Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-04
GREAT MASS MEETING
THE EIGHT HOUR LABOR SYSTEM,
Immense Gathering Of the Trades.
Grand TOrcElEigial Procession.

| -'''oi' hNlh IL iHdullnOLn mCctlng IN MOnunpi
square last night, and the proceedings were markc
with all the iervor which charactcri1os popr}ar rs
semblages. We give below a concise report Of III
demonstration which we may safely conclude has No
"ee surpassed IN any Of ouTneghboring cities wheT
| Il pubic exhibition has been made of the aims nm
purposes of those who advocate the propoycd cbano
| OF the hours of labor
| PREPARATIONS F0R THE MEETING
70 IN IN contemplation Of the favorable results sorgE
10 ne 4btaned by suitable demonstrate, -, fh
part OF the various societies of mechancs S he 80
| no eiort was spared to make n fun ryhiLitin,, =
Ihelr strength and to this end preparatory Iuccfiua
were held and measures adopted to serure tIa ~
encc III line OF the procession of all tHe sso.i.ti
lhe several classes Of aborcrs whose in
tcie>ts tne meeting was intended to promote
commodlous stand was erected in Monuinenf Sgnayr
ana beautifully decorated with the American HaG
Illuminating with their radiance ali snrrin,n II1 IL i
lcctS, Upon the arch was inscribed in qold cIgyac
telS the words, Eight hours shall c5usti4r,+ - r.
days work. Speakers from abroad were cncnGc,
10 address the meeting, and all possible rra
oe 10 give cct"t to the occasion and to render Tho
demonstration Il success.
THE PROCESSION.
Alta designated hour the several societies met nj
tnGir appointed places OF rendeZyoua preparatory to
'umiiiS tiGf POSITIONS III the Inc OF the procession
me following route was taken: The Mount Clare
rch ana others IN that section met Hollins street
I5sIt resting on Poppeton, and then proceeded to
2althore street, to Paca, and there were Joined by
the Bolton Depot men and others from the north
western section, passing down Baltimore street IN
nahoVer' TO Lombard, to Broadway they were iaincd
py the Shpwrlghts and Others and the entire rocrs-
SION teh pfocegded up Baltimore street to Calvert
anG laehce to Monument Square, the East Batimrrr
Shlp carpenters and JGurucymCn Caulkcrs' A-sn.i,-
lloh leading Tanners, devices torches and trauspa-
rencles gIeamed along the line and thousands of c-
zelIS congregatcd to witness the imposing spcctgcIr
The transpGrenceS all bore pertinent in5criDtinns
prominent feature Of the procession was the Old
snip Constitution, full rugged and manned which
was used on the occasion of the inaugural ceremonies
ol the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
oRGsNIZATIoN OF THE MEETING
w ofkers Association of Baltimore called the meet
ing to order and proposed the following officers ybo
were chosen by acclalnation:
=, ,,frcSldent-Mm Gathers, Of Carpenters TRADES
Union. Vice PresidcntS-ti r. Evans Cancb N."r.
IharlGS Askew, Carpenters; Edwin Fuller Can Ma,
ffeTS' fS;,' ", T. SaPb CoopeIs Jacob Myers Tin Sheet
aaron " stockton, Ship Joners, f. b.; Jamcs r,
bhoane, MachinistS; Henry Meyers, House and shin
CaulkGrs; David Pollard Brickayers: Gcorc pattr g,,
Tinn. wood Caryers: John Bishop Shipwlieafs \. E..
Toha Pmoc. Cagroi g do $ B Robert q Mes&ay ilodsc
~ Ter" 30; !; y d. Hart Ladies ShocmakcrS, Cla.
~ Lee, lali9rS y o. !; John Potter, Shocmakcrs NJ
II, r.; Mltllam " a9GtaGuC, Blacksmith Umiou Peter
riers Francis Kelly, Moudcrs Union. NUNS III
=; Inc he President briefly acknowledged the honor Of
ms selection to preside large and rc.nrrtalln
an audience convened Unou such an inInort i,,t Co.
SION and at the conclusion fhis remarks the Sccre
tal% read series Of
setting forth that: Whereas, The mechanics or ,hc
city ot Baltimore and State If Maryl land believe that
AHttti, lllClICCtUdt ana moral
OIL me ia3orng and mechanical classes is not what il
ought to be, and that they arc suffering many cyi-
Which should and can he rcmcdied, SIch rs physical
p"3tratlOh ana premature death from constant labor
fore,
Neso'rcd. That the worbinsmon Of the ciy Of n,Ifi
more ana state OF Maryland in mass meeting assem-
blcd. do proclaim that ciaht houys is and OF righi
ought to he legal day'7 work
Icsolccd. That sympathize with and will suslap
and assist all honorable efforts by whunsocyer made
70 ori4g about and establish the eight hour system
throughout the civilized world.
Res0tred, That organization is necessary we re-
commend that committee be appointed of one from
each ward and election district, 10 form cirh hour
leagues in each ward and district of the city of BaI
more and State Of Maryland
Rgsolrgd; That before voting foysauy candidate
Tor legislative position We demand his PLEDGE to s,
of LEGISLATION.
Further resolutions were adopted favorable to cs-
work. That by the present system of ten 6onrS l"
borers are deprived by want Of time from obtaining
the information and intelligence, which as American
cltzenS taey ought to posses, and finally invoking
the ald OF the press 10 secure the proposed change i'm
the labor system throughout the country.
SPEECHES.
Mr.. Donald McAthron, Of the Board of Alderman
Washington, d. G., was the first speaker introduced
He remarked upon the great interests which had
brought brought together 50 large concourse-they We're
u,nre :" hgnn TIC champions OF cause which
unpopular with certain class, the contractors and
capitalists, but he was glad the mechanics had come
10 the conclusion not to trust to quacks any more
Ihey had been sold often enough in the political
market, and they were determined to make legisIa-
tors OF themselves. Loud cheers There was tal-
ent enough among the laboring classes 10 enable
tncn TO place themselves along side Of the broad
cloth 2ristocracy.
at this juncturc Of his remarks the speaker retired
lew moments, IN order that the numerous dclcga-
tons arriving, might be assigned positions near the
platform Upon resuming his remarks. he stated
that the system in contemplation was just because il
gave necessary time for the Improvement of fbc mind
and that some Of our wealthy men forgot when tioT
labored as mechanlcs The sneaker held that the cd
al 4 frsttf
make then. intelligent in order 10 elevate men to
the right places in sociGtyas well rs to holding the
rems government-and claimed that our Iamcnted
President, Abraham Lincoln, represented the labor
ing classes,
that de tbs Tlsne "a o % eoyGr& Ito to understand
would submit TO nothing wrong whilH tbcv cynortc2
to do nothing but that was right. The speaker con-
cluded his remarks by urging those interested to work
maniully in the cause they had undertaken and if
they go down, to go down fighting. He believed that
not man in the municipal or State government