The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-08-05

By EDlroR.
Whv should the tolIers look sad 10 this land
This nd OF the brave aud ne ter
DiVidrd they fall but united they stahu.
r, IN. lei uSIOS Ihtir WacnWord stu be'
Arouse! unite
"a Union your waite word should be
Ye whJ d-lve in the mice
Ye VINO at ne forge
or Who plough up the stubborn lea.
q where are the hopes We have cherished 50 lOng'
suAiI v quench them 10 idIe despair 7
M mol ven revive them AgAin soEg,
And lie chorus snail ring 90 the air.
Shout and sing
Pr Union our wstchword must be
And the anvil shall ring
q to song
And furnace shed light on the Free.
LII truth like the sun, DER yon mountains career!
Ana break the DARK spell thar now binds
Those tciopsAn slaves, with The Bhackles Of fear,
Or exposure - bleak northern Winds,
Hard and cold
Is the grave Of poor w-tty's dear wife
Nhrre the infant Just born,
And its moth,r tcriorn,
MID The Dlyak winds, once struggled for ne
Ipdlena,oa shsI dry up the source OF our tears,
BIt memory n |, store up the wrongs
We nave borne the past and this story for years,
snail b. The SAD theme Ot our songs
haTu Ano COlu
i, TIE grave q poor wAty's youag bride.
But laTdsr the hearts,
Tie emotI, ms as cold,
AstLe grants BY whose viii she died,
Ii the bills ana the valleys resound with the song
ar myrisds u brave men and rec
Ofv cuwaris and slaves to their masters belong
Independence ard union Tor me
Arouse unite
IL, Union the watchword still bel
Ye Who delve 10 the mine
Ye Who sweat at the forge,
or VITO plough up The stubborn lea.
The third and fourth anEs Of the above labor song
have especial reference TO actual occurrences which
actually took place In the winter Of 1868 and 1854
the ORTIZ ern spur Of tie Aleghanies 10 Pennsylvania
which occurrences Of the results Of power
Rven to 2uous men by the legislature Of that
state By an infamous "Ten-days kviction Bill \" Of
which the following i copy
"A Cuppl, nsnt 10 an Act, entitled An Act relative
tod LiadiOrds and Tenants approved The fourteenth
day Of Dee HJer, AnRo DJB,iRI, one thousand, slsht
hundred ana slIty three.
sKcrIos J. Be il enacted, by the Senate and House
Of Representatives OF The commonwealth o. Penn VI
wanna 10 Gtn-ral Assembly met, and Il 10 hereby en-
acted by tue suthoIty Of lie same, ThAt, whenever
Any erson Or Ter. Gus, shall may be The tenant,
Lessee pant O any house or tenement belonging
TO another Occur wing tie same under an ag cement,
written, perform loor or service Tor the
owner or ncrst eSs cs u VI
while ne they shan occupy the same, aud shan, du-
ling such refuse neglect 70 per oru such
labor or render such services, it Sh All and nsy be
lawful, for such owners or lessor or eSsors
hi her, Tbeir agent attorney u dsposess tuch
tonAnt tenants in tie manner nov provided b, the
o OF Assembly, approved y e Ian day Of De
cembrr, Ammo JOE I'M, one thousand eight nondred
and sky ee, amer giving ten dA5s notice g. said
teuant u tenants surrender The possession Il
house in his her, their possession. an
due pro 10 the Justice, Of the ghct OF said
tenant perform suen lsor or Ltn Ter
serv ees according tie Agreement, the Jutice small
have power TO dtcar thv lease agreement BY which
any sueh house or Is held. To Dc ao,olute,
null d Wild and render jldgms nt and issue exvcu
ton, As 4, provided b SAID act, 70 which this T.
supplement.
Amer The Governors sanction had been OF .Ainel 4
the alb bn and while the keen winters Wlnds still
careered over the rNAr sr-- .,. -- rraa.oF. .t
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.u44.,tmeuts 81 } umanity. The people thus suumi
rily q ctrd had, Of them, held tenures Of the
humble homes for long series q years, under II
old Landlord and Tenant Law" Of Pennsy
which Law had no reference, whatever, TO the pei
Torrance Of Iibor service under agreement" an
they jcted, simply and solely because they re
fused 20 sign such agreement would bring the
within purview more completely, OF this Inf
Law, ater having been frat locked out from their en-
poymeut, for space OF nearly three month