New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-22

Rer1rR Tt.Es-We have had the means OF
knowing something of the general distress and
gloom which has pervaded the ranks OF the me-
chanice and manufacturers, for it IS among Them
,ha, onr circulation extends and in watching their
condition and prospects we have had occasion TO
observe how great has been the depression under
which they have struggled during the past season
1t is reasonable to believe that there were at one
time over tsco hundred thousand persons out OF
employment, in the manufactures OF New-l orK aho
New England alone, and many OF those who were
fortunate enough to be retained IN business, have
found their pay inadequate to their comfortable
maintenance
1t is in win to deny that business has rapidly
increased within the past month"; whatever may
have been the cause of it. A better feeling pre-
walls and the laboring classes are more generally
at work, at reasonable wages, who were generally
ununemployed and suffering in want few weeks
since Nor is this state OF things confined to the
laborer, for the merchant and capitalist partake
equally of the general gladnes. and confidence
Neither is this feeling limited in its effects, but
prevails throughout the country. We have gath
cred from the public journals a few facts to show
the progress of Improvement. They afford q bet
Ter and far more satisfactory evidence to the hon
est working man than all the speculations OF party
politics.
An agent of the Port Henry IRON Company,
whose works are in Essex county, says that orders
have been sent up to put the whole establishment III
full blast They had recently 1000 tons Of iron in
the city of New York, which is finding ready sale
at $27 per ton.
At the Ma,tawan factory 400 hands, it is stated,
have been set to work; and the establishment OF
Mr.. Tech, at Haverstraw, which employs over2OO
persons, is about 10 go into operation.
A gentleman from New Jersey states that more
than 40 mills which had bean closed III that State,
are to be speedily opened
The extensive cotton factories at MoTistown,
Pa which had been idle for some months, were
started again couple Of weeks since; and ii Is
said that 500 persons who were recently unem
ployed are now busily engaged in the factories in
Delaware county.
The Portland Advertiser says that orders have
just been received by journeymen shocmakers 10
that vicinity, who were thrown out of employ by
the reduction of duties in the late tariff returnt TO
Massachusetts, where they had formerly been en-
ployed, to engage in their former business.
better state of things, says the Baltimore
American, has succeeded TO the previous depres-
sion in almost every department of business. 1t
is now considered that firm basis is established
upon which operations may be conducted with as
surance as TO results. The general feeling in the
community is more cheerful and lively than it has
appeared to be any time within the las, few years.
And a correspondent of the United States Gazette,
writing from the same place, says business
seems to be on the revive-conhdence is again
taking the place of suspicion and distress. Our
merchants are up and doing. The wharves begin
to present lively appearance.
The Philadelphia Gazette says that several fac
tories in that csty, which have long been closed,
will Immediately commence operations. Ameng
them the Globe Mills, Lennng's Chemical Works
and DR.. Bergen's Glass Works. We learn also
that the Lehigh Company has been applied to Tor
water power to be applied to some new iron works
A manufacturer in Waterbury, Conn, reports
that he has received more orders for goods in his
line since the passage of the tariff bill than he
had received during the whole of four months
previous.
In the iron region of New Jersey, the ore
which has been or the banks of the canal as quiet
as stones and almost of as little value, has been
contracted for.
The Saugerties iron works. which, previous to
it's suspension some moahs since, gave employ
1nent to large number of hands, and payed out
over three thousand dollars monthly are prepared
10 resume operations.
Whatever parties may say with respect to the
cause of this state of things, it is with facts alone
hat we have to do, and the fact that bette,
state of things does exist is of more consequence
to the artisan than the specuatons of theorists.
State Mechanic.