New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-26
Eight EEnurs Labor.

To TIE Edaor srTle " J. Tr.l.ae
SIR: To labor more than eight hours n one
dag f tue consideration OF one two three four dollars
especially 10 render that had aborl which requires
great expenditure Of muscular strength is hard The
wise nan hes said. THE land Of tie d4.geIt mskeih
rieh" ana labor r. said 10 be blessing. Yet 70 to day
after day and month after month eight hours out
Of every twentyour if be really blessing mus. bc
one in -" d sG!se." 1t Is 10; pleasant rot in unison
with our feelings. TO he confined 70 the .ATIn. sl1p,
nanuflcorT. store bank Office onc.ihird of all thc
time AID onehaf al TIE time. required or s.ecp
Men need time for recreation tine 10 cot, time i.g
reading mental improvement and social enjoyment
To be necesaaed live n syis coalition, this state OF
confinement year after year. and one decade u years
after another t. indeed hard.
! The man accustomed 10 hard labor may think tl,t
the officers and clerks in banking aud other corporate
Institutions Of the city have an easy ard pleasant 'me
as the days come and 90. Let those len, however b.
put under examination, aud il Will be found that tie
duties required Of them arc cso hui; certainly tiss
and a wcarisomcrcss. and il VIII a.o be found tia Il
is that hind Of service that does not contraate 10
longevity fn.ccd :. allows that degree Of health ncst
favorable TO oleeIigness grace indispensable to Lfs
enjoyment u Is bTyond all doubr wcirisome hns-
ness 10 spcad more than eight hours edcA day III
attending 10 tie duties Of an editor Of cilly Lors.
paper, although gives opportunities lor mental clcr
clse ana CULTIVATION; st, y - ltIl 10 oe burden, and
especially buTaru'Ome when lOI ten, twenty, tlTiv
years OI more Tie incumbent docs hot ind :, day og
"fsbiag,' ald can only give iew words OF counsel
to the Snowman in his dilemma. 10 cOLIDc TIC
prudent houseAcopcr ana he m1idens more Than eight
hours 10 tne datcs Of tie Kitchen and Toe chamber.
tha mcn NAV induge in the !lxGIies o. The table, and
have tAcT linen ana germcnlS Ttdct icr any ene!gcncy
also burden hard IN many cases u bc borne. u a.
iuccSsaHt toil. ~ IL also an iDbulaony Ne1gisome
buiness 10 AXE I.to the house sewing, anu oher kinds
lXaru rDa Hfaat a. IA
employers %! Ia &c cities. Ittie j 10 portion q!
carth's population ti labor So many L0lr for 30 littc
cOmpcnsaiOa, o. this class oi ernes IN bolA ciy ond
village Ihey toll fOn early morn 10 dcWy cye' IOr
ohe.0lrth tic cOmpcr saiiOn obtained IN many cues
by those WHO labor IA manufactures. Tie words O.
Hood, in his song O. the sAt aye as true no" rs ~ncn
rrst l1nttI;
MIL iinscIk w'ary ana won,
Wth cyAida hcagJ an4 I'd
s woman ,at a. uDWo, tny 1@s,
rlyirg hey lced.c arc tAIea'.
Now there il .lt'lc difference or iathtl 10 'aeA a.
agreement between employers ara the cmg.oyed' nc
tween manu!aClmels aud opeI0l.yes, between i.c
clerks or between me owners Of hc soil and he cult
yatory Off, as 20 tie hardship aud bu,densomcr.
growing OF ~ tie v.li1ns cccusilo4s O' c. ILr.e
IS sim an hcr thought deserving attention IL stas
II is doubtless fuscsp.b.c q proof that eight hours
labor N day IL ahugl1itly saicleat - proYd ir
all the wants o The human family V,tori any i'Igei
proportion bcinr PIT g. manuaii i0 il - n0' necessary
% 80 into me inquiry here FOR evidence aj thcrecau be
tle doubt as 10 the truth Of the statement. 30 iar
then. there Is h'ue ground for controversy.
The toing millions are. for the mot pert . ~ m
tpH oas as were The if.accs Of old, although II must
be acknowledged th,t Tree labor Is ;ation of the
evil 10 an c1ieet NE. e9not be expressed ~ woidf
What tlcn IL to be do1cf Is i.ere any remedy for /
these grievances and iAeLe burcensi Mus. tie vast
mslority--tle muitiddetoii incesan,y while men II
wealth having abundance Of this worlds goods isrc
eunpiumsy every day and In no way seem ircircA 10
ycas their demands On the toiling many H. there W.
ask again any remedy fJI this STATE of things Can
rel tm DC effected by combinations, by leagues o. ty
strkcsi That he evils OF this lie may be greatly anc
orated bv wisely conducted Org1nN tons nolonysr
an experiment Good his resulted from lawfully estrh-
shed Organzations and they are means OF good Tor
from labor restrict the hours Of toll 10 any definite
number or time IL not only wrong bnt utterly mpIac
cable II Of the nature nf q oOufpiracy. combine
ton unlawful In eci and for unlawful end. L0bor
10 Dc free mast exempt tie laborer from tyranny both
q operaiivcs and enpIcvec' ttrse puu tic opera.