Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-09-07
WINSTON NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER = 1886 :

cultural interests of the Southern States is
of vital Importance to the laboring men
of the North and that the aggregation and
capitalizing of the surplus earnings OF la
bor for the twofold purpose of producing
an increase OF the production OF cotton
and OF aiding and elevating the laborlng
classes, as proposed by the American m
dustrial Agency, is very desirable, and we
invite the attention of the laboring men
to the subject,
Resolved, That we would urgently call
the attention OF the laboring men to the
subject of tenement houses and improved
dwellings, believing it essential 10 the vel
fare OF the whole community that reform
should be effected in this respect, as the
experience of the past has proven that
vice, pauperism and crime are the invari-
able attendants of the over-ciowded, lily
ventilated dwellings OF the poor. and urge
upon the capitalists Of the country the
blessings to be derived from investing
their means in erecting such dwellings.
Rcsolved, That we this day join hands
with labor III the interest OF agriculture,
and hereby declare it primary in our diff
ferent organizations, and all that are now
or hereafter organized shall adopt the
same, in the following words: "That the
whole public domain shall be disposed Of
to actual settlers only ;" and that the
proper officers 0: this Convention are in
structed to see that the foregoing resolu
tlons shall be carried INTO effect.
Resolved, That the public domain be-
longs 10 the people Of the whole States,
purchased by their blood and treasure,
and is to them an Inheritance indorsing
fully as we do the opinion Of our best
statesmen on the subject: that minimum
price be fixed for the whole agricul tural
domain to be disposed of to actual settlers
only; further if Congress or the several
States where lands may exist as belonging
to the nation or States, that they shall not
be SO considered, but shall be considered
AS belonging to the people, and in cases
where the Legislatures may wish to en-
courage any public works with such as
railroads, bridges, roads, agricultural col
leges. &C., tor the several States, or any
other improvements that may be thought
proper from time to time, in all cases of
this kind, it shall be considered unjust and
pie to make special grants of these lands,
but only OF the proceeds thereof.
RcsOlved, That this Congress deprecate
Wual Is ldtlIildllJ hHOWH dS StIlhcS d.
mong workingmen, and would recommend
that every other honorable means be ex-
hausted before such course is resorted
to. 5.. t-t - ,t.t
Resolved, That the formation Of Mechan-
les Institutes, Lyceums, Reading Rooms
and the erection of buildings for the pur-
pose is recommended to working men in
ali cities and towns, AS means Of ad van-
cling their intellectual culture and social
Improvement.
ResoLvea, That this labor Congress would
most respectfully recommend to the work
ingmen of the country that in case they
are pressed by a want ut employment,
they proceed to the public lands and be-
come actual settlers, believing that If the
industry of the country can be occupied
with its natural advantages, it will rebound
both in individual relief ard social ad-
vancelnent. qi',@' b. 'J991 <'.os ,l4t.e dse
The report was adopted. Several Off
GERS elect were then installed into office
After the transaction of some routine
business of no general. interest the Con-
gress adjourned with prayer by Mr.. En-
mons. x# -; af,a., .t..
BUSINESS Our WEsr.-At Cincinnatti,
Chicago, Louisville, etc, trade is rep ported
to be looking up, and the belief is ex-
pressed that as soon as the cholera disap@
pears every, department. of business will
experience such an active revival as has
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