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*<** j Dgrby * , and although I nnderstand , the" *' ** ^ classes themselves , that ^ f tras never known to be so good in those trad ? ^ Ine ver , during the times of the ^^ Uda . witnessed , so much enthusiasm , * ° ^ Sm a resolution to adhere to , and * " Sr the PEOPLE'S CHARTER . ^ SS ,. and mine , Mr . Reynolds , * S & *» * ^ f- ^^ » a ^ Sd and fe a powerful auxiliary to our gnen ua , ^ | unl . i ) ecause he is an honest
«__ a zealous man—an energetic and elo-IDa n 7 inan-- * n most ' "BWwWe compa-^ to travel with . He made admirable ^ Iw STaSte at Bradford till eight nvioct on Sunday night , and , for some nouns l ^ re . the spacious place of meeting was ^ S ~ I to suffocation ; while there werethouia oatade soraous to be admitted . The ^ jlfaa was most enthusiastic , out orderly . On Honday wewentto ¦ HALIFAX . The streets on our entering "were crowded to iffocation , infa * I never witnessed such a Ifejay of animation . There too , the nn-ZS >^ hnilduig was crowded to suffocation , mdwas presided over by your veteran Mend Besjamin Bushion . All that I need say of ^ nmneches is , that Jhey ^ apP j ^ Jk ^
^ Ts man came forward , professing : to be j ^ nber oftheliand Company ^ te askmie « ome questions , all of which I answered . He denied very hostile to the Company ; but « men are best known in their own locality , it turned out that this GENTLEMAN never had been a member . ctf the Land Company . He had pnrehased-an allotment from a balloted member for £ 30 , and sold it for « £ 70 ; ¦ flat was his solemn p osition ; and when it was stated to the meeting , the women hustled him
from one to the other , knocked him about , polled Ms hair , and scratched his face-There was as fine a woman as ever I laid my eves upon , sitting upon the platform , and a son of fourteen years of age , the picture of health and strength , sitting beside her ; she came to jne , and requested me to state her case to the meeting , " which was as follows : —She and her husband had left business and taken a little more than five acres of inferior Land ,, near Halifax , for which they paid 201 . ayear rent , nearly 81 . in rates and taxes , 11 . 15 s . for water
rates ; m ' aking very nearly 30 ? . a year . 2 so Imilding whatever upon the land ; they . built a cottage themselves , and- upon the five acres fhey had four good cows and nineteen pigs , besides the other produce , and she said she vould not leave it to go to any business ; and many a noble lady would give half her fortune to have such an appearance as this womanbas and many a noble lord would give half his fortune to have such a son . At the close of the business one paid-up Land member moved , and another seconded , a resolution ,
that au the members present would . cheerfully surrender their shares to me , to do what I liked with , and make them my own property . Theresolution was only to be voted on by the landmembersofthemeeting , andtherebring between 300 and 400 present , every hand was held up for it , and not a hand against it ; a rirenmstance which , I think , is capable of overpowering the ingratitude of the most fortunate ruffians . A deputation from the Short Time Committee at Halifax attended the meeting , and presented me with the following resolution , unanimously adopted by the
Committee : — Committee Boom , Labour and Health , Southgate , Halifax , March ISth . Resolved " , —That the best thanks of this committee be tendered to P . O'Connor , Esq ., for the noble manner in which he supported the Ten Hours Bui on Thursday Evening , the 14 th inst . w the House of Commons , and we humbly beg that he will continue his support of that measure through all its stages . Jobs Sesdebiaxd , Joseph Cbosslasb , Deputation from the Short Time Committee . On Tuesday morning my friend Mr . Reynold ' s and I proceeded to
SHEFFIELD , and there we had such a gathering as I never before witnessed in that town , nor I never witnessed better order , or greater enthusiasm at a meeting . Mr . Town Councillor Habvey was in the chair , and discharged his duties admirably ; and when Mr . Reynold ' s and I had concluded our speeches , Mr . Town Councillor
Booni moved a vote of thanks to Mr . Reynolds andmyself . Mr . Town Councillor OrLETmade an admirable speech , and concluded with a witticism which actually convulsed the audience with laughter . The following resolution was proposed by Mr . Mitchell , in an admirable speech , and was as ably seconded by Mr . Buckle y , and was unanimously carried , amid loud applause .
" That it is the opinion of this meeting , inasmuch as we have read with great pleasure the complete Mure of the late proceedings in the Court of Exchequer , backed by the whole of the prejudiced press of England , to injure and ruin the honest reputation of Mr . O'Connor . That that gentleman is still worthy of our confidence , and we take this opportunity of expressing our warm approbation of to unwearied exertions in promoting the happiness ofthe working peopleof this country . " After this resolution was carried , a fine young fellow , apparently a countryman , and
paid up shareholder in the Land Company , came in front of the platform , and stated that he saw around Mr . O'CoxoxOK many Land memberswho had attacked him in his absence , and he dared them , if they were not cowards and liars , to come forward before that audience and charge him with any dishonest or ungenflemanlike act , as they had done behind his back ; they were also invited by the audience , but none ventured to appeal-. The whole proceedings at Sheffield , and everywhere else , gave me more than delight , and inspired me with the strongest hope .
