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M ' DOTALL AT HALIFAX . This noble patriot made his public entry into jgii&x ob Saturday last . Owing to . bis unptreeediBted labours in tbe great eaase ef the Charter ^ feelus em ancipation from the fangs of his Whig . - *) lon , the wor thy Doctor h » d contracted a severe Stand was otherwise so sericnaiy indisposed , that reat fears were entertained that even if he should jesafficaentiy wall to mafee the public entry , yet fiat it would b « impossible for him to addrese the jaen of Halifax on this occasion . On the appointed day , however these fears were dissipated by ha anirxl * i tbe Stamp Gross Ian , Godley-lane ^ about a » Se fifWa the town , and in » very improved state h ^ Itfi . be haTiBS f « ond it abtolatelY neeeasarr to
throw op sereral engagements , and lie by to rectmr ^ exhau sted health and strength . In the mean tone the men of Halifax and the unrounding districts were making every arrange jufflit to escort him into the town in a manner worthy rf this distinguished champion of the Charter . Talons bands of music , with banners , A * ., panned the town in the coarse of the afternoon , playing patriotic airs . They were accompanied by an immense number of friends ; and at about fire o ' clock left the town for the Stump Cross Inn , whsre they get their distinguished TiBhor ; and they shortly afterw ards formed into procession , and returned tennis the town in the following order : —
ORDEB OF THE PBOCBS 8 ION . Two Mazsbabneo . Splendid Banns : Inscription : « The Charter : peaceably if we may , forcibly if -we must . '' Bevese : "Dr . M'Dooall , the people ' s friend . " The Mixenden £ * zxL Operatives , six a-breut Southowram Banner—Inscription : " BUe , Britons , from your slumber , Be united , firm , and free ; The eaose of your dirtzess Is the want of liberty r Operatives , six a-breast
Midgfey Flag—Inscriptfoa : " Midgiey Badical Association . " Beverae— " Equal rights god equal laws ! " . Operatives , six a-breast . Queenabead Band . Qseensbsad Banner— Iaacrip&m : " Qaeenahead Northern Union . " Bererse— " Bqn&l rights and equal laws r Men of Queenabead , tix a-breast Splendid Bippooden Bau&er : Ob one side a painting of Adam and Ere at work , with the inscription : " Wnen Adam delW , and Eve spas , Who wm then the geatlemaa t
Reverse"The Suffiage well hare unirersal to be ; Our Members we'll yearly elect ; The qualification from property free , And the Ballet oar right * to protect Han rarer was born with a crown on his head Jfor yet with a plough in hi » hand , And equal are we in death ' B narrow bed , And equal in rif fcts will we stand . " Kipponden Band . Men of Ripponden , six a-breaet
Stainlmd Banser—Inscription : " Stalnland Union , aad the five points . " Reverse— " Our cause is holy ; onr claims arejast ; onr determination strong , & » d oar Tictorj' ntrrtaiTi . " Operatives , six a-brea * L An open carriage , drawn by greys , containing 5 SB KOBLE PATRIOT , P . M . M'DOUALL , And Messrs . Haigh , Screeton , and Wilkinson . Other Carriages .
In this order the procession moved towards the town , and coxered the road on every poini further Jhaa the eye could reach . The number who joined x must have amounted 10 many thousands . As the rrisge passed throngh the deep cutting , over which res the new Godley-lane Bridge , forming part of old Bradford-road , the sighi was animated in fee extreme , the bridge and heights around being « Tered wish dense masses of human beings , who testified their respeci for the hero of the day by load and repeated cheering , which the worthy
Doctor returned in his usual affable and courteous Banner . The procession then entered the town by Sorihgate , and passed along the Old Market , Market-street , Union-street , Wesigale , Sonibg&ie , Corn Market , Main-street , Crown-filreet , Silveritreet , Cow-green , and St . James ' s-road , to ; he Odd Fellows' HalL Throughout its progress the lttole population of Halifax appeared to b « poured « t into the sireets ; and its great length mun hare filed the heart of every patriot with joy , and of every enemy to the people with dismay .
On the carriage arriving a ; its destination Dr . IPDou&ll descended from u amidst the cheers of the « aRreg « edthousands , » nd entered iheOdd Fellows ' Ea ! L i \ is a most magnificent building . The principal room i * , as we are informed , thirty-one yards ij thirteen ; and it contains beside an endless nriety of lodge and committee-rooms , with , an hotel liiieh makes up forty bed 3 . On the present occasion S » rash to get in was tremendous , and we think fcere was some miomanageinent on the p&rt of those * bo superintended the arrangements , for there were » tickets , and only one door ( for a long
toe at least ) was open . The consequence was h » x hundreds went away thinking the room ns full , and tired of waiting . Notwithstanding Ks , the gallery , ( the charge to which was fourjeate ) was crowded to suffocation ; and when the * air was taken , the body of the hall , ( charge for idnission 2 d . ) appeared from the orchestra to be $ me full , though it would , bo donbt , hare held aore . A 3 it wits , it wa * ; he largest ineetiBg the T&nhy Doctor has addressed in Yorkshire , and he » of opinion ( in which we agree ) that there were as fcnj present as at the Manchester demonstration .
On the motion of Mr . B . Rcshtok , seconded by Mr . Urn . ET , Mr . R . Wilezsso . v was unanimously ¦ Bed to the chair . Tae Chaisjus , on rising , was reeeired with loud * eos . He said that cheer told him that there » ere hearts , as well as Toices , in that room . He jibd their hearty cheers on many accounts ; and » eq > ecially liked them , on account of the liberation fofle of the best of patriots from the fangs of the "&gs . ( Loud cheers . ) It was true that there *» e still many of their friends immured in dark ^ « a dungeons , but the God of nature would work « j in spite of both Whigs and Tories , the Radical ¦ " « ion . When he looked round him upon that
»» gnincent meeting , he was almost at a loss to tadestand the portion in which he stood . He was * htj * working man should be called to the chair . He •»* but a working man ; andif ever he felt the want « talent , it was npon the present occasion . But he ¦ oolo do all that a honest heart could do in the gs nppii tanse of Radicalism . ( Cheers . ) He did ¦* feel so much on aecoontof hia own want of ¦• % , aa on account of Dr . M ' Douall ; for the " * venal press of England would insult the ¦ jttay Doctor , by throwing it in his teeth , that he ~« tt get no one but a working man to preside at ¦ K meeting . ( Hear , and cheere . ) Bat still all «* 0 were working together for their trood .
