The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-22

The workinssv cmeR's aovsmsAs.
AAss MEETING AT coCfER iRsTfI UrE-fHE LArIRs
kEy. WI. n. hILBUas-sAhPlEs 0p woRH Ann
WAGES, Kro.
A large mass meeting d The working women Of ths
eny TOOK place last even,ne Cooper Institute III
Arse halt ihroneed primo pay by ih,s ipteresns
Of people, Jueee Daily caiied ppsc preside
n Introductory address deserted upon the ress
tcn a. capital and labor, showing how peculiarly weak
The opposition Of women disanIted they vsoid ever
- 70 thoss whs wish 70 impose upon Them by tssins
Their labor for nothing Hence the necessity for Toe pre-
ssnt orssnized opposition. The object is 20 fosra
regsiry Office IN the city, whero women can register
sAsi names snd procure employment at fair wages
He narrated how venerable citizen seventy years old
yesterday stated interest he took 70 the
movement, and wrote 8 check favor Of the 'WorFin9
Womens Cnscn.' In The language o. me scilpsfe' n'
recommended all who could 70 so and 40 nkev.se
nv McFliys then reed the constitution OF the Or
Eanzaou This forth the objects Of tho society 70 DC
s~apded them ont 81 their labor; 70 protect thcm
aeainst men who cheat them out OF then Iuu
.%ouns & wages ssd sss Employers who
tu deposits the preence that the Articles
hey get g work are damaged Tnen su
Of work The Union w.l take up the cause OF
IN 1he courts, free OF
MSS rsssa FsMoyp was then introduced, and read tho
..soos Of The Working Women rss young lady was
isrest she read the verses with much effect There
ere four verses. The following s the Arsts-
SONG or THE woRSso woAES.
The war snsat that rings up from battle
fnsslls through the answering crowd.
When you free the slave az . chattcl,
TIE 10Y OF freedom 10 loud
But TIE prayer that comes from woman,
when she asketh bread for toll,
Is net with a clamor nhuman,
sMid m eager rush for spoil
Work work work. This is the auewerins cry. -
our wives are fond Of jewels, and widows were made 10
sigh
LADY theu stepped forward and exhibited some spec
mems u work, and announced the prices paid for thorn
One Of these occupied the operator whole week
wsSss was thirty nine cents IN currency Several other
s A kAs's VoacE-who Is the employer
JupGR DMr-lhe lanes OF all these employers are 10
Tas Woes AoArS-would u not be well to let the au
Aience know them.
JppeE DAtY-Tbe time for that has not come yet "suf
hcient the day is the evil thereof" (Appause.
Another riece Of work was shown which engaged the
operator ten hours for which she received twelve and
half cents out OF which she had provide SPOOL which
cost eight or ten cents.
VoCRa-Give us his name.
Wv. II. M1EURN. the blind preacher, being INTRODUCED
sIe uired il woman not sensitive beng2 "n we
prfk he' win she no. becdS u we tickle her VIII she not
saushp is il in this year 1854 that only com
mensjng this movement Are savages? No. The milk
OF hunan kindness is yet among us. The names Of the
men woo tyrannze over the working woneu,are pre-.
fsrved IN book from which they will not be efaced
<Applause They are written in the book OF Gods judy
naent 1he speaker on 10 ask what is woman
-nother--sister. We gallant-write poetry in
her praise give Der seats In the He then painted
her character for Endness generosity, benevoence
gratitude, devotion &c. aud affirmed that with all our
galantry, sill be branded with eternal nfsmy II
cutter the thirty thousand wome6 OF this city TO have
Their blood wrung from them drop by srpp for twenty
cents week Thus this Interesting spe arlnued to
address tie audience, with sngGlary touching elo9epce,
On the tolls and secret sunerings Of the working wome
Other speakers succeeded and deserted upon the suf
ferings OF the women in q similar strain.
wac pleasant TO hear IL announced however that
three fourths Of The employers OF Ia the City
honorable men, who do not desire to impose upon the
poor omen who work for them,