The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-07
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS
Hot Weather and its accompanying Diseases
increased Mortality and its Cd,ses-CoM
Water Libelied-The Crystal Palace and its
Env'rons The Groggeries and Gambling
Houses - The OPENING Ceremonies - Who
ougM TO Erhibit-U Uncle Tom 1foat-Facts
and Documents for the People.
New YORK, JULY 2, 1853.
To the Editor Of the National Era:
The weather has been so swelteripgly hot
much Of the time since wrote my last letter,
that have scarcely felt energetic enough to
keep the lookout necessary for one who has in
charge the local affairs of so important centre
as this city-to say nothing of the labor of
taking notes thereof But there has been one
source of consolation which has neryed me for
the performance of duty and that is, that not
only my life has been spared to me, but pretty
good health also, amid greatly increased
amount of sickness and a fearful bill of NOR
tality. The hygienic aspect has, indeed, been
gloomy for the last ten or twelve days. The
sudden deaths, from various maladies genera
ted wholly or in part by the weather. have
been very numerous, amounting, some days, to
the aggregate of thirty or forty. Most of these
have been attributed to coup de soliei, and the
drinking of cold water to excess while in an
overheated state. How strangely are the papers
called upon to warn against such imprudence,
year after year, AZ though they never had &C.
casion to warn before! Surely there cannot
be, in the heads Of these victims, an average of
the development of the organ Of caution, given
by the Fowlers in their charts, or else they
have had enormous acquisitiveness or aliment-
iveness, propelling them to inordinate exposure
and risk By the way, cold water is not de-
serving, by any means, of tho blame which
some of the papers seem 10 take delight in as
signing to it as an agent in the production of
much of this mortality. You rarely find sober
habited persons falling victims to oold-water
drinking In the great majority of cases as
careful inquiry would probably show, the VIC
Tins have destroyed the resistant powers of the
stomach, and of the vital organs generally, with
alcoholic rotations Of the most impure and poi
sonous class. The fashionable Germanic bev-
erage "Lager-bier," has done woful work in
this respect. 1t may be proper to say in this
connection, that the rumOrs Of several deaths
by Asatic cholera in this city, which have
gone abroad, have been exaggerations of cases
of the old-fashioned cholera morbus
The Crystal Palace, about which have
been silent heretofore, gives promise of compile
ton, at least to the degree of readiness fol
practical use, by the disappointed time--th,
18th Of this month The work is progressin,
US rapidly as could be expected during the no
season. The timing process on the roof of tn,
! dome, and the outside painting, have presented
obstacles to rapidity not easily surmounted, @.
you may imagine. The opening ceremonies
will be rendered very ATTRACTIVE, if the direct
ors are successful in their preparations.
Already as you are aware, n committee COM
posed of the President OF the Crystal Palace As.
ISOLATION, (Mr. Sedgwick,) the Mayor of New
York, and Others has visited your city, with
the view of securing the attendance of Presi-
dent Pierce and his Cabinet, and other official
dignitaries, on the occasion. The presence of
the foreign corps diplomafique would be very
desirable, because very appropriate to Worlds
Fair. will embrace this opportunity to say,
that the Secretary to the Local Committee for
Maryland and your District MIR. Mettec, of
Baltimore will be found at his post prepared
to give proper attention TO exhibitors there
from. Stir up the inventive genius Of your
citizens to due national pride and industrial
alacrity, that the National Capital may not be
found wanting, when inquired for
Much has been said, in papers at distance,
of "rowdyism and dissipation around the Pal
ace" 1t is bad enough truth demands Of US to
confess; but it is not quite 40 bad as represented
The grog.shops are decidedly numerous rs
thick as blackberries and those legitimate
attachments, faro-banks and other gambling
arrangements, are springing up like mushrooms.
Ii is estimated that there are ut least fifty
of these in the immediate vicinity of the Palace.
Alas! for the perIls which many verdant
young rustic will run, in the midst OF the sedu-
cling arts the proprietors Of these hell-traps"
will put into malignant play, when he leaves
his parental roof for the first time it may be-
to attend the great Industrial Exhibition!
If the msIefactors of the affiliated classes re-
ferred to would only come forth openly and
frankly, and present, for exhibition, specimens
of their manufacturing enterprise, duly labelled,
one might feel more tolerant towards them,
perhaps. But no they will be very clear Of
doing that They will skulk away from the
eye of Honesty, and hide themselves from the
light Of day In their dens Of iniquity, as self.
convicted criminals against social prosperity
and peace as well as legal prohibitions and
restraints
By the way, there would be good opportu-
nifty for the defenders of and participators in
the divine right of human chaitelism to prove
tncH pinoeIity al VIC WWlVb rhiT. Leu tncm
come forward with specimens Of their fat and
sleek working machinery Of bone and muscle,
duly labelled with their pedigree, and state.
ments Of their " contentment,o &C., if they are
sincere in their protests against the portrait
ures Of Mrs. Stowe! But they, neither, will do
10. They would present the same glaring evi-
dence Of the contradiction Of their own profess
sions Of desire to follow the indications of
Providence that they have presented in all the
Southern fairs, il present a. allowable exhibit
ors Of their boasted improved stock Their
cattle and horses would have slave attendants
as roughly clad, and as stolid and stupid, as
their grandparents before them showing that
their "mastersD did not really desire the i'm
provement Of that class Of their stock through
the development Of their more manly attri-
butes.
find the following jsu Fssprit In the Sun
day Courier, the youngest, but not the least
spirited, Of the journals of its numerous class
in this city: i
"Uneie Tom Afoat. day. as the Fulton |
ferry-boat was bringing M across tho river, We.
heard q jolly son Of the Emerald Isle exclaim
"'fhere goes Uncle Toms Cabin
ave looked, and saw the largest bulk Of |
timothy on . schooner which ever met our |
mortal eyes. IL was arranged 10 AZ to present
very much tho appearance Of straw.thstched
cabin, sure enough, with tho captain sitting 10
9 sort Of doorway, looking for all tho world
Uncle Tommy.tous.
"'Thst fellows in clover, said we.
"Not So exclaimed our Hibernian com
pagnon d. voyage he Is just where the !