Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-10
FROM ;ie Washington Sp.eta'or.)


The magnificent cotton spnuers, who look upon men
merely spiadics, and women enaes, affected great
for the poor Operatives, before they had &C
c,mpsled their merceaary object. IL vas forsooth,
TO prevent reduction OF their wages that they pressed
upon Congress the adoption Of Tarit-absurd, proh
btory and onerous to the whole country. They no
SCORER return however, from their selfish and
full visit TO the OF government, than they enforce
general reduction in the wages OF that labor, IRON
which by the help of Congress, they reap rich a
harvest The subjoined items of Intelligence need no
further comment. We sure they viii! provoke &c
neral disgust and Indignation. a people ruled W the
sordid classes which proverbally mean gross and
selfish, have submitted 10 he most degrading bondage.
Their rulers have OF those high personal qualities
which mitigate oppression. noble mind would almost
prefer The despoiism OF the sword 10 TIE vulgar sway of
the shop and the factory.
II is generally remarked that as soon as tue Tariff
law was passed. the manufacturers went to work 10 eff
feet general reduction Of the wages Of labor We
find the following in the Olive Branch, religious pa
Der published at Buslon. 1t is in to inquiry
addressed 10 the editor as 10 the reason why the wages
Of journeymen booimakers had been cut down imme.
diately after tue passage Of the law 10 protect Aineri
can labor
ave lust know nohcg about it. We suppose it
means that bosses intend 10 make money, noH1Ae for
egn manufacturer ia shut out. You must work for
what YOU get aud now The tax is on foreign boots
must buy at manufacturers prices. Bootmakers ere
not the only sufferers. We learn that Demng jarvis,
i ns! .oiu ''e dn," ss nm, IN G,ss ~. rms, s;,hn,
stop manufacturing, or reduce wages but tariff
would enable the manufacturers 10 proceed with profit,
and continue good wages. tariff was granted, per
- ~. en,,e ma,Lai ye, ne soon "a The news
reached Boston, hot the tariff bill had become iaw,
this "a Deming Jarvis, Esq sent orders TO his glass
works, in Sandwich, 10 have the wages throughout the
~ ~, 49,, 81 annco.nr;as no,;ces h,vs hoo, -;,,s,
80, ~ s or ,ha h,n5, y,ill ba ,earo.5 ,s ),
- ,,I ,'h Tho ;n,ar,nn of tho ,nos,ers aud ~.
" n.Sn,h,ad,y ~ souaeya ,l,oir holm down ,o
~, - ,a, c.n, 10, "a, bo induced ~ writ for
- - - na,nr, ~ I'll coroi,;ns-,ho danandon,
us - ,,a, haor !, ,ho ba., ,heu ON ID nts
anu we p'1' "'aIs III h. ,a ~. r.. d. 80
nose ""o ivy i, :. ~. - l;,,,a daoand
wee '"'! ""fe " ''. 49,. M =.
eh' On '''e's u" 'Ho 0ea '''' ~.
cin mnn " 49, C,-;o, .,rs ,,, an rroor,an, ,,s
been entered into by the factories at Lowell 10 reduce
the wages f the operatives after te LIST of December
from Is TO 20 per cent"
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"s Wiz raoo- ay,re..ss ,a on;n;on ,ha,
n''e''""' e i'r r. N, IIr L.; ,I
w ''o - IN ,,;i W. c;o,',s
vo'e VI V"' an" ," g. wv ,a.s
~ 'no 80 go ,,;s ;nsdr;',,,i ~ ,ho Pc;
5ea's, :" ,e - -" 's ,a;.aa -, I'D ~ fa.
uency De n;Is ms e. go - r,Iln;na ,o;n,
T nv WIZ, VIZ o. ~ 10y ",. h.,,
we uu""c "'i Niay 40 anu Pa''o' w.
give Us 'e a'' ''e ~ 'u'" ''e ''.''9 =" WI ''e
-o u', "o on se ."n ,, ,...;,, o,> t,,,,
Inc ri"sou'e u"~c."' Va Iia'i''on pape'l 'ui,y
endorses 's oP'h,o" Oh t,c itue ""u auu
we n1fn'y oeieve' INA. ,aJ'.,.y oi ,ile wing
press IN o"o' . "Ut 80 IT. ~ s"e au a. W..
,Iine $50 aI 'a n1. CIV La, az "S'
u,',.' WV. AZ r,,r voT, as Quo
Tta, ,J,sn,s ore already convinced bni thew dread
a9i -, I'll, .,;, E, Como or tho le,de,, IN M
~ sP'"" ~ =" -, a,nr,oan,on, IT, h..o ,,,
,''ea", a. ,s., ~ h ,h, hoe hon .oa5 No.,
Nv, s. a' sa na ha,o had -
"o nea1 =. ' .hsa.i''o AGO., ,, -, 80, ~ -
shells until the coast Is clear 10 pursue other track
without danger
Our friend might have added New York and Massa-
chusetis TO Ohio, and SAID, that III 'yossje cOn;in
genry Mr.. Ciay obtan he rohsof eiher Ohio ftr
}ork Massachusetts,, and we believe he would have
hsen strictly within the bounds of common sense and