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Tfifi&Ovb Guards, The Fug-%$ Jackets, The Blis Tered Pds , And Unshorn Chins.
tfifi & OVb GUARDS , THE FUg-%$ JACKETS , THE BLIS TERED pDS , AND UNSHORN CHINS .
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jfr FB IBNDS , ^ j should ia « written you a political letter a week , upon onr prospects and position , JJfor the duty imposed npon me , of replying Jthe manifesto of Messrs . Hibbs and Selsby . j , TAs the more anxious to devote some [ g ^ ee this week to that purpose , in conjJnienc 2 of the avowal of the Times newspaper
* * ' ' 'Wednesday , as to the interest that England t * j in forming an alliance with the Pope , L £ ji irSich I shall , next week , show yoa , that s 1 Sp ^^ ^ ^ the anticipated result from gj g $ an alliance has been realised ; and further , j , j , have convicted the Times out of its own mo floutn of culpable ignorance upon the quesp Jon of Free-Trade . I was also anxious to u are laid before vou the exultation of the IB fuses at the Prohibition of the use of S piritso ! sous Liquors and intoxicating drinks in the [ r tnnv Canteensand , from the arguments used
, w the Times , to illustrate the several sub-Jets , I shall be able next week , to prove to { oa , that where the people and their Press ^ gre vears ago , the factions and their Press jje only approaching to now . The subjects . will keep till next week ; and ^ jf to my more immediate purpose—my jpproaching tour . I shall commence at Aberdeen—and in next week ' s Star , I shall map fut my route , merely announcing , for the -resent , and I do so with great pleasure , that
jtr Jones will accompany me ; this announcement will , 1 have no doubt , give satisfaction to fa Scotch people , and to the Chartists tfnerally . Another question interesting to you , and { f moment to me , is , the Signing of the Deed ftr registration , and , loud as you all were for the completion of that document , I was gander-struck upon discovering , that , from jlonday Morning to Thursday Evening , not pore than Two Hundred and ' Fiftv members
iad signed it . Now , who is to bear the f gnalty of your culpable negligence ? Another error into which depositors in { he Bank have fallen , is making Bank Orders , sad Post-Office Orders , payable to the janager , whereas , they should all be MADE PAYABLE TO ME . In my letter to Messrs . flibbs and Selsby , I might have drawn the attention of those gentlemen to the numerous flares now occurring in the hanking and geeulating world , hut I merel y hint at them , jn order to furnish our friends with an answer to the enemies of the National Land and labour Bank . 1 remain ,- your faithful Friend and Bailiff , Fear us O'Connor .
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T O MESSRS . HIBBS AND SELSBY . Gextlsmen , If it was not for your pressing and urgent janand , I certainl y should , even now , abstain from the publication of Mr Selsb y ' s letter , but as you are anxious for it , you shall not only have it , but the entire of your manifesto ; and , { Ithough I might make some remarks in the same spirit in which that manifesto has been tot cunningl y devised , with the intention to wound hut the inability to injure , I stall abstain from doing so . But allow me to ask you what there is in the name of
Bsywood , in the name of Lloyd , in the name of Barclay , in the name of Barnet , or in the name of the Manchester Joint Stock Bank , to protect those gentlemen or firms against as elaborate a controversy respecting each deposit placed in their Bank . In short , have you ever heard of such a course before ? and the more especially when , fay your own arrangements and laws , you had full and ample mer to have prevented an occurrence which
pa appear deeply to deplore . Why , your Own showing proves that that which was decided at a slender meeting of members on the Slst of July , hy a majority of twenty-three tgainst thirteen , was more maturel y considered on the 14 th of August , with the know . fedgeof the general secretary , who made it las duty to write to the trustees , and at this second meeting , on the 14 th of August , the former decision was confirmed with only one dissentient
Then steps in the Executive Council ; and fere you will not suppose that I mention the feet from spleen or hasty passion , when I remind you that for twelve years I have been contending against this descri ption of trade-oligarchy , 2 nd I have ' been incessantly showing you that the next trades ' struggle would he between the democracy and the aristocracy of the ruling power . But , even here , it is the senate controlling the representatives , because , although not stated in your manifesto , your
vst resolution was onl y carried by the casting rote of the chairman ; and then your second resolution is a perfect admission of the rig ht of the fourth branch to act as its members think proper , with the mere paternal appeal to them to think calml y and take time , while your manifesto professes to be a chastisement of parties because such an idea of banking money in SUCH A BANK bad not been contemplated h y the delegate toeeting .
The subject was again brought before the Executive Council , and you decide only that the fourth branch had acted prematurely and ppon false premises , because you have stated , as a ground for caution , the very reverse * of ^ hat I stated at Lowbands . Now let me anal yse the several fallacies that have possessed you : — Firstl y . The Bank is not registered , will not be registered , could not he registered , and heed not be registered . Secondly . You have made a very artful use < £ Branch Banks , and my onl y being account , able for funds that came into my hands .
Now , the one was the answer to the other . I stated that I' would not establish branch banks , because the money would not come directl y into my hands , and because it would impose an amount of anxiety and responsibility upon me which I was not prepared to undergo . Besides , I showed that the rent of an office and the salary of a confidential person would swallow up all the funds ; hut wh y make the omission of branches a cause of grievance when you object to the single source from Whence they should spring ? As a matter of course , I stated , and now re-state it , that I irill not be responsible for any money not coming into my hands or into my manager ' s
hands . And , then , as to the grievance of giving you an account of the condition of the Bank yearly ; do you object to this straightforward and honourable proposition , as being derogatory to the character of a banker , or are you fearful lest it might inspire the people * ith confidence in the Bank ? Allow me to a & you if Sir Benj . Heywood , or any other hanker would be answerable for funds that did jjctxome intotheir . hands ; whetherjthey would hold correspondence upon every deposit made ^ "trary to the spirit of a trade ' s rule ; I assure you , if I started with this understanding , * should be compelled to establish a new paper ,
entitled—THE BANK WBANGLER . . y And then you state something about a Mr ** ° yle , which is precisely the reverse of the & ct But what could Mr Hoyle know about hack ing ? Or what could the whole Conference know about a subject wholl y foreign * om their pursuits ? when I , a Barrister-at *> aw , wag obliged to take the opinion of practised counsel before I would undertake the
responsibility of becoming hanker . But it so jjsppens , that what you state Mr Hoyle to i ^' e proposed , namel y , that the trustees be Instructed to hand over the property of the ^ Mpany as securit y to the depositors in the Rational Land and Labour Bank , so far from 2 j » g impossible , is the very principle upon ^ ich the Bank is established , under the directions of the ablest counsel * ° ur next sentence is the pith and marrow « yourjrhole manifesto . You say , in fact .
