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0FFIcE % raE NATIoHAL ,Boa UKTos,
Part ADELPHTA, April n, l659.
Hos. HRsax WLsos, United States senate
DKAR STA: Your efforts In behalf Of the
Eight-Hour Law, and your able and timely let
ter on the proper construction Of said law, ren
der il incumbent on me to officially and specif
eally thank you, in behalf Of the National La
Dor Union, of which have the honor to be the
representative head The constructi5n put on
said Law by Secretary Of the Navy, Borie-with
The advice Of Attorney General Hoare--is y,
manitestiy unjust and contrary to the intent Of
the majority who voted for il, that, if persisted
in, il viii place S cretary Borie in the rather
equivocal position Of asserting that thosc who
framed aud adopted the .aw did not Anow its in
ten. and purpose, whilst your letter proves cou.
elusiveiy that those who voted for the bill did
80 with The full understanding that eight hours
~ere to be legal days work. WITHOUT RE-
DUcTIos o. wAGEs Yours truly,
w. II. SYLyfs,
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ers Of money, az money, come solely from
the Law, self evident truth" The Law
makes it obligatory upon the ciiizen ~ ae-
cept, IN saAisfaesion Of debt any sub
stance bearing lie stapU or certideats, and
not the substance aloas, even thougd Il be
Of The requisite weight Or quantity, and the
prescribed degree Of fneness. Money pos
sesses no Just powers, not derived FROM the
governments issuing it. We claim that all
workingmen's troubles hinge upon the gold
money system, because gold money has two
values, one positive, actual, inherent or
intrinsic value, which is regulated by the
supply Of the metal; the other, the legal
and only legitimate one, which huctaates
only because the other does. The value Of
ouey is not changed, because IN great plen-
tltude OF scarcity, bat according as the mo-
ttTial, Of which il il composed, ID plenty or
scarce. A scarcity of gold now makes mon
~ dear that is, makes the rate Of interest
high, aud high interest gives to money an
undue proportion Of the profits Of industry,
and g that's where the SCREW is loose"
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TIE TRENTON PorrERs.

On Friday last we took the ears for Tren-
ton, New Jersey, to ascertain the exact con-
ditiOn Of the Po,tsrs' strike, many conflict.
ing statements having been travelling the
rounds Of the press, calculated = do injury
to the strikers By engendering false notions
Of their grievances. We encountered their
Secretary, Mr. ID. Mccormick, who gave US
convincing evi leEce Of the truth Of the state
ments Contained in his communication, ap-
pearlng IN our issue OF last week. The en-
ployers sent q committee Of their number to
Mr.. Mccormick with an offer OF compromise
With the exception Of one or two little
points Of minor importance every demand
made b. the Union il proposed to be Acced-
ed to. On a subsequent day, however, q
statement appeared in the daily papers en-
anating from the bosses, bitterly complain
ing Of the injustice Of the demands Of the
Pot,ers, and claiming that they have been
receiving for five days work Of nine hours
each, from $IS to S25 per week, accordi ng
10 the branch at which they are employed
A gentleman with whom We came in con
tact, who had worked several years as
journeyman Potter, but who is now engaged
10 another business, and il in consequence
impartial reference, assures US that the
communication shove alluded to is a tissue
Of sbomir able falsehoods, and he defes any
employing Potter 10 prove a single item il
contains.
These two facts, considered in cor junction,
have induced many to believe that the pro.
position to compromise, is merely intended
to deter unions Of other trades from assist
ing the strikers. Secretary Mccormick told
as that they bad received generous sssis-
tsncs from many Organizations which they
" would not soon be apt TO forget. The
popular sympathy in Trenton aud vicinity,
where the true state Of their grievances is
known, is with the Potters They are de-
termined set Of men. and we have reason 70
believe will refuse 10 return 10 work until
their every demand IL acce1ed to.
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SPRAGUR. es,s
ssrenads in Philadslphia by thsH44
tional Labor Union.
ADDRESS or FRESHEST tfLtIS 7
REPLY OF sENATOR SPRAGUE
AND LAsoR's CT .HPfoE,
MR. RicNARD TREVELLic6.A
SPRAG U Il
LARGE GATHERING, MUCH ENTHUSIASM
ETC, ETC, BrU


