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Most Important Testimony of Lieut. Masters, H. P. LATE OF THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND TeTERan Companies.
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CHAIiEKGS TO CUBS BUKFKESS . MR . BAXTER , of Bolton , who has restored to sight bo many individuals , many of whom have been blina for a number of y « ara , and pledges himself ie cure the Ophthalmia , or Inflammations , Films , Scams , Specks , < feo . Amaurosis , Dimness of Sight , without blisters , bleeding , seton , issues , or say restraint of diet . Cataracts 1 cannot care , as I make no use of an instrument to any Eye . In eases of Amaurosis , I « antell if there be any hopes the first application && £ I aaake to the Eye , and I will not detain any mliB&t longer than one hoar . CSAIiEKGS TO VUflX BUXETOESS .
N . B . In answer to the numerous letters received , Mr . B . respectfully informs his poor country friends tha ; where a personal interview is impracticable , a letter pre-paid , enclosing a remittance or one pound , sad minutely describing their case , and how they bare been treated , shall have medicines back by return , wiih every directions for use to any part . Domestic Materia Medica Eye Medicines for the are of the above diseases . Mr . B . may be consulted at Northampton , from Monday 15 th to Saturday 20 : h of June ; from thence to Warwick , Worcester , Gloucester , and Bristol . His placo of abode will be made known by handbills , and this paper , when longer than a we ' ek in each pla « s .
Mr . B . may be consulted at No . 2 , Cumberlandstreet , Bristol , for a few weeks , and he wishes to inform his friends in Bath , Trovrbridge , Frome , and "Wales , that lie will go direct from Bris ; ol-to Liverpool , and his last week "will l > e inserted in this paper . h ' . B . Mr . B . ' b home ad dress is Bridgeman ' s flace , B- ^^ Ti . Lancashire , where all letters , post-paid . - ¦ ill be forwarded .
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ADYIGE . MR . WILKINSON , SURGEON , ; B AYING devoted his Studies for many Years to j the successful Treatment of the VENEREAL i DISEASE , in all its various Forms ; also , to the ! frightful consequences resulting from that destruc- j * ive practice / ' Self Abuse , " may be personally con- I suited from Nine in the Morning till Ten at Nijrht , and on Sundays till Two , at 13 , Trafalgar Street , ! Leeds , and every Thursday , at No . 4 , George Street , Bradford , from Ten till Five . j In recent cases a perfect Care is completed within ; * Week , or no Charge made for Medicine after that period , &nd Country Patients , by making only one : personal tjstt . Trill receive such Advice and Medicines that will enable them to obtain a permanent * nd effectual Cure , when all other means' have &iled .
Having successfully acquired a thorough knowledge of all the various stages of that insidious and too often fatal disease , and the deplorable results , as well as frequent loss of life , which often occurs through displayed ignorance , by those unqualified , having but -very little knowledge either of the dis-« rder , or componeut principles of Medicine ; thus the system becomes tainted , the whole mass of blood impure , and the Constitution ruined with Poison , producing Ulcers and Eruptions on various parts of the body , frightful to be seen—often closely resembling and mistaken for diseases of a less painful character . Mr . W ., as a Member of the Medical Profession , and from the peculiar nature of his practice , can , with the utmost confidence , even to the ¦ lost timid , offer hopevigourand perfect health .
, , What a grief for a young person , in the rery prime « f life , to be snatched out of time , and from all the enjoyments of life , by a disease always local at first , and which never proves fatal if properly treated , as U its fatal results are owing either to neglect or ignorance . Mr . W . ' 3 invariable rule is to give a Card to each of his Patients as a guarantee for Cure , which he pledges himself to perform , or to return his Fee . For the Accommodation of those who cannot con-Tenientl y consult Mr . W . personally , they may obtain his Purifying Drops , Price 4 s . 6 d ., at any oi the following Agents , with Printed directions so plain , that Patients of either Sex may Cure themselves , without even the knowledge of a bedfellow .
Mr . Hkatox , 7 , Briggate , Leeds . Mr . Haktley , Bookseller , Halifax . Mr . Dbwhirst , 37 , New Street , Huddersfield . Mr . HABKiso > -, BookBeHer , MarketPiace 3 arru : ley Mr . Habgrote ' s Library , 9 , Coney Street , York . Messrs . Fox and Son , Booksellera , Market-place , Pontefraet . Hasrisot , Market-place , Ripon . Laxgdale , Bookseller , Knarssbro and Harrogate . And at the Advertiser Office , Lowgate , Hull . Letters , inclosing a Remittance , answered byreturn of Post ; and Medicine punctually transmitted to the address , either by initials or name .
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THE EAST INDIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY . TO BE INCORPORATED BY ROY AC CHARTER .-CAPITAL £ 800 ^ 000 . CHAIRMAN—T . A . Curtis , Esq . DEPUTYCHAIRMAN-J , P . Larkins , Esq .
DIRECTORS . JohnBagshaw , Esq . Henry Gouger , Esq . Benjamin Harding , Esq . Captain A . Henderson . Frederick Hodgson , Esq ., M . P . Charles Kerr , Esq . Captain W . C . Lempriere . William Little , Esq . James Mackillop , Esq . Jacob Montefiore , Esq . Captain Alexander Nairne . John Pirie , Esq ., Alderman Henry C . Robarts , Esq . Alexander Rogers , Esq . R . Tharburn , Esq . With power to add to their number
AUDITORS—Sir John Rae Reed , Bart ., M . P .: J . H . Felly , Esq . SOLICITORS—Messrs . Freshfield and Sons . BANKERS—Messrs . Robarts , Curtis , and Co . SECRETARY—R . Macdonald Stephenson , Esq
SUPERINTENDENT OF STEAM YESSELSCaptain James Barber . Temporary Onice , 8 , Tokenhonse-yard , Bank . The practicability of maintaining a Steam Comsmnicatiofl with India by —ay of the Red Sea has been fully proved by the experiment tried by the East India Company , though , from the inefficiency of the vessels employed by them , and the unavoidable irregularity of the Indian Dak , its advantages and facilities have not been completely developed , .-while other reasons , arising from the urgency of the public service , will prevent the East India Company from ever maintaining the communication with the required certaintv .
