The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-09
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Correspondence of the Herald


WArERrowH, Feb 3, 1872
Gossip, S'e.-Nfora,ity' of our Eiders-Sn Charles
Basot-Francis Bond Head Travelling FGcilities
-Posto6ice Management Herald Congressional
Reports, 8e-Tan Zandt Outtlone
FRIEND BENEFIT
My former letter, ard your comments thereupon,
have excited some attention among the gossiping
newsmongers Of our most gossipping place, but as
generally happens, they seem more anxious topeue-
traie the incog of your than to mend
their morals or their manners, to give the writer
credit fer the fearless exposure of most crying
evil. and applying the stern reproof which an out
ragged community should pour upon the heads OF
these retailers of the smallest Of all small news
these petty gossip mongers, who pass by the wall
of distress and the pteous cry of misery unheeded
in their haste to communicate their suspicious, and
their they says" to their equally offcous friends
It matters bat little who has administered the caus-
tic, if be that it may prove eiectual, and check
and eradicate this vile traducingof private charac-
ter, this ceaseless flow of eliminating tales which
malice, envy, and canker Of the heart, originate
and make current.
But we are somewhat peculiar in one respect,
with regard to our morals aad manners. In NEST
communities, the derelction of morals is supposed
"a.
are held accountable for whatever circumstances
of that nature may occur. But here the reverse
is the ease, as the young men are by far the most
moral part of the community, and the sins of the
flesh are mainly committed by the elder, and what
should be the most exemplary pc. ton Of the COM
munity, and the grey-hcaded husbands and fathers
who were noted 10 their youthful days for the strict
department Of their lives, seem to reverse the or
der Of nature, and have their passions increase
with their years, while the wild youth of the oden
time are the deacons and strict moralsts OF the pre-
sent. On what principle Of human nature or phi.
losophy this is founded, is more than tell but
such 10 the fact. And these same errnx elders keep
the most watehful eye over the young mon and
maidens, and are most remarkably shocked and sur
prised At any ightsfauripas 10 others
His Excellency SIR Charles Bagot and his suite
honored W with their presence on their way to
Kingston, and seemed to excite more respect than
did Sir Francis Bond Head, who distine uished
himself in the annals Of folly by assuming the dis
guise Of servant, and sitting on wheelbarrow
the Yankees when he left Canada
Our winter is unusually open for this northern
latitude, and we have had but very little sleghng.
The winter is generally here the best season fer
travelling, as the roads are most always good and
The sleighing permanent. But we very much need
some more speedy conveyance than horse power,
and railroad from Rome to this place, some sew
enty miles, and thence to Kingston, some thirty
seven more, is contemplated, and preliminary
survey already made; but for the present we are
fortunately supplied with most excellent lines of
stages, east and west from here under the manage.
ment Of Symonds Il Co., who have given general
satisfaction by their Promptness and despatch and
their quiet aud correct way Of doing things; and
the traveller would find il to his ad antage at any
time,to take their northern stages from Utica 10
Syracuse, in preference to going twice as far
around by Oswego. v But we have had occasion to
find a good dea. of fault with the IRE guary Of
the mails between New York and this place, as
your paper oftentimes lies over some where the
route, two three days at time, and then we re-.
ceive the successive papers all together. think
our Postmaster General would be employing his
time more pro6tably in correcting and reforming
| such Irregularities than edicts against the penny
newspaper operation.
1t 10 said that an affair de err is to come of
| here between handsome widow, whom report say
| Kings'' have knelt to, and a young man about
town, who is disposed to admire the charms of the
widow more than charmless spnsters. A case OF
virtue, far exceeding Van Zandt's in beauty, and
classical in its details is said to be in progress Of
development, in egard 10 another gentleman Of the
clerical profession, who has been aboring for some
time past; This is a very sinful age, friend Ben
nett; verify il is.
Your congressional reports and Washington cor
respondeRce are much valued by us, and give Ms
the first and best intmatien Of things a. Washing
ton hat we receiye. YOura. Y.