New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-29
Labor BIove.nen,s In Philadelphia.
PIULADEtHmA, Tuesday, Nov.


differ essential upon many points OF natioaai
pohcy-although you belong to the great Wing
party and to the great Democratic party-AI-
though you are advocate, under our preseas
system Of protective tariff and paper currency.
and the advocate Of complete free trade aud al
.ntire metallic currency Yet, although we dc
conscieptogslv differ do say that your journal 10
The only one North OF South. with all its draw
backs, in which the wrongs Of the sSonized and
oppressed masses of the old world arc larry ana
fat fully portrayed. Ay, and 1t IS the oaiT
Journal which has the moral honesty to prooiaim
in language distinct and truthful, that labor and
capital can ana will be made to harmonlse TO
getber The movements in favor OF the elevation
OF labor as lar as tins city is concerned, are OF the
most gratifying kind The downward tendency
OF wages under our present antSgonlsm oil Inter
ests is becoming more and more evident every
6av This is lot to be attributed 10 this that OF
the other Individual, but is the effect OF the sys-
tenn itself grant that individuals MAKE the sys'
tcm-some Of them knowingly others isnoraaty,
continue To support and defend It. The former
class abhor, the latter pity
In this citv the trades are moving. The fFln9-
ers took the initiative, and have been i0AoWed u
the good work by eighteen other trades a Gong
nittee OF five delegates from each trade IS ueIoe-
rating upon the most feasible and practical means
oiraisiug the producer from q" the slough OF des'
pond Messrs Ahern, Brown McGicnsy, heA-
liz Shedden Champion, Russell, W God. active
Unionsts and labor advocates, are busy In TIE or
ganization. There are men, and worklnSmen TOO
who repeat the cuckoo-note Oh, It VIII an
amount to nothing-the leaders only want P9iIti-
cal elevation with other very wise see saws,
Now, have remarked that the Jours VINO tRA
thus are invariably the very worst men to stand
up for their rights. cannot tell you how loaths
the craven wretch who humans himself by retus-
ing to unite in paternal and christian brotherhood
with bis fellow. shpmates for the purpose OF Jaw
fully and peaceably amehoratinS his own ana
their condition | know many OF the men ca
gagged in the noble undertaking OF causing q unicn
of each trade to inquire into the causes oil Ill patd
labor and more seltsacriiicing men have neVor
known. 80 cu
There is only one error they are likely to iaA
;nto-too much caution they dread that who
do not belong to a trade may use Them were tneS
permitted to become active among them. IRIS y
the error at least so it appears 10 me- am o,
opinion that they ought to seek aid, advice ana
assistance from any and every quarter Iec
mere political--the party hack-wl not astemPs
to remain among the organizers OF LABOR. MAJ
tors have entirely changed in relation tn tho pro
ducers and the politicians Fourteen OF guteSsA
wears ogo Trades Unions were estaDllsheu upon
an entirely different basis tromwhat they are no"
Then the idea prevalent was mere reslstahce 70
reduction OF wages turn outs ahu st'iNeS 49,
the "utima thule" the Hercules pillars OF pro-
eress. AT the present time strikes for mercy
! higher wages are not deemed to be the true meth
| od Of eleyatipg Labor. The workingman has
begun to investigate the question OF the orgenika,
ton of Labor and he is discovering the real causes
of his social degradation
The American mechanic sees three powers
brought to operate against his interests. Theae
three are: first--abor, saving machinery secohd
the numerous victims OF monarchlcal tyranny
daily arriving on shores and third-tne TOO
great quantity of apprentices continually 19-
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increasing, the markets glutted, machinery aug
menting rapidly in quality, in quantity, ana IN
economy Thousands upon thousands OF laoorers
out OF employment this number daily augmentea
by the importation OF foreigners, aud by the iree-
dom of apprentices Such is the position oil the
American laborer. Would it be wisdom in the
sufferers to destroy machinery either by legisla-
ton or by mobsl Most certainly not The
method to be persued is to make use OF machinery
for the laborer, instead of against him.
This will be accomplished by Association. do
not mean Owenisn or st. Simonism, or Commun-
ism or Fo0rierism or any other mans ism. What
mean u.s. that Carpenters all united IN New. 7 DIRK
shall have a central workshop with branch work.
shops in convenient places through the different
parts of the CITY They shall do all the work OF
New \ DIRK in their own proper persons. Hvery
other department of labor acts similarly this VIII
remove bossdom quietly all would become pre-
ducers and consumers Every man who chooses
is 1T perfect liberty to enter with his fellows into
a community OF common property although 40
not believe it possible to live under such asystems
based upon the schemes OF MIR. OWen-or he may
Join Fourier Phaanx, but think even Fourlerism
cannot exist on account OF the usury principle in
its elements Still, ] by means speak hastily Oh
either Owepism or Fourierism Until they shall
have n fair trial it is not fair 10 condemn them.
But to me it is apparent and to the mass OF th@
workingnen it is becoming so, that 1t would be
the hight Of folly to in ure machinery. they say
obi n and
There is another portion of this question to bo
looked at Can we dare we, as American cla'
zens and as christian men, say to the poor waa.
derer, the oppressed outcast and the flying refa-
gee from the despottsm Of Europe, Back, back
again to your stripes and chains, to your dungeOnS
and scaitolds, to your tamines and deaths y
Shall we say this No, no, thousand times no.
We can't we will not. Were we so to say, and
30 to do Despotism itself would blush Tor us, and
the true and coed of all climes would cry shame
at u.s. and the vengeance OF Providence would Do
certain to oyertake us for national inhumanity
But how shall we set these men at useful em-
ployment? The working classoshaye discovered
the remedy The eagerness with which the opin-
ions of Senator Walkers speech upon Land hes
form are adopted is proof positive OF the correct
ness Of this statement.
The Reiormers of this city meet upon each
Sabbath morning, afternoon and evening, to in
stfuct one another in their social, religious, NOR
al and political duties The place of meeting Ia
in the Franklin Hall, sixth.st below Arch, most
CONNEXIONS place and capable of comfortably
seatng 500 persons The question examined lest
Sunday afternoon was the Fugitive Slave Law"
A Quaker lady of great talent spoke apo, the he
occasion The meeting also addressed by
Messrs. Eddison, Thomas, Power Fenton, Ham
mond Aherd Boyle, Smith, Webster, mot Daniel
Of Mass and other talented individuals In the
evening Mr. Ahern delivered from memory Sena.
tor w alker's great speech upon Land Reform to
large intelligent and attenye audience nee E.e5y
mater contained in the speech but also at tha
able and effective manner in which it was deliv'
cred. A cry vas raised to know where the speeoa
could be had told them that it had been pab.
lisbed entire in The Tribune and that knew 81