New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, JANUARY 49, 1855.

ally paid MANY hund al dollars ter d. sare drains
and never vet lad sn American offer to Dig oue a'
any price. though these were eager to take JOBS a.
Withholding. or iilling, rigb. beside tie ditch
dicgsI. But each naturally chose the ~'-k to
which they had been accustomed. and which trey
were hest fl ted fjr HID Fore yn-o'rn laborefi
been excluded ws could hardly have made our
drailsatau And so Il would have been, measure
bly, viii the Railroads throughout the Country.
Now consider how these hun ireis Of rhOn'auis
Of Irish and German lsbor-rs afec, the general
Labor Va, Set. IL the 6rst place. We have seen
that they are in good psrt employed in rude, re-
rulsive ayocs,ious which Americans shriuk from
sid could hardly be induced 10 undertake, yet
which, when finished, make employment for
higher grade Of workers. Tee Railroads being
built, MIKE places for thousands OF Americans IS
conductors, engineers, or brakemen; the ltnfs
iIsined by IIsA spidemen are thereafter cu't-
waited il good part by Americans, while the ditcs
era move on 10 reclaim other swam2s, which had
preyicusly afforded no employment to any one
Ard there is room enough for repeiting this prog
ress through the next FIVE centuries. Consider
also that these peor ditchers std delivers all eat
ss well as earn, aud are purchasers snd consumers
Of American products to almost the amount If
their earning. Does this give 90 employment
10 reward to native labor
As to what the Governor calls "s.ien labor
ttirg schColed to self denial. 30 rs 20 hs
wiling TO work for .ittle or nothing for this is
the Governors idea it = very current yeta
very mssn Gls,Lo-d. The alien who is unwon.ed
il az y but the lude.t and cosrses. labor must of
cure work che-perthan if he had more ssill-
the trade of Governor being about the only one in
witch a green, awkward incompetent novice
gets the same wsges ssa irstrate workmsn-5ut
there is 10 c'ass among rs more tenacious of the
Rights of Labor, or more willing to dare and sut-
Ter Ter their mar tcnsnce. than our immigrant
population The Governor does his best to coun
tcusnce the vulgar presu ption that rude Labor
is babitusl'y underpaid, hen in fact it is as well
paid, according 70 is efficiency. SIS any other. aud
will fecuTe better wages ~ fistas 1t can be mtde
more productive III Yankee wO)dman can chop
three cords of hard wood per day, snd an Irish
msn can inl no better wO;k than chOppiug cord
wood vet because of his unfamiliarity with the
ak. can cut but cord per day, he will have 70
work fer one-tbird Of The Yankees earnings. be
the same less or more; but that will not reduce
the Yankees wages This rule is Of universal
operation: and he who can 10 hundred things
well. some Of which there are few who can DO as
well vii sim0stalwa scOmmant better wages than
his competitor who can do but two or three
a. 81 u.h uneFfU laborpr
can 90 az eell az ne can. 1t is this aud not any
neaIne.s e spirit or willingness to work caeap'y .
and live poorly that renders the average reward
of immigrant labor considerably less than that of
Americans Wherever the lrishman OF German
bas been trained 10 a, great and as varied elf
ncy as the Yankee, ne 10 sure to demand as
tiph wages AS the latter and refuse to work for
less. And if there is any cass of our population
who work ssy for the price Of halt bushel OF .
Corn per day it is pretty sure evidence that
"a the world goes, their work is worth no more; /
for if il was somebody would bid higher for 1t, r
employ it and secure the profit CThere are .
ca,ual and temporary exceptions to this rule out
i.isa rule nevertheless, sad will generally hold /
good In short. Mr. Gardaer's attack on our
poor INN grants WIN ierp'cS 10 Leooi du" i's
rswsIts, ara bis attempt to inc.te cur native
lahorers 70 REGARD them with Jealousy aod i'll
Nil, aso not Only bsse.ess, but indicate pro
found ignorance of elementary truths. If there
stou'd ever be (as 10 most unlihely) Know
No'b'rg Governors enough chosen 10 form class
W wouldn't object TO giving them few easy
Lessons for beginners in Political Economy prior
to their induction into office rather than see
them discredit the common schools of such States
as Cd Massachusetts, by Displays Of marrow
minded ignorance and preposterous lutili'y.