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      a sto mind , orrathertheesgateafaon , : i 3 in an infant state , vrhaerthemmdofEngr " landhas acquired a g iant's stature . The Keform Bill promised to theEriglish peop le what . ' the Bepuhhcpw ^^ to ^ aMe . ^ prte a lompushment of the Keform Bill , hy fttfiaid of the peop le , it turned out to he « amercer * a delugoiur and a snare ; " "while the Bepubhc s f jianceias turned out to he a mere trap , to cat ( jh > 6 thefirstinstance , apartyof represen " latiVes who were returned upon their enthuaas ' tic profe ^ oM ofJae ^^^^^ m j Bfla ^

      J those who gained the ^ Revolution contended ,-and in achieving which they boldly risked their Sres— namely , L 1 BEETY , EQUALITY , JBATERNITY—is the principle against -srhich the hloody sword of tyranny is now . raised . How can Liberty—how can Equality . ^ . how cari Fraternity east ; when that leghi , mate equality of man , upon which the new system was professedly based , is destroyed ? My Lord , of course you are aware , that unfler the dominion of Louis Philippe , the

      thirty-six millions of a French population had no more than two hundred thousand electors to represent them , while England , with a population of not more than twemy millions , has nearly one million of electors . But , my iord , do not turn this fact into an argument in favour of English liberalism , because I will meet you thus—the English system is based upon the traffic of the capitalist in the -labour of the poor , and the system of representation is so constructed , that lordlings , ministers , and capitalists can so -constitute the House of Commons , as to legislate for their own and not for the people ' s interest

      My Lord , in England it has ever been the practice of the Government in power , when threatened with dismissal , to affrig ht their opponents by the threat of revolution . It would be tedious to remind my readers of the blood y and terrific language used , and threats held oat , even by loyal men to their monarch , in the event of the Reform Bill being denied The people know that , in this country , there

      is one law for the rich , and another law for the poor , and if they presume that such an injustice has ceased , they have only to reflect upon the impertinent answer of your Home Secbeiaey in rep ly to my question relative to the language recently used by the Protec tionists at the Crown and Anchor meeting , presided over by His Grace the Duke op Richmond . .

      Jfy Lord , if His Grace Feaegus O'Cox-50 E had presided over a Chartist meeting where such language had been used , he would have been very speedil y anointed with the grace of the law , while the grace of God anoints his Geace of Richmond . Let me now call your Lordshi p ' s attention to the critical simile between the first Reformed Eng lish Parliament , and the first Republican National Assembly . The first act of the Eng lish Parliament was to pass a bloody and atrocious Coercion Bill to suppress Irish opinion . It then turned its power to the prosecution

      of the Dorchester Labourers , the Glasgow Cotton Sp inners , and to the suppression of the Birming ham Political Union , by whose vigour and courage the Reform Bill was mainly carried . . Then followed the atrocious Poor-law Amendment Act ; the prevention of Members meeting from twelve till three o ' clock in the day to present petitions , and expound the views of the petitioners ; then the tax of twenty millions upon Eng lish slaves to emanci pate the West India slaves . And

      such precisely is the policy of the present FrenchAssembl y , elected by universal suffrage : that bod y—like the Reformed Parliamentnow endeavouring to destroy the very power by which it was created . The " Special Constable" Pbesidext hoping to confirm his power , and to elevate himself to the dignity of Emperor , flunks to tickle the frivolity of the French peop le by a threat of war with England , while his sole object—or rather that of his MONITORS and HEAD-PIECES—is

      to preserve tranquillity by a threat of war , in the hope of peacefully carry ing the new ELECTORAL LAW . Then , my Lord , notwithstanding the co-operation of Russia and France , the mock conflict will be g lossed over , and you will see your French Ambassador again at the Court of St . James ' s ; but , bear in mind , my Lord , that althoug h such a sham may tickle English Reformers , and , for a time , soothe down their anger , it will not nave the same effect upon the French people . My Lord , I have heretofore avowed myself in favour of a Monarchy in a country where it had been long established , and where any attempt to destroy it would lead to revolting massacre and bloodshed , provided the

      POWER BEHIND THE THRONE WAS GREATER THAN THE THRONE ITSELF . But let me ' now test the relative value of Republicanism and Monarchy . Republic means things suiting the people . Monarch y means one head of the people . And to show you the difference of the expense , and the foll y of upholding the latter , let me remind you , that while the whole national expenditure of America is scarcely eight millions a year , file amount of Church property in Englanda majority of which is paid by those who dissent from its doctrines—amounts to overTEN MILLIONS a year . to

      Tour Lordship may ask ^ what has this do with monarchy ? M y rep ly is , that it is the basis of the Eng lish Throne , CHURCH , and STATE—their motto being , "The BIBLE and the SWORD . " A gain , how can you reconcile it to your conscience to devote si ght millions a year—the amount required for supporting the American Republic—to ? 0 OR LAWS in this country , to cram fcastiles with paupers . While yon are

      importing the produce of American land , nmeteaths of your own country is in a state of Perfect sterility ? But , my Lord , I will go further , to show the difference between selfi nterest and policy . You are ' upon amicable terms with the Republic of America , and with ae Republic of France ; you exchange ambassadors with both courts , while yon denounce the very name of Republic ; you rely plainl y upon the odium cast upon those called I

      ff D REPUBLICANS in FRANCE by the vmg "Times , " which would construe their ™ ere colour into a love of blood . But do not Presume , my Lord ,, that because Paris is France , thatLondonisEtJgland . Thepeop lein Wasgow , in Edinburgh , and other towns in S ^ uand ; the people of Newcastle , Carlisle , overl and , Leeds , and the great hives ef

