New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-18
NEWPORT.

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The American, when in n genuine en-.
ot'on OF mind, is natural, friendly, affsble -,
communicative. He is not under the p,,s.,.. !.
that eternal fear Of committing himself va
shack'es the English. His manners are the. ~.
CORDIAL open, easy, straightforward, without ROM.
ness or nIuslveness. An American ia suck.
normal state, is one Of the best social conn.
IONS tnet one can wish to meet anywhere, .nd =.
peciaiiy Is he so in places where the samo,.. !.
mankind are thrown closely together, a.. "a, :,
ample here in Newport. But aas for him 49,
me endeavors to shake of his better natn,. -,
stung by the demon Of vanity, or ouaEtv -.
hpsush snoo would say, or, even worse than thai.
oy the desire to assume the English lordl;n..,
linen his are the contortions of one out of . e.
gehiai atmosphere; he 10 torn from his destiny IL
ahsh thrown out of water, and unable to regain y,
equilibrium.
haPpny for the conglomeration. now .ssemh,.a
at Newport, as it were in an immens. besb;...
the better nature is far more prevalent than h
assumed one. Brought together from all puts AZ
the country, from Msine to the Gulf of Msx;s.
they seek to amuse Themselves and to be amussx
and this could neither be attempted nor attained I;
each were shut up in the ina zinary medium n
his own fancied Importance. Urbanity and pol;t..
ness are accordingly the dominant features. Eut
II would be almost impossible that, among hi.
tnrong formed OF individuals belonging to the most
diverse occupations OF the serious every day. basv
lie, there should not be some few with kiskcr
aspirations Tor aristocIacy al d sham rssoect.-
bIllty. Ihey are those who undertake To cl...
American society, putting themselves of conc
on the top OF IT, Nevertheless, American soc;s,,
neither can nor ought to be classed according *
those artificial distinctions prevailing ana tn
existing in Europe. To attempt TO draw -
settle, and fix them in the like manner. would h.
to attempt the task Of the Danaides. The soil a.
which this society is planted is too movable. too
mercurial.
Everybody aims at responsibility. Il il hin
right and bis duty, If he aims at the true kind
In America, every body who has worked snd
carved out laboriously his position, acquired 4
larger or smaller fortune by the thousand sul
thousand ways which are open aud accessible \
all without distinction such one is as respect
able as anybody else, if the pathway behnl
him is not stained by dishonesty.
The wealthy, however, will, to a certain degree,
have a prepOnde, ance in society. Wealth w
maintain it's right. Here in America it is gsa-
eIaly result Of the exertion Of personal, meuaal
faculties-a mark OF distinction, as are elsewhae
the stars the crests, and other ct ceteras. Tnen-
fore, wealth will always earn respect and deiss
ence. AS long us it does not initiate its possess0s
and make him arrogant, impe rtnent, offensive and
nuisance to Others SO lons any outcry aganstt
is ridiculous and contemplate. America is esssa-
tally the world, the creation OF industry al
trade it's laurels are represented by dollars ~
her industrious inventors, her enterpnsing neK
chants, intelligent, active mt chanics and man,
81. H..
greatness. Industry and trade form the corner.
stone as well as the all absorbing spirit Of her
great and small cities, townships villages; anl
the man who gets rich will have influence, and.
to a certain degree, sooner or later put his msk
upon society. 1t is one result OF the unayoidsble
logic Of facts. Labor is the nurse of trade. Thas
individual labor is and must be always re spectar
BILE. The efforts, the tolls Of labor, are crowaed
by fortune, and thus all fortunes have an equd
moral value. -
1t is therefore most amusing TO hear whspersd
here and there that most aristocratic French d..
Junction between the R0nreaur Ell rienr richeG
(new and old fortuDes In the light of commoa
sense, respectabiity or quality deduced from
the chronology of the acquired fortune, canpat
be maintained for moment. THIS question n
date between fortune Of fifty years old, or that
OF twenty five or ten, down to that one made yoeI
terday, appears to me most nOnsenslcal AlIa
these fortunes have the same origin, are derived
from the same principle-haye been nufsed at the
same stream. Which, then, can be called the su-
perior amongst them? Those with uplIfted
noses, who would divide society into classes, hs
as they are, may be reminded Of the saying ofthe
Latin satrist-to be applied in this case wtha
slight modification
Msorum primus qusquis fat lille tuorum
AuI pastor fuit. sat sllud quod deere
The rst OF your ancestors aud the founoer of Jour %
Was either herdsman or something ess that No nl
All have been laborers some way or othsr--se
ought rather to be proud that they are artistns
OF their own positions. Even the ancestor Of ~
rather aristocratic planter was, at any rate, oss
obliged with his own hands to till the soil, befsN
he got slave to relieve them of the pillow or u
spade. 4D
Not rare is it to hear distinctions murmured -
to the nature Of the business or enterprzs By
which fortune was acquired. cannot under
stand why cotton, turs, dry goods, wine, shipping
or other business trans acted in far distant rgoo9
sbouldprocure more responsibility than four, wei,
bacon, lumber or pigs; why stone masters or she
builders should be worse than manufacturers lsse'
pose that without the seller of pigs, Of bacon,~
Of the like home produce, there would be no pr
slDillty oil having buyers Of dry goods or VIZ
Then, again, the naughty airs Of u wholesaler b
Tards retailer, as II, after all, Mr.. Wholeab
we're not ted by hIs more humble companion, 40
seioom admitted to be or appear on equal terra
md their career with wholesale, commission q
'ther majestic titles bestowed on merchask
princes, or who rest on th-ir laureis, won ia ~
bape OF Investments in stocks or estates-esen
hey, almost &. morally, began in the retail In,
sometimes IN the most excessive retail; and noe
hey, or their progeny, turn up their noses at thar
successors.
For all these reasons Newport during
fashionable season, has its cream and its adIk
VI society. But without milk there would ~
10 cream-nOt evrn sour cream. In order %
become this precious ingredient, no speSal
qualification is requred arrogant assueG
ion, dash enough to splash Others, a good, ~
or at least the credit Of possessing
me, or sometimes the reputation Of having eda'
ated children, or OF having been educated sone-
where in the suburbs OF Paris. BY such mseee
'ne swings himself TO the top, into the h'ghern-
ZION OF the exclusives. Newport being nov,
{ were, the panorama Of America, all the scci.s
characteristics are represented in all their snso'
ngs, and thus society here Is varied and amisass
md on the whole, very good. the exceptisn
he other way are very few. Excessively hm'e