The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-30
Our Boston Correspondence.


B0sroN, June 20, 1852.
The Hing Nominafions-Nhr. Hebater-Mr. Lar
renee Symptoms of "Boting"-Liteary Matters
Life of General Pierce, by Mr.. Hawthorne
History of Bostom-Ihe B,eWer Case-7nc Nf,c
Daily Temperance Conpention-- Conviction of
Davis, &c.
Things very quiet hero, and are fast settling
down to calm, equitable state. All talk of boiling
against the nomination Of General Scott is fast
ing to be heard There will not be 50 much money
spent by the wings as there would had Mr.. Webster,
or even Mr.. Fillmore been the nominee; but the
strength of the wing party will be rallied in support
Of Scott and he will receive the party vote. That
much enthusiasm will enter into the matter, am
far from predicting but it will not be necessary.
The vote of Massachusetts, has already been
dragged" for the hero Of Chapultepec, and will be
given out in due time Should all three Of the great
States vote for him. electoral vote will be OF no
great Importance to the wings; but should Scott
fail in either Of Thorn, he is very likely to- Massa-
chusetts vote will not improbably tell on the result
ofthe contest. Would it not be an amusing event
should that votewhich but for the existence Of the
plurality law, never would have been even dreamed
of-for Scott decide the character Of the result of
the campaign The plurality law was the work Of
the coalition and if Scott should be elected by it,
he would be under vast obligations to the coalition
lists. That it is not unreasonable to believe that
Massachusetts, vote may be important, will be seen
from the importance which it had in l848 when it
contributed twelve Of the seventeen electoral votes
necessary to elect him. Then New York and Penn
sylvania voted for the wings, and Ohio against
them. Had they failed in Louisiana, Massachusetts,
would have had the balance of power in her hands.
have been told by not few persons who were
present, at Baltimore, during the entire session of
the wing convention, that nothing did Mr.. Web
ster's cause so much injury as the multitude of his
supporters () who went there from Boston. There
objection made to their congregating in that
city by myriads, if they chose to do so but, I'M
fortunately for their and for themselves. they
could not shake off what the late Fenimore Cooper
would have called their provincial habits
They talked and acted just they do at home for
getting that Massachusetts, rather Boston, is not
all the world, and the rest of mankind" to boot.
Other wings saw that they were not the kind of
men to carry elections, and treated them accord
ingiy. Even Dir Cboate is represented having
made n very poor figure perhaps because lie did
! not know the ground well. These delegates came
home with their crests lowered, and have since been
engaged in justify ing themselves to those OF their
friends, who, on the strength Of telegraphic
DIES patches sent here late Saturday last
wagered that Mr.. Webster would receive the nomi-
nation One democrat won no less than fifteen bets
from rs many Webster The dominant idea
among them now is, that Massachusetts, is not
greater than the other thirty States.
The Scott men say that they shall have money
enough even if the Dons do refuse to bleed Abbott
Lawrence, envoy extraordinary to England,
wrote home, some time since, placing his Fortuna
Fuss purse at the command of the Scott men, and
they'll use it, He tlatters himself that he made
General Taylor President, and that he can
make General Scott the same. His part is
that OF Warwick, in our of the roses;
he is to set up and pull down kings at will,
IN his own estimation But the old gentleman
,1,rp, La4a ~..s. -
is simply making an investment. His great object
when Gen Taylor came into power was to get
possession of the Treasury Department but the
Frankensein which he had made would not act in
obedience to the will Of his creator, and, after
much murmuriDg, he fain to take up with the
ornamental mission to England But he has always
had his eye on the Treasury. which he supposes il
to be managed after the fashion of great Lowell
corporation This is the secret Of his libcrality.
He wishes to stand well with the pursers that are to
be. He will find his way, dabolo roiente, into the
cabinet the pious Eneas found his into similar
region, through the aid of gold.
report that Mr.. Webster will be appointed to
succeed Mr. Lawrence-the latter gentleman propos-
ing to return in the autumn-fnds many believers.
he Secretary OF State IL poor and a six months
absence from the country, for which he shall receive
some S22000 would be no bad thing for him, in the
way of balm to his justly exasperated feelings
especially as the country shows so,small appre-
citation OF bis worth some Of his friends say he
shall not be pensioned off in such way; but ! am
that he has will of his own, the appointment
rendered to him, which, we also hear ne Is not o
resign his present place. will most likely not be the
case.
Movements have already been commenccd-haying
for their object the removal Of Mr.. Winthrop from
the leadership Of the Massachusetts wings. Linus
Child, OF Lowell, and who represented his district in
the Baltimore Convention, has given expression 10
an opinion that has been gaining ground here for
some time past, Iamely, that ii the wings shall run
MIR. winthrop Tor Governor next fall, they will be
badly beaten again.
The article in the Coialn Of Yesterday detailing
the secret history of Mr. Webster failure, will pro-
badly excite attention in New York. II indicates
disposition on the part OF some high people to
"bolt,' as il is understood to come from lmpor-
tant quarter, There is an insinuation against Mr..
Winthrop III it., that may lead to something, and
which gives the coaitionists great comfort; for
though IL is not within the power Of any set of
to prevent Scott from receiving electoral vote,
few wings could prevent the triumph Of their party
Mt the State election, which occurs six days later
than the Presidential election. Any disaieetion in
that election would cut both ways, reducing the
whg strength, and operating to the prevention of
boiling on the part of bunker democrats from the
coalition, they would not wish to be lct alone,
and without having accomplished anything You
will recollect that the Webster wings, last year, did
their utmost to prevent Mr.. Winthrop's nomination
In the literary world, there is nothing of special
Importance going Mr.. Hawthorne Is engaged
life of General Pierce, the Democratic candi
date. They were chums at college and it is pleas
ing feature of General Perces history, that he should
have retained the friendship of man like Mr.. Haw-
thorne, who has so utter an aversion to anything
like public life. The book will he well written, and
readable, which is more than can be said Of most
lives of Presidential candidates Prof. Longfellow,
the poet was also at the same college with General
Pierce.
Mr.. Parkman is completing his history Of the
Canadas, which will be valuable addition to our
literature. II will be more comprehensive work
than that on the same subject by the late Eliot
Warburton, who always failed as signally in writing
history as he was successful in writing books Of
travels. Mr.. Parkman, on the other hand. appears
TO be endowed with those faculties that lead to suc-
in historical writing patience, industry, clear
ness of mind, vast knowledge, and last, though not
least, that leisure which springs from the possession
Of wealth. ! call lesure-and consequently wealth.
faculty, for without II small would be the number
Of works produced requiring research All our his