The New York herald., 1868-02-23
THE FEELING IN THE CITY.


The news OF the hour, the new imbrogio al "asnins
ton-or rather the new feature thereof-was the topic
as might be expected every mouth yesterday morn
ing The daily papers spread tho intelligence before me
public almost without warning. few wise ones WHO
had boen down during the previous evening" had
caught the first rumors Of the situation, but to the
public in general the news with abrupt sudden
ness The manner in which the papers were canvassed
for overy feature Of the case and .he discussions which
ensued in cars in business offices, In hotels IN
restaurants and in every place where people congregate
indicated plainly the painful impression which II cre-
ated The popular mind had been lulled into the hope
IL not expectation that tho troubles at the national
capital had bean disspated and that their cause
had been postponed not removed, in its operations
Nor was this feeling Of uneasuess alaved when tho
first edition Of the evening papers appeared Win 'hO
startling title OF "revoution'' as the caption OF the
latest intelligence Most people were reserved In ther
comments the These are times wnen re-
markabe developments succeed such events as tnose
which have recently transpired at Washington ana s
unwise and impoitc rash In forming opinions or
taking action regarding them. The moro mercnra and
the sxcabe. however, were quick to form jud9-
ments and sdes and The events Of the hour were
food for their repressibe enthusiasm The parties to
the quarrel were yesterday the city as bitter as
though results involved OF direct and personal IN
terss The friends OF the President were not backward
in applauding his every act and volunteering their
assistance should il be necessary support him in the
line of policy which his sudden step mas
marked out as the he Is likely to pursue
in the present crisis Those who had been lukewarm IN
taking sides with him found preext now for ensting
in his cause and many and deep the execraions
which they muuersd against his enemies. Saturday Is
generally day little business with professional men,
and hence, true the old proverb that "ideness s
the father OF mischief" ample time was found in GER
tam quarters to brood over the news. In business
circles the matter rather tabooed than Otherwise
that is, whom the duties OF the day had been fully
entered upon. Commerce is always conservative in
such matters and exciting and disturbing topic was
avoided whore the feelings OF buyer and seller might
fusate the harmony and success OF business ransac-
tions.
The holiday appearance OF the streets, the closed
stores in the places where business was suspended
in observance of the Anniversary .: February 22 the
national ensign floating on SO Many nouse'
tons and the tramp of q few regiments
down Broadway also painfully suggestive
to persons Of timd nervous temperamenis The
eye took in gay utterng OF bunting beneath which
the City Han half hidden, or ranged up the visa
of Broadway, with its double row OF flags floating from
tall Gags ais, paused TO view the throngs troop
ing up down the great thoroughfare TO catch sight
Of the expected military and the mind went pack 10
April day 1861 when similar decorations on every
housetop evinced the spirit OF the people; when
the streets resounded with the tramp OF regiments start
Ing Tor she national capital and when the great meeting
q, Union square first ''6red tho Northern heart" Tho
coincidence was TOO striking not to be noticed; too
Impressive to be felt The good citizen oreahed
prayer the parallel might not go farther and sought
for the most hopeful Of The but not with
out msgivng as 10 the lengths into which the passions
of men and parties too frequently may lead them.
Those who take part with Congress in the present
Misunderstanding between the Executive and the Logs
lature and who radical p their political sent-
ments declared the whole Of The Prssidspta
bold step the democratic nomination to his own sue
cession. Impeachment with them was now no longer
matter for hesitation 1t the proper consequence
| and punishment OF what is considered overt act
1t would bo unfair to the great masscs however, to
make such sentiments the opponents OF popular feeling
Behind the discussion Of the news yesterday might be
perceived the eobsr second thought Of the community
in opposition everything like extreme The
first fash the produced its excitement but as
the day there general relapse into de-
termination to do nothing hastily nothing that would
contribute fuel TO the fame OF discomfort tumult,
nothing that would be material to fire the angry possiors
OF those who too ready to cast aside all consdera
but those of party politics The time has
by, rather the mo has yet come, when par
| tisan questions involve the OF people in
dangerous quarrels The monarchica axicm that "the
king do no wrong has Its parallel with our nation
in the truer that 'the people always right
they will prove themselves the present crisis
The present question will receive its amicabe solution
their hands While the Ho,spurs and destructivss on
both sides ready to resort violence people
willing leave its adjustment to the coursthe proper
trbunal--and such the feeling with which the
was DISMISSED by them yesterday.
/ The manner which treated in differ
cnt localities may be gathered from the following re.
! cord
WALL STREET
its effects most vsbly Indeed, it was god
sen atcr the depressing monoiony OF the market dur
ing the pas, week. and formed good test Of the strength
Of the respective combavc powers Of tho species Of
animals constituting Its dealers. The question
exciting during most hours Of the morning but the
fluctuations OF the market in these days longer
what hey used TO be in other daysa reliable index OF
tho pubic stabiya change due to the wholly specu-
| latve nature Of its transactions Even with all tho
exaggerated disturbance that the market received, the
rise in gold not such portend very serious
results from the crisis far 1T least the signs thereof
were interpreted by those ~ho had absorbing in
terest as pecuniary stake. At
Tfs AsroR
there little discussion OF tho topic. This steady old
hoserc and its conservative guests seemed wholly
excited the at Washington, and the news
toys rucbed vainy through lts halls, crying out the
latest developments OF ths ~raugle at the capital A,
the doorway and on The street. however. there
exception The great plaza around the lower portion OF
the city Hall Park q fruitful field for the newsboys
with thor extras and the words johnson, and
Stanton and Thomas'' frequently resounded upon
the ear from lps tnat were pronouncng comments
upon tho ttuaton. Tho conversations were animated
but not excited. vohemenec Of opinion seemed con.
fired 10 ths Office and the club Al least was
not visible in the street
THE ST. NICHOLAS
pursued the even tenor Of ts way, although s guests
discussed the news eagerly anybody else. BY
midday, however, had passed away topic Of con-
versston and business questions took its place almost
exclusively. 1be same remarks will apply to
the METROPOLITAN,
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