New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22
MEETING OF UNEMPLOYED wORKINGMEN
IN THE PARK

Several hundred mechanics, and others out Of en-
royment assembled in the Park yesterday afternoon,
f. petition the Common Council TO proceed immedi-
aiely with the building OF the Nes City Hail. 50 as to
furnhh labor 10 some among the many thousands Tho
are now in want Of IT, and 10 take into consideration
the state of the poor generally.
The meeting was called 70 order al J. and Slr. j.
TRoxAs SHITH .as appointed 70 preside.
MIR. DANIEL WALLFORD, President OF the Pas.
terers Association, Introduced. The special OBJ
i. ~ for which this meeting was called would be- he
said limited in its effects 70 very few The gr and
OBJECT vi the worsDgmen should be this: to rem)ye
competiiion from the labor market, and 20 increase
the amount OF Production that, while wages should
be higher, provisions might be lowef-for the price
of bread was too high. Although there were nearly
as mauy acres ia the State of New York az in all
England. yet the mechanic Of New York had to pay
more for bre ad last winter than the mechanic Of Lon
don; and all the while -four was bsing exported to
ENGLAND. There was something wrong here. tp-
plsuse We found employers DEering mens wages,
bat VIC found Members OF Congress ,isng her wages
al the same time and the only reason was that pro-
visions we're dearer than when their salaries were
fixed. Ii that was plea for them It was plea for
other men. They too, needed more 70 eat drink aud
wear The only permanent remedy 10 be found was
he ihouehtl in removing men from the cities, and
putting tfem in the country, where Gp1 attended
men should live. They were now without labor;
they we're prevented from carrying ont the curse;
thou shalt eat thy bread in the sweat Of thy brow
them time in ghich TO pay for il, and at the sans
time competition would be removed, and production
increased. This was tee only permanent remedy the
building of tie new City Hall would BE- out tempo
rary Times of adversity shoud be times Of action.
This wss the time TO obtain free lands. Cheers.
He Concluded by proposing the following resolution:
R<soe.d Tia, this meeting o. opai0n thai free land is the
on, practical means By Which profitable employ n.ns can oe
ognd rendering permanently prosperous ne eoldton u ns
4 dustri, millions 81 the county.
The resolution wAs unanimously ad)pted
WILLIAM j. YoUsG was next introduced. They
bad Just a. good right be said, 10 the SOL az they
bad 10 vote. IL was part Of the liberties Of ths
citizen. He spoke in terms Of the nonoposts
ard the effect which they produced the prices Of
lsbor and provisions. he read III. following reso-
l1lions.
aeolred Tbs, Permanent COMMITTEES be appointed % con.
Is, OF the follosIE gentlemen J. Thomas Saith W. A.
YoIg Fred Grain. Jr A Weeda
Resored THAT hi, Committee Be empowered b solicit sab
fcpiots IN behalf OF the mechanics from the merchants and
ormunify New York aud that s moneys 90 col
eeed Dc appofnAiee 70 he pgrpse OF aevDI the sudsr
in q Of " orfif ,fnen oet Of employment
Rfso!res That ns Committee be suthonzed 1r, o
ts 70 be T.sd, on Friday .ftsracoa, At this plsee
Kssoired That the CON ntes be authorised hire
for The purpose Of meeting IN aud from hi:h dstbate t
various moneys collected IN the shape provisions fuel
hescIres That eoiecon be 10 for paruess
Of advertising IN the morning papers and bring rom
Rsosrsd That the thsnss Of this msstns are due 70 ~
TsIBrsE ioT the ase Of IL fas.
The adoption Of the resolutions was moved BY e. .
W. A. fousG, and seconded BY Mr.. E. =. JoHe = (
And they we're thereupcn unanimously sdortsd
Mr.. forso continued bis remarks. He thot 20 /
here Wa employment, there w1 money, and -
: rculatsd He knew Of hundreds u men, nov ~
iced TO the extYeses Of poverty, who sst yBax sf
h time were IN csuforab3s eiregmstansss- hs cen
cluu ed b. aFlsine b ~ RAg ~ TEE rHvssr,
whieA ~ sssPs1s4 I'm - q ~ bses u nssf ~