The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-19
Our Boston Correspondence.

The Weather Organization of the State Govern
nent-1he Secretary of State-State Treasurer
Mr.. Upton-1he Senatorship-G Governor Clifords
Address-TAe City Library-P Proposed Liberal
Offer to accept $3.50, 0OO-Mr. Bates Donation
The AthenGum-Mr. Forrest
The morning opens splendidly. The sun is bright,
the sky clear, the atmosphere bracing and the snow
in capital condition for seighing. Never did things
look better The effect on people is great. Several
gentlemen have paid their bills without being asked
to do so more than ten times Quite number of
quarrels have been made up, and any number OF do
mestic ritations have been aayed 1t is reasonable
to suppose that the sick have improved. No wonder
that people talk about the weather so much, when
the influences Of that same weather are so vast and
comprehensive affecting us all, from governors to
beggars. One feels devout under such circumstances,
very much like the titmouse, when he thought he
might gain something by attending church.
The government has been fully organized, and is
now entirely in the hands Of the wings, who feel
if there were some virtue yet left in the world, in
spite of the enormous vote received by General Pierce
1t cannot be said however that they bear themselves
very meeky under their change of fortune; and If
their conduct here is any indication OF what was to
have happened in the nation, we should thank God
every day that we have been spared the curse of
General SCOTS election The most outrageous ty-
ranny has thus far characterized their course, and
they have totally diregarded the requirements OF law
and the constitution and also have descended to the
practice of the meanest trckery though it is hard to
imagine even the act of descent the part of such
men. The hour Of victory, it is very plain is not
with them the hour Of magnanimity. The attempt,
on their part, to compel the minority to vote for
dead man for Senator in filling up the vacancies in
the Essex delegation, has Disguised not few OF the
members of their party while the decisions made
by Judge Warren as chairman OF the two bodies IN
cd all pda an nd q
degree Of stupidity or malignty without precedent
in our Legislative history People are at a loss to
account for such conduct, and not few wings are
themselves annoyed at display Of truculency
wholly unwarranted by circumstances, and contrast
ing painfully with the good nature aud forbearance
with which the democracy have borne their recent
successes.
The ease with which the Senate was filed, and the
Lieutenant Governor chosen, indicates that the
Maine law is doomed, and that its days will be short,
as it was intended those Of liquor selling should be.
The rum men among the wings voted straight OUT
for Mr. Huntington just they did for Mr.. Clifford,
though the former gentleman is fanatcal supporter
OF the law while the latter very properly considers it
a nuisance. This Harmony" means either that Mr..
Clifford is not to be candidate for United States
Senator under any circumstances or that Mr.. Hun
tngton has pledged himself to repeal, or that the
wings don't care a farthing for the rummies The
latter is the least probable suppostion as the ndica
tons of holy alliance between rum and water, in
the wing and bunker ranks, are pretty strong So
that it shall crush the Maine law and take it out Of
the political field, very few will regret its occurrence.
The officers thus far elected are by no means very
bad. Mr.. Wright, who has been made Secretary Of
the Commonwealth, belongs to the custom house and
is from the western part of the State. It very foolish
to elect any man to the Secretaryship who is not
q resident Of Boston, or its immediate vicinity We
have had no good secretary since MIR. Bigelow left
the office. He courteous, punctual, and ever at
tentve to the duties Of the place. You always found
him at his post and if you had business with him, he
was heartily ready to aid you to bring it to success
full conclusion. Our recent secretaries generally have
acted if they thought any one who entered their
Office was an intruder, who had larcenous designs
under the pretence OF transactng business Then
they have lived fifty or on hundred miles away, and
have not always been found when greatly wanted.
Mr.. Loud, who has been made State Treasurer was
recently Register of Probate in Plymouth county and
was Mr. Lttle's opponent for Congress. He is a re-
spectacle man enough.
Mr. Upton, Councillor from Suffolk district, is one
of our first merchants, and builds clipper ships He
used to live at Nantucket, where he made fortune
in the whaling business. He was once Treasurer of
the Michigan Railroad Company, and is now rapidly
rising to the place of favorite OF Boston He very
successful politician while living at Nantucket and is
friend Of Governor Clifford. He might have gone to
Congress from the Old Tenth district but would not
He was frequently member OF the State Senate or
House of Representatives, and in the Harrison times,
(before the food,) he was dashing wing leader. OF
late he has not had much to do with politics. but has
deservedly great reputation in the world Of com.
merce. He is a man Of indomtable energy, and with
courage enough to furnish forth dozen adminstra-
tons as the world goes Most of the Councillors
new men. Mr.. Fairbanks has been chosen for the
Middlesex district, as | wrote you he would be six
weeks ago.
When the Secretary Of State was chosen, there was
some discomfort exhibited among the wings, friends
of Mr.. w. B. Calhoun, and it was told them that if
they could succeed in defea1ng a choice on the
first baoting, the coalitionsts would probably turn
in" and elect him but only three Of their number
had the pluck to bolt" change of only eighteen
more votes would have defeated Mr. Wright; but they
could not be had. The fact is, perhaps, worthy Of
mention only as illustrating the harmony OF the
wings, who are not to be turned aside from their
course by any efforts on the part Of their opponents
to distract them. 1t indicates | think, that the
senatorial question will be settled without much APP
parent difficulty the trouble thereon to be confined
TO the caucusses and private meetings OF the party
Since Mr. Wnthrops withdrawal from the field.
opinion is settling down to the point that Mr. Ash
nun or Mr.. Everett will be chosen. But, whoever
may he the two most prominent candidates. there
will he third man put forward should quarrel on
the subject seem likely to injure the wings. still
think Gov. Ciffords chances Of becoming Senator
are fair.
The address of Gov. Clifford Is well liked by the
wings, though some Of them would not have been
dspeased had he denounced The constitutional con.
repeal Of the act calling it, but think he is more
of statesman than to lend his countenance to q
proceeding that would most likely lead to civil war.
His Excellency squints hard at the Maine law. but
does not exactly denounce it in Just 30 many words.
The fact that he is opposed 10 the law, however,
allows bis Exceency to take few liberties with his
friends on this point
Mr.. Forrest has not been quite successful at the
National AZ his friends could desire, though the
houses have been fair. He has appeared as Damon,
Otheo, Richelisu, and Hamlet The two Shaks-
perian parts drew the worst, and Damon the best.
Mr.. Forrest made rather an odd speech on being
called out the first night He to appear in his own
peculiar line Of characters next week, and will no
doubt draw immensely
There is a good deal said here about our city
library as II u facetously called by the knowing
ones, and really believed TO be by those whose ideas
concerning libraries are Of the vague and indefinite
character. Nothing is moreor rather less-re
markabc than the fact, that while the largest liter
AIRY petensioDs ale ior boston. IL shvaid ncyJ
have had anything like public Ibrsry-not eyenA