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•WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU MY LAD.' T...
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THE NATIONAL LAND ANB LABOUR BANK , AND ...
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THE 'FLOGGED SOLDIER.' TO THB EDITOR OP ...
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TO THB WHISTLER. As you are so well vers...
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ, M.P. DsiB Sis...
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE 'DISPATCH,' 'LLOYD...
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I Oiymberjhu847. ¦ ^ The Northern Star 7
i oiymBERJHU 847 . ¦ ^ THE NORTHERN STAR 7
Colonial Ana Jtragm
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•~ ~' France. . . W Gff Reform Banquets ...
•~ ~ ' FRANCE . . . w gff Reform banquets are announced in thePans Joeis , but the government is preparing for any ^ tagero us demonstration of public opinion . ShTtwo new forts of CanonvOIe , eommanding the iji ev ofthe Marne , to the right and left of St Meur TJSUto Paris , ) are nearly complete * . Moreover , Effort of Gennevilliers , whose fire will cross those 5 \ font Valerienand LaBriche , willbeconstrueted ^ Vc jS and cost about- 5 , 000 , 000 francs . When Sp « shall be completed the government may be ^ ta havc the power of hermetically sealing op ita ^ SmarSias priblished in his journal , Le J ? J Pub lic , of Macon , an article entitled 'ADe-1 rttionof Principles , ' w hich he addresses to the Smers of France , and in which he Uya down the - r oveavnts which the people ought to demand . « Tne Mowing are the claims which he says the Re-Snersons http insirtnpon :-The sovereignty exercised by the people ; the
• Sectoral rig hts extended to all citizens ; primary I *« embliesnomiaating elector * for a temporary fnnc- ' ' tien ; electors nominating representatives for a jLited period ; representatives , not delivered to the mercy of the corruption of ministers , but paid by the neo le , to remove every pretext for their servility ; functionaries at their post , and not in the Chamber ? , ^ ere they play two parts quite incompatible—that of persons controlling and controlled ; no other law jj required to exclude them , that is quite snfficient ; s national assembly ; ministers named by ballot by the majority , which the Chamber gives or takes from them ; the dynasty without any other privilege { ban the throne ; the King inviolable ; the princes , simp le citizens ; a real liberty of worship by the separation of the church from the state : liberty of association and of voluntary retribution , as the only bud g et of men ' s eonseieDeea when thus disenthralled absolute liberty of instruction , with , the exception of that surveillance of morals which the state ought
never to give np ; liberty of the press , by the revocation of the laws of September ; the security of the seat of the natiroal assembly guaranteed by a prudential law against any abuse of the fortifications of Paris ; a permanent army and an army of reserve ; a fair arid just law equally distributing the charges of Kcruiting ; peace , but France in her proper rank in peace as she was ia war ; France the natural and avowed ally of liberty of ideas and of liberty of nations throughout the universe ; abolition of slavery wherever tbe French flag floats ; tbe organisation of gratuitous instruction for the people on the largest basis ; progressive free trade ; social fraternity in principle and in the institutions ; living rendered cheap by the reduction ofthe taxes which press so heavily on articles of food ; a poor-rate ,
notwithstanding the calumnies with which certain political economists endeavonr to discredit [ that institntion ; foundlings to be adopted by the State , and not flung backlto death by an investigation of theeirenmstanees ef the birth , . and ; by the closing of the turningbaskets ; the extinction of mendicity , asylums for the infirm , and public workshops for those in health ; social charity promulgated in numerous laws to aid all the wants , all the sufferings , and all the miseries that fall to the lot of the people ; a fixed sum given away each year as the liberality of the state ; a new office of Minister of Public Benevolence ; s minister of the people ' s living , & c Let the government enter on this course of action , and we will follow it freely -without askmg whether it wears a crown , a tiara , or a hat . *
SPAIN . Queen Christina is making active nse of her time at Madrid . She has already got General Falgosio , the brother-in-law of the Duke de Riatmres , made Governor of Madrid , and it is said she is trying to get Manes himself made minister of War .
PORTUGAL . Count Bomfim and his companions in misfortune were landed at Lisbon in safety from tbe Terrible , without any demonstration having been made either bytheCabralists or PatuJea parties . The registration , whether by fair means or foal , is going so hard again the Septembrists that their committee have formally protested to the Queen , and they are discussing the propriety of recommending their adherents not to vote at the approaching election . - By the Iberia , which arrived at Southampton on Wednesday , we learn that the municipal elections took p lace on the 17 th , and the result in the city was in favour ofthe list of candidates , pnt forward by the Cabral party by a large majority .
SWITZERLAND . Letters from Berne ofthe 18 th inst . contain the result of the first sittimr of the Helvetic Diet . MFurrer , the deputy for Zurich , proposed to the assembly to send two Federal representatives to each ofthe cantons of the League , to address a proclamation to the people of those cantons , and to direcUhe committee appointed last session to give instructions to the Federal representatives . The proposition of Zurich was carried by the ordinary majority of twelve states and two half-states . The assembly next proceeded to elect the Federal representatives ; but the deputies ofthe Sonderbnnd and Nenfchatel took no part in the discussion . On the 20 th . the following proclamation was adopted by the Diet : —
PaoCtAJUTIOST . Tbe Federal Diet to the Cantonal Authorities , and to the People of the Cantons ot Lucerne . Uri , Schwjtt , TJnterwalden , Zug , Fribourg , and YalaJs . Faithful and ' dear Confederates—The situation of car country , otherwise so happy , is grave , and ofa nature to inspire serious inquietude . The division which reigns among tbe confederates threatens to trouble the peace . Anxious with respect to the duty which is imposed upon it , that of maintaining the interior safety of the Confederation , and penetrated with the sincere desire of preferring the peace of tbe country , the Diet feels ihe necessity of addressing you some franb and benevolent words—word ? of confederal friendship .
A cleardispotition of the federal pact , the 4 th article is to the effect— ' The cantons cannot form among themselves bonds prejudicial to the natijp , nor to the rights of the oiber cantons . ' Keverthtless , the governments of tbe feign states of Lucerne , Uri , Sehwjtx , TJn terwilden , Zog , Fribourg * , and Valais , have formed among themselves a private alliance , which , since it has come to the knowledge of the otaer states , has very pro . perly caused numerous and vivid apprehensions . After frequent and mature deliberations in the councils of the cantons , and in the federal assemblies , theDiet has pronounced that that alliance which makes the rights aud duties regulated in the same manner for ail the cantons by the common compact , theobject of a separate compact , and imposes on seme cantons the obligations which in certain circumstances are incompatible with those which they have to fulfil towards the confederation —the Diet we say , has pronounced that that alliance is contrary to the notequivocalletter , as well as to the sense and tbe spirit of the federal pact .
la fact , an alliance which places the contingent of troops of the eantens £ whicb form part of the alliance under the orders of a private council of war , supplied with fall powers and withdraws-then thus from the federal authority , is prejudicial to the first interests , and injures the rights of the other cantons . Ia alliance which , according to the declarations of some of the seven states themselves , is thus directed against tbe Diet itself and itsresolntions , which organises beforehand an armed resistance to its decisions , cannat continue to exist in the general confederation , and by the side of it , without placing in great peril the interior security of the confederation , and without producing the dissolution of the common bond which unites tbe eon . federates . Itis on this accountthat , by « s resolution of the 20 th of July , la s t , ' tbe Diet has declared that separate alliance to be iaoempatihle with tbe pact , and conse q u e n tly dissolved '
The-upreme federal authority to which the Pact attributes exclusively the right of coming to decisions , has , therefore , pronounced . This decision must be respected by all the states , without which anarchy will take possession in tbe confederation of the place of right . Nevertheless , the resolution ofthe Diet has not yet keen recognised by the cantons against which it is directed . Persons have even gone so far as to declare , in the Diet , that they ( the cantons ) will oppose an armed resistance to every attempt to pat it in execution , and with that object , they , for a long time , past , h ave been making extraordinary military preparations . Tbe Diet cannat tolerate sueh a state of things , without destroying all the consideration due to the assembly , without breaking the forte of the legitimate power , and . without sacrificing taefconour of the confederation .
