The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-03
CACKLNG COMMUNISTS.
A Crazy Cabal in Bleecker street-Fresloveism
and Division Of Propsrty-A Revolution
Demanded in Social AHrairs-The Gov
eminent Cursed and the Priests
Denounced Lam
poon Of the Filthy Tribe.

Denounced-Lambert's Lam
poOn Of the Filthy Tribe.
We're anything wanting TO convince the public Of
the revolutionary character OF the blind zealots,
known as the Commune, VINO have just met an ig.
noble death at Paris, visit to the meetings OF the
American branch at Masonic Hail. corner of
Beecker street and Bowery should settle all doubts
This organization, styled
THE COSMOPOLITAN CONFERENCE
was organized in January last. The president Is
one Benny; the secretary, J. w. Gregory, and the
treasurer, Ira B. Davis. G.. W. Maddox was the
first president. They hold meetings every Sunday,
at three O'clock and the largest latitude is given oil
to advocate whatever vie hereses and doctrines
they may see fit to impose upon the audience.
When the meeting was called to order yesterday
by Leander Thompson, temporary chairman. G. o.
born Ward read the last manifesto OF the Interna-
tiOnals, or Communists, the vile sentiments OF
which, as well as the g0Od, were applauded to the
echo. He was followed by female speaker In
an address on the Paris Commune, in which she
extoed the sans csOttes Of Paris, pictured Roche.
fort as saint and declared that he had. in the doc
trines he had champloneG, been instructed by his
mother. Her declarations OF the right of all to the
greatest freedom and equality, and that
"wE ARE THE COMMUNE or NEW york;
and cackling ROSTERS who had gathered to bias
pheme and curse the government under which they
live. also the assertion that she gored in the
destruction OF the Column Vend0me which was
bloody saIlre on the nineteenth century. This fe-
male concluded by Offering the following, which
were adopted with cheers:-
Resolved Tha. We as reformers Of America extend our
throughout Europe regret hopes Of the
pie have again failed and that they still abide he time
in
the wrongs the many are and every true aspra-
Ia. rumphcd however cruel the It may SUIT
fer Their great political programme so efectuay founded
ia France h sufficiently susgesteL 20 Europe and the bloody
Resolved TSa. with all our hearts hope and pray that
for the of human the French
ment will not sacrifice on the altar OF human vengeance
Resolved chat in him of the people has had one
Of It's abes most earnest and modest aav one
power ana fame in the service of liberty and truth.
This woman having vacated the rostrum Dr.
Lewis stepped forward and IN . lively address
event for the free lovers without gloves dcnounc-
ing their teachings as Internal, OF the devil a1d
disgrace to civilized people.
This declaration fell like a petroleum. bomb into
the camp OF the female Communists only one OF
whom seemed to pc wounded. She proved to be a
temperance lecturer, who jumped from her seat be-
side the aforementioned female, and, shaking with
old escort who had not her pluck. for moment
later she rushed in alone and towering passion
said, IL call that man TO order.
WE DID NOT COME HERE TO HEAR FREE LOVERS
ABUSED.
We came to hear OF the Paris Commune She stood
for moment swinging her cotton parasOl about fl-
rlOusy, and when tn chairman declared MIR. Lewis
III order she beat rapid retreat. Mr.. Lewis con-
ing reprool. He was followed by man named
futile, who fulfilled about lot OF nonsense, incud.
paner: but Icing augned DOWN. he reversed his
lever and subsidized. Next II Fenian, named Guffin.
took the rostrun, anu, advocating the division Of
property,
KIDlcuLED THE PRIESTS AND PARSONS,
declared the Communists 70 be the children Of God
and the government Of this country sham. He
wanted the currency Ob!iterated and labor scrip
adopted, and, In advocacy Of q revolutlOn was
ready to sne the last drop blood of his little boy
who STOOD near him with open mouth listening to
his inOrnae rawlings. kirKham, Bowery engraver,
was moved by spirit OF opposition to Communist
have his property divided up among the
LoAFERs WHO wOULDN'T WORK.
He Knocked out OF time by the SCOTS and JeerS
Of the ghous, and retired with the remark that the
whskey he mad drank was paid for, and lie objected
to lis being divided out now.
sensible fellow named WykOf opened his bat
terles upon the Communist herestes, which he
1t might be popular in Europe, where oppressive
laws prevented the poor from becoming indepen.
dents but mere there were no laws against the accn.
mutation Of property and its enjoyment The
Communists he denounced as humbugs and revou-
,ionis. and he instanced the career Of the savages
who lived on the Communist theory They were an
indolent, dirty set, he decared and the success Of
the Caucasian race was due to their refusal to recog
niZe what these fanatics demand
Then chap from GreenpOint took the floor and
read an address to the republicans OF England, In
which he denounced In the vilesr and most rev olu-
tionary language our system OF government. This
rled the respectable Class OF the audience when Mr..
Ormsby CRIED out, III you don't like this govern
ment-the best ever made-why dOn't you growing
Communists leave it2
WE CAN DO WITHOUT YOU"
Here there was uprOar, grOans and cheers, above
which the sivery voice Of the pert female was heard
to declare, 1--WE can improve the government and
we will.''
withercd Old gray haired ghoul, "wIth glass
eye," then read string Of trashy resolutions (which
the chairman ruled out Of ORDER and the row was
renewed so violently that he declared he chopped 10
God he wouldn't have to preside next Sunday"
Maddox got in a violent harangue between ten or
fifteen Communists who were endeavoring to be
heard and the chairman declared the meeting ad-
Dr. r. s. Lambert, who had participated IN former
meetings, arose and Indignantly denounced the
ghOus, declaring that today he had heard
THE GOVERNMENT
$50 persfstenty Id that he almost felt himself Id
FOR beng present" In lew words Of whitening sar-
casn he assailcd the crazy cabal or revOutonlsts,
homes. where they could not get decent sub
sistence
TO CURSE THE COUNTRY THAT WARNED AND FED
THEN.
We had had enough OF their blasphemies, he
thought, Tor one day.
The tableau was knots OF excited saints and
sinners OF both sexes In angry discussion, ana In
the centre a member OF the Central workngmens
Union, standing with arms about the shoulders OF
two OF the females, who, during the entire three
hours proceedings were gesticulatlng, making
hideous grimaces and whispering irreverent SCOTS
at religion ana morality.
There were few respectable persons present, but
they either assailed the dOgmas Of the Commune or
kept respectful silence. number OF the officers
VI the Workingmen's Union were present, and
loudly cheered the Communist sentiments.
the ALABAMA AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD.
The agent OF the Great Southern Mail Route In
tnis city received despatch yesterday from Chat
tanOOga stating that the running OF through trains
on tins ROAD had been resumed on Saturday night.