Litchfield enquirer., 1830-11-18
FRANCE. LETTER ".
10tAe EdilOr o7 fhe London MO1wing Chronicle: {:

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 Paris, Sept. 5, 1880. The plot thickens!' We are in the midst of anarchy. A crusade has con- menced against machinery. I am obliged to state, what I am sorry to have occasion to do, that fear fonee must be resorted to in order to suppress the spirit of rioting. The workmen are now leaguing togeth- CT. The journeymen printers have to-day published their Address. It is in the form of a letter to the Courier Francais-it is placarded on all the walls of Paris and thousands of copies are being distributed in the streets. These workmen are not des- titute of money, and, if they want employ ment, it is their own fault. The Jesuits, Ex- -Royalists, and Ex-Peers are accused of supplying with funds the rioters. The Gazette de France denies this: but it is not little singular that the establishments of the Gazette de France, and the Quo- tidicnne, the only two RoyaliSt Journals published in Paris, have not been visited by these marauders, whilst all the work shops of the Liberal Papers have been in- vaded. But let us do justice even to these disturbers ofthe public peace. They have published their statement, and tho sub- stance of which is as follows:
 1. The master printers are too few in number-the monopoly is injurious, and the masters are selfish and uncharitable.
 9. The workmen have not threatened to break mechanical presses, but have only refused to work.
 3. Machines are good when there is no opposition in trade, but where eighty prin- ters alone have patents to print in all Pa ris, being one printer only for 10000 souls.
 4. By the ordinary hand presses a vol tune of the Biblotheque des Leures, is printed for 65 centimes, or sixpence half penny, and it is impossible to print cheap CT than that.
 ,. In 1921 the Constitutionnel printed with hand-presses, 10000 copies day; and it does not print so many now with machines.
 6. The Journal de rEmpirc published with hand-presses, ,OOO per day, and no Journal publishes SD many now.
 7. The mechanical presses are princi- pally made in England, ard therefore, by their not continuing 10 be made, French artizans would now be thrown out of em- ploy.
 s. The Government cannot force us to work, but only not to make riots.
 9. The Master Printers speak of bayo- nets Yes, doubtless, when your pecun- iary interests are at stake, you would show as much ferocity as the Swiss or the Boz douins.'
 This is the worst passage in the address.
 10. 'The National Guard arc to put us down. But why all this parade? We ourselves will form part of the National Guard.'
 II. It is not true that we have received money from the Jesuits, or have been in- stigated by others to make these demands. We act on our own authority and opinion, and we will have our rights
 This is the substance of the address.
 The young men in tho capital, who are engaged in shops and warehouses, have re- ceived circular letters inviting them to as- semble this evening, at 7, opposite the Bourse. Thousands of these circulars have been sent round, and multitudes will assemble, from malice or curiosity, to in- terrupt the peace of the capital. The ma iority, however, are by no means disposed to be present. have spoken to many of them, and they state, that if necessary, they willaeven fire on the workmen, rather than have the capital subject to pillage and force.
 It is stated that the workmen at Rouen. hearing of these insurrections, arc march, ine ;o Paris to assist their iellow-laborers. hope this report is incorrect. The worst of ali wars is civil war.
 The Bourgeois of Paris are. however, united and resolute. If it be necessary, they will again unpave the streets, and op- pose by force the violence of the mob.
 Strangers in Paris, of every nation. have circulars addressed them inviting them 10 enter the National Guards. It is deemed desirable to strengthen their ranks, and to increase the number as much as possible. These precautions arc wise, though will yet hope that resistance to violence may not be necessary.
 It is proposed by some persons of talent and honesty to abolish all privileged rights and to make i, competent to any one to be- coms printer, or any thing else, without any brevct. In reply to this. it is stated 4ha, the vested interests of those who have bought their business and patents for large sums of money, on the faith that those ves' ted interests would be protected, ough