The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-09-24
From the Times &c Keystone
who are the true Fiiends OF the La borr

who are the true Ftiends OF the La bOrr |
II viii be recoilected that the DEM
cratic Legislature Of New Hampshire, at
its last session, passed most exceli.at
law, establishing the ten.hour system u
all the manufacturing establishments N
that State. This was hailed with demo-.
stra,iops Of delight by the philan,hropiss
everywhere. 1t was looked upon as |
bright ome0 of coming good-as a sort II !
Aurora Of an approaching day. This )
the Democratic side Of the picture. Nov
let US look uponits contrast.
The Jackson Manufacturing Company
at Nashua, (what scandalous pro fanatio,
Of that great mans name,) in order I'll
render the action Of the Democratic Leg
islature in this matter imperative antl
void, have gotten up special agreementsl
for every white factory slave to sign pre-
vious to The 18th of the present month,
when the ten hour law is to 60 into effect.
rhe Nashua Gazette says:
'Their agreement provides that the
operatives shall observe the regulations of
their boarding houses; be in their board.
ling houses every night at ten o'clocki J
stoal 10 yarn from the mills, and, if they
do, agree that they may be prosecuted for
the ssmei that they will 60 to meeting
\ everyjSunday, aud obey their overseers;
and that they will work the same mum ber
Of hours the mills have heretofore run.
This is the substance of the contract
Whe ther the male portion ofthe laborers
in the mills are expected to vote the blue
ticket (Fed.) is not expressed in the con.
tract. That is probably understood
What do the hard toiling citizens o
this free Republic think of this outrageous
attempt OF a Wing corporation to set aside
the provisions Of a most excellent law
What will they say to the bitter mocker!
+ of the hollow professions Of friendship
canning hereafter from that source! VIII
they stick to the party in open orposj
tion to their best interests! t+
But the spirit of Molly Stark still live
in the Granite State. Old IlilIsboro' nev
. er faiots in good cause. A few days ag
, a large and enthusiastic meeting of Me
chanics and Operatives was held at til
Town Hall in Nashua, every part of whic
was deUsely crowded. A committee wa
, appointed, who reported through Deaco
. Il. Chase, the following resolutions, whic
+, were unanimously adopted:
I Resolved, That we hold these truth
self, evident. .-~-lilat ,man is endowed by hi
creator with certain inalienable rights
II among Inch is lie, liberty. the pursnI
ri Of happiness, a home on the earth, rigl
10 labor, aud tie power to iimit for hun
self, his hours Of LABOR.
Y Resolved, That agreeably to the Law
n of New Hampshire, len Hours constitute
>, a Legal days work.
,s Resolved, That Ten Hours labor
IF each day is all that mans constitute
IS is able TO bear.
, Resolved, That on and after the 10
"a OF September we will not work mol
!. than the legal number of hours in eat
day. it
Resolved. That we will sign no col
r. Tracts to work more than ten hours p'
l. day.
/. Resolved, TLatto the support of the
u Resolutions we pledge our sacred honor
is Resolved, That copy of these Resol
tons be Published in the Nashua Gazstt
}. and the Voice Of Industry.
At A committee Of ten was also appointt
t. of which Dea. NJ artin Crafts was chairma
whose duty should be to provide ways al
o means TO defray the expenses Of The o
e ganiza,ion, procure employ yment for Il
" operatives who should be turned out
g business, &C., &c, with power TO appo'
h sub committee.
We are proud Of the county of our M
u. tiviiy. There are glorious aud true
Is hearted men engnged.in this struggle f'
independence, and most cordially do "
wish them success. We see that our o
friend Arad. II. Wood, Esq, of Massach'
setis, was present, and addressed q
meeting with great power and eioqnenc
a We have fought shoulder to shoulder wit
s him in darker times than the present.
The Laborer will find out one of Ties
days, that Federalism has no one feeln
a in common with the toiling millions.
What means the Reflector!
We are almost induced TO believe the
are truly repentiug, and ready to confe'