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FROM KANSAS.
LEAvKNwoRru, July 22nd, Isl

LEAvKNwoRrH, July 22nd, 1870.
To the Editor Of the woaENOnAN's Advocate.
Inclosed please find the proceedings
Of the Kansas State Labor Union,
which was held in this city on the Goth
and 2lst inst.
The workingmen Of the State wero
well represented. We La 4 spirited
convention throughout The Shtu
Labor Union are going t, put Candi
dates in the field, this fall, for Congress
Governor, Secretary Of State and mem
bers Of the Legislature, and think We
will give the land thieves and all mon.
opolists a hard tuzzle, and i believe we
can beat them, for the hard working
and honest men Of the State are begin
ming to cry out, "thus far shalt thou 60
but no farther and they mean it too.
There will be, in my humble opinion,
a rousing report 60 up from this State
to the National Labor Congress, on the
18th of next month. | do not think
there is a State in the Union that can
come up to us-considering our ago
and population-in the cause.
Thine for the War,
Is. +. SYLvIS
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California, cousin to Holland gin, who
hates a rebel as cat hates mustard /;
Misses Mary and Maggie Bell, of
Kirkcudbright. Scotland, who are going
to find father, home and husband in
the Golden State ; whose CHEEKY smiles
are ever welcome and whose presence
is the clearest sunshine S. G. Rand all ,
of Charleston, S. c., a pitiable object
Of humanity, who could cut the heart
out of any ncrtherner, because he is
now compelled to work for an honest
living, if he lives at all also c. John
son of Florida, miniature edition OF
the aforementioned gentleman, whose
boon companion he is and worthy to be-
We cannot pass him without declaring
that we consider all such as libels on
Southern character, and in striking con-
trsst to the many noble, generous men
whose acquaintance we have the pleas.
ure of enjoying i'll that sunny cline
Chas. Graves, the wit of the ship, the
successor of Grimaldi, from Rostrevor,
Ireland, whose facial expression would
be paying advertisement for Barnum
or Wood Mr.. Bonfeld, member OF
the Board of Education of Chicago, q
No. jolly good fellow, who with his
estimable lady is returning from the
lakes and mountains Of Switzerland
Jas. c. Madely, engineer of the London
and Spanish Honduras railroad, enroutt
to his field Of operation, a gentleman
who admires Amer1ca, but don't be
lieve in Democracy; Geo. R Bristow
an awkward six footer Of Checo Co.
California, and Leonard Vail, Of New
York, young man of means who haC
been travelling for the past 8 years, bu
who unfortunately, believes in the mag
nanimity Of the Custom officials at New
York.
n. Bills faith was rewarded b,
the confscation Of any contraban'
dollars worth he brought.
We might continue the list but on
readers doubtless feel little interest il
its perusal. In our next we will narrat
Sabbath forenoon's adventures.
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.rHE TWO PRRsIpKHcIEs.

In reply to food of correspondence
from all sections of the country, we de-
sire to say that we have not and do not
propose to commit ourselves for or
against the nomination of any man
by the National Labor Union for
the Presidency of the United States.
All predictions are mere speculations.
This much we desire to say. however,
the test sis he honest, is he qualified"
will be vigorously applied, no matter
who the aspirants may be.
With regard to the candidates for
the presidency OF the National Labor
Union, we have urged the nomination
of no man, simply because we have
no ma1 to urge. The Unions choice
will be our choice-if expressed in an
honorable and legitimate ma"~er, Of
which we have no doubt. What we
want to see, however, is more anxiety
about filing the ranks, and less about
the men to command them.
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Mass Meeting of BricklsysrA

Pursuant to notice published, Mass
Meeting Of the Brooklyn Unions Nos.
2, and IL of New York, was held at
Masonic Hall, 18th street, between Sd
and 4th Avenues, on Thursday evening,
July 2lst. Mr.. E. o. Rourke was call
ed to the chair, and Mr.. J. W. Brown
ing was appointed secretary. The great
est enthusiasm was manifested. Speech,
es were made by Messrs. Young, Of the
Typographical Union, McDermott o.
the PIasterer's, Matthews of the Brick,
LAYERS, and Banks Of the Painters.
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
THE BRICKLAYERs.