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until the Bank is legally registered in accord-??™ tl , e kw > THERE IS NO SECURITY TO A SINGLE DEPOSITOR . Now this is your bile , which you have thrown off after what you considered a strong preparatory dose for your patient ; but what will you say when I tell you that the Bank cannot be legall y registered , and that there is better security for the principal and interest of depositors than Sir B . Hey wood ' s Bank , or any Bank in England guarantees . And as if determined still to pick a hole , you try to shake the _
stability of the Bank , ( even suppose it was registered , jby objecting to the lengthof notice required for the withdrawal of money ; and then you introduce Mr Harding ' s name , in order to show that a still longer notice mi ght yet be required . But how did I act before in a precisely similar case ? A poor man Bad deposited a large sum in the Bank , and stated that an opportunity presented of turning bis funds to a very profitable account , which he should lose if he was required to give the required notice of . withdrawal ; that man received his whole money by return of post ., And now the announcement made to the
deputation , which you say was but private , and required confirmation through , the press , I give it you ; that I will allow any Trade depositing funds in the National Land and Labour Bunk to withdraw any amount' it requires up to £ 200 , at sight , and the whole of their foods at one week ' s notice . But this condition shall only apply to Trades , as , anxious as I am for the success of the Land Plan , I should be sorry that its prosperity should lead to the inability of the Trades to meet their oppressors with the sinews of war ; and as you are anxious still to keep up a controversy with the fourth branch , rather than be the indirect cause of the sli ghtest dissension , I have given instructions that the trustees may withdraw the whole of the funds deposited at sight .
As to Mr Selsb y ' s letter I had nothing to do with it ; as a matter of . course , I was too much imbued with the spirit of democracy to admit of such a controversy , nor do I think that it would be at all conducive to the interest of the Trades themselves . Now you have the whole letter , and although you ask what confidence can be placed in a man who is afraid of the truth being brought to light , you appear to forget that your truths are all fallacies , while I much doubt that any refutation that I can offer would strengthen your confidence in me to that extent which would induce you to patronise the National Land and Labour Bank as the Bank of the Trades . With
respect to your concluding paragraph , ! have only to request that the members will insist upon a delay of sufficient length to enable them to peruse the next number of the Labourer , ' before it is decided whether the money of the Trades is to be ALLOWED to be applied to the cause of Labour and the benefit of Trade . Gentlemen , I shall make no further observations beyond the expression of my well-founded
conviction ,. that there is some power behind the Executive greater than the Executive itself , and that that power dreads the union of labour , and the application of its funds to its own redemption . But be prepared for the calamity and the blow ; for , rest assured , that before this day twelvemonth , in spite of the aristocracy of trade , every guinea . of overy trade fund in the kingdom will be deposited in the National Land and Labour Bank . It is
scarcely fair that men who profess to fig ht the battle of Labour , should seek every opportunity of causing dissension in its ranks , and weakening the confidence of its friends ; and you will he able to judge of my sincerity , and of my conviction that the Land project and the National Land and Labour Bank are capable of redeeming England from beggary , and placing the government of this country in the hands of the working classes , when you read
the next number of the 'Labourer ? b y which I seek to stri p myself of confidence , and to relieve myself of responsibility , by making the Land question a government measure , and thus destroying all the fulsome nonsense about enrolment and registration of Company and Bank , by giving the members and the depositors government security , and the protection of an Act of Parliament , and which , but for the dissensions of labour , I could carry out mysel f with equal facilitv and success .
Gentlemen , if not too great a task , I invite you to read the whole of the nest number of the 'Labourer '—it is exclusivel y devoted to the question of the Land and the Bank ; and when you have perused that , and reflected upon it , then I ask you to compare what a foreigner has accomplished for your country in two years , with but humble means , as contrasted with what has been accomplished by the millions that have been expended by the now impoverished Trades . I assure you , gentlemen , that my delight would be to be divested of all responsibility ; never to touch , or never
to see , a single fraction of money , but merel y to give to the labouring classes the benefit of more practice , more reflection and experience , upon these subjects than any other man in England , or the world , can boast of . And , in conclusion , I beg to inform you , or to repeat what I stated in 1838 to the middle classes of Yorkshire , that the democracy of each class will become too powerful for its aristocracy ; and this prediction is now being realised in the instance of kings themselves , as the Pope and the King of Sardinia are in open rebellion against the Autocrat of Austria .
Gentlemen , all attempts to turn me from my course are futile , ancYutterly hopeless , and for this simple reason—because I look upon the working classes as my children , and serving them as my only pleasure , and lam not going to abandon the one , nor give up the other . I have the honour to remain , Your obedient Servant , Fkabgus O'Connor , Bailiff .