PHILADELPHIA, May 4th, 1862
Last evening cOmmi,te Of the National
Labor Union, accompanied by Beck's brass
band, rendered Senator Spragus q sere--Is
at the Continental Hotel, at which that gen
tieman has been stopping. AT abont Q
o'clock the party stationed itself teneath
the Chestnut street balcony Of the Hotel,
the band disSoursed . selection Of national
airs, and President Sylvis. accompanied By
tho Senator, advanced to the front 81 the
balcony. and dellvered the following ad-
dress.
SKSAfos SPRAGUx: " rendering ycu the
compliment OF = sernade, the working people
Of this city are moved By no ordinary motives.
We have read yosr late speech with lively sst-
isfaetion, and recognise in you the only man
who has had tho wisdom, moral eouznge, or
honestly 20 stand mp boldly In the Uaised States
Senate on the side Of the people, When men
la the humber walks Of lie raise the cry Of
danger and reform. the cry Of "demaee8ue" b
raised, followed By peraeeation and every mssns
known 70 tyraats for sliding the marmariags q
discomfort But whea Senators speak. ths
.hash policy" cannot BE- applied. The people
will hesr--they have heard you--and endorse
every word you have spoken. Il il true the
cry of ssambitions has been SS,sed scHinst yoa,
and I'll ne cass. large and smsi,, - barking
% your hssls. But Ne peoplas ~ nsljeoe q
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THE Ccopers of Oswego, N. Y.,Ne on q
strike for an advance Of two cents Der bar
rel.
Iron MouLDERs Union, No. Is, or New
York city, have asked for 10 per cent ad-
vance OC their present rate Of wages.
tbs printers Of Albany are 90 strike fos
an advance Of FIVE cents per thousand. The
printers are nearly unanimous In tbe. dea
nsad. bat the employers trefase at .pssslsns
to acceds to il.
THE Montreal printers strike is continu-
ed, and the employers are advertising for
girls to set type.
strike, demanding from Al to As cents per
thousand. The employers refuse TO pay the
scale.
Tx Miners Union, 81 Scranton, has
given notice 10 the coal operators Of that
county, that no coal would be cut or loaded
after the Sth of May.
The Hicks Manufacturing Company, of
Newark, has adopted me eight hour ralA
Mr. Hicks, the President OF The CompAMyl
says Believing that good men will per-
form as much work in eight as 10 ten hours,
we from this date will run our factory bat
eight hours for day, wages to remain en-
changed"
THE brckmakers 10 Haverstraw ere hold
ing GU. for their II hours a day. The brick
" bosses" want them to work from starlight
until starlight, but the WOrkingnen don't
see it IN that light.
The United Coopers No. 4, Of New York,
have assessed a tax Of 20 cents per man 70
support the strike of No. l, in Jersey CITY.
The strike has lasted four weeks, and only
SAL has been contributed to it. Twenty-four
members are still holding out against = re-
ductlon CT wages.
fHE quarrymen of Hudson county, ". j
have struck. They are receiving $2.25. for
ten hours per diem, and the strike Is Tor an
advance Of rs cents per day. The strike il
general, extending from Bergen City 10
w ee ma ken
The Springfield armoTers publicly received
the Hon. Henry Wilson, On Wednesday, the
25th ult., end he addressed IL a from the
balcony OF the ssSsSasoiI House. Tie pledged
Congress for the Eight Hour law, and
hoped that the President might soon
make an order settling the Right -Hodr dis.
pate.
The strike continues among the Newark
silver -platers. The advance demanded il
from g. 10 So per day. Three employer.
have conceded to the demand.
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The fol!oaing i a fair sample Of a number
u letters winch We hsys LATELY rsssavsd from
various quarters;
CHICAGO. MAY !, 1869.
To the Editor Of the WORKmaMAH's ADvooA-x.
DEAR Sir: For some time past, have been
deeply Interested ID the labor reform movement,
and take great pleasure III perusing the columns
Of the ADVOCATE. Permit me 10 say, however.
that think you go little too far in the PULLING
down. process. Would il not be better to help
build up he woJkingmen than pull others DOWN.
WELL WISER.
That depends entirely upon circumstances
We don't believe in building up" on a rot
ten foundation. We want to pull down the
superstructure of wrong, tyranny, supersli-
ton ard oppression, upon which our whole
socis, fabric is based, and. upon its rufus,
erect the temple Of Hutb, Justice, and equal
rights We are utterly opposed 70 any viii
tel a-pulchre arrangement; 10 plastering
over The cancer, instead 0f cutting it out,
root and branch No milk -and-wsier policy
viii suffice, and here's just where the rub
comes-"Ye cannot serve God and Nam
mon"
There is great deal Of unmsaning sym
patty expressed daily in behalf Of the reform
movement, By those who have given the
matter little, if any, consideration, yet have
a vague idea that something is out Of loint !;
bubAre ignorant alike of the cause and the
cure. To such men our views are agrarian
and aggressive calculated to disturb the ex-
isting relations Of society. Well, they are
right, to a certain extent-thats Just what
We are striving TO accomplish. 0 RS is war
Of aggression but aggression only on acroHg.
Aud, although the world, the flesh and the
devil are arraye0 against US, we have too
abidirg faith IN the designs aud 67crees Of
an overriding Providence, to doubt the Fri
umph Y justice over iniquity and oppres-
sion. II those who are opposed to til level
ing process will lock at matters from our
standpoiss (and they have the privilege Of
demolishing it,1tf they can we believe they
will arrive at the same conclusions. Let
them reflect little while, and see.
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: THE MINER.

