The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-06

70 keep. 1here y considerable seurness in the bunker
ST. who are detesninsd 70 stand between the coalition
tss and Presidential sunshine shouldt0e Pierce be
"a ssss t. me s:
70 each meher Of their party they have to the
concuon 70 lock up their door and not admit snothsr
erected TAs material u this structure thought y be
more elegant than substantial By some architecys 1t
being OF ns saae wood Of which from time imnemo-
RAJ" has been the custom to construct ohsteSur
Espsgns. In Mr.. Rantoul's district, the other day
bunker ratification meeting held. at Marblehcad
just bakers dozen Of respectable gentlemen attended
Mr.. welles who had come ali the way fro New Hanp-
shire 10 address the meeting felt foolish the meet
ing was and probably carried back to Gen Pierce no
very exalted account Of the enthusiasm that BY
some papers published In Texas, Is just now raging In
was made herc few days ago MIR. A.. who had just
won one hundred dolars by eating SQUAD day for six
week. wagered with MIR. B that he would eat thou
sand eggs in thousand hours He to take them as he
pease-boilsd, fried raw roasted &C The French sro
said to have many modes of cooking eggs there are
days in the year beside which, presume that the gen
tleman can take them in the shape Of egg. nog &C.
have heard Of man who even betted that he would
drink thousand glasses of gin in thousand hours and
confne himself to the glass hour got drunk and
fe into the trap GIN which his adversary knowing his
failngs had cunningly set for him After all these bets
worse than those made elections, speaking Of
which reminds me that one of my Webster friends hay
ing wsgered largely on his fayortes nomination con-
trived TO hedge SO ngeniousy Is to lose even in that
What does your neghbor. Greeley, mean by stating
that Horace Mann was free soiler in 1s4s lie was
good wing and nothing else at that time and was the
regular wing candidate in bis district for Congress but
was supported also BY the freesoers SO that he re-
oeived largsh vote, the opposing candidate being
nowhere Rors ost his place in the wing party simply
through mscaculaton. In 1850 and before the death
about Coalition" between The whiss and free sellers II
this State. One Of the items of the that
MIR. Mann should be made Governor. Jumping to the
conclusion that TO be reached only by wary walking
the honorable gentleman made his famous dash at Daniel
Webster taking the 7th Of March speech for his text for
another Of the items Of the proposed coalition was that Mr.
Webster and his friends to be started overheard like
many Jonahs. into the magn that the political
world at that time resembled lie damaged his game
nightly by his heroic imprudence and the death Of Gen
Taylor which led to power passing into Mr. Websters
hands completed the work. by placing the wing party
an entirely new position Instead Of pushing others over
himself much against his will being his first appearance on
any stage in that character The wings Mr.. VALLEY
against him; but the democrats to spite the wings aban
doped their candidate, the very tall and snguarly
stupid Mr.. Wbittaker-snd went over to tho sup
port Of Mr. Mann, aiding the free soiiers to elect him
Yet the gentleman has always maintained his whg prin
cples and is further anti wing than what is nvolv
ed in his being violent malignant batter Of Mr. Web
ster He was mos strenuous supporter Of Gen. SCOTS
nomination by the wings. and labored for months to
transit the free sellers of this State to Senator Seward
He came on here last spring and worked hard to that
end representing that TO support Gen Scott would BIO
substantially voting for Mr. Seward who be the
Suy to the American Henri Quatre. 1t currently
said that he wrought diligently to bring Gen. Wilson over
TO the faith but without This casting In his lot
with the Gen Scot party was another bunder for the
democrats had begun to look kindly upon Mr. Mann, and
would probably have assisted his being made next Co.
vernon of Massachusetts, by the coalition but he has
now offended them and not improbably will have leave to
go into retirement at the expiration of his present
II Mr. Greeley knows about the politics Of other
States than he appears to about shall be under the
necessity Of ceasipg to honor the Tribune and the
English say, take in the Erpress to keep up with
New York whiggery which perhaps weuldn be change
for the better for if Horace is somewhat fsnatc the
Express man is deuscd slow
If 10 haao rrritv
by the temperance because has abolished
the Office OF city marshal to as they say aording
means for carrying out the law against the sale OF liquor
II that the motive Of the act it must be admitted
that the city authorities not without excuse
Tor the law is so queer an affair that it is by no means
certain that the city would not be compelled to for
all the liquor that shall be seized and destroyed undert
operations The best legal advice that be had has
been taken by the city and that says that
the responsibility will be very grave and should not be
taken by the city-so that the law must depend
the ordinary means Of it's fuf!ment extraordinary as
it's character is Its friends have ame for
this but themselves for they obstinaely refused while
the bill was under discussion to accept of amend
mens that covered the point that has frightened
script fathers. They would have the bill the whole
bill and nothing but the BILL There are those who
think they win get { nothing but the bill
next week win not be from want of endeavor to get up
something worthy Of the man. His friends are deter
mined upon showing to the world how much he
loved in Boston while his whig opponents anxious to
efface any unpleasant impressions that may present
cloud his mind They expect that he will seize the
sion to make demonstration in favor of Gen Scott and
40 the party Some things that have occurred
during this week however do not appear very favorable
to this end At ratification meeting In Fichburg, held
last Thursday evening Mr. Lee delegate from the fifth
district defended his course in the National Con-
vcntion-he having been of the two Massachu-
setts men who voted against Mr. Webster from first
to last His statements give clear contradiction
to those made by Mr.. Hayden in the Boston Cou-
,7rr, respecting the chances Of MIR. Webster recev
ing the nomination If he could have obtained
some forty votes frc the free States and letter
read at the same meeting from DR. BcI delegate from
the Fourth district which confirmed Mr. Lees position
This letter at the first sight calculated to shake Mr.
Hay dens statements because the writer voted for Mr.
Webster In every baotting and therefore is set down
one OF his taunches friends but thoe who know the real
state of the rather in it confirmation Of these
statements for DR. Bell notwithstanding his affocta-
ton Of regard for Mr. Webster is at heart antiWeb
ster man. and only voted be did because he dared not
afron the wing opinion Of bis district which is strongly
Websterian lie il ambitious Of nomination for Con
the wings say and did choose to lose the sup
port OF the dominant part Of his political associates at
home lie was one OF those wings who in the delivery
Of the eth OF March speech we're for throwing MIR Web
ser out Of the wing party and coaescrg with the free
soilers; and when he was chosen delegate Mr. Web
sters friends in other districts astonished but
cealed their dissatisfaction receiving that
We shall probably get at the truth by andby collision
of minds gent rally bringing that out
The flee olers working hard as both the other
parties Their Worcester meeting promises well
The proposition Of the New York Mirror 20 have Mr.
Webster nominated az the American Union party candt
date Eds great favor here democrats. or
they moved b. the confederation that great Injustice
has been done to the Secretary Of sfate and the idea
(epteftaned by more siDgnary upcorabe people, that
suf nomination would give 10 General Pierce almost
every state in the Union, has not the slightest effect
their judgment. II Il pleasing TO think that
very to the golden age Of politics if not right it
ALTOONA.
Married,