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would leeture at any piatfjrher * faTitedL ; iifl Mr . Thsstm , the m ^ onaryyBfod . v The CBoffciait « ft &ocktonon neemg it , ! i «* rij . taaUe 4 themselves 5 so favourable inoppwftajftf ^ awl ^ rotetoMt K , ! miti ng him to coma KMSmCte w Chartaaiat , Stocttt ) D , wi ] ich he ret ^^ Sf to . A tffl ww t vriUBQ and placed in the « Rfeck ifcg : « && > # , ! stating that a laaure woaMaaMTettoiiG 6 txtiam by Mr . EmbbWB . on ^ i ^ &e 20 ^» ad calling on the men of . StMkfcpB ^ r ^ p- theaTduty . ll ) d
pi » m btti m ^^^^* sifM % JtW several passives from scripture , p *»* wfinnTn ' fi liiiil i * ffcreto / The leottjrar itnoM &i ^^; ifartng Tery cleave to the imrnMprn ttuL fi » ^ tW eodd > e ^ BgMK » ir i « t ha ^ toali , bw ^ as impression on toe minds of the people of Stockton that they will longremember him . A collection was made for the patriots , the viofima of Whig malice , nowin Durham Giol . BANWOCKBCRN . —Dismissal of Ministers . — The half-yearjy meeting of the Bannoekbern Work-. ng Men ' s Association was held in ihe Town Hall en Wednesday week , Mr . Thomas Forfar in the ehair * , when , after going through the necessary -deties of electing members of the Committee in the place of those , wbo had retired , it was j > roposed i seconded , antbfpiajaaously agreed to— " That they m& body . difciBeaerialise her Maiestv to dUmi »
frontier . QQB * gstits present ifiniatry , u they are totally naww » y of any-confidence from the people , lad call to her consols men who would give to the peop le their lateral and inherent rights by making Universal Suffrage a Cabinet measure ; also to grant a general amnesty to all political offenders at present confined in the dungeons of the treacherous and tyrannical Whigs ; and farther , that she would be naeoudT pleased to reeall to their homes and families the banished FroBt , Williams , and Jones , as it woald thereby afford % convincing proof that her Majesty really cared or wished for the happiness , welfare , snd liberties of ha subjects- " It was also resolved to send , in connection with the other Asso ciations of the Stirling district , a delegate to the ensuing Convention , which is about to take place in Glasgow .
8 A 1 PORD . —A numerous meeting took place for the purpose of carrying on ; the plan recommended by the National Delegates ; some classes were formed , I committee chosen , and a firm determination to Bse every effort to farther the cause of Radicalism . Mr . Campbell was selected secretary ; ft is hoped feat every Cbarust in the Borough will begin to bestir themselves and no longer allow ihe two plundering factions to fleece them as they have done . - GXASetOW . —North Qcabteb—Pcbuc Mectisg . —On Saturday evening , a public meeting of the inhabitants of this part of tie city was held in ibe open space of ground on the south bank of the Monklaod Canal . An excellent band of music
paraded through , one or two of the principal streets , and superseded tbs usual method of calling the people together . When the proceedings commenced were might be abont two thousand persons assembled , lH of whom appeared to take a lively interest in the proceedings . Mr . William Taii , late of Auchinearn . Hug appointed to the chair , opened the proceedings with an excellent address , in which he exposed : he = working of the exclusive system of Government , which they were met to devise means for the purpose « f putting an end to . He concluded bj exhorting to % peaceful and legal system of agitation , as alone likely to increase the number of " their fnendg , and carry the great objects they had in view . He then
afrodueep Mr . Robert Malcolm , who addressed the seeting at some length , with his usual ability . He 4 XbKfe&t » uswn and organisation ; and ooceleded > f readS ? aiW proposing the ' adoption of the feltowiBsr ~ re » lution , which was seconded by Mr . Robert Watson , in a short and judieiona speaeh , aid Was unanimously adopted : — " That we , the inhabitants of the North Quarter , consider &at H is highly necessary that a branch of the Lanarkshire - Universal Suffrage Association ke formed in our district , as without union SBOBg ourselves we will never be able to shake the Wwarks of tyranny from their foundations , or ever Ian that unanimity of pnrposo requisite to carry on
ae B « v « Bezt for tae People's Charter . " Mr . John Colqnhoun moved , and Mr . James Burnet seconded 1 & next resolution , and deliTerea two excellent and Sirring addresses , which met with the hearty ap-^ wrae of the meeting : — " That we are determined ifet the agitation for the Charter , which has gone « so nobly , Bhall never sink through apathy on our P * r t , nor shall we ever be led by interested parties , tebecome tools in their hands , for carrying ou any otberagitation , under the plausiblepretence of benef ttiag As working population , while their real aim is their own selfish aggrandisement . " This resolution was also unanimously carried . It was then tt&red by Mr . John Kiikpatrick , in a Deat and
wrtible address , seconded by Mr . Peter Gray , and i « naniiB ( nrsi y agreed : — That a committee oe ap- ' ^ ated for carryiDg the first resolution into effect . "' m « following gentlemen were then appointed : — Mees . Alexander Cuthbertson , John Ray , Hugh - « at , "Robert Carlisle , James White , William » Wright , and William Bruee , with power to add to War number . A vote of thanks was then given ar . Teanant , for the use of the ground . Three ™ $ ss for the Chairman , three for Teargus O'Con-*« , and three for the Charter , when the meeting broke up . Pttblic Meeting . —A public meeting of the inha-Kttats of Glasgow , and conntv of Lanark-, was
™« m St . Ann ' s Chureh , on Monday evening , the yttifigiant , to receive a report from Mr . O ' iNeil , «« ft | ite k > the late Birmingham Demonstration , as •**> to appoint two delegates to represent Glasgow « the great Scottish Delegate Meeting , to be held la Glasgow in September , &oa for the transaction of Kaer important business . Mr . Neil having presented ES report , and a vote of thanks having been jpyen " 38 , Mr . Roas , the treasnrer , read s statement of at funds connected with the delegation , which was f the most satisfactory nature—showing a balance tf 17 s . lud . « n hand , after clearing all expenses , "Rested that the delegation business be now entered ia the books of the Association- —Agreed to ,
After some discussion as to the election of two individuals to represent Glasgow in the Scottish Dele-JWe Meeting , Messrs . Gardner « nd M'Ewan were tkcted by a snow of hands . Some instructions for » t direction of the Delegates having been discussed ted agreed to , the subject of recommending petitionttg Parliament for the principles of the Charter was Rooght forward . Messrs . U'Neil and Jack suggested the plan of another great National Petition . * sbtb . Rodger , Proudfoot , M * , Farlane , Coiquhoun , ^* , Malcolm , Jun And others , showed the dis-* rontage attendant on one great petition , and the * " » atage 3 to accrue from the plan of sending great **!«« of petitions to the Honse of Commons . A
