New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-24
FROM BOSTON.

Prom Our Own Correspondent
BOsToN, Friday, Aug. 81, 1857.
Mr.. j. 2. Goodrich's long threatened letter
against Mr.. Banks has at length appeared in The
Trareler. "At length" indeed, for it fills nearly
nine solid columns Of that journal. Incredible as
the feat may seem, have read it all 1t has dis
appointed me. From Mr.. GOodrichs talent and
experience as politician, and from his skill as
controversial writer, had expected 4 much more
formidable and effective attack. But really, 30 far
us can see be makes out Just at all against
Mr.. Banks and his arguments will have no weight
except with those who arc already opposed to the
Republican candidate.
Mr.. Goodrich aims to prove that Mr.. Banks is not
Republican, and, therefore, should not be sup.
ported by the Republicans for the office OF Cover
nor. He seeks to prove this by verbal criticisms
upon detached sentences in some Of Mr. Banks's
speeches and letters during the last three years.
But plain, common. sense people, like the great
majority Of voters in Massachusetts, do not care
copper for verbal criticism or for such reinements
of dialectics as Mr.. Goodrich uses. II they see
that a man is with thcm-is on their side Of the
fence-is fighting the enemy, and is hated and feared
by the enemy-that is all they ask, and they do not
bother themselves by minute and faut-fuding crit
cism Of what he said or wrote two or three years
ago. II Mr.. Goodrich will devote himself to a scra
tny of the writings Of Adams, Franklin and Wash
Mr.. Banks, he will find plenty of passages
on which to base argument that Adams,
Frapkn and Washington, not more than three
wears before the battle of Bunker Hill, were
Ioyalists and Tories, and ought not there
fore, TO have been intrusted with the direction
of the Revolutionary movement. The reasoning in
their case would be just plausible and just as ab.
surd as in the case OF Mr.. Banks. Or, if Mr.. Good
rich prefers to confne his labors of that sort to later
times, he can prove, by skful citation of passages
from their speeches and writings, that Douglas,
Pierce, Buchsnan and Gushing belong to the Free
Soil party, and have claims whatever to be con-
sdered Pro Slavery men. He will not have to 60
back even three years for that On the other hand,
he can prove If he chooses by skillful collation.
Of their records, that Seward, Chase, Sumner and
Wilson, are precisely in the same category with
Banks, and are not true and reliable Republicans.
Any Garrisonian editor orator will do it for hun at
au hours notice. The Garrisonisns for ten years
past, have been proving exactly in the stl OF Mr..
Goodrich, that Seward, Sumner, Chase, Wilson and
other Republican leaders are false to Freedom and
destitute Of all claims to the support Of the Anti
Slavery public. That public, however, has way
Of its own OF Judging III whom to place its
confidence and no special pleadings, no
passages torn from their context. can make it
believe that the men / have named are not op-
posed 10 Slavery. 1t is idle to ask where Mr.
Banks stands as il Is To ask where Mr.. Seward,
or Mr. Douglas, or Mr Atchison is ~ be found.
The great mass of the people have no difficulty IN
understanding the political position OF any OF these
gentlemen. lfthey had any doubt about Die. Banks,
il would be fact sufficient to settle their doubt, to
fod that the only Journals which receive ar. Good
rich's letter with appreciation are The Boston Post
and The Boston Courier.
To pIoye that Mr.. Banks is not Republican. but
that be is an American or Democrat, Dir. Goodrich
cites statement made by Mr. Banks in Congress
ON the 18th OF January, 1856, while the election for
Speaker was pending aud while the Pro-Slavery
AIDE OF the House was cndeavoring to trap him into
damaging replies. In answer to a question as TO
what party be belonged TO- Mr. Banks said: When
i was elected to this House as a Member from
a. the State OF Massachusetts,, was elected on the
" nomination Of the regular Democratic party and
"of tie American party Of hat District The
American party was largely in the majority"
From THE, argues Mr.. Goodrich, the only and
" inevitable inference was that he belonged TO the
Democratic or American party and Dot to the
Republican party. He coul1 not have given tue
House more clearly 10 understand that that was
81 bis position e be had sad 50 IL 50 many wor,!s'
The ground oi NJ. GocdIiea's complaint i ihit