The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-17

committee be appointed to draw up a remonetrsnss
and send 1t to Congress against the Military 5ounty
Land Bill,
The President said he thought the substituts was
the same ss Mr. Bars resolution former night
Mr.. MAsNlsG said, what Mr. Barr proposed was a re-
solution What he (Mr. Msnning) proposed was to
draw up remonstrance ntsining ths lrgum.nts Of
Mr. Barr and signed by every delegate OF this Congress-
which would have far greater effect than resol ton
Mr. DAY thought that anything they could sav
would have very lit weight with the Senate
knew that all the legislation Of Congress- about tho
land was interfering with the decrees OF God The
soldiers who fought in the late war with Mexico re-
ceived loo Of land and who had those land,
lots now Not the soldiers but regulators who pur-
chased many ofthem for $50 piece
Mr.. LOWE said he was opposed to making any appeal
to the Senate He had worked hard, had worked day.
and night to get names toa petition VIXEN the Ten
Hour bill was before the Legislature and all to no
purpose
After some further discussion, the resolution waS
adopted
Upon motion of Mr. WILDE a committee Of ave were
appointed to carry out the resolution by drawing up
and publishing remonstrance against the Land
Here it snnouaced by a delegate that Mr. d b.
Taylor had resigned and that delegate had been
chosen in his place by the laborers.
Mr.. c. McCLosxEr wished to say a few words thie
point This called Industrial Congress and it
represented ought to represent labor and indus
try Now what he wanted was, that men ia contact,
with labor, in fact laborers themselves should repre-
sent labor Great cheerng) He had no particular
objection to Mr.. Taylor, but he not labornGr
man.
PREsDEsrIt is now out of order to discuss the qua
Mr.. PICK said he had objection 70 lawyers He
wished they had more of them. (Cri.s of no, ao)
lsborers contended that Daniel Taylor was a work
ing man for he labored for the cause. (Hear and
lsughter)
Mr. BARR thought 1t better to put end to this
discussion
Mr. Lowe said they had been guilty of great omis-
sion in not making provision for the qualification OF
members
Mr.. D. B. TArLo., Gavyerl here rose and said when
he came here tonight he did not expect to hear his
name mentioned. 1t waS painful to him. When he
elected delegate he only heard Of il after it
all He told those who did him that honor that
his calling and circumstances would render Il impossi
Bile for him to attend the meetings regularly
his constituents he ought They thought different
he having been President of the Laborers Society,
and that he would come to this Congress sort OF
General Taylor CLaughterl He only, therefore, act
cd temporarily till another delegate appointed
He had only attended one or two meetings. His con-
necton with the aborsrs would show them that i was
something stronger than politics that him there
lie bad out OF his own pocket assisted the aborers c
fight the battle against capitalists. till nov at length
pers in the city and not one of them would say word
for the laborer without being we'll paid for it.
Mr. BAssETT then moved that the Congress attend
the funeral of General Taylor. and that Grafton
spoken on the occasion As there would be many n-
sincere political cliques present that solemn
sion, to make ostentatious show, it was but right
that the Congress of Trades should attend body Of
went on, at great length to talk of the public
private virtues Of General Taylor his military deeds,
the national loss and the sad conditicn OF the late
Presidents wife, left desolate He concluded by say
ing that old lack died, not by tomahawk, but on
downy pillow.
When he concluded this eulogy, some delegate cried
Amen which elected laughter.
Mr.. RicHARDsoS, delegate Of the aborers here moved
that there be procession OF trades in September
next.
Mr.. BAssErr-I indignantly protest against this mo.
ton being made while mine is pending
The Chair decided that Mr.. Richardson in order,
the motion of Mr.. Basset not having been seconded
Mr. GARnrrr said he thought ths delegates out
stripping their instructions in going into discussions
about funeral and other professions
Mr.. GREGORY OF opinion that they ought to show
Mr. PICK moved that the reso ution about the prs
cesson in September be laid on the table which wac
carried.
The motion to join in funeral proce sson of Gen
Taylor and pronounce GRAFTON upon his character,
then put and lest twenty eight voting TO lay II
the table and eleven only voting for the resolution
Mr.. RosE said they must do something In the mat"
ter and he therefore moved that committee OF three
be appointed to draw up an GRAFTON.
Mr. CRArr said he hoped that motion would not pass.
They had had one euogy the General already to
that he was dead there were all kinds Of adulationn
hesped upon him just as II dying were merit Az
him for that and they ought not as men Of peace
They ought to be consistent
Mr.. PIeK-we are not met here to do anything TO-
the dead but for the living. We ought leave DEN
Taylor to God who will judge him ascending to his
Mr.. M'CAarHr said they had heard an eloquent
speech about land aud how the land Of the psopls
was given to military. Yet they were now going te
laud the head Of the military
Mr.. GANRsrr-Dont find fault with the soldiers, but
the Congress
MT DAY said II they eulogsed any man IL ought TO
be some man who had sacrificed himself tor the prin-
ciple on which this Congress was founded. Genera
Taylor had not done that but quite the reverse The
tendency Of this Congress was to realise what
prophe,ed In Scripture that every maa should have
home. sitting under his vine and. ne ancs
that the sword should be beaten into p0uxhhsre The
sustaining Of military prevented that coasummation.
The members OF the New York Volunteers who had
lately died In this city much entitled TO their
eulogy a. General Taylor
Mr. PRIcE said he in favor of the military. but
he thought the people ought TO have the control Of
m. opposed heir Ofisr
General Taylor
Mr.. KnsrH said he had been always opposed to the
General while living but he thought this tribute of
respect due
Mr.. P.oK- The amount ofrespect is measured by tho
amount of the salary.
Here IL announced that Il was III o'clock When
the Congress, according to their ruls com PEELED
10 adjourn leaving the merits Of General Taylor unde-
cided