ZjK * being taken , the latter plan was agreed to . 3 > Btt discussion cow ensned on a motion by Mr . ** & , respecting the vitiating « f a memorial for the jfB&ss&l of Miuisters , agreed to at a public meeting »« e Bazaar , by parties in the meantime unknown , " appeared from his statement , that this memo-* j * contained a series of charges against Ministers , l ^ ttiDg particularly to their foreign policy , and *• eopdnct of the officials in the Foreign Office ; and ?* Mr . William Pattison had , at said public ~*« Bgj moved an addition , which had been unani-S *> ly approved of ; calling the atsention of her jP ^ f iy « uid the House of Commons to Universal 5 £ &age , Annual Parliaments , and the Billot , as ¦* < ttly effectual cure for the management on the r * M * the Ministry—which addition had , since the rj ™ tte&ilefi Glasgow , been taken out or otherwise ?**** ; a&d also , that Lord iiroughas , and not Lord
Jg ^ 'n ' jWaB the person fixed upon for the pre-^*»«> n of that memoriaL Messrs . Proudt oot , * JwquaooD , PattisoD , and others , agreed that there r * ° *> me base trickery connected with the business , £ " * "f 8 ooner it was found oat , and the country I 2 g « » gainst the trickstera , the better for aU Cf ^ A small committee was ultimately apjZt ** 1 ^ make the necessary investigations , and to . S ^ , ~«« next public meeting . Mr . Jack brought SjTy another motUa , voting the $ | banks of the ¦ S ? S |* Mr . Fiehien , lbr his exposnwa of the spy S j F * latel y pursued in Fi ^ g ^ T" <) under the nave W ^ S ^ ^^ P ^ ^ This proposal met with tbe r ^^ ded applause of the meeting ; a&d , on the wT * of Mr . Proudfoot , Mr . Jack wai instructed S £ [ £ ey the thanks of the meeting to Mr . Fielden . ^ i- ~ r * then read a statement ot thefunda of the | £ iT- *» MVwhieh being approved of , tae aeeung
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' ( > bb ^ SESS ^ M ^ «» "Wking oa Wedne * day , to tear an address from Mr . Geonro JF ^ Sfef * LV & ° ? * *• »»» mes 8 pw-jt iamg * .- Mr . Harney d « liTered & verr iSSIfSl ?!^? ? ' ^ whioo » *» WTiewed g »^ wft <^ lft » a gggry and insisted on the necessity EKff 5 !! J £ * out the great and glorioua *» 2 ' - ^ MWJi * TOJ ^« voted to the lecturer , with ^ Jf * J « . *» t ^« opl e ' Charter , the ££ * . ^*^™ K . ~ A pabUc meeting of the inhabi-JM ^ J . of Jhiad . strictWMheldon Wedtesday evening , on which T , occ » doa t M » . Gardner , of the LanLkS w ^ rSJ 15 s ^ r uioa « deliTer 8 d * " SS « M ipttiV 94 * ddreaiim the present condition of the
w « eb « < um 88 * , u oontrasted with their former state . The BMbsg ( whieh was crowded ) seemed to Ww a d * ep interest in the proceedings ; sSUtofetter there is aome prospect that Chartism lias WWtaw dutaioL ADdegatewaaapS ^ ted to i ? twd the _ aaeeUa » for the Demonstration in honour of Messrs . LowttiXfcffins , and WDoaall ; * ft « which U was agreed i * call a meeting of th « Juuid-loom OA * f ti *» . *^ fl » 5 HT « prepaanoaiwiSont to be Jj »* Hf ? r s ^»« & « yt the approaching
Demonvimiii I I IUPBNAjJAjrablio meeting nai » .. held ^ Mr . Ksafi ^' s aaBToniStiaSai «« Sjg !^ JS & * , t « bear an addraas from Slr ! 1 ^ ge ^ 5 Harney upon ihe prejwnt state of the oonntrf , and the duty of evfcy lover of freedom . At haft-past sevHi o ' clock , Mr . Archibald Tait Collie was called K > the chair , who , after a few observations , introduced the Lecturer to the meeting . Mr . Harney then , at great length , entered into a review of the existing distress ana misery inGreatBritainand Ireland , showing that the destruction of monopolies and the reduction of taxation were indispensably necessary for the alleviation of the evils afflicting the working classes ; and that to attain such end the Charter must become the law of the land . Udoii th « snhi «» t
of union , and the nocessity of diffusing political knowledge , the Lecturer well commented ; and , after speaking upwards of two hours , sat down amidst enthusiastic applause . Mr . Harney , towards the conclusion of his address , challenged , in the most explicit terms , any one who had aught to object to him , or his address , to come forward and do so face to face . But though there are some in Dunfennline who have been ready enough to slander that gentleman when he had not the opportunity of defending himself , now , that he was present , they very prudently , for themselves , shrink from the challenge given . Mr . Fotherham then moved a vote of thanks
to Mr . Harney , which was carried with three hearty cheers . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , and cheers being given for Frost , WilliamB , and Jones ; for Feargus O'Connor and the suffering patriots ; and poor Lovett , Collins , and M'Douall , the- assembly dissolved . This was not only a crowded but a most enthusiastic gathering . For too long a period the people of this place have been divided and split up into factions ; but the soul-Btirring appeal of Mr . Harney has done much to restore uniiy and rekindle enthusiasm : it was the b « jt meeting that has been held in Dunferaline for a long time past .
SOTJTH XnrRHA&Z AGITATION . Bishop ArcKULXD . —The cause progresses here . Independent of the Defence Fund , in course of collection here , and the Missionary Fund , there is a weekly subscription for the Chani 3 t prisoners in Durham GaoL ; There will be another delegate meeting for the villages of this ^ district , on the first Tuesday in September , according to their rules , when we hope , . nay , we are confident , there will be a more satisfactory report than ever . South Chttrcb . —Messrs . Embleton and Poulton held a most enthusiastic meeting here on Friday last , and tbe people are determined to advance the good cause in a manner hononrable to ' themselves and advantageous to their country . Keep up the classes ; they are the sinews of a giant , and will , if carried on , give a speedy triumph to the Charter . Organize ! organize !! organize !!!
% V ( olsisghah— There is a spirit created here , by tne last few month ' s agitation , that cannot be annihilated by the worst efforts of faction . The people have , seen through the cunning cry of " danger , " whenererUb ^^ iHiilNriTWl <» tldn , todtSeywin not easily be ^ reconciled Xo vassalage in honest WeardaU . No ! The Charter , the Charter , the Charter *! Wist Accklaxd . —This is the stronghold of Chartism in South Durham , and the men will neither be starved or driven to surrender . No , no , there is gome of Hampden ' s fire in this holy land , that will never be quenched ! Their " very hearts
have bucklers on , " and they have learnt to encompass the future , as well as the present , in the circle of their labours and patriotism . Aristocratic glitter can no longer dazzle and fascinate as if it were virtue or patriotism—that " erown of glory that fadeth not away ! " These Chartists of West Auckland are ever ou their watch-towers , and the colliers keep their lamps so well trimmed that aristoeraiio choke damp is almost powerless . Go on ! liberty is the goal ; perseverance—stern , sturdy perseverance , the means by which you must conquer or die ! Universal Suffrage and no surrender !
