The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-28

cruel 10 foreign born citizens and ntoeran certain
gions,s He has been the guardian champion OF
municipal liberty be putsiown rowdyism this metropo
lis be has labored increasingly TO reform prevailing
vices and short his official career il free from single
act Of official derecton to which the finger Of public
scorn might point. Go on, then fellow democrats la
Dor the LIST of December from the rising the
setting OF the SUM- and as that orb sinks the bosom
Of the ocean, may leave victory browning justice and
democracy. Enthusiastic and prolonged applause fol-
lowed the delivery Of this address
Mr. Charles Smith and other gentlemen also addressed
the meeting, before the close OF which procession con
stpg Of four or five hundred persons marched up Four
teensh street and into Irving place In the front was
iumplal car drawn by six white horses decorated with
pumcs. ON the car wore number Of men and boys,
some OF whom bore torches in their hands and others
transparences. There two or three other cars
also bearing banners and ranspaences The procession
was greeted with cheering as il passed its way TO the
Academy.
MEETINGS IN FOURTEENTH STREET.
There were three meetings in Fourteenth street. OF
which held alongside Of the Academy and the other
two on the opposite side of the Dr. Chadsey made
another address at Of these the others ad
dressed by Mr. Davis, Mr.. Kcrrigan Mr. shay and other
gentleman Mr.. DAVIS who is known as the advocate of
the workngmen, spoke substantially follows and
frequently appauded in the course of his remarks
Fellow citizensAs have been introduced the work
ingmen's advocate, will few words in their behalf,
in which propose briefly to review the position Mayor
Wood when contrasted with Of his opponents. In
1854, when Mr. J. w Barker the Know Nothing candi
date body of workingmen felt their duty toqueson the
candidates upon measures they thought important 10 their
interests which Mr. answered in the airnative but
on being taken to task by the Courier and Enquirer that
sheet which always advocates the workngmens interests
Mr.. Barker backed and denied holding
any such views as advocated by the work
nRmen. BY this act he exposed, and perhaps the
city saved from evils that might have resulted from
the election Of a man. Mr. Wood on the con
rary not only accorded with the spirit Of the questions,
but pracsed them during hs administration far the
charter would permit for when the panic the Mayor
instructed the Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies
employ two hundred and fifty men day to pull down the
was relieved. And again, in 1857, when another panic
visits the land, and the aborer thrown of employ,
Mayor Wood-true to his profession and former prac-
tce--proposes measures for their relief The Common
Council humaney seconds part of his proposition and
votes two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for relief
but ms they could not the money themselves, they
placed in the hands Of the Central Park Commissioners
to give work to the unemployed; but majority
OF the Commissioners, being opposed to the Mayor,
would not employ the men, lest they might feel
grateful to Mayor Wood and vote for his re-elec-
ton, and rather than have him elected they would
streets filled with starving and shoeess chill
dren, pershing for want But these go further.
They have employed few scurvy Arnolds among the
workies to appear idle and clamor against the Mayor,
saying he promised work and gave He did not
promise for he could not give but he recommended and
the Commissioners will not act And now you witness
congomerated mass OF odds and ends of conservatism
marshaed TO oppose because orsooh he has proposed
a scheme that might check their swndng the poor by
charging them enormous prices for the necessares of life
Here find all the silk stocking arstocrats Of Wall
street. Know Nothgs black republicans and psuedo do
their presence all uniting for the purpose of defeating
Mayor because he practically synpathses with the poor
Now, fellow-workmen and democrats, will you allow
these men to divide you while they are united,
and by that means allow the champion of the
workingmen's interest and city rights to be defeated.
These men claim that would be i'm polite to upon the
Mayors recommendations. II would be setting a bad
precedent but these same hucksers petition the
Legislature to suspend the operation of the law which
would force them to wind up their banks for refusing
pay specie and even 60 far TO influence the Judges
Of the Court say advance before they came to trial
IF fh0 stafa nj heir
oa'hs Of office, if the people insist upon the being
forced Yet these genTy are moral and upright men,
and what would be virtuous in them would be
Mayor Wood or the workingmen; but the workingmen
will meet in Tammany Hal tomorrow evening, when
these SAINTS. hope every man wishing information
viii be present, when I think shall be
abled to show these men in their true light.
At one Of the meetings Mr. Kerrgan sang the following
"S9ng for the People" TO the air OF "A wet sheet and
flowing sea- which was loudly applauded, and in the
chorus Of which the whole audience joined
Good democrats come all unite,
let's firmly take stand,
And never stop the eoodly fight
Til usurpers leave the land.
Then let US nobly do part
For our municipal good
Let every man, with his whole heart,
Sustain Fernando Wood.
Az for Greeley and his wooly fry
Let II be softly told
Their Kansas baby il did die
When twas but two years old.
When born, II was a robust boy
Ar ere before was seen;
The woohes hailed tina, child with Joy
oh, horror II died before twas weaned.
How could II lives-youl say I'm right
Upon II was curse
Doctor Seward brought il forth to light
Granny Greeley was It's
lie pnched the child, the people say,
To make squat and cry;
And Seward bled Il every day
TIL the psor child did die.
Now since they've killed their only chih
What on earth will they dor
For all they touch becomes delled,
let II he Old new.
They've tried % cry our party down,
That Everybody knows;
But IN doing So IL did them brown,
The late election shows
King and Greeley, Weed Co,
Wen may they quake with fear,
FOR ~ salt river they must so
Bsior, another year.
Thor horrld laws have sealed their doom.
Their acts with them will die.
There will soon be written on their tomba,
&" Here do the traitors lie"
Democracy the freenans boast
The true mans greatest pride
Will everywhere soon rule the roost,
For we've right upon side
In a Just cause man can fight
This IL plainly understood-
We will shortly prove that we right
| And r. elect Fernando Wood.
The song, We were informed, was composed by Mr..
! Kerrran hmself-a fact which IL may be well for the
| roblc IN know In Judging Of ~ merits.
Near tho close of the meetings there between six
and thousand persons assembled in Irving place
and Fourteenth street and take altogether the demon
raon wa enc Of the mos successful ever got ~ BY the
! democracy If New York.
when the meeting al the Academy Of Music adjourned
The 81 NeboIas where ihey screnaded the Mayor who
made his acknowledgements in few brief and appropri.
ate remarks
News from the West Coast Of Africa.
Advises from Cape Coast are to 18th, Liberia 18th,
| AMI Sierra Leone 21st of October.
The sickly had passed and the Coas, ,ce.
| rahiy healthy.
Two slave prizes were a, anchor at Sierra Leone The
trade wac carried on with much activity chiefly under
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