The herald., 1837-05-03

the imprisoned and corrupt bankrupts Journal of
Commerce, have the mingled impudenceand coward
ice to assail as sneakingly did the Courier & En-
qurer, the commercial accuracy and science of the
Herald. We have now begun bona fide competition
with the corrupt, lazy, ndolent, nsoenI staggering
Wall street press, and we at last in position to
"carry the war into Afrca." The whole daily press
of New York, Philadelphia, Albany and Boston COM
bined cannot impede the revolution in commercial
newspapers now going on uuder our auspices We
are engaged in the healthy revolution sfbrnging back
ready money times and Of prostratng in the dust all
tho vllaneus fabrics of paper credit baseless the
clouds of heaven. The days of lots in New Haven
or specHlatlons in saltpetre done. To the
rupt Vail street prints and their associates in rognery
and speculation indebted for the terrible
luton sweeping onward. paper conducted the
Herald is on the principles of truth and Skill science
and integrity, WILL in five years, sweep the whole Of
such papers to oblivion, bankruptcy, and merited
ruin
MAY DAY.-lf three removes are as bad as fire.
three anniversaries Of moving day in New York. must
be more disastrous than the great conhagration.-
Monday was co.'s, uncomfortable day, n.t at all
like what the first of May should be, while Sunday
was as lovely as heart could wish. stranger COM
ing into the city, day before yesterday, would have
supposed that some prophet had foretold its immedi-
ate destruction, and that every body was making eff
with their goods and chattels as fast possible. We
tried to get about town and see that things went on
right, but it of at all, for only got
head and shns broken, while the furniture
smashed and pilfered as bad ever. We therefore,
came home, applied abottle ofopedddock and left the
furniture, crockery pots and kettles to shift for them
selves. The streets were barricaded, carts and wag-
ons and hand barrows and wheel barrows, and every
sort Of barrows were constantly smashing together,
while the drivers swearing at their horses, the
women scoldng at the Grvers and the children, cats,
dogs, birds and pigs joined in the chorus.
One good lady had packed every thing nicely, and
watched the cart to the door of her future domice
when as fate would have it, the unlucky devil of
horse backed ep against lamp post and smashed
set of mahogany chairs. The lady screamed, and
scolded the driver-,he driver Of course damned his
horse, and the poor brute had his revenge by knock
ing lid out Of table. He got out Of that scrapc
soon possible.
1t would take from now I'LL next year at this time,
relate all the accidents of the dayand describe the
confusion, dirt clatter, breaking scratching swear
ing and scoidng of the day-and as we should have to
go over the same chapter next year, we will not at
tempt it.
We did intend to say something exceedingly pretty
and poetcal, on this occasions and had ii been
bright, calm, sunny day-such day as the first of
May shosld be, and such day as the weather for
week past had led to expect, our readers would
have been delighted twice over first, with May day
itself, and next with our description ofts beauties, its
festivities, and its happy recollections.
A coal fire, thosgh very comfortable, is a most un-
poetica substitute for the balmy breath Of flowers,
and the bright radence of the sun. Clouds Of dust
in crowded city, hardly tempt to enjoy the open
air. and blue remind one Of any thing but loves
and graces. Flora, herself glad to take shelter
in a hothsuse, and made herself comfortable we
| did with artificial heat.
From the rcmotest antiquity May day has been
festival The poets ofevcry age and cline except the
cold ones, have celebrated it, and lads and lasses
have fallen in love, while dancing around the May
pole since the early ages when royalty donned its
holiday clothes, and kings and queens went into the
country Mnying. In Greece and Rome, it was an
GENTLY the grand festival of the Queen OF Flowers
And Henry the Eight and the maiden Queen Of Eng
land used to go into the fields on this anniversary.
Then there was some induce:nent for the sun to
shine out, and make pleasant weather. then nature
put on her sweetest smiles, and gave her warmest
welcome wheu royalty and youth, and lovelincss
came her evee and celebrated her vernal season.
But in this degenerate and unPoetcal age when May
day is the holiday Of chimney sweeps in the cmpori-
am OF the old world, and day for the moving OF
goods and chatlles about the emporium Of the new,
what can we expect bat Winds cold feet blue no
ses, and anthracite fires. Happy he who gets even
| that.
REDUCTION CT PRIcEs.-Our friend Charles H. De-
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