The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-08
Our Boston Correspondence.

Boston, May O., 1854
New Party Aocements-7he Temperance M. coming regu
ary into hs Fcld-Meeiing Of the Free Soil State Cen
trail Committee-Democratic Ideas the Passage Of the
Nebraska Bill Post and the Free SoiliSm Of the
Democratic Postmaster at Worcestershire Tco-Ndhant
The Exchange Coffee House-7hc Paine 4Gdir-7he
Condition IF the Liquor LaT-Rerort about the London
Consulate and General Ptdslee, de-, DC
Old parties and parties preparing for the next
tntest in this State The temperance men have at last
esoved upon coming formally into the field with regu
sltcke,s for all State officers Of their formation
This they have resolved upon consequence of the
condition in which the liquor law put by the Supreme
Court and left by the legislature After the Court had
knocked in the head Of the temperance cask the
ultra fanatics the of strong faith and yet
stronger breaths called vehementy upon the Legislature
to restore the said cask to its ancient condition The
Legislature affected to listen to this very reasonable dc
mand and the House went far with its ninety
wing majority, as to pass a antrum law, said to
have been drawn up by Mr.. Butler, of Lowell, and
therefore, not likely to be very favorable to the
mics But tho wings only playing their old
game the temperance question-that which they
had found profitable in the years that mme-
diaely preceded the advent of the coalition. Then,
when anti.rum bill was introduced into and
passed by the House. the Senate duty to throw 1t
out at least fnot its duty such its business and
business too that it failed to perform. Perhaps
the Senate passed the bill and the House passed it overs
the two branches changing places but not purposes This
play ia now played out, and the temperance
solved upon having Legislature of their own, II they
get Yet the game they playing is precisely
that which is best calculated to benefit the wings AS
political organization, the temperance must take
almost their entire voters from ant-whig parties The
temperance wings have never abandoned their party to
vote for temperance men, and they never will They
would vote for whig who had been drunk Noah or
Lot for forty years. rather than for of other
party who mad been total absainer ali his life why
whose normal state Is boozness Is all right in their eyes
know Of one whore they voted for anti coalition
ist, who was notorious as common drunkard whose
anti proceeded from his failure to get Office
because he common drunkard and whose intellect
would have dsgraced the school for idiots, and his
morals the stocks Some Thousands of free soers and
democrats may be drawn into the party, but not
wings enough TO affect the result Of an election in New
The free soil State Committee had meeting Thurs
day, and discussed the aspect OF political affairs.
proposition TO call state Convention early in the sum
merthe last of June the first Of Jul was brought
forward, and finally referred TO subcommittee which
is report the matter next Thursday which day
the State Committee adjourned. letter was received
from Mr. c. r. Adams regretting his inability to attend
reiteratng his hostility to slavery and expressing his
readiness to afford to the free soil party his assistance
Some gentlemen of the COMMITTEES must have made
rather wry faces this letter when they recoected
what kind OF assistance Mr. Adams had given to their
party during the last two In 1852 he headed the
men who forced the nomination Of Mr.. Mann, and
paved the way for the election OF Mr.. Clifford In 1858
he headed the free soil boilers against the new constitu
ton and secured the defeat OF that instrument AMI
the election Of Judge washburn To do him ustice,
do not think lie felt any real hostility 10 the cons
tuition his object being the defeat OF General wilson
whose election to the Goyernorshp supposed to de-
pend upon the of the constitution lie would
stab the General only through the constitution aud he
stabbed hem both accordingly. II is wayhehoa.
doing things
General Wilson viii leave here to-day or on Monday for
Washington, where he win probably witness the passage
Of the Nebraska bi that is IL the stories about changes
Of opinion among members Of Congress- that We hear be
true There are not many democrats in Massachusetts,
who care any thing about the Nebraska bill for its own
sake but some OF the thoughtful members OF the
party-gentlemen who look at the political field through
gold specaces and who seek 10 look into the future
through the medium--thoy hold that the passage
OF the bill would be complete triumgh the hards
OF New York and that branch 81 the party once con
quered all would be well with them. Let the hards be
compelled to surrender TO the ofts and be absorbed
the soft organization aud they hold there would be
further trouble. New York they look upon as the
troubled fountain whence dow streams so turbid In
ticu and yode tsland, and its MOTTO be proud Of vic
toy IA New Hampshire. II Is question between tho
New YORK harJs and the administration, according to
mis- view Of the matter and not between the friends
and the foes OF the Missouri compromise rather think
that the hards would ud themselves In odi position
should the administration succeed through their aid
Perhaps II would be well for them recollec, the
ssy ing OF the Duke Of Alva mot the young gentman
who insulted Mrs Soul but the old gentleman who
~ the heads Of Fgmont and Horn that should not
allow kings Preidents TO treat them people do pome.
out Of them Of all that Is valuable
and then throw them away.
The Pot says that Mr.. Bannister the newly appointed
Postmaster OF Worcester, Is not - full boolcd free
.oiier" Perhaps he s not, but he has BEEN and pro-
baby Is now full. FLOODED coalltlonst. The Post
ays that Mr. y. has been member Of tho demo-
ratio party since he a voter and always
icied in accordance with its rules Of organization
veiy likely and Of the rules Of the democratic
,anato1 Of Worcester county has required that all de-
nocras there during the last Eve elections should
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