Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-05-24
Correspondence of the Burlington Free Press
New York. Navl3, 1850.

Correspondence OF the Burlington rec fressl
New York, May 10, 1850.
This great metropolis is one of the most sin
guar places on this continent, especially so far
as politics are concerned. | well remember
what young man told me several years ago,
who was about to leave York State, as he call
ed it," will not live in such place" said he,
" for don't know what political party belong |
to. 1t was not so in old Vermont; there !
knew exactly how to vote Town meeting days, |
and will take my back tracks" And he did
again seeL the green hills and rich valleys of
his native State. There was philosophy in that
young mans remark. Party lines are drawn
more distinctly in New England than here. A
little thing sometimes turns the scale on election
day, and dsspponts the leaders OF all parties.-
! There is here a System of inIividuallsm in the
political world, which does not obtain in other
States of the Union By system of individu.
| alism | d. not mean great indeie cadence OF
thinking and acting beyond other people, but
sort o! reckless, dare-party feeling which some
might coustrue into independence,
Now with regard to the Sayery question, the
compromise or omnibus BILL as well as many
other questions of national policy there are
about many opinions as there are differently
shaped noses. Scarcely two persons think alike,
or, if they should happen so to think, still there
would be many shades of difference when dis
cussion eDSueS. What course New York will
seer in the next Presidential campaign, is q
great problem which no man has sagacity en-
ough, mot even the ascian himseD to solve.
There are cliques after cliques, and factions a.
most without number, and yet there are mach
eat up by individualIsp!, 50 uush so, that they
have Lost their power and become but a Elme, "a
mere rope of sand. How they may unite here
after. or how the roliticn! cat will jump it is
impossible to tell. While various opinions are
entertained in relation to the Cabinet at Wash
ngton, aud the movements Of the parties, all
are agreed that old Itcn is honest and patriot
&c. Aud believe tbs is about the only thing in
he political world upon which the people here
are agreed WE'LL time mly unite the conilic-
ting elements and the two great parties comc
together again, BAT not this season reckon, -
Bat truce to politics say |. Let US tall. upon
) some other subject.
Last week was great time in the moral auC
= religious world The members of the variou,
societies, for reforming and cvangolizing th(
n world, tocked to the city in great numbers, t
e celebrate their anniversaries, compare notes
u and count the cost of last years Transactions.
The great point of attraction far the bowerl
s. bhoys and New York rowdyism, was the Tab
II ernace where Garrison and his followers met
v Capt. Rynders and his club were there, all rea
:, d. for scrape, but no blood flowed, and n,
Is bones were broken. The female darkies wer
Or in attendance, and some Of them were real
lo beautiful, showing their white teeth AMI sna p
II ping their bright eyes in the most eXquisit
as style. If certain Editor Of your village ha
IN been present, lie would have been SO inspire
~ that he would surely have gone to writing poetr
or as soon as he reached "Peck's Attic" Cap
ne Rynders is a very small and very noisy mai
out he is by no means man of courage, ea
at cep, when surrounded by his Bowery bulle
OF Your readers must not over estimate him. for h
III person is diminuye and his intellect itaNo
ur True, ho can swing h. hat, wipe the s~e'
at from his brow, and maze .oud noise, his luns
., being healthy and .trong, bu' he can't NAL
he much of speech on any subject Fred Dou
he ass got the laugh upon him many times, al
he Ward. a large and full -blooded African, bat
ial as the ace Of spades, and running over with V
If. and humor, poanced upon the dapper CAPITA
de and made him most keenly fee the power of
III sarcasm. The truth is, so far as wit and sa
los casm are concerned, Douglass and Ward b
greatly the advantage over Rynders's Hoy
=; ever the latter and his followers succeeded
= breaking up the meeting. For awhile in Il
all Tabernacle, and after wards in the Society
II brary rooms, there was some danger of bloc
we riot. but i terminated without tloodshed, a
,ri- the Garrison meeting sought private roo:
for where they finished their business without N
far ,es,ation. The Garrison party may be gre
snT rctormcrs, but they are exceedingly rough
The struments, and great ways in advance OF I
aco. The anniversaries of the other moral a
be RELIGIOUS societiet went off WELL and pleas
the all who have their interests at heart.
ID. The dramatic and musical world Lero, /
"a. Ga. been somewhat excited of late, Martl's OPP
ows Troupe have createu qulle sel9"''O" " y
n is los, being decidedly the best that ever VI
nus ted this country, can assure you uAat
dMc, music they discoursed was glorious. he
but them every night they performed. They
/, be. three prima donnas, Steifanonl, Boso ana
alto, a;.oo all evcellent. Stefanoni is magntc
rms woman, possessing a strong but symmer
,ouId form. beautiful arms, finely moulded neck
nail shoulders full chest, dark hair and eyes, al
e re- noble expressive countenance, which she
', as !, frame for any OCCASION and when so made
n, GU it looks perfectly natural, as though her
,sLiN emotions gave expressions to her face Blu
enable ter all, the Qualities of her voice are no De
lns.ss II quite as good as that OF tie other prlIna
uur.ss,,iiaa may he more perfect,