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A HIaH-5oHxD PAPER ON UsURY.-The
Philadelphia Inquirer, a self-styled, high
toned sheet, discourses last week on usury and
usuzy laws The Inquirer thinks the incon-
sistency Of the several laws providing penalties
for the exaction Of exhorbitant rates Of inter-
est, proof sufficient Of their unfairness. The
whole thing Is looked upon as absurd, on &C
count Of the great discrepancy in the penalties
attached to the misde meanor' in different
States Referring 70 the New York brokers
now under indictment for violation Of the non
sensical usnry laws, be says: We believe the
parties apprehended have all pleaded guilty 70
the charge. In fact, they could do nothing
else. They simply deal in mocey a other
deal In dry goods provisions or hardware, and
all sensible men have come to place money !
the category where il belongs, with all other
merchantable c0mmodities.' When We reflect
that what We have quoted Is test sample Of
the logic with which our high-toned public
press convince our numerically gulled people,
that the joke 10 on Schneider, We confess our
hopes Of ever being able 70 awaken them out of
their ssupor Of ignorance, sink to zero How
any man possessing ordinary common sense,
can look upon such an argument other than
with the most supreme disgust, We cannot un-
derstand. Because these men simply deal in
money As others deal in dry goods, traffic
which is neither recognized by moral or com
mon law, this qui!I-driver, ass enough to style
money merchantable commodity thinks it
wrong to punish them. Without brains suffi-
cient to understand that gold and not money ID
the merchantable commodity.' such perny-a'
liners prepare popular opinions on such sub
jects What with ignorance and cunning of
those opinion manufactures the newspapers,
it is not to be wondered at that the public
mind is much befogged on this and kindred
topics When q newspaper has the unblushing
ehrontery to shield men who openly violate
law for the burden of which we are indebted to
moral teaching, the acme of national depravity
must certainly have been reached. Usury laws
we're framed to prevent the accumulation or
concentration of wealth through an unholy
trafic in money. Experience has proven that
no matter how carefully prepared they may be,
they can be violated with impunity, and the
violators Landed by the public press The car
dinal object of our organization is the proven
tion Of what is done BY the violatOrs Of these
usury lsws-for usury enables the cunning few
to appropriate the earnings OF the industrious
many
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yards will multiply, railways increase, edu-
cation and domestic comforts diRuse happ-
meas around.
Then let oil working men BE- emitted in
securing reform Of the monetary system !;
giving plenty Of sound currency, and low
rate o. interest; emitting all unimportant
and side Issues for the present, the influx Of
people from China, Ireland and Germany
will then bless the nation. ZERoR.
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To DELEGATEs-On Tuesday evening con-
vention of delegates from the several tradeo and
Iabour organisations Of the city, was held at the
Hall of the Schuze-Kill Hose, to take such ac-
ton with reference to the approaching session of
the National Labour Union, as might be deemed
expedient T. F. Ross, of the painters, who
was called to the chair, upon assuming that po-
sition, took occasion TO urge upon those present
the importance Of giving to the coming session
as much local notoriety precedent to it's assem-
bling as possible. He also considered it the
duty of our city organisations to give the Dele
gates from abroad a gracious welcome, and to
take upon themselves the surveillance of their
comfort while here. Mr. Trevellick, who was
present, addressed the meeting BY invitation
upon the objects of the National Labor UuiOn.
He paid glowing tribute to the memory of orr
late President, arguing that his taking away
should stimulate US to new exertion. Freak
Baker, Of the K O. s. G., was then elected Sec
Rotary. On motion . volunteer committee of
nine was constituted, consisting Of Messrs James
Mcdonald, James L. Wright, Samuel Buck, @.
N. Barker, John N. Reed, G. B. johnson, Freak
Baker, Francis Fleming, Thomas Phillips The
Committee to have charge of the reception oI
delegates, decoration Of hall, &c. After listen
ing TO . few remarks from Messrs Wright OF the
garment cutters, Buck Of the painters, and 9TH
ers, the Convention adjourned. The COnven'
ton having adjourned, the Committee on Re
ception, organized BY the reception Of Mr. Ross
as chairman, and Baker, as secretary. A sub
committee Of three, on hotels was appointed,
who will ascertain the names, localities, and ca
pacities Of, and rates charged by, the several
Hotels, and report the same to the Office $50
Harmony St., where delegates can procure all
such and other necessary information. After
the Transaction OF some other business, not Of
general importance, the committee adjourned.
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MAJ J. MYxRs, Of Boston, Who sucdeeded Il