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      - — iv ; ' Yorkshire ; Manchea ^ fe ^ nd great hive of Lancashire ; , tfoi & ipfenv Sheffield , Bir taingham , Derby , ' Baxter , ' Northampton , Bristol , and aU those h ^^ of England—they , and-. ypu know it ,, aj ^^ dre powerful , and & £ ^ i 4 p fe terror uii ^ mihd of a Minister , when dissatisfaction exists , than London does . ~ Let me' now ^ my Lord , : giye you the best definition of the sterling value of the Eng lish mind . . You let sKp ; the ^ dpgs of war—you pack juries—you subprniStnesses—you strain the law—you open ; the : gates .-of ' the . dungeon ,

      and secure the deaths : of'many in their cold cells-Tyou have constened thousands of families of virtuous ; -Jlarieisti- ajid industrious men to , the cold -Jastile . ; . ' . but jovl have failed to eradicate ] ^^ ij ^ rinciples for . the defence of wlikhVitiw ^ perished , and by which -their families were consigned , to sta ^ tioh . - Yotf-i ^ e f fried : Free . Trade , in . snppor f , of bi % ? iiany , of the ignorant working / classes -jom ^ itheir . powerful-Land oppressive masters .: The Financial ¦ and Parliamentary Reform-Association- sprung into existence , as if by' ^ magin ; . 'and speedily attamed an apparen ^ gigantic strength ; but it , also , has o ! ied » niifcnral death . Its principles

      wjteeto ygali ^ ah ^ pjg ^^^^^^^ ge ^ Hvmceyosr ^^ L ^ rds ^^^ ij ^^^^ fer —of Quees ^ : Lords , and /^ Commons , Mshops , parsons , merchants , manuacturers , and capitalists—the army , the dungeon , and perjurycannot much- longer hold the mind of this country in bondage . It is all very well to state the comparatively small income that the Queen receives from the revenue of this country , but I have shown -you that the Church is the right arm of the Queen , and receives over ten millions a year—that the army is the breast-plate . of her Majesty ; while the poor little woman wields her magic wand over those who traffic in the very sweat and blood of her

      LOYAL AND DEVOTED SUBJECTS . Now , my Lord , although I have not had as much experience in red-tape policy , blue books , and Parliamentary humbug as you have , I have had much more experience in public matters , and better understand the public mind . And , although I possess no influence in the House of Commons , as at present constituted—and I rejoice at it—yet I have more experience in those public matters , and a

      better knowled ge of . that public mind , which will , ere long , bringyon and your associates to their senses . Only let trade get bad , now that cotton has failed . Let us have another bad harvest—which is not at all unlikely from the present state of the weather—and then you will find that theclod poles , as they threatened at the Crown and Anchor—will mount their p lough horses , and marshal themselves into cavalry , and when . so headed , with HIS

      GRACE OF RICHMOND AS THEHt COMMANDER ; then the operatives in the manufacturing towns will become the . infantry of his Grace . My Lord , can anything be more revolting to an Eng lishman , than the fact of hour after hour , day after day , and weekafter week , being devoted to discussions upon the barbarous and atrocious treatment of English colonists , while not an . hour is devoted to the consideration of your own starving poor ? I published in 1843 , in my work upon the "Small Farm

      System , " the fact that you would very speedily lose your Colonies ^ -and so much the better for the Eng lish peop le ; and I antici pated the hope , at a prior period , that I should live to see the day when the grip ing Stock Exchange would be levelled with the dust , and that the leeches who live and fatten upon war , dissension , and turmoil , and uncertainty , would be compelled to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow , instead of living in luxurious idleness upon the ignorance and traffic of their dupes .

      My Lord , I have stated it before , and I repeat it now , that the wise peop le of this generation will not much longer submit to that nefarious law of primogeniture , which has saddled them with the burden to meet the interest upon a National Debt raised to shed human blood . M y Lord , I shall conclude my letter with a few extracts from that which I addressed to you on the 13 th of July , 1839 , and from them you may gather the truth of my old maxim , that "the folly of to-day may be . the wisdom of the morrow . " Here follow the extracts : —

      My lord , I shall not be so ungenerous as to attribute to yon a desire to strengthen the lories , with the view of fallingljackupontSem , rather thin open the popular party , in the event of Whig weakness ; hut to men who give yon credit for judgment and discretion , the case -will be at least suspicions , inasmuch as you have strengthened the Tories by neglect of lie people ; while , at the same time , yon manifest a datermination to coalesce with the enemy , rather than acquiesce in . what you are pleased to call o ^ anic changes ; and of all and ereiyone of which organic changes your own Reform Bill has been the fountain and the source . Your Reform , if squaring in action with the terms noon which it was supported and carried , would be a rallying point for an invincible phalanx ; and if sufficiently

      expansive to meet the evils which it professed to redress , instead of being crippled , narrowed , and circumscribed , in the hope of merelymaking them more palatable , when imposed by new taskmasters , tiieclamourfororganicchangesmight have been lulled or suppressed in progressive administrative improvement ; and therefore , my Lord , the violence of Radicalism derives its origin from Whig imbecility , rather than from Radical impetuosity . The passing of Catholic Emancipation took many agitators from the ranks of the people , and the passing of the Reform Bill took so many more , that they were once again

      thrown upon their own resources . When men congregate together , and speak familiarly over their wrongs ; and agree upon the mode of redress , the over-zeal of enthusiasm is checked by the caution of jndg ment ; allactnponagiren principle : and if a revolution should unhappily take place , it must be a revolution of the majorityagtinstthe usurpation of a minority ; while , in those countries where public meetings are Hnknpwn , the nation must be in a perpetual state of preparedness ; hot against the outbreak of general discontent , but against the emadc of the malcontent

      My Lord , upon the other hand , allow grievances to remain unredressed , or say they do not exist , and suppress public meetings , and then you but smother the flame , which , through secret clubs and societies , will unexpectedly burst forth with only so much notice as the flash gives of the approaching thunder . Then , my Lord , how wiU yon guard your house , fence your Stock Exchange , or protect life against those mattes , which , in the wililness of despair , a revolutionary club , or a discontented association , may , without notice , originate ? The great fault consists , not in the meetings , but in the slight wisdom and little profit which your Lordship derives from them . , ify Lord , the boast of a statesman should be in the pride of reflection , while his richest reward should consist in irreproachable self-examination . He should lay up in deeds ,

      a store from which memory may draw without surfeit or distaste , and be so pure that error should be ascribed to wantof judgment , rather than tdlaek of virtue . Examine yourself by this rule , my Lord ; recall your acts during a period of seven years' power , and upon which of them , as a man or a statesman , would you build your temple of fame , or feed your vanity by a moment ' s reflection ! My Lord , your Reform BiU has proved a thorn without a rose , while you would daily refresh us with the promised odour of its coming fragrance . Religion yoiihave made a science ; its dignitaries being harsh law-makers , " and its ministers followers of wealth and scoffers at poverty . You have depicted ignorance as a national infirmi ty , while your rising sun of knowledge had scarcely shone above the hnriron , when it set in a Tory mist , teriseno more .

