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FRANCE . The journals announce four more Reform dinners , vfe ., at Chalons-snr-Saone , Grenoble , Rouen and Yienne . At Chalons tbe number of subscribers exceeded 1 , 700 ; at Grenoble , 1 , 100 . At Rouen 1 , 800 persons were present . Among them were twenty deputies , 1 , 400 electors , and nearly 400 citizens eligible to seats in the Chamber . The Paris papers indignantly advert la a measure ¦ which the Ministry adopted on Thursday . Some 200 Fetish refugees , after presenting Prince Adam Czartorisld , on tbe occasion of his / # e-day , with a medal commemorative of his services to tbeir cause , had determined on giving him a dinner at Lo Mardeiey ' a restaurant , in Rue Richelieu . An hour only
before the banquet was to take place the police prohibited it , and when tbe company arrived ( it included tbe Prince's family . Prince Sulkowski , Count Stablewski , and their ladies ) they found tbe doors dosed , Suea 83 remember tbe first years tbat followed the revolution of 1830 , and watch the revolutionary feeling now reviving in France , will consider thisprocede a Tory rash one . It is ascribed to an anxiety on the part of the Court to gratify the Russian government , and the imputation will obtain the more credence as the Commerce adds that sixt y Poles , selecjed among those who keep up tbe moat active intercourse with tbeir country , have just been deprived of tbe pecuniary support which France affords to so many political exiles .
The French Chambers were opened on Tuesday by Louis-Philippe , in person . The following are extents from the worthless speech ef the Citiaan-King . GlSTLXSEIf , Psebs AKB DErCTISS , —I am happy on foding mj ^ elt again among you not to have any more todaplore the calamities which the high price of provisions has inflicted on onr country . France has endured them with acouraga that I could not behold without deep emotion , Nereriusuch circumstances havepnblicorder -and the freedom of transactions been so generally maintained . * * e # A special bill will be proposed to yon for reducing the price of salt , and diminishing ihe postage oa letters to a decree compatiblo with the good state of onr finances .
Bills on public instruction , prison discipline , and our cottons tariffs are already submitted to yonr deliberation s . Other bills shall be presented to you on various iaiportantsnbjccts , particularly oa commercial property , oorigages , the ilont de Piete , and the application of mini * banks tofreib improvements in the condition of the working classes . It is my constant wish tbat my government should labour , with yonr co-operation , in developing at the tame time the morality and the welfare « f the people . Xj rriationswitiiallthe foreign powers give me th « ¦ CSBfidence that lie peace of the world is secured , I hope -tfcat the progress ef general civilliation will be every , where accomplished by a good understanding between governments and people , without impairing internal order and the good relations between states . of
Ci ^ U war has disturbed the happiness Switzerland . % y government bad come to an understanding with the governments of England , Austria , Prussia , and Russia , in order te offer that neighbouring and friendly people an amicable mediation . Switzerland will , I hope , acknowledge that respect for the rights of all , and the maintenance of the basis of the Helvetic Confederation , can alone insure to her those enduring conditions of happ iness and security that Europe wished to guarantee to ¦ her bv treaties . 4 * * * Gentlemen , the more I advance in life the more I dedicate with devotedsess to the service of Fraace , to the care of h < r inUrutM , dignity , and happiness , all tha activity and strength which God has given , and still vouchsafes me . Amidst the agitation that hostile and blind pasiiins foment , a conviction animates and supports me , which is that wa possess in the constitutional monarchy
« -in the union of the great powers of the State , sure ssinjof overcoming all those obstacles , and of satisfying aU interests , moril , and material . Let ua firmly maintain , according to the charter , the public liberties and all their derelopements . We shall transmit unimpaired to the generations tbat may come after ns the trust confided to us , and they will bless us for having founded aud defended the edifice tinder shelter of which they will lire hsppy and free . National guards and troops of the line were drawn upon both sides of the way the whole distance from the Tuileries to the Palais Bourbon , whilst on the Place de la Concorde , strong detachment of municipal guards kept back the crowd of spectators as far as the first fountain . The speech produced an unfavourable impression on the Bourse . The more that the speech was read and discussed , the more gloomy became the Bourse .
PORTUGAL . EESELTS OI LQBD FALSffiRSIOS ' s IHTKRVENSIOK . LfcBOs , Dec . 15 . Tfee election of deputies for the province of Es > tremadura , including the districts of Lisbon , Leiria , and Santarem , commenced on Sunday , and closed yesterday , at the municipal chamber of this city , with a result for which you have been already prepared . The Cabralisfa list was unanimously adopted , the Sepfcembristas having retired from the poll , and the Ministerial candidates not having been able to command more than three or four , or , at the most , a half-dczen votes . In the other provinces of ihe kingdom , similar proceedings took place at the same time ; but tbeugh we are not officially
acquainted with the close of the elections , we have no doubt that in all places the Caoralista triumph is comolete , and that the Septembristas have acted in acce-Vd with the Lisbon Committee , and refused to -vote . The correspondent ot the Times , notorious for his anti-democratic sentiments , admits that all Portugal is one rotten borou « h , and the government that has power , or the faction that possesses isflcence , can name all tbe deputies with as much esse as bsfore the Reform Bill the proprietor of Old Sarnm could select his representatives . I am fully aiwre tbat the law is most defective / and tbat the
whole proceedings are a mockery of constitutional rights . He adds : — 'I see already symptoms of the coming storm , and I must anticipate that the defeated Septembristas and Realistas will appeal , ere Ions , to another tribunal of one-sided Cortes . I hope sincerely that my views are erroneous , and that Portugal is not again doomed to undergo the horrors of civil war , but I can see no other alternative for the Patulea to adopt , as they must either BUbmit to the government of their adversaries , or ressrt once more tO tbat appeal which wculd heme been in tke last instance croumed with success , if the English f . eet had not interfered at Oporto , '
By tbe arrival of the Iberia , at Southampton , on Thursday , we learn that the Portuguese cabinet resigned on the 16 th . A new ministry was immediately formed , nnder the presidency of the Dafee , of Saldanha . The whole of tbe new ministry are of the party of Costa Cabral .
SWITZERLAND . Tbe electioa for the Grand Council of Fribourg , recently concluded , gives a large preponderance to the Radical party . They have fifty members , the church partv eight , and tbe middle men ( or timid politicians , " as the Radical papers describe them ) aumber fifteen . Messrs Muheim and Cathri have been elected deputies te the Diet for Uri . They are both liberal , bnt the first named is said to be a moderate man . Bsssb , Dee . 19 . —The election of the Council of State for Lucerne took p lace yesterday . Most of the elected are Radicals , including three members of the Corps -Francs—Martin Arnold , Edward Schneider , aad Dr Stei * er .
