The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-09-11

Bat the other day q pregnant hint wss
.iven By th. Cbsnesllor OF the Exchequer |
u Eaeland. Mr.. Lowe, in his reply TO Par
iameneaSy repFepsnsative Of tne Bank or
s6gland, who eooplaaned that bis report on
be Gnsnees vas mot aecoumodaeed to the
Interests ~ tbst ipstItuticn and she business
men depeodeot % is.
M. Love told him In eject, that 1t was
rot the duty Of the Government to take care
Il the bank and Ice dependants, bat OF the
govwnmns snd the people and aided,
that the Government might
bank for itself. II it had done 20 from the
battle Of Waterloo to this time, and put the
profits into EnsIan's real hank, its treasury,
instead Of iuso ina. ofshe Bank Of Englsnd's
she would owe no debt, and
Ghs millions ofpaupers and hand mouth
IabOrers that hesatombs to the grandeur of
the cbligarchv and millionsriss Of that coun
try might have bad some share in that pros
perity now mo6opolixed by the latter.
NJ. Lowe asd bis co-workers for reform
in England would find the disestablish-
ment and disendowment Of the BaHk OF
England far more efectual reform for that
country than the late measure with regard
to the Irish Church
And it would be still create reform for
rs to Establish our national banks and re-
sumo TOR she people the control OF the hnan-
cea Of the Government. | am, sir,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
f. P. BLAIR.
ISAAC HYsR's (coLoRKD ADDRESS.
Mr.. Isase Myers IcOlored); Of Maryland,
then made the following address, which Was
mach applagdsd:
&MfxxsfDgyr ND GENTLEMEN 10 would
be an act Of great injustice to your Godlike
charity should | allow the deliberations OF
Of this conyeation to close without retaining
yOu the thanks OF four millions of nay race
for your unanimous recognition OF their
right to representation in this convention.
We sympathize with you in the loss OF your
great leader and champion-the immortal
william II. xSylvis. God, in His wisdom,
has called hiG1fo that bourne from which no
traveller rsturneth, and our pra ers shall
ever be that his immortal spirit shall hover
around the Throne, and battle its wings in
the morning dews Of Heaven.
He labOred necessarily for YOU and your
posterity. No distance was too far for him
to travel NO hours OF. labor were too long
for him to work. Whilst he advocated eight
hours for you for work, eight hours for rest,
and eight hours for study, he gave all his
hours in laboring to bring about that gIori.
ous result. His heart, soul, mind, and
strength were absorbed in this labor OF love,
and to-day, by one stroke Of the unerrlng
pen Of President .. S. Grant, you are enjoy
ing the first fruits Of victory. With his
faults in the head and bis virtues In the
granite, gentlemen, silent but powerful and
far reaching 10 the revelation insnRurated
by your act in taking the cOlored iaborer BY
the hand and telling him that bis interest is
common with yours, and that he should
have an equal chance In the race of life.
These declarations Of yours are ominous,
and will not only be felt throughout The
length and breadth Of this great Republic,
bat will become another great problem in
Americanpoisics for the kings aud dynas-
ties Of Europe to solve. Il is American.
And it il only Americans that can work
up and work out such revolutions in day.
God grant that it may be as lasting as the
eternal bills. speak to-day for the colofed
men Of the whole country, from the Lakes to
the Gulf, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
from every hilltop, valley, and plain
throughout our vast domain.
Need tell you that all they ask for them
selves 10 fair chance that you shall be no
worse Of by giving them that. chance that
you and they shall dwell IN peace and har-
mony together, and that you and they may
make oae steady and strong pull until the
lab0ring men OF this country shall receive
such pay for time made as will secure them
q comfortable living for. their families, edu
cate thsir children, and leave dollar for q
rainy dss and old sPes Slavery or slave
Ia Dor, The main cause OF the degradation Of
white hber, 10 no more. Add it is tue proud
boast Of NV life that the slave himself had
q large share Of the work Of striking of the
one end Of the letters that bound them by
the ansle, and the other end that bound you
BY tie neck.
T1xv6fHhiDg to fear from the cOlored labor
ing den. We desire to see labor elevated
and made respectable. We desire to have
the highest rate Of wages that our labor l.
worth. We desire to have the hours OF la
Dor regulated, as we'll to the interest OF the
laboref as to the capitalist. And you, gen
tlemen, can rely opon the support OF the
colored laborers Of this country in bringing
about this result II they have not strictly
observed these principles IN the past il was
because the doors OF the workshops OF thr
North, East, and West were firmly bolted
sgainss them, and 1t vas written over the
door, "No negro admitted here" Tnus
barred out, thus warned of. his only hope
vas 70 put his labor in the market, to be
controlled BY selfish and unscrupulcus spe-
culasors, who wiil dare to do any deed to ad-
vance their own ends.
Mn President and gentlemen, American
citizenship with the black man is o COM
plete, failure If he is prescribed from the
workshops Of this country-if any man can
not employ whom he choose, and cannot
work, for any man be will. IL American
c.Giz ensbip means anything ct all, it means
the freedom OF labor, as broad and universal
40 the freedom OF the ballot. 4 cannot tell
bow far your action 10 admitingi cclored de
legates on this floor is going"to influence the
minor organisations throug bout the country
Shall they still prescribe the colored Ia
borer ? or will they feel bound TO follow
your noble example Of yesterday Are the
questions being asked to day BY the colored
men Of the country, only to be answered BY
the white men Of the country.
We mean in all Sincerity hearty-co-
operation. You cannot doubt US. Where
we have had the chance we have always de-
monstrated it. We carry no prejudIces. We
are always willing to forget the wrongs Of
Yesterday, and let the dead past bury its
DEAD An instance of this may be found
in my own native Maryland. After we had
been driven from shpyard to ship-yard,
until at last We were kicked completely cut
upon the cold charities Of the world, we
formed q cooperative union, got it incorpor-
sted, raised $40, 900, bought a ship-yard,
gave employment to all of our men, and
spsy them outside Of their wages fifty PER
cent. or their investment. And is that all
Mol We give employment to a large nun.
Der II your race, without regard .to their
Pasiicsl creed, and the very men who
sought u 90 US irjnry. So, you see, gen
tlemen, we have no prejudice. We have
issued a call for q National Labor Conven-
ton 70 meet in the city Of Washington on
the first Monday in December next. Dele
gates will be admitted without regard to
cclor, and hope you will be well repre-