, 1866-11-10


outward aspect of affairs It can hardly be
luictcr then than now. There are of course
oral cxcitcmcnts nmoug professional politi-
,Ians, squabblcs and intrigues about minor
offices, meetings Of both parties in city Ward
rooms, but Of popular interest there is hardly
any. OF the degree Of qufctncss 1t may bo
enough to say That hardly my new voters
have been registered in Boston, and that not
q single rally Of either side has been held Ia
aneuil Hall or any other of the large halls
Uf course tic result OF such apathy will be
u,anitest at the polls, in o very small vote,
ard in any State where the Republican ma
tority Is less overwhelming than in afassa-
chusctts there might he danger tllat cum
ming minority might run in Its candidates by
less enormous, the apathy would not exist.
Amid the general inertia, the workers Of
the veteran organizations which seek an
equalization Of bounties, have bean busy in
managing the primary meetings, and have
succeeded so well that very large portion
of the members Of the Legislature already
there is little doubt TINT their costly scheme
will be carried through by decisive major
ity, though it will meet vigorous opposi-
,ion this yeur, rs 1t did last, from the press
aud those Representatives who stand for
prudence and econonly. The choice
Of SO many men, selected only with
Is'sdsafs Pafaiea7er rrest 9Ss pG0o %l tend % s
wwcakcn the Legislature generally; mud
will have another result III displacInE the
present Speaker ol the House, Mr.. Stone, Of
Charlestown, who made himself obnoxious
the soldiers party last winter by deciding that
those members who would receive q bounty
under the law could not yote on the subject.
1t is quite likely that bis place will be taken
ny Coiunrl 4. J. Wright, Ut Boston, new
Mc1nler, chairman OF the Republican State
Committee, uud State Printer. lie is d
gentleman OF executive ability, atllblo
presence, and wide popularity.
One peculiar feature Of Tuesdays election
will be the choice Tor the first time Of fcolorcd
mtn 10 represent mixed constituencies 10 the
Legislature. l say first time, although
srlEc filtccn years ago the frouIcal
Democrats elected q negro from one
Of the rural districts as q juke
Their representative never took his seat
but this Is the first tiuc that black meu
have been voted tor In carncs: for legislative
otflcrs III this country. One ofihe two colorcd
rotnipces is from one theCharlestown ward:
havipg larGe black population. The other
one, Mitchell by name, is printer Of intcllf
gence aud 1espectabllity, who served du
negro volunteer regiments. The ward which
contaSns the negro quarter, in which ht
lives, and which has nominated him as
candidate for tic House, includes also Bea
con etrect, and other Of our most ari-tocratit
| avenues within It's boundaries; hut It is cuti
| tied to three members, and the other twa
| represent the wealth and culture Of th
wh:1c residents vcry well. Que Of them
| Mr.. Harvey ScWell, triunplautly led the op
| ptsiiinu to the bounty bill last year, ant
will lead the forloru hope resisting til
measure this winter.
The only other political event Of til
slightest importance since my last letter
| the appearance OF letter from Mr.. William
| Schonicr, Adjutaut General Of the Common
| wealth, very Violently assailing Genera
Butler, and declaring the writer's determine
ton not to support him Us candidate fo
Congress In tue diirict. which hc ha
so autlacious!y invaded. General Schoule
makes the point tllat Butler is not eligible b
our State law to election III this district
that he Is pledged to impcach the President
which is not cxpedient aud that he i5 d.
voted personal enemy OF General GRAM
whom The people purpose to have for nc,
President. However strong may be some {
tl,c positions Of Genera! Schuultr's letter,
wilt not have the least effect injurious I
General Butler, ana will seriously hurt It
writer himself Party discipline Is stFonl
aud Ben. Butler Is stronger still ; and 1t ri
take more skilful champion than such
|
him, 10 defeat the Lowell lawyer In any
his undertakings,
NOVELTY IN PHOTOGRAPHY,
A Boston artist who has been dwelling
Eurupe, has just returned in high giee, vii
what seems to b. the germ Of n 10. tu.le in h
try ot new invention In photography. whit
carries the art long way forward, aud seer
TO cap the climax Of improvement, at lea
until somebody discovers q method Of takil
color as well as form. The innovation is
the camera, which Is called pentoscopic, al
out door views generally. It consists
. making the lens swing slowly aud stead
around circle, by means Of mechanism.
as TO take in the whole panorama Of the ho
Zon, or any numbcr Of degrees In 1t, iustc
:. Of one especial point, like the instrumcr
! now in use. The plate which receives t
picture slides along At p1opertionate IA
. Thus, the picture Is not blurred In
confusion, as might at first thought seem
: result Of such method, but taken with
. !. clearncss md sharpness almost tncredib
The mechanism, though not complicated,
not easily described, and the value Of the
l Of the views taken BY 1t, Instead Of TAXI
large pictures Of landscapes IN sections,
has heretofore been necessary, the whole I
= tent Of country visible from any one sp
may be taken on the same plate; and
: stead Of the central object being most lvo
incnt, and those on the sides thrown into
= part is less clear aud vivid than the re
:. Moving clouds, reflections In water, &C.,
= taken with wonderful fidelity; and the +
= lures Of European scenery taken BY the p
:, toscopc are in every way Infinitely super
j to any work of the kind ever done be
= - When tlis invention is fairly iutroduc
y and used by our artists, We may have 4
I; quate pictures Of Niagara, the White Mo-
;. ;. tains, and other pieces Of American seen
i such as have never yet been produced.
s LITERARY.
- The books Of the week hare been, as mi!
If be expected at this season, gilt books.
n leading firm, has published editions Of Lo
- fellows "Eyanyrlinc,' Illustrated by Darl
= and of Whitticr's ''a1aud Muller," Illus,
. ted by II. j. ucnncssY. Darlcy's excell
II cles need no praises now, but his carel
i ness, apparent in many of his drawings
/ than IN his Illustrations to ''Evangclin
y The hand which drcw the admirable n
a Van Winkle" ctchings, the cngravlnes
= "MurCarct," seems almost to have lost
IS cunning before executing these slower
&c scratchy pictures; although of course
r old trnits OF style aud manner arc plainly
Il ible. Mr., HennesEy Is q younger art
10 lern pictures, though Of unequal me
i. ure some Of them most admirably {
r, ceived, full Of poetic feeling, and exeeu
Ic with both dclicacy and accuracy. But
Ir most notable feature Of both these book
Il not in the drawings, but in the manner
III which they arc engraved, and especially
r. manner in which they are printed. 7
ID show that American wotk1ncn, are max
& long strides forward; arc fur IN advanc
in anything in the gift books Of the last i
=. DAYS, and approach very nearly to the la1
,e perfection OF English wood engraving.
l,c The statement going the rounds, that
Is new magazine Of Mr. Edmund kirke GilH
he anu MT. Jul'a Ma1u 1loHt - ~ w "
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