The New York herald., 1863-10-13
The Park and Ctvilixatfom.

Tho t0rk ana CavltlzatIOns
I There were about six thousand Eve hundred
carriages aud twenty thousand pedestrians in
the Park last Saturday afternoon. This fact
shows that our people now fully appreciate the
manifold beauties Of the Park and the excellence
of the music discoursed by the Park band 1t is
undoubtedly fair inference that the ak thou
sand five hundred carriages were occupied by
our new shoddy aristocracy, and that the twenty
thousand pedestrians represented the middle
class of our population. If this be 80, then we
are reluctantly compelled to say that the shod-r
dy aristocrats do not know how to behave
themselves half 60 we'll as the poorer men and
women whom these rich folks affect to look
down upon and despise. aT ryt s.ntr "a
On Saturday afternoons there is always
crowd of carriages about the Park music stand.
The zliveried drivers Of these carriages run
their vehicles into each other and push
their poles against each others horses,
while the shoddy occupants OF the splen-
did equipages swear like the famous
troopers Of the army Of Flanders. This con-
duct grieves US sorely. We have been at
great deal Of pains to provide delightful Park
for the city, and to teach the people how to
enjoy themselves there We have also labored
ardently and anxiously to try to traosform the
shoddy aristocracy into real ladies and gentle
men. 1t is discouraging, dshearteniDg, aggra-
waiting and annoying to find our ct5orts thus
thwarted. The twenty thousand pedestrians
walk about quietly, inhaling the pure; fresh
air, invigorated by the bright, golden sunshine,
and glad Of the opportunity Of little rest and
little good music. The shoddy aristocracy,
on the contrary, try to ruin everything They
ignore the well known law that two bodies
cannot occupy the same space at the same
time, and attempt to drive their horses where
ether peoples horses already are They open
their handsomely moustached lips to enit curses
and billingsgate They raise their kid-gloved
hands, not to touch their hats To some friend,
but to threaten their neighbor's coachman.
They take off their broadcoth coats and issue
general invitations to 'pitch i'm and general
proclamations that they are ION their MUSCLE"
Such proceedings are breaches both Of good
breeding and the peace. Verify it would seem
that all the ladies and gentlemen were on foot
and all the rowdies and termagants in the car
riages. ol1o tIa1 3
But in the midst Of this soenc, which far sur
passes the crash and jam OF Bloomingdale road
when the butcher boys and the Bowery boys
used to drive there, we may we'll ask the trite
but significant question, where are The polces
We hear of no arrests, no fines, no iatsrference.
Now, 1t has cost US considerable trouble to
drill the Park police within the last few
months they have been greatly improved
They no longer stop the carriages of really
arstocratic ladies who are driving quicxly
along, nor do they indulge in, impudent re-
marks TO persons who chance 10 address thcm
A neater, better hammered, more polite set
Of men, a. whole, cannos - found any
where. Still, that does not excuae
them for not enforcing order among
these shoddy brawiers Doubtless the
Park Commissioners are at fault for not in,
structins the policemen properly. II 80 We
should be glad to know il, and will soon be.
after the Commissioners with stick m pointed
as President LincOln's jokes and as tough ~
poor Greeley's conscience In tho n>rne OF civ
| ilization, what are the Commissioners about |.
Must we labor day and night To refine the
shoddy sristocracy, and then find our work ell
undcne by spree in the Park Why, the task
Of Ssyphus was child's play in comparison to
this We give all parties Fair notice that We
shall not allow ourselves to be thus frustrated.
II the suspension Of the babcas corpus
Is justinabie anywhere at the North, the
Park ia that exceptional place. II say-
thing can ever induce us 70 pronounce
in favor ot . military despotism 10 will
be the increasing richs, tts increasing inso-
lence and the increasing rowdyism OF our
shofdv sr,sxocr~xn ana sha psrk shslI ts th~