      My Lord , usurpation before gave England a Cromwell ; and take heed lest , in the desire to grasp prerogative you create circumstances winch may give her a Protector ! My Lord , perhaps you may not read either my letter or the above extracts . However , although having no power as an independent member in the House of Commons , let me implore of you to take warning from the past , and prepare , not to resist but to prevent that national strugg le which , depend upon it , is close at hand , whUe granting to the . peop le those rights and privileges to which they are justly entifled _ SELF-KEI » EESENTATION . And as the result , you will see a happy people , a flourishing , country , ; andla powerful nation , capable of resistingthe united machinations of the SPECIAL CONSTA-

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      BLE and the NORTHERN BEAR : but withhold those TIMELY AND PRUDENT CONCESSIONS to . which you ** referred in your celebrated Edmbur ^^ $ patch , and you will see . your power , p ^&—vour throne totter—andtiie great ilMpm nation dwind-Uhg into insi gnificance . - My Lord , to prove to you that the denial and withholding of those timely and prudent concessions to which man is entitled , urges

      those to whom they are refused' to go still further ; and although I never have been ,: nor ever shall be , induced by any or all powerj whether the terror of the law Or the will of the ^ people , ' to proclaim sentiments of which I dp , not approve ;; and to - showthe ; foll y of resisting what is just , I now eubscribe myself as one who -will adept , propound , and uphold the princi ple of Republicamsrh , " if your Lordship longer ^ contihues ^ to . withhold ttie rights to which the ^ eo ^ le' ^ iare . HentitIednamely , those developed in the PEOPLE'S ¦ ¦ /

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      - . BOROUGHQF FINSBURY ; * - •'; , " "m V' ? . ^ V . " -J ^ : - " r t , !" ' ^ l ' . ' \ . •^ V ' . ' . ^ yiw . f ^ Sa UK t ^ il ) nuco ^ e ; M . Pi , ' * o'Mr . H . Griffiths , the chairman of a committee appointed to remonstrate with the hon . member on his absence from his Parliamentary duties : — . ;¦• ' , 5 , Palace Chambers , St , James ' s , ] : ' , ' -. ' ' " . May 28 th , 1850 . Sir , —I have to acknowledge the receipt ' of your letter , calling my most particular and serious attention to a copy of some resolutions agreed to at certain private meetings ' of afew of my constituents , over which youkadthe honour to preside at the Kent Hotel , Brownlow-street , Holborn , and requesting me to explain the reasons of my absence from my Parliamentary duties . I confess that until the receipt ' of your favour I did not suppose that there could have , been found in the

      wellinformed and extensive borough of Finsbury , any person ignorant of the fact , that severe and dangerous illness has been the sole cause of my absence from Parliament , to the duties of which'it has ever been my . pride , during the twenty-three years that I have had the honour of a seat in the House of Commons ,- to itfve an independent and most unremitting attention , -and during which period my attendance , I am most thankful to say , has never received a week ' s interruption , until I was overwhelmed by my recent painful and protracted illness . However , I am happy to Inform yon that improved and improving health enables me now to resume my Parliamentary duties ; and also that , having from the commencement of my connexion with Finsbury , pledged myself over and over again to my constituents , ' that so long as it pleased God that health and strength should remain to me ,

      and so long as it should please Finsbury to stand by me , I should stand by Finsbury , ' I adhere to that pledge . . And , further , I beg to inform you that , being assured as I am that the great majority of my constituents do not consider a passing illness , contracted in their service , as sufficient ground for a withdrawal of their confidence , I shall , when the present Parliament has-passed away , give to those on whose behalf you address me an opportunity of recording their votes against me—as some of them , have done before ; : '¦ ,-.. '' In the mean time , I beg to assure you that should the opinions of my medical attendants and my own anticipations of returning health be doomed to disappointment , I shall not require any appeal from any portion « f those who have five times honoured me by returning me to Parliament , as to the course which my own honour , as well as their interests , will demand at my hands .

      I have the honour to be , sir , Your obedient servant , Ihomas S . Diwcombe H . Griffiths , Esq ., Chairman of the Kent Hotel Committee , Brownlow-street ,

      The following letter was last week addressed by Mr . Wakley , M . P ., to t h e Ch a i rman of a meeting of electors of Finsbury : — Harefield-park-wood , Middlesex , May 21 st , 1850 . . Sib , —A friend has informed me of the object for which the meeting of this evening is held . Had I been favoured with an invitation I should have attended . I am not surprised that a feeling of discontent should exist in Finsbury relative tothe state of the representation of that borough in Parliament ; and it is my misfortune , and not my fault , that I' am one of the causes of that feeling . Boring thirteen -years a close , attention to my Parliamentary duties obtained for me frequent expressions of approbation from my " generous atfd indulgent constituents . After a long , tealous , - and anxious'servitude my health gave way , and the duties which I had to execute in Parliament remained undischarged by me from a powesfuJ and uresis- ; tible necessity . In the last session I could notiittend the House of Commons at all ; in the present session my attendance has been both seldom and irregular . Illness alone , of a distressing kind , prevented me from speaking and voting against the detestable window tax , when the motion for its repeal was last before the house .

