New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-01
LABOR DEMONSTRATION.
over 2.oOo Mechanics in Council.

spirited srl 81 pcs.ue demonstration Of Operatives
tex I,ace l-.; hight 81 Metropolitan Hall. With tie
-,rer obec. Of slreatleaa- the claims Of Labor for
Is rcl.s std fsr racoUPense. snd especially 70 all
lie House Painters q this Cry. Who Tor some tine
r,s- have been s s-rike for higher v2-es
The immense sserbace OF az crafts filed lie Hall.
ld demonstrated the general interest which tie work
rcrneu Of New-YoTk feel in tie OF this strug
ale Of tleE brother mechanics for the maintenance Of
those rights which the employing Painters guaranteed
10 their woIkmen during the pas; spring al yet in
The month Of June attempted. in instances did
def.aud them Of We sude 70 the fac: .hat in March
last the employing Painters promised to pay their
the sum Of - per dsy Up November ncxt. anl when
tie season becsne dull. wos.d ps! more than the
cd rate 81 10 per day from which atemP, this strike
resulted
Tie meeting WAS called TO order BY NJ. Coping
VITO nominated David \. Cooke President OF the Print,
CT COOPERATIVE Union President The following Vice
Fresdeu:s a. representative OF Their several trades
e'ected ard took iher tie stage DAVID 4 Cooke
: 4 srn..h Printers J Cru-isr Daguer lo:yp,s; II
: Su.ii Encrayor John " Fisher Hennesy CaIPsa
ters. Cisr.es Duckhc.ster President Of the Fresco
Tsr,trs Soce.y; W 4 Gamble Pres.ieri Of the
>h,em,ke-s Society William Colif Richard D.iiler
Chss'es Ktnuev solder John Swa71z Brush nnaker
r-r,es Cdr Jsckson Co Iron Rail Maker Matthew
ptlsrev Gas Fyt,er Rchsrd Miner PlAs:erer WI
scn Harness Maker Julian L Marin and W \ Kng
Scn Paners Dunn PSper S;ainer John Scully, Black
sn.,h Js1nes DAILY. Barber Edmund Burgess snd John
Mannise Stone Cutters Wm Merritt House Smith W
Poin and Wu Rdenhure, Sash Bind Makers Hannah &
McIlvs, ne Tailors David G Crosby S1versmifh. + c
Lou;ren President Hstters Association John shepherd
Csb;ret Maker Pond. Jewe,er Edward MoT.s. Ship
joiner WA CsSy, star Builder james DevsTeaux, NJ
son. " Morgan Brass Fnisher; u Mcdonald Glass
Gutter 6 DAVIS Chair Painter; John Byron Walker :
Btman Christopher Brysn Robert Boyce Fire Engine
Builder Thomas Anderson Fire Cap Manufacturer B II
Gardens Lsdes Sho maker Francs Gilmore, II bernan
| h Softly: and Others.
The Chairman Mr. D \ Cooke had no dab: but the
meeting We, understood the obec;s of is callers 1t gave
him sr pleasure 10 sc 20 many hard listed mechanics OF
tbs CIV mbled there L, showed that they had hear
in IL. matter that they had Up 10 sympaihse with
TIER low nee hsncs the Painters IN thar s-rke And
they would symq2hise VIII tn n IN aI,rsi way, which
would rrobsby be very acceptable IL had -rea; pleasure
IN in,rodrc'ng
NJ Thomas Doye who received with loli applause.
lie said however grateful h thai applause N shi
h. lie had rather forgo than that they should have
sen et tbs tine to give TO ther feelings The
Chairman hsd informal them that they had mes TO synaqa
lis with branch Of mechanics which had been reduced
rc tic standard Of remuneration which they had SCI up
When be looked around On that vas. Assembly
ard saw tie vast amour. OF physical power he was some
what awtd by TIC contempt aion Of what he behei IL
Jaw before hm the clements wEch could oTe-tlTn an
empire For What purpose were they asseulolsi Hal
icy mt 10 cYsose foreign foe TO drink Inspiration from
tie LIZ OF their sQeakers 70 make Pr. on Tor SON
dr. cirl onslaught No Were their civil rights Inv led
he believed rot. Nha; they there Tor Was II no.
70 bring that struggle 10 successful issue y
He lad read recently. with mach Ss:olshmen,, the pro
Geo ms O. Meeting Of Eu lovers and he draft o.
keoluiors. ~ stated a. one OF Their decisions la;
The wages al Painter from this Jay shall be one dol N and
seventy I'VE cents lhai resolution had struck m Win
rCtuar sur-sc >hsl Re. the Wo-s ma lie use or
ard 70 American Mechanics. Loud applause tie asked
himself whether there bat SIDE 10 thai quest o.
Re lad leaned from antiquity tbs; i took two 10 make
isrgliu-bui il now apgeared that L wanted oNi oae'
They must either rCss tie attempted oppression o. 81
m. whtLe degradation o. sers he Woul asA mem wha'
VrClgraron they hed made Tor thst s'f.Ae h- ,aeEe
teen a,v Or Ing of tie forces Had they UNITED them
- ives into al organisation and perfected such union a.
would secure them s-ausi any future attempt % he An1
Or were ieN ~ rUl OF sand len that e.Ort proved
sscsc,sfui-ss lie Gid doubt would they ial 70
rec,s aca1 never 10 he heard OF a. Convention
Uui sroheT danger awaited ,he.n Or ~oad tHni ieo.
teach thcn 20 RELY u.cn rotl.n- ha me- own uiiel
iortf lie believed th.r fellow mechanics th-ou-Ao2i
llc tv would 4Tu tie lesson % wisdom hi N iae time
O. reatc q was necessary 10 leQsre for ~Af Hear LeAI
You roN not how soon the might be made IN sori
r.fr-fr to .eluce youI ws.cs .tAeec> Hal he words
.lst burned M Goals oi IRE le Wc1l scor~l te-r cry
sus Ia TIC importance 81 .lr.n- unioa q preserve
.icuse,cs from tie attacks which were maee ul is6'
f,, time Il. ne bv .rlsling capitalists. Clet-s The
rsrtr~ Z aYUclrCd a- tic present tine began - need
,,tc-sl s;s lie rsrc..ed that such was the AMI
thrt thov 4 not rake preparation TIM before the
strike 81 a. 10 strengthen the nseves u thai extent thai
would show that they oid not need IL However a. they
had auuealsd 70 the sympates Of their te worr-
h, Believed thew wcuh a.. ialer that oc- aston
ICle,lsJ lie knew very wei how necessary L vas when
rtn wee N difficulty, that iAcy shoEi have tie slnpA
ilcs thci- t.tnas q cheer 1sr hears ira; aeei1H-
~, a re-t - tl,n ia .Uh r1ucs - thee
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