The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-05
Letter from Now York.

pleIf rWpl0Hefs-hrs Cunningham EckeH and
dugUi1--Ihe equity .fdHiHy-Slarsrs from
Neir Gro0-shops, crime, A..
NEW NoRK, Jan. 81 1850,
10 ne Editor Of The Caiedonim
What would most people talk about II the
grand, nsyer.hiline subjects Of politics and
the weather were excluded? We are all IN.
terested In the latter, at any rate, and DO any
amount Of guessing and hoping In regard to
the matter. II you would have lived in New
York last week contentedly, any climate in
the world would satisfy you. Fog, rain and
mud took possession Of the city. Churches,
stecples, chimney tops, aud even lamp posts
lowered towards heaven out Of sight. II any
street hed two sides, & was impossible 10
have ocular proof OF H.. Dim, .ghostly and
gigantic forms drawing huge colossal vehicles
when ut last their approach permitted one to
circumnayigate them, turned out to be only
horses and omnibusses Men and women
ran hcadlong into each other on the side
walks, knocked their speetaclos and hats into
the gutter, and after no little grumbling and
much swearing, repeated the same thing at
the next crossing. The fog had laid an en-
barge on the ferries and steamers, aud even
on good temper generally.
sprinkle, dris4lc pour -
SpAtter, Hpattcr, ruAr.'
was the grand chorus. The people were just
on the point Of getting up n rebellion in
which tho whole fault of such Y Gather would
have clearly aud justly been laid upon the
shoulders Of w. II, Seward, when very for
tunately the clouds and fog departed, and
! lAn Igian is Gaic.-
The fog in politics is almost as impcnetra.
BILE as the fog was in the atmosphere. The
sham democracy can't see through il to know
whether it will do 10 be Douglas men, or
Wise men, or Breckenridge men, to commit
themselves to the Pacific Railroad or the nc
QUESTION of Cuba, or what TO do to recover
their lost power in the state and country.
On ono thing they all unite, office holders,
sub rosa, in damning Buchanan as the most
cgrcgious donkey In the party.
The general prostration of the party in the
North is a source Of anxiety to the employees
Of the custom house, post office, and navy
yard, amounting in all to many thousands
for unless something is done speedily to gal.
vanize the party "their places will know them
no more"
Mrs. Cunningham, Of whom all the coun-
try has heard, is still living in the city. One
Of the daughters, Augusta ! think, made n
runaway match with young dentist short
time since. They went to Jersey City and
were married under assumed names. When
Mrs. Cunningham found it out she compelled
them TO go aud have tho marriage certificate
made out with the true names, remarking
that she had had trouble enough about inn
perfect certificates of marriage. Ecke is al
so quietly attending to his business, and says
he has not seen Mrs, Cunningham since the
trial. She says she is about to be married
to an old flame of her youth--a Californian
of great wealth. lie must be the bravest Of
the brave, think, to make such venture.
The Gouldy family have all recovered ex-
cept the servant at first supposed to be very
slightly injured.
A vessel suspected Of an intention to en-
gage in the slave trade was seized few days
since. The evidence was not sufficient TO
warrant n detention, and she went on Ter
way no doubt to the coast of Africa for
slaves. Many vessels are thus started from
this port every year. The laws to prevent
the carrying on of the African slave trade are
about as efficient as the old fashioned law 10
restrict the sale Of Intoxicating drJIa4rF77-SiaSe
holders have had the controlling nSqence in
making the laws, and the slave power APP
points all those who are to execute the laws.
OF course no one could be caught or convict
\ ed except by mistake.
/ could finish this letter with the details of
about half dozen murders, for thanks to our
grog-shops, the nurseries of the democracyas
the Hon. Mike Walsh called them, we have
three or four murder or stabbing cases every
week, but you would not find them very in
tcrcSing although bloody and horrid.
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