Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-05-06


that city continue to be much disturbed
bv strikes among the work. 6 classes
some of which appear TO be going great
deal too far 1t is true, that house rent,
aud other necessary family expenses are
every where, too high; and have an artitl
cial or fctIcious value-and there IS
great demand for labor in New York, and
generally elsewhere, iu almost all its de
partments the creative power in tie
people is much checked by these strikes,
which add much to the difiulty about
money, as affecting almost every pursuit,
the circulation being lessened. A MIN
bic six9ence is better than a slow shl
ling, And the operative should recoIlect
also, that they certainly abrldge their
several businesses, al large.
The New York Commercial Advert
ser, speaking of late strike among the
tailors, and Of IA procession ofsevera hun
drcd who paraded the streets with ban
ners, and music, &c says it was truly
painful to see such procession, march
ing for such purpose; and, in some IN
stance with profane notices upon their
banners One of the notices was -
"No surrender, by the eterna'" Anoth
er was,- "NIechanics' Rights" and 9th
: ers ora kindred character.
. And the Journal Of C1mmerce,reIernng
! to the strike, says
Some days back tho iourneymen tai
lors made out new tariff of prices to be
l paid by their employers, and also laId
5 down certain rules relative to the manner
in which master tailors should give out
; work. According to one of these rales
every master tailor should keep State
6 hung up IN his store and enter on 1t every
v niece of work which he gave Journey
! nan to make, and that no JourneymaH
C should get work TO do except IN his turn
e. For example, iftwo journeynen success
9. siycly got each coat to make, and tae
If one who received, the second was more
W industrious, or a t,Aore expeditions work
IN man than the first, and flushed his work
ir sooner, he mist wait idle until the o'He'
W mun had also firnIshed his work and wa
on given another Job. So that the idle ant
its industrious, or awkward and expert worI
he men, we're put completely on a par b
ut these absurd regulations, TO the monstrou
a injustice of the operative, ard serious
no convenience and loss Of the employers
,iv The master I: iIors very properly refuse
" TO adopt 50 ridiculous rule, or comPI
loo with the new scale Of prices dictated Q
ire the ipurneymen, and the latter very &c
no cr9UsIy turncd out and refused to worF
no Some of the journeymen taIlors wer
zen however, willing to work at the old prlc
me and among them was man named "
osc liam Wright, in the employment OF Mess
rht Stokes g. Co. Broadway. This mi
could earn twelve dollars a week; al
# having a large family TO support, was
eve willing to remain idle, but was Obliged
lty, do so from downright fear, as some
con the other journeymen taIlors called
,lov him and threatened him that il ne did
pos leave his employment, thay would cut
end his hands or kill him. Inundated
With these threats, Wright left his work; a
,rit his employers in whose service he J.
,ens been for many years, and who had
ex. great respect for him, having discove
tey that he had left them solely from int
rae dation, determined to prosecute the
ypo. less ruhians who had driven him aw
and summoned Wright to the police of
l.. yesterday evening, in order to obtain
testimony against them. Such
}. plete system Of terror, however, have
half ournevmen tailors established in I
O. in body, that Wright was afraid to tell
r The names Of any of the aggressors,
r,hie ,J though MIR. Wyman said all he couI
T. persuade him to 1t, promising him
,nA protection against any consciousness
ava threatened to commit him lfhe refuse
o0rS' give evidence, Wright still declined
enVe' IioniOg any names, lest his dom
when might cause his destruction. FIn
was that threats or promises were alike
r was valIing to make him mention the n
10 9th of the persons who threatened him,
e the Wyman was obliged to commit hi
lelbe. prison for refusing to give evidence
nv in thus an honest, industrious, poor
nroba with a large family; has been OF
pl'L;oh pi first 10 remain idle; and is after
WIN" committed 70 prison for fear oil dl