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November 18, 1848. THE NORTHERN STAR. 5 ...
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November 18, 1848. The Northern Star. 5 ...
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rflE PRESIDENCY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC . TUOTHER PaOUCTAMAKS , ofteddl be President of the French RepnbKe ? « s .. nn £ 8 tion concerns more than the French people ; T ? „ f Borpaasmginterestto yon , and to the veritable '"'Sinf etery country in Europe . On . the sort ol ^ efceW to fil the highest office in the French r ^ aaa ' wealth greatly depend * , rot merely tbe pre-% rt * ion of the French Republic , but also whether S ^ nse ef Democracy shall advance or retrograde A rtMfcoutEn » pe . Ifadisgui ^ Rovalutiselected , ^ eWer-revolution , already advancing withgiant eWesTwi J , in all probability , be everywhere sue-JEm ! and ail that has been won for human pro-$ 52 , in 184 S will ba lost in 1849 . If the election
«* k » merB creature ot me oo « rgc «« 6 in we rre-SStl chair , the results may be anticipated to be freely more favourable to our cause ; far expe . !^» iBUst by this fane have taught the most un-Sfakiug that a grindirg and Woody despotism may rt-m u = d er the gnUe of Republican forms , and of ail des pots a profitmonger is the most pitifess acd de-Stable . If , on the other hatd , the name of a veritable Democrat should issue from the electoral tan itthat of tbe people ' a chwee to fill the office of first msristrateof the state , then , indeed , we may hope to see the Republic established npon indestructible foundations , and secured against the assaults aad
ia'rigues of its perfidious enemies . We may hope also to « e the brigands of reaetW everywhere driven back , and finally cruihed by the victorious cations . Even to this country , the results of the election of aDimocratie President could not fail to bs of vital importance . A real Republic ia France tfould —in las than four years * time—shake ' the English watem' to ita foundation—and more , could tirdly fail to bring that aeenrsed system te OtoituK The candidates who are at this moment seriously contending for the Presidency are—CivirajrAC . Lajubtisx , Mister Special < k * staUt Louis Namlww BcasAFA > TK , andL » nBU-R ' iiW . far
That CaYAiesAo ia a sincere * Republican , ' as asabhorrence of the forms of kingcraft are concerned , I am willing to admit . But even were I » unstained hy the crimes I shall presently charge to his account , he wonld be perfectly uwrertby of the su & ages cf the people—unworthy of the effiee of President , tw causetnfitted to take tl » initiative in projectnigthoge measures of social reform which the miteries of tha peop le demand , and which are absolutely necessary to ensure the stability of the Republic . CAvAiaaAc ' s electioneering manifesto , published in the London papers of Monday last , though occupying a column ind . & half of the Mazsisa Heralb , costsiru sot
eneword calculated to throw light upon the intentions of the author U the event of his election to the Presidency . His manifesto d ^ a ' s with the past , not with the future , and is merely an elaborate attempt io eoncjliale tho iottrgeolae at the expense of the verfcbls Republicans . But , indeed , it wonld be as vsm to expect grapes from thorns , or fi | S from thistles , as to lock for tbe qualities of a statesman ia Gikkbal Cavaissac . It was not his own , but his brother ' s ( Gomfhoi Cayaigkac ) reputation , that won for him a place in the Republican goTernment after the expulsion of Lcrjis Philippe . The general is a general-nothing more . Cavaignac has so mere chance than WstiusroH of ranking with
Wish-Butiadependent of his want of rntdlectuai and political qualifications , the name of Cayakwac dinks in tbe nostrils of every true Republican tarosghont Europe . It w now notorious that he deagntdly permitted the erection of ths barricades of Jims—the collection of tha insnrgents , and the caamencement and extension < rf the insnrrectipn . for the purpose of having a pretext for committing wholesale massacre upon the unfortunate proletsriaes . That maaacre won him the dictatorship , and the power thereby conferred he used with pitiless energy against the founders of the Republic . TJoriaz the hundred and seventeen days of the state
of sieges elereo thousand prisoners were arrested , and of these , after aoek trials by eonrt-martials , tlrse thouitmd three hundred and * t » t * iem were transported ! The exile of Louis Blakc and Causshkebe , the arbifrary suppression of the public journals , and other acta of infamy , worse than ever Charms S . iaagiaedor Louw Phhaeps perpetrated , have ren oared the name of Cavaiosac unutterably odious to the friends of democracy . Lastly , he has comraitted the government of the Republic to the hands of Botoriaus royalists , renegades , and creatures of the English government ; Come who may , my earnest prayer ia , that Cavaigsac ' s doom may be staled on the lOihof December . . .
I may be teld thst the crimes I lay to tha charge oi Catjaiskac I ought rather to charge to the account of the bo u rg e oisie whose instrument he was in the days of June aad during the ' state of liege . I grant'he was a tool , ' 'but as a tool so let him be Kmnemned . * Retribution has already partially overtaken Gen . Cavaigsac . Having performed ths part ef gaoler . « iler , and executioner ef the Republicans , end tha batageeisie baring no further occasion for his services , thav now repay him with the most barefaced ingratitude . Tarsus has openly repudiated the General as not sufficiently reactionary ; and nearly all the chiefs and journalises of tbe « moderate ' p arty have followed the example of Thiebs . The hour rapidly approaches when the measure of retribution will te filled , and Cavaiosac will be remembered only as one of
« The brokee to ? " that rjrants cart away . Lamabtise is , oa doubt , a man of ' good intentions , ' bnt variable as the wind . He is neither revaktionist cor statesman ; neither fitted to pull do * a Bid , nor erect good iastitutions . His vanSy prompted Mm to embrace the favourable opportunity which fee 2 i ± of February opened to him of seizing upon gewer . Placed at the head of the younj Republic he Eight have won for himself immortal glory , by devoting himself to the revolution , but for each a raiseen he pos-essed neither the necessary coDvictions , cerise requisite energy . He' paltered id a double 66056 ** between the enemies and . the defenders of the Seaablicaud ended by consigning the Jatter to
