The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-01
Boston.
Correspondence OF the Herald

correspondents OIL the herdiu.I
BosroN, April %. 1916.
A~ofher Great Man in Israel Burning Hereto in
Boston-A Dangerous Character Levin the Sc
comd- Gas for the Ladies-Ho,c they take it,
Custom House, Post Office, &c.-Ihe Pittsb,vg
Fwad-War Fevv Rislng-7he old Tories of
Boston-Ihe merit Steamer for Engamd-Spnit
of the Herald, &c
Old Malvoie said that some men had greatness
thurst upon them, and of truth this is the case
with one Hover, who is for the hour the Magnus
Apolla OF this notional city. He is the man whom
Brownson hauled over hot stove the other day,
in booksellers shop, in the heat of wrange as to
the merits or dement's of Catholicism Hover,
though aGerman by birth, is most rabid ssnative
American" with mind stuffed to repeton with
the crude bigotry of the Beeches, Harpers, Davses,
and others OF that lk. These ideas he was pour
ing forth most coplously ter the especial edcaton
of Mr. Philosopher BROW son, who was somewhat
nettle at the coseness Ct their application to his
own position, and SO put forth his hand and snaked
Mr; hover over the stove. Somebody or other has
said don't know butt was the celebrated Roman
Consul, who was immortalizsd in Gen. Harrison's
lnaugural-that 1t is remarkable upon what trivial
circumstances the destinies of empires often de.
pend Well, the remark of this celebrated some
body Is Just as true now ever, and has been
most polntedy illustrated in the present case Bv
the stove squabble in Green's book store Brown.
son has been made the leader of the "anti-na-
tive" and Hover the leader of the "native" party
Inc moment that Hover's coat was singed, the
"'natives" caught him up, engaged hall, and set
him to work lecturing against catholicism, Jesuits.
foreign influence, and all that sort of stuff Hover
goes IT with perfect rush, drawing crowds after
HIM, and rlng up the evil passions of the multitude
with almost as much success as the Hon Lewis c.
Levin of Philadelphia. Hover is just the man to
get up gang OF hurch-burners-ranting, hot
headed, bigoted, ignorant, and vain Of his babblng
a Aroo al
be the cause OF most serious mischief here | be-
lieve II was gnat that got into the lions nostri
and caused the royal beast to kick up such fuss,
as is described by Esop, and this German gnat is
Just about competent to make as much mischief
with that raging lion, an excited populace The
d. take such pestilential fellows, say /; they are
always making more trouble than their heads are
worth.
Laugh while you may" There is a Mr.. Col
ton here, from your city, administering laughing
gas to ''the ladies' only'' He has taken large
Hall here, and has given several exhibitions Of
this character in the afternoon 1t Is said that the
ladies have not the least hesitation in taking it,
and that they do act queery sometimes This is
to be expected, and hence ladies only are admitted
The lecturer: or administered, amuses his fair au-
dience by initiating and sending up balloons to the
dome of the lecture room, and with various other
experiments.
Hon. Marcus Morton goes into the Collectorshp
on the LIST OF MAY, and Williams, the non compos,
stable by turning the river of strict principle and
good judgment through its midst. Birthstone can
be burat here to advantage, and the ma CHI will be
1T ere long. Nothing will be done hastily, but
that which s done will be done strong.
Nat; Greene, Postmaster OF this city, has gone
on to Washington, ostensby to get an allowance
OF extra clerk hire, under the new bill of cheap
postage. but IN reality 10 look atter-his own inter-
ests The fact is, Mats head sits very uneasy on
his shoulders, and ne has gone on to look to the
sitting of it. He is one of the old Hunker clique,
who have laboured to keep the party convenient
" small, but they are at the last gasp now, and
must, ere long, kick the bucket
You will remember that spoke to you in my
last letter, concerning the fund that was being rails
ed III this city, by contribution, for the sufferers
by the great flre at Pittsburgh. To the honor of
our liberal citizens, am able to say, that $4,000
has already been contributed to this worthy pur-
pose, and It is thought that the when compiet-
ed. will nearly double this amount Put this down
to the credit Of our Yankee city.
| see that there is considerable of "war spirit"
raging over the country and that the people do not
appear to be willing TO lose any more of our con.
tinent to the nation robbers by treaty, a la Web
one inch of ground on our Western frontier?
will tell you-just as much as there would be in her
claiming, and perhaps getting by her clustering,
the State OF New Jersey, because, fersooih, they
want port on the Atlantic coast. The Washing
ton Globe (the government organ) talks "like
book upon the subject, and it does seem to me,
that we have got to whip the English once more,
before they VIII stay whipped; Do you know, sir,
classes from the English during the last war! It's
round number, and yet we could do more ex-
tenslve Job" than this at the present day, and not
"sweat hair" The country was never so well
prepared tor war as at this moment, and If England
earnestly desires it, why "give her some.''
Boston Is particularly dry OF news just at this mo-
ment, all eyes being turned to Washington, to
Texas, and TO Mexico, to see what the prospect is
OF peace or war. During the last war with Eng
land, old Boston was for the most part tory colony
OF John Bull, and 80 far as the ipse dirt Of Abbot
Lawrence, or the other great bugs that assume to
be Boston, Will go, she would in the event OF
another contest be as much British as ever There
Is among this class Of people the most intense and
narrow selhshness you can meet with in any part
ot the whole Union They think the whole Uni
ted States is Massachusetts,; all Massachusetts,
Boston; all Boston, Beacon street; and all Beacon
street In their breeches' pockets. With such en-
Texas, would give up Oregon, and would not OBJ
ject to bring the whole country again under the
British crown.
The steamer Caledonia, Captain Lott, will sail
hence for Liverpool on Thursday The LIST instant.
She Will take out full complement of passengers,
and among them the celebrated dentist, DR.. Hitch
cock of this city, who intends to make the tour of
the Herald, which will give John Bull the true SEN
tlments OF us Yankees upon the subject of Oregon.
The fearless independence and patriotism Of your
views upon this subject, suit well among the great
mass OF our people; and we are thankful that there
is at least press that dares to speak out true
American sentiments, without fear of losing ad.
yertising patronage, and unchecked by the cnk-
ing of British gold You're, &c. Guy FAUX
Varieties.
According to statement in the "Western (Mis-
Journal about 1000 bales hemp the crop Of