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THE STIR OF FSEEDOM 8ATVRUAV, JUNE 26, 1853.
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LETTERS FOR WORKING wfiJS ' No . S .- ^ ^ 'Smi 10 THE EDITO * « r * HE - heartinegs & H ,-Cfc » you tell " £%£ * £ > **«• * *« . Of our ^ -Mj ^ id JS ^*™»« ffhicb > ^ SS ^^ e * * which shows them to he fafebd with
^ Sv ' 'lord Derby ' s Whig Spirit of Compromise . From on / friend « * W who writes amiabe twaddle in & e < Lader , ' that ltudsno whither who has accepted office « W iu ordinary to thc MYalmaky IncanaW- s' -n-l who serves them from time to time with L m ' .. « «> r < - ' « l cinasmlatiwia . -fttnn the ' freeth ' D \ -: i i < r' a "' o :, cs fr ^ - ^^^ ' ^ S ' Ion to tae * ° ' hhest tire ? . Chartist , who means only to * take what he c ; u get , ' on ' Ion's ' recommendation . I see ivthin" but a cowardly unprincipled stooping to the
Bin of Whigsery , the ah mdouing right , the birthright of man , foranjiness of political pottage which the maijy cooks whom thc devil sends to spoil our broth m-. y think fit to set before us . One can understand it in aoiremen . They who of old opposed anything like c ncession , not from faith in principle , hut merely from hot blood or bnil-hcadedness , having lost all their wind bv bawling for ' the whole hog , may well now do vcuance fir their extravagance in the shabbiest of ' fcunenesses . It was empty noise before , it is hollow ' propriety ' now . But one would fain thmk this J . not the case with all those who are now- e . iher quietl y submitting to things as they are so blindl y of Candi
lending themselves for the purposes Whig - dates / Any sophism seives them for justification , and the old cry of 'lilting in a Tory , ' huddles them into the Whig traps as fast as if those traps were baited with the best salvation . Here is a sample of the bait , and a Chartist' working man has manufactured it . ' Young Stodge , ' sajshe ' would have ' choked himself by cramming his whole dinner down 'his throat at once , if bis good mother had not patted ' his back and brought his victuals np , and compelled « him to take a small instalment at a time . Not « overlooking the striking resemblance between the ' physical and the political digestion , let us contribute somewhat to amend this state of things , by
' looking oat at the nest election for a set of old wives * or mothers to pat us on the back and prevent onr ' choking . ' Is it not enticing ? Beautiful recommendation of expediency 1 Only the people mast be considered as so many million Stodges , instead o f only one Stodge ; and what becomes then of the physical and political resemblance 1 Will the leaving out a million from the franchise prevent tbe choking of those admitted ?¦—or are those ' to be left out , any more likely to choke than those who are come in ? But , then , * between the Tory in the white-choker , and the ¦ Whi g-Radical , who would save ns from chocking what choice have we ? None , perhaps . But is that any excuse for talking your Stodge-nonsense ? Bat am I not bound to take one side or the other ? Not
always : especially when the 'two sides' are really both on one side . If you see two rogues quarrelling together as to how they shall rob a honse or divide the ' swag , ' do yon feel called npon then to take sides V If two " known rogues waylay you , and while the bolder one says— ' Your money or your li f e , ' the other shams a sudden regard for you in order , as you are well aware , that he may pick your pocket without having to share with his fellow , do yon think it yonr dnty to take sides then ? If you do " , it is but on the principle of dividing them , to conquer both in turn . But they are not such fools as that . I find no reason to alter the opinion I expressed in ray friend HetheringtorTs * Odd Fellow / ten years ago , when the Whi gs were to be supported as the friends of Free Trade , and a dead set was made against the Tories astae only enemies of freedom .
Free Trade ! the Tories may share ihefanv ; Put a Whi g in place of each Tory name , l '& u'd find the effect would h 2 just the same- ! ¦ Which nobody can deny . Give the Whir as well as the devilhis due ; He may eertamlybras of a healthier line : Per the Tory lacauer is all worn throush WliiefanoTjoJy canfleny . Tory and Whiff—yon tr-ay tafce yonr oath-Are brothers in mischief and malice both ; The same in everything Sat thefrcth ! Which nobody can deny . "Whig and Tory axe , in truth , but variations of Despotism . We should have no faith in either of them . The froth always sinks as soon as the election
is over ; and your Whig on the hustings is a Tory in the House upon every question that concerns the people . Ton would then , ' men say to me , * let the Tory in . Bat even supposing them the same , is it not better to have the more squeezable despot V No , not at the price of showing ourselves also squetz able . Better the Tories in power , and we honest , than the most obliging of Whigs at the cost of our own consistency . You never vote for a Tory . Why ? Because he is called a Tory ? No ; but because he opposes yonr principles . So does the Whig . And JJji ? or that particular amount of concession which approaches , bat never reaches vour principles , should
