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THE N0RTHEEN STAR. SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1840.
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BADiCAL' MEETINGS IK LEEDS. - ' RAnifiT, ' "M KKI'I Nft TW T.ISRTVS
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. On Easter Monda y * a , nnmerona meeting © f the J ^ n eals of ( ha town was held inthft Viea *^ Crofi , * ' $ * W 3 & 0 memorialising beHtfajesty to ^^^ MW Wdoa toEVwtjWmuuaajSBd Jones , ' "SjiSP ^ " j-fsft **™ * pwsoss «» nvieted of political * E * ? V * " % 3 Nqw « b 9 nist 8 waited on the Mayer : ^ Tb iffie firstisstutee , and he having refused to call tr-e meeting , they requested the loan of the Court 1 ^^ when hj »; sapient Worship re&sed it ; first , ° V ¥ R ^ nia natashe didnot cadi the meeting hkn-• er f , oe could bo ± consistently grant the use of it ; » -a , secondly . that the meeting would be an illegal « te , as the Ctantis * leaders had alt been found ^ F *^ « a their trials I His worship , however , "" tfeou ^ h he . refwed the Court House to the Radicals fcr these Karonsactually lent it to the
Whig-, Bfcxieai eliqne in ( Ms town for * meeting to petition frrtJie liberation of Jobs Thorogood , though he had m saw case , too , refused to call the meeting , ana fcc ^ a J ahu Thorogood ' s imprisonment is just as If sa- ( and perhaps maea more to ) than the trans-* -i ? iaiion of Frost , Williams , and Jones . So much ft ? Whig impaztkiity ! However , notwithstanding s = ~ ise worship ' s doctrine about the illegality of the Kr- ^ ung , the requisitionists oalled it themselves rt the Vicar ' s Croft , and at four o ' clock , at vsneh time Mr . Joseph Jonea was unanimously . rsie'i to the chair , the imddle-clas 3 men , who wen prowling aboni the outskirts of the place , had both ceakr and auricular dexon&tration that the working men of Leeds still remain true to their
impriaoned leaders , tod to the Charter . The Chauuux said that as that meeting had expressed their opinion that he should preside orer tfc .-ir . on that occasion , he would proceed to open . 4 he iasuieas by reading the placard which had called fte ^ c together ; uad , having read it , he called on - ~ ± , * fe' ?* rker to m- ^ re the memorial to her Majesty . ^ "Mr . Paikek commenced bj congratulating the lieethig o ^ tfe e lumbers present . He said he thouhgt ate * there watpo bnbject more deserving of the im-.-. ¦ Kdiate attention awl exertions of the people of ma vast borough , than thai they were now met to discuss . < Chee * a £ It was because thigr liad advo-« ai « d tbengkt » a » d Qbertieeofthe ^ operatives—it ; was beeasseAcer -had ^ xm setkms , and bold , and - vmmprnausax la tttflr rtaistamce to tvrainv . that t «^^
- f o « t , V ^ - « o ^ ^< be « - traaipWted ; » F " * fc « Wmn . Gwaaon e ^ eriene * - * taught theia / Jtaimen of tnea € » tiT » beaeTolenc »^ iaen who were ' ¦ jaSP 1 ? ° * Aea * nfl—were" fit subjects of prxweeu-Jj * 5 Jj * tyminic&l and aa © pnressire Government . -i ; vaeers . ) nose true patriot ! had seen the people * « BQcrgo an e " xtfcnt ~ 6 f' suffering unparalleled ;¦ and Q ; mteii was the cSuseof i& Was It that the people agger * rile awl unwilling t < work ! . No ! Bat they saw Sgfte faniuad or ^ jr ^ ressora scrambling with ^ fpassi for the cramba Jaieaded for their fannsMne -n 5 g | Sdrea . And k was not because Gorernment ex-- ~ j * eteoa erril war , bftf because these staunch patriots ? **^* i « affiy «» d « teM } y forward to do away with tti - liorrible state of things , that they were banished
fcra their naure latfd for eret ( Cheers . ) Then , ke ^ rouldaak , waait consistent with the spirit of Englishmen for them now to sit down , and gire up fee tiniest as hopejees , beesuae * a uujnst UOTern-. Kent usdiHuiiahgd theb leadaB in . tias just ewue fcaa iBeir natiTe soa ! Noi It should rather urge ftem to wiisy of efforts ; and tf all engaged in tEs % » j waiftre , erery ^ rant » ust tremble before - « cm . The working men had beat depressed be > . « ac ^ they did adtposjess the spirit of unity ; bat : MU > eafed lik ^ jawo and philanthropists , and let mem one * more / appeal to that power which ftronred the ^ tteoas cause , and they must be sne-• eBEfaL For himself , he was almost tired of eignmg petitions , but atiU he was willing to use erery jmaitutional mesas lift the attainment of his just rights , and therefore , he came forward thai d * r .
» d if erery one weald aet his hand to the work tn the sane spirit ; there would be Hberty and Ikcty for erery . oj » . Looking at the conduct « toe Judges , he must say that he _ . * S ^ ¥ h * d beea ^ oafeary to Jaw , jnstiee , and ererything aaalr , aad good , that Frost and his « HEpajuon 3 hu been seat across the seas . Every « ne , after » calmi examination of the facto , must ope to Ae eondaffiOBtfaat GoTcrmnent had deter-¦ Kned to banish tlwatat any risk , because they had advocated ti » easse of the people ; but the time « K not f » distant whea tiwir rulere would aeain ppeal to tixar ptmoaa to delrrer them from the which
t ^ i ^ on m tliey were now placed . Bat let At ^ not take tbeir blood-moiiey- < cheere ) -imt treat them with contempt , and not accept their gpney in order to satuf ; & » a « bit « m of tyrants . fit would adnae them , as a partaker of their snffermgs for Airty yearii -that they should xaake what-« rer sacrifice they coaldof ooch wperflaitiae of life « swere taxabie r and strata erery nerre for the ac-^ OEtplifihment of tfeeir object , so long at their actioni jere not contrary | oiaw . Mr . Parker , after some ' ftoiaerobserTatamsreewsmendfajg naityandsteadi msa of purpose , coodo ^ Bd his ad dress by mo-ring the Ad ^» tionoitne following - ¦¦ - ¦ - ^ ^
• MeiTuriol to the Queeu ' t mat excdlrnt Afaje $ tt , on lekotf of J 9 k ± Ftmt t &pktmiah WifJimm * . tmd WMomJmti »> V ^ " - ~— " ¦ " ; "May it plemae , jeor JJ ^ test ^—W ?> . jocr - » g nf * WIK the Tiihabitfiir < £ ae ^ 4 owa of Tjotgt aai : its - M ^ boarnood , han ^ - ^ gio approach your Maj e *^ te ^ Ikdt that yow Ka ^ . ^ ooM be inoft grtdoarir fia « Kd to exezdje jitu pren&Xn of maqgr , mi . gnat free pardon to tirtTiabappy &BliTidiaig abore-naaed , ¦ m ttftrfoHowag fMads . — " First—That jcw (' mmi « a ^ b AM ban ahogn been * a « gfct that the etideoee « qj « wnidi a fellow . mt $ et * : Wwm'd be expatriated-from fca eonntey ahooUd be of Aeisost explicit , de » , ebnnerted , and most co&Tmeing "W » d . And yoar naaoiiaiUti respectf&Bj ralanit tttat -the evidence agaiMt the prixmen has wme of tke ^ faract € HStks above aOnded to ; that ene of
theprin-4 ip * l Triteeasea wasan accomplioa , aad-bad before Bffiered the peoatty of thelawforlnseriBes ; and that aaother of them , yoar mwwrialfatl axe prepared to prove , -waa obliged to abaeond to avoid a charge of JtmAreaJdag ; and yoar manenalistB beg fnrtlwr to ¦ abmit that it has been urged , and acied upon , by one « f y « or Majesty ' s priacrpai Seeretazies of State , that e evidence ecislng \ a light after the aentenee affecting eredihilrty of the eridence formed « officient gtoond tar caaet of royal clenwaey ; neb , we snbnit to yoar Majesty , is ekariy tbe can a the instance before us ; •¦ d , we atoo farthar ¦ obnlit , that the eridesce , dark MKl donbttel aa U ia , eomplotely fan * to fix upon the yrtamwira the crime for wUdi , without the gracious laterpodtka of yon Majesty , they are doomed to be «» triated from the land of their birth .
