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The Right Spirit.

The Coopers' Journal for August, is
before us. From its many interesting cor
respondents we clip the following letter:
Trade still on the decline, but our mum
bers are rapidly increasing, for new light
has dawned upon the coopers Of this city,
and = determination has entered their
souls t. be no longer slaves to those tyran-
meal oppressors who would I'LL their Golfers
at the expense If the sweat that flows from
the brow Of the poor laborer May the
same light shed its brightest rays on those
now outside the organization, and enable
them to see clearly the advantages t. be
gained by being within its walls, and on
those that belong to the Order, to carry
out that which they have begun, with wis
dom and judgment may they all JOIN
hands and hearts together in unity, and
abolish cruel AnnteT slavery ItbniT TIM tItif
Christian land. And now, Mr. Editor, /
will show you how our union has increased
in numbers inside the last three months
The shop known as Nanderwyst's and the
largest in the city the business of which is
now conducted by Mr. Thomas, has made
grand rally, joined our army, and swell
ed our ranks enormously. Now, | think
| can, without contradiction, proclaim No.
3 the banner union Of the State, who are
at all times prepared to stand by the con
stitutiOn and all Just laws. W. a.
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numerous, ere indulging in excursions
down the hay Pic-nics and social gather
inQs in our parks and adjacent woods. In
thiu connection would mention the ex-
cnrrions of the Iron Moulders' Union,
which came Oh on last Monday. II il
worthy Of note, that this excursion was one
Of the finest that has left our whArfS this
season. On the trip down the river, the
e1curuionista enjoyed themselves IN dane
inQ and singing. When they arrived at
THAR destination, they scattered through
the woods and enjoyed themselves in dane,
ing, singing, swinging, etc, and returned
70 the city enjoying tbs beauties Of a moon
light trip.
/ have not, As yet, been able 70 get q
the track u the labor Union, though Their
has been syeral meeting held, ! behev
there is 10 be another meetings held IN
week Or two II possible, shall send 20
the proceedings u il
| prnNREH
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PASSAGE OF THE MINERS BILL

We are indebted to the Glasgow Sentinel
for the following very interesting letter
from the pen Of Alexander Mcdonald,
Esq, upon the passage Of the Miners Bill
in committee Of the House Of Lords
As the entering Of bill into committee
in either House of Parliament may be
looked upon as nearly at its final stage,
our anxiety as to the fate of the Miners
Bill was considerably increased when we
learned that some important amendments
were to be proposed by the mine-owners
Further, that these we're to be committed
to the care of the Duke Of Richmond. to
be drummed by Cairns and Salisbury
What they could be we could not divine,
although we judged that the "a hours was
TO be attacked. Wednesday our good
friend PickArd joined us, who had been
with us in 80 many hours of anxiety on
the subject. Thursday we were Joined by
MIR. Crawford, AND on Friday morning by
Mr.. Burt. The owners still held their
hand. Meanwhile we had done all we
could with the noble Lords Shaftesbury
and knnaird. On Friday the mine own
ers amendments saw the light of day
Then indeed did they offer TO the House
of Lords that they should reverse the de-
cision of the Commons by making it 56
hour per week instead of "a, also that
the time should count from the first of a
group Of boys going down TO the first Of
the group again ascending virtually des-
troying the clause, and allowing the owners
latitude which would render q conviction
almost impossible, even supposlng they
had kept children in the mines twelve
hours.
The amendments have The stamp of their
own mean Parentage-they come from
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Features Of the Miners Bill.