'ihe communication , moreover , has been of small Talue to passengers , because confined to the line between &uez and Bombay—from whence to the Eisteru side of India there is great difficulty in the -transmission even of letters—whilst the conveyance cf passengers and parcels is most expensive , and at seasons wholly impracticable . Neither can passengers arriving at Suez frcm England depend on fiatiing iitie means of conveyance thence to India . _ The Bnsish Gorernmsnt nas recognVsed the necessity of entrusting the Post-office service to private associations , in ail cases of distant Steam Navigation . Tie considerations winch have led to this conclusion on the part of the Government apply with'tea-fold
force in the case of tne East India Company . It is therefore proposed to establish a Company to carry into effeet a plan which , by means of Steam Ships of large tonnage and powerful engines , shall connect the intercourse between Calcutta , Madras , Ceylon , and England , in one unbroken chain , reducing the communication as nearly to a certainty as any human calculations and efforts can accomplish . It would be most desirable that the Presidency of Bombay Bhould abo be included in the general arrangement , and there can be no doubt that evenfcially this will be done ; but for the present the East India Company purpose to retain this in their own hands .
With the foregoing views , communications have been opened wiik the Steam Committees in India , And by the last-mall the Directors have received re-. aittaaees of money , with the assurance of additional Sabscriptiona , provided the line between Suez' and Calcutta , &c , ( now wholly unoccupied ) be estabiished in the first instance . To meet the wishes of the Indian public , and looking to an immediate profitable return in the general « all for such a preliminary Btep , it is proposed to pBTchase and despatch to Calcutta , with the least possible delay , the largest steam-vessel procurable , to be employed between that port and Suez , making ¦ four voyages from each place in the year . To carry the entire service into effect for a regularly monthly communication , it is intended to build seven steam-ships of such tonnage and power as to be applicable to the route by the Cape of Good
Hope , in case of any interruption to that through T& YP 6 " Tke Teasels will be also so constructed as to admit « their carrying &n effectual armament in case of any warlike contingency . The number of passengers annually passing between Europe and our Indian possessions , was 3 , 163 * n the year 1833-4 , of which 603 only were from jSombay , leaving 2 pS 6 for sailingj ^ ps between Calcutta , Madras , and Ceylon , and Europe : and it May be fairly assumed thatatloaskone-thirdof that "amber willimmediately adopt taeaborter , cheaper , and more expeditions route which will be afforded fj the establishment of the proposed first steamboat , that many persons will avail themselves of toe Company ^ muds as a conveyance from port to port m India , and that there will be eventually a great increase of travellers consequeaton increased acjuties .
¦ From detailed calculations which have been " made « a those data which experience bas . already furnished , * e « f . ; imitedoQtlay , charges , and revenues axe exhi-MEea in the folio wing abstract ;
_ ., OUTLAY . -Bmlding and-atiing seven steam-snips , cost of stations abroad , and incidental ex-P " ** ..- „ ,.. „» ,... * „ £ o 00 , 00 fl
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ANNUAL CHARGE . Wages , coals , victualling , insurance , &c , sinking fund for wear and tear , and renewal of ships , and charges of all kinds .. 259 , 000 AWTIIT . PUaTJCI ? '
INCOME . Passengers , less victualling and land transport £ 281 , 000 Freight , consisting of light parcels , periodicals , bullion , &c ... 24 , 000 305 , 000 Yielding a clear animal surplus of . £ 66 , 000 Or upwards of 11 per cent , upon £ 660 , 000 . No contribution for Post-office service has been included in these calculations , but there can be ne doubt that the Company , when once in operation , must be employed by Government to carry the Mails . To carry into effect the plans of the Company , the following outline i 3 proposed : —That steam-ships shall start on a fixed day in each month from England and Calcutta ; the time calculated on for the | performance of the route being , from
| England to Alexandria 14 day Ceylon 35 to 37 — Madras 38 to 40 — Calcutta 42 to 45 — The route across the Isthmus of Suez to be at the charge and under the superintendence of the Company . The sum of £ 690 , 000 will amply suffico for establishuig a monthly communication between Calcutta , Madras , Ceylon , and England ; but the capital is fixed at £ 800 , 600 , to enable the Company to include Bombay at a future period , and also to provide steam ships for such branch lines as may hereafter be thought desirable , so as to extend the communication to all parts of India and places to the Eastward .
Application will be made to the Crown for an Act of Incorporation to limit the responsiMlity of the members of the Company . The Capital Stock of the Company tc be £ 800 , 000 , in 16 , 000 shares of £ 50 each ; £ 10 per share deposit to be paid on the allotment of the shares ; £ 10 in three months from that time ; £ 5 in three months from second payment ; and the remainder by instalments of £ 5 each when called for b y the Directors upon three months' notiw . 5 , 000 shares have been reserved for the Subscribers in India , of which a considerable number have already been subscribed for in Calcutta ajid in Madras , and a deposit paid upon them . The Directors are to prescribe the mode of paying the Indian subscriptions , so as to equalise them with the payments on the shares in London .
In case of failure to pay any instalment when due , the shares and all previous payments made in respect thereof to be forfeited . The general affairs of the Company to be managed by a Board of Directors , in London , the qualification of each of whom shall be fifty shares , to be elected by the Shareholders resident m Eugland . The affairs of the Company in India to be managed by a Board of Directors in Calcutta , and to be elected by Shareholders resident , in India , with a local Committee at Madras and Ceylon , being Shareholders similarly qualified . Two Auditors to be appointed , their qualification to be 20 shares each . In all the affairs of the Company the Proprietors holding 10 Shares to ba entitled to 1 Yote 25 _ 2 - 50 3 — 100 4 — but no person to have moro than four votes . The first Directors are to remain in office five year ? , after which three of the Directors shall go out of office annually , and an election by the Proprietors shall take place to supply the vacancies ; but such Directors may be re-elected . There will be half-yearly meetings of the Company , at which dividends will be declared , and all other usual busines transacted . The Charter will prescribe the constitution of the Company , and provide for the establishment of local Commiitees for the management of the Company ' s concerns in India .
For the convenience of Subscribers resident in Icdia , a clause will be inserted in the deed of settlement to enable them to vote by power of attorney in all matters of general interest . Application for shares to be made , according to the annexed form , on or before the 3 rd of August next .
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES . Gentlemen , —I request you will insert my name as a Subscriber to the East India Steam Navigation Company for shares , or such number as may be allotted me ; for which I hereby engage to sign the deed of settlement , to pay the required deposit of £ 10 per share , and all further calls that may be hereafter made upon me . To the Chairman and Directors of the East Indian Steam Navigation Company .
