The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-10


as they could well be made. They seem OalCu-
lated to destroy all instincts OF modesty, deli
cacy, dccency, and cleanliness. That portion
OF our workers who can afford to live five TO
ten miles from their work may be quite com
fortably and cheaply housed; but most of the
poor whose ayocations Confne them to the
lower half of this island are lodged abominably.
Mr. Stewards philanthropy has taken an excel
lent direction, and we trust IL may serve as an
encouragement to others.
We hope, therefore, that he has not deter
mined (as Is reported) that his generous gift
shall be expended in building small houses Tor
the laccommo modation OF separate families. He
might as nationally buy or hire five hundred
stores Tor the transaction of his dry goods busi-
ness The great economies which distinguish
our age are achieved in an opposite direction.
An ediice covering block 400 by $50 feet, OF
thereabout. six stories high, with single en-
trance from the street, man and wife keeping
the door and supervising everything, with
lodgings in the attic for virtuous, industrious
single women only at very moderate rates, ana
all the modern appliances of gas, hot air, hoist
ways ETC.. etc, with a promenade on the
roof Chlldrens playground In the centre,
and a common sitting and reading-room Tor all
the inmates, would afford comfortable house
room Tor more people than could be sheltered
on hundred separate city lots at q IKE cost,
while the comforts OF the spacious edihce would
be immeasurably the greater. We beg Mr..
Stewart not to decide this point until he shall
have considered plans and estimates (Which
shall be torthcoming), for an edihce which VIII
for at least thousand persons, suggestion and
incitemeut to capitalists and Dhilanthropists OF
other cities, and an ornament and honor to this
emporium Of the New World.
The Amendment and the South.
From the Times.
Sundry journals and public men in the South
ern States are beginning to urge the acceptance
of the Constitutional amendment as expcdient
and wise. 1t would scarcely be correct to speak
OF the movement IN this direction as general OF
influential, but the fact that it has been started
at all is not without significance, We think a
good many prominent aud judicious Southern
men are really in favor of it, who are as yet un-
willing openly to advocate it, ..'
There is one point the south ought to bear in
mind:-The only parts Of the amendment open
to serious objection are temporary in their ope-
ration. By changing the ratio ofrepresentation
their political power is reduced. but only until
they find it wise and safe 10 apply the same
qualifications for suffrage to both blacks and
whites. Whenever they can put both races on
the same footing, and allow both to vote upon
the same conditions of education, property, ETC.,
they become entitled TO their full representation
In the ordinary course of things, this result
must be attained before many years. The same
thing is true, to a still greater extent, of the
disiTanchising clause. 1t excludes from office
certain classes of those who have been active in
the Rebellion, but Congress may at any time,
by a two-thirds vote, remove this disability. II
peace and order again prevail, and matters re-
sumo their normal course in the Southern
States, but very few years can elapse before
Congress will be very glad to remove this dis
ability altogether, and in regard to many
Southern men, there is little doubt it would be
removed very soon.
The South may very well consider, there.
fore, whether it would not be wise to accept
these temporary inconveniences for the sake OF
the permanent and substantial advantages 20 be
gained thereby. There is very great danger to
The South and to the whole country in keeping
this question open for heated ard protracted
agitation. The condition of every State will
become worse and worse with every day OF
delay. If the contest were closed and the South
restored to its proper relations with the Union,
the tendency of events would be to pacify and
harmonize the country. The South certainly
| can well afford to make some sacrifices of feel
| ing for the speedy attainment of such results.