We cannot and will not yet admit that yon , faithful a nd d e ar confedera te s , should persist in a position irreconcilable with your federal duties , after we have frankly expeced to you the veritable intentions ef our resolution of the 20 th of July , aa that should be between confederates aud brothers . Want of confidence , and fears devoid of foundation , tStne could have led yon into the path which yon have bttfeerto followed . You fear sdanger fortheeharters and liberties which yOniBBerit from your fathers , for your fu t ure p o s ition ia . to federal alliance , for your faith , jour religion . &*« give jon the solemn assurance that every intention of militating against these most precious benefits are far removed from us . They oug ht to remain inflate as - being your sanctuary . How could the federal aotboriryxxwaaletbe design of doing an lojusticeto tbteonfederste , an injustice to tbe eo-estates , which forthe greater part belong to the most ancient members
of ear alliance ? . , _ . Th «^ e « lDle 4 «* BeoWn ! llion ff ttsconfoteratei , nor tbe destroetiOn-of the sovereignty « f t i . ecu . t 08 e , nor the violent upsetting orfire-cantonal faiS tationsttW' an unitary gwerrunenr , nor the tloa-« oa of your ' ii * 6 *» or yonr liberties , nor danger to your reli gion . It a < «* M rather to accord to all the ctmtoni , « ad loyally the infection which thty have a xifc'bt to « timf roo adreo- « t »^ » 6 " » iMt ™ J attacks in <&• tessaer that the dispv , ?^ on , " ^ *• ° ^ ect ° * ae € 0 B !* " ¦ w affiance demand
. ItfaftntfcbaeoOust ^ otf * con & ierato brethren , that ** c $ H upon yon to rata * " & om « «« P « rat 8 alliance , *^ , B 9 trftristaudjsr that' * " ri « po « tt . nfwhich K
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contams are ia harmony " with the cbmmon ' allia ncT' is not necessary , bat which , on tho contrary , is inadmissible in the federal law , on account of all that it contains of a different nature . Do not forget that such separate alliances are already contrary to the meaning and the spirit * of the most ancienttreatles between the confederates . Tbe actual compactguaraatees to you a sufficient protection to your rights . Do not persist any longer , then , in a position which saps thefoundatioas ofthe federal rights , divides the confederates into two inijiical camps , and thus compromises from without our independence and onr liberties . You know now tbe motives which have induced us to adopt our resolution .
Federal r e presen t a t ives , whom , according to ancient usage , we delegate to go amongst yon , will expose more fully these motives in the sense of tho present proclamation . Receive them federally and as friends ; listea with confidence to the overtures which they will make to you ; wei gh well the grave responsibility which yon assame upon yeur heads if you continue to take no notice of resolutions / banded on the not equivocal terms of the pact , or ofthe beaevolent notice given to you b y the supreme federal authority . The consequences that a perseverance in such a position may draw upon you and tbe whole country are incalculably . It depends yet upon yoo to avoid them . Take resolutions such as your federal duties and the peace and honour of the conf e dera t ion , as well a s of yonr own cantons , require of you . What we with Is obedience to the law , t ha main t ena n ce of t he in te rior , security of the confederation , and order . Faithful and dear confederates , give us fraternally
your hands to attain this end , which is prescribed to us by the duties which we have swora to fulfil . May God preserve and protect our dear country ! Tbe following instructions to tit delegates to ( he States of tbeSonserbnnd were then agreed to : — The Diet decrees that the federal representatives who shall be sent to the cantons of Lucerne , Uri , Schwytz , TJnterwald , Zug , Fribourg , and T al ais , in virtue of the decision of tbe I 8 tn of October of the present year , shall be charged to demand from the governments of these cantons—1 . That the proclamation adopted in the aitting of this day be immediately rendered public—2 . That , on the other side , the authority charged to give instructions to the deputies at the Diet be convoked with the briefest possible delay .
The federal representatives hare in addition , as ins tr uction s , to support by their representations tbe contents of that proclamation in presence ot tbat authority , or in presence of the landsgemeinde , if convoked without delay , after publicity bad been given to tbe proclamation , and in general to act in the spirit of the said proclamation witb tbe authorities to whom tbey shall have access . Finally , they are charged to forward with all baste their reports to the Diet . If one fth e t w o re p resen t a t ives c o u ld not or s hould sot accept the mission , the present mandate is binding and obligatory on tbe other . The members of tbe committee . ( Signed ) Ochsesbeis ; Dr Feeem , reporter ; 3 . MnsziKGES , Hatff ; Dr Kekh ; Luvxax ; ILDboet .
On the 21 st , the Diet appointed M . Dafburof Geneva , Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Army . M . Frey Herose , of Aaran , was named chief of the staff . ... The cantonal government of Lucerne had re * fused to receive the federal commissioner deputed by tbe Diet to attempt to effect an arrangement with the cantons of the League . Nevertheless , the other commissioners had departed for their respective can * tons . The circulation of the proclamation has been interdicted , and all citizens of Lucerne , who may be discovered publishing it , are to be arrested and prosecuted !
The advice received to the 23 rd brings reports of military preparations in the cantons of St Gall , Argau , TJnterwald , Tesaino , Vaud , and Lucerne , The government of Lucerne published , on the 19 th , the following regulations of police •—1 . Every one not a - citizen ef the canton , and wb » may-rint the town of Lucerne in the quality of a traveller , is to declare tbat the bureau of tbe cantonal police the motive ofhis arrival at Luprne , the time he intends remaining there , and the persons he intends to visit ; after which preliminaries be is to receive bis carte destirete .
2 . If , during his stay , be does not act in conformity witb tbe data be gave ia , erifhe make any new connections , and , in general , if be behave in sues a manner as to create suspicion he is to be deprived of his carte de terete , and treated as a spy , or immediately sent out of tbe cantos . 3 . On his going out of the town , af t er t he expiration ofthe time ofhis stay , each traveller !* to deliver up his carte de surete to the sentry on duty at the gate of tbe town . 4 . The direction of the police is in * trusted with the execution and publication of the present order ..
This ordonnance is copied word for word from the pslice regulations of Vienna .
