New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-27

launched. ard stout heart. and strong hands were
ready 70 rescue those VITO were IN DANCE H1ni--.s
snc tIousaIds were nov starving snd they oallsd
upon tie benevolent 70 lsr1,h th6 lfl-1l1' art
distribute he blessings witch ire veath7 r. me AZ
capable of bestoEing spon Is. De n.d one word :
-. Peace Let them remember DIN t1l- o. IS.
aLcs Of yesrs $50 preached pesc5 sn3 gooi Vii %
men. Let them give whsf ihev bad 70 give N peace
harmony and GOO feel.Dc. lie dc not Ike those
pope who sac they wOuIi give out -u.y T. worthy
q ayscters, and thgn but.pned up their b-eeches
pockets and gave nothing. Let the raiu fal the
lLsi ard tie UNJUST lie GsSeQ nSs Ta=tae. Vl4l
bowed 81 tie same altar AZ he-it was enough q
knOT that be- wss IN distress.
Mr. DANIEL = WILLIS, the Psesidsl;, Vas
Text presented. lie had heen ca. d on unex-
JecfeCly 70 preside over the Workingmsu's Ass,cs-
ton IL painful to come forward st a tine ike
thIs when devastation AID rUiu stared them y ihs
face. II was labor vA-h had made NeE-York the
wealthy City il ras-for il wealthy although Il
might not be IN tbeIr baBds. Ii hoped tina. men into
whose bands this wealth lad g0le would AXE cA-s cf
those who had produced 10 Tor az THIS time there
great need OF their Literally. he trusted that the
merchants ana manufactures OF the Cry q New
York would RESPOND 20 tie CAL mata upon Them.
Mr. SIMPSON then introduced. He had been
al work be rad fof hfIyeghi years. lie symp.sh Le
with wCrkinguen be was one 81 them They
we're row suffering for the necesssres Of life from
lack OF employment. Ib-y mlstook tbs community
who supposed thst those Fho possessed means we're
not ready 10 attribute for To relief OF thsr sg.r1g.
Hear, hear lie hsd plan in his pocket for an
Association IN las ~ rd which wOsld be- organized
that night. They seed not co0gregse there 1t them
meet in their Wards. II thew were prudent econo-
ncal and faith ful themselves snd families they
would find that relief which Was necessary for then.
lie e1horted them not 10 depend upon Others, or
spend their time or money uselessiy.
M LUGESE SULLIVAN supply wished % say tlat
b. concuued heart and sOul in the move neut which
the Committee haG orgsrized. The names OF the
men in It would be sufficient guarantee slat the
funds would be properly applied.
Mr.. THos. A. DE- WIRE knew something ny expert
enre about hard times. la l-l7 he lived for siI
months upon pound of bread day snd begged Of
no nan. IL had been resolved he slid tia. the
landlords their AGENTS should not be permitted to
turn men oct OF their renements. lie liked the prln
cpe, but the practice would bring them IN COLLISION
with the authorizes. But suppose that the Committee
should visit landlOrcs and ask them to reduce rents
One.baf, saying that they would petld N The Con-
mon Council to pay the other half Cheers Some
would refuse Of course. Let those who were with
such LANDLORDS leave them and nil up toe houses of
those who acceded N the plan Then let them 90 %
the Corporation ard ssy here il new class OF poor
a class that viii nc; be Siih you s.ways-ony for tae
winter applause ana AK them ~ pay tue oileF
hst Great appliance.
Mr. Isaac REiYEA asked those y no were in aill-
euet-suuounGed by ell the luxuE.-s pi lte-to look
upon q suherings OF wOrkingus ~ families. There
were Thousands OF such famias. NJ, too. who
we're fitted physically and intellectually, tor the
highest Offices IN City sri C'uHfry. we're nos IA
need Of the ssaies Of lie. Il@e ~ere cht1si-
be m.stituiiers hut there men were 20" pr'up 10
apIy TO then. 4 he charitable instlfu lOu-, soap
houses AID the ike had their spLe-- ~ f-ct, Il
confined To a few tecgars But tne Dan who conld
not endure 10 apply ~ puplle o.hcer would appiy
20 a member OF committee IKE thi- nat was the
Object Of this assuciG on. ire City Government
Lad appropriated 30 900 'oT the if Of the por
bur So much of the would De eaten up by the Of
fcers through who's bands It must pass thst by the
time il esohed The poor there would be 80 ltte they
would need microscope To- Rec It. Laughter snd
4 ns.VN NAH. Ia 81 al.
