Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-09
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
[FRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. I
New York, September I.

Autumn has opened delightfully."-, though
the last day or two there has been a return
of hot weather, and dust But the COOL clear
nights, with a glorious moon in fair heav-
en-, rustliug breeze among the trees, and
the drowning music of insects peculiar to
September, furnish a delicious season of re-
pose to the tired city goer. In our little
garden-for we are so fortunate as to be pro.
prietor of this important adjunct to mans
comfort-the grapes are purpling on the
lattices, the rich, ripe plums dropping with
very fatness, and rosy checked peaches glow.
ing among clusters of green leaves overhead
The happiest pursuit of is agriculture,
| with its kindred pursuits of horticulture and
Horticulture. The intelligent farmer and
gardener is king in his own right, and his
happy children are princes, lords and ladies
No wearying brain, no feverishness of blood,
no tinging of over-sensitive nerves. no de-
pendence upon other men for bread What
a glorious time that grand old gardiner Ad-
am, must have had And Eve-Milton,
with all his descriptive powers. has hardly
done justice to the pain of her banishment,-
Since their time all manner of devices have
been followed by their descendants, for gain
ing livlihood, and the primal peace has de.
parted from the world. Commend me to the
companionship of man who knows the
worth of his own vine and fig tree. He has
drop of the pure Adamic blood in his
veins
New York socially, now is dull, and dry
as husk. Going to the country was post
poned until a later period than usual by the
cool weather in the early part of summer,
and those who went at last, are lingering to
enjoy this season of ripeness abroad. Intel
lectuality has not awakened from its August
nap in some out-of-theway place. Amuse-
ments are just $3.50, and altogether the pres.
ent actual world is decidedly dull.
The morning papers continue to ring the
changes on the Japanese Bill and the
abuse of public monies generally Thai
troublesome bill" still refuses to pass
though the prospect now is, that it will be
dragged through in the course of another
month. 1t now appears that the charges Of
the First Division for their patriotic and ma
tional services, are SIT ,0OO-a modest esti-
mate of their worth. There is reason enough
in all conscience, for some public grumbling
but the grumbling is rather tiresome after
all. Just the same are the complaints made
against the Degroot contract at Washington
or rather against the claim awarded by Mr.
Floyd, Secretary of War, wherein he allow ed
$4,000 for-just nothing; the contract be
ing to furnish bricks for the Washington
Aqueduct, which, failing to do, and the Su-
perinteudent procuring them elsewhere, the
contractor, Degroot, together with others il
the same predicament, demanded the recog
milton of their claims by Congress. The mat
ter being referred to Secretary Cobb, he
awarded all the contractors $29, 534 10, as an
equitable discharge of their claims. Mr.. De-
groot not content with having his bricks fol
sale, and his share of the clear profits in this
award, made another demand of Congress
Which resulted in Mr.. Floyd's generous pres
ent of $4,000, to him alone. Such facts
have political meaning no doubt, which il
is we'll enough to question; but we would
fain be spared the sickening daily record OF
fresh corruptions.
An unforeseen ripple has occurred in the
smooth course of the Prince of Wales recep-
ton in Canada. The Orangemen of Kings
ton having signifed their intention of wei
coming the Prince, the Duke of Newcastl,
gave them to understand that no partizar
display would be acceptable to their future
sovereign. In spite of this intimation they
persisted in erecting arches, and arranging
professions, wearing the badge of their par
ty. When the royal steamer came to Kings
ton the Prince refused to land until the OBJ
noxious demonstrations were desisted from
But the Orangemen held out obstinately
with no-surrender mottoe, and til,
Prince, after receiving the regrets of the
City Council from the lips of the Mayor OF
board his own steamer, took leave withou
landing at all, and proceeded to Toronto
Here, also, an arch had been erected be-
tween the landing and the railroad station
by the Orangemen, and ono surrender wa
the NOTICE here, too The Kingston mel
declared their intention of going to Toront
and compelling the Prince to notice them il
company with their brethren of Toronto
But the authorities sent official notice tina
any such attempt would be put down. anC
the excitement in consequence runs quit
high in the provinces. The language of tn
Duke OF Newcastle was, that the Prime
would proceed on his proposed tour to othe
: towns and cities, &" in order to give then
too, an opportunity of rejecting him." Tha
sounds rather ominous considering the occa
sion.
! There seems to be a general terror in th
5 South with regard to instructions. Sine
the commencement of the Texas trouble
; plots have been detected, or supposed to
detected in Alabama and Georgia, and ne
e groes have wonderful stories to tell whicl
as yet do not appear to be any too we
founded. There is no judging, howeve
how it all may end and servile insurre
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