The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-07


he Gracious Towards their Tenants, Sc
third demonstration of workngmen out Of employ in
In this city took place in Tompkns square early yesterday
morning About nine O'Clock several thousand people,
OF various naonaltes and professions had congregated
and scattered the ground in small groups dis
cussing their several grievances and the probabilities
and improbablities Of their obtaining work, and
rating 10 each other the suferngs of themselves and
families. Conspicuous among the crowd a small ban
ner Of white muslin, stretched a square frame and
containing in large block letters the following inscrp-
ton
WE WANT WORK
THE SPEECHES.
The meeting was called TO order by Mr.. Bowles,
blacksmith, aud Of the leaders in the movement
ceeded TO speak at length with reference
to the condition OF the workngmen, especially OF
this city, who are at the present time without
work or During his remarks he said that the
members Of Congress- Of Assembly or city or State of
GERS fact person who stole the public or other
property extensive scale would not be prosecuted
for thsA wine the other hand, let the poor or
humss private citizen take the articles which
TALLY Necessary for the maintenance Of himself and
family from starvation be the value small with
out first paying therefor by the honest sweat Of his brow
se punsbed While the heads of
acknowledge their every act that thcyng the order
of the day, should they the working men, collectively
individually take loaf of bread they would be punished
as common fclons. II had heretofore been the rich
against poor hut the time has when shall be
the poor against the rich. No other
left them but TO go to the rich and tell them that they
the working men, must and should have all they wanted
cheers when once the people put their shoulders to
must not let stop till the grievances Of the people
alleviated (Cheers)
tally fOilOws.-We will the where
destiny lies to-day. We shah abide by the laws Of
country. We want work and that il all we require We
want the capitalists Of Wall street who have money
buried in their vaults to come forward and cash the notes
of who would give US employment they could OBJ
since the Of the hard times that the Cen
trail Park Commissioners would 20 with their work
stand SO much need or The city authorities talking
about employing us, and paying of In potatoes and
-four but we don't want either their rotten our their
rotten potatoes-we want money and that shall have
The present prospect Of affairs and condition dis
grace hsrepublcan country and should not be suffer
ed 10 exist day by those who have the power to alter
them and supply the thousands Of hungry men, wo
and children in this city with sufficient work to
able them 10 keep from starvation The working men
have made capitalists and artocras of this country rich
by the sweat ofrier brows, and it than
just that the ~kngman should in turn receive their
rights at their Rfnis. Unity is strength law and
order viii abide by the sword We fear not but
must have our rights
Mr.. j. McGuIeE next read several extracts from the
Dolly Times which spoke Of the danger of aro'sing the
Native American sentiment in this city, in opposition
the workngmens protests and mass meetings those
sentiments wide spread, and only slumbering
for want cf the proper Incentives for arousng them into
active life Three graans were proposed and given for
the Times by the assembhge)
CHARLES SnmI-Thc Natiyo American party is dead; II
will take exertion W arouse IL again.
crAIEsGE
Mr. Mcf;UIRE rontinned--Mr. Raymond said some time
ago, that there Vlcricans in want but he Is
liar and coward and dagr not so before hereor Il
or 1rcgncr-,hey ali suifo<. III tell him ono thing
now-ll nght him II he Ia a man. send him this ehal
lenge before YOU If he lived in Paris they would take
him out and slap him ever the head, and would say,
Z" "ncgono, you rutani-you are a coward' Our com.
mittee have decided to:cal meetings until Mon
day before which time, hoped the intentions of the
Common Council will be made known; and call ON
every 20 constitute himself committee o the whole
for tho purpose inducing every man in the city who
Pre- unemployed TO 20 the square Monday
the mt. gods have plenty OF money 10 employ all
IL they see nt, aud they (he capalists) did not come
forward aud do something before then, we starving
men, wait no longer Mr.. Mcclure then read the
Mayors reply TO the committee, and Mr. Bcers address
after reading which he told them 70 cheer up and
facr or fail Ia the midst Of plenty (Chocrs, aud
must have work or brcad.)
Nr sxifn next addressed the meeting, and hoped. r II
was their w,h 70 20 down town in procession and lie
mand work they would be careful 70 march pcaoeabiy
and above all things to violate no law as was important
Tor them to await calmly and patiently the decision OF the
Common Council for II they should commenccto violate
the law al this Time just they did attempt
do the stoekeepers and others would shoot them down
votey--Wei 20 to the stores then and demand aid.
Mr. Ssur-If you but observe and not violate the law
wc may yet receive aid but YOU resort 70 violence you
in the end you with be shot down and scattered chan
by the officers Of the law aided BY citizens storeseepers
and capitalists.
yoicr-we'vc waited long enough already.
ASomss--Put him down-shut up.
Mr. SMITH continued, and sad he sorry 10 see any
such apparent violence manifested by workingmcn lie
wished to see all procure work, but hoped mono woald
violate the law fhc naturallzcd citizens oath
defend the constitution aud 20 support the OF the
United States and he asked them 10 perjure them.
selves II they going 20 commit violence, he would
not be with them any longer, otherwise he would CONT
Mr. Bowr,s--we will 30 10 the Merchants Exchange
and ask the bears 70 give gold for notes and tell them
that we shall and must have labor
The assemblsge then formed into line, and marched
down the avenues the Bowcry and thence 70 Centre
street through Chatham and William into Wall, where
the money traders taken by surprise Arriving al
sgRcHsNn' grosAS.s,
The leaders q the meeting mounted the steps Of the build
ing the crowd meanwhile totally bockading the street,
and rendering u mrassabic for vehicles.
Mr. Bowrxs, holding his hand scroll or stavc drapod
n eIaPs hayns placed himself 2 an altitude or SPEAK
We have not come 10 disturb the public peace hut
here show that oppressed and that work is all
ask for, without which must starve. We might
gather multitude OF unemployed mon who have aided
In building up the rich who live N splcndor, while the
poor allowed suffer for want Of the necessarics of
life tCheers) We see IN our daily press that we have
asked work Of our Common Council who arc
wants and In duty bound 70 protect us, or he ca, from
ofce and be made POOR are ourselves (Checrs
We are gong 70 beg daily; We SHAH give them no
rest TN they relieve We don't speak Of bloceishcd
sword vc fear not but hunger We dread Better then,
we should die by the sword than disgrace tho republic
by dying Of want and hunger We satisfied 10 nght
Tor our dag the bears of Wall must come for
ward and relieve wants. The speaker said he had
always considered himself of honor and he
come down the level of street beggar IN this repub
lean country There, said he, pointing 10 the different
banking Offices lay twenty millions Of gold and we must
starve but let this money 60 into circulation
and employers will NJ get US 20
work. Politicians hook 10 themselves. They never
seek cfacs wshca, having certainty Of becoming
rich through ~ ard then turn round and ramplc the poor
workngmsn under foot, aud leave starve Coz
~ work. There motto'swe want work hat the
rich prcerrng rather 60 SIC down their good dinners
leave without loaf Of bread ourselves or our