Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-11-17
VOBOCRACY IN PHILADELPHLA.

We find in our late Philadelphia papers ex-
tended accounts of the recent demonstrations in
Independence Square, from which we extract
the following. Here is copy of circular
issued to bring mob together:
Usurersi These vampires of society have
been instrumental in bringing on these dreadful
times These shavers have shaved our employ
ers until they have reluctantly been compelled
to close their mills, factories, and workshops,
and to dismiss US from our benches and looms.
Lot those uSurpers disgorge! and set the wheels
OF honest industry in motion.
These circulars, say the papers, caused no lit
tie commotion among the crowd, and every body
was pushing and Juggling in order to get near
enough the stand to secure one of them.
A Mr.. Dennis Street said-Tf you are imposed
upon, you should turn round and crush those
who seek to Cypress you. (CheerS) You should
take legislators from the ranks OF the working
men and not from among the d,nyeES. (Cheers.)
Is not a barrel of -four better than a book of
laws, aud Is not bushel Of potatoes better than
lawyers logic? daughter and aPPlause)
This is the law of nature, an inherent law of ma
ture. stamped on the soul. This is the great
claw of Nature and of Natures God"
Mr.. Bruce said-I hope none of US will starve
here The law guarantees that no man in civ
ilized community shall starve to death But
the moral law is more powerful, and will pull
barrel of -four out of a rich mans pocket more
effectually than a line of bayonets. Let us try
that law, if we would succeed
a hat was passed around, by order of the
chairman, for the purpose Of collecting sufficient
funds to defray the incidental expenses, which
amounted to about fifteen dollars. A large sum
of money was collected, more than enough for
present use, and the committee will no doubt
cor hat NJ of fbn Surninc of the starving
poor are provided with immediate relief
Mr. Henry Drummer pitched into" banks,
brokers, rich men, everybody and everything in
general, without saying single word about the
unemployed workingmen.
Mr.. Samuel Warner came forward, and said
that he was tired of listening to such speeches
as that which had Just been made. Mr.. Warner
protested against all such humbugs," who Ii
ked to hear themselves "spout."
Mr.. Dunn referred to the very large numbers
of men who were out of employment in this
city, and said that in many cases it was their
own fault. Signs of disapprobation.) Mr.
Chairman, said the speaker, of my own know
ledge l assert this. If many of those who are
standing idle here to-day, hsd taken the trouble,
they could have found some kind of work, and
need not be here listening to violent appeals to
their passions, and suffering themselves to be
led this way and that way by men who have no
real sympathy for them. CSensatiOn.) have
heard it said that men will not work for less than
dollar a day, even if they could get work.
Then say they deserve to suffer. (Groans)
In times like these, when they complain of
the hunger of their wives and children, let them
work at some price rather than bring death and
desoation into their households(renewed groansl
1t was false pride that kept men in filth and
poverty, their families in sickness, while money
was to be obtained if work was forthcoming.
Men who would not work for sixty cents day,
when they could not get more, in times of dis
tress like these, ought to suffer the conseqnen-
ces. CGrOans.)
Another speaker asserted that he would rather
die than work for sixty cents day.
After an address from another individual, the
meeting adjourned amid much excitement and
confusion.