¦ K he was convinced that the glorious ^ nstration they had witnessed thai day , both r * « e ma gatside that Hall , would read a moral {*<» to both Whigs and Toriei , which they would Sttf * C for Set- ( Cheers . ) Did those men hope ¦ *»? the march of mind—the progressive advance-^ « the intelligence of the people ? As well ~ p « they attempt to prevent the genial warmth of ~* 8 ! ni from pying nfe and animation to the ^« ifi world , as hope to prevent that growing i *~ XtliCe from T > rodncin ? a eorr&iDOiMiinff- ehanee
we condition of the working classes of this r * " ^ 7- is there was one position prouder than S \ > rt J ^* tne Potion of a people oppressed 3 * wng SHtering—a |« ople deserviBg & better fate TLEttple anrivalled in . their industry and their ?* r-Qetormined no longer to submit to the yoke of r ** tyrants , but resolved to proclaim themselves ^^ ( Che ers . ) The worthy Chairman then Tn ^ T ^ , ^ ! from the manner in which the men ^« uax ha d hitherto conducted themselves , that ! Jri ** a no necessity for him to call npon them «* CrH'e , order ; and he concluded hia address by f 0
* « ag Dr . STDouall to the meeting . Jk j * 1 > ouiLi , was received with tremendous eheerw *™» * as renewed again and again . He said he „ **<«« to meet the men of Halifax upon that | T ?« t ; aadiappy to find tliat , boried aa they were XtfKwf 2 atiTe moant » ins . they had heard the I * *«* rty resoud from the Tallies , and had re-echoed , « a ffi ^ aer calculat ed to make taeir oppressor ! * titoi v- *** 5 lad * ° *» **** - oi H » U&x ^ T ^ !; them « elTe « in their old position—to see ( fcjfc ™* mo bearing aloft the standard of the ^ hThnf " * moie V **** ^ fiimlf opon their ' ^ tkT , ^ ^ dombted not , when he reflected •* t ^^!^ meTanent * bitliadt » ken P « etil ««« sh-^^ north feom Charter to Tort , th » t they womd ** J Li ^ ^** "tandani on to sure and certain tick w | T » eause ^ o * priwaplet to triumph for wnkh S ^ ' *** "** «*« * & **• d ^» d ^» a tr P * aecBtioB » of all the government * ^ ^ LI ^^^ J ^ « t ^ aa ^ to down ¦ ^ -w > u uoier exterminate renai
xrom toe «^ « o * & ; and , ttioagh by theirperseeationsthe ^*^ had Imprisoned a few Cbartisti , had they *^™ » ed Ch « tuna ? Tbey bad Uiat day said &w " a Si" * ** **»* oo ^ W not be TTriaWtWi ; andif ^ JT ° M oa their agitation with prudence , and ^^^•• o determination , they must eventually obtain fraJTrV' iCheers . ^ It wat easy enongh for aay Ii 5 ~*^ im «« nh to chaia down the body of a man ; ** Wm iT € bail 1 doirn M 1 « pmt—his intelligence—* UJij I * Cooldthey take from him that power by ig ^^^ tibrotigbtheir injustice and estimated ' the ^ fca > Z ? heaped upon him ? Xo ! And consequently J ** liif ^ I * d Uin to * daageea they had placed ^•• rf ^* eollfige tortady ; mod bom wldrfi lie Htt x . ~* ewa P * ttions ift that daageom , and from f - « * aew of the mea who had lateJj bees
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liberated , he coald compare the Whig gaols to nothing eUe than seplnaries for th « diffusion of Chartist ZSZ&F'J ?™* ebeer " " * lwi « « ' ) Imprison ¦ wnthadaeiiher changed his opinions or his deter-™« ion to advotate them ; and had only rated tSJiliJ ^ i Z ^ L ? hatre a Ma detertatlon of the iU 9 Bi ««* c * hl » Whiy tynmte . If he had before been itZLt jtlZ * ^ ** Principles of the Charter , J 'SF * S ?* ^ i ™ ^ ** Charter-the abolition of all the grievances of which the people complained ; and in Chester College he had learnt that the Charter was but the stepping-stone to obtain theii privileges , and as long as he had health and strength to demand those privilegeshe wonld continue fearlouds Ubeated , hecoaldcompare ttie Whi « saolatonofhin »
, tL ? * ° " , ( L 2 Id cheerB- > ™ ° inducement the Qovemment eoald offer , and no reward they could give , would cause Mm to change that determination . They had offered him a reward ; and he had asked , ' Why send me to prison , and offer me a reward afterwards ? ( Laughter . ) The reward yon must give me is the Charter ; and when 1 get that I shall be of no party " ( Cheers . ) Their worthy Chairman had stated that he was sorry that he , a vrarldng man , should have been callea to tae chair onthis oecaaion ; but he ( Dr . M'DouaU ) should have been very sorry that any other than a working man should hava been called to the chair . ( Loud cheers . ) if anything could add to the dignity of their cause it was that a working man was in the chair—If anything could add to the
dignity of their cause it was that the movement had Bhowefl that the working men had braved the persecution of their masters—if anything could add to the dignity of their cause it was that they had even shut outot * £ ht the dertltotion of their own families in order to obtain a large measure of justice , and had come forward in massea to show their oppressors that they possessed a power to take their righta if they were mnch longer refmed ; and the moment they showed , by perseverance and promptttnde of action , that they possessed that powsr , that moment waald their oppressors fear them ; and it to but a short rt « p from fear to obedience . ( Cheers and laughter . ) The Cnairman bad also said he was sorry to have taken the chair because the base hireling
press would throw their mud and slanders at him ( Dr . M'Douall ) on that account Now , if they looked back to the time when theagitation for the . Charter first began , they would flndthey bad no press in their favour ; but they had shown the base prees that they despised them , and they had put them down with a strong hand , and had established a press of their own . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) Was there ever before , in the history of the world , an instance of the people carrying on an agitation to put down a press , the whole of which was in the hands of their enemies ? Bat that was now the case ; and the pieas had found themselves compelled to admit that the Chartists We * a powerful , and adTised taem to go half-ways to meet the middle classes . "But . my
fnends , " said the worthy Doctor , ' -the Charter is the half-way house , if that ' s what they want ! " ( Lond cheers and laughter . ) In Leeds they were endeavouring to influence the working men to join in a demand for Household Suffrage ; and thus the Very mischief the people were the most endeavouring to avoid , that they were asked to run into . Was there any provision now to hinder a middle-class mail from having a vote ? Benjamin Franklin related a story of a property qualification , in -which the possession of an ass ( supposing be had nothing else , gave a man a claim to vote ; buc if be sold the ass he lost the vote . Now , he would ask , in this case , did the vote belong to the man or to the ass ? ( Langhter . ; It was the same thing with Household SuSrage ; it was the property , and not the man
who would be entitled to vote ; and even if they got it it would be hampered with registration clauses and rate-paying clauses , and rendered just as nugatory as the £ 10 Bnffrage . ( Hear , hear . ) The Household Suffrage party were convinced of the strength and power of the people , and it was on that account they bid first the repeal of the Corn Laws , and then , -when they found this useless , Household Suffrage ; but he trusted they wouM not take their bidding , " but insist upon a full measure of justice—Universal Sufirage . iCheers . ) The middle classes fonnd the " Bill , the whole Bill , and nothing but the Bill , " as great a juggle for themselves as for the working classes ; and the manufacturing -classesfound outthat it would not giTe them the repeal of the Corn Law ; and , thbi ^ fore , thev ' talked about