ITALY . Letters from Bologna of the 16 th inst . state , that some rioting occurred at Ferrara on the 14 th . and that the Austrians had fired npon the people . without , however , wounding anybody . The inhabitants threatened to ring tbe tocsin , but the Cardinal Legate interfered , { and having obtained the liberation of one of the citizens who bad been arrested by the Austrian soldiers , tranquillity was restored . The protests of the inhabitants of Fivizano and Pontremoli , against tbe arrangement with the Duke of Lucca which transfers the former to the Duke of Modena and the latter to Parma , occasion great anxiety . The people appear resolved to oppose all attempts at possession by the troops of Modena and
Parma , and have already destroyed the brid ges and parts of the roads to prevent the arrival of artillery . As the Duke of Modena has only an army of 800 men , he cannot venture npon an attempt to subdue a population of 45 , 000 persons resolved npona vigorous resistance , and rel ying npon support from Pisa , Lucca , and Leghorn , where the people have been excited in their favour by popular orators . Austria will thus find a pretext for intervention , and a casus btttimiy arise notwithstanding the efforts of diplomacy to effect a friendly arrangement . __ i Savage cruelties continue in the dominions ef the King of Naples . One ofthe Romeos , Jean Domi * ni que , was executed , and after decapitation , the bleeding head was presented to his nephew Pietro , who was compelled to carry it on a pole through the streets of Reggio . Jean Andre Romeo , tbe brother of this victim , was still at the head of the Calabrian
insurgents . The royal troops , in bombarding Reggio , threw projectiles in the Orphan Asylum , where several of the children were killed and wounded . The atrocities reported to have been committed by the Neapolitan government against the insurgents produced so much irritation at Leghorn that the populace attacked the office of the Neapolitan consul , and tore down the royal arms of Naples from over the gate , and trampled them under foot : Reparation for this was of course demanded ofthe Tuscan government . Letters from Lucca ofthe 12 th say , that the Ins * can troops which arrived there from Florence the preceding day werereeeived with general acclamations of joy , and conducted in triumph through the city . A deputation was sent to the government to ask permission to destroy the guillotine , capital punishment having been abolished by the ^ grand duke . The obnoxious instrument was accordingly burned amidst the acclamations of the populace .
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO . Arrivals from America state the revival of hostilities , and represent the Americans to have obtained possession of Mexico . The fighting recommenced on the 8 th of September . At first the Americans were repulsed with great loss . The only report of the result is contained in the following letter , addressed to Mr Dimond , at Vera Crust-Orizaba , September 19 . I have tbe honour to inform you that an express arrived here this evening from Mexico , which brings intelligence that General Scott was in the city of Mexico . That on the Uththe American troops took Chapoltepee and the citadel , and went into the city that night . General Bravo was killed , and General Santa Anna was wounded in tbe arm , and has retired with tbe remainder of his troops , which have suffered much , to Goadaloupe .
Force Of Hanir—At The Quarter Sessions, ...
Force of Hanir—At the Quarter Sessions , Tann ton / last week , the learned chairman , W . Miles , Esq ., while summing ap the evidence in the first trial , turned his back to the jury , and addressed himself to the ladies who were sitting opposite . The cries of the court reminded him that the jnry were on the opposite side of the court . The learned chairman had been accustomed at the Wells Sessions to address the jnry on the left side of the court , and hence the mistake . . Railway Speed Ikmcatoh . —An ingenious contrivance for registering the speed on railway trains has , within the past vieek , been deposited in the Polytechnic Institution . The apparatus is intended to prove the rate of travelling by railways , and also ihe
tim * occupied by each , stoppage at the whom stations on tne line . As a description ot this invention might be acceptable to onr readers , we give the following account . The paper which is to receive the register is a long slip about one inch broad , and length proportioned to the time the train may be upon thejourney . The paper ia rolled npon a small cylinder in the first instance , and one end is made fast to % cylinder of larger size , about eight or nine nehes in diameter ; the cylinder is then made to revolve , by means ofa clock attached to the apparatus , so that it turns round every half-hour ; consequently about three quarters of an inch of the paper
passes any given point every minute ; a pencil is now fixed to the upper part ofthe apparatus , s o tbat it presses on the paper , consequently , aa the paper morel would make a straight line npon it , were it not that the pencil itself had a lateral motion given to it . This arrangement is so attached to the train , that the pencil moves from one side of the paper to the other every quarter of a mile that the train travels . By this compound motion a series of diagonal lines are produced upon the paper ; the number of lines indicate time . As soon aa the train arrives et a station , a straight line merely ia produced ; and b « observing the length of the line , it indicates how lots the train wasat the station . This apparatus is the tare BriQB ofa gentleman named Ricardo .
Feargus^ O'Connor , Esq. M;P.;And The Na...
FEARGUS ^ O'CONNOR , ESQ . M ; P . ; AND THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY , mm THE PRESS-GANG .
Feargus^ O'Connor , Esq. M;P.;And The Na...
We have received , and continue to receive , an almost overwhelaungmass of communications , expressing the people ' s unbounded confidence in Mr O'Connor , and their indignation against his vile traducers . Some of the following letters were received last week .
Feargus^ O'Connor , Esq. M;P.;And The Na...
THE PRESS-GANG AUD MR O'CONKOR . TO THE EDITOa OF THE K 0 BTHEBH STAB . Mr Editor , —Permit me to congratulate our worthy treasurer on the numerous mean and dastardly attacks which have recen tly been made onhim , by tbe ragged rascals ofthe press . Formerly it was considered politic by these charlatans to give him the cold shoulder , and to avoid giving any ofhis proceedings a corner in their weathercock journals , but a change is coming o ' er the spirit of their dreams . Tbey perceive in tbe distance a small clond , which will soon cover the land , and shower down the blsssings of equality , causing the poor , overworked , and ill-paid artisans of this country to stand erect as men , declaring to those unprincipled Jem Crows ,
who fatten on corruption , that they are determined to have that which God and nature desigaed for all—the Land . I have read , somewhere , of Sir Robert Peel's 'Lady' cutting out ef lbs papers such articles of abate as were heaped upon her husband , and pasting them on a large board , aud exhibiting them to her friends and acquaintances as a triumphant proof of her husband ' s services to bis country . I would advise Mr O'C onnor to imitate Lady Peel' ia this respect , only instead of pasting the abusive articles On a board , let him print them in a book , to be exhibited at all Chartist meetings , as a proof of his extraordinary services to the working men . We have sense enoagh to discern between our friends and oar enemies—enough to discern between the intentions ofa man who is spending the best of his days
in endeavouring to gain for us oar freedom , and those of a set of vultures who are ustas ; their utmost efforts to uphold a system which is starving ana working us to death , to support themselves in idleness and luxury . As a member of the society , ! wouldrecommend ^ MrO'Connor to go on the even teaour ofhis way , resting assured tbat the more his enemies abuse and vilify blm , t he more close we will stick to him ; the more they attempt to asperse his character the greater reason we shall have to rally aronnd him , until such time as his exertions shall p rocure u s t he enactm e nt of t he Ch a rter , w h ich will place all such tools as have ' Whistled at tbe Plough , ' in the situation of Othello , with his 'occupation gone . ' I am , Sir , A member of the Co-operative Land Company , Penzance , Cornwall , C . Reynolds , Jun .
•Whistle And I'Ll Come To You My Lad.' T...
• WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU MY LAD . ' TO THE EDITOR OF . THE HOKTHBRNSTAK . Sit , —Will you oblige by inserting the following in your next number , as I have no faith in the ' B iitor of tbe Examiner doing ea , though I have sent him a copy , with a request for its insertion . Yours , B . B .
to the mrroR of ins iukchbstek examiner . Sra . —Your paper of Saturday last contains a mass of this most low , mean , aud disgraceful abuse ( bat ever appeared ia print , and such as will give your readers an idea that' the Whistler * has spent a deal of his time in Billingsgate , or , at all events , be owes nothing to genteel breeding . ' ' One would imagine by 'the Whistler ' s' previous letters that he was a man incapable of ' substituting pergonal abuse for argument' —yonr Saturday ' s numb e r di sp e l led that illusion . In the first paragraph ' . the Whistler' refers to his previous week's letter in answer to M'Douall ' s , which , he states , contains certain propositions declaratory of the ' q u e s t ion at issue between F e ar g us O'Connor and the public '
From tbe above he would make yonr readers beliere that there was a question at issue between Mr O'Connor , and the publie . Tbe question has been long settled by tbe public—witness the weekly receipts , and is only at issue between Mr O'Connor and a number of addle-headed prostituted editors , and witb those parties I feel persuaded he will s ' oo settle the question . ' The Whistler ' s' charges of dishonesty ( perhaps he will deny calling him dishonest : the public may pat their own construction upon the words 'despoiling and spending properly not hit own' ) be will answer for elsewhere ; but what will the public think of his consistency sad his anxious soli c i t ude for t h e c are o f people ' s money , when he t e ll s t h e m t hat he h as be e n in p o s se ss ion of t he evidence of Mr O'Connor ' s baseness since 1813 , and yet allowed him to 'dupe' ( happy word !) them out of £ 100 , 000 2 ! before he made it known 1 It would terra him right if the poor' dupes' sent him whistling out of town , with the ' ca t ' s tail to his back , ' for not letting them into the secret sooner .
The peep into the counting-house is a matter for Mr O ' Connor to deal wi t h , and which , I doubt not , he will do to the satisfaction of the public , if no t t o ' the Whistler * and his friend Josbna , who , not having the courage himself , gets tbe ' old soldier' to shoot bis bullets . * The Whi st le r ' s * attempt at correspondence is a bungling affair ( how long is it since 'theWhistler' learnt weaving ? 1 . I fancy I see them both in tbe same . o'Sce , us i n g t he same pen , and at the same time , both their minds u p on ' vo te s of c onfidence , ' £ 100 , ODD , balance sheets , accounts , & o . As the ' Whistler weaver boy ' has such a d es ire to open the eyes of the poor' dupes , ' and has not the
ability to meet tbe DsctorandUr O'Connor—aot b . ing aa orator , ho will , perhaps—bare , no objection to discuss the question with an obscure individual ( the writer of this ) , who cannot boast of the power to captivate by eloquence , or ' gall' by a recital of the tha many sacrifices he has made , consequently , we shall be upon an equal footing ; and , as' the Whistler ' can boast of having discussed the question of physical force in ' 39 , for tbree hours , witb men gifted to talk ( the Doctor amongst them ) , surely he must hare improved since then , unless they talked him ' dumb . ' Perhaps tbe bottle of nine prompted himwhich he paid fort ( Secret service money is of service sometimes . ) If a little wine is requisite to find him words , a bottle is at bis service .
If 'the Whistler' will not discuss the question m public , why does not the 'friend' behind the screen come forward and do so ! Truth—troth—truth alarms him . The poisoned arrows of envy may be shot forth from the editorial battery against the Land Company and O'Connor ; bu t th e armour of t ru t h will t urn t h e p oints , and tbey will fall powerless . It is ail very well , Mr Editor , to be ensconced in an office inviting , discussion' through the press , and then barking the replies of correspondents by saying they are too losg , or ' yon * differ witb tbem . Discussion elicits truth , and that is not the object of the Whistler . ' Years , 85 , Bousall-street , B . B ., a paid-up Shareholder , Holme ,
P . S . — Since writing tbe above , I think I can discover theobject ofthe Whistler aad Co . * in the letter of Joshua Hobson , in the Examiner of Tuesday , where he says , — 'I showed him , 'Mr O'Connor , ' thatths Land Flan would ' either make him or destroy him . " It is the making of him they are afraid of , else , if he was in a wrong path , they would hold their peace tbat he might bs « destroyed . * Tbe Company will go on in spite of faction . The people have learned to discriminate between friends and h umbu gs .
The National Land Anb Labour Bank , And ...
THE NATIONAL LAND ANB LABOUR BANK , AND THE MANCHESTER MECHAN I CS . TO TUB EDITOB or THE NOBTHEBN STAB . Sia , —There has been a great deal said about the mechanics of No . 4 Manchester branch placing their funds in the Land and Labour Bank . Tbey have been held up to public gaze by ' Tbe Whistler" as' dupes , ' and during tnopast month , tbe mechanics throughout Eng . land , Scotland , and Ireland , have been holding meetings in their club rooms , to decide whether any of their branches shall be allowed to place their funds in tbe above Bank , In these discussions , Feargus O'Connor ' s , character , and the character of the 4 th branch have not been spared . Every means have been employed to check or destroy the confidence ofthe members of the above branch ; but instead of their confidence being weakened , the punctuality of Thomas Price , Esq ., the Manager of . the National Land and Labonr Bank , in answer to a request from the secretary of No . 4 branch , to send £ 30 to Manchester , has increased that conG . d e nce The request went from here on Sunday evening October 10 th , and on Tuesday morning October 12 th , the money arrived safe in Manchester . This has brought a great many over to us . I bad almost for g o t t o s t a t e tb a t irith the £ 30 for forty-fire days' interest , Mr Price sent 5 s worth of postage stamps . Let us see what it has ; ost No . 4 branch for sending £ G 20 , and receiving £ 80 saek again . It cost' one penny postage stamp , ' t o s e nd ip tbe money , and one penny coming back . Compare hl » with tha fnllnwtnc T was nnca . at one of tha
mechanics 'branches la England , when I was requested to be one of a party to take £ 15 to the Bank on behalf ofthe branch , and the cost was £ 110 s , and the interest they would draw for their £ 15 would be one and half per e & nr . 1 think the mechanics and all other trades would do well to look to this and see the advantage they would gain by following the example of No . 4 branch . But there are greater advantages than the above . The mechanics have 324 aembers out ot work , and ou t of tbat number , 2 6 S are receivin g t e n sh i l l in gs p er week each f r om tbe societ y ' s fund , Tbns you see t he e x p ense to tbe society is every week £ 181 10 s . paid to men who are willing to work . There are sixty-threemembers who are not entitled to receive any assistance . Some of these have been in t he bastlle , and I believe some of t hose who are at present receivisg assistance from tbe society ,
are just on the verge of catering the same miserable place . The members ofthe 4 th branch wish to remedy this by placing the whole of tbe society's funds , viz ., £ 27 , 900 , in the Land and Labour Bank , so tbat it may be applied to the purchase of Land , and thus ' oca t s some of their numbers . There are £ 00 mechanics in Manchester who are members of ( be Land Plan ; now suppose these were located to-morrow , tbe S 2 C unemployed would meet with employment , and t hus save their society £ 18110 s per week , and if there were any of their members inthebastih , they would , of coarse , come out and live upon their own industry . By all the trades doing as the « th branch bare done , and are still determined to do , Ihey woald save a great amount Of mOBB /• both in their own funds and in the poor ' s rates . A » OttBATlYJB MlOHAHlC .
