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The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Reduction of the hours of labor. (search)
nal Hall, organized a meeting, and passed resolutions, without a dissenting voice, endorsing the Crittenden compromise. They were then addressed by Mr. Wolfe, of Kentucky, a delegate to the Working Men's National Convention; a delegate from Portsmouth, Va., whose name I have not yet learned, and several working men of Philadelphia — the latter in favor of giving the South everything she wanted, believing she would ask for nothing more than her rights. One of the gentlemen of Philadelphia, whoand J. McPherson, of Pennsylvania, Vice Presidents; and J. Touchstone, of Maryland, and S. J. Wood, of Delaware, Secretaries. The States represented are--Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, (Richmond, Harper's Ferry and Portsmouth,) Delaware and Maryland, and delegations from other States are said to be on the route. After the appointment of a Committee on Business, the Convention adjourned till Saturday, in order to give the members an opportunity of participating in t