The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-18

the appropriation have the upon application
OF the Treasurer to Messrs Frost Forrest, 146 Pearl
street T2
The Unemployed worklngmen.
wORKINGMEN's REVIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF COUNCIL
MEN ON THE SUBJECT OF THE MEMORIAL AND
PETITIONS OF THE UNEMPLOYED.
To THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF CorsonMEs OF THE
CITY OF New YORK:
GENTIEMKy-The report Of your Finance Committee to
whom referred the memorial and petitions Of the
employed workingmen Of New York, has at length
made public, and is before 1t ia, OF course ad
to granting the prayer of your memorasts and
petitioners. They ask for appropriation Of Eve hun
dred thousand dollars to be applied to the erection
the lands and lots belonging to New York. Of buildings
suitable for the occupancy of the tenanty Of the city.
Your committee pronounce the unconsttution
al, nexpedient unwse and unjust Further than this,
while they graciously to agree with the
ngmen that much Of the distress xstns due to
overtocked MARKET" they advise them to concentrate
all their power in an appeal to the United States Con-
gress prohibit the immigration of foreign laborers
into this country in order to diminish the competition
OF workmen with another in the labor market They
offer this advice, too, at the time they denounce
the motives which have Influenced the vorkipgmen %
the natural growth and oshoot Of foreign sociastc
And this report has been referred to the committee Of
the whole Board Of Councilman for fuvre action
Now gentlemen as natives of the united States citi-
Of New York and your memoriasts and petitioners,
we approach you 10 tns way through the puonc press
person. to take appeal from the report Of your COM
miuee, ana 10 ssA you 70 oVcrruie ~.
Your committee are mistaken In supposng that you
have under the charter OF the city 20 grant
prayer. You have, il you but win it. You can
divide hve hundred tnoasana o9aais mo Two thousand
direct that they be SUCCESSFULLY applied the purposes
,eduIsu On nv =. se NV penaug
way afford employment TO many hundreds Of the
woIhng men now vA'nly seesing AZ tne nands OF PR
.ate caPlAhs.s Anu WY snouId you no. ~ snis,
npJus. 10 THESE eaptask sor tne c'y 70 compete VIII
,hem N TINS gooa w1as sumGen. you IN w ~.
nng .slao tne Jus. Chains " ispor - yo.r hAnas
me city government nsa.ea 70 P1GIecs cap.a only
30. ID lgn lme .uas .no Pe1p,o kneS ~ snu pc.
mott ~ 20 ny csr.ssr Of ths
most 70 cnsI ~ .ne cnAlscser GI ,ne government.
Una. t Ve ,.ue sss no pnS v n~nn.t,,;o a
onr antv W 0rors your cowmt.es nat ths
CORPORATION should oae houses ior ,ne ensnry OF the
n,S ms af a nsns - ~, Me lain 20 ~ up
gentlemen, they lnss and you know that vide
hs eomnaiu of that csrtas men -.
ted By law . vs without labor upon the product.
81 'ne ,auor ~ osnsi, .n naps % lens n1y I'M
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INC nos . oney nn,,.d Tsr Du :, .' o1 1s
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. .Un' VI ,o ~. Sanana so5 .ndla ie VI
se.as The sunnply. Indeed. the more rent thew
pay, .ns ne less s LIKELY ~, arc tnsy become .ne
Na =, Snns hvs 1880 Tbe Az .ners penapn'
s ~. \. ~ a. 49, 70 ~. ..ass y -. anse S,.,
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,;rS =, no r,S ~ ysnt H. tns.s ny ~ ~ 80 M
70 save some'nng wneew. 70 guy :. last .ne evenings
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.snd to dspress and smother the spirit Of enterprise
~, 'on ~ s,h IA , =,
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ance, Hay iuInsnes the very Ses. reason wMcn couo
pe gwen ior at,s s 70 ior.nwl mere slS pa
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onni ~ S,estbs hsn. con.trsins5 N nav sor ths
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ence to the enterprise Of that large portion Of their
.s " SiS ~ .ptv SnsS ~ w. 80 .us -.
uons. inc tenhnt,y =. nov 10TH were cetssr
witnout tnen, icr Ai.nougn .ney nave unoouoteaiy
ssH nsns " puIsao .nen uueness S,me
tens ' TO prefer them 70 the Corporation, With
Nhch ensy mny sonusss NOR a"sssnsseeousy,
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,e wor,, ncren n mite IN ar nnes ~ .hs GOV
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