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afterward seconded the amendment nominating
Mr.. Abbott-described BY DIR. L. w. Bird as
I" q bigoted, bunker. Pro-Slayery Democrat
for Attorney General. The spirit of Mr.. Dana,
in spite of some natural disputation for which
we have sufficiently accounted, was the spirit
of the Convention. mixed ticket, as our
readers already know, was nominated, Dir.
Dickinson constitutional UniOn) receiving the
nomination for Lieut.. Governor; and Mr. AID
bott Dem.) the nomination for AttOrney-Gon-
eral.
1t seems to US to be simply just, when poltl-
cal party throws aside all selfish considerations
for the sake of the country, that the nature and
whole extent of its sacrifices should be under
stood. Massachusetts, Republican has right
to be honestly attached to his party, to desire its
continuance and to dread its extinction. He has
not been contending for trifle in the past, and
he knows that before these momentOus disputes
can be adjusted, he must encounter much differ
ence of opinion and engage in many political con-
tests. He knows the value of party drill and dis
cipline. He knows what it has cost of unceasing
labor, of personal devotion, OF argument and OF
appeal to consolidate the organization OF which he
is a members and he knows, for he has all his
life been taught, that without strictly party NOM
nations, no party can be sure of prolonged exist
ence. The emergencies of the future ne can only
conjecture; but experience has taught HIM to
dread compromises, which are always so many
surrenders of principle and settlements which
really settle nothing.
But this is not all. The Republicans must
not only risk the existence of the organization
10 which he s attached, when he assents to
mixed nomination, but he must take upon trust
and support men who have never been tried by
his standard of political duty. He must show
confidence surprising the confidence OF lovers,
and he must cOncede credit unknown in COM
mercial circles. To say no more, it is quite
as hard for Republican to shake hands with
Mr.. Hallet as it is for Mr.. Hallet to shake
hands with a Republican. Confidence has
heretofore been considered a plant of slow
growth. and all the forcing in the world cannot
make JOnah's gourd of it.
In addition to this, it must be remembered
that, fusion or no fusion, the Massachusetts
Republicans were perfectly sure of eectlng any
ticket nominated BY their Convention. No pos
sible political accident could have defeated
them. There could be no bargain, for nobody
had anything TO offer them and all danger oil
a coalition against them disappeared when the
Democratic State Convention kicked the Con-
stitutional Union men out ut the back door.
Again: the Massachusetts, Republicans have
been, in times past, even when they were
weaker than they now are, most dlrelully lec-
tured upon the subject OF coalitions. when
they coalesced with the Democrats there was
a howl of reproach, and when they joined
hands with the Americans there was another.
The only talk was Of truck and decker. The
only virtue was to stand upon your own feet,
anA tho chief sin of Mr.. Summers first cleo
ton was that good Democrats gave their votes
for him in exchange for Republican support OF
Gov. Boutwell,. This was not a century ago;
and yet the very men who Indignantly re-
preached the coalition would have been the
loudest in their censure if the Republican Con-
vention on Tuesday had nominated a straight
ticket SO change the times, and so men
change with them
But whatever disadvantages may result from
the policy adopted, the Republicans Of Massa-
chusetts have put upon record an indeliOe
refutation of the calumnies by which they have
been go often assailed. They have exhibited
the confidence of strength and the devotion of
q patriotism which cannot hereafter be ques-
toned. They have given the best possible
proof of their fidelity to the UniCni and who
ever may hereafter cautiously question it, will
be recognized a. chronic grumbler with whom
it would be folly to contend.