ploS one half Of thee oui of business by building
the new CITY Hall row, when laDor was so cheap
but they wCu1 Lot GO u. Itey were always the lhSt
t. respond TO the Ictuests Of the people. Applause
Mr. WEsT gouil INQUIRE II they came there simply
TO beg the bread Of charity Cries OF no, 10.
little toe sy and little 10 morrow asd little more
next veek. He would answer no, thousand times
10. Wide they Thankfully accepted wha' ever All
people were willing to besow npon ihen they wahiei
60 get rid as possible, Of the humiiahug Ne
oessity of begging tor relief They did not
want to be begbats, II was not nsnly. Iney
had come 10 Cemald rome great rght, ot Nhc1
they had been deprived They waited wOrk-'hey
wanted iu-tice WY was II that they had no work
Why Ws- it that b. ing hands and brains went hun
CIV Tor want Of work II wGs because they we're
aDooss. They bad no laid becags7 II Wa monopo-
lzed for speculative purposes. ms Nahona Gov
eminent and State Governments were the principal
epeculafnrs. True the City gave lat week % the
poor $40 GOO: but the CITY O~ed sl0O00,CO0 20 the
roIkingnen. Let the City appropriate 100000 70
the imTroyemsut Of the land il owned and pay u out
10 wOfkirgmon. not a. favor, but a. night a. GO
the National Government it, treasury was over
flowing. Millions Oh millions OF acres Of uuoccgp.ef
land II should be the i-st business Of toe
Goyernmen Mt 20 see that ttey haG II; and Two millions
OF CELLAR al least should be sDp0 prat n 20 put N
~. /, iApplaase They sa'd this was not practc 81.
HI did not believe il. N they once got the land and
the of cutva,ing il, thsy would never need %
sch any man for d cent of money. II Is hgh tme
that men OF wealth should be tau1h that It properly
has rights il also has du.ies; ana not merely that,
but that the rights of property Itself has limits clearly
defined and Understood by the words public soo1.
Cheers Whst RICH, had our capitalists 10 export
hreHdstuils A yOice-"No right a al Mr..
West concluded bis remarks b. Advocating petition
TO the Legislature 70 prohibit distilaHon and the e4
porfation of breadstuffs
Mr. BRooEs xould coufne himself to the object Of
tle meeting He aavised them 10 conduct them,
selves so that men of wealth would forward and
prefer the means Of relief. They might meet n me
PAX until they oied-they could accomplish nothing.
He would ssy nothing of politics, let ne might be
accused in the newspapers OF seeking ms Own az
crhndizement He knew the man 10 whom paper
had thus ailuaed. H had worked with him and he
had 10 idea that he there for his own ssgran-
dizenent.
Cou1c Gilman WILD was the lsst speaker. OF cOur.e
they al felt thst any suggestion would Ds acceplsDis
in their present deplorsble condition. II had been
said that three-quarers OF all those nos suffering,
had brought 1t upon themselves by incompetence.
H. deHied that. But they not here 10 talk ABOUT
errors They came 10 snd relief IL was an undenla-
Bile fact that the country was rich while the City vas
poor Lock at the millions in me Treasury. Why
cid thy not have a post-oihce Let tne money b.
distributed among the masses, where Il came from
Applause lie had 10 doubt but that there were
Irep Of means who would be ready 70 contribute
n they could be sure that what they gave would Ds
properly sppHsd. Movements were started IN
The Fourt.etih and Eighth Wards. Let them appeal
10 the benevolence. and not TO the passions Of Insn
Let them petition TO Congress open the Treasury aud
let is millions be scattered through the country Ley
them rot despair; keep up good heart spring would
soon be h.se. a.,
Nr RELlEA announced that the Committee "ouid
hold messing at Hope Chapel on THURSDAY evening
10 mature the II plans and pu' them IN operation