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_ON-THE _FIRSrT-OF-JULY ; 1847 , WiU _fo Published ,..,. . NO . I . ( PRICE SIXPENCE , ) to ? THE PEOPLE'S LEGAL ADVISER . The object of this monthly publication , is perhaps sufficiently indicated by its title ; it may be well , however , to add a few words in explanation . - That there are many -subjects of an exclusively legal _rfuracter _. and bearing ( peculiarly , on Hie interests _^ the working classes—on them more than on the other classes of _s-iciery-is a truth that hardl y requires its assertion ; and it would , of course ,. be desirable that all these should be brought together in . _arform , cheap , compendioBS _,: and _inteUigible , for the benefit of those to whom they chiefly relate . *
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IMPORTANT TO EMIGRANTS .-AGRICULTURISTS and others may purchase 159 ACRES OF RICH TIMBERED LAND IN WESTERN VIRGINIA , described by General Washington as tie Garden of _- _-twerica , for £ 23 8 s . 8 d . Sterling , ABOUT THREE SHILLINGS PER ACRE . £ 2 12 * . only to be paid dowu , the remainder in FIVE ANNUAL PAYMENTS . For further information apply to CHARLES W 1 LI . MER , American Land Cffice , STANLEY KUILD 1 VG 9 _, BATH STREET , LIVERPOOL . Of whom may be had a Pamphlet on Emigration , in which these Lands are fully described , and the terms of sale explained , by sending three postage stamps to free the same .
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AUXILIARY TO THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY . THE FOUNDER of the NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE BENEFIT SOCIETY respectfully acquaints his brethreu of the Land Company and his Brother Demo _, crats in general , that his onject in founding the Society was to aid and assist the National Land Company in its glorious efforts to emancipate the human race , by pouring funds into its exchequer , through the means of the NATIONAL LAND and LABOUR BANK ; but the adoption of the PEOPLE'S BANK has proved a death-blow to the enrolment of the Society . All enrolled societies since the passing of tte New Friendly Societies' Act , being com . pelled to deposit their cash iu the Bank of England , and thus furnish tlie " sinews" to uphold a Standing Army , Police , Pensioners , & c , instead of aiding to regain the Land for the People , and furnishing " Happy Homes for Honest Industry , "—the Founder believes his Brother Democrats will join with him in infinitely preferring the latter ; he has , therefore , with the full consent and approbation of the Directors , resolved to issue the Rules unenrolled , and although they may lack that protection which the " Registrar ' s" signature is presumed to give , he flatters himself the following securities will be sufficient to inspire confidence in the bosom of every Democrat , and gain for the project that support which will cause this little tributary stream ultimately to swell intft a mighty torrent , flowing freely into The Great Land Rieer : — first , —Its monies will be Banked with a duly Registered Company , through the National Land and Labour Bank . Secondly , —Its Directors and other officers are men _njoying the full confidence of the people , and whose probity aud honesty have been duly tested by the members of the "National Land Company , " of which they are officebearers . Thirdly , —Its _Secretaries and other officers will be el .-cted annually by its members . FottrfSly , —The Founder and General Secretary ( Mr Stallwood ) has been for eighteen years past , and still continues , ths popular servant of the people , in addition to which he has for several years past , and still is employed as Reporter to the Xorthern Star , and Collector of Monies , by Mr Feakcds O'Connor , to whom he proudly refers for Testimonials of character for honesty and integrity . The Society is cow fairly launched ? nd sent forth to the crorld . Rules , Cards , < bc . are now ready to beissaed , and those Agents , & c who have not already obtained them , are requested to inform the General Secretary what quantity of _llulcs _. itc ., they will require , and by what convenience they shall be _forwasded . The Secretary or his Assistant wi £ l be in attendance at the Assembly Rooms , 83 , Deanstr eet , Soho , every Wednesday Evening , from eight until ten o'clock , to enrol members and transact other buri nesa . _—AU Persons desirous of immediate answers will niueit oblige by addressing their Letters ( pre-paid , with Stamp for answer ) to - . the Secretary , Little Vale-place , _Hanucersmith-road _, London . Thanking my Brother Landsmen and Democrats for the veny warm , prompt , and _efficient manner in which they have espoused my humble project , lam , Brother Democrats , Respectfully yours , Edmund Stailwood . AssemHjj--Rooms , 83 , Dean-atreet , Soho , April 7 th , _I 8 i 7 .