On W ednesday morning I proceeded alone
DERBY , ^ r . Keykoids being compelled to be in London on particular business , and , I assure Jon , I missed his company very much ; and fl ow for the worst part of my tale with refe-J UCe to myself . "When I arrived at the sfohon at Derby , a deputation of fine young fellows waited upon me , and accompanied me to hie Royal Hotel . About four o'clock , a few ^ urates after I arrived , I was going to sit down tomy dinner , when , all of a sudden , I " * as seized with the most violent attack of * Paans , which excitement always brings on . I {^ d three doctors attending me , and was roll-^ 2 upon the floor till eight o ' clock : the to at
^ fuugwas commence half-past seven , the chairman and others that were Avith ^' proposed to put it off . However , I ^ resolved , that many having come i ^ maeuse distance , they should not ^ , J ^ PlMWated , and I walked , or rather J uoled , to the meeting between two working * uPn n * . ° . & - immense place was crowded to ^ oeation , and I think the appearance ofthe W ^ their entausi asm and kind and a 7 ty reception , did me more good than all - motors . Aft ? r my speech , the address , _ ' 4 yea mil . find at foot was nresnrf «? f « i
h ? was obliged to returnto the Hotel in a » » though it was not more than & hundred ^ frmi from the hour I returned , till past
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twelve o ' clock , seven or eight . of your good friends and : mine remained with me , with a doctor administering medicine and emetics every five minutes , while I was rolling upon the floor , and roaring with pain that would have killed another , man . At that hour I went to bed , and till I rose in the morning , I was in a state of most exeruciating torture , with a very kind old nurse-tender attending me , applying pans of hot water and hot flannels to my sjtomach all night , and , according to the doctor ' s direction , giving me hot brandy and water ; and when I started from Derby on Thursday morning , I was obliged to take a carriage to myself in order that I might lay down .
I have now said as much as I have space for in the second edition ; and I will conclude by telling you that , in my opinion , the spasms were produced by the delight and excitement I experienced from the enthusiasm , -, the affection , and manifest resolutibn of my children ; for I assure you , that in the most palmy days of agitation , I never had such receptions after so much' reviling , and I never witnessed so firm a union amongst the working classes . - Tour faithfd and uncompromising friend ,.. . Feakgus O'Csxnob .
f *^ £ Bi- «& ifcaj « s ^ TN r ' ^ 'HoicyaaK ^ 'pBevenyears having elapsed since ¦ your last visit to this town , it is with no small de » - greeof exultation that we haU . your presence here this evening . Boring your absence the Chartists of Derby have not retrograded one single iota from the causa of human redemption . If , sir , progression means onward—progression , in' reference to our principles , has attended our labours , A glance at the recent election , connected with this important borough , affords a signal proof of this assertion ; though the gentleman who reigns paramount in the breasts of a large majority of the inhabitants of this town was not returned , owing
to a combination of circumstances , still one who has since voted for the People ' s Charter was returned to serve in the British parliament as one of the representatives of Derby ; this , sir , we consider to be a great and important triumph . But of all triumphs , your own election for the town of Nottingham we consider to be the greatest Would that we bad more O'Connors within the walls of St . Stephen ' s . When we look back and behold the multitudinous difficulties tbat have beset your twenty-eight years advocacy of the people ' s cause , we marvel that you should have been able to secure to yourself any victory , however insignificant . In your presence , this evening , wo desire to express our public thanks for every exertion yon have made
for an equitabla administration of Justice , both in andoutofthe House of Commons . We tender to you , in spite of corrupt governments , a libellous press , and prejudiced juries , onr undiminished confidence in your faithful competency to carry out , by proper support , the social and political regeneration of mankind . "We congratulate you , sir , on your recent conquest in the Court of Exchequer over the conspiracies of your enemies ; notwithstanding their every exertion to impugn your character , they were compelled to admit that your personal honesty as a gentleman stood unimpeached . Go on , dear sir , in the good cause—continue to act as our leader , and advocate ofthe poor man ' s interest , until complete . victory shall have crowned your efforts , and an united and happy people declare they are free .
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CHARTIST AGITATION IN THE PROVINCES . BRADFORD . On Sunday evening a grand demonstration was made by the Chartists of Bradford , in the Temperance Hall of tbat town . The spacious building was crowded to excess , upwards of two thousand persons being assembled , while hundreds went away unable to obtain
admission-At about eight o ' clock , Mr . Feargus O'Connor , M . P ., and Mr . C . "W . M . Reynolds—who had just arrived by the train from London—entered the HaD , and were received with the most enthusiastic applause . Mr . Lightowlek—who represented Bradford in the National Convention of 1848—was called to the chair ; and , after a few eloquent observations , he called upon
Mr . Reynolds to address the meeting . This gentleman was saluted with great applause , and , when it had subsided , he proceeded to touch upon the various social and political abuses which characterise the present institutions and condition of the country . His speech was received with much applause . Mr . O'Connor was then called upon to address the meeting , and , upon rising , he was welcomed with the most fervid enthusiasm . He said , that some years had elapsed since he had told Lord Campbell—then plain John Campbell—that Chartism might be stricken
down by tyranny and persecution , but , within itself , were those vital elements which guaranteed its resuscitation ; and this prediction had been fulfilled before , and was receiving a farther fulfilment at the present time . The Chartist movement had been re-organised in London , and , by God ' s blessing , it should be established throughout the country . Much as he ( Mr . O'Connor ) had been reviled , persecuted , and maligned , he had never deserted the Chartist cause , and never would ; and , after the Easter holidays , he would make
atom * mEngland and Scotland , to revive the agitation—and he would then proceed to Ireland , to cement and consolidate the union between the democrats ofthe two islands . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor then proceeded to touch upon the affairs of the Land Company ; the exact position of which he explained in a manner satisfactory to all present ; and , having dilated at length upon the condition of the working classes , the Ten Hours Bill , and the principles of the Charter , Mr . O'Connor sat down amidst long and enthusiastic cheerius .
