The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-03

| hardly know any thing which has slruc
me mote IN America than the respectful
, deneanorofthe female ofall ranks IN life, 1
Tie evident attention IN the domestic eco
namg even OF taNrrns or inns To exclud
them from sltnatlonsiu which they might b
ltNpoaed 10 insult. In New Orleans, indeed
the picture IL almost totally reversed. |
must not he forgotten, However, that n
Orleans Is still IN many respects rather
French or Spanish than an American city
and that il is improving Just in proportion
AS IL becomes American. The French in.
hahltants have still an asccndency in til,
councils of the city and the effect is no
less conspicuous IN the dirty streets and
tainted air, than ia its moral pollution ~
Before long. trust, its stl Gets will he cleans
81 by rondnils from the Mississippi, for
which II il admirably situated, and lis mo-
raj atmosphere purified by the benign
Influence ofreligion,w which the Christians in
the Eastern States, with their accustom-
ed activity, are eAerting themselves TO tx
tend
Pillcfing, housrbrcaking, highway rob
hpry. aud murder are far lrss common
here than with us : The last three, indeed
are uncommon, although have heard of
the mail beng robbed at least twice since
have been here, aud once in the wild parts
OF the country, where it in carried on a
horse With murder and aggravated cir
cumstances of cruelty. Dnelling, except
IN the Eastern States, is more common,
and more deadly.
The bribery of subordinate custom.house
officers, 50 dtsgraccluliy common in Eng
land mot indeed tn dcfraud the revenue,
but 10 obtain dispatch) is very rare here
| have been informed by active respectable
merchants IN New York and Philadelphia,
that they never knew an instance, aud
should be extremely surprised 10 hear Of
ONT; that IN the only case in which they had
known Of il being even offered, the officer
considered himself insuled, and knocked
the off nder down. In Boston omitted
10 INQUIRE On this subject but in point of
morals there Is every reason 10 infer that
II stands at least as high as New York and
Philadelphia.
IN what extent smuggling and slave
trading, and privatocring, under Spanish
colours. arr carried ON, found II difficult
to learn since thcs, practices, though by
no means uncommon, are considered as
disrcpniable Az with us, aud shnn the light.
The instances of breaches of trust IN re
sponsible situations, especially in banks, of
which ] have heard in the last twelve
months, are dsgracefully numerous. This
! attribute principally 10 the Wletched sys-
tenn of the in5osvcnt laws in this country,
and the laxity Of morals and pernniary
matters which they arr concluded IN pro-
I.rn L. fh. ,,.,G,s,Iur, e tI,f8
30 repugnant 10 the general intelligence
and morality Of the country, refer you To
your commercial friends. 1t is n perfect
anamo'y, aud cannot long exist. Indeed,
the Bankrupt BID has passed the Senate
and although other business may interrupt
Its progress through the House of Repre-
scntatiyes, II mist in some form or another
ere long become law, aud supersedc a
system ovot which, were an American, ]
should never cease to mourn, deprecatlng
il rs calculated 10 iujure the reputation
of my country, and to depress her moral
tone
Lutterics and horse racing nge not TN
common hnre the latter is not prevalent
in the Southern States, where private race
courses are frequent. Gambling, in the
middle states ! should imagine, from all |
saw, is about as common rs in England
il is Ear more 81 as you proceed 10 the
southwark, aud dreadfuIly prevalent in
New Orleans, where license to authorize
is sold either by the city
or The state authorities, forgot to inquire
which though IN the onr ease 1t would
throw the blame on the Americans. The
lcpnsrr is reported to realize large In
come from This in auitous traffic and the
Kentucky boats, which for above mile
line the shores of the Mississippi, are said
on SUNDAYS 10 form one line of gambling
shops. These, with the open theatres, the
dances of the slaves in all the enyiruns of
the city, aud the weekday work which is