The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-04-20
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The "strike" of the journeymen
shoemakers of several manufacturing
New:Englandstowns and cities, has in
duced the following from the Boston
Post. 1t is to the purpose
The newspaper paragraphs tell us
that the journeymen shoemakers of
Natick, Senator Wilson's town. Linn,
Heverhill, Marblehead, and ether shoe
manufacturing towns, have gone.o off on
strike for higher wages, and in the
same connection is announced the fail
ure of one shoe manufacturer for $751;
600, and other like failures are expect
ed. This is the beginning of the fruits
of needless anti-slavery agitation in
Massachusetts. These shoemaker's
are honest, upright, hard-working men,
and they are sincere in their anti-slav-
cry views which lectures, preachers
and politicians have hammered into
their souls while they have been ham
mering soles for bread.
They have talked and voted hatred
to the negro, until they have driven
off custom and now when the en-
ployers begin to fail for want. of Gus
toners, and cannot pay the high prices
which this anti-slaYery agitation has
cut down, the journeymen strike and
and insist for wages. The remedy for
them and their employers is not strike
against anti-slavery agitation. What
do the Natick shoemakers owe to their
Senator Wilson for his course in fos-
tering sectional hostility between the
North and Seuthl What benefit have
Theodore Parker and the Emerson and
| Philips lecturers conferred on them
How much better do they live and
thrive in theirfamilies for having elect
ed Mr.. Banks Governor, and an anti
slavery Legislature to pass insulting
resolutions against the South, and lis
ten to fanatics who propose to make II
a State prison offense to execute the
laws of the Union in this common
wealth =! What thrift has there been
the abolition political economy taught
there by the Black Republican pres;
| that has incited them to wrath and an.
ger and ncharitableness against theil
| Southern customers Let the labor
ing men of Massachusetts,, of sount
minds and good Judgment, reflect ol
| this state of free labor among U.S.. AMI
see whether or not the PLATA remedy i
MOTTO let slavery and negroes alone.'
a REFUsIEG THE INxIFATIoN.--A plai
unleltered man from the back count
lin the State Of Alabama, came to Tus
caloosa, aud on the Sabbath went earl
to church. he had been accnstome,
p ~
[ to attend meetings in schoolhouses an
private dwellings, where each one al
t propriated to themselves the first col
venient seat which they found unoccl
!, pied. He selected, therefore, a seat
a convenient slip, and awaited patientl
the assembling of the congregation
The services commenced. Present.
the music ofa fu!l-toned organ bur
upon his astonished ear /; he had new
heard one before. At the same tin
the getIeman who owned the slip can
up the aisle, with his lady leaning upc
r his arm. As he approached the dos
9 of the slip, he motioned to the cou
s tryman 10 come out, in order to gi
Q place to the lady. This movement t
g. countryman did not comprehend. al
from the situation of the gentlemi
and lady, associated as it was 10 |
9 mind with the music. he immediate
W concluded that cotillion, or Fren,
V contra dance, or some other dance W
y intended, Rising partly from bis Sc
: he said to the gentleman, who was ST
le beckoniug to him-s'Excuse me sir
% excuse me, iftyuu please fdo's1 danc'
y. @ sAin't there no exceptions
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