•• Your memoriaUrtB beg toremiad your Majesty , tfeat 1 m . all cases aSeeting the life and liberty of a British « 4 $ f « t , whexewtiMce-has bees doubt opon the eriimm , w iaf « iaulity in Vae prooeodinga , the sattoxm yartiwi baa bees , that tbe . priaonar anosld hacve tie J ^ nefit of saeb dadA or tatonnality . " Tour iiiiJiiuiBlna , titenlore , beg to call thoaetioes jAtcaUoncrfyoOTMajffl ^ rtotittgraktinfarmaiaywbieh kas m » mg 8 d on ttte pnaent oceasion-r * n informality fto « c » t > tbat two of tiw Jndgea who presided at Moaaawrth , and aerea othata of yemr Majesty ' s Jadeea , have
aalasmly daddad thai , is O 0 &a » quen « e of aoch iafor-¦ ali ^ , the pnsoae » WBre not legally tried . Youm&--larialtrti . therefore , ' moat earnestly implore year Majaatr to take iato your aerious consideration th « great tnVt aad diserepaades of the evideoee ; ib » groas intasaaUty wbiafc left no law in erfoftaace appbaable to tt » case of thopxitoaexs at ib » time of their trial ; and , Mte all Umm ciztsmctaneea , -your memdrialiais most fcawbij imptore tbat ^ cner Ua ^ ety wffl be gradoQlty yteaaftdfeexeteUo 7 P ^ n » «« i < OT ™ prarogaaT » , ad Mt fMnak tfece * ef ywa subjects to faff victual to an « a > s » W / M (» hnr .
" YoaniwmMlaH fael oogriaced tta » tt yonr Hajeaty wovUtafee a « a 2 ai ^ Bw of the whole affitiz , yoa y—MbeMHtHlrt tbatUrtpriaoDen , wvhow benatf w ^ Beainapacttaily tdt « aaestly aotteB ytmr royal ~ " « MBHaac 7 , « mO * m * haw , aitfwt ^ lhagwwril or pw-HewTiir aenae of ftgwotd , tbemoatr—otetdaaof leryiaf war agalnrt yoar l ^ eety . Hie whole demeanov ^ fa » jBaeq ^ lT- ^ teJmytrf » rftTf / t > iafa piii » iMiM
Iteb Sight on the appean&ee of a faaadfBl « f taa » j » ( fcair raajKicit both to peam andjguperty , att apgafc ia iHafaagB the most twindag , ttat levgring war agalart jmB Majesty , or the deetmiaioai of property , £ ana « d no yatkaf themottvea of the prisoners . " Aad your memorialisU furtoersolieU yow Maj ^ ty to extend your royal elemeney Wail penouiacarcerated ftr political effeaeea , ' . . _ « And your aaaxanaliste will vrer pray . " Mr . B . Khowlbs , in seeoadiag the memerial ateted that he had little doubt he should make a
« Mn § M « f Joiwark in Aufl coming fvward ; but Hui he nlitd noi , if liyao comiig forward , he « a ^ d do a& 7 tUag to obtain justice fortboae wk > feitl 'been Mot cross the seas . ' Aftex adTa&siBg ¦ Wliiamiiilii Bbowthat I ^ oat tmdlSM » m » ¦ iai > a < bo 8 P uajmtty oonvioted , he ailudedto Se . * m it WlaU and Wila « j . » ad eoafcarfed ifeat -jiliaB u i m any am wtt p roposed 6 r iha ^ MCttaf mmmrn ^ i ^ gmm Swwb braiiably wgiagd fcy tfa JHHb ohaaa . ^ Bt ^ jho wottow j » j # ia thy JbHPHIb ^ bl Saw jMBhBBbIbk B ^ UHHaPataM SCflavHa * -flD ^ aaA AflBK' Abf ^ Ur idMBt tba ^ USte alifli ia ^ abk iasaah a «»
^^ i—^ 1 1—— « g fe ^ frtttT in aartaiiTT «*« U MA < Ch »« M ifr . loan SdeaaviBtB mmrted ike whftitm jwjr t mm ft * frtkarrf the ii « iiia >¦¦ if < hb ^ g ^ a ^ a— ' ' Vagf ^ a # Aj- ^ ia ^^ - ^^ ^¦¦¦^ k" - ^ Lfe ^!^ BBBila ^ BaA 0 " ^ BBl aft ^ a ^ ^ I ^ MWj * CS ^^ K y vflB ^ vCwK WHiB" HaV 'otMHVW i BKvt HjliTiailiMB ; t * 4 & « tderWtfde «* ttjrrewtatry-MuMi ttiHw cC JMiKvy b ^ bbm * tbey inci aawMd . &BT t Jib MB& aad"ChnathaB , flstend ^^• M ' rfliWrtyinithaMirihergiarioorgUBdafd StpwardldtbawtnttptrintehfthaWtho djatrei - ja ^ thfc thfi kfcfriig f l | Mwa were soak , the * ttwy ^ BHBBWBKQft W ^ aSam ZSv vBBBB- V y * iKia aZv ^ v vXWBUUb * ikm , tiasf attributed it to bad lfsjshtiwi . ( Cheers . ) ttaS . -1 MB , ia «* r to « iop hapro ^ nBsa , jmi erery ftiM in their power tpJtemth » progr « B of tyranny , acdi ^ sg eppxaaeion to an end . They entered the SeUUkem ^^ Ma ^ moex dM they ent « r it than * ^ gy "f ^ igBa- * M 5 iaNy- tbeir powerful enemies - « al 4 d JH ^ P ^ Ki } ato prisoa . Yarloua &eea
- wen iBK ^ ffBiMByaMcJnnrM naa preaiciea ¦ ~ against thTfilfflppp ^ were ridiculed , ar d j - $ i ¦ ¦ ' - ^^ £ * - ^ : -
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called no more or less than the offiwourings of all things ; and , in order to stop the proeress of Radicalisnu their enamies decWed tijey Treated a scramble for other persons' property . All they wanted , however , was a reasonable day ' s wage for a day s work ; and , as poor men , to be protected in the House of Commons as well as the rich . But , because all predictions were not true , was no reason why men should give up prophecy ; and Ije trusted they would allow an old speaker to prophecy a little . That period was not far distant when the power of Whiggery would be tumbled to the dust . For a time it had raised its baneful head , and swayed its iron rod over the working man ; but the day was not far off when the lofty and towering „ iv ^» .. __ .. _ . ..
