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^^ MANCHESTER . . _ M EETING AT TIIE HALL OF SCIENCE TO cFEA Vv £ THE CONVENTION AUD HEAR THE itf ^ UTiOXS ADOPTED BY THAT BODY . . vht o ' clock the spacious building was filled , j Mr Daniel Donovan was called to the chair . f £ « resolution s that were passed at the convention . ^ submi tted in the order in which they appear in *^ fc Clark moved the iirst resolution and spoke as Mr Chsirman and working men of Manchester , — Tl * e jutyof moving the first resolution having dev lived upon me , I proceed to the performance of U Z-jtaa- " **^ * of pleasure , as lam sure it will Ticet wfth the unanimous approval of the meeting , « e « . { ii 2 that it calls upon you to agitate for nothing < auit ' the Fcank ; * s Charter , whole and entire , ( toad cheers . ) This is the time when wc are in ho-^^^* " ^~ — -.- * . - ** i fir * i o tni ? Th
-, onr bound to stand by our Charter —( hear ) , —our Morions Charter . ( Cheers . ) We are told that wc | je wrong in pressing for the whole of the Charter at <* ee , that we « ught to a-k for a little at a time ; but as he thought it contained nothing more thanjustice , jic for one would not agitate for anything less , and jje was imeressed with the belief that such was the ceut inient -of every man in the meeting . ( Cheers . ) jhcre were strong reasons vdvy they should now make inowtt & eir determination not to lag in their exertions satil they consummated the glorious work of man s regeneration . ( Cheers . ) Others were bidding for tbrir support in favour of dim-rent measuresfree trade , for instance , was paraded before their senses , as a great boon- He cautioned tliem to be
aware of the juggle , fur even those who relied upon jjjo scheme , as a panaceafor allVMr ills , would find , that after the accomplishment of that trick , that they would then be as powerless as they now arethc slaves of capitalists and profit-mongers—voteless , moneyless , and landless . With the accomplishment <» f the Charter matters wonid be entirely different ; ifcey would , in that case , as labourers , have the po wer io return men to the Senate Eouseto make laws to -protect lahonr , which was the poor man ' s only properry , and which , when protected , insured the safety of the lives and property of every one in the state . He would not trespass longer upon their attention , hut conclude by moving the resolution . Mr . Leach seconded it in one of those simple but
eloquent details of labour ' s wrongs for which he has become celebrate *! . Thus the whole fact , my friends , is , that the aristocracy of capital have too much , ind the people have ton little of their own produce ; it will scarcely be believed that one man is performing as much work as it took 7 , 300 to perform seventyeight years ago —( great sensation , )—and witl am man tell me how free trade is to give to the working classes their share in this improvement , as they call it . ( Cheers . ) I believe nothing but making Jaw > for ourselves can do it . and , therefore , I heartily second the resolution . The resolution was put anil carried unanimously . - Mr- Bairstow , on presenting himself to move the second resolution was loudly cheered . He said ,
tLpresent is an evemful crisis , to be made valuable 01 disastrous , according to the use we make of those events which faction has created —( cheers)—the factions are like figures in a panorama or a dissolving view . ( Cheers . ) Russell finds that he cannot get all to agree with him in his free trade views because he won t go the wliolehog , and so he cannot form ail administration , aud dissolves in the view . ( Laughter . ) Sir Robert Peel will have to throw the Duke over the left before he can form a cabinet , as iie won ' t badge , so we must have another dissolution . We , the people , it appears , ateat length , to constitute the panorama , so we ought to feel as if we were responsible , even for their blunders , and try to prepare ourselves manfully for that responsibility , and press
onward to action . ( Cheers . ) However they may all coalesce for a repeal of the Corn Laws , they are all sworn enemies to the producing classes , because they aredeprivedof the franchise , and with them poverty is the curse of the world , and property is the God of ibeir adoration . ( Cheers . ) So we must maintain a movement distinct and separate , which will pull down their unjust god and place ourjust God , equitable distribution , upon its thr « ne , ( Loud cheers . ) Labour must depend sole ' y upsitftself and , therefore , to the labourers alone he looked to make the straggle effective , and it was , therefore , he cordially moved the resolution . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Shaw , delegate from Loudon , said : Mr . Chairman aud fellow townsmen , I call you fellow
townsmen , though it is twenty-one years since I met you . The last day I met you was upon a memorable dayit was upon the Peterloo day . ( Groans . ) I hope yon haven ' t forgot it , I never shall . ( Cries " Nor we , never . " ) 1 rejoice to fiud that you are determined to advocate your own principles by the mottos I sec hanging round the room . I shall now read the resolution submitted to you . You are toild to enjoy your sufferings here , in order that you may hi happy hereafter ; and yet you are asked to repeal the Corn Laws here , as a means of stopping those sufferings which sua to be your passport to eternal bliss . Now thnt , in my opinion , may be good free trade philosophy , but it is very bad morality . ( Laughter . ) Upon that subject he would merely say a word ; it was , that
no Chartist ever did attempt to oppose free trade until ; by the license our toleration had given them , they insolently attempted to place their principles in the ascendant , and to trample upou ours . Then he thought , and every honest man would think , that it was high time to test the power of right against the tyranny of might ; they did do it , right triumphed , and when the advocates of tyranny were discomfited they cried shame upon those whom their own insolence had urged to the struggle . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . West , in seconding the resolution , said—You confer great favour upon me , in calling upon me to second this resolution , as it peculiarly affects myself , as upon all occasions I have met the champion , of free trade , to place the labour-question fairly before
von , which they would not do , as they are monopolists of the bit of knowledge they possess —( cheers and laughter)—as well as of everything else . Now , he thought it was right that as the League and their lecturers mid one side of the question , that the Chartists and their lecturers should tell them the otherside —( cheers)—and while all parties are looking for their share of the triumph in the recognition offree trade principles , why , surely , it was only fair that the poor people , for whose sole benefit the goodnatured , kind-hearted creatures took all the trouble , should look their own way for their own share . { Loud cheers and laughter . ) They say the crisis lias been attributed to Richard Cobden and the free traders—( laughter)—but I am not prepared to give
them a triumph which legitimately belongs to the people . ( Cheers . ) The fact is , my friends , that the agitation for the Charter has brought the question of labour and capital prominently before the thoughtful portion of the working classes —( cheer*)—and those who had the profits on labour found it necessary to throw that burden which was placed upon their shoulders on some other stalking liorse- ; - ( laughter)—and so they clapt it upon the back of free trade . ( Cheers , ) Sow , my friends , it is all noneense for them to blink that real question which must fee discussed , and decided , too , before an arrangement can be come to , or an adjustment made . The fact as , thev stand in the same relation to each other as parent and child—labour is the parent , and capital is
the child—and , upon my word , as the child has become nndutiful , we must remind it of the commandment proclaimed on the Mount : ' Honour thy f . ither and thy mother , that thy days may be long in the land , which the Lord thy God has given thee . { Loud cheers . ) 2 u > w , working men , I think that the commandment wjtich says that , would give us , the parent , the privilege of keeping a little strap by outside , to remind the child of its duty when it becomes refraetorv . ( Cheers . ) Now , I'll tell you one thing that I tell my child ; I tell him that it takes the labour of a million men , at twelve shillings a week each , to pay the interest upon our child ' s extravagance in the shape of a national
debt and if we allow only three to a family—and vou can't have less than a man , and a wife , and one thicken—vou will sec that this debt entails misery npon three millions . ( Cheers . ) Sow , my friends , let us to-night decide in favour of the parent by declaring for the Chartist strap , which you need only show to insure the duty of your child . ( Cbeeis . ) Ave toil four nights in the week for our oppressors , and if we were half as well disposed to oureelves , we might do it for ourselves . ( Cheers . ) There is a vhanoe come upon the land , which neither Peel or Cubdeu created—surely , they did ' nt blight the potatoe ! ( Laughter . ) In conclusion , he would say , that ther never did ospose the principles offree trade .
