The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-29

ruuh... -Ails ore Of tie Wigs from tAs strssg
Wig osapsy Of Hsmpsh,re had bus sbsat Atty me-
jority Even In B~InsssbIs. the ehasge Of bat
nineteen votes would have defeated two whigs
The coaittionisss lSst one member by twenty. one
votes, ~ aAoi her by fry six CHS 10 close rub
b!pe, ana shows how nar,ssly the whigs sSeapedN
defeat, ster ali the side issues that were brougss
to bear uIsn their opponents A ooslis,oa IN Nan
tneket and Dukes counties would have led to tbs
election OF anti ~big Had the Maine lay been
out OF the way, II would have been all up with
Clifford srd his party.
Mr. Winthrop ana his friends are said to bs hard
sfr he Sci oish'P; but their prospects not Of
the snoet Encouraging character. though tho gen
temsn certainly deserves well Of his party, he hav
ing made SACRIFICES 10 its behalf IL Is clear enough
that be would have been Governor had be Insisted
utcn the Domr alton; yet he very kindly got ont Of
the way for Mr. Clifford, because il Gas thought be
bad more availability 1t 10 unfortunate TOR Mr..
Winthrop that be has no other way Of getting out
Of private life, except through the seaatorsaip
His congressional district 10 already represented
The GovtTncrship is bespoken, and he has not suf
6csnt weight, ~ y lasyer, to he made Attorney
General BY the wsy, among the political gossip,
Ia tie rumor that Mr.. Choate is to be Attorney
General, he viii consent to take the placs, winch
Most people think be.wll not do He 10 better on
the side OF gentlemen and ladies who occupy the
more disting sished than enviable positions Of de-
febcants and is altoR ether too kind hearted man
to work against the unfortunate"
Mr. rhackersy, thus far, has not been very sue.
eesssul here. His lecture on Swift. delivered on
Tuefday evening. Was respectfully attended, and
nothipg pore but the ate ndance was quite ~ good
the lecture itself which was what from any other
man would have been called dull His estimate Of
Swift may be correct in moral point Of view, for
the Dean wss net . medel man hut 1t will take
heavier battery than the 6tstcregrapher of the Snob
frmily can bring 10 bear against him, to show that
be was Rot great man 10 great age. After all,
Mr. Thsckeray has not kesn able to say in his long
lecture aIythiEg nalf % hard against Swift, ~
hscsulay mas pat into one or two of his pre- xuant
sentences The lecture on Copgreve and Addison
last evening. was not very alarming affadr.
Some sensation has baen caused by the announce.
mtnt tnat the State govsro mebt had sold out oil lis
interest in rbe public lands In Mains, /" for mere
song as one OF the whig papers had it. These
Isl d. the share Of MsssAAAs~tes in the division
tina, made in 1920, WI ea Maine sas constituted
n State At that slme our state would have clad
j. oispostd OF her share TO Maiae for 500 000 snt
Ma,re either c0nlo not would not mske the in
vsstmepb. Ma ssehn,es.s has received almost 81
eco eco from the sales made after having been
piordersd right and ieft, nov eniy private indivi
onsls hnt also by the very psrsons appoint
cd to guard her Interests. So n1iorous "a nscoGe
tpis system OF plupoer, that clmmittse sas ap-
pointed ny a. Lfgisiatura, 10 the lattcr part OF
Governor BtIsgs's ajM,pistrstion, TO ibqu,re in o
tho matter; Dor IN committee aitnousn " n Ger
taiIea quite eBoush II sh0g that me rlmOrs Of
s~ioG jirK mad beep ny me asi. either
failed 10 sss hold of any !.lai proof against the
y
thing more was done tban 20 oui the old land
agent, witch did not til srer he Mug IN OF
tbe coalition government, and then ,t Was uoder.
ttocu that D. WAS removed on political groands.
Amor the members ut the 0ommistse Was Gov
Boutwell, At IT'S ias session the Leg autho-
rlze0 she sae OF the lends. aud tie matter passed
into the Gsy DIS OF q comni'tee. commission.
posed of six iueouper .anrk-ys, SO tnas the only
change sas jrou rGgnes to fools Thsse ,anmis-
eioI have ,od n- isGus. IN bulk, for S606 900,
Of which sum geo COO TO he paid down and a
similar amount ~ tns expi Att On of y wsivsmoath
The balance is to he pad in twenty years With in
terest fhis bargain, however, is 10 b. rAlifsd by
tie Governor ard Council aud there is some chano,
that that hooy vii have the sense TO leave the
whole matter for the decision Of sne incoming ad.
ninjsration. There ia grs at dife rence of Opia.
ion ~ 10 the wisdom of the sse in p-onniary potnt
OF view, some people thinking that, putting the
money ont ut compound interest, tne received
fcn the purchsstr ~, 60 on multiplying after the
fashion OF Mr. Ainascssrs prosperity. Diners take
TIE view that moro would be realized by boldiDg
10 the lands But In political point Of vie ', the
sale wouiS be bad thug fer the ooalitonists as it
wouid he grand subj s:t to slestionser upon. The
wings woulo repressni the lands 10 be rs valuable
q: eIrdbea'a Valley of DiamolGs, or the emerald
region Of Ireland, go PLEASANTLY spoken Of ia the
F. con Family
Beside the bid accepted by ths Com missioners,
there wss another to the amount of $500 900, sad
the Stare al Name is understood 20 have off red
aosut S4o0C The whole nanbsr of scres is
about 200 OO0, Of which 300 600 can be sold
20 cut lumber Tor various periods The matter is
ore Of 0ncommon interest, and NIL who will bs
,oisapnoirtsd sopposipg The sale 20 be completed,
vail make most unB,s ioGious howiirg over it
Mr. Wilhsn Y Batch. No 81 Cr-mon street,
has provided Ioen for the free exhibition of PC
lures, stationery, SC IL is close ny the Fremont
Temple, ana is very large. lefty. aus we'll I'D psea
for the purpoee for hiuh il has been appropriated
H. iE hoped that IL will become sorS Of Artists
Esohsrse, spd 60 prove eniacnty useful to all
parties
Efforts are making 70 get MP q subs ,ripsion to en-
able Mr.. Fry 20 deliver his mn $40 sl,eesuyes here
TIE ssms that 10 is giving in your oty. From
what lear, the effort viii be deteImin one;
but some people think it viii not come to great
deal
We make q kind Of half holiday of Christmas
here. The Custom, House, banks, md similar gen.
teel places, sl snut up This il hard upon gen.
tlenen having Lotet falling due 70 day. which they
had 10 pay yesterday. In the old times the man
who should have dsied to observe Christmas ia
Massachusetts would have been tined. or other Sise
punished Now Il is holiday BY statute, and many
people are piops by Law who would have been pions
the cher tack il they hso lived three or four
generations sgo Many good people were engaging
teans on Ihnlscay, when the Was fsllirg hard,
weather ot yesterday swept assy the snow, and the
earth il ss saie tbe head # 4Essnylus, and
vas miftIksp fer a store. There is plenty OF mud
ana slush IN the reiahborirR country. reminding
Of the descriptions o. the Russian sseppes after
Thorough thar. The eisy is drs7 ne dut can be.
Mr. Hnnter arrived here last mig ut, and Il neral
Fityae this merring They are at the Trenons
Hcufs, wasrs General Cush,pg l. also stopping
lhis is quite En cnineus meeting, tho politicians
think. ALTOONA.
CONNECTICUT.
OUR RAhfFORD CORRESPONDENCE
HARTFORD, Conn, Dos, 10, 1852.