The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-25

ster ct every ballot, he has s7nce soaved i'm fol
Scott. II Is believed that Mr.. Sprague intends 50
to shape his words of welcome as to compel Mr.
Webster to define his position. But am informed
that Mr.. Webster is determined not to meddle with
the action Of his friends. Indeed, am crodiby
informed, BY one who was present, that immedi-
ately after his reception in Boston, committee oi
the leading wings Of this State called upon Mr..
Webster, at the Revere House, aud, in answer to
some inquiries in relation to the then existing state
of affairs in relation to himself he said "Gentemen.
lam in tho hands Of my friends and thus far have
no reason to find fault with their treatment What
you now do, ! shall not undo "
1t Is evident that Mr.. Webster is in tight place.
The movement Of Mr.. Webster's friends led off by
Hon. Rufus Choate, alluded to In my last letter to
the HERALD has been somewhat doubted by cer-
tain papers here in Massachusetts,; but you will OBJ
serve that MIR: Webster's favorte organs horc. tho
Bee and Courier, have maintained careful silenc
and will be more sealously pushed after the great
fish question Of Nahant, Marshfeld, and the Bay Of
Fundy is settled BY the two minister's Mr.. Webster.
accompanied BY Mr.. Champion, will return to their
| quarters at the Revere, O.morrow morning, and
| will then proceed together by the middle train to
Duxbury, should no unforeseen circumstance occur
to prevent.
now tive whole days, and no prosecutions yet. Tho
authorities do not interfere. Tho licensed houses
keep on in their business the Same as ever
The temperance host, under the leadership of OK
fight next week. They are now at work OBJ
tainng evidence, and will probably strike one or two
Of the wealthy licensed houses first, without
search warrant, using only witnesses. Under tho
law; the Mayor will be compelled to prosecute whore
complaints are made to him and Witnesses are pro.
duced. In this way, Mayor Seaver will be obliged
TO surrender to the superior tactics of Tukey. II
that move will not work, am credibly Informed
that the executive force determined to apply for
search warrants in order to give the law full test
The Grst case will undoubtedly be carried to tho
Supreme Court, and the constitutionality of tho
vaSu he AnukN kNI TIn w,nwkss knvnA
that their license is contract. and that, therefore,
they have right to sell the time therein stated
ono year. The temperence party argue that tho
license is only privilege, granted under law,
money paid not equivalent for the right to sell
stated time, but in payment only for the making
OF the papers. H.
BosroN, July IL, 1852.
Mr.. Lasmences RaWrn-G General WILSON'S Letter
The Late Fms-RJectiow of Mr.. I~key-A
Yankee Carnipal-L,tcrary MattTs-7Ac Ma
tional Guards, &c.
That Mr.. Lawrence will return home in the au-
tumn is positively affirmed by his friends here. The
idea now is to run him for Governor as the Scott
whig candidate, if Mr.. Winthrop Gun be civilly
dropped. Mr. Lawrence is the chief Of the anti
Webster wings, and hates their leader with great
bitterness. He is accused Of having been at the
bottom Of all those movements that have been
directed against Mr.. Webster's nomination in Now
England-with corresponding with George Evans
and other mon, who vowed that Mr.. Webster should
never be made even tho wLig nominee, much less
! President of the United States. "There'sa q good
time coming" for those who love rows-the iron
age Of political fighting.
General Wilson has published a letter Of nino
| columns, to DR.. Bell, in which he gives detailed
history Of the conduct Of the Massachusetts wings
/ tha oI0 CnrInn fha I0g nj tar
| years. 1t is pungent affair, and valuable from
the vast number Of facts which it contains that bear
upon the political history Of our State Il is noto-
have been called in question.
| The Van Buren and Willis "pstol and coffee"
| correspondence excites some comments, mostly of
ludicrOus cast. Mr.. Willis ought to know that
duelling is an aristocratc luxury-that tho privi
| lege of boing shot through the head, by way o.
satisfaction for injuries received, belongs to patr
| clans alone--to men who have " blood" in every
is not to be wholly justified, but how it is to be
bothered by allowing Mr.. Van Buren, the chance of
shooting him, ] do not exactly soc.
The late destructive fire is beginning to open pee-
ples eyes to the necessity Of having reform in
our city government 1t is not saying too much to
| assert that had the fire department been what it
ought to be, the loss that was sustained tho 10th
instant would have been essened by at least three
fourths. The fire broke ont ut period Of the day
when ecvry one is about the alarm was promptly
given water was abundant, and easily obtained;
yet almost three-scorc buildings were destroyed,
and six hundred people made houscess. All this is
attributed to the ncfciency of the fire Department.
and that ineffcency is the consequence Of the un-
wise action of the municipal authorities, who de-
it something that is Of no value, which can combat
with ordinary difficulties, but isnot equal to great
emergencies. The fremont theatre was lost through
this want of skill on the part of the firemen Had
they been what they should have been, thousand
dollars would have covered the whole damage on
that occasion. The of all this is the desire
| the part Of small men to have the fire depart
| ment more under their control, and an opportu-
tuDity to raise the taxos But what the city in
cents the citizens lose in dollars. The rates Of in
surance have been greatly increased, and tons Of
thousands of dollars worth of property have been
destroyed, which might well have been in exis-
tence as not. The old department had its faults,
but il had this great merit, namely, II answered tho
end of its being, which the present does not. The
alarm Of fire now creates sensation whereas it used
to be taken as coolly by the people ms by the fire.
men themselves. The only hope for such change,
is founded on the chance that there is so much dis
content abroad, that the city government must go
into ether hands. EX-Marshal Tukey is talked Of
| as q sort Of Union candidate for Mayor. He cer-
tainly will make an efficient chief magistrate, but
the liquor dealers are afraid that he would be alto
gether too efficient The present Mayor was chosen
for reelection, IL Is thought, and will net be elected
If he shall be. Here il material enough for great
| reform party, if people would only make up their
minds not to vote for municipal officers on points
having no connection with national or Stale poll
tics.
These are the last days Of our carnival, the
| gloomy Lent established by tho Maine law COM
| meneing on Thursday next. The amplest prcpara-
| toLs have been made by all parties, including the
temperance men, to provide for the dull times. Tho
quantity ofliquor that has been sont out over the
railways for weeks past, would, If all tumbIed into
| il, convert Lake Superior, or the Caspian, or
Backel into glorious punch, sugar and lemons being
| understood The express men have had capital
times, and would make their fortunes if tho busi-
meas would only last; but the enormous quantities
Of rum, gin, brandy, wines Of every kind and dos
csiptop, malt liquor, &c., must stop the trade for
| have been repealed The demand for mint remains
| good. The wages Of barksepers have not, as yet,
experienced any fall, perhaps because several in
genious young men who are engaged in that pur-
suit have ayowed their intention to go into the city