The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-12
MEETING OF wORKINGMEN IN ,IoyU-
NIENT SQUARE,

MEAI SaUARE.
A call signed "Workingmen's Union Association
was published in the Sun of yesterday, emanating
from number of unemployed workingmen upon
Federal Hill, together with a number of the labor
ers employed at the Park, who have become dis
Satished with the treatment received, summoning
Tue worklngmen of the city to assemble in mass
meeting in Monument Square at three o'clock yes
terday afternoon. In obedience to the call largs
concourse, numbering about four hundred persons,
assembled at the hour named and after waiting for
considerable time for some one to propose an or
ganization, they were gratifed BY the appearance
upon the wall of the Courthouse yard of Mr.. j. H.
Wehrheimer, who announced that the President of
tue ASSOCIATION, David r. Bowen, was indisposed
anu would not be present. He would therefore
sct as Chairman and read to the assemblage an a6-
lows 40 ''
I'm Union there is strengthr
In the present organization of society capt.
kinds productive Industry and as it is generally the
case represented by different parties it has pass
that in consequence of the of the number
presenting capital their comparative independence and
power their selfish cunning; their ample leisure to study
their interests their prompt cooperation together
with the aid of legislation; and last but not least the
cupabe negligence of the workngmen themselves that
Notwithstanding their joint production is amply sufficient
to furnish both the necessares comforts Injuries
of e yet the fact is ndisputable that capital takes
itself the lions SHARE and revels in luxury and case,
existence on the bare pittance.
And whereas. regarding labor as the source of all
the country should of right belong to those who created
1t But so far from this being the case frequently
tants of labor when, justice done should be-
hold intelligence, health comfort and virtue. 1t evil
IDENTIFY follows that the of great disparity
be found in the fact that the relations between capital
and labor have been and glaringy, grossly and
wckedly perverted.
And whereas, what true in regard to the abstract
between labor CaDtal
equally true with regard the relations that exist
between the wokngmen on the one hand and their en-
poyer on the other evnced by the fact that every
succeeding witnesses worse oppression and lower
aegradaton, 1t behooves US, as men nominally
east, ana laying some claim to the respect which has
neen so long shame and reproach and standing erect
IN tne majesty of our manhood untedly declare that
virtue. ~ " "
:, AT the conclusion of the reading of the address,
Mr. mr.. A. B. Houck stepped to the railing and enter
tsneo the meeting with few remarks relative to
sIe aaaress, submitting to them some wholesome
savlce In relation to their future welfare advising
aeh 70 erdeavor to win the esteem and confidence
seon ner einpioyers and to practice more general
ana ali ~ tneir expenditures and thus enable each
least nsr,;sm n 70 lay BY sufficient amount to at
tss $3.50 piahy provide for such an emergency as
no,aprn me fault was not entirely with the
But partly w,b tbp n'.leians or any other source,
have heretofore squandertd ib, ,nensel'esI woo
dreaming of trouble ahead 'heir wages without
After some further remarks from, al
paper was presented and read fo luis gentleman,
of those employed at the Parks, condo ueegation
pointed language the action of the Committing IN
having the appropriation in charge The Oaeer
sets forth that of those employed for the first wee
nine.tenths, owing to the nclemency of the weathan
were only able to make four days of labor durins,
the week. and after procuring certificates for the
same, they were compelled to go to the office of
the commissioners upon three separate occasions
before they could get the small amount named
upon the certificates.
All this stage, feeling of disappointment was
visible among those assembled, and they became
eEcesdipgly elamcrous fnr "spssker," Z pgesi.