TXVjjRTON . —Devoh . —At a meeting held on Friday , the 21 st of August , for re-organisation according to the plan of the National Daleration , and to make further subscriptions in aid of the distressed families of the incarcerated friends of freedom , and we are happy to inform you that Chartism is not yet extinct even in Tiverton , proverbial as it is for being backward in the march of intelligence ; it is true it has slumbered for a short time , but it is rising with refreshed energy when the men of Tiverton came forward with their subscriptions beyond expectations . We collected £ 2 10 s ., which we now transmit
10 yon , to be disposed of by a resolution of the meeting , after the following manner : —Ten shillings to the unflinching friend of the people , P . M . M'Donall , and ten shilling ^ to the suffering patriot , R . Marsden , and the remaining thirty shillings for the families of the imprisoned Chartists . We beg to iuform you that we do think if Devonshire had been instructed in political knowledge &s the counties of the North , we Bhould not have been bo backward ; we therefore hope the General Executive will soon favour us with a lecturer .
STOCKPOaT . —The Chartists are reorganizing themselves with astonishing vigour in this Borough , and the most spirited and judicious measures have already been adopted for securing to them&elvea the advantages of union and strength . The old Working Men b Association , in form , has been dissolved in public meeting , the other day , and the following resolutions , on the motions of Messrs . Wild , Carter , Cbappellj and Pilling , were carried without opposition : —1 . "That it is the opinion of this meeting that the Working Men ' s Association be dissolved . " 2 . " That it is the opinion of this meeting that we incorporate ourselves into the National Charter Association of Great Britain . " One of the speakers
, named Clarke , regretted that the sister kingdom could not be incorporated with Graat Britain in the work of national regeneration , in consequence of the bigotted and tyrannical influence of the Big Besgarman in that deluded country . Another meeting was held in the Radical Association Room , on Wednesday night , the 19 th inst ., to carry out the propositions previously agreed to , with reference to the suggestions of the Manchester delegate meeting , and also with respect to the classification of the district . Several speakers addressed the meeting , including Mr . Peter Chappell , the co-operative store-keeper , who delivered one of his usually animating speeches , and the proceedings were received
with the utmost enthusiasm . On delivering out the class-books , it was found that two hundred members were ready to enrol themselves . The applications for class-books were most flattering ; and , under the present judicious arrangements , Chartism promises to be greatly on the increase here . —The ajcti-Coxx Law Humbug . —On Friday afternoon week , the town was snddealy placarded with a notification that one Mr . John Murray would deliver a lecture , in the Court House , thai evening , against the Bread Tax , and promising to introduce some striking evidence from Ireland , whence he had just returned , detrimental to the operation of the present Corn Laws . As the bills were printed by Gadsby , of Manchester , it became evident that Murray was another emissary in the pay of the
anti-Corn Law League , to revolutionize this country in favour of the cotton lords . At the h * ur appointed about 150 of the labouring classes attended ; but no person was called to the chair . After the lecturer had given a rambling account of his travels ia Ireland , he stated , as a practical illustration of the evil influence of the Corn Liwb in that country , thai the peasantry actually fed their pigs with oatmeal and potatoes instead of consuming them in their own family . Hn commenced telling an anecdote about a Mr . O'Neil , and before he concluded the very gist of it , he left the room for a bottle of pop ; and having refreshed himself with its contests stopped suddenly to reflect where he had left off . He could sot for the life a&d soul of him recollect : . and he left Mr < O'Neil unfinished . He then , entered
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opda the fl ^ jpilints of the previous . Corn LaW _ r ( fcpeMef | jMpt 7 wjthout advancing any of the caletnafi p Bft , ;?« , 'lMi ; his plan of lecturing was bacQj arnQf 9 di aoi although he ever and anon end 64 Y 0 Ur > 4 4 » xaigf ' « jr ympathyor a cheer , by pkying ^ uppntheb ^ terfeellngB of his hearers , he nttetlT « a { W . Tl » whjfle <) jf his undigested harangue was listened to with funeral silenoe . However , whilst hewassoengajfcd " , Mr , Peter Chappell was prevailed upon to "Frmk ft lance" with the lecturer ; and . tfri G . tcoortfeKjy challenged him to discuss the sentiments be ftid broached that evening . Murray , ho weTery declined tbe contest upon any terns . He said ^ he was oreDared to leotnra—not -- - ...
-discuss , Mr . Cha > iell , aeverthelesa , began to beard bisaj KM , after 4 short parley , Murray absolutely jM »» w ay , amidst the laughter of the meeting , and MB act since been heaM © f in Stockport . The room * " * & £ » n &frfcppissftn of the Chartists , Mr . Jweph Carter iaunajfrward and proposed thefol-¦ $ ? P "P ^ NW ^ -fflphat since the accession of the middle classes to Jfelitical power , through the Reform Bill , the rpts a&d liberties of the work , ma clauses bine'been greatly curtailed , and their sufferings and privations greatly augmented . This natong is , therefore , of opinion , that the middle «!¦* agitation of ^ Repeal of the Corn Laws is intended not to- benefit the working olaaBea , but to premote the eslish ends of the monied iaterest at the expense of bo&rlandlord and labourer , an
opin ± o * HBch is coftdborated by the , fact , that the Anta-Cfte Law party refuse to accompany the »« asuw of repearwittr - * reduction of our public « maUMigHDts and an equitable adjustment between deowoKABd ewdijtor , which would be absolutely tecessarffor the labourer ' s protection . And if any additional proofs were wanting of their insiaeerirj , it is to be found in the fact , that while thej" « i n S ? . * feodlwds as robbere , and accuse theii of filching fcway one half of the poor man ' s loaf , they , nevertheless , invariably take part with the robbers against the' parties robbed in all questions effecting our rights and liberties . Resolved , therefore , that we continue to oppose the Anti-Corn I * aw party until they shall have restored to us th&wknlA
of those municipal rights and franchises which they enjoy , and without which we mast ever continue to be slaveB , no matter what may be the name or form of the Government we live under . " This proposition was received with great applause ; and , on being seconded , was passed unanimously . After this triumph on Mr . Murray , the runaway ' s ground , the meeting separated highly delighted at the unexpected scene they had enjoyed . MANCHESTER . eIst Manchbstkk Joint Stock Compast . —At the weekly meeting of the board of management of the above company , on Saturday evening last , it was unanimously resolved that a special meeting of the shareholders be held on Tuesday evening , September 1 st , in the Universal Suffrage Association Room . Brown St . Travis-atreBt .
for the purpose of taking into consideration the best way of opening a larger store , the present one being too small . All the shareholders are requested to attend , as very important matters will be brought before them . Working men , be up and doing , for the enemies of your order already tremble for the safety of their prey . Manage your own affairs , and give the calumniating shopocracy another practical proof that you can conduct your own business without their assistance . Wives amp FAMiLiES .--The Manchester local committee for relieving the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists , have received , since the last notice , from Mr . Fee ' s shop , 7 s . 2 ^ d . ; John Taylor , 6 d . ; a S ilford friend , Is . ; a few friends at Heywood , per Wm . Bell , 3 a . lid . ; Mr . Ashmare , 10 d . ; John Cluff , 5 s . ; Wren and Bennett s shop , lls . 7 d . ; a few pattern makers 4 s .