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Just published , in royal 18 mo ., cloth , price 3 s . ; and sent in Town or Country free , by post , 3 s . 6 d ., M ANHOOD : the CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE , wiih Plain Directions for ITS PERFECT RESTORATION ; addressed to those suffering from the destructive effects of Excessive Indulgence , Solitary Habit ? , or Infection ; followed bv Observations on the TREATMENT of SYPHI IS , GONORRHOEA , GLEET , &c . lllustrated with Cisos , &c .
By J . L . CURTIS and COMPANY , Consulting Surgeons , London . Published by the Authors , and sold by Balliere , Medical Bookseller , 219 , Regent-street ; Strange , 21 , Paiernos * . er-rovf ; Advertiser Office Hull ; Review Office , Nottingham ; Machen and Co ., 8 , D'Olier-street , Dublin ; Duncan , 114 , High-street , Edinburgh ; and to be had of all Booksellers . The Work which is now presented to the public is the result of very extended experience in a class of diseases and affections , which for some unaccountable reason have been either altogether overlooked , or treated with apathy , and almost indifference , by the ordinary practitioner . To enter into the details of these affections , to point out iheir causes , and to
mark the terrific consequences , social , moral , and physical , which are sure to follow from indulgence , in certain habits , would be entirely out of place in an advertisement . We have no hesitation , however , in saying that there is no member of society , by whom the book will not be found interesting , whether we consider guch person to hold the relation of a PARENT , a PRECEPTOR , or aCLERGYMAN . The PARENT , who beholds his beloved child pining away , and fast approaching to a premature gravp , in consequence of some disease , which for want of a careful investigation of its real cause , has been set down to the score of consumption , will , on perusing this work , be astonished to find that in nine-tenths of the cases of young persons of both sexes , who perish of what is called pulmonary consumption , heart disease , tabes , ( fee , the sole and
exclusive origin has been the indulgence in certain destructive habits , practised by youth much more frequently than is at all suspected . The PRECEPTOR , also , who holds temporarily , at least the relation and responsibility of a parent , wiJl , by perusing this work , be directed , and very much assisted in investigating and detecting the too often concealed practices so often introduced into schools , whereby the health and ultimately the lives of bis pupil 8 are sure to be cotr ^ promised , unless the evil be checked in proper time . He will here find a clue to guide him through the intricate mazes of this moral labyrinth , and a standard whereby to judge , when delicacy o f health should appear to attack any of bis young charges , what the real cause of such attack may be , and thus he will be enabled to check the evil in its incipient state .
The CLERGYMAN , in whose sacred character is at once concentrated the twofold relation of parent and instructor , will here be directed as to the nature of those habits to whica youth is addicted ; be will also be enabled to point out the disastrous consequences which are eure to follow from them , if not relinquished . Messrs . CURTIS and CO . are to be consulted daily at their residence , No . 7 , Frith-street , Soho , from Ten till Three , and Five till Eight in the Evening .
Country Patients are requested to be as minute as possible in the detail of their cases—as to the duration of the complaint , the symptoms , age , general habits of living , and occupation in life of the party ; the communication must be accompanied by the usual consultation fee of £ 1 , without which no notice whatever can be taken of their application ; and in all cases , the most inviolable secrecy may be relied on . N . B . —Seven Doors from Soho Square .
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MEDICAL ADYICE . OF serious Importance to those who are suffering from Venereal or Syphilitic Diseases , Nervous , or Sexual Debility , Rheumatism , Scurvy . Scorbutic Eruptions , and all Diseases arising from impurity of the Blood . Mr . LA'MERT , SURGEON , No . 21 , FALKNER-STREET , MANCHESTER , Licentiate of the Apothecary ' s Hall , London , and Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society , &c , having devoted' his studies for many years to the various
diseases of the generative organs , and to the cure of these insidious and often fatal diseases , at the various Hospitals in London , and in the Universities" of Edinburgh and Dublin , cannot refrain from directing attention , to the deplorable consequences so conatantly occurring , awing to unqualified and illiterate men , presumptuously claiming to have a knowledge of these disorders , who are totally ignorant of the general principles of medicine , ana either by unskilful treatment , or by the immoderate use of mercury
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and other questionable specifics , entirely ruin the constitution , by suffering the system to become affected , and the whole mass of blood tainted with venereal poison , causing eruptions and ulcers of a most frightful character on the face , neck , and body , which closely resemble , and often are treated as , scurvy , and dreadful pains in the limbs and bones , which are commonly mistaken for rheumatism ; the whole frame then becomes affected with the most alarming symptoms , and a melancholy death puts a period to the sufferings of the patient . . , x : 1 . 1 . - _ .-: c _« n .. * :. _ ,. ~ •„ : _ ii ..
The imperative necessity that exists for the complete eradication of these deplorable disorders is evident from the . " act , that this deadly contagion may lay imbedded in the constitution for years , and it is of the utmost importance to those who are about to form matrimonial engagements to cleanse the system previously of all its gross impurities , in order to prevent those sad appearances throughout entire families , which aro frequently the consequence of a protracted and incomplete eradication .
In those deplorable cases of nervous and sexual debility , arising from early and indiscriminate excesses , * where melancholy , distaste , incapacity for all pleasures , both mental and physical , and all the enervating imbecilities of old age are its attendants , the utmost endeavours should be made to avoid the despair and misery which accompany these dreadful debilities , when left to the powers ofnatnre alone to restore , and which frequently hurries its victim to the grave in the very flower of his youth .
To all who are thus afflicted , Mr . LA'MERT , as a regularly educated member of the medical profession , can with the utmost confidence offer hope , energy , vigour , and felicity ; and from the peculiar nature of his practice , the most timid may feel encouraged by tl . e opportunity thus afforded them . The following letter is published by particular request : Newcastle-upon-Tyne , June 20 , 1839 . Civ Tf Vino Via an mrr \ ntanfiAri fn « a 1 a ** sw 1 * — 4 Sir—It has been intentionf length of
, my , or a time , to address you on a subject closely connected with your celebrity ; but I must confess that a feeling of delicacy has hitherto withheld me . My cure , however , has been so complete , that it would be an act of gross injustice to your character and skill , were I longer to withhold a case so remarkable &s any on record . Born in a polished circle of society , I was early sent to a most respectable public seminary , where , for some years , all went on with prosperity and happiness .
