The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-23
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In the Lnwrtnce Mills al Lowell, Mas
(as ceuf d by John Aiken, Agen,,) The
average earnings OF he Girls irom Nov
~ 10 Feb. '43,were 81 60 per week oveI
and above their board. During the SAME
period from Nov. AS to Feb. '46, tkt
earnings of the same class averaged 81 Us
cents clear Of board. 10 l842 old hands
were employed by the week at 81 SO and
board. Now they are paid So per week
and board, and are hard TO ge. a, that.
A, Nashua, N. Fl. the Jackson Com.
pany (says E Parker, Agent) paid their
Girls i'll April, l843, an average Of $l,44
above board. In February, 1876, the
same Company have paid an average Of
% Oh beside board.
These facts are stated by Mr. Lawrence
and his correspondents with an ample ar
ray Of statistics to demonstrate their i'm
pregnable truth, Of which there cannot BE-
a shadow Of doubt. And wa defy the
world to show another Country than this
or another business fhan Manufacturing
which gives employment 10 several thous-
and Girls in the common walks OF life,
without requiring apprenticeship or mus
.ual requirements, and pays them as good
average prices as ,hese.-N. Y. Tribune,
The position in which Mr. Ingersoll has
placed himself and Mr. Webster before The
coun,ry, is no equivocal one. IL is a po-
si!ion from which neither party can back
out; an issue which neither can avoid
The character Of one or the other must be
sacrificed not merely the political but
the neral character-in the estimation OF
all honorable and high minded men. For
the credit Of the country, we could wish
that The issue had not been made; but now
that it is made, let the people know The
truth, without disguise, and without par
~ feeling or bias. Mr. Ingersoll has bold
ly made the charges-charges involving
deep dishonesty and corruption in one OF
our most distinguished countrymeni let US
see how he can sustain Them. He must
either break down Mr. Webster, or sink
to infamy and degradation himself. There
IS no middle ground, in this case, between
right and wrong. Both have gone into
the controversy with their eyes open, and
with a foil knowledge Of what mus, be the
consequences OF success or failure. Both
are presumed to be sufficiently acquainted
with public feeling, to know that such
charges, if true, must blast and wither the
reputation OF him against whom they are
made. or, il false, they must sink to politi
cal perdition the man who makes Them
We do not believe that public opinion, or
party feeling even, in this country will
tolerate plain official s~coundrelism on The
one hand. or malicious falsehood on the
other. LIE; US, then, have the facts. Lee
us see how Mr. lngersoll can make out
his case-no; BY hearsay testimony-not
by appeals 10 prejudice-nor by distorted
construclion-not by newspaper false,
hoods-but BY public documents which
cannot lie. For our own part, we nave
little doub; how the controversy will lermi-
nate; bu! we shall hold our opinion in a.
beyance, and no consideration shall deer
us from giving The result fairly and truly,
Whatever may be our preconceived conf
dence in one party. or our long cherished
antipl!hy TO the other. DAILY MAIL
TIE KIDNAPpERs.--We understand
that the Governor OF Ohio has issued a
rewtrd OF $500 for the apprehension of
Alexander G. Forbes and Jacob Armitage.
the kidnappers Of the coIored man Phin-
ney. We further learn that a subscrip-
lion paper is in circulation in Columbus
which will raise the amount 10 $500 or
$1,000 reward.
.ArmitGgs is described as follows;--A
stou, young man. OF % or 30-freckled
has a fashion OF cou,rac ing his eyes
and shows his teeth a great deal when
He was n of the guards at the
penitentiary. .
The promptitude and energy with which
Governor Barley has acted in the case,