bat they opposed those who would turn all the profit into their own pockets ; and now , he said , if Englishmen aud Irishmen even thought they were going to be hungry—for men should not be allowed to live in terror of such danger—he would" say , open the ports , and feed the hungry , and satisfy the frightened , atid then , when that ' s over , every man in England would go for the People ' s Charter . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Dixon in moving the nest resolution siid , 1 Med noc tell you that mv heart and soul is in ihiissoludon , as I feel assured thai if the people were enfranchised they would make whatever change did cwae a national instead of a class benefit I Lacers . ; He hid opposed the League , and he thougat , as a fforkuj" man , tlmihewas notonly justified , but cahed upon to dc . so . Let anv man that doubts taeir real ejects read Mr . Ridgway ' s report and he wiu find it there admitted tliat thev want to make cheap
Wl that thev may have cheap labour , ttau tWy mar compete with the foreigner- ( Uicers . j Ti " is will * reduce the poor man ' s 2 s . to Is . * a ., ana make tha poor-man worseoifibau ever . He denied ftt ' -ie working men were monopolists . What didtney m & nonolise " hut all the poverty ? And he asserted t ' -at thev had now evinced more real dignity o . cj ..-« icterthar , ail their oppressors , when they forgo ., their . last cause of quarrel , and as the protectors and re-I'fes entatives of their own order said , ^ ow open ' ? e ports : vou shan ' t uutns in a false position .
\ U > au cheers . ] Aye , my friends , there ' s not & mg ta < ^^ v would ratherseeiustnowthan the people iaK : ng Su ch a false step as wour'd release the League irom ** responsibility ofrealising the great hopes seic 0 Mfruiafree trade . Oh , if they sould only get to
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say if hanger came upon us , it was your own friends that caused it—what a triumph" they would have . ' ( Cheers . ) The Times tells us—to tickle the landlords I —that there is no corn any where to come from— I what the devil then ' s the nse of all the bother 1 about opening the ports . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Now , brother Chartists . I'll show vou how those men blow hot and cold at the same time . I heard Cobden say in Manchester , and you all heard him say over and over again , that a repeal of the Corn Laws would give jou three loaves in place of two , new , that _ .
was to tickle your bellies —( cheers and laughter)—and I'll tell yon another thing , the York bnvs sent forme to meet Cobden and 1 met him in the great Music Saloon , and I'll tell vou what 1 heard him sayit to tickle the farmers , liesaid that if the Corn Laws were repealed to-morrow his operatives in Lancashire would not get bread , a fraction cheaper . ( Laughter , and that ' s the dod ge . ) Now what lie ( Mr . Dixon ) said was , get the Charter as quick hs you can , and then you'll get bread , and wages ; to be able to pay for it , whether it is cheap ir dear . ( Loud cheersj The resolution was seconded and carried by acclamation .
Mi' . Christopher Doyle , in presenting himself to move the fourth resolution , was loudly cheered . He said , my resolution will take but a very short time : it is framed upon the recommendation of our great leader , Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , who told us , when our last petition was so insolently treated , that he would be no party to having a further insult imposed upon the people in this Parliament , but that lie was ready to try the ' metal of every Parliament , by presenting a national petition to it as soon as possible after its re-construction . ( Cheers . ) The last petition was signed by 3 , 500 , 000 , the next would be signed by 5 , 000 , 000 , and especially if the Corn Laws were repealed , and failed in producing the golden anticipations that were looked for . He , for one , *
was for a national petition , while he was for implicitly obeying the recommendation of his greatleadcr , who had ever stood faithful to his trust —( loud cheers for Duncombe )—therefore , said Mr . Doyle , ¦ I have great pleasure In moving the resolution . Mr . Nuttall , delegate for Manchester , said he would not detain them long—that the resolution had his most cordial support , and he would just remind tkem that the poor capitalists —( laughter)—met at Manchester to-day , and subscribed the small amount of £ 59 , 000 to redress their grievances ; and let the working men only subscribe a farthing each , where their oppressors subscribed a thousand pounds , and the poor man ' s farthing would beat the rich man ' s i gold . ( Cheers . ) He had much pleasure in seconding the resolution .
Mr . Bell , of Hey wood , in supporting the resolution , said—I am not a speaker , I am an actor . There are plenty of speakers upon this platform ; but I will re mind you that it is not the £ 59 , 000 , nor fifty-nine hundred thousand pounds , that will frighten the aristocracy of England ; it is the rotten potatoes thathasfrightened lli < m . ( L-md cheers and laughter . ) He would tell them were the hitch was—the landed aristocracy and the money aristocracy were afraid that the people who worked and starved would wonder when they < aw those that didn ' t work live sumptuously in the midst of working class want . ( Tremendous cheering and " That ' s it , Bell . " ) He'd tell them a story . There was an old lady once that had a daughter , and being taken ill , the daughter ran for a parson , and not being at home she went to another shop —(
laughter)—where she found one , and she brought him with her . ^ The second came off to the lady , when he received the message , and as he was going in the first chap was coming out , and they bumped their heads together . "Did your head crack ?" said the one . "No , " said the other . "Then it ' s empty , " was the replr . " Did your head sound ?" said the other chap . "No . " "Then it's hollow !" ( Roars of laughter . ) Each party looks to his own interest ; and let them see if they could ' nt take a leaf out of their book , and show them that they have an interest of their own to look after . Don't you see that they always use you to do their own job , but they tell you it is yours —( great laughter and cheers ) —and then , when you do it for them , they let you < ro
about your own bv yourselves . ( Ilear , hear , and "that ' s it ! " ) Now , behold this great , this mighty , this intellectual meeting ! and where ' s the press to report its proceedings ? My friends , that will be the very rock the ignorant aristocracy will split upon . They let us do our own business , in the hope of concealing our strength , and then , when we gather it up , they'll find it difficult to put it down . Thank God we have our own press here , that never neglected us , the Northern Star . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Now working men , as I told you , I was no speaker . ( Laughter . ) I have much pleasure in supporting the resolution . The speaker resumed his seat amid thunders of applause , and his speech was not surpassed by any of that night .
