New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-29

letter. From 4. BRISBANE.

TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THE
PEOPLE.
SIR: have bad long conversation with Mr.. Andrews
n restioa 10 tbs clUb" which has created such
rcsc lstely The sole obec' be had n view IA ioani'
u he nb to organize system Of cheap anuse-
euts Of a social character fer tho PEG, lie.
TIE p ofle have places OF social gathering,
IL balls par os, properly speakiDg none OF tho-e
means Of social .leasure and ntercoCrse which tie
r,h nov alone enjoy. When the days labor il over
the Ioor man goes 10 dImkns-stoo9-to the
Sbace" or some similar Place-Hbere oe tocs siim-
TnfT 0f sCciahil'yi the Woulan remains 9one IN asr
oAep cheer - home amid poverty and toll, with
nothing TO elevate the mind THIS Is looked upoa as
sU N III ard natural and calls forth no observation
from TIE rch, who drive 20 me cpera 10 tne;r ctsa
ior 90 csrisges give partes that c"e, hve huncred
dollars. wrul z ont Of the toll ~ the people .
Nh andrews conceived TIA Il some commodioas
ard tes AIT rooms could be opened, ~here tne pope
could assemble where hey toud hna society, uea'
music have dance GnC engage 10 other recred'ohS'
V Gsu'd Ot Ouly b vCIy g. rteap2, bat also NE aus
cfrtfpement -nn improvement Il would be lnsttut'ng
The peoples parties Not enjoying the sdvHnfaSeso OF
ornue Mr. A. undertook to carry ont the IDEA aS oes'
be coul6 He made pecuriary sacrifices, aud by per
seveIipg efforts he got up place where before tee
late il roads of the police soue tso or three hundred
pel.oI met and aTestill meeting Joyms themselves
according TO 81 accounts, very gre tily.
R.fo,rers are often men Of inss nation and take IN
more than ere iies. Mr.. Andrews has otner ieeas
be side organizing cheap amusemen's Tor the people
One Of these relates TO toe relations OF the sexes lie
pttpa.C snc still intends TO OrgauiZs other meetings
for the uhiosoVhi al 6iscusson OF tins suoect, OUT IN
q much moro restricted circle.
Tie two ideas were entirely d.unct N NJ An
drevss mn d. but the pubic has contouudcd them.
Now fuppose that sorne wealthy Apd oenevolent man
in the city bad conceived tle des Of Mr. AudreHs OF
crs tmzug cbesp Gmusemeu's for toe people ana nad
tltLt lsg ,hoJsArd tOisIs IN carrying out Inc ahtu
IN grand ard tiiisut ;CAle- suppO-'' tor e1'mPo,
that GENE Qua Pc or Cooper sSd doae tns Every one
roua have spplsudei the idea TO the 'kies.
II there wore any collective philanthropy among tue
ricb nrd i,h.eutisl auy enlarged we've with regard
to improving q conO ION OF he people, conceptlans
ike ths above and others could easily be carried dt'
Tie rich, for example, build an opera house where
the favored iew hear dur1g short period 10 tue
YEAR and AZ = bign price musical entertainments IL
ihey should build vast edidce which would contain
from twelve TO fifteen thousand persons and "oul
put the price OF parqueta ana INST uer az MY cents ao
tie rest Of the house ten cents TO every cieAhy
dressed person, they could have splendid o2era,c
troupe the entire year-an academy Of music Tor tne
pra,uitOus education Of large nunOer Oh eupus' anu
would IN ADDITION, place WITHIN the reach OF the "hOie
POPULATION refining and elev ttlnS snd o. pleasure;
few srcb institutions woulc change tue character OF
large civ and i'm prove nc4lculaby Its moral atmos-
phere. But what is Ies seems Impossible ana "nat
i, ysst ipproctcsbs so taat Ioen thus follow tne
treadmi round of routine without ialtn or nope III
II, Ia ct,sI entcrprses which, in TIE end, produce
the b.st results Look at the floating palaces which
CARY mar TO Albany for nifty cents. LOOK at NE
TKIIuYE, Heraid, Tunes, which are cheap papers
Look also at the results of cheap postage. Ii
cheap opera were established it would produces et'
iocis equnly Iemsrh able , =
But leayft . amuseuens aside, let me speak OF an
.n,e,r,ise T., bich would be useful in the highest
a.o,ea AVID lead 10 tire most benefcent results which
would alleviate o thousand woes and remove the
causes Of incaculable SUITE ring.
The poorer classes now i've IN m'eraole tenetnens,
in vsrets and cellars often, where half their little
chren die b. fore the age Of three years They pay
20 lanolods-unde eers-l5, 20 % per cent Tor Tie
use of their miserable foul, uuVenilsee aoodes ther
Parnirgf o. allowed up III paJiug, comparatively,
an encra Gus reI and they are not secure Tor hu'e
of home. N
,oi, ano at the same time of embellshing city aud
rendering il healthy. viii propose plan tn bald
in0 PALACES Foa THE PEOPLE, and OF replacing the
dens sao novels of the iserabe quarters OF our me
tropols by eleg ant edces. Let one hundred men OF
wealth form jon.-sock as.ocit too, each subscribing
one thousand dollas to the stock DIETER they would
subecribe five Thousand doars but that would be as''
ipg 700 muchD With the capita thus raised let them
bold an elegant, cOmmOdOus ana comfortable edlhce,
wei tanned regards veI that D. lighting the sup
ply of water, cleanliness ingrss ana ekrtss Let Il
htain large number Of suites of rooms and siree
rooms for fan er and single persons block OF hoVos
meht be bought, torn down, and the eesin,
rnoplon built in q err place. Instead OF renting thete
suites of ICONS sell them to The families payable In
.smiaBnusl or quarterly in,talmens, equal at least
in amouIt to he rent they now pay AT the ead Oh Q
freed fom thai terrible tax which Iog oppre-ses the
poor-Uouse Reu,--and could occupy the money
,uert wear after yesr in this way 10 improving their
bfart les Of business aud their condit on generally
As the II stalme1ts were paid by to tenant and the
money returned to tbs company, would be employed
70 tuiO second edihce, part would be erected
ed sold each year 80 that there would be 9 con-
tinua building going Oh. Many persons would pay
fer their apaItns nts at once, which would hasten
operations.
thus al essoc' s,on Of wealthy men. deyoting 3
couraraiively email sum 10 such a purpose could
change in time the architectural condition o. our CITY
They could make the people oSners OF their no me-,
clear cut The dens of poverty which sood forth Tue
cholera the email Ok AID other diseases; destroy the
cause Of rnumerabe discOrds vices aud crimes, and
change whole quarters of novels into quarters Of ele
gsIt 81 saubrious edifcos.
90 not PROV this as scheme for Others to FOL-
low Without tobiug part in il myself will be one OF
a hundred 10 form an association for such purpose.
Before closing this article let me say word on
anoiher subject. have no doubt some sheets, more
or lees scurnous devoted to Free L0re, si be started
By peIsoLs who thilk it good Tins TO speculate on
public curiosity | wish 10 cay tl.t have nothing
whatever TO DO with any such publications, nor has
Ar anorews 70 my certain knor.edge. II Is my In
tenton il can make suitable arrangements, TO start
paUeT devoted TO the advocacy of new truths and
pIiLcipies which tend to the progress and improve
nent OF the human race. A. BRisBASE.
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