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XO MR- CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY.
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Xo Mr- Charles Gavan Duffy.
XO MR- CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY .
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SIR , —Standing upon your superiority : of rank or position , you have hitherto abgtained from noticing the Chartist movement jn England , otherwise thani would suit the taste of your readers , and this g ourse I was willing to ^ attribute to the fact , that , like others , you had seen the necessity « of confining your exertions to the single question of Ireland's regeneration , a policy which , though absurd and narrow-minded , furnished a partial , though not a satisfactory , excuse for your ignorance of the _ fpolicy of the English Chartists .
Having , however , discovered from your letter to Mr Mitchel , that you had been watching the Chartist movements , and that you had ventured upon the publication of your reasons for dissenting- from their policy , I undertake to analyse that paragraph in your letter which more particularly refers to the movements of that bod y . You have left me ample to comment upon in vour three propositions contained in the eleventh paragraph of your letter , in every sentence of which there is a retreat from
nationality to individualism ; because , although admitting the sli g ht support that the national cause of Ireland can receive from the adhesion of a few Landlords yeu have named , and that only to an extent which would serve their own interest , you are , nevertheless , " prepared to p lace the national cause in abeyance , your present policy being to defer to the prejudices of the few who may be worth y in the upper and middle classes , while you acknowledge both to be generally and irretrievably corrupt and hostile to the national cause .
Ton admit the Landed Gentry to be without public spirit and shockingly selfish ; yet , although " one swallow does not make a summer , " you would merge those general obstacles and disqualifications in the good to be achieved b y the toleration of a few , whom you have named , and whose adherence to the popular cause hut increases the resistance and opposition of the great bulk of their class ; and you declare your hopelessness of winning' them to nationality . How then , I ask , in the face of such a temporising policy , can you peruse your exciting poems , illustrative of self-reliance , and your fiery articles , declaratory of the princip les of nationality , disregard of classes , and hopelessness of their conversion ?
iour conundrum about the spirit and corruption , the meanness and valour of the middle classes , contained in your second proposition , is too deep te admit of solution , further than that you have ventured to suppl y from your reference to 82 . ' 98 used to be your talismanic era , your conjuring' reminiscences ; but you appear to be so hopelessl y ignorant of the history of the most important era of that country to whose regeneration you were prepared to devote your ¦ whole energy , that I cannot marvel at your ignorance of the more recent history of English events , at which you appear to have been squinting since the birth of Chartism .
It is criminal in an Irish writer—and especially in him who assumes the province of' leading journalist '—to be ignorant of the fact , that the greatest blow ever struck at Irish liberty was the blow she received from those very middle and upper classes in ' 82 , who halted at the change beneficial to their own order , and refused to march onward with the national forces for the achievement of nationality . Perhaps you are not aware that Charlemont ' s answer , when called on b y the volunteer soldiers , the Catholic army of Ireland , for a
" FULL , FREE , AND FAIR REPRESENTATION OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE IN THE COMMONS ' HOUSEOF PARLIAMENT , " was / 'That any change in the Constitution , advocated by the Irish Volunteers , should be based upon the principle of PROTESTANT
ASCENDANCY . " Perhaps you are not aware , that , so great was the enthusiasm of an Irish Catholic Volunteer named Kirwan , who kept the sign of the " Old Goat , " that he substituted for " Hircum , " a full length painting of Lord Charlemont in his volunteer regimentals , and that , upon learning the answer of the Generalissimo to the volunteer deputation , the said Kirwan resolved upon displacing the Generalissimo and resuming the " Old Goat ; " and so anxious was he to testify his abhorrence of the General ' s treason , that , not being able to secure a new " Old Goat " in time , he painted , under the reeimental Volunteer General booted and spurred , " THE OLD GOAT REVIVED . "
In your third proposition , you admit that the agricultural class constitutes the whole strength of the nation , and yet you are prepared to paralyse the nation ' s nerve , Jest the developement of its united strength mi ght g ive offence to the oppressor . Out upon such rubbish . Surely you cannot hope to follow the old system of teaching and unteaching , ef saving and unsaying , of exciting and
subduing in one breath , of creating and destroying , of elevating and debasing . This is the system from which Ireland requires to be relieved , and never within the same space was there a larger amount of temporising policy , or a more complete recantation of former principles , than is contained in your letter in reply to Mr Mitchel's honourable reasons for abandoning vour policy .
In order that you may have eauy reference to that paragraph in your letter with reference to Chartism , I here reprint it , — " Ane I instanced the Chartist movement in England as a case ia poiut , illustrating the hopeless errors ofsuch a courss . When the Eaglisli Radicals first demanded the Charter , they impeded the law—held torch light meetinzs—ran upon the b . inks—interrupted all aitemWes not ItU for Cltartiit pv . rpotcs—proclaimed a coming revolution , which never came—and . finally , with substantial wrongs to be redressed , and led by men , among whom were some of the purest public virtue , fell iuto division and weakness , which lasted for years ; a result which their own leaders now attribute to mistalcn tactics , and from which they have learned the moral of an altered aad more deliberative policy . "
Now , Sir , you have ventured upon six assertions , five of which are wholly and entirel y false . Firstly . —The Chartists did not impede the law ; they braved the delusive and capricious exposition of the law , and they preferred all the punishment that ^ ts unjust administration could inflict , to the surrender of their right to the fearless expression of their op inions as guaranteed by the constitution . They did not , and they have not , retracted in 1848 anything that they had spoken , that thev had written , or Subscribed to , in 1842 or ' 43-the years of your most pompous effusions . No ; they preferred the dungeon , solitary confinement , and the tread-wheel—solaced and cheered b y
thenattachment to princip le—to the surrender of that principle—until , after sis skirmishes with the law in an eight days ' contest at Lancaster , the law in their person achieved a triumph over injustice , and from that hour to the present , the law has been pared of its extraneous fangs , and the free expression of public opinion is not only tolerated but defies persecution . Had the Chartists recommended the abolition of railways , and the interruption of the progress of military troops , in 1843 . they would not so far have d ' khonoured their cause , as to repudiate the same princip le in 1848 . And had they p laced ' 98 upon their banners as characteristic of a bloody revolution , no change , rendered necessary by the expediency of class , would have induced them to strike that motto
from their banners . Secondly . —Thev did hold torch-li g ht meetings , but of that the law was more tolerant than the proprietor of the Nation , because its expounders never considered it an infraction of any of the law ' s provisions . No man was prosecuted for attending a torch-light meeting ; bo accident occurred at a torch- % bt meetmg ; while you appear ignorant of the cause - which lei to the necessity of holding torch-light meetings . It arose from the fact of the Free-trade manufacturers ( for the support of whose cause one hundred guineas were paid from the impoverished Irish Exchequer , ) bar .
