New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-19
LABOR MOVEMENTS.

MEETING or rHe CARpESTERs ST
,,xrxr,os HuL-T1c carpenters held then
..,,;,.,. N, Thursday aglt a.d organized by the
a,Sc,io1 Of Ben Price TO the chair and II. Miller
r.o.o..y,. Precisely at the hour announce" me
.,,o;r was taken and every seat IN the large room
os fJl.d JAMES BAsSEtr made tac ope1tA5
,sarces He said. Mr.. Chairman, wehave issued
coil for a public meeting for an especial purpose
- H. carneutcrs have nobly responded to that
ean o,d doubt not that they Will rs molly sus-
.o;, ne action of this meeting. 1t may seem
hat strange that the small sum Of l2l cents
W. ,5a,. should call forth the attention OF such
Iarqe linlnber OF men: but trlt1ng as TINS amount
,ol seem il is OF serious consideration TO us
,,,Gose wants are so scW4lily supplied and the
few little comforts that makes happy the home OF
every man will by sensibly decreased should our
emnioy ers WHO worship SO dev0utly at the shrine
of Manmonl SUCCEED IN their audacl0us designs,
aud wrest from as another l29 cents. But our
comforts well being or existence is a matter
winch they care Just nothing about, any i4Fther
than we contribute 10 the hn5 OF thcr purses
and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of their persons we
have. doubtless all learned that it is man nhu.
par,jty to man that makes countless thousands OF
nourlers and hence it is that any preteXt uat cii
be found or inanuis1 ured that wall answer 'or Il
cloak under which tie real design can be ma anu
whereby the wages OF tiic 4i'tuhbiip"" NO.
be reduced. is received with thankful a9ld!ty IL
matters moi whether it be excessive neat OF
blasting cod, Whether it be deaths or droath,
famine or pestilence peace or war tle i'tillhS VI
some fictitious capitalist, on some notorious s"hl
ding specuator z, o.o
Tie rise or fall of stocks, rs 1t IS termed, are
reoeo1,s andy sufficient to reduce the wages OF
fine workinamen And if Oh this terrestrial globe
NO ebadoY of an excuse can be found, then, Sir,
fIcv viii ascend to the blue vaulted heavens
hove and complain Of God that he, Ill the crea-
ton OF the Yorld, had not an eye to commerce,
and committed the great error OF making the days
too short. The speaker here went on to show chat
the produce of mans labor manning mere pit
tance goes into the pockets OF those whose high
honor it is to live at the expense OF the public,
and concluded by adsisng the establishment OF
paper Of their own, to be called 1.-The Artisans
Own" CT the Carpenters Journal, ana political
action TO secure the enactment OF law winch
shall constitute eight hours days work.
Mr.. w Y. BARR followed Ill a long and cner-
getic speech replete with argument aud truths,
after which the following resolutions We're adopted:
Whereas, The wages winch the House Carpenters re-
ceiye than fair IN proportion 10 that WncAls
received by other trndes and whereas we are aware tht
employers have nude their contracts according 70 me
present rate OF wages, therefore
reduce wages by any and every means III our power.
and shah regard any attempt 10 reduce our wages be,
low that wmchw are no" RECEIVING as sofdld Duse uu
malignant attempt upon our rights and property -.
ResOired, Tlat is the opinion OF ms meeting that eight
hours is rst and sufficient number of hours for any man
to work; Therefore. Hesotred Thai we viii use our utmost
efforts establish by law Otherwise, such regulation
in the city Of New-lork.
Resord, That this meeting is in favor OF establishing
paper devoted to the Building interest," 10 be called me
iIhe Artisans Own ortte Curpenles Journal, and pledge
ourselves sustain the
4 Committee Of five was appointed composed
OF the following persons: Jas. Bassett, Mr.. Men
tanye, Ben Price, H. NJ Smith and Hiram Frlnk,
to question candidates upon the eight hour qucs-
ton, alter which the meeting adjourned, to meet