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THE NORTHERN STAR,; SATURDAY, OCTOBEH 3, 1840.
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WOBWICH . EFFECTS OF THE NEW POOR LAW . Ifk Editor , —Knowing your invaluable journal to ie ever open to expose the deeds 4 £ « n » alij * i » d oppresaion , I beg leave , through the me&irof iteeotemnT to lay bt . ro ™ ( te public t&e «•» of ft-poer man by ' th * xa «« ofJaha aexse * , residtot ; inNonrieh , havbi * a -wife « d fire efaBftrea , who * for the nut of enrfor » eat , ni compelled to apply to the * eUering officer <* hi . parish tWhyafiaa ,, <« reifef . thlTwiiS fee tenth of toUrae , but h # Wrefasedto rfonTto S ^ ^ > ** * *»»»? n » wife , being m in feed and under Uie doctor ' s bands at the aaraetlnie . Sexton next applied to the doctor , and obtained » aotofroin nijB , and next -week too * it te the officer , jmo , l « - « a « t » tereTOMner , "told th . e po « fellow that oeweu ld-notdo anything for him ; and the reason he Wrf « o * d "wa * . bet « Bi 8 e be did AW not happen to be at « kt pred » place wnerelie ate to take the oases of the poorwta tbe man spotted . __ , _ , „ » O « W 1 CH . JSFFECTS OP THE NEW POOR LAW .
The poor fellow then went to the carrier and asked Mb to trjr -wfcether o * eotzld obtain leaTe to take them iMU . He dJd « a , bat to so purpose ; fat then wu BOyoesfbQityof Baking any impression upon this unfeeling wretch . He then made application to the Guardian of the pariah , who was in Norwich at the time , aod entreated htm to interfere , and by some Beans to . have something done for him—either to allow the earner to take them home or to give some relief . But mark :-ihia « frardiaa of the poor , " « o called , told him that he e--uld not d » anything fer iiHJ , teeing be was not within the founds of his own
At last , the poor man was forced to apply te Che Harwich Belief Committee , who took * him and his family into ear workhoaee for twenty-one days , and then passed them home , when they were Bent to the Union Home , at Winkle-wood , Norfolk ; and on the Monday , the governor of this bactile obavved thd name <* Sexton cot on the table at which the poor have to get their meals , and said to him ( Sexto *) do you know anything about this ? to which . Sextos replied-, yes , I do , for I did that when I was hen about ten yean back ; U which the jack in office replied , M punish yon for this . What ! said the poor »» n . win you punish me i * r that which w * s dsoe long before yon came to thia place ? Yes , said the proper tyrant , i Will ; for this table is my property . Accordingly , on
the same day ( Monday ) poor Sexton was put to work at a mill which grinds corn , or something of that kind , which is of one horse power . This mill ho had to turn alone ; and such was the effect it had npon sis frame , that when he had been only * few minutes at ft , if any one had spoken to him , be could not hare ottered a single sentence foe some tame , his breath was so exbaasted ; . znd fata -whole system was thrown so out of order , that he was ready to sink under his torture This he had to endure fsotn seven o ' clock in the morning until- six at sight , with only about an hour * rest , which was the dinner hour , for the spaee of * whole week , and then he was taken off for about a fortnight , at whkh time he was put on again , along with another fellow sufferer , by the
same of William . P&rlmer , « h * ,. <» hearing some one pass , his prison wall on tbe cttwr" side , and not knowing" who it was , cried out , can you tell me what it is o ' clock . When , behold ! H happened to be her excellency th « < 3 torexue « of Vb » priscn-lioufie , and far this henieas crime poor Pariruetiad one of his best dinner stopt , and nine shares oi tatter , and was put to work atthe mQl four naif days . This poor fellow , who it grievously afflicted with asthma , was sot able to torn the mill aloaa , and sopoox Bexton was put on to assist him , and had to share in . hit companion ' s torture . ¦ Rrben Sexton had bees , in the boose » few weeks , he requested to go before the board to make bis case koown , acd obtain leave to coxa ; to'tiorwhi , and seek for ¦ work , but his taskmaster would not permit Mm . At
length the Commissioner came to visit them , after which Sexton had leave given Mm for one day to come and retamtbe same night The poor fellow started from the noose about eight o ' clock in the morning , and came to " "Norwich , a distance ef ebsvenmiles , sJad waited upon the manufacturer , front whom , he could not have a final answer until seven Vclock in the evening , when he » et off back again to ias place . "Wiien he got there , the gates were fastened . He roused the porter , t&Cl entreated him to let bio in , but he told him he could not do any such tbixg . It was then about eleven o ' clock , asdao poor Sexton was forced to lay abroad all Bight , after waScaag more than twenty-two mile after work , "but in 4 he morning , he was admifcUd , and
requested -servers ! times to be permitted to see tfee SourO , tit their tilting , to hear whether they wwuM -d » « nythtei ; tor lilm towards taking his iamUyfl&fc , fcifc this tyrant ur-offiee ( the Governor ) would . « oi let kua , for ke said it was no use . At length , «¦ . the 1 st -of September , "Sexton and his family left tfcehmse , to « s » pany with Larimer and his lamilj , and « asM < to Ifonrieh , tevttg received the promise dt w « rk * t their fovater employers . For about three woefca beCove Sexton aatdBarlnror : feft the house , they l « ad te « sdue the « ampany of-b young maa . who -waa gujtj y denoted in Isia mind , wIr fead beea put to lie witktfeem % y tiek-« uel tyrant ^ f & master ; and such . w * atfee < Btifii «* they had wifib . this poor creature , that they considered it extreme *? dansarous to sleep wbera fee was .
Norw , Sir , lest it should be said fcy ttteso merc 9 ess "wretehes . ' -ii justineatian of their ^^ m"n > eondoct , that these * aeu are idle , tzoubleeoae ieilowi , aa I know theyalw « j « have recoane to the base acfcof eahuonia-~ Uon to ^ eover Vh * ir oaOisb deete , I liave given an ^ ex&et « e $ 7 of a -srrittm rhxnObsc , wtaci -was given to -Serton ^ y his employer , to cake to these tyrants "hoping tt would be of some use , tat all was in vain , for potart ^ fcis become such a crime that bo virtae whatever ~ is to bevstmsidered" gpfii ^ pt te mitigate ti » punishment tksreof : —
( C 0 PT 4 ¦ Jobs Sexton has wrought Cor os , at sundry times , -abosfceigbt yean , aad -we h » * e al-mjB found + fi-rr \ an luABMtlOttB man , and afasH etaploy biai st anytime there is an-opportunity . For H . and B . WiBetand Co . G . Sinpsoif . - T * tergate-street , Aug . srek , IMC vted as for poor Farlmer , he also has wrought for * the-eame firm for a long ta * e , and be and Sexton are ¦ feesb in their employ at this present tisBe . -Sir , having trespassed se maeh mpea the valuable ayaee in the people ' s Star , I shall only ask a few « hort iwuestions , namely—firstly , was it not in the power of -this officer to relieve , or to . give Sextos an order Jto go home ? Secondly , did the -eireumstauoa of the
guardians being in Norwich , instead of baing in Wbymdb&m , - ¦ disqualify him , or deprive him of big Guardianship ? Thirdly , who made the Caion table the property of -Sir . Consequence , the Governor ? Fourthly , b ? what authority did this tMtayw put Sextoa to that extreme torture' Fifthly , what crime was there in ask-• ¦ ing what was o ' clock , for which po « r Parlmer lest one - « f bis best dinners , aai sdne shares of butter , and endured the torture of the mill four half days ? Sixthly , what right had poor Sexton to share in bis-compo-! sioa * s turlare ? SerentUy , wby km sot Ses ^ esi permitted t ^ i go before the Sosrd ? EigbjtlUy , wby did not the CommunoB gT ^ mi tf tnt » all tkese ^ Jrwrvrtftncfw . and have Jnsttee done ! Xiathly , what right had poor Sexton to lay abroad aH Aight , after hk da-y « joamey ? and tenthly , how came obey to have a Iwnatic for their -companion ?
