PROSECTUS
Of TIM
NATIONAL LABOR UNION
u are us of o sam a-r.
OF THE UNITED MTAT= OF AMERICA.
JMo'e-eWzens and Workingmes
of the United &ake:
The question of the hour is, How can the
workingman best improve his condition? This
question is not only being agitated in the United
States, but throughout the civilized world. The
universal law of our exitence is, "In the sweat
of thy face thou shall eat thy bread." We desire
to impress yon with this fact, that it is a Divine
law, that we must labor, and that the comforts
of life can only be attained by honest, patient
aril.
It should be the aim of every man to become
a capitalist; that is, every man should try and
receive an exchange for his labor, which, by
proper economy and investment, will, in the
future, place him in the position of those on
whom he is now dependent for a living. At least
it should be your aspiration to become the owner
of your own homestead, and place that homestead
beyond the reach of want and poverty. As work
ingmen we can only possess these blessings by
being industrious with our brains and bands,
temperate in our habits, and economical with
our means.
It is the duty of our National Labor Union,
and more particularly the Bureauoflaborereat
ed by your delegates assembled from nearly every
state in the Union, to advise with you upon the
best and most speedy means to better your con
dition in the United States.
We look with painful emotion upon the pre
sent condition of colored labor in the several
States. Disorganized, poorly paid, assaulted,
and, in many cases, totally in diferent to its own
welfare. After a careful survey and consideration
of this vital question, in which we have consult
ed the wisdom and experience of the most pro
found economists and labor reformers of our
times
We advise you, 1st, to immediately organize,
because labor can only protect itself when or
ganized; that is, by being organized thoroughly,
you have the command of capital. You receive
better pay~for your labor. You learn where and
how to invest your labor to better advantage.
You learn the value of the capital invested with
your labor-how to respect that capital, and
make that capital respect your labor. You learn
where and how to create employment, to give
yourselves work when you are debarred by op
posite combinations. You learn the wants of
your fellow-workmen and how to provide for
them.
In a word, without organization, you stand in
danger of being exterminated. You cannot ex
pect to be profitably employed, and the trades
will soon die out in the race. With organization
you will find employment, you will force op
posite combinations to recognize your claims to
work without restriction because of our color,
and opon the way for your children to learn trades
and move forward in the enjoyment of all the
rights of American citizenship. How shall you
organize? We answer call a general meeting of
the workingmen in every city and town, and at
ter discussing the importance of organization,ap
point a committee of one from each branch of
trade or labor represented, to prepare a plan
for organization. When they have roported a
plan, then appoint your committee on constitu
tion and permanent organization. When they
report, proceed immediately to form yourselves
into an association, send a copy of your constitu
tions and list of officers to the Bureau of Labor,
and get your charter. We would advise, where
there is a sufficient number of any particular
branch, that they orgonize separate associations.
As each man desires to follow that business for
which he has been educated. Asa constitution fcr
the government of a carpenters' association
will not suit for the government of a laborers' as
sociation, it is important that you organize each
branch separately. Five men of any one branch
organized, can accomplish more in the interest
of that particular branch, than being asseciated
with fie hundred men of several branches.
Mixed organizations have always proved disas
trous to the labor reform movement, except in
delegated bodies. The above organizations re
ferred to, are simple organizations for the pro
tection of labor and wages.
We would call your attention fo, and advise,
and that you form yourselves into co-opgeratve
Trade Unions. While these are the most benea
cial associations of modern times, they require
much judgment. and intellectual ability to make
them a succo..i Theyaseem to be azecesslty at
ahis time in order to furnish employmemt th col
ored men in many States in the Union. We
could not furnish a general plan of organization.
Each particular association must be governed by
special rujes. We can only advise you how to
organize, when you inform the Burena what yen
propose organizing. We can butasy the general
princile Is, for each man to take agven amount
ofatcand aythatin weekly or monthly in
stallmentaus thyhave enough to comemence
business with, so taby a combhination efthsir
money and labor, thywill from a capital and
business that will ~Iethem an independent liv
of theireterrelations. Let any man who will,
take an interest with 7eu.
