Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-06-08


lars Is to be paid for labor 10 two hundred per
sons. and Of course each individual is to have
one dollar per day. Here begins the improve
men', TO the great joy of the majority ; 'he
sweeper, the porter, the seamslresses, aud al
that class ,ha, before had deemed it piece o
good fortune TO be employed at all. The frs
consequence Of the new organization is poba
bly, tha; our old friend, the former master of the
establishment, to whose enterprise, skill, and
Judgment II owes its reputation. sees hi 10 re.
sign. The book-keeper, the cashier, the first
cutter, and may be The second, follow his exam
| pie. But no matter !; there are plenty of candi-
dates remaining among those who formerly had
only four and slxpence day. Well, the work
goes on !; clothes are made and sold new
stock is purchased for cash, if there be any or
on credit, if any body is willing TO ltus, The
concern. and possibly for month or two there
may be money enough in the I'LL every Saur-
day night TO pay the laborers their stated sala-
ries. NJ. Blanc, we believe, thinks ahou, 'hir-
ty cents per day is enough for his laborers
but on The American soil labor Is more pro-
duclive plant, and We have estimated Its aver
age at over three times The Paris rate.
According 10 his calculation there is TO be
created by The labor thus organized great
profit on the capital employed and 10 ensure
the certainty of this result, and TO induce men
who are inclined TO be idle not to weste their
time, great pos, is 10 be erec,ed in the work
shop, bearing flag with this insciplion, EVE
RY LAZY PERSON IsA Thief"
By The help Of this scare.crow. which would
be something like that in which the robin built
noI
Hall, aud these profits are 10 be divided into
four paris,
After The paymen, of wages, interest on the
capital at five per cent, cost of support and
lerlal for the workshop, one quarter part Of the
income is 10 be reserved as sinking fund TO
pay off the debt contracted by ,he'Governmenl
in purchasing the capital. one other quarter part
is 10 form fund 10 be distributed on charity TO
old, in6:m, and poor, aborers, no longer able
10 work.
The other two parts are to form separate
funds of reserve. One Of them 10 be united
with like contribution from all olher assocla-
uons of the same trade or business. Is TO be dl-
vIded equally among all the operatives of such
trade or business in all similar establishments
The oher quarter Is 10 be Joined 10 like
contribution from all similar associations of or
ganIzed labor, o. all trades and empIoyments,
aud so divided as 10 equallze the general profits
OF The whole community; that the misfortune
or deficiency, or loss 10 any one branch Of busi-
ness, may be made up from the prosperity of
the more successful. The control of these
funds is to be placed in The hands of Two coun-
cIls OF administration nominated by The State.
Il is obvious that before these sums can be
distributed they must be acquired. They are
The supposed profits Of business They are
creations heretofore made by The talents, The
industry, The enterprise of those who have d..
rected such establishments, and, when that in-
tellectual aud moral power is wanting, will no
more exist than the spindles OF cotton mill
will turn when the great waIer-wheel is a,
rest.
We 60 back again TO The supposed organiza-
lion al Oak Hall. The new Director may buy
cloth more or less fl for The purpose, and the
new cutler may shape the garment no. perhaps
in The same tase and fashion as his predeces-
sor, but still abou, as good as his neighbours
The new book okkeeper TOO is pretty good OF his
SORT; but this will hardly do. He must be
very good, or he is good Tor nothing, The confu-
sion III his accounts will throw every thing in.
10 the wind. On him depends the adjusting Of
The nice balances OF those four contingent funds.
which, heretofore called Charity, are now TO
go by the popular term Fraternity There is
some doubt 100 whether that great post and BAN
ner that denounces the idler as thief, will
prevent disposition 10 lazlness, which hllher-
10 nothing bul a personal interest has been a.
bic 10 overcome.
We should apprehend that under such an ad
minislra'ion the splendid establishment of Oak
Hall, which has hitherto flourshed like deep
rooted and mighty oak Of The forest, would
shrink into The mnuteness OF the acorn from
which it sprung.
But, if such would be the fatal result of
clothing establishment, dealing with articles
which are necessanes of lie. how would IL be
with those who thrive only by means Of fash
ion. taste. and luxury, and which from one-,hIrd
of all The occupation OF labor in civilized life,
with the exception OF agriculture and the cui-
vaon of The soil.
But, as The agricultural interest," is the lar
sest and employs the aereauesl number of hu-
man beings, 1t most demands This reform, if re-
form there be- Wha, would our farmers say
10 copar,nershp 10 this organization Of labor,
with The pupula',on frss Of their village and