New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-06
TEE CONsTITUTiONAL PARTY IN
FASEE1a.

Tie Bell and Everett noninators held select
ueetiug in Faneuil Hall, Boston, last Friday even
ing. at which was read a sweet, smooth, mlih'aDd-
treacle letter from the venerable Everett To the
venerable Hunt. Mr. Everett Informed his fellow
citizens hat FIVE years ago his health was pros
trated," and that, i'll the present year OF grace,
1850. his " health is partially restored" We
congratulate him upon this important fact Mr..
Eyerett's health is very old acquaintance of ours,
and we are always glad to hear of it, No public
man OF this day and country has ever exhibited
such talent for falling i'll at the right moment, or
for recovering in just the nick of time This is an
age of medical speculaion-some are all for heroic
doses; some will swallow only pellets; and some
invoke Hygea in a wet sheet We should like to
be- informed of the particulars of Mr. Edward
Eyerett's fayoIite INSTRUMENTATION. But the
u orst physic which he has been obliged to swallow
was the Baltimore nomination. He is very frank.
He makes no concealmehts. He expected the
nomination for the Presidency. 1t had been A" sug-
gested to him - that he might get it. 1t is now
suggested to him that he has not got it. Of that
fact, at least, be is now after several weeks of
reflection, during which he has given his whole
mind TO the subject thoroughly convinced. He
played for the Great Go-he has Ony won the
Little Go. Then arises the question whether
be can consistently with his dignity, with his
duty to himself, his Creator, Mr.. John A. Wash
ington, and the respectable science of Astronomy,
accept the nomination. At first he thinks that he
cam Then he thinks that he cannot. The coun-
try SAYS Accept" and he makes ready to obey
the country The Doctor says: Decline :" and
be concludes to obey the Doctor. Periodically,
be is willing; diognUstically, he has his doubts.
But duty has triumphed over dyspepsia, and Mr..
Edward Everett is the candidate confessed for the
Vice Presidency of the Pre-Adamite Patty. The
next thing is to elect him; and we are obliged to
confess that a great many Methuselahs seem to be
rising TO the rescue. We should say, with ut at
tempting accuracy Of computation, that the united
ages Of the fifty Yice-Presdents Of the Faneul-
Hall meeting would amount to more than four
thousand yeaIs-excludiDg Mr. George s. Hlllard,
who is the Oldest man in the known world. Upon
reading the list, one cannot but admit and admire
the industry of The Chief Resurrectonist of the
Pre- Adamites. There has been nothing like it
since the vaults and church yards of Paris were
emptied, and the catacombs OF hat city estab-
lsbed If Mr.. Everett could possibly have fore
seen how many people never before heard of and
how many long ago forgotten would rally around
him, we BE- lieye that he would willingly have run
for anything, although nominated for nothing at all
We have all along supposed that a Select Com.
mittce OF the Baltimore Convention would dig up
Patrick Henry; nor can we sufficiently commend
the moderation of the Conservative Reformers in
merely disnterring Patrick Henry's grandson.
He was found somewhere ia Tennessee and
brought by slow and easy stages to Boston. Five
times, we believe, the meeting ratifcatory was
postponed to await the arrival of this Oratorica
relic. He came at last and the Pre-Adamitcs
ratified their bones in kind of frigd rapture; for
the Grandson of Patrick Henry proceeded 4" to pre-
" diet success TO the Uhion party" Than thus, of
course, nothing could be more agreeable; for mis-
cradle men always find comfort 10 the promises of
professional wizards. Grandson lIeny's assertion,
than which nothing could be faiIcr, seems to be
substantially this: II Lincoln 10 not eected-if
the Democratic Candidate is not elected--then
'' MFR. Bell VIII be-" We are pleased to say-if
we may hnmbly take the liberty OF agreeing with
the Grandson OF Patrick Henry--that such Is also
our opinion. Frankly 10 confess our apprehen.
sions, whatever pain the confession may cause ia,
We honestly believe that nothing can prevent John
Bel irem being the next Presideut, except the lack
of a sufficient number Of votes. So far, We are of
Mr.. Henry's mind; bat We cannot forbear the ex-
preston Of our grief at reading his dsrcspectlul
illusions to our political Old Parr-the Ancient