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

BOSTON, Nov. ID, 1888.
The Results Of the Legislative Electioa-1He Sen
ate-Estmated Effect, of the Gushing Ukase--
The " Sirth Proposition PIN for the Annera-
ton of Rorbrry to Boston, and for the Consolida-
ton of Towns and Cities-Ihe IRISH Vote-Ow
Municipal E2eaion-Nr. Ahicrtoa's Death
Gen. Peaslse-1Re First Governor of Missachu
sets, &c, &c.
The elections Of last Tuesday and Wednesday, held
foI the purpose Of filling vacancies in the House of
Representatives resulted somewhat fayorably to the
wings, who now claim upwards Of sixty-six majority
in that body. There are some hunkers elected, who
will nrobahlH act with the ghias Is gtttf fsr
and the last trials to fill them will be made on the
2sth Were it possible for the vacant towns to elect
and to make choice of men that should politically
represent their opinions, the coalition would have
the House, and SO be victorious but this il not con-
seered possible by any one. Men say what might
be done but none venture to say that it will be done
Even if the most vigorous attempts should be made
to carry the House, the free sellers, remembering
how they wer, cheated at the Senatorial elections in
Bristol and Berkshire could not in all cases be relied
upon, and nothing but the most perfect union and
the greatest efforts could effect anything This il not
the time for union and efforts for any purpose.
The exact state of parties in the Senate is not
kn,wn. The wings have IL members; but whether
the coalitionsts have ., 10 or IL cannot be known
until after the votes shall have been officially counted
Or. Holland, of Hampden, owes his ee 4ion to disaf
fiction in the wing ranks there. At the time the whig
county convention was held, wrote you that there
had been trouble in it, some Of the me nbers with
drawing after Mr.. Southworth had been nominated
This trouble grew ont Of dispute concerning the To-
cation Of a railroad. It is probable that if the Hamp-
den boiling wings had known that their party was
about to be victorious, they would not have been 80
ready to abandon one OF their regular candidates
1t may be remarked that Hampden Is the only county
that gave good majority for the proposed new con-
stitution. In Essex county the Lord administration
hunkers cast more than twice as many votes as the
Barstow hunkers
End that most coalitionsts are inclined to attach
more importance to the Gushing ukase in its effect
on the result here, than | had supposed possible.
They say the great effect it had was in inspirting
the wings, by conveying the impression that the adj
mntration was their side particularly as respect
able members Of the wing party did not hesitate to
assert that Cushing was opposed to the new const-
tuition The wings believed that the coaliio would
feel the blow worse than it did and therefore they
came up to the battle, in its latter stages with q
great deal oil energy. 1t is rain that they ao-
peareo to be al entirely different party during the
last ten days OF the campaign from what they had
been at any time preceding the issuing Of the ukase
There is scarcely man in Boston who does not
believe that the effect OF the Acknowledgements
interference, BY insPrtng the wings and dishearten.
ing the democrats, converted what would have 4
been small majority for the new constitu.
tuition into respectable one against IT, The story
is that Gushing IS coming on here in n short time. /
do not know that any party intends to offer him
public dinner, unless the wings may have come 10
that conclusions; but there are hosts Of his old friends
who would gladly give him salt eel for his supper
earnished with all the indelicacies OF the season
" said tDst the famous sixth proposition" OF !
no ppa itthlo hat .l ID
OF the school fund for sectalian educational purpo
ses-wbich had go much TO 10 with arraying the |
Catholic Irish against the proposed change, has been
adopted. 1t would be capital Joke were IL so to
turn out. The wings would not be displeased with |
such resulr, for It would get them out Of what |
threatens to lie grave difficulty Tney are under |
stood to be pledged to the Catholics 10 return for
the great assistance they have Just received from
them, and it would not be good policy 10 offend |
them, for they can not rely upon always having as
slsfance nom democratic member Of the clbinet |
Now, u the people have chosen To incorporate into
the constitution provision that the Catholics shall
not have any d the school f1od, what can the said
Catholics do about it Desert the wings they can |
and may, but a. the coalition is dead and there ia
not the slightest prospect Of any other party being
formed here competent 10 contend with them there
would he nothing gained Wy sach a corse-there. |
lore " Tiil no. be adopted. The temperance people
may, under certain circumstances, form party: |
but the Irish would never join that
The annexation II Roxbury 20 Boston IL subject |
that Is now attracting Considerable attention II seems
to meet with more favor than formerly for this II not
the first time it has been proposed and discussed II
If but part Of great plan Of consolidation had 10 |
view by certain OF our people, the effect OF which
supposng It TO prove successful, would be 70 greatly
increase the power and the Importance of the city OF
Boston. This plan IT, TO annex to Boston the cities
OF Cbarlestown, Cambridge and Roxbury, and the |
towns OF Brookline, Chelsea, Dorchester and Somer.
VILE making OF them vast municipality, which.
It to be formed three years from this time
would contain about 10000 inhabitants, OF double |
the population Of Potion in 1850 The places named
contsincd some 2l2O0O people, at the time Of the |
taking OF The last census, and they estimated at
100000 at this time. They are all wealthy and |
rapidly growing places Their total proDerty yalns.