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We have received the following letter from
Nashville, Tenn, which we publish with
pleasure although we feel assured no
member Of the Chicago Typographical Union
will wend his steps in that direction tin this
anticipated "strike" il definitely settled
NASHVILLE, TES.. April Is, 1866.
Mr.. A. c. CAMERON,
We anticipate "Strike" in this CITY, in q
short time, the Proprietors having demanded
reduction o. the scale from sizty 10 nm
cents.
Use your endeavors TO prevent Printers
from coming here, we have a sufficient
number here now, and, indeed, too many for
hard times.
Our Union il well organized, and viii Be
able to stand out
By order Of the President, Fraternally,
j. Y TABLER.
Cor. Sec'y NashUille Typographical Union.
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The regular meeting Of the Seventh Ward
Eight Hour League was held ia the German
school house, on Monday evenino, April 2S,
1856, Mr.. G. Newland in the chair
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved
After other business, the following re-
solutions were presented and unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That we cordially approve "a
the stand taken by our candidates for Aid
srman and Constable, in discountenanci'.g
any and ell propositions to unite with any
political party, and we regard such pro-
positions as an insult to he intelligence of
the members Of the League, and the work
ing men of the Seventh Ward.
Resolved That while we congratulate
ourselves on the result of the late election,
we cannot Withhold our sympathy from some
Of the workingmen who allowed themselves
By false bribery and corruption to be made
the miserable tools Of capital and capital
lists.
Resolved, That we are now more than
ever attached TO our organization, and in
vite all favorable to our cause to Join our
ranks that hereafter, as heretofore We will
regard al who are not with us as against
Us.
A communication was received from an
opponent Of the Eight. Hour Movement, and
q proposition to discuss at the next meeting
the advantages and disadvantages to be de-
rived from its adoption by the working
classes. N
The communication was received and the
pI OPPOSITION accepted, al there il well known
talent enough in the League to maintain the
po8friOn they occupy. An entertaining and
instructive meeting may be expected
All workingmen are enyited.
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet
next Monday evening at n O'Clock.
..flnlf THoxAs McQuEEsT, Rec. Sec.
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The following anonymous communica-
tons have appeared during the past week
in the columns of our respected contemporary
the Erening Journal
AURORA, ILL.,, April 10, 1865.
Will you be kind enough to inform me in
your next issue whether the proprietor Of
the WoRKINGMAS's ADVOCATE" ia not con.
sidered "pelUer in the Copper Minss' and
an advocate of IRE, Trade, and have not mis-
antecedents been idsatified with the prin.
ciples set forth by the Democratic party
MIcHAMc
We cannot answer these questions, no:
knowing anything about the political an
tecedents Of Mr.. Cameron. Journal.
Axsor, ILL.,, April %, 1865.
In your issue Of Saturday evening I
noticed . communication from Arrora. III.
signed Mechanic" making Ger tain INQUIRIES
as to the political antecedents Of A. 6. Cam.
eron, the would be-great "Mogur' of the eight
hour rovement In the State OF Illinois. /
am very much obliged to said MECHANIC
for starting the question. am q mechanic.
work hard ten hours Q day belong to the
League am anxious to secure Q reduction
of the hours Of labor-but am q Repub-
lican, in favor of the American Union stand
by Congress in its plan of reconstruction.
and therefore cannot be dragooned into any
"copperhead camp" by IN eieht-hour bait,
unless it weighs more than this man Cam
eron. would prefer to work tseeaty Aour.
day rather than to see the STATE of Illinois
60 into the copperheads hands. / have seen
too much field service to be he'd astray. The
question | desire to ask Of you is whether
this A. Q. Cameron is the same A. C. Cam.
eron that presided at an anti-draft meeting
N chicago when they passed those resolu-
tons that the lamented President Lincoln
should take his musket and 70 to the front
Second, Is it true that Mr.. A. @. Cameron
and the eight-hcur men Of Chicago did. At
the last municipal election, Join with the
coPperheads, and assist them TO elect severa,
aldermen 2 Fp
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have made inquiry and find there 4 no union

have made inquiry and find there Is no union
in Galesburg. II there had, neither Mr..
