The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-10-13
RODENT.
south salem.
Correspondence Of the Herald ]

SOUTH SALkM, WEsrcHEsrER Co.
Oct. s, 1914.
Excitement in BubbstoWn Piety-P otities-Fih-
ing, &c.
Mr.. BENNETT =
write to you partly to praise and partly to blame;
for while on the one hand consider that the pub
lie owe you debt Of gratitude TOR your independ-
encc in exposing, in your paper the nefario1s do
ings OF spectators, medern financiers and other
| respectable rogues, in their connexisn with divers
rotten banks and other corporate shaving
Germs; and in the misery and distress of those
| times, | cannot forget that you pointed out the
rock upon which We had split, and directed to the
only means by which the nation could be restored
to true and lasting prosperity; intoxicating on the
part OF the people determination to be indvidu-
| uay honest, TO return every man TO industry. and
advising the adoption Of the only sound, heahful,
| and uniform curreHcy-a geld and silver standard
of value. Your luminous articles on this subject,
as well as upon the tariff, and the general laws OF
trade, must have carried conviction 10 the minds
| of hundreds, and have doubtless exerted most
salutary influence upon the public mind.
This town is vulgarly called Bubbetown, after a
New York Wall street broker Some three or
four years ago, this said individual intmated 10 the
select OF this place, that he wOuldgive $40 000
provided they would call The town by his beautiful
name, instead of its old cognomen of South Salem.
This was something startling and unexpected, and
OF the proposal created no little excitement
| in our community-tOwn meetings were called,
| and much el0quence expended in it's favor. The
stump orators prophesied our exemption from fur
Their tax .tlon IN support of public schools and it
| was agreed by majority in the fervor OF
the moment, to accept the offer and APP
ply the money to that purpose. A mlllen-
mum Of knowledge was confidently predicted
| to be at hand. The old and most respectable in
habitants shook their heads and advised that the
money should be first paid In, before applying to
| the legislature to change the name OF the town
but no, this course would be considered an insult
| 10 the generous donor, and now what have We got
but North American Trust end Banking Com
pany" Stock, besides. believe, some real estate
! that none OF us know much about II is true
| that the interest has been paid up by the IT,
bral gentleman the unproductve part of the pro-
perty, but the substance Is not there. Our good
| name is gone, and We are a by-word and reproach
to our. neighbors II was the men OF Salem, not
Bubbletown, that fought in the revolution, that hnr-
RED in defence OF the neighborlng towns OF Ridge
| field, Bedford, White Plains, &c, when they were
invaded by British force. twas IN Salem that Ma
lor Andre was confined, and the house in which he
was imprisoned is still standing How would those
sires sorrow over the degeneracy of their CONS
who nave sold The spotess name Of their native
| town. We had no need of any extraneous assist
ance-we are independent farmers. There has not
been one individual in our whole town that has
taken the benefit Of the bankrupt act. We are an
honest and industrious people, and very religious.
The most respectable portion of us are presbyteTi-
| ans. We have regular organized systems OF bene-
volence,-we have Bible societies, Missionary So
cieties, and numberless others. The claims of all
are duly and regularly sounded in our ears, and if
| We don't contribute up to certain standard, we
| are sure to have the whole anathemas Of the
church hurled at our devoted heads for just SO
much money must be raised for these purposes,
whether we succeed in raising any thing else or
not
Ever since "haying," our townsmen have been
very busy with pOlitlcs-attending this that, or the
other meeting II is all coon ground up here.
p q Y liSnf hat
the country is ruined il Henry Clay is not elected.
Of course, the ladies cannot remain tranquil willis
| the other sex are much excited, and they too
have their constant succession OF mass meetings,
| hut of more domestic character, as rhe young
| men have lnveged them into attendance upon
their meetings, they, the ladies, very properly
| slider turn about TO be fair play.
| have already informed you, that we are very
benevolent people, and our raIIying cry is, " Pro-
lection to American manufactures" Gle that is
| robbed, not knowing what Is stolen, let HIM know
| it, and he's not robbed at all" But aside from
politics, there some OF US who engage in more
| rational amusements than in coon hunting. We
| 90 hunting after rabbits, quaiIs, squirrels and
| woodcOcks, among these beautiful hills and val
eys then, several small lakes, most Economically
These lakes tributary to the CrotOn and will,
doubtless, at future day, furnish large reservs
supply of Water TO your city The plan of raising
them for that purpose, had not escaped the notice
| OF the late water commissioners In time, these
axes will be great resort for your citizens. We
have already to entertain number Of them in the
warm season, who play the very ID with the
6sh, and our valuable time.
Yours, ever, IzAAK.