Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-04-20
NEw Y oRx, April II, 1854.
"Fiowers are springing. birds are singing
Glad ami merry roundelays,

Isn't Country now-a-dayp."
: Yes, i,s a great pity, in the country ,
where one can see the buds swelling,
and inhule the fragrance OF the teeming
soil, where the singing Of birds fall
sweelly on the ear, nothing is more
beautiful than the awakening of nature
from her winters sleep but in a great
City, spring is decidedly an uncomiort-
able institution. 1t brings in iis train
numberless vexations the air is warm,
and sticky and the "sweet south" srnells
Of everything but violets it's too hot
Tor overcoats and fires, and too cold to
discontinue their use but above all,
Spring brings around that dreaded an
niversary, House-cIeaning |! the climax
Of misery to Man, when the whole house
is redolent Of paint, lime, and so 'p-suds,
when heavy boots, on uncarpeted floors,
wake strange echoes in the hall when
the Bachelors room 10 thoroughly.
clennscd and put in that ambiguous
state, recognised among house keepers,
as Ito rights !" when the unfortunate
occupant for week afterwards, employs
his leisure in hunting brushes and boots.
when coats and hats mys,eriously dis
appear, and book by his tavori,e on.
thor is found behind the bureau, with a
piece OF soap between iis leaves when
the cat, that scare-goat Of well regu-
lated Household, breaks his pipe, and
runs away with his tobacco and gloves
All I! then he tastes the Joys oi a City
.pring, #
Spring, too, brings out bad humors,
and makes men fretlul and blood.thirs-
ty, witness the conduct OF our City
Fathers, Messrs. Wild and Seely, the
one, proprietor ora Candy Shop, and
the other, q Porter House Keeper, who,
apeing Congress fashions, "invoke the
code OF honor p and call for pistols and
coffee for two. | have never seen eth
er Of these demen,ed gentlemen, but il
they at all come up to my pre-conceived
idea ol Aldermanlc bulk, hitting barn
door will be difficult. practise, compared
with shot at their oleaginous bodies
the papers state ;ha, both gentlemen a,e
missing in the event OF their meeting,
We shall hear different story
Politically, there is nothing new this
week Congress has beea hamineriny
AT The Gadsden treaty until but little is
lett oI il the popular argument appears
TO be, that II is waste OF money to pay
tor that which can just as easily be sto.
len.
The Douglas letter, being a second,
and more deliberate attack. upon the
clergymen who petrioned against the
passage Of the Nebraska Bill, will prob.
ably bring down upon it's authors head
some scorching replies. Douglas
should remember that although
"Wisdom has taughtus to be calm and meek.
To take one blow, and turn the other cheek,
II is not written what a man shall do
1.-THE rude Caitiff smites the other too."
The "City Of Glasgow" steamer, from
Liverpool March LIST, 10 still unheard Of;
no very serious aPprehensions are fell,
ior her safety +; she is a staunch vessel,
and nautieal-men think that she was
disabled in the ice. and is now making
her way under sail to some port We
shall probably soon hear OF her at the
Azores.
The last European advices inform
US Of the declaration Of War, by Eng.
land an ! France against Russia this
event having been anticipated, the elfec,
upon the commercial community is un-
important, hut no one can tell where
the end will be. How thankful we
should be that our country 10 so far re-
moved from the contending interests
that have set Europe in a blaze.
The Theatres have done a good
weeks business ; at Barnum's Mr.. C.
w. Clark announced "Romeo and Ju-
liet" tor his benefit, - whereat the public
were exceedingly as,onished,- Shak-
speare at Barnum's being decided an
omaIy. Miss Julia Dean is "starring"
it at the Broadway; but the great event
oi the week has been the successful re.
vival Of the "Tempes."-'Shakspeare'
Tempest, at the Chambers Street Thea.
tire. Burton's good taste and manage
m ent were never displayed TO better ad.
vantage than ia tho manner in which
he has placed this most difficult play up.
on HE stage. As close this sheet il 10
showing, with every prospect oi a long,
cold storm this 10 another beautiful fea.
iure OF our springs.
TBE HARMosIous DGMocRACY.-The
Democratic State Committee Of New,
York, passed on the li,h inst, the fol-
lowing resolution