The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-13


Mr.. DAVIS sAid-Felow citizens, working men, have
been attracted 10 your meeting because you have
IN tho Eastern States n their honorable EFFORTS and sruS
ge Tor right and for the Improvement Of their social
duon. In my Judgment II Is not only the dimes that you
need 10 forward them-howcver nocesaRTy these may
be-there advice also needed 10 be given Our society
or civilization, 10 divided into throe classss, may
say Orc Of these we must denomnaie the Kings, or
whatever esc you pleased 70 term them; this ID
class that 10 bon 70 posaess wealth without toll labor;
they recne upon their sken couches and enjoy ali the
pleasures and all the luxuries or life without one single
moment Of useful labor they called capitalists they
derived om she labor or the Tasps
s another class called business mon, commercial men,
bosses, dealers pecuatcrs shsvers This class s sort
power from the first class, who supply them with the
sinews OK war; which they the employment OF the
which these fcremsn render TO the capitalists, az
their servants or stewards, they receive large
FL IN hs y .rssn
Of he irs, class they then abandon themselves 70 the
enjoy rent Of their fortunes, and at their death leave
,her children In the possession Of immense wealth. aud
the Of leading life Of Incidence and ascessness
themselves and to everybody else; while the third
class, which s the aboring class from whom all the
wealth and luxury originally sprung left 70 drag out
they have oompeisd one half of their existence in want
of tbc simplest neccesarics without which human nature
and
the fut OF their industry and yet they quietly submit 70
their horrid fate My friends the position Of labor TO-
In the o fathers before tho Revolution. The King
Of Great Braiu sw t to get into trouble and difficulty by
himself he sought impose the burden and hardship Of
all the dcuy the shoulders OF tho people OF the Colo
any Unfair taxes laid on them for unjust purposes but ia
all their struggles and devices for the redress OF their
grievances, they never agreed on any decisive mode Oh
action until man, whose is now generally sinking
the noses OF msnkind-Tom Paine-suggesed that the
people shoud ieglae for themselves and cast of yoke
that had become grievous and burdcnsomc 70 heu This
proycd in the end tho remedy Now why should
recommend TO friends in tho Easssrn States
the neccssy Of takipg decisive measures for their
defenceY why no.say 10 te-dccarc your independence
and be Tree? (Appiause How ehall this be d0ne9 This
they at all They must net walt until months have
passed over, and until they can suffer and endure
and when oil their means have gone to retreat
back into their masters shops receive whatever prices
they may please 10 give. While the strike 10 in active
operation, tho men, tho and the children
osis that must mot be lost Let the working man take
advantage Of the difficulties and troubles by which
Which are known to esht against them and BY these
deliver themselves and their wives and children
Our fathers in the Revolution were not SLOW TO act IN the
which existed against Great Britain In France Spain,
elsewhere to carry cut their great scheme Of
aid Of the nations that they knew would be most
| ready TO afford them assistance, because they
srts, suts and would do anything to injura her And
when Eastern manufacturers are at odds and ends
quarrellDg among themselves and unsettled what to do
for The Of their own affairs, why get the
working 10 organize themselves into an association
to work On their own ground and make their oSn shoes
| TO supply the trade In all parts Of the country
| themselves Why not organize and show their de-
termination to be free ana Independent BY 50.
North az southa Let them do this and at the same
| time put down their stock SO low that every man or
woman having IS can become shareholder, and tho
result cannot be for one moment . matter Of doubt
Iond appiause.) Tho very fact Of the existence Of
ne an ma Somneot 0e soahcp
chants and traders would readily send their orders
| to the shomakers' Independent Association for
the purpose oil Furnishing those whom they look upon
as the disturbers Of the harmony Of society The tan
ners the great benefit they would derive from the
yenienee ana the most liberal Lind and thus enable
thsm to march on strongly. These aids, with the
with what little come OF their numbers may
bave been able 70 lay aside, woUid at cnc
furnish them the ready Of their delversnce
and not year would pass away before the American
shoemakeis would become q nrm, united and powerful
Of intelligent and
ssae2 cans cam be ns sssnsa an w Machinery y'n %
. monster gun from whose muzzle death and deetruc
lion are Numbered out against you. (Applaasc) dc
the method OF its direction But you to form your
selves into IN association you would be able 10 regul
prices IN Al EQUITABLE manner for the consumer despite
thus get . noble example Of the power OF free labo
throughout the world. lApplausel mis- would be ON
of your clans differ from the speaker addressed
you before In regard 10 the Views he took of the intel
bRence n the manufacturing classes compared will
that Of the working Those fellows have nothing "a
do but to lie their couches oil day devsng neans "a
whole duty to which their ives are oonsecraied While
the working man has to waste portion of his iutclec
continuous toll be has to endure, these fellows monopose
il TO bis detIiment (Applause) You must arise and
operate In united amer against these mon, and then
you will get your rights but never before Applause
Look for moment at our great city. We have 4
political or any otber meeting without OF the speak
ers rising up TO ak Of this great and wonderful metropolis
the be art Of ths great nation and the fountain Of oil e
wealth. Now what rs there in II that can be proud
the ciy-spd the high land is Of course always Ia,
hoGlthest and most dcs;rabe-and he will ind more
spendid palaces are being erec there every cay And
vasch your bosses and moneyed men, when the season
for changing bopaes canes round and You will and hin
movos from splendid palace 10 another in lae bcs
ploddpg, aborpg man, with nil tho Decessiies o HI
pressing upon him. the building he occupies does towe
comes Fou VIII find him going from bad to worse tsns
meIt AZ tie low and marshy g1ouad VIII be filed u
s1ocpiioi cases. 45sy are merely execution; 10
to .he sule. (Applasse.J Let the working men
ohe. ,.d. M t1'% DO
Try, until every sscfu artisan who earns his byesd 4
\ brought to knowledge Of his power, ana tho whole
4 kadesmen q America he united In one grand bro.her
hsod Money is the sat agency, and This mug. do Il.
Mr. Davis coDsnued a. 1yes osih 70 argue in favor Of
needing adouEned and " pcoiizy Of hss remurfs
Ger impossible sor us to srptlF the speech entire
Mt. hEkHLI1s again obje Hea 70 the speech Mr. IA
VIZ and hoped something Nore practical than so,al re-
forlDs Eould be introduced
The CHARMAy said the ge uIesaan had cont,fbptc5 a.
The extent Of eleven dollars W
The PRruns1 announced that they were now ready IN
receive such subscriptions had not already been
handed NJ For few minutes confusion wersc enn
Ioundcd ensuod persons shouting, calling Crder Ar,
nneung forward 70 pay In their Wiser tlcns e.hers
connung the debate opened by the cntlcmen who had
previously spoken, and the greater portion mskIns
lne iargest amount OF noise with out the s,;ehf
et Piovoceoon or reason. Al het order IA.
restored by the announcement that q p ,ntlemAn vss
rtfent who had juN arrived from Lynn. IN . moment
tnc stttention OF al was 0xed upon Mr. W,anhcrr
Chairman OF the workingmeni Central cormxrs. ~,
.aia t5a me eent'em,n was mistaken IN saying ass he
wss rem Lynn but he had recently reoetyed =
was 70 cc,opernie with the meeline 10 fscir
enors 70 eid tnc strkers The committee OF which he
wns chair man, had already taken rneoonysS 4" rss