The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-10
GREAT MEETING OF MECHANICS
IN NEW YORK,

J.
Agreeable 10 public notice meeting was held
last evening at the National Hail. in Canal street,
composed largely of mechanics, of different trades,
but comprising also many other citizens; the object
being testify their disapprobation of the Sub Urea
suIy scheme This was done with perfect unanim-
| ity, and in terms not to be misunderstood The re-
solutions will be found below. This meeting
addressed by Joseph p. Simpson, and Prescott Hail.
Esqrs. The latter spoke at considerable length in
strain highly argumentative and eloquent.
RESOLUTIONS, &c.
The meeting as called 10 order by John H Cor
nell Esq. and John DE La Mater, Esq. was appoint
ed to preside.
The following gentlemen were appointed Secre-
taries - 4. ".....n ......,
A. F. Cammeyer John NJ. Dodd
John A. Bunting Joseph P. Simpson.
Stephen b Halsted
The following gentlemen were appointed Vice
Presidents:
Joseph Meeks Cornelius Mclean
John s. Engold VIM. Tucker
Henry Warrall Richard Nelson
John G. Rohr John II. Cornell
James P. Alaire Otis Pollard
VIM. Hurry James Webb
Richard Moore Robert Milliken
James Robinson Uziah Wenman
George Bacon John III. Ferris
James Harriet
Whereas, The bill reported TO the Senate Of the
United States by Mr.. Wright, and now under con-
Sideration in that body, entitled "a bill TO impose
officers to appoint Receivers General the public
money and 10 regulate the safe keeping, transfer
and disbursements ofthe public money OF the Unit
ed States, is in our opinion, bill 10 impose feerS
chains and slavery upon the people, to generate
swarmS of public officers 10 eat out their substance,
and if carried into operation, viii be dangerous 10
our liberties attended with the most disastrous
suits and end in the entire proSration and ruin OF
our Republic, and
Whereas The proposed bill is ca lculated to accu-
muate in the hands OF the Federal Government, the
control Of the wealth and business Of the country to
paraize industry, deprive the laboring part OF our
community of employment and bread and diminish
the prosperity and happiness OF the People, there
fore,
Resolved That the support Of the Credit System
is interviewer with the true interests ofthe Mechanic
that 10 the assaults upon the is to be attributed
the greater portion of distress and that our only
remedy is, 10 oppose with manly frmneSs the conn-
uance ofExecutive encroachments andeSPerimenls.
which have for their object the aggtandIzement OF
Party, without regard TO the consequences which
may result TO the People
Resolved That the Crcdh System IS emphatically
the poor mans support, that without It's quckenlng
influence the poor would continue dependent on The
favor of the overgrown capitalists and that its oppo
nens are imbued with spirit degrading TO them
selves as citizens Of the Republic, betray igno
rance of the principles Of civilized Governments,
and should be branded as enemies Of their race.
Resolved, That the "IadepcAdent Treasury Scheme
is an uuhallowed project to remove the Government
cfecually from the people to place the office holder
who eats the bread ofthe People beyond all account
ability TO them; to clolhe the servantsNn purple
and fine linen" and TO bind the People in sackcloIh
and ashes"
Resolved That the issue presented by the authors
of the odious Sub Treasury Scheme, is not as al
legged BY the Hon. Silas Wright Bank or no Bank,
but that the issue is BREAD OR NO BREAD,
and that the deceptive cry Of /" Divorce OF Bank and
State is in fact or the PEOPLE FROM THEIR
DAILY BREAD.
Resolved That VIC view with becoming indigna-
ton the attempts made by the advocates OF the indie
pendent Treasury Scheme, 10 deceive the Mechanic
and Laborer, by the promises Of specie currency;
whilst their policy has stripped US 81 soupd curren-
cy which we possessed, and has dried up the
sources Of employment, rendering thousands OF iam-
lies in III city alone, destitute Of the means Of sub
Ssicnce. .a...
Resolved, That there is appropriateness and CON
sstency in the wishes Of the idle and disSolnle mem
bers of society, by means OF The SUB reaSniy
chanic and Lsb5rer, to their own degraded level,
and that few overgrown monopoliSIs should ald
them in reducing The industrious portion OF the COM
| muni,y. to the necessity Of becoming "hewers r
! wood and dIa ysrS u wafer"