The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-04-24

sane, bu ne appears 70 De lAoorlbg unuer some
dread nat he i TO be punished for some wrong
done in church matters, and is in constant dread
Of arrest Eminent medical gentlemen have
been attending him for some time, and they
nave pronounced A. necessary to his recovery
and peace Of mind change Of Sbode, and his
friends are endeayOring 10 induce him to travel
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THE TRADEs-THE BmcELAYERsi TNoS, We
are pleased % say, j. ia good healthy eondi-
lion, Notwithstanding the efforts which have
been made and are now being made TO destroy
IFS usefiluess and also that a large majority Of
its members are AZ work The journeymeu
brcklsyers now ont o. employment-aEd there
are hundreds Of them-are nearly al strangers,
Who have been brought 70 our city, by false in
ducomeDts, inserted in our daily press only to
hnd themselves egregi ously sold. Now II these
perigIjnaiilg gentlemen had belonged to the
National Union of Bricklayers, they could not
possibly have been duped 10 the manner they
have; 90 they are now reapinF The just rewards
81 their own coHardice Or neglect
tbe National Union sill continues 10 pros
oraauiz sIions have oeea established since the
lst ~ April, VIZ one IL Brooklyn, one a Am
stertam, n. Y. one az Beaver Falls Pa one
a. Cleveland, Ohio; and aaolhsr at Birming-
ham. Pa. If the mem bers OF the craft no are
drawn " Chicago and The western cities by
false advertisements, we're members OF this
great institution, which is . young and yet so
powerful, they certainly voulo purs ne a differ
eut course. A word to he sc Is sufficient.
THs sEAHAs's UsIoN.-On Wednesday even
ing Ias. meeting q Tie sailors " Cbicsgo,
under the auspices Of the Seamens Protective
and Benevolent Society, Was held at the hall in
Lind's Block, corner 81 Randolph and Market
streets Tie attendance va very large, the
han being Iite,aIIy packed
Thomas Clancy president Of the union, tool
the chair. He said the assemblage was well
aware " tie object Of the meeting union
ID enc body 0t the scalasu Of the port, the Sc
curing Of fair wages, and the avoidance Of
trouble OF conflict with vessel owners
Mr. Fr0ede Heegard tEeL add rossed the
meeting. Re complimentel tie chairman FOR
mans rights He vas not a sailOr or ship
owner, be said, buJ having the interest of labor
az heart, he thosght seameu would be doing in
Justice % their families, as veil as to themselves
" .hey did not fearIesslg unite tor their own
interest and honor The lives Of sailors, i'm
pedlled In their profession, we're set. of
sguiust the capital which employed them, and
they had au equal interest with their employers.
II organized in the association, il being char
tered one, they would be protected, and if not
combined they would be powerless. The
ship owners had men present tonight, %
know whether the f'ilors would organize Or not.
u they did, their employers would respect them
and accsde TO their Just demands
The Chairman then introduced a. c. Cam
eron, Of tbe WoRnSGxAS's ADVOCATE in a few
andy and dattering remarks
Mr. Cameron began by asking those present
what could he ssy what argument could he
use what appeal could ne make that had not
been presented on similar occasions a thousanl
times before The question Of the evening vas
the old one of the oppression of labor By CAPT
tai This question had been at the base Of the
organization Of every trades and labor union il
the Old and the new worlds Trades unions are
more frequently misrepresented than any other
organizations. Selfpreservation is natures
Hrst law. The motto q Che Scotch volunteers
vas the best eAtaut; Defence, not defiance
They had been the great educators Of the work.
ing people ia Europe la Great Britain they
had elevated, by their teachings, nearly mil
lion Of that class, 70 The dignity Of the fran
elise lie held that every trades union was
laid in justice and defence. Although the prices
Of the neeesssries Of life had increased 50 fear
fllly during the var, not one vessel owner, not q
firm or corporation Of Chicago had ever volun-
tarily advanced the rate OF wages. IN every
instance where trades unions had been united,
che material, moral and intellectual resources
81 their members had improved to q high de-
gree. he urged the sesmen TO combine for Sc
curing sheir God given rights-Rot TO organize
for aggr0ssions upon capital They must not
trust 70 the msgnanimit y Of capital, but organ.
lie 70 resist Aggressions. He appealed to every
seaman present 10 come forward and sign the
constitution OF the union The men they had
70 eight we're the spectators and gamblers OF
the board Of trade. the drones 81 society.
What objection had they to raising wages
from the pittanee Of one dollar per day Those
societies, so far from encouraging strikes had
lessened them about thirty per cent In
nine casss out Of ten moderation, combined
With 6rmnesS, would gain the day for Justice.
He concluded With a stirring appeal to those
Who had been recreant to duty in the past to
now come forward, aud attach their names to
the uniou roll.
Mr. Clancy read the following preamble and
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