Resolutions in accordance with the object of the meeting , were duly proposed and adopted . It was resolved to join and support the National Charter Association , and thanks were voted to Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Reynolds , for paying the people of Bradford the present visit . Mr . O'Comtor expressed due acknowledgments for himself and Mr . Reynolds . Thanks were then voted to the chairman , and the immense meeting separated in the best possible spirits at the prospects of Chartism .
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HALIFAX . On Monday , at about noon deputation of the zealous and enthusiastic Chartists of Halifax arrived at Bradford , with a postcbaise and four , to conduct Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Reynolds to their own town . The carriage was drawn b y four splendid greys the postillions wore green jockey liveries ; and on the box was seated a staunch friend , bearing a flag with this inscription : — " Feargus O'Connor—the Charter and no . Surrender . ' * An immense crowd was collected opposite the hotel at Bradford , to behold the . departure of Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Reynolds , and the carriage drove rapidly away , the streets being lined with spectators .
On arriving within a couple of miles of Halifax , several vehicles , filled with friends of the cause , met the carriage , in the rear of which they formed in due order ; and the entrance into Halifax was a perfect scene of triumph . The road outside the town was crowded with spectators , and the streets ofthe town itself resembled a busy hive . The . reception was most enthusiastic , and nothing
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could exceed the animation ofthe whole scene . Amidst the dense multitudes which lined the streets , and , accompanied by an immense concourse , the carriage passed onto the Swan Hotel , at which Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Reynolds alighted : . la the evening a tea meeting took p lace at the Odd Fellows' Hall , when several hundred persons partook of the : festivity . * At about
seven o ' clock , Mr . O'Connor and Ifr . Rey-. nolds appeared ontlie platform , and were sar luted with loud cheering . ) Ati half-past " seven , the tables were cleared away , the benches ar-. ranged , and in a few minutes the immense Hall was crowded to excess . Nearly four : thousand persons were thus assembled , and , throughout the proceedings which ' ensued , the utmost enthusiasm and the best possible spirit pre * vailed . ¦ . : ;
Mr . Benjamin Rushton , a veteran - 'Chartist—one of the staunch " Old Guards" . —was called , by acclamation , to the chair . ' . ' \ Mr . Webber moved , and' Mr . SJoiclifpe seconded , the first , resolution , whicn was -in favour ' ' of the necessity „ of . 'joining tna ' 'fie ** Chartist agitation . : , v „ r'j r . ; v . ; , ? , ^ : . Mr . ' BJEi ^ 6 l ^ ^ Ai- ^^ % ^ ri : '' ^ ii . support the desolation , and ,-on rising , he ^ was greeted wtth ' gTeit ^ pp 1 & UBa : 4 In a long speech , which W 3 * s frequently interrupted by loud cheering , he sketched the' condition of the industrial classes , showed the incompatibility of the existing institutions with the interests and wants of the present age , and pointed put the remedies . On resuming his seat , he was ^ again i saluted with loud cheers .
Mr . Marsden and Mr . North proposed and seconded , the next resolution , which was in accordance with the objects and spirit of the meeting ; and the chairman then called upon Mr . O'Connor , who was received with prolonged and enthusiastic applause . The honourable gentleman proceeded to expatiate upon the Labour Question and the Land , showing how the Charter , if gained , would operate to the benefit of the working classes . Mr . O'Connor called upon the people to unite in behalf ofthe new organisation ofthe Chartist movement , and warned them against the consequences of any division in their ranks . He showed how that division had , in former times ,
tended to the weakening ofthe Chartist movement ; and he drew a picture of the condition ofthe working classes in the manufacturing districts , which produced a great and powerful effect upon the audience . Having expatiated upon the present aspect of the political world generally , Mr . O'Connor resumed his seat amidst a / uror of applause . A deputation from the Halifax Short Time Committee , was introduced upon the platform , to express to Mr . O'Connor the cordial thanks of that committee , for the able , manly , and straightforward speech delivered by the honourable gentleman in the House of Commons , upon the Ten Hours Bill .
A person ofthe name of Nuttall , asked Mr . O'Connor some antagonistic questions relative to the Land Company , and which Mr . O'Connor answered in a manner that elicited bursts of cheering . It subsequently appeared that Nuttall was not at present a member ofthe Company at all , he having given 30 / . originally for his land , and sold it again for 702 . Tins announcement produced an immense sensation ; and Nuttall , utterl y discomfited , slunk away from the platform . A resolution of confidence in Mr , O'Connor was then unanimously adopted , ' and a collection was made on behalf of the Honesty Fund , the proceeds of which are acknowledged elsewhere ,
Thanks were voted to Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Reynolds , for their visit , and to the worthy chairman , for his conduct during the evening ; and the immense assemblage quietly separated .
