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ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF MR . GEO . "~ WHITS ,-OF IJBEDS , AT NEWCASTLEUPO ^ rTlWB . Oa Uaadxf last , a large procession , meeting dinner , » d soiree of the Newcastle Chartists 4 ook place in honour of llea « ni . Coliins , White , Byrne , Owen , » ad Deegis , the ^ rietims of Whig misrule sad perseeatian . About twelve o ' clock , the Cb&rttttsbenn toaawraWft in St . Kiebolas-sfoare , sad at © nc , formad themsdreg h proceaaiftn , and sored towwds theSeotewood Ro * d , to meet the patriots at fiieCarUsle Raflway StatHm . Tfce nwa wore trrooloorod ribbons-and were attended by as excellent fond of music Having me * Messrs . White , Byrne , and Dexgaa ( . Messrs . Owen and Collins not having jmred , ) they were handed into w open ouroge , and the procession moved towards Newcastle ia the folio wine order : —
BMud of mniie . large tri-ccioai flag Bmrmoanted by the Cap of Liberty . An open carriage , dra-wa by four greyi , in whieh was Messrs . White , Byrne , andDeeg&n . Large green sa& Tfbfa flag __ MottOj « . "Welcome , patriots . " AbffQt one hundred and fifty female Chartists walking two abreast . Tri-colour flay—Motto , " Liberty or Death . " Kewcastle Council of Charter Association , three abreast Large silk tri-coloured flag , gannounted by the ReiBonnet , having emit in gilt letters , " Liberty . " The members of the Charter Association , three abreast There were a great many other banners in the procession , but we were unable to catch the inscriptions on them .
Having arrived at the Circus Gromd , in the Spit * ! , the carriage stopped . At this period the piaoe presented a most animating * oene . The music aDd banners , the thousands of good and trne men , and , above all , the eheerful and lovely faces of the females presented a sight of the most frrattfying nature . . J 6 Mr . Btsjcs presented himself to the meeting , and briefly introduced to hia Newcastle brethren that Bo ^ wkiwaed Whig rictus , Mr . George WhH < S
Mr . Whits here rose , and was received by the sieeiing with deafening cheers . He addressed the meeting at great length and with much spirit and humour ; he eloquently described the villany and injustice of the Whigs , and the misery of a larre portion of the people ; and sat down amid thunders « f appbmse-Mr . Bybxb a ^ ain rose , and said he begged to iairodnce to them another good and true adTocat * of the rights of human nature , Mr . John Deegan , the Chartist missionary for their brothers of the county of Durham .
Mr . Dsesxx proceeded to address the meeting and in a dear , manly , and talented manner , laid before the meeting the manifold tevib of vhe present accursed system , pointing out in energetic language the necessity of unity of actvwi , and calling upon all wbo had no * already joined the OiarterAsaociitioa t » odaie forward aoi elan themselves with tfeeir feUdwi who were struggling for their common xifhts . tor . D . a&rsrted ini spirited Manner to the New Yew *! D * j asralsaneous demonstrations for the resWwiiaii of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and concluded amid great applause .
Mr . UTBHB here rose , and after briefly adverting iothesacrednessofthecawe which hem common with kis brother victims had been persecuted for , said he could not allow the present opportunity to pas 3 without putting to the meeting a resolution , which he considered kighly essential . The resolution was as follows : —• This meeting pledges itself to put in immediate operation the Manchester plan of organisation , as the most effectual means of obtaining the People ' s Charter , without which we have little or no hopes of obtaining justice , or eDjoyiag happiness . "
Tke resolution , having bsen seconded by Mr . G « orge White , was passed without a dissentient TOice . Mr . White took occasion to explain the reason why Mr . Collins had not corns witn him , which was owing to Mr . C having go : severely indisposed by exertions used on his northern tour , and beinj--obliged to return home wiLh inflammation of hi * lungs . The business of the meeting being now over , the people formed in procession , as before , and , having paraded the princi pal streets oi' the town , stopped at iir . John M'Donald ' s Temperance Hotel , where Messrs . Byrne , While , and Deegaa alixhted . The orderly , bat at the s * me time spirited , conduct of the people assembled at thf ; meeting was most gratifying . The numbers conic not be less , at the most moderate calculation , th&n ten thousand .
THE DINNER . A most exoaUsat diaaer was provided tX the h » use of Mr . John _ M * Donald , Temperance Ho ^ l . The company , which was numerous , having arrived , Mr . Tflomas Doubleday was called u > the head of one set of tables , and Mr . Anderson , an lnielligent vrorkin * man , to the o ; har . Tae fare vr » g inost excellent , and the activity and obliging attention of the worthy host deserved great commendation . Dinner having concluded , Mr . Docbledat rose to propose the first toast"The People , the only source of legitimate power . " This was spoken to by Mr . Geoecb Whiib , in a , peeen of great power . Some other teasts having been drunk , The CBAfRHAK ro 3 e w > propose ihe health of their honoured guest , Mr . George White .
After the applause with which this toist was received had subsided , Mr . White rose to return thanks , which he performed in a mo » t pleasing manner . The Chairmah then proposed the health of Mr . William Byrne . Mr . Byr . xe briefly returned thanks . He observed th& « he adToeaied iheir cause eTen at the expsuce of imprisonment , and he only aeked oi them an energetic adherciics to those principles which he and his brother victims had endeavoured to point oat . This request was snrely consistent and honest , and b * sed Bpjn icas ec ^ nial principle of ju ~ i : ce , " Do un : o Others as ye would others shoald r . o umo yon . " Mr . Byrne sat down amidst great applause . The Chairius then , in language highly complimentary to the gentleman , proposed the health of Mr . Deeean .
Mr . Deegaa returned thanks , and made many iLatiermjc aliasions to the literary genius and classic attainments of Mr . Doubted *? . Mr . James Ball Owen ' s health hvrinir been drunk . Mr . Brass , in the absence of Mr . Owen , returned thanks in language very complimentary to Mr . Owen . Toe Chaishjlvs health having been drank , he returned thanks in a most luminous speech , and sat c * » wn amid ioud appUuse . As the hour at which the Soiree was to bs held hau nearly approached , the dinner party broke up . THE SOIREE .