MAJ. J. MYKRs, Of Boston, who sucdeeded to
the presidency Of the Iron MoLlders' Labor
Union, vacated by the sad demise Of Mr.. Sylvis,
has been unwelI for few days past We are
pleased to say that he is now better and again
At his post. Though the Iron Molders can never
have another sylvis, in Mr. Myers they have Sc
cured the services Of faithful as well as a com
petent man, who 10 conjunction with his expert
enced assistant, Mr.. Il. Walls, Of No. /, will no
doubt administer the affairs Of their organiza-
ZION in a m amer to satisfy all concerned.
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THE PLAsrERKRs.-At the regular meeting OF
the P lasterers' Union held on Tuesday evening
last, representatives faom the Chicago, Cincin-
matt, and Baltimore union were in attendance.
A large addition was made TO the membership
of the union, which now numbers about 500.
In consequence Of the very large number Of
buildings now in course Of erection, there is
much activity in their trade. All hands are
reported at work, and receiving last summers
wages, tina: is from 3 4 to a. 25c.
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The following gentlemen are authorised
to act as Agents for THs ADVOCATE. ANY
moneys paid to them will be duly acknow-
lodged:
r JoLEHAE, Alb,ny, N.Y.
T. d. CAsrLsBURT, Augusta, Ga.
d. A. MULLAMR, New Ores Jack son X. X. Shops,
New Orleans, La
DoUeALL 6AHpBKLL, Troy, N. Y.
JoHH r. IsREAL. Water Valley, Miss.
G. TsRoVRR. Atlanta, Georgia.
q. A. WILSON, Atlanta, Ga.
JoRx b WAaREs, Columbus, Ga
II. o. SHELDON, Caledonia. No.
Joaz =. PowE.s. Mobile. Ala
RIB sHERIpAE, wnkesbarre. Pa
L. A. OHArELLB, Auburn, N. Y.
Csc. x. DUNLAP, Ninville. N. J.
SEIZE 9. WALKsR, PeekskilL. n Y, and vicinity.
jams LEWIS, Folsom, Cal
0Eo1T Lsrcn, Sacramento, Cal
n. sHEaIDAH, Kingston, Luxerne county, Pa.
J. @. eLYvIs, sanbary, Pa
n. L. RossMoKD, New Yort city.
=. II. HAYWOOD, state Of Massachusetts,.
JoHN T. MsLLoi, for the State Of New Jersey.
J. MAxLY, Omaha, NebrAskA-
VIII Ola K, Lostant, Ill.
J. O. HoRRY Black River Falls Wisconsin.
LEwELLYH W. LLOYD, Omaha. Nebraska.
jour i. HABsRyIRLD, Wheeling West Virginia.
W. b. srKBBISs, Bloomington, Illinois
RICHARD TRsvELLIcK, for state Of Michigan
WIN. j. JsssUP, New Yori City.
b. y. MuRPEY, Baltimore, Md.
o. J. swRBGLBs, Buffalo, n. T.
E.P. MAPBs, Rochester, N. Y.
LAwREEcs SMTH, Fort Wayne, Ind.
r. fHORHH, Amboy, Ia.
J. MEL son, CentrAlia, Ill.
WIN. II. FnLEY, Lockport III.
VIZ. HARfLKx, Bloomington, M
WIZ. RAMsKnL, Elgin, III.
VIZ. B. HAcKAEY. Aurora. III.
DAVID CAsfxKR, Rockford, H.
JAMES DOYLE, Peoria, I'll.
FKAHK HUDSON, springfield Ill
THOMAS DELAHY, Milwaukee, Wis.
JoHH TAYLOR, Racine, Wis.
THos. MooRE, Waterfowl, Wis.
r. H. RoDoLI, Quincy, Ill.
ALExAIDER MASON, Fondusc, Wis
PETER KARCH, Portage City, Wis.
A. II. PORTER, Beaver Dam, Wis.
JAMES MoKAM, Davenport, Iowa
J. g. MOORE, Dubuque, Iowa.
r. B. BAKR, Houston, Texas
J. H. TURNER, Logansport, Ind.
G. II. QUMBY, Wheeling. W. Virginia.
O. W. GIBsoE, Norwich, Conn.
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TIE GsRAANa-Our teutonic craftspeople are
wide awake. They have organised, or are or
ganislng IN tho various wards and districts, in
view Of the anticipated formation of a working
mans party. They will no doubt be largely re-
presented at the coming session Of the National
Labor Union. Their dutch is up, & Let ShOddy
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purchased for $50, one quarter cash down, the
balance to be paid in one, two and three years.
at six per cent. interest. The climate ID heal.
thy and taxes lower than in any other state.
Come then lellow-workmen, 90 the west and
leave the oyercrowded cities Of the Eastern
States. Come to a state where you can earn
an independence for yourselves and little ones
and where you can worship God under your
own vine and 6g tree, none daring 70 make you
afraid. u
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BEAUTIFUL MoDEL-James Warrack, Esq. :,
Of this city, has just dispatched to Aessrs Han
dysde & Henderson of Glasgow, Scotland, a
beautiful model of our western lake steamers,
which it is intended to build after on the Clyde
and Thames, aud the lakes Of England and
Scotland. 1t was designed by Mr. John Gilmore
and reflects the highest credit on his mechanical
akiIl
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PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 81, 1869.
O. BEN j., REPoR1sR.