CrNc1NNA1r. Ohio. July %, 1870.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 2S, lSiV
FRrEED CAagzoS,
/ have the honor 20 iuform the local unions
through the ADVOCATE, as the organ oil the "a
tional Union Of Brickayers, Of the co1lpie n
success Of Union No. 10 Ut New York, OlfOyh
in her late and Just struggle for ne ne1
ance Of her rights as a union. Ihe so-oa-i.J
Board of Trade of Troy, vas completely NV' -
In the battle Of Justice against capital ! 80.
tender the thanks OF the national union W M
local unions who 90 promptly responded N M I.
call for ala which euahled the boys Of Troy
fight to a successful issue.
Hoping that success will always crown ~
giant efforts in the cause Of lsbor l Iep'l''
Yours - ever. JoHS O'KEnTE
President NJ Y. 81 p
To SUBORDINATE UNTONs-Quarterly rePO,II
of unions received since making out Oh se'0''
report
UNION NO / or MARYLAND, III
IxIrfArED-Jamcs Mining Gregory CaIIo-'
Geo Marshall James Adams, Edward Jguu'o''
Isaac Vars, Frank Mcdonald and K has
ADMITTED BY CARD.-Thomas Judge, OIL SniOc
No. . ofN Y, Thomas Vickers, OF union M NJ
Of Maryland + Forest, Of union No l ii N
eware III ID Crockett, W urion No. Cl viii
ware Thomas Williams, III union No. 4 WIN
land Charles Hopwood, 81 union No. ! % d. ~
nois Charles Hoover, Of union No f epa
sylvania George Moran, Of union NO. / ~ To-
yinia; John Cox, Of union No. q PenDsy,ct
bib, ard Z REYNOLDS of union No. n D''"''
Of Columbia. .s n
Cards granted to Thomas Nickers, Tnom'ii
Thompson, Edward Forest, keynoipg'' -ssr
3ren, J NJ Hodges, Thomas Bose, ! "-'
IND w FL Lucas.
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The following resolutions, offered by
McLauOhlin vnre adonto1.

Rssolved That hereby congratulate the sssiers on
tne Usage trust lande. and the Usage diminished
servaon for the TACT that Congress has at last passed
40 aos opening The whole Of those tracts actual set
uenent At 81 IS per acre.
hesoed That We express eradication a che now
essured success Of the settlers the "Biack Bob"
iands 10 thsr efforts to obtain titles % their lands.
Resolved That citizens Of Kansas dsa ounce the
Eauoning OF o. 8. troops the Cherokee Neutral
Lands for the last thu teen months violation Of the
aid the laws OF the United States out
rage on the people OF that particular section insult
10 the people OF the whole nation entering wedge
OF q Threatened despotsm.
esotred, That this Con venton entirely sympathlxes
With the setti the Cherokee Neutral and other
SIMILAR trac's In their struggle for their homes. and
that we pledge ourselves 10 render them all possible
aid, social moral and political.
Resolved That The OF this Labor I'm
ION TO tne National Labor Con be, and hereby
instructed TO their best endeavors 70 the
ganlsation of e., at labor reform party.
hesotrcd, That this Convention authorize the issuing
OF circulars and hAndb in every county in the State
urging upon tire workngmen organise local Unions
and Iaake applications for chsrtersl
"a motion the Convention adjourned
sine die.
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TRAVELLING SKETCHES.
FROM oUEENsToWN TO NEW YoRk-.PAs-
sENcERe, &C.
NUHBBl THIRTY.

We said in our last that the W ash.
iugton " was a world in miniature.
Well let us see. Here are few i'm.
perfect photographs. Our passengers
number ffty-four rejecting all shades Of
opinions, nationalities and prejudices.
Here is Father McEvoy, Of Ny
City, Penn, who can drink toddy,
tell story or play game OF whist,
with any one on board, who is return
ing to his charge, reinvigorated in
body and spirits. Here is the portly,
good natured Hon. James Harley,
Of Balize, Honduras a general favor
tie and the best quot pitcher in the ship,
who was accidentally delayed a couple
of DAYS in Liverpool, and thus missed
his connection at New Orleans, with
the Balize mail steamer. which was
lost the same trip, with nearly all on
board Champaign Charley, alias Geo.
Robinson, with more money than
brains, the scapegrace son OF a Brad
ford flannel manufacturer, who thinks
he could teach the Yankees a thing or
two, but who lost $4,000 in less
than an hour the night of his arrival,
not more than a mile from the Metro
politan T; Donald McLain, professor of
surgery in Louisville Medical College,
returning from the session of the Brit
ish Medical Association, to which body
he had been . duly accredited dele
gate. A gentleman by nature, sur
geon by profession, and pupil of the
late Professor Simpson, of Edinburg,
he was one of the most agreeable
companions we ever met then there
is Joseph Harrison, a know-all, who
can instruct the captain on naviga-
ton, the divine in the theology the
physician in medicine, and the states
man in politics who can tell the
best time ever made by wild turkey in
Missouri, and the number of beads
worn by Red Clouds squaws. AS an
" encyclopedias" he must prove a de-
cided success, being always able to
supply the desired information on "the
shortest notice. "There is also Mr. Will
Iinson and daughter, from Troy, one
If her merchant princes, who thinks if
he Atlantic is pond, it is ID big |
me, who bears the unenviable reputa-
ion of being the sickest man on b 'rd'
oseph Holland, Of San Francisco,
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CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA,
To ali Whom it NAV Concern.
SATURDAY, July 80. 1870,

