The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-24


nom New York, quit she ''gas and festive scene
end turned for home. All had enjoyed regal en-.
fsessiE msBt, and all no douo, win long rem smber
the hospitality OF Mr.. and Mrs.. La Casirse.
- CHIsL AMONG rREx."
Our Syracuse Correspondence.
SYRACUSE june l5, 1866.
Something About the City Of Syracuse 7hs Kn1ic
Nothings in ths State Vhot the People Think of
George Lasc-What Of SscaSd-- Whas Of Fer
,aado Wood Description Of the Salt Works Of
Syracuse, &c.
have been no more than one week In this city
Of conventions this renowned csLtre Of "isms"--
ard have yet seem but little occasion to fud faul.
with the pla'e, for have been most oriialiy re.
eeived and hospitality cared for.
had, IS I supposed, bso,me permanently settled
at my hotel, when most unexpectedly found my
baggage transferred to the houss of prominent
merchant, and, as matter Of course, followed my
baggage and transferred myself to the Same place.
Syracuse numbers from Thirty TO thirsy-avs THU
sand nhahitaIts thirty years age there WAS hardly
more than store, meeting house AMI block
mn;ths shop. Young America says that this 10 very
fair for an inland town.
The character Of the people Of this pacs has bsen
greatly misrepresensed abroad. Being . central
town, most Ct the STATE conventions are held here;
and whatever the action of the convention may be,
the town must bear the blame; whatever the com
plexion of the gathering may be, the character Of
the people becomes tinged with 1t.
II womsn's rights convection meets here, the
world says that Syracuse 10 going ns1sse FOE wo
mans rights, or in other words, Is going crazy. II
IN abolition or disunion convention 10 held here, the
residents sre forth wtn denoules as disunonisss.
II the spiritualis's gather in numbers be-e, i'm
msdis,ely IL is reported ths: all Syracuse is going
msd with that fanatcism.
From reports, hsd almost expected TO see the
women wssring psn'slocns, every man attended
by o ghost, every house hauntei, everybody op-
posed TO the constitution Of the United Ssaes moet
CT TIRE children Of mixed complexion and very nu-
merou.. find, however, that there are q fev vo-
men who do not wear psats . few msu who are no.
constantly attended by ghosts, few houses that
are not haunted, . fev tables that staod stu. az
cspt when moved By visible agencies; = few msn
who are in favor Of the constitution Of tie United
| States, and . few children tbss are ~hi.s.
Syracuse is NO. quite such Lotbed OF SO ial aud
political evils as has been gan orally repressn,ed
Public sentiment Is IS healthy here Is in any other
town in the State.
I do rot soy that tie plscs IL perfectly free Of
these evils, but do say they are not peculiar 70
the place.
The current Of popular sentiment sets strongly
against the inss u.ion Of slavery; yet there is no
general wsh TO interfere vita ii ia toe States where
it Ia firmly established; but there IL q very strong
opposition to the further extension Of slave terri
tory.
The frierds Of the slave interests are moro nuns
rous than had been led 70 ex2sct. l have heard
apologies for the Kansas affair, and their justi 20
ton attempted.
The American party here, undsrs.and, is quite
uLit, and much stronger t1an o. the last cleo.
ton. A deep undsscurTsnt o. Am:ricaa feeling is
where throughout the State; but II is no; strong
enough to nGuce all who profess to be influenced
by it TO support the party, II they do not like Toe
mas. George Law takes very vel here, AMI have
no doubt be viii improve upon aclusiatan;e.
TfeYe 10, very quietly a1d i1siduously, an inlu-
encs at work In the councils Of the Order uEder be
auspices Of the Sc sArdit:s, which, un:ess guarded
against with much shrewdness and skill viii pro
dnce discussions oil the next elections ana thereby
ensure the defeat o. the Order.
This is the intention; time will tel how success
full ttat game is. / doubt much whether fifteen
thousand votes can bs diverted by thls sgeacy
from the national Aune;ic an party In this Ssate |,
however, anticipate falling off Of about that mum.
ME
fiod that T. ere is very quiet settling Of popu-
lar opinion towards Fernando Wood for the nsxs
Governor Of The State Of New York. HIS prom ~
ness 70 assume res others never dared
and carried them.
The question now l., how long can be sustain him
self In that poHitioni
I have found among the former friends OF Sc ward,
among sbolitionists of the strongest prsjudices,
those who refuse 10 support him any longer on ac
count Of his coarse upon the schoo. question. Taey
now doubt mis- sincsfitr % free soiler, he having
proved fecresnt to the educational interests Of tbs
state, which ere reg lrded as the bu wark Of all our
popular institutions.
me salt works constitute the prominent and
leading interests ct Syracuse. / have known bat
little absut them and prssd to learn Of their
extent Presunirg . description of them may be
OF interest to your readers, have taken some pans
to scqusin. myself VITA the details Of their manage.
ment
On my calling upon Mr. N. W. Smith,. Toe super
inteD dent, he very kindly gave me all the nforma
ton wanted and tskisg me into his carriage dove
ss1sn G rssDS sv ing ne ss 9 WORKS s1 s
works are . perfect gold mine to the psope
Of Syracuse. They. bring into the plaza
an income Of about one million e'gos
they employ over four sheusand men. There are
required for packing toe salt twelve hundred tiou-
sand barrels, each Of which will bod five bushsls.
The price OF these barrels varies fom twentyveto
thirty thres cents EACH most Of which are made In
THEE are three kinds Of ssit manufactured
coarse the fine, the very foe or ground salt. Toe
coarse salt is manufactured In WHIST ara caie1 vas,
on fair day the evaporstio1 Il vary rapid. Tness
watts have each snffsce of 288 square feet, and
depth of perhaps nine inches; there are 40 us four
teen thousand Of them, covering more than two
hundred acres. Each vas Is protected by cover,
which ia placed upon rollers. These covers arc
moved aside in clear westher, and placed bAck
again upon any Indication Of rain. Although very
heavy, they are easily moved; boy OF ordinary |
strength can move them. The brine IL |
first drawn from The reservoir into what 4
are called reception rooms, which arc nothing
more than watts, with depth OF some fourteen /
inches, placed upon higher sronnd than the rest Of