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      "Unitt-D You Stand, Divided Vou Fall"

      " _Unitt-d you stand , Divided vou falL "

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      10 THS SLOT'S OF ENGLAND . 5 lT _FfilESDS , In little more than a month after you v aTt > _i" _?** - _ti 3 _* letter * Parliament will meet , _i j see no possible means of enforcing your * v ] its _fi" _" ra * ua Parliament , except by -rVlON : and _^ u 0 n 0 P au ! * 3 rU 3 t tna _£ •¦ ' - r some of your professing leaders may _gabble , wrangle , and fight , that you will iook noi _* ° _^^ sor < interest , but to the mean s of elevating your own order .

      1 attended a meeting , a very large meeting , _, „ * Sundav night , at Manchester , and however some peop le may wish to impress you with the i _^ ik _"" _^ mm _^ ancneste 1 , are either di-united , aud a mere nullity , let me assure " u that the men of Manchester were never * re united nnd energetic than they are at _present Mr . _SuttoK , one of your old and st aunch friends , -was in the chair . Da * siel Dosovan , James Leach , Mr . Roberts , So-• icitcr and the celebrated Manchester Packer , 'Dickeuson ) aud your humble servant , addressed the meeting , and it is my pride and pleasure to tell vou that I never heard more _sensible speeches , or saw a more united meeting . Packer

      The speech of the Manchester was one < " the most _pon-erfuJ , _eloquent , _entiiusiastic speeches I ever heard in my life That _aw r _^ f decided , almost unanimously , to hold a Conference in Manchester on the 27 th of Januarv . Mr . JtLunxE again proposed an amendment , to hold it in London , and was Tcrv unfavourably received , and very roughly handled . I was to have attended a meeting at Leeds , on Tuesday , but my friends who invited me , having found it impossible to procure a p lace of meeting , they were obliged to putitoff to the end of this month . I attended a meetingj _£ Sr _^? 4 _^* _¥ - day mghi _{ _4 f _^^ m _5 t _^ amtovigb . it was rut known till Saturday that I would he

      there . It was one of the most harmonious meetings I ever attended . Every man was allowed to express his otto sentiments and opinions without the slightest interruption . I ¦ _n- as received with the same enthusiasm and iindness that I have ever met with from the men of Bradford . They proposed a resolution that a Conference should be held in Manchester on ths 27 th of January , and one in London in June . However , as the Executive had decided noon _hoidins the Conference in London

      in March , I requested , m order to harmonise all parties , tbat the Conference should he held in Manchester on tie 27 th of January , and in London ia March . It was adopted , and the following resolution was nearly unanimously carried : — " Thai , in the opinion of this meeting , there ought to be a Conference in Manchester in Jauuary , and one in London during the month of March . "EnwABD Surra , Thomas _Wacocx , _Jossra Aiderson .

      After the meeting broke up , sixteen or seventeen members were enrolled , and many working men in the body of the hall made most . able and eloquent speeches , showing the necessity of creating union amongst their order . My friends , I assure you that I was never more * delighted than I was by the feeling and the union which I saw manifested in Manches ter and Bradford ; and I cannot tell you the amount of pleasure it would give me if all other towns were as well united .

      The members of the Land Company presented me with the following address ; and , at the close _c-f the meeting , the Chairman ( Mr . Brown ) , who was a candidate—a Chartist candidate—for the Town Council , who performed Lis duty most ably , proposed that a subscription should be made to defray Bbadshaw ' s costs . This , however , I objected to , as it was not my wish to appear on the platform as a hegirannan . This is the address from the Land Company : —

      TO _rEABGOS 0 C 0 X 5 OR , ESQ ., M . r . Sis , —We , the members of the Land Company of Bradford , add a meeting ou Sunday , the 29 th