New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-07
goUR sem MER BIRDS.

VI chililer the atmosphere at the North must be
and how soon, therefore, our summer birds
would be with us ngain.
Our summer birds are Of various species and
degree. The first upon the list, is the specula-
tor, Of old Or middle age, who comes hither only
to gather from, the wealth Of commerce some-
thing To make comfortable nest in fur of
Northern place, TO return to which permanently
4 his dream Of hope This class of our sum-
ner birds look upon NewO Orleans only as a place
Ii 0f temporary and disagreeable exile, to which
thar necessities, but not their wills, consent.
Then, there is the lady summer bird, who
dfsgs A unwilling mate, and perhaps brood
# little ones, to Newly ork, Newport Saratoga
Boston. Niagara, Canada, and the Lakes, strew
ing the whole path Of summer fight with bright
silver dollars, the representatives of profits il
note shaving, Of fat fees, Of pork, lard, -four
\ and corn transactions, or, perhaps, of that mys-
tical but indulgent credit accorded to fashion
II birds of dashing plImage.
Again, there IRE our summer birds who flee
meErily away 70 nestle in old homesteads Of the
North, some cottage shadily uncovered in the
Ia mAay .h1ed product pfsthe fruited orchard, or
sslhcs Of the city's homes, with we'll remembered
Il hAurts clustering aroNnd. These will have
1onnd gay welcome in familiar tones, and of all
y Who return from tie annual migration, viii feel
gaycst and most lght-heartcd
40 pass over others, there, last of all, are our
young gentlemen summer birds, who 60 North
& 80 delight Saratoga and Newport with their
grace and illuminate them with their brilliancy.
Coming and gong they pass through halter i,
shoemaker j, tailor's and furnsher IS stores, and
what with these, the wines they sip, and the
bills presented To them, they come back slen-
( dercr in wisdom and in cash, and are particu
larly q fne birds, always. 7gs4
U There are our classes of summer, birds-or
rather, to drop the expression, migratory hu-,
B nans gentlemen who originally emigrated
\ from the North and sigh to return ladies, with
sobedient spouses, who are determined to 20
sight seeing those who wish to look upon old
homes and old friends; and young gentlemen
ambitious Of display at Saratoga, and noto-
riety il the Herald Ali Of them carry away
from Newt cleans large amount of money, and
the larger number spend what they take in
folly, fashion and dissipation, and, to injure
NewOrleaus still more, very unjustly charge
their wasteful absenteeism to the unhealthiness
Of our city in summer.
II only 5000 persons Claiming to be residents
Of Newt rleans) 20 North every summer the
expense oficyery one. for three months absence,
an tale items Of travelling and board, could not
be less than $250-or SSs75O,0OO in the aegre-
;fate. Add the cost Of personal goods thew will
erchase--their clothing and household arti-
siss--and the aggregate amount will swell mn
beyond one million, every dollar of which sbonld
BE- spent in this city, but is nevertheless an
.nualiy abstracted from it's circulation, and yir-
tually lost to it forever One million of dollars
lett il the body Of the circulation of city, can
largely add to its prosperity and quicken it's
progress. IT can employ those who need en-
Ployment, in its passage through the various
circumstances of business, build houses, etc.
But in FIVE years, according to the reasonable
and moderate estimate we have made, five mil
Lions are idly, unprofitably and irreyopablv ab.
stracted from the circulation Of the citv ana
the immense results to be achieved Nv fre mil
lions passing and repassine. vear after veor d
through every artery Of y city,s l;fe arc inc.l g
culable But this large and wastefnl abstrac.
tion has apeculiar character, which tho exnen. b
ditures from no other city haye-and that il ;ts J
wastefulness. Money expended from Other. c;t;es h
is generally designed to bring some retnrr
whilst the expenditure Of our summer b;rds
brings no return whatever. We know IF No
more serious drawback upon our Announcements =
and prosperity. In ten years the money wa stod a
~ these idle GUNNER trims would almost co,, la
plefe and pay for the N o. and sOpelonsos 10 t
roads; and thereby largely swell our c;tn,, b
trade and population. @
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