, 4 d . ; being the footings of a few sober men , who uive it to suffering women aiid children , rather than to publicans and jerry lords , and a vile Government , and they wish others to go and do likewise , in order that the families of honest men may not want in the absence of their husbands , who are suffering martyrdom in Whig dongeonfl ; from books and boxes , £ 3 . A balance sheet will be ready next week , so that all who have paid may see how tbe funds have been appropriated . No . 1 Disnucr of thkMahchestbb Univeksal Supfhage Assocuhon . — -The members of the above association met on Sunday evening last , instead of Monday , as previously announced in the Northern Star , to hear delivered a lecture , according to the South Lancashire plan ; unfortunately the lecturer that was appointed did not arrive . After waiting some time . Mr . James
CarJledge was , unanimouslyTo » U » a * & ** r * f » K Itm meeting , wbieh he &AVf giving « ft a very awfo V priate Chartist hymn , which all present joined heartily in tinging . The Chairman then commenced a short but pithy address , by statiog that the disappointment they had experienced , in the absence of the expected lecturer , very forcibly reminded him of one of the good maxims of Dr . Franklin , " If you are anxious to have your business done , go ; if not , send , " from which he urged the necessity of individual exertion to push on the present great and glorious movement . The Chairman then called upon Mr . Curran to address the meeting , who in a lengthened speech energetically enforced upon the members present the good that would result from the putting in practice the advice of the Chairman . At the close of the meeting , a number of men came forward and voluntarily enrolled their names as members of this association ; this argues well ; go
on , and the knell of tyranny will Boon be heard throughout the land . —Co-opkeation . —At a meeting of the Hulme and Chorltou Joint-Stock Provision Company , held at their rooms , No . 32 , Clarendonstreet , Chorlton-npon-Medlock , it was resolved , "That a Special General Meeting of the Shareholders be held on Wednesday , the 2 nd of September , at eight o'clock in the evening , to consider the propriety of declaring a dividend . Also of taking more extensive premises , and opening a new branch in some other part of the town . " All shareholders are requested to attend . —BiRTH . —0 n the 20 ih , Martha Taylor , wife of George Tayler , shoemaker , of Manchester , was delivered of a fine son , whicb was duly registered as follows : —Feargus O'Connor Frost O'Brien M'Douall Hunt Tayler . " The more the tyrants try to bind us , the more united they shall find us . "
CIRENCESTER . —Ma . Vincent . —From a letter received by Mr . Beecham , of Cirencesrer , from this patriot , it appears that through the exertions of Mr . Sergeant Taifourd , his condition is somewhat improved ; among other indulgencies , he ia allowed to buy his own provisions ; this , however , is but a negative advantage , unless his friends and admirers furnish the " wherewithal , " for that he has the means of providing for himself cannot for a moment be supposed . — -Thb Cibencestes Working Men's Association at a late meeting passed a vote of thanks to Mr . Sergeant Taifourd , and they have received from him a very polite letter of acknowledgment . Th « Cirencester Chartists hope shortly to afford their champion Vincent a more substantial evidence of their interest in his welfare . —LECruaE . — On Wednesday , August the 19 th , Mr . Waddington ( a native of Leeds ) delivered a lecture at the Tea and Coffee Tavern , Cucklade-street , on the advisability
of forming an •* Agrarian Company . " The lecturer entered at large into the causes of the poverty , misery , and crime which afflict the labouring classes , and pointed out varions remedies , the most prominent of which was the removal of the population from large towns , and locating them ( as cultivators ) on the soil . Mr . Beecham , in proposing a vote of thanks to the lecturer , took occasion to say that agreeing with him generally as to the results proposed , he perhaps differed somewhat as to the means . He thought nothing effectual could be done till the working classes were in the possession of political power . He should not therefore turn aside from the Charter , to forward any other scheme whatever . Mr . Davin seconded the vote of thanks , whioh was carried , and the audience ( about two hundred ) separated , acknowledging the truth of many of Mr . Waddington ' s views , but still of opinion that nothing could be done without the Charter .
PUSSET . —On Monday , Mr . Bairstow lectured at this place to a numerous and very attentive audience , on the evils that press upon the working classes of this country through the present mode of legislation , showing clearly that the Charter istheonly panacea for the distress which they experience at the present time . The lecture , which took betwixt one and two hours in its delivery , produced a powerful impression upon the minds of the people , stirring up their dormant energies to action in favour of their rights , embodied in the Charter . A vote of thanki was given to the lecturer , after which the meeting separated , highly delighted with their treat . We trust we shall be favoured with other visits from Mr . Bairstow and others , for we may truly say that " the harvest in this place is great , bat the labourers are few . "
CROSS-GATES . — ( FiBJSHiBK ) . — Mr . Julian Harney addrosaed a large opeu-air meeting here , on Monday eve , August 24 th . A large body of the colliers and agricultural labourers from the surrounding disiriots were present , and testified by their manner that they were fully alive to the Charter , and , we believe , also fully resolved to aid in the straggle to obtain that great measure of justice . Mr . Harney ' a address gave great satisfaction , and he was warmly solicited to repeat his . visit . Three cheers were given « for Feargus O'Connor and the snSoring patriots three for the Charter , and the aieetiag dissolved .
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MKDOW .- ^ MBtaoPOLitan Chabtbb Union . — On Monday week , a special meeting of the above Union was lield at their Central Rooms , Clerkenwell Greeny torthe purpose of taking into consideration the new plan © t National Organization proposed by the Delegates at Manchester . Mr . W . Balls having been called to the chair , the Secretary read the plan « Published in the Northern Star , when Mr . Macconnell moved— " That this Union having mawel y considered the proposed plan of National Organization , to be called the National Charter Association , 'do hereby express their decided approbation of the Barne . ^ Seconded and carried
unanimously . Several other motions and amendments were subsequently submitted and lost , and the following was ultimately carried by a large majority , That tho financial acts of the Union be immediately wound op , and the result laid before tho next monthly meeting , on Monday , August 31 st . " It having l > een suggested that it would be advisable for the members of the Union individually to adopt the ne -I £ ? r n » tt Secretary , Mr . Chapman ; together witn Messrs . Robson and Balls , volunteered to receive and transmit to the executive , at Manchester , tne names of such personaaa were willing to become members . Thanks were voted to the Chairman , and tne meeting adjourned till Monday , August 31 st .
