The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-10

VIcKsBURe, Feb. "a, l846.
Vicksburg as It Was and as ii Estate of Things
MISS Clifton and Miss f-Theatricais-Large
Fire, &c.
The City OF Vicksburg, as you are well aware,
has reputation abroad not at all enviable II bears
as bad character, probably, as any other place
within the domains OF the United States II Is
pointed to in glazing characters being place where
thieves murderers and robbers stalk through the
streets in open daylight and practice their deeds Of
peration unchecked and when deeds of the deepest vii
ainy are practised in any part Of the country how
natural the expression "Ths would do honor to vicks-
burg" II is represented to be flooded with gamblers,
and that the principal business of the inhabitants to
gamble and frolic roic and gamble have heard
il said, that could not walk through single street
without stumbling dozen faro banks roulette
tables In fact everything that has been found in the
dictionary Of vice. has been heaped upon the City Of
vicksburg. Such wilful misrepresentation these
swallow and dsss sm s AnS az
low me the privilege of rebuttiDg these egregious state
ments and possible to convince these swalower e"bg
stories' that these things not So. IT'S true in
days Of yore-dsys past and gone-the morality and
christian forbearance of Vicksburg did not stand quite
State Of IL
Of wooden nutmegs and horn gun fints But charge
has DER the spirit Of her dresmshe is completely
revolutionized The things that not. She
dotted herself Of her old habments and decked her.
self in costume, and stands be fore the world
an object Of admiration rather than scorn.
In 1885 the orderly portion of the citizens turned out
mosse, and gibbeted some Eve six Of the bully
gamblers Of which class Of gentlemen the city was in.
bling fraternity modestly requested to slope
some genial cme' or be served likewise. They
decamPed forthwith, acting under the wise rule that
:" discretion is the better part of valor."
Although the means to which citizens resorted
Illegal yet the effect lasting and salutary and
since that time the standard Of law and order has
noated trumphanty in the breese. II is generally ad
mtted that Judge Lynch discharged himself faithfully
and in the end to good purpose that important
cason.
IT'S true We sometimes see pistol" and occasion
ally notice game at fs'icufs but these things, you
know will happen in the best regulated famiiies A.
general thing, we claim to be steady those who
live in the land Of" steady habits" 50 called
The honest people of the North may think their
babies handsomer than other folks'"-
"And perhaps it's a fact
But, pot, don't call kettle black
They may point to with finger of scorn and call us
set Of uncurbed barbarians believe it, too il thew
please But We would say, Those who live in glass
houses should not throw stones We may be asssiled
opinion" may be hurled at us, and man may Invent
stories Of blood and DEATH and heap them upon yet
Of the Arabs, or with Col Dsmas IN the play Of the
LADY OF Ly ons he expresses the proverb to the
unfortunate Monsieur Beauseant-" Curses and lies
like young chickens-thsy'l come home to roost.-
Suffice 1t to say we arc in fourishDg condition.
Fine, spacious buildings being erected and every
years We are favored With three newspapsrs edited
with great ability.
cannot stop writing without mentioning something
In the way Of our amusements. We accommodated
with little theatre, there to while away the leisure
hours, and drive dull care away" Dan Marble has
been here-old Dan you know. He " starred il here
week; and ii he had stayed much longer, he would
have starred" us all our winding way, in other
words, we should have died a lar6n' Miss Josephine
Clifton, and Miss Mary Duff, succeeded Dan Marble,
and here again the lovers Of the drama were not at all
backward in sustaining these popular actresses and
nymphs Of the stage But by the way Miss Clifton is
rather large species of nymph. They performed be-
fore crowded and fashionable houses and applause thun
dered on applause. The audiences in blaze Of
rapture The acting admirsblethe ladies present
beautiful and could but turn his eyes from tho at
fractions the stage, the faces and sparkling
eyes OF the daughters Of the sunny south" and -
wasn't there attractions too7r
The Lady Of Lyons was performed in all its soul
stirring interest Miss Clifton sustained the noble cha
racter Of Claude beautifully may say to perfection
end 80 beautifully did Miss Duff sustain the interesting
character Of Pauline that would almost believe that
her emotions Of grief love and pride, gympses Of
the real and not imaginary paintings Of the IDEAL Long
may they charm the people, and when the log book Of
justice open, let their cunts Of merit be balanced
by reward
destructive hrs occurred here on the l4h Instant