Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-09


the unamiable and obstinate Collector Of Bos-
ton, has gone down beneath the blows of his
assailants. He has fought his battle with great
desperation, if not with great generalship. 1t
is over at last, and he finds himself compelled
to give place in the Custom House to General
James S. Whitney, Superintendent of the Ar
mory at Springfield, very different man.
Mr. Austin undertook to be the Grand Com
mander and unquestioned Autocrat of the par
ty but he had no qualifications for such po-
sition, although he had temper and a will
which walked up the whole administration
camp in Massachusetts, greatly to the amlSe-
ment of lockers He first sought to
control the appointment Of delegates to the
Charleston Convention, and was beaten
at every point. Then he went to work
to crush out all those holding appointments
under him, who had failed to do his will and
pretty soon the party rushed upon him from
every quarter. We see the result. 1t was a
fight with the spoils and a considerable person
al vengeance at stake.
Gen. Whitney is gentleman, genial in his
disposition, and popular with his friends. He
will carry quiet atmosphere into the Custom
House, and those who have so successfully
wrought the downfall of Collector Austin will
now cultivate peace and enjoy their laures.
Those whom he removed from Office in the
Custom House still hold their places, as his
dongs of this kind were never ratified at
Washington.
CURTIS IN THE CHARACTER OF JONAH
The Charleston Mercury has a New York cor
respondent who seems to know what is going
on, and who sketches men and things in a
lively, readable way. He knows all about the
filibustcrs, slave traders, and knights of the
Grand Cross and he contrives to know good
deal about the literary and political notabili-
ties of the city In letter dater Jan.
Papers, in this way =
"You may have observed that the Lounger's
Department is discontinued i'll Harper's
Weekly. 1t was edited by the brilliant but
sadly abolitionized and ism-intatuated George
William Curtis The llarpers paid him $4,000
a year, besides handsome sum for his novel,
TrumpS, weak imitation of Thackeray pub.
lished serially in the Weekly. The lady-like
sentimentalism of Mr.. Curtis writings added
nothing to the strength or popularity of the
| paper, and when, few weeks ago, some
Southern journal called attention to the fact
that the abolitionist Curtis was writing for the
| Harpers, those gentlemen threw him over
board at once, like another Jonah, to calm the
| Southern storm. Mr.. Curtis used to edo" the
easy Chair" in Harper's Monthly, and dis
coursed very pretty twattle in it. The poor
deluded fellow hugs his abolitionism, though
1t is running him."
| According to this writer's statement, slav-
cry is allowed to dictate who shall be employ
ed by the Harpers. Let "some southern jour
nal'' denounce ono of their employees, and
straightway he becomes a Jonah and must
walk the plank to ''calm the southern storm. "
and those who give up freedom, manhood, and
everything like decent respect for modern civ.
ilization, in order that slavery may rule them,
have the audacity to call themselves national
conservative men " If what this writer says
is true, Harpers Weekly ought 20 become
unknown everywhere out of the slave states.
Is it true