The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-21

while most of the individuals took
wine or champagne, and some
realized real pain afterwards. The decks
were covered with happy people as they
nearcd Liverpool The English people
who attended on the shipping were more
accommodating than those in New York,
and for very small fee would render
great service. There was not much of
interest to the speaker to see in Liverpool,
although it was the entrepot of the coun-
try. 1t was, as he remembered it, black
and busy town--a great commercial centre.
He wondered as he entered it, late in the
afternoon, if there had been any improve
ment in the last twcnty-three years. He
was driven to a hotel where he had letters
of introduction, and where he was very
kindly treated He found Liverpool just
as he expected. The blackness which
pervadcs the city was owing to the fact
that its people used btuminous coal, altoge-
ther they know nothing of our Anthracite
coal, and the bituminous although making
a pleasant fire gives out a dense, black
smoke that discolors the whole city, which
is properly designated "black, dirty, clean
Liverpool" for its streets are kept scrupul-
ously clean, as every other English city.
The sanitary system of the Old World he
considered far ahead of our country. A
taxation is made upon the people which
holds good for all time, and it was surpris-
ing to note the contrast in New York city,
where more money is expended for the pur-
pose than in any English city. yet its streets
are very dirty compared to those of any
European city. There was nothing in Liv-
erpool that invited the speakers stay.
There were evident marks of intoXication
among its people, to a great extent. What
ever may have been said concerning her,
he thought the people here could form no
conception of what she really was-one of
the worst drinking places in the world !;
one meets so many drunken women on its
streets that he is at once impressed with
this fact. He considered there were 25 per
cent. more of this seen in Liverpool than in
London. This feature of Liverpool struck
the stranger with sorrow, and he is very
sure not to stay there
In passing through the country from
Liverpool, south to London, or south to
Manchester, he found the country, then
only the Sth of June, clothed in delightful
grcen-one continual garden There was
nothing bold or mountainous in the scenery
nor lakes and rivers, but gently undulat-
ing country. This was the peculiar feature
of English scenery. Visiting the manufac
lures of Lancashire, he found great
change in the last twenty-thrce years. He
wished to speak truthfully concerning his
native land, although it had been charged
upon him that he had no love for his
mother country, because he had spoken so
| strongly concerning the English working
| class. But twenty-three years ago they
were far behind any country in that re-
spect. The working classes lacked accom-
modations and sanitary measures they
were unhealthy, and as a consequence the
mortality was great. The education of the
children was inferior; they received but
little education after they were eight years
| old but, then, if their teeth were all grown
they were put to work on half time. and
| compelled to 90 to school the other half
| Trade was then very irregular, with long
stoppages. He was, therefore, unprepared
to see any improvement or marks of in
creased prosperity, and greatly surprised to
ind them even like our own country COM
| mercc extended, manufacturing interests
the working class were not to be compared
to those of twenty-three years ago. There
was no break in his journey, no open coun-
try, but swarming with towns and people.
and appearance of the people. They were
| better dressed, and in an audience there
was no perccptible difference to him from
an audience here. Their educational ad.
vantages had increased, and to-day they
boast of these approXimating our own-nOt
so free, but fast arriving to our standard
The great trouble was they were cursed
with state church. He did not mean they
were cursed with an Episcopal church
but one supported by the state. The pco
pie are continually struggling against
this influence, and when they adopt
ed our common school system they
fought step by step to gain it. The state
church seemed determined to introduce re
ligious training into the schools, which
should be nothing more than the tenels OF
the established church; but the speaker
considered there was time coming wher
this would be done away and an education
al system be established equal to ours. Ii
manufacturing districts there was an i'm
provement in taste. The houses were fin
ished well and the people were more refinc(
and cultivated, owing to improved priv
leges. They don't work as long or as hare
as the people do here. Every mill is closet
at two o'clock Saturday afternoon the 10
connective il waiting and Thousands
leave for the country To spend til,
afternoon and twilight away from
the hustle and bad air of the city,
Another advantage named was tn,
cooperation existing among the people
This is carried tosa point utterly beyonC
American conception. They band togethe
and supply themselves with the necessarie
of life at ridiculously low figure. Tn,
profits have gone to build educational nsti
tutions, and they had libraries containing
$4,000 volumes, In this way the peopl,
were lifting themselves up, and there wa
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