The following are the features Of the
Miners Bill, which has become q law in
Great Britain:
LIST. That the act for inspection should
be applied to all mines. I'd. That all chill
dren be prohibited from entering mines
until they were twelve years Of age. 3D.
That after twelve, and TO sixteen years,
they should be educated ten hours per
week. 4th. That the working hours per
week be not more than fifty. 9th. That in
every case the time should not be more
than ten in any one day, and that the time
should all count from bank to bank. 9th.
That the young persons employed about
mines should be put under the Workshops
act. 7th. That the miners mineral should
be weighed, and weighed truly. 9Th. That
the miners should have the power to place
a man on the pit bank to see Justice done
to them. 9Th. That the person 90 placed
should be under their control alone and not
the employers. 10th. That the weights
used in weighing the miners' work should
De under the supervision Of the inspector Of
the district. 18th. That the responsible
tty OF mine owners be increased by the pans
Ing OF many more general rules for guild
Ance of miners. 18th. That there be
trained managers Of mines. 18th. That
these managers all have certificates grant
ed, and thst they forfeit them if, on inquiry,
they were found not TO DO their duty. l4th.
That the mine owner be caused TO register
the name Of the manager Of the mine. 18th.
That there be barometer and thermome-
ter placed ut the entrance 10 each mine.
10th. That powder be not used in firing
shots in mines. 18th. The fencing Of all
old shafts. 18th. That mine owners be
caused to make daily register of the state
OF the mine a. regards ventilation. 18th.
q return OF the state of the mine be made
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psrkUr. Mich, JulN =, ls'-.'
~ rN a-tom y H.Hy .oar-rH
pue motive Is hereby gwen that the sixth
annual session " the National labor Union
wiIl d. hrld 3D. the city Of Cleveland, Ohio,
On the third Tuesday being the 18th day Of
September 1872. at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon
AL Tra.les Unions al cooperative associa-
tons, al labor organizations Of every kind
vii ~ entitled "a representation, for We be
heye that all departments of industry should
have a common cause IN all our efforts for re-
form We therefore invite to our ranks all
who hv physical or intellectual labor, contrib
ute 70 the nation. De they male or female,
white ~ BLACK tur tins j. a struggle for hber
ty and justice-i
Labor organizations az entitled 70 represen
tation a. prescribed IN the constitution as fol
lows
Each international trade organization WI
be entitled To- two delegates Or one for every
three thousand or fractional part thereof
when not represented BY any State organiza
ton as prescribed III the constitution
All lnaal trade "a lahnr unions will be en-
National Labor Union. Provided, that sucl
representatives shall derive their election iron
the organization they claim to represent.
Each local or state organization. must a
the next meeting Of the National Labor Unior
report to the president the number Of mem
hers in their respective unions, and pay int
the treasury an annual tax Of ten per cent OF
each member 80 represented
1t Is expected that every organization vii
see the Importance Of the coming convention
and l would appeal to every labor organiza
tinn to send delegate that We may counse
together for the good and welfare Of our com
mon country.
Those organizations which are unable t,
send delegates, are requested to elect them
and send their credentials to the Convention
X. r TREyELICK, Pres.
{. Ben JOHNSON, Sectg
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IN scarcely ever tasted, except by the rich,
and no Chinese ever use either milk. butter
or cheese
Next week We shall give some further
facts touching This cheap labor question.
And the facts, the philosophy, and the
consequence. which have heretofore, and
which will in all human probability here
after, follow the robbery Of labor, We shall
pretty thoroughly overhaul before we have
completed our series Of articles which We
intend to insert upon this question, and
we want workingmen, and every think
ing man and woman, 70 read them with
their eyes wide open.
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TENNESSEE.
PIoSEER
HUMBOLDT, August -, Is

HUMBOLDT, August IL, 1872
To the Editor q the woHKIssnAS's ADvOcATA
DEAR Sir was not much astonished
v.beu read Of the withdrawal Of Judge
Davis in the Memphis Republican, and
only wrote To you fOr the proof, which only
verihea my impression, when ! heard q the
nominations and saw the names Of the del
eRates who we're received in the conven-
ton from Tennessee, without tine sigma
ture of the State Executive One, Law
yer, and All old politician, Who has not
done al honest days work m twenty years
! or more. created nothing with hIs BRAN
| thAteve was q benefit ~ AwOrkingman and
another one, an editor, Who once ran rat
I o.,arpra IN Nashville, and wAs finally driven
lIyl. 49, Dusiilvs~ ~ 49, -nergy u the Ty-
BIOGRAPHICAL Union When such candidates
and such delegates are allowed " InAinuate
themselves into a Labor Reform Conven-
ton. not much reform need BE- expected,
but We may look for the intngues Of old
and defunct political parties Of the present
and past days revived in our ranks; forest q
all incnbus upon the efforts u all honest work
men to free themselves from social Polltl
cal oppression. | am An favor Of the sprlt p
a resolution rejected by the Columbus Con
vention-that is, II selecting candidate
from among those men who are IdentIheC
with the labor Reform movement-meI
whom We know 20 be laborers and reform
ers. Unless We put true and tined men y
a. candidates and officers, nothing but dis
aster will follow our best efforts such mel
as Trevellick and Safin, and host Of other
are a. good A. the lAboring classes want
Let us have candidates, it matters no
; whether defeat be the result or not. lie
ma show to the world that we Arein earnes
TO mark out distinct and separate lines q
action from all existing parties, either POI
itical or otherwise a line that will ultl
mately result in a reformation IN the socls
and political position u workIngmen, 40
rive them the place % peer instead OF con
. moners. Select a man from the south r.
: vour Vice President, 80 As 10 make It
national nomination. | see IN an artlcl
from New York, desire expressed for tn
: next Congress to meet east OF Nashville
t this. | think, would not be good policy
, from the fact that you cannot make II
r Labor Reform national, unless all sector
r have an interest, and to my mind, u
$ Congress meeting at Nashville or Loui
q Vile will give the movement a footing
6 the south. and he fraught with blessings
c the working-classes, by allaying the Preil
e dices existing among them. Thousands al
e willing to join our standard As soon As cor
n WINGED that We are working alone in the Il
y terest of labor. Yours, Fraternally,
Y y. l. M.
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Legislative Pay.