OFFICE OF THE NATIoNAL LABOR UNIoN.
DETROIT, Mich, June !, 1870. (
AT the Philadelphia session Of the National
Labor Union, it was decided that the next SEES
sion should be held in Cincinnati Ohio.
Due notice is hereby given, that the fourth
annual session Of the National Labor Union
will Be held in the city Of Cincinnati, State OF
Ohio, a. the third ondsy, being the 18th day
Of August 1870, at 10 O'clock in the forenoon.
All Trades Unions, all Cooperative Associa.
tions, all Labor Organisations Of every kind
viii be entitled to representation
for We believe, that all departments of indus
try should have a common cause and interest
in 81 our ofnrts to elevate and improve the
condition Of the toiling masses. We, therefore,
invite TO our ranks all who by physical or in.
tslectusl labor, contribute to the substantial
wealth Of the nation, be they male or female.
white Or black, for this is a struggle for liberty
and Justice. We have waited patiently for
promised reforms, but waited in vain; We.
therefore, have no hope in all party politicians
We must think 9ct for ourselves, and put a
stop to this thieving process Of wholesale
grar Is Of our public lands to monopolists and
souless corporations, and this system Of class
legislation Of robbing the people of hundreds
Of millions Of dollars annually 10 building up .
monied aristocracy, ard crushing labor to the
dust
Labor organizations are entitled to repre-
sentation as prescribed in the constitution, as
follows:
SEoToN Every international or national
organization, shall be entitled to three repre-
sentaives STATE organizations to two trades
unions, and all other labor organizations TO one
representative in the National Labor Union :
Provided, that representatives shall derive their
election from the organization they claim ia
represent. Each International organic alton
represented, is required to pay the sum of SIS
and each National organization, $40 each 10
cal union or labor organization Of any kind
represented by a delegate, is required to pa,
one cent upon each member belonging to sucl
orgsni cation.
The coming Convention will be a very i'm
portsnt event in connection with this grea
movement Of labor reform, therefore, max
'n urgent sppeal to every labor organization t
send delegate, that We may counsel togethe
Tor the good and welfare Of our common coun
u7, 'Ra' M IL lights and Justice may prevail
.i the ftuo r, +. TREvrLLlCK.
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FROM ILLINOIS

