New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NETWORK. MONDAY. AUGUST 20.



IT. fAe E1G0r Of TAs Trbaa<
Most gratefully do ] thank 700 for the kind
pronptne" with which you gave insertion 10 my
last. and also for the Remark" which sccom.
panied Il. Nor 10 this gratitude the offspring Of
sense Of qualification at having my sentiments
spread widely before the public but simply be
cause it is cheering 10 koo< that in the callous
hustle OF worldly care aud sehshneu which IS
ever going on in vast community like ours the
Poor and their interests not absolutely forgot
ten dsressrdcd-that there stin phl.nihropic
hearts beating with synps,ny for then-stil voices
loud and influential ready 70 b. rss~d In their
behalf The Editorial paragraph which followed my
communication IL pregnant with matter Tor rejection
and though the operation VII occupy some valuable
sDsee perhaps could not adopts better method for
obtaining the Information which may be extracted from
IT. than 20 dssect 1t into sentences commenting each
a. proceed. You commence thus:
"w. shall very gladly end wh.tever aid can 70 any
!e. gve measure which seems hssly - render The
u the poor piItsnce canned BY Labor and
prompt; bat caa ne b. asked 70 .uppres. our conviction
tnsi such ~ act can 20 but a hire way A. beat
Very true. Sir Il would not bring the relations Of
Capita and Labor 70 anything like equitable stand
ins-no solitary legislative could Justly Be
yected 70 DO o. but matters At present, u
would be a gres, boon II would prevent persons. TOO
lazy 70 work for living themselves, IRON speculatins
upon the zIity OF the law In such matters, and en-
po,in. poor men and 70 labor tor them, with
ou, h.vios the slightest idea Of paying the trsi
cent for such lsbOr while they snd thsf families
in the endowment Of than fair share a the
cesssrie. and Injuries 81 this life II would prevent
concentrations employers who are desrOus Of honestly
disch.rqns their pecunisry obligations toward their
working people, from having ~ contend unequsy with
such sharks and swndlers, you very spyropn.
stsly term them and u would also make operatives
easy" on the score Of receiving their wages and
conseouently more DESTROYS than they reason
ably te expected H. be " seek and retain situations
You proceed
"whs, 10 msinly needed 10 som. comprsh-nrve soeis
providence, securing fairly rewarded and unfang EN-
pioymsnt 20 thos@ who reed H."
My confidence In the purity and soundness Of tho
principles upon which AssOcstionism. Or something 81
that nature founded 10 strong and uDsveryns ~
my belief that the world revolves upon its own axis
but. unfortunately We poor fOlss are too unsoph
Gated be able reduce 70 simple practice al the
profound theories and learned disqustioDs on tnat Or
any other topic and yet cannot say We nave nao
much Ia relation the Social idess which AZ pre-
sent are rocking mems minds 20 and fro the world
over For myself I have have resd everything thsi
came Ia my way on the subject and the conclusion
arrive At Is. that the thing is about nsbt II could
only get the hang Of H. am not very bright. admit.
