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men banded together in secret combina
tions. have been taught that justice mus
be sought through legal means; but we ar
of those who firmly believe, that the exc
cution of the ten Mollie Maguires las
Thursday, in schuylkilI, and Carbon. .coun
ties, stops far short Of reaching the evil
far les to cure it. One Of the ablest O
British statesman said in debate in Par
liament, that continued outrages, and muir
ders, seemingly now and then without
cause, must necessarily result from political
agrarianism, or social injustice. That
Mollie Maguirism was created by injustice,
andoppression, we think time willshow. The
full gaze Of public opinion has been di-
rected to the coal regions Of Pennsylvania,
BY the hangman's work Of June 2lss, and
the banded companies, and their allies the
'''seoret League will have to stand an ex.
animation into their acts. We present to
our readers views frdm different journals,
which must tend 10 hhlt public opinion as
to the condition Of sdciety in the coal re-
gious, and compel thinking about the cause.
The New York Herald sent two intelligent
men Of its staff, to Schuylkill county; and
they report thus: a.a ,aat .,-.a-,, i
A. mi, CAPITAL AND LABOR. .-'F u
3 "Nowhere in this country have capital
and labor at so early a date been arrayed
against each other as lin the coal region.
There were the two classes, the operator and
miner. They regarded each other as enc
mics, and acted as if their interests were
conflicting. The operators came to the coal
fields as men 60 to the Black Hills-not to
make 1t his home, but to make his fortune.
A fortune was either rapidly made, or often
more rapidly lost; especially the loss the
miner did not consider in counting bis
wrongs. "
" 1.-THE losses Of operators made them des-
perste. Their failure to pay was regarded
as defrauding the laborer of his wages.
Their avarice made them hard taskers. No
part of the world ever presented so favora,
ble An opportunity as the coal regions for
the rich to oppress the poor workingman
In many instances the opportunity was not
neglected. The rapacity, extortion, and re-
fasal to pay the laborer his just wages, are
still remembered in the company store, and
In the order. (
even though the provident miner had
meney to enable him to go elsewhere, he
was not permitted, even after laws had been
enacted against these stores. A miner was
several times passed over in the regular
order Of promotion. He asked the boss
Why 1t was-did he not give satisfaction,
&c.P The boss said He didn't know. But
It Is none Of my business. Where do you
deals \ If you dealt more In the
company stores you would not be passed
OVER .......
ANY attempt on the part Of the men 10
amellorate their condition was at all hazards
Immediately crushed. Those who took
prominent part in such movements among
the men fell under the operators dspleas-
ure, were marked 'black listed.' 1t is well
known that, while other nationalities were
more skilled in working up such movements
to use the phraseology of The coal region,
I'm making the balls'-the Irish, in their
hatred of oppression, were, j by their impet-
uous natures, led to take the risk 'of firing
them, fact which will explain wby so
many Irish became obnoxious to the opera
tors and why the operators become so hos
tile to them" ...
AN INCIDENT IN 1LLUsTRATIoN,
1.-THE war came and with It the drafts.
Here was an opportunity to be revenged on
turbulent spirits. The land agents, opera
tors being of the better class obt aimed the
fear Of those having the drafts in charge.
Poor men were by the military tori from
their homes, their wives and children left
without support. This was done in most
cruel manner. They were in numbers
chained to ropes, which were tied to the sads
dies of dragons, and thus from distant
points marched into Pottsville, sent to Fort
Delaware and Fortress Monroe, and left to
lsnguish in prison. This was done in VIOLA
tion Of law, and without the form of a trial,
and was done, IS was supposed, at the die
tation Of prominent land agents or opera
tors. A spectator, as he described this
Gene, all ed up even at this distant day with
indignation, and said If such had been done
to him he would have -. A very little
knowledge Of human nsture will enable the
reader to see that no such high handed
mAasures we're calculated to stir up the