3. We should advise youtoorganize Bidn
and land Associations. These em asiyb
established in connection with your "Tns n
Labor Uninns," and will hav, a tendeneyto
strengthen and -eptet them. Uxpaeaece
has proved that all mn can, by ths agency of a
abuse for whet he would pay rent SoroE. We
shallbe to advise u pon the mostlim
prtsof tedf
states, and vsam and enlighten ths.mn all
a.~4,iesctifgtesriterbes am bof o itr
potcthe Nainllabor Cl 1la
aotdthe N'ea Jh', a weekly jourual pubih..b
the of W a5th
the condition of tradesm each stats, rates of
wages, deemand for labor, value of real Qestat,
fromeof alaie~,and to met all questons,
The neesselty for suck a peris amissifed by
all who aretsee leastacuatdwith our&d
organised eoeditiom,andsslisbarelepondbh*to
daooameentour labor and aseeis rneest remnour
oitical, we stoalatal Uins, when themueenty
em deteke a decided itoneta advideg yen
upon all qase~e.. that wlbe to y ear neaet
ss azsae, and to thegood of oureomemos coear
Aswa sballhaveson o eeragrent who sla
ravel in andthrongh aBthe Slates to sales us
toergenising al the d.nen af ltambor, we
hepe stsewry man wla enb hisa ag sent
to take the paper, enduse tha hi eime bas
one she, matil Itucy be fomwllk enyhueash
Our comu is onward I Let ery man put his
rboun to the whf mAvidt ryamdmesmwil
perch upon ca! banes. All cos mnictie m
mast be marhked 1%o1 udal and adresed to the
Preuident Box 191, Wasisgton, D, C.
P. 8.-Tour attentaon is particularly invited to
the Costitution of the NaMional lIbor Union,
published in the proeseilagu of the Convention.
Ihuo MTums, Prident
Guomas T. Dowums Vice President.
Lawns 1 Doum , secretory.
Cas H. Pirim secretary.
Cow 0n n , Trviune:
EXECUTIVE COMKITTEE.
Sella Martin, Rea. C. H. Nauean, John H.
Batler. Isaac C. Weire, G. I. Masso., George
Myers, Anthony Bowen, D. I. Simms, F. G.
Barbadoes.
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been issued, has saeeved the ecmmeatlon of
Judge Story, Chancellor Kent, President Adams;
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nor; Reo H WardBeacher, and ma sothes
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DAY, ýfi twoy numberes, and more than
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pages ofueading matteryearly: enabllagitto pro
sent, with a comtbned freahnes and completeness
nowber Else attempted,
The best h Rectum Criticlsm, Thired
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the reach of ii, i. oin theCOnPLETE
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immediate intrest, or ofasld, nent value
IT I THEREFORE INDI 8ABLE TO
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cultivate in himself orhis family general intel
ligenc
Publshe wey a $800 a year, free of post
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To
167......CANAL lSTREET.......167
FROM
No. 9 CAMP STREET.
GZawLWr ef Wz rP=,
Manufacturers and Dealers
IN
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Trunks, Valises and Bags,
Respectfully give notice that they have removed
to the large and centrally loated store
No 167 Canal Street,
Near Dauphine.
P. B. ETHELL,
MERCHANDISE, FLOUR
AND
PROVISION BROKER,
105.... POYDRAS STREET.....105
W. J. TAYLOR............JOHN U. BURKE
Salesmen.
LAGROIX BROTHERS
MatOOands/.
Commsa Fmcmux A Vwcroxr8rawrrs,
New Omnsu~I, LA.
Have~ On Hand, Be*t Qf Wines And I14
ttor&.
0. CASENAVE.£
UNDERTAKER.
Bourbos greet seer & Leeds trerd, Ken orleans
Dec. 17th, (f.
STANS AU S'ILL
PATUT ATTSUEIS
Dealer. In all of thte NEWEST
andl most UsetblI Patents
tfthe qg.