A Strike is pending among the operatives
engaged in the manufacture Of lace, in this
city. We have instituted inquiries, but have
failed to ascertain their reasons for striking
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Ar the last meeting Of the Plasterers' Union,
a series of resolutions on the untimely death Of
President sylvis we're unanimously adopted
and ordered to be printed in the ADVOCATE
They are unavoidably crowded o1t-
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CITY MATTERS.
CHICAGO, AUGUST 81, 1859.

LAST Monday we had the pleasure Of q call
from our old friend Mr. P. AOffelt, who is a de-
legAte from Memphis to the National Labor
Congress-
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THE PIONEER COMPANY.
THE ORIGINAL
Travellers Insurance CO'y.,
Of Hartford, Conn.
Assets, Jan. 4, 1859. Oh ,ISO. S44. 81
Liabilities, 80, 49S, ~


LIFE In q II R A nee.
The TRAvsLsRs also grants all approved forms Of ful
Life Insurance. ut low rates Of preuium either che
STOCK plan. the former at rates lowa to
be equal t. large dividend In advance.
Participating policies give all the profits TO the
Sured Dividends available annually, to increase the
Of the policy Hqudate years pre- mi
ums to purchase indemnity fer disabling Injuries in
ADVANCE to the amount Of Is per week for each
Insured thus guaranteeing the dividend that ex-
tent.
All full Life or endowment policies ZOE YoHyRIrABLH
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AAO4un1tO4y d O0t1uSO Dduh
NO OTHER BUSINESS rs TRANSACTED.
Sums as Small as One Dollar F!
WIN be received from any person, and Bank Book will
DO fnru,shsd Without charge.
Married Women.
And Minor Children Deposit money, that No One
May deposit Money from time time and before making
the arst Deposit, may Provide by Vote, how and BY
whom b shall BE- drawn out and, provided copy Of
the Resolution Be furnished TO the Savings Bauk no
Money win Be pad. unless H. provisions are strictly
eompiisd With.
Depositors.
whether Foreigners Citizens have the Rights
Crcdh win be paid 70 their Legal Representatives
whether they are In this country or elsewhere.
Wills.
Printed Forms Of Wills have prepared by the Coun
gel Of the Savings Bank, 80 that any Deposition may
legally designate who may take G. arge OF hil
Money and Property, and be Guardian OF bis Children
In cass Of his Death thus much inconvenience and EK
pense may Be avoided. An Ocer Of the Savings Bank
twit4out any charge for his servcss prepares win for
Interest
NJ the rate Of six per cent per Annum, IL paid all
Of Five Dollars MORE but interest 10 only paid
on the day, that Il on the first day Of January
and on the hrst day Of July, in each year.
Interest In Estimated
from the hsfyear day BACK for month that the
amount then deposit has been in the Savings Bank
the interest IL not called for IL IL credited the
est day deposit. The rate Of interest "a
allowed on all sums whether large or small.
II Money il Drawn Out
between the halfyesrIy Interest days interest only
stopped ON much Is thus drawn out NOS on what
psmains.
Notice
Is not ordinarily required before money Ia drawn
sufficient funds are kept available to pay Depoeitors
when they want their money, but the to
quire notice Is reserved for the purpose Of preventing
"runs !" which are not allowed.
Working People
need not lose any time, the Savings Bank 10 kept
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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SATURDAY EVENINGS
for their convenience.

