National Republican., 1875-07-08
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In fulnIing . hAlfnade promise when lsft
wsshington, my purpose Il to say some things OF
England and this great city which may not bs
known to some readers Of your paper. Ifsny one
needs 10 make . change for IN increase Of
strength, and can afford the expense OF four or
I'VE months' absence, there 10, probably, no place
whore one can derive greater benefits than m the
west Of England, from htty miles above Liver
pool up 10 Scotland. II ons would take fsniiy
away for the same time they would save nearly
enough In the expenseto pay their passage across
the see. A house furnished, and the service re-
quired, may be had for about
ONE THIRD OF THE SUN
which the same accommodation would cost at
home. The quietness Of all the arrangements,
the quiet beauty Of the scenery and the solid
inss would be perpetual scsne Of enjoyment
The little pieces Of ground, not more than an acre
or two, and Of ali the imaginable shapes, sur
isurei hedges presents an syer-vsrying and bean.
crops, and the evidence OF the highest culture,
est 70 the scene. The country is greatly undu-
lsting or rising into high hills, covered with
bethel, or assuming sns o, I'M more r
tire landscape presents objects 90 new and peeu-
liar a to afford an amazing source Of pleasure.
Ths are q orsS snd
rance OF America and Its topography, which puts
one into mode for acting As teacher sometimes.
We were sitting beside
COMMERCIAL GENTLEMAN,
on an elevation which commanded half the length
Of that beautiful little lake, Windemen, and
speaking our admiration OF the scenery IS o
whole, when he said, with great impressivensss,
thi.i W. YER replied, % SYss this h seems in no place
to be more than half q mile wide. What is It's
lengthf" with much emphasis he replied twenty
nayisabIe ri rivers Some &c Of our M lakes cover
larger surface than all Great Britain" He
seemed incredulous and was net inclined 70 GEN.
ing inteIligence among the people In regard to
the United States.
1T Is MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS
since we saw London. There has BEEN great i'm
provement In the general condition OF the people
and the city generally, In the cleanliness Of the
populated districts. There is no begging. Amer
spending two weeks In the city have not been
solicited 20 give penny in the street One must
fensive and sickening squallor and obtrusive and
shameless vice. The city abounds in hospitals
for all diseases and all classes Of persons, and
there 10 not in all the civilEed world 10 be found
Q more general interest In the cause Of phF'an-
thropy among all Christian people, or more h
ersl contributions to the hospital fund. We hap
We were IN two congregations Of different de-
nominations, and at the morning and evening
service contributions were taken and large 10
both services. So far as we have heard the whole
viii amount to nearly quarter Of million dol
lsrs catholic Is the spirit Of Christianity and
80 mindful Of humsn suffering.
This sum Is divided among the trustees Of
THE DIFFERENT HOSPITALS,
according to their ability to keep those who need
their care. The police Of the city seems to US to
be good and the puni1hment OF crime pretty sure.
When II is remembered that there are about four
millions OF people in London, the number OF capt.
tai ofienses per month are small. While there is
evidence Of more general thinking than In Amer
lea, there is not as much tntoxfcation In the
streets. There Is very large portion Of the la
thoee who can Of brandy. Almost no one Is drunk
In the daytime. At evening both men and women
are about the public houses and gin palaces drink
ing deeply. Any citizen Of Washington would bs
struck with the difference betxeen his American
home and London in respect to idlers about the
streets. Walk ten miles IN LONDON and you may
not see single loafer. Moro persons may be seen
unemployed In single day at and near the corner
of Four-and -a-half street and Pennsylvanis ave-
nue. than you would see in London in week.
have seen more there In that time than In London
for whole month.
AN IDLzR, WITH no EMPLOYMENT,
is put out somewhere. ThequestIon Of furnishing
work for the unemployed Il one which has occu-
pied the attention Of men who seek the good Of
the man and the veal of the State. The matter
demands more attention than has been given It.
It VIII get itself considered one Of these days II
won't sleep nor let any cities among the civilized
nations sleep much longer. Begging and idle
ness was part of o religious profession In the
Middle Ages. There seems to have been sort
Of revival Of this mode Of living for q few years
past In America. Not as Christian calling, but as
. sort Of gentlemanly gypsy Life, by which one
might support sort Of shabby gendlity. In Eng
land there is less Of this than twenty years ago In
America. Now, there always VIII be cases
where misfortune hae reduced parsons from CON-
fort to want, snd from affiuenee and luxury to
poverty. They should share our pity and receive
our help. But the best thing for all is to furnish
or put them IN the way Of employment.
GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO.
Insist that Instead OF opening soup-houses fur
nshing food and fuel, the city, country, the Gov
erpment shall furnish employment on some pub
lie work for city or county, giving fair compen-
satfon In money or In food and shelter. The same
OF criminals. Put them to work-hard, steady
work. There is much Of reform In labor as well
as much Of manliness and cheer. Men who beg or
Their labor will pay for the care and direction.
There is in Europe, as In America, tendency Of
the population Of the country to the cities-an at
tempt
TO LIVE WITHOUT WORK.
The remedy, In part at least, is found In putting
those who are idle and vagrant to some useful en-
ployment. There are few cities more interested
IL this question than Washington. The depend-
ent classes, the question Of labor and capital,
Christian civilization and psupertsm, the increase
OF imbeciles-these are questions of great import
ance which England and America must consider
and dispose Of, snd they who can do most In aid
Of such disposition may be called the benefactors
Of the race. -VIAToR-