The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-16
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Our Boston correspondence.


Boston, March II, 1851.
The Senotorship- Dem,c,atrc Quarrel in the House
--Whtg "Refmms" IN 0Ece- The Ne0 Hump
shire Election.
The defeat Of Mr.. Sumner, on Wednesday last,
by four times the majority that was cast against
him fortnight before, will probably turn bene-
hcially for the coalition. though il was generally
thought that it would be folio wed by a complete
break down Of the party which has thus far per-
tinaciousy supported him. The cause of the In.
creased majority gainst Mr. Sumner is TO be found
In these facts: five democratic, who have hereto
fore voted for him, with, Id their ballots from him,
and scattered them; one other regularly fled the
held; and report says that Mr.. Mills, one Of the
principal free sellers in the State, also voted anst
HIM. Mr. Mills is supposed to have been infiu-
enced by Marcus Morton, VINO has written letter
III opposition to the election OF Mr.. Sumner, and
who has verbally opposed nim, on the ground OF
his not being sound ORTHODOX Christian. Mr.
sumner Is a Unitarian, and Mr.. Morton has taken
the interests Of heaven under his care just as Mr.
rerceval did in the British House OF Commons.
The wings and old line democrats were beaten on
me question OF POISONING another bailotiag for
Senator for month, aAd the coalition carried
their point, which Was 10 have another trial IN
week, on which day, II 10 confidently expected by
many OF their number, THAI an election OF sCme-
body will be had.
The ballotings were followed by fiery debate,
a..
and some "biter bad words" passed between
General Cushing and Mr.. Bianning, the le aders,
respectively, in The House, or the old line demo-
Gratis, and the new generation" that has sprung
up. Mr.. Branning was Very severe, al the ex pense
of the General, aud the latter was by no lneans
backward in supporting ms side OF the question.
But II was very PLAIN 10 ali Intelligent observers
that the feelings OF the great mass OF the demo-
cratic members were enllrciy with Mr. Brdnniag.
Even some of the nulker demO Gratis do not much
fancy being told the best Way OF performing their
auty by gentleman WAC, however able and
learned. Is so fresh from the wing camp, and who
was, but short tine ago, Con spicuous in op-
posing democracy as he Is Jealous 10 uphOid-
ing its purity. He is gnlug against great odds N
the House, and nlne. ten ms ~ Inc democratic p0Ytv
out OF doors dissent from ms of policy al the
present time. Democrats Z, gard hum rather as q
Webster man than as one o lneir leaders In thIs
case, as IN all others, the battle will be 10 the
strong.
The wings are in precious condition here, and
10 expected that there viii be more strikiag de-
velopements In few days, that will rather
tonish our national office holders have IL from
an eminent member OF Congress that Mr.. Ashmun
Will soon be appointed 10 the COllectorship of
Bottom Mr.: Greedy, the present Collector, is at
the bottom OF the recent personal attacks made on
Mr.. Webster, and proper regard for justice would
seem 10 demand his Immediate removal. To keep
him IN high Office IL TO simply endorse the CD irges
that have been made against Mr. Webs.er's in
teRny, an opinion which prevails here among all
Mr. Webster's frlen Is, who naturally very in
dignant a. seeing national officers warning against
their great leader, who Is also The greatest Intellect
OF the wing party. Mr.. Greedy possesses no par
hcular qualifications for the place he now holds.
and his removal, and the appointment OF Mr..
Ashmun, would be by no means an unpopular thing
10 this region. There are reasons, which you and
your readers can easily DIVINE for not appointing
Fletcher Webster to The Office, under existing cir
cumstances.
The DAILY Bee, one Of the whig organs, has
come out in ia,or OF the removal Of Mr. Greedy,
and has attacked that gentleman with great deal
of vigor The Atias, which has been anti Web
steT ever since the Secretary OF State took ground
against the abolition agilalion, defenis and up
holds the Collector. The current Of opinion is
with the Bee, however; and, as Mr. Greedy has cho-
sen 10 keep some very obnoxious aooltonists in Of
nee, and our city Is said TO be likely to suffer very
severely from the withdrawal OF business fromit
by Southern traders, the supposltion that isa
mere nest OF q lrrlsonltes, business IN nh that
il is time that some Conservative demonstrations
of a practical character were made. Resolutions
in Faneuil Hall, they say, are mere gas. Exam
Piles should be made of the ince ndiaries not Of the
poor devils OF negroes, but Of men who abuse their
official stations 10 keep up the anti slavery sgita-
ton, and who libel all men that become conspicuous
by their advocacy of peace restoring measures.
IL will be very trying time to some OF oar wings,
II the administration should commence wedding
the abotitionsts out OF the offices Should they
not "bol," they will act in the teeth OF all their
professions and declarations; should they do so.
then there must be end all their holes OF de-
feating the coalition next fall il will be very
amusing sight TO democrats and free soers, and
very grateful one 70 the conservative portion Of
the wing party, 10 see the dtLds. aud some Of the
wing country journals Of the abolition stamp,
whipped INTO the support OF wnai, in their hearts,
they would call prescription.
The result of the New Hampshire election was
BY no means unexpected. The balance Of power
Is held as well in the Legislature as In the state
at large, by the Atwood man, composed OF free
solers and democrats Either Mr. Lawyer or Mr..
Dinsmore will be chosen Governor by the Lsgis-
lature; and II 10 hardly possible that the friends of
Mr.. Atwood will support the latter, when we con-
rider that he placed the field for the purpos.
Of crushing their leader. The opposition TO the
regular democracy everywhere coalesced, and
much more thoroughly than was done 10 this
State last fall; for here the two parties supported
different candidates for members Of Congress,
though by union On the same men, they would
probably have carried five or sax members of the
United States House Of sentatives. The Two
abolition wings, Tuck snd Perkins, owe their
election entirely TO the Atwood movement. Bat
Tor that they would have both been defeated so
much for foolish letter writing and arrogant. dic'a-
ton. The learned politicians have mistaken the
age altogether. The time when their dicta-
ton was enough to effect any desired end ; but
the day has, forever gone BY when they could
play the part OF Roman centurions.
We are to have an election for members Of Con-
gress, to bill the vacancies now existing in several
Of our districts, in about three weeks. The whise
will, probably, IN the end, have every district IA
the State, except the fourth and the fifth, with
reasonable good chance for the former-that is,
always supposing that they can man age 10 keep
from suarelling among the mseyes A free soilcr
Will be elected IN the nth district before the
meeting of Congress. IL will be Mr. Allen, ualess
his presence in another place should b. found
sary. IL was at one time thought that Mr. Rsn,o11
might be elected in the second district; bat any
such result there is now scarcely within the bounds
Of possibility. HIS prospects would have been
better had he not been sent Ia the Senate.
Rumor says that there is a. be a clean sweep Of
the wing State officers soon as the Senatorial
question shall have been disposed Of The demo-
Gratis and free sellers say that this will be an I'M
provemeni in the present state Of affairs
CoLoNSs.