      These things have caused me much anxiety . I feel that I have no moral right to continue as the representative of Finsbury if I cannot perform the duties of the great trust that has been confided to my charge . If I were to act so unworthy a part I should ill requite my noble-hearted constituents for their generous forbearance during my protracted illness . I place myself , therefore , entirely at their disposal . It is a duty which I owe to them , and I do not shrink from its avowal . The end of the present session of Parliament is rapidly approaching , and hence my resignation at this time would be of little utility . Permit me , therefore , with perfect frankness to state that if I were to be allowed to make choice of the course of proceeding at this juncture , I should prefer to remain in the honourable position of your representative until the commencement of the next session of Parliament , at which time , should my health not be sufficiently re-established to enable me to resume my labours in the House of Commons , I shall , without , hesitation and with the liveliest feelings of gratitude , restore to the patriotic and independent electors of Finsbury that honourable and dignified trust which I have so long cherished as the highest object of niy ambition .

      I have the honour to remain , Sir , Your obedient servant , Thomas Wakkt . To the Chairman of the Committee of the Finsbury Liberal Electoral Association .

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      CAPABILITIES OF THE LAXD . TO FBARGUS O ' CONKOB , ESQ ., M . P , ~ Respected Sib , —Being a devoted admirer of your political consistency , indefatigable perseverance , a n d d evoted a ttachment to t h e cause o f Chartism , and , especially , to your sound views and practical illustrations of the capabilities of the soil , T . venture to obtrude myself on your columns while I substantiate your views from my own experience . Attached to my property is about forty falls of ground , the greater part being , what we in Scotland call a " steep brae . " Owing to certain local disadvantages I keep no pig or cow , but I manure my ground solely by a careful husbanding of all the

      slops and night soil made in my family , and the result of my experience of the value of liquid manure fully bears out your , letters on * that subject . The crops I raise are chiefly potatoes , cabbages , leeis , onions , carrots , and similar vegetables for the fa mil y use . I may state that from the position of my ground , the soil is rather of a light gravelly kind , and consequently by nature . cannot be supposed as adapted for raising h eavy cro p s , and in the after statements that 1 may make , I do not boast or challenge competition , but merely show , that even with indifferent soil , a very material advantage may be derived from a bit of land . Last year fplanted about six falls of po t atoes , dividing each fall into nine rows , being twenty-four inches

      apart , and took from each row upwards of two stones of potatoes , being at the rate of ninety bolls per acre , and . could have sold the whole at the rate of Is . per p eck , being of first-rate quality . In a space of six square yards I took up fourteen stones of carrots , part-of which I sold at Cd . per stone , and kept the rest for family use . I am in the habit of lay ing . down p lots of five or six f a ll s in . grass , wh ic h I w ater with li quid manure during the winter , and let the grass in spring to those who have cows . This year , notwithstanding the barren season we have ha d , my gr a ss h a s b een cut nearly a month ago , being fully one foot high . After lying two or three years in grass I work it up and plant potatoes , and though I do not ghe half the average quantity

      of d ung usua ll y al l owe d , I h a ve always t h e most a b un d ant crops , and my potatoes have never been affected with the rot . In tho autumn , while eart hi ng t h e pot a toes , I dig the soil with a grape , to t h e d epth of twel v e or fourteen inches , t a king out a ll the weeds a nd stones , and t u rn i ng up th e so i l t o th e a ction o f the wint e r ' s frost . One fatal error I often o b serve , not only with farmers , but even with small cottagers , is to spread the manure over the groun d , or la y it up i n sm a ll he a ps for a time b efore covering it up , thus allowing a great part of the fertilising properties of the manure to be exhaled

      by the sun . Manure , after being taken from the dung-pit , cannot be too soon afterwards covered in by the soil , and ho more should be laid down at a time bnt what ' can be covered iip in the shortest period . I find also that unless ground bo thoroughly cleaned and pulverised you can never expect a crop . A number of individuals from not doing the thing sufficiently at first are continuall y p ud d ling an d disturbing the crops , an d y et their ground i s nev e r half cleaned . It is but a few years since I paid any attention to the raising of crops , but the result of my experience is sufficient to convince me that with two acres of flat land ; with a house attached , an

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      [ .. .-j ^*^*^ ' " -a ^ j .. !¦>>¦ ; - ...-. '' - i ¦• " ' —i ® : ^ km ® titfmM ^< imm ; W ^ S ^^^^^^ S forwhichthVLeaguehasDeeh ~ insUtuted ; thefirst of an arinpunced series ' of lectures was delivered on Sunday last , by ! Mr . Ambrose , oh the subject of Reform and Reformers . Mr . Hobden occupied the chair ; having i msf d e a few pertinent rem a rks , he announced that unfettered and uninterrupted discussion , as far as time would permit , shou l d a lwa y s characterise the proceedings . of : tho League . He then introduced the lecturer to the meeting , who began by taktng a view of the various reforms being agitated for , and which' indicate , the progressive tendency of our ago . Every age of the world has had its reforms and reformers , and 'Ours was pecuculiarly distinguished in this resnect . Reform and

      reformers would ' ever be found the concomitants of society . The lecturer proceeded in most eloquent language to investigate the means of melioration at the command of m a n , an d conten d ed a b ly f or the superiority , justice , and efficiency of the force of mind , the power of intelli gence , as ; agencies in the work of human emancipation . He gave , it as his solemn conviction that the promulgation of physioal force as a means of reform in this country will ever have the effect of protracting its advent , damaging its character , and injuring its advocates . The real reformer should endeavour to raise man in his own conce p tion ; to c r e at e , b y the strengt h ening of min d , and the dissemination ; of thought , an elevated nat i onal . char a cter , which should by its force and grandeur overawe all hostility to the concession of man's rights . To diffuse far and wide among the masses true ideas of political rights and wrongs , was an important vocation of the reformer . He should be the untiring tutor of the great lesson that

