, 1869-05-17
Woak,NaMEN IN COUNCIL.
Lecture Belorc tho ChicuRo
Trndes-AAsembly by Rich
Ard Trcyctltck.
Resolutions Passed Demanding the
Dikznisaa1 OF SeoretaEy Borie
from tho Cabinet,


assembled In burlington Hal, corner OF Sixteenth
and State streets, on SiaurdAy evening, for tbs
purpose Of listening to lecture delivered Under
The auspices Of the Tradcs-Asseubly, by Richard !.
TrcveiIck, the "champion Of the National Labor
Union" He has Just returned from
the South, where he has been Or
gan!1lng uAAes-unons and leogKanIE1ng
tbose broken up BY the var. The Brcklayen'
Unlou, Numbering about 1oo. were present. The
Ham occupied the chair.
a. c. Cameron offered rhe following resolution,
which WIS unanimonAiy adopted:
R<4a,s<l That the thanks H mechanics Of Chicago
dur and are herrhJ tenderpd to be1Asors 1nd
icy - 1ses I'd q
yae. lnte1e.ts during the recent setslon of The
The Chairman then introduced the lecturer, who
spoke substantially a. follows: Work,urnAen
ehou1d remember one fact-:hat which they sOwed
they would reap. II they did not attend to tnear
own interest some person Or persons would attend
10 for them, and leave them out In the cold every
time.
They could not violate any national law With
ont receiving the punishment which Invariably
followed the violation. The National Labor Union
demanded OF the United States the gtIt OF God to
nan-the earth, the air and the water, that no
man or corporation or State Legislature has more
r,Rht 70 taIc than Any one h1s 70 fence md cage
the atmosphere They should demand every rod
Of fspeculAtors.
the toillng millions were asKlug for bread: Leg
islation II Washington and State legislation, he.
cAusc the WprkluEreu had not taken them By the
throat ap1 Ss en.5 sser 1sG + hApaass
They had not attempted 10 guEetu themselves,
hut had trusted 1t IN tie hands Of other men, who
soa them sse 1e a sn, ls seF aste
a1d bccahle onteasts, anil found a home he.
youd the seA He becred they would ret
sefcs s sci Of EnSand ana seoand 1oad sesess rev o to
the people, il not by Regulation by cutting ,nruats
II lands in America hat! been limited IN quantity
1t would have belonged to the labor1ne poor. The
only reason there was one foot lett was that ras
caliy Legislature and robotng Congress could not
steal 1t al. Our government WA great over.
grown humbug. The poor ntan could not buy any
thing hut HTamp; ali tie best land was held BY
II vas not the South nor the North which caused
The last war but both did Il Just IN proportion ~
they had The power, and, both suffered. They
10 the masses, ana both were punished Ii coase-
! America should be held for the actual settler. 1t
Senate, no State Legislature, should intervene be
tween the poor man and Gods cft-the earth
Ph5eicalo or intelec,ua! lano! was required BY
every human be!nR, and 3 violation Of that law
I would btng ita reward fIod-cat71e1a bT1cklnJeIs
| and othera had 70 work hatu because ten thou-
sand iders Msea eJ .hsr eors ~ He demanded
| should not countenancc any OF this class Of men
that did not, either by physical or Intellectual
Se ts III IN aes1
intellectually for humanity should be ecu1ued, and
the sooner their carcasses rpttcd the etscr Tor Us
all The worst system Of slavery which ever ex-
Istci IN the world, existed iu this country
to-day. No other country ltlle 50 per cent Of LIS
factory operatives by oycrwotk. It hal been said
tie iahoIing man hadn't intellect enough to lay
down D platform. The Labor Union challenged
! them to send their best men TO discuss the qufs
ssnE asw'S1ss TX fas aSs
ciies Of the Caion: Tns Intellect and labo1
! Of the workin9men- Those who produect
authority 10 take from them that which God gayt
letter laws to govern them: because there wc.'
one hundred and fort -four lawyers Ia Congress
which was enough to spoil anything
Unless the financial plan laid down BY the Sa
tionnl Labor Congress wns Rfonte-l By the Un!tet
! would c1ist on this contincns twenty gear
only produced three and q hall ner cent over tna
which The people eat and drink, and capital b
!. legislative authority, Charged for Its use iron
seven to fourteen per cent las was the case IN thf
Eoa ns1 Gx MS1d n ss nc ras
up. The shacl!es hat! bcrn knocked from th
hands OF the negro. The next thing 70 be dun
man md frec him iron. hs m1ster, the bond. hold
! ing interest uni moneyed power Of The nailor
There Was Dnfy one security for money
unh that was the sovereign power Of th
| Federal Government Let It issue money for th
people, and let that v hich Is now going nro haul
Ing Institutions 20 into the pockets OF the toiln
poor. God forbid that ever dullat Of culd shou!
circulate In America again. il was the nonste
! which had robbed the roor Of all nations Heidi
! a few who controlled tho currency, the to!lu
: millions we're madc trihutarJ to the holder
Money shon.d te Issued by ii,r government for II
! people, and gold sold. IA copper, tron aud whea
for what It WAS worth. lie wanted .eteenbsck
| Il the m ENnKr n Amer
can money. In conclusion he urged them
II unite md suecess would CROWN tbc!E efforts
:. The following preamble md resolutions wel
Z then submitted and adopted, after which Il
u meeting adjourned: ~
+ NHEHkAA, The woEkinEmcn Of Chicago, ludasat
the declaration Q! tr Pradsa that II ia hss dty to
ccutr instraa Of overriding the will nt shr peore. 4.
rxcssed to their !cE1ly ee<ted and
1e down tbe waFtS Of thr eptcrnntot employee t<cn
rer cent, after the Of the snppIreuary cik
in hour b Il IN dt1ret violation Of i pTtacplc tho
be 4nsr he #
E.~,Irrd. Thss wc hereby demand fhr immediate
~ rtsl Of such order and rtf rrctnt Of the law 10
III spirit and thr immediate dlNnltrfA cf tho Scent,
lrom tho Cahinrt-