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FROM ILLINOIS.
MONMOUTH, Sep. /, 1856

AONACNAAf ONff" -
TO the Editor Of the woEEsGnAS's ADVOCATE.
els honest toll honorable Z" is the ques-
ton which often ask myself. Yes, | think
that honest toll, whether mental or physical,
is not only honorable but conducive to health,
wealth and happiness, and that in the United
States at least, it should be so considered
end esteemed. The person who, BY honest
toll, improves or enlightens the mind Of a
fellow being, or be who subdues, improves
or beauties one rod, one acre, forty, eighty,
or one hundred acres Of land, improves or
beauties anything that is useful to man,
may do more for the happiness and pros
perity Of mankind than he who leads or
sends forth mighty armies to battle, for the
supposed "rights of man = entailing woe
and misery upon thousands, yea millions Of
his fellow mortals.
That honest, independent toll is conducive
to health there cannot be doubt, for with
out it either the human mind or body may
become fully developed, and the imbecile
sluggard generally sickens and dies ere life
is well begun.
That honest, independent toll is safe and
sure means to acquire q suf6cisncy of world
lY wealth is quite certain, and in its acquisi-
ton in this way, much Of the happiness Of
life is obtained for with q sound mind,
healthy, vigorous, and active body, and
sucn culture and enjoyment as honest toll
may command, every person may be as IN
dependent and happy As il may be proper
for mortal TO be, on this earth, and have an
abiding hope for a peaceful rest here
after,
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POMEROH ON THE MONEY CUES.
TIOM.

Our Astoria correspondent, in late CON
munication, stated that, if the western men
believed that Horatio Seymour would carry
out the money theories of Mr.. Pendleton
they would be again deceived. The follow
ing extract throws light upon this sub
ject:
within the past twenty-four hours we have
been asked more than hundred times why M
Pendleton did not speak in this city. The reas-
on was this In the opinion of the editor of the
''"' orld," (which opinion few Of the Tsmmany
Hall folks agreed with) Mr.. Pendleton's paper
money ideas were sntagonistic TO the interests
Of the Rothschilds and their agents here, and il
would not do for him to speak in this Democrat.
ic city. They say Mr. PendletOn will do for the
West, but bis greehSsck idea Is heresy not to
be tolerated in this section.
This is taken from the N. Y. Democrat, Of
August Goth. Its editor, Brick Pomeroy,
sometimes tells tales out Of school.
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from PENNSYLVANIA.
PlrrsBURcH, Sept


70 the Editor Of the woHErsezASs ADvOcArs.
write TO inform Inc readers Of your pa
per that the workingmen of Pittsburgh have
placed full ticket in the fed, with Andrew
Bort at iis head, for Congress and as the
Labor Party Of the Democracy have joined
hands in this district, we are sure Of elect
ing our ticket. Just think Of Cary, Burt
and Campbell in the same Congress. We
have gond tried men on the stump In this
eo1nty, for example-Bsrt, the giant, Ba-
Der, the great reAsoner; Alexander, the
jester Krepps, rather radical for these
times, and many others which could be
named. Bart asked Negley TO meet him be-
fore the people 70 discuss the greenback
question, but Negley is coward politically,
and consequently refuses 70 come from be-
hind bis fortihcations namely, unpaid
debts. The cause Is looking up, assure
you. Burt will be elected just as sure Al
10 morrow's sun will rise.
Times are dull here at present. Work il
scarce and wages low. The great cry ID
more money and fewer bonds; at which the
bondholders are becoming very uneasy.
Whenever we call q meeting to discuss the
greenback question, they call one on the
same night. Yet we can always muster -four
men 70 their one. Cary will be with us on
the lSsh aud 10Th of the present month
and then, robbers Of the poor mans earn
lngs look ont for squalls you will hear The
thunder from SANTA, which will STRIFE con
sternatiUn into your ranks.
| 1t is also our Intention to place full cit,
ticket in the field, and elect our Mayor
Comptroller and Treasurer. We mean bus
mess, and by the eternal, corruption mus
give way. We must take hold with stron,
arms, and we are sure 70 triumph. Iol
will hear from me again in few days.
