Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-13

PROCEEDINGS OF THE WoRKINGMEN's MEET
ING SATURDAY NIGHT.-About seven o'clock
Saturday evening the mechanics, working.
men and laborers of our city began climbing
the steps in the Catholic Institute leading to
the main ball. For over an hour an inces-
SAINT stream of human beings poured into the
room, until it presented a surging sea of
strong-aTmed men, assembled to protest
against wrong and demand of the Govern
ment the repeal of the odious order trans.
ferriDg the manufacture of army goods and
equipments to three Eastern cities, thereby
taking bread from the mouths of the families
OF our soldiers.
The inthers and brothers have left their
homes, to perish, if need be, for the very
Government that now seeks TO wrong the
working people here, and it would indeed be
an act of shame if the three representatives
of the Great West-Lincoln, Chase and
Smith-will not listen to the cries of the
wronged.
As soon as the meeting came to order, Mr..
Charles F. Wilstach was elected President,
and James Watson, Secretary.
The following gentlemen were elected
Vice-Presidents Isaac Greenwald, Miles
Greenwood, Jas. J. Pollock, Fred Rammels-
berg, Dan. f. Meader, Henry Glosterman,
Wm. E. Alcorn, @. Rechtur, Thos. Holiday,
Charles Doer, Ferd. Manning H. H.
Kramer, John Weisten, Bernhard Fair.
kemp, Theo. Neemeyer, Henry Lorberstein,
D, @. Grimes, Mich. Fitch, VIM. Jackson
and John Nontenberg
Judge Carter was then introduced, and
addressed the assembly in an enthusiastic
speech, condemning the course of the Gov
eminent, and showing by statistics that more
than twenty thousand persons had been
given employment on army work since June
last. a
The Hon. Joseph E. Egly then addressed
the multitude in German.
The following resolutions were then read
by Mr.. James Walker, who also read the
resolutions passed by the City Council and
indorsed by the Chamber of Commerce.
"ResOlved, That this meeting fully indorses
the resolutions passed by the City Council
and adopted by the Chamber of Commerce,
and recommend that the Committee having
these resolutions in charge, use all diligence
with the military and civil authorities in
Washington, TO secure to Cincinnati fair
proportion of public work, during the con.
tinuance of the war, which is demanded on
the score of justice, right and humanity.
"ResOlVed, That the Chairman of this
meeting be requested to communicate the
above resolution 10 the Committee appointed
by Council, and the Chamber of Commerce,
as the unanimous sense of this meeting.
"ReSolUed, That while a fair division of pub.
lie patronage will furnish employment to at
least twenty. We thousand of the working
classes in this city, it would be unjust at this
time to withdraw il, thereby dtpriving of
the means ofsupport the wives children and
widows of those volunteers who SO nobly
left their homes TO aid the General Govern
ment in suppressing this unnatural rebel.
lion"
MessIs. Stevenson, Seasongood and Pol
lock Wilson were appointed committee to
accompany the committee of the City Coun-
Gil and Chamber of Commerce on their visit
10 Washington.
A peper was read from the manufacturers
of army clothing, stating that since the
breaking out of the rebellion employment
had been given to IL, 900 tailors and Sc wing
women, not including the warehouse men,
porters, clerks, .draymeu, express. men and
hands employed in making boxes.
They have distributed $4,000 since the
lst Of July, as wages, ana proved that Gin
cinnati can furnish supplies as low as any
Eestern city. ........-
The meeting was enthusiastic, aud the peo.
pie seemed determined in their object.