New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-27
FROM BOSTON.
r,o.. cvr Own Correspondent
BosToN, June Is, 1860.

eeived Win equhDHnlty, esPoci""! w w" 'Nf
cans, who think it will be easier to beat the
Democracy divided than the Democracy united
In an Anti-Slayery point Of view, aside from party
po,tics. the result is still more satisfactory. All
parties, except the little Bell and Everett party at
lat recognize the important fact that the Slavery
question at least so far concerns the Territories
must be settled between Northern and Southern
+ opinion, and that political organizations which
persi.t in maintaining Southern position, or two
opposite positions must be split asunder ana
sboyeled out of the way The Bell party isn't
bie enough to suffer from agitation. 1t is like
The patient who was directed to TAKE
mint of some sort of medicine and who SAID IL was
,,t of the question because he didn't hold Dut glli;
the same man that was so small the ie'er couiuh
turn in him. If il should ever attain 70 large pro
portions il would 90 to pieces, IKE all tne rest
The Post puts up the names OF Breckinrldge ana
Lane and depounces the sectional character OF the
douglas Convention The old stagers OF the party
viii tolloy its lead Probably numerical major
ity of the party is for Douglas, but thus section
poorly oficered and has little money and less brains
The Daily Herald paper OF large circuiauon, out
of no political influence, is their organ Most OF
the other Democratic newspapers in the State are
owned BY Custom House officers OF Postmasters
The Douglas leaders are, many Of them, ex-0fhce
holders. ike Moses Bates Of The Worcester Bay
State, formerly of the Plymouth Custom House,
Mr.. Bailey Of The Herald, before mentioned,
are generally after Office, and it seems pretty GER
tain that whoever is elected President, Mr. Dong
las ,oiu not BE- think their enthusiasm Will dimn
ish and their cash-box be depleted before election
The course of Mr.. Whitney the Collector at bos-
ton, of Liye-Oak Swift, of Col. Wright, who ex-
meets TO be Superintendent of Springfield Armory
Of Riley, Leland Wales, Carpenter, and others
who are hangers-on of the Administration, Is easily
explained Gen. Buffers course rs more surprising
His position is naturally with the Douglas men, but
he ia so unfortunate as to allow himself to be in
fuenced by Gushing, and +. A. Hlldreth, the
Lowell Postmaster and one OF the a6iest, tnough
one of the most INSCRIPTIONS and c0ld-booded poll
ticans in the State who is a connection OF Buffers
by marriage. Paul X. George also belongs to this
Lowell aud New Hampshire clique, and they all
think he is great politician. Gushing Is 50 Tar
committed 10 the PrO-Slavery side that he could not
retreat if he would. l suppose his theory is that
the time will come perhaps In 1854, when the
South with its 100 or $50 electoral votes, will at
least hold the balance of power, and viii control
the election of President, or, through It's thirty
Senator'S will exercise controlling influence In the
disposal of Cabinet Offices and Foreign Missions;
therefore, that he is likely to make something
by looking Southwark than NOrthward. Perhaps
Mr. Butler who also has aspirations for office, holds
the same view, and it is not an unreasonable one.
The exclusion of b. +. Haett from the Conven-
ton is an instructive event Ii is only eight years
since Robert RantOul, jr, was turned out OF Bal
timore Convention for Free-Soilsm; now, Hallett
has to 90 for his Hunkersm. In both cases, the
act of exclusion outrage, when tried by the
rules of party regularity. Rantoul was elected by
a regularly Convention OF the Democratic
party and represented 900 or 1000 voters, while
his opponent Nat. j. Lord, was boter and rep
resented not more than 700 or 800. But MIR.
RantOul had Joined the coalition had permitted
himself to be chosen by the Free-SOlers to the
United States Senate and to the House. had de-
Tended Thomas Sims, and denied the constitution
atty of the Fugitive Slave bill. OF course, he was
slaughtered. Halett was one OF his execu-
TONERS. He is now hanged on the same
galows. Verdict "Served him rght;" for
although between him and Chafee, his con-
testanr, he was clearly entitled to his seat yet he
has committed so many ofenses against public de-
oency, that any little Irregularities in the mode of
disposing of him may be pardoned. When we hear
that notorious thief has been lynched by the
indignant inhabitants of some newy-setted and
hali-goyerned territory, we do not shed many
tears over the neglect of the usual forms of legal
proceeding Ii may seem strange to say, after
this that Hallett has some good qualities. lie Is
goOd-hearted man, and when District
Attorney used to seem to do his best to bring
cruel ship-masters to justice; but his best-that
was bad enough. He has a fatal facility at blum
aerng; or else his experience in framing political
platforms, which are designed to bear two or more
nice and accurate work required in courts of law.
The difference between him and Gushing Gin point
of character, | mean is, that Gushing is man of
bad principles, and Hallett man totally without
principles DIR. Lorng, who has distinguished him
self by speech at Baltimore, is man OF the same
stamp as Hallett, but apparently without any OF
Halett's amiable qualities. He was mistaken for
Judge Loring, our ex-Slave Commissioner. l am
not fiatterer of Judge L.. but think he has rea,
son 10 complain that the Salem Doctor has been
mistaken for him,
Chafiee, who was allowed TO take Halletts place,
Ia dealer in charcoal and is therefore Black
Democrat, which is nearly as bad as a Black Re-
publican. He was elected on the same ticket with
Hallett as a substitute. They both represented, at
that time the anti Custom House party, and Hal
iett was supposed to be for Douglas. Hallett was
detained from Charleston by the illness OF his wife,
who has since died, and Chatfee was accredited and
commissioned by him, to take his place. The
principal concluded to attend the adjourned
Convention, and much to his surprise, no doubt,
found the charcoal i'll squa' ing in his
seat. When politely requested TO take himself
out of the way, he declined, and appealed to the
Convention, thus showing himself true disciple of
the Illinois Senator's doctrine, which Is, that the
largest number of persons gathered together at any
place and any time may proceed to do just what they
please without any regard to the rights of the small
er number. The Committee on credentials wanted
all the Douglas votes they could get they decided
IN favor of Chafee, and their action was sustained
by the delegates. So this old political Lear was
turned out neck and heels, to abide the petings Of
the pitiless storm.
Boston people are little disposed to scold be-
cause New-YOrk mOnOpoizes the Japanese during
the remainder of their stay in the country We
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