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\ l JK » cagin ^ their sla * es in thei rattle-boxes at those hours when they would have otherwise cheerfully attended indoor meetings ; the torch was the " silent monitor which struck terror to the heart of the oppressor and , while it waved in the midst , of property created b y the bearer , its unjust possessor had a wholesome respect for the life of him who carried it . Hence , neither soldiery nor police ever dared to interfere with those n ' n ^ .... - J . V , . .
who had the arms of self-defence in their possession . I attended those meetings with scarcel y any exception , and by their influence we were enabled to disseminate our princi p les witha rapidity which would otherwise have required years to accomplish . I have witnessed over 150 , 000 able-bodied men spreading over three miles of a hi g h road in a torch-li g ht procession ; none bent upon the destruction of property , but all simultaneousl y imbued with the notion that those who created it should not
be alone destitute , outlawed , and persecuted . "They ran upon the banks . " Foolish man , not only have they nothing to run for , but such a notion was never entertained b y them ; while you appear to forget the admonition of your great master , in 1833 , to the Irish people , to make a simultaneous run upon the Irish banks . And , if such a course had been considered necessary for the accomplishment of freedom , would it have been as great a violation of justice for a man to ask for his own money as it would be to destroy the property of another vested in railroads , or other property , as recommended by you ?
In truth , sir , you remind me of the advocate who mistook the plaintiffs' for the defendants case ; as it was your new allies , the middle classes , that interrupted those meetings , where the princi p les of national independence were urged in opposition to a Free-trade policy , which was onl y calculated to confer benefit upon the speculating class . I defy you to point out one single instance where the Chartists interrupted a public meeting ; while you are either ignorant of the fact , or you have forgotten it , that the Morning Chronicle and other Free-trade journals exulted in the savage brutality with which the police were hounded upon those who dared to express their honest
op inions—that those journals boasted , that , upon a working man rising to propose an amendment , he was dragged down b y those bludgeoned rascals—maintained b y his industryamid the jeers , the howls , the scoffs , the cuffs , and the kicks of the privileged order , and , after being maltreated , rolled in the gutter . Our motto was" Hear if you are heard—strike if you are struck , ' * and as , in every single instance the Chartists constituted the majority at those meetings , will you inform us by what law the minority were justified in ill-treating them ? The Chartists of England are not compelled—and 1 trust never will be compelled—to submit to that dictatorshi p b y which the language and action of all are to be measured .
Will you point out one line written , or one sentence spoken , by a Chartist during the most exciting years of 1837 , ' 38 , ' 39 , ' 40 , ' 41 , ' 4-2 , or ' 43 , confirming the assertion that a revolution was proclaimed—that a revolution was advocated—or that a revolution was even anticipated } Have you so soon forgotten your monster meetings of 1843 ; your threats of defiance , your national courage ; the amount of physical strength capable of taking the field ; the manufacture of a million p ikes in a week ; andf 1 Ireland for the Irish ? " Why , it was for the
advocacy of this wild policy that O'Connell was compelled to denounce you ! and what a triumph your recantation has given to his memory , his judgment , and his caution . You were then the stern opponent of all class interest—you are now the convicted panegyrist of individual prejudice . Is this the way to teach a nation how to redeem her liberty , and will not thealtered tone of the prosecuted Destructive alarm those who are now taught that they must unlearn their teaching and commence a new course of education ?
Mark , sir , what my motto was with regard to resistance . This was my teaching" Moral power is that deliberative quality within each man ' s mind which teaches him how to reason , how to endure , and when forbearance becomes a crime ; and should its fullest exercise fail to secure for him all those privileges to which , as a freeman , he is entitled , and should phvsical force be required , WHICH GOD FORBID , it will come to his aid like an electric shock ; but the man who recommends it , is either a knave or a traitor ,
AND WILL BE THE FIRST TO DESERT IT . " Now , sir , I may ask if the concluding words of my motto , are not characteristic of YOUR present position ? Finally , and lastl y , sir , there was no division in the Chartist ranks , which diminished its numbers b y more than the single deserter who preferred Free Trade gold or Tory patronage , to the cold bone of Chartism ; and for every individual who abandoned the ranks ,
there were thousands ready to take his p lace : we could spare such shepherds while the flock remained in the fold . When five hundred leaders were consigned at one time to the dungeon , five thousand sprung up as if b y magic to supply their p lace—and hence we witness the novelty of a national army being able to supply generals from its ranks at a minute ' s notice , while the loss of one in Iraland has thrown the national forces into
confusion . Can you show me any other national party in England but the Chartist party ? Can you point out one sing le instance in which they have retracted their former opinions , or abandoned their cherished principles ? While your Irish jugg le has been one continuous scene of fast and loose , hot and cold , y ielding and obstructive policy ; the Nation being foremost in the creation of unnatural excitement when there was profit in suppl y ing the demand , and , now that Free Trade policy has equalised trade , it is the first to merge into the emollient s stem .
