The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-12
tcosnxsposDrscs OF THE nxru.lrc.l
Elections The AboIiiionists--Dfr. Webster--Mrs.
Putnam's Krtinsuishsr upon Mr. Botosn.

Elections The Aboliiionists--Nfr. Wsbster-Mrs.
Putnam's KrttnSuisher upon Mr.. Botoes.
BosroS, Nov. 8, 1850.
Our State and Congressional elections take place
on Monday. the lth instant, and great eforts are
made by the three parties In the field for the sue
cess OF their candidates The Free sellers and Sc
ceding Wings in the Eighth district promise to
elect MIR. Mann. II ia dangerous prophesying
when the telegraph may contradict one before the
prophecy is heard
The Abolitionists have established vigilance
committee here which, in their excess Of zeal, oc-
casonally commit some ludicrous bunders. For
the last week they have employed two gangs of
negroes to dog the focts.eps of a worthy sea CAP
tain, who was no more looking Tor Fugitive slaves
than he was hunting for the philosophers stone.
but ne had been seen to enter the United States
marshal's Office. Exposure in the low ATTITUDES
had bronzed his complexion, and he very
suspicious hat, which might have belonged to a
planter. For several days Captain c. could not
leave his hotel without seeing two or three colored
gentlemen watching his movements. Being some
thing of wag, he at last entered into the joke and
encouraged it; until his sples ascertained that he
was the captain Of New Bedford whaer, and
nothing ese
After the elections there will be Union meeting
at Faneuil Hall, at which Mr.. Webster will proba-
bly, make one of his grand efforts in behalf of the
Union and Constitution. Although the opposition
to the Fugitive Slave bill in Boston is strong and
widespread, do not think that there is danger
that the laws will be trampled on, or that any
practical attempt at notification will be made.
The fugitive slave, Crafts and his wife, have sailed
for England.
What with election returns and rumors you will
have OH IF I N 8
pretty little literary knock down, which has re-
Gently excited no little surprise and comment in
this meridian You may remember that the North
american Revietc has distinguished itself during
the past year by tia reiterated attempts to make it
appear that the Hungarians not entitled to the
| sympathy of republican America in their late
struggle; that their contest was not one for popu-
lar rights but for arisocratic privileges; and that
Austria was not 30 very much TO blame in her
| course towards them. MIR. Bowen, the editor,
showed very singular pertinacity in maintaining
his views, and finally threw down the gauntlet and
challenged realization of them.
The gauntlet has been Ia ken up by lady-a
sort of literary Joan of Arc-Mrs. M. L. Putnam,
! formerly Miss Lowell, of Roxbury, in this State.
She is thoroughly versed in the language, history,
and literature of the Magyars; and, armed with a
| thorough knowledge of her subject she appears in
the last number of the Christian Examiner in very
long and able article, in which she convcts Mr..
Bowen of the most dsrepu,abe blunders, misstate-
ments, assumptions and errors, that quarterly
reviewer was ever guilty Of She exposes blunder
after blunder, beyond all chance hope of appeal
and shows that MIR. b. has pretended to glib ac-
quaintance with subject Of which he was pro-
foundly ignorant, or for which he had only quail
fed himself by some random, superficial IS cram
ming, as the college boys call it. Mr. b. has been
nominated to the chair of Professor of History in
Harvard University His friends fearful
that Mrs Putnam's article will have the effect OF
preventing the confirmation of that nomination.
Yours, s. Y.