, Euhtarj execution . He even degraded himself by eslKrmlatin g the men he had betrayed to their ruin . Vanity Ss his great pa ? aion . In the discussion o > tbe constitution , when advocating the necessity of having affresident at tbeltead of the Republic , he aid— - . Sleeting te the system of committees— - ' We who hava « ritten the history of the great epochs of the revolution—we are obliged to admit , that it is impossiblettoattribate to whom is due the remuMra . ticnof gratittdeorof honour which any particular act may de-ewe , as we cannot eay if it proceeded from Coixfi u'HaijSDis . from Baeberb , from Robes-HtBBE . or from Dastos . * In these words we see reveled tbe ^ character of Laiob . tisz . It is not :
great acts bet the ^ V */ of great acts he aspires to . To him 'the hubb . 'e reputation * is everything . He aims at the Presidency , not so msch for the purpoKofacecmplieisiaR or even attempting great reforma . ss with the-vies of hsing talked of ss Lauarsn :, the PK » ident * f the French aepnblic . ' He isa greifc orator , that is to say , a splendid babbler , far , Uki Grnttoao (< w Lost BaoEGHiitj te' speaks an fct ^ te deal c-f nothlag . '' Bat' words , vxzdi , Horatio ' « i l not bring tha June -rfctims back to li £ o , nor efface tie rational misery and dki ? nour for w & ich LauabnsEssusr , in a great ffieatare , be fa & d responlb ! e . ?« , Lasiahtiice is Bore than any other man re-pjnefiie for the evils which have fallen spon the Kepublie , and , therefore , every ttae Republican will t Joice that there is no likelihood of his election to tie Fresideacy . lie might ; hive been the am of tb people , hat he preferred being the tool o £ the tiu rgcoitic , ied he has bis reward . « Ons step in t o t he r l gh t hsd made
This mea toe Widsingtoa of Francs beteajM : One step lato the wrong hss given His name a jest to all the winds cf Heaven . ' Strange to say , there appears to be ground for anticipating the election of I / jcis Napolsos—the most contemptible , as regvda personal qualifications , of » U tha candidates . This adventurer ' s so ' e stock in trade iz a name—the naine ofa despot who strangled ttfi first Repnblie , eroahed every vestige of liberty , Hi brought Frsnee to the total verge of destruction . | tt in spite of all the migehief Napoleok wrought to rracce , his name continues to be a talisman with ^ altitudes cf the ignorant peasan try . Still it must » confessed * the Emperor' prs > essedgenius ; it Oust he a- ' mitted that he was 'the foremost man of
* " this world' during the first fifteen years of the frecect century . But the nephew is another sart of ^ altogether , fle hringa to the electoral urn father the fame of a warrior , the elrqaenee of an ° ntor , nor the intellectual qualities ot a statesman . ~ scareerow' transplanted from a corn field would ^ s & s goodaFrwident . Tonth cannot be pl eaded ^ aaapologr for his deficiencies , for he is in his V ^ y-first jear , and it has psssed into a proYerb that « i 9 Watfortyhiaf 6 olindeedt' For Louis Napj-^» BrjOKirAatz to pretead to pass for a Republican ™ pajoa h " ishypocrijj . On the occasion of hii ' «^ aaiuviflpn at Strashnrfih , and again on the ^ ien ofhigjtijinioraiadicroas attem pt at
Bonjwe ui company with the celebrated tame eagle , his fa ^ l ? - Ject was tte 0 Mfa * « of Lotus Phuippi , not * enabhsh the Republic , but to erect a burlesque 2 « 9 imperial throne . He distinctly repudiated ^ 88 with the Republicarjs . and employed the Sgf * , ? to express his disgust for their princi' hL . ^ » bat since the 2 ith of February he has 'SSrL ' . ^ fcpoMc . ' IcsJustasTHiBM has ^ wepted it—fbrthe purpose of rjndermining and if SrfJ ^ it . Loras Phuippi and Gouor wonld , MK . ^ . heonlytoa happy te ' accept' the Re-^ je in hke manner and wita like objects in S ^ S ^ e years he spent in this eouBtry Locis i ^^ , * aa known only as tha companion of . dis-£ ,. £ , ^ eartleas , iafcoar-grindim ? , liberty-hating ^ bnutocratg Lsst April this same Lodis
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Napowoh actually got himself sworn in as a ' Sfeei 4 Z . Cokstablx , ' to assist the aristoeratio Whi g government in putting down a peaceable public mseting , called for the purpose of forwarding the principles ef Parl ' amentsiy Reform * 1 ao indebted to the Rhoshs for the following copy of the cartficate of Mister Lotus Napjlxok Buonaparte ' s championship of the privileges of the English aristocracy . Here is the certificate in English and French : — London , St Jsmet ' * p « . Loudres , parotste Saint . rls h , 31 Oct ., 1848 . Jacques , le Si Oct ., 1848 . At Marlborough Street Le 6 A . « riLle PrinceLanlt
police cosrt , on tke sixth Napolwn , demen r an t Kin g da y of April . Prince Loais . Street , TSo . 8 , St Jacques , Kapolton , residing at 3 , a pi 3 6 sermeat comme KiH 5 8 « eet , StJ * mes , wu constable special , pour 8 iwern in as special con- moU , it U cour ds police » t » ble for two months by da Marlborough Strut , ea-P . Binghsrs , Ssqaire . and tre les mains de F , Sing . was en duty the 18 Ji of bam , ecujer , et il etait en April as # pedal constable rbsctions de constable pour for St James ' s parith du- la pareiite de St Jacques , ring- the Casriitt meeting-, is 10 Anil , pendant la under the eomsaaadofEsrl naeeting Cnarttete , boui le diQrey . commandenxeat da Cemte de Grey .
Ye gods and men , think of the nephew of the victim of Waterloo and St Helena takingup a' special ' s ' baton to fight for the privileges of the English aristocracy ! Think of this would-be President of the Fresch Republic placing himself at the orders of an English aristocrat , for the purpose of . fighting against the principles of * Liberty , Equality , aad Fraternity ' embodied in the Chartist petition ! Having to signally disgraced the name of the man he professes to venerate , will he honour the Republic , he is kwv t a
to secretly detest , if elected President ? Impossible . To subserve his dishonourable ambition , Lows Napoleos Beosaparte is at this moment appealing to Universal Suffrage . Seven months age he gave his feeble aid to tbe E'glhh aristocracy to prevent the triumph of Universal Suffrage in this country . Is he prepared to defend the principle in France which be declared himself ready to fight against Id England ? Or what he here opposed by force , does he intend is France to undermine by fraud ! Frenchmen , beware !
All the foes of the Revolution—all the enemies oi the Republic , all ths dynastic intriguers , are wotking with ardour to secure the election of Loois Napolion . A thousand delusions ate propagated amongst the ignorantpeasantry , and the papers assert that the game so well commenced will be successfully plsyed out— £ rat , the imperial pretender , aud then the KB * toraticn of the B « urbons . Even were the intentions of Lores Napoleon honest , he must from his incapaci t y be at the mercy of such conspirators as Tbibbs ; his election , thereforcto say the least , would eedanger t he Republic , and cosld hardly to fail to lead to a new series cf straggles in the streets . Happily , all the men'OfFrbraary were not slaughtered in the days ot June . I have fervent faith that the Democrats of Paris will yet be found strong enough to save the Commonwealth .
