The Portland daily press., 1869-10-19

oostook, for another part, the now wos,od
hours and strength of our people, and for the
third, concentrated water-power of Maine.
w. WELLS
Boston Letter.
From our regular correspondent
BOSTON, October 16, 1869.
LABOR REFORM ASSOCIATION.
The men and women of the country who
dig the bitches, construct the canals and rail
roads, level the forests, plant, hoe and harvest
the prodrcts of the soil, are worthy of all
praise and respect, as well as fair and lust
remuneration for their services. And their ef
forts to ameliorate their own condition and
that of their families should receive the svm-
pathy of capitalists and statesmen. Wberey
er injustice and oppression is practiced. the
law should shield and protect; administering
exact justice to all. But is not brain-work
also entitled to remuneration? Are not the
men, whose busy active brains organize and
direct the various enterprises, which furnish
employment to hungry laborers, equally
worthy of respect and remuneration.
The mere capitalist too, who puts his money
in circulation, instead of boarding it up like
the miser; who sends it coursing through the
land as the blood courses through the veins
and arteries of the body bringing bread to the
mouths and joy to the hearts of the roor-is
he not likewise to be respected and rewarded
as genuine benefactor? 1t is possible that
manual labor has not heretofore, either in
this or in other countries, been sufficier tly
rewarded, but it seems to me, that as COM
pared with the emoluments of brain-work, it
has nothing to complain Of
In fact, one of the greatest hindrances to
the development of the resources of this coun-
try has been an utter inappreciation of the
value Of mental labor. For example an edi-
tor furnishes family with all the important
items of news and a great amount of general
reading for two dollars year or less. A school
teacher wears out his brain for just enough
to keep soul and body together and dies poor.
True, times are changing for the better, and
it begins to appear that intellectual labor is
just as essential to the prosperity of a ma
ton as manual. But the recognized foe oil
both classes of laborers is capital The
complaints, which are as old almost as the
creation, are not perhaps without cause.
Jim Fisk gets control of millions of dol
lars and plays with the interests of the
nation as boy does with top. The
poor truckmen, clerks, shopboys, garden
ers and the like are jewed out of their hard
earned wages, while the rascal who did the
mischief for "little fun" is interviewed and
puted by Democratic editors who claim to be
the especial guardians of popular rights. 1t
is no wonder that laboring men seek to pro-
tect themselves from such tyranny. The
Agrarian wars of Rome and the st, rs Of
modern days are only different exhibit ons of
the same law Of selfpreservation. The
Gracchi of Rome, however, were injudicious
and their disciples of to-day are no less So
The inCiscretion of the former resulted in
their destruction, and the latter will certainly
gain nothing by attempting to maintain such
ridiculously absurd principles as those of the
knights of St. Crispin.
Let the laborers of the countsy respect
themselves, act judiciously, and not be fooled
by unprincpled demagogues, who appeal to
the yeomanary, las one of your former legis-
ators used to call them) for the sake of their
votes, and they will do more for their child
ren than by unreasonable denunciation Of
capitalists and imported secret political Or
ganizations.
BoUTwELL's SUCCESSOR.
ConsrnSs 10 tho hearen Of pes-ve-..so. IF a
man becomes suddenly rich, he Immediately
runs for Congress. If he establishes himself
as champion Of the ring, he runs for Con-
gress.
Why doesn't Bonner run for Congress? he
has fast horse and mi 1ht succeed in reach
ing it. The Sassaparilla man has got the
rocks, and it is said is paving his way to Wash
ington. Several good men are competing for
the race but the odds are in favor of the ven.
der Of sarsaparilla and wild cherry.
THE COLISEUM,
Tickets for the closing concerts in the Coli.
scum are selling rapidly. What the lucky
man who draws the immense pile of lumber
will do with it will probably become the sub.
Ject for New England debating clubs during
the present fall.
CARLOTTA PATTI.
The real sensation of the week is Patti con-
certs. Max Strakosch has created a furore
here by bringing to us the queen of concert
singers, the renowned and charming Carlotta
Patti. Mrs. PREss-reporter was altogether
carried So tho -,
Music Hall, which had assembled to welcome
her. The brilliancy and beauty of her person
was in harmony with the magic tones of her
voice.
No such vocalism has been heard in Boston
before. In taste and power of execution she
approaches perfection. The long runs and
trills were executed with bird-like beauty and
precision, and the soft staccato passages ex-
celled anything to which we have ever listen
ed. She sang cavatina from "Linda." The
Carnival of Venice" laughing song by Au-
ber etc. Not the least of her attractions, was
her simple unostentatious manner, totally un-
like another celebrated singer, who has been
spoiled by the acquisition of foreign airs.
May the good people of Portland have an OPP
portunity of hearing her.
THE MASS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
meets in this city next Friday and Saturday,
1t will be divided into three sections, Primary.
Grammar and High. 1t promises to be ex-
ceedingy interesting and we hope to see a
good delegation from Portland. Free return
tickets will be given over all the railroads
All live teachers patronize Teachers Asso.'
Citations and all live school-committees dis
miss school for that purpose. BAYARp.
s Curiosities of Financc.o
To the Editor of the Press:
One of the most curious of these Gu riosities
appeared in your issue of Saturday, viz: an
attempt to prove that the purchase of U, s.
bonds by the government in the open market