The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-05
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
THE PRINTERS
TIKI GOVERNMENT COMPOSITIONS SPEAK
ANOTHER ADDRESS TO NATIONAL UNION
NO REyOCATIoN OF THE CuARTER
The Case Of Douglass Reviewed
MPORTANT sUGG EsTIONs


IMPORTANT stsShsTioN"
Il would seem that the Douglass Typo
,,rnuhirnl discussion Ia not to cease with the
-, - a.. .,.,,,o,. 80 ,ho .,,u omo., ~
" 'ae WV wy o
the National Union, asking revocation OF
the charter Of Columbia Typographical
ITp,on No. 10, for the compositors at the
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"o'e'""o" P'"'"s ''''e' ""o w :" '"0
majority In the Union, contend that they
,eiU Nur be misrcpresontcd by the turbulent
uopc tbird.u with tbis determination nm
-
address mas oeen P'epareu' which, unue' ua'e
OF July ., 1862, and addressed 10 the presi-
dent Of the International typographical
IrnIo, ro,as ma toI,ovs,
'' 'N''' W.
THE ADDRESS.
oin minority o, wy rnen,oers oi Noiu'n
ph iSpogrnPhicnl onion' w. ~, u. y
meeting heia on saturuay, 'anc 20 huop'ou
m ADDRESS 10 % iorNaIuou W you us pa
dent al tine international iyPosrapnicai
mon; ~ WnIcn tney SCI , ,vr'n ceisa ',,,
A!lNEe" grievances, anu ASH INA. gou WI,
gNS SPECIFY rcheI lro,i tac alnicuiucs
"hlVn environ anu 'uo e'ns "h,un 'nrea'vn,
,Ss" "Yggh ms reroc"t'oH y =" e"a,'O, " No'
lol ana nc granting % " "sW ehdT''T oe "eees-
S"rh 10 40 no.
Tue proceedings o, ,no ueetihs oi ,nc
n'nVrHy, 'ogctner win tnG'r auuIcss, having
received cohsideraole Puollci'y, VIC, tne ma
JorHg oil said Union, deem u our uuty 70
caimIy ana Respectfully acquhnt you WIN
the jdcts, 10 the end that you may act uhuer-
ttandingIy and with view 10 'he oest III
terests Oh tine craft
FOR some time past an enmty mas pcen
manifested towards tue members oil our
Union employed at the Government printing
Office by those employed elsewhere, which,
on more than one occasion, has threatened
the disruption oil the Union. Thisanimosfy
arises III part, no DOUBT from polltical diner
cnces' Many OF those e'"nraced IN the MI
norlty nave elthcr taken IN active phr'
against the nation during The late rsbellion,
or strongly sympath,zla,'s, VI '"ose eng"geI
In endcaVnrms " ueet'S ou' eouhtIy nnu
its ihstltutlonsi "uic th' 'ueuioeIs conl
ing inc nnaJofl!i ue"r not IuIte az,
nearby sustained tne 'oveInnent IN us
struggle lot existence, u''ny Vi whom lin-
berlleu thelr nNcs aua ',ae saetlheeu th ',r
limbs IN It's deience' hh"her cause OF uil-
ference, cohsequen, ma ,T' AT rneasute upon
the above, ls' tnat very many OF inc en-
ployees oil the uo,ernm NJ printing ounce
nave oeen ura"h iron NlI,ous cties anu
towns OF the Nor.herh hnn western STATES,
taxing the places Oh tnose VINO Wcre rcarcu
IN washington anu Nic,h'ty. sul' hnothet
cause Oh uiscon'cn' may p' iouhu III tue ihc'
mat certain aihoitlous ueGnagogues, Oh tnc
Iuie-or-ruih oruer, haV,ng ioSt most Oh tneir
former prestge IN the ohlon, IN consequence
OF tne aoove,n st cnahges, arc strug-
gllhg 10 regain tne,r IeaorrsnlP ny desperate
measures hchcc thcy now ASK LOT tue re'o-
cation OF the charter OF Union that they
can no longer GOhttOl, anu Tue KflntlnR 10
tnem OF a new CHARTER tnat they may ouhd
uPa Union .ney eau son.rn.