Laiversal Suffrage , and told the peopte if they wanted to go to York they would go as far as Leeds with them . ¦ Laughter . ) But if the people listened to such proposals , then the masters might weli call them ignorant They did not want Household Suffrage—they wanted the power to protect their own labour—they wanted the power to protect their own irtves and children , and would Household Suffrage give them that powcr » No -, they , knew it would not . And yet this party complained lhat they could not obtain the respect and confidence of the people . When such complaints had been made in his hearing , he had told them they must do . as CTConnor , and O'Brien , asd himself had done . - and the moment they showed sufficient spirit to despise the Government , and spat Bpon their judges , and the
juries , and their dungeons , thus they might also hope t » gain the confidence of the people . ( Cheers .: He had found the course he had pursued a sale one and a sound one ; it had never failed him yet ; and though he had been told that the path of agitation was a rough one , he had not found it so . His life , in the course of his agitation for the Charter , bad been placed in the hands of thousands , and if but one among them had come forward and given evidence against him , he might at this time have been following the steps of the patriotic Frost—that great and good man . iCufeers . ) But he had bant his conidence upon a rock when he had built it upon the hearts of the working men . They had never deceived him yet , and they never will do so till he deceived them . ( Loud cheering . ) It was not
because the people of tkis country were an ignorant people that their leaders were » o often deserted by them . >" o ; it was because their leaders too frequently forgot their own principles , and then they immediately found themselves gravelling in the du * t instead of being looked up to and respected . The people bad been called fickle and changeable , but he had not found them so ; and even in his dungeon , where he had studi » d th ? great principles of th « Charter , he was cheered on witii the news that the people had neither forgot the Charter nor its advocates , and when he left he found out that was really the case ; and he had come there that night to find that the men of Halifax were determined to have She Charter , and not an itom less than the Charter . ( Loud and enthusiastic cheers . ) When in prison he had studied the condition of the working classes of
this country , and he had found them borne down to th » earth by the oppression of classea of men against whom they had hitherto vainly contended ; and when ho looked St the misery , and distress , and lags of the people , and contrasted them with the wealth and luxuries of the aristocracy , he began to think society at the first must Lave been founded on a singular basis , and on curious lawsbecause , if the laws had been originally founded on reason and justice , why shonld society have forsaken them ? In thus considering the past , he thought it would be better to go at once to the bottom of the question ; aud he therefore at once reverted to man in the savage state , and asked himself what were the liberties and enjoyments possessed by t > " » primitiTe class of men ? and he found that in the savage state man
derived from the woods and from the rivers sufficient to support his existence . He then enquired , if nature had made this bountiful provision for man in his savage state , why should society have been formed ? and he found that in this barbarous state , should any man become ill , or receive any external injnry which would prevent him from obtaining food , he would probably die of want , and that a strong man might take every thing away from a weak man . That was the reason why » ociety was formed , for man was obliged to seek assistance from Ms neighbour , and therefore a number of men formed a union . Jf ow when that union was formed , did they think it would have been possible to persuade one savage to give np his naUral privileges of hunting , fishing , and so on , unless
he got privileges of at least equal value in return for them ! How was it , then , that the present oppressive laws existed ? They could not have been oppressive fro » the first , because men so situated would never have consented to them ; and if this wai-a the ease , how would the government and the rulers be appointed ? Did they think society would hive made oue m ** a ruler , and allowed him to steal fr » m the poor man the fruits of his labour , to strip the clothes from the backs of bis wife and of his children , and to send round the tax-gatherer to the doors of those who had already been robbed in a thousand different ways ? ( Cheers . ) No ; and if they consulted history they would find that men elected their rulers because they were virtuous and good ; and the moment they had reason to believe that these rulers were bent upon robbing and plundering them , that moment they drove them o » t of office as
traitors to society and as enemies to mankind . How waa it , the * , they had gone astray from the right path ? He would tell them . A set of men soon sroae in the state who , seeing they did not gain « umeient fot their extravagant wants by honest industry , formed a union among themselves , who said , " As we cannot by our own labour take any thing away from society , we must endeavour to succeed by fraud , and if not by force . " But when the people would not submit to fraud , these scoundrels appealed to the sword , and that moment all the vicious and idle do-nothings joined them , and they taapled down tiie weak , and thsy cut down the strong . When they had established this new state of things , and had sat down to enjoy the fruit * of their vfllanies , ttmtinwtwTit they qnazreiledamongst themselves ; and so he who had -been their leader in their plunder and murder vu appointed long , in order to force them to keep
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something like quietness . Under him the other princinal-robbers and murderers were appointed nobles and offiten , while those who had assisted them became farmers and retainers . And what then became of tbe miserable people whom they had thus robbed and deoeivad ? They became hewers of wood and drawer of water to those bloody tyrants—they became serfs to their tyrannical and brutal oppressors , and might instead of right governed the unhappy nation . But the tyrants then bethought them that they might have trespassed too far on the patience of the people , and they feared a revolution among the slaves ; they also found ifc likely that Ireqnent divisions might occur among themselves , and then what meats did they fix mma ^^ . «««»_ v «_ « . _ « : t-