but then hnd many IN similar predicAnent, inst
have confidence thus 10 confess my ignorance or stu
pidty whichever II IL How are we poor wOfhes,
Who nothing invest In the undertaking but our
industry and mechanical sx 70 become our own EN-
poyers either Ia or out Of Association At business IN
RED II should be Especially, how could such
ofus hope Tor such undertaking who hsve
families d. pending scsnty earnings tor the means
of keeping body and soul tOsetherf do no, say such
thing IL impossible. fODdy hope II 10 not But Ger
am, II left tO Ourselves, W., dsily and nightly
tOlers for subsistence must continue ~ we are 10
the end the chapter men Of mind must clear the
way By reducing their theories 10 simple practice IN
midst. by teaching how 10 do so One tact IL
worth . thousand arguments 10 men OF limited minds
and one Association In New York. shording competent
remuneration and constant employment H. thos, IN
gagged m H. would be worth any quantity Of disgust
tons 20 enlghtcn poor folks Understandings You
have hardly Idea how sDxiOus the working classes
obtain plain practicable lessons this vital sub
Iect. When hear men complaining about bad treat
nent from their employers low wages, uncertain pay
ment &c edge IN word about Association saying
"it 10 the only true state Of employment between
and man. and never met the nrst intelligent
workman who did sgree with me- but -lwsys al
ding that they wished they had chance 10 join com
nuuy that they did not understand The subject or
something OF that nsture The next sentence In your
KsmNtsis
iii. dire Necessity which drives the poor to WORK Tor
shsrss and swnders and long No the necessity shall
exist, Il will DO pfeyed upon nc
BY way of illustrating the above tusm, will mar
rate circumstance which was told 10 me yesterday
friend of mine. who 10 printer had frutessy toiled
around New York time since iH stdrch Of pors,
aud one day delighted by being told that his ser
vices were required Office no, far from your estsb
hshment Scduously. late snd early did he labor IN
hopes Of making good bin by Saturday night, and
succeeded 10 bic utmost desire but when paying time
came round the employer said that until the job was
finished (which would be the case In little over tort
night he could only pay each hand few dollars y
week Accordingly by the third Saturday night the
work was complete and the men were expecting TO
receive the balance Of the money due them The pro
prietor went abou, O'Clock that evening and the
fet unesness of course ON that score
but awaited HE return patiently However hours few
by yet no proprietor made his appearance night had
fully In. and ut 10 ri O'Clock the poor feows
had 10 disperse some To their families and some 10
their boarding houses without cent IN their pockets
Thi. 10 a tbresd.worn trck, Mr. Editor. and ono 10y
which have suffered some For long time my friend
was unsuccessful In meeting the proprietor who had
served him this turn but eventually he did catch him.
and the proprietor, IN lieu Of payment regretted that
h. the creditor week previous, as in thst
case he could have given him (whst do you think An
IA Broadsay fgr music 10 the amount
oi tho bill duo-ei6 30 | think Boss Printer
must have been funny or after his wine, shout that
time. Tor OF all men In Manhattan Island, my poor
friend least likely 10 rival Rrsham IN the way of
singing I may well add this same friend got e.
worth of bathing tickets in the way Of payment from
another employer Bathing tickets good In their
place but will hardly answer man with hungry
family well ne bread meat SC. Would anything
but Necessity drive man 70 work for such " sharks
and swindlcrs" as thcsei Well ewiork is full OF
them.
The last sentence in your Remarks says
Drsh your hill. then, for securing poor seamstresses
swindlers and We will do what We ssn IN cup
pou Of A." Sc
Think you. MIR Editor but poor man mex
uericnced aud without any of influence All
can dc 10 tell In simple way what know to De-
tuth-snd not halt OF II at that Were 20 drain hy
bin. IL would only be waste OF time and paper Men
OF standing snly NJ to undertake these things but
did hope. that by calling popular attention Ia my
humhl. wsy. TO the cruel grievances under which
working people labor IN this City. to arouse some OF
their friends the rcscuc-por have been quite dis
appointed The Sunday DspaicA, spsper of immense
and varied circulation, has not only copied my nrsl
letter entire. but introduced by forciby written
editorial copicusy replete with sympathy Tor the la
boring classes and for which oes to tender it, Editor
my grateful thanhs. Nm
REMARKS.
As there is n room for dispute about the wrongs
and abuses of Hired Labor, here and almost every,
where we need add nothing TO our correspon-
dents simple and toGchias expcstions. We, too
could draw from our own experience in by-gone
years Of anxious. perseverng search for employ
meut continued through several days without sue
Gees of being constrained 70 accept employment
which was not half paid and OF falling to ohiaiu
the pay after II had been earned. But enough e
that Our business Is now with Remedies
l. Our correspondent deems Association ccrreo,
In principlc but yer, difficult of application