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National Charter Association.— The Execu...
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DISCUSSION ON CO-OPERATION. Perhaps in n...
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WILLIAM WEITL1NG AT NAUVOO. Mr. Weitling...
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11 In Dost An. The Asiatic Gallery, A Ne...
" f Tnff sun ever beheld . These aids to scemc effect only tolerable when marvellous—as they really are ^ foe when contrived by Daguerre and B ^ uton—men far ahove the ordinary race of stage ° enters , and who brought a knowledge of tics , dearly attained , to the production of their illuso ry tableaux . A storm on the Ganges told much better , pre-. elv because the painters had it all to themselves . $ 0 transparency was introduced ; but the scene oo lit at intervals by momentary flashes , which
imitated well enough the vivid tropical lightning . If the water be painted by Mr . Phillips , he cannot be said to paint water as well as he does land scenery ; the ships by Mr . Knell have , nevertheless , a look of freedom and buoyancy quite surprising . We have protested against the usual style of verbal description accompanying these entertainments . The gentleman who lectures at the Asiatic Gallery recites the whole contents of the shilling book ,
which is uncommonly long , with ruthless accuracy , and slow , monotonous intonation ; requesting his hearers to " look on those snowy peaks whereon the rose tints linger , and round which the white clouds roll , " with the same accent in whichhe tells them that " the figure in the foreground with an umbrella is a Babu , " that " the square house is the residence of Mr . Gubbins of the Bengal Civil Service , " and that Gangoutri is just 10 , 319 feet above
highwater mark . . There is a supplement to the diorama in a wellstocked museum , containing a few of the original sketches . t' ~ . i .. - . . —„¦ -. — ¦ .- ¦ . - " ¦¦ ¦
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National Charter Association . — The Executive Committee met on Wednesday . The Secretary was instructed to state that the Committee had purchased a quantity of the tract , What is a Chartist ? from Mr . James Watson , and any locality or friend might be supplied -with the same at one shilling per hundred , by applying to the Secretary , at the office . The Secretary was also instructed to request those localities or friends who have subscription sheets or funds , to forward them on or before Wednesday , December 31 , as the Committee are most desirous of winding up their accounts with that honour which is due to the cause . The Committee then adjourned to Monday evening , December 22 . —Signed on behalf of the Committee , John Aknott , General Secretary . __
Working Men's Institute, Aoakd-Stkeet, D...
Working Men ' s Institute , Aoakd-stkeet , Deuhy . The fourth half-yearly general meeting of the above Institute , was held on Thursday last , November 27 , when the Treasurer read the following report : — " At the conclusion of the present half year little will have to be reported by your committee , beyond the regular working of the Institute . During the summer months the attendance of members was very small , and in consequence , the funds suffered to a correspondent amount . This your committee regret , as it must necessarily prevent them from offering those advantages to the members
that they might otherwise do ; but they trust as the Institute progresses , and the advantages it offers become more widely known , that the difficulty may be overcome . During tin : present half year another room has been addedio those already occupied , and without additional expense ; this the committee intend to fit up as a class \ room , and have no doubt it will be found very useful . Since ' the commencement of the classes for the winter the ^ attendance has been good ; a circumstance most gratifying to the comnnjteo , aa they consider the clays instnuhJlim offered .. as the most important feature of the Institute . In addition to the classes previously in
operation , a class for vocal music lias been opened ; also a drawing class and an elementary reading class . Lectures on different subjects have also been delivered . Two readings from the poet Uurns , one lecture on Kdueation , two on the bent means of preserving Health , by the Reverend A . Macdonald ; a lecture on pure and sound Literature , by the Reverend i . Owen ; a reading from Khakspearo , by Mr . Warner ; an address from the atthe of the winter
Reverend M . W . Crosskey , . opening elas . se . s . ISeside . s the above , penny lectures were delivered by the ' Reverend J . A . Bayiws , on the Olympic CJ . nnes and the ( jireat Inhibition ; by the Revered II . W . Crosskey , on the Life and ( ienius of K . bcnczer Ulliott ; and two by Thomas Cooper , one on Milton , and the other on Washington and the Independence of America . For the delivery of these lectures the use of the Mechanics Hall was kindly grunted by their eommitt . . The average number attending these lectures paying for
ndinis-Hion , hau been about ; , ()<>; and a profit of £ ' 2 , has been realized . ( ieorge Dnw . son has also been engageil to deliver a lecture early in Jan nary next ,, of which full notice will be given . Several sums have been received for the library fund , also several dnnalioiiH of books-. The funds of the Institute are also in a better condition , an will appear from the balance sheet . Altogether , your eoinniitt . ee think the prospects of the Society are in a more promising slate than they have previously been , und it . is with great pleasure that they see amongst them earnest , zealous , members , who frequent our class rooms , Jnany old familiar faces ; and also a great pleasure to be uulc to aay on tluo occtuuon , im they Have done before ,
that to the best of their knowledge all angry and unkind feelings have been banished from these rooms , which they trust -will long continue to be the case . —Luke Robinson , Secretary .
