The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-08
Our Boston correspondence.

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| BOsTON, Jan. 6, 1855.
Iatrigues in BOTTOM Organisation Of the Legisia-
ture-Ine Senatorial Questionable. Eiy's Plans
and Labors-Ar. Banks "Constaniiy on HIND
Councillor Elections" Cheating Round III,
Boa,d"-IVhig Interference Re6uktd The VOTE
for Mr.. Pd,ker--Ar GyecLy's Lecture, &c.
fever Boston was hotbed OF intri yuss-and II
is the popular opinion that it has been SO more than
once since the Revolution--it hos been SO oil
through the present week. All the intrigues CT the
wings ard democrats and coaliho nisis or the las,
generation, if thrown into mass, would hardly
equal the amount OF the article that row is Oh mar
The organization CT the Legislature wa1 not effected
without a great deal Of trouble; aud though Mr.
Bsnchley does well in the senate, M Eddy ia not
much at home in the chair Of the House rs lie il
in his Lowell pulpit. He got things regularly
Smashed up yesterday, aud the Il ,use was otter
in state Of confusion this. caused 1t TO appear very
hike al excited town meeting. Fbe "gsnuIne native
raw MATERIAL will be dri.lad into shape - The sss-
sion gees on; bat just It Is not the most digui-
tea body in the wor!d-the House of Ropresen-
tstivss. Unless appearances are more than usu-
ally deceptive, there is considerable good
slnf in the House but il needs disci-
pine amazingly. The reelection of Mr.. Stevens
along; and the appon 'msut OF mfr. Clifford to The
assistant Cierkship will aid in the direction.
To return to the iotrigues Ths, to which they
ore principally directed is tbs Unisod ates Ssna.
tgisl election which Is expected TO take place next
xesk. Il seems that ar. Ely hasbeen at work mos.
ipdetatieaby, lay ing his plans deep, aud spreading
his meta vide. he ia not only 3 regular native"
aud Know Nothing, bat he belongs to the order of
| United Americans, which is older tnan the KuoG
Nothing party, sod TO the Sons OF America, which
oder was organized last summer. These tN or
ders have taken in 9oody DuTlbar of politicians
| stree TIE cleo aon-an whies-who go ST ongly for
MIR. Ely, and against al other Candidates for Seua
| tor General wilson, as this chief Of them being
their especial aversion. They have had agents seat
to the councils all over he ate, who have worked
strsnuously Tor Mr. Ely, and az strenuousIy against
Gen. wilson. The basis Ct their operations has
| beer natiopalis1!. TLey have aasau,d Geu,
TAI Wilson ss an aootioaist, and argued that
hi election would prove utterly destructive Of the
| party's prospects in the Union. They had quite
lsrge meeting few days since, a. Mr.. Elys office,
In this city, where they concerted to ope
rate upon The Legislature. iaey constitute sort
of JacCbln Cub, md hope 10 Goefcc the Legislature
samethi.g sf,er the fashion that the great Jacobip
Cub aid the French COVE nton, If may be allowed
to institute comparison between greet things sn3
smal CUES. Toeir talk on slavery is all atsctaton,
| as most of them have been rempan. aboiso sls
and will be 20 again IL aboltion,In should once
more become the fashion. Among the priocnsl
| workers in this plot, is Mr. Harrington, IF Brgh-
ton, who is aref the inspsetorsbp OF fish, the BEST
| Office ia the Stste. Mr.. Stanley, Of Melrooe, who
wishes To be Walden OF tSs Stse Prison is another:
! ard third i gentleman OF Essex, who seeks 10
be Sheriff OF tnat county. Sir Ely is Precursor,
| and also an Odd Fellow, 80 that he has large
number Of itfuelces at wok in lie support, and
occupies strong position.
