New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-19
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
LABOR NOV EMENTS.
New-ferk City Industrial Consress.
SECOND YsAR-. .6rR SESSION.
SrrRIxE Court Roox. NEW Cry V.,,
NNM-NORk. TuaSllnY LILY Is $50

lETrEsfsoN DANIEL ~Es>rER, Ere, ETC.
The Congress came 10 order, Daniel VIII
rs, y,ce-Preslden, IN the Char and the proceeding.
of the las, Session were read by The Secretary. M
Henry A Guild and approved
Reports Of Cos~affsss.--Dr. Young. from the Com
mit,ee appointed to address hon. Daniel Wooster
upon The subject OF his views "a the matter Of the
future disposition of the Public Lands, and also IN
reference 10 his opinions OF the recent Bounty
Land Law" reported tina, he had received for an
swer that Ghe) Mr. Webster would give tha, subject
his respectful consideration" &c.
Ns,c-Jrsey Ten Hours Lar and Operatives Striss--
Mr.. Henry \. Guild presented The following prean-
ole and resolutions IN relation 10 the hours OF Labor
and IN reference 10 manufactures drawn on, By the
discussion growing out OF the srke at Paterson, n.
j., against a reduction of wages
Wtsrcus We, the memhsa of the Industrial ConrvSs
of the city New-ferS. from mature deiberation and
extended bser, alton, well from ripe experience,
utmost length Of tame that any peson. any capacity
calling should De required to shes per day should not
this tme for such purpose as ar ascnon upon Ae Laws
of Naiuroan unjust uus hable bslefal and periicsous
mffaeon Of the moral ply seal AMI intellectual organxa
Rsso'red That thanks due the members OF the
last Session Of the Legislature of the state II NewJssy.
for the enactment Of Law limiting the hours Of labor per
day IN tina, State 20 ten
poos Of thai State, the boasden duty Of all
honorable and sSod men faithfully to observe and implicitly
law that finds ITS JUSTIFICATION nature and sppToaehes
equn, IN its pro, sIons and conceptioasl
Rso'rsd. That the denonsI recently made aat
now making BY the propneto Of the factories At Pateroa
oTcrai ons Of SAID law by reducing he wages Of Inc enc
raives, men; and rtce'e oar sternesi condemnation and
INSTRUMENTATION tor the cruelty Of the
d,td-pi,y for the heart that could prompt IT,
hfso.rta mat Ne cordially sympa hse with and approve
the course Of those operatives who have felt their duty
Ia abandon the shuttle and the LOOM refused 20 ysd
to tins aud unparouabe exacon VI the tyant Capt.
tai and that we call upon the friends OF Justice and he
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Dr. Young seconded the resolutions Of Mr. Guild,
net because they encouraged strikes, but because
they aroused discussion, and set men although"
upon the subject Of Labor and IL rights. Ten hours
We'll employed was all the human frame could en-
dure, and more than was ads isa6e II II was import
ant to make rational beings OF the working classes.
More hours than ten DESTROYS all chance OF mental
Improvement and brings injury 20 the animal kbrs
likewise, and two hours less would give none too
great opportunity for men 90 learn to become actors
and social thinkers. But there something like
practical injustice. too and would continne to be. in
the adoption OF short hours, until the system became
general throughout the states especially where and
when labor paid by the day. But this question was
involved with the KIND OF currency IN vogue also,
and even extended and connected itself with the
labor OF other countries without reference to tariffs.
Had We specie currency no competition could exist
between us and England anyhow until she adopted
specie exclusycly-on the other hand, increase our
paper medium tn any sensible extent and tariffs
for protection become null'ics because the foreign
workingman would get practically and comparative
IL as much al low wages as We get at NORMALLY high
wages. and could Aood our markets at u profit after
paying high duties even. The question being taken,
Mr. Guilds resolutions were passed unanimously.
