New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-07
Baltimore Letter.
FAIRS, QUAgERs, POLITICS, AND BUSINESS.
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! BALTIMORE, Oct 20 1853
Tho past has been week Of great animation and bust
IN our city This great cattle show and agricultural
Maryland State Society though by
nopportunc incident Of ced and rainy weather has prov
ed greatly successful aud attracted here Thousands
sturdy farmers, and their ruddy wives daughters and
sons furnishing such exhibitions Of the real substantial
ndependenee and successful Industry tend greatly to
raise these tlsrs Of the soil in general estimation The
far commenced on Tuesday and ssosed yesterday (Fr-
day and though there but one pleasant day out Of
the four yet the exhibition grounds we're nearly all the
time thronged; high fifteen or twenty thou.and
people being at times present
The Quakers have also had possession of us for tn.
week This is their yearly meeting time, and they are
largely represented here from all parts Of and the
surrounding States Orthodox and Hcksites take their
turn and walk Baltimore just will exhibit
every variety Of broad brm hats and coalscute
whilst the pretty demure faces Of the younger eIbb.
themselves in open bonnes in decided opposition to the
beauy-obscuring machines that the cspus
their mothers The discipline of the society be
greatly relaxed in favor Of the younger whose faith
not yet sufficient to enable them show their regimen
tas Probably it has been found that there
warning against nature-especialy as developed in wo-
mans love Of fnery
Politics are up to fever heat. vansant. the great
mas re-accepted the Congressional
nomination which, in moment we'll lfoupded appre-
hension at the popularity Of his opponent he resigned
and in blatant letter fun bathos as a schooboy
hrst composition his determination grasp with
nrmer hand that flag etc, ETC. Consequently the
grows rich Vansant, who recently plead Of
cholera m0rdus as reason for avoiding reply some
rather troublesome inquiries is tvted by his opponent
Mr. Preston with the insinustion that disease has
struck up into his head and vansan with more ferocity
kvr
tician remark which has Its pungency alleged
incidents Of Mr. Presons paternity that certainly
not his fault
On wednesday next the election comes off, and then
for time shall be done with the tug and turmoil of
politics The wings in this State have the game in their
own hands, and if they could be walked up to proper
degree o spirit, complete triumph might be effected
both on the State and Congressional tickets As it is
however doubt whether the will not 20 by de-
fault The comfort h however the greater the tr
umph the ocofocos achieve, the bitter will be
their controversies and recrminatons So that are
sure Of some fun if can't get the "spoils Rather
poor comfort perhaps, you will say
The man9uverings at Washington between the Admins
trstion and its opponents excite intense in po
cal circles here As far perceive out Of circles
affected by the holding influences the feeling among
democrats is decidedly against the Administration and
with the National Democrats President Pierce has yo
fully fallen in the esteem Of his friends His presence ir
this city last week excited the slightest enthusiasm
He came and went almost unnoced and unattended and
met with an ominous coldness. Rumors from Washing
ton assert that the President has fallen back into his Old
habits of dissipation and that much of the influence ex
erted him by New York politicians is maintained
through the intimate social relations they managed
to bring about between themselves and him.
We have little city here that would interest dis
tant readers Business maintains its brskness and free
from the extreme specuations of Northern cities Our
money market is exempt from any great stringency
large export business sdong in oursome 10000 barrels
having gone forward this week. OBSERVER