New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-19
The Eiremen Of NeM-Ynrlk.

DEAR SLIcER: ln perusing "~ice ANlF. j
ind More about the Firemen, and feel it duty owe
10 myself AS well az 20 my brother dremen 70 notice t.
Though it may. perhaps, be presumption in one whose
knowledge Of the fine arts is rather limited 70 address
YOU vet when you consider that it is not requisite 70
be very learned to state facts (Which a shrewdy OBJ
servant correspondent has failed T. DO you Will
excuse my boldness.
People of a censOriOus turn have said (Which
people" consist oi the correspondent endorsed by
-licer) the fremen chews. drinks, fights. s~ears,
hangs around the corners, gets INTO muss, &C y O.
Truly fremen must be- the very concentration OF All evil
Perhaps correspondent" has been asleep. Rip Van
Wrinkle Ike for the past Eve Fix years and tells hs
own experience when he. with kindred spirits. " ran
with 40 or, may be- be has inhaled the atmosphere OF
tie Olympic Chatham theatres and culped down the
stale ideas that have been accommodating there for years
% breathe them forth HE own. "tor tine arts d.
deyates himself % the back board Of his machine. ]
would ask Siccr" ana those who are judges OF the
Fine ARTS 10 go 20 the coming Fair OF the American
Institute and examine the paintings OF the back
boards. 60 o. the meeting rooms OF the different com
pauies and examine the paintings cngravngs libraries
statuary &c. 20 o. Greenwood and inspect tOw1ry's
monument and then go 90 the Art Unonrooms and see
how many ire c011nits are subscribers there. and on
thar Judgment VIII rest Correspondence veraciiy.
Our personal gracos are rather deficient " our
style of movement Ike the hcaryfooted buffalo. !
know not the gait of buffalo, but should judge that %
was not the miucinr step of the dandy fresh nom
Parkors the shuiing step OF the man Of leisure
but that would become the noble monarch Of the
prairie
The east side fireman never leaves the City. AL
indeed Perhaps Correspondent il so conccited in
his own wisdom that he does not read the paper or be
would have heard OF Newlork fremcn 10 Niagara
Rochester Buffalo sc. this past summer And had be
been out Of the sound oi the City Han bell he would
have of in almost every part OF the Union
and his wonderful sagacity could easily have recos
nized by peculiar walk. &C.
should the aforesaid Correspondent mingle some
with the fremen he would find that they are quite
dferen, class Of people from what be represents them
Should be pass through the jobhing and importing
houses down town. be would hardly hnd house
without a member of the Fire Department in a. either
as pn cipa or clerk and could point out most en-
ersec aad successful merchants who have been
fremen. Tie would also hnD rfae holding responsible
situations m banks, aud others 40 the head 90 large
retail stores Again IN the workshops be- Will ind the
honesthearted mechanic belonging % the same class
And therefore ] must take exception 20 biz description
of the one that mounts heavy horse lhis boss the
butchers y as not being description OF a fireman u
"Corrc- pondent believes that "rremen have rred AZ
the marx and hn o." be viii ind 10 more difficult %
make bis readers believe that Ae hit the mark with his
proiecules His sur on the respect We pay % our
departed brothers, pass over In silence, our souow
Tor them even exceeding our contempt TOR him
As for US who members Of the Department we
Injuries the Department by preventing those from com
Ing into il who, from the character OF Tie Tribaae
have learned 10 place reliance on its communications
and not knowing our real character are influenced
thereby
As for Correspondent" leave him with his own
conscience yet should be ever succeed IN raising him
self 20 a level with the hreuen, b. w.L ind friendly
hand and honest hearts, and men
YAH al good grace to grace "a gentleman
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