New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-23
FROM BOSTON.

.suevha. perplexei when they read the discus
doss in the Boston newspapers concernins Tue Po'
Etiesl position Of certain meo with very hsn souau'
ing titles, whose fame has never reached lar o''
youd the borders of the State, but who, Judens W
the stormy discussion which is carried on re'a''o
b their Gubsrnatorisl preferences mus' 10 very
treat men indeed Mr.. Lowell satirized this pro-
Sans;t, IN man 70 define their positions, Ia Que Oh
his BiplCw Papers: yet what MI JON, no e1
thought in lS47 OF Gov. Is ana ueh' y was Vi NUN
.yrosss- conseouepce TO the community man wnN
a., Tro,bv Davis or Mr.. Simon Brown, or Mr..
Henry NJ. BenchIey, or Mr. Amos A. Lawrence, or
N. y n Raker. or Mr.. O. A. Brewster now thinks
~ tbe contest between Banks aud Gardner; and OF
ANTE as much importance as the opinions OF some OF
the OF. Governors on the same question. Apowerful
debate Is Just now going on rs 10 Wnat Mr.. WASH
burn thinks, what Mr.. Lincoln thinks, and what Mr.
Morton thinks. Ii arose in this way. In his
speech at Faneuil Hall accepting the nomination OF
the new and united American party, Gov Gardner
said that ali of the living exGOyernors with one ex-
cepton. we're among his supporters. Inc community
Immediately recognized the exception III MI Bout
well and il is the highest compliment ever pald 10
that gentleman that he was thus lnstantaneOusly
pointed out and elevated TO the post OF honor For
few days, among those VINO were hot acquaioted
with Gov. Gar6ners habits of exaggeration, the
other living ex Governors all suffered under the i'm
putaton from which Mr.. Boutwell, had been released.
Some of them, however, have relatives and friends
who are not disposed to submit quietly to the charge
thus rudely brought against them. Gov. Morton,
for instance, has sons, grOwn-up men, TO whom the
reputation OF their father is dear, as 1t may well be,
for during the many years the elder Morton was
upon the Supreme Bench, and the two years he
filed the Office of Governor he was never suspected
of stealing JiDg any other OF the small Ofenses,
persists nee in which would seem to qualify man
at the close of his life TO be a supporter of the
present incumbrance of the chair of state. Gov.
Washburn, though not a great or distinguished man
in any sense of the word is indicated by his friends
ON the ground that he was Governor in 1884, at the
very time when Henry j. Gardner, then pr0fessedy
one Of his supporters was plotting 70 overthrow hun
snd be elected in his place. If Gov Lincoln has
any friends, probably We shall soon hear from them,
though possibly the old gentleman may have grim
satisfaction in keeping up the present dynasty, for
the sake of chuckliug with his friends over
the contrast which is sc obvious between the
Massachusetts of 1857 and of 1925 and the ten
wears succeeding. If Gov. Briggs justly accused,
/ can think of for bis partialty for Gard
Der except the interpOstiOn of the latter, on two
seperate OCCASIONS to save what ID styled the In
dependence of the Judiciary'-Mr. Briggs, sr.,
and Mr. Briggs, jr, both being at tins moment or
naments of the Judicial Department OF the Gov
erDment and BOTH ia all probability, being opposed
10 that loose construction the Constitution which
would permit the representatives OF the people to
get rid Of Judges after the pablo confidence had
been WITHDRAWN from them. AS to Gov. Everett
and Gov Clifford fear there is no dspuing the fact
that they are supporters of Gardner. Everett re.
co0nizes him as a supporter of the Institution OF
Slavery. and Clifford has found him altogether too
useful to be abandoned. And for that matter, Gilt
ford is as useful to Gardner as Gardner IL to CHI
ford His opinions, as Attorney General, are good
for nothing in legal point of view, and are almost
universally laughed at by the profession out t9ey
answer Gardpers purposes as well, ana prooaDy
much better than the opinions OF ADLER lawyers. IL
is a great thing for governor tn have man a. MS
elbow whom he knows he can thoroughly trust 10 90
oil the Pro Slavery work that needs to be DONE ana
TO frnish,at least grammatical reason.for Outragng
the rights of the people. Such man Is Cliord'
and ia return for his services, Gardner has Kept MN
from sinking into that contempt winch no was III
danger OF falling into in 1854, when even the Wings
would not recon nate him for Governor
Having given you such information and c0n)ec-
ture as / am possessed of upon the great ex-Gov-
ernor question proceed to some of the smaller
men who are disputed property or who nave lately
defined their positions. The Hon. Timothy Davis OF
Gloucester, Member of Congress from the Win
District has at last taken himself out OF the doubt
fnl list. He is for Mr.. Banks, and the Republican
candidate has now, | believe, securely bagged the
entire ten of his colleagues Mr. Davis was The
only uncertain man of the lot. His adhesion is not
imDortant in itself, but it indicates the way the
voters of the With District are moving. Inc
American newspaper at Gloucester, which has been
dis posed to support Gardner, will probably follow
Mr. Davs's lead. Mr.. Il. o. Baker and Mr. a: y.
Brewster have lately come ont for Gardner. Ihey
could hardly do less after what Gardner has done
for them. Baker Processes to be an out-and-out
Anti Slavery man. In the last Legislature he made
speech on the Jury Law, in which Judge fancy and
bis colleagues of the Supreme Court who agreed with
him in the bred Scott case were subjected 10
very large number of the most indignant adIcctves
that the dictionary could furnish But it is the mis-
fortune of Baker like that OF many other pOtclahs'
that he is needy, and has no visible or ihyiSloie
means of support except politics. lie is an lnsur-
snce Commissioner and if you desire to know what
the Insurance Commission is, will iutorm you that
it is snug FIVE doar-a-day place, established orgi,
nally for the service of the public, but now used
mainly as place OF refuge for INDECENT and oaing
partisans. fit had kept any of its original charac-
ter, MIR. Baker would not have been placed in 1t.
However. he has assurance, which answers his put-
pose tolerably well. Mr.. Brewster is a better man,
but he is also under many obligations to the Gov
ernor. :.
cone now to The Hon. Simon Brown. In his
latest speech Gardner announced that Mr. Brown
was one of his supporters; and such, l believe, 10
the fact Mr.. Brown was Lieutenant Governor IN
1855, the first year OF Gardners administration.
with b;s superor he participated i'll the Republican
movement Of the Fall Of that year, and received the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor, though Gard
ner failed to receive thst for Governor. After
some delay and hesitation Mr.. Brown accepted the the
nomination thus rendered to him, and shared the
fate Of Rockwell. Since his defeat be has not oeen
much heard Of in politics, though there were lew
persons who believed he would be an available Canal
date for Governor in 1856. The reasons which are
assigned for his course this year are that Governor
GardDer has treated him very WELL and that the