The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-01-20
From % \. YorI Correspondent.
INV YoAr, Dec. 50, 1858.

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Chrialmaa Is over This annual festival
has passed away. with al fun, frolic, and
wild enjoyment; leaving nought to impru.
dent multitudes. but empty pockets, and the
unpleasant accompaniment 81 racking head
aches disordered slomachs, and nervous
prostration. Iregret to have to chronicle
the fact that drunkenness. and other repre-
hensible animal indulgences. obviously pre-
vailed here on Monday. particularly during
the evening, to agreat extent than has been
witnessed for many years past; and the
number Of those who converted themselves
into living temples for the worshiy Of Bac-
chus and silenus, might well appal the phi
lanthropist, and convert the most ardent al
vocate Of Timbuctoo Missions into Jealous
supporter Of Home Missionary Societies.
Late atnight in Broadway, wandered stag
geaed. and clustered. With shoutings and
howlings intended to be musical, and in
domitable Nose, the rufaish sykesey, and
s
the halfobliViOus young man about town, =
A couple ofindiyiduals Of The latter genus
with prepostcrously short tailed coats, and
very thin spider shanks. inclining to the bow
shape whilst making headWay along Broad
way become so overpOWered with convic-
ton Of their attractions to the fair sex; that
they incontinently began to kiss and embrace
two respectable young ladies. who happened
at that moment to be passing along without
male protectors. Your correspondent and
another gentleman, Witnessing the assault,
and doubling the purity Of the assailants in
tentions, Immediately interferred, and there
is little doubt but the two Adonises would
have received thorough drenching at the
nearest hydrant, had not those slender but
long legs, before alluded to, been brought
into immediate and vigorous use. Such is
one of the many objectionable gas light
scenes of New York.
The Cuban f1libuster excitement has
found its counterpart in the .fxror which has
broken out among the warlike and blood
thirsty portion Of our community, respect
ing the Russo-T Turkish difficulty; and priva-
teering expeditions are said to have been
formed. to sail from this port, for the pur-
pose of making little something, 'and at
the same time time helping the::sultan to sill
ence the growing of the Northern Bear The
late meeting Of the foreigners at Eckhart's
Hotel has been the signal for several Native
American gatherings of similar character
having in view the same objects. Some
two thousand persons are reported to have
already entered the lists. and to be girding
on their armour, determined to win imper-
ishable renoWn or glorious death! Well
let them go!-Your correspondent. however
will remain at home
None ofthe arguments which have seen
in favour Of the construction of railroad to
the Pacific coast, seem to lay sufficient stress
upon the great influence which such line
ofpublic works will have in promoting the
settlement of the interior of this vast conti-
nent by white men. Such railroad must
be well protected during the period of its
construction, and for time after it is in run
ming order. All the water stations and wood
stations must have men attached to them
able to defend them from the Indians. At
many ofthe stations, settlements would inn !
mediately spring up; and at others, such as
where the engine houses and machine shops
were located there wnuld be sufficient num-
Der Of men in the employ Of the road to.pro- |
teet its property from outside depreciation,
There would however remain great many
points which would not remain safe without
the protection Of government troops; and
even at the principle stations of the road,
small attachments Of the United States troops
would be wanted to secure support for the
laws and giveseFect to the rules and discip-
line Of the road. This, scattered force force
to be efficient would.very probable as the
work progressed make about four hundred
men. They would control Indians and la
Dourers and would be in the way Of making
he heedful negotiations to extinguish Indi-
u titles tothe lambs claimed BY them! The
these troops would give consid-
.rable confidence to the emigrants disposed
o settle in the plains Of The interior; end we
should soon hare line of large cities
At moderate distances from ocean
o ocean. Twenty years ago. the cities 81
Chicago Milwaukee Memphis, and other