The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-25

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b,,rg Railroad at Charlsssotcn-Sts for the City
AsAayy-Dsmoliti of the Pemberton House,
Iyis of Governors " Sold !" by Andresg Jackson
Alen-The Wing Nomination-Mr. Choate, Mr..
laurence, and Mr.. Ashmus-Ihe Free Sol Con-
,sntion-Henry Wilson-Amasa Walker-J1dge
WashJtwn The Temperance Question-Mr.
Thompson, &c.
The opening of the Mechanics Fair, on Wednes-
day, was hardly what was expected and was the re-
verse OF brilliant. There was as much vacant space
a. there was in the American department OF the
London Crystal Palace, about which we used to have
ear minds exercised on every arrival OF the English
Ynails Mr. Bull, with that regard for the feelings OF
others which has always been one OF his chief charac-
1eristics making all manner of fun of Master iona
tAan's display of soap and-nothing He was made to
zine somewhat differently before the exhibition was
ever and 20 will il be with those who laugh at our ex
hbitvn. Another week will see it in state Of perfec
taop great progress having already been made since
Wednesday morning in bringing it to what it should
be. It was opened few days too soon, and the
opening should have been postponed until the 10th,
when, with proper exertions on the part of those
ragged in the preparatory work. it might have been
done with decided effect Some fault is justly charge
able upon contributors, over whose movements the
managers could have no control.
The Fitchburg Railroad Company are making
immense preparations to accommodate the business
OF transportation on their grounds at Charlestown
AL the old buildings that formerly covered those
grounds have been torn down. and the railroad work
that was done in them is now performed in neat and
sommodious shops at little distance, and the lands
thus made vacant are covered with spacious ware
houses that will be filled with articles destined 70
or brought from the Vest and the North. Such con.
vsnieLces have long been needed, and soon to
be hal. When the company bought the land that it
now holds in Charlest0wn its sgers were thought
to be crazy; and yet they have hardly zen ough for
thsir purposes Land indeed, is of the scarcest
of things in Charlestown, and the State government
ought to be indicted for not removing the State prison
to some place where ground is not in such de.
nand The people ofthe place are, and have been for
years. anxious that the institution should be removed
elsewhere or anywhere, but government, with that
pervewe obstnacy which always characterizes it in
lldOug will keep convicts near to Boston, where
the facilities for escape better than they possibly
could be made az Quincy or Laaes Dor )ugh.
The committee Of the city government, to whom
the subject aas given in charge have purchased the
Wheeler estate, on Boylston street. as site for the
erection Of building for the Free City Library.
The front Boylsto street is niuety i've feet the
depth of the lot s 1877 feet, and there in it 900
square feet. The committee also purchased the
house On the Apthorp estate, adjoining the Wheeler
estate, the east The price Of the land SIS 80
per square foot. The bargain is yet to be ratified by
the city government. Should it be ratified we shall
have library well situated and if not in the very
focus of fashion, sufficiently to it to render the
location ea'iDeuty respectable" Nothing will lie
betwt en- the City Library and that Of the Athenaum
but the trees and turf and walks of the Common,
and lively imagination can convert that fair
nj nj cadp
my, and make Of it, not of point of
separation, but Of connection between two literary
institutions Of the first class Boylston street is a
good quarter for library, and favors the southern
portion Of the city without being unusto other parts
Of it.
"They say" that the old Pemberton House is to
come down, or rather to be torn down, and taat
block of stores is TO rise on it's sire. It is on Howard
street place where business has not as yet made
such progress as in other quarters; but there
will soon be part of Boston safe from its encroach
ments. Since the Howard Athenaum has been in
operation the Pemberton has been great place for
gentlemen and ladies VINO live by making representa-
hons OF life.
Gov. Broome, of Florida, and Gov. Wright, of In
diana and (but am lot Of this last being SOL
Gov. Gner, of Georgia, are in town, having come on
here to attend Andrew Jackson Aliens Convention
OF Governors to promote American industry"
These gentlemen have been as completely "sold"
as II they were but common men. As
the story goes, they answered Mr.. Aliens letters
with gravity and circumstance quite as impos-
ing al those Of the ilustrious gentleman himself.
Allen is the Old Man OF the Sea come to life, and
Is gifted with power Of boring such as never be-
fore was posses ed by any two-legged animal. The
Governors d, not admit their having been vctimized,
but everybody happens to be acquainted with the
fact. They had q business here. or course thsy
had, for they are too well bred to 60 where they
have b" no business"
Chapman, who murdered the Cozzens family, has
been lodged in Jail at Concord, and was this morn
ing told, his brother-inlaw, Twiche has also been
arrested, and is in the same jail. Chapman is
email man, rather boyish In his appearance, and
good looking; quite unlike, in all respects. to the
popular idea OF what murderer should be-, and
seemingly cut out for a Missionary to the
Feejee Islands. 1t was fortunate for the Irishman
that Mrs. Cozzens not killed outright for If she
had been, he would have been taken up for the
murder, as every one would have pronounced it
repetition Of the Casey crime, perpetrated year
since.
The wings are in a bi. of stew about their can
didate for Governor. They want a big man, and at
united now of all their leaders only in the person OF
Rufus Cnoate, and he peremptoriy refuses to allow
his party to nominate him. He has, / understand,
two reasons for this REFUSAL In the first place. his
profession, at moderate estimate must be worth
twenty thousand O. year to him, about all of which
would be lost should he be elevated to our chief
magistracy, which j, costly place to whoever oceu
pies 1t ike gentleman; and, III the second place,
he is too well Informed not to be aware that Boston
man would stand but . poor chance Of receiving a
large popular vote, and still less Of an cleo ion. He
nor aIy other wing could not look to do better than
Mr.. Winthrop. in 1851, when that gentleman re.
ceived "a 229 votes and yet failed Of election by
more than 5000. 7, man Of Mr. Choates stand
lng-a man upon whose shoulders we all recognise
the mantle of Daniel Webster to have fallen, and
fallen worthily-it would be but small consolation
after having been beaten by certainly not less than
ten thousand popular majority, to be elected by the
Legislature, the majority OF which should rep.
resent q minority Of the people. He has too
much selfrespect to stand in any such position as
that; and that is the most favorable position that
the WING candidate can expect to occupy, with the
chances ten to one that it will be, in all respects
much worse. Then the wings are such asses that no
man ought to trust his fortune and reputation with
them. Mr.. Choafe is not particle more popular at
this moment than was Governor Clifford twelve
month since, and where is his popularity now? I
should soon expect 10 hear one Of the songs that
the birds sung that season as to find that popularity
1t has persisted utterly. Mr. Choate would fare no
better, if as well. He will hardly make the expert
ment Of seeking to navigate that ship Of foolsr
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