The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-08
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE OF
THE REGISTER.
New York and the Irish--A Remark
able City-TiItOn, Beecher and King
David.

NEW ORk, august -.
Editors of the Register.
The Dutch founded New York, but the
Irish rule it. On every hand we see the
solid evidences of the substantial race
who founded and for 50 many years
wisely governed Manhattan; but go
where YOU will, the sweet Irish brogue
now 9reets your ear, You hear 1t III the
CITY Hall; in the Court House; in the
street cars: in the hotels; in the counting
house; in the dining rooms; in the kitch-
en-; in the nursery: The Irish levy our
taxes-and spend them. The Irish make
our municipal laws-and execute them.
The Irish form our mobs-and the Irish
police suppress them. The Irish grade
our streets. make our magnificent
parks, build our railroads; and
the Irish drive our elegant private
equipagcs and our public stages and cars.
The Irish cook our dinnerS-and Irish
servants serve them. The Irish nurse
our wives in childbirth, and train our
children in infancy. The greatest mcr-
chant-the richest millionaire in New
York, is an Irishman; and so is the poor
est hod-carrier and the lowest rowdy.
Not therefore, nor in spite Of this fact,
do ! say that New York is II wonderful
city; and yet it is most wonderful. But
Il little over two and Il half centuries ago
Hcndrick Hudson. who had been sent
to find the much sought, but never
found. northwest passage to the East
Indies. sailed in past Manhattan Island,
and found it covered with rank forest
and IL strange and savage tribe. AT that
time London was II great city;
Paris Wa, great city, yet
New York, today, surpasscS
each of them in many things. For in
stance, London has no such street Us
Broadway; Paris has no such newspaper
aS the WcroLd; London has no such
preacher as Bcccher nor has Paris so
p.tiful II poltroon as Tilton.
By the way, what great thing for the
newspapers has this filthy scandal been.
1t has sold more papers by tcn-fold than
did any event Of our late war; more by
twcnty-fold than did the fire which near
" blottcd from the face of the earth the
most wonderful city the earth ever saw;
more by twcnty-fold than did the start
linz announcement of the assassination
of Il much beloved President. Every
person who reads, of whatever politics,
sect or sex, has dcvOured all that has
come in his way upon this sub
ject. Think you WAS there such
IL commotion in Israel when King
David seduced the wife of Uriah What
did the newspapers say about that event?
Did they demand that the good Prophet
should cease prophesying? Did they
clamor for the sweet singer to "hang
his harp upon the willows, and forge the
intellectual and spiritual pleasure Of
writing sacred edition of his charming
Psalms? Not at all. BUhcmianS were
not then at the helm. After this little
episode in David'> life he composed many
of his sweetest and most valued songs.
If Il man make one rnisStcp, shall his
usefulness be forever destroyed? Shall
long and wcll-spcnt life go for naught?
Shall great and well earned reputation
go for nothing?
Judging from such surface indications
a> meet the eye and ear Of Il stranger, l
conclude that Mr.. Bcccher is believed in
by the Brooklyn people. The Edgte, the
Democratic paper, which represents the
wealth and responsibility of Brook VII
| may say represents the people of
Brook YIN, for it has larger circulation
than any afternoon paper i'll the United
States, stands by Bsccher; while the
.hyjtS new paper, mere adventure,
has seized hold of Tilton and become the
server for his nauseouS spcwings in order
To bring itsclfint" notOricty.
New York is dull. l never saw il so
dull before. There are few strangers in
town, and only portion of these here
are here to buy goods. An occasional
from the extreme South is met
with. and now and then one from the
wcst-thr former prcdominating. The
hotels are hardly doing enough I" justify
keeping open. y.