The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-25

assembled spectators, and it was thought that
when, at eight o'clock yesterday morning
the several crews assembled at Springfield
there could be but one result, and that an easy
victory for the favorite crew. 1t so happened,
however, that the Amherst College men carried
off the prize, after most exciting and enjoy
able contest. The time occupied in the race
was extraordinarily brief After this the
''favorites'' will not be so favorably considered
by the betting community
Tho Nile SOurces-FOrthcoming Letters
from Stanley and Livingstone.
We have a special despatch from Marseilles
which informs us Of the arrival in that city of
Mr.. Stanley On route for London, with the clos
ing reports Of his successful African adventure
in search of DR.. Livingstone, and with certain
interesting letters from the great explorer him
self, which will be Immediately delivered and
published on the arrival of the bearer in the
British capital. Believing that these letters
from DR.. Livingstone will prove sufficiently
interesting to justify the expenditure, we have
determined upon their transmission to this Office
through the cable, simultaneously with their
publication in London, together with Mr..
Stanley's closing reports, including his re-
connoissance down Lake Tanganyika with Iiv-
ingstone, and their journey thence together
from Ujiji to the Doctors supplies at Unyan-
yembe, that halfway station between Tangan-
yika and Zanzibar
The transmission of these dispatches by
cable will cost us considerable sum- and as
the other members of the Associated Press
may, in their discretion, accept or decline such
special messages, we assume all the risks Of
this engagement. We presume, however, from
the universal interest which Mr. SANKEY'S let
ters have awakened in reference to DIR. Living
stone, in which the press generally has partici-
pated, that our press associates will cheerfully
join us in the outlay necessary for the earliest
possible publication of these forthcoming let
plorer of the wilds of Africa of whom it may
be said, "He was lost, but is found; he was
dead, but is alive again However, we shall
leave the matter entirely to the discretion of
our associates, and will be satisfied with their
decision. The HERALD has on several occa-
sions undertaken enterprises that have entailed
upon us heavy teleg%lphic expense, which our
contemporaries have been generally ready to
share with us. In like manner we have always
been glad to avail ourselves Of the constant
enterprise of our associates and to accept and
publish their special reports. In this case we
are aware that the news we offer them, in addi-
ton to its public value and interest, is an i'm
e..
theless, we do not believe that this will infu-
once their decision as to its acceptance or re-
lection. When the occasion offers we shall
gladly reciprocate, and give our contempt
raries oil the advantages to which their enter
prise may entitle them.
The Labor Troubles In WilliamspOrt.
The violence displayed by the mill work
men at Williamsport during their strike will
be regretted by oil who have the true interest
of the working classes at heart From the
beginning of the labor reform movement in
this country we have constantly counselled the
men to pursue their aims by moderate means
as the best and speediest road to success. In
most cases our advice was received and acted
upon The result Of this wise conduct on the
part of the men was seen in the sympathy
extended to them by the neutral public, which
in every instance has been beneficial to the
cause Of the working classes With these
lessons before their eyes it is astonishing that
any body Of men should be SO foolish as to
resort to acts that could only produce tenn
porary effect at the expense of bringing them
into collision with the State. The attempt to
interfere with the free action Of workmen
who declined to quit their employment
was altogether opposed to the spirit of
American freedom, and a most un-
warrantable attack on individual liberty In
the heat and passion of these struggles be-
| tween capital and labor the workman is too
apt to forget that he has no right to force his
opinions on the members of his own craft any
more than he would be justified in insisting on
any other member of the community wearing
particular dress or working in any way he
pleased By adopting violent measures to Sc
cure the concurrence of his fellow laborers he
abandons the only ground upon which he can
claim to be treated with consideration and
justice If he has right to prevent his COM
rades from acting as they please, then strength
is the only criterion of what is right. Under
this good old principle Of a barbarous age
capital would be justified in employing all its
resources, however unjust, in making itself
master of the situation and certainly it is not
in the interest of the workingman that such q
principle should be adopted and acted upon.
The mistaken policy Of the strikers il. WI
Transport has had its natural effect. For o
moment the weak local authorities were over
powered, and violence reigned supreme, but
only for short time The appearance of the