New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-17
FROM BOSTON.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent.
BosToy, Oct III, 1862.
The two Conventions OF the double-jon ed Oppo-
siton party have been held this week, and the poit-
cal programme IL pretty well developed. The man.
ogemeut Of tho Peoples Copv,niion" $50 called 1
suppose, because the people had nothing to do with
III was characterized by considerable degree OF
cunning, Of low order, but no great amount Of po-
litical wisdom or ssgscity. In point Of enthusiasm
il had tie advantage over those which Mr.. Win
throp, Mr.. lIillard, and Mr.. Lunt have managed
from wear TO year since 1854 This is accounted for
by the fact that it was Tartly managed by new men,
Judge Parker, the head OF the party, was proba
bly never in State Convention before this, in hie
fe and Judge Abbott confessed that he had not
taken much interest i'll politics for about twenty
years. So, being men OF enthusiastic u Il sangalne
temperlments, when they get loudly appauded for
their Lifts nt Andrew and Sumner, they might per-
haps he excused for thinking that there was really
" something III it," But Sltonstall and WIN. d.
Swan, who have been through he min, must "see
the folly of IT," ur. Swan doub, fools the Cam
bridge Professor 10 the top ot his bent, and will con-
tnue to extract from the rich greenhorns oi State
street aud Beacon street considerable money during
the campaign.
The Courier, presume, will get funds enough 10
keep it alive another year. The Republicans have
been very much afraid this paper would give up The
ghost before election. We could i'll afford 20 spare
~. In Ito absence of very sro1g Republican
press in this city, it ia almost Indispensable ths our
opponents should make themselves odions and
disgusting as possible. Aud when 1 hear people
complaining that The idUsytiser end Journal are
not quito up 60 the mark, and that We need a more
pronounced Republican paper here, always inter-
JOse and say: Bat, my dear Sir, remember we
have The C0arrr.' Lattealy we have bern re-
enforced by The Pest, which has become nearly as
absurd lite fellow laborer | ara pretty confident
the Republicans cannot DO beaten 81 long MS Mr..
Lunt lives TO WELD pen.
Bot | was gong TO tell youaboui the Convention.
Linus thild presided mot Sims Child yon had it
by telcqaybj. Mr.. Child was, twenty years ago
or more, u leaoiug aud rising nan. lie lived in
SOuthbrdge, Norc.sle County, and WIS an active
aud enterprising Wing Of the progressive kind; OF
phlsgmatic temperament, but OF imposing appear
anes and very decided ability. lle aftegward be-
agent OF the pootn NJ Ils in Lowell, and though
lao has been more or less ia politics ever since has
no, succeed (peEhaps for lack Of cuo,t in attain.
hls own city ard county. Lately he has been Re-
publican. Ile voted Tor Lincoln in 1860, and am
not sure but he was ioT Fremont years carrier.
Within ysnr W two no removed 10 Boston, and is
now a, leisure for politics. lie was nj the Repuh-
can State Convention, and bol,ed because il did
not indorso the PRESIDENT sufficiently. He il now
acting with nn organization libe Denoera,ic which
Jsnom,es Mr. Lincoln for Issuing two unconslitu
.ional prvoiamations. hope lie fixes his new asso
ciutes.
The Vce-Presidents aud Secretaries, fifty or sixty
IN number, were old Democrats and Belleyeretts
with the exception Of three or four hali-heaIted OF
disappointed Republicans, Of W political account