New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-27
BOSTON TROUBLED.
couespordsnce Of TIE n. Y. Tribune

DOSION, Oct, -, lOOV.
II ia very true that the Prince has gone, ana that
TIE topic of his visit and the reociogs tbereat is
smewbat stale. But gossip and scandal have an
everlasting youth and their pointed features are
welcome at any time and in al circles Therefore,
tt US talk scandal
In tie first pl ce, hOa ever, what is scandal? Is
il liesl No. Is it falseh1od No. l. it ma ter
without foundation No. Then, my friends what
i. scandal It is the truth which ought not to be
spoken. That is scandal The clement Of truth
gives It power, and the element OF mischievOusness
gives il pqDancy. We viii now leave the seductive
felcs OF Chadbsnd metaphysics and apply our ear
to Boston.
Boston is in a row. In point Of fact, Boston is
Usually in a row Of some Sort But j! is always
respectable rumpus, though. YourNew York quar-
rels are mere knock down aud. drag-out fghts as
uniuteIestipg as your City Hall Park ard as dirty
90 the Fise Points. The character is due to the
sbsence Of woman
The natural sphere Of woman is the row, the
rumpus, the social disturbance. la Boston she
occupies her rigbiful place. You mag judge from
these coarse remarks of mice that wOman is at the
ioundat on of the trouble which now agitates our
best circles; 10 fact, oil our circles-a ORDER to
understand which it wiI be necessary to 60 back
on The dial Of history for several months.
Last Winter il seemed to Gov BAnBs proper
TO remove his Adjutant General, and to appoint
other 10 bis place.
Here let me deress 70 say that, in Boston, we
believe in the militia. With Us the militia means
soretLipg. End gilt epaule.tes, on about twenty
DAYS Of the year make the eyes of many belle
fash with admiration of the man whom she sees
without heart-quVer on the remaining three
hundred and forty five. The MASSACHUSETTS yOlun-
teer militia is indeed fearful aud wonderful body.
The solemnity Of a review on Boston Common.
when the iag waves over the Frog Pond, i.isbeyOnd
the power Of words to express.
| repeat the Governor removed his Adjutant.
Two Cf the Governors aids, who had been secrely
chatting at smdIy acts If his EXcelency, openly
condemned this movement. When tie deca plated
gave up the official ghost, these aids joined with
other men IN giving hlm dinner a. Parkers Hotel.
The dinner " as good, and the wines were warming;
the alterdiDner speeches broke into wrathnl COM
mert upon the act which gave the occasion for their
coming tugether.- The aids abused the Governor
as rOundly as ans other men. Consequently, even
before their heads had dOEe aching from the effects
of the dinuer their heads were off and in the
basket. They we're no longer aids.
1heIeup0a all the papers OF Boston broke into
leading articles. Swords FLASHED in and about the
State House. and a fierce battle ragged throughout
the city. The Transcript forgot itself, or else the
editor was out of town, and gave an opinion. so
did other papers. The lreponderance OF public
sentiment, as thus expressed was agalnSt the aids.
One Of these however, owned and edited u weekly
paper. and with that he did valiant battle.
The war spread INTO social circles. Ward
Eleven was piLted against Beacon HILL
Eere mut once more dlgress aud say word
abs ut these Two princpskantagonsts. You know, all
the world knows what Beacon Hill is. The State
House is there There is the Atheneuml There
is the Somerset Club! There is the residence OF
Mr. George IicknOr There lives the Curtis fam
lily! MIS- II. c. Otis Heaps of shining wealth
there find expression in elegant MANSIONS in all the
appliances OF refinement. There is the Reservoir !
Good heavens! What is theTe not on Beacon Hill!
Ward Eleven is the southern Ward of Boston.
II il on the Meek. 1t has palatial residences
Notwithstanding The fountains dom
play; but that doesn't matter Ward Eleven Is
rich; rich with an active not boarded wealth.
Ward Eleven is engaged iii commerce; Is given to
boots shoes and leather; knows the price Oi butter
and cheese in large quantities; the value OF dry
goods in the bale: il petyud.d with fruty odor,
as of cargOes Of oranges, cltr0n, ralslns ward
Eleven lives well and gives entertainments. 1t
gives entertainments HUE cluHlru!, PERHAPS
as those who are working an unaccustomed
machine. But, nevertheless, entertainments
Private theatricals and tableaux WHAT'S are
fayorite amusements; fancy and masked balls
furnish some excitement. Altogether, Ward
Eleven is good-natured, well-of character not
too confident Of ts social position, and therefore not
thoroughly at ease wearing large gloves and
boots, and somewhat given to pronounced colors.
Gorgeous in furniture, regarding the amount oil
expense rather than the manner Of spending
Between Ward Eleven and Beacon Hill con-
tinual conflict goes sn, the aggressive being taken
by the former. Against the proud cold walls OF
Beacon Hill the waves of WaTd Eleven irultlessly
dash; row and then, perhaps once IN two or three
years, seam opens, and bit OF spray leaks IN,
one SCuth-end family in a thousand making lodg-
ment On the Pisgah OF their hopes But these de-
iectlons are rare, and not of much account.
One of the discounted aids is citizen OF Ward
Eleven. Beacon Hill sustains the Governor. Don't
you see how naturally ferceness would De added to
| the perpetual strife
We have now brought this epstolary history 10
the point here the Governor irate at the insubor
dbation Of his aids, cut them of. The Spring
passed into Summer, and the Summer looked Ian
guialy upon empty streets on Beacon Ill., upon less
| Geserted mansions in Ward Eleven. Men generaiy
forgot the Gubernatoria acts not 30 the aids; espe-
caliy not 80 he who owned The paPeN lie knr"
that TIE hour Of bis revenge wOula strike, ana ne
| waited, meantime steadily pushing hls "cedy, Inc
! Prince came. BE Was to s.sss 3os'os' eosVi