Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-04
Correspondence Of tho Herald.l
SARAToca Springs August LIST, 1910.


SARATOGA SPRINGS, August LIST, loiO
JAS. GORDON BENNETT, Fac
DEAR SIR.-lt is strange, that while the whole
country is grooming under the pressure ca"sed by
the reaction OF former speculation the prosperity OF
this place does not appear to be affected The
same crowds throng the hotels; gay equipages
dash through the streets; and the merry dance and
song enliven the evening hours. Other places of
public resort deserted; grass grows in their
streets; the people look like chief mourncrs at a flu
nersl their only dance is, after runaway debtsrs,
and their only songis, "l've no money you see,
&c, la Madame Vestris. But nimporte, here ev-
cry thing smiling aspect, and if there is
misery among the crowd, it is gided misery; and no
one sees ITS true colour
The same feeling which adds so greatly to the en-
joymen& Of the winter ireside, when the storm is
bowling without, seems to add to our comfort; for,
although the storm Of panic, bankruptcy and ruin is
Oh the land in this quiet beautiful retreat
we are removed from the strife and pains Of
misery we live for the hour and enjoy the sweets of
life ere the scythe Of time dashes the cup from the
lips.
Hotel keeping is becoming very profitable pur.
suit. The Yankees, who suck in principles of loco
motion with our mothers milk, never satisfied
with home, and are constantly on the wing; and a
room, will set himself up the keeper of public
house, without regard to capacity Tor any thing but
making and drinking gin slings.
There is as much art in keeping an hotel, as in
any branch of profes sional or mechanical employ
ment. A landlord should be man of good common
sense and endeavor to keep those senses free from
the contamination of liquor he should be who,
having been in the wsrld, and among fashionable
people, knows what is expected in ministerng to the
comforts of the beau monde; he should pay atten-
ton to his guests, and anticipate their wants, not
wait for requests or perhaps complaints; he Should
not seize the best and best cut at the table,
is too frequently the case but devote himself TO the
comfort of his guests with the zeal and urbanty Of
hos pitable host in private lie; but above all, he
should not be parsimonous in supplying his table,
nor delegate to walters and psrters the attentions
which he hns elf should show HIS guests.
On Thursday the wings issued a notice for
"Tppecanoe mecting;' this was followed by anoth-
er from the lOcOfOcOs, for Jackass meeting, pro-
badly meaning themselves. Preferring to attend
the s.Tippecanoe,' found myself at the place OF
meetng-a pine grove on the hill west OF the village,
with sort of demi-pulpit with ladder leading up
to it. There were some twelve hundred collected,
of which great part were oafers, many soap locks,
some pickpockets, about fifty women, and exactly
seventeen ladies and negress. After this meeting
was organised, a Mr.. Bradford was called for; he
hustled and hustled his way the rostrum, barking
his shins on the ladder, and nearly topping down on
his in efforts to appear cool and unembarrassed.
He commenced by an apology for his embarrass-
.
some women and a negress, who composed the fair
of the meeting; promised courtesy IN his re-
marks; determination to refrain from personai-
ties; and strict conformity to the subject, &c.
This is the usual rant to gather steam. Consistent
TO his principles, he began by abusing the other
party, and humping board placed before him to
prevent his blows falling the heads of the inno-
cent democrats-said, they were ashamed Of their
candidate, called themselves Jackson men, and
raised hickory trees, promising the people the good
fruits Of the hickory il they would let it stand; but
alas keeping all the nuts themselves, and giving the
wings nothing but hickory switchings; he was
come by the sad plcture-paused, drank gass Of
Congress water, and went steamIng away in per-
sonalities, &c. " Rotation in Office, said he "This
rotation in Off ice is rotation from the paror to the
kitchen; it rotated from Gen. Jackson to Mr.. Van
Buren, they have already named Thomas ii. Ben
ton as his successor; next to him in rotation is
Amos Kendall; but lever than that, II has not en-
tered INTO the mind of man to conceive" The audi.
ence began TO feel sleepy. ] felt the contagion.
and then heard above the snoring-Cataine OF
Amcrica-little Observation-Disclosures
hard cider-Tippecanoe-spri of 76-striped
snakcs-ladies' garters, &c. lie became medical
and noisy; he said the prescriptions of the ocofoco
party were Of the homeopathic order, aggravating
the symptoms that the patient may act well; and
came To the sage conclusion that the party would
never die Of political dyspepsia, &c. The audi
ence kept on dreaming, waking occasionallyfo echo
the claopngs Of knot Of political clearstarchers,
who surrounded the rostrum. He was followed by
Judge Tscker, Of Virginia, in a plain and unvar-
nisbed speech, TO the point and purpose
There was a splendid ball last night at the United
States Hotel have seldom seen more beauty as
sembled at that house. Kendars band plays divine
ly; every footstep was echo to the music; and
the lovely forms Of the fair ones seemed like dan
cling suDbeams. as they glided through the mazes Of
the lively cotillion, almost flying in the exciting
eallopade, or the giddy whirl Of the waltz. Dear
Bennett, yours ever. MALIwIL.