P . S . —Now , gentlemen , if you had confined your manifesto to an expression of your desire to hear more information upon a new subject , 1 would have thanked you for the caution , and to show you that I , of all men , am anxious for enquiry and read y for discussion , I hereby , and not boastingly , challenge the whole Press of England , metropolitan and provincial , daily and weekly , to meet me in discussion upon the Land and Banking question , and I invite the Trades of England , the Bar of England , and the Bankers of England to discussion upon the same question , and the two naked propositions that I shall submit to such meetings will be : — -
Firstly—That the Land Plan offers the only possible remedy for the protection and comfort of the labouring classes , and the security of the lives and properties of the wealthy . Secondly . —That the National Land and Labour Bank affords better security to depositors than any other Bank in the world ; that it guarantees a larger permanent amount of interest than any other Bank ; and that it is established upon a princi p le more secure than any other Bank in the world . Now , these are my two propositions , and you will fifid them elaborately discussed in the next number of the 'Labourer . '
Gentlemen , as the term challenge implies some shade of hostility , I invite you to name the day upon my return from the continent , ( which " will be in about threeweeks , ) and I will cheerfully meet the Trades o Manchester in
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the Hall of Science ; where ; upon [ my part , I will undertake to conduct the discussion with a view to arrive at the truth , not having the sli ghtest iaterest in the success of . the National Land and Labour Bank , beyond , the inestimable benefits it is calculated to confer upon the labouring classes generally . " " ¦ .. .:,. . .. F . O'C
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AN APPEAL TO THR MEMBERS OF TSB JOURNEYMEN STEAM ENGINE .. MACHINE MAKER , AND MILLWRIGHTS' FRIEEM . T SOCIETY ,
FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUN 0 IL . Respected Fbjenbs , —At a meeting of the General Executive Conncii held Avgust 28 tb ,. I 84 ? , at which the whole of the members were present , —It was decided , thatan Appeal should be made ta-theraerobera throughout the society , upon a subjees involving the interests of every member , and one npon which each member , as far as practicable , should have an opportunity of recording his vote . The subject alluded to , is the security of our funds . Our attention has been drawn to the question owing to the circumstance of one of the branches , viz , Manchester 4 th branch , having decided , on the 31 st July , at but a slender meeting of the members , although a summoned one for the election of officers , and banking , —twentythree voting for , and thirteen against , — 'That the
whole of the funds in then ; possession , amounting to £ 620 , should be withdrawn from Sir Benjamin Heywood , and Co . ' s bank , and deposited in Feargns O'Connor s Land and Labour Bank . ' This decision having been accidentally communicated to the general secretary , he made it bis duty , at once , to-write to the trustees , protesting against so hasty a step being taken , until the matter had been fully considered by the Executive Council , and an appeal made , through tbera , to the vrhoh of the branches ; which had the effect of delaying proceedingsuntil their next meeting , which took place on the 24 th August , and at which meeting they confirmed their former decision , as we are informed by thoir secretary , by 25 voting for , and 1 against . The same evening , there was a meeting of the General Executive , and the subject was folly entered into , and after a lengthy discussion the following resolutions were agreed to : —
Resolved— ' That in the appeal against Manchester 4 th branch removing their funds , —It is the opinion of this meeting , Manchester ith branch have acted contrary to the spirit of the 9 th rule . ' Resolved— 'That after mature consideration of the mode in which Manchester 4 th branch purposes banking its money in the National Land and Labour Bank , —we respectfully request Manchester 4 th branch to suspend such proceeding until the opinions of the branches have been taken , as such aa idea ef banking money , in such bank , had not been contemplated by the delegate meeting . ' A copy of the above resolutions were sent , as early as possible , to the secretary and trustees of the branch . Bat , notwithstanding this decision of the
executive council , on the 2 lst of August , the trustees transferred £ 620 from fleywood ' s bank , into the hands of Feargus O'Connor . The subject was again brought before the executive council on the 28 th of August , and received their mature consideration ; the discussion of the question occupying the whole of the evening . The . security given by Feargus O'Connor , for money deposited in his bands , and the practicability of the arrangements of his bank for the society ' s purpose ' , were the leading features that were discussed . The whole of the evidence that could be brought to bear at the time , upon the subject , both for , and against , was produced , and carefully examined . Several resolutions were proposed , and the following were ultimately agreed to : — 1
Resolved—That the opinions of ill the branches be immediately taken on the propriety or impropriety of any branch of oar society depotiting onr funds in the ' National Land and Labour Bank . ' Resolved— ' That it is the opinion uf the executive coun cil , from tha evidence produced from the Kbrlfcern Star , and other sources , that the Manchester Fourth Branch hare acted prematurely in the step they have taken in depositing the funds in the' National Land and Labour Bank . ' In considering this question , we would urge upon every member to weigh well the importance of the subject , and for that purpose we would refer you to the report of Conference at Lowbands , contained in the Northern Star , of August 21 st . It will there be
seen that the National Land and Labour Bank is only at present in its infancy , and can scarcely be said to be established ; the same not yet being ' registered in accordance with law . ' Another thing to be observed is , that there are not to be any branch banks , bat the whole of the deposits are to be made in London—Mr O ' Connor having the sole and entire control of the funds . Mr O'Connor states that he will not be responsible for any money not coming through his bands ; that he is not bound to give an account , but will do so . He also states that the Land shall be the security to the depositors ; yet we find at the same Conference alluded to , a Mr Hoyle proposed— 'That the trustees be instructed to hand over the property as security to the depositors in the
National Laud and Labour Bank , '—and the answer that Mr O'Connor gives is , ' that it is impossible . ' la fact , until the Bank is legally registered in accordance with the law , there is no security to a single depositor . Another point to be noticed is , even supposing the Bank to be registered , the length of notice required before any money can be withdrawn . According to an article in No . i of The Labourer , Mr O'Connor states , — 'That ten pounds , or any lesser sum , may be withdrawn on demand ; for withdrawing any sum above ten poands and up to twenty , a fortnight ' s notice must be given ; and for any sum above twenty , one month ' s notice of intention of withdrawal must be given . ' Bnt , at the Conference , one of the delegates , a Mr Harding ,
' thought it would be necessary to cause depositors to give longer notice before they should be allowed to withdraw their deposits . ' We are informed by the secretary of Manchester 4 th branch , that , in a letter sent to the branch by Mr O'Connor , he intimated that he would allow £ 50 to be withdrawn at sight , and that he also made the same promise to a deputation that waited upon him from the branch . But as this is merely a private communication to certain parties , and not announced officially through the public press , it cannot re depended upon . We would also begtodraw the attention ofthe members to theremarksmadebv Mr O'Connor * in hisaddress to the members of the Land Company , and to a letter contained in the same paper by ( i . S . Offord a member of Manchester 4 th branch . For the convenience of the members , we have deemed it expedient to copy them here . Mr O' Connor says , 'I dare say you will derive no little gratification
from the announcement , that the Manchester mechanics have deposited £ 620 of their funds in the National Lind and Labour Bank , and that many societies are about to follow their wise and patriotio example ; and to them , as to all others , I shall only say , not that I may perish , or that my right hand may fall from my body , or that my tongue may cease to wag , if I deceive them ; but I do say , that lam not a pleasure man , a drinking man , a drunken , a gluttonous , or a luxurious man , and if they have not 20 s . in the pound , and four per cent , interest for their money , I must be a robbing man . Toknow , by clear-bought experience , that Mr O'Connor is a robbing man , if he does not perform what he promises , may afford satisfaction to some , bnt we think some thing more substantial will be required by the majority of oar members as security for their money , before they consent to allow it to be deposited in his hands , The following is the letter of Offotd , — To Feabsus O'Cohnob . Esq .