The leaders have made ho alteration in their policy ; and , if . they have learned wisdom from the past , it has taught them how to despise expediency , how to distrust professions , and how to guard against treachery . I am , Sir , - Your obedient servant , Snig ' s End . Feargus O'Connor .
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The Assks And The Horses. The Following ...
THE ASSKS AND THE HORSES . The following bray is from the Cheltenham Chronicle . Chartist Processiok . —Yesterday morning some stir was created in the town by the arrival of a procession , which had been previously announced in hand-bills as connected « ith Feargus O'Connor and « ' the People ' s Land Scheme . " Tue train consisted of a number of waggons filled with household furniture , wheat , potatoes , agricultural implements , and families of settlers on their way to the Chartist estate at " Sing ' s End . " There were about thirty horses in the teams—sleek , well conditioned animals , but destined , we fear , to present a rerr different appearance after undergoing n few months connexion with the sjstem of C hartist farming .
Asses—You could not have brayed a greater number of lies in the same space . There was not one bag of wheat , there was not one bag of potatoes , there was not one settler going to the new estate and the horses that were fattest and sleekest , were those that had been longest engaged in the drudger _ y consequent upon building houses for the Chartists . Yours , dear Hi , Haw , Haw , One of thh ChautistThiilerHorsesj
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MR O'CONNOR'S SCOTCH TOUR . I beg to assure my Scotch friends that I have only postponed replying to their several applications , in tho hope that 1 should be able to pay a flying visit to the " Land o' Cakes , " but the fact is , that the absolute necessity for the closest attention requisite in the commencement of laying out a new estate , especially as to roads , sites , contracts , procuring materials * and seeing to a fair start , is so monopolising every moment of my time , that I an ? compelled to leave the management of my own affairs to the integrity ofa working man ; and I trust » when ! inform my Scotch friends that my absence during the recess would not only have delayed our operations , but might have cost the Company some thousands , that they will pardon me . There is another cause for my ¦ absence , which , though a secondary one with me , would , I dare say , be a primary one With them . It is tbis ^ -that , from a fortnight before the Session of Parliament closed , up to the week before last , I was utterl y incapable of undertaking a journey , while every week I was in hopes of better health ; in fact , I had an attack of the influenza which nothing but the pure country air would have cured . More , over winter is not the most fitting time to undergo transitions from heat to cold— -and therefore , I p lace myself at the disposal of my Scotch friends the moment that release from Parliamentary duties shall enable me to redeem my pledge . Feargus O'Connor .
Caution. To The Land Members. For The On...
CAUTION . TO THE LAND MEMBERS . For the one hundredth time I am driven to the necessity of cautioning all persons against the supposition that I can supply them with work ; and I now announce my resolution not to be influenced in the employment of any in- ' dividual , except b y | his capability . Sometimes thirty , forty , and fifty persons will call upon me for employment—some all but enforcing their rig ht as being members ; and to others to whom unfair expectations have been held out ,
I have paid money in various instances , amounting to a pound , ten shillings , or five shillings , and therefore this notice shall be conclusive which is as follows : — " That all carpenters requiring work shall appl y to Mr Cultingham , foreman j all sawyers to Mr Goatman ; allbrichlay ers to Mr Jones j all stonemasons to Mr Griffiths ; all labourers to Mr King s and carters onl y to myself , as the power of appointing to that situation I do not depute to any other person ''' I will mention a circumstance that occurred last Saturday- Two
carpenters , named Wm . and Thos . Carter , who stated they had been recommended by Mr Doyle , came a great distance and applied for work . I told them that that was Mr Cullingham ' s department , and that he would be here on the foilomng morning , and if hands were required , I had no doubt they would be employed . 1 These men were balloted for this estate , and because I did not think proper to put them to work forthwith , they went off in a huff and sold their two four-acre shares for less than a tenth part of their value ; however , to
show even those refractory gentlemen that I can return good for evil , and that I am more solicitous about their welfare than they are themselves , I have redeemed their certificates —will repay the money they received upon them—and before the 1 st of May I will guarantee them 100 / . each for their allotments , instead of the pitiful price at which their hot tempers induced them to part with them . I merel y mention this fact , not thinking it necessary to
give any the slightest exp lanation about employing or refusing to employ parties , in order that their neighbours may understand the whole merits of the case . In fact , the most disagreeable part of my whole work is that of being obliged to refuse employment to those who appl y for it ; while , were I to answer one in every ten of the long letters I receive asking for employment , my whole time would be occup ied .
Another subject upon which 1 have to comp lain of is this—that parties write to me offering to come here and take the several jobs at reduced wages ; of course I never answer those letters , for , although I am aware that the dismissal of numerous hands from the several railways has led to diminished wages , through increased competition , yet I am so far favourable to labour , that I have not , and shall not , reduce the prices previously given . Feargus O'Connor .
Irish Confederation. ((From The Nation.)...
