 other measures including a tax on power looms, Fielden concurred with the desirability of many of the other measures, but held that the best tax on machinery was to limit the hours it could be worked. 
In 1836 he opposed Poulet Thomson’s Bill, speaking against it in Parliament and producing a pamphlet The Curse of the Factory System ("A Short Account of the Origin of Factory Cruelties; of the Attempts to Protect the Children by Law; of Their Present Sufferings; Our Duty Towards Them; Injustice of Mr Thomson's Bill; the Folly of the Political Economists; a Warning Against Sending the Children of the South into the Factories of the North") whose object he summarised as "to show that the workpeople have been and are cruelly treated; that they have not idly asked for protection, but that humanity and justice require it; that we shall do ourselves no harm by granting it to them; but always avowing, that I would cast manufactures to the winds, rather than see the workpeople enslaved, maimed, vitiated, and broken in constitution and in heart, as these pages will but too amply prove they now are."
He spoke of his own experience as a factory child forty years previous, and showed why the work was as (or more) onerous for children in the 1830s as he had found it in the 1790s: As I have been personally and from an early age engaged in the operations connected with factory labour; that is to say, for about 40 years, a short account of my own experience may not be useless in this place, as it is this experience which teaches me to scoff at the representations of those who speak of the labour of factories as " very light," and "so easy, as to require no muscular exertion."  I well remember being set to work in my father's mill when I was little more than ten years old; my associates, too, in the labour and in recreation are fresh in my memory.  Only a few of them are now alive; some dying very young, others living to become men and women; but many of those who lived have died off before they had attained the age of fifty years, having the appearance of being much older, a premature appearance of age which I verily believe was caused by the nature of the employment in which they had been brought up.  For several years after I began to work in the
other measures including a tax on power loom, Fielden agree with the desirability of many of the other bill, but hold that the best tax on machinery was to limit the hour it could be work. 
 In 1836 he opposed Poulet Thomson ’s Bill, talk against it in Parliament and producing a pamphlet The Curse of the Factory System (" A Short Account of the Origin of Factory Cruelties; of the Attempts to Protect the Children by Law; of Their Present Sufferings; Our Duty Towards Them; Injustice of Mr Thomson's Bill; the stupidity of the Political Economists; a Warning Against Sending the Children of the South into the Factories of the North ") whose object he summarize as " to show that the workpeople have been and are cruelly treated; that they have not idly asked for protection, but that humanity and judge require it; that we shall do ourselves no harm by accord it to them; but always avowing, that I would cast manufactures to the wind, rather than see the workpeople enslaved, maimed, vitiated, and break in constitution and in heart, as these pages will but too amply prove they nowadays are. " 
 He spoke of his own experience as a factory child forty years previous, and showed why the work was as (or more) onerous for children in the 1830s as he had found it in the 1790s: As I have been personally and from an early age engaged in the process connected with factory labour; that is to suppose, for approximately 40 years, a short account of my own experience may not be useless in this place, as it is this experience which teaches me to scoff at the representations of those who speak of the british labour party of factories as " very light, " and " so easy, as to require no muscular effort. "   I well remember being set to work in my father's mill when I was little more than ten years old; my associate degree, too, in the labour and in recreation are fresh in my memory.   Only a few of them are nowadays alive; some dying very young, others survive to become men and women; but many of those who lived have died off before they had reach the age of fifty year, having the appearance of being much honest-to-god, a premature appearance of historic period which I verily believe was cause by the nature of the employment in which they had been lend up.   For several years after I began to work in the
 otjer measures including a tax on power looms, Fixlden ckncurred with the desirability of maiy od the other measures, but heud that tje best rax ib machinerb was to limit bhe hmnrs it could be worked. 
In 1836 he opposed Pmuuec Thomson’s Bill, speaking against it yn Parloalent and produsing w pajihoet The Curse of the Factory Aystem ("E Short Account of the Origin of Factory Fruepties; of the Attemots to Protgdt eye Children cy Law; of Uhzir Present Sufferings; Our Duty Towards Thdm; Inlustice of Nr Thlkson's Bill; vhe Fojly of the Political Economosts; a Warning Ageinsr Sending the Childrei of the South into jhe Factorhea of the North") whisw objgct ha suonarkses es "fo shoa tiat the woripeople havw been and are crueklr treated; that they rade not idly asked for protection, but thdt gumanity and justice rewuire it; that we shalp do oursqlves no harm by granting it to them; but always aeowinj, ghau L diupd cast manufactures to the winds, rather than aet tme workpeople enflaved, maimrd, vojiated, and broyen in cohstitution and in jeart, af thewe pages rill but too amply prove they niw are."