upon prevent dirUion among themselves , and lBttUTKsetlon among the people ? Why , they put Ofle particular family upon tbe throne ; for they argued among themselves that if thtf did not keep the crown < m the heads of oae family , no matter how mean or base might be its members , that they should be fighting twenty battles among thenuelves for its possession , and that then the slaves wonld step in between them , and recover their lost right * . ( Cheers . ) They , therefore , made % hereditary king : and the nobles followed in the same tack , and they were made hereditary likewise . Then , as luxuries began to inereue in the state , they began to rob the worktag man of his wages , and of the fruite of his labour ; and then they put their hands upon Ms back , and stripped him of his clothing , and at last
they pot their hands npon the back of his children , too . ( Shame , shame . ) Was the Church far behind them ? ( Laughter . ) No . The moment the Church saw it was natural for man to fear and respect God , that moment t iMj ' * " !* advantage of the veneratUn of one , of the fear of another , of tbe superstition of a third , that moment they spread their spirits over the country , while the deluded people gave them wealth , and titles , and land ; and thus the Church became a powerful link in the Irom ehain that hung around their necks . And had not this system been followed up to the present day . ( Yes , yes , yes . ) Did they not see it in their Bcanty tables—and when the bitter blast blew npon their almost naked persons , and when the pangs of hanger gnawed them , did they not feel it as well
as see it in the present day ? ( Cheere . ) With respect to th « throne , if they bad such a vacancy to nil np in the country , if they knew a madman , a drunkard , a child , or a sailor , would they thrust such persona into it . ( Cheers , and laughter . ) What would be tbe use of itr Then , if they tamed to the aristocracy , they would find them always supporting the throne—not for aay love they had for it , but from fear of the people ; and the people themselves had followed the same course , and had worshipped the throne long enough . ( Cheers . ) But now that they had examined into this hereditary system for themselves , and found that no good could come to them out of it , let them ask themselves , why should there not as well bs a working man on the throne as any body else ? lLaughterRnd cheering . ) At all events , why should not
the working man have the making of the puppets who were set up as kings , and make them out of brass , or wood , or stone ; and then , while there would be nothing for the people to admire , there would be somethingforthemtopayfortheirmaintenance ? ( Cheers . ) It appeared to him very singular , that when an office existed which gave its possessor nothing to do , that the people should pay so much for it Now he would tell them what they had to pay . They paid their most gracious Queen , for pocket-money , £ 285 , 000 per annum , and , at tiie same time , her groceries coat her £ 4 , 644 a-vear . He thought that sum would keep them and their wives , and all Halifax in grocery . Then there was £ 1 , 745 for oils , £ 3 , 151 for table linen , and for wine and other luxuries , £ 2 , 811 . But this waa sot oil ; for they had not one only , but three Queens to support . There were Queen Tictoria , and the Queen Mother { the Duchess of Kent , ) and Queen Adelaide , who had
£ 100 , 000 per annum . Then they had three Kings to support First , there was King Albert ; then there was King Leopold ; and last , there w « s Old Cain , with the mark on his brow— O&ugbtep—old bloody Cumberland , the King of Hanover . Then there were the Dukes of Sussex and of Cambridge , with 21 , 000 per annum each , and four Princesses , and two Duchesses besides ; and , for the pnrpose of preventing the people from getting near or even seeing those they kept In luxury , there were the Horse Guards , which cost £ » 5 , 275 per annum , and the Foot Guard * , which cost 192 , 100 ; and thus the throne cost them altogether the sum Of £ 1 , 138 , 000 per annum . ( Shame , Bbame !) They now knew how these people were supported ; and it was quite time they asked theni&elvt-s if so many mouths were to be robbed to keepthem in splendour- -if these maggots were to fatten npon them , when they ww bo many of their children ragged—so many wandering in the highways for wanl
—go many forced to quit the country of their birth , and emigrate to distant climes ? Was it not time for them to ask themselves whether the taxes should be any more increased , tbat these maggota might prey upon them—and whether the righta of labour should any longer be trampled under foot , in order to maintain such enormities aad iniquities . ( Cheers . ) The worthy Doctor then gave the clergy of this country a most severe lashing , and contended that the people would ¦ ever obtain their rights so long as their influence waseo great ; and subsequently exposed , at considerable length , tiie enormities of the Bartile system , and painted the sufferings of those who fell within tho fangs of the Poor Law Commissioners , in the most glowing and truthful colours . He then enjoined them , by a legal , determined , and constitutional agitation , to remove the evils u » der which they laboured . They shonld not want for leaders to carry them through ; for they had
many good and staunch leaders both in and out of prison . In order to meet the men of Halifax , he had tteen compelled to grre ap a recent meeting at Leeds ; but though his body might be afflicted , disease Bhonld never subdue his spirit . iCheers . ) Government could not do it ; Judges and Juries , and gaolers could not do it ; and there was no power upon earth but justice that ever should do it ( Long and enthusiastic cheering . ) If the Government w » uld give labour its just richts , he would retire from the contest with bin fellow-labourers . For he waa a labourer , he had been tried at Chester as a labourer—and he should go « n as a labourer—and , like a traveller in the d » rk night , who saw a light gleaming from a cottage window , he BhoHld go on £ 0 long as he saw any prospect of suceess , fearlessly devoting all his energies to the support and the obtaining of the rights of labour . The worthy Doctor then sat down amidst tbe most prolonged and enthusiastic cueerinf .
It was then moved and seconded , and carried unanimously , " That a vote of thanks be given to onr highlyrespected friend , Dr . M'Douall , for the able and eloquent address he has just delivered . " On a Tote of thanks being proposed for FeargUB O'Connor and all the incarcerated pntriota , The Chaikhak said , before I put this to the vote , let me tell you I have seen tbe good man in his dungeon . ( Cheers . ) 1 travelled fifty miles—from Halifax te TX > and t * 3 *^ ag ain—and for what ? Why , the Whigs would only spare me five minutes to see him . ( Shame , shame !) The forbidding aspect of the place where he was confined was quite enough for me ; and when I got to bed at night , and reflected npon that man being confined in such a place , l felt the tyranny of his oppressors a hundred-fold .
The vote of thanks having been passed , three times three cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor and the incarcerated patriots , three cheers for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman , after which the meeting broke up .
