New-York tribune., 1841-07-12


81 o oc (,or.oc,on. Distress and Ruin which have
rwed 7, vyoud have saved the Credit Of the States from
Pr,,,ron 90 it will now contribute greatly that
Cedjr Il you'd have given State several Nil
lions beside the portion she received diminishing much
tho amount Of her Debt would haze curbcd the unbeunded
extravaganza Federal Government during the last
or x years Of the discarded dynasty-But
vain regrets: Esough that the Land Bill Is almost
TAN t. become av, and that It's provisions haze been
turcd improved by and consideration As have
th, bi any LocoFoco paper except the Jonrna
Of Commerce. ask ends place the hands Of
the People. 1t must be generally approved.
WHAT SHALL. BE DONE FOR THE LADOpER'
The mighty ehange within century in to Intellectual con-
don the great abong Mass of mankind throughout the
larger half of the civilized world has sufficiently arrested
attention. Such changes gradual-progressiye-
nosoicsspspable only the discerning. but the less
vast stupendouS in consequences. Within
century the Laboror has ceased be Machine
power and become cgence-ho sngor Tole merely
he has become Thinker lIe may still spend hi, best
erg..s in doing anoher mans bidding, but he does
blnJy a slave but for lie Is different bca,
from his Shallow philosophers wonder why
worlds histories say little Of hc Common People
know ing that History records not what viii but what
j, nohiug WORT. recording. The People, called Of tho
ancient Republics only and poorer
Arocracy tan thai of other nations. The whose
a nccasing toll Gei the graiarics of Greece and Rome
were counted among them. These practically aud
e general accepation but higher order Of Lcasts o
burden.
flc Laborer Of our day, with itt' regard his employ
men. IS MN. H. reads his newspaper in tie morning
AMI is the eyenug oen attends Lccar, I.yceua. Poili
Lawyer the Landlord eqaI(as why should lc .o;!)
and with them discusses amilarly the Cnroncy, the Fo
cg News the Proceedings i'll Congtess, other topic
cf general concern lie inquiries eur.iesty How vi! Ills
measure aac; the pubIc interest what viii &c is influence
on ,ay welfare e collects facts, oal cndeaNors 20 form
an, auartnl judgement. We do not all abocr,
o thus but many d., aud hcse give others who are
silently gradually learning profit BY lhe,r example. VIII
no class Public Opinion electric, potential than
among those who live by their daily toll.
Let any nun who doubts this consider oi The
Temperance Reformation IN our day and specially tic
impulse which has been given by the Washington So
ciety Such renovation would have been morally lmposs
ble century ago Consider tia, half dozen drnkards
casually assembled in Baltimore groghop have here on
foot Reorro which States aad Clcrchcs-ihe wcan,
the pioa the benevolent the powc....-iavc 81 -g!r
10 fue or 70 purpose We speals of the reclamation
dlunksrtls. Il is nearly nre- yaat5 since pro-
clajmel in Temperance r,g. Is ta The Reformation
Druakords hopecss-a that be done presciye
the yet unloia,ed from the poison. Yet wia, do see
Five hrgdred who few months since rolling it
cutters abusing their families, and poisoning the air with
Jhe foul exhan,iors rcadirg the land Apostle
OF Temperance! They restored, redeemed purified
each living witness OF the praccabity and blessings
of Reform Thousands thousands have been arrested
men, and are proudly marshacd in the ranks of Ten
perance. Aud this work, doubt will go uni
Intoxicaon with it, long train Of iends crimes and squo
lid niserie=, swept from tho land
And This brings 10 view the immediate the
ouestian We are consderrgWha shall be done for the La
borer Thousands thousands renouncns the deadly
cur with all beguing soce,ie and what shall take Its
place. What shall engros the hours and the thoughts they
have hitherto given drining and the society which
introduced them They vegetac in harsnnes nn
thinking unemployed;he mental well physical e>
ci,emeut TO which they accustomed arbids IT. What
shall take Its place We answergmater facilities FOR and
indictments to Intellectual Culture The Reading Room
the Scientific Lecture the Lyceum the Library. must be
everywhere provided and every where thrown open free
air to all who viii improve the advantages they offer The
wealthy, the planthroph, the gifted everywhere
open their the ,oing the needy, the knowledge
seeking until their every is satisfied The community
itse acting through its political organization must provT
INC facilities if they otherwise offered In our own
city, og Instance ,hc:c should he provided Ward
House in each Nari. with I.octure-R Room Reading
Room Library. und every intellectual attraction and aid
for ,he great body OF tie People They should be invited
assemble there for aicab discussions Political and other
wise and ~ mutual improvement and profit. A part OF
each could be appropriated Elecoss when needed
Such building, however humble. would form point Of
non aa intellectual iouatan oi light and pro.
ress whose nioe, woud be speedily bencccn,y felt 70
M darkest corner of the world The example once ,c,
youd be universally inflated. anil Free Lyccus df
fused throughout the land.
We have exceeded our appointed limits, Vet barely passed