Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
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MEssRs. EDrroRs :---" Come let us rea-
son together" for elimination and recrim-
nation cannot accomplish it," these are
the words which Plus Ultra employs in
the very. elaborate article wherein he ad-
justs mst1ers 10 his own satisfaction per-
haps, iffpt q Me minds Of Plummet, OBJ
server and Georges Point. One must i'm
deed be bold VI ASSUME the position Of die
itator and litter in matters pertaining 10
mooted general topics. and hold . sceptre
Of infinite power over, the heads of those
who differ essentially from his channelled
thodghts -Four so stsp INTO the arena, his
advent is lhersided by apology charac-
teristic Of maiden coyness. We BOW hum
Ne heart-fsls acknowledgements and greet
right royalty the voluntary adviser who SO
courteously makes, his devoir.
Plus Ultra is gentleman Of broad PHI
lanthropic views, q political economist es-
chewing legal tenders, seeking system Of
trade where the husbandman can remu-
nerate the manufacturer directly by the
growth, and pay Of crude material. Mis-
constructing literal language by verbosity
Of style, he conveys the impression that
Georges Point, denies to his brother right
Of traffic, and lends him words, with COM
mendable gallantry, which were not found
or ever sthought Of in his vocabulary.
Turning point, and travelling a road
unexplored from the legitimate avenue in
which Plummet, Observer and Georges
Point ever trod, with slight praise, and
considerable censure, this chivalrous es-
quire lofty and proud with scrutinizing
glance surveys those more ignoble, and
with rare astuteness 'unfolds plan whereby
all may seek wealth and emolument.
Following the beaten track Of dispara-
gers, taking the stand Of a manufacturer,
(if he is not onAl ho casts stigma on
agriculturists generally, when he gives
vent to the assertion that the farmers re-
quire tihkering, and conveys unmistake-
ably the idea that they are a set Of uni
versal botchers. - There is more tinker
ing done here, and. less. new machinery
manufactured, than IN any other town on
the line Of the I Delaware Railroad" ;"
Come let us reason together, The for
mer part Of this quotation we acknowledge
to be trues but the latter we deny IN toto,
wherein he alludes to new work. !,
Thousands of dollars are annually ex-
pended for the purchase Of new machinery,
which would pass directly into the hand Of
the manufacturer here, but which because
Of his ,inertness, of for want Of capital to
build, goes into the safes Of paid agents,
the salesmen of city contractors, who stand
ever ready to furnish implements requisite
for the cultivation Of a generous soil and
production of cereal crops. From gar
den hoe to a steam thrashing machine,
more new machines are yearly bought and
sold here, we venture to assert, than in
any other town and country on the Della
ware Railroad, Or Railroads called by
other names, The tinkering suggests
several thoughts; it Is partly owing TO the
negligence Of farmers themselves who de-
lay the supervision Of implements till the
very moment they are needed, hurrying
the mechanic to complete q job in short
time which requires more careful notice,
and greatly TO the fact that machines put
together are not properly constructed at
the start to stand that severe strain, and
wondering rush to which they are driven.
THAT there is less new machinery used, /"
we need not appeal to q very high order of
intelligence to refate, for the most casual
observer knows that the farmer who does
not own a wheat-drill, reaper, or thrash
ing machine, is the rqra ans Of the COM
munity. .,.... +.
But Plus Ultra wants the mechanic 10
forge his horse shoes, with butter, and
mould his castings in egg baskets. While
he admits that the old system of long
credits has been abolished, he denies TO
Plummet and Observer time for relaxation
or mental culture, grinding them down
honestly. to the sobriquet. Of hard-isted
mechanics. This laconic gentleman . to
the manor born" gives seasonable advice,
and clothing his asperity with musical
accent, tells the, agrioulturist to give und;-
Oided attention to his farm, makes Obser-
yer drop the pen by press of business,
while he, the leisurable one, monopolises
the trade and drives the quill with ven-
geance. Pleasant homes, rural landscapes,
rosy faces, bounteous harvests, and cloud
less skies, loom up through the misty mir
age Of his fertile fancy, while credit re-
mains where she, first made her debut,
viewing the mortal throes of anguish which
conyplse old mountain laboring for the
production Of her mouse. -, H. "
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