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i &tmv& t fzs : flight have been 'giik ' ti" itfbih [ advantage and glpryt&'aH ^ rties ^ Nor mus t tfi ^ i j tett ^ s" bje omitted that passed tetwe ^ ii the Working ^ e ^^^ f ^^ nd'tixe Secre-^ ry pf ^ te . But firs t fpr the ^ dre ^ js itself :-r- ,
, ** to the queen of tjie united kingdom < of great britain and ireland , and its depen-, ' . d ' engjes . A * TJie Address of the undersigned ; I Member ^ qftke Working- Men ' s : JkS $ ocia < ti 0 nof'London . u Maiiam ,- ^ While we approach your Majesty in the spirit of pldin meh seeking their political and sbcial rights , apart from mere ^ tiairies , forms , or useless ceremonies , we will yield to none in the just fulfilment of our duties , or in the ardent wish that bur ccfuntry may be made to advartce to the highest point of prosperity and happiness . ^ The feelings which spring fi * oni' this desire prompt us to
oall ilfe attention of your Majesty to the present condition of the jgebple ^ and to point out a course ^ hfoh W Are fully persuaded is c&lctilatedto promote our wishes , and tb'produce that result which eVety ^ tieeTe frierf to mankind tt&f&V feiwi'festly • ahticiptite . T « The ! ^ Utlti'V Wer which
f ovtt 'Majesty has been called on tft » ' J pr ^ feide ' ' htw y by tlie pbWers m& ^ inxl ^ str ^ of its ' inhabitants , ''IVeen ttiade ^ m te ^ tn f Wi « h abjun-&ancei <' anaV wereall'itsre ^ iourbes ; fe % ' timdyped > and justly ttMr i- > biM ( J w ^ ild ' imjpia ri ^ mpie mams ' i ^ f hBppin&ti 1 ' > tto Mlt > h # Hltth % hi- > farit ^ i ' ^ * hlMr > ); ' ' <» '' •>'' ii- ; / ^>^;< fty o ty M'imatVy ' m ( kdf ! ous ^ oHlteib' ' spritt ^ g « but < i > f i the "
constiitutfon ^ of Bocietyy the cprruptiori ^ of government , and the DEFECTIVE EWcA'TrON OF MANKIND , we find tHe bulk of the nation toiling slaves froiri birth till death — thousands wabting food , or subsisting on the scantiest pittance—kat > mg neither time nor means to obtain instructwn , much lets of cultivating the higlm * faculties and brigtttest affections , but forced by their situation to engender enmity , jealousy , and contention , and finally to become the victims of
intemperance and crime . " We find the majority of the middling classes equally the tbiling and , by far too many of them , the avaricious pursuers of wealth , often following that which eludes their grasp , or , if attained , fails of imparting happiness ; racked with the cares of business , distrust , and suspicion , and with apprehensions of bankruptcy and insolvency , which few in the present state of things are secure
from . ^ " And even among the exclusive few who possess the fruits of all this toil and ^ in&idty ., tb nurture whom in idleness arid pamper in luxury , all this- sacrifice is made by the other * classes of society , but ' a trifling ; portion can be found frde frOm tk& ^ duedses (> f ' sldthj tite eatefrtifi idleness and debauchery , and dfap ^ rehensfons and alaiimt lest ^ th ^ i indigriation of the multitude Sumtiion < them t& justice ^ de ^ pitle of t&eir wealth y powerB , fetnd > ' j ^ os-• seteiiws . " - - ' : ; ; si ' - •; - ¦ " ^¦ ¦ ( > " >>
! ^ &m ce the e !« dusive ife \^ have ! ^ e ^ r 'bdeiri i < itfetit > otit keejping' * the - people' < igrtcirairj ti > khd '' dejw&d , 1 MYfe ^ edttloMy 4 drfliihiit ^ red to their vices , and forWentell > 4 heir » prejwdice ^ hen ^ e ^ the ufee df thei ^ r
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8 Q 4 The Queen amt the Working &l& $ 4 es .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 1, 1837, page 304, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1837/page/8/
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