New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-29
.IAssACIICsETTS.

d,y A. our own--Tuesday November g. By hw
Of the same Legislature, for the first time in the
history Of the State spurality Of votes elects the
,ovsrnor So well a. all other officers, executive
Ard commemorative. For many years past. with
the exception of 1854, when the hnoS-Nothins
candidate was chosen by majority oil tAIrty
.h.usspd votes over all otbers,) the people ialled
n elect. no candidate having majority over all
other. and the choice Of State Officers was conse-
ouently made BY the Legislature. Under the piu-
r,lity az stem. there VIII necessarily this year De
choice BIZ the People.
Five rarties are in the field with four candidste'
for povernor-t the Democratic, the LIBERIA th'
Whic, the American aud the Republican. Inc
Democratic party is fully committed TO the Pierce
sdnirisiration-to the Nebraska actin Short Is
Pro Slavery to the fullest extent In State affairs
i, opposes the Personal Liberty law, the anti
LIQUOR law. as il also does kno~-Nothnsism gem
eraly. Its candidate for governor IS Edward II.
Beach of Springfield, lawyer Of Respectable
standing in Western Massachusetts,, who has not
hitherto been conspicuous in public affairs AZ the
last election the Democratic party threw thirteen
thoussrd votes: the total vote Of the State being
alout one hundred and thirty thousand. Ii erected
one represe ntatye TO the Legislature In mouse Oh
nearly four hundred membnrs We see no
good reason for supposing that since loo4
il has considerably increased its numbers
It's sblest. most conspicuous aud inauen'ia! men,
Ex-Governor Boutwell, and Mr. n. p Banks, have
recent, renowned it and Joined the Republican
party. The example Cannot fail to have great
weight with the enlightened and thoughtful eOr-
ton Of the party; and il i. but reasonable tn inter
that il will be quietly followed by consldersole
number of Democrats The loss thus occs'ioned,
if repaired at all, must be made up by accession'
from the Know. Nothing party; for, with the eH-
cepton of Mr.. Phelps of Springfield, we near oil
No recruit. 10 the Democratic ranks from the
Wing party.
The so.cslled Liberal" party, whose platform
consists of the single plank Of opposition to the
Anti. Liquor law, ia in alliance with the Democratic
marty. and has nominated the same candidate, Mr.
Beach, for governor The strength OF THE party
has never been tested at the polls but from reia-
HE pryate information We learn that It's managers
estimate il at twelve thousand votes, lndep pendent
of and above the regular Democratic vote III ioI
lows. therefore, that if the democratic party can
retain the thirteen thousand votes which lt gave
last wear the united vote for Mr.. Beach will be
TWENTY-FIVE thousand The only probable source
Of increase that we have heard of is the Irish vote
which is vaIiousy estimated at from hve .housand
70 ten thousand The Irish kept away from the
polls last year. as it was obvious their votes could
avail nothing The stimulus OF tancled success
this wear il ia presumed, will bring them out in
full numbers We look, therefore, for an aggregate
vote for Beach of thirty thousand TO forty thousand
The Whig party of Massachusetts, stands this
year on platform not percePhbly different from
that of the Democrats, except that IL docs not
openlv indorse the administration OF FRANKLIN
Pierce. Ii does not even oppose the NeorasAa
set and in place of the Antislavery professions OF
last wear and of many former years, violently de-
nounces all positive Anti Slavery action az fanat-
zeal snd reasonable. 1t opposes as zeaiou'y as
the Democrats the Personal Liberty law and tho
Apt.Liauor law. Its candidate for governor
Samuel II. VALLEY, of Roxbury, is Unlon-savlpy
Thinker of the strstest kind. He was repre-
sentative in the last Congress, where DE dstin-
cui,hed himself by making weak ana meek
speech against the Nebraska bill. The people OF
hi, district last year elected an Antl-Sla'ery
KnowNothing over him by majority of several
thousands.
Tie Wing party of Massachusetts last year, with
a mucb more popular candidate than Air. Valley,
and with an uneXceptiOnable platform, cast TWEEN
tv.seyen thousand votes. What accessiOns is il
likely TO receive in 1857 No one pretends that
il will gain from the Democrats. In that quarter
il il more liable to lose than to gain. 1t certainly
will not Gain from those who last year voted Tor
Henry Wilson for Governor. Its remaining re-
source is. the American or Know-Nothing party.
Now il il clear that no 1nti-SLarery w-Sothlng
will oin the Wings on their present PLATFORM and
with such candidate as Nr. Valley. If an Anti
Slavery man leaves the Know-Nothings 1t is, OF
copr,e 10 ioin the Republicans-not the Wings or
Democrats. On the other hand, 1t ls not easy
10 see why any Hunker Know-NOthing should
abandon bis party to vote for Dir. VALLEY Inc
Know Nothing candidate for governor, Mr Gard
ner whatever his professions, stands Prdet'eaHy on
the same platform with Mr. VALLEY, so far as
slavery is concerned. Both are equally hostile
TO the AntiSlayery measures OF the last Massa'
cbusetts legislature and both are arrayed in fac
tious local opposition to the great National Anti
Slavery party. In fact although the Massachu-
sets papers are filed with accounts Of changes
from one party to another, we discover the name
of but single Know Nothing who has Joined the
Wbies-Nr Francis Brinley of Boston-neithef
whose detection nor acquisition seems " have
,u.Ja q varv profound seusatiOn.