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expense, let three or four club together,
and select the best man they can find,
irrespective of calilag. By this meas
very large delegssso{ can be secured.
especially from iaasf cosstry townh
whose pechanics re &ually inaerested
with their brethren id the larger citiss,
in the spread and success Of the labor
movement. In-fact, these delegates are
OF, all men the class we desire to see
represented, because it is much more
easily to awaken IN interest and secure
practical results in our smaller towns
ind villages, than in the overcrowded
cities Of the East or West, where the
opportunities for issipation and friv-
ilous amusement are 90 numerous.
Another important element, which
we hope 10 have the pleasure Of vel
coming, Us the agricultural, as we
feel satisfied that it's aid and co.
operation is essential to success. Dur
ing the past year we have been placed
in direct communication with hundred,
of the most influential farmers Of the
west, men whom we feel assured express
the sentiments Of vast majority Of
their class, and the statement from one
and all is, 1--WE are with you heart aud
hand; can't we cooperate % Yes
friends you cna cooperate, and tn
best Gay TO do IL, 10 to consult with ri
at Cincinnati. The end approaches
the end Of . reign of .infamy-and th'
sursst means Of Fastening it, ,is =
ssoure Che aid Of every lover Of righ
and hater Of expressions
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When four years ago we commence

When four years ago we commenced
urging through our columns this i'm
portant reform, we little thought tha
we should so soon have an opportunity
of casting our vote for it at the polls, n
we expect TO do on the second day o.
July, 1870, by voting For the "eW Con
stitutiOn Of MinOss, and for the separate
proposition in favor of Minority Repre-
sent0fiO1, which will be submitted ut
the same time. In the body of the
new Constitution the principle IA
applied to the election Of all di
rectors Of corporations, enabling small
stockholders 20 be represented in the
Board Of Directors in proportion to
their interest in the capital stock. This
provision clears away one Of the most
serious obstacles to the success Of Co
operative cOmpsnies, in which, under
the old system Of electing Directors,
those holding one more than half the
shares could elect alI the directors and
control all the Offices. leaving nearly
half the stockholders entirely unrspre-
scented. Under the new Minority Rep
resenta,ion rule, If there is . company
with one hundred thousand dollars cap
ital stock, and there ar" ten Directors
to be elected, any person, or any num-
Der of persons owning ten thousand
dollars Of the stock, that is one-tenth,
can certainly elect one Of the ten Di-
rectors, and il such person. or persons,
own two-tenths of the stock, they can
always elect two out Of the ten Direc-
tors, and SO on, each tenth Of the
stock electing one Of the ten Directors.
We need not enlarge upon the bene6-
cenee and justice Of this provision il
is obvious to every thoughtful man.
This is secured by carrying the new
Constitution by popular vote in this
State on July I'd, 1870, and if for no
other reason, we would say vote FOR
thelnew Constitution, and see that your
friends turn out aud vote for it.
Vote also for the separate article, on
Minority Representatives, (and if you
vote the ticket without scratching, you
will vote for all the prOpositiOns.) This
provision, if adopted, viii give to the
worldngmen's party Of Illinois fifty
OF the House of Representative
in the next Legislature, and will give the
workingmen of Chicago the power to
elect not less than three members from
the Couuty. This Minority Representa-
ton clause provides . mode BY which
the Labor Reform Party lnIllinois shah
if they can pOn one-ifth Of the votes,
elect one-fhh of the members, and i'll
elect "tg poll tvo-aAhs Of the votes,
=" of the members, by
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ti have to suffer, not MI.
time for want Of teams. - making Id
7 I Mr; Editor s. this remind. me ., I, Il
! reaa once ~ abOut the Two ~. :, ai'
chse s., and 70 make equal sham vaaal
it. The monkey very vrsss,t 70 tid
to work and broke tie eb sSs'ullN S
but 1T happened that one ' : 10 ",
larger than the other; his lOrI S's:s
TOOK a bite of, and BY frequent o;E.A
from Oae piece to another ~, ~ nlSS !
was diminishing fast, whs.,. ~ Chew
cats demonstrated with tia 30
monkey gave shrek ana %
scared the poor cats, and y ~ HAAA
the whole for himself EOONa|
| think Mr.. Editor, thi.la, a.. \
tratlon OF the operators COudn., 80 y IN
played the part the monEev ~ iA4
ano teamsters in TIA, wv
Pioy But this Is not an 49,. e. 1
PhilanthrOphic operator. reduce rsR Y "
another half cent bushel. an . sass
OF the miners, SO as % son.l porto
value oflabor, they gay. Whas l S.., u
the programme? They gave S.1. 'e
on one room, and kepI n T 1.I' c'u
themselves, they took great a.. u.a y
not . fraction Of their fauds AN AM Hr
depleted to serve this great .s asT S. ,
lent object. The men alaO Ita,sS \
there are no coal operator. \ !, W.
gets better fair play than I'M, !, = Nv
their diggers. In the fst u;.. \ y
have a certain compliment # NV. ~
allowed, sewt7 or ten bush,l !" \
car ; what's over and above ~. " !. !. S'
operators. Il 10 o general eSsto NM /" 4. u
the diggers not to be over O,rS S "
in loading. Every one Is aprioS s'la :
see his 8 cwt. car on the taIly.ho.,s5' y '
is Q very common 9tAms IA \. :. 4
weighing 10 cwt-, however. IN II. vi
that the gains in overweiohu !. y" ~
cient to pay their hired hands R.. ~
the diggers allows half d cont I..s.
to the operators for wheeling M,
coal; here they have anoths, \.
hole to play their nefarious sChens'l
Last winter they had two vSs...
employed, which yielded ahsDdsa,
profit to. the operators ; but thI N
not last long. DESTROYS 70 UhOv A.
audacity, they would deimed,nI
one Of the wheelers away 70 prSr
something else; the digGeu q CON-
were Obliged to wheel their own \.
" Well" says I to the men, a | mUm.
those who wheel theif A6il N q. n
sence Of the wheeleE. ggta yAst I'M
fully belongs to theaA, Ae AsH ,sst
bushel." "Ah, sh ~ they IuuQhs
Eyes in q pigs eye.) They have 4
impSftinenoe and : khdh6iagS II
rhinoceroes and GliH attAchneht u 4
blessed words " out With yOw toGA
in caas they objected to wheel or dr
to ssk what rightfnlly belong, 70 tAA
Mr.. Hditor, as the hour Ws gstl
late, and having some miles to vail
|
their homes, they bid me . gOOd.brb
promising TO meet Again.
PIoHRn
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THE LABOR CoTRREss.

