The Republican journal., 1869-03-11
Letter from Boston,
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Boston and Liverpool Steauers-f q an e
! Timber at East BOsron-snnAay and ttse
Public Librs Ties-A American Fabrics.

ocean steamers OF their own after being for months
deprived OF the direct steam communication with foreign
shores which they had long aud successfully enjoyed
The sight of large steamship majestieally ploughng
through the waters of the inner harbor until 1t swung
round into its slip at East Boston, was which ca
unusual wonder and excitement around the docks
caused the busy little tugboats TO give whistle
OF welcome TO the august stranger which proved 70 be
one Of the most substantial of the Cunarders. Besides
bringing the English mails, she conveyed other good lid
ings that she would be followed by all the first
mail ships of the Cunard line which would in time
! make their appearance in waters. They will be
warmly welcomed back TO Boston which has however
of trade since their withdEawlllor the impression
among the natives OF the Hub tenacious Of their pride
as thriving city that there Vas Boston before there
steamship, and that there will continue be oae
after these travellers superseded flying
Chimes several centuries hence Ia addition this also
to the pleasure and pride Of the steamers. u-
turs gisitations the managers OF the linz Kindly desiring
tna their deSerton Of Gotham should 3D.
ly fh have consented touch there on the return
ton that Gloucester would provided the Portland boats
should call there their return trips Perhaps this
| little exhibition of
| . Pride III their port, defiance in their eye"
be forgiven the authorities upon this interesting
important revival Of steam communication with our
transatlantic relative after long gnominious
ond hand intercourse, which hardly appropriate to
the dignity of the modern athens. Ia connection with
the mention of Ets Boston very large lumber mart is
now being constructed there. Parties owning timber
lands in Maine have purchased the wharf property for
mery occupied by the Gendon rolling mills, c5utjnng
eight Of land, and four hundred ana y-two tcet
OF wharf front. They have already built large mill and
warehouse hundred by hundred and fifty feet TO
store million feet Of lumber and Will erect other
buildings among them q sash blind and door factory
The interesting question wh regard to the Of our
public libraries Sunday M lately up before the
Senate, but the bill in its favor killed BY fourteen TO
eighteen. This decision many complaints OF the
Inconsistency of the ideas Of the City government which
never having shown itself particularly sensitive about
the Sunday laws, when the sale Of whskcy and cigars
in question: il question Of conscience wheth
the opportunities for quiet Sunday reading should be
allowed and if such persons can be employed as are
necessary in public lbaies without being subjected to
legal prosecution This question supposed have
been decided long ago rs Is4s when after the most
minute and particular study Of the principle il was at
length decided that the fountain the Common might
ascend toward The clouds those hours Of Sunday when
/ the churches not open for worship. The wor3
play is carefully avoided because whether play WIS
| allowable Sunday question held reserve. Il
however presumed thar for rise 10 its own
/ level not work that the principle which
permitted the tide to cbb permission could BE- given 10
the fresh water rise. Il feared that thjs singular
spectacle might turn people from Attendance church
and 1t was therefore in solemn concave, settled that
when the bells stopped toAg the ountain should step
playing and that when THO chlrch services oyet
the fountain should rccommcnce it, moist attentions
The trustee, of the ruFic Libraries objection
giving the use Of their great stores ii raD5ur 1f at
and knowledge the quiet ana reverend service ot HE
day apart for thought and mental rctrchmcat There
is example Of the subject in question lip one ot thc
towns in this State which ot the first nstl-
tute Public Libraries. There, Sunday was the great
library day In large hall below the Old church Of the
yage, large and well selected library, and hither
as the morning service over those who de
sired, repaired and remained there -eading until the af
ternoon service began Til; arrangement waa partcp
larly desirable persons who from their homes
at long distance, attend church. eud would have
found the interval between the morning and afternoon
service short to 20 home and return again
as was long be spent in Idle waiting about
doing nothing They Supposed they were making
either themselves or the attend liable to be tnrd
neither did the munifcent persons who endowed the
! library imagine that the Aging in tha ace Of THE
Inv by 50 doing The opinion Of CITY government
was undoubtedly the first notification To them Of the
crime they had been committing and that was hard
" sufficient them to close thc doors Of an nSti
tuition so valuable. II this opening Of libraries
measure which would lead to the noisy public amnse
monts and general public labors, which in European
cities do away with the quiet of sunday its adoption
would be much to be regretted but it tibet
policy Of the real friends OF religion and of proper Sunday
observance provide the best for the quiet
cheerful OF the day. And this the reading
in the winter, would be what the breath Of country
air 50 accessible tn summer is to the poorer and middle
classes who have few recreation aud benc
fit, either Of mental or physical character.
great deal is being sand and done Just present, npou
the subject of American manufactures The results OF
home ingenuity and erprie opposed he great @
egn monopoly which tew years ago threatened
thra the entire dry goods trade tor M time 10
are displayed successful manufacture Of goods
quite equal in color bric, nd capabilities .o wearing
to the French and English productions Of the same
grade sold fifty per cent, hsher. Inorl seems TO be 10
reason Why our New glaud perseverance and ingcu
ity Should be delicate ia its haEdicrt and there
fore rs successful in its results Tho foreign skill Which
Las long sIon precmintnt IN this especial department
and this revelation seems declare tina, need nj
Longer be behnd-hand in the matter, And desirable
consummqtion goods much cheaper as these do
nestle manufactures must be than the articles i'm
ported Is deyoutly to be hoped for aud encouraged
All wool pais apacls sergps, dellnes, pOpiias, gng
hams, silks, pqucs crashes ami towcng OF all Kinds
haunels and shawI5 every variety shown pro
Gucton of the Washington, Bates Pacific, Lancaster
Pemberton and other mills. or all these, Messrs
Jordan and Marsh the exclusive principal agents,
and through their ustrumeutty very rich display Of
these goods has gust been offered to he pa9lc
in their large AID wen arranged This firm has
been in business than eighteen years, and OF
the most reliable in the country When they Began
their business there but two articles outside
the plain cotton fabrics that obtained from
abroad low but one tenth of their entire tock yearly
sold. passes through the Custom House, and inst is com
posed of the very highest range OF goods not general
sought after. They confidently believe, am informed
that ere ong America will depend entirely upon her own
cxertion4 and industry clohe the Of her PEG
pie and eventually command her share n the trade Of the
world With all tile rich natural the country pos
with energy and ability, for which she is every
where distinguished and which she exert in many f
ercnt yavs aggrandzemcnt and prosperity it would
seem strange in this important department she should
be cent ent be Done by her trans atlantic sisters
And il must be that she Is about assume h rightu
and proper position in this respect and helps to fulfil the
many prophesies made about her greatness wing that
| Her time Is forever, everywhere her place NJ
| ADDITIONAL RAILROAD ACT The follow In
is the speci al act providing for the collection
of subscriptions to the Belfast and Moosehead
Lake Railroad, which became law last week,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
| resentative5 in Legislature assembled, ~ toll