The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-05

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Our anniversary week has not been so interesting
as it probably would have been had it pleased fortune
to keep Mr. Burns or his seekers away from this part
of the world where, between them, they have ma
mayed 10 kick up a beautiful dust. Everybody
mind was running on the fugitive, calculating the
prospect of bis getting away, and watching with
feversh anxiety the alterations of the evidence as
il made for or against him. The evidence that was
given to the effect that he here on the LIST of
March, by colored man, and the less suspicious
evidence corroborative of that given by others who
could have no possible motive for committing SO
grave crime as perjury, was calculated to excite
the belief that Burns would not be given up, and
most people thought that the Commissioner on yht
TO have discharged him on Wednesday afternoon;
but that gentleman, who has behaved very dis
creetly throughout the whole of a most unpleasant
business probably thought it due to his own reputa.
ton rs well as to the rights of the various parties to
the disputed case, to take little time to consider
all its bearings, deferred decision until yesterday
Throughout Thursday, the opinion was all but uni
versal, that the decision would be favorable to
Burns; but, by Friday morning, and before the
opening of the court, the contrary opinion began 70
prevail, and was justified by the event. A great
deal OF excitement manifested as soon as it was
known that the Commissioner had sustained the
claim. OF what then took place you are already in
possession.
Gov. Wasbburn has not manifested much indie
pendence in the business of appointing a successor
TO Mr.. Everett. The latter gentlem an notified him
three weeks ago Of his intention to resign on the
first of June. Instead of naming some gentleman
to succeed him at once, his Excelency kept david
ling about, asking the opinion OF ex.Govcrnors on
the proprety of consulting the executive council on
the appointment, some of whom advised him to
consult that body, while Others gave the contrary
advice. Finally, nc concluded that he would call
the council together, and it met on the first, and
commenced aiding his Excellency to dawdle along
little further On the first day of their meeting,
the drowsy gentlemen did nothing; ditto the Sc
cOnd; and ditto the third, as far as have been
able to ascertain. No name has yet been given to
any one to succeed Mr.. Everett. Julius Rockwell
has since been appointed. Ed. HERALD
CharlestOwn and Boston have been divorced, after
loving union of something more than eighteen
years. This divorce has been caused by money, and
that alone, which keeps it in line with most other
respectable divorces. In plain language, that most
COMPOUNDED of all intoerabe nusances, toll house.
has been placed each of the two bridges that span
the waters lying between the two old Cities In
former days the tolls cole cted there and were
quite large. but they were looked upon with great
adherence by every man who had soul or pocket,
and whose occasions took him from the one place to
the other. There was great struggle, extending
over quite long period OF time, to get the bridges
freed. The question entered into our State politics,
and had some bearing even upon elections, not
having any necessary connection with local affairs
At length, in March, 1886, q think it was.) Charles
river bridge was thrown open to the public, to the
great JOY of most travellers. One old gentleman,
who was prncipled against paying toll, and who
had found himself on the Charlestown side, bit who
had made vow that he never would return to Bos
ton until the toll was discontinued, and who
would not permit his family to come over to him.
died of joy on hearing the of cannon that were
fired In honor of the passage of an act by the Legis
lattre that enabled him 70 place his venerable pins
once more upon the soil of Suffolk Several attempts
were made during the last few years to get the tolls
restored but unavailingy. While the coalition was
in the ascendant, the wings sought to get them
restored, as to throw the odum upon that party,
but the Middlesex Senators were SO many sons Of
Zeruiah to them, and would not allow them to sue
coed in their amiable endeavors. The county of
Middlesex indeed has vital interest in The matter.
The two bridges constitute the highways between
that great county and Boston, and the money that
is taken in tolls will be mainly drawn from her busi
ness and people. The Fitchburg Railroad Company's
merchandise depot is in Charlcstown, and all the
goods that that company brings down, and it
does great business in the way OF transportation,
must be subjected to toll. The complaint will be
extensive throughout hliddesex, and should not be
surprised to see the question brought once more eff
fectivey into politics. The spirit OF Rebecca-not
the handsome Jewess Of York, bat the old woman
Whose disciples th used to play the deuce Ws 50
dozen years ago-is inherent in humanity, and
has welcome place in Yankee bosoms as in
those Of Wechmen, though likely to break out into
more violent demonstrations in the land of the leek
than in that of the pumpkin vine. The tolls are
to be maintained until sufficient sum shall have
been collected to place both bridges IN state OF
thorough repair, and capital created, the interest
of which shall be enough to keep them in that state
The expenses Of keeping up the toll system will be
considerable, 80 that some years must elapse before
we hall again see free trade" betweeniB Boston and
Al tbat Mart of the country which communicates
with her by means of these bridges. The whole
proceeding Ia q piece Of barbarian, and bears with
harshness upon poor working people. Such legislac
ton is scandal to any community That IS gull.y OF
lnf n nOaitlOn
taken by the country people, to wit, that the ex.
nenses 81 Keeping up the bridges Should be paid by
Boston and Charlestown, with, perhaps. a small
annual sum appropriated in aid thereof ~ tne
AL the last session Of the Legislature an act was
passed authorizing the people Of Plymouth to take
measures for procuring supply Of pure water; ana
on the question Of accepting the act the people Of
Plymouth are this day to vote. " would seem,
however from complaints that ore made that though
Aae waIer tnai is to be had shall be pure, some i'm.
pure operations are connected with the ways ana
means Of getting it. The act itself Is badly drawn
and there Is disposition evinced ON the part OF
some persons in the town to make job OF the whole
bosiness-a common enough practice, now a-days,
in everything.
Mr.. Parker, the gentleman who acted as junior
council for Col. Suttle in the Burns case, wrote the
paper on Henry Clay that appeared in Putnam
Month,y for May. As the editor of that periodical
has announced his intention of publishing the por
traits of his contributors, you win have OPP
portunity TO see the learned counsel's face Col.
Thomas, his associate, is old democrat and coal-
Zionist, who was for supporting Mr.. Palfrey for
fongress in ls49. He held ofhce under
In Van Buren,, Mr.. Tyler, and Mr.. Polk, and
Eould have held one under General Taylor, If he
could have got it, He was of the leaders in the
Attempts which were made to Tylerize the Massa-
fhusetts democracy in l643. In ls42 and 43 he was
q member Of the Massachusetts, House OF Represen-
4atves, and spoke in favor Of allowing the Garriso-
niau aboltionists the use Of the Representatives
chamber TO hold public meeting. He was very
+ eAxneat and elOuuent in his defence of the abOli-
cnists, the goodness of their purpose and forth,
while admitting that he did not in all things agree
with them. He Is a good naturcd man, and have
no doubt that he would have been glad had the
Commissioner legally discharged the fugitive. Mr.
Loring, tho Commissioner, Is the same gentleman
Of whom wrote you some time ago that the Facul-
ty Of Harvard College wished to make professor
In the law school at Cambridge, but were prevented
nv the board of Oyersees. He Is temporarily EN-