not make you less opponent . In this poor calculation of the little bits nearer , you forget altogether the only object for which the people should work , —not any possible amount of good Government from the present House of Commons , but the absolute overthrow of the existing system of privilege . "Will the most 'liberal' of the Whigs help you to that ? They will tell yoa so . Of course , they will tell you anything * on the hustings . * Where there are fools there are always fool-catchers . But what have been the acts , 'the votes , ' of these old chaff-throwers ? Do you think that Graham , or Palmerston , or Russell , or Hume , or Cobden , or any of the ' email f ry ' of Whi
ggery , whatever they may promise , will ever bonestlyhelpyoutoputauend to the present usurpation ? But ' every little they yield is a step towards it' Doubtless that is their reason for yielding , —unless , indeed , they are so shortsighted that it Is only your amazing cleverness which overreaches fiiem . Let ns keep steadily to our work ; the enfranchisement of the whole people , theoverthrowalofthe present state of privilege . As to any good to begot out of the present Honse of Commons , we might ns well hope by fleecing the Hampshire hogs to make up for the scarcity of Australian wool . While we content ourselves with promises and little dolings out of quack salves ; we giro good reason to say—0 , the people do not want a national franchise , give them this or that ' material * reform , and now and then a promise thatyouare ahout to make a ' step in thoright
direction ; and you will have their voices and their influence , for they are afraid to let in the Tories . So the talking potatoes may bear rule , and ' that dreaded beginning of national justice—the franchise , as a a matter of universal right , ' be put off to t ' other side the deluge . But if we were bolder—what if we did lose some 'good men , ' good at talking , safe in a minority , whose talking does not prevent the others doing ? Take two of the best men in the house ; take Roebuck and Molcsworth : both men of talent—men well disposed towards the people , men of staunch adherence to such poor principles as they can understand , but both falling short of the faith wo hold in the right , the expediency , the duty , of a National Franchise . Say at their next election we put it plainly to ttaju ^' WiiUyoapled geyourselveEtoaiduBinobtaimne
mannooa bnflrage ? And , suppose , on their refusal , we rejected them , even at the risk of a Tory coming in , would not that very proof of our determination to forgetall advantages rather than bate one jot of the great principle , tell more on the honourable house , than all our chatter of'XoBurrend er' —than all our indignation agam . t Tories-than all our stupid bargams with the tt h . g Radical Iscariots ? But we are afraid , and oar masters know it . We are blind to principle , and so deceive ourselves as to consequences . Our masters know that , too . So they hope at la = t to make us as unprincipled as , and even more cowardly than , themselves . Verily , not a few of our own party do their stupid beit to " help them . We are sliding into the immorality iu which France is so
ruinously plaaged . Compromise ! Compromise ! Compromise : Do anything for little doubtful immediate gain—crawl like vermin , where yon should be upright as men ; make politics a mere traffic ; besome as Whiggish , as tricky , as unorincipled , as a Russell himself , and then wonder sonio day that the game has gone agaiastyou—that your slavery is only viler than before , and your " ' garrison' much stronger . Will not that too be ' a step in the right K . v \ - *? instalment to prevent your choking 1 To £ 5 nTrr z ! ed Stod S « I He would not let in ° a I &^ SS * , ^^ »» " *«¦ W « M 3 smash m on yonr opponents ? Would
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I have you careless of the faction * ? Would I have you Stickle for details ? None of these follies either . 1 would have you , after well weighing its meaning , hold fast to your great principle , and hold all lesser things as subservient to that , Make all yonr policy turn on that pivot . The rig ht of the Franchise , * the rijjht to the opportunity of doing a freeman ' s duty , this is our want . No enacting of wider privileges , no allowance to this or that man ( one at a time ,
for fear of choking the other ) has enough to satisfy us . We want justice for the nation , not a privilege for you or me . Who will stand by us for justice ? We should know no other party . It is sad to see men refusing union on account of some matter of detail ; it is sad to see men intolerant of difference ; but it is far sadder to see men so careless or so ignorant of principle , as to traffic with it as if it was the merest matter of detail—as if tolerance meant . shuffling or easy virtue—as if cowardice and
compromise were pleasanter and more profitable than sturdy truth . And saddest of all is it to see those who ought to be the foremost in defence of principle sinking themselves to the level of the veriest charlatans of the political stage . To you , working men who yet have faith in the principle of human freedom , and who would prove that faith by integrity of » fe , to you I say : — « Let Whigs , Badicals , and \ Torfes fi ght out their factious battles without help . ™ * you . Know no enemies but the enemies of
f your faith , no allies bat those who will honestly stand beside you on the ground of principle . And r whoso will do this , value not one rush what party ' badge may hang upon him . If he dare trust the whole people with their birthright , if he will help ' you to the conquest of that , then he is with you . ' Welcome him ! For he is with you on the one es' sential point . Let nothing less divide or join you !' Derby , Russell , Cobden , or Walmsley , these cannot be our watchwords . Be one word upon our banner that word the People ! Spabtacus .
