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March, march, Derby and Loughborough,. Why my lads don't you march, forward in order I March, march, leices er and Xottingham, All the brave Chartists are over the border.
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CARDINAL WISEMAN ON THE ECCLESIASTICAL T...
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ADDRBSS OF THE CHARTISTS OF DE"BY TO THE...
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DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE. This body held it...
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March, March, Derby And Loughborough,. Why My Lads Don't You March, Forward In Order I March, March, Leices Er And Xottingham, All The Brave Chartists Are Over The Border.
March , march , Derby and Loughborough , . Why my lads don ' t you march , forward in order I March , march , leices er and Xottingham , All the brave Chartists are over the border .
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Mount and mal ; e ready , then , Sons of the mountain glenlook for your rights And old England ' s dory . TO THE WORKING MEN OF ENGLAND . MyFbiends , —You see that I am so sure to ho caught by the law , that 1 use the term look , and not fight , for your rights and old England ' s glory . You will see , by the report of the proceedings of the Executive ou Wednesday night , that the old maxim is true , " That the folly of to-day may be the wisdom of the morrow . " They have agreed , and I think rather foolishly , that the Conference
shall be held on the 31 st of March ; whereas , I not only think , but 1 am convinced , after deep reflection , that it should have been held upon the 3 rd of March ; however , I did not oppose , but , on the contrary , I supported the holding of the Conference on the 31 st of March , in preference to the 1 st of June ; and I do hope and trust that those districts that are to be represented in that Conference will olect sound , discreet , and honourable men to propound their views and principles .
I very much fear that the apparent apathy of the people will , within that time , have welded the materials of the Whig Government again ; whereas , had the Conference been sitting now , it would , as I stated to you before , have had a powerful effect upon the ministerial mind . On Tuesday last , Lord Jons Russell had a meeting of three hundred Members of
Parliament , at his official residence ; and there , . although be stated his intention of making some modification in the Papal Bill , Mr . . GBEEXEj ' the Member for Kilkenny , who voted for the Charter , Shabmas CiuwJOin > , who seconds my m otion for the Charter , and several other Irish Members , warned Lord Johs Russell of the effect that this Papal measure would have upon the minds of the Irish people . which
You are aware of the great absurdity has marked over a month of this Session of Parliament ; and , perhaps , you are also aware that Lord Jons Russell and his party will try to play the THIMBLE-RIG until the great Exhibition takes place , which will be in less than two months , and to which he anticipates the people ' s mind—and , indeed , the minds of all classes—will be more directed than to Parliament . Now , my friends , although I was very much in favour of holding this Conference at the beg inning of March , yet let me implore of you to club your pence now , and elect wise and discreet men to represent you .
Let me now define to you the feeling of the Press—that is , the daily Press—for your own order . On Wednesday night last , I attended a large meeting at St . Martin ' s Hall , Long-acre , convened for the purpose of abolishing taxes on newspapers , and paper duty . A very gentlemanlike man—Mr . Professor Hewett Key —was appointed as Chairman . A great many gentlemen made very good speeches , aud Mr Cobdex made a very admirable speech , exposing the folly of taxes upon knowledge . Mr . JoBSON , though not called upon to speak , exhibited an American paper as large as the
" Northern Star , * ' the price of which was only one penny . Mr . Shaw , your imprisoned friend and mine , presented himself in a most respectable manner , offering no opposition and exhibiting no violence , but merely to state that lie approved of Universal Suffrage a * the best means of diffusing knowledge . Many of the npper and middle classes being present , he was shouted at , and bellowed at ; but the speaker , in a most respectful manner , insisted that every man ' s opinions should be fairly heard . But what will you think , when I tell you , that the "Times" does not mention Mr . Shaw ' s
name ; while the " Daily News " gives a very fair report of his speech . Here is the account from that paper : — Mr . Shaw , a working man , said that he did not appear bef re them with any antagonistic intention . He agreed in much that hnd been said bj previous speakers , but he considered the real and onlj cure for all obnoxious taxes was universal suffrage ., ( Hear , hea-, and cries of " . Question . " ) There could be no doubt but that the people of the country were ovpostd to these taxes , and the only reason why they could not give effect to their wishes was that they were without power from not possessing the elective franchise . ( Hear . )
I should mention to you that a number of ¦ working men in the Hall cheered Shaw—and justly , too—most lustily . The most of those gentlemen who spoke at the meeting were proprietors of unstamped newspapers ; and , therforo , you may base their speeches and policy upon old Brooks' maxim— " Lord love you , we are all for ourselves in this world . " It was my intention to have addressed the meeting ; but as I could not have abstained from propounding every principle of the PEOPLE'S CHARTER , I did not wish to interfere with any policy which , if adopted , ¦ would be serviceable to your order .
Another of the principles propounded by the meeting was to take the tax off advertisements ; and now let me repeat to you what I have frequently stated before : that if the stamp was taken off newspapers , the duty off paper , and the tax off advertisements , every newspaper in the kingdom would advocate CHARTIST PRINCIPLES ; whereas , now the " Times , ' which makes its fortune by advertisements , advocates the principles of solicitors , servants , banisters , shopkeepers , manufacturers , traders , auctioneers , and all parties who take the paper for the mere purpose of reading the advertisements .
