New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-21


tho editors OF tho following journals WIN .hsr col
Nv, ,h,,, ,;n ,,iyo them an Insertion N mon opi.
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S S'','s' unl. Patriot and the n h. Patriot AZ
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i.st.,i That this meeting do now adjourn sinc d'e
,p EZEkIEL BLAkE, Chairman.
/ TrAHtrs rRSNoH Secretary.
! So much for the manly, straight forward pro-
ceeainss OF the Factory Workers of Manchester
Aud nov aword on kindred subject
"A New England Democrat states the actual
workins hours OF tho Manchester Factories al A"'
| tots nor day Tho Manchester American replies
,., ~, aetna, time of raaaing !he mails per day Is
..,,,,,. A,.rs AVID ten miaates, but no hand Is NJ
,x,rk every moment thnt the wheels ara IN no''oh'
,, tho actual average OF working time is ten hours
ani q Auifto each person which is just the amount
ofappcation required Of each student in the neigh
boring academy. A similar statemen, is made by
Rev. Mr. Mines in regard 10 the hours oil iaoor III
Lowell on the strength Of actual accounts OF time
kept and examined by him. Compare this with the
average working time of women employed as
Seaus.rcsscs or in Household service, TOR less
rccompcnse) and i: will be seen that the Factory
Women work US few hours as those OF any other
class OF Female Laborers, while the fact that the
Mills are greatly preferred 10 House-work by nine
,en,bs OF those who have tried both, is undenlabe
Aud We, men who keep hired women at work In
their own kitchens f+::cen hours day land not
merely for six days weck ether at lower wages
than are made in the FSciories, and others who up
hold the working of Women in Cotton-helds at no
wages al all but suchas are paid with the whip
lash are foremost in denouncng the horrors and op-
pressions OF Factory Labor!
But we are not of those who cite one abuse TO
Justify another. We have examined the whole
ground patiently and closely and our conviction is
strong that in no other portion of the world are
Women as class agrecably employed, fairiy
paid generally educated and truly independent, as
in the Manufacturing districts OF our own country
But even here the conditions of Labor can be i'm
proved and must be- There ought to be regular
hours of Labor settled, if not by law, then by
Mutual Council in which all classes interested
should be fairly represented. Ten hours dlllgeni
labor should constitute n days work. in employ
men,s which are not interrupted by weather or sea
sons, but ten and half are not unreasonable, III
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by all in holydays visits, &c. Sixty-tive hours
work per week tout of l6s) will hurt nobody, and
after allowing an hour and half for meals and eight
for rest, will leave four hours per day for menta
Improvement and recreation-a great DEAL ii well
emploved. The mills must of course run more than
lOl hours per day 10 allow every one 10 labor that
time, but this will affect nothing What is needed
is Mutual Council or Congress of Factory EN-
blowers and Workers 10 settle the hours of Labor
in ,li the Factories and universal resolution &c
abide by the adjustment SO made. Then let us al
stand by the Tariff, 10 prevent any undermining
from abroad and we shall have the thing as perfect
rs it well can be under the system of Hired Labor
Men of Intelligence and Philanthropy the way
10 spoil the trade Of the GROCERY haunting dema
sogues who make living out of their crocodile
sympathy for the Laborer is to see that they haze
no REAL grievances to cork upon! If there be
any thing wrong, whether relatively or absolutely
in the conditions of Labor look thoroughly into the
matter and set it right! 1t is your interest as well
as your duty to be foremost and jealous in every
good work tending to unite more closely the La
borer and Capitalist in the bonds of mutual conf
dence and gratitude Do wisely, promptly, noby,
whatever is fairly incumbent upon you