The New York herald., 1874-09-01

Meeting OF Workingmen I'm Tomp-
kins Square Last Night
q Small Attendance but Fiery spseehes-n Mayor
Havemeyer and Governor DIX Come In
for Their Share Of Cemplinsnn

government and republican system we're yer,
wonderfully Illustrated last evening as rompkin,
square. The persons who were desperate rioter,
hast January, when bread was scarce. turned N
~ pure patriots last night when bread was plenty
The same preseryers OF the peace who clubpee
Stnese people most unmeFcLfully seven months Az,
hecause they dared pretend TO speak listened 10 al
&hat'was SAID with OPEN monthed admiration. and
only took II out upon small boys who desecrated
the square with their presence showing their evi
dent want OF respect for what was going on
The same Christian Mayer who was halt
beaten 70 death by she brass bV toned gen
Ey. and was, additionally. put in the
Penitentiary jor saying he did not like
IT, was treated with the utmost deierence
and placed on q pedestal OF fame very Slightly be-
meath the American eagle. The same Nj steo-
bins, whose immortal sQpi was few months ago
thought to be too base and sy,ac for even eternal
punishment ia world to Gomez yas discovered
70 possess ali the qualities which MAKE she most
enlightened statesman and most ardent champion
Of the peoples rights. 1t was all very beautiful
and pleasant and the speakers spoke about human
rights and the majesty OF the people without being
Knocked down. The Germans were heavy and
wise, the Americans talkative and bcisterous, and
the lrishmen SO evidently glad at being allowed to
try 70 say what they tried to think without being
an0ckea tn the head, that they
SPOKE MANY BRILLIANT AND WITTY THINGS.
Tiuss: te be sure, compels us to say that what
was advertised as mass ting hardly came up
70 the announcement, I, ,Is1moers may be taken as
having any reference to IN The speakers
Aarangued from the kiosk and in rr..r2t q very
large calcium light which made them i9sr'
very uncomfortable, while ths auditors, com.
children, gathered round to the extent Of possibly,
ho Ead
evidently wondesr,,ng what it was all about and
certainly unable Is Sear arn,t the hurry yburly.
At eight O'Clock phe Chatrma1l ,Leanoer Inomp-
SOB, stepped forward and said -
FELLOW CIrIZKNS-We nave assem- ieo IN tnis
great square tonight to vlndicate on rgnt OF
Reace9) ASSEMBLY, freedom Of speech, and TO pub
sxpFess our Indignation at the cruel ano O. W,
4 iass January. Il WIN be proper, I ihink,
oi the causes ana circumstances that led |
10 the necessity oil calling mass meeting in This
be said to have been winter OF discomfort among |
the working classes OF this CITY. Tens OF thous-
oondision Of enforced idlsness, starvation stared
them and their families IN tns iaee, ana y 6ecams b
evident that Il something were not speedily done
TERRIBLE sUFFERINGs WOULD ENsuE.
Matters grew rapidly worse, and 1t was finally
snence proceed to the he city Hail IN bod; M and isy
.tpe use OF Tompkins square on that Ocsa.
o Police on the srsas g pSs ss Ss9n Ss
s0e ssy Of enas ssesy 'sss essa upon 1nmas sSas
a MS Office and ioino lnat worthy algnitary DIS
cussing with the utmost sdn9tfot6, 2 bottle OF
mRorsse na sse 2s Tne was feased
very ponrety by the Mayor, shown picture OF /
renely run oy as BE-
Jng surrounded by a group OF happy aud indus
srious workmen, who looked ~ to hm g. tneir ,,a
wOrkiDgmen. and conceded their right to peace
fully ASSEMBLE and lay their grievances oslQTe IAe
and Will therefore. write on, what have. co say
on that occasion,n which be immedlseV did and
xfterward learned when too late, the Park Com
missioners had, by the special request Of the po-
rsssnssa 1ne1r PERMIT RI H. for us
g@sH 1gD's,SIisls That THEY FIJI ANrls.sxsED nIoI
sssss ca soa gsRf; % esE ss int "sss s5s
meeting had been extensively ADVERTISED ana
thousands of unfortunate and poyerty-strlcken IN
inc nothing OF the resembling of the permit TO use
the square. They were met not py the Mayor or
any e c ocaI M s,mpatSS no SHt tSey were met
6y the clubs OF hundreds OF polcemen, ana
,ns instead duas o. eqSSE psaa yaS
gallant Duryes, the hero OF Big Bethel headed the
blue coats on that memorable OCCASION and the
charge OF the immortal Light Brigade, the brave
SIX Hundred, that rode right into the valley OF
death. was nowhere In comparison ior bravery TO
the charge led by the gallant Duryea. Right
into the deienceess ranks o. poverty
stricken meu, women and children rode
the brave Metropoltsns, clubbing to the right and
left in front and behind them, covering themselves
with the glory OF shamel There happened TO be
one indIvIuua in this square at shat time who
when ne was stricken down Dy the clubs OF the po-
lice while N the exercise OF his rights, had the
temerity to draw a little tack hammer, that he
psed IN his daily vocation a. shoemaker and
USE IN DEFENCE LIFE.
That individual was Christian MAYER. The Gover-
nor OF this state has lmmortalized his name by
saylDg, "fne first man who dares to haul down
the American nag shoot him on the spot" and 4
say to yon, fellow citizens, that henceforth the
Drst man who attempts TO strike you down while
IN the peaceful exercise or your constitutional
rights, though he be clothed with the
insignia OF authority and office, shoot
him down on the spot, though your
life be forfeited at once for better the principle OF
constitutional liberty be promptly indicated,
though az the expense OF human life, than that
despotism should triumph or moment Eternal
vigilance rs the price Of true liberty" Never sub
mt. for moment 10 have your personal liberties
tranDlet with pypecrHrion