J. Now that the eaA for the assembling of
the National Labor Congress has been
issued, we trust every labor orgsniza-
ton in every section Of the country
viii make tia point to be represented.
In localities where single union is
too poor to SEND . delegate ut its owa
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DRCkrUR, May 20, 1870
70 che RdItor % me WoRKRaHAFs ApvOc1m
How very strange, that after 1
many generations have passed Wd
this "stage Of actiOn;" % many n
sons have been learned By dsS Y
perience; such great number |
human beings are yet mere tool, won
ing animals, voting cattle, for prsisi
tious selfish scoundrels.
In my IO,S-catiOn, TcsnnOt uds
stand why the America VOtsrA \
greatly favored over oil other A
earth, submit 30 meekly and quaIS
to such disgraceful things as are Iq|
done every day, at the expense da
people; by the men in high pla'u !
Church and State.
Many of the great, and thOssnuI
thOrity say by words or actiOns-Dn
times palmer than words-as nidt
humbug w. s. IN your paper Itf
" eeks ago, to whose imPudencs y
gave n meriied rebuke. Il hw
easy for them to say No VI
connected with this labor reform n's
ment, has ever proposed anythng
the various interests Of the worn
classes. And il seems very IEn
in them to say, in . manner A'sg,
their great contempt for all vTta
men "you have done nothing ti Fl
selves )" and to sneeringiy ast vs.
can you do ?" Such in the 1dvr "
consolation we get, when men 'gS
in their own conceit," speak q "
reform for workingmen. AMER WV
ing us at starvation prices, taxing /
the life blood they can sqaee1s y
selling soul and body for Their C'
profit and pleasure, they rnM
pudently condemn and berste d. 1.
/ can have no respect for nel H
lows as w. S. or the poor man v
believes them. And I do not iGil \
waste any words for them. bG
would ike to ask candid, thlnAa
workers. few questions, relaunspTT
opinions and actions OF the g@ Y
S.: Has not most everything thE '
been done, towards any imPIO'sI''
for the bodies or minds Of V"I'
people, since the days Of Chna \
proposed and undertaken BY lA0"'
men =? "a
Have not the great PhilosOpNsa. \,
ventors, writers, and noted ms 4 ~
have lived and labored, and leas " I
ideas, important truths, " fOOPnss
the sands Of times" been w. \
men? Are the men in PIscs
authority, the rich and the le \
the political party leaders dOln Y \.
thing, or even proposing to 90 -,
thing for the common voters
ing people !? -l. -,
Is it not the duty and prHlfE ~
American citizens, supporter. . INN, ~
thing good and bad in al inc V I" n
to Try by all possible means NJ, \ \
tect themselves and promote
terests? .,,.v
Is there any other possiDIs, w ~.
labor to secure It's rights, ano IN KIM
them, than to organize ana
the political action of the nauU 'rrF
There il but one correct snT \ rt
8. or any other man can CIV 0ar e-I
questions. Then let Us oPen VI. n 0lE
and believe as much Of the a. = Nj
3. as he practices himself, anu = cons
Let us organize, exercise Sees
sense, have faith in our'e .'S %
earnestly. carefully, firmly
glorious victory.
Let great and rich talk loud ana ~
Thosa vho wouM have their rgn"
For 'hem mu'' not look back O.WI
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All men are taillble, and necessity 10
is an arch enemy to law. There are
should never be permitted to escape the
memory. In discussing questions in
which communities are interested, we
are too often apt to disregard chem.
Thus we frequently find ourselves Argu-
ing in favor of, or in opposition to orga-
nizations, because Of the acts ofiindi-
yidual members of them. Of course,
much of the good or evil accomplished,
or expected to be accomplished by
combination Of men, is dependent;upon
the Inclination of the constituent parts
10 harmonic; yet We question very
much whether any organization ever
was, is now, or ever win be, without
its out-in-out traitors, or its proportion
Of indiscreet ones. These latter though
perhaps innOcently so, are nevertheless
enemies Of their organizations, or, let
us be as generous as possible, more
properly levers Of power in the hands
Of their avowed enemies. PERHAPS no
cause has ever suffered SO muchsfrom
this disposition of the public to argue
combination wrong, because inqlivid-
uals in it are proven bad, or even Sndis-
Greet men, than that Of Labor Reform.
In its every phase, beginning with
Trades Unionism, and ending with the
political movement now in progress, it
has been assailed by the philosOPhisms
Of its enemies, with such success that
many thousands of those it is intended
to elevate in the scale of humanity,
have been deferred from participation
in the labor necessary TO its nurture. If
some over-enthusiastlc, and under wise
striker permits his prejudices. for all
men have prejudices, and few only can
control them, to inviegle him into an
alteration with stubborn employer, a
blind tool of the latter, OF filthy, ex4-
cradle ''scab," which results in VIC
lation Of law, the verdict of the public
Immediately is, "The Union is al out
rage" II some Jealous reformerin the
political arena, is sufficiently injndicious
to argue against the hobbies of q com
munity, the virtuously indignant public
Immediately cries, "He is demagogue,
and bis followers arc his plant tbols."
If or Trades organization. il; the
heat Of passion, authorizes ''strike,"
upon what the uRerring (?) public is
pleased to call insufficient provodation,
the whole Union movement is but an
engine Of oppression" seeking to
rob capital of its just dues"
If workingman, elevated to official
position by the votes of his fellows,
proves recreant to his trust, "every lea
der" In the movement must be SUN
worthy Of confidence"
They seem to forget that Christianity
had its Judas, the Revolution its Ar
nold-and every cause its drawbacks
IN the persons Of iusincere and super
Jealous advocates. Amoment's tehec-
ton ought to be sufficiently Couvsncive
of the injustice Of this course of reason
ing-but how many are there Who denv
TO tlO Inject, even that moments re-
hecuon NJ fnw are there ii fact,
who are willing to teS. !, D.ar;t. &c
case in the crucibIe Of comRS.-
when not vitiated by Prejudicef
We are not of that class, which is pre-
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tracts are given to t@ lowest bidder,
irrespective of competency and skill,
the crt Of s. b0tehwork" win be con-
tinued, and it b. right it should. No
one has any right TO the skilled labor
Of anothes unlees he i willing 70 pay
for it. MRS. NJ. WYNKoOP.
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Frnn Cincinnati

