, 1869-06-25
The Strike Of the eEscunsSIvnnin Coul
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Frt'~ ns Philadelphia ledger. June 81.
IheIc Is goed deal Of rnisagprehenaion On this
poyllan OF the coa! operators In tho sehnyikl1 re-
gan, ard Bone Of thels Agents IN this city. II Is
o5 essson ha tss ,s =
the price Of coat 1nis Is uue d. 6 part Of the
soi5 Of 1s a e. ss3ae essn sa g
the movement 1som the beginning, aud both they
and aad tnsI % men a1e nov, ana alwoJs haye
but they aFe oYesnxed and: prevented b.
a po~al1ui secret Organization. The operating
fDlnets and iaboreta are also divided In sentiment
proportion Of these nave been ali Tho time w11lng
70 VOL, bnt Are prevented By the sA1na orgsutxa-
tton. ln addition 10 these elements Of disturb
n1ee In the coal region, there H. An organized
band Of outlaws knowa a1 "Backshots," j" Who do
not belong 10 the union Of miners n1d other op-
y r. "a .set 1t se ~
Ing, rubbing, murde1tng and conmitttng al Ends.
81 aaSe fss enaS Ths1 f.
are belleyed to oe composed Of worthless cnAfac-
ters Nho haye been discharged from various cox
hands" This br!el statement will give = general
idea q the underlytng cansea of the e1isnns d.3:
Guilty lE the coal regions
pla1n tue lslaentable condition OF acatrs Ia aoua
PATS q. the coal regton- 1t Will be remembered
sha that ~ seoIt week ax asEs VA tslssraee9 e
III the empkymeut OF the Buck Mountain Com
PAM, FIa surrounded ID htA- todgings by mob,
hare before us private letter from the scene of
the outrage; Which shows It to. h2re been n un.
provoked and brutal a riot as aver was petpe-
dFo men. straugera TO The ne1ghborhood. Who
surrounded fhe honse tn the night bes. down the
doosS TOOK possession Of two friends Of Hender-
brrasta Ok to prevent Henderson trom nflae on m
us aesaliants, anu then beat Henderson With blud
Rsous cat him viii ,he!. kn!res snd lanpel his
almost Mefess bod; Until 1t lost nil resemblance
70 humanity. and Ill this In the presence Of Hen
aeEsou.s whe- This Mars eols supposed offence
and nad, ia lie c1erc,se Of Lis dutT. dtscsaxxed
Number Of worthless hands, and the brutal and
uurderons attack upon hlna vas SOLELY matter or
cIted Is IN eSaup:e 10 EtoH the condition -oI ci-
IatIs in the tnirtng regions for we hare well
anlnenaGatsd aSso1aas o. o1aes y re sanaar sa
nufdeI the eInployet ana snployet alike, wfsn-
ever either do ANYTHING conuztE 10 the will OF tho
To such aa e1teat i this tesror1sn car.tel tot
which the foregoing are types, that co5Erkses
where tne employers ana mloess haze settled nPon
going to Hoff, aud canuo. proceed mill tt&5 have
Organized and armed prose I've force fox xhe de-
company Ia the Lchi2h region. in dsfAnlt Of the
protection :hai aaouil be extended by the Law and
b5 the StAte aud local authorities have sant up
large quantities. of srzns and AnMun!u1c. ani haze
organized, at their pwn eIpense, nuC.rrot1t po-
lice forte for the defence OF tneiF rso1er1S and
their Workmeu. It Is marvellous that. ID counties
where 80 m1ch depends on order and the stesdy
and sr;;utar rul OF industry, such = condition
Of srA'ra should be Permitted. 10 exist.
The Lhi2h iron rrgton 70 one o.: tho greatest
seats Of IRON manufacture On Tits cGnlnent hut 1t
Is dependent Oh the coilEeries for Is regular and
tnmeteat supply Of coai. Ettaout which II cannot
continue its operattons Why Il Il d4At the county
authorities there tall to give protection to the ope-
icy az - poEeiiezs, noS i thai lie s:sts Ezee-
uuye doe8 not e1ctc4A, the authority vested IN
htm for last Fuch er1e1genc1es. Now thAt 1t b,
NOT IN any Plot to raise the p:ce ot coal and that
large numbers Of the u2tner9 10 h1d been FORCED
into the suspension of work are FeAdy and Wiling
10 resuMe, II Is tnc1:ahe1t on both tne local and
Sta3s authorities 10 sec 10 Is That no sySteA4cf
Aterrns!sn stall pEesect INDUSTRIOUS willing gand
p{uefiy uen fEp.1 doing their work.