New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-12
FROM BOSTON.
From eur Own Correspondent.


morning, having left Charleston before the Conven'
tion adjourned. Her homeward passengers wore
mostly outsiders substitutes, rejected delegates
reporters, and fugitive slaves. OF this last-named
class she had two, only one OF whom, however,
succeeded in reaching Boston. His name was
Norris. How he got on board is unknown; but
that he was provided with food by certain par
ties, and remained undiscovered by his natural
enemies, the Democrats is very certain. When
the vessel arrived at the wharf, he discharged
himself from the service or labor he owed to his
master, one Dixon; changed his quarters for more
comfortable ones at the West End, and soon after
took passage for Canada. The other fugitive, whose
name is William Blocker, was not so fortunate.
He concealed himself in the coal-bunk, but was dis
covered at an early hour on Sunday morning, and
after consultation between the captain OF the yes-
sci and of the delegates, il was determined that
he should be offered up az pr0ptiating sacrhce 10
the Demons of Slavery and of Trade, the first Of
which was represented by Col. Peter Dunbar OF the
ustom-iIOuse, and the second by Capt. HOwes OF
the SpauldDg. 1t is certainly not the least ot$he
sins Slavery has to answer for, that it cOmpes'sne
masters of our coastwise vessels to sink the charac
ter of men, with which they were born, and assume
tbc vocation of "nigger-catchers" for Southern
Shareholders. The particulars of Blocker's capture
ard his return TO the South, have already been pub
lished.
The most distinguished of the Democratic dele
gates have not yet arrived home. Neither Gen.
Gushing, nor Gen. Butler nor Gen. Whiting, nor
Live Oak Swift has yet been seen here. The B0s-
ton Herald, which is the Douglas organ, is assai
ing Gushing with oil sorts of hard Names and la
boring with great assiduty TO get up feeling of
luminosity toward those delegates who opposed the
nomination of Mr.. Douglas. This will be all in
vain. Nobody cares for Douglas here. There was
undoubtedly an impression, at one time, that he
was the strongest candidate for the party. But
the prevailing feeling is that he is responsible,
more than any other man. for its present desperate
condition, and that it was unwise, to say the least
for his partisans to press him upon the Convention
against the protests OF large majority OF the States
which are in the habit of voting the Democratic
ticket. 1t certainly must be considered not alto
gether modest for delegates from such States as
Vermont Maine New-Hampshire, New-York
Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Iowa, which can
not expect 10 give Mr.. Douglas a single electoral
vote to insist upon nominating him against not only
| the wishes Of all the Southern States which
! voted for Mr. Buchanan, but OF Pennsylvania and
Ncw-.JerSey likewise, which cast majority OF all
| the Northern Democratic votes IN 1856. IL what
! are called the Doubtful States" viz: Pennsyl-
yaDia New jersey, Indiana, and Illinois, had united
in demanding the nomination of Mr. Douglas IA
necessity for Democratic success, it would have
been hard for the South TO resist the demand, but
PENNSYLVANIA and New-Jersey pronounced against
him from first to last. Surely the delegates repre-
senting these States ought to be the most capable
judges of the availability of the different candidates
among their constituents.
The Herald very mprudently gives a classified
ton Of the Massachusetts delegates. From this il
appears that there were twelve Douglas delegates,
eleven Anti-Douglas delegates, and three "yascil-
laing delegates. The twelve Douglas Delegates
are men of 10 political consequence whatever.
More than half of them are village politicians ut
teIy unknown to fame, and without particle of
political influence. The Anti-DOuglas delegates
comprise such men as Gushing, Collector Whitney,
Live Oak Swift Isaac II. Wright, and Chester w.
Chaplin. Among the "vasciilating members is
General Butler, and The Herald calls upon him to
explain his "fast and loose game to his Douglas
constituents. The Herald has taken big contract
il it expects to put down Gushing, Butler, Whitney,
Chaplin, Swift, and Wright and supply their places
with the political nobodes who went for Douglas.
1t is the common belief that the Democratic party
cannot unite at Baltimore the 18th of June, and
that the opposition to the Republicans must run
| two or more candidates. Douglass nomination at
TIE adjourned meeting is deemed wholly out Of the
question. The most obvious way to restore peace
would be for him to withdraw, but the harmony
brought about by such an event would be imperfect
and would probably come too late. The party
seems TO be in a very bad pickle, and though The
Post SAYS it has emerged successfully from tighter
places Think the prevailing impression of read
ia 10 the contrary. Things are apparently very
much worse than they were in 1910 and l5i5, and
the results Ill those years were not emlnenty salts
factory to the Democratic mind.
The Democratic failure seems to give little
Importance to the Baltimore Convention, which
meets to-day, but suspect that body viii prove to
be small and insignificant affair. Great parties
DO not spring Up in twenty-o hours, and cannot
be manufactured out of the unexpected blunders
and fatal ruptures of other organizations. The
contest is between the Democrats and the Repub-
hcans and if the former become divided and unable
to MAINTAIN the fight the latter must triumph as a
matter of course. / do not say that the " Con-
stitutional Union" candidate, whoever he may be-
will not carry some OF the Southern States includ
ing Mary land, which went for Dir. Fillmore, and
perhaps Tennessee and Delaware, which went for
Mr. buchanan; but this is of the smallest possible
consequence to the Republicans who do not count
upon either of these States and VIII not shape their
policy with any expectation Of carrying them the
present year. If the Southern States choose to
'' scatter it is concern of ours So far from
sectional victory being an evil, it will, in my
estimation, be positive benefit to the country,
| STRENGTHENING it at home and abroad 1t VIII put
stop forthwith to the noisy gable of the fire-eaters
about disunon, and The disgusting cant of the foges
in tie Northern cities, who to believe that our
| Government IS 80 shaky that 1t cannot stand the
free discussion OF the Slavery question. Show the
country that Mr.. Seward, or Mr Chase, or MIR.
| Wade or Mr. Lincoln, or Mr. Fessenden, or any
other man of decided opinions on this subject, can
be elected, and maintain the Government against
| al diBurbers of the peace, and in the course OF
few months our terror-stricken alaruists like Mr..
Everett, and Mr.. Winthrop, and Mr.. Washington
| Hunt, will begin to think they have been making
| fools of themselves for few years past.
| The delegates from this State to Baltimore con-
sis of something like dozen frightened old fogies