Wilson nor Mr.. Carey would have dared to
dock the men quarter Of day under the
circumstances. We have no sympathy to
give or crocodile tears to shed. We hope
both these WORTHLESS mentioned will continue
to crack the whip not only over but on the
backs Of these employees-until their man
hood and self-respect 10 aroused enough to
force them to take a position which will
command the respect both Of Mr.. WILSON
and their fellow workmen. When that time
comes, they will thank Us for having told
them the truth.-ED. ADVOCATE
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The TAILoRs' STRIKE IN GUEIPH.-Some
few months ago, the sons Of ST. Crispiu or
ganized themselves into society, and made
a successful demand for higher wages. Their
example was followed By the carpen. RS,
who also managed TO attain their end, and
realized quite a material advance both in
day and piece work. Hereupon the servant
girls were fred By similar zeal, hut owing
to a want Of unanimity and The difficulty Of
obtaining mass meeting Of the fraternity,
the affair proved failure. A public parade
took place by about dozen of the more
beuigerent, but failing support from the
rest Of the sisterhood, they were forced TO
surrender, and accept Old rates. The
wood-sawyers also heightened their scale Of
prices, and obtained "rise" after a brisk
round or tw, Of logomachy. On Monday
last-the ar. 1ngements having been com
pleted the week previous--the tailors threw
bv their needle and goose because the en-
ployers would not accede to sufficient adj
vance. They emained from work till Wed
nesday, when a compromise was effected
that gained them a good ''lift" and the
satisfaction Of all concerned. Ihey are, a.
cordingly, now as busy as ever, and will no
doubt make up their lost time BY redoubled
exertiJns. Guelph &C.. ~ Advertiser.
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A warning % Chicago Aldermen


The following resolutions 80 passed al
q late meeting Of the Detroit Trades Assem-
bly,, in reference to the passage Of an Eight
Hour ordinance by the Common Council Of
that city, and the breach OF faith in certain
aldermen who were elected MS eight hour
men, but Afterwards repudiated the obliga
ton they had taken. We trust the mschan-
les Of Chicago will have no reason to take
similar action:
WEgREAs, The Common Council Of De
trcit. having, in obedience to justice and hui
manity, passed an ordinance making eight
hours legal days work for NIL men in the
employ Of the city, therefore, III
Resolped, That the thanks Of this Assem-
bly, are due. and are hereby rendered to those
Of the Common Council who urgently favor
ed the passage of the ordinance, as faithful
conservators Of the viii Of the people.
| Resolped, That while disappearing the &C
ton OF Aid. Field in opposing the ordinance,
we have respect for the consistency Of his
opposition, and the candor with which be
made it manifest.
| Rssoiped, That we hold in utter contempt
the vascillating and time serving course Of
Aid Brodie, and the uniustitiable and dis
graceful course of Aid. COPELAND, in frs,
seeking to defeat and afterwards pretending
to support the ordinance, and that they havs
thereby forfeited the confidence and are IN
worthy the support of honorable men.
Res0lped, That the Secretary cause these
resolutions to 5e published in the Detroit
| DQiLU Union "a An EXPRESSION of the dellb-
crate opinions Of this Assembly.
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10 the Editor % the WoaKiEGMAk'L ADVocArn.
BLoonscToN, April Goth, 1866.
At - special meeting Of the Eight Hour
League, No. Of the State Of ILL.,, held April
2sfd, 1860, it was unanimously
Resolved, That we, the members Of the
Bloomington Eight Hour League accept the
explanation Of Mr.. A. q. Cameron in relation
to the difficulty heretofore existing in
regard to the proposed State convention,
as perfectly satisfactory, and we sincerity
hope that all the subordinate Leagues in the
State will abide by the decision Of the Grand
Eight Hour League of Illinois.
RsSoIred, That the Foregoing resolution
be published in the organ Of the League, the
WoRKINGMAS's ADVOCATE Of Chicago.
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To DELReArEs.--As II has not yet been
definitely settlei wAtrs the Grand Eight
Hour League win hold its sessions, although
il Is expected the Council viii grant the use
Of the Council Chamber, IL the various dele
gates win please to call a the Office Of the
Advocate, 100 East Madison street, CON-
mittee viii be on hand to impart ali nsces-
sary information.
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STATE CONTENTION.

