The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-13
boron, August II, 1913

The Steam Ship Great Britain aud the Boston Steamers-
Iaeendsariss. Piekpoekefs and Bursars-Msrcus Nor
ton and the NJ e. Press-IRe .qdminisfration-z TIE
Csbinef and Mr. Banereff.
Az your correspondent from this city under date,
think of Aug complains of the negligence OF the Dos
ton letter WRITER'S disposed to try my hand at get
ting up brief letter, which you are at liberty 10 print
or reject, as you please.
For some two or three days. not little speculation
has been caused by the nonarva Of the monster steam
or Great Britain at your port Many wiseacres
ferring to their doleful representations made weeks
since about the fate Of that vessel while others who be-
ieve she is SAFE somewhere, disposed to exult lit
tie over superior Of the steamers of
line making quick and regular trips the Allan
Just eleven days-the quickest passage record OF
which exploit the officers OF the ship and people
generally, feel particularly proud. When contrasting
this uncommonly quick passage with performance OF
the Great Britain they do not to consider the dis
and also the fact that she is propelled different and
far this kind of navigation is concerned untried
principle The next passage will afford much better
test of her speed and other qualities Before this reaches
you she will doubtless be snug in her New York berth
The ncendares as busy as ever in our city They
do not however accomplish much, owing to the watch
fulness and vigilance of citizens, and those
whose business it is to protect life and property With
of this kind and strange to say some instances they
have been by young boys hardly out OF their pecoats
get their deserts Mere love Of excitement and mischief
is the only motive that can be assigned for such daring
acts BY these young scamps Pckpockets and burglars
But few of them escape detection later such
is the vigilance and cunning Of city officers, who
why Herald or rather its contributors from this
place upon Governor Morton The last letter
though great many pronounced it fuss rate as the
Razor Strop man would say. will, it is feared be quite
to enter the list Of his assalants which ALREADY
nearly all the influential presses in Massachusetts
in fact many leading journals in other States The Charles
ton Is CO. Mercury calls him the pest OF tho democratic
party at the South"-The Ohio Statesman declares him
too contemplate even to dispse'-the Clarion, the
text book Of the democracy OF Maine pronounces his
course Collector entirely wrong the Essex Ban.
ser denounccs him the who lost the democracy
thousand votes in that single county when last up for
governor while the SALEM .adrerter Worcester Pala.
dunn Concord Freeman, Barre Gazette, Norfolk Demo
have in turn, openly and many ofthem severely censur
ed his official and deprecated its inevitable
consequences to the democratic party have not nclud
ed IN the list the several papers which springng
upas the result of his short-sighed policy and which
will be to him like so many scorpions, following him
with the iaithtuness OF evil spirits till he is deprived Of
the power to innct injury and suffering far in
advance Of himself in their devotion to democratic prn-
cples and their claims to the favor and confidence OF
the democracy Add to these the presses the editors Of
which are known to be secretly hostile to him, but
induced to remain silent from regard the harmony of
the parry and you have an array OF opposition from the
press which no public in New England has be-
fore had to contend wth and which politician can long
withstand.
The administration should know that it is not Marcus
Morton alone, who suffers from the he has
fit to pursue and which has rendered his truly
pest to the democracy the North well the South
The Presidents popularity and that Of his Cabinet
must of necessity be identified with the official and po
tcal action Of the ndy dua whom they select
continue in, the most Jim ortan office in the New Eng
land States The intimate friends of Mr. Bancroft Sec.
rotary of the Navy should at apprse him OF the
fact that he has had to in for good share OF the
responsibility OF this most unfortunate appointment,
asmuch as the statement has gained very general
credence in this section that it his individual pre-
terence for Mr.. Morton that induced the President to
select him from among the Gentlemen named for the
ton Collectorship. For my part 1 am well con.
WINGED that such not the fact and that other
deratons prevailed in causing the selection. The Pre-
sdens motives honest and patriotic but mistakes
will happen in the best of administrations Such one
cannot again however for there and never can
be but one Marcus Morton
forgot to mention before, that cause of COM
plant against the old gentleman has entity sprung up
He has been frequently solicited contribute his
enormous salary toward party necessarily in
CURED or TO be met and has obtnatey reu fork
over cent and In that he right After his appoint
lnent as collector he could send semi official order to
the custom House, for the raising among the subord-
nate officers for the election then going his
Congressional District. In this he wrong He could
demand list Of the officers who paid this sum- in order
to see who were liberal and who not but when
asked to bleed little himself, he will cooy tell YOU
that IN politics. he prefers the homeopathy STEM and
don't believe i'll bleeding at all