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June 28 tb , 1852 , at fire o ' clock . It will be seen that we have taken np this question in another column . Rubai Exctmsios to Bpping Fobest . —We hepe onr friends , Democratigue et Soeiale , will rally to support the Committee of tha John-street Institution by swelling the numbers of the excursionists on Sunday next . It promises to be a delightful espadition . t ^ L * is utterl y impossible to print in full all the matter we receive . We are compelled , therefore , to abridge many communications whose worth might well entitle them to appear at length . The iate 'West Ridiko Delegate Meetiko . —An eyewitness sends a lengthy letter confirming the truth of the report supplied to this paper . We give the foUWnsestwct : —
« On removing to the back room , at the request of the landlord , on account of the uproar created by a gang of ruffians from Halifax , who openly declared they had come on purpose to break np tbeproceedings , and whose conduct all the remonstrances of the chairman failed even to abate , and some of whom made several attempts to strike at tbe Halifax delegates averse to Jones's clique , the chairman again attempted several times to put the question U a vote , bntit was impossible to proceed . The cliqae . satv that they were in a wretched minority , and moved adjournment after adjournment , lest the country should see the real opinion of the Chartists of the West Riding . The roughs rushed in and muced themselves np with tbe delegates , rendering a vote by show of hands an impossibility . The chairman then recommended that each delegate should sign his name for or against Mr . Hanson ' s amendment , and the turmoil grew so fierce that he declared the meeting dissolved , and added , "That if the disgraceful conduct exhibited that day was intended to serve Mr . Jones , or the 'People ' s paper , ' he could tell them that they could do nothing more
calculated to destroy both , and he was * orry to find a man like Mr . Jones encourage such proceedings . Se ( the chairman ) had attended many Chartist meetings , but had never , in the whole course of li * n life , been so insulted . " The chairman ( Mr . Brook ) , of Leeds , acquitted himself throughout with that gentlemanly suavity and mildness of manner which at all times characterise his conduct , and the Democrats of England will form their judgment of the little faction from whom he has received such brutal treatment . ' The I . ntoi . eb . & 2 « : e or Factios . —At a recent meeting of a few ChartisU at Cheltenham , at which it was resolved by six against three to ratify the proceedings of the late sham 'Conference , ' the speakers , on tha side of the majority , denounced the Chartist Exet-uSveas made np r . f . ' Republicans and Socialists , nho oniy wished to strangle Chartism . ' Webea to say that -we »? e both Republican and Socialist , as weU as „ Chartist ; and SO we believe are all the best men in the movement Tha intoh ranee of the Cheltenham sis would excite the indhrna lien of even true man , but
that ihey have claimsfupon onr pity as the dupes of falsehood and imposture . We should add that Ms-s ? rs . llemroin , Adams , and filover , to their credit ably defended tbe principles of Democracy . "We are sorry we have not had room to report the speeches on both sides of the question . A Daktojo & n , Cumberland , writes to express his pleasure on readin ? the account of the jo 5 m « in honour f this nensp > per , and add * — 'It is unquestionably the duty of the "Old Guards" of Chartism to work with energy for the establishment of the " Star of Freedom . "' 6 . Pemms . —Not having room to publish our correspondent's letter in full , we can only indicate its spirit . He protects against the Charter bt'ing set np as a kind of AthanaM . in creed , concerning which , a man must believe neither mi-re nor less , on pain of political pprditum . There are evils wbien the Cbartc-r will not touch : for instance , the ignorant superstition by which multitudes are mentally enslaved , and rendered utterly unfit to acquire political rights , or to make good use of thf jn . wlicn once conferred
¦ upon thero . It ia not Democracy f-ut despotism . for one man to set op his will as supreme law . Democracy means freedom of thought and action , so as all the human faculties way be fully and naturally developed . Those who deny others this freedom are enemies to the democratic cause , no matter what may be their professions . W . B ., Rochester , writes : — ' It was with feelings of extreme delight that I read the announcement of the " Star" p : iss ) n" into your hands . I little thought it would be ihe signal for a base attack upon you—you who have Iafeoured so pereeveringly s « gloriously for the oppressed people ! Attacked by those who oVht to have been foremost in rallying » o support you j But yon will scorn these base intriguants , for jour mission is great and glnrioas . ' Our friend adds— ' Around , about , far and near , will be found the unmistakeaWe consequences offbesystem of Free Trade . Soul-andbody-crnshing competition , inaugurated by Cobden and Co-
consecrated by Prince Albert with the Exhibition , is eating out the heart of Englishmen , scarcity of labour , low wages , dull shopkeepers , anxiety on their countenances . " I can't think the Teuton" on their foolish tongues , ashamed to attribute it to the right cause ; all betrays the dreadful evils of cold-blooded class-legislan on . My blood boils with indignation , when I reflect that this ie caused in a great measure through credulously listening to Manchester eloquence , instead of securing the people ' s political rights ; that , first of all the land question should have been adjusted ; that instead of its being parcelled out in thousands of acres for the aristocracy to waste and revel on , the rightful owners—the people—should possess it . We should not then have beheld villaees depopulating and towns being crammed , hut a healthy dispersion of the ptople over the face of the land which God gave them . '
James Broadbbnt —We fe-r we cannot procure you the report , but will make inquiry amongstfriendt . R , Dniw . —We have forwarded your letter to the writer of the paragraph , who , we doubt not , will communicate with you . National Laso Company . —In answer to several correspondents the latest information in respect to tbe Winding-up of the Company is as follows : —On the 10 th inst ., in thcVice-Chr . ncellor ' s Court , the case of Goodchap o . Weaver cune before Sir 6 , Tamer : —Sir W . P . Wood fwith whom was Mr . Roxburgh ) appeared for the manager of the National Land Company , and took by consent one order npon the cause and the morions and exceptiont . The order referred it to the Master to inquire whether at the time of the nurcha « eof land , any agreement was made that the purchase monet , or any portion of it , should rewain , and If so for what time , on mortgage of the premises , and in what manner the agreement was earned out—whether the indenture of January , 1830 ( which theplainoff allied was made for the purpose of removing some of the parups from the land , and which the defendants denied )