      man has rights which no government can i gnore ; that whether his brow bear the ducal crown , orthe humble covering of the son of labour ; whether he revel amid earth ' s choicest luxuries ; ply the shuttle in the factory , or the needl e in the cheerless g a rret , he h a s ri ghts , which are as eternal as nature , and w h i ch no g o v e rnment c a n c a ncel , without d aring and flagrant injustice . The lecturer then proceeded to show the desirability of fostering a feeling of sympathy among all classes of reformers . He thought that sections of classes acting in isolation mu s t ever f ai l throu gh t h e i r own weakness . This , unfortunately for the people , experience placed heyond the pale of controversy . A spirit of amity should pervade the efforts of all true reformers . He wished all friends of progress to meet and frequently and calmly discuss these matters , without hindrance or obstruction . " He looke d upon that man w ho woul d im p e d e a nother i n the promu lgation of his views ; whatever they mig ht b e , as one of the worst enemies of reform . That individual who

      prays for liberty with his breath , yet denies it with his actions , is , ' at the same time / both a tyrant and a slave . The lecturer then , glanced at the position of several of the nations of the continent , but especially France , th e t he rmomet e r of political excitement . -He ably analysed ' the ; . parties"into ' wh'ich that nation is divided , —examinedthe aims , of each , and gave it as his opinion , that that republican idea which-fifty years bl tyranny could not efface from the minds of Frenchmen , would yet b l e ss th a t nation with peace and plenty . He also ably addressed himself to the subject of the Charter , and

      said , he considered that the suffrage should be the g ran d a im o f English a git a tion , as it w as the onl y durable basis upon which real national greatness could be . reared ; - Whether they looked to the position of parties at home ; "or to the extraordinary scenes enacting upon the-stage of foreign politics , they discovered powerful motives at once to organise a bright intellectual phalanx of the friends of progress , resolved to stigmatise and oppose tyranny till its utter extermination can be accomplished . The lecturer resumed his seat amid the applause of the meeting .

      A discussion ensued , m which Messrs . Slocombe , Wilson , Clark , and M'Grath took part . It was then announced that the same gentleman would lecture on the ensuing Sunday evening . Votes of thanks were then accorded to the lecturer and chairman , when the meeting separated .

      The Irish Democratic Movement. The Irish...

      THE IRISH DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT . The Irishman of Saturday last , contains reports of meeting ' s of the Democrats of Dublin , Carrick-on-Suir , Cork , Kilkenny , & c , & c . At the Dublin meeting , Mr . Cullen delivered a most eloquent lecture on " Democracy . " It appeal's that at Carrick some of the contemptible shopocrats have been holding a secret conclave , at which they adopted a resolution to discharge from their employment persons ¦ " guilty" of attending the democratic meetings . .- ' . It is our painful task to announce a misfortune of . the worst possible kind for the Irish Democracy—the temporary suspension of that moat excellent journal ,

      THE IRISHMAN , announced in the following address , from ts patriotic and high-minded proprietor : — With feelings of regret , to which it would be useless to give expression ; I find myself compelled to announce that , witk this number , the publication of the Irishman will be suspended . As an honest man , desirous of acting honestly towards all men , I am driven to . adopt this course . T h e reasons I sh al l s tate b rie fly : — . . ¦ "When I started tho Iri sh man the- country was in a stupor . The support I did receive was cordial , but not as extensive as I calculated on . The supporters of a popular journal of stern faith and unyielding principle , such as I have ever aimed at

      making tho Irishman , were not to be found among the opulent classes . The Iri sh man was emphaticallyfor the people , wh i le , among , the people , famine , emigration , extermination , and death had made frightful havoc . ; Th e events , too , of ' 48 had produced distrust in some , and apathy , in others , of which ba d men sought to tak e a d vant a ge , and lead'the country back to its worse than Egyptian bondage .. These , and other causes combined to make the capital nec e ssar y f or con d ucti n g th e Irishman fa r g r eater than I had estimated . Still , I stru ggled on , unaided and alone . All the property-1 had by hard industry scraped together I sunk in sustaining the Irishmani until at last I found an appeal necessary to the country .

      How that appeal was responded to I can never forget . It proved that tho peop le ha d th e will it the y onl y had the means . With a heart cheered by the daily evidences of cordial—nay , enthusiastic promises' of support as times improved , and the people were in a con d it i on to re d eem them , I still strugg le d on , until I now find myself no longer able to struggle against an adverse fate . All my expenditure is a cash outlay . I must pay weekly for everything that is necessary for the publication of the / m / mian—the stumps , the paper , tho printing , the editing , and all the routine office expens e s , must be p ai d in cash , where a s , I am forced to give for four-fifths of the ^ papers published—not one month's , but , in many cases , two an d t h ree month s ' credit . ¦ . ¦ '•< . .. ¦¦ : ¦¦ ¦; - . , •¦

      Any man of business will understand that to work a concern in this way , a good capital is required ; and had Iat fids ¦ moment only one month ' s expendit ure in a d van c e , I could not only continue the public a tion of the Irishman , but do so with the certainty of obtaining an adequate remuneration for my labour . * " v •¦ - -. ¦ - .- ; .. ¦ :

      The Irish Democratic Movement. The Irish...

      rm ® : fCtfASit ^ i : ^ f thjl ^ tfo ^^^ ^^ 0 ^ MMim ^ J ^^^^^^ ; If imAenmi 'h pmanlrigK ' tland humah | rogr | 'desire ; t 6 ? suBt & n ' suetf ah ' organ as-tKeirw « wa » i theyl ' ayaoiilyiWwill'ifc , < a ' rid TsnalKagaih appeii afcmyjpost . ; i ~ . f ££ Si a- ^ : Ki . ¦ ^' ¦¦ ro > ) " ¦ ¦ B ' 'f

      ii ^ liltW ^^^ ft ^ rterly ^ Bubscriptions paidrio advance ^ , I shajjt [ IuAeibiately-jresume ,. the , publica ? ¦ m * k •» ° J' ^ pMstminii'Mai ' . surel y Ireland , Scotf lalid ; and ^ 'England ^ ght '¦' . to ' furnish , Ufore : m $ weefs ' stiM ivere ^ ordinarv exertion made , five times ^^ W ^ *^¦ ti ^* ^ a ^ ' % ^ wHoh ^ 8 wal ? aot ¦ ' H ^^^ 'isioK . the ' -peoplo ^ wiffl ^ thto ' ife'iid ^ Vglta rrand' / wjdtU feelings offtheimost / smoere ^ jCTfitiiu fi &» U ? $ d : kiad audtoenofe

      mm . & m # -- ;( m ^ p ^ jMi | l v ^^ JaiBoithiB . deplorahi : ^ ffd || g ^ ficeMthe ' t oafti ^ : & iiiu ^^ timy disJ ^ r ^ Bi-thosef ^^ hj ^ proteored ^ hefe ^ and itfM ' tyrdom ;^ d $ fcj $ mntig > thoimiseif ^ # | | e irisf : mas ses ^ vrel WEl ^ MSs ^ $ 3 ¥ m W the ' irlpbiai ' Buls