JThis fete was given in the New Music HalL , Kelson-street . The Hail was most tastefully decorated with evergreens and fitters , and a good baud of music attended to enliven the company ! In the Hali there were also hun ^ portraits of many eminent men , namelr ;—Thornas Paine , Robert Eaimett , Arthur O'Connor , Dr . Jftha Taylor , Fron , Dr . M'Douall , Collins , and miny others . The decorations had a beautiful effect . " The Hall was also hung with banners , having patriotic and complimentary mottos ; ataoDgit others , " Welcome . Patriots ; ' 5 tt The Females bid you Weliome , '' &c . Mr . A * DEBS 05 waa called to the chair , and opened the business in a plain , straightforward , manly way , and concluding by giving the first Bentiaent— " The Sovereign People . "
Mr . Charles Cboss , in responding to it , showed that without the people—the working people—all other classes would be brotfght to misery and ruin , and that they were the real source of wealth , and ought to be of power . The health of Messrs . White , Collins , M'Douall , Loven , an * Williams and Binns , was then given , and responded toby Mr . White , m a strain of manly eloquence but seldom heard . Mr . W . spoke for a coiisicierable length of time , and sat down amid thondeia of applause . A beautifully composed aDd spirited address from the female Chartists of Newcastle , to their victim
guests , was then read , and elicited much applause We sre unable , from its length , to give it . Two oi fr ® t *??*}* Chartists having taken their seats near the Chairman , then rose , and after a pretty and smtabJe address , threw over the necka of Messrs . VVhit * and Byrne two massive and beautiful silver chains , as a testimony of their approbation . Messrs . White and Btilne returned thanks . The Chairius then gave the health of Messrs . Byrne and Owen . ., % Bt&xb briefly returned thanks for himself and Mr . Owen . The next sentiment was "Frost , Williams , and * na Jones , and their speedy restoration to their country . " llr . Dksgai responded to this sentiment in a DeautifuUy pathetic strain , and so powerfully did he Meet hiB audience that numbers were brought to
A femafe democrat sang a beautiful song of her own composition concerning Frost , Williams , and Jonas . The next sentiment was "The memory of Thomas fame Henry Hunt , Robert Emmets , Augustus Beaumont , Wo . Cobbeti , Robespierre , and the rest w the illustrious dead . " Dr . Hukb responded to this sentiment in a very Powerful speech . After each sentiment the hand played appropriate tones . The meeting , after giving three cheers for the t&arter , three for the Northern Star , Northern
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^ berator h , f ^ li the den » ocr » iie pres 3 , three for feargusO Connor , and the other incarcerated pi . 2 ? * , , T ™ e ^ about eleTen o ' clock . There were from 1 , 000 to 1 , 200 persons present , and the moat enthusiasrio spirit was displayed . wJkn&Mttn B tkt \ tK tit a J — _ . i » ,- »
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BIRMlKSHAH . -NvriONAL Chastbb Associt ? I 0 £ r-At . thew&ekly meeting of the Council of the Birmingham National Charter Association , held on Monday last , at Bill ' s Coffee House , Moor-street , Kf f ~^ T ? n L > EaTTett , Williamson r ' -n mc & BaU » H ^^ r t . Penn , and Cotton Councillor Barrett in the chair ) , the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed , the secretary was engaged in the d-livery of tickets for members , and taking the names of persons wishing really to join . An interesting discussion then took place relative- to the town ' s me « tiUR that is about to be held to congratulate her Majesty on the recent addition to public plunder , which ended in a resolution being submit ted expressive of their determiraMnn
to give tha factions a jolly licking should they dare to be at tneir dirty work again . Between 30 and 4 U persons entered their names . Mr . Smallwood read an acconnt of the meeting at Norwich , which was well received by all present . The meeting then Mjourned till Monday next , when all lovers of Chartism and friends of justice are invited to attend and assist in so glorious and sacred an undertaking . The chair to be taken at seveu o ' clock precisely . By wderof the Council , W . H . Cotton , secretary . PERTH . —On Monday evening , according to . Mb ^ eaanottncement , D ^ . . M'ltoa *!} fcctuftd here , uffce First Rehsf Charch , to a numerous ' and highly attentive audience—indeed , it would have been impossible to attend the Doctor ' s lectures without the
whole attention being engaged ; he seems to possess a peculiar kuaek of commanding the attention and rivetting the affection of his hearers , having departed completely from the beaten track of Chartist agitation , and being fully acquainted with the statistics , both ancient and modem , of the decline and fall of wages in this country , together with the beautiful and convincing illustration he brings to bear upon his subject , in contrasting the amount of labour now necessary , to procure a given quantity of food , with that necessarj to produce the low quantity in . the different years from 1810 to the present day . The powerful impression left by such f S 0 * 6 2 [ ' 4 f 85 til * the 8 « «* , « sure to produce a UBting effect , for oven the most careless cannot get nd ofthem . ' ¦ - ; - ¦ ¦ -.
-Mbsms . F » o » , Wniiafs , aito Jokes . —The General Conmittee of ktymtng ^ Mn held their usua wdaj ffifetai , al BUlVfjofee House , Moorrtreet , © n ^ aewSj « rening last , Mr . Rouse in the chaw . The minutes of the last meeting having been read , aa « tae ^ ame oonfirmed , the following gentleman were elected honorary members of the committe , vir . : —Messrs . Leech , Tillman , aud Griffin , of Manchester ; Mr . Bairstow , of Yorkshire and Mr . Chance , of Stourbridge . The duly authorised collecting books were issued for the town of Birmingham , aud no person can obtain them unlesa their name , trade , and residence , be known to the committee , and they be proposed and seconded by the members of the committee as fit and proper
persons . The collecting books contain a concise history of the manner the victims have been treated ; and the rule 3 , objects , and mode of doing the business of committee . Many collecting books were voted to different individuals , and the public are requested to contribute thereto . They can be obtained on application to tho committee only . Communications were read from the following places , vir . : —Manchester , Loughborough , Stockport , and Plymouth , expressing the warmest feeling 3 iu behalf of the victims . Mr . Brydger waa duly elected a member of the committee . It was voted that the subscription boxes in Birmingham be opened on the last Sunday on each current month by the two secretaries of the committee , aud a receipt given to those who have
held them , for the amount contained in them . Also that the several sums received by the committee be accounted for in the monthly baiance sheet of this oommitf-e . There are in Birmingham paid spies doing all they can to hinder justice bring obtained for "Frost , Williams , and Jones ; but the unity and the determined honesty of the general committee will work out their object . The men who obtained upwards of 70 , 000 signatures for Frost , Williams , and Jones , wiil never be conquered by any faction , nor give place to any class for humanity , intelligence , love of trath , or principles . They who prevented innocent men from being executed will dirsct iheir energies to obtain for Fross and his companions , what they hoped to gain for the psople of England tiL
—ju » -e . Let every city , borough , and town prepare for tha first of January . The petition to the Commons , and the memorial to the Queen , will appear in the Northern Star , Scottish Patriot , Northern Liberator , ar . d the Western Slar , of next Saturday . The friends of Fiost meet every Sunday evening , at the Committee-room , for discussing the best means to assist the committee . __ Mas . Robebts , —Cash received bv James Guest , Steelhouse-lane , Birmingham , for Mrs . Roberts , the Whig-made widow : — £ p . d . Amount acknowledged in last Star ... -2 6 8 Wj gtoD , per J . Turnbull 0 5 0 Shoemakers and Tailors' Charter Association , Manchester 0 10 0 Journeymen Curriers , Birmingham ,