. contained any power of sale , and if so under what circumstances thai . power was lntraJnced-what proceedings hadbeeu taken by ttedefendants V \ eanng and Piddocke since January , 1 S 50 , what rents they bad received , and what sums they had properly expended in repairs . The Master was also directed to inquire whether any and what parts of the propert y had been sold ? and whether at the best prices . The decree further directed all parties to produce deeds , books , and papers relating to the property , without premd . ee tn _ any hen which they might have , and the official manager ofthe National Land Company was appointed receiver . The Vice-Chancellor approved of the decree to which the parlieshad agreed , adding thereto an inquiry whether it would be proper tbatany contracts made by the mortgagees for the sale of the laud should be affirmed and carried into effect . Haiifax . — Received from Uriah Hinchcliffe ten shillings for tbe Chartist Executive . The money has been handed to Mr Grassby . This notice was accidentally omitted from last Saturday ' s ' Star of Freedom . '
Wiimam Tnossox . Wimafrin . —Write the address of your friend on the paper , or open envelope , in a clear legible hand , and leave it at the Post Office . Every cony will cost one penny , and must be posted within n ncek ,-f publication . Beeteoot Sdgau . —Can any of our readers inform William Norton of Birmingham , where , and at what price he can obtain a copy of Somerville ' s work on' The manufacture of Sugar from Beetroot *' Mb . Baocia , lecturer at fte Hall of Progress , Birmingham , has recentiy published Political and Social Rights , 'being a Programme „ f Politics for the People ,. ™ , ! Mankind , ' a journal devoted to Pohtics , Poetry , Theology Medical Reform , Criticism , the Drama , and Literature . These publications may be had of Pratt andButterwiek . news-agents , of liirmincham : and in London , at tlie'llall of Science C » fy-road ; anaofEvenden . l 5 , Gcughstreet Gray ' s ' -innlane . L >^ De CoGAS .-The date of the av . K-arancc ofthe first number ? of Europe L , ! . ^' and'L'Lnion Socialist * ' U not , we believe , e tod . Stortttea the date of appearance , price , and aurequisi " information will be published iu good time . rt ^ uisu . H- M « . Archer-street , Hajmaritet . -Kesprcting the nercon named i » vonr , ettorwehaven « knoivled .. o on , i 9 Lam of W „ ta wuii
weagreo jou , it ne works for tbe enemy oralis itfeVi-V habits of 1 he . we could har . il y ive him credit for . 0 DMaer " * "" Tni' BHU-BffiiE Magazine * is the title of a Hd . monthly periodical published at lidfast The article . - breathe ^ a ttfrft Zt KflttJ atidseaenl good-w . ll . The following mottoes on the wrapper hestmdicatc the obj « t , of the conductors of this MtthTffi dical :- « The unity wt mk is that of free vitality of the spirit of *»«^^ t"w 1 biwi htTm « ieraiid ltepttPK ^ Tot > aM n ? JS ? IJ ^ i ° » ™» mmn aim and purpose . ' -Gr-onoE H . 4 . tooTTood « rt ? i ? , , ! , e whoIe man ; truth for s ^ stsaafts j SfiftS nte ^^ PA ^ W * S * when ' £ ?& £ «! £ l '> * ? £ contraairt a **«»«* made b , hf \ fc » % ; £ 2 ^ j nn . eU 5 > SOf ^ Metropolitan Delegate Council £ LU * *_ 2 S . " * P «* nir a meetine of the Bnrmmul . M
s-uT heAttended the W ? * - ectcd t ' S - Mr . Siratton ' . £ J ° tl , e jOtti ! iry meeting and found five present TZT T ^ Z'JTJri t , ?* 4 P' and auoth r lea Md asleep . They bad rmsedmushrconi localities , but a sunny day would wither tbem up . ' < bc , & e . In reply Mr . PierceV affirms « That the manner in wtieh the delegate wa » el . cted % nSf
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creditable to ail parties concerned . Mr , Startton ^ id »<> t attend the locality meeting . Five persons was not the ™ « J ^ ^ No person was either drunk or asleep , but 9 ™ " ^ , * ™™ i itis one far from the Bermondsey locality W « £ ™^ hS wW mwS ofthe oldest , can now boast of more w ^ S' / Sf ^ S ^ Sw money than any other locality in London . ' * £ { "J ^ jCt * names of Messfs . Edwards , Marsh , B » V « nrm the ruth of Lewis , Pike , and Russell , who undertake to afhrm tnetiutu his reply . correspondent in Ncw-Magistebui . Biootbi and I . vjovtice . — a e \ i , h . nluorvediibov ca « thMm . T ynei . ritefcttatMTnesd » Xts ^ d ft" ! lie s ! able ^ idMeTSffSM * plojcr , Mr . Harrison , cooper and b . isKctm-i . > . bound to do , handed the boy to thc police . 0 » irway , Juiw IItil , ho » 8 S summoned to the Gateshead Police Courito give . udence against fh » boy . We quote the rtmun ^ ^ our eon ^ pondenf . letter :- 'On bring p ined u » ^ " no ^ d to tnlB an Testa « cnt was banded to me . mA 1 was ttijueitod to ^ taTO ^ an .
oathupunit . I stated that I could not do 'o . uecaus o oelitvtag it , I should not feel it to be binding upon in , consnencc . I was then asked my religion , and ou answering I »« an Atheist the magistrates present , four in number . wiM * as thougl thej hardly knew how to express their » -W "' sb" ^ " > . ' . ^ would mt John Barrass , brok * out vehemently . " An A * X ' r im anv »? keep such a dangerous character about my i > icmis « on any » o count , and the sooner Mr . Harrison is clear m J « ™ « . «\»' They added they could not take my e vidence ; aftw »' hurried me from the witness box , and out of cojii as quick ai possible . I see by tbepoHee re portin the "M ^ 0 %£ * > Of Saturday . June 12 th , that there being no other * nn *** , th * catebroke down , and thn misoner was acquitted . Mi . hrtitoi
and friends , l imagine you will think with me , that tne magic trate was overstepping his duty , when he was giving my em . ployer the uncalled for advice , to persecute mi ; a man with a sickly wife and three children . What is to ba the result , if this imperious magistrate ' s advice is to bo carried out ? tVhy , anollier group of victims scouted by society , and driven to linger out out days in a workhouse , or perhaps something worse , ana all lor what ? For being bold enough to bo honest in avowing my consciencious convictions . But I think that after faithfully serving my present f-mployer , for more than three jears , he surely will not act the disgracefully inhuman part as to heed such advice .-liouri respectfully , Jahss Hoggins , Hanover- street , Newcastle , irulv a fine sample of stupidity , bigotry , and tyranny combined . ' lint precious , Janice Shallow , Barraas , would , it seems , preter a Christian thief , to an honest man , if tha latter could not bolt the oath—swallowing test of orthodoxy : yet a thousand to one MiSiei Orthodox Barraes would lick tbo dust in presence of Christ-deny , ing Rothschild . Hoggins" would not be sworn upon the N « % v
Testament , neither would Rothschild . Wherein consists the difference ! In the all-important mattcr-mon « y ! Rothschild is plethorically rich and scheming ; Hoggins is poor stna honest . The one is patronised by lords and gentlemen , the other scouted as a dangerous character , to he punished by persecution , starvation , and death . Let us hope that Mr . Harrison is too just and sensible a man to act upon the villanous su ggestion of blustering BarrasB . DlJiocjiAcr Tiasns Bkbpotism . —Sir B . laeon , candidate for the representation of Yarmouth , haring in his address to the electors declared himself to ba ' a resolute foe to those dangerous tendencies , which begin in demo iracy and end in despotism , ' the associated Democrats of that town issued a public challewt-o to the self-sufficient Baronet , to discuss with n working man the principles he had so strongly denounced . Thc spirited conduct of the Yarmouth Democrats is an eiamp ls that should bo universally imitated . Taxes on Ksowwdob— "W * o have received No . 5 of the' Sloke-upon
