The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-11
Sailors Self. Preservation society.

Gu Friday last, the sailors of the port held
second meeting, at Croton Hall, for the purpose Of
establishing society, and regularly organizing to
sustain "the strike" made at the previous meetlng
tor Sl5 per month. The proceedings were marked
by the same regularity, good ORDER and steady de-
nieanour, which was so much the subject OF COM
mendauon at the first meeting. prayer of much
force, beauty, and true christian charity, was
made at the opening, by Mr.. Oates Mr.. GEORGE
WILSON, the President Of the meeting, came for
ward and said
SHPMATEs AND FELLOW SEAMEN.--The reason of our
meeting this afternoon, is for purpose hat different
that Tor which met before but yet not disconnected
with the proceedings OF that day Then to de-
and higher rate Of S Thanks to God he heard
in an answer and we have gained our ends (cheers)
without the aid of the landlord the notary (Cheers
We now meet to support this rate and prevent its decreas
ing and have every hope that if times grow
better shall even increase wages (Cheers) But
mark what tell you. There among community
men who even at work. secretly and underhand
edly who are pouring into the merchants and ship own
es ears the poison Of low them not
over, and then they could ship us at any price
But ! tell them for you. that that day is gone
by; seaman will have his wages as surely as the lands
man. (Cheers) Yet these same skulkng back-biters
to- and shake hands and tell us that their
heart and soul with verify believe such fellows
have soul; its only chak.Aint. (Cheers) Such are
the scounrels have to contend against and not the
honest merchant and respectable ship master But our
in Providence" Yes the teetotal seamen longer ask
other to talk for them; they able to speak their
but he boldly and earessy takes his place with the brave
and the free Cheers But above all he temperance
man. Cheers) And here would relate the advantages
temperance seaman has above all othersA day two
sincea landlord who keeps boarding house near Cahe
rine market told poor rgm,drnking sailorawhat we
Their money or credit and who must ship whether he will
| or not. This landord-shark call him-old the poor
outward bounder that unless he shipped board
vessel at the low wages he must turn him out
freeze in the streets-and SO the had to ship
What miserable state does not reduce sal
lor, to- The other day of temperance sailors
backed out the ship ready for and their place
was supplied by a few drunken oafers who were snug
gled board by their landlords who had drained them Of
every cent and had chaked long against them
Well the very next day, these temperance
Thus you in this instance the good results tempe
rance (Cheers) Now let me recommend any sailor to
will then be enabled to take his stand among the wellre
guated portion of society Now to the purpose of
meeting 1t is for the benefit of landwrecked seamen
who has board bill to pay, and can't get ship except
at low wages. (Cheers) We wish to form sailors self
preservave society, where such tar and get
board and tobacco and who of us would refuse to join
such a society? (None) knew you would answer me.
sure every honest and hardy tar will aid us in this
read you the rules regulations constitution &c. and You
can adopt them if you like them. Cheers)
The PRESIDENT then read the rules and regulations
Of the society. It provides that there shall be a
surer also Board of Control, to consist Of six,
the majority to be seamen-Uhe entire ought to be
seamen)-with power to add to their number, and
| to expel those negligent dsorderly, unqualified
for office. The object Of the society is to uphold
the presentrate of wages-to assist distressed sea-
men, and prevent their shipping at decreased rate
and to relieve the widows and orphans of the
members, whose husbands or fathers may die, or
| be shipwrecked at sea. The rules, constitution,
NC , were adopted unanimously, with hearty
cheer. The President then introduced.
| Mr.. JOSEPH D. OArEs-Fellow Seamen-I return you
and q hOnnr hoy
done me to call me to speak to YOU and in electng
member Of your Executive Committee. | will endeavor
throughout the world to rally round the flag
the society which we have this day formed In every
readand believe there not port in the known world
but the New York Herald" finds its way to- and is read
for sailors like the man who loves saor-(we dol-
Well sailors will find out that there persons called
sailors who speak their minds and take for
their protection Let remember the success which
has crowned our last meeting and the character we have
gained by sobrety steadness and good conduct and
let this meeting be marked by the characteristics
Let prove that able the task which have
undertaken and the da is not far distant when blue
Jacket will be looked upon with respect and favor The
blue jackets will rally through New York band OF
brothers. in temperance truth and usticeo support the
Seamen's Self Preservation socety-c heers) There
stand and divided we fall" Bring to us every seaman
whether he be English Irish, scoch Turk, Greek Jew
or Hindoo- cheers)-and will welcome Them SO long
they worthy to bear the high honor of being called
| a blue Jacket."-(Cheers)
| The meeting wasnext addressed by Mr.. WILLIAM
WHTIock, who supported the necessity for the for
| ton by the seamen every where. He was listened
to with much pleasure by the Jacks. The Presi-
dent then proposed that the meeting should join in
singing the DoXology, and to man the mass arose
hardy, weather beaten tars, raised their grateful
voices to the God of the sailor and the landsmen,
giving his glory and honor for the aid he had given
them in their honest efforts. The meeting then ad-
ourned.
WEEKLY PERIODICAL LITERATURE.-A great
change has taken place in the weekly periodical
literature of the day. few years ago, the cal
bion," sort of English newspaper, and one or two
others, were the only ones published. But the in
creased appetite for literature and the general de-
velopment of literary taste, increased the demand
so much, that we have now probably dozen
weekly periodicals. published on Saturday and
Sunday We have now the Brother Jonathan, -
| the (" New World" the Albion" the Anglo
American" besides number of others peculiarly
| intended for Sunday. Some of these papers had
attained very large circulation But of late they
have as we have ascertaned from returns furnished
by several agents in the city and country fallen of
very considerably. Probably they have now about
one.thlrd of their former circulation. This de-
crease has been owing to the vastly increased sale
of the cheap republicatons of works by Dickens
Bulwer, Eugene Sue, and other popolar novelists
and writer's In Buffalo and Boston, for instance
we have learned when formerly the merely weekly
literary papers sold well, they have now been al
together cut of by the repubcations of which from
one to five thousand copies are regularly sold
The recent change in the law prohibiting the trans
mission by mail of" extras" by the weekly period
icals, has also had great effect IN diminishing
their circulation