The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-01
MisceIlumeGus.
II HI u LABOR QUESTION IN
ENGLAND.

| MIR. JOSEPH ARCH AND HIS VISIT TO
AMERICA--HE. GIVES UP HIS OP-
POSITION TO COLONIZATION.
LONDON, August 30.-Mr. J Josoph
Arch sailed for Canada, August
28th. Before starting he deliver
od last address to the body with
which he is identified, tho Nation.
al Agricultural Laborors Union
at bennington. [ gathor from his
speech that Mr.. Arch is profound.
ing dissatisfied with tho result of his
efforts in England to improve tho
condition ofthc laborcrs on farms.
At any rate he is now convinced
that emigration, which ho has
heretofore discouraged, is u necos-
slty, and that conviction has boon
forced upon him by the way in
winch tho farmers arc meeting
their mon. In tho misery tho Ia
borers have had to endure through
tho last oighteon months hc finds
proof that the farmers arc dctcrm-
incd not to do justice TO tho mon.
The farmers want labor on starv.
ing terms, and Mr. Arch has made
up his mind that emigration is
tho only answer TO their policy.
lilo spoke sharply about tho refusal
OF tho Queen to liston to tho pcti-
ton of her own laborers in the
lsle of Wight, declaring, "with all
duo respect for her Majesty, the
Quoon, he must say that he had
letters from tho honest tillers of
tho soil in tho 1slo Of Wight beg
ging him 10 90 there and plead
their cause, and if we wcro not on
gagged to proceed to America he
would be in the Isle of Wight be.
fore tho closo Of tho week. Ho
deeply doplorcd that hor Mujcsty
took tho step sho did, whom hor
laborers memorialised bor for an
increase Of their wages to seyon-
teon shillings per wook; and he
thought, by tho course tho Queen
adopted, she set bad example to
tho country. If England's Queen
did not value her honest tillors of
tho soil, then ho would take thom
away to n country where their Ia
Dor will bo acceptable and well re-
munoratcd." His demand had
been that the lnborers shonld have
somo Of tho soil in this country to
cultivate for themselves, and he
denounced it rs an absnrdity to
ask men to fight for o land of
which thcy do not own n foot.
Tho continuation of the speech is
a tono more violent than remem-
Dor to havo heard Mr.. Arch use
before. Ho said "they had now
arrived alta climax, and Parlia-
mont, the landed aristooracy and
farmers, must look at it through
different glassos from what thoy
had done in tho past. He should
deeply doplore farmers in this
country being left without mon to
cultivate tho land; bnt he would
ask the aristocratic landlords and
farmers which of tho two things
should BOP and he would loave it
to tho chairman and gentlemen
OF his class to giyo tho answer.
The laborors had tried every
legitimate means to bring their
case to2tho front in n law abiding,
peaceful manner. They had only
asked to be paid so they might
1.-Two, aud that had boon denied.
Either no and six hundred thou
sand laborors must bow at tho feet
of a atyrannicaIlandod ariatocracy,
and Il grasping and parsimonious
class of farmera, Or they II must
cmlgrate to anoth h. or country,
where thor labor will be appro.
olatod, and whore thoy oan 1.-Two
by their labor" Ho ropudiated
tho notion of disloyalty for him.
self and his associates, but avcw.
cd that much as no respected and
honored tho Queen, and much as
he lovod his country, ho lovod hu.
manity moro. In it's interest he
WAS to visit America, and once
thoro no would not ask tho laud-
cd millionaire or tho arlstoorat, if
such there ,were, to tell him about
the condition of the workingmen :;
he intended to 500 for himself, as
he had done in Ireland.
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