The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-08-29
New York Correspondence.
New YORK, August 20. Is

lPromlsed to send you few notes during
my peregrinations, if found the materials
from which to make any. stayed three
days in Washington. The very genius Of
hum.drum presides there. Some of the
Cabinet, and the President had gone off to
recuperate their health, or to be lionized.-
Mr. Fillmore is going about loving the dear
people in Virginia, but he will not venture
further South. If lie would spend few
weeks on Sullivan's Island, or in Greenville,
perhaps he might reconcile some of the peo-
pie 70 the Uuion. Hon. Waddy Thompson
had arrived and was the guest of his friend
Mr. Corwin. His business was to defend
DR.. Gardner and himself against allegations
OF fraud in the Gardner claim. He was the
leading counsel in the case, and fobbed
large part of the award. The claim may
have been just and valid, but the fact that
the attorneys got three-fourths of it looks
suspicious. One unacquainted with the
game in such cases, would naturally won
der why man, having a good claim, would
be 30 fleeced by his attorneys. The WASH
'ngton press has been very dull for some
time. This has been partly due to the bar
renness of the political world. and partly to
the absence or illness of the editors. Sea-
ton and Fisher were absent, and DeLeon was
dangerously i'll.
am now for the first time in this bust
ling, roaring and whizzing city of Gotham.
A stranger, and unacquainted with the
sources of information, have no items of
news to give you. There is considerable
number Of southerners here. The Irving
House is their favorite, and it is the best in
the city. All the servants are free negroes,
(about $50 in numberD and are polite
enough. One of them handed me sub
scrlptiou list for money to buy his brother,
who has run off to Canada, but wishes to
return to New York. find large mum.
Der OF negroes he ;. Some of them appear
well dressed and comfortable. but most are
lazy looking vagrants, who prefer the preca-
rlous living that can be had here, to regular
laborious employment. Cufee, without a
master, is sad brute, as all experience
proves. Notwithstanding all the abolition
sympathy, and amalgamating, fraternizing
theories Of Horace Greedy and his disciples,
they never offer the negro any honorable or
elevating employment. To be a waiter in a
hotel, or restaurant, ora barber, is the acme
of the negroes aspirations.
The city fathers have celebrated their 70
ing out by grand snarl about the Office of
chief of police. Having three millions of
money annually to disburse, they have some
thing worth quarreling about, and very nat
urally, do quarrel about the division of it
among their favorites.
A half-dozen theatres and operas are night
ly offering scenes, ''fom grave to gay, from
lively to severe" As for the operas have
abjured them forever would as soon hear
concert Of mad bulls, as troop Of burly
Italians believing like denisens of psnde- |
monium. The Wing schism in New York
has been healed by coalition. I have not |
examined the articles of capituIation, but of
course the constitutionalsparty has succumb-
ed, as the Abolition faction .'never surrend-
ers." Crime IS fearfullyon the increase in
this city-murdes are every day occurrence
es, and the police areoften killed in the dis
charge of their duties. It is dangerous ey-
to walk in some streets, here in day time.
Jefferson said that cities were sores upon
the body polite, and it is no less true that
they are sources Of social demoralization.-
Man loses hisfindi yidnslity ip tho obscurity
Of the multitude, and thereby tha. feeling
Of responsibility that Otherwise restrains him.
The thousands arolnd him are rushing on
10 the eager callous raoa for gain, without
even knowing bis existence, Life is heat.
ed, feverish race without. time for reflection.
Of the cultivation Of the moral feelings. His
path is beset with temptations, 10 which be
yields in an evil hour, and soon finds the
.tfae'tis deseeasss avern;." The minelinp
'f men Is ike that of the watsrs; small
'ocieties, like mountain streams are pure, but
shen swelled ~ large accessions, they be.
'one turbid aud discofosed. New York be-
ng the largest city on our continent, NAV
= t. ken Is an example. It's
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