New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-21
FROM BOSTON.
From IN Occasional Correspondent.

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BosToS, Wednesday, March 10, 1856.
You know I leave all matters of politics and
triyiaties of that sort to your Own Correspondent.
have no vocation in that direction, aid never could
see any way at all into millstOne except through
the hole in the center. But sometimes there are
things that happen or are talked about funny enough
to come within the sphere Of laughing philosopher
like myself Such is the conspiracy now said to be
on foot (or underground) for choosing Governor
| Gardner Senator in Mr.. Summers place (or rather
in his voo) at this session of the Legislature. Not
that it would be any laughing matter if they could
do it. But it is not at oil likely that they can 1t
can only be done by the Wing and Democratic
Hunkers, of as many stripes as a rainbow or a
lizard, uniting with the most unkDOwing of the
| Know -Nothings. And that would bring 1t within
the cachinnatory category again; for, if anything
could move the risibles OF an alligator 1.-THE longest
| faced animal known, excepting plous, Pro-
| Slavery negrO-catchDg church-Dember or minis
ter, il would be the sight of Wings Of the Boston
brand voting for Gardner to sit in the seat OF Web
ster or Everett Ii would be beautiful conflict
Of antipatbies, such as one has not often chsnce
to see STILL if it could be done, they would hold
their noses and guip the bitter pill down; for with
great reason they hate an honest man like Sumner
more than they despise a slippery renegade like
Gardner But il would be fun to see their wry
| faces over the dose.
Itis not likely, however, that the KnOwNoth-
ings will consent to make this open proclamation
of their uncertain tenure of power. And 1t IS said
| there are some impractcable fellows among them
| from the rural districts who have no more discre-
ton than to object to the operation on the absurd
| pretext that it would be dishonest action. These
are the sort of persons, suppose that passed the
Personal Liberty Bill and Jury Bill and who do
| bavA n1ara
duties. They say, ] am told, 1--WE don't under
"stand this choosing of Senator a year before
1.-THE usual time. 1t is like having Thanksgiving
"cCme in September. And if we begin, who knows
"but next time we may find Thanksgiving appoint
Led in April and nothing but Fast Day at that
And there seems to be no particular reason why
this Legislature should not choose Senator'S for
twenty years TO come if they once devatc from the
| established practice There has been also a ru-
nor that the plot to elect Gardner having failed, it
was proposed to choose Mr. Winthrop instead! II
is hardly credible that the KnOwNothings could
| have consented thus to deliver themselves up
| bound into the hands of the Phstines-not that
mean you shOuld infer that they are Samssns. But
if they cOpld be besOtted, one can scarcely sup
pose it possible that Mr. Winthrop should consent
TO lend himself to such ptifui coup dttdt as this;
especially as it is plain that all he is wanted for Is
to pull the chestnuts out Of the hre Tor the mon
keys eating. to play the part OF Ration to his TX
celencys Bertrand. If he could consent to be
mixed up in such an intrigue as this, when DO
not believe possible, be would nail himself to the
shelf, on which be laid himself some months ago,
for the rest of his days.
You have heard OF our Ex-Governor Clifford,
Judging from al article two in TIE TRIBUNE,
whom Gov. Gar6ner chose as Keeper OF his Con-
science, OF Attorney General, when be came into
power and whom the Legislature have maintained
in that responsible trust-a trust which it is said,
he has discharged with such signal care and hdell-
ty that he will restore the delicate fabric commit
ted to bis charge at the end of his term of service,
in quite ss good repair as he received 1t. Wen,
you Maine Law men will be glad to hear that the
Attorney Governor, or the Governor-Attorney has
recently distinguished himself by an official report
as 10 the workings Of that vexatlous statute III THIS
State. In this report he prOnounces the expert
nent TO have been "sn expensive failure the
expense TO the State having been s37O or
thereabouts. 1t is said that on being asked oy
some outside Mainoie as to where he got his ny,
ures, be replied that he guessed at them This oil
course, as Yankee, he had perfect right 10 DO.
But the other eide have also exercised their INFORM
prsrogatiye, and they guess that II the Attorney
General had balanced the account of hnes and ex-
penses he might have found something on the
credit side Of the ledger. At least, the fact that
the sum of -, COO las been paid in Boston IN
fnes and costs where the failure has been greatest,
would seem to imply that the amount received ID
tie rect Of the State, where there is no diff
fcuty in enforcing it, must square of the s37, 600
account at least. But this opinion of this high e-
gal functiOnary goes further than the mere liqucr
matter. If the expensiveness of legal process Is
9 reason for the repeal of laws the retrenchment
should begin TO be made without delay. Hangings
would go by the board at once-for they cost
great deal of money snd bring in no return at all.
! This very Mr.. Clifford when Governor, took
| nan cut of the State Prison where he was earn.
| ing money for US aud hanged him-whlch l must
consider very mistaken piece OF political econ
ony So it would be as to all expensive pursuits
of rogues; in which case what would become of
your New-York policemen and judges But Il Is
in view Of delicate national relations that TINS
new legal philosophy of Mr. Clifford assumes lts
most formidable aspect. Catching keeping ana
returning negroes is notoriOusly very expensive nO
business. Burns cost something over s5o 0Vo,
and Sims rear ss much. Now, does Mr.. Cnnord
mean to say that because negrocstchng is an e1-
pensive recreation that therefore 1t Is TO De aosn
doued Should another Burns be seized would
be advise Gov Gardner not to allow his body-gusrd
to bIe themselves opt Of two dollas'a day 70 Keep