Sir , the answer to ail these and many more that aight be asked , is in my « pkuon becaue tynoay and oppression reign throughout oar land , aad will *« Qtinae * o do so nntn the people regain , their long-lost rights , by causing the Charter , Uae whole Charter , aad -Bething less than the Charter , to become the law of the land . Sir , if you can give ktsentlon to the above ^ aee , which is only one out of the many thousands of those grievous fruits -which grow ontbe « atmpttree of daas legislataos , yea will much oblige T « nr bumble sernuxt , Norwich , Sept 21 st , 1840 .
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BAWQ 3 ELTH . Hi . Editor , —It has long been a settled Hsafctar with isne , that whenever the Whigs and Tories flnH their -craft is in danger , that instant they wMl nnfte hand -and heart , in orditt So » tain that power -which « they fcsveio long witbbeld from , the libouring « l * ss . < Tb * following petty transactions , whiek took place ¦^ ntfhnrsday and Friday last , will , I think , ( though they are-not of a national iiaport ) prove the troth of what I Jotre already tt&ted . Ehe poor and oppressed labouring part of the commcaity may . gape and stare at the atottiy Tories , and the wfly serpentine Whigs , and think them in earnest , when they spit their infernal venom * i each other , but U is all , fronvbejinning to ecd ^ &comjiatedarce , mere cant M&l tmmbtJL
iOn Thursday , the 17 tfe instant , the day asnouneed by psblie notice to appoint consUrles for the ensuing year , « for the township « f Ha worth , when a vastry Tnpiffa ' ag was convened asd adjourned into the body of theehBTth , Mr- Thesaas JMtgden la the cbak , who , after be had read the netfefc , said it would be far the meeting then present to elect eonstaUes for the anesing jrsar , sfrer whiea , Jit . Wbstaker and Joseph Deaa were xe- « leei * d withont opposition fat the Ha worth 'hmmii ^ , Mr ., BmJel Thorntba was next proposed as chief « osiastabls fotthe Far Oxenhope Hamlet . ; but as an aaeadjneBt beijrg made that the « ld one should remaia 4 a -office ' another year , when a division took place , and -their asnbers being equal , the Cbainoan give the casting . vate in favour of the old constaale , Mr . Joaas
Mr . . Tbeccton was thai proposed deputy for Bey , ^ r hw an old well-known Tory , who is in the habit of flnaViwg Ioot ^ snd witty useless speeches at such meetings , sfcoodnp and made a few fesearks on economy ,- a thing * y the * ye , which would do * ery well if talking About . seonaniyj would from henceforth beeome the practical part . The old Tory , no doubt , fead his intestioas ef dnwring the people from their poiat ; but -tbc peopie here see beginning to fhinv and act » little ior themseireg , ftcd are not now so easily flattered into ooepliaace witfe Whig and Tory measures , after hajog been deceived JW many times by fair promises and » o performances . 3 be proposidon was at length put fcothatest , and ea , sr *< l by a majority of twenty ; at this both Whigs aad tones joined hands aad demanded a poll , saying- that Me . Bey could art both as chief and as deputy , and on ( his Jsehalf they demanded a . poll . The poll waa ordered t » commence that day at two ^ ctock , md dose t&e wet day &t four . Early lbs ,
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next day , a person , well known in the mugieal eircle , bat who is more particularly known f « r his inconsistanees in politics , who , in Hunt ' s days , about the time ef the Manchester massacre , was a blustering Radical ! aad aehftreb . reformer , bat who U now * Masoning Whig , and a sort of pioneer , or rscmiting » srgeani tt the . Whig associatfam , aad at every election makes himself a kind of a commanding offieer , for which he , no donbl , receivw a liberal reward , this said person was on Friday very busy ( aad no doubt thought his eraftia danger ) making both Whigs and Tories believe that it was a . Chartist movement ) asd by making them b ^ eve every thiag that was bad enough , on the pui of the poor Radicals , he thus accomplished his ends . A complete oolUskra has taken place between both Whigs and Tories , sod both parties made a strong effort to stop the Chartists from invading their city of corruption . next day , a person , well known in the mugieal eircle , bat who is raore particularly known f « r his inconsist-
Another active g * atteman , holding the office of bookkeeper at a manufacturing fira hard by , made bo small fuss and stir amongst the workpeople , by threatening to torn them oat of employ , if they did not vate for th * irXn » . Xh « , what with threatening , withinfimldation . and bribery , they managed to muster at the closed the poll , a majority of 11 in faveur ef the Whig and Tory faction . The numbers being for Jonas Hey 1 S 6 Daniel Thornton .. 114 Majority 22 I remain , yours , truly , A Radical .
