New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-31
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Address OF the Shirt Sewers.
For The Tribune.


The public are aware that portion OF the
Shm Sewers OF New-York made an effort early
last Summer to better their condition. and raise
themselves from the low and abect condition of
tolng from Is to Is hours per day for a bare pit.
tance to sustain life, by aSsoclatlng together for
the purpose of dividing the larger share of profits
now accruing to the employer among the EN-
ployed, thereby bringing the producer and eoa-
SEm0 together, for purposes of mutual and and
profit We entered into the cause earnestly and
devotedly, with the firm hope that we could DEM
onstrate to our tolng and struggling sisters the
manifold advantages OF our new system, and
thereby bring out thorough and salutary reform
In this depressed branch of industry. In our ex-
perence OF the feasibility and practcsbility OF so
associatng together, are not dIsappointed.-- -
We are assured, and can assure our friends, that
il Is practicable and will succeed But 10 snsws
thus, IRE need friends and means We commenced
IN poverty and have struggled along, toihng ar
duously, ever hopeful that generous public
would patronize and aid in building up our as,
socation In this hope we have been grievously
disappointed. We have had kind friends 10 help
us, and To such we are grateful, but they have
been few, and we begin now to dcspond. Our
very limited means to give employment to but
very lew OF our suffering and needy sisters, when
there are thousands ready and anxious To unite
with us, II our facilities would allow us 10 give
them employment. Society Is not extending to
us the helping hand that We were iain led to ex-
pect We are too poor to make our case known
TO YOU by paid advertisements, and We now
make this last appeal to you, believing that IT..
will not pass UNDECIDED. Upon our failure or
success depends the future comfort or misery ot ,
thousands IN our city, who are even now" sew
ing at once, with double stitch, shroud as
well as a shirt" .-.l - - 'fr
The condition of the SHIRT Sewers of our City
is lamentable, and calls for your kinaest and
wamest sympathes. IL Is estimated that their
numbers at present exceed SIX Thousand. ~ Many
of these are young and triendess orphans early
left to struggle with poverty. and solely depend,
ent upon the precarlols pittance OF wages doled
out by employers Others are widows, depend
ing upon the needle for the support OF helpless
children, and with the pttance OF some 81 or
81 80 per week, trying to feed. clothe and pay
the rent of family We need not tell you this
cannot be done. They bear in silence sutferings
and trials that would chill the sternest hearts to
recount The deenseicss girl often wtestes
with poverty, hunger temptation, until dire ne
cesslty forces sad and fearful alternatives upon
her Is this Christian Is 1t human
"Oh, men, with sisters dear. .f. Irrfl
Oh, men with mothers and wives I. sr.
II is not linen you're wearing out, .t.,.'..
H's human creatures Ines" III. Hsf.s
But we will not murmur; we are nc ady 10
make any personal sacrifices to sustain and
build up our Association. To this end, we ap,
peal TO generous public. r..'r' i.ua,
We need your assistance n0w. We need
store in which to dispose OF our stock when
made, and the patronage OF those who have en-
ployment 10 give We need to be placed on q
permanent basis where daily nece ssitles and
wants will not circumscribe our usefulness and .
dampen our energies Kind friends will you /
aid and assist us The present office Of our
Association is at No. Henry.st., where orders
will be thankfully received, aud our wants made ,
known TO such as will interest themselves IN TIE
cause of our suffering sisters Who will hear i"'
" no will regard our humble and earnest appeal
Signed on behalf Of the Shirt Sewers COopera' y,
ave Union, by the following members composing
the Board OF Managers: ~ k-s.,,soI 81
- Mrs LovELAsD, Mrs. DUNN. ..1...s.a
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