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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-05
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. !, 1856

To the Editor Of the woRkIsaMAs's ADVOCATE
One week from tins date the election takes
place in sthis State, and our Unions can
scarcely get quorum at their regular meet
ings, their members are 90 much interested
in politics. After the election is over no
doubt the meetings viii again be well At
tended. Some time ago there was an effort
made to organize workingman's tlc&et"
in this city, but it was miserable failure.
A committee was appointed BY one Of the
Unions to enlist the cooperation Of al the
other Unions as q nacleus around which the
worklngmen might. rally. At the first
meeting held by the delegates from the diff
ferent Unions the movement was abandoned
from the fact that it was impossible to arrive
at any definite plan Of action. Each and
every delegate had . "hobby," and would
not abandon il, ard as majority could not
be had On any enc Of them. the unani9i,y
Of the meeting can be better imagined than
described. We have not Jet reached that
point, when like our brothers in Pittsburgh,
we can place our ticket in the field, and as
one man-uphold it.
A couple Of weeks ago the Shoemaker
Union adopteda new scale Of prices, which
was submitted to their employers. Last
night was their regular meeting, and it was
announced that every shop in the city with
two exceptions, had accepted and viii pay
the prices. They give notice through the
press this morning that the shop Of NJ. J
Dunno is scab shop. No Union man al
lowed to work therein.
A large meeting Of cotton and wooden
manufacturers was held In this ctr on Sat-
urday last The main question before the
meeting was how to get clear Of the govern
ment tax on manufactured goods. They
claim that the government tax Of so Fer
cent. on imported goods does not prevcat
them being undersoId in the markets, and |
that their mills cannot be run except as
loss. And they r~w call on the producing |
classes (workmen) 70 demand u the hands |
Of Congress she same protecting care - 10
given 70 the bankers and brokers. &c OBs
gentleman hoped that . congress VI Ill the
trades would Be held 10 DEVISE measures Cor
the security Of their Interests, and 1nch
more 81 the nme kind. They did not ere
for Asnseivu individually, but f5r thsI
poor workingmen ~ D1tH the ans pssri
workmens join Pr0tec<ivs Uoica 30 gsard
his interssts, no mercy VII u shswa hsmL
During The discusuions n d. meefing snns
ysry Interesting fhsas csas out.- The TN o.
NV cotton - ~ prsssnt ysw vsli s1sentI
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-05
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. OCT. 6, 1867
To the Delegates to the N. L. U.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 1867.


The following is copy Of the resolution
recently passed by the National Labor Union,
assessing tax upon the respective organi-
Hatlons therein mentioned, for the purpose
Of meeting the current expenses Of the ses-
sisn:
REsoLvKn.-That all trades unions, eaght-hour
leagues. laber reform leagues, represented at the
r-esen, Congress, he sss"ssed eight dollars; and
All workingmen's unions, workingmen's ASSEM-
hlies. national and international unions, grand
eiaht-hour leagues, state organizations and anti
,nononoly associations, and all other assocla
lions Of a representative character, be assessed
Eve dollars
If they have not already done so, dele
gates will please remit Immediately to the
treasurer, j. Hlnchclffe, Beleville, H., the
amount Que from their organization.
JIG. G. WHALEY,
President ". L. U.
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God, ID there pacb t6ins = ~ M - ~ i
But that wss 10 London. We = thlnU -
fsrsntly on this side Of IT, Atlantic. Lsklns|
examine and - sai@>zl
o. The 17th d August, under the caption
Of q Wages for Working Gir:s," In IN article
taken nom the New York Sun. thsrs
appeared ssries Of staftlins. Jasts, ohtAinsd
BY weeks Of labor apd research, eoucsrpinS
the condition OF che workingwousn Of Nsw
York, which should SlArm every parent n the
country. 10 the article refereed 70 nwss
stated that there were fifsY thousaOd young
women working from Monday morning ill
Saturday night, whose wsges did not aver
age more than $500 per week. Aftsr
referring to the statement that young men
contend, that they can save nothing on
twelve or fifteen dollars per week, the writer
truly said -
TolIing hard all the week. sfssn being obliged tssorh
late night In their homes for the sake Of gettins
meet the landlords Demands N rent, there y NJ
amusement TOR them-no recreation or pleasure. Con
% n 2.s so END sa'
Il
eli mournnly upon the fact thas there Eve thou
sand prostitutes in New York. II y fearful Thought
bat when reject upon the test 10 which virtns pu
by poverty and want the only thing shat srAngs
70 that the ~b~F ef prostitutes u not larger Tall
about courage eatts field. There h ccarag
displayed BY the girl who keeps vice ~ bay whs ssrax
Cling With gaunt poverty, than can be found u IN
whole history Of battles Few people appreciate TN
trials through which thia unhappy class are Obliged
PASS They bear their trials 10 sisnce, accepting IN
froWns and rebus Of employers, the unchartaolenes
ol the world and their heplesness thu Legitimate
legacy Of poverty. WhetN there 10 any prospect Of
rs;orn for The benefit Of working girls 10 qaeston-
We might furnish hundred similar In
stances, but we have proven enough to satisfy
the most skeptical, that the halcyen timei
referred to by the Adpanes, have mot beef
experienced BY the wOrkingwomen Of ou
country. The connection between tn
Church and the existence Of the evils com
planned Of is simply this ;--Two-thirds Of tn
establishments who employ women ut wage
which dFsee them 10 prostitation. are mem
bers Of our churches, and while our poll
teal parsons are falling the role Of psttifog
gers, they dare not, ard do not, show III
hypocracy Of these whiteOed sepulchres.
We shall return 20 the subject again.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 1867

