The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-07
marks like the following were heard from the passers by


ONE rArxKR.Thesc are Mayor Woods friends These
are tho MS 5000 promised barrels Of
ANOTHER TArxrxlrhc dry yhasrnsnsrtions of its own To
feed at the pablo expense every hungry and suffering
in II, whether foreigner or American If II cannot
give them work. gives them Free and for nothing bread
soup aud meat-house, home and bed Our taxes are
esLtrot cfaosrs 70. these and like things
..a. s.xais TSsrs home
aand N ~ Bd, nan need here
fss~!s.ssas hnsekh0sn 70 ss1abl'o or the private
YEr-sspsrss-ssAsss demonstrations talk Of "peace,'
things Paris the last century in ls4s, the
lowed. .rha.
THE PARK e-.--
The procession having formed again, marched to the
Park, when Mr. Bowles again addressed the crowd and
after rebukng the officers for having inerered with
them he proceeded TO he hoped peace would be main
tanned. He was for doing every thing honorable, but
work they must and should have II they made the Mayor
give il to them. He insisted that the Mayor their
friend and hoped three cheers given for
responded TO by hearty checrs He said he had wished
them TO come % the cy Hall principally for the purpose
OF cheering their noble Mayor. fThrec more chcers).
After some further remarks the speaker gave way to Mr.
smith, who spoke for some time and concluded by read
ing the following resolution which had been drawn up by
their committee for their adoption
Resolved, That iandords can do much to alleviate the
present and prospective distress among mechanics
and laooring classes, by Of hberaty and for
beaIancc towards their tenants The Of aboring
hire premises by the month"; and rents become due
every day in the year. payable in advance. 10 eject
family at this season for payment Of advance
rent, would be unwarrantablc and cruel and justly dc
serving OF the severest apprehension and scorn Of all good
men.
This resolution received with shouts of applause
Al this stage the Committee Address and Resolutions
who had waited on the Mayor returned and reported that
menced on Monday and that thousand would be
employed at it, He also told them that IL the working
classes would behave themselves quietly he would be
able TO do much for them. When this
eed TO the crowd from the steps Of the City Hail. there
was no end to the cheering that followed for the Mayor
This succeeded by additional speeches from those
who had addressed the meeting in Tompkns square and
other workmen, after which the multitude quietly dis
pcrscd.
DELEGATES FROM THE SEVENTEENTH WARD WAIT
ON THE MAYOR
After the mass meeting had dispersed three delegates
from the working classes in the Seventeenth ward waited
on Mayor Wood in his Office for the purpose of laying be
beseechng him 10 do what would he in his power for
them The following is the conversation that occurred
DKscArEs-we come your Honor as delegates from
the Seventeenth ward 10 speak behalf Of the working
classes in that locality.
MAyoR-what is the business that you want TO lay be-
fore mep
DHlEGATEs-we want to know IL there is any means by
which may obtain employment, for our families are
starving at the present time.
MAYoR--I am doing all can for the working classes
but IL they don't conduct themselves more peaceably than
they did to-day by shouting and calling on the merchants
in Wall street for work, | will have it in my power
to do nothing whatever for them. ! can do no
waiting TO receive account Of the proceedings of
the Board OF Councmcn, who have been engaged in
siderng the subject Of work during the winter but the
workmcn should not be coming down town and making
noise and marching in procession they have been doing
FOR some days, and especially today.
pErEGArEsWe have provisions AZ present and what
are we TO dor Many will bs almost starved 10 death he
fore Monday II there nothing done towards relief by
that time Matters will be than they in
1887 for the people will be per-bng and cannot say
whether the people refrain from open violence longer
than that time.
MAYOR wish you all to be quiet for otherwise there
may be nothing done.
quiet
MroRI feel very glad TO hear you say that you will
exert yourselves 10 keep the people quiet and will feel
very much obliged by your keeping that promise.