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TO 1 TO TUB WORKKG CLASSES . jjoESDVjaESDS , —I am but the resuscitator , the renonand redynd redeeorator of your political principles , sa & e fa © the father , mother , grandfather and grand-, ; uncle , uncle , aunt , and godfather and godmother of a ^ l farni all farm plan as applicable to the regulation of sand to and to the establishment of the value of la-11 the art the artificial market , by testing its value in ititoial mtcral market Always keep those two coasih in * in Ans in riew , and never lose sight of them . The !! of ties of the Land has now become paramount in [ stance t « taneetoall others . The better payment of the
5 5 has n < las not blunted their appetite for the Land : t though thoug h even yet they understand the subject niuperf « mperfectly , nevertheless they are beginning to ss H Tfe a very greedily , and to look anxiousl y iM >« ledShtfsledge W ® &• It is a 'whole question , need Beed not—indeed cannot—be profitably H up y op with any other question , because the so cai so carries the mind away from the subject . " ' i meari mean that the value of the land , as at prcttousuittuaftirting the franchise , should not be discd ; buto ; but what I mean is , that no other subject cd be id be mixed up with the practical manasement
nail Stall farms . I mean , that those who consider i ssion igion to be nine points of the law , and who bethc i the Land to be national property , should not j i = s thuss the question of possession and first princi ples Uher . ther . Everyman—and I am one of those who > : re ik re iiiat the Land is national property—must e 8 to tfe to the conclusion that the first great step in the i -atioisation of that principle is to get possession—that ] hat lhat 100 , 009 men , for instance , in possession of or tv or two acres each , would be a much better first i iciplariple army than a million or two millions with * ; any lany land at all . Tou will recollect , that , in the
st cest of our Charter agitation , I contended against oily Folly of every speaker laying down to his audience rthiything that the Charter was to do . There were r ty things propounded which it could not mai many that it would not do , and many that roukould be unjust to do , and the foreshadowof of those things , impossible , impracticable , unii unjust , created disgust , suspicion , and alarm in rar ranks ; 1 shall therefore , confine myself in this er iter to the consideration of the value of the land : ! I sd I shall endeavour to illustrate its value by the uoi ' mion of practical men . For the last week Ihave
a U' j instructing one of the very best men in this rid mi in the management of land . I have stood over s mi , men for many hours of the day , not as hired 3 fisj 3 & stand over slaves , but as an instructor , cheer-^ t tr communicating the knowledge he possessed to m ' j & to whom it may be useful . I made it my ngtssness to inquire into the condition of all the a « j (! i «? arers ; and , without leading them , 1 arrived at ijeirjeir opinions with respect to the small farm plan , ad ' isdl will give you the verbatim conversation that i # .: k p lace between me and one of those men , whose ¦ j & m is Peat "Peat , would you like to have some
. salad ?* "Tes sir , I would . " " Hare yon got any ?' - \ -I « sir , about as much as "we have planted now . " 55 ewcrep lantingpotaioesaoeordingtomyplan ) . I 2 reared it , and ft was about six perches , or the ¦ -. ^ iv-scventh part of an acre . " "What do you pay 5 jr jar land ? " " I pay £ 5 4 s . a year for that and ; ' •> cottage . " "How long have you lived there ?" Twenty-five J 6315 come Michaelmas . " "Have j m said your rent V " Yes , sir , I must do that . " ' TThat family have you V "A wife and eleven i liildren ; I had thirteen , and there are eight at home i lithme . " "Now , which would you rather have , the
tvjsc without the land for £ 4 a-year , or the house ¦ si lajidfor £ 5 4 s . V "Why , Ihad rather have the ^ tobe sure . I bad rather have the land and as * for £ 5 4 s . a-year , than the house without the > iifor £ 3 a-year . The land helps me to pay the ¦ % .: bKwks , the family could all help me a bit at the >! " "Why do yon like the land so much ?" -Sl y , because lean have just as I want of my own v * m & I want it , and , much or IMe , itfs always 2 ie for me , and I have it better than I can buy it . " -5 iwdoyoa make manure ? " "I keep apig , and ^ thelandwelL" "Doyousell thepig ? " "No , 2 : only part of it—the hams help to pay the rent , * : at the rest . " " Now , Peat , tell me , which would
• softer have , four acres of land and a , cottage at a is rat , a good rent—indeed a large rent , or get a ph a-week to work for a good master V " Oh , % I'd rather hare the land to be sure , because 2 a I'd be my own master . " "Do you think you « bH work as well for yourself as you would for aether master V " Ay , sir , I think so , and better im I'd work for any master . " " So would I , Peat ; oaMyon ever be behind in your rent ? " " No , sir , irl'diescitthen . " "Doyou ever get anything from fejarEltiohfilpyaa with a wife and eleven chiles ? ' "No , sir , not since the union plan turned s . ktl used sometimes to get three and fourshilisa week before . "
- v w that is not the substance , but is the literal , the ffifiibe verbatim conversation that passed between i & 4 = ee the conclusion to which Peat , after twenty' -- years' trial , had come . He has the twenty--saui jart of an acre of ground , and he is satisfied Sjaj £ 2 is . a year for that amount , and says that ' ¦ i c-flM not hold his house for three pounds a year si ik the land , —that is , he pays at the rate of 5 , ; t ? s . per acre for the bit of land that he holds . If - «« e io bean to reason upon he feelings of this 3 n y < , u WftBjj laugh at me , so I leave you the con" •^ lionandliistwenty-fiveyeare ' experienceto think - ; «) ; and also 1 throw out for your reflection the « : Hat oar Land Society proposes to give each ^ qant a good cottage , two acres of land , and
some-- ^ w goon with , for £ 5 a-year ; being four shillings * 53 r less than Peat pays for a cottage and the ^ w-seventh part of one acre . Recollect that » 'itear is little more than threepence a day , and •^ aphjt of ale costs threepence . Recollect that . * ld » Brer who works from six to six , and has an ssribrlus breakfast and an hour for his dinner , ' ¦ ^ two shillings a day , that he earns nearly three . f « e an hain . wi $ & % an hour ' s labour of each «?« ill pay his tent . And also bear in mind , that « nun wjj employs ijm has a profit upon his - " srslabonr after paying him his wages . Jk only fault that my friend could find with my ^ "arilsuip was , that if his larder had not been well 3 I < lioald have created a famine ; and now , after