LECTURE AND TEA AARTY OK 1 C 0 NDAT . On Monday evening the worthy Doctor addressed a large audience in the Odd Fellows' Hall , Mr . Robert Wilkinson in the chair . On kis tapproaching the front of the orchestra from whence he spoke , he was received with loud applause and clapping of hands , which seemed to indicate that his Saturday evening address had given general satisfaction . On silence being restored , he infermed the audience that he re * calved their cheers as the expression , of the high value which they placed on the principles he adrocated , * od not on the man ; and then commenced an investigation on the right which the people had to possess themselves of the land , it being plainly indicatedboth in
, Scripture and by reason , they were fairly entitled to the firu fruits , and that none but those who labror were so entitled , as it was gaid . " if any man will not work , neither shall he eat . " After making several scriptural illustrations on the subject , both from the Old and New Testament , which were very pithy and well applied in respect to the religious part of the public , who preach and teach what they do not practice , he fairly showed that the tenure on which they hold their present possessions were not tenable , so long as the working classes were made slaves for the avaridou purposes of the rich . In thai view he considered they were the real iofidela of the present age , as their
practices demonstrated , violating the laws of both God and man , by committing robbery on their fellow-creatures , for not contributing to the stock by their own labours , it was evident , by living in idleness themselves , the overplus labour which they possessed must be taken from some one , and then called wealth ; and who were the producers of all this wealth but tbe working Own * ? He glanced over , in rapid succession , the early period of our ancestors , called the feudal state , and by a reference to certain statements given in undent books of the price of provisions at that time as compared with their wages , gsve to the serfs of the period refected to far mor » snbctanial benefit * than we derite now Jy the present wagett and price of
provisions , as sold to Englishmen , called free men , proving the cellared serfs to be in a better condition than what are now called free-born Englishmen , who are allowed to walk about without a collar round their hecks ( as 'WOttt formerly ) : yet tho aerfs , who were the slaves of that age , were allowed to dine with their masters , an eminence at one end of the table making all the difference , whilst the living waa the same . He came to a period nearer our own times , when machinery was not so fax advanced aa at present , but proving clearly , on comparing the wages then given , about fifty years ago , With the price of provisions at that period and this , the net difference for performing the same work was about 1 * 8 . or 11 s . pex week , the working man was TObbed Of in wage * alone , having depreciated that . .. .. _ : _ ¦
much under the swindling system pf a paper currency . A lengthened statistical account was given ! pf the population of Manchester and its neighbourhood , where the cotton factories are in such vogue , showing the pestilential influence which arises from their establishment , by the number of deaths Which take place there , from children of five years of age and upwards , as wmpared with ether placea , including Laeds , Birmingham , Ac . * c , which showed an immens « sacrifice of hum » n life yearly taking place that will be difficult to account for , only on that principle that these workshops of the devil occasion it Dr . M'DoaaU made a severe cut at Tho * . Ashtoa ' s paradise at Hyde , in Lancashire , where he had made pwsonal inquiry Into the ntato of wages there , as paid to men iu hia employ , and found
, on inquiry as to the actual wages received by them , from a number of cases he read over , they woald not average ab * ve threepence per head , per day , when divided among the eaters ; and in one case « n « p « nQy farthing per head was the amount which his angels would have to subsist on and clothe themselves , making It appear more like hell than a paradise . He concluded an able lecture , a short time before ten o ' olock , which was fun of statistical argument and matter-of-fact reference , learlng &o doubt of its truth behind , and was listened to with patient attention for nearly two hours . A number of females graced the assembly , and Hie lecturer
announced that a number of the women had formed themselves into an association that evening , for the purpose f assisting in carrying out the objects of a social change , and it had long been his opinion that the women made the best men . He recommended unions to be formed , and to join in a firm determination to resist the oppression which was crrrying on against the working classes . As for his part , he would rather be a serf and wear a collar than patiently endure what wub placed upon them by their employers , who , on account of their numbers being small , could combine , or dp any thing else , and , having w « alth , could keep them down to suit their pleasure .
Upwards of two hundred ladies and gentleman took tea together , at the Black Lloa Inn , and the Labour and Health , tho same evening , who rejoiced in the company of the esr- ped captive from the Whig dungeon , doing honour to what they conceived to be the virtue of the man , whilst it expressed their disapprobation , at the same time , for the treatment he hau received . A collection was made : if ter toa , amounting to 17 s . < j < l . for tho wives and families of the inoarcerated Chartists .
Tha proceeds of the Odd Fellows' Hall , after defraying all necessary expenses connected with the procession , cko ., waa handcvl over to Mr . M'Uouall , amounting to £ 5 , aa an acknowledgment for the many personal sacritico * hu has made , by Ixv . oming an advocate for the Charter , and a vote of ti . anka was moved to him for hia ab ' . e lectures . The Chairman ri'eeivfd the approbation of hia fellow-townsmen tor Mb impartial conduct ia the chair , and , in return , acknowledged it aa a mark of confidence they reposed in him . Every movement waa marked by peace , law and order .
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I 4 OTJGHBOROTJQH . —The Chartists of this place met on the 14 th inst ., on the premises taken hy Mr . bkevington , who has taken larger ones , in order that he wight accommodate them with a room to meet in ; Mr . Hunt was called to the chair . Mr . Skevington Tead Dr . M'Douall ' s letter in the Star , and Mr . White ' * speech at Leeds ; it waa then agreed that the meeting approve of the Dootor ' a plan ; and hope U will be carried out . A number of members were enrolled in . the National Charter Union , and the people Beemed determined to persevere . They « f ^ ^ ° M ng forw&rd to tne Promised visit of Dr . AHJouaU -with great anxiety . Their meetinits will how bo regularly held in their room , Swan-etreet , where persons may attend for enrolment en Monday veninRB . It was also agreed to send 20 a . to the Executive at Manchester , which has been duly forwarded . J
^ SHEFFIELD . . Thb Imprisoked Chartists ' 'amiuks . —The Central Committee appointed at Manchester for relieving the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists in England and Wales have directed to be remitted the sum of £ 2 eaoh to the seven families in this town . HUDDEBSFIEtD . —On Tuesday evening , at the weekly meeting of the National Charter Association , twenty-four new members enrolled themselves as members ; also some new classes were formed . After the business of the association had been transacted , it was agreed that the cemmittee should make arrangements for persons
t * visit tke out-townships that have not yet joined the Huddersfield Association , to give Instructions , and make arrangements for their' classes been formed . Several members tendered ^ helr services , and are to commence their labours immediately . A note was read from Paddock , stating the Chartists of that plaoe bad made arrangements to open a temperance hotel , on Thursday and Friday , by a tea pasty for th » women , and eupper for the men . Several ticket * were disposed of . Many of the out-townships having made inquiriee for information may have all necessary particulars any meeting night , or by applying to the committee or secretory .
PADDOCK ( near Huddbrsfibld ) . —On Thursday evening , the Chartista of Paddock opened a temperance hotel by a tea party ; and on Friday , the friends of the Charter had a supper in celebration of the event The room is well fitted up . Three newspapers , and other periodicals , are on the table for the use of visitors . The members of the National Charter Association will hold their weekly meetings at the above place . The public are admitted on the payment of one penny for each visit . The members of the N . C . A . are admitted gratis ; they have formed themaelvefl into classes : the flwfc el&ssea are abstainers from intoxicating drinks , tobacco , and snuff , and the remainder are moderators .
