New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-26
FROM BOSTON.
From Our Own Correspondent.
II. G..


BosTON, Sept. %, 1859.
At the Republican Convention held at F.chburg
on Tue,d.y, all the present state officers were
nominated for reelection, with more or less uns-
nmi.y. Lieutenant Governor Trask, Mr.. Warner,
the Secretary of State, and Mr.. Phillips, the
Attorney General had the entire vote Of the party.
Governor Banks had 627 out Of 7l2 votes, aud Mr..
White, the Auditor, and Mr. Tenney, the Treas
urer got handsome jorities over some very active
opposing candidates. The resolutions, drawn by
John a Andrew, are spirited, and strongly Anti
Slavery in tone. One Of the members Of the Com
mittee on Revolutions proposed one on the subject
of the Naturalization Laws, taking ground in favor
Of reducing the term to three years He stated
that Gov. Banks would indOrse this proposition.
Mr.. Andrew, Judge Foster Of Worcester, f. l..
Pierce, ard one or two Others of the straight
Republican sort, gave their assent to it, but it WAS
opposed by the Hon. c. L. Knapp, General Oliver
Of Lawrence, and others, and defeated believe
that Gov Chase of Ohio broacned the same idea
some months sgo. / don't know as there is any
popular demand for such a measure, from any
source, foreign or native. If there is not it seems
TO me an uDWse movement, in Il psrty point
Of view at least, for it would not only bring about
quarrel among the Opposition members Of Con
grets, but would establish agitation of the old
native ard foreign question in half the Free States
by which the Republican cause would be pretty
sure TO be damaged. can resdly understand way
the Democrats should desire to raise the issues by
which they profited so much in 1856 but why the
Republicans should voluntarily enter upon the dis
cussOn, passes my comprehension
One Of the Republican papers Of this city The
Bee frequently warns It's publ: not to believe the
polite Al intelligence furnished to The TRIBUNE by
its Boston correspondent. 1t had ole Of these pc.
riodical warnings few days ago, the occasion
being statement which made as to the opposi-
tion which would be manifested toward Governor
Banks in the State Convention. /, turns out that
MY Statement! was correct in every particular, ex-
cept that the dissflectiOn was under estimated. l
stated with perfect accuracy even the cities and
counties from which The opposition would manly
come / dare say that the superservceable zeal
with which the plainest facts are denied by The
Bee gives many persons the idea that Gov. Banks
is pleased with this method of advocating his p0lti
csl Interests. This is great mistake. The Gov
ernor is the only American statesman OF high rank,
go far ms l know, who has pretended, or at any
rate stated the true function Of the newspaper IN
relation TO candidates for Office aud he understands
very we'll that the partisan press, 1. G the press
which feels bound to justify .lI tha. one party does,
and condemn all that the opposite party does, is
going out Of fashion, and cannot DO any man much
real service hereafter. This conclusion, which he
announced n lc57, does credit II his sagscity aud
careful oversight of events. His language was as
follows:
The psrtisan press was only half an existence and
yet IL fulfilled lis mission IN prep arrg the way for
more expanded and intelligent system OF journalism
we look back upon lis career with some sa,isfac.on
We feel that there nothing in il. life tha, became
il Ike the leaving it, In its place We have ar eevs
ted, expansive, ard intelligent system of ndeperden.
Journalism. Supported only by general patronage. il
hiss 70 ine7es: IN peryerDg truth. The little t6at s
left Of tie cid system IS Ike the Journalism of Louis
Napoleon, compared with that Of England or the
United States. There is no higher mission in either
country than that of the Independent Journalist but il
is main .ared Only by superior wisdom and high ntey
rty. In the absence of either sinks TO tbs anciet
level. Bu. while il is az elevated it il also priva.e
interest. As candidate for popular support .uuo
ard do rot desire 10 command it,
John Tyler may have been delighted with the
daily peIu.al of The Madisonian, and Mr.. Bu.
chaDan may believe all he sees in The Constitution.
but Gov. Banks iss man of another sort and
though dare say he is well enough pleased when
any newspaper praises him or his administration II
is not at sll likely tha. be relies greatly upon the
partisan press for his political Information.
A portion of the opposition TO the Governor i.
due to his appointments, which hsye caused dissp.
pointments in various quarter. Thus ex Judge
Sapger, late Of the Court of Common Pleas who