The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-02-02
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Correspondence of the Journal.
BosToN, Jan. 80, 1871
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has been going on in Boston during the past
week, celebrated by the coolest days; the
stormiest days the fairest and the foulest;
by peace conventions; suffrage conventions;
labor conventions, and a convention where
the was a mingling Of
white spirits and bla k spirits,
Red spirits and gray
And in addition several other kinds of spirits
have had frequent invitations to walk III to
the stomachs of half frozen individuals, III
vain attempt to tangle the cold little. As
might naturally be supposed, 80 much excite
ment has kept everybody busy.
Monday was the coolest day within the
recollection Of the "oldest inhabitant' the
thermometer ranging from six TO ten degrees
below zero. Frost-bitten ears ard noses,
and tngling toes and fingers, was the rule
generally. People consumed more time in
trying to keep warm than IN any other occu-
patton And OF all persons, those whose
labOrs brought then. continuously abroad,
were the last to be enyicd This unwecome
visitor from
"Greenlartl's ley Mountain,
met with . warm reception from roaring
fires only, but even these he cooled down
with hi5 austere breath much to the dissats-
faction of everybody in general and particu-
lars Crossness seemed to be the prevailing
attribute Of all tempers from the head of the
house to the lowest servant, and frequently
bursting water pipes, and icy doOrstcps, add
ed not little to the extra laudations of the
day. Tuesday and Wednesday were only
little milder types Of Monday and Thursday
brought n driving storm Friday and Sltur-
day were cool but pleasant, and Sunday the
snow king returned again in full force,
plunging, with his ''advancc guard and
preserves" full tilt adown the sky, and do
ing considerable execution in the way OF
covering the streets and house-tops with lay
ers of soft, white Snow 50 much about the
prevailing topic of conversation.
TIE CONVENTIONS
commenced their sessions one week AGO
Yesterday, by meeting of the labor-retorm-
session of three days, dnring which time
there was much talking, scoding, Tuning
and fretting done by the participants thereof,
but with no happy results. TO remedy
wrong by wrong, can hardly meet the APP
prevail of any calmly thinking, reasonable
person. And yet in this manner large pre-
ponderancc of the speakers wished to redress
their grievances. One fiery little lady Went
in for an equal division of all lands and
property, which idea is worse than ridiculous
and more than preposterous. 1t is sheer
nonsense If Esau would sell his birthright
for a mess Of pottage. we don't see rs there
is any help for his descendants but to 'grin
and bear il" At least growing and inn
practicable schemes will never redress the
evil, though right steps taken in the right
direction may. On Tuesday, ut Fremont
Temple assembled all the women who want
to vote and some who don't, and took adj
ditonal measures to advance the cause of
female suffrage They will move on the
cnemy's works at once Wednesday wit
messed q very spirited meeting of spirits and
Spiritualists. Their reports and addresses
of ideas and numbers. Finally the conven-
tons wound up on Thursday in peace. The
original parent Of this latter asscmblage was
an offspring of the brain of Mrs Julia Ward
Howe, and tie movement it is said, is rapid
ly extending and Strengthening in every di-
rection. II is well to live in peace 50 LET the
good work be hurried on.
r. 5. GILMORE,
who has been preparing 4 history Of the
great Peace Jubilee, has nearly completed
the work. 1t will be ready for the press in
about two weeks 1t is to contain a carefully
compiled record Of the origin and progress
of the Jubilee, a description Of the Coliseum,
several engravings, and much other interest
ing mat ter. The time which Mr.. Gilmore
has fixed for his grand International Jubilee
is june 1872. 1t is to be much like The re-
nowned peace Jubilee" only more 50,
Such q blowing, fitting, fiddling, and trumpet
ing will never again be heard over these
classical Athenian heights, until Gabriel
makes his appearance.
"FAsT YOUNG MEN,
is the title of u very excellent lecture de-
livered some twenty-six times, by Rev. Henry
Morgan, q missionary minister OF Boston,
better known as the author Of ''Ned Nevins, "
for the warning and instruction of youthful
gentlemen predisposed to being led astray.
Father Morgan proposes, by special invita-
ton to do the twenty next Wednes-
day evening at Music Hall, and out Of the
affair has grown a great deal Of newspaper
controversy, simply owing to the fact that
Mr.. Jordan and several other prominent dry
goods merchants in a freak Of Kindness
were going to distribute free tickets among
their clerks, thinking them special subjects
for the Good Man" to try his persuasive
powers upon. The clerks didn't see the af
fair in the same light, and retorted with some
shar y talk rejecting on the morality of their
EMPLOYERS The incident is best Illustrated
by 4 story told Of an Incorporate Old fellow,
who wanted to save his sons from following
in his own sin fill footsteps. Calling his little
flock together one day, lie addressed them
separately and successfully upon this peculiar
wickedness. Upon each OF them promising
never to touch or taste intoxicating liquors
he pledged to the eldest four sheep to the
next three. to the next two. and the youngest