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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-02-06

POSITIVE advices from Africa
were received in. London on
January I'd, announcing the
safety of DR.. LIVINGSTONE, the
African explorer whose mur-
der by Caffre savages, was an
nounced last March. He has
now been in the interior of
Africa, on his present trip,
over eighteen months. If he
has crossed the continent as he
designed doing, he will have
collected information Of that
strange country which will be
invaluable to science. ,.e .,3,
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-02-06

-VfNTaols COUNTY i is entitled to
three dslegstss in the RePub.
iican State Convention
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-02-06

3!PoRTEASD, Maine, paper
says that "a new city has
grown up amidst the ruins;
large and elegant warehouses
now'occupy the waste places
of but two or three years ago,
equal in magnificence andAex.
tent to those OF any city on the
continent. Capitalists are com
ing in and investing their
means to help enrich and pop
nlate our fair city," a.,o
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-02-06

.rs THEVinton County Repub-
hcan Convention will meet at
the Court House, in Macarthur,
on Saturday, February 22d.-
We earnestly call on our peo.
Q pie to attend this Convention,
and not leave the selection Of
delegates to a little knot Of
o politicians, after the mannerof
the Democracy Of our county.
The. Convention occurs on a
National Holiday, and we hope
our Republican friends will de-
vote the dayrto an expression
of their voice in the Nation.
Come out, and lstus know the
choice Of the people Of yintou
county for the important Off
ces to be filled this fall. afm
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20
FRnM pEMMSYLvAMIA.
PIrrsBURGH, June l6, 1865

To the EdIsOr d the WOsKIsoMAS's ADVOCATE.
While do not agree with every thing you
say on the questions Of the day, Unjust give
you credit for lie manliness Of continuing
TO say something, and you have allowed your
correspondents a vide latitude in the dis
cussion Of all questions. Your paper is the
only one among all t. Labor journals Of
the country, that has pursued q liberal and
consistent course on the great issues now
before US; and as q laborer in the good
cause, l desire to thank you for ID. You
have Kept the Chicago Labor Platform Of
Principles constantly before the people-this
no other paper has done, and indeed some Of
them have never published IL at ali.n even
referred to it. Among these will mention the
Welcome Workman and the C0dchmaEers'
Journal. The Workman sets itself up
% the special organ Of the Labor Reform
movement, and yet il has never published
our Platform OF Principles, and has not even
noticed the matter. Were we to consult only
its columns, we would not be aware that 30
great q matter rs the financial question was
before the country, and the same is true Of
the CoacAmGkess Journal, and indeed l
might say, OF all the Labor papers in the
land. Are these Editors afraid Of the ques-
ton, or are they too small Of caliber to han
die III! One Of these two reasons must be
the uae one. They are afraid Of offending
certain Of their readers, or they are not ca
pablo Of discussing the question. The
Welcome Workman had a long editorial on
the question Of how 70 pay the National
Debt, not long since, which VAS Q mass OF
nonsense and impracueable propositions.
read that article carefully, and came TO the
conclusion that Ii was intended az q bur
lesque. 1t looked to me like desire to poke
fun ut those who think the money question,
In NIL its bearings, ls Of some importance to
the people.
New, il these Editors are opposed TO the
propositions laid down in the Chicago Plat
form of Principles, why don't they "a. 50 ?
Why don't they give US the benefit OF their
opposition ? Discussion is what we want,
and il they can show us and those who
think with us, that the interests Of the
Bondholders are paramount to those Of the
workingmen, and that . money despotisn is
compatible with Republican form Of gov
ernmenL why, Of coarse, we will all join.
the Bondholders' army. And If they agree
with US, why don't they come out like men,
and help az to work out the greatest reform
the world has ever scent The organs Of
Labor are few, and they should be q unit up
on ali questions affecting the industrial in
terests Of the ration. And such a. do not
give all sach questions d fair and candid
hearing should not be supported py the
sweat Of Labor. -T FIEAEcR
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20