IRISH CONFEDERATION . (( From the Nation . ) At the anniversary meeting of the Irish Confederation held in Dublin , Mr James Leech , who represented the Confederates of Manchester , delivered the following address : — Mr Leech , of Manchester , was then introduced to the meeting . He was very warmly greeted on presenting himself , and said . Mr Traynor had told them that he was an Englishman , with Irish blood in his veins . He ( Mr Leeeh ) bad to tell them that he wis an Englishman , with English blood in his veins —( cheers)—but there was little difference between the colour of the blood of an Irishman and that of an Englishman —( hear , hear)—and he thought there was little difference indeed in the
warmth of the blood of both towards each other . ( Cheers . ) They had heard something of English manufacturers— ' he would tell the meeting whatsome of these men were—they would ' flay two iats for the one skin . ' ( Cheers and laughter . ) He knew them well for upwards of thirty years , and he could safely say that they would sacrifice any interest fur personal gain . ( Hear , hear . ) It was this class of men who sent members to the House of Commons to oppose the interests of Ireland , and not the Eugglish people . The people of England werecalled on ( 0 get rid of the parliament so constituted ,. ) ust as the people of Ireland were called on to set a parliament oftheirown in College-green . ( Cheers . ) The English people could well spare theirpresent parliament , they could well afford to make this country a pre
sent of it , provided this country had no objection to the bargain , aad they would allow her Majesty to come with it to complete the transfer . ( Loud cheers . ) We would prove that a Repeal of the Union would he beneficial to England as well as to Ireland In Manchester alone there were upwards of 70 , 000 Irish men , women , and children , and of that number upwards of these thousand were receiving relief , besides eight or nine hundred who were in hospital . These people were driven away from the land of their birth by persecution and misrule , and became a burthen on the English people , and on the Irish resf ; dent in England ; and it was only now _ that the Engglish people were beginning t » see their real position as regards this country . He , as an Englishman ,
would be ashamed to stand before the meeting that night on the ground of selfishness—no , he stood there on the broad princip les of right which God had given to all men to make laws for their own guidance . ( Cheers . ) He was always an advocate for universal liberty : and he was proud to say that e ' ght years ago he helped to get up a petition in England for universal freedom —( hear)—that petition waa signed by upwards of 3 , 270 , 000 people . { Hear , hear . ) He helped t ) paste it together , and it reached over three miles in length . It was carried to the House of Commons by eighteen sturdy English , Irish , and Scotch , men . ( Cheers . ) It was for the rights of KnirerBnl mankind that he advocated liberty ; and he would continue to do so until Ireland
Irish Confederation. ((From The Nation.)...
had a Parhament of her own . ( Cheera . ) Ireland was in t ^ iB position-she had noeffective representation . She waa just the same as if the English members were sent over to France , where they would be overwhelmed with French and Spanish , and , of coursp , could do no good for EnRlaad ; and if the prenent Union continued , it would enslave ( as it had already ) not only the people of Ireland , but the English people also . ( Hear , hear . ) Ireland produced by her labour and industry food almost sufiiwent tofeed the empire , and yet her people die of hunger in Iheia . dst Aplenty . ( Hear . ) Such was the effect of the Union . England was nearly reduced to an analogous state from the same cause . England was a manufacturing country—she produced
cloths for all the world , and yet the poor artisan was not able to put a coat on his own back , and while the present Union existed there would be no justice tor the poor man either in this country or in England . He was a plain blvnt Englishman , and he spoke plain truths , not having any pretensions to oratory ,, but he c * uld tell the meeting , that if Ireland sought it properly , she could gain much asisstancein her atrugele for nationality , by appealing to the good sense of the English people—call on them to assist you and they will not refuse . Ireland would have a powerful phjlanx in the people of England , and the English government had had a taste of that phalanx before . ( Cheers ) He was proud to have the confidence of thousands of Irishmen in Manchester , and
had lon ^ been a repealer —( cheers)—and he could also say that nine-tenths of the people of England had no power in choosing those who made laws , for them . ( Hear , hear . ) If Ireland was in favour of liberty , he would ask why not send better men to make laws for her . ( Hear , hear . ) Libert y never was and never would be given to any nation until itfirst proved that it deserved it . It waa in order to inspire that feeling that be was there that night , and to ask of them to give up that foolish cry that had been alluded to about Saxon opposition to Irish rights . ( Hear , hear . ) Humble as he was , he had stood a trial of eight daysin Lancashire for vindicating the rights of man . ( Cheers . ) He gained * victorythe government failed in the prosecution—the iuries
that were sent to try him and his associates declared that they had a right to meet where and when they liked to proclaim their wrongs , and insist upon their redress . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) He told them he had a right to test the strength of English feeling upon the subject of an Irish parliament . ( Hear . ) A meeting took place a few days since in Manchester in a large room there , which was capable ot ( holding twenty thousand persons , and which was filled upon the occasion to which he alluded ; and the resolute and unanimous vote of that assemblage was in favour of the canstitutional Repeal of the Union between the two conntrios . ( Cries of hear , hear ) He was present at that meeting , and having stated that he would be in Dublin this week at the meeting of the
Confederation , he asked , whatjwould he tell that meeting ? Would he say they were unanimous to a man in conceding Ireland her ri g hts ? There was not a man in the room who did not hold up his hands , and he was sure that they would have held up their legs , too , if it had been convenient to do so . In order that they might understand that he was telling the truth ) let them send over a deputation composed of gentlemen in whom they had confidence . You have such gentlemen . ( Cheers . ) lou have Mr Meagher , and Mr Mitchel , ana Mr O'Gorman ( Loud cheers . ) Although he never saw any of those gentlemen until he came there , still he knew them well , for they were a reading people in England , and they delighted to read in England what those men said and wrote . They had a larger meeting in England in favour of Repeal than they had in
Ireland . The people of England have expressed a desire that they would send over a deputation . That deputation would have the effect ef snapping that bond of union which kept the people of England and of Ireland from uniting in a league of brotherhood . Some would draw off the surplus population from the bosom of the country as a cure for her evils . What is a surplus population f Why , there is a surplus population in England . The surplus population of a country are the drones which destroy the honey of the bees which their industry had procured . There could be no surplus population so long as there were lands whereon to locate the people , and find them employment . It was the drones alone that wore the surplus population . If the surplus population had only wisdom , like that little insect , they would not have to camplain of the drones feeding on the feast of honey which their nei ghbours procured for them .
