The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-29
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OUR PORTLAND CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR PORTLAND CORRESPONDENTS.
PORTLAND, Me. Dec l, 1852.
The Re- election Of Mr. Aihe tow-Defeatan and D;scons-
future OIL p Hale SlIndsr of the Freeson Press
Il neU Chest of D,awers-- Candidatss TOR Local
C6ces Copying G,sUestones a~d Qaack Md,cime
Advertisements for Reconme adations- Weather.
No event has occurred in New England since tho
Preidentiil election, which has given n salts
faction the recent election in sister State
New Hsmp,hre, of the Honorable Charles Gordon
Atherton to the Unitsd States Senate. The defeat
spo ocoG future Of he sgita aud ,h dsms gogus.
John p Hale, has caused no part of sur rel ,iciog
because be has long been considered Of no account
and no iHrertsnce has been attached 10 him or the
fanatics Of whom he is the bead. All opposition to
their irfsnous oootr'nts ceased hare long ago. and
the cfrseqaenee was, that in desperate effort to
preserve some little vitality their organ 10 this
psce-'O hrirg il TO the notice of the people wa
previously would not touch 1t with ten pole
The reverend pOnlisne . Of THAI paper came OUT
with most voept attsek ppon General Pierce, on
t,npetatc. grounds Tue B9Sto,. Times and other
psp.re cams 10 the rescue, and The consequence
that The Whole charge vss narrowed down 70 the
statement of good ea gentien II 10 New H.np.
shire, who, ~hi'st he sad great any Thugs ia
favor "f Geoers Pierce. sddeo, upon being fuesner
questioned that be was under tne Impression that
about tie time OF che nomination, the General oid
psrEake Of glass of VINE" What Se tank of
those who. ppon 50 1iusy base fouad wholesale
charge y Drunkenness and deoanchery? And yet,
this only OF The miser ,be death struggle Efforts
o tDe Haze party that had TO conCepd with
jn this Stale Let them rest nos-take no
notice Of ibsm, and four years hence they will
be nun hfred among :. what Was. but il not'';
and II we then Lock up Mr.. Hale soall no
oolb. tDo B. q advocating some new hunbug,
or tire slavery BIT 10 o, Mr Hsle's suos
cesfor il he UDited States Senate tina. I iotend-
go to grs; and We'll known 81 he IL - the country
v II. LAY a he mi N Ia
words.
Mr. Atherten is personal and political friend of
the Pssd De elect; he pas had mn ID experiences in
The COUNCILS Of tpe Lasion IA Is Of tried in
ts'stiiy -''tIue as steel has often been applied
10 BIN. spG he first man ~ TO be found ~hom be
ever deceived l; Ia therefore extremely gratifying
to the trends Of the inoooog adm IDisrai ion that
the President will have the MD of such friend 10
another aLd fasaly important branch Of the govern
ment. Couls Mr.. Assertoa be spared from the
seuate, II would be gratifying to bis fie1ds here
were DO p'aetd 10 the cabIet; bat Of this 1t IL
thought there is no probability Ut present.. Tne
circles n Washington watch Mrs Ashsr;on has
heretofore aae,nso, will greatly rejoice a. her re-
turn; ana Mrs Pierce viii End in ner o choice and
valued fr,erd sBd supporter.
Touching the ''eabihet making Business" whieh
30 psty have gone into, proeaoly for pAst,n., let
Inc introduce 10 yonf readers chest OF draws mana
acDI.d IN tss principally Of ysnng hi ,kory:-
BON. wes Bscssusn, VI Penn Secretary of STATE;
Hon Hou.n Cobb. Of Gsorgis, Secretsxy Of che
Tisatuty; Gen Ja"as Shields, of III secretary Of
War: Hon John aahton OF " Secretary OF
the Navy; Col FoliI.rt T LAlly, Of Ne, Secretary
OF the Interiors Gen P'llo., Of Tennessee, Postmss
ter General; Hon Pisrre Soale, OF La Attorney
General
TIE strife fer nfi.e here is excessively amusing.
10 10 ether part Of the couatry probably do they
manage Bs they - here. When Mr.. Polk became
Pr, si0tnt OF tbs most universally believed men
IN Msins was the collector Of this port He bad
served the reeplo acc ptlbly in Congress many
year, but Ike the President elect, rather declined
than sought office. fse President had warm per.
fonai rggsIa tor air. Anderson, (the collector and
had no I'd" Of snpesseding hin, but one Of the
Arg~s clique, sppsared nj Washington with
pe itCrs signed by several hundred persons,
Who prefsssea ~ speak sho sentiments OF the
people, and tn. PRECEDENT could nes eonseisn
tiously Withstand The demand Thus mate upon
b,H. Mr. Anderson, = ssauDoh democrat. be ogci
BY every toay. vas :, moved ana m inefficient in
eiv,oaai rem s,otbor town, sno,hcr county and
another collection district, Brought to Portland
to he collector. This moveoeut gsve great dis
Satisfaction, US did ire bringing another OF toe
a gas clique, fon sn sdjosing town, 10 be-
fostIsssr OF Portland THIS eity, with p,puIa
tion # ~ coo te0ugbt % abund sotJ able to
farDsh both collector and q pos master VOL
this sucees il the petIt,on line mas act others
work ~ the same trade, and every ifta zen
meet with has paper Ia favor Of one or the othsr
Cal d dates.
The esadidases fer osllsc,er nov, are Ezra Car
ter, Jr, Robert p. Dunlap, Bas;nnia Kiags.
bury, au1 Chs,jes 3 esHitn, The fret, IL il
ss,i, has the personal frsn1ship sad regsfd of
the President elcst, aDi II t1is be trao, all
will scquiesce in mia appointment. Tbs third
is 9oIihy gentleman who hx for soma time bsen
eUpoysn ~ n SNAIL salary, to write the leading
editorials OF tue d,grs rs ap,,n .rnent would
lot pe much o. etod 20. The four. h is the Prss-
dent of ths Board of Aljerasa, and IA is consider
"a = deserving MAD; but John Anderson, II he will
aooept, oogbt to t.se tho Office
For pos'msster, we have several "patriots" In
the ned. al CT tbs "d,gAs clique" ~ caarlsA
Holden, WtDdai p Smith, ". r. Woodbury., aad
ohtrs The last named gentleman 10 tns ose the
Clique went out Of tos 70 got for pos.mas OF, st
tire tiirs ~ Col Polk sooee SION 70 shs Psss ae,cy
For UDii.a states District Attorney we hear namsd
81 piey, sno for United 5taes Marshal. j.
d Ws.srsouse Ed Thay OF shs !" II ckory
Club" ~crs-ys and deserve good treat nest Ire
the nsw aa nin,strstiSr. Both are popular, and
their sppstptent TO tkaso Giises wpnld give general
b. ,sfscten. The aiaS us ned ha, si.eaty sssn ~
cibcs ~ Units6 5issos District Attorney, usdsr
Col POW: rs latter nas osen = worker for nearly
tteaiy care; bur has Leser been TO Washington to
sss for office.
Tic .esscn be'e is remarkably open. AMI wirtar
II ushefsa III Without cold aud sis1sut snes Evea
the November skating the aoys have been DEPRIVED
Of thus year Is IL good to be 20, for @r water -
loIg enough at best. CUMBERLAND
MASSACHUSETTS,