Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-22

The Prospect before us---Breakers Ahead.
Before an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the inhab-
ants Of Naples invariably hear unusual and strange
noises rumbling sounds in the bowels of the earth,
kissing and fzzing from the crater of the volcano,
accompanied with much snske and occasional flash
es Of light. As in Naples, 30 in New York, we al
ways have the premonitory symptoms OF all great ex-
posions social, moral political, or otherwise; and
the first smoke and fire flashing and rumbling and un-
earthly sounds, preparatory to great local earth
quake to come off during the ensuing summer, were
heard and seen on Friday night last in this city On
that all the vagabonds and rowdes OF
the city, with asprinklng Of gentee loafers held
sort of political saturnalia, and marching through
the city, gave partial vent to the riotous earthquake
spirit that possesses them, as the devils possessed
the swine of old in the neighborhood of Nazareth
Too uneasy and cxcitable to wait till after the lst
of May, when they will turn all their antagonists out
OF Office, they made up their minds to have small
preparatory row Immediately. "By the gods
(sad eleader at late meeting for loafers always
swear classically)-"B BY the gods! won't we have
fun this summer! won't we, that's all! Well make
the wings see sights, and have hell of before
the years outr' And if coming events cast their
shadows BEFORE there is doubt they will kick up
hell Of a row" this summer, if we Judge of the
sample in the shape of procession they gave on
Friday. To speak in good old English, on Friday
night last, the in the play says, call hell
let loose"
On that occasion about three thousand beings of all
Sizes and colors collected together in and about
Canal street. formed one long uneven procession, and
Paraded the streets till past midnight shouting if
their souls salvation depended upon the power of
their voice. Such motley crew could not be col
lected together in any other city in the world. II
was evident that the main object of all concerned
was to obtain quantity without the slightest regard
to quality. All sorts Of vehicles were put in requisi
ton; all sorts of clothes were worn. except new
clothes; ali.sors of banners brought to bear
upon the occasion, rather were brought and borne
the flags OF every country and nation under the
were carried with much gusto though they
were the stars and stripes. Banners that had no
bearing or reference to politics were brought into
play, and verify believe that in order swell the
quantity oi cotton floating in the air, Of the
thusiastic and ingenious locofocos tore up their
shirts, made sundry hierogl phica marks on them,
stuck them on pole, put old tar torch behind
them, and felt they had done deed of disnterested
ness.
" Above all history, above all fable"
And worthy Of Gree ce and Rome in the pamy days
of repubcanism, children from five to twelve years
Of age were present by hundreds, numbers of women
walked at the sides of the line negroes took
tive part in the proceedings, and little squads Of
loaters sorry steeds rivals of Rosinante, horses
and asses, were promiscously dispersed through
the procession, evincing a sublime contempt for
disciple and order, and varying the monotous unior
nifty by occasionally falling off without breaking their
necks.
The notices and sentiments some of the ban
ners very curious. One was
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"WHrLsT LIVE, LETT LivEr
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happy illustration Of locofoco feelings and an ad-
mirable though uniatentional satire their every
day dongs. Another
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"W.RnS MARI,
The boy races his own Kabbitehes"
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This terse and graphic device done with indigo
on well worn bed sheet, and the top OF the pole
was placed pondercus cabbage head. The two
banners that followed were perfectly in keeping with
the principles Of the party one
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WV TAKES CARE rnr PEOPLES MONEY
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the other said
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"Wr ARE rHE ProrLEr
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and we have no doubt that il the designers and
defenders of these sentiments do not carry them
into the full tide Of successful experiment, Ike
Price and Swartwout, il will be because the
wings have left them nothing to steal from the city
treasury. Then came the butt enders and the point
enders; they carried banner on which was painted
large eagle with the novel and original explanation
OF his position in the scale Of society
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Two others were
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"MAsos,c HALL TO Lrr"
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"A.noS, does your Mother know you're QUIZ"
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AT the close OF the procession band Of the most
greasy and slippery LOOKING loafers that the city can
produce; they had a banner. hey ond question made
out OF the tail OF shirt, and was painted this
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"wr Arr rHE rEanLr.s FAG-EvprR,;
We bring up the TALE.n
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Nor must we omit To mention a small split in this
tail part al the procession some twenty or thirty
81 the most riotous disdained to do as any one
else was doing, marched by themselves with this
banner
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