In accordance with resolution passed al
recent meeting Of the Grand Eight Hour
Aeague, a convention of the subordinate
Leagues throughout the State Of Illinois,
viii be held in the city Of Chicago, on the
FIR I Wednesday in May, 1866.
A. G. CAMERON, President.
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AFFAIRS AT CHIcAGo.-W Whether on &C
count of the dead bodies which fill the lake
or because Of the mysterious murders which
the local papers report every day, or from
fear Of the cholera, Chicago 10 Just now ex-
hibiting general hegira Of it's population.
One evidence of this is found in the fact that
q single auctioneer establishment has the
furniture Of nineteen hundred families to
sell.-Boston Voice
We find the above item going the rounds
Of the eastern press though it is needless
to say that there il not the semblance Of
truth to the statements, and as An evidence
ii is false in every particular, we have only
TO mention the fact that it in taken from the
Times Of this city. ut is dirty bird that
fowls its own nest," says the proyerb, INT
when it Is known that the writer belongs TO
the skunk species-and is never SO much at
home as when burrowing in filtl and crime
-ail surprise or regret must be renewed
It is well known fact there is rot a more
orderly or healthy city on the American con
tinent, in proportion to its population than
the city Of Chicago and that one half of
the crime committed is the work Of Just
such scapegraces as this sensation scribler
for the Chicago Times
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A NOBLE ExAMPLR.-The female collar.
makers, Of Troy, N. T., have quite q pros
porous Union, which has done much to keep
up the prices Of that branch Of needle work.
They have made the magnanimous offer Of
81 900 to the Iron Moulders Of that city, to
sustain them in their resistance TO the op-
presive measures Of the employers 1t il .
noble evidence Of womsn's sympathy, and
ons which should crimson the cheek Of
every "ioubting Thomas" who "halis be-
ts zen two opinions" Men base enough 4
COVER Or surrender, in the face Of such devo.
ion, must be cravsn-hsarted indeed.
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CHICAGO, Apr 9Th, 1866.
70 the Editor Of the WoRK1sGMAs's ADVOCATE.
SIR,-The statement that the Thomas
Ryan alluded to in Chicago Times, and &C
cused Of robbery, is Plumber, is incorrect,
he being only Gas6tter's helper AS that
journal has refused to correct the above, by
inserting this you will greatly oblige
A PLUNBER.
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FAILED 70 ,CoSSRcr.-Although informed
that the continuation Of our story was duly
sent by mail, It has failed to come to hand
in time to appear in this weeks issue. We
shall try and avoid all such misfortunes in
the future
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CHICAGO, SATURDAY. APRIL. q ls
REMOVAL

On the 1st of May, the Office of the WoRK-
ryemAs's ADvocATE will be removed to No.
1855 South Clark Street, MorrisOns Block,
Room B. third floor.
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As NIGHT HAVE eEEN EXPECTED The Eight
Bill was rejected 10 the Massachusetts, Lee
glslature, BY vote Of 10y nays to 80 yeas.
Exchange
Of course il was. You might as well try
to make oil and water mix, as expect the re-
representatives. Of capital to legisiate in favor
Of the working classes. BY and bye we trust
our sanguine friends who are in favor OF
knocking ut the doc Of political conventions,
expecting favorable reply, will become con-
WINGED they are on The wrong track, and
throw their support 10 the right direction.
SENATOR SUMNER on NORTHERN WHITE
MISUNDERSTANDING spes.ing recently In the
Senate on bill to indemnify naval contract
ors for losses on their contracts with the
Government, Mr.. Charles Sumner declared
that, in bis opinion, the white mechanics in
the North are almost as meritorions as the
colored soldiers ! Hs said -
"Had the contracts been made in time OF
peace, Congress would not be justified in
doing what was now proposed, but war had
made changes that could not be overlooked.
II would be simply an act of justice 10 make
good these losses TO the mechanics Of the
country, who had contributed almost ~
much, Ipas about 20 soy, a. svpn hs freed
men, to the aati0ndJ succGss ili.A.f
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FLAG RAISING IN WASHINGTON, ID c.