The following takenfron t l,'. \
of the last meeting Of the C.D s.,s,
Trades Assembly will no oO~ w ~
with more than usual INTEREST,"
friends Of Labor Reform. -, \,
Irregular meeting Of The the III HI NJ
sembly was held At MG 2Ilda.s.;seDt Iu.tt
day evening, May q, l.S sctins "
in the char, and L. McHrgp NV I,gt rss
Rotary. The minutes Of my Z a B
ing were read and apPrOTTef 0;ous r'r
cafi Of the roll seventeen
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end. Tomorrow We leave tsr Liver
pool, and for the tiu,s being hid our
readers sesd nisAt. - 49,.
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Several important CO.. municatiOns
which win undoubtedly appear in our
next "t'f
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1--WE do not hold ourselves responsible for any opn-
on sxPsessedS@opr oorrsspondentsl
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some Of his family were ick, and in
need Of a physician, should enquire,
not who was the best physician, but
who would charge the least amount Of
pay. Yet, this is the very policy pur-
sued by those who are building. They
do not ask who viii do my work the
best; who will build for nae good,
substantial. durable dwelIing-house ;
but who win do my work the cheapest ;
who will build it for the least amount
of money
1t takes a man-a man physically, o
man mentally. to make . skillful car
penter and builder. He must possess
neutrality-suspicious., large
perceptives, causality, constructiveness
ideality, imitation, calculation and
order, with good physical constitution
to make good competent mechanic.
They are class Of men who possess
a conscience, and as they have no
chance 10 do themselves as well as
their employers justice, for they must
do their work in hurried poor cheap
manner, in order to support their
families in anything like comfort, they
turn their attention to some other
course in life. It 10 oil sheer nonsense
to talk Of the mercantile and profes-
sional world being crowded, because
men dislike to labor. There are men
in those ranks, who would feel much
more at home in the mechanical arts,
but they are kept there because there
is no chance for an honorable upright
competent mechanic. As long az con-
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7
we are in no humor for conversation he
passes on. A pleasant walk Of three
miles brings us to our destination.
Canty's Bridge. Oh! how we have
longed to catch glimpse Of the river,
but here it is. Down goes the rod,
and in few minutes a baited line is
thrown, and a tiny shining front
dancing on the green. Two, three,
four are landed in quick succession, and
our ambition has been satisfied. Antic-
ipation has given place to realization.
A bunch Of haws are placed in the bas-
ket, and once more-probably forever
our hack is turned upon locality
where the happiest hours of our life
have been spent.
On Tuesday morning the town 10 all
astir-the bells are ringing a merry
peal the city hall is decorated in holi-
day attire, because the editor of the
Advetiser is going to be married to an
heiress. The outriders in their scarlet
jackets and rosettes, are as proud as
Lucifer, the parish church is crowded,
the sidewalks are lined. and as a matter
of course, every body is in tp-toe ex-
peetation to" " see the BRIDE" All
are delighted, and certainly, we
can't form an exception. So old fellow,
give us your, hand-remember while
there's life there's hope; the next time
we visit Berwick We expect to see the
son managing the fathers paper.
Of course we take it as compliment
that your nuptial was the anniver-
sary of the natal day Of your name
sake. '-".a -.f7s4 ~
We must bring our musings to an |
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AN APPEAL FOR JUST eRrr1ctsM