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TO THE WORKING MEN OF STOCKPORT . FKLLOW-CITIZEKS ASD BROTHER CHARTISTS —I take th « present opportunity , being the first wbich ' has offered , to convey to you my sentiments , from the dark and dreary dungeon , in which I assure you there is nothing caa give me more pleasure than to hear you are again aroused fro » tbe letuargy which you have been thrown Into by the recent persecution . The base and brutal Whigs are feUed in their attempt to pat down Chartism in the borough of Stockport and the fiery-flash whleh has of late gone by , has been a stimulus to regenerate a true spirit of Chartisa , and supplied the moral weapon of troth and justice , in lisa ot pikes and guns . But where is the man who would not uae the latter soon « t than die a slave )
The cry of war , raised fcy the English , and French , demagogues , win have its effect on the working classes ta both countries , and the Republicans of the principal towns in France have started at theory , each « rri ^ m . ing ' Our time is come !" The Republicans of France , like the Chartists ^ England , have gained knowledge by their former juj asters . They no longer proclaim the Republic ; fo- ZZ . standard they now hoist is Cniveral &u % age ar i ^ : surrender ! Thia alone speaketh . volumes . Tr j » 1 , t not a moment be lost—enroll yourseWe * men- ^ L » the National Chartist Association , and show tb . Tr ! , of France that you are determined to have yo JJ . WWv come weal or come woe . Summon your mot vi ; ? j ,
ana cemens is m szw . sirouger Oonag , maJ- < w . " . — v irresistible , and proceed to lay prostrate ¦ £ ^^^ darknesB and raise the standard of eqv JriX mon ° i laws-to rid your native land of tjraut jZffiP ""* send peace and happiness U the wretch ii . SlfzJ ^" and to depose tha monster , vhica » £ ^™?™ T ~ Titals-tyranny has begun to tremble ' / K , ' ? S IT troDgholdE , and stager * at the » ^ ! jP ^ L ? andmteingence . ThTmind of m i ^ S ^ S "' will force its way through dunge * £% * ^ Vf *?*' faggota The raVkTthebrandJ / JS " S ? £ ^ f S , the torturUg inouuition 4 ^^ *» £ = i ? . 5 rs ? 32 = ?^ -= pr « Bed to a certain extent , i ^ , ^ ^^ ^ #£$ gS £ &S ? £ *" , * decompos ^ FeUow-townsmen , wbe A c stbinlc of tbe misery you endure , through dass-le , jg ^ - it a w , ^| iito chUiand lea ^^
, osay w . ^^^ to & ^ ' ^ ««*• « * wh * you werebeat and bind-? eone ? ^ * j !^ «* aes , led on by pubUcans and jerry lords , the very dwass who feed upon your industry ; and Sony I SX A teftts » p there aremany of you Who stfll ooBtinas to ( * ji ^ fc -their swill ; yea . Wrother Ch * rt » sUs b « t Mme oaoeTaore entreat you to foraake such trash ; I « awjun , yi * * uj all the sacred ties which bind maa to van , ^ d hTyour love of Uberty , to give up tbat « srsed ' ^ p , ^^ ch gteaig away yoar brains , and leaves jou a pr ^ - to every faction that think fit to tanspfc upo a yoc birthright Oh , how happy I was to ^^ our «»« med " frieBd » M'Dooall , read a letter wb >* b « rec ^ i * 84 from that noWa oC nature , Vincent ,
* attteg ofl hiato advocate the cause ef abstiaenee , on bis release from the fangs of the base and brutal Whigs . Nothing , I assure you , has given me more pleasure , siaoe I entered this gaol , than to hear of the kind reception which our brave friend , the Doctor , has recei'fed in-every town be has visited , knowing , as I do , that It is tbe principle * they adore , and not the man ; yea ,, the principles of Universal Suffrage tbat are enyraTenon the heart of every true Chartist . Then , onward to the onslaught ; form yourselves ) into classes , and let your French brethren know thai your hearts are with them in the glorious cause of regeneration ; then you will soon make every tyrant in England to tremble ; and , like the baseless fabric of a vision , corruption shall scarcely leave a wreck behind , except a
name ; for " Jf oWs the day , and now"a the hour . " History tellB the tale ; and the martyrs and patriots of old make good the report—that the instruments of persecation lead to the destruction of the persecutors , yes , and the tears of our widowed wives and helpless children moisten the soil on which the tree of liberty shall flourish ; and that its branches may soon extend to the farthest ends of tkis habitable globe , is the sincere prayer of Your fellow labourer in the gloriona cause of Universal Suffrage ,
Isaac Jouxso ? No . 2 Ward , Chester Castle , Sept 18 , 1840 .
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FRIENDS OF HUMANITY . PETITION FOB THE RELEASE OF ROBERT PEDB 1 E . Feiekds op HiMAKiTT , —Whatever be your rellgjou or politics—be you Protestant , Catholic , or Atheist in the one , or Whig , Tory , or Chartirt in the other—petition for the release of this injured man ; for when we consider his noble conduct and desire to do good , his love of peace and " good will to all men , " the infernal manner in which he was entrapped ( by the fiends Smith and Harrison ) into a still more infersally concocted Government conspiracy , and , by a dread of instant assassination , compelled to lead an armed band upon the town of Bradford , bis detestable
trial , and still more detestable jurers , ( who , like many others , perjured themselves to obtain a conviction , ) and his outrageous imprisonment , ( for three years , ) we feel it a duty incmnbent npon us to interest ourselves is his behalf , and , if possible , obtain for him his rightful freedom . We knew that in this kingdom there is no safety either for virtae or honesty ; we are equally well aware that spies and traitors ( the terms are synonymous ) receive every encouragement , and that the blood of the Innocent swells their treasures , they being engaged ( ao matter by who ) to ruin every innocent person , who , adoring their God and their country , seek to benefit their enslaved countrymen .
People of Bradford , —What say yon to petitioning for pow Peddie ' s release ? To me , it appears , that the duty devolve * npon you more than on any of us , and all should assist , because he was mainly instrumental iu saving your lives , your property , your all . Read the petition— " With difficulty I succeeded in preventing much property , and perhaps life , from destruction , by opposing the measures of the said notorious Harrison , and is persuading the people te disperse quietly . " As an act of gratitude , then , pray for his release ; a petition ( numerously signed ) from you would have greater effect than all ours put together . Will you , then , abstain from doing good when it is in your power ? No , I am sure you will not , cannot refuse . Remember , that you commence immediately , in order
that your petitions may be enormous ones , and ready to present ( with Peddie ' s individual petition , which it may be as well to attach to yours ) on the re-assembling of Parliament . Let your petitions be powerfully , yet respectfully , worded ; and mind , that what you do say , be to the purpose , for there is a miserable deficiency in all your petitions in this respect The same rules which are given to our friends at Bradford , are applicable to those elsewhere ; let all assist poor Peddia London , I know , will not be behind , Cor , I can assure yon , that aereral petition * trill be shortly got up in his behalf . Imitate the zealous few of London , and , at the same time , do not forget to memorialise her Majesty for the immediate liberation of one of tbe noblest of ¦ Qod ' s creatures , —John Fiost , who , withi his Brave companions , are suffering unheard-of torments . The
¦ cases of the Welsh martyrs , and Robert Peddie , though separate ones , are precisely the same ; each were entrapped , betrayed , sold , and victimised , by paid emissaries , and deserved a better fate . Yoa . might combine their cases with Peddk ' j petition . ; towe-rar , it may be as well to have each separately 5 let your petitions for the former request either House to address her Majesty for the immediate discharge of Robert Peddle , and , in the latter , pray for her Majesty to recall Frost , Williams , and Jones , from their-eutoagecraa andlBegal banishment , —her proceedings being a direct violation of hor coronation oath . Trusting io the in > Birtiality of the editor of this , oar &l * r of freedom , lot the insertion of the above , and that you will adopt tits suggestions given , I aejssin , dear Friends , Fours , in the cause ef troth and justice , H . Griffiths , Edgeware Read , Londan .