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TO TAI 1 LORS . B . Read _* _cS >! ew Patent Indicator for finding proportion and _disproportion in all systems of cutting . Caveats granted , April 22 nd , 1817 , signed by Messrs Pool and _Capmenl , _Patent Office , 4 , Old _Sgnare _, Lincoln ' s Icn . Declaration _ofsaiae , signed by SiriG . Carroll , Knt , Lord Mayor of Loadon . THE LONDON AND PARIS SPEUNG AND SUMMER FASHIQJfS for 1847 , are now ready , by _BENJAMIN READ _settf . Co ., 12 , Hnrt-street , Bloomsbury . square , London ;; and by G . Bergor , _Holywell-street , _^ traud . May _fceihs d of all bookselle rs wheresoever _re-¦^ _ing . By approbation of her Majesty Queen Victoria at _^ iH . R . II . _l'riuee . Albert . a Splendid . Print , beautifully _coloured , and exquisitely executed , _thewitfle very superior _todj ? ything of the land" ever before _published . This beauti _& ljirint will be _accompanied with the most fashionable , full . _?? ze . Frock , Dcess , , _# ad Riding Coat Patterns —a _couyuate _Paletot much , vforu in the _Sprosg as an over coat—and a youth ' s _aimv , / fashionable Jiuetar Jacket , with ehjrts—the manner . pf cutting them for all sizesfull explanation for _nupation of style and method of _makiugivp—with five _digrams , clearly _illttsjrited-and all _necessary information _respecting style an £ fashion . Price _lOsj _^ _post free to any . part ofEngland , _Ireland , Scotland , _* nd Wales , ll & _-Posfcoffice orders , * r post stamps . _reeled as cash . Read and < S _» . ' s System of _sCnttin _^ , price 25 s . —fa tent MeasureS r c ' sfihe' Set—Patterns to Measure , of _axxy description , po _* ± < ree to any part . of . the kingdom ,. _Ifiicacli The Method for Cutting Gaiter _Xxovsers , with- _twulve _slates , price , '• _psst free , 2 s fid . —Rusts / cr fitting Coats on Boys' figures . —Foremen provided . _—Instruction in Cat tigg complete „ 'for . all kinds of style and iasliion , which cm be accoinpIi-iu & J in an _incredihly short time , but _ifce pupil may continue ttPtil he is fully satisfied .
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BAt _£ NESS EFFECTUALLY REMOVED . A _SlpEGEON residing in Cork having , in the course c _* his "Practice , had his . attention particularly directed to _. 'and _aoraured great experience in the TREATMENT OF _CAPrw-ARY DISEASES , bega toMnform , those persons afflicted with BALDNESS ( whether in youth or _adaocedinlifemay , by a most simple process , REPRODUC that ' necessary ornament . Parties applying will require to enclose a _. small quantity of hair , and « fee of'live ( hillings , by post-office order , in favour of Surgeon Edward _Wifliame _, J 3 , Henry-street ,. Cork ; when tlie net _«» ary instruction * will be fa- warded by retut-u of post
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A COLOURED DAGUERREOTYPE PORTRAIT in best morocco case for IOs ., which is 15 s . less than any other London establishment , and warranted to be equally good , by MR EGERTON , 148 , Fleet-street , opposite Bouverie-street , and 1 , Temple-street , Wbite-Iriars . Open daily from nine till four . Foreign Apparatus Agent to Voigtlander and Liribours , a complete Book of Instruction ; price 7 s . ftL _" , by post 10 s . Price list * sent post free .
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- : _O'CQNNORYTLLE . THE VISITORS TO 0 _* CONNORVILLE ON WHITMONDAY are respectfully informed that Mr SOUTH has a Meadow , opposite the Estate , in-which all Horses and Vehicles attending the _Demonstration can be attended to . The charge for eoch Horse , HJth H » y , Water , and attendance , will b « 9 d ,
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_" '• — _-- ¦ 3 us _t'pu _BiiTsri Ei _* r ¦"'""""" No . * , ( price 6 d . ) of " ' •' THE _LABOURER , A Monthly _Magwine of Polities , Literature , Poetry , & c . Edited by _Fkargtjs _O'Consor , Esq ., akd Ernbsi _Johks , Es q ., . ' ( _Barristers-at-Law . ) The Democratic _Movemeat in this country being wholly deficient in a monthly organ , the above magazine is established to remedy this deficiency . ¦ ' CONTENTS . 1 . May Day , a Poem , by Ernest Jones . 2 . letter of an Agricultural Labourer . 3 . The Jolly Young loacher . 4 . The Pha 6 C of Political _Farties . _5 . The Confessions of a King . 6 . The Insurrections of the Working Classes . 7 . The hand . 8 . The Romance of n People . 9 . The Queen ' s Bounty—A Legend of Windsor 10 . The Monthly Rt view . NO . III . of " THE _LABOURED , " Containing , amongst other matters , a Reprint of Mr F . O'Connor ' s Letter , in the " Northern Star" of January 30 th , demonstrating the certainty with which an allottee may support himself and family , and accumulate money , on a "Two Acre" allotment . The very general demaud that was made fur the paper containing the above letter induced the Editors to reprint it , after careful revision , in the March Number of the "Labourer "
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Just published , price 6 d . ( printed from the Shorthand Writer ' s Notes , ) ..... . THE TRIAL OF THE MECHANICS AT LIVERPOOL on the 2 nd and 3 rd of April , 1847 . Edited by W . P . Roberts , E _« q . : ' London : _Nbrtfiern Star . Office , 16 , Great Windmill Street , Haymarket : and at the offices of Mr Roberts , 2 , Robert-street , Adelphi . London : and 3 , Essex Chambers , Manchester : and Abel Heywood , Oldham-street , Manchester : and all Booksellers .
