New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-26
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
MEETING OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

I Hall. Yesterday, 10 consider the exigelces Of the
times.
Mr. PAUL was the irat speaker. II surveyed the
condition OF the vsrou. trades, aud la,nen'ei ths'
nechani q were compelled 10 be s1oplants for ths:
AID which they bad right 20 demand. lie ven;
pretf, thoroughly into the history 81 what be called
the Soup Kiichens-aleging tina. their f4vors were
dispensed With such contempt for the feelings OF the
recipients as who bad any respect for himself
could brook The who supported these soup
uot- owed their auence 10 the labor Of mechanics,
and their only return wss paltry soup-soup wtoou,
neal-soup 10 which expert diver would fail To
J find shadow Of meat. He counseled 10 violence
nothing but unity of aim and concentration OF effort.
Nh PAUL continued in this strain until he vas re-
moved by On officer.
The following resolution was unanimously passed;
Ro,ed Thai tho.e 9ho appreciate the efforts ofthos who
tyIs sogpto the hungry petition me Cop'rson o. me
City o. New i9t 70 fani.h then VI s'dss upon "ai'a
Mr. STEPHEN W. WOOD read a long DISCOURSE
Most men sbrank from bringing forth, from the
present chaotic state Of human affairs, state
Of security, peace ard plenty. The Psalm
! lat David had said, in haste, that all men
were liars; he had said, in his haste, tbs, al men
were cegards for they dared not receive the Angel
Of Love whs was evsr towering over US, waiting 70
bless the world with bis peace Bat he had repented
and was hOplngthat the day OF the MilernuH would
| come when we should enjoy free aces, TO the ne
cessities Of nature. He corsids-ed the elements
of all proeress and Of all good to BIZ Trlth Mercy
| AID " isdom. These were blended 10 minister 20
nan. The pursuit Of gain was not " sdo n, for the
! mower thet some possessed robbed others Of tnex
! heritage and the reward Of labor was estimated by
! those who mocked at the complains OF men whom
they had crushed He sought the arm alton OF the
rights of man. presented in the Declersiion OF In
| dependence. Let the defenders OF the pretended
rights of property perish with their property. 1t
should be their determined purpose to deliver them
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the power Of all tyrspts Property had no rights; 1t
was the possession of man. Some talked of an equal
division of property; that was Gil nonsense. Ihe
! doctrine Of God and Human Liberty was this: Any
advantage granted by law or otherwise, or permitted
to be exercised by person who has property over
any other individual. is a positive peryeison OF hu-
man rights snd violation Of the sacred and inaien-
able right Of all men TO enjoy life liberty ana the
nursuit OF happiness Mr.. Wood proceeded to en-
force this principle at great length and concluded by
tie senfment-no tax to capital for privilege to toll
There was help for towards, but men would never
Yield to wrong. Let them prove themselves iet heh
zee il they were men.
WV. OIAyD BOURNE said that the City Of New
York was full of men who had earned their own for.
tunes. They ought not now to be denounced as rob-
beers. Cries of Yes, yes. No, he repeated it, they
ought not He would give them few facts. Since
be went TO his trade in 1885, there had been as much
monay spent by the iaboring men of New. York, for
iudnr ence IN strong drink, as would have made the
/
tai. IL was prepOsterous and wicked 10 cry out
against man who had saved his money, and AL
bin robber because they had spent their money in
! the grog shop and the bar room. When they last
went TO the polls did they rot vote for British Free
| Trade If il took twenty daA work 10 make tun
of iron, or days work to make yard OF cloth,
every yard of cloth and every tun of iron was so
many DAYS work brought here TO throw them out Of
eupioy uent. This depression of labor was because
we had imported 20 many millions OF dsys work.
/ ICries of Good, good.
The following resolution was passed without die
cu,sion or dissent:
R,orcd That poor families living in hi, city Who are IN
able pay their during the present hard times shall not
turned Of their homes by tysrcloa. or tne
agents; also That Vigilance Committee be appointed 10
| carry the above into effect
! Mr.. f. w. MORGAN said that they came there not
to be eproached for what they had not done, but to
consider what TO be done to relieve their present
pressing necessities People came for bread, and not
10 be questioned about their politics. They met there
TO relieve the distresses Of their brother mechanics
He thought that the soup should not be sneered at
that would keep away starvation. He thought COM
miitee should be appointed to inquire into the extent
Of the desttuiion aud report to subsequent meet
ing. The great principle of humsniiy taught US to
take care OF another as far as lay IN our power.
Ex.Woodsawyer HAYDocK considered that one
cause of the scarcity of grain might be found in the
distilleries. Grain was made into lager beer and
into dstillery milk to kill babies with He repeated
! the simtude of the good ship Temperance, which
sailed so well at the Tabernacle jubilee last week,
very much to the satisfaction OF his audience. The
sad state in which many mechanics are placed he at
| tIibuted " intemperaDce. The Maine Law was tho
prettiest thing in the world II was the same prnci-
| ple that the commander of vessel once went upon
! There was great deal of drunkenness on board
every day somebody whaled for getting drunk.
! One dsy sailor was seized up; the commander
/ ssked him where he got his liquor. Got i. Of
| Tub said Jack. "Wel, Tub would not have given
you enough to hurt you" replied the commander.
! "Where did You get the rest = Got OF Nick
gave him coffee for ii, said Jack. Poor Jack was
! ordered down and Mick seized up in his pl ace.
81 won't have my chip made grog. shop" said the
commander; the poor devil who drinks will let
90 and tho scoundrel that sells | will fog
Mr.. PAUL, who had been released from durauce,
made his appearance again on the steps. He made a
succession of propostons-that General Committee
of twelve be appointed that Committee Of six be
appointed in each Ward TO ascertain the amount OF
suffering and report to this meeting next Monday;
that both Committees be voluntary, and that the
Committee of twelve adopt such resolutions for the
next meeting as they may deem expedient.
The following gentlemen volunteered to serve on
the Committee of Twelve:
ws-dl Ward.
Mr. wcoa........ XII Mr. Psul............ xI
Mr. C.lpAn,....... Mr. knowl,n....... XVI
MI North ......... XIII Mr. Loutan Brooklyn
| Mr. CrADdIl.... NV nj hiIeneI''''''''' ~
Nj, stanton XVI Mr. Tsssd .......... NV
NJ RIM ..,,,... Xxx Mr. Hutton. ri
While the Committee was being filed, Herr RINK
propssed that the Committee be made up of third