The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02
MASSACHUSETTS,.
OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENTS.


Otfce, DC, Dc.
The record is brief of al that has been accomplished
by politicians in state with reference 10 tue Presi
deutal campaign Delegates from different parties have
attended their respective National Conventions have
turned homo lees disappointed, and have gene
rally reported themselves their constituents But
vet the course Of has been merely methodca
and in accordance with the prescribed routine. There
have where among any evidences of the entbu
usual during the progress Of Presidential campagns
while four years ago this month of July found Masachu
Of wild the comp sratve
claims and merits Of Messrs Buchanan ard Fremont
The party organs devoid Of life and the contest for
the present at least, very sleepy fought Indeed
do not appear obvous for the development Of much
agitation. How Massachusetts, Will is already set
tied Tho republicans will carry the state and any eGo,
their part ,a forth fu vote will be made only
with 10 in ircasing the majority The Bell party
viii work stenuousy witt all The materials they eau com
rnand but The democratic factions will exhaust them
selves fighting each other, aud their united vote win
be small enough.
Had the wishes Of Ma delegations been
consulted little more by the various conventions,
might have stirring times. The preference Of
the republican delegates divided between Seward
and Banks-ihe former individual being the first choice
of majority of them. OF they acquiesced in the
decision OF their Convention, and returning home
brsvely, though perhaps UncomforaOly, ratliei the
nomination of "honest Old Abe" They packed Faneul
Hall close with sanguine republicans received credt
BILE but not remarkable amount of cheering, and theu
seriously their beds, with the before
their minds that, the republican candidate should, by
any chance, receive the needful number of electoral
votes he would Lot look upon them as from the drst
his fast friends and hence, the distribution of the
federal spoi, the priority Of their individual
claims, and the extreme urgency Of their individual
needs might be overlooked. But they have organized
clubs IN Boeton and vicinity for campaign purposes
which, by way OF the apathy preva
lent in the ranks, they call the "wde Awses" Several
cedar raissome Of thcm Of doubtful au,ncntic,y-haye
been circulated among the faithful handled with
generation which seems 10 have forgotten the com
forbdding the worship of idols Of wood Bat
this absolutely all that been by repubn
cans except IL circulation of immense quantities the
trash which senators and representatives pretend
have delivered themselves Of 10 Congress last winter
These "public documents" arrive at the Post Office
In loads and gradually dolcd out the favored
recipients, who in general feel highly compimented
b. choice specimens OF chrogsphy the autographs
on the envelopes but do trouble themselves peruse
the specimens OF Washington printing enclosed. only
% the Boston republican papers have unfuriei the
Lincoln and HAmln nagthe AtlGs and Bee Gov. Banks
especial c,gsn and the Advertiser. The Jospol and Ira
rcer TAX Of republican success, yet
names OF toe rcpGpCh hoInOcS nave not appeared al
the bead q their idmns Can 1t be poss bic these un
swesviug advocates o. free soism anticipating bid
from any quarter
Tic dc.cgacs 60 the Copsttutiona Onion Convention
went 70 Baltimore extremely DESTROYS 60 the
nation 81 Mr. Everett, AMI felt toleraby they
ehoud do TO- But several years had elapsed since these
gentoncn had attempted any clcconeerng except with
reference the management Of money making corpora
tous and they found themselves entirely OF practice
-
convention. Mr.. Evorrtts claims eloluently aud
zeslousy urged however, though his friends over
matched BY the skl and activity Of their opp,nents and
were forced acccptfJr hm second place the
On rotuning their rat .ncaton meeting was success
Venerable and respectable uy ism crowded toe speakers
platform aui the FLOR. "a she old cradle Of Liberty,
ara vas taiLL-.s'C IN ~ IcN1'ttous ~ tue DAYS |
Of Wig RUE The BAY state though perhaps quite
coutieut as wished might DC, that II again to
Sc tAai COMMUNION ol ttPeuao.''! money ana mo
nopy the head az national All tate governments.
The columns OF tho Courier graccd With thu uaucs of
Bal anu fEttett ~ E"' siLtd 'N'Sa oat the tourta 4
ctnrr thinks rudrd o. much Ia or
cannot aocusom itself position of having souis
thihl o. advocate Instead o ofi, 100 Tue F.Ns ap
pesrs % Iartakc o. the prevailing luSt0a-mnCe-.
