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February 26, 1848. THE .NORTHERN STAR. &
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The Parisians are among; the bravest men...
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS. LiTiLiTfiWK, hear ...
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NEWCASTliB-ON-'lYMs.—The whole of the me...
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France. Insurrection In Paris
« On the Place de la Concorde an immense crowd had assembled . Tbe bridge was closed at each end snd guarded by a strong body of cnirassiers and mujjieipal guards , and nsne but Members ef the Chamber ^ ere allowed to pass . When any of the opposition members passed they were loudly cheered . At interval ? , when the crowd became too compact , ihe military faced and marched towards them , when tbey soon scampered off . The people appeared perfectly good humoured , and were cracking jokes with the soldiers . Not a Sergent de vilk was anywhere to be seen , ar . d in all the ' vast crowd not a National Guard was risible . An immense number of troops appeared to be on the alert . * 'A 11 the shops on the Boulevards , the Rue St Horore , and all the streets adjacent , are closed .
* Workmen are employed from an early hour ibis Enonring in clearing away all the preparation ? for the banquet M , about half-past nine , a body of about COO municipal guards , horse and foot , arrived , and took possession of a piece of ground adjoining the place of the intended assemblage , which was a large inclosed field , between the Rue de Chaillot and tbe Barrierede Longchamp , where a marquee bad been erected . But few people had collected in that quarter or in the Champs Elysees . 'At noon 30 , 000 persons assembled around the Chambers , whieh they proceeded to attack , escalad-Ing tee rails and walls . The troops immediately proceeded to disperse the assemblasa . Tbe Chambers were surrounded by many thousand cavalry , and artillery . '
On Tuesday the Chamber presented a gloomy aspect . Few deputies -were in attendance ; the benches of tbe opposition were completely vacant . li . Gnizitarrived at aa early hour ; he looked pale but confident . He was shortly afterwards followed by the Ministers of Finance , Public Instruction , and Commerce . Marshal Bugeaud , who was believed to have accepted the military command of Pari ? , in the event of a revolt , took his seat close to the Ministerial bench . ' The subject of discussion in the Chamber was the bill for prolsnging the privilege of the Bank of Bordeaux . Absut 3 o clock M . 0 . Barrot rose and placed in the President ' s hands the following document : —
IMPEACHMENT OF THE MINISTRY . The Deputies of the opposition , to the number of fifty-three , submitted to-day the following proposition : — We propose to place the Minister in accusation as guilty' 1 . Of having betrayed abroad the honour and the interests cf France . ' 2 Of havinsr falsified the principles of the constitation . violatedtheguaranteesofliberty , and attacked the rights of the people . ' 8 . Ot having , by a systematic corruption , attempted to substitute , for the free expression of public opinion , the calculations of private interest , and thus perverted the representative government . ' 4 . Of bavin ? trafficked lor ministerial purposes In public offices , as well as in all the prerogatives and privileges of power .
• 5 . For having , in the same interest , wasted the finances ef the State , and thus compromised the forces and the grandeur of the kingdom . _ ' 6 . Of having violently despoiled the citizens of a rightinherent to every free constitution , and tbe exercise ef whicb bad been guaranteed to them by the Charter , by the laws , and by former precedents . ' 7 . Of bavin ? , in fine , by a policy overtly counterrevolutionary , placed in question all the conquests of our two revolutions , and thrown the ecantry into a profound agitation . ' [ Here foliow the signatures , M . Odillon Barrot at "the head . ] ' > M . Gzkouds submit ted in his own same a proposition- of accusation against the Minister , conceived in these terms : —
' whereas the Minister , by his refusal to present a projectoflaw for Electoral Reform , has occasioned troubles , I propose to put in accusation the President of the Council and his colleagues . ' One account states that Gu'zot . -on reading the above document , laughed immoderately I The Chamber then rose at five o ' clock in the utmost agitation .
INCREASED ASSEMBLAGES OF THE PEOPLE . The multitude around the church of the Madeleine now became most fermidable in numbers , though manifesting no symptoms of disorder or violence . The _ regiments which had arrived were ¦ drawn up in line along the railing of the church . Soon after several squadrons of the municipal cavalry arrived , and the populace -was desired io disperse . This order being disregarded , the charge was sounded , and the dragoons rushed on the peop le . A first effort was made to disperse tbe crowd by the mere force of the horses , without the use of arms , and the dragoons did not draw : This , however , proving ineffectual , several charges with drawn swords were made , the flit of the sword only being used . Troops of labourers were met in all parts of the town during the afternoon , singing the Marseillaise Evmn , and in some cases bearing a tri-coloured asg .
At the Madeleine I found the crowd becoming more dense . This continued tbe \? hole length of tbe Eua Royale , The people , every moment called upon to disperse themselves , answered with cries of 'Vive la Reforme ! ' ' Vive la HgneV and then bursting into the Chceur de Girondis , ' Mourir pour la Patne V In the Place de la Concorde matters _ wore a ¦ strange appearance . It had been filled with people as on ' the days of the fetes . Tha municipal guards of the pr-st at the comer near tbe Turkish Embas-y sallied " out and attempted to drive the crowd before them , but instead of succeeding were obliged to retreat into their fortified gnard-honse to avoid deing disarmed , for not only did the people not give way , but absolutely pressed upon them .
Immediately afterwards the people stopped a carriage in which was a Ministerial Deputy on his way to the Chambers , which is only separated from the Place de la Concorde by tbe bridge . They made htm alight , and then sheok him for several minutes-TJitimately they allowed him to proceed . A different process was adopted towards M . Marrast , principal editor of the National , whom they cheered , and all fjut * chaired . ' ( From the corespondent of the Thief . ) Twelve o ' clock *—The Boulevards Italiens and the Rue Rapelletier are fil ! ed at this moment with a detachment of students , who have arrived at theoffice
• of the National with a copy of the petition they have addressed to the Chamber for the impeachment of Ministers . The attitude of the crowd which follows them is harmless , but at .. he extremity of the Boule-Tard , thst is at the Madeleine , from thence to the Place de la Concorde , where the people form a dense mass , they have begun to sing the Marseillaise , and a new chorus , ' Mourir pour la Patrie . ' Nothing up to the present has occurred of a really a ' arming character . Nevertheless thej money-changers in the Boulevard have closed their shops , and are likely to be imitated by all other shopkeepers as the day advances .