-. rfjriiays in the fields , lam better , stronger , and "fl-ier than I have been for a very long time . The jpsdjai gratification that I derived from the operaj ** asthis : you know that in my work upon the ^ gement of Small Farms , I speak of the difficulty ;• ssdueing very stiff clay land to friable mould , but : oot lay it down as an impossibility . The field , ^ R we were working , was two years ago as stiff a ^! i ? could be possibly found , andnow , bysubsoumg * ^» trenching , andtheapplication of a little chalk , is
^ « iole field fine enough for mould for flower-*'*• It is as fine mould as ever I saw . There is ** ' pmhg in it , wheat sown broadcast , wheat £ y « i < lrills , wheat dibbjed , and wheat transplanted ; ^ oats , Swedish turnips , potatoes in beds iaftf 5 *^ c P ofa < ocs m drills , winter fares , spring ' i * b ^ ^ ca » "ages- The field contains about j " : - ' ^^ a quarter , and I defy any one man < . - % - "is own labour to extract the full amount j " Juat it Js capable of making ; and , although uieam < rood land for spade husbandry , inviting « T iaAviBA if I hadja choice I would select to am . ° lD - iv clihood upon , yet I declare , without
- tsr f - S 2 tation » that Iwould rather pay £ 10 a i . ^ , J * rtan d a ^ anall cottage , than work for the a . v ^ ' * ^ world for a pound a week , or £ 52 ^^ I'd live better too , and be more inde-«> 5 ! r ?' ani 5 Wns equentlv more happv ; and I would ^** Jiff I } j *» . » ^ * * ikTt ^ my master and no man could call me his sj , - ^ , ^ wi ^ henlwasahle , and as much as I tt ^ 'J ^^ e the consolation of knowing that * is ^ 4 ^ ? . work wa « for my own benefit . If I and ifjj . . fflyown lied , in my own house ; to tak « it f 0 feJS " wtrU ( ^ er or domestic tyrant sought toiionalitv ame tIwould endeavour to prove my fr nkrio-L , OTe of country by summoning my '"^ efence of aeirproperty .
ifii ' s ' nwen ' tilat ' sh * berty : Whenyouhare that , s tqulft if . ^ f ' loo ^ ror more , and you ' re sure to ^^ be J ^ vin privileges of jour own , yon Tbeg ^^ * rvatrreofthepriTiIeges of others . tHnis ^^ t & at Iateachtothepossession of ^^ ^^^ " - ^ Wtiiepeneeofaemanyi ^ dseaitjTT ^ tteland inthe wholesale market , at ^^ iMrH in suitable quantities , ' x & prict . Xow , mind that . Even if
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it was possible for each man in his individual capacity to rent the amount of land he desired from the owner of that land , he must pay the retail price to the wholesale dealer ; whereas , when 2000 or more club their pence together , they can buy it at the wholesale price , and retail it in the required allotments at the wholesale price , precisely as you would deal wholesale and retail with any other articlehats , for instance , er spades , or shovels , or even bread or butter . If 1000 men require a certain amount of any of those commodities , they will have the wholeretaiinrofit , by dubbaigasumclentamount to purchase in the wholesale market , when they can -x ..... -.. „ .
afterwards subdivide or distribute the commodity at the wholesale price . Now , think of those tilings till next week , when I shall follow up the subject in another letter , and let me beg of you to let all that the boobies say about the Land pass in at one ear and out through the other ; for I assure you they know no more of the land , its capabilities , and its applica bility to the regulation of wages , than an Irish pig knows of geometry . In fact , I would place any one of them upon their own mental resources upon ten acres of land , rent free , and unless , like Nebuchad
nezer , they could live upon grass , they'd starve , and while they were starving they'd swear that I was a fool , that the land was a rock , and that yon were all dupes . Keep your mind to the land . Theland is yours , and one day or other you'U hnve your share of it ; and the sooner you arrive at a knowledge of its value , the sooner will you be prepared to assert the great principle , that ran isso is the peoh ^ e ' s ishebiiaxce , and that kixos , pkikces , peeks , xobles , PRIESTS , AM ) COMMO . N'EBS , WHO HAVE BTOtEN IT PBOM them , noin rr cpox the tihe op popular
igxor-ASCE , RATHER THAX EPOX AXX RIGHT , HUMAN OR DIvixe . Z 7 ie natural right is yours . The human usurpation is Hairs ; and believe me , that when this question is thoroughly understood , and when the moles begin to grope backwards in the dark—when popular knowledge threatens destruction to oligarchical usurpation—when tyrants see that freemen are in earnest , then all who now repudiate , the plan will stamp me as the propounder , that I may suffer the penalty that has ever followed those who have attempted to put the working classes in possession of
the land . The dread of the Charter agitation was but a flea-bite compared to this " nip " at the aristocracy ; and as I was one of the first to suffer for the advocacy of that measure , I shall be prepared to rank amongst the foremost of the small farm victims . Don't be deceived—when the question becomes national , Iatonce becometherictim . Iwasthefirstvictim to the Poor Laws , the first victim to the Charter , the first victim to the libel law , and , with God ' s blessing and ministerial preference , I shall be the first victim to "the land restoration treason . " Tour faithful friend and servant , Feaijgus O'Co . VJfO R .
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TO TIIE WORKING CLASSES . My . Dear Fmsxbs , —I have this week concluded my observations upon the attacks recently made upon me in the National Reformer , and when you reflect on the times we live in , the mind we have to appeal to , and the allegations set forth in the letters of my several opponents , you will not say that I have devoted more space to the subject than its necessity
demanded . One of the principal objects of my life has been to compel those who put themselves prominently forward in any movement , to submit to vigilant popular control . In the outset of my Chartist career , I promised at all times to submit my conduct to popular investigation , and one of my chief endea vours since , has been to create an enlightened mind for public men to appeal to . I have found great benefit from my resolution , and for this reason—because the working classes , who have known me long , and watched me well , will not condemn me upon the mere fabricated charges of any man .