Discussion On Co-Operation. Perhaps In N...
DISCUSSION ON CO-OPERATION . Perhaps in no other town has " cooperative labour , " or " cooperative stores , " received a greater share of attention than in Padiham , and the towns in its immediate neighbourhood . And no person who has been in that hive of industry , could wonder at the prevalence of such topics , so pregnant with interest to working men , especially if they have surveyed the large and wellstocked " store " of groceries , drapery goods , and in fact every article ordinarily used by a mid die-class or working man ' s family . But the crowning effort of the scheme is considered by most to be the large mill which has just
been completed , and which by April next will have in it 360 looms . Sixty are already " running , " the cloth manufactured is regularly disposed of , and the profits , we presume , are divided among the seventy-seven proprietors , at stated periods . All the shareholders are working men , they have raised all the necessary capital for the erection of the mill , and by the time the machinery in the three rooms is in full operation they will have subscribed and paid £ 6000 or £ 7000 . In that structure the long-expected discussion between Mr . Lloyd Jones and Mr . Ernest Jones has taken place . Two nights were fixed for the polemical display .
Mr . Thomas Hull was appointed chairman for Mr . Lloyd Jones , and Mr . Thomas Tattersall for Mr . Ernest Jones . The rules of the debate were— ' * That Mr . Lloyd Jones open the debate each evening , and Mr . Ernest Jones close it . " The bills announcing the discussion informed the public that " Mr . Ernest Jones would undertake to vindicate the following proposition : —Cooperation , the errors of the present movement , showing that it carries within it the germs of dissolution , would inflict a renewed evil on the masses of the people , and is essentially destructive to the real principles of cooperation ; instead of abrogating profit-mongering , it recreates it ; instead of counteracting competition , it reestablishes it ; instead of preventing centralization , it renews it ; merely transferring the roll from one set of actors to another . "
We take the above account from the Preston Guardian , which gives ample reports of the arguments on both sides . At the conclusion of the debates , the votes are said to be entirely in favour of Mr . Lloyd Jones , but this must have been owing to the Socialist habit of never voting the truth of propositions . It is difficult to conceive otherwise why they should have voted without qualification . The fact is half Mr . Ernest Jones ' s propositions involve no objection to cooperation . The Preston Guardian of last Saturday contains a report of a tea party , held in the new Mill , Mr . Hull in the chair . Only part of the arrangements were carried out , from the disappointments the managers had experienced through the absence of many of the speakers Thornton Hunt
who were expected to be present . Mr . , of London , and editor of the Leader , had other engagements ; the Reverend J . G . Lee , of Pendleton , could not attend at Padiham , because he found that , if he did , he would have to neglect his ministerial duties on Sunday morning ; the health of the Iteverend Mr . Adamson would not allow him to be out after dark ; and one gentleman declined the invitation sent him , because he had been " converted " to the other side by the discussion of the previous week . The Iteverend Mr . Wood , of Padiham , and Mr . Benjamin Glover , of Bury , however , responded to the call of the coopcratisls , and , after about 300 persons had partaken of tea , they delivered long and pertinent addresses to the large assembly who had met to hear them .
William Weitl1ng At Nauvoo. Mr. Weitling...
WILLIAM WEITL 1 NG AT NAUVOO . Mr . Weitling , twice an exile in England ( where one or two of ' his works appeared , which Avere very remarkable for their Propagandist spirit ) , is now in America , prosecuting his social studios . The Popular Tribune of October ' 2 5 , records the following visit : — " Last Friday we had the pleasure to receive the visit of Mr . W . Weitling , a Communist writer , well known amoii | 5 the German Socialists and Communists , and the cditor ' of the Rcpubliclc dur Ar / miter , a German weekly
paper published at New York , and devoted to Socialism and politics . This gentleman is travelling to visit the different communities in America , and propagate his ideas of social reform , and principally -ne project of association for the workmen , by which they will be insured mutually against misery in their old days . We shall have , probably , occasion to speak of this project , to which we wish all the success it merits . lie stayed only four days among us , and visited our workshops , our schools , < Krc , and he departed for St . Louis last Tuesday , to continue the subject of his journey .