per Edward Edisbury 0 5 0 Wolverhimpton , per J . S . Farmer ... 0 7 6 Mr . Johuson , per J . Cleave C 3 0 Total £ 3 17 2 LOKDON . —National Charter Association or Great Bai tain . —The members of the above Association , residing in the city of London , held their usual weekly meeting , on Monaay , the 3 O . h ult ., at the Dispatch Coffee Rooms Bnde Lane , Fleetstreet , Mr . Bradbury in the chair . In the course of the busine ? 5 of the evening it was agre . 'd that Messrs . . Waters , Bradbury , and Parker do form part of the committee to assist the County Council to get up the demonstration in favoor of the liberation of Messrs . Frost , Williams , and Jones , to be held on New Year ' s Day . Tha ; a 3 bome of the members of the above Association reside i »
Westminster , that the same do form a division of the ab-DTe Association in that city , with the assistance of their brother members , at the Crown . Portlandstreet , Berwick-street , on the following Wednesday evening . That the treasurer , Mr . David Cater , be requested to send ten shillings to Mr . TillmaD which is due to the Association by the contributions of the members of the above locality ; and that Mr . Parker will lecture nest Monday night , December 7 th , to begin at eight o ' clock , at the above roomssubject , " The rise and progress of the People's Charter . " In the course of the evening feelings of pleasure and regret were evinced—of plesL-ure on account of our Star containing so much valuable information— of re ^ et that room could noi be afforded . last week for the account of the
important meetings sent , which were heM in this locality , considering the encouragement and publicity -pre need in our ixtraoriiin ^ ry exertions in behalf of the Associates , as the nightly resorts of the working classes are public houses , tentwelfths of which are gambling hells . After which the chairman left the chair , aud the meeiiug broke up . - East Lon&on Chartist Tehpkbajtce Association . — At the quarterly meeting of the above Association , held on Tuesday , December 1 st , the f-Howiag resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — 1 . " Tnat the thanks of this association We given to Mr . H . Vincent , through the medium of : he Northern Star , for his talented aad heart-stirring address to rue working men of Great Britain , on the neee . ^ ity of abstaining from all intoxicating drinks . " 2 . 4 i Tnat this association return its sincere than ' vs to
each of- those friends of liberty who have affixed their names to the above address . " 3 . "That the thanks of this association are eminently one , and hereby ftiven , to the Editor of the N » rtherndtar , for the prompt insertion given to the laws and objects of thi 3 association , and also for his adyocacy of the principles contained therein . " 4 . " That the piedge of the association be forwarded with those resolutions for insertion in the forthcoming Star , " PLEDGE . — " I voluntarily consent to abstain fr-m nil intoxicating liquors , except prescribed by am > . u : oal person ; and , as temperance applies to all thiu ^ s , I renounce the use of tobacco as a common habit , injurious alike to health and good morala , and pledge myself not to use it , except as a medicine ; and do further declare that I wili use ail moral and lawful means to cause the People ' s Charter to become the law of the land . "
BRIGHTON . —A public meeting was held in thiB town on Friday last , at the Town Hall , to congratulate her most graciouj Majesty on the birth of a Princess , and such a raree show of parsonSj lawyers , doctors , magistrates , WhigB , Tories , mongrels , and sham-Raiicals , were seldom witnessed- It was called for two o ' clock in the afternoon , to keep out the Chartist *; but at that hour a small but determined phaianx of patriots , ¦ w ho had many of them sacrificed half a day ' s wages , attended the meeting . An address , full of fulsome flattery and adulation , was proposed by an aristocratic parson of the name of Anderson , and Becondtd by the ex-M-P . for Brighton , J . N . Wigney , Esq ., and was on the point of being put , when , to th « dismay , and horror of the shopocrats , Mr . Woodward rose to pro-
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KMe and amended address—an address congratulating her Majesty on the birth of a Princess , and breathing the purest spirit of philanthropy and humanity , and ia -which was embodied much , real Christian benevolence and charity . To the shame , the everlasting shame of Brighton , that address was rejected with scorn and contempt This address was seconded by the veteran Wm . Flowers , and supported by Mr . Allen , who in the coarse of his address was Interrupted by l « wis Blight , who , on his appearance on the platform , was himself greeted by the most discordant yelU from all parties , " turn-coat , " " traitor , " Old Slight , get your coast-guard-men again , " " arm the eoldlers , " " vagabond who sold the poor com pound voters for one hundred pounds a-year additional salary . " In fact . ___
the meeting -was in a complete state of uproar . Though the men of Brighton lost their amended address , they need not despair of ultimate success . Their opponents knew full well that , had they called their meeting for the evening , the address of the Char tuts would have been carried triumphantly , and , as it is , they cannot boast of numbers , for the meeting altogether did not exceed two hundred , one-third of whom were Chartists , and In that town with ft population of 60 , 000 inhabitants . Had they called the Taeeting in the evening 2 , 000 working men would have been present , and then the humbu # » ery and the sophistry of the combine * factions would then have been scattered to the winds . At the conclusion of the meeting , on the call of Mr . Flowers , three hearty cheers were given
fwFroet , Williams , and Jones , and three for Feargas Q . 'Con&or and the imprisoned victims . Binee the foregoing was Written , the following circunuftanee lwsjbeen related tons , upon an authority we doubt not the least . The factions , feeling that the majority of the meeting at its commencement were Chartista , actually sent out their w « uts ; the slavish middle-class men -who were present , sent orders to thoir different workshops , that those who could be spared should immediately attend the hall ; aud we know , from persona ! observation , that one middle-man had , at the meeting , the -whole of his clerks , though at the time we did not perceive his intention in having them there , when it was their duty to have attended in the counting-house . A pretty set
of slaves , truly , that could come to a meeting tosupport an address that they knew nothing of , not having heard it read , anrt on the same grounds t » oppose the amended address of Mr . Woodward . Oh I shame on ye , ye slavish young men , you are all known as enemies of the worklflf men or Brighten . The following bai also earns to < wr knowledge , wnieh shew * how toe derolca-We vagabond * would wiin foran op * ortanity to pl » y the petty tyrant The poUce-offioers wew ordered to go below and get their bludgeons ready ; they actually did wi there was a batch of the blue devils in an adjoining room , nd we noticed the chief officer and superintendent ia the room , watching every one that went ont
ROCSDAtE . —A lecturer having been promised by the Manchester friends , on Suuday last , the meeting room was filled with anxious expectants . Owing , however , to some misunOerstanding , they were disappointed . The leading articles , and some other interesting matter from the Northern Star , were read by way of substitution for the expected lecture ; and the victims of misapplied machinery retired to meditate on the advantages of their position . On Sunday next , in the same place , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , Mr . Thomasson will deliver a lecture , and in the evening , at Millnrow , at halfpast six , in their new association room .
