Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-11-19
nlisfellaneous.
Things i'm New York.
F.,om the n. Y. Herald Nov

A third demonstration of workingmer
out of employ in this city took place in
Tompkins square early yesterday morning
About nine o'clock sevs'al thousand peo
pie, of various nationalities and professions
had congregated and were scattered over
the ground in small groups, discussing
their several grievances, and the probabili-
ties and improbabilities of their obtaining
work, and narrating to each other the suf-
ferings of themselves and families. Con-
spicuous among the crowd was small
banner of white musline stretched on a
square frame, and containing in large block
letters the following inscription:
WE WANT WORK.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Bowles, blacksmith and one of the lead
ers of the movement, when Mr.. John H.
Boull was introduced, who proceeded to
speak at some length with reference 10 the
condition of the workingmen, especially Of
this city, who are at the present time with
out work or means. During his remarks
he said that the members of Congress, of
Assembly or city or State officers, or, in
fact any person who stole the public or
other property on an extensive scale would
not be prosecuted for their thief, t,on the other
hand let the poor man or humble citizen
take the articles which are essentially nee
essary for the maintenance of himself and
family from starvation, be the value ever
so small, without first paving therefore by
the honest sweat of his brow and he would
be arrested, tried and imprisoned, or other
wise severely punished. While the heads
of government acknowledge by their every
act that thieving is the order of the day,
should they, the workingmen, collectively
or individually, take a loaf of bread they
would be punished as common felons.-
It had heretofore been the rich against
the poor, but the time has come when it
shall be the poor against the rich. No
other resource was now left them but 10
20 to the rich and tell them that they, the
working men, must and should have all
they wanted. (Cheers.) When once the
people put their shoulders to the wheel
the ball was easily started in motion, and
they must not letit stop till the grieyan-
ces ofthe people were alleviated. (Ckeers.)
Mr.. Bowles was the next speaker. He
spoke substantially as follows-We will
60 to the quarters where our destiny lies
to-day. We shall abide by the laws of
our country. We want work, and that is
al we require. We want the capitalists,
OF wall street, who have their money
buried In their vaults, 10 come forward
and cash the notes Of men who would
give US employment if they could oblain
the money to do so with. We never have
dreamed, since the commencement of the
hard times, that the Central Park Com.
missioners would 60 on with their work
until it was too late to afford US the relief
we at present stand so much in need Of
The city authorities are talking about en-
ploying us, and paying us off in potatoes
and -four; but we don't want either their
rotten flour or their rotten potatoes-we
want money, and that we shall have.-
The present prospect of affairs and our
condition is q disgrace to this republican
country, and should not be suffered to ex-
ist day by those who have the power 10
alter them, and supply the thousands of