I never have and I never shall flinch from appearing before a popular tribunal , to whom I shall at all times be willing and ready to submit my conduct . In talking over this subject , there Is one fact which mnst inevitably present itself to every mind : it is tliis—that each and every man who has attacked me , has first abandoned the national movement and then sought some frivolous cause of quarrel with me as a justification for desertion , whereas the true and honourable course for aU who differed , whether slightly or extensively , with me , would have been to
have remained in the ranks , where they could have better combated against error and exposed want of principle . I was always aware that the " poor gentlemen" would abandon the people ' s cause when the Chartist party was unable or unwilling to support them . To a man deprived of the means of livelihood , no matter how he obtained his living , the loss of bread is not borne quietly . I dare say the thief whose intentions are frustrated by the vigilance of a policeman , looks upon the policeman as a great " tyrant" and a " despot . "
In 1837 , about the last time I saw poor John Knight , of Oldham , as good a man as ever lived , he called after me as I was leaving his house , and said , "Eh , Feargus , they'll hill thee , as sure as thou ' rt alive . " "Who , " said I . "Why , them London folk-Lovctt , Vincent , and them chaps ; they killed Henry ( Hunt ) , and they'll kill thee . " "Why , Ml me , John ? " " Why ! because , mun , thou ' rt taking the bread out of their mouths ; " and I replied , " John , I'll kill them all . " Ivow , my friends , trace the course of vituperation to which I have been exposed
from that day to the present , and you will find that John was right , and that every attack made upon me , has come from fellows who were too proad to work , and too poor to live without labour . A very trifling circumstance , indeed , is sufficient to make theni quarrel with me . A stray sentence , an inadvertent word , a single hasty expression is easily caught up , and constitutes ample cause of quarrel , while it is remarkable that any difference with Feargus O'Connor is at once the signal for all who have been at daggers drawn to sink all their " minor differences . "
, There is one fact which I must now state to the English people . It is this ; my greatest enemies have been those who oweme large sums of money , and especially those who entered upon the news agency business with the intention of " Pushing the I ^ onm erx Stak . " Those gentlemen imagined that they best served their own interests by advocating the Northern Star as long as they were making profit of it , but the moment they were asked for payment , then Feargus O'Connor was a "tyrant , " and the Northern Star was a " rascally paper . " Now 1 date say you will be astonished to hear , that , independently of those who have received gifts of money from me ,
there is now due to me by agents , who experimentalized upon the sale of the Star , no less a sum than £ 2000 and upwards ; some of them who are now loudest in abuse of me , owing me between £ 40 and £ 50 each . In this list I do not include a great number of good honest fellows , who , as agents , actually did spend their profits and mine npon " pushing" the cause of Chartism , and to whom I never have and never shall apply for payment . In fact , 1 have felt a strong affection for those men , as exceptions to the general rule ; the practice being to abuse me by sliding scale , those who oweme most abusing me best .
With respect to the revelations of Mosley , Vvatkins , and Hill , fathered by O'Brien , I make no doubt that every Chartist in England , Scotland , and Wales , will exult in the answer that I have given to { heir fabrications , and will laugh at the manner in which they have enabled me to " poach" them into a corner . Ashton ' s wife is sick , he says , and he is a poor weaver , and therefore cannot answer me yet ; why , he had nothing to answer except his own letters . Mosley makes a hodge-podge about 1839 , and 1842 , and Mr . Hobson and the Town Council of Leeds , with which I have nothing whatever to do ; and Hill , in Ms comment upon my letter , acknow-
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ledges himself to have attempted to palm a falsehood upon the people under the guise of truth . He says , " I only said that what Ashton wrote was true , and Mr . O'Connor confirms it . " But he does not tell you that what Ashton said was , that he communicated Frost ' s danger to Hill , and that Hill communicated it to me in tune to save Frost , and that the impression Ashton ' s letter was intended to convey , and Hill ' s confirmation to strengthen , was , that I was put in possession of the secret in time to have communicated with Frost . .. ..
Now , although I shall at all times be ready to submit every act of mine to popular . revision , I shall not feel myself justified in ever again taking up so much of the space that belongs to you , in travelling over this beaten gronnd . What I have done was indispensable—it was as necessary for the preservation of my own honour as for the success of your cause , for though I am but an individual , I have vanity enough to believe that my character cannot suffer damage without injuring the cause of the working classes ; and to this fact alone I attribute the machinations of the people ' s enemies . I have now done with this subject . I leave it , and for ever , with this simple observation—that while I am true , I
expect you to be confiding ; while I am honest , I expect you to support me ; and when the foul breath of slander shall have faded before the fresh breeze of public opinion , and when our day of resurrectionwhich , believe me , is at hand—shall arrive , you will find me with increased strength , with renewed vigour , and undiminished resolution , prepared once more to brave the dock , the dungeon , or the scaffold , when those in whose service my life has been spent shall will their freedom . I need not tell you that I would not abandon you for worlds , that I would not sell you for anything short of your Charter , and that I will not be a pensioner upon your resources as long as I have God ' s gift—my health , my strength , and my pride to live upon .
I remain , Your faithful friend and devoted servant , Fearous O'Conhor .
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FRANCE . The Fortifications . —The project of law relative to the armament of the fortifications of Paris passed the Chamber of Deputies on Friday , by the great majority of 227 to 131 . Notwithstanding this decisive vote , an amendment , moved by M . Bethmont , to the effect that the cannon to be deposited at Bourges should not be allowed to be removed to Paris except by virtue of a special law , was only rejected by a majority of 27 , and that notwithstanding the guarantee embodied in the bill , that the cannon ceuld only be brought to the capital in case of war ; a pretty strong proof of the uneasiness with which the opposition look upon the walls they were in such a hurry to raise .