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'"* ^ "'* o * ae « brTOB Or ' THBKOSTHIBH BTAW '' " »« , —• With permission , I b « g leave to make ths Wlowing statement ; forUthe informatioa of i Wesrii , Dispatch and Co . You ask , it the money paid by tbe mm ° " * l ^ and Company is safe in Mr O'Connor ' s bauds ? Waiving all yoar a buse , hear my answer . If , after the members are located on th * conditions laid down in the rales , every farthing of the original capital paid on shares were to be presented to Mr O ' C o nnor , it could be done without injury to the members , and would be no adequate compensation for the-benefit achieved . Thus do I exemplif y . T 0 obtain perpetual possesion ofa comfortable dwelling , with outbuildings and four acres of ground fit for the spade , either as holder of a lease in perpetaity , at a low rentor as a
pro-, prietor permitted to purchase such a retail quantity , at the wholesale price . iin small instalments too ( another impertant privilege ) , so enhances the contract , that if I had it , I would willingly pay £ 20 in cash this moment to De put in possession , andnevsraskfora farthing of Jt aga i n , And then I should be a gainer . Herein , fcam the superior , value of the national scheme over every other . Show me the land agent that had such a lot to offer on such terms that would not pockst more than £ 5 for his trouble . As you have read so much of the detills connected with the Land Company , perhaps you are aware tbat parties successful in previous ballots , have been offered p r e m i ums for t h e ir lo t s by practical men : rather a facetious proof ef the instability of our pro . ceedingsJ I remain , sir ,
row ob » dient servant , - B . Ro « B 8 T « OJr . Who has paid the fall amount of four shar e s , and is not at all uneasy as to its eventual application . Plymouth , October 25 th , 1817 .
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THE 'FLOGGED SOLDIER . ' TO THB EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sib , —Lieut . ; John Shipp , who was first a drummer In the army , and rose by his own m « rit to an officer , states , ( in a work published by him , ) that while in the capacity of drummer he bad inflicted no less than twelve thousand floggings , and from bis own experience found 'that when a soldier had been flogged once or more he bscsme so degraded that be never cared about his conduct afterwards . '
This , Mr Editor , I t hink i s v e ry a p plicable to t he c a se of the degraded Somerville , a l ias , ' One w h o has whis t led at the Plough , ' Hi * character , from the time of hi * enlistment in the Scotch Greys , to the ye a r 1 83 2 , when h e received two hundred lashes by order of Major Wjndham for misconduct , has been marked as disorderly in tbs extreme , with a total disregard for truth . A friend of mine who belonged to the same company , can b e ar ample testimony to the truth of this . In a lettir in an . swer toone I sent him respecting the character of Somerville , he says ,. 'though at times ofa studious disposition ; i t was str a n g e to observe tbe sudden transition ef hii mind , which led him sometimes to a life of dissipation , his moral conduct was not sufficiently powerful to guari him against that disorderly course of life which , when
too late , be repented of . ' More thaa one innocent soldier has suffered from the calumnies and falsehood of Somerville . ' I can give the name of my informant , if necessary , who would not be ashamed to tell this base Caledonian to bis hardened and unblushing face , or through the medium of the Star , a little mere than tbe Whistler' would be proud to hear . The Wakefield Journal is far from being wrong la characterising him as a err , The fellow is base enough for anything . Have you , sir , read 'The Autobiography of a Working Man . by a well-known popular writer / as the Manchester Examiner has it heading the first chapter of the autobiography . Ah well known he certainly is , and better known it soon will be . Take for sample a little of his own telling . In the sixteenth chapter of bis famous Autobiography , we have a specimen of bis welUknown brutality , and ask yourselves if it docs not savour much of tbe man * . here it is in his own words : — 'I had heard of Arabian bones being gentle and affectionate , and fremnvv stable
experience wben a lad , I did not hesitate for a moment to stripoffmyscarlet } acket , put 6 nmy flannel waistcoat , and go to work to comb and brush this beautiful stranger of the east—gift of a Queen ( Queen Adelaids ) . He allowed me to get to his head , but tbe moment I was there he sprang upon me with his teeth , like a furious dog . I perceived the trick in u second of time or less ; an eld soldier bad warned me against such tricks , and his warning rushed to my recollection . Prompted to an action of self-defence , as also with the resolution that the onlookers should not have their expected laugh at me , I gave the feroeious brute such a blow with my clenched band in tbe jaw , as to leave him a tnotb-acbe as long as he was in the regiment . Tbe veterinary surgeon puzzled himself many a time in bis endeavour to ascertain what had fractured tho horse's jaw and deranged his teeth , but the men who knew had the good sense , for their own sake , to say nothing about it . ' This is a fair specimen of tbo man in bis own telling .
' A man of kindness to bis beast is kind , But brutal actions show a brutal mind . ' And yet this savage is sllowed to grace tie columns of the Manchester Examiner , and abuse a man in every reipect bis superior . He has forgot the many hard-earned peanies collected forbim by the Radicals of 1832 to purehaie bis discharge . Has be forgot that there was £ 800 raised in small sums to enable him to settle in life— £ 30 of which was to pay for his discharge t Oh J thy offence is rank-It smells up to heaven . ' Shaksptare must have contemplated each a being when his genius suggested the sentence . Shall such a brutish
scribe bepirmitted to insult witb impunity the character of O'Connor 1 who , had he not , with heart even beyond his means , stepped from the idle haunts of luxury and ease , to tell the toll-worn slaves of Britain they might still be free , and assist them in their glorious stragglemight now be enjoying tbe pleasures of a retired life . But no ! O'Connor saw that hit fellow-man had need of his assistance , and wi t h t h e h e ar t of one who could n ot b ea r to see suffering humanity struggling under the groaning load of oppression and want , rose like a mighty giant , took suffering man by tbe band , led him to the smiling fields of nature , and told him that by the sweat of his brow be should earn his bread . A FSIEND TO THB CaDSE , AMD A CBABTIST ,
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TO THB WHISTLER . As you are so well versed in tbe science of whistling , you are entitled to the appellation of Whistler the first . Suppose you remember the cat o' nine tails whistling charmingly round your back 15 years ago at Birmingham You told tbe Londoners , at a public meeting , that your only crime was writing a letter , and the punishment you received you could compare to ' nothing but pouring helling lead down your back , but it seems so great is your itching for letter writing , tbat it would require boiling hot lead poured down your throat to stop it . I do not k now th e a mou n t of a t r o ci t y contain e d in the le tte r yon were striped for ; but , if I mast take your late effusions as a specimen , I should come to the conclusion . that you ' only got your deserts . Bat , however , the public , of that day ( myself Included ) thought differently , and