Trent Monthly Narrative of Current Events , ' a monthly unstamped newspaper , published in the middle of each month , '• to try the power of Right against Might . * The ' Monthly Narrative , ' sold at the price of one penny , is published under the protection of the ~ Association for Promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge . Itis a complete journal of leading events , and well deserves the support of all inclined to lend a helping hand to free the press from Hb east fetters . No Btooor Backs . —A Mr . Greene sits in Parliament as mis-representative of the ancient Borough of Lancaster , and in tbe receHt debates on tbe Militia Bill , voted in favour of subjecting the militia to the military punishment of flogging . This has not escaped the notice of at least one of his constituents , who , under the signature of'One of the Crowd , ' has issued a placard , reminding the electors of their representative ' s (!) vote . This placard is cut out in the form of a mail ' s back , and dashed with red streaks and splashes strongly resembling human blood . After descanting on the abominable puni * hmeiv . of florging the sons of
the poor , but allowing the rich to escape , he adds : — ' One ot Mr , Greene ' s sons is a captain in the s 3 rd . Aa a commissioned officer , Captain Greene is legally exempt fr # m being flogged . I don't know that he himself ever deserved a flogging ; if he did deserve it , be did not get it , because he is the son of a rich man . Butifa poor man ' s son was forced into the militia against his will , hois liable to be flogged ; and this is what Mr . Greene has been voting for . Elector ! that smooth-tongued man will soon ask thee in soft tones to vote for him ngain , as thy representative in Parliament What should the answer be-. ? : No Greene ! No Tories ! No bloody backs !' S . Moaais , Secretary of the late Sowerby locality , desires to state , that James Mitchell , who attended the West Riding Delegate Meeting , was not the representative of any locality at Sowerby , ' as there has been no locality iu existence since 1849 . ' '¦ '¦
-. New Ross Elechos . —we have received . a lengthy comnwnucation from the pen of Martin Fleming , h * ilrush , County Clare , Ireland , which communication had been excluded from tho ' Limerick Reporter . ' Thc letter is ably penned , but is inadihissable , partly because of its bulk , but principally because it is written i- > continuauon of a . discussion concerningi which the readers of this journal hare had no previous information , All we can do is to state , that Mr . Fleming , in answer . to an anonymous writer in the ' Limerick Reporter , ' manfully and eloquently vindicates the patriotism of Mr . Gavau Duffy , mid his claims to thc confidence of the electors arid non-electors of New Ross , We beg to say , that we heartily'Sympathise with Mr . Fleming , and earnestly hope to see Mr . - Duff ; ,- one of a Spartan band elected to the Now Par'iament , to demand and compel justice—veritable ' Justice to Ireland . '
OABMStE ElECIIOM . —SIR JAMES GBAIIaM AND ' SrAUTACUS . '—A . letter which would occupy nearly a column , if printed in full , we must dispose of in a few lines . The letter is in defence of Sir James Sjvibaio , or rather an apology for those asnoiur tne peopU of CarlieU who tin our humble opiuion ) neither wisely nor well , have come to the conclusion to give their aid te make the Knight of Nctlierby , the representative of the ancient Capita ! of Cumberland . The letter is signed ' A Chartist , ' and is avowedly a reply to the stat meats of' Ppartacus . ' and published in the ' Star of Freedom , ' of June istli . De complains of that which he alleges to be an unjust attack upon Sir James Graham and his supporter ? , oi-doijeets to what he terms the stringent and most distasteful language , emplojcd in the letter of ' Spartaeus . ' The writer detests the letter opening as much as anyone , but thinks that crime attoned for by Sir James Graham ' s exertions in tho cause of Fj ee Trade , Belorro , anil Religious Liberty . The electors , he says , have but a choice of evils ; to rf ject Graham is to accept a worse . Sir James Graham opened the let ' ers , but who
furnished hiui with thom ? Was it not theno & le Lord Lonsdale , then as now , Postmaster-General . And what is the opposition candidate to Sir James Graham ? . He is the nominee of this same Lonsdale . 'So the Chartists imd working men of Carlisle will vote for the best of the two . Chartist candidates would at present only more weaken and divide our weak and divided party . ' Tho above is the substance of the letter . To give it in full would be unjust to onr readers , as gross injustice as it would be to occupy a column of t ,-ur space with matter consisting of an apology for Judas Iseariot , an eulogium on the base butcher Bonaparte . ' Wo mas ; add , that we endorse every sentiment of'Spartaeus , ' in relation to . Giaham , and we feel confident that nearly the whole of our readers will agree with us , that tbe letter alluded to was the best ' Spartaeus' has written in this journal ; indeed , a master-p ' seco of political writing . We feel bound to express onr surprise and sorrow that there should be a solitary Chartist iu Carlisle , so lost to all self respect and sense of moral and political duty , as to range himself on the side of the deno-mcei- of the Bandicra . rt ' ere we an elector of ' Jarlislef we would vote for the devil himself in preference to Sir '
James Graham . We would do better , we would rousj our fellow-townsmen to bring forward ' Spartaeus' ( W . J . Linton ) as ' the people ' s candidate , ' to confront on the hustings the bloodstained letter-opener . Where are the chivalrous Chartists of ' 30 ? Where is Hanson , the wearer , ( a man who , f > r intel . lectual power , might well claim to appear , not only on the hustings , but iu the Legislature , as one of the representatives of l » bow ) > Cannot he do something to save the worhingmen of Carlisle from the infamy of aiding the election of ( he English Foneht —the degraded tool of thc Neapolitan Vampire ? Cusistopheb Thobk . —Received . Thinks . TV " . Bbowjj , Camclford . —Received . Thanks . yr . CAHPUHjfor .-Send your address , and we vullhand yonrnote to the writer of the paragraph . Mr . J . Grambt requests ub to acknowledge the sum often snilUncs from Halifax , per G . J , iinruey . West Ridiko Dewoate Meeting . —We have rcceivsd two communications—one from David Dawson , and the other from James Dawson-donying the statements made by some persons in Hahlajt , with reference to the election of John But * son as a delegate , they both declare the analysis of the delegation published in another journal to be false .