CHICAGO, Oct 8, 1867.
~ she Editor Of ths WoAKnG~As's ADvocArE.
The undersigned appointed a committee
By the Trades Assembly TO examine the
books OF the treasurer OF the State Labor
Convention, beg leave 10 report that they
have found the same to be correct, and ac-
knowledge the receipt OF $I0l00, the bal
unce on hand, which they have credited to
the Assembly.
JACOB SELro,
VIZ. PIGoT, Com.
SIMON O'NEIL,
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Senator Morton, Of Indiana, has lately
written . long article for the Indianapolis
Journal, which Is being extensively rspub-
lished, in which he strongly deprscatss any
sudden payment Of the national indsbtsd-
ness BY any imitation Of the cprrspcy or
otherwise, a. fatal to the trade Of the ssun-
trys and subversivs Of al financial $1,000.
Forgetting or never having recognised tBas'
our financial rystsm i anti-sspubliean; =
exotic tFansF lanted from the soil Il slsssrs
and monarchy, instead Of being ~ sponss-
neous product which radical democrssy with
. little more time and sxperispcs, eainot
fail 70 grow, .he argues In the nns ,dirsss
tion,and with all the apparent fairnsa a ~
late conservative, who could zee nothlnr bat
national ruin In the uprooting Of Ahss,san
slavery. He says pay only The interest," ~
'he bonds Tor thasnex ten o. fftssn ysam
when thsr ageratsd businsss Of tAs sour-
~ can easily pay them In gold ins1ss1 |
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NEW USE oF PETRoLErN. light pro-
ducts Of petroleum are found to be prefera-
Die to turpentine for cleansing type and
wood eugravings-
VOLCANIC ERUPTloNs IN THE ATLANTIC
OCEAN The attention OF thu French Acad-
envy Of Sciences has been called 10 the con-
tinued shocks Of earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions which have occurred for some
past on tho coast Of Portugal near Lisbon.
The most violent action has been between
twonsnall islands, Tesira and Graciosa. On
the drst OF Jane last submarine volcano
f1rced igneous matter above the surface Of
Tue ocean, and tongue OF land thus formed
y now connected with the continent.
OzoSoMGTERY.--A Cossa, 10 endeavoring
to discover an exact method for measuring
the quantity OF ozone in common nIr, mas
established the following facts;
i. A solution OF pure hYdrate OF potas-
SUM, containing no traces oforgaaic matter,
absorbs nisro-Oxygen compounds without
destroying ozone
!. q. The quantity OF iodine liberated In
solution of pure icdide Of pOtassium-is in
exact proportion to she amount Of ozone
passed through the liquid, which may beAc-
curAtegy determined by means Of HunBen's
volomstric method.
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LABOR ITEMS.