Massachusetts, pays the members of her
Legislature s75O each per session Penn
sylvania 1900 Maine and Vermont 81,
Rhode Island 81, and New Hampshire
az 20 per day New Jersey IS per day
for the first 40 days, and after that comes
down 20 81 80, which has discouraglng
effect on long sessions. Delaware, West
Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana,
New York, Kansas and Nebraska pay g
per day tennessee - Missouri, Maryland
and Iowa e. North Carolina, Arkansas,
Alabama, Virginia, South Carolina, and
California e. Georgia and Mississippi 81
Louisiana and Texas s. and Nevada $40
Wisconsin pays $3.50 q session, and in Ill
inois and Florida the rate is fixed at each
session
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An Odd Proposition

We learn. from what we deem reliable
authority, that an attempt will be made at
the Philadelphia Conference to effect an
alliance with the Blanton Duncan sore
heads. Considering the fact that the plat
form proposed by them at Baltimore, was
the re-earthing Of the exploded issues of
the past which the people have consigned
10 the tomb Of the Capulets which
workingmen are interested in keeping
closed, we cannot see what is expected
to be accomplished by such utilization. The
Endorsement Of the financial plank Of the
L. r. p, by these political fossils, who
represent the ultra secessionists of the
South, wouldn't amount to the paper on
which it was written. The game is too
fJdUSDurpUt
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or win unions desiring changes In the addresses 0
corresponding secretaries plea~e state the q
former secretary.
lOTTICTAL.
BALTIMORE Md, August 7, 1872
To tk Representatives Of the Cigdrmdkers'
International Union. GKSTLENES The
Eighth Annual Session Of the GgarmAkers' In
ternAtional Union, will convene At 10 O'Clock
on Monday morning, September I'd, at Turner
Hall, in the city OF st. Louis, Mo Arrange
ments have been made for quarters at the
Everett House, Tenth street, between Market
ard Walnut streets. Delegates are requested
10 notify Gustav Vollemer, box 2,5l3, 81
LOUIS in what train they expect to arrive,
and there will be committee there to meet
them The committee viii wear a red badge
to designate them by Fraternally Yours.
Edwin JOHNSON.
To Offers and Members Of Local Unions.
GKNTLENES All communications mailed
for me. expected TO reach me, after the 10Th
Of this month, should be sent 10 the Everett
House, Tenth street, ~. Louis, Mo
FrAternally Yours.
EDwIN JOHSsoS, Pres. T. Y.
WATERLOO. Iowa, Aug. 10, 1872 John NJ
Murphy, and Emile T.. Lane, will near some
thing 70 their advantage by sending their adj
dresses to me Any unions knowing Of their
whereabouts will confer q favor by communi-
eating the same to me.
L. Z. DUDLEY, Central House, Waterloo,
Iowa
To the Oeeers and MEMBERS Of Local Unions:
GENTLEMEN M. Dubois and n Backs
drew retiring-cards from this UNION and now
wish to become members again, also b. SwArt-
hguer has q retiring-eard from Rome Union,
dated June 9th, 1871 Unions having any
charges against any Of the above, will please
prefer them according to law.
FraternAlly yours. Jos BESSAGEL, Cor.
Sec, Union No. 80. Lock-box rs.
OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. 2, ls72-Three men
named, R. Kahn, Barry FnegAr and Henry
Graf, have made application 70 joln this
union The former halls from Chicago, ILL.,,
FinegAr halls from Sioux City. Iowa. Henry
Graf claims 70 hail from Chicago, he also says
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LABOR ITEMS.