"What ' s in the Wind ?—The Revue de Paris states that the report of the contemplated arrival in Paris of several crowned heads was daily gaining credit . " Well informed persons have assured us , " says that paper , "that this congress of constitutional royal ties will take place in Paris next July . The illustrious personages who are to be the guests of the King of the French are the Queen of Great Britain , (!) the young Queen of Spain , the King and the Queen of Naples , and the King of Holland ! The Duke and
Duchess de Nemours will proceed to the coast to meet her Britannic Majesty , who is to arrive the first ; the Prince de Joinviile will wait on Queen Isabella at the Spanish frontier ; the Duke d'Aumale will accompany his uncle , the King of Naples , from Marseilles to Paris ; and the Duke de Montpensiev will repair to Dunkirk to receive the King of Hol land , who is to land in that harbour . The King has ordered several apartments in the Palace of the Tuileries , together with those formerly occupied by Henry IV . in the Louvre , which have been richly restored and furnished , to be prepared for the reception of his august visitors . " *
The Uncoxqueram ^ Arab . —The Paris papers of Sunday are without interest . The late movements of AbdVel-Kader have caused so much concern that , according to the Constitutionnel , the French Government has despatched General Delarue , armed with plenipotentiary powers , to the Emperor of Morocco , with a view of obliging the latter to fulfil that article of the treaty of Tangier , by which his Majesty bound himself to undertake the exoulsion of Abd-e ! -K » dey from Ms dominions . COSBOIOS OF THE LABOURING ClASSES . —M . Ledl'U Eollin presented to the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday a petition signed by 25 , 000 persons , who prayed that an inquiry be instituted into the condition of the labouring classes of France .
The Monitcur announces that Mr . Daniel O'Connor , son of General Arthur O'Connor , had applied to the Keeper of the Seals for authority to place before lib name that of "de Condorcet , " which is that of his mother , the only child of the celebrated Condorcet . The Jesuits . —The National states that— "Shortly after the vote of the Chamber of Deputies relative to religious congregations , M . Martin du Nord , the Minister of Justice ^ had sent for the celebrated preacher Father Ravignan , and endeavoured to Tegi son him into acquiescence in the desire o the Assem bly , and to prevail upon him to consent to a compromise , which would satisfy the clergy and place his own responsibility under cover . The Minister represented to M . Ravipan , that ' after the decision of the Chamber he could no longer wink at the existence of unauthorised religious communities—that
'his zeal for the interests of the church gave him a right to expect that the clergy would assist him in a position so delicate '—and that he relied on his cooperation to induce the congregation in the Rue des Postes to dissolve itself and join the great body of the clergy . M . Ravignan replied to M . Martin , that if , as a Minister , he was obliged to abide by the decisions of the Legislature , the pious cenobites of that community were under obligations to the Holy See , to religion , and to themselves , far more sacred than worldly interests , and that they could not acquiesce in any such terms . The discussion becoming warmer by degrees , M . Martin threatened to have recourse to the administrative measures recommended by the Chamber , when Father Ravignan declared to him that 'the Jesuits of the Rue des Postes were determined to wait the result , and yield only to the power of bayonets . '"
Insurrection in Algeria . —A letter from Algiers of the 6 th , states that the insurrection is complete in the mountains of the Ouarenserris , and that several of the Arab chiefs who had received appointments from the Governor-General have been sacrificed . It is also stated that nearly 2000 mounted Arabs appeared on the 28 th ult . before Orleansville , and menaced an attack , but withdrew on a sortie being made by the garrison , supported by the cannon of the camp . Onthc 30 tli , a serious engagement took place in sight of Orleansville , between the hostile Arabs and a French detachment . The Arabs were defeated , with a loss of twenty killed . The . French had only two men killed , and six wounded .
SWITZERLAND . Dr . Steiger . — The Ami de la Constitution of Berne announces , that on the 6 th instant the Government of that canton "had despatched M . Aubry , a member of the Grand Council , to solicit a pardon for Dr . Steiger , who had been condemned by the criminal tribunal of Lucerne to be executed . The Debats publishes Dr . Steigev ' s address to the tribunal by which he was condemned . In this address the doctor describes , himself as a man led altogether by his feelings and sympathies . He reminds his judges thatheadoptedtheniedical profession from the sole desire of relieving human suffering , while it was the daily arriving accounts of the hardships of his exiled
countrymen thatmompted him tojoin them , and , notwithstanding hi ^ osition , he calls ? jpon the Government to revoke their invitation to the Jesuits , or else there can be no peace . The Paris Globe says , it is enabled to state that the life of Dr . Steiger ' will be spared . The cantons of Uri and Untemalaen are at present quarrelling with Lucerne about the money paid by way of ransom for the - . risoncrs , of which the latter is Keeping the lion ' s sh ; re . Such is the wav in which this miserable civil war is terminating . Release of the PniriONEns . —The accounts from Switzerland of the 7 th inst , , state that allthe prisoners who are not natives of Lucerne had been released , and the only captives remaining , 581 in number , belonged to the canton .
Confirmation of the Sentence on Dr . Steioer . — Letters from Zurich of the 7 th inst . state that the capital sentence pronounced against Dr . Steiger has been confirmed by the Supreme Tribunal of Lucerne . His last hope rests in the Grand Council , which alone can pardon him . The Governments of Zurich and Berne had each sent one of their members to Lucerne to intercede in his favour .
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Later News . —The Presse of Wednesday publishes accounts from Zurich and Berne of the 10 th inst . The success obtained by the Conservative party in the elections of St . Gall had been balanced by the triumph of the Radicals in those of Thurgovia , so that the respective positions of the two parties in the Diet continue unchanged . The German troops which lined the Rhenish frontier and the voralberg still formed , to the north and east of the Swiss territory , a cordon of about sixty leagues in extent , the principal points of which were Loerrach , Constance , Lindau , and Bregentz . This last town maintained a strong Austrian garrison , which was in communication with that of Inspruck . The Government of Bcme had superseded , in his post of Professor of Law , M . Wilhelm Snell , the soul of the ultra-Radical party .
