The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-02

co nc Zoa1 10 200, IN nve years. Inc OLDEST lnua~
bifant 10 Benjamin Prentiss, cclored man. who was
born in Connecticut February 4, 1780. He slave
and the property Of Mrs attemer, from whom he
and taken back his owner. The idea Of fugitive slave
from Connecticut strikes one oddly enough. The next
year be ran sxSy sgain and settling in MARLBOROUGH
an eye witness OF Bendic Arnods dongs In Connecticut
at the head Of British troops "a years since. His memory
Of modern Methusehh. The number Of blacks among
our very sged people Is uncommonly large considering
hCG ,sw ars sns ~ a Z. se
increased since 1850 from 1877 tn g. ASH The most OF
this gain Is in North Ateborough. There ave per-
sons between the ages Of 90 and 100 years. There
600 boys, engaged in the manufacture ewery
Attetoropgh being Of the greatest places for that
kind of business In the country.
If the whole State had increased at the same rate with
these two towns population would be but little
short Of million and half; but that is not to DO
the only place. SO far have heard in which there
has been positive loss since $780, and the loss there has
thought must be morying to o Community to decline
to any amount when there is SO much increase in almost
An dress has been issued to the clergy Of this State
by some Of their number begging and entreating and
npioripg them to do all that they to uphold the
Marie law This Is plain confession that II Is in bad
way and the interference Of the crgy in its behalf win
do II good. The age in which NE clergy
renced as superior order Of beings has passed as Ut
custom TO lang old for being partial to bck cats
and owning dapdated broomsticksa custom, be 1t
going against which they were in the habit Of sending
tho laty to that
Which answers to all doubts SO eloquently we'll
The parsons act in almost all cases, chi!dshly In
mundane Affairs, that their aid is dead weight to any
cause Let them begin to preach in favor Of the Maine
law, as class-rnany Of them have already done
ndividus's-and 1t would increase the liberal vote by
thousands.
Mr.. Wells who has been here to aid his democratic
brethren expected to be the candidate of his party for
Governor Of New Hampshire. The democratic State
Convention will meet on the 14h of November and II is
confidently expe cted that Its action will be the FIRST in
series Of movements that shall end In restoring New
Hampshire to the democrats. We shall see.
Governor Gardner has appointed annual thanks
giving Tor thursday, November 30 in neat well writ
ten and pious proclamation We have good deal to
thankful tor and tits to be hoped that we shall be CRATE
full on the 10Th of November.
The wings of both Essex and Middlesex counties have
declined the polite invitations Of their democratic friends
to come and be killed and ends he prospect Of
there being any such csaliten Senators and kepre
sen'atses would be likely to prove fatal to both
republicans and Know Noihings Perhaps / am
wrong in saying Representatives, for their fate
must depend upon the views OF wings and demo-
Gratis in some three hundred and odd towns and may
not bc properly included In the results Of the action of
lew gentlemen who are not partial TO being swallowed
between tie Know Nothings and the Rockwell men, the
only two parties in the State that have in themselves,
any power to speak Of The wings or the democrats
aidcc, cannot carry single county ia the State from
Suffolk to Dukes though with the aid OF the liberals they
may effect something In Middesex county the liberals
have made up Senatorial ticket which the
OF two of the democrats nominated by their party
two of the wings in the same situation and two other
gentlemen, Col Wright Of Lexington and Mr. Worcester
Of Townsend The these gentlemen will show the
extent Of The liberal strength in iddlesex doubt whe
ther Mr. Worcester will accept the nomination he is
old school whig and not likely to do anything against
the Of his party which just adverse to the
pursuit. Of such action the liberals favor in the matter
Of legislative ominations.
The democrats have had some good meetings
here this week though Of their number wac attend
ed both OF them, told me that they rather the
fummox" order, he elegan y expressed It. Quite
number Ct speakers present from the widespread
region Of elsewhere and did their best get up the
steam but IL IL uphill business in Massachus its
where :. national democracyn is about as popular a
creed Mormonism would have been of old la the The
bais However the democrats always fall back upon
their national position, and long that shall exist
and tie republicans not likely to drive them from t.
from present appearanoehey must be respectable and
respected Ridiculous al hey app ar as local party, and
cetenGing Tor thcr very existence upon the aid OF the
liberals they are seen 10 be portion of that mighty
organization which has governed the country for half
century, which constitutes mighty brotherhood ex-
alone has not been utterly ruined by success, though
occasionally much stricken by it, Yet the demo-
Gratis ought daily to thank heaven for having given to
them such fools for foes for suspect that history will
sBy that their long series of trumphs quite much
due to The fles OF their enemies to any other
They are political Romans, who conquer because they
rarely encounter men capable OF fighting 10 the DEATH
The wings OF Boston had meeting in faneuil Hall last
evening, which well atenTed at which several
gentlemen made very respectable sort of speeches,
which, however, would have answered better for the
ttiilnvisn world than for tie present age The Know
Nohogs had al resco meeting which numbered
Fix thousand persons. They very enthusiastic and
energetic.
My friend w. does The Fair business SO well for you
that ii would be act of mperinenee my part TO
say ANYTHING the subject Rachel had q splendid
house last night, she playing Marie Stuart A she APP
pears for tho last tnse this aft etnoou you will un-
derstand that she is to be here next week. AIGoMA.