The New York herald., 1844-11-22
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
tCorrespondence Of the Herald

." Evddfd-Corporati0n Enactment FOR the Sab
oafh-1hs pefo Of the Fiscal Bank-Ihs NoctSx-
nal DiaWbanee-Good ont of Evil Social i'd
vanfsges conferred by 1yLrs Admi~istratiow-
Promotion Of Literature What Is exyectsd OF
CO... Polk in the great ,0ork Of Moral Progrss--
advantages in this Vie0 Of his Eecfio~- Office
misunderstanding Effects of Places in the De-
partments- Honorable Exceptions Case ot late
Reporter TOR the Herald, &c. &c. &c.
Tsrt-"Let US 60 on, then, to perfection "-Sf Psui
GEN. JAMES q. BENNETT -
Society IN Washington may be cut up into six
DIVISIONS to wit The hards and the softs-ths
sharps and the iats-the ins and the outs. The
great distinction of arstocratic society in other
places, namely, wealth, does not here exist True,
we have arlstocrats and plebeians but they are all
poor, all proud, and preponderating majority de-
cdedly lazy, in our most humble judgment The
offices in the several departments and at the capitol
have spread their baleul contagion of Office habits
oihce mania and office supremacy throughout the
place Dress, display, idleDess, politics and dissi-
patton are predominant, and the combined efforts
OF all the churches In the eiry are insufficient to
expel, even for the Sabbath, "the roaring lion.
who gees about seeking whom he may devour"
lie 10 rather under cow" of course ON the Lords
day, but In the evening and for the residue OF the
week ne promsnades the avenue with the dignity
and self.conceit OF a deputy constable. We are
speaking OF the devil, dear reader, the patron saint
OF the federal metropolis, you will concede him
to be.
We deserve credit for our institutions Of re-
gion, beRevolsnce, education, science, and the
and Gomorrah, for there is quite large minority
OF righteous people among us; but we do predict
that, It the capital s mo- removed farther int the
interior, before another century, foreign manners,
follles, and tandangoes, in conjunction with The
DEVIL will take possession OF the place, formally
and and absolutely idleness. luxury poverty, pride
tuition, crime ranking licentiousness and dissipa
ton, will run riot over the city of the Government
But by mighty effort, and the blessing Of Heaven.
these evils may be evaded. Instead OF being al
continual loggsrheads upon quibbles of church
doctrine and lopsided interpretations of the Scrip
lures; instead Of bowling at the footstool Of fash
ucre, let our ministers unite as one man in the
great work OF reformation; moral religious and So
cial reformation Let them cry aloud and spare not
osers Of - shs esSsi excsm Td and .ni
brethren, what shall we do be saved 2" In unity
there is power-without it nothing can be DONE
| sence last summer, made an incipentSpre nonitory
symptom OF moral reform-the closing Of the me-
| tropolitan grog-shops on the Sabbath. The con-
street corners--the whte-aIley BOYS the rangers.
the leather faces, broken up or disorganized by
| this wise enactment The veto OF the Fiscal Bank
Bill IN al resulted in another law beneficial to the
nocturnal peace Of the city for the outrages COM
mitted on the night OF that splendid veto near the
PIesident's House, led to the immediate passage
Of an act establishing night police, since which
time comparative order has been maintained.
President Tyler and his amlable and hosptable
| family have done much in giving healthful tone
70 the morals and manners Of this people; They
lberality OF fee elDg-a trankness Of Conversation
u republican simplicity of conduct-a regard for
the outside qualities Of the man, independent Of the
irappings OF the tailor. In the winter levees the
| White House, in the summer evening concerts in
| The Presidents gardens and at the Capitol, the
principles, the acquisitions, and the polienesses OF
| good taste, good feeling, good sense, with little
rincture OF fashionable folly, have been much ex-
tended among the citizens and throughout the re-
public We like old John and his amiable and
Literature has also bsen promoted through the
admlnlslraton OF MT Tyler. The poems Of the
have reinstated the literary corps to their original
and legitimate place in the dress circle. All honor
therefore, To the administration Of John Tyler, for
| It's local Influences OF moral reform and literary,
promotion.
But a new era is dawning upon us--a new era,
general In the work OF moral, social, OWL, and
gious "progress We look with lively interest,
with much hope, and apostolic faith, to the advent
| OF the Polk family into the White House. Plain,
nnOstentatiOns, approachabc TO all, and practising
the humble virtues Of truth, religion and simplicity
At he quarters, they cannot fail TO disee inmate
| the reshenlng atmosphere OF social refinement and
| elevation all around them. From these paramount
considerations, we regard the election Of James K.
| Polk a great moral triumph-a triumph OF the
vital principles Of Christianity over the chivslric
and knighiy barbarism Of the feadal ages. Sur.
there is mighty power evolving itself in the hu-
and will control the popular will. What Is this
power-whence IS II derivec-wheiher 10 II tend
ing IL is the power OF truth, moral civil, social,
religlous, political, primitive, elementary iruih-t
| - derived from the progress OF the human mind
from the diffusion OF knowledge, and the advance
| ment and developement of human rights II 10
tending to the revolutlonlzng Of the whole social
| fabric OF civilization The contamination 10 ap-
IToachiog; we may live, you and !, be loved reader,
10 witness the effulgence OF It's dawning.
| But in these rhapsodes am absorbing too much
| space, perhaps, al a single reading. Knowing,
however, General Bennett, that the Herald har,
primary and ultimate object, the extension of the
principles OF an enlightened and liberal christsni-
~, over the land and over the world We have felt
tree IN their discussion at large. We believe, Mr.
| Editor, that while you hold in great contempt the
shad, be!lled hypocrlte-,h The long faced pharisee.
| is to speculate in old co'-that you have, as We
| have, firm, abiding, consong, and paramount
| regard Tor genuine Simon Pure Gentle, or an Is
raellte who scorns TO sell paste breastpn for dis
| mond. Our remarks, we believe, will do much
good Our religious fiocks and ehephe here
going 10 sleep and we want to open their eyes,
| their ears, and their sober judgment.
Emerging from this moral homlly, what else have
| we TO say upon matters and things in general upon
| the Sayings and dongs" in the Federal city? OF
hces and Office holders the current subjects Of
enervatlng influence these Offices have upon the
| moral independence of the hoders-whst mere
| creatures OF circumstance they are made In the
| fluctuations Of party ascendancy! Numbers OF these
poor. fellows who were loud and frequent in their
clamors Of admiration Tor Clay before Inc election,
| are the most loyal TO the name, fame, and
| success OF Polk. And we have remarked, too,
| that the subordinates, who are made up, sonl and
body at the ailors shop, the fops who aspire to an
association with men Of official dignity and OF
\ sense those geneel oung men who would scorn
pair OF cotton gloves, az they scorn to pay their
| shoemaker without warrant, are, Of all menials,
| the most servile, submissive, whining, and con.
| emptible. But our word tor it, there are few Of
them who, twelve months hence, will be weighing
out soap and candles, mixing liquors for the pub-
| lie. That they will ever 60 TO work we have no
hope On the other hand, there are men whom
ofhce cannot cnervate, emasculate, nor corrupt
| who was once one OF your reporters, but In now,