The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-27


iation every day Bishop Hughes alone God bless him
has added one thousand to our circulation ikon the
mean man, only about the Thus we so.
The Baltimore I.ocoEocO Gatherings.
To-day the Van Buren, and Tyler Conventions
are held in Baltimore. We have large force of
reporters on the ground, and may expect some ac-
counts tomorrow morning or aiternoon-perhaps
sufficient to settle whether Van Buren, will be nomi-
mated or not
Our own opinion is that Tan Burea pM get the
noniis,aii0n on the first ballot, and will be, there.
fore, the regular candidate of the democracy, in
opposition 10 Mr.. Clay. Captain Tyler will be put
up by the loafer or irregular convention, but that
nomination will only benefit MIR. Clay, and help TO
defeat more overwhelmingly Mr.. Van Buren,.
From the present aspect of things, we begin to
have pretty strong opinion that Van Buren, and
the Old Hickory democracy on their last legs
and that Mr.. Clay's election with all his measures,
bank, distribution, single term, &c. &c., will re-
celve larger majority than General Harrison did
in 1910. We shall endeavor TO give our reasons at
length commonwealth philosophical analysis OF
the elections for the last twenty years, showing the
probable accuracy Of this opinion
As matters now look, it is OF little consequence
who is nominated by the democracy in Baltimore.
while the wings are all union and enthusiasm.
Another Amusing Controversy-Squirc Boggs
on the New York and Erie Railroad Conn
pnny.
who is the next customer 90 During the last
few weeks we have disposed of Chevalier Wikoti,
and placed him in a position rather more conspicu-
Gus than comfortable and which he will find it a
somewhat difficult job to evacuate; and we have
also, still more recently, conferred the same I'M
mortal honor on the Right Rev. Bishop Hughes, In
reference to the "Natve" and "lrsh" movements
during the last few years. Who is the next custo-
mer % We have disposed of the two customers just
mentioned, including great many small retail GUS
tOmers-sixpenny fellows not worth naHing, and
had supposed that we had some prospect of little
repose during the present week. But 1t seems that
we are to be disappointed. "Who is the next GUS
tomer" That question has already been responded
to, and we find to our utter establishment and great
surprise, and no doubt it will equally surprise the
public, that one "William G. Boggs, Printer, Nos
% and % Evening Post Buildings" has issued a
letter to the public in relation to the New York and
Erie Railroad, in which James Gordon Bennett,
Esq.-they give him title at last lis completely
demolished for the one and twentieth time in this
city
we the OF lnlS ittcf,
in this days paper, and shall probably finish it to-
morrow or next day, in time to commence the con-
test for the Presidency which Mr.. Webster opens
rich on Wednesday next at Trenton. In this letter
it will be seen that we are coupled with one ''Hora
ito Allen, Esq." President of the Erie Railroad
Co., and one &C James Brown, Esq" the Vice Pre-
sldent, as an alder abetter, participation, and what
not, in the recent movements in relation to that
company. And the most amusing part OF this bu-
sness is the fact that although we are charged
with being partner contributing brass 10 the
Germ, that we never saw these men nor knew of
their existence before, and we hereby offer re-
ward OF ten dollars, payable in specie, to any per-
persons, who will give us such information
as may lead to the discovery TO our senses of who
and what these men are.
1t seems also that one of the principal charges
against us, is the fact that mentioned the names
of Stephen Whitney and William Z. Astor with
out any affixes or pretixes to their names! This
is strangely enough called ''abominable SANDER
customary nsolence' "traducing"-and we
don't know what else besides Now, it is really
laughable to make any reply TO such wiseacre as
this, when he discovers himself to be such eyre
glous blockhead. But we suppose we may as
well, for the fun of the thing, say word about it
introduced their names as we would those OF
any other distinguished men in the community who
require no titles of formal courtesy or honor, but
whose simple names carry responsibility in them
selves Who talks, thou bIockhead Boggs, of Dan
iel Webster, Esq.--or Henry Clay, ESQ Will
liam Shakespeare, Esq.-or Stephen Girard Esq -
or Washington Irving, ESQ John Jacob Astor,
Esq?
Il. l..o
talent great genius, great wealth, great pow
ers OF any kind, is always best deslgnatedby his SIM
pie name. And so every school-boy knows, except
this great, overgrown one, with his scraps from the
Latin grammar, his thread-bare common-places,
and his incurabc stupidity. 10 we speak Of Ole
Bull, Esq? Never. The simple designation Ole
Bull, is sufficient. And SO when speaking of Stephen
Whitney and William B. Astor we refrain from adj
ding any formal appellaton of distinction, which is
not needed by these men of great fortune and great
practical talent in the world.
But in relation to this new controversy in which
we are involved, we must confess our utter gno-
rance. We hardly know what to make of it, or
how to touch it. We republish the letter precisely
as we find it, but we don't know what to say
about 1t. All that we care about is the completion
of the road as as possible, if they really in
tend to complete it, and if they mean.to humbug
the country longer, we should then be obliged to
them to shut up Immediately. Now with this pre-
face to the pamphlet of Boggs the Blockhead let's
be off 10 Jem Grants, the barber, and get one of
his best shaves to quiet our nerves.
PROPOSED RETIREMENT OF TuURIow WEED
Thurlow Weed, the editor of the Albany Evening
Journal, and famous in the annals of politics this
State after a multitude of regrets and repipDgs
proposes to Withdraw from the management of that