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SHEFFIELD . In accordance with a requisition signed by several Aldermen , Town-Councillors , and memoers ofthe middle class , as well as by the Chartist Council , Mr . O'Connor , and'Mr . Reynolds visited Sheffield , on Tuesday evening . The Circus Theatre had been taken for the occasion ; and immediately the doors were opened , the rush to : obtain admittance was
tremendous . Long before the hour announced for the commencement of the proceedings , the spacious theatre , which holds as many persons as Drury-lane , was crowded to excess . The place was literally paved from floor to roof , with human faces ; and a most enthusiastic welcome was given to Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Beynolds , when they appeared upon the platform .
Councillor Hakvey was unanimousl y called to the chair , upon taking which he made a few appropriate observations , and then called upon Mr . O'Connor , who was greeted with several rounds ofthe most rapturous applause tbat ever welcomed the people ' s tribune . When the cheering had subsided , Mr . O'Connor said , that he had heard , with pain and sorrow , of the persecutions to which Councillor Ottley ,
of that town , had been subjected , on account of his Chartists principles ; and as he ( Mr . O'Connor ) understood that the objects of that meeting were to express sympathy with Mr . Ottley , and raise a sum adequate to the removal of those pecuniary liabilities , which persecution had entailed upon him , he ( Mr . O'Connor ) hoped that these objects would be fully attained . Mr . O'Connor proceeded to show how Chartism and the Chartists had been
reviled andpersecuted , in all partsof the kingdom , and how the Government based its power upon the disunion that existed amongst the people . He shoved that Chartism was truth and justice , and not spoliation and wrong ; and as a proof of how the veritable principles of democracy are always reviled and scouted by those who fatten upon corruption and abuses , Mr . O'Connor pointed to the . slur tbat was attempted to be thrown upon the Red Republicans of France . He showed that the name of
" Red'' had been given to them iu a spmt of calumny , and to imply that they were a bloody-minded set of men . But they were not so ; they were , on the contrary , opposed to the punishment of death altogether , and were neither the advocates of cruelty , nor the supporters of any system of spoliation . [ No part of Mr . O'Connor ' s speech was received with , more enthusiastic cheering than this . ] Thehon . gentlemen then expatiated at great length , and in a most impressive manner , upon the principles of Chartisni- ^ the antagonistic attitude of the government towards the working classes—the necessity of supporting the National Charter Association—and the
inevitable tendency that Chartism , when established as the law of the country , would have in knocking down the monopoly of the laudlords , and bringing the land into the ^ retail marlcet . . Mr . O'Connor resumed his seat amidst cheering which lasted for several minutes . Mr . Reynolds was then called npon to address tho audience , by whom he was received in a manner which must been hig hly gratifying to his feelings . After thanking tho meeting for that demonstration of approval , with regard to the course he was pursuing , he proceeded to paint a vivid and graphic picture of the intelli gence , honesty , and humanity of
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the mdustnous . ; millions generally ; and the ignor § hce , prejudice ,, cruelty , and disnonesty of their oppressors and tyrants in all parts of the World .. He showed how the nations ; of Europe had everything" in their own hands in the commencement of the year 1848 , and how they ; acted : with too great a forbearance towards their oppressors . He ( Mr . Reynolds ) would not advocate the raising of the political scaffold : he : was opposed to the punishment of death ^ altogether . ( Loud cheers . ) But he would have the nations of ' Europe , ; when they should rise again—as they avowedly wouldadopt- such measures as' would render their
tyrants powferiess for mischief oyer afterwards . Mr . Royiidlds then dilated upon the condition of the working classes iri ' -England , ' the abuses Which Mom iand . ; ,-scandalise - bur . social ! s ^ stem ^; ' thie > ini ^ uitous ^ m anher ' in . ' % vhich the public money is . expended , a ! nd the . general Jiy ^^ ny rP " ractised b y the > rich towards the poor . He ^ , wJ ided ; : b yf ; . sbo \ 0 ngTfi the People ' s j ^ i ^^^ ayvi ^ s ^ me gi ^^ sufts ;^^ ' ! iwj | ti | jj !^^ w . h s t ^&^^^ ^ ' ^ ^^ ^ Ut 0 i ^^ ta * sfelM ^ 0 TCIf !^^ l ^ ii
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embarrassments . ' ' ¦ ¦ " Mr . BUCEIEY seconded thevote of thanks , which was carried unanimously . Councillor Booth and Mr . Mitchell , moved a vote of confidence in Mr . O'Connor ; and this resolution was ably spoken to by a paid up member of the Land Company , who rose from amongst the audience , and ascended to the platform , in order to express that tribute of his regard and attachment to Mr . O'Connor . The vote was carried amidst tremendous
applause ; due acknowledgments were made ; and thanks having been decreed to the chairman , the immense meeting broke up in the best possible order .
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PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIA TION . This body again met at their office , 14 ; Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening , March- 20 th . Present— Messrs . Miles , Milne , Arnott , Stallwood and Reynolds .
Mr .-J . Milne was called to" the chair . Cheering correspondence was read from Belper , Elderslie , Leicester , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , and Stockport , on behalf of the South Lancashire delegates , & c . & c . A deputation , consisting of Messrs . Pattison and Woodcock , attended from Bermondsey , and reported that they had enrolled forty-two members , and that they were making rapid progress .