M . Koff was elected Avoyer for 184 S by fifty-seven oat of eighty-five voices . The election would probably have fallen upon Dr Steiger , but be positively refused to be put in nomination for it . M . Casiroir Pfyffer was elected President of the Court of Appeal , and M . Jaq . Nager , Chancellor ; the latter was secretary of the Court of Appeal under tbe late reside . Dr Steiger has been elected deputy to the Iter . Lower Uoierwalden has now elected its deputy in the person of Landamann Wursch , a moderate Liberal . Upper TJnterwalden has already returned M . Michel as its deputy . A letter from Mi ' lan of the 23 rd , g iven in the Fessbai . Gazsme of Switserland , announces that General Salio-Saglfe , Col . E ' gger , and his sons , bwe received employment in the Austrian army . Tha correspondent of the Times , speaking of the canton of Schwytrsaye : —
, "i » a Jiuzulsr fact , with regard to the people of th " u « ttton , thit on the 20 th of November ( btfore the tafcing Sf Lucerne ) , the populace turned oat against the Jesuits , broke all the doors and windows of their convent , and « Ten ransacked and desecrated the tombs ef tha dead . It may bi ^ nestionid whether the people knew exactly Stir po ji tion and What tbey werejto fight for when their « atoos declared war against the * Dht—for the govern-E ^ ot * of the respective cantons strictly prohibited ^ publications ot all the memorials and proclsaa'iou of the Diet—drawn up in a pacific and CaoolUi ory spirit anterior to tha adoption of mihtsr j Esamre *—and their very existence wm not * atMra by tie people of Lucerne till after the entry of « s federal amy , whea they were posted ea the walls *^ read b y thousands . This i * a fact I can speak to as * £ k my own knowled .
ge Tfcg following address to tbe Diet has been sent by Messrs Quinet and Michelet , the celebrated Frenoh PWfeaws : —
To the azxsat er the hilvktio dist . B « pleased to accept the congratulations end the ho-^ s o ! two men who were the first to oppose In their ° jm toantry the eneraj yen have just driven from yours . _ ° cae Q ore than ourselves can rejoice at this victory , ** * daire the moderation with which it baa been To hare consoled France ! Fathers , ancestors , and ^ sttrsofKepabliesn bberiy and sf the future governastot Switzerland , continue to present to the world u «* hlt » 4 tttoa /
^ hiUt Cilabrfa , Poland , and other psrls of the world j .. " * ' * fth the blood of our martyrs—the martyrs of j j ***— J « t in Switzerland , where liberty reigns trium-* r * « tt'are is neither bloodshed aor violence , sad peace fw » ilj , iatu ; 5 ftctlrt ftttgw aa ( j acknowledge ta ? **«* of God .
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That our enemies , in the eoniclouineui of that real weakness and their imminent ruin , should show themselves farious and barbarous , is a thing easily to be con . crtved . But for ourselves the future is our certain heritage—neither contention nor war can disturb thg tran . quillity of our hearts . May you pert ever *' . Show yourselves superior alike to tbe conflict and to the victory ! By this great exam , pie lay the foundation of a new law for Europe . Let yonr triumph over yourjelves mark a magnanimous era . Yon feel just restaftnents , but you will subdue them , Those among jou who navo suffered most may enjoy the glorious privilege of being thefiratto forget . If we , your admirers , whose hearts have fought in the same cause with you , may be permitted to allude to ourselves , we would say that having both been occupied in writing the revolutions of France and Italy wa have in common derives instruction from that studj .
The reign of terror appeared to ns like a steep staircase of which it is impossible to descend the first step without descending all , and tbe last step is the abyss . In tbe name of fraternity descend not the first step ! Should any reaction ureal : out , the Sovereign Oouneil , so wise in the employment of force , would show the same prudence in limiting its abuse . Tha national unity which you geek and desire would , as well as humanity , be compromised by any partial violence . If en of Switzerland , cement your unity by clemency * We are , with rsspeet , your devoted brothers , E . QnrgEr , Profussor in the College de Franca , T . Michelit . Professor in the College de France . Paris , Dec . 12 , 1847 .
GERMANY . Asoiirios' of thb Censorship op Bavaria . —A joyful sensation Tfaa created in Munich on the evening of tbs 16 th nit ., by the unexpected announcement that the King of Bavaria , of bis own free will , had decreed tbat from , the lstef January , 1848 , the censorship of the press , as regards the internal affairs of the kingdom , was to be abolished . The royal decree bears the date of December 16 tb , 1847 , is signed by the King , and countersigned by the Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein and the other ministers . The importance of the victory of Swiss Radicalism is acknowledged on all sides . A correspondent of the Dai . w News writing from Vienna , after having stated soma interesting factsconcernine theprogres of Liberalitmin Husgsryand Bohemia , adds : —
The Vienna triumvirs do not , however ,- underrate the difficulty of their position , nor are tbey blind to the consequences of their persisting in their usual policy . That it will lead to bloodshed is beyond doubt if they persist . For tbe victory in Switaerland will inspire a wish once morvto try the strength of the liberal cause , and preparations are making to uphold the old system by force of arms . Regiments are equipping and completing on all sides .
ITALY . Rome . Use . 11—After a long and stormy debate in the Vatican parliament , yesterday , tbe ball came to a moat important yote . and , by a majority of twenty to four , decided that all its deliberations . ^ speeches , acts and individual votes , should be published , and nothing kept unknown save on the occurrence of ' mest urgent motives ? With the exception o the Romaic Advsrtisbk and the stupid old Biabio , all the Roman newspapers rejoice in the . downfall of the" Swiss Sonderbund , and vindicate the measures of the new cantonal government . . It is well known here that all religious orders have not bean sent out of Fribourg : we happening to know that in tbat town there are at this moment Francisan and Augastinian friars , monks of St Bernard , Carthusians , sister Cappuccines , Visitandines , Ursulines , and hospital nucs , all in full popularity .
The Coubur db Mabs bills has the following correspondence : — I informed yea in my preceding letter of tbe demonstration which took place nnder the windows of the consul of Switzerland , in consequence of the defeat of the Sonderbund , and I spoke of the de : p annoyance which ll caused to Pius IX . Some lines of disapprobation have been since published in tbe Blleio by the government . Yesterday evening a writing appeared , s ' gned by Pietro Geraldi , a very learned and respectable man , exhorting his fellow-citizens to moderation and prudence . He inveighed with force against the manifestations of the night of the 3 rd ult ., aad conjured the citizens to be on their guard against all instigators to trouble , who are
always ready , he observes , to seize on the slightest pretext to bring on a civil war . This production had scarcely got into circulation when a considerable crowd of young men collected together , and hurrying to the public criers , fjreed it from their bands , and tore it in pieces . They then burst out into vociferations against the author , and against the Jesuits . As the outcry eon . tinned some persons proposed to go and barn down the printing-office whence tbe writing had issued . Torches were then procured , and the crowd were proceeding to . wards tke printing-office , when numerous detachments of the civic guard arrived and prevented them from going further . The same evening , abouteleven o ' clock , the Transteverins attempted to excite fresh disorders . The Lieutenant Colonel of Carbineers hurried to
Cardinal Ferretti , who ordered the drums to be beaten , and ordering out dragoons aud other troops dispersed the crowd . Italian journals bring word of the death ofNspoi leon's widow , Maria Louisa , Duchess of Parma and Piacenza , who expired at Parma , on the lTth tilt . The principalities of Parma . Piacecza , and Guastalla will now pass to the Duke of Lucca , under the terms of the treaty of Vienna of 1815 . It appears that the day after the death of the Archduchess the people gathered before the Palace , crying' Viva Reform ! ' and tbat a deputation went up to the regenc / and presented an address , demanding a new Constitation , with various reforms , and the organisation
of a 'National Guard . ' The Piedhohtsse Gazette also states that a serious riot took place at Lucca on the 8 th ult . Disturbances are said to have also taken place at Modena , owing to tbe Duke ' s refusal to enter the projected Italian Customs League .. At Naples , on tbe 16 th ult ., according to a letter of that dateintheJoEBSALDEsDsBATS . a riot of apolitical nature took place , which required tbe interference of the military . Several ot the rioters were severely wounded ; two gendarmes were seriously hurt ; another had been killed ; a police soldier had also been slain , and two more were suffering from dangerous wounds . Considerable excitement prevailed among the populace of Genoa en the 19 th ult ., respecting tbe continned presence of the Jesuits in that city .
