The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-12

once thought Of Mr.. Rockwell while did think
Of Governor Briggs, Mr.. Kellogg, Mr.. Ashmun, and
others Of less note, in the western quarter. One
that Mr. Rockwell IS nos much known in tSs sssn
part OF the State. This Is unkind. Mr.. Rockwell
was Speaker of our House of Representatives in
1885, when the Boston wings were seeking to flood
the state with an irredeemabe paper currency; and
Elected little credit on either his integrity as pub
lie man, or his impartiality presiding officer
And now for the Boston wings to pretend that they
90 not know him? It is too bad. He was among
the most prominent of our young wings when he
first entered public life in 1884; but, somehow or
other, he disappointed the expectations that had
been formed of him. In Congress he made hardly
respectable figure, and in the Constitutional Con-
venti0n he was nobody, devolving upon Governor
Briggs the task Of unfolding the honor of Pitts
field. Mr.. Rockwell is native of Connecticut, hav-
ing been born at Colebrook, in that State on the
10Th OF April, 1906.
Governor Washburn is said to have concluded not
to appoint Mr.. Lord, because he Is not sufficiently
dignihed for Senator; while he objected TO MI.
Ashmun because Of his attachment to some of the
yanities OF this our mortal state where, the poet
hath it
The flesh is frail and 50 the soul undone
Mr.. Richard y. Greenough has been employed to
make the statue Of Franklin for this city. Franklin
is to be represented in the dress that he wore
when he signed the treaty Of Paris in 1883, and
which, it has been stated, was the same that
he wore on the occasion Of the attack that
was made upon him by Wedderburn, before
the English Privy Council. There was malice
in the coincidence, 1t may be easily believed, for
the great philosopher loved practical jest, espe-
cialy If it told. The money necessary for the sta
tues execution has been raised, but more is yet
quired to pay for the base and pedestal upon which
the statue Is to stand There to be four bas-re-
liefs in the PEDESTAL to represent, l. Franklin work
ing at his press; 2. Experiment in electricity; 3.
Signing the Declaration of Independence; and, 4.
Concluding the Treaty Of Paris. When finished,
this monument will be worthy of Franklin and OF
his native city.
Mr.. Loring's Hundred Boston Orators has ar
rived at third edition, honor which it well de-
serves. Few books can be consulted with more
profit and advantage by those who would become
familiar with the history of Boston and prominent
Boston men during the last eighty odd years. The
new edition contains much new matter.
Mr.. Banks came home on Sunday last and will
return to Washington early next week. His con
stituents are very generally satisfied with his course
in Congress, and the prospect is that he will be re-
elected by large majority At the request of seve
raj gentlemen members Of different parties, he adj
dressed public meeting last evening at Waltham
on the Nebraska question. The meeting, am told
was very large, and his speech was eloquent and
well received.
The postponement Of the choice of Senators unit
Friday next, by the New Hampshire Legislature
Is thought by most people to indicate that the demo
choice OF their candidates. ALGOMA.