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admitted since, he had no idea the men
would stand against him. I don't
think he ia the only one that has a
rather expensive awakeniN to the
contrary, and | hope they win profit by
it But 1 am DEPRESSING. After get
ting so far, they came down on US with
the months pay system, and we, fore
seeing. If we did not stop for this, we
should have to for something else. We.
like wise men stopped, and employed
our leisure time profitably. The rea-
son given US is to reduce the labor and
expense in. the clerking department
/ am happy to inform you, sir, that the
miners OLA Sale, Kentucky, Jones's,
and Kenosha, are united and have
sent delegates far and near. and al pre-
sent their is every prospect of forming
a State Union, and for the making Of
this Union we are largely indebted to
the masters they have made whip for
their own backs.
We are well and hearty. There have
been several meetings but they have
been chiefly for organizing, sending
delegates, and hearing the report Of the
same on their return. We talk nothing
about work any more than if work did
not belong to us the subject is drop
ped with the the tacit understanding,
that as soon as the masters are ready,
we are, and we can abide their time
contentedly. For my own part i can
sign mself contentedly, yours,
A Coal DIGGER.
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Of the Repub1scan Office are not alone
concerned in this movement. 1t is
labor against capital, liberty against
oppression. The great mass of the
people are with MS, for we are of
them, and "the greatest good Of the
greatest number" j.: the sentiment that
stirs MS. We know our rights, and
woe to him who stands to face US, for
the time is coming when like an ava
lanche We shall overwhelm him with
our mountain power. We are deter
mined that he who earns his bread in
the sweat of his brow shall enjoy the
same in the feeling that he is not q
slave-that God created him after his
own image, and sent him forth, NOT
without q soul to dare, nor an arm that
could strike bis oppressor.
o, Yrssdssl thos art not. - pes.s dream.
A mr. young girl. with nGht and delicate limb,
va VIA .1Sos Is: Roman n..ss! eTsvssd M. .Avs
49, % tie y Ii afs them. 0ee mailed hand
oresos a. b. I'd sheld and one the sword thy brow,
eloriausia besz.y thoash Z -, !. Scared
wisa token: e ola . w.rs ~ m''''' limbs
This much said in great haste, 1
must close my letter, so SIS to attend
another meeting Of the Union to-day,
for, let me tell you, the battle will be
ours, and before another week elapses
| hope to inform you that the Messrs.
Knapps have yielded, and that 7. B.
Richter and his followers have retired
from the scene forever. We are hold
ing daily sessions, and are wide
awake. Yours, in the cause,
ALERT.
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
MEADvILLE, April 20.


To the Editor Of the woRKMeHAS's Advocate.
Jefferson Lodge No. Ancient
Order of United Workmen" still -four
ishes. We are growing strong in num-
bers and action. We claim much, and
try to carry out the same. The Order
is spreading rapidly. 1t is popular
wherever it's object is made known
popular because it has many advan-
tages, unknown to other Orders organ
lied to protect labor.
The minds of the masses are at last
aroused out of that dull state of leth-
argy which has so long chained them
down as the willing slaves Of the avari-
cious few. They want to combine,
unite, and act in unison in this second
great war for freedom; they look about
themselves, finding here and there
combinations of classes. They find
the action of the toilers isolated.
They find want of unity, and trace this
result to its cause, the want of unity
at the fountain head. They know that
the interest Of all labor is identical
that an Eruption in one will disturb
more or less the equilibrium of the
other, and hence the necessity they see
Of united action at the root Of the
movement from whence flows the life
principle, the nourishing element of the
whole organization. Now, such an
organization they welcome, such COM
bination they find in the "Ancient
Order of United Workmen," few
of the advantages which l shall
enumerate.
Those wishing to know more, can
send for constitution to r. Grieres,
Secretary.
It includes all trades, from the low
est to the highest-that of the civil en-
gineer all those who fashion earth's
materials into useful products; hence
the farmer is included, an element in
society heretofore excluded from all
Or2AUlZdllOuo VI IuAS ubbuE0S dHu one
the most desirable in such stupendous
an undertaking as that Of reforming a
nation; his cool discriminating and
penetrating judgment, SO important in
social and political affairs, the founder
of this Order thinks to be of the great
est moment in strengthening our ranks.
1t has four degrees-which are sub
lime lessons, and true teachers on the
great question which now throb the
million hearts of toiling humanity in
our shops and field at home and
abroad. Also instructions in our duty
as brothers of one great family, with
God for our father, and love for our
bond of union.
We have a system Of insurance con-
nected with the Order, which 1 think,
without exception, is the best and
safest investment Of the kind, and Sc
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In General.

