The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-18
The revolution is complete. as last year the
vote ii the Legislature was-Republiean'
"a; Democrats, ID. @ F.
The I,ahor Disturbance.

The recent riots snlong the railways ana le
in the mines have elected great h,au!
opinions and many suggested remeoles.
II "a commended by great many that sohlc
nursuits have been overdone oy excess y.
llabsgers, and that large opti'as'o''' :.
thrown out OF occupation, NUMBERS OF
whom will not find employment at theif
trades for decade.
The subject is one involved in mystery,
and time can only give the proper solution.
The mines drew largely upon the mining
| popul ation OF Great Britain. The stagnation
! in business there drove the miners away, and
they find themselves struck by the same
tidal wave Of adversely at the mines in this
country, and have been involved in the des-
perate measures 10 force capital to accord
them support, although the continuation OF
mining operations threatened capital with
ruin. These miners arc not farmers, and
are without recourse. They have not means
and cannot return home, where, indeed,
there would be no employment for them
could they get there. .... ...-....
The addition to the unemployed occa-
stoned by the discharge OF railroad hands
| only swells the number of those who have
little capacity for other pursuits. Freights
| and travel have been so diminished that the
railways were compelled to curtail their
| force and throw Off large numbers to seek
the m cans of subsistence in other ways.
1t is plain that when business was active
| and commerce flourshing there was occll-
patton for the men now thrown out OF en-
ploymcnt. The question is, Will they not
lind the demand for their skill and labor as
soon rs there is restoration OF the healthy
condition OF business and commerce? The
various enterprises, manufacturing and in
dustrial, and in the line Of public building
and Improvement, when fully renewed,
will call into action immense numbers
OF people, The different pursuits are
closely connected, and no one occupation is
Injured that does not involve others. Take
Observation-Disclosures, for instance. The mo-
ment they fail and suspend or run on short
time there is great falling in the consump-
ton of fuel. and this falls back upon the
miner, coal declines and finally cannot be
sold; the mines suspend, and if the miners
are silly enough-as it has been found that
they may be-the troubles Of outlawry, de-
struction of property, and murders follow
Now, renew the good order and general
prosperity, and it will be found that no
class Of pursuits is over-supplied, and that
in good time all the skilled labor in the
country will be in demand.
Should the depression and stagnation in
trade and manufactures continue long
enough, we may expect that enough skilled
laborcrs in the mining and manufacturing
pursuits will be driven to other employ
ment to make it difficult to obtain enough
newed manufacturing and mining enter
prise OF the country.
We trust that such delay in the renewal
of the general business will not take place.
We begin to look forward TO better times
not far in the future. II we are not diSap-
pointed there will be but short time be-
fore there will he condition OF content
ment and thrift which is always sure when
occupation is plenty and compensation rea-
sonable. 1t will then be found that the
present period had been prolific of theories
that prove to be visionary and impractical.
II, when the country RECEIVERS from its
misfortunes, the lessons of these times are
remembered and made profitable, present
adversely will not be wholly injurious. But
when did people bear in mind Their past
grieIs when in the midst Of prosperity?