The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-04
AMERICANS IN PAR
Our Boston Correspondence.

Our BOstOn Correspondence
Boston, Nov. q, 1852
Dull Iimes-Ihe United States Senatorship-Mr
Attaton's Election-Nro PuNicatioms-Mr
UaHack-Cabinet Gossip-Ge~. Piece's Foreign
Policy-Ihe Congressional Elections.
Boston il calm as a summer morning, though the
weather is anything but summary. There is 4
complete apathy-all the more striking from the
contrast which it affords to the feverish state Of
things that had prevailed for . month past. Ever
since it was known that the coalition had been
beaten, men, as if by common consent, have
dropped politics, if they feared to burn their lips
with them, if not their fingers. The regular poll
ticians, to be sure, keep up the same sing song
tune, and are now pottering" about the United
States Senatorshp that the wings sorry to dis
pose of. 1t shows how candidates will spring up,
when it is mentioned that the following gentlemen
have been named for the place-George Ashmun,
Edward Everett, Rufus Choate, r G. Winthrop
Gov. Briggs, Abbot Lawrence, and John H. Cliff
ford, beside some lesser personages. Mr.. Ashmun
has his Websterism and his residence in the West
ern part Of the State to recommend him, to say
nothing Of his talents; Everett, Choate, Win.
throp and Lawrence, who all live in Boston, or its
immediate vicinity, are cut off by their locality
from being candidates, Mr.. Sumner being from
both Senators from the same place Mr.. Clifford,
for various reasons, has the mos. availability. He
is the leader Of the wing party. He has been its
ST. George, who has killed the Dragon coalition
He lives in part of the State which has sent
Senator to Congress. He has talents equal At
least to the best of his competitors Then the place
would suit him. while governorship would not for,
should he continue in the executive chair, he will
be bored to death by "rummies," a class of people
whom he uses and scorns Gov. Briggs would stand
good chance for the place if the wings should
quarrel about filing IL up, for the free sellers would
all 60 for him. and not few democrats, TO spite the
regulars OF the ascendant party.
The extent of the opposition made to Mr., Ather
tons nomination for u S Senator, in the caucus
of the New Hampshire democratic members of the
Legislature, rather surprised people 1t was known
that the election Of Mr. Atherton was specially de-
sired by General Pierce, and it was thought that 50
reasonable desire would meet with no opposi-
ton in New Hampshire; yet the change of ten vo,es
in very large caucus, would have given the place
to Mr. Wells. 1t was Craze, that is certain More
feeling than the public is aware of entered into, and
has been caused by, this matter That Mr.. Wells
would have received the Senatorshp had Gen. Pierce
not been elected, no one doubts but when he and
his friends deny that the President elect did not do
sire the election of MI Atheron, they are totally
mistaken, or worse Mr. Atherton would not have
pied the office but for the purpose Of ob6ging
his friend Among the on dts, is one that Mrs
Alberto is to preside at the White House, though
another assigns that duty to Mrs. Mcneil, widow Of
the late Gen. John Mcneil and sister of General
Pierce; and yet a third TO Ms Robert Lee, of this
city, Mrs. Pierce's health will not admit of her
undertaking to do the hoAors of the executive man
sion; and even Mrs. Atherton, who is eminently
qualified for the duty (she is very superior wo man,
both in intellect aud person.) has expressed her
lively regret that circumstances should have forced
her husband again into Washington life. mole of
existence most repugnant to her, and believe to
Mr. Anterior himself, also.
Messrs Tickpor, Reed & Fields announce q new
volume of De Quncey's works. which will contain
some of his finest coDtributionsto Blackwood They
also will publish, next month"; an illustrated edition
of Lopgfeow's Hyperion" the work on which has
been done in England. The same house have new
poem, by Whittier in press
Mr. j r Lowell, who has just returned from
Europe. after an absence of some two years, is en-
gsged in new poem, entitled "The Morning"
That il will be good, can be safely predicted
The new course Of lectures before the Lowell In
stitute will be by Charles B Goodrich, aud COM
will be on the Science Of Government, as exh-
bitsd in the Institutions of the United States y
Mr.. Goodrich is dull, prosy speaker, and au not
aware that bis acquaintance with the chief Of all
sciences is of that character which should lead us
to expect that he can say any hing ne y on it.
Mr. Wallack's engagement ~ the National has
been real triumph, revivipg what elderly theatre
goers call the glorious days of the drama: He has
performed severa of his beet parts In stirling plays,
supported by Mrs Barrett. W. F. johnson, and
other capital artntes. Mr. Wallack was always a
favorite here, aud it would seem that he has lost
neither bis power nor bis popularity.
The new version Of &C Uncle Toms Cabin" at the
Museum, is looked for long run, and will put
money into Mr.. Kimballs purse. Madame Thillon
is ann ounced TO make her last appearance at the
Howard on Monday evening, in tho character OF
Roxana. She has been very successful.
The talk about the new cabinet appointments is
limited TO persons who take particular interest in
the matter and people prefsrring to leave the mat
ter TO Gen. Pierce, in whom the people have CONT
dence. Among those named for q cabinet Off 20
from New England, is Colonel Greene of the Post,
who is said, know not how truly, to desire the
Place Of postmaster General. ] can scarcely be-
lieve that the gentleman would select 80 hard a
place. if he indeed has any ambitious aspirations of
the kind The man. however, who will 90 into the
cabinet from New England, if any are, is Caleb
Cu.hiDg. His vast knowledge, his various talents,
and his unparalleled industry, make him Just the
man that Gen Pierce will moot need about bin. IL
has been said that he would resign his on our
Supreme Bench in the event Of the triumph Of the
wings, and so give TO Gov. Boutwell, opportunity
to place another democrat in his Office but pre-
sume this is all /" talk Gov Bout we'll would hard
ly have the pluok TO Gil tho vacancy, were Judge
Cushing TO cause it to exist. Our Supreme Court
il likely to have some new men in it, now
that the government is to pass into tho
hands Of the wings Judge Fetcher's health
Is declining. and it is understood that he wishes
TO retire IL isalso said that Judge Shaw will va
cate the Chief Justiceship. which he has held for
more than twenty years. His name has been men
toned ia with the United States senator
chip, and he lie just the sort the upon which the
old whig party would have conferred it; but the
new whigs are little faster" than were their pre-
decessors. and will look to politics, in filing the
place, with a sharp eye.
The publication of the Cuba correspondence, I'M
der President Polk's administration has excited
some comment may mention, here, that think
that those gentlemen who believe that Gen Pierce
will be in favor Of what, for want of better term
may be called the fttbMstoing foreign policy. are
Likely TO meet with some disappointment From
What learn, from source Of the first probability,
am decidedly of opinion that his views not point
In = direct;on that would be likely To rcalizs gonna
Of the fayortc schemes Of Messeurs the 20. ahesds
But eircums. ances, which are the controlling thiags
Of this world may cause him to take different
view Of matters
y, Nothing has yet been done to fern coalitions ia
the vacant Congressional districts. At meeting Of
we Free Soil State Committee. Il wa, resolved to
Iea.e the matter to the several districts In the
hrfs ssirct, II ia said that Mr. Scuddcr 10 in peri