Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-04-17
New York Correspondence.
New York. April 18th Is.

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NEW York, April 18th, 1856
The oryaamnse of the Spring is bringing out
the music all over the land. The songs of birds
Is sounding through the groves and the chime
Of the dollars is circulating through the pockets
so long empty aud silent The MONKEYS have
returned from the South, and add their buffo
chattering to the strains of their music-grinding
masters. Even from the depth of the sea the
porpoises are leaping up in grotesquc gamhols
to greet the great water-birds in their eirclinr
fight through the toying breczes Of Spring. The
Old Adams and the tempting Ewes are reap
preaching in the budding Edens of city and
country, and Satan is also among them. 1t is
strange to observe how the old serpent will
in wherever there is music and beauty and
aught of human happiness, and change it all
to d'scord and sin and sorrow. Our everyday
snakes of the nineteenth century harn't forgot
ten their Shiny original A birds warhle or
woodland flute will bring them out of their
holes in search of prey There seems to have
been sound reason in the Puritanic and Quaker
prejudice against music Satan is a great lover
Of church choirs, especially if he detects any
female voices around. The Episcopal church
in this city is being exercised on this subject by
discoveries and revelations in some of their organs
Some years since, on the occasion of our re-
llglous anniversaries, Satan introduced the first
trc"re Of model artists in our country seriptu-
raj subjects attracted large audiences. The
ancient dragon is now opening the Spring on
the same dodge. This time he has taken good
care to get the endorsement of the Pope. How
ever he hasn't managed the thing with his
usual tact. 4 few strong resolutions from the
Know Nothing Council and a recommendation
from Beecher and the Independent, should have
been his ticket. Probably he regarded them
as rather impracticable Republicans, and there
fore somewhat opposed to the Pope the Devil,
and Model Artists. We refer to the late
exhibitions in one OF our principal theatres,
where the crucifx;ou and last moments of our
SAVIOUR have been represented in alienation
with the feast Of Bacchus, and receiyed nightly
with the 90 HI III IS" Of hundreds Of the mo-
dern " allies OF Luciier. Those who wish to
see the depths Of imported civilization should
witness these performances.
The American Dramatic Fund celebrated
their animal festival yesterday. The Hon. Mr..
Brady presided and Hon Charles Patrick DAILY
and Thos. Francis Meagher made tie princi-
pal speeches. Old ireland, downtrodden as
she is, is still able to contribute the greatest
talent to our bar, the brightest ornaments to
our eloquence, and the chief mecanases to our
infant American art. .-z
Our city papers are inveighing bitterly against
the dust which is the invariable accompaniment
of Spring zephyrs over oil this earthly sphere.
1t is probable that some Of them are parpossly
kicking up q dust, in order to draw attention.
from the anarchy Of crime which exists In this
illfated municipality. Burglaries, thefts and
violence are rife in our streets. If the perpe-
traitors are, by chance, discovered aud arrested, ]
there is no certainty that they viii be convict
ed. The mass Of our population inperatrely
demand a reform. in our police systenl It is
now nothing but machine for political Influence
The consolidation Of New York and Brook
lyu is measure destined to be popular and
beneficial The union of the great mass Of .hu-
mainly here copyrighted, and the elevations toI
Office Of our best citizens, would result, in few
years, in making this metropolis Of the world,
IN commence, wealth. art and population, and
in securing to all its dwellers Justice, secnrity,
aid prosperity. These inalienabie rights of
man have scarcely been Known here, without
alloy, since the good, Old, honest and sfrcng
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