New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-19
FROM BOSTON.
- an, ovs Correspondent


pept is made upon e. Even The Courier is silent.
Nobody can deay, with even an appearance Of
,,sushility, :nAt Wisos is the choice of a very
hrse majority Of the people. What change since
1853! When, in November of that year, the re-
tsrns came in showing that the amended Constlfu-
t;op. the work of the "coahtion" OF which
Wilson was the head, had been rejected by the
ysopls. the Wig. fsttered themselves that Wilson
VIA. finally and forever down, and would no more
nancy and defeat them. think m,jonfy oil tne
men Who voted for bin last week, were OF the class
which felt 20 Jolly and jubilant over his hnai ana
fetal determination a. political man. Since iaen
The General has triumphed twice over his enemies.
He has triumphed, because he has never failed to
Keen step with the average ti.Sisvery opinion Of
a State. whose average Anti Slavery opinion, let
me saw is higher than the extreme Anu-Sl.yery
ouiniops of some Of the other Republican States.
Cen Wilson's speech and vote against the Oregon
hin has no doubt seemed 10 many Republicans,
esoecislly those who have lately become enam0red
Of Souafter Sovereignty, evidence Of his fansti-
cism; but it 10 one Of those genuine evidences OF
Anti Slavery conviction, which keep our people
satisfied that the interests Of the State and Of the
cause of Abti-Sayery are safe in his hands.
The vote in the Senate was, for Wilson, 30;
Boutwell,, 3; Gushing, ] Everett ]. Two Re
pubicsns, from the western part Of the State, and
one Democrat, voted for Boutwell,. You see the
Democratic party in the Senate is badly broken up:
IL consists OF three gentlemen, viz: Mr. Frost and
Mr.. Rich, Of Boston, and Mr.. Butler, Of Lowell:
Frost voted for Boutwell,, Rich for Everett, and
Butler for Cu,hiDg. Boutwell, is as stiff and firm
q Republican as there is in the State; Everett
may be considered an old line Wing, and Gushing
alone, represents the Democratic party. Mr.
Kick's vote is, / suppose, the second step IN
the reorganization Of the Wing party" work
which was commenced last Fall by 22O gentlemen,
who issued a circular in favor of Heard against
Burngame, and which is now considered the spe-
siaiife of The Boston Courier or one of the three
syeeiaiists the others being the exposure Of table
tossers the extinction Of DIR. Coggswel, the qusck
yender Of the anti phlOgistical anti-philogstl-
Gated salt. / regret to say that Mr.. Rich, the
staadard-bearer of the Wing party, though he con-
stitutes one-third of the opposition strength IN the
eenste is without supporters in the house. There,
the Wing banner is allowed to trail in the dust.
Gen. Wilson got 1919 votes; Mr.. Gushing, %;
Amos A. Lawrence, 9, and Is. +. Butler, q Ever
EFT, mary; Hillard, ditto; LuDt, ditto; Steven
son, ditto; all the rest, ditto.
Major Benjamin Stevens, Sergeant-at-Ams of
eur Legislature fer the last "a years failed to take
the warnings given him by those who best knew
what was coming, and was accordingly made to
give way to Mr.. John Morrissey, publisher of The
Plymouth Memorial and formerly of The NANTUCKET
Inquirer. Mr.. Stevens got 8 votes in the Senate
and rs in the House, Mr. MOrrssey the rest. Both
gentlemen were cold Wings, but with this differ
once: Mr.. Stevens went into the American party,
and Mr.. MOrrissey did not. The latter remained
Wing as long as it was Of any use, and then, like
sensible man, went with the Republican,. Mr..
Stevens went with Gardner, and did not discover
Nwben bis star warning, or If he did discover,
did not heed the signs of the times. He hss been
very polite officer, and in consideration OF his
length Of service, the Legislature has voted hlm
she use of the house. No. IL Hancock street, which
the State owns and the rent of which was part of
his salary, for the remainder of the year. Mr..
MOrrissey will have his salary increased from
81 800 TO So 000 so he will make good thing OF 1t.
The fright of petition" as it is understood and
practced upon in this State, IS very troublesome
thing, and il is time for full discussion as to the
basis on whichit rests. Article nineteen OF our
Declaration of Rights is os follows:
"Tbe people have a right. in orderly and peace
able manner to assemble 10 consult upon the common
rood give Instructions to their representatives. and
request of the legislative body, by the way OF ad
dresses petitions remonstraDces, redress OF the
wrongs done Them and of the grievances they suffer-"
The colored people held Convention in New
Bedford last Summer, and adopted an address to
the Legislature setting forth their grievances I'M
der the bred Scott decision, and asking for some
remedy, if remedy should be found possible. This
address or petition was placed in the hands OF Mr.
Wells of Greenfield, who presented it in the House
of Representatives on Friday, and asked that it be
referred TO the Committee on Federal Relations
as il the Federal Government could have any rela-
tions with negroes, except 10 uphold the system
which Keeps them in Slavery. Mr.. Gushing OBJ
jected to the reception of the petition on the ground
that il was disrespectful to the House. The petit
ton being read, however, and he being asked to
point out the disrespectfu language failed to do
"a, and the House, by vote OF LA 10 ~, c0nsd-
cred it respectful enough to be referred to the
Committee. During the controversy, Mr.. Gushing
tooA an appeal from the ruling of the Chair, but
was argued down first and voted down afterward.
1t 10 not in accordance with the usual directness
and straight-forwardness Of Dir. Cushings Pro-
Slavery character to resort to subterfuge; but in
this case he showed lack of courage. Instead of
admitting, as he did, the right of the negroes to
petition, he shOuld have boldly taken the ground
and maintained it, that negroes are not people"
in the sense used by those who framed the COust-
tuition and that their right to petition is not secured
to them. Redress of grievances" indeed! Why
modern Democracy, even that which is claimed by
some persons to be liberal and progressive Demo-
cracy, viz: that kind of which Mr.. Douglas Is the
chief advocate and eSpositor holds that the negro Is
the proper subject Of Slavery wherever soil, climate
and the will of the white people conspire 10 make
il desirable that be shall be held slave. II that
ia the case, he has aud can have no rights." His
freedom from actual and personal bondage depends
upon the will of the majority. The New-Bedford
Convention might be properly addressed in the Ian
guage Peter Plymley puts in the mouth of the op-
ponents Of Catholic Emancipation: with an su-
"dacity only eQuaed by your ingratitude, you
shave the impotence to ask the knives aud forks,
Z" aud TO request that you may sit down to table
with the rest, and be INDUCED even with beef
"and beer Don't YOU remember what great
thing You once thought to get piece OF ereal !