The history, public and private oi the Mssachusctts
dele alton g. the Charleston Cow nton would BE- CUT
ous highly interesting and particularly instructive docu
ment 10 be eomp.cte u should commctte dozen year.
back Win the part! we "l tich oyhtl't '.nd l u cor
a The queer iucidcnts OF that portion Of those
twenty six political lives. i wouli uot ouiy IN a large
volume, bat wcsl cJnE.nc va reader tnit The Ntchi
ave school U Uoitcs as thoroughly understood hy
Mo- Chu-ctts democrats NJ by tn "a - crlfy suropc1n
dpionat briri f.'tcl C tic.c mfttcrg aoua o. too
loag s-d tbs tter dotg e. g.. state Convention ~
last i which ei,c,cf delegate ~ large O. the Cnari
ton Convent 90, cuntrui.d by tlc fNt-ls wing #
the dsnl efacv urt utruduc ION a any rcsaln on
pldsug toe dsltgatcs TO Douglas euccrssfully op
fos.d a. Ito atrc Conventions mech 81 the Same s.rt
~ g., nc tNcr ct Mr. Douglas exhibited. bot tlio
dce gates Cht.tu were usually uuplcdgcd IN Convention
whsic,cr assurances of them tnay have
privately r,yeu 20 their friends. A careful summlry
81 t!c p'rceduG 81 tie varpus conventions appnsrci
somc tnr sipcc "a the HrR,Ip in which IL was shown
NHf Of the
as iudcreidtDt T. uuplodgcd. but ~ supposed by
10 eases, De- uisvorablc The nom natiou OF Doug
las least after the nrsi fcV ballots Before the con
vpi,t,on assembled h,rcvr il va tptf,st.t tat r,
lOry q lie dei,raiiun resolved O. o. the
enc The opcIcnt 90 The Illinois Senator, and the
chasrin q ne carnc't nogasitcs, evrnts proved
tru, ~ thu irtuaon uu retain tie re Jrcsenta
tvct % the party frUn Charleston various cxfcdcns were
rrsofted O. Ia frcc change Of rcut the dec,aton
hut they sguaIly Tie friends of Douglas ost the
golden opportunity When they aoGed the Conventions |
district ard state 20 ADJOURN without instructng the de
prcftstCnt call state Cony ention before Ups
assembling Of the eslmorc Convention With the design
"Ic Giant" voted down, and another rcsolut,on
Instruct ting the och satcu the Part OF the Commcc
meetings the princirNl ones being those FAncuT
Hall and IN Chariostown They attended by speak
who bitterly cenouDccd their asscclatcs sslnr
Called by aad Tor the friends Of the minority !
ycry decided IN tone, aud amounted TO much as
such matters usually do NJ u. y Batter Afterwards
a ttNffNfs anu d~A lfh INC dNmSrAtc candidate {
GOyrrror who prcscnt1d The LDwck district al Charles
ton, bis constituency be ng erCuely Cor nouglss had
after giving that gentleman his support fr several bal
lots, yotcd pcrsticnty Tor jefferson Davis Possessed II
great personal popularity In his district he called m,ct
ing q the demucats there after hrs from
Charlston, when De- explained bs motives au1 defended
his conduct IN voting against their prefrcn ~ dc
cAring 60 Dc his scef that Mr. Douglas could no, be
liar no1iOJx nominated. He was sustained by tho !
meeting with very little opposition. shortly AFTER thc
Louglas uon called mcctIr 10 Lowell, wh'n at
tempt VAs madc 20 cnsrro Mr. Batter but the andcurc
would not submit % %, aud would have prevented Ter.
iher procecdngt b f1r the int rposion " Ne who
feeircd ua ENDS would allow the ng ~ con
tinue undis,urbcd. y
The ratihcatn &C The nomination Of Douglas and John
ZOO N Betn would have bean yCry spirited ar hat
i not been iOf Yiorr thunder stOrn Tie cyerlnr
lived for The characterization. "a bappeprd tho q
assembly wss small, though decidedly ardent. o
lie Brecsinridcc 1cu nnvc ~ htfi ratification
nee,ds and have kept quite ft. ~ public move n