The New York herald., 1850-08-29

as a treaty is pending between that country aud
France.
OJher interesting telegraphic communications
will be found under the proper head.
TINAScEs or THE ASSOCIATED TRADEs-TnK
PRRciPAL QGEsroN.-At a recent meeting OF
one Of the operative associations in this city,
a member Significantly inquired, "wbat secu-
rty IL given that the money paid in by the
members will he safe - We are not surprised
at this. Already, enc association in this city las
been a sufferer. The man Of talent-the interest
ing oTator-the chic agator and originator, hav-
M obtained the contributions from his associates,
found himself suddenly TO be capitalist, and one
fine morning was missed from his post, having
been spirited away, very mys.eriously, by those
magical dollars which he had taught his f.llow-a-
bsTeIs the curse OF civilization. However, his
il not solitary instance Of those "rascaliy capital
lists who rob the poor. Eoglsad has supplied,
from various districts, quite number Of them.
Recently, We think, we have seen the sign manual
OF "HonesI John urging those favotite doctrines
which the newspaper record, some years ago, de-
Shared were he only panacea for the troubles TO
which woikmcn are subjected "Honest John"
was a London chaItisi-an out-and-out radical
sold political pamphlets in lIobom, and dscoursed
at usLt on the terrors Of arisiocrscy aud the
beartes Of r,generated labor. "llonest John'
was a gIeat mamie was trusted, and the money
of his comrades iloaIed nto his stroag box every
hour, for safe keeping. A stormy political time
came on eventually, aud "lloaesi john" trem5ed.
Society was conyul ed, and, like k0ssuth with The
Hun ahan crowa and jewels, though not animated
by the same spirit the idol Of his associates took
himself and the treasure Of the poor workmen
away TO THIS country. We have no doubt that
the money has been safe ever sincc-safs
In his keeping, at least; and perhaps, when
he has placed him,elf fully in the conf.
sence Of our working men, in some city OF
the Union, he will have occasion to make another
surney, 70 carry on new reform, in some less IA
vorcd district Honest John" knows all the ropes
No man cap raise a Storm, or go through one, with
greater ikill; aud, from his letters ON labor,
we are prepared TO anticipate for him new
and valuable harvest.
II il really singular how the money collected
from poor working men lics oil, contrary to all
the theories 81 ther philosophers Even the most
eminent men in The ''lSbor cause do cot seem to
understand the law for its honest distribution. n
police reIert. ia a late English paper, states thit
the husband Of poor widow hai placed fifty pounds
in one OF these associations Cor mliuil relief, AMI
that his penniiess oonsort could get nothing bat
words lrom Mr.. Feargus O'Connor, when she ~
pli,d lor The sum justly Que 20 her The case iuns
thus. Mr. Fry. a solicitor applied for summons,
from an alderman, la London, egainst Mr. Feafgas
O'Conpor. n A., 70 recover the amount oi h'y
pouuds. beng lhc sum stated to have been recciv'
cd hy bin lcr the sale Of property bequellhed TO
Ms Wa,son. on whose behalf he applied. lie
stated that the lcdy was in her nineticIh year,
and that, iu lSis, hcr brother hippencd to be one
OF the ailottecs In the National Land scheme "a
scheme rot up TO bcn, ii oor people, aud Of which
Mr. O'Ccnuor wes the sole director. The history
ofthe allotment showed. however, that the lady's
brother had only the honor Of the association TO
dep~nd upon, though they ACKNOWLEDGED that The
ssmoral obligation 90 secure a farm for her rested
upon them. To show how they acted, w need
merely sry that they, without consulting the al
lo,tee, transferred his three acie farm at their
pleasure, snd offered one Of -four acres ia its spice
adding very dictsiofially and anstocratcally, as
the tyrrnny Of reformers too often does, -four
acres viii be better for your purposes than three
acres can be-" Finally. the property was sold, as
sash was considered better than chances, and
Mra Watscn was entitled 10 receive hiiy pounds,
The proc,eds OF the sale. The report concludesi-
Afsr vasinx some considerable time tor the money,
.he a. l.rth wrote 20 Nr OConnor, ct "a Noting ht
serrnoe Bavsuaer who at once torwarded her ths to
iowpr worthless document, as II was written upon an
unstamp ped piece Of Eaper - - =, ..o, -,
UT ,bau ray Mrs Watson the sum of $50 in SIX
e.... this dafs hriur the amount ola transfer