New-York daily tribune., 1861-10-31
AN ALARMING SACRIFICE.

Tie Democracy of the Vth Congressional
Massachusetts, District has just made sur
prising surrender of ITSELF of its corporoslty
and small clothes, upon the altar of Union. IL
has put forward for the House of Representa-
tyes the Hon. George B. Upton, who is dis
tiDgrished principally as friend Of the late
Mr.. Webster. This we know is very indefinite.
The late Mr.. Webster had great variety oil
iriends-political cronies, agricultural comPan'
ions. pecunious rescuers, constitutional di'ci'
ples-Damons of the Exchange, of the Pulpit,
and of the Dinner.tabe. The late Mr.. Web
ster, when lie was goOd-natured, was a remark
ably companioDable person; when he was not
qood.natured. which now and then happened,
he Ind an uncomfortable habit Of basting-in
smaller men it would have been called snubbiDg
his deyotees. They bore it, m We have been
told, for the most part, with surprising aiiab-
ty; and received their verbal excoriations with
humble patience. 1t was something to DO even
Mr.. Webster's lackey; although, TO our knowl-
caee he now and then received lesson from
some unexpected quarter wS:sh did him eood
for a week Whether Mr.. Upton was the
Friend Bucolical or the Friend Financis!, or
the Friend Constitutional, or the Friend Deip.
nological, We cannot cay. What satisfied this
Democratic Convention should, we suppose,
satisfy us. Committees De dmioitia were doubt
less appointed, with power to send for persots
and pppers. snd TO search out the veriIsble
Pylades. What principle Of selection governed
this Committee, we are not informed, but we
cannot regard the result Of II, labors "a fortu-
nate. when Websterian Friend like Mr.. Peter
HaIvey was neglected for Friend like Mr.
George Is. Upton; for upon the Acknowledged
principles which governed the Convention, the
bland, humorous, and devoted Friend Of tho
Defender Of the Constitution Mr.. Peter Har.
yey Aforesaid, was entitled to the nomination.
Mr.. Harvey is not treated well by the Web
sterian clique in Boston. Mr.. Harvey was the
best friend Mr. Webster ever had. Mr.. Har-
yey did Mr.. Webster more service, conducted
for him more difficult negotiations, received
from him more tokens of confidence, arranged
for him more discounts and dinner. parties,
Mr.. Webster has been unable to speak
for himself and in favor Of Mr.. Harvey, as ho
did during his life, the Friendly Preteuders
have thrown Mr. Harvey into that shade from
which we proudly rescue him. Devotion like
bis, we know, must have been must still be,
its own exceeding great reward; nor are we
aware that he has any Congressional aspira-
tions. The fact is, he has little neglected his
own fame. He should have published
" "Reminiscences" or "Random RecOllectons,"
or something Of that sort. He should have
girded up his lons, and emitted " History
" Of the Constitution. lie should have made
money, Or at least political reputation, out Of
the bones of his illustrious friend. Mr.. George
Is. Upton, who is now the never suffciently-to.
be-fecitated recipient Of the Democratic
Union nomination, was aho Websterian
Friend. We arc informed by his organ, that
when Mr.. Webster died, Mr.. George Is.
Upton went into the most extraordinary
mourning. He continued, it is true, to eat,
to drink, and to sbave--there il no evidence
that he put on a hair-sbirt, or even weed
upon his hat--we have never seen 1t stated
that he abandoned bis commercial transactions
upon the Exchange be teemed, as before, a
warm and solid man. But how little. in this
vale of tears, can we know by external signs
of internal human agOnes All this time Mr..
Upton was pining, :" He abstained,' we are
told, " from political action" Other Web
steran Friends went TO the Caucus, the Con-
gention, aud the Canvass, but Mr.. George B.
Upton sat alone in bis countiDg-house. and
confded bis agonies only to his ledgers.
When he drew Bill of Exchange he muir
INJURED Of Marshfeld. Daniel and Discounts
became inseparaby united in his mind; aud he
blended in bis lucubratons the Fugitive Slave
Bill and Bills Of LadiDg Copper-Stock and
the Constitution, the Markets and bis own
overshadowing Memories. Friends said; Sup
" ton, come out ~ but still he staid in. Ad-
mirers said Upton, run for something !"
but he stirred not limb. He was deaf TO the
call of Conventions. Committees in vain sought
to begue him from his commercial retreat.
The country was in peril, but Upton, when
called to serve il, only shook bis head. and