New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-15
FROM BOSTON,.
,f The N. Y, Tribune.

Correspondence of The N. Y Tribune
BosToN, Tuesday, October l3, 1857.
The political canvass proceeds with as much en-
eIgy as could reasonably be expected But it bears
but small resemblance to the heated contest Of
1855. between Rockwell and Gardner. About the
latter part of October, 1855, the friends Of MIR.
Rockwell had forty speakers in the field as ind
by list now before me. Among them were suca
men as Senators Sumner and Wilson, Mr.. Banks,
MIR. Dsps, Mr.. Burlingame, G. F. Adams, c. u.
Davis, j. H. Goodrich, John c. Park, L. ID. Ehot,
WIN. B. Calhoun, ID. w. Alvord, Henry L Dawes,
Oliver Warner of thi. State, and Israel Washourn,
IT.. and Noah Smith, IT,, Of Maine. The Gardner
ties had at the same time thirty speakers busy en-
Gagged. Nearly, if not quite, halt OF these are now
supporting Mr.. Banks. Three or four OF the speak
eIs for Mr. Rockwell are now opposing Mr.. Banks,
and favoring the " Straight Republican movement.
But numerical supremacy IN speakers and news
papers is found to be by means decisive as TO the
result of contest in Massachusetts,. Since We have
taken up the idea OF having what is styled an " In
depepdent Press" the people haze shown a won
derful facility at rendering themselves independently
of the press. Gardner was elected IN 1904 and lcJo
with a laIge majority of the newspapers against
him. He had, however, respectable, or rather a
considerable number Of them at his disposal, up 10
this wear. But the most important Of these have
now abandoned him. The Bee, The L0veH Cat-en,
The Horce.ttr Transcript, The Laurence Ameri-
can have all gone over to MIR. Banks. 10 supply
their places the Governor has in Boston The ITac.
der and in the inland cities be has established tem-
poraIy sheets which be cemPels biz oniee-hoders in
some distances TO edit. Thus, the Lowell campaign
sheet il understood to be under the charge OF GER
tain Judge Fletcher formerly clergyman, then
play -acior, then Democratic lawyer, aud lastly
Know Nothing Judge Of the Insolvency Court. The
Republicans last year cut $500 year off bis salary,
and instead Of being grateful to them for not cutting
of the remaining 81 200 (Which they ought TO have
done) be takes it into his head to be angry and to
20 about stumpiDg for Gardner hoping no DOUBT
to get bis $500 restored. His Newspaper claims to
be an Independent" sheet, like all the rest.
The Trereicr alludes to the stories which have
been circulated to the effect that it has been breed
by The eft or loan of Geo or s)me other SUN, 70
support Gardner 1t says that not only has it re-
ctNed nothing from Gov. Gardner, butt has NO ex'
pectation of receiving anything from HIN, unless
"ie should bappep to do what he has not yet done,
subscribe for the paper, snd pay his subscrp-
| I" tion." The statement which have quoted ex-
hibts in a remarkable light the Governors shrewd.
ness in money matters. 1t is Of course not to be
| supposed that he fails TO read The Tratder. But
| he does not subscribe. He knows great deal TOO
much for that. Subscribing for the paper would
| involve the payment of six dollars. for b
I've Governor would hardly wan. to get
trusted, or to order paper for shorter
tenn than year. But within renth he
might lind himself in the position OF having paid for
| a paper which, following its independent benz,
would be opposing him with al IFS M ht snd m ain.
Three, four, or even five doirs mi ht thus be wholly
| lo.r. So the Goveruc: esther borfoss or w.ylays
The newsboys. Investing only two cents day, or
in tie most exciting times say icur cels' lof the
Ing aid evening editions, be is abe 10 take u-
stsnt advantage OF spy chsDse in the Pl15al char
sr.er Of ite p3per, ard h e,ose up BIS c21cac'1n
! Ti,Si. thu. aDy s'eat penn. ~ 'Frii.t. l:
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