The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-12

lore CONSTITUTES "a mirror nrRfucracy. The
members Of this class se exceedingly loyal,
and look up with reverence to the nobility.
between whom and the mass Of the people
the lower Glass;" they fwm powerful bar.
rier to prutect the former from the assaults
Of the latter. Being thus organixcl, these
three great clsxses are kept entirely distinct
from each other; tho higher and middle co,,.
stantly cooperating against the lower class,
which Is no more part Of part of the nation,
than ARE the negro slaves Of our south. u
part Of the sovereignty Of The United States.
THE lower clsss' u u . lamentahle extent
heatheukh and degn.lcd. It is apparent
that the morality and christianity Of this
country ar chiefly confined to thoe who
eujoy comfortable homes spi fair share ol
food sui raimcnt& The less ioetunste. who
have inherited hard struggle Cor mere ex
istence and ARE involved in hopeless poverty
and misery ~sm in general to be irretricvslly
vicious and criminal. This class is u promi.
nent feature Of this, and all other Scotch
cites, pssaH'i6g SsaHngs' ,iai;fass IL tsse
religious aspect of the country. On Prince
street the fashionable thoroug hiarr Of Eding.
burgh. one may NV throngs Of respectable
citisens during the day. but from dusk until
midnight, crowds of well drssi aud braxen
courtisans take possession Il the sidewalks.
This is IN the new and wealthy part Of the
city In the old town. IN High street, are
charchss and drinking houses. the latter Of
the lowest description. and frcqucntssi indis
criminately by men and women. The Oldest
buildings ia the old town embracing num-
bers Of blocks. are occupied by the degradcd
and vicious. These castles Of poverty are
from six to eight stories high. Between
them ae alleys. narrow and gloomy. called
"closes." leading from the narrow streets
into the interior OF the squares. where the
misrrably poor and protiiRate are crowded
without any regard " health. comfort or d.
ccncy. They live in hunger. dirt and rags.
and constitute community Of savages. ap-
parcnty uncard for. In the midst OF chris
tian society These buildings swarm with
wrtchel children starving in soul and body,
from the want Of that christian help and
charity. which the good people Of Elin-
burgh. Dexlecting these poor creatures Of
their own racr alh community. encompass
land and sca to bestow upon dark and inf>
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Under the protection of police officer
visited number II tbsr hopeless hshita.
tions. am unable to describe their wretch.
cxineSS. In the same buildings were families
that lived ny vice AMI crime, and Others who
labored hard Tor prrarions suhs'stancr-
] believe IRON what ! have s'sn. that true
picture OF the magnitude, the vice, dsStitu'
ton. nth and stencil Of these numerous
CLOSES Of "the modern Athens would, on
our s'de OF the huant'c' w iookei upon ~
libel or gross exaggeratlon yet the great
dimcu!ty would br to make the picture sui
hc'enuy horribr 10 represent thc realty
II was my intention 20 give you some sta
Scotland. hut now fnd that l have DacksxI
up the ncswary documents. and nut them
out Of my immediate reach I may. how
ever, 10 give you an idea Of thc social con
dition af the laborng CLASSES say that
drunkenness il commnn vice snong them.
This is true Of the women ~ well ~ of the
men. aud mac add that intemprranr Is a
common vice among all CLASSES. whisky l.
their national drink ] have ~en ia ons
evening doz.1r of women rsiing in ,be
STREETS like drunken sailors. and others
drinking at the whisky counters in full view
Of the Tassers by. often with children IN
tha.r a rv,- .al IN tl. ..unpnn~ og their