CHSSTERF 1 £ I 4 > < £ » BRAMPTON . —National Charier Assocutiuk . —At the weekly meeting , hu ; d on Monday evening last , it was resolved , " That the thank 3 of this meef . iiK *>« given to our brother Chartis : sof the city of Norwich , for their noble conduct at tha late anii-slavory meeting in that city . " . \ fter the usual business was transacted , the president , Walsingham Martin , read ihe report- of tha Norwich meeting , aud tlio address signed Henry Vmceut , Rev . Wm . Hill , &c , which save universal satisfaction ; after which , the following bhort address was Ura-. vn up and read to the meeting , and it was unaninj » us . ] y carried that it be seat aioDg with tho resounion for insertion in the Star : — " Wo , the members of the Chesterfield and Brampton National Charter Association , having read the address in the
Northern Star of las ; week , siened Henry Tincout , R- ; v . W . Hill , J . Cleave , H . Neesoiu , and H . Hetheriugton , do believe an observance of the iniportFJUiacts contained therein greatly calculated to pro uote the success of our cause ; for drunkenness is the prolific fountain « t' ignorance and vice , and our opf-rcss'jrs' best frien . i—binding men in mental darkness and bodily infirmities , aud raising an insurmountable barrier iu the way of obtaining our ju = t rights . We do hereby pled ^ i our .-. elves to abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors , and most sincerely hope that our brother Chartists iu general view it in the same light ; for the talking is goue by , and it is high time to work , by all the moral and ltgal means in our power . Up , ihan , broVher Chartists , and be doing ! Uuiver&al Sufirage , and no surrender ' "
E-UDDERSFIEI . D . —ChaBTEE ASSOCIATION . —At j the weekly meeting of the Charter Association , held I at their room , Upperhead-row , after entering new | members and receiving rubscriptionp , the following question was proposed for ducus&iou on Tuesday next , to commence at ei * jht o ' clock : — " Aro the operatives more justifiable in agitating lor the Charter ti : an for a repeal of the Corn Laws ' . " As an Operative anti-Gjrn Law Association is established , aud have issued their rulf ? , it was thought necessary to solicit discussion . A number of bills were ordered to be printed and posted in the town ; and , therefore , the operatives who support a reptal of the bread tax wiil have an opportunity of advocating the measure . All cJass * 3 are respectfully requested to attend , and may depend upon being heard with patience and civility . The Charciats Eohcit discussion for general information .
KIDDVSRMINbTEa . —The Kidderminster National Charter Association o ; ' Great Britain held their ciouthly maetin ^ a ! the Frtseinisous' Arms Inn , in this town , oa Muaday , November 30 th . Mr . John Divies was unanimously caileu to the chair , who opened the business of tho meeting in a neat and appropriaie speech , and called upon those persons present , who had not reccivod their cards of membership , to do so now , when several came forward , and the secretary filled up their cards , and enrolled th 9 ir names . Mr . Ei-ary , upon being called upon , then read to the meeung , from the Northern Slar , the report of the ami-slavery rue .-ting at Norwich , which received very great applause , in consequence of the manly conduct of the fustian jackets at that mseiiug . Oh ! that we had many such as Dover and Hewitt and the peoplo ' s rights would nos long be withhold from them . Mr . Holloway theu moved the first resolution , " That
we , the Chartist Association ot' Kidderminster , do hold a publie meeting on New Year ' s Day to petition ; he Qu-ren tor tho liberation of Frost , Williams , and Jones . " The resolution was seconded by Mr . Green , and carried unanimously . It was then announced to the meeting , and the association take this opportunity of inibrmuig those Jriends who mav . ttake an interest in the proceeding , " that they { intend having a tea drinking and ball ou Tuesday , the 29 th of December next , for the benefit of the wivos and families of the incarcerated Chartists , and the association call upon all friend 3 to come forward then atsd aBsist in this undertaking for the relief of the families of the unjustly incarcerated victims . Tickets f-jr the lea party aiid . ba . ; l , or tickets ior the ball only , may be hud upon application to Mr . George ilolioway , Oxford-road . It is anticipated that a numerous assembly wul then hi present . After the abote annouueemeut had been made , and other business had beeu gone through , the meeting broke up .
lilTH . —Having pondered over the distressed circumstances of the wiaowed mothers aud orphan children of our incarcerate ! brethren , a few of the friends of liberty iu this y . acj resolved , that a grand musical melange shouid be held in S ' . orrio ' s Alley Chapel , on Wednesday evening , the 25 ih nit ., the proceeds of which was to be applied exclusively for the benefit of the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists . Mr . Mime , the Scotch comic singer , aud a lew more professional gentlemen , and a lady from Edinburgh haviug oifcred their valuable services for the occasion , gratis , together with the Cannon Mills instrumeutal band . Aa was to bo expected , long before the hour of meeting , crowds were seen wending their way to the chapel , amongst whom was a good sprinkling or the fair sex . The hour of meeting having arrived , the church was crowded to excess , which holdo upwards of seven
hundred persons . Mr . William Pattison Smith was unanimously called to the chair , who briefly stated tha object of the meeting . The festivity of the evening having began by the band playing Lord Lennox ' s March , a spirit of sociality pervaded the meeting throughout , every one appearing to appreciate the benevolent object for which we were assembled , when the baud concluded by playing " Good night and joy be wi' ye a ' . " A vote of thauks was given to the band , the singers , and the chairman ; after which three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , and all incarcerated Chartists , aud the meeting quietly dispersed , every one highly delighted with the entertainment , resolving at no distant period to meet in the same manner . Thus ended one of the most glorious meetings ever held in Leith . We inclose five pounds as t ' ae proceeds , to be disposed of among the families as the manage r * nay toi&k proper .
