The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-05
Mass Meeting In voil<s Garden.
SITION AND WAR,


sITION AND WAR.
large meeting principally composed of Germans,
sembled last evening in volks Garten TO express their
views in relation TO the Land Reform bill which has been
introduced to the Senate by Mr. Johnston OF Tennessee
Dr. Aher was unanimously called TO the chair. After he
had called the meeting to order he introduced Dr. Bere-
man as the first speaker lie spoke IN German and ar
gued the necessity of free soil TO powerful empire or
comfortable population He showed that in the amount
Of agricultural produce that nation possesses lies her
real strength How have the fields cultivated If
they beyond the reach in pecuniary way, OF the
working classes, and the land not free how is the
that has money to pay to become ~ possessorS
Instead Of being engaged in doing something useful
he Is compelled to live ia the cities and squander
his time about boarding houses and bsrrooms and
thus the Of broad and fertile fields
developed He concluded by showing that If the lands
were more cultivated than they at present only
would all the workngnen and their families be compare
cities, the merchants would have nothing to fear from
pancs and although the landlords would not be able 10
charge such high rents as they do they would be able TO
live cheaper and with moro secure satisfaction and hence
the interest a every citizen who loves his home add
his liberty to be advocate Of the land reform BILL
AT the conclusion Of the speech there good deal
of applause which though mingled with the the
band that in attendance, did not add much 10 its har
mony.
Well Dr. Foersh and Dr. Merkie all OF whom spoke IN
German and much Ia the strain as the rst speaker
IT.. however,
his speech and Dr. Merke replied 10 what he said in
rather hasy considerable excitement created
and two three fights resulting in the overthrowng of &
bes the total interruption OF all business for time and
the fight OF good number OF the more tnd portion OF
the assemblsge.
Mr. CoHxykpoRp who was the last speaker, addressed
the meeting English, and said that the measure
which be stood 10 advocate he advocated for nearly
thirty years. Generv Jackson, IN bis VISION when he
President that the passing or such bill ~ the
land reform bill would prove beneficial q the country,
he tried 10 have carried but he engaged In con
ct with the banks at the time and therefore the bill
could not be passed when be President What gave
the ancient Sparans the power to repe the nnutncrabe
hosts of the Persians but their love of home AMI liberty
which they possessed by their agcuureS What caused
ancient Rome 70 fall eSceptwt II Gbbon y obliged o.
adm-hat the lands In possession Of the rica, and
not Of ho-e whose interest would be 10 have them cul
tva,eiY The VIGOROUSLY borne out by the
condition OF Ireland less By every European
nation. every mans nteres, not only 10 do what he
have the reform bill passed and the lands free Tor
the workman but TO call every man his brother without
distinction Of party, by whom the bill Is advocated Mr.
Commerford said in conclusion that the Kansas dfcuy
Is result Of the lands not beng free for every one, for
the question Of slavery slavery that at present
aaAcs the entire Union Is nothing more than the work OF
few Eastern spectators, who would have interest
there II the bill In favor OF tho free soil passed
While the last speaker engaged he was not without
a rival
AMER Mr.. Commerford had concluded he received
siderable applause, and the meeting then quietly ad
journed.