Morning herald., 1837-11-23

principle upon principle in which those who voted
the Wing ticket did not by any means universally
concur. Hence it was comparatively failure
Had the question of feastng gormandlslng, swlilins
Illuminating, firing Of cannons, guns, pistols ana
crackers been put to vote by ballot even this par
tial excess had never shown its weakness.
In the morning. a mysterious gentleman named
Fog made this Cit his head quarters and completely
mys,ifed and bothered the whole oft 1t was very
plain that nothing very splendid could take place IN
such gloom The rejoicing, however, took place IN
despite Of this, and the hearts of a portion OF the
Wings in like manner rejoced, and their stomachs
feasted notwithstanding the gloom that was cast over
the hearts of the notwithstanding Their sto-
machs were pinched for the wants ofthe common ne
cessaries of life" yell vot oft" The champagne
howed-the hook, claret, and burgundy, howed-the
poor Poh What business have men to be poorf
Some of the reoicers, in the words Of that old dead
and gone English guzzlcr, Sir William Curtis, would
have given hundred dollars willingly to have been
as hungry as the most hungry.
At an early hour in the morning, before we awoke'
the salutes agreed upon were red-we believe lhefe
was nothing of any great importance in the course OF
the day 10 indicate any popular larexctement-he caf's
and cars dashed about usual. Flags al the various
wards swung out-gn sings slung n-branay COCK
tails cooked up their heads landlords were happy
Wing principles foated along happily upon the pure
spirit that went down the various thoraxes in honor
of the day.
At the first ward there was good consumption oi
the choice spirits in the morning. In the evening
there was good consumption of taliow. Ihere were
also two magnificent tralsparences, one repres sntng
General Washnston-anothor sailor, with lhe star
spanglod banner over which was written Commerce
Preserved. We glad that it has been preserved IN
TIE first ward We wondered where the dcwce 1t had
gone to. 1t is expalned it is in the first ward
From here, passing down to the wharves we encoun-
tered two gentlemen conversng upon the affairs OF
the day.
"How are you off for fog?' said one" how are
you off for mist 2"
"Well the mist has got the better of us this morn
ing; but guess well turn the tables this evenings
and get more mystifed than the mist itself"
$50 ahead" said the first.
We passed on to the wharves-about one-thrd OF
the shipping had few colors fyng-loeking round
under their proud banners, we saw number Of poor
creatures busy about some melasses casks endeavor
ing 10 get some nuIrment, apparently, from them
Ahv' said we, /" thus joy and sorrow tread upon
each others heels"
We passed up Wall street, The Express had flag
staff, no flag Sam Weller might have accounted for
this by saying-"r ags DEAR and money scarce"
We saw nothing-Mr. Delafeld has not shaved their
note yet ThcCourer sported eight flags strung
the street. also "a transparency which was made with
singular infehcity to represent a country smiling in
There was the husbandman the laborer
and the mechanic, all rejoicing What nockery! all
Ioln .ft he 4Nl,,a
was no representation of paving differences Of
$50 0O0 nor ofone giving S52 725 out of his breeches
pocket.
The Star had no fag--no banner-no cande-no
rushlight swell, guess" said one, "that the Star
qnt got nothing no how TO rej)ice on, unless it's
good setting down. Not even Hebrew character
10 be seen" In the evening, the Second Ward Hotel
which was well filled during the day, lighted up; so
did Congress Hall-so did the Western Hotel in
Courtandt street AT the Park number Of boys
about hundred-reni the air in shouts right glad Of
a holiday,
1t is computed that brandy cock tails and GIN
sings and punches enough, were drank in the course
OF the day make five hundred persons rel ice so go
riously as not TO know what they were about This
was before the mystifcation Of the grandces com
menced at the various refreshments and dinners giren
for the good Of the country. From these we went
round to the shantees and humble dwellingsof the
city there pale sorrow sa-the mist crowded upon
them but il was not the mist arising from strong
drink-we wished 1t were yes, much as we loathe
to see even occasional ntoxicaton, we now for the
first time wished that the only mist that enveoped
the poor, was the mist Of intoxication which would
envelope too many Of the rch that the fumes might
pass away as soon.
The city did not rejoice yesterday. A few of the
Wings reloiced, but not all of them. We are thankful
as men fJr t-but the poor. They asked some of
them, in their ignorance" What is all this fuss
about ~
at is owing to the prosperity that we now enjoy"
was the answer. But il smote on their hearts heavily
Il mocked their griefs.
About eight 0 clock il began TO rain. To this cir
cumstance may be attributed the peace Of the CITY,
A party Of locofocos also celebrated the day on
supper OF trpe and gin cock tails closing with the
following exquisite song
Come, Haste to the Eating!
Come Shavers, come sharpers, come gsu-ers ALL
From the Five Poinh-from Wsf's fsmsus street,
This day. Is n race Tor Monopoy's cop
The course is Bill Niblos retreat
Come come to the grea, Celebr ,tion,
Arrstocras, Cariis.s OF Spain
Come Llbsrty's foes and the rag-ruling tribe,
That govern Rhode Island and Maine
od hoyI brino