The weekly Butte record., 1867-03-02

SAN Francisco, February 26, ls6i. |
BOrneo and ..Tins.-
Ed. REcoRp-Your correspondent Tins has |
given such glowing account Of the Island OF Bor-
neo, that an afraid it may depopulate Old Batte, !
and cause rush to this Dyakian Paradise equal !
TO the Frazier River scramble. Enthased by his /
brilliant picture of this land of promise felt my
usually torpid blood coursing with fresh yigor !
through ali my veins, and, with "SqReers, ! could
not bet exclaim, "here's richness" Rushing forth
in pursuit Of more information touching this Island
made famous by Sir James Brooke and Tins, l
hastily scanned the contents Of several Encycio-
pedias, and then broke for the wharves to secure
passage on the first vessel that would bear me to-
ward this new found Ell Dorado. Here l received
my irst cooler-a perfect Douehe bath to my new
formed resolution, in the person of one called by
his mates AIRY" / had heard him spin several
yarns of his adventures "by food and by field.
and thinking TO gain more know ledge, | aceosted
him with &: "Were you ever in Borneo, Harry
Making significant motion, which | interpreted
as equivalent to aGive me chaw of terbacker,
he broke out. "Borneo why, blawst my bloody
heyes, | was cast away there wonce, h m bowed
hif they didn't like to ave my cad Here paus-
ing to bite quarter section out OF the plug gave
him, Il don't chew, merely carry the article for
acquantances) he went on Nv at dyer want ter
know about that blawsted country for. mater o,
nothing particular, only thought of taking trip
over there. "You be blowed him blessed Inf
them ere bloody Dyakers wouldn't ave yer cad
fore yed been there week hill tell yer " at 1t
is''-and here his voice sauk down until it resem
bled the lower notes of an asthmatic trombone
They wont hallow chap to get spliced to his
sweetheart until he's cut half cad or two /: say,
mate, wat yer going to stand! Placing dime
in the hand of this ancient mariner l watched
him he FASTENED to a five cent beer palace, and
then left sadder if no wiser man. And now I
drop the subject, lest your readers say, "bore NE
no more with Borneo."
THE ORDEAL OF BATTLE.
This subject, on which the Hon. Newton Booth
is lecturng. had practical application in this city
few days ago. when some hundreds of of
the Emerald Isle declared war on their Celestial
competitors and their employers. The results are
few cracked China pilates, the arrest of the
leaders of the assaulting party, and their trial,
(now progressively and for the future, several suits
against the city for 6amages-( whether for broken
| China ware or not l am unable to say) And why
not? Did not New York have to pay for the lux
ury of a mob, and roundly, too? Luxuries are
costly, and when city can afford to indulge in
luxury of this kind they must expect high price
for the article. The idea of liberty that exists in
/ the Uranium of an Irishman is something akin to
the religions freedom of the early Puritans which
was, "Worship God as we do, .or we'll make you.'
Or, to the same spirit of ntoeran at the present
law can) compes all classes to spend the Sabbath
in the same way. So, an lrishman says, Employ
US on your works, or, be Jasus, yes shant employ
any one
THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT
is becoming very general among all classes of me-
chancs in this city, and there will be strong effort
made in the next Legislature to pass law to that
effect. This movement its merits canvass
ed, meets with much less opposition than was
pected, and viii, il adopted result favorably to all
classes. Under the old system of working, from
sunrise to the ''going down thereof, the mechanic
was but little better than slave. Worn out with
the labors of the day he had no thought at night
of improving his mind, but only of resting his
body and so, from the time of his apprenticeship
his knowledge of aught but his trade, was almost
at staiiu sun ihstdHCes IL
and they were but little better than nonentities
The adoption of the ten hour system elevated the
mechanic to a race of thinkers as we'll as workers
from plant tools to earnest reasoners, developing
those gifts which, under the old system, were
shrou1ed in the night of unceasing toll. Capital
lists claim that wages will he reduced in proportion
to the decrease of hours. Perhaps such may be
the case, but if it is it will allow the mechanic
and laborer time to bud houses for the mselves on
the outskirts of the Cities and to enable them to
lessen their expenses. But l recollect the same
cry was raised in Vermont, when the present sys
TEN introduced there. The writer's father
+ first broke through the old rule and the result
fully justified the course. Those contractors who
were working the old way, prophecied his speedy
downfall, as he would be unable to compete with
them in prices but the result was, that at the
mencement of the second season they all adopted
the ten hour system. If the working men of the
interior but cooperate with their brothers of the
city, in this great measure and labor to secure
representatives friendly to their interest. the next
/ legislature cannot fail to make the measure law
/ of the land.
Then will labor meet capital on the same level,
and become practically, as it long has been in the
/ DRY, power in the land WAsHroEG