The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-29
AN IMPORTANT MoHEMENE
Emigration Of Factory Operatives from
England.
The London Times SAYS /:

The London Times says:
Ever since the cotton famine caused by the
American war, emigration has been more or
less generally advocated by the factory opera
tives Of Lancashire ss the grand penacea for
the evils OF short time and low wages, but until
recently no definite system was propounded nor
any general effort madeto try the experiment.:
The idea siumbered until the recent succe ssful
effort Of the Preston millowners and manufnc-
turers to reduce wages again evoked it, Gra'
dually the scheme was brought to the surface
once more-frst in Preston, then In Black
burn, and now it is nursed by nearly every
factory operative IN North and East Lanca-
shire.
Nearly one hundred spinners and minders,
with their wives and families, have left Pres
ton, chiefly for the United Staes, since the re-
cent unhappy dispute logan. and eight more
families will lsave Preston tor Liverpool, to de-
part for the same destination in the steamer
Manhattan. MIR. Henry Davis, gentleman
now in London as the agent Of certain firms in
New York for the engagement OF operatives
here in various branches Of Industry, has been
invited to Preston by the committee OF the
Spinners' Association, to consider plan Tor
more numerous deportation Of their members,
and he has replied that he will visit Preston
FOR that purpose in a.short time.
In Blackburn still more energetic measures
are on foot with the same object. Subscr1p-
tions are largely collected among the power
loom weavers. and their executives aSe pre-
pairing to send of as many Of them as possi-
and having already expressed their desire to
leave for America. About twenty of these ope-
ratives Will depart from Blackburn during the
present month. The SpinQers' Association in
that town have voted five hundred pounds ster-
ling from the union funds for the same purpose,
and the ordinary weekly levy per member has
been doubled for the sole purpose OF augment
ing the Emigraton Fund. The increased levy
will take effect Immediately after the Whitsun-
tide holidays. Arrangements have already
been made TO send OF between sixty and sew
enty members OF the society, and more will
follow them as the funds come II. Some FAM
lies must, before this, have reached America,
and on Tuesday last another batch OF emi.
grants took their departure for the United
States. -.
In Darwen, also, the idea prevails that s1t
would be far better 10 send people to coun-
try where work is plentiful, and where they
are abundantly paid for their labor" The no
ton is general among the operatives there
that the manufacturing trade is leaving this
country altogether; and it is fact that this
was one Of the reasons given AMI accepted Why
the operatives should not strike against the
recent reduction Of wages there, which, it was
urged, was only enforced in order to SKILL the
strike In Preston, " by disabling them from coz
tributing to the support Of the operatives
there. In Darwen there ore 1S.665 looms, and
it has been agreed to ra,se an emigration fund
by Q levy Of Id. per loom per week, to raise |
f56 1ss. 3D., which will be sufficient, it is esti-
mated, to send five persons per week to |
America, 'giving them f10 each to start them |
across the Atlantic"
The present and projected drain Of the best |
from the manufacturing dis |
nicIs Of Lancashire is undoubtedly matter
that ought to receive the immediate considers
don OF the employers, who,. il it be not check |
cd, will certainly at some future time, perhaps |
not very far distant. be placed in sposition OF
great embarrassment.