Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-28

u We notice in snme of the New York pa
| pers several spicy artlcles relative TO the move
menls in what is there called Good Society
the present mushroom race Of fashionaDles ha-
! .ine sscrileg iously attempted TO subveTt some
| of the good oil. customs which had their orr.
| GIN with the honest Dutch settlers, and have
been ever nee risidly observed as memento
| of the " rude fore fathers" of our modern & O.
than II seems that the last generation Of
shoe-blacks, osllers and such like folks were
quite lucky in " touching the silver, and, ha-
wing amassed immense fortunes, went the way
If all flesh. leaving their hopeful progeny with
full purses and empty. skulls, These young
folks naturally enough attemp, to hide the
obscurity of their origin by dazz ling the multi.
tude erecting splendid mansions, laying OF
J extensive parks, moving W ih brilliant eqni-
page, surronndedby train Of liveried servants.
ana sometimes even initiating MscRnas, with
| out dreaming That such man ever lived) by
patronizing the arts. Poor fellows they for
get that there is such thing ms contrast, and
that tho world is too fnli OF malice and envy
cellar in which they first drew their breath.
Aud they ought not TO be surprised that il Is
thrown into their teeth, when they attempt 10
put down customs winch have existed from
d period, " whereof the memory oil man run.
| neth mol TO the contrary aad TO set themselves
there shall be no appeal-whether it relate 10
the color of a ribband, the tie OF a cravai, the
| Dimensions OF a waist, the ir2z ling Of "a lock-
the gaits of a horse, the embellishments OF a
bsrouche, or the mode of extracting cork
from n bottle Of Champagne Forgetting that
their fathers were buffers and scuIIions they
have acquired the art of curling the lip when
they would cut the acquaintance of n former
| companion who can no longer sport tandem
and who has lost his .cred1 with his tailor
! though poverty stricken wretch s.onetim4-
tn'e.-Jated by ,uem, TO laugh at their Joxos,
| (slomus, what a task y to encore their songs,
and 10 write dozen stsnzas per diem for that
most odious medley, a Lady's Album. Such
are the complaints made against these young
sprigs of American nobiity-doubles proceed
| ing from half starved poets and genius in rags
| who are a very useless class of people, and
| deserve, like Savage, to die in wretchedncss,
or, like Goldsmith, to live contented with n
garnet and crust. The salirists are wrong
These youngsters see that Money i, the god oil
| Mans idolatry-tne magic passport which
| opens every mans door, and even finds all
avenue TO his heart-the shield which wards
| of the sword of justice-he purifyer of
| iogues and murderers, and villains of high and
low degres-snd who car wonder that they
are proud of their yellow dust, and even ina.
CINE that their bodies are fashioned of superior
| clay2 Andi they will not feed their minds,
thinking the labor and the sacrifice too great
for tho reward, who shall be surprised What
song Of the most gifted Muse, or what eIo-
quence that ever fell from mortal lips, can
=" charm so wisely" as the clear juggling of
guueas2 lis sweeter than he music of the
spheres--and men so love TO sit and hear the
note that they will sacrifice every thing for il
honesty justice. feeling. conscience. What
are the riches, treasures of intellect compared
with wealth And besides, the piide OF an
cestry is as ridiculous as the pride OF wealth.
An English Wit once observed that the man
who had nothing 10 boast OF but ilInstrions
ancestors was like a pota,oe the only good
thing belonging to hun WIS under gfonnd-and
surely in this Republican country the Sun of a
rich chimney sweeper should be locked upon
as little better than the offspring OF 'mpover-
ished Statesmen and Warriors