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SENATOR HENRY WILSON'S SIR

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We stated some time ago that the leaders and
controllers of the Black Republican party in the
Northern States had suddenly changed their llne
of policy in the conduct of the present canvass
and-ceasing their attacks upon both MT. breckln-
ridge and Mr.. Douglas--had simultaneously turned
their batteries upon Bell and Everett. This diver
sion In the plan of the battle, apparent as it was
four weeks ago, becomes still more apparent at
this time The New York Tribune struck the key
note, and Immediately all the orators and organs
united in a full chorus of defamation of Bell and
Everett and an attempt to render them obnoxious
to the Northern people.
1t is not, perhaps, that they are any the less
hostile to either Mr.. Breckenridge or Mr.. Douglas,
that they have stopped their assaults upon them.
We will do both of the Democratic candidates the
justice to say that they held in high detestation
by the fanatieal leaders and masses of the North
ern sectionalists. We interpret their change of
policy in the canvass altogether to another cause
to the rapid advancement Of Bell and Everett in
the affections of the people, and their increasing
popularity among all classes of the New England
masses except those who are consumed BY fierce
and vindctiye hatred of everything that is South.
ern. We attrib1te the abatement Of their hostility
towards Breckenridge and Douglas, and its increase
towards John Bell not to any especial aversion to
Mr. Bell over the other two-for they hate them all
alihe-but to the growing popularity of the Union
ticket and their discovery and recognition of the
fact that this is the party which is most likely to
obstruct their march to the possession of the spos
and plumber of the Federal Government.
Conspicuous among those who are straining
every nerve to defeat Bell and Everett in Massa-
chusetts is the notorious Henry Wilson, who, by
some strange conyulsion in the political world,
now disgraees that seat in the Senate Of the United
States which has been honored and adorned by
such men as Webster, Everett and Rufus Choate.
In his recent speech, true to the low and Vulgar
instincts of his nature, he showers upon John
Bell torrent of defamation which, disereditable
as it is to Wilson HIMSELF cannot but commend
Mr. Bell to the admiration and respect of every
decent and honorable citizen. In marked contrast
with this we place, with pleasure, the tributes to
the personal merits and high character Of Mr. Bell
which have been offered by Mr.. Slidell, Mr.. Davis,
and Gov. Brown of Mississippi, and other Sena-
torial associates who, opposed to him politically,
have the manliness to base their opposition upon
political grounds, and upon those alone.
1T noticeable that this Senatorial Uriah Heep
has not word to say in disparagement of Edward
Everett He dare not attack, upon the soil of
Massachusetts, where Everett is SO well known
and is held insuch high honor by every respectable
citizen, the pure and spotless character Of this
eminent statesman, pure patriot, and incompara-
BILE orator. Nor would his attack upon hr. Bell
natural as it is from an Abotonist of the backest
dye-exeite so much resentment, were it not
coupled with an assault equally as atrocious upon
his Southern supporters. We do not refer to his
accusation Of determined and vigorous support Of
what we understand to be Constitutional rights of
the South as connected with the institution of sav
cry: but to the deep and diabocal hatred Of
everything Southern which exhibits itself in every
and sentence of Wilson'S NEST extra
ordinary and vindictive speech, to the freesoil
rabble of Massachusetts, by whom he was sur
Strange it is, indeed, that the people of the |
North should complain Of symptoms Of disloyalty
to the Union in the South when they elevate to
the high places of the nation such brawling dema-
gogues and insatiate enemies of the South as this
man Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, If they
would bring back the good old days Of peace and
fraternity and goodwill among all sections of the
confederaey, they must either put curb upon
such scandalous ntteranees Of animosity to every
thing Southern; or, what is better yet, expel alto
gether from the councils of the nation these mis-.
erable fanatics, who live, move, and have their
being in a perpetual attempt to keep up sectional
ieuds and broils among the people.