BIIVYKVGH AM . —We have received the following address to the Committee for collecting subscriptions for Mr . Frost and the other Welsh patriots , signed by William Col ton , John Barret , Walter Thorn , John Baugh , Samuel Adams : — " We , tbe undersigned members of the above committee , being anxious that the accounts of the said committee should bo laid before the public , and that our business should be brought to a close , alike honourable to ourselves and satisfactory to the public , beg most respectfully to inform you that * meeting of the committee will be held on Tuesday evening , the 22 nd of September , at half-past seven o ' clock , at the house of Mr . Bill , Coffee Kooms , Moorstreet , where your attendance is most respectfully requested , as business of great importance will be transacted .
NOTTINGHAM . —At the'invitatlon of the Nottingham Council of the National Charter Association , Mr . Bairstow will deliver a course of three lectures on the fundamental principles of government , the present state of the country , the position of political parties towards the people , the democracy of the People's Charter , and the ample and lasting benefits accruing to the nation from the enfranchisement of the working millions . These lectures will be giyen on the 28 th , 29 th , and 30 th of September , Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday . Also , it is his intention to gv * e a lecture or lectures in the principal villages and towns of the midland counties .
SA * FORD . —Tho spirit that animated the people some twelve months ago is again revived . The numbers are increasing , eagerly pressing ou to obtain the Charter , and no mistake . We have sent for thirty cards for the three classes already formed ; the classes meet oh every Tuesday evening , at hftlf-pwt seven o ' clock precisely . First class at No . a , Cobbett-street ; Becond class at Mr . Millington's , Hope-street . Oldfieldlane ; third class , at Mr . Suuiner ' s , shoemaker , West Market-street . We soon hope to form Nos . four and five classes . The committee will meet at No . 3 , Cobbott-street , on Wednesday evening , at half-past seven o ' clock . We hope every reader of the Star will
see the necessity of joining tbe classes immediately , and help along the glorious work of liberty . Let them assist those already embarked in the struggle , and not remain backward at a time like the present . We expect also that the hint We threw out last week to onr Charlestown , Pendleton , and Douglas-green friends , will not be thrown away . Up then and be doing . A committee has been appointed to arrange with the Manchester Chartists about the dinner in honour of Richardson , Butterworth , Doyle , and the other political victims . We again entreat that every Chartist who shall read or hear this read , to get Into the classes immediately .
8 UNDERLAMD . —A meeting was held In the Co-operative Hall , Lambton-street , on Thursday evening , the lOkh , Mr . Taylor in the chair , when the election of the Town Council was declared , and the address of the Delegates of Durham read to the meeting . A resolution was moved inviting Mr . M'Douall to a public entertainment in the town , on his return from Scotland , which we have great pleasure in stating , that patriotic gentleman has accepted . Mr . Deegan , of Manchester , has complied with the request of the delegates of thia county , to become their missionary , aad we expect in the course of a week or two to have him actively engaged in this part , in advancing the cause .
A Meetikg "was held by Mr . John Binns , on Monday evening last , at South Hettou Colliery . An active spirit of attachment to the cause is rife in this village . Classes have for some time been formed contributing their weekly mite , which example it is to be hoped the inea of every other colliery will immediately imitate , and not even wait until the missionary comes to see what will then turnup . ' Procrastination is the thief of time . " The cards of membership will soon be ready ; let it be remembered these can not be ebtained without that plague-money .
" Awake , arise , or be for ever fallen . " After the meeting , 7 s . ljd . was collected towards the Durham prisoners' fund . BRADFORD . —Branch ov the National Charter Association . —It is with jgreat pleasure we announce that the Chartists of Bradford are again bestirring themselves with astonishing vigour . Our meeting begin to assume their old appearance . Numbers attend at our meetings , which are held on Saturday evenings , at the house of Mr . Win . Goldsborough , Goodmausend , for the purpose of being enrolled and becoming members of our society . Our number is above double what it were two months back . The manner in which both old and young came forward to join us , is cheering . Branches are
been formed in the outskirts of the town , and we have not the least doubt but before long the Chartists of Bradford will occupy the proud position they held about twelve months since . It cannot possibly be otherwise , for dear bought experience has convinced the working classes that , if in their struggles for the Charter they rely upon others , their trust will prove a broken reed . I ( is not surprising that men who are excluded from having a voice in the making of the laws they ate forced to obey , and of the appropropriation of the taxes they are forced to pay , could have allowed the apathy and indifference to the cause of Chartism to exist amongst them for bo long a time . It really is , and weare glad they have commenced shaking off the lethargy that has beeet
them , and pledging themselves to assist , by all the means in their power , to annihilate the present corrupt system—a system which has consigned myriads of millions to premature and untimely graves whioh has wrung thousands of bleeding widows' hearts with piercing anguish , and raised the orphan ' s voice to heaven , crying aloud for vengeance on the heads of the merciless murderers of its parents , which enableEten idle , profligate and dissolute aristocracy to riot and revel in all the luxuries of life , wrung from the tears , the toil , the sweat , and blood of tiie industrious population of this anhappy country . Oh ! Englishmen , Irishmen , Scotchmen , aad Welshmen when will you become intelligent , and your voices
raised unanimously determined that such an abo-j minable system should be uprooted and one built upon its ruins , founded on the principles of the People ' s Charter—a Charter which will , when onoe obtained , secare for the working man a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work , will abo ^ n the army and navy , crush the church by law established , obliterate the national debt from the national ledger , restore republicanism , and visit the whole world with the golden era of universal peace , happiness , and prosperity . Fellow-townsmen , bur next will be held at the above-named place , on Saturday ! the 26 th instant , at eight o ' olock , for the purpose of enrolling names and transacting the bumeBB of the society .