CttAHTisi Carmen . —The extensive Lecture Room of Mr . Johnson ' s , No . 7 , Clerkenwell-green , was opened on Simday evening last , for preaching of Uiartiat sermons , or in other words , truth towards tod , and justice towards the people . The room was crammed toj « $ oca * ion ; Mr . G . E . Boggis , one of tfee London *» tlnie , struck some heavy blows against the tyrants , fKni the 3 d chapter of John , 14 th verse . The preachers compared our country to the wilderness , our opponents to the serpents , that wound us in our march , the People ' s Charter to the brazen Berpent , to which the people must look for ease and care . The preacher was heard with profound attention , and said he Would do his best to lift up the principles contained in the Chatter , that the whole British camp might see and be healed . The preacher closed the service of the evening by offering up the following prayer : —
"O Lord , the fountain of all goodness , by whom our valleys at this time are covered with com , and opr hills teeming with innumerable flocks , the . Maker of one blood of all nations that dwell upon the face of the earth , and who bath declared Thyself no respecter of persons by levelling crowned heada with keggars in one mighty sopulchre , and mingling the dust of proud and haughty tyrants with that of the meanest slave . Ere our lips give utterance , Thou art acquainted with our desires , and the intents of our hearts , the cruel and wicked judgments of which the tribunals of the land resaund , are all naked before Thee , and no secret can be hid . Hear tne prayer of Thy persecuted servant , and the silent breatkings of the oppressed that surround him , on behalf of those of our brethren by whom Thy violted lhth ken t
a aw aspo ou , and for which they are now breathing the polluted air of a dungeon , reduced to skeletons , with the months ef their harsh and rigorous endurance . Be Thou with them , support them , preserve them , and teach them , that they may come forth from the prison cell , as gianta refreshed with new wine , mighty in power to the pulling down of the strong holds of corruption , and in boldness and self possession work out the political redemption of the British people . O Lord , hasten the long-wi » hed-for period , when such men as honest O'Connor , Vincent * Lovett , Collins , and many others shall shako the Senate House by their eloquence , and direct the nation by their wisdom , that iniquity may be compelled to hide her head , and the iron rod of despotism be for ever broken ; when laws for the separation of husband and wife shall be no more ; when those ties that have been so rudely broken , shall
again be united ; when baatilea , the monuments of wicked legislation , ahall tumble to the ground , and peace be proclaimed npon earth , and good-will amongst men . Hear us , 0 Lord , on bshalf of a wicked and persecuting church , which exists bjr violence and plundering of goods ^ nstead of the free-will offering * of the heart convert mf Wahops ^ and clerjy to Christianity , and release tto , . martyr T ^ orogood from gaol . May tithe barns cease to be their temples , and money their god . May the ^ abttndon all choice schemes which tend to the de 8 tro p |§ . of liberty and genuine knowledge . While thus aslenfbled to offer prayer to Thee , we supplicate for her wno aits upon a hnman bone-and-blood-built throne , swaying the aeptre of this mighty empire ; may she henceforth counsel her wicked counsellors , and teach her foolish senators wisdom ; that her people ' s requests mayjbe granted , arid herself in reality be Queeh Victoria aW
aE 4 JW ¦ WBMftA ^ r immm «»« or « la ** r ' Hear . HfTon Detail ofiTOctfuhtleas thottsanaaflt JitfUa , whom designing mea are seeking to de ^ roy by the game of havoc and of war ; may wo , as a nation and a people , refuse to take part in the shedding of human blood , and shew to the world , by our lives sad conduct , we are determined to obey God rather than man . We pray for all sorts and conditions of men , for all spies , for all falsa witnesses , for all perjured jurors , for all unjust judges , and for all the victims made now at home and abroad ; aid and assist xxa in the mighty work we have to perform ; prepare US to brave persecution , and enable us to surmount every difficulty , and may we never relax our exertions until our birthright , the Charter , doxome . That on earth , as in heaven , Thy will may be done . To this may all our hearts respond , and every tongue exclaim—Amen . "
Teetotal Chartists . —Some honest ' Chartist Teetotallers have established a Chartist Temperance Society , to be called the " East London Chartist Temperance Association . " The following is the first resolution submitted at a public meeting , convened by bills , at Mr . Charles Savage ' s , Reform Temperance Coffee House , Church-street , corner of Bricklane , on the 10 th instant , where the above society hold every Monday evening a public meeting for the enrolment of members , and to receive donations in any shape , for the support of the same ;— "That it iB the opinion of this meeting that a Chartist Temperance Society is much wanted , seeing that the Radicals of Londonareshut outby the present Temperance
Society from giving their views on the subject of temperance , while the Methodists and others are allowed full vent to their opinions , although the rules of Temperance Societies in general forbid religion or politics . " Carried unanimousl y . The following is their pledge : —*• I voluntarily consent to abstain from all intoxicating liquors , except prescribed by a medical person ; and as temperance applies to all things , I renounce the use of tobacco as a common habit to be injurious to health and good morals , and pledge myself to use it only as a medicine , and to use all moral and lawful means to cause the following principles to become the law of the land , namely , the five points of tho Charter . "
DAVENTRY . —We have sent the sum of 10 s . to oar frieud , Mr . H . Vincent , at Oakh&m Gaol ; and we should be obliged to you if you would insert the amount sent in your widely-circulated paper , that our brother Chartists may know that , although Daventry is a rank Tory place , there is still some firm Chartists in it , and we hope that all small places will do likewise . . pnoWB .-Tl » i Working Men ' s Association of this town met on'the 17 th of this month to reorganise the Association after the plan drawn up by the National Delegates : and after forming the classes and the officers
electing . , a subscription was entered into by the members and a few friends , and it was resolved that the sum of 1 « 3 . should be sent to the Northern Star Oftice , 5 s . for Mr . H . Vincent , and 5 s . for his mother , as the first-fruits of our labour in the glorious canse of freedom under the new system ; and the remainder , it was resolved should be sent to the Treiteurer of the National Charter Association at Manchester . The members now seem to have sunk all minor differences , Corn Laws and all , and are now determined to have for their motto— " Universal Suffrage , and No Surrender ! " .
GORGXS . —A Public Meeting was hold in the school-room in this village , on Tuesday night , with a view to form an association upon the principles of the Charter , the first Chartist meeting ever held in the neighbourhood . Mr . Blaok was called to the chair , who briefly opened the meeting , and introduced Mr . John Duncan , who entered at great length into the question of Representation , and showed the interest that the workiug classes in particular had in good government .. The attendance was good , and the spirit excellent . A committee waa appointed to prepare laws for the promotion of an association .