We beg to call public attntion to the foot that
we are now prepared tol sordsers for the Waest
amoities In the line of patented goode, and are
consteanty adding to our large stock, seek artie.
lea ofreal mesit es the Intenly. spirit of the
age produces, and the proprmelve temaper of the
limes demand.. Ue somren Country mpmi
ally, needs thes habhrenrlng Inventlom; to our
friendeto the contmry we xtend an Invtation to
mall and smaloe our stock of nouose mas
Inveutee. earn obtala laformation through our
Agamcy, of the eoms toabs pmsdet onobtalnlng
peatent, th oew smen w sur aims co
re.,Gownesnesses, eA.. .
App~etes misan, we asetasled, speadly
and eastielyogh mesree, AND in -ae
or ow me - ivinen, Mba pinmml applie.
tion at Wasblugton. Nbr elsalr adM .
STAGG A O'UaL,
18UOma Sst.ee
Nenw Ceeaas
JUILZIVg a. p BZOW
cawaz,a.aDinamyAndRams...nwn
EMPIRE
MUTUAL LWE I sURAKE COMPANY.
Ofr *ame user of aaewv 7earas
NO. 1S BROADWAY.
E aa. W. m a. s P wt G. HVBen SoBeee
r.. ,.Bs eiw
Agents., New O,*... rnoommar Am tue.
LOUISIANA
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
orries, No. 190 commox ar==lv.
tmm pRE, MARINE and RIVER RIS81
r sAN PAWs nessme a
New Orleans, New York, Liverpool, Lon
don, Haire, Paris, or Bremen,
at the option of
the inred.
CHARLES BRIGe8, President.
A. CARRIERE, Vice-President.
J. P. Roux, Secretary.
NATIONAL FEESMANII 8AVIUS
AND
-tria r coaMsWaWa .
Chartered by Act of Congress, March, 1866.)
anmcwnr omen :
507 . Seventh Street ..507
WASHINGTON, D. C.
oFIcsas :
Rev. J. W. ALVORD, President
D. L. EATON, Actuary.
H. D. COOKE, *of Jay, Cooke & Co., Chair
man Finance Committee.
Gen. Geo. W. BALLOCH, Chairman Examin
Ing Committee.
Gen. C. H. HOWARD, Chairman Agency
Committee.
Rev. GEORGE WHIPLE, Chairman Educa
tion.
THIS BANK is a National, Safe and Per
maaentlnstitulion,charteredunder the adminal
tation of Abraham Lincola, primarily for the
beneft of working people of limited means,
whose small savings are liable to be lost or
squandered.
The nastitution is endorsed by the best men
and the best sneales sin the coustry. Branehes
are now in anceesell operation in thirty prin
cipal cities of the Union.
BRANCH AT NEW ORLEANS.
114.......CARONDELET MTREET ......114
Open daily from 9.. x., to 3 .x ., and Satur
day nights from 6 to 8 o'clock.
Branch at ShrevePort. La.
TALLY'S BUILDING, SPRING ST.
SaxUEL PrrEzu, Cashier.
Open daily fom 9 A. n., to -30 P. n., and on
Saturdays, 8 A. x., to 6 r. n.
PARTIES
WHO BUY FIRST CLASS DRY
GOODS
-ron cAsE
Will (And their money spent more to their
satisntostio at
BRA SELMAZ, & AIA MN'
CASH HOUSE
SL SEW HER E.
A Glance through their immense stock
Silks, Satins, Real Peplias, Plaids, Serges,
Marinas, Cashmeran, Rmp. Cloths,
Foiermsa, Arabs, Jackets, Shawls
PsmaSin., lceins, Eurlda-.
ries, Gloves, corset., Vel
vel Rtbboms, haraseis,
eans,
Etc., Etc., Etc.
WILL CONVINCE.
5e................and...............6es
Magemine street, cor. SL Andrew
MILLIN4ERY ESTABL.TSHMraT.