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WJKB 60 & was favoured with an " insane visitor " a tew days ^ go , who manifested extreme anxiety to obtain an interview with Royalty . These mad folks display * vast deal of anxiety sometimes ; tht ^ seem to be aware where they are likely to find sympathy , ftod , perhaps , fellow-sufferers . A crazy person in Windsor would naturally direct his thoughts to the Castle . JoKATHiJt . —fae ' . lions sent by the Emperor ot Morocco as a present to Mi . Tan . Buren , Were to be . BoU by auction on the 31 st of August , and the avails £ 0 inio the Trcasarv of the United States ,
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DELEGATE MEETING OF THE THREE COUNTIES OF NOTTINGHAM , 'IEJ 0 ES 1 BR / £ . ND DERBT , HELD AT NOTTINGrUM , ON 110 NDAY , SEPTEMBER , 28 , 1340 . At eleven oWeek , the delegates met , thero beino pra * ent ~ ^ " ^ Mr . SkevingtoB , Loughborongh , Mr . Baker , Hathenu Mr . Seal , Leicester . Mr . Emmerwn , Arnold . . & 4 MNL ftweejs aad fiostoek , KiM&nAanu Mr . Aivey , Sution-In-Aahfield . Mr . vTrifiht . LaaAley . Mr . Smith , HucknaliTorkard . By Letter frotn Mansfield . ' Mr . TwisB , Derbjr ; By Letter from Ansty . Mr . Harrison , Calverten . Mr . Brown . Old Basford . DELEGATE MEETING OF THE THREE COUN ticq r » v vnTTt » amv ^ nnam- * , ^
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At one o ' clock V ^ legates again met stitu'JJ wSr ' 'i ^ MiWey , reported that hi * constituents were r ^ ^ gnbgcrib , ^^ money to eMbIo r ^ drKf * e employed for the promulgation of the principles con massed jn the Charter . - * r ^ I « f i A * HuekaaU Tokard , said tnat his ^ n * JJjJJ ^ * at * - ready with their money for the above aJS . f - T * r , of Sutton-ln-Ashfleld , reported that the J ^ J A Sutfon were willing jto abide by tbe decision JUlTa VkLWi mh ^ M TTil- ¦ _ - • >¦ ¦ ' & f Hathemsaid
.. *• „ ~ BKK . KR , o , that the men of ? £ *? > sn were willing ; to co-operate with this meetin « ^ Z . *•» means in their power . I * . " Sbal , of Leicester , reported that Leicester o * $ a be glad to see a lecturer appointed to organise At three midland counties ; and they thought the WUer such lecturer was appointed the better . / Mr . Emmebson , of Arnold , said his conrtitaents I ^ ould render every assistance in their power for the I'above desirable object . Mr . Twiss , from Darby , reported that bis constituent * would do everything in their power to obtain their rights ; they wore willing to abide by the dedsion ef this meeting . He read > letter to the 1 delegates which he had received from a friend , who bad left the Paradise of the Whigs , via . Australia , in which it was clearly shown that it was a wretched place for the working man to go to , and which cautioned them not to be trapped by the vile crew .
Mr . Brown said his constituents would render every assistance . Mr . Harbison stated that the men of Calverton would do their duty . Mew ™ , swbkt and BOSTOCK both ipoke as to the feelings of the men of Nottingham . . Mr . Baker then rose and moved- * - " That in th e opinion of this meeting , it is desirable that a lecturer should be appointed for the above oounti « s . " Mr . Twiss seconded the same . Carried . Mr . alvey moved , and Mr . Twiss seconded , "That Messrs . Sweet and Boctock be appointed B committee , for the purpose ot taking steps to secure the services of one able lecturer , providi ng tbe parties named to them foil . " Carried unanimously . Mr . Alvet moved , and Mr . Smith seconded , " That the Nottingham Council form the Executive , to , appoint the lecturer ' s duties , and to raise the means for paying him for his services- " Carried unanimously .
Moved by Mr . Bosiock , and seconded by Mr . Emmeksow , ' That the following address be sent to the men of the three counties . "' Carried unanimously . The Address of Ac Jpetegatcf who assembled at Nottingham , Sept . the 28 / A , 1840 .
70 TUt KKN OF IHB COUNTIES OF MOTTIKGHAM , LEICESTER , XKD DKUBT , " Knowledge is power "—" . Union is strength . " Fellow , country-men , —Having , in the discbarge of our duties , taken into consideration tho great good which might be effected by sending forth an able and talented lecturer amongst you , to promulgate the principles contained in the Pebpte's Charter , we have great pleasure in stating our determination to appoint one to proceed in this glorious cause . We , therefore , call upon every town and village in the above-named counties to prepare themselves for the above purpose , and due notice will be given to each when the lecturer will visit them .
Brother Ch&rtistfl , let it not be said that we are either dead or asleep , fcr we are convinced that the time has arrived when ocr rights must be conceded to us , In defiance of all the powers of our wilfully wicked rulers—in defiance of tbe dungeon , transpertation , or death itself , we will pursue the straight path which leads to Universal Suffrage . Tbe principles we advocate are indestructible , and cannot be annihilated . The whig » may imprison , feut they cannot subdue the spirits of the patriots . Thank God , the polar star of liberty has shone upon the dark minds of the people , and has shed ita lustre all over the qneendom , bearing down all mist , till the tide of ignorance , prejudice , and superstition has vanished before it The Whigs may ,
and , no ioubt , will , send out their man-slayers , but we trust , brethren , tbat you will disappoint their malignity , by your good conduct , keep the soldier and the lawyer at bay , keep clear of the hoofs of the horses of the one , and the parchment wiles Of the Other COUutrymen . Yon have borne your sufferings long and patiently ; your oppressois have heaped calumny upon your leaders , and best friends ; they have treated you like brutes , but there is a point of endurance , and to that point we have arrived , when we shall be compelled , by dire necessity , to shake off the shackles which surround us . Yes , Englishmen will , by tbe operation of mind alone , cast off every rankling wrong . They will not lie down , and die in their chains .
This may be called sedition ; but it is truth . History records , and justice applauds it Our enemies ought to remember tbe motto— " For a nation to love liberty , it is sufficient that she knows it ; and to be free , it is sufficient that she wills it" We here solemnly will our freedom . We tell the base wretches , that " taxation without representation is tyranny ; " and the time is at hand when legislation and juggling will cease to be synonymous . In conclusion , we call upon all to become sober and thinking men . Let every man who loves justice join with us , and lay all petty jealousies aside ; for we seek to injure no man or set of men . We claim no more than our own just and inalienable rights , and we will be satisfied with nothing less .
We remain , Fellow-countrymen , Faithfully yonrs , Jamrs Sweet and Jacob Bostock , fer Nottingham . Mr . Seal , Leicester . — Skevington , for Loughborongh . — Baker , for Hathern . — Twiss , for Derby . — Aitey , for Sntton-ln-Ashneld . — Harrison , for Calverton . — Smith , for Hucknall , Torkard . — Wright , forLambley . Emmerson , for Arneld . - — Brows , Old Basford . Moved by Mr . Twiss , and seconded by Mr . Smith , " That the proceedings of this meeting be Bent to the Northern Star for insertion . " Carried unanimously .
Moved by Mr . Twiss , and seconded by Mr . Harrisou , " That it is the opinion of this meeting that tbe next delegate meeting should be held at Loughborongh , on the first Monday in November , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , at the Chartist Rooms , in Swan-street Tbe towns and villages are requested to attend to this notice . " Carried unanimously . Votes of thanks were then given to the Chairman and Secretary , for tbfiir services , and the meeting separated .
