New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-15
FROM BOSTON,.


BOsTON June ~, 1858.
The election of John p. Hale for another term
of six years in the Senate 10 received with universal
satisfaction by the Republicans OF this State, for
Dir. Hale ia the foremost man among the New
Hampshire Republicans, and deserves this mark Of
the consideration Of his party. But it seems to
me that the feeling which governed the friends of
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Tuck is entitled to much
respect. 1t is all very well to say that we of the
North ought to initiate the South in keeping our
Representatives good while il their places. No
doubt if they were good for any thing in the begin
nirg, they would learn every year to become better
tacticians, AID in other respects more servicesoe
members. But it is impossible for US to initiate
strictly the Southern system, without changing our
character as people. The Southern member OF
Congress has 10 people, masses no constituency.
The district is his own, almost as much as his
plantation is his own, aud he can keep it as long as
he likes or until the candidate of the rival party
succeeds. III New England, unless man Is superior
to his fellow. citizens, he must stand aside. Inc
accident OF intrigue which gave him an election once
is not permitted 70 enure to his benefit so long as he
lives Really able men Will be reelected, but IN
feror men must give way. Now, since the pas
sage of the Compensation bill, by the
last Congress, the work OF dlsp0ssesslng
small m.n of their places has become more
difficult than it used 10 be. They have greater
resources for maintaining what they have come to
consider as their rights" The Southern plan
finds great favor with them, and they are very apt
TO remind us that the failure OF the North to mann
tain its ground is mainly due to the fact that We
don't keep our III Congress long enough 10 learn
the approved Southern method OF governing. Most
of the Massachusetts delegation were elected by
the Know Nothing intrigue of 1854. The people
] lodi ,,nt nd of "a a
but the same political reasons which secured the re-
election of Gardner sent them back again. Now
that we have wholly recovered from Know
Nottingham there is general feeling that every
man must stand on his own merits, and as tle
Barnegat clergyman ssld when news came that
there was a wreck to be pundcred - We must all
start fair There is already some little talk about
Congressional matters. Three of our present MEN,
bers, Messrs. Gooch, Thayer and Dawes, having
served only one term. aud having been originally
elected when the people knew what they were
about, will undoubtedly be invited to serve again.
Luckily, they among the best OF cur men. Three
Others Messrs. Hall, Da nrell and Conus are conf
IDENTIFY expected TO retire. l don't know bu. Mr..
Knapp may be added to this list. This leaves
Messrs. Davis, Burlingame, Chaiee and Builnt0n,
who expect reelection but whose claims are likely
10 be contested. Mr.. Bufhnion is very popular III
bis district and he has no rival OF any distinction,
he will, probably, be renominated and reelected
without dlfhcuty. A very orlsh coutest Is aileauy
commenced in Mr.. Dayis's district Among the
aspirants are John b. Alley of Lynn, Charles w.
Upbam of Salem, Eben +. Stone and George
J. l.. Colby of NewburypOrt. Mr.. Davis him
self is by no means idle, heweyer, and is not
unlikely 10 carry off the prize. Perhaps the
most active of his rivals is Mr.. Colby,
recently converted Buchanan Democrat, whose Re
publcanism is supposed to have been suddenly in-
stilled into him by the warrant OF dismissal from
lucrative Office in the Salem Custom. House 1t Is
the popular impression that his conversion Is little
too sudden to be altogether genuine, or at any rate
that when the district is able TO command the sery
ices not ouly of truer Republicans, but of ADLER men,
Mr.. Colby had better wait year or two. Mr..
Stone is a Newburyport lawyer, of considerable
ability, welestablished Ant-Slsyery man IN most
respects, though he did what he could in the Senate
last Winter 10 defeat the effort to remove Judge
Loring. Mr.. Uphsm is well known, having
already served in Congress and in other i'm
portant positions. Mr.. Alley is perhaps as fit
man, take him altogether as the District
affords. He is a man Of ability and integrity and
excellent business capacity, and beside this q, Anti
Slavery man of long standing. He is now Chairman
of the Republican State Committee In the Xth
District understand that Mr.. John w. Foster is a
competitor with DR.. Cha6ee for the nomination. In
1855. Mr.. Foster ran for Congress az Republican,
and DIR. Chsflee 10 an American: bu. then the
Auericaps wtre ID tbe rsceodant, and Dir. fcsser