The resolution was then put [ and carried by acclamation . Mr . G . Wheeler had great pleasure in moving the next resolution , as it entirely coincided with his own feelings ; it not only recommended the people to he prepared with fitting candidates at tlie next election , but it further directed the attention of the several parties to the great objects the . Chartist party had in view . Now the Ten Hours' Bill should , in his mind , be a paramount desideratum with the working classes . ( Cheers . ) True he had not an equal opportunity , with those who lived and toiled amongst the slaves , of judging of the mere labour portion of the question , of the value of which however all could form a pretty correct estimate ;—( hear , hear , )—but he would base it upon a higher pretension—upon
intellectual grounds ; and he was prepared to prove that , if the time sought was applied to reflection , it would be impossible much longer to preserve one single abuse of which the working class complained , ana upon whieb . their oppvessMS grew rich . ( Cheers . ) Had they not already tested the value of this great privilege . No , he would not call it privilege , he would call it a right . A right which should not be slightlyabandoned . Now he would instance one of its effects . At the last general election for Wigan , Tory Wigan , Mr . Dixon placed himself between the two false expounders of two false faiths . He had neither irealth nor pretensions ; he used argument as his only weapon ; and upon referring the claims of the respective parties to an unprejudiced public , Mr . Dixon was proudly declared to be duly elected as the
representative of Wigan . ( Loud cheers . ) Well , then , was not this a great triumph ? and would not a great manv sach triumphs be so many of our points achieved ? " ( Cheers . ) You have read , my friends , of an ancient great mathematician ; he said , that if he had a fulcrum hi could raise the world with a proper lever . Now , then , they had found the fulcrum ; the land was their fulcrum ; public opinion and the Northern Star , conducted by their champion , O'Connor , was the lever that would raise the working classes from their degradation , p lace them upon tlie laud , and give them their Charter to protect it . ( Loud cheers . ) As they were to have the land , then let them look for a participation in its representation with those who had unjustly withheld it from them . Mr . M'Grath . in rising to second the resolution ,
was received with deafening cheers . He said , —My friends , the resolution contemplates a general election , which we have every reason to expect , and it asks you not to be taken unawares when the time arrives when Peel and Russell bid for public opinion preciselv what may be its value on that day . You have heard of Peel ' s sliding scale . Did you ever hear of Lord John ' s sliding scale ? and did you ever understand that his was created by the Chartist agitation ? You know , my friends , that those gentlemen always bid for you as little as they think you'll take , ar d the less the better . ( Cheers . ) Now let us see how little Lord John has slided . His first slide was to the Ten Hours' Bill . ( Cheers . ) His second slip was from coercion to justice to Ireland . ( Cheers . ) His thud slide was from twenty years ' obstinate resistance to an 8 s . fixed duty . His next was downwards to a 2 s . duty ; and when the ground was too slippery for him there , he slid on to a total repeal ; and if we only make the ground slippery him
under his feet , now that slippery Peel has put out , he'll never stop sliding until he slides upon the ice of Chartism . ( Loud cheers . ) My friends , this resolution also calls upon you to support your own Charter . ( Cheers . ) It further calls upon you to bring back your loved exiles , Frost , Williams , and Jones , from banishment —( tremendous cheering)—and once more restore them to the bosoms of their disconsolate families . It also pledges you to the support of the Ten Hours * Bill . ( Loud , cheers . \ nd firstly , my friends , to the question of detail which is nearest the throbbing heart of every true born Englishman , aye , and Irishman , and Scotchman , I mean the restoration of our banished patriots . ( Loud cheers . ) Every roan throughout the land will make it a labour of love to sign a petition for their release , and now mark , my friends , the just grounds upon which wc have reason toanticipate a favourable response , and which ought to give us strong hope of thplr restoration . Firstly , the present Lord Chief
Baron , Sir Frederick Pollock , was their leading counsel , and asserted their innocence ; Mr . Kelly , the oresent Solicitor-General , was also their counsel and also vouched for the illegality of their conviction ; tEr Se , after a bungling aud illegal tri , l , because tueir counsel , and two of the judges who tried them , dec ared it was illegal ; however , my friends their case was submitted to the judgment of the fit teen iud-es sitting in error to correct any technical in . ormattiesbv which man ' s life or liberty may be un-• Sv taken away . Well , friends , a large majority Se judges of the land declared their innocence ; but the Whigs , to mark their triumph over an agita-X that destroyed them , tore our honoured pttaoto from us an d condemned thcmtoafelon ' s land toassociate with felons . Great sensation . ) Again . friends , the Canadian rebels , as they arc callee , who were taken with armsin their hands ( . fig htingajanst le-ntlmacv , were pardoned ; and forgive nie , , dea frSmALifi say . that if the English people evince "
the same courage and resolution towards tucir icaiersthat the Canadians did , the same result would have followed . ( Loud cheers . ) But friends , even ' hat is not all ; there is another tribunal to which there is an appeal alter the law has run its winding course an appeal tfrouj li iLe people's repiesenfa tS the monarch ; that appeal was made , and flSrote of one maii . or rather the want of the vote Jf oneVan , Mr . Daniel O'PwnflB-ferwM w «
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I « i w ' ? JV eU f" ? " ^ at the next election then , Sfimr t * 2 i f ti 0 n u' ^ P etiJ <™ > let us , for S ? h fL ^> let the grants know that we watch but the time for their deliverance and that that much longed-for hour has now arrived . ( Tremendous cheering ) If you make it a point , Peel and Russell will bm for it , but we must make it a part of any adjustment that they propose , for mark , friends , if we left the adjustment to them , it would be like the adjustment the Irishman imposed upon ids horse . An
irishman once rode a very meagre nag a great distance to market to buy a sack of potatoes ; well , he bought the eacK of potatoes , but he was afraid the horse would not be able to carrv him and the potatoes , so he put the potatoes upon his own shoulder and mounted the horse , thinking that he had relieved him of the burden . ( Roars of laughter . ) Now , my friends , just so with Peel and Russell ; they'll keep the burthen upon your backs , whatever hack you ride . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Friends , I have great pleasure in seconding the resolution .