£ now come to Lbdbu Bolus , the candidate of tha DamoeraUepstty , the candidate pledged to de relopethe principles of the Republic—democratic and sxial . ' I have no hesitation in saying that Lebhu Rouisisthe candidate who must command cue sympathies , and the good wishes of tbe democracy throughout Europe . He is a man of talent and energy , and hy the force of that talent aud energy , oacjoined with bis irreproachable antecedents , he properly leads toe party of the Mountain in the Assembly . Abest his principles as a Democrat there can be no mistake . He ia not one of the gang ol hypocrites who have ' accepted' the Republic ; his republicanism dates from the time when it was held criminal to be a Republican . In tbe corrupt
Chamber of Deputies ha waa ever foremost to vindicate tbe rights of the peorle , and ever ready te unveil the corruptions , and unmatk tbe intrigues , of tho people enemies . He Greatly contributed to bring about the revolution of February , and was one of the few members of the ' Qppesition , ' who declared themselves ready to proceed with the banquet on the 22 ad of February , in spite of every danger . On the 24 th ol February , wheaO & uuRi Bittaat attempted to thrust the regency upon the people , Leom ? Rotus exposed and prevented that treason , by proposing tbe formation of a Provisional Guveranient His voice was amongst lbs first to proclaim the birth of the Repsblio . The hurricane of denunciation raised againsthiia by theoouGter-revotationists , constitutes
the best passible proof of his fidelity to the Revolu tion . R may he asked what did he do for the people when ia power ? The proper aaswer is : Whateauld he do ? fle was almost alone ; at any rate he csuld never calculate onmore than three supporters—Loo ts Blakc , Albest , and Flocdn—in a body numbering eleven or twelve . The revelations made before the Committtee cf Inquiry into the movements of Ma ; andJane—the avowals of Ahaoo , Maris , Laiiabtinb ; £ :., & 3 ., show that the honest minority had no power , over-ruled aa they were by the auti-democra tio majority in tbe Provisional Government . In the Executive Commission it was the same one against four . No wonder the representative of the democracy was paralysed .
I am not a blind admirer of Lkdeu Roixin : on the contrary , I am strongly disposed to qnestioa the propriety of his acceptance of office as a member ot the Executive Commission , when it must have tees clear to him that he could do no good in the company ofsuch tricksters aad traitorsasLAUAarus . ARAoo , M abie , and Garsus Paoss . At all events he cogat to have retired from that Commission before tbe catastrophe of Jane . The resolution to shut up the National Workshops , without at the same time making asy provision for the thousands of men about to be thrown on the streets , was so clearl y a design to provoke an insurrection , that Lsdro Rol-\ u * should not have hesitated for one moment to qait the camp . Had he done so , he would have saved himself from much popular suspicion . That etupicion may have been unmerited—it might , however , have been averted , which would have been mnah better both for Lbbbo Rcllin , and the cause which I belitva he is faithfully attached to .
I have one other objection to Lbdbu Rouin . It was not for him , nor for a professed Democrat like Flicdh , to assume the luxurious trappings of the cast-out Royalty ^ Revolutions aw not made to deprive one set of men of palaces and equipages for the benefit of another tet of men , leaving the people to starve aad suffer under the new system as under the old . What though Jfiford Maerast calls himself a ' Republican , 'he is naturally and justly detested by the people , whosee him aping the aristocrats at the cost of the suffering children of labour . Robssfiessb ' s humble garret is more to be admired than all the gorgeous vanities of Versailles . Republican implicity shosld be one of the conditions of Republican pawer ; it must be the chief safeguard cf
Republican virtue . Whatever may have been the errors of Ledru Rours—and whe is faultless ?—I cannot hesitate to earnestly desire his election to the Presidency . I regret , therefore , to observe—if the reports ot our enemies may bs believed—symptoms of division in the ranks of the Baaocrats . It is said , that tbe ex--treme Democrats acd Socialists are determined to nominate Raspatl , sad that Rj . = piii , himself assents to thst nomination . 2 yield to no one in my adtairation of the illustrioas prisoner of Viueeunes—the paw , talented , philanthropic , incorruptible Raspail . I dsnbt not , that if nominated , RiBPAiii would commsadan immense number of votei ; but would he
command anything like the somber which Lsdru Roils ? will poll if presented as the sole candidate of tha Democratic party ? I think not . To nominate both Lem . 0 Roixm and Ra ^ ail would be an act of political . suicide , most injurious , if not fatal to the interests of the Democracy . With tbe vast extent of ignorance , stsjudice , and delusion at present existing , it would be vain to hope for the election of Raspail . There is . I conceive , a ranch better prospect of tbe return of Lbdsc Roixis , provided he receives the undivided Btffragea of the Democratic and Social Republicans . Even should he fail , that failure will be but the stepping stone to a future victory , provided his name coeEiands the votes of an undivided
party . Again , we are told that 'Probdhos , and a large portion of the Socialists , will abstain from voting for any candidate , on the ground that the office of President is contrary to their principtes . * I hope this it not true . This kind of policy (?) would ba what we Englishmen call ' cutting off one ' snose tobe revenged on one ' s face ; ' a very stupid and suicidal sort of ' satisfaction . ' I am opposed to the office of Presi dent . I consider it , bj far , the greatest blemish of the Lew Constitution—a blemish that must be got rid of . Nevertheless , were I a Frenchman , I would vote for Leobd Rolltji as President . The Consti tution must be worked toreform itself . Suppose the rolic ? ascribed to P & oddhox acted upon , the result
would ba , at the best , the election of a caod-date devoted to all the evils of the Constitution , or , perhaps , the election of one secretly pledged todeatraj all that is good in the Constitution , and even the Republic itself . The great came of Pbjcdhon is , 1 trust , seffisient guarantee for a wiser poliey than that imputed to Mm by the English journals . The Tare ? , speaking for the aristocracy and bourqeoisie of England , demands tneelection cf a President who will crush tha Damocrats of Paris , establish the rule of tbe French money-mongers , and abandon thestrnrglinepeopleofEurepeto themurderous conspiracies of Kings and usurers . Through the
Nohihres Stab , I speak for the English proleta rians , in demanding the election of a President who will carry out the programme of the 'Mountain 'who wiU labour to realise ' all the consequences of the three great principles oi the revolution—Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity—that is , the government of aJ , by all , and for all . ' Brother proletarian ? , I know I express your eentitimenfawhse I pray that union and wisdom may guide the councils of our Democratic brethren , across the Channel , and that their labours may be rewarded by the viotoriouselection of thecandidateof the 'Jkpubllque—dtmotraiiguc et soaale ' h' & m du Peupie . November 16 th , 18 * 8 ,
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MR O'CONNOR AND HIS CHARTIST 'FRIENDS . ' Nethlsgeitenuate , Nor att down aught in malice . ' In the Northern Star , of the 4 th instant , there appears a letter from Mr O'Connor , addressed to the Chartists , wherein the character of Mr Henry , delegate from Aberdeen to the late National Assembly , is limned in rather strone colours , and my name is given as one of the parties consenting to the publication of tha discreditable story . Our principles being just and righteous , cannot be attacked successfully by our numerous and powerful enemies , and they are , therefore , continually on the watch to discover any errors or failings on the part of profess , ing Chartists , that tbey nay hold up the whole body as a set of low , despicable characters , with whom no good men could associate , and thus man ; are deterred from joining our ranks , and the good cause is materially injured ,
nothing delights the common enemy more than personal quarrels and divisions among the Chartists themselves , and it is nothing hut the most stern necessity that can justify the bringing before the public of personal matters , which should scarcely be done even after every other means have failed to effect an amicable settlement of disputed matters . It is , therefore , with great reluctance that I enter upon matters involving the private character of men who have long professed Chartist principles , and I certainly would not have don ? so , had I not been compelled , in justice both to Mr O'Connor and to myself , to correct some important errors into which that gentleman has , I belieye very unwittingly , fallen , in regard to Mr Henry and myself .