HAI 3 IXQ 0 ? IM BiBBICiDH—COltFLICTS BSIWISBRIHS TROOPS A 5 D THE PEOPLE . Tr / KsDAT Afterkook . The lamps in the Champs Elysees are all broken , and barricades are f ormed in tbe Rue Richelieu , the Hue ds la Pais , tbe Roe de la Chaussee d'Anlia , and the Rue de Joiaville . The gates of the Tuileries are eksed , andthe gardens and Palace occupied by troops . Marshal Bugeaud has . it is said , accepted the military command- of Paris . Various collisions hare taken place between the people and the Municipal ¦ Guard , and many have been killed and wounded . At five o ' clock tbe rappel for calling out the National Guard was beat throughout Paris . The drumsnra weresaluted with cries of Vivcla Btformtf and Vfith the Marseillaise and the Girondin chorus , 'Mourir pour lapauie . ' Several sections of armed National Guards had assembled at the hour the post
left . ( From the correspondent of the Globe . ) The mob in passing M . Guizot ' s hotel contented themselves with breaking a few windows , but at a later period a number of men ia blouses , shouting' a ias Guizot , ' and headed by five men in the uniform ef the National Guards , made an attempt to f ree open the gate and break in . A body of Municipal "Guards came up and dispersed the mob . In the Place de la Concorde , where troops had been assembled to prevent the people from rushing to the Chamber , tbe xnob pelted tbe soldiers with stones and mud ; but the jaen bore the outrage with patience . In the
neighbourhood of the Rue Vivienne great alarm was ex-¦ cited at about noon . A mob of about 100 persons entered a baker ' s in tbe Rue des Cc-Ionnes , and , after stealing some bread , snatched up a large quantity of fire-wood which was at the door , snd each man and boy—the boys were far the most numerous—marched -off , carrying each a log of wood . The shopkeepers in the Rue Vivienne instantly put up their shatters , but "the alarm was of short duration . The mob went off shouting the ItfcrteWaise . I have not heard up to this hour of any serious affair elsewhere , except in the Place da Chatelet , where the shop of an armourer has been plundered .
At six o ' clock a portion ol the Rue de Rivoli was naoaved . The emeule chiefly prevailed in that neighbourhood . It was feared , however , that the Quartier St Antoine would be the scene of disorders . At the moment our correspondent closed bis despatches , he received information that the populace were throwing up bnrricades in the Rue de Rivoli .
PROGRESS OF BLOODSHED . { . From , the third edition of Wednesday evening ' s Sow . ) Shortly after five o clock on Tuesday , a collision took place in the Rue St Honore . A squadron of ¦ dragoons charged the people sword in hand , and a great slaughter took place . The conflict was going on at the time the last accountsleft . Several wounded had bsen taken to the hospitals . There is a large park of artillery in the Champ de Mars , in front of the Ecole Militaire , with officers aad men ia attendance ready for action .
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All the money secunties . & c , of the Bank of France ' have been removed to the eaves of that establishment , so as to be in safety in the event of the build ins being destroyed . Throughout Paris the feeling is bitter against M . Guizot ! A has Guizot ! Laiete'de Guizot I Avingl cinq francs la tke de Guizotl are the popular cries . ( From the Losdon Telegraph ef Thursday morning . ) Paris , Wednesday . 2 o ' clock . —After I despatched my letters last evening , events of greater importance than had taken place up to post hour , occurred . In Eeveral streets running into the Rue St Denis and the Rue St Martin , the people erected barricades , by tearing up the paving-atones , seizing carts and omnibuses , < fec . Most of these barricades were soon carntd by the Municipal Guards and troops ; but at some of them severe engagements took place , notwithstanding the people were almost entirely unarmed .
In the conflicts which took place yesterday , several lives were lest , and a great number of persons were wounded . The Municipal Guard acted with the greatest brutality—actuall y running their bayonets into women and children ! I myself saw one of the Mnnicioal vagabonds fell a peaceable man to the ground with the butt-end of his musket . Different accounts agree in representing that several persons have been slain . It appears , moreover , that the populace have fought , and are still fighting , with great bravery , though , as few of them havemus * ket ? , the chances are dreadfully against them .
KESI 05 ATION OF THE GUIZOT MINISTRY . Three o ' clock . —The Guizot ministry has resigned ! A deputation of tbe officers of the National Guard went to the Tuileries to demand that it should be dismissed , when they were told by General Jacqueminot , commanding the National Guard , that the ministry had given in its resignation . Four o'clock The intelligence of the resignation of the ministry is spreading like wildfire through the city , and ia everywhere received with every demonstration ofjoy . In passingthe Bank just now , I saw that the mob had got possession of the guard-house at the corner . They had torn down the flag , and a fellow hoisted it on a lar ? e pole . There were then shouts of * To the 'I Rileries ! To the Tuileries !' Five o clock . —The public joy increases . At this moment a detachment of the National Guards followed by a large crowd is passing before the Bourse , shouting ' Twela Reforme !'
In the Chamber of Deputies this day . M . Guizot announced that the King had sent for Count Mole to form a ministry . This announcement created the greatest asitation . ( From the Mornin g Chronica . ) Paris , Half past six p . m . —Disturbances were renewed—National Guard showed dlsaffecli n and the line wavered . M . Guizot and his colleagues have resigned . ( From Thursday ' s Times ) The people in the neighbourhood of the Halle , and of the Rues St Denis , St Martin , and the Temple , having on Tuesday night obtained some arms , threw up " barricades , from behind which . 'they attacked the Municipal Guards , hut they were ultimately beaten and many prisoners taken . Some lives have been sacrificed . The troops bivouacked pn the Boulevards , and in the markets , and other public places .
The mob set fire to the depot of omnibuses at Neuilly . A guard house in the Champs Elysees was als' > burned .
THE NATIONAL GUARDS FRATERNISE WITH TflE PEOPLE . —VICTORY OF THE PARISIANS . — OVERTHROW OF TEE MINISTRY . ( From the second edition of Thursday ' s Times ) The courier who bore my letter of this forenoon had hard y ( at half-past eleven o ' clock ) left this house when there took place under the window at which I write the most extraordinary and the most decisive movement that has yet occurred . Attracted by a buzz of voices in the Rue Lepelletier , I perceived collecting in front of the Operahouse tha National-Guards of this , the second Lesion . I took IF for granted that they had obeyed the rappel and had assembled to support the government in resistance of Reform . I was / however , soon convinced of my error . I had hardly recemmenced the translation frem the journals of some of the very interesting details of the events of yesterday and last ni ght , when I heard loud shouts from the populace .
I descended into the ' street instantly , and found that the National Uuards , to the amount of 150 , bad formed in two lines across the Rue Lepelletier—one division at each extremity of the theatre ? . In the centre were the officers . Outside the people frantic with joy . On asking a National Guard what had happened ? ' We have declared for Reform , ' said he , 'That is , some of hs differ about Reform , but we are agreed abr-nt Guizot ! ' ' Vive la JReforme V ' Jive la Garde Nationals ! ' cried the people incessantly . An hour afterwards the National Guards proceeded , with their sapeurs at their head , in full uniform , to the Tuileries to declare their sentiments .
They returned about one o clock , and occupied the Hue lepelletier arain . A platoon closed the street on the Boulevard . loud tries of Fire la $ ardcA ~ ati < niale . ' ' called me to the window again . A squadron of cuirassiers , supported by half a squadron of chasseurs acheval arrived . The Chef d'Escadron gave orders to draw swords . The ranks of the National Guards clos-d . The cries of the people redoubled , although not a man of them was armed . The squadron made ahalf movement oa the Rue Lepelletier , w > en the officer in command of the National Guards drew hi * sword , advanced , and sainted him . A few words were exchanged . They separated . The one placed himself at tbe head of his soldiers , and gave the word to * wheel and forward , ' and they resumed their march accompanied by the cheers and clapping of hands of tbe multitude . The officer of National Boards returned very quietly to his post , and sheathed his sword .