The first Eight Hour Flag ia this District
was raised on Friday night, the Goth, On the
flagstaff at the intersection Of Virginia avenue
aud Sth street east, Nv the wOrkingmeR Of
East Washington, amid much enthusiasm
AT quite an early hour large numbers Of the
"bone and sinew" gathered at the stand, on
which was stationed Hoke and Dunn's IN
dependent Drum Corps, formerly Of Han
cocks corps which enlivened the occasion
with stirring music. Mr.. Richard EInmons
occupied the chair, and after making a short
address on the Eight Hour mo yement, the
aag-a 'burgee," thirty-six feet long, in
scribed Eight Hours legal days work.
was run up the masthead by Mr.. g. L. Law
renee, assisted by Mr. William Cross, amid
deafening cheers by the assemblage and
music by the dun corps. Messrs John L.
Havghe and Donald McCathran followed in
short addresses, sud amer few other re-
marks by the Chair, the meeting adjourned.
Warrington Papsr
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not get as opea-an,,tallSing will not do

7 Hot S,cb uc otfr--tffV tsINttfS VIII uOt Ut
it now. Is the South to occupy sullen
attitude, and spend her future railing at
the North and grinding her teeth T? Is
this profitable --or dignified?
All to whom the modification of our
situation isf',toter0Jte ought to go to
Brazil all who can bear the idea of re
manning here Fought to accept the situa-
ton broadly. That is precisely a south
ern mans duty now; no whining, no
tcufsing, no sentimentality, no mint
| heartedness--but full realization OF the
! situation and then-an acceptance or
rejection of it. If rejected. then the road
| is to Brazil if accepted, then, with trust
| in God andsubmissiop to His win, the
duty is to become in good faith IAN
American citizen. eassssssz ,s.a4 .f-. sils.
Ifthe South ssectionalized again, our
troubles are not over. IF politicians en-
gineer the. South into the position it
occupied in 1860, tEeii the hammer will
fall upon us again. Hathep IAN tagOnism
is maintained between the North and
South, of course we viii he crushed
Just ilitpfpportiou as the South, seeks
to hecefne-a liIit, just in the same pro-
portion will the North become united
against us. What the South requires
for It's saiety--to say nothing of its pros
pefity-.is Il broad national sentiment
commensurate with the whole country.
And if we yield no more, we must yield
az least enough for this. The South can
take upa position which falls short of
this, and might by political combina-
tons carry sometimes an election, or a
votem the House OF Representatives !;
but il would be only the position of Ire
land in the British Empire land the
Irish members oil the House of Com
mons. ,utyaf So
Therefore wedeeply regret the studied
attempt at the North 10 regalvanize the
Democratic party, with the hope of get
ting for it always the solid vote of the
South. Just so certain as this is done,
the ascendency OF the Republicans is
made certain for many years, and dur
allies will only make things worse for
us by Keeping up the animosities of the
past Andrew Johnson aud William II.
seward are precisely the twomen to lay
down q national PLATFORM, and spch q
system OF action il already indicated by
their late declaratieas-bu if the New
York A.etcs and the@Philadelphi Aqe
are TO paint all the banuers--the, move
ment will be a failure. No; Nj Toombs
and AIR. Hunter aud Colonel Florence
and Ben Wood ought to keep in the
background; when the play is fairly
commenced, and the plot is somewhat
advanced and developed, they can step
upon The scene ~and take the places
quietly without beng noticed.
FsH
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THE POLICY o. THE PRESIDENT.

We agree with the Baltimore diner,
ican ,sthat the policy of President John
son, as indicated by his veto message
Ills speech at the Executive Mansion
aud his almost daily utterances to com
mittees who wait upon him, is disas.
trous and fatal to- the Interests of the
South, and calculated in the end to give
strength To those who are its most bitter
opponents. Had he made an effort to
temper the ultra views al those he terms
Radicals in Congress, aud To have thus
shorn the extreme Radicals of their bit
terness, the result would have been far
moretO the immediate aud ultimate ad :
vantage of the rebellious states than the
open defiance he has hurled against the
representatives of the people, who are
of the people, and direct from the peo-
pie. We publish in another column an
article from the Charlottesville eva. J
Chronicle, which takes most sensible
view of the situation, as developed by
the President. They see nothing prom
Using to the South from this antagoniem
between the President and Congress, and
predict civil contest, in which the
South will be worsted as she was in the
late war, by the overwhelming numbers
OF the great North and West. to-
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| inserted in the New York World. TAX
ing advantage of an incident which, 1t
is thought by many, was brought about
by themselves, they have. been ever
since prosecuting him with such Sian
ders as that. But, although they have
asserted it from time to time, they have
never made the loyal republican people
of this nation believe il, and they never
can. We never credit, but look with
indignation on the SANDER thus uttered
against the President of our choice.