TIE Cleveland Cooperative Stove and
Hollow Ware Foundry Company Hled IL.
certificate Of incorporation with the Score.
tary Of Stste, 1t Columbus, on Waihesdas,
September seth. The business to - car
risd on bT the company is indicalsd B. its
name. and tbs capital stock Ia ta5o, 00J, d.
vided into shsrssof 500 each. The o.Eces
for doing business and manufacturing are to
be located in the city Of Cleveland and East
Cleveland The eorporaters srs Msssrs
Charles Sneser, Thos. Evans. Daniel DAILY,
Levi White, Thomas Fallan, John Kent and
Jacob Klein. ea
The strike among the tailurs has now ex-
tended to Scotland. zsYsa vent
tbs number Of people thrown out Of en-
ploymeDt in New Orleansby the yellow fever,
this seasonis greater than has been hitherto
known since the conn srciai embarrassments
Of 1857 What the lumber is may be judged
from the fact that there are aid to be 5000
applications for places upon the police and
for similar appointments. s as
BRicKtAsEns get STA day in Weston,
Missouri. .. asai
: THs Trades Assembly Of Dayton. Ohio,
hsd lsres meeting a. Tuesday Sept. ~
for tie following Aobjech u ststsd BY the
President; TO form one .brothsrhood iof the
defence Of the rights and The promotion pf
the interests Of the vorkine clnsnma Ia
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE LABOR
CONGRESS.

In reply to the COMMUNICATIONS we are
daily receiving respecting this pamphlet,
we beg to state that the whole matter has
been left in the hands Of the president, and
tLat all orders to be attended to must be sd
dressed to him. We trust this explanation
will prove satisfactory. Al
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Correspondence.
FROM BALTIMORE.
BALTTxoRE, Sept. %, 1856

| BALrrxoRE, Sept. %, 1867.
Times n BAL fTnoRn-fzE LArs CoysfruIfonAL III nc
rIoH-ADeProx OF rHs Nsw cossnrunox-0srrcraL
chAHeEs DxrEsDur THERros-PamAar MEETINGS
| RlHctfon o. DxLRoArss-NonxATrHs CoHvnxrIoxs
| FIN NonxsEs-wnAr n n ExrscrsD THEY WILL
po-A wssx Or HonIcrpss-Gax. PnL enzarnAx
Axp frs err Couscn, &C.. 20.
70 the Editor Of the woaxrsenAss ApvooArn. g
The adoption Of the new consultation by
che aimost unanimous voice Of every county
10 the state, has, If l may be permitted to
use the phrase, enabled the people Of this
state to breathe, the air Of freedom once
more. AS from all party issues, the late
election in this state was triumphant vim
dication Of the principles Of self government,
and - such shonld be hailed with delight
BY every true American, no matter to what
party he may belong. Every true freeman
and prtriot throughout the republic must
feel proud Of the result, for it fslly demon
strates to the world that whenever freemen,
under the American systsm Of government,
are LEFT untrsmelled and free from military
usdrpation and dictation, they can. settle
their avn aahiFs in dignifed manner, be-
caniig frw and independents people.
TIE OFFICIAL cHAvcxs
involved By he adoption Of the new oonsti.
tuition are the governor and NIL state on.
GERS, the mayor and Ill city officials. The
Judiciary il made elective, and, as q conse-
qience, Eve Judges, Z supreme iudee and
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TRADES, UNIONS ON THE CONTI-
sf44ta a NENT

In another part Of the ADvocArE win be
found . very in teresting and instructive ar
ticle, giving detailed account Of the his
tory and number OF Of Trades Cnions on
the continent OF Europe. From 1t We learn
that, owing to the stringency Of laws pro-
hibIting combinations, they do not exist 10
Belgium, Russia, the Netherlands, Denmark,
Portugal, Sweden, and Suitserland. That
10 France. Iealv, and Austria, they partaks
more Of benevolent than protective char
acter, while in Germany the subject Of 90.
operation 10 the oil sngrossing topic.
The proceedings Of the Lausanne Con-
gress are also we'll worthy Of q careful 1T
tcntion.
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FROM BUffALo, n. r.