UNITED STATES . Liverpool , Wednesday—The Royal mail steamship Caledonia , Captain Lott , arrived in the Mersey on Tuesday , a little before midnight , bringing New York advices to the 30 th ult ., and late accounts from Canada , Washington , Mexico , & c , and a large number of passengers , one of whom is the Hon . A . Sniith j Charge d'Affaires of Texas , whose mission , according to the New York Herald , is , " to see what new conditions they may procure for Texas , provided she remain independent , an d refuse annexation to this country . " The Oregon . — -The papers received abound in comments upon the Oregon declarations . The Polk papers are all for war ; but this insanity is anything nut ( vanavnlltr nlintwul 'Pita pnmi nfiR ^ in \ lA 7 nalii « i / . fam »/
WW gQlUJ & CbUJI iSUtlLCTl . A . W ? DU 1 M 1-UJUVJUM 11 UOlUilQWU Ghbe calls upon the President to adhere to the spirit and even the letter of his inaugural address , and says , ' it is our solemn conviction that we shall soon again be called on to take up arms against our former and only adversary . " The Richmond Inquirer , the avowed . and acknowledged organ of Mr . Polk , has the Mowing : — Whilst we would most earnestly deprecate a war with England—of vrkidh we see no prospect—we would not recede an TOcnfrom our national rights . If Oregon be ours , let us maintain it at all costs . Let , however , no rash proceedings mark the course of our Government . Let a wise , prudent , dignified , and enlightened policy be pursued . Let all fair and honourable measures be resorted to , which , while they will maintain our rights , will settle the controversy to the satisfaction of both nations , if it be possible .
Asa specimen of the arguments on the " other side , " we quote the following from the New York Courier and Enquirer , in reply to the Globe : — This , so far as it goes , certainly indicated a disposition , on the part of the dominant party , to insist upon our whole claim to Oregon , even at the hazard of war . We do not believe any such action will be sustained by the people . The question is pre-eminently one for arbitration . If our claim is not just , we ought not to insist upon it . Great Britain has heretofore offered to submit it to such arbitration under the most liberal conditions .
This proffer of peace was rejected , with more emphasis than ; dignity , by our government . Should it be renewed , we have no hesitation in saying that it should be at onee accepted . We shall run no risk of losing anything to which we have a right ; and when rights are conflicting , mutual wmcesstafi—wmcessiras wnVsh a neutral party would deem just—should reconcile them , If we should be plunged , by madness or folly , into war with England or with the world , we should do all in our power to insure its vigorous prosecution and successful issue ; but we trust the country will not become engaged in such a contest , without having exhausted all honourable eiforts for the preservation of peace . The Neiv York Commercial Advertiser of the 30 th ult . publishes a
rumour-That the result of the President s deliberations with his cabinet on the Oregon question was ' a determination to follow the example of the British Government on the Maine boundary affair , and send a special minister to London . Even the minister has bean named— -Mr . Van Buren—and we have heard also , in this connection , the name of another distinguished leader in the Democratic party . The Commercial does not know whether to believe this or not ; but , if anything , leans in its favour , notwithstanding that it had " not been able to trace it to an authentic source . " The Bowery Theatre in New York has been again totally destroyed by fire .
MEXICO . The Annexation Question . —The papers of the city of Mexico and of Vera Cruz continue to be occupied almost exclusively with the subject of . annexa tion . The official paper , El Mario del Gobierno , of the 3 rd inst ., announces that it is in possession of certain movements on the part of the Government of a warlike character , which it is constrained to withhold from the public , as secresy is the soul of military operations ; but expresses a hope that the speedy and successful issue of these operations will soon relieve the public curiosity in regard to them . The Nm York Journal of Commerce publishes the Mowing important extract of a letter from the city of Mexico , dated the 28 th of March : — " The
Government has issued orders for the defence of the ports , fortresses , < ftc , and it is acknowledged that if Texas does not comply with their last request , war will be openly declared . " And the New Orleans Bulletin again says — " A letter from a respectable source in Vera Cruz , under date of the 2 nd inst ., says , that an act had passed to a second reading in the Mexican Congress , making it high treason for any person to propose a recognition of the independence of Texas , or the peaceable possession of that country by the United States . A majority of the members , it is further stated , are in favour of active hostilities against Texas , in order to provoke a war and throw the onus of it on the United States . "
Mr . Shannon , the American Minister , had retired to Tacubaya , and wasexpected to take his departure for the United States in a few days . Awfux Earthquake . —The Vera Cruzano , of the 12 th of April , contains the account of an awful earthquake which desolated the city of Mexico on the 7 th of April . At the moment we write , says the Sligo o f the Sth , the inhabitants of the capital of the republic are still under the influence of the horrors excited by the earthquake of yesterday , the disastrous effects of which we are still imperfectly acquainted with . Yesterday , at fifty-two minutes past three , p . m ., the oscillations began , slight at first and then , stronger . The direction of the motion appeared to be north and south . It lasted about two minutes . The shocks
were terrible , nothing like them was ever experienced before , and the condition of the buildings too surely proves the absence of all exaggeration . We were by chance upon the great square at the time , and we witnessed a spectacle not easily forgotten . In an instant the multitude , but a , moment previous tranquil and listless , were on their knees , praying to the Al mighty , and counting with anxiety the shocks which threatened to convert the most beautiful city in the new world into a vast mass of ruins . The chains surrounding the portico were violently agitated ; the flags of the pavement yawned open , the trees bent frightfully , the buildings and lofty edifices oscillated to and fro ; the immense arrow which crowns the summit of the cathedral vibrated with astonishing
rapidity ; at fifty-six minutes . past three the movement had ceased . It is impossible yet to ascertain the extent of destruction . Not a house or a door but bears the marks of this terrible calamity . Many of them are cracked and greatl y injured , others are tottering , and others entirely fallen ; San Lorenzo , La Misericordia , Tompeate , Zapo , and 'Victoria streets , and the Grand-street , have particularly suffered . The aqueducts were broken in several places . The hospital of Saint Lazarus is in ruins , and the churches of San Lorenzo and San Ferdinand greatly injured . The magnificent chapel of St . Terasa no longer exists . At the first shock the cupola , a
building ot astonishing strength and great beauty , fell , and was soon followed by the vault beneath the tabernacle , and the tabernacle itself . Fortunately al ! thosein a church so much frequented succeeded in escaping . At eight o ' clock last evening seventeen persons had been taken from the ruins of other buildings and carried to the hospital . At three quarters past six , and a quarter past seven , two more shocks were felt . They were , however , slight , and occasioned nothing but a temporary renewal of terror . The authorities did everything that zeal and humanity could suggest to carry help to the victims , and restore the aqueducts which furnish water to the city .
MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AIRES . The War . —Tne following is an extract of a letter from Monte Video , dated the I 7 th of February , 1845 , received per packet on Saturday last : — "On the morning of the Ilth instant two of Brown ' s vessels commenced throwing shot into the city . A f ter firin " about forty or fifty , doing a great deal of damage they sheared off . One of the schooners belonging to this place went out and fought them both , and drove them off . After fi ghting about an hour she hauled one of them twice . I was on the house too all the
time , ana tne balls flew over my head . Some came very near . Two or three people were killed , and others wounded . By what we hear from Buenos Ayres we may expect to be bombarded very shortly . If that be the case , we aba \\ ^ have ^ ] eave ) but I do not believe they can do it . We have fourteen or fifteen vessels of war , small and large , belonging to this Government , and , I think , with these and the forts , which all have furnaces to make red hot shot , Brown win not be able to stand them . "—Liverpool AUion .
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Later News . —By the Famictte , a J-rench vessel , which has arrived at St . Malocs , we have received accounts from Monte Video to the Sth of March . The following are the principal events which they mention : —General Rivera was moving southward at the head of the main army of the Banda Oriental . It was believed that his first move would be on Maidonado , but that he would advance from there upon Monte Video . A Brazilian paper gives the following news of his movement , as having been received by way of Rio Grande : — " General Rivera broke up his
carap at the end of last month , and marched towards the centre of the Oriental State , inclining towards Sebollati . " The House of Representatives of Corrientes had constituted itself a Congress of the Argentine Republic , and had named General Paz Commander-in-Chief of the army and director of the war against General Rosas . Ho had issued an energetic proclamation to his troops , . and at the date of the last accoounts had entered the province of Entre Rios . General Lopez , at the head of another body of troops , had passed the Parana at Goya , and was marching on the city of Santa F 6 .
BRAZIL . Conclusion op the War in Rio Grande . —Brazilian papers have been received to the 23 rd of March , the contents of which are more than usually interesting . The civil war in the province of Rio Grande do Sul , which had wasted the resources of Brazil for the last nine years , was at an end . David Canabarao , the leader of the insurgents ( who has probably been bought over by Baron Caxias ) , had issued a proclamation to that effect , in which he states that " a foreign power" ( no doubt Buenos Ayres )
" threatens the integrity of the Brazilian empire , " and says that " Rio Grande shall never be made the theatre of its iniquities , " and that he and his supporters will sacrifice their party objects for the good of the empire . The event , however producsd , is of great importance , as it gives the Brazilian Government the entire command of its forces in the present critical position of affaire in the River Plate . The pacification of Rio Grande was to be celebrated with a solemn Te Dcwm and great rejoicings at Rio on the 23 rd of March .
ITALY . More Trouble . —The Cologne Gazttte of May Sth , contains a correspondence from Italy , in which it is stated that it is generally reported that a new expedition against Sicily , Naples , or the Papal States , will be shortly undertaken by the Italian refugees . The authorities are on their guard . The correspondent adds that the reports are not devoid of foundation . [ We hope that the Italian patriots will be on their guard too . —En . N . S . ] The Bjloody Despotism of the Pope . — More Murders . —We take the following from the Morning Herald of yesterday ( Friday ) : —Marseilles , May 10 . —The following is a copy of a letter received this morning from Italy : — "Florence , May 7 . The greatest tranquillity reigns throughout Tuscany ;
unfortunatelv it is not the same in the Papal states ; there the agitators continue to conspire , and it will require all the vigilance and energy of the government to prevent another insurrection . Tho disaffected—and they are in great numbers—are far from being intimidated by the recent military condemnations-, they hold frequent secret meetings , and during the night post on the church doors the most seditious proclamations . The police is most active , and in many parts of the Pope ' s dominions a military commission holds permanent sittings . Within the last fortnight the following condemnations have been pronounced , and the unfortunate beings executed : two at Ravenna , one at Faenza , two at Urbino , and two at Macerate . The people complain that the military commissioners observe no legal forms , and offer no security to an innocent accused .
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More FiHES . —At London , Canada West , Sunday week , about noon , afire broke ontin Robinson Hotel , and raged with great fury , burning down four squares and apart of three others , destroying buildings which covered thirty acres of ground . One half the town has been destroyed , causing the greatest distress . So lives were lost . The Milwaukie Sentinel estimates the loss by the fire at that place at 90 , 000 dollars , and the insurance at 40 , 000 dollars . —New York Sun , April 26 . UrmwrM ra PimlHTlumi — . Tllfl Pliiliiflolnliia
Post of yesterday contains the following : — "From all appearance a system of burking is now being earned on in our city , wliich is unparalleled in the history of this or any other country . A few days ago werecorded the sudden disappearance of Mr . Wildash , from Wayne Co ., and now are called upon to state another case of a similar nature . Mr . John T . Kirk , who came to this city , from Wilmington , on business , on Saturday evening , a week since left the house of Wm . A . Ginder , in Southwark , to go to Jenks ' s foundry , in Kensington , and since then has never been heard of . He was known to have about 700 dollars , with him . —Ibid .
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OBJECTS AND CONSTITUTION OF THE SCOTTISH GENERAL TRADES UNION . "' ~ : % ^ 'W ' jh tbeamhie . Fellow Workmen ;—Your every energy has hitherto been always required to defend your interests ; and at no time more particularly than the present has your position demanded an increase of those exertions . Competition , unless checked by the united voices of the working classes , will reduce your present small comforts to a miserable subsistence . At h late meeting of upwards of forty Delegates , from various trades , it was unanimously agreed to form a
Scottish Genebai Tb ^ des Union . A Committee was appointed to draw up its constitution . That Committee having laid the following Rules before the Delegates , it was unanimously agreed to print and circulate the » . ft is hoped that every T ^ ade , Shop , and Factory , in and round Glasgow , will send a Delegate , and that every Trade in Scotland will join in one grand moral phalanx , and defend the rights of their Order .