I am told the words exchanged between the officers were these— ' Who are these men ! ' 'They are thepeopie . ' ' And those in uniform ! ' ' Tbey are the Second Legion of the National Guards of Paris . ' 'The people must disperse . ' 'They will not . * 'Ishall vseforce . ' « Sir , tbe National Guard sympathise with the people , the people who demand Reform . ' 'They must disperse . ' They will not . ' ' I must use force . ' 'Sir , we the National Guards , sympathise in the desire for reform and will defend them . ' I am assured by persons who say that they heard all that passed , that the officer and the cuirassiers cried ' Tive la Reforme !'
HALP-r ^ sT Two . —Thrice since similar scenes have occurred . The Municipal Guards , who at present occupy the unpopular position of the gendarmes of 1 S 30 , are now , by order . of government , mixed up with the troops of the line , on whom the people are lavish of their complaints and caresses . A column of cavalry and infantry . Municipal Guards , a ehenal , Cuirassiers , and Municipal Guards , a pied , and infantry or the line , ! arrived by the Boulevard at the end of the Rue Lepelletier . They made a more like the others as if to wheel into that street , but the attitude of the National Guard made them pause , andimmediately the word was given to continue their march , the people rending the air with cries of Tint la Reforme !' ' Yite la Garde National ! ' and ' Vive la Ligne ! ' Again a precisely similar occurrence took place , but this time it ended with the absolute retreat of the troops , for they turned round and retired up the Boulevard .
The iniriativeappears tohavebeen taken by the 34 legion of the National Guard , who , at the mairie of the 3 d arrondissement—Place des PetitsPeres—declared for reform this morning , f he Municipal Guards , whose barracks adjoin the church of the Petits Peres , were ordered to disarm them , and advanced with charged bayonets on them ; hut tne movement-was imitated by the National Guard , the bayonets crossed , blood was about to flow , when the Colonel of the Natioral Guard , M . Textorix , a stockbroker I believe ) cried ont , 'Hold , soldiers ! these are the people ; respect the peoj le . * The effect was electric . The Municipal Guards raised their bayonets shouldered arms , and marched off .
This incident had a powerful influence on the rest of the National Guards of that Legion . They almost to a man joined their comrades , and attained the number of 3 , Ono bj one o ' clock . Half-fast Three . —Tbe 2 d Legion of the National Guard has just left for the scene of a melancholy and unequal conflict , which , I lament to learn , has been going on the whole day in 'the old ground , ' the Market of the Innocents , and the Rues St Martin , Beaubourg , & c . Their object will be to interpose between the combatants . . Half-past Four o ' clock . — An officer of the Etat Major kas just passed along the Boulevard announcing the change of Ministry andthe appointment of Count Mole to the Presidency of the Council . Half an hour since I thought that these facts would be tha last of importance that I should have to communicate to-dsy , but I must add that these concession ! will not be deemed sufficient , and that * securities ' willbe demanded . ' There shall be no mistake this time , ' I have heard iu a dozen
groups . The staff officer just alluded to stated that the fighting was over , and 1 am sure it is ; for all noise of musketry , which was heard at intervals , has ceased , I fear there will be sad returns published to-morrow , but I hope that the deaths will-turn out to have been comparatively few . A column of young fellows en Uouse , singing the ' Marseillaise' is _ now passing my window , escorted by ten times their number ; the former are said to have been the combatants in the neighbonrheod of the Holies . It appears that thirty or forty lives have been lost . It is said that a General ( Pejronet Tiburce Sebastiani , brother of the Marsnal ) who commanded the troops at the Filles du Cahrialre was killed by a man en Umie . A few cannon shots had previously been fired in that street . A . great number of peeple were wounded by a volley from the Municipal Guards in the Faubourg St Martin . A strong patrol of National Guards arrived and interposed , and compelled the Municipal Guards to surrender their colours .
Ten of the people made prisoner by Ihe troops were confined in the guard house of the Boulevard des Bonnes Nouvelles , which has uniformly been taken by the people in every emeute . Tl" » people attacked it at five o ' clock this evening , disarmed the soldiers , discharged the muskets and returned them to them , and liberated the prisoners . They carried off the flag that adorned the entrance , and presented it as a trophy to the 3 rd Legion of National Guards . Tha 5 th Regiment , which joined tbe people in July , 1830 , was here during this affair , and again fraternised with the people .
The people are now proceeding to the Prefect of Police to liberate the prisoners confined there . On their way they called at the Reforme newspaper office , and were told that all was not over , that the banquet must tako place , and that good care would betaken to secure their liberties . Marshal Bugeaud commanded in person at the'Rue St
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Denis to-day . lie is now returning to his house under ihe protection of the National Guard !
ANOTHER ACCOUNT . The National Guards formed in line , marched up the Rue Lepelletier , repaired along the Boulevards to the Rue Richelieu , which they descended toward * the Tuilories , amidst deafening cries of ' Vive la Reforme , ' and ' Down with the Ministry ! ' to which they energe tically responded . Instead ef entering the Place d \ i Carrousel , they proceeded along the Rue de Rivoli , and drew up between the Rue du Dauphin and the Rue du 29 Ouiiiet . They had no sooner taken their position than an officer d'Ordennance of Gineral Jacqueminot rode up , and , after exchanging a few words with the Licutenant-Colone 1 , rode back in all haste to the chateau . An immenso crowd then assembled round the National Guard , and their cries of ' Vive la Iieforme , ' and ' Down with the Ministry , ' could be distinctly heard by the King and tbe Royal Family . Nevertheless no ti-oous were ordered in that direction , and the people and Nationals were left quietly to fraternise , although the two extremities of the street were occupied by an immense force .
Occasionally strong patrols were sent outto intcrpose , if neeessary , between me combatants , but no hostilities took place in the neighbourhoed , the troops quietly remaining on the adjoining Place des Victoires , without giving the lenst provocation . The Nationals i ' uid by them , crying for Reform and the dismissal of Mi"i sters > surrounded and followed by an immense mass of people uttering the same cries , and the soldiers by their countenance testified that they concurred in that wish . In one of the by-streets , a detachment of troops , stationed there to intercept the passage , accepted bread and wine from the people , and their officer looked on-nay , e Ueouraged them to accept the provisions offered to them .