President National Labor Unibn.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-14
Weekly Grinity yournal,
PitiIess Fate.

saw In my dream a wonderful stream,
And over the stream bridge slender,
And over the white there a scarlet light
And over the scarlet golden spendor.
And beyond the bridge was goody ridge
Where bees made honey and corn growing,
And down that way through the gold and gray,
gay young man in a boat rowing.
could see from the shore that a rose he wore,
Stuck in his button-hole, rare as the rarest,
And singing song and rowing along,
guessed his face to be fair as the hrest.
And all the corn where the bees at morn
Made combs of honey-with breathing bated,
saw by the stream 0t was only dream)
lovely lady that watched and waited.
There were fair green leaves in her silken Sleeves
And loose her locks in the winds were blowing
And she kissed to land with her milk-white hand
The gay young man in the boat a-rowng.
And all so light in her apron white
She caught the little red rose he cast her.
And, =" Haste" she cried with her arms So wide,
Haste, sweetheart, haste" butdhe boat past her
And the grey so cold ran the gold.
And she sighed with only the winds to hear her,
Gle loves me STILL and he rowed with will,
But pitiless Fate, not he was steererl"
And there till morn blushed over the corn,
And over the bees in their sweet combs hummng,
Her locks with the dew drenched through and through
She watched and waited her false loves coming.
But the maid to-day who reads my lay,
May keep her young heart light as n feather
1t was only dream, the bridge and the stream,
And lady and lover, and all together.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-14

THE fish in Holland are said to be better than
those of other countries, and it is the custom
there to kill them by stabbing them Immediately
after taking them from the water. No one
would eat a sheep a chicken that had died a
natural death or been drowned, and precisely
for the reason that the Dutch allege in the case
of the FISH,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-14

