Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-02


present the citizens OF New York. When they give
public dinaer, it is always understood by their
constituents to mean, that il is the city of New York
that gives the ENTERTAINMENT and not Alderman this,
Assistant Alderman that, OF Commissioner 'tother
The feast if it be one, is TO represent the hospitality
OF New York; and hence it is that strangers are al
ways the first 10 be invited and that the natives, like
good hammered step. children are only allowed the
privilege Of looking at the deyourablcs at respecta-
bic distance, and grumbling if they feel so disposed
at the order of arrangements.
The committee of the co poralon, in the true spi-
rit of patriotism for which that august body has al
ways been distinguished, have appointed Signor An
tonic Barolino Delmonico, of the kingdom Of Italy,
their head cook and primero bottle washer for the
4th of July. This selection must be regarded by
every liberal minded native, as an act OF wise poll
cy, sound discretion, great magnanmity, and pro-
found political economy. The committee were great
ly embarrassed in determining this important mat
ter The minority, vulgar, illiterate, headsrong To-
csfoco, nominated Sandy Welsh for the job, with a
carte blanche to get up regular tuck out in the old
fashioned KnickeIbocker styles but he was overruled
by the majority, who were for getting the greatest
possible amount of eatables, by paying the smallest
possible sum Of cash. or in other words, thew were
UNANIMOUSLY in favor of reducing the price of the
feast and charging the number of invitations.
Sandy would not FL; ash knife and fork short of
four dollars guest. He could not afford it. 1t was
beneath the dignity of the city to order feast less
and ne was not the man upon whom they could fill
their bellies esatis. Proposals were made by 17cssrs.
Tyson and Douning, at three dollars head. Sandy
is good citizen and pure Christan-a man of
meekness and pety-but he was not amalgamaion
man enough 10 sidaganst suchaccompshed artistes
IN the culinary line, and he spurned the idea of offer.
ing proposals in competition with the very respccta-
BILE and highly celebrated ceored gentlemen above
named, especially, as the sum proposed by them was
SO very far bslow fair profitable price. While the
honorable committee cheapening the dinner with
the colored men, in steps seignor Antonio Bartono
Delmonico, and bids it off at two dollars a head
and the principle was settled somewhat after the fash
ion of bidding off boarding house for a down-east
schoolmaser, not by who would furnish the best en-
tertaInment but would bid the smallest sum. The
proposal of Dslmenico was snapped up in a moment,
and the fortunate contractor gave the equs,e bonds
10 stick to his bargain.
This matter being settled in a manner that best ac-
corded with the views of the committee, We 1.-THE
public whose money. is to pay for the blow out may
be excused for apassing observation in reference 10
the pHsillanimous man9uvering of the committee to
cheaper the cost of Fourth Of July dinner.
In the first place, we think we have as much right
70 object TO Italian cookery, as TO any other foreign
humbuggery with which The city of New York has
ever been guled from the honest burgomasters down
% the present time Italian cookery The very name
IS a nuisance.
Heaven stops the at II, and the winksr
A villanous congregation of slops-a promscuous
swlll bucket-a csipool of vile offas-a frtcd cem-
pound of all the internal ingredients of Macbcth's
cauldron-a deaths head and marrow bones-a feast
for amished furies-an incentive TO the basest pas
slons-a premonlory TO the gout-a forerunner of
human dissolution. Ergo, IL is not fit for New York
stomach.
In the next place, in our humble opinion, we think
that Sandy is entitled to the job, not merely because
he belongs" here asd "wont telong anywhere
slse;" nor, as Jack Reeve said particular occa-
non, because he is all knickerbocker like one OF his
,uperlative pots Of turtle soup" heart liver lights
Ind a-but because he is the prince Of caterers the
Of all that is rich and racy, and savory and
all the eatabes that are to be found in
sea, in air. in earth under the earth Creation has
not an ocean, stream, a rivuet, a lake or brook
\ mountain cavern, cyprus swamp, pine forest
or rich prairie, but has furnished wand for Sandys
table. And as to vegetables" is he not supreme
in the cold saueh line-he plus ultra Of fried Pc
genius of "sourcrout7"
Bat the world is changing apace. 0 steam, steam!
what changes are you not bringing about. The deli
cacies of the whole earth are brought within ten
days voyage. The foies OF a whole continent are
within foringh's ramble from America. few
merry Fourths ofJuly ago TO have substituted macca
rsni aRd noodle soup for hospitabe smoked goose
and crout-vcrmicel and pine apple frtiers for SUBJ
stan,al cherry pudding and roast pig would have
been high treason.
But Sandy has lost his election; not because he
would not cook cheaper than Dslmonico not be-
cause he refused 10 amalgamate his proposals with
Tyson and Downing; not because he was inferior
10 any in the kitchen but because, unfortunately,
he was too direct and honest for his own interest,"
Single hearted, simple minded, modest, unpretend.
ing and patriotic Sandy; he never broke plate in
his life Intentionally; esteemed by all his feew-cit
zens as much for the midness, and unoffendlng and
department. and his retiring and com
piacent dcmcanor, as for the exquisite terrapn and
the delicious turtle he serves up his fat is all in
the fire, he forsooh, is put down by clamorous SCI
fish fsregner-a mere frog butcher in practice-a
humbug-a carcature a steak burner and an Inter
lopcr in the larder, merely because he comes well
recommended over the water, has foreign name
and hates Yankees. If these be the qualifications
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