The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-13
Plttsburg.
Correspondence of the HERALD

Correspondence of the Herald.1
PrTsBURe, April 7, 1S43.
Sayings and Doings at Pihsburg-Sveetmeats and
Love Bustnsss- Trauel-Ropdes- The Pres
Fights.
DEAR BENNETT =
Since my last epistle to your honorable self, the
sayings and doings here have heen some what spicy
Among this incongruous display of actions we find
fair lectures, sermons, fires, fights and love mixed
up in one large pot, and boiled down to proper or
improper consistency by the wisdom and genius of
Mr.. David Jones. That said gentleman appears to
be holding sumptuous banquet in our midst, and
revealing the luxurious viands, for the present,
with all the ardor Of his natural disposition. That
fair, in the first place, for the benefit and progress OF
the Spiritual Kingdom, has come to a conclusion
There, during its progress, you might see in one
hour more smiles and coureses-more looks OF love
and tenderness-more rouge and pearl-powder, and
hear more affected JargOn between young ladies
with peculiar "Won't you buy something from
me " look about them, and young gentlemen with
copious whiskers, fashionable nonchalance, and
three extra dimes in their pockets, than you would
in mOnotonous walk of weeks duration.-
The fact is, these relevant marts have become SO
common that we cannot look upon them any
thing but charlatan hucksterngs, where beauty
| seeks to emblazon its charms and charity, under by
pocritical colors takes the position OF sweetmeats,
tattle, and love.
The wharf yesterday and to-day has assumed
look of unusual briskness; there is good stage OF
water in the channel and boats going and
coming with goods and freight of all kinds. 1t is
| augered by some, that unless our city does some
thing to check the flow of passengers and freight
| that pass through Wheeling going and coming from
| the East, our trade will suffer tremendously 1t is
undsputed fact, that more than two thirds OF the
Souih ern merchants take that route ad of
coming to Pttsburg. Did this people rouse them
selves to energetic action about what relates TO
their own good they would be up and doing or else
thew DrOhahV find their tv ia alfOpp i'm
the right place, when it becomes too late for reme-
dies But no! there ls too much heart and soul yet
lingering in old Pennsy vania, to sacrifice her trade
| and rights to the ambition of neignboring commu-
mites. The spirit has already breathed upon the
people; meeting is to be called to take into consi
Iteration, and ascertain how tar the public sentiment
will concur in the formation of railroad to Cum
berand. This is the only decisive measure, from
| whence can flow great portion of that commercial
spirit which characterlses the cities of the East, and
which will drive on the trade of this place, and lit
| IL the most commanding situation IN manuiacu
ring power OF any other town In America.
1t vii not do tor me to miss class of young row.
dies, who make 1t portion OF their business to as
| semble on Sunday evenings around the well-known
and classcalIy adapted "Brmstone." Here, as il by
| magical influence, they torn in bold array, each
hopeful! youth full Of slrange oaths," and noisy de-
| CARNATIONS about what he has performed To hear
some of these sir oracles tell the wonderful tale of
their adventures about cutting, stabbng, and dar
ing assassination, it would make each particular
hair" on your intellectual Uranium island its
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spirits of dirks and huge paws never get their fame
emblazOned beyond the threshold OF their fathers
| doors, or the watch house books-the amount OF
their achievements being love of whiskey, and the
death of some poor hall. starved dog which they
have run against and which has died a victim fol
their glory together with an assault and battery
against some forsaken old horse left in his age tC
! perish by his unkind and cruel hearted owners
After putting end to this frail piece of flesh anC
| bones, the valiant Sylvester Daggerwood comes Il
this arena with mrthful shouts, and wrathfu
| - IN enlIphtpn and make Glad his of
| hearers.
There is another SET whose genius lies in differ
ent direction These delight tn gather in some door
on any public street., when the vItuou, Rning 10
church, and there display their musical voices by
any modern blackguard ditty, that should never be
mentioned to ears polite" merely to show how far
| advanced they are In the rudiments of disgusting
vulgarity. There Is a set OF these fellows among u.s.
who lay down every principle of decency and gen.
temanly conduct, for no other purpose in the world
than wish to gain a little notOriety-a false and
dirty reputation at which they clutch like resoute
profiigaes, determined to have evil if they cannot
have good report
The daily and weekly presses are in full operation
| Newsboys now hawk them throughout the high
| ways and by-ways with as much ardor as they do
| In the and O. cakes" with the exception Of that
noisy demonstration of strong lungs which charac-
| strangers ears. The only clamorous enemy you
appear to have in this corps editorial, is Mr.. Deacon
| White; he does occasionally give you an arrow
from his bow OF bitterness and gall-but we cannot
| think you receive much injury from the weapon,
| knowing you are guarded with strong armor-a
lance and shield-knowing we'll how you can ride
your own white steed, and front the battements of
| opposing knights. Biddle, of the American still
continues fat and hearty; IN fact he is clever sort
of fellow, notwithstanding the loud denunciatlons
| OF brawing and ignorant asses, who think them
selves fit trbuna to Judge and condemn, by harsh
| ephets and scurrllous abuse, those who have five
| hundred ideas, where they have but one / have
not time now to review these sneering bows, but
| may at some future day take peep at them and
| theirs, to show you on what claims they rest the
| foundation of their souls. DELPHI.