Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-22
..rae ar,stocracy OF the Dollar.

ca. HfaHfNspNs LECTURE, LAST EVENING r. sEC
OND or rnE CLAIMING COURSE.
The Unitarian church, last evening, was wei
lll,l the andence being psrcoptibly larger thar
oi the evening Of the first lecture. The chnrci
WAS beautifully decorated with flowers. Excel
lent music preceded the introduction Of th,
ppsaEer, Bradley James rendering yoluntar,
on the organ, and choir composed Of Mrs
SCono, Mrs. Dr. Wales, Or. ogle, Mr.. Rhoads
aud Mr.. Stone giving two quartette songs, "May
Day" and Gallant and Gally, and u qniutette,
30 Ye Tears
iiey Mr. Israel presented the orator Of the
evening, Col. r. W. Hlgglnson. His lecture,
which, though prepared some years ago, was
new in this city, is n comparison OF aristocracies
Of birth and wealth. The former he said, has
Neen the aristocracy OF tho past, hut it il fast
i-appearlng the lattor ls the ariHtOCracy of
orll osn time II, too, he hoped, would yield TO
snntlIer~an aristocracY founded on Intelligence
aud virtue. The decay OF the power of the En-
Ellsli House of Lords itself the only hereditary
legislative body Of Europe, illustrates tho decay
~ aristocrscy based on birth one fourth the
peers are OF Queen Victoria's creation, and very
feaUi them trace thelr line back of the age OF our
own nation. In this country, primogeniture, and
the special privilege of hereditary rank Acarcely
took root $50 soon did they porinhand 30 complete
ly thatwe can scarcely believe they ever existed.
Pursuing his subject viii, many pleasant illustra-
!una and an occ asional amnsing anecdote, the
speaker passed TO an aQalyss of the arstocracy es
iahlished on wealth, which he said had some ad-
yantagos over that which 1t succeeds. IL In actual
while il lasts, Its aristocracy has II solid basis.
II doesn't humbug people 50 much as that of
birth; people soc through it, perceive its follies,
riicule its weaknesses. 1t knows its place ; it
would not think OF thrustng Longfeow or
Bryant into corner. ard bringing them down
10 dinner at the very last OF the procession, in
London dinner-party happened to Samuel Rog-
ers-he the only untitled gentleman present. We
have, said the speaker, our social grades the
distinctions between the upper crust and the low
cr crust are vareusly defiued. In particular
New England town there are 'the Tippies,"
respectable class; above them ''the Tippy. Bobs'
who are hlghly respectable; aud vet higher, few
and unapproachable, "Gho Tppy Bob Royals"
Dr. as Theodore Parker described Cincinnati
twenty or more years ago, there WAS in that city
Hn arstocracy that came from wealth, which it.
rrlf came from the pork-business. In it there
were two grades; the plebeians were the Stick.
GINS, and the patrlclans the Stuck -ems ono was
Composed OF those now IN the business, and the
uther OF those whose fathers had been in it.
Very consecutiyely and logically the lecturer
developed his topic, aud exhausted the lines OF
his thought. He takes a more cheerful view of
the present manifestations of American life, and
n less serious ono of its sordid, money grabbing
Characteristics than philosophic observers have
recently been wont To do, and in this he claims
to be nearer right than they. His lecture WAS
cry entertaining and very satisfactory through-
out it was thoughtful but not heavy the
thoughts were clearly and agreeaby set forth.
lis eocutlon and his manner arc both admira-
bic. Tho large and cultivated audience heard
him with appreciation and pleasure from begin
uiug to end.
Col ilgginson returned northward, ast eve-
lung. immediately after the lecture. Tho next
Of the course will be delivered by Mrs. Liver
more, On saturday evening, November 9th. II
VIII be, undoubtedly, very largely attended.