Unfortunately , however , a habit was sent abroad among us , which I was , with many others , unable to resist . Years rolled away , and left me an altered man ! Infirmities gathered around me , and at the age of twenty years I was actually dying of decaya gradual but certain decay . 1 wondered at the cause of all this premature debility , nor did the truth ever flash across my mind , until I saw an address of yours , which made me fully sensible of my miserable situation . The debility increased every renewed day , with the cause of misery , self-entailed ,
gnawing at my heart in my waking moments ; in seeking rest . I only sought for a change of torments —the many hours of darkness seemed awful ; those of sleep filled me with racking horrors indescribable . I longed for day—with day I was wearied—and I beheld the approach of night with abhorrence . Under these circumstances of unqualified affliction , I journeyed upwards of ninety miles to have a consultation with you . I need not say how soon you were aware of my appalling situation , the anxiety you manifested in accomplishing my relief , or ot the confidence with which you spoke of my
recovery . You directed me a packet of your invaluable medicines , and by perseverance in following your directions , and with the blessing of Providence , a wonderful euro has been completely effected , and I am now , in every sense of the word , become a new man ! I transmit this account for the benefit of others who may , unfortunatel y , be placed in a situation of similar wretchedness . You may omit my residence , but if asked for , you are at liberty to give it . —Remaining , Sir , with every sentiment of regard , yours truly , Charles Newton .
To Mr . La'Mert , 21 , Falkner-Btreet , Manchester . Mr . La'Mert is to be consulted every day , at his residence , from nine in the morning till ten at night , and on Sundays from nine till two ; and patients in the remotest parts of the country may be treated successfully on transmitting their report , which will be immediately answered ; their letters muet minutely describe the case , and contain a remittance for advice and medicine , which can be forwarded to any part of the world , however distant . No difficulty can occur , as the medicines will be securely packed , and carefully protected from observation . 21 , Faulkner-street , Manchester .
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( certificate . ) St . John's , Newfoundland , 12 th March , 1838 . Conformably to a Garrison Order , dated 9 th March , 1838 , for the assembly of a Medical Board , to take into consideration the state of health of Lieut . Masters , R . V . C , and to report accordingly , we , the undersigned . Staff Officer and Civil Praotitioncr , forming the Board authorized by that order , after a strict examination of the case of Lieut . Masters , consider him as entirely unfit for military
duty . Lieut . Masters has for several yearn been afflicted with Rheumatic Gout , which has produced serious functionary derangements of his stomach , liTer , and other viscera , and finally given rise to infirmity , weakness and enlargement of the articulations , especially of the ancle Joints ; his general health and coustitution is much impaired , and therefore , in our opinion , he is incapable of further service . ( Signed ) Andw . Fekgu £ O . n , M . D ., Staff-A 8 sist-Surg . Edwaed Kikly , Surgeon .
Letter of Lieut . Mastert to Mr . Prout , 229 , Strand , London . Hawley , near Bagshot 13 th Jan . 1840 . Sib , —Considering that the public would be greatly benefitted by the publication of the extraordinary benefit which I have derived by taking Blair ' s Gout and Rheumatic Pills , I herewith send the particulars of my case , and the Medical Certificate , by which I was invalided . I was first attacked with Rhuematio Gout in 1826 , from which period to 18331 was under the treatment of the late Drs . Red , Homer and Jacobs , as well as by the present Dr . Davis , all of Hampstead . From 1833 to 1838 I was at St . John ' s , Newfoundland , doing duty as a Subaltern in the
Royal Yeteran Companies , where I suffered most severely , and was under the care of Surgeon Huston , R . V . C , Staff Assistant-Surgeon Ferguson , and Mr . Shea , private practitioner there , without being able to prevent the most violent fits of the gout three or four times annually , which becoming 60 bad caused the Garrison Order for the Medical Boaid , as before Bamed . About the middle of labt February and tho whole of March my sufferings were dreadful : in fa « t , I was unable to move without being carried : when Major Birch , of Crondale , near Farnham , a Magistrate of this county , kindly commisserating my situation , called on me for the purpose of taking my affidavit , that I might receive ray half-pay ; and seeing me in so miserable a state , advised me ta try Blair b Gout arid Rhuematic Pills , saving , althoueh
not gouty himBelf , he knew several who had derived benefit from them . I had previously been advised by a then neighbour , Mr . Fedgent , of Aldershot , to try them , but I declined until the Major recommended them . I commenced by taking them according to the directions ; and , after taking six pills , found a cessation of all pain , and the remainder o ! the box effectually settled that fit . I have since had several attacks , but as Boon as I feel the least sensation of the disease I take the pills , which hare at once removed all symptoms . I may also mention that the chalk which had formed on my ears has disappeared , and where it formed in my fingers is decreasing . I have ceased to have those very weakening perspirations to which I was subject before trying the pills .
Were you to print my case , and appoint an Agent in St . John ' s , Newfoundland , where my sufferings were known , and where there are so many afflicted with Rheumatic Gout , you would vastly increase the sale of this valuble Medicine . I am Sir , Your obedient Servant , John Masters , Lieut . H . P . Royal Newfoundland Veteran Cpmps . Sold by the veaders of Medicine throughout , th « Kingdom . Observe the name and address of "Thomas Prout , 229 , Strand , London , " on the Governmeat Stamp .
