Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-30
SIGHTSEEING IN NEW YoRk.-

lCrTsSpohdsnee of The Star I
NEw YORK, Aug q, 1858.
Since our last,we have made the best we could
out Of rather a bad opportunity to get some little
insight into the workings of things and matters
in general, In this modern Sodom We can de.
nominate 1t nothing else; for, to one coming from
our section, the ways and doings of thousands
upon thousands here present to the mind Of the
careful observer but the counterpart Of the graphic
description given In the Good Book of the cor
ruptiOns Of SodOm and Gomorrah Here. Door.
fallen, erring humanity NAV be seen In all it's
forms Of deg adation. The rufianIy, bullyinp
blackguaId, too mean for pity and too low for
contempt the argus-eyed sharper, the contempt-
ible pickpocket, and the subjects of povertv of
the most abject sort-each of these lssses NAV be
seen, by scores, in almost every locality, day or
night. The aforementioned pollutin1 the pure
air OF Heaven with his vulgar and bias pbe mons
yeils; the second moving about like vampire
csalonng, py polite and honeyed words. his vic
tim, until he gets chance to deprive him Of his
substance; the third, like the cunning for. ever
watching an opportunity to fleece his 1nsuspect
ing prey; and the last, wandering about in nlth
the witch Of Endor or the ghost Of Mscbath. Ne
are Apply to say, however, that the multitudes ~
each OF these classes do not constitute the general
rule In New ork, but are the exception 10 IL
Here clannishness runs riot The natives M
almost every CLINE and country under Heaven
may be found, and each occupying as a general
.s1ag separate localities; and when the repre-
market, or other public places, the Babel thu
ensues NAV De better Imagined than expressed
English, French and Spanish, the 90 rich Irish
ofogue," and the I" sweet Gen man accent ard
uninterpretable twaddle of the Asiatic and n 4
req man Of the forest,-when once the tongues of
an these get In mot'oa, the clashing sounds that
ensue are ridiculously ridiculous TO one not ac
customed TO them. And as the grand fnale to
this unsightly panorama, the fairer portion Of
creation, fallen from her high estate (of virtue1
TO almost the lowest depths Of vice STALKS abroad
with abrazen efrontery perfectly disgusting TO
any but the low and vicious. But enough of this
sickenin2 scene-the heart sickens at lis further
contemplation AS a relief, Offset to the revolt
Ing picture we have drawn-and I'm no sense have
we exaggerated-we find the great mass of the
people OF New York, (the natives, ~ though dis
.ahl ana u served In their manners, or, In other
dating In their dep ment iowa d STRANGER. AZ.
i've, Industrious, enterprising and perseyeripp In
gain. " "s ooi-
or the wealth and grandeur NJ ,n,. .,,,,
shall attempt further description than we AVE
you In our former letters In the midst Of n ali
however, we find the places Of public resort
(palks, &c. y most shamefuly neglected. None
Oh these bear any Of the marks Of care and clean
Illness, which are bestowed upon the public
grounds In your city. The grounds about The
Battery, which with little care, labor and rx-
pense, might be made one Of the most beautiful
and desirable places Of resort in the city, bear
most miserably dilapidated, rough, and neg lected
appearance, that is not to say the least Of yery
commendaole to the authorities Of the greatest
commercial city In the nation. The fact is
those whose duty II should be to see to such
matters, are too completely absorbed In business
{, give them any attention. Everything turns
the object.
Another thing which we seriously object to, IL
the many burying grounds we ind situated In