My friends , I have told you before , but I ¦ will repeat it again , that however Lord John Russell may reconstruct his Ministry for a time , this Papal Question will , and naturally , snuff him out . On Friday nig ht last a petition was read at the table of the House from four Catholic Archbishops and twenty-four Catholic Bishops of Ireland , all denouncing the policy of Lord Johs Russell . Mr . John O'Comjell , the member for Limerick , and Dr . Power , the
member for the County of Cork , are to be thrown out at the next election , for voting with Lord John Russell against Disraeli ' s motion ; while the " Nottingham Review" tells you that I am to be thrown out for voting against Lord Joicr Russell ; and could i give you a stronger instance of the difference between the English and the Irish people ?—• no , pardon me , I should notbave . said that , as I do not think the " Nottingham Review , " in its article , has fairly represented the mind of its townsmen—and now Conciliation Hall is to
be closed , as the people will subscribe no more . My friends , there was one fact in the following number of the "Nottingham Review , ' ' -which I shall now comment upon . It states that Mr . Walter is a Free Trader , and is in favour of an extension of the suffrage ; while it further reminds its readers that , although Mr . O'Connor voted for Mr . Locke King ' s motion to reduce the agricultural suffrage from £ 50 to * 10 a Year , that the liberal Mr . Wal-£ ^ absent , " AND TOOK NO PART IN THE DIVISION . " Now , these are the exact words of my friend of the " Review . '' However , not only Eng land and Ireland Lnt of convulsion
Europe , is now in such a state , that I bope I shall be very speedily exonerated from the onerous duty of sitting in the " Show Box , " as I prophecy to you now , that ere long the Charter , will be carried ; and then , instead of being represented by noble lords and nincompoops , you will be represented by yourown class , and y ou won'thave a drunkard , a pauper , or a criminal in the land ; the surplus hands will then be cultivating their own soil , and instead of being importing food from all parts of the world , you will be exporting it , and yourselves and your families will be comfortable , happy , and independent . I do not care how often I repeat it , but 1
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will tell you again , that it makes my very blood run cold , when I see your very sweat , your blood , and your marrow , coined into gold , the idle rich living luxuriously upon the industrious poor ; and which I attribute , not to their power , but to your own disunion . In conclusion , my friends , let me not only . ask you , but implore of you , to elect wise , discreet , aud honourable men to represent you in
the forthcoming Conference ; and do not base your votes upon mere party feeling , but upon a souud political basis . Do not you remember the time that such a Ministerial-convulsion as has now taken place would have placed the higher orders iu fear and jeopardy , whereas now they rest upon their oars , seeing your own disunion . Rouse yourselves , then , once more , ye Chartists ; in the words of the Duke of Wellington
—UP OLD GUARDS AND AT THEM I remain , Your Faithful and Uncompromising Friend and Advocate , Feargos O'Connor .
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Feargus O'Connor And His La3jd Scheme. T...
FEARGUS O'CONNOR AND HIS LA 3 JD SCHEME . TO THE EDITOK OP THE IEED 3 TOtES . Sib , —In looking oyer your valuable journal of February Sth , I find you have inserted a tetter from one of my brother allottees at Charterville . Now , this same George Bubb , was one of the dearest friends that O'Connor had in this world . While we were struggling with O'Connor and
showing up his system , he , above all others , looked upon O'Connor as an honest and upright man , and said he would do justice to all concerned . I need not tell the public what his opinions are now about O'Connor , his own unvarnished story will speak for itself ; but I think in justice to myself and the other members of the Land Company , that it would be criminal in me if I were to he silent on the preser . t occasion ; for I and my family , being victims to O'Connor ' s cruelty , are likely persons to tell a plain story .
Now , Mr . Editor , on the 20 th of July , 1848 , 1 and my family , seven in number , entered upon O'Connor's " Land of Promise , " called Charterville , at Minster Lovel , in Oxfordshire ; but , from the cruel treatment we received at the hands of O'Connor for two years and lour months , I shall name it " Paradise Lost . " In consequence of taking my farm from another person , O'Connor refused to let me have the £ 30 aid money , stating I had no right to it according to rule . At the same time 1 found about six occupants on the estate that had got it under similar circumstances ; and one man got it that entered upon the estate after me . Not liking this sort of treatment , and seeing the partiality that was ^ own to some , 1 wa < determined to go to Conference ; so in October . 1 S 4 S , I went to the Birmingham Conference and got a loan granted of £ 30 instead of the aid-monev ; but my " honoured and respected
father , " Feargus O'Connor , diddled me out of the £ 30 loan , as well as the aid money . The consequence was that I and my family have got out of bed in a morning in the depth of winter , with not one morsel of food to satisfy the cravings of hunger , until we had been begging or borrowing . Yes , I have been so done up that I have begged a raw carrot to eat , and O'Connor knew nil about it at the same time ; for I wrote sevend letters to him that I thought would have softened the heart of any man ; but they had no effect upon him . Now , sir , as I am one of O'Connor ' s own " dear chil . lren , " and once thought he was almost a heavenly father , ' you will naturally think I should not say one word against him without just cause . My heart sickens within me to think of it , but in justice to my fellow-men I am bound to write the truth and show him up in his true colours . Give me credit for sincerity when I say that I have proved Foargus O'Connor the
most cold and callous-hearted man that ever trampled upon the rights of a poor man . O' Connor says that no man aires more for the poor man ' s pence than ha does . A truer word never slipped his tongue . But , sir , allow me to add , through sad experience , that no man living cares lessfor a working tnaw than he does after he has got possession of those pence than O'Connor does . To give you all particulars about his deception would fill a newspaper ; but if any one should dispute my statement , let him bring O'Connor , if he can , before the public of Hudderefield to deny my charges ; and iec us have it out before the public . O'Connor has promised often enough to come to Huddersficld . What is the reason be does not make his promise
good ? O'Connor knows ; but he is afraid of the public knowing . Now , sir , I have seen more real destitution at Charterville , and there felt more , than ev . * r I did iu all my lifetime : yet , after all , on the loth of November last , O'Connor ' s hirelmss turned my wife and three children into the highway to perish , while I was here earning a little money , to pay my way , 180 miles apart . They ar . rived at Lockwood between cloven and twelve o ' clock at night , after being three days and three nights without ever having had their clothes off , or been in bed ; the consequence was , that my wife miscarried in ten days after being turned out ; and through being thus " connected with O'Connor , I have lost a darling child of five years and three
months . Poor Johnson , that Bubb mentions m his letters , also lost his daughter , the only one he had , in twenty hours after being turned into the highway . Bnt the worst is not told yet . After the hirelings of O ' Connor had turned them out , and taken all they could lay their fingers upon to pay the expenses of the ejectment , they want £ 101 2 s , 6 d . ; to recover which they have taken a warrant out against four of the turned-out occupants—Battey , Gathard , Holland , and poor Johnson , Gathard and Holland are now prisoners in Oxford Castle , and the harpies are after the other two ; and they sav they can take any one of us that was turned out . Now , sir , what do you think of a man that has got out of us our hard-rarned pence , and put us into prison into the bargain ?
