The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-30
BosToS, March n,


The Maine Lou ~ the House Proposed Repeal Of
he Plurality L0.e-- Delegate, TO the Fourth Of Ja-
~ Coapcafioa al PhiAadsiphia--- The Suffolk Bank
aGaS, &c.
The taking up of the liquor bill in the House Of
Representatives has revived all the bad feelings and
deep interest that were felt the subject during
the Senatorial discussion, but in which the delay of
the other branch had caused some abatement. The
House has gone into the subject with will. and
gentlemen are speaking on it at a rate which bids
fair to consume many days Of what is faectiously
called the peoples time. An attempt was made to
limit speakers to half an hour each but it worked
so badly that the rule rescnded The proba-
bilty is that the Senates amendment to the origi-
nal bill, whereby the people were to vote on the
question Of suspcnding the operations of the law,
will be stricken out. The wings, as general
thing, will vote against the amendment, not be-
ieying it to be proper. Some free soilers will do
the same thing, for various reasons and quite
number of democrats, in the hope OK causing the
whole affair to die in the mere attempt to give
it fair start in life. The temperance men
are quite discouraged at the prospect before
them," as they believe that everything is judged
Of by political ideas-wherein they arc not far
wrong. They have urged upon the House to take
the bill as it came from the Senate, without amend
ment--shrewd advice, which the friends of the
measure would do well to heed in the House. The
fear is that the measure will be lost between the
two branches, the realization of which--supposing
the House to strike out the amendment--must de-
pend upon the amount of obstinacy with which the
Senate is endowed. As the bill never would have
received beyond 10 (some say lS) votes in the
Senate without the amendment having been
adopted, it might be inferred that the matter is
good decided at this moments but such is not the
ease. OF the nine Senators who voted against the
bill with the amendment, there is who would
vote for ii without the amendments and the sole alb
sentee when the vote was taken is now well, and
would support the bill in any shape. So that the
vote, taking the previous one as basis of cacula
tion would stand 81 to s; and the fate Of the bill
would depend upon the steadfastness with which
democratic Senators should adhere to their
previously expressed opinions on the subject. 1t
would require in full Senate, only the votes of
three OF their number to pass the bill without tho
amendment Of the free soil members all but one
would vote for the bill as it should from the
House This would give il twelve votes six wings
three of majority of the whole Senate. ] know
one democratic member who will vote for the bill
without the reference, though prefering it as it
stands; SO that the fate Of the bill would depend
upon the action Of two of the twenty-one men who
compose its democratic and whig opponents. /
have reason for believing that the two votes thus
required would not be held back for ever. At the
same time wish to be understood as Speaking with
good deal of reservation this subject, which de-
fees all calculation. For instance some of the most
intelligent members Of the House assure me that
there are reasons for doubling the passage of the
law through that body in any shape Others, who
have just returned from home assert that the people
will reject the law, if it should be referred to them
which Others as vehemently deny.
The impression among free sellers is, that
their party must run Presidential candidate, no
matter who may be run by the democracy. So far
this State is concerned. it would be all the better
for the free sellers to have candidate of their
! n,yIa hD hn1 Ianu. 1.nCf
attempt q" coalition on electors for though nine
tenths of both democrats and free sellers would
cordially support union ticket, the conduct Of the
other tenth is by no means certain, and they might
be found strong enough to throw the State into the
hands of the wings, now that plurality chooses
electors. But to prevent the wings from carrying
the electoral vote Of Massachusetts, it will be
sary to repeal the plurality law. Should this be
done, and three electoral tickets be run, there will
be choice by the people, and the present Legsa-
ture would be called together to make choice of
such officers. Whom it would choose know not
but do know whom it would not choose il would
not choose whig electors, Our thirteen votes would
be lost to the party which has always had them
whenever there has been any contest: Now, in
1913. the votes of Massachusetts within six of
deciding the character Of the Presidential contest.
Should the contest prove as close in 1852 Us it
then, Massachusetts may be of some Importance in
deciding between candidates. Gentlemen Of all
parties know this and hence the interest that is felt
in the disposition of this subject. Win the plurality
law be repealed? Yes, if the coalition members
nave sense, nut III tncy are aIralu OF facing
storm. One of the coalition members of the Senate
says, that bill to repeal the plurality law should
be introduced, with this title, " bill to correct
error of the last sesson'-and an exceedingly eyre
gous error, politically considered, would be cor
rected.
The prospect of Mr.. Fillmore receivingthe nomna-
ton of his party for the Presidency beginning to
increase among our wings, who think that he would
do better at the South than Scott, and almost as
well in the North particularly if Cas-, should be the
democratic candidate The Boston Custom-H House,
which is tho headquarters Of the whig opposition
| here to Mr. Webster would gladly take up Fillmore,
though its controllers would prefer Scott, less Sew
! ard. The wings here, notwithstanding their local
means are more divided than the coalitionisis and
more likely TO have good, savage quarrel, out
Of the action of their partys national convention.
There is bitter hatred Of another at the bottom
Of the hearts of tho several fractions into which the
! wings are divided which is the more readily seen
now that some strong glanses prospective success
have shone upon them from the workings Of the
Maine law. In State matters they are all right, but
| on the President they are not.
! believe that have already told you, that our
Legislature had resolved to send two delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention, to be held in Indepen
| dence Hall on the 4th Of July next for the pur-
pose of doing matters toward the erection and main
| tenanee of monuments in honor of "the signers."
1t is said that Charles Francis Adams will be one
| of the delegates, and there would be fitness in
| choosing him that does not always characterize
| such things. As the grandson Of John Adams, the
man who more than any other fou qht, in the Cont
mental Congress. the great battle of American ma
tionaly and independence, he could participate in
the proposed convention with the utmost propriey
The talent Of the family has descended to its present
representative to a very fair sxtent and it is now
almost century that il hss exsrted AN influence on
the nation. 1t is supposed that the Convention
would call Mr. Adams to preside over it's delibsra
tions.
The other delegate, supposing wing should be
chosen, will probably be Colonel Schouler, of the
Boston Adas but it is not settled that the wings
are to have one and coationist may be chosen ms
| Mr.. Adams's colleague. The Colonel deserves the
| place, being the most liberal Of whig editors
The arrest Of Mr.. Brewer. Of the Suffolk Bank,
and the fight OF Mr. Rand, excited no little aston
! isbment People here have sort Of notion that
the Suffolk Bank is an institution beyond the reach
Of the attacks OF fortune that it is perfect: and
something Of this odor of perfection has been at