MADAM REY's METHoD.-In the mines of the
French Alps very curious proceeding is
adopted, which was invented by lady, Madam
Rey. She would explore the mountain, holding
piece of string, to which was attached n five
franc piece, piece of lead, or large copper
coin, and pretended that this pendulum yibrated
on approaching the vicinity of lode. She
marked with stones fhe places where this hap
pened, and then connected the point with an
imaginary line, saying" That is the direction
Of the lode" NJ Simonn does not attach much
importance to this method-which, indeed, con
tradicts the law of physics, which asserts that
bodies of the same nature mutually repel each
other-but he allows that Madam Rey has re-
ally discovered hitherto unknown mines.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-05-14
WEAvERvILLE g. HAYFORK EXPRESS

ON AND AFTER DATE THE UNDERSIGNED
" will run an Express between Weaverville
and Hayfork. He will leave Hayfork for Wea-
verville Monday, and leave Weaveryille for Hay
fork Tuesdays.
All business entrusted to him will be faith
fully attended to, and the patronage of the pub
lie Is respectfully solicited.
Leave orders at Wells, Fargo & Coz express
office, in Weaverville.
e. ]. HILLS.
Weaveryille, May IA, 1870 loft
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sS1as . yass, ssssS., !. -, : I !.

6S ~ hf lSsSs$f 4 fss1att
sWAsHrHaToN, Apail 18.-New Mexico
will be admitted this session-makihg
thirty eight States. =
The Committees on the Judiciary rs-
commend the indefinite postponemeRt
of the bill to prevent prize aghtinH
Kellogg introduced q bill granting lands
to the Vieksburg, Baton Houge and New
Orleans, Railroad; which was referred TO
the Committee on Public Lands. Drake
introduced the following as the sixteenth
amendment; The United States shall
protect each State against domestic
violence, whenever it shall-b be shown to
the President that such violence exists in
such State; Congress shall have power
to enforce this amendment. After O
sharp debate, Drake moved its reference
to the Committee on Military Affairs, but
finally it was referred to the Judiciary
Committee. Morrell introduced reso-
lution, which passed, that the Judiciary
Committee be instructed to inquire
whether corrupt means have been en-
ployed to influence the vote of any Sc
nator on the pending Georgia bill, with
power to send for persons and papers.
In the House, among the bills intro
duced, was one granting lands to the
Memphis and Orleans Railroad, and es-
tablishing line of mail steamers between
the United States and Mexico; surveying
the harbor of Corpus Christi. Texas;
erecting q custom house at Austin, Texas.
The apportionment bill passed-86 to
83-Northern and Eastern members vot-
ing nay. The sub Committee on Elec-
tions reported J. 81. Sypher entitled to
the seat from the First Louisiana Dis
trict; the case was made the special order
for tomorrow.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
1886. .O0O. -er ~ os
The Government has no advices re-
garding Fenian raid on Canada.
Coin in the Treasury $112, 800, 900,
including 89T 900 coin certificates;
currency balance $lO,50O, 900. III Y !.
General Samuel Beck has been assign
ed to General Terry as Adjutant- General.
In explanation Of the Georgia oorrup-
tion resolution, the Star says: .'It has
been rumored about the Capitol that q
prominent Senator was offered a Geor-
gia State bond if he would vote against
the Bingham amendment; and the SON
in-law of another Senator wss offered
large sum Of money to influence the vote
of his father-in-law against that amend
ment In both cases, the lobbyist was
sent away with flea in his ear, and the
Senators approached in the matter gave
the information which led to the intro
duction of Mr.. Edmunds' resolution"
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sAfgiTkf ll.s g1f1TIIST zT---
ss2CNC9EflATIs RRoDUoE AND PRoyIsfoN
MARHEr Reported by Morris u 1seid.
Provision Brokers. - OISo1NNATr,a Ono,
April f8. The provision market during
Past week has been quite active. and an
advance on all hog products has been
easily sustained throngbout-closing TO.
day firm and full prices have to be paid
demand active. Bulk meats-shoulders
firm, at 114c.; packed sides not freely
offered, though we quote rib sides, at
14c:; clear rib 14A, and clear 15L, all
packed; demand good. Bacon-shoul-
dera held firmly, at IL; clear rib sides
1914. and clear 161a, packed; holders are
indifferent sellers; demand good. Lard
offerings more liberal of city kettled leaf,
at 10, in tierces; 1716 in kegs. Hams
sugar-cured 171a@l8, canvassed and
packed; plain bacon hams 16. Mess pork,
city packed. 1913. 75(@29. 90; country 25o.
less. Rumps 81. 00024. 90. Whiskey-
highwines declined to 81. Corn-sheiled
prime 81. in bulk; 81, in bags. Oats
market firm. at 81, in bulk; 62, in bags.
Hay firm-prime timothy O.OO(021. 90
Flour market quiet-low grades 4.0O@
4.25; superfino 4.35@4 so; extra 4.756
400, and family 5.00@575.