An OLD LABOR RKFoRNER
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All Of which il, ID eur opinion. ) widh5'
washy apology for the opposition Of employ.
ers to one Of he grandsst reforms Of the
age. What right has Mr.. Rsssis Or any
party 70 cstschiss the workingmAn N n
bow his leisure hours VIII Be spsntf WIS
would be thought Of body Of mecAanial
waiting on their employer end propoundint
a similar question: Yet absurd a. THU
matter seems, Il would be no more impsrti'
nent or improper In the one case than In ths
other. Has 'slet us eat, sleep and work
for tomorrow We die" to be the toiler''
motor Has he no nObler aspiration 70 grst
ify than that possessed by the brutes May
the lords Of creation spend . life-time In
idleness, with impaaity, while be ID requires
from day to day and from year 70 year, 4
supply them with the si.ews Of war, and o.
the same time be denied an hoar for Ieurea
tive improvement Such, howevsr,we ar
constrained to bslieve, 10 the inevitable logic
Of Mr.. Reavis' position.
Bot We should like TO know what In
splration warrants the conclusion that IN
adoption Of the eight hoor system would
be productive Of idleness or proaigaey. Tbs
same croakings and predictions we're in
dulged 10 when the ten hour movement Wa
initiated. Yet We and that - the hours 81
labor have been lessened. pauperism, vics
and crime have been correspondingly re-
duced /; and that the working classes, both
Of Europe and America, have risen in the
moral, social and intellectual scale. And
the reason is obvious. Its effects have been
TO sink the animal and develop the intellec.
tual in man This increased intelligence
having been turned in the right channel, the
result can be seen in the increase aud cha
racter Of collaborating machinery Of the
present day, 40 compared with the state Of
affairs existing when twelve hours eonsti.
tuted days work. And II tine labor saving
inventions Of the present century have been,
as we claim, the creation OF the socrking-
mans brain, and result Of the reduction o.
the hours Of labor, is it claiming too much
to insist that be shall reap in part, at least
the advantages they have conferred on 90
rection would be productive of equally ben
eficial results.
In our next we shall return to the subject
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The first department., that of donations,
is really an insurance Of employment. The
principle has been in operation among many
Of the societies in the North OF England for
a number Of years, 1t forms sufficient
guard to wages, and it has been demonstrated
that no other plan 20 adequately protects
them. When man cannot procure employ
ment at one rate Of pay, and has no mean
Of support be must accept another and a
lower rate; and wages must become irregu-
lar and reduced. This fund supplies par
tial support, and its efficiency will depend
upon the sum devoted in good to protection
against bad times. Societies win, however,
only estimate its Importance correctly when
they fully recognize not only its direct OBJ
Jet, but it's indirect result. Il. IN the words
of the General Secretary Of this society, en-
ables "workmen out Of employment" to
live in state Of comparative comfort
through time Of depressed trade as COM
pared With those who stand aloof from such
unions. but who ar too often obliged 60 70
sort to unions of another kind--the workhouse
union -Or starve." This y the direct and
excellent Object..of the fund bat the adj
tional and indirect result, last pear, was
that a large number Of men idle, not from
trade disputes, but from "slackness Of
work, }" were enabled 10 tide over the Diff
Guilty without offering their labor beneath
the market rate, and thus causing perhaps q
permanent, and certaii ly temporary, re-
duction Of wages. In this respect the fund,
if cautiously administered, Will become .
provident and prudent corrective 70 the hard
doctrine Of Supply and demand"
We have frequently urged upon the craft,
in our own and other cities. the benefits to
be derived from the sngrafting of similar
feature in their Organizations, but 90 fer to
little purpose. Sel6shnsss controls humanac-
ton, and until more indacoments are offered
to non-union men TO connect themselves
with tLslr trades association, than sxist ID
present, We fear they viii fail 70 perform
their trns mission.
The hrst payment under the Supsrannua-
lion Fund 1t this society was made last year.
On the Accidental Fund, which provides do
aasions mp to 81 900 Tor any msnbsr per-
nanently disabled In his emplsyrsnt--
rants that may place him m sons othsr
node Of living tho paynent of 1857 was
mailer b. &, 900 thas thal Of the preceding
ear. The sxpsnditurs on trade psivslsgss
be only payment arising from trade ais
utes wathin the sosissy. was reduced BY |
;707, on osw cae<fonfth and go other
linsr psymsaas nansd h 90 pssssaias li1s |
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The following letter from an officer Of the
Brickiayer's Union Of New York, was read
1t the last meeting of the Bricklayer's Union
in this city. 1t bears date Of Aug. 49,:
Regarding the strike, it it not yet at an
end, although the employers who are yet re-
fusing to comply, have sent word abroad
that the strike lie over, and they have all the
men they want. But such il not the fact,
for q majority Of them have not all the men
they want, Notwithstanding that they have
advertised throughout the country for men,
and have also sent agents into Canada for
the purpose Of getting men. They have
succeeded In obtaining men BY both Of the
means, but they are sill deficient both as
TO the number as well 10 to the competency
Of the men they have to perform their labor.