subscriptions were set on foot to purchase your discharge , and a handsome sum raised to set you up in some respectable business . The late Richard Carlisle started a paper for you at his own exp e ns e , called The Political Soldier . He generously consented to stand to all the losses , and divide the gains with you . But how did you reward both him and tbe public 1 . After the first number came out , you hypocritically pretended that your conscience would not allow you to have anything to do with a man of Carlite ' s opinions . So very tender and sensitive were you , that you actually hired yourself to murder the Spaniards , and it is a pity but that some of the Spaniards' ammunition had found its way to yoar dastardly cercass . Ton certainly are a poor , miserabla , degraded tool , tbat can be used ' to any infamous purpose . I think the millocrats are pat to their last shift to employ you . . But , I suppose , tbey could not find such a brazen-faced ass in any other person . ' How dare either you , or your sordid employer pry into Mr O'Connor ' s family affairs , and
pretend to publish to the world his family secrets f How would your master like his new wife examined , and then have published how much she added to his ill-gotten gains ! But I hope the law will protect Mr O'Connor , sn < l put its veto on such proceedings ; or , if not , what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander . Some unpleasant disclosures may be mado concerning other parties who carry on at a swelling rate by merely shiftin g pegs . I should like to know bow it happens that your wicked employers feel sucb an laterestin the work ing men ' s welfare , and put themselves to such expense to prevent them being 'duped' out of their pence . It is apparent eneagh to any one that can see beyond his nose . They see Mr O'Connor's plan , if extensively carrlsd out , would tend to clear the labour market , of what they call 1 the surplus hands , ' and that would not do for them . They like always to have on hand a number of living g hastly s p ec t res , to enable them te keep wages at the starvation point , tbat tbey may trample on the working classes with-impunity . "
I remain , Whis t lin g Dickey , not yours , JOHK WA 8 D , Late secretary to the Barnslev Land Company
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ , M . P . DsiB Sis , —We , the Char t is t s of K «! ghley , hav » seen , with feelings of pain and disgust , that a party of unprincipled Individuals are mskinga strong effort to blast ysar character , and destroy that confidence which the thinking part of tha labouring class repose in you . In trying to effect this diabolical object , they are resorting to the most vile and Infamous moans , under the usual p r ete nce tba t they are doin g all for t he ben e fi t of t be working people 1 Past experience appears to havs convinced them that all attempts to put you down by open force , and the arm ofthe law , would be vain , and on this account we find them coming out as Philanthropists ( . ' ) and Libtrals (!) tmder the plausible cbaraeters of ' Wbistlsrs at the Plough , ' « Wearer Boys , ' and other titles most likely to delude . This plan of opuutions is quite la accordance with tbs obj > . ct sought .
Instead of meeting you boldly and openly before a publi c audience , we find them raking np the whole of your past life , and carefu l l y dissecting every remark you have made In speech and writing , and even resorting to that rile andassastin-Hkeplan of bunting amongst your relatWes to find out charges against your perttnal Character , Wscan however , assure you , sir , that our long ac * quatotance with you , ai tbe advocate of the working
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man ' frcausei your sacrifice ' s and s uffe ' rlhgs ' on tbeir ' so * cout , seconded by your late splendid and triump hant replies to all their accusations , have confirmed us in our former o p inion of yoar honesty . We are convinced , as we always have been , that your motives are pure and disinterested , and that the labouring classes of Britain have already been more indebted to your exertions than to those of any other public leader who has preeeeded you . You commenced your career amongst us as an advocafe of the rights of aian , on the principles of Universal Suffrage , and every day since that period , has proved your sincerity .
B y y our hercul e an effo rts and th e p ower ef y o ur mind , we have been enabled to resis : oppression , and , forthe first time in our history , we present a front of union and intellect which must shortly procure our freedom . You have taught us not only the necessity of tbe Suffrage , but tbe right of every inhabitant of a country to a port ion of i t s soi l , and the means of attaining it ; and we believe , sir , tbat it is to this better and most effectual plan of salvation , in connection with the Bank , that the rancour of your and our enemies is more particularly directed . So long as the principles of the Charter were only in theory , tbey depended upon the law for
suppression , but no sooner did yourLsnd Plan begin to assume aa appearance of strength , and promise the emancipat ion of Bri t a i n ' s slaves , than tbey took tbe alarm , and began to argue upon its impracticability , They saw that the houseless , landless , and voteless , labouring class of England , whom tbey had looked upon as goods and chattels , tobe worked up like cotton , wool , and other materials , to create fortunes for the designing , woul d escape from their bondage , and find out the value and comforts of Independence , and we sincerely believe tbat the fear of this taking place , has been t he cause of the present persecution .
We assure you , sir , as Ch ar t is t s and L a nd members , that you possess our unbounded confidence , and tbat neither « Whistlers , '' W e av e r Boys , ' « Ramblers , ' nor ex-editors , can divert our attention from the Land and the Charter . You have hitherto proved our only honest guide to the attainment of our rights , and trusting that you will be spared to see your noble and generous efforts for the emancipation of the labouring class crowned with success , believe us to rem ai n , Yours , mest sincerely , Tn « Chartists o r Kiichlit . Working Man ' s Ha l l , October 24 th , 1847 .
P . 8 . —We strongly recommend the prosecution of the M a nches t er Examiner , and a levy of twopence each amongst the Land members , t owards defra yiag the expenses , We are all prepared to pay that , and store if required .
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE 'DISPATCH , ' 'LLOYD'S , AND THE 'NONCONFORMIST 'AND TO ALL IT MAY CONCERN . Gentlemen ,. —Circumstances have given rise to a most powerful organisation among the working classes of this country , either for good or for eri ) , tbat has hitherto existed in any part of the globe—and other circumstances are about to arise which are beyond your control , which will render it necessary for you , and those whom you may call to your , aid or to your councils , todecidt whether this power shall be directed to produce the good or the evil . The few words which we submit to your consideration
contain truths of the highest import * to you , to every member of your families , to every subject of the widespread empire , over which yon think you have the power of teaching lies . The minds of the people ef this country are no longer tobe influenced by a misconstruction of words , or of lies of any shade . Truth , sirs , is the grand idea of tbe thinking and reading portion ofthe working classes ; of England now . Therefore , as . ' friends , ' we should beg of you to desist making your attacks upon us , the working classes , or u p on th ose on whom we hare placed our affections ;
Gen t lemen , jeu have for along time been retorting to means tbe most contemptible to spread abroadliesfor those that live by awelng us , witb the hope of exciting onr prejudices and fears , G ntlemen , we are wedded to our objects , and are fully assured that our principles axe founded on justice , and we set you at defiance . We know , too , wh e n our desi g ns are p r ope rl y understood , all will see tbey are eminently calculated to promote general happiness and prosperity . ' Written on behalf ofthe Chartists of Bllaton , JOBN JONIS , Wolverhampton-street , Bilstoa , October 2 a tb 1817 .