III. Zroup q Dostoa. sGsssd ~ fa|lpw-
hnalsss. zhse ~ ruhisss u : sppsnl en-
Nh VII ~. !: " ;. = va
xses - - - tsslsl. bssars shs
~ ~, -. .s ~ ses ssss " s go. I'd
sss Appaiotst = psspsrs fssautioos Of
a.. 0bsrly, Il Cairs, then rose, and in q
nsat spsach sxPg9ned ths grateful sckncw-
lsagpspts e ~ t.lsptss q - Convention
the nabon1dsd h.ape6alisy which Il had ex-
:ssss ... = ~ drF. - session Of the
9ha- secraAsy n ~ Counittss after
waEd1 presented The repert. embracing reso-
NtiDns a. ttankn - - ColumbiA Typogra-
phical Union, u WaskiDeton, ID. c.. Tor the
manner h which thsy had entertained the
delegates; 70 the Conmftfss Of Arrange
msnts, (nsming them ihdivfduaIly,) for their
nnremitting efforts 70 cont<ibuts TO the COM
| fors q ths nembsrs Of ths Co6ysutiou 70
the ladies Of Wa6hinKton, for doral tributes
TO the reportoriAl and editorial fraternity Of
the ely for the couftsstss shown through
their Journals, and 70 the retiring officers Of
tbs Convention for the faithful manner In
which they had discharged their arduous
duties. -s
Mr. Davis, ofWashington, in behalf Of the
Columbia Typographical Union, expressed
the heartfelt pleasure which they had expe-
rieuesd In the brief Intercourse which they
had had with the delegates from abroad, and
wished them safe and happy return t.
their homes.
The Convention then adjourned, sine d.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20
FROM BROOKLYM.
BRo0KLrN, June u, 1881


To the Editor Of NE WoEKrE0MArs ADVOCATE
the yearly meeting Of progressive friends
was held at Longwood, Ci ester County,
Pennsylvania, on the Alb, 9th, and 9th Of
this month. Various reforms were discuss
ed, and testimonies in regard to them ADOPT
ed. The following preamble and resolution
was adopted:
WRERKAs the wealth Of this nation. like that
Of rhe older civilized nations, il RAPIDLY aceumu.
lallDg in the hands of a comparatively lew per.
sons, and as Il appears evident ironl the insult
eient reward OF labor, and the prevalence or
crime and Pauperism, that q republican form of
government 10 NOT 10 itself security against the
oppression Of the producing classes And
WHEREAs, that portion o. the workIugmcn OF
this coantry represented in the National Labor
Congress, at Chicago, in the summer Of 1867. in
their Platoon Of Principles adopted August az,
declared that money Is the medium Of distribu-
tion 70 non-producing capital and producing Ia
Dor, the rate Of interest determining what bro.
portion Of the products Of labor snail be award
ed 70 capital for its use, and what to labor for
its productions !" and
WRKKRAs, this Congress farther declared. IL
substances, that the institution Of a national gov
eminent currency upon q new principle, aud vi
. low and uniform rate OF interest. u the only
fundamental remedy for the wrongs under which
they suffer;
Resolved, That this meeting which has a.
ways felt q profound sympathy with efforts 70
improve the condition OF society, especially BY
the abrogasiOn Of unjust statutes, and the estab-
lishment Of laws calculated TO do impartial ius-
ticc, deems this subject OF the relations "a
money and the rate OF interest TO the reward "a
labor, worthy Of its attention /; but since it re-
qnires mature consideration,
Resolsed,-That q committee be appointed To
investigate the matter and report upon X AZ
the next yearly meetiog.
The resolution was adopted, ADD a COM
mittee Of Eve appointed by The chair.
KHMp
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20
THE oBJE CTS OF A TRADES As
sEMRLY.

Having in q former issnc a0mswha,
briefly referred to some Of the objects
sought TO be accomplished BY . 7 rades As
sembly, we win now consider the second
and third propositions, as laid down ia the
constitution. They are ~ follows:
Sec0nd--To examine and diseuss those Stats
laws and city ordinances which may be consid.
cred obnoxious to the welfare Of tbs hborine
classes; to bring them befsre the various trades
with the view Of deVising ways and means 10
abolish them In a legal manner; the communi.
cation Of facts relating o the several trades
h>rsin represented, Ia order that the members
In each Union may pAtronize those employers
only who pay Union prices
Third-To use all means consistent wisA a,
honor and integrity, y % correct the IeRisla,
tion Of oar State and nation, that il win insars
to she working classes their jusk fiRhss and
privileges. "a
We have 50 frequently pointed oct the
difference between party and political action,
that Il Seems work Of supssssoaaliou % do
50 again If'those who pirate % iosdly
against the insrOduc.ion Of politics iato oar
associations, win enlightsn 10 how any saty
or State ordinance, obnoxiols 10 The wslfurs
Of the laboring classes can be aholiahed ID 4
loyal manner, without invoking ~ I'D of
The bAllot-box. or making theu 6l1lieal
issues, We Shall give our readers la hanaIlt6
ofisucA szplanaEiop- ThahsGk " - mal
tar b those Mhe skl3 l6Is Da1hsl1 pos|lio1
have hssst siysn As osaLIos sQs
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20
A SENSIBLE MoVEMENr.