As to Mr James Shirron , I shall say nothing hut what is essentially necessary for my own defence , for Mr shirron is now no more ; he died on Sab « bath last in the Aberdeen Infirmary . Mr Shirron was not wholly unknown to the Chartists of Aberdeen , as Mr O'Connor states , but for several years precious to the election for the National Convention , he had taken no fart in Chartist affairs . Arcby M'Donald was not elected by tbe Chartists of Aberdeen , because they , as a body , elected no oneit was left entirely to the public meeting , of which I decidedly disapproved , be c ause I t houg ht that the Charter Union should have first elected their man , and then submitted their delegate to the meeting . But this was not done .
It is true , that none of the parties who had all along taken « prominent part in Chartist affairs , even for a moment imagined that Mr Shirron would be put forward as a candidate—and I believe that he owed his success more to the strong language he used on the election ni ght , and to his connexion with the Nstional Trades Union—though I cannot confidently state that h * canvassed that body , a s it was subsequently stated—than to his talents or services as a Chartist . Of course , this is merely my
opinion . I have little to complain of ia regard to the late Mr Shirron , though he did decidedly take a rather unfriendly advantage of me in reading a letter strictly private before a large public meeting , which could have served no purpose beyond proving that I had seen reason to change my opinions in regard to Mr O'Connor , and the state of tbe country as stated by him in the Northern Star , In that letter I urged Mr Ernest Jones to bring out a paper on his own account , which might be called the Peqpfe ' * S tar , and it onl y remains for me now to state the reasons that induced me to da so . Both Mr Shirron and Mr Henry repeatedly wrote in the most glowing
language about the enthusiasm of the' men of London , ' that they were arming and ready for revolution , and that before a a few weeks' England would be a Republic—Then again , came letters denouncing Mr O'Connor and the Star in the strongest terms ; stating thst Mr O'Connor and his tools were doing everything in their power to break np the Assembly , to thwart the intended victory , and damage the movement—writing through thecountry to stop the Delegates' supplies , and starve them out—that the whole of the Assembly ' s reports appearing in the Star were ' eut from the Tory papers b y Mr J . Harney —that the business ia the Star office was conducted in the same mean and shabby manner as Llovd ' s
office—that the star had repeatedly refused insertion to important documents from the Assembly—that Mr Ernest Jones had been dismissed from the S tar aud Labourer because he would not become the easy tool of Mr O'Connor , who had done everything in his power to prevent Mr Jones from getting to Scotlaud before the meeting of the Assembly , & c , & c . Was it a wonder then that , relying on the truth of these statements , and firmly believing then—as I still do—Mr Jones was an honest , an able , and fearless advocate of Chartism , I should recommend him to establish a newspaper of his own , seeing that be was thus entirely thrown on his own resources . Mr O'Connor himself told me that be gave Jones the
same advice , and offered to supp ly him with the means to start with . Why should we longer keep up the miserable delusion that we were not deceived as to the real state of London during the sitting of the late National Assembly ? ' It was triumphantly stated that the men of Halifax would not even allow Mr Jones to be arrested . Alas ! where is that noble-minded enthusiastic champion of Chartism now ? The ' men of London' were so prepared that England was to be a Republic in a few weeks . Has this come to pass ? Or will Mr O'Connor ' s calumniators allow that he has so much influence as to be able , by a single letter in the Northern Star , to stop a whole nation determined on revolution ?
Really Mr 0 Connor must be a very influential personage , after all ! But , apart from jest , I apprehend that Mr Jones , and Mr Cuffey and his companions , who are doomed to perpetual banishment , through the hellish machinations of a set of the most depraved despicable scoundrels that ever disgraced humanity , would be indeed deli g hted if a mere change ef op inion was all the punishment they were obliged to undergo , as the consequence of their former folly ! Now , as to the portrait of Mr Henry , drawn by Mr O'Connor , as already referred to—and this is a subject on which I am loath to touch—I must state that Mr O'Connor has made some very important mistakes . I am fully aware that it is not by lowering the character of another that our own is exalted , and I shall not therefore refer to any . thing that has not already been made public .
