Washington telegraph., 1852-09-22
correspondence of the Telegraph.
New YORK, August %. 1852

NEW YORK, August %, 1852.
Mr. Editor Lo! the power of mammon. When
,,or Lopez struck for Cuban freedom, and got his
broa crushed in the crarot for his palms. there
,rere none so poor. in Wall ST. as to do him rever-
,nce The Liberation stock had not obtained favor
an Change. But, now, unsophisticated old gem
tlemen about town, or nursing their gout at the
watering places, are now opening their eyes be-
c,use Wall street declares emphatically that re-
rnblic in Cuba is inevitable" and 'must soon
promeD Nous ueyrons!
There is more intriguing going on, involving the
satety of our international relations, than l ever
Inew of before-a vast deal of underhand move
ment and artful lodging. Politicians, diplomat
sts merchants and capitalists are busy in it, and
when the mist clears away we shall, it is not un-
likely find ourselves in quarrel with Europe.
Col Benton's sick lion" speech is published in
tbe papers here this morning, and attracts atten-
tion
In the recent ballottings in the different wards,
the polling took place mainly in bar-rooms and
rufianism and lighting everywhere Prevailed
Some eyes were oouged out of their socke ts MANY
heads were broken, and one man was stabbed to
death.
This rowdyism was all procencerted Pugilists
and fighting men had been engaged by the differ
ent candidates. and it was a war of brute force
rather than fair political contest
You will remember that | wrote to you that
the aldermen were preparing for this by releasing
from salutary confinement many scoundrels who
had beer arrested for assaults and rowdyism COM
mitted previously. If the respectable portion of
this community are to be thus prevented from
voting at the primary elections by parcel of cut
throats, there is no in suffrage and the ballot
box is sham. Run: and rowdyism rule supreme
in New York.
Since | last dropped You line. I have dropped
one to the fish at Oswego Falls about 300 miles
away. They get wonderful fine eels in that river
large, fat and of a very delicate favor, especially
after having been submitted to the process of
smoking, which is understood there to perfection.
The eel-hshery was considerable source of
profit to the people on the river and still is to
few persons. The Indians. Onondagos used to
trap immense quantities. The eels caught there
are as much better than the lean, blue varmints
trapped In the Eastern bays and rivers. you can
imagine. In the lake at Oswego Falls there are
plenty of bass, and Gen. Gates is always on hand
there with spare boat and line.
Somebody or other ought to publish book of
the impositions practised upon travellers in this
quarter. comprehensive detail would fill
volume At Saratoga, Niagara Falls, Newport.
and the Cattskill Mountains, they are perfectly
awful. On board the steamboats,. too, the swim
dlers are not few. One of them is for the porter
to enter your room while YOU are sleeping and to
steal away your boots to black against your
wlshes without leaving pair of slippers. OF
course you are kept a prisoner in your room at
his pleasure. unless you will paddle round in your
stocking feet until You find him on the wet deck
aad pay him shilling to relieve your boots from
his custody. This game | saw played on many
passengers in the Hendrick Hudson fhe other day.
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