Owing to the mass of correspondence
on hand, and being DESTROYS as far as
possible of complying with the requests
of our friends, we omit a great portion
of our editorial.
We have received and will publish
in our next, a copy of the act incorpo-
rating the Moulders' International
Union.
We are pleased to learn that the
mechanics of California are raising a
purse for the President Of the National
Labor Union.
LAID OvER.-Several communica-
tons, also editorials on the "l5M Amend
mem" and "CHEAP LABOR"
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FROM ILLINOIS.
MURpHYsBoRo, April Is, 1870.

4hOh1 ACDVAsO1 - -
10 the Editor Of the woaKsoxAs's ADvOoArs.
We are still out on strike in this
place, and we can't tell when it viii
come to an end and indeed we need
not care, for the coal miners of other
places are giving us plenty to live on,
even should this strike continue for the
next twelve months. We are receiving
money nearly every week from old st.
Clair, and we also got some from Ken
lucky. We got from the Casey Mine 8
KY, sixty four dollars, an we received
from Union Shaft. Crittenten, Co., KY,
one hundred and fifty FIVE dollars and
fifty cents. We also visited Harmony,
Clay Co., Ind, and did all in our power
to get meeting but failed entirely ;
from what cause l could not learn.
They were afraid, l believe, to come to
meet us for fear their masters would
discharge them, and in my opinion it
would be Gods blessing for any man
to get away so easy, for they are GER
tainly in the worst kind of bondage
but we are very thankful for what we
have received, and tender our heart
felt thanks to those men that have given
us their money in our time Of trouble.
But Mr.. Editor things are changing
On Saturday 10th, one of the officers of
this company notified all the miners
that occupy the company's houses to
leave them in ten days. / suppose the
bosses thought this would scare the
men, so that they would 60 to work on
their own terms, but in my opinion it
will bring the men closer together.
Their bonds will be frmer than ever,
and we thank God that they don't own
all the houses in America. 1t is some
thing new for the men in Murphysboro
to lay any claim to their rights, and it
is very hard for any monarch who has
swayed the scepter of tyranny, to give
up the hold he has so long held.
The men in this place, however, have
had the scales knocked off their eyes,
and now they can see the way they
have been treated by the bosses in
this place, and they are determined not
to submit to such treatment any longer,
and the men say that they will leave
the houses peaceably, for we do not
intend to break the law, but uphold it
Our intention is to try by our ballot
to put men in Office that will respect
the poor white as much as a good many
of those now in Office respect the black
man, for they are cared for, and we are
not. We had a District Convention
in Murphysboro and formed District
Board. Now we have called for a
State Convention to form State
Board, and then I hope the entire
State will 60 strong for Consolida-
ton with the Labor Reform Party.
A MINER.
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and boldly forth from lis hidden place
in everybody's breast. A kind Of CO.
operative restaurant might aptly be
added. These coffee-rooms, where
people can have a cup q coffee and
bread and butter for few pence, have
done wonders in England and Scotland;
and Taste summer when in London, we
had the privilege, under the guidance
of the Rev. H. Solly, of examining the
workings of q club and coffee room
which had recently been established,
and which promised to be productive Of
incalcuable good.
But the great aim to be kept in view
is the social and mental elevation Of the
workingmen, and the reconstruction of
society on a higher plane dependent
thereon. The advantages of this en-
terprise are SO patent, that nobody
possibly could overlook them. Still we
know that most benifcent enterprises
are sometimes not sufficiently sustained
because the very simplicity of the
means to the end is not appreciated.
People would rather spend $40 at ball,
whose net result, besides is headache
and stomachial misery, than o. for
a genial, social, and mental entertain
ment, to be had ten times for that
amount. Reforms never are easy.
They must be brought forth and carried
through by the masses to be fruitful.
You cannot force liberty on q people
nor make them present of mental cul-
ture. "WhO would be free. themselves
must strike the blow" The aid Of all
is welcome and becoming, as all are
interested. Still our mechanics, most
of all interested, owe it to themselves
and the world, 10 shine out conspic-
uousIy on the list of the founders of the
Mechanics Institute of America.
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had the pleasure Of thanking Mr.. Scam
mon while in London, on behalf Of his
parents; for the kindness shown to their
son. When you return please give him
my respects, aad tell him we shall be
glad to again welcome him, should he
visit England" Upon an interchange
of cards we find our companion to be
the Rev. DIR. Bayliss, one of the most
eminent Unitarian ministers in l. ondon,
and as we have not complied with his
request and our promise, we trust that
both gentlemen referred to. will accept
this as the ans,sds honorable.
A discourse on the Alabama claims,
free trade, and American ladies follow
ed, in which the representative from
Bradford joins. His daughter a young
lady scarcely out Of her teens, does
not seem to appreciate the statement,
that American women can make good
wives. They are very well in their
way when dressed up as dolls, but I
don't think / should 60 to America to
seek wife, from what l have seen of
them," chimes the papa, which pro-
found suggestion ELECTS litter of salts
faction from the pert Miss by his side,
As little credit can be gained in such
an encounter the subject is dropped by
mutual consent, and ere we are aware
of the fact, the train is whiried into the
Rouen station, where we are greeted by
our welcomed friend the interpreter,
Mr.. Danolds, to whose kindness were
are indebted on our trip to Paris for
the company of a couple of English old
maids!
$3.50 finds us in the omnibus ut
Dieppe, bound for the wharf where the
Newhaven boat is in waiting. Half an
hour later we are off, and the first
lurch she makes outside the pier, sets
the stewards to work picking up the
fragments. The ladies are slowed
away like herrings in a barrel. The
French coast gradually recedes from
view. A few acquintances are picked
up,one gentleman from Pittsburgh, Pa,
another friend with whom we made the
memorable midnight tramp at Lausanne,
vainly looking for accommodations,
who. informs us he had to lie on table
and was very glad of the chance. After
dancing about for six weary hours in
nasty chopping sea, the Newhaven
light house is seen, but as the signal
denotes caution" we are compelled to
beat alb, ut for an hour, waiting for the
tide. At Newhaven the custom house
officers are in waiting; being only
carpet Dagger" however, we are al
lowed to pass without detention. 1900
o'clock finds us at 1l3 Stamford street,
London, snugly ensconced under the
hospitable roof of our friend, II. APP
legarth, whose company we have en-
ioyed during our brief continental
soiourn.
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Written for the ADvocATH.
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

