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

BOSTON, October &c, 1855.
Woshdagons FISTS 10 Boston-Ctnsus Retusns-A Fgi-
tire Sace cftte Old Tsmes-A Cry for Clerical Help for
tie Maiae Law-Mr. Observation-Disclosures
Aatas-Rusal Of the Why's to BE- S,colo,ced Alic. aad
Whole.
Mr. Everett has agreed to deliver the grafton on the
22d Of February before Mercantile Library Assoca
ton, as you win see by the following letter.
received your favor Of he i instant
acquantng me with the intention Of the Mercantile Library
:. Msshns,en, and requesting deliver on he
decline almost ali Invitations 10 deliver public addresses
They have compelled to myself the present year
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Country es Indicated letter and so
paosm feel as should DO wrong = % - wSoa p
There r s + the prSpre selecting
Washington TO boston made the week of February
complying with your request and remain Gentlemen.
with deep interest n he pro, pery Of your association and
yours ours '' ~ '' EDWARD VIisiSf EvE sRaESf5Ts'y
The visit Of Washington to Boston. to which Mr.
Everett refers, made for the purpose Of having
question Of military precedence settled by Governor
shirley who then had the chief over the forces
in British North America The dispute was between vr.
ginia and Maryland and rather serious in is charac
ter Washington commenced his journey on the am o
February l76e accompanied by Captain George Mercer
his aide aud Captain stewart cavalry officer ho Viz
sipians stewart had attended Braddock in his dying
very good that could he made in no other way
The party travelled Ia state accompanied by ne
gr,cs in livery. Washington then the colonial hero
and TALKED Of everywhere because of what be had done
and because OF what he might have done with Bradioc
army had Il teen under bis eommnad. He was here ten
days. received In the chest society the social
distinctions of those times being very marked and mo-
where than In the colonies. The society Of the
Province House. where the royal Governors kept up quite
vice regal court Of higher SORT we can easily
suppose than Is 20 be found In eubernaoria mansions
In these times. Washington attended tie sill n1s o our
sgatufe, and heard the military discussions that were
iborc had. More than twenty years later he again visit
"a Boston entering the place at the head Of the Ams
can amy after having expelled the English forces nm
der Howe from It. He had been In the vicinity for al
vine months before but did not the town I'm
ia he had delivered IL from he enemy since which time
Boston has known the sight Of hostile force ex
cept that forty years ago and little more the loticr
sails cf few British cruisers occasionally visible
from higher grounds. The third and last time that
Washington was here in the autumn OF 1850 when
he made his tour 10 New England not many months
alter his Inauguration President Of the Unsd states
Iven Mr.. Everett could not have q better theme than
that which In afforded by the contrasts between the
times and the occasions of Washingons visits 10 Boson
The celebration in February will be one Of much inter
est and the orator will discharge his rart effectively
Census returns contiue 10 To- showing how fss,
TIE tov ns o. this State increasing ia population AMI
wealth Marlborough, u Msdlessx couo.y has iasyeas