Respected Sib , —I have great pleasure in informing you that the minutes of our last meeting , authorising the trustees to withdraw the money of the Manchester 4 th branch of the Journeymen Steam Engine , Machine Maker , and Millwrights' Friendly Society from Sir Benjamin Heywood ' s Bank , and the placing of the same in the Land and Labour Bank , was confirmed by the unanimous tote , at a summoned meeting of onr branch , on Saturday , the 14 th . Yoa will also find enclosed , a copy of our rules , with the names of our trustees in the second page , signed by thenstlves , which you will be so kind as to keep for the purpose of comparing signatures , when the withdrawal of any money may be required . I am also requested to draw your attention to the 9 th rule , which relates to our banking of money as a branch ;
and to request that you will acknowledge the receipt of this letter and rules , and send us the best method of transmitting the money ( sue hundred and twenty pounds ) to you with the last expense , as our vo }< cl is to show to society at large , the superiority of the Land and Libow Bank over the present ; and thereby set an example worth following by the rest of the trade , for 1 feel confident that when once set going , it w ill be speedily followed by other branches of the same trade . Indeed it is already going on in another branch la Manchester ; I think , sir , after you have read this to your conference now assembled , that some of them will strike while the iron it hot , aad I do expect something from David Morrison , although at present a stranger t » me , for 1 think that Swindon cannot lay behind with him there .
I am Sir , yours respectfully . Geoise Samvsl Offobd . 3 , Church-street , Rochdale-road , Manchester , August lSth , 18 « .
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ofiSSiTn th 9 ab »™ l « " « aod the remarks ' «?' £ SP- ° T ! f a PP ° aril » S « ^ e Heri tor * sm , the follomnir letter was seat to Mr Pearson O Connor , on the 24 th August :- . " * wm tw e * ' D * J ™ trt ° t . Manchester , August 24 th , i $ » . inn Sia , —In looking over the NortSirn Star of Sa turda-y last , I perceive in the course of your adfcss to he members of the land Company , you make allusions * JiL ^ reum ' « > <* »> e mechanics of Manchester r ^ Jm *? ««» of their funds in « ie National Land and fiabourUank ; and ln the same paper tSXi aamesubjtct . M , objectin writing to you is ft , Jreveh * ¦ ¦ ¦ $ '" f " 6981 ™ ' Mir made upon the miads of the public , but more especial !* t , pon those of the Nellie .
throuphontthe country . A stranger to the facts of the case , in perusing your remarks' and the letter ofiOSFord would be led to infer that the £ C 20 had been voSed into the National Band and Eabour Bank with the- unanimous consent of the persons- to whom it belonged 5 : Bnt such is farfronrbeing the foot . Our society is composed of between seven and eight thousand members , extendihg over Srent Britain and Ireland , and holding one gone . rai fund j the funds in any one branch belonging equally to the" numbers- of any other branch , so that in the event of any important change in the mode of bankibg or . investing its-funds , especially in an experiment . where doubts as-to ; its security-may exist , it is not only essential , bat just , that those- interested should be consulted ;; and fotbis View of the matter I feel con *
vinced that I shall meet with your concurrence . The 'gits are , instead ofthe members being consulted , twenty . J ^ JodtaidBahv 'have decided upon the removal of the WBnlf $ ^* r » tf ^ Clonal Land and Labour Bank , they having composed a majority of those who voted at a meeting of their branch . And I beg farther to inform you , that this act has' been > done in direct defiance if instructions given by the only acknowledged authority in the Soeivty , vix ., our Executive Council , and the parties so acting hare rendered themselves liable to be brought to account for the same . The instructions of tbo Executive Council were , that the opinions ofthe memburs throughout the Society should be taken upon the propriety af allowing branchns to deposit the funds in the National Land and Labour Bank ;
and any person wishing to do justfee to all could not raise one sound objection to such a course . You will oblige by inserting this letter in your paper of Saturday next . Wishing you every success in your attempts to ameliorate the condition of the people , believe me , Dear sir , jours truly , Herb ? SKLsur , " Secretary to the Journeymea Steam-engine , Ma . chine Maker , < fc Millwrights' Friendly Society , To Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Mr O'Connor has not thought proper , as yet , to publish the above lettei , although two of his papers have been issued since it was sent , nor do we expect that any notice will be taken of . it by him , and for reasons which we think must be apparent , to all who
have read his remarks and the letter of Offord . But we say , if he is an honest man , as he professes himself to be , and possesses a desire to do justice to all ; he will publish it . If he does not do so , we ask what confidence can be placed in a man who is afraid of the truth being brought to light . We consider that the public have aright to . be undeceived , and to effect that has been thesole object of the above letter . It has been deemed advisable by the Executive Council to lay the whole of these facts before the members , so that they may be enabled to judge fairly upon the subject . All that we say is , decide not too hastily or precipitantly , bat give the matter that serious consideration its importance deserves ; above all , avoid
taking any step which may have a tendency to destroy that confidence amongst each other which is so essential to the prosperity of our institution , and without which , whatever amount of interest is obtained for our money , onr Society wonld be a mere chimera . In conclusion , we cannot but regret that any branch of our Society should act contrary to the wishes and instructions ofthe body whom they have appointed to decide upon all matters of importance , involving the interests of the whole . The course we have taken in this matter , in appealing to the members , we feel convinced , will give general satisfaction , and which , as your SxacuRvo Council , is all we aspire to .
