The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-23

BosToN, Oct. Is, 1853.
Political Heat-Arrival of Judge Wlshbwn-
More Senatorial Observation-Disclosures Rail
ioay Action by our CITY Government Tristan
Burgess-Death of an Ancient STANDARDIZATION
did for MobIe-"Ihs Oldest Hlhabitant" al last
DISCOVERED, &C., SC.
The steam is getting up finely, and pouring out Of
the nose of the political kettle at great rate Judge
Washburn arrived here last night from Europe in
the Canada, aboard OF which ship he was caught
at Halifax by wing committee, anxious to prevent
him from talking about the wings on his getting
home Is he talked about them when he left home.
He then said that he hoped the wing party at the
next election would be made to bleed at every
pore'-a speech more bloody than sanguine. What
ever he may think, the Judge is too discreet man
to let his private feelings sway his public
He will run, whether ahead or not, we shall soon
see. The course he is on is q perfect Hill Of Dill
Guilty, varied only by the occurrence Of the Valley
of Humiliation. If he can manage to get through
the latter he will ascend the Detachable Mountains
with comp ,rstive success.
The wings continue to make their Senatorial nomi-
nations. In Suffolk their ticket is almost entirely
new. Moses Kimball is on it, and very good nom
nation it is Last year Mr.. Kimball was so obnoxious
to the Webster wings that his friends dared not urge
his nomination in Boston for the House. This year
he is the tongue of the trump" to the whole whig
pack. Times have changed, and the positions Of
men with them, though perhaps not the men them
selves.
In Middlesex too, the wing ticket is almost en-
tirely re-cast, and much for the better Mr.
Sabine who WAS The successor of Mr.. Thompson in
our old Fourth Congre ssoual district, and who Is
very superior man, has been placed on 1t. Another
good nomination is that Of Mr. Lawson, ten-hour
manufacturer at Dracut, who Is very popular, aud
whose popularity is the result Of good works. The
Worcester wing ticket is hardly worth mentioning
as the gentlemen on it are IS doomed was Dr.
Faustus after his illadvised bargains with Satan.
All the wing Senatorial tickets thus far have been
made up with express reference to the Hoosic Tun-
mel question, and Tor the purpose OF getting Tun-
nelite votes.
The coalitionists have not yet nominated any
tickets for Senator'S In some counties, where there
is no chance of coalitions being formed, there are
democratic or free soil tickets up, but "nothing
more" The coalition nominations, as general
rule, will be made only from two to three weeks
up their best men, and the coalitionists, probably,
wish to see what kind of stuff they are to encounter
before putting their men up to fight them. There
are to be bunker conventions IN most OF the
counties; but what we call hunberism hardly
answers to the party Of the same name in
New York, but is rather antiiquor lavish.
Our city government does not seem disposed to
show much favor to railroads. The authorities have
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shall hereafter come into the city by horse power
They would not it is probable have thus interfered
adversely to the railroad but for the grant made by
the Legislature to the Lowell and the Eastern Rail
into the city CAuseway street, thus rendering
that part of our territory almost useless. Things
are bad enough az they are, and not day passes
that Causeway street does no. pear q close Close resem
consequence of the railroad being across it. 1t was
rather too much for our citizens when they found
that the nuisance was to be trebled in nominal
amount, but really centrepled BY the intro
same line. The greatest exertions had been made
to prevent the Maine line from coming in, but
without avail; but even the authorities themselves
became alarmed when they 50 Y that two such COM
panes as the Lowell and the Eastern were about to
enter into unholy alliance with the Maine road,
for the purpose OF accommodating themselves and
Disseminating every body else. They had re.
served the right Of settling what motive power
should be used by the Maine company In enter
ing the city, ard they proceeded to exercise it.
The Maine company will not remove their
station house. which is we'll situated for the accom-
would hardly have ventured upon building that road
over the water had they suspected the city gov
eminent to be sufficiently independent to have dis
| regard for the bodies and bones OF Bostonians II
not thrown away, absolutely their money lies sunk,
4 like the timhers Of their bridge.
! Tristan Burgess, who died at his farm in Seekonk
in this State on the 18th Of October, AS has been
already stated in your paper, was one of our most
eminent citizens though his fame Is more intimately
connected with the history Of Rhode Island than
that Of Massachusetts,. In addition to the informa
tion contained in your lengthy biographies! sketch
ditional facts may be interesting:-ln consequence
Of his having offended the antimasons Il think il
was) in 1885, Mr.. Burgess was defeated in his sixth
attempt to enter Congress. In 1886 he was run by
the wings for the Office Of Governor Of Rhode Island,
against John Brown Francis, who made 30 good q
thing Of leading the coalition between the demo
crsts and the antimasons. He would probably have
defeated Governor Francis, but that, as counsel fol
rail Way petitioners before commi.,ee Of the Mas
saohusets' Legislature just oeiore the election, h
made An argument tat left the impression tina
he believed that Massachusetts, had some power owe
part OF the soil Of Rhode Island. You cannot D
fend Rhode Islander more than in that way; an
the impression thus created was strengthened by tn
knowledge that Mr.. Burgess was native of Mass
chusetts and that his country seat, or farm, wher
he principally resided, was in that State. The conse
quence was, that he was defeated by large MAORI
ty, and that the reaction against the Wings wa
strong enough to give the electoral vote of Rbod.
Island, at the ensuing Presidential election, to Mr.
Van Buren,. Since that time, Mr.. Burgess had takes
but little part in public matters, devotng himself to
literature and neutrality-suspicious. that do not al
ways go together each is exacting. He delivered
lecture nine years since on the battle Of Lake
Erie; which was severely, and ! think justly criti-
very few days before his death, Mr.. Burgess
had maintained his health, though he had
long, passed his eishtieth year and his
faculties left him only with his life. In appearance
Mr.. Burgess was remarkable. One Of his rivals in
Congress-Mr. Cambreling or Mr.. Randolph-nick
named him the " Bald Eagle of the Morrill, and GER
tainly never was soubriquc more appropriately
applied, for Mr. Burgess head bore as close resem
blance to that Of the bald eagle any human head
well could. His nose was emphatcaliy aquiline, q
much so rs that of Mr.. Quilp, to whom he also Dor,
2 strong resemblance In causticity of language
though in no other respect. He made many enc
mics by his satire and they helped to beat him down
when he had fallen upon evil days. Like most men
the darker side of human life. OF his seven chill.
dren, he survived six for many years. most of them
living long enough to give promise Of great ntellec.
tual excellence. The loss OF so many children gave
to Mr.. Burgess mind religious tone.
Elisha Mathewson, who died at Scituate, Rhode
Island, yesterday was member Of the United States
Senate more than forty years ago. He was a con-
siderable man in his time but his name will he ne