A popular manifestation in approval of the triumph of the cause of the Swiss Diet , similar to tbat which took place some days previously at Rome , was enacted at Florence on the 9 th ult The Alba of the 10 th ult . gives the following particulars : — Last evening a popular demonstration took place on the occasion of the triumph of the Helvetic Diet . Above 20 , 000 people collected on the Place da Cathedrale . -and from theses caitshfed in pl & toons down tha Rue des Cor . denniers , the Sueal Place , the Bne des Serragli , main , taining silence aU the way until they came to the house of M . Dronin , of Geneva ; there several natives of Switzerland resident at Florence had collected . All tbe windows were illuminated . The crowd then shouted with enthusiasm in favour of the Helvetic Diet , tbe la . dependence of the Confederation , the expulsion of the Jesniis and the Fraternity of Nations .
M . Dronin presented himself at the window , snr . rounded by his friends , who waved flags and raised cheers for' Italy , '' Leopold II ., ' and the ' Fraternity of Katiena . ' A deputation then advanced to M . Drouin , one of the members of which spote aafoUows ;— - « Sir —The peop le of Florence are desirous ef manifesting their joy on the subject of the triumph of the Helvetic Diet and the Federal arms . As there is no legal representative of Switzerland at Florence , it is to you , in your capacity cf pastor , tbat they have thought it right to address their felicitations . We consider the
triamphoftheDifltasthat of tbe principles of legality and nationality ; we lament that this triumph should have been obtained at the priee of a contest between brothers ; we do not applaud any party , but a principle . A noxious weed had grown up in the glorious fields of Horgarten and Sempsch ; the weapons of the Confedera . tion has reoted it up ; and peace smiles again in Switzerland from the Alps to the Jura , from tha Rhone to the Rhine . May this popular demonstration bind more closely together the ties of fraternity , which should unite all tbe nations of the earth , and insure the triumph of liberty and nationality , *
M . Drouin briefly replied , and tbe crowd after again cheering , retired in an orderly manner . On the 17 th tbe Pope held a secret consistory , at which 20 Spanish archbishops and bishops were nominated . On this occasion the Pone is reported to have aipresstd his deap regret at the defeat of the Catholic anion in Switzerland . These sentiments appear to have created considerable uneasiness among the Liberal party in Rom " , who imagine that bis Holiness is no longer so ai t ' en t so admirer ef reform aa he was supposed to be a a-w months ago . The process against the leaders of tiie demonstration , which took place in Rome some time ago , in favour of the Swiss Diet , was about to commence . One of the persons compromised in | tbis affair , is the sou of tbe celebrated Cicer-vaccbio .
Prince Metternich has addressed two notes , couched in similar term ? , one to tbe British gorernment . and tbe second to bis Majesty Lonis Philippe , apprising them that tbe Emperor of Austria has detemveed to increase > he number of bis troops in the kingdom of VenetianLombardy .
UKITED STATES AND MEXICO . . LmBPOoz ,, Mokdai . —We receirtd this morning , at an early hour , Boston papers of . the otfiult ., and New York of tbe 4 th ult ., by the arrival of the Boston packet-ship Mary Ann , Captain H . A . Patten . By an arrival at New Orleans , on tbe 24 th Nov ., advices had been received from Vera Cruz to the 18 th . and Mexico to the 9 £ h of November . . A large train , numbering 600 , which left Mexico oh the 1 st of November , arrived at Vera Cruz on the 15 th without molestation , save a few shots . Hill ' s company at Rio Frio , and General Lane s at Puebla , bad bean active ferreting out baunta of the guerillas . Nothing positive is known of the whereabouts tf Santa Anne . Many believe he is secreted near Vera Cruz , "waiting an opportunity to ship ett iafc British steamer . A revolution has broken out St Goadalaxara ia favour of the election of Fanasto tbe pres & W . A sanguinary engagement eusuw
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between his troops and a mobbeaded by priests . In the action General Ampudia and many others of fa ^ ias ' s party were killed . The church party was TictorlOti ? : Paredes is at Tulacingo , and has openly pronounced in favour of monarchy , seconded by tha garrison at Mszatlan . Some of the Mexicans have still an nnonenchable hatred for the Americans , and express no desire for peace . An anti-war meeting bad been held at Cincinnati ! on the 24 th Nov ., at which resolutions strongly conderonatorv of the wsr . * unjustifiable , unnecessary , and TOconstittttfcpaV were unanimously agreed to . , „ lf By the arrival ef the PridCC Albert at Plymouth on Friday , we learn tbat the Eon . &¦ C . Winthrop , of Massachusetts , a Whig , was electeu Speaker by a majority of one , at Washington , on the £ 'h ult .
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THE FRATERNITY OF NATIONS . GREAT PUBLIC DBHONSTRATION IK NEW YOfiK IN SUPPORT OF POPE PIU 3 AND ITALIAN MBERTT . ( Abri god from the New York Tribuhk of Nov . 80 th , 1847 . ) Last evening the Tabernacle was filled to its utmost capacity by an attentive an enthusiastic audience , assembled on the occasion of a public demonstration by the American People of sympathy with the beneficent and benign measures of the present occupant of the Pontifical Throne—Pica the Ninth . On the stage were many eminrnt gentlemenfl mone th * t » the Mayor of ihe City , Bishop Hughes , Rev . DrPlse , Hon- C . C . Carabreleng , with a number of Members of Congress .
Several roHitary © ornpafSss were also present ^ the Scottish Guard , particnlarly , made an imposing appearance ; while the excellent band of another company discoursed choice ransic , including our national spirit-stirring airs . The meeting ' was' opened by Robbrt TIooan , Esq . who , prefaced the reading of the call with . a few appropriate remarks . The occasion , said he , appeals not only to our cherished sympathies , as a mass , but to eur feelings aa citizens of the freest Republic that ever exitted . We should prove recreant to our glorious de ? tiny if we did not testify our sympathy with the progress ' of Freedom in other lands—and particularly in Italy , whose liberty owes its being chiefly te that person who drew bis first breath in fair Italia ' s genial air and sunlit clime : Pius the Ninth . ( Applause . ) He aims to make Italians freemenand Jwe , the freemen of the fair domain of America , appreciate bis efforts to enlarge the civil and political privileges of his people .
