Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
Correspondence of the Commercially


NEW York, JAN q, 1856.
AEr.Dat ~ o Soaherngrs-R Hand Of Feo,os4ip-
Pads ia Central Park-Manhattdn College, de.
cannot allow the first month of the year to pass
without commencing those chats with your readers
rom WhT;h 4 anticipate SO much pleasure. For the
present will ignore politics, but as proceed there
is no subject of public interest on which shall not
with your permission take the liberty of commenting
1t Woud soon be forgotten in New York that we
have had any rebellion were it not that so many
have lost those most dear to them, and that many
others have been enriched by it. thus creating for MS
new arst0cracy. As it is, the city is RAPIDLY as
sumlng ths s'dtu quo ante beiam SOuherners are TO
be seen all our hotels and places Of amusements
all avow that they have fought heartily against us
But they ma Ike another avOwal which nearly coun-
terbalance this; that IS they tel that they enter
tain much higher opinion of Northern valor than
they did some five years SINCE
This is very gratifying to most of US, and, in return
very agreeable things are said to the Southerners
Indeed none the most thoughtiess fanatics are
disposed to treat them otherwise than as kiusmen
with whom we have been engaged in a family quar-
REL which wa must no longer think of except so far
as Is necessary to pour balm on those wounds that
are still open is subject Of general remark that
none are mOre friendly to each other than the braves
OF Federal officers and rebel officers This is credit
aele to both, and hopeful withal. There illus
trious eXampes enough OF, this kind, among the
warriors OF the Old World; but suffice it to mention
the remar ct Marshal Soult to the Duke of Wei
llnSton, when die former received so kindly by
the latter his first visit England after the war
All" said the marshal. at seems that l escaped
your sharpshooters at Waterloo, only to be killed
now with kindness by your grace in person." This
Is the sort OF killing which your correspondent would
now beg leave to recommend on both sides of Mason
and DixOns line.
The Stewart libel case is creating quite sensation
You doubtless know the facts from the morning pa
perS. Its sufficient to say here, that the merchant
prince alluded TO- Is entirely innocent Of ali intrgues
OF the KIND attributed to him by the Police Gazette,
which in any case is rather questionable authority
That the French actress referred to in the ibelous
matter has done some mischief is, it seems but too
true: She has deprived than one of their wits
for the time being if not of their fine carriages there
are at least half dozen married ladies that would
give Their best nonnet3 to have her stay three thou
sand miles from New York.
sSkatng is the greG thing Just now. The rich
hereSs and the poor sewing girl vie with each other
In enjoying the sport The Park would have crowds
at night well by cay. it not that it has no
gas yet; This, though little spoken of by the papers
II alluded to at all IS very serious privation. In
riding through it of dark night one is safe The
Park police are supposed to be duty at all hours
but it is notorious thatyou might drive froUh eer
part Of it almost any time at night without meeting
one Of them. 1t would be far otherwise however If
you wanted to meet with persons who would help
backs you might happen to have about you In
short we cannot bCast much of our Park after all
until it is furnished with-sOme lamp-posts
Two or three days since attended the semi-annu
examinations of Manhattan College in cOmDany with
lew friends. Much as this institution has been
praised during the last three years for the thOrnuu
ness and success Of its system of education the re-
suits attained show that not word has been said in
IFS favor which 1t does not eminently deserve. One
oo,o,'as- % y ". VI il''t9 tuplGs "llLlh Tue
drtaiiS Sfi - ~ oot am DC FApeGIeu 10 enter INTO
fbt IIce @ u 70 say, there?re' ln'general terms,
chemiSTv 90 VOL m ~ th % , Hec4anlcS ana
lish iiterstmre a0nfed m TTeek ana Eng
~ ~ d tlanIol LHat M2uu 90 credlt TO those OF our
dnu loIC 81 Gelerrateu uEersteS our cor
Il y b f Il G y & no Hens peculiar IN TINS estlmate
fessediv The most tG,f9 4ten!ep, winch Is con-
Journal in His conntrv snsnts F e anL c!itchl
cent articles on 'sCoiic,eS and m Eo u us us f re-
"A n n bIs n,t,,tr, o. : h.,
whose conmencements ~ o tS couhtry oi me many
s, - ~ @ telCS We nave attended, nave we