Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-16
Chartism in New York.

There Is so much severe distress prevailing
now in New York among the working classes,
that some apprehension exists lest their con-
dition of extreme destitution should drive them
to the commission of some terrible outrage.
A memorial has lately been presented to the
Common Council Of that city, which, after re-
citing the fact that 5000 persons are without
any means Of earning livelihood, makes use
Of the following threatning language
THAT public duty and private bencvolence have
up to this time been totally inadequate TO supply
the vital wants Of the suffering working classes in
this city, and now deep murmurings are heard all
around the hearthstones Of proud, stern-hearted
men, who would prefer death to the crouching
applications Of repulsive beggary; and your me-
moralists respectfully and earnestly now represent
TO your honorable body, that their advice and en-
treaty for patient waiting on the hopefor favorable
action Of your honorable body In view Of the pas
sage Of some measure of extended relief, have
been met in many quarters by deep, despairing
curses, and regret TO be compelled TO add, that
confidence In the integrity OF your honorable body
In the assumed intention Of supplying efficient
measures Of immediate relief is now largely inn
paired and in view Of this state Of feeling, we as
the central committee Of the working men Of New
York, will be directly compelled, unless prompt re-
the results now looming, like the dense precursor
Of hurricane Of death, over this unhappy city,
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Dull CHILDREN o fact can be palmer than this,
Il Is impossible to judge correctly Of the genius
intellectual ability Of the future man by the ndca-
tons Of childhood Some of the most eminent
men Of all ages were remarkable for dulnessin their
youth. Sir Isaac Newton, in his boyhood, was in
attentive to his study and ranked very low in school
until the age Of twelve. When Samuel Wythe,
the Dublin schoolmaster, attempted 10 educate
Richard Brinsley Sberiden he pronounced the boy
an ssipcorrigible Ounce The mother OF Sheridan
fully concurred In this verdict, and declared him
the most stupid Of her sons. Goldsmith was dull
in his youth, and Shakespeare, Gibbon, Davy and
DRYDEN did not appear to have exhibited In their
childhood even the common clements Of future sue
cess.
When Berzelius the eminent Swedish chemist,
left school for the University the words "Indifer-
ont in behavior and Of doubtful hope" were scored
against his name; and after he entered the Univer-
sity he narrowly escaped being turned back. On
one of his first visits to the laboratory, when IL
wears old he was tainted with the inquiry whether
he 'sundcrstood the difference between Laboratory
and n kitchengn Walter Scott had the credit OF
having the "thckest skull in the school, though
DR. Blair told the teacher that many bright rays Of
future glory shone through that same thick skull.
Milton and Swift we're justly celebrated for stupidi
" in childhood. The great Isaac Barrow's father
used to say that, Il IL pleased God to take from
him any Of his children he hoped II might be Isaac
as he was the least promising Clsvius the great
mathematician Of his ago, was 80 stupid in his boy
hood, that the teacher could make nothing of him
till they tried him in geometry Csrscci, the cele-
brsted painter, was so inapt in his youth that his
masters advised him 10 restrict his ambition TO the
grinding Of colors.
Commodore Perry was spassenger In the Baltic
a Now Ynrl