The Arkansas banner., 1843-11-11
From the National hteHigencer

tuc evening OI tle |Uul Instant III the ssAna- costla Hall" The meeting was organized by the election of Mr. William Bland as chairman, and of Mr. Geo. ". Clarke as sec retary. The Chair then stated the objects of the meeting to be the consideration of the recent order from the Navy Department, causing the dismissal of about three hundred and thirty men from the several branches of business ill this Navy Yard. He had also understood with regret that similar orders had been issued to all the Navy Yards in the United States. After variety of suggestions and mterchanges of opinion as to the most eiectual mode of proceeding, it was finally agreed to appoint committee of one mem Der from each branch to represent the body before the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Navy.
 Whereupon, Messrs. Greenfield, Newman, Easley, Garrett, Bartlett, Ashcraft, Mitchell, Phillips, Snider, and Nokes, were appointed said committee
 The following preamble and resolutions were then submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, an order has just emanated from the Navy Department requiring the immedi- ate discharge of several hundred working men from this Navy ' ard; therefore be 1t
 ReSofDed, aftantaouSfy, That, from what we have been informed, we discover in said order the finger of necessity; the appropria- tons for the increase and repairs of the navy having been exhausted. We therefore attach no blame whatever to his Excelleney the President, or to the Honorable Secretary of the Navy.
 Resolred, That we regret to find that Congress, at its last session, reduced the ap- propriations for such purposes to $500,000 for the first half year of 1843, (out of which some arrearages were to be paid, and to one million of dollars for the fiscal year, com mencing on the first day of July last, instead oi the allowance of two millions of dollars per annum, as 1t did during several former years.
 Resolced, That we also deeply regret that Congress deemed 1t necessary to deny to the Navy Department what is allowed to every other Department, the privilege of making transfer from one head of appropriation to another.
 Resolred, That this meeting is sensible of the deep solicitude experienced by the Pre- sldent of the United States, and also by the Secretary of the Navy, in behalf of the worklngmen on this occasion; and 1t is our firm belief that every effort will be made by them to obviate the difficulty, rescind the late order, and set us to work again with as little delay as practicable.
 ReSolced, That the committee already ap- pointed to communicate with the President and SnprpfarIr of t,o NoYxr of the case before them; that large major ity of us have families entirely dependent upon the labor of our hands for support; the ngors of winter (when every expense is in- creased) are rapidly approaching; that many of us are far from oar homes and families and that loss of employment at this iuncture would inaict upon us evils almost incalcu- lable.
 ReSofued, That on former occasion, and under similar circumstances, President Tyler nobly s'took the responsibility" of allowing the mechanics to prosecute their labors on the new Treasury and otherpubliic buildings, on the faith of a future appropriation by Congress; that act was fully sustained by Congress; that act was approved and ad mired by the workingmen throughout the whole country. President Tyler's prompt and energetic action on that and several other occasions in behalf of the workingmen has reflected high honor upon his name, which must descend to his latest .posteritv.
 Resolred, That we respectfully solicit them, if funds cannot be commanded before the meeting of Congress, to permit us to continue our labors ill the public employment, anI rpIyr CcDrraec to alton to remunerate LIS for the same.
 Resolced, That the workingmen of the Washington Navy Yard tender to Capt. John Il. Aulick their heartfelt thanks for his prompt and energetic exertion in our behalf, Ill laying our case before the Honorable Sec retary of the Navy, and for his conduct throughout, as an officer and as a gentleman; which was unanimously adopted
 A resolution was also passed of thanks to other friends, who, it was understood, had been active in endeavoring to get the work men restored to their employment; also re- questng the city papers and the Baltimore Sun to publish the proceedings.
 On which occasion the Republican Argus speaks after this manner
 It will be recollected that it was the Whig Congress the members of which had them selves pocketed nearly tico millions of dollarS, in the shape of per diem, and sat ill session longer than any previous Congress-expend- ed more carelessly, performed less public duty, and held on to' the public teat until they had sucked the treasury dry. leaving nothing scarcely for the national wants. We cannot do better at this time, than to copy the following account of this whig body which was published in the Philadelphia Ledger, neutral paper, at the close of the session. It is true every word, and in the extravagant, reckless and unprincipled course of the whig party in that dsgraceful Con- gress, is to be found the principal causes of many of the difficulties which honest labor and industry have now to contend against, and the mecl .nc and laboring man, instead of realizing the promises which deceptive whiggery made him to obtain his political suDport-the abetter wages''-the 1.-two dol