The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-02
Interesting Home Correspondence.
The Temperance FurOre and the
Maine Liquor Law.
Presidential aspirations and AntisipatiOns.
Village and Town Affairs,
Sc. &c. sc.



Is Epaded By Boston Iradas-DiscnssiOn on the
Liquor BaI-Ronopals-Nfr. Brode-1He Go
tnamidns-Gov. Bancoek's Char, &c.
We have had very lively week, the great topic
OF conversation in both public and private cir,es,
being the " tap DODGE" otherwise known as the
law whereby it is proposed to suppress the liquor
trade, ana make us all as vrtuous as if cakes and
ale had ceased out of the land. The legislative
discussion on the subject constitutes the smallest
part Of what is said thereof, and perhaps the least
yalua bic. IL is what is said on Change, and
smorg men Of business, that Ia Of real value, aud
is Indicative 0. what is likely 70 happen in the
event Of the passage of the law. j have been much
amused at u accounts that are given Of the m an
ner in which tie law is eyaded by the people Of
Maine, through the assistance Of Boston dealers.
One way is to pack kegs Of liquor in the centre Of
cssks Of rice Another is TO pacs kegs of it in the
centre Of barrels Of -four. A third mode is to send
1t in oil catks, which cannot be distinguished from
those holding the regular winter strained" art-
Gle. fourth conssts in packing it in bottles
IN large boxes, that apparently contain tobac.
90. fifth a to fill a trunk belonging to
traveller with liquor in bottles, ana watch
passes without uapCion, re the said travellers
care for his baggage, great as 10 may be. Is
not greater tran travellers generally take ~ such
cases. A man leaves Boston Tor Portland; ne takes
with bin travelling trunk Of the usual size; this
trunk has All the common marks OF osIng waat IL
pnrports 10 be, the initials Of tie owner, &c; but
It slowed full # bottle inps who thus, under
The names Of shirts, stockings. pants. coats, Sc,
find their way into the dominons Of tho redoubtaole
Neal Dow ano ere forthwith set flying in all direc
tiore, not by the friends OF law by the friends
of liquor. sixth mode is TO fill coils OF lead pipe
with ram, brandy, gin, or any other OF the nu ne
rous family Of spirits which SO a5ominably hauu.
mankind, and thus to send II 10 the very aeadQuar
ters of temperance Thus, you will that there
is more than way Of laying pine" | nave
heard of large quantity Of liquor being SNUG gled
into Maine, right under the eyes (and the noses,
which is the more remarkable fact of the twol Of
lot Of importance folk, who had assembled express
ly to seize it. They knew it was coming; but how,
they did net know The vessel in which il was
known to be vas unloading ner cargo barrel
Of -four was seized, and small cask of liquor, of
the nsstiest ard cheapest kind, WAS found 10 the
centre o. 1t. The examining committee wera
in great ecstacies their discovery, as were
come into possession Of an eel, and, having con-
suited IS to the best mode Of dis osing Of the
monster, were Inspired TO dig pond in which to
drown it, But while they We're chuckiing over their
disooy cry, and asking for more Hour. the liquor
coolIy going ashore in coils Of load pip, the
-four beng of the nature Of dust wnioh the snug
glers had thrown int the sharp eyes Of total bst
nence lynzes. Nor mast you suppose that the
amount smuggled hence to Name is SD ali.
II is large. | know that house-and that
not engaged IN the LIQUOR trade-has success
fully sent more than tour hundred gallons Of
liquor into Maine during the last fortnight | must,
injustice 10 the liquor dealers, say, that though
the. supply The scle for expof tation, they ere
not as gene al rule the active agents IL the op,.
