The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-05
IMPORTANT TRADE CONVENTION.


0Paechss, ga
TAs delegates RON the various trades Of this city
asssuAleA on SATURDAY. evening ct Convention HAM,
Wooster street for tho purpose OF acting jointly
in taking some mode Of action that would nnd to
bettsr thar condition both morally and physically Ths
hAr vAs crowded sufocatisn By Numerous bodies Of
txsAssn Who were appointed a. dssgAtsa but only
came b witness the proceedings.
At eixh. O'Clock ths meeting called to order BY Mr.
M.r.rsnos Who nominated b.t. Croley Is chairman,
y~s a-u ara Charles ". Cotton "a secretary. These
esnasmsa chosen . officers for the evening" BY
unazao1s vote.
Tho following delegates then handed in their creden
hAis which inspected b. committee Of three ap-
pointed for that purpose
Fao. raE BooKmspERs -rhcs. Doyle, Richard Weir,
FROM rHz TAIIow CHAMBERS james Howe Samuel
Self and jaime Fsy
FnoA GnDEss AND CARyERs.-Messrs. Seldom,
PROM TIE PAINTERS Meszrs. AAg,gnos, Sands, and
hcCsbe
STAIR MAKERS : Ns.srs Fuller, Cary and o'Brisn
IADHs' SHoEAAKKRs -Assars. Albright, Morgan, aud
PRnrYRs' COOPERATIVE CNyoS-Messrs. Caution Cooke
ANA Carter
SIIvEassnrHs -Dapie Cowly.
Stfr JoISkRs Ed ~aid Morris and job A. Lawrence
Ths msst.,g at length organized Mr. Magagaos moved
that committee be appointed to nominate officers for
the Union.
who regarded it premature. 1t at length with
drawn bJ TIE yer. ard the discussion ended.
Mr.. DOYLE, from tbs bookbinders, thsn and
planned tho objects for which the meeting organ
lied There were many subjects that working men
conpia,asd Of, and he hoped that this meet
ing would not be in vain They al aware
that many attempts had been made to remove
those jicultss that surrounded them every side All
trades had one common interest. and object
and OniY ifed all
at svsry step besst them would be at once removed
There hAd been several conventions Of trades unions be-
fore but there ced been that could stand
test Of trials. Was the fault theirs did it lie With
those! whom they entrusted their afAis to- OHe
of the difficulties that attended the Industrial Convention
was that It opened to the public 1t seemed min
that there used to operate the minds
Of .as people without than the minds of the mechan
los within. They should recole,t that they al stood
ths SANS platte I'm. It. by management or othsr,
By cunning b, deceit Or BY the perveron of the laws
tasy lad lost their public equality, they should now
nAks come great movement to get 1t back again. To
be placed . sound footing with those who now iule
than vas the object that they should by all at.
tain Chesrs BE pro iosed that the delegates should
exercise ths authority vested In them for they to
be the soul ard the sinew of the workngmans
For seemed that each trade standing alone would fall
but when one trade has noher to back IL had in
thing before it. When they united they were asa
unit, Is machine managed withou. trouble confu
sion trade moving hArmonousy In its place with.
out usrrp.ry position which would not well become e.
Unted In such manner they could in two years
look back upon tho events Of 63 with pleasure. They
sAou also enceavor to get those trades yet organ
lied togsthsr, and unite with them against the
capitalists. The car .enters, who are 8 very nu.
msrous BODY OF nen, should be present that
That body 0. E.so should have q large meeting whore
thsy ecud choots delegates to sit at the CONVEX
tioa, ard uoite with them shaking the oppressers
ks from OF their necks. He moved Ia Conclusion that
as carpenters present at the m. citing no, take such
Measures IS won Cali tn trade together at such time
and place &c they would proper, and dsls
gtes to ACT IN corcert with those appo ts other
Nj. MAesGNos then came forward AID seconded Mr.
pcyls's motion. He proposed that OF on, shosld
thing raofs labor shoula BE- dinnishgd
proposed time ago that aborcrs should not
IL ths Legislature, TO the eIec. that shsn not labr
more than .sn hours per day BE than went to say
that thsir working hours should be diminished order
to ds7slors Only Their mental faculties but their
physical o1ss. TO attain this object it would be
say sad those men to u. Legislature at Albany who
mems fr.tras. The politicians tell them before they
are elected TIA: ths5 are The bone and snew Of the
look cpo, their subjects, and upon themselves as
tbs aisocrats In 1873 during the time of the
dina excitement smorg the mechanics Of this city, the
woxktnyr,ea in body and organised themselves
vorkirx ans party but in that party were men who
not rkingmsn, and .ho oay Joined il order
to obtain TINS the means OF destroying
that ex. o;gsn.zarcn The mechanics again organized
Ssd united IL ass so SS' asan
CANNED themselves In this CITY, and sent repre-.
SEQ. hem at Albany but as on previous occas0sf ths
mso eaosso with TIE e1ceplionu 8s he bushed to ssv
Vfs than al the rst They should nos be ruided
by ths past, aLd should organize them in more
effective manner Tie politicians meet ia aud
minated taer men and let vots for them. Up 20
and vote for men, We know not whom aod men often
nominated By unfair and coirups For their part
thsy should .ok 10 secret until they able t, show
to hs world the glorious deeds t.sy had performed and
the good they had cone their fellow workmen. By this
neans they would como down the CAPT salists who
would be uuprepaied, like ava anche indeed at all
ume3, azd uper all occasions, have the movements
ct secret bodies been succ .tfu when thew are in ac
oadaIce ritS the pubic feeling he thsre;ors
that the future movements CT The society should be
Ust their councils we're kept secret, IN Tina
thsy would WELD al Influence in thus city that would
quickly brig the cringlng capitalists 70 their feet By
these means they ~oud obtsio only higher wage,
Thsy cold 80 iate and return home at an
early rour- Then thsse would be wok@en; all would
he is MAJ And be 10 pee ed: ne will be ca ual
" a. proud IS and he must be respected. cloud
M. KArERsos then came forward, and sale that he
would luxe 70 sas rev words Having listened to the
remarks o. hessr5 DOYLE ard Na9a1ucs he could sa7
but little II struck him that they wanted somethirg
more thsn was yested BY those gentlemen. He want
Cd to Ess al 'ae labor OF the land united which would
be IN reality movement of labor against capitalists
The way IA which mis- Of action could be ttainsd
would bs by simultaneous and spirited gatherings all
classes q iabcTers Esen the women though they do
mae such noise about eomen's rights should DO ad.
mitted b. all means. Haughter) the waters. too,
ought 20 be aTted he did not Why they should not
20 Invited VIII them They are q noble body Of men,
who lstey Ecod cut nearly to man. against the boz Sea-
though tae revsyape1s against them for their
QUOT. union could attain their ends, 1t should be
coued ~ al ssns, and he was convinced that IL the
moyenent voa.c CHI become general there would not
be man that would not come INFO the struggle
dc saw that seize locked upon walters with conte np
even the pspers wsre hired By capitalists denounce
and 70 discourage the waters. They did not, Mr.
As9egros seid Ii Id their meetings in secret. AID this
tbs Of their failure He propo ed that invita-
tons should be s1er ded all the lsborsng classes
appoint delegates for the convention He looked upon
all Aooyers e At to occupy position at the c,nvention
ana IA hoped they would be present at the meeting
and there be trsatsd in the light as themselves IL
they ony tent counoo hod carrier to the Legislature
ns rad OILY brains and sine~s he wou7 be Of more
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