The Secretar y reported that the men ofthe Brunswick Hall locality , Limehouse , had made an application , setting forth that they had spent one hundred pounds in the improvement of their Hall , that they had a supply of cards , were already enrolling members , and were desirous that the Provisional Committee should hold a public meeting in their Hall , on Monday night , the 8 th of April . The Secretary also reported , that the Working Shoemakers , who had opened , the Co-operative Store , had resolved on starting a locality with every prospect of success , and that they had received cards for the purpose .
¦ Mr . Sxallwood reported , that the Emmett locality would commence re-organising at the Rock Tavern , Lisson Grove , on Monday evening next , and that their was a considerable number read y for that purpose . Mr . Reynolds reported , that himself and Mr . O'Connor had held immensel y large and most enthusiastic meetings , on the evenings of Sunday , Monday , and Tuesday last , in the towns of Bradford , Halifax , and Sheffield , and that in response to the joint appeals of Mr . O'Connor and himself , the people were most enthusiastic in favour ot the National Charter
Association . Mr . Reynolds wishes it to be understood , that whilst travelling in behalf of the Democratic cause , lie travels at his own expense . The Secretary reported , that Mr . B . Fullam had done the Association the honour of forwarding a copy of the "Irishman , " when it was resolved that this courtesy be acknowledged , and that the Committee do take the " Irishman " for at least one quarter . Mr . Reynolds then submitted the address of which ho had given notice , which was discussed , unanimously adopted , and ordered to be published , and widely distributed .
The Hall of Science , City-road , was ordered to be taken for a public meeting on an early day , and the Committee adjourned until Wednesday evening next .
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TO THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRI TAIN AND IRELAND . T ^ tTT ?_ Tt » rtirvai / x"n « 1 rfAnirniTTno t \ f xno Noti / vvin
Charter Association , appeal to you for support and encouragement , iu their endeavours to obtain every point specified in the People ' s Charter . They rely , with confidence / upon your patriotism , your desire for freedom , and your consequent adherence to the Chartist cause . Be assured , that no measure of good will ever be obtained from any Government so long as the people remain dormant and apathetic to their own interests .
The Prime Minister ,, himself , tells you that he is unable to . discern any wish amongst the people for further reformj that he sees no symptoms of agitation indicative of discontent ; arid makes this assertion an excuse for denying an extension of the suffrage , and other measures calculated to relieve the people from their thraldom . The masses of this country , living , as they do , by manual labour , have no time for prolonged agitation , or perpetual demonstrations .
Lord John Russell , fully aware of this fact , turns it to his own purpose , and triumphs in his antagonistic policy . He appears to entertain an opinion , that the Avorking population of England are not only unworthy of the rights of citizens , but also of the name—for this reason , we suppose , : that the agitation , so long and so unweariedl y continued by . the immensenumbers coastituting the Chartist body —being materiall y a demonstration of labouring men—counts for nothing , in Lord John Russell ' s estimation .
Convinced , that if the sense of the nation were taken , a vast majority would be found advocates of those doctrines contained in the People ' s , Charter ,, we , the Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association , call upon the people to exert themselves , to shake off the enslaving domination of a factious minority , and to accomplish ' this desirable , object , join with the Association in making the utmost use ,. of those limited means the law has yet left within their roach .
But , let each person also act , as though the success ofthe cause depended upon his individual exertions ; for it is unity , energy , perseverance , and zeal , - that cau alone conquer . These have been the weapons so effectually wielded , by ' the Republican ; Socialists "' , ' of France' ; these are the weapons tbat have . triumphed over the bruta | force at / the command
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of tyrants ,,, & 5 dHayei nearly achieved their im mense purpp ' se . "; . ; , ' . ' < . , if .:. j " , Let the peogle of England rally , round the . banner of . C ^^ tism , and support . it with-the same fervour . as . the . Red ' . flag of freedom ; has fbeen upheld inn France—it 1 will speedily wave VictorioU 8 ,. ^ d-a'i 6 rminatiori will be put to those grievances of which we so justly com plain . ¦ : ^ :: dhl : ' . ' ' - ?" - ¦' ¦¦
-. You are ^ compelled to pay for institutions over which you exercise no controP ; you have no voice in framing those laws you are called upon to obey ; ybu are taxed , but unrepresented- ; your persons , your laoour , arid , your lives , are at timmercy and disposal , of those who arrogate ; to . themselves . the monopoly of government , and will continue to do SO as long as the nation ' remains radinerent to its own interests .
* The present condition . of England is a scandal to the world ; but it is only- such a condition ajs can , he expected , ¦ : « when the ^' govern ment of-a country iB vested in the hands of ^ f || o ; ithe ^ people < 6 f Ireland , th © Provisional ^( Un ^ ttee ^& e Nation ^ Charier Associa ^ WW ^^ aS ^ lhf olr ^ Mil method ofsobtamiiigby moral force , those ri ghts th which they are so justly entitled , arid which are so ' cunningly and cruelly withholden from
them . _ Let them not be . led away and deluded by a miserable extension of franchise , promised by the English Government . It is never contemplated to ameliorate their condition , but only to swell the . parliamentary ranksof their oppressors . The visits of Royalty—from which the Irish people were taught to expect so much—were . mere idle pageants , contrived arid calculated to diveirt the attention froria wrongs of a tremendous magnitude . Until the Charter becomes the law of the land , Ireland must continue in its present debased , unhappy condition .
