Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-11-05

New YORK CITY, Oct %, 1877.
Friend CT commence the first Of the " one or
more Letters" which ! promised to write you from
and touching this miniature world and whether this
will be the last will follow the result Of three inquiries
First, will it pay "a question requiring nterpre-
iatloi to make it intcIgible in this bono age.
Second would the readers Of the FREE Press be grat
he'd at receiving an occasional communication if,n
this great city which involves much activity, which
exhibits such energy and restless enterprise, which
repeats daily 80 many chnn5es. and x.rts general
an influence in all the chan leis Of 50 .cuiton and
ministry. The third and final point to be determined
is, would they like to hear from me and the only
data can furnish them fixing this, apart from these
letters msslvc, may be summed up in brief compass
t. wit: ! vas educated in the school of the U v VI.
a Vermonter OF tie Vernonters and touching tho
Law, Wing Now, these are determined de.
ponds the event OF my writing perhaps weekly let.
ter tor your readers Ii unavoraby shall terminate
my epstes by snyinr, with Nym, | say nothing.
that's my humor" But if otherwise, shall endeavor
to make such Sketches by the way and communicate
such general intelligence in repard to CITY event, man.
ners me- and schemes, will benef, that portion of
your readers who seldom visit this great commercial
centre, and who, consequently can know but little of
us spirit anu policy while ii may not be without iii.
ter,st to the remainder, in affirming them the means
Of easing away lew moments oil tue approaching
long winter evenings, in gancing a, the notes may
combine touching men and things, aud in COMPARING
with their own the views may take OF the enterprises
which develop their results on much more liberia a
scale here than in the county, and serve TO an npor-
tant extent as national regulators for Art aud Com.
mercc.
II VIII be my aim, mainly to notice only such
events vs. shni be OF USE IN disclosing the leading tea.
lures OF that interest, which is peculiar to large
town and IN tracing the outlines OF the actual pro.
gres' aud history of this distinguished from other
Atlantic cities i'll its peculiar LOCATION aud excessive
commercial tendency
II ii Is the fact that New York is more commercial
than Boston aud Boston more intellectual than Phil
adtlpha or Washington; and Philadelphia a more
liberal Patron OF polite learning and the fine than
any OF them, there certainly be wide iie for
interesting inquiry into the causes which have stamped
each With character which it preserves wherever tho
name Is spoken, and which inpar each an interest
OF it, own
Indeed, lconccive it to be the true object, which a
city correspondent for county piper should have in
view to truce tIese prcuarities-these dlosyncrnses.
as they appear IN the more strongly marked and regu-
larry dhcJ purposes OF those professions and associu
tons winch, by their talent or wealth give direction to
tr nnss. For, surely, would prescribe for himself
hopeless task should ne seek to detail the countless
MINOR events when 20 make up the sun OF that
excitement ami hustle OF restless efoi which at first
e'iErosses the attention Of the occasional vi,tor only
to vrx his nerves and disturb his reason
The Interest which Is spent on these can be Eel, As
deeply, and grautied TO useful end by the de-
prayed and Ignorant, as by the wise and vruous /,
Is that interest which feeds upon robheres and stree.
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are but the sparkling eiievescence on the surface Of
society, 10y the bases, propenst OF human
nature agltaing and combining beneath Minge IN
OF tis ctrrvcscrnce -I"haIe its filthy odurs and n, ,e
tue bursting OF It's countless bubbles ever 50 long and
you VIII be found al the crack OF doom, seeking in
VAN to form true idea OF the CONSTITUTIONS influence
and destiny al great city. And this will account in
great degree, Tor that want OF interest and ms, uc-
non whict marks, too often, the journals OF European
trNt"els VINO frequently visit our shores hey APP
pear, when IN our city rnher inclined to hang about
the sccond inie theatres, the Eve Points and the
streets OF l-odor than stu ~ the peculiar drveop
hient o oar national mind, ns displayed in the work.
lnL OF institutions new TO them and resulting in ne.
cIlIar order OF moral, intelligent and physical nature
II would seem TO be their ann 10 fight with our hack
men and poltcrs and kitchen muds and with the mn,-
Y, O
make peace with the spirit OF onwardncss in visit
15 the public edlcrs 'leres and .ihrares OF the
great anI growing city. In these ii he were an hon.
est minded aud thoughtful inquirer. he would lind
ample scop" tor gratifying the intelligent part OF his
nature in fixing npoa those evidences OF trIe progress
IL which the right soul cannot tail TO rejoice
a slnliar error, though an honest one and no,
afflicted with tins onIi-natona prejudice is frequently
4 from tl,a
Spending few days in the city, conceive they UNDER
sand 1t in all It's relations The conclusions arrived
at by such are qltt generally Incorrect and at tn.
expense OF a wholesome city influence. Atcr moving
his'''y along these crowded. noisy streets or nger
ln5 where Riot driics Reason and Law or ,r.,,ip,
the avnIs whtre Lcentiousless Ills up TN. recurJs
"a peNh'h'e ahd DEATH hey naturally sol:luonize
thus - Hsi great cry externally the handy wo,k
o. h'arS NAH milton OF beings, collected on a moiev
OF I''" island Here, alternate splendid edltices
ana Eoo"y novels here are loalhs,me dens OF pollu.
ton and hard by Temples dedicated to God Here
me- NV" nom the iour quarters OF the globe-tha
D''o"'iat' me scyth'an the bond and the free and
here are Religion and Science ana Art-Loye Ns,cv
ana Truth - how distorted how unnatural how
'o"I''u goa mace The country, man made the
city Ii such viii return again and d,ll.rots ,,o,.
carefully and a! taeir leisure they must come with II,
|" Tue c"ncn>on' that God made them both i; and
'ai lac made the ole much in his infinite wisdom,
anu to suhserve as worthy ends as the other They
VIII abandon the theory which views geat towns n,
giant monsters, which have continued 10 .priup nm
al along IN the pilgrimage OF the Race to check il,
moral ana social progress They will feel that the
apparent incungruitleS-rhe lights and shaduws--tbe
nneasIness' i m'ni All mu,clr-he shifting and on
posing currents ct thought and acton-the eJJi,s of
u'S'''eI ophl"h and apparent rrckrssnrss ar- oil
TIE results OF unwayrrlng Laws, which are good and
"hn 10 E"i-i part OF the plan OF tIe common Law
over ana as suth portion OF the Necessary order OF
"dt"e a b.
Nrw HAMPSHIRE Wing State Convention at Con-
Ntlitun on the 2ti-lni one ot the fullest aad most
enthusiastic ever assembled IN the State Gov OIL
by was nominated tor Governor, but declined decar-
ing Tint he thought II time that the ant-fadt al
portion OF the people should Unite, oppressed the hone
that the Hon \ : berry. already m nomination
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