Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-27

every side the tide of human beings came moving on
untI the whole arena in front of the CITY HAL was
densely filed This crowd soon spread on the SIDES
and in 'front.' until pressed against the chans enclr
cling the green At the appointed time, naii-past SIX
o'clock there could not have been less than from ten
10 twelve thousand persons assembled, many accu-
rate ,does even computed the mass TO contain fifteen
thopsand-t was certainly the largest LofofocC
meeting ever held in New York
The meetiag being called to order, was addressed
by Mr. Z. j. Webb. He said
al is the duty of every one the present crisis,
10 lend his aid the endeavor to alleviate the dread
ful caamities expressing the country. He had
oftentes had the honor OF addressing them, but ne
ver did he believe on subject OF such vital import
What was the condition OF the great laboring
cemmuni. y--distressed in the extreme--but 1t was
wise dreadful as what IT would shortly DC. Inc
winter will soon be upon us-terrbe indeed 40 lea!
will be it's rgor-want offuel and want OF food must
rs only portion of the picture. fe that have wives
and children think what your feelings must DC 10 see
them wanting bread! And all these mlseries Drought
upon you by the accused paper system. whl you
suffer Il then TO proceed until such climax of horrors
shall be brought about. Cries of no. no.! am
glad to see this sprit-it beokens well for our cause
The warrior Marmon with his dying breath cheered on
his friends in the dreful fight.
Charge, Chester, charge! on, Sany, on"
were the words of the expiring hero. vii! cheer
you on likewise, even were it with my dying breath
On, therefore, say,
CHARGE nejghbors charge! on, freemen, on!
Till death ensue o just rights be won'
Mr. Webb concluded amidst great cheering.
Mr. Alexander Ming Jr, next spoke TO this effect |:
aFellow- citizens-Again are the people assembled
IN their majesty and in their strength, hlling the
hearts of their oppressors win terror ana aismay.
Proud am | TO see such meeung as this before me-
do not think any press not even the craven, p9r-
chased bank presses will have the hardwood 20 sug-
matize this assembly as "a meeting OF ioaiers OF
English radicals, or of damned IRISH! ureaI
chsers.I No nav friends; this IS truly meeung OF
the American people, and wo he to those VINO dare 10
DISPUTE its power. Cheers. But something must
be dene / propose, therefore, that convention o.
appointed to assemble at Utica on the "a Oh oeP'en
her next to sit and consider the best ana most aP
nropri ale means of saving the mechanical ana laoor
ing classes from utter destruction Cries q ordpo
nv destructoa not the loss 81 LIE or llmD ou'
what is far more ~ hecome the slaves
the arstocracy No.. Will you basely fall down ana
bend your heads to the worship Of Mammon we
ser! neperg l know you will not. \ our vsices
now pro lain, and your acts hereafter sha'i COMMIT"
YOU never will "
Mr.. Ming then proceeded to read the report which
he held in his hand, drawn up by the locofoco Com
mittee. which embraced the views and opinions OF
their party At its conclusion he continued thus:
"Let us new contemplate the various schemes OF
those who pretend TO say this paper meney system
is the finest in the world What do they consist OF
Of acts of the deepest fraud ana vilanyuol kna
Look at money letting out al three per cent month
but do not call that usury.-Look at rents al more
than third more than they ought to be-but 90 MOI
call that extortion Look at the price OF every article
of living expanded to bursting but say not this IS
owing TO speculation! Oh no, say not any OF tnese
things, or the feelings Of the msrohenss may De
wounded [eheers The souls Of the shavers OF paper
, 10 suspect thu. shsir day of revel is over
and that the hcu, of retrburon is at hand. cheers
But would have no laws to prevent these things. II
,o. IL.
chief part of all this mischief under which
suffering Let commerce alone, let credit alone, and
they will regulate thcmselvcs.-Tinker, them with
Legislative provisions and some one part or another
will be for out of repair. America, as has been
said of the world is governed too much. In 1t the
law rules the poor ana the money rules the law =
Too true-shame1 The London Royal Exchange
rules Wall street. and Wall street rules our legislative
bodies-they are, and by them we the bonden
slaves OF foreign monied arisocracy. Great cheer
irg.l Even the church has fallen down before the
yelden calf; and from being the nvlncble assertor
of the rights of man, has linked herself with pef and
aided the monster to cypress as. Long and confinu-
ed piauditsl
Mr. Ming then moved that this report be adopted
Carried By acciamation.
Mr.. O'Neil then moved series Of resolutions, the
chief import of which was,
"That banks of any kind are totally inexpedent'
"That national bank would be injurious, and sub
versive of liberty" "That this meeting comedies
HON. DANIEL WEBSTER-'I AN A BuLLIoSIs1
i AN AGAINST ALL RAG MONEY, AND EVERY srE
cfEs RREspoSsIBLE BANKING" Cheering for
sereraI seconds followed the reading Of this resoiu
ton.
Resolutions were then passed. confrmatory Of the
utility Of the Utica convention; of the policy of send
ing copies of the proceedings Of this meeting to the
Governor OF the state of New York as also enc ap-
proving OF the general acts of the government and
another respecting the course the president should
pursue in regard 10 the public domains. All these
solutions, and some others, Of minor import, were
passed amid the general appreciation of the assembled
multitude. carmsn, stranger, whose name we
could not learn now rose and briefly addressed the
assembly. He compared the banking system to the
tabled Hydra" No sooner" said he ais one of these
rag factories destroyed than another springs up in it's
place. He hoped soon to see the monster extirpated
entirely" He concluded by moving a resolution to
this effect which was unanimously adopted
Mr.. Job Haskell then spoke; he SAID
Fellow Ci,izens-I can but address you briefly
Ny lungs out of order. How comes Il that every
thing 10 all night with the government and all wrong
with the merchants and spectators will tell you
that the first has proceeded cautiously and steadily
the latter have been walking upon stills. One foot
sustained by credit in Europe, the other by bank
ing facilities. Thus elevated they imagined that they
reached the ends Of the earth with their arms, and
that their foreheads touched the Clouds Raise them
a peg iopcr, cried Hbernian, and roar OF
tsughter tolioiced They are low enough God