spirit oi wmggism wouwoeoome weak and spiritless as an infant a span long . ( Cheers . ) It would , perhaps , be well to examine the sort of fruit the tree of the Reform Bill had produced before it was cut down . Never had working men been bo duped and deceived as those of this oountry had been when they were induced to demand "the Bill , the whole Bill , and nothing bnt the Bill j M What was the fruit of th « tree ! First , the New Poor Law Act , and the shameful bastardy clauses . Then it kept up and continued that aocuraed Corn Law which oppressed alike the trader and the labouring man . Then there were sinecHres and pensions for the " liberals , '' and £ 20 jm a year for Prince Albert , and a large income for General Lord Seaton for murdering the patriots in the Canadas . It was impossible that & tree which brought forth such coriruu
rups snouia continue much longer in existence —the axe must be laid to its root , and down it must come . Who was it that had transported Frost and his colleagaes , and separated them from their wires and ^ amiBes , and oonfined the other leaders of the people in dungeons t The Wbiga \ Wh ^ was it , when the poo > men wtre labouring to protect themselves against a frightful tyranny , that transported the Dorche 3 ter labourers t The Whigs ! Who wa * it that , by their baneful butUe system , cat asunder the tie which united the poor man auo ? bis wrfe and children 1 The Whigs ! AH this was the fruit of the Reform Bill ; and in connexion w ? f ^ fi *? !? I ? J ^ - 7 »» Miaicipal Reform . WJist tout h » d the Muni « p * l Reform tree prodnoed ! ao 3 Wed
It had eased t < he land of Wddna wMeh ^ had been J ^^ w ^^^*^^ h * d his 5 ««\ y One wou ^ p » l £ * Hr . Bakes ,-the Member ftr Leeds ; © ou # fee no stranger to the general distress which prevailed in that borough , as everywhere else , for hundreds of poor creatures passed his door from day to day ; and . yet what was ias conduct in the House of Cbmmoss \ Was this distress ever mentioned there t No I Thes * they appeared to think ; the only duty tvas to lay burden upon burden on the people ' s backs , till they sank under it . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Stansneld continued to address the meeting for some time longer and concluded by warmly recommending the meeting lo adopt the memorial .
The Chairman then put the Memorial to the meeting , when it was unanimously adopted . M * . Johii Ciuig moved , and Mr . Jqsefh Dawsox seconded the following resolution , which was than pat and carried -. — <• That the Memorial to the Q , ueen be signed \ y the inhabitants of Leeds , aad forwarded to Dr . Wade , to present to her Majesty on the same day that the presentation of Mrs . Frost shall take plaoa / Mr . Jakes Illingwobth then moved the thanks of the meeting to the Chairman , which was seconded by Mr . Axpuw Gam > i « eb ; and the Chairman haying briefly returned thanks , the meeting adjourned . *
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headed " First Act of the Eighth Reformed Session , " &c , the words . " skulking , Radical Poor Law repeal trimmer , " shoal * be " Corn Law repeal trimmer . "
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Ov our sixth page will be found an excellent article from the Leicedtnhire Mercury , advocating the principle of Universal Suffrage , ably eombatiog the usual middle-class fallacies upon the subject , asd denomndng th « half-measure system of humbug whioh a section of the Corn Law repealers are now attempting to practise on the people , by a
diverjton for Household Saffrage and Triennial Parliameots . We hail right gladly the accession of » talented an hdpmatom the work , and ire hope the people of Leicester and its neighbourhood will weigh well his excellent advice . Thettf anal W-ap taatpering wHa the enemy . Tbi peopfe amst not advance a ^ skgle inch to vest ^ keia . " Their stasd is taken oil tae great pri&eiple ef jastiee : let them see that their colours are sailed to the masthead . ^^
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Oh onr sixth page will be found a long bnt able speech by Mr . Bhtbow , in defence of himself and his principles , at Chester . It manifests , throughout , the very spirit of uncompromising dignity which ought alwayB to accompany the right . It will well repay perusal , and we hope none will be frightened by its length . On our seoond page will be found the defence ef Mr . Weavers of Macclenfield , which we had ao room for in onr last .
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MANAGEMENT OF THE POOR . If we consider the relief held out to the poor , in a purely political and prudential view , putting all moral associations aside , we shall find that the system of reducing the pittance to the most scanty portion , is fraught with evils , vast in magnitude , and boundless ia extent . Should the object of Poor Iawb be to make the applicant a miserable , degraded beggar for the rest of his days , or to enabl e hia to become a happy and a nsefol member of society \ If the former , them , in Heaven ' s name , keep the unfortunates bat oue degree above starvation , aad nock them whh every insult within the
reach ef minions and oppressors ; but if the hitter be the true end of this branch » f legislation ; if it be to sare and redeem the destitute , then , at once , destroy the present practise and give them the jttMa& of attaining s » desirable an object . On this . question alone does Poor Law eoactaf ttits ton , and it i > one , we shenld aay , r « adiljaB 5 weredbyaay < fi ( rt 6 f « rpstedsndeaiididtarnd . Our lagfaiators say thai a moral check is necessary for ibe poor . We admit it , because a meral ohe « k 4 § -nwi > aa ^ rryibf ' every httmaa b 8 Bg . "But we'differ , jaje ^ aature of tibia m oral check . TqlaalcethgJtaoi of iBiependeat spirit and unwiUiegtobeenpported by others , day o&r the most wretch *! ftre and lodging , aeeompaaied by irksome
circumstances , to the claUaaot . To stop early marriage * , they do the sane thing , aod likewise separate the husband frost the wife , and the pareets from the children . To make the faintly ready and able to aost themselves , aad livt on their » wb resourcee , they weaken them ia body aa ^ a ^ id by harsh trea tment ; to elevate them in ehamrtwand pur » nits , they depress then to tbelowest depee . la a word , they affoet tethinkihst they can Meate and perpetuate the ftettngs or bulepeadtaiee , tf sjalDBg the owQefB of thai slaves ; that they Can fora m » strosg in hope and aetivity by fcediaj C lhaBaoo waier grael ; and that they ean reader the p » er—willing to sahtiit oa the ecertribttOowa f ften , hy aukiag th « s aafit to oktaU » Hriaf iu
. Omtm * for d * etitetwei would be that whioa U ptewMihed ay jqgfeie and rtmtm , Mil wtaeh , wag parm » L ia tt » fceahhj days ef on « 0 BsMtati 9 a W » Uf it iwraaaan itweatouttHenile , thai a * r mal mmfarl F fan tht away fmr morai , « mm / , «« d politieol ~ m * Rormk * n , Theofilymtralehookwhioh shoold be - piaoed ea maa , aad whieh wilt be found the meet efiwtaal of alt is $ df-nn * st . This
aeiffetpeet « aa be ereated only by elevating the character , improving the condition , and insteasUg the means of mental progreae ; it cannot be effected by degrading the nao , by lowering him to wretehedaea » and starvation , by depriving him of every source which leads to happiness . Hope t&i * e * , strengthens , and stimulates the energies and f&cultiea of the human breast ; despair weakens , eQtrrates . and destroys them .
