The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-12


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Our Boston Correspondence.
BosToN, August 5, 1852.
The Sumner No Speech-Angr of the Free Soilsrs
,cah Mfr. Stmmu-Demoeratie State Cowrextion
-Humkv Morcnents-H Horace Mamm for Scott
The Liquor Lo'c-7he Temoxt Hoxse, &c.
Mr.. Sumner has lost ground prodigiously with tho
free sellers since his lame attempt to get up de.
bate on the Fugitive Slave law. Many Of them, in
view Of his clumsy mode Of procedure, do not
hesitate to say that he has been playing o
part, and acted as ne did only in the certainty
that which, say the free socrs here he should have
done without asking permission. They laugh at
the absurdity Of expecting that Southern Senators
would give votes that should injure them at home,
which was exactly what Mr. Sumner, with charming
simplicity, asked them to do; but they aver that
most Southern Senators would have been pleased to
have heard him. had he seized upon some occasion,
and spoken bis speech against the law They see
in bis conduct either want Of tact or q waut of
principle either m inability to turn things to &C.
count, Or D wish to shJk his principles. In their
view, Washington has been to him, rs to so many
others, political Capua. II has not tondeAto
cool their evaporation. that telegrnphic despatch
from Washington announced that Mr. Sumner had
said that he was not party to any ''bargaiH' on
his election. What this means they do rot exactly
know; but il looks if the honorable Senator wero
benefits of it Certain 1t is, that whether Mr.
Sumner was party to the ''bargain'' TINT placed
him in the Senate, or not, the bringing him
forward was such easy matteras to have been done
without the details being known to him. Mr.
Phillips and his friends angry at the time, bo-
cause of it. rs Mr. Philips considered himself and
was considered by his friends, entitledto tho place
he having been the free soil candidate for Governor
The truth Is that Mr.. Sumner is /" not the man for
Galway The free sellers thought they had found
such man as Mr.. Giddings, or Mr. Allen, in him,
but are now pretty well convinced that. however
strong may be his attachments to their principles,
he has neither the nerve tho taste for that kind
Of work which tho world calls Jacobinical. He be-
longs 10 that class OF reformsrs whom Mr.. Brown
son once fclicitiousy designated as '.saaS cMotes
in white kid gloves, an order Of gentlemen who
do MOI fancy anything that leaves . SOIL (evon
free soil) ~ on their delicate paws YET that neat
ness IS not incompatible with decision, end ultra
taIaticism compatible with soap and water. and
good clothes, facts Illustrated by the life of the
late respectable Mr.. Robesperc, who was as clean
as q cat, and ten times more cruel
Tie discrimination to drop Mr.. Winthrop from
the gubernatoFlal ticket, inds moro favor
with the wings every day, and may not
impossibly come 80 something All that VII be
waiting will be time and it is said that the ,riy
day for the meeting of the State Committee was
fixed solely with reference To this point. Mr. Win
thlops n ends control the State Committee where
Mr. Webster and his supporters have about as lnuch
Influence q merchant OF Bagdad would have hal
with The Forty Thieves. Mr. Clifford is strongly
desired as candidate by not few wings, and taere
orc certain things enler him enlinently avail
able lie has shrewdly kept aloof from nj the
sguahhes in bis party, ard would DO acceptable to
all It's members. Webster men and Scott man
could alike vote for him without hurting their fssl-
inss, for he has pever beeS identified with either
whs faction. He il almost tho only emi.tnt whig
IN TIE State who is thus situated and would Droba.
bly, get mo largest vote f3r Governor that IS svor
been rollcd ii this State since ~ t9-say 20 O30-
which WI be about tho wing tgorc this year.
should all The divisions in the PARTY be healed as
they are in q fair say 10 be Tie Webster inore
Eent has degenetated from stampede TO I. mild
pedestrian .ycuision What threatened to DO
t,mpss' is row 10 LOUDER than those gentle ulur-
murS which one beals in q calm day in 4 forest
The rushing stream IA It Haa. has become 4 book
ID suum.r twItciins over = blles, or brawlipga
lttie OF some obstruction caused by weeds sage
The Democratic State Committee met on Wcdnes-
day. and issued cali Tor convention To be held at
IitcAburg, on the elh Of September The committee
had pretty warm discussion about an address in
which the Fugitive Slave law was fully endorsed
1t was brought forward By the executive committee
consisting. beside one other per- Of coalition
senator and coalition sheriff. who have never
shown any unwilngness to take free soil votes or
appointments. but who are now said to have their
eyes fastened upon the pleasant things within til,
gift Of the President An idea prevails, that Gen.
Pierce whose election is looked upon as certain
will be very backward about nominating any man
for Office sbo has been in favor Of the coalition and
that should he nominate coationsts in sho as
the senate would never confirm them. This has
operated on the mental vision OF some gentlemen
with marvellous rapidity. and they are under the
dominion Of most yirtuous Indignation az all I'M
holy alliances, their wrath being il direct ratio to
the benefits they have experienced from the coalition
III the way Of Offices, pecunary emolu ments, &c. II
is supposed that Gov Boutwell, will now put himself
at the lead Of these worthless, and qualify for that
place OF many aspirations-the conectorship Of Bos
ton.
Some angry letters have been received by free
soilers here from Horace Mann, who does not Like
the hostile attitude which they have assumed to-
wards General Scott He has evidently returned
to his old love, the sacrifice Of Mr. Webster being
quite sufficient to reconcile him 10 his former
friends. The complete re- establishment Of the
Schouler ascendancy is rs much as he any Of his
set can desire. IL is supposed that he will be the
Wig candidate for Congress in his district, Mr.
Valley living in Roxbury, which is in another dis
trict.
The liquor law is in rather queer state Yos,
doubtless, have seen that in some cases that oc-
Cured in Middlesex county tho deputy shcrfs re-
fused to serve the warrants without, in the first
place, being indemnifed. The same warrants were
afterwards sent to the sheriff, who returned them
to the magistrates, not, however, because be wished
to be unidentified, but because, having taken high
legal advice, he was teld tnat they were not Of
lcgol character There is said to DC decision by
Supreme Court which covers the conduct Of those
officers who refuse 10 seIyc tho warrants. rather
odd case has arisen. A quantity Of liquor, belong
and the Inv requires that the officer shall sell it for
the most that j. viii bring, which obviously points
out selling il ~ the glass, in which way It would
bring twice as much as il would realize" in any
othor The liquor law fo-bids all falos, except
under circumstances aud in manner specified
By itscf. Hero i clashine Of laws, which il will
take little time % harmonic In this city tho la W
is as dead as if il had been regularly repealed;
but It's friends say they know what they arc
about, and are only billing their time. Tkcy seem
TO be deuccls slow about their work nc any rate
In some towns the law is enforced, yitsut any far
ther trouble than is involved in the hypocrisy that
Us always the accompaniment Of such regulations
The idea Of submitting it to the people, FOR their
acceptance. has again been taken up by sornc po-
lticians and may form another element in the yexed
sea 81 our contest
The fremont House was re opened on Tuesday by
Mr., Stevens, Of the Revere lthas been thoroughly
reananged, and put in admirable order, and viii
doubtless r.irtsip, under It's new lessee, the high
character which il won under his geutl,mauly pro-
decossors. Mr. Stevens has sort of monopoly Of
our best public houses, but rs he will bis power