A Voice , 'No . no . ' Mr Leech—Since all men were born equal , who should attempt to destroy the rights or liberties ot another ? On this principle , they never stopped to ask what advantage Repeal would be to Irelandthey looked upon the power of a people to make their own laws as a matter of right . ¦ It was a question of right , and , therefore , they had a right to have Repeal . Would not the union of an entire people be better than the union of a class ? Popular rights must eventually triumph over the mercenary views of party . The Union was stolen ponds , and the receiver is as bad as the thief . When one party
steals away , and another party takes that which they had no right to touch , then is itstolen property . He was one of those who stood there as belonging to a class which stood up for the principle of equality in civil rights throughout the world—he meant the principles of the Charter . ( Loud cheers . ) He would not allow it to be whispered about that an English Chartist stole a march on the Iriab . people . There could bo no prosperity until Labour was made free . He was one of that order who was honoured and respected among his countrymen in England , because he struggled to obtain the rights—tha universal rights , which belonged to mankind . ( Cheers . )
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KflCHRSTER . —ROBBHOT AND ATTEMPTED MuRDItll —At the County Magistrates' Office , Henry Bartlett and Joseph Bartlett , of the respective ages oi 30 and 18 , were brought before the lluv . G . D , wks and J . Smith , Esq ., on a charge of robbery and assault . The inquiry occupied a considerable time , there beingseveral witnesses in the case . The prisoners are the sons-in-law of James Henry Storey , landlord of the Lord Hill beer-shop , Westcourt-street , Chatham , and the offence with which they stand charged was committed on the night of Tuesday , the 11 th inst . The prisoners are notoriously bad characters , and were tried at Maidstone about twelve months since for robbing Storey of some silver spoons , of which they were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment . The
younger prisoner , on being released from prison , bus since been living with , his father-in-law , the elder one occasionally coming to the house ; and within the last fortnight has also been living there , but sleeping out at night . Shortly after eleven o ' clock on the night of Tuesday week , the house heing clear of cus . tomers , the prisoners went from the tap-roum into the bar , where Storey was sitting alone , his wife , the mother of the prisoners , having left her home on the previous day , inconsequence , as she states , of threats u < ed by her sons towards her . The younger prisoner asked Storey if thev might have something to drink . U which he replied , they might draw whatever they liked . The younger prisoner then drew a pint of beer , and asked Storey to partake of it , which he did , and
then asked the son to go down into the cellar and turn the gas off , saying- they would then go to be : ! . The gas having beenextinguished , ; Storeylit two candies , and the prisoners , having firat secured the doors , returned to the bar , and bolting the door on the insidw , demanded money of him . Storey told them to P to bed , promising to give them a £ 1 . in the morning . They , however , persisted in their demand , and said they would have £ 2 . that ni ght , which ho , however , still refused to give them . Something was said batween the prisoners , which Storey did not distinctly hear-, but the younger one left the hat ' , and almost immediately returned armed with a bludgeon , from which it would appear the attack had been premeditate ! , as he had been seen to wrench this formidable weapon from a table in the tap-room at an
early hour m the evening , and one end of which it appeared had been shaped to the hand . Having a ^ ain secured the bar-door , they first knocked Storey ' s hat off , and then commenced a most brutal assault upon him , striking him several heavy blows on the head and face . They then rifled his pockets of about £ & worth of silver , together with a silver watch . Storey begged of them for God ' s sake to spare his life , and called ' Murder' loudly . On this ttie prisoners ran into the passage , where one was heard tospy to the other , ' Giro as the pistol ; let us shoot him ; we shall either be transported or hung ; ' to which the other replied , 'No , it is bad enough . ' The lodners in the house having been aroused by the cry of Murder ! ' hastened downstairs to the landlord ' s assistance , when the prisoners , in their hurry to escape knocked one ef the women down in the
passage , and made off out of the back part of the house . Mr Weekes . surgeon , was called to attend Storey , and he stated that he found him with five extensive wounds en the right side of the head , one of which was nearly four inches long , and penetrated to the bone of the skull to the extent of about three inches . He also found very extensive bruises and swellings on the left side of ' the head , the right eye much bruhed and nearl y closed , and the third linger on the left hand broken . The prisoners made no defence , and were committed for trial at the assies on the charge of robbery and attempt to murder .
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Wolverhampton . —Mr Mantle , of Birming ham , recently delivered a lecture on "the Principles of Democracy . " The IecSure gave general satisfaction . Derby . —The Chartists and Land members have resolved to take in a copy of the Edinburgh Wbbkit Express , and recommend other localities to do the same . Shobbmtch . —Mr Sewell delivered a lecture at the Green Gate , Hackney-road on Sunday week . Avote of thanks was given to Mr S . Greenwich and Dbptford . —The spirited Chartists of this district have resolved to hold a public meeting for the promotion of Chartism , on the 26 th instant , in the lecture-hall , Greenwich . Mr Kydd , Mr Ernest Jones , and Mr Julian Harney are to be invited to take part in the proceedings .