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EAST CUMBERLAND EJECTION . MAGNANIMOUS CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE . Early on Monday morning , which was the day appointed for the nomination , the following address was widely circulated ; and if ever advice was acted on , it was in this instance : —
" TO THE WORKING CLA 88 ES . M ' England expects every man to do his duty ? " Radicals op Cuubbelamd , —Attend the nomination of candidates this day ; and teach , our bloody and brutal oppressors a' great moral lesson , ' as Caatlereagh used to say . " The accursed Ministers , who have thrown our best friends into dungeons , and are there torturing them to death , have dared to send a stripling , the brother of one of them , to be elected for Cumberland . We will show him , by every mark of contempt and abhorrence how much we hate the' base , bloody , and
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brutal faction" he belongs to ! Every man who does not attend to laugh him and his party to scorn is a traitor to his country . Remember how our friends were abused for going to Cockermouth by the corrupt hireling press they had ia their pay . Never forget what was said about the ' poor hand-loom weaver' Hanson . Feargus O'Connor , from his dungeon , tells ub to * hiss , groan , and hoot them , ' and we will follow his advice . When they wanted our assistance , they promised all we wished for ; but when we called on them to perform their promise , they transported , imprisoned , and abused us ! 11 The curse of every honest man be on the ' base , bloody , and brutal faction' for ever ! Remember , no violence ! Our tongues must bo our only weapons , and' Peace , Law , and Order , ' our motto . Krntnl fpntinn" lip hflioncn tftt TCvnrw man voYin Anoa
" One op Yourselves . 14 July 20 , 1840 . " Tho Whigs , indeed , were taught a great moral lesson , such as they will not readily forget . The people performed their duty well , by not allowing one of the hypocritical crew to be heard ; and exhibiting , in the strongest manner , their hatred , disgust , and abhorrence of a Ministry who have trampled on the best and dearest liberties of the subject . About ten o ' clock , Mr . Charles Howard , brother to Lord Morpetb , was escorted into the town by about three hundred gentlemen on horseback , but many , wo observed , were not voters . Preceded by a band of music , and three or four solitary banners , they then went to the Crown and Mitre Inn , and
from thence to the hustings , which were erected in front of the Market Place . The hustings were very commodious , and would hold at least two hundred persons . On Mr . Howard and his party making their appearance , they were assailed with tremendous hosing , groaning , and hooting , and cries of "What have you made of Frost \ " " Where is Frost , Williams , and Jones V " What have you done to Feargus O'Connor 1 " and a number of other queries , which gave them a foretaste of what they might expeot on the hustings . The large area in
front of the hustings was densely filled with spectators , a majority of which were working men . On the Sheriff , Sir George Musgrave , making his appearance , he was loudly hissed and cheered . The Under-Sheriff , Mr . Blamire , then proceeded to read the writ , and go through the o > her preliminary business of the meeting , but such was the noise and confusion , that scarcely a word could be heard . Mr . Henky Howard , of Graystoke , then came forward to nominate Mr . C . Howard , of Naworth Castio , as a &i aud proper person to represent East Cumberland .
At this moment a scene occurred , which totally baffles description , for the effect it produced was most electric , and filled the minds of the Whigs with horror and dismay . Four large placards were hoisted , as if by magic , in front of the hustings , containing , in large letters , the following devices : — " Frost , Williams , and Jones ; " " O'Connor in York Castln j" "The base , bloody , arid brutal Whigs , { vide D . O'Connell ; " / " Lovett and Collins ;" " Vincent and M'Douall ; " " O'Brien ' B voice from Lancaster Castle ; " " Who taught the people to agitate , and then imprisoned thorn ! The Whigs . " fk Who gave seventy thousand pounds to build stables for the Queen !"
We also observed a large placard , containing the stamp returns of tho Northern Star newspaper , in very large characters . Mr . Henry Howard essayed in vain to obtain an hearing . Ho was assailed with hisse ? , hoots , and groans . In fact , he could not possibly be heard . There were cries of— Wliere is poor O'Connor ? Traitors , off ! off ! Frost , Williams , and Jones ! Charlie Howard , go to school again . Does your mother know you ' re out ? Aud a great variety of other expressions , which we could not catch , from the great contusion that prevailed . Mr . Howard then retired , and Mr . Thomas Donald , of Linstock , seconded the nomination .
On the Sheriff asking if any other gentleman had a candidate to propose , Mr . Bowman stood forward and Baid , Mr . High Sheriff and Gentlemen , I bog leave to propose a candidate . The Under-Sheriff said , Mr . Bowman , are you a voter i Mr . Bowman— I am not . I think , Sir , it is time we were rid of such names and distinctions . The Under-Sheriff then said Mr . Bowman , you are not at liberty to propose any one . Mr . Howard , of Graystoke , said , Mr . Bowman , you shall be heard afterwards . Mr . Bowman then gave way , and Mr . Howard came forward to return thanks , but was received by such a tremendous shower of groans , hisses , and hootings , such as we
never betoro witnessed . Mr . Howard attempted several times to be heard ; but as often was assailed by cries of " off , off , you traitor . " ' Remember O'Connor in York Castle ! " " Who voted for £ 50 , 000 to Prince Albert ! " to P . Howard , M . P . for Carlisle . "Go and flog the soldiers ! " "We'll take a cat of nine tails to you ! Mr . Howard found it was in vain to get a hearing—consequently gave up tho ghost , to which he bore a strong resemblance . As he retired , ho was loudly hissed and hooted , amidst cries of " Buy him a hapcrth of sweeties ! Didn ' t Jemmie Steelo fiud the cleaning Mrs . Norton ' s shoes I Who ' pays the Journal for abusing the people ! The Mouteagie job !" &c . Mr . Bowman theu rose and said—Working men of
Carlisle—Wow the iarce is over , I beg leave to propose Mr . Feargus O'Connor as a fit and proper person to represent East Cumberland . It is time we were done with such distinctions . The present electors do riot represent the feelings or wishes of the people . No such thing . Mr . Arthur seconded the nomination , and when a show of hands was taken , a tremeudous forest was held up in favour of Mr . O'Connor , when Mr . Bowman , turning to Mr . Howard , said , " Now , Mr . Howard , remember you do not go to Parliament as the representative of this meeting , but of the electors . They then retired into the Town Hall to finish the business , when a rush was made iuto
the hall , and in half a second it was completely crammed , and great confusion prevailed . We were at this moment somewhat alarmed for the peace of the town , when Mr . Bowman slopped on the table and said , " Fellow men , I beseech , —nay , I implore you , to allow the High Sheriff aud gentlemen to retire in peace , and dp not molest any one ; you have returned Mr . O'Connor , and shown your hate and dislike to the present Government and Us supporters . We almost forgot to mention , that when Mr . Crakenthorpe came forward to move a vuio of thanks to the High Sheriff , when he was assailed with hisses , groans , and crios of— " We ' ve heard you before—we ' ve had plenty of speeches ! off ! off ! Now , wo cannot but make a moment ' s
reflection in this place , aud that is , the great change which has taken place in the minds of the people , from the villanous conduct of the Government ; and , we have little hesitation in saying , that had it not been for the influence of a few of the Radical party , such was tke hatred and desperate determination of the peoplo , that great miBchief might have ensued . Mr . Howard and his party then left tho Town-hall , amidst the most tremendous hooting and hissing we ever heard . What a change haa come over the spirit of tho dream . The very men who a few short years ago were so popoular with the people , are now despised by them , and in place of being borne on their shoulders , they require the aid of a police force , and the aid of tho Radicate , to escort them out of the
hail . Mr . Howard and his party dined at the Crown and Mitre Inn , when very tew attended ; and we understand the whole affair was a miserable failure , which was moro prominent from the angry feeling displayed by tho crawling , sneaking , deceptive Editor of the Carlise Journal . This creature is now so unpopular , that he requires the aid of the police force to conduct him along . Oh ! it was a delightful scene to see the Chartists showing charity . Here they were , Mr . Arthur conducting the Mayor's daughters out of the hall .
