, 1869-10-01
BOSTON,
Massachusetts Politics.
The Liquor Question In the Wor-
CcSter Convention,
Tic N0uks of The seaxon.


lF4oN c1n OWN CORRESPONDENT
BOSTON, Sept p.
r0LlrIcAL
We have entered on the campaign sof the Nc
scnsrs election with every pro, peci Of dull and
commonplace ctnsaM, ending In the Inevitable
Republican victory By about The steteotyped nm.
loniJ. at the tocAs OF ucense and
prohibition have been syo!dcd By
sk1ffui steering. 1heie i no longer an
a''empt 10 enforce the rrohibI.ory law With any
s1ger: its best fneLds aYow = willlEguesa to
1ntdnE II, 80 a. TO make tie statute co. form 10
the aciaal toleras!on OF Lager beer; and the BRO
b'htotJ Governor. nc arc told, Is pledged TO sign
any antprnsl0n OF Tic Inv which the Legislature
naJ pats. With this state Of AFFAIR.", and With the
psHy PLATFORM Hitherto silent on the subject. now
explicitly d,sclaining any responsibility Tor the
Inv and rcmtttlng the subject 10 the local caucases
Ite most ardent enemy Of pson1tltory iegtAlAt1ou
Nohfd hardly atu an excrse for stepping outside
nn pas1! as tess''ronI agalast tt. SO Nj, Aa-
ah'h whl bbre to wait It'll he IL one year at icsst
resref the proper age 1or the care5 Of state, he
fore be can entertain any fub5ianttal hopes Of the
GosetnoEthip,
W eouIse, this Is fometh1g for general epr1rat.
u-Atton; for Democratic victory In Ms.sacbu.
kettf, the year after Grants Inauguration. would
lie scandal indeed. Int It may be doubted whc,h
~ cur record, a. s,atc, - viewed Ia our lcRisa.
~. -. 80 ~ 80 ~ -. LUZ e1ess eFHs oi
-.seaasa ,Has :. aa,E oea in6s.y o1t 10 IN:
tDeu sent there W the Good Ttmplsr lodges Of
l'1ror sellers leagues Ct the towns aud cities, ex-
cecdinglS sound on one SIDE or other OF the liquor
question, Charged with cotylciIons ~ 10 the wo-e
or hhtske5 or the htl:tnees Of sumptuarJ aawt. hut
ensssr!y ubdt 10 deal with other queEttuns Of pub
na.rs, .'.'.. ~ o1 ~ W 1ae Fuse " faANas
oaeI.. Ahu .nuo"'oS Hke sneep some 'h'eE-
sssa - - 'ssue. - sotx a".t Inc money anu circuit
- @ v1.4ou .a1s wv, ea.a ~ a. eot.s q enemeA
y, - rs' ess =, 'ne nal"ouJ u tne nepnoa-
ss..,,.. u4Sa 70 p''uact'e VI I'll 1aese
s.. = 49, n..l o4a' auo ~ Joa'coas manage
.'.sns - snose le.oe1s inside pouaes" VINO nave
oesn ~ hoih io1 taontns III patcmos compromises
aua pasuS t"e ~ la1 peAce1a1 action. MucA II
@ uas l" tue uscietloo inc pfohihstoEy people,
VIZ as%nuoneu rug 'alof wnlea s"asneo aooot
s.ue"k .'s "tH'l suops eai9 ~ tne summer aa'
.aLatu ,.IuMas Ineu eane ~ Luz niuo- bo1 Mocu Is
LIZ o"s ~ .os uasle enoit o. NJ eamnef.
"tose eptecn al1ea me equaho!efa over cider an1
:aset ava! up into the eteer Of national politics
auu ioe,en oip!omacs' ana "hEe. " lA tone, 1t
Isaue .uem ao4se. Iaeu pstty ieaos' " the mere
pn9'.4 Aael W i.s 4ensta lal tnem no 1lme 10 en-
~. .u.o tacu hAuolshes. Inc speeen WAS
oAu. ~ uio.e "4is 'hon vac 1noo8n II haa
ueeu ptepH'ea on'y TWO OF tntee ua1s' II nns 10
e's ~ ~ N"t-seaeo "Ahout e4u44t
isie4eEes ~ no'e' or memorandum, and With
uen az iul1otlp'u an .hat inc county oe!esntes.
M "aeo .noS 'eeo !. ~ 1an Ii inc bosson papers an
nvW ~te1 10 ueasef5' "ere sure II 1aa oeed
laAeo oo"n W e1enoS1apnes Ana eent over The
WHes' hui, IN 1act, was all IN t5pe long befors
il vas Uttered as hll AF. SINNERS efforts are
4"e iapot te'ofm people haFe convention at
no1ses'es 1o-notsoN, ana ta.k ABOUT NOMINATING
. 1cAet. oot tntll movement. 'hlcneser ~a5 II
.a'hft "la nol n'ake mofc than nrplc On the sur
lace u Inc campaign.
..-.. LITERARY ..
sit. HRgtnson q t.ArnE Lite 10 Black Rest'
Meht has appeared since uJ last letter. II u
uan! nade up o. tne AHa"sic aa"f1t9 Sketches,
'at ha4 eome 'teah nnt'ef. In introduction aEd
apPeauicea' nha ls Al once fea'iablc mud of sul'
stnhtlai literary merit to degree feaches ~ ttT
tthef Of lie war f'ooAs ntlstea Iu hurry ano 10
tie huslc OF m'g'c and Cannon.
Mefsrs Latte, Brown Co. have added to their
nLno1uctneht o1 "faffmana lhkcorery Of The
Ereht "tet tne promise of keTch1 othcE bocks
sohe1l ID tAet fabulous tsAe ~ FutlisherA Two
u aueee arc MI. G!aQstoneG boots on Homer,
AJutctttpa Mupni'' xbtr,, ID now uttr,,..
t,,. -. .,.,.. -. -
TX 1"e "teuuou VI InEi9h etstlcs1 6na It's
1,.N' t.s..n .. ~ the ssne utlo' Homet
ua" sae .un..N .s .aae "o o'he!s ase booAs Vi