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Progress in International Communication
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Times among The Democracy, &c., &c.
New YoRK, Jan. 7, 1862.
Mr.. EDIroR:-Gov. Hunts message is
the topic Of conversation to-day. 1t is high
ly praised by the people, irrespective of par
ty predictions. 1t is a purely business
document, sensible, brief, clear and salts
factory. The Governors announcement of
his firm determination to retire from office,
at the close of his present term, will be re-
ceived with unusual regret by his friends
and even by many of his political opponents.
His able and judicious administration of our
State affairs has given unusual satisfaction;
and his kindness, urbanity and frank repub-
lican manners have endeared him to the
hearts of the people.
Immense preparations are being made by
the Temperance men and women of New
York to give the cause of Total Abstinence
such an impetus as will, in measure, dry
up the fountains of "blue ruin," &c., that
are constantly playing in our midst. Early
in February there is to be Grand Mass
Temperance meeting, at Metropolitan Hall,
when Gen. Houston, Horace Mann, John B.
Cough, Dodworth's Cornet Band, the ALE
ghanians, and other "strong cards." will be
present to excite, instruct, amuse and delight
the company-tickets three dollars each.-
Street lecturers are now daily descanting
upon the evils of Intemperance; the ladies
are imploring the gentlemen to come up to
the scratch and drink cold water, and the
public mind is generally exercised OH the
subject; so l have strong hopes that the
good cause will yet prosper.
A hundred years ago, the progress of in
vention was regarded with dread. Inven-
ton was supposed to be antagonistic to la
Dor; and people were want anxiously to in
quire,-when machinery does all the work,
including that of its own creation, what will
there be left for human hands to do? What
is 10 prevent the accumulation of capital TO
such degree by the agency of machinery,
that one man may be the possessor and au-
tocrat of an entire State, while its people
humbly depend upon him for the right and
the means to live?
Facts have dissipated this natural, but
groundless, fear. Facts have shown that
the progress of invention is the laborers best
ally and ground Of hope. Facts prove that
every important step towards the subjuga-
ton of matter to mind, every new application
of steam, every labor-saving contrivance,
has increased the price of labor, and multi
Piled the sources of profitable exertion.-
Consider this one fact, as a sample of legion
Of similar ones: During the last ten years,
all England has been interlaced with lines
of railway; yet, at this moment, more horse,
and more men are employed in the business
oftransportig goods and passengers in En-
gland, than when the same business was
done by horses and men alone. Hundred,
were deprived ofoccupation by the introduce
ton of the ''rail;' but thousands obtained
profitable employment from the same circum.
stance.
Such were my reflections the other day
on seeing long line Of Express wagons
moving up Broadway, filled with the numer.
ous employees of the New York EXPIRES.
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Companies, on their way to suburban tav
ern, for the purpose of enjoying their annu
al dinner together. Now, here is a com
paratively new business, yet it already, il
Europe and America, gives employment t,
tens of thousands. In England, there ar
not merely large Express Companies for tn
conveyance of parcels between the larg
towns, but every town of any consequence
has its own Parcels Delivering Compan,
far the special accommodation of the locality
In our own country, as you are awere, tn
Express Companies transact business 70
individuals, which, even five years age
would have required the actual presence c
the party interested at the place where tn
business is done. At very small charge
and with no trouble, loss or risk, can nov
pay or collect money in any city Of the Unite
, States. can send for anything which
require, to any place on the continent, how
ever remote or difficult of access. This is
truly comfortable and satisfactory state @
things, for which we should be duly thank
full. But | have something more, and bet
ter, yet to say on this subject.
, Things are brought to perfection by SLOW
degrees. There needed a connecting link,
something to fill pthe great gap of the At
lantic ocean, to enable Europe to use GU
Express facilities, and us 10 use hers. Thi
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