_ Tiverton —At the monthly meeting of the Chartist Association , Mr Dew in the chair , it was resolved— "That collectors be appointed to call on the members weekly for their subscriptions , instead of paying it at the monthly meetings , as heretofore . ' Some other business waa transacted . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting separated . 'INathvnAIi Dkfbnces . '—To the Chartists . —All England is now ' agog' about the National Defences , whether with , or without cause , remains to be seen . The Gowrnmont pretends to be afraid of an invasion by the French , which , I believe , is a complete humbug . They must have some pretence for strengthening the fortifications and increasing the army , therefore they chaose the old bugbear of the ' French are coming ; ' but in my opinion , the real cause is , that they are afraid of the increasing power of the people , therefore they rake up the old cry of the ' French are coming' as an excuse to build" those fortresse !' ,
and raise more soldiers , by which means they hope to stay the onward progress of Democracy . Now , brother Chartists , as it is against you this underhand fire is directed , it is for you to be prepared . According to the old maxim , ' The way to be at peace is to be prepared for war . ' Therefore , you ought to be prepared for var , in case you are compelled te . defend yourselves by physical force . Not that I despair of obtaining onr rights by moral means , but I contend that we ought always to be prepared . Look at Ireland , we cannot tell how soon they may attempt to pass an equally villanous law in England . Therefore , I propose that all true Democrats shall learn the use of fire-arms , and likewise the art of fencing , the latter in particular God forbid that we should ever have to use our weapons , but it will do no harm , and may do a great deal of good . Recommending this to the consideration of all my brother Chartists , and hopin ? they will not he ( as I believe they will not ) ' bamboozled' by the ' French invasion , ' I remain , yonrs truly , T . W . G ., Ipswich , January 10 th .
OtDBURY . —At a meeting of members of the National Land Company held at Oldbury , Mr George Mantle , from Birmingham , delivered a short address on ' the principles of the People ' s Charter , ' in which he showed clearly the duty of every member of the Land Company to join the Charter Association . His appeal was responded to by fifteen members , immediately 'joining and forming themselves into a committee . Mr Wra . Ball was appointed secretary , and Mr Henry Warwood , president . Mr Mantle lectured again the following evening to an overflowing meeting , when we enrolled eighteen more members . On the 11 th instant , Mr Mantle delivered another splendid lecture . He enrolled nineteen more members , and the meeting separated highly pleased . Mr Mantle deserves well of the Chartists generally for the exertion he is now making to arouse this populous diu'rict .
Hull—Mr Samuel Parker , of Long Buckby , recently delivered a lecture in the Freemasons' Lodge , on the present prospects of the country , and the duty of the people in connexion therewith , Mr Step hens , the chairman , read the addres ? of the Central Election Committee ; after which , Mr Parker took a review of our present position , and exposed the Freetrade fallacies , the National Alliance , and other crotchets , and concluded a very able lecture by making an appeal to all classes to join in the agitation for the People ' s Charter . A resolution waa moved to the effect— ' That it is the duty of the people to organise themselves , and agitate for a fall measure of Justice as contained in the People ' s Charter . ' A vote of thanks having been awarded to the lecturer and the chairman , the meeting broke up highly gratified .
Camberweixanh Walworth . —At the usual weekly meting of the Charter Association , held at the True Temperance Coffee-house , No . 10 , East-lane , Walworth , —Mr G . Sellers in the chair—Mr Simpson read the balance sheet in connexion with the Victims fund , and called the attention of the meeting to the Eleetiim fund , pointing out the advantages resulting from the contests at the late elections . The petition contained in the Star of Dee . 25 th was then brought under the notice ot the meeting , when a resolution was moved by Mr Simpson , and seconded by MrE . Young , ' That having carefully read the petition pre pared by Mr O'Connor , we considei it necessary that a Convention of the people be called to consider the propriety of adopting it . ' ar n c d . Todjiorden . —A number o -fleactive members of the Chartist and Land Societies have formed a debating society . Their aim is , by discussion , to spread political , moral , and scientific information . They
have taken the ante-room of the Odd Fellow ' s Hall for a place of meeting , where they will meet every Sunday night , at six o ' clock . Glasgow . —Cuartist Dinner . —On Thursday evening the Chartist club of this city , according to their annual practice , dined together in the Albert Hotel , Mr Daniel Paul occupied the chair , asd Mr James Moir discharged the duties of croupier . After the removal of the cloth the following toasts were given . By the chairman : — 'Thepeople—the only legitimate source of political power—may they soonobtain their just rights . ' Air— 'A man s a man for a' that , ' 1 The People ' s Charter—may it soon become the law of the land . ' Air— 'Weel may the keel row . ' By the croupier : — 'T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., F . O'Connor , E-q ., and the other democratic members of the House of Commons . ' Air— ' See the conquering hero comes . ' By Mr Lang— 'Ernest Jones , and the other unsuccessful Chartist candidates at the late election . '
Song— 'Sac bide you yet . ' By the chairman— ' The Chartists of England . ' By the Chairman—Patrick O'Higgitis , Esq . and the Chartists of Ireland . ' Air' Paddy , will ye now , take roe while I ' m in the humour ' , and Song , ' The meeting of the waters . ' By Mr Bennet— 'Messrs Chislome , Pitkethley , and absent members . ' Air—Oh , why left I my harae . ' By Mr Ure— ' Messrs Frost , Williams , and Jones , and other exiled patriots—may they soon bs restored to thoir countty , their families , and the cause for which they are suffering . ' Airs— ' The Exile of Erin , ' and ' There ' s nae luck about the house . ' By the chairman— ' The Chartist press , under whatever name and wherever found—may this mighty engine multiply amongst the people , and oe found successfully combatting the prejudices of class legislation and curbing