ness. Those agents are merchants in other call
ngs, who act al the request Of their Maine CORES
poncens. 1t will be seen that such trade is neces
saIIy expensive. The charged for transporting
liquor ilhcity are enormous know of one
case where 1t was twenty.k i've times the regular
price OF transportation before the Law was passed,
and Others IN which it was twenty timos tat
amount All this Genes out of the consumer; and,
still more, the smuggling importers charge for the
risk ne must Of having some Of his lqusr
seized The principle which be acts il not =, ach
different from thus which used 20 govern the men
who rum" goods from the coutiue 1t Of Europe to
England, wber TIE successful disposition of one
cargo QUE II three siofeed large profit TO the
SNUG glers. even the other Two seized by the
revenue efhcsrs. Trade suits itself TO emer-
gency; and NJ long as there is profit 70 be m ade
by supplying Inc demand for a certain article,
that article will &c supplied III lite of eli natural
and artificial obstacles that not in themselves
msurn ountabie: aid it is not very easy thing to
create 81 artificial obstacle Of that character
What the Wit Of one man in sents to prevent, that
the Wit of sno her man can overcome The friends
of violent legislation might have learned something
On this head by paying some regGrG TO the history
Of commerce, from its eariies, times till nov
The houor Dill has been discussed in our Senate
during four days Of the present week. and all kinds
Of subjects Of political character, have been in
troduced into it. Its discussion VIII DO resumed
next Wednesday, but when it will be concluded
heaven only knows-not in hurry. suspect. If
the Law passes the Senate, il wi. be with refer
ence 10 The people couple with It, which may cause
lts death, just as such provision killed similar
bill in Rhode Island The Senate would refuse to
strike out tie provision if the House we're TO send
The committee on ostricting che State have re-
ported the new Districts according to the vote thrown
at the election OF 1881, which the largest ever
given ia Aassachus et.s, standing seven coalition to
four whig, and every district has whg plurality.
One OF Tie coalition districts, that in which Mr..
Rantoul will reside, has but a small majority, 80
that tie whiga, by hard fighting, may carry 1t.
The coalitonists have heavy erties in the third,
seventh, eighth, and ninth districts, end respectable
majorlties il tvo others; and among the gentle
men WHO vii lie in the next Congress, trora ,his
tQtn mid tfr.fta ypv IL
son, Mr. Speaker Banks and Mr.. Senator Girls void.
Should Gen. w ilson not be there, it wall only Re be-
cause he will be Governor VI Massachusetts, in
which case Governor Boutwell, sill be sent 70 Con-
gress. The new district IN which tnese gentlemen
reside Will contain q coalition majority Of 2093.
Mr. BaDkg' district win contain coalition mao.
rity OF upwards Of IJ9 Tue districts, reported,
sat- y men Of sll Parties
We have had "bGtch" Of removals this week.
Some Wigs who have long neld o1isa have beer
displaced rom good places, and ooaliti0nists have
been appointed 10 ascertain the extent Of their
goodness These officers not, strictly speaking,
Of political character, end so the disposition Of
them reed b no more than Z ontioned Iae ground
for The changes is that thS old officers have held
the places lcDg eIoIsh-sad that the nee ones
went hem,
There ire reports about a. appointment to The
Attorney Geuets!saip, giving TO Mr. Mcrrick. nov
OF the beren Of the Common Pleas. ana some ju-
dlctM chAi Ses consequent ca LIZ lrom often lc2T-
bon geod authority hat lhclo is not word a.
uulhla tte4e TuGIOrs, aud that they made from
who. clcto. Judge NcfIck sc nitr counsel or
DR. Wepsfer, and Is generally suppos ca 10 have
nace very successful thing u y Tor his own fame,
a. Ger si1y be DID not ;c bis cliens. lie scarcely
has force enough FOR place ike TIC Attorney 20.
neraltbip, which often calls upon it- oceupspt t.
make The moet sacrifices of feeling 70 sense OF
duty. Not ono man "a an hundred coull hare done
what Mr. Clifford did 10 the great Webster case
Mr.. brooke's engagement, AZ the National. has
proved emincItly successful. He IL pIoDSancod by
our critics 70 be the beet tragedsn that has per-
formed in Boston for many yesss. 10 h.c made a
most decided hit.
The Geimanans have done yell by their SUBJ
scIiption concerts, which hRvc proved popular.
They will conclude here in about fortnight, wien,
understand, they will Witt New York. :.
Mrs. Movatt closed her engagement at tie
Harvard, last evening, ss California, in ''lngomar.
She has had DO cause to regret her engagement
here