After long and determined effort, the mi
ners Of Pennsylvania have become thorough
" organized, and have decided on day that
general suspension Of mining operations
shall take pace. TIE Republican, OF
Scranton, Pa, IN commenting on tine sus-
pension, says:
The HYDE Park miners last night voted to join
the movement for general suspension OF mi
ming. This action probably makes il certain
that the suspension will occur We HoPE the
miners w realize from it all the profit they
expect They will certainly spend good deal
of money while they are lying idle. We KSow
some of the large companies will make enor-
nous sums by tie suspension. For instance,
the Delaware a. Hudson Canal Company ~ .
lying on Their Honesd lie dochs nearly half a
million tons of coal. The suspension must Last
two months aud more before ii can interrupt
the regular delivery Of coal 70 the New York
market by this company. If the price advances
a. much a. the miners expect, il will put two
million dollars into the Delaware 4 Hudson
treasury. What good that will do the miners,
We are unable TO see.
The Republican fails to say what the con
sequences would be to the miners if they
were to keep steadily at work. II Ia evident
from the Repu5licon's own figures that there
IS an immense quantity Of coal on hand-the
result Of over-prodnction, evidence that
the supply exceeds the demand; and if the
miners were TO keep at work, the present
stock would not be reduced, bat would b
Increased, making It certain that ut least q
partial Suspension would be forced by the
operators, and where no suspension took
place, . reduction Of wages would. The
question with the miners ID, whether Il ia
best to base . genseal Suspension for ds6-
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list. TINS Republic has arrived at thar stsg,
IN its existence when a change ia almost IN "
evitabie- III il passing FROM a cOmmcrria
RsPu bic TO- q ntonied Oiigarcly, in whici
condition Il will be easy 60 6nd a Pompey
or Caius 10 clear the way for a Ce ar
But, m such moment, will the workingmer
the strength and power OF this Republic
oe passive ~ The coming transition y w Will
they rise IN the magnitude 81 their 'Ker
and say to the money kings "rhus fif, and
ao fartner, shalt thor 90 BsggarY, want
and sertdom shall not b. our lot y lEDe-0f
~ are 20 the manor born, and many IN Nv
have cast ot the yoke ~ European bondage
70 breathe freely ~ land N liberty AT
equality. The happy heritage We have earn.
Of for our children must not be torn fr1r
~, to keepa PamPsre few in luxury nnd
power, while millions are made tl boE i0#a
10 shame and degre iaton."
That such state Of things Is even con.
templateI ls--Or ought % hr-sufi cieut evil
dotc- that our former political urganiz-- ns
u ~ far A. they relate to thc r.vat and
veil being " the tpiliag millions have
proved ia lure. Democratic and .-pub-
ilcan stand Ia the SANE rrlsucn 90 tLc work
ngmau. AT tue he u both stands the
moi.a ch, Money, ritl his array NJ usurer-
AMI sycJp ANTS. Power NV must have t0
w 'rsc him, aud ID hin the weakness W
R-pubhc Is cause OF fear, and its simplicity
Thing u contempt. tJr him, there must
Oe standing armies, with the grandeur ANA
parApnvruAlia ~ Az Empire; AVID ~ tl.s enf
both o. the old parties have materially e1a-
tr buted
We must thea, out or the ashes ut tbt
III, bui z the 6res u the news great AID
new party, ~ which the purity w American