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To the Right Honourable and Honourable the Knights , Citizens and Burgesses of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , in Parliament assembled : — The humble petition of William Martin , a prisoner in Northallerton House of Correction , in the County of York , Sheweth , —That your petitioner was connoted at the last Yorkshire Spring Assizes , for uttering seditious language at Sheffield , and m consequence of suoh conviction was sentenced to twelve months ' imprisonment . ¦ That your petitioner had Buffered a long imprisonment previously to his trial , namely , six-months , being committed in the month of September , 1839 , and his trial not having taken place till the month of March last . ¦<¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
That your petitioner being by Buch long imprisonment previous to trial , accustomed to the treatment of prisoners confined in York Castle , was anxious that he should remain there during the term of his sentence , and applied to the Judge for that purpose ; that the Judge made no objeotion , and inquired of the Governor , who informed his Lordship that the Castle would be inconveniently filled if your petitioner was allowed to remain , though at that time , when the calendar was considered a heavy one , there were only ninety prisoners confined there ,
wfliist that prison is capable of accommodating 140 prisoners . ;; ¦ That your petitioner , though" weak from previous long confinement was upon arrh ing at Northallerton House of Correction compelled to wo ^ rknpon the treadmill for one month ; and is at present obliged to labour nine hours each day in t Wweek ( Sundays © xcepted ) at the disagreeable and degraded occupation of pulling w pieces old rope voff every description . , ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ : ¦ • ¦ ¦ '• ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - •! . 7--: c .,:. : ¦ ? : ; : ¦¦ : That your petitioner is troubled !•¦* tth ofthBtant rising of phlegm in his stomach ' , ' occas vmedi as he waa inforaedT > y the surgeon of the pri ' son in ; con-
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sequence of his not having suffldentexercise , ihe only time allowed each day in the week ( Sundays excepted ) , being about half-an-hour in die morning , and in very fine weather ha ^ f-an-hour at dinner time ; but should tho morning be wet and the sky appear cloudy , at dinner hour , there is no exercise . That from Monday , the 29 th of June , until Saturday , the 4 th of July , ihe whole amount of petitioner ' s exercise did not exceed two hours . That your petitioner has aver borne a good and honest character , and he thinks he has just cause of complaint for having been removed from York aannanea nf hia nnt . K&vtncr . anfflAtont AYAmiaA •' . tfi ' A
Castle to the House of Correction , at Northallerton , and put to hard labour , where also the silent system with all its horrors , is strictly enforced ; when at the same assizes , two persons found guilty of forgery j in conjunction with . murderers , detilers of women , and felons of almost every description , who had been convicted at a previous assize , were allowed to remain at York Castle , where there is no hard labour imposed upon prisoners of any class . Your petitioner , therefore , prays that your Honourable House will take the necessary steps to mitigate the punishment of your petitioner .
And your petitioner , as in duty bound , will ever pray , < fcc . William Martin .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE COUNTY OF DURHAM . Brave Associates !—You , whom I have struggled with , to deliver from tho damned tyranny of splendid villains , the rights and liberties of my country , I bid a long f arewell ! I go to my dungeon to endure the lingering torments of a merciless revenge ; but I go with the proud consciousness that I would not purchase my freedom by your betrayal . That freedom has been offered me if 1 would desert your Charter ! The "base , brutal , and bloody " Whigs made me the offer ! By heavens ! they mistook their man ! Give me tho prison ' s gloom for my integrity to principle , rather than the licentious liberty of cowardice and treachory . I have stood
by you in public—tra danger and out of danger I have done my duty—and in the dock or the prison " mv spirit shall not fail . I cannot bear to look back on our gatherings in villages and in towns—on heather wilds and in blooming vallies , and remember that I am to be torn from men whom I revere , and women whom I bve . The rebel tear starts in my eye , and the effort to forget you , forbids it to be shed . It is a bitter draught , but you must not regret my inflexible independence . It ia a sacred flame , which , though it may light me to captivity , will guide you to liberty and heaven . Keep it alivo—encourage it mothers , and you will make me bappy , though loaded with chains . Your money will not be half so acceptable to me as your devotion to our glorious cause . If you
organise—if you never flag—if you never flinch—if you go onward with your Charter , my nights will be unburthened by dreams , and my days unclouded by regret . I have arranged with my friends to supply my subscribers to the Star and Liberator with their papers as usual , and I entreat you to rally round those honest newspapers , as the best champions of your cause . Every working man should support them , for the readers of such papers can never be willing slaves . Let those who have not now ordered papers of my agents do so immediately , and they will reward me for my labours : they will cheer O'Connor in his dungeon , and advance the cause in the best possible way . Do this , and I shall be free in spirit , though I am in "durance vile . "
When I am in prison try to see me , for your presence always gives me more pleasure than any of you imagine . It will remind me that you have not forgotten a man who never will forget you . The day will arrive when the bonds of mutual affeotion cannot be severed by the cold-blooded edict of a jury ' s malignancy . Would to God that my jury may sustain their honour by doing me justice ; but when I look back at the fate of Lovett , Collins , Vincent , and O'Connor , I am compelled to prepare for the worst . Once more , then , farewell ! When I am in prison I will have time to watch and feed that smouldering volcano of resentment that burns in my breast , and when I come out of captivity , my homo shall be amongst those honest hearts that gather round the watchword—Universal Suffrage , and no surrender 1
For fast will flow the nation ' s tears , Should lawless robbers seize , The flag that ' s stood some fifty years The battle and the breeze . Your affectionate Friend , George Binns
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SOUTH DURHAM AGITATION . " We have learnt this wholesome lesson : — That we must , and will be free . " Cockfield . —There was an excellent meeting on the Fell on Sunday afternoon , though it rained very much . The meeting was addressed by Messrs Mtcroft , Embleton , and Binna , and the sum of £ \ 5 s . was collected towards defraying the expenses of the delegate to Manchester for this county / Mr Williams , of Sunderland , having been elected for that purpose . West Auckland . —Mr . Binns delivered his parting address to the good people of this place , and there was a most numerous assembly . Mr . Binna took his leave of the people , with the good wishe 3 of almost the entire population . A collection was made towards the expensed of sending a delegate to Manchester .