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Commuted to thb Flames . —Sin : I have the pleasing task to inform you tbat I witnessed the burning of the Dispatch at Spinkwell , Dewsbury , on Sunday night week , for its dog-in-the-manger-like conduct , and abuse of that good man , P . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . Through your glorious Star , please let tbe world know , and you will much oblige a number of your friends , as well as your obedient servant , John EtjAM . Hyde . — At the weekly meeting of the members of this branch , the following resolution was carried unanimously : — ' That having heard ' the Whistler ' s ' letter read from tbe Manchester Examiner , this meeting is of opinion tbat that vile scribbler ought to be brought to justice . This meeting expresses the fullest
confidence in Mr O'Connor . ' . A Membbb op thb Land Company , at TosquAt has favoured us with a very long letter ; we can find room only for the following extracts : — ' That , there never , was such faith and confidence p laced in an ; one man since England has been a nation ( as asserted in the Di s patch ) , is . true . and the subscription of nearly one hundred thousand fpounds , and placed entirely at his . disposal , is such a phenomenon as has never been heard of since the world began . Now , what has been the cause of this confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq . ? The' fiery Feargus' has never in the course of bis whole life betrayed tbe smallest trust , and that is the reason why such confidence is placed in him ; and to think tbat now , when he has ,
as it were , tbe regeneration of the country almost in his grasp , tbat he will betray his trust , must be the height of folly . The plain simple fact'is , the ' money grubs see plainly that their harvest is almost at an end , and will be completely so if Mr O'Connor is allowed to proceed quietly with his Land Plan , and that there is no other way to prevent it but by fraud and lies . BcnsiBT .- » At a meeting of the National Land Company , branch No 1 , held in the Chartist room , it was resolved that the following address be sent t « the Star for insertion : — 'We , the members ofthe Burnley branch No . I , of the National Land Company , having read in the Manchester Examiner a letter signed ' One who has whistled at the Plough , ' and
addressed to the shareholders of tho Land Company , are of opinion that the writer of the said letter is actuated by disappointed , vindictive , and malicious motives . But we hope that all such mean and cowardly attempts to injure the characters of the directors may recoil with tenfold force on such sneaking , idle , tinkering , politicians , for we are confident that the promulgation of their lying and slanderous statements , will have an effect on the minds of the reflecting portion of the industrious classes , the very reverse of that anticipated by the people ' s false friends ; especially those attacks on the character of Mr O Connor . We have also read the article in the Dispatch attacking the conduct of Mr O'Connor ,
but we deem such a farrago of abuse beneath contempt . We also express our unshaken confidence in tbe whole of the directors ; and hope that they will persevere in the good cause of labour ' s regeneation . Signed on behalf of the branch — John Borrows , IIbnrtISmith . IIinrt Chabkock . ? XtewsBunr . —At a meeting of tbe Chartists of tbis p lace , it was unanimously resolved , 'That a subscription be entered into towards defraying the expenses of a prosecution against the proprietor ef the Manchester Examiner , for his scandalous attack en tbe private character of F . O'Connor , Esq . M . P ., the most unflinching advocate of the labouring people that this country can boast of . '
Chorlet . —At a meeting of shareholders on Sunday , the 21 th in & t . a vote of confidence in their honest , indefatigable , and persevering champion and leader , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., and of censure on his calumniators , was unanimously adopted . Malvern , Worcestershire . —At a meeting of ihe shareholders ofthe Land Company , held at the house of James Brownell , Upper HowseU , on Thursday , Oct . 21 ° t , the following resolution was proposed by Henry Mills , seconded by William Allen , and carried unanimouslyj— 'That having watched the course taken by the Weekly Dispatch during tbe time of the Anti-Corn Law agitation , we look with contempt upon its pretensions to the character of a public instructor , seeing that all its predictions respecting Cora-law repeal have totally failed , in addition to
which it lacks honesty of purpose , as is evidenced by its refusal to publish Mr O'Connor ' s reply to its virulent attacks npon that gentleman . ' Exsibb . —At a meeting of the shareholders of this branch , W . S . P . Wilkinson , Esq . and Mr P < J . O'Brien were elected delegates for the county meeting to bo held in this city on Monday , Nov . 1 st « . it was unanimously resolved : — 'That the heartfelt thanks and sincere gratitude of this meeting be presented to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., our more than father , for hisable and talented refutation of the charges laid against him by the numerous hirelings of the half dozen protectors of the rights , privileges and pence of the working men—bless the mark—and if that were possible , our confidence in him is strengthened by the attacks of those hollow-hearted ' friend */ of the toiling poor . —P . J . O'Bribw , Sec .
Newark-on-Treni . —At a meeting of this branch of the Land Company , a vote of confidence was passed unanimously , expressive of full and entire confidence in Feargus O'Connor , Esq ,, M , P , ; and a vote of thanks to Mr Weerta , the fihemsh delegate at the Brussels Congress , for his advocacy of the cause of the working men of England . Tm > mobden .-A crowded meeting ofthe inhabitants of Todmorden took place in the Odd Fellows ' Hall , on Thursday , the 21 st inst ., at eight o'clock in tLe evening , to hear a lecture on the Land and Labour Bank and the Land Scheme ' -as propounded by Feargus O'Connor , Esq—by Mr John West of Maoolesfield , late candidate forthe borough of Stockport . On the motion of T . Tattersalof . Burnloy , •* «* W Sutcliffe was called on to preside . The lecturer entered fully into the merits of the Land scheme , and
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proved by ' sound reasoning ; and ' undispnte'dfaetsfthafc it is the very best plan to save the working population of this country from want and misery , and place them in a comfortable and independent position . The lecturer then proceeded to handle tho question ' of the Land and Labour Bank ; preving its superiority over every other bank in the kingdom , both as regards the rate of interest and the security given upon all deposits . Ho then entered into an aaalysis of the objections urged by the press , and particularly those made by ' the Whisti . br , ' showing thoy were flimsy in their character , and unsupported by argument , lie stated that the grand object of these parties was not to benefit the people , but to destroy tbe reputation of Mr O'Connor , in order to destroy his
usefulness in the House of Commons , ana aeprive tne people of the services of their best friend , ihe leeturer clearly showed that envy and private pique characterised the effusions which have appeared in the press against Ihe Land Scheme and its founder , lie concluded his lecture by calling upon the working classes to examine both sides of the question fairly , and if tbey found the Land Plan calculated to improve their condition and elevate them in society , to use their utmost efforts in carrying it out . The speaker resumed his seat amidst thunders of applause . No one appearing to offer any objections , the following resolutions were submitted to the meeting and carried unanimously : — M o ved I y Thomas Tattersall , seconded by JameS Stansfield : —
'HaTiag read tbe attacks of 'the Whistler , ' upon Feargus O'Connor , B ? q ., M . P ., we are of opinion tba * t h e venom of ' the Whistler ' has not arisen from any love or sympathy bo may have for the working classes , or from any anxiety to protect tbem , but simply and solely at the instigation of the moneyocracy , f o r w h ic h he will b e am p ly p aid . It is our decided opinion , that'the Whistle r' cares no more for the welfare of the working classes than he does for tbat of Feargus O'Connor . That he will eitbar ' whistle' hot or cold ; tbat be is a mere hireling , and' will write anything for which he is paid ; That ha has convicted himself , as the Wakefield JournaJ ,
says , ( in 18 . 2 . 34 ) , « of being either a spy to entrap the unwary , or else a physical forcist , as bad ' as anyone . ' ' That we are of opinion that tbe object of * tbe Whistler * is to stop tbe money of the trades from going into tba Land and labour Bank . We can well imagine tbe necessity for Interested parties to cry up the stability of the local banks , in order to prevent the money from being withdrawn , and it is our opinion that' the Whistler ' is a tool made use ef to try to lessen the confidence in oar true friend and champion , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., in order to destroy tbe land Scheme and break up tbe Land and Labour Bank .
