The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-23
Rough Notes OF Trip "a Europe, from
ID. a. H.

NUMBER VII.
foreign Correspondence Of the Pioneer AMI Democrat
GLASGOW. Sept. 4.
There are two sides or ends to this city NOR
ally and socially, as well as geographically
All the fine residences and best hotels are in
the central or west end, the new part of the
city here all the people ARE well disposed and
look respectable The stores are stylish AMI
filed with rich goods, and everything looks like
abundance, prosperity and comfort The Glas-
gov people are not apt to show strangers any
other part OF the city. started out yesterday
to search for the poor end, and soon found it,
on the old or eastern part, and then fully af-
prcciatel the dark side ef sober religious, cdn-
Gated Scotland 1t seems as if one third OF the
city is occupied by a miserable, degraded pop
ulation. and those who live upon their vices
and misery The sidewalks throngcd with
hundreds of women in short dresses and with
ont any covering on their heads, feet or lcgs.-
In every direction were iishwomcn selling her
rings from baskets, "a penny a recc' The
front streets occupied by shops for the sale OF
spirits meat and all sorts OF nccesslties, and
the interior of the blocks, filed with old dark,
damp, filthy stone buildings without yards or
means OF ventilation. into which the poor mis-
cradle inhabitants arr crowded like pigs As
night APPROACHED the bare footed, abandoned
women increased i, seemed, to thousands ds-ior-
rents OF living vice and filth, rags and poverty
streamed from every alley till the streets, car
criage.wsy and pavement was filled with men,
women and children, all. or nearly all OF the sane
degraded appearance Herr ] saw the Il hive
point" spread over 80 much oT tine city that
was f,tigued walking around 1t, and glad to
return TO our hotel in the respectable part ol
the city, and reflect upon the causes OF the ms
ery and vice had witnessed and upon the
comparative condition Of the poor in thc old
and new world
visit thu Merchant Exchange daily To
read the news There are papers on i'e IRON
all parts OF thc world, and ,he latest telegraph
ic news Almost every paper IN thesc Islands
contains long leaders on " The troubles IN thu
United Stairs and all OF the same genera
character and tone II the pres OF this coun
try pnssss sufficient influence in the tnitet
state, 20 elect FRySoST b. viii surely b. th,
next Prcsidont They conjens and spread be
fore their readers all the hard things his friend
do ami say against the "pro-slavery party AM
hold up the " peculiar institution 20 the exc
Grafton Of the civilized world. The Washington
fights and knock downs. the civil war IN Kan
sas. the violation OF law and order the tyran
py Of the President AMI Senate. and the vicsa
and horrors Of American Slavery, sen 10 b
cxhausiles. themes ior Queen NICToSI,'s Bu
merous band OF editors. who oil scsm In'en
upon writing down the Cnited state anf
American democracy. and raising Juror o
prejudice against them throughout The wo'h
They evidently hope. bot hardly believe 1t, tha
the slavery controversy will result IA actua
civi. war. and either dissolution of the Cnion
or the abolition OF slavery, Or both, and il tie.
can all this denoaemen; it will b. a cheap III
umph. blooileSs 70 ,h~m AMI Christian trump
which will sink the Iepublic Of the Unite
States. into poser not TO b. feared on ian'
90 ga. 90 in the markets Of the world.
Think ycu they carr a copper about the mo-
al asp.c, Of slavery No, BIT of u Ths.
ioast and is,e Mr. 5rosE Only becsisc HI
eugay~i in writing down a r,uo! peculiar mt
taticn. They hate osr n~gro slavery hecans'
AMI only becaRs there - the co:ion 81 ID
EorI Aad eotau,ertr add manufacture in 4
brcane tksy are Save. 10 o'u cotton she
Fiyhls ftST slave cultivated cottSt ol India -