Their present object 10 to break mp our
union, and for this purpose they are endeav-
oring TO run ~ into the cold season. But
am in hopes We shall succeed in defeating
their plans. Some few Of our men have
went in ON the strike, but their member is
few, about lbs. We have still about 200
men out yet; . number have left the city,
and the remainder are at work on the eight
hour system, and hope I shall have the
pleasure Of informing you that the victory
Il o1re.
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To the Editor Of the WosKrssxAx's ADvooArE.
MODERN ELECTIONS.
We have had many legacies from Great
Britain, some Of which could well be dis
pensed with. Our complicated system Of
law is one Of them. Slavery was another
and there is third, viz, our present repre-
hensble method Of conducting elections
which latter is selected as the subject Of this
article.
The first time the Lords and Commons Of
England assembled in separate bodies was
in the parliament which met at Westmin-
ster in 1343. 1t is supposed that the MEM
bers Of the lower House were elected to that
body by the people, for in 1872 was passed
the famous statute 1.-THE 46th of Edward the
third) which closed for long time the doors
Of the commons against all practising law
yers. Of course this ecict has long
been revoked-pro, bly, If it had not, the
legislatures, both of that country and this
would not be so demoralized as they are.
h0 anChCut u3CtttOQ VI CtCCAt4k ECpFC-
sentative was, as 1t now is, in that country
by show Of hands. Members now are
sometimes 30 chosen. But more commonly
poll is demanded, and must be granted.
When that il ordered in many Of the small
er borough towns, pandemonium begins.
GuzEling, drinking, swearing and fighting,
ere the order Of the day, from the closing
Of the polls to the chairing Of the members,
BY their least drunken supporters. Then the
returns are officially declared, and in this
way two "gentlemen" are returned a. rep
resensativss in Parliament
That this picture is not too highly color
ed, the following anecdote viii prc-e. Snort
ly after the quelling Of the insurrection in
Poland, in 1880, two men contested the rep
resentstion Of the city Of Lincoln. The
liberal interest was supported by fluent
orator, who, in his address, often lamented
the condition Of Poland, and closed by rep-
reseniing England and France weeping over
her bier. Col. Sibthorpe, the tory candidate,
replied to this by declaring that, "he knew
nothing about Poland's bier, but be was
well acquainted with LincoIn's beer, and be
begged 70 INFORM his trends that be had Get
al the blue public houses IN Lincoln running,
free 70 I'll ecmers until the termination Of
the election"
In 1851. The ysn oftbs London exhibitions,
be expressed IN The House of Commons, the
wish that The Deity would raise = thunder
storm. and Hdssuoy tkat building. for from
i - shssid dass he destruction Of bis
IN ~ nsnass of eondoctlng sIections W
have followed TOO nuch the evl example Get
bsfofs u IN ths Old country. From yur.
nolhinatisns IN our primary meetings to our
man meetings bsf6re election no time q
given for re1sction. The politicians treat
the peblio = NJ ep6ni4rds treat The bull ia
~ nkh<a Coloesd rass ~ sbaksn befors
10 go sssrs tins they stick thsir darts b
IL vIals, gdns b6n6>rs, drums and torches l
~ ~ baables ~ e<i@tocFaciss, sre relied
upsn - soess 4ote thAn jusfics Or rifht.
LYing 6ftsn taki6 ~ place o. argument, I'D
sl1n3w \ bseo1the RonorAhIs. Kfom Be-
glnnidk " - : presidential slsction, ~
'F4Aa - "a sttEt lsftft a E<W Nslfi@ LrltlH 7f
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Eight Hours Legal Days W ,rk.
CHICAGO. SATURDAY. SEPT. 5, 1885
To the WoTkIngmes of the United States
OTFlcE NATIONAL LABOR UNION, !
