The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-31
Our Boston Correspondence.

BosroN, Jan. %, 1853.
Legislative Action ON the Maine Luw-Troubes
on the Senatorial Question Horace Greeley Elec-
tioneering for Mr.. RockweA-FHs Henry Warren
for Mr.. Ashmun-New Carpet Loom-Fau of
the Lincoln Elms-Reiremem Of President
Srarks-Earnings of Conricts-Proposed IRE
storutiom' of the Gallors-Raiemem Of Mr..
Justice Facher-Agpointmea of Mr.. Thomas to
Place on the Supreme Bench-Proposed Legisla-
ton Concerning Raikcays-IA Increase Of Bank
Coyitai-OGce -Seekers-M. Choate and the At
torney- Geaeralship---S Small Chonges-Mrs. STORES
Ntw Work, &c.
The town was thrown into most agreeable state
of excitement, Tuesday afternoon, by the vote Of
the House Of Representatives. refusing to treat
der looking to the repeal Of the Maine law with that
ordinary cvlity which is hardly ever refused to any
motion. Mr.. Brewer, wing member from Cam
bridge, introduced the order spoken Of, and, mo-
ton Of Mr.. Nayson, of Amesbury-the ablest demo
cratic member and the best leader of the opposition
it was laid the table, by vote of l34 to lis.
There were forty members absent, and large mum
Der Of dodgers gentlemen who have not yet
made up their minds how to vote, but who wish to
side, like Scotchmen in l745, with the hangman, as
being safe determination" These worthless were
headed by Mr.. Small, Of Truro, one of the oldest
members of the House, and who ought to have set
better example to the ingenious youth" 1t is i'm
possible to give you anything like correct idea of
the spread Of the news and Of the dire effects that it
had. Were blessed with the vision and faculty
divine" would attempt to give it to you after the
style Of Cytemnestras description of the progress of
the beacon-fres from Troy to Argos, to be found
in the Agamemnon of Eschylus but am
so unfortunate as to be doomed to write
in prose alone Several distillers fell into their own
vats and have been worked up into very ardent spi-
rits. A large number Of barkeepers were paralyzed
in the very act Of twrling the stick" considerable
quantity Of pale brandy, in popular "shop," was
changed into water-but there's nothing strange in
that. number Of venerable conservatives were
heard to curse the wings as heartily they had been
cursng the coalition for twelve-mounth. Large
quantities Of liquor frozebut there is nothing very
remarkable in that, either it being quite common
occurrence. The general opinion in Boston was that
there was something about to come to an end; but
what IL was no one could exactly say. The bitter
disappointment that was expressed on all Sides shows
how very unanimous was the opinion that wing vic
tory here was certain to cause the laws repeal and
yet the very first act of the whg majority the sub
ject was to refuse motion TO that efect-even that
courtesy which is rarely denied 70 any proposition.
Since Tuesday little action Of consequence has been
had on the subject, gentlemen Of the House nbbhng
about it like 80 many veteran trout, who would have
the bait, but are determined not to be caught"
The question Of selecting United States Senator
to succeed Mr. Davis troubles the wings great deal
The Chronicle, the organ Of the antqu0r law party,
has already threatened them with the weight OF that
partys vengeance II they do not walk straight up to
the repeal mark. II claims that there twelve men
in the House who hold the balance Of power, and
without whose aid no wing can he chosen Senator.
Fiz Henry Warren is on here elcctioneering for Mr..
Ashmun and Horace Greeley Is urging the election
Of julius Rockwell, formerly representative In Con-
gress from the district represented by Mr. Good
rich. Horace made quite figure last Tuesday, when
he visited the State House, in company with General
Wilson. Some Of the country members mistook him
for one of their scarecrows Horace being not exactly
beauty, and scornng to be trammelled in his person
by the rules Of q Brummel or q D'Orsay When he
heard the vote against the repeal of the Maine law
declared Greeley made one jump from the State House
to the telegraph station and INDUCED in the luxury
of an extra despatch to New York for the benefit of
all the gentlemen of cold water views there. He act
ed If he thought SCOTS defeat all atOned for
by the triumph Of the fanatics here. For man who
processes to have much faith in the people Horace
has marvellous desire for stringent laws to keep
them straight. Perhaps he feels the necessity for
straint in his own person.
The discussion Of the Senatorial question is getting
to be warm in Its character The Salem Gascfte We
nerabe paper Of some eighty-fve years, and which
has belonged to the federal or wing party since that
sentence, In leader, on this subject =" Senator
from Massachusetts, should be q man whose moral
character is free from reproach. No gameste~, no
wine bibbcr; loose and licentious liver, should be
able to point " the example Of Senator from Massa