The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-10

'Va aie'thcttou Hou DttftE pSoHit 40 t1e MID
tosracy of New York Without attainments
or merits of any kind above other people,
swe money-satin,. brocade. breadcloth,
white kids, fine furniture, fine carriages, etc,
are the only marks by which they are known
from the vulgar herd" which they look up
on as unfit to associate with them, and whose
| near approach many, who have themselves
hardly gotten rid Of the smell of tallow and
l,shoemaker's wax think contamination Ii
this ignorant and arrogant community could
so far descend from its exaItation, protected
| alone, as it is, by outward show, as to put
on "calico" and dance before the town, and
| then give their dresses to the poor, we shall
think a little better of them. 1t would be a
selfsacrifcing display, that the world has
rarely Witnessed surrender for one night
| at least of all, except their riches, that they
hold dear on earth, viz; their dress. 1t would
| indeed be a temporary suicide visit to the
| shades of social death, and theirs for the
| night would be nothing short of "dance of
death "
The suggestion might be amended by re-
quiring the young men to appear in domestic
cloth for the night, and to send their toggery
also to Mr.. Pease. 1t is not fair that this great
sacrifice should be one sided-the ladies
ought not to be forced to dance in calico to
broadcloth and white kids. There should be
equality in this downfall of the upper crust
of Gotham. We trust the idea may be car
rieSi outfit it shall be, we think the Dispatch
viii be in New York on the occasion. The
sight will be worth voyage there TO be-
hold. We have not doubt that the array
will be far more graceful than the finest dress
ball ia New York for the last ten years. The
people that would thus be clad, or the majo-
rity of them, are far better suited for domes-
tics ian for brocade and broadcloths.
STREET VEHIcLEs-This city has some
thing to learn and very considerable to re-
form before its transportation and drayage
are done in the most convenient and easy
manner. Our present vehicles, especially
the -four wagons, are awkward, noisy and de-
structive. They are destructive of the streets
and of the merchandise and produce convey
\ ed in them, and they are greatly in the way
/ when backed on to the pavement for unload
| ing. The drays are unnecessarily heavy and
very awkward. Both can be dispensed with
| and substituted by the new two-horse wagon
| and the cart used in the northern cities. Not
more than two horses should be driven to the
| ordinary vehicles for transportation of mer
| chandise and produce. Of course, heavy
iron pieces and very heavy articles, which
| cannot be divided will require multiplied
| ton of force but there is no reason for the
| four-horse or three horse teams in transport
| ing things of divisible bulk.
/ The inconvenience of which we speak will
| be ut once acknowledged by all. The awk-
ward, cumbrOus nature of our street vehicles
| are the objects of remark to all intelligent
| stran gers Richmond is growing sufficiently
| large now, and her trade is sufficiently active
| to make this matter one of Importance and
| to make these vehicles-these wagons and
| drays, which were contemporaries of the now
defunct tobacco roller Exceedingly in
convenient. We want lighter and more con
| venient wagons and drays, that will do the
| transportation with facility and dispatch and
| that will be less in the way-less obnoxious
| in the streets-and that will at the same time
convey merchandise with less injury and not
cut up the streets as do the heavy machines
that now rumble and thunder along them.