The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-13

UTICA, Miss. June "a, 1872.
The Herald in Mississippi-DIatters and Things in
Utica-Rehg ior,---P oliiics--- Temperance Bank
,ppf Law, &c, -.-
EDITOR OF THE HERALD - A
DEAR SIR: - ttr t
Having long heard the Herald spoken Of as the
creates, newspaper in creation, curiosity led me the
other day TO borrow number from Messrs. Weeks
and Mimms, in order that might see for myself;
and oh yehu, what treat, found news and tenn
perance, religion and agriculture, science and poll
tics, literature and banking, and God knows what.
There is hardly section OF our whole broadspread
country, or even of the world with which you do
not seem 10 communicate; unless IT IS here IN the
. Cotton State" Meeting with no correspondent
from the Mississippi, has induced me to send TO
you an item or two concerning these parts.
Iou must know that Utica Is a small but pleasant
village, in the large county OF Hinds-the same in
which the capitol sands-about twenty-five miles
from the Ocean river. While the greaternumber of
The towns and villages in this State, which sprang
up under the magic of the credit system, and threat
ened TO contend for the palm with your own imperi-
al city, present dreary and desoate aspect, (many
being entirely deserted by man and beasD. Utica,
If she has not gained in the last year or two holds
on firmly at what she was The people here have
not done so much OF fancy business as their neigh
bors, and are, consequently, in more healthy CON
dton. Wear a temperate sort of people here, in
every thing religion, politics and gossiping In
these they deal somewhat excessively, when ever
they take notion. AS to the gossipers they are
only found among the ladlcs-the Lord love 'enl-
and among them one old gentleman named Billy Up
sher, who has acquired the cognomen Of the Utica
Telegraph" The village could in no wise do with
W apprt in
the place. And the ladies, we contend, have right
to do as they please. Our fathers shed their blood
that their posterlty might enjoy freedom in its pure
and unsophiscated essence; and If their fair daugh
tiers TO be debared from freely speaking their
sentiments, about whom they please, then is liberty
indeed but name.
In religion the Methodists sweep everything be.
fore them. They have their circuit riders pre- ach-
ing in every nook and corner of the land, and call
ing home the urchins, and the "dear sweet ladies'
TO the fold They held a quarterly meeting here
last week, and sent to Rocky Springs for Little
an excitement among this class. The old man did
his utmost TO raise one, and at length an old Afr-
can woman, about 40 years old, tumbled over
as that of the 6 little preacher" himself" Glory
glory nc. &c." This was the signal for all the
little glrlsto come forward, pushed by their mothers,
to tumble down in heaps, and send one loud baby
shout
SOf politics, we have only to say the majority here
(not throughout the state theugh) are wings; and
we think that is enough. Of course they are gene
rous, noble, and without prejudice-never turn off
schoolmaster because he is democrat, or believes
Capt. Tyler is an honest President. No, Mr. Edi-
tor, any one who has ever been at Utica can in
form you that no such ltleness exists in this com
munlty.
Temperance is taking this State by storm He
must be a bold man who now raises his hand in the
cause of drunkenness. Even Governor McNutt
we understand, may frequently be seen sneaking
into a grocery at the back door.
GunuredS faL Tho fif ,ct H. d.,
Law; and from the lights before u.s. we are led to
believe that many, very many, are thus squaring Up
with the world, with 'ots of stuff smuggled into
the hands OF their friends. We understand it was
The boast of John $. Gooch, who figured as director
in the Brandon and Union Banks about the time
he took the benefit oft, that he himself was as poor
rs JOBS turkey, but he had fine rich wife! What
fearful source of fraud and corruption is this off
spring OF Whiggery.
If these lines, Mr. Editor should be thought
worth place in the Herald, you may perhaps hear
from Mississippi again.
Very respectfully, Alligator