The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13

make hs power quickly and praeticsliy : Chico,
sufrages OF the country, and above all provide r.
AGAINST the m,schiswous t Ts ery, snd ,S
ton OF iierce's administration In this connection
grand national swinde, BY which tho working classes
had been more damaged than could well be repaired
again In the pubic auds and their corrupt and exTava
CANT waste he parcuarized the lavish grants by the
Porce administration to corporate monOpohes to the OK
tent of twelve millions Of acres, whilst the reasonable do.
OF petitioners for the privilege of free seuement
he objects for which they we're called together ese ony
faithfully embraced by the working Of the country
tina. the end would easily be realized which
other asures OF land reform, AMI that even
in further expcdient privilege of right passage al
least over land grant railroads. could also be secured for
tho actual emgrsnt He dwet upon the identity oF the
proposed aims OF the Organization with those which John
Fremont represented In the late Presidential campaign
Whilst he dweh with much enthusiasm tho Palhdnder
be made special exclusion Of ail ultra aboionism HIS
remarks were warmly received and responded to by tho
meeting In conclusion he called upon those present for
az expression OF their views "a to the steps to be taken
and objects proposed
Mr. MCKAY and said no also was OF tina, class which
nsd apparently come here 10 night In response the call
for meeting Of the working OF the Eighteenth ward.
lie sad that the er1er ncies Of labor approach
ing that crisis which called for something thar
suoserviency to tho aims of politicians, specastors and
CAPITALISTS or even mere protest on the part OF the work
ing man lie pointed to tho rapidly increasing expenses
OF living, and yet tho fact that the price Of labor
remained without advance In nQuiring the or this
DO presented the extent 10 which tho young men Of tia
rural districts svnymed the cities and abandoned pro
ductve labor, whilst the other hand the capitalists
dang the real their clutches and nonopo
hsng the profit by oressaing 1t in its transit and tadng
kborcr 10 the si which he cuuvses and In illustrating
the means by which he IL deprived Of that right be began
frst by denovncng the reservation OF tho public lands
first by tie government, and still worse, by the corporations
and other expedens OF graspng capitalists. He took up
the article OF meat showed the facility by which almost
Infinite herds could DO raised In the West the wastes
ard prairies Of Wild land He exhibited az the reason
~hy this abundance did crowd upop U.s. rst tho pre-
ven,ion by heavy tax the public lands by the United
States government Of the free cultivation Of those lands
by the actual settlers then by the disposal Of them Ia
feu6ai monopoly. He said these corporations
dowed by mOnopolies, that whilst the hand
they rich enough to kill OF oil competition
projects for rosds, they kept tho freight ut such
height 70 discourage the extensio Of produce raising Vt
end, whilst they taxed to almost unattainabie
price for the worngman at the other He advocated the
proposed organization, and illustrated tho beneficial
suits which might have been derived from In the fsgh
eenth ward by reference to past elections In that ward
Mr.. K b. MONTGOMERY then read tue following extract
Of the letter Of John Eremoat accepting his nomination
Tor the Presidency
1.-THE great body Of eavcholdng freemen including
hoCs OF the South, upon whose welfare slavery u
oppression, VIII Discover that tho power of tho general
government the public lands may DO beuedcaly
erted 10 advance their interests and their indepn
dence. Knowing this, their suages will not no wanting
10 maintain that authority in the Union which IL absolutely
eesena 70 the maintenance OF their own liberties and
which has than indicated the purpose Of dis
posng OF the pablo lands in such way as wuuId make
every settler upon them freebooter"
This no proposcd TO submit resolution 70 be endorsed
the sennert OF ts meeting and the platform which
Ne should organize, which was accepted unanimously
The Chair further explained tho course proposed To be
catered upon by reading extracts from tho conuon OF
the Mechanics and workingmcn's Central Republican
Union.
largo number Of names was then obtained to resolu
ton Of enrolment
Tho rneonR aourned To Tuesday evening next at the
samo psco, when baliotng will be had fbr officers u
0shtcenth ward branch OF the Workingmsn's UnioC-