Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-11-26
THE UNEMPLOYED.


THE UNEMPLOYED. i
Serious difficulties are threatened {
in some Of the Eastern cities from
the large portion Of the population
thrown out Of work by the FINANCIALLY
crisis A New York dispatch oil
FTborsday says: a. 4
The unemployed Germans and
Irish, to the number of four or fveI
thousand, held another meeting IN
Tompkins Square. They passed . |
resolution to theefiect thai, having
arrived at ahe gloomy convictions
that during the.present crisis it will
be impossible to get employ ment BY
individual exertions, they submit TO
the May or that be cause the employ
ment of the unemployed, by .epga-
Eging them on the public works, level
ing streets, and other works which
have been contemplated. Some Of
the speakers were particularly vim
l.dictiye against the more wealthy
portion OF the community. They
marched through various streets 10
; the City Hal, where furiher speeches
were made, and a communication
, read, which win be submitted 10 the
City Council this evening, asking
the Board to carr, out the plaus re-
: Gently suggested by the Mn, or
An interview was then had with
: May or Wood, who expressed 8,
pathy with the object Of their NEE
e ting, and said he would do all in bis
power for the all, Walton of the ter
ribIe misery row resting on the peo-
pie; that he would bring the memo
!. rial next week to the delibe ration OF
the Common Council, and that he
hoped The Committee would endeav-
or 10 keep the masses quiet. and to
maze them wait until the decision OF
the authorities is given. Mr.. Por-
ter made spe, ch 10 the FL, ct that
the people Gould not wait a week
They must have work or DEATH
Mayor Wood then promised to sub
nit the memorial TO the Council this
evening, aud urged item 10 decide
without delay. After some unim-
l'ortant observations Of the part o.
some other m ml.ers Of the Commit.
tie. the deputies retired TO tie steps
of the City Hail. where the speak
ing continued, mids; the hurral.s Of
The multitude. Some orators deri-
ded tie assurance Of he May or in
expecting .hs ~ To wait patti, Dlly The
decision Of tie Common ConbciI al
: their regular meeting. Seine. said,
I'VE will hunger til Monday other,
said, no longer The meeting f.
naIly adjourned 10 Feet next Mon
day in iody in Tie Park, and Ps-
rade tie streets II was also agreed
tl.at each Ward Should organize,so rs
10 knew who are the men really in
want in each ward. =
a dispatch dated Friday reports
that tie petition Of the working men
was last evening referred BY the Al
dermen TO the Finanre Committee
The Common Council pissed res
solution authorizing The regulation
and grading Of HsLaili6n Square, il.
order 20 furnish work frr tue mem
ploy ed. Superintendent Of Pplice-
Fallmadge recommends the furma-
ton of small force Of policemen
armed with r,voivers, to he in readi-
ness for any emergency, N d thus
rcnder uun cessasy he use ofihe mill
lin. TIE working men made another
demonstration to-day, holding NEE
ting in, TenIpkins' Square. Wall
street, aud the Parks, They march
ed about the city I'D procession.
carr, ing banner on which was in.
.scribeG--.We want work The de-
monsIraiion was not so numerous or
. noisy aud threatening as that Of yes
:, terday
!, In Philadelphia on Friday some
excitement was. oceasioned by a
gang Of about dozen nen armed
with muskets appearing in the
streets carr, ing banaer bearing
the inscription, We viii protect
the poor with a loaf Of bread pic
tured on it. The police dispersed
them and captured al! their guns
! Corporations suffer now-a-days.-I
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