Democracy slall shine fyrtn, musr WY a.tab
Iisned. That party must ~ known wv ta.
LsOor, or Peoples Party. Il is tbs great
party, N which tho bone aad sinew u Oh.
Republic must ana siM be centred, that " Mn
eve lne death blow W Imperialism, from tna
shores Of the AtIAltic w The slopes wv tht
Pacific. In this party-and 10 tins party
nnly-les the salvation Of toe American
Republic, As the oId political parties haye
cnnceved and given birth ~ tho vampire
Empire, u, a. N hAs raised its a5carseI
head, and, With its fOrked tongue, prociaims
It's yotaries, so let the toiiing Millions rally
% tie standard Of labor, and, with onl
mighty and wrathful upbraytng, sweep .A,
vampire into TIE bowels 81 eternity.
NERrAs.
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mite period, Or partial Suspension and rsduc-
ton Of wages for an indefinite period. We
beliess ~ miness hare adabted The sbesi
plan. tee
The fpss'icsa. ,hsugh olaimips = 4.
impas1id, gives bst one sde Of Ne piolurs.
The prices realized tOt coal q tAs pstssal
time are femunerativs 10 the operators and
coal companies, and As the quantity on land
Is Sufficient to meet all demands, We can sss
no just fesson why coal should ADVANCE ~
per ton. We hope the discussion nil tend
20 enlighten the public on this question. All
It requires IL that the case Of ths miners b!
fsiriy presented, and, instead Of sxscrstiou,
they will receive the oommendasion Of oil
fair-mindBd men.
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WYssx, BRADFORD Co., May LIST, 1869.
70 the Editor OF the wosEnanAz's ADVOCATE.
During my somewhat extensive journey
ings in Europe in search Of the economic or
CARNATIONS Of labor, confined my reports
in the New York Sun, almost exclusively to
cooperative Development, while at the same
time endeavored to enrich nv mind BY o
careful observation Of the various systems
Of protective or trade unions, British or Con-
tinential. As did not Immediately repre-
sent those organizations, feel the more
pride in having discovered in them two OIL
the three great levers Of modern progress, -
the elimination OF the hours Of labor, and
the anti war movement, which seem she in
evitable drift OF their career. The so-ealled
cooperation or pocket economy forms the
third, and the three together are the slowly
opening buds OF political and social revO-
luton. This revolution is the product Of q
logic 10 genuine % to admit Of no other than
intellectual strife. and 90 forcible as to defy
retrogression. True value (the producer
and his Product) Is for once in transition
period.
Allow me then through your good "ADvo-
CAFE" whose embodiment and spirit found
working like true missionaries m Lyons
Geneva, LEIPZIG and Berlin, to present con.
clusion or two on the eight hour question.
The Germans who are patient thinkers, con.
ciude that mans 1rst duty 10 to take care o.
hlmself, and are wise enough 10 know thai
nature has claims which neither the mon.
arch with bis hereditary code Of usages NOS
the monopolast Ss:h his exploration Of
hoedwinkism end deceit, can long resist,
when these claims are shown forth and vinoi
Gated. Their policy therefore ID. theoretic-
.slly, 70 search pasure's CLAIMS, and prsctic.
ally 10 live mp % the rssults. Their move
msnt 10 . stsagsls Of wise dsternstion
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FROM CONNECTICUT.
Nav H'vES, Msy !, 1865