A Typographical Union No. l5l, has
recently been organized IN Bridgeport,
Conn.
THE following is a correct list Of the
officers of the Iron Moulders and Typo
graphical Unions, for the next year
IRON NoULDERs UNION.
President, William Satin, 1873 Walnut
st., or Lock Bon lO45. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Treasurer, Peter j. Meaney, 80 Summit
st., Brooklyn, N. Y.
First Vice President, James Carroll, 2ls
Bowery, New York city.
Second Vice President. Thomas Casey
Box l76 Montgomery, Ala.
Third Vice President, John H. Dance
Box 7O8, Toronto. Ontario
Fourth Nice-President. T. b. Osler,
Box 592, Sacramento, Cal
Recording Secretary, John F. Leahy,
Little Falls, n Y.
TRUSTEES or BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION.
John DAILY, Albany, N. ", James Car
roll, New York city, and Thomas Kelley,
Chicago, Ill.
INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
President, William }. Hammond, OF
New Orleans
First Vice-President, E. G. Crump, of
Richmond
Second Vice President, Robert G. Slater,
of Salt Lake City.
Recording Secretary and Treasurer,
John Collins, of Cincinnati
Corresponding Secretary, Robert Ham
iton, of Philadelphia.
LABOR REFORM
The Labor p~form Convention Of Mer-
Ger county, Pa, which met at Greenville
last Thursday, appointed delegates to con
fer with the Liberal Republicans and
Democrats to nominate a county ticket
THE International Association Of jour
neymen tailors adjourned to meet next
year in Norfolk, Va, ON the second Non
day in August.
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Suspension of the Pennsylvania

We regret to learn that the PennSylpdn-
,dn and Labor Tribune Of Lancaster, Pa,
a staunch and unHinching advocate Of the
Labor Reform platform, has suspended
and added another to the too long list Of
victims to the interest Of workingmen. In
its last issue the editor says he has sacri-
ficed both time and money, in his sdvoca-
cy Of a system which workingmen either do
not or will not appreciate that he has
not received the support promised, and is
consequently compelled for the time being
at least, to suspend its publication.
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to the inspector Of the distict every month.
10Th. That there be an Increase Of inspec-
tors. 2lst. That in case 4 either owner,
agent, or workman doing anything BY their
personal act that might lead to SeriOus i'm
Jury or loss of Life, they be vent TO prison
without the option u a fine. 22d- That
the workmen should have a voice in The
framing Of the special rules o. the colhery
or mine they work in when these rules are
made. sd. The removal Of the words
'undsr ordinary circumstance from thu
general rules
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c BES JOHNSON, Sect'y

PoLTICAL NArIoNAL LABOR REFORM :-
er Withdrawing their names as candidates o.
the National labor Reform party, for Presi
dent and Vice President Of the United States
the OHIO State Convention, to meet IN Colum
bus on Wednesday July Path 1872, is post
poned, to meet in Columbus, Ohio, on We'd
nesday, August 2sth 1872, at 10 o'clock a m,
BY order Of National Committee.
Il j. WHITE, Sec,
45l w. 5th street.
T. NJ DAVIS, State Executor,
1879 Race street. Gin, 0.
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MARRIED.

JOHNSON ENTERTINE.-At TAmAquA, Pa, on
Friday August 9th C. BEN JOHNSON, Esq, editor Of tho
AErHRACTrs MONITOR TO Mis- SALLIE j., daughter d
Edw Entertne Esq, all Of TAmaqua.
Friend johnson, you have our best wishes
for the future welfare of yourself and bride
We have now no fear of the Labor Reform
Movement, in Pennsylvania at least, because
we feel satisfied that when one Monitor will
prove faithlese q DOZEN will take its place.
Put US down for . silver spoon for the first
we are afraid to offer any induOement for the
others.
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COMMITTEES Of the Labor Reform party an
pointed at the first session 81 this Conven-
ton be continued, and the Chairman Of the
COMMITTEES h instructed TO request the advo-
cates Wd fhphm ofth4 prhcipAes Of Labor
RefOr4 inencA State a. are mreprsseassd
W theF EowpnitAPe, to Appoint members to
sekres1nt them, md faFeard the nAmas 10 the
Chairman Of the Commh1ttee aeven members
70 constitute a Committee for the transaction
Of business.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine
dr.
A. NJ. PUErr. Cla1m0~.
A &. CAMERON. Secretary.
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The Life and LabOrs of WIN. h. sylvis

