The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-02
New YorA; Correspondence.
NEw YoKx,..January 81, 1874.

| NEW ioKk,. January Ji, iofS'
We did hoIr, last evening, al the setting Of the
sun, that the dawn Of another day would bring with II
a moderate temperature, and more genial skies. A
slight furry OF snow, about sunset, led to the hope
and thousand others have expressed but We have
been disappointed. The cold winds of the North to-
day blow more iuriously than ever and they whs-
| tie melancholy song through the avenues OF the
city, they proclaim, in tones Of thunder, that the
| reign Of human suffering is not at an end.
Whilst write, cheered by a cracking fire, and
the smiles Of love and beauty, behold from my win
dow hundr eds Of the poor and wretched IONS and
daughters Of humanity, shiverng before the wintry
blasts seeking, and alas seeking vain for charity
at the hands Of their Fortunate but probably not
less worthy, fellow mortals.
The increase Of mendicity in this vast city is a
frighiu fact, and he who witnesses it, and contem-
plates il, cannot but lament that steps not and
cannot be adopted to diminish its horrors. And it
might be diminished if not annihilated very easily IL
there we're not charm in city life, which il would
seem almost impossible TO extinguish, pauperism in
New York would be abolished. If the thou
sands who cling to the city, and in summer as well
as in winter, drag out precarious existence, could
only be induced TO migrate TO the vast and uncut-
waited regions Of the West, they would find hap
Py homes and independence Here they witness no.
thing but wretchedness, oppression, and degradation ;
there they would realise every blessing But, if you
suggest 10 them the exl edie1cy Of emigration, and
tell them Of the world of joy they might find in cul
tivating the fields of the External West" they turn
upon you with naughty scorn, and inform you that
you had better attempt to enjoy the Eysium you por
nd hecn no HOY n nj
the drawers of water for subsequent generations.
| The fact is, there is fascination, wtchery about
| this city life, which none resist and the mendi-
caat who beg. from door to door, finds delight in the
excitemenis and the dissipation Of reckless and mis-
guided multitude All ranks, conditions, and estates
in society find something delightful in city dssipa-
ton, and hherward the dssolute and the adventur-
GUS Of The whole Continent direct their footsteps. Il
! were impossible TO estimate the tolal OF human
suffering that realised at this moment in New York
aud the picture, if completed, would indeed be
"Iiorrible, most horrible"
Within few days large amount of Struggled
goods have been seized by the Collector Of the port
They were imported in some one of the packe, ships
from London or Liverpool, and were evidently put
up for The express purpose of being struggled. The
packages are mace 10 initiate american bales and
boxes, and the counterfeit is said to be well kept up
1t has not yet been ascertained in what ship these
goods were imported, but suppose shall have
den9umen in few days.
| portion Of these struggled goods were found in
dwelling house in the upper par, Of the city others
were taken at Kings Bridge some ten or IF cen miles
up the river IN the neghbo hood Of the northern end
| Of the island.
That smuggling IS carried on to large extent in
this port, cannot be doubted and yet, very
that our very efficient and able Collector does all that
be done under the existing state of things 10 pre-
vent it, But the great difficulty lies in the inefficient
authority vested in boarding officers and Inspectors
They are nominally, it is true, authorized make
rigorous search OF all vessels and OF the baggage OF
all passengers but they dare carry their suiho-
rity in effect II an officer presumes to search the
baggage of passengers, it should be searched espe
ciaIy if it belong 10 lady be accused of oficous
ness and auJacity and forthwith he assailed by the
press a formal complaint is lodged against him at
the Custom House, aud if he be sustained by his SUI
pcriors, the first thing he knows, movement is made
against him by some commercial and influential inter
est Until establish in this country the same rigid
rule Of search that prevails in France and England,
smuggling to a vast extent, particularly in watches
and ewelry Of all kinds, will be perpetrated. In the
case OF smuggling however, that provoked these re-
marks, there must have been bribery and perjury
some where, and am very that the Collector
will silt the transaction 10 its core.
Smuggling, however, is the order Of the day in
the Post Office Department; and suppose the al
vocates Of Lysander Spooner's new Post Office De
partment will appreciate any kind Of fraud that CO
| be pcrpetrated on the revenue.
The New York Courier and Enquirer Of to day has
an excellent article Spooner's Mail Company, and
hope it will be re.d by those gentlemen in Congress
who take interest in the question.
! am very sorry to that the New York Evening
Post, paper for which cherish the utmost respect
and for whose accomplished editor | entertain moth
ing but good will, openly and wilfulIy comm.nds Ly.
sander Spooner's scheme. know hat the P, st is
advocate for the largest liberty, but did sup
pose II ready to advocate a scheme which must,
if II he sustained anniha,c the Constitution itself
But, whilst we look on and see the new mail com
papy advocated by the New York Evening Post, il
is amusing TO notice how il finds competitor
and rival. Mr.. Lysander SOONER charges six cents
postage in his Post Oficehis rival offers TO do
the same thing for three cenis-snd suppose some
one will appear who will mail and carry letter,
for penny zach
II IS to be hoped, however, that Mr.. Lyssnder
Spooner and his associates will be substantially and
speedily cared for, and that The nsolent assumption
that the question Of Lysander Spooners right TO nul
lily the laws will be treated with the summary con
tempt to which il Is entitled.
Yours, sc. r.
From The Men Orleans Cop,pu, cai Buli,hr
FROM TEXAS.