Finally , it is the intention of the Provisional Committee , of the National Charter Association , so long as their functions continue , and calculating upon the people ' s support , to maintain an energetic . and . unceasing , agitation , until they convince our rulers that the sentiments of . a nation cannot be scorned with impunity . Their , policy is , to lemaiu within the bounds of the law , and not infringe that law , as it at present stands , but they denounce its injustice , repudiate its absurdities , and protest against its flagrant inequality . Edmund Stallwood , Edward ; Miles , G . Julian Harney , James Grassb y , '
George W , M , Reynolds ^ Thomas Brown , William Davis , John Milne , Chairman ; John Arnott , General Sec . Office of the National Charter Association , No . 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , March 20 th , 1850 .
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. . — „ o » - Cripplbgate Chartist Hail . —On Sunday evening Mr . W . J . Vernon was announced to lecture , but from some unknown cause he did nob fulfil his engagement . Mr , Brisck then announced that Mr . Tomlinson was very ill and weak , from the effects of his imprisonment , but would perfcaps be able to say a few words . Young Tomlinson spoke for a few minutes , but sickness overcame him , and he was compelled to retire for a short time . Mr . Brisck then addressed the meeting until Mr . Tomlinson again made his appearance . He commenced by an examination of the motions brought . before tho House oft Commons during tho past week—Fox
Maule's title of Religious Congregation Bill ; The Bishop of London ' s motion in the House ef Lords , for a new court of heresy ; this eminent physician of the soul—as Mr . Tomlinson named him—came in for a most satirical lashing . He then alluded to the due observance of the Sabbath Bill , and in an eloquent strain , proclaimed his own religious views , in a powerful peroration , he showed himself to be a true worshipper Of Nature ; his religion , he said , was love , his temple the wide universe , and he worshipped his God in beholding the fair and sublime works of creation , better than he could in . any of their gaudily decorated churches or chapels ; ana he wished to hasten the day when every man should
become his own bishop , the parson of his own family , the interpreter of his own religious opinions ; then there would bo no necessity to pay the bishops or an archbishop , so many thousands of pounds for preaching their mischievous doctrines . Mr . Tomlinson then commented upon Lord Ashley's motion for the Ten Hours Bill , and censured , in strong language , tho speech of Mr . Bright . After Mr . Tomlinson ' s address , several discussions took place upon the remarks of the speaker , which , in all probability , will have a good effect ? .
Hasunodbn . — On Friday ' evening , March loth , Mr . R . Gr . Gammage , editor of the Progressionist , delivered a lecture in the Chartist Reading-room , on Labour , its Origin and Importance—its Natural Tendency to Promote the Happiness of Mankind , and its Clainis upon Society . On Sunday , March 17 th , he . delivered two lectures ; the first on the Lamentable consequences of popular ignorance , and the second on the Benefit which a diffusion of Knowledge would confer upon mankipd , physically , mentally , morally , socially , and politically . The lectures gave general satisfaction .
The William and Sharp Committee met at Anderton ' s Hotel , Fleet-street , on Monday evening —W . Davis in the chair—when the following resolution was unanimously adopted : " That this committee believing that the' widows' and orphans' of Joseph Williams and Alexander Sharp have a primary claim on all lovers and friends of democratic progression , their husbands and fathers having been sacrificed in the cause of truth and justice . This committee , therefore trust , that their brother
and sister democrats in the metropolis , will aid the fund , now raising for their support , by attending the tea meeting , which will be held in the National Hall , Holborn , on Wednesday evening , April 10 th ; and that the friends , throughout the country , be hereby specially requested to devote tho said memorable day to tho above laudable object . " The committee then adjourned to Monday evening , April 1 st , then to meet at the Chartist Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand .
Rochdale . —Mr . D . Donovan , of Manchester , delivered the fourth and concluding lecture on the " Organisation of Labour , " on Sunday last . Mr . D . showed the advantages at present obtained by the various co-operative societies established in various parts of the country , and what they might be if tho working classes had a thorough knowledge of their own ri ghts and interests , and would work in unison one with another . Mr . D . also took an examination of the Free Trade measures , and said , his system of free- trade . was that the working classes should have the means to purchase both food and clothing when they required it ; tho prosent free trade exported the clothing , while , at the same time , the man who made them was naked ; Mr . D . concluded , by thanking his audience for their attention , and the meeting separated , highly satisfied .