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Peace of mind and animal eoaaforts allow tlpte and inclination for the exercise of the intellooV ajid the direction of its powers into the most fatouraile channel ; misery and want of the common necessaries of life too frequently prostrate tl ^ a higher qualitiea for aver , and depress them to so low a depth , that they are unable to rise again . It is ea&y to decide , then , what course should be pursued in arrangements respecting the indigent . The principle of the 43 d _ I - ¦ _ . , z . - z = ± . ~ - .. irt
of Elizabeth should be earned out , and the means be afforded to the children of poVerty for the improvement of their state . Let them be surrounded by their family in their humble dwelling ; let them be supplied with the comforts of existence , and let their support be so given , that it may act as a stimulant to industry ; then will a desire not to fail below that station be speedily awakened , and a determinate to throw off the burden imposed by assistance from others will be called into existence .
We have been led to revert to this subject , upen which we- have so often dwelt , in consequence , chiefly , of a clever pamphlet by Dr . Alison , late $ f published . His observations are intended to show that the miserable pittance doled out to the poor in Scotland , is attended with detrimental consequences on account of its soanty measure . ' We , however , are of opinion that his remarks will apply with nearly equal force to the poor in England , and , ' therefore , shall present our readers with a few ex ~ tracts , trusting that they will have their due an £ proper effect in turning public attention to the neoeai
sity of altering the present plan , espeoiaHy as the Poor Law Commission is now on the point of legal expiration . He plainly proves that a loft severe restriction is productive of numberless evils j that fevers and diseapss of every kind are \ M $ ndi ^ it , and that it : precludes the objects oiif ^ epCron V soaring to a more respectable and"agr » eablra ) he r ^ y " The truth is , " he observes , " that bekw ^ eWain grade of poverty , the preventivejchMa ^ oC ^ awsl ^ restraint has no . power . * Tw ' enty-ffvfl ' s ^ iw of observation of the habits of the poor hav » 8 n % wtf me , that ^ iere are none among whom fopolatWu .
makes so rapid progress as those who see continually around them examples of utter destitution and misery . In such circumstances , men hardly look forward to the future more than . animals , la is easy for us to say , that by cutting off from a poor family any prospect of relief , in case of destitution , we can make them careful and prudent . The practical result is widely different . They hw ^ r their habitt . * * * Now , if y * u njirktht conduct of people who have fallen thug low , or watch the future progress of ohjldraa brought up in this state of misery and degradation , you look in
vain for the principle of moral restraint , or' for indications of prudential motives oounteeacting the natural tendency of human passions . ? * On the other hand , when men are preservea from this state of hopeless and abject destitution , they all ( or with few and trifling exceptions ) gradually fall more or less under the domiaon of hrhficiai wants , and form to themselves a standard of comfort , from which they will never willingly descend , aad to maintain which , they will keep themselves ander a degree of restraint unknown to those of the poor who are continually struggling to obtain the first necessaries of life . * ' * " ,-- *! The
whole secret of the preventive cheek appears to me to consist in the growth and support of oei&euift want * among the poor . - * * """ lafc Bert , then , with confidence , thai all experience teaches not only that unrelieved . saffiwpig is quite ineffectual to teach . prudence or moral " restraint to the poor , but that it has uniformly the very opposite effect ; and , on the other hand , tbat * the natara } effect of well-timed and well-directed public charity , is not only to relieve suffering , but to prevent degradation . It , is nJM the fear of lowering ,, hit the hop * of mainimaio ^ or bettering their condition , ffhkh really consttaifes thepreventite check , and tMf hope is eontinoaKihalitijHI the
smeng , the ftaf ^ «^^ JjW ^| M distress , in cjreumstajnes ^ h ^ J ^^^^ Hlm l « e ^ eaai % ( rtti * e ^< > aj | g ^ , ^ Wft ^ efowwiao » 4 that | he for « g « 3 | t « nirks arp . sd jost aad » evidently aW * n * uiIi , t # t Hry ooattMaj frwaoito exalafii eriUuatrale th ^' tendencywi ) be superflooua . The writ « rjl « irever , from some ' passagee in his ieok , seeau to approve of th » EnpHth Poet Law , an apprerai that can oaly aiiw from ignoranee ef He workiBg . How can he draw
so palpably false a oonebuion from " the premises above Itated ! What 1 do the wretched paupers , abased and trampled npen within their prison walls and prison dresses , existing on the most scanty fare , and separated from all they lore ; do these , we would ask , hare opportunity or means of bettering their condition , of maintaining a respectable station , and of fostering aa independent spirit ! . Are not these lowered and degraded in habits , in mind , in body !
The remarks we hare extracted win apply most aptly to what the treatment of the poor ought to fe , but not in any way to what it is . Together with the due management of the funds devoted to the relief of the poor , are other means whioh should be called into operation to create the feelings of self-respect and independence . Machinery should at once be lowered to be the servant of man , instead of being his Curse . The labouring orders should be enabled to feel that they are looked upon as of greater worth than wood and iron , and not regarded as mere
burdens , which might easily be dispensed with . But , above all , should the rights of freemen be guaranteed to each and all , so -th » r a legitimate stamp aight be placed on every man that would remind him of duties he has to perform to himself and hiB country—duties requiring the utmost care , pndenoe , and attention . Each member of the State would know that he had an interest in the welfare of the nation ; that he was of value to the country , and that he occupied an enviable station , which he must support and enjoy to the otatost of hi * power .
These causes in combination would give birth to self-re * pet i in many thraiaodg , nay millions , where nought bnt degradation now vdsts . A guard would then be plaosd nponthe passions , and each would emulate , the other in - tenperaticer-prudeneev and refleetiop / At the same time the rich would jbe ^ gnghi JEeix ^ uSfcs ; they would learn to know that the labouring classes have a claim upon the fruits of the earth * and that all wealth should form one vast reservoir , whose « i »» iTv » fa should be ever open to the humble and the needy .
