The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-17
CORES ONDENcE.


PntLApELfaIA, Aug ~, 1867.
NATIeSAL LABOR CoNeRKss-sEGGEsrIoSs Foa 1s &C.
TIoS-STsrEMAric EFFORT MADE -CoxPLRArIvE IGxo-
AAScE Ash lSDrFsaKScE RssARD - ITS EXIST
s-MEETlSG or TRADEs-RoENtrIoSs on Nav On
ASIzAr,oSs-Cs-OrrRATIoS MOVEMENTS MsscEL-
LASEoUs, &C.
70 the Editor q the woRkseNASs Advocate.
NATIONAL LABOR CONGRESS.
The National Labor Congress you'd il
not tc better 60 say the s'Labor Congress Of
the Republic? In the humble opinion Of
your correspondents there is nothing which
tends more to alter established institutions,
systems, or opinions, than the associations
Of ideas IDEAS are the controlling power
Of the mind and the mind is the controlling
power Of the individual; the individual
forms society, and society forms manners,
customs, and laws. Hence, we have civili-
zniion, and with civilization comes Gil our
modern institutions. To him who has
traced the course Of modern civilization,
will be apparent the Influence names have
exercised on, and in the great events which
took place after the fall Of the Roman re-
public. Il also will be understood, by the
careful student that ali writers on modern
civilization. advance the doctrine that mon.
arcby absolute monarchy the realization
Of the idea of modern civilization Looking
at the history Of Europe, we Gnd this doc.
trine carried out to its fullest extent. In
Europe, France is looked upon As the centre
Of civilization, and she has earned thispfs-'
enIinence from her persistent efforts To- e.
tablish the monarchicai system Of govern
mcnt IN France ali systems Of government
have existed, and all failed in turn, until
Louis XIV conceived tue idea Of establish
Jog monarchieal government, to effect
which he first established and made to pre-
vail the term sAricNAL, with all It's. associa-
tion Of ideas, By means Of which be crushed
out all the remnants of freedon, liberty and
that remained Of the free
cities This done, the establishment Of q |
monarchisal governn s-t was but the sequel
to thai Of a national powcl.l Tbetransition |
was 80 easy and natural that the subjects Of
The one hardly knew they we're the sdbjectsf
d The other, and all this was but ihs kgii-
male result Of the association OF ideas con-
lected with the TERN NATIONAL. It may be
lsked, and what has oil this 70 With the Ma
ional Labor Congress The National La
'or Congress, as must term l: for the pre-
lent, Is supposed to represent the workin z
neD. mechanics and laboring nen Of this
,reat republic. Their hrss in4airy sboaid
'e, IN bat system oh goverassn1 ds MOST
onducise 10 The sipfefesss Vi laborn7 llay- Ii
ne decided upenithst fact they shoald nm
lesitatinglE ignero zend circumstances. nil
lanes and terms whlch in the least conRietI
Nth Or endanger the Psrpssuasioa OF ifAot
ystcm OF g0yernMent-D hass1y saI~-s 6c5tl
IL may be very well understood, And |,
Ion's Suppose thai any sane man believes
'ut thas ths zepsbliean sysseaa.. Of geysrn,
Mo is best fs<s the WpFkangmsD, aaat il il
II Hkoper ttat il should BE- 70 expreased By /
cir representatives N congress assembled, Il,
nj IN N shpaids y proper form, call spen |,
sis u nstifuenss toagn0Ee md absssinf from
d - of ~ terns which In ths least sehse4i
b ~ hlsesd - e5hysY : di1srent ides ~ /
y - rePssliea syssen ef ,xDvsrsnss 8