' In accordance with the above resolutions , the officers of each branch are instructed to summon a meeting of their members immediately , and to adopt the best means of insuring as full an attendance as possible , in order that every satisfaction may be afforded to the member * . The question to be decided is—whether or not any branch shall be allowed to deposit the funds in the 'National Land and Labour Bank . ' And it will be necessary that particular care should be observed in taking the number of votes for and against , as the number of votes mnst decide . In cases where branches are unanimous , the numbers present must be taken .
It is requested that no unnecessary delay will occur in taking and sending in the decisions , with the number of votes for and against , to tho general secretary , as early as possible . ^ You ts rapestfully , ( for the Executive Council , ) Thomas Hums , President , IIbkry Sfitsar , Secretary . C 4 , Dale-street , Manchester , Sept . 9 th , 1817 .
Important Meeting Of The Irisii Democrat...
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE IRISII DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION .
. At a reeling ofthe Irish Democrats held at Cartwright ' s Coffee-house , on Sunday last , Mr Murray in the chair , the address given , below was unanimously adopted , resolutions of approval and admiration of Pope Pius IX . and . his noble people were also adopted . Feargus O'Connor Esq . M . P . was with great enthusiasm , elected president for the ensuing year . ADDRESS OF 'THE IRISH DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION OF LONDON , ' TO THE TOILING COMMUNITY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND .
Brethbhn . —Seeing that year after year we are doomed to tread the gloomy and beaten path of toiling agitation , and yet still continues in the sunny distance , the goal of our deliverance ; seeing this , we have dared to ask ourselves—how it is ? or why it is ? that . it should be so ? These are bold questions , and political economists might perhaps demonstrate to the satisfaction cf their employers , our utter incapacity , or question our impertinent audacity in meddling with the 1 Traffic of the learned . '
Be this as it may , we fancy that wo are part and parcel of the body most concerned , and we have made up our minds , come weal come woe , to speak for ourselves . We have given ourselves the trouble to consider those questions , and we have discovered that there is nothing after all so very surprising in such a state of things . In the body politic , as well as in mechanical bodies , the lesser cannot move the greater unless applied witha degree of velocity , equal to the weight of the power to be removed ; thus it is in vain that sectional bodies attack the gceat bodies of the state , becauee the velocity ot the former not being equal to the weight of tho latter , the former rebsunds , loses of its motion and is paralysed by the contact , while
the weightier body remains undisturbed . Individuals try , and try in vain to disturb the huge mass ; many lend a helping hand for a time , when their patriotism and perseverance part , at tho moment too , perhaps , when strength and firm resolve should hare united them more closely ; 'tis at such a moment the hitherto invisible and insignificant animnloulae collect around the wheel of progression , and stop its movements which another effort of united action would have crushed . By the above rule sectional parties must always fail in attempting to remove the great mass of corruption that stagnates the life ' s blood of the toiling community . Till the people shall resolve as one man upon some combined effort , to give velocity to some directing power equal to
the resisisting power of the State , it is morally impossible to calculate any date , as the end of our political struggles . These being our opinions , we have endeavoured to try how far it would bo possible for us to go towards the attainment of such a desideratum ; for this purpose we have cast aside everything in our ' rules , objects , and declaration , ' that caa bear the remotest semblance of partisanship ; the whole people for the whole world , and the world for the whole people , shall be the leading tenet of our political faith . We aim not at rivalship ; no antagonism with any existing bodies of politicians , to aid all , and sympathise with all , shall be our golden rule . Old Ireland ana _ pci
friends are onr friends , for are we not all born of the same persecuted land . Young Ireland and their friends are no less our brothers because we think proper to adopt a mora extended mode of action—a mode of action more consonant with our judgment , our feelings , and our principles ; being of opinion that to assert and nphold the " rifihts of man is the duty of all men . Others may diSer with ub , we shall not quarrel with them for their opinions , pay mere , we will even lend them an honourable helping hand ; but we will never connive at the suppression efowr own just claims , to carry out the crotchets of others ; we have always openly and manfully avowed i our disinclination to Bbci a , Right , particularly Arom as incompetent party , aad we deprecate tlw
Important Meeting Of The Irisii Democrat...
' atterap-ta occasionally made by a sie ' e-wind at our principlea . # We are leld that our principles are full ofabomiKntions , that we are for the es tablishing / of ; a raiiversai mart to barter away meir- * souls and I bodies ' , and that we degrade ourselves if seeking for . our rights trma a foreign legislature , an , $ that we j : OughB " -tore 9 » veour'i 5 ve poirrts' for pm'imtation . to an Irish' Heuse of Coramousi- In other wtft'ds , we / are-advised toforego your claims-. Help osW repeal I . ' the Fnisnj . and'tben bring forwardf your abetatnaWe j principles , and we will give ywbattle when ** e are / snugly seated : in College Green : ' . Those who teach f this doctrine know full well that ) the old cewupt j borougbmeagering wnl-and-botfytsellinR parliaamnt j ' of Ireland crushedthose prihcip 7 i > 3 » in' the very front J : ' i C I , I j I I
of bristling ; bayonets—in the my- smoke of Irish , cannon and in'defianee of a host ofantagflnistsjedf on by the elnqnence and arguments-of a Grattan and a Flood ! Besides , what a tiever » -endirfj' spring of agitation , turmoil , and rebellion must flew fromsuch ffpolioy {' . The people have rights-or they have no rights- ,. if they have rights , as we maintain they have , it is the boundbn dhty of those who-pretend to lead the- people , to keep their rights ' steadily and perseveringly always in view of the people : otherwise they make expediency subversive of principle and practiseadelUsion whiobmustendin disappointment broken promises * and" de « radation to all'ijarties . If tho people have no rights , then , in the noma of common sense , let those leaders stand forward who
think so , and- manfully avow their position ; or if the rights of the Irish people are so undeftjable , or so limited , that they are anworthv of notice ,. and ought JS pbfl ' . cast , into abeyance until they can with propriety be'lcdoped up within the walls of'anTrfih House of Commons- ! r-then it were as wellita ferewarn them , that they may have as fair a chance of redress as the- bodies and" souls of poor Africans in appealins to their- heartless taskmasters , from the stronghold of the slave-ship . Alas for poor human nature ! it must not degrade itself by seeking for national nBFBBSENMTioN , because it is more fashionable to seek for the repeal of the Act of Union !! Well , we will even go with the fashion ; but wo cannot , nor never will consent to abandon the gli / ry of