Ga the last Cay Of the session Of the Ma.
tional Typographical Union, the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Alexander Troup,
was adopted.
Resolved, That the subject Of general am
nesty be referred TO the officers Of this Union,
with power 70 act. @
A similar resolution vas adopted at the
BALTIMORE convention, in 1866. and endorsed
by several officers Of our National Union,
bat with little effect; yet we believe,
that whers the question ID made specislt y
by particular craft, aud the matter broug ht
directly home, . great deal Of good may be
effected. One fact, however, Is sell. evident
that some means must be devised BY which
those now outside the pale Of our unions
may be brought within the fold, and We
know Of nothing more likely to sfsct this
than the plan proposed BY Mr.. TrOap. We
hope those to whom to sUbject has been re-
ferred viii act promptly and with jadgmsnt.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20
UrDER WHICH, KING :

We continue to receive from friends Of the
movement throughout TIE country, opinions
and advics regarding the best means to b
adopted q. the ensuing presidential election
one Of which will be found in the present
issue, from Mr.. g. II. Haywood, OF Massachu-
sets. While we believe that the experience
and associations Of this gentleman sntitle
his opinions to more than ordinary consid.
Grafton, candor oompels rs to say We see
little ground to hope that such platform q
he refers to will be adopted
The concluding portion Of his communi-
cation we cordially endorse, A. we deem the
question OF immediate success Of secondary
importance. Pedging ourselves to support
to the best of our ability, the course deter
mined on at the New York conferences, which
we have reason to believe, viii be one die
tsted BY honesty Of purpose and . due regsrd
for the welfare of the cause, we are also
free to confess that our Judgment favors an
Independent nomination and the cutting aloof
from both existing parties.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20

Naluomal Rovtmam, Of New York, the Wsl-
eosb Workman, Philsdslphis, and the pay-
ton appeal, 10 painful evidences Of how IN
ready worki ngmsn lhsmselvsa,f much lsss
Other people ReueFaily, are Bos decisive NO.
kion In national canpAigns
What then shall b donsf No working
man, who has NOS lost both hls EfincipAes
and his wits, win support ths CAicAeo plat
form. IL A. I. Stewart can afford 70 spend
. million dollare 50 elect Grant, every friend
of labor can afford 90 work day aud night 70
defeat him. IL the democrats, July AIN, will
insert in their platform: LIST. Eight hours IN
the public service End. 9rsenbackE in place
Of notes Of national banks Bird. Speedy pay
ment on the war lsbt In legal tender, Or
otherwise recognise u : claims Of labor by
striking vigorous blow -as .ths despolisu
which enthralis IL, we, though most oil Us are
lifelong aboliti0nIsts, should think " better
% support insir national ticket, In order 70
carry those measures aud get here and there
. repressnistive, than % tilng away our votes
on third candidates. and gst nothog- Afset
experimenting for years on ~stFalt uckets.' Z
with no pracIlcal results. the abolItionists Of
Massachusetts said "It politics means Dusi'
ness, If it Is not boys play, ws shall accept
the assistance Of the minority to gAin ouI
ends" Tney dad 30, and as result Charles
Sumner we1t " the Senate, elected BY demo
cratic votes. Join Y. Hale was CHOSEN sen
asor in the same way, and If We are rgnIly
infO,m med, Mr.. Cary nov represents the Gin
clnlali district 10 the House ~ q similar ar
r4ugemenL. Neither anti-siaverv, peace
! temperance, suffrage, nor any other reform
ever wrote It's will On the statute book, nuc |
less founded o party, without using the outs
the minority, to gam its itst steps. II label
reform gets a ioothOld III poliIics &c mast Asst
use ai. legitimate means within IIs grasp.
Upon no consideration, however, ao W
intend to join either party, but shall max
every possible effort 10 extend and consoh
date the organization Of labor in n parry Q
its own, well A. ured that Ia meanwhile we ca
got nothing out Of existing parties excep
what W. have q combinel discrimination 4
demand. Let Not our iIieuds in the ives
La.s oAe jos Of heart Or hope, for As Go'
lives We are bound IA win in this gloFlou
struggle, and the toiiing millions VIII cele
brate their redemption from a subtler SLAYER,
than that which carseo She CaIolinas. Wit
the highest appreciation Of your brave an'
treiess Advocscy Of the common causs. "
are yUurs 70 service, e. ILL., HEYwooD,
Cor. see u the Worcester Labor Reform League.
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49," 4~.@g 0paA W. ACoOe
10 tAs Editor o. tho woaEmsrAFs ADVOCATE.
propose in this, 70 speak about the re-
auction Of the hours VI work. intend ed to
say o. this reduction, instead Of strikes, that
the capitalism complaint that il would de-
range industry, might mean, simply, as l
suspected. that il would injure capital. 1t
u always for the laborer to be sure to guard
against worse evils than now sffiict him
not depending too much on the capitalist to
do II for him, and not too freely 10 take his
advice how 10 do IL
II there Is good use made Of leisure time
the abatement Of the hours Of work must, il
would seem, be blessing, and not an evil,
to the workiDgman, and 70 society, provided
man does not neglect his livelihood by it.
The setting apsrs one day In seven TO be .
day Of resi- called our Sunday, was obyIOas-
iy On the principle q reducing daily labor to
fever hours. Eight hours for work per day,
SCENE to be quite long enough for men en-
gagged 10 manual emploB msHts. Yet n there
are any that uaat % labor longer there
should be no hiDdTance 70 il, think.
There ID need To begin with, undoubt-
sdiy, for men 60 DO riliing 70 work eight
hours for slDs hsuys (fosr: fftAS) pey. II
there was universally such willingness, Ia
Dor wosld. NJ ID sass 90 sny, d once come
down V SIGHT hours per Day. And Zen
hourS pay f0r sisht hours' wosk might come
In some way rot now perceived The i'm
mediate elect Of q reductiou Of hours would
b demand feF more Iaborurs. IL the pay
Tor tea houFsP work dAs given Cor eikht
h0urs work. the effect would be TO advance
the cost Of the article produced or nanufnc-
tnrsd. This might or might not reduce the
OF that article. NJ in the pro
duction and nanufseture ar NIL other articles
weges were thas kept up, and tie nauber Of
lAberers incrsaseds the maaa Ct people would
have more money ~ pay nm advanced price
lcr comnodiusss and ths two hourS time
weuld b %nes gsia-" w s1-H-G
But this mAinteoancs Of Zen hours paw
for eight hours' work, would be likely to be |
rrsisssd BY employers, and the w0rkinNment
gould have ~ resort to strike d keen
Ibsir wages mp. But strikes are generally |
nov reprobsted- 50. IL che workinKmen a. |
aot resort 20 them. they nave got 10 no 10 work
'ither In some artificial way % bring them
.eves % Be willing 20 work eight hours al
Nv Scr eight hourR pag, ON by some other
WY lhan shey ssss==-- "a employsd ior getting
9kh1ur3 Pay, 4 even more. IA seieRl
le4n' work.
! vill ~ this pIa1s 10 msafa6n what MIR.
~ oteg1pd, N whpn J have rsfsrsd You,
- - eejsa Z o. tsadcsion u the
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20
FROM OHIO.