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The Parisians are among ; the bravest men in theuniverse . This is the greateit victory they , erer obtained . The people were yesterday morning unarmed . They were in chepresence of an army of 100 , 000 of the finest troops in the world , with artillery stores unlimited in number and amount , and who were congregated in bar raclts , forts , citadels , nearly impregnable , with the King ' s name to support them . Those unarmed men defied and withstood charges of cavalry in the largest square of Europe throughout an entire day , and formed barricades , and committed what , but for the object , would merit the name of outrage , with a coolness and an audacity perfectly marvellous , and in the very presence of troops four times more numerous than themselves . They braved the fire of Infantry last nifjht , and this morning ; notwithstanding that proverbial drawback on tbeir courage—heavy rain—resumed their construction of barricades , and their defence of them with a few bludgeons and paving stones . We take the following from the second edition of the Daily News of Friday morning , Feb , 25 th : — DISAFFECTION OF TROOPS . , ; FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE . AMIENS HAsTlEVOLTED . We have received the following by Electric Telegraph of the South-Eastern Railway , from our own Correspondent : — The mail has arrived from Paris to-day . The railway stations and barriers are in possession of the people . The rails are taken up to a certain distance from Paris to prevent the troops arriving from tbe country . The sacrifice of life is frightful . Some of the troops of the line have refused to act . Amiens has seconded the movement . Feb . 25 . 3 a . m . —My messenger has not returned from Neufchatel . All communications are cut off with Paris . Tbe mail and passengers are returned to Amiens .
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CONSPIRACY TO UNSEAT THE PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVE . IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING , ' We'll rally around him again and again . ' A most enthusiastic meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institute , John-street , Tottenham Court-road , " on Tuesday evening , February 22 nd , 'For the purpose of taking such steps as may be expedient to sustain that able and distinguished political and social regenerator , Feargus O'Connor , M . P ., against tbe vile attempt which the creatures of corruption are now making to effect his ej ' ection from Parliament . ' The meeting , notwithstanding tbe pouring rain , was well attended .
John Srwell , Esq ., was unanimously called to Ihe chair , and said : It was the duty of every one , even at the sacrifice of some comforts , to support the great object for which they had assembled . ( Hear , hear . ) Considering the way in which Mr O'Connor was elected , the petition against bis election must have been unexpected . No election that ever took place in this , or in any other country , could have been more pure than the last election for Nottingham . ( Loud cheers . ) And had Mr O'Connor been either Whig or Tory the public would have heard nothing ot this petition . But Mr O'Connor
was the friend of the people , and hence this petition was got up . ( Hear , hear . ) The petition was not tbe petition of the electors and non-electors of Nottingham . ( Hear , hear . ) But he thought it would be found to be promoted by a mini'ter , and supported from the national funds . ( Loud cheers . ) He had no doubt that a large portion of both Whi gs and Tories were anxious to unseat Mr O'Connor , in order to give a stab to the rights of man through the sides of that gentleman . ( Hear , hear . ) But sure he was that the people would do all they could to prevent the consummation of the vicious desires of those
corruptiomsts . ( Much applause . ) Mr O'Connor had been for some sixteen years before tbe people , and had never deceived them ; but had , upon all occasions , exerted himself to the utmost in support of the political and social advantage of the people . ( Great applause . ) And it was to be hoped that the Melbourne principle ol « ruin him with expenses , ' would not be allowed to be enacted on the present occasion , but that tbe people would feel this struggle their own , and rally round Mr O'Connor . ( Great cheering . ) Mr Thomas Clark , who , on coming forward , was loudly applauded , moved the following resolution : —
That this meeting have learned with astonishment and indignation , that a petition has been presented to the House of Commons , with a view of depriving Feargus O'Connor , M . P ., of his ri ght to represent tbe borough of Nottingham in that assem-My , and feeling that his continuance in his present position is of the first imprrtance to the labouring classes of the United ^ Kingdom , this meeting there , fere resolves to aid him in his determination to defend his right , not only with tbeir sympathies , but with tbeir pecuniary means , and hereby call upon their oppressed fellow countrymen to act upon this determination , and thereby prove to the enemies of freedom , that the working classes of Great Britain have sufficient gratitude to struggle for him , who has so Ion ? and so faithfully struggled for them .
Mr Clark said , the the people of Nottingham , electors ? . nd non-electors . had nohl y done their duty in returning Mr O'Connorto Parliament . ( Cheers . ) But , Mr O'Connor was not merely the representative of the town of Nottingham , but the representative of Labour throughout the entire length and breadth of the Land . ( Loud cheering . ) Surely the Whigs were satisfied with their noble representative , the great Lord John Russell . ( Laughter . ) The Protectionists with their stable-minded man , Lord G . Bentinck and the Marquis of Granby ; and the mongrels had Sir Robert Peel . ( Hear , hear . ) Surely Mr O'Connor was not dreaded by those very great men , was he ? ( Laughter . ) Surely Mr
O'Connor ' s violence could not do much harm in the house , but were he unseated , he would have time to rouse tbe people to action . But it would appear the Whigs had resolved to become great agitators themselves , for the great Lord John Russell had p oduced a budget that had caused , and was likely to cause , great commotion . ( Immense applause . ) It was not for the want of either honesty or talent , that Mr O'Connor was objected to—( hear , heaf )—but he ( Mr Clark ) believed the groundwork of the opposition was , that his opponents thoiight- ' he was qualified out of the property "belonging to . the 'National Land Company , ' and that their - peti tion would give them the opportunity of sbquting , t » 4 I - ¥ ilj w
. , * See how he uses the working man ' s pence , ; , but they would find themselves egregiously mistaken , although he ( Mr Clark ) was sure that the members of the Land Company would have been but too happy to have furnished a qualification for Mr O'Connor . ( Great cheering . ) Mr O ' Connor had tested his qualification previous to going to Nottingham ; ( hear , hear ) but , notwithstanding this , it might so happen that Mr O'Connor mig ht have the misfortune to get a Russell Committee , and if he did what could be expected but a Russell decision . Well , it was a national question , and it would not be right that Mr O'Connor should fig ht the battle alene . ( Applause . ) They would remember that Mr O'Connor devoted his whole time to the people . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr O'Connor had made
himself acquainted with the question of Cap ital and Labour in all its bearings , and therefore it was indispensable that he should have a voice in the Leg islature . ( Loud cheers . ) Sure he was that every Chartist , every friend of the working man , would look forward to the 2 nd day of March with great interest . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr O'Connor had for a long time been at the head of the most persecuted party in the country ; he had advocated their cause from the platform , in the press , and the senate , and had suffered martyrdom in a dungeon for them , and surely it would be criminal in the people to desert him now . ( Immense applause , ) He was happy to state that up to the present time , bad as things were , distressed as the people were , they had received over three hundred pounds towards the defence of
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Mr O'Connor ' s seat . ( Loud cheers . ) He had great Pl 6 M " w hl movin S the res ° lution . ( Applause . ) Mr Wiixiam Co tfat in seconding the resolution said , hei was not astonished , but he felt indignant . i . -rl ar lt wa 9 a most i " < miou 9 affair . ( Hear , bear . ) Uut knowing how parties were composed he could not say he was astonished . ( Hear , hear , ) Mr O Connor , irfim his great knowledge , and mixing with the working classes , was the most useful man m the house . ( Hear , hear . ) Duncombaand Wakley were the nearest approach to him . but , unfortunately , Mr Buncombe * as ill . Mr Wakley nobly did hiB duty . Mr O'Connor was petitioned against on the ground of want of qualification ; but they intended to have more of their friends in that house yet , and no doubt the same opposition would be raised to their friend Julian Harney , when their friends returned him aa member for Tiverton , as most Assuredly they would—( tremendous cheering )
—to Thomas Clark , when he presented himself as member for Sheffield—to Phili p M'Grath , when ho stood within the walls of St Stephen ' s , as member tor Derby—to Ernest Jones , when he supersedes tho wooden Chancellor of tho Exchequer , for Halifax —to William Dixon , when he waa proclaimed the representative of the mining district of ' n . ~~ t 0 Samuel Kyd ( , t when he took his seat as the representative of the borough of Greenwich , J" tfae Place of the Naval Lord ( Dundas ) superseded . The Budget had done much towards unseating tho Whigs . ( Great applause ) To his mind , the chances were two to one against Mr O'Connor , and should he be unseated , it would be their duty to send him back again . ( Hear , hear . ) Now was the time for unity amongst the masses , and victory was certain . Ho had much pleasure in seconding the resolution . Mr Cuffay retired greatly applauded , and tho resolution was unanimously adopted amidst deafening shouts of app lause .
