, 1873-12-23
OUTSIDE.

During the absence of the Committee tho
members Of tho procession onlivoned tho acore
with cries Of o miscclancous character, but woro
otherwise well-bohavod. A drunken young
man with IN astonishing .plonitudo Of white
shirt front and Il Lighted cigar, attempted
several times to nadross thom from
the. ateps Of tho schloessor Building,
ness overy time ho opened his mouth, aud aftor
awhile ho Bubsded altogether. From what could
be learned 1t appears TINT the young man wanted
to mako somo icenliary romarks about raiding
on the Council Chamber, mud tho workingmen
are deserving Of praise for shutting him up.
HENRY LINcoLs's SENTIMENTS.
A man namol Henry Lincoln managed to got
d lcaring until supplanted by Mr.. Hoffman. lilo
iu1ulged In considerable "Hwash" about his for
tho crowd to understand that ho did not
forgot that he once had to work for .
living III New England. Ho also said
that he was opposed to oxen'pting, churches
from taxation when people wero starving for tho
position on on tue Ii part of Mr Lincoln Lincoln to q exempt
the people from tho churches. as lie said thoro
was no God but Humanity. Ills ronlnrkB ~ a
general thing, did not meet with much favor.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Miclow8lnaki, QUO OF tho Committee, ,thon
mounted the stops and said thut thoy had auc-
ceodcd oxcolontly vol ut the Council Chamber,
and Mr.. T. A. Hoffman, their spokesman before
that body, would explain to thom what was
dono.
MIR. HOFFMAN,
llr. Hoffman was received amid tremendous
applause by his fellow workinYmen. After tho
tuinult had suhsidod, ho began by saying TINT
ho was desiroua Of reporting to them how no
and tic rest Of tho Committee wore received by
tho Council and tho Mayor. That body hat
given them excellent assurances, and tlioy could
go homo to their wives, children, BWoothcarts,
fathers, and mothors, aud bring them tho glad
tidings that help was near at hand. Tho Coun-
oN lad h1k 4o
redeivc their Committee at any timo. uo Ind
presented to tho Council tho resolutions passed
by the larGeat gathering eyo. assembled In CHI
cago, mud he would assure them OH the honor Of
man, that ho would not leave tho committee
rooms Of tho Council until they lad received
their rights. Dlro necessity had united tlom
into grand brotherhood, and tho solid lnass Of
humanity before him showed TINT thoy woro III
earnost in regard to this matter. They were not
hcggarB, aud did not como as Bucll. All TINT thoy
asked for was ork until next spring, whom tlcy
could again look out for themselves and their
families. Alderman Woodman, In the Council.
had promised to furniah all the bread wanted for
tho tlext Blk months and the city could pay him
throech for Woodnan.1 Avoico: "a Wo'll give
linn Hoslngs place II he keeps on.1 The Mayor
had also saii tint, il e lnd known Of tho moot
ing, he would havc boen present himself end
addressed. tllon,. THOR action Inst night
showed best what kind Of mon they weGo. They
woro laborers Of peace ind not Of Htrifo.
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Mr. Hoffman theu went into MI elaborate and
eloquent defonao OF himself. lie aail tho press
had calumniatod him because llo 1lad taken Hldoa
with tho ahorers. III casting his lot with theul,
he WIS actuatcd by no improper or impure
motiyos What lie had dono waa out Of puro
sympathy fortllo poor, ,downtrodden laboror, r,-out
political honorH. nor would he allow them TO
mako him q political candidate for oflico hiH
aolo lesiro il to puffy tho ballot-box and elect
good and honest lnen to office.
ADJOURNMENT.
After tho conclusion OF Mr.. Ho1nan's speech,
thu immeuso crowd OF workngmeu, who ut one
t!nlo must have llnmborcd,at louat 10 900. quietly
loft and poacelully weldod their way to tlleir
homes, perfectly satisfied thut tho city authoEl-
tics would do for thom all that was possible. nnd
that In this great noble. aud charitable city there
wns no need Of riots and disturbances, and, no
nattor how groat tho dosttutiou might bo,
Chicago would always be found equal to tho
emergency.