The New York herald., 1845-07-15

Anne rican are really magnificent hotels equal in all
spect to what they have been represented 10 be- Being
on less extensive scale than own Astor House,
more order and quietness prevails while they combine
all the advantages possessed by that mammoth establish
ment.
large party of fashionable New Workers arrived here
last evening" their way to Nahant where the sea
pent to be "troted out i is said Tor the especial
and benefit Of the gaping multitude OF fashion
ables there assembled. steamboat plies constantly be
tween this city and that famous wateringplace your
humble servant intends to constitute one OF her
passengers You shall have letter from while al
Nahant.
According to your request am endeavoriug as far as
possible learn the true state of things produced the
ranks Of the democracy by the singular policy pursued
by the appointing powers, at Washington. lind that
not been all exaggerated in fact the whole truth has
not been told Nor the existing troubles confined to
%Hs peryssas al the New England
ducc reconciliation, make such attempt but lest the
" common enemy" should be benefited by full Disco
demonstrations al possible.
was to-day conversing with a prominent and very
intelligent democrat from Maine and learned from him
that the party in very bad fix in that State almost
II not quite beyond recovery He remarked that
President Polk and Others responsible for the suicidal
tsfed Of the injury which the and the party will
suffer thereby they will be fully convinced when the
result OF the September election reaches them. learn
that distinguished democrat from Maine has gone to
Washington to apprise the President of what he may
psct from that quarter. and to him and his cabinet
against listening farther to such counsels seem to
have prevailed thus far
little observation has than confirmed the
presentations made by your correspondents from this
city respecting the dissatisfaction created by the outra
and conduct of the individual who
welds the official sceptre at the Boston Custom House
But little else is talked about among politicians and the
business community. There never public man
who deprecated rapidly in the confidence and respect
OF his fellow men. as Marcus Morton. A few short
months ago. and perhaps majority of the people OF Mas
sachusets disposed to disputes his claim to
held this Office trine months and in that short
time these feelings have all departed and given place to
those Of mingled dstrusi and contempt 1t is not the
outs and their friends or the politicians who alone
dissatisfied II is the entire community, embracing those
who pay the greater part of the collected at this
port His acts of prescription appears have been 60
verned by other rule Of discrimination but unqua
lifted devotion to his personal aggrandsement and that
of his great master and patron, Martin Van Buren,
recollect hearing this same Marcus Morton while on
his way to Washington recently discourse very learned
~ in support Of the rotation principle declaring that
ally of Democrats would be confined strictly the
plication of that principle. The result is, if cor
recty informed ell he old hunkess' who had been in
Office than eight ten years. and who are nearly
all OF the D. school, suffered to remain, while the
Younger officers in commission who did not happen to
be oil the right stamp although unexceptonable in every
other particular have been thrust out without " why
or a whereior" few of his appointments are well
enough, but large majority Of them, Il speak what
know) disgrace to anyC Collector any administra.
on while the secret history of the bestowal of some
of these avors would make any honorable man blush
As specimen the case of Mr. Sweet who has lust got
$1,000 berth, may be mentioned There is man by
the name of Raymond here who boasts of having great
influence with the Collector and this gentleman who
claims the credit of getting Sweet appointed This Mr.
Sweet brick layer by trade, and at this time put
ting up adwelling-heuse or two for which
makes the matter curious enough Employees in the
Custom House ought not to work for themselves and the
public too have learnt some facts connected with 9TH
er appointments of character equally singular which
may detail in another letter. The powers that be y
at head quarters will learn what sort of trade
they have made for themselves and the party when they
made Marcus Morton the dispenser of the public patron
age at the Boston Custom House.
had heard so much about the Pos.ohce in this city
10 v haeitn nfa nrf
that for convenience and neatness urpasses any
office have ever seen, including new estab
lshment in New York. The recent changes in the post
age regulations impose many additional duties on all
concerned, but everything is reduced to such perfect
system that not the least confusion has followed Every
thing is like clock work and order and accuracy ana
despatch appear to be the watchwors every depart
ment All who do business at this Office appear perfectly
satisfied and seem to take pride in its excellent
agement The promptness with which the great mails
BY the Liverpool steamers assorted and disposed Of
alone proves that the reputation of the Boston
for industry and despatch, is well deserved.
Bo,roS, July ID, Is45.
We Bostonians would have been dried up, like clans
lying sunny beach, with the great heat of Friday
aud Saturday had it been for the large quantities
ice with which we bountully supplied. These |
two days the hottie ST that have experienced this
season We could not walk, eat read, sleep, do any
thing.
Yesterday the weather somewhat cooler and in |
the forenoon went to church with view of taking a
sketch of of cergymen but the place was SO hot
uncomfortable that left for the Exchange Reading
Room where persed the files of the Herald with much
pleasure, especially the article which you copied from
the Courier and divided into such queer paragraphs and
such sngularly amusing and appropriate headings to
these paragraphs together with your remarks in reply
to your contemporary, seemed to the most cutting
and Punchicsl articles have seen for some time The
Weekly Herald is in great demand here every Saturday
night The annexation article Of the Hearid, have
been frequently told by gentlemen from the south and
West, have had an immense influence the public
mind in those sections of the country and the Herald
doubtless will continue to exercise equal if not
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the Oregon question.
B. Forbes new steamer will be launched on the 18th
2st instant and is be fitted out as fast as possible
TO be able TO sail from New York in company with the
steamer Great Britain She is truly magnificent ship
Mr. Forbes himself intends to take the command of he
the first voyage, after which Capt White is expected to
nave her.
United States Government She is to be put up
ton tomorrow.
grand and extensive regatta is to take place in Bos
ton Bay on the 10Th instant, surprising in extent any
thing Of the kind that has place here for years
Abouta dozen yacths and halt dozen pilot boats be
longing to this port, will enter, and number ex
pected from New York. New Bedford sc. This is fact
though ithas not been announced yet in any Of the
There is tact connected with the funeral proce ssor
on the 9th, which have not mentioned in any OF
our papers. The Passport, Portland and New Bedford
revenue cutters, were all in our harbor the 9Th
Their Captains went ashore with a view Of joining the
procession but seeing place assigned hem and being
backward IN making application to the chief marshal
his aids they went boa their soon were
landing down the Bay. This arose from no neglect on
nodcsy of the ocer themselves Capt Sturgis alone
represented the revenue service His officers however
'elt highly chagrined that they were omitted.
The Administratiom-Its Progress and Its
Policy.
From tho Washington Union, July u
now four months since Mr. Polk assumed the seals
Of office, and entered upon the discharge of the
weghty responsibilities to which he called by his
countrymen
Our foreign relations have occupied uncomfortable
portion oil his time He is, empha'ically, working Pre-
ident and he has been most fortunate In having around
him talented, harmonious, and working cabinet To
his energy, wisdom and forecaste, Is the country in
great measure indebted for the speedy harm onous and
glorious contamination Of the Of Texas to the
United States according TO the prescribed by the
resolutions OF Congress. A strong naval force was
promptly placed in the Gulf of Mexico tho army In
the Southwest concentrated the SABINE thus giving
assurance to the Texian people that anne
ton was accepted by thea they would be under the pro
lection Of flag The navel force displayed on Vera
Cruz gave distinct and significant indication Mexico
that at the same time our desire peace and the strict
OF hat