Evening star., 1869-09-24
THE BOSWELL SERENADE.
That Let0r.
The Other Letter.

OcTCnQuS-hOSuTu
in Regard 10 H-Euerything CreditabIe to COL
tector BOsuell-Pdys for IL HimseF. and asks no
fauors Of Anybody-Empioys Perry Cdrsen to get
HIM up Spontaneous Outturst Of Popular
Welcome-Pdys for tie Band, the OIL. the Torches
and the painting of the Transparency ktered
Welcome Home''-The Second Letter 70 Perry
|. CdrsOn, Esq.-Interesting Tiecs Of Collector
Boswell in Regard TO CITY Politics Deplorable
Intestine Jnpleasantnesses-kr. Carson Admon.
ished TO Watch Alderman Bdker-Baker All
WTon9-Bdker not to be Trnsted-Baler ,ciu bear
Wdtehing-The Good and True L. q. Hins-
Would hare been much better had he had to hare
been Elected-A Bad Blunder that he had not had
tohdre been Elected-Do Better Hereefter-Mem.
to not to Forget 10 bear in N ind 10 Nominate that
Good and True Nan, Alderman Henry N Knigh
Why the Good and True Nan, Henry NJ Kaioh
wds rot made Superintendent Of Police-Th [.
Board Of Police used the Good and True Nan an I
then arent back on him-BosceH CHARGED with
Gong Back on kim-A Crate Lse-BosloeU Al
tcdys tor knight-Spdce may dirids, and OCEANS
roll between, and UOrlds may collapse. and chaos
come dgGtn. ont Boswell always for Knight. the
Good and the ITue-About those Torches-Collec.
tor B0sueu sends his regards TO Perry's Guards
VIII 90 and see them and hare him Display
them aChen he gets home.
A good many ridiculous stories have been In
circulation in regard to the popular serenade
to Collector Boswell on his return from Cape
May, calculated to put him in an absurd light
and do him great injustice. II Is about time
this thing was stopped, and we take pleasure
by presenting the following interesting CORES
pondence. 1t will be seen that it is entirely
creditable to Collector Boswell. 1t effectually
disposes Of the allegations Of his enemies that
he 'fshed" for serenade on his return home
Not bit OF it. This correspondence shows
tnat ne public spiritedly and generously
knowing how much the people wanted to see
him on his return-took the whole bother and
expense upon his own shoulders, paid for the
band. the oil, the torches, and the lettering OF
the "Welcome Home on the transparencies.
This is reducing the business Of serenadIng To
aseience-putting 1t on a perfectly independ.
ent basis, as 1t should be, whereby the recip.
lent gets 1t up himself and asks no fayors of
anybody.
In Il straightforward business manner Mr.
Boswell employs Mr.. Perry Carson to get him
up spontaneous outourst Of popular vel.
come, and gives him a months tins to do IL
in. Mr.. Carson is a colored watehman at the
City Hall. He is about seven feet high, and Is
a good man to have along in a torchlight pro.
cession and popular ovation.
This correspondence also thro VS. good deal
OF light upon the intricacies Of our local poll
tics, and serves TO set Collector Bos well right
In regard to some slanderous reports about his
course in regard 10 the offices, particularly
that he had labored to defeat Alderman Henry
M. Knight as candidate for Superintendent OF
Police Collector Boswell says it is no such n
thing, and he wants Mr.. Perry Carson to fnd
out who said it. Mr.. b. charges that the Board
Of Police promised to make Mr. knight Super
intendent, and then went back on him. TINS
is very remarkable allegation, and OF course
Collector Boswell must be mistaken; but il
only shows how desirable it Is that the Board
Of Police should sit with open DOORS Then the
and the Board would NOT liable 60 sh...
misapprehensions in regard to Its action.
Mr.. Horatio Maryman, who wanted to be
Police Magistrate, or something OF the sort,
and thought he had ali the members pledged to
him, is very much puzzled to know now "who
went back on him. or, indeed, IL anybody voted
for him. Justice Walters, who supposed he
had FIVE members-a majority-sure, Is in the
same dilemma. All this trouble TO these gen.
tlemen and numerous others would be saved
and the Board relieved from all misconstruc.
ton by opening the doors to the public, or at
least TO the press. The Committee OF Investi.
CATION on the Crane.Bowen dirt business would
also save themselves much trouble anc do the
public service by opening their doors.
But we are doing Mr.. Boswell Injustice by
keeping his interesting letters from the public.
Here they are, rerJdtim ct hxratim:
CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY, August 3, 1869 -
Dear friend, write you this knowing the
anxiety OF you and my friends TO know how 1
am. i will say to you so you can inform others,
that / am grately improving in health, and
ger improving in Rep olican principles
every day OF my life. seem to get more and
more radical.
Perry, you being a friend Of mine, and
know how much the people will wish TO see me
on my return home, you will take the proper
steps 10 make an arrangement to meet me on
my return at the depot ind march from there
m m fol a hau
tor which / will pay for the next day, make
that arrangement, You may have transpar-
ency painted (welcome home) upon 1t, II you
want oil for torches, 60 70 Mr.. M. Frank Kelley
a. my office and tell him TO give you an order.
You can consult with W. II. Brown, Chas.
Peters, and others, privately about this matter,
aboutIt,) / Will be home on or about Sepiem.
Der lst and you will now have plenty Of time
10 prepare for 1t.
II VIII let you know before 1 come the day /
Will get 10 Washington, or night meant 10
"Give my kind regards and good wishes to
all, let know one see this but yourself.
Your friend
+. A. BOSWELL.
"Perry Carson Esq"
REVERE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS. August
IS, 69.-Freind Carson 1 will leave for home
on tomorrow. Snail stop in New Bedford
one day, Baltimore two. So it will be al least
Wednesday before get home. 1 Will tele-
graph ''kelly" at my office from Philadelphia,
when L Will Oe nome. i think, though, you
May safely look for me in the ten O'Clock ID.
IN. train from Baltimore on that day. L have
enjoyed myself very we'll, and at the same time
kept run OF things at home SO tar as news.
papers are concord. / left Mr.. Chase on
Saturday last very well.
hope everything is moving smoothly with
you. L have not seen your appointment yet,
but suppose il has been made. You had bet.
ter watch s. S. Baker, as he has no good blood
for any OF my frind. We see now that II
would have been much better that the good
and true L. G.. Hine had to have been elected,
but it seems that we blunder along badly some
way. but hope hereafter we will do better:
don't let us forget 70 nominate THAI good
and true man, Henry NJ. knight. Perry,
the Board Of Police had promised TO make
him Superintendent, but / believe IL was
dene TO use him, so as he IL ours, let MS
send him back again BY united vote.
to defeat him for Chief OF Police I
wish You could find out from him who 1t
was, for crater lie was never uttered. Perry
the torches in the ward paid thirty dollars to
get out Of "Johnson. stsre they belong TO the
ward and ! want you to get them. and put
them away, so that they shall not be used IN.
less by my order as President OF the Club
how Is your guard getting along this Won