the oppressors power . ' Two chorus songs , in which the company joined . By Mr Bennet— The National Land Compasy , and sucoass to every scheme fitted to elevate the condition of the people . ' By Mr Walker — ' The health of our esteemed Chairman . ' Air' Old Dan Tucker . ' By the chairman— ' The health of our respectable Croupier . ' Air— ' Auld Lang Syne . ' By Mr Ure—' Deacon Carse and our Chartist club . ' Airs— ' Willie brewed a peck o' roaut , ' and * I'll never get druok again . ' By the croupier— ' The memory of onr deceased members . ' Air— ' The flowers of the forest . ' By Mr Lang— ' The memory of Hurdie , Baird . and Wilson , and the Reformers of their times . ' Airs— 'Scots , wha hae wi' Wallace
ble ;! , ' and 'Draw the sword , Scotland . ' By the croupier— ' The health of our worthy Treasurer , Mr Thomas Aucott , sen ., and may his health soon permit him to join our Thursday evening meetings , ' By the chairman— ' Our wives , families , and sweethearts . ' Song— ' The Boys of Kilkenny '; airs— ' Annie Laurie , ' and ' My Wife ' s a wanton , wee thing . ' By the chairman— ' Good night ; ' coupled with' Happy to meet , happy to part , and happy to meet again ' . ' Final air—* God save the people 11 ! It is due to the worthy host of the ^ Albert to state , that the arrangements on the occasion were satisfactory in the highest possible degree . Glasgow Chartist Electoral Association . —
PRINCIPLES . 1 . That all men are eq'ial by nature , in respect of civil and religious rights , and that civil distinctions are founded on public utility alone . 2 . That every one contributing to the support of a Sute k entitled to a voice in its regulations and general procedure . 3 . That every ene acting for himself , and not as the representative ot another , is entitled to exercise his privilege secretly . 4 . That the representative of others ought to be supported by those whom he represents , subject to their control , and be elected annually . 5 . That intellectual and moral character is the only test of fitness for the representative of othersevery district of a oountry being entitled to the same rights and privileges , they ought to be equally represented .
OBJECTS . The bringing forward candidates avowing the above principles to contest Parliamentary and Municipal Elections . And the watching all public proceedinga likely to interest the members , by means of a Committee of Observation , with special powers .
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jf BULBS . 1 , Tlfl Assertion shall be called tho 'Glasgow Chartist Electoral Association , and shall consist of all subscribers of not less than 4 d . ft month , Is . a quarter , or 4 s . a year , payable in advance , who shall be enrolled associates for tho terra of their subscriptions . And of all donors of 2 * . 6 d . and upwards , who shall be enrolled associates for twelve months from date of donation . . . 2 . Tho association shall meet at least once m six months ; shall be governed by a General Committee , consisting * f regular subscribers , and shall be under the immediate direction of an Executive Committee * consisting of a president , two vice-presidents , treasurer secretary , and ten regular subscribers , to be chosen at the annual general meeting . ih & executive to meet at least once a month , seven to form . a quorum ; the General Committee to meet as often JT BULBS . i THK A „„„„! . a : ^ ehnll lift PJlllpd tho 'GlnSffOW
aa may be found necessary , 8 . All Committee and Association meetw & a shall be presided over by the president , in his absence by either of the vice-presidents , and failing them , by such associate as may be then chosen . i . The treasurer shall receive , discharge , and be reRpemible for all Association monies paid to him ; ho shall keep the roll of members in a book for that purpose , distinguishing between electors and noaelectors . 5 . The secretary shall attend all associate and
committee meetings ; record the names of the Executive present at each committee meeting ; correctly minute the proceedings of all meetings , and see them authenticated by the signature of thechairmaa presiding over these meetings . He shall keep all documents and papers belonging to the Association , to be patent at ail convenient times to the associates . 6 . The Executive shall not incur any expense at their meetings , without the consent of at least twothirds of their number then present . And shall have no authority , on any pretence whatever , to involve the association in debt .
7 . No alteration of these rules to take place except at a General Association Meeting , with at least oao month ' s previous notice to the Executive of the proposed alteration . $ . The Association shall at each annual general meeting appoint seven subscription associates , to ba a Committee of Observation , to watch all proceedings affecting the public , or likely to interest the association , which committee shall have power to order the secretary to summon extraordinary meetings of tho Executive , to take counsel together as to the
propriety of calling public meetings , either of the Association or of the citizens , on any emergencies that may arise . This Committee of Okervation to meet as often as may be found necessary on the requisition of any two of their number , three to be a quorum . Jambs Moir , 174 , Gallowgate , Interim President . James Lang , 101 , Crown-street , Interim Treasurer . Davim . PAUX , 89 , Crown . street , Interim Secrttary . Persons desirous of becoming members of the above Association will be admitted by applying to any of tbe office-bearers .
Stocmok-ok-Tkes . —MrGeorgeWebber of Halifax , addressed a meeting of the friends of Democracy of this town , on the 5 th inst ., in the Odd Fellows ' Ledge Room . Mr Webber described in an elegant and feeling manner , the privations and hardships to which the working classes of this country are subjected , and urgently exhorted the meeting to enrol themselves members of the National Charter A » so « ciation . as the only means of achieving their political and sacial emancipation . A vote of thanks was awarded to Mr Webber .
Manchester . —Piople ' s Institute . —9 th' January , 1848 . Mr Grocott in the chair , The meeting waa commenced by the chairman reading Mr O'Connor ' s letters from the Stab , which elicited repeated applause . Notice was then given , that Mr James Leach , of this town , would lecture in this Hall on Sunday evening , the 16 th , which announcement was received with rapturous cheers . The chairman then introduced Mr Thomas Rankine , who delivered a splendid lecture , which was most enthusiastically cheered .