FALL AND WINTE'R
molK ew
MILLINERY GOODS
of evary Ibs*Mlsio, just eslved at
w. at. ta ~ a m ra
29.. . -CHA IS BSTEZT..C....
(betwems Clai nalminaehmoase)
W. H. MARKEma, Ca W. awr
aSt Jrat New 0d...
MA RKHA M t BURT
Impredese at@ .re
109...GRAL E STREERT,...109
aru Omamm
A W9AMt A? LAW,
at onemoii AL, nut and..
New onlsa.ssa...
M Sy.
WALTMA W4T
Tif BALANCE WHEEL
WALTMAM VATSH
4 times aseoad,
210 times a minute,
14,400 times an bour,
34,00 times a day,
9,4149,00 timen, week,
1UM0,000 times a mouth,
19,144,000 times a year.
MORE IS EXPECTED OF A WATCH
THANANY KIND OF
MACHINERY.
A tarot not orl* rcun l day, Ad u l; aet
naly on usehdip, b.eO o eadps sad 1Iide.
B am resa A 9g'g up or (pmgy dewm-,l Mf
doe or right aide re , asmet kbup niaeug idem
do dearer M daese or anmd ipl WMen As v.0..
or re" Infeect, t is a leddb to do its d&yel a
iimes, in every poisc nd i ,ry petaen.
A Oenuine Waltham Watch
will bill a.l these uquiremes. I wad daes
a day, it will flthfelly tick for you a hMdred
and twenty-ix million times ln a year, without
even requiring fresh oil all tthat time.
A Genuine Waltham Watch
5 Spring, 9 wheel/s, 51 Sceae., cad 98 other parts,
making oltogetAer 136 repkate peses,.
A81 Cuueluwsa Wa*tanmm
Wwaatorne have sveas
TIM ZITr awar lD RHATE ELETEI IEW5B,
TEE rULL JRWEU 1D ATE FTFmrs JaEWEJA.
Every part of a Waltham Watch is made by
machinery, The machinery used in making the
movement of a single watch coast over a Huw
deed Taouswad Dojara, yet we sell these Watches,
in a solid Silver Hunting Case, for $18. The
same watch could not be made by hand and A
nished as perfectly for Tax TWBs AS MUCH.
A Genuine waltham Watch
Is ihterchangeable, like a Springfeld ride, that
is, any part of one Watch is exactly like the
same part in another ; and if ten Watches of
one grade were taken apart, anb the crews,
wheels, springs, Ie., were mixed together, ten
watches could be made by patting these parts
together again, withuot any reference to their
former combination- This is a
GREAT ADVANTAGE;
For, if any part of a Waltham Watch is injured
we can always replace it at a
7," Equmea
A hEMIME WALTHAM WATCH
Is made with special reference to
DURABILITY
Other Watches will run for a year or two. and
require constant repairs ; but
A Wealthama Watola
WILL RUN FAITHFULLY
FOR MANY YEARS
We sell these Watches,
IN SOLID SILVER HUNTING CASES, -$18
IN SOLID GOLD HUNTING CASES, $70
We have prepared an
ILLISTRATED PRICE LIST,
which describes the various grades of Watches
in detail, gives the weight and quality of the
Cases, and (all other information necemry for
an intelligent selection. We wish every one
would send for it before ordering a Watch.
W'Utefer it as fUellws
Mewss. Howeard & (u.,
No, 7185 Bowdwov, Soew Yrk :
Please send me pour 18h.sired Price. uLs qf
WWechm Wdalaee, os per adweerseneuut i. Tsar
LoI eaaw.
(Slgna smesandadhers In full)
WITHOUT EXPENSE,
on
Zaetuauc thae S~any
We have seat cut over Ave Thousmed of these
Watches upon these ceaditlons, and have only
been asked to refund the momeyhe thres easas,
and not cue of theism ea n account of dismatis
foeta. with the Watch, but because the parties
needed the money more,
Wa RAVE NO AEam, AND ou33 1ea Ass a
lamE ro AUa. A -moowr Oauinem e u~sa
cii mr A Wszu amsoer us ms if wuas coor am
No - UANW - avso Nuw YeaH. Au.
ia a sasr mea a Pseu a F lau,.
