The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-09
A "Bread or Fight" Procession ia
New forL--Five Thousand Men

New York--Five Thousand Men
Out.
Inc dangerous professions at the North having
Tor their motto Broad Fight" have been no
'iced. The New York Express has an account OF
the largest yet assembled which paraded the
| streets there on Thursday. 1t says:
There was on the Square a crowd of some four
| or hve thousand, growing and clamoring for
| WORK, Hour, or I" bread" The sight was aw.
HI lui several heree German and Irish orators ad-
dressed the assembage, to the effect that they must
procure or device some means for the relief of their
| starving families, urging the crowd to assemble
every day, and TO march every day to the City Hail.
anu there petition the Government F" for employ
ment, Tor relief and finally, if necessary, to COM
pei them to give IT, asserting that they have per-
iect right to do SO, every workman who is will
ing to work, has right to a living
Ihey say they will now demonstrate every day,
and thus increase their strength and render their
movement popular, and that the number partici-
pating In this movement having already doubled
since the beginning, they hope that the movement,
before long, Will not be less than 80 000 and living
IN land OF plenty, they will have the power to
better their terrible situations
1t was then resolved to march to the City Hail.
and to present there to the Mayor and Common
Council their resolutions
line of march was then formed. which, head
ed by three druHmers and transparency with
the inscription of work carried in 'front.' proceeded
through st. Marks Place, Third Avenue, Bowery
and Chatham street. to the City Hail. They
marched on the sidewalks, and these were entirely
blocked up along several streets as they passed.
arrived In front of the City Hall, two members
OF the Committee read from the steps the Petition
and Resolutions inEnglish and German
10 convene without delay the Aldermen and
commonaity of the city, for the purpose of ordan-
Ing the immediate employment Of workmen at the
Central Park, Grand Reservoir, New Post-office
eVeiilng or sewering streets, or any other public
works 50 indispensable for the sanitary condition
of the people, and the comfort and safety of the
wealthy themselves.
Every human being has a right to live-not as q
mere charity, but as right; and Governments, Mo-
narchical or Republican,, must find work for the
people, If individual exertons prove not sufficient
Alter repeated reading and short ex explanations on
the Importance OF thIs document, the Committee
went into the corridor of the hall leading to the
Mayors office. The Mayor attentively read it.
and answered substantially as follows:
He. the Mayor, expressed his deepest sympathy
with the contents the petition as perfectly agree
aole with the proposals in his message the Com
mon Council, that he would do all in his power for
the alienation of the terrible misery now resting
upon the people; and that he would bring the meln-
orlal next week to the deliberation of the Common
Council; that he hoped the Committee would en-.
dea'of 10 keep the masses quiet, and to make them
walt until the decision of the authorities is given
Several papers had pretended that the whole move
ment was a political one, and especially composed
ola MOB VINO had nothing less in view than to
create disturbance, TO ransack the city, and push
towards social revolution. But from the firm vet
moderate terms OF tie lenorial he is happy to see
that such was not their intention etc. etc.
MT. Beeler here stepped forward, and though a
German by birth, said in good English:
Mr.. Wood You propose to communicate our me-
mortal only next week to the Common Council
against which intention, We must protest with ali
our power. The people outside are hur yrY and By-
self tie only protector IF my tny toh str chlldren
deing stltce sur aoeeks 'cith0 tooJLiay Je cannot
tcCt so long IN present misery. Why has the re-
port on your message not yet been published? The
Common Council appointed, long ago, committee
OF i've, and gave them orders to make their report
on or before the first Of November. Now, Muster
Wood, to-day are on the noon of the 5th and no
report has yet been given. The people cannot wait
any longer. Their sufferings are cruel, and we
cannot warrant that the people-their patience ex-
hausted-shOuld "help themselves by employing
physical power, with its unavoidable brutal
ties. lie and his comrades of the eoLmttee had
done all they could to keep the peace, but now the
people a for WORK OR DEATH.
The Mayor promised to every effort to bring
the matter before the Council.
Some orators explained the answer of the Mayor
exhortng the people to await patiently the decision
OF the Common Council at their regular meeting.
Some yoices-"We will hunger till Monday" !"
others, (" No longer
AHether meeting was called at the City Hall
steps about half hour after the first adjourned
at which one speaker said:
There were doubt many who would help them
but some one was needed 10 show the rich that the
poor were in want. Well, then, to Wall street
they should go and proclaim their situation. The
moneyed men must shell out TO the poor; and if
they would not, the nusket would be their resort.
There was no time to be wasted, and a committee
should be Immediately appointed to carry ont their
designs Cheers.
A committee appointed to procure a banner
The meeting then adjourned, and in half an
hour only stragSiers remained i'll the Park.
The Philadelphia Ledger, of Saturday, notices
small procession which passed through the streets
of that city Friday. 1t says:
1t was composed of about eight or ten persons
who marched down the middle Of the street in In
dian file. At the head was man on horseback
the animal being of the skeleton kind, such as are
occasionally at the horse market and sell for
about 500; and behind him banner was borne
composed of piece of muslin two feet square, on
which was printed in large letters, the words:
1--WE WILL PROTECT THE POOR"
On the pole above the banner was large loaf of
bread. Five Of the men in the procession had old
mu5kets As may be supposed Of snch body, il
drew after it a crowd of young men and boys,
which increased very fast as it moved. Tie process
sion came down Chestnut street and turned into
Third, passing into Walnut, where it was stopped
by officers Barron and Carson and those who seem
ed to be the principals taken into custody, and
placed i'll the Central Station. Upon the approach
Of the officers the leader, the back of the spirit
ed animal described let himself down in the quick
est possible time, and made his escape The horse
was captured without dfhcuity and taken to sta
bic in the vicinity. That portion of the parade
which fell into the hands of the police were the
man with the banner and the five carrying mus
kets.
Upon examination, the ''rioters' showed such
simplicity on their part to induce the belief that
they were the victims of some designing person.
The Germans in Philadelphia have pursued the
more sensible course, of organizing associations tt
buy flour aud bake bread to be sold at COST or Civ
en- away, as circumstances may require. The beer
brewers OF that city have also agreed to give ont
fourth OF one days profit each week to the poor
DEATH OF TEE AMRIcAN HORSE pRYoR-Tbe las,
steamer brought the intelligence of the death o
the American horse 'pryor," one of the trio viii
which Mr.. Ten Brock first intended doing battl,
with England for the supremacy of the fnrf ..prr