The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-15
QAss MEETING or THE BMCKLAYERs OF
NEW YORK.

SHB RIGHTS AND WAGES OF LxBOREHs- srTRITE
sfEscHHs AND AN KNTHusIAsric MEETING, ETC.
mo bricklayers Of this city held mass meeting i
seventh street, Third avenue consider the pro
pey Of insisting upon the raising Of their wages to to
former rate OF ~ per day. The large hall comfortably
hlied with assemblage Of men, intelligent and orderly
whose conduct was guarantee OF The justice Of then
demands. The present rate Of wages Is 81 IS day
end Me object Of the meeting last evening
nj members OF the trade with the Brckayer's Bsnevo
INIT Association for mutual protection and Of giving the
bosses months notice, before the spring and summer
contracts are entered into that upon the second Of Apr
next the employees will demand an advance
e twenty i've cents day. the association
members The number Of brckayers in this city q pre-
sent about sixteen hundred but this number swelIed
Now Jersey and ot,er nejghbong ocaes 70 about two
ehousAno. With these outside oskmen the CITY brick
ayers have TO contend and tor this among Others
me journey men INSIST upon an advance
AZ half past eight O'Clock the meeting was called 10
srdtr, aud Mr. Timothy CApper elected President and
Upon taking the chair, the PRESIDENT said Brother
eri1lsyers Of New York; have been called on very
suddenly 70 preside over this large and respectable body
q my fellow workmen, in consequence OF the sickness Of
en- worthy President, Mr. VIM Holt he has sent us his
sxcusc in writing, stating that he greatly regrets that he
cannot DO one Of those who Will l the han ihs evann~
which would not be the case out for sickness On hen1
called upon At SO short notice, feel some dim
euhy and diidence in ling the chair. We have been
brGksysrs generathose who belong as well as those
whe do not belong TO the Brickyers Unionbecause In
snaon there 10 strength. Because II those men who are
now uuConnected with do not Join us, 30
much the for them and for ourselves; II
thsy DO not operate with US they do injury to
nos unite in this wayY Do anything more than
what b cue from man 10 man. We wtsh 70 form our
selves together for protection an the projection
q Abos ssaiust capital Capital awaysin ooposI;on 70
Label and Will invariably endeavor " labor under
any circumstances or any form Of government on tho
IN oforta
Rssber. We have already matc great progress in our
Onion. We began In small manner, with 10 members
&Applaase We have money in bank and in facs we
are prosperous in every way Our fight il like The fight
q the esge, onwards and up yards (Applanse) say
vne, for 10 the duty labor unite against capital
the men OF Massachusetts, mad been united you would
mol have seen the women oil Lynn walking through the
streets. (Apparse. We do nos stand against the
hopes, but We will stand up for fair wages for lair days
work. ! wish, while am speaking, TO remark on an
article that appeared in the INV York HERAID in which
II sad that the brckayers Of NsS York were ready
for strike. got tho HERALD very Iate that day--in
Aaes, not until ten O'Clock 81 nshtbut as as
1e article wrote note 70 the editor, explaining we
only sought union and protection but strike. am
ssfry to cay that that note was not published and
get tho because the editor Of The Herald has
heretofore been Of the best rencs have hac and
shut paper ia always tho sioe OF working man.
We do not believe in strikes except last resource
which Ia az low price So wc can work for We must
Try tc get in all the bricklayes Of the city 70 join
ssetty 80 IS 70 make our efforts effective We wish to
improve another in every way; and II any Of our
orothers should meo. with accident by being united
We shall be better able 70 help them therefore trust
ell the brick ayers will forward and swell the
ranks Of our Union. (Applause)
Mr.. CArPER said-l have very pleasing duty TO per-
FORM have 10 introduce TO you man who has always
been friend Of the bricklayers; man who went 70
Albany and obtained charter, and refused any pay
blend and has aided Us ever snce-en. Talmadge ZAP
plsuee, three cheers and tiger; continued applause and
ihree more cheers for the general)
knsth came forward BE said he was not aware whom
he received the invitation what the object Of the
se R.s ne
raise IN the rate Of their wages He pleased to
such active and intelligent class OF men assembled
sensive against the community but merely united 70 OBJ
tain fair compensation for their labor and nothing
&c Sas ssp w.. hs s;asA ss
out labor. This olght not 10 be Labor
san control capital the working men are united. The
Who with b have these houses built although they may
posess thousands Of dollars cannot erect these buildings
themsslyes They must have the labor Of The WORKING
among the artisans Of New York, that tho only
by which they could obtain justice for themselves
si,ey had been working for 81 IS per day. Now he
was a a~yer BY proies sssS a any
him, he knew the door be had better qait
pcssible M. Tallmadge went to comment this
pensason for the Work they had to perform Could they
support their wives and little ones on this miserable pit
GEN TAuMADGE-No; know Il cannot be done. While
he connected with the Police Department land they
All knew he had some experience that w.y) he
hod daily applications from respectable trAdesmen
seeking for employment on the police force, merely
because they could BY their trades sufficient
che support Of their little families. The police are paid
ytgohry, Sunday Included and he reason why
brcklaJer should not be paid as well policeman
one man d. essed better than another,
The required jest much as the other for his sup
port The speaker continued at length TO exhort
Soon IA - avDa sn 70 n
800 dollars q dsy-advised them TO be calm and dis
passionate in all their actionsto operate among those OF
sheir numbers who were net members o. the
eison and he bad doubt that success would crown
sheir enorsn APPLAUSE
A gentleman in the audience and moved that the
thanks Of the audience be given to Mr. Tallmadge with
every hope that he will be the Mayor" Carried
plause continuing until Mr.. Taadge had left the room
On motion all outside crafts invited Join the
Union, to night (rhursday)
avenue and Broadway, be cou.dnt help asking: "Wno
built those splendid paaces? Why, the pricklaycrs.
o.o,s seS cssa. ~ nnose
bowers of Ireland, they will not stop to ask what has be-
come Of the men who built them. We ahAl not 60
vsiRcs and the comforts Of lie now This 10 the
poeca eide Of the question: but the practical side is the
same We are often thrown ont OF employment we
ofsen have wait for "beams" frozen mortar, or
other Of the accidents Of our trade aud less
shan 81 day cannot support our wives and families
Let outsiders into the Union Il Is better 10 spend
time In the club room. exchangng IDEAS than in
shops Where there the interchange OF ideas there
10 truth Como into tho Union, then, and join society
1o1 your own protection.
After nenectua call for Mr. Cristseo by The audience
M CAPrn said that they met opponents Union
TeH all tutn
ear time. Let W insist upon raising them (Gfcat ap
YoAuee.)
tim bad been offered TO open the society 70 outsiders
He opposed 10 this The initiation fee Of the Union
was snan enough. Only oday three mcnbcrs
were discharged, among i've employed, becanse
they were Union men. In the summer seasou
Jsrneymen camo IN and took the work from city m1n.
.Jesseymen are no mechanics (Great spplause) We
work ten hours day. We earn our money, don't vel
rye, les,n and Applausel These Jereeymen WON