Tjie CminnAN then introduced Julian ILiRivEr to move tbe i-econd resolution , which was as follows : — 'That this meeting being fully cognisant of the gross partiality which has aforetime characterised the proceedings of Parliamentary Election Committees , Would not be taken by surprise if tbe decision , in the case about to be tested , was against Mr O'Connor ; but as tliatj ^ entleman hasgiven the mo > t poaitivenssorance as to the validity of his qualification , should a corrupt committee decide against him , this meeting pledges itself , and hereby calls upon the Democracy of Great Britain , to use every leaal means in tbeir poiver to securehis second triumphant return for the borough of Nottingham . '
Julian Harney , who . was received with loud applause , said : Mr Chairman and brother Democrats—If I had any objection to this resolution , it would be to that portion which based Mr O'Connor ' s claim to re-election in the event of being unseated , on the ground that his qualification is unexceptionable . I think this the least of his merits ; nay , I think that before we obtain the * Charter , we mustgain the election of men who avowedly have no property qualification—men who will go to the Hnnse oi Commons and claim to sit therein , because they have been returned by their countrymen—their only qualification being intelligence , public virtue , and the confidence of the people . ( Applause . ) Still I Inve no hesitation to propose the adoption of this resolution . Tbe sin of
ingratitude is the most damning that can be laid to the charge of any man or body of men , and the worst ingratitude would be any thing like selfish indifference on the part of the slaves of this country , to their veritable friends and benefactors . That the working men of this country are in reality slaves , there can be no question . He is a slave who has no property in his own person or his labour . _ This was tho condition of the helots of Sparta ; this is the condition of the slaves of Cuba ; and is also the condition of the working men of England . ( Hear , hear . ) It is tiue that the bondmen of Rome , and the helots of Sparta , might be loaded with chains , scourged , tottnred , and put to death , at the pleasure of their masters . But is it not true that your masters exercise the same power
in another form ? Is the chain worse than the drag and weight of unceasing misery ? Are the pains of the scourge worse than the pangs of hunger ? Is death by the axe worso than death by starvation ? ( Hear , hear . ) You are called free- born Britons , and no man may place a collar round your neck , brand you with hot irons , or hunt you with bloodhounds . But if you do not wear a master ' s collar , you are subject to a master ' s imperious will , who compels you to go and come at his bidding , or at tbe sound of hi ? factory bell . You arn not branded , but you are generally described as' Tomkins ' s bands , ' or' Buegins ' s hands ;' and your poverty-stricken appearance , diseased frames , haggard looks , rags and wretchedness ,
proclaim you the slave class as distinctly as if you wore the collar and tho fetter . If you are not bunted by bloodhounds , you may be hunted by blue hounds . ( A pplause . ) Become the object marked out for vengeance by a masters' conspiracy ; or try to get your living honestly by selling articles without a license ; or to save your children from death snare a hare , or shoot a pheasant , and you will forthwith find the blue bloodhounds of the law upon your track . ( Applause . ) You are more absolutely dependent for life upon the capitalists , than are the slaves of Cuba . The stronger and longer-lived the slave is , the more valuable is he to his master ; and , therefore , the owner of the pcor black takes cara that his ' hands' have at least a
sufficiency of food , olothing , shelter , and medical as . sistance in sickness ; but who cares for you ? Not your masters . They take no heed whether you have ? ood , clothing , or shelter ; and you may sicken and die unenred for by them . They work you till they have worked the steel out of you , and then they fling you away like so much old iron . ( Cheers ) Yoh are compelled by the iron law of necessity to 'crave a lordly fellow worm' to give you ' leave to toil . ' ( Hear , hear . ) If you do not work and obtain wages , you must die , or , worse still , become beggars or paupers . Aa Lamennais has forcibly said , ' the life of the proletarian is in the purse of the capitalist . ' A Cuban slave has to submit to whatever requita lfor his labour his master may choose to dictate ; hut how
much better off arc you ? Notwithstanding your trades unions and societies of all kinds , the course of your class is ever downwards . You may win a temporary victory ; you may occasionally save yourselves from a threatened reduction of wages , or , still more rarely , obtain a sixpence a week of advance , butyour masters take care to have a speedy and a sure revenge , the first / nomen t that depression of trade places you at their mercy . The government invariably sides with the capitalists . If any capitalist has undertaken a contract to perform certain work for the governmentand his men strike , tho government suspends the contract , that the capitalist may not he forced to surrender . If on strike , and unable to subsist , you apply at tho doors of the union bastile for relief , you
are driven away with kicks and curses , and told to work , and be thankful for the wages offered you by your taskmasters . When the law ia invnked . its deoisionsarealmostalwaysagainstyou , and magistrates and juries acquit the capitalist , and condemn the proletarian . Consequently , for . ' the amount of your wages—that is yeur means of preserving your livesyou are absolutely dependent upon the will of the capitalists . Is not this slavery ? Itis . ( Cheers . ) Slavery that we must no longer tolerate ; slavery that we must no longer bow to ; slavery that we must destroy , even though , like Sampson , we pull down the pillars of the aecial edifice ^ ( Great applause . ) But let me glance at tbe political side ot tho question . Politically , as well as socially , the working men have no nronerty in their labour or their lives . You are
taxed without your consent . Almost everything that from the cradle to the grave you consume , has had the filching finger of the government upon it betore it reaches the hands of the distributors ; and these , again , divided into several circles , appropriate to themselves that description of plunder , which in tbe young days of the world , was called' pillage , ' but is now dignified with the title of ' profits . ' Again , laws are made without your consent being asked , laws which affect your lives and liberties . You may be impressed to fight the battles of your oppressors , and may be compelled to serve in the militia to guard wealth robbed from your labour , institutions by which you are outlawed , and laws whose penalties are directed against tho poor far the benefit of the rich This is slavery —( immense apphuse)— -and I Bay with the noble conspirator in Otway ' s