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Now Ready , a New Edition of MR . O'CONNOR'S WORK ON SMALL FARMS . To be had at tho Nirthern Star Office , 16 , Great Windmill Street ; and of Abel Heywood , Manchester .
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A GOOD FIT WARRANTED . SUPERFINE BLACK CLOTHES made to order at the Grkat _Westkbn Emporium , 1 and 2 , Oxfobo Street , London , which neither spot nor change colour _, " uly £ 3 l 0 s the complete suit of any size . . These clothes _, cannot be equalled at any other Tailoring _Establishment UJJSDELLimd Co . 's , Fine Llama Cloth , for light over , coats , made to order at £ 112 s . The ver . f finest only £ 2 . which for durability and elegance cannot be surpassed With silk linings , 3 s extra . Omnibuses to and from tho City , stop at the establish _, ment every minute of the day .
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COSMORAMA DI 0 KAM 1 C AND _TANORAMIC EXHIBITION , 200 , REGENT STREET , just reopened , with the following Splendid Views of considerable Scenic and Historical interest : —The Dreadful Catastrophe on the Great Northern Railway in France ; Mont Blanc from Chaniouui , with Dioramic Effect ; Tivoli and the Cascatcili ; Gorges du Val de Mauriennc , in Savoy ; Mount Etna , and Ruius ofa Theatre at Taormina ; Interior of St Gudule in Brussels , with Effect of Sunshine ; Ruins of Palmyra in Syria ; Volcano of Mount Klootchefsky , in Siberia , Fire and Smoke in motion . Open from Ten to Six . Admission , is ; Children , half-price .
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THE LAND . NOTICE . —Any individual desirous of purchasing a Four-Acre Allotment at O'Connorville , are requested to communicate with Mr Greenwood , No . 31 , O'Connorville , near Rickmanswoith , he having such allotment to dispose of . All letters must be post paid .
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DEMONSTRATION TO O'CONNORVILLE Office of the National Land Company , 83 , Dean Street , Soho . THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABOVE COMPANY occurring about this time , the event will be celcbrated 011 Monday , the 24 th instant , at O'Connorviue , one of the Estates of the Company , near Rickmansworth , Herts . Dinner will be provided in tlie School Room on the Estate , and will be on the Table at Four o'clock . Tickets , 3 s . each , may be obtained from Mr T . M . Wheeler , on the Estate , or of any of theJ ) irectors . By Order of We Directors .
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THE LAND AND THE CHARTER The Northern Star of Sa t urday next , May 29 t h , will contain a full Report of the DEMONSTRATION AT _O'CONNORVILLE , On Monday , May 24 th . PROTECTION OF INDUSTRY ! Next Sa t urday ' s Northern St a r will contain a comp le t e and accura t e Report of t he Dail y Business OF THE GREAT TRADES' CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNITED TR A DES , Which will assemble at Birmingham on Monday next , under the presidency of T- S . Dunconihe , M . P . _% 3- Additional orders from the News-Agents must be at this office on or hefore Wednesday , May 26 th .
The Northern Star Saturday, May 22, 1847...
THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY , MAY 22 , 1847 .
The Death-Struggle ! This Is The Age For...
