New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-12
Mechanics uutunl Protection Meeting.


Ga Thursday evening this Association held q
public meeting at the Tabernscle-ibe audience nun
behng nearly 1000 AxDREw Hanna, Grand Senior
Protector, predded.
The exercises opened with music BY the Washing
ton Band after which mechsnic Bro GILLESPIE
Pat. Grand Protector State Of n Y proceeded, 10 a
straightforward honest and manly though unpublished
sys to utter what were d1.oiess heortieelngs IL the
co1rse Of hs remarks interpreted many ssgaciog.
reflections The present position OF the LaborBs Man
and the hight 10 which he might attain in the inieectu
al scale, BY proper trailing and by having his eye
well 70 his Interests instead Of being hoodwinked
by those ghose aim il is 10 blind the eyes Of the working
class - whatever might serve % dlsonthra them In
speaking Of Labor, Bro g truly said Whsn the pillow
the loom and the disisf fall into then will the glory
Of our country set Ia shame lie would not have me
chsucs ever lorsske work be their advantages o future
years whs, they might for Man mus, earn bs brest ~
the swes, OF his brow Already said he in The progress
OF his remarks On Education ~ have INSTITUTIONS cacu
lated do much good but almost none that sex % raise
the lab0rne man from the depths Of Ignorance and Civ
him the beet advantages on the score Of Eiuc,ton -
What he wished was % move every msn @ the culiva
ton Of ibe intellect Con has givcn him. and encourage
the growth Of intellectual knowledge among the work
ing neu.-Ile nd his blow ncchsbirs beware Of ;he
fyraRuy n he Rcl which sad be Is 40 tccter0us O.
their interests d- NuuIl tH tlF p-riifLlfl NAfl
ware also Of PARTY syrt-it has botiod nations from the
face Of hs esnh bred civil war and tscord snf is rcd
bot lava spreads tErlinE Influence wherever 10 rolls
H. masfn has reached the ballot box injured private
character and In mely Instances produced serious re-
suits
The speaker denounced in unmsssurcd terms the op
pressi0ns OF the Wealthy over the working Poor draw
Ing graphic picture III the wr0ugs endured b. the lat
trsnd vet We believe ~ adhered strictly ~ The truth
thrOug hout-From this be passed % the dfrce freely
rendered working Advice ne said Is IS abundant
flowers IN Nay but not always ~ pleasant or accept
able I0u may purchase u from tno lawyer in quantity
and quality accordne the length OF your PURGE and u
Will range from let - 4th cOmmonihe latter TIE most
plentiful bot always most expensive m the end
he then won't on 10 speak OF the hterafHre recon
mcnded to thu peruss Of the working population. Ia
stead of standard works ct sterling value they sre OIL
ferei Eugene sues novels and ike productions In
considering the topic OF tyrannca Fashion. and the
very prevalent desire OF all classes follow he spoke
OF it rs ,he body polite not painful but ss
disgusting As more serious CXcrcscenccs.
The concluding remarks we're addressed % the ladies'
The Past has not done justice to woman but she now
assuming her due position Her Influence is more power
full than that OF the monarch on hts throne The speak
er concluded by Recommending . hs ady auditors An
emulation Of the examples of Hannah More sud Mrs
Hemans and hoped that his brother Mechanics would
follow in the footsteps OF Franklin. and men OF Ike
stamp and force Of character. that their names might
still live aud be hOnOred after they shall have been gath
cred TO the graves OF their fathers.
X MCFARLAND, Past Grand Secretary followed
Mr. Gillespie in Address in which he detailed the OBJ
jects of The new lnsututon-the Mechsnics Mutual
Protection The Order Of understand rightly Is
moulded somewhat after the fashion Of Odd-Feiowshp
aiming at general diffusion Of the principles and sci
ences governing Mechanics and tho Ars-io elevate
Mechanics in their several caDgs and thereby 10 give
them the gresest proficiency ia their several employ
Misunderstanding 10 apprentices under its care good
education In oil that pertains to their empoyments-to
reader each other the mutual advice and assistance
needed in their svocsons far il be done with.
out injury to the families o! the members-by benef-
cal economy to provide against pecuniary distress
during the illness of ts memberend to extend and
relief 10 their distressed smies-to furnish employ
ment TO all brethren who may need IT, when possible
aud far possible remunerstiug wsges for
their employment Their motto Tine aborer il wOr.
thy Of his hire" Opposition to al strikes is rgdly
forced They endeavOr 10 cultivate proper under
standing between employer and employed, thereby
deriDg their Interests mutual.
The Order originated from certsn causes in the City
Of Buffalo and has IS Projections ia this stste
in Ohio in Wisconsin, aud in Illinois. BY union,
Mechanics accomplish two great things proper
reward tor American Labor, aud the Ten Hour System.
The advantages of union Illustrated BY examples
from Observation-Disclosures form one.thrd OF the popula-
ton aud II they should contribute but penny year
would smount to $4,000 annually. enough 10 put an
end Btore-pay and establish the Icn-ficF rysisr
The order ddaRs ba PTaccGl mechanics and though
tits secret its mics simple and have less OF
fooery, said the speaker, than those OF some other
bodies