The New York herald., 1845-02-05
Plttsbur4.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l |

PIrTsBURa, Jan. 81, lS45.
A Fsw Notes by the Way, icith some Hints on Phu.
siognomy, Manners and Characters-Debate in
the Smoking Room-Hasty Dinner at Harper's
Fery-Ahercations- Characters-Odds and
Ends
EDITOR N. Y. HERALp:-
On bright and clear morning of this week,
departed from New YORK for the valley of the Mis-
sissppi.
AS crossed the North River to Jersey City, the
harbor looked gay and cheerful. A fine West wind
was making the white sailed vessels dance about
over the bright waters of the harbor. The scene
all passed away in moment, and we were flying
toward, being chained to the swift power of the
locomotive.
A railroad 10 good place to scan human char
acter. The scrutlnizer must however, be as quick
as the Daguerreo'ype process. The observer must
receive and arrange his impressions with the utmost
ceerity. This art of instantaneousy and instinct.
lively decyphenng character, can only be acquired
by much intercourse with mankind, combined
with much tact and experience. In railroad care,
there cannot be much conversations silence pre-.
walls from necessity. When people are silent.
they grow thoughtful; and thoughfulness. for the
The physiognomy, moulded into outline by thought,
publishes, to the close observer, the workings OF
the "inner man." Hence, in a railroad car YOU
may often predict the prestige Of individuals, by
Among my present travelling companions, l see
a country merchant, rolled up in tight woollen
clothes, while his crown is well covered by d
closely drawn fur cap. BY the winking of his eye,
and probable profits. At another point is seen a
man with new suit, new hat, &c with large
silk scarf neckcloth to match, which, in it's ample
folds around his neck, looks as though it covered
banded by large zone Of beard fashionably combed
out. When his hat is off, bald head NAV be seen
but not sufficiently denuded OF hair yet to require
Wig NOV T and then ms features relapse into a
lips move as It cenning over speech for mass
meeting. That man is politician, and is on his
way to Washington to play his cards for an office.
white cravats, and black cloth 'coaks, now earn.
estly talking together, they are known to be cler.
gvmen, disputing about the case of Bishop Onder-
donk, and especially in reference to his defence,
which had just appeared IN the Herald. They
are speeding away on a mission Of grace and love
as fast as steam can carry them-a mode of tra-
yelling unknown to the Apostles and Saints OF
old.
The two cid Quakers need only to be pointed
our to be known. Silence sits easy on them, az
they lean forward with their hands and chins
resting the heads of their canes or umbre llae,
while their broad brms cast sta dark shade over the
running upon would be hard to say certainly,
however, not upon war, or upon theatres, music or
dancing, or even the possibility of church with
their minds, that church, and that too az good as
any other, cannot only exist without bishop, but
without professional or hired clergyman Of any
kind or description, whatsoever. Charity and love
tian, and these the Quakers have shown can be
cherished and sustained in society without the
Intervention OF clergymen, merely from reading
the New Testament: Our Quaker friends in this
case may be studying means of thrift; but my
word for it, they not studying means Of STRIFE
scandal, and persecution.
Yonderis young, pouting, we'll dressed girl, who
looks half mad half ,, Sryng and as erss. as
harmless gentleman observing her, she wheeled her
head, and stuck out her two pretty lips as far as
though she held the body OF an unopened oyster in
her mouth, with its thin edges sticking out beyond
the outline of her profile She has alreadv bit of
several beads from her bag, and for ought know
swallowed them. She has also partly gnawed of
the end of her parasol handle, with her strong
The well dressed woman "fat and forty" sitting
by her side, is her mother, who is running away
with her daughter to keep her from running away
with man. She now and then administers some
gentle reproof to her charge, in the form OF rowns
and mods, which signal signifies in railroad car,
great deal more than words can express
In snug double seated bench, IN which no such
man as our friend Dixon H. Lewis could by any
possibility squeeze himself, young beau and miss
found the most ample room aud space to seat them
selves. He is saying many soft and beautiful no.
things IN her ear, which she answers by arch.no-
happy. Now smiles, bushes, now fans her
self with Graham's Magasine, with as much zeal
as if it was in August instead Of January. 1t
Is as clear to my mind, as that ear-wigs
have thousand legs, that white match
breaking was earnestly going on in one part Of the
cars, match making was progressing very satsfac-
torily in another. Who can say an assortment OF
people seated in railroad cars do net present a
DagueHeotype miniature of the worldl
From the main saloons went into the smoking
room, perfect Liberty Hail. where every man
does as he peases-srnokes, chews, snuffs, swears
or jokes as much as he peases--aits with his leei
down, just In any way he likes. found therein
Pat-lander, Far West man, and a seedy New
Englander, with railroad servants, hangers-on, &C.
This was the Sixth Ward. or Five Points Of this
about politics. Pat and Far-West went it to the
teeth for Texas and Oregon. The seedy Puritan
took high and strong ground against both, Juggling
in slavery neck and heels. This reused Far Yves
who stood, rather reclined SIX feet over benches
beyond the backs Of which his feet dangled, like q
pair OF legs and boots swung out by cobblerfor
sign. He wore large brimmed white hat, the flap
turned up In front; much of its fur had disappeared
by reason OF rain and hard usuage He was smoking
long nine with as much freedom as though he
lay beneath tent Of buffalo hides, on the Praires
yon what, pumpkin. seed" said Far West,
Speaking to the New Englander, removing the cigar
from his mouth and waiting for the smoke to roll
away-"Pll tell you what, you know jist as little
about Oregun and Texas, as a she wolf does about
what's in the sea, / tell you, Pumpkinseed, such
talk don't suit us Western chaps. no how you can
fix it. We amt going to knuckle to the Brtishers
---niggers or no niggers. We can't help how much
they kick and abuse their own poor, or how much
they ride over the poor potatoe-growlng pats,
which we know they do, just as if they rode horse
whose intrails were -srke-nails, whose head and
nosrils were made of pig-iron, and whose tail was
as lash made OF copper headed scorpions, and
whose hoofs were set with thorns OF brass, and the
claws OF the hyena. So they go forward, cavotting
over the poor dogs, without any more pity than
would have in galIopng villages Of ant.hills"
This speech brought Pat to his feet That"
said Pat, lis jist what was thinking, and
# had been after spanking il meself, couldn't
have spake 1t better. ! go for Texas-so fine
and plasent a country. shouldn't wonder if its
a second green Ireland, which is the reason the
English would be after saking il all the time"
Here the seedy man interposed. hitting some
hard blows at foreigners, which still more anima-
ted Pat In the midst Of the uproar, Far West
prang TO his feet, declaring they should have fair
fight, or keep the peace.