NEBBWB @vRW~~"U~WH
when n new Deposition first comes to the Savings Bank
precautions TAKEN and records made hat he
always be identified and th-t In csse book ID lost
the owner thereof cannot be defrauded.
The business Of ths institution 10 confined exclusively
TO the receipts and OF Savings Deposits and Funds
deposited in trust. No Commercial or General Bank
ing business Is transacted.
certain proportion Of the funds invested by loan
upon estate In the city Of Chicago. In making such
ans preference Is always given to applications from
Depositors Of small mans who have accumulated In the
Insttu ion sufficient funds 70 pay for lot Of ground,
and desire to borrow something more to aid them In
erecting buildings to be used ut homes for
themselves and families.
M@rMoney remlited by Draft 70 Europe or elsewhere
for Depositors.
RN-The Plans OF Cheap Cottages, selected bv CON
mtsee Of depostors 10 this institution, may be seen a.
the Savings Bank
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Combined Life and accident Insurance Un-
der one POLICY and Premium.


Combined Life and accident Insurance Un-
der one Policy and Premium.
The Travellers also combines with any approved form
OF full life insurance. when desired, the payment Of
wseKly indemnity for totally disabling injuries by scci
dentthus combining all the benefits Of both Life and
Accident insurance under policy and premium, nc
rates less than most companies charge for Life insurance
alone. This torn OF policy with much favor ar
be Travellers Ia the only company that writes IL.
What Has Been Done.
Units Life Department, the Travellers has already
lie nrst twenty mon business, written 700 poll
the same lime with one exception).
In It's Accident department it has written upwards Of
l85, 900 policies, and
Paid Three Quarters Of a Million in Losses,
including over 400 orses by nonats injury and ia
death losses by accident, Ia which the large Of
S2Os 900 wareslxed tor 81 9S4 received in premiums
J. @. BATTEkSON, p resident.
RODNEY DENIS, Secretary
CHAS, u. WILSON, Assistant Secretary.
EDWIN W. BRYANT, Actuary
Hos. ELIZUR WRIGHT, CONT. Actuary
WESTERN BRANCH OFFICE;
Mo On Ia SALE STREET
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BALTIxoRE, Aug. 9th, 10

BALTIMORE, Aug. 9th, 1869.
To ~ Editor Of the WoRKnexAE's Advocate.
/. gar SlR.-As know you will be crowd
ed sith matter this week, l shall confne my
remarks exclusively to the trades.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-15

At the election in Virginia, in July,
there will be chosen a Governor, Lieut.
Govern or, Attorney General. nine Con-
gressmen, State Senate of 40, and a
lower House of 100 members. The to-
tai vote registered before the last elec-
ton was 225, ,933, of which the whites had
majority Of about $4,000.
Some member of Congress advertises
in the World cadetship appointment to
the United States Naval Academy for
sale. One of our standing reproaches
against the British Government is the
fact that positions in the army are allow
cd to be bought and sold. Are we fol-
lowing the British example in this re-
spect? Who is the Congressman who
is anxious to dispose of the cadetship to
''parties of means ?"
The Chicago Tribune thus, with dia-
bolical calmness. disposes of Mr.. Gree
ley's last great essay on political econo-
my: 'It is devoted to proving that it is
necessary for mankind to labor in order
to live. We think this might have been
taken for granted; but If Mr.. Greeley
deems it necessary to prove it by argu-
ment, and support it by quotation from
Carlyle and Charming, he has a right to
do so;
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[Prom the ciscinnati Rnqnirsr.I
rhe Tariff Question.

