Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-14


sneTit for Voting the Democratic
Ticket "A Thousand yForIKmen
Strike.
Prom the Hartford. Ct Times. 7tii inst.
We have ehronicled the fsct that the
Republican managers Of the factories in
Rockville have discharged fifty Of their
employees who voted the Democratic ticket.
They put it On the ground that they were
members of the Rockville Workingmen's
League, and say they will turn away every
operative in the various mills who belongs
to that league. They have at the same
time added an hour a day to the hours of
iabor-makihg twelve hours-and cut
down their wages ten per cent. This in
famous prescription of men who differ with
them in politics shows how sincere the
Republicans were in claiming, before the
election, TO be the friends and champions
Of the w0rkingmen. II does not COW down
the Workingmen 80 much as these New
England slaVe-driyers expected it would !;
for the names Of fifty new members were
enrolled on the league the night following
the day Of this prescription. Many Of the
discharged men have dependent families
and need assistance.
In Windsor Locks workingman was dis.
charged on election day because he voted
against the Republicans.
WORK STOPPED At THE PORTLAND QUAR-
RTEs-PUBLIc MEETING.
In Portland the most shameful coercion
Of wOrkingnen has for years been prac-
Used by the Republican employers Men
were told by open proclamation that they
should lose their situations if they dared
to vote the Democratic ticket. That shame
fui course gave the town last year to the
Radicals, but they met some difficulty in
repeating the programme this year, for the
workingmen organized Protective League,
and announced their purpose TO vote. Most
Of them did vote; and they carried the
town, gaining sixty or seventy votes.
For this assertion Of their rights as Free
men, the quarrymen were notified by the
quarry-owners that their services will not
be required for the year to come.
But this prescription proved too bad
dose even for the Republican workingmen,
on whom the quarry-owners relied to con-
time work. These men, on learning of the
shameful treatment to which their fellow
workmen had been subjected, acted like
men. They threw down their picks and
drills, and told the owners that they would
no longer work
The result is that a thousand men have,
since Tuesday, been idle at Portland, snd
at the quarries work had ceased.
A large and intensely Interesting meeting
was held at Middletown last night Friday
TO consider what course ought TO be taken
20 protect the working men Of the quarries.
Mr.. Gallagher of New Haven, Mr.. Griffin,
and Mr. Bacon, of Middletown, made ad-
dresses. Ii was resolved to stand by the
workingmen, and a committee was APP
pointed TO visit the quarry owners at once
and see what terms Of adjustment they were
willing 10 accede to-
MmDLETowN, April Go he Hartford
Times: An immense indignation meeting
was held last night on account of the con-
duct Of the quarry companies.
Speeches we're made by Gallagher Hub
bard, Griffin, Bacon and others.
A thousand men have struck 10 sustain
their discharged fellow-laborers. The
country will sustain all.
Full report for Monday.
NJ. +. GRIFFIN.