Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-11-19
Il WARNING.

we read the following from the Herald's re,
port:
4 WARNING.
james Hartt, young man, was the rexl
speaker. He cautioned them not tor a mo.
mcnt to think of using violence to procure
bread or any other article, as that would be
sure death to those who attempted it; Tor
said he, the Seventh Regiment is ready to
come out al moments warning and wCud
shoot US down like dogs. They ire al
arisiocrats and would like to shoot Us.
WE'LL SHOOT BACK.
Voices-WeH gire them chance, then ana
ShOlc them thai ire can shoot too.
SPeaker-And there's your great pei
Rynders. TOO; he's been to Washington and
told the President that there was danger Of
an attack on the stores of the city, and ask.
ed for aid to protect them, and the Presiden,
has sent word 10 him tn 1t he might call any
number OF men he wanted from the islaDc
down TO the shoot US down. Just look ful
yourselves and see what chance you woulC
have ii you should underta to use violence
MOVEMENT TO TAKB THE STORES.
Voices-I move that we 60 down anc
tdhe The stores tntO our possession.
Other Voces-Ihat'S the talk, let US Of
doIoA and Ae,p ourselves 10 -four and n1oneu -
What do we care for the military or police
We might as well be shot in a good cause
as die by starvation. (Appiause)
Speaker-I dom! think you had better dc
anything of the kind, for you would stanc
no chan. a. all. We. have rot got orm,
or ammunition, aud are not Prepared to tighl
the military and police at ALL Wha, could
We do against such odds! | tell you you
had better no. attempt any violence.
SPEECH AGAINST THE BAYKs-To ARMS
To ARMS.
Here TIE speaker gave way 10 another
man whose name could not be ascertaiued
who made most incendiary speech against
banks and other like institutions, compar
ing them TO fpbbing dcns, and advising al
who had any money in them at once 10 with.
daw it, as by 30 doing, providing there wa:
u combination OF the working classes, they
could sUoG break The banks-compel then
10 close up. He asked what are the banks
Why any ID scOundrel in the street witt
lew dollars in his pocket could start one
of these shaving institutions and cheat ,
poor man out of his money. For one, he
was In sfavor of breaking down all sucl
places, as it was them that aided specula
tors 10 p!under the poor, and keep up the
price OF provisions. He would like to see
the crowd march TO Wall street en- mass
and take possession of these banks and he Il
themselves. (Applause.) Yes, said he
What are you afraid uf! Come en-, pil
lead you. (AppIause.) We can no more
than be shot, and is mol that preferable Il
death from starvation in land of plenty.
BREAD OR DEATH.
FoiceS-Ies, yes, give us bread or death
Speuker-Yes, will lead you, and now
my advice 10 YOU is, since such extensive
preparations have been made by the au.
ihorities, and we are to be shut down Ike
dogs In case Of demanding money or bread
l say, all oi you go home tonight and arm
yourselves to the teeth with such weapons
as you can secure. and meet ME at Tompkins
Square In the morning and ] will lead YOU
to where you can help yourselves. If we
Ole, we die; but we will shoot as well as
our adversares. am in favor row of an.
pointing committee to go down to Wal
street and TO the merchants, and tell them
1t they do no. at once give us work we " III
make work for them. "HOrk or Bread!
Bread or DEATH" is our motto.
BREAK OPEN THE STORES.
Voices-Let US go down and open the stores
SPeaker-No, there is one thing left for
US. Let US, as | said before, come to The
Square, armed in The morning, and if we are
to be shot down let US have one pop our
selves al the soldiers. Let all have work
at all eFents or come armed to the teeth. -
(APplause) If am to be shot down, /
wiA hdue 6Lobd IN return, at all euents. Come
to IomPhias -Sfaare to-maorro,o nsorntno
drmed-i '1iH lead goa. (Tremedous cheers
and iapplause.) | am willing to be the first
to 60 to the T0inOs, as no doubt will be.
Voces-No, no; never.
Speaker would sooner go to the Tombs
and have something to eat there, than to
stay outside and starye to death. applause
and three cheers for the speaker, who in
medlately vanished in the crowd
SACK THE FLOUR STORES.
A young man named Patrick Dunn was
the next speaker, who proceeded to demo.
unce the idea of beng afraid of being SHOT
at, or showing any respect to the laws in an
emergency like the present. He then said
as there is no means LEFT to obtain what we
want, other than by helping themselves, we
may as well be sho, down in doing SO as to
starve to death. Ii you are all OF the same
feeling as am, you would go ahead at unce
and take the flour stores and help yourselves.
(Applause.)
GROANs FOR THE WOMEN.
Voices-Three groans for the women ,bo,
come down here to inspect US, Ga large num-
Der having taken up their position on the
balcony leading from the Governors room.
" no were overlooking the crowd be low.)
Other Nolces-THree cheers for the ladies
SPeaker-We cannot be going to the
station houses and asking for aid, as we will
not be received there; and then what are
we 10 do! We have no work, no bread, and
no money. We don't want to starve TO
death, nor rriH IRE as long as there is plenty
u provisions TO be had toith,n reach of us.
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The WAY To TREAT BoREs.-Thcre are
,wo kinds of bo'es in the world-the rich
md the poor. You can get rid Of the latter
'y lending him five dollars You can free
'ourself of the Other by attempting to bor-