The ..ycseran Observer Of tho, New
York Timcs-the outside writer Of ohr
own esteemed Gazette--is deyoting his
pen now to the consideration of the tar.
if question. He lays down this as His
first proposition: THAT withx debt of
81, SOC, 100000. the policy Of the Govern.
mcntis to get the largest revenue posi-
BILE from the customs tax" Therefore.
the debt is to sustain the high tar
-iff. and the high tariff is to keep the.
debt afoat One rotten proli teal struct
ure rests upon another. High as we srs
already taxed, is possible an extra SUN
can be thrust upon the people ? E. D. NJ.
would doit The sole business is to get
as much money from them as possible,
and experiments should be constantly
made to see if an increase cannot be made,
To show how much more successful We
are now in raising money from taxstiou
than we we're in former Democratic times
the Veteran gives the following tables:
Importatious Revenue.
In 1856 S314.639,942 S6i.022.363
In 1857 360,890,149 63,875, ,905
"Thus we have an average Of S64, 1000.
600 collected on 1886, ,000, 900 Of imports
in which great many articles are admit
ted free, and the average on the residue
about 10 per cent Now take this table:
Importatiens Revenue.
In 1867 4ll,733,309 St16,4l7,slO
In 1863 373,409,4is l64.464.599
''Now here is $4,000, 900 per annum
collected ON $780,, ,000, 900 or an average
of a per cent"
1t appears that on a slight increase of
our foreign trade, it is burdened with
nearly three times as much taxation. On
every dollars worth of foreign goods
that the people consume they are taxed
fortyfour cents, whereas they were for.
merly taxed only nineteen cents. Our
ancient friend is highly delighted with
this, and asks, "Can you tell me what bet.
ter result you can hope for or desire?
Don't the people of this country, at this
time, want the greatest revenue possible?
Don't they want it raised in the easiest
manner?" Yes, the people want reven-
ue, but they don't want 10 hand it all oy-
er to the, Government to give to few
Shylock holders of bonds. The truth is
that the people are too oppressively tax.
ed. They want great reduction Of it.
Their prosperity depends upon this be
ing done. The system oftaxation estab.
lished by the present tariff is intolerable
The tariff is not the easiest, but it is the
hardest, means in which TO raise revenue
For every dollar that goes into the Treas
ury another dollar has to be paid to the
importer and merchant, who make their
hundred per cent profit upon the duties
which makes up to them the original cost
of the article imported. No!even if we
continue to raise large sums of money hy
taxation, the less collected through the
Custom-house the better for the people.
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The brilliant youth who asked his lin
Gle, his worthy progenitors having kick
ed the bucket" why WORKOUT shoes we're
like children without parents; and then,
before the worthy gentleman could find
breath to answer, assured him that it
was because they were left-of uns,' has
been placed under guardianship and a
cowhide.
A gentleman stepped into a chop
where none but smournins goods" were
sold, and inquired for slate-colored
gloves The polite assistant informed
him that only black goods were sold in
that room; for slate colored gloves he
must step into the mitigated atfiietion de-
partment:
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@The London comic journals are
exhibiting considerable contempt for the
United States in their pictorials and dog
gerels. The New York comic papers
are doing the same for John Bull. These
papers have a wonderful influence on
public sentiment, and those who watched
that influence during our late war, will
not be long in concluding that if peace
between the two countries is to be pre-
served, speedy settlement of their diff
culties is highly necessary. As speci-
men Of John Bulls doggerel, we give
below two dialogues between John and
Johnathan:
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DR.. o. W. Creel, an Ohio editor, is the
only survivor Of the jury who sat IN the
famous trial of Aaron Burr, Chief Jus,
tice Marshall presiding.
Why is woman merely side issue?
Because she was made from mans rib.
The crook in the said rib is her author
ity, We suppose, for the "Grecian bend"
Twelve students were recently suspen.
ded and two expelled from Fairfax In
stitute, Vermont, for violating the by
law which prohibits the students from
walking Or talking with young ladies in
public places.
A Leavenworth paper thinks it an
"evidence Of the westward march of civ
ilization" that the Kansas Legislature
appropriated S1.4O0 for tobacco for the
penitentiary prisoners and only $500 for
preaching the gospel to them.
"A negro in Kent, Maryland, having
dreamed that money was buried in an
adjoining lot, has been digging to find
it for week past He digs only at night,
and keers his mother sitting by with an
open Bible to ward off ghosts and give
him luck. Niger like!
An anecdote is told of an English
barber, who observed to his customer
that there was "cholera in the hair
sThen I hope you are somewhat partic-
ular about the brushes you use." "Oh,"
said the barber, ~ do not mean the air
of the 'ead, but hair of the hatmosphere.
James Grant, the assassin of Mr.. Pol
lard, in Richmond, has accepted pro-
fessional engagement with the Richings
Bernard Opera Troupe. He is said to
be an excellent basso. He will sing in q
New York church choir until fall, when
the new opera season begins.
| The New York Commercial Advertiser
says that if the mass of his countrymen
could have their way, Gen. Butler would
be condemned to the fate of Prometheus
though it might be difficult to find the
yulture hungry enough to stake a hack
at his liver"
Among this years graduates of West
Point Academy, we note the names Of
James B. Mackall and James c. Morri
son, Jr., of Ohio; William L. Marshall
Charles R. Barnett and Samuel NJ. Swi
CERT, of Kentucky and Patrick T. Brod
erlek and James W. Pope, of Indiana
At Dresden, Texas, recently, one ne,
gro killed another in fight about gun
On the following day the negroes of the
vicinity handed together, captured the
murderer, and hung him in short order
A negro in the party raised such strenu-
Gus objections to the procedure as to
raise the ire of the mob, and they pro
eeeded to hang him also as fitting epi-
sode to the affair,