The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-24

their cal property; but that arises from the fact that
twenty five thousand dollars frequently given for
email lot Of land which to erect prison houses and
bastiles for the peope He intended to bring before
the meeting copy OF the constitution and bylaws Of
the combinations of landlords by which tenants
Are We to submit to this! No-st US appeal to the Lee
gslature and II they will net protect let the people
turn them out OF Office and elect others who will Inc
wing party and the democratic party have promised
every thing for the but neither OF them ever
attempted to stand bstween the tenant and the land
lord MIR. OConnor then referred to the law on the
subject and said that tenant protected to certain
amount Of property but the landlord and tenant agree
th. sndord Use H sp errsd &C hs rapid strides Of
the samc system Of landlorsism which, IN his native
country Ireland has led to the restitution OF tbs
Masses and has driven them to seek refuge In this
country Yes he has native born Americans going
from door door beggng he has seen deaths from this
osase in the proud Oity of New York. And why Is 1t
So? Because our people the dupes Of capital, and
instead Of seeking there own remedy, are arrayed
resolutions to Albany and there is but in the
Legislature who would dare to bring them forth Now,
when these resolutions sent there let every man
who dodges them be watched, and q black mark put
around his name and by 80 doing, In short time tho
evil complained Of would be remsdied He entreatsd
termination follow UP the blow which has been struck
in favor Of the oppressed tenants against the dominser
ing landlord. Such league e. : proposed by tho s t.
the landlords iDhict on them. He exhibited the
effects Of leagues Of this description in the case of
combination few years In Liverpool Of stonecut-
ters which achieved all that designed by it, and OBJ
tanned for them all their rights He hoped that per-
mansns tenant league wse Dc ormsa. whose t
that class Of land obbers agents who have sprung
up here within lew He hoped the day Ia not dis.
American will have right to portion Of
the SOIL When that time the lazy fat landlords
will not be under the necessity of taking dinner pills to
hard labor We will haus fewer. too Of the lawy ers,
and other ponproducers who live and acquire fortunes
oy tne .nbstance OF the poor ana nuustous In con
nant to support which each member should sub
scribe, monthly weekly small sum OF money, which
would raise und to defend tenants against the oppres
sions of the landlords
Mr. LrLLYsRiDcE said in his opinion the tenant, in
consequence of he first of May arrangement was not
eoy slave of the landlord, but also his agent for no
landlord will rent tenement without imposing on
the tenant q condition to show it.
The Ne 1t resolution was then read
s. Resolved, That call be hereby mads upon the
Legislature to enact suitable laws forhe fine and impr
lipgs cellars unconnectcd with suitable amount OF
room above ground for sleeping apartments for such
family may OCCUPY tho sans.
MIR TowH:HxNp spoke to it to the effect that the
speakers had alluded to the Romans and to the lawyers
but
''Thsre was time, before laws began,
When every rood upheld man"
Mr. O'Connor said he could have brought certain
constitution of the landlords here Now If such is the
case the landlords could be indicted and ued and I'm
prisoned, there Is law making II misdemeanor to
this sa' tS x.sS
be broken up In reference to renting Cellars for bab
tAtons he ssid that there were laws in England regu
ating the matter and he thought was necessary to
have similar laws here.
The resolution was then unanimously passed
The eixth and seventh resolutions then read -
6. Resolved That We condemn the proposition now
before the Legislature to incorporate companies with
large capital for building tenements for the poor as
tending encourage the combination Of capital to op
press that class still more
l. Resolved Thai insist that the offices Of alder
man and assistant be esaried that capitalists may
longer police those Offices and for their
own exclusive advantage.
reference to the seventh resolution the Chairman
said that necessary for members Of the Com
Council to te paid for their services that psor
men could afford TO be elected, otherwise rich men
deficient In exsnpss Of the character Of such iegis
ton. Besides, it ant-dsmocrstic to have mon per-
present systs he has often that although the
members Of the Corporation 90 into oce rich, they
generally come out Of place little richer.
carried, after few remarks from Mr. Lnlybridge who
said he considered 1t ths most important OF all te
g. Resolved That tho Legislature be requested so to
amend the law requiring the auconsers TO to the
State centsgs for articles bid Ia behalf OF the
owner, that land shall bs included in order
that Peter Funks be deferred from practising their
prAnks Of fraud BY t,se sales. as IN other oa:ss will
be followed up after the meeting adjourns! IL may BE-
said that the tenants may svscuats New York and 60
the West II they do not choose to tbs high rents
They can do 90, and II they did the landlords would
beckon them to come back. But will not be
cessary to do this league like the one proposed be
formed
An amendment to the eighth resolution was proposed
and passed authorsing the appointment OF committee
to raise funds and take other measures to
carry the eighth resolution into effect.
MIR. BAR said that 1t had been conceded by all the
speakers and by the audience that there is disease in
this country; but he looked these only
palliative, and not Of that disease. The rems-
dy in his opinion consists In the freedom Of the public
lands, which would Lessen the number of tenants and
increase the price Of labor Secondly exemption Of the
homestead from execution and thirdly land limitation.
IA A~S~ A1nffnr 70 hat fganfo nA he
principles contained In 1t upheld landlordsm 1t
now exists, would soon be at an end
Tbs ninth resolution, % follows, was then read, and
Resolved, That We recommend the formation Of to.
aa.t sssus for the Of protesting the tenants
suits law otherwise and to carry out such other
for the benefit OF the tensntry, as circrmsan
css may require and good policy dictate.
Th,ee cheers were then proposed and given for the
Few Tenant League.
Another resolution calling for repeal Of the fire limit
law then read and passed, and the meeting of to-
nants adjourned.
Grand taylor Bail.
The first ball of the General Taylor Camp,
No. /, came off last night at the Coliseum, and
was indeed a most splendid affair. The room
was handsomely lighted, and decorated with
banners bearing lncriptions In honor of the gal
liant Taylor.
In front of the orchestra were the inscriptions,
"Resaca de la Palma, ""Palo Alto" and "Mon-
terey," handsomely wrought on canvass. On
the right side of the hall was large banner,
bearing the words Of General Taylor:
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At kali-past s o'clock, LothIan's band struck
up General Taylor's Grand March, when the
door Of the ladies' dressing room was thrown
open, and about three hue red ladies entered;
aud having promenaded the room, the drum
ssdnded the call to the floor, when gene
raj rush was made for the hands of the fair
damsels for the first dance. The ladies were