Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-01-22

question, and that in 1861 the South had
consummated its purpose of making this
government of universal suffrage one
great slaveocracy: where would have been
the public press. the intelligent brain. and
the education that would have joned us
In such a fight, and been able to have
written Justice on the banner before they
sent 1t down 10 Government?
We have had such a deyelopment of
material progress for seventy-fve wears
as The world had not seen for three hum
dred. The agitations of the future are TO
be social and civil questions. therefore III.
opening OF the public mind should be In
mat direction. These three questions
nave each two sides. the human and poIiti-
cal. shall deal with tie latter | shall
stand ON the baliot-boX and suggest tenn
peranee In its relation To the possibility of
the success of universal suffrage. The
brain that moves men aud MANAGES
capital aud Journalism whose forces ira
dates IN every direction are concentrated
In great cities; hence the tendency 10 mass
men together. If you govern the cities
you govern the nation. Most of our great
cities have at sometime. been In the hands
OF a mob. In this city we have the con-
sentative and the progressive. Here there
are $50. 600 900 devoted To drink and no
fore that mass of wealth stand $500
voters. Take $500 men from one side and
give 1t To the other and YOU have a ma
Jofty oil. 900 aud there has never been
uiiIerence enough In parties Ia rise above
lhat majority. These men have no ideas );
they simply wish To -ain wealth OUT of
their neighbours weakness. For the last
twenty-five years the Mavor and Alder
men of Boston have been standing COM
niitec nominated by these gror-shops
intempcrauce i one of the great defects
OF the saxon race. The state of industry
mere, Is such that man may be drunk
whole week upon the earnings of day ::
for science i at his right hand She does
not wait for the grain Ia grow. She will
give YOU rum ont of anthracite coal IL Won
want 1t. This great problem will he solved !;
the \ ankec never met with an obstacle, he
did not overcomc. Mr.. Phillips then spoke
OF labor and capital and said II was an un-
natural contest: Ike two parts of pair of
scissors; they have no strength except
together. But money is beginning to as
sumo proportions that threaten the very
existence of legislative independence
We have survived one great danger
slavery; shall we survive this danger Of
money as we did the other: Money has
married brains and only second rate men
ate lcft for political life. The ,iateman-
snip of the day must be an intellect that
reconcile these great servants with lcpi..
la'ivc Independence. The speaker then
referred 10 women and said he did nat
claim the ballot for them a. their right. but
demanded Il a their duty; moral power
aud support j. needed in this experiment
lie said. in everything but the ballot they
nave been received on an equal footing
with men, and when that privilege shall
have been accorded. then u republic viii
he possible, aud all things set right in the
political werld.
MUSICAL.
III" Wicniaw~ki-N aurcl concerts which
have been given three nights In Music
Han during the past week have been very
successful. Seldom have We ever heard a
more satisfactory aud plca>in. combination
than That headed by Herr Wicniav III.
the distinguished violini-i. and VI. Maurrl
the great baritone. These concerts have
not been 50 ven attended - they should
have teon cou>iIcru. the rare attractions
offered
MteEiaw,hi. whose name alone. should
have crowded Tia" house. was beautifully
RECEIVED and made "a deep impression on
the audience. Tie j. irIr to at ami j. not
cNc"Url BY any other yioiuisi Maurrl.
who unque>iiunahlV stands ampnr The
ZACH an artist aud can take hi> stand Ia
the 'front.' rauk. NJ received an encore
each tiaIe he sang. In these concerts
Madame Schiller IA" fine pianist made nnr
FIRST appearance lu Boston. aud created a
most excellent aud favorable impression.
Ms Jennie Bull the great coutralio. who
has 50 long been abroad has greatly I'M
proved, AMI was decided attraction.
She was warmly applauded aud received
two ,Hcor,s. The Beethoven Ouint,tic
Club also added greatly to the pleasure OF
these entertainments
Mrs Scott Slddpn>' entertainments are
always fine, aud the one given last Tues
dag evening Was uo' an exception but If
p..sibi" better than usual. She read the
Midsummer Nl-nt Dream" f.. most
dell ghtfu manner. and the boy-pianist
Master Harry Walker. accompanied her
on the piano. He was dressed in a wine
colorcd silk velvet suit and She 10 4 Iirl
>Ih OF the same shade and color WIKI
white trimmings. Never did she look more
quecnlv aud beautiful than at that time.
dressed a, ritania.
Last Saturday afternoon Nil, Charlotte
Cu-hman read In Music Hall. from Shak>-
pcarc's Romeo and juliet" and other
standard productions to fair audience
Tins greatest Of American actresses needs
no words OF cOmmrndation. She i well
known - a reader of remarkable skill and
power. THIS was tie first OF ) series Of
three cn'cr. 1in-n"r'~ V''-i a." y 'i rive.
assisted by Master l!Itfy Wai>er.
FII:Fs.
Ihl- has been q week of fires and many
"I them have been attended with .uch To-.
II property aud other accidents. that a
nre-aiarm seems 10 strike terror 10 every
heart The LIT OF casualties began Oh
Monday last in "a mild form, there being
hu' on" alarm and little damage done, bu,
Tuesday, Boston seemed to have q mania
for such things. There were twelve
alarms given during the day and evening
from eight different boxes. and it brought
viyldly 70 mind that ong-to-be-remembere
day, the lJtn, of Nov. but each fire wa.
managed admirably, and great credit i
due The noble tiremcu and the Chief Engi-
neer. No matter what may have been the
obstacles in the way of success In the
great CONGREGATIONS of the past those of
lhAt day. we're quelled in quick succession
with skill and bravery which would do
honor 10 any city. From that time up To
saturday pipht Va. al ..iyI,t moro