(CONCLUDED)

(coNcLUDLD)
The Democratic leaders, if we I'M
derstand their position correctly, have
advocated the issuing of a sufficient
amount of legal tender notes to pay off
these 500 bonds that are payable in
greenbacks, without providing any
means Of finally redeeming these legal
tender notes. Our present legal tender
notes are promises to pay. and when
ever our government returns to specie
payment, these notes will be redeemable
in gold. And so it will be with any
future issue of government notes. The
only difference between the legal ten
der notes and the bonded debt IL, that
one is a non-interest bearing debt, and
the other an interest bearing. This
plan, then, is Objectionable, inasmuch
as it would expand the currency to a
far greater extent than is demanded by
the necessities of the people, and more
over, it is not final payment Of the
uCOb lIcCIAs OuI as VIC arc nOI VI budt
large class that are disposed to find
fault with every proposition advanced
without ourselves advancing any rem
edy, we shall now endeavor to advance
financial proposition that will meet
our necessities as a people.
President Grant says in his annual
message, that cit is the duty, and one
of the highest duties of government,
to secure 10 its citizens a medium of
exchange OF fixed, unvarying value"
How to do this is now the great ques-
ton before us. We require circula-
ting medium of about $50 per capita in
specie. With a population Of 100000
600, we therefore require, at present,
$500, OOO, 900 in specie, or some accept
able substitute. That substitute is
paper. Paper IS going to continue 10 be
The medium Of exchange IN Jbis eos0tyy, and
the only question we are called upon to
decide is, which of the two systems,
the legal tender, or the national bank
ing system, are going to continue
With some Improvement in our legal
tender system, it will fully meet all the
requirements Of a perfect financial
system.
Let us now consider the objections
that have been raised against our pres
ent legal tender notes. These object
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FROM ILLINOIS.