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1 * SBX > S . —Total Abstinence Charter Association . — The following resolutions were passed at the usual weekly meeting of this Society , held at the house of Mr . J , Oldroyd , Quarry Hill , Leeds , oa Monday evening last , Mr . Parker in the chair : — 1 . "That this Association being fully convinced that no measures of reform , short of those propounded in the People ' s Charter , " can effectuate the political salvation of the people , determine to lend no aid or oountenanoe to those political charlatans who advocate partial measures , merely to Bubserve factious purposes , aud perpetuate the thraldom of the industrious portion of the community . "
2 . ^ "Thatthi 3 Association will not only contend for the enfranchisement of every male adult of sane mind , and uucontaminated by crime , but will render every possible assistance to our Irish > rethren , while struggling to obtain a Repeal of tho Union , a removal of the causes and effects of absenteeism , and an eradication of all the complicated and aggravated evils endured by the peopla of that ill-fated land . " 3 . " That this Association will ( while keeping an eye on those who "lord it over us , " ) use the most strenuous exertion 3 to extirpate tyranny wherever its baneful effeots " may be experienced , and to promete the happiness of the whole human race , regardless of clime , colour , or creed . ' '
4 . That this Association will use every possible means to obtain a remission of the unjust , inhuman , un-Christian , and fiendish sentences inflicted by " the base , bloody , aad brutal" Whigs , upon those uow expatriated patriots , Fro 3 t , Williams , and Jones . " « . " That this Association shall not hold its meetings at houses where intoxicating liquors are vended ; neither shall any peraon iu a state of inebriation be allowed to take part iu the proceedings . After which the propriety of having a public tea party , on New Year ' s Day , was taken iuto consideration , and the following resolution being proposed by Mr . Hick , and seconded by Mr . Oidrovd , was carried nem , cm . ; - ^ V
6 . "That this Association and friends do take tea * S « & » . ° . a New Year' ^ Day , fcjne School Room , Pfo 82 , Hujh-Btreit , at botw p ' cpk in theevehing ; when resolutions condemnatory of the treatment of w friends , Frost . Waiiama . and Jonw , will be submitted , and their ease brought before the ineetijog . " TioketB , 9 d . each . inaybehsd at the . Star Office ; Mr . Joseph Oldroyd ' s , ( our news agent ) llfi , Quarry Hill ; Mr . Joseph Parker ' s , 89 , Marsli-lane ; Mr . William Rider ' s , 67 , Lemon-street ; or of Mr ; . Wm . Hick , at the School Room . HALIFAX . —The recently formed Association is progressing rapidly . On Saturday evening last , a large number of persons from lllingworth and other out-townships came down to tha place of meeting , and enrolled themselves , the number being so great as to completely exhaust the euciety ' s number ot tickets , although it was calculated that they had enough to serve them for two or three months .
WVEBPOOt . -Although the proceeding of the Chartists of Liverpool have not lately received auy great degree of publicity , they have , nevertheless , not been apathetic , as their position at preseut , compared to what it was six months siuce , bears ample evidence . They have now a public room , where ibcy hold their weeidy meetings , capable of coutaiuing 600 persons , which ou every Wednesday evening is crammed to suffocation ; indeed , so inconvenient have parties fouud it to gain admission , that a motion was submitted on the last night of their meeting , by Mr . George Lioyd , to the eifect that another large room bo opened in the south end of the town , which was carried unanimously , and the Council are
empowered to enter iuto arrangements with any parties laving such premises to let or sell . They havo likewise made arrangements for holding a tea-party and ball , on a grauti gcale , in the Hall oV Science , Nelson-street , m hi nour of tho liberation of Messrs . Johnston and Aitkin , of Ashton-under-Lyne , and Mr . Richardson , of Salford , from Kirkdale Gaol , whose term of niua mouths' imprisonment expires on the 2 iV < i of December , when it ia expected that all who sympathise with tho victims of Whig persecution will on that occasion testify by their presence their love of freedom and attachment to the principles of the Charter , as well aa thoir eternal haired oi ihoso who have doomed thoir best friends to the
fdon ' a cell and the felon ' s fare , for daring to advocate the rights of tho people . At the Ia 3 t meeting held , Mr . Bernard M'Cartney in the chair , the following resolution was submitted to the meeting , in a aplendid and powerful tpeech , detailing all the horrors and atrocities of war , by Mr . David Roberts , aud seconded in a neat speech by Mr . John Robinson , and carried unanimously : — " That we viow with feelings of abhorrence and indignation , the 6 anguinary and cold-blooded conliet in which the present Government wouid involve this country , under tho specious pretext of upholding the di ^ nitv and stability of the Ottoman Porte , convinced , by woeful experience , that tho primary objects ever contemplated by tho originators of war have been an carm : at though ba . sc desire of crushing , wherever ir appeared , Uv iniaut sp-. rit of liberty , and iuvoivu ^ communities in an additional amount of wrkvous aud t
unjust axation ; grievous , becauso the condition oi the people , who are most heavily taxed , is such that they have scarcely the meana of subsistence ; unjust , inasmuoh as they are taxed without beinj ? represented ; and , moreover , nnnoce . fsary , as we , tho people of England , fcave had no cause of quarrel with the people oi France , Egypt , Syria , or any other country in the world ; and we further protest against engaging in war under any circumstances or provoration whatever , until the levying of war rests wiih those upon whnmihe exper . ee must fall , through the medium of Uiiiversal Sufi " , age . " After the reso lution was carried , the Chairman called upon Mr . \\ illiam Jones , who delivered au admirable address . Hfi is a young man about twenty years of age , and promises to become one of tho brightest of our order . The address , which occupied an hour and a half in delivery , was sent to us , but we have not room for it .
JLOUQHBOROUea .-On Sunday last , a very able sermon waa preached here , iu the Market Place , by Mr . Bairstow , the talented lecturer for the West Riding of Yorkshire ; it made a great impression , and will be long rcmoiubured . Several of the middle class wero present , la the owning the Council met , and transacted tho business of the Lniou . On Monday evening , the Association assembled , when au increase of memberd took place . The causo of Chartism ia looking up here . The females also met , and their Association ia profpei--in # . Mr . Mason , from Newcastle , is expected so preasn ou Suuday next . Mountsorbel . —On Thursday , the 26 th ult ., Mr . Bairstow lectured here to a crowded aiaotnbly " w '> o listened with delight to tins ablo advocate of the people ' s cause . Chartism is progressing here .
WXGAN . —Since the late visit of Mr . Leech to this place , the Chartists have again taken tJie ficl-i with renewed vigour and increased numbers . At the weekly meetiug , held iu the Assooiation-room , Miilgate , it was suggested by Air . Bojtie , treasuitr . that the books should bo examined , with a viow to respond to the Executive Council in Manchester . The income and expenditure of the week haviug been booked by the secretary , Mr . Greaves , aad examined by Mr . John Myers , it was moved and seconded that ten shillings ba seat forthwith to
assist in defraying the expeucea of the district lecturer . Carried unanimously . It was next proposed that the doors of the Association-room should bn thrown open on Sundays , aud devoted to the reading of news , and tho promulgation of ' th « five principles contained in the Charter , uud advocated bj the Northern Star , waen a deba ; e endued ou tho merits of tue Radical press . The World ( Dnblin paper ) occupied some time in discussion , whether it should be admitted , when , after a very interesting and hum-rous debate , it was fiually agreed that the World should be tried .
