The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-23
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tionism-all found a home in the North.
Humbug follows humbug as rapidly as
the seasons change. In fact, the whole
social edifice of the New England is
fast going to pieces like a house reared
upon sand. No religion in church, no
justice in law. no honesty in trade. But
we find luxury, ostentation, vanity and
extravaganza on the surface; and pov-
erty, suffering, envy and lawIessn ess
surging beneath. Licentiousness pol
lutes every class of society crime
ranges high and low IN darkness aud
midday. Imposture and humbug, and
every mad folly hat the brain can de-
yeiop, hnds ready and eager votarits.
The South, resting upon the basis Of q
SOUND system OF morality, has hereto
fore been free from the mingled ingre-
dients of folly, fanaticism and crime:
but her virtue is to be sorely tested by
these New England adventures. who
propose to peddle out that pinch-back
morality, which has produced a condi-
tion of social decentralization in their
midst too hideous for description. and
almost too monstrous for belief.
The above is from the pen of Nj.
Edward A. Pollard, the historian. The
following letter is from one of Boston's
most gifted sons-and one of the gen.
tlemen, too, who entertained the his-
torian while a prisoner OF war in the
Hub ofthe Universe. 1t will be seen
that both writer's agree in tho
estimate of the Yankee character.
The columns of the Norfolk Post
are open to the sensitive people OF New
England. Read what MI. Seth Pike
says
TO he Editor Of ne Norfolk Post;
BosToN, Jan. 16, 1866.
] read, some time since in your paper.
an article, in which you take some
notice of our Sunday law and its q
ton. Now, l should think that to ON,
so long resident in Boston, this law, and
the name of its execution, would be
peculiarly refreshing. II Is 30 like
Boston. Where on the globe else could
such a law exist? Where else could il
be executed? King, the Constable, lisa
good fellow, and handsome. Why may
not he make a little law ?" He belongs
to the 'cut off his head so much"
division. The law was to prevent Sab
bath breaking but, King was indul-
gent, and said that the BARRIERS and their
customers might sin up to 10 o'clock !!
What do you find fault with ? Do YOU
want to straighten our streets and plane
down our little inequalities of surface,
and make us easy to get through and
over like any other city? Don't YOU
think the ''yaller".. of our State House
dome, the closest possible imitation of
gold ? Perhaps you want to say some-
thing against Boston Common. or. the
statue of Horace Mann, or the Board OF
Trade 7? Perhaps when you arrive in
Boston at twelve O'Clock at night,
would like 9 hot supper at the Parker
House? l feel as i you were here, l
Clark did a white faced, white c~hoakered,
country Abolition Parson, at the time OF
the Burns case, when Louis was one of
the renowned "Marshal's Guard.u on
the laws side, for nee. Look q here,
said Louis pronounced Lewey) seizing
the little man who was uttering some
feeble abolition pipings, and twisting his
cravat tight, and hauling him down tho
steps of the Court House, "none of YOUR
talking treason here" Why, bless your
soul, II / hadn't the advertiser at break
fast, and the Post at my office, and that
curious little compound the Transcript
every evening, i should be lost. The
ever renewed expectancy, and the ever
renewed result. [ know exactly where.
and what space of my paper is usurped
by the Board of Trade, who will be in
the Chair, who will speak &C., and ex-
actly what sort of q letter will be written
by some old fogy, who was considered a
fool till he got very old and his hair g
white, and is now of course venerable,
calling attention to some tremendous
public abuse, such as q broken spout 10
a public building, or "sich." could
save the reporters lots of trouble. Let
them have blanks printed, stereotype
the names and speeches, AMI fill in with
pen the subjects. Over what a vast
range they do go, to be sure. feel very
much like a posr freshman whose horse
had got mired and who, besides working
himself to death unavailipgly, was tor
mented by the incessant advice of q
portly, cane-bearing, self important Old
Fossil. Turning suddenly round. he
said, "Arrah now would We give us YOUR
opinyin aboutrats ~ Think / must i'caII
the attention of the Boardp to this sub
ject. l am not at all sure hat it has not
received its attention. But lor! what a
vast subject / have taken up, and dinner
time too, lovely Boston hour--half past
Two, anu Tue TASTE OF my morning
sausage (real Parker House) in INV
mouth now. But I must ask YOU. do
you receive the Transcript / hope you
do, and read the very first editorial i'm
the left hand upper corner. How didac.
tic! how absolute the knave is!u From
what sublime heights he instructs. No
sign of STOPPING there. He hands down
our daily bread as though with enormous
sugar tongs, with no more doubt of its
acceptance and reception, than the Pa
Robin OF his bits of worm for his yonnp,
Then the little bitof rhyme contributedl
But stop ! you know the whole ground,
where it Is grand, where imposing and
where soft. Now Pm off. In three
minutes / shallmeet at the same corners,
the same faces as yesterday and the day
before, and the day before that, and 50
on | shall gaze upon the State House
and Park street stepie. | may be so
happy as to meet some members of the
legislature, who always look at one with,
an "if you don't know me, you don't
know much sort of an dir. Oh |. rap
ture +! But though my subject is like
Mrs. Cluppins feelings too many for
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