle which has bean for sone
time going On betwe- i the Hluber faction aud the
An'i-Slsyefy faction OF the Amsricsn' party. TINS
Hurkers whose strength lea almost wholly ia Boston
end its vicinity made elfort T. pack tie Cosvea'
tion i. i said but apparently With llte slc5sss, Tor
the Ali Slavery portion rad an overwhelming MI
jority.
The discussop- we're stormy and proir4c'ed-'a3,-
ing from till midnight The result OF the bal)t-
ing foY officers of toe Oder was es follows:
The Hon. John W. Foster, of Bdmfeld Was chosen
President in place OF Jon4tha cree, of B'5.on.
Mir. Pierce OF the original Native Anerci ans,
before Know NothiBgism was heard d. lie Is con
eid,red tie leading Hunker IN Macs icnuss:fs oeIag
fduslly opposed 10 Temperance and An't Slavery. lie
v as thrown over by very LARGE vote. Mr.. Foster,
BE successor is man Of considerable ability, AMI OF
decided Att Slavery fsliiments
Besce Mr.. jonathan Pierce, two or three other
HuLSers of note we're elected from ofice-anong
them that eminent champion of Proissiaotisn ani
Slavery Mr. Joseph HISS who vas not, as III papers
have ssid, State Marehs OF he Supreme u der oil the
star Spel cleo AMER but NOrshp fu ats Instructor
Of the sam6-hs duty belg to npart to the novcii.e
faithful fall and authentic knowledge OF the pou,
m, steries Of "Americanism." Charles A. Phelps OF
Bosion, Flee.Sosf formerly, aud nov member o.
the House, chosen in The place Of Joseph.
lbe following persons were chosen dseg ates to the
Nstionsl Council, q, Philadelphia. in June nekt:
Henry Gardper of Boston, Henry Whoa Of M
itch. Edward Bu0intou Of Fall River, John W. Fos-
ter OF Bin6eld, Henry Ii. Rugg Of Dennis, Andre 2
A. Richmond Of Adams and Augustus {. Carey OF
Ipswich. Governor Gardner emf General Wilson
YOU know already. TIE rest, with tbs exception,
peihars Of Mr.. Rugg of whom know no,hiog, are
Anti Slavery me1. afr. Bufilton s a member OF
Congress. Mr.. Richmond i, n State Senator.
So strong the Ants 4very seGtmsnt OF tue
Copvention that Mr. A u. Ely wh) is oa expec'a2t
carCdate for any Office that mag ol4oee 70 bs va
csut from President i-d Senator Of tn Uoed otaes
down TO Jucge of PGOb ste OF SaffJk C)onty, bas BE-
gun 10 find out ghch SIDE his br3 u likely - os
buiteIed, ard accordingly cane out With 2re'tS
ttorouph-gOipg Ana slavery speech. a. n5 mas
Iuheito been Hnnksr OF tas lunksrs lis conv-r'
sion ia looked upon ss sure sign OF tbs tarn OF ths
tide.
TIE forosirg resolutions we're passed. By the Con-
yeLtion without dislentieg vote:
Resol-ed whis Party Massehusetts
fui The stt Of sss.,- tssi.
DOR esc Affairs olia AID shsl' uq.er 81 c'.eanan9,
extrc. tie night relieve the Federal G5vernrent fro 81
com eoon with and repons by fr the exse1cs Ct the
Sectional Institution Of slsyery ., ~,
Reorfd That oi.couutensnee all attempts TO Sun, ms
feeeo OF dicusop The freedom OF action upoa all TIE
great questions Of the are AID viii reefs sy ave 70
xeude from our PeIsoa azcogos VI hs opaions
upon sDch qutsrons.
Much stronger resoluiiofs than these could have
been paced an told, had tao Aati.Slivery m IN
/ csrec 70 press them. Bu. they were satisfied with
their substantial triumph the election Of officers
and delegates The first resolution, however, CON
rreherds rhe whole Free Sol doctrine on the subject
Of Slavery 1t IL but an echo Of Mr. Summers favor
! ite propcsiucn, Slavery Sectional, Freedom ma
| a." t;onal" OLIVER.