Dr Hogan then read the call , mentioning that to it were oppended the names of over 700 of the meat distinguished citizens of this metropolis . De closed by moving that His Honour the Mayor be chosen Chairman of tbe meeting—which motion being seconded by Hekby Gbinkell , Esq . was adop . ted , and Mr Bradt , on assuming the chair , briefly addressed tbe meeting in substance as follows : —The occasion which calls ns together is one of great interest . The eyes of the whole wmld are turned to Italy with the greatest anxiety , and this demonstration is the most appropriate that could be made by Republican America to express ' her sympathy with the eflorts of the present Pope—who deterred neither by the machinations of the wicked , nor the imaginings of the timid , strives to secure to his people the inestimable blessings of freedom . Let us tender to him evidence of our cordial sympathy and
hearty co-operation with his beneficent endeavonrs . Distant aa are the lands of Italy and America—wide as is tha ocean that rolls between—yet this our evidence of heartfelt sympathy will reach their ears , and be wafted back to us with the blessings and the tears oi a happy and prosperous people . A host of vice-presidents and secretaries were then elected , after which Mr Devereux read lengthy and interesting letters , apologising for non-attendance , from Ex-President Van Buren , Hon . George M . Dallas , Vice-President of the United States ; Hon . Reverdy Johnson , Ex-Governor Seward , Hon . Thomas R . Benton , the Venerable Albert Gallatin , Hon , John C . Spencer , Hon . . Edward Everett , H ? n . Rufns Choale , Hon . Washington Hunt , Governor Pennington , Chief Justice Hornblower , General Gaines , and several other distinguished gentlemen . All the writers breathed the most fervent aspirations for the complete regeneration of Italy .
The band then performed the ' Hymn to Pins tbe Ninth . ' An address prepared by the committee was then read by Horace Greeley , Editor of the New York Tbibusr . It was aa follows : —
TO HIS H 0 LIHESS POPE PIUS IX . "FEMBiBtE Fatheb—The people of these Unitod States have observed with profound interest the circumstances which attended and the events which have followed yoar elevation to tbe pontificate—an interest which has ripened into sympathy and unmeasured admiration . On behalf of a portion of this people , we tender you an eapresiion of those sentiments of regard aud emphatic approbation which are cherished bj all . We address you not as Sovereign Pontiff but as tbe wise and humane ruler of a once oppressed and discontented , now welUgoveraed and gratefully happy people . We unite in this tribute , not as Catholics , which Heme of
u » are while tbe greater number are not , bnt ns Republicans and lovers of constitutional freedom . Recent as is onr national origin , wide as is the ocean which separates our beloved land from your sunny clime , we know well what Italy was in tbe proud days of ber unity , freedom , and glory—what she has since been while degraded by foreign rule and internal dissension—and we have faith tbat a lofty and benignant destiny awaits her when her people shall again be united , independent , and free . In the great work of her regeneration , we hail jou as a Heaven-appointed instrument ; and we ardentl y pray thac your days may be prolonged nntil yon shall witness tho consummation of the wise and beneficent policy which is destined to render yonr name immortal .
But , Venerable Father , we know well that the path you have chosen ia one of extreme difficulty end p > rll . Our own immediate anceetors struggled through an age of dangers and privations to achieve and consolidate the blessings we now so eminently enjoy , though f mured with a leader such as has rarely been vouchsafed apeople Striving to be free . In the world we now inhabit , it is divinely appointed that virtue shall be tried by adversity , and that enduring glory , like freedom , shall be accorded only to such ae by unshak . a fortitude , no less than courageous effort , prove themselves worthy of tVe pre . clous boon .. We , therefore , the countrymen of Washington and Franklin , of Adams and Jefferson , are well awaro that yon did not enter upon the course you have chosen without a deliberate renunciation of ease , of se . curity , and of aristocratic favour . We know tVat you
must have already resigned yourself to encounter the macninations of the crafty , tho hatred of the powerful , and—most painful of all—the misconceptions of tbe wellmeaning but deluded . We know that you must have calmly resolved to encounter the untiring hostility and draad of all tbe unjust or tjiannlcal tuUts who assume to lord it over any portion ef the f dr Italian peninsula —all who fancy tbat social order conrisCs in the maintenance for themselves of those conditions of luxury and sloth in which they hare hitherto uselessly existed—nil wha fear or selfishly affect to fear , that religion must perish if not upheld by tbe fleeting treath of emperors aad kings . And , more formidable than all than these , you must have girded yourself to encounter , and by God ' s help to overcome , tbat fickleness and ingratitude of multitudes just released from benumbing bondage which could clamour In the Wilderness te be led back to the
flesh-pots of Egypt—which among the cotemporarles and even the followers of cur Savionr could leave Him to bear In solitude the agony of His Cross—and * hich in yonr cose , we apprehend , will yet manifest itst-lf in unreasonable expectations , extravagant hopes , impetuous requirements , and mmnTmuivngs that nothing has been earnestly intendtd because everything haa not already been accompliihui . That you will be guided aad shielded from on High , in discharging tho transcendent responsibilities of your position , we will nnwaveringly trust .
And , Venerable Father , dark as the clouds which envelope the present may be , we do know that the sun . shine ef tbe future will overpower and dispel them . To aay nothing here of tbe clear assurance , fast anchored by the Sternal Throne , that no generous deed or endea . vour ean evtr be really defeated or fall of Us ultimate reward , we assure jou , from Joyful experience , that the blessings of constitutional freedom far outwsigh ell the perils and sufferings through which nations advance to their achievement . Short as our national life has yet been , it has already demonstrated to ever ? thoug htful observer the immense superiority of liberty to despotism ,
as an element of national growth and social well-being ; it has shown that the rights of perfions and property may be better secured under a government which guarantees rights ani powers to nil than under any other ; that the agitations and est ! of violence which ore incident to human frailly or injustice under any form of government are far less frequent under eurs than any other ; und that whatever dangers may atsall or threaten n » have their origin not in an * xces « of liberty bnt tho contrary . So much , at least , we feel that we are amply Justified in savins , in view of jour position , the ptriio it braves and the anticipations it Justifies .
In defiance of superficial appearances , we do not apprehend that the mailed cohorts of despotism are about to ba set In motion against jou . Tbe age in which we live t « one of moral rather than physical warfare ^—In Which tbe artillery Of tht press conanandB and silences that of the eamp , —in which opinion is more potent than bayonets . Wo trust , therefore , that against any dir * ct and open r esort to force end bloodshed , you are shielded by the panoply of good men ' s approbation and sympathies throughout the length and breadth of Chriatdndom . Sut Should these expectations bo disappointed , let the
rash aggressor beware . The first shot fired In sueh a eontest wilt reverbsrate from every mountain , summon-Ing the brave and noMo from every clime to stand forth against injustice and oppression—to battle for freedom and mankind . In such n contest , no one familiar with the history or character of the American people can doubt tbat their sympathies will bo aciivo and not wholly fruitless . That Italy will be spared the devastation , and Christendom the guilt and scandal of such a coatest , we will not harbour & doubt ; but in any case we will hopa ti ) 6 t tbla t « tt 9 WSifc >«* «*« »«««« and admire .
