New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-01


half finished ard half-furrishsd APPEARANCE" There
is alto 8 cut aBd-dried look about everything.
Scarcely any object seems meant for use; al are 20
Prlm and formal in pattern and position; while the
general ssmeness seems 10 Indicate COMMON
measurement. 10 some houses the walls are
covered with toleribe tnsraSings; in many, they
are spotted with wretched plctures; ia few, 10
snythi5g seen that is chaste in art. ard rare 10
America.
There is very little originality in the Am.r,c,n
mind 10. much variety in The nationL manners,
except in some occasional specimens Of . Sam Sick
or. Col. Crockett The sameuess among people
in The Atlantic cities is perfectly tresoue. There
is very h,te 10 America of what the English call
heart. No one ever died for love 10 NeS-EaglAnd,
excspt an unfortunate Itali,n music master in Bss
ton. who shot himself one morning, much to the
surprise Of his cold blooded pupil, who qu'eiy mar
red Immediately sfterwsrc. The American 10
greatly deficient 10 beueyOleucc. He Iay be civI
ard courteous, but be in neither cordial nor can
ID. The deeper passions, in the European ssase
OF the term. sire unknown to hin. Tie de'elOP-
uieut Of caution s immense in the Yankee mud.
But in America, there is none Of thi' noble p-u-
dence(of which Mr. Grsttan doubtless is model),
which, mingrC sense with sentiment, can 60 great
ltpgths out Of the common track Geaercslty is
rarely seen. Esrnestless is luslity unknown 70
the Americans. To take thing ~ heart IS
phrase they do not ind ,rstsnd. Their blood SIN
mers up at times, but never boIs. Self interest
and spp.arance-sake are the ruling motives. in
fact oil The morals smong the people are extremely
superficial No enc feels Sery deeply on any sub
iect. Nothing profound eau BE- cited as character
is.ic of the United States. Intense emotion does
not exit, and fiery temper Is seldom met with.
The burst, of violence which occur IN thosSonth
and West, the desperate encounters with bowie
knives. reyol,ers and rifles cannot plesd the er.
cUse Of fierce temper often allied TO generous
heart. IL is the spirit Of calculation aud design
that directs the sct)rs The cold blooded bravo Of
the South shows an equal waat Of passionate feel
ilR with the Yankee dsnd, il ballroom. All tho
sentiments aud affections of the people are the re-
suit of habit, or of sense OF duty. The caprcioas
Indifference toward close acqaaintince', friends or
lovers is without parallel. NOBODY seems to care
about The persons met with the Offences. and known
the best. There is no ea,y intercourse between
reghbors; no real sociabllty; though they some
times ask each other socially, as they call NJ but
that means meaTly that dozen or more Are not TO
eat as heavy supper il they were asked to
general party. There is no possible chance, msin-
taius our wo bcgoue Diplomatic, ior soc.al enjoy
ment, or for cOmpanionship, as we understand
il, >" among such selfish and heartlcss trioe.
But the character aud manners of the American
people, as typ6ed by the reptile race taat crawl
through the Highways and bysays" Of Bostoc,
are not more disgusting than their household
economy, and especisDy their mode Of living. On
this topic, the author dis:ourses with uactuOus
and edifyiDg pathos. The very frs. day Of bis
arrival in Boston, he was shocked by the sight OF
the far-famed chowder--dslight of Daniel Webster,
dear to Yankee as the haggis to Scotchman--
which he finds 81 an o1ous compound, thick mess
made OF haddock, onions butter, biscuit, and fit
pork" Next come, in series OF horrors, "hom-
my, tautog, squash, aud mush." lie even tried to
digest "slapj,ck, lap!sck, rye-cike, riscaks
(ris the partciple of the verb active to riseD.
cup.cake, Johnny.cake and dvughnuts.' Once, As
a matter of conscience, he tasted "sono Of tho
beverages technically called 'driaks, such mint
juep, sherry cObbler, n-sling, and gin-cocstsi"
The first he pronounces detestable, bad ~ a cor
dial, and worse as physic; the second was de-
lciOu, (he only delicious thing the Consul found in
America; "snake.root bitters, timber doodle,
egg.nog" he had heard OF, but was never tempted
to taste The standing dish at all the tables whi,h
our fas idious friend honered with his presence ap
pears 10 have been pork or, to use bis graceful
euphusm pigs meat In Boston cookery, de-
testabe for its gros.ness "umps Of fat pork put
into fsh soups layers ofiton fish fried, and peceof
il is invariably served up on the same di'h with
a boiled chicken" His decent sbhorrAnce was ex-
cited by seeing it served up as an az ,ompani
ment Of leg of mutton. But the most frigotiol Of
all. was 10 see this beloved nonfishment " eaten
with treacle by way of sauce, faSorite dish called
"pork and moasses," which the veracious aathor
doubtless frequently encountered at the tables OF
Harrison Gray Otis and Col. T. Ii. Perkins. Tho
national taste certainly runs on pork, salt'ish,
tough poultry and little birds Of sill descriptions"
" A hieh.hayored but half starved, fatess hind OF
yeni,on il considered dainty. Il is always served
diseustinely underdOne--aln0st raw s0me.m,s-
on pewter or tin plates standing over burGors With
spirits Of wine, to enable each person 10 cook i. 10
q thick gravy according TO sfarcy. TINS - avery
dissgreesble process to witness" 81, " eoni'''es
the Irish elesante, " was never tempted 20 oDier-
take It,"
Bat We arc ei7ing more space 70 these Tolones
than they can claim any score, for tsey have
e han n