The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-18


and Wednesday from sunrise to sunset,w the first
positive summer days we have had People now
beginning to think of the breeze, the mountain
air, and the cool retreats Of the country We took
turn, the other day and night, from Fort Hamilton
round about Bath, Coney Island and that locality.
The splendid hotel at Fort Hamilton is bright and
FURNISHED, ready for company, and presenting ac-
commodations Of the most airy and magnificent de-
scrpton. The promenades and pleasant shades
round that delightful place are at this season per-
fecty enchanting. At Bath they are just preparing
to scrub up their bath houses and at Coney Island
they are all ready with good bathing apparatus and
one Of the finest beaches for sea bathing in the
known world. The Coney Island beach is not
equalled on either side of the Atlantic. We know
this from experience. Bat the company, up to the
beginning Of the week, has been still in the city.
There will now undoubtedly be tremendous rush
to Fort Hamilton, Long Branch, Coney Island, the
sea shcre the mountains, and to every cool place in
the neghborhood or within the reach of the city of
New York.
The inquiry now, among all who are preparing for
summer excursions, is whether they will 60 to the
mountains, 10 the shore, to the lakes, to the
Falls. With all, however, the strongest disposition
exists to avoid above all the watering places of the
tyranncal teetctal States-Maine Massachusetts,,
and Rhode Island. We understand that number
Of gentlemen in this city, who have been in the
habit, for several years past, of spending the sum-
mer at Newport, and occupying cottages and apart
ments there, about sending their families to that
place, but intend to locate themselves elsewhere.
We know several instances where gentlemen of fam
lily contemplate acting on this plan prcfcrring for
their own part to stay at Quogue L. l., where there
are fine fishing streams, splendid sea bathing, and
excellent fresh water without any Maine Liquor law
interfering to prevent them diuting it with the
water Of life Patchogue is another beautiful place;
and indeed all the shore Of Long Island may be said
to be street OF watering places, far superior in
every respect to Newport, under the government Of
the hundred and thirty teetotal tyrans. One of the
most unhappy epochs in the history Of the old Greek
republics was that period when they fell under the
dominion Of multitude Of tyrants varying in num-
Der from ten to thirty, according to circumstances.
Three of the democracies Of New Ensland-Maine,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island-are now under
the control Of o hundred and fifty tyrants apiece
coldwater, teetotal, sumpuary, reckless unprinci-
pied yrants, who will not allow their ellow-citizons
the liberty of using moderately those things which
the God Of nature has provided for ALL
There will be great emigration Of fashionable
classes from this city, after the first concerts Of
Alboni. They will then make their exodus to the
mountains of New Hampshire, to the hills of New
Lebanon, to the shades Of Saratoga, to the preci-
pices of the Catskil, and to the waterfalls of Ma
CARA. Many also are going by the new ocean route
to the Virginia Springs, intending to Chamber up
the southern mountains, and catch the cool breezes
the other side Of the Potomac. But very few will
condemn themselves to the privatons
which they would have to undergo in the territories
Of teetotalism.