That these causes may operate to the produotioa of so great an end , die poor , the people , whose interests are herein mainly and almost entirelyinvolved must legislate for themselves ; then , and not till then , will they have justice .
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^^ , . THE SHOPOCRATS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES .
notwithstanding that , la oar last , we announced tooor readers the important fact , that the curtain had fallen on the first aet of the annual faroe of legislation , we most yet bare another peep at the livings ef the asters . Their proceedings evince , tkreogfcoet , the eoasisteney of spirit ia whioh they have always a * fatthfUly eaaeted their respective part * , nelaaf legislators , sw « n to enrich themselves aad their dependents ^ ad to keep down the power aad eajoyaeaai of the people . Assembling in the lists ,
lfee heroes of old , the lepreseatetives of bricks and mortar , have trodden down the rights of the people ¦ oat gallantly . So far ac Me people , the great mass of the labouring community , were concerned in the matter . this wae , of course , to be expected ; bnt we fancy that the long face of disappointment and vexation , is bring well pulled by a large portion of theshopocrata , middlecrate , and moneyerats « f all sorts at the cavalier out-direct of their representatives (!) on their pet . question of the Corn Law Repeal . How the " . cheap bread" gentry feel , and what they say to the issue of their agitation , '' we know little and care lees . We are , for our own parts , as well satis-
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fied with it as we wen can be with eaything ander the present system . Without entering again into the diflcuasioajaf the Corn Law (^ estion , on * hiob our opinions hive been more than Once reg istered , we do feel that the result of Mr . Tiiiiers ' s motion most prove to etery thinking mind—even if a Corn Law Repealer—two things ; firgj , that from a House of ^ Commona , constituted like the present one , it is rain to hope for any good ; an ^ secondly , that the middle classes , with all their wealth , and frothj and storm , and bluster , are , when diaunifced from the people , as powerless as they ar t worthless . Poor creatures ! what a plight they are in ! With the franohise in their hands—with full ^ _ :-.-:: t . -. -:. - ..- -... : ¦¦ - .- v - - ¦ ¦• ¦ ¦' ,- ¦ •• . '• -.
power of returning a House of Commons of their own to watch over their interests and to do their bidding—such born fools are they , that the only thing they seem capable of is that of managing to return those who cajole them at the hustings , and afterwards kick out their petitions and sacrifice their interests , with even less shew of courtesy than plight be expected from a gentlemanly rascal in the ejection of a dun . Yet these nincompoops—these middle-class men—these gentlemen whose brains are in their ledgers and in their ship lists—cannot for their lives perceive their true position . They got the franohise by the aid of the working men , without whom they can , in fact , get nothing but kicks and blowB , from those who , with erery kick , hare hitherto condescended to assure them that it was all meant
for their good . But the tide is now turning . In the te&unation of the late debate on the Corn Laws * tii ^ r honourable representatives bid them , as plainly a » aotfeB » eanbidthem , to ^ Goandbed—d "; theyhave , in fact , by that decision addressed . them plainly , thus : ^ Messrs . Midaic-claas ine » , we kfiaw your power , tad we kiiowourAowtt ; you tell u » that certain law * «* Wt * 4 * 7 ? r the old set , whont-you , through the W ^ no ^ of your ^^ . dnpes , thepeople , turned out a * feeing ^ fit to govern , are bringing destruction on , both you and them j ^ you pray for their rfepeal , and you pretend that you are principally concerned for
the misery and distresa of the labouring population ! We know the cant of yotur hypocrisy too well to beKevea wordyousay : and if we did believe it all , it accords not with ourinterests torepeal those laws ; we are every one of . ua landed proprietors ; yon have empowered us to hold your destinies for five years longer , if it so please the Ministry , and we beg to tell you that we are not quite the fools you seem to take us for ; our own turn must be first served , and while it is being served yon and the people , whose sufferings yon parade , may suck your thumbs in hopelessness and extract honey from the nails in the best mode you can . " ' <
: Such is , in effect , the language of the " ffwiafl , " to the middle-class Corn Law clamoitrera ! ¦ ' - ¦ -v ¦ --: ; We Bincerely and most ardently congratulate jhei middle classes on the elevated and honourable poaP tion they now bold in the state ! They are the ladder which , by dexterously treading on , gives to the " aristocracy that same ascendancy in the Lower House , that they formerly obtained through the medium of rotten boroughs and renal corporation ^ This is , in truth , the , position to whioh they hare been reduced by their blind adhereace , in the sUl ? 1 selfishness of their hearts , to their own snppoBea
interests , in defiance of the principles of juftiod a « d from this poaittan there is but . , qpc . atethod of ^ cipiog , wbich method , sooner or latex , they must Wopt , though we much fear that ^ ey are ; too purblind to adopt it now . That method ifl to unite ^ vith the peoplein a firm , legal . batdetermined agitalloafot Universal Suffrage . This would at once produce «* 0 h an arrangement of the affaiw oTtooiety i ^ would secure the just rights , and consequent 'b Atfftiess of all , without Injury to any ; this would Joaore the liability of capital , tho protection of propiu ^ , « ud the extension of oommeroe ; while H wbtfd equally fwure the rights of industry , and the proper aad certain remuneration of labour . -, -: si
^' | } The middle classes have a fearful oalsJ ^^ -of Mfagnand oppressions for which to answer to the W ^ Wir ^ wilb taop ^^^ t te . awawa m ^ &JtiBJ ^ depa ^ wottU ^ proore *^ mm tn . obl ^ fatt . of : th >^^ .: ;;» ja >^; :.. ^ foaij ; ^ aovo ihem' to be * at ' length ¦ . eeto ^ besil- ' -thaif tlie ' tJM intcreetfl of their claw vtf ' merged in that of all . We know , however , that ^ hw , ihe only safe aad wise course , will hot be llowed by the middle ebuaes . Some of them , indeed J begin to talk of joining the people for aa <* exteusion of the Suffrage , and profesa to beliefe . that without it no
good can be done . But we know , and , they know too , that all such declarations mean aothing , and amount to nothing . What is meaitt by an extension " of the Suffrage ! Tho very tent is so indefinite that it may mean almost anything . Professions thus expressed carry delusion and the attempt to deceive on the very face of them . No honest man fears to say what he means , and if these sticklers for ** cheap bread" do really wish the people to be fed , let them at once come to the battle with right
down English honesty , and tell their servants in the " House" that taxation shall entirely cease until representation has become universal . This is the only test of sincerity whioh they eau give us ; and so surely as the people suffer themselves to give heed to any cry which cornea short of this , so surely will they find themselves again yoked in harness to tho car of their oppressors , which , when they have drawn it to the goal of middle class ascendancy , will stand still ; the wheels will be locked by the conductor , and their efforts to go forward but another inch will be
then , as now , rewarded with a whip of scorpions . - Let there be no compromise—no halting by the way . Let Universal Suffrage , and no less , be our unanimous demand . Let our motto be "Our Rights . " We ask for nothing more—let nothing less content us . Those who would oWer us less than right will tfxo us nothing if they can help it . Why should we help them to accomplish wrong ! Let them enact the part of knavery alone ; while we pass ealaaly © award to the point from which , with -oven-handed justice , we Bhall take right for ourselves and distribute it to them .