Mr . Editor , " this is the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth ; so help me God ; " and I am ready and willing to face it out any day . I now conclude , and subscribe myself one of O'Connor ' s plucked dupes , Johs Bradshaw . Lockwood , February 9 th , 1851 . This is my reply to the above letter : — Mr . Editoe , —This is a lie , a whole lie , and nothing but a lie , so help me God ; and I now conclude , and subscribe myself , One of John Bradshaw ' s plucked dupes , Feabgus O'Connor .
The Representation Of Nottingham. To The...
THE REPRESENTATION OF NOTTINGHAM . TO THE ELECTORS ~ OF THIS IMPORTANT BOROUGH . Geshsues , —In tht Review of Friday , February 28 th , you will find the following paragraphs , which , taken in connection with the wilful perversion of facts of the previous week , with respect to Mr . O'Connor , will show you from what quarter the wind is blowing at this eventful crisis . The following are the paragraphs alluded to;— " Refresbs ~ tation of Nottingham . —In the event of a general election , it is understood , that there will an attempt made by the leadinq WhiqB and Conservatives , to secure the joint return of the Hon . E . Struttand Mr . Walter . Both these gentlemen are Free _ Traders , and in favour of an extension of tht suffrage . A coalition , of this nature _ would be very formidable , and would not , it is thought , —unless Mr . O'Connor again presented , himself— be at all opposed ; -nrf even then only very ineffectually . "
Pretty modest for the Radicals of tlie Revieiv stamp 1 ! Havo you ever understood , gentlemen , that you were to be so kindly cared for by these leadiny \\ 7 dgsand Conservatives ; aud that jour interests bad been diligently consulted ; none of your time having been wasted upon this occasion ? It would have been as well , perhaps , if the Review had condescended to inform its readers how long Mr . Walter had been converted to the true faith , and where such conversion took place . Whoever heard of him being favourable to , or voting for , an extension of the mirage ? Iteallv this is a
wonderful age we live in : —what discoveries are being made : — " a formidable coalition " trulv , which no Nonconformist . ' Radical ! Catholic ! . Elector would think of opposing ! Do not « e in a hurry , gentlemen : allow us now to introduce you to the next paragraph , as follows : — -Sir J . C . Uobhouse , ( now Lord Broughton ) wound up his political tergiversations and parliamentary career is the lower house , on Thursday night , by voting against Mr . Locke King ' s motion fur an extension of the suffrage in tht Counties . JJr . Walter took no part in the division : but Mr . O'Connor supported the proposition . "
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With respect to John Cam Hobhonso , —when he was catering for popularity , he threatened to turn the Thames into the House of Commons , and sweep all the members out . Poor fellow , he is now consigned to the hospital for incurables , where wo will , forthepresent , leave him . Wc cannot part thus with Mr . Walter . If the first paragraph is to be believed , then the second must be untrue . If Mr . Walter , as the Review assures us , is in favour of an extension of the suffrage , how comes it that he took no part-in the division on Mr . King s motion , when he had the opportunity of convincing all those who were doubtful of his sincerity ? The Jtevicw must explain this apparent inconsistency , or it must stand convicted of another wilful perversion of facts ! -
In conclusion , we would beg to remind the electors that the votes of Mr . O'Connor are upon record : we challenge a comparison of those votes with the votesof Mr . Walter , or his proposed colleague , the " Hon . E . Strutt . " If these gentlemen are for Free Trade , so is Mr . O'Connor , upon just and honourable terms . If they are ( hut which appears to us very doubtful )' for an extension of the suffrage , so is Mr . O'Connor ; and lie has proved it by his conduct on every occasion . Where Mr . Walter has spent one hour in your service , Mr . O'Connor has spent a week . Some more tangible reasons roust be given . to us than has been done at present , before we shall consent to the proposed "formidable coalition . " We ask—Will the eighteen hundred electors who voted for Joseph Sturge consent to be made " a
bargainand saleof , " by a despicable clique of-antiquated Whigs and ^ new . fleaged . consermives ? JVill the menwho ventured their , lives to secure the passing of the Reform Bill , consent to be made the tools by which the manacles are to be riveted oil their unfranchised brethren ? No , we cannot believe it . We invoke you by the lose you bear to your principles , —by the duty you owe to your country , —not to disappoint the hopes , or mar the expectations of the people ,. at this eventful crisis . Had we an honest press , boldly aud honestly discharging their duties , instead of pandering to class prejudices , who , in the words of Sir Joshua Walmsley , would say , " Whig and Tory are " nothing to us , save as they will advance the People's Bill of flights , " the neceasity would nothavearisen for thus trespassing upon your time .
We remain , gentlemen , yours respectfully , ( on behalf of the Election Committee ) James Swbet . John Skerriii
" Come one , come all , this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I . " My dear , my worthy , my honourable , and consistent friends of Nottingham , I thank you most sincerely for the above answer to the " Nottingham Review . " I had written my reply , with regard to the contrast between me and Mr . Walter , before I had the honour of receiving your address , and that reply
convinces me that our principles and our views are harmonious and identical ; and now let me assure you that , however great may be the power of the Hob . Mr . Sxrutt , and my lion , colleague , Mr . Walter , that at the next election I will fight the battle to the last , and will develope the mind of the non-electors , as well as the electors , and , if necessary , remain up night and day during the contest , as I did when we tried to return Mr . Sturge .
