New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-20

their several trades-which means that they
employ some one to find capital for and
oversee their work, for which they pay
him ten to thirty per cent. of their gross
earnings though they have as much capt.
tai and as much capacity as they need If
they only knew how to combine and WELD
their resources.
In view of these facts, it is simply alb
surd for the great majority of mechanics
and tradesmen to decIaim against the OPP
pressions of Capital, the depression of La
Dor, &C., &c, The simple, solitary, sufii-
cient remedy for the evils they complain OF
rests with themselves. If they can't con-
trive to work without masters, they must
pay the market price for such masters ser
vices: if they won't learn how to use their
own capital, and by combination render it
effective, they must pay the market price
for the use of other mems capital. We
speak of what is and must be while men
and society remain what they are. And,
while poor women, orphans, and destitute
fathers of families are often so situated that
they cannot help themselves, we maintain
that any hundred single men who enjoy
fair health and know how to work may, by
industry, frugality, foresight and combina-
ton. raise themselves above the necessity
of paving other men for directing their
work or supplying them with means in the
course of two years. The vital lesson
which the now Dependent Glasses need to
learn is how to help themselves.
But we had not intended to write an
essay. The argument was long since ex-
hausted. Those who have candidly inves-
tigated know already that the Union of
Workers-not against any class but ia pro-
motion of the common gOod-nOt to refrain
from working but to work more steadily
and efiiciently-not to decry and war on
Property, but to use what they have to
such advantage as to obtain and enjoy
more-is the great idea of the age, which
must be realized, will be realized
and is now being realized. But it
is a great work, involving radical
changes in ideas, habits and relations, and
wears will be required to accomplish it.
| The mass ofintelligent, independent think
ers among the Laboring Glass are already
satisfied that it Is to be accomplished;
they only desire to know hOto, and what
Aeq can do to promote it, And this is the
problem now most worthy of consider
alton.
The ASSOCIATIVE MANUAL Is the
title of a shilling pamphlet just compiled
al our request ny pIr. Charles Suily' IL
Fifth-st. and published by Dewitt q
Davenport, Tribune Buildings. There is
no theorizing, no extended augmentation
in it. but collection of Plans and Constitu-
tons for Cooperate Stores Protective
Unions, Working Mems Associations, &c.
with Illustrative notes and PREDATORY direc-
tons. Mr.. Sully, though experienced in
the Reform movements Of our time, has
not undertaken to manufacture Constitu-
tions, but simply to compile and elucidate
them. His Plan of Protective Store
is mainly his own; but his "Society of
Working Mems Cooperative Associations"
is substantially that of the London Socie-
tv of Promoters; and his d" Code of Laws
for a Working Association" is compiled
from several Constitutions now IN opera
ton. "Plan for forming Associations by
Small Contributions" is in good part Mr..
Sully's; next comes Constitution OF the
Mutual Proyident Exchange Society,"" by
VIM. Weitling; next " Plan of the Coope-
rative Labor League" III. J. Crate Sc
cretary-now in operation J then Consti-
tuition of the New England Protective
Union :" (which Union has rapidly risen
from nothing to be a powerful instrument
tality for enecting exchanges between City
and Country, Farmers and Artisans I'M
porter and Import consumer, with Branches
all over New England then Laws Of
the Boston Tailors' Associative Union;'
lastly, Constitution and Bylaws of the
New-Y oIk Tailors' Cooperative Union"
To each Constitution Mr.. Sully has ap-
pended notes pointing out defects, suggest
ing amendments, or commencing good
points and the intelligent, sensible reader
has only to study this little Manual faith
fully to see Just what provisions are suited
10 the Association he meditates, taking this
and rejecting that, and making up such a
Constitution and Bylaws as he needs
from all those here embodied. We know
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