THE DEATH-STRUGGLE ! This is the age for change—it' is the period 0 transition ; there is no standing still—and Onward or _Backward is the onl y alternative . Evil instit u t ions , ori g ina t ing from peculiar combinations of circumstances , but mostl y from the knavery of one portion of mankind , and t he foolery of the other , may flourish for a time—but , ro tt en in the core , t hey fall to p ieces suddenly—there is no keeping t hem t ogether , notwithstanding t he premonitory symptoms , the crack here and the flaw there , the
toppling of the redundant head—the swerving of the overladen base . The column may be braced with iron for a while ; but even iron rusts , ' and suddenly , when least expected , the irons burst asunder , and down eomes the fabric . Thus it is with our " glorious institutions . " They , too , are rotten—they , too , exhibit ihe symptoms of decay—the flaws of factions fighting with each other—the disgraceful splendours
of the great , in a time of mourning , aud , thank Heaven ! an _emancipatory movement of the foundation-stone of _society—the working classes- Monopol y , true to the metaphor , endeavours to patch up the worn-out _fabric of its splendour , with iron stays : the bayonet and the chain are called to its aid ; but the bayonet is brittle as g lass against the strength of an united people , and the chain rots _wiiii its own canker around the immortal frame of
Liberty . Yes , may we truly say , Onward or Backward—as the People will it . If they drive t he enemy from one position , only to let him strengthen himself in another ; if they loosen one rivet of their chains and look on while another and stronger is being forged , theirs is the fault , and theirs will be the _p-enalty . Alread y have we struck a blow at Landl o rdism , in the Land Plan ; alread y have we obt ained a "victory over _Millocracy in the Ten Hours '
Bill ; already have we won a poor recognition of a right in tJ « Educational Scheme ; already have we extorted somer little justice out of law , by the Trades ' Union ; already have we strnck terror into the heart of _classism by the agitation for the Charter . One by one mock concession- '' have been made—and government have ask e d you , a > e you satisfied ? Thus they gave us " Reform , " and -we answered—No ! Thus they gave us Free-trade , a . nd we answered—No 1 Thus they , gave us the Factory _3 MH , and we answered —No ! Thus they gave us _"Eduction , " aud we an-
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swered-No ' . And no ! we " frill answer , ' t ill t hey give us THE CHARTER . ' But aU t hese concessions were onward steps . Though we are worse off for Reform : ; though we are worse off for Free-trade ; thoughwe shall be but little better off for the " Ten Hoars , " and juggled by the " Education , " ( their '« feast oi -Reason , " in which we are to swallow Mother Church , " whether we will or no ! "V yet all these , and many ot her measure s , wer e co n ceded in the _warne of the people—and some of them carried by the papular power . We must now carry other and greater reforms . Step b y st e p we will s t ruggle on to the Charier ; but to gain it we must sweep the
successive -obstacles from our path . We are grappling with landlordism and millocracy—they are intrenched behind the Church—they have , as i t were , taken sanctuary against the pursuing Democracy—we must now batter breach in their ramparts . If we ended the evils of the two first monopolies to-morrow , and left t he t hird extant , w e should still be enslaved , p lundered , and degraded , by this our first , our oldest , and most pertinacious tyrant . Therefore , le t every man who values liberty—therefore , let every man who thinks he has a ri ght » o the fruits of his own labour , and the pro . fits of his own skill , —let every man who venerates TRUE RELIGION , and wishes to raise it to
somet hing m re t han a MARKETABLE COMMODITY , and a POLITICAL ENGINE in the hands of Government—let every man who objects to pay for wares that he neither requires nor can use—let every man who values the dictates of honour , conscience and religion—rall y in thi s great ag itation for
the TOTAL ABOLITION OF TITHES , AND THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH PROPE TY , PLUNDERED FROM THE POOR , TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNERS . We would remind the working classes that on the very princi ples of law and justice , the poor ( and are the working classes not " THE POOR ?"—nay ! t he ha r d e r t hey wo r k ,. the poorer ) , —we would re-¦ mind _. jthem , we say that ONE-THIRD of the Church Property belongs by right to the poor . The Church obtained it on this condition—and this only :
onethird was to support the clergy ; another to bund and keep the churches ; and the remaining third to be devoted to the poor . Of this third the poor have been robbed—while the infamous system of tithes pours millions into the coffers of that Church—the founders of which walked barefoot on the hig hways , and denounced tlie wicked splendours of the rich . We suspect that , since we are told the gate of Heaven is a narrow gate , it will be found too small for the wide chariots of the Bishops ! Now , we do not intend that this money should be devoted to enrich the landlords—we have not much sympathy with that class —( except with one noble
portion of it , now located . or locating at O'Connorville and Red Marley)—we intend t hat this vast amount of money should be devoted to buy land and houses forthe poor—to supersede the Union and the Bastile by the cottage and the homestead;—to prepare a " happy home for hones t indus t ry "—for the men now wandering workless and hopeless through the streets of Manche st er and t he manufac t uri n g Nor t h , —and to rescue from the clutches of the landlords those poor lab o uring slaves , who , while t hey s ow the fields of their masters , look on the furrow with despair , and crv : — " What shall we do till the next harvest ?''
