New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-19

GENTLEMEN: Touching the plan Tor organizing
,he Tradcs OF this city into great beneficiary 90
,et, .iih the expectation Of beng aDc 70 bfIhe
~ ,roducer and consumer face 20 face. aud there
- G.,fosc In time with the services Of the inter
oI;s,e eupiover and retail dealer, have only 10
sn.ser a. did at Natoaal Hall when plan some
~ M, analogous was there prOpOscdtOyou: should
~, object TO seeing the experiment tried bot have
no faith in It's efficacy. IL IS a contrvanco; one OF
.hose simple obvious but inefficient cOuiriNances
,,bich the working classes, and especially The me
.bspics of large towns have in some shape or other.
.,'e1 thousand times, and always believe gcncr-
.lv at the outset have they most slgnally failed
Something more vigorous, more ultimate, more UNI
.ey.al must be sought and discovered, or the work
agnan may fold his arms IN hopeless despair. on
are surrounded with social and commercial doctrines
,nd usapes old a. the world nearly all but Onnlpo
ant And hostile every 10 the interests OF labor and
NJ, 10 he supposed that contrivance for the Or
s.pi,srlon of trade trades, which shall extend no
Srtter than a. ihssc VINO enter IT, can effect revOl-
don OF those ODD and perverse doctrines whose dominion
.counl.usurtfe IN extent with the surface Of the eau
tesnnor be- From earliest history have not read that
ne sheep have effected any permanent protective ofga-
,ron against the wolves, and am rather inclined 70
,sps they vi bc able 10 do so IN all time 70 come
Labor has from the beginning been cnslaved Whatever
srogre.s man mas made has been through slavery. In
earlier ages IL the simple direct slavery oil pure force
NO long circuit Of means was employed TO reduce the
sborer TO servude His body was al once declared to
y ana ne "a tNiuI rulli'fi 'lN'i AhH<7
% law Of trade This form of slavery has not been
abolished as IL generally supposed. even under
our modern civilization hut with few rare exceptions
,h.. decavcd il il simply of fashion, obsolete. Tor
Inc mos, part dead Where there is any vestige OF It
lsN no doubt il il most revolving moral instincts.
simply because It's direct downright way Of dong thingS
somewhat opposed 10 the crcuitous. zig gag paths
which civilization takes 20 accomplish It's ends In
ou,.s ~ m another form OF slavery has also arisen,
sourished and now most part of Europe at least
fallen chained man 70 soil wherein be was born.
made him xture TO real estate declared in TACT land
10 he the principal and mere incident-an acci-
dent And vet in the prmitve chaiiel slavery
soin the Feudal there was some rude connecting INK
evDn j, only by iron chain and brass collar ne
tween the master and bis slave. says MIR. Carlyle:
"Gurh with the brass collar round his neck, tending
csdrc's pes IN the grades of the woods il not what
call an exempsr of human felicity but Gurih with the
sky hun with the free er and tinted boscage and
around him and in him az least the certainty OF
.upper and social lodgings when he came home-Nufih
Ia me- seems happy in comparison with many Lanca'
shire snd Bucknchamshire man of these days not born
thfal OF any body Gurth ia now 'emancipaied long
since has what he call Liberty Liberty am told
IA divine thing Liberty when IL becomes the liberty
10 d. by starvation is not divine such simple, and
In come considerably qualified sense, patrarchal rea
tons are now past this long time and the iaooref
throughout The greater part OF The civilized word NOUN
called free is reduced be the slave not OF man, bu
NJ ,ljgg of a hearilcss sOullcss, mcrcless monster
named ArrrAL" which knows no condition but those
which written IN liz bond. -
Of se,h IL ,cih hare ifa human body or human soul
uOhIng short Of the body or the soul VIII satisfy IL is
courses are insidious subtle and pact hndng out nav
ing through It's doctrines OF Ld'sst' td", eouPPH
and Demand" &c brought at last great part oil the Ia
BOXERS IN Christendom down 10 point very lte above
Starvation il il seeking successfully 70 turn ihen on
altogether not but 10 siarve human Hoor Is I"
be- disp nsed with hereafter and elemental laoor is I"
supply he place Capital says now 10 thai DARK ifo"h,
ne m upain wonder 60" have work for you 10 40 ana
sirashtws, the immense mass, which has held It's pace
imprernshe since the beginning OF time, becomes me cue"
into red loud iron. and through various cunning Hnu'
srres h,ns "a assume forms OF cylinder piston, anu
Connecting rod. 'tll finally that black GA mountain
siauds In weladjusicd elegant machine fcany 10 u"'
whatsoever work Is demanded of H. The lhdNiuuH ~
bOrer will of course strive Tor time 10 keep Ms ptCt
and battle for existence with this machine hu, elemental
labor too strong Tor OF flesh, and shorty De l.
