Newbern weekly progress., 1862-01-07

manly ferver that he does, we are ,.u,
there would be less oft. 1t is disgrace ~
any man in any community to follow tho l.
vulgar practice of gambling, and the fntoroa.
of every community demands that they shor,ta
be made to feel it. The Eransiner has hooN
dealing some heavy and we'll aimed b}oxs -
that particular class Of what represents non
recently, and not without effect, as will anna,
from the following article which we get fto.,
that paper of the Sd inst:
MORAL REFORM IN RICHMOND
The Richmond Theatre has been destroro.
by fire, whether by incendiaries or bv the w,
tation of Providence, does not appear. Tha
Mayor has celebrated the HOLIDAYS by bonf-
at the City Hail. of sundrv faro tables an9
piles of worries The moral atmosphere is s"n ,,,p
s1bly purified, and good citizens have reason,
to he Thankful.
True, although the vile temple and b.,r;o
on Broad street has been destroyed there -
still left meretrlcious public amuScments 70
please "the unwashed' and to nurture rowdv-
ism. True, there are still gamblers Intestine
the city; but they no longer the elegant
pleasant and polite creatures who ornament
the street corners with pegtop pantaloons and
immaculate moustaches they are unpleasant
and scOwling. with the unmistakeable look of
no longer gaudy with chandelier lights and on
ly the darkened light from the cock lofts of the
establishments on Main street where the
small trash" bet white chips" and military
heroes exchenge for red chips" fat rolls of
Treasury COS fell that the gambler still plies
his vocation in Richmond.
We have reason to be thankful for what has
been done by Providence aEd Mayor Mayo
Wep3av that the good work may be continued,
op haf distant
through the interposition of Providence and
Mavor Mayo's strengthening 'backbeon.'
Richmond may be fully rescued from the hide.
ous domination of rowdyism and dissipation,
and be no longer "a conquered city" in the
hands Of gamblers, prostitutes and Baltimore
blood tubs"
The same paper also deals another heavy
thrusts at the war department for its careless
inattention to the frequent visits of spies and
emmisaries to the Confederate Capital which
has almost gone beyond the point Of enlu-
rance.
That paper says:
Is THIS WAR?
On New Years day we saw quite rumber
Of Northern men briskly peranbulating
streets with passports to Fortress monroe, -
They were making n nntnber OF "callS -
Among them noticed DIR. King, the Rhode
Island 6 lion, at the Arlington House, at large
and in as high glee as the Union men lie
has been comforting with. There is sombre
aspect on many faces; and the belief prevails
that if the war is not waged in earnest We
are doomed. and that Virginia and all the boT
der States must inevitebly be re-occupied by
the Federal authorities. But differ with
the faint hearted in respect Of opinion
We think the army will not submit, whateY-
er may be the stipulatons Of others.
In addition to the above We have noticed
with great deal of pleasure that papers
criticisms upon secretary Memmnger's old fogy
notions and recommendations on the financial
department Of the government. Whatever
our true policy may be in the future when We
have fully established ourselves indie
pendent people and the aveneus of commerce
begin again to team with life and prosperity
on the subject Of free trade, it does seem to US
that nothing more plain now, than that the
Southern Confederacy should throw open lis
poi IS to the commerce Of the world, SO far at
least as to admit all nations friendly with US
free of duty.
What advantage can duty Of 10, or even
20 per cent do US now while our ports are
closed? Certainly it cannot increase our trca-
sury any. But let commerce be invited
on the principle Of free trade and our word tor
it, Lincoln's blockade will not stand the pres
sure three months to come. Our cotton, TO-
bacco, rice, -four and a thousands and one other
things that are now rotting upon the farms OF our
producers will soon find access to foreign mar
kets and our country will soon again smile
with fatness under the fructifying hand OF
Southern industry.