The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-19

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Mr.. MzriA-Esser County-Mr. Lord-Nor.
folk County-Rorbury Post OGes-Mr. Seaper
Free Soiiers Of 1S4S Appointed-Mr. Burriu-
The Commonwealth on Mr.. MerrW-Cam-
bridge Mr.. CalatceR - Cambridgepot-
Cambridge-Spingfad- Tfench-Worces'
t9-Mr. Knowlton-O Opinions on the Course of
the Administrotion-Fr Friendly Feeling for Presi-
dent Pierce-Ne,c Bedford-Mr. Fessenden-New
Hampshne-E Of the Journal Of Commences
Boston Correspondent on Massachusetts Stats
tics-The Constitutional Convention, &c.
The subject of appointments to Office has been
pretty well discussed in Massachusetts, this week,
owing to the certainties and rumors that we have
concerning the elevation Of not merely coalitionss
but even Van Buren, boilers of ls4s and old line Gar
rson abolitonists. Among the appointments is that
of MIR. Colby, editor Of the Newburyport Union
newspaper, to an inspectorship in the Salem Custom
House. Mr. Colby is highly respectable young
man, and of good talents, but some OF his antece'
dents are not one would think, such as should lead
to his appointment to comfortable place, when so
many steady democrats are treated to nothing but
sermons on the folly of ofceseeking For two years
he edited the Amesbury Transcript, q thorough-go-
ing old line abolition paper Of the Garrisonian
stamr-not free soil paper, you must understand,
devilf paper-that being the delicious language
which the abolitionists apply to the national con-
stitution, the work OF Washington and Franklin.
Among the rumored appointments is that OF Mr.
Merrill to the Post Office at Gloucester. Mr.. Merrill
Is Gsrrisonian abolitonist he has never acted
with the democracy, never voted for their eandi-
dates, and never given cent of his money or mo-
ment of his time to the advancement OF the demo-
cratic cause So say those who ought to know hum
we'll His responsibility is admitted, and so is that
Of Mr.. Garrison and of Wendell Phillips Both
these appointments have been made in Essex, Gen.
Cushings own county, where the proceedings OF
the administration illustrate the French saying
"Eafr6mes Sc touchent,'-that is, extremes meet;
for ultra abolitionsts share the spells there with
ultra hunker. The strictest impartiality has been
preserved all Offices being given to men Of extreme
in Essex one to the effect that Mr. Colby desired
the place Of Collector, or Postmaster Of New
buIyport, General Cushings own town. Offices
worth about 81 500 year each, and that he failed
only because it was felt that his abotionism would
kill him in the Senate; and that the appointment being
thus prominently brought before the country ssome-
thing and Tommy would be played with the admins
trstion from its appearing in the character Of alma
TenpS Genetria to old fashioned abotionism, now
at rather low ebb in Massachusetts, but likely to
thrive again under the concentrated rays OF govern
mental iavor-rays quite equal to anything tnat
could have been produced through the medium OF
the famous Seward glass Rumor says that the New
buryport Offices are to be given to Mr. Blood and Mr.
Lawrence, the former being moderate bunker,
(most hunkers are astonishly moderate about these
days, agreeing with Hamlet That we should use all
gently and the latter thorough going coalition
ist who held the place Of Registrar of Probate dur
ing Governor Boutwes administration, receiving his
appointment from that distinguished official, and
having been removed by Governor Clifford who gave
the place to Mr.. Lord, one of the brothers of the
famous bunker democrat who ousted MIR. Rantoul
from the Baltimore Convention. Mr.. N. Lord, by
the way, goes in for harmony, and is playing the
Cancellation dodge with great deal OF usefulness
N tba and oln H.
iect is said to be- to succeed Mr. Upham in the repre-
sentation OF his district i'll Congress- of which he has
about as much chance as have OF receiving the
crown of China and am sorry to say that my pros
poets in that way are not very brilliant He pro-
cured the appointment OF Mr.. Stickney to the Lynn
Post Office, as that gentleman might have stood in
the way Of his receiving vote and half, or there
abouts, for the nomination.
When we come to the other counties, we find the
coalition star in the ascendant, while hunkerism is
only the dog star which the ancient Egytians were
used to call Anubus, the barker perhaps because
it hadn't the power to bite, thus very much re-
time; but, just now far as it has got into the warm
weather that star IS remote enough from its political
rising-that is to say, it is most deusedly remote
from the sun of appointing power. In Norfolk, Mr..
Joshua seaver has been appointed to the lucrative
place of Postmaster Of Roxbury, which must be
equal, during the next four years, to $4,000 per
annum, Roxbury being an uncommonly fast !"
place, all whig though it be. This appoint
ment is denied, though, as Mr.. Seaver pos
sesses claims y that, in the opinion of some
eminent personages, are paramount to all others.
am inclined TO believe that the denial Is made with
out truth. Several New York democrats have as
sured ne that Mr.. Seaver supported Mr. Van Buren,
in ls4s, and that he has never been friendly to the
compromise measures give you what they say,
without vouchng for its accuracy, though they are
all men in whose veracity those who know them
place Implicit confidence. The Roxbury democrats
wished the appointment of Mr.. Merrill supporter
Of Gen. Cass in 1s4s, democrat of the first class,
and man Of irreproachable character. Mr.. Seaver,
they say, was mainly backed by wings.
The following paragraph from the Commonwealth
newspaper Of the LIST, is interesting, as showing Mr.
Merills political standing and as corroborating the
statement that he has received the appointment OF
postmaster OF Gloucester -
It is stated that o. Augustus Merrill aboitionst Of
the Garrison school, who never known to act with
the dem, cratic party has been appointed postmaster OF
ror dent If the Commonwealth who says it Is literally
rect and that Mr. Merrill acted formerly With the free
den ocracy but has since considered them proslavery
after the usual fashion of his fellow Garrisonisns.
The above would seem to be conclusive, and may
be regarded as one Of the richest paragraphs that
have appeared on the subject Of appointments to Of
fee.
Mr.. Caldwell, who has been appointed postmaster
of Cambridge, is an old democrat, and a thorough
supporter Of the coalition party. He has always
boon steady-going party man, from the days OF
jackson until now, and is universally respected. He
is abotionist, and even the Cambridge hunkers,
who quite numerous, and stiff in their opinions,
are pleased with his appointment. lie went for Cass
in lS4s and he is one of the best men yet selected
for Office here by the administration. Not word
has OF will be said against it. Another coatonist
has been appointed at Cambridgeport, and a third
would have been appointed at East Cambridge but
that Mr.. Parmenter objected to him.
Mr.. Trench, who is said to have been made post
master at Springfield, is editor of the Post in that
city and is charged with having voted for Mr. Van
Buren, in 1s4S. He is man of talent, and supported
Gen. Pierce's nomination very effectively; but how
man who was honest in his advocacy Of Mr.. Van
Buren, against Gen. Cass, on the slavery question,
can now stand on the Baltimore platform, is more
than ! can understand-perhaps because | am
too stupid to comprehend a plain PROPOSE
ton. Certainly, to man who thought Gen.
Cass Objectionable on what are called "pro-sla-
very grounds" in truth and sincerity must find it
difficult to stand the Baltimore platform as gen.
tlenan of the old times, when ordeas were in fashion,
found 1t to walk barefooted over burning plough
shares without getting scorched. 1t is said that the
Springfield hunksrs are very much enraged and as
they arc quite numerous, perhaps we shall hear from
them. Some Of their number refuse to believe that
Mr.. Trench has been appointed and perhaps they are
right for the ablest and most prominent OF the gen.
tlemen in the new list of appointments told me YES