The New York herald., 1851-10-02


n Neo Poitical Movsmew-The Tsnpera~ee Cues
tio~- The Little Thi~gs of the Great CslsOrasios-
MIR. W,bst1--Ihe Weostr Comuemow-7He
Webster Picture.
Every day brings up something new for the de-
liberation OF the curious in politics. That which
now commands attention, is the movement got up
BY the friends Of temperance with reference to the
coming election, and the effect of which may be
somewhat remarkable Temperance Convention
isto be held in Worcester on Wednesday next; the
objeet-at least the ostensible object-of which
viii be the concentration of the labors and influence
of all temperance men in favor of such candidates
for the Legislature will vote for law not unlike
that which exists in Maine, whore it is now impos
sble-unless you happen to be rich-to drink q
dram anywhere except under the bed. The real
object, according TO the opinions of some veteran
politicians is to bring the temperance question to
gislature into the hands Of the wings; and this it
will stand very fair chance of accomplishing. II
o temperance party should be formed-for
instance, in Middlesex c0unty-the tempe.
rance men will PROFOUND questions to the
various candidates nominated, demanding their
views on the subjects at issue. Let US sup
pose that the coalition candidates shall answer
in manner not favorable to the temperance men
and any answer will be, by them, held unfavorabe,
if the movement is really one Of pure political
character then will temperance ticket be got up,
and the coalition candidates, perhaps, be beaten;
for the whg vote will be very large in the event Of
q successful effort being made to divide their 0ppo-
nents. Ii will not matter straw to the wings how
many OF theu own men go over to the temperance
side, their candidates will be chosen by the Legis-
lature in the event Of there being choice by the
people. The coalitonists will lose not fe mem
bers Of the House in the same way, while not half
dozen wings will be lost from this cause, it, indeed,
one shall be. Boston and the other places where
the whig strength lies, not often much affected
v he te m per Anceu ups gl in all
this temperance movement may be godsend to
the wings and it is not TO be wondered mt that it
should be asserted by the other side that it has
been got up by the wings. The question itself
has had much to do with our politics for years,
breaking down the wings themselves, in 1899. Mr.
Briggs was thorough temperance Governor, and
used to get the votes of the Temperance men on
that ground, while all the great distillers and i'm
porters voted for him because he was q whig, and
not q few Of the retailers for the reason. So
lar as the present candidates concerned, Cover
nor Boutwell, is q total abstinence man, and has
been quite forward in the temperance movement.
Mr.. Palfrey is the same and Mr.. Winthrop GER
tainly cannot be called drinking man, nor any
thing like it, though he is too much of a gentle
and to entertain his friends after the same fashion.
He did not, however, give the President, any tipple
when he visited him on the occasion Of the immor
tai Jubilee The free soil party, ef all our politi
cal organizations, has the best claim to be consi-
dered temperance party being as ultra on that
point as they are on everything else. The wings
have, in their ranks, men who in favor Of
Give laws, while the majority Of their number are
too intelligent and liberal to favor any such legisa
tion. 1t is not in human nature however, for them
to refrain flom rejoicing over the conversion Of a
great and most excellent moral move nent into
mere political dodge, when BY 50 doing they can
They feel that they were not fairly beaten, what
ever others may think about the matter, and per-
haps hold to the idea attributed to the followers Of
that very able but somewhat nasty parsonage, Ig-
af the end in
means"
AS we get little away from the celebration.
we begin to see that among the details were some
things not very creditable to the city. One
thing was the exceeding penuriousness of the ma
nagement IN some important respects, and the neg
lect to treat gentlemen occupying influential posi-
ions though not public officers, with the Difference
due to their character and abilities. understand
that the editor of the Washington Republic, him
self native Of Boston, and therefore likely to
view our failings with q charitable eye, expressed
himself perfectly disgusted with the treatment he
received We visited the city at the reques. of the
President himself having originally no idea of com.
ing here during the festiyaltime. Then as you know
We PRIDE ourselves on our temperance, and when We
do get drunk, we do so in private; but on the
occasion Of the excursion down the harbor, on
Thursday, only thousand dozen Of champagne
was drunk only twelve thousand bottles Of that
divine beverage, compared with which all the
nectar OF Olympus was mere Cochitua;e and
Croton. Deacon Grant, the Magnus Apollo Of
tee-totalis N, and who was on the committee, AYERS
that only six thousand bottles were used, and un-
derstaId that be is willing to swear to the state
ment on the bung-hole Of the cask Of Di,genes;
and even if he is right, what shall We say Of the
ium, gin, brandy, and various kinds Of wines that
were used What Of the juleps, the cocktails, tn,
punches, the toddies, the grogs, &c.-all members
Of the devils spiritual family-that vent down
throats as giby as iced water could have gone the
same way Charity leads me to suppose that they
were all taken as preventives against sickness,
the water on the occasion being about as much
ttlr1 he. a. i1oI...
One OF our militia generals, in the exuberance Of
bis hospitality at one Of the entertainments which
the British military gentlemen were present, pro-
posed this tosstI%Ths .. be-, British ANYWAY ];
snobbism dsgusted all present-the British officers
as well as others-ard for o moment there was q
dead silence; when Mr.. Josiah Quincy, Jr., rose,
and said, that he had sort of rider to propose to
the sentiment just offered, namely" If the British
army is to be always successful may peace between
Great Britain and the United States be eternal ~
This sentiment was drank readily, and cheered
vehemently by both Britops and Americans
sec that your neighbor OF the Tiibune is scan
dalized because Mr.. Webster took high pa
triotic tone in his address TO Governor Boutwell, on
occasion Of the reception Of Mr.. Fillmore. Horace,
suppose has become anglcized by his recent ex-
teDsiye tour in Great Britain, which run over the
enormous time Of three weeks, the greater part of
which was spent amid the tubs churns, butterboats
diamonds, and patent hair dressing machines that
60 to make up the humbug known as the Worlds
Fair. But Horace don't stand alone on this occa-
sion, for some Of our big wigs and wings were
grievously put out by the manner in which the i'm.
mortal expounder crushed their forces. There
were many foreigners present; and 1t struck more
than one person who heard Mr.. Webster, that he
was expressly defying them all, the representa-
tyes OF powers that sho we'd mercy when We
were weak, and who would not be entitled to any
great display of 1t from us In the hour Of our
hour soon TO strike on the clock of
time. That bis werds would offend our civic dgni-
tares and their tOadIes-for the practical pahos Of
n nj Ia Al thav hav
toadies, as the Roman parasite had his anbru-was
a point about which the great man did no. give
himself any concern. He has, and very Justly too,
despised the whole city government ever since IL
refused him the use OF FaneuiI Hall, under the pre-
tence that he would get MP mob and breach Of
the peace, BY his speaking there, You will have
noted that Mr.. Webster took no part in the city
elebration, though urged TO do 90 by some Of his
friends and that Ill health had anything to do with
his refusal. is the shallowcst Of falsehoods when
urged by bis fees as q cover 70 their confuson. IL