Mr . Rxiberts , on coming forward to support the resolution , was received with cheers and wavin ° - of hats , which lasted a considerable time . He said , my friends , - he must indeed be a bold man , who would net feel some diffid ence iu addressing such a meeting , and after such speakers ; " but" said he , " my work has usually been allotted to me by fate , whether cast at Lancaster , Stafford , or opening the ports of Salford . ( Roars of laughter and cheers . ) 1 have undertaken tlie several parts assigned to me cheerfully , and I am in part repaid for all , by seeing the noble army of Chartists flocking with as much resolution as ever around the standard of those honoured principles which I , for one , will never desert . ( Great and enthusiastic cheering . ) I confess that I had some misgivings as to the manner in which the
principle would sustain itself through the last fortnisrht of political change ; but now , thanks be to God , my apprehensions are dispelled , my fears are banished , and my faith i ? confirmt-d , as the people are still true to their own principles . ( Cheers . ) Yes , you see here before you to-night ' your noble array of martyrs unabated in ardour , undiminished in numbers , and undying in resolution . ( Loud cheers . ) When leaders sec their troops so bent upon conquest it is enough to make them speak treason . ( Cheers . ) That is what the law calls treason . I have spoken sucu treason , Feargus O'Connor lias spoken such treasoa , and mayhap we may both be compelled to speak itdgain ; but I know not of which class , whether Whig treason pr Tory treason , far every faction erects its own capricious standard . ( Cheers . ) I was a Whig
traitor , O'Connor was a Whig and Tory traitor , but thanks be to God we are neither of us Chartist traitors . Yes , in my humble way , I have spoken treason . vithout being a traitor . ( Cheers . ) Your resolution is a wise one ; it says that the Ten Hours' Bill is one of the details of Chartism , or ene of the benefits that is to result from it ; and 1 am of opinion that the Tory who will vote for a Ten Hours' Bill wili be more squeezable into a Chartist than the Whig who pledges himself to vote for free trade . ( Cheers . ) It is my conviction that the man , whatever his politics or political name may be , who will vote for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones , has more Chartist blood in his veins than the man who votes for free trade . ( Loud cheers . ) I don't apprehend that abandonment of Chartist priaciuks that haunts some
men s minds in favour of any crotchet , provided they are placed prominently before the people . I will illustrate what I mean by a story , and as Bell has told a story , and as M'Grath has told a story , I don ' t see why I should not telf my story . ( Laughter . ) Well , then , my story is this—once upon a time an olil maiden Jady got a barrel of sour ale , aud , notwithstanding all fier precautions she found that barrel after barrel went . Well , she tried one lock upon the cock , and two locks upon the cock , and all would ' nt do ; at last she tried what virtue there was in a Chub Ioc-k , and she found that that , would ' nt do ; and all failing , She took council of her footman , and said , John how is it that the ale goes so fast—what am 1 to do to prevent it ? Why , an' please you , mam says John , I'll tell you—Put a barrel of good strong October along side of it , and not another drop of it will ever go . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Now , then , always keep the strong October of Chartism alongside tlie swipes of free trade , and it will remain untapped for
ever . ( Renewed laughter and cheers . ) Sow , my friends , I am not one of those who is ashamed to learn out of a new grammar , and I have my grammar here ; it is written by Feareus O'Connor ; it it > his admirable work on Small Farms , and as I got it from John Murray , it is my pleasure to call it Murray ' s Grammar . ( Hear , hear . ) As this grammar treats of the relative value of potatoes and turnips , giving the preference to the potatoe . I shall compare the Tories to the potatoe , and the Whigs to the turnip —( cheers and laughter)—and , as Mr . Bell has observed that the potatoes have caused all the hubbub , and brought both Whigs anu Tories to book , I shall now read for you the extract from my grammar , which conveys my reason for preferring the potatoe to the turnip . Mr . O'Connor says , " 1 prefer tiie potatoe to the turnip because it is jifcST for fim 3 hi . no THE beast . " Roars of laughter , and c ' reers , and shouts of " the Whig beast . "in the midst of which Mr . Roberts resumed his seat .
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously . , - Mr . Tattersall , delegate for Burnley , rose to proposi the last resolution , and was received with several rounds of applause . He said : My friends , I feel m little difficulty in addressing an august , a numerous , and talented assembly like the present—I , who have no education save-that which I gleaned by robbing some hours from sleep —( cheers- )—for how else couhi I achieve knowledge ? 1 , a poor peasant boy , roaming throvjgli my native hills oi North Lancashire , an outcast from what is called civilized society , unprotected by the laws , and untutored by the state . ( Cheers . ) But ah , I was ungrateful to the law and to the state ; for I should not have forgatten that the laws of the state sent me to her Majesty ' s college ar
harkdale , where I served two years under its mihi professors . ( Loud cheers . ) Brother working men , that ' s the place to achieve knowledge , and learn experience ; but , thanks be to God , tyrants have discovered that they have not yet been able to establish a professorship for eradicating Chartist principles , or love of liberty , from the breast of the toil-worn slave . Uow many men who have nobly defended their principles here this night have received the best portion of their education in those colleges ? Here , on thitplatform , are the nobles of nature ! Men who have never deserted then . ' standard ; and proud should the men of Manchester be , to be abfe to say that their ' s is not the town for tyranny to seek its triumph . ( Cheers . ) Sir , I would apply myself for a minute to the subject matter of the last
resolution ; in that we have recommended the people to be prepared with candidates , who alone can explain our principles and our views . See the good that resulted from such a course before ; when the voices of M'Grath , West , and Bairstow , proclaimed our principles before our oppressors , they told them , sir , what I have ever believed , that the Charter is the only cure for our evils . ( Cheers . ) The press upon those occasions is compelled to report us , and tyrants are compelled to hear our advocates ; but you may go to meeting after meeting , to hear them propound their own nostrums . We listen to crotch otmonger after erotehetnnnger , and in none of their propositions dn we recognise the balai for labour ' s wounds ; but 1 am tiring you ; it ' s late , and our great champion has to come on yet . ( Cheers , and no , no ; go on , Tattersall , we'll stop till morning . ) Well , then , anothei word . I not only say that ike Charter will heal labour ' s wounds , but I further assert that it is
the only measure that will carry all that tin crotchetmongers look for . Let me point out whai will be the first day ' s fruit from this tree of knowledge . We'd begin early in the morning , not to lose time . We'd do our business first . We'd rise early , and at sun-rise we'd have the noblest vessel in our service , with "her yards manned , " and under a " royal salute , " under weigh , to return freighted with the precious cargo of patriots from their exile . ( Tipmendous cheering ' . ) At six w e'd repeal the Pool Law Amendment Act , and open the bastiles . ( Renewed cheering . ) At seven we'd pay off the national debt in tiie same coin we borroweoit . ( Roars of laughter and cheers . ) At eight we'd have the Ten Hours' Bill . ( Cheers . ) At nine we'd disband oun army . ( Cheers . ) At ten we'd open the ports , and g ive you free tiade . ( Cheers . ) So that in six hours the Charter would do more for you than Whigs or Tories would do in six hundred vcars . Then the