CAliliANDER . —Several total abstinence lectures have lately becu delivered iu tins village , but every attempt to establish a society upon these principles has hitherto been unsuccessful , although the greater portion of the inhabitants admu intemperance tobe a great evil ; yet , notwithstanding , they consider that ardent spirits is necessary iu gWing life aud ardour to their social meatiugs . In order to convince them of this error , a number ot placards was postefl up , inviting the inhabitants to cumo forward und devote one ni ^ ht at least in pat taking of the
pleasures arising from friendship and sobriety ; consequeutly , those willing to try tho experiment met , and after tea was served up , a succession of-ap ' prepritiiu addresses , songs , o ' aucmg , & <; ., was the order 6 * the evening , aud if blytne Jaces be an index of * merry and oheortul hean , the amusement gave general satisfacion , all admitting that they never danced their favourite " tuUoch-gorum" with greater life and spirit , notwithstanding t : ie absence of cvory drop of" mountain dew . " If meetings of this description bb persevered in , it will be the me&us of removing prejudice and establishing sobriety .
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MANSFIELD . —On Thursday evening , Nov . 26 , Mr . Mason , of Newcastle , delivered a lecture on the principles of Chartism in the Chartist jChapel , in the Bottoms the lecture was well attended . This was the first opening of the Room . At the close of the lecture , Mr . Charlo 8 Callor proposed , and Mr . James Renshaw seconded , "That the Working Men ' s Association be dissolved , " which was carried . Mr . Thomas Dutton proposed " That a Isational Charter Association be formed in Mansfidld , and that all friends of freedom , residing in the town , are particularly requested to come forward and enrol their names , that cards of member .
ship may bo sent for to Manchester . " Mr . Samuel Hollo we ] 1 seconded the resolution , aad was carried unanimously . A number were enrolled as members , andaotice giveu that tho room will be open every Thursday evening for discussion , and for receiving the contributions of the district collectors and every Saturday evening for reading the Star . Three cheers were then given for the Charter , and three cheers for the " caged lion , " which was nobly sespondedto by three long , loud , and hearty hurras . Three cheers were then given for Frost , Williams , and Jones . A vote of thanks wag given to the lecturer , and three cheers for the worthy Cfea-. rman . Mr . W . Thoroughmau . '
Tketotausii is spreading , like wildfire in thfe neighbourhood ; its beneficial effects are visibly seea on several townsmen , who are uow consistent and respectable men , who were , a few months ago , deemed outcasts of society . The Teetotal Soeiety of this town has upwards of one hundred members ; they have a room to meet in in the Lawn , which is thrown open every evening in the wetk for all who choose to attend . Skrmon . —On Sunday , Nov . 29 , Mr . Harrison , of Calverton , preached in the Chartist Chapel , iu this town , to an attentive cong regation , who were highly delighted with his primitive method of explaining the Scriptures . ARNOLD ( Nottinghamshire ) . —Mr . Mason , the Midland Counties lecturer , has been lecturing here to crowded audiences on the Popple , '* Charter . Mr , Bairstow has also lectured here . The addresses oi these gentlemen produced a very strong impression ,
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DURHAM $ nSSIOI * ARY TOUIU SnKDEBLAHD . ~ Mr . Deeiran lectured in the Cooperatlve Hall , on Sunday evtnlng . the 22 nd nit , on the advantages wfcicb the working classes would derive from the passing of the People ' s Charter . In the course of his observations , he pathetically alluded to the case of Frost , Williams , and Jones , earnestly beseeching bis hearers to do their duty on N « w Year"sDay , by meeting in thousand ^ , and proclaiming their determination to have thone cruelly treated men restored to theii native country . Ho was sure there was Hot a man o ? woman present who would not use their best energies to accomplish so laudable an object . Where was there a father wko would refuse to aid in restoring those men to their children , or a husband , who had ever experienoed the ftlicity of the marriage state , that would
not devote his earnest attention to effecting so desirable a consummation ? Let the people of Sunderland do their portion of the good work —< 1 <> it in the manner so humuue and sacred a cause demanded ; let the working classes of the whole kingdom evince their sympathy for Trost , Williams , and Jones , and then we may reasonably anticipate the pleasure of speedily beholding thone unjustly and tyrannically expatriated men ouco more enjoying the society of their wives and the communion of their f ; u : iiliea . Mr . Deegan addressed th « audience at considerable lensth on bebaif of tho above individuals , and produced a great irapresaion by tho feeling and eloquani manner in which ho o . eliueufeni thensufferings , and the tortures , physical and mental , they would be compelled to endure in their present heartrending aud melancholy situation .
South Church . —We had the pleasure of listening to another lecture on tho principles of the Charter , delivered by our county niietsioi'&ry , on Tuesday evening , the 24 lh ult . ; and , although the meeting was held iii the oyen air , the attendance was exceedingly good . Mr . Duegun commenced his discourse by expressing the happiness ha txperiencod in having an opportunity of once more addressing the people of South Church on th « i principles and objects of th * People ' s Chai tsr . He was duliyhted to perceive that , notwithstanding the efforts that had been mado by ignorant or dishonest men to prtvent him from discharging his duties as Chartist Jiiiasionary , by denying him the use of a rcoin to lecture in , that the poop e were fully alive to their own true interests , and
were resolved to hear him—no matter what inconvenience it might entail upon them . This csrtainly was cheering—it encouraged him to go on—and he was confident that ultimately the cause must triumph . Formerly there was the greatest difficulty in prevailing upen working men to come and listen to an exposition of their condition—they would scarcely believe that they were cpyressed ; they considered they had no grievance—that they had no right to interfere in governmental matters—that it was Providentially arranged that they should be " Imezra of wood and drawers of water "—that they should submit patiently and contentedly , no matter what laws were passed , taxes imposed , or grievances unreclressed . Now the case was altered ! Tho principal difficulty to dhtriu
was . i \ . <; ins sufficiently coiuiuudious to cuntui ;' tlm numbers who n ^ ulariy flaked to hear a Chanist . v . lUreas . Sueli waa the casu with the people whom he was speaking to . Their enemies f&nciud that by refusing him a room they would damp hia ardour , and dispirit the people . It had , however , the contrary effect . They were disappointed in their object , and he uniiied at their mortification and chagrin . Some foolish peopie imagined tnat it was dishonourable to be a Chartist—that there wa 8 something vicious associated with Chartist principles-that the friends of the Charter wished lor a scramble , and were anxious to obtain the property of thoir neighbours . He pitioa their simplicity ; and if auy such were present , he would endeavour to enlighten them . For his own