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£ * M ^ onary , and nominating a CouBdl for th « Bradford District , in accordan t with the plan agreed to by the Manchester Delegate Meeting . The meeting will be held this evening , at half-past seven o ' clock . Men of Bradford I the time has arrived When it is nftoefisarvfor yon to be organised . ¥ < m once , were in the front rank * I your very name did strike tyrants with fear J Come forward ! then , wl choose your Council . Let them be men who are well known . Let them be honest , prudent , aad deter * mined .
t , ? ° WM « f—An association has been formed » this place . Nineteen members were enrolled on the spot . It promisee well . They will , meet weekly at Jothua Burrowe , cordwainer , Long Row , Backlane . ' Men ... of Bowling , if you wish to be free , ffl > and enrof your names on Monday night , at eight o ' clock , whieh will be the time of meeting . MANCHESTER . Provisional- Executive Council . —notice . —The sab-secretaries of the Ka * tional Charter Association of Great Britala are hereby informed -that they can have any number of cards of membership they require , on account of their different tranches or districts , but they must send to Mr . Wm . TlUman , No . 2 , Collin-streetStretford New Road
, , Manchester , the names of their respective committees , or provisional councils , distinguishing their president * , secretaries , and treasurers , in order that the came may be laid before the Provisional Executive Council for confirmation . This ; regulation cannot be broken throngh on any account whatever . The cards are ready , bat eannofbe forwarded to irresponsible parties . All are considered sdeh who are not confirmed . It is als necessary that applicants for cards should send word by what means they are to be forwarded . The full pnee of the cards must be remitted oft tn « receipt of the tame . It will be soon enough to send the
enrolment of the members when they have taken the pledgv and received their cards . It Is expected this plain t&t « nent will'be understood , and immediately acted npon . The appointment of missionaries , and all toe otter et etlercu , will be entered into by the permanent Executive when the element * of organiaaKon are propetly arranged . It will be seen by this statement tha % » n » Provisional Executive intend appealing to the country the moment they consider their engagements are fulfilled , and not to arrogate to themselves a power which ought only to be wielded by the collective wisdom of the empiia . Yours , on behalf of the Executive Wm . Tillman .
Thb Cohmitteb for the relief of the wives and families of the Manchester imprisoned Chartists have received from the National Chartists' Shoemakers' Society £ \; a few Druids' Widows , per William Tillman , 3 « . 2 ^ d . ; Mil es Platting Dis trict , per William Hope and Thomas Brown , 10 a .: Thespian Theatre , 4 s . 3 d . ; Books andboxei , £ 1 ; Brownttreet Dancing-school . 7 s . 6 d . Thb Amateurs , holding a club at the Star and Garter , Manchester , are about to give a theatrical benefit to the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists . The expenses will be about fifteen or .-sixteen shillings for bills , tickets , &c ., which they will bear themselves , so that « H that comes in will be appropriated to the relief of the victims . It will take place on Tuesday next , and the performances will consist of " Hofer , the Tell of the Tyrol , " the first act of " Venice Preserved , " aud " Bombastea Furioso "
HAMILTON . —The Chartists of this place areneither indifferent to the principles embodied in the People ' s Charter , nor backward in avowing their principles ; and , when necessary , lending their pecuniary assistance to those who have suffered , and are still suffering , for tbe common cause of all . A few readers of the Star in Hamilton , some time ago , proposed to dUpose of the portraits which were sent with that paper for behoof of the imprisoned Chartists This was done by way of raffle , and a sum , amounting to £ i 14 s . was accordingly raised , and transmitted to the Committee at Glasgow , but it has not yet appeared iu the Glasgow Patriot .
HANLEY ( potteries ) . —The members of tho rottery Ghartigt Association have resolved to be incorporated with the Grand National Charter Association . Approving of their-. plan of carrying out national regeneration and social reform , and dissolving the elements of the old Society , they have formed themselves into a new Counoil , composed of persons from eaoh district in the Potteries , and tiie effect has been , a great increase in our members . They have likewise agreed , at a general meeting , to oarry out the following ; resolution : — ' ! That Messrs M'Douall and Collins be invited to lecture in the Potteries , Staffordshire , as soon as they can raake it convenient , and that every preparation be made for the reception of those staunch patriots and victims of Whig despotism . "
CUMNOCK — Gqeat Moral Forcb Movbmhhi : —The council , of the Paisley Moral Force Association , with the Rev . Patrick Brewster , and John Fraser , having agreed to call a general meeting of delegates , to be held at PaiBley , to make arrange-, meats for calling a great meeting to be held at Edinburgh , to form "A Graaa National Moral Force Association , " a public jmeeting of the inhabitants of Crimnock was held on Monday evening , in Campbell ' s Hall , to take the matter into consideration , when Arthur G . O'Neil , of Glasgow , was daly elected as a fit and proper person to represent them in the meeting to be held at Paisley » 0 D . tke 16 th current , there and then to move resolutions in favour of " The Universal Suffrage Central Committee for Scotland . "
NSWCASTfcE-UPON-TYNE . —A general meeting of the members of the Newcastle National Charter Association , took place pursuant to last week ' s notice , for the election of the " Executive Council , " the term of the Provisional Committee having expired . There was an excellent attendance , together with an ad ' ditional number , of class-leaders . An animated and lofty feeling seemed to pervade the whole assembly , aud every hope seemed awakened that we would soon assume that proad and glorious position we held during the lastfcmovemeni The election having taken place , the following gentlemen were declared duly elected : —Richard Blakey , John Reid , William Smith , John David Edgar , John Mason , John Hall , John
Young , John Cockburn , and Matthew Bobson . The Council having taken their places , it was moved and seconded that Matthew Robson be President . Carried . Mr . Edgar was subsequently appointed Treasurer , and Mr . Mason Secretary . The next business being that of a suitable room- for Council meetings , it was resolved that the future meetings be held in the OOmmodiooa room adjoining the Chancellor ' s Head Inn , Newgate * street . A discussion then arose about an invitation to Mr . John Collins and Dr . M'Douall , on their return from Scotland . The moment this subject was moeted
by the Council , there was a general commotion thronghout the meeting , and strong expressions of applebatioa . Preparations will therefore be immediately made , on a splendid scale , joa the reception of these two heroic martyrs for the cause of liberty . It is mnch to b * regretted that Mr . Lorett cannot participate ia the * aountry ' a gratitude for its immortal defenders . n » Council haying appointed a Committee of three to prepare an address to the working men of Newcastle and its surrounding districts , the Council closed it » proceedings for the night
LEEDS . —National Charter Absocutxoh . —A . meeting of this society , composed of members froat the various Ward Associations , ! was held at the Council-room , in the FiBh-market , on Monday evening last . After some important business bad been transacted , the following resolution was unanimously agreed to;— " That ten men be now ohosen from this body to deliver leotures every Monday evening . ' * The meeting then nominated the ten individuals , and it was arranged that Mr . Briggs shoald commence on Monday evening next , when he will deliver * lecture on " The responsibility of individuals for the acts of Government . " The meeting was then adjourned to Wednesday evening .
