Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-01-13

proper that less than one thousandth part Of that
receipt should be spent TO procure probable gam
Of many times one per cent
The editor of the Lowell American, who is
member of the Legislature, writes home very good
letters concerning doings in Boston. From the
giving an of the organization of the Legis
latnre, we make the following extract:
BosToE, Jan. 5.
The Wing members of the Legislature carried
things through to-day in a manner highly satislaco-
ny to themselves so agreeable as it might be TO
their opponents. Not was loose, did
gudgeon require oiling Ii was pleasing see the
gentlenanly with which the Wings at the
business. Tney were apparently perfectly uncon-
scious that they were representatives of party in
minority oil fourteen thousand IN the Stale; they act
ed as If the people had decreed their restoration to
power. Ii is one Of the singular Authorizations Of
Wbigism III this STATE, that tt has right to rule,
and II is no doubt tue, hat the who during the
last two years have been prevented from holding
their umed oilicsS regard III lselye- beng
robbed of noiey to y hich they legally
Tilted as they were 10 their stock dividends. Ii is
not Improbable tbat his deuson w be carried TO
such extent that efloi viii be made to pay
Mr.. Chas Calhoun, Mr. Isaac Flske, AIR. Ehen'r
Bradbury and others. The money which they would
have recrived ii the najorily ollie people had not
illegally conferred thar offices upon others.
Mr.. Calhoun chosen Clerk receiving 8 votes,
aud MIR. F. H. Uude,w lod S. Ii is understood
that the young and worship Wings tum up their
noses this last ops ration. They say that the on.
y consolation they have had during the two years
Of Coalition rule, is that when The Wings got into
power again, there would be disribution.-
Several things favored Mr. Calhoun; one was the
determination Of Judge Warren, devoted restora-
tionst TO vote for Mr.. Underwood in case Mr.. G.
was not nominated; and another that Piper of
the Fitchburg RevIle pushing for the place, and
it would not do 10 let hun have it. Those who have
not read Pper's platiludes upon the Office seeking
propensites of the Coalitionsls, surmi>ed that he
would be seeking for something, and lo he turns up
candidate lor this Senate Cletkship 1t is not
unlikely that he may get the appointment of Assis-
tant Clerk. The bone is thrown to
him, the sooner his hunger will be appeased. If
he can be put to some honest calling, all w,lI re-
juice.
Col. Schouler was chosen Clerk, receiving
l5I votes, Mr. Josselyn So, c. w. Slack As,
Scattering g. 1t will be seen that four votes more
were cast, for Clerk, than for Speaker Two of
them were thrown by Mr. Morton of Fairhaven
and Mr. Stevenson of Boston, who paired of at
the election of Speaker, Mr. S. having some ur-
gent business in the street. The other two extra
votes cannot be fathered upon any gentleman in
particular. As two more votes were cast than
lhele were members present, and as Col Schoul-
er's vote was fire larger than Mr. Bliss vote,
two Wings by some accident or other, must have
voted double Probably the votes stuck together
1t is unfortunate that as in the case of the Sem
atorlal ballotlng, two years ago, the votes which
stick together, and accidentally cast should
be Wing votes because the fact subjects that
highly moral and respectable party to the sus.
plclon of having among lis members men who are
not so careful as they ought TO be this subject.
Members of the Legislature cannot be too partic-
uiar not TO cast double votes. No blame in this
re- IL H., 4
mistakes will sometime occur in all parties, and
ii is unfortunate for the reputation of The Wings,
that these mistakes have invariably been commit
ted by some of their own careless members The
secret ballot cured this carelessness in Summers
case, and would no doubt have cured it to-day in
the case of the election Of Clerk. The eagerness
of the Wings to get rid of the secret ballot may
have tendency 10 subject them TO a suspicion of
unfair play. 1t is TO be hoped that they will
avoid all things which may tend TO bring upon
them charge of this kind They are aol0 above
suspicion, but few mole accidents Of this kind
may be noticed. s'Brethern,' said preacher
one day to his Society, ''a pair of gloves and
shawl were taken by mistake from one Of the
pews, at noon; and you will allow me to observe
that such mistakes getting to be leetEe TOO
common"
Popular ignorance to the Great and General
Court, is absolutely astonishing. As the process
sion passing along Washington street, one of
the on-looters put the question to another, ''Who
thee9t" He was told ''rhe members of the
Legislature" and he then enquired, (Which is
General Pierce - Being informed that he had
passed, surrounded by bis aids, he hurried for.
ward, caught glimpse of Gov. Boutwell,, and
declared that she looks Jest like the pickters'
ROBBERY OF THE Town TREASURER OF
BRAINTREE, AND ARREsT.-On Sunday, an
IRISH boy fifteen or sixteen years of age, who has
been living for some lime past with Mr.. S. d.
Hayden, Town treasure Of Braniree, abscond-
ed, taking with him 5000 in gold and bills, a
check for 500, and from $4,000 10 $4,000 In re-
celpts OF 20 value to any one except-Mr Hayden
The boy, whose name is John Smith, was arrest
ed in Roxbury, on Monday. He had on his per-
son 1928 in silver, $S6 in gold, 1924 ia bank bills,
and a Chez; for $67,65, on the Quincy Stone
Bank. He also had on an overcodt belonging 10
Mr. Hayden. Tie gave information to the officers,
as will probably lead to the recovery of the pa
pers taken. He was brought before Justice Sea-
yer, and required to give bonds, in $500, for his
appearance at Dedhan. in Anil next in deC,nlt