The New York herald., 1851-09-28

happiness and prosperity Of the people; and Therefore
desire our city COVER. to establish juseen by Sc
Dunerstcn fer his Industry this being great ana au
powerful means q snsurno domestic tranqii;sy for
our citizens VIII have no object pr desire violate
those laws which protect them In their rirhts
70 them the means of providing descent sub
dren education that will qualify them TO exerelse
With proper knowledge the rights and privileges OF lme
rican citizens Such coure the part Of our nj
cpa government would also vastly promote tha gene
raj welfare by reducing the aggregate of paupersm ane
crime to very low eeb thus rendering It almost if
most Of whom men Of nerve and vizor, who are.
driven to this mode Of earning their bread the very
evils Of which we complain (vs: the inadequate reward
which labor receives and would willingly exchange the
club and the for the trowel the hammer or the.
their usefness to society would enttle them to demaud
Another subject which had been brought before them,
wa. that Of the land Limitation What has been done
He would say that long such men were elected tho
lsberirg man will be housele.s and homeless What
have the political parties whg and democrat, done
They have ruined the couLhy the government passes
from to the other And what is the result! That the
pendencs Of the United States was first proclaimed to h
world. lie would say that man whose principles dc
sot ,s'ord with the resolutions passed tnat evenins
poly they have not stolen quarter Of the and yeti
when th.y DO be would ask what will be done with them
Land monopoly Is but babe In its swadding clothes
here Not SO in Ireland, whose children have dri
ven from their homes BY thi. bloody tyran It all
very hne to talk sbout the black slave South Carolina
but let them look to themselves, who than
any black slaves He would conclude by moving that
the Common Council be paid in Jersey money" This
motion was unanimously adopted; and further be would
say to hose land robbers keep what they have and
more.
The following principles were then read BY ons Of the
Secretares:-
First system public works totally abolished
Second-No to be ployed superintendent
have department. OF public worka who has
IhirdTke lowest rate Of to be paid to
the public orks to be fixed at one dollar and
twenty hye cents per dav.
FourthNo whatever to be discharged from the
public service solely account his political opinions
Mr. ENocH e. CAMP was next called aud addressed the
meeting to the effect that he well understood the due
Of the aborng class from the fact of he himself having
been bred printer and reLquished its sewers duties
for that Of bis present profession lie believed thar the
objects Of the meeting to abolish that infamous
tract fystem. He would inquire why the Common
Council bad not abolished it, and would answer because
the contractors mainly instrumental in procuring
Offices He alluded to the pay Of the Common Council
and would the people to take the matter 10
their own hands. They were well AWAKE that ths
Aldermen were returned by the laboring men, wiz
ought to be ashamed to do so any longer. There
not much to be accomplished by that meeting They
must organize q committee who should wait on the
didates and ask them II they intended to abolish the
contract system; and If Eot not to vote foT them He
then at length discussed the subject OF the
rents Ct the city Of New York. and alluded the
Croton Aqueduct law and the immense taxation Of the
city, amounting to sixty millions Of dollars and
concluded. trusting that that meeting but the
mepceEaent Of the era Of reform
and other gentlemen; but in consequence OF the rain
ccmir ard the light Of the torches becoming dim,
reporter could not to take any further
The meeting dispersed about quarter past o'clock