The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13

DISTRESS AT NEWPORT AND SARArOGA-We
see that some of the small journalists at the
above named villages are suffering much mental
distress at our just remarks and accurate de-
scripton Of what is called society at the fashion
able watering places. The tone Of these journals
is the best evidence Of the truth of our remarks
The morality Of place must bc at very low
standard when the conductors of its presses re-
sort to blackguadism for want Of argument, and
answer the criticisms of journal by throwing
dirt at its conductor Tue editor of the HERALD
IT, acoold dug to one Of the watering place gszet-
teers, "base Ibeler he prints nothing but
"long, gassy. silly leaders, full of base, Low,
mean, dirty fabrications;" he is "blting his own
nose off," aud looming his usual dodge" with
other elegant expressions cOuched in the same
style
Aposber journal talks about do wright scan
DIAL and black mailing propensties," "black
hearted and impudent calomnies,'' contemptu'
Gus old libeller," "unmiagated falsehoods,"
sordid and deprsved mind" DO, &c.
Such stuff makes our case stronger. 1t Ia
easy TO see the social condition of tho watering
places by the tone of their presses But we de-
sire to keep these editors to the facts in the case
Our position Is, that the fashionable watering
places of this country are monOpolized by q set
of enobs, whose disgusting conduct prevents re-
spectacle people from breathing the same air
with them; that the hotels Charge the most exOr-
bitaat prices and starve their guests, and that
tbe time when people went to Saratoga or New
port for health or pleasure has long since gone
by; that the summer emigration has thereby
been diverted into other channels that the num-
Der OF Americans at European watering places In
creases with every succeeding year, and that the
increasing facilities of travel in our own country
cause hundreds Of delightful resorts to be dis
covered every year. The extension Of railways
in the North and West has 0peaed q splendid
country to the pleasure traveller paradise
wherein bis sense of the beautiful may be graft
fed at every turn, and where every taste may be
excited at trifing expense. Delicate city bred
ladies can pout on the banks of the Nebraska,
explore the head waters of the Mississippi, paddle
their light canoes through the straits of Macki-
mack, or rough it upon the cpown of the Ale
gtssies. They like it, and it is good for their
corstitu,ions-much better than flirting with
suobs or pounding astbmstc pianos
We have never denied that few respectable
people may be inveigled into visiting Newport or
Saratoga, but they soon become disguised With
the gamblers, snobe, roaes, parrenes and demi-
reps that make up the society Of those places
The arrogance, cupidity aud meanneas of the
tavern keepers and traders {half starved for nine
mosths aud gorged for the rest Of the Year,, fin
ishes the work.
If the journals of Saratoga and Newport con
con,rovert The above statement Of facts, we
should be happy to have them do it But in the
meantime their personal abuse OF Us viii not pre-
vent the HERALD from publishing accurate de-
scriptiops Of the watering places as they ere, and
putting pleasure seekers upon their guard against
extortion, robbery aud imposition.