Charter is the ticket for soup . Look what Roberts has done for you . ( Loud eheers . ) See how he has defended tile rights of the slave . Look at the guides that you have upon this platform—guides that will show you the road to liberty and freedom , if you are hut true to your principles , and place confidence in their honour . ( Tremendous cheering , which lasted for a considerable time . ) Mr . Sweet , delegate from Nottingham , rose to second the resolution , and was loudly cheered . He said that Manchester had that night nobly preserved the proud position that it had ever stood in in the Chartist cause . lie would have news to take home that would inspire his constituents with fresh courage , and urge them on to renewed action fc-r their rights . The time was come when people learned to
call a Spade a spade , and a thief a thief , and what other designation but a thief emild be given to him who would rob him of his political rights . ( Cheers . ) We must of all things avoid any course which would be calculated to lead the noble people astray . Hethought the convention had bravely and man fully discharged their task , —( loud cheers)—and that the people would as manfuilv do their part . ( Cheers , and " We will . " ) They were not now frightened by p arty bugaboo ' s—they were not frightened now by the name of a Whig or a Tory-Chartist . He was called a Tory-Chartist because he used John Walter to beat the Whigs . ( Cheers , and " Right . " ) Aye , and he would be a Whig-Chartist , if it was necessary to use them to beat the Tories . He had much pleasure in seconding the resolution . ( Loud cheers . )
Mr . O'Connor then came forward , and was received with cheering and waving of hats . He asked who now was the most active party in the field when danger threatened , when the herald sounded US to ac-
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tion ? Russell could not gather his shattered fragments of the Whig wreck . ( Loud cheers . ) Peel epuldn t keep hl 8 Tory band together , while , infortyeight hours after the Chartist Executive had issued their writs , five and thirty delegates , fully representing the Chartist mind , responded to the call , and were every one then upon the platform to propound their policy , to submit it to public criticism , and to ask for an expression of public opinion . . ( Great cheering . ) That was the carrying out the democratic principle . That was the honourable way of performingpublic service . In one week they had propounded their policy in that hall , full of the men of Manchester , which received their cordial assent . Within the same time they had propounded it to the men of
btockport , the men of Oldham , the men of Todmorden and Hebden Bridge ; twice to the men of Rochdale , and then to the Carpentcrs ' -hall , full of Chartists , on Sunday night last , and now they were herein a body , " to submit that policy embodied in distinct and emphatic resolutions . Those resolutions had , one and all , received the individual and cordial approval of that meeting . ( Cheers and yes . ) Yes , and he was ten years younger —( cheers)—ami yet there remained another link before the chain was perfect—the determination to carry out those resolutions . Let every Chartist in this meeting hold up both hands . ( Here every hand in the meeting was proudly raised . ) Stop , said Mr . O'Connor , don't ground your arms yet , hold them up and swear with me—I swear to maintain my mincinles and those
resolutions—do you swear ? We do . Then say with me , we swear to maintain our principles and carry out our policy . ( Here every voice responded—we bwkar ! vi'fi swear !!) Then 1 am a young man again . I discharge my doctors and throw their physic to the dogs . _ lour breath has cured me . ( Tremendous cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor continued to speak at considerable length , for a report of which we have not space , and concluded by reading a letter from Mr . Duncombe , which was received with the most vociferous cheering , and resumed his seat amid thunders of applause , having first proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman , which was seconded and carried by acclamation . A collection was then made to defray tlie expenses , having first made the building risg with cheers for the Charter , Frost , Williams , Jones . Duncombe , Roberts , O'Connor , and the Eccntive .
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GREAT CHARTIST SUPPER . When the convention had closed its sittings , Mr . O'Connor invited the several delegates , together with Messrs . Murray , Leach , Dixon , and Win . Gray , of the Chartist Council , to sup with him , after the public meeting on Tuesday , at the Mosley Arms Hotel . At twelve o ' clock forty sat down to an excellent suppez ' , Mr . O'Connor officiating as kost and Mr . Roberts as vice-chairman . Never was there a more cheerful or convivial party assembled together . We have received a long and faithful report of the cheering speeches , the songs and recitations , but Thursday being Christmas-day . and our printers being anxious to make the most of it , wc are very reluctantly compelled to withhold , till next week , more than the sentiments . When the cloth was removed , Mr . O'Connor gave the first toast as follows : — " The people , may they soon possess their rights , and be , in reality , the source of all power , " upstanding and with nllthe honours .
Ihe next toast was "Thomas Slingsby Duncomba , Esq ., M . P ., the Champion of Liberty , and may he never forget the principles that placed him on the throne of his countrymen ' s affections , health , long life , and happiness to him , and may he live to see the Charter the basis of the British constitution . " With all the honors and one cheer more . The toast was eloquently responded to by Mr . M'Grath , of the Executive . The next toast was : — " W . P . Roberts . Esq ., the Miners' Attorney-General , and labour ' s most able
legal defender , and the rest of the royal family of Chartists ; and may he continue in his glorious career , making the law the protection instead of the scourge of the poor , health , long life , and happiness to him j and may he soon be placed in the House of Commons to make laws for the protection of labour . " ( Three times three and loud applause . ) Mr . O'Connor said : As I look upon Lancaster to be Mr . Roberts ' s greatest of his many great triumphs , I call upon Mr . Leach , as the oldest offender and the greatest offender ot the batch —( laughter)—to respond before we hear Mr . Roberts .
Mr . Leach responded at considerable length , after which Mr . Roberts returned thanks , in a short but racy and eloquent speech , that elicited thunders oi ' applause . The next toast , said Mr . O'Connor , is "The plugdrawers of 1842 ; and if they are to be drawers of water , may they always know the right well to go to . " ( Great laughter and cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor : I call upon Mr . Pilling , the father of the movement , to speak for his children . Mr . Pilling spoke to the toast in his usual style of simple but effective eloquence . The next toast was , " The fustian jackets , the blistered hands , and unshorn chins , " "Tiie handloom weavers , the pride of their . country , the founders and advanced guard of Chartism , " with all the honours . Mr . Daniel Donovon responded eloquently to , the toast on behalf of his order .