Inc Present cause ol u,snnee'ioh, OF rathe'
INC excuse ny" ohe,eu ioi disturbance
arscs Holii .he nppn'"''on Vi eoiorc'
man ,or nethpersnlP'
sketcn ol Tue ulPo'h,nlen, VI Mr; Doug
lass 70 the u9ye,nlnent once, us applcatio'
20 ooluinDla onion LOT ihehlpersnip, ana th
Proeeedings OF INC many meetings OF IN
union - tnen sheu. ~ 'nis shctch
commended that granu rany OF those oppose
TO earn an honest livelihood on equal term
with white men was made at the May meet
ing. Inc ADDRESS thus continues
Before the time Tor our next regula'
meeting arrived, the National Typographical
Union assembled AZ Albany one OF tn
delegates from TINS Union, elected before thl
question came up or was ioreseen, acting i
"hJ ~
structlons from the Union-without tn
knowledge, advice, or consent OF Its member
shlp-introduced a resolution which wa
adopted by that body, censnring the Con
gresslonal PRINTER ior employing l.. II. Dong
lass, "dn dr0tTed rat, calling upon Columbi
Union TO reject his application, and pledginl
the support Oh the National Union In sucl
action
inns ACTON oil the National Union was un
lust; ABSURD anu unpatalIeiGu, as VIII DC seen
ny inc loLoM representations
i. Inc N"'''h"l Shioh hau no Jurisdictioi
OF tue matter, anu consequently It's actor
was exraJudiciaI ana not binding. Eacl
subordinate union is o. necessity the Judg'
Oh me luailheauohs OF applicants Tor mem
oersnip, SUBJECT 70 INC Iequlremcnts oil TN
constitution, anu inc NATIONAL Union car
ouiy interfere III case OF appeal IN TINS IN
stnce no Appeal hua pcen taken, no eonst'
tu.iohaI reIultehent Noiatea' anu sne eas
mo- l'''"'E ''ous"' '''o'' 'A' -'''"'
m, N.io,o, Ir,,o, hv Tia oo,io, n,
- -, ,'1a,,Ino ona I,oi3. ossn III i,
llu'lpoS W ~ nnu ra.,,t,, .e NJ,
". III tuu nnnu1 Vi .nI on -Nu,ii
NATIONS VI an,S o. s.d S eois.e
nilu uh w. I, anu 'Iio,V "n
aeVh III 'n' '"'e " '"e 'h'o" hau Doo
Possinie;
nm asyn ., ne 'n ~ was pa ~
upon the 'ilnp,e moeson VI guy ~. m'
Doug,ass mus niJ hoin smen n, "nh np,
Part'y.l ~ t,,l, i DJns piouuoeu oh e,'h "
Sl9e, anu mnn ,I SNns sno n.'uSeu VI VI
Irlehus any ho''ec UT olPo''uu''y Vi hcarih
or defence;
=; Inc uccisioh was contrary 20 uuth M
evidence, as Is clearly SHOWN oy tho report
Oh inc committee anu uocuheh's 'n our pos
session
D. inc aciloh oil the Nallonal Union wa
contrary 70 INV, cusao,n n.u usage III WI
or any other similar organization
We dehy most eihPhaucaiiy that MI
douglas Is az doo"e" ray, OF that the TERI
RAJ Is III any manner appiicaoic 10 ms case
inc NATIONAL Union dehneS rat 70 be on
who works Tor less than Union prices, ant
noihlng else constitutes raiting' NOT par
ticlo oI evidence mas YET Deeh ndduced u
sho" mat he ever worked an hour Tor les
than Union prices, or that ne ever k"oI'ng,l
worked IN an UNFAIR once, orthat the charg'
81 laItng was ever preferred against nun
""t.. "H,t me- applention was made 10 I'M
MOI, IN the contrary, the proprietor o
,HS ono. IN Mnlsh Mt' douglass worked J,
Den,vr, NV, umu ~ "ne ~, ennigea nc rat'cu
sJI,inos ,n'' Nv lH'u "''n nm,on price,,
WniInS ~ man ~. Tnsm ~ tu'' eice' nn'