      I gBfsfffWlJWl ^ sham patriots " among the opulent / classes " would as soon swallow deadly poison as give their sixpences for a journal devoted to the interests of the working millions . But we must observe , that the masses of Irishmen living in England ,., and not existing in that state of absolute destitution to which the great bod y , of their countrymen at home are condemned , constitute of themselves a'bod y more than sufficientl y strong to give to a paper like the Irishman , a circulation far exceeding that required by Mr . Fullam . . We understand that the Dublin Democrats are , " at this moment ,

      taking energetic steps to concert measures for resuming , and successfully , establishing , the only genuine organ of Ireland ' s-wrongs and ri ghts .. . "We shall not make any . appeal . to the rest of the democracy , in other ' parts of Ireland to go and do likewise ; as . a matter of course , that good work will he done . We content ourselves with demanding of the Irish patriotsin England to do their duty ; and we appealtp the English and Scottish Democrats to join their Irish brethren in securing for the Irishman an impregnable position . It must not be , that the onl y honest Irish paper shall he extinguished . For talent , energy , national patriotism , and a fervid devotion to the cause of all the Labourers of the earth—without

      distinction of country , colour , or creed , the Irishman has already become famous .. Such a journarmustnotdie . See to it , friends . Hold meetings , collect subscri ptions , and place in Bernard Fullam ' s hands the means which will enable him to give renewed and enduring life tothe brilliant , the chivalrous , and sternly democratic Irishman . —Ed . N . j S .

      The Irishman; The Friends And Admirers O...

      THE irishman ; The friends and admirers of this paper met on Sunday evening last , at 26 , Golden-lane Barbican . Mr . Joyce in the chair . . Mr . GiAycY , who was appointed secretary , rea d from the Insnman the notice of its demise . Ho ( Mr . C . ) looked upon tho fall of the Irishman as a national calamity , which would be felt alike by every son of toil , be he Saxon orCelt ; he hoped every worki ng m a n woul d look upon it as a lost mem be r o f his f ami ly—but he had lio fears as to the result . I rishmen wou ld never s t a n d by an'd ; se e their friend ruined ; the faefc . ^ of-aov manybeing ^^ esent thaj night , without a single notice , told ; him" that the Irishman would soon be again inHhe front of the battle ^?** £ : ¦ ¦ - * .. : ; .- ' . ¦

      . , . Dr . O'Connor ' spoke energetically in f a vour of the claims of the Irishman . - Several propositions were made with a view to carry out the objects of the meeting . Mr . Knox Flamgan suggested , " Volunteer mission a ri e s " . to collect . subscriptions . Mr . Dwain moved the adoption of the following appeal , which was carried unanimously : — " to irishmen and all true ' DEMOCRATS IN LONDON . " As friends to human progress we invite you to rally with us in support of the Irishman newspaper —the honest , fearl e ss , and uncompromising champion of Irish independence and universal liberty—a p aper that , a f ter sev e nt e en month s o f to il , peril , and expense in organising public opinion in

      Ireland , is now rendered incapable of directing that op inion to its final goal of freedom and independence . Hitherto the Irishman has nobly done its duty , and we are sincere in believing that tho Herculean task imposed upon its editor has been performed with' the national devotion only equalled by the exiled patriot , John Mitchel ; the young men of the world are up and stirring—the young men of Ireland are up and stirring ; this is as it should be ; for this we have 'bided our time , ' but the Old Guards must now fall in and look after the roar . Hitherto we have been silent for many reasons , dreading lest we should add a single link to the chain of incarcerated victims ; preferring to reserve our strength and energies for the battle day , rather than waste them in party bickerings and petty squabblings that disgrace humanity , which make the heart sick and the brain to reel . We are

      neither d ead nor s l ee ping , b ut watch in g close ly passing events , resolved never to be the tools of ambitious > factions or parties ; but ready—ever ready—when human liberty or our country calls . When we see tyrannical monarchies rallying in support of their tottering dynasties , it is time that we should take a lesson from them , and rush to the support of our friends . Say , then , shall tho directing power of Ireland ' s nationality be struck down by the mercenary apathy of her own sons ? Say , Irishm e n , Engli s hmen , friends of human progressshall we allow the rod that may guide us from captivity to Freedom'to be thus broken ? Say , can we expect tho young blood of Ireland to float us to victory , to delivor-from worse than Egyptian bondage , without a guide ? Shall it bo so ? Let us hear y ou e xcl a im , ' Never . !—a thousand times , never ! ' " Rally , 0 , rally , disgrace shall . be ours ,

      , While Tyranny ' s flag flaunts o cr Liberty ' s towers . , The c omm i tt e e meet ever y S un d ay even in g at seven o ' clock , 26 , Golden-lane , Barbican . . Jons Daly , ' Dn . O'Conkob , Mb . Mulsuam , R . Folby ., D . Dwain , M . Hanlon , J . M'Dermot , Knox Flanigan , J . Jotce , Chairman ; 1 j . T . Clanct , Secretary . N . B . — The sum of fourteen shillings and tenpence was subscribed as a : beginning .

      ¦ / The Late Congress: Of The Social Ref...

