, 1864-04-04
STRIKES,
The Wages Moyemcht-Adyante In Prltes-
Action and Reaction.

Strikes among workmen arc Of daily, almost
hcufly occurrence These pitched battles between
the employers and employed are more frequently
read Of than those more bloody essays between the
defenders and attackers of the Union. The fact
that such crave differences Of opinion on the labor
question exist as to Deceesitate the cessation OF
labor IA proof sufficient that there's something
rotten in the State Of Denmark It has been said
that the rise In wasee is natural consequence Of
the war that 1t hiss followed it Is true but that the
one is legitimate result Of the other. nt least to
the extent now Witnessed. admits Of di.pnte-ln-
deed IL open to eerioua objection
We think there are few hut will admit that this
IL an evil; each man class Of men confess 1t In
the very game breath In which he or they saT "we
must hare IN adyance;' the reason given being
that the price Of eyefythtn has advanced. which
il tantamount to SAYING That the wages of labor
have advanced, because every man knows enough
f nnlitfcal economy to be aware that the legitimate
mice Of thing is what 1t costs to produce It. and
10 bring 1t to the hand OF the consumer. These
continued bolstcrinee of WAGES Ane but continuous
enhancements of the nominal prices Of articles Of
consumption: OF, in other words, depreciations Of
the ynlue Of money. because money IL worth moth
ine except ezeNeio-by virtue Of Its Office as pro
curer Of other things. Il dollar to-day Will only
buy bau as much bread, corn, butter, or
clothing or house rent as 1t did yesterday, then the
ters not IN practice whether tbat dollar be 10 paper
~ n5d. Ne M apt to disregard this Last fact, but
les Is rapid than those Of paper; Se,erth:le5s it
needs only to recur the financial history Of Eng
land during the interval from 1iSo to 1870 to see
ira1g sba1f too b The Il which
alc now at work here we shall consider them pre-
stn At the snd q that my sess shan tbs Ell, so -
t. apa psqs op1 6ny sSa0t could 1--we
been i @ yesrs 7, Or Il 1ess - eSses III.
main-spr1ng Of all Wickedness, the parent Of all
suffering seldshness- Soon alter the conmence-
q The s1o1 10 sn5 1eRafbme9s fbn o. rn
ii Of men into the aEmy, and partially owing TO fhe
| opening up Of new avenues Of trade By the IN
creased demand tor munitions and proEeao9s ior
| culators waxed fat On the increased prices they
we1e able TO ask for the goods held y tnem;
rho bad bu the LIE found and
an increase Of pay, thus raising st!n further M The
eos5 o. dne oe9 eaeses 81 WORKERS IN
70. 70 'D@ff Ii IGss 1sest % ~; saa :. tSs tSs
money reRdf1ed y ,dns the
under lie rise. But b7e and pys tax was I'M
posed to pay theinterest on the debt thus aecruns
hsT he saa Sa4e bcsn e. nooen
trpm the earnings Of each man. whether they come
to him in the shape Of wages for labor performed
interest on the nse q capital Smp,oysa. t
burden, ali would have been well, and not at tho
efforts or spectators could have driven PspeF
,ha9 1Tsa55 sssS ps9 Po m t5
III share Of the burden on the should. 1.kl:
ers Of some one else-to maEe others paEy pE
It. Every one wao haa any.4'ng ~ ,xior IN ~ ~
eansaner % ply for him. The consumer IN Z, 5oNn m
| imposed bis war tax on what he had to sel. bnt
also imposed another VIZ: what ne ha1 10 pay tx *
That 11ee IN price Of one article nas noeesstateo
sn Advance In the price Of several others and these
again have rested o. osns th ane OH on 59e ii
sneed and momentum, and bids talr to sweepeSery-
thine before it. It Is due to the Working me1 az
class to say that they we're not ne lnce5a o. l.s
movement. It was the epec9lators Eho bean II /,
men who in the prospective demand for articles OF
| necessa17 consumption made fortunes IN DAY.
and seemed to render all faturc steps u tnat aues
cnruifed in the Whirlpool Of pecuntarr excite.
menf md alt will be ultimately made me p2afer
when the reaction comes q CONG T. snr9s ~" l.s,
| ofmen who des,re IN increased remuneration tor
their iabor. or to adndicate the question,
avezed one-which class 9f !aoor snoala oe ocs.
| owners that they show themselves Wiling 70 poas
their own share OF the burden as they may rest as
tured that tndependent Of the evil ehect o. tnela
eIactioRa On the finances Of the county, Ills san
tnaiely losere. In times like these 1t Is The espe
ciaJ d1ty Of every good citizen to ignore personal
coneidefatluns. and whether In public or prirate
capacity. % willing to do rs much for the bened1
o. @ his @ @so9nt9y y az possible remembering that he
ls private ends further thtn Is admissible in peace
full timee, is IN enemy to his country, and to BIZ
! FAce.
ST. JAMES CuUndu-ITB EXPECTED Cox
eEcrA11oN.-Yesterday. st tho morning service I.
st. James Church, Rev. Dr. Clatkson Announeei
TO the congregation the happy and succeasfnl re
nnlt Of the Easter nfia1dur In raising 6ut1icaen