New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-27
THE NATIONAL LABOR CONGRESS.
INTERVIEW cP THE COMMITTEE FROM THB CONGRESS
WITH PRESIDENT JoHNSog-SPBECHBs UPON THE
OCCASION.

WASHINGTON Aug. 26. 1856.
Yesterday afternoon, the Committee appointed by
the National Labor League recently In session III Baltimore
had audience with the President OF the United States by
appointment.
Mr. John Hnchcle OF Illinois addressed the President on
Of the ayas ' had the on 70
that the calling OF the recent convention was for the purpose
f new party o Ia Of and taking
would best effect the needed reforms those VINO
reduction Of the hours That Of
their movement-eight hours as days iaDor ga S NJ,
consider their Organization having anything TO DO with
them They ana "n aIsd
him IL he deemed proper initiate the example o. President
Van Buren, when he approached BY parties sms AZ
the other Government mechanical depart
ment This granted by general Gue smnSvsr aud
the custom degree law They nov desired
sSss hat bev had advanced sScisny by in
machinery and otherwise to justify them IN asking 10,
They thought add their physical as wei as moral
and Intellectual development They desired also 70 oa .ne
dsnoson OF the public lands They thought too much had
been permitted to accumulate In the hands OF SPECTATORS
MES for railroad purposes. This in their opinion peu
dcal agrcuturists and to actual settlers 9e SEIZURE
,hs nor the State They Pre
this subject into consideration with view OF
principle that the lands should be held BY those who till the
soil They would also advert another point As protection
T1sh bu % ba there should BE- for
the protection Of Of the aborng man those
manufacturing interests desire protection from the I'M
portston aud competition Of foreign goods. the working
men desire protection against foreign pauker iapor
which 10 brought market for no other purpose than
Of reducing The price OF labor OF own country.
men, and they also invited attention TO the system OF convict
labor which they thought had eterous influence their
interests nasmuch labor Is obtained at such low
deprecated the yane Of honest work They thought
they were entitled protection against this sstou but they
asked s no particular assistance They were @
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beloved in full sympathy with them and from whom 'ney
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY. go
The President in said be was very much Obliged
70 as S ,Gr s with them lie wa that they
had thought proper pay respects him and show their
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II scarcely necessary Tor nm 10 90 more nah
ous reversing Of the subjects to which ausion had
been made would that the OF convict labor was
trodaced resolution and undertook that not only
Disseminated against articles Manufactured outside OF tn
aSOr III! observations sacs that time him
the Of the opinion then expressed on me ha ~
measures 10 remedy the evil With regard 70 The pub
s was oSs to q, sST log sI as Az 5
with taunts and eer bot finally n soo OF s5, we
s s Jun IL vent So senate and there
he Senate and there he followed
sss ' but By
chsnan he bad say been opposed 70 the %9no2oy o. ne
re discussion Of the homestead policy he had made
various estimates aud calculations TO show that as financial
would increase the revenues OF the Goyernment
while Increasing the happiness and prosperity oil tue people
Only short time ago be gave evidence oil DIS opposition W
moDopoes In land. ~.
The chairman Of the committee here said that the committee
remembered very well bis veto Of the Montana Iron Monuac
turing Compsny's bill. -,
The President remarked he 10 yor Of the princi
s that vokngmen should have suitable time for labor Tor
rest, and Cor their intellectual culture This proposition
se,viden bis mind and no glad TO see the COUNT
worked ID The OF labor ought 10 come forward a
assert hsr position Just in this connection he would sa!
that this very important time 10 speak OF independence
for there were mnny and haoke being fastened on the
peore which ought broken He had always been an ex
IRENE Democrat the proper sense OF tho term ana yet
he vas In favor Of kind OF aristocracy-that OF
labor Tho laboring man. With yrtuons and INDUSTRIOUS
habits constitutes the true aristocfaey OF soor
he was for aIsocracy for that oil national pros
pety rests number OF hours which should const
iute days labor that matter Of detail and experience
which they could consider and settle they went along; but
ho would saw that he favor Of the shortest number Of
hours for DAYS work which would accomplish Its ends AS
.umag all these propositions he would to those before
him that be was not ahead Of Of them he had started
as soon bad bis sympathy as far as was worth any
thing and his influence TO ont their great OBJECTS Ills
acts would correspond with whstSbe bad just said.
Mr. uinchcfe then REMARKED Allow me. MIR. President
10 thank you the Of these gentlemen for the honor OF
tits interview aso 10 thank you behalf OF the aoong
popo the United States for tue sentiments you have ex
On the conclusion OF these remarks the spokesman OF the
introduced the members individually 10 the Tres
iGent after which they retired. al