The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-02
rHE,DAIL,Y DISPATCH.
TUESDAY MoaNiEos9JIaNl6IAaiY' ia.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch

EoESuAf ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1857
Correspondence of the Dispatch
Nav YoHx Dec o. 1854.
Detained In New York BY busiaess beyond my
previoadly limited time, have employed my leis
ure moments 10 hooking through this modern Babel.
where want aud luxury are near neishbors, and
where riches In his broadcioth and furs struts down
broadway, aiongside poverty much out at elbow.
have found out that New York has two par,s-up
town and down town. up town Is quiet, secluded
and aristocrasic. Grass grows 10 It's streets. and
shere N ar Of sleepy ssiIlness about Il. ell dsy
long which gives you Lcthean feelings as you daw.
die upon II we'll wsshed sidewalks. Down. town
10 noisy. open and vulgar Mud. Of pas.y eousis-
teoce 6lls u streets und bedaubs its pavements-
Over these. hurry pedestrians, backwards and for
wsrds' 10 evermoving and never-stopping crowds;
while omnibusses, coaches, cabs, express wagons,
and cars the latter cross between cart and
drsy) rattle past each other though their drivers
were oil lineal descendants of The son of Nimshi
Just before returned to my temporary home
here, saw lovely creature, clad in silks and laces
and mufled ia costly ermine, step from her car
riage and enter shop-one of the palaces OF trade
which line the two sailing side of Broadway The
carriage she LEFT was palace out OF doors, and
the slick coachman on the box with the footrnan at
the coach-door, looked pampered and bloated. AZ
turned from these tiny voice came to my ear
Please, sir, Q penny-faiher's dead and mothers
SICK and I'm hungry; sir-pease." 1t was a very
little gir-she might be seven or eight or nine or
ten years-it was impossible to tell. But she had
no gloves, no Shoes and little bonnet as fash
ionabe belle. keep coppers loose, in the pockets
of my old great coat for occasions like these and
laded out a handful without counting then-for
her cold feet preached ten charity sermons with
their red toes As abe felt the money her face In
up in general illumination, and without waiting
to ask from any one else, she ran down the street
seeing several baker and butcher shops with the
eye OF penny wise Imagination.
Certainly poverty 10 popular here, and hard times
Is fashionable compsint, which DR. Aurum, who
10 busy on Wall street, has no time to attend
to- look upon the squaid wretcbes here with
feelings OF mingled pity and sorrow-pity for their
condition and sorrow that cannot relieve them
Above all to be pitied here are the poor blacks -
1mprovdent as this race is here it is still more i'm
provident. Ii has no defined position, as with us
and the whites here, partly from fear lest the Alr
can may strive to seek higher position than he
has, and partly from that instructive horror OF
servile race In condition not serve. treat the Ne
gro with brutal severity The blacks are starving
here we'll as whites; but one, as / can learn
endeavors to aid them The abolitionists here
have enough to do with meddling with our blacks
without taking care of their own.
And that reminds of another fact which IL
glarng at me continually. The Anti Nebraska feel
ing has quietly fzzled out. remember that the ex
element about the Fugitive Slave Law. lasted fol
ayear or p1ore--but the last new kick died in :
shorter period. the working class here If yor
breach the subject, don't hesitate to tell you that il
Is all CANNON, that the negroes South are wei
enough of now and that slavery at the South 10 the
business of the South alone All the bowls of III,
Tribune fails to elicit any farther response than
quiet sneer, and philosopher Greeley consoles him
self by rejecting that the wisdom which Ia deficient
in the people, 10 at all events safely crammed in hi
own Uranium. The truth is tha there is real alb
clifton feeling In the masses OF the North of this
am more and more convinced, every day; and nc
man who will take the trouble to talk calmly Abou
the matter among men who do not know him as .
Southerner, but must come 10 that conclusion.
Leaving politics and going back to fashion,
learn, and this may inter est your lady readers some
little, that bonnets are not to be worn on the head
any longer. They are now small to afford m
protection to anything but the comb, and the new
mode viii be to have them carried behind the own
er, on silver salver, by page, 10 blue jacket anc
velvet cap Cloaks are to be worn shorter A
present they come down to the waist. The new
mode will extend halt way down the back only
2 Dresses are TO be worn long la dragel tale Th,
prevailing hue for boots Is dirt color, turned VI
with mud. f'- ~ -
The theatres are doing lair business. The samt
may be said Of the gin shops. Rum and acting are
both we'll patronsed during HARD TImEs.
An AFFAIR OF HoNoR-The following letters
passed between two young members OF The New
York bar. a fortnight ago: ..-e -rr
Dear Sir You are too well acquainted with the
many decets you have made OF to es.raupe the
affections OF Miss j, for me to recount them
Let it suffice that am in possession OF a thorough
knowledge of all your tTeacheries, and it only re-
mains for you either to withdraw your attentions
intoto, or to meet me as becomes man of honor
Your obi servant.
Your kind note Of yesterday received NV
life is OF so much value to my friends, that | am
not particularly DESTROYS Of exposing it TO your
pop gun, nor do / feel inclined to send you where
you are likely TO meet VITA a too warm reception
Secondy-I have great right to visit the LADY
she manifested good in Fastening your
exit, and shall continue to avail myself OF tha
right --
Thirdly shall not eet you in duel.
Fourthiy-If you indulge in farther insolence
or offer to lay the weight Of your finger on my
valuable body, promise you to belabor your at
tenuated carcass to my hearts content.
-t. Yours, &c.
Not classic, but an fat.
Grisi aud Mario have preferred tteir services fol
benefit for the poor OF New York.