the degradation for which we have long struggled , and for which the great and good of our land-have perished , on the- field and on . the scaffold . Believing that politicalrectitude must be universal or imperial , to bear any weight against the corrupt systems of profligate nationalisms-, we propose a union of action and concord with the good of mankind ; irrespective of nations . We are anxious to see discord and petty jealousies buried in oblivion , to-the end of a union—a happy union- a political uniona moral union—a social , and a gteat union of allparties ! A moral confederacy is the terror of the evil government , while sectional squabbles , party feuds-, and national prejudices , are the safety valves cf bis despotic power > deprive him of their political
barometers , and , though he wereaPolignao or a Wellington , he flees before the gathering storm of an enraged people , till they gather into tho lap of plenty , the fruits of peace , love , and unity ! Towards one of our objects we claim ycur particular attention , — namely , To organise a system of stamped newspapers for voluntary distribution in Ireland . ' Every Irishman , however limited his means may be , will thus have an opportunity of conferring a benefit on his country . Alas ! few countries stand more in need of a helping hand from her exiled children . When wo know how much depends upon the spread of knowledge to aid in carrying out a social reform , it may well bo supposed that we look upon this part of our system , as no small auxiliary to the task we have imposed upon
ourselves . When we reflect what Ireland once was , and what she now is , we are pained at this subject . Once the theatre of refined and polished literature , a portion of whose records might well astonish , as it did , the modern Chambers of Edinburgh ; but now , alas ! what do we read— ' Seventy-foui towns , with a minimum population of 2 , 500 souls , enclosing a circuit of fix couuties , there is not a single bookseller !' When there arenobooksellers . themaximura ofknowledge in the population cannot bo expected t ? rate very high , and the limited circulation of the newspapar press , with the haughty notions of some of their subscribers , who consider themselves alone entitled to think and to read , are not very likely to assist in filline up the vacancy . God willing , with your aid ,
we shall try to banish this national curse .- Englishmen wonder , and well may they , to think that eight millions of people can be cheated and starved to death , in one of the most productive countries in the world ; but how can a people be expected to wield a power the very possession of which they know not of ; or , if for a moment they are permitted to bask in the sunshine of their strength , it is only to be bent like a supp le twig in tho hand of some blaod-sucking mercenary informer , or broken to pieces by some political trafficker in their ' all confiding hopes . Could wo but give to the reople of Ireland the knowledge to confide in themselves , we might hope that the daystar of their redemption was about to appear in the heavens . Could we but impress upon our fellow- "
countrymen in England , the necessity of following our example , what gladness would it yield our hearts Could we but see half-a-dozen men in each ot tho large towns of England set to work , and say , Let us try what we can do , ' they would soen be surprised , to find how muah might be done by « firm resolve . ' With such help , we would soon have the' Winged Press' flying from Cape Clear to tho Giant ' s Causeway , from the Hill of llowthto the plains of Conemara . Nor alone do we call upon Irishmen to aid as in this imposing task ; Englishmen , Scotchmen , Welshmen , aid us ; your taskmasters ate the oppressor . ! of our country ; but we do not forget that they also have your . ' pound of flesh ; Met the wrongs of Ireland , and the grievances of England , awakein our
souls the great truth that' power is in the people , ' and that the people knsw how to wield it . In conclusion , we beg to state that we are strongly impressed with the conviction that aConyention or Conference , sitting or aciing in unison in London , registering the votes of the Irish representatives , and keeping a close watch over their parliamentary proceedings , would do more to prevent the cause of complaints , arising from negligence , incapacity , or truculency , on the parts of honourable members , than any other body could do . holding its sittings the other side of the channel . Honourable members would be more careful in giving preference to the ball-room , instead of tbe senate house , upon important motions ,
if they knew there were 50 or CO honest , indefatigable men , sitting in council within 500 yards of them , watching their proceedings , and who would the next morning take the most effectual step to discuss with thera the intrinsic merits of their promises ! pledges !! and sparkling champagne !!! We have now laid our views before you ; 'hirm Resolve is our motto . No power on earl h shall put ua down , if you support us , till we hnre « Ireland for tho Irish , ' and 'England for the English . ' J . Bezkb , C . MCARiar , G . H . Tcckbk , J . Jotok , W . Mariis . L . T . CLAxcr , S so .
Declaration, Objects, And General Govern...
DECLARATION , OBJECTS , AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT OP THE IRISH DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION OF LONDON . iVwt ' cfoiit . —Feargus O'Connor . Esq ., M , P . Vice-President . — Mr J . Dwain . Gems > UteeofManagement .- }& r John Bezer ; Mr Chnrle < M'Carthy ; Mr G . Henry Tuuker ; Mr J . Joice ; MrW . Martin , Treaturer . —Mr J . B . Cartwrlght . SaJ » - « tary—L . T . Clancy . DECLARATION . We hall all men as brethren , and hold them equals by inherent right to the citizenship ot tho world . We recognise the right ; of all nntloas and peoples to govern themselves by tho will of the majority of their OTrn inhabitants . We deprecate all restraint upon thought , matters or opinion , free discussion , and tbo rational will of tbe subject ,
, We hold the right of property as inviolate in the just discharge of its duties with tho rest of the community . We hold taxation without representation as tbe oxerelse of a usurped power , alike subversive of honour , honesty , and justice . ... ,.. ! i We recognise merit alone as tbe standard of political ascendancr , and tbo caltlvatfon of virtue and knowledge as a surer guarantee for tfcc future happiiwss of mankind than tbe bristling bayonets of mercenary hordes . We hold every wanton aad causeless se & tralnt of the will of tbo subject , whether practised by a monarch , or a nobility , or a popular assemblage , a degree of tyranny , Wofeold it as a deplorable ^ and nasm % weraV > ls tesi ai tho unfitness of the ruling power to govern a coastry , who permits the land to be waste , while Us people die o ( wast , or are compiled , in need of the necessaries of life , to emigrate to other climes .