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won with which you are regarded by twenty millions o people will not have been wholly in vain . We are Venerable Father , yours most truly . aasoiuiioHs . 1 . That we regard with tho highest interest the progress of iree institutions in all countries ; and enpecioil y in one to which we are so much indebted as to Italy , whose laws and whose military and civil polity have penetrated the institutions of half the medern world . 2 . Thatthe past history and the present condition of the Italians have made thsm the ohjeets of peculiar intevest with all CarlBtenaom . The renown of ancient Rome—the glory of the Republics of the middle apesthe arts of modern Italy—the mournful history of fc » r struggles and her sufferings—have made her fate an object of especial solicitude with all scholars , all lovers of the beautiful , all admirers of heroic deeds ' and aU Republicans .
9 , That no freeman can looV coldly on tV . e present struggle of the Italians for national independence and constitutional liberty ; that our hearts have been with them since the first moment when the cry ef freedom was uttered ; and will beat for them until all Italy is free , from Calabria to the Alps , 4 . That we prestnt our most hearty and respectful salutations to the Sovereign Pontiff for tbe noble part he has taken in behalf of his people ; that knowing tbe difficulties with which he is surrounded at home , and tho attacks with which ha ia menaced from abroad , we honour him tbs more for the mild firmness with which he hasovercome the one , and the true spirit with which he has repelled the other . 3 . That the cry of Freedom again in Italy is a sound which will summon the brave and the freo of all nations to encourage with their voices , and to assist with their «« ngtn , if need be , tho Italian pcoplo in tbeir strug ; gle for liberty and independence .
6 . That' Peace hath her victories rro l * fti renowned than War ; ' and that the noble attitude ef Plus IX . throwing tho vast Influence of the Pontlflcate Into the scxle of well , attempered freedom , standing as the advocate of peace , ful progress , the promoter at once of social arnelioiB'lon , industrial developement and political reform , unmoved by the parade . ' of hostile armies hovering on his bordars , hopeful for man and trusting in God , is the grandest 'pectaele of our day , full of encouragement and promise to Europe , mors grateful to us and more glorious to himself than triumphs on a bundled fields of battle . The readinsj of the address was frequently interrupted by loud applause—and it was subsequently adopted by acclamation . When
Hon . Benjami . v F . Sutler addressed the meeting on the occasion of presenting the first reso ' ution : — We have assembled this evening as freemen ta expressour deep and heartfelt sympathy with Pius the Ninth in his endeavours for the regeneration of the Italian people . That America should feel an interest in the progress of freedom in any part of the civilised world ia not singular—indeed , wore it otherwise , we should be unworthy of our blessings of tho largest measure of civil and reliaious freedom . The reforms introduced inte the civil administration of the Papal States by the present able Head of these States , and the concessions he so wisely and freely made to popular liberty , have awakened throughout tho American Republic an unfeigned sympathy and elicit universal congratulation ; and I rejoice that
we are here assembled this evening to give utterance to our sympathetic thoughts . Here are many persons of foreign birth—{ . peaking various languages —uniting religions of every creed , and without abating one jot or tittle of faith or belief—who merge all before the altar of common liberty and emancipation . ( Great applause . ) It is . to use the words of one of Ireland ' s greatest minds , the lofty sentimentsnot the inconsiderable advocate —which have called out respect and applause . The speaker then paaaed to a brief review of the distinctive character of Americans in giving utterance to their sympathy in great reforms—and particularly to the hopes which the steps taken by Pius IX . toward the regeneration of the Papal States have inspired—measures hailed in all parts of our land ns well as in Europe as the most cheering si » n 9 of tho times in which we live . In no part of the world is reform so
desirab-e or attended with a greater prospect of usefulness—immediate and collateral—as in Italy . Mr B . then proceeded to a succinct review of her ancient advantages and present condition—the ancient dominion of her capital aa mistress of tbe world , stored with trophies of ancient and modern art ; and now she possesses , through her Chief Ruler , an influence over millions of the human race not possessed by any other government on earth—and he is making proposals for the enlargement of universal freedom . The speaker then plancf d at the influence of these movements of the Papal Government . In process of time , other governments will be formed on the same liberal sentiments , and these will conduce to national independence and constitutional freedom . With a few more remarks in a similar strain , Mr Butler cloned , amid much applause—and was followed by
Theodore Sbdowick , who offered the second reso-Inion , with preliminary rema'ks in a strain of earnest eloquence—reviewing the action of the Pope ; the j-nst and present condition of Italy , and her prospects for the future : the commingling of different men of different countries , and speaking varied tongues—perhaps a score in number—and all united in one common demonstration of sympathetic feeling —ar . d adverting finally to the general character , and the present andulcima ' e effect of such testimonials of sympathy sf one Nation for the patriotic endeavours ofanother .
Joseph S . Boswohth , Esq ., spoke to the third resolution . The speaker entered into a brief view of Roman history , which he divided into three periods . The first the Republican ; the second , that from subjugation of Tarentum to the battle of Actium—in this Republicanism wns destroyed , by increasing wealth , luxury , and selfishness ; the third period extended to the division of the Empire , and its entire subversion in the West , embracing about 500 years . In treating this subject a good deal of historical knowledge was displayed , and from the whole the lesson was deduced that in a penfeet equality of po itical rights , with no distinction but such as talent and virtue might create , with equal and exact justice pervading the whole , could onlv ba found the security of good governments and of popular progress .