Tiie next toast was "Richard Marsden , the eloquent advocate of the po . r man ' s rights ; and the oppressed and distressed of all nations . " Mr . Marsden responded in a strain of heartstirring eloquence , which no man in the movement can imitate . His appeal on behalf of labour threw a gloom over the meeting which was only dispelled by Mr .. O ' Connor proposing as the next toast , " Prosperity to Ireland , and may her sons speedily see through the veil of hypocrisy that obscures their vision , " and calling upon Mr . Doyle to respond to it . The worthy Irishman soon brought the smile upon all countenances again , as he preferred picturing Ireland ' s hope to dilating upon her sorrows . The next toast was , " Richard Oastler , the unflinching advocate of labour ' s rights , the uncompromising friend of the poor ; and all those , of every political aud religious sect and creed , thatco-opcrated with him . "
Mr . Tattersall responded , doing ample justice to the sentiment . Tiie next toast was "The Restoration of Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis—may the People ' s Charter soon restore them to their native land . " Drunk with all tho honours . Mr . Mooney responded , bypassing a high eulogium upon the patriots , and inviting the delegates to arouse their districts in their behalf . Now , said Mr . O'Connor , I will give you a mournful toast , one that will cast a gloom over you ; I'll give you " The death of W ' ji ggcry , and may it never rise from its tomb . " ( Ciders and laughter . ) The next toast was "Arthur O'Connor , the Exile of Erin , and all the survivintr rebels of ' 98 . " "Who fears to talk of'OS ?" John Muiray responded feelingly to the toast , explaining what those sufferings were , against which the Irish people rebelled ; after which ,
Nicholas Canning recited an Irish tale , which elicited tremendous laughter . Daring the entertainment , Mr . Pickvance , delegate for Bolton , recited an exquisite bit of poetry in praise of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and Doyle sung an excellent song . The last toast , was " Thehealth of Mr . O'Connor , " eloquently proposed by Mr . Roberts , and which Mr . O'Connor acknowledged in a speech that elicited loud and frequent cheers '; and , at half-past four o ' clock , the party broke up in the highest possible spirits , when the several delegates proceeded to their respective districts to give an account of their stewardship .
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GREAT CHARTIST MEETING AT MANCHESTER . It being announced that Mr . O'Connor would address the people at the Carpenters' Hall , ou Sunday la *! , at seven o ' clock in the evening , long before that hour the spacious building was crammed in every part . Mr . Sutton was called to the chair ; and , after briefly referring to the object of the meeting , introduced Mr . Doyle , who spoke at considerable length upon the duty of the Chartist party at the prcent eventful crisis , and contended for the necessity of remaining as a distinct and separate body . Mr . O'Connor was next introduced , and was received with several rounds of applause . He commenced by analysing the present position of the
several political parties , and then stated-what the policy of the Executive was in the present emergency . He also reviewed what had been done by the Land Conference , and then . " -aid that , according to the old Roman practice , he felt a pride in submitting his policy , and that of his brothers of the Executive , to the consideration of the democracy in the first instance ; and , as a thorough understanding was of all things essential , he thought he was in safe hands when he appealed to the Chartist garrison , as Manchester had long been , for their adoption or rejection of that policy . What satisfied that meeting ought . and would , satisfy the Chartists of the empire . ( Hear . ) In order that there should be no flinching , no mysterious frittering away of the policy approved by thousands at the Hall of Science on Monday last , he was prepared now with the embodyment of that
po ! ic 3 % in six distinct resolutions , —( cheers)—which he would move in the convention to-inorroiv -- ( cheers ) —and to which , if any man in that meeting found any objection , now was the time to urge it for their guidance ; not to bottle it for their after-censure or condemnation . ( Loud cheers . ) He would read the resolutions slowly and distinctly , Mr . O'Connor then read the resolutions ( which will be found in the report of the proceedings of the convention ) which was carried by acclamation amid the most unequivocal and unanimous applause . Here Mr . O'Connor was interrupted by cheers from without , which were shortl y responded to within , announcmg the arrival of Mr . Roberts , who was most enthusiastically received . Mr . O'Connor continued : If I had known the Attorney-General had been so near at hand , I should have been more guarded in my expressions ,-- ( elieers and laughter)—but , as I
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know the power of my craft . to -connect good sound popular loyalty with monarchical treason , I shall say no more . ( Cheers . ) At several ' intervals ' Mr . O'Connor was interrupted in tlie 'delivering of his address by nine distinct rounds of . applause ; and we never heard a speech , even in hearty Manchester , in the most excited times , so much applauded . > - Mr . Roberts next presented himself , amid universal applause , and said that he was glad once more to be at the revival of the glorious old cause . ( Cheers . ) God forbid that he should ever live to see the day when those hands of hisshould forget that they had five times borne the Whig manacles . ( Loud cheers . ) Manacles which denoted the triumph of Chartism in the fall of the oppressor—manacles which helped to
transform a majority of 200 , first into a minority , and then into incompetency , and at last into death itself —( loud cheers)—and from which , notwithstanding Lord John Rusself s passing gleam of prosperity , it will never rise again except to be killed once more . ( Great laughter and cheers . ) lie contended for keeping the Chartists a distinct and separate party , and he hoped they did not look for good government , or expect it , except from themselves . ( Cheers . ) He hoped oppression would last until the people were so thoroughly disgusted with all factions as to make it folly for them to hope to rule by what was called good government —( cheers )—which , after all , was but the whims and caprice of faction . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Roberts spoke at considerable length , and sat down loudly cheered .
Mr . Donovan next presented himself , and said , Mr . Chairman , the resolutions moved by Mr . O'Connor are so completely in unison with the instructions my colleague and I have received from our constituents , that one , who was not aware of the contrary , would actually suppose that they were drawn up at one and the same time , and by the same hand . ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , I think the Executive are entitled to all praise for the manly and explicit manner in which they have embodied and propounded their policy . It is essential , and especially at this critical juncture , when all are asking what the Chartists will do , that thero should be no mistake , or anything left to doubt—( cheers)—and , therefore , because he
thought the object was best achieved by the moans proposed by the Executive , ho most cordially moved the resolutions read by Mr . O'Connor , for the adoption , or rejection , of that most enlightened assembly of his fellow-townsmen , and , that there might be no mistake about the matter , he cautioned those who held up their hands , that the Executive and the country would have a right to demand their hearty co-operation in giving them effect . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Nuttall seconded the resolution , and upon being put every hand in the meeting was held up in favour of them , and they were declared unanimously adopted amid deafening cheers and clapping oi hands .
Now , gentlemen , said Mr . O'Connor , you have done yourselves honour , and you have saved your glorious principles ; and let it be always borne in mind , that the Executive had the courage to submit their resolutions and their policy to the noble fellows of Todmorden and Uebden-bridge , ( no bad judges)—( cheers)—to the . men of Rochdale , and twice to the men of Manchester , and that to-morrow we submit them to a convention of your own , and on Tuesday we appear before you , the democracy , again , at the Hall of Science , where you are invited , free to criticise , and to praise or condemn ; and should the dissatisfied , or the nibblers , pick at our policy , fellows who deserted us when we were too poor to
. -upporfc them —( cheers)—and who have weakened us by desertion , should they nibble , you must bite for us , Mr . O'Connor then said , I regret that Mr . Attorney-General wishes to untrammel himself from the duties of a very lucrawve office , the treasurership of the Land Fund—( laughter)—and I wish a vote from this meeting , expressive of your desire that he should continue to hold it , and expivssive of your feelings , whether of confidence or no confidence ; all who wish , and are anxious , that Mr . Roberts should remain our treasurer , and who have entire confidence in him , hold up both hands . Here every hand in the meeting was held up , and followed , by several rounds of cheers .
