The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-08-21

be conceived the plan of extend
inc it's operations to the southern States,
where he believed rich field presented
itself for the dissemination Of those hnan-
cial views, with which the Labor Union is
particularly identified. On the 9th Of Feb,
1867. in company with Richard Trevellick,
he started from Wilmington, Del, on tour
which extended to the 81 of May, during
which time he visited the principal cities Of
the South, and recognized several Of the
Unions which had been destroyed BY the &C.
mon of war. lie also conversed with sever
al of the leading southern statesmen, and
secured their earnest cooperation in the
cause to which his energies were devoted.
Although his visit was a failure in finan-
cial point of view, he regarded it with pecu-
liar satisfaction, believing that the seed
sown would ultimately produce q fruitful
harvest.
As writer, Mr.. Sylvis was forcible and
loeical.-some of the ablest articles which
having ever appeared on the labor question,
have been the productions OF his pen. On
the LIST Of April, 1865, one Of the pet pro-
ircts of his life-the first number Of the
iron Molders' International Journal made
it's appearance, publication which he sub
sequently informed US afforded more real
qualification than any other enterprise in
which he had ever embarked. For some rea-
son, never satisfactorily explained or under
stood, its publication was ordered TO be dis
continued at the Toronto convention, loss
which be felt to the day of bis death.
On the LIST Of December, 1868, be became
oint proprietor and editor Of the WORKING
MANS ADVOCATE, to whose columns be con-
tributed I'D to q few weeks previous to bis
death. His articles on the financial plank
Of the National Labor Union, extending
through several months, and in which be
took an especial pride, were among the
ablest productions Of Lis life and were ex-
tebsively copied by the labor press. Logic
al. simple and unanswerable they filed 9
want long experienced, viz "a popular ex-
position of what bad heretofore been regard
ed as a very obstrusive question the scienct
Of money, copy Of which We hope err
long to place il the hands Of every work
ingman. His letter to Attorney Genera
Hoa-, which likewise appeared in our COL
umns, and which that worthy feebly at
tempted to answer, Hes also o masterpiece
worthy OF the man and there are those Wit
can bear us out in the assertion that it wa
owing to his unanswerable logic, more thar
to any other cause, that the well known or
der of the President relating to the enforce
ment Of the eight-hour law. was Issued.
Mr.. Sylvis was twice married. His 6rs
wife, whom be had four children, nos
aged respectively, l6, IA, IL and years o
age, died in Sept. 1865. 10 the fall of 1866
he was united to Miss Flort nee Wilson, o
Hollidaysburgb, Pa. BY whom he had on
child.
Such was the career of VIM. Ii. Sylvis,
man who was noble, generous and true
who looking to and trusting to God for bel
devoted his whole soul and body to th
one great cause of humanity, in season ant
out Of season, early and late, striving il
, every thought, word and deed to the labor
r ing MASSES, that they might see and kno,
that theirs was the Government and their
the strength to break the power Of part
and to stand up firmly in the right which
: their guarantee.
t AS appropriate to the foregoing, and b
0 particular request, we re-publish the follow
0 ing account Of