Padiuam . —The friends of Mr . O'Connor held a meeting in the Odd Fellows' Hall , on Sunday night , March 17 th , to devise the beat mode of obtaining funds to help to defray the expenses incurred by hat gentlem an in defending his character ; Mr . J . Pato in tho chair . A collection was made , amounting to 13 s . 4 d ., and it was agreed that the subscription should be kept open . A letter , was then read from Mr . G . J . Harney , accepting an invitation to visit Padiham in the . courso of six or seven weeks . BELrKit . T-At a ' mccting held on Sunday evening , at the Angel Inn , . 'Market-place ; ' the following persons wore elected to servo- on the Council ' for the next three months : —William Vardy , Joseph
Gregory , John Poxon , William Buxton ; Joseph Tonics , treasurer ; John Dean , secretary . AU communion- * tions to bo addressed . to John Dean , Wyver-lano , Belper . After which it was agreed to meet every Sunday evening , at seven o ' clock , at tho Angel Inn . The South London CiuimsTS held thoir weekly meeting at tho Ship and Mermaid , Snows-fields , Bermondsey , on Tuesday , the 19 th of March , when it was resolved to open a subscription for the Honesty Fund , and to remain open for two months ; and that the money in tho treasurer ' s hand . belonging to , the National Charter-Association be forthwith paid to the General Secretary .... . . . ; :. /; ; Sheffield . —On Sundaylast ,.. Mr . Buckley delivered a lecture in tho Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 ; Queen-street , on . " Tho advahtage ofj
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a concentrateu umou xmgiiau - . -mthe obtauiirielJt ? # 0 the < ; : ? e ^ The lecture gave general satisfaction , and * t the close Mr . Mitchell was-requested to address the members and friends in , the . above room next ; . Sunday evening , ; at eight 'o ' clock , !; A ooBsiderable number of cards * 6 f membership * . war * ^ taken out- j : j which augurs well for organised ^ Charti sm m ji ! Sheffield ; !• : ; .::. ' :. , ; : ; " . 'i ^ ' . ' ' - ' ^ i . ^^ - ' ^ HuLi ,.- ; At : the usual weekly meeting , held at the ? , Malt Shovel , North Church Side ,, Mrs . Copeland ^ and Mrs . Grassby , ' two well known Chartists , . ttade . ^ f known their -intention ofVinakirig . a collection ; T among their female friends in aid of the Honesty "' Fund . They were furnished with collecting books ' , " ^ and no doubt will serve as a worthy . example to tha ^" . ' females in other-towns , to save our noble champion , ' ' Feargus O'Connor , from being ; ruined by tha - ' <•) Melbourne policy . Thanks wei-e given to the two ' fenialesj and the ; meeting adjourned to Monday ' evening , March 25 th . ' Bradfobd . —A few friends met : together on Mon- : day evening , and came to the resolution of form * ' " ingj a section or ward in Broomfields , and apropo- ' . ' ¦ ' BJtibn' was made , that ThomaB ^ Gane should be , elected chairman , which was carried . It was pro- ¦ Bosed and seconded ;— "That -a ward meeting . ¦ . [ . oi ^
should be new on Aionaay , we ^ u aiarcn , -. ti for the purpose of strengthening and cementing tha ,- ; nl bond of union on the pure principles of ultoa-deraoi t , ;!; oracy . " It was afterwards resolved , " Thatthan ' .. < meeting should stand adjourned till Monday evening . . ; next , at seven ' clock , at No . 105 , Tavern-yard , : " Broom-street ,, Broomfields , Wakefield-road , Brao > ; ford , when all persons' are invited to enrol thepis ' ¦¦ '• selves members of the National Charter Assocui * * o tion . " - . ; " ¦ : ¦ - ' ';¦ - . " ¦ ¦¦ ¦ , r
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THE NATIONAL VICTIM COMMITTEE TO ' . ° - " the "Chartist public . Brothbr anb Sisteu Democrats . —It is with e *« * - ' trcme regret that we are compelled to again addresi ; you ( we trust riiis mil be the last a ' m « , ) . in order t < J ; ' ' ^ state the very unpleasant position in which yr & ara ' 7 ?' placed . ¦ . • - ' . " , " " . ¦ .., ; . : ¦' - '•' . "» . ! .... ; While -tie most cordially thank .. thos ' e . wh ' o hav ^" 'generously Supported jjbhe fundy we : cannot ' but ex ?« A « iBi ^^^ basa ^ apnlhr ^ sboutinjpaeceived the imprisoned patriots , thereby ' robbing'their wives and families of their natural protector ; and after being the cause of dooming tlMJ \
men to dungeons , leave those who looked to then ! for support to linger on in misery and destitutioa . Shame ! 0 ! shame oh such conduct ; especially when we . are aware , that if only 10 , 000 had iub « " i scribed . one half-penny per week , it would havel - placed them in a very different position . But as it is useless to address-those who have n < j sympathies , we appeal to those who have hearts to ' feel for suffering humanity ; and I trust we shall not plead in vain , when we state that there is now MM * teen weekly recipients on the fund , many of them with large families , and that two shillings EACH i $ all they have received for ihb last portnight .
Subscriptions will be most thankfully received by William Hider ; Northern Star Office ; and by Jobs Arnott , H , Southampton-street , Strand . Signed on behalf of the Committee , 14 , Southampton-street , John Arxoit , Sea , Strand , March 21 . P . S . —We learn that that energetic and worthy body of men , the Metropolitan Boot and Shoe Makers , who have rendered such valuable assist * ance , arc still doing their utmost to aid the fund , by holding harmonic meetings every Saturday evenunj . at the King and Queen , Foley-street , and also a « theEising Sun .-Calendar-yard , Long-alley ,
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TO THE CHARTIST BODY . Among the many communications received , of ft similar ' tendency , the Provisional Committee oi the Ifational Charter Association select the follow « ingforpublication : — 20 , Dunkirk-street , Leicester , March [ 19 , 1850 , Sir , —I have sent an order to Mr . Rider , made payable to . you , for 11 . 15 s . 2 d . You will please to receive Ws , ' for the Executive ; 7 s . for the General Victim Fund ; the other portion- you will be kind enough to attend to in the follow * ing manner , viz ., 17 r . towards the Honesty Fund , and Is . 2 d . for Dr . M'DoualTs Family . I am requested by the committee here to assure you , that it is our intention not only to assist the Executive to the uttermost , but to carry out its instructions likewise , so long as it adheres firmly to the People ' s Charter . There ha * been too much cant and wavering of late ; but it will not do ; firmness and perseverance must be the order ef the day , if the Charter is to become the law of the land . Respectfully and truly jo « 3 , . To Mr , John Arnott . Wtf . BkadsvtobtHi
The Chartist -Victims. To Mr . Wiiham Hi...
