The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14


per service. ID 10 nns every employer ~hs
nov Ihisks il sarth bic shlle % isks ths
lrgsl measures Tor recovering their line.
Il 10 kaown 70 hose 1ho are eonpsrssnf
with m-chanie.I sssrblishments in COR
rilies. that The cid fashioned System 10
found 10 be iaefeetnsl: 90 lhsl Enssisr
workmen have 70 try nss methods 81 GET
ting The requisils smouni Of xesk frnn
lhslr hands. In sokse esses this is elect
Sd By small remunerslions lor lash work.
There are many shops IN Which here
are no regular apprentices; The employ
ers choosing rather % hire such lsbor a.
they can gsL | have even heard ths
opinion expressed thai The day % not far
or when The whole system Of apprentice
shIp will be thrown aside.
The spirit Of our age and country 10 .
spirit Of restless hurry. We are Tor quick
turns. short cuts. and sudden results.
Amid the increased risks Of human lie.
seven years 10 . great PARTON Of he hu-
man span. Another trait u our national
character 10 Q dislike 10 al rule. just or
unjust II is natural Tor . boy IN prefer
variety 60 ssmeness Of oeeupstion, and
when regular services 10 no longer COM
pnlsofy I've must expect 10 see our youth
flying from the severe work of shops 70
those chance jobs which give bread 10 %
many thousands in our streets
The effects af This condition Of things
are msniIeslly bad. We are falling be-
tween two systems. we are slipping away
from The old plan Of former ages. and
have not yet sl,ghied upon better, ans
more suited 10 modern Improvements. IL
boys and youth nav serve one year orsir.
a, their op,ion--if they may run from ons
employer % another upon every within
il they may even exchange their Hads
Two or three times before they come Of
sgr, 10 il not ss plain as day that the pro-
portion Of really accomplished workmes
mgsi lessen from year TO year! And
this being the case, several evils must ne
cesssrily ensus, which are loo Obvious 70
need recital.
I3ul The nature Of lhings does not alter;
skilled labor. like other commodities. VII
find market, anil will bring The highest
n,;re This A. L-s....ing 10 ss~W useif
h certain kinds Of msnuiarinre. DO which
'"rrign artisans are coming in 10 The az
riusion Of our own cC,nuymen. Itis -
vain as il is unrighteo.s for mn "a E,lI
our arms and raise an ou.~y against 70
reign labor. and form sssoei-;,,rs Of NJ
live Americans. IL ~e do not scurs AZ,
thorough trade eduraiion Of ~ a..
youth. ws mus, expert 10 see oil thes.er
and more difficult branches taken ou.,f
our hands. A. a general thing. ! am gis.
10 know ,hs, this 10 Car from being the
case. speak only 81 ,endrnries, and |
do no, think il can be denied tina. tbs
tendency Of The change have mentioned
10 IN evil.
Rm there are moral consequences ri
this relaxsinn Of the old system, which
are still more to be deplured. As the tie
between the employer and The apprentices
bscompe slight. there 70 . lssssning az
authority on the one side and al duty on
the other, a, veil as al sffrrIInn on both.
We ofien talk Of the advantages Of do
nestle influence. the bonds 81 the ire
side, the charm &c home: and an this
pnint il would he hard Tor ne to speak too
much, or tho enthusiastically. But where
is The apprentices home! Il is not his
fsiher's house; in the greatest number OF
cases, this is not silhin reach. |, is not
! his employers h"use; al least under the
prevailing system. and in our cities and
large towns. For this there are various
!, reasons. In great manufactures. where
there are al least dnzen boys, these. Of
course, eannel be allowed To overrun the
employers house: they are often put out
to bosrd elsewhere. In neither case
have they home. Even where there 10
, only an ordinary number, as The master
is no longer parent. the apprentices feels
no longer like . son. Where can he
, spend his evenings. Not in the garnet
. or loft where he sleeps; in winter n 10
cold; in summer IL 10 suflocaiing. No,
, in the kitchen; he would be in The way.
4 Not in the sitting room; that would be
too familiar. Where can he spend the
, long huu-s Of his Sunday! lie, % look
: The truth in the face. The opprmfici
/, has no home. IL il any wonder thai y
, nigh, ere hear The heavy tramp Of ,heil
i. feet upon our pavements as they csreel
, along BY score.l IL il any wonder iha
, they crowd our oyster-houses. porter-cel
! lars, bsr-rooms. shnws, and wait fol
checks about The doors Of OR theatres!
/. The moral consequences OF this neet
: not dwell upon; they are open 10 the day
/, am mol so chimericsl as 10 propose
D return 10 old ways, or TO hang on Oh,
] wheels Of Modern improvement. only
Z urge that the old system Of master sns
: apprentice. when carried on, in practice
: had certsin advantages, which are no
provided for in our present methods.
/ us do not wi.h our young mechanics 4
!. become On easy prey 70 vice. We mus
|. set about some preventive measures
' The apprentice must have some agreea
a bic place in which 10 spend his leisur'
n moments, am accustomed 10 see SON,