A collection was then made to assist the Executive to carry out their policy , when £ 3 8 s . 5 Jd . was subscribed ; and , upon counting the money , a very handsome knife . was found amongst it , when Mr . O'Connor said I will release this knife for the noble fellow that has oeffred it . Here the man came forward , a most respectable looking person , who said , Sir , 1 came unprepared , but I feel it a boundon duty to give my . mite on the spot , and if you will accept of the knife as a present , you will confer an honour upon me . ( Loud cheering . ) Mr . O'Connor , after much hesitation , accepted the present , when , after a vote of thanks to the chairman , the vast assemblage broke up , and thirty-four new members were added to the Land Association ! Iluniun ! then ron The Charter akd the Land !
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ROCHDALhi . CfHBAT MEETING ON BEHALF OP FKOST , WILLIAMS , JONES , AND ELLIS . On Monday night last there was a splendid meeting in the Free Trade Hall , Rochdale , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for the restoration of Frost , Williams , Jones , and EUis . The hall was filled at an early hour , and at half-past eight Messrs . O'Connor , Wheeler , Clark , West , G . Wheeler , and Mitchell arrived from Manchester , to take part in the proceedings . Mr . T . Livesey was appointed to tlie chair , and introduced Mr . Ambrose Tomlinson , of Burnley , to move the first resolution , which was as follows : —
Thatthismeetingisofopimonth . it no one should he punished except in accordance with the injurv inflicted on society ; and is further of opinion that Frost , Williams , and Jones have fully atoned , by tho punishment they have already received , for the crimes alleged against tliem ; and , seeing that Gray , O'Connell , and others have been liberated , and the Canadian " rebels" pardoned , do consider that the said exiles should also DB restored to their homes and families . Resolved , therefore , that this meeting petition the House of Commons to present an address to her Majesty , praying for a free pardon to the above-named exiles .
In proposing the resolution , Mr . Tomlinson , though but a youth , made one of the best speeches it has ever been our good fortune to hear upon the subject , and we only regret that demand upon our space precludes the possibility of giving it whole and entire . Mr . Whitmore seconded the resolution , which was ably supported by Mr . John West , and was carried unanimously . The second resolution was as follows : — That this meeting aro of opinion , that Win . Sherrat Ellis was innocent of the crime with which he was charged , and that his conviction was based on evidence procured at the expense of honour and conscience . Under these circumstance ? , this meeting resolves to petition the House of Commons , to cause an address to be presented to her Majesty , praying the exercise of the Koyal prerogative for the restoration of the said William Sherrat Ellis to his country and disconsolate family .
It was proposed by Mr . Thomas Clark , of the Executive , and seconded by Mr . G . W . Wheeler . Mr , Clark said that , perhaps , as the Whigs had been the transportation committee , perhaps they would now be the restoration committee . Mr . J . Clark moved and Mr . Mitchell seconded , and Mr . T . M . Wheeler supported , the following petition , which was carried unanimousl y - . — To the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled . The petition of the inhabitants in the Borough of Rochdale , in public meeting assembled , sheweth , that your ' petitioners view with feelings of | Sorrow and comtnisseration the long and painful sentence ot transportation inflicted upon John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , John Jones , and William Ellie , for participating
in an outbreak at Newport , Wales , in November , 1 S 39 . Your petitioners believe that the time has at length arrived when clemency may be shown without any forfeiture of national justice or national interest . Your petitioners have seen with great pleasure that her Majesty ' s Government is favourably disposed to this humane measure , as evinced by the mitigation of the sentence of banishment passed upon the Canadian prisoners , taken in arms in the late insurrection in that country ; they , therefore , pray your honourable House to present an humble address to her Majesty , praying her to take the ease of these men into her consideration , and be graciously pleased to remit the remainder of their sentences , and thus restore them to their distressed wives and families . And in return for this boon your petitioners will ever pray .
After which Mr . O'Connor addressed the meeting , at considerable length , upon the position and prospects of Chartism , amid great applause . We regret that we cannot give a mere detailed account of the proceedings , while we jnay assure our friends that , if as much spirit were manifested in any other town , our friends would soon be restored . The meeting was a glorious one , and , after the proceedings were over , one young man came and paid up for a full share in the Land Society , and then about forty of the lads and lasses accompanied Mr , O'Connor tolas hotel , where they spent a few cheerful hours , tho girls singing— " We'll rally around him again and again , " and many other songs , to the great delight of the party . It " was a glorious night , and £ 2 4 s . Gd . was collected to defray expenses .
Pudlic Meetixg at Todmorde . v . —A public meeting was held on Sunday last , at Todmorden , to petition for the restoration of the exiles . Mr . R . Brook was unanimously called to tho chair , and , after an appropriate address , Mr . Wheelwright moved the adoption of the petition for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jenes . It wasjieeonded by Mr . E . Ilitchins and supported by T . Wheeler . Mr . Mooney moved one for Wm . Ellis , which was seconded br Mr . Tattersall ; Mr . G . W . Wheeler supported it . The petitions were unanimously adopted .
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DUNDEE . The annual soiree of the Christian Chartist church was held In the Thistle Hall , on the evening of Tuesday the 16 th inst ., Archibald M'Donald in the chair . The hall was crowded to excess , there being a goodl y number of the fan * sex present . The walls were hung round with a profusion of por-
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trait ami other emblems . : Alter tejv w « oiiainuau rose and rave the following , . sentiment > - Prosperity to tlie Chartist church ; may she continue t <> propagate the pure principlcs ~ of truth , and , when she ceases to do that ; may she . ' cease to exist . " The people—their , rights , and no . less ; and may the time speedily come when both the black slaves of America , and the white slaves of Britain , snau oe finally and fully emancipated from . ; . the yoke . of their iionliearted oppressors , and enjoy the . blessings pi freedom and the rights of man . " Mr . M'Crea , preacher to the above church , responded to this sentiment in-an able and enthusiastic speech , in the course of which he pointed out the ; manifold evils arisina from the state of social degradation to which ,
the working classes of this country are reduced ; the necessity that exists for a change in the present system , and said the only means by which that change can he accomplished was by the Charter . The inrat toast was : — " The memory of all departed patriots , either in this or in other lands ; and long life and prosperity to those who are yet alive , and struggling for the emancipation of the human race . " Mr . Crce , from Perth , an aged veteran in the cause of democracy , responded to tin ' s sentiment , iu a warm and energetic address ; taking a rapid review ot tho history of all the patriots , from the hevo of Switzerland up to that apostle of liberty , our late and lamented friend , John Duncan , lie passed high oulogiums on the characters of Emmett , and other Irish patriotsnot forgetting Arthur O'Connor . He
re-, membered seeing Arthur O'Connor and his fellow prisoners passing thr . mgh Perth , under a guard of dragoons , on their way to Fort George , and so _ strong and warm was his youthful enthusiasm—which old age had not yet cooled—that ho actually proposed a rescue . However , all that ho could accomplish was , to obtaii one approving smile from the patriot , as they cheered him for the good cause for which he was suffering . After the speeches came- the soul-exhilarating music . ' " Come Liberty , come , " " Scots wha hac wi' Wallace bled , " and "The people ' s Anthem , " were received with rapturous applause . Mr . M'Crea gave— " O'Connor ' s welcome to Scotland , " which was deservedly applauded . "The Exile of Erin , " by Messrs . Young and High ; the "Flower of
Dumblanc , " by Mr . Itabb ; " Loud roar'd the People ' s Thunder , " and "Will ye come to the Bower , " & c > were executed iu a style beautiful beyond description . Other songs aud _ recitations , ad infinitum , followed in rapid succession , while the intervals were well filled up by Mr . Kidd , on his organ . Altogether , it was one of the most brilliant soirees we have yet seen , and augurs well for our cause . The company did not break up till rather past the " wee short hour ayont the twall , " after giving votes of thanks to the chairman , Mr . Cree , from Perth , and ' the other contributors to the hilarity of the evening . The refreshments were provided by Mr . Robertson , of the Railway Coffee-house , Duck-street , and , it is unnecessary to add , gave general satisfaction .
