American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-09
Correspondence of the American Republican
WAsHINGroN, Aug. 8, lS45.

'AshlNNlON1 mug o, ioSO'
The Washington Typographical Society.
regret to perceive that Il rather inaccurate i'm
preston of the circumstances relative to the
difficulty between the honorable fraternity
named above, and Messrs. Dow & Fisk, of the
United States journal, as penncd in ycstcr-
days letter. As the statement was obviously
based upon wrong information, it will hardly
be necessary for me to declare my desire to
state facts, as wellas to do Justice to all parties.
The difficulty did not originate in any objec-
ton to tile wages received by the hands IN the
employ of Messrs. Dow 4 Fisk.
The defendants in 1.-THE prosecution by the
editors oil the Journal, have been held to bail
to-day. 1t is rumOrcd that they intend to de-
cline giving bail, take commitment to the
county Jail, and then bring the matter before
Chief Justice Cranch.
The following has been handed to me, with
request that it may be published, by men,
Der of the Typographical Society. 1t is de-
signed to give a full and plain statement of the
case, which is certainly very desirable, as the
affair has been subject of general comment.
1t is as follows:
A statement having found its way into your
columns from your correspondent "Metropo-
lis, in relation to the difficulty between the
Typographical Society and Messrs. Fisk and
Dow, entirely erroneous in every essential par
ticular, purpose, with your consent, to fur
nish full and true expose of the whole mat
ter, from beginning to it's present end. Thus it
IL, then:
The Columbia Typographical Society, which
was organized in January, 1915, adopted GER
tain resolutions, with the assent and concur
renee Of the employers, in 1889, for the govern
ment of apprentces These regulations have
recently been violated by the propretors of the
United States Journal, in taking boy who had
served portion of his time in Alexandria, be-
came dissatisfied for some cause or other, and
entered into engagement with them to finish
his time. These facts coming to the knowledge
of the Society, it appointed a committee to
open correspondence with these gentlemen,
informing them of the matter of complaint
Nothing resulted from this course, but denial
Of the right of such body To interfere in the
private affairs ofthe editors. This committee are
supposed to have made report to the body by
whom they were authorized to act, and from
some supposed action on the part ofthe Society,
of which no evidence has been produced, the
hands in the office vacated thier situations
/ This was taken in high dodgeon by these de-
tenders OF human rights, and, par e9celIance, of
the ,rorkingmen, who forthwith instituted sui
iol IL III lIuilc vi TIC OHllcu
against James n Davis, VIM. A. Kennedy and
George Amerige, tn sc gentlemen forming the
committee, the case came on for hearing be-
fore Mr.. Justice Dom, Mr. Justice Morse!l as
sisting, on Wednesday evening, The cxami-
nation lasted from to | p. M, when the ma
gistratcs deferred their decision in the case till
Thursday evening at p. m. The accused, on
but slight ground, were then held to bail in the
sum Of $500 each, TO appear before the Crimi-
nal Court to answer the charge.
From this recital, it will be seen, that both
of the Baltimore papers have fallen into
error, which this is intended to correct. Were
the statement in another paper true, the prose-
cutloin could be easily sustained; but as it is
not, it must be abandoned, or fail before a jury,
for emo fault can be found in those NEIL"
! Typo.
Sudden DEATH Mr. Owen Summers an
aged and highly respectable citizen, died sud
denly this morning, in the Northern Liberties,
The cause is supposed to be apoplexy. He
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