The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-10-11

q new one, IS that article of dress is
about the last one which man takes
off in order to put on new suit. What
there is peculiar about the Rachel Shirt,
I really cannot say, and examined it
very critically, otherwise than it was
made very nice, as one would naturally
suppose it would be, unless, indeed, she
furnished the pattern from which it was
made.
The Rachel excitement will probably
be entirely forgotten in the political ex-
crutiation with which this State is about
to be afflicted, the symptoms of which
are now apparaut in every pile Of brick
and every fence being plastered over
with some staring political poster, in
forming the dear people" for whom
they should vote. But the State elec-
ton comes off in about month from
this time, and of course all this talking
to Buncome, nonsense, and humbug
must be passed through every year
Passing by political gathering few
evenings since, | stepped in to see what
was going on. The speeches, of course,
were all bash, and enough to disgust any
man who had not digestion equal to
that of an Ostrich, with one exception,
and that was by the Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour, ex-governor Of this State, the man
who once had the honor of vetoing a
Maine Law bill: His speech, though on
the wrong side Of the question, in my
view, was one well calculated to carry
influence with the mass of New York
voters. lie inveighed bitterly against
the Maine Law, showing very conclusive
ly to his hearers, that it was unconstitu-
tional, tyrannical, and blasphemous 1t
is almost enough to put a thinking man
out of conceit with the republican form
of government, to look upon al assem-
bly, of New York City voters, and to
listen to the bombast and demagogueism
by which they are led. The fact is, the
line of demarkation between democracy
ard mObocracy is so extremely iudistiuct
and ill-de6ned, that it is rather difficult
matter for anti-thinking mem which
class constitutes about twe-tbirds of
American voters, while about one half
Of the other third is made up of Office
seekers and demagogues, whose great
love of republicanism is in the spoils
that it affords ito always know exactly
on which side Of it they are standing
Of course, l would not now be under
stood as denouncing republicanism but
that form Of government has its difiic,il-
ties, and this is one t9f them, and = s9G-
Gus one too--one which we Americans
are very prone to fall into, and which
only education can remedy.
Speaking Of the Moinc Law there
can be no doubt, but that, so far as this
city is concerned, it is failure. It's
no fault Of the law, but there is nobody
here to execute it, and law without an
executive is no law. Public sentiment,
here, is opposed to it, and, in my opiu-
ion, it cannot be enforced in this city
until there is very great revolution in
the state of the public mind. 1t may
work well in the country, but it docs not
work here. will not say that it is en-
tirely without good effects here, for 1 do
not think such is the fact. There is
probably not so much beastly drunken
ness to be seen in the streets as there
was before the enactment of the law :;
but drunken men are still very common
in the streets, and liquor is sold openly,
and SO far as | am able to Judge from
appearances, about as extensively as
ever. There seems to be no attention
at all paid to the law, so far as selling is
concerned f.; but think men arc little
more cautious how they make their ap-
pearance iu the street when they are 80
drunk that they cannot discern the dit
ference between the sidewalk or the
gutter, and best-quality hair ma:tress,
: or super-extra, first quality goose
, feather bed
Prominent among the features of last
week, was the visit of the Massachusetts,
Sunday School Teachers to this CITY, to
the number of about one thousand.-
They were entertained by representa-
: tlveS of the schools here, and spent the
t time in social gatherings, devotional
meetings, viewing the wonders of the
city, aud visiting the various public in
I stitutions Altogether it was to them,
, many Of whom then, for the first time,
= visited the metropolis of the western
world, doubtless, pleasant, and pro6ta.
bic season. A season which will be
marked in their calendar as one long ia
be remembered.
f phe Fair of the American Institute
opens during the present week, at the
Crystal Palace, and promises to be ono
of the most interesting ever held. The
building is a magnificent one for the
= purpose, and will be we'll filed with
t specimens of American art, genius, en-.
:, terprise. and skill as also of the NOR;