New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-17
1nan.rrial ConRres.r32d Session.

approved. ro
The Report Of the Cooperative Labor League
BOARD to the Congress was read and approved
The credentials of new members were present.
ed and accepted, to wit:
Ryckman. v;.c.l.,,
John Greason and Thomas Little.
SIy0,r and Pamela Selcers' S0ciety-Alired r.
Butler. Miss Elizabeth Gordon and Miss Gather
inc Bennett, 49,. e W.,
President in place oil MI. Dassett reslSueu' Ano
motion was approved.
John D. Hennessy was elected
Nr Rsrr called for the reading Of report from .
the committee appointed to investigate tne c0ui-
nlsint against the Governors OF bsckwelts ISL
and Prison employing convict labor, out no other
tben q verbal one stating that no cause oil COM
nlaint existed, having been made, the subject was
waved. -.,,. -, - -,
mated and elected on the Vigilance Commlstee'
TO I'LL vacancies -, - b-
upon the Credental Committee, whereuPon OaP''
James NJ. Turner was CHOSEN
NJ Heath spoke upon the subject OF the Amer
;can Tract Society in its illtreatment OF employ
ees and called for the appointment oil commit
tee of three to investigate the SUBJECT Inc COM
Dlaints he alluded TO were against the manage
ment of the book folding and binding department
Of this institution. 90 H., "a
regretted the possibility OF their occurrence, as
thew would Justly pre- udce the public against tue
Tract Society, Through the mlsmanaSemeht u us
agents II was wrong, in bus opinion that gr's
in the book folding department should De required
to do given amount OF Work per wees y. nv
find employment there-yet be denied entrance
IN that department of work for day II they tailed
IN sppear at a prescribed moment OF time 70 ther
work. Ii was public charities that supported TINS
Society and all it's agents. and they at least snouo
know as well how to practice as 70 preach hu
mainly. He seconded the appointment o. In ,io
mittee. whose duty it should be to report TO the
world if lust cause Of complaint was found 10
exist. -
Mr.. Rogers suggested there might be no Just
cause of complaint or censure against the tract
Society," but thought, possibly that one certain ue-
partment of it might be open to quallhed cehsuse'
and proposed that the Trustees OF the Tract 30
cietv should be called upon and informed that con-
domination had been passed upon said depart
ment. I'll.
Mr.. Heath spoke again to the subject, illustra
ted by the recital of some very small matters tnat
had occurred there. e r
Mr. Hickman condemned any interference OF
the Industrial Congress in the matter spoke OF
certain rules and measures necessary In such
combinations OF Capital and Labor that migh1
bear heavily upon parties not exactly adaptea 10
fill certain positions, &c ascribng 1t TO lndivdu-
atty of character, and the conservative instinct
so uniformly used to justify all wrongs and prac'
tees He thought interference very delicate
matter and would advise none
Mr.. Davis thought we were prejudglng the
the case, and that the duty was TO investigate
first and condemn afterward He condemned
action.
MIR. Pond had been once on a Committee Of this
nature TO this Society, and which sustained the
evidence of harshness having been practlced,
and had once received a promise OF Mr.. Cant
that he would attend upon the Committee and to
the complaints OF the Congress; but he subse-
ouently heard no more upon the subject.
Mr. Barreiterated his condemnation, and stated
as this was public institution the matter should
be inquired into by the public, and Dir. Cant dis
charged if found pabe of the charges OF tyranny
made against him, or the Society condemned and
discountenanced if they did not.
Mr. Ryckman again spoke uponthe SUBJECT ana
again condemned any action being taken OF this
kind.
Mr.. Rogers also demurred again to action upon
the subiect-spoke of the Tract Society paying
high wages, and OF the impoicy OF interfering gen.
orally.
Mr.. Davis again advocated a committee, both
in Justice to the Tract Society, it's employees and
Mr. Cant and that condemnation be Ipassed upon
them Christian principles, II found guilty
and this being a Christian institution it should be
more particularly Investigated.
Mr. Wilde spoke of his having been upon the
former committee on this subject, bat did not
think the treatment they received would insure
good treatment in future from the Tract Society.
Capt Turner could see no improperly in ap.
pointing this committee He conceded the ne
cessty Of discipline in all such combinations, bat
could not justify the tyranny and Injustice which
he contended seemed apparent in this case
Mr.. Bassett generally opposed the proposition,
an 20 m he M in
all similar combinations Of capital and labor
such was the treatment generally received in such
institutions that the parties wronged seldom com
planned for fear OF greater wrong and dismissal
therefor.
Mr.. Crux was opposed to general inquiry but
preferred a specific inquiry as regarded the book.
folding and binding department
John w. Kingsley likewise favored a specific
inquiry and commended very highly some of the
other departments Of the Tract Society. The
printing department especially. This paid fair
wages, and was governed by susvity and respect
for the rights OF employees as well as its princi
pals
Dr. Young knew little as to the real merits of
the case, but it was the duty Of the Industrial
Congress, as the delegated representative of La
Dor, to take supervision in such matters. The
time bad arrived when machinery was drawing
into competition blood, brain and muscle against
dead matter, sembling vitality, and the emascu-
lation of Americans as Of the Chinese race was
approaching in consequence. Capital and ma.
chinery never inquiring into social, physical and
moral effects, and felt no sympathy and INDUCED
in no forecast of the future. The muscular, men.
tai and moral decay Of the people spring from the
same causes-too much labor, too little labor, too
much food and too little food and had the con.
servative race half the sagacity they pride them
selves upon, they must be barbsrous to excess
even toward their own offspring immed ate ORE.
mote not to detect and put in practice those rules
of hygiene and social justice that alone can save
their memories from being cursed by their own
offspring Of both the first and second generations
to come, who are doomed to the curse Of enfeebled
frames, idleness, dissipation, pride, vanity and
poverty-while the poor alone can curse them
while they reyelng in abundance for the time
present If what was charged be true, the Tract