TO TIE Editor u the HozENeAASs ABvocArE.
An article appeared IN the ADvoCATE v
few weeks ago, inquiring with regard % th4
labor movement in New England. For som9
reason that number Of my paper failed, and
did not see il until slip was sent from '
friend. freely reply to the inquiry that
know Of no such Intendcn, nor was there
the least iusimation ia either OF the conyenI
tons in B iston or New Haven, which were
both n success. have spoken decidedly IA
favor Of sustaining the National Labor
Union ~ the great national head Of tvsry
labor movement in the countr5. cannot
conceive the object Of your coTrespO'.Ieut
from South Boston, who seems 70 be dcing
nothing himself but hreing from Ambusi ut
every effort of organization N New Eng
land. hope he does not adopt the dog II
the Manager policy. You may from me deny
any knowledge Of such movement. SEM
you reports Of our convention, also resolu
tons &C. A, w. PRRlPs.
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The Declaration of independence declares
the duties OF Governments to be three. fold,
via. to protect Ne. in the " right 70 Life.
LibsrIy. sad the pursait OF Happiness
The claims OF property which absorb nine
tenths Of our laws, are not exsp mentioned
in that Instrument, except they come in In
cidentally under the last clause. Ia full
agreement with this great state pa per, Man
hrst, Laber second, and Property third, Is
the order Of the Labor Rsformers, tscaase,
as both labor and property are de- igned for
bis use, it is fitting that 60 Man. should be
placed first, and seeing that 9reper,y is but
she proceeds Of human toll, il Il right that
Labor, which 10 its creator, stosld take the
second place in the new system OF Political
economy about to be established.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN or The LABOR UNIt
CHICAGO & PHILADELPHlA
SATURDAY. May Is 1899.