We hold a social aud earnest political brotherhood ol tbe toilinij community of Great Britain and Ireland , r \ s an Imperial bond , wanting alone tho signet of die people , to ensure the restoration of their long un , d u « . justly withheld rights ,
OBJECTS . To use our best exertions to obtain a Repeal of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland , and to establish a parliament In that country , bused on tbe full , free , and fair reprcseatfttloi of tho whole people ^ XrelaasL
Declaration, Objects, And General Govern...
; Jo cultivate & belt , r understsndlnf tmohga { ail gra &* ofthe toIHng ^ Mnnlunltyi- ;> " ^)? £ "' ) : ¦ ¦ ^ ° «>» i » i toi hedowntall ofthe fijdia . htaded mow & jL . ''PrejtidtcV ; tbo 6 ffih ; held r up as a ' drend Baal , for tltf 5-WMbip 9 (; . % u ™< fccoteiJ , by designing men for th * advancement of their own pwMlonspul po » is . To assist in the spread- of usifuipoliiical truths la Ireland , by organising a system of voluntary coutribU . tlons of stamped newspapers . ¦ -., ;• ¦ ¦ " To impress upon our countrymen in England , by all the urgent means in our potrer , the necessity of esta . Wishing an Irish Conference , to assemble at least oncei a year in London , ia order towaich the parliamentary proceedings , and otherwise aid an 3 assist in giving due effect to tbe . legitimate struggle of the Irish people for Repeal . OENZBAl GOVEBNHENft . - .-. Too ^ M Cftt ^ ir . unaerstindln ^ ffioh ^ UIlgradi Mthe ' tofflng ^^ munityi-f ^ --: ^ - ' ^ S- £ '' ) :-- % To . * w & K the . : a ow ^^^^ • ¦ EwJudtcV . ; too ; 6 ffih ; held : up as a ' drend Baal . fbr tnV ^ wWh . ! p-9 f ; v % ; uM ^
The affairs of the ' Irish DemocraticConfideration ' shall be conducted by a president , a vicc-presldenr , a treasurer , and secretary , with a managing committee of & re : the president , vice-president , treasurer , and secretary shall be elected by ballot annually ; the raa « I naginf committee shall be ballottcd for quarttfly . j The members of the Confederation shall * meet at least once a week , to be presided over by tliepwsldenty vice-president , or in their absence by a chairmaJV elected in theusual way , tus ^ Besiirenr—tna ncrirs . It shall be the duty of the president to attend jlll public meetings of the Coirfee " eration , find prtsMff over their deliberations ; . ho shall be empowered to > order an official meeting of tbe Confederation , to Be * summoned en any extraordinary occasion , as well as fe » order a meeting of the officers of the Confedoratioa wisn he may deem it neeesanry , TH * TttCfi-. P & EiSDElhf— tts » tmEs .
\ The vice-presMent shall assist tc rejrutete the order of . ; nIIip « Mla . meetip . 5 s , taking- counsel fr & m ihe president iUpon * a flnesti 0 ns' «! lative tevther Cbafttferation , as well jas'presSdsng ovt r its weekl ^ cseetings . ] THE T 3 BASUREK- « niS'DtfK ( i ! 8 ' . Tfce-twaaarer's accounts shall be opta-at nil times totMe'inspertio'i of the member ? of the mi'TK ^ J n ^ com *' raittee ; : hVgfcaIIprepare abalaiwe shevtttf vessiptaanOr expenditure , to be laid before tie Curi & ifc'iai ' Jtm kalf . 3 *>* rji . TOE * ECBE ^ S * i-OTSft »' BTi 5 ' S :
The 3 » cre- » nry s )« allats . 'nd all mcjtiugg-rff tile- ConfeV deration , - anal keep correat minutes . ef stive ?! " yrfice * aingg . All monfes-wBJehmiy pasrlnto hisiantT * , h * sjiaiihantl over to the treasurer , and Veep a sorftet atetfuiitf cf the > Same , ;; . ; , \ :. l /! . '' -- -K ^ v : ^ ^ -:-: ;^ ^ Kr . i ^ . -. - ¦ .. ' ¦ - ¦ , ^ txkau ^ rm'iii ^ imf ^ They phkll meet for the traniactioa 4 of basiaess at least oncaa week ; they » lialI inrestigato and : deride upon tbe conrae'Of policy to be pursued by th ' ern- , . aspen' all questions which may be broujht ftfrrt-ard atthfe weekly meetings of the Confederation ; thoy tbiiH'dersrsnlis * in what manner they can beat promote tlieir interest ^ and carry outfthe objects , of tt « * Confederation : ' * LUBIMTIES OF " SBMBEKSV
Any member of themanaging semmltteeabsenting-himv self for two successive meetings of thu committee ; witWoat ? showing satisfactory cause , shall-cease to ho a mi-mberoff said committee , and an-xher sbsJl be < -lectod'iri'i ) : s steaA on the next weekly meeting of tbe Confederations-SXIGIBlLITr OF SfSMBfBS , All persons-approving of , and acting In accordance * wi : h the declared objects , and conformirg > -. to * th * nrles „ of this Confederation , ere eligible tobrcoine mimfcers , on . taking out cards" of membership , for nhich eoch person ; shall pay sixpence half-yearly . A monthly rcosrl of the incomeand expenditure of > tbe > Confederation -to-be laid before the wetting .. No member to exceed a quarter cfun hour in addressins the weekly meeting of the Confeilt ration . No member shall speak twice on the same sul-jeeti except in explanalioD ) or she opener by way of reply ..
All amendments and propositions . arising cut of busi " ncss under discussion at the weekly meeting , shall" be * submitted to the chairman in writing . Oho week ' s notieet shall b « given prior to- nny motion being mtertained by the weekly meeting ..-of . 'the Gtra * federation . . All monies subscribed sbMI be cxpeni'etMn carrying out tbo oijects > ef this Confederation , unless specially notified otherwise . Voluntary contributors of stamped newspapers for-distribution in Ireland ; Twelve copies of : any newspaper for distribution in Ireland , shall be considered equal to six- months' ' subscription ; six copies equal to three months' subscription .