I regret , indeed , that a gentleman of Mr 0 "Connor ' s standing in society , should have thought it necessary to descend to such personal squabbles , because they can be productive of no real good to the cause in which we are all engaged ; however , that is his matter , not mine . I shall not attempt to deny that when Messrs Robert Findlay , George Smart , and myself , were in company with Mr O'Connor at his hotel , Mr Henry ' s character came casually into consideration in the course of ordinary conversation . Mr Findlay slated that when Mr Henry came first to Aberdeen—• vhich was some six years ago—he was entirely unknown to Ihe Chartists of Aberdeen ; and it was shortly after that time , that the circumstances in connexion with his wife arriving from Dundee , and the presentation of the plaid by the Aberdeen Female Charter Association — of which 1 was
chairman—took place , and this might probably he about five years ago . It was our friend Mr John Legge—and not Mr James M'Pherson , as stated by Mr O'Connor—who was in the chair at the Female Festival . Before Mr Henry ' s wife arrived from Dundee , though I cannot say that Mr Henry himself ever explicitly stated that he was unmarried , yet I can state as my conscientious opinion , that it " was generally believed throughout Aberdeen that he was a single man , and Mr Henry acted as such , by keep ing company with a single female , and allowing them to believe he was single too . It was after he returned from the Assembly that he told his wife to set up as a prostitute , and this has no
connexion whatever with the previous affair . Mrs Henry did not send for us , but Mr George Smart and myself went to her , in consequence of hearing that she was at the point of starvation , and that she had not sufficient money to pay her passage to Edinburgh after her husband . I understand that Mr Charles Logan can also corroborate the statement she then made to ue-, that Mr Henry had told her to set up as a prostitute when she complained to him of his bad treatment , and tbe disgraceful manner in which he was
neglecting his family . I am compelled to deny « t tola Mr O'Connor ' s statement that te had my permission to publish this discreditable story . The fact is , Mr O Connor never sought my permission at all , and though he had done so , he would not have got it . The whole affair occurred in the course of private conversatkn , and was never intended for publication . Not that the affair is not strictly correct , with the corrections I have made aa to the time of the taking p lace of the different matters , but because the publishing of these personal matters never produces good fruits ia connexion with the Chartist
cause . I am , indeed , surprised at the appearance of a letter in , the North British Evprett of Saturday
Mr O'Connor And His Chartist 'Friends.' ...
last ; in which . Mr Smart attempts a defence of Mr Henry . This defence is tf or *—Mr Smart having evidentl y acted upon the wise maxim t * the least said is the soonest mended . ' Mr Smart has taken an unfair advantage of Mr O'Connor ' s mistake as to the time at which the different matters referred to by Mr O'Connor took place . Mr Smart knew , from general report , the correct time , and could have easily corrected Mr O'Connor , and attempted an answer to the charges , as he knew'them to be generally credited in Aberdeen . But this would not answer the conscientious , fair , dealing Mr John Smart ' . He assures us that Mr Henry was always a consistent Chartist . But I am at a loss to see the
honesty or the consistency of Mr Henry , in allowing Mr Jones to state what he knew tobe decidedly untrue—that there were 6 , 000 armed men in Aberdeen , ready to march upon London , merel y because it might deceive the men of London , and increase their enthusiasm . Alas ! the men of London were indeed decetsei , as Mr Ernest Joneu and others can testif y . I cannot see the consistency of a person publicly breaking his tobacco-pipe , and renouncing the use of that instrument for ever , and just quietly taking it up again that same night , even before he goes home !
I do not think there is much consistency in Mr Henry ' s public statement , that when he went to the London Steam Navi gation Company , desiring to be takento Aberdeen on credit , he had just twelve sh \ - lings in his pocket ; and then quietly stating that he was obliged to pledge two coats before he could get from London to Newcastle , though he happened to have just twelve shillings in his pocket , and the fare being only per steamer . But all these are very small matters- , yet a straw will shew how the wind blows . Mr Smart further very kindly assures us that Mr Henry left Aberdeen with an irreproachable character , " 0 / si sic omnes . '
Surely Mr Smart forgets himself : he frequently told Ms own son—Mr George Smart—and myself some little anecdotes of Mr Henry , which proved him to be a wilful liar : and several other little matters , which it may not be convenient to remember , and yet he will publicly pretend to be his friend . Mr Smart knows that it is generally believed in Aberdeen , that Mr Henry denied his wife when she first came to Aberdeen , and that she was starved out of Dundee , as she likewise was out of Aberdeen , SOBie months ago . During the time Mr Henry was earntiw good wages in Aberdeen , his wife was
starving in Dundee 1 These are her own words to Mr Charles Logan . Mr Smart knows that his own master can give him some information as to Mr Henry ' s ' irreproachable character ; ' as also Mr Ogilvie , ropemaker . He also knows that Mr Henry ' s own wife let him into & few facts on ' thai head ; and he knows the condition of JUrs Henry ' s house before she left Aberdeen , and sumptuously she fared every day . . He knows how he himself has been pressed by tbe men of Newcastle to repay a certain sum borrowed by Mr Henry , and which he said had been collected at some lectures delivered in Newcastle by him . Perhaps our Newcastle friends can inform him
on that score ! But enough ; I am disgusted with these disgraceful details , and I certainly would not have entered upon them at such a length , hut for the double deceitful conduct of Mr John Smart , in privately acknowledging Mr Henry ' s bad character , and publicl y pretending to be his friend . Having some sli ght idea of Mr Henry ' s vindictive disposition—as exhibited sometimes to his nearest relations ; and being made aware oihis inuBrnoAcaABLE character as a dealer in every kind of falsehood , by his friend Mr G . Smart—illustrated by a variety of very edifying anecdotes-1 shall not feel much surprised though Mr Henry shall attempt to vindicate his own character bv a false accusation or two
against mine , as a bad man generally imagines that the only way to get out of a bad name is , to try to make everybody as bad as himself . In conclusion , I beg to assure Mr Henry that this has not been a matter of my seeking ; I have been dragged into it , and what I have stated I believe to be true . I hope , therefore , if possible , he will harbour no ill-feeling towards me on that account . I frankly forgive bim for the unprovoked personal attack he intended to have made , through the North British Express , on roe and others of his late loving
companions in Aberdeen ; and I trust he will as kindly pardon me on the present occasion , more especially when I solemnty assure him that I have suppressed altogether the instructive anecdotes—illustrations of his religious abhorrence of the truthwhich Mr John Smart took much delight in relating some time ago . These , as well as other personal matters coming from the same channel , I shall now , and from henceforth , bury in oblivion , sacred to the memory of his « dearly beloved friend '—Mr John Smart .
I trust that this will not be deemed worthy of any reply , and that Messrs Smart and Henry will have so far reformed as not to descend to notice anything coming from so humble a person as Their very obedient servant , Aberdeen , Nov . 16 , 1848 . D . Wright .
I Do Not Think The Above Letter Requires...
I do not think the above letter requires many observations from me . The onl y apology that I can owe Mr Wright is for having published the circumstance ; but Mr Wri ght , and those who were in the room , will do me the justice to acknowledge , that , when I heard much more than I published , I exclaimed , "GOOD GOD , WHAT AN ESCAPE WE HAVE HAD ! AND WHAT WILL THE
CHARTISTS SAY WHEN THEY HEAR IT ? " If Mr Wright had said , "Do not publish it , " my reply would have been , " What then , are you a Chartist , having a knowledge of those circumstances with reference to one who has done so much to destroy my character and injure your cause , and will you ungenerousl y withhold from me my only means of defending myself and our cause ?"
livery thing that I' do , every thing that I say , every thing that I write , is severely and maliciously criticised ; and , if character should be dearer to man than life itself , I would ask Mr Wright whether , if he heard Henry attempting to swear my life away , be would not have considered it his duty to get into the witness-box , and paint my accuser in his true colours ?