James W . Gerard , Esq ., said that many years had elapsed since he had attended a public meeting . lie bad , with all his heart , been ready to join on this occasion in exoresssing sympathy with tho neople' of Italy and their great Head , and wish them God speed in the noble race of libert ) which they had entered . The people to whom this resolution was addressed were descendants of the mighty race of old . And Rome wasnow only receiving that which for five long centuries her people so nobly enjoyed . The present Romans were worthy descendants of their ancestors . They came of a great and glorious race , and were their true children . Next ware tbe people who sont this salufation to Italy . Here , in this metropolis of the New World , 4 000 miles across the Atlantic , people of all notions and sects waft to the head of the
Republic of Rome ( as he trusted it soon would be ) their combined sympathies and salutations . ( Applause . ) Mr Gerard then went on to speak of the lofty character of Pius IX ., and concluded by expressing the hope that the resolutions would bo passed villi unanimity . The Hon . Dudley Selden seconded tho resolution . Samuel Jones , jun ., Esq .. rose to move the fourth resolution . When ' should be the time that the terms ' National Liberty , Constitutional Freedom , ' would not excite to their deepest throbbing , every American bosom . The gentleman who had before spoken bad eloquently said that wo had been indebted to Rome for the discovery of this continent . Great as was our debt for Columbus , it was still greater for the great examples of virtue in which our forofatherssousht the
models of the institntions they were about to establish . Nor we » e we indebted to Rome fur free institutions only , but we had drawn from ber many of the terms which are as familiar to us as household words ' Senator , Representative , Veto , ' were all old Roman words ; and could we be indifferent to a struggle for national liberty and constitutional freedom in old Rome , to which wo owed such a debt of gratitude . It waa tho privilege of this generation to witness the rekindling of the sscred fires of liberty on these very altars from which we lit our own . Robert Kelly , K ? q ., rose to move the fifth resolution . It was a bold resolution , which could bo offered nowhere but in aland of the bravo and the free , and nowhere more appropriately than in a country , which in its own revolutionary struggle
rccoived the sympathies and tho aid of so many noble spirits . The cry of freedom in Italy would rinj like a trumpet through the land , and be answered back from every plain and mountain . It waa not * he object of the resolutions to incite the people of Italy to rush upon a career of revolution . They would not proclaim freedom to those who were not prepared for ita blessings and its duties . It was by the oeaoeful influence of such wise reforms as Pius IX . was introducing that the people of Italy would be truly prepared for perfect liberty . But while they pointed them tothefutnre for the full ottainmentof freedom , they would tell them that if the armies which encompassed them should march against them , it was their duty to resist , while they bad strength to resist , and the hands of freemen would not bo wanting
toassistthem . But the tradition and the sphitof liberty are still alive in Italy , and there were more patriots there , like thsse who had on these shores sought a refuge from Austrian prison , and the know / edge of this fact gave ihem hope for Jtniy . There was hope for aU tho oppressed nations of Europe . It might be that the eagles of liberty would rise from the Capitoline to spread over the land , even as the eagles of ancient Rome carried conquest and enslavement among all tbe nations whither they came . Tbe emancipation of Italy would he the sigsai for tbe emancipation of all Europe . Hungary , Bohemia , Poland , would follow . And if , informer tirecs , the voice of Peter the Hermit cou'd summon all nations to attempt the rescue of the Holy Sepulchre , sotheY 0 ic 8 0 f Italy , in behalf of freedom , could not fail to collect tho world for
itsachieve-David Ditolbt Field , Esq .. rose to move the sixth and last resolution , and said—The first battalion that should cross tb * Po ? ould bo tbe signal for tbat war
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of opinion which would result in changing the whole face of Europe . Viewing the Pope as a temporal ruler , and as the spiritual head of & hundred and sixty millions of men , his importance could not bo exaggerated . And his voioe was on the aide of freedom and free institutions . No longer could it be said that the friends of freedom were ' the enemies of order ; the sovereign pontiff was the great Reformer ' This was the dawn of a new day , not for Italy only , but for universal man . On the suggestion of the secretary , John O . Devereaux Esq ., Sig . Feux Foubssi was then called for and addressed the meeting in the Italian language in an eloquent manner , expressing his sense of the unexpected honour dono himself , and tho impression
made upon him by the numbers and enthusiasm of the meeting . He then went on in the most animated terms to respond to the miwmuoim ofaympathy which had been made for Italy . After this , he turned to the Italians present , and having called on them to bo worthy of this feeling on the part of tho community in which they bad lived , he went on to speak ot their own coun try and of liberty . This , ho said , was no dream , no ttUrile nor useless thin " . And already in Italy it was so , there its fruits were even now substantially apparen * , inciting them , if need be , to contend and die in its defence . Signor Foresti spoke with an elocution as admirable as his remarks were glowing and ardent , and concluded with tbe cheers of his countrymen and the applause of the whole audience .
On the motion of James W . White , Esq ., seconded by Mr James II . Titus , it was resolved : — That the address , resolutions , and such other parts of the proceedings as might be judged advisable , should bo properly attested and forwarded to Romr , to be delivered to bin Holiness , through some appropriate channel , and also that the nhole proceedings should be published . " After this , the band played once more the hymn to Pius IX ., and then the immense assembly quietly dispersed , highly gratified with all that bad taken place .
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NATIONAL ORGANISATION . TO THE E 6 IT 0 B OF THB HOBTHESN STAB . 1 The quality of mercy is not struinud , It droppeth liko the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is tnico blessed ; It blesseth him tbat gives and him that takes / -. oi « acmuiui . uat given uuu uim EJi & t taae » .
—• Sn » r 9 PBt » E . Mi man Sia , —In tho Stae of the 20 th of November there appeared a letter containing animadversions on a paragraph of my letter , No . 2 , on National Organisation , which runs thus— ' If a brother have erred , it is the duty of Chartists in particular , and of all men , to stretch a point to forgive him , ' The writer appears to imagine that we cannot forgive a brother who has sinnoa asainBt us , without becoming equally guilty of his error , or at least approving of his misconduct ; for ho sajs , that by forgiving a brother who has erred , we sliow to tha world , that we are willing to purchase support at the expense of truth and jmtlee . '
By what process of reasoning ho has arrived at this startling conclusion , I am entirely at a loss to discover . Docs my suggestion for the practical adoption of the noble principle of forgiveness justify this rash assertion ? Is the noble , godlike principle of forgiveness , which is inculcated b y tbe most exalted philosophers of ancient and modern times—which is one of tho most beautiful traits of Christian character—which is sanctioned , ay , commanded , by God himself— Forgive your enemies' to be for ever held np as noble and good merely in theory , and is it to be denounced , and that in no gentle terma , when we make an attempt to carry it into practice ! Is not this most inconsistent ? What do we mean by our prayer— ' Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors , ' if we think that our debtors ought not to be forgiv « n ! Wo do pray fer mercy ; And that same prayer doth teach aa all to render Tho dei'ds of merc \ . '
It does not follow , though we forgive a brother who has erred , that we are to hide from him that we do not approve of his misconduct , or to use no means to prevent future error * . I do not mean to eaj that a man who has proved , after repeated eap . * imenis , tbat he is fairly beat en crime , should be trusted with the funds of any local or general body , or placed In a responsible situation among us , but I do affirm that we ought not to make a public exhibition , in meetings of our assoelation , of that man ' s depravity or his crimes . After his depravity has been fairly provtd , we should intimate te him , at his own house , that be cannot be allowed to remain in a responsible situation . Wo should reason with him on his misconduct , and endeavour to reform and not to debase .
The reviewer farther asks , in reference to my suggestion of forgiviagr a brother who has erred— Have not our enemies acted upon this principle in punishing Chartist offenders ! Did they not stretch a point in transporting Frost , Williams Jones , and Ellis ? ' ists Unfortunately they did indeed ' stretch a point , ' but it was entirely ia the wrong direction . They did not stretch a point to forgive them , as I hope we will do to aa erring brother—they stretched a point to condemn them , entirely in the wrong direction . If they had aoted on mj suggestion—if they had acted on the Christian principle of forgiveness , which they ' all profess to venerate—the results would have teen different . They have just done what my suggestion is meant to prevent , so far aa the Chartist body is concerned—they have inflicted a punishment ten thousand times greater than the offence .