A French G-Entleman, Graduate Of The
A FRENCH G-ENTLEMAN , graduate of the
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aa ac luemy ot uesiancon , ; and ospenMiccd . ia tuition , wishes for an engagement as TUTOlt , or for a situation as teacher of Hie French « nd German languages . Having been a solicitor , the above gentleman would be glad of employment as clerk in a solicitor ' s ov tradesman ' s office . Veiy good references . Address to L . B „ at Miss Gnsson ' s , 07 , Nicliols-sauare , Haeknev road , London . . " ¦«" - »* 3
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TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF NOTTINGHAM . & ENTLEMEN , —In soliciting the honour of your Votes at the next Election , I am bound to give an explicit declaration of my political opinions ; nnd , in so doing I shall endeavour to avoid that . disgraceful quibbling and vague generalities so frequently resorted to in 1-dection Addresses . Such , for example , As I am for a liberal extension , 4 c ., ' without saying how liberal or how far ; 'Imn for tlio gradual reform of abuses in Church and State , ' without saying how gradual ; or where the abuses are ' A friend to a sound and religions Education , ' meaning nothing and app lying whatever you please to imagine ^ But with reinrd to myself , I frankly , and uudifguisedly declare that I am for Manhood Suffrage , considering the man even as a niera animal more worthy to be represented tliau even the Ten-pound House orth * Forty-iiiiiiiuif iroeinml , I am for the Bivllot , as an expedient to preserve Electors from the intimidation or undue influence of Landlords , Cotton-lords , and Money-mongers . I am for the Abolition of all Preptrty Qualifications , both in the " Elector and the Elected—the former for the grounds already stated , the latter to permit Electors to return whom they please as their
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TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER . J Gentlemen , HAVING- been assured that you aro not prepared to allow your political rights to I c disposed of / as by private contract , I pledge myself that you shull have an opportunity of recordins your votes in favour of an independent candidate . As time is precic- ' us , I proceed at once to lay before you a brief statement of my political opi » ions , A Radical Reformer on tbo broad principles of religious , civil , and commercial freedom , I contend that the people is tho only legitimate source of power , and that , as all wealth is the produce of labour , thc workman should partake of the fruit of his o-. in indiuti-y . In Parliament I shull vote for Manhood Suffrage , the Ballot , Annual Elections , Equal Electoral listriets , and the Abolition of Absurd Property Qualifications . A Free Trader in the fullest acceptation ofthe tsrm , I Ivpeto see a truly liberal policy adopted in our rela-. iona v . ith foreign coantries ; for in the close and intimate alliance of the peoples will be found the surest bond of universal peace . I am , gentlemen , your obedient servant , Reform Club , June 22 . Wiixuh Coninoiujt .
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THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE . A feir complete sets of the Fbiend of the Peopie of 1852 , stitched in a wrapper , are on sale . Price One Shilling and Sixpence each set . Odd numbers to complete sets to be had of the nuoUsUer . T 1 L 5 RED REPUBLICAN AND FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE . ( First Series , ) A very few seta of the Reo RtrcBticia and Fmssd ov tbe People , 1851 , neatly bound in cloth , one vol ,, price 6 s . Gd ,, may be had Oi the publisher . London : James Wat * on , 3 , Queen ' s Head-passage , Paternosterrow .
The Stir Of Fseedom 8atvruav, June 26, 1853.
THE STIR OF FSEEDOM 8 ATVRUAV , JUNE 26 , 1853 .
Notice! To Newsagents And Subscribers. I...
NOTICE ! TO NEWSAGENTS AND SUBSCRIBERS . It will be fresh in the recollection of our readers that the ' Star of Freedom ' was commenced by an amalgamation of the ' Friend of the People' with the 'Star' ( or ' Northern Star ') . The business of the ' Northern Star ' had ever been conducted on a bj stem'totally at variance with the general rule of newspaper business . Long-standing credits were give , n , and so general was this system that it must bo a matter for wonder how the 'Northern Star' maintained its ground under such
disadvantageous circumstances . It enjoyed for many years , however , a most extensive circulation , and consequently a considerable weekly income resulted despite the credit that was given . At last , however , it was found that for tbo Northern Star' to maintain its position , ready money should be the only system henceforth to be adopted . Attempts were made to abolish tho credit system , which seems to havo failed , and , thus , from week to week , under the baneful influence of that system , the « Northern Star' declined , The 'Star of Freedom ' was commenced with a determination to do business only for ready money . To some extent this was carried out , but at last wo find that we have suffered by cot adhering more strictly to the terms of our first circular , announcing the advent of this journal .
