Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-09
From our NV York Correspondent
New IORK, Nav It'll, 1858

New York, Ma, It'll, 1858.
Gotham is II type of tho world. The world is
troubled. So is Gotham. The oriental horizon
wears dark clouds around the rising sun Eu.
rop' fnre 'he coming storm. The thunder rolls
in the distance. Men are in fear, and look for
ward To y tempest hirh ,hui shake the nations
The western world begins to hear the rustng
blast. and II wall sooner or later reach ~. The
yeor Just commenced will be a year of Goubt
dlnoully, danger and CONFUSION.
Here in CONAN we have signs and wonders
In the church Of the Purtans, the fashion j. now
to sing the IRE Maria and the Are Maria stella.
The Immaculate Virgin has made her appearance
even in the shrine of the Plymouth fathers Tho
exclusives of the Filth Avenue now flock to
Roman e. holic Churches to hear the delicious
music q. fqfIni'as. Imaginative girls are Sc
d1red ~ tn ppmp and the music of the Rom
I-i un4a.. sala incipiert men follow in their train
E.re# .e.rr II m easy descent to belief in
N nA.na irpn- and immaculate Conceptions
Can ,hete tb.nEs be
Even ind. the surface there are throes Of
conception. Enc mysterious order of Sam is
troubled. The professional politicians of both
rort,es have lately joined in large numbers,
aud have made dash to take possession of
Sam. The Old Silver Greys aud Hard Shells
have united and are determined 10 get pos session
of the Avenues 10 tho White House. The older
members, who with to he distinctive Americans
and nothing else, are to he crowded down Con-
spicinus among these fogics Of the old parties is
venerable gen leman. well known by his long
connection with the Wing party, but who, after
/ A. E,,l. L. -.
either honor profit in its ranks. He, with
others. ha, lately published n Know Nothing
platform and scattered il, with his name, over
the Union. He claims to be the leader of the
New York Know Mornings. The Simon Pure
Americans resist his efforts and those of his old
fugy associates. Hence there is war, abuse,
calumny and persecution. The Wings seek to
force the Know Nothing- into open organize
ton The genuines resist and insist upon their
old standards
Who shall triumph, the masses on the "Silk
Stocking Council of the Fifth Ward 7" The
Treihh Councir as old Fogysm dignifcs it,
the 1tceifh Council has determined to lead
the Syracuse Convention next week.
Fashion looms large in Broadway. Among
the ladies' all is calmness, peace, beauty and love.
silks rustic as unsteady ever in the Fifth Az.
enue. But, among the suffering poor the wind
of desolation mourns; the leaves of dead hope
blow wildly round the wall of sorrow is heard at
the easement, and despair and want are brewing
a storm, which, before the year is gone will dash
fearfully through the Palaces of Upper Ten.
dom"
What an intense people we are We 60 it
! strong and fast. Politics used to "go" in a stage
coach now they "Hy'' in locomotive. running
! day and night. Once week, the whole wear
round. the palticiaH must wit hi. club or hi
council. IL he misses u night his rival gets
ahead of him. He gets in deeprr, until other
wards and districts claim his attendance, and Mt
last, every night Of the week finds him at the
wicket, whispering the secret pass word. Then
the days spent in talking the events of
the past night and thus every hour is given to
saving the country. This is sharp practice for
old folks. It's rather severe to Fit in crowded
room- every night till i2'or "'clnck and il
won't do to he off TO Saratoga and Newport il
| the hot weather. That's too near the Fall cleo
! ton aud -ne opponent might get the inside
track in the m.antim-. Therefore, Young Amer
! ioa has the deoid,l a5vautAge Youth. health