part , he cumbered the upright , h <> uwst-ruindtd , and genuine ChurSist one of the best , most useful and honourable mtn in society . Their enemies coui . il not appreciate the motives -which actuated tho puremiudtd Chartist—motives of love , affection , kindness , ami philanthropy , which induced him to embark , in a cause that was sure to be attended with obloquy , abu ^ e , misrepresentation , and persecution , as far as concerned himself . As to scrambling , the Chartists wished to put an end to it There had been plenty of tha . t O . escviption of worlt for a long time ; and the working nun knew they were the sufferers . They wished all men te enjoy tbeir property , if they had acquired it konestly , properly , and leRitimaiely . Bat , let him not he misunderstood . Tnere w , re parties in
tue state who were very loud in t '; eir expressions of anxiety to see property secure—who magnifies their pretensions to hoiiesty—who wero contiuu . lly clamouring about the respect that ought to be paid to " vested interests , " who called this thing and tho other tiling thur propiry , but who , in reality , if there were aiiy ic > pect paid to iiouesty or juntice , hail no more title or light to them than a burglar who might enter tboir dwelling at midnight and dispossess them of nil they had , or a footpad to whatever little ho might have iu bis purse . The Chartist desired all men , wlio laboured , whether mentally or corporeally , io have their due bhure of the enjoyments and happiness which bounttous uatuiv has offered man . - That was the chitf reison why the non-produeUvu c ' ajses—the drones of society
— ti » e incubuses on the labouring population were so violently opp ^ ed to the Charter . They did nothing useful—they were like tho ' lilies of the valley that toil not neither do they spin ; " they were incumbrarices and pests to the community ; they -worked at no profitable trade , pursued no honourable occupation—they produced none of the necessaries of lite—nude neither food , clothing , or habitations , ar : d consequently lived and fattened by plundering honest , meritorious , and hard-working niw ; . The aristocrats and non-producers know full well Lh : itif they cease to exist at ali , society must still continue ; but if the working people stotjd stili , society must bo destroyed . To put an end to theiiplunciering and predatory operations , and to cornel them to labour like honest men , to earn their bread by the "sweat of their brow , " was the object of the Chartists , and he fervently hoped they would nev « i
relax in their exertions till they were completely triumphant Bat , say the idlers , tha law is on our side ; the law protects us ia the enjoyment of our property ; ihe law will punish any person who may attempt to deprive ua of it , no matter how it may have come into our hands . They say with an air of defiance , the law guarantees us agaiust any encroachment upon our pos-BeseioiiB . Have we not acquired our richea and amassed our wealth in consequence of our industry , application to business , attention , and punctuality to our affairs ; or has it not descended to us as a just and honourable inheritance , bequeathed by our progenitors , who accumulated it by their steady and persevering exertions . Such ia the lauguage commonly uwl by the men who have contrived , by fraud , du-1 licity , or cunning , by open , notorious , wholesale , and rUgitioa » robbing to deprive the poor of their inheritance , and steal from thorn the fruits of their
hjni toil and industry . As to the law , it is « ften monstrously unjust , being enacted by knaves and rogues , for the purpose of sheltering themselves . The law i » frequently in direct opposition to reason / honesty , ac . il justice . It cannot , however , make vice virtue , injustice justice—or robbery an honest means of gaining wealth . There is law , for instance , to give the Uus&ell family tho possession of Wobarn Abbey , and
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other estates , and the Duke of Devonshire tie ttth * of twenty parishes in Ireland ; but It is an unjust one , for they belona of right to the poor , to the stranger , the widow , and the orphan . Many of the wealthy daw nave extensive estates to which their ancestors had no right , except that which was founded upon plunder , rapine , robbery , or conquest Iniquitous acts of Parliament have been passed to secure them in the enjoyment of tnem . The people must clearly see , then , that their enemies invariably appeal to the law . What ore they to do ? What mode of ' -procedure must they idopt ? They must endeavour to repeal those unjust .
tyrannical , and misery-producing enactTnmJs . They must abolish these nefarious statutes , and substitute goad , wise , and equitable ones . Then viil they participate fa , the bounty of Heaven . Tfcea wilt they have some prete « tion against misery and destitution . The people have been sorely and grievously oppressed . How are they to ameliorate their condition ? By whafc means snail they be enabled to remedy the evils of bad legislation , of , cruel misgovtrnment ! Wh . n will their sorrows and ssfferings end ? Wfcen wiil tyranny and oppression cease 1 When will tranquillity and joy , peace , plenty , and happiness , be again the portion of the sons of toil ? When they have the power of self-government—the power of legislation in their possession—the good tense and intelligence to g jj . f
rule themselves and destroy the supremacy of wicked , corrupt , Yes *} , and designing mento enable you to legislate for yourselves—to have the privilege of enacting nmnd , politic , and beneficent laws , laws calculated to promote yohr prosperity—to mate yourselves happy and contented— to cause your condition in life to be easy , agreeable , and congenial— - to remove the destitution that bow exists to so fearful an extent—to banish want and poverty from the land —to gvre solidity and permaaeaey to wise and just institutions , you must havo yoor Chartor ; you must labour unceasingly to obtain trmveisal Suffrage . Be iodtfatigable in your exertious—b * pcrsoveriDg in your efforts , and eventually you vriil succeed . Dsptnd mainly npon your own struggle j do not depend upon
the assistance or co-operation of the other clashes . Let not the prejudices of your opponesis prevent you performing your duty . Paine has Ixiuiiifuliy rei ! l « XK' ( J that " eloquence way strike sha tar , ami ifce lar . feuage of sorrow draw forth tb . 6 tear of compassion , but nothing can reach tee heart that is steeled with prejudice . " Be not ashamed or afraid to avow yoTwsfcWes Chartists ; why should you •'? . The demands of the Chartists are moderate and well-founded : they are based upon truth , reason , ' justice , humanity , righteousnesis , and religion . The advuc » te » of Universal Suffrage require no unjust ascendancy—bo exclusive privileges r their motto is , "Equality before the law . " Civil , political , and religions liberty f > r all men thoy are aaxiotti to have : they desire , in the language of Mil ! # n " To-Xuow- t ) Utt « r ,
to dUcuss , to argue Ircely , according to conscience . " Your cause is a good and right ' , ous one . Should yon , by your union , energy , and determination , vanquish your antagonists , the victory will be attended with thehappiest results . Yc / n cannot estimate the blessiuga of good Government—they are inestimable ; but you ar » experiencing the miseries , and are acutely feeling tbe pernicious « rJect » , of bad legislation . Unite , unite , Wttte : hoy (^ Jqu expe ct to have your condition bet WH ^ - —70 vat prpspeeta improved—you *' hopes realised While you are disunited . You have beea distracted With division ; your energies have not been concentrated , and your enemies— -the enemies of oar great and glorious cause—have gloated with exultation .