play—• All who bear this are villains , . Not to rise up at the great call of Nature—• To check ' the growth of these domestic flpoiltra , Who make us slaves aud dare deny our Charter !' ( Greatcheering . ) I have reminded you of the real facts of your social and political condition , that I may the more forcibly impress you with a sense of the tiebt of gratitude you owe to that man who has , in sincerity of heart and soul , devoted himself to your service . ( Cheers . ) Yea , Feargus O'Connor has de ^ voted his splendid talents and gigantic energies to the glorious work of destroying that accursed system of slavery I have faintly described . ( Aoplause . ) You know how rarely is politica l honesty to ' fce found in the ranks oftbeolasies above you . Diogenes went looking
for » n honestman , but even with the help of a lantern he failed to find one ; and were we to imitate the philosopher of the tub , and confine our search to the ranks of tbe aristocracy and the bourgeoisie , we should bo almost equally unsuccessful . I say almost , for we certainly have found nne exception—I do not say only one—in the perssn of Feargus O'Connor . ( Applause . ) I am not in the habit of flattering any man , and am certainly no flatterer of the honourable member for Nottingham ; but 1 say , review his public acts , and prove dishonesty in any shape , form , or sense if you can . ( Applause . ) I consider it perfectly unnecessary to recapitulate tho acts of Mr O'Connor ' s public
career ; his wonderful popularity amongst tho working classes , and the unexampled confidence they repose in him , proclaim , trumpet-tongned , his patriotism and sterling worth . But I have a still surer proof of his incorruptible devotion to your interests , namely—the hatred entertained towards him by the aristocrats and profitmongers . The Gracchi weremurdered by the aristocrats of Rome—a sufficient proof to me that those immortal brothers were the true friends of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) itienzi had Pope and princes arrayed against him ; he had to contend against the perfidy of the Church , and the butchering swords of the nobility ; therefore , there can be no doubt that he desired the welfare of his country , Wallace was be-
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rayed to his death by his own country ' s aristocrats ; and Wat Tyler was stabbed in the back by Walworth ' s dagger—the assassin being aided and abetted bya perfidious king and blood-reeking aristocracy—a plain proof that thece two martyra desired to establish ve foible liberty in Scotland and England . I might multiply these examples , but enough ; show me a man hated by your oppressors , and I will show you what Diogenes could not find—an honest man . ( Thunders of applause . ) By great exertions ihe men of Nott ' ngham—all honour £ o them- ( cheers)—succeeded in rdtuminsr Mr O'Connor to Parliament . He was
elected member fcr Nottingham , but he sits in the legislature as the representative—the faithful representative—of fho industrious classes of England , Scotland , and Ireland ; and , therefore , he is more than ever hated by your enemies . As you have already heard , a conspiracy has been formed under theguia -Qofan election petition , to deprive him of his seat . Will you allow your eiicmics to thrust him from the House of Commons ? ( Shouts of 'No ' . ' ) Well , then , you must support him with your money . You must support him with the thunder voice of your confederated opinion . You must enable him to foil his enemies with iheir own weapom . His arms must be of gold , and let his sword be only weighty enough , and his emmies will be paralysed . Should ,
however , the committee vote white black , and fraud triumph over right , then the contest will assume another charaeter . If , by any villany , Mr O'Connor is turned out of the house , let uj carry him in again ( Cheers . ) Ay ! we can , and will do it , too . ( Renewed cheering . ) When Wilkes was elected frrMiddlcstx , and ejected from the House of Commons by his enemies , the electors of Middlesex a ^ ain elected him . Again he was ejected and again elected ; and again election followed ejectimi , until tho haughty usurpers of the Commonwealth were compelhd to succumb to the force of public opinion . ( Cheers . ) If , in those days , ere political intelligence had enlightened the masses , so glorious a hittfe coufd be fought and won for a sham patriot like Wilkes , surely
in these t mes , when the masses are more politically enlightened than were the statesmen of Wilkes ' s day , surely as glorious a victory may be won for a real patriot and true defender of the people ' s interests . ( Cheers . ) Should Mr O'Connor oe unseated , wc must have a national subscription , to defray not merely the ordinary , but also the extraordinary expenses of his next election for Nottingham . The democratic forces must be marched into Nottingham from every town and village within thirty miles ot that town , to hold possession of it until our champion is oncemore its member . ( Cheers . ) Delegates must be sent from all parts of England , and I pledge myselftbateven the proletarians of the continent shall be represented . ( Great applause . ) I d ) not pretend to dictate to the working sen of Netting ham , but I tell them that in the event of another election , the country will expect them to employ any and every means consistent with honour , to ensure
the return of our Champion . ( Renewed applause . ) If the conspiring aristocrats and bourgeoisie think to drive us from the position we have gained , they ai'fe very mu h mistaken . The men cf ' 39 are not yet conquered . ( Great cheering . ) We have put our hands to tbe plough , and will not turn back . Feargus O'Connor ?« member for Nottingham , and Nottingham ' s member he shall be . ( Thundering cheers . ) On Nottingham ' s castle was once planted the royal standard of England , in hostility to England ' speople , but the might of that people was too strong for the force of a puny king , and that standard became a headless despot ' s shroud . ( Immense applause . ) Now the banner of the Charter flies from Nottingham ' s battlements . That flag has the people arrayed on its side , and woe to those who would attempt to pluck it down . But let them make the attempt—they sha'l find our flag ' nailed to the mast , ' and their every onslaught received with our rallying cry— ' No Surrender !'
1 No battle yet for freedom , Waa over fought in vain , In the bosom of merry England , Nor shall it ba again !' ( Enthusiastic ani protracted cheering . ) Mr Edmund Stallwood in seconding the resolution said , he . apprehended be was one of those to whom the appellation of 'Old Guard ' properly belonged , seeing that he had been before the public as a Radical Reformer for nineteen years . lie did not state this from mere egotism , but to remind those ' Old Guards , ' of whom he was happy to see so many present , and to acquaint those who were comparatively young in the movement , that he knew Mr O'Connor whilst member for the great county of Cork .