Every member ofthe Confederation shall be entitled t » give lu the nurae of one recipient for the voluntary press in Ireland , to the secretary , who shall cause all such names to be wiittin , with their proper address , in a book kept for that purpose * to whom one newspaper shall be > forwarded weekly , according to priority of names . A ' . l surplus copies of newspapers shall be forwarded to the secretary ' s rcading-roms , in Irehmd . MiNNEtt OE POSTING THE NEWSPAPERS , The secretary shall cause all newspapers , recctvefl \ ve tbe course of each week , to be li ; M ou the tablu beforathe wctfcly meeting of tbe Court derates , property Md & t andeluveted . Tho president , vice-president , or chairman , shall then cause to be selected two mcnslrrs from the meeting , whose duty shall be to see them carefully posted , during the sitting ofthe meeting , if practicable . These rules , objects , and declarations , to be altered , cancelled , or amended , only hy a voto ofthe weekly meeting of the members of the ' Irish Dumoeratie ; Goufederation of London . '
All communications , newspapers , & c ., to be addressed to Mr L . T . Clancy , Curtwright's Coffee-house , Red Crossstreet , Cripplcgate , London .
Trades' Movements. Tjib Mhj. -Wjiix Opeb...
TRADES' MOVEMENTS . Tjib Mhj . -wjiix Opebativb Enojsebbs . —Gn Thursday evening the workmen employed at the Mill-wail Iron woik * , gave an entertainment to their foreman , Mr Andrew Inglis , he being about to leave that firm tv manage a similar establishment in another part of the country . After the health of the t-mploycrs , and pro-pcrity to the establishment , had been drivrk with all the honours , ' The health , prosperity , awl happiness of Mr Andrew Inglis , ' was given amtiiatraptu ous applause . A splendid gold watch and appendaecs , valued at thirty guineas , was then presented t » Mr Inglis , as a token of the esteem ofthe woW-men , for his impartial and respectful dcrai'anuur towards the workmen ofthe Mill-wal Iron Works . Mr In » lis roso to respond amidst renewed applause , which
having subsided , he acknowledged their Kindness , in a neat but appropriate speech , hoping it at all times might be his good fortune to succeed in promoting the comforts of the workmen and the interest of the employer , to tho satisfaction of both . ( Lund cheers . ) Several other toasts were drank , and the evening was spent most harmoniously . Bacup Wbvvers—A . few days ago , a camp ineeU inc ; was held at Cridden End in the forest of Rosendale , by the operative power-loon ^ wcavers , now oa strike at Messrs Thomas and John Aitkens , manufacturers . There were upwards of 0 . 000 i crsons present , and & great number of policemen . Mr Wra ; Barker was culled on to preside . Mr Thomas Shackleton of Bacun . addressed the mcetineon the weavers '
grievances . Ho spoke in a hold and energetic manner and invited the police to cemc forward and take notes of the proceedings , but the y declined to do so . Mr Bcesley , from Accrington followed and gave the policemen a severe castigatura . Iie _ then showed the necessity of woiking-men combining to > help each other . Mr R . Whcelvight trom Ileklen . bridge , and Mr Parker agent of the ISatK . DPl Trades Association-, next spoke . A resolution in favour of that association was unanimously adoptcu , and tlra meeting separated . A delegate meeting vrnsheM afc Mr Richard Ashworth ' s , Whcatshcaf , Ruticns-hill , when the following places were represented by delegates , viz .: —Bacup , Whitwonh , Bury Weavers * Association , Accrington , Burnley , and Ramsbottom . The following resolution was adopted : — 'That we , tho delegates , plcdjre ourselves to use cur itiluencB
to the best of our ability , to get up subscriptions in support of the Bacup weavers * now t ' n > triko . ' Collected at the meeting tho sum of £ 4 7 * . S $ d . P . S . — Mr T . Sbaokleton pave in the . following Mims , which , he received at Halifax : —Joiners 5-. ; do . Wooicombers , 2 * . 0 «\; Charles Slcaton , stocking manufacturer , 01 . ; Keighley , £ 1 . ; Painters , Burnley , lOd ; and Bradford , 3 s 10 . 1 . ; en his leturuhome from his tour through Yorkshire . f . AXCAsmRS Miskrs . —The ccneral deleuate meeting of Lancashire miners will bo held nt the Traveller ' s Welcome , Goose Green * Tembeiton . i car Wigan , on Monday next , September 20 . h . Chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in tlio forenoon . W . Y . Roberts , Esq ., and several other nccredilcd a ; : e «> s of the miners' asseciation , will addros ihe miners ofthe seig iibourhoood in the afternoon of the saint * dar .
Rochdale— At a public meeting of the factory opsratives of Rochdale , convened by the cotnuvt ' ea » f the Rochdale branch of card room operatives , fop the purpose of organising ; the various bram-hes in the NaSional Association ef United 'IWscs , the following resolutions were adopted : — 'That we , the factory operatives of Roobdale and ita vicinity , in publie meeting assembled , beinj } ot opinion that tbe National Trades' Society ,. i & tho only iisjociatioik qualiScd to work ont the " objects requisite to benefit the ? working classes , namely— A fair day ' s wagesfor a fair day ' s -work ! ' hereby pledge ourselves to form an associated body of the same as n « on as possible . ' ' That fei order to ^ show the public at Inrsethe exertions , of the card room operatives of uochdale to get a . general organisation of workin g men , it is necessary to send arcuort of our prpcermng * to the Ksttthcrn Star wmiisiing insertion . AU-o concluswfti of the meetin g , several persons ol \ anous
twilcSi were enrolled . . « un . w Bacup .-A camp meeting wiill bo held on Su » day PAxt the 19 ih nst ., at Derp k-y , J » y tiicepu .. tno pSe ' Hoom ^ weavers «* M ^^^ fc Aithen who aie out on strike I he l & uonnu ; fceurc men w ^ 'l Address the meetin g ^ Mr ?« kct \ agent of men ww « "'" , V , d , rjjnon ; Mr Wheelwright and Shorn Tafil . from Burnley . Ch , ir to be r „ Ln « iit o'clock in the afternswi . . . ¦» to feVJ 5 £ »* LTm--A *>«*< vi » ^ r Tndes' Association has been ftiraed . and Mcsis John Ward and Joseph Senior , appointed secretary and KrS . Thei ^ g 9 WlUl » h ^ litthq Yol WtW ' Ian , Kirkgate .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 18, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_18091847/page/1/
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