New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-15

net. q; prices which they think too high for the
times. We really cannot see that our Weaver
CORRESPONDENTS have get touched the right spot IN
their articles-but OF this The public VIII judge--
Hard words and harsh rnputatons go rvery little
IN the estimation 0; the unprecedented
On the incidental points touched by our cores
pendent above, a few words may be Necessary
!. 1t does seem TO rs that our correspondent as
sumed proof that Weaver can only earn s3.s'aa
bv Weaving SIX days Of Twelve hours each under
the reduced prices IS very unsatisfactory He
takes the siols ttms Of all the men but twelve en-
pIoved ct Tariville averages that and their total
earnings. and 50 makes out his case. Apply the
same rule TO any agricultural township, and you
would prove that the Workers cannot earn more
than twenty five cents dav. Yet re know the
act is Otherwise We know. 100, tina; meu en-
ployed at piece work. under no stringent reguia-
ton as U bours, &c 90 not average SIX days work
Of tyelve hours each week, nor any thing Ike It
Our orrespondent vel knows II Then Wn? 0es'
With crave matter unfairly
50 Of the School question. Admit that We ms.
took or we're rnisinforned as the entire support
Of scboos bv taxation though that 0agAf 10 be 'he
and soon ,zi be IN New York If not IL Con
n.c,cot.J and what then The !" eaEers Co"'e-'-
,o,, .,,., brought ,his point before the pubic as
sorting that they could not educate hefH c44a's.s
=, -. ,cdnced wages The Manufacturers replied.
yoyr .TarifyiIle wants TO know, II the tact that
there is State School Fund IS CLAIMED oy the n an
,,fsctny.r. as giving them a just r7gtt0 take 50
upeb from ogr leages Is moi this shameful soPh-
istryl
But fact ,ga never stated that the schools were
supported oy Property Tax at Terifvie. We
said that was the case at Thompsonville and re
think at TariTviIle also Our impression as 10 the
latter place was mistaken Yet our correspondent
speaks as though we had unhesita,ingly asserted
what proves TO be untrue
That the prices no.. offered Tor Hand Loom
Carpe, Weaving are lower than the Weayers can
comfortably live upon IS implied IN our repeated
assertions that the Hand Loom must give way to
the Power-L oom w are sure that many branch
es of American Manufactures mus; be ruined alto
cether if the Tariff OF 74G stands unchanged
Hardly one of them is more exposed than that OF
Carpet Weaving unless the PowerLoom saves 1t
OF course we have never blamed and shall not
blame the Weayers for refusing to work for price
they deem Inadequate On toe contrary We ap'
prove Of their doing 50. We understand many o.
those Of Connecticut have something saved OF then
past earnings so as to be able 10 choose new po-
sition. Our earnest advice to them IS, Do not hope
to i've longer by CarpetW eayins, but buy mite
place. each OF you. in Connecticut or stretch oil al
once for the ample, tounteous. magnificent " est
There buy tract Of land or squat on one II you
cannot paw and wait the not distant day when
every landiess man shah be declared entitled to
some portion of the unappropriated soil TO cultivate
for lIis own subsistence and that oil his family II
those who are able viii do this, they will leave a
far better chance for their poorer brethren III the
collisions morally certain to arise between En-
ployers and Employed so long as the system OF
Hiring aud Wages shall continue. Let every
means be imposed to increase the number OF those
who i've independently and You wall better the
condition of those who have resource but to la
Dor Tor others. II every head OF a family had even
ten acres Of arabic soil and some knowledge OF
practical Agriculture or Gardening. the Employed
class would stand on a fair footing with the En-
plovers and could refuse 10 work for Hire unless
satisfactory compensation Were offered
As TO the alleged inicriority ri Power Loom 10
Hand Loom Carpets, We have applied to one OF the
leading Cmpetdealers in this City Tor information,
since our correspondent says Editors do not under
stand the matter. This eminent dealer, himself
originally practical weaver but now selling car
pets Of both kinds and manufacturing neither as
sures us that the Power Loom Carpets sell quite as
readily aud for as good price us the Hand Loom
and he thinks rather better whore the material Is
oil equal value He says the PowerLoom Carpets
are more uniform aud fautless IN their texture and
match better than the Hand Loom dc. His name
is at the service Of any one who asks US tor 1t
though he does not care to have ii blazoncd to the
public as Il witness in u controversy wherein he
has no interest IT, then we are sill! ignorant and
misled Oh this subject IL Is because those to whom
oar correspondent sends us Tor Information obsti.
nately refuse 10 furnish 1t but persist IN msIead
ing
Enough is there not We have not deserved
the harsh language we have received from the
/ Wcavers neither have We IN any manner resented
/ it. Most erven,ly do we wish them well, and
would gladly contribute 10 their welfare. But we
cannot honestly advise them TO persevere in the
course they have undertaken. can we encour
age them to hope that the wages OF the last three
years will be restored We MIGHT make friends.
perhaps votes among them. by taking the opposite
course. but that would no, be helping but harning
them We can easily bear their hostility so long
as We feel that we have not deserved it Ed.
ANTI RENT NoMISArloNs.-Tbe Anti. Renters Of
Albany Co have nominated Tor Congress joins :.
SLINGYRLAND; Tor Assembly RopERr D. WAT
son and EDWARD 5 WItLErr of Albany. VAIEN.
TINE c. TREADwEIL O! Rensselaerile sind JOIN
FULLER Of Cumberland for Sheriff OSCAR TYLER
OF Bene Tor County Clerk. LAWRENCE VAN Dat
ZEN OF Berac Messrs Van Deuzen, Watson and
Fuller had been previously nominated by the Hunk.
or Convention.
MAINE,-The election for Governor. Members q
the Legislature, Congress, &c. was held yester
day, The contest is between four parties, VIZ
Wings Locos. Abohtionis,s, and Independent, OF
Ami Slavery Democrats. We shall probably re
ceive returns from par, Of the State by the Ions