Men of Nottingham , a THOUSAND MILLIONS OP MONEY would not bribe me to give a vote contrary to the interests of the down-trodden and oppressed slaving millions . So help me God , I would rather crack stones by the road-side , or beg my bread , than give one vote that was repulsive to my own feelings and to your principles . I am perfectl y awaro of the present power of the higher and the middle classes . . ; but I have devoted my whole life io the overthrow of that tyrannic power , and if all were as brave , consistent , courageous and united as the good men of Nottingham , England ' s liberty would soon be established .
My friends of Nottingham , again thanking you , let me tell you , in conclusion , if I am opposed by the violence of parties at the next election , I will show them such a struggle as Nottingham never saw even during the agitation for the Reform Bill . Electors and non-electors of Nottingham , I remain , Your Independent and Uncompromising ' Friend and Representative , Feabgus O'Connor .
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CARDINAL WISEMAN ON THE ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES'BILL . Cardinal Wiseman has addressed a pastoral letter to the congregations of all the Roman Catholic chapels under his jurisdiction ; and which was accordingly read on Sunday from the pulpits of the various chapels in and around the metropolis . After prescribing various observances to be kept during Lent by the Roman Catholic community , Cardinal Wiseman adverts to three special points which oUjifct at that period to occupy their attention ; the first of these being the measures recently introduced by Lord J . Russell . He says • — " Your attention is now most naturally drawn to our present as well as to our more recent crisis . You know , dearly beloved , the violent commotion which has been raised against us .
" We wish not to revive the memory of what , through divine mercy , has well nigh passed away ; but you know that popular excitement has given way to a more cunningly devised and deeply meditated measure of legislative persecution ; tho avowed object of which is to cramp or paralyse the essential ecclesiastical organisation of our Church , while its secret aim is to despoil our institutions of the poor crumbs of charity which since their former plundering they have slowly gathered up . Where is our protection—where is our hope ? Before men we are weak , but before God we are strong . While you calmly resist by all lawful means the infliction of a cold blooded act of insult and injustice , your trust will be far greater in the protection of that righteous Judge and merciful Father who will stretch forth his arm to shield ( he unjustly stricken and parry for them the tbrfritened blow . "
After referring , to certain blasphemous inscriptions on the walls of the metropolis and expressions referring to the Catholic religion , Cardinal Wiseman recommends the Catholic congregations to perform certain acts of relig ion by way of expiation for those insults offered to the Deity . In adverting to tbe coming Exhibition be says , — " You are aware that this year our metropolis will become the scene of such a display of earthly magnificence and the gathering place of such a multitude as the world perhaps never before witnessed . It will be iu fact the world ' s jubilee ; its pilgrims will be the curious , the idle , the rich , and the gay ; and , as much as tbe industrious and observant , tbe objects of their interest will be the collected marvels of human production by wealth or skill ; their occupation enjoyment throughout every sense . Whatever is fair to the eye and alluring to the appetite will tempt any and every throughout this newly created paradise .
' Off at as may be the spectacle of material splendour which will be presented to all nations , who does not fear that increase of sin and vice , if not of crime , which this immense concourse for such pur < poses must inevitably produce ? All our usual temptations to folly or extravagance—to dissipation and , woridliness—will be increased . Every snare that awaits youth will be multip lied-every evil principle more variously aud ingeniously ad vocaced—and there will be a concentration of corrupted and corrupting elements brouglit into the metropolis and the nation such as no other occurrence would unite . And all this will endanger faith and morals , and , perhaps , still more charity ; for how easily are the interests of the poor and the attention necessary to their wants forgotten amid the brilliant and fascinating attractions of such a worldly display ? _ _ _
" Tuen , dearly beloved , let us beforehand lay up blessings and grace in abundant store for ourselves , and avert any evils that may result from this national display of greatness , whether directly or indirectly . Let us bring down on it , as far as our poor efforts may avail , a sanctifying blessing or merciful regard ; and let us arm ourselves against its distractions and allurements , by carrying a more charitable and well regulated and interior spirit . " Tbe pastoral had the usual signature of " Ni ' cholas , Cardinal Archbishop . "
The Ministerial Crisis. . A Public Mooti...
THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS . . A public mooting was held on Monday , evening , at the Literary Institution , John-street , Tottenhamcourt-road , to consider the present Government Crisis . Mr . WniotiT , of Aberdeen , was called to the chair , and stated that he had no doubt that in London as'in . Scotland , they were deeply impressed with a sense of their duty , and were determined to perfOl'THt . ; " ¦ Mr . Reynolds , who was received with loud cheers , moved the first resolution : — " That this meeting , believing that the declaration made b y Lord ; J « lin Russell during tho hto Ministerial Crisis ; that some small extension of the Suffrage might-be granted at some-future time " is a base
, subterfuge to keep the . people from demanding a full measure of justice , ' resolve not to bo content with any measure that , does not include the enactment of the principles pj ^ he Peopled Charter , and call upon all true refdifiriers throughout the country , to shew thfttthis is also their determination , as we are fttlly ^ ohfideiit that th e political and socia l rights of the masses can only bo secured by the complete establishment of those principles . " Since . tlby . j'last met , ministers had fallen iu the . most ignorhinious manner , . because they had a large surplus . ' and knew not how to use it . If the Chancellor ^ had been a wise or a good man , ho would have effected great good with so large a surpluses threc ^ millions . Great destitution prevailed among
that class who produced the wealth of-the country , and thef surplus should have been applied , to their benoffjk ; . lie ^ cpuld not oven behave -honest to the Djidiw ^ twses , whpaJtad * hitherto supported him . lid ' wished , the working classiwerc ^ sva uriammWs as tho middle class in not beiug ^ swindleilf but even to them lie could not remit even the windowduty ; Tho government had no sympathy with the middle or working class ; they could notmove out of the aristocratic circle . There were men in the house whom ho had a little more faith' iu than the aristocracy— such as Cobden and Bright , but even these men were not applied to . This showed , ' that not only were they determined to keep the working , hut also the middle class , out of ail share in tho
government , and therefore the Whigs still remain in office , Everything had been sacrificed to that stupendous humbug of Prince Albert—the National Exhibition . It mattered little to working men who were in office whilst their friends were excluded , but it was a duty , and also a piece of Parliamentary etiquette , that the party who had defeated government in any great measure should be the party called upon to supply their ( lace ; according therefore to etiquette , Locke King and his friends should havo been called to office . When any tyrannic measure was to he adopted , this etiquette was adhered to ; but when the cause of the people was to be served oven this was abandoned . A dissolution of parliament would have taken place , but they feared that in the excitement which would take
place , the Exhibition , already a partial failure , would becemu a ridiculous one . Lord John Russell , in his late speech , had enunciated a most tyrannic doctrine , and had at the same time laid hare to the people the secret of his craft , when he stated , that any suffrage based upon numbers was not consistent with the welfare and safety of the crown , the aristocracy , and the church . If there was anything good in these institutions the people would not wish to pull them down ; it was because they were corrupt and unjust . Tho people did not want anarchy and confusion . Tueso institutions existed in defiance of the people , who , if they were polled to-morrow , would vote against them . The declaration of Lord John Ruaseli was a S' -vious one ,
it told them that the influence of the oligarchy and aristocracy were still to be paramount . The people had buoyed themselves up with the hope that patience , and forbearance with the chapter of accidents , might at some day induce the government to grant them this reform . As far as the justice or generosity of the government was concerned , they were not nearer attaining the Charter than they were two hundred years ago . —( hear , hear )—that was , if it depended on tho will of their rulers , but it depended upon the people themselves , and if they did not raise such an agitation in this country as was never seen before , they would deserve to remain serfs and slaves . ( Clivers . ) . Mr . Reynolds then went into the claims of the aristocracy to
govern this nation , exposed the church establishment , and concluded by calling upon them to throw off such a vile system , and ensure their own happiness and the welfare of tho nation , by adhering to the principles enunciated in the resolution . / Mr . Bbzob seconded the resolution , and said , the Chartists had often been laughed , at , but now the government were in their turn laughed at . They could not amongst them even make a Cabinet . Instead of its being " On ! Stanley , on I it was off ! Stanley , off ! " Tho parliament would have been dissolved had it not been for that pretty plaything , the Exhibition . They feared that if a fresh election
took place there would bo an exhibition which Prince Albert had not calculn / ed upon . Costermongers were now going a-head of members of parliament . At the Sunday Trading meeting , a few costermongers and newsvenders read Messrs . Williams and Wakley such alesson that they had seldom before received . These M . P . ' s were compelled to say they had acted wrongly , and had brought a hill into Parliament which ono of them did not understand , and the other had not even read ; but taught by the working men , they were forced to say they would alter and amend their conduct . Mr . Bezor was loudly cheered .
Mr . O'Brien supported tho resolution . Lord John Russell was a man whose bill had often been betore them , but it was always protested , it contained promises , and not payments . Lord John had taken a leaf out of Cohden ' s book—that government should get recruits of the raw material of the house , and thereby infuse fresh blood into it . This was the very thing arainst which the people should guard . They wanted no fresh power placed in the hands of the government . The people had been struggling for their rights since the days of Cartwright , and " they were not now going to ignore thorn by agitating for any minor measure of reform . Any extension of the suffrage short of universal , would bo an addition to the calamities of
the people . It would only be adding a fresh host of vampires and bloodsuckers to those they already fed . They told the people , that if the class of respectable and monied men , who lived in lodgings , were given the franchise , they would add to the stability of our glorious institutions . This was the very thing that the people did not want . They needed to be shown what laws made the rich , rich , and the poor , poor . Because this had not hitherto been done , was the reason tbe Chartist , agitation had failed . He was glad to see that this fault was being amended . So long as the working classes believed that tho middle class had the same interests as themsolves , bo long would they remain in serfdom . The interests of the two classes wero as op
posed as light to darkness . If the interest of the manufacturer and the workman was the same , would the former ho allowed to have S 00 , and , in some instancee , 2 , 000 slaves working for him , and creating him an income of £ 30 , 000 or £ 40 , 000 a year , whilst the poor slave was living on a bare pittance , dealt out to him on a Saturday night . A minority of the middle classes were honest—those would act with them ; but , unfortunately , a large majority of the working men were so degraded that they cared nothing about the matter . But it was rank fallacy to state that tho interests of the two were identical . The middle classes were interested in screwing labour down to the lowest figure ; whilst the interest of the working man was directly the reverse . England was called the richest country in the world—lie called it the poorest . He did not deny that we had many rich men—we had two
hundred times too many of them ; but the working men of England were the poorest , with the exception of those in Ireland , of any in the known world . Men were compelled to work thirteen and fourteen hours a day for the poorest pittance imaginable . In the days of Alfred , a man had eight hours a day for meals and recreation , eight for labour , eight for sleep ; and he was enabled to live in comfort . Could they say so of the present race of working men ? Was it not shameful that , on the evidence of the Times , 1 , 500 merchants and bankers of the City of London could pay off the whole JVational Debt , and have plenty to live on in abundance , whilst tens of thousands in Ireland were not even worth the shirts on their backs ? This state of things arose from our laws of land and usury . Mr , O'Brien , in a long address , further illustrated this subject , and was much applauded . ' '
f he resolution was then put , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , who briefly replied , and the meeting dissolved .