Ay ! and what will you do AFTER the next harvest , wh e n M o nop o ly sh a ll a g a in spec u la t e on Famine ? L e t t he poor man join us , if he wants bread : the Church has stolen his loaf . Let the Dissenter join us , if he w ants reli gious liberty ; for we are about to strike the death blow at aState Church Establishment , Let every "land man" join us , if he wishes to diminish his poor-rate and his taxes ; let every Chartist rise to the rally , for we are about t o assail the greatest enemy of the Charter ; let every true Christian give us his support , for we are about to turn the moneymongers out of the temple of God .
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THE CRISIS . The peop le will shortly be called upon to perform a great duty—to testif y whe t h e r they are wor t h y of liberty . The General Election is drawing near ; are the peop le p repared or p re p a r ing ? The note of preparation is being sounded in the catri p of th e enemy—we are anxious to hear something from the ranks of Democracy . So secure do the various privileged fac t i o ns that a fflic t our country fancy their position , that they are giving themselves up to the most delusive hopes and extravagant expectations .
It is , indeed , a fearful sight to hear the laug h of revelry in the house of mourning . The papers teem with accounts of splendid banquets and magnificent balls , where orfr tyrants are feasting amid famine , and dancing amid graves . Her Majesty wing to the fallacious counsels of her advisers , ha s e xce e ded , almost every previous splendour , and danced away her nights in joyous unconcern . What should we say , if a mother revelled in the house of death , and danced amid the coffins of her children ? Now we doubt not the kind-heartedness of her M a j e sty ; but how cul pable of those who conceal the state of the country from her ! How atrocious is the waste and frivolity now going on
in the " upper circles ! " "Well may they be called " upper _: " the fioth is ever at the top . What shall we say to the "landed gentleman " who subscribes / ourt ! ee > _ipounds for his starving tenantry , and offers fifteen guineas for a stall at the opera on a ni ght of p ar t icul ar a ttraction ? What s hall we s ay to tbe Eng lish landlords , farmers , or merchants , who at this very time are selling English food to French huyers ? What shall we say to the Free-trader , when instead of receiving corn from France and Germany » we find t h e s t arving peo p le t here ri o ting for bread '? What shall we say to a Government , that , while the breadth of Ireland is scarce half-sown wi t h corn , since t he tillers of the s oil lie dead on t he furrow—what shall we sav to the Government
t h a t the r e keeps a great mili ta ry force of able-bodied men , to protect the convoy of the monopolist—inst ead o f s et t ing t hem to p loug h the fi e lds and s ow the land ? There is but one answer : lie will none of their legislation . ' What shall we say to a Cabine t t hat encourages emigration , when from Canada , one of our most favoured colonies , the governor of Nova Scotia , i n a d e s p atch warning emi grants against resorting thither , says : —
• . " There . is no demand for unskilled labour in any part of the province , and themcan 3 of remunerating agricultural labour of any kind are greatly diminished , the farmers in many of the best portions of the country being forced to purchase many of those articles they h a d be e n a c c us t omed in f o rmer ye a rs t o s e ll . Extreme privation and mis e ry would , therefore , nece ss aril y be the lo t of t hose who should co me hither in search of any kind of employment without the means of self-subsistence for at least two years 5 nor should they rely , as the practice has been , on ob t aini n g assistance at the outse t from t heir f r iend s wh o h a v e p receded them , for tliey would assuredly be found as much in need at aid as themselves . "
What shall . we say to the "political economist , who says like Cobden at Florence , "During the last eight months I have been travelling in nearly all the countries of southern Europe , and I a m b o und to s t at e , without wishing to disparage other nati o ns , that I find the condition of the p o pula t i o n of Tu s cany s u pe ri o r t o that of an y ot h . . r people I have visited . The surface of the country ' resembles that of a well-cultivated garden ; the peop le
are everywhere well-dressed ! I have seen no beggars , excep t a few lame or blind ; and , in t his season of general scarcity , t here is less of suffering from wan t of food here , with a perfect freedom of export and import ol com , than in probably any other country in Europe . I find such industries as are natural to Tuscany carried on with great success , and t ha t in par t icular of i t s indi genous straw manufacture has attained a development which has surprised me . " What shall we say to a Church that is erecting new bishoprics , and endowing new churches , when
tis o t her " ri c ks " that are wanted , and the cottages are lying in ruin ? There is but one answer , we repeat : We will none of their legislation . That answer must he given at the next election—and given _, p lainl y too—so p lainly , that members cannot go into the House and say , " they didn t understand us ! ' ' And we will tell Mr Cobden that the prosperity of Tuscany is NOT owing _totfree Trade ; but , if he had the slightest discrimination , he mi g h t h a ve se e n that which everybody knows—and we suspect he
knows it too—he might have seen that in no country in Europe is the SMALL FARM SYSTEM so extensivel y followed as in that very Tuscany that he praises as the most flourishing country , withou t beggars and abounding in wealth . How much longer are we to be governed by frivolous * aristocracies and sordid usurer ? How much lon g er ar e we t o be misled by f a l s e political economists , who look into their purses , a n d there s ee the great objec t of all leg islation ? No longer than the people WILL . But again we ask , Are the people preparing for the coming crisis ? Where are the local election committees ? Where
are t he reg isters ? Where is the organisation ? Some boroug hs ( and honour ' to these ) , are well in advance ! They are doing their duty . Let others follow their example . Now is the very time to fully re-organise the Chartist body—since one of the great ob s tacles , fear and in t imida t i o n , have lost t h e i r power . Surely the working-man cannot fear the loss of emp loyment by avowing himself a Chartist j We ra t her think he has no t much empl o y m en t t o lose—such are the blessed results of . Free Trade . ' HE can hardly dread a reduction of wages , who receives no wages at all ! Now , then , is the time .