LA SALE, April Is, 1870.
TO the Editor or the WoRErHaNAE's ADVOCATE.
Go where you will in this neighbor-
hood, the cry is " the miners are on a
strike" But sir, for the benefit of the
misinformed, / would say the miners
do not consider it strike, at least not
among themselves. We consider the
striking shoe fits on the other foot this
time, and the trouble is between the
masters not the men.
WELL" say some one, "what are
you standing idle for p
MY very dear friends it is because
we are not allowed to work. | will
tell you, a certain little Il speak as to
size of body fnancier up in that won
derful city Chicago, wishes to buy
ND a certain amount of stock held by
a member of the company owning La
Sale shaft, and he wants it cheap,
he don't want to pay a fair price for
said stock, and the question is how
shall 1 do it? The only feasible plan
he can think on is to stop the work.
But the next thought is if | stop my
work, there is another big financier
living in that same city and owning a
shaft on the other side of the Illinois
river, who will gobble up his sales,
and that by any means and every
means has to be prevented. So
the little fellow, meets the big fellow,
and throws out very tempting bait to
him, to pay the miners once a month
instead of every two weeks and he,
like big sturgeon have seen in the
Illinois river, gulphs it down without
perceiving the hook. Then they both
90 up to little Kenosha and draws him
into the muddle; poor Kenosha | pity
him, for if he has to keep idle very
long he will not have a room to work
in his shaft, they will all be in and it
don't but serve him right, for he had no
business joining them but as he has
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IAR0R TTRMg

THE Erie laborers have again struck
for an increase of wages from 1925 to
$3.50 per day.
THE "Typos" of Albany have ap-
propriated 800 to aid the Cincinnati
Printers, now on strike.
MoULDERs Unions have recently
been organized at Port Deposit, Md,
and Grand Rapids, Mich.
THE Moulders' International Union
convenes on the 9th Of July, in the
city of Philadelphia.
The Painters Union, of Louisville,
including all depsr 5ments of the trade,
is now fully organized under very fav-
orable auspices.
The manufacturers of New England
are bitterly opposed to the adoption of
the 1O-hour system in the factories. So
is the devil to the spread of the Cos
pei.
The strike of the New York Cigar
makers continues, with every prospect Of
success, in spite Of the John Chinaman
bugbear. Even the scabs are forming a
union.
THREE Swedes employed on the
Delaware, Lackawana and Western
Railroad extension at Montville, N. J.,
have been sent to jail for melting a riot
among the laborers.
TIE stonecutters of Newark, N. j.,
who have been on a strike, have
agreed. to compromise on $3.50 per
day of 10 hours work, except Satur-
day, on which they work but 0 hours.
The stone-masons of New York
have amended their bylaws, making it
penalty with $50 fine for a member
taking a sub-contract, $25 fine for
going in on strike, and $50 for work
ing under Society wages.
THE journeymen carpenters and
joiners of Boston, Mass, held a mass
meeting on Thursday evening, April
IA, which was very largely attended.
Addresses were delivered by Charles
Mclean, A. @. Macready, and others.
The Boston Carpenters Union now
numbers over 900 members.
THE Albany Workingmen's candi-
dates received the following votes at
the Charter Election on Tuesday last {:
Mayor-Fa;r, $40; Alderman at Large
-Craw, 3ls; 318; Stanton, 279; Nc
Williams, S5l; Police Justice-Me-
sick, 80 b; Justice of the Justices Court
-Clute, 1872; Public Instruction
Coleman, 231 Mulligan. PIT.
THE Moulders' Union Of Toronto,
Ontario, desires to inform the organi-
cation that it is their earnest wish that
moulders stay away from that city, or
at least not to hire with or work for
Jos. Beard, he having done all that
was in his power to break up that
Union.
THE INTERNATIONAL TYPoGRAPHI-
CAL UNIoN.-The next annual meeting
of the International Typographical
Union viii be held at Cincinnati on
the first Monday Of June. A new con-
stitution having been adopted at the
last session, an opportunity will be
presented for the delegates from
the different sections Of the
country to compare notes in regard
to its practical operation. Several
matters of deferred business will come
up for consideration, and new PROPOSE
tons of Importance to the craft will no
doubt be presented.
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THE BRICKLAYERs.
PHILADELPHIA, April Ii

PHILADELPHIA, April Is.
To the Editor OF the wosKneEAE's ADVOCATE.
l take this opportunity to inform you
that Union No. of Operative Brick
layers Of Philadelphia have elected the
following officers to serve for the term
commencing April /, 1870:
President-William L. johnson.
ce-President-Jos. E. Hackney.
Recording and Financial ISecTstGyy-
Theo. Yardley.
Assistdnt SecretGyy-Samuel Burns.
Treas~rer-Elisha Jones.
Sergeant-0t-A yms-Edward Phelan.
TIustees-H. X. Bray, @. H. Carson,
and Abraham Lloyd.
Yours, in the cause,
THEo. YARDLEY, Sec'y.