10 Oh. Editor 49, 80 VILE VILE July q, 1870
A. u the "OREISGxAS's ADvoc,--
AT the request of several osa
'eouon' I wish 70 say that We ~ ~ IN
crowded with coal miners u nso Over
and as we anticipate some Tttla r resent
on nand soon' it is hoped that al uo .'
keep clear for some time 81 Will
j, AND We wish furthermore q ,,.,.
al enqulrers in regard to the CALI" %
a State Convention, that a msiori tg Of Of
", n9;. present members Of the Ameri., I
Miners r. Association have voted 4 go.
OF calling one, but owing 70 ,L - 'sVoF
ness OF the works have deemed i .5
vlsable to defer il for some 10. : %,
IN the mean time We would Hke ! = and
from the miners Of VIII, Grundv n IsAr
Rock Island and other COMMIT.
We hope that all the coal miners u ana
State Of Illinois will enroll thaa NJ u NE
under the banner Of freedom Use
nounce at once and forever thai ua.. ue
able state Of slavery which ev; ~,'st'
some Of the coal mines Of our r' y. n
for never was there A time II i o'S!e,
tory OF our nation when the un;,oa us
fort OF the working class was NJ el'
needed Than at the present time a. i
purpose Of checking some of onr ~ n IN
ticlans who have voted The Mill. I'm,
in wholesale manner to raiIrosS .n lAnd
ulators, and imposed upon the co" 0pec'
the so-called Protective Tar;F SY "l!
has direct tendency 70 make III -;oI
richer and the poor poorer: be. ;ign
the banking system and the beavv I".
den OF taxation, all of which Il bon,
up much longer, viii demolisb M MI; p'
ciples Of Democracy and establish u
It's foundation a system Of monarch
And for the purpose of gaining M.
object, the monopolists are endeayor;rr,
to replace the white and intelligent ~
cbanic with most servile ana dea-s
ded class generally known as the rcsn.c
table John Chlnaman, the Importation
OF whom is a curse upon our land
And in view Of these facts. feIlow
worklngmen, arouse from sIeep AMI
unite and send some Representative
from every section to the National Ia.
Dor Congress, and impress upon their
minds the necessity Of united and IN.
mediate action on those important
questions. Let us all counsel together
throwing aside all discord, dissentiOr:
and sel6shness, and unite under tblt
eternal principIe-LOrs-by which Al
families, societies and nations are bound
together-leaving the condition of The
world better than we found it, always
keeping in view that vigilance IA tie
price Of Liberty.
Yours ever in Union,
ALTER Eco.
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every other specific claim, because, by
The adoption and enforcement Of the
monetary system therein advocated,
every reform demanded can and will be
attained without it, any concession
will prove useless to remove the evils'
If which we SO justly complain Sub
stitute legal tender, based on the
Fealth OF the country, bearing a just
ate Of interest, proportionste to the
Increase of national wealth by natural
production, for the so called national
bank currency, which enables the
gamblers Of Wall street to reap their
IL per cent. more than the earnings of
honest labor affords, by which the Pc
fodic commercial panics are produced
and the working classes retained
IN a state of serfdom. In short
? cheap, elastic, inerportdbk cur
rsncy-capabIe Of expansion or con-
traction as the wants of the country
may demand, and a death blow will
be struck to monopolies of every char
acter, and our manufactures be enabled
not only to compete with, but under
sell every other nation on the globe.
We have been led into these remarks
BY the predictions Of few chronic
GROWERS on the one hand, who never
look at any subject except through .
darkened glass and on the other
from what we deem reliable informa-
ton that efforts are being made to
win" the National Labor Union
from its first love. While we certain
ly have no sympathy with those who
would ostracise every prUfessed friend
who has not carried hod or shaped a
cornice, we have still less with those
time servers, who, devoid of principle,
are anxious to ride into power on priu-
ciples they neither believe in nor COM
prshend.
Eternal vigilance is the price Of lib
erty, and SO long as the ADVOCATE is
published-neither a sneak, a traitor
or lmposter need hope to succeed.
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rity the same az banks and money
brokers lend money upon double seou-
rity.
The individual or company who are
willing to convey to the Government
property to the amount, say of one
hundred thousand or one hundred dol
lars, the Government to hold the legal
title ; it will be a perfectly safe transac-
ton for the Government to issue to the
party the money token which will rep
resent, say one half the value Of the
property, and to issue it at the mere
cost of making the money, the paper
and engraving and cost of keeping up
bureau. The Government, that is
the people, all the people Of the States
will be interested in the property con-
veyed to secure the loan. The prop
erty may be, if forfeited, annexed to
the public domain the same as banks
and brokers now annex the property
OF borrowers to their corporations.
The Government will be safe, the peo-
pie will be safe, because the money
will always be good. 1t can never de-
Preclate that is to say, if the token,
the impress of sovereignty is put upon
substance of the most infnitisimal
value as a commodity, il can never
vary. The token being impaired
by the Government can never vary /;
commodities, such as gold for example,
fiuctuate because of their marketable
values as commodities. Now if the
Chicago Tribune and its great name
sake in New York will give their sup
port in carrying the above proposition
into effect, they can do more in half a
year towards graduating from this
country one Of the greatest evils to
society and mankind that has ever ex.
isted-Usury.
| Usury 10 the great evil that hes al
the bottom Of, we may safely say, all
other social evils which affect society
in its various grades. The question il
one worthy the calmest and most dig
nifed consideration that men o.
thought can bestow upon it. And
hope the Chicago Tribune will give il
bis utmost consideration. If the pro
positions here made are erroneous
would be glad to have the errors point
ed out. If the evil effects Of usury caI
be got rid of in any other mode thai
now proposed, we would be glad t
know it. JOHN MAGwIRE.
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FROM KANSAS.
COLUMBUS, July 26, 1870,


To the Editor Of the woRKNeNAN's ADVOCATE.
At the late session of the State La
Dor Union Of Kansas, held at the city
Of Leavenworth on the 10th and 2ls
inst, the following named persons were
duly elected delegates to the National
Labor Congress, which convenes at
Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 18th Of August
next: Amos Sanford, Columbus, Kan
sas, editor of the Workingnan's Journal
+. p. Baker, Topeka, Kansas, editor
Kansas State Record Several local
unions will be represented. Gen. Hugh
Cameron and b. f. Sylvis were elected
as alternate delegates in case myself
and Baker fail to attend. ] will be
there no preventing Providence.
Yours truly,
Amos SANFORD.
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FROM ILLINOIS.