But what does an honest man want of his fallow , men more than justice V asks my reviewer . I answer , if be commit an error—and what man can say , I am infallible ?—he craves jour forgiveness , and the mere fact that he does cravs it signifies repentance and that he deserves it . 4 It is an attribute to God himself : And earthly power doth then show likest God ' s , When mercy seasons justice . Thcr * fore , man Though justice be thy plea , consider this—That in the course of justice , none of uo Shall see salvation . '
As to the nature of the offences to be forgiven , these will be known when they arise in the conrs * of agitation ; but I may mention , that however a man may diff = r in opinion as to method or expediency , and may tven violate some rule laid down by the local body , as a mat . ter of expediency ; thongh his conduct cannot bo approved of , yet it may be forgiven , Was it wrong in Mr Fonrgus ' O'Connor to forgive Dr M'Diuall ; nnd generously , nobly offer to forgive all those who had sinned against him , in connexion with the Chartist cause . Examine th" nature of the offencea which they committed , and follow Mr O'Conaor ' a noble csample . My reviewer ridicules the idea of many of ' her Ma jesty ' s jail birds , ' after being liberated , joining such a mprcif . il association .
* The Rev . T . Spencer said at tbe Birmingham Conference of April , 1842 : — ' A man might be convicted of felony , and yet in after yennbe a good and honest man . ' So that the idea of a liberated 'jail-bird' becoming a member of a Charter Association , is not so very ridiculous after all . Mr Robertson , I sre , objects to settle all charges of a local character , by the fair and impartial mode of arbi-( ration . Mr ft . ia completely mistaken , if he imagine that I mean to keep the general body in ignorance of such charges ; because the reading of tbe minutes of committee at tho general meetings , would put them in possession of these ; but the p-inciple- of arbitration is recommended to prevent these charges from being brought up and discussed at general meetings . And my reason for that Is , heeauaa I have ever seen it the case that the discussion of purely personal maiters at these general meetings has generally produced a deal of angry feeling , the consequences of which are not so soon forgotten .
The time of these general meetings can be better employed in lecturing and hearing essays , < tc , than in these personal matters , which can bo settled by fair arbi . tratlou . Mr Kobtrtaon , who eohtends 80 strongly for ¦ Justice to ell , injustice to none , ' should ba the last man to object to the just principle of arbitration , where the accuser and the accused Jlmve an equal number of friends , ] anJ , therefore , an iqual chance of having a just decision . Mr It . say » , B ut in their political onpacity , Chartists have no bub ' uiess to interfere with th < j private character of a member , unless he is proposed to fill some
responsible situation , & c ; so that , after all , 'hir Majesty ' s jail-birds , ' on being liberated , are at fall liberty to join auch a merciful association . * This ia just what I contended for ; that yei aunal charges should never be made , wnitss it wer * ttirougU Imperative necessity . Depend upon it , you will And the generality of men too ready to scaudalUe a man ' s character , without requiring the assistance of the Chartist Association , whose endea . vour * utwuld rather be to ttuiint the bonds of brotherhood , to season justice with nurey , aud ptovo practically that
• Forgiveness to the injured doth belong . ' I trust that Mr R . will be as read y to adopt any really good portions of my letters , as he hug been to p-lint our what he lbouBut wormy er corrective notice . I trust he is now busy endeavouring to arouse tho en » rgias of our Plymouth bretbr » : ' , and to show them that all our hopes of success is in the tft ' ec-ive manner in which the people support a proper system of Notisnal Organisation . I rtmain , my dear Sir , TiHKo , firm and faithful , Fao FA 7 BU . November 23 th , 18 i 7 .
[ As will be ptrccirudfby the date of the above , 'Fro PatrlaV letter waa sent to ua some week ' s since . Press of matter , principally occasioned by tho proceeding * in Parliament , comprtlid us to postpone its insertion . It is only fair to say that tha above is a curtailed edition of the original . If' Pro Patria' inton Js to send any further letters , he had better do so during the Parliamentary recess . We mutt add an earnest request to 'P . P . ' to study brevity . ]
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MILITARY CORONATION , OR MONARCHY AT A DISCOI 7 NT TO THB EP 1 TOR 07 TBE NOBTBIBN STAB . Sia / _\ Vbllst vQcorde deekro the common origin , tho common brotherhood of man , a Strang * fUtallty has perverted this truth , and men have been deified into kings by the folly of their brother men . Strange crea tnrea have thew Bum & adetoM proved , and qvuerly have
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thay recompensed tho degrading prostration of tbe slave who made them . I know not if 'their fantastic tricks before high heaven doth mate the angelsweep . ' I know it made the pions poet , Cewper , write : — " Qaovedo , at he tells his sober tale , Asked , when in hell , to see tbo Royal G Aot ; ' —Approved their methods in all other things , ' But where , 'said be , ' do you oafine your Kings ? The guide pr » ssnts tbe group full to his » iew , ' Indsed ' . ' be cried , ' There tTe bnt very few S * His b ' ook interpreter tha chorge disdained , 'ffiw , fellow !—there are all that ever reigned . ** Whilst another declares : — 1 , few have rei ? ned who hat e not been a scourge ; From might y Nimrod down to the Fourth George . ' Of a Gflonrel am about to relate a recent humorous .
but telling fact . To tho Georges as well as to the rest of these specimens of the guntu-BOHio , tbo Tain ioolatry of their breth ren erected statues ; the Images of thesn occupied the grand tquarts of tho chief cities , and eten the sanctuaries of temples , devoicd In co-partnership also to the Greai Supreme . One of these statues occupying the spacious jjreen in Onr citadel , rrpre t riling tbs Second George , clad in majestic robes , crasplr . g in his hand a roll , ( perhaps tho withheld rights cf the people , ) wore a urotesqus appearance soma three or four weeks since . On tho evening when the guard was set for tho night , hi « kingobip appeared as usual all mnjestic ; but lo ! at early dawn , theoffW In command , on hU accustomed earl y walk around tho ramparts , observed a something that ' eommanded his surprise and attention . What wm it ?_ in the dim twilight some remarkfcbla objects appeared ! ' White l ^ Wliite . by Godl * 'What , What ?'— ' Banners ? B . mners ?'— ' D . mned Tricolour * — ' Citadel surprised !'— * French t French ?'— ' What
can itbe l Joined by the sertfeant-mojor , tbry proceed nearer topereelvo amid the obscurit y of mom tha causa of all this surprise and horror . —• WS- ' en oh ! greater surprise!—oh , creator hnrwr !—Tell it not in Gath ! i—Publish It not In the streets of Askdon !—No white of a tricolour wasit , but only military jesting tvith a statue of Royally ; for the raised eye-glass of the obsorrlng < ffielal conveyed to his horrified optle nerves , the Impression cf some stupendous white potsdeehambre wherewith great Gaorgeliau been bedtcked as a travelling pedlar ia aartheriware . One pot-de chamb / te in tha extended hand holding the scroll ; one on hU head as a heniet , ct earthenware crown ; and r <& , hls BD 0 Uifler \ inoi j whilst some fragments at his feet , showed that tfcenisht winds had made some havoc of a portion of his Majesty ' s stock . ] n trade of unmentionable chamber utensils . Rorreseoreferens—Oh , Tempora ! Oh , iforesl Obssevsb , Plymouth .
