New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-14
FROM BOSTON.
Prom our Own corsrossI- ,e<o
1--WE Boston, Tuesday, March IL, 1886.

,birb. with sn sfiuerce Of adjectiysA, they call
the National State Council. The b>gh dignitaries
of this new organization are-firS: worthy
nurnp and block maker, Jonathan Peirce, who, IN
the ingenuous infancy Of the Order in Msssaehd'
setts, was its PRECEDENT, or Grand sachem, or
High Priest, or Csptsin-General-for really l
don't remember his exact title. When the bubble
,v-eed TO its utmost dimensions in 1854, the man
s-ers found it necessary 10 suPplant MIN ana Sc
| lect lefs wooden headed chief TO conduct lts
| sdnir,. which had then grown important and
| somewhat complicated. Now that the thing has
,brunk hack 10 its natural size, Brother Jonsthan
NAV safely be allowed to resume control. second
| CoIouel Augn.tus Orlando Brewster, sometimes
called the Great Brewster, after an island OF that
name in Boston IIarbor. Like Brutus, he Is
an orator, and an orator of perplexed ideas
| and has the merit, according TO his own
statement at Worcester last year, OF being
| wholly unable 10 fear anything in Gods creation.
| Third: Mr.. Alfred B. Ely, Arch-Grand Sachem
Of the United Order of Americans. Mr.. Ely is
upquestionably a sincere Know. Nothing. Like
his nsmesake Eli of old, he is true friend to
| Samuel. He believes in Nativism, and nothing
ese He cares nothing for the Pope
That Pagan full of PRIDE
| but holds him in contempt and derision and does
not dread him in the least He has no sympathy
with the Anti Catholic dodge, but is purely abo-
rieinal in his sentiments and probably considers
| himself descended from Philip of Pokanoket. l
have ttle doubt but that he secretly longs for tue
| restoration Of the Narragansetts and Pequots Ii
| he should ever be elected Governor, something
will certainly be done for the Marshpee Indians.
! As Governor Gardner was inaugurated in suit OF
homespun clothes, ArchGrand Sachem Ely may
! be expected 10 ascend the steps OF the State
| House arrayed like the Indian who figures in the
| State coat of arms which hangs above the Speakers
chair in the Hall of the House of Representatives.
| In fact do not see why the Arch-C Grand Sachem
does not at once assume his proper native costume,
ard thus eclipse DR.. Meen, who daily psrades
| our streets, and not unfrequenty harangues the
| populace, rigged out with gorgeous epaulets,
! broad yellow ribbons. coat which belonged to
| Washington and pantaloons of the loudest stripe,
which once adorned the legs of General Warren
the identical pantaloons in which he 1ought. bied
| and died on Bunker Hill Melen's deluslon is
scarcely more absurd than Elys, and his speeches
| in behalf of Americanism infinitely more sensible.
With the rest of the leaders OF the National
| State Council / viii not trouble you. They are
great in their way, but have not time now to re-
hearse their eories. 1t is sufficient to say that
! they met in solemn cOnclaye last week. and with
! charming harmony
i.1 ss m1n-.ted hc Session OF the Msaehqses
X n Council hnn- upon the American Party Ike IN
| incubus, Teasing upon its vitality
They also unanimously ratified the nomination
| of Fillmore and DonelsOn and finally, with lnnu-
merable cheers,
Roed That the National Americans Of sl'saehusets only
tie formal OF the proteFed nominations by
the nominees ouster all Iemuars settled the csmPasn
commenced, and Hoaoi NGd, and Hekory j, fairly on
their way to the W hito House.
You will see that the National Americans of
Massachusetts, are gentlemen of great expecta-
tions-enthusiastic if not far-seeng.
| The msiority OF the Americans here laugh at
these proceedings and have no idea OF supporting
! Fillmore and DOnelsOn-hOncst Millard and Hlck-
orv. Junior. MessTs Pierce, Brewster and Ely
will have to look to the Straight Wings for their
voters. 1t will be an edifyng sight to see them
! taking the field next Fall, with Edward Everett,
Robert c. Winthrop, Rufus Choate George ).
IIilard ard the rest OF the respectability OF Bos-
ton following eagerly in their train
| ] told YOU in my lest letter that the webster
men were dozen on honest Millard. One of them
hes Just given vent TO his disgust in The Chronicle
| lie says OF lm0re
"He is coll-heartcj, mean and selfish in the highest
degree eDd i. old clrt-hoe who has had his day.
The Webster Whigs will hai the day with
rapture that gives them opportunity to strike down
| the who, mole tLan any ether prevented Daniel
W tbster from obtaining the nomination at Baltimore,
| and gave the position 10 Winfield Scott-who had time
enough 10 spare to visit distant places for political and
festive purposes but who could not attend the funeral
of the great statesman at Narshfeld, nor end rep
resentatiye Of himself his Cabinet 10 testify their
respect for the hero who not only the head Of the
| Cabinet, but the Administration ITSELF All
who have convered with Er. Webster on this subject
know fill well that 10 the ambition and seshness OF
Fillmore be attributed ais defeat at the Baltimore Com
ytntion While The Mt Inory Of Webster Is cherished,
while his principles live while bis traitors are held in
recollection, while men forget not his suns declining
anu it, cause, will OF these vote for Harl
| Fillmore. He has had his day. His accidental honors
he has worn. With the past he must be content lie
con the &C; that induced the death OF bis party
death that is 10 be followed by no resurrection. The
| fate of his party he must share"
| Tie Journal the leading Fillmore paper in Mas
sachusetts has been forced 10 come TO the rescue.
! 1t yindicates the magninmity OF the eT.Presldent
declares that he WAS exceedingly anxious for Dir.
| Webs.er's nomination in 1872 You will Of course
| believe sO-if yOu can.
The last lecture of the Anti-Sayery course was
delivered on Thursday evening by Edwin Z. Whip.
! ple the well known essayist. Ii was admirably
| clear logicai and thorough He began by saying
! that the subject Of Slavery was forced upon the
! public mind. The Slave Power, dscontented
with liberation ia its own limits insolently de-
msnded our conn:vsnce and assistance tor its
limitless extension. Having shocked the heart by
the spectacle of It's tyranny, il had now reused an
insurrecton of tie human understanding against
the inpudence OF its projects. Slavery, he said,
rests fundamentally upon the audaciOus, nhuman,
snd self-eyidcnt lie. that property can DC held III
man. Whether we looked at Il in the light Of his
tory or experience We came TO one result, that it
| had It's source all sustenance in Satanic energy
| Sssnie pride, and Satanic greed. That was
Slavery in Itself as divorced from al smeOra
tons il might receive from individual ssveholders
The true Shareholder felt as il he were encamped
among his slaves, that he held them, as it were,
prisoners by the right of conquest, and there was
tnereio:c, no crime which he might not commit in
self-defence.
Slavery extension and slave breeding were ne
cesstes CT tie system, and il was the plain duty