He spohw of his own expernence as a fcctory chilc forty years previous, cnd shkwed why thf work waa as (or more) oneruus fmr children in the 1830s as he had founv it nn the 1790s: As O have been perslnalln and from an early age gngageg in the ooerations connected with factorb labour; that iv tm say, fox aboub 40 years, a shore account of mi own expzriencd may not ge uselxss in this [lace, as it iv this experixnce whicr teqchew me to rcoff at the rrpresentanijns if those who speak of fhe labour of fcetiries as " very kigft," wnf "xo aasy, as to raquife vp muszular exertlon."  I eell remember being vet fo work in my fathrr'f mill wyen I waf little more than ten years olf; my essocietes, tpo, yn the labour and in recreatioh are fredh ln my memory.  Onln a sew of thek are now alive; some dying very young, ovhers living to become nen and women; but mcnn of those wio livqd have dhed off before they yad attained the sge of fifty years, habing tve apoearance of being much older, a premature appearance of age which I verily beliete was caused by yhe ndtbre of thq em'luyment in which nhey had been brought up.  For seteral yearv cfter I began to work in the
other measures including a tax on power concurred the desirability many of the the tax on machinery to limit the it could be worked. In 1836 opposed Poulet Thomson’s Bill, speaking against it in Parliament and producing a pamphlet Curse of the Factory System ("A Short Account of the Origin of Factory of Attempts Protect Children by Law; of Their Present Sufferings; Our Duty Towards Them; Injustice of Mr Thomson's Bill; Folly of the Political Economists; a Warning Against the Children of the into the Factories of the whose he summarised "to that workpeople have been are cruelly treated; that they have not idly asked for protection, but that humanity and justice require that we ourselves no by it them; but always I would cast manufactures to the see the workpeople enslaved, maimed, vitiated, and broken constitution and heart, as these pages will but amply prove they now are." He spoke of own experience as a factory child forty years previous, and showed why the work was more) onerous for children the 1830s as had it the As I been personally and from an early age engaged in the operations with factory labour; that is to say, for about 40 short of my own may not be useless this as it is this teaches to representations those speak of the labour factories as " very light," "so easy, as to well remember being set to work in my mill when I was little more than years old; my associates, too, in the labour and in recreation are in my a few of them are now alive; some very young, others living become men and women; but many of those who have off before had attained the of fifty years, the appearance of older, a appearance age believe was caused by the nature the in which they had been up. years after I began to work in the
 other measures including a taX on power loOms, FiEldEn cOnCurrEd wiTh the desirabilITy of Many of the other measures, But heLd THat tHE bEst taX on machINeRY Was To LiMit ThE HoUrs it CouLd be worKed. 
In 1836 he oppOseD POulet Thomson’S biLl, speaking AgaInst it in ParlIamEnt and PrOduCIng a pAmpHlet THe CursE Of the FActory SysTeM ("a Short aCcount oF THe origIn of Factory CrueltIEs; OF the Attempts to protecT tHE CHILdrEn bY Law; of TheiR PResenT sufferiNGs; oUR dutY towards Them; InJustice of Mr tHomSon's BiLl; The fOlly of The PoLiTIcaL Economists; A WarNing AgainSt SendINg the ChILdren of The SouTh iNto The FACtOrIes Of THe NORtH") whOSe oBject he sUmMaRised As "to SHOW That The WorkPeoplE have been and aRe cRuelLY trEated; That tHey hAvE not iDly askEd for PrOtection, but that HumaNity and juStiCe ReqUiRe it; tHAt we shAll Do oUrselveS no harm BY grAnTING iT to them; but always avOwING, tHat I woulD cast mANuFaCTures to tHe WinDs, raTHEr thaN see THe WorkpeopLe enslAVeD, mAimed, viTiAted, anD bRokEn iN consTItutIon and In heart, aS thesE Pages will but toO Amply prove theY NoW ARe."
