Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-20
EDITORIAL oosarsrosoENcs.
NATIONAL Horn, Nav YonE.

OF Gotham not. however. without feeling aecus-
TONED To the mighty hustle than when here eish,
ten days ago. Having made short bat most agreeable
soourn oi week In Bosonduring which WAS good
fortune with much kind attention from Ut
citizens, took leave OF that prosperous City Saturday
night last and reached New York early ihs next morning
by Steamboat The mp, for the most part, was pleasant
enough, tor time occupied in slumbcrng until with
IN short distance OF this place but Notwithstanding
reached here in good condition myself. hardly
much Tor part OF wardrobe which was unfortunately
stored away baggage crate that fell overheard Nor
wch Conn. There is Kind OF wearing apparel which
much improved by being Immersed in water but in this
case. the water being salt aud the clothes woolen
hsrdly be said hNsn improvement brought about
Besides myself there good Others who suffer
ell by the accident although the whole OF the baggage that
went overheard restored the The injury
the baggage being result pre- much ct eareesness the
passengers entitled TO remuneration
for the losses they had wi,h the damaged condition
OF their Clothes and therefore, several Others and myself
called upon the President OF the Company owning the
boat and effected compromise though m TACT the Com.
psuy have done the thing handsomely should have held
itself responsible tor all losses instead OF only part
Though away from Lowell aud its Factories, the writer
il strongly Prepossessed in their favor and cannot iocgO
the pleasure o again adv ertng their prosperity bv cal
ling upon - Lowell as II is, and Lowell
was" and also introduce the reader the extracts
toned IN previous letter. book OF the Rev. WIN.
Scoresby. Vicar OF Bradford. YORKSHIRE Ne EnslanJ-
Il will he remembered that the Rev. gentleman whom
refer visited Lowell aud the Factories aboat Twelve
months since and afterwards returned TO England. where
he delivered a course Lectures the subject OF Am.
Factories" For the interesting work from which
my be COPIED. am indebted TO the Hon.
Abbo, Lawrence, Of Boston, Who kindly presented with
it, aud $50 rendered other valuable the imPo5.
subject OF Amenean industry and enierprEe. To shew
what the lecturer took upon the subject OF Ae
Factories and their female Operatives he hiss publish
Cd his Lectures which contained book of l36 pages
IL has also been reprinted in this country and WILL uus
be excessively circulated throughout the Union, but
particularly hope. may be thrown the hands Of such
politicians have Teen the haai, vt misrepresentns the
CONDITION the Factory Operatives the uni,ed States
Whyu, being able, course. copy grea, deal from
TINS work. shall rnieGyor take such
directly tie poinithe superiority OF American
Operatives those Of other IL may be
ieiesung however. give the hs.ry OF Lowell,
presented me heaters these lectures, 10y the Rev. Mr.
Scoresby lie SAYS Little than twenty years sgo
tue place where Lowell stands was but arm and vii
derne-s small factory. indeed. erected upon the
Merrmse< the year le3, beng the fist attempt ap.
ply these favorable the promotion y manutac-
SO humble tie aucnpt that the whole OF
the OF factory, stated have been 5000
dollars scarcely 600 guineas But the great advantages
OF the power Tor profitable enterprise being fully do.
ierminei companies formed and their objects
covered with buildings, crowded with pnpula,on"-
such the beginning OF Lowell and her factories aud
such might be tie rapid progress Ut Manchester and Rich
mond. people wruc but open lheir eyes the
p0gtancr VI acton-acuon
After abiding To- the Capital Stock 81 several Com
pAaie-. aHi the time Of their commencing operations
winch N paI gwen OF my letters, the Lee
zoe. ~ sa, AIuns with the yaroa- Mills OF
eseveral Corporations, from two i've having been built
I M % 4 Of fhff
structures, Tor dwelling hous -, warehouses; shops Hotels
with Churches and Other Pl5hc buildings and 10 these
added number Ol appropriate places io' carrying
other manufactures besides Cotton, with ali the
OF rrecions called Tor by the trade the city aud
Tor the accommodation OF IA population" TINS have
copied sh.W NV natural the improvement OF aUy
place FaeIlres erected employ large number
OF operatives 1t be supposed certainly that the
result establishing Manufactures will be merely to build
lev work shops and pace the machinery aud hands
.tk them but. eOnrnj. absolute consequence
other pursuits ~ spring IN Iae place where those
TOTES "a operation. How easy, inen woud a. be Tor
people Of Virginia and Of the South, have towns
eiIiss established the Manufacturing regions
of the North. To give tarIho. evidence oi the rapid
growth ct Lowell. Manufactures were established
there mere stat, c population oi that city three d-
periods, Viz Ia 1881, tie population Of Lowell
GAIA in 1870 Il 7yj and 10 lsII 1t was IS 600.
70 what l!en, This RAPID Increase be attributed un
less Ae e-mb oi Manufactures giving wora &,
thousands OF industrious l.e>and females from the c1un
/ tyi
| Ia a,udns . the general appearance OF Lowell the
Reyd gentleman have struck a. tue presen,
has, regard all the New England towns with
the fresh and clean, looking houses which the
~ every direction iic then says ave proceeded after
reaching the Dspo Of the factories, that might
the factory workers they their dinners
Aud stranger twas interesting ght Several hun
3 -. -. d.
the VI Ills Immediately their ye~ altogether very orderly
their aud very respectable their appearance
They neatly dressed and clean in their persons many
with their hair NIGEL, arfang't 4, and few with flow
ing in carefully CURED fngs;s All wore, being the lie g,
summer, light calico covered bonnet or sort of ca
cche large enough 10 the face, and with d, pend.
curtain q shield the neck and shoulders Many Of
them wells, and carried silk parasOl.. by no
few exceedingly well looking more paid
thln he factory gir' with u and generally light figure
There not the lh,e appearance o bodness OF yu
glry the contrary, very becoming pfopriety and re-
s3ecabIiy OF manner approaching with geneel-
They had Tar GO ref.ehmen's their
boarding houses, VIII en- them lodged beng
generally contiguous TO tho factories wherein they were
employed. No such thing Is amoaR the young
women Of Lowell a. rudenes., and very rarely, believe.
anything like leyiiy, mmJ5e,y, the streets Here
Them find the lecturer holding up hc Factory Gih.'
OF Lowell as examples to those of his county, and
before whom his Lectures delivered. lie spenk.
another pare Of ms DISCOURSE Of the beautifully arranged
grounds about the factories and refers to the fresh snI
pretty flowers which many ~ the "gs" have arranged in The
windows u their workshops. Tie Reyd gentleman alluded
particularly the thoughtful mood in which he discover
ed some II The grs they engaged Their work.
aud a.sp during the Of his lecture introduces ~
h- h.are, number OF from clever productions
U inc FACTORY GUl.' which appeared ifrm tine 10 time
30 the Lowell Offering II says, I've have tic uls II
the thoughts VI many Of tHom priHtcdyes! printed ~
periodical called the Lowell Offering" Here De- inifoJn
two stories extracted from "Mud among the
Spndes," which cannot copy tor want Of room. n
also, in the course Of hs lecture introduces many extracts
from the "Lowo Oh,fing" and dwcIs upon their beauty
while he the asks those before him. which o
factory operatives could write such description and
'ioD Yet why should rhey noti' IN th, u would
secm he ha. dsooy,f,d interesting feature uud y,fy
naturally r'grcH 'ini h' female operatives Of his own
country, l 80 laf short Ut those at lowell regifd O, n-
tI.fftu4I 1rcorun,tsLusuta Tbs., noel, mn.