National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

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Mr.. Coisiss was q former resi-.
dent of Bradford. and is well known
in this section, having many rela- !
tiyes and friends in e rinth.-ED
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B Mr.. MOrriu's Speech.
Senator MorriII Of his State made
very able speech III the Senate
last week III favor If the repeal of
the eight hour law, justly regarding
it lis il wrong,tlat few government
employees, Should by special mgiS
latiul, be granted fiv0rs which do
hot come to the iaboriny niililulis Of
the country. This speech must stand
We THINK, as Among tie hest and
ab.cSt ever made b.. the Senator
dnIln" Ills Ser> ICES in Congress, and
must he received with favor by the
ln,>ses OF The proplc. lie argues
that the law Is offensive to men NOT
In Tie employ OF the government
AMI without profit to the men EN-
ploNeI, and win ira,l To ll,, abandon
nrit of the industrial establish
ihriitS hitherto maintained at the
public cost. Firsi,-,le eight hour
law applied only IL government
employees, Is anti republicans and
"fleHS!Nr To al laborlng men. Sec.
ond, -suci Il law, universally ap
| 1,
tue highest Interests at American
worklnSmrn, Tnird,-it will lot
afford additional leisure to he avail
iiit tor mental or moral improve
mriit. urlh.-,hat il is untrue
thai mankind VIII. or can, peri, nm
as nIilcn labor ANA of tunal value III
tl2ht hours us in ten. F'illh,-thc
measure, IT adopted how, 10y our
whole countrN, would prove an IN
measurable national calamity. -
SiAt ii,-llIat there air Ot her means.
Wtlerru. labor has been. and can be.
mHch more efficiently encouraged
and protected, -: us then said
ne. 'itaNe AmelicarS to follow what
ever walk III life they clinose. iih,.>
ing neither long hours, nor short, aIIU
to follow II as long as they plea {
and upon such terms aS thtN art
willing 10 accept. Thus only cai
VT avuld undermining oiir natlulIa
Industry and preserve the habits o
individual sell reliance
. The New York Times says of it :
, Selator MorriIl ct Vermont ha'
= made loug speech against III,
eight hour ~ Sicm. Perhaps he l.
! NOT the popular side, but his II mark
/ are worthy Ot a,ientlO MI the same
q The cllef point upon which he III
F! Sl>,S Is that WurkiuGHIen Will III til,
end he no better of for s'oitrn1u,
I the regular day 10y Two hours. sine
employers will crrlaiul y continue t,
Il aNold payl = them for the time =
: dOckeu. He also invites mechanic
II and OF hers Il consider now haid plt
/ it>Slonal men WORK. He might lih\
II added that II Il man wishes To pas
Y ny all competitors III the stIugIl,
/! he must IN he first place Mor
Il harder than ally CT them. and Il ~
! ut eight hour law wo,ud br suthcIeu
;. 10 IueIl all such aspirations. /
g woilid place the idle and the inrI
ii oil the siiite duh level, and 81 III
1 prove an INJURY to onrSt lab H.
! But such II law has also its recon
d IN, n,latiuns, amt these have 80 ia
{ chiefly engaged the attentions Of III
e Worhingucn.
1t The Washington Chronicle make
y the speech tie occasion of Il yer
- complimentary reference to our Sci
d ator. 1t says:
q Vermont is habituallv fortuna,
I III her selection of Senators. Viii
| IN the last dry;i,lr she has hrru r'I
t. resented in that chamber 10y ti>
u. gentlemen, each of HON. wIthOt
T. aspiring To commanding influence
a. has ir,n ahOVr the general aNrra.
at usefulness, II not ct talent
~ -Four other natives ot Vermont
p Mrssis. tarl~ntcr, Howard, Cra.i
* and Kellogg now grace that caai
:. Der III representation OF her State
- aud pio>e The t.ulli of Srnat,
y Dougla,' boast, "lliat Vermont is
"a good state 10 cinigiate ion.'
81 Hon. Justin =. morrill,, who wort
5 lily fills the scat left vacant by Il
|e death Of Judge Corl;tinrr and II
t. ieiIirmcnt al Judge Poland, Is II
ri pI,alicall> one OF the working IN,
u of the Upper House. Long u Ia
I 81 in the other house, where he r.
II resented the most slionglN R,pub
n can district IN the United State
IN and prominently identified wi
dis some 81 he lmpolult iiuahcial nnca
he ultS OF III" decade, he has hIuug
NJ TO the Senate IN cn>lahle rrpul
eel tiun, which he has not brIi,d Il,
~ my his two NcuIS' service IN tn
m body. Senator Motil is not an oI
rs tor ~ the largest SENSE of the woi
rs and makes no mctcnilous 10 sue
lac but his opinio"s are sure to h. cal
ne fully prepared, and AWAY cOmniaI
NJ the attention OF III" country. /
ed long speech IN opposition to I
'ot eight hour law was ~ this charact'
ie and. while piolouncihg no oplili
on upol. the merits oi that nieasuI
10y whicl, il chnnpiuucd 10y So able
all oppon,n, III senator " ilsou, WEI
at SIRE that this EFFORT will add to I
merit,d reputation of MIR. Morrill,
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