The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-25

to Cuba, Mexico and Central America Our
Southwark impulse should be brought under the
control and guidance Of the government, and not
leii to wild and improper development un Ter
such leaders as Walker. Had Walker posse ssed
wisdom equal to his tenacity of purpose, til, inn
becili'y and inaction Of Congress would have
enaoled him to supersede the government ia the
leading Of our national expansion and IL the
so'eii ment does not take proper course in the
matter, some successful popular leader will rise
up ~ho will defy all its efforts, and settle the
C,niia! American imbroglo, the Cuban ques-
lion, and the Mexican enigma in the same way
that Alexander settled the Gordian knot. Ad
strse legislation ia worse than futile when coun-
teractsd by the national impulse ana The popular
will.
ARE THE TINES HAEp 1T ia the almost uni
veisal remark Of our merchants, that though bust
ness has much improved since the great COM
mercial crash year ago, trade cannot by any
means be said to have recovered itself There is
good deal Of business done now, but not near
ly so much as it was hoped and expected there
ness are concerned, the era of hard times has not
yet elapsed. Economy and short credits are
still the governing rules Of trade, and will con
tnue to he so long as our imports are kept down
to such low figure that the duties paid into the
Treasury do not amount to more than one-third
OF the drafts paid out for the current expenses
Of the government.
And yet, while The business atmosphere Ia 80
murky, any one who regards the lavish expen-
ditures Of our citizens would be induced
to suppose that money was never more
plentiful and times never more prosperous.
If he looks to the places of amusement,
which are usually among the first to realize the
effect Of money pressure, he will find that there
can be no complaint Of hard times among the
managers, seeing that opera and theatre, and
concert hail. and exhibition room, are nightly
crowded; and it will be seen by our advertise.
mcnt columns that over score Of such places
offer their attractions to the public. A visit
TO the Academy of Music while Piccolomini
reigns there, and passing glance at the rich
attire and costly ornaments Of the ladies, will
dispel any lurking ideas one may have had in
regard to the degree of prosperity now enjoyed
By New York. lie will leave that edi6ce with
a conviction ON his mind that New York is a
very wealthy and extravagant city.
SO with everything else as we'll as amusements.
Our FIRE companies are most extravagant in their
Inequalities our military companies can afford
to sluander large sums in parades and target
excursions our sporting characters go to Canada
to witness prize fight, and about quarter
million Of dollars chsnges hands on the occasion
and as for our politicians, one would imagine,
from the immense outlay Incurred 10y them in
holding public meetings and paying for the
music, and the banners, and the torchlight pro-
cessions and the enthusiasm that every candi-
date was "a rich as CreEis, or expected, when
elected, to dip his hands deep into the public
treasury.
Thus, while business people look Respondent
and croak over the non-revival Of trade those
whose principal business is pleasure or politics
scatter money about with a most profuse hand,
and afford practical REPUTATION Of what others
may say about hard times. New Workers are a
funny people.