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

ster 1t every ballot, he has since s'oaved I'M for
Scott. It Is believed that Mr.. Sprague intends SO
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 NEEDLE with
tho action Of his friends. Indeed, am crodibly
informed, BY one who was present, that immedi-
ateiy after his reception in Boston. COMMITTEES of
the leading wings Of this State called upon Mr..
Webster, at the Revere House, and, in answer to
some inquiries in relation to tho then existing state
Of affairs in relation to himself he said, Gentlemen,
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 u evident that Mr.. Webster is in tight place.
The movement of Mr.. Webster's friends, led off by
Hon. Rufus Choate, alluded to my last letter to
the HRRALD, has been somewhat doubted BY cor
tain papers here In Massachusetts,; but you will OBJ
serve that Mr.. Webster's favorte organs hore. tho
Bee and Courier, have maintained . careful silcno
and will be more sealously pushed after the great
| fish question of Nahant, Marsh6eld 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, to. morrow morning, and
will then proceed together by the middle train to
Duxbury, should no unforeseen circumstance occur
to prevent
now two whole days, and no prosecutions yet. Tho
authorities do not interfere The licensed houses
keep on in their business the Same as over
The Temperance host, under the leadership of OK
light s'' 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 warrants using only witnesses Under tho
law; the Mayor will be compelled to prosecute whore
complaints are made to him and Witnesses are pre-
duced, In this way, Mayor Seaver will be obliged
TO surrender to the superior tactics Of Tukcy. If
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 FIRST case will undoubtedly be carried to the
Supreme Court, and the c0nstitutiOnality of tho
law will be tested. The licensed parties contend
that their license is contract. and that, therefore,
they have right to sell the time therein stated
ono year. The temperance party argue that the
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 II, 1852.
Mr.. Laswence's ReurN-G General WILSON'S Letter
The Late FMs-Rjection of Mr.. IMey-A
Yankee Carnival-Liicrary Mattrs-7Ae Ma
tiomal 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 DO civilly
dropped. Mr.. Lawrence is the chief Of tho anti
Webster wings, and hates their leader with great
bitterness. He is accused Of having been at tho
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 wig nominee, much less
| President of the United States. "Theres good
| time coming" for these who love rows-the iron
| age Of political fighting.
| General Wilson has published letter of nine
columns, to DR.. Bell, in which he gives detailed
history Of the conduct of the Massachusetts, wings
AIA I0o
| years. 1t is q pungent affair, and valuable from
the vast number Of facts which it contains that bear
upon tho political history Of State. It is noto
| riOus that not so much as one Of his statements
| have been called in question.
The Van Buren, and Willis "pistol and coffee"
correspondence excites some comments, mostly of
ludicrous cast. Mr. Willis ought to know that
duelling is aristocratic luxury-that tho priv
lege of being shot through the head, by way o.
satisfaction for injuries received, belongs to patri
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-
pies eyes to the necessity of having some 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 the 10th
instant, would have been lessencd BY at least three
fourths. The fire broke out at period Of the day
when eevry 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 houscless All this is
attributed to the inefciency Of the fire department,
and that ineficiency is the consequence Of the
wise action of the municipal authorities, who de-
stroyed an admirable organization substituting tor
with ordinary difficulties, but is not equal to great
emergencies The fremont theatre WINS lost through
this want Of skill on the part of the fremen. Had
they been what they should have been, q thousand
dollars would have covered the whole damage on
that occasion. The cause Of oil this is the desire on
| the part Of small men to have the fire depart
ment more under their CONTROL and an opportu-
tuDity to raise the taxes 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 as we'll have been in exis-
tence as not. The old department had it's faults,
but II had this great merit, Namely 1t answered tho
end of its boiDg, which the present does not. The
alarm Of fire now creates sensation, whereas it used
to be taken coolly by the people by the fire.
men themselves. The only hope for such change,
is founded the chance that there is much dis
content abroad, that the city government must go
into other hands. Ex-Marshal Turkey is talked Of
| as sort Of Union candidate for Mayor. He cer-
tainly will make an efficient chief magistrate, but
the liquor dealers afraid that he would be alto
gether too efficient. The present Mayor chosen
by only one majority and will not be O candidate
for election, il is thought and will net be elected
il 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 arc the last days Of our carnival the
| gloomy Lent established by the Maine law COM
mencing on Thursday next The amplest prcpara-
tiols have been made by all parties, including the
temperance men, to provide for the dull times Tho
quantity ofliquor that has been sent out over the
railways for weeks past, would, If all umbled into
| ii, convert Lake Superior, or the Caspian, or
Backed into glorious punch, sugar andlemons being
understood The express men have had capital
times, and would make their fortunes If tho BUSH
| meas would only last; but the enormous quantities
| Of rum, gin, brandy, wines Of every kind and dos
ciptiop, malt liquor, &c., must stop the trade for
| have been repealed. The demand for mint romans
| good. The wages of barkSepers have not, as yet,
experienced any fall, perhaps because several in
Y geDious young men who are engaged in that pur-
suit have ayowed their intention to go into the city