With regard to the mistake as to dates and the name of the Chairman , they are wholl y unimportant ; the facts remain undisturbed ; and as to my publishing them , Mr Wright informs us that they were publicly and generall y known . And I shall ever contend that the ejectment ofsuch characters from the Chartist ranks becomes a paramount duty with every Chartist , as their connexion with our cause furnishes the enemy with the greatest handle for abuse and distrust . I trust that Mr Wright ' s very plain exposition of facts , together with the letters written b y Mr Henry from the Assembly , will operf the eyes o the Chartists to the gulf they have escaped .
As to the letter written by Mr Wri ght to Mr Shirron , nothing could be more reasonable than that the fabrications of the Aberdeen delegates should have inspired true Chartists like Mr Wright with horror and detestation of me * , and nothing can be more honourable to Mr Wright than the retractation of those opinions when he saw just and substantial cause to alter them . And I now tell Mr Wri ght , that , after I heard his letter read b y Mr Shirron , I asked several of the oldest Chartists in Aberdeen as to Wright ' s character , and the answer of one and all was . — " Well sirthere
, , , is not a better conducted man , nor a more sincere Chartist , in Scotland . " As to Archy M'Donald not being elected , the substantial communication made to menay , 1 may almost : say , the verbatim communication-was , in reply to , "Why did you send such men to the Assembly : •' -- " Well , sir , Arch y M'Donald waa our man- but Mr Shirron canvassed the shops , and we were not prepared for such opposition , and did not wish to show any division . " The onl y apology that I can offer to Mr
Wright for publishing the matter is , that had he been m my place , and I in his-for his sske J-T have answe ed it before . With regard to Mr Jones ' s dismissal as sube si ? n " Norllie m Star , " it was decided that the Executive should be a perambulating body , a duty which I thought very incompatible with that of editor , whose business was in the office of « paper—and with regard to the " Labourer , '' so far from dismissing him I continued him to the last . I told him that as he could write for that in his leisure hours it would be a good means of support ; aad that
if he was imprisoned and had the use of pen and ink ; Iwould still continue it , though it war a loss to m « and a gain to him . I saw Mt Jones in prison—! saw him when he came out on bail , I came at great inconvenience , and as a minute ' s notice , to offer bail for him , but being a Member of Parliament I was rejected as not being liable to arrest .
* , > . J « " publication in * " Northern Star , Mr Harney must answer for that , but during the whole sitting of the Convention and the Assembly not ONE LINE was ever suppressed by my order . I trust my friend Wright will be satisfied with this explanation . And now hearing that Shirron is no more , and rejoicing that I did not publish one line derogatory to his character , and feeling grieved that his widow is near her confinement and has a young child depending upon her for support ,
ant learning that it is the Intention of the Chartists of Aberdeen to raise a subscription for her relief , I beg leave to tender my contribution and hereby direct my agent in Aberdeen to pay one pound towards tbe fund . Feargus O'Connor .
My Answer To The Reference Made To Me In...
My answer to the reference made to me in the above letter , will he best furnished b y the note given below from Mr M'Gowan . The reports connected with the Assembly were inserted whole and entire , as they came from our reporter , with the exception of Mr Jones ' s speeches , which were supplied b y himself . And I beg to assure the Aberdeen delegate , that I have ample employment without interfering with the duties of sub-editor , which were then discharged by Mr Jones .
As to the reports of the Convention , they were selected , partly from those furnished b y our own reporter , and partl y from the morning papers . Mr Jones made " the selections and prepared the reports , I doubt not , to the best of hia judgment . At all events , I had no hand in the work , which was exclusively performed b y Afr Jones . G . Julian Harney .
To The Editor Op The Northern Star . Sir...
TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —With reference to the report of the proceedings of the National Assembl y , I beg to remind you , that , in accordance with Mr O'Connor ' s instructions , I engaged an eminent London Reporter to furnish tbe " Northern Star" with an accurate account of the proceedings ; that the copy was brought daily w me , and b y me was handed to the compositors , without alteration , addition , or mutilation and that not a line of it waa seen by Mr O'Connor .
It may not be out of place here to add , that , during the momentous period that has elapsed since the French Kevolution of February , and during the critical time of April , Mr O'Connor haa never made a practice of interfering with any matter sent for inser - tion in the paper . Your Obedient Servant , i > . M ' GOWAN .
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To The Frienos Of Truth Akd Lihbrty.— In...
To the Frienos of Truth akd Lihbrty . — In the month of September last a warrant was issued by the magistrates of Bradford , against David Li g htowle r , of Manchester Load , Horton , on a charge of' unlawful drilling , ' who was apprehended and committed ( but now out on bail ) for trial at the Assizes , to be held in December , upon evidence of the most doubtful and disgraceful character , and which it is confidently hoped , will if there be an impartial and unprejudiced jury , be set at noug ht and totally disregarded . In order , therefore , that this result may be bramrht about , and as great
expense will be incurred iu the engagement of an Attorney and Counsel , and the taking of witnesses to York , it is necessary that considerable efforts should be made in a pecuniary point of view , by the FRIENDS OF DAVID LIGHTOWLERS , and by those who are the advocates for constitutional freedom of thought and speech , which , in his case , it is submitted , has been faithfully , boldly , yet morally , exercised at the various public meetings Which he has addressed during the present year , and for the purpose of stopping , for a time , his advocacy of true political principles , it is believed this trumpedup charge has been preferred against him . A commitfee has been formed to superintend and conduct this defence , and to obtain donations towards defeating this unri ghteous attempt to suppressin D .
, Lightowlers ' s case , the expression of public op inion , in a moral * nd constitutional manner , on national grievances ; and they respectfull y solicit all who are favourabl y disposed , to render aid . The memhers of the committee , and others duly authorised , will thankfull y receive contributions . Each book will contain a printed labeJ , with the collector ' s name inserted therein , signed by the secretary , and persons are desired not to give to any one except he be provided with such a book . The committee wHl meet weekly on the Friday evening , at eig ht o ' clock , ( until the Assizes , ) at Wilson ' s coffee-rooms , Southgate , where subscriptions or communications , for the benefit of the accused , will be received : or by the secretary , at his residence , York Street , Spink Well , Bradford .
