The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-27

ion in 1850 was slightly over s25o COO 600. Sub
tapts y they form enc community in social and poll
zeal matters al this moment and have done sofor years
All the places named In connection with Boston are
suburbs Of the present city, places where thousands
Of people whore livelihood is obtained from BosT
m en- Of bushes and their families, lawyers, c. rks
&c.. reside. As Boston wills, 80 they go 10 .ntcs.
as Boston thinks, so they think IN matN Of reli,
they act. At the recent State .,sct;on thsy
all gave heavy maiorities agains' the nronosed
cons.i,utcn, and all but Two gave great MAORI
iies Tor me wing Ca eap ,ato for Governor The
and Chelsea, both Of WI ,ch cave msioties arainst
the coalition capsidst "a for most ofli ses.
IneIe are .eat pecuniary and political consdera-
lions 70 re' omlnend this scheme to of property
and why leaders. Az respects the political conside-
rauoU, the chief one is that by combining so many
COP munities where the wing native" vote is large,
We Irish vote OF Boston would be completely over.
slaughed at all municipal elections. There are, it is
true mary Irish voters in some Of the places named
hut they bear no proportion to the same class of
voters in Boston, and which class is there rapidly in
creasing. The wings must do something towards
lessening the power of the Irish, and in no other
way can it be SO well done as by attaching to Boston
places like Cambridge and Brookne, where the aris-
tocratcal sentiment and that OF "nativsm' are un-
commonly strong, and they are not much behind in
the same way in most OF the other towns named.
The prevalent political sentiment at Charlestown is
democratic but the voters there rather eccentric.
Most OF them would not object to "having shy" at
the Irish.
To ascertain how large was the Irish vote against
the proposed new constitution, have made o COM
pars,n between the number of votes given for Judge
Washburn, wing candidate for Governor, and the
number OF noes" on the adoption question, in fif-
teen towns, where reside almost one third of po
puaton Five of these places are large cities, five
more are medium sized towns, and the re.
maining Eve are small towns. The wing guoemsto-
rial vote l6 545; the vote against the new con-
stituton, 20076 difference, 1921. Allow 500 Of this
difference, the Irish vote is 1921, full fourfths Of
which would have been cast the other way but for
prestly interference and dictation. When one con-
siders the various evil Influences that the reformers
had to encounter-the poverty Of their party, the
wealth OF their opponents the Gushing mandate, the
fierce hostility Of the antiMane law and bunker
democrats. the popular iapatience of and aversion
to discussion. local jealOnses and clerical inter-
ference; when, ! say. we call to mind all these
rejected constitution should have received some
So 600 votes. 1t ought to be recoected, too that by
the wings rejection was made party question, and
that there is no reason for supposing that five hun
fix seven thousand democrats voted in the mega
tive. Some free sellers did the same thing, but,
generally speaking, members OF that party who did
not vote for the constitution did not vote at all which
operated badly on the vote for Gen. Wilson. The
wings ought to be very grateful to those Of their op
ponents who thus condescended to walk after their
car Of triumph
Some amusing incidents are told of the way in
town they collected together all the copies Of the
jected constitution that they could find, and used
them as waddiDg in firing salute, examining their
gun to the muzzle with the unhappy instrument. In
converted into bonfire foI the party, and bale
FIRE for the other. la third, the wings took Kos
suth hat that belonged to a reform leader, and,
..'ramming it home,n fired it into space-a type,
that the owners leave had first been had and ob.
tanned, as he had declared that he should ask the
wings to "take his hat in the event of his partys
defeat. The wings are more insolent under their
victory than ever before knew even them to be.
Our municipal election takes place in about three
weeks 1t promises to be exciting the recent State
contest, ard quite as yirulent. The rummies have
already placed Mayor Seaver in nomination for
late defeat OF the coalition and they not disposed
to give up their position. They expect to coerce the
wings into taking up Mr.. seaver, and SO make his
election sure but the wings are at present rather
they Ike the support Of the rummies but theygdon't
themselves like to support rum. They wish to have
good sort OF man up, and wouldn't care even5if
he should lean adversely to the Maine law provided
however find themselves compelled to go in for Mr.
Seaver, who is said to have given mp his business
that of an auctoneer-sone time since, On the con-
dition that hHr't Iraod oxen pdIa. me nrst
second time by but small majority, say 40 or so.
which isn't anything for whle in Boston. But Of
our municipal affairs more hereafter.
1t IS thought that Mr.. Atherton, death will have
the democracy. The Senatorial question made trou-
bic year ago, which WILL many think be revived.
now that the question itself hss been opened anew
To the President, the death Of Mr. Asherton must
prove an irIeparable loss.
have been much amused at the speculatioDs that
grew out OF the announcement Mt in an evening paper
of Wednesday, that Gen. Peaslee had gone to Wash
ngton At least fifty different reasons were assigned
IN ia InrtYv oh NFAn Ill Ill
place, for on Thursday the General went to Nashua,
to take part in the funeral Of his departed friend Mr.
Atbelton. If he has since gone to the National Ca
ptal have not been able to learn the fact from any
good source He is very popular here
Mr.. Felt, of Salem, a gentlen an favorably known
in connection with our local literature has lust pub
lished two works, one on "The Customs of New Eng.
land" and pamphlet on the question, "Who was
chamber is portrait of John Winthrop, on which
he is called the first Governor of Massa chusetts-
whereas John EDdcott is really entitled to the honor
as sir Felt, most learned antiquarian and accom-
70 be sure, more curious than important but perhaps
will not be the less warmly discussed on that account
Antquarians are famous fellows for getting into dis
pufes and Scott never made better hit than when
he set old MoDkbarDs and Sir Arthur Wardner BY
the ears, on, think it was the Pictsh question.
Now that we have got through with politics. we shall
have more line to devote to literary matters.
ALTOONA.
7: S,-The Maine law people claim fly majority
in the House Of Representatives, and say that It viii
be rather increased than diminished by the elections
oil the 18th. do not know their authority, but am
induced TO believe that they pretty near to the
truth, especially az the rum organs do not appear to
be very '.jubilant."
Faefa and Opinions Mt the National Capital.
rom the Star Nov. 20
A TREASURY DECISION.
The civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, ap-
proved August 81 1852, contains clause, it viii be
remembered allowing extra compensation to clerks,
messengers, &c, with proviso that the benefit of
the said clause shall not extend to any person engag
cd IN prosecuting any claim other than his own be-
fore any of the departments Of Congress. A clerk
who before going into Office here had been made the
s9ert of Stase government for the prosecution of
a certain claim OF hers the general government,
CT the clause above mentioned. His agency had
ceased before the passage of TIE law Of August 81
1872 except in 50 far as that he presented vouchers
"a the case after that time. II has been ruled by the
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