New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-10
FROM BOSTON.
Correspoadsncs Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Bosros, November 4, 1857.
Yesterday was election day. The weather was nae,
the prospect encouraging for all parties accordingly,
the accustomed groups were seen at the doors OF
ward rooms and at the corners Of streets Brosd flags
waved peYpendicuarly downward. the citizens
ssepped up, we shoud think to man, from the grave
elderies who remember other times and other moo to
the sauciest cockere Of the rising generation, who
having for the first time given his vote, the outward
M d v.be sigu of bis inward grace Of manhood crows
q little, flaps his wogs, and wonders how soon he
shall be entrapped into love and matrimony
Strange to say, there is no disorder. No heads are
broken though two hearts must suffer considerable
damage from the results Of the day. The military are
not out or f they arel it is only to take the air aad
refresh themselves with an occasional solo on the
trombone. There is 10 squsbbling, except to raise
the louJest cheer and get the latest returns Mao,
having voted goes forth to his business until dinner,
or b,taies himself to the family arm chair aud news-
paper There's state Of things for you bat RENE n
Der. this is not New York, and still less Baltimore.
This is sober, decorous Boston. Oh! how well zee
always behave!
Later in the day, however, heads Of families become
nervous, anxious, fdgetty. The arm chair is first
auarrelled with, then abandoned. The children
surely, my dear, they more troublesome tnsn
that as it may, they are ordered of. Woman is in
suited in the person of her baby, who is pronounced
puissnee-she acquiesces, stealing of t. the nur'
sery TO show her practical dstasfe for It's harm ess
company. The father sooner or later, according to
the amount Of roast beef egans bic feet, puts on his
hat and coat aud rallies out to zee how matters are
going on. II is almost as good, you see,
az a horsersce. Gardner has PROFESSIONALLY
the beet start. There was such shsklos
of white handkerchiefs from the windows
of The Trareler and Couriers :fices, that Drawer
beast than Henry would have run. We are not taken
in, however, by this, knowing that Banks the WIN
mir e horse OF Beach we need not speak nooody
bet upon him-he had no chance, BANKS gains
steadily; Gardner, nevertheless, keeping the lead
II wont last another round; nor indeed does it-he
is too snowy, and runs too wide OF the marx. Ice
peoples svore passes him on the inner SIDE Jockey
ship lie Of no avail whipping won't do; there Is N,'
mense shouting aud cheering on both sides, Hard'
ner . badly distressed pow-his wind is giving OUT
the white aIdksrchisfs do their utmost, among
them the embroidered and perfumed camonc OF
One Of the Barclays, Blu. even this cannot saw MO
Banks keeps ahead, and pa.es-but we must not an'
tcipste the catastrophe CT our Letter.
Your devoted correspondent forsook these scenes Oh
excitement for the phiosophic calm OF tae lecture
room where the Rev. II w. Bellows was holding
forth to large and select audience, CONSISTING OF the
.a of the earth, with smart sprnklng OF its pepper
faith a. . mus.ard-seed being also recosnS 'oe y
chemical tests. revere ttyle Of bonnet pfevaiea,
.howips that the superior woman was abroad ono
her husband at home seeing 10 the domestic Depart
nent OF course, the necessary male stendsns "sio
there; yet on the whole the eyes hsd IL tLs' our au
er de take this compia ent to themselves soo MAKE
tte most of i'll Dr. Bellows is brilliant, s'gumen's
tive, elegsnt in style, and distinct 10 ut'erance;
but his subject this time is the G"'aaon OF
sympathy and charity, and we CANNOT nsip
thinking, con rispetto, that he MAKES tosse
bounds little narrower than need be. 10 relatively
true that there are ruch limits and that tho ngnts ana
exgencies Of private life are not 70 Do ~ upon
by spere ,sit n. of destructive and sell asserting
pbilanthIopi.m. But it is precious ftct' neVer'he
less that We do sgonizs for the snheingso pecPie
whom We never say, ard that the WAITS snd pnVa-
ps Of Strangers often pursue Us amid the c'mio' Of
home forcing ne TO GEEK out the distressed AZ mats
ter to them TIE unversa al huuan heNtis an aos,r'c
ton. but not dead one. It csnno. Do wounded aay
where and we bleed nosiIs peace iis healn are oar
right and our petition God has left the poor nsa ~
Tia but his 81 i'm ON bis brothers hear ara the seas-
biy,ies which guard cha. elaiu have to' sas'ed an
Office TO be III deraed or disresAded MY tru'' ID