Allusion had been made to the Whigs hatred of himhad they not good reason ? When the question relative to the Dorchester Labourers was before the house , did not Mr O'Connor say , 'It was the duty of the legislature to recall those men , and send out the ministers—Russell , Althorp , and Grey- ^ in the same shp that brought the labourers home ? ' ( Loud cheers . ) He knew that many , very many of the people were poor—that vast numbers' were unemployed—that nearly all that were employed bad to contribute towards their relatives or friends who were out of work—but notwithstanding this , love of right and patriotism demanded that they should contribute a something in defence of their own—ihe people ' s seat . He and his familv had already done
so . After so many years struggle for the Charter , they were not going to give it up—( loud cheers . )—and particularly after the many excellent examples continental nations had set them . For instance , the King ot the Two Sicilies flattered himself , some few weeks si « ice , that civil and religious liberty prevailed iu his dominions , and refused his subjects what is called a constitution , or in other words , representative government ; but the good men and women of Palermo soon awoke him from hi- dream , and forced him to yield tbeir demands . Again , in the Roman States , the Pontiff had conceded certain measures to the people , but fired by the triumphs won by the citizens of Palermo , they had proceeded to his Holiness and asked a
con-titution . Pope Piua had p leaded the rights of tbe Church and their holy religion ; but they might depend on it the Romans were not to be humbugged . Again , Louis Philippe and Guizot wished to suppress the cry for Liberty , Fraternity , and Equality , and attempted to put down the Reform Banquets , but the people of France demanded their continuance ; the Opposition deputies caught the inspiration , —its fervour even spread to some of the Peers , — the enthusiasm caused the epidemic to reach the National Guards and their officers , and the result would be that Louis-Philippe would be compelled to withdraw his opposition or lose his throne . ( Loud cheers . ) With all these examples before them should Mr O'Connor be unseated , would they remain quiesce n t ? ( ' No ! ' and loud cheers . )
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously . The Chairman then introduced Mr Ekkkst Jonss , who was received with great cheering , and said : Mr Chairman , —We are assembled to-night to defend our own cause in tho person of Mr O'Connor , and I look at this meeting , not only as defending that gentleman ' s qualification , but as impeaching the qualification of Lord John Russell and his cabinet . ( Cheers . ) _ Money and land tbey have—yours ! The qualification we want they have not—honesty and judgment . For their judament—look at the Budget . For their honesty—look at the Reform Bill . ( Cheers . ) Well , then , let us defend those that are honest , and rally fur the representative of England . Mr O'Connor pledges hims « lf , should be be un .-eated , to contest Nottingham
again . L « t us begin to form his canvassing com « mittee . Let it be formed by all Englnad , not by Nottingham alone . Five hundred national delegates should assemble there . You can do it , if you choose . London should send two from every one of its eight borough * . Lot this committee canvass the elector . * , and England will never have seen such an election . ( Load applause . ) Again , party spirit will use intimidation—Whigs and Tories will try to frighten the electors . We ought to march one hundred thousand men into Nottingham from the Midlands , just by way of re-assuring them , for some electors are very timid creatures . ( Loud cheers and laughter ) Sir ! were the Charter the law of the land , wo should not need these efforts to obtain common justice . ( Hear , hear . ) Therefore , I am glad the following resolution is submitted to the meeting . Tho speaker then read as follows
;' That the experience of every day affords this meeting strong and conclusive proofs of the pressing exigency of a great radical change in the organisation of the Commons' House oi Parliament ; and that this meeting is also of opinion that no reform in the representative system , short of the enfranchisement of the whole male adult population of the empire , would meet tbe stern requirements of jus tice , or secure that universal happiness which should be the great end and aim of all government , and furthermore , this meeting solemnly believing that the Bill entitled the ' Peop ' e ' s Charter' embraces ( hose great principles of political justice essential to a pure representation of the whole people , hereby pledge themselves to their oppressed countrymen , to
strnggle incessantly until the bill aforesaid shall have been numbered among the laws of the land . ' Now , sir , I stand not here to talk of the principles of the Charter . Who impugns them ? I should like to sec the man in this meeting , who would say a word against their justice . He would be a curb sity . No ! we will no longer waste our time in delendinse what no sensible man any longer dares attack . The time for | philosophising hasgoneby—now is the time for action , action , action ! Let us no longer talk of it , but try to get it . ( Hear , hear . ) There are two s > ages in a public mavement—the
first—creating public opinion ; the next—using it . Something , indeed , may still be done in the first . Three sections—the strongest part of ( he population , have been sadly neglected . I mean the railway labourers , the miners , and tbe army . I would vesture to suggest , that immediate steps be taken to win them over to the principles of Chartism , by a special agitation directed for that purpose . ( Hear , hear . ) 1 am aware of tha laws against drawing the army from its allegiance . But it is just in its allegiance , that we wish to confirm it . To whom does it owe its ehiof allegiance—if not to the people who clothP , feed , pay , nrm , and shelter it ? The
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bayoneta and the g « US , llieiia ^ a epaule tte , tho slitter and the gewgaw nro but the dirty pence of the desp ised working man . ( Cheers . ) I grant yon -hey swear alliance to tho Queen , so they mayfor to whom does the Queen owe allegiance but to the people , who pay her lor her royal work-and you know thepav is very little , and the work very great ( Loud cheers , and Jauehtcr . J Jn the quarters aduded to the seed still remains to be sown—there _ a yet many a fallow field of thought amons the mines , the barrack ? , and the railways . ( Hear , hear . ) But let us now also organise the thought we have created . What steps are we taking ? Let us divide LPsIand into equal district ?; each with its council , its central ^ lace of mtetinp , anil its periodica I gathering . Let the names of every Chartist be signed on tha district books , then we shall know our mimbers , whether they pay or not—for poverty does not disqualify from Chartism . ( Cheers . ) And above all , where is the National Convention ? lt th > M bb
sitting now—let it not be long delayed—we are m the midst of a great crisis 1 , and th collective wisdom of t * > Q working classes should lay dotvn the plan of action . If 1 am af-ked hw this proposed organisation is to carry the Charter , in fho teeth of ' sn armed and hostile government , I answer—that depends on circumstances . Wo need only determine tahave tbe will , and weslull soon find the way . ( Cheers . ) Much has been said by previous speakers abons moral and physical force . 1 dislike to hear the distinction drawn . For what doesrooraA force mean ?
