New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-22
THE CHINESE QUESTION,
WoRKINGMEN OF TIE sIXTH SENATORIAL DIS
IRICT IN COUNCII-sPEECHES OF WILLIAM
BLISsERT, WILLIAM RODGERS, ETC.

lhlt4 IN tOINtIL-sfEEtIES OF WILLIAM
BLISsERT, WILLIAM RODGERS, ETC.
a meeting of the WOrI1ingmen's Association
Of the With Senatorial District held last evening at
Putnam Hall. BIr John r. Heunessy, exmember of
Assembly, was in the chair On calling the meeting to
Order the Chairman, remarked thar the object Of the
meeting M this time that Of The members want
to Keep up the spirit OF the people against the mpora
ZION OF the Chinese into the City OF Newiork. We are
threatened by employers every day that they will be in
troduced. gentleman who employs many tailors was
solicited last week by contractor 70 place six Cinnamon
IN ms employ. He refused To admit them, saying he
would siarve before he would employ OF those who
wore tails behind. tApplausc.l
The Chairman then introduced Mr. W. Blssert OF the
De cIed areYolutonst. From his cradle he had been
reyorionst. He had been born IN n land whore man
.t VII not be the case In this country-that we vii,
not have to be revOutionists here, where all
the Government of the people But l regret
TO think that the politicians have certainly neg
III they had acted they ought this system Of slavery
would not have been allowed in this country The Chi
as they undoubtedly will. But the Chnaman is as well
come to me men from Ireland, or Scotland, or En-
leave the land OF his birth aud desires 70 here and
cast IN his lot with the workingmen As NOTTINGHAM
are both Iaborers, soldiers Of the great army
81 od labor; Let us fght the battle 70 slde
Slavery i'm this country, and am prepared Tomorrow
morning or any other time TO put that Slavery down.
believe am like thousands of my cOlmtrymen whose
ndred dyed the soil Of America with their blood in put
ting down Slavery in the South II slavery should again
he established am ready that my blood should be shed
In It's or auy other State to suppress thee
have objection against Cinnamon especially but have
horror Of slavery You have done much 10 suppress
Slavery in the South, how much more would you not
do to put il down in the North. African Slavery was
not so destructive TO you as this. This Is even more So
even to the Cinnamon themsclyes-than any system OF
Slavery that be devised that established
In the South The employers there bought man Tor his
whole life time and IL their interest To care FOR MIN
and cause him to live as long he could. But when
bought for three years the employer Is bound to
wiring much out Of the slave lies in his power,
aud then he can be cast away piece OF useless ma
chncTy II there one state in this Union to be de,
first TO Introduce slavery and the hrst to banSh ~ anu
she introduces another kind Of slavery lhOpe thaC
the worngmen viii be alive to their own interests mere
nope they VIII lay around TINS League ana ln
zatOn for they cannot do anything without organizations
have seen this mighty Of organization England
and you see the same power eAhnlted IA TINS country IN
the Trades Unions This country was intended as the
workinanans country and II things are allowed to 60
be as bad as greatest mOnarcLical countries are to-
day Where one country can maze Mar upon I ~
WIN, ana cause Ihli4IoIs Vi unesl l" D0 80
We are gradually yerging toward az, an arm 10 70,
! ctacy. Tie speaker then Contrasted tins country
OF today WIN the country Oh ~ tals H.,
aud drew vivid picture OF the manner OF living OF the
these men, do You think Won afford To have three
Sg PT 6 Ho SS Sm INIT have to dig hole in the earth
aud live the as ne does-pick up rat here ana
elicenee and integrity Of the worngmen Of NewYork
to Tcpcl such an invasion. hope that II there
1
that you-the who support and virtually make the
aTs-that YOU will see 10 ts that no pOllioOl or NUN
shall attempt to trample on your rights lthctls'
Mr. Bi5ser closed by stating that there was no nce OF
an active ware revolution. They had power In thel
hands be exercised at the ballOtbOX ana eNholJed
! them TO use il, TO accomplish the end desired: 49,
! The following resolutions were then read by ME- W.
| G0dward, and adopted
oa Congress OF the United States has not ken
ures protor. the yonneu OF this country ami eIe
hs working cses Of ts Empire state Of the Unon from the
,d that The worlngen Of the With Senatorial District de-
acton Of Congs 10 not de'g some M as "a
project American against wlio slavery and tie imposition Of
sofreJ Ti as vort ngncn omny pledge ourselves to do al
| in importation OF
the Wofkrg
cr1aie wougTen determined 10 DIVE them nom our mus
| At all hanri NJ, r,.. - c.,
tenth requested attend reK meeting the h lAus
/ dav In August. - ....... ~
| Mr. William Rodgers then addressed the meeting liz
said this thing has taken serious aspect ana those o
! this abominaDc system OF slavery. 1t VIII not DO Z
learn by experience, the Caiornlans lad Iley sac
that they have bought their experience AT very uta
price Now the Chinese are SO numerous mat theS u
nor actually know what to do with them, or 10 GET ri
OF hemV II Is q very easy thing for the people oil TN
| country 10 keep them out, and not wal
| mill they swarm land. There arr
| p@onle in Massachusetts, who are starvni
nom thi Coolie ystein, ana there are PIE
il CifCruia the condition. III the people III I'LL
ctv will wait until they become numerous as they or
i'm California they will see the same stale OF llgs II
Lid the blame OF this matter to the polCl4 i In, In
question was handled too tcnderly, sort OF kldSloV
Tenderness 1t needed TO be shaken up DrlSky II any tu
WAS 70 De accomplished. -,. 4. ~. ,,,oh ,o
the heat at this stage of affairs proving 700 lch 10
bob sneakers and audience, the meeting W2A a0Oufhe
until the first Thursday in August next.