The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-19

The prestige. sam-iust look at s,s bad prestige
VIM
- hone she may; but you are very uniucly,
Frank. Whatever you touch Won kill See how VIM
wrecked the Koszta affair, the Black warrior bos,-
ness and you VIII as certainly b. the death of the
Nebraska bM If you had gone against it ,it miglx
have passed by handsome majority in both
houses
then told him all that had heard about the COR
ruption members having agreed with the lobby
movenhent-not to vote for Eebraska IN the House
unless ehe Southern and other members who were
friendly to Nebraska, but opposed to the railroad
measures, would swallow the whole of them.
"Oh, know ali about these things. Porney is
in them; and even bigger g,lne than him. Bat
It will insure the passage of the Nebraska bill fos ths
Southern members not such fools as to sacrifice
Nebraska for few conscientious ~hins."
t,s swn%s Wnas Voting Voting aTax m0ns that belong to
II do not see any very great harm init. Suppose
few good clever fellows do put little of the public
plundsr in their pockets what's the harh3 Govern
nent viii be piundered, and, as Forn.y says, or
friends may as well get their fingers into the pie ~ to
have it all taken by outsiders It Is perfectly fair
measure now for If these railroad land distribtisa
money in the pockets of our friends, but whi0.
| hards and all will come in snacks. I think the
friends Of the punder bills perfectly right. What
the hell Is the reason if they vote to oblge Southern
the South why shouldn't thelat class Of members
vote for the bills that 70 enrich members and
lobby speculat0rsl They win be obliged to come to
that for the combination is 90 strong and the lobby
influence so powerful that there is getting away
from it."
"And you, the President of the United States, talk
that way! You, that have taken an oath to adminis
ter the government rightly. honestly, justly, ami
constitutionally can eountenance such rascahty in
high places. Well, Frank all haveto say is, that fs0
about TO leave you. You have horse and have ~.
Take your morning ride, and will walk back to ~
room, and henceforth you will take your course. sad
] will take mine."
Not going back angry, are you sam,"
.Oh no! can't feel angry at YOU ! may feet
pity some other sentiment somewhat like II, but
ana not angry. Goodbye.
He rode on, and walked home, and now have
written you this letter in regret that such
things transpiring in the capital Yet facts
stern things, and though try to tell them pleasantly,
yet they are nevertheless facts, and the sooner tho
masses of the Union are made aware Of them the
better it may be in the end.
Ny ne 4 letter may be dated from here and it mag
be dated from my own distant New Hampshire home.
The MAN WoT NOMINATED FRANK PIERCE.
The Wcathcr-Thc streets-The Dust.
On Friday night the second flashes of spring see
uths sky, the heavens being ac.aly lit up with vivid
bghtnings. The air appeared to be warmed by this
ethereal 6re having all the balmness of Southern cme
But March is cke month"; and though it is bright and
clearths hour, this is guarantee thnt airy
gician not ill the heavens with couds thunder ana
lightang and drench the earth with rain in the h>ur
succeeding This verified Friday. During th0
day the air was warm; the shone out with ali il
giory-not 80 much film in the sky obstructing
single ray. No one suspected that surh a day could
bring other than night of stars But early in tAs'
evening the clesv sky began to dar+en and grow
gloomy with black clouds. SO sudden and quick
the transitions that eye the gathering
storm until the heavens ssn,ost entirely
overcast, and the rain began pour down upon thu
heads Of unfortunate outsiders AS hsve said before
the lightning gared and the thunder rolled as il all the
elements of air st This confines till neari
midnight, when the face Of nature again entreav
changed. The srieI strife ended-the lighinings
had ceased their froic and the tunders had hushea
the clouds had taken fight and the shone clear
and luminous she =" walked up her path Of stars
The winds had changed and blew fresh towards
morning. in they howled and moaned street
corners with all the hideousness Of winter great con-
trast with the mild and gentle zephyrs of but few
hours before During the entire Of yesterday the wind
blew gale almost, but grew shade towards
evening. The sky last night again ge1nmed with
stars and nature seemed to be in a good huraore
The streets and the dust have now become tre SUR
jects but siil not devoid Of interest Every man
and child who have any occasion to poke thear
heads outside Of the windows doors of their dwsnxp
have personal deep personal interest in the conditioa
of the streets and the present New York simoOns Noe
that such an interest is highly priced would not
gladly be parted with but still interest in which life
health and comfort involved. III viii try the
experiment he win find that in walk at present along
Broadway for the distance of three blocks with ordinary
freedom in regard to opening the mouth, while engaged
in conversation breathing &C. he grit sand between
his teeth at the end os such walk The wind blowing
violently yesterday the dust than it has
been before. Broadway looked filled wit3 fog an
day long objects being wbelly invisible at the distance
of block Occurrences in the streets the proof
and illustration OF its horrors Coming down Broadway
his went w,zng along the street severapaces
ahead Of him. He gave chase-for 1t was rev tile, Of
the la est spring fashion, and what affection u stronger
than that for a new hat-but unucky man. whirl of
dust took him in the face and made him turn back too
until the simeon hadpassed As soon as hecoud cpea
his eyes renewed the chase the hat had the ad
vantage-having almost distanced him.. and stsH
sailing with the wings Of the wind The owner looked
wstfuy after IT, and pursued the chase with the for
tude of soldier Crowds had paused along the side
walks TO witness this diversion OF city and the
excitement of the chase greater than aroused
by the greatest merry England bet ON
the hat and the Onward he fed, and for
awhile lu in the tempest seemed to guarantee to him
the victory and the capture of his tie Dcusve hope
While almost In the act of STOPPING TO pick up the
tanned beaver, while his heart no doubt throbbed with
gratitude, while he almost felt tra rim again fitting
around his brow another gust buried him from all the
spectators and w6red the hat along 8eyond his sight,
about him when the fatal blast had passed, but
beaver to be New clouds Of sand darken the
Of his friend he pushed hopelessly onward Penetrating
with the courage Of hero, the darkest of the whiri
winds. Alas no hat to he found. He searched for
II high and low, and about toye 1t up as gone for
ever when a coming down OF the cross
with the fugitive hat in his hand In its game
Of hide and go seek, IL had taan an excursion up this
street where had efecualy hid itself from the other
PARTY interested in the play The hat presented to
the owner who pressed to his head with many thanks
TO the friendly hand which had restored IT, and vent
his way rejoising This is 0nl OF the every day
thrilling scenes which taxa place on Broa iway. Wa
might 20 on and speak of property damaged OF the
clothes spoiled, of the health destroyed, of the lives
shortened Of the horrors suffered, by the terrible and
vfr WIKI Wi of yhi pog foNSli
the city But s not this picture of the surngs OF this
poor in search OF his hat sucic to call forth
the sympathies of the nusle authorities III they hav.
any,) and prompt them TO have Broadway sprinkled.
Aa raaards md VIZ 10 that the work