BIRMINGHAM . A meeting was held at the Shi p , Steelhouse-Iane ,. on the 21 st inst ., Mr . David Pitts in the chair , when the Executive ' s message , and Mr . O'Connor ' s letter to the Chartists , were read ) and gave great satisfaction . Walter Thorn read a letter he had received from Mr . Wheeler , requesting him to call a meeting of the Birmingham Chartists . It was then resolved , after some discussion , in which Messrs . Fussel , Porter , Goodwin , Chapman , Davidson , Renshaw , and Carter took part , " That we think it necessary , at this important crisis , that a delegate bo appointed . " Carried unanimously . Proposed by Walter Thorn , seconded by Alfred Fussel , " That Mr . John Bcalc be the delegate . " Carried . Proposed'by Mr . J . Porter , seconded by Mr . Carter , and ably supported by Messrs . Goodivin , Bailey , and others , " That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and given , to our old and long-tried friend ,
Feargus 0 Connor , Esq ., for his kind offer to bear the expences of the delegates appointed to the conference to be field at Manchester , on the 22 nd inst . ; but the Chartists of Birmingham believe it to be their duty to defray the expenses of their representative , and hope that the Chartists throughout the country will act upon the same principle , and not allow our champion to expend one penny on their befcnlf . " Carried unanimously , froposed by Mr . Cresswell , seconded by Mr . Lowe , "That our delegate he authorised by this meeting to invite Mr . O'Connor to attend a meeting at Birmingham , at his own convenience , to adopt a memorial to the Queen on behalf of the exiled patriots , Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , Roberts , and all sufferers in the cause . " Carried unanimously . A subscription was entered into to defray the expenses of the delegate , which amounted to £ 1 2 s . Thanks being given to the chairman , the meeting adjourned till Sunday next , at seven o ' clock , when all friends are requested to attend .
SALFORD . At a meeting of the members of the National Charter Association , in the district of Salford , held on Sunday last , December 21 st , the following resolution was agreed to unanimously : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that so long as class legislation exists there will always be an enormous amount of taxation raised to support class interest ; and , as labour is the source of all wealth , labour , in whatever shape it is expended , whether upon the land , or in manufactories , will have to pay the taxes . We , therefore , pledge ourselves , that we will use every exertion in our power to revive the cause of Chartism , bring convinced that labour will never be protected until we have a government based upon the principles of the People's Charter . " It was also resolved that the above resolution be sent to the Northern Stan requesting its publication .
MERTHYR . The members of branch No . 1 of the Land Society , resident in Merthyr , met in their reading room , on Sunday morning last , to hear the result of the Land Conference , which gave general satisfaction . The following vote of thanks is tendered to the delegates for their persevering zeal and energy in the good cause : — "We , the members of branch No . lof the Land Society of this locality , return our best thanks to Mr . O'Connor , and the other delegates , for their honest endeavour to establish our society on a firm
foundation ; and we highly approve of all the resolutions adopted by the conference . We also give our besi thanks to W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and we hope he will continue our treasurer . " After the land business was gone through , the Chartist Convention was brought under notice , when it was resolved that we highly approve of the conduct of the Executive in taking the earliest opportunity of preparing our forces for the coming struggle . We have forwarded 2 s . 9 d . towards defraying the cxpeme of the convention , and wc shall exert ourselves to send more next
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HUDDEKSF 1 ELD . Co-opekativb Land Societt . —At the weekly meeting of the members in this district , held on Tuesday evening last , Mr . Joshua Hobson , the delegate from the district , having made his report of the proceedings at the Man . Chester Conference , it was resolved unanimously;— "That the the thanks of this district are due to Mr . Hobson , for his kindness in undertaking , and his efficiency in filling- , the office of delegate at the late Manchester Conference . "
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ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL . INDIA AND CHINA . The intelligence by the present mail is somewhat scanty in extent , and though not wholly devoid of importance , possesses less interest than usual . The Governor-General has left Agra , on his wav to Bhurtpore and Delhi , which latter place it is expected he will roach on the 23 rd or 24 th inst . There is n » alteration in the threatening attitude assumed by the British authorities towards the effervescent soldiery of Lahore , but the report now is , that the expected blow is to be delayed , and that hostilities will not be resorted to this year . Affairs in the Punjaub wear a
somewhat more tranquil aspect than usual . No chief having as yet dared to step into the shoes of Sirdar Juwahir Singh and his murdered predecessors , the state is at present without a minister , and the affairs of the administration are conducted by the Ranee or Queen Mother , and her favourite and supposed paramour , Rajah Lall Singh . Rajah Goolab Singh and Sirdar Tcj Singh ( the ex-governor of Peshawur ) have alike declined the perilous office , and though the troops have declared their intention of compelling the former to become Vizier , there seems every reason to believe that the post will remain vacant for a considerable period . The fate of Peshora Singh is still a matter of speculation .
The intelligence from Scinde is extremely limited . There is little sickness at Sukkur , Hyderabad , or the seat of government , but the troops * composing the outposts have , it is said , suffered severely . Intelligence from Cabool to the 19 th of September has come to hand , but the facta detailed are few and unimportant . A conspiracy against the British ia said to have been discovered at Gwalior , but it is at present doubtful whether the presumed plot is not a mere fabrication , got up with the view of hmirine lara Baee and her party . The Nizam ' s dominions
continue in an unsettled state , and it is sUDPOsed thnt we may now look every day for intelligence of tha active mterference of the British SSSSmVH store the country to order , and give a character of stabili y to the government . In other paSSiS tranquillity nppeava to prevail . Our local accounS mlhe ' nS'f ' ° « ^ ockingSroS in the naUve town-a Manilla sailor , under the in . fiuonceof some horrible excitement , having " run a fi > » taW killed to WmSSed sixteen or seventeen individuals .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 27, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_27121845/page/5/
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