The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-20
The Teleernphic Conspiracy at Phiia-
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The Telee rnphic Conspiracy at Phiia-
A Philadelphia paper, of the 18th, has the
following account of this affair:
The typos were in state OF combustion
yesterday. The why and the wherefore we
believe, are as follows: Two females, OF re.
spectacle connections in this city, had been
engaged to learn type.setting in the job-ol-
fee OF the Register Association, OF which
Mr.. VIM. Birney is the principal proprietor.
The alarming intelligence o. this fact was
conveyed to that legislative body of unlimt-
ed powers-the Printers Union-and forth
with the edict was issued ia compliance with
which all the compositors on the Evening
Register threw up their situations. DIR.
Birney had prepared for the emergency. On
Saturday he sent to New York to engage a
number of comPositors, and pay their way to
this city.
The Printers Union, however, telegraph
ed to the New York Union, and prevented the
engagement Of any but members of that
Union. Ten of them were sent to this city.
At the wharf they were met by committee
of compositors, taken in charge, and quartered
AT the expenses of the Philadelphia Union.
This was esteemed an excellent practical
joke. In the meantime DIR. Birney engaged
number of outside compositors, with whom
he set to work to get out his paper. But his
opponents evinced yesterday determination
to Illustrate him if possible. According to
his representations, they induced two of his
carriers to leave, threatened the pressmen,
endeavoreI to persuade the persons having
the forms in charge to knock them into p,
and in lact, exerted themselves to break down
the whole business ofthe establishment. But
by the aid OF come officers of the Marshal's
police and by dint Of extraordinary exertions,
Mr.. Birney published his paper in a fespec.
table manner.
These are the principal facts of the case.
A combination of journeymen to secure a
certain rate Of wages, may, perhaps, be tOl-
era'ed, but an association which undertakes
the whole regulation of mans business. af-
ter he has invested his capital, assumed the
responsible ity and anxiety and staked his rep
utatien upon the success Of that business, is
a most intolerable tyranny, and on that ought
to be resisted to the end.
Last evening, warrants were issued for the
arrest OF Walter w. Bell, s. H. Breinheser,
VIM. H. Woolley, and John Reeves, mem.
bers Of the Printers' Union, upon the charge
of conspiracy. Mr.. Bell was taken before Al.
derman Kenny. and held in $500. z
Mr.. Birney. proprietor OF the Register, dis
played cool, manly courage through his diff
fcu;ties and has come upPermost in the
struggle. He remarks in bis paper Of the
eleventh.:
1t becomes our melancholy duty to point
out for arrest, very worthy young gentle.
man formerly in our employ whose connection
with the Union had led him to commit various
imprudencies since Saturday night. Several
other were subsequently arrested, on war;
rants issued under the direction Of the Pros.
ecuting Attorney.
At this president writing, Union spies are
stationed near our office, lounging about cor
ners. We are certain that they will find the
occupation profitable. Last night, the Union
we are informed, held meeting to concert
other schemes ag SiDst US. A more charitable
construction is, that it met to cancel its pre-.
vious orders to modest us. Certainly, pru-
dence would suggest that lying, swindling,
spying, threats to kill. &C., are not the means
to secure the respect of the community.