, 1866-03-18


The quexton Of reducing tb~ hours Of daily
lsla,F u eiht hss, for .osnc t,sar, occtsried As
k4riaalons ~ ~plsnatn, ehh Il ~aEsEca ustsfo
or less Of Ito Asknti1n Of the Tscss. ia dis
rnfslpg this 1rest1on II VII tsAttace to cle1r-
ness II We e9cl1dc ftnn1' consideration Ill
tbose claAtes Of 'ab1rers + ho flsss no tHter-
c4l In the auhtect- II the lsnnts ct labor arc
reduced, Il viii nut Ia bY legislation, bat By
the rcMtTol ele,1ea b. the Tasiotas leaCrcs
Of astIlane urrr their 1wD u,emtef7. ThrJ
VIII specced, II It Ill by the rama ncthpds
BY which sreh Esaoclathmts procure The s'1-
hanee1nrnt. t,s prevent the ftdnctl0u, of tllc.r
uxsrs. being question bctxetn employers
anti emplosts. We lnay lay nEs Ct th,x. In
dtsclusue It, all tlst,st. e!4Etes Of lAtcycre Wh1
art ihear own employers; tsrrfy, 10 this
couutry. IL iat lhc greater number.
,ssts ot msn .ho euli5ate, Tlth 1Leir owa
hands, their own modest .arthz, and of nrc-
chn1ics Nhn own and work ID th<{f oWn
fhop4; a condition moro ts~erthie to'tndc-
ptndsace, sclt-Erspect and charaetcr,, tim
sny othel; The sIshs blur question 1oes moi
eonrrsn them. ThcJ CA, st thGtE pleasure,
work eight hnu.s q fourteen. TseT asc not
nkelJ 10 puzzle tl,emse1reA, or 'perpltx 9Th
En-, ~ 10 whether ns mitch labor caA to IcN.
In tbs shorter "a In the lonHeF pcFfea- 4,
r't c1tes where TIC employer ard .st'csr
o ng* .it.e as ,ie ffI.0s; I'D r; nd n.a sa 's
h.Tyr.. ..,a.uD. EGnrrs Will toll from
stt1isr .iIi Lark, masiu: the mo<t Of their
time TO otttet interruptions BY bad.
weather, For ressons equally strong,
shey Will stusys wark more hon1a ln ta:asacs
Thar n rtalas- With ualoftty CT tat NO.
CAaatas rhu own thslf OVID shrps, tns
pttssorc u ctsstDincts Is bctek It semG A:asons,
rfac3 at cihess; and they naturally DO thetr
ntrtf7at WHEN the demands upon them nie
ts..c1t- 4 tnsD wto owns H team, o. pos
eesst,< stst!% isaIlemt1'is aud nochtncr, rAu-
not .eJr well ait,4rd 10 let them staad iaiu
st1tetl hours on. Of twe1ity fur: and hc
mut, Frolong Lis own labor TO kcrp then in
1notipn-
Beside. the ia7gc clh.*cs nnw described, We
eI.tt-suas question, the multitude or esn
I.Ioycd 1rtltaas who do what Is Called pln*:ts-
work. rrodue:is3n, not lime, being the
! 1l4.asure NJ thetf compensation, they netsd 40
a+s;stane1 TO determine, each f,r hI.nselL,
\ ht,v n,Any 1.uErs It u capedisut far sbt,n IN
aolA- III. ali tmployrnensn which AFFORD
scope fys varying tc.tsra 0f eatzEysf,r cE-
pertnest IT r. !rr The fntcsttt OF gsDd york
raen To- he paid By The PIECE sna tnr tk*
| Interest If Tho lndoltnt or 1csA skfhtu1
| liz ts3urt payment of I'll II The iAy i. a pfe''
| n,ian on lncaptGlty. In addition TO employed
a.ttaaus y s4o work hy tho ptrta:, VIC mast also
| e1clud. SALON, ~ho can stickts G>r no hours,
| bnt snaEt conform 70 the csieeIcies o( the
/ rnYage; hosrt nca hn:r1 SERVANTS: dny1nen
I
sol,i!er., and screea1 otke Releases whose em
tlo5nlent4 arc Inconsistent With the eight
kouT s3etctu, md some Of them e7cu with tae
Observance Of Sunday.
/ Wheu wu have laid out af the discussion ii
thet~ excnptet clas*e4. ue hAvc hrt s.nal
country LET; aud Of this su1all minority. t,ost
! only hare m abiding interest In this eight
hour que+Ivu who do not expect to 1se ou
OF tho eIaa of mere operstlvcs tt thai of Mss
teri Of thrlE unn htss4ness- Tbo@e who hav'
entc1frite and cherry to work the.r way NJ
TO hc ulei. own employers, will be. morn ii
clsncd 10 atk how they eau earn The MOS
~aEt- than bow thcy can work the fv~e=
hot1sa. All rrn4nn!ng OIL this subject Is he
tlds tie question, ~hlch I. not. confined I.
thG+s .aberers who .e1I*cl 10 spcnd their III
| at uurk t.,r hisr. r4ld ty The day or week
Instead Of hy The piece.
THE tfnesiin then, reduces Itself to tbs
Whatkrr IL IL desirable that tho least enter
,pr..ln4 and enersttir clkss at laharrTs shal
work irp er hours i Day than the grrst taas
rect statttnent Of the question, II ansHet
ttscit. jtst!ep requires that thost. ~ho PEI
foru, le least labor shall recclye tho tm&lles
..'tase Of is rFuaas:'' II Majority s
d.y, and ,,,,9 tae in in;.noriiy 1,e,,., ,oa oa' +
lcxs enuren*Ation; IN other words. the
should be paid only In rrop'ssion as they Ut.
durv. Their luck Of energy to rs+e ous oa II
condition Of hired tatctera. proves nttN"slt
for 1nakinr up hy di.fysr+ce sla: rhEy war
in rn:rrprikc aud abiI!ty. II they edueai
1 thelt children, or lay hY i provision for h
| de+scrstuar Of ola age. It n-st cof
ont Of the surplus they can xa'
| frcn mere Wages. II they work t7
| Than the great body Of laborers. tts
viii caru los, recciVu tcss, .1re iess, Aene len
II II thelr trne !nterert, ID the feeling yra
aC ttetr best vl9-or. 10 cara much. kaTt som
, thing, ard rise, If possible, to the nnore ind
, ! crnttss,t enna!titin eE selteaaploycd lsboeet
tfe cannot think II fot tho advantage ct I:
eystcru, that their lsorrs at toll should II :
: iucsd he1cw thote nj the otheE aud mo
. | considerable portion Of the laooriox coz