BRAIDwOOD, July 2Sth, 1917.
TO the Editor Of the woRKINGNAys Advocate
\ friendly game of Quoits was play
ed between the Morris Quoting CLUB
and Braidwood Quoting Club. The
game was as follows
BrGidcood-J. Reside, j. Mcintyre,
81 ; ]. Braidwood, John Gray Is; r
Barr, J. Struthers, 81 al Ronalds, a
81; VIM. Dennison, \.
Ralston, 81; J. Craig, r. Mckinley
SO. Total 16S.
Morris-McAlpi Patterson, p;
Oswald, r. Patterson, 81; "A. Hamllton'
j. Tellford, 26 II. Hamilton, I. Han
IS; II. Adams, ;. Patterson, 10; .;
Meikeliohn, r. MeikeGohn, 20. Iolal
l21. WIN. DENNIsoN, Secretary.
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LABOR ITEMS.

FRIEND TREvELLICK, under date of
July 25th, says:
81 held a glorious meeting at the
Opera House in Elmyrs, on Friday
night last. 1t was a grand success"
THERE are now ITO Unions under the
jurisdiction of the Iron Molders' Ma
tional Union, with 4,532 active mem
bers, and fund, January /, Of $13,-
III.
DETROIT has elected four delegates
to represent her at the Labor Congress
The cigar makers Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, intend starting a Cooperative
shop.
PEsIDENT TEEvELLTCK will address
the mechanics and workingmen Of Am
boy on Tuesday evening next.
The FIRST GUN.-A New Orleans
despatch, of July 25th, says:
Yesterday, hundred and fifty Chi
namen, on a plantation near the city,
becoming dissatisfied, seized Chum.
Wing, the Chinese contractor, and held
him as hostage. He was released by
the Metropolitan Police, and the ring
leaders were arrested.
THE miners of Knights Bridge,
Clay county, Indiana, are about form
ing a protective union. They number
over 400.
THE cutters in the Hyatt Rubber
Company, at New Brunswick, have
struck in consequence of reduction
Of their wages.
The new secret society for uniting
the farmers against monopolies, called
"The Patrons of Husbandry," numbers
in Iowa about 5000 members. 1t ad-
mits women and children to member
ship.
THERE are twenty-three cooperative
establishments within the Crispin or
ganization in New England.
TIE Daughters Of St. Crispin, in Ell
mira, N. Y, have recently presented
Excelsior Lodge, X. 0. S. c., with a
beautiful silk banner, nine by FIVE and
one-half feet, and elegantly lettered.
Mrs. Alice Swift and Mrs. Julia Turney
made the speeches on behalf of the
Daughters; c. Eustace and E. King
on behalf Of the Knights.
THE Crispins at Waltham have dis
solved. The lodge was always small.
The Shrewsbury Lodge has always sur
rendered its charter.
ONE Of the contractors for a Cana
da railroad has gone to San Francisco
in search of Coolie labor on a large
scale Newly arrived emigrants from
Europe are not good enough.
THE The Spug of Myrtle is the title
of new paper started in Washington,
as the organ of the Knights of Pythias.
The strike Of the tailor's pressmen
in Boston has ended by their return to
work at the old rates. 1t is said that
there were reporters and traitors in the
society.
THE journeymen fathers of New
give notice that they intend TO ask 81
per day, failing to obtain which thew
will see what virtue there is in strike |
SUCCESSFUL Ce-oPERAr1oN.-The
North Bridgewater Workingmen's Co
operative Association has completed |
ts first year, June LIST. They have sold
The last six months about S35, 900 worth
Of goods. They have declared semi
dividend Of 4 per cent. on the stock,
and 3 l-3 per cent. on the purchases Of
stockholders. This is a good exhibit.
considering the dullness Of the times.
In Alabama alone, it is estimated
hat no less than fourteen thousand IA.
)orers are at work on the different rail
Dads. Public improvements have
'een projected there on a grand scale
BUILDING AssoC1ArIoN.-At the an
Iual meeting Of the Wilmington Build
NO Association, held at the CONNER
ial Exchange Wednesday night, July ]
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Grand Forge of the United States.

This body, the national representa-
tive of the puddlers and rollers of the
United States, meets at Harrisburgh,
Pa, on Tuesday, August 9th. The fol-
lowing is the list of officers:
G. M.-John o. Edwards, of Cow
ington, KY.
G. F-DilIon J. Mccormick, of
Wheeling, West Virginia.
G. RI. Ryan. Buffalo, New York.
We expect to be able to furnish a
detailed account of the proceedings.