The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-04-09

But Mr.. Cameron. I am happy to say
that we have friends and brethren that
can sympathize with us, and assist us
In the hour Of trouble, with heart and
hand.
Two of our number visited District
No. I, of the American Miners Asso-
citation in st. Clair county lately,
and returned with light hearts and q
handsome wallet to our relief, contain
ing t722, after paying their expenses.
and promise for more soon to follow
them. The subscriptions Of the differ
emit lodges in our behalf were az fol-
lows: Bellville Lodge No. /, 800 /;
Reab Station Lodge, No. 8, 500 /;
Caseyville Lodge No. 4, $500; Pitts
burg Lodge No, SO, tleO; Alma
Lodge No. Q, sos; O'Fallon, (this
lodge I did not get the number of,
s77,50; from Lodge No. 2, District
No. Q, St. Johns, t55,25; Duquoin
City, t25; and a promise Of hand
some sum from the miners of Duquoin
as soon as possible. We have also re-
ceived several small sums from differ
emit gentlemen that has q feeling for
our cause, and besides we have received
several invitations from different places
urging us to send delegates there to
visit them, and that they viii do all i'm
their power tor our assistance. In fact
everybody is willing to help M, and
that shows to me that i'm their views,
our cause is just Therefore we have
no cause to be afraid to be i'm need N
long as our friends are willing TO cup
port rs, which gives rs hope that we
will gain our point.
It was resolved with unanimous vote,
that the said money would be laid Out
in provisions, the provisions to BE-
divided among all the members of thii
lodge, that may apply, lodge No. l.
District No. 81 and that no money
would be given to any person whatever
except for medical purposes. Some
have applied for money to defray theil
expenses from here to any place they
could get employment Of course the
above resolution would not permit that
consequently those men were unsatis
fed, and are going away with threatl
to report the lodge wherever they
might 60, az dealing unfair with them
But / cannot see it in that light, NJ
long as assistance was provided 70
them az well rs others, if they woult
stay and get their share. IL. il true
that every man is at liberty to seel
employment wherever he may %,
proper in the country, but on the othe
hand do not think it is right for IN,
miner that has any respect and q wisl
Of success for the American Miners
Association, to leave here ut presen
i with the exceptions of some particula
business or circumstance until tn
strike is over, as long as our friend
and fellow miners are willing to main
tain us, for if two-thirds Of our numbel
will leave here, or even one-half, new
set of men will DO put in their places
and the few union men that would b.
left would have to seek employmen
elsewhere, and our present lodge woult
be out of existence, with one lodge len
In the association. Therefore let ever
union man stand at his post unit
the victory il won.
We, the miners of Murphysboro, an
by this time acquainted with some Of
the benefits Of union which in, TO us
invaluable and l hope the day is no
far off when every miner in the United
States, will be a member Of the Amer
lean Miners Association.
We now, through the Advocate
return our kind thanks 70 oil Of thos
friends who have had q hand in on
support. Yours, b. II.