The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-03-06
Editorial Correspondence. J
LOWELL, Mass, Jan. II. IS;

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. ~, IS0U.
Lowell seems unlike any other place any
where. The population are generally Of
the younger class. They mingle work with
play, SO as to make the town seem like a
quilting frolic or husking bee. Half of our
young men and girls enough to match, whisk
through the work Of the day with a view to
the pleasures of the evening. Walk up
Central street, and at its head the Museum
confronts you. Ia the evening its fully glnz-
ed, gothic front flaunts with transparencies
of beasts and wonders within. In the CEN
tire of the Museum is the theatre where the
mirror is held up to nature with as much
truth and spirit as in any theatre of the Un-
ion. Pass along up Merrimack es., our
Broadway for shopping. The sidewalk is
a rod wide, but keep to the right or these
platoons of laughing girls will have to break
show you the features of tho girls as the
MONDAY. Here is "Classic Hall" Light
ed chamber, and music direct your eye to
the hand-bill at the door, which reads 'sdsn-
cins here tonight, price 90 cents" That is
so cents for the gentlemen--a!l .hs girls in
town may dance for nothing. There are
cling where the price is 81 90. Here new
IlGugCO iOttIS luet t1NtC
moves the blood till the syrnpafhies are felt.
What can love do in the cold corner of a
boarding house? The graces usually move
on tiptoe, unless the graces can exhibit their
parts, they are no graces-electricity darts
or il speaks no thunder.
The church vestries too are lighted. Here
large class find their pleasure In prayer.
All seek excitement somewhere. Others
ride through the streets with merry bells,
while the greater number than all the rest,
gaily promenade the sidewalks. 1t is a
marvel 10 stranger how so many people
can afford the luxuries of life as these peo.
pie do. How a population dependant up
on the daily toll of their hands, in others
employ, can dress like the rich, ran drive as
good team, and may add, show the same
personal refinement as they. This is an age
of wonders. In baronial times there was
only one weil-bred person to a retinue OF
serfs-only now and then a person who as
sumed to he a man and led the van. Now
every man dictates in his own independent
actions, the laws Of etiquette and Of good
sense What has worked this miracle?-
Schools and the division oflabor. Division
of labor gives us leisure for personal culture
and culture qualities US to estipiale things
according TO their value.
Lowell has not increased so fast as usual
for the last two years. Manufactures have
had slow sale. This fact is attributable
rot in the least to the inadequacy of tho tar
iff on foreign goods, but to the Redundancy
of manufactured goods in Europe, which in
the times Of scarcity 10 the money market.
have been sent to America and disposed Of
in forced sales. Had the .ariff been as high
as the sky, the food would have poured owe,
the barrier. 1t was a crevasse in the stream
of commerce that no legislative expedients
could prevent. But manufacturers antici-
pate good run the coming year. HARD
times have in all times succeeded good
times, as night succeeds the day.
Money is hard yet. How can il he 9th.
erwise while so many rush into trade with
out capital? When II young man with &
store full OF other mems goods, can't bor'
row money enough from the bank TO pay
his bills, why then mouey Is hard. We
have in Lowell three banks of discount be.
sides two savings institutions. There is &
scheme on foot for another bank. Its advo
Gates say GIVE want money easier.' How
will the fact prove? Instead Of its making
money easier it " i'll concentrate capital in
fewer persons, who will collide with othe
banks for usurious interest. The last state
is worse than the first. Besides, the pomi
nal stockholders happen to be money Dor
rowers instead Of lenders. They get ,hei
own paper discounted first, and the outsider
has 10 whistle. ADIEU.