The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-03

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Tbs " spiritual" dslasiea Is becoming very gone
rel in this par! q he world Yea have go. |. ear
and which q times was net altegstAse . spiEitlsn
affair But a. We hold oonvsntions ON every posi-
Bile matter. An not disposed 70 Lay much srsas On
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which the dslasiea has taken o The minds Of some
Of our m vt sensible people. References have bssA
made to particular oase in ssme Of the journals,
and the individual thus spoken Of Il no Les psrssa
than one Of our most eminent and wealthy nsr-
chants. This gentleman actually believes that hs
has bad spiritual com nuniostion with er Webster
Perhaps he has, for who knows? But am not yet
prepared to give in my sdhesion to his views This
case is but one OF many, and very large list might
be made out Of the orsdulous, from among
Leading citizens: It Is more than yesF
select circle Of "bis wigs" and the majority
came to the conclusion that there must bs some
thing ont of the common line in all this trapping"
and 50 forth So your friend Greeley can take oon-
especial folly in tho very land Of the witches and
pottooUs.
l am reluctantly forced to the conclusion, from
variety of facts that have come to my knowledge,
but the details Of which it is not worth while
troubling you with. that General Gushing will not
be called to the new cabinet. l have IL from the
best authority that General Pierce has said that he
cabinet office think the loss will be his own, for
apart from the fact that General Cushing cannot be
seeker for the Presidency, his qualifications for
high office are not surpassed by those Of any of
The subject Of office seeking is rarely mentioned
here, and no one knows who are to hold the big
places any more than was known six months ago.
Occasionally. gentleman VIII get political friend
merits, and bis wonderful capacity for dischargng
the duties Of some fat place, but he only gets
laughed at for his pains.
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organ SO far a. he has one here, that gentleman's
purchase of . house at Washington means only that
he could get one in no other way at the capital, and
has no reference whatever to h1 designs on the
Senatorship This is all very likely to be true; but
it is nevertheless quite as true that Mr. Everett Is
after the Senatorship, and would not be mortally
offended he were chosen to succeed Gov. Davis.
Mr.. Wnthrops friends are moving in behalf of their
favorte with great determine alton. and, altogether,
the Senatorial question has assumed squally look
for the wings, and it may 80 happen that the whig
who shall get the place viii owe his good fortune to
the support Of some Of the coalitionsN 1t is said
that Mr. Sumner is anxious to have Governor Briggs
for his colleague, and is urging tho free soil MEM
bers Of the Legislature to support him This Is
very .artfqI dodge on the part Of our Corinthian
Senator. He wishes to have . third rate man for q
colleague, 30 that his own consequence may DO in
creased, lit viii bear much increasing, certainly,
wi.hout becoming grest,) and he hates Winthrop,
tian, and vindictive," cordially reoipro ,stes Mr.
Everett is pretty much such another man a. him
self, and two men who resemble one another are
rarely friends. All this may lead TO Mr.. Ashmun's
success; for il the free sellers should be such
"a to listen to Mr. Summers advice, and support
Governor Briggs, not > fen of the democratic mem
bers Of the Legislature would probably support the
Hampden gentleman But il is something more than
an even chance that Mr. Summers advice and wishes
will be treated with contempt by the free soiers.
No man has sunk 80 rapidly and 50 deeply
in the estimation of his party Is Mr..
Sumner. Mr. Van Buren,, in 1913, did not rank
lower with democrats than Mr. Sumner now does
with free soilers Mr. Sumner belongs. not to the
American, but TO the English school Of publis men.
He cares for EDglish opinion, not for that Of the
United States His opposition to slavery is sent;-
ment borrowed from English statesmen and scho.
lars, with whom he has largely associated. His
ideas on politics are almost entirely English, and
hence the distance ne maintains between himself
and his party. He is rather . member Of tho
House of Commons than of the United States
Senate.
An articls in . late number Of the Concord
sition to Cen Pieroes administration will proceed
from . certain set of men in New Hampshire.
Our Legislature will meet ON w Wednesday next.
There seems to DO little doubt of Mr.. Warren, of
Suffolk, being chosen President Of the Senate, where
the wings have two majority. Mr. kcowlton will
probably be tho coalition candidate, though it is
not certain l. may be thought policy, BY way of
g compliment" 10 vote for some one else, seeing
that wing must be chosen, barring accidents II
is supposed that the wings will restore the old clerk
of the Senate, Charles Calhoun, who is a sort Of
cheated bear, always on his hind legs, and
snarpg In the House, opinions are divided as to
the speakership, in the dominant party Mr.. Ste.
venson, Of Boston, is spoken Of, ana certainly is
best qualified for the office; but then he is from the
same place Is Mr.. Warren, and it is thought it
would not do to give both offices to Boston men.
Mr. Lord, Of Salem, is tho most prominent candi.
date just row, and it is thought he will be the
lucky fellow upon whom the choice of the House viii
pected IL at be will afford the House good deal Of
sport by ,quarreling with it.. A third nominee
qualified than Mr.. Lord: There are several
is worth three thousand dollars a year. The
most prominent Of these is Colonel Schouler,
editor of the Atlas, who is sinking the pro-
fession by thus seeking an Office, which makes me
doubt his support Of Scott having been based On
patriotism alone There may be more difficulty in
getting few of the Webster wings to vote for him.
Mr. Purdy, ex editor Of the Mad is ais, after the
clerks5ip He is pleasant: gentlemanly fellow,
with the proper business qualifications for the
ton, and many hope he will be chosen who do not
agree with him in politics Who the coalition pro-
pose to run for Speaker and clerk do dot know,
booked for defeat M Bean, Of Lowell, is spoken
of for keeper of the coal hole; but then he is not
fond of ''blsck embraces" and may not give his
consent to be candidate for 80 excellent station
Mr. Brooke closed very successful engagement
at the National, last night He has established
high reputation here The Misses Denim appear in
Romeo end Juliet" on Monday evening next. The
plan Of Saturday evening performances is finding
favor in Boston
Some fault is found with those persons who have
control Of the matter, because Of the high figure
"a ,000) at which shares in the new theatre and
opera house have been put. IL ia thought that the
effect will be to place the whole under the
control Of few men whe can afford to Enk q few
thousands each, without much regard to the cha
racter Of the dividend that may be realized but who
will think Themselves well paid for their investments
in other ways This view is not altogether without
FEASIBILITY; but, the other hand, it ia undeDi-
able that the plan adopted has certain advantages
that could not be expected to follow from a differ
ent COURSE such placing the shares at $50 800
each. The work Is public one in it's nature,
though individual interests concerned to some
extent; and, considered In its public light, the plan
adopted seems to be the best that could be found
A remarkable instance Of the success Of book Is
afforded by the sale, in course Of the last three or
four nnntha of nnXarda of thnuaan