Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-03
Correspondence Of DAILY Gazette.
Ngw Y,lk, July %, 80.


presented in every hue and color, from the
rich na bob whose life Of ease and pleasure
presents one unbroken variety, to the poor,
miserable, most miserable objects who
may occasionally be seen even on Broad
way. but always found in and around the
Five Points. Along many other streets IN
the city may be, nay, are met, these poor
objects. pitiab!e, and yet %. pitied, My &C
quaintance in this city is quite limited, bur
during my searches after merchandise
through differen, streets in the swamp"
I have met the class BY scores, and yet
have not seen 1.-THE of them. Truly splen-
dor and wealth can dw ell close to crime and
degreda,ion: the first satisfied TO be as they
are, the second settled in despair at the
prospect oftheir own interchangeable state.
These New York merchants, or some Of
them, are the avowed upholders of every
&C, of aggression Of Southern policy and
Southern misrule. To-day l was talking
TO one who could see nothing wrong in all
tn. Kansas transactions, and looked upon
the abolitionists as the cause Of every piece
of folly and crime which has unhappily
taken place in that Territory. Whatever
be the motive, there are many, many
here who would countenance almost any
sets Of madness, il southern men were the
perpetrators while everytiivialafiar ofnorth.
ern mems looked on as an aggression upon
thechershed institution" Of the South The
m IN who hold these views are mostly those
who have more or less merchandise TO dis
pose of to southern markets, or those who
have political merchandise, that they will
barter. though in one case they give no
value received, in the other it is often apoor
bargain. This New York is quite place
for selling: even the conscience is mar
ketable commodity, and men unblusbing'y
affirm that they deem it right to make
themselves rich a, the public expense. and
when opportunity occurs. the only con-
demnation many receive is that they were
not sue ce.sful, or did no, quickly enough
"feather their nest"
When embezzIement in every shape, and
fraud Of every kind is practsed in the COM
mon occurrences of the day, is il wonder
that such men are found willing to sacri-
fee principle. and the deares, rights of man
kind so that, Ike the Ephesians, their gains
are not destroyed.
As far as the city is concerned, the Maine
Liquor Law is OF little use. II may hinder
many, and make them more careful, but the
indications are very strong and unmistake-
able, that many Hotel-keepers do not re-
gard the law with very great dread. They
sell in Sc me places openly, others are known
to sell, though more secretly, aud suppose
i, is an easy matter for any one to obtain
liquors when they want them. And yet !
have seen number Of drunken men march.
ed of to Jail for being drunk in the streets,
and I have been told that the city is better
governed now than at any previous period.
All things considered, it is not surprising
that there should be wickedness in such
mass OF people, for with all Of its crimes,
and bad mer, the matter might be worse
Think not that | justify. far from 1t; yet
when we behold the incentives to crime
which are constantly held out to men, OF
every nature and power, always to be found
among a million of men, women and chill
dren, thrown together in small place, it is
not surprising that there are some, yea,
many, who yield TO temptations.
The city is not very active now; the fall
trade has not commence. yet and few mer-
chants are in to buy. III Of them look for
large trade this season, and anticipate
somewhat to make W for what they did not
get last year In boston there are the same
indications, all proPhecying good times,
based upon the prospects for an abundant
harvest. hope they may not be disap-
pointed.
Inquiries about crops in the West are a.
bundant, and II sounds Strange TO some ears
to hear of getting supplies Of wheat, corn,
&c. from Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, for
very many eastern men regard these States,
and especially our own, as of little moment
in their calculations. Give Iowa little
more time and we will see that it is a land
flowing not "wi.h milk and honey" but
without something Of superior value. corn
and wheat, capable Of feeding half dozen
Of these eastern states. Yours, D.