WAsHINgrON Aup ! 1881

WASHINGTON, Aug. l, 1861
FKLLow-W oRKISGNKE, in accordance with
the constitution of The National Labor Union
its sscead annual session viii be held in New
York city on the third Monday in Septerlber
next (th> zlst), commencing at IL o'elcck, A.
NJ You are respectfully invited and urged To
send representatives to this important Assem-.
bIage of workingmen. which meets to institute
reforms, and to carry out those already inst
uted in the interests of the workingsses sms
and, by establishing reciprocal relations be
tween their different organizations, unite them
in common effort to protect themselves, and
keep back the encroachments Of centralized
wealth upon the rights Of labor, aud to secure
legislation that will improve their condition and
advance them in the scale of prosperity and in
telligence.
Organizations that will be entitled TO repre-
sentation, and the number of delegates to each,
are provided for in Article 2, sections | and 2,
Of the constitution, as follows;
''SEcuoE l. The National Labor Union shall be com
posed Of such labor organisations may here.
after exist having for th cir object the ameloraon Of
the condition of those who labor FIR q living.
SKc = Every International or National organisation
shall be entitled TO representatives, .
State organisations to and Trades Upons all
other organizations 70 representative n Nation
Al Labor Congress provided that Representatives shall
derive their election direct from the organization they
claim 10 represent
Sac. g. kx-repressBtatives, upon presentation of .
SeTthcare Of good standing In their FgSnix
be ehdtled 10 vsce. without vote In the National
Labor Congress.
Delegates who may be elected viii please i'm
mediately thereafter, inform the Vice President
OF the State of New York Of their election, and
from him can be obtained information az to the
place Of assembling of the Congress and the
most desirable place for delegates to stop His
address is VIM. J. Jessap, No. IL Norfolk street,
New York city ]. C. C. WHALEY,
President atiOnaI Labor Union
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I'm eovRuov x Missouri says that slase
nesds and can sivs employment v $1,000
laboring men. -
TEE PsAcrcAL PAmsiss.. The New York
Benevolent .snd Protostivs Association u
Practicsi PAINTERS, sal |, the New Xork 6tr,
one ss the most respectable and powerful
trade organizations Ii the eity, beld ameet-
ing last week. This society IL In . most
hourishing condition 10 has In it, treasury
nearly 5000 and 700 members in good
stHnding. The eight hour system IL being
earfisd out most succsssfally; MI sas prin.
Opal shops-in fzes, all except very insigni-
can't ones-are c0ncurripg In, the eight hour
movement In rsrfess good faith.
TEE iron .mouldsrs employed at Bsnt,s
Foundry in East Twenty Sixth street, IN. x.
fourteen weeks, for an advance Of hfteen
per cent. In January the men suffered
reduction Of fifteen per cent. on their wages,
Mr.. b. promIsing 70 return to the cid rates
10 March. The promise, however, was not
kept, hence the strike. On Monday last Mr.
B. sent for the chairman OF the committee,
and it ID thought that satisfactory arrange
ment will be made, and that the men will
60 to work IN few days.
roKEieN.
The frassrnlxation fete of the workmen .
Vienna has been prohibited BY the authori-
ties.
SHokT TMs MovEnssT.-The factory op-
eratives Of the Halifax district are sndesvor.
ing to obtain the permission Of the employ
ers TO cease work a. mon on Saturdays.
THs AAsos's SrRIKE Al HALRAx.-Ths
strike 81 the masons in this town 10 1t M
end. Most Of the masters have conceded
the advance Of q. 70 the men, making thu
wages Sos. week.
MEETING or PANTKRs AT WoLvERroE.-
A meeting of cperativc painters was held or
Saturday az the Wheatsheaf Tavern, Marke
street. Mr.. Green, Secretary TO the Bar
mingham branch Of the Manchester Alliance
of House Painters, was in the chair. There
were about thirty OF the trade present
The chsirmon and other speakers, addresse'
the meeting on the advantages offered oy
the AIliaoce, aud trades unions in general.
TIE SrRIKE OF TIE BELFAST CARMEN.-
The carmen Of Belfast have been on = strik'
In consequence OF the enactment by tn
Town Council Of bye-lAws requiring then
to have numbers painted conspicuously OF
the backs OF their cars. Their principal OBJ
lection to this modest request appears 4
nave been that their cara would not look q
genteel-that the numbers would dis6gur'
their vehicles. After . weeks consideration
however, they have complied with the bye
laws. The whole Of the {" hack" cars Of thu
town displayed the numbers on Monday, o.
that the opposition Of the carmen may b.
considered as At an end.
