The New York herald., 1845-02-05
BOSTON,.



Boston.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.l
BosrsN, February 8. lS45.
Rush for the Herald-Ihe Egg of Columbus City
Election-A Religious Quarrel Orthodox Popes =
Wheel tcithin a WheI-Ihe Leadcn Son of by
6-Debate on Seduction Innocent Young Men
Protected-PMe Water and Fresh Mcat-Boston
Gumption, &c.
]. G. BENNETT, Esq.:-
There is no other paper printed out of Boston
that has 1.-THE Of the circulation here that the
Ne,v York Herald has. In fact the worthy cits OF
this metropolis of affected morality and sincere
money.getting, look for the Herald of a morning
with as much solicitude they do for their break
fasts The bloods of Beacon street, the counter
jumpers of Washington street, and the swells Of
Ann street, all find qwid pro quo for the time and
attention they devote to the columns of your paper,
and that unique class of bpeds, yclept politicians,
never think OF setting their oracular jaws in me.
ton until their optics have examined the political
intelligence contained in your Southern correspOn-
deDce.
The reason for this universal rush for the Herald
is plain enough to be seeD though 1t certainly re-
qures the genius Of Napoleon SO to order the dali
ly campaign of a newspaper as to take captive the
minds OF all, and leave all diurnal competitors lum-
bering in the rear. As the quidnuncs to whom Co.
prOpOSeO
upon the end, could all see how easy a thing il
was, after it was done, so the greenes of newspa
per makers can now see why the Herald meets with
such wonderful success. But unlike the gapers
and sarers that surrounded the discoverer of cont
nent, they cant make the egg stand up. A great
many newspaper eggs have been smashed in ma
king the attempt, and some added by the process
These latter are still put through the. prescribed
process but only to excite laughter and dersion a.
the folly of the attempts. II is the raciness, the
rety and the impartiality Of the Herald that makes
it popular, and its cosmopote character that dfiu
ses that popularity throughout the country, from
The Board of Aldermen of Boston have this
morning determinedto TO call another meeting for the
election Of mayor on "Wednesday, the 18th, when
Davis will probably be elected. There have alrea
DIV been six unsuccessful trials, the charter requi
ring majority for an election, instead of pleura
lity, as In your city On the face of things it would
to foreigners, prevents the wings from choosing q
Mayor but a peep under the curtain of the movers
Of the "native" party shows different state Of at
fairs These movers are the orthodox (strict Pres
byterian) school, which formerly held unquestioned
supremacy in Massachusetts, but whose power has
been demolished by rival sects, and more partlcu
larly by the Unitarians In order 10 recover their
lost power and influence in this city, the orthodox
sect have thrown their whole influence the side
of the natives, and swelled that party its pre-
sent formidable force
The "Natiyes' in the first trial for an election
OF Mayor, did not in their most sangune calcula
tions, pretend that they should throw more thar
fifteen hundred or two thousand votes for then
candidate, Davis. Instead OF that, however. the
"Natives'' utterly astonished at their greal
success The secret OF the phenomenon was this:
| Davis is high toned orthodox, and member O.
that church, and the orthodox sect, seeing one OF
their members mp for Office, joyfuy embraced the
opportunity of struggling to win back their ancient
supremacy. The word was accordingly passed
along at church meetings. vestry meetings, prayer
"s and des well have the faithful n 1as
ed up the work, and closely have they stuck 10
it, Now the Established religion" of the whig
party, of Boston, is Unitarian, they taking then
faith from Harvard University, from which mos
Of the leaders have graduated, and Of course the
wings are thus religiously pited against the "Na
tives" There is no hope OF a union OF the wings
proper. and the Natives" for the UnI,arans feel
disastrous to them as to the Catholics. the os'ensi
BILE victims OF "Natlveism," and OF course will
| fight to the butts end. A strong Unitarian and
| whg told me the other day that for his part he
would as soon have the Pope Of Rome over him
as an Orthodox Pope, and thought there was
full as much danger to be apprehended from the
supremacy of the orthodox as the Catholics, So,
you sec, there IS wheel within wheel IN this
"Natve" movement.
The fun of Boston is not very sfast and furious
at the present time, the late Texas-whig aboli-
ton convention making rather more sport than any
thing else that has turned up here for some time.
Your repcrt in the Herald was much fuller and more
accurate than any published in the Boston papers.
and gave the characteristics Of the convention, ts
| fine touches, &c, with great falthfulness.
| At the National Theatre Pelby has been running
ss Putnam, or the Iron Son of TO-" for some time,
| and to good houses But the cevey who played
| Putnam was a caution, he being selected solely
for his riding properties, and as stolid specimen
/ of humanity as ever toed the foot lights. The
little black rat Of horse that took the part oi
Black vulture," was In good keeping with the
rider, and both tended 70 give most ludicrous all
to the piece. Taking advantage OF these, and some
| other weak points in the piece, as brought out a
the National, Kimbal the proprietor of the Boston
Museum, has brought out a burlesque called
Putty, or the Leaden Son Of z by g. which has
had tremendous run at the Saloon OF the Museum
Little Miss Phelps takes the part OF 'Putty," ant
performs some mock heroic teats OF horsemanship
or rather hcrsgirlship, on little Kitten OF Poney
| who leaps bars, scranbles up steep, &c, like {
full grown cat, and to the great delight OF those
who have witnessed the original Putnam.
looked into the State House the other day, and
found the House of Representatives, consisting o
some or 400 members, in full blast upon bill
Furnishing seduction as a crime. The member
used most commendable plainness Of speech upor
| the subject, talking about things with freedom
| seldom heard elsewhere except in courts Of law
Some shrewd cha opposed the bill on the grount
that it would put an instrument into the hands o
designing females, whereby they might impose
marriage upon innocent young men, BY threats iS I, o
somewhat noted for his gallantry, suggested tina
there should be clause introduced for the protec
ton OF young men against seduction by females
nilc tnls r!cn supcct was unucI uscussion, tneI'
were several ladies in the gallery, some Of whom
sat out the debate with Spartan frmness, while ont
fair creature. finding she had got tnto "a bad box
quickly absquatulated, remarking that she did no
care to figure in the third row" of the House.
Boston folks are all alive just now about bringing
pure water into the city by aqueduct, IN humble ml
iation of the New Yorkers They have got peti
ton before the Legislature for charter to bring il
water from Long Pond, stagnant, boggy sheet o
water in Framingham, some l6 miles from the city
and when they, get the water, it will probably b
cracked UP as far better than the "Croon," though
come scientific persons, who have inspected III,
pond, say " il is dscoored with vegetable matter
and filled with minute animalcu9I, which shoe
forward and back with great briskness." Charles
River, a capaci0us nver Of the best fresh water
discharges itself right at the doors Of the Boston
ans, and with proper works would furnish an am
pie supply of the purest and softest water but the
wise men OF the city, in the penitude Of their wis
dom. have entirely overlooked that, and are deter
mined to prove the truth of the Saxon adare