It mpans being in the right . And what does physical force mean 1 It means having the power to establish that right . Therefore , they are t win cherries on one stalk . ( Load ' cheers . ) Well , 1 woo'tbe afraid of talking about it too . The governmentnot we , have raised the question . The government— n ? t we , are arming and drilling . The government—not we , are preparing for fiabting . The London gentlemen are forming the ' Queen ' s own Volunteer . Riflemen . ' Tbey chose a u ' gbt name —they have ' rifled ug all along . ( Laughter . ! I suppose the 18 , 000 parsons , of course , form part of the rifle corps , and Lord John—who rifled tha church lands ; and the fundholders—who riSe twenty . eieht millions per annum ; and the
landlords—who rifle the labourer , * and the cotton-lords —who rifle tbe mechanic ; all ihcarmy ofidlencES —that rifles the pickets of industry . Oh ! thesa London volunteers , they should march with goosequills for bayonets ; ledgers for mvmts ; and bills of acceptance for a banner . Why one working man could scatter a battalion . ( Loud cheers . ) But , sir , Lord John is supplying them with black braid and bronze ornaments , arms and ammunition , The Brook Green Volunteers will be nothing to them . ( Laughter . ) I wonder if Lord John would supply us too if We were to take it into our heada to form a national guard ? I should like to maka the experiment . I do not like to see a lich i lass arm ) -and a poor class weaponless . ( Hear . )
The fact is , they wanted to raise the militia , but they grew frightened , so they arm the middle eta . We defeated them before with the cry— 'No vote , no musket . ' Well , it is a good cry , but I almost think it might be altered tu— ' No vote—a musket ;' since without either one or the other , the poor man is in a sorry plight , when the rich have both . ( Hear , hoar . ) Well , this sounds very like physical force , and yet 1 say I am a friend of peace . From that very reason , when one arms , the other cannot afford to disarm ; that ' s just what the great powers say , when they increaso their armies— And , indeed , I ' m getting very frightened of the French—I quite tremble—I think you all ds—and from pure fear of an invasion , wc should arm to defend our cottages and land , oar
high wages and cheap bread , the blessings of Free Trade , and the God-send of the Poor Law . ( Loud cheers and laughter . ) And , indeed , seriously speaking , if the middle class have a right to arm , so have the working class ; and though an advocate of peacespeaking now of the mere principle—I suy there are times and circumstances when not to light is treason . ( Great applause . ) Thelrith understand this well ; they are stirring nobly at last . 1 hope they may conquer ; and were 1 an Irishman , I would march in their ranks . And as an English Chartist , it is my duty to aid tbem by every means in my humblepower . ( Tremendous cheering . ) And were the English people maltreated , as some people not a thousand miles from here have been I wonld be the first to cry 'Britons strike home ! ' . ( Enthusiastic applause . ) Now , my countrymen , I call on you not to pay for
the murder of the Irish ; no militia , save for the de * fence of freedom ! No namby-pamby , unconditional peace cry . Is it by moral force tbe very laws of the country uphold peace ? Why , if moral force is allsufficient , when a burglar breaks into a house , instead of sending a policeman , do they not send a parson to tell him— ' You ' re doing wrong—please to walk outplease give back what you took —;• lease be a good Christian . ' ( Loud cheers and laughter . ) No ; they ' re oblige d to use the truncheon after all , and crack his skull if he strugg'e . ( Hear , bear . ) Well , friends , the burglar Privilege baa broken into the house of Industry ! Carry out the law against him , nnd if you cannot drive him benre by persuasion , then think of the policeman . ( Loud and prolonged cheers . ) Mr John Abnoit , seconded tho resolution which was adopted unanimously .
On tbe motion of Messrs Clark and Child , a vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the chairman , who briefly acknowledged the compliment . Threa thundering cheers were then given for the Charter , three for Feargus O'Connor , three for Frost . Williams , and Jones , and three for the French Republicans , and the meeting dissolved .
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . LiTiLiTfiWK , hear Lines . —A special peneral meeting of tbe L ^ -nd memberswill be held at Charles Brooks ' s , on Sunday , February 27 th . Chair to ba taken at ten o clock in the forereon precisely . The members are requested to attend at the above timo and place . SrocKVonr — Mr Webb will lecture in tbe hall of tbe Lyceum , Wellington-street , on Sunday , the 27 th of February . Subject : — ' The future prospects of the working classes . ' Warlky . —Mr George Webber will lecture at this place on Sunday , February 27 th at six o ' clock in tho evening .
Nswcastlk-tj ? 3 S-Ttxr . — The members of this branch of the National Charter Association areregpectluly requested to attend a meeting to be held in the house of M . Jnde . fcm Monday evening , Feb . 28 , at half-past seven o ' clock , to consider the propriety of opening a library and readingronm . All future meetings of this branch will be held in M . JucVa Long-room every Monday evening , at half-past tevea o ' clock . Berr y Edoe . —The Chartists of this locality will meet at the house of Mr James Reads , painter , on Sunday , February 27 th , for the purpose of enrolling members and collecting subscriptions lor the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in parliament .
Mr S . Ktdd will deliver lectures as follows : — Halifax , Sunday . 27 ; Biratal , Monday 28 th ; Rochdale , Tuesday , 29 th ; Todmorden , March 1 st : Hebden Bridge , 2 nd : Sowerby , 3 rd ; Keigbley , Sunday 5 th and Monday ( 5 th ; and Silsden , 7 th . Any locality wishing Mr Kydd'tt services are reqnesttd to write to Mr Brook , Swingate , Leeds , immediately . Noitinoham —A meeting of the committee for the defence of Mr , O'Connor ' s teat in Parliament , will be held at the Seven Stars , Barker-gate , on Monday evening , next , at eight o ' clock , when per * ou 3 holding collecting bwhs , are requested to forward their respective subscriptions—A convivial meeting of the friwicla of Mr O'Connor will be held at seven o ' clock on Saturday evecing , at Mr Foster ' s tha Drury Hill Tavern .
Baubowfobd . —The members in this branch are requested to attend a general meeting ou Wednesday evening , March 1 . To commence at eight o ' clock .
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NEWCASTliB-ON- 'lYMs . —The whole of the members of this branch of the Land Company are requested to attend at the house of M . Jude , on Saturday and Sunday , Feb . 2 Cth and 27 th , for the purpose of signing the petition to tho Commons' Uou > e of Parliament , for the enrolment of the Land Company . The members of this branch who have not yet subscribed towards the defence of Mr O'Connor ' s seat in Parliament , are rt quested to do so without delay . The members of this brarch are requested to attend
the quarterly general meeting , to be held m tho bouse of ' . M . Jude , on Sunday evening , March 5 th . Chair io be tiken at six o ' clock precisely . Mr James Watson will deliver an address in M . Jude ' a long room , on Sunday evening , Feb . 27 th , at seven o ' clock . Persons desirous of joining this branch of the National Co-eperative Benefit Society , are requested to give in their n & nes to the secretary . on parliamentary representation . York , —A general meeting of the Land members will be held on Tuesday , February 29 th , at half past
seven p m . Padiuam . —On Saturday next , February 2 C . h , a meeting of this branch of tbe Land Company , will be held at the house of John Tagar , Ilelmground , to commence at eight o ' clock in the evening . Halifax . —All the branches of the National Land CoKipany in the parish of Halifax , are requested to send a delegate to the large room , Bullcloie-lane , on Sunday , March 5 rb , at two o clock in the afternoon , oh business of importance . „„„ .. „ CuKWK .-The shareholders hold their meetings
every Monday evening . . , ., r . NcTi « oiM * . -The next meeting of the Lawl members will fee held at Mr J . Clay ' s , tbe Huntsman , St Ann ' a-street , on Sunday evening , at seven ° ' ff dfobd -A public meeting . of the members of . fcfl . 3 lSnpaiJ wHl b . taJd in the large room Batterirorth-buiWings , on Sunday , at two o clock in tho afternoon . The secretary w . I attend to receive subscriptions and enrol members in the New Land Company , on Sundays , at two octock in the afternoon and on Mondays , at e-ght o ' clock in the evening . A lecture wjll be delivered on Sunday next , ( to-morrow ) at six o ' clock in the evening .
, Mabtleboke . —The membors of this branch of tha Land Company are requested to attend at tha Princess Royal , Circus-street , New-road , at six o ' clock precisely .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 26, 1848, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_26021848/page/5/
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