OBJECTS . First . — The object of this Society shall be to create a better understanding among all the Trades of Scotland-, to cement , in one common bond of union , the interests of the Working Men , and to protect them against the many encroachments made upon them . The Society has been brought into existence for the purpose of defending Labour against the aggression of interested Capitalists , and to place in a safe position the rights of the Working Millions . Second . —To regulate the Hours of Labour ; equalise , as far as possible , the Wages ; and prevent contemplated Strikes , by doing all we can to bring to a mutual understanding the Employer and Employed ; to improve the condition of the Working Classes morally , mentally , and physically ; to erect Halls where all the Trades can transact their general business in public and committee meetings ;* andto establish Reading Rooms and Libraries .
BULBS . I . —That this Society shall be governed by an Executive chosen by the whole Society . II . —That every Trade , Shop , and Factory appoint Delegates in proportion to the number of Members joined ; these Delegates to meet monthly . The Delegates to be appointed at a General Meeting culled for the purpose , by those who have joined the Union . III . —That a Circular be published monthly , to report the general business of the Union . That the Executive have power to call a meeting of the whole Society in any emergency . IV . —That no Strike can take place without a General Meeting being held by the United Trades , and sanctioned by the same . V . —That a Levy be made upon each member to meet any emergency . VI . —That no Levy can be made unless sanctioned by a general meeting of the Union . VII . —That the weekly instalment be One Penny . VIII . —That the employment of surplus hands forms n prominent feature in the objects of this Union .
Bradford.—Stbike At Mh. Rand's Mill.—On ...
Bradford . —Stbike at Mh . Rand ' s Mill . —On Monday , a public meeting of the Woolcombers was held near the Temperance Hall , Mr . Raistrick in the chair . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . White , Mullen , Roberts , Flynn , and others . A resolution was proposed by Mr . Robert Mullen , to the effect that the names of all the Woolcombers should be obtained , and handed to the committee , who would print the names of those who had not contributed to the funds of the Association , and call on them to do so . Such a placard would enable
the collectors to call on those persons , anfltnusxne Protective Society would increase in numbers , fhc Woolcombers in the employ of Mr . Rand were to come out ; several had already delivered in their combs , and in a few days every man in the firm would be on strike . Already had Mr . Rand oftered an advance on two sorts of wool , but such an advance could not be accepted unless he extended it to all tlie sorts combed by his order . Mr . White exhorted the men to be firm . Symptoms of vedmeu had been exhibited by Rand , and he trusted that the men would be firm . Let every , man in the Assocmtmn turn canvasser , and bring up with him to the society all the combers in his neighbourhood who were not enrolled , and letthose who were members advance as much money as lies in their power , and by these moans a fund would be raised , and a union formed ,
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on such a basis as would defy al the wealu , ..-i influence of their oppressors . Each man con ! . :.. .. inform the committee of all the combers -n pis im . su > . dKifrJkvalitv . and thus spare thecomuuttceavast deal of trouble . Lest there might be too many irons in the fire , it was advisable to postpone the carrying out of the building of a Hall for the P « £ » y >" i confine themselves exclusively te the means or conquering tyrannical employers- A vote of thanks was tendered to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
Bbauforo Weavers . —On Tuesday a meeting of the . Power-loom Weavers washeld in the Temperance Rooms , Victoria-buildings , to hear the report of the committee , appointed on Good Friday , to organise tin ; havers f ;? Hmdfrrd and . em-rounding villages . Mr . Harrison was called to the cuair , ami t ^ U on iMr . Flyini , who read the following report : — "Powerloom Weavers , —Your committee , appointed on Good Friday , at a public meeting of your body , to organise a Protective Society for the improvement of your wages , beg to submit a brief summary of their proceedings to the present time . Our labours were commenced under very unfavourable ciYevimstances . You were a disunited body , unaccustomed to !) ' : > :-
ncss habits , and strongly prejudiced against Unions , arising out of the detects of former associations ; therefore , the obstacles that presented thenwi- 'v ^ at first sight appeared insurmountable . In tha :-.: ^ di spute between the Weavers in the employ of Mr . Trimble and his overlooker , Mr . Fawsett ; the resistance offered to the tyrannical attempts of those gentlemen , although somewhat expensive , hasfully established yom-lcharacter for consistency and courage , and has been instrumental in increasing your numbers . We have organised the town , and commenced our labours in the county districts—H teat and Little Horton . Ledget Green , and Bowlin g Uack-lane , are
now included in our divisional list . The general prospects of the society are encouraging . The number of members are above 800 , and the gross receipts from the commencement to the present are £ 12 , expenditure above £ 6 , the balance in the treasurer ' s hands £ 5 8 s . 2 id . In conclusion we thanlt you for the confidence reposed in us , and beg to impress on you the importance of your position , and call on you for increased [ exertion , confident that perseverance will crown your struggle with a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work . " A code of laws was passed by the meeting , and a secretary elected . The committee was re-elected , and three added to their number . Mr . Rodwell was elected treasurer .
Doxcombe Testimonial . —Central Committee of Trades , & c . — Parthenium , 12 , St . Martin ' s-lane , Wednesday evening , May the 14 th ; Mr . J . Grassby Carpenter , in the chair . —The following sums were received : —Per Mr . C . Willis and friends , Rochester , 8 s . Cd . ; Mr . Bowman , per D . Gover , jim ., 2 » . OJ . * profits of Soiree held at White Conduit House , £$ 14 s . 10 d . ; Mr . J . W . Parker , Tailor , 2 s . fid . ; per Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., being sums received through the Northern Star since its location in London , £ 24 9 s . 4 d . ; Peterborough , per E . Scholey , the Shoemakers , 13 s . Cd ., other friends of T . S . Duncombe , 17 si Cd . ; Abergavenny , per Mr . T . C . Ingram , first contribution , £ l 7 s . Od . ; Alnwick , Northumbej . landper Mr . G . Pikejun . second contribution , *! 7 s ;
, , , Coventry Local Committee , per Mr . J . Butler , £ 5 ; Bath , per Mr . S . Furze , the balance , Is . Al . ; Bolton Carpenters' Society , per Mr . T . Ilalsal ) , 9 s . ; the Chartists of Merthyr Tvdvil , second contribution , per Mr . W . Dewis , £ 1 15 s . 7 d . ; Dorking , Surrey , Local Committee , per Mr . T . Upfold , £ 2 ; Ilebden Bridge , per Mr . W .- Jackson , £ 1 4 s . 2 d . ; Tiverton Local Committee , per Mr . W . Roweliffe , £ 10 ; Block-printers of Merton , Surrey , per Mr . Dale , £ 5 . The committee earnestly request all officers of Local and District Committees , and all other pei-ams holding monies or books , to transmit the same without defav to the general secretary , Mr . J . Syme , or to
the general treasurer , 11 . Norman , lisq ., without delay , as Jthc committee have resolved to finally close on the 4 th day of June next , when a balance sheet will be issued , and all particulars slawd for the information of the subscribers . The Central Committee will continue to meet every Wednesday evening till that period , from half-past eight until halfpast ten , at the Parthenium Club-room , 72 , St . Martin's-lane . Glasgow Sawyers . —A dispute has taken place betwixt the operative Sawyers of Glasgow and their employers on a question of wages , in consequence of which about 200 of the workmen arc at present idle . —Glasgow National .
