The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-28
Tha summer Retrenta.

CONGRESS HALL, SARATOGA SPRINGS,
June rs, lS49.
a Run INTO Ca"ada-7he Feelings of the Camadi-
aMs-AriUals, &C., &c.
have just returned from two days visit to Mon
treal. never pass into Canada without losing my
temper. There is peculiar odor about your pro-
vincial royaist, which always offends my nostrils
With all the miserable "pomp, parade, and crcum-
stance of kingdom, without any of the solid
appurtenances with all the pretension and eyre
gious assumption OF the "home aristocracy," with
of its power and dignity. the snobs of Canada
are only exceled by their brother snobs--the cod
fish aristocracy of the great city of New York.
One would suppose, from the clustering and bull
lying, and burning of parliament houses, and Go
vernOrs In effigy, and SO on and SO forth, on the
that there really beat the hearts of brethren
at the North noble aspiration for freedom, and
that they actuated by patriotic love of hber.
ty to take bold stand against the oppressor. All
CANNON! There is not as much patrlOtism-as
much independence-as much love Of liberty in all
Canada, as would fit out one good old-fashioned
"continentaller'' of rs. The English are grum-
bling because they no longer have everything their
own way, and cannot domneer over the French
But, mark you, these fellows hate the id YAM
kees' just as much as ever; they hate the French,
because they have had to give in to them; and they
hate the home government" because the home
government support the French. Now, do not the
Canadian tories ENJOY very comfortable state Of
mind! They have burnt and laid waste, and rloted
and speechihed .have dealt freely in abuse and
billinossate, and-biten off their own noses.
What will they do nextl That's the question.
BY the way, l was taken off to Montreal, by an
old travelling acquaintance, Mr. b, who pro-
missed to return with me If made the excursion
and who has kept his word He says that he had
the pleasure OF meeting you and your amiabe lady,
several years ago, in Paris. and desires his par
ucular regard.
find the appearance of things here much al
tered since last Monday. There have been several
hundred arrivals the past week, and GO the springs
present thus early the usual man stations of
fashion and folly, of wit and sentimeptality, of
fippapcy and philosophy, meeting and mingng
on common ground. In my next, shall give you,
in my vocation Of shooting,
-" folly as it fees"
few ideas upon manners aud morals, men,
men, and DOCTORS dandcsand debauchecs. &c &c.
But remember, deal not wltk the individual, but
with the race
Lieut. semperque liccbit
Pareerc PERSONS, deere !de Wits.
Adieu. SnAyDY.
p S.-Thomas has just run in to announce the
arrival of the cars, and that ameng large influx
Of guests at Old Congress-, live poetess has ac-
tuaIy made her appearance here Tor the season. /
call no names. Handy may do as he likes.
N. B-I am cheated out of my. Herald at least
every other day, by the tremendous. rush there
always is for your paper. Please, therefore, for
the next few weeks, mail me the Herald daily, d.
rected to "Montalban Shandy, Congress Hall,
iSarotaga Springs, N. Y"