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SCRIPTURAL CHARTISM . No . III . " How often do we behold a sordid wretch , whose heart is open to no man ' s affliction , taking shelter bohind an appearance , of piety , and putting on the garb of religion , which none but the merciful and compassion ate have a title to wear ! Take notice with what sanctity he goes to tbe end of his days in the same selfish track In which he at first set out , turning neither to the right hand nor to the left , but plods on—pores all his life long upon the ground , as if afraid to look up , lest , peradventure , he should see aught which might turn him a moment out of that straight line where interest is arryhnj him . "—Sterna .
The Word of God is more tf >» n man's word , and advocates tbe cause of the poor . Th « Bible is the poor man ' s boot The < J « spel was first preached to the poor , and , when tbe rich oould no longer withstand it , they took it up and perverted it to their own purposes . I should not wonder if Government were to take CharUsK aj > with this intent ; but I trust it will not succeed . Words meant to favour tbepeor , ought not to be tumad against , them . . The general tone , *> oth * f the Old and New Testament , is in favour of the poor—the rich need no favour , and seldom deserve any . in the Old Testament there are the severest d * auaoiations against those . who oppress the poor ; in the New , we find that Jeau * Christ
chiefly cared fer them , and made charity the . first of virtues . What can more strikingly evince his partiality for Ws poor brethren tf » r be was a poor man himself ) than his parable of Dives and Lazarus ? There we sea the extreme of wealth and the extreme poverty producing their natural effects . Dives is as much diseased with the good things , as Lazarus is with the evil things . It appears that the dogs were ni&re charitable than Dires , for they did what they could to relieve Tfft 7 , * rm L&arus died first ; his was a happy release—a blessed change . Dives * oon followed ; bat what an awful Change for Mm ! "In hell he lift up hi » eyes , beingln torments , and he saw Lazarus afar « ff ta Abraham ' s bwxa , * JFit retribution . ' Dire * had Mb Mod things
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IJESLak ¦ ¦ £ *•» fcft wtt-in the next life they iftKl *^* ' bfr «**« fcl then wish he had been f ***™ 9-- *!* Would wish he had given him aU his ** " ! *> late aaffld himself from this miserable fate . F <* b * tod dfented a erurab ef bread to hunger , and Bow , fcft , in vain ; implores a drop of water to oool his unfemt > This may teach us nit to envy the rich ; for they who unjustly enjoy here , will be tormented hereafter , as they who unjustly sttflfitt here will be comforted . ¦ : . . ¦ v ¦ •• < • . . T * 'y- : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ " ¦ Ion e »« h an < i t » Z ^^ ZtT' ^ Sj T ^^ fBA V * e ? tt—in the next life they
Dives was so pampered , like Lord Normanby , * with good things , that he' felt no eompassioti , t » care—he did not so much as think of him who , at % he same time that he was " clothed in purple and fine linen , and faring sumptuously every day , " was lying In rags' on the ground , full of sores , and imploring for tbe crumbs that fell from his table ; afflicted , at once , wlthwl « , disease , and hunger . The one was sensible to all the evils of this life ; the other was Insensible to them , and feltno pity for those who suffered them .
There should either not be so much luxury and splendour among the aristocracy , or there should be less misery and destitution among the people . It is shocking tbat both should exist together ; the former uiocks the latter , as the latter reproaches the former . It appears tbat not Dives alone , but all Ws brethren , were as bad as himself , and there was no mending them ; for they had the writings of Moses and the prophetsthey nad all that could be said to them in the way of warning or exhortation , but it all availed nothing , so
neither would the voice of one from the dead . It might startle ^ hem for a moment ; but the impression would soon wear off , and they would become as bad as before . Religion , with them , Is a form devoid of all moral power—a mere fashionable ceremony . Why , our present ministers take the sacrament 1 Holy water is Scented for them—the very priests are flatterem and perfumers . They will not listen to the voice of God , unless they hear it in the people ' s voice : they hear it now and tremble I , ; Alslaby , Sept 25 , 18 * 0 . J . W .
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* This most Noble Lftrd , when at home , employs a man to ride round the country to purvey poultry , fee . for his table .
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VINCENT , EDWARDS , AND SHELLARD . TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORTHBBN STAR . ' 8 ir , — -4 ) n Saturday last , accompanied by three friends , I paid a second Visit to Oakbam , to see the above distinguished and patriotic sufferers , whom we found is perfect health , and as happy as persons placed in such ctanunstaaces can fee . ' : Never could men receive friends more cheerfully , or evince a grateful sense ef trifling favours and marks of respect more strongly , than did these deserving nobleminded martyrs . Up to this time of my previous effort to see them , they assured us they had not received a sixpence from any quarter , and were confined to the prison dietary , from wSlchi'theyBuffered considerably , but since that time , by the help afforded them from several of the adjacent counties ,. and associations , they have been enabled to procure a few necessary comforts , the enjoyment of which renders them , much better in health and spirits , ' '
I had great pleasure in presenting them with a flitch ef the best home cured bacon that could be got In Leicester , three pairs of lamb ' s wool gloves , and three half-crowns , which I collected from a few friends , independent of the general fund for the relief of our incarcerated' brethren and families , who are not lost sight of by toe Chartists of Leicester . The prisoners assured us that they were almost inundated with newspapers from ail parts of tha country , for which they were very thankful , and that they were replenishing their minds with the most useful iuformation , that at the termination of their imprisonment , they may be the better able , " with their coadjutors , ( morally , ) "to push the battle to the gate ; " but a
gleam of light from the Northern Star is not permitted to glare into their dungeon . Your caustic , Sir , is so strong , tbat the Whigs evidently cannot bear to be touched by it . Connected with this visit is the following pleasing fact The men of Rutland begin to Inquire , why are these men imprisoned ? -what is Chartism , &o . ; and Mr . Vincent earnestly begs , that if any of our justly celebrated lecturers contemplate a visit to himself and fellow sufferers , that they will arrange , if possible , to give an exposition , of our principles and objects" in that neighbourhood . I am , SI * , Yours , respectfully , „ J . Markham , Belgrave-gate , Leicester , 29 th Sept , 1840 .
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THE HORRIBLE "SILENT 8 Sr 8 TEM .. Glasgow , Sept 28 th , 1840 . Mr . Editor , —I shall now proceed with a description of tbat horrible dungeon—Wakefield House of Correction . Immediately after we arrived at our destination , the van door was unlocked , and we scrambled out of it In tbe best manner which our fetters would allow us . We were arranged In two rows , attached to the chains in tbe same order as we sat in the van . Our names were then calltd over , and our hands and feet unloosed . I
then demanded a copy of my committal , and asted the Governor by what authority I bad been removed from York . I was handed a paper , filled with a rigmarole of stuff quite foreign to the charge which waa laid against me at the Assizes : it also charged the Governor to keep me in safe custody for six calendar months , to hard labour , the Governor at the same time stating that 1 should be quite as well there as at York Ctistle , and that the paper in my hand was his authority . We were then ordered into a low stone-floored shed , called the " reception room ; " and such a reception . Let the sequel shew .