OINCtNsAfI, June 18th, 1868.
r ths Editor Of the woRKseHars ABvooAru.
! see by your list Of Agents for the ADvo-
CATE, considerable number appointed
north, south, east and west, and looked in
vain for Cincinnati, even the whole state of
Ohio non est. How is it that We are cleft
out in the coldyn
Have we not Trades Unions and Societies
OF every description Of workingmen, aud
don't our mechanics stand ia need Of a.
much instruction ia regard to their "rights
and liberties" as the various states and
cities around There must be something at
fault or We should not be 50 neglected.
am very much afraid that considerable
blame can be traced to ourselves in Cincip
natl, why your really useful paper il not III
circulation here. Years gone BY we have
tried our hand at papers in the interest Of
labor in this city, and after brief existence,
coupled with no small flourish Of trumpets,
we have gone to sleep again. How is thiss
have seen many reform paper during
my long life, and truth bids inc declare that
never yet met with paper that took
deeper interest in the welfare and instruc-
tion Of tn iaborer, physically. mentally ard
morally, than the WoRKTSGNAN's ADVOCATE
the majority Of them, indeed, not half IS
mdch-and yet the whole state Of Ohio il
blank in your list Of agents Have We al
gone to sleep in this region, or 90 We need
no reform.
The chains Of slavery have been knocked
OF the black laborer, but what Or the wAite
slave laborerg Has be 10 letters 70 strike
OFF, Is not his slavery ina degree worse
than that Vi the negro, on account /, d case,
instdiotg character Which u the worst.
black slavery OF white wages slavery It is
the solution Of that problem that the white
laborer most needs, and which very few
would-be reform papers have even touched.
They are either ignorant Of the subject, or
are afraid TO grappie with the monster
4 shall have more to say upon the subject
BY and by. Meantime please accept " tae
incIOsed, $3.50 for the Advocate Tor one
year from LIST June, with twenty esnts more
for postage for the same, and set me down az
Yours most fraternally,
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Tns clothing cutters II Nsu York, y he
|aanbsr of 500, about ons hall he trads,
have assoslsssd Tor ths purpose u s6kinG 1
seiiey. sdsaass e. - psssss. No. q
ING I'll ~ clothing hessss ssrss 70 ~
Tnn esassynsa 81 Hadsoa (Nes Yask)
eitv and eounty who, . week ago, made .
dsmand for o2 so per day, and work " stop
A. I've O'clock o. Saturday, report that nosl
ot shs bosses have complied with the re-
qnest- ~ Il I'M. 81.
TIM Nsw York stais- bnildsrs report thai
ths bossss ere uilling 70 give a IS Per day
A soon e the advanced rate 10 geuernlly
aeresd upon among The employers.
Sons one hundred workman, employees
in diEersut dspArtnentss have hesa taken h
The Gosport, Va, navy yard recsntly.A q
TIN National Oonventicn Of Hat Finish
err have concluded 70 adhere 70 the old rule
Of Restricting zach establishment to thres sp.
prenticts IL one fine. II vas proposed 70
enlarge the number 70 Ave- r.
Tns Convention Of the Journeymeu Tail
ors, International Union Of the united States
and Canada. viii be held In Washfns ton,
D, O., on Monday, August l0th, 1858.
Tn strike Of the piano makers in New
York 10 now entirely at an end. The ad-
Vance Of ten per cent. upon the wages lately
paid was agreed to by all the manufacturers
except two- ~ asss.
Asovr Loco coal heavens are on . strike
at Port Richmond, Pa, for IN increase 81
wages, from - to rs cents per hour.
TnE people Of Perry county have made ar
rangsments for q free dinner, 70 Be given N
coal nine, at Straitsville, on Thursday
next. and invitations have been extended q
citisens on the VARIOUS points on the hne oil
the Sandusky, Mansfield, AMI Newark Rail
road, and to the press Of Toledo.--Toledc
Commercial.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20