      ¦ / THE LATE CONGRESS : OF THE SOCIAL REFQRM LEAGUE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE . NORTHERN STAB . . SiRJ—The last number of the Northern Star contains—to speak in the mildest terms—a most " inc oherent" le tt e r , signed G . Holyoake , charging the Fraternal Democrats with putting' a question to him ih the late Congress , and your reporter with misrepresenting his ( Mr . ; Holyoake ' s ) reply . Having , I trust worthily , filled both those important functions at . tho Congress , I must request you to allow me space in your columns to set myself ri ght with those I represented on that occasion : and to show that I am what I have ever had tho credit of being , " tho faithful reporter of the Northern Star , " I cannot do better than by submitting what took p lace on t ha t occasion—not in an "incoherent , " b ut in a most " coherent" discussion , ; which arose on a resolution

      being , submitted to the Congress , relative to the appointment of an organ of the League , in which resolution the Weekly Tribune was mentioned as t h e " organ , " and the words " other papers " o c curre d , as being worthy of thanks for the services , they had rendered ; ' vlposv viWch I suggested that those " other papers " should bo named . Mr Douthwaite said there were papers'that . had spoken well of Socialism that would not like to be mentioned ; for instance ( said he ) , the Nonconformist , the Leader , and others . The chairman then made a few obser-. rations respecting the Nort / iem . Star , in replying to which I suggested , that the Weekly Tribune-which had been heretofore the organ of the Leagueshould continueso ; and that the resolution before the Congress should'be ; confined to that specific object . This was ' assented to , with an understand- ' ihg that a subs ' equentfce ' a ' olution should contain the

      ¦ / The Late Congress: Of The Social Ref...

      name ' s of siioh papers , periddioalsV' & c ., "Ac ., as fere deemed wortht ^ of the support of the Social Reformers and thetjpriends . The Leader } . . haying been more tharcojpi mentioned , " , ! wrote ^ tho - fol-; lowjhg ,, and hanjdeft-itup to tb ^ pr esldent ^ and , mark , I copy /^ eroaa ' m from ^ he identical paper- so handed iip , ahd . wHich / Ihave ' no doubtthepresjdent —Mr . 'Lloyd Jones—will corroborate , if .. needs , he ) :: ' 2 ?' , Has n 6 t the il « arf « r attacked ¦ Louis ; ' BlahjB ' . and 'EugCne Sue ? . Did it ever have an article ih'favour , w » ft'Hh 3 t v ? of last week— Whiat is our "Socialism ? Mr ,:: chair—Will . .. you ask this' of Congress?—E . ' ^ WpOD . f \ - The above being a literal : transcript ? !» y'question , ' , how can Mr . : Holvoak ' e venture

      Insert ? that . I pijfc the ^ question to . fhim , ?; - . The ynajrman declined to put trie . qu « ' tion ; arid-handed , A ? : ' " , plV ^^ P a ' P er l theriv ' saiq - , ' "Iwill ; submit the questions ' myself to Congress" —and t did ' so ; upon which Miv Sartbh ( the fepreseritative of John-street Institution ) said—" Yes ,-those persons were attacked : j the leader . At John-street we ideprecated thoseattack ' s ;^ bnt , os'the leader isnow \® Bg 0 m $ ^^ ovM < ii we thiuk : it better ; to W ^ W ^? ££ ! # Hpl ^ M ^ B & ffiffe ^ $ rfeMuMM # i ^

      e cbnsiaef-it'Wita ^ a n exi l e . r ! : ! ' 4 'J # ^ : s 1 iibpttedhis . re ^ : ^ fier , 0 e ' : N 6 rtherh ' ')^ j f . ' t be ^^( f ^ i : i ^^ rb , ' ' fhe pijriocrd ^ ilkview , % n & ; the ; y « it /» , ^ feh ) , ^ JDg , wo ' r . ii ! iy-, of , : t ^ Xo ' rra ^ hibK ' jijaS i duiyrsecondeid . ., ' ^ 1 tbink . ' the ' Fra' ter n ' al Democrats ' , ^ and , your readers ¦ ' iri '; ' general , willagree ' thatl was ^ pencotl jf justified , hpt'bnly in moVih gthat the Zf « 5 « r be ' omitted from tho resoIliV Ai 6 n , "but-also > : in 'reporting that' I submitted tn 6

      ^ iistionitothe " : Congress ; and that ihereply was m ^ t ^ affirl nativBi : / : ' ¦;; . - ^ . ' .: ¦ , / , ¦ ij- ^ . v- . ;•? : ¦ N '> ; : "r , ^ MKHEdkor ; . I ; now ,. leave the niatter in . t b e han d s gf | my | 9 / 3 nstituents and £ our readers , and am , most ^ eTspecjpUv an ^ . ' . ' - : ;> . ; ., ' ,, j &? fi ^ b ! : ' ^ Y ' J , ' : (^' . EdMUND SlATJAVQOi ) , ' ; ^ ll ^ e ^ presentati ^ ?* fe orat " s ? arid the ; R $ ; # ^ LifctlB t Yale-pla ^ ; ' BMM ^ i' ^ K May' " 27 thi » 18 o 0 ; t-- •" - ^ - '' - ' - ¦ ¦' ^&< Bs-rrTho ^ rejortin ^ iWWeekiti Tribune bore . out ,. ¦> j ffi ^ utoilbf-m ^^ pCH ; m . the ? i §! anandI bavejio * msmm ^ K ^ s ^ Mmw ^^^ W ^ ^ p ^^^^ oraUon ,. p )^ bi ^

      The Social Reform League. The First Publ...