. 3 S ? *? ^ , * T Pto « c Meotiko was held in Whitfield Chapel , for the purpose of fixing upon the nature of the entertainments to be given in honour of Collins , M'Douall , and Lovett . After a good deal of conversation , it was resolved to get up » dinner at a moderate charge , and have a public meeting afterwards . A good number put down their names for tickets before the meeting' broke n PAXX . OA . —The Chartists are still going on here in fir&t-rate style . We have had , driate , several lectures on Chartism , and upon teetotalism , by Mr . Abraml ^ ncan . On Thursday evenjne we had a most splendid Lecture on The obstructions to the Charter ; " by the Rev . Archibald Browning ^ of T 1 Ucoultry . The hall was crowded to excess ; hundreds had to go away , not being able to gain admittance On Sunday , Mr . John _ Danoan , from Edinburgh , preached to us forejowm aid afternoon , mud fi £ BrewniBg preached ^ the eroning . Th » place was crowded sli tin three times .
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ROCHDAIB .--RE 0 RQiSiziTios of thb Radical AssociATiotr .- < A public meeting of the members , and Chartiste Keneralfy , is to be held in the Association Room , School-lane , on Tuesday evening next , for the purpose of ^ reorganising the above Association , and adopting the plans promnlgated . at the great d JiW d i £ F& r f ? ! ? f Manehe 9 ter ; the elteir to be taken ^ at eight o ' clock . Men of Rochdale , Fnenda to the Cause of Universal Liberty , you who « ame s * nobly forward in honour of those two unflinching patriots , Collins and M'Douail , re 3 t not with having simply demonstrated your numbers ! Jtecolleot you have again and again met in public meetings , to declare your attachment and determination to obtain your beloved Charter . Hitherto you have failed , in consequence of the confused and oisorganiBed state of your ranks . Had yon beenfirmly and resolutel organised twelve months ago , our present cowardly and insane rulers would not have dared to tamper with the health of the intr * niH
champion now in York Castle . The kind , affectionate , and lamented father , the much loved and valued friend and patriot , John Frost , would have been enjoying the society he so dearly prized , of his once happy , but now , alas , his mourning , heartbroken wife and family . Oh , think to yourselves what havoc is here made through your imbecile coaduot ! Come , then , let the errors of the past be avoided in future . Get into your classes . Form yourselves into tens , and appoint a steady , honest , leader over each , to collect your subscriptions , and summon you together upon any emergency . The cry otfthe Charter is Qnc % mor& echoed throughout the length and brtadtH of the land * Millions are op and doing . Let those who have hitherto looked on in quietude nowrender us their assistance . Be peaceable , but resolute ! Organise ! Organise ! Organise ! without which you are as a rope of sand .
LOUGHBOROUGH . -Pursuant t ^ thfl resolutions calling the delegate meeting , August 24 , representatives from various places attended ; Mr . Alherton , of Athertoa , was called to the chair , and the following resolutions were agreed to : —1 . "That this meeting highly approves of the plan laid down at the Manchester dolegate meeting for the formation of a National Charter Association . " 2 . " That in order to carry the above plan into execution , with the least possible delay , the following persons be appointed by the meeting as a provisional council , and on whom shall devolve the duty of forming classes in their various towns and neighbourhood : — Messrs . Turner , Baley , Thurman , and Hunt for Longhborough ; Messrs . Baker and Sutton for Athern ; Messrs . Baggalar , Disner , Grant , and T . Henderson , Sheepshead ; Messrs . Fiaher and Smith , Mountsorrel ; Bonsar and Stafford , East Zeake : Sellara and Rodgers , Tong , Whatton , and Ekem . " M
3 . That the provisional council meet to report and bring what money they can to send to the Executive at Manchester , and to devise the best meaas of choosing the council for the district on Monday , September 7 th , to which meeting every place in the district is requested to send a dole-Sate . " 4 . "That the frienda bo requested to consult ieir constituents on the propriety of employing a missionary for their district for one month , by way of trial , and report at their next meeting . " 5 . * ' That a letter of invitation be sent to Dr . M'Douall , requesting him to pay us a visit at the earliest opportunity , the district pledging itself to do honour t * the man to whom honour is due . " 6 . "That in consequence of the late wet weather , and the present fine , the people being in tho fields , tho publio meeting for the 24 th be postponed for the present . " 7 . *? That J . Skevington be provisional secretary , to whom all letters , post-paid , be directed for the present .
DERBY . —Tho Radicals of this place earnestly request that noble patriot , Mr . P . M'Douall , as soon as he can make it convenient , to address the working men of Derb y , and he will oblige by stating his own time through the medium of the Star .
HUDD 3 RSFIELD . NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . To the People of Huddcrsjield and its Neighbourhood . * You are once more called upon to shew your approval of deserving patriotism , by meeting the champions of right , the noble minded advocates of the Charter , viz ., Messrs . P . M . M'Douall and Collins . Saturday evening , September 5 th , from five to six aVskwkjrni ^ lhA ij « i » b ^ , '"^ Ito t ^ bkM- fl ^ pit-iwr ^ If ttflteht an * nobleness oFtatnt ^ y ^ rW' supporting , then up anutjixj doing . If mifferiifW theprinciplM of the Chiftter . -the cause of humanity , be entitled to your sympathy , then muster in thousands ; arid show your abhorrence to tyranny , your attachment to right and rational freedom .
The occasion is a momentous one . The country is In deep and dire distress , ^ hose wbo manage the vessel of state are in confusion ; they have no compass , no helm to guide her ; to the harbour of peac * . Tossed about by the- ; tw » eonit * iding factions , ( whose object la power and aggrandisement ) yon have hitherto felt the tyranny of their ' rule . > .. Where isfltt jtttuse , tbe plenty , that the party now in power formerly promised , you ? - Are those institutions that you held so dear mare secure ? Does honest industry meet with better reward and protection ? Is an Englishman ' s bouse his castle ? Are the morals of
the people cared for ? Or are their burdens lessened ? No ! no ! The pledges are violated , the complaints of the people are laughed to scorn , starvation ia stalking through the land , the workman is in rags , and with downcast looks ho sees no brightening prospect near ; he has no hope in the Government . Does be seek relief from the fund created by bis labour ? Do his children cry Tor bread ? he is pointed to the Bastile , or allowed a small pittance , so as he may just pine away . Thus industry is rewarded , after having made earth a paradise , and producing mountains of wealth , poverty becomes a crime .