BUFFALO, Oct. =, 1917.
TO tbs Editor Of the woRKnGxAx's ADVOCATE
| will again, and at very late hour in tht
week, drop you few lines. Tue most i'm
portant event which transrired last weel
was the session Of the American Beard d
Foreign Missions. There were present at th'
session between two and three thousand
clergymeu and their wives. The meetinl
was q very important and Interesting one
Rev. Newman Hal, the friend and companion
Eof John Bright, was present and delivered
some very interesting sermons and discour'
tses during his short stay.
The Mechanics Institute lectuie last We'd
nesdsy evening wac rel attended. Ihl
reverend lecturer handled his subject, @Tht
/ Enthusiasm Of Genius" with yigor, and in
terspersed il with witty anecdotes, keeping
bis audience in good humor throughout the
entire evening. The singing Of the Mechan
les Giee Club was excellent, making an ad
ditional attraction.
TRADES MATTERS
are rather dali. A PpIication has been made
90 the president OF the Trades Assembly tr
20 u Erie, Pa, and organize a working
mems union ; be starts some day this week.
At the last meeting of the Trades Assem-
bly, the president or that body, Mr. John
ksrnahAa, was authorized to report upon
a statement being made by him that be had
eonversed with ii. W. Hemans, the British
consul, upon trades matters, cooperation,
dc, in Ergland, and that be was willing 10
correspond with the department in England,
ard Obtain practical information on co-op-
Grafton and other subjects Of interests to the
working classes. The president was author
lied 20 accept hls kind offer, and state TO
him that sach information would be ver5
acceptable and gratifying to the working
raen OF this city. YIDte7E.
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ToDelegates.

Mr.. Tinsley, photographer, is South
Clark street, desires rs to state MAT several
Of the delegates to the Labor Congress have
failed to remit the money for the photo
graphs taken BY him Of this body. They are
now ready for delivery. and will be sent to
any part Of the United States BY express. on
receipt Of 81, so.
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To our UsIoss.-We understand that sew
sral Q. our unions. represented at the Labor
Congress, have failed to remit to the trea-
sarer, John Hinchclife, Esq, the assessment
''ievied By that body for the purpose q ens-
bling she officers to carry out the resolutions
there adopted. Az tits absolutely necessary
that the funds should be forthcoming, We
trust immediate action win BE- taken on this
matter. a. w
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liz q few days it viii become the duty and
privilege Of our citiseas 10 decide, 10 whom
will be eon6ded this important trust, the
most lucrative We understand, in The
county. As the ADVOCATE has no political
preferences In the matter, and 10 working
and hoping for the day, when repre-
sentative ticket shall be presented In behalf
Of the working classes. Ne hope our
friends viii do the best tksxarAn under the
Ieircumssancss. and support ths candidate
whom they have reason TO believe Is most
deserving Of the position. Prominent among
the aspirants are Mr.. Allen, the present in
cumoent, and Gen. Osborn. So far Is the
official conduct Of the first-named gentlem an
Is concerned, We believe II has been unexcep-
tionable, having proved himsslf~ worshy and
able officer. However, il the statements of
the daily press are to be relied on, he has,
during his term Of Office, amasssd the snug
sum of 80. 900, enough, We think, to satisfy
the ambition Of any public fanctionsry. OF
his rivsl. oil We desire TO say rs, that he pos
seeses the confidence and support or all class
es, irrespective Of party, and, during the
rebellion farDish-d . record Of which any
soldier should feel proud. but Who, ike !
good many others. returned ~ his homo,
shattered In health and eonel;tution. We do
not claim that aught re can say viii irfia.
sncs the wcrkinsmsn Of Chicago 10 their
choice. but We DO asssrt, that il they prove
trus 10 thsir own best istsrssts, they win
support shs crippled soldier IN preferences
70 the man whoss greatest claim d his wealth
.sss .issS
AT THRlR OE.O TRIcxs AGArN.
Sons Of ths psssishn journ.Is sss pdb6sh-
ing the following WITH great del u rass ..
Gsz.aAL 0Asr, The gsntlsnan supportsd
by The Democracy 81 tks Second Dislriet g.
Ohio Ter Congress, last uintor vsote I, Ia \
lsr % Hon. William p. Nixos. ureinr -
|eEisleturs Of Ohio 70 snhmiE tka e6uel 70
lrags now pending. The sans sIester 80
Ipeaks of his Denoeratie supporters =
Asteeped n crime ard covered viii infaay.S
he Republicans ~ aow pokipe ihis Isfssr
y II ex-te@perenoe 1eetaRor. nnoh ~ -
lissom1ture. The Dsnopraoy kaxs : -
'hant this ysse far lntia6 ~ nd ss1Cdri-
- shAsy Repa,Hsaee ,l'.s.-s..l : Es.g
Nsw y - h4pnDns ~ Go. Osrsy l. /
'ot running = The D Jnoustls eapdidnfu.
hat party hsving somisatsd ! STANDARD |
'ssrsr from thsir Own sdnks- r. ~
lsctsds neainassd. sod ~ ~ aasursd wlfI
= slsstsd. ~ The trse ~ dausss n Su
I0ns y - centiHy, iotslihitandise. His
eiacPsl oppensnt hM Dae I'm Iposa Al
- u ths hittsrsss md npss snrslantin.
w1seuesrs - 1~des Unipn. Gouad(t -
ssrnulusei; ~ N y Alsal1a5 X C|s
nnad ~ ss.siIl5 epilnica = ~ = I
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-05

