The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-03

with the dress of the other they seem to consider
Themselves acquaintancss, but the exsmi ration
Is unsatisfactory. the beggars wheel about and init
each others company without the smallest delay;
these individuals prefer rise in the social scaie
and hence the shifts and shirks aud mystety to
which they resort because if any thing in reg ard to
the actual state Of their financial affairs should be
cerained they would be "cutn by all the boods aud
brnisers and lovely young women 1t il easily seen
how important it is that they should conceal the fact
It'll Understood perfectly well in this country that
all young women, when they reach a certain ag- wish
to be provided with hand ONE husbands; this is
tural fact which nobody can disprove great many
Of tlose young who come to Saratoga year
in search Of husbands, are known to be rich; and n
great many others are known 10 have money or
property of any kind Now have shown that begglrs
have no chances here and wish now to show that
poor young women have no chance of success in coal
peting with rich young women for islands. have
ia the fashionable drawing in Saratoga the
daughters Of of the most respectable citizens in
the State; have seen them accomplished in polite
learning and in all the caprces and elegancies of fash
ionabe life. know of no woms more lovely
refined; they are in many instances women of great
personal beauty What then is the OF the cruel
neglect which they have experienced in these dr wing
rooms! Why are they stunned and scorned? Why
they from the moment they the threshold Of
this ma.lsrom If wee and artifcewhy they mark
ed as "persons whom do not wish to know?' You
have the secret it is because they doweress they
have no fortunes, th.r fathers bankrupts Hence
1t is that in the ball rooms ct Saratoga; you may OBJ
ferve whole groups Of these poor young women about
whom nobody ever thinks, and Of whom no notice is
taken.
Now, from these remarks, which have written very
hastily, wish 10 have you comprehend that, in the
as Iona bic world in every other place. the only
ticleor quality or compound which command
pect is money, or the reputation of being monied.
with to have you perceive also that in fashionable
ciety there is no friendship, frankness, ncerity
but that the most prominent are arti
flee, fraud, dissipation, and dissmula,ion.
These are facts which not particularly pleasant
In many respects 1t must be conceded that the stand
ard of morals and decency in American society may be
greatly improved One great principle should at least
be ke b. fore the eyes Of American mothers, and
American youths and that is that virtue the basis
Of all human happiness; virtue should be respected
every where and it should always be held in higher
regard than mere money, which may be acquired by
any scoun drel but which he cannot hold with Ger.
tainty far a single day.
The State Barber' came up in the train this
ing from Albany. understand that his is in
bad condition and that he has come here to hunt up
the razor strop man.
The Hon. christopher Morgan Secretary of State
arrived here yesterday he accompanied by his lady
and child MIR NJ. sad to this morning, that he
perienced great benefit from the of the Congress
water he said improved his appetite and added vgor
to his digestive organs. The Secretary is looking adj
miraby well, and if he cuts loose from Weed will be
very successful. He possesses some qualities which
have given him an unbounded popularity where he is
Ieronally known.