The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-07-17
The Pioneer Correspondence.
From our Regular New York Correspondent.
Matters and Things in New York.
New YORK, July, 6, 1855.

New YORK, July, 6, 1855.
Phiz! Whiz! Boom! Bang We have
survived another gunpowder celebration of the
glorious Fourth. Young America began it
the evening previous, and gave vent to its sur
plus patriotism in millions of Chinese crackers
discharged on the street, in areas, on the
house-tops, in the parlors, singeing the lap-dog
and even penetrating the sanctum Of the
"Governess' bed room" to the terror of ner-
yous mamma-so that the ball was fairly in mo-
ton before the old fogy's ordnance in the Park
rolled out its noisy stencil of welcome at sun
rise. AS on similar occasions, divers ht roes
mindful of'76 were willing to dedicate portions
of themselves on the altar of Liberty, and
could the contributions of toes, fingers, noses,
siuged hair and teeth be fully set forth in q
museum, we should have no occasion to be
ashamed of what the children of our sres are
ready to undergo for freedom. All who could
do so left town and hied away from the Internal
din in some green nesting place; but thousands
from the surrounding country took their places,
filling the streets, and intent on the military
and civic "turnouts" awaiting for the nights
display of fireworks, which on account of the
rain did not come off, but is postponed until
next Monday evening. The day passed off on
the whole much more quietly than was atici
pated. Four months before we had bloody
bones rumors of riots, of full blown intentions
to stop rum-selling, at least on the Brooklyn
side, and equally full blown resolutions to resist
vi ct arms. Then it was expected everybody
would get jolly drunk by way of signalling
the winding up of the regime and showing the
world generally that there is no real freedom
in nation without each citizen thereof may
poison and imbrute himself as much as he likes
But everybody did no such thing; and altho
the dram-shops were all open, there was less
drunknness than on any 4th July for many
years Why it was so is difficult to see, as
there was no obstruction placed by the
authorities in the way of full indulgence
Perhaps the tipplers suspected some trick of
the cunning Fernando and feared that when
taking smile in the gorgeous saloon or the
corner grocery they should be seized by some
Dogberry and made to bear witness in open
court to the nature of the "smile" aforesaid,
whether it was foreign or domestic, or per-
haps the whole body of drinkers by marvel
Gus coincidence agreed each one with himself
that he would set so good an example on this
one day of Mayors grace that he should be
content afterwards Nrest the matter in their
discretion. However plausible these supposi-
tions may be, the indications are that all the
bravado and threats cf the rumselers and their
abettors a.e bosh and that large majority of
our citizens are in favor Of prohibitory law,
and that if the Mayor really means in good
faith to enforce it, and the police are honest
and vigilant it can be done, and easily DONE
despite the flaws and inconsistencies which
gentlemen learned in the law have seen through
the enchanting laws of golden fees.
That delicate generosity which finds its
home only in good heart and constitutes the
element of that politeness is not met with very
frequently in the society which calls itself most
refined. 1t makes no choice in its objects and