Our readers and Agents must see the necessity , not to say justice of immediate payments . when we say that the Stamp Office people will not let us owe them a penny , indeed ,, we have to pay for stamps in advance . The cost of printing ,, paper , correspondence , wages , and expenses of all kinds have to be , and are , met by us weekly . We are determined to avoid' incurring debts , and , therefore , wo have decided upon maintaining our honour by at once ending a system which is productive o f great inconvenience , and which ^ if continued , would destroy the paper . Even the ' Times / with its immense capital and enormous circulation , could not exist were its proprietors to do business on tho credit system . We wish our Agents and Subscribers to understand that it is our
firm , though respectful , determination not to forward copies of the 'Star of Freedom , ' after this week , unless payment accompanies each order . Wo feel assured that no well-wisher to this journal will object to a decision so reasonable , and are persuaded that no IviiQ friend will desert us for making an arrangement which all other journals insist upon , and without which , failure must be inevitable . That which we require is only just and reasonable , to be done unto as we do by others . ' "VVe pay as we go on , week by week , and we must look to those who take the paper to do the same . By thus acting our friends will maintain the'Star of Eraedom , ' and we shall maintain the good reputation and fair fame of Democracy .
If after this notice any of our readers should be unable to obtain the « Star of Freedom' of their ordmary agent , they will « know the reason why ; ' and if they will communicate with us , we will instantly arrange , either that they shall be supplied by some newagent , or direct from our publishing office , pr Postage Stamps taken in payment . Money Orders to be addressed to John Bezer , 183 Fleetstreet , London , made payable at the Post ' Office , Strand . '
Australian Independence. The Factions Ne...
AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENCE . The factions never learn anything . The Tory Government of to-day is as blindly foolish , as ignorant , and as insolent as the men whodismemce ' ntur emP ' ° towardBthe latter en « of the last Last week Lord Naas presented to the House of SsoMhfff " ^; . 111 th ? Legi 8 lativ * Counci of A ew South Wales . This petition ( or rather derrand for he manl y inhabitants of the colony SS much spirit to J * for that which is tfflart ri «* X courage ' to rZ t ^ ZLe T Sl ^ escapes from tho h « w „ iT i tynmt , when it o «^ £ ^ « £ ! of ariatocrati *
thSTLtim S 0 f S , - " **»¦» > own Widatnr ?„ . t ? 1 IonistB » through their in whaSw tfev ^ Sl * ^ J * ** *?» - and tion without wpr ^^ t'h r ! TOlllU 0 D ' ' ThattnXfl " havo « o repiSJS ? ta f } ? fftBn y' « nd as they they will not a oT S ? J ™ Imperial Pal * ™ > Government iTmav 11 , « ? " * % * ' ° r tho Exccutivc the head of VJ ^ T ! ' alIow to be placed , at ? s !^ i' ^ L T r vz ^ s th
and cl 2 en bv « , ?• T ^ ™ ' * Colonists , netent SefoL t . mhabit »^ of tbo colon y , comttXrKSI » £ * *»* . «< ia , of Thor havo nil i the reProsentatives . they Sowed t « T beca alWed *> d ° " . nor are reSes to thT T ^ ° y have beeQ blessed < ' > stiU rZt !? i ? ^ Ptfo" t flat are generated in the ffi iSlT ** ' C 0 Urts « aud a veady to inl IT he P ° sperous industry of the people , and devour Us fruits . The Australians are ate ^
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such . Over and over asain trmv l , „„« . "—' with the insensate r ^^^ SS ^ agamat this system of injustice andirntathSL f " butall their remonstrances have been uS 7 ' ] treated with open contempt , while no offw h take „ ] ace m the abominable system of rohhnvv , misrule Feeling themselves rapidly growiB 2 l Z * powerful people , they have now address ? ' , Home Government a protest stronger una nZ ¦ dignant than any of those which have so huitu f preceded it , demanding immediate justice , and tu ' toning rebellion and separation , if that iustWh , ' concord . If we had a Qwmatutl ^ t 1 arhament-inspired with thc spirit of patriot - and nationality , this demand and warning would 1 ,, been received with anxious attention , and sVu
Government and such a ParlUmpnt . «» . u i ... a government and such a Parliament would havoV themselves to tho task of conserving our Austral : ' dominions by attention to their prayers , bv rod- ? nig their wrongs , and healing the footings of iriiT * tion and hostility that havo been excited in tho n T of the Colonists . The petition of the Le « isK ' \ New South Wales was received in a ^ S ? manner . Contumely and insult marked its reee ! tion ; those members opposed to the desires of tl Colonists fiercel y denouncing their opinions JLf those who protend attachment to the cause of frcednn meanly sought to deny or palliate the manly < J monts and language of the petitioners . "
In claiming the revenues arising from the w-ist lands as their property , and which they alone Wi right to expend , the Colonists spoke ofthe QUFvv " the trustee of these lands . Mr . Disraeli w jft j- . f spittle sycophancy , protested against the ' impro « rSv of terming the Queen the mere trustee of | ier „ ' dominions . ' Thus , to curry favour at eonrt b flattering insolent monarchv and its insensate gitrf lites , whom in his heart he despises , this base l . , ); tical mountebank would insult the Australian cX nies , risk the loss of one of our most valtt . lu | " dependencies , and raise a feeling of hostility to tl ! mother country in the minds of those hard y settler ! who would otherwise be the most able to eiirN * and strengthen the British empire . "
Is it really decreed that Britain shall fall ? gj „ that mighty power , encircling the world , which W been the work of many generations of brave an , intelligent men , be undermined and destroyed bv I pack of knaves and imbeciles , who seek to gratifv their mean and selfish ambition , their rapacity m foolish vanity , utterly heedless of the fatal consequences of their conduct to the honour and pover of their native land ? If there be no change we cannot out iaJi . ihe cowards and seJf-seekins' fnfnv „ p ,..
