Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-29

Inc Richmond Examine Ia M E.r7T0
the rshs,o ior long time that it. heart !, g,
In Richmond, few dav. .,.. Al',ele % upon Life
t,y tbs .,y, enough the disgust Of the F.rv reveals
'hs style of morals and manner, -. f.s..as ..
fined eitv n%en' M has introduced into their
$50 caref,, LII quote portions of il
selection aleiui as y! mas the president been :,
member of h;n I.' associates, that ther. i ~, sne
versed ~ VI ~ nus cabinet who is not nros,n no,
guages N n.s ;ne sciences and ia anc;sn, ;ounaly
miIisrly 1Ts IT, many Of them speak Con,;o q
obscnrs =. ne lowest messenger in pac ,bs Ia IA
en5s ~ department has history at his &c mos. most
naInr as anu tne philosophy of abstraet;onA Asers
IF Si u ms hand A purity Of life s;. - tle
dan.s aet, nr an elegance In convsrs..,y
ua,,. p : u ,nought ami urbanity Of d;sno., :
,ra., a. eaen and every member Of the fsiIon .f's
erraa on; ana all OF their subordinates To- I'
So, ~hch mas never been approaches - ae- as-
nnas ol political society, and which ra,,aas ~ .ns
on ao9uaihtance with them happiness 49,.
unspeakabis. Free and cordial .ssoa:ia.1' a.uiosl
@i,n natures so lofty and so endowed aoa o.-nn,
iaii 10 ennoble all who come in con,.o, "nn1s :'n
.nem. IL Is enough to move one 70 ,s..s .u ~
'nihk oil the unapproachable supremacv &C ~
morals ana manners Of Richmond in n. -
future which awaits il. - 'A' great
but It Is not in high official circle. o,,x
1laI tne delights OF Richmond life and soc;a,y
are 70 be found. The efete, vapid and CO.,:
ceited race of Z. F.s has been submerosd -
def an inundation of fresh sdventurogs s,,r;..
from all parts Of the confederacy and elsuibara
Here is the swest Baltimore plug. adorn;r,,
I,le m corners OF onr principal thoroughfaie.-
Here are the useful and industr;ous -. :.
the departments at Washington. The new
man, the garroter, is here; though se see HIM
not, save In the prints of bis fingers ON tie
threats OF unarmed citizens In the palat,.l
stores on Main street, once inhabited bv Yam
KEGS devoted TO the y ion, we find brawr,,
Italians vending apples at half a dollar a,i ca
and nondescript sOutherners selling mipp,s
pugs OF wretc.ed tobacco at Is cenis. Sim.
Marylaadars occupy rooms on The cross stres.s
and th.re throw awav blockade boots and
SHOES with reckless l'berslitv. Able I,odi.d
refugees, from tod knows where, swarm in
cur cellars and abandon themselves with no.
ble selfabnegat!on 10 the traffic in pu,rd ovs
ters mixed with mean whi-kv. Su stjiu,e
agents follow their unremunerafive vocation in
maDeess places extortioners roll IN the esllt
accumulated from everything that the etrtt
produces or the hand Of man can fashion
bawds arrayed in the silks of Ty au Sidor
and the jewe.s Of Sanarcsnd llamine and Ter
fume our sidewalks; gamblers erect tie,
sumptuous towers cu every hand whilst q
if to crown this splendid concentration O So
eial ornaments, the verminous deserter o "a is
his rags in Ostentatious defiance alike Of c:vi
and of military authority.
The variety Of our peop'e is net their Onl,
charm. We are told thai the worn out rae.
which once inhabited this city were disiin
gulshed for their gentle manners. No sucl
efeminacy characterizes The lIsty and enter
prising population Of the new era. The spiri
of freedom is broadly manifest in then. II i
beautifully exemplifed in the Italian fiTitsrer
who with difficulty refrains from kicking ,ol
ont Of doors if yOu refuse 10 pay him dolia
an ounce for his peanuts. An exceedingly lov
estimate Of the destinations OF the life n Rich
mond would be formed if the account shoul,
not include the nominal price Of provisions
the astounding healIhfulness of the air, AM
the abundance of the precious metals. And
if it were possible for the half nourishe: boiI
10 Withstand the encroachment of dise=ss,
would be consolation 10 The citizen of Rich
mond to know that be dwells in perfect stor
house of naladies, and may take his pick |.
any hour of the day or night of the deadlics
caiamities that affiict the human frame. Il
be the prey of the most lingering and loath
some contagious is surely not altogether desir
able. but churlish indeed must De he sufere
who, in the midst Of his acutest agonies, can
not find abundant solace in the reflection tina
he can pay his incompetent doctor in shinplas
turs. and that when be dies, as he certainl.
will, be wiz be buried in the suburbs of Rich
mond, among countless throng of one laggt,
soldiers, courtesars, garroters, and blackl.gs.