Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-07-05
Our New York Correspondence.

EDITOR of the FREEMAS -
/ The Royal Mail Steamship. Europa, reach
ed Halifax, at quarter before nine O'Clock.
yesterday morning, with Liverpool dates To-
the 18th inst, and 90 passengers. 81 of whom
60 on to Boston.
Cotton has improved, and middling quail
ties we're nearly an eighth higher than dur
ing the previous week.
The English papers received by the Euro
pa, are more than usually barren of interest
Parliament had re-assembled, and had vot-
ed the army and nagyi estimates. including
100000. to carry on the Kaf6r War.-The
Great Exhibition continues to attractimmense
numbers of visitors, daily; but the working
classes have not, as yet, generally attended,
as was anticipated
The English papers are trying 70 make il
out that Yankee Editors are setof,very poor
scamps, relying for proof. on what we all say
of each other. We believe there has never
been an instance Of an American editor being
sent TO prison, except Col. Webb, whose crime
was acting in naccor dance viththe code of hon
or. Our editors are rather addicted 10 abus-
ing each other, not from any malice but
because is nakss their paper selL4-
Our editors are often sent to Congress, the
Legislature, and abroad as ambassadors; but
no English editor, that we are aware Of.
ever had such marks of confidence bestowed
upon him by the government or people
Two of our daily editors have been-recent-
Iy elected TO congress-one was. Speaker. Of
the last Legislature of the State. another was
sent abroad as an ambassador. and another,
the oldest Of the fraternity, was recently elect
ed Presidentof the Columbia College. The
editorial fraternity of London cannot enumer-
ate any such honors that were ever bestowed
upon the profession there. 3.
1t is expected thatthe great fires at San
Francisco and Stockton will cause many heavy
failures in this city; as many of our wealth.
merchants have suffered tremendous losses
from these scalamities, Several. firms are al
ready very shaky and some ofthem viii prob
ably cave in during the present month.
1t is said that the Land Reformers are GO
ing to nominate Mr. Phalon. the owner Of the
celebrated Broadway Hairdressing Saloons,
as their candidate for Mayor. The Land Re
formers are fast becoming dominant in poli,i-
cal affairs. in New York. They embrace all
classes; but their rank and file is chiefly son-
posed of hard listed laborers, and the "great
unwashed," generally. This probably ac-
counts for their selection Of Phalon as their
candidate for Mayor. who. ii is. well known.
gives the cleanest share and UasI imaginable
never using comb, hairbrush. or shaving
brush. more than once without having IL thor
oughly purified. Whomsoeverthe Land Re
formers support hereafter either in Local, state
or National politics. will be pretty sure to win;
aremark which politicians, of all parties, would
do well.to 'make note of"
On occasions of public festivity. or ceremoni.
ais Of any kind, our Common council distin-
guish themselves from the common herd, by
wearing large rosette ofcolored ribbons pin
ned upon the breasts Of their coats. These
ornaments are exceedingly unbecoming to. the
burly persons of our City fatherss and are not
at all in keeping with the dignity Of their Of
fetal station: II may be necessary for them
to distinguish themselves, that proper defer
ence may be paid to them BY thercrowd. who
would not know. otherwise. who and what they
were. But that is no reason why they should
be tricked out Ike the floor committee at a
cheap ball
l would not have them wear red robes like
the stage senators in othello. and the alder.
men in London; but why not have some suit
of insignia, tosbe worn by aldermen on all oc,
casions and to be the property of the city,
A small. silver or gold medal. bearing the arm.
of the City. and the number of the Ward
which the alderman represents. and attached
to the buttonhole BY tri-colored ribbon would
be very proper mark of distinction for our
City Fathers. In the long run, these medals
which would last forever, would be great saw
ing. 1t costs the City more than a tFi1e for
the satin ribbon rosettes which our Common
Council use up during year.
Yours Truly,
PETER WHITE.
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