The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-25

law men take View Of their allowances aud Get
e1ertons in behalf Of the morals Of other peope One
would think that fAnAisim quite enough for them
70 tho pocsi eject Of the veo shall will, vo,r
here that not likely to have much effect Is people
generally suppose-not because the is unmpor-
but because there death at the heart OF the
coalition before the veto thought Of There those
indeed who think that the caused by this con-
sideration, much as by anything else
i had written thus far when was informed that the
bill had been signed by the Governor ! could not
ut first believe it, but ID Isl and his ExceencN
has proved that among his other powers is that
of finding that depth of degradation which is be-
yond even the deepest helln By what iDc0nceiv-
able principle he can justify conduct SO mex
pre- sby base grossly inconsistent with the doctrines
laid down in his veto 80 agran In violation OF
honesty, utterly subverve Of the thousand
times repeated doctrines Of his party, am now and
trust always shall be- unable to comprehend 1t is said
that General Cushings nomination to the Justice
ship has had something to do with the Governors deci-
sion. / told you in my last that General Gushing had
been nominated and told you truly but after the veto
table and the intimation very distinctly made
the nominees fate would depend upon the fate Of
the Liquor law We shall soon how correct the story
is In the early part of the week the confirming power
stood five to five. Perhaps little corruption Is necessary
to be thrown into the affair to make It, like the foul con-
tents of the witches cauldron, thick and slab The
thought of it Is enough to turn stomach not
thoroughly hardened by innate meanncss to be able
to defy every of moral nausea.
The Legislature prorogued to-day As it was draw
ing its last hours reminded Of the proclamation
OF the crer at the Roman secular games for men to come
and what no man living had or ever would
agan-thOse games being celebrated only once in
hundred hundred and ten years. for the coalition
has played out its play and has nothing left which to
found the hope of future victories The wings in adj
miIable spirits, and with look forward to q
newal of their old power and its long continuance. In
deed they will be in few months in the position
that the coalition wasthat of being beyond the chance
of defeat except ut their hands The coalition had
great cards but knew not how to play them The wings,
chastened by adyersitythat wise and solemn teacher
will probably act with sagacty and again impress
their leading ideas the policy Of the old Common
wealth.
Mr. Webster was out yesterday. and enthusiast
cally received. He appeared to be much worn, not
unnatural thing in # three years and
than forty of which have been passed in arduous
public life The Greek poet tells that the gods to
age have dealt the dole of PAIN; and Christian writer
has finely compared the decline Of life to Calabrian
soil which is asby and trcmulous As looked upon the
wreck Of this extraordinary could but believe that
his would be that of the old and dying English
satirs he asked what of all things he most de-
sired Give me back my YOUTH lie would sacrifice
the Presidency-had he any chance of getting itior
long draught from old Ponce dc Icons Fodac de
Jourdnce One feels that such ought to have been
President and that his failure to reach that exalted OBJ
ject of mutudinous ambitions is mainly attributable
to his want of appreciation of the spirit of the age
and the genius of his country
Mr.. Rantoul received three thousand dollars for
curing Boynton acquittal The was looked upon as
extremely desperate by lawyers that the victory
The jury's verdict is very generally approved: