New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-10
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
saratosa-Mr. CIay-Fancy Ball, &c.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.


Correspondence Of The Tribune.
s.p.rocA SPRINGS Aug. :.
In accordance v ith my usual custon, this year
do the ss,s,oosn. the honor Of revistlng their
be.n.ifnl VILLAGE. 70 enjoy c1pioos draughts from
,b. numerous fountains OF health which bounti-
ful Providence has scattered IN this valley, and 10
shake off for few days all thoughts Of the slsvish
,oil and feveri.h anxiety Of business, among the
green feds and cool groves Of the country sara
togs is every day becoming more ana more worthy
of the extensive patronage which u IS receiving
from the pent-up CItv's denizens 10 no single
year since my remembrance 81 II have 50 many
improvements both substantial and ornamental.
been made as during the last; bat Of these your
readers have been already informed.
Owinz b. the exceedingly silly, moOs-shIny
alarm about the Cholera, which prevailed here
early in the Spring, the number Of visitors a, Sar-
stoga is much smaller now than at the same period
last wear. TIE large. fashionable houses are per-
haps about as well filed 10. as ever, Du, the
keepers Of sscoud and third-rats hotels and board
ing houses, where invslds " most % cong -eshief
are CONF mplsining sadly Of a d" dull season and
have seldom seen Congress Spring - hsariJ oe-
serted In the night Oi the season as the ie" morn
ings ga which ! have paid my deoo'' 70 that de-
Hcious fountain. Bot those Of Us who come - re-
cruit and enjoy ourselves and not to see aud be
seen are very well satisfied with Saratoga as 10
n. and are not at all ambitious - see every pariof
and kitchen. every sofa AID char, occupied WIKI
dodgers.
Mr.. CLAY, whose arrival among US yoG have
already chronicled stil remains IN feeble health,
and 10 seldom seen in public. ] have neverseen
the Old man Eloquent what living mortal more
worthy 10 assume the nsutle oithe fallen ADAMS ,
look more enervated BY disease than at present.
Although his mein is stall erect and his eye ur-
dimmed he bears evident marks OF the terrible
disease whose heavy hands he has been made %
feel Although have lost none Of my enthuslsst'c
devotion for "OLD Hal, yet when see bum ~
the table OF In the street. can feel 40 regret ior
his sake that the uudoubted wish Of a majority Of
the American People has not been gratihed, ard
that he IS lot now ia the Pres sldentIsl chair. His
bas been life OF struggle and tOll-his Intellect
has been opposed % some OF the greatest men OF
the age ia the strife for prime ples and measures,
for nearly 30 years-he has been pursued "a tn Il
rnslignty and venom Oi personal detractOn hitherto
almost unparalleled III the history Of human base
ness and injustice and now at the age oi three
score years aud ten and upward. after having lived
down calumny It "a but Just that he should be-
allowed little repOse from a life Of turmoil sid
responsibility. No man ever had such friends
As Mr. CLAY no man ever enjoyed DO such hieh
degree the love and veneratiOn OF the American
People. aud doubt not he Is far happier ~ the
consciousness of this than ifhe held the reius aud
was uuder the responsibilities Of government-
But when think OF the interests OF The country
aud the mOmcntous questions winch must soon ie
decided | cannot but wish that We could rely cn
his strong arm as our sheet anchor, and that his
clear eve was scanning the difficulties and ms
voice directing the destluies Of our country. HIS
influence, never more needed VIII carry great
weight IN the Senate " which he will soon repair,
and we may confidently expect 10 see the great
question which has long been bone OF contcuiion,
settled through him and bis compeers, Ia spiut
of strict and impartial Justice and honor God
preserve HENRY CLAY for much further usefulness
The grand Fancy Bal. which IS to come of 10 |
the magnificent saloon Of the United States liotel
on the nth is Of course to exceed anything OF this
Kind heretofore known Preparations are COM
mencing on a grand scale husbands are sounded |
as to the anticipated depth of their pOc6ets. aux
ious pspas are kept posted up as To the relative
expense of different drcBses, and young ladies' are
studying every old book IN the town for their
" characters what at any other time would pass
for unmitig gated nonsense aud dullness is now de
voured with all the gusto OF an antiquarian.
have often wondered how the Publishers OF III,
Tribune have 50 long allowed themselves 10 be
outstripped In the reports of these Balls by the
"splendd corps of reporters OF the Morning |
Hpe-and. Crv. Thus New York ia regularly de-
lighted some fine morning IN August OF every year
by the information that Mrs. F-tzuoodle of Fitz
noodle place, grsced the ballroom by appearing |
in the costume OF Grecisn maiden, aud danced |
most dIviney with Hon. MIR. Flunkey-and that |
Miss -gmar-ie who appeared as Nun OF the |
18th century far far forgot her vow as TO JOIN n
the dance. | hope you will attend u these things
SARATOGA LAKE