The Shields Stonemasons . —The Stonemasons of North and South Shields are on the eve of striking for an advance of wages . Their demand is £ 1 to £ 1 4 s . per week . —Morning Herald . Lancashire Misers . — The next general delegate meeting of Lancashire Miners will be held at the sign of the Queen Anne , Dean Church , on Monday next , May 19 th ; chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . A public meeting will also be held on the same day , and at the same place , which will be addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and other gentlemen . The levy for the fortnight , including sreneral contribution , is Is . 8 d . per member .
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LONDON . MEittOrc-LVTAN DiSTmcT Council . —Sunday , May 11 th ; Mr . J . Simpson in the chair . —The report of the address committee was brought up , and the address was unanimously adopted . The following resolution , onthe motion of Mr . J . F . Linden and Mr . Arnott , was unanimously adopted : — " That this council having read the letters from Messrs . J . B . O'Brien , W . Hill , and other correspondents of the National Reformer , regard with disgust the attempts so insidiously made to destroy the democratic movement . They are further of opinion that such attempts at disunion are disgraceful to those professing the principles of Chartism . " The council then adjourned .
White House , St . Mary Street , n hitechapel . —A public meeting was held here on Sunday evening , to hear anjaddress from Mr . Clark , of the Executive ; Mr . Shaw was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Clark delivered a masterly address on the plans recently kid down by the Convention . After the lecture considerable local business was transacted , and Mr . Knowlcs was nominated as sub-secretary , in the room of Mr . Shepherd resigned . Several members were enrolled . SomgksTowx . —On Sunday evening last a public meeting was held at Mr . Dmhlridgc ' s rooms , No . 18 ,
Tonbridgc-screet , New-road . Mr . Wm . Johnson was called to the chair . Mr . John Arnott was duly elected to act in conjunction with the Executive on the Registration and Election Committee , and Mr . John Hornby on the Exile Restoration Committee . — Mr . Laurie moved and Mr . Arnott seconded— " That this meeting take into their consideration the propriety of forming a district branch of the Co-operative Land Society . " An animated discussion ensued , m which Messrs . Bird , Gardener , Edwards , Page , and Hornby took part ; the discussion was ultimately adjourned .
Chartist Co-operative Land Society . —Persons in the metropolitan localities wishing to join the newly-fonned land society , are requested to send immediate notice of the same to T . M . Wheeler , 243 * , Strand , who will call a meeting of such persons as may have signified their intention of becoming members , when they can proceed to elect a secretary , treasurer , district committee , & c , for the metropolis . Payments to commence on Monday , May 19 . Persons in the localities throughout the kingdom are requested to send in notice to the sub-secretary ot the National Charter Association in then- district , who shall , in like manner , call a meeting of the same . Localities not having a sufficient number of subscribers at the commencement to form a district committee , are requested to appoint a secretary and Cards of
treasurer in accordance with the rules . membership and rules can be immediately procured of the general secretary , for which the sum of one shilling and fouvpeuce will be charged by the subsecretary , one shilling of which will be retained by the district treasurer as an instalment of the share : the remaining fourpence must be remitted by Postoffice order or otherwise to the general secretary . — By order of the Board of Directors , Thomas Martis Wheeler , Secretary . P . S . Persons residing in isolated districts can be enrolled by the general secretai 7 , on furnishing him with the instalment of their share , and twopence extra to defray the postage of rules , & c . AU moniesremitted to the general secretary or treasurer will be acknowledged each week m the Northern Star .
HALIFAX . West Riding Delegate Mebtiko . —TIiis meeting was held according to notice on Sunday last , in the WorkiV Man's Hall , Halifax ; the following places were re presented - . -Bradford , Hebden Bridge , Halifax Lower Warley , Little Town , and Dewsbury ; Mr . B Itushton was appointed to preside , the minutes of the previous meeting were read over ami confirmed . A letter was read from Kcighly , enclosing a money older lor 7 s ., and another from Mr . Doyle , detailing the proceedings of the Convention ; after which the following sums were handed in for the Executive : — Bradford , Cs . Id . ; Little Town , Is . Cd .: Dewsbnry , Is . 8 d . ; Lower Wavlcy , Is . lOd . ; Iicbuen Bridge ,, 8 s . 0 } d . The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : — " That the thanks of the delegates present be given to Messrs . O'Connor and Doyle for the faithful and efficient manner in which they discharged
their duties as representatives of the West Riding of York in the late Convention ; and we hereby testify our approval of their conduct . " "That this meeting views with indignation the conduct of certain parties who onee figured in the Chartist ranks , but who now are moving earth and hell , and would not hesitate even to destroy the Chartist movement altogether , if by that means they could accomplish their base object , the destruction of Mr . O'Connor . This meeting cannot separate without according to that gentleman our best thanks for his past conduct in the cause of the people , and our confidence in him as long as he pursues the same straightforward course he has . hitherfcoldone . " After arranging for holding camp meetings during the summer months , of whica due notice will appear in the Star , and the transaction of other ^ business , the meeting adjourned to % second Sunday in J \ me ,
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