The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28

Our HNbtO0 COT1c6pOnOcnccs
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Cdu fv American CbnpeytiOas-Jrospzz If 1sx,craic
snu Whiq Union IN Observation-Disclosures on Liquor
and Liber4y-Paupr Ssaistcs-L,natic Ndlistics-Cas.
Sf Eonomy-7rial Of the SAGvnu. Apevpe crimiscis--
The WsatAer-Neo Hampshire, DC.
me call for tho meeting Of American conventions
- elect delegates TO the Pkiladepha Convention OF the
National American party does not excite much talk
supposed it would The impression Is common that the
ture OF Massachusetts does not depend much upon
what the dominant party may do upon the willingness
II the wings to unite with the democrats forgetting mi
nor disrsnces in seconate regard for good Offices.
Ne example Of Maine has not been lost on our political
people in and there really was cause
II union there that does net exist here. Then there
will BE- united Saes Senator elect the next session
81 the Legislature, and patriotism will require union Of
an the hunkers to which Of their number shall have
A place. There ia nothing Of the way in the opinion
Of those persons who insist that the next
Of our State will DO thoroughly hunkerish, rs
. consequence Of the formation of new
party, Ia mode de Maine. We nave adopted
than Maine idea late years. and the re Is
prospect that shall continue the line OF bun
ness The Maine democrats have done admirably hav
g CREASED the Wings preparatory to swallowing them
and our wings are just fond OF grease and just
ready to be swallowed as their Maine brethren Blu
shanan's animation would bag the Whole of them,
from Choase and billiard and Valley down to Peter
Harvey. The Pennsyivsnan Is gentleman, and The
wings, showing his fondness for Iishmen, and his adm
ration for all csnonizsd characters confident that
IKE st. Patrick he s'would behave s.h." We're John
Davis living he would "forbd the bans;' put he is
mere, and quarrel with Buchanan would not be al
lswed have weight with the surviving members of
Isss snd ,isw) wing party Of hassasausests buchanan
man, and an old friend of Mr.. Webster and what
could the wings assf They would come up his sup
port and in return would the senatorship that
Charles Sumner now holds, half dozen Congress
sionsl representatives, perhaps the GOvernorship,
weuld be glad to have the aid Of the wings; bas
he latter prefer the alliance of the democrats
being the less radical party OF the two Some OF the
October but the rest fought shy of it, and preferred
waiting to see what amount of capital each party could
dsved with the power to trade in al kinds Of oiicss
The election Of November showed that union OF the
Supporters Of Beach and VALLEY would have done we'll
wings voted fer Governor Gardner to prevent Mr. Rock
webs election, all of whom would have supported Mr..
Beach he had had any chance of being chosen, and
such chance he would have had IL the Valley wings
supported him. There could, sh oud say, be fifty
thousand vctes-probably more-obtainei for bunker
candidate that with perfect ease if the Pres,
DENTAL candidate Of the democrats should satisfactory
to The aristocratical wings These tbs gentlemen
who gave the vote Boston for Pierce 1862 they
have power enough to that Of Massachusetts,
respectable democratic state in 1866 Against
and the Know Nothngs could prevail; and such union
10 about az likely to happen as q confluence of the
waters Of the saeranen,o and the Danube. Those
two parties hate each other too heartily TO unite and
the present Of the Know Mornings is at all
calculated TO increase the prospect Of union being
feeted It is possible that the X. ~ candidate the
Presidency may be acceptable to the wings
der them to union with the democras but that
very much TO be doubted judging from the present
state Of things.
The Legislative committees the Personal Liberty
law and On the Maine law have been appointed. They
I.&s
R%an that the opinions of half of them ase as little
tiops Of their holders. The who appointed them
were free sellers, or supporter, of both laws
The Legislature has been engaged this week in discuss
Ing economy at cost of about 81 200 per day. Amount
saved to the State by the DISSATISFACTION 600 0O0-and
~ many more ~ the compositor may t in his gene
rosity, to add.
The annual report of the number paupers in Massa
chusests their origin and forth, coming down No
vemoer 1856, has been published. The total number
6 persons who were supported relieved paupers
III 81 this number 164 had legal settlement here
and were State paupers The foreigners among tue
State psupers numbered 62S7, Of whom 1904 Ia
Suffolk county The Suffolk paupers were 6, 29a being
almost four times as many IL Mddesex county, which
has The larger populaon There were relieved in the
snshouse g. 40 persons; aided and supported out Of
thsse institutions H. 1885, The number of insane persons
relieved supported $751; of idiots $780, Of paupers
by Of diocy insanity 1885, Of INDECENT children
ander IA years, 1885, II is stated that the number Of
by of intem perance, in themselves
others WAS IL 377 Perhaps this number ia not over.
stated but 1t is fact that the temperance people put
ouch leading questions to criminals and paupers that they
always have capital opportunities to lay all their vices
and suerings the strong back The gsntenea
IN the STATE prison always impress ii the committee
of visiters that rum did tn They like the uufortu
quence of his Partially for gin hot More than
has escaped the consequences OF his crimes by
becoming the "swful example, Of temperance COM
nfJtee
The whole cost of supporting snd relieving paupers
cfuoDg interest and capital invested in amshouses
S437, col OIL In Snfolk county the amount was $1l2-
81, ~ 2ss i. '''AA 'A'D' ''e 'n''l'u'sS Is
There in the Boston Lunatic Hospital on the LIST
Of december 1854 female patients 140; male patients
1877 During the year immediately following 56 females
and Al males were admitted into the notwithstanding
total OF $685. o these, 2S recovered, were improved
ia health, and So died.
The weather has been of the sscreamingu character
since THURSDAY night Yesterday the hardest,
though not the coolest day have had this winter 1t
vas enough to break down strong man, and to kill
weak one 10 be exposed TO the terrible wind that blew
which vllanousy searching it had blown
over hous snd miles OF Russian steppss II was better
however, thsn another snow storm, and bstween the
we should have had to choose had had choice
In the matter.
The are getting into tolerable condition The
blocks OF snow that cut out are nearly two feet thick,
sti great deal If is left Loose the ground
II is principally deposited the Common If should
have more snow for week, things will have become
quite comfortable There is no prospect Of January
thaw," yet 1t will probably be February swasn.
The trial Of Coburn and Dalton exctes hardly atten
ton. No evidence has been adduced by government
II Is supposed that when the evidence for the defence
shall have been commenced there will be interest
manifested in the trial. The general opinion is that the
verdict IL against the at all will be very light
It is true. has been stated, that Mr. Choate
Mr. Hilsrd and Mr.. Everett eectoneering in New
Hampshire for the democrats They may do by and by
but they not doing now.
The " United Sons Of America held State Encamp-
ment Thursday evening, in this city at Patriotic Hail.
j. g. Farwe Esq, Of this city, heads the list of officers
shoseD. ALGOMA
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