Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-27
DAILY EVENING STAR.
E BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
BoSToN, April 26, 1854.

CfeGp Irdret TO the South-PoreieR ID7mi
gratson-Ihe SPaTtnal-Rapping Army,.
Fff@rsph ouer, tAe antt-Ne5rasku Clergy
zns't-Gorsrnnlent Apporntpasnts-Massa
ch~sstts POlities-A Neto Coalition, DC:
Coupon tickets, good for four days
from Washington to this city, are now
sold at the low rate of S11.25, via thu
Norwich and Worcester route. The dis.
lance is about AIS miles, which may be
passed over at an expense Of a little more
than two and half cents per mile. A
Similar liberal arrangement, if carried
out on the great line of railroads from
washington to the Southern cities, would
not only increase railroad and hotel re-
ceipts, but have an excellent effect in
killing out sectional feelings and preju-
dices by increasing the communication
between the people of the North and
South. The establishment of steamship
lines between New York and the South
ern ports has done more to cripple North.
ern abolitionism in the last three years
than all other causes combined. Politi-
cal demagogues alone now endeayor to
keep up the excitement. The people are
not with them, and they find it uphill
work.
The arrival of five thousand four hun
dred and nipety-on European emigrants
at New York, On Thursday last, must
cheer the heart of &c Young America" If
the present Eastern war continues, as it
now promises to do, for few wears lon
ger, hundreds of thousands will follow in
their footsteps. A large portion will
come from the German States, bringing
money with them, and what is better,
industry and strength to labor in the
earth. The Great West, even to the Pa
cific coast, is bound to be speedily set
tied. Is it not high time that the Ne
braska territorial bill was passed! The
policy which has so long delayed it, is
narrow. sectional, short-Sighted. Those
honorable members of Congress who op-
pose the popular doctrine of letting the
people of Nebraska mind their own bu-
siness, are committing political suicide.
They sadly misjudge the good sense of
their constituents if they expect to Sc
cure reflections by opposing non-inter-
vention.
If the number of names appended to
petitions to Congress is any criterion of
popular feeling, then have the 5000 Spi-
ritual-rappers, who recently sent their
memorial to Washington, completely
knocked the wind out of our 5000 land
odd) anti-Nebraska clergymen. Much
curiosity is felt in New England to see
the names of these reverend gentlemen in
print, especially since it is generally be.
lieyed that not one-haff of the pretended
signers ever occupied a pulpit. There
are about 1890 churches in New Eng
land, and the number of preachers will
average say one -and-a-quarter to each
church. Very few Episcopal clergymen,
| am credibly informed, signed the Dex-
ter and Parker protest, although circular
letters were sent to all of them, request
ing their signatures. One reverend gen.
tlemen in neighboring city, to whom
one of the documents was sent, after
reading it remarked, This goes into the
fire." And he suited the action to the
word.
Ex-Alderman James Whiting has been
& appointed assistant surveyor at this port,
salary $4,000. He takes the place of
Wells Latin, resigned. William Chap
man, of South Deerfeld, takes the place
of Lsmuel G. Allen, as measurer of salt
and coal, salary 81 ,4S5. The latter has
been appointed postmaster at East Boston.
Speaking of Government appointments,
/ may remark that the policy of the Adj
ministration in this commonwealth has
signally failed to satisfy the legion of
hungry expectants. Perhaps this is all
the more satisfactory to General Pierce,
since, if he had pleased certain trading
politicians in New York and Massachu-
sets particularly, he must have disgust
ed the mass of the people throughout the
Union generally. Here in Boston, the
course of the Administration is far from
being popular with politicians, especially
with very large number of Wings who
came out for General Pierce between
the time of his election and inauguration,
calling themselves National Demo-
Gratis" They expected to be appointed,
but were sadly disappointed. Then we
find them denouncing the Administra-
ton as "Free-soilish," and the President
as violent Abolitionist, until the intro
duction of the Nebraska bill in the Sem
ate, when they suddenly turned a sharp
corner. proclaimed it an Administra-
ton measure, and declared that he had
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difficult to please disappointed Office
seekers, especially those who come from
the opposition camp-very. General
Pierce should not attempt it.
Since the breaking up of the coalition
between the Democrats and Free Sellers
in this State, last fall, strong efforts have
been making to permanently re-unite the
two branches of the Wing party. 1t is
understood that, since Mr. Webster's
death, that branch which seeded some
years ago under Messrs. Palfrey, Adams,
Wilson & Co., and formed separate abb
clifton organization, have expressed their
willingness to come back into the regu-
lar Wing organization, if they can be ad-
mitted in full standing, provided some
such Wing as Gen. Scott, or Senator Sc.
ward, shall be taken up as the next Wing
Presidential candidate, and Southern
man shall not be forced upon them. This
arrangement has been progressing sue
cessfully, especially since the attempt to
get up an anti-Nebraska excitement was