New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-03
Prom EOS TOS.
From Cur Own CsresQonoe1t.

vrtiug from iti, city, after ei7loR some .ccpunt
of the INTRODUCTION st Harvard College Of the new
Liturgy (or Serioa Boob, as il ia called in rather
crcumlocutory Way, ss!s;
"Tbe rNprt hat Is Introduction is opposed by
uen b. - o tee Fscoy is fanpoet on some truth, but
tie ,ppos ion : chiefly crpif &c to the younger ms n
b.r- The ssept Of whom. 20 rs't-rs re,t-i to the
pastors charge Do rqrir-c by the lsrs If the -
Lge. Toa' ITrsid 1t Waksr hes expressed sny lis
rstsfsctioo 10 fbe manner repcTfei. that We are
on tie al Rome &c, DO rot IN the ssst cred,e;
o ths nr7ry ul tie yery las. Ssohsth but one, he
lmselfissd tie service r Bis al deep an ierv-nt
| tore. which siced uuch to the cfst A hs had
charge of tae pup on that day, he might have sap
ttiui.d The old io,usi IT b. desired, spd iirtaef noe,
tie Intimate sri coogeral uniou bat him snt De-
| HuLtiI g'cn would have prevented any variance OF
ntmsti, and rta'Lly sny of the absuid speeches
! Which tie s.papers h,ve sscnbed T. IN L.
presume this ia co rect; but cs the writer evi-
DENLY int, nds that it shall appear to the supsr
fetal pubic that he has etiectusi,y contradIcted
something which appeared IN one OF my letters
some weeks ago, think II proper 10 say that the
remark attributed 10 President Walker. and TO
which gave currency in The TRIBUNE, had no
reference To the Liturgy. but WAS spoken concern
ing the cbancel and extra pulpit. Perhaps, how
ever, The Posts correspondent. by the use OF
yery common trick of cont o o,erslaIsts, means to
rtbuke the President for his "sbsurd speeeh"
While seeming to dscredt the report that he had
uttsIed it.
The lie, islatur- will meet on Wednesday next.
New presiding officers mus. be chosen in both
branches. The Hon. c. w. Usham, of Salem, has
been President of the Senate tor two years past,
hut IL this yesr a member of the Hoase. The Hon
julius Rockwell. 800 was Speaker of the House
last YEAR declined reelection 10 that branch lie
was an admirable presiding officer, snd would have
been reelected without dissent, II hJ had' been
member.
For the Speakership. Mr.. Charles Hse, editorof
The Daiiu Idyertis,r Is the leading candidate. Mr..
Hale las had considerable legislative experience,
having already served IN the House three yesrs.
lie is resds self. possessed. aud familiar With par
li,mer,tar, laa. His chief faults are disposition
to direct the House how to go, in where they
are capable OF Judging for themselves, and some-
v hat hasty way of speaking. His hobby, IT Fmay
so call it, Is relreDchment. and he rides /: squsrey
end hone.tly During the last three years his
services in restoring order and economy To the
finances Of the State, have been ut immense bene1r
His opposition Ia j0bbing suspect, Is one OF the
chief for the jealousy which has been lately
msnifested toward him by class of politicians who
ar- suppospd To look with fond aud longing recol-
lections 10 the pamy dsys OF 1855 and 1850, when
every American citizen considered 1T one of hts
privileges not only to rule America but to rob
Massachusetts,.
For the Presidency of the Senate. there is a
sharper contest. DIR. Charles A. Phelps of Bos-
ION, DuUu W tbt s''uth''h
District and George Walker OF Springfield are
ri,al candidates for tie place. DIR. Phelps was
member Of the House in 1855, Speaker in l@J6
and 1857. and member of the Senate OF i-or.
He was chosen the brst year as Know Nothing;
the secord asa Gurdnerite the third as tre-
monter, the fourth Banks man, and the nth as
Republican. snd believe br is the only m,'hioer
of either house. except one Bristol County hePre,
sentative, who has remained not merely nhnaruieu
but ,riumuhapt amid the elemental war OF the 'as'
6v. ,esrs Ibi. shows common skili as poll
te.n The Doctor makes good presiding ohcer,
and is said to bavc the inside track. John Bran
ming vas member Of the Senate last WIN
ter, and has been IN the House IN former
yesrs believe be never has been an American
technically speShlDg. | may, however, be mis-
tak.n on this point. Whether | AIN or not, pre-
sums The Bee will contradict me, as It did III ths
case of The members OF Congress recently elected
III this State. a paper which would claim Thomas
u. Eliot, Charles franci. Adams. John Is. Alley,
ID. ". G0och Charles Delhno and Henry l.. Dawes
as Americans or attached Ia Americanism, would
not be lin, " To stick at John BranDIng. Mr.. b
unlike most of the prominent men of the Republ,-
csn party, was never Wing, bur ,lways Demo.
crst. For this res.on, probably, he has the good
v ishrs of Gov. Banks who would like 10 see hun
chosen President oi the Senate, thpash presume
b. las Dot sctstly mt-rfered 10 his behalf. Nf.
Walker Wac in the last Senate. lie IS an intel'i'
gent aud agreeable gentleman, aDd aoad bs pop
uar Pre.id-nt iielected. There will not probably
be any change in the cersshps.
A determined, and probably successful effort
will be made to ou.t Mr.. Stevens from tue office OF
Sergeant farms, which he has held 50 many
yeais The candidates for the succession are Geo.
W. Mcclellan of Cambridge John Morrissey,
Representative and Senator for several years from
Nantucket; c. ". Bellows of Pepperell, formerly
a member of the Senate, and E. NJ. Brown, now
teacher in the state Aims House at Palmer. be-
heye that whoever gets the nomination OF the eau
Gus will be chosen. Major Stevens onght to
reign. He has been good and polite OH
Ger, and unde ersiands the etiquette oi govern
ment very perfectly but ne has been 10 once
long enough. The important trusts placed III
his care had better be given TO some younger
man. Nobody blames him for holding on so long
~ be thinks he has u chance, bat as he and
his friends are satisfied that there Is purpose 10
remove him which Is sure To be successful, Ne
| ought to withdraw from the field But it rs hard
TO satisfy men that they cannot be elected U Once
and, for aught kRo,e, positively, Mr.. steven. may
It'll maintain bis position. The chances, thlnk
are decidedly sgains. him. Last year the senate
Was against him, and on one ballot IN the House
! be received less than ten majority 1t l rightly
| recollect AT that time he had the support Of the
! American and Democratic parties, who numbered
! seventy or eighty vot-s. Now the Denocrats are
! lees than forty in number, and believe there are
! DO Americans, less tbsn half dozen, at any Tate
| Grueral Wilson aud the other member. OF Con.
| gress from Massachusetts,, with the exception Oh
| Mr.. COmins are AT nome. The General Is not AZ
! all anxious on the subject Of his reelection. fOur
| yeals ago, when the Senate was Unanimously
| :" American" and the only opposition TO that
| party in the House consisted OF two Republicans
| Zone Of whom il now Secretary Of State) aud
| one Democrat b, was elected Senator by lair