The New York herald., 1864-04-08

we're opposed rsts organizations bee they demand
cd wages eccasOned BY the increased Of living
lhe trade organizations had made demand Of from
wentynve nfty cents day their former rates,
ne in favor Of still greater increase, and tho
nscessarss q e continued 70 rise they would have 70
1--WE must have more) They could not get more except
through The agency Of trade organizations judIously
brought 70 bear in Albany 4 favor me o, and % oro
badly whAc they were mes 70 protest against s injustice
member. o. The Lsss's,ars Who were elected q 'hs
send them . he'll next eectonn) Tho only hope that
workngmen had 70 obtain the'r rights were 70 send
honest and capable 70 the Legislature, who would
be pledged 10 the protection Of the rights Of
workogmen. How few oi the present memhsrs could
He cautioned thcm against any attempt pervert the
Gado associations which should oaIy be used Tor the
pro.ecton Of The workinxmen He called upon the inn.
mense numbers before him TO sgn the petition which was
70 % sent no. 70 Albany and thus make snoss Esnssmsn
voted Tor would have the privilege OF voting Tor
another biL Ihe main obstacle 70 the success Of the
wOSkinRmon was . want OF confidence IN themselves. IL
they 'e right 70 join trade associations, lot them do
81 but let them geo 10 that ab crcpt into their
would send thrill horror through the members OF the
Legislature. and would convince thsm that the working
slaves and would mot quietly subm. 10 such an Outrage
Mr. T. j. Soprnrs, Of the Coopers' Protective Union,
ths speaker He asserted that legislators
must not eDslave the workngmen with the shackes Of
tyranny Toger was foreigner, from Birmingham, who
70 America 10 introduce OF their mOnArchCa
institutions 70 injure the mechanic and mako him the
slave Of the psty capitalist The laborsrs Of New York
any any ma man who who favored I the biz biz should % s not @ b
supported for any political once They would tell their
q and s men 70
them down 70 bo slaves at their feet would be
Se that trade c both
that the gold specuators and the provision dealers
bned against tnem That vas 30, and In dong 50 80.
Land must work Tor their living woll others
(Cheers.l The working classes were required 70 pay
taxes and 70 pay the great satona debt aud why should
they have the privilege the capitalist? He
inquired how many capitalists were soldiers confined In
Southern prisons? the mechanic had allowed these mon
n pass measures them but they haa to
the determination that henceforward any tyrannlcal
h. nd Of the working artisans. cloud cheers) The
SPEAKER alluded 70 the unusness OF the Cons cpton bill
would be sent 70 The Legislature who pledged
70 protect the interests of Tho workinsmen (Chcers
Vino built up tins great oityf Not the money gambler in
Walt street. but the brlcklayer and
were the producers VI wealth. The speaker dwet upon
the tact III the influence Of the workiugmen England
such that the property qualification done away
with He urged his hearers TO assure the Legislature
that they must not oppress the workngman, and that,
to buy Assemb ymen, would injure them to put their
names to the biii
Mr. Rossar GROVE the Tailors Protective Association
malo an excellent speech He SAID that The surging Of
this great tame Of humanity but the first ripping
tho stream Of md gnaop which would not until its
mighty had reached whore Folger sat (Cheers)
He tIhc speaker) Of the delegation that
Albany last week. and stated that he hoard Senator Fol-
ger be the next Governor OF New York. loud
cries OF "Never never y He called upon the capitalists
OF this city TO transfer in common with their
the answer Of the meeting that a ie He also
learned from lips Of Senator Hsstnss, that the bill
proposed by Senator Folger aud amended by him, o
facsimile Of the British Combination act taken verbatim
from British We're they prepared adopt the English
code OF laws against laborf (Never, never Mr. Grove
then proceeded 70 give succnct account Of the various
tho nfa onfu
men ana compared their odious features TO the bill
sought TO be passed BY seuator Foger In the Of
attempted to be passed In Albany under his feet,
which he proceeded to do The working classes
tions uudsr which they lived and desired 10 preserve
them He favored respecting law aud authority, but he
ny passed that law he would call upon The people 20 resist
It and Hampe II under thor feet They would never
cease resisting un. M WAS s. wpeG s from the statute
with their movement and urged tho formation Of
Trades Union 70 further their interests Such combina
would be invincible They would stand shoulder
shoulder under tho benign influence Of union and thwat
the Efforts Of men who sought % oppress them.
Mr. CHARLES A. DAWSON, OF che Coach Painters ABsoca
ton, made . few remarks.
Mr.. MITCHELL, Of the Car Drivers Association, made
brief but forcibe address, He mentioned an instance OF
the disregard manifested wealthy employers in refer
to the rights OF tho men who work Tor them. and
said that when he called upon tho n.law OF George
Law inquire why certain was discharged he
treated In contempuous manner That individual said
him the speaker) that The workingmen had SO
far that they would nnd their stopped in few
days He mentioned that the car drivers were not now
sufficiently remunerated for the number OF hours they
worked and spike what they had accomplished since
their organization formed. He advocated the com
bnation OF the workngmen for the protection d their
rights Capital depended upon labor and gold OF
value without the bone and snew Of the workingman.
AS isns the public press sustained them in this honor
able and effort they would succeed IN overthrow
ing tyrant The Drivers ASS ciation very
strong party now and they would continue TO add their
Mr. VAN wARr, Of the Coopers Union, was the next
speaker. The members Of the legislature II they saw
tive TO strikes under table, and nothing would DO
heard Of 1t until the resurrection morning. Why was
that they sought 10 crush the workngmeny II from
the working classes they got fight the battles OF
the country and 10 sustain the American flag Shall
these suffer for the broad 70 sustain them9
Ten thousand times He advised them not 70 cat but
ter Illustrate tho designs Of the speculaors
whom he denounced Mechanics know how 70 attend to
their own business without the assistance OF
lawyers knowing their rights would maintain them
Workingmen and mechanics would submit IN nothing
pose the bill nov before he Issatus In Conclusion
he counseled hs associates 10 remain 1rm and TO
in one solid pnalanx and demand Of she Legislature
withdraw the bill attempted 70 be passed in viola
tton. of their rights. All they wanted was the same
rights and privileges granted 70 Other classes Of their
Mr.. GpoSas J. CAnFDEL, Of the Boiler Makers Asso
citation and other gentemeu representatives Of their
speotive Unions, also made brief spseches
stand No. Tive
surrounded BY an immense crowd Of respectable
men, all Of whom were in one way another connected
with Of the leading trades societies. Their cnthu
siasm unbounded the different PROFESSIONS came
along, headed BY bands Of music and marching ren
force the already overwhelming crowds that assem-
blsd In Tho park. Every and then vivacious
individual proposed three cheers for the workinsm men,
always accompanied BY wish that Toger and Hastings
might speedily b sent TO place than that
which they now inhabt. Tho crowds highly amused
these frequent sacs Of wit ~ tho expense OF the Of
Tending Senator's and and mprecatons are good
for anything the ntroducer OF the bill against which the
adesmen are protesting well the amender thereof
viii be severely handled In the next world not in this
In this organization OF the mechanics society the dele.
cations from the various trades 30 large that three
standa ecarcely anicant 10 accnm modnfe ihapn