It 18 , however , but a section of the Repealing crevr who seek this subterfuge , the major portion Tiave determined to go forward at all risks , and for sometime longer to "agitate * ' on the ' ^ r own account . IThey cdfltwaplaieT three year * ' *< agftalion , " and it p 4 fl < aa * 4 if £ uAd 8 are-readyfof the purpose ! This speaks volomei . The canting wretches have enlarged , as "iliot ^ i . their hearts would break , on thfe distresses of tbepeop ' . e . They would even have persuaded all , who knew them not as well as we did , that in the * hearts of millowners and moneyorats there was still 6 ome corner accessible to human sympathy and 4
Christianfeeling . Amid all the miseries which they -a&oted to deplore , they would hare given us to understand that necessity compelled them to work their , mills short time , to lower wages , and by various other means to meet and combat with the pressure of the Corn Laws , which were eating up their commerce , and fast driving them to destitution , and the people to despair . And yet , with all this hazard of iiapending ruin , with all their benevolent and sympathetic feeling for the poor , with all their earnest desire to save the country by an immediate repeal , they are deliberately preparing to pour
forth gold like water in a fruitless contest ; knowiag , as they « 0 , that unless the constitution of the House of Commons shall hare been ohanged , there will , at the end of that three years' agitation , be no aearer to the attainmeat of their prtfeased objoot than they sow * re ; whili » 4 the acne thne a sure and certain method of accomplishing that object , is offered to them tod jejocted . By joining with tho people they could xarry Universal SuSrage , and , by means of it , repeal the Corn Laws , in less than half the timewith less than half the trouble-teud with a twentieth
part of the expense whioh this throe years defeat will cost them . They know this , and yet knowing it , prefer defeat to victory . And those would have us give them credit for sincerity ! They must indeed suppose the people to be fools ! And fools indeed they would be , were they not wiser to follow these worse than blind guides . '
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DEVIL KING LAW . If there ever was a time when it b e hoved the people to bestir themselves , to eare themselves and future ages from accumulated and accumulating miseries , that time is now . Little indeed should we be deserving of that popular confidence , which we hope never to forfeit , did , we . now slacken in our exertions to rouse the people for those peaceful and legal , bat yet determined , efforts which are necessary to fling off the yoke of that factious domination , by which the Hag of British greatness has been lowered to inaignifioance , and the freest and happioet of aH - . - ¦¦ ¦ - .. ¦ ¦ . -. ' - ¦¦• ' ¦ . ¦¦ ¦•;¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ •¦• .. ¦ . . : ¦ .-. ¦ . . ¦ : .
people made to totter on the very verge of ^ raifl . The sun in his diurnal course looks not on a spot of earth more lovely than the island of o * r fathers ; he shines not , in his bright career , upon a people more skilful , more industrious , or more orderly , more moral , or more patient , than the labour-loving people of our sea-girt plains . We are , as to natural and artificial advantages , a world within ourselves ; and , if bnt once delivered from the bitter curse of a wore than useless , a conscienceless and wicked , race of governors , and piaoed under a wise system of patriotic rule , we might at tho same time , and with
equal safety , compete with the whole world in commerce , and defy the whole world in arme . But this will never be until the people know , their , rights , and , knowing them , assert them ; until they know their power , and put it forth with bpldnesp , but with prudence . Their deliverance is in . theirown himds , and can be wrought out only by thomBelve ^ The breath of factious tyranny , now , like the fatal simoon , blasts the fairest hopes and prospects of the nation and withers all its powers . TWe it has long Opne this it ever will do , till the working millions , In thajr fti ^ ht , aroiwe themselrea , and say , with-a deciaeivnot tobe mbtaken , Jand afimbtess no | to be
Nided ^ TMfl shall b » a >^ og ^ t ^ r . , lAgahtand again htve w © ^ toldpe |^ that the gamo is In their own h ^ ods , and tbit ^ du gle well-directed mOTement , no matter of what kind , showing forth thdr will , must realize the , object of their wish . Again and again have we told them that such movement , to be well directed , muBt be unanimoua—must be simultaneous—must be constitutional and moral . We hare pointed out , at several times , many effective means by which the people might have saved themselves , and though we have never yet seen a single
movement of U n people well directed , we do not despair , W « i shall continue to perform our duty , We sh » ll from tisejto tio »« , T 5 ontinue t « point out ( o their attention , WC ^ le gal aid efficient modes of action , asthe chapter pt ^ s ^ itiBay fiujniaji ; and if they etili determine to toa ^ ttt ^ f theypisfer to bow the ^•• f" ^** - ^ feS !!*? W ^ ^ 5 ^¦• 1 ^*•^^ " ¦ •* T l *»)« fc ^ ¦ know ^ that Uie % Hjuuaotbeeii : ojitrl . ' The consciousness will cheer urift our daaappofatarena , and our consolation
wUtbfrfonndtt this ^ itttioh , that as sure as the bri ^ fi r »** ent boatiiaB a sun , and Heaven a God , so BBNly . iw ^ ^ ft cause oif freedom ultimately triumph . The seed of liberty , which has been sown , has taken j ^ oot , ^ mishaia ; bccome a aij ^ ity tree , tinder the covert of whose branches all the natrons ofjthe © arth » haU shelter i the serfs o ? power and # ealth—the Blavjee ef ignoranoa—shalTbnrst their majaacles and yokes asandeir , and , standing upright in the dignity of manhood , wonder at their former ; T » a * hw « v IV ' "; - ; : " : / [[" ~ '¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ . ; ¦ - -
TheWockhead and the muckworm , who sees and who desires to aee a sort of satisfaction in the present state of things , may call this raving ; but we feel « iat the fire of human thought , and that of Jnooan liberty , are from the same holy source , and mdstimrttoa kindred altars . We know , as Christians , that the kingdom of Peace muBt come , and that beforeit oaa come the reign of . righteousness must beeatabliBhed . Hence , do we hail with satisfaction any and every opportunity which presents iWf to the people of turning ttie anna * l ^ laf * nemy upon their own citadel , and
| jMwi £ / the present system of incongruooa iajustice to work its own destruction : this they may do if they are but careful , with comparatively little treble aad no risk . Le 4 them , at , le » et , eec that ¦^' W ^» - ^ W *« M «* " ^ V «« iSo » ' awiaarf Wc ^ ow rfbo i ^ anfl taore HkeJyto ^ speedy aod * ieotitc in their results , than the determination of the maesea that , while they obey the laws which they had no hand in framing , thft law-makers , and flfoiew a * make the law-maiers , shall be compelled to submit , in turn , to the consequences of their own sayings and doings ; that those who claim the wisdom which is necessary for * legislators and elec tors shall edify the country by an exhibition of strict obedience in their own persons .