      THE SOCIAL REFORM LEAGUE . The first public meeting of this body , convened to carry out the princip les laid down by the late Congress , was held at the Literary and Scientific In stitution , John-street , Fitzroy-square , on Monday evening , May 2 . 7 th , and was numerously and rer spectably attended—Mr . J . Kenny was unanimously called to the chair , and in a few words introduced Mr . G . J . Holyoake , to move the first resolution as follows : — " That the means exist , in amp le sufficiency in Great Britain , for supp lying comforta bl e su bsi stence an d a hi gh d egre e o f ment a l and moral culture to every British-born subject , and that means can speedily be made available for our

      objects , by instituting co-operative institutions of united interests , anduy supporting and encouraging unsectarian education , as a necessary instrument for promoting the welfare of the people . " —He said , his object in coming there that night , was to cheerfully accord any support in his power to the League of Social Progress . Although , perhaps , its objects were not so [ extensive as some might wish , yet lie believed they were as extensive as practicable , and he was content to advance the principl es in t h e s e nse of tho resolution . ( Hear , hear . ) In advancing those principles , good and kindl y f e eling was nearly as important as good and cogent argument ( Cheers . ) And , surely , some st ep s w e re ne ce ss a ry to elevate industry and genius from the poverty

      and misery with which they are surrounded , and to endow them with'the grandeur and charm of human life . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Lloyd Jones , in secon d ing the resolution , s a id he need not s a y how cordially he concurred with the sentiments contained in that resolution . Mr . Jones then narrowly criticised the speech of M . Thiers , delivered on Friday last in the French National Assembly , on the Electoral Reform Bill , completel y refuting th e f a llacies and so phisms of that orator , and establishing the truths and beneficence of democratic socialism , amidst loud applause . ( At this moment Bronterre . O'Brien entered the Hall , and was greeted with great cheering . )

      Mr . Jones resumed , and said the present vicious state of society could not be better illustrated than by a statement of tho fact , that children of the tender age of four years were employed in factories . What was now required was , that all should press forward in the work of propagandised , not as sects , but as one united partj of social reformers . . ( Loud cheers . ) . > Mr . Merbman said a few words in support of the resolution , declaring his viewsyboth in ethics and economics , were thos e of Ro be rt O wen ; . and he could not agree with any . man who would lay aside tho doctrine of the formation of the human character . ( Heav , hear . ) -- > - . The resolution was then carried unanimously .

      Mr . Robert' Cooper came forward to move tho se co n d resolution , as follows : — " That the Social Reform . League , in seeking to unite the efforts of all sections of social reformers , f o r th e pur p ose of propagating a knowledge of associative doctrines , and the importance of unsectarian educational practices , has just claims upon the countenance and support of all who desire to assist in the peaceable amelioration of society . " Mr . Cooper said that at no period of the world ' s h is tory was public op inion so much felt as at the present—at no period were gilded baubles and thrones so little respected . ( Cheers . ) People begin to ask , of what use are emperors , k i ngs , queens , bishops ,, Ac , Ac—in fine , they begin to have some faint impression that there is no legitimate ruler , save one—tho sovereign people . ( Applause . ) Ty rants

      and bigots begin to discover that universal suffrage will blot out their despotism ; and hence the present attem pt in France to put it down . But , although it might for a time be suppressed , it never could be effaced from the minds of the people . Tho only thing that M . Thiers coul d ad du c e against universal suffrage was that it is absurd , ch i merical ; Ac , but these a nd simil a r on e s h a d b een h urle d a g ain s t great p rinci ples in all ages . Mr . Cooper hero illustrated his argument by quoting a discussion that ensued in the House of Commons , in ( we think ) 1670 , relative to building bridges over the Thames in the cities of London and Westminster , i n which sever a l spe a kers averre d that those cities would bo ruined should a bridge

      be ever built so far up the Thames as even Putney . ( Roars of laughter . ) Did not this show the folly and absurdity of attempting to sneer or laugh down any proposition that mignt be submittea with a view of benefiting the people . ( Loud cheers . ) One of the propositions of the League was that its members s h oul d contribute on e pe nny p e r we e k to its funds , and if the working classes generally took this up , they would furnish the treasury of the League with two millions per annum , which-would speedily enable them : to work ' a revolution in . society , " i n d e fi ance of a ll the Thierses , Changarnier s . or Wellingtons in the world . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . R . Buchanan , in seconding the motion , said ' ho trusted that the people would not content themselves with cheering , but that they would come forward and enrol their names , as members of tho League . It was their duty to show that Socialism , which was so rampant in France , was not dead in England . Socialism was a . vital principle in tho human heart , and would exist until such time as justice was done to the whole human race . ( Loud cheers . ) What the Social Reform League desired , w a s to see a un i te d , ext e nsive , and combined attack made on the principle of competition . ( Applause : ) Tho resolution was then put and carried unanimously . . ,

      Bronterre O'Brien addressed the meeting in a long and powerful speech in favour of a propagahdism for " Political arid Social Rights , " declaring emphaticall y his belief that these must be' first established before any beneficial" ism" could prevail , and that in a knowledge of" social rights " depended the stability of Chartist or Republican institutions . At the conclusion , Mr . Lloyd Jones , in explanation , said the " League" did not adop t an y " ism , ' ' neither that of Fourier , O wen , or any one else , b ut simply desired a union of all sects anil parties of Social Reformers to join in a propaganda of tho princi ples of Social Reform . ( Hear , hear . ) A vote of thanks was then passed by acclamation to Mr . Kenny for his services in the chair , who acknowledged the same , and tho meeting separated .

      An American Bluebeard.-In Tho Town Of We...

      An American Bluebeard .-In tho town of West Bradford , Pennsylvania ; there is an old churchyard in which stand - seven tombstones , sid e b y si d e , covering the remains of the Hon . Nathaniel Thurston and his six ; wives . They stand in order as follows : —Mrs . Betsy Thurston , d ie d November 25 , 1 790 , ngod 3 'i ; Mrs . Martha Thurston , died M a v 12 , 1709 , aged 32 ; Mrs . Huldah Thurston , died September , S , 1801 , aged 21 ; Mrs . Clarissa Thurston ' , died November U , 1803 , aged 30 ; Mrs . Martha Th urston , died July 30 , 1804 , ' aged 25 ; -Mrs . Mary Thurston , d ie d March 3 , 1808 , aged 27 ; Hon . Nathaniel Thurston , died ini . Lansinburgh , jjew York ,- October . ' 21 , . 1811 , aged 50 Marih 3 ho secon d , it will be observed , was within nine months of tho death Clarissa ! ' ' The Widow op Lieut . ' WAGiJ manual warrant has been issued of £ 25 a year to Mrs . Harriet tho late Lieut . Thomas WaghornJ of the eminent services of her

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 1, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01061850/page/1/