The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-15

glimpse OF RETURNING SENsE-tt seldom oo
ours that we have il in our power TO give the
wing party any praise for their tact or manage
ment On the contrary, we have been con-
strained TO invariably accuse them of an utter
want Of tact and dscernnent in their arrange
ments, that fatal to their prospects of success
We have remarked on many occasions and az
different times, on the injury they have sustained
from their organs and editors in this city, and
clearly demonstrated that their defeat in several
elections, was owing to the miserable manner
their cause had been managed by these journals
We rejoice to find that the advice we have so
frequently given them, to cut the party loose
from those journals, has at last been taken, and
the wing party is now without an organ in "these
diggins." Laus Dec, for this
The following resolutions were adopted by the
Wing Young Mems Committee on Thursday
last:-
Resolved, That the course pursued by the Morning
Courier and New York Enquirer during the recent can
yas IN our state has in the opinion Of this committee
been mainly instrumental in defeating Wing Lieutenant
Governor. two members Of Congress, the Sheriff and
county Clerk IL our city and creating feeling between
the success Of the Wing party.
Resolved That feeling it to be duty representa-
tives OF the Wing Young Men OF this great city we
hereby declare that paper the organ of the WING
party IN this session of State and that while
acknowledge
vices of Wing journals, ready to put down and
any and every attempt to dictate to the party
which they may make
Resolved, That the true test Of Wing journal at the
late election was the support of the nominee of the Utica
Convention the Wing candidate for Governor. and
the nomination but the election after nomination of John
Young as Governor, has made it the duty of this
mtee to say to the Wings of this State and Union that
the Courier Enquirer has no longer the confidence of
the Wing party OF this city
These resolutions very strong, and make
beautiful sweep of the whole batch of wing Jour
mails in this section Of the State One paper is d.
rectly read out o. the party, while another and its
thousand and one isms and follies, together with
the vampire, are by implication totally repuda-
ted, and sent about their business.
We look upon this as the wisest movement the
wing party has ever made, and we regret that it
was not made sooner. We have now some hope
of them, and shall probably take the party under
our especial care and guardianship.
Convict LABoR.-The present head OF the aims
house department of this city appears very desi
rous of employing the surplus convict labor of the
penitentiary in the manufacture of saddlery hard
ware, in order to reduce the expenses of that
branch of the city government. The reason he
particularises this article is, he says because tits
not manufactured in this country except in the
State prisons, the principal portion used being i'm
ported from England, which we believe we have
reason to know is an assertion that can be dis
proved by facts.
80 far from none of our citizens being engaged
in tabricating this article, we can refer the head
OF the aims house department to mandatory in
New Britain, in the State Of Connecticut. employ
ing some fifty or sixty girls the whole year in the
manufacture of this article alone, and also to
places in this city employing from five to fifteen
hands. We have no doubt, too, that it is manufac-
tured in other parts of the country as we'll.
We had thought that public opinion had con-
demned the bringing OF convict labor in competi-
ton with our honest and industrious mechanics,
sufficiently to set the matter at rest for ever. A
short time since our mechanics were driven to
the necessity offorming political organizations for
the purpose of protecting themselves against the
serious competition they met with, on account of
the convict labor of our State Prison at Sing Sing
being employed in weaving, making locks brush
es, sc, which were sold at prices lower than they
could be produced for by our honest artzans-
Their efforts had the desired effect, and the COM
petition was abolished. But here we see the sub.
Ject lenewed-though on smaller scale, md it
it be not frowned down Immediately, our mocha
the support of their families taken away, and
themselves be compelled to go to the Aims house
The fact is, that or people are engaged in ma.
nufacturlng everything under the sun; and to ia
brcate any article of use or luxury by convict
labor, would be to compete in some way with our
people.
If there be a surplus Of convict labor in the
penitentiary, let it be employed so that it will
not compete with our mechanics. Let it be en-
ployed in any way; but let not the State or
city government enter the field of competition
with their eonvics, for the purpose of undersell-
ing our honest citizens, who, from the amount of
competition among themselves, find it difficult to
make both ends meet at the end of the year.
The Constitutional Vote.
AMENDED VorE FOR
Constitution. CONVENTION.
Counties. Yes No Yes No
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