The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-20
The Unemployed WOrklngmen.

The Unemployed WOrk1nHmen.
MEETINGS IN TONPKIss SQUARE AND THE PARK.
meeting Of portion Of tho unemployed workiDgmen
was held according to appointment in Tompkns square
yesterday morning. There only from Ave .o SIX
hundred present altogether s larger number having,
we understood agreed 10 assemble in the Central Park
II appears that division has taken place among them,
and to this IL attributable their meeting in different
places we'll M the separate organizations Those who
met yesterday morning In Washington square have re-
pudiated all connection with the Foureris free lovers
rowdes and political advenurers, and we believe tho
other division have wisely resolved also on ignoring
them To this, perhaps, is owing the absence of that
threatening language which formed the principal staple
the speeches o the orators who addressed the working
men, and who vainy endeavored 10 bring them
into conflict with the authorities. The meeting
in the square was peaceabo and orderly,
and merely preliminary that which was held at II
O'Clock front of the City Hall II called TO o~der by
the chairman of the committee, d. Gordon who display
ed banner bearing the following inscription though
what the information in the possession Of the committee
amounted 10 unable to ascertan:-
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Full particulars for the unemployed.
u. GORDON, Chairman. :
The CHAIRMAN made few remarks the effect that Il
the Commissioners Of the Central Park really desired
they could employ five or six thousand workinmen A.
well as one and that they cared little nothing whether
they were IN "a starving condition or not.
After brief address from Mr. wurr.xBrpG who
advised the workingmen to apply to the rich for tho
means OF subsistence and to put up men of their
kind for office, the meeting adjourned TO reasemble In
the Park. Not more than thirty forty accompanied
Chairman who bore the banner at the head Of the oompa
ny until they renf he'd the City Hail, where another
meeting organized There were about live hundred
present at this and they consisted partly who had
assembled in the Park anticipation OF tho meeting and
partly Of persons who attracted more by curiosity
than anything else. After calling the meeting order
Mr. Gordon proceeded 10 say that was tho actual es
haI uaaI than IN,
make these public demonstration, and IL WA with deep
grief he was obliged to declare, that although they had
not only often applied for work but for the sub
sisence they could get neither the the other.
They had he said applied to the Mayor but unable
10 getapythng from bm, and the Central Park Commis-
sioners had told them that could be- employed
although the Common Council at the recomme ndaton Of
his Honor, had appropriated s25OtO for tho work,
that employment might be given To all who applied.
We must not, said the speaker, be deceived by
politicians, Tor they only make promises b deceive.
IL Is all very well SO long have vote-then
the white headed boys; but the the election ~
over they cast us OIL and know us no more. We AJAX for
bread and they give us stone Now this must not be.
We must let these know that will longer truss
to their promises for while waiting for that help
which they they will give families are starving
II IS Of such men that city government made up,
and while they living luxury the puNder of to
plbEc treasury we must sarve Let me gv. Won one in
o the way they do business how they appro-
pirate the peoples money Ia their purposes There
were a number az ballot boxes rntrae,.d Tor "a be- ysad
Mt the sst election, and Tor these the Of 10 900
paid Now know the price OF these, and tell you they
| could have been furnished for t2o,0yo.
VuT-Ssme the contractor.
SppAuR William Wood Now wha, are We 10 do
We are out OF work and ourselves and families us
want of the neccssaries OF life We ought get
citizens.
Mr. RosooE the speaker and he said that tb,
commase which bad been appointed TO report the fani-
lies who In a destitute condition had reported III,
names Of some sixty seventy but all the rccf they ob
tned was dollar each, and this they were informed
was 10 last them for two weeks Now What assist
ance this, SAID the speaker, and what way
pose uron the public, by making pretensons 70 charity
where none u gyenY &C what To get up poor ltts
when this rs the they assistsdS tnder these cir
stances declined taking any more Names although
have actually be- run down by persons calling on ma
booking for assistance and among these families xbo
they had had Little or nothing 70 cat for three o
Tour days l. th-, say, the way for Americans bs
treated n this free country I am an American:
my father fought in the Of 1912 and my grandfather
IN the Revolution, and fought self the battle nds
Of Mexico say ~e are entitled Ia work, and ought
to have y Vow propose that none of the workngmcn
vote unl something Is done for them. n you do tina
they viii take some action towards getting you employ
mcnt hut " You wait ull election week over you will
get nothing. Now, In the meantime, let tell you thar
" We applied 70 the merchants and wealthy cih1ns,
there are many who would afford ua relief when they
know that we are IN state Of desttut0n they will
helpu
Mr. liza p. DAys spoke substantially "a follows:-fIs
regretted being Obliged u tell them that the worngmen
not true 10 lvee that there II
action them that they turned round and abused
her best friends and raised the cty against h0-e who
sincere IN their efforts 10 help them Crury them
cruelty them Now, ho continued. there have been
t25o.'c0 appropriated Tor work the Central Park,
upon a. This y not all however. the Comrni-s sioners
should pay each his dollar at tho end of his days
work There plenty of work or you the streets, and
the United states government commences the Pnt Oce
soon there VIII be enough for al the unemployed And
the employment of those who dong nothing, tho
employment Of labprers, brrklsyers, carpenters ant
nihcrs, who would BE- engaged AZ these public work.,
would be The means indirectly q benehing and giving
employment u taors and shOemascrs. who iio
simply because their customers have the with
which b. purchase tie articles which they make. have
heard, said Mr.. DAVIS hndng fault with the Mayor
because they could got no work but What hs Mayor
Do more than be has r.ut' lie has made h reoommanfa
ucns - The Common C0utct but he could not employ
yOu-that Tor the Commissioners q he Central PARK -
DO and J ar they should employ every man sho IN
employed. 40 long A. the money holds out
Mr.. Wu1HHnERG said that there thousand men
out q employment and the setting ~ brcai sAs tho
nrs consideration enrt chit b. b. made - obtain
i tefOre the unemployed and their famhcs starved.
When the people of ireland ani Mictra be proceeded,
starving. people sent them bread NoS know
that there many wealthy people Ncw YORK who
viii certainly hepus 4 they only know how and
" they properly applied % 1T documents - drawn
up and placed in the Merchants Exchange and have NJ
doubt that there will BE- found benevolent ranmen of
feeling and charactfr-who ut interest themselves m
procuring boh bread and work for us. After ev fur
ther remarks " tie eject TIE speaker concluded
and the meeting adjourned ut N o'clock this mnrnng
when 4 Will again assemble N front of the CITY Hall
co TO razEwErI.
Tho hunger mobs" should enigrase 70 razcrval vr-
gna, mmc lately. Fsgs sel At 6A ceuts pr DOZEN,
2s cents rcr hushc and wood only OIL per cord drhsc
abe ~ your door.
Ihe cotton mills u Joseph Rlpga. Al Manayunk ar0
agam N oIer"ton spencer's mills AZ Germant0sn En
aiso resume work few dave The extensive cotton
mil near Hestouye, Ia, nov un erc-ns tboroush
retar and will BE- ia fun operation IN q Few days
Ihe tarolita Mills Naiigk Nils AMI nearly al tbe mis-
n nfa River, Mass u i said, vll rc~ommence oFeraLons
this week.