Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24
OUR NEW YoRR LETTER.
NEw YORK. Jan. 18th. 1876.

Of the size Of mans hand, which some
Of the sharper political eyes saw in the
horizon months ago. begins to be discern
ible to ordinary vision. The logic Of
events in the Cuban matter brings con-
viction that something is in the wind,
but just what it is. or whether the gath
ering storm viii burst or pass by. none
but a few sensation, journalists venture
to assert private. or might almost
say secret, letter. sent cut by our Gov
ernment to feel the pulse Of Europe on
the subject of intervention, together with
the sudden overhauling of the Navy and
the sending Of coal aud stores 20 South
ern ports. can hardly be without mean
Ing. though the probabilities would
seem to be against Spain's yenturing to
take up third war. and that with
power like our own. Still. it is not i'm
possible that the crafty Spaniards. feel
ing their inability to suhjugate their
distant and determined province. yet
unwilling to acknowledge the fact. now
seek more honorable egress from their
dilemma. by precipitating a conflict 50
manifestly unequal that they can grace
fully yield to overpowering force
Should that programme be carried out.
it requires no prophet to fOretell the
destiny of Cuba. A carpet-bag govern
or, half dozen arpet-bag congressman,
one or two hundred patriotic postmas-
tiers, few municipal rings for Havana,
with good conscientious New York
Boss to encourage the religious ele-
ment in ward primaries, and personally
defend the purity of ballot and bench,
aud. presto the thing is accomplished;
our glorious republican institutions are
firmly rooted in her priest-ridden. blood
drenched soil; import duties drop off
our best cigars; the immoral and de-
grading bull-fght disappears before the
refining influence of dog and prize
fights. and the American Eagle stretch
es his protecting wing over the island
generally.
1t is certainly an enchanting pros
peet, but let Us hope that it is distant
one that the war talk is all a scare,
and that the opening year of our second
century, may show no stain of blood
that is not shed in defence of our rights,
our liberties, or our national existence.
Rnt tn return to local afFairz-Neu
York workingmen are like their class
the world over, more turbulent and
troublesome when they can't get their
own price fo= work than when they can't
get work at all There are thousands
here utterly unemployed. but We hear
far less from them than from some noisy
crowd Of strikers who could have steady
work if they pleased, but who prefer no
loaf at all to half one. Just now it
is the ship-eaulkers, who to the number
Of three or four hundred. are standing
round with their hands in their pockets,
sulking and threatening over the reduc.
ton of their wages to $3.50 per day-an
income which would seem nothing less
than princely to many an honest fellow
who walks the cold streets looking vain
ly for an odd job to beat back the wolf
from his door. Such a strike Is worse
than foolish In this case, at least. it
cannot be successful. and meanwhile
work is going to neighboring towns, 30
that when these gentlemen are starved
into accepting market rates. some Of
their number are sure to find themselves
out In the cold.
A large meeting was held in the Coop
er Union few nights since, TO consider
the condition Of the unemployed labor
ing class. and discuss plans for improv-
ing the same. Nr. Peter Cooper presid-
I ed, and numerous speeches were made,
but It became evident in the course Of
proceedings that the ostensible philan-
thropy Of the meeting was mainly COW
er for advocating a greenbaek currency
with interconvertible bands. the adop-
ton Of which scheme, 90 the speakers
urged, would end the trials Of the labor
er and mechanic. By giving them plenty
70 do at high wages. Just what proper
ton Of the audience we're convinced BY
that line Of reasoning, Is not reported.
Another Of those romantic robbenes
aud restitutions which are occasionally
recorded, has Just occurred here About
. week ago. the messenger Of Wall
street frn was mysteriously relieved oi
$1,000 in bonds Ehieh be wa taking
to the bank The fra stopped paynent
and set al the detective machinery IN
motion 70 discover the thief Failing y
get zuy cIeE. they advertised reward
Of 81 900 and Immediately received AZ
Anonymous note APPOINTING place O
meeting aud designating a member 81
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70 the spot indicated Ace0npaaied b
his partners. bat found 70 one but /
boy. xho merely HANDED h.n = not
stating that the broker must be alone
and sppointing another renaszyogs- In
strsetiag Biz COMPANIONS % folloE a.
distance, our friend followed the dirsc
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