New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-26
FROM BOSTON.
From Our Own Correspondent


BosToS, Oct. 81, 1859.
John Browns expedition into Virginia Il follow
an excellent Southern precedent in using mild
term, TO wit, tie language Of Dir. Preston s.
Brooks, who styled bis assault upon Mr. Sumner an
"iLteriewr with that gen'lemaD)-Browns expe-
dition into Virginia was probably known before
hand to very few people in this region. do not
believe dozen men in Massachusetts, knew that he
had any specific plan Of aggression laid out, though
every man who saw lin when he was here some
months sgo, must have been satisfied that he had no
scruples of conscience against the most extensive
| operations in the way of giving freedom to The
| blacks. Indeed, his character as practical eman-
cpator was established BY his expedition into Mis-
souri, many months ago, The Harper's Ferry affair
seems TO have been something of the same sort with
the Missouri exploit ! do lot see as it can prop
ery be called an insulrection; but if the Pro-
Slavery papers, North and South .choOse to give it
that name, ard for political purposes to magnify its
importance, they alone are answerabe for the evil
consequences which must come from the use OF
such a term among the blacks throughout the
South. II was no. unc ommon to hear Brown
called crazy man, and so be was in the sense that
all men are crazy who are under the domination OF
a single idea. Crazy and insane are loose words,
but / have no idea that Brown was crazy
enough to be irresponsible for ms ac-
tons or that be will thank any body for setting up
that defense. There is an attempt here as else
where to hold the Republican party responsible for
this outbrsak. Were the Democrats IN much
less desperate strait than they now are the empts-
ton 10 make political capital out of IT, would be
too much for the ba:er tOrt of editors OF that party
And now that they are broken down in every Free
State and with abiolute destruction Impending IN
ls6O, we must expect the most desperate attempts
\ - nnto Of tha vary fayp
active sympathzers with Brown, among the
! Abolitionsts, suppose that class OF persons
| are so we'll pleased as the Hunker Democrats and
Wigs The Courier and The Post lu1uriate over
the affair, and in point of fact better pleased
with it than The L;beTatOr which has never, be-
lieve, advised forcbe resistance TO Slavery. Those
| who sympathze with Brown most, are men who
are practical and Theoretical AbotOnists, and who,
if they vote with the Republicans at all, do so not
because they like that party, but because they think
| it less vicious than is opponent. They are active
| meD and have considerable influence upon politics
ard legislation, but they aIe not responsible for
the acts Of the Republican party, nor the party for
their acts The camor raised by The Courier and
The Post is a waste of words here; but i suppose
it is hoped that more ignorant and prejudlced ma
| terials may be found to work upon in the Middle
and Western States.
An "Oppostion" Convention hiss been held here
| which nominated George n. Briggs for Governor,
Increase Sumner for Lieutenin Governor, Henry
Morris for Attorney General; have forgotten the
| names of tie other candidates. Briggs and Morris
| were two of the judges of the Court Of Common
Pleas who were Ousted by the act creating the Su-
perior Court, and by the refusal of Gov Banks TO
resppoint them under that act. Brsgss son and
Morriss father are also under the hay, the former
| being one of Gardner judges Of Insolvency and
the latter enc of the old Judges OF Probate, aud
both being reformed out BY legislative act. The
design Of this Opposition Convention IS to con-
| bine all the discontehted persons against Gov.
Banks. The attempt Will be a failure for several
! reasons one of which is the near approach OF the
Presidential election and another ls the very well
| Known character OF the men who are concerned N
the movement, Know No;hlngs Of the bsser sort
| men WHO were too mean even for Gardner, the ttue
of the HIS Legislature. If 1883 we're lo6l aud the
| popular discomfort could be organized without
the risk of establishing another dynasty of thieves
and ysgabonds, like that OF 1850 We should See
| strange things here.
The III. n who nominated Gov. Briggs complained
veIy loudly OF the lack OF nationality, Ii. e. Hun
kerism), in the Republican party. The party is
much more likely 10 be broken 10 pieces by the
prevalence of that element. We have had within
week notable instance of its encroschiDg and
domineering spirit a month ago, or thereaoout,
a committee of Horace Mann's friends, consisting
| Of Or. Samuel G.. Howe, Geo. s. Boutwell,, Geo.
Il. Emerson, Il. c. Waterston, JOSIAH Quincy, jr..
and others, asked tie Legislature 70 assign TO them
a ,pot Of ground in tte Stste-House yasd for 8
,tsiue of Nr. Mann, subscription having been
started TO procure funds for that purpose. One Of
the reasoDs for making this early application, was
that the money would be more easily raised, il per-
mission could be obtained TO place the statue 10 the
grounds of the State house. know, for instance
OF one subscription Of hundred dollars which is
contingent upon such permission. II is Of no use
to deny that many Ant-Slsyery men, who feel
81 I'M mi I'D nd H.. hy fka
proceedings in relation TO tie Webster statue, are
desirous, while hoDoring Mr.. Mann TO remove in
some degree the stigma from the State of hsyiog IN
1859 receded from the position which il held IN re-
Iaton to Mr.. Webster. irem the day of his treason
Ia The day of his death This is a natural feeling
and quite as honorable as that which governed tue
| Webster Committee, who desired - furnish evi-
dence to the country that Massachusetts hid a. ast
| repsnted of her treatment Of Mr.. Webster. Well,
the Legislature readily granted leave 10 erect tie
Webster statue withia the grounds. i believe
there was not word spoken agaiDst it IN the