Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-14
. Great HONOR eheapIYg wi enss.r

The following letter shows that the
Hon. VIM. E. Niblack, our distinguished
Congressman, has done that for which
millions OF generations yet unborn viii
honor hisname,7 Z and that the doing o.
it occupied just about one and a hal o.
ssco msnutes of Hss vdsudbEe 3tihe a a ,
1t seems that our clever Congressman,
in response to petitions sent him to that
effect, Deliberately aroseiih hfs place in
the House of Representatives., caught
the eye Of the Speaker, and moved a
resolution instructing some committee
TO inquire into the axpediency of intro
ducing the eight hour system into the
Governmens ship yaFds and lsnahAfAe-
turing establishments Of every descrip-
ton.
+ No longer let US. dspounSe Fame as
an exacting mistress, when she propo-
ses to immortalize q man for sotriAJng
a servicel A.
We are highly grati6edl 10 learn from
Mr.. White that our Congressman has,
with him, dreac the ss0ord v. tora free
DOM" That is a part Of. the play we
thought Mr.. Niblack was in the habit of
assigning to other performers.
Another astonishing pieeesof ihforma-
ton we gather from the same source.
Mr.. Niblack In the irstaAmerican States
man that has raised his voice in the
halls of sCongrsss against white slavery.
Why, Sergeant White, you almost take
orr breath away with your startling de-
veIopments. Wto-when- n-what-where
are these white slaves? Are they in
EvansviIIe7 Perhaps you regard the
operatives of MASSACHUSETTS as such.
If so, You must be ignorant Of the fact
that large proportion Of The wealth Of
that State % in the hands of her opera
tives A distinguished Massachusetts
writer says the amount owned bythem
exceeds that owned by her capitalists,
manufacturers, and merchanta aT
But we cannot believe that our veteran
friend is ignorant Of this fact We have
always known him to be one Of the dry
est old jokers in this part Of the State,
aud we are satisfied that he has been
perpetrating one Of hisabest upon our
distinguished Congressman--and that
the friends Of the latter not being so
we'll acquainted with Sergeant Whites
propensities in this way, have unwitting-
ly thought he was serious, notwithstand-
ing the ironical character Of his letter.
Well, Sergeant, we frankly admit, you
are one or two too many for the Con-
gressmau. A more happy "seii," we
have not read for many day.
Those who know Mr.. White as one Of
our boss carpenters, working great
many hands, will have yet higher iap-
probation of that part Of his letter ask,
ing for !" laws to protect our conntry.
men and selvss against purse proud cor
porations and individuals, who think
everything is right as matters now stand "
The following is the Sergeanl's LETT
ter:
EVANSVILLE, Ind Jan. "a, 1866.
To the Hon. VIM. e. Riblack, II. C.,
Washington, ID. O.:
DEAR STR: At. regular meeting of
the Eight Hour League, No. 3, pfsIn.
diana" held Rt their ball in this city,s
on the Oath OF 4hIs month, it was unani-
mously resolved that vote-of thanks
be tendered yon for your action in
Congress relative TO the Eight Hour
law.
Judge Niblaek, you have made an
impression on the minds and hearts Of
your countrymen which will not be
readily effaced, and millions of genera
tions yet unborn will live 70 honor your
name. - ~ ~1A -
Sir, without stopping to discuss the
question of African slavery, now that it
has passed away, there is still a more
intolerabieA slavery existing in our
country than that ever was--we speak
of those merciless corporations who
work women andechildren from twelve
to fifteen hours day, and causing
thereby premature deaths, which are no
more or no less than kind of legal
murder, as there exists, at. present no
law to prohibit il. "
Now that we have drew the sword for
freedom, shall it be sheathed again
while slavery exists in the present
forms2. We say, NO | And thousand
thanks to you, dear sir, the fret Amefi-
can statesman, who has raised his voice
in the halls of Congress against white
slavery =. s4 81 -
| & Sir it il truly diTerting TO see how
the tools of these would be masters of
the toiling masses try>to avoid the true
issue by talking of . stoppingthe thresh.
ing machine and pillow" when they know
there is no such question before the
people. We do ask, however, ,sfof laws
70 protect our countrymen and selves,
who labor for living, against those
purse-proud corporations and individ-
uals who consider that everything is
right as matters now stand, and who
think to make a bare existence men,
women, and children should work from
before daylight till after dark the year
round to gain a miserable living, they
in the meantime pocketing the proceeds
Vi tno lnuustEy oI tneir operatives.
II We demand nothing more than that
the laws shall regulate this so that all
will have at least chance to become,
as they each ought to be, intelligent in,
dividuals, knowing their rights. and
knowing them, dare maintain them, de-
spite of all tricksters and political dem.
agogues.
We beg to subscribe ourselves, dear
sir, sfssfsg 3li,l. ,....ba gs4sl
Yours, very respectfully, ~
4 NoYEs WH1TE, Pres't z. H. J..
n r. GRAHAM. Rec. Sec y.