Laughter. Being unable to Fl such
odium upon our President by direct
evidence, they bring in evidence dliande,
With the skill of Il practised advocate
in case dc lunQticO inQaarendo, where
the outside evidence was doubtful, they
cautiously lead the subject of the inquiry
to speak on the question of his hallucina-
ton, and if they cal get him to gable
and talk nonsense, then the intrinsic
evidence in the case is made out Laugh
ter. Now il these slanderers could make
the people believe that the President
ever uttered that speech, then they made
out their ease. Continued laughter,l
But we know that he never did utter 1T,
1t is not possible, and I am glad OF This
opportunity to relieve him from that
odium. But they had wrought it up in
such IL cunning way
Mr.. Winfield, inteFrupting--May |
hope that the injunction Of secrecy will
be removed from this earnest and sim
cere defence?
Mr.. Stevens-Oh, no, / hope no one
will violate my confidence. Now. sir,
these gentlemen worked up their hoax
very cuuningly. For instance: they
pretended that the counsel of the assass-
ms of the late President escorted him to
the stone wall on which he stood, and
they also pretend that. be was sup
ported on one side by the late rebel
Mayor of this city, who was provided
lodgings at government expense near
the mouth of the New York Harbor.
Some people may have believed all this;
but we who know the President cannot
be so deceived. The loyal republican
party which elected him TO office knew
it was a lie from the first. Laughter,
They doubtless made some persons be-
lieve, sir, that this speech was really de-
livered at that time and in that place
but we know better. Laughter And
| am sure that, with all their adroitness
obey willneyer succeed i'll imposing il
upon any considerable number fof the
persons who elected the President to his
sition. must say, however, that am
glad ofthisaccidental interruption which
has enabled me to make the fact a matter
of history, and hope nothing will ever
occur to disturb my pleasant aud hal~
monious relations with the Executive.
[Laughter.]
Mr.. Price said he was sure, after what
the gentleman had confidentiaily com
m IN cd tIp hot Il
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NEWSPAPER NEWS.

Rev. J. J.WiIliams appointed by the
Pope to fill the vacancy in the Bishop.
rick of the Diocese of Boston, caused by
4 the lamented death of Bishop Fitz-
patrick, was consecrated with imposing
4 ceremonies in the st. James church,
| corner of Harvard and Albany streets,
on Sunday forenoon.
Madame Murat, of Tallahassee, Fla,
widow of Colonel Archie Murat, and
lirst cousin of the Emperor of France,
| has received as a gift from Louis Napo-
leon life annuity of $4,000 francs, in
consideration of losses by the war.
The Gloucester vessels from (,eoroe,s
which have recently arrived, bring in
good fares of Goldfish and halibut The
prices of fish, however, are considerably
lower than those of last season..
During the last two years the Govern.
ment has realized from sales of confisca-
ted and abandoned cotton, sugar. etc, in
the State of Mississippi, over six million
dollars.
An illustration of the ups and downs
of life, st. Louis paper mentions for
mer New Orleans District Judge, now a
paper carrier in that city.
A few days ago highly respectable
Friend was disowned by the monthly
meeting of New York Friends for hay
ing piano in his house.
There are in the vaults of the treasury
department H. 240 600 dollars in five dol
lar notes. The total amount of all de-
nominations is $4,000, 900.
The orange and jessamine trees in the
vicinity of Mobile, Ala, were killed.
and the fig crop destroyed by the late
severe cold.
The disbursements and transfers of the
Treasury Department for the ten DAYS
preceding the LIST of March, exceeded
fifty one millions of dollars.
The ninth volume of Mr.. Bancroft's
history of the United States may be ex-
pected within few weeks.
The Bangor butchers, it is said, can
buy Kentucky beef cattle cheaper than
they can purchase those raised and fed
in Maine.