Foreign- Ice.~The First Arrival Of Forei...
Foreign- IcE . ~ The first arrival of foreign ice this year has just taken place by a vessel arrived in tho river from one of the Norwegian ports , with an entire cargo , comprising several hundreds of tons weight of the article .
The Council¦: Of The Manchester Chartist...
THE COUNCIL ¦ : OF THE MANCHESTER CHARTIST ASSOCIATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC ItEFORMERS OF CHEAT BRITAIN . .. '•; Fkllow Codntrimbn , —A series of events which have been occurring for some time past , have conspired to place the association of Chartists , whom we hare , the honour to represent , in the foreground , as inaugurates and defenders of a system of agitation on behalf of tho People ' s Charter ; different ., in most essential particulars , from the mode ¦ which has hitherto . been in operation ; and , like all tlis-SCllters from established practice , we have wen most violently assailed by the orthodox ; every conceivable calumny has been directed against us ; and had wc not known ourselves bettor than we arc kno . vn by our reviltrs , we should bo inclined to doubt , not only . 'tho wisdom , but also the integrity oi our conduct . .,
It is , however , no part of our plans to waste time in combating , chur-jes . which can be rendered important only by the notice of those again .-t whom they . are urged ; our busiue { s . ^« ith matters of profound interest . to those .. whbiia ' ra > . really anxious to see the . labourers ol ' England emancipated from political degradation / and o ' t ^ hwiso elevated so as to silence reproach ,. and td-coinmniid the respect of all classes . ; There is -it ; appears ' to us , but one mode of accomplishing this ' mojtdisagreeablc result —to aiilefficientlynnd . heanily . ihthe obtainmentof any measure , of ; political , commercial , or social change Jikejy to give increased power or influence to the unenfranchised'masses . ; -: Tho- history of oiir countMif 6 r ; cen ^ ies . past ,. is : pnej ! bntitiued . 8 ucoe ' s"i a » ou . o ^ me lio ^^ m ^> ii ^ ii » . ii 1 ^ iiogl ' . bonditibn . ;^ : tK <» ¦ Sffi ^^^ ' ^ ii ^ i ^ ypglroguhite ' d by the ' dearbs . of 'the , *] ppMbI ^
selves tho n-ilex of prevailing , intelligencer ; W ' W not see that the principle of progression is different at this . moment , although , happily , causes now exist to make transition from old to new opinions much more rapid than formerly . Through tho combiped exertions of labour—mental and physicalscience and art are , in a thousand different ways , employed in subjugating wron » , and in dissipating error ; the mi ghty steam-engine now lends its aid to penetrate mountains , connect remote lands and different peoples , to illume the humblest cottage with tueblaze of reason , and to humanise the most lonely by the God-Uke force of letters , through its agency ; tho pages of furthest antiquity are invitingly opened to the most humble , and every where there exists abundance of means for the true reformer to make known his desires , and to enforce tbe justice of his claims .
The agitation for the Charter has hitherto been conducted in a manner , as wc believe , wholly opposed to the taste and disposition of the people— it has been rather a roar of defiance , than a philosophical appeal to the good sense of the nation ; and the consequence is , that it has aroused a spirit of resentment and antagonism , where it ought to have provoked one of respectful inquiry . All national antecedents have been overlooked , and it has been hoped , by the mere force of clamour to destroy institutions , which , if not based upon the opinion of the country , do at least exist by its sufferance . It has been thought that , by some grand ocil captamdum measure on tho part of the agitators , that
tho proposed change would be effected , and that by a sort of coup de main , possession could be takeii of ihe national representation , and thus would the whole question be settled . Experience has shown this to hive been a most fatal blunder , and wo now find ourselves , after many years of anxious and expensive exertions , confronted with the problem , how we are to obtain what we seek ? This important question cannot , and , as far as we arc concerned , shall not he longer evaded ; the Charter has long enough been employed as a sort of " Will-o ' -the-Witp , " to lead irk every direction but the right one ; but , in the future , we must understand more clearly what we are about , who we arc to follow , and to what purpose .
Have the working classes within themselves the means of causing the Charter to become law ? It has been customary , heretofore , to represent them as all powerful for any purpose which they may desire , hut reflection and experience have led us to a widely different conclusion ; and wc are firmly persuaded that , not only are the working classes unequal to tbe accomplishment of any political change , but that it is highly desirable that any alterations which may take place should lie assented to by all classes of tho community , as otherwise change , instead of being reform , would result in anarchy , and , instead of being governed by public opinion , we should then be ruled by a faction . The Middle Classes .
Tho hostility which has been excited between the Chartists and the middle classes has tended most materially to damage our interests as a parly ; because the middle classes are the persons , along with ourselves , most interested , in just and equitable government , and because without the liberal and direct aid of a large section of that body , it is utterly hopeless to effect any extension of political power . This co-operation we may obtain by exhibiting some of that liberality oi feeling , tho want of whiidi , in others , we are not slow to condemn . Those who have cjnsta' < fc ! y . and pertinaciously denounced this class of men from our platforms , have themselves been chiefly destitute and profligate members of that body , who have fallen
back upon us as a last resource , and whose advocacy of our cause has been adopted as an easy kind of vocation ; it is the interest of those men to keep the classes apart , for if the classes were brought together , the influence of tho agitators would cease , and they would be reduced to tlie necessity of doing something useful for their daily bread . We wish to deal plainly and frankly with this question , bocause we feal that it lies at the root of all the disasters which have befallen our movement ; and without intending to he personally offensive to any individual , we desire to place on record our protest against clubs of professional agitators— " crisis " and '' struggle " makers interfering in the polities of the working classes , to no other end than to
mar all effort .- at meliorating the condition of the people , and to render odious by their folly , mendicity , and cowardice , a cause which needs but the absence or mere "leaders , " to become powerful and respected . We feel that we have too long lent ourselves to the miserable purposes of personal ambition , and of incompetent pretension , and that it is now fully time to take our stand in defence of a course of action which shall result in some practical good to our class , and whichshall rescue Chartism from the disgrace which its professed friends have caused to attach to it . We have a right to be heard upon this matter , equal at least to that of
any body of men in the country ; we represent the largest organisation of Chartists—have at all times subscribed more largely than any body to all Chartists fends , —no matter for what purpose , —in the political prosecutions which cowardly follyliave superinduced , wo have been the greatest victimsarid iu fact in whatever manner Chartism has required service , this Association has invariably been reo ^ uised as tho first to act , to pay , and to suffer , No one , then can claim a prior or a greater right to speak upon tho subject in hand ; wo lament only that the course which we have at length determined upon , had not been taken many years ago .