" ltefore his departure lie took his farewell of us in a short . speech in French , delivered with emotion . It is impossible for us to repeat all that he said , with the expression he put . in his words ; we will , however , give a synopsis of it , as well as our memory will help us . " lie said , first , that he found us in a better position than he had expected , though we have much yet to do ; 4 Hut , ' said he , ' you are now seated on a baser too strong that anything may ever shake it ; and with one year more courage and perseverance you will have all that
makes living comfortable . I 5 e united aw you are now , and never forget that , all the Socialists have their eyes fixed on you ; that , you arc the hope of thousands who wail , your full success with the greatest , anxiety--that thousands of children have chance for a good moral education only in your schools . Forget not . that you are the pioneers of a great caune that , your union can make prosper . As to me , 1 will make my efforts to help you in the measure of my abilities . I will not conceal that you have yet much to do ; but I will tell my frkudu that , ' \
if something is yet wanting , any one who has been some days in the Community forgets it as the perfect equality which reigns among you makes every one happy , and that you are improving every day more and more . — Adieu , my brethren . ' "
Disreputable Pretensions Op The Socialis...
DISREPUTABLE PRETENSIONS OP THE SOCIALISTS . The following extract from our journal , Le Popii ' lairc ( said by the Popular Tribune ) , will illustrate these pretensions . " If you ( the Friends of Order ) do not think it possible to insure to all the right of working , if you will not encourage and organiWlabour , at least you ought to let it free and cease to rob and fine it . Now , all your taxes , except perhaps the tax on real estates , are nothing but fines bearing on labour , industry , commerce , and exchange . It would seem more just to exact contributions from those who have already a capital , than to ransom those who can live but by working . It is true that these ideas have the wrong of being put forth by the Socialists . They are , therefore , quite unacceptable ; for we ought to know that Socialism is an abominable doctrine , it is at least what is said by well-thinking and well-endowed persons that are on the eve of studying it . We must avow , indeed , that Socialists have sometimes some very singular pretensions . Bid they not dare say , for example , man has a right to life ; to live he has only three means—to rob , to beg , or to work . Now , do they add , we will not rob . You are then but scoundrels and brigands , are they responded to . We will not beg . Ah ! miserable vagabonds ! cry out the honest people . We will work . Set of lazy fellows ! Such are the reasons interchanged from one part to the other . It is easily understood that Socialism discountenanced could find nothing to reply to so mighty arguments . What remained for it to do was to acknowledge itself vanquished , and to play the dead body . But the cunning pretend that it is not dead at all , that it never felt so strong and lively as since the time they have been looking out for the means of killing it honestly and de-VOtely . VlLLEGARDELLE . "
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There is no learned man but will confess ho hath much proiitnd by readmrf controversies , his senses awakened , and his judgment sharpened . If , then , it be profitable for him to read , why should it not , at least , be tolerable for his adversary to write . —M i lion .
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[ Mr . Neill is informed that the letter referred to by the Boston Liberator as being addressed to the Leader by Mr . Joseph Barker , late of Wortlcy , in this country , certainly never readied us . ]
Oult Ridiculous Ancestors. December 17, ...
OUlt RIDICULOUS ANCESTORS . December 17 , ISM . Snt , —At tlie time of theWeedon accident I prepared this short note to send to your " Open Council" ; but the exigency of travel delayed it . Let those , however , who think it out of date , be sure that they apeak advisedly ; for , unless railway management is rapidly amended , another accident may put it into date by the time it appears . At the soiree of a Mechanics' Institution lately , a . Railway Director quoted a well-known fact , that in the olden times ( from which it was said we were happily far removed)—the times when a person , before setting out from Kdinburgh or York to London , used to make his will , not beiiifjj by any means sure whether he would reach the end of his journey . At this striking simplicity of those whom Albert Smith describes as our " old guv ' nors " the meeting laughed out its roughest roar ( the people are hard in the mouth where this took place ) , and the Railway Director himself laughed as heartily as anybody . For myself , I laughed because the Director laughed ( tin ; very aberrations of respectability being respectable ) , otherwise I should not have ; laughed ; for it seemed to me that our forefathers were not so very ridiculous , after all , and that in our day we may not umvinely imitate their precaution . At most . stations a little ; business is done in the way of railway-insurance ticket ' s , to which mi ^ lit not . inappropriately be added the sale of " Forms of Wills . " For further partieu-\ iiih inquire of the Coroner at . (! laycrosn , llieester , Wcedou , Honisey , and , generally , down the Kustcru Countiea and Jhiylitou linen . ( J . J . 1 IOJ . YOA . K 1 V
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 20, 1851, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20121851/page/19/
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