Spe.iUJNgiJn.-We da ac sell Waltham
Watch.. In say ImitaMom, GilkPhhe, Ouse, er
Tli~ed Cases whatever (theasem an other smies
fur hums o Gemm Uher), The Walha
Watekbwes othyefatasell Geld ow Elver Cass,
sad we d, act propsetousWitlk anyeoter.
Lrsya r uvm 033 w3on A Fmge fur. Immume
ZN IoU.,
BOWAWp Ce.
leswaler and inhuusmias,
Ne. 7UhamaUsa, siw Yon
-o. Mea aee. Mee
HOME WASHEER
HOME WASH5MS
8 u igai Uth Past Two
Momnth u~win a Fall
Not mu
Not -a ..opmpaint
Speaka for ite1lt
InOpseaMon iyatth
DepeS, N.IT 17leI staet.
PaeW p&a
Nwe o0.. 3m. ar..m e..
-oese
AT OW PUg
AS THEson= xg4pitshe sdmetatw
thresvLaT I MUPao1 , we as- as
theaesDby eet..s a.1t a lbage he of
Easopean ens, cwhsain dte., n-w e desk
fr ahi, at p-es ne- bela knew,. AN
beautih in filet, addlee in hagelg. rebaMe
hro acnuase time, , k, asM of Se bahat
alyle. sway Watedhawbe adens at mees son
indVIWapehtees.)as **,sisemeUpeak
1, peFp5M, to nay pert eIa&Smr ueaselipt
opVde. kalemyibe wetb as by Espsn,
with ade for sqawsem 0h1 emetou Gee0 s r
Cook weekh v® Nerve poasspltwand seatser
to p swew, Amreasr - i wilt be red.
A mAu rJ o e1 ev , sous
DOV LEa CABS, WATCU gmdehiwg11 lhi
jeweled 1 .o ..am6 04"d r..nl.ýo,,
steelt bad e, engine tan ait, oased aml
serlesable uakete, l.age a cme .lie, in eso
plate runnaig eder, wli un dem Gent.
VMT Ot3a, Lteits kghea eempdte, mal
@1 tree hor FIVE DOT.IaA
AVUT RAMneu5 WAKVE in be 18
heat GoM plated be" assess o-ImIse
$00 (1oM Wake -*.*mged or plain, awmise
Engle, tan plate jeweled movemnt., aduatde
reguklair, cauet, and in oompl le running
order with delegnt Gent's Year chin, with
Loesbat and ay, mailed pre-paid for only
EIGHTEEN DOLLARS.
The Oride Gold Wath.,
IN MASSIVE O> GOLD Doubambl a..
mens Pe m& Ueso e-a
mado tlaedl aggessao male nB
ket * U.e ul sa GeM,
ephudWashmri wi be bewarled by melibe
tomsy addrems, Ia bemasme mear.e. ease,
lined with vehet and san, (Iahiea or Gedth
mlmaWateb,) hor only TWEVL3 DOLLUJA
Watobes tor Holiday Presents mbaaktred to
order.
GENUINE AMEBICAN WATCHER of on
geinGld sas ees sever Qancs, lans Mi up b
$10.Other Good Watches eulylaw. With
every Club of six Watches, ofany knwe aced
oe exam at see hind bee, asa premiuato
getter up of the olub A supedor sock at Ge
nice Oride Gold Chains, $ to $6 each, Ver
ranted fally equal to Gold in bellmeay of weter,.
wear, etd., mill ofover $11 coaleoted on deMve.,
if desired. Al Biles of $1, and less, mset be
cash in P. 0. Oreas, or3ldee
Letters, at our & ersetally eeleub
ea tarwerded p ma, or
boareipof _ a ohfob
to parties known, whoe upseen
charges both wars are pad. No goeds fbrweadr
ed westofthe Mirdrdppi River, withbil to coln
loot an delivery. Para s m ay &A e=
for return om a[ oo. All Cash forwardel
fee ofcharges to mtionatlo. Caisloges Pres.