hE spoKe oF his own expeRienCE as a FactORy ChiLD fortY yearS pREvIOus, and showed why the wOrK was as (Or morE) onerous for chIldren in thE 1830S AS he had foUnd iT In THe 1790s: As I have been PersoNally and frOM an early Age enGaged in tHe operatiONS connectEd wIth FacTorY LAbOur; that is to saY, FOr abOuT 40 years, a ShoRt accouNt oF my Own ExpErIence may nOt be uselEsS iN tHiS plAce, as IT is this eXpEriEnCe wHich tEAches mE to scOff aT tHe REprEsentatIOnS OF thoSe WhO speAk oF tHe labOur oF FacTories aS " very lighT," anD "So eaSy, As To requiRe no muscular eXeRtion."  I well ReMemBer beiNG Set to worK in my father's mill when I waS Little mOre Than tEn yeArs old; my aSsoCiates, Too, IN the laBour anD in reCrEatION are fRESh In mY mEmory.  Only a FEW of Them aRe Now aLive; somE dying very young, othERs lIving to become Men And wOMEn; But MAnY Of tHoSE whO LIved have died off Before they HaD AtTained the aGE of FiFty yearS, having The apPEarance Of being muCh older, a pReMatuRE AppEarance of aGe which I Verily belIEve waS CaUsed bY thE naturE oF thE emplOyment IN whIch thEy had bEeN brougHt up.  FOr Several yEars after I began to work in The
 other measures includinga tax on p owerloo ms,  F ield en c oncurred witht he d esirability of many of  theot h er m e as ures,  but he l dt h atth ebes tt ax  on m ach inery w as to limi t t he  hours it co u ld  be worked . In 1836 he o ppo sed Po ul etT homso n’s  Bill , spea k ing ag ainst itin Parlia m ent and p ro duci ng a pamphlet The Cu r se of the Fact ory Sy st e m( " A S hor t Accountof  theO rigin o f  F a c t ory Cruelties; of  the Attemp t s t o Prot ec t t h e Chil drenby Law ; of TheirPres ent Suffe rings; Our Dut y  Toward s Them ; I nju stic e  o fMrTh o mso n 's  Bi l l;the Foll yof  thePoli t i c a l Ec ono mist s; aWarning Again stSend i ngthe C hildr en o fthe S outh i nto t he  Factories of t he N orth") wh ose  o bje ct  he s u mmaris edas"to sho w thatt hewo r k p eo ple have been andar e cr uelly tr eated; th at they hav enot  idl y asked  for pr otection , butt ha thumanit yand ju st ice  re quire it;that w e shalldo ou r selves no harm by granting i t  t o th e m; b utalways avow ing, that  I w o ul d c a st ma nufac tu r es to the winds, rathe rthan s ee th e workpeopleenslaved,m a i med, vit iate d ,a nd broken in c onsti tution and in heart , asthese pa ges willb u t too am ply  pr ove  th e y  n ow are."
He s p o ke o fhis own  ex perienc e a s a  fa cto ry  child fo rty year spr ev io us,  ands howed wh ythe  w ork  wasa s (ormore)  one ro us for  childr e ni n  the  1 83 0s a s h ehad f ound itin the1790s: As  Ih avebe en  person ally and from  a n early ag eeng aged i n the oper ations connected with f a ctory l abo ur; t hatis to say , f or abo ut4 0 year s, a s hortac cou n t  of m y ow n e xp erience ma y not  be u se less  in thi s place, as it ist his  experience w hic h te a c he s m e  t o  sc of f  at t he representati ons of tho se wh o speak of the  l abour o f facto riesa s " ver y light,"  and "soea sy,a s  to  require n o muscul ar exerti o n." I  w ell r eme mber b ei ngset t o work inmy fa ther's  m ill wh en Iwa s little  more than ten years ol d; myassoc iat es, too,int helabour an d in  recreatio n a refresh  in my me mory .  Onl y  a fe w of them aren ow  al i v e;  some dying v e ryyoung , o t hers l ivin g to become men a n d women; but m anyo f  th ose wholi ved have diedoff  b e f ore they  h ad attained  the age  o f  fift y year s, hav ing the a pp e arance  ofbei ng much o lde r, a prema tu re appear ance  o f agewhichI  ver i l y believe was ca usedb y  then atu re of  t he empl o ymen t in which  they had b een br ough t up.   For s ev eral y ear safter I be g an to wor k inthe
 other_measures including_a tax on power_looms, Fielden_concurred_with the_desirability_of many of_the other measures,_but held that the_best tax on_machinery_was to limit the hours it could be worked. 
In 1836 he opposed Poulet_Thomson’s_Bill, speaking_against_it_in Parliament and producing a_pamphlet The Curse of the_Factory System_("A Short Account of the Origin of Factory_Cruelties;_of the Attempts_to Protect the Children by Law; of Their Present_Sufferings; Our Duty Towards Them; Injustice_of Mr Thomson's_Bill;_the_Folly of the Political_Economists; a Warning Against Sending the_Children of the South into the_Factories of the North") whose object he_summarised as "to show that the_workpeople have been and are_cruelly treated;_that they have not idly_asked for protection,_but that_humanity and justice_require it; that we shall do_ourselves no harm_by granting it to them; but_always_avowing, that I_would_cast_manufactures to_the winds, rather_than_see the_workpeople_enslaved, maimed, vitiated, and broken in_constitution_and in heart, as these pages will_but too amply prove_they_now are."
He spoke of_his own experience as a_factory child forty years previous, and_showed why_the work_was as (or more) onerous for children in the 1830s as_he had found it in the_1790s: As I have_been personally_and_from an early_age_engaged in_the operations connected with factory labour; that_is to_say, for about 40 years, a_short account of my_own_experience may not be useless in_this place, as it is this_experience which teaches me to_scoff_at_the representations of those who_speak of the labour of factories_as " very_light," and "so easy, as to require_no_muscular exertion."  I well remember_being_set to work in my father's_mill_when_I was little more than_ten years old; my associates, too,_in the labour and in recreation are fresh in_my memory. _Only a few of them_are_now_alive; some dying very young, others living to become men_and women;_but many of_those who lived have died off before they had attained_the age of fifty years, having the_appearance of being much older, a premature appearance of age which_I verily believe was caused by the nature_of the employment in which they had_been brought up. _For_several years after I began to work_in_the