The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-01-31
BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
BoSToN. Jannarn &c. 1850.

BosToN, January 2G, 1850
To The Editor of The National Era
Another trial took place, last Monday, for the
election of Member of Congress in the fourth
district of this State, which ended, however, in
the same unsatisfactory result that has charac-
terized former attempts in this district The
votes stood as follows Palfrey, ASS; Thomp-
son, 4,il3 Robinson, 1890.
At the trial in November last, the result stood
Palfrey, 1878; Thompson, 1929; Robinson,
1894.
TSa 5a&; P0iat ~ Interest under considera-
ton at this timeis x'h rAserHnG l,t .hc r.Sffcsed
amendment in the Constitution on the subject of
the election Of Representatives in districts by
plurality of votes intead of majority. An order
TO that effect was introduced in the Senate on
Thursday, providing that in all cases where SEN
ators are not elected by the people on the second
Monday in November by majority, the de-
iciency shall be supplied as follows, viz on the
ensuing fourth Monday in November, the quail
fed voters shall vote for the persons who shall be
found to have the highest number of votes in such
districts, and not elected amounting TO twice the
voted for, and the requisite number having the
largest number of votes shall be declared elected :;
and no votes for any other candidate than those
specified shall be counted. The final action on
this question is still doubtful, hut there is a
strong probability that the modification will be
adopted.
Decidedly the greatest literary lion here at the
present time is Miss Fredrika Bremen, the dis
tinguished Swedish authoress, who is spending
the winter in Boston and its vicinity among her
numerous friends. On Wednesday last, Miss
Bremen visited the two Houses Of the Legsla-
ture at the State House, in company with Charles
Sumner, Esq, of this city.
The old AntiSlavery organization have been
celebrating their anniversary in series of meet
ings, continued through Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday. The meetings were pretty we'll at
tended, aud were held in Faneuil Hall through
the day and evening The principal speakers
were Edmund Quincy, William l.. Garrison, p.
Pillsbury, and Wendell Phillips Much ammu-
milton was expended on the Free Soil party, and
denunncistory invectives were hurled forth with
zeal and fury worthy of South Carolina her.
self
The young slave girl, who recently escaped to
this city, concealed on board vessel was present
at the meetings and received at the close, from
the hands of Miss Bremen, who was also there
| a pretty bouquet Of flowers, as token of sym
patty.
Animal Magnetism seems quite to have taken
our good city by storm this winter, and under the
names of Patriotism, Electro-bioopy, &c, attracts
nightly crowds in no less than three different
parts of the town--such is the popular itching
| for the marvellous and wonderful
Rev. Ezra Gannett, d d delivered an admra-
BILE lecture before the Mercantile Library Asso-
citation, on Wednesday evening His theme was
1" Conversation" and the effort was replete with
beauty, grace and instruction. The next lecture
of the course will be given by Rev G. w Be-
thune, of Brooklyn, New York. G. =.