Experience , it is well known , is often a very salutary teacher ; ancl aa most of the "noble , " "Right Honourable , " and middle-class , law-makers are lamentably deficient of some of the very first requisites of practical education , it is not merely advisable , but absolutely an » ot of charity , to teach them a few truths by experience . " ; All history testifies that of all tyranny that of a middle-class ape-aristocracy is the most galling and oppressive . To the worship of Mammon this order is mo 3 t religiously devoted ; and , indeed , with good
reason ; for to him and his prolifio power they owe their very existence : to the lust Of gold they have sold their hearts , and consciences , and souls , sacrificing all that is good , and virtuous , and praiseworthy . Is this reckless assertion ! Would to Heaven that it were ! but every man ' s experience and observation tells him that it is not . Do they not unhesitatingly u&crifice , on all occasions , all other thoughts and feelingB to the lust of gain I Do not parental feelings , and the anxiety of nature for the welfare of
our progeny , give way to this accursed lust , or become changed in character by its diabolio operation ! How often , by its promptings , do they place their sous in situations where they know their morals must be corrupted and their hearts depraved 1 Hew many daughters , in defiance of their budding hopes and bland affections , have been coolly handed orer to a legal prostitution , that the . father's " muekheap " might be magnified in bulk I It ia notorious as the bub at noon-day , that in the middle classed of what is faisoly called civiliBed society , the settlement of young people for life , is . in a rast majority of
instance ^ a taet % mertianUle and-epecoiaUng mattery ehfldrea ^ and especially ^ t ^ hler ^ are conflidered andf disposed of as so muchproduotiveBtock-in-trade We think this ought to forn ^ nO jinconaidleTable item in the . stock-in-trade rating accounts of the Devil King's eolleotors . Wo snpposeji however , tha i thh will not "oOme within tho meaning of the Act , " and yet , U certainly ought , for if fathers will turn their daughters into profitable stock , they ought , in all conscienoe , to pay the rates in respect of the profits made thereby . We should like to contemplate a money-monger ' s risage on finding in the ratecollector's book an entry like the following : —
K Mr . Monopoly . " Profitable Stock-in-trade ; rated to the Poor . :. ;' . ' ; . . , ¦;'¦ , Eight aurriageable Daughters , all consigned to difierent firms , at £ 15 ^ 0 per head .............. i .... ... £ 12 , 000 "Poor Rate Is . in the Pound . Total amount of rates dne for IbeaifihtbaloeofEngliflhfaatales ; a « iug profitable Stock-in-trade ...... £ 609 Itwoald be no mere than showing the demoraliaed Mammon-worabjppers a portion of their own hidcoM picture , if their darling DevU-King should thoj sarprise them , but of ibis they need havo no fear .
Bat tboagh sons and danghters be not rated aa Stock-in-trade , this order of His Infernal Majeety to rate Stock-in-tTade , must not be lost sight of . There are in it , if th »||» o » le be but true to them-Mlres , eonaequenoea , -to' bo erolved , which will assuredly eonTulse flic rotten aystem to iie centre . And as nothing but experience will make fools wise , we care not how soon the consummation come . ' Only let the masses keepfwithin the law , and when they find a point of that law which bears annoyingly oa their opptes 8 ora , let them enforce it with all due . rigour ;
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let then be peaceable and arierly ; let them five fi » V occasion to be eitiier knocked down , or cat down , h f ¦ the bhie-coatcd or red-coated miwreanta ^ whom , they pay to tread down their liberties and shed their i blood ; let them in all their peacofulness be firm and resolute ; let ; nothing tarn then ^ from their holy ^ purpose ; let them despise alike the jpromiBes which would entrap , and the threatening * which would affright them , aad thVcaarying ^ sieadil y into effoot of this very order , wflt raise a ^ ernieni among all the middle clausea , j «^ b aa willjrwultj-fiwUy , in tiw overthrow of the Soawrset-Hxijiae dynasty , and ultimately in the breaking np o ^^ whal ^ stem , and v iheestablishment of liberty ^ - ' ji ™
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' ¦ My Friends , —In days of yore , there Bred an old lady in a country Tillage . She trts mflrii b « l not visibly so ; and , in consequence ; her nei ghbours thought her fanciful and hippiah . Nothing bo niueb annoyed her as to be thought veil ; and she frequently said , that she would be obliged to die , ia convince her friends that she * was not fancffuL At length her complaint , which was internal , increased to such an alarming height , as to leave , no hope of
recovery . Upon her fate bang comaiunicated by her physician , she felt jay instead / of grief , and instantly summoned some of the Vost obdurate of -her neighbours , to whom she exnjtingly announced the fiat of" her dissolution , : « xmiming , with her ) a > fcbreath , "You see I « ww obWed to 6 ^ e * ocOTrinoe rott that , I was iU . ' Now , thfe moral which I wtth you to diiw from the storyybf the sick Iadjr ' J » 4 atg £ i ' —That fbile your leaders were at la&e , jm&& n ^ t much feiith in their professions , or > rafld * cc ' ia S » S * tt ^^ f ^^ m ^ mi ^
describ ^^ iem ^^^^ - >^* W- ^] X-f-T peo ^' s ^ ffcjfif advance o ^^ i ^ eV ^^ O ^' theirfolly conlfeted 4 o ' gndeavouring ^ ^ ttbttfi . public mind b ^ for > ^ thi ^ j ^ b ^^ ^^ gaBis& , " Thfe men ^^^ J ^ . ^^^^ f ^ mi ^ - ^ : enthu ^ a ^ lc deo » onfltratioa » ot jmbLV nie « t » ngai o / it calated upea those exhiT » lt ^ '_ they eould securely dej ^ BBa ? | &r working * oat ^ the principies of the Oa ^ e ^^ aaj l upj ^ L ^^ WaeptfBeumptjon the Iea 4 er » We , many of teeali 'bW wrecked . ; ¦ ¦ ' ¦' - ; r ^ , ^ - ' - ¦ ¦ ¦* <> >^ . H- " :-V- - : ^; :-
. Tni ^ ig ^/ last } $ tet - ^ fi ^^ . : % ; trllw houra : awr you ; jatoil ; j ^ p ^^ read 1 thfc , sbaU - be coasigued ¦> , Wi * ^ biMj - dutgeoajv notiox toy > pecul ^ merit of « qt own , " but in ooumh qdencn j of yol ^ r ; diauflteo .:. " ifeitat tiiese ciremm-8 tanoe » i y < a > i . || s ^ - ' « H ^(^< ii ^; i . ^ abootio aoold and chide you r biitJaiev ^ ny friend 9 and companions , the last gKmmet of my lamp ahall bo devoted ^ d
lighting you o % ^ i ^ fe 1 S «« tt . ~ , With the principl « a with whluh 1 leave yon , with the same , be our sepawtidn king or shori , I wijl , if spared to gee the end " of tyranny ' s long race , again , meet you . I shall bear the prison ' s ^ dis cipline , and Ae tyrant's rule , without a murmur . I shall laogh to scorn the pigmy efforta oJf unjust authority to weaken my spirit , or Bubdiw my zeal , by bodily sufering . ¦' ¦ ' .. ; . " . }\ - " 'IT- ¦ ' - ' . ¦'¦ ¦ . ' . - ; ¦ . .
