Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-04

! CRUEL AND TYRANNICAL TREATMENT OF
THE CoLLrsRs IN GREAT BRITAIN. Then.
are says the London Weskly Despatch. nc
men more cruelty oppressed or hesf.lessly
treated Than the working coliers and miners
of Great Britain. They perform the creates
amount of labor. but are, while so engaged
running The most hazardous risks Of losing
their lives from the dangerous and perilous
nature Of their work; and for tina. labor and
iha. risk they receive the least amour, Of wa
ges.
The fate Of Richard Hea,hco,, who wa,
killed al Worssley Coliery. the property OF
Lord F. Egerton. short time since by the
roof Of the coliery falling npon him. will
give some idea Of their condition. He had
contracted for the job on which he was enga'
ged, but competition was so keen that he had
mol earned eigh, pence day by it. On tina,
he had TO support himself. wife. and foul
children. This is not a solitary case. la the
north, the coliers deem themselves lucky il
they ge, lbs. sterling per week for fourteen
hours daily labor. while for the same amount
Of labor the men working in the districts sur
rounding Manchester are no, paid more than
los. Cd. week.
The colliers in the latter plabe are reduced
10 such state Of desitutnn tina, they and
their families are compelled to live upon oa,.
meal mixed with boiling water. ana deem il a
grea, luxury il they can add to il a little but.
,ermilk. In paris Of Cumberland they work
from fifteen to eighteen hours per day for tho
paliry SUN of from Is. Sd. TO d while reduo
lions are made from these wsgps for their has
ke's being little shor, Of measure ora little
splint or stone being mixed with the coal.
THIS cruelty grinding system is carried on al
Whi,shaven, Dearham, Ough,srside, and ma
ny other places.
To resis, these ,yrsnnical aggressions upon
their rights. the GOLFERS have formed them
selves into body called the Miners Associa-
ton Of Great Britain and Ireland The object
Of this association is The esseuing their hours
Of labor. and the securing To themselves fair
remuneration for that labor. They have al.
ready raised 10 Northumberland and Durham
4500 towards wha, they call law fund. to en-
able them to NEE, their oppressors IN the
courts Of law. This is acting like sensible
men.
strong ground Of complaint against ihe
coal masters Is, their rendering Lord Ashby's
Bit, against females working in pits dead
letter. la Scotland ,he females have never
been removed from the coal pits Of Alrdrie
and Hollyiown. or from those throughout Lam
AYRSHIRE. although Lord Ashby's bill has been
in Operation for upwards OF seven months.
Not only this bill. but the Truck act is also
openly violated and infrinasd by the masters
Il is even stated tina, the Duke of Hamilton
is employing females a, his coal works a; Red
end. Those abuses and atrocities will be con-
rinued until Government, inspectors are ap-
pointed TO enforce the laws enacted for the
protection Of the men. The sooner that takes
place the better. When i, is considered how
many coal mnslets have been made petty kinQs
by The wealth which they have accumulated
by the labor. industry aud swsa, Of their fell
low beings. who. buried in the bowels Of The
earth have worked day and night for their ben
eft, u cannot be matter Of surprise that
these men when Ihey fad themselves most
cruelty uca'rd by their masters should yield
TO the law Of nature and lsgi'ima,ely seek
justice for themselves.