The New York herald., 1872-12-09
THE INTERNATIONALs.

The Federal COuncil-Increaso OF Crime
In California-Lands Divided mp I'm
Maryland and virginia-Relief for tho
Widows and Orphans of the Comm unc-
A Letter or Wendell Phillips'-WorL-
ingmon Sore with Perpetual Injustice.
The Federal Council OF the Internationals held
their regular weekly meeting yesterday, at 129
Spring street. Twelve delegates were present In
addition to the members OF the Council there were
the city citizens and few ladies. For the number
OF the people In the room II would be diflcalt to
find more cosmopolitan gathering, every Euro
pean nationality being here represented. The OBJ
Jects for which the Federal Council Ia established
are pronounced to be the formation Of central
medium Of communication and cooperation be-
tween the workngmen's societies existing in differ
ent parts OF America and aiming at the same end
the protection, advancement and complete cman.
cipation OF the working classes.
After the regular routine business OF the society
had been proceeded with about twelve communi-
cations were read from different parts OF the
United States, from which the following was
CLEANED :-In California person can now commit
the foulest crimes in the decaogue and be certain
OF escape il he has money or friends. Murder is
getting to be almost as common in san Francisco
as 1T as before the dark days OF 1855. Courts
officers sustained at an enormous expense, and yet
large Criminals go free, while the petty thief re-
holders OF Maryland and Virginia have decided
! to cut up their farms TO certain extent and sell
| or lease TO immigrants or others upon such terms
| az viii be reasonable such small portion OF the land
as VIII secure permanent settlement OF families
whose services al fixed and lair rates shall be paid
for by tile owners Of the land until the whole Of the
purchase money shall have been paid by the
laborers 1t is expected that suitable laws will be
enacted by the next Legislature to legallZe and
strictly enforce all such contracts. A cOmmunica-
ton from Washington states that the Working
mems National Council was in session in the afOre-
said city last week 1t Is reputed TO be one of the
greatest political movements ever inaugurated In
the United States II was then announced that q
mass meeting would take place on the evening or
the 14t instant IN the large hall Of the Cooper In
stitute, for the benefit OF the widows and orphans
OF the Communists VINO have been either exiled or
shot.
Letters from several prominent speakers were
read, stating their Willingness to attend at the
above meeting. A letter was read from Wendell
Phillips in which ic stated that owing to previous
engagements he could not be present. He referred
10 the French Commune in his letter in very fat
terng terms stating that they were entitled to the
respect OF tho civilized world The barbarities
shame to humanity. Never had there been made
in the history OF the human race more disinrer-
esteu EFFORT Tor liberty than the Communists had
put forth In this nineteenth century.
MIR. MoCAuLEy then called the attention OF the
Council Council 10 tne case OF Robert O. Chambers tcar-
| pentef), who was recently sentenced to seven
years state Prison by Recorder llackett. lie re-
viewed the circumstances connected with the
case, and suggested that the influence OF the
Council be brought to bear on the matter and a
collection made IN order to have o new trial Tor
Chambers.
DR.. KnGETT, In the course or long address,
said that the action Of the judiciary arbitrary
and UNJUST and If Chambers had money or friends
1t Is questionable II lie would have received such
severe sentence. The speaker reviewed the differ
ent murder cases that have taken place In the past
two years in this city, and showed how the rich
generally escaped from receiving punishment for
violating the laws Of the land. Workingmen were
sore with perpetual injustice. At the conclusion
OF his address the Doctor said that there - <.iou
sands OF men in this city living in houses that no
man on Filth avenue would trust his horse In
IL was unanimously decided to appoint q CON-
mttee to draw up resolution for the press and
for presentation TO the Governor for the pardon OF
Chambers 1t seems that the different trades
unions are collecting funds for the purpose of en-
poying counsel and such other means as they may
deem prudent In order to have Chambers pardOned,
Twenty dollars was contributed by the Council for
the above purposes, after which the meeting ad-
IOurned.