Middlesbro ' . —The Chartists of this place , with a spirit which does them credit , have raised the amount of coat 9 incurred by Mr . Binns , during his arrest at this place . f . Barnard Castle . —The people of this place were disappointed in cousequence of Mr . Binns being required at tho Newcastle meeting on Tuesday last . The town waB thrown into the greatest excitement by the rural districts being drained of their police to arrest Mr . Binna if h « went to Startforth Green , rhere would inevitably have been a disturbance had the attempt been made , for the people have no notion here of being denied the right to meet . They the people , took possession of the green until ten oWock m the evening , when Mr . Binns not arriving , thev quietly dispersed . ¦
Chapel Row . —The parson , who was defeated in a discussion with Mr . Binns , haa determined to revenge himself by placing himself at the head of the police and coal viewers , amongat whoa is Mr . Love , to arrest Mr . Binns the next time he holds a meeting in the Market Place at Chapel Row . Mr . Binns is hunted down in all directions , and seems t » be marked out for destruction . We hope South Durham will never forget that he is hazarding his liberty for the people alone . Thoenley . —Mr . Binns addressed a good meeting here last week , and was well received by tho honest men of this place . They are " at it again ! Go on , Thornley , and let your motto be " no surrender ' "
JjuNPERLAND . —There was a crowded moetiuc of the men of this place on Thursday last , in the Cooperative Hall , to hear Mr . Binns deliver an address . Mr . John Binns waB in the chair , and the meeting was ably addressed by Mr . James Williams , who was unanimously elected to sit as delegate in Manchester to represent the Chartists of Durham . A resolution was passed condemnatory of all secret organization . -i ,- . - - r . -J-J -J-, - / . -J -jJJi ^ ^^ , , , ^ , # i > i ti > ^^^
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ADJOURNED MEETING . An adjourned meeting of the South Lancashire Delegates took place in their Committee Room , 9 , - Whittle-street , Manchester , on the 19 th instant-Peter Chappel , from Stockport , in the chair , who congratulated the meeting on the success of the delegates , especially new lecturers who had volunteered their . services , with various other circumstances well worth notice . The following lecturers were then appointed : — ' At Stockport , July 26 th , at six © 'dock , p . m ., James Leach , of Manchester ; also , on August 2 nd , at six , p . nv Charles Connor , of Manchester ; and on July 29 th , at eight , p . m ., John Bradley , of Hyde . At Ashton , July 26 that six . m . James Taylor
, , p , , of Ashton ; also , August 9 th , at two , p . m James Greaves , of Oldham . AtRoehdale , July 2 ( Stn i at two , p . m ., James Greaves , of Oldham ; also , August 9 th , at two , p . m ., Henry Smithers , of Oldham . ; Atl de July 27 th » at eight . P . m ., Charles Connor , of Manchester ; and Augubt 3 rd , at eight , p . m ., Peter Chappel ; of Stockport . y At Unsworth , August 18 th , at seven , p . m . John Hunt , ofMiddfeton . : . •; : ' At Manchester , in the Chartists' Boom , Brownstreet , July 27 th , at eight , p . m ., John Bradley , of H y de August 3 rd , afceight , p . m . * John Hunt , of Middleton ; and on August 10 th , eight , pirn ., Peter Chappell , ofSjockportf . - >¦ ¦ '<¦ ¦¦ * - , <
The Secretary read the following list of places that had paid 5 a . each towards defraying the general expenses : —Hulme , ABhtoh , No . 1 , orBrowa-street , Manchester , OHhanr , Opehshaw , &c , Boltoh , and Stockport ; and the following places 2 s . 6 d . each : — Badcliff-Hyde— Whittle-street Branch ¦ Salford ... ... ¦ ..-,.. „„ ¦ - •„ , £ 2 10 H Eleven Delegates U each ... ... ... o 2 9 ' < . 2 12-9 Expenses ... ... ... 0 4 1 Balanoe in Treasnrer ' B hands £ 2 8 8 'Various other matters of importance came before them , especially the forming of a central committee for managing the affairs of the imprisoned Ciiartists their Wives , and families , which did not seem to give general satisfaction ; ' they being of opinion that every district knewf best the wants and sufferings of their own urifottfanate frierid 8 thei best , and could afford tho m 6 st ^ mediate tfelief ia : cases of necessityf and that there' were ' ninejaniiliea that was
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relieved in Manchester at the rate of four shillings per week , bat in eases of aeconebments it waa doubled for one month , and that they bad two such cases inst now . ' They also had £ 6 in band , as it was hoped they should be able to afford something handsome to each of the imprisoned Chartists on their release from prison , it being well known that it was then they stood most in want of aid . Whittle-Street Branch , Manchester . —At the weekl y meeting of the Sooiety on Sunday evening last , they were visited byagentleman from Glasgow , who said that they ( the Chartists of Glasgow ) had some money in hand , and should like to know ia what manner they could lay it ont to the best advantage , in relieving the wants of their sufferine mKavaA in \ fanrttiPutAr nfc * fci rain nf fnnr aliilKnn .
brethren , their wives , and families . He also seemed anxious to establish an agency for the sale of the Glasgow Chartist Circular ^ published at one halfpenny , a circumstance the meeting were asanxiouB to accomplish as himself , if not more so , as a motion had just been passed thai it should be established in this quarter , and that they considered it as the best and cheapest ever issued from the British press ; and also very much wanted . for we had abundance of novels and nonsensical stuff issuing from the press daily and hourly , but never anything so really useful as this , for we had as much good and useful matter for one halfpenny , as any new 8 papw in the kingdom either would or could give for fourpence , ana there was no doubt but some thousands would be sold here weekly . —Cortespondent . ,
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&ONDON . GREAT METROPOLITAN CHATER UNION . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In your journal of last week , I find an article addressed to the delegates attending the Great Meeting at Manchester , on the 20 th inst ., in which all the Chartist Associations of London are denounced as bad , and organised by , and for the base purposes of the Whig Government . Such , however , is not the case , I can assure you . They are composed entirely of the more enlightened portion of the industrious classes , who spend their evenings there in reading , and oft times transacting political business . That they are infested with Government spies I own , but where , I would ask , is there a public place that is not 1 Several of these associa tions and unions have partly given up political agi . tation , a grand " Charter Union" having lately sprung up as the great council of the unrepresented ; various meeting of which have been held .
