New-York tribune., 1869-01-08

scems stained when Its beams fan upon such hdeous
ucliness ., l., A., ,, .,,, d,v of trans
e,eser and irdlicus. On that day the police conIs
presents I6re reyoiing spectacle tan Oh @"S and the
gitses ave iho iclf: for then that vast class
~ % 81 in ~rest cities who 1.-Two from hand 20 mouth
from tine runi-slOp TO the poorhouse, IL iEht p
who seek rsa@90H re- I ber naso and fal into tho
nro hnndTed and more cases Of drunkenness row
dyisn fghtirg and wifcbeating are disposed Oh Oh ou
div morning hg Justice Dowing at the rate OF one or
two ner niinutc. The blackcned and boodshot eyes
boofy and bloated faces ragged and qlveiing iofhs
rrpulf i've features, mis- sbapen by generations ol "oo
doire viii hau8t yUu long after your VISIT 10 me c1u
pol}rous exercises held there, too. Religion IN
s1ch place Is liko Tceco In Pandcronuin: Ise eXer
o. ,yia nc form IS observed, the soul OF huDmnyls
errhcd the sisters OF Chariiy-trny such at all tiies
,Leir enestncss lend little halo TO the places but the
ProtcstaI. worship, progressing amid tic tIias ana IN
The shadow of tic cycr.shadowed Tombs.
The suggestions presented by the author in tho
closing chapter of his volume bear q more cheerful
nsuect than many of his portratures of New-forK
life which would almost lead the reader to imagine
that the inscription upon the Gates OF Hell as re-
corded by Dante was equally applicable to the Me
tropoltan City But SO far from connse!ing the
abandonment of all hope" Mr. Browne indulges IN
many pleasant prophecies of its future destiny AS
he casts its horoscope, Hew-York is steadily growing
better Ii has visibly improved within hlteen, even
within fen wears The teeth OF lawles5 rowdylsm
have been filed down. The municipal governments
is not wholly to be despalred of. With falth OF pre-
ternatural energy, he the timo coming "hei
every corrupt judge and dishonest councilman VIZ
La driven from Office Manhattan lsi'lhu' Nv
vondcr then that tbcro will bc Drawer men ana
ter ,vopep and the spirit of pure Nature VIII 30
ot.r into them that they will be inwardy and out
-r,,v transforlncd.r Mr. Brownies visions of the
milcpnial glory in Ncw-YorlH even surpass the
dreams of Miller in his highest flights OF Second AL
vent enthusiasm. The wrctchod slums, tho VIC
dens the loathsome tenemcnts will he banisbed from
The town All the streets viii DO clean. All the
bouses wholesome. The parks and squares viii DO
Glled with happy people. We shall have streets OF
marble Onr libraries and galleries of art will bc the
wonder of tho world. Our population will bo clean'
yell-mannered advanced in liberal cultivation
in moral discipline in all tho graces and cnchant
ments Of social life. Every man will be noble every
woman lovely. every child an angel, md tho rough
barbarism which now prevails will give way to the
highest form of educated humanity New-loTk VIII
be the City Of the Beautiful and the lusrous eye OF
civilization. Whether the Coming Man viii smoke
OF drinl, wine is not disclosed by orr Apocalyptlc
Seer. But enough is foretod to inspire lively adj
miration of his prophetic gifts. With such purple
tinted hopes he must be n man of unbonnded diges-
ton Of sweetest blood OF heavenly peace OF mind OF
n deliciously serene conscience and with the tem-
perament not of q man, but seraph.