New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-26
POLITICS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
cou.srondspes Of The H. Y. Tribune.
C,rcuprpc Mass Tuesday. March lS lSJ

FITcHBrRG, MISS, Tuesday, March le 1856.
The state of political parties in this Common
wealth is at present highly interesting and some
what hopeful. The news OF the nomination OF MI
lard Fillmore by the National Americans has
produced extraordinary courage among the be
publicans. There has been little doubt at any
time that their party must become dominant 10
Massachusetts,; but this action places the matter
beyopd peradyenture. In order to understand
more clearly the condition of the political atmOs-
rbere. il will only be necessary to analyze the
American" party as it s at present consttotei'
II comprises three classes. First, there are TIE
"simon.pure" Native Americans - ardent, and
no doubt honest in their opposition to Catholic AMI
FOREIGN influence in our Government Their class
embraces persons Of narrow minds and an almost
,auatical devotion to their lone idea With
their being men of one idea we find no fault, pro-
yided the idea be big enough. There are very few
rers0ps Of talent and strength among them, aud
altogether they are probab! less than one-eighth OF
the party They will support Fillmore and DOnel-
son most heartily, as they would any other can
didates who might propose TO make " American
ism the paramount Issue
The second class embraces the great bulk of the
ouQbly AntSlavery D sentiment and can By no
honest means be brought to the support of meas
ures which they see to be PrO-Sayery in their ten
depcy AS in all parties, however, so here, there
are great numbers who are remarkably susceptl-
bic TO the influence of demagOgueism, and q
thorough party drill may bring in good many OF
the present recusants. But the great majority OF
this class will unhestatingy and irrevOcably re-
pudiate the Philadelphia platform and nominations
10 class-lmOOrtant
from the position they occupy. These are mere
adveDturers; they care nothing about Native
ism," aud Just as little about Slavery; their al
tachment to either is propOrtiOned to the influence
il will give them over the party. The Boston Bee
is the organ of this class, and it embraces among
it's members the leaders of the party in the State
Baker, Brewster Gardner, Carey, and others.
They are somewhat anxious to support the fhlla-
delphia nominations, and be in line with the Ma
toDal party; they will assuredly do so if they can
carry the mass of the party with them; but II not
they willing totahe any course which VIII Keep
the party together and give them the control OF II.
To this end most desperate effort is being made
throughout the State to persuade the Councils
10 wait and deliberate" 10 'dO nothing rash;
to see if some plan cannot be arranged $50 that
"they can all act together" How far this scheme
will succeed il is now impossible to determine.
The probability is that the leaders will decide 10
support fillmore; and, though expecting 10 lose a
portion of their members, are anticipating iull
compensation in the accession of the Fugitive Slave
Act Wings The probable programme tor next
Fall is somewhat as follows: The nomination OF
John II. Clifford, Pro-Slayery, Anti Liquor La v
Wing, with X. n procliyites for Governor, by this
means bringing in the fossil Wings and Mummies;
the advocacy fthe Springfield platform in the State
election, by this means bringing in the Anti.Slav-
cry Members of the party, and then with their for
ndable coalition placing III. j. Gardner in the
Senatorial seat OF Charles sumner. A very nice
plan. and one that will be eminently successful but
for one thing The people cont consent to a. Inc
general opinion is that the rotten dynasty whlcli
has ruled Massachusetts for the last year has about
exhausted its resources and is totterug tp tsover.
throw. hear numbers of Gov. Gardners most
enthusiastic supporters of last Fall declare that
they cannot support him any longer. Ills utter
silence in all bis official communications on the
subject of Slavery, except his strenuous advocacy
of the repeal of the Personal Liberty bill; his con-
duct respecting the communications from Kansas !;
and the general tone Of his remarks at public
meetings within few weeks, have opened the eyes
of great many jealous partisans of his. Meantime,
the cause Of human freedom was never stronger in
this State and trust throughout the Union, than
to-day. We shall give good account of ourselves
next November. C. NJ 5.