Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-08-13


Court House was last night iammed to excess.
Erastus Smith was in the chair-Mr Duffey
Secretary A p tition, to be presented to the
City Coencil, auI containing over one thousand
signers, was exhibited TO the meeting 1t was
moved to amend Tie petition as planned at the
last meeting, so as to ask the Council 10 pass
al ordinance TO prevent market wagons congre-
eating in any of the streets OF the city.
Col Rider was called upon, and made few
remarks, in the course OF which he stated that
he was entirely in favor of free trade in market
matters.
Mr.. } ;. Craig spoke at some length and
pitched into the ColOnefs views most unmerci-
fully
Caleb Turner declared himself unanimously
in favor Of prob btory tariff on certain i'm
! ported articles
Mr. Duncan Cawycr) said that be had came
there simply a listener, but should like to
hear from Alr. John Utiey, who was prepared
70 emil ightra the meeting on the subject matters
under consideration.
Mr.. John Utley arose. He Is evidently a
reforner Of the severe stamp lie is also Of
an exceedingly poetic temperament. He Is
also extremely dramatic in bis manner OF ges-
turing, and in his delivery. He eIoquently re-
ferred to 'gilded hopes" "barques freighted
with past joys" 'murmuring waters" 'sun-
/ light ''the ethereal heavens "ignOminious
/ aristOcracy,7 "stars," and all that kind OF
thing. He referred, too, TO that god-like III
/ tellect which massachusetts still reyered, and
the halo Of whose glory still surrounded the sub
lime memories of that glorious Commonwealth &.
I At this some one asked If the "gOd-like intel
/ lect had improved on Watts hymns" Shouts
/ of laughter followed, and a stream of ques-
| tiOns were poured upon Utley. Bot Utley was
/ equal to the task, he yelled Ike a s.eam whis-
/ tie, the chairman raped vehementy upon his
/ desk. and the uprOar became general. Cries of
| .'go on, 'gO on" greeted Utley, who declared
| that he could not be and would not be put
! down One voice declared that he was iedging
lawyer, practising his maiden speech. Anoth-
er said il was not the place or occasion for 4
display of one-horse orltOry.
At the close Of Utey's speech, which was
written and occupied several sheets of fools
cap, the question on the amendment to the peti-
tion vas put, and carried
4 Mr. William JOslin now arose, and said be
was sory to see so much diseoTd. He had
hoped to see more harmony and administered
a severe and general castigati0n TO the meeting.
He didn't think the question of the market laws
was legitmately before the meeting They
were there to investigate the causes Ofthe dis
tress which prevailed among the people. These
causes were to be found in land monopoly and
exorbitant rates OF interest.
Cries OF that's it - that's the talk 3"
Mr. Duncan insisted upon settling one qucs-
tion at a time First settle the matter OF the
markets, and then discuss abstract questions
Voice-We want work.
Mr. Joslin said Mr. Duncan misapprehended
the object of the meeting. Little questions
should not be discussed
Mr. Duncan moved the appointment of a
Committee of five TO draft resolutions express
i've of the sense of the meeting
Voice-What kind of sense
Some one here said that the market question
had not vet been settled
Mr. Turner suggested that a committee had
been appointed at the last meeting to draft a
series OF resolutions. He called for that re-
port.
Mr.. Joslin wished Mr. Turner would not
make so many blunders He ought to inform
himself with regard to the object. of the meet
ing.
Mr. J. Henshaw here made a few remarks
pitching into banks generally and paper curren-
cy particularly, as 4 sort of preface 10 a long
series of resolutions. They referred 70 land
monopoly, paper currency, usurious rates of in
terest, so acres OF land for every man over 2l
years Of age, southern slaves and slavery; and
suggested writing TO 'philanthropic individuals
throughout the country with 4 view to the or
ganization of a grand working mems party.
A voice here inquired what the resolutions
had TO do with the market laws. Another
wanted abolitionism engrafted in them.
Mr.. Joslin said they wanted no republicanism
or democracy in the resolutions.
Voiee-Down with the niggers
ToSlin auain snoLa AZ L. Tsr,,rfI,
He went into an extensive history of the past
present and future, and wound up by declaring
that they wanted no party.
The chairman enquired if the meeting would
have the report of the Committee appointed at
the last meeting. Cries of yes and mo- y
the latter predOminating-
Mr.. Joslin again arose. He was down on
outsiders who came there TO control the meet
ing He administered a gentle rehuke to the
Secretary (Dufey) for saying at the last meet
ing that lawyers had done as much for the
working men as anybody else. Also gave Mr.
Ransom ofthe City Conneil rubbing down.
Said he was tedious speaker, and then went
into long dissertation on human and scientific
laws.
Cries of d" Craig" IS Craig, " Craig" forced
Jnslin into his seat. Craig said he didn't know
much about law, but he'd like to know what
the lawyers were doing in that meeting Il was
mechanics meeting, and called for the ex.
press purpose Of putting down the LAWYERS.
Mr. Henry Crawford thought lawyers useful
as well as ornamental. He agreed that land
monopoly and high interest were primary
causes Of the existing distress. Mr. Crawford
! ! was in favor Of home protection and a prohibi
I tory tariff Immense applausc) HIS argu
ments would seem 10 Indicate that he was op-
posed TO all kinds Of foreign importations, mer
included.
Mr.. JOslin made a lengthy reply, in which h,
said prohibitory tariffs didn't amount TO any
I thing, and had nothing to do with the existing
evils.
Voice-One of the evils is that some mel
! talk too much. Wherelpon Mr. Joslin sab
sided and said nothing for the balance of the
meeting.
Some gentleman who said he was from Pitts
burgh here got up and tUld story. He said
{ there once were some Irishmen who held 4
public meeting to make arrangements to build
new Court House. They first resolved thai
they needed new Court House; then that they
: would build one. They next resolved to buill
, It on the site of the old one, and before they
tore the old one down They finally resolved
TO build the new Court House out Of the mate
rials of the old one A perfect hurricane o.
2 cheers followed this. The speaker continued
by saying that one great evil was that working
men always had too many children (Voice-
:. Give US remedy J There was an immenss
deal Of confusion at this. The stranger mad,
: himself heard when he said he would do like
Balaam, be quiet and let the asses talk TheI
5 followed the most uproarious cheering Aftel
E it had subsidized somewhat, an Irishman got up
He said he wanted to spake few words II,
thought everybody ought to pull together
q lawyers and ALL He was silenced by the mos
: terrific cries of " sit down - sit DOWN.
: 4 sailor then plumed himself, and proceede,
to say something about sailors l. was impos
shie to hear him, the confusion and noise wer,