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Mr.. EDITOR: This metropolis has long
borne the unenviable distinction of being ci-
ty of vice and immortality, unequalled by any
in our country; and although, to great eI-
tent, have been carried away by public opin-
ion; yet, willing at all hazards to vindicate the
place of my birth, have sought excuses to
extenuate, if possible, this broad accusation.
The periodical tides Of population, that flow
into our city at each successive session of Con-
gress, from the larger cities of our Union,
bring with them the habits and passions which
characterize city life. The larger portion of
these visitors being strangers, without the COM
mon restraints which bind them at home launch
off, unconcerned, to riot in the luxuries and
gayetes that are spread before them. Thus
with the passions and appetites ungoverned,
unbridled, without any permanent object be-
bauch; and, supposing themselves unknown,
are regardless Of their reputation. And, al
though an apparent show of decency is thrown
over their conduct, to hide its defects yet, the
loose neglected garb Of intemperance and de-
bauchery, hangs in dishevelled drapery, expos
ing the shame. Now, the effect of this irregu-
lar morality, after the tide flows back, and
leaves our city in the interim of Congress,
peaceful and quiet--is, that our youth, and
even our more sedate and settled craniums,
having been drawn into the vortex of disspa-
ton, are loath to give up the pleasing excite
ments, which have decoyed them from their
more rational and moral pursuits. Thus, it
will appear, that these extraneous circumstan-
ces, combine TO demoralize our otherwise
comparative virtuous population.


Since the outset Of the Temperance Refor-
nation, | am proud to subscribe to the fact,
that much Of the decentralization, which blur
red the pure fame of this burg, has been wiped
of; and that assurances are many, that still
wider circulation of moral tendencies are being
in progress. PHILo.