We were Immediately ordered to "Strip . " We stared in astonishment , wondering what could be meant ; but as the person who gave the order had tbe appearance of a quack doctor , I thought he meant merely to examine out hands and arms , which ceremony I had before undergone at York Castle . I therefore took off my coat , and was followed by the others , and commenced doubling up my ahirt Sleeves . We then made a halt . Come , come , be quick , " shouted the official , get your clothes off immediately . " Wondering what the fellow meant , we reluctantly took off our waldtcoats ; and as it was a miserably cold , snowy day , and the place exactly like a cow-shed , I thought the man could not have the barbarity to require us to take any more of our clothes off in such a place . W «
then made another halt , when the brute flow into a rage , and ordered us to take off every stitch on our bodies . We gave a look at each other , and proceeded slowly to take off our shoes , still endeavouring to preserve the dignity of manhood . It was of no use ; another brutal yell , and off went our trousers . We then stood shivering in oar shirts . "Come , be quick ; off with your shirts , " was the next command . We looked at each other in astonishment ; and the outrage done to our feelings was clearly depicted on our countenances . No matter , off west the shirts , and there stood men of as good moral character as any in Yorkshire before this myrmidon of a " Liberal" and Christian Government . Well , my fellow-workmen , what think you of that for a reception ?
Now , Mr . Editor , you saw me in a sick be * about a week before , and strongly advised me not to go to York , lest the fatigue might endanger my life ; but lest the " Whigs might think me afraid to answer their paltry indictment , I determined t » go at all riaka , merely taking the precaution of procuring a certificate from Mr . Sagar , of Park-lane , who attended me , stating the delicate state of health I was in , from a severe attack of rheumatic fever , il immediately presented my surgeon ' s certificate , thinking , of course , that It would protect me from such horrible treatment ; but the inhuman monster merely thrust it in his pocket , and ushered us into a stone floored room , at thfl same tlmp giving us a coarse rag , called a" " prison shirt , to cover our nakedness . I requested nlm to
read my certificate ; but he laughed at me . We were kept in thia room for two hours , with nothing on us but the shirt already described , a couple of prisoners being employed in the moan time rolling up our clothes like a bundle of hay , and labelling them with our uamea , Our hair was then cropped by a felon who had been sentenced to long Imprisonment , and who , along with the other felons who disposed of our clothes , were a , sort of privileged men , and who , by the bye , bad the modesty to lecture us on the enormity of the crime of Chartism . We were then taken to a sort of bath , and underwent a cleansing , pig fashion . When that was concluded we were led back to the cropping room , where a pile of broken clogs were pointed OUt to us , Into which we throat our naked feet I got a splendid pair : one appeared to me to have been a boot some twenty years ago j . the other a piece of a shoe .
We remained in that situation for an hour , after which , one of the felons who had been engaged in the cow-shed served us with prison clothing , which consisted of filthy woollen rags , ten years old at least , and which had covered the limbs of hundreds of unfortunate beings who bad been sent to that abode of misery . They were thrown te us without any reference to size , the consequence of which was , that some tall men . got short trousers , while others had to turn them up at the bottom . Jackets ana waistcoats the same . If our friends tad ' ¦ been admitted to see us just then ,. I question Whether they could recognise us . We looked most Miserable objects . W& were then supplied with a filthy pollen cap , and a bit of cloth to button round OUT nicks , and were marched forward to the Governer ' s oflce , and , after being placed in a line , received the Mlewingisatructions : — ' '
" You are now about to be sent to the mesa-rosm . " When yau are once seated youmustnotleaveU under aly pretend without leave : you must not talk to each offer , nor stir your lips when redding ; you must keep yair / ace in oneposilion ^ tma not attempt to look about ym ;\ you mud hoi laugh nor smile } you must not stoop tcpi&c anything off the floor so ash hide your face from tie inspecting officers ; and when you want to go to the pHvyyou must take of your cap as a signal , and not go mtil the officer caUs your number . If you break these rjtes you mW . be severely punished . " ! We were then taken to the mess-room , and seated ¦« tih the other prisoners , about a yard apart . I conclude for the present , Mr . Editor , and shall cqiUnue my narrative next week , ! Faithfully , yours , George White . f . S . Tell the people not to forget the subscription fot supplying them with flannea
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TO JOHN FIELDEN , Esq ., M . P . FOB OLDHah . — Gaol , 22 nd Sept . 1840 . Sm , —In the Mtfhcrn Liberator of lha 12 ta inst , I find a report of your observations' it a meeting and dinner at Oidhara . I > el it necessary to addres * some remarks ttfyou concerning the sentiments ' which you delivered there . < r < - ¦ ¦ ' . •¦• ¦ :- ^ . ' - ¦ ' . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - - There appears to me to be both sophistry and mystification in the speeches attributed to you at that meeting and dinner ; and as t heretofore considered you a sincere reformer and a man of the most strict integrity , 1 wish to give yon an opportunity by explanation , if TO JOHN FIELDEN . Eso .. M . P . FOR Oldhah .
possible , or placing yourself in the same-position , not only in my estimation , but in that of the great mass of Reformers wMeh you formerly held . You ate reported to have said 'tbjtfe '^ jp « ;' 'weitf-. tto ^ me advbeatft '' for Universal Suffrage as whe » first chosen to represent tbe TXffoughof Oidhara ; " and also " that it was . a diuerenoe about the means to t > e adopted '; In which you disagreed with the leaders of the Chartist movement . " TPhat were the means adopted by the Convention to effect tie great object of representative legislation ? 1 'he first means employed was the « National Petition . " This Wai not agreeable to your view of separate viUage ft tUions , yet you countenance that petition and save it yoursupport . \ .
If you held the ' same sentiments previous to the period of the Kersall Moor Meeting ; that you now hold , why did you preside at that meeting ? You remark now that you stated at Kersall Moor ; that if the people " avoided anything which was illegal , so sorely would they accomplish their object" Oh , what miserable sophistry is here I Didyeu net know . Sir , that the will : of the minister , putting in operation the legal skill of the Attorney-General , assisted by the Convenient oaths of policemen , or secret-service money spies could have converted that very meeting into a seditious assembly , and indicted you as well as others for conspiracy and sedition ? .. DJd . you . act perfectly legal when you not only countenanced the opposition to the Poor Law Bill in Todinorden , but actually formed the plan for such opposition ?
