The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-30
YORK HERALD SATURDAY AUGUST So l87s-TRPLE SHEET

vdual freedom, people alive to the sense OF what
they are and what they win be. and STOCK OF DO.
total Of the three Countries
thought them calmly watching and sereney col
similar shoals and pitfalls. Your
ARTICLES ON CAEsARIsM
WOKE me Rp from these pleasant dreams; articles
written With all the adornments OF language, with
30 mucn political wisdom aud i0rethOuRht with q
cogency OF reasoning and persistency OF purpose,
continued with SO much Iervor and zeal and re.
sponded 70 rom al the quarters BY all the news
n Inc states which nowso%uch differ
gravity OF the alarm and danger to the liberty OF
the people; articles which SO much agitated .
London, feil dead on the ears OF the people Of the
city Oh New YORK. the most important OF the Union.
Surely, Mr.. Editor was not prepared FOR thts and
was most dtsagreeably surprised at SO singular
LANDED IN NEW YORK
qetermineo 70 see everything In r0sewater c0lors.
told the cabman to drive me TO the hotel recon-
formant was right The first thing that made me
open ms mouth wide as possible was the claimants
demand nn iqr iare.SS eo@ior distance traversing
Ing TWO shillings at drst, but afterwards took
care to pay only one. paid him. vowing to myself
taken good care to avoid single carriages, and
when am forced to take them have always make
four miles Tor 81 round the Central PARK, which
Is, or course, cheap, until found out cheaper
mode to drive double the distance IN company Tor
twenty-five cents. Why, md now New York
very cheap pace indeed, and can spare lesson
or two 60 Q new conner.
Everything here transcribed my expectations.
the commercial energy, enterprise and activity,
the g0-aheadatveness the speculative element,
and tie se ", or no interval saHen bstween tn
conception ana execution. surprised me beyond all
bounds. In the first two days thought the people
somewhat too reserved but on the very frst intro
ducti0n the reserve melted into warmth. Nothing
In my eyes seemed and stall seems to surpass
with which they furnished me the information
asked. But one extraordinary thing remarked
ss as the nsrs and
tune The falling are not here looked down upon,
the rising not looked up to with envy The ups
fallen may rise and the risen may fall.
in self seems TO carry the day here lone has lost
all put confidence IN self, why, he can begin the
world again tomorrow. or even to-day. He gene
rally here looks around him and calculates on his
Singers the men OF the highest note In fortune ana
fame; he finds the majority OF them had commenced
be surely less than them not to succeed in the
same path. Enthusiasm and spirit OF rivalry
goad HIM on. and, why, there he goes moving.
burden easy to roll alter the strain OF the first pull
The surrounding circumstances and the surround
first pioneer In opening that district OF wealth,
ana there ne Is now rolling In millions)
develop the of Che Country SO fast ana so
marvellously saw three gentlemen at the hotel
settling railway project OF about 200 miles over
bottle Of wine. 10 my surprise was told by one
OF them eight days alter, ut all right" and the
contract for construction was already given away
at SCI 900 mile. o. course the survey OF the road
was taken before, but nucleus was wanting and
that was supplied IN week.
was supplied with every information with
alacrity, and often was agreeably surprised to
them go out OF the way 10 do me a service. the
greatest popularity about them the absence OF
envy.
Some time after nv arrival commenced probing
the political TOPICS and all seemed rather shying
nS taSM e 70 me sesmed confused
places. They showed an amount OF ignorance In
the knowledge Of foreign politics to me perfectly
the grea tness OF the people that did not take TINS
III bad light; on the contrary, put tue most avor
these people to With s ana
quarrels OF the Old World Are they not secure
in all they want, have they not attained the Olym-
plan height OF freedom, and do they not enjoy IL?
~ GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Your first article on C@sarism read in bed, and
1t at once put me into fever heat. rose up and
hastily dressed myself. expected to see every
American gesticulating In and out OF hotel at the
expected to near OF Indignation meetings and
party protests In few days expected to
DOWN. 10 %s
was calm and quiet. was at q loss to account Tor
IT, began looking out for anybody knew OF that
might have talk with him upon the subject
uppermost In my thoughts. At last pitched upon
u
Q. Have you read tine article on Casarisma I
think you run great pocai danger It Is
We know what we are about; and yet where
is the harma One man Is a. good as the other
He seemed to me very cool indeedi managed
to bring another to converse on the same topic
He said-sit is the business Of the politicians and
not ours. They are paid for It, My dear fellow, let
us mind our own business. Things VIII take their
course and shape themselves accordingly
Articles followed articles-the newspapers OF the
country confessed the gravity OF the alarm, and
emit. Then and then only 1t struck me that people
SO energetic, practical far-seeing and calculating
m Tue aeveiopmens o. personal we wealth ana re-
emit to the future OF their liberty and deaf to the
trumpets OF alarm sounded In their ears. must
UNDERCURRENT OF DISQUALIFICATION
running through them. ! began to look around
NIT the following obscrvations:-
Frst-Peliticians aud on1clals are growing up into
aseparate and powerful caste, and the Indifference
Of the proper guides OF public opinion allows It TO
work up and manage as 1t peases the lower strata
OF public opinion.
classes to ali subjects savorng Of politics IS silently
but surely growing up.
Thsrd-They think aa4
KS POLITICS A KIND OF STOCK EXCHANGE
Ia which members alone can enter and per-
sonaly participate in tue transactions. II Is open
mum and fee and exertns Of certain influence.
Those who are not experienced In its manipula-
ti0ns may better not NEEDLE with 1t, but 60 about
their ways. 1t does not Interfere In other peoples
business why should they interfere in Its businessS
F0urtt-There have sprung up ~
A GENERAL LUST AND CRAVING FOR WEALTH:
q desire In everybody for an accumulation Of the
largest wealth In the shortest time, and reckless
ness OF means to an end. No sacrifice Of personal
People call sharp man clever man and man OF
talents; rich man, great man.
FUJh-There Ii ftt
A GENERAL TENDENCY OF sHYING AND GROWING
AT THE RESPECTABLE ASSUMPTION OF EQUALITY
BY walters servants ana capmen. One gentleman
tmpertinence OF our servants. Or course 1t is not
20 in your country. am myself averse to such
ike It; they only assert their rights as men and
equals. and that dignifes them IN my eyes. am
returned, "Perhaps you are new to it--noveIty has
its charms, bus will soon wear on. For my part,
hope we shall have soon done with itv 10 me,
significant. It was the growing desire OF excu-