The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-04


Temperance Satisfactorily Lord of Esser-
The Boston Post OGce-Country OGces-Pep-
perelI-NeD Bcdfrd-FaN Riuer-Oid Liners IN
the Shire-7hs Worcester Post O6cc--A Demo
cratic State COnvention proposed, to act against
General Gushing, &c.
The Convention is getting to be illbred as that
of France, in 1793 That everlasting still-begin-
ming and never ending SUBJECTIVE basis Of repre-
sentaton--has been under discussion all this week,
and some gentlemen have been talking about one
another, in Of their discussions, and to their
faces just as they do in private. Some Of the Bristol
"anti-whig" delegates, headed by Marcus Morton,
Mr.. Williams, and Mr.. Hathaway, spirited
bunker from Freetown, have combiAsd to aid
the wings, as it is said. They came to the
Convention determined upon ruling it, or ruin
ing its work. They were regularly used up in
fortnight after the Convention met and now do
ing great deal Of mischief to their friends-the
mother Of mischief, as the proverb says, being no
bigger than midges wing Mr.. Butler and Mr..
Hathaway had a setto on Wednesday, and cut each
other up in fine style. A civil war Of two hours
took place, the wings leaning back in their seats as
far as they could (the backs do not slope, though
some Of their occupants occasionally dog and enjoy
ing the tragic comedy with great good humor-men
being SO very amiable when their enemies are de-
strcying themselves.
The Convention has acted very unwisely in voting
that its members shall be paid S3 per day for their
services when it understood that 81 per day was
to be the compensation. The contest between the
conservatives and the radicals about calling the Con
vention, extended over period OF two years. The
wings objected to it, among other things that i
would cost great deal of money. The nformers re-
piled that it would not cost the half that the whg
said, and pledged themselves, through their papers,
in conversation, and in of debate in the Stat
Senate, that the pay Of delegates should be So per
day, the same that was paid to senators and repre-
sentatves. The whole matter was apparently well
understood among men of all parties; but tho chair
man Of the committee to whom the subject of pay
was referred and who is whig, reported an add-
tional dollar per day, and the Convention, by an
overwhelming majority, greedily swallowed the bait
The difference IN the cost of the Convention will be from
thirty to forty thousand dollars the latter sum should
the Convention sit until August, it is now thought
it will. or more than two hundred and fifty coali-
ton members, only fty-fOur has voted against the
swindle that has been perpetrated. The people will
not he much concerned about the additional expen.
diture, but the meanness OF the act cannot fail to
cause much disgust. State tax, for the first time
IN many years, has just been imposed and the wings
will be sure to make a great use Of this grab at Dor
rowed money by the friends Of retrenchment and
reform" The majority of the Convention does not
seem to be gifted with a great deal more wisdom
than it pleased Heaven to bestow upon the majority
OF the last Legislature, and perhaps the odiim III
CURED by the will come to be balanced by that
incurred by the other.
Tie discussions in the Convention are O.. the most
wearisome character. All had been said that could
be said with interest," the representative question:
more than week ago, and the latter speeches and
debates have been OF the character OF the discussions
in ppis l.unv doh fin Y,lI, 80
nOrance, impIdence, and want OF courtesy. Brawl-
ing pettfoggers are in the places Of statesmen and
sober minded people. Perhaps the blow OUT that
accompanies the Fourth will have the effect of
clearing away the haZiness of the moral atmosphere
The temperance people are showing their teeth IN
different places, aud are bent upon establishing the
utter ineffciency OF our Maine law beyond all d1ubt.
Gem, lants have been made the present week in
several towns. against persons who are guilty Of
being suspected" OF having violated the law. In
Concord, where the criminal term of the Common
Pleas court is now in session, bills have been found
against innkeepers. The accused will escape, as
heretofore tie law being mere sievc IL is well
known that its friends do not expect to obtain con-
vctions under it, except when they have had the
luck to LOUNGE upon some poor lrishwOman who
may have disposed Of few cents worth Of whisley
and about whose trial feels any Interest," but
they do expect to demonstrate that there must be
more legislation against the liquor business, and SO
stir up all the fanatcism in the State to their aid.
Every failure to convict will bring votes TO their
cause, and SO they will become q power and will
have the pleasure Of being concilated.
Some curious statistics hayeElatey come to light
the quantity OF liquor that it requires TO heal
wounds in the families OF temperance men, II has
been ascertaned that if a child of temperance man
happens to cut its thumb, it takes three gallons of
tie very best brandy to completely restore said
thumb 30 a condition in which il might be said Of it
that it is Observation-Disclosures and what is still
singular the fact that the accidents in tenn
Ierance families from the use OF knives axes, and 50
forth, are astOnishingly large.
u pp-Ap
in Salem very nicely 1t has been considered proper
to continue Mr.. Miller in the place of Collector of
that port because he is the son Of his father, the
gallant General Of that name; but he only holds the
pla.e it were, in trust and for the benefit of DEM
ocrats The real power of the office is the hands
of committee, who remove and appoint whom they
please, the collector being the executor Of their de-
crees, and the executioner OF his old political CON-
mdes. The story goes that when man desires a
place in the Salem Custom House he draws up Pc
titon, not 10 Mr. Miller, but to Mr. Lord to whom it
has been given to bind and to loose throughout
Essex county and at whose suggestion and by whose
advice Mr. Merrill, the GarTisonian abolitionst
appointed Postmaster of Gloucester Mr.. Lord is
lord paramount over the men of Essex, aud | sup
rose that the cOaitonists down there are ready to
excaim, with the Englishman in Charles rs time,
when angry with that bgoted churchman, DR..
Laud-"Great Laud, unto The Lord, and little Lord
to the devil ~
We have had any number Of stories about the Post
Office here for the week just ending. One day Mr..
Bailey had the commission in his pocket whereup-
on Mr. Bailey's virtues came out in full blow, aud
men declared that it was Just what they had ALWAYS
expected, and that they knew Mr.. Bailey was per-
sure to go ahead he had so much tact; but when
the 3Oth OF june that magical quarter day. had been
added to the list Of by gone things, and left no
mission in Mr. Baileys hands-none that the public
knew any thing about, at all events-the same men
were ready to declare that it absurd to have sup
posed that that gentleman had any chance; how
could the idea have been, for moment entertained,
they asked. They were sure that Mr.. Gordon would
hold OVERHEAD always thought so-or else why had
that gentleman after the death of Mr. Webster had
released him from his party obligations voted for
General PIERCE The whole thing was clear a. light,
but still can't see into it. The probability is that
the place has been affected by the recent change OF
opinion the subject of Massachusetts, offices that
bas happened at Washington, and that the commits
sion for il is of the nature of "roving one and so
is "all at sea-"
There are many country Offices which have not yet
been touched, aud the patriots who seek them are
growing like bears It is thought that some i'm
preston may be made upon them in the course
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