This work reAdy Tor delivery copy Of ii
should w Ia the hands 81 every ~urkngnAn IN the coun
rry Il IS har,sumrl, bound volume Il $50 pages,
containing az actunt ~ the labors u one q the fore
most men u his and whose life devoted "a
thr interests IL the producing classes The history q
Wm Syl,i, Is the history Il the Labor Movement in
the United State. and WhO desires 10 make
himself AcguAiute, With tins Anori 70 be
,ilhsut u Prcr 81 10 send none, By registered
-tt,r W . order and the book ~ill ~ sent By re-
turn mail
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Call for the National Labor Congress.

lHIa. y DO. National Labor niun,
Fi-h,i Rl,..k Woodward Avenue.
psrKHr. Mich July 4, lsI2
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The Trades Assembly met on Friday even.
ing at their hall on Desplaines street. The
meeting was not as large as should have been,
owing, probably, to the excessive heat o. the
evening. No business Of Importance was trans
acted
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CORRESPONDENTS.
FROM MARYLAND.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for any OPT
expressed BY our Correspondents
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Colonization. An organization to be known
as the WOrkingmen's Cooperative yColinizA-
ton Association has been formed in this city,
md elected the following officers: Pres. Y.
". Nye; Treas, VIM. McGowAn tchief
clerk In TAPP 4 McKelhps' commercial
agency Sec, Rev. Mr.. DeMAru.
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BRicKLAYERs' b. AND z. UNION No. I,
oE CHICAGO. At meeting Of this union,
held on Tuesday night, thirty members were
admitted. On Thursday evening eighty ap-
Phcations for membership were received in
the U. D. A. Bricklayeru.
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FELL FROM A BrHnING.-E. Woodwork,
a mason employed on the building corner Of
Michigan avenue and Lake streets On Satur-
day, fell a distance Of one-story sustaining
several severe injuries.
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CITY MATTERS.
CHICAGO, ILL. AUGUST "a. 1872

The Amalgamated Carpenters will meet in
Bethel Hall corner Of Lake and DesplAlnes
streets Saturday evening. 70 inAugurAte Branch
No
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LABOR REFORM.

Meeting At COIambsa Ne New Candidate q
Be Placed In GAe FIela- ResslsstenA, ese.,
ete.
PersuAnt to notice published, nesting Of
the Executive Committee Of the Labor Reform
party and members Of the Columbus Conven.
ton, was held at the new City Hall Colum-
bus, Ohio, On Wednesday, Aug 2lst t.
decide upon the course to be taken during the
ensuing campaign.
On motion. A. Nj. Puett was elected Chair
man and A e. Cameron, Secretary
On motion Of Z. NJ. Davis, q committee Of
five WAS appointed to draft resolutions eX-
pressive Of the sense Of the Convention.
Messrs. Davis, Mcguire and Cameron Of
Kansas, Fay and Cameron Of Illinois, were
appointed SAID Committee.
On motion, the Committee wAs allowed a
recess of fifteen minutes
On re- assembling. MIR Davis presented the
following the majority report
Resolved, That this convention deems it
inexpedient at this late day. Ia renominate
candidates to nil the vacancies caused BY the
unexpected withdrawal of David Davis and
Joel Parker. rs the nominees OF the National
Labor Reform party for President and Vice
President Of the United States
Resolved, That rs the Labor Reform party
will not be represented at the coming Presl-
dental election, this convention leaves the
friends and members Of the party To vote As
in their judgement they may deem proper.
Resoire,i, That this convention advises the
advocates and friends Of the principles Of
Labor Reform, to use every honorable means
70 advance those principles, and form more
perfect system OF organization, for the future
government OF the party
X, SOLVED, That this convention advises all
labor Reform4rS in those localities whore
they have no candidates, to vote for those
candidates who have proven by their acts and
deeds. to he their best friends and most IN
sympathy with the principle Of Labor Reform
Rtsolred. That whine our candidates have
withdrawn from the canvas, We hereby re
pledge our devotion to, and faith in. the
principles Of the National Labor Reform
party. enunciated at Columbus. and recon-
mended t. our friends throughout the country
to maintain their distinct organizations at all
hazards r NJ. DAVIS
JoHN MAGUIRL
A. K. Fay.
~
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THE CIGAR MAKERS.

EY win unions desiring changes In the addresses
corresponding secretaries ple~~s state the q
former secretary.
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CHICAGO. DETROIT AND CINCINNATI
AUGUST ~. 1872
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Inc following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That the National Executive