Where ia the liberty of conscience and opinion ? Do Britons complain and make known their grievances ? They are pounced upon by fiends , over whom the taxpayers have no controul , their purses are broke into , they are dragged to a dungeon for obeying the promptings of reason and nature . Can Englishmen under such authority
sing" Britons never shall be slaves ?" Can they defend with their blood against foreign aggressianthat soil to which a late act of Parliament denies them a claim ? No ! perjury and vice are at & premium—policemen are interested in misrule—and to crown all , Government , "The liberal and enlightened Government , " has , from a thirst for more gold , allowed tbe pot-houses more privilege to entangle the dupes of folly and dissipation . 0 ! economy ! 0 ! beneficent fruits of tbe Reform Bill 1 where are ye ? The middle-class men and shopkeepers have betrayed the artisans of Britain ; they h ave defied themselves . When enfranchised they boasted of their power ; but where is it ? C&n they sway the destinies of the nation ? Can they abolish the Corn Laws ? Not they ! The framera of the Reform Bill knew where to place the preponderance of power . They placed it on the side of the aristocracy . They have enacted the most
absurblaws , laws that ore abridging and undermining the liberties of man . They cannot of themselves right the atate ; it is out of the course of nature . Those are evils sufficient to call for a change . Before any permanent good can be effected , the Charter must become the law of the land ; then everyone will be represented —Parliament will be the mirror of the nation . If evils arise , there will be no necessity to petition and pray ; the frequency of elections will right that point . No policemen nor commissioners will be wanted . Britons will sit in peace in the shade of their own " fig tree . " The husbandman will be secure in bis toil- —the artisan will no more behold with a jealous eye the progression of machinery ; he will hail it with joy— -it will bean harbinger of peace , and an abridger of bis labour . Monopolies will cease—honest industry will be esteemed and deserving merit , the standard of worth and of virtue .
It is by the Charter , the People ' s Charter , that peace and plenty can reign . To gain this desire , it is necessary for men to shew a bold front . It was for battling for the Charter , that the patriots who are about visiting you nave suffered imprisonment : they are entitled to your gratitude and esteem . Then to your post , ye men of Alpine Yorkshire ; come from the mountains , the woodlands , and dales ; come all of you- —make the event worthy of your former renown ; let each man think that upon himself depends the day . The men or Lancashire have nobly done their duty ; and most it be said that yon , ever formost in the ranks of freedom , are now lagging behind ? The times are ominous ; oppression is in the land ; a change there must be and soon . What more ahould be required to urge you on ? Nothing ; ] 'Then , with a virtuous resolve , ; sounU'the " loud timbrels ; " come in procession and peace ; let the trl-colonr wave over your heads , and with a joyful shout welconw the patriots in .
On the behalf , flf t | ie Association , \ . ' i | v j . Thobniok , Seeretary . ' ¦ " , TO THE EDITOa 0 » , THE NORTHERN STAtt . Sib , —By insertir ^ the ab » ve address in the next Northern S $ ar , you will greatly oblige the Hadderafleld Branch of the JiaUonal Charter Association * You win aeo the pro ^ riets at ita being ia the next Stor , oa aoeoont of th * Visit of Messrs . P . M'Danall and Colliua to Hudderafald , on September 5 th , 1840 . . , ; J . THQMtQH . ¦ Secretary .
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. -: ¦ v ^ l ^ 9 ^ ^^ 4 ^ 2 ^ ^ ^ dblboatb M « nni « .-At ft mettfef '& Mifflu ^ ^ L r ? J ^ t *? " **!* ** HnMwfiia Con ** / I mittee of the National Charter Association , held at Mr . f ? S . Btons , it wai arranged that all the out-unions ahoald ^ ™* " ^« ° » ' « J ^ i »« the Hnddersfield branch and enrol their , members as Boon as convenient , and ^ SSSSSf ^>^^ - ^'^^^^ necesttrjr steps for forwardlnir meh «««» im « 4 . < . «—
tB » T , aaxum of -ihe Asso ^ o ^ we ^ itaSedHi « ?»»»*»«*> . were wadefor » BitictttfoSfs 5 « dS tWStl . September , ^ : to ^ escort Messrs , ^» 3 laS CoIUna into Huddersfield . ; SeverauStojS J 5 be in attendance , and all tbe different bodtealm requested to meet near the Leeds Bar ; «« five oSS the evening . The meeting was adjourned to Sundar next , the 20 th inst , at five o ' clock in the evening , afc Mr . W . Vevers , the Dog Inn . Kirkgate , when fif th * out-districte are particularly requested to send their Delegates and friends .
JbinmSB—Address to Ireland—At a meetine of the Dundee Youth ' s Universal Sufirage Association , held in the Chartists' Hall , Peier-street . oa Thursday ,. the I 3 th August , the following resoln-Uona were unanimousl y agreed to : — _ iat . Tbat we address the Men of Ireland to co-operate with their brethren of England and Scotland in the agitation for the Charter . , ? 2 nd . That a Committee be appointed to write and ^ forward the address . . " i : ' , r ^ 3 rd . That the address be sent to tbe World « ft ^ Northern Star , and Scottish Patriot ne \ npspet& ¦ Address of the Dundee Youth ' s Universal Storage Associ ation , to the He * of Ireland .
Mex of Ireland , —We congratulate yoii * n your resent exertions to obtain a Repeal of the TJrtfoU , Bat , rethren , do you not think with ns thnt there Is &omelung more effectual as a remedy required for Ireland j ou cannot be so blind to your own condition but tfcjfc ou can observe through the veil of hypocrisy that has eon assumed by men professing to have ttio lntereatfl of reland at their heart , but whosn acts have proved thsaiek . i be place-hunting , grovelling , and J'CycopUaatte ^ mfijg '' thea in power , tyranaieal and oppressive . i ^* f 3 ?!^ V Men of Ireland , we do not mean to ' -sa /^ ffl t !^ gainst your present agitation for the ranfeo ? Wk ffir
think the best way to get that repeal i » b 7 * pnlSiii representation of tbe people in the Commons'flbuwof Parliament * .. . .. ¦ • ' ^ : ^ f& Brethren , you are told by your i ^^ n th /^^ m ^\ ^^^ ox England and- Scotland are oppoatd to ^ k ^ rand ' * _« interests , but we tell the villaini ? tkt % & 4 tttrl ! im ^ .- ^ falsehoods , -that it ia tuey , and they ouly ,: & at ar « ' opposed to Ireland ' s freedom : i » a proof tbJfr * ' are not opposed to Ireland , wo direct your , atfcntibjjjfe the National Petition presented by lb . B men of England and Scotland , which embodied in its principles the , Kepeal of the Union . r
Brethren in oppression , and Fellow-slaves , —TTe call npou you to unite with the men or England and Scotland , in endeavouring to gain the principles embodied m the People ' s Charter . Brethren , muny schemes haw been tried to remedy the present evils of oor'Swtitationg , but these being only the remedy of partifc tead rather to make worse the evUtban toprodUce gb (> a | thd present Government may be compared to an old hooae , where repairs are always attended with great expense and danger , and it is because the Chartists faava arisen to build a house on a sure foundation , and ol ! tbrbtst materials , that they are thus defamed and derided by
lose who ought to have heen their best friends ,-and they call on you to come forward and nse your exertions to perfect this noble undertaking . They know the impossibility of making the ' Govenunentrresponsible to tho people , but by a universal retSr # i « atidn , and to this they cling with a flrm hold , ffliJ&wfll ultimately ensure success ; they know that theJplresent * v 4 U are eaused by the rulers having an interest separate from their own , and thus they uemand the principles of tbe Charter , namely , Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Vote by Ballot , No Property Qualification , Paymoat of Members , and Electoral Districts .
