New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-23
MEETING OF THE UNEMPLOYED WORK
INGMEN In TIE PARK.

This meeting, which on Thursdsy numbered only
few hundreds was Increased to thousands yesterday
afternoon, and the flag of The TRIBrsE was again
suspended before the City Hall.
Mr.. e L JOHNSON. the Pre-ii@ni. salled the meet.
ing 20 order ard tie Secretary read the minutes oil
tie last Meeiirg. -
The Committee on resolutions then reported the
fcIlosipp which we're read with applause and unani-
mousy adopted:
UAeo. TL,u,asss Of our fellow l.bor.rs this present
Iuved Of the Of obtaining an honest 1--we
hood BY being out Of employment aud IN
nveb o. lbs. ever, ek.r,abe institution whether supported
ty rissie public pnrsr o7srfun ant every resource
-, 49,, ..se ~ min, l. Mt the product or efec Of the
mechanic the sborsr and thefe esnnot Dc enseae
s Id ia pt Of lhs .sasnaon Of labor
r,-u e1eeely high and the prices OF pr'v'io1'
Hns s1ea, Such ...,e Of hinr demrnd the earliest a.
ieniop orsehan ano meiehsn. to the nese. o. .e's
toward hsm If !, dssitable on our pat 10 preserve tne
, rse ~ state OF ihin.. cannot continue much
before viii be genera ouhrest and the scenes OF 1877
rrsnseted with double force and loss Of poPefJi therefore
Ks,elsed Tat in addition the compittee Of four sheh
,o options for the relief iks poor mechanic aud
soorer be added and the pe 10 general be re-
T.rsd Th, en- osics be located each Ward City
In Isr,e o. late person the purpose Of suecons
ib sc ned rsefin said Ward AID as,reeePta'e OF cast
ieed That a. sober and industrious mechanics and labor
ers DO Of employment and rqone sd receive me
sum Of a. after such afomson h., been duly received by
TIE Superintendent Of such Ward, wherein the party Dap
S.sited Tlst will be .anety requested b. those who
employ Ind their aid to tbs movement b. employing
th no may be ihswn upon the hsnd OF this A''oe'a
NJ J W. BRYCE was then introduced. When
sny political question to be caIvassed he said,
Tie Psrk could be with its tens Of
hut when the mechanics Of the land came together
10 ,ymu atbze with each other in misfortune II was
urfortupa ey true that but 1.-THE Of those numbers
could he found. Sensation TO thoie who did
come ard who were wiling to lend helping mana;
be said: God bless them anc proper them, IN all
their undertakings. An unexmpled criss ha1
thrown thousands out Of empoS ment = men with
families depending upon them for support; and call
had goLe forth for them 20 mee' IN tho fark 70 aeyse
some means TO preyen. them FROM starving during
the approaching winter Ii gave hin pleasure to see
The faces before him They were not the sllk.stock-
rged gentry Of F.ith.av nor the Spectators OF
Wal 81. they were the rough used wotkinzmen OF
the City lCheers Although they might be aO.a
10 Offer but small mite in ALIENATION Of the suffer-
mos of their brethren, yet il would be, Ike the
wicow's mite, blessed to them. he would have Tor
fietd in time Of need the man who nal passed
through sdversity himself. He cared not 10 Tha,
ro;rical party they belonged, Tha, was the land
Of their birth he was proud 10 call them psr,
ci,izeus The i;ea that they were there tdk,end
H. sympathy to the poor OF this CITY Was enoiSh 70
crown them with civi, wreath 10 shy Republic IN
The world. Applause He was lad to see tha.
th,r hearts BE- u spon.iye TO the call and he no ped
that they would proceed with open haods an Tree
hearts az became free citizens VI S1is great hepuouc'
Loud cheering
Sir Isaac KyLYEA had no doubt but that there
could be found in this City msu Of abundant wealth
rbo would be as wiling as any Of thoss present to
siye. ard "a give Literally If they could only kaox
hat wbs: they gave would be spent properly. IL
VS.. the out, Of that meeting 10 make known t1elr
ssrfs 10 fhe,e Zen, and to apply to them, In the
mare Of humanity and of charity for the relief OF the
,uT.Iirg. They bad worked, Trey had bensutsd
their f,ios.men and row they ought not to be lett
10 t;aive.
Mr.. ErGISI SULLvAy spoke in favor OF a law
restrain ing the expectation Of breai;,uiir. Iheyy
should lot ALLOW, he saio, the merchants TO SEND
away pTsrisons to support foreiga armies, ~alen
were eventually destiDec 10 be turned az .nst the he
pubic, of Amer,ca. Mr.. Sullivan proceeded, eh,it-
ig r.. aueni applause. The stamping on the report,
en- table yes 60 continuous that nothing more could
be heard
Mr. LA BrcKxAy said that there va. an abun-
dance Ia this City; but where was it Why did not
The mechanic have his share IL was because the
speculator had boarded. while the wives and cniidren
! Of scrkipenen were starving. They should choose
sueh men a. would legisla;e TO make the poor mao
conci,icn better. [Applsuse. The whole tenor o
lee.sou for the last twenty ave years h.d been 70
male the rich man richer, and the poor man poorer
II vas wrong; il should not be 90. II Q new bsnh
were vented, idle lssy politicians could easily pro