American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-12
Correspondence of the American Republican
Nrw 0pIE.NS Feb Odd 1919

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,NessieurS:- have heard of a sand blast,
amid the Steppes of Tartary the vast, or of the
exhilirating delights Of the dreaded Simeon of
the DESERT they are doubtless both amusing in
their respective lines, but must say, that for
creating species of slow suffocation, enabling
the recipient to analyze distinctly, that in just
such space of time, inevitable death must en-
sue, commend me to the avenues Of this me-
tropolis of the South about these times; (mem-
orandunI, that if speedy exit is desirable, the
patient traverse the levee,) The weather Gan
eXhaustlng theme at present. is SO hot-not
warm-that Panama Sombreros and Tweed
Sacks, Cottonade pants and Mosquitoes, have
made their bow-the latter with astounding eff
feet The thick and heavy togs, too, which
ovcrspread the sweeping urIent of the papa
O! streams" put to shame all such petty ideas
or things denomnated Zimmerman or Egyptian
darkness. New Orleans is great place in the
season, that is certain; the resort, for tempo
rary period, of all immense number of persons,
of all sorts and natons of the most varied class
cs and degrees. Nothing, in my opinion, strikes
one accustomed to northern associations SO for
chilly, as the open and unrestrained manner the
habits and vices dense population engendcrs
INDUCED in; it las been, and still is CUSTOM
airy, to term the good city of Boston pattern
of sobrlety, and to bestow the opposite epithet
on the Crescent City, and yet great majority
Of the difference lies more in the mode and
manner, than in reality; it being here, by no
means uncommon for the clerk of his employ
er to meet at lunch, sharing their sardncs and
brown stout in common, at the Merchants or
the St. Charles, while the Yankee individuals
coat skirt executes an attitude as he dives into
the dark recesses of Milk-st. Now though do
not believe with that accomplished young Italian
damsel, Juliet, that rose by any other name
could smell as sweet, Dissertation of ideas be-
ing piece Of metaphysics difficult of solution,
but nevertheless one that cannot be got rid of,)
yet conceive that the New Orleans plan is
entitled to the palm, it being preferable to exc
cute that openly one is not ashamed of if re-
prehcnsble, it must be amended; if persisted
in, when under the bane of public opinion,
punishment will sooner follow. One thing is
certain, that in the design and carrying out of
such establishments as the st Charles, the ST.
Louis Exchange, etc, New Orleans has ''got
the start Of the majestic world, and bears the
palm alone''-the lunch in the Saloon of the
Merchants Exchange exceeding any thing our
land can. present. One Of the most disa-
grecatte features presented to the eyes, in the
sale room or saloon (ior here business is aided
by ''pdtations, IF not ''pottle deep" at least
various, at the Arcade; it would be well wor-
thy Of the attention of Lavater himself to pay
this scene a visit, especially at those hours
when dozens of human beings are about to be
sold like so much lumber; the conflicting pas
Sons ltshing DER the visages of the wretched
creatures, contrast strangely with the villainous
countenances around, wherever may be seen
depicted the stormy traits that vice, cunning,
avarice, and pure unadulterated loaferism en-
,,,Inrc a,,d fbair f,1ln,unrc ThnSa
who do therein daily congregate, are of
course, the scum Of society," egro-dealers and
negro stealers for aught that am aware to the
contrary-certainly more vlllainous, greasy
looking, Shabby-genteel, unmtigated, loaterish-
looking collection, no man can encounter
That nebrlety is not more common, is surpris- |
ing, as there is nothing to restrain the large
amount OF ltnerant population that accumu-
latcs on this point of the Union, for portion
of the year. The front of the levee its grop-
shops, (whose number is legon,) its dust and |
Irish carmen, are too much for any one but the
transcription of Dickens. If man who NAV
be two-thirds lost to society by INDUCING in
strong drink, cannot be cured by the scenes of
open, terrifica debasement, here hourly wit
messed, he had better "jump the life to come,
at once, by trying leap into old Massissip
am told that during the past four years, there
has been gradual decrease of slaves within
the city; and believe it, for more than a ma
iorty of the s'hands'' on the levee are "b'ysn
from the land of that great King of Beggars,
O'Connell, the Bamylde Moore Carew Of the
Seem of the Sa" The monumental is dis
tanced entirely in this respect; and if Ould Ire
land did not breed faster than rabbits them
selves, she would sometime since have ceased
TO complain of want of food; poor Power was
wont to say that the Irish were the best arith-
meiicians on earth, for they multiplied faster.
Ole Bull is here, and has given three con-
certs; they must have been successful, SO far as
pocaniary matters go, but you would not, of