The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-31
Female Poor-Fcmale Prois taries-Femals Rights.
Objected widows, with unheeded tears
And crippled age, with more than childish fears"

Communicated
Female Poor-Fcmale Proi.taries-Femais Rights.
Detected widows, with unheeded tears
And crippled age with more than childish fears
ye Thar Yr GRIND THE FACE, OF roosi SAITH
rr LoRD COP or HOsrs."-Isaah ill.,, 40
We have observed, with much satisfaction that a
OF the poor women OF The city and we aIdeny hope that
the rights oil the female prolearies will have due
sderafion in any measures which may be adopted for
their amel0ation. Under the general and specous, self
consolng term OF Charity many persons vaniy ina
CINE that they have done deal for the suffering
poor and boast Of i as virtue when they have given
plttance TO charitable society, grudgingly paid
poorax. II is time that society understood this matter
and when II is rightly comprehended, it will be
dues by the cupiity seshness, aud grasping spirit
of capital, which is always striving TO Cypress and
deraud labor Il is Of no consequence whether
capital is large or sma-whether in the possession
oil single tailor who commands a small clothing
establishment. welded by wealthy corporation-ii
all the in its effects the spirit Of despotsm exists
in ALL and tyranny, cruelty, and soul-corruptiag
the necessary and inevitable consequences writer
this subject has justly observed that ought never
to forget that in alternating the immediate sutierngs OF
the poor women we are only paating, not eradeatng.
The evils OF poverty. We must forget that the
Low RATE OF WAGES % the ROOT of the MISCHIEF; and
that unless we can succeed IN raising the price Of their
labor. our utmost efforts pM do iule totcards eeetu-
ally beftsring their condition The distribution oil aims,
sc, may be useful in their way, but they do not reach
the source OF the evil" Every one who has reflected
this subject must concur in the foregoing observations;
and il is a melancholy and deporabe fact that fe.
male labor is worse paid for and more depressed than
any other In this land, literally flowing with milk
and honey, there are thousands and thousands OF
honest vlrtuous, aud industrious women, in Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. and this national
metropolis grievously oppressed, and who suffer
ing under extreme penury, from the exacons OF those
for whom they toll, and IRON whose labors the savage
tyan are enabled 70 live IN luxury and spen1or and at
fancy sketch; no exaggerated statement; no highly
colored pictures but sad truth; truth that any time
be verified by the testimony OF the addresses, sean.
stresses book folders.
| fe male proetaries.
In OF northern cities some time SINCE search
ing inquiry made the subject of female labor and
destiiution and thirty ladies' OF responsibility intelli.
gence, and competence, made the following statements
"rhe undersigned having seriously considered the case
OF hose sednstfesses who work in their lodgings,
whose dependence Is their needles, convinced thai
the prcesthc for their work inadequate
and unincunlbered with children, cannot make more,
working early aud late than elgh, shirts duck
arces i2t cents each, which amonnls only TO 81 Isl
week. tina, the women In question almost universally
62I cents per week. or cents per day, for meat drink,
clohing, fuel Nc, Tor an expert woman constantly employ
Of the above articles being made Tor TO- aud of
and sometimes for cents; that these women FREE
quently unemployed that many Of them ale widows,
iorpedy lived in sluence; that small number
aged and nln and pn, for any Other occupiuon that
the occasional want Of employment and sickness makes
serions drawback their slender means Of support that
many Of them ts or t a.s.fan i.sy rteys from chart
table individuals and beafpqsp seeiss coga NOT oaiy Be
taab TO pay isr teai ba Do osa sorsy dsfsd for ini
Of the common nsctssartos ofHh
Such is the fearful report in relation 10 female labor in
northern city, with population bordering three
hundred lhousspd; and the case is the in Wash.
nston. with population pf thirty thousand-the only
difference being IN the eS'en, OF the evil by none in de-
gree. We earnestly call upon those WHO have engaged
this matter TO dissect earessy and thoroughly and
not in their laudable endeavors until they make
righteous demand from the community of right and JUS
lice to The poor females Of our land. We have some
terrible cases OF injustice, wrong and suffering in this
city, which, at another ne may reveal 70 The pub
lie Our main object in this communication is to awaken
public attention 10 female rights, and we ask, in the
oil God and humanity, that ample justice be rem.
dered 10 the 'emale proeiares who have long suf
fefed from the spoliaons and tyranny OF hearess mo-
nopoists and the cruelty and exactons Of mean, selfish
| aud hypocrcal money graspers
We shall this subject again In The time.
we trust that ADLER pen will enter the field in vindi
cation Of the rights Of our female prolearies.
REPAkD THE SAXON.
WASHINGTON CRY, d. c.. Oct. ~, 1919.
p s. Ia the published proceedings Of the meeting held
at Causs Saloon Tuesday, the 23f instant, in rea
ton TO the employment Of INDECENT females" we find
the following curious announcement;
"Tbe chairman asked the indulgence Of being permitted
10 make statement designed TO correct false impression