Combine , then ; let yuur Association be cemented by fraternal affection , baaed upon intelligence and principle . Then will your unjust rulers tremble ; then will tyrants be tilled with trepidation , alarm , terror , aud disniay . Learn the value and importance of unanimity by jour affliction and adversity . For want of union you are weak , impotent , powerless . You ara robbed of the rights of freemen ; your natural , inherent and indefeasible rights have been violently and tyrannously wrested from you . Remove the veil wbich ignorant and self-interested political and religious umiirics have placed before your eyes . Your vision hits been obscured ; you have been prevented fr « m beholding your true condition—from viewing it as it really is ; " yon have beeh made the dupes of eorrupt and prrfl ' gate
speculators , the victims of knavish and furtive villains , the slaves of tyrants aud opprtsaors . Will you continue so , or , rather , will you not exhibit an infltxibla opposition , an unconquerable hatred to injustice and misrule ! Store your minds with sound political knowledge , then will your minds and understanding-be illuminated— then -will you behold and acknowledge the bt-auty of freedom—the lovely and captivating attributes of liberty . Yon cm not portray Uie unalloyed pleasure , the exquisite delight , the uninterrupted felicity y » u would onjoy wer « you governed wisely and rationally . Were mankind to act as brothren , bow much superior our condition would be . Were iguorance unknown , how happy would be the lot of man . It has been the cause of misery unspsakable—of suffering inconceivable t
AcquiTe information— " Knowledge is power—Union is strength . " The more you become acquainted with tho system under which you live , the more you will detest it , and the more resolute will be your eflbrta to destroy it . Your determination to have ; self-gemrnruent will be strengthened ,, so that you may have the power of protecting yourselves—of enjoying the fiuits of you * toil—of preventing idlers from robbing you of the benefits of your unceasing toil . What a ^ the evils wbioh arise from your exclusion from political power ? Th » HoV . H . Price answers the question admirably . Attend to the words , of that pious ^ nd exemplary clergyman fn a letter to Mr . Hurue , on the extension of the franchise , he observes , speaking of t ! . e working class ; a , " That , without power , they must be always
overpowered ; that , unrepresented , they must be always misrepresented ; that , placed on unequal ground in socToty , they- never can enjoy their rightful s ! : are of the blessings of society ; that , -without their duo share ia the Government , they must be always mis-governed j that without a voice in the state , in the making of laws , in the laying on of taxes—in short , in all matters effecting themselves , their rights , their laws , and property , they must be always at the mercy of others ; in plain truth , being unrepresented , they are downright slaves amongst freemen , and nothing else . " Never were truer words written than the above . Without power you must be always overpowered . Help the men who yre endeavouring to gain power for you , to secure your wtll-bririjsf ,- who give tlieir time , thair monev , their
heiVili un <\ strength fvv yonr gov >' . Mtn who manfully ami intrepidly resist private and public persecution , tho desertion of friends , acquaintances , and relativeswho patiently suffer tha direst privations , the keenest and bitterest pangs of want , because they will not abandon principle , but cling unvaryingly to the Suffrage , and the advocacy of your rights and interests . You often treat these men with contumely , sv . urn their admonitions with contempt , question the purity of their motives , and the sincerity of their intentions . Your enemies are indefatigable in their cffjits to make you foster and cherish this mischiavoua and fatal conducl They know it is . essential to thoir usurpation of power , and strengthens their bivse and unjust dominion . You have permitted them to obtain Ilia ascendancy , nor have
you properly cousv ' erei the base means t 5 : ey have employed to uphold their supremacy . W < re it not for your former apathy , indifference , ar . d heart ! ossness to the cause of Chartism , to genuine freedom , we should not bo in our preseut degraded situation . You would not be as you are , almost , at present , deprived of the liberty of meeting to express yeur opinions , and remonstrate against the injustice perpetrated by your soullesa and inhuman rulers . Nearly every valuable privilege enjoyed by your , forefathers , under tho English Constitution , has bten taken from you , although it ia the undoubted constitutional right of the people of the United Kingdom to mtst freely , when , how , and where they choose , i .-i public places in the Jay , to discuss their grievances av . d political and other subjects .
or for the purpose of framing , discussing , or pussing any voie , ptition , or remonstrance , upon any , -ubjcct whatsoever . " Yet on many occisions it is a dangerous oxp-iiriiiu'nt for the people to meet publiclyipoliceiiH'n aiid s * : diers being frequ-j-. tly called out to awe and intimidate ttiem )—to diacus 3 the fligrant grievances which they have U endure . " Notwithstanding that fhe interference of any civil or military force or authority , for the purpose of suiipTrMing or 'iisptrsinj ; any meeting so peaceably assembled aa . i conducted , is highly uncoastitutionia aad arbitrary , " -we fiud the Government interfering to Suppress pubiia meetings—to prevent the expression « f po ^ uUr opinion , and ' to impede the progress of union and . intelligence arodfigst the people . They daro to prevent you from
expressing your unbiassu'l sentiments—jour conscious convictions . Why is this ? If the object of the Chartists be delusive , its advocates men wifi . ont intelligence , ability , or cliavatter , their proceedings contemptible , their arruHicnts easily refuted , their position , ¦ untenable—if such really be the case , why do not our opponents meet us in fair discussion and show that we are in error ' : They eay we are deluding the people —let them prove their assertion . They are afraid of the people knowing the truth . Their practices will not hec . r investigation ; they aro so cdious and li-iteful that , only let tho i > eople become thoroughly a' -quainted with them , and they will visit them with well-merited reprobation ; Delusion indeed ! C * n it be delusion to tell th > i people that they are proverbial for their industry ;
that they are living in a land that is goodly , the Soil Of which is rich aud the temperature wholesome ; that it is abundantly furnished with the materials of commerce and trade ; that it has numerous and convenient harbours ; that in facility of internal communication it exceeds all others ; that for five and twenty years they have eDJoyed profound peace , and yet with , all those elements of national prosperity , and with every disposition and capacity to take advantage of them , we find ourselves overwhelmed with public and private debt ; that we are bowed down under a load of taxes , which , notwithstanding , fall greatly short of the wants of our rulers ; that our workmen are starving—the homes of onx at&flMis desolate—the warehouse of the pawnbroker iafullthe workhouse is crowded . They know these are irrefutable
facts—they cannot be r ftt ) * fTil \ fiBA , % nd . consequently , they tremble lest the 8 tUfl 5 ] fcl | JlJNJtt battle fat yimr A fl k + si ~ T ! n \ vfama £ \ jajk ff ljiJ \ nA . r ^ land , Wolsingham , and othd ^ St ^ i ^ . ' & < ffi&fc \ TTt Tt ijiii iiiTli linn ^ n )?^ jliT »^ f ^ imrk V week : — Sunderhmd , on finiw ( mf , TtV ^ Mm 3 tf ^ HBBi ( iffif v'j - —South Hetton , on Tin mil "jPwjMQH |^^| ft ^ WK / nesday—Durham , on ThuwdW-aStti ( fiS ^ i ^^^^ UTpi ' '• £ /
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