Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-10-13


selves 10 danger oil transcribing the en-
tire volume.s We have therefore done
violence to our taste in passing over many
passages and pleasant anecdotes, which
we could have wished TO incorporate in
TO cur pages, because, in doing justice to
the authors rare ability, we should have
done great injustice to his publishers"
The London Courier of the 18th Aug.
speaking of the fluctuation Of the funds in
consequence of rumors of approaching
war between the United States aud Eng
land, says" As far as any accounts have
reached government, there meyer was a
time since the peace concluded with the
United States, in which that peace was
less likely to be disturbed. The diplo
matte correspondence between the two
governments is conducted in the most
amicable and cordial terms. As far as
human foresight can dive into luturity,
we have, from the friendly spirit now
happily existing on each side Of the At
iantic, every ground for expecting last
ing peace"
1t is said the French ministry have de-
termined to exclude Buenos Ayrean arm
ed vessels, but to, admit their merchant
men into French ports.
Letters. from Buenos Ayres of the ] 9th
May, state that a Treaty OF Commerce
and Alliance has been concluded betweelH
the American and Buenos Ayrean govern.
ments, in which the trade of the United
States is to have the preference OF every
other nation.
The German papers say, the Russians
are making advances on tile Prussian from
tier; and that they excite the continual
jealousy of the British cabinet.
The Cotton SpinnerS' Iddress to the
Public
sWe the male Cotton-Spinners Of Man
chester, consider it duty incumbent on
us to address the public at the present
illncture, to contradict the many false
statements and Misrepresentation that
have appeared in the public papers.
ave are stated IN all the papers To
have turned out for an advance OF wages !;
this we admit to be in part true, but NO
absolutely so. Two years ago when our
employers demanded reduction of 10
hanks, they affirmed that the state of the
market imperiousIy called for such reduc-
lion but when the market would admit
of an advance, they would willingly give
it. We depended on their honour, and
continued to labour for more than u
months at the reduction proposed. Aboui
ten months since, on comparing the price
of cotton and yarn, we found that the
markets would allow our employers to
fulfil their promise; We therefore soii
cited them 10 that purpose, and only wish.
ed to be re-instated in the same prices we
worked at previously to that reduction.
Some declared they could not give it /;
others they would not but the greater
part, that they would, If others did, but
they should not like to be the first. Thus
we continued working and soliciting for
the last eight months, Though the de-
mand for yarn has been unprecedented,
and the consequent rise in twist great.
they have still refused our Just request !;
and in order to cause a belief that trade
was in declining state, gave notice, that
their mills should only work three days
in the week, which appeared SO extreme
ly ridiculous, that the very children
employed in factories laughed at it.
1t is asserted, that our average wa
ges amount to sos. or 40s per week--it is
evident that this statement was made by
some individual either ignorant or inter
ested. Ia 1915, the average clear wa
ges of the spinners in Manchester, was
about 24s. they were then reduced from
20 to rs per cent. and have ever since
laboured under that reduction. And it is
to be remarked, that spinners relieve
their own sick, as well as subscribe to
other casualties; therefore, when their
hours of labour, which are from 5 in the
morning until in the evening (and In
some mills longer, of unremitting toll in
rooms heated from 70 to 90 degrees, are
taken into consideration, we believe the
public will say with us, that no body of
workmen receive SO inadequate com
pensation for their labour.
"The next thing we would advert to is,
our employers. having asserted, that If
they submit to cur present request (Which
they admit is reasonably it would not be
long before we demanded another advance
of ten hanks more-whatever some indi-
viduals may have said, we know nothing
of, but the great majority Of spipners
have never said or intended any such
thing. And we hereby declare, That
we are willing to enter into treaty with
our employers on fair and honorable