Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-07
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New York, June ID, 1865.
no not misunderstood me. II, in former
1st-ers. / have seemed to sheer a. " civilizs-
tion," it was not Tor want OF respect for
Gotham or its people. The truth Is, that
rom childhood, I have ielt a sort of reve-
rspce for folss whO live 10 big houses, or
hail from biz cities. When / was lad, go
ing TO school at " Hard Bargain" in Cum
berlapd county, a man was pointed out 10
me as lust from Richmond. lis thirty
wears agyne, but 1 well remember how adj
Iniringly / gazed upon him. Had he deS-
,e1flsd from the moon or from Alpha in Ly-
"a. could not have been better pleased with
him. And 80 you may Judge have no quar-
rel with New York. One likes % have bis
hing at the elephant, bat It's not well to
tWeak his snOut tSe often.
We're l disposed 70 twit New York for its
wickedness, / could not do better than
adour the comments Of an evening paper in
The manner IN watch the Fast Day was o.
served. a. The Fast Day." says this censor,
stwas very fast-especially in the afternoon.
Horse races in the Harlem lane Yacht
rscss-dinner parties lnnumerable at Hobo
ken-di inkiag saloons running over twenty
times more liquor drunk on Fast Day than
the day before and II am condenSing from
. the ExgreSS) Nhiie the &" Saints revelied IN
the pulpit. the Devil ran riot elsewhere. The
- sermons, With some exceptions, were on a
mar with the street dOings. Quite as much
rfbaldry was uttered in some Of the pulpitS
a. in the g1ogshOps," ect. Thus the Cato Of
the press.
Sinner that / am, did not attend church,
nor even 20 10 hear Hr. Fred. Douglas elo-
ouent eulogy on Mr.. Lincoln. But ] lid 90
10 the Central Park, and can testify to the
truth of what the Express says, so far as fast
driving, eating and drinking are concerned.
Such collection of wheeled vehicles-''turn-
outs so magnifcent-teams and tandems so
sibullv," (excuSe me-the expires jiOn is quite
legitimate here,) never did mine eyes behold.
. AT the pretty stone cottage, where refresh
mspts are served, the imbibing and degluting
keOt sace with the whiring teams outside,
while az old man Luif's who keeps 4 lager
beer salsoa % the farther end of the Park,
the scene was absolutely frightful. The old
fellow. in response 70 an invitation to drink,
begged 70 be excused, told rs he had already
taken now a couple Of hundred glasses Of
lager that day. and as he had to Keep open
ali night, he thought best TO haul on Tor an
hour or so. Poor man doomed TO drink
balf n eask Of lager every Sunday and Fast
o av. felt profoundly sorry for him. lie
looked fatigued.
Aswe drove back the theatres aud the thou
sand concert saloons were in full blas;-no
sign offasting, little indication Of humiliation,
and less evidence Of prayer ''Vell, Vos OF
it. as Mr.. Twiteher would say. Had not the
churches been Open in the morning, and the
doors Of the great God, BizziniSs, been
closed all day Could more be asked This
Is no picayune, pestle-tsh village, but 4 con-
.tinental, cosmOpolita an metropolis. There are
NO laws here against kissing mans wife on
Sunday mans own wife, ! mean-but Al!
s freedom, enlightenment, civilization, and