New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-24

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| LETrKR FROM NEW YORK.
new YoRk, August 1s, 1873.
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cially speaking, has been in statu quo. -The
watering-places on the shores of the States
Of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine;
the springs at fSshicnable resorts IN the
interior, and the everlastirg attractions Of
those ipimitable works of nature, the falls
/ of Niagara and the mountains Of New
Hampshire, have contributed to attract, as
usnal, cur leisureloying. scomfort,seeking.
/ noney-spending residents. .-4-ll
/ The wealthiest of our residents, as of
other places, no doubt, are jsuntinQ with
| their families or for business purposes
across the Atlantic ocean and over Europe.
| In this way, since the establishment of the
convenient and swift palace steamship lines
to the principal ports Of England, France
and Germany, muck money heretofore an
nually distributed in travel in the United
States has been expended in travel. seeking
health and sightseeing in those ancient
countries. The Developments made on the
Pacific coast during the last ten Or twenty
years have also melted the lovers Of travel
in that direction. But for railroad. acct
dents, steamboat explosions, and . busy
press. we should have little sensation for
the breakfast table or ''after dinner"
Our cussomhouse and President Grants
civil service seems to be in conflict just
now. The ''outs" insist upon urging the
Presidents policy, while the ''ins" do not
see the sense Of thus ''iaterrupting the pub
lie business"
It has so happened this summer that the
changeable weather has been untavorable
for the watering places, and unusually
genial toward New York. With the excep-
ton of very short term in the early part
of July, tho city has been decked in her
best colors; the hotels were never more
comfortable and the landlords never more
accommodating. The Park, with its bound
less, unequaled drives, its rich lawns, un-
dulating, besutified grounds, it's secluded
walks and charming lakes, the whole
embellished with the choicest works
Of statuary, never presented a
more magnificent, picturesque com
bination of nature and art. Nothwith-
standing the absentees TO Europe, the Pa
cifc and the local watering places alluded
to, the drivewsys and the walks Of the
Pork seem as lively as ever. Indeed it has
become to the traveller from the South aud
West az attractive as many of the other
prominent places visited. On Sunday
evening I observed distinguished citizen
Of New Orleans, clad in overcoar and be-
meath comfortable lap shawl. riding
through the Park in barouche, behind
pair of swiftfooted bays. The air was
.bracing, and the sun, just setting, pierced
the clonds to the zenith with its golden
arrows, while one hundred Moscows seemed
to reflect their red glare from all along the
Within . few days your collector, Mr..
Casey; your Judge, Mr.. Durell; your late
Governor, Mr.. Wsrmoth; one Of your fusion
congressman, General Sheridan, and other
representative men of the Crescent City
have been seen "doing the Park go
General Butler is again astride the politi-
cal horse. but whether it is 'war-horse,"
OF only one for ''civll service" remains for
the Republican State Convention of Massa.
chusetts to settle next month. The preli1n-
mary steps taken to frighten weak-back
Republicans, by the ornamental members
of the party, don't amount to much. Those
gentlemen, Mr.. E. lockwood Hoar Il Co.,
are useful to fill up LIST Of vice presidents,
and 81, upon the platform, at a State con-
vention, to give an air of dignity and re-
spectabiity to the occasion; but no such
men ever attend primary meetings in the
remote precincts Of the State, in the towns
and wards Of the city, where the delegates
to State conventions are elected. The
class of men who do attend these pri-
mary neetiDge, are the federal office
holders in the postof6ces, internal rev
enue, customhouses, navy yard, and other
departments of the public business.
These men, all over the State OF Massa-
chusetts, with few exceptions in Mr..
Dawes district, are very friendly to
General Butler, and are in favor Of his no.
mination in the Republican convention for
Governor. Judge Russell, tie collector Of
the port Of Boston, and General Burt, post
master Of that city, and most Of their sub
ordinates are working to secure General
Buffers nomination by the party. The
question is often asked by wiseacre class
of politicians, us President Grant for Gen.
eral Butler for Governor of Massachusetts, ?"
The correct fighting answer to that ques-
ton. from a plucky Massachusetts man,
would be that President Grant is not legal
voter in that State, and that it is none of
his business. But the humble pie" politi.
cal answer Of each Of these gentleman hold
ing President Grants federal Offices in that
State, is the stereotype response, i await
the decisi0n Of the convention at Worces-
ter" Such an answer TO one who is "a
miliar with the construction of q genuine
State Republican convention at Worcester,
is strikingly ingenious. As there is . con-
struction corporation IA "Credit Moblliey'j,
allied to every railroad company, 30
there is construction caucus connected
with every Republican State convention in
It meets at the principal |
hotel in Worcester (the Bay State House in
former years. the evening before the con-
vention assemblies. 1t provides for tenn
porary chairman, president, committees,
ard designates the men who at particular
fixed times shall rise in the convention the I
next day and make motions. These men
chiefly consist Of delegates to the conven-
ton or their friends who figured over the |