New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-28

monv ef the future, and thus cover the slanderer
with shame. 1t may De- Mr.. Greeley, | am not
oomneten, TO Judge Of these matters, Tor having
- b-cuobt I'D and residing nearly all my life in
T. small western village. where every body knew
60, bosvs business or 10 the woods, where there
!. no fear of obse rva.ion the entire machinery Of
city lie is an enigma. It's mystery how people
can bear 10 be afraid Of one another, TO tremble and
,,,r, male lest some one should find out what they
are doing, Whist they have done, or what they IN
tend 10 Do Some creatures are only at to live 10
the WOODS J. Tor one Sc dom 20 out Of them with
ont trespassisc Cn sOsoe ones vested rights and
have almost concluded the great social system,
with ali its reiiuements, is not much more tnsn
great bic ulcer that must not touch rudey icsI
me corruption sOirt into his face and make him IN
presentabe have thus inadvertently encounter
ed the stream Of filth that poIrs oug through the lips
of vour friend OF the BgGoD C0mmerciai' For
tunstelv the ammunition IS too s0it % produce aay
abrasion SO there can be ~ danger OF coatagl0n.
Water and napkin vii remove the catap ism.
shall feel inyieora-cd By the extra bath aud
pbyScians satisfaction. VI sn be washes DIS hanIs
after acissgrecable operation, aud knows MS pa
tieut must feel better aer the expulsion O 50 m1ca
pus The C9B.merc.Qi stat lfent that my b" cd
ster letter appeared iu Tie IubRHc must be a
wihul iasehoOd. Tee ar,c.5 was wu.ten io- me
Vts,fl, and first Appeared in 10. have seen L
copied into perhaps a hundred papers, and every
one. IN 40 editorial notice, stated this iact 50 me
Commercial could not easily be mistaken. H. a9d
number o. other prints protesting greatnlendsniP
for Mr.. Webster pretend ~ think have iandered
him. and, oddly enough circulate the Islander IKE
Sally Jones telling Biddy Brown that Betty smith
aaid 40 and 80 about our preachers wife and then
adding " don't believe a word OF IT, Iney aP-
near totbink have taken something from the Prl-
yate character Of their friend, and awkWardiy
enough turn round to levy contributions on nine'
forgetting that it is years since my name ana cha'-
scter become public prOperty-that should no
more think Of having two characters than Two
faces have no private character, and no wish 10
have one IL is years since J. voluntarily assumed
the Office of public teacher. The public nave
night TO know all the outgolngs and lncomings OF
any one who asks them 10 follow his or her coun-
ses. |. for one, make them quite welcome 70
ful inventory of words and deeds goods and chat
tels even 10 the stocking that wants darnlng when
ever they may do me the honor TO feel Interested.
There is one subject which at present interests
many in our smoky city, which know is most IN
teresting TO you Mr.. Greeley. This is the Labor
Reform. OF course you are fully acquainted with
all the movements here as published, our strikes,
riots, meetings, resolutions, Workingmens Con
gress. &c. &c Many indulge In bright prospects
Of "a better day coming soon. | DO not expect
IN live long enough to see any marked change, IN
less il comes from without. Pttsburg is bad re-
form ground Seeds Of that hind sown here gen
orally terminate very rapidly, but after the first
wears growth begin to decay, probably from the
sudbury atmosphere. L" Men of thought and men
of action" must clear the way. The school system
in Pittsburgh some years ago was very deficient,
consequently a great many ignorant people are
now upon the stage. Ignorance has narrow
- a. IL a deal
M petty lea ousy among the of " Orkingmen.
Brown would not put his IRE hundred dollars INTO
n business where Smith would have two votes
because be had thousand. Or, in other words,
the man who has spent his wages IN TOBACCO ahd
rum. brosdcloth suits and rich pastmes, thinks ne
should have ss much power IN controlling Protec-
tive Union as he who by economy has saved MS
money and is willing 10 invest IL In joint stock
concern Some are more Just. bat mistake great
ly il this feeling does no. kill every assOclatlon-
he great reason Of this and the great cause oil the
{ S 9saS syeEX nea ana sos csnnot carry
one through The Church never could have been
reformed Il women had not been as ready for mar
tyrdom as men. New-England never could have
been settled as it was il the pilgrim mothers had
not been as stauncb purtsns as the pilgrim fathers
If the men in Pittsburgh would undertake to re-
form the art of house cleaning they would drive the
world before them, for the women are all enlisted,
for life in war az sinst cirt and like genuine sol
diers they stick to their profession Their lives are
spent in washing, scrubbng, securing, busting
sweeping 70 resist the constant encroschments OF
the coal SCOT Consequently there IS little time Tor
mental development. Thenitis emphaticaly city
ochurches and the better portion OF every class have
their minds deeply engaged with the mysteries
OF he different systems OF theology. THIS, with
The diA, rences between Wings aud Democrats
form, the prple mental ahment Of Western Penn
svlvauia a, n, II there is no room ioT any new
philosophy either n. theory or in practice. Nearly
All ph,lanihIooic and benevolent enterprises here
die natural death: and this Labor Movement will
die too. Icannot tell exactly how long II VIII be
until il expires, but five years from this yon can
read its epitaph ON It's tombstone. No not mat
eiiher-it will ole insolvent, and leave nothing 10
raise a tombstone l say this not 70 discourage
the movement with which heartily sympathZe,
but that other reiormers be not led TO build any
thing on the hope Of its success, and so feel dis
outraged when il fails The causes OF failure are
local. and kill Temperance Societies Anti-Slavery
Societies and al manner OF benevolent Institutions,
with an indiscriminate slaughter. Any movement
10 succeed, must belong exclusively TO some prac-
ticusr branch OF the Church, else 10 the Wings or
Democrats; or some two parties must get up oP-
position lines Ii either the Catholics or Protest
ants would get up a LsborP Protecting Association,
the opposite party would get up another, and both
would flourish. Cavinists and Arminians could do
the same, or those who sing hymns and those who
think II yer! slAle' 10 sing any thing but house
version .. Davids Psalms, II either should conclude
Snsr part Of their doctrine required them 70 Danish
Pauperism from this region by securing TO every
one the fun reward of his or her labor, the thing
could be done.
The Wings could do it. or the Democrats could
dol il ANY movement is respectable that enjoys
the special patronage Of any one Of the old psr'es
or sects but ANYTHING like this w orklns Men
CONGRESS- n simple sssemblAge OF people, Is no, Of
much account The men VIII buster and talk;
few women have thrown stones the one Will chew
An additional amount Of tobacco and expectorste OF
their enthusiasm, and the other viii give their
house an extra securing, whip the children and
go while-then fall into the old roatine The
majority have not been brought up TO read and
think deeply on these subjects They have not