Future Policy . The Manchester Chartist Association has resolved to remain as a distinctive and as an independent political body , organised for tbe purpose of accomplishing the legal enactment of the People ' s Charter ; but , in the mean time , it has decided upon giving its support to any bod y of Reformers whose objects , if secured , would facilitate tho attainment of the end which Chartists propose to themselves . Our sympathies are with all who are seeking even a modicum of justice . If the whole fabric of legislative corruption cannot ho overthrown by one effort wo will be but too happy to a .-sist in carrying such of the out-works as shall enable us to obtain possession of the citadel itself . No good shall remain undone for the want of our help , and we avail ourselves of the present opportunity to express the satisfaction which we have experienced at the efforts of the
National Parliamentary and Financial Reform Association , To promote the extension of the Suffrage , and to assure the President and Council of that body that they have our confidence and respect ; that wo honour them fi-r what they have done ; that we fully sympathise with their toilsome , but noble undertaking ; that so far from interposing ungoncrous suspicions to impede their cause , that such support as we are capable of shall be most freel y accorded ; that we shall inarch shoulder to shoulder with them , and will regard their opponents , whomsoever they may be , as the enemies of our common interests . Wc repudiate the notion that any considerable bedy of the working classes of this district are unfriendly to the Reform Association ; on the contrary , we know that tho labouring popula . tion are most anxious to see something done which shall open the path of political importance to them-
The Council¦: Of The Manchester Chartist...
selves and of freedom to tho country at large . Ho must havo . an ' p . btuso understanding , indeed , who caw-suppose that the folly of ' obstruction , which unfortunately has been so-successfully enacted for the past thirteen years , can be repeated ; wc say , that- in Manchester it cannot , and that , as far as w « » ro concerned it shall not . ' . We are pained and disgusted , when wo reflect upon tUo shameless amount Of energy , time , ( alont , : hii ( l wealth which the agitation for the Charter has involved ; and when we . consider that , at this moment , tho entire party throughout the . nation can . hardly command power enough to iiittuence ^ ihc election of a parish constable . Wei shall , and ' -must , have an altered statoof . things ; as labouring . men , we have no interest iii ootui' . iou with mere uuitator *; awl we will not permit tltei ' li longer to make prey cither of our politics , or of-our propcrtv .
Social Rights . Attempts have recently ; . ¦ ¦ been made to attach a kind of mongrel Socialism to Chartism ; this notion has been borrowed from tho Parisian school of philosophers ; in England we are content that government should mind itsown ' business ; what wo desire is , tbas ' we should be ' allnwHd to mind ours , inter * rupted as littlo as possible by the offiuiousuess of centralised power . We feel how greatly the civilised world is indebted to Gallic " genius in many particulars , but we have not observed anything iu tho social economies <> t Fiance which we would c .-ire to adonr . as : i model , in the practices of that country . Whilst , theretore , we are favoura'do to " Social Righ-. s , " we disbelieve in the " right " of government to regulate thcinjand arc wholly opposed to the project of adding plans for the reconstruction of socio ; . } - , to a mere . political innusuro like ilw Charter .
Co-operation . Wo can understand , ami are favourable to , associations where the capital , skill , and labour of all are combined—where each is entitled to share , in proportion to the capital and labour which he may employ to add to the general stock . Tfcs does not interfere with the principle of private property , and of iniividtial right , which webelie » e to be ih- fundamental lawaiid iwaiiistay of society . Such combinations already abound in this district , and have , been more or loss productive of much good . Such associations make . tbe people familiar with the legitimate . Uses . andreal ' au ' vanta & esofcap ' iUl ; they u . wl also to elevate their members in the social scale , ami thus to ox end a knowledge of the ' advantages of commerce and peac ? , as the great'instruments ot tlie cnijifehlment tind civilisation' ol ' thw .. wprjjt ) - To interest a people by direct participation - uj ^ wutna ' l pursuits !
m a proprietory scujfj , is : the ;* Jp | t ' th ( ut of anti' 5 M . Wnfi 8 naVfhyi % i ^* fi ) 8 iafi ^ 7 olution ; - bellow Odu \ itrymeitilvWe have , without reserve , and without ostentaiioii . ' subinitted ^ mr 'opinions for your judgment ; we have neither flattered n > ii- cajoled ; we have spoken sentiments which time ami circumstances have impressed upon our mind-, and should we not have , sa'd what you think , we havo uttered what we feel to be ri . lit , " and arc prepa . 'd to wait until you shall have had an opportunity of judging ironi actual practice , how far we ire correct in what we havc ^ submitted to your attention . To us the Charter is endeared by suffering and persecution ; but we cinnot consent to see a cause so noble , . •• restituted to mere personal ends ; and should you not join with us in rescuing it from degradation , wumust even fight the battle alone . Jambs Alcock , Secretary .
Addrbss Of The Chartists Of De"By To The...
