The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-22

additional hands have been hired TO work on the
SarstoRa. The new steamship Merrimack i. grow
ing" very fast. tr
General Oliver, who was A6jutant General for
some years under Governor Briggs administration,
ras published long article on the bold and ps-
tiiot,c, and legal action OF Governor Gardner ia
breaking up the 'oreign military organizations In
Massachusetts, in which he CUES that that action
was Illegal snc unconstitutional The Post, Isse,
says that this Ia the current opinion. Perhaps It is
the opinion prevalent among those with whom the
editors of the Post associate being some 500 49,
including the Office holders constituting the rem
nant or skeleton, ghost of that democratic party
IN Massachusetts, $1,000 strong, which voted for
Gen. Pierce in 1852; but among the people the act
- most popular. Even some OF those who doubt
The Legality Of the proceeding hope to have that
doubt removed by a legal decision. There are able
know but quite as able ones say that he is right.
Gentlemen, toe, who have been high in Office in
Massachusetts. and who have had the best oppor.
tunifies to know what our military law is,
the bounds Of that law, as Commander in Chief.
MIR. Nelson, under whose immediate advice the
disbsndmsnt took place, has a very high
reputation as lawyer, and probably knew what ne
Was about when he gave his opinion to the Cover
nor. As the order Is to be resisted we shall have
q regular decision on IL. But little importance,
find, is attac,ed to the "opinion" given by TIE
Judges of the Supreme Court in 1887. The Judges
complain Of being called upon to give these "opin-
ons" which are made ND without any argument on
the questions to which they relate. They are not,
therefore, In the manure OF decl6OnS aud the Judges
Fay that the collision Of minds, consequent on full
discussion might lead them to make decisions very
different from the Opinions" given on make pro-
position. But, legal or not, the Governors action
is very popular, and has made many friends for
him.
There ia nothing new in the political world. sae
opponents Of Gen. Wilson are very active; but the
impression a. the State House is that hs stands
better now than he did q week ago. The difficulty
with which his foes have to contend Is of their
making. They scattered their votes In the caucus
held on the 18th, wherea, they should have united
them on come on man, say Mr.. Ely, in which case
they might have carried their point But having
thrown away their great card, they can hardly ex-
pect to do much now, especially as the attempts to
prevent the caucus nominees election the geo aud
of his free soiism have actually produced esults d.
rectly the reverse of what 1t was intended snould
follow from them. Such thing STARE two-eossd, and
are as apt to cut one way as the other.
Looking, the other day, into DR.. Hamel's eng
land and Russia" which was published IN l846,
found the following paragraph which is the second
in the book - Nearly three hundred years have
now elapsed since England there e. at the outn
of the Dwins] greeted Muscovy. So great nave
bet the benefits TO trade, the ATS ana industry in
general arising from the friendly relations bt
England and Russia, which, In 1868, compsted the
third century Of their continuance, that one might
have expected to see this period "n aAI ID 49," 800
countries, win jubilee to CONNIE orate 70 rem ark
able an exsmple Of uninterrupted amicable inter-
course between nations" Amusing, isn't it, wnen
one recolects that 1852 the jubilee year that was
to have been. saw the commencement of that GUAR.
rel between England and Russia, which was to end
in the most fer0cious war of modern times before
the first quarter Of 1864 had expired ALGoxA.