The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-11

the WnOe Study OF treOle HE IS GOODNESS. cool
ness IN his dress; GOODNESS in his drink GOODNESS
IN his house; coolness his actions, and GOODNESS
IN bearing with those OF others; GOODNESS in his
looks; aud, IN fact, ones only crIpe and only mis-
fortune here, is 4 TO keep cool on all occasions
On da, that we are to havea new Captain Gene
raj forthwith. Our actual Governor is too passion
atey attached to the Juice OF those Spanish gIapes,
to " walk the deck" after inner. But, God bless
me! must come to a close-the Rapid waits, and
the wind blow. Trlr iIu TTl gror DOMINIC.
m f HAVANA, 26th October. lSl2. u
The Herald M Cuba First Impressions in H1rana
Idcon of Od--Gas aud iip Y,low Ferer--- Money
'nafe by Planters-St@ms and SegUsoi (luD C
DEAR BENNETT - l' I.e lgH lefl II uf Pr Eel
The arrival of batch of :. Weekly Heralds," is
the only event OF interest, which checquers the
notony OF Havana duness. Your racy . exposes"
of the banking $ chspai:rs diadms,rie, have been
asource OF qualification particular to me who feel
cordial sympathy, in your paper war, or war
against paper Strike home The politicians
are on their last legs; every new philippe ct yours
establishes nav breach--of trust, and thanks TO
your wit, they'll soon have to trust to some more
honest mode OF living than that their wits afford
them, which are already whit the worse for wear
aud fast sinking under the blaze Of light, which has
heraided the golden age of hard work aud hard
money.
So, passing over " frs Impressions, such as the
toriresses, and the bay and the narrow Streets
and prison like houses, and the "volantes or hack
neys, with their long shafts and huge wheels, and
small horses, and the harlequin looking "caleseros,'
y -
dressed tor a-ball-la seated inside, all thrown
upon the dlmInutive aninal and the long strings
o. pack horses, with sore backs, which like the
London donkeys, " Amt got no friends;' and the
masses Of "maloja," green eorn.straw) which
one behods moving along without apparent agency
OF any kind, and under which one finally discovers
ahorse nose enclosed in net bag, four hoofs, and
some hairs OF tail. Leaving these preparatory
chapters tor some future occasion, we will pass at
once to . Picture the lsi,'' The Hacenda ado, or
Panter. = You are, doubtless aware. that bv the
<,te AZ.
erned, sugar estates, {" Inaenias'') are 1" priv
legged" and neither the estates nor the slaves
them can be sold for DEBT. Well, our I" inanciers''
used to get money at interest, and generally on
the condition, that the usurer who loaned the mo-
ney, should supply the estate with provisions.
Forthwith the land is purchased; and since, the
terms the owner has borrowed the money, nothing
can De made IN flair way he, upon the strength Of
his broad lands" gets over head and ears in debt
as fast as he can talking all the while of his
boxes. which are already bespoken, and then de-
clares himself insovent, by which he does pretty
good business the creditors get ten cents TO the dol
lar or SO, and the Hacendado goes to work on ano-
Their estate; but now the tables turned. The
money vendors have been bitten once ten, the
plnnters signature IS suspicious; meanwhile, the
negroes will eat. and the confounded catalan will
be paid In hard cash for the jerked beef which they
have all monopolized. Thus, without credit. there
Is no large house 10 Havana, nor box in the theatre,
nor means to maintain six cooks, fifty waiting
maids and fifty other idle fellows 10 say nothing OF
the $300 dresses OF La Sonora, and tn. lace frlls
and gold-headed canes of the Senoritos (he boys),
and the silk stockings OF the black and sue
nurses; and the Don must go and rustcate for half
dozen years, and satisfy himself with iterIng
over his fields, Instead of rolling up and down
IN the endless ring of the Pdsco, y and with the
song OF the negroes" instead of the soft voices
OF the anss IN the opera house Sic tr nsitIt the
opinion OF men OF business that those pidnle swho
cannot make over thousand boxes, will not get
oyert Inc autumn, which Is the stepping up tlIie
Meanwhlle gloom cast over the face OF society,
and people shake their ads; the opera house ID
empty; but, on the other hand, the omnibus and
all other industrious movements are going ahead
as last as the hnanciers are going astern. Thus
you see there ID striking resemb ance between the
march OF causes and effects with Us and with you
Our sleepy Captain General, when he was not quite
VIDE awake, the other day, oruered singular do
cumeni to be punished It was a petition from
oo si THs former attendant
Is nls'lcating and conssling himself by atributng
all the Ills OF the times to the change made in the
value Of the currency. The new Pasco now is all
the rage; the one Tacon made, at 50 much expense,
is iteral'y grass grown, and unfortunately his
gulatlons are participating of a similar decay. We
ana the gaming tables are reappearing on small
scale, but upon the whole, we are as moral as the
want OF money can make us. i8p9t si3-- '''' ~
Iney are making great noise about the Intro
9nction OF gas by Messrs. Lepne and Co Are the
Yankees asleepl The city will thus soon exchange
Jus present darkness visible for flood of light
II tne oiiseers DO not get up law suit, as the apo
'hScarles did with the lntroducefs of soda water
The vomt has not extended much this wear, but
few ofthose attack ed have escaped 0Tf' f1r' ~,
Inc storm did great deal OF damage in a small
way, ou It has cleared the atmosphere, and cool
weather has set in. We shall probably have hard
winner IN every sense of the word.