The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-02
Boston, Oct. 80, 1913.
Politics in Massachusetts,, &c.

Politics in Massachusetts, SC.
There Is sort of lull IN politics just now like
that which precedes new and greater burst of the
storm; or, to borrow Campbell's fine idea, CO The
torrents smoothness, ere it clash below" Men
were kept, for more than fortnight, in a state Of
such delightful uncertainty about the result In Ohio
and Pennsylvania that they have got regularly
aged and Indifference to politics is natural.
But 1t can't last; your true Anglo-Saxon being
born politician, with an irresistible propensity to be
everlastingly hammenng away at public matters.
The real political gambers-who are much like
gamblers of every other kind-are porting over the
returns from the several States, and comparing
them with the returns IN other years Their con-
duct reminds me of what was used to be done at
the great playing salons OF Paris, and which may
obtain there now, for aught that | know to the
contrary. At rougc-et-mo nor many people attended,
and kept account of the number of times that
each color came up In succession; and they made
their subsequent play depend upon this somewhat
immoral application of the inductlve system to the
science Of swindlng, forgetting that any little
straw, which no one can imagine to have effect,
may have disturbing cause, powerful enough to
change the proprietorshlp of thousands The pro-
pretOrs of the places hold their calculations in
profound a contempt, that they punished the cards
might do the same for our political spectators,
and furnish them with supply OF Greeley's AL
manacs, containing the latest returns, which are
quite good as any other.
Colonel Wnght's adhesion to the Taylor party
has excited less comment than what expected 1t
would. The colonel Is a good-natured WELL
meaning fellow, with an abundant flow of words,
and cdcoethes ioguendt wholly without parallel
Some lot the wings are annoyed at his having
joIned Them as he does not pretend to abate one
of those radical notions, the holding and advocacy
OF which gave him at one time no little weight
with the radical portion OF our democracy. He
was the leader of our 60 buttenders," and used to
do his best to annoy those of his party who were
not ready to rush to. the extremes OF what may
be permitted to call cred republicanism." How
he can help the wings in Pennsylvania, where
he has gone, | am at loss to imagine. as
he is one Of the most thorough going advo-
Gates of free trade in the United States.
However, he is bold man, aud will perhaps
attain to high position under General Taylors
administration.
Have you not remarked in the course of your
historical reading, how often it. is mentioned
that when any great plot is in the course of foml-
ton, vague and indefinite ruunors thereof obtain
circulation &c sounds, heard IN the air." airy
tongues, that syllable mems Names" as Milton
says IN Comus," giving sortof seml-proc! lama:
circles there just now such things abroad res
pectDg the vote Of Maine, and they assume the |
shape, that il Is obe reserved for the other
OF the candidates opposed to the democracy. One
man believes that the whigs are all to aban-
don their regular ticket, and vote for that Of the
thereby giving the State to Van Bu-
rem, seeing that Taylor cannot get it while ano-
Their quite certain that the treesoiers will 60
ceive the vote. Neither opinion Is backed up by |
any fact that can ascertain, nor can trace the r
mors TO any responsible source They would seem
to issue from the {eeming brain Of some visionary,
who has become little more crazy than the rest of
the world; and they are other way worthy ofmen-
tlon than indicative of the feverlsh state OF pub
lie opinion. Still, they may mean something
as the Maine democracy do not appear
10 be working with so much OF energy and determi-
nation of purpose as have known them TO exhibit
in less important elections than the present.
IN idea, find, extensively prevails, both among
Wigs and democrats, that whiggery is in very
shaking condition IN Connecticut II is said that
free soilIsm has made scrleushnroads on the party
here, and that 1t will take in a much larger pro-
portion there from the wings than from the demo-
cracy. II this be sc, then must the idea be given
up that Mr.. Niles has influence at home; for 1t is
known that he prefers Taylor to Cass, as do the
Van Burennes every where--meaning by Van Bu-
democrats have been to Connect.
,ut 10 aid their friends, preerring to fight where
here Is some chance, TO wasting all their time
lere, where there is no hope for their party The
Wigs are Indeed seriously alarmed about Con-
'ecticut, but think without much cause.
An opinion prevails to a certain extent, that the
ote for Cass and Van Buren,, out of Boston, will
alters majority will be the wing majority IN
Boston. This would give Taylor not far from the
anne majority that Clay had in ~. think this Is
mistaken idea. as doubt of any electoral ticket
avlng a majority in Massachusetts, i may he
ess right than he is, as there will be a tremendous
oing very little IN the city. Boston has mmost
lways been behind the country in her vote, but
hls being year of contradictions, she may lead
ow, instead OF following. Among the signers Sf
he call tor the first Taylor meeting IN this city,
'ere the owners OF thirty millions Of property