oustcd of employment and turned away 10 ue ~"
object 10 the Introduction OF machinery INTO the province
oihumAn labor Assuredly not II IS one OF the nlos
remarkable evidences Of human al entity and progress
Bat II 10 that after he has been thrown out OF his accus
toned employment by machinery. the labOr.r shouiu
without any provision Tor his support be reioIse'esN
cast OF to de-ihis II 10 TO which take exception Ire
oice that now instead of padding up and down the coasl
In rude baik canoe with cargo AT the best Of Unframed
skins aboard, man IL able 10 command That OAK
forest and hemp field in language irresistible, To
carry for him this polished cutlery and these DELI
cat. muslin SUITS into remote Chinese seas hOt mum
BY opne that the moral and social condilon o. te hu
fsrny should be in some degree improved ny H.
IA
mav sn told the free man cstecms so lghily TINS
speculative frccdoln-'his liberty 20 die by starvation
that hew hid high in some cases, a. S-'Vto ene''
ehansc Of places with the Seri Buy scrNiinde' on!
slavery for $500 Il no, this fact somewhat remark
abe IN il, year Of grace forty five Truly as under
stand H. the advantage at the present time taxing tho
world AZ large considerably the side Oi me seIi On
the chaiic slave the nee labofcr fo4 al u"
wort their condition j. fixed, they know no want MOI
The fear Of want in childhood ygor OF old ase-'n SICK
ness and in health they sure that tnef more pres
ms physical wants viii be provided Ion. nut ivi t"'
free lsbofcr his complete dependence upon the VIII o
csps the constant, introduction OF machinery TO DO NE
work steady increase in the numbers of hs class and
ssavssc csnnhal competition which grows OUT OF MS
stern necessities he behods his wages gradually iahs
OF and his moral and social condition SINKING SINKING
from year TO year Take an example There II 10 my
knowledge shop in this city that two years 80 en-
poyed ninety bscksniihs IT the present tune me same
amount Of work 10 done with Just hall the nuoer All"
this case is not AZ al isolated in any manner con
p.cuous above those which yearly occurring her,
,9i elsewhere Now what Is 20 be done Win me lofty
i've that are thrown of employment tn iha shop
Seek supper .omew here else" | suppose. Bui g
wber, tney will (gnless u be 10 the pooIhouse) tc
you he same sysi,m hangs over them. sticks 10 them
Ike The poisoned mantle o Hercules. True the ifodue
Ing classes OF this country not SUNK 80 low a. t"os'
O. Europe bat they subject 10 the same social ana
commercial unwfiitcn laws and under their operation
they are sinking with fearful rapdity Is there under
ire sun any remedy for this The question l. now larry
tp demanding IN earnest immediate consideration
G ".
South i. scted-nor for any manner OF question what
ever IN. Tree aborcr OF this North Wrestling With
seen teudisa powers calls aloud that most immcdai,
Attention be- maid 10 his ueocsses. Behold % 600 Of
nv hrehrn are sunk below the condition of labor into
thsou,e pauperisn in this City OF New York alone ano
sssn we are brought back to the question What shall
be done,r We have in this County m easy. simple.
tSecus wnv of doing certain things established on puf
pose for the convenience ofihe people ms through the
ballot box" In my opinion it IS the iaooFer only nope
ln.rfec, As il Il for collecting the aggregate in'ensenee
q the people the masses in this country nave no o'hei
Organization no other way OF saying IN su1lo.s '""'
visit they will and whs, they vii not nave inv'e
one day the wear when something IKE tns' 'qus''
sesh We hold 20 be selfcvident 70 particularly r's''A
his Republic and Of the whole ihfe hunu'cu VI.
snysye but one J, 5 that when every sduit man V'
hnsef standing with printed paper ballot 5 ssSeu ~
krence Of the whole nation. how val he be governed
tyranny hss indeed crep, in here fraud ana ohoo,'
tecrsp, In there but s, there l. potent Vriut III ''
PIPER oaot 20 be found no where else amongst ne ru
Ssa Of modern society Now in this. II any where Is
MP % be found 10 this should labor Otherwise dsoi
sszed and helpless bring questions for srbiiremeni
sAa undertake TO say there Is question now par
u hcire the people Of this country falling necessari
'Ae decision by ballot which II justly settled, would
suSe snd for ever on this Continent cmancpsie soo'
I'm 'ne ihreldom Of csp,sl and establish lair day
"s,sss ior a fair days work"
III iact seldom. almos, never dwe.; upon. that II
''e OF time all things which upon the earth OF
e' the earth in the susceptible OF IL by nature
10 the hands OF man. or by action or in,endment
csen reduced TO the condition Of property. MAJ
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