New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-09
BY GREELEY e. McELRATH.
VOL. IL. NO. 25.


that there be number Of fashionable wnearnk
ers present tbs occasion. Ihspe-ndred know-from
every indication furnished mo both tonight and We'd
ne.ay evening, that the audience 10 whom have spoken
bath and Ihcn appreciate perfectly the desacy OF
situation and the embarrassing Circumstance. which
have voluntarily thrown myself That appearing for the
fret the great city OF New-York sad addressing
NeSi orb audience for the first my very first visit
TO that proud city, should labor u0dof feeling Of embar
rassneni perfectly uatu-a natural that YOU be
aware OF IT, and with due Consideration make all allow
ance cor arsin. that umsance has benny
fortune, rather my moun' 10 have been n The
city OF NcwYork till last Wednesday. The whole scene
bura upon with novelty and spendor amos,
equal 10 that which met the gaze OF Adam vLes lie hr,t
opened his eyes upon the whole universe. Appisuse TIE
sen.aOns experienced entirely novel; they
Ike nothing bad ever known before Nothing my
per.encc furnished Any instrument OF compar
son by which to my feelings | approached the
point below. That mi. ht hav. the best view this my
rst visit came By water and took the boat rom As5oy
on Wednesday. And can you-or can you uot-sbei &C
eusiomed tic scenery through which passed from lha,
point TO Castle Ga dea-can you raher you not
INA how stranger must have felt on behoding the e'
dences OF tue pro.re., OF your city which bars, upon ny
from the time rsteGbarkcd Brcf in the oar West,
beyond the Appalachian Douninns, the deep and rolling
ocean, all h solemn and grandeur, never presented
himself to my eye except the glimpse caught Of him a We
rounded Staten iand. Tbea aga beyond the Narrow
there he lay the ocean on one sds and the ooe1n qun
the city OF Ncr-l DIXON The Othrr. Lf1n spiidl>'
latored under all the sensations which scene %
grand could not fail o produce, and which were produced
and tor moment forgot that was Wasisrtonian -
Notsithandfg The amount Of cold water that rolled before
me, TOR single instant the object OF my MISSION vanished
from my mind ami iorgoi-p.rdor me-tha ever
wdshiugtonian But the intellect soon Ieurnsd, and oh
upor III. very subject upon which have been sent
ther been called here 10 say something, IN us great CITY,
there abundant food for meditation in the sraad cesery
which tlen spread out before me. As looked upon
the ~ OF New-York The metropolis, Of my couniry-ior
the nt.d States thank God, sny county, approached
II city in which had some interest ! looked upon
NeSYOrS sscy containing vast commerce, capital, AM
comnccs enerprr and labong for The necessle' .hc
IA, ana the independence OF that far country rom
whence come. looked upon asa moaHs OF support 10
that county.
! This emporium Of commerce, this srca: centre OF trade
snI h. great Of fashion ~th all il. appcndages-fo-
consider al the around II. bgas some Of them
dwiotling into villages beside The mighty mother and pa
them ALL and parcel of this city of New
York--corisining population approInatng IN million
OF peoplc-argcr than OF the proudrst sovereign
,hs Union looked on this say as the centre Of usdt
and the centre oi fahionas destined influence now
forever in degree, only the fashions but
thu ideas nj the Al that vast Western country. ZAP
pl,u.e And il 80 Psrhap. YOU have never been in the
W-st-you that located here. Then YOU scarcely
know or ina CINE what influence New.Yos has even in
smallest and ncest rhes every where in the great
Western Country. Why Western fellow does consider
himself bali dressed unless he has every thing from New
York-nness he has NewYork hat (Applau,c.l
Il you two bucks theieet them meet il the
OF village aud get into dispute absu the block
their beaver why, says one, got mine in Plladt
pha Pooh says the other, got IN Ne'r for.'-
and that's settler Why the very and fashion of
garments must come from New.york. New-York has bet
taiors even than other city, let that city 10 her
best and whenever Western fellow wshes 10 appear
tculsry charming in the eyes of fair ladyand
OF Western chaps extremely fond Of exhibiting the
a. - III .I.,,
less every garment made in The city Of NewYork Every
thing must come from NewYork! From her, as root
spring all the branches OF fashion and manners How i'm
mensely important, then does become. net only that the
city of NewNork but that the whole widespread country
OF wI,c she is the centre and the prldso the whole
"srdwhaI fashions and what manners she is 10 settle for
them all Ii becOmeso Infinite moment 10 the whole coun
try what are the fashions Of New loTk becomes terri
tory which, hostile TO Us ashngonans We have great
interest 10 invading at once. II evil fashions DO preval-f
evil asnershoste to the single truth which We maintain
do prevail IN Ncwi ok- is mportan, that we make 'or
upon this your city and We wish 10 cut up the ev by the
root-the place to begin is tins same city oil Nc"iofh
not worth while 10 be climbing out on ue branches ana
Topping Of the limbs and twgs, and cutting OH The leaves
Here IL tie fr,nh-heres the root of the matter and II we
only dig that up-the trunk, boughs limbs, branches
twg,, leaves and all must wher and perish a. matter o.
ply ,i0al necessity (Appaue) DO you let II become e.
tablished and known part OF IN Newfork-as
principle OF good breeding ami OF the fashion oil socc
iyihat ungeneHanly thing to offer and TO press
upon friend to do sa which If be does 10 any e1en-to
Just that extent that he dors II, II ndllbly ry"r hni-as
net only that hut which, he had no liking Tor before, II
immeda ley provoks liking aud leads necessarily to far
Their indulgence and farther nJury,-et II once be Known
that il is considered ungent-el IL NewNoTk Tor one gentle
ash another drink wine with hi-At his table OF
his house-et tbs be understood and III bet you lie
Instantly considered the hight OF vugay all over the un
TED States daughter and applause
telling you simple truth and do not 10 ii
trQm diADO 40 LCitd
make you aware OF the podgious influence the manners
and fashions this city have tue whole country and
to make you Of the tremendous responsibility under
which live. Let II be- understood aud will be quoted
begin here and go the smallest village in kentucky; let
the richest merchant, that village, who has made h' money
10y buyin here aud selling there, and has at last retired
they call ito ENJOY IN old age the fruits of the labor
and industry OF his youthlet him offer bottle OF vine and
pres. his guest drink the viii be told, WY, my dear
Sir have you ever been to NewYork, Don't YOU know
that in NswYork it., held 10 be Gery vulgar to offer gen
leman wine" Now It's matter whether th, be founded
IL PROPHECY ans right not but the TACT IS 50, and
you and change the fashion. every monif can
make broad skirt 10 genepsns coat beautiful month
and rarrO'c shirt just beautiful another month, ami just
because us the fashion in NewYork why you also set
the fashion this as any other subject
Well then since this j. perfectly understood that II New
York says its ungeniemanly TO AK man to get drunk,
will be pronounced vulgar ereirphere the only remaining
question IS, ought you 10 do H. sns mere question oi
fashion, perfectly Indifferent the length Of the skirt OF
.en,lrm,ns coat or not Is there anything more
important in IT, or IS there not, said just and wish
TO repeat il if YOU please that dos suppose perfect
understood, but to keep up sor. OF connection To
INV subject III Al there is one remarkable physcs peculiarly
alcohol which other liquid possesses and another "
tina, the food caye, 'at.fes IT. Every other appe
utc satisfied by Inappropriate food but the instant you
swallowed alcohol that instant it eSctes craving for
] more
And whatever the quantity of the fluid you take the sy'
TEN sinks Just far below raised above i natural
tone and this might well he illustrated by regarding the
q thermometer. Thus the second time YOU take