How . would yon recommend the people to act—by petition ? Patitlons to an assembly which you designate ju «• The most corrupt House of Commons that ever sat in 8 L Stephen ' s , ?" Petitions to a House in which yau say " You believe there are not five members favourable to Annual Parliaments . " If there are- not five . favourable to Short Parliaments ; how many are therefavourable to Universal Suffrage ? Petitions to a House , with the members of Which you say "it is a disgrace for the representative of an honest . and industrious people to be amongst ?" Really ; Sir , I do think you wij * flud some difficulty in reconciling your Sentiments and advice with your own conduct . - ' •> ' ¦ ' ¦¦ ;¦ , .- *¦ - ¦
Why " disgrace" yourself .. by associating with—why waste your time by striving to convince—those who are so despicable , and obstinately unjust , as you represent the members of the present House of Commons to be f And wby deprive the people , with whom you seem to sympathise , of the advantage to ! be derived from your character and assistance , so applied as to produce even to your own mind , a reasonable hope of success . I shaU now allude to your remarks about leaders . You clearly recognise the propriety obhaving leaders , when you place yourself in the position of an adviser , and complain that your advice was not followed . But you Bay " unpaid leaders . ' * - Tb * position of tbe people Is this : —In each town or district , hamlet and village , there are some men of political information superior to the rest . Those men
neoemrHy take the " lead" they are looked up to for advice , called npon to preside , direct , and manage the business of the people . This must be the ease so long as the people are uneducated—so long as one class is allowed to trade on the ignorance of another . I need not tell you that these' ni 6 ir are generally working men , cp » sequently poor men . How can they give their time , which is their only means of existence , without payment ? You say ^ .. " If theywauted men to come and speak at their meetings , why then send them an Invitation . " Would s < Mi , * e ; aiy propose * o on just a proceeding as to call men from their work ( If they hare any ) , and put them also to the expense of travelling to attend a meeting , without giving them remuneration ] And If you only pay their . expenses , they are paid leaden . ' ¦¦ " '•¦ •¦ •"• ¦¦
The point is this : leaders are needed or they are not . It is eyidenj that you . tMnk . thsy are needful , by offering advice yourself . If the maas pf , th % peOfile are competent , why did yoa direct the line of action to be pursued ? Thus placing yourself in the presumptuous position of offering advice to those who were , according to your present doctrine , as well qualified as yourself . There is another view that I take of this matter , which renders your conduct' more inconsistent ( if possible ) than anything I have yet taken notice of . Yoa approve of the principle of paying members of Parliament If it right tf > pay men for miking laws for the people , it is equally right and proper to' pay men for their services who are struggling to procure for the people the right to send as well as pay such legislators ?
I shall now allude to other matters touched upon in your speech or speeches . You throw the whole odium of the Government prosecutions upon the shoulders of the men prosecuted ; and you virtually take the honourable position of advocate of the most persecuting Government of modern times . You say , "The Chartists had given tbe Government a plea for coercion . " Really , Sir , " this is too bad . " What did the Chartists eoek ?—representative legislation . If that just principle was conceded , then no motive could « xist for state prosecutions . But the parties at present in power were determined to put down , by force , what they could not meet by argument ; and hold their iniquitous monopoly of God ' s gifts by the strong hand and the hard heart . 4 ' plea' for coercion truly ! —a pretext for passing bad laws ! When did bad men want a pretext or need a pica for carrying int » effect tyrannical principles ? Was it when they passed a Coercion Bill for Ireland—to balance the poor measure of toleration called the Relief Bill ?
Was it when the pauper starving Poor Law Amendment Bill was enacted and put in deadly operation ? But . why should I pursue this subject ? If you had preserved even the semblance of impartiality , I should have entered more fully upon this matter of the prosecutions—but you appear so decidedly to advocate the steps taken by the Government , that I consider any further reasoning with you completely useless . Speaking of the people , you say , " It unfortunately happens , too , that if there be one man who will take the lead , and promise them relief In a shorter time than
any person ought to expect it , that that man generally is rallied round ; tbe people follows him , and in the end disappointment greater than they ever yet laboured under ensues . " I am sorry , Sir , for your sake that you have so palpably exposed your intended kick at him whsm you , no doubt , consider the dead lion . I cannot help saying that this is a trait in perfect keeping with the general conduct of those men who call themselves Cobbettltes—bnt who , alas , possess only the shades of that great man ' s character . Yes , Sir , we might as well expect generosity or magnanimty from
such men as truth . It is hardly necessary for me to use my feeble pen in defence of the one man to whom you allude in so unfeeling a manner . No , Sir , the character of O'Connor is too exalted to be injured by anything which could emanate from you . But let me whisper to you a little adric * . Before you agsinpresent yeurself as a leader to the oppressed millions of this nation , strive . to obtain a corner or O'Connor ' s mantle—seek to embme your mind with 5 Bmall portion of his truth , honesty , and magnanimity .. Otherwise , believe me , you have little chance of being either followed or " rallied round" by the eood and the true .
You say yen are " not patriot enough to get yourself incarcerated in prison . " Sir , I believe you ; your prim ciples are not of that ennobling—that high and holy nature , which enables the virtuous patriot to bear with firmness not only the dungeon ' s gloom , but even to contemplate , with perfect serenity of soul , the scaffold of despotism . Relief , say you , is looked for "in a shorter time than any person should expect it" It would appear that there is , in your opinion , a certain climacteric for injustice to attain . Wait , you would say to the poor wretch who is suffering under the infliction of unmitigated poverty-Wait till the tlmo
proper comes for relief , and you will have a chance of getting it " In three years , perhaps , your claims may make some impression . " Factory slaves , young and old , with weary minds and attenuated bodies , don't expect relief too soon—povertystricken artisans , with your half-famished little ones , wait awhile , don't expect relief too soon , lest you should be disappointed . Time , as tbe Latin poet saith , "Flows on after the manner of a running water ; " but your time for relief is more like the stagnant Lethean pool , in the forgotfulness of which you would have the weary slaves of Britain to steep their cares and their pains .
I shall now refer to your advice to the Chartist leaders , concerning the writings of William Cobbett It is quite evident that you axe quite ignorant of the modus operandi of the Chartist advocates . Let me tell you , Sir , that the evil of paper money in a general point for exposure ; but this difference exists between you , and permit me to say us . You look upon the vicious position of monetary matters as the absorbing evil of what you call the system . We consider it as a great evil ; but still as only one of a legion of evils . You think , in common with men miscalled Cobbettites , that if the monetary system was put upon a round footing everything else would go right We coneider it as a matter of comparatively minor importance , and of itself not worthy to struggle for . You view it as a cause—we consider it an effect
With respect to short Parliaments , you say , " I think Annual Parliaments of quite as much importance as Universal Suffrage . " This is perhaps a somewhat pardonable error of one of your school . The evil tendency of a close contemplation of , and immediate contact with financial matters , having a lamentably contracting effect upon , the mind of man , it mars that God-like . principle of expansion which embraces universal nature . It cribs , calms , and confirms the noblest feelings of man . It has a blighting effect on the soul and leaves nothing behind but a cold barren desert Of what use are Annual Parliaments without Universal Suffrage ? We have had even shorter than yearly Parliaments for some time after the passing of that delusive Act , the Reform Bill . And what benefit accrued from them ? But if Universal Suffrage was in operation , how long would it stand in need of all necessary helps , whether short Parliaments , or the Ballet f
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' . ' ~ - ~ - » . ; ji , ^ You have been prodigal of your advice , kttM ,,. you a little now . Study the principle of vm 1 ^ 1 £ ttw legislation- and " ,.. ; universal OTanetoaSS * att& > : « wU&- . CQiiil 4-. V ^ o 4 » ggjig | - necessities of the natlott collected lPsj ? anlu ! 2 form . In short , the perfect emanationjof the neoaw ! will-ttto , sodtki * alone ; % m ^ T ^ £ 22 'tis nothingshort of despotism to dreeithepsrUxiuS mode in which tiie lever of Uaiverail BnftigebsitoW worked . Grant to others the asm * right , which n . wkt te&mdae ab largelyyowelf and , aboveaUthm think that yon may by i > cWri ^ |» ^ ionrtttaR error , and it wiUinaterJaUy assist in keeping yo > £ tbe path of rectitude . Waiting your reply , , * . .. ..... Iam , 8 } r , ; - > ., . . Your obedient servant , r AR IMPBISOKBD CHABTISr . ^ " ^ " "" ~ - \ Yon have been nrodlrai nf »«„ . * - * -- . .
