The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-09-26

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tract for specified dma?d d Nlhu
N The great offease, the9s Of the proprietor of
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lit may be in the estnfatfoh 81 81 some, very in
tjudNasaB ffoptsstiSn:1 fls appfetiatibh 81 NE
EDay Book was farfH excess Of that of his en-
EpldySesT lie effefed oheih Afof Git 1f% safe al!
fwhat they regarded fabulous lat And, pre-
Stunning on the acfeptRpse ef frjs III. PRO
Iposed a reduction, III tbeirate ef,type4setang,
taking it4 fera granted that, las tbeyaw0uld be
part owners, 4their interest III the tconcern
twoald Induce the sexefcfse aof hetohhdlfffy and
Fedtfttoh Of wages oil theft part "l'"i ,sa
MAS i 50 ~ onstypgss apq & tfaget o9offer ene
Fhalf of his property for sale, at no matter
what price? nsOF wHsoltti nheinurfs erfne for
him to offer less wages to those ia his en-
pIoymetit than = they were sreeeiiving2 Had
not the manager 6f . the. Xirginian, some time
ago. proposed ,areduetion of wages, to which
the pfopietor1o of the Day Book declined to
accede,l BECAUSE he took no action in rails
ingE them to the present standard Was
any wrong committed in these propositions to
any one2 Surely not. Their acc ptance was
not compulsory. They were perfectly free to
accept or reject. They rejected-and left the
Office, although they were offered the same
wages they had been receiving if they would
remain and continue at work. They refused;
and he procured other men, other printers,
other mechanics, in addition to those who re-
manned. This is the case, as we understand 1t,
out of which has sprung all the hurly-burly
which has prevailed since, and which has been
ventilated with 81 much gusto by rival CO.
temporaries.
The printers now working, are receiving
the same wages which those received who
chose TO leave, The rates have not been re-
duced in the Day Book Office, and it seems
like species OF cruelty to have held up the
names of the printers who remained, to the
reproach of the fraternity throughout the
country.
Such, as we comprehend it, constitutes the
grievance against the proprietor of the Day
Book, the paper of the combined circulation.
The grievance, by the usual process, has been
brought before the Typographical Union, as
we learn and also before the Mechanics As
ISOLATION in order to elicit their reprobation
and the ostracism of the Day Book, from
which was recommended ''the withdrawal
of all their patronage 44tf
We now dismiss this dlsa steiul subject with
the remark that no one can question the right
of the printers to leave when they chose to do
so. They exercised the same right in leav-
ing that the others did in remaining, and
thosesdid who came-thc ri .sht to sell their labor
where they pleased, without consulting any
qody of men or'asking their permlss ion.
THE FEAST AT THE OCEAN House. The
feast and fair was open yesterday, and last
nghtin the large dining saloon Of the Ocean
House This work of the ladies' is for the
benefit of Trinity Church. renovated relic
of the olden days, whose present congregation
need funds for some special church purpose.
Last evening the attendance was as large,
and the receipts as liberal AS could have been
expected We learn that at least 800 were
received by the fair attendants at the several
tables. The hall will be opened again to
day and to night, and we hope the same en-
couragement will be extended to the charita-
BILE work, that has hitherto characterized and
the liberality of the visitors.
COMBINED CIRCULATION JoURNAL.-We
clip the subjoned from the Virginian. We
taste in calling the Day Book the Combined
Circulation Journal; but we rather prefer not
to initiate its courteous example.
'"There is more than one aspect to this la
bor-q question u Combined Circulation Journal.
To this case, however, your philosophy has
slightly deviated-the supply would not be
eontroledby the demand Il Ni'yiniam.
Maybe and perhaps. The Vireinian some
time ago attempted a Coordination" to reduce
the rate of wages; but the Typographical
Union" unphilosophically essays to control
that matter P,enez garde, neighbor. La
Dor cannot be thus controlled. The law of
demand regulates itsssupply.
y et-
PUT BAcK.-Schooner VIM. Mazyck, Dam
iels, from Norfolk Goth September bound for
Philadelphia caught a heavy gale off Cape
Henldpen on the 2lst, lost part of Deck,
Load and Split Sails, put back for repairs,
will sail again to-day
CARD-We cheeriully give place to the
following which appeared yesterday in the
Old Dominion, but which escaped our atten-
ton in time for yesterdays issue
10 the Poblic.-The patrons of the Old Do
minion can rest assured that notwithstanding
tbe criminal acts Of its late proprietor, the pa
naner sill be issued regularly as heretofore.
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