The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-18
BosroN, Jan. Is, lS4s.
Affairs in the Political Circles.


The difficulties between the two branches of
our wing party, are fast coming to head and
our House of Representatives,, ON the 18th inst,
was the scene of "avery pretty quarrel" be-
tween "cotton" and onscence," in which
which the former got touch of Buens Vista. 1t
appears that the wings of the Norfolk district
had reelected Mr.. Reyes, of Dedham, as their
candidate for councillor, observing all the usages
OF the party ia so doing; yet that gentleman was
no: elected when the House and Senate made
choice of councillors, the "cotton" wings voting
tor gentleman who had not been publicly no.
minated by, any one. There being no choice on
the hrst ballot, regular quarrel ensued, which
showed by the bitterness Of many of the remarks
uttered IN the course Of it, that there is deal of
bad feeling in the party. The conscience"
men denounced their brethren in good set terms,
aud general breaking up appeared inevitable
tor a while. Finally, second ballot was had i,
and MIR. Reyes chosen, by the aid of democratic
votes, but receiving only four more than the
number necessary for a choice, though the wings
have more than hundred majority in the Lee
glslature: This last fact will show you how
I,ttle union, there is among our wings. Mr..
Keyes was last year a member of the House.
and was perfect thorn it the sides of the " cot
ton" wings, who, not content with preventing
his election to the same body this year, under
took to prevent the Governor from having the
benefit of his advice, as member of the Exc
cutiye council. There is great deal of fun
ahead
The nomination of Gen. Cass, by the Ohio
democracy, for the Presidency, has had the
effect OF marvelously apprecating the Generals
stock in this region. / hope some of your
Western correspondents will let US know how 1t
was that that nomination was effected with all
but absolute unanlmity. Two years since, 1t
would not have been done, though the General
mad then as large claims to popularity as he now
has
democrat was yesterday elected to the Mas.
sachusetts Senate by the Legislature, in cnnven-
tlon., A vacancy having occurred in the Hamp.
den delegation, by the election of MIR. Calhoun
to the Office of Secretary of State, the Legisla-
ture, by the provisions of the constitution, were
compelled to make choise Of democrat, That
able relic of the antediluvian world, "the
oldest inhabiant," recollects nothing of the kind
having before occurred and l understand that
1t is the intention of the Senate to raise CON-
mlttee, with power to send for persons and pa
pers," to inquire whether democrat can legally
hold seat in that body, many believing that the
constitutional provisions before mentioned, do
not apply to democrats. AS the old democrat
tainted IN Congress, when a member said he
didn't believe the Hartford Convention was the
worst body of men that ever assembled, 80 will
the wing members of our Senate, it is feared,
expire when they see Mr.. Phelps enter their
hal. "Pll retire 10 Bedlam," said that profound
political economist, Mr.. Scrooge, when he saw
mis- clerk happy on fifteen shiilIDgs a week; and
so might the wings here say, at behodlng the
happiness OF the democrats over their q" SOLITARY
dno iohe OendtOl-numDer Que being a fdvOrte
number with them, as witness the two elections
OF the venerable Morton" Their strength
now In the Senate bears the same proportion to
what II once was, that their Strength IN the
State does TO what it was In 1872 Mr.. Phelps
Will probably feel about as much at home in the
Senate as Mr.. Jones, 10 "Sylvester Sound"
did Ia presence OF his master, when called upon
to cut up pigeon ple-'It he only could have
that pie in his workshop aloner' But he
couldn't.
The Taylor tea-party," held here on the
Germ, and not worthy OF serious mention. It
was ridiculous misuse of a great name.