Mr.. Banks is here, eUd is understood
TO be after The Senate Isbip. tie used ID support
Gen. Wilson, bu. now he speaks very ccolp ca the
i q MAJ 10
that he would have little hesitation in taxing
port in butchtring that gentleman rs he has exhi-
btcd in dispo.ing o. moct 81 his friends in former
days Yet it is fact that he owes lis seat IN Con
gress 70 the General whose laNors alone saved him
from political anninila!ion n 1852 when cotton
OF the democracy under he lead OF tae Post, was
working hard to prevent h,s election At thai very
time he vac pursuing a course that was suro to
came the defeat OF the General, who was csudi.
date ia the adjoining district. He Is considered the
NEST sel6aa Of oil or Politicians and has used mon
for his oyp purposes more than all tie rest Of than
combined. However, h.s day Will have an cad.
His recent native sras y hss elu.ed a feeling Of
ger eral cisgust--is~1i atik'rV coetrast TO
ali bis previous scy1tas sti iN#s
The friends Of VI Ely ts,s 80 far test d their
st. epgth as to defeat ae poa'getaa Of NJ Thstcaec
for Executive Cout si''or from le suo district. ST
Thatcher was the ,entleman de.Gd fos ths Off "a
BY Gov. GardIer ba' tie Ely ioteest rallied asails.
him, and effected III lNri1aion o? DR.. West, Who
Is one OF their own mo- ier mis- act WA iateD ed
70 be "a brick from Bebv'or 20 show OF what s an
the lew party within tpe taow Nothing osganSa.
ton, is composed.
The postponemsnt of the C51ncilIor elections to
next Monday carrie the dciye - OF The Governors
address over to that day, and 80 may not get 1t
even 50 soon az thai. The sses ing 10 Of he T1ln.
culors is the lost oct in ,hs CT liza ion 4 IL gov
eminent, and then his ExceTency delivers his ad.
drtss. The organization pro, ds as slowly as it
did urder the coalition, when p, House was almost
equally divided between partis' state or affairs AZ
much unlike that which Of pi sent exias as you
could possibly imagine. Ibis sant Of vigor and Ia
ability TO work is attributed TO the faShess of ,s
members; but venture TO guess that it Is
quite as much owing 10 The difficulty OF
selecting Councillors as 10 anything Else. Some
OF the whig Know Notaipgs sesm disposed to
cheat tseir less sophisticated brethren. Tee c,uu.
ties OF Hamp; hire md Franklin fora a CouocIlr
district and yesterday one u the Senator'S IT.
Hampshire got tie members from tina. comfy u.
| gether end prevailed upon tbi. snug l,tla eau
70 select Northampton iarsou, who v said TO b.
connected with him Ia business, foe Councillor they
being 30 inexperienced az no. - kra that Frank.
Inns members were also c9titlei % yo.e ia the o.
lection of car dida.e. FAs pa-t u ar object Was
/ 10 prevent the election I Nr Alyord, y leadiag
! free seller. This plot ~, dSc)yo a about eleven
! O'Clock at night, and tIcssi bc;crs twelve, 50
rapid and ~ earnestly gshtlenep u,lk Ia these
tfnen,
A & BOD stosy il told of the way ID which outside
interieieLce is taken ~ the Amer n pe-ty. Tho
! Springfield whir5 were anxious tye lr, ssowe
| Clerk OF the last House, rae 5sei aud me
| Soiineield Ry'biican grhclou3'y pasted its ser.
vices to The inside blrbariaas. Mf Belle, editor o.
the Republican, came d W % suPt. nt2ld tLa bI'.
\ ness; and % Tuesday evening - AID some other
eeIile lad nice htls suppe atile o, ca 5.},as
! Hotel, in honor OF Mr. stoves trio 55 sliralg
advance Of the msil. While thev Wt'e y sk,lg metre
over tteir birds etd~cJd VAR, al pt yjuy ne
part u Belthazzlr ard he sStra o. ffdiesl
scale ore of thtif fienos, ur H., vi, /, a
wlig Know No,hitg mcmhrc a. the L7ftd ttgao
csme in from tie canvass. H1d macy ,0'.s 'ti