The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-01


yellow fever occurred, but the town is now
clear Of Our market FOR provisions i not ven sup
hear We .hsii have 70 submit 70 An advance.
The schooner Flying Dragon, Goodspesd, from New
York, arrived here yesterday, and s now dschargng
cargo. She will go to RuAtan for fruit; thence to New
Orleans She made the best run on record stump
Keys to TumiG Nanger Key-in four days She seems
vessel from North Carolina, with lumber, has been
long time expected Another is about due from the
York, with provisions, are daily expected. Yours,
TRAVELLER.
Oar Boston Correspondence.
Boston, Nov. rs, 1854.
Ne,o Works-Mr. Curtis "History Of the OOnstt-
tuition Of the United States'-" Landing q. Cape
Anne''-" Ida kay''-kr. Waters Poems-Loss Of
the Oceam-CocAituats Wa.er-KnoU Nothin9 Jollif-
cation at WaJaAam,-Our Congregational Dele0a.ion-
Representatives kleetioms-7he Weather, dc.
Mr. Curtiss very able and interesting nrst volume Of
his History OF the Constitution Of the United states
much admired here. u.s. thus far the best exposi
ton the federal OF that history which has yet
appeared and is not likely to be superseded The
work. however, is not Of partxan character, but con-
veys its authors views with impartality Of state
that strongly reminds Of the rigid weight and
measure Of Hallam. II Is said that work the
subject is in press here by gentleman whose
name given, which will give the anti federal view
Of the subject
A curious work, and one Of considerable value to
proper understanding of history has just been pub
lshed here entitled The Landing at Cape Anne the
Charter Of the First Permanent Colony the Territory
of the Massachusetts, Company The character
Of the work may be best gathered from the
following extract from the preface The fol
lowing pages prove that Massachusetts, begins her his
tory at Salem, under the patronage OF the
ganzation which obtained the charter Of March,
1918 but in the spring Of the year 1924 at Cape
Anne where tho colony was established under the au-
oty of this her first charter, tue very initial Of her
annals--now first presented to the public Our early
history would to have been involved in much
obscury that Of Rome but the attention Of scholars
and anquaries having been directed to it Of late years
it getting to be well understood and of reliable
materials will be provided for the of the future his
toran, which will much facilitate his labors
"Ida May" is said to be in much demand, and that
the publishers cannot supply the orders that sent
for copies Of it. volume Of poems, by Mr.. VIM.
Winter Of Cambridge, is announced to appear As
it is dedicated, by permission, to Mr.. Longfeow,
may expect something good. The second volume of
Flunkey Hudson's edition Of Shakespeare is out 1t is
contemplated to have this work indicted nuisance
the edition being unmtgated humbug. "Martin
Merrivale" has appeared in = complete form.
The accounts Of the loss of the Ocean steamship
Of fastest between Boston and the Maine ports
Inc general impression tnat the
captain of the lost vessel is most to blame.
Cochituate water is getting to be 80 bad that 1t is
scarcely drnkablc The unpleasant taste which it has
acquired distinctly discernslc in the tea and coffee
which are from it. Dr. Hewitt writes follows to
the Post:-I tied two three thicknesses Of white
flannel the cock in my house, and let the
ter run thirty minutes then took it off, and there
thickness of sixteenth Of inch Of white greasy
substance collected upon the fannel and have heard
of number Of instances where small particles Of q
xI,nA1 cGnH RstSh onn
been found in the water" pleasant fluid for ordinary
use certainly Some sickness has been caused by Of
the water The remedy proposed to let the water
freely from every outlet until its character shall be
changed.
Waltham last night. Mr. Gardner present, but left
early Waltham bunker says that he Disguised
with this specimen of his constituents that he had
seem that lie had account Of sudden revu
feeling but my bunker friend may perhaps be the
victim of prejudice. Governor Boutwell, sent letter to
the meeting which was well written bat had no more
connection With the object Of those who composed it
than would dquisiton on the authorship Of "Ju-
Mus" Twas all about the Nebraska bill. Now, Mr..
question, in the remotest possible degree Adler men
than he is who fought the Nebraska bill from first to
thousands: such men as Mr. Upham, Mr. Eliot and Mr.
Goodrich, for examples Mr.. Banks had not decent
Gs ns ae IL ro the 5
how he to withdraw? 1t is reported, and in such
way that have doubt of tho truth Of the story,
that Rufus Choate is the to whom Mr.. Banks owes
his election. Mr.. Whiting being in doubt what
to after he bad been nominated waited ON M
Cboate and asked his advice. s'Stck to your pupit'
the reply of Mr.. Choate and very good 'vce it
was, think, both for Mr. Whiting and for MI. .nks.
Mr. Banks -Nebraskasm would have been Of small
to him but for Mr. Ch0ates advice, supposing the
| story to be true.
The criticisms Of the Tribune on the character OF our
Congressional delegation but not without
| foundation There weak body selected
before to represent Massachusetts, Among the whole
eleven there la hardly who be said TO stand pro
| mnent among second class men, Mr. Burlingame l. :
fine rhetorcan, and that is ALL except that he is
clever fellow, in the Yankee sense of the words ~ IS
not . working man, and when . member Of State
Senate he paid about much attention to COMMITTEES
business Mormon to the Christian law Of marriage
Even the work Of the joint standing committees OF which
he chairman, done BY the second Senator -
Mr.. Brinley, leading whig On the ornamental work
of committses-such as escorting Kossuth about-hs
was At home but as such work is calculated rather to
retard business than to advance It, perhaps 10 not
exception to the general rule Of doing nothing that he
did 1t. Whether gentleman with great capacity
for incidence best qualified to represent the
people take Of the natural interests of
acty whose welfare depenes 80 largely upon its maeri-
al interests being heedfuy watched is point upon
which the opinion OF some OF our mercnsnts would pro-
has succeeded Mr. Valley, know but little but nc h
made very respectable Mayor of Roxbury, and 80 IT
may be inferred that he has power enough to be re.
| spectacle member of Congress-nothing Mr..
Davis who succeeds to Mr. Uphane has no qualification
ships would answer just as wen to serve in CONGRESS-
himself If it could be endowed with power 10 ay yea
and no, with the rest of the wooden Tint such
person should have beaten . scholar and man Of
ability and liberal views and who Is thoroughly &C.
quainted with the interests of the district pie OF
satire Of the practical kind most dscredtabe ali who
have had any part in it, II is like turning the repreen-
tative system into joke and is unworthy intelligent
people In the Seventh district Mr. Banks has consider
able experience in legislative matters, and his talents
good, that objection be taken to his cleo
ton. Mr. Knapp, who takes Mr.. Wentworths place in
the Eighth 10 SAID to have fair talents but he has
given any proof Of possessing them and il to be hoped
that his better strung than they in the
year 1862 when he tainted ON being turned out Of
oHic nv ID hnrl lv
figure much in Congress- as chairman OF any
very important committee for the who could not
Keep Journal Of the proceedings Of dull body the
Massachusetts, Senate, is not likely to make his
writer Of reports The Ninth district is represented
by Mr. lie Witt as before He il good business man
nd IL he and Mr. Burlingame could change distre.s,
he arrangement would be admirable Mr.. 10
Wits powers of silence would suit most in the Fifth
district thoroughly Mr. Burlngamos deciamatory
speeches theme would please the majority in the
Worcester district The gentleman chosen in No 10,
Ar. Norris to the world that il Is easy