Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-18
WHO PROTECTS THE LABoRERf
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laoorers, arising from the fnvors Of large
manufacturing establishments. The poor
and humble, it is said, find employment
and derive support and wealth from them.
This appears very we'll to assert at q dis
lance But IL the laborers should tell the
whole story, some terrible cases Of o..
preston would come to light. An II.
stance o! the kind on the part Of the cor.
pora'icn Of Lowell, has JUS, been exposed
in a petition from some Of the operatives.
to the Massachusetts Legislature. ltap-
pears from this petition that by combine.
ton among the corporations, il any per.
son leaves work in mill, in less than
alter years service, the name OF each
person IL sent to all the other mills, who
are pledged to refuse employment to the
person thus marked and prescribed. Tho
petitioners further stale that, after they
had entered into The agreement with the
Mlddlesex mill to work twelve months.
(Which they were compelled to sign or
not be employed, their wages were r..
duced twenty-five per cent. without con.
sent. They then left, as they had per-
tect right to 10; for the agreement. If
b'ndinx on the girls to stay, was equally
binding on the corporation 10 continue
the wages with which the WORK begun:
otherwise the company might abolish the
wages, aud still demand the service. Il
further is affirmed, that after tho girls
were driven from the Middesex mills by
this unjust reduction. their names were
reported 10 all the other mills in the com.
Glnatlon, and entered on their books @
'',he turn outs from Middlcscx - and they
are now refused employment IN these
mills, at any price, solely on this ground.
eve have been Dragging good while
about the battle of New Orleans. but
military mcn in Europe turn up their
noses al it,"
Kennebec Journal.
Very likely. lithey had been in tho ].
battle they would have turned up tho
'.whi,e OF their cyes.'' Sir Edward
rackenham aud the Generals with him
found II 50.
augusta Age.
a good reason why they should 'sturn
up their noses"-it smelt too strong Of
gunpowder and "deleal" for them.
Bay Stale Democrat.
We do not know what my Le the NJ.
sal elevation u military man Of Europe
when they speak Of the Battle Of New
O'l-ans; gu. this We do know, that q
large number Of the European military
men who were present Oh the occasion,
tlrucd their noses up so high tina, they
.sli on their backs and were never ublo ia
get up again housan@!s of them were
IN this predicam-nt. turning up their
noses y, every CRACK Of the rifle
Exchange paper.
The aggregate length Of the Railroads
completed aud in operation in the United
States. is 4.442 miles. Ii is expected that
abuu. 600 miles will be completed the
present year, and added to this amount,
which already exceeds the total length
OF ra .Iroads in oil other countries COM
bined. The cost. SO far, is at least ono
Hundred million Of dollars. Nearly al
the iron for these roads has been inpor.,
ted from England, costing probably twelve
or thirteen million Of dollars.
| The Cleveland Herald states tina, theso
is a, the Museum in that city young
girl eight years Of az. named Hannah c.
Grouse, born in Portage county, Ohio,
weighs. two hundred and twenty-threo
pounds! She IS IN perfect health, Of ii.
gorous intellect aud muscular power
Her height is ubou, tour feet six inches,
and her measure round the shoulders four
leet nine inches. She is playtula as child.
rem generally Of her age, and would
makea bouncing srmful even for the
American giant
4 proposition is before tho Louisiana
Legislature to repeal all laws in relation
% duellng. the Governor is to appoint
q Board oil Honor, to whom all disputes
are to be submitted, and ,f settlement
connot DO effected in any manner, then the
parties dlsputing are to engaga in mortal
co,nba, under rules prescribed by, aud Ii
tho presence OF the Board Of Honor.
! Tho losses OF the Chinese since the
commencement Of hostile operations a.
aginSt ihs British, are estimated at from
fifteen 10 twenty thousand men. and about
eighteen hundred pieces OF cannon. with
0u ituHiSnSO 4uuu lty VI OtstST udl0flulS
tor war, aud tho almost total annlhllation
Of their navy.
| The editor Of the Tal.cdcna (l4la.)
Sou,herner has found out way to beat
his wiic in the kindest and most cnnsido-
rate mannsr, He has her mesme.ized,
and then figs The operator like venge.
ance! As feeling, taste. &c, are trans
ferred; she catches licking, and the
world Won't cali the husband brute.
A Beautiful Reply ~ married woman
Of the Shawanee Indians made this beau
liful rep ) TO q man whom she met in the
woods, and who implored her TO love and
look on him:
'Oula:nou, my husband,'
said she, 'is ever before my eyes, and
hlnders me from seeing you.'
FRExcn SrEaMERs.-It is announced Ia
the Ffenc., papers that the fourteen Steam.
49,