The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-22


Fy for reference; and admitting 10 member
snip no strangr, who does not produce evil
,encs of his having beesn a menber, in
pod standing Of the Society if any exists
il the place flom which he came.
Fifth. The gradual collection of sum
y money by each Union sufficisn to ena-
ble it 10 hold out successfully against the
Employers, liz the even. OF u contention for |
higher wages.
ISIUtE:: The recognition of the right 4
0uIon 10 borrow from my Other. wheu
necessary sum OF money to the amount
If one dollar for each member thereof, -
be repaid III manner prescribed. This is |
intended in conjunction with other meas
ure proposed, 10 strentllen each individual
Society in the struggles winch it may b.
called Oh to make, from time to time, a.
gainst unjust empl yers. It's efficacy needs
no explanation.
SeUeRlh: Measures FOR the attainment
sevetal otapr objects OF less I'M rortancr;
which are calculated 10 give efficacy t. The
whole
such has been the main work 0f the Con-
Ventlon; aud, while the members thereof
are aware hat II Is bat the commeuceme4t
u an Undertaking which ia lis fail com
| pletiOn, must necessarily ne more or less
3rotrac!ivc they look with confidence 80
those who shall follow them, il subsequen;
| Conventions, % conduct it TO successful
| consumauOn
The project Of establishing Joint Stock
Office at Washington Cry, fort e purpos"
If executing the Printing of the Unit d
States Government WAS introduced into
the I onventiou; but its newness, as a
matter of practical concern TO the great
ody Of j urneymen Printers, with the ne
cessty of having a thorough deiberation
on so important matter, and the propriety
t Delegates being elected with a special
regard to its coasid ration, prompted Its
ref renee to the next Convention. The
practicabiltv Of he Working People en-
pIoy:ng the mselves. and realizing the rolf
of their own labor, there can be no doubt
might he Inns rated and established, if tie
Journe men Primers Of the United States
would resolve to try the expe rimont. In
TACT our Philadelphja brethren have already,
to great extent, succeeded III an effOr OF
the kind. Pu fishing ESl bIishmeni
has heea Instituted ia sitat city nv the U4s.
Ion there; aud thu far has answered
The most sungui, expecta'io S Of its pro
jsctors and friends. Ii slmi ar con ern
III large scale, .ould be instituted III
! Washington, a simi ar res 1t might BE-
reasonably apprehendeG. The subject is
a, least well worthy fall aud deliberate
consideration; and may be regarded IS Que
of the most important and interesting which
will engage the attention of the next Con
vention.
: Como nation merely to fix and sustain
/ Sea OF Prices, is OF IN no. importance CON
: pared with tina: Combination which look
a TO an ultimate redenptIono: Labor S;ale
+ of Prices. to keep up the Value Of Labor
i are .ly necessary under system which,
III ITS unint rrupted operation, give tina
e Value a continual downward tendency
II But wnen Labor, determined 10 sell itseI
j. no longer to spectators; bat become IL
! own emp oyer; 70 own and enjoy ltselfaR
r, the fruit thereof; the necessity for Scale
8 Of 'rlces will have passed away; and Lah0
}. will be forever resi- ued from the contrC
+. Of the apl.aliSt. Ii will hen be Tourist
J. ing fruitful, honorable. The shackies
20 a disastrous Conventions lsm will have ia
/. len tom its limbs;and i, will appear IN I'll
N character which Nature designed it to su
a ain. his is cert inly a cousumat OH m
,r devoutly TO be wished; aud, however diff
xl cnlt it may he o attain, If Within the rams
OF possibility ought TO const tute The gre
II Z which all and other aims and efor
Ne should be made subsidiary.
e. The Journeymea Printers of TIE Unit,
H. States are earnestly invoked, Icy their bret
J.. Ell here. TO employ their most effective 2
t. beavers III the prosecution Of this wor
a. It's success now rests with them; and it
IL to be hoped they will feel ae full weig
OF of the responsibility. We beg them to ia
I'D in 0 favorb!e co-idera,ion the measures '
n. ave recommended for heir adoption. v
Al beg them assist the National Execuri
by ommitfe, by every ssihIe means, in t
he falflment of its duties. We beg them
m circulate TO Official ProEeed ngs of this &C
in venton, Up bIished in pamphlets form by /
MS Union OF Phila3elphia) wherever such c
cuIation will b. calculate to excire az
a. the movement Aad we beg them, iaa
es. to send full representation to the M
err Convention, from every section of the CO,
OH try. They owe duty which they are I'll
re called ut'oG TO discharge, not ony to u Nv
in. have commenced in this movement not
es; lone to themselves, who are deeply liner
in ted in it-but also TO the Laborers OF
ln Trades and Vocation, who are anxiou
md await the development of some sure D
to of amelleraiIoh, winch they can all
vill dept. Public Opinion places us at
thu head of the mechanical proiessio
if Let us not belle Opinion by falling bsh
her it. Something is expected Of US; and WI
me the next convention assemblies, let its NJ
,av bers and its action justify. aud realize
ose public expectation. Let some thing be
lie. voIved, during It's deliberations, which
All. dound to the benefit Of our own "a