Addrem sa orders
CRAS. P. NORTON A CO.,
Importers af Watheas, etc.
Fstablished 1857. 86 Nassan SL, N. Y.
No. 34-t4
i. mm1 'm,cas
STATIONERY, BOOKS, ETC..
No. 4, Rxdnage 4Aey, bdaoaen Biremrle
and Conti Mraets New Orleens.
All the large Northern and Western dailies.
More than one hundred and sity dibeant
publcaioms reeo ve'and sold.
Suberiptioos reoived to all periodial publio
Uo..
hbaodberbe will be aecountable hor the sub
serlptlca as lrag a they do not send back the
paper, or notify otherwise.
varrse slzm comomowan.
LID
Gmamiusiwner of the court of £l.iue.
hpste muedftern te stats sue m
Wmuawlhaeoumqe sandp a
caedombhouse, overth ons.
newepaparheathry.
Newosesems, seiles
W~omegZ 3. W *A1o'em~
DRY GOODS EMPO3IUN,
163 ...--ma Street- *.- 108.
Finer Fwoos Drp q..ds, Gmkr Jndemasig
Goode, dtc.
Isoom Fzoom: Led4ea Ranm far &.ds,
TuninFo:Gpus ias ml hu
A rilit to the dtons 1VII mpaysse
wishin to bey heap aede
"U.S.~Z.'u:*.Im,,tee.di*ther e**
C. I. SLUY:W~
HAWKINS&TNAlIP,
(a. uawuum--mzse man.)
ATYOSUNal AND ommarinm ig,igy.
19.. ...Commaulat 'ise......1
PItemp aedmale givam to dhii bmlsbsinl
Tme spuer have a ease embues
hE I I 1 !! E iimssIperes Augu t 17, $61,
(MAX M T. UOWAZD ....... .x
U$NCLE NUMBER LOTTERY,
* CArnTAL Peae - - -. -*50,000.
CLASS B.
TO U DRAWN IN REV OII.EAxR 0
htWky, hkuy 11, 1871,
EOWAU , i1pU a CO., Comtr-,a,
SCHEME :
1 -dso $6000 m s.. ... . is~otb
1,) of 904" is.... .."301
1 E I of 9S,000) s .. ... ..b...
I of pe'st t7L00
1 pals. at 1,000
1 jul.. or ,,000
1~ of 1,0
iuato 1,000
Ijl.ofI 00e
1 >u. at 1,0000ae00fQO
1 p1ihs of 1,000
1 jal.. at 1,000
1 jal.. of 1,000
1ipulhsof 1,000
1 julrs of 1,000
1 pairs of 1,000
1 j u l . . a t 1 , 0 0 0 5 0$ 7 p i i f s o 5 0 a 3 4
Wj ikulauof 500 a'
Pgjuu $90 .bars in fli wtout dedutio.
(~~de. toýeaddrms to.
Odn CH&. T. HOWARD.
Lock Box 802 Paaoetioe, New Oil nn,
Sead Poato~ce Money order or. Hegister mri
!it >Iull k lamihafrug Fmkirar Pe..
UANUPsAcTvad AID DSAuns ex ALL £UA Of
FURNITURE,
Mas mma., Looking Qiamame, *e.,
103 and 105 Camp Street, corner Povrdra
Moreequo Building,
New Orbweu .
P. B. 8. PNtcUuAc, C. C. ANTroINE,
Keno Oriemxe. La. S6ontrp d Ila
PINOHBACK, A ANTOINE,
NEW OULkII&
Liberal Aduance, made oilT (bhuwi'pnme"I
Pt'oirq abl slos given to 09sael. ma pnroA'u
loa q'. OfJ~t e., elm.
condo mmemla covered by Imavrunwe as sea, I
gibtped, ks unlearnooken iiujruded on Ike 6i
GEORGE JuTE:
Leck-Suil ft& B.U-Hanger,