Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-27
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, AUGUST 4, 1858.

SuuOuob VI INC uoisto was Wy iiOSt " W az
proved of; they munched their hay and oats in
quietness and wondered at their unwonted rest the
men degraded themselves, and showed the democrat
King effects of idleness upon ignorance But tins
Is all over; the cabs again put life and limb IN
danger at the crossings the drivers are civil and
honest when it is not prudent to be otherwise, and
che horses have returned to their wearsome life OF
long labor and short rest. The cab owners have
gained no more than they would have done had
they not perpetraed their foolish strike" and have
lost what they never win regain, the confidence OF
tho public. No doubt short bill will yet be passed to
prevent the inconvenience which is occasoned by the
public conyeyances being Withdrawn without hours
rotce and respectable and accommodating sysJ
tem of vehicles and officials introduced The omnibus
peope have had meeting complained of grievances,
which they have agreed to petition have remedied bat
resolved not to strike The manufacturers in yali
in Lancashire have complied with the require
rents Of their operatives, wisely judging it better to
pay perhaps njuriousy high wages than close their
mills and various classes Of artisans have obtained
favorable terms of employment and gone again work
Other bodies of working have struck in different
parts of the country; in fact the strike to be the
mode Of settling all disputed points between employer
and employed We think it unfortunate that IL should be
SO; we sorry to them recognisedwe had almost
said iegtimatzed--as method Of arranging questions
between those two great parties to other Of which
almost every belongs. We do not like combinations
among the workmen associations among the employ
They the alternatives Of resistance to both just
and unjust demands II the workman is dissatisfied, he
strikes = if the master is offended he strikes; and
go through every trade and employment the spirit of op
position shows itself Instead Of unanimity there is dis
cord; and general feeling Of antagonism takes the
place of that hearty and social good will and sympathy
which should bind the great family Of to another
IN the labors and trials of this life.
This readiness of all classes avail themselves of
course of conduct which the door every thing
like calm and patient inquiry, to equitable al just
ent of claims, is by aupicous sign of the
scs 1t shows belief in the power of might right
altogether variance with the obligations which every
man owes the laws and to those principles of equity
which, if ignored, would speedily convert the civilization
OF the into greater curse than the barbarsm of
eent times. The theory of strikes is, that any
moment either masters or may aside all previous
contracts and the refuse pay the other to labor
except upon such terms either of the parties may
think itself strong enough to e1or the necessities of
she other should compel them to accept Little is said on
either side The example, set goes the round Of in
dusuial employments. "Strikes" succeed each other
regularly night follows day The masters decline
TO originate any change in wages matter how called
for how just the change may be; and the men are
equally regardless of the loss which they may expose
their employers by any sudden cessation of labor their
part On the contrary the former seldom neglect the
opportunity to decrease wages any colorado pretence
whilst the latter generally contrve avail themselves
Of scarcity of labor press Of business stop work.
The of all the evil is want of confidence between
the parties they regard themselves opponents striving
TO drive hard bargain rather than felowworkers in
the social family 1t is continual struggle occasionally
waved by the unanity which prevails during snch short
only neither party have for pretext
Of complaint The mischief is spreading from workmen
and their employers large bodies who the public
geaerally. Thus we have had policemen striking" at
liverpool and Manchester and cabmen in London What
il the michief should spread to the troops of Chobham or
the seamen at Chatham? But this may be looked
for unless some means are speedily devised put stop
to practice which speaks little for the civilization of
the masses as the judgment and good feeling Of the
employers The difficulty, however, Of nicely adjusting
The balance do not for moment deny and, until the
two classes learn that the interests of both are in reality
when properly understood IDENTICAL there is not much
hope that the practice will be very speedily eradcated
little more conscentousnes both sides would soon pro-
ucc very material change for the better Where both
are certainly in the wrong it is idle specializing which
is most So The best atonemept which either make
the other to evnce readiness TO weigh the eonse
ucnces Of their acts and obtain correct knowledge
Of the obligations which ought bind mankind together
and Of the folly Of aiming to derive by coercion that
which ought flow from of justice and love Of
right, of truth, and of social order.
The Parliamentary proceedings lave been important.
Yhe SUGGESTIONS Duty bill has passed the Lords In the
Commons the resolutions brought forward by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer have been adopted OF
course there was attempt the part Of the oppos
ton TO stop the way. But the House gave Mr.. GLAD
STONE the sanction he asked They could do less.
When we find such Minister coming to the House of
Commons for powers make the best Of Indifferent
bargain only two courses open Either he must be
voted unworthy confidence and be put out he must
be trusted with the powers he asks for to do the best he
for his employer the country Mr.. GLADSTONE asked
for the confidence Of the House. and he obtained it.
public 6nancier is certainly beset with many difficulties
he has to submit all his schemes deiberative
bly, before getting power to put them in operation If
every man Of business had to tell oil his views about
ny bargain he contemplated and those views we're pub
shcd to the world before he could act upon them many
good speculation would be upset. and many bargain
Of profit vanish. We do not endorse Mr.. GLAD
srosE's views, but VIC venture to quote them i
He wished il to be remembered-not for the pur-
poses of the present Government but the
of whoever might be the Mnister-he said it impos
sble for House to take the management OF the
ces Of the country in public debate The Minister must
manage them his responsibility and he dehed them to
and to deliberate upon them publicly the House
ithout serious injury to the public interest That injury
had resulted from the delay in passing the Of
the spring 1t was notorous-he did not say ii would
lave done all that he expected from itbut would have
a. IL, u bod the public ADVANTAGE