The New York herald., 1851-10-14

ssAdsnly walked up to - nsoessity Of giving 70
the Irish some token ~ esteem and conasece, q
wonoerfui TACT, whom " consider that the election
ALMOST month on The story Is that an Irish
and talents and charaslsr have given him much
influence with his countrymen here recently pro-
posed to the wings that they should appoint six
liisn%sn 70 the place q and nominate
which he would guaraatee the Irish vote for Mr.
Winthrop These terms, il is further said, were
accepted; and already one Irish nan has been
no doubt, soon Be in the same position. Au At,
tempt was made to get reversal OF tho first ap
pontment, on which occasion his Honor tne
Mayor made q very handsome and liberal speech,
in which be pointed out the sesurdiies OF rufssing
Aldermen, with one exception, sustained hi n
The movement is q very clever one, and may give
the wings lift that they need little. They
have sent their shaft right into the white, and it
remains to be seen whether the other side, like
Locksley at Ashby-de-l Zouche, can notch 1t or
not
Young Ireland" and 90 Old Ireland have
sh AIKEN hands in this city, and now DR.. Brownson
excellent friends" Some people infer from this
that the Irish are beginning feel their power, and
that they are not likely to be used by the leaders Of
any hs number Of ne, votes Dy snH
centrsted, to carry the State in any direction they
please.
In connection with what said on the temperance
movement, should have mentioned that the wings
OF Boston propose placing Deacon Grant on their
representative ticket Mr.. Grant is our leading
moral reformer, and man Of wealth, character and
influence: He said, in the State Convention, that
it would be impossible for the Maine law to be en-
forced in Boston; declaration that has done him
no harm here. My own opinion is that the law, as
law, could be enforced here under active, euer
getic Mayor, assisted by Marshal Tukey; but the
trouble would be vast, and the strife horrible One
~ Or nan ha mi Of
capital invested in the liquor trade in Boston-what
with importers manufacturers, retailers In shops,
and restaurants, and hotels. Then the buildings
rented hotels, and other places, for the sale Of
disappear before the Maine law, rigidly enforced,
like the morning cloud and the early dew. You may
judge, then, Of the vital interest which many of
citizens feel in this matter, and how likely its ap-
pearance in politics is to make some sport. The
wings, however, encourage the movement as much
as they dare TO, well knowing that while they can
it, neither their party, nor the coalition, would
dare to pass law like that OF Maine on the eve of
a Presidential election.
The monied world has been considerable easier
this week than it was last. The story that the
Grocers' Bank had failed created little panic on
Monday, but it was soon over. Mr.. Pingrees failure
has caused considerable remark. He is the same
gentleman Of whom ! wrote you some time ago
when speaking of the lands owned by Massachu-
setts in Maine. With those lands Mr.. Pingree has
had good deel to do, but | am not aware that
it ever was supposed that he had any connec ion,
even the remotest, with these operations by which
the State was cheated right and left, and great
private fortunes made at the expense of the public
Mr. Pingree's failure is said to have been volun-
tary, as he does not wish to pay certain paper that
he had endorsed, rather queer motive for sus-
pension of payment on the part of great capital
nt, who never can suppose that when he puts his
name on the paper Of another man, that It is as
the man in PuNch tells his friend will be the case
with his acceptance of one of the said friends bills
q mere matter of form. l know that some of our
best-informed business men consider this to be
mere pretence, and expect that something important
will yet come out to explain the bankruptcy Of
man whose property the world has been accustomed
to rate by millions If be true that much Of that
property is in wild lands in Maine, they will not
have far to seek FOR either the causes the conse
quences OF the failure at Salem.
The effect of the panic on politics is supposed to
be rather adverse to the wings than otherwise 1t
causes the attention of some Of their best men to
be diverted to their private business-to be mono
who finds himself in danger Of private ruin if he do
not tend to his own affairs rather than those of his
party, will have his zeal wondrousy cooled by the
reflection. was told, the other day, by gentle
man whose opportunities for acquiring much infor
nation are good, that scarcely Of the old wings
had moved, as yet, in the contest, but that the
young men Of the yarty were, as usual, workiog
with energy. But for the exertions of this latter
class, it Is said that tho vote for MIR. Winthrop
would be even smaller, in Boston, than IL was ia
1850 for Governor Briggs; but this am inclined
to place among the political exaggeratons Of the
day. should not be surprised to see Mr.. Win
throp receive 1000 votes here, while Governor
Briggs had but 6,500
The Webster movement has assumed new into
rest, and we are to have convention at an early
day, Of the great mans supporters 10 Old Faneuil,
when and where he will be for mally nominated for
the Presidency. The Adrotiser, the organ Of the
slow and steady men of the whig party, came out
with leader, yesterday morning, In favor of Mr..
Webster's nomination; and the Couie, whi'h is
l. - ~f uT.Aa -. ~~sx
did the same; and both papers republished an ar
ticle in favor Of Mr.. Webster's no nination, from
the Coutu and Enquiro, of your city. have no
doubt that the Faneuil Hall Convention will be q
great affair; but think Mr.. Webster's friends are
deceived, or deceive themselves, when they seek
to convey the impression that there are mauy
democrats who are ready to join q Web
ster party ! speak particularly of this part
OF the country, and their opinion may be
sound. as applied to some other questions o.
the Union. IL Is expected by the wings tha
Virginia will 20 for them, which would worl
for the benefit Of MIR. Webster; but it Is altogether
probable that in such an event no small number o
our wings would initiate the example Of Horace
Mann, and abandon their party The wings Of thi
State are far from being unanimous In their opinions
on the compromise question, some OF them still
speaking with as much bitterness Of fthatsettlemeni
-ifsuch IL can be called-as do the most ardent
free sellers. Indeed, you must have inferred as
much from the course Of the Wing state Conven-
tion in not nominating Mr.. Webster for the Presi.
oency. Il ne very last tnat a convention Is 10 DC
called in Boston, In two months after that Of Spring
feld Is evidence enough that the latter failed to do
what was expected from IL by influential portion
Of the wings. The Adrotisr takss the ground tha
Mr.. Fillmore is in favor OF Mr. Webster's nomina
tiop and this fact alone would be found sufficient Il
disgust not q few Of our whigs, who, by no mean
admire the gentleman whose name stands affixed I,
the Fugitive Slave Law. They are the last peopl,
likely to violate the Law, but they never will forgv,
him who bore 80 prominent part in placing them
in position where they compelled to choose be
tv cen their l,ng settled convictions and their con
servative regard for law.
The Norfolk wings, at their county convention
for the nomination Of Senatorial candidates, nomi
rated Mr.. Webster for the Presidency. This &C,
is re esarded by some Of the more moderate Webster
men as one Of unnecessary defiance to Mr.. Mann,
large part Of whrse district Ia in Norfolk county
The probability is that ths Norfolk wings only
whed to be ahead In what Ia Of the nature Of In
evitable act, foregone conclusion. Mr.. VALLEY,
whom the Webster men supported for the guber-
Material nomination against Mr.. Winthrop, lives in
Norfolk, and is the most influential whig In that
county, and its vicinity, now that Mr.. Mann Is no
Ia, Of ha ~ daf.e ina