who have obtained possession of the nation ' s material power , are constantly so acting , as ultimatelv to accomplish the overthrow of British supremacy the fall of British power , and the destruction of tile British empire . One thing alone can save us , and raise anew the glory and power of our nation . It is the interference of the people—a radical and UR . sparing revolution , which would cast down the con .
temptible things who are destroying the national greatness , and dishonouring the national name . If we had but such a storm to clear the political atmosphere from the impurities generated by a long con . tinuance of oligarchical misrule , to sweep f or ev er away all the tyrants and incapahles , we would see the commencement of a new and more glorious era for onr country . Then Australia , free as ourselves , would hav e no desire to separate f rom us , nor would have anyrea « oa for hostility to the country that f ormed the central
link ot the great federation of Ansrlo-Saxon republics . An equal , not a slave , Australia would ch > to Britain , and labour with her to develop the f ree - dom , intelligence , and happiness of humanity . But if the spirit of our people has been so tram pled out by misery and oppression , if the desire for liberty and the energy necessary to obtain it have been extinguished within them , we cannot blame the Australians should they desire to acquire'freedom for themselves , and determine to sever the bonds winch
bind tbem to the slave-peopled fatherland . Such a course they must and will take , if we be too cowardly and degraded to overthrow the imperial tyranny . The future Australian republic will be a refuge and a home for those of our workers in the cause of the people , whose souls shall continue to yearn for liberty , should they ever he ( which God forbid ' . ) compelled to abandon in despair the people of the British Islands , as debased wretches , hopelessly sunk in slavish degeneracy .
The Heign Of Hypocrisy. These Days Are D...
THE HEIGN OF HYPOCRISY . These days are days of cant . Opinions are dying out , at least the old ones are , and the new have not yetspvung into life . Above all , our rulers are the veriest slaves o f hypocrisy and bigotry . We have long ceased to look to them for principles—for political or religious opinions ; we have learned to lookto them onl y for shuffling and canting pretence . Bui the chivalrous Tory Government havo turned the bigotry around them to account . They have seized upon the rampant hypocrisy of the day as a means of gratifying their hereditary passion for oppressing the pooplo , and the natural hatred they feel for every attribute of Freedom in man—liberty of speech , and of action , and liberty of thought they would if thev could suppress also 1
The Czar of the Home Office , Mr . Secretary W . u pole , has issued an ukase , forbidding all public preaching and discussion in Bonner's-field . For a long time it has been customary for large numbers of working-men , and others , to assemble in Bonner'sfields , for the purpose of holding discussions ou politics and theology , and to hear addresses from lecturers . To do this was a sin—a verv great siu in tho eye « of the immaculate Tory Secretarv of State .
Why should working men go to acquire knowledge for themselves and teach each other in Bonner ' sfields , while empty pews awaited them in fee churches , and solemn clergymen were willing to teach them all their duties towards Heaven and towards earth—love and obedience to GOD-k ™ and obedience to Cjjsar ? Was it to be suffered that those noble British workmen , who have solo pgand gallantly supported our ' glorious institutions , ' who
nave laboured go industriously and contentedly to uphold on apinacle of wealth and luxury that brilliant aristocracy , who have graciously conde sceflded to charge themselves with all the rights and Iiberfie * and honours of the country ; and who have generously * encouraged industry , ' by ' spending their money amongst them ' were these men to be allowed to try mutual teaching , whereby new and heretical thought ' might be generated and developed in their minds , and 'dangerous and subversive doctrines' destroy tha blessed ignorance of the mass of contented sl aves . No such thing . The people of this land must bo kept in their old allegiance to that holy trinity—Respectability , Cantand Hypocrisy — j
, , w * * —~ r *» v «* wj < I'll It remains to be seen whether our people are stm the abject slaves of this deity ofthe past , or are » ig » souled enough to sternly stand by their rig hts as Englishman , and as men and claim to have liberty of public meeting—liberty of conscience and of speecB for all . Mr . Secretary Walp oie dares to Bet up his op inion as the standard of truth ; and not only denounces «» who presume to differ from him as immoral a « d ° il 13 phemous , but actually claims tho right to silence sud by force—by the strong arm of the Government *' power ! . .
This Bonner ' s-fields affair is a matter of no S "S consequence to one and all of the people of this country . A Secretary 0 f State presumes to ma " himsefa jud ge of opinion , and to deny the rig ht ot assemblage and free expression of their thoug hts »» all those who do not implicitly believe what he be « heves , or what he says he does believe , without question or scrup le . It is an insolent a 9 sni » jf > » and , if submitted to , will form a dangerous precedent . Is it possible that there is amongst us any mf f base as to submit to such an assumption ? Can h" £ lishmen , who so much boast of the persona ! ng « nd liberties
a that have been handed down to if * Horn their ancestors , have so degenerated as to fllw * the moat sacred of those rights to be tramp led upon 7 "' Contemptible JDowning-street tyrant ? «* do not believe it . We believe that when their attw tmn shall have been called to the real state of » J cose , the people will loudly express their indig ^ * Rt such an abominable attempt at usurpation » tney do not so , they will be utterly unworthy to W wf' wel 1 deserving the most slavish joke Walpoib could impose . , „ , Hypocrisy and bigotry do indeed rule , an « have need to be wat -hful in order to repel their coR '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 26, 1852, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_26061852/page/4/
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