The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-17

man is asked 10 walk any distance to his
work, that walking forms part of tho days
labor; but in many cases every person who
is employed OH any job that is ut distance
from the headquarters of the master, mus,
bc allowed walking time, mieihe,' hc royttr,,,
il or not
We now turn TO the procedure by which
tac English Unions enforce submission Ia
the Laws already described, or punish those
who infringe them. Tho penal code is ono
Of great severity, and includes IL series OF
penalties TO bc levied OH property or person,
ranging from small pccuninry fine to the
ie Plus ultra Of boully violence. The en-
ploycr is punished by fine; by II strike SO
timed as to cause him serious or ruinous
loss; by malicious injuries 10 his munufnc-
turcd materials or stock; by "shelyins" his
works, that is placing them under ban in
terdcting all Unonists from working there,
and keeping off non- -Unionists by ''picquct-
"ting;" and lastly, by personal violence.
Upon the recusant workmen tho arm of tho
Union Falls even more heavily. Default in
paying contributions OF fines is visited with
''rattening." The tools or other materials
OF the workman are taken from him and
held pledged until the society is nppcascd
and paid. II he continues refractory, re-
course is had TO acts of outrage. Here is
an abstract OF n few OF tho cases reported
by tho Commissioners:
!. james Iinlcy, q sawgrindcr, who kept
apprentices contrary to the rules Of the Union.
He was shot with an air gun and wounded by
Samuel Crookes. Aftevward can OF pow
der was thrown into his room, but hurt no
one. Five or six weeks Inter he was shot
again and mortully wounded. The Iucn who
fired he shot were hired 10 do 1t by the sccrc-
tary OF The Union.
2. Christopher Rotterdam employed men
who refused to pay to the Union. His boiler
was blown mp, II can OF gunpowder was
thrown into the house, which was badly dam
aged. two gallon bottle filled with powder,
with fuse attached, was then pat in his ware
house adjoining the rooms occupied by his mo
thcr, SONS and daughter The fuse became
eNtinguished before IL reached the fire.
3. tieore Watridge, n non-Unon man, en-
pioycd by Rothcrllam, slept in ~ garnet with
u lodScr named bridget O'Rourkc. In the
night can OF gunpowdcr WINS thrown into
Mrs. ORomrkc's room. Mrs Walrdgc ran
down aud seized the parcel, which exploded
In her hands, setting hire To her night dress
and severely injurIng her. Mrs. O'ROarkc was
burned TO death.
8. Robert RcnSlaw confessed that he was
hired by the Union for &c to throw the can OF
powder into tho house.
Such outragcs rs these can never bc pcrpc-
trated in the United States, but it is ncccs-
sary TO show what harm unbridlcd Trades
Umonism has done in or,icr to make cvi-
dent what good il MAY properly AMI reason
ably accomplish. Having now briefly re-
viewed the organization, principles and
practical workings Of the unions, We shall!
proceed TO consider in what light these asso-
ciat0ns ought TO bc viewed in relation to
The laws OF political economy, il being crro-
neonsly assumed by one class Of writer's that
combinations Of workmen which restrict,
undrc certain scf-imposrd conditions, the
sale of their labor, must needs be ut variance
with the fundamental nyioms Of political
economy, as being opposed 10 Free Trade.