The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-16

The POOR or NEW YORK-THEIR PROgPHCT0
FOR THIN WRrHR.-In another column will be
found an interesting statement of the present
condition of the poor Of our city, prepared from
the inquiries of person specially detailed from
our establishment to visit the different station
houses, and to report upon the facts bearing
upon this subject, which have come within tho
cognizance Of the police 1t will be seen from
this document that the amount Of distress hes
been very much exaggerated; that it Is ooa-
fined principally to cases imported into ths
city from New Jersey, Connecticut or other
neighboring States, or to recently arrived emil
grants, who are always more or less . charge
upon public benevolence. Even these-to use
the language Of our reporter" do not appear
to be in any special distress, and do not mani
fest any great dissatisfaction with the present
condition Of things" The demands for relisf
from our own operatives are comparatively
few, thereby proving that the 80 called @hxa-
ger meetings" In the Park were mere shams, gos
up to promote the views Of Fourierite and social
list philosophers, who would gladly throw every
thing into confusion to enforce the influence Of
their insane theories. II proves something
more valuable in the eyes Of those who are
really interested in the social progress Of our
people. 1t shows that spirit Of thrift and
economy has grown up amongst our citizens
andkhat they have had the good sense to pro-
vide against the consequences of commercial
imprudence such as we are now suffering from,
by laying by portion of their earnings. This
being the case, we cannot concur in the appre-
tensions expressed as to the fate Of our poor
during the coming winter With the public
works that will be put in operation, and the
efforts that are being made by charitable asso-
Citations and individuals to guard against the
pressure of want, it is to be hoped that
we shall have no unusual amount of suf-
fering to record. The numbers that will be-
Immediately set to work on the Central Park
and other public improvements, for which
appropriations have been made, will absorb
large part of the, unemployed hands con.
|. tributed to US from the country districts. Fol
the rest we have no doubt that their own econo
| missed resources, the exertions of charitable
associations, and the benevolence of individual
will provide sufficiently. ALI circumstance
considered, we have no reason to anticipat
that the winter through which we are abou
to pass will be so severe as has been anticipated
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| The SCENES IN ToMPKINs SoUARE.-We per
| oeive by the reports Of Saturdays proceedings
of the loungers in Tompkins square that that ex.
ctement is pretty nearly killed. On the first two
| or three days Of the meetings we have no doubt
that many workmen out of employment were
| induced to join in the movement, the design Of
L xrb oh A.
to give labor and wages to the unemployed.
Many foreigners newly arrived here do not I'M
derstand precisely the theory of our govern
| ment which recognizes individuals not masses.
They expect the government to employ and
feed them, which is simply absurd. These men.
however, erred from ignorance, and have had
their eyes opened. There were others, how
| ever, at the bottom Of the movement, who went
to work in a thoroughly wide-awake manner.
| and for political purposes. 1t would have
been quite satisfactory to these fellows and
! their employers had there been a bread or blood
riot, which would have ended in no bread and
much blood. The people OF this city are rot
quite 20 great fools IA the politicians imagine
The scenes in Tompkins square were WATCHED
| with apparent Indifference but the first overt
act would have been signal for strong m.a-
| sures. Every sensible man know that the de-
monstrations we're not made by the people wh1
are really suffering from the effects of the tinan-
cial revulsion. Every one knew that the
| speakers and leaders were protested pot-house
| brawlcrs and small politicians or crazy women,
who ought to have been"at home knitting stock
| ings for the winter. Well, the poor dupes found
this out. after while, and the "riot,"
| as the country papers called thm.
dwindled down to an assemblage of few
| rowdy boys, fit subjects for the poli,e-
mems clubs. The whole affair died natural
| death, and IL now a matter Of history. The
| demagogues may attempt TO revive the excite
ment, but 1t is 20 far hopeless fzzle
The men who are out Of employment md
really desire to obtain ID will no doubt bc no
cessful In so doing. The Central Park will take
thousand tomorrow. IL the supply Of labo in
in excess over the demand, however the flea
that the article will be in the same request md
command the same price ss under dffennl
state Of things is absurd. That il one par, Of
the moral of the scenes Of Tompkins squire
Another IL, that the workingmen or any oher
men should he self-reliant. They should notde.
pend on committees or organizations Of my
kind; they are the curse Of the poor man in
the Old World. Individual exertion IL the secret
of success in everything God helps only tlosc
who help themselves.
Col. FoRSEY On THE PRESIDENTS INsrwc-
TONS TO Gov. WALKER-The Philadelphia
Press publishes the instructions issued by tho