The New York herald., 1845-09-25

Over a hundred persons assembled in Croton
Hall last night, to hear the discussion of this society
They seemed to be chiefly composed of mechanics,
and large proportion Of them were men in middle
life, with not few old men among them; we only
observed two females in the whole house
On going in at eight o'clock, we found Mr.
Evans addressing the meeting on their former or
ganization, what they had done, and left undone,
and showing the propriety of all members taking
the following pledge:-
to man his natural right to land do soemny agree that
will not vote for any man, for any Legislative Office
Auence of his station If elected to prevent all further
traffic in the public lands of the States and Of the United
States and them to be laid out in farms and lots
for the free and exclusive use OF actual settlers"
MIR. BovAY then took the stand, and begun by say
ing, that he proposed avoiding subjects which had
been already discussed and take up topics.
To begin he would say that the American revolution
had not yet reached the working people. (Cheers) Its
principles had reached lower here than in any
further from equality every year Their orefahers had
fought for liberty from English tyranny but they
called upon to carry out and fight for laws Cheers
Now, while the great land question up the
world, the most favorable time The question OF
land and labor the two leading Of the age,
The OF Europe had found out that that Of labor
depended on that Of land. There is great battle going
between the two leading elements of the world the
democratic and the arstocratic principles. Each
called upon to range himself under one or the
other and he PIT to them tonight to prepare for the
great battle Of Orenageddon which not far distant
We meant, in saying that one the principle Of
the past that II clung TO old abuses and the old
corrupons and yet this army would be routed
by that OF the future, although ragged and dis
membered; il had on its banners reform cquali
ty and liberty, and would, as always did, conquer
The battle between these two powers had been fought
in the French and American revolutions but il was
for them to follow it up. lie did not speak
CT battles of blood altogether; they would fight
There would be strife conflicting contests were il
not that and In all times the few ground and tram
pied, and despsed and owned the heads Of the many
with crowns OF tborns. people the truth, the in
forests of the poor and rich IDENTICAL ii il said and
the conflict between capital and labor is unnatural Such
people might illustrate better by calling the labor the
horse, and the capital the rider They might say that
It much the of the horse to be ridden as
the rider to ride him. because he wanted get proven
der and stablng twould be well, however TO explain
how all the provender happened to be with the rider
this case and none with the horse How does that hap
pen How but by injustice the poor horse submit
to be ridden to death and submit to foul and unequal
distribution OF the good things Of God. II my father
my children be rich, ought that to console for my
poverty Ana yet that was the system OF
which the rich preached up TO content and quiet the
he pess and poverty stricken Such a system of com.
pensation like that Of Tom striking Dick and he
striking Jack and Jack striking BILL all of whom are to
be conented WIN thrashng for the privilege of giving
to his neghbor and yet such was the beautiful sys
TEN that was going Oh but says the capitalists
why should not do as will with my lands in England
or Rennselaer county, il have paid for with nv
tened with fall on iron spikes from six story emi
nence ms sure ms the laws OF gravitation st lie
Ieved IN equality, in the fullest sense OF the word
that men did not derive rights from kings, but
IRON Goo Almighty who gave to all the elements for
their common use He would ask them was their decla-
ration OF independence le Ho wanted to know that;
ior ne peieved unless II we're not the only course to
hapPine" was ontre and absolute equality. Within the