Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-10
The New York Shells,

We were not little amused in perusinp
an article under the above caption, in recent
number Of the Ohio Statesman. The editor
takes as his text, the old motto Behold,
what great matter a little fire kindleth,' and
although he treats the matter in rather a COM
ic style, the main point Of his discourse will
meet response in the breasts of large ma
jority of the democrats of New England
We quote several passages
The political world east of the mountains
has been gossipping over the letters of Col
lector Bronson and Attorney General O'Con-
nor, both of the nation of New York Moth
ing is heard of but the shells-soft and hard.
The science Of chonchology seems to be the
only science in vogue, except that of selfde-
fence, recently practiced with wonderful bru-
tality at Boston Four Corners. A stranger
TO our politics would imagine that our govern
ment, like one of the coral isles of the Indian
ocean, was built up and sustained by Shells
Nothing else seems to be cared for. New
York is the great metropolis, and the sound
ings IN the shells which line her shore are
accounted the echo of the great popular voice
OConnor, who holds an attorneyship, and
Bronson, who receives money and gives bonds
for 1t like any other collector, presume to talk
TO and about our administration as if the peo-
pie Of this country had made them the very
elect; yea, just as if they did not hold their
offices by the forbearance of the President,
who has been called TO his high position by the
almost universal reclamation of the people
Yet, to see how Bronson writes, one would
think that he was at least the Warwick of the
State; and TO listen to O'Connors long lucu-
bration, one would think that he believed in
the verse Of Campbell:
Glory (they said) and power and honor,
Are in the mansion Of o Connor."
We, in Ohio, would humbly suggest-and
perhaps, since our people have spoken about
democratic measures, we may be allowed some
Sinpnasls In making the suggestiOn-that the
ot4.c Vi New York and its distracted spols-
oeeA.ng, and rampant democracy do not con-
S aI ms nation. We NAV perhaps add
- ~ na',ohal administration is not all de-
r. !. s ~ vi Conner and Mr.. Bronson
W. - ouoSeos mat, for all the people of this
western country care, Mr. Jones r. ;.a1I;
gent merchant, who understands cns,n, 80
regulations, and can give bond .'';II
well as Bronson to collect our W, VIII 10 as
In the vaults and keep the kew II n.y. put Il
all necessary that this New York ca,o not az
ing, Kept up with such screeching recrim;al
ton, should be made national matter -'iAd-
For all that appears, both sides love The
President to distraction have never even
comprised nor imagined his destruction
would crawl. with the patience of any other
s sT., around the globe to serve him -
What, then, is the matterl Is i a State
n mHIUle' Then, let them get whipped by the
hsns am anu say out OF power awhile, and per-
ndPS they VIII come to. Is it a matter of sell
hshness and lucre Do the shells wan - ae.
eminent to shell out!' The governments , s h. :
been remarkably discreet IN lilons nas
between both shells. If any one has UlrloeS
into his shell more government ~
the other, it is the hard shells; and thew ',r
she most complaining in this regard. az
Our old Ohio farmer democrats cannot ~
derstaRd what all this ridiculous chiId's nIar