Moved by Robert Brook , and seconded by John Robinson : — That wo the members of the Todmorden branch ef tbe National Land Company , do hereby tender our sincere t hank s t o t he dir e c t ors , for their exertions on behalf of the said company , and that notwithstanding the foul attempts tbat have been made to impeach their oharao * tcrs , we have unbounded confidence in their Integrity , Moved by Richard Close , and seconded by James MUchell : — Tbat we , tbe inhabitants of Todmorden , in public mee t in g a s semb l ed , do hereby tender our most sincere thanks to tbe electors and non-electors ot Nottingham , for their patriotic exertions in returning to tbe Commons , ' House of Parliament , that friend of the people ' s ri g hts , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Moved by Thomas Tattersall , and seconded bj R . Brook : — .
That the best thanks of tbis meeting be given toMf John West , for his able lecture tbis evening . - Moved by Thomas Tattersall , and seconded by R . Brook : — ... - ... That a report of the evening ' s proceedings be sent to the Northern Star and ManchesterEtaminer for insertion * Babhsiw . —The Irish Democratic Confederates of this town assembled at Mr George Alley ' s large room , on Sunday the 24 th inst . Mr James Flood , a venerable patriot of ' 98 , Was called to the chair , amidst tha plaudits of his countrymen ; after which Mr Michael Segrave explained the objects of the Association , and read for the meeting portions of Irish history , which gave great satisfaction . Mr John O'Leary read Mr O'Connor ' s letter to the ? members of the Land
Company , and then rose and addressed the meeting at great length , and made a powerful appeal to his countrymen to support Mr O'Connor with the sinewa of war . Mr Edward Keith addressed the meeting at some length , and concluded by proposing the following resolution : — ' That this meeting , composed ot Irishmen from Cape Clear to the Giant ' s Causeway , from t h e Hill ofHowtb to C o nneraar a . do hereby pledge ourselves to support Mr O'Connor with the sinewa of war , and tbat we enter into an immediate subscription for that purpose . Mr Michael Segrave seconded tbe resolution , and was supported by Anderson Goyl and others . The resolution was carried with great applause . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and tbe meeting separated highly delighted .
Tub Laud . —On Thursday , the 21 st ins t ., an interesting discussion took place in the coffee room o £ the Temperance Hall ( Broadway ) , Westminster , on the subject of' Tbo Land . ' Sevtrai persons present publicly stated that those who held the allotments could be ejected at a moment ' s notice . Mr John Bas ; r said , that he was not a member of the Land Plan , but that he had every confidence in it , and that it would ultimately he ' the means of redressing the evils that surrounded the prosent population . Mr T . R . Reading on being called on to explain the principle of registration , said—That he generally found in all classes ef society persons who opposed all plans brought forward to improve the condition ef the people ; who , from prejudice , would not acquaint
themselves with the principles they opposed , but who pinned their faith on the sleeves of such jcurnalsas the Dispatch , Nottingham Mercury , drc . Mr Reading then fully entered into the various proceedings connected with the registering of public companies , at once refuting the charge brought against Mr F . O'Connor ; showing , to the satisfaction of the persons present , that that gentleman had not vioktod one iota of the act of Parliament , but was doing everything to carry out its intentions . The paltry attempts lately roads by a portion ef the press , hired for that purpose , showed' the great progress of the Land Plan .. He ( Mr R . ) was persuaded that Mr O'Connor was devoting the whole ofhis energies to the improvement of the condition , and political regeneration of .-the '
' blistered hands' and unshorn chins . ' Mr Milea M'Sweeney said , he certainly was not a member of the Land Comrany , but ho must agree with the last speaker—tbat he had now to regret that he had not joined . He must acknowledge that in the Land Plan he saw everything that was great and noble . By it the franchise would be placed in the hands of . those who would never have possessed it , had it not been foe . Mr O' Connor . Already had the agricultural serfs began to find that Chartism was ' House and Land . ' He believed that the Land Plan wonld , in the end , lead to the regeneration of England , and the happiness of tbe people . Several questions were then put to Messrs Reading and M'Sweeney , who answered them to the satisfaction of these putting
them . Swikboh . —A publie meeting , called by placard , " was held at the Odd Fellow ' s Hall , Swindon , on Tuesday evening , October J 9 th , to investigate into 1 charges , preferred in the Dis p atch newspaper of October 10 th , against the Chartist brdy and the Land Plan laid down by P . O'Connor . Mr Martin , artist was called to the chair , and opened tbe proceedings with a few pertinent remarks , and then read the leading articleef the AsnatcA of October 10 th , containing the charges . He then called npon the defendants to answer the charges preferred against them . Mr D . Morrison came forward to defend himself and others with whom he acted . He entered very minutely Into the Chartist agitation . In the
course of which be gave the Dispatch a severe but well-merited eastigation , and ably defended ihe character of Feargas O'Connor against bis foul-mouthed s ' anderer . Tho speakerfsaid , he was sorry to think that a paper like the Dispatch should have sold itself ts the oppressor . A paper that was once held in high estimation by the great bulk of the working classes * , but was now rapidly falling . Mr Morrison then very cleverly replied to the attacks directed against the Land Company and its directors . Mr Burton followed , and made a splendid defence of Chartism ; Mr G . Barber then came forward , and defended the Land Plan , and entered very minutely into the calculations n » ade by th . Q Dispateh , Nottingham Mercury Ac ., respecting the cost of locating the several
members , die , and showed the errors of these calculations . Severalothers addressed the meeting , which was very attentive . The chairman called upon ani one to come forward in defence of the Dispatch , bat np one appeared . The following resolution was unanimously carried : — That It Is the opinion of this meeting , that In tbe leading article of the Lis p a l eh of Oetober 19 th , and several other articles that bare appeared in that journal , there has shown a great amount of spleen , bad feeling , amd utter misrepresentation pf truth ; and- tbis meeting deelavss tbat sucb a Journal U unworthy ef tbe suppoiti of any honest working man , and will henceforth treat it with the greatest contempt , ! : A vote of thanks was unanimously rendered to the chairman .
At a meeting of tbis branch , on Monday evening last , the following resolution , was nnammeusly adopted : — . That the members of this branch eater into a subscription to assist in defraying anyexpenses that may be incurred byF . O'Connor , Esq , in prosecuting the Manchester Examiner . MANCHESTBB . -PKoria ' s l KSHTra .--0 . n Sunday , evening the meetisg commenced by the chairman , Mr Grojbtt . reading Mr O'Connor ' s reply to the Whistler and company , during the reading of which and intense interest
th « most profound attention IflsSaved . The first letter to . Mr O'C ' schil-1 n , SteTgmt applause . The hall was literally crowded to excess . The reading lasted exactly one hour and forty-three minutes , and was responded to with unbounded and enthusiastic applause . - The chairman then immediately introduced Mr Shaw , the lecturer , who began his address by showing how the gentry of the press have neglected to app ly their talents for the veal intereet of the people—yet they now came forward as the pretended friends ofthe working classes . The Land Scheme was necessary
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 30, 1847, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_30101847/page/7/
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