New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-29
FROM BOSTON.
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the fact that Senator Seward, in mentioning the
names Of the leaders Of the Republican party in
the country, such a. Hamlin and Fessenden Of
Maine. Hale and Clark Of New. Hampshire, &C.,
omitted TO include Gov. Banks, cOnfnine his cru
meraton. so far as this State is concerned, 70
Wilson and Adams" We have so many grea.
men here that your Senator ought to have given
us more names thsn be gave the neghboring
States. There are a good many men here who
believe that Gov. Banks is the most available man
the Republicans can present for the Presidency and
Ipresume this opinion is shared BY men ont OF the
State. Mr. SCHUYLER Cos',x of Indiana "a under
eH's
stood 10 have oiven expression TO something ., .-.
kind al Republican supper at Watham; but boS
far he went, and whether his nomination was any.
thing more than al act of courtesy toward tb.
Governor, who H:s present, do not know. lie
Governor, IN responding TO this aud other lnllina-
tions of preference for him, "dlsclaimed any
wish TO take precedence of the gentlemen
SO familiarly and bonoraby associated with
the leadership of the party of Freedom and
" Reform or even to be considered candidate
for go high position. He passed in review the
"princpal candidates for the Republican nomina-
"tion, as Seward, Chase, Crittenden, Fremont,
" etc. paying each Of them discriminating ana just
compliments. and said that with either OF them
"he should be- happy to fight for the redemption oi
"the Government and the success Of our principles.
If be had any personal preferences, they pointed
"to the gallant ticket of lsJ6-Fremont and Day
"ton-with whom So splendid a battle was fought.
but the cause was inspiration enough for him,
&c. This account of the Governors speech comes
from the editor of The Springfeh Republican, who
was present at the supper. The speech Is model
one for all Presidential candidates Mr. Seward
and Mr.. Chase can adopt IT, without any Tsk, as
their own. The candidates are all expected to be
for Fremont and Dayton. But they will no doubt
be very much disappointed If the people take them
at their word and renominate the ticket OF l-16.
Our members of Congress Will be- off to Wash
ngton in a iew days. six Of them, VIZ, M"ssrs.
Hall, Danrell, Comins, Davis Knapp and Chafec,
have not had the good luck To be reelected. They
will have plenty of sympathizers when they reach
Washington for if my reckoning Is correct. out of
a hundred and fifty members representing the
States which have already held elections, seventy
seven have failed of reelection Only four States
keep their delegations untouched. VIZ: YER
mont, South Carolina Delaware and Florida.
Indiana and Illinois pretty near maintaining
their old ground, there being but three new lnem-
bcrs from each State. Maine changes half her
Delegations 20 out of 33 of the New-York menu
bers; four out of FIVE of the New-Jersey members,
aud IL out Of the % Ohio members are new men.
So the impressive talk that has been uttered in the
ears of the Northern people relative to the im-
portance of keeping i'll office the old members, has
gone for little or nothing. 1t ought to be said,
however, that over thirty of these changes IN the
ranks Of the Northern members, are the result oi
political changes of opinion in the States. SO. the
ingratitude of parties and the disregard OF sound
policy, is not quite so glaring as 1t would AT hrst
appear Ia BE-. The Compensation bill passed
h.. laat /
strengthens the desire for reelection. aud adds
sOmew hat to the resources Of the sitting member,
is great stimulus and encouragement To new can
didates aud in the political melee, they act upon
the principle laid down byWamba, in his sarcastic
observation TO Athestsne, viz: that - il is better
- to be the best man among hundred than the
" best man OF two.
On this same principle, l suppose the multiple
ity of candidates for Mayor of this city may be ac-
counted for. In the multitude OF candidates II
the safety of the unpopular ones. II is possible that
ifthe vote is divided among dozen men, even such
a man as DR.. Smith may get the plurality. lie
goes for free ferries, and expects To get votes IN
East Boston on that ground But he will hardly
get more than thousand votes in the whole city.
The Temperance men have finally agreed upon Jo-
siah Quincy, jr. but he has not yet accepted their
nomination. The Republicans have rendered their
nomination 10 Samuel Hooper. but he will not pub
Hclv accept IT, The Democrats have done nothing.
The Parker House Committee of sixty. sixteen. or
SIX have prepared list of Aldermen consisting OF
two Republicans. three or four Democrats, and six
or seven old line Wings. of the class described by
Edward Bates. who " drink their liquor regularly,
- aud vote the Democratic ticket occasionally. Ii
will be disgrace Ia the Republicans If they allow
this ticket 10 be chosen. But they seem 10 have
exhausted all their energy in the State election.
The prevalent opinion i, that this Parker-lIouse
clique will succeed though there are Republicans
who Do not hesitate 10 advise that their party should
show proper recruitment by making some sort
of an arrangement With the Democrats. There is
still fortnight before the election and that Is time
enough for many new combinations, which may
WHOLLY change the look of affairs.
Thanksgiving Day was not sgnalizci by any
remarkable events. The sermons, if the news
paper reports can be trusted, We're rather heavy
affairs. The Rev. James Freeman Clarke preached
on the position of the colored race in the United
States. He ventured IL remark that, = II we had
" in Boston or New-York ten oursng outangs worth
$1,000. 600 each, they would visit in the best
society, ard We should leave our cards at their
door" He also told an anccdote of New-iork
merchant. who carried Negro to Grace Church.
His friends found fault with him for doing So until
be told them the negro was worth 900, when
they immediately asked 10 be- introduced 10 him. This
illustrates the maxim that worm makes the man:
the first question being =" how much is he -0rih ~
The lesson Mr. Clarke deduced from Ills spochry-
phsl anecdote was. that il was the duty of the col
ored people 10 make money. IEls l. the duty
incumbent upon all; but alaek how many of us
fall short Of II
4 large business was done here in the presents
iion of turkeys by employers to employed This
is a custom which, /, seems 10 me, hld better be
discontinued. j. some cases, perhaps IN most, the
relations between employer and employed axe -uch
that the act becomes significant and beautiful: but
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