Signed on behalf of the committee , Thomas Wilcock , president . Jeremiah Dewhiust , treasurer . James Steel , secretary . Committee-room , Nov . 4 th , 1848 . Cbbmbnham . —At a general meeting of the members of this locality , on Monday , Nov . 13 , it was resolved :- That we adopt the old plan oforganisa-Hon , including the alteration agreed to at the meeting of the Land Delegates at Birmingham . ' ' Thai the following members ba elected to form the council :-Messrs Shawlaud , Haaell , Marohant , Knight , and llisoox ; Glenister , sub-treasurer ; Hemmio , sub secretary . 'That this meeting earnestly requests all friends favourable to the enactmentof tha People ' s Oharter to meet them at their rooms , Queen ' s Buildings , on Monday evening next at eigne o ' c : ook , to assist tbem in forwarding that coble wo » k '
Stab a ™ Garter , Kentish Town -At a meeting of the members of this locality , it was unanimously resolved :- ' That we adopt the old plan of organisation as agreed upon by the delegates at the lote Birmingham Conference-, and that we have the fullest confidence in tha persons chosen to act on the Essen live Committee . ' But the majority of tio roetabsrs present were of opinion that it would greatly advance the cause oi the people , if a National Convention was called at the earliest opportunity , and they will pledge themselves to pire it their utmost support . IIkckmondwickb . sj sar Lebds . — Mrs The o bald , of Manchester , delivered three excellent lectures in the Red Chapel on Sunday , Tuesday , and Wednes . day evenings , and received the hearty thanks of her hearers .
SHEmsiD . —The Eshgratios Humbu « . —Oa Monday last , » t a leclure given by a Mr Sidney on EmigrationattheTownHal ) , the following resolution , moved by Mr Taylor , and seconded by Mr Jackaon , waa unanimously carried , amidst the cheers of tho maeting :- That this meeting deeply deplwe the distress raging through this country , and , arelof opinwn that Emigration can ou ' y prove a lasting Re * raedy to the noa-produoing classes . We , the working classes of this tosn , therefore , enter our solemn protest against any scheme which had for its objects the banishment of our order . '
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Manchester.—Tbo Monthly Land Members Mee...
Manchester . —Tbo monthly Land members meeting was held in the People's Institute , oi Suuday morning , Nov . 12 : h , After the minutes of the pre vious meeting were confirmed—Messrs Sutton aad Donovan gave in their report of the proceedings of the Conference which was listened to with great attention . Tke delegates were then ashed several questions with respect to the future working of the Com p any , and their answers gave geueralsatiefaciim . AU the members present seemed to coincide frith tho decision of the Conference , and a vote of thanks was unanimously given to the delegates , for their services . It waa then proposed thst , for the f uture , the officers eboald attend on Satnrday evenings , from six till nice , to receive monies for the Land Fund and the Bank .
SwihdJN— At a meeting called on Monday last to hear a report of the proceedings of Conference , it was unanimously resolved ; That the report of the delegate be received . * That a vote of tbanka bo given to D Morrison delegate , for the explanation he gave of tha proceedings at the Conference . ' Levies have been received from Salisbury and Trowbridge . . Banbury . —A general meeting ef the shareholders of this branch was hold last Mondaj evening at the Butchers' Arms Inn , when Mr Bolton , delegate to the late Conference , gavd a report of the proceedings to the satisfaothn of the members , and a vote of thankawaagiven to him . Officersjwere elected , and the following persons were chosen to form a com .
Manchester.—Tbo Monthly Land Members Mee...
mittce ;—Sam-iel Colmaa , William Penn , ( Jhorge Watson Jap ,, William Bashell , JaneaRww , Thomas Griffin , J , hn 0 a Jamw Bdltoii , awi ^ taeBr s Geom Grant , treasurer ; John Hone , secretary . It was dotided thVt a levy of threepence nn « A member is to be paid for the nextoortet' . fixpeweB . BnionTON-At a - ^ f ^ ffSr / S ! at the Artichoke Inn , Mr Mitchell in the " J ** ™ following resolution was ^^^ fKfS , « That this meeting hi g hly » PP !»? ° ^ f * £ ffid tions given by Mr O'Connor into » tt «« j wg Conference , and dohereby tender thwamcere hafiW to that gentleman , & nd ; b * g to « P « " /? t S £ fidence in him . This meeting also tend ! er the * thanks to the delegates of the National Land Con .
fewnoe . for the manner ia which tbey conducted tho business , but more especially for their attendance at the Ship Inn , Birmingham , to re-organno tho National Charter Association , which this meeting believes to be the only means that will ever benehB the working classes of this country . ' Bobjimst . —A meeting of the Land members tooK : plaoe on Sunday last , in tho Chartist-room , Uamerton Street , to receive a report of the proceedings or Conference from tho delegate , Mr Sonthworth . After the report , a vote of thanks waa moved to the delegate for his conduct in the Conference , and the inetting separated
. DoMVRiss . —On Thursday evening , November % . h , a public meeting of the inhabitants of this and the neighbouring boroug h of Maxwell H wn , waa held in the Traces Eall bere , called by the ' Rig ht of Way Committee , ' a body elected by their feUow-townsmea to watch the by-ways in the vicinity . many ot which have been stolen by the proprietors of the lands which they interject . The committee have already opened one of perhaps the most romantic ana nleasant retreats aear tha town ; and measures to
reclaim others are in progress . Mr Asdrew Wardrop , who may be called the father of ' the right ot way movement , ' presided , and delivered a clear and _ oon . oise statement of the position of the committee . Tfce princi pal point was theaccedence of tbe Norths * dale rail company to a passage np the Nitn to the footway along the left bank of that river , under their bridge at Mattiutoa Fotd . The other details are so local in their bearing , aa to be unsuited for dis * caisten in a national paper like tbe Nomhern Siab , The affairs of the committee , which waa re . elicited .
seem , however , to be in a healthy state . NoTTwoHAM . —Oa Sunday evening last , Mr Jamef Sweet reported to his constituents the proceedings of the Land Conference . The meeting was numerously attended , and many questions a « ked and explained to the entire satisfaction of all present . A t the conclusion a vote of thanks was aoeorded to the delegate for the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in him . A collection was made to defray the expenses , and those branches who hid not contributed , viz . —Mansfield , Sutton-ix-Asbfield , and Oid Bisford , were requested to do so forthwith . A second subscription of 2 * . 0 d « from Radford was received .
