New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-24
THE RIGHTS OF INTELLECT.


Jenny Lind sings, Fanny Ellsler dances, Fanny
Kemble plays, so well that's number Of people like
to hear the singing the dancing or both see aud
hear the acting. Having, by years of labOfOus
and perhaps ilrequted effort achieved eminence
In their respective pursuits, these persons ars
each solicited from different quarters to 60 this
way or that to spper before expectant audiences
Is there any reason in the worli why each should
not say to those apply ing. You say your people
desire my presence and services: Hon. muck do
they desire them will go this way or that as
can do best: make your offers respectively, and
will consider them"
OF course, any artist or public teacher may hold
himself too dear-for exalted selfapprecia.ion is
very natural to us all-Day demand more than he
s worth, and refuse to work for less The untal-
ing resort, then. is not to employ him Thepuolic
can do without him at least a. long as he can DO
without the public. But how any one should really
feel aggrieved that singer, dancer actor, painter,
sculptor, should not give for $lO0that which some
body stands ready to pay $500 for, we cannot i'm
sgine. Bread is dear at present; but does any
farmer part with hi grain below the market price
except in charity to the needy II not, why should
Others be expected to sell their wares or wits at
half their market value
1t is very common to talk Of the high salaries
paid to few ciergymen in cities if they fairly
posed the recipients to reproach but why should
they If q religious society, supported BY the
voluntary contributions or pew-r rents of its mem
bers, prefers to have A B for it's pastor at even
$1,000 year than any body else at q much lower
figure why shouldn't that sum be paid and receSedi
Why should society expect it's minister to remain
for 81 900 per annum when he is offered 81 500 by
another society We know that many do refuse
liberal offers, and remain where they are paid
lees it may be noble and even wise on their part
to do so but suppOse they did not, who would
have q right to complain
If clergyman or any other public teacher dis
sembes, CT closks iniquity or fstters the op-
pressor, or justifes iDiquity, because Power and
Wealth desire and are willing literally to reward
such peryersion. then launch your hottest bolts at
bis head If he is misery and hard hearted, COM
NEEDING righteousness and mercy, yet buttoning
up his own pocket and leaving the destitute to
perish-then denounce him. But We do not sec
why he should work for half what his talents will
command, any more than the lawyer or the
surgeon.
A community wants TO repair or adorn its
church, to build public hall 10 found publ:
library, buy fire engine, netting of the sort
and il concludes that it can beet subserSe its pur
pose ard profit by the general good feeling toward
the project. by getting up lecture or course OF
lectures. This is very Wells great deal better
than the resort to piOus gambling through lotteries
ard other cash.trsps too often employed in con-
neeton with what are called Church Fairs de
vices by which the minds and morals of youth are
often sadly corrupted But should few men
and they generally straDgers-be required inii-
re,,ly 10 contribute one half of the sum required
Why should man like Ward Beecber, or Chaplin.
or DR.. Hawks, be required 10 lecture for these
for nothing, or at halt price Why not rather
say, There are FIVE hundred people in this vicin.
ity who would gladly pay fifty cents each to hear
a lecture from or c. and il We can get him
10 come and give one for 500, We can pay sll
other expenses inside Of $50, and have the balance
clear gain for our enterprise :" If they have
house that will seat q thousand, so that they can
put the tickets at twenty-five cents, so much the
better; If the lecturer charges only $50. this
may be done with the smaller house and audience
We don't pretend to fix prices on either hsni
we only Insist that whstever the lecturers ser
vices are fairly worth in the market -whstsver