BRATDwooD, June IL, 1868.
To The Editor Of the woREmaHAS's ADvooARn.
Our strike still continues here, with no
prospect o. settlement. In addition 10 the
grievances mentioned in the ADvOcArr lat
week, notice Of a reduction was given the
men OF twenty-five cents per ton. Thus re-
ducing the tonnage price from $3.50 to S1.s5,
or reduction cf6bovt sixty cents per day.
From the dstjrmina tom manifested by both
parties Ii is likely 70 " s-very long and pro
trAeted struggle. Appearances at present
are Of the most gloomy character, and leave
but little room for one 10 hop@ The ADVo-
Care did not arrive here till Wednesday last.
Is 10 Dot awful that this accursed faction
muas inc0nvenicnce people soy because wO
ere only workinRmenf Oh, thar they would
awaken to = proper sense Of their condition
and Ess their power as it ought TO be. Ihens
and nor tlM then, shall they be- truAinA
with snch Esapect aa Ia thair right
Jom JkKEz.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-06-20

CO-oPERATION In COAL MINING.
The story Of the Briggs collieFy, in York
shire, England, Of which most persons who
ars interested in cooperation have heard,
has Just been published 10 the Sixth Report
Of the Trades Union Commission. Briggs
& Co. were the propristors OF large coal
mines. They found their business In 1885,
after ten years OF difficulties, on The verge
of ruin through strikes, quaIreIs and "play
days. They were at the mercy Of <hssr
men, wac, Mr.. Briggs says, "seemsd utterly
reckless rs to what loss they inflicted on
their employers and fellow-workmen." In
that year. therefore, almost in despair, the
firm was dissolved, and joint stock COM
F=ny substituted. The old partners reserved
5000 out OF the 1900 shares, OF $50, 900
each, tire rest being offered to workmen or
any one who chose to buy. Then 1t was ar
ranged that capital should have, 6rst, ten
per cent. Of The profits; the remainder to
be divi led into two equal parts-one half to
70 TO capital, IN further remuneration the
remainder TO be divided amongst the en-
ployes of all kinds as bonus proportional
to earnings. The expsrim ent has been q
complete Success. Before the change the
hrm r,rely made per cent. on their capital;
they nov realize 10 per cent always, and q
surplus dividend, as We have described. The
shares are at 30 per cent. premium. Strikes
have ceased. Mr.. Briggs has very much
more control over the men than be ever had,
in fact, and says he sis infinitely more pro-
prletor than before" What il the proprie-
tors Of some Of our extensive coal works,
VINO are so much embarrassed in their bust
ness, were TO try this ex, 'eriment