New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-27

Mother to thee turn
Ny balm yet fingers in thy tranquil eyes
Tbv voice is rnusic-and The hearts low wall
Hears IL, and thinks thou art an angel pale
And life Paradise.
Mother TO thee turn
NV heart grows weary and my pulse decays
But oh If mingled in lifes stormy tide,
can but toll then slumber at thy side.
Mine will be happy days
February l6. 1886.
Trim 70 LovelI-Boston Observation-Disclosures
Col. Hatch, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
EEw.BEpFoRD Feb 10, 1916
Nh GREELEY: After lapse of six months |
have had the pleasure of again visiting the Amcri-
can Manchester" Lowell and find all my former
impressions OF the place confirmed Ii IS indeed
CITY OF wonderful growth for Its age and Is one OF
the proudest tokens of NewE England enterprise and
muniGccnce Little change has occurred save the
neerinp no of "few more" brick and granite TEN
niles dedicated ever and anon TO The Genius OF In
dustry who amid The dia of the roaring river and
aln,os, numberless spindes besses and consecrates
the spirit Of toll. One is ashamed OF dIeness, can
only tolerate with pity beggar In rags and feels
deep strong contempt for the pride that scorns Ia
bor when he walks among so many busted hands
and hearts such mingled triumphs of mind and
matter and eees far hence and away, the product OF
this shuttle and loom dom fulfilling behesl higher
than all bloody victories. So, FIVE would but own
il. has labor been most noble thing in ali time.
The vestures Of the peasant, The shepherd, the
forgcr Of iron and the axman should long since
have been grated on the insignia OF natons 1t only
to perfect their greatness How mean are the Kings
and human butchers aud those buzzards called No
bles W no fatten the spoil OF war and famine,
when behold the swarth brows OF that host, who
have feled the forests, plowed the fields, reared
the cabins, palaces temples land, Oh, sadly tempted
or driven the walls and towers that made them
slayes) and even in the front OF toll or danger,
wrought the elements 10 human beauty, or laid down
their lives in defensive battles Like almost every
New. England town of considerable size, Lowell
abounds in associations tor the intellectual and moral
training Of ALL be they rich or poor and poor with
health temperance and industry no one can remain,
though he come into this mountain atmosphere
with all the filth OF the old world. The Mechanics
Lyceum q fine large building erected purposely Tor
the benefit of all classes, is the best in Lowell, and
has beside its Lecture-room, large reading room
and Laboratory and through the entire winter sup
ports n weekly course Of lectur e. by the most dis
iinguished men in The country While was there
I luckily heard the strong and eloquent Emerson.
II is not in New England az with you here lectures
hold first rank and draw the best audiences and
than your Dc Meyers and Ole Bulls. To our as
vet uncuSurcd people. they speak better, plain
.r and more desirable language; and sensible phi
losophy, happily. is more palntab!c now than Music
and the Arts. Those finishing appliances New
England will add when her base 10 firmly laid. |
also had the pleasure while in Lowell of meeting
with the able Editor OF the Courier, Mr.. Schouler,
for the past two years q member OF the H0usc oil
Representatives. He is thorough bred Yankee.
and helps fold his own papers, having tho proud
o.; Of with
being too proud TO wrap and paste them Tor dlsrl-
button He favored me with report, which, as
Chairman Of Special Committee he made last
year in reference TO petition from large number
of girls in the Lowell factories, asking reduction
of The hours of labor. The Committee went from
Boston 10 Lowell and thoroughly examined the
whole ground and as definite reasons couid be
given and sustained in favor oil legislative action, the
petition was returned One of the reasons given
for not granting the petition from lis brevity and
point extract:
THAT law limiting the hours OF labor. ii enacted
all should be of general nature That it should apply
individuals coparnershps MS well as to corpora
tonB Because, If II is wrong to labor more than ten
hours In corporation 1t also wrong when applied to
individual employers and your Committee are not aware
that more complaint can justly be made against ncorpo.
rated companies regard TO the hours Of labor than can
be against individuals or copertnershps But II VIII be
said in reply 10 this that corporations the creatures
of the Legislature, and therefore the Legislature
control them In this as IN Other matters This 10 GER
t!n is but your Committee so farther than
this and that not only corporations suhect to the
control OF the Legislature hu. individuals als and
should appear that the public morals the physical
condition tho social wel.being of society endan
gered from this from any then would
be In the power and would be the duty of the Legisa
ture to interpose Its prcrogattve to avert the evil
There is before the Legislature petition
signed by 200 girls asking the same as before with
slight notifications; what Its fate will be l cannot
The charges in the former petition OF unhealth
iness from the excess of labor were found to be
false; and farther it was proven by many witnesses
called from names the petition, that the general
health OF the operatives was improved by the regu
ary OF labor, diet, &c. as connected with the fac
tories, besides very many who work by the piece
would prefer the hours heightened, and many who
signed the petition admitted that i, was done 10
please those who called on them soliciting their
names not because they wished for change. But
admitting that the time is too long il should IN my
opinion, be the business OF the General Government
10 regulate the hours Of labor TO one standard
through the whole Union so that Massachusetts fac
tories for instance need NOT be ruined under ten
hour system. by those OF New Hampshire. or some
other State which tolcrateS thirteen hours Such
would be the inevitable result and capital would
flock 10 those places where most time was allowed
IAN work and no play. or rather no recreation, is
doubtless great evil, though quite as often sought
as enforced but since the evil is general in this
country lei not the remedy be partial one. For
tunstey, the operatives at Lowell with slight eXcep
tons are not driven to this toll. They come from
an average of eighty miles distant, from pleasan.
valleys and hresides for q few months, 10 secure
means which are not accessible al home. Earnest
of heart, rudy of check and determined in pur-
pose they seize the prottered gauntlet and win ;he
desired stake, then away again to the hills and dels
and the last thing they curse IN after days will
be the factories Of Lowell-But [ must back 10
Boston. Here, though the weather is fine, there is
bat little business astir, and less OF Some ex
element prevails among the swell mob TO see
Tirrell and il has come to be fact that criminals
are more looked to than true, honest men. The
tone of Correspondence w ashinSton on the Ore
gon Question has not helped the market in any par
ucular. and Mr. Buchanan's course or Mr.. Folks
may be- is widely reprehended. Disbursements
mere arc enough in all conscience. The greatest
wonder We have heer trea,,d m wac Tho - Rocks