Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-03-13
Correspondence II t-e Free Press.
Letter from NeV Work.

Nf0 YnRK, March 81. 1865
Dear Free Pres'
Winter is undoubtedly a very good thing, but
it is possible TO have too much Of gool thing:
and winter lingering in the lap Of Spring. though
perhaps a good thing for winter isn't always SO
for Na'amselle Spring. 1t Is the depth Of win
ter here yet. though the last winter month bv
the calendar has gone after sticking it out longer
than any February for three years before. 1t Is
to be hoIel that March viii not fllsify the pro-
verb, but -u-taiu his old time reputation, and
ego ont Ikea lamb = for truly his coming in
has been leouiue enough. No roaring gently as
a sucking dove for him sand not laiy viii lift her
voice to say, ''lct him roar again, le; him rosr
again
SUNDAY morning was bright and fair, trcach-
erously $50. -,erybody went 20 church, for the
Sunday previous Wa, bitter cold; but by noon
large flakes of snow began to sail down, in the
night the wind rose, and next morning the fur-
Gus driving storm hal knocked all the poetry out
Of the silently dropping snow" Yesterday was
day worthy Of the Arctic regions. The city
was in bal condition enough before-rnore snow
has fallen here this winter than even with YOU in
Burlington and delightful As it may be in the
country, in the city good body Of snow is an
uumitigated nuisance. This winter it IS worse
than ever, for the unusual and steady cold has
frozen up many of the sewer openings and cul-
yerts, and what thaws have come have but in
creased the miserable condition Of the streets
The snow in the streets Of New York, in a day
loses its beautiful whiteues- and mixing with the
street mud becomes dirty mealy mass; then a
slight thaw softeus it into paste; the next change
Of weather freezes it solid, and with pickaxe and
shovel it is broken up and piled. till
Broadwaywith its heaps Of frozen mud Jumps looks
As if the city auth rities had been seized with
sudden determination to macailmize it from one
end To the other At once. Over ani around
these mudhill. go tilting the omnibusses and
carts, slowly grinding them down to meal again.
to be once more thtwei, frozen, piled up, and
again ground down
But it is almost with satisfaction that New
York continues 80 endure the evils that she has
in dread anticipation of that time To come, when
the slowly moving month. and steadily advanc
ing sun shall bring on the final th,w; when the
streets feeling the warmth before the frozen cul-
verts at all relax and open their flth swallowing
oorre. shall an FROM, 90, rl,..,.,.o 4 -. - ..t
a Shiny SEA, whence the leyiathans Of omnibusses
and carts plying therein shall hurl spouts Of
pasty mud over everything within reach; when
knee boots and india rubber coats shall be the
most fashionable wear; and taiors and dressmak-
ers make their fortunes replacing the spoiled
clothes which the welrers tear from of them in
disgust; when the despsei Loew bridge across
Broadway shall be the most thronged of all
thoroughfares, and the street clelning contractor
the best csrsel man in New York city. Oh, We
dwellers in the country, let no visions Of city de
lights then tempt you hither Wait till a four
if not forty day deuge has been sent in answer to
the prayers Of the mud stihed city, and washed
cumuation Of dirt and filth. But enough Of
this
- How about the impeachment trial - Is Of
course, or rather was, last week, the word in
every ones mouth There is little care or SYM
pathy expressed for President johnson by any
body whatever he has acted in this matter so
little by advice or knowledge Of the Democrats
that even they turn upon and despise him. ''We
care nothing for Johnson said one to me, the
other day, "all the Democratic party are anxious
for in the matter is to have the trial conducted
without undue haste and with proper regard to
the requirements Of the constitution and the laws;
not to have the Republicans by partisan fury and
indecent haste, disgrace Us as a nation"
The New Hampshire election Of next week has
always been invested with unusual signif-
canoe as the first OF the spring elections. Asa
closely contested State, the public always look
snxiously f',r the result in New Hampshire, aud