New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-18
rae Printers National Convention.

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B,lriseea. Monday. S,ft Is, l>-i.
The Convention me. II lo o'clock, the
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Tac credentials ID Mcssge JOAN v. CASSIDY alt
Ch-.ss 3eeca;el. &C. gates i,an .ac Trenton. \ 81,
I,gc-aqh icAl Society. Hs.e presented AM iae seA-
q ccn ioos lacu seats.
BIZ CoaWag rad . ie.,sr 0ou Pie NA>hIar.,a'
T. c. Society s'trne 10 length tl-lr reasons iof n..
>,rit- toes-,cs io tae Convention TIE m'1
reason ~ th4t sass 5e,,el DE Cd, cci> 81 i'e '.-
VsTtor gcFc oi q scctonl. ca4scicr
AZ. toNvV moved iast - special ,oa.m..tce Do
APPOINTED - ,4,c ihc master .to consideration. AMI
ID 4: ne communication be referred 20 then. Nf
e. sad Is was extremely desirable that tlc Conyon-
ten should have the cooperation Of the printers OF
Washington.
Mt BSvog opposed ne motion. because the Typo
graphical Society of Washington hat dad the objects
o. the Convention explained 20 them, ana having de-
c.inCt 70 be represented. he though, % Mas use
oss waste O; time to take any further nouce q me
suhec'
On motion OF VI Roera>, OF NeN-Yor> the
weo.c matter was laid on iae table
Nr LEWsiLgN,oi Richmond. rom General Come
u't.ec. - whom Wa referei a numoerot panef,
relative - me formation of = National mon. mlla
ID report containing resolution fcr the - hn-
subject to SPECIAL Committee. to Gat a ionsl-
tuuCn and c1e-aw>. for the formation OF Printers
National / n.on. SAID Committee % report 20 t1.s
CouFcuton.
Nj CONWAY, of Baltimore, from the same COM
mlifeo, made minority report. looking 90 the Tor
nation OF such Union hereafter, and the recon
meuJation at plan 70 the next annual Convention.
NJ SooKFR, OF Albany. offered the following
Rrsoifel. That The report pc atop'ed and nat
the Committee u lal -oTt oe usiIuo 81 o.
rc.oft A. soon A. possible.
Ny Co>w,y opposed she adoption Of the resclu-
non. He conioucea that fer ,h.s Convention. repre-
sent only ten societies, 20 form permanent nion
20 control all the Unions oi there Nt1e n ta>s
hftv n TIE country. Would be .lC very worst policy
thar could be adopted. J. was necessary for Su.-
cess 20 have the ma ouiy Of he ATOMS m the coun-
try represented, ana The adoption Of such National
Union system. should bee postponed until such o rep
RESERVATION could be had
Mr. BRucU. of Baltimore. favored ;he majority re-
port. believing 20 Was necessary that NaiionaI
Union should De formed ~ the earliest period. Nr
Eckcrd. OF Philadelphia, took the same view oi me
matter. and commended that three mons. mucn loss
ten. hsd right tO MAKE a Nsilona organization
The delegates We're sent here FOR the purpose oI O.
National Organization. ant flCll constituents woit
expt e.; that II be- done Nj Lewcucna also favors t1c
adoption of me majority report
~. Cum. oi NeW-A ot,. oIerei the follow og rc-
solution a compromise
Res0rrf. That the ofv roHort ot he CommlttcD Co.
eether VITA $50 much 1f tbe minority report as w embraced
m tle pecs,atlof III, pr1nc', te ntni,nt o Va
lonal Ike utive Committee, thcd ties az mar Committee
h, res lot ons hesriu UPON the subject 1f the Apprentice
fsis Convention
VI W,LroRp. OF Richmond Va. spoke NJ refer
ence 20 the reports 0t thC committee urging iAt
adoption az the ma O0tt TCpoit n h1or ot an linme-
dlate National organization.
Mr.. OGDEN, OF Cincinnati charged mat the srcN
CT pOrtlOn OF the dS bate This question Was alto
peihtr irrelevant. tie was n favor of the majority
report. thorough organization Of q National Union
was expected, and would Go good. In Omo since
The session OF the last National Convention more
thtn twenty subordinate mons htd been made
although the, were notreprcsented mere in tl> 'on-
Ecuron
The question beng called ~, The substitute Of
Mr GtLn Was wihdTaWu, and the Majority tie
port of the Committee. looking ~ the appointing %
i >qccm. Committee TO dfaH - constitution and By.
Ia,,s iOf the permanent organization OF d National
rl1u 10 De- rroftcd O., soon MS possible To tbis Con
y.ruon, 10 nc submitted to the local unoas repre-
>cltcd m this Convention Tor ratification vas voted
upou and adopted bv Ayes Il. NayS t.
MI WADHAN, oi Boston, ed that no member oc
nerntted 20 speak more than ave minutes al any one
time on any question
Mr. RoGERs moved am amendment, wsIch was ac-
cepted. that he time be- limited to ten minutes Tine
motion was then lost.
Nr.J. b sMrn. Of Philadelphia, moved that The
Committee consist Of one for each State 10 dfati The
Constitution and BY Laws. which was adopted AMI
the following Committee appointed
Randall. of Massa huser's Bruce. 'i Aiiryand R.serf
o. Ncv-N or. Williams. VI Oao and Beoehte o. Ne
ON notion tae President Of the Convention. NJ.
G.. bous, Wa ad. ed 10 The Committee.
Mr.. :. y. CLAYTON, President OF the columbian
Hpoeraphcdl Society. OF Washington, ID. G.. va
introduced 40 the COuc ution. md tted The reasons
wny that Society had not ,eur deiogates to The Ma
tloual Cow eHiIon. lie SAID that the Printers 81
Washington had raised t.,ir scale OF prices % per
cent, lnd believing that one object Of this tonven-
ton was 10 make - uniformity OF Prices Tor Labor
throughout tbe country, and that Their prices we're
Goo high for "a general adoption thar such acton by
tns COM cnton would De- opposed 10 the interests Of
a.. Printers OF NasAlu 4ton, ana they therefore lad
declined 10 send delegates The Printers OfW ishng-
it..t IYr "a fatf ~ b. an