Before we part , let us commune fairly together . See how I met yon , what t fouttd y ^ Irtrr I part from yon , and what I reire y . u . I found yoa s ^ weak and aaconnecUd party , having no character , except when tied to tftfr chariot wheel of Whiggetjr , to graoe ^ tb tri « Bph 8 of the Whigs . I found you weak as ib « mountain heaf her , bending before the gentle Itreese —I am learing you strong as the oak tbaf staadtt the raging storm . "I- found yott , kWwing yoat < K ^^ : bnt / oMhe ; map ^ r tkm engraven ^ upon your hearts . " ! fonad yoa spifr
n ? into local peetions , I hare leveCed all those pifl ^ y feaeetand throwa you into jm laperial union . I fbuad you " wU&tut ^ aa orga *—I leave yioa one speaking your grievaie * and your opinlqns trumpet * tepgn ^; Didthowen of iyasgowknowtnalaaA a ' . I > lace at Barnsley ; ^ te * t >|? o ^ ^ b ^^ - . . ¦^ . i ^^ ip ^^ - . - ^^^ f jthiiiifiTrfjl ^^ - > *^ iWBf ;^ d : saiaa > erX hare be ^ -erer ' teidyik ^ ^ obey your sammonB , to hew yonr ^ i ^ ons * and t »^ ffer ; myown .-- ; '¦' ¦ ¦' " ' " a- :. ' ( " . ; - ^ b ^ ' - ^ - - ' > .. When the law has beenv diMoted againrt aay « C my party , when hare 1 abaadoi&d them , whether before the rabid magistrate or U the does : t
Since tWReform Bill , eight SKsionsNhare passed away , and the interval should cvunt for more Utas ) the longest life of steady corruption ; betare that epoch ; and you who hare f (^ owediM , throughthk trying ordeal , where haa been my cr ^ et Whem have I deserted you 1 I can answer , never ; and now , why do I mention these thing * t Firstlyfw convince yon that you have- gained ground , and secondly , to remind you of my prison repast ; ^ ea , in soUtude , while others fare sumptuously , and atoursj over departed fame , I can live on humble Jar » , aad feast upon my party ' s virtus , i « - ^
Now , if lean suffer all the liorrow of adungeoa , can you suffer the easy service of freedom's discipline ? I do not ask impossibilities . Ionlyaskyo « to be of one mind and to -do as one man , tobeeoavinced that your battle is different from any -who shall ask you ito join for ANY thing except tha SUFFRAGE . That is meat , drink , and clothes , while all their crotchets , offers , and promisee , ira but the means of producing an appetite without ttf means of satisfying it . On Monday night , I shall he in a dungeon , ' and upon my bended knees I shall pray to Almighty God , to prevent the lambs from entering into the folds of the wolves ; being wdl convincedjthat they but go there to be devoured .
Yonr taetfii now to watch those who shall spriag up as new leaders , and to take care that no eas ? BeJB of dispoeition npon their part , shall operate injuriously to the caase . ,, The first attempt of the enemy I * made by flattery ; aa 4 that hireling , the secret service hoBic , i » opened . More damage has been done to onr omw byfbUy and vanity , than by treawa and deeertion . Let the people , then , weU watclk their ISaden , and the moment that two begin to quarrel , east tbesf ; both from . jpatf fill they leajnr how-tobeb * wii « ttf « iris < will "b % M ^ rep ' roach , examinaUo ^ and celsare , if ¦ * their objects ate truly disinterested /¦;
Arotb Ati ^ SECRET' i ^) SETlNa $ ANiD ASSOCJATION * as iov wo » m > atoV a nreB , They hare rained our best and most confiding awsu They always originate with the Government , whea the open resistance of tho people to tyranny beooaesj alarming . Do not think of Reform of the Lord »—of sponging the National Debt—of repealing tin Corn Laws—of Free Trade—of the Ballo >~ of purifying the churcb ^ rof reducing tha army or Ittt n » Ty—of opposing any police bill—of repealing tite Poor Law AaiendmentAct—of stopping a war with Chtea , Naples , AmBiica , Roa « a , or the whoU world
Never mind whit the Queen gives Prime Albeit , ( or rather what you give him ) or whether he « p « odB It at Croekford ' a or other ^ lacai of debaucherynersr miad corporation bills w registration bEUs , Diasentera' billa or Proteataat bills , Canada ohuroh reswres or emigration blUs ; mind naae or th « sa ; for yoar unJUd force could not « jBeet any one of thoeeiiuesHaiii ^ pli ' a point , while yow ialer fere ^ w » old * ealsaiiyou » power of laying the ^ ja » to the * oot of MiuadjaU . If : ^ f % « T wakk you aow eemplau . was abolished to-meiww , y « or order would not d « iv « » IraatSoK « f Uacfit fwea theehan ^ e . ' ¦ . :. ^ - j , : f . ; ,.: ; . - - r : C ^ . - ^ -: ^ --
-I have told you that wiwm Ao aajerlty beeaiao owmp ^ yca , that th ^ tbAmaeteca'power wUloeaaa , and man ' a superiority '¦ .. && awohinery wiU bem « fe manifeet . Machinery , as at prewn * employed , k your great eaemy . ^ By the bpetatiott of maehjbwry you have been tttruod into artificial beiags ; wtfa that monster istined , you wiU once more be obliged to be consigned toi the' natural eUte of haabandalettj each being his own producer and his own consumer every man having the key of bis larder and hiastere house , and every man's house being his ea&tle andlut Boatry-box . Now this is the only thing worth having ;
To The T(^Kin & Peoim
TO THE t (^ KIN & PEOim
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Wb direct attention to the address of the Dumfries and Maxwelitown Universal Suffrage Association , whkh will be found on our seoond page ; and to the reptrt « f the Committee of the Metropolitan Charter Association on oar third .
The N0rtheen Star. Saturday, April 25, 1840.
THE N 0 RTHEEN STAR . SATURDAY , APRIL 25 , 1840 .
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We shall < uvb a yen bkpobt next wekk op Ma . O'CoKKoa ' s spxech ni mnGAiio ?* of ptoish-KE 1 TT ASt ) THE JCDGMSMT OP THB CoDBT .
Badical' Meetings Ik Leeds. - ' Ranifit, ' "M Kki'i Nft Tw T.Isrtvs
BADiCAL' MEETINGS IK LEEDS . - ' RAnifiT , ' "M KKI'I Nft TW T . ISRTVS
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Ekainnc Ik Ock Lasi. — In The Leading Article,
EKainnc ik ock Lasi . — In the leading article ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 25, 1840, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2681/page/4/
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