The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-23
THE RIGHTS OF LABOR.
Proceedings OF the National Labor. Com
r ress.
THIRD DAY.


THIRD DAY.
At the third davis session Of the National La
Dor Congress at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, o
communication from the International Labor
Congress Of England, askir 6 this Congress TO
send a delegate TO the Swiss International Con-
vention was read. The communication was
referred to the President and Executive Com
mlttee for action.
Mr. Sheldon, of Missouri announced that he
had letter from Hun. +. P. FLAIR, Sr., ad-
dressed to MIR. Maguire, execu i've officer Of
this Congress for the State Of Kansas, touching
the money question. Objection was made, and
the letter was referred to the Committee on
Pla. form without being read.
During the discussion upon tho subject, MIR.
John Magulre, Of Missouri. said that General
B. F. Butler told him in Washington that the
workingmen's view OF the money question If
aeitated during the last Presidential election,
would have defeated the Republican party.
1--WE wouldn't let You discuss It," said Mr..
Butler. sWhen you attempted t., do 30 we
cried out 'Copperhead' and rebel and by this
means squelched YOU" he General Butler)
admitted 10 the speaker that the policy advo-
Gated by the last Labor Congress on this poiut
was the true one, and 1t would finally triumph.
Mr.. NJ. R. Walsh, OF New York Topographic
cal Union, NO. G. asked as matter ot privilege
to be allo Sed to read the following teleRraphic
dispatch which he had just received:
NEW YORK August 18 1869.
n. r. Walsh Delegate TO The National Labor
Congress, Philadelphia:
IF Miss Anthony ~ admitted you ara direct
ed to withdraw from the convention, inform
ing them that it is IN insult to Union No. 6.
to humbugs. WILLIAM ST1RK,
President Typographical Union, No. s.
MIR. Walsh said that, in accordance with the
directions embodied in this dispatch, he re-
spectfully asked to have his credentials re-
turned TO him.
Mot1ons permitting the delegation to with
draw and returning the tax paid by them ELI
cited an animated discussion. The result WAS
that Miss Anthony's credentials were rejected,
and she was excluded from seat in the con-
vention. The vote on expulsion stood 63 yeas
to 28 nays.
An address to the convention from the col
ored men of Marylsnd was read by Isaac Ny
With great applause. 1t asserted that the
white aboring men had nothing to fear from
the blacks, and urging closer union ot both
to resist the Entertainments of spectators.
The address stated:
+ "lhe colored men of this nation are entirely
opposed to the repudiatloh Of the national
debt. They 60 in for every honest dol
on the terms STIPULATED in the original agree
ment. ANY other course is more ruinous to
the laborer than to the capitalist. The perma-
nence. not only OF this administration, nor OF
any her, but of the government itself. de-
pends on the honest paving of its debts. A
dishonest government, like dishonest iudi-
vidusl, will be arrested, tried, convicted and
punished"
MR. BLl!as MONEY THEORY.
Tho latham or tho uop r RIoir dota6
''Slver Spring, Nd, August ID. warns the
workinemen that vast monied influence is
fast obtaining control OF the government, and
draining the resources of the people. Mr..
Blair says:
Monied men always have simple process
with necessitores, States, or individuals to get
possession Of all their resources. 1t ls bond
and mortgage when the estate Of an individual
10 to be transferred to an individual creditor.
When great body Of creditors combine and !
grasp the credit aud resources OF great ma.
S2 il aYt4a a th fhe eAs sssots national
treasury. banking powers are incorporated
giving them sway over the whole financial sys-
tenn aud credit Of the government.
By this process they get not only interest
on the whole amount Of bonds, far greater in
amount than they loaned the government, but
they get the power to tax the people by au in
definite amount Of loans and paper issues, and
30 increase the usury nd tbuuTa. The Ia
Senator Guthrie, OF Kentucky. distinguished
as the ablest Secretary OF the Treasury or our
times, assured me that our national banks,
receiving their regular dividends in specie on
the government bonds, then lending the nlne-
ty per cent. in notes, returned 10 them by the
treasury where they flo their bonds. with
loans on the government, and individual de-
posts. and profits on bills OF exchange, COM
fLro, owl ri
counts, paid in advance, cleared at least forty
per cent. on the amount of their capital. And
I know instances IN which the capital was
doubled the first year. This is the crushing
taxation that is running the country.
Mr.. Blair then reoounts the political CAM
saign against the monied power, fought by
President Jackson. resulting in the overthrow
of the United States Bank, and the perpeeua-
ton of Democratic institutions. Mr.. Blair
urges the immediate disessabishment of the
national banks. He adds:
This golden age of hard money can never re-
turn wllle stupendous national debt weighs
on the labor OF the country. preying on it hour
ly in the shape of taxation, and converting oil
the machinery of tho Treasury into paper
mint, to create issues for so-called Datlonal
banks, based by holders Of The national debt on
the government credit and deposits to lay a
new and still greater taxation on the people in
the shape OF loans.
FOURTH DAY.
The Congress resumed it's sessions on Thurs.
day afternoon.
The Committee on Organization made re-
port with amendments, but after the debate,
the matter was laid on the table and the COM
mittee discharged. The Committee on Female
Labor made report, which was adopted. 1t
was resolved that the Congress recommend
that all Trades Unions make immediate effort
to secure thorough organization Of female
labor, and demand the same pay for work
equally well done bv woman as that zone by
man that every avenue Of LABOR for which
woman is physically capacitated should be
freely opened to her on the same terms and
conditions as allowed to any class Of laboreis;;
We ask Tor woman equal opportunities and
rights in every field OF enterprise and labor.
Resolutions were adopted for the appoint.
.ment of Committee on Ways and Means, and
q standing committee. -
Resolutions denoupcing coolie labor, but de-
claring that voluntary Chinese emigrants
should be protected like other citizens, were
adopted. special committee On new politi-
cal party was adopted.
A lorg report in reference to the troubles in
the coal mining districts was read. The only
point IN 1t vas the suggestion that it is aques.
ton whether the government should not take
possession OF the coal mines Of the country,
paving the present owners fair valuation for
the same, aud run these mines as the gold