The New York herald., 1860-11-11

rom INC hcumouo IVA OhpAsSu'
fhs great American city 10 paving the anSkry'ag
penalty Of success In the envy spite and r1Are
lion which are constantly rAned upo1 her head, but
which she dashss on with eor, than the lion
shakes the drops from hs O. or the Great EAs
tern scattes the opposing waters r. ON her empty
froth and foam Whatever may os lhe peuliar defecls
OF New YORK character, In p toAl poiat OF view, that
city ID the most Aosrican city in the Uaited States
There neither secttooasm Of feeling nor provinciSsn
We have heard oftsn remarked that u is i'm possible in
conversation with an educated New Yorker tn decide
what part Of the country he s from. is possible
decide that iact by mis- sentiments Of nationality be-
cause New York 10 The most national OF cities,
excepting the seat Of federal government or COURSE
these remarks do not apply 70 the immigrants from New
England States 70 New York. who require long resi-
dencs there before they become either in
sentiment or speech.
The weak points Of New York are unfortunately prom
neB and picuous and offer ready handle those
whose inferior enterprise OF afford thea
ten thousana" ridiculous her lowe ton thou
sand and brutal and she has more than her
fair proportion OF crime and ruisnism simply because
she the great commercial city OF this continent the
servoir which only all he enterprise but eli toe
vany Of the Old World Is urst poured In America before
It distributed other parts OF country rhe polti
clans have svaed themselves OF that barbgrous element
wh CD B To be found In all large cities and thoroughly
guiSed II into depraved asd mna train bands. nom
their own creatures for othces whilst
spectacle citizens abandon poll in disgust The
v,s !. 80. o.,. =. on,,a wen - ,.S Se
~ once ridiculous Juaive 0ut false TO real
character - is possible 10 conceive Bet ween the up
per lower etrAa OF New York society may be found
haf a million Of - industrious, intelligent and or
derly q population as the shines rne
Duke OF Newcastle, who, we'll as all the ro) al
party, must have been thoroughly nauseated With
the intense vuearity OF the foolish arietocracy the ball
were enthusiastic in their admiration of the New York
peoGe who lined the vast thoroughares OF that cny
the arrival ~ the Prince the Duke declaring that be hAa
never seen grander spectacle We well believe 70
Soldiers and shows they have many times in far
greater numbers than America could exhibit, but
doubt whether that any other royal party before
passed In review three miles OF H wide awake, well
dressed and manly population.
1.-THE Union OF these states shall ever be dissolved
there II at least city In whose skirts will be clear
and that is New York From the drst moment 10 the
last OF the mt she show clean hand that
subject There has hour when tsint Of
Aboliopsm Of has touched her heart Al this
moment amid the boiling OF sectional passion, she
the only firm stable object Ia the food aud stands
the Pharss OF the storm tossed Shore the consolidated
lights Of the Union still sht Ing brightly amid the SIR
rounding Darkness and giving the only rays OF cheer aud
guidance that break upon the troubled sea We pre-
dict that this patriotic and chivaroas metropolis will
maintain p character 70 the last, and II she loses eli
else In this contest, viii not lose her honor.