The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-14

Eleven Persons Meet in the Bowery to Take
Measures to Change the Entire Financial Sys-
tenn Of the United States, Regulate the Re-
lations Between Labor and Capital
and Prevent the Public Lands
from BEING squandered by
the National Legislature.

Little acOrns produce great oaks. Many mighty
movements have had very small beginnings. At
half-past ten O'Clock yesterday morning eleven
persons met In an upper chamber OF a house In
the Bowery to consider no less important problems
than the overthrow OF our present fin ancia system,
the relations Ofcaptal to labor and their REFORM and
to protest against 1.-THE squandering Of the public
domains" The age is fruitful OF cr0tchets and In
sane projects OF every kind, but every friend OF
humanity and lover OF his kind will be rejoieed
that this latest movement has It's fOunda-
tons on the broad principles Of phil
anthropy, justice and equal rights. While
the public mind Is seriously disturbed
by the revelations of the Credit Mober, 1t is re-
freshing to find that here the city OF New York,
In the midst Of one OF Its most crowded thorough
fares, faithful few can still be found who have not
bowed the knee to the financial Baal.
The eleven persons consisted OF two ladies, eight
men and o youth OF tender years, and as their
names will probably at some future time grace the
pages Of our country's history 1t may be as well to
give them place.
ONE OF THE LADIES WAS STOUT
and the other SLIM The stout lady hailed from
the Hub, and was addressed as Mrs. Olivia N.
Robinson, "our first Vice President" She was
attired in black silk dress, white lace collar and
blue neck ribbon. Her wrists were encased
hair cut short. When the HERALD re-
porter entered the room she was gracefully
rcposing on lounge beside the bulky form OF Mr..
Henry Berry, the Treasurer OF the society. The
other lady wife to the Secretary, j. X. Ingalls,
and, although her husband was present, she trans
acted the duties of his office. Thousands might
pass Mrs. ingalls, in the street and recognize in
her the remarkable woman that she is. Plainly
attred In a suit of black, without ornaments
OF any kind. The genius that slnmbers IN her
cnn nt for
when aroused by excitement It speedily maniiests
ITSELF and the woman is seen In her true light The
Linton, Boston; b. r. Tucker, New Bedford; L. p.
Joceyn' provlGence Colonel Berry New YORK
gals and General Cameron, OF Kansas.
The chair was taken by Mrs. Robinson, and Mrs.
Ingalls, took her seat at The sccretary's desk The
sessions should be held during the day. and the
forenoon was devoted to the reading of the report
OF last year. The report was
AN EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENT.
II was longer than the Presidents Message, Cover
nor Dix's inaugural and the new charter rolled
into one, and IL treated OF every possible subject
that the human imagination could think or The
views on finance would astonish Mr. Gladstone or
Adam Smith, if he were alive, and the opinions
preached upon the land question are well cacu-
lated to strike terror into the hearts OF the boated
bOndholders OF the county. The report was well
received and after some discussion, unanimously
adopted.
John Wolf, little man, with sombre visage,
penetrating eve and q bald head was the principal
speaker during the morning. lie has an emphatic
manner of closing every address he makes with q
sharp "that's all intimating by his tone that II
any one differed from HIM there would be trouble,
CHATS aln On his motion the session, at one
O'Clock, was adjourned until harpast two, in order
to give the members an opportunity to refresh the
inner man and woman and prepare for the mo-
mcntous duties Of the afternoon and evening.
At haEpast ten the convention came TO order
again. and the subject OF financial reform was
entered upon. The entire afternoon was spent in
this manler, but strange to say, the matter was
more mixed at the close OF the debate than at the
beginning.
THERE WERE FIVE PLANS PROPOSED
for the reform Of the currency but the prOpOsers
of them unable to clearly define their views,
and the reporter was so stupid he could not un-
derstand them.
General Cameron, Of Kansas q gentleman with
bushy brown whiskers and mustach attIred In q
tweed coat and vest, and pants about three inches
too short, had magnificent schenen OF REFORM
zone OF the grandest ideas OF the age" which he
dated upon for more than an hour, to his intense
delight. He would do away with gold banks and
currency OF every kind. Like VOltaire, the General
is great at destruction; but when he pulls down
he has no suggestions to make to build up again
Four other delegates had four other plans, but
they were all equally unintelligible to the vulgar
mind. The debate was most animated, and II was
finally ad jOurned until the evening session..
The subject was taken up again at night, but no
conclusion was reached, and 1t viii consequently
be taken up again this morning, when it is eX-
pected there will be a larger attendance. The
place OF meeting Ia Temple Hall, 229 Bowery.