THE CHARTIST -VICTIMS . TO MR . wiiHAM HIDBR . Sib;—I herewith send you and order for tbO SUM of £ 613 s . 6 d ., beingaportion ofthe proceeds arising from a public distribution , hold iu Barrhead , in behalf of the Wives and Families of the Chartist victims . In distributing the money , you can dividej the sum of £ 5 between Mr . Ernest Jones and Dr , M'Douall , and hand over the remaining £ 113 s . 6 d , to the fund for the families of Sharp and William ? , There ia a good deal of money to come in yet , which , as fast as I receive , will be forwarded ia
you . The following are the names of the places which have paid : — Gateside Mill Printworks ' , £ . 2 Is . 3 d . ; Gateside Field , 17 s . 9 d . ; Crossmito Printworks , 12 s . 9 d . ; Boyd's Shop , 3 s . 6 d . ; Fac tory and Friends , 15 s . 6 d . ; ! Barrhead Foundry , 3 s . 6 d . ; Low Mill , 2 s . 9 d . ; Collected in the Hall , 13 s . 3 d . ; Paisley District , Kenn ' s Printworks ' , OS . 9 d . ; A Few Friends , Paisley , 3 s .- ; Campsia District , Bellfield Printworks , £ 1 2 s . 6 d . ; Busby District , per Andrew M' Lintock , Neatherka Print * works , £ 1 .
In the item marked Factory and Friends , the sum ought to be 18 s . 9 d . ; but as I received 3 s . 3 d . of that after getting the order at the Bank , and as thtj alteration would have cost ( Id ., I trust ourfriendsj in that quarter will rest satisfied till the appear * ance ofthe next Star , when the remaining portion will bo accounted for . For the satisfaction of all parties , I may state that the whole amouat , which I have as yet received , is £ 8 4 s . 9 d ., adding £ 17 s . for expenses , to " what has been sent to tho Victims , leave in hand 4 s . Od . g & £ lours respectfullr , ffeilston , March 17 th . - T . F .
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1 > K . M'DOUALL . Brother Democrats , —The Victim Committee of the Manchester locality wish to call the attention of all true democrats to the following rema * k & : —At the release of the Chartist prisoners , from KirkdalQ Gaol , the Victim Committee appointed for their sup * port , ceased to exist . That Committee very wisely placed the Doctor on the same footing as the other prisoners—viz ., by allowing the Doctor ' s family five shillings per week . The . Doctor ' s case was re-considered . We knew ( bat the Doctor was still in prison , suffering for the advocacy of our principles , and that his family was left unprovided for ; and we believe it is the bouuden duty of the Chartist body ,
to support and protect them during his imprison ment . Under these views , another Victim Committee was appointed , and since the 13 th of November , 1849 , we have been able to remit one sovereign pet montk . This has been collected from a few friends , but we are sorry to say that our funds are exhausted , and unless friends in our own locality , and the surrounding districts , bestir themselves , we shall not be able to remit to the Doctor ' s family even that small pittance . Chartists . of Manchester and its vicinity , to you we appeal ; you who have read iu the * Northern Star' the distressed condition of the Doctor ' s family ; you who have contributed so generously to the Kiikdale prisoners . It is you to
whom the Doctor looks to be friends and sympathisers with the prosecuted—to be fathers to his dearly beloved children , to provide for his wife—the choice of his heart—you who love your wives and children , will you allow the Doctor's innocent ones to suffer hunger and thirst when bo small an effort on your part would relieve and cheer the law-made widow ? We think we hear the eclio ' No | we will do our duty , our mites shall be remitted . ' If so , this appeal of the committee will not be in vain . We will cheerfully parfonu our duty , if you do yours . Donations or subscriptions will he thankfully received by the treasurer— Uobert Shawcross , 15 , Chatswoith-street , Boundary-lane , ChorHon-upon
Medlock , Manchester . - The committee are in attendance , erery Sunday evening , in the People ' s Institute , Heywood-street , Ancoats . Robert Shawcross , treasurer . Sawuei , Joistes , secretary .. ' p , S . —We are glad to announce the receipt of four ' shillings , from John Gaskill , Levenshulme .
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Padiiiam . —On Monday evening , March lOtli , a public meeting was held , iu the . Assembly Room , Padiham , for the purpose of adopting resolutions in favour of a real-Ten Hours Bill . The meeting wag crowded to suffocation ; the Hov . S . J . 0 . Adimson , incumbent of Padiham , in the chair . . Tho Rev . E . Verity , S . D . C ., incumbent of All Saints Church ; The Rev . J . Best , Curate ofPadibani ; the Rev . J . Wood , Baptist minister , Padiham ; C . Whittaker ; Esq . Mr , II . Dcau , an operative and ministerofthe Unitarian Chapei ; addressedthemeeting . The resolutions were carried unanimously ' . '•• M . iGuizoi ' s book ' , entitled . "Democracy , 'iichas bden suppressed by the . authorities ; o £ Bohemia . . ¦ ..
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 23, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_23031850/page/1/
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