Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1861-08-17

DEMONSTRATION OF GERMAN W~oRKMEN IN New
ToRk.--Am mass meeting of German worklnen took
place in New York last week. Two thousand
are said to have been present. 1t was called by
q committee whose design is to effect q general
organization of workmen Of all descriptions on
q socialistic basis. The movement is one of
the most remarkable signs of the times. and
VIC copy . notice Of the meeting from the Ex-
press: 3E' 49, 81 ~
The President Of The meeting. in a speech, sub
mitted o plan Of organization, IN which he de-
Tended socialism, maintaining that the working
classes, in q crisis like the present, have Alright
to claim the support OF the community. 1t was
the duty Of, the latter to afford subsistence to
the poor, by providing them with employment,
In commencing the building Of bridges, streets,
avenues, water-works aud parks, where the la
borers could be a~dYantageously employed.
The speaker suggested the organization Of
wo~rking-men's associationsin all the wards Of the
city, and I'LL the towns of the State and country,
each society. to be composed Of I sections i'll
Guiding tile. different trades, the whole to be gov
erned by a central Organization. Various adj
dresses were made on The, subject by more than
q dozen speakers. The debates were occasional
ly carried on in a very excited manner, and at
times grew violent. Much confusion and noise
was the result, until finally the assembly anne to
the following conclusion: That u committee be
appointed to effect the organization of working
men in every ward, and to make arrangements
for a procession of the working-inen, to the City
Hall, and to prepare resolutions to be presented
to the Common Council. The committee were
also Instructed to call upon the workmen gener-
ally with . request to join this new organiza-
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This Is truly one Of the most remarkable events
Of these times, which are hurrying the North rap
idly along the road Of anarchy and universal
agrarianism. They have long preached the
higher law" which wotld displace their Con-
stitution and laws with the isns engendered by
their fanatic vagarics and dogmas. They have
corrupted the minds Of the honest with their false
hoods and ~fallacics. They have engendered
personal hatred and hostility to the South, by
their ,monstrons lies, aud perversions, and fend-
ish exhortations, till they have reused their whole
population to q wicked, unholy war of conquest
OF determination against the Confederacy, reck-
less of the destructive consequences which must
inevitably follow. And what has followed, in
these few months Of the beginning? Their COM
merce is prostrated-their shipping interest al
most dcstroyed-their currency and stocks fear
fully depreciated-their poor destitute to starva-
tion--their Constitution a dead letter, and them
setyeB subjected to hesiron rule Of a despotic
party OF fanatics and the irresponsible will Of one
man. II wanted but the organization of the
great masses Of laborers into one grand league
Of socialistic equality and communism, to com
plete the most frightful picture of degradation
and selfdestruction Of the nineteenth century.
And that league is now .inaugurated in their
great emporium, New York city. !,