The New York herald., 1872-11-29
THE FIRE WORSHIPPERS.
The Modern Chebers and the
Boston Fire.
is NEW YORK TO COME NEXT |?
LabOr's New Method for Righting Its
Wrongs-Is This IMnacy or
DiabOlisms
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-


We send you the accompanying and ask y0u to
make 1t public Immediately. We know that you
belong TO the arstocratic classes in sentiment. as
well as position. Your paper we regard as bitterly
opposed to labor movements, and, consequently,
we have no love for you But we have agreed to
give you the opportunity OF securing the first news
regarding future movements and TO seem to know
more OF us and our proceedings, &C., than any
other journalist, II you like to accept our offer AS
journalist 1t will be to your advantage to be able
to write prophetic editorials several days in ad-
vance OF a projected movement Of destruction.
Now, we OFFER to be faithful to you and give You the
''slgns,' II you are faithful to us and publish
warnings. If you not faithful we will be faith
full to you in way. Science has at last put into
our hands the weapons we want. We desire not to
do any more destruction than is necessary to
arouse capitalists to the knowledge that they can
not long 0ppress labor in this country and that we
shall do. We chose Boston, and the locality in
Boston, both for merciiul and other reasons which
must be obvious to you. How well the work was
done you know But we would tell you OF one fact,
which you Will not suspect The papers have told
us Of the "explosions' which occurred during the
fire, and attributed them to various causes-vol-
umes OF heated air finding vent, &c. All that Is
scientific enough; but single ball, which you can
clasp In your hand, not larger than medium-sized
apple, and costing to manufacture but nlnety-tw0
cents. did more destruction by way Of sudden dis
integration, than anything else there; and 1t was
thrown into the fire while at least two policemen
were close to the propellant and crowd Of citi-
zens besides. That ball, sir, Is the greatest dscov-
cry of modern chemistry and Its composition is
known only to men who not ior personal ag-
grandizement, who are devoted to the emanclpa-
tion OF labor and who are pledged to live and die
II necessary, In the cause and we hope you will
ignorant iabOrerS
and artisans. We have struggled for learning
enough to enable us to cope with the educated in-
tellect which capital employs against labor, and we
now have things in our hands. Kings and "Chris-
tians" have set us the example OF destruction In
maintaining their nations and factions. They were
wise. 1t is necessary STILL probably, that blood
shall now and wealth be destrOyed-whOe districts
who oppress labor who are to die, and 1t must be
the capitalists property that shall be destroyed II
need be, to arouse the laboring classes and the
capitalists. Propositions are made we see to in
crease the force of fire departments. by means Of
steamers" &c, and "wise menl' are talking Of
Now, you may, if you like, give. hint to your read
ers that there s no necessity for wasting time or
labor over these matters m Tne more e. water
we are to do our work well. We know more Of the
chemistry OF destruction than all Others, ana, as
we SO designed, all Boston would have been laid in
ashes. "Flrepro0I" buildings are no longer Of any
ton or build them as the French do, or build them
OF solid graniteit Is all one. The new Post Office
Is to be frsproo we can M stand on your steps and
writes Tor scrawls) this was Of the Commune. You,
In common with the rest OF the American press,
abused us-mostly because you are opposed to true
liberty, some Of you because you were ignorant.
And we do not love you. The scars the writer
bears, and his doubtful health, won in the holy
manity, are constant prompters to duty against
the tyrants Of the race: You get bloated with
America is the last battle-ground OF labor, and 1t
shall win. We ask you to do all you can in your
Help us all you can. DO not compel US to lay waste
more than necessary. We are middle. aged men
righteous commerce and heartess vilany OF men
have done 1t. But our children shall be free and
be able to set themselves to work, and not be CON-
PEELED to beg work to do. and they shall have all
that Is due to their labor. This, the children Of
the wealthy shall be destroyed and their expected
patrimonies shall vanish in q DAY. What has my
university education availed meY Capital has
robbed me all my life OF the dues Of my willing
study and toll and has denied education to my CO.
workers; but by earnest toll and starvation they
have managed to get more practical education
most Of them than shall But no thanks TO the
sessions OF science OF which neither Cambridge nor
oxford know, and at last we are ready to make
We are mostly "ioreigners;' but your land has in
vited us here, and this Is our home now, and here
rope viii cooperate in due time. Our chemist is
greater than PrOmetheus, for he has given US q
more potent fire. Do all you can, we pray you, to
capitalist that his security lies in recognizing the
dues OF labor, and teach him justice and equity.
He shall learn it upon the ashes of his fortune he
will not be taught before. Our proposition to you
Is to give few days. notice OF a coming fire. We
will not name the place. But when 1t occurs we will
do this for you: we will give you remarkable facts
which probably no one else can know OF. Your ad-
vantage will be in that But we pray you instruct
the people and do not put us to the necessity OF the
work. Communications Will not always be sent in
my poor chirOgra ply. We are scattered, though
"Oneu in fearf1lly significant sense, and shall
write you in various hands. However, all Will go
through the hands OF certain one for approval;
then this letter will be forwarded to the "Headn
and will, think bear the stamp OF the Baltimore
Philadelphia Post Oflce.
Mr.. Bennett, let me say that you have met the
called to your mind, would astonish you, and will
only add that our EMISSION OF Benevoeicer or the
'New Gospel to the Race'i Is In the hands OF men
now, some OF whom have 'supped with princes
only discover the vulgarity and Ignorance OF the
latter. and have held equal conference with the
most noted sayans and professors OF science In the
world only to lind how impotent are these when
their possessions are compared with those we now
have. Again we pray you make yours journal Of
reform and show the lab0rng classes that You have
sympathy with them But, If you will not, do not
blame us for the consequences for, as we live and
as we have powers which we can transmit with
celerity, even shall the tyrants OF all classes 90
down, and on American soil labor rise, finding its
luxuries as well as protection in cooperation, in
which the rewards OF individual toll shall be just
and complete. Yours, &c, CHEMIST.
NOVEMBER 1872.
The First Warning.