New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-01
Newl)ork DAILY Griba,re
FROM BOSTON.


,sbHc into frenzy every morning, over Mr..
Hae's libel suit; The Herald gets angry with
the Collector and his satellites; The Post prints
rqubs and caricatures of the next President, aud
the other papers discuss politics in sane and
moderate way, and print the news OF the
lay. The Democratic State Committee have
held a meeting and the two hostile wings managed
to agree upon day and place for the meeting of
the State Convention, Wis Sept. 6, at Springfield.
The Committee is nearly equally divided between
Douglas and Breckenridge, but the Convention VIII
probably show majority for Douglas. Inc Doug
!asites. however. are playing losing game. The
Brcckinridgers are just at present under the narrow,
ht il seems certain that after the election they will
rapidly recover their standing and strength. They
have cbance--a pretty poor one, indeed but still
n chance-to defeat an election by the people, and
elect Breckenridge in the House, or Lane in the
Senate while Douglas has not the gUost of chance
anywhere. The position Of parties in Congress is
reeuharly favorable to Breckenridge and Lane and
Il they can only cOntrye so TO the D0uglasites
and Belleyeretts as TO throw the election into that
body their fortune and the fortune of their follow
ers are made. 1t seems TO be assumed that IN case
az non-electi0n by the people, the House would not
elect President but think this is by no means
certain. Mr.. Lincoln has fifteen States. In
case Douglas is not one Of the three can
didates the vote of Illinois might be given
for him, as that would require q change of
only one vote to the Lincoln SIDE But Lincoln
could 20 DO higher than sixteen States. Breckin-
ridge has twelve States sure, VIZ: Alabama, Arkan-
sas California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia. Mis-
sissippi. Missouri, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas,
and Virginia Louisiana has two Breckenridge
men, one Douglas man, and one Bell man. Bell or
Douglas would be thrown out of the contest, and
nothing is more likely than that the Douglas or the
Bell Representative would go for Breckenridge.
NAL .a fhlrf9p
but il would not be difficult, probably, to convert
Mr. Smith, the Democratic candidate for Speaker.
Here would be fourteen. Kentucky and Maryland
are also tied; the conversion of one man IN each
delegation would bring the vote up to si1teen Ten
nessee would remain. 1t would be very difficult,
perhaps to give the vote of that State to Breckln
ridge but not impossible and if he got it, he would
be chosen However, this speculation is not, per-
hans. worth much; it merely shows that the only
party which by any possibility profit by the fall
ure of the people to elect is the Breckenridge party
Az for Bells chances in the House, supposing him
to have votes enough to get there they seem to be
worth absolutely nothing. He has only the Tennes-
see delegation, and in order to get the required
seventeen States, he must have the fifteen Repubf
can States and Illinois for take it for granted that
neither of the tied States would vote for him, so
long as the certainty existed of having Joe Lane for
President de .faeto in case of non-electon. have
not taken notice of Mr.. George /. Curts's pro-
gramme by which he expects to elect Mr.. Everett
This is 50 elaborate and complicated that the
chances are very much against it. Mr.. Curtis
reckops that Lincoln and Hamin viii be first, and
Bell and Everett second; that, therefore, Hamlln
and Everett will be the two candidates for Vice
President before the Senate, which will elect Eve
rett as matter of course. The prospect of this
state of things is too remote TO justify much COM
ment, except as matter of curiosity.
Now that am upon Mr. Curts's speech (deliv-
cred of Roxbury one night last weekly, let me re-
mark that the party of which he is the exponent is
the only one which ever entered the field for the
ayowed purpose of defeating an election by the first
constitutional method. Mr.. Curtis is student and
defender of the Constitution. MIR. Webster in
moment of waggery, is said to have compllmented
him by saving that he was the most proper person
In the country 10 write history OF the C0nsttu-
tion. But Mr.. Curtis is an intense Federalist. He
ia doubtless charmed with the usual process of elect
ing President BY the machinery of Electoral Col
leSes this being an admirable device for keeping
the matter out of the hands OF the majority, ana
enabling, as il frequently does, minority to elect:
Bnt the constitutional alternatives he likes sun
better. The Electors, being chosen in the N0yem-
Der previous to the March when the President Is To
be inangurated may be supposed to partake IN some
degree of popular feeling and impulse; but House
elected two wears previous, or Senate portion 0f
whom were elected four years previous, would be
removed TO a heathful distance from all bad lnnu-
euees. But the beauty Of the plan OF choosing
r.
40 making him President in fact, is, that the
people are thereby debarred from all interference
whatever In the process. If q man can be made
President who has not received single vote Tor
the Office, in any State or town IN the Cnion then
the triumph of the Federal theorists VIII De com
plete and the vulgar herd will be satisfactorily clr
rumyepted. Nobody supEoses that Mr.. Everett
viii receive the vote of single man for President;
vel 10 place him in that Office, Mr.. Curtis is willing
To enter into one of the drtest and most despicabe
coalitions ever undertaken in this country. In inc
estimation of Judge b. r. Curtis, the parties 10 the
conspiracy to elect Boutwell, Governor and Sumner
Senafor IN 1851. were indctable ct common law,
hut in the op;nion of Mr.. Commissioner Curtis
BeIeyerett man may divide himself into seven
parts as in New jersey, throw three votes fOr me
only men he deems fit to be chosen, and four for
two Others acknowledged to be sectional, and IN
every other way unfit, and be not only an gnindct-
able but q highly respectable politician. but MI.
Curtis probably loses sight OF the corrupt characlr
Of the bargain by which he hopes to profit, IN nus
delight at the idea Of trucking the people out OF their
suffrage He is charmed with the idea OF eecting
MIR. Everett, but when to this Is added the pros
pect Of doing so by candestlne ana clrcultous,
and only quasl-cOnstitutl0nal process, he Is qute
carried away Such moe-eyed Conservatives never
see that If their plots should succeed two or three
fines there would be a universal demand for an
amendment Of the Constitution, and more popu-
lar mode of electug President and fice-Presldent.
Then they would attribute to the raulcai' reyO-
htionary and anarchic spirit Of the times, "iiat
would be solely due to their own stupidity anu pig
headedness. However, we need MOI Morfy our!
selves this year about the success vi MI. ouiS i
plan; and it's failure will probably lead nm 10 'mh
Of the people more meany than ever.
B,The Republicans are discussing the QUESTION o,
candidates for Attorney General, Treasurer ana
Auditor Us there is necessity for tle seiccuon vi
new men for these Offices. Dwight Foster OF W0r