New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16
FROM BOSTON.
From Our Own Correspondent

aware, OWLS large ard valuable property in flats
in the Back Bay. Bys recent decision Of the Su-
preme Court, it has come int, possession OF the
| whole Of TIE fats, the claim Of RoIbury to soma
seventy acres Of them having been denied, after q
long sDd tedious lawsuit. This property,
some say, is worth S5.00O,000; others say
80 600, 600; Others say $1,000, 900. No matter
il is at any rate worth large sum of money to the
people OF the State, who are now heavily taxed for
Governmental expenses. Three Commissioners are
ntusted by law with the Of this property, and
within two or three years past they have been
authorized by the Legislature to i'll up the hats and
sell them for money or other valuable consideration.
They have already made sale to Messrs. L. Bgelow,
Lawrence and others of a large tract the first pay
ment for which has been made. Lately contract
has been nade With certain responsible persons to
fill up 000 900 or 200, 900 feet andtak their pay
in flats the contractors receiving some 200 900 feet
for doing the whole work. My figures may not be
exactly correct, but they are sufficiently so. This
contract bss been regarded by all welinformed
meu Lave met with as favorable one for the
State. InprevIous years, members Of the Legisli-
ture have advocated giving the work out at the
halves" The contractors were about TO invest
more than Sl00,0 900 in machinery, cars, &C, and
in Or6er 10 obtain capital to carly on their work,
they were allowed by the Commissioners 10
sell portions Of the hats allotted to them
This they have DONE Among the parties
who have thus bargained with the contractors are
Mr. j. Amory Davis, President Of the Suffolk
Bank; Mr.. Henry Lee Mr. p. w. Chandler and
hers. Negotiations in progress with the
FedeIaLstreet Church, who designed to remove
their place Of worship, and with others The Back
Bay Commission consisted when Gov. Banks came
into Office, Of Messrs. Thomas b. Hall, Stephen p.
Fuller and Edward c. Purdy. Some months ago
Mr.. Hall removed to make way for Slr. A Is.
Ely. Messrs Fuller, Ely and Purdy were pursu-
ing the policy have mentioned with the contract
ors, when all parties interested were startled by
the announcement that Mr.. Fuller had been re-
moved, and Dir. Franklin Haven appointed in his
place Mr.. Fuller was the leading man upon the
Commission. ] believe there is no dispute as to the
fact that be knows more about the Back Bay than
anyb body else that he furnishes to Courts and coun-
sci about all that they know about it, and that he is
thoroughly respectable and honest man. SO much
is cone edcd. Mr.. Haven is President of the Mer-
chants Bank, was formerly Sub Treasurer Of BOs-
ton, being sort of cross between two very bad
breeds, a Hunker Democrat and an old fogy Webster
Wbig. 1t is understood that this movement against
Mr. Fuller and Mr.. Haven is a blow at the contract
with Mr.. Amory Mr. Chandler, and others, and that
Mr. Samuel Hooper, Director in the Merchants
Bank, and gentleman who exercises great infu-
ence over the Governor, ia at the bottom OF it.
Mr.. Hooper is known to have certain projects Of
his own, as to the Back Bay property. There
would seem to be no doubt that some financial
scheme or other is at the bottom, and there is a
prevalent fear that the State will suffer by it, and
that certain individuals will come out with their
hands considerably soiled with Back Bay dirt, even
if their pockets are vel filled with money. pre-
sume that the Governor has been made to believe
that the removal of Mr. Fuller was proper meas
ure but il is good deal of mystery, except upon
the suppOstOn of an understanding between MIR.
Rooper and MIR. Haven, how his Excellency hap
20 far fnff nke nf ia
for successor. The appointment of Dir. Ely, so
well known for his hostility to Fremont, would
seem to have been concession enough to the opposl
ton without going into the innerm0st recesses OF
Border Ruffisnism to find Mr.. Franklin Haven.
The whole matter has made great STIR, and 1t is
now reported that the old policy will be pursued by
the new Commissioners Uness the very best rea-
sons can be given why it should not be, this will be
fortunate conclusion for the Commissioners to
come to. Any suspicion of jObJing Will be apt TO
have an uniavorable effect upon political affairs.
The TRIBUNE's description of large class of
apirants for Congressional hOnOrs in this State is
most accurate, and its protest against their squab-
bles is well timed. But does THE TRIBUNE sup
pose that these asprants any less anxious than
Itself to have every district represented by Autl-
Administration men II it does, il is grievOusy in
error. Every one of them feels, as in duty bound,
that he is the ittest man TO be sent but the prnci
pal reason he has for urging his own claim is that
be is the strongest mau, and the surest TO beat
the dangerous Pro-Slavery enemy Thus
certain Doctor Hitchcock is impressed
with the idea that he can get more votes than Mr.
c. f. Adams or Mr.. George r. Russell in the Third
District and that it is Indispensable to nominate
him in order TO defeat Collector Austin or Sam. ID.
Bradford or some ether old Hunker. This idea ls
pretty sure to haunt the present incumbents; IN
some of them it is delusion and in others not. l
think, however, you exaggerate the danger oil tne
,kn Mr.
district, or Mr.. Comn's is lost, it will not be from
this cause. There is really no "squabble" in Bur-
Epgsme's district. Mr. Hooper, whom l have
mentioned in connection with Back Bay matters,
has been spoken of as candidate, but he Is
gentleman and is not likely to enter any disreputa
bic "squabbe," or to make himself ridiculous by
openly pressing his own claims and qualifications 1
have no doubt that those who favor bis nomination
honestly believe, not only that he possesses more
practical ability than Mr.. Burlngame, but that he
would get greater number of votes, and the dis
trict may be saved or lost by dozen votes. sus-
pect that Gov. Banks is of this opinion. But Mr.
Burlipgame will probably be nominated, and
/ RE no reason to doubt that he will
receive the undivided support Of the Republicans
If he is beateD it will be simply because the hunkers
have an actual majority IN the district. The TRiB-
UNE seems to assume that Massachusetts, is so
strongly Republican that she is bound to elect Re-
pubhcans in every district. We might with as
much propriety demand that every district in New
York, including the chief city, should elect Repub-
lcaus. 1t must be remembered that in lS56, when
Gov. Gardner ard the great mass of the American
party went for Fremont, Mr.. Burlngame received
only about sixty majority over Mr.. appleton who
was supported BY the Democrats and Fillmore men:
You ale now aware how hollow and unsuostannal
was the Al IL Slavery Of Gardner and bus men. In
1857 Hunkerism had no mOIe serviceable allies.
Ii stead of giving majority for Banks, the State
gave majority of eight ten thousand against hum,
oil ba o,lv succaaIad hv q plurality NnW look At