The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-13
New Yolx CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, jan. 6, 1851

N a +s NEW YORK, JUL ", 1901,
The holidays art now at their close, and a
very pleasant time they have been to US. New
Years was celebrated with the usual social
tiles, and the stores and many eating houses
were closed ''hermotically sealed" as one
may say--with much more fidelity than they
usually are on the Sabbath. The ladies old
and young, but especially the latter, arrayed
in their best bibs and fuckers, took a .'parrlo
position" at en- early lour in the day, and
llanked by a Widespread able Of drinks and
daintles, prepared toreceiye the calls custom
arg on this great holiday. slas'g
Fortunately, for the fist time this season,
there was thin slice of sleighing over the
streets, and thesbloods" drew largslyall sorts
OF horse flesh from the stables, By which to
have a ride in ''cutter' Every animal Of
horse origin seemed 10 be put in requisition
On this occasion, and par consequence there
were some very funny turn outs. Broadway
presented a very lively spectacle in the morn
| ing, but alas before p. M. there came an
envious thaw, and it was laughable to see
hundreds of those who had glided SO glibly
over the pavement in the outset, come in al
eve, like an Alexandrine line, or wounded
snake, dragging lis slow length along.
Throughout the forenoon, young gentlemen
in lofty shirt collars, and sky-blue or fawn-
colored gloves, might be seen in large, yet
not gregarious numbers, walking quickly from
one house 10 another, or tugging at the door
bells with one hand, and coaxing their ear
locks with the other.
Then within doors, call the compliments
of the season." Such profusion of fiatter-
ing speeches between the callers and the call
ed-on Such laughing, such toasting, such
sparkling wine (''its sparkle only surpassed
BY the ladies' eyes') such splendid cordial
such glorious Charlotte Russo, such mag.
niicent confectionery! Really, there nev,
er was such time since they carried on theil
| jubilation, and there never could be such an
other Out rush the collars, but backwards
and bowling as they go over the toes of thu
newcomers just entering. Then more toast
ing, more drinking, more speechlfying, ant
then make way for another troop of friends
Fire and fall back" is the order OF the day
So they 90 from house to house, plumin,
themselves on the number ofcalls they make
and keeping count until they begin to coun
double, and their arithmetical labors land tn
wine) confuse both their speech and thei
steps. and induce them to patronise a cab t
carry them home.
. Seriously, | had not seen so many drunken
men in our streets for two months before, az
| saw on New Years. 1t extended to all
CLASSES of society, though mostly seen among
the lower people.
i Yesterday forenoon, DR.. Spring ESQ lon,
the venerated pastor OF the Beekman stree
Church) preached the 9Th of his series of lee
lures upon "First Things" His subject yes
terday was "Man'8 first ain." He begal
with glaring description of the blissful con
dition OF our first parents prior to the tempt
alton. For some inscrutable purpose, an
perhaps to test their gratitude and obedience
God gave them one prohibitory law, tha
! they should not eat of the fruit of the tree c
the know ledge of good and evil, though the
might of all the other fruit in the ga den.
was not hard law, but the old serpent mad
them believe it was, and to wound the crea
tor whom he hated, led them to disobey th
injunction and incur the penalty of DEATH
Some theorists held that This alluded only I
the dissolution Of the body, but they wei
, leVluenlIy Ill tH5 WrollS. UP 10 ltldI Time II
such thing as death had been known-no sue
!, thing as the dissolution Of the body--and Il
threat evidently conveyed the idea of Spiri
uaI death, and the decay of the ply sical Ii
was merely incidental
have alluded to these sermons becau.
they are at this time Attracting considerab
attention.
While l write, hundred boyish voice
T are crying Extra Herald, arrival of Il
r Georgia !" This fine steamer has just arr
: we'd from Chagres with about 600 passenger
, The steamship Ohio, which put into No
y folk, in distress, arrived here in good cas-
S yesterday. | have got three trunks aboar
and expect to find nice mess when Iope
, th,m; as presume they have suffered son
!. from the cold water practice. To day OF
!, old Mayor was installed, and tomorrow Il
o Legislature will commence its session.
i, fear tina. the abolition Gerrit Smith clip,
r will make trouble. Yours, truly,