Stockport . —A meeting of the electors and noneleotors of this borough , took p lace in the hall of the Lyceum inWellington-street , onWednesday evening , January 5 th . The meeting was called for seven o ' clock , but long before that hour the hall was crowded to excess . About half-past seven , Mr j . West , the late candidate for the borough , entered the hall , and was received with loud and continued applause . As soon as silence was obtained , Mr J . Wragg , an elector , was unanimously called to the chair . Mr West on coming forward , was again received with loud applause . He addressed the meeting on the past , present , andthe future prospects of the country , and the principles contained in the People ' s Charter . He also urged upon the electors to return a man pledged to the Charter , assuring
them he was the man who would stand nobly and manfully by them . Several questions were asked by an elector on the currency and the Land questions , which Mr West answered satisfactorily . Mr Adam Hurst , an elector , then moved the following resolution : — ' That we , the electors and non-electors , in public meeting assembled , after having heard the principles of Mr West on this and former occasions , agree to do all in our power to secure his return by all legal and peaceable means , as we think him a fit and proper person to represent the interest of this borough in the Commons House of Parliament . '— . Mr C . Gurdy seconded the resolution , which waa carried unanimously . Votes of thanks were # iven to Mr West and the chairman , which were carried by acclamatien . The meeting separated after giving three cheers for Mr . West .
Bethnal Gkeen . —Mr Clark delivered a very brilliant lecture at the Barley Mow , on Sundar , Jan . loth , to a numerous and respectable audience , showing the right of every man to be in possession of the political franchise , showin ;» the injustice of men 1 ' aving no voice in the making of laws which they were called upon to obey , and having illustrated in a very forcible manner the evils of a State Church . he concluded an address of two hours'duration by calling on the working men of England to unite and subscribe their pence to enable the advocates of the Charter to go on in the good work of redemption .
fYoKTfltrMBERLAffD MP DuRMM . —b . distnct delegate meeting of members of the National Charter Association was held in the house of Mr W . Gilroy , Cross Keys , West Ilolborn , South Shields , on Sunday , January 16 ih , when tho following places were represented by delegates : —Newcastle , Mr M . Jude ; Sunderland , Mr H . Haines : Bisnopwearmouth , Mr W . Debbie ; Jarrow , Mr J . Mitchell ; N . Shields , Mr J Pratt ; S . Shields , Mr W . Gilfillan ; Mr J . Pratt in the chair . The following resolutions were passed : — 1 That the secretary be instructed to write to Mr Doyle , urging the propriety of sending Mr J . West into these counties , as set forth in the address of the
Executive Committee of the Charter Association in last week ' s Star . ' ' That the secretary be instructed to write to all the localities in these countiea where any sign of Chartism exists , apprising them of the utility of joining this district organisation . ' ' That the next district delegate meeting wiil be held at No . 5 , Nomber ' s Garth , Sunderland , on Sunday afternoon , January SOth , at two o ' clock , r ; hen the correspondence of Mr Doyle and Mr West will enable the lecturers to draw out the route of the lecturer . ' A vote of thanks was unacimouf Iy passed to the chairman for his able and impartial conduct in the chair .
WoLvsniiAMPTON . —At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartist society , Joseph Linney delivered a lecture ori the six points of tho People ' s Chaster , which gave great satisfaction . After which a resolution was passed , proposed by Jos . Linney , and seconded by John Rowley , ' That we hold a delegate meeting at Oldbury , on Sunday , January SOth , at ten o clock in the morning , to form Wolverhampton , BUston , Walsall , Dudley , Oldbury , Smethwick , and Birmingham , into a district . ' Our Oldbury friends roust provide a place of meeting . Wolverhampton Chartist quarterly meeting on Sunday next , January 23 rd , at six o ' clock .
Greenwich and Dkptford—At the Chartist Meeting Room , 89 , Butcher Row , Deptl ' ord . on January 17 ch , Mr Sweetlove in the chair . The chairman introduced Mr Tapp , who delivered a very instructive and eloquent lecture on ' Democracy and the rise and fall of nations . ' At the close of the lecture , the following resolution was proposed by Mr Morgan , and seconded by Mr Paris : — ' That this mooting recommend to tho executive ol the National Charter Association , to issue a weekly address through the columns of tho Nokthern Star , headed ' Political lessons for the People' Carried . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer and chairman , and the meeting separated .
Norwich . —At a meetingof the members of this branch , held on Sunday evening , January i ' Gth , for tho purpose of hearing a lecture from Mr Barber . Subject : — ' The benefits that would accrue from Sunday school teaching ; ' and after giving a clear and lucid exposition of the princip les of Sunday schools , the following resolution was agreed to : — ' That this meeting approves of the plan to establish a Sunday school , and that wo electa committee of seven to draw up rules to lay before a general meetingof their body . ' A meeting will be held nest Sunday evening at half past six o ' clock . The subject for discussion will be on' Co-operation , ' suggested by J Gilhertson of Carlisle , when all are requested to attend »
. , National Victim Commutes .. —The secretary , Mr John Simpson , has received for this tund two shiIlings from the Westminster locality , and three shillings and sixpence from W . Homes , Sheffield ; also for the fund l « . r plnoincr Mrs Jones in business per Mr T . Clark , 2 s . fid ., from Mr James Green , M . D ., Glasgow . All 8 iib : cript : ons lor the Victims , Committee , or on behalt of the fund ^ plac ing Mr ? Jones in business must bo sent direct to Mr Juhn ; bimpson , secretary , Elm Cottage , Waterloo-street , CamoarwehV London .
„ , .,, „ . « , Mas End —On Snnday evening last Mr Ernest Junes lectured , in tho large room of the Sir Walter Scott , on the- recent Panic , its causes and its efforts . OuLL —The Cbarti .-ts are requested to meet at the Ship Inn . Church-lane , on Sunday evening , Jan . 23 , at = : i / i '( 3 tofik .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 22, 1848, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22011848/page/1/
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