The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-09

80 On tiil ulueTent hours, sometimes early, and
sometimes late. worked once three days and
three nights, and not long since began 10 work
on Friday mornig at four and worked till five
on saturday night (thirty-seven bours.) |
mostly slept at meal times and only stopped
one hour for meals; the rest ale while l was
working.
(EIear hear) Now ask you gentlemen Of
England, il you viii hear this? (Cheers) I
Gear great talk of hGmanity-lip humanity!
(hear, heSr(-bout the American slave. No
man can view with more indignation than l do
the horrible coalition of the blacks in America;
but cannot help regarding with at least equal
indignation the condition Of the white slave in
England. (Hear hea-.l IIecollect hearing a
story which to me appeared touching one, and
iraught with pregnant lesson. Mr.. 0astler
was walking with the late Sir Robert Peel up
his splendid picture gallery. Mr.. oestler, as we
know, strongly advocated the shmtning OF the
hours OF labor in factories. Sir Robert Peel,
on the other hand, as we also know, was great
political economist, and was argueing with his
companion upon the impoliCy of State intcrle-
renee. In passing along the gallery they came
too beautiful picture think by Landseer,
wh,h most of us probably have seen-a portrait
OF one of the daughters of Sir Robert Peel-and
Mr. Oastler stopping suddenly, said; "My God.
Sir Robert! And she might have been fac.
tory glrl" Yes any one of our daughters might
have been factory girl; and is there a man
present, with any feeling for his child, who
could think of her working almost without
accession for thirty-even hours? (Iear hear.1
Think OF her tender years, of her delicate little
hands! have it in this book, that children'S
hands are often bistered, and the skin torn off
their feet, and they are obliged to work-the
persons who overlook them being some times
forced to keep them awake by beating on table
with large boards! CLEAR, hear.) For God S
sake, then, say, don't let us listen to the hon
erabe gentlemen.
l don't wantto weary the House; but ap-
peal to you as men; appeal to you as fathers;
appeal to you as brothers. and l ask you for
Gods sake, not to be participants in this hor-
rible cruelty. The honorable member says he
is sure you will not go into committee on this
bill /, on the contrary feel certain that if l
know anything Of my countrymen, we shall go
into committee; that the measure will be carried
by a triumphant majority; and that We shall not
lay our heads upon our pillows to. night, saying,
ave have deserted those whom God has placed
under our charge-tho weak, the helpless, the
distressed; we think only of ourselves, of the
wealthy and Of the great" The weak and the
miserable appeal to you for compassion and for
aid; and l, their humble advocate, also appeal
to you in perfect confidence that you w i'll listen
to their prayer, and will pass this measure for
their relief [Cheers.
Mr.. Cobbett reminded the House Of the his
tory Of this question In 1853 he moved for a
committee to inquire into the condition Of the
bleachers and dyers but he was met by pro-
posal for the appointment OF a commission,
which was issued accordingly, and which made
its report in 1855 The report was decidedly
in favor OF bill to limit the hours Of labor in
the case Of women and children employed in
in bleaching and dyeing works. When, how
ever, upon the strength of that report, the
House was asked to pass bill, the opponents
of Interference moved for committee was
accordingly appointed, and the inquiry Of 1857
was the result. From various causes, howev-
er, owing to the nessary absence of some of its
members, this committee virtually resolved it.
self into bleachers' and manufacturers COM
mittee. He had drawn up report, but the
first resolution of the committee was that the
c5airman's report should not be considered "a
laugh); and the report which was cL nsidered
was that OF the honorable member for Man
chester and Mr.. Kirk. In 1857 the honorable
member for Bolton (Mr. Crook) brought in a
bill, but the report OF the committee that legis-
lation on the subject was unadvisable had its
weight. The committee, nevertheless recon-
mended that certain alterations in the mode oI
work should, If possible, be effected between
the manufacturers and their operatives. Nc
!, such charges had taken place, however in the
hours Of labor, and the necessity Of this Bill
was there ore completely justified. CLEAR
hear) The honorable member for Manchester
complained Of inspection, but had very recen
tly gone up to the Home Secretary as one
> OF deputaton from the manufacturing districts
asking that more factory inspectors should be
appointed on account of the immense benefit
which had accured to the factory population
from legislative interference. (Hear.) Ther
it was urged that the bleachers and dyers
stood in different position from that Of the
; cotton manufacturers, because they received
goods which they were told must be com.
.. pleted-say for shipment-by a certain day
I But in Scotland he had been told by master
( bleachers ave want the Bleachers bill as
E much as the operativer do. We shall gladly
welcome some legislative restriction whicl
shall put us all on the same footing, and furnish
a us with q valid plea for resisting the pressure
e of our customeas without giving them offence ;
. thear, hear); and document signed by large
number of Scotch bleachers and dyers admitted
. that the present hours of labor we're too long
and declared their readiness to work sIxt,
hours week only if the rest OF the trad
would concent (Hear, hear.) lie had no doub
that large portion at all events, of the Scotcl
bleachers and dyers were in favor of the bill
t because it would compel the merchants to Civ
them fair time for the completion Of orders
(tIear). With regard to the loss which it wa
! said would accrue ifcertain processes in thes
n establishments were interrupted he had bee
S assured by the foreman Of Mr.. Heyhood'