The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-18
The r..h,onabi. summer Emigration.

The annual emigration from the metropolis to
The nnumerable watering places, 80 called spread
over the face Of the country and all along shore is
one Of the most curious, comical, characteristic,
ouizzical, and altogether remarkable phenomena
which the society of the New World has produced.
OF late years, the custom, like all other netropoli-
tan fashions, has been initiated in q small way by
the other cities on the Atlantic coast, whose
vulsive efforts at establishing aud sustaining magail
oqucnt sounding "wstoring places, aEe as uiicr)us
NJ their comforts and conycniences are pitiable.
The oldfa.boned quietude and refreshing serenity
of these small and pleasant places situated in the
shady and remote portions Of the country, lying
In solitude down by the 80 and NJ sea, have been
rudely broken into by pels mss mob Of snOos and
counter jumping arstocraey, who have turned every
thing topsy turvy desccrasd the most sacred hauuts
of contemp lation and repo-e frightened the dryads
and the naiads Of stream aud fsrest from ther cool
shades and droopHg caverns, and suoverted the
whole natural economy these delicious places u
their shallow, garish and ridiculous displays Of
gaudy dress, costly equipages. immoral amuse-
ments, and vulgar riyalries. CIVILIZED men, aud
especially CT yilized women and young ladies, never
made a more laughable exhibition Of all the weak
nesses incident TO poor human nature, than at these
petty watering places, where every family and
every party erects itself into exclusive set-the
standard and the nucleus Of all fashion aud good
breeding where impudcnce and br Ass take prece-
.dence Of tsuty and merit; where IN )ney, and the
vulgar &c gsws IL can purchase, are the only pass
ports 70 respe ctabllty; and where whatever good
sincere honest and chivalric is completely lost sigh
Of and systemsti ,ally despised Yet even these
displays We suppose, like everything else permitted
by Divine wisdom, have their uses. They serve es
pecialy TO set aAoat and 20 the circulating
medium Of the country, the boarded thousand
gained by stingy intrigue or dishonest speculation
during the other months in the year and afori a
subject OF rivalry, solicitude, and ambition, to
large class of shallow Drained aud weak minded
people, who have no other possible object to excite
their interest," and Who but for these annual excur
sions and their accom- panying hummery, wosld be
come positively insufserabls.
But the summer emigration from the metropolis
is fast growing Of more important and noticeable
character. The numerous and rapidly increasing
GLASS Of our really wealthy fames-the strong in
fusion Of foreign manners, languages, fashions,
etiquette and style, into ionable society, are
fast communicating to it homogeneous character,
forming the substrstum q a real aristocracy, com
posed Of the three elements Of wealth, intelligence
mo t0n WHICH, IN le" YEAR,, VIII crystailze lntO
. veritsble respectable, and self sustsinng aristo
cracy. We do not look with the distrust enter.
tanned or affected, by many, upon this natural rs-
,t;onal, and inevitable Development Of republican
soce,y. The object and effect Of republican insti-
tutons is not 10 destroy these social Distinction
the germs Of which have been planted by the Cres.
Tor himsef bat to substitute for the false and op-
pressve systems created BY the antiquity Of family
and the law Of primogeniture, elements Of real
social distinction, founded upon energy Of charsc-
ter. moral WORTH intellectual greatness, and emf
oence Of distinguished services or achievements
To this kind Of aristocrscy all must bow, for 1t