, 1860-05-09
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
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Correspondence. Of the Pr s. and Tt!bune]
NET YoRx+ Saturday, Nay s. l66o.
Next weak is I" Anniversary Week." In an
tlcipation Of the thirty annual meetings to take
place, hosts Of black coated and white 'cravaseo
strangers are already congregating IN the cl'y'
To them these occasions IRE welcome change
from the perpetual labors Of an American cier'
gyman's life. This year there will not be the
usual interest attendant upon the exercises Of
the various associations. The exciting topics
Of politics and prize fighting make plenty Of our
church members forget their prayers. a semi
political interest still attaches iself, however,
to the doings Of the American Tract Society.
The yexcd slavery question is not yet entirely
settled in that assemblage, and the negro is
sure to intrude himself in some form before the
session is oyer-there being number Of PROM
inent diylues among the members, who will
never cease agitation until the Society square]y
meets the point by taking ground either for or
against the negro's freedom.
There is something rery significant in the
strong excitement which has sprung up, in al.
most every ecclesiastical c.rcle, on the very
question which divides the political parties
of the day. (By the latter expression
Of course mean to say, Switch gives life and
progress to the Republican party the latter
hre,I. nm If tbo chs,1o,ton con-.s.,.", =.
Dr.. Cheever's church, for instance, an intestine
war has been going On for three years. simply
because the pastor speaks as his conscience
"act&'es On 'he SUBJECT Of Slavery. In the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. from which, as all know,
the Methodist Episcopal Church South sena-ated
m ,h;, .,.;... ~. - Ia. c.~..,..
W 'Aa sA'ee'' Aas wv .'''A's' a@s osen ne'e ee's
renc"ed-tnere still beng considerable por
ton Of slave territory under the discipliue of
tho church, The coof,c. rarea ho,1v at n.
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session oi Inc ne" ork CONFERENCE. besd week
before last in this city. Then the Conserva
,;rae n as ,bav ora co11ed obto;,od a 1;ctorv
>, -.
over lne tto@'ess'ses' oot 1ue gsea' quau'
rennial National Conference is now commencing
at Buffalo. at which the fires kiudled ut the
u,;on n;.,r;,. ro,f,v.nra. d,r;,,- t,o 1ost fo,.r
~1A'A "..''Ae' - o01.eA >44's 49, '"s, '0N'
years, will merge into one tremendous lame,
before whose heat q division Of The Northern
uethod;st Cb,rch NAV mt rn};kalr tata n,oca
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ihe month o1 may IL looeeo cushing per
ton of the city year. It opens with the noisy,
dnstv. rninous- diatastafn1 Mor;nr nav-a dav
.,a,.t.,,.d ~ .ta H. ..r.,a, ~s...:
=! ''As 'DnaA' oee~''on ~ MY
other city Of the world. This year there was
Iess changing Of abodcs than of late heretofore.
tenants being afraid to give up an old situation
for q new one. in view Of the dir1h of houses.
und Of rents, which are acain on the increase.
Scarcely is the tumult Of moving day over when
the anniversaries come along, and church mem
bers, not fairly settled down IL their ne v bones,
quests. Then follow the pre.t sn1inp Iaces
To attend these. Hocks in az rreat n cFowd ri
gamblcrs. planters and enortiny men. from er.
err nort,nn IF ,he E,st Sor1h 55nd Vas no -
with ali these contrasted exc,temrnts md with
the thron9s Of fair ones. who croxd the streets
TO purchase and disniay the snr;nr fashinns in
lilac. green. mink and bIue-with tIe oneninr
of tbs Central PARK and Bloominpdalc Road
eou .strian season-with the SnrinT .,nera and
t6e Spring books.-Way is verify tbe most
vide awake and kaliedoscopic month of 1he
twelve.
With us. 1sco seems like the Ct Annuz Mira.
hills" IF which dryden sun1 rha rr.o4 nr;-o.
ficht has ndded Ia the usuaf Sorinc erc;temant
Yon of conrse have sren the r,cta2;ai eff,rts n
our rival illustrated newspapers % On II Ills theme.
not smo;e ias,no than h,ass -. =, II" - +nor'
dnrahle as n ncT,,nto linn lie ,xooj an.,raT;,1
~ Ecani. Ias1,a's -st.r - "oou ,.ns.;.;oE G.E
sta4net,o r;s;bia th;a ,,orr;r1 y, ,,,o
dnws oftha ccmhata,,,. ~ a. ,ne,antwha,, np Jan
thc Acorr;con a;an, .,o,,', n9,ah ai'a.nn;a,,,a
had ss;n choncerr Thar, "a c,1s;da-a,,i.. ~
about The thne-thourh he muscles would
nu77le an anatnns+-ar5 ,ha chancos 80 tha,
the mnScrs viii ren,izc .o,ne,h;nr hon5soma
from its Sale. II battered cn,ntenanccs nf
the nnrifiata and 4ha draoGt,, t,1nn~ n-;son.1
impcnd,ug over the deyoted bcnd of Savers
makes strong annea] In 1he taste end tha wal.
lets of our "fanc5."
The nert ereai furore will he the arr;ro, ra.
cenlion. and entertainment Of fhe jananesa
Embassy. expectcd to reach New York in lima
after hayinr fjrst ianded at Hamnion Rnads'
nroceeded "a Wnsh;npton Waited ,ha P,es;den,
End cone tbrourh win ali the S,ota ceram"n;ss
apnropriate to he object of rhe;r M;ssion Cnr
civ Fathers hare aInron1ia,ed s3ll, fo0 tn Dr..
fray The expenses Of enter,ainipc them during
their tarry here. and faucr thc 1,elands mean
to ret the most Of it. Tnese 1ridc a1nkc Van.
kee landlords are fittiue IN ihe entire first door
Of the Metronotitan Hni.jI75 rooms in at,-.for
tbe use Of their dtstincuished ruests. and are
going to provide rat stews. biTo's nest souo.
cat firicasces and all sorts Of Japanese delica.
cies to suit their palates.
6th inst, when Prince John" and Postboy''
are to trot in mile heats best three 10 FIVE, Tor
i pure Of &, 900. But the leading event Of the
month. in this line, will be the grapd match ou
the Union Course. between ..Eiban Allen and
"Georgc NJ. Patcbep," this also for - 600. Ii
is said that the f1eetest mare ia the world, .Fo.
"a Temple" has BEEN overworked during the
past year and will not take the "Course" dur
Ing the present seasou.
With the approach Of the racing season. the
multituuinous gambling houses Of New York
are brushed ub for heavy campaign. As
hare said, the princes Of The sportinp ffaternitr
seize the occasion to come from New Orleans
s.. Louis, Chicago, Baltimore. Phiiade}ph,a and
Boston, bringing with them I'll they can rake
aud scrape to bet upon the races, or to try each