The fallacy of faction is _exposed . The power of party is paralysed . The people are in that posit ion , in worse than which their tyrants cannot or dare not place them : they have nothing to fear but their own apathy—they have every t hing to hope from their own energy . Now is the time for a great , effective agitation . Let them hold meetings , sign petitions , —and be stirring in the cause ; form elect ion commi tte es , and everywhere take advantage of the sp l it of Whi g and ToTy;—but , above all , let them abstain from all excess and violence . Drunkenness is a sin , when fellow-men are starving , —it is a danger , when every heart is excited .
Hunger is a terrible tempter . May the people turn it to a salutary monitor!—may it sh o w t h e m the necessity of union and energy—not lure them into excess , or p lung e t hem int o li s tles s resi gnation ! We repeat , that , und e r t he presen t a spec t of aff a ir s , our rulers cannot much longer refuse the just demands of the people—they are merely waiting to see whe t her the people are reall y determined for reform , or not .
Chartist Victory! Blow-Up Op The Lancash...
CHARTIST VICTORY ! BLOW-UP OP THE LANCASHIRE LEAGUERS " NIKE TIMES NINE" FOR MANCHESTER ! When in 1815 the " Life and Fortune Men " had succeeded , after twenty-five years of carnage , in putting down Napoleon , and the Revolutionists and L ev elle r s of Eur o pe , they shouted in mad exultation , « ' Th e p _laxj is over , _tve mag sit down to supper / '' But lo 1 they found to their sad discomfiture , that the imm e diate fruits of t h e ir vic t ory wer e a ny t hing bu
what they had hoped for . The frantic shouts which h a Med t he " crowni n g cam ar ge , Waterloo , ' ' we r e immedi a te l y dro w ned in the l o uder r oar of popular misery and tumult . So we have recentl y s een t he " peaceful victory" of Free Trade , w o n by g o ld and fraud , hailed wi t h exul t ing s houts b y the profit-mong e ring conquer o rs o f the a ris to cracy , and those shouts stifled in the earth and heaven -p i e rcing cry of a cheated and starvation-stricken people . Something less than " a li tt le year " ago we were assured by the Free Traders , that the promised millenium of" PLENTY
TO DO , HIGH WAGE S , AND CHEAP BREAD , ' had commenced ; according to which we should now be floating on the full tide of prosperity to the harbour of national contentment ! But our real position is exactly the reverse of lhat state of blessedness so br a zenly predicted by t he " League . " The people were promised "PLENTY TO DO ;" hut in L a ncashire o nly s o me scores of mills a re c lo s ed or working sho rt t ime , an d t housand s of . familie s h a ve ei t her , at the best , some two three days work in the week , or are totally d e s t itute of em ployment . The promised " HIGH WAGES" have become LOW W A GES , or NO WAGES AT ALL . From the hour that tlie Free Traders achieved their
triumph they commenced reducing wages to indem nify t hemselve s for the money t hey had con t ribute to t he " League" and subscribed for Cobden . The rise in tbe price ol cotto n , the restricted accommodation afforded by t he hanks , and even the mockery of " philanthropy , have heen used as pretexts for the lowering of wages . With unblushing hypocrisy millowners have said to their men , " We cann o t a ff or d to longer em ploy you , hut as we desire to see you saved from s t arva t ion , we will g ive you work , of course at a loss to ourselves ,
provided you will consent to a reduction of three , four , or more shillings weekly . ' Where these reduc t ions have no t been a c cepted the men have at once been discharged . The grand clap-trap- " CHEAP BREAD " -has been si gnally falsified . Wheat has almost doubled its price since the " triump h o f Free Trade , " a n d t his , too , owi n g principally to the carrying out of the Free Trade prin . ciple of " buy ing in the cheape st , and selling in t he dearest market . '' The failure of the potato crop ha s naturally had a baneful influence upon the p rice of cor n , but t he enormous p rice now ob t ainable f o r
wheat has heen mainly broug ht about by the forestalling of a crew of unhung rascals , among whom , it is po p ularly re p orted , figure not a few of t he Manchester Leaguers . Wheat rang ing from a hundred and ten to a hundred and seventeen shillings a quarter , dooms thousands to misery and death ; but what matter ? " trade must not be interfered with . " The millocrats close their mills and turn " rogues in grain . " Thousands perish ; but no matter , the jobbers and speculators in corn " make " their thousands of pounds _^ and , as the Le a guer sa id to Mr Ferrand , " Lord love you , we ' re all for ourselves in this world !"