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should not, or may aot be. without pro-
portionate share Of the profits OF labor.
There ID work on money By the late Mr..
Edmund Kellogg, Of Brook, %, which is
recommended to be read BY your CORES
por dent, Mr.. Leonard. have not yet seen
this book, but intend to procure and read it
when | can conveniently do 30. Iwoud like
in another letter 20 speak Of cooperative in
dustry. A SRgKER AFrKR TRUTH.
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THE LEGAL RLGHrs OF TRADE UNloss.-
The action of the Westchester, New York
jury, in finding the bricklayers belonging to
o trade union guilty Of n conspiracy, because
they refused 70 work for boss employing
. manufactured apprentice, excites great
interest from the importance Of the princi-
pie involved. The New York Master Ma
sons, We see II stated, will now rove to pro
cure similar conviction 10 that city The
New York sam expresses the opinion that
New York jury will hardly take the same
view Of the case and that even IL the courts
decide against them, that the Legislature
will override such decision. II Is urged in
behalf Of the trade unions that VI every
combination Of men for the purpose "
ulating the terms Of labor Is unlawful, then
associate action of all kinds wiil have 10 b
given up.
Valuable coal discoveries have been made
near Aaniami. dnanI MrI%
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THE JOLIET CONGRESSIONAL CON.
FENTION.

The published proceedings Of the Con-
gressional Convention Of the Sixth district,
which met at Joliet, on the % ult, which
we have noticed in the partizaa newspapers,
convey q very erroneous idea Of the position
Of the Hon. Alexander Campbell, the cAndi-
date Of the National Labor party for Con-
gress, for that district.
Mr.. Campbell was for several weeks prior
to the meeting of the Convention, the an
nounced candidate Of the Labor Party, and
had not only nothing to do personally with
the Convention. but actually refused to do
anything in order, in any way, to secure its
nomination. The democrats very generally
throughout the district desired that the Con-
vention should either abstain from nomina-
ting candidate so a. to leave the contest
open between the Republicans and the Labor
candidate, or merely to endorse Mr.. Camp
bell. When it was decided by the Conven-
tion to make nomination, q delegate who
was DESTROYS of having the Democratic party
adopt the same policy which has united the
workingmen and democrats in the support
Of the Hon. S. +. Cary, Of Cincinnati, put
Mr.. O.'s name In nomination.
The Democratic Bourbons succeeded by
one vots of q majority in defeating the
wishes Of the rank and file Of their party,
and now by perversion Of the facts in the
case, affect to consider Mr.. Campbell to be
bound by the action of the Convention.
The peoples appreciation Of the bad faith
and trickerY Of the whole matter will be
manifested at the election. Though some
whst late in the day, we publish in full the
correspondence between Mr.. Campbell and
the citizens of La Sale.
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We are pleased to announce that the work
in Cincinnati in favor Of Gen. Csry's cleo
ton goes bravely on. That although every
effort il being put forth BY the opposition
TO secure his defeat, the working classes are
determined to return him BY larger msjori.
ty than be received before; and that they
have resolved to sink all other considera-
tions to secars that md. We are authorized
10 announce that Mr.. Richard Trevellick
VIII speak in that city, In behalf Of Gen. O.,
on the 18th and 18th instant. We feel as
sursd be will receive hearty reception,
and thas his visit viii be productive of the
bappiess results. s~ st
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TnAz 10 beng made inishe once - one Of
the London daily papers q . new printing
machine, waieh y exPscssd 20 trsnsessd
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ever yet ben sssooapilshsd !; and q salse'
cuts - papst inte uhssts, sfeI1s lthem, nd
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Wsrsturn our thanks 70 Alexander No
Donald, Esq, president Of the Miners Ma
tional Association Of Great Britain, for sev-
sral pamphlets and copy Of an address to
the miners Of Scotland.
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A CO-oPsRAfIvs Coal CoMPAxY.-The
annual gsnsssl messing Of Msssrs. Henry
Briggs, Son q Company (limited) the pro-
prisEors Of tho wildwood and Methwo0d
coIlisries, wns bold on Monday. 10 10 the
6rst and only cencurn mapaged under q sys-
tenn Of cooperation between masters and
men. ~ - - - - -
At the pin Over !, 200 hsnds are employ
ed and al who quality themselves By keep
ing book In which their wages are enter