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• * SJSSP 1 ¦* VVV ^^ % - - " •^ IS /* * * week or tw » b » ek under thZ i ^ ^ ttrca ' ^^» ^^ the bridenoowwii loins 77 th year , and the bride - sweet wenteea ? The : result for the venerable " « ld ftSow ^ SSST&s . heedlesdy tteos * Wr Beck into the noose tfmSS mony , was even mere awful still , as we seeihat about a week a ^ ward ^ ^ whUirt ^^ bb ^^ steppingmto / 'liU carnage with his youni bridejE felf down . nd , was token np a corpse » * ?<»? && .
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FOREIGN POOR LAWS
• so . 11 . 6 . Prussia . —Throughout the whole kingdom % PruBsia , thefundafor the support and maintenance ot thepoprareraifwdfromprivatecharity . Itiaonlj whm private beneficence d > es not Buffice , thai the Governmebtadvancesmoneyfor thia purpose . Eaph townani commune is obliged to take charge of the poor that mayha ' pperi to reside within them , and ^ consequontif there is h « passing from one parish to another , OB refusal to maintain an individual , because he be > longs to another parish .
In each town there is a deputatjwn , who unieW take the collection and distribution of these fund ^ Under thia sx > ciety are general sub-committees , t » whom the care of the poor is confided , and for this purpose the town ia divided into four districts . The > amount is thus . raised . Each house proprietorial ! inhabitant of a floor , or apartment , is in his turn visited by some of the members of the sub-eommitteeJ who in return for the donation , deliver a receipt for the amount . - ¦ > .
Every person who am work is required todo so ; and : those who will not work ( and those alone ) are oblige to enter the poor-house , where labour is compulaWe ^ Where the party is not forced to got ' , into the work * house , support is rendered by giving a dwelliftf ,, { with a garden , if iu the country ) fuel , salt , money , ; &c , wholly or partly , sometimes by boardinjg the poor man , according to the necessity of the case . V . It is left to every proprietor of an estate , or community , toprovide and select at their option a livelihood for those individuals , having a settlement under their jurisdiction , who cannot procure such for themselves . Should the proprietor not fulfil thi obligation , he is compelled to da bo . '
When from bad crops , inundations , && , a general scarcity prevails , works of public utility , such av turnpike roads drains , and the fifce , are ordered iff Government , jn order to afford the inhabitants th » means of subsistence , which -work is paAd for u& money or in food , as most suitable according to cir * . cumstances . All children capable of going to school are obliged to attend it . When the parents are unable to beat the expense , the young must be sent thither at the cost of the community , which must also find them in clothing , and feeding , and then apprentice them . Such a system as this , liberal and kindly ia ajj ] its parts , wo are told , is found universally to suo » ceed , and to act beneficially on industry . "
7 . Saxont . —The plan in this country resembles much that pursuefd under the otd Poor Laws of England . Persons receive from the parishes to which thej belong assistance in proportion to their inability to maintain themselves , \ sum is fixed upon as necessary to eupport a man * and if he cannot earn the whole , the difference is given him as relief ; if he be ejected because he cannot pay his rent , the parish interferes , and guarantees payment to those who agree to receive the houseless .
8 . Wuriembukg . —The information regarding this province is remarkably fall and precise . The kingdom itself consists of about 8 , 000 English squaro miles , inhabited by 1 ^ 78 , 000 persons . It ia divided into sixty-four baiUwicks , which are subdivided into parishes , containing each not less than 500 individuals . A large proportion of the parishes possess a fund called pium corpus , arising parti j front voluntary contribations but chiefly from funds which , previously to the Reformation , had beea employed for the purposes of the Roman Catholic worship and instead of being confiscated by the Government
* aswasthecaseinEngland . uraredtrec / ecfieieCTjp / oye * for cffaritalle purposes . How different this to Heicht the Eighth ' s plunder ? Many of them also have almshouses for the reridence of fhe poor , and Other endowments for their use , and almost every parish possesses an estate called an alleraand , whioh is tito joint property of the persons , for the time being , having a burger recht , or the right of citizenship in tha parish , and is , together with the pium corpus and endowments , the primary fund for the relief of the poor . Subject to the claims of the poor , the allemand is divided equally among the burghers .
D ' urgerreeht is obtained by inheritance , or bf purchase ; it is lost by emigration or gross misconduct . ¦ ¦• ¦' : Whoever canuot derive necessaries of life from property , labour , ' * c ., 'has a claim on the support of the community . Intimesof distress , all , whether they hav » property or not , if they find it requisite , are entitled to relief . Those , who would willingly work , shall have means found them by the magistrates * but those who will not work , shall ba compelled to do bo . According to old laws , pool persons , who have still a house and a little land , and who have suffered by failure of crop 3 , &c , shall be assisted by the communities .
The community is bound to advance money on , loan to poor mechanics , who cannot carry on their trade without such aid . In-door relief is afforded either in the houses of members of the community , or in poor-houses , or at the homeB of the indigent . In the poor-houses the food consists generally ia the morning of soup , at noon a farinaceous dish and vegetables , and once , twice , or three times a week , a quarter , or half-a-poundof meat . Besides this , every person receives in most of thesO houses from four to seven ponnds of bread weekly , and in some places a few krentzer every week fox snuff ; wine is given only whero there are special endowments for that purpose .
The authors ef the material ; , whence the aboTo account is taken , state it as their opinion thai pauperism under this system is diminishing , and that the number of paupers , which in 1820 amOUQtedtd 64 , 896 , does not now exceed 60 , 000 , or about l-30 tfc of the whole population . - ' 9 . Bavaria . —Every town is ' te have an institution for the poor , ' fot whose support all the inhabitants are bouud to contribute aoeording to their means * Materials and tools are to be : diattibuted te thwet
who , cannot obtain work , ^ to be nsei at theurowtt hoine 8 i Hntil other Bituations caa be obtained f « 8 them ; Houses of nourishment are erected for ths helpleos poor , while aims axe . given in money to others , who axe not so impotent as to require * ^ l aioa into these houses . They are fre quently lodge * among the different householders , and when cirona-Btances permit , kitchens are to be erected oh P ^ J * for preparing nourishing soups , pauly gratis , paruj very cheap . i T , « jf No marriage between people without ^ P ' * ! ^ bea-Uowed , without the previous permission of w
poor institutions . .. ¦ - .. - , ,. _ j This regulation , putting aaide its 1 » "fWJJ injustice , has a considerable influecce i » K ee ^ J down the population , which is at pr «« nt very w for the extent of country in Bavari * .
The Northern Star,; Saturday, Octobeh 3, 1840.
THE NORTHERN STAR , ; SATURDAY , OCTOBEH 3 , 1840 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 3, 1840, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2704/page/6/
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