The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20
NEW YORK.
The Columbia Caroliniau publishes the following
letter from New York:
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 1864.
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The Columbia Caroliniau publishes the following
letter from New York:
New YORK, Nov. 26, 1864
Gotham is "fast," and the fastness is eontamna-
ting Men dart along the streets as if the head
less Horseman at their heels Stop them for
anything but trade, and they jerk their sentences
out with an economy that makes one nervous
Follow them to Florences or Delmonco's; even
there they eat, drinksand smoke purely with
eye to the main chance. Business, business-its
their thought by day, their dream by night, and
they bend their enesgies to it as if they had
tract with the devil that might expire at any
ment, and find some trade unfinished Petroleum,
Government bonds and gold-these are the three
notes constantly rupg in the ear.
Physically, New York has not materially changed
during the war. The stores are filled with the
richest goods; aguifcent houses taking the
place of the old, and wealth is lavishly bestowed
in the adornment of realestate. Central Park is
much improved, asare many of the up town streets.
Property has changed owners freely. Thousands
have sunk below the surface but tens of thousands
grown rich the war, have taken their Places and
no void exists.
Socially, one misses the familiar home faces that
used to be encountered on the promenade; but the
crowd is the same. Mere outward appearances in
dictate anything but million of men gone down
into their graves within four years Parties, balls,
crowd of Broadway, with the ceaseless diapason
that thunders frohf million wheels, is still the
same. Life, basinsss, pleasure and unrest are
stamped on everything. =
Politically New York is not as bad as has been
represented The sentiment of the city is for
peace. The Southerner finds friends. The mer-
chants are anxious to conciliate They are salts
fed the North cannot conquer, and, looking ahead,
are seeking to reopen the old avenues of trade
with the South. Many of them are Indirectly en-
gagged in the blockade business, and make large
ventures Shipments of Yankee manufactures are
constantly going. forward to Nassau. An effort is
being made to render the conduct of the war more
humane, and to induce the Administration to put
aside its fanaticism and rindctveness; but 1t will
fail. Some of the Government organs are urging
the virtue of different course, but it is at best
feeble and fsfulsHght, and shows only the greater
gloom by which tits envelope2.
The newspapers are Furnishing. The Herald is
as enterprising, wild and cratic the Tribune as
bitter and fanatic, the Times INSCRIPTIONS, and
the World as chaneeable and unreliable as ever
The News is what is termed "Co2perhead," but its
editorials ore able, independent and defant-com
mand respect, and have made the paper pecuniariy
successful The price of all the dailies is now four
cents Each employs large number of cores
pondents, who write and telegraph from the armies,
and every mdts;ihg you read, under claring CAPT
whole pages Of startling events, that set the COM
munty agog With excitement. Bot it don't last
long. Lies, like chickens, come home to roost in
about two days, and the people mean while prepare
to swalaw the succeeding dose. The Southern
news is cleaned principally from the Richmond
papers, which are almost daily received, Edto-
rials, items aud market quotations are eagerly
sought after, as symptoms of our condition; and
when the editors get hold of one of the Examiners
fbov into
stacy of comments. Some times, regret to remark,
our friends say word too much, especially ID
reference to military affairs, though Of late l OBJ
serve greater caution. 80 sd b.
Among thes books recently announced, is Pol
lards Third Year of the war, published by g.
b. Richardson, with portraits Of Generals Cooper,
Bragg, Ewell, Kirby Smith aud the author. This
volume closes with the attack on Petersburg by
Gen. Grant. hlr Richardson is also publishing the
life of StonewaH jackson, and the official reports
of battles, published by order of the Confederate
Congress. Winfield SCOTS autobiography is about
to be brought out.
The clergy fanatcal, as usual. An effort is
being made to unite all the sects, opposed to the
Catholics. DIR. Cox heads the movement Ward
Beecher breaches politics and war to the knife a.
BROOKLYN and his imitators follow suit from MANY
of the pull PITS
The great sensation Of the last week has been
'turkies," and how to get and cook them. Many
thousand have been forwarded to the army of |
Grant. The hotels took thousand each to cook, !
and the other small establishments from fifty to
five hundred. The fowls were then boxed by COM
mittees and shipped.
Another sensation at its height, has grown
ont of the attempt to burn the hotels. The plan |
didn't succeed The details viii probably reach
you before this letter Southerners are now watched
by argus eyes The entire community is in a ner-
vous futter, and immense rewards are offered for
the "diabclical incendiaries," as-the papers call
them. Thus far the man with the black valse is
at large. TEsNEssEEAs.