Mr.. Croy brought up the consideration OF the sub
lect of Industrial Home Assoc tons, and offered
the following preamble and resolutions thereon, and
spoke OF the Immediate necessity of such organizs-
tons before general laws could exist, and IN depre
eaton of the feeling entertained by Land Reiormers
against them upon the apprehension that they with
drew the men engaged IN them from the contempla
ton OF those great reiorms-"Freedom OF the Public
Lands Land Limitation anil HOmesfeal Expmu-
ton,"-aiirning, however, that this apprehension
was groundless IN, part, and that these Industrial
Associations were the results OF Land Reform doc
trlnes, and bad many OF their features IN them. ln-
duStrla Home Association No l. even adopting the
principle that no member should hold over one 0t
&c, nor sell To any other member the lot he owned.
Mr. 'roly's preamble and resolutions are sub
joined
Whereas, The agitation Of Land Reform Labor Orsaai
cations Nc have called into existence large number OF
Industrial Home Associations, Building Associations, &c.
aud
recognize the vital principle Of Land Limitation and OF
themselves suggestive Of something better and hope
futhelr obvious tendency being dnse the wealth Of
the nation among the producing classes therefore
RsSoited That the Industrial Congress Of the City OF
recognition Of Land Reform BY Govementl the pfoprs
" forming themselves INTO Land and building Asscca-
comforts and blessings Of home
smart debate here sprung up brief notes only Of
which are gwen.
Mr. Mal,by spoke in opposition 10 the existing In
dustrial Home Associations, upon the ground OF a
certain mode they had OF accumulatlng compound
interest upon the funds invested IN those now ex-
isting and nstanced as an alarming feature, that
Wall st. money lords already interesting them
selves III the stock Of them. 10 the great hindrance
of reform, and the welfare Of the masses.
DR.. Young thought this might possibly teach the
workngmen the practical evil OF lot-monopoues by
showing them most conciusiyeiy that their Increas-
ing essites, Numbers and demands were the oc-
casion Of the rise in the value Of lots, and male
their suherngs the measure OF the price ana any
y.,a nf ola IN ha land
Mr. Sharrott was one of the first OF the ag'fAtors
of Industrial Home Associations. They were IN
tended thus TO combine the Land Reformers in the
purchase Of plot Of ground, 10 carry out their doc
trnes upon, but he laments that those most interest
ed in them now, were little interested IN genuine
Land Reform The most OF them were specializing,
or aiming to do so when fitting time arrives, upon
the necessities OF others and the worst feature Of
these Associations is, that all surrounding land Is i'm
mediatey held at higher and higher prices, BY the ac
emulation Of the wants OF the villagers, or the de-
of others to buy lots outside OF first settlement
or village newly created While all the ground inter
yenng between them and the cities was immensely
increased in value, 10 the injury Of the workingman,
whose property this rise was
Mr. Epson from the Saddle and Harness MakerJ
regretted that the commercial relations Of society
were so detrimental 10 is members, but while he
free 10 admit that Industrial Home ASSOCIATIONS
slight mtIgatlOns o! existing evils Dy drawing
of some from the cities, and veDtilatng tor al
eas, yentlaing that portion who escaped yet there
was no remedy but In Land Limitation for any OF our
social embanassments.
Mr. J. II. Keyser had always deprecated these
Associations, as drawing of mems minds from the
greater evils Of our present organization-and ms
posing them 10 sit down under their own vines ana
hg trees" without caring a hg' what became oi
outsiders aud not little Ike the "BarnegAs pr
rates" who never leave their own snug nres wheh
the storms are raging our sea coast but TO exult
over the mIsfortunes Of mariners or 70 plumber the
dead thrown upon the beach lie reJoIced, however,
in the promises OF the future, and IN the certainty oil
our national councils soon taking the ground that
land was made for man-not for the Wild beasts oi
the forests and Praldes nor for the bulls and bears
Of Wall-st.
THE NEW PARK
A discussion upon this topic now arose, In yhi'h
Messrs SharTQlf, Maltby, Keyser, Willis, Epson,
Young &C. took part, in which i was clearly SHOVE
that the adoption OF the project OF this Park without
some provision that the subsequent rise ne the vaiue
OF the land OF IT. neghborh0od, should inure 70 inc
benefit OF the Whole people Of the City, would DE- AZ
and nem0cfdfIc eQlN.