Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-22
MASSACHUSETTS, Politics.

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The Boston Daily Advertiser staes in its report Of the
proceedings of the Republican Convention held ID Massa
chusets the 18th instant that the mention Of the
Of Hon. Edward Everett for the first place the Repub
can electoral Ticket with the authoritative statement of
Mr., Goodrich "thator eminent fellow citizen had con
sented thus to sery nat lotto whict the Conven-
ton had met to prom ev. lently gratifying sur
prise TO many members."' n 3.ssaa Z. f tE.sysf
This surprise might perhaps have been well placed CON
sdering the obloquy wi which Mr.. Everett has been
pursued by the leaders of tie party to which he has now
lent the of bis name II it not known thAt he had
than three months ago, committed himself to the
support Of Mr. Lincoln On the 10Th Of June last while
attending the great Central Sanitary Fair Philadelphia
he took OCCASION at public entertainment in which he
participated with the President himself to signify his
desire for the retention OF Mr. Lincoln in the Office he now
fills and the terms In which the eminent orator senfed
this desire must have been very haerng to the President
containing they did delicate endorsement Of the arRu
meht which the President had made in favor Of bis ov
election when FIRST officially Informed Of his re-uomt
nation. Mr.. Everett said .rFEs
There are various modes Of traffic in these fairs buy
ing and selling but there one kind of traffic hope will
not be protected and that shopping horses in cross
ing stream" Loud laughter. i III ,tigg
It win be seem therefore, that the gratifying surprss
Of The Republican Convention SO far as was surprise
was hardly justified in view of Mr. Everetts previous
commitia and, far it qualification we are sure
that the hopes Of It's members will prove premature a.
their surprise tardy, it, we informed, they
seemed to realize that by the influence Of his n.ms
for the election OF President Lincoln great accession
of strength would be brought to the Union Republican,
candidates from the ranks Of those conservatives who for
lopg time have been smost persuaded to act with Mr.
Lincolns supporters" IL this their motive for de-
sriog to his name they should have had prudence
enough to It, Surely in vain the net is spread
In the sight Of any bird" ~ gysr.,.
The present time for conseryatives~ OF any party
to allow themselves to be aured to the support of Mr.
Lincoln, when conervaves' in his own party like the
sagacious Thurow Weed feel called to condemn his Ad
ministration in such 40 the following We quote
from swell-known ana recent letter of Mr.. Weed:
l. 1--WE have been involved for nearly four years n an
abo ton The influences that drove North Carolina
and Tennessee from the Union extortrd
proclamation, practical and effective only Ia giving union
renRth, and determination to rebeonsa proclamatie
the frat slave has not owed hs freedom for
only operative where armies co. and without IL
armies would have gone faster ard tasther1s
did not three year, ago, mstake magnify the evil
OF abolition Influences, though Hereby denounced did
shrink from the duty Of warning the psepie. What then
was only prophetic history Abolition influences In
Congress and in the Cabinet have doubled the mons of
dollars and despened the Of blood spent and shed
in which, 30 long such influences and counsels
away the Government promises moth but inermna
| bic conflict an inelOrious terminstlon,if