New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-14
FROM BOSTON,.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent.
BOsTON, Oct. II, 1865.
Our shows, military and agricultural, are nearly
over. They have been as successful or unsuccess-
ful, as usual; successful in amusing the people, un-
successful except in a limited degree, in lmproy-
ing and instructiDg them. Gov. Banks must feel
greatly relieved when the campaign is over. 1t is
10 Joke to be Governor of Massachusetts from July
to October. When not engaged III setting his
souadrons in the tented field, or wasting the mid
night oil in preparing speeches for horse-iancer',
or studying the genealogy Of the Jackson white po-
tato or the Concord grape, for dissertation at
some country ttle-show, he has 10 "tend up at
the State House; and a Mexican President or
Turkish naval constructor or irigate's crew. just
arrived at the Navy Yard, cannot visit the Capitol
without his being called upon to show them the
cupola, the statue of Washington, the Goldfish, the
Bennington drum, and every other curious thing.
By and by this system VIII become so burdepsome
that the Governor viii have to be relieved from
by some means or other. | believe that Gov.
Banks has been toleraby successful pleasing him
self and the people wherever he has made his ap-
pearance. bis military speech at Springfield was
as free from humbug as II was possible for mill
tary speech 10 be, and il contained considerable
good advice to the soldiers ON the subject of expens
i've trainings, liquor drinking, and on-adyice
which they viii do well to follow, for IN spite OF
the official encouragement which our military .sys-
TEN receives, there is grow feeling IN the State
III favor of reducing lis expense, and IN other ways
lesseuing its importance an institution Of the
State. Instead of restoring the MAY Training"
as the Governor suggested, the Legislature Is more
likely to cut down the days of the Fall encamPment
10 two.
One thing, however, the Governor is this year
relieved FROM and that is the necessity of stump
ing the State" Though We are within about three
weeks of the election, there has not been single
speech made on the Republican side. Eli Thayer
has been stumping his district for himself and
against the principles and policy of the Republican
party; and Mr.. Beach aud two or three of his fol.
lowers have been speaking at Charlestown; and
this is the full extent of the oratory Of the CAM
paign thus far We shall have few speeches
during the next three weeks, just enough to show
that the 'gif of CAB has not died out from among
us: but the contest does not promise to be very
interesting.
The Republican nominations for Congress are
completed except in the WITH District, where Mr..
Comns declines the nomination of bis party for re
election. He has been driven from the course by
the Republican newspapers; The Adreuiser Jour
nal and Bee each opening upon him in full cry one
or two mornings after he received the nomination
Mr.. Comins waited until after the American Con-
yention met. and then, not having received their
nomination. he withdrew. The Americans nom-
mated COL Newell A. Thompson, an Old Hunker
Wing and American Of the strictest sect who was
elected last yesr by the Gardner party as Council
lor for Safok The Journal and Bee are urging
the Republicans to take up Col. thompson, but