" League promises having thus become" Like Pcnd . Sc » fruits that tempt the eye , But turn to ashes on the lips , " there is no wonder that the entire crew , never very popular , have latel y acquired an amount of unpopularity fully equal to the heartiest wishes of their bitterest enemies . COBDEN , very wisel y for himself , quitted England hefore the bubble hurst , and af t er lionizing in France and Sp ain , is now making the most of his fleeting glory , by " taking in the natives" of Italy . Friend BRIGHT , the huttonless
bully of the camp , after shrinking from the contest to which he had challenged Mr OASTLER , has , of late , employed his time in preparing materials for the day of retribution , by his unmanly vindictive , and disgusting attemp ts to strangle t he Ten Hours ' Bill . He has failed—but we trust that t he working men of Manche s ter will give him full credit for his intentions , and , when the day of election comes pay him off with interest . Paulton
Acl . _tnd , R . R . R . R . Moore , Murray , and the rest of the _gi _^ ig of stationed and itinerating , writing and spouting 'Iiirelings , have completely " gone out , " like so many burnt-down rushli ghts . Shrinking into their former ' obscurity , and subsiding into thenoriginal _nothingness , they have escaped receiving in person that manifestation of popular indignation , which their public ? appearance anywhere , at this moment , would be s _. _ve to call forth ,
But . Happil Y, What The Hircliugs Shrin...
But _. happil y _, what the hircliugs shrink from _tp . late masters have ventured : to encounter . T Mill-Molochs , so terrible within their factory . yi seem to have imagined that they had but to exmh _/* _' t heir awful p e rsons , and , like t he si ght of the whi to the revolted slaves of old , that exhibition wonu s uffice t o s t ill t he roar of popular revol t . Xh have found t hemsel v es si gnally deceived . The dared t o play the part of bastard Canutes , W g l o ry to t he men of Manchester the wave s of D e ' mocracy overwhelmed them !
Let our readers turn to the report of the _meeting we allude to , and join with us in thanking Lw _^ Dixon , and their townsmen , for the n o ble service t hey have rendered to Chartism . We are hear % glad to see James Leach again in his natural posi . tion , defending "his order from the crafty , assaults of their remorseless enemies . If we regret any . thing , it is that the " amendment" did not embody the old demand for the Charter . At any futUre mee t ing of t he same or any kindred charact e r , we hope this will not be lost sight of . It will be found one of the surest means for the revival of the ancient Chartist zeal .
At the time of writing these hasty remarks we are " full up , " and , t herefore , very reluctantl y mu s t omit much that we might justly say in prai e of the _arguments , eloquence , and _teliing points of the Chartist speeches . The Guardi an , alter acknowled ging that " a forest of hands was held up for the amendmen t and not more than twenty for the orig inal motion , " has the shameless impudence to assert that the meeting " does not possess the slig h t est pretension to represent t he real op inion of the community of Manchester . ' ' Of that let England judge !
When Cobden last had his feet on Eng lish ground he trod the land with the air of a conquerer ; when _, ever he may return he will appear a cowed and conscience-stricken thing . His famishing countrymen will demand the realization of his delusive pr o mise s ; and wh a t c a n he a n s w e r ? The " curses of hate and the h _' ss es of sc o rn " will sound the requiem of his defunct fame . Leaguers , the day of reckoning has come . The Chartists are consoled for aU t he t reachery , falsehood , and brutality they suffered at your hands . Oar turn is coming ;—" For if we do but watch the hour , There never yt-t was human power That could erade _, if uufurgiven , The patient search and vigil long Of those who treasure up a wrong . "
A Free Soil.
A FREE SOIL .
Glorious Triumph Of The American Re Form...
GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN RE FORMERS . Wi t h h e ar t fel t pleasure we g ive publicity to the follo w in g letter , just received from New York : —
To Feargus 0 Conxn'or, Esa. N E W Yo R K...
To Feargus 0 _CoNxN'or , Esa . N e w Yo r k , April 13 th , 1847 . Sir , —This will introduce to you Mr W . Marr , of Wilmington , Del ., an active friend of the "American Agrarian Movement . '' 1 know-it will do yonr heart good to learn that the Free Soil Men of New York were the means of electing the two highest officers of this city yesterday , one from each of the old political parties , both of whom were pledged to the National Reform measures , thus showing that they now hold the balance of power . The candidates elected are William V Brady , ( whig ,, ) by 1 , 471 majority , and Moses S .
Leonard , ( democrat , ) by 2 , 071 majority . The first is Mayor : the second is Alms-house Commissioner . The Na t ional Reform vo t e , at our last spring election , was about 1 , 000 . We should probably have doubled our vote now for independent candidates , had not the party _ctindidates above named given the required p led ge . We have vastly increased a knowledge of our principles by questioning the various candidates at this election _. _and henceforth shall undoubtedl y hold t h e bal a n c e of power in t his ci t y , w hich will give us immense influence throughout the union . In November next we elect representatives b y dis t ric t s , under the new Constitution ; some of them will be Free Soil Men .
The last Northern Star received at the office of Young America was that in which was finished a history of our movement ' . Several ought to have-come to hand since . They ha v e be e n received v er y irregularly the past year . This is a sore disappointment / as we can get no account of the movements of the people who do the work _. that feeds the aristocracy , from any other source . We shall most assuredly succeed in securing the soil of America to the people , though the struggle may be a hard one . Yours , for a Free Soil , George II . Evans .
W e c on gratulate o ur A m e r ic a u frie n d s on their " glorious victory . ; ' We are sorry for the neglect c o mplained of b y Mr Evans , and will see that thence forth the St a rk forwarded regularly .
Parliamentary Review. The Members Of Bot...
PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW . The members of both Houses worked hard in the early part of the week , t o make up for t heir holiday on the " De r by Day , " bu t t here was li tt le novel t y in any of the matters under discussion . The business hefore each H o use w a s m ost impor t an t , hu t in each case the questions have heen so long before t he public , and so thoroughly discussed , that there can now scarcely be anything fresh said about them .
The Irish Poor Law , with some amendments , has at length pa ssed t he Lords , and heen referred back _, to the Commons for final approval , previously to receiving the royal san ct ion , which will convert it into law . It never was worth much , and the shap ing and trimming to which it has been subjected in its tedious passage through the two Chambers , has by no means increased its practical value . Indeed , one m a y already form a pretty accurate estimate of the immediate value of t his " permanent" measure , b y looking at the working of the temporary ones . If Mr T , Scrope ' s statement on Tuesday night respecting the
Relief Committees be true , that measure has broken down . The Government trusted the money of the country and the administration of the law to the landlords . They were the medium through which the State benevolence and aid was to find its way to the famishing and fever-stricken people of Ireland . But in many instances these temporary arrangements are not yet comp leted , notwithstanding three months have elapsed since the passing of the Act , and the Government two months ago commenced to act upon the law for dismissing the men from the public works , for which these Relief Committees
were to be a substitute . The consequences are truly horrible . Pits are dug into which the emaciated bodies of the poor wretches starved to death are thrown by hundreds—cofHnless . Famine and Pestilence stalk abroad and slay their thousands . The lords of the soil shut themselves up in their parks and mansions , thoug h even there it is found that the avenging Angel has followed them , and the plague , their selfishness and neg lect has permitted to lay waste thepeople , has also selected its victims from among the aristocratic classes . In their fear other members of that class are fly ing from the devoted country , and altogether , at this moment , the affairs of Ireland present a spectacle siicb as was scarcely ever before recorded in
history . The death of the late Lord-Lieutenant happens most unseasonably , under these circumstances . We do not wonder that tears stood in the eyes of L o rd John Rus s ell , or that his voice faltered with emotion , when e xpressin g his grief , and tha t of t he Sovereign , at the loss of Lord Besborough . It is not much that oue man can do when a whole nation is reduced to the desperate straits in which Ireland is now placed ; hut there are peculiarities about the Irish character , which rendered the late Lord-Lieutenant peculiarly fitted for the position he held . There is no p e op le in the world essentially so aristocratic in their nature as the Irish . Their attachment to the " ould families " is one of the most prominent traits in their , character . This feeling was gratified in tbe case of lord Besborough , and
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 22, 1847, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22051847/page/4/
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