The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-05
Our Boston Correspond once.

BOSTON, JAM %, 1854
The Nebraska Question in Massachusehs--A Pal
pabe Aboittcn H,t-Ihe Ice Crop-Water Want
ing-Foreign Trade of Canada ria Boston
The "Church of the Immaculate Coneeptios''-
Births, Deaths, and Marriage, in Boston and
Lo,ceH--An Antiquarian Controrersy-Hunker
Confrnlations-Pr Proceedings of the Legislature
Mr.. RantouTs Monument Observance of the
Sabbath isafection Of the Boston Military
Paupers-Ihe Condition of our Banks-Ihe
Boston Post, &C., &c.
The chief topic for talk, dis :ussion, quarreling,
writing and FORTH just now, is the Nebraska ques.
ton. The free sellers rather respondent it,
for they believe that the measure is to be decided in
behalf of the extension Of slavery. The democracy
rather blue for they fear defeat throughout the
free States the consequence of the discussion Of
the question however 1t may be decided in Congress.
OF their papers, there is not one that has come out
in support Of the measure save two three that
edited by Office holders, and which are the barrelor
gans of servity. The wings in great spirits for
they look to see the democratic party split clean in
two, and 80 be themselves enabled to walk into pow
er easily ,as they did in l84s. should think that
seveneighths Of the people here are opposed to the
proposed repeal Of the Missouri compromise and the
remainder are by means active the other side.
The ab0tonists had the subject up at their meeting
on Wednesday, when they resolved tina. to repeal
that compromise would justify an exercise of
the right of revolution on the part Of the
people. Charles Burleigh got Off shocking.
severe thing at the expense of John Mitchell.
Mr.. Kemp, an lrishman, was very denunciat0ry
at the expense of Mr Mitchell, and was followed by
Mr.. Brown, Scotchman, who said tina. formerly he
had Mitches portrait hung by the side Of portrait
OF Christ but had recently torn it down and de-
stroyed it; wbereupon Mr.. Burleigh suggested that
it ''ony needed similar picture the other side
OF the Saviour to illustrate the Crucfxion." This
"palpable hit brought down the house; those pre-.
sent shouting and roaring their applause. This
Nebraska business is nuts to the aboitonists, who
expect to make almost much out of it as the wings
though their gains are not likely to be of so solid
character.
The cold weather of this week has been very favor
able to the gathering OF ice, and thousands upon
thousands OF tons have accordingly been "made' in
various towns. In Cambridge, West Cambridge,
Woburn, Concord, Weston, GroIon, and many other
towns, 1t has been housed to an enormous amount.
1t mostly Of very superior quality, and we shall
have need Of it ALL fit be true that a-cod winter is
sure to be followed by hot summer. There has
been some scarcity of water during this week in the
city. The quantity consumed during one day was
900 ofgallons and the reservoirs were drained
The Beacon Hill reservoir gave out on Thurs day at
noon, and the very patrcian classes were "cut off,
even more summarily than if they had neglected to
pay their water rates evil in which they had fellow
sufferers being the colored population OF Jay street
An old well was found, and was greedily set upon
as q brackish spring in the desert There was
good deal Of yexation caused and some amusing
stories are told Of the conduct of the water seekers.
II was sort of earthly illustration Of the story Of
Dives, only that Lazarus was out of water too.
The following statement OF the value of the foreign
merchandise transported in bond to Canada, from
the district of Boston and Charestown for the five
years ending September 80, 1853, and which has
been compiled from the Custom House books, may
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