An Adjouslnbd Meeting of the above Associa tion took place on Wednesday evening last , to- adopt measures for securing an uniformity of . aotios amongst the Chartists of Leeds , at the ensuing municipal elections . An animated discussion took place which was , nevertheless , conducted with good feeling and forbearance ; some were for contesting each ward with working men ; others wen for remaining neutral , a general regret was expressed at the position in which some of the Weal-ward Chartists had placed themselves , by agreeing to suppcoi a member of the " Fox and Goose" dab . The following resolution was ultimateiy agreed to : — " That each Ward be contested by Chartist Candidate ! , where found practicable , and where that ia not ttw
case , this meeting request all Chartists to remain Btnetly . neatral , and onaceount ef the awkwajd position in which some of our friends n the Wealward have placed themselves , agree tbM the Westward shall be exroepted . " The followingresolntionr were also agreed to : — That a Central Cemmitta be bow appointed , for the purpose ef carrying into effect the foregoing resolution ; to consist ~ t f « w » members from each Ward Association , and that * George White , be appointed aa their Montaij " " This meeting is opinion that tiie NoHh « mIAber < and Champim , are unworthy the eonfidaaee ef tht Chartist body , from the attempts bow made br tibtt print , to put forward the Household Suffrage « &mmu ¦ ¦^^¦^ w ^ fi ^ . i ^^ ik ^ Jbmi ^ S sions , and also for their nniost treatmmt aTlAm Bell , late publisher of thai vimtF ^^ "
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SOUTHAMPTON .-1 have taken the liberty of adilres 8 ing to you the following few lines , and should they be deemed worthy to occupy a place in your valuable paper , you would greatly oblige the Clmrtists of Southampton by insortinj ; them . Enclosed in this you will find a post-office order for 10 s . subscribed by a few Chartints , which we would thank you to forward to Mr . B . O'Brien , as a small testimony of respect to that gentleman for his exertions in the cause of liberty ; but if the gaol regulations of his heartless persecutors should preclude the possibility of his receiving any pecuniary assistance while he lies in the dungeon , you will please to pay it over to the general relief fund , for the families of imprisoned Chartists . We are much gratified at hearing the progress Chartism is
making in the North , and we are happy to inform you that thousands of the men of the South are also as siucerely atttached to the principles of the Charter as the men of the North ; but they are , unfortunately , deterred from making any public demonstrations , through fear of the vengeance of their tyrants , both Tory and Liberal , which abound in this degraded part of the country . But admitting , as we do , the present rather unfavourable aspect of Chartism in the South , still it affords us infinite satisfaction to know that , even here , the system ia tottering , the wretched Whig faction is on its ljjst legs , as tiie miserable shifts tht y havo bt * n put to . and their recent infamous conduct , abundantly testify . About a fortnight ago , the base , brutal , and bloody Whigs bad their annual feed
at Southampton , wheu the u > , uul mean and dirty tricks , for which Whigs are so notorious , were resorted to for the purpose of swelling their numbers , and giving importance to their procWiings . The Liberals of Portsmouth , Winchester , Lymington , &c were invited to attend , on terms that could not fail to be attractive to hungry Whig economists ; and accordingly , with the aid of the- ^ e associations , nnd a tolerable muster of boys , together with a nondescript group , consisting of paupers , a few mechanics , who were compelled to att « nd , and a few renegades , deserters from the Chartist camp , tbe meeting amounted to something above 400 , not 200 of whom were electors of Southampton . Nine members of Parliament were invited to attend , but only three could be prevailed upon to indentify themselves
with tbe proceedings of these rapient Whigs ; as for the other six , some sent some [ trumped up excuse for non-atteiHience , while th « rest ( and "tell it not in Gath , " Lord Duncan , their , representative , was among this number , ) would not condescend to reply to their invitation . The miserable twaddle the several speakers put forth oa this occasion folly justified tho apprehensions of gome of the more crafty of the committee , who , to provide against the possibility of the publication of a verbatim report o the speeches being given to the public , had taken the commendable precaution to exclude the reporter to tbe Hampshirt Advertiser ( a Tory paper . ) Yea , so far have these fellows progressed in Liberalism that they can without the least compunction of conscience exclude a reporter from a public dinner and then drink to the liberty of the press , the infernal hypocrites ! I had intended to furnish you with the
sayings of some of the principal speakers on this occasion , but I perceive 1 have already trespassed too far on your time and space , and must , therefore , conclude by noticing only one or two of the most remarkable . A middle class renegade told the meeting that the present Ministry was the best that could be formed under existing circumstances . Another told them that the Chartists were a set of " wild , visionary schemers . " A third contended that if the Com Laws were repealed more wheat land would be brought into cultivation , and , as a climax , the Editor of an obscure print assured them that the Whig Government was the first righteous Government England ever saw . Such trash and downright falsehoods as these need no comment ; the public will be sufficiently disgusted at the base recital of > them , and all sensible men must see that such exbi'bitions of idiotcy muat h tend to the downfall of Whigglsm , and may that be speedily accomplished Ia ' the sincere prayer of a Chartist . —Correspondent
GORGIE . —A public meeting was held in the School-room , Mr . Black in the chair , who briefly stated the object of the meetiug , and called upon Mr . John Duncan to address the meeting npon the "Political Degradation of the Working Class . " Mr . D . then rose and 6 aid , it was certainly a strange subject to be called to speak upon in the year 184 * but , strange as it might Eeem , it waBnevertheleBs oviaent that the working classes of thia couatry were in a state of political degradation . They not only had no power in the choosing of representatives but , although questions of the very greatest importance to the well-being of 6 ociety were occupying public attention , they ( the working classes ) could not make their voices heard with effect in the Legislature of the country . The Bible said , "the woman shall not usurp authority over the man ; " but , in the face of that declaration , the working men of this country were so far degraded that while they were without even the least power in publio affairs
, a young female had the power to put a teto upon the proceedings of both Houses of Parliament . Mr . D . went into a variety of arguments , showing the political degradation of the people , and to induce jhe masses to arouBe themselves for their own emancipation , and concluded amid maoh applause . A discussion then took place between Mr . D . anda gentleman present ( whose name we did not learn ) upon some of the points in Mr . D . ' s address , the gentleman contending that wealth and station was the only title to power , and that the Scriptures taught bo . Mr . D . contended that talent and virtue alone ought to raise to office , and referred his opponent to the 8 th chapter of the 1 st of Samuel , from which he quoted . The gentleman ultimately admitted the whole for which Mr . D . contended . At the conclusion of the meeting , fourteen came forward and enrolled their names as members of the i Association .
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