I, being he desire c. the publishers Of the
ADyocArE 10 supply a wan; long experience
Ell, National Trades Directory" they have
determined TO offer the following induce
raents to Trades Unions. VIZ publish their
official card and address, and send 3 copy Of
the psper fcr one yesr for $40
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Labor Reform Coaveutlea.

The New England Labor Reform LEAGUE
will hold convention In Boston, on The 18th
and 2oth Of this month. and grand msss
meeting in Harmony Grove South Framing
ham, July 4th. Neither Of these meetings
should be forgotten BY ou friends, esp ciA.-
Iy the one close at hand.
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Interesting 90 our MInlux Fr,eud..

Interesting 90 our Mining Rflends.
We have secured the services. q IN able,
practical miner, who will from Ns&kst wssk
enrich the columns "f the. ADvd6 with
his predictions. bespeak for then a
careful perussl. 1.-THE Miners Investment"
on the Dnrth page is from his pen. Read
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CORRESPONDENTS.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for any opla.
ion expressed by our Oorrespondents.l
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QUITE A MISTAKE.

The follosing i fair sample Of a number
of letters winch We have lassIy rscssvsd from
various quarters:
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Gentlemen, as | do not propose to iIfiict q
speech upon you, will net detain you longer.
Again thanking you for your kindness and con
sideraiion, l bid you good night
When the applause which followed the
concluding paragraphs Of the Senator's re-
marks had subsidized, President Sylvis intro
ducsd Mr.. Richard Trevellick, the ship-car.
penter, Of Detroit, and staunch friend OF the
w0rkingman every where. In few moments
the soncrous voice Of Mr.. Trevelick had
educed the rapt attention of every man in
the now vast audience. He referred 10
eloquent terms to the gradual uprising Of
the producing classes, which, after many
years OF seemingly hopeless, bu, determined,
effort, is at last beginning 70 make its exist
ense known and felt. He said that the con-
test was narrowing down TO a fight between
h nest labor and capital legitimasely invest
ed, on The one side, and that class whose
money is stolen from production, yet who
consume the lions share OF what Is pro-
duced, on the other; and he declared il TO be
the unalterable determination Of those icen-
titled with the Labor Union Movement, 70
push on the column, until every man aud
woman in the nation, who is anxious to toll
shall have an abundant field for their labor,
as well ~ reManerative recompense therefor.
As it ID to-day. those who build she houses
are excluded from them. Occasionally, u is
true, they are permitted to lodge 10 the cel-
lar, or in the story next 10 Heaven, OF some
disap5dated tenement-hovel; but, although
they produce all worldly comforts, they are
denied al privilege d participating In them.
Mr.. fresellick's remarks occupied about .
half IN hour In their delivery. He was vo-
cifspanxy applauded. at intervals, sad
retirsd smid hearty round Of huszas.
Tue meeting. which was designed to give
Senator Eprague IN cPpotsnnity Of reitsrs-
ting - she working Glasses of Philadelpais
the guidsn words he recently uttered In the
Senate, WAs q complete ssccess; and We
belisse - effect win b u 1nskA many COG.
ssfts 70 ~ good cause.
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LABOR ITEMS.

w. II. SYLyIs

President National Labsr unlo
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. THE CcOpers of Oswego, N. W. on a
strike for an advance Of two cents per bar
rel
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-08-06
tPUBAc.SALEs IN AUGUSTA CounrY :

sLlf-
AUGUST 18th. John Harper Ex'r. will sell, on
she premises, the undivided one-fftl of a AL
acre tract Of land belonging to the late Jos. Har-
per, adjoining the lands Of tIcComb, McChesney
sad others. F- ih'' 80 ''s-a
AUGUST l8tr--Geo. Baylor, Trustee, will sell
tract of 65 to Is acres in the Little Calf Pasture
adjoining the lands of Luke Woodward and 9TH
ers. .-s--1 49,. ...-
AUGUST l9th.-Matthew Pison Ex'r, will sell
the farm ofthe late Col. VIM. P. Tate, living near
Greenville, also the farming implements, Horses.
Cattle, Grain, Hay &c Bank, Railroad and other
s'ocAs. 'sa,iAia& asz3sta3 81 z1la
-AUeUsr 2oth George Baylor, Comlr., will sell
on the premises 81 acres of land, in the occupan-
cy of Jno. Crawford neas Mt. Sidney, and also
a vacant lot in the town ga <sa,t 4 ~.
August 24th.-Enos OFT, surviving partner of
Fl. & r. OFT will sell quantity ofpersoual pyop-
erty, and as Administrator, will sell the real es
tate Of Fl. OFT decreased, at his lat, residence
near New Port Augusta '--'s>'Af'
AUGUST 31sr.-N> K. Trout Com'r, will sell
los acre tract of land, sdjoiaing the village of
Hermitage, belonging to the estate of Samuel
Parent, decd.
AUGUST 28TH.-N. K. Trout, Com'r., will sell
all or portion: as may be necessary, of the prop
.erty occupied by Mrs. Stafford, in the western
portion or Staunton.. N.8'-i' 81 4a