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THE LAND AND THE CHAKTEB . TO TDB IWTOB Or THB NORTHEBN STAB , Sia—Through the columns of jour valuable journ . il I solicit the attention of the member * of Ihe Land Corapnny to the following fact!—riz , TVat not one out of every twenty of them contribute anything cither by labour or pecuniary ai . l towards facilitating the progress of tho People ' * Charter ! 1 This , sir , is a melancholy , but an indisputable truth . True , they lavish unbounded pratse upon , and pass unlimited votes cf confidence in , Mr O Connor , all of which and much more he truly deserves ; . bnt the sort of confidence Mr O'Connor would like them to display would bn , for each of them
to use every available m <* ans at th < ir command to ena . hie him to accomplish thatshject for which through life he has consistently struggled ; viz ., to get tho six points of the People ' s Charter enacted as the law of the lend . This object once accomplished , and the deplorable and debasing position which the sons and daughters cf toil now occupy , would be superseded by a better and holier system ; for thin the working classes could deliberate upon , and devise means whereby to promote thtir own welfare ; whereas nor * they ara degraded slaves both la body and mind , fearful to promulgate their opinions , lest the iron hand of capital should crush them and deprive them of the means of thing out a miserable subsistence .
Did the members of tho Land Company f » el half as much anxiety nbont their political rights , as they da about getting a prize in tbe ballot , the holy , glorious , and just principles of the People ' s Charter would soon become the law of the hind . It ' s strange tbat the Lind members should by their apathy impede the progresi of tho land Plan to whicii they are wedded , if not through principle at least through interest , Tbeir inconsistency is inexplicable ; their conduct cannot be justiQed . Do unto others as yon would others should do onto you , is the ; oIdin rulo of religion which the Chartists have Jong acted upon , but which the great bulk of the Land members stems very reluctant to adopt .
What was tho ostensible oVject Mr O'Connor had ia view , when he first established the Land Plan ! Wa » it not to give Britania ' s slaves n practical foretaste of the great benefits and advantages which ' would be wiihin rennh of tha people when they got possession of polit cal power ! Wis It not to remove the « u-plus labour out of the overstocked artificial labour market , and thereby enable the workman to procure a fair remuneration for his labour » Did not Mr O'Connor anticipate that the Land Movement would give a mighty impetus to tha agitation for the Charter 1 that by the aid of snch » powerful auxiliary we « ould fee enabled to snatch poli . tical power trom our tyrannical oppressors , and thereby secure tho politicnl freedom of the people at large ? Yes . sir , to obtain justice and happiness for the whole , Mr O'Connor is ardently straggling , but the m ? jority of the Land monhers appear to feel but little interest ia that gentleman ' ^ p .-litical efforts J ; beyond psying their contributions , and endeavouring to getpossess ' . on of their allotments , they seem dispo » ed to do nothing .
In conclusion , I fearlessly assert that it is the duty of every member of tho Land Company to aid in acceltrating the progress of the P . ople ' s Charter , btcauaa when . passed into law it would enable Mr O'Connor , and his co-w < rkers iu tho cause of human redemption , to restore tbe land to the people to whom it rightfully belongs ; and without the possession of which the working classes can never be made truly happy , independent end freo . Secondly . Because it would level the inequalities , and law—made distinctions which at present prevail : and Thirdly—because it would reduce tho many excellent maxims which are frequently propounded by religious hjprocrites to practice , and thereby establish a system of pure and genuine religion . Yours , in tba cause of univers & Mreedom . Teohas Alhond . StanhopB . street , Westminster .
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THE BARNSLEY CONFEDERATES . TO THS EDITOS OV THE NOBTHEBIC STAB . DeaS Sib , —The following appeared in the most conspicuous part of tbe Dcbus Register of the 18 th : — 'SIB JOHN O ' COSNELL AND THE DEUOCIUT 1 C CONFEDERATES OF BABHSLET . A statement having appeared in Mr Fearjus 0 'C-n « nor t paper , the Nobtdeun Stab , intimating that Mr John O'Connell bad been assailed with maledictions by bis countrymen in Barnsley , fur his conduct on the firs * reading of the Coercion Bill , we have great pleasure in complying with tho request of our frieads who signed the following letter , to give that statement that unqualified contradiction which they do . 'Respected Sir—We earnestly hope and trust you will be ao good as to insert the above lines in your valuable journal , as we are constant readers of it above twenty years . ' Lawbekce Clkabt , Patbick Reu . lt , 'Felix M'Gdibe '
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• to hb jona o coHNfcw .. ' It is with the deepest regret that we , the Irishmen of Jlarnsley , and the supporters of Mr John O ' Connell and his late lamented and patriotic father , have had onr attention attracted by a paragraph that has appeared iu the Nqbthsbk Stab on the 11 'h ult , accusing us of blaspheming , and pouring down curses on tbe head of oar noble and spirited lender , Mr John O'Connell , on his IateproMedinsis in the Howe of Commons on the Coer . cion Bill . Sir , the followers of Mr John O'Connell ara , we asmre you , quite of a different character . They are men who attend to their religious duties , and we hope , with the assistance of God and their pastor ' , they follow the rules and obligations of Christianity , and the greatest of those ia to lovo all maukin . l . They cuMft no one . How far , then , ore tbty from cursing him whom tb * y tiust and lovel ' Sir , aa tho followers of O'Connell , we assure y «* n , and all others , that we deny taking or having any active part in the proceedings referred to in the Stab , nor did wo even know tbat there wer <> , nsthoy call tb-mselven . Democratic Confederates In Barnsley , until this article appenrad . In conclusion , let us add , wu believe the honourable member for Limerick to be the pride of his country . LafTBEWCB CtKA 37 , PiTBlCtt REItLT , 'Fslix M'Gdibe . '
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I am the person who wrote the report alluded to in the above letter , and before replying to the base , lying , hypocritical cant , of those good Pnansees , I cannot but roraark , that the great p leasure expressed by the editor of the Reoistib to give . it publicity , U mora of the poor , pitiful tneana adopted to damage the growing popularity of Mr O'Connor in Ireland , nnd thna perpetuate the delusion of the shim pairioMof Conciliation Hall . But , as an Irishman , from the utmost recesses ot my heart , do I thank the feme men of Nottingham for choosing a ropresontativ * , who » o labour * in tbo Hrnis of Cw » n *> n » havo already torn the dark vail off the people ' s eyes , ami will ultimately load to the total expulsion < . f those
placebeggsrs tbat have so long been tho curso of my unfOrtanata country . The Reoisti . ii may reiterate th « taunt of Mr John O'Connell , that Mr O'Connor is stained wkh tho violence of Chartism , thinking it will have ita < ff « ot on those who merely know of tho name ns something to be dreaded , through tho . ail » repreg « ntat ! oj » of deslgn n < demagogue * , bnt they cannot say that his hand Is stained with the people ' s pence , nor with tho government patronagre of hte country ' s enemies . The Irish leaders ot the present day must stser a straightforward course , fo * the first time in their lives , or otherwise leave the way for him who must evidently attract tho attention and win the esteem of every honest Irishman who has hia country ' s welfare at heart .
Sir , I havo often hoard tell of tha thrca tailors of Tooloy-Blreet , who commenced sn address by saying—« We , the people of England , ' but London hi not withont its rival in tomfoolery , for here wo have a complete sobfttitute , in th « persons of the tbm newer * of Bogue-xow
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 1, 1848, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01011848/page/7/
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