ADDRBSS OF THE CHARTISTS OF DE"BY TO THE CIIARTIS I'S OV THE UiMtliD KINGDOM . Biiother Democrats , —Wc addrrss you a' this important crisis , in order to impress upon yen urn necessity of taking your own affairs into yoin o-vu hands . The direction of the democratic tniu ! has been too long in the hands of our professed lenders , whose bickerings and jealousies have scattered . > ur forces , decimated our ranks , and made us the Inching stock of every other party in the comuy . Had the Executive acted wisely we might now h . ive been in a position to take advantage , off the present weak state of the government ; we mi ght lave obtained from their fears what they have a >< :.- > ug denied to justice . Hut the policy whioh bns l-.=: eu
pursued by the heads ol nur movement lm .- ( in our opinion ) been suicidal in the extreme . F-ie-mls , it has been nothing but the pefy jealousies nt n . ir professed leaders , which ha > inflicted so mucn injury on our cause . We are sick at heart at ; he many drawbacks the canss has sustained from t ' . is source , and we now call upmi you , in the ua-uo of Gnd , aud your country , to at once throw > . f ina trammels of party , and show the powers ll-JU 'J 8 f that you will no longer he humbugged by pi '' - ; V . ssing friends , but that yet ) arc determined to ri . i ; hat for yourselves which you ' have liiibm-tn entrusted others to do for von . TIh-iy U
talent sufficient in the ranks of labour to conduct the movement without their aid . Let us , then , at once set to work and- collect fuini '« io defray the expeivsts of a . Conference— -for , m . onr opinion , the holding of a Conference is the mns-. : ii )> portent step that can be token under the pr' -. * ut circumstances—in order to create a really iiaiK-nal organisation ; and if 'hose who have hitherto icvu at the helm of our affairs , refuse to move onward with iu , why , let them May lir . h ' -ud , awl wtwry -nch
other as they have hitherto done ; i .-ut let »» no longer take part in their foniish .-quabiilfts and b » 'iw itigs . There is ample time between uuw ar . rf ;^ c first week in April to make the necessary aiTii ! i ;; r > ments for the holding of a Conference , hut M . a moment to lose . Hopin « , then , that the friemti oi Democracy , throughout the . country , will at one set themselves in motion , we remain , on behalf of ' . he Chartists of Derby , Thomas Chrster . Chaironi " . John Moss . Secretary .
Democratic Conference. This Body Held It...
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE . This body held its ninth sitting in the C iff . 'c-r . ifim of the Literary Institution . Johii- ^ trrAt , Fi'z-ovsquare , on Sunday , March 2 nd ; Mr . J . Mihu in the chair . Mr . Leno moved a resolution , calling upon 'ha democratic party to aid in the election of kooi ! imd true men to sit in the National Coiiveiitbn , summoned by the executive Coraniiuee of IheNaiiM - . al Charter Association , and to contribute to the . <' -. > id now raking to defray the expenses which v » it > intend the proceedings of that Convention . Mr . PsTrrB seconded the motion . Mr . Li ; Hlond objected to the resolution , ; i : id moved the following as an amendment : — ,, T ( . is Conference seeing by tbe public prints that the . Executive Committee of the National Charter Ass
rat ion has under its consideration a prngromni' - of operations to be adopted by the country at large , . vpress a hope that some definite , plan may be :, ic upon that may unite the scattered elements of i ; smocracy in a practical modej and therefore > eappoint tbe Committee of Observation to act acw-ffing to events , and so call the Conference togei * i :-before the first Sunday in April , if need be . " Mr . Hunt seconded the amendment . After some discussion the motion was withdrawn , and the amendment adopted . Mr . Pkttie then moved the following resolution — " To appoint a suh-commi tee . of five to wr . tch ; he publication of the forthcoming plan of action of the
National Charter Association , and summon the Conference , at such time as shall to tni : m seem ncccssa .-y , should an exigency occur . Also , with power u > draw up and issue an address to those persons v Uo arc recognised , as leaders , teachers , and guides of the democratic movement , by the different sceii' us thereof , calling upon those persons to meet a : id advise together on tbe pre .-ent state and fun re prospects of democracy , and to discuss the fort Itcoming plan of action of the National Charter Association , before referred to . " Mr . Piercev seconded the motion . Agreed to . Mr .. Ls Blond , Mr . T . Hunt , Mr . Peltie , and Mr Leno were then appointed asub-commit ' . ee , in accordance with the resolution ,
Mr . Aunott resigned his office as tecretan ! o the Conference , and Mr . J . Peltie was elected in his stead . The Conference then adjourned .
Collisions At Ska. —On Tuesday Week The ...
Collisions at Ska . —On Tuesday week the Red Rover trawling sloop , Captain Brown , when lving about eight miles south of tho Eduvstoitc , with " her trawl net down , was run into by thj John E . Adams , ot New York , outward bound , with German emigrants , and would have sunk had not the fluke uf the ship ' s anchor caught the sloop ' s mainsail , which it tore to ribands , striking the gaff , and cart ying away the mainsheet . On 25 th ult . a pilot boat lauded at Plymouthh Captain van Borden , of tlm Dutch hukef'lW ( Tagus ) , which , on the 23 rd of Feb . at
ten o clock in the evening , was run into by a strange brig , which sailed on . liv the voices d her crew she was judged to bo an Eng lishman . The hukor showed lights , but , the brig had none . Tho Tagg was struck on the bluff of the low , and became very leaky . The pumps wore mam . e I , ami several of the cases of cheese were removed . V ' f , so as to get the leak out of the water , hut these offer ' . * were unavailing , and the crew wore obliged to tako refuge on board the Welcome , from Lisbon , buu .-tl to Holland . Soon after joining her they saw tin , huker go down .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 8, 1851, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_08031851/page/1/
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