Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-05

UsusoSs UVe"ss --'V. = X - ~ fiI
Of psln;us Of n tram, ous most infa-
mcds (slseboodt sv6jch W shall IKE
|,he IIbsrty 10 correct. On tbe moro
ling bsfors this s6xir happened. tbe|
|noise Of which bids fair to dtows ell
| the cotton miIb 10 the state; small
party Of ladies' and gentlemen 10 the
|towu ofWarssn, having desire 70 pay
i visit to Fsli River, procured u packet
and gratifed that desire. Some Of them
had never been inside Of = cotton Rsn-
ufactory, nor had they any desire to 80
unless it was perfectly agreeable to the
owners they did not wish 10 intrude 10
theleast had no desire TO break estab-
lshed rules or common customs;most Of
them had friends III the village, who did
not seem to think them very urc'O'l
when they honoured them With their
visits in Warren. whatever their iccl-
ings might be when visits were re-
turned they would sooner have died
in total Ignorance Of throst!es, pickers
anil double speeders, than have caused
one single lock Of cotton to be removed
from the cost Of the overseer in anger !;
they would sooner have gone to the
grave as ignorant OF cotton spindle as
though Arkwright had never lived, than
diminish one jot or one title from the
authority with which the agents are for
Il season clothed. As it happened how
ever they did 60 to a mill TO witness the
operalion ofmachinery the party stop
ped at the. door, and gentleman des-
patched 10 get permission 10 enter the
building. which he obtained from per-
son in the second story who he sup
posed to be the over,eer, but who from
the gentleman-like conduct he display
ed, we prusume was not. The party
inrw enterer one room, viewed the
works as long as they wished and left
it without moles'ation the next room
they entered was the seat Of govern
nent-the place from whence author
ity eminated to all parts Of the mill
the stopping place from which they
could not depart without acknowledging
that authority. When the overseer
beheId their entrance, he did not, by
word or look hin. that their presence
was disagreeable--he thought 6t 10
transpose his title and seeouer their en-.
| trance there was not a male or female
in the company who would not have
withdrawn Immediately and apologized
for entering, at his slightest nod ; but
no, says he--you came here at your
own leisure and you shall go back at
mine. When he saw them fairly in"
he lockedthe door was this doing as
he should do ? as he would be done by I?
instead of informing them they were
intruders he made them double their
trespass. We know that factory agents
have an undouL,ed right to make their
Sn rules and enforce them we know
that cotton mill is no place for loun-
gers and why did not this overseer or
der them pei emptorily OH. OF the build
ing--there would have been no COM
plaint-uot a murmur would have been
lisped; they would have taken it as a
favour. Visiting factories is poor busi-
ness at best for if one does succeed
in gratifying his curiosity without losing
his liberty, it is ten to one but he gets
frightened out Of his seven senses. by
some grim visagc or other, which seems
to say eel guess you don't know that
all these little boys aud girls mind my
beck and cringc at my frown."
We may be interfering with that which
!. is none Of our business, bnt we think diff
ffercn'ly our own citizens were con
cerned. The Journal has taken tn,
: liberty to rub our shins a little on thu
: subject. and that paper is ten miles far
thes west than are we.
ease
! Fires-Dnring the past week mum
ber Of attempts have been made TO fir
: the town of Providence, which hav'