H . G . Lovett and Collins . —We are all in expectation here , and long to welcome these victims of policespy riots home . A committee has been formed for some time , comprising the names of upwards of forty-four Chartist leaders , amongst whom is Re ; h £ Tington , Cleave , R . Spurr , G . Rogers , &c . ; R . Moore , of 20 , Hyde-street , Bloomsbury , being the secretary . They have , engaged White Conduit House , for the purpose of getting up a grand festival , or public dinner , which is to take place on the 3 rd of August , the tickets to which , ( gentlemen 3 s ., ladies 2 : 5 . 6 d . ) are being speedily disposed of . Dinner will be on the table at three o clock preciselyj and when this festive scene is over , a ball is intended to take
place , the admission to which will be one shilling , and half price to those who attend the dinner . The committee were desirous that T . Perronet Thompson , Esq ., should take the chair , but that gentleman , in a long address , which he has just published , has declined the honour , alleging as his reason , that a political demonstration which has not a member of Parliament at its head , is set down as weak , and , consequently , of diminished importance to friends and foes ; " and that " because in consequence of the same settled habits of opinion , a Member of Parliament may do safely , and therefore effectually , what another cannot . " He , however , expresses the high opinion he entertains both of Messrs . Lovett and Collins , and promises to give no less than £ 1000
, towards the formation of a Chartist Election Society , by which they will be enabled to send Lovett and other deserving men into Parliament . I applaud such noble resolutions , and wish to see them acted on . Tne proposed Lovett procession is almost abandoned here ; I will tell you why . The Committee are afraid it will prove a failure . Is this manly \ I do hope , Sir , you will shame them out of their cowardice . What say you , men of Birmingham , are you afraid of yours ! 1 am sure you are not , nor arer the men of London : they want it , but the Committee are frightened . Pshaw ! Let us have a procession on the 3 rd of August , by all means . A meeting has lately taken place
for the election of a Chairman . I was not present at it , but a person belonging to the committee , told me that when Messrs . Wakley and Duncombe were proposed , the meeting was deoi ~ dedly in favour of the latter , for his attachment to tho _ good cause , although the former gained the majority . The people ha , ve , ' therefore , got to endurethe presence of a man whom it ia well known they hate . Mr . Duncombe , however , with m&ny other gentlemen , have promised to attend , so that we shall have a splendid display of oratory . Snccssa to the banquet , say I but we insist upon having the procession . — Correspondent .
. FOtlFARSHiaE . ' Kirrirhtjire . —An open air meeting was held here on Wednesday , July 15 th , to hear an address from Mr . Julian Harney . It was one of the largest meetings that we have seen in this place gsince the movement commenced . By unanimous consent , that sterling Democrat , Mr . Peter Grahsme , was called to the chair , who opened the proceedings by introducing tne lecturer to the assembly . Mr . Harney addressed his audience for tho space of nearly twohours in an excellent speech , that rivetted the attention , and called forth the applause of all assembled .
Brechin . —For sometime pa 3 t the good cause has been neglected here—apathy has reigned where energy was once the order of the day ; but the 'dry bones have at last been moved , and hope and ardonr revived by the visit of Mr . Julian Harney , invited to this place by the Council of the Political Union , on Friday evening , July 17 th . Mr . Harney delivered a lengthy and powerful address . Mr . John Scott , junior , in a brief but pithy and energetic speech , jnoved a vote of thanns to the lecturers * whicn being accorded , and Mr . Harney having replied , the meeting retired :
TttOWBRIDGE . During the Debate in the House of Commons on Friday evening , July 10 th , a speech made by the Honourable Member for Bath respecting our townsman , W . Carrier , which speech is entirely untounded ; and those persons that attended the meeting alluded to by the Honourable M . P . have thought proper to send a petition to Mr . Duncombe for to contradict the statement then made : and it is the sincere wish of the Chartists of Trowbridge , for all persons to do the same when anyMember makes a false report in that House . —Correspondent .
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Married Women in America . —After speaking of the free and pleasurable condition of single women in America , and contrasting with it the austerities of married life , the author thus continues— " But no American woman falls into the toils of matrimony asinto a snare held out to her simplicity and ignorance . She has been taught beforehand what , is expected of her , and voluntarily and freely does she enter upon thiB engagement . She supports her new condition with courage , because she chose it . As in America paternal discipline is very relaxed , and the conjugal tie is very ' strict , a youug woman does not contract the latter without considerable circumspection and apprehension . : Precocious marriages are rare . Thus American women do not marry until
their understandings are exercised and ripened ; whereas in other countries most women generally only begin to exercise and ripen their understandings after marriage . • * * When tho time for choosing a hnsband is arrived , that cold and stern seasoning power which has been educated and invigorated by the free observation of the world , teaches an American woman that a spirit of levity and independence in the bonds of marriage is a constant subject of annoyance , not of pleasure ; it tells her that the amusements of the girl cannot become the -eereations of the wife , and that the aourqes of * married woman ' s happiness are in the home of her husband . As she clearly discerns beforehand the only road which can lead to domestic happiness , she enters upon it at once , and follows it to the end with *
out peeking to turn back . The same strength of purpose which the young ypi yea of America , display , in bending themselves at once and without repining to the austere duties of their new condition , is no less manifest in all the great trials of their lives . In no country in the world are private fortunes more precarious than in the "United States ; It is not uncommon for the same man , in the course of hie life * to rise and eink again ^ through all the grades whkh lead from opulence , to poverty .. American women Bupport those vibissitudes with calm and unquenchable energy ; it would seem that their desire 3 contract as easily as they expand , with , their fortunes . ; The greater part of the adventurers ! who migrate er « T yeartapeopleibe westeMwilds ^ lonfeaB Iobserrel in the former part of this work , to the Anglo Amen * can race of the Northern : State *; " ilany . of JhMft
men , who rush so boldly oawards ; in pursuit of wealth , were already iiUhe enjoyment of oomp » - tencyin their own part o ( . the countrj , Tnay *•" their wives along with them , and make them share the countless perils and privations which alwayi attend the commencement of these expeditions . . ' 1 have often met , even on the verge of the wilderness with young women , who , after haying bwnbrouj ^ np amidst all the comforts ' of thelarge towns of New England , bad passed , almost without any intermediate stage , from the wealthy abode of their pawn ' to a comfortless hovel in a forest . Fever , so hlttae , and a tedious life , had not broken the springs & their courage . Their features were impaired w * faded , but their looks were firm ; they appeared-w be at onoe sad and resolute . "— -Democracy ** America .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 25, 1840, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2694/page/2/
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