Birmingham . —At a numerous meetine of the Land members and Chartiets / held at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse Line , on Sunday evening last , the Land Plan , as laid down by the late Conference , was discussed , and gave general satisfaction . A number who have not lately paid anything upon their shares commenced their weekly payments , and several of the paid . np members commenced paying into the Bonus fund . From the goad feeling which pervaded the members present , it argues well for the future . After the business of the Land Company was die . posed of , the report of the meeting of delegates , who assembled at the Ship for the re-organisation of the
Chartist body , was read from the ohair , and a unanimous vote of thanks passed to those gentlemen for their determination to adopt the old plan oforgani . sation , and for their past services in the cause of universal liberty . A locality of the National darter Association was then formed , and upwards of twenty persons joined , who will meet at tbe Ship Inn * every Sunday evening at seven o ' clock . Ltnw—At a special meeting of Land members held to hear the delegate ' s report of the Conference a vote of thanks was unanimously given to tha members of the Conference , for the manly and business-like manner in which they performed theie labours .
PUOORESS OP THB NATIWTAIi LiffP COMPi » Y . «» A crowded meeting was held at the Assembly Rooms * " Djau Street , Siho , on Sunday last , to hear the n * port of the delegates appointed b y the metropolis id atteni the late Conference . Mr Black was called to the obair , Ths Victim Commitim . —Mr John Milne said , as Mr Kydd had not yet arrived , he would take that opportunity of mentioning a circumstance that had arisen out of another meeting , held at Birmingham . That morning , at tke sitting of the London Victim Committee , Mtttra Kydd and M'Grath had waited on them , and stated what the Birmingham meeting had done in the matter , arid requested their sanction and aid in carrying into practice the views of the men who had met at
Birmingham . Some of the Committee had come pre . ' pared to assent , others half felt that they had no instructions from the constituencies that had appointed them , aad , consequently , that such constitu e ncies ' opinion should he taken on the matter , and abided by , which view was ultimately adopted . Ha therefore , invited their instructions—Mr Stallwood stated the position and feeling of the Executive Committee on the aubject . At the conclusion of Mr Stallwood ' s address , Mr Kydd entered tbe room . —» Mr Grassby said , that knowing there was great slavery attending tbe working of such a Committee , he muoh doubted if those gentlemen could or would perform the drudgery of taking the several sums of money to tho ' victims , at a distance of sit or seven
miles round the suburbs of London . —Mr G . Wilks proposed;—• That tho present London Viotim Com * mitteo do retain its power ; ' which was seconded , Mr Kydd rose and entered into a full explanation of the circumstances whioh induced the meeting at Birmingham to recommend that the Executive Committee should hare tbe control—v » . ' That all should be relieved alike , the Central Fund having tho support of all . '—Mr Grassby moved : —' That the Viotim and Defence Fund be general , but that tho London Committee be part of the Managing Committee , they hitherto having so ably conducted the business of the victims , '—Mr Milne seconded the amendment . The amendment was adopted by 3 great majority . The National Lahd Compast . - *
Mr itidd was then called on , and delivered , in hia usual eloquent and persuasive style , a report of the proceedings of the Conference . The Company ' s financial position , he said , was rendered clear , distinct , and satisfactory , despite of tho opposition oi the four estates of the realm-Queen , Lords , Commons , and the Press—not a fraction of i ' s funds had been abstracted—all had been proved trustworthy ; from the poorest sub-secretary up to Mr Feargus ) 0 Connor himself . Mr Kydd ably treated the subject of Bonus , as being well calculated to serrathe purpose of tho Company . Under the new arrange * meat the Company would have four means of obtaining capital—viz ; , Bonus , Surplus Fund , Inte « rest , and Mortgage . Mr Kydd eulogised the Loan
and four per cent ., and said , with those things in action the member s of the Land Company would neither be dependant on rascally Jew-jobbers or the knaveaof Capel Court , and argued for the Jaslioe , honesty , and propriety of those two propositions . He siid the justice of the call of twopence per week , per share , on unpaid up shares , must be seen at a glance ; and that the shareholder neglecting to pay up hie share , should , in justice as well aa necessity , lose all interest iu such shares as remained unpaid . In alluding to the enrolment of the C . vmpany under tbe Joint Stock Company , he said he did not doubt for one moment Mr O ' Connor's honesty , nor did ho believe that a single being conld be found who woald attribute dishonest motiyes to Mr O'Connor —( loud cheers)—btr '
tha enrolment would confor legal rights which we 23 jl , no ! otherwise obtain ; and lie thought wo might look ! . v » in to the Hames , Brights , ; and Cobdens of tht House of Commons , to pass a special meainra for that purpose— . henoa ha had accepted the enrolment under that act . And that act permits meetings o ( share , holders , aad a t a me et ing of sharehold e r s so held , t hey might depute » ome of their brethren to represent them at Nottlagliaai or elsewhere ; this , ho con t ended , would be virtually and practically a Conference . Ueder thla act too the directors could govern , but If their govern ment did not please the Company , the shareholders oouW instantly d « po 8 » them , He ( Mr Kydd ) had pro * posed tibia matter at Campunsatton , thinking that 88 the men were balloted , and that circumstances had
transpired which prevented their taking possession of allot * ments , they were entitled to Compensation , t he justice of whioh , ho believed all Shareholders would , with the Conference , admit . Messrs Uuncombe , Allsop , aud St well , appeared to bim well ohoiea as trustees , com * binlng as they did—worth , h onour , honesty , probity , and patriotism , The Auditers wore Government Ae . tuarles , and consequently men of experience , and well , calealated for their office . In conclusion he wonld say , from all he had heard at tho Conference , from bis knowledge of the allotment system ia Belgium , Hol l and , Scotland , and various parts of this country , he was thoroughly convinced of the practicability of the land Scheme , and that agooi living could be obtained fr om either two , three , or four acres of laud ; he therefore
appealed to the shareholders through the length and I breadth sf tbe land , to cone forward , and by their ef « forte retolve that tbe Company should JUOCCCd . Mr K / dd was throughout greeted with loud cheers , and m a ny que s tion s w e r e put to and sa t i sf a ct oril y answered by bim , Mr Millwood said his honourable oolloBgua had so well , and io clearly stated the busi . neai , [ that It only left him to say ditto—just adding , t hat on the Saturday morning , as tbe C n fe renoe ro se , he bad pointed one to the Conference a modo ly which School-houses might he sreoted at a great saying to the Company—that Ao dtaeetors had fallen In with his views , and consequently ha bad left the matter in their hands . —A vote of thanks was unanimously awarded to tbe delegates for their service } , and the meeting separated ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 18, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_18111848/page/5/
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