Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-02-05
Correspondence Of the vtrginian.
Nrw York. Jan. 3ist. 1876,

mise contained in my last, 10 write again
The question arises of what shall ! write =
The difficulty is not SO much IN writing. as IN
he selection To write of the unrvaled Son
iag, or the matehless Alboni. would be TO re-
terate what has been herslded through every
psper in The Union To mention politics
would be all specuaion aud 10 speak of the
great subject of improvements would be to
You worse than "a twice told tale This,
however, being place Of progress, and being
determined to give YOU another fire, "bopng
YOU can stand It'll will write misceancously.
Indeed, this is place of progress. Go To-
Church-aitend the halls Of Legislatlon-visit
the Academies of Scence--gaze upon the gal
leries of Art-isien To the strains Of music
stand around the festive board. or stroll along
the great thorougniare, broadway. aud you
will be impressed with the moving fact. Yes,
90 where you will, gaze where you may.
you will find pushing mass OF human beings,
pressing onward AS my old professor used In
ask with much emphasis Quo haze tendunt +
How are they 10 effect the great human lam.
lyf An answer To these enquiries would tell
n sad tale. the moral Of which points out
melancholy destiny topoor erring man. Though
by his mighty genus he reveals each succeed.
ing day some new discovery, yet he shame
fully disregards his own Great Architect, and
madly makes hls offerings at the shrine oil
Mammon. The culture of the moral prlncl.
pies is utterly neglected, and the heart Is made
willino sacrifice TO promote worldly am
bton. Yes, as Bulwer says in his captivating
play Of "money' (which IN fact is the gaDe oil
This world,) "each hour brings It's gloomy les
soD--ibe temper sours-the affections with.
Grand the heart hardens into stone" But O.
nougb ofthis. ! had rather throw the veil OF
charity over all. than 10 be suspected of play
ing the unamiable part of censor.
The first thing which meets my minds-cye, |
in looking over The various scenes by which |
am surrounded, il the iron.trame work of the
great Cryst Palace, for The Worlds Fair
II is TO be built entirely of iron and glass
The building covers four acres of ground. and
the dome is TO be one hundred and forty eight
feet high. The central portion OF the building,
upon which The dome is to be placed. is fash
toned somewhat like the Rounda of tho Uni
versity. The building is the producer OF an As.
sociatl on, and the ground has been loaned by
the Commonalty of New York. The next is
the St Nicholas Hotel, just completed, and is
the most magnificent Hotel in A
merica. It would be useless for me to endea
vor to describe 10 you the character Of the bull
ding. or the style of the furniture. 1t is at
once the pride and ornament of the city, pos
sessing every thing to add 10 luxurious life,
save machine 10 administer fooa to the guests:
this | am informed has been sent far, and will
be on In few days. There is one feature a.
bout IT, which seems TO attract special attention.
l mean the bridal apartment, which is furnish
ed in Paris style, aud with most exquisite
taste. Even the Newly orkers go to see ii
with as much relish as the Lynchburgers rush
TO see "Circus." Though it he an attraction
and an ornament to the House, yet, it raises
more than doubtful question of taste and
dellcacy! But, this is place of progress
| have also visited Stewards great Marble
Store House, the Custom House, &c, and shall
visit this evening, by invitation, the Herald
othce, to.see the printing establishment &c. In
my wanderngs discovered the sign of Nj, dem
Zulavsky the sister oil Kossuih, who has opcn-
ed fancy store OF French articles on Broad.
way. Thisis as it should be. though | had
supposed the renowned brother would have
at least, devided the spoiis. | see he is to re.
turn TO America.
As Sontag and Abon lit should be AI-j;1tti.
as she would nett 250lbs,) leave for Boston
this week, the 'furore" is rising on literature.
There are nightly lectures by Professor Peak,
Theodore Parker, Bancroft, Thackeray &c.
the latter of whom, | shall hear to .night-
The historians last was upon the great theme
knowledge is power" and he proved it by a
powerful DISCOURSE
The city is also in quite an excitement in re
gard TO the execution of the unfortunate sail.
ors Hewlett and Saul-which came off few
days since. The enclosure was broken down
and the officers were scarcely able to discharge
their duty amidst the yells and tumults Of the
crowd. 1t seems doubtful whether decency,
or The laws of the land were most outraged
Some ofthe Press are out against capital pun
ishment. and invoke the Legislators of the
country TO abolish it. When this is done. the
safeguard of society will be destroyed and vii.
lains will walk abroad, through the land, undis-
mayed. / would, however. insist upon having
the sentence Of the land carried out privately
BY the way,do you recoilect the i'll lated Span
iard Antonio Lopez. whose claims were sue
cessiuiiy pressed upon the executive clemen-
cy oil TINS State sometime since | see by
this mornings paper, that he numbers another
victim. DO much Tor the "sckly sympathy"