Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-06
Correspondence efiAs WAi<.

u. S. Horst. Phila. July "a, 1912.
when saw you Last, Il am not mistaken, you
requested me to drop line to you now and then.
Well, sir, I am now luxutia,ng a, the u. S. uo-
tel in the great city Of broken Banks forgery, "ab.
specialization" roguery, and every thing else that
goes to make up the details Of large city. Paila-
deiphia is splendid city, and the people are indus
,rIous and frugal. Il is considered by many as be
Ing the mos, desirable plice in the Union cor re-.
sidenee. OF this, however. more anon. Give me
the Old Dominion yet. think the prosperity ami
wealth Of the place may be attributed in great
measure to the peculiar characteristics OF the peo
pie, which doubtless received an early bias and d
reeIion from two OF the eminent political eco
nomisis that ever lived. enjamin franklin and VIM.
Penn. The impress OF their great minds and the
force Of their good exampl. are written in legibe
Characters upon every thing about Ph,ladelphil
The place is rife with historical incident, which I
will take occasion TO refer to at another time. my
principal object just now, being to speak Of the
present direction Of tho u. s. Hotel, which is evi.
IDENTIFY Of the bes, kept Hotels in the country,
and believe, in the world; and wish you would
just say SO IN your deset,edly popular and extern
svely circulated Journal. publish this letter. SO
that those who are travelling this way may know
where TO find the hes, accommodations.
The house has lately fallen into new hands and
the reformation and improvement about The premi.
ses have been so gteRt that II quite puzzles one In
realize the change. And MIR Kea the proptistor
, Is, indeed, nosr! Having been accustomed TO
good living and good society oil his life he is emf
nentiy qualified 10 give satisfaction an. render HIM
| self popular and beloved 10y borders and sueNs-
lie knows how things ought o be DONE NJ nd he has
i them done, too well and quickly. The location
too, is decidedly the most plcoSant and desirab.e
IN the CITY, beng just opposite the V : Bank that
monster" in which lies entomhed the widows
mite and tho Orphans hopes ,-Aiag rifcent o. nuI-
ehre.! But with all It's corrupt and mourn.ul aSso
cations. 1t IS splendid work Of art Tor the eve p,
lnger upon. But in addition to all this, and to sea
son the whole, there is tho accomplished "RkApr
4 superintendent OF the Cuisine department and se-
neral purvcyor, of New York "wAvERLrn memo.
nv. Who does not know "ReNd7" l am sure
none know him but to praise" In fine, when You
are travelling this way, would advise you to stop
nj the u. 5. Hotel, II you wonld enjoy good eating
good drinking, clean beds and bedding, and ntten-
| tive. well drilled servants.
The excitement here attendant upon the duel be-
| tween Marshall and Webb, has pretty well snbsld
ed. The Ouakcrs, you know, belong TO the "peaco
establishment" ard opposed TO every thing OF
bellgerenl character; hence there is but little re
spect or sympathy expressed for the parties here,
thus beng considered IN great degree n communi>
~ OF "bro,herly love-" As regards my own views
about the matter think tho whole affair was mark
" iot'y rom beslnning To end.
understand the Col. IS fast recovering from the eff
fleets OF the wound he received, and will soon DC
enabled TO resume the editorial functions of his pa
per, which, TO say the least, stands among tho first
OF the political and commercial Journlls in the
country. Though am not prepared to endorse he
Coloners character for prudence for he is ndscreet
and vain, yet, wthal, he is an able writer.
The Rhode Island affair has passed off pretty
much as all thinking minds expected. The insur-
gents lad few syRpathsers here, but that is no.
strange when we recollect that the notorious Doctor
Elldrldge managed TO escape conviction Tor forgery
through the benghted prejudice and mulish obsti-
macy Of one man, there being but one out oftwcve
Jurors IN favor OF acquilal-hc tcGS LEGO Foeo Of
course.
"a fellow feeling makes wondrous kindn
Col. Page, the EX-Posi Master of this place so
am informed from which can be relied on,
while Addressing meeting ofthe sympalhzers gave
utterance 10 this iupious sentiment, that "rhe voice
OF the majority is the voice OF Cod" when oafer
in the crowd, who is possessed of more wit than
prudence, exclaimed elevatins his voice above the
crowd, "Whcre was the ma jority when Noah's Ark
was stemming the angry torrents Of a consuming de-
uge1" Col. Page looked confused, and the au
dlence were dumb.founded.
A5 my space is growing limited / will close
with brief reference 10 John Tyler, | per-
ceiyc some Liils demonstration here and IN
New York TO DO him honor on the l,h, but the
characters Of those concerned in the matter are ,
well understood and properly appreciated here
treasury pap is their object, not love for John W.
Ter, nor love OF country. common burglIr, you
know, is never at loss TO find associates and abet.
tors IN crime. The last veto signs his death war
rant and seals his political inismy forever.
"To the westward tue march OF empire takes its way"
The last effort of the immortal Harry" crowns
him the
"Inielleetual Lordofanm
Your friend,