Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-24
Nomination of Joseph Hoxie and JacoD
Acker-- Prices of provisions.

not gaudy-not tinsei-nO glittering, hhaue he aP-
peafance with their Baskets their hands, at the Sc
Clinton, and Centre
Amidst these groupes of modest well behaved fe'
males were many rich men, bankers of Wall street.
fnancier. and land holders with their black servants
behind them, asking the price of this peice of meat
and demanding the price of that. Hauteur nsolence
and coneeit as much marked the few wealthy as mo-
desty, shrinking modesty characterised the mild be-
havor of the many respectable females moving
around.
"What is the price OF your best beef? Iwant your
best steak-gve me that cut-damn the prce-get
me the best were of the remarks that fell from
therich, naughty and powerful
"That is l6 cents per pound-that is Is cents
that is ls cents"
"To the dogs with the price-gve me the best"
Thus talk the wealthy man, carrying all before him
while the poor respectable women stood with their bas
kets at a distance, waiting purchase what was left
and modesty endeavering to get little pennyworth
re stay the calls of nature.
"Who are these respectable looking women said
q stranger from Carolina, in Fulton market.
They belong to that class of respectable widow
ladies who keep boarding houses"
" Do you know any of them ?"
Several and never knew more respectable or
ylrtu0uS class OF females tnan the SUUU III HuHUeI
who keep boarding houses in New York"
I" Bless me! SO many as that p
Eyes indeed, fuy that number. They are
generally the widows Of merchants, mechanics
artists physicians or of professional men. Mlsfor-
tunes in business, DEATH disease, and public disorders
drive them into such business
"How do they get along in this wicked world p
Badly enough. Those ladies not only keep houses
10 furnish boarding to young clerks and artizans in
order 10 support themselves, but they generally pos
families Of ard daughters depending on their
daily labor for their support"
" Sons and daughters 7"
"Yes-and l will venture to say that the daugh-
tiers of this respectable class of females the most
beautiful in person-the most exquisite in osks-the
most refined in heart-and many Of them the most
accomplished in soul that New York, with its myri-
ads Of beautiful beings ever saw, will see."
"And they live by keeping respectable boarding
houses7"
"They do. But of late the prices of provisions have
been kept at such high prices that these excellent la
dies, one half if not more throughout the city
nearly ruined and heartbroken."
Bless me! what provisions to be SO high
here"
There is no city under the sun where there is
more intelligence than New York-yet in imposture
ofit?"
Why don't you correct these evilsT
1--WE cannot get them corrected. The corrupt papers
of Wall street. and the corrupt cli9ucs of party keep
the truth from public view, and cheat the people with
their eyes open.
"Why do you not open their eyesp
"How can wei At this moment, provisions in
Baltimore Boston and Philadelphia are 20 to 30 per
cent lower than in markets"
"Why so?'
Because we have get a corporation that only acts
for speculators-not fo- the pubc-not the poor-not
for such respectable females the who has just
passed us with her basket in her hand and her lovely
daughter al her right hand"
Thus continued the dialogue-and true II IS to the
very letter.
About year ago, several enterprlsng and benevo-
lent individuals attempted to introduce new system
tho system of competition into the provision markets
Of New York, in order reduce the prices Of living
TO the level free trade has secured in every other
American city. About the middle of last spring this
system had come into action, and many poor widow
who kept boarding house, and sustained and eda
Gated a family Of lovely daughters and promising
sons, contrived TO get along.
But in the month of May last, set of men
came into the corporation untried, unknown but it
was hoped they would be benevolent and public
ppirited in their conduct. Alas !! what falacious
hope No sooner Joseph Hoxie nd Jacob Acker,
mpudently thrust before this city for two Of the
highest public Offices but series of prosecutions
were begun by the Attorney put into Office by them,
which out-herods any thing ever known Of the kind
that took place in civilized and Christian coun
Try. Under the mantle Of illegal and unconstitaton
al ordinances every wAo dared to sell provisions
reasonable rate sued, fined, and hunted down
oil not vestage decomposition was left in this city
The consequence of this policy was to keep the
price Of provisions 20 to 40 higher than any city of
iheknown world, not even excepting London or Paris.
In time of plenty an infamous and arocious clique
put into the cooperation by accident have pursued po
hey cslcsla,ed destroy the peorts break down the
industrious fill the Aims House-and above ALL to
Cypress the three thousand ladies' with their
lovely daughters, who support themselves by keeping
honorable and respectable boarding houses in New
York.
Sometimes the spectators of the Bulls Head
al other tes the honest butchers are blamed for the
grievance. II is falseheod-a common bare-faccd |
falschood-a Vulgar, unpnncipled lie. The corpora
hon OF New York is the mother ofthe OPPRESSION