Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-27
From an Occasional Correspondent
Letter from New York.

Editor q he Free Press.
Il is So very long since
| wrote you from this city og Gotham, that
possibly YOU may have scratched me from your
list Of correspondents; but ! viii venture
scribbe. That haven't written beilre is not
that there has been nothing to write about, for
haven we had a year and more Of irar Sensa-
ton enough to make volume Of history, and
marvellous things enough to make Sinbsd and
Robinson Crusoe hide their heals. But really
haven't been here 10 write that's what's the
matter
There isn't anything particularly stirring TO
write about, just now. The city has hardly sub
sided from its excitement about the wedding Of
the minims-the microscopes, You might almost
say. and the ioaeftes. the paru7es, the tout On
senble. who went and vbo didn't, arc yet stand
ard topics Of conservation. So email an affair
vas never 30 large before. if you'll excuse the
bull" But this city doesn't long rest content
with one novelty; suns set and others rise with
great rspidi,y the "lions" become tame Won
derfully soon, and sre then no longer worth
looking at. You in your quiet little town on the
shore Of Lake Champlain don't understand TIL,
chase after some new thing and yet you must
70 some extent, too, for wherever the telegraph
and the daily paper come, the fever sets in, and
soon the neighborhco1 becomes crazy Ike al the
rest, for the lates; news from the war. Indeed
humanity is pretty much the same everywhere,
after all, and great as it is, this city IS made up
OF houses snd homes, jus; the s1me as az any
farming village
or what is c,llci news uowadsys, 10 Is
useless TO write you anything, for ;he telegraph
viii inevitably be a day ahead Of mc, and that
sinsularly we'l-iuf rine l-on-sll-iop.c- gentleman
the correspondent ortheN y. Y. Daily Bial..e-
VIII have furnished You IN his "cnfcrpr.sn.
sheet no, only with fun. graphic. and correct
account " any affair iu which the public Hss'
interest bu, ais, with short histories oi ,.ery
man engaged. and careful descriptions D ta-
swords to he presented To- each officer f.r he
gallant conduct and the number Or April i-.-
out to-morrcv-er "Iliususre5 T,a-s-ratshr,''
sill have drawings "'y oar special artist oa the
spot" of the whole acano. How hopeless .s
FIR me, sitting here 10 n su.e; rasl.r. Pr. -. ta
anticipate or equal such rivals le-ia. t0e .7u-
test look elsewhere ior move.
VIVA, would You Ike 90 hear atcs.-... l.t
new novel; haven, rerl 1.-THE lez. .-.i'
picture haven't seen 70, have l.-i.g ..ca Che
first yct-tbe last Grand Opera --asral-; h,a-i
il. those pleasure. are yet go cale. Ia. country.
at least the last, is gradually booking u.resnl
more 20 Nev Ior-. rs the great eertr. o. sa.r-
lslrc. from which everything - FOO ts -7rnei
from vho-e journals the army If the T1.ouao
laarns when st "hls moved .he Cafial knows
al IL does know.-aud thsta uet saying much
either, Sc, Wc,lrs and even Gen Ua-e,k him
self get much information as 10 lie DOING ia
their respective branches Of the service. lit Is
said, manifest much wrath, 700, snl swear ex-
termination against the army corrss7onjsn;s1.
But it is possible even in such q focus n Light
to sec nothing, IN the very centre of s1ch a
whispering gallery to hear nothing. ami thou
sands plod along from day TO dsy, about th.ir
business, only anxious how they can meet the
expenses Of the week. and az lea5, 1--we.
One thing may tell you however 1 have il
On reliable authority Of course. Youns7 have
already heard il perhaps, if Sc, please cordier
this confirmation. Government 10 about 10 take
vigorous MEASURE fr putting down this rebel
lion there, don't - ] never tali vou any
thing