The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-09

Mr.. GOODWIN then moved a resolution cali NO
Convention, and recommended Albany as the place
Of meeting. A Committee was appointed to cores
pond with all Associations Of Progress, to induce
delegates to attend Adjourned to n o'clock in the
evening, when they met and were addressed b y the
Rev. w. II. Claiming, in an earnest and clio quent
manner.
Mr.. CHARMING adverted to the present degraded
condition of the working classes. He considered it
indicative Of radical defect in the order of things
Here, said he, in this land where boast of free in
stitutions-of our democratic principles we arc the
veriest slaves. Even the poor slave of tho South,
down-trodden and degraded as he is, is better off
than we Of the North. Mr.. Claiming then went on
to say that he considered it the privilege and the
duty OF man, with all his energy Of usefulness to ac-
qurc wealth-that is to acquire what is really good
and useful; and that as he accumulates wealth. he is
healthy, morally and physically. In the increase of
wealth is the increase Of health. As man obtains
wealth he also improves his mind. The man who
wonks-whp chisek and drives the plane-who, stand
ing over the blazing forge, yields the mighty hammer
comes in contact with hard facts-solid, substantial
everlasting facts; and he learns to understand them
Ito learn the laws OF cause and effect and just
ne accumuates wealth, does he unfold and develope
his higher nature. Man, from the perception that
ne is increasing matter, awakenshs social faculties
and as he strikes, lifts and digs, he calls out his
social affections. As he developes wealth. he has
also strong sense Of dignity he feels that he is
come into the world for some end and purpose, ac-
cording to the will of God and as he accumuates,
laboring and producing, 40 is he free, good and fit
for eternity In this city there are men, women, and
children, who have no chance Of getting weah--no
chance OF being happy 4 they do produce they see it
them the result Of their laborhey have neither honor
nor profit They know that they laborcd and toiled
and when they seek the products of their industry
cludes their grasp, vanishing like dream away. As
society s constituted, working but weapons,
mechanical automotons in the hands Of Others There
Is perhaps onethird part Of the inhabitants of oy
who arc able to live without labor They conceive that
the dignity OF lies producing wealth This Ia
most mistaken idea delctcrious in its effects on them
solves, as 1t il injurious you. When labor il made mo-
notonous as is undor the present system tho mind led
of from acknowledge Of cause and efcct-a man who s
thus prevented from developing bis mind is robbed
When q 10 bound down by excessive labor his so
cial feelings destroyed and he pours his sui
lenly upon ungrateful soil and as said before
seeing the disappearance of the products ones indus
try IS the tantalzaton Of human life TO be an in
strumcnt inhe hands of Others the deprivation of han
piness. Is any thing done Every thing il done Truth
justice, and humanity msrshalling their forces
to conquer eudalism In tho first place. the democracy
which fills Europe and America Is the assurance for man
to De what ne is This 10 the spirit OF dcmocracythc
spirit OF REFORM which il every where working the
same result The causes of crime are not to attribu-
yea 20 inc criminal alone He is surrounded by circum
stances-he oentimes drinks in from his earliest years
me lessons Of evihe has been deprived of education,
ignorance and crime his companions and therefore,
- no wonder that no falls victim to the temptations
wch Sesct his path And from the fact that crime late
mas ocen directeA more 10 property than person. may
De seen that property IL neither rightly produced
rightly shared in word. by cutting on the chances
OF wealth that crns il produced, and socsty soon viii
wealthy is owing entirely the chances not being equal
Takc for instance man nurtured in poverty and he
must almost necessarily from the Of things be poor
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