Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-12-01
ANoICE FROMTHE LABoREBSoFNEW
ENGbAND-CALUMNE Met.

having called Tor aStItemcnt ot the hours and
other condltlCnSoi Factory Labor at the East.
wdsanswcrcl by"A New England Democrat
Ia a communication similar in statement AMI
81 ir.t to those of the Lowell Patriot, Nor
nins News and various correspondents of
tIcSs and similar journals. Tn, writer pro-
noanccd the condition at the factory laborer
one OF degrading srrVitul, and i~nceSslntdrud.
gerry; making ths hours they are required To la
bor nearly thirteen per day on an average: de-
nDuncing the .'sltveliolding corporations"
and again abusing them for not allowing .thc
Democracy a fat, share of this slavery, but
continuing it almost together TO Wings. This
article having been copied from IN. Union"
into the NSw Hampshire Patriot. attracted
the notice OF the WJrkiuguIen and Women in
the Factories OF Manchester, (thc largest man
uiacturing town in New Hampshire, ANA rap
IDLY growing who took the following action
thereon:
MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER OPE-
RArlNES.
In compliance with the public notice. the
operatives. male and female. Cmploycd upon
tn different corporations at Manchester. as
scmblcd after the hours of labor. in large mum
b-rS. attempts Hill,'ut eight o'clock ON the
evening OF the 18th instant. The meeting
having been called In order BY Mr.. Joseph T..
Smith. Mr.. Ezekiel Blake was chosen Chair.
AAt "'A w u i'hA hdllh'iAiNth DtiItNAEN.
The Chairman having stated the object OF
the meeting u b. 10 take into consideration
sundry lbellous attacks upon the operatives
IN the public prlnts-particularly in the organ
OF the administration at the seat OF Govern.
mcnt--ihe readingoi the article in the Wash
ingtan Union was called Tor. 1t having been
read at length, it was
Voted, Thata committee Of five b. appoin-
ted TO drauglt resolutions expressive of the
sentiments uI The meeting.
In hall AN hour thu committee on resolu-
tons returned and asked leave to report, in
part, as follows:
Whereas the Washington Union has pub-
lished "a mean and hbslIous article concerning
the operatives in the mills at Manchester. re-
porting them a. treated No better than the
black slaves of the South. and that their con-
dltion Is equally as mrrcenary aud submissive
IA report calculated 10 injure It's in the eyes
ot the world, and degrade us with ourselves;
and
Whereas we believe it was circulated with
a view OF bolstering up vicious, corrupt, and
Corrupting Administration, by pretending
great friendship for Us, that it may innict
further wrongs and injuries upon-us, by taking
away the only protection that can minister TO
our wants: Therefore,
Rcsoired, That the report of our Govern
ment Organ is libcllous and f,lse: and that If
its degrading epithets apply to any class OF peo-
pie more than another, the ~seryIle office hold
ers OF the Government are the persons. and
that we would not cXChange our independence
and freedom for all their ill-go;tcn IN 5ncv aud
slavery and power. W. ARE FREE,
hcs0l0ed, That we, the operatives referred
TO IN s2vsra! articles lately published, have
looked with pin and regret upon thu false and
abellous statements contained in sid articles
and have neglected hitherto TO fix the brand
OF miamy upon them only becausr in this re
sion. where our CONDITION as laborcrs is well
known, the talsehoods of sid articles were
too sclf-evidcnt to need rclutation from us.
The resolutions, after having been supper
ted In animated addresses by MesSrs. Richard
son, Merrill. Smith, David Bright IN, and 9th
crs, were adopted.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IL. The operatives
having again assembled, in accordance with
the vote OF the last meeting, MIR. Blake took
the chair.
Mr.. Merrill, from the Committe OH Rssolu-
tions, made a further report, as follows:
Res0locd, That as the ia,s1 hoods OF some of
our New Hampshire papers have been copied
into the Government organ at Washington,
an have obtained ii circula ion and importance
which the slanderous organ from which they
cnianatcd could never have given them, WI
now feel ourselves called upon to t"clare to
the perpetrators of these SANDERS, and 10 the
editor OF the Washington Uuion,'' that thC
statements IN said prints respecting our con,
dltion as laborcrs are false, grossly, malicious
y false, and are unworthy OF the heart or per
OF any man who PROCESSES 10 regard either rutl
or Justice.
ReSOlUCd, That some of ms have sold farms
or lett other business, and voluntarily bncom.
residents oi Manchester and operatives in tn,
mills, because we could do much better TO
ourselves and for those dependant upon us thar
we could OF any other business, and that. a.
vc were free TO come, 50 we are free to stay
and when we are dissatisfied with the CUrp1
rdiions treatment We shall exercise our freed
ON by going away.
RcsolUed, That evils do exist in the manu-
featuring system as well as in all the associa
tons this side heaven, having their origin il
humanity, and their end fixed within th,
bounds OF time. But while we admit this
we protest against foreign aid. unsolicited
and unaskcd, TO cmOvet those evils. if the prjce
OF this assistance is to b. that which we hold
most dear, viz. our cool name and Standing a,
free and unshackled sons and daughters of n
England. We protest also against domestic
aid, when II Is p%Toiiered with that hollow.
llcarteduess so manifest in recent aitcnpis o
sundry d~cmagogues 10 makc-b.lieve a sym.
pathy Tor the poor operatives. while at IN,
same time .vampyre-libe, they fattcn and thrive
upon the liie-blood of their victims. and Than
add insult to injury by protesting how much
they care for the oppressed slaves OF the fac
tory system. Nay, we assert il shall not be
done with ~impunity. We protest. KNOWN.
as we do the existence of these evils bette
than any Others, so bsst W. know how TO ri.
ourselves OF them, choosing to do Tin on,
own way an after the manner which an ipti
mate knowledge OF The circumstances show Il,
to b. thr most eifectnal, disrarding HELM from
all with contemplated disgust. when their mo
tiycs Of action are those of an hirslimg or part,
sycophanis.
Resoioed, That the charge made upon tn,
operatives, oyer9cers, and others comcct.,
with tho Manchester Corporations by IN,
Washington Union and New Hampshire Pot
riot at Concord, are false in general and falls.