Men of Ireland , is there anything in Oiia to whieh even our roost rigid enemies can object ? . Can it impoverish a present ; elector that we should posjtess the same privilege ? The ChartiBls contend that it * founded oa justice , in so far as the present possessor of tho . fra * i cliiseisnot deprived of the ri ^ ht of voting , and U ^ it is founded on the law of nature . The Jieir of jfor aristocratic lordlini ? , when ushered into tne W <* £ te has no marks which prove his right to bed hereiiii ^ rjp ' legislator to mankind , nor ia it stamped on the bw # '« £ the working man ' s child , that he is to be the ObSdienfc tool of tbe aristocrat ; and , thirdly , that it is eccordbw
to the revealed will of God . From his Word n- « r « M that all mankind are equal at birth and at death—¦* $ read that when Moses , his chusen servant , was to appoint Joshua , iu > did not take upon himself that important task , but , according to the -will of Grutf , he set him before all the congregation ; and again , -we find that when ilXQ Jews had been formed into . a powerful nation , the rulers Were chosen from among the people ; and when they sought n King to rule over them , God ordered them to choose unto themselves a King , theirs was » democratic Government , the only form agreeable to the will of God . . ;¦
Men of Irelapd , we have now shewn you on what grounds we claim that rigb > Now let us take a view of the reasons assumed by our enstnies for withholding it ¦ :. ' ' - . : ¦ ' ';¦ ' - ¦ - ¦ ¦ # . ¦ . »'¦/ . ¦ :- ' :, < : . Oi . . The first objection 1 ji that of Ignomoca * :- lt * ifflyAtw >^^ . frasohlBd : We ^ are told , that learnw ^ J ? B » lmy < B ^^ ^—**^» fined tcrpersonsiti easy circrnnstahcw , aibi Uiiithe poor are generally ignorant or unlearned . Wec $ B » ot but observe , that tho objection of ignorance e < i ! Bies "tith a bad grace from the men who are the cause of it : they first rob us , and then taunt us with poverty—tbex refuse us the means of education , and then taunt o » with ignorance ; showing that their arguments are without a t ' oettng , being themselves the cause of tbe ignoraoe © that pervades society . ¦ -
Little niore needs to be said , as regards our ability to use the franchise , than that a man of sane mind' and of mature age is the best jadge of his own interests : it i * evident that neither wealth nor learning are the * e $ j $ < sites , but a moderate share of common sense , wl ^ iSi ordinary degree of shrewdness . Ths case being thus , a man who is capable of managing the ordinary affairs of life—yea more , a man who is considered fit to vote in a religious society , is certainly fit for exercising the franchise . " Men of Ireland , this ia the liberty for which we con tend ; it is in accordance with God ' s Word : the Saviour
of the world confirmed it , when he said , " Do to another as you would have others do to you . " This ia our highest behest—it la in unison with the just character of Him from whom it proceeds . Brethren , will you yet band yourselves with the oppressors of the people—with those who substitute robbery for justicewho vindicate cruelty for mercy , vice In all its hideous forms for goodness , and deceit and open falsehood for truth ? la it not high time that such men as thesa should be removed from pluce and power , and that mem of more ability , honesty , and integrity be substituted in their place ?
But you will Bay , " How are these to be got ? Many men of liberal professions have turned out the most tyrannical and oppressive . " Yes , brethren , ibis . proceeds from men having an irresponsible power . Our present Members of Parliament act upon their own opinions , rather than the wishes of their constituents ; but for this , the Charter provides a remedy , namely , the doing away of tbe Property Qualification , and substituting Payment of Members for their Parliamentary duties , arid Annual Parliaments . The first gives us tbe power of returning poor but honest men from amongst ourselves , who alone know bur condition , our feelings , and oirr interests . : ¦ .
Secondly , the Payment of Members would place them above the intrigues of those who might otherwise take advantage Of their poverty . It is a ridiculous fact that a great many of the present Members of Parliament are at hard shifts to maintain their present magnificent show of opulence and splendour , and are consequently induced to become the tool of those who are in power , in order to obtain place and pay . ¦ ' - '¦ . And thirdly , Annual Parliaments : little needs be sbM . on this subject , It is an old proverb that short aceotuSf keep longest frienda , and if a member give satisfaction at the end of the year , be may be elected again ; but ' if he is a rogue , the sooner we get quit of frfon tha . bitter . ~ . : ¦ : ^ - . V . ^ r ^
-r-Men of Ireland , it is such abuses as these tbat we want reformed , and not only in these is their great need of retrenchment , ; -compare the cest of the executive Government of-Great Britain with , that of the-United States : — , . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . / - - ; : ' ¦ " -. Great Britain , Queen and Cabinet ( thirteen ) £ 445 , 040 . United States , President and Cabinet ( seven ) £ 12 , 010 It must be clear to every thinking maa tbft ^ this is extravagance to an unprecedented height ia we history of governments . We could fill a whpla column " of a newspaper with the unnece »« ary « xpeaditure of ihe publio money ; but this will aumoe as a sample of the economy of oht Reformed Parliament ¦ ' & . ¦ Men of Ireland , our only object fa addressing jro ^ at present is to solicit your co-operation t » ' ptoi&jp Htt-BeivesaU those rights wbieh alone can ntjncvi tha happy and' intellectual beings -which God desired u * tobe . ¦ ¦ ¦ , . - - ¦ " - ¦ ¦ ,. . -J ., v . - ¦ -. ¦ . / - ;¦ . by
Working men of Ireland , to yoa we appeal ^ all your hopes of bappinesa , and your love . of Ubjggy , to use every means which God and ' the laws of you * country allow , to obtain your ju » t but long withheld rigats ; and if you wish to enjoy the sunshine of b £ ( ttar days , and to transmit to posterity the taansmit to posterity transeandent blessings of freedom , which , artU smooth to them the rugged pathway of li&i and render their journey through this world more easy than yoazs
have been . Divest yourselves of every prejudice , sink every minor difference of opinion "into oblivion , . ' and organise yourselves into soeieties in etwy direction , and determine never to abaadon the eaaw of liberty till you finally triumph over your enemies ; and tell those petty tvrante who rule ovor you , and by whoaedeaaptic government our priaca hoxueilt&ve been ^ fi ^ ed , and who have consigned O'Connor and O'Brien , two of Ireland ' s brightest gems , to eighteen months of tie most Insulting and degrading punishment that " ' eVeif ^ wai Inflicted oa at
human beings chargeil ^ wlUi s « h . ^ 8 ence » ' they are ; tjell tlj « m . by yony ^ iplu that yott . Witt be Jeek . ~ tet peawv ^ w , ah 4 otdeibe | ii | y | B ^; jjoi joar freedom auanscwh be proclaimed anioilg ^ men . > \ ¦;' ' •¦ - ¦ 8 i « ne < l en behalf ofthe As ^ ttBlt © , Johb Hmasu » fii » ObaiiauM ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 29, 1840, page unpage, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2699/page/1/
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