A nosorolr II 1and a Z ~ knndsk cas
Of the great eau6(s e eom1 hist u I7fla1a
Mr.. Ernest Jones recently madsA epsseh an
reform In Dublin, and gave some hgures 70
show how the land monopolists hold the
coil. In the three kingdoms there are IL
|n00, 900 aerss, ard only 5000 laadlprds.
shs Doks Of Clsveland cah ride . niles
through his own estate; the Daks q Devon
| shirs hes %, 600 aRes In ths county Older
| BY alone; shslDdkebf Richnond p6seesseu
| 340, 600 scrss; and the Marquis ok 6eadal-
| bane can ride 100 miles In . stfaisht Linz
| through his property fro1 hls oNn house
door. Thirty thousand men cay 70 thirty
millions. "Hsre you shall walk, and here you
| you shall not here ron shall build, and
| hers you shall not hire you shall live and
f11ie, and nowhere else, because IL 10 oul
~ill. There are only Ii, 000, 900 acres m
der tillags; % ,000, 600 are untouehsd b
1plow or spade, and lie waste for al agricul-
iursl and almost all pastaral purposes.
Yet In the face OF these facts, We mr.
rushing headlong down the same course
Unless some csfb is put upon the eztrsva
ganee Of our national Legislators. in sqnan
dering the public domain, We shall shortl.
End Ourselves in q similar predicameni
Our friends throughout che lsaxth an
breadth Of the country, should make thi
important question . cardinal Issue at th
rods, and elect no man to Congress who
not pledged to vote against any furthsr bsr
tering Of the peoples birth-right We hav
some startling statistics in connection wit
this subject in our possession, which W
shall shortly give to our readers, a. We fe'
satisfied that large majority Of the Amer
loan people do not realize the enormous ez
tent 10 which this iniquity has been carriet
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-10-05

SourHERs HONS JsuKEAL--Ws have re-
esived the FIRST numbsr Of this literary pa
per, Published weekly at Baltimore, MI.
It's contributors rank among the first Hterati
in the land, and If len suhsequsnt issues are
equal to the sample now before us, it will
doubtless obtain an immense circulation.
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JAY o0KE 70 putting up hne stone man
sion on Putin- Bay Isfand for the summer
entertainment Of clergymen With limited
means.
We viii wager groat that these clergy
men preach under the high pressure princi-
pie. Gold and salvation, Legal Tenders and
damnation. A nice little arrangement all
around you see.
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oKS. PHIL. SHERIDAN.

Gen. Sheridan pass ed through this city
this week The city council, 10 the fullness
Of their generosity rendered him the ho-pi-
talities Of the city. He was met at the de-
pot by mixed gathering Of black and white
who, in their eagerness to display their 10y
atty to their chief, bore him on their shout
dsrs to his barouch, which was in waiting
for him in front of the depot The general
thanked the council. and expressed his re-
gret that he could not spare the time to nc
cept their proffered hospitality.
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We have received the following FROM the
President Of the National Labor Union. II
proves that our Southern friends are ur
and doing. and In due time intend to make
their influence felt in the right direction.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-09
From Europe.
The Fenian Mnyements


LONDON, March 8-Evening. .-Dispatches
from Dublin, Cork and other parts Of Ire
land received during the morning and af-
ternoon, give the following intelligence:
body of Fenlans 1000 strong are re-
ported threatening the town of Tipperary.
The troops had battle with band of in
surgents near Kilalnaiue County Limerick,
and defeating them killing one, woundiug
several, and taking thirty prisoners. Among
the latter was Fenian General Lance.
force OF rebels some three hundred
strongwere also beaten by soldiers at Clon-
mel, Several of the former were killed,
eighteen prisoners taken, aud Il quantity
of arms captured,
The Fenians strip private houses Of all
guns and other weapons. Armed bands of
men are moving through the counties OF
Clare. Tipperary and Limerick, aud have
frequent conflicts with the police.
Dispatches from the East report that the
Christians In Thessaly have entered into
negotiations with the Turks for securing
their religious Independence. l s..
The Empress of Russia sent $4,000 to
q id the suffering Christians In Crete.