The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-04

San Francisco. The relations between this
Cor ntry and n xico have long been Of such .
delicate nature that a war might at any time
have broke ut, W. thout creating much aston
ishment. In su. b an event. the men shipped at
San Francisco to serve in the Mexican army
would have been bound to fight against MS; and
the enemy would thus actually have supplied
the rrnks of his army with recruits picked up
on our territory.
Noife ough has been made about the want
of vigilance display ed by the authorities in al
lowing fiji u tering expeditions to leave our
shores. A little OF the heightened zeal and mo-
rality lavishcd on this offence may now be used
on difer mt topic. If it was crime to over
look Walker, it was not virtue to let the
Challenge escape or to enter . noHe prosequi
In the case Of Dillon. If it be objectionable to
neglect for ign interests, it is not laudable to
lose iglt If our own; in politics. as in all
other matters, the old adage about charity COM
mencing at home has not become obsolete OF
false.
Bands Of men have frequently been organized
to take part in civil war in foreign country,
without any direct participation by their gov
ernmeIt Such were the Spanish Legion, form.
ed in England, and the Greek sympathisers
under Lord Byron and others. But these were
obviously exceptional cases, and If we mistake
net declared by special legislation to be no in
frfnqement of British treaties. The same thing
would occur here if we were to suspend the
neutrality laws against any particular nation.
But until this is done, the act of which the
French and Mexican Consuls are accused, is az
fragrant an offence against our laws as any
hlibustering attempt that was ever made.
The WATERING PLAcEs-BEGMNrNG or THE
SUMNER HEGIRA-The Fourth of July is day
the advent Of which is looked forward to with
more general impotence than any on the calen-
dar. Besides its political significance and the
opportunities that it holds out to civic orators
and mischievous urchins of making their usual
patriotic displays, it also serves to define the
end of the season when the votaries of fashion
must no longer be found in town, and when the
more industrious members Of the community
may hope to enjoy some brief relaxation from
the previous nine months strain on their over
talked energies Unfortunate is his lot who
cannot now escape from the hot and suffocating
city, to forget fora while, in some calm and
healthfal retreat, the harassing cares and
anxieties Of his vocation. To the rich the
country presents infinitely less charms than to-
the poor man, for the former seeks to carry into.
1t his town habits and necessities, whilst the
latter rejoices in leaving them behind him
The one locates himself in some leviathan hotel
In fashionable watering place, whose inmates
are penned up like sheep, and exposed to dis
comforts infinitely greater than those from
which they have endeavored to escape; while
the other seeks in some secluded and tranquil
spot the repose Of which his exhausted energies
have need.
Heaven only to the rural stats bestows
Conquest Ger life, and freedom from its woes.
Every thing in this world Ia retributive, and
pride mnst pay penalty for its selfimportance.
We confess we could never see much enjoy ment
in the forced transposition of town habits to
places where there is neither sphere large
enough to indulge in them without fear of scan
dsl. nor accommodation sufficient to compen-
safe for the sacrifice of those simple pleasures
which lend such q charm to regular country
life. In this respect, at all events the door
man has decided advantage over the rich, for.
unable to follow in the stream Of fashion, he
contents himself with that which is within his
reach. 1t is fortunate for him that he neither
understands the rus in urbe or tie urbe in rus.
OF aristocratic pretenders His circle of enjoy
ment, though limited, is infinitely more plea
surable and secure.
There are few spots on the habit able globe
that afford more varied and extensive choice
Of summer retreats, within easy access, than
the city in which we live If the peculi-
arity of its site is attended with some
Inconvenience as regards the limits i'm
posed by natural barriers to its expansion.
1t has at least this great advantage-that
both by water and rail some Of the mort
beautiful scenery in the world can be reached
in as short q time as it would take to go frqa
one end Of the city to the other We have all
ready taken occasion to direct the attention of
our readers to several of the places which ap-
peared to US to combine the conditions neces-.
sary TO enjoyment. In addition to those We.
lave already mentioned, we can recommend
the Greenwood Lake House, near the Chester
depot, on the New York and Erie Railroad; the
Champlin House, Islip, Long Island; the Unit
ed States Hotel, Long Branch, New Jersey;
the New Rochelle Pavilion; Moore's Hotel,
Trenton Falls; the Port Washington Pavilion
Hotel, Shrewsbury, N. j.; the Port Even Hotel,
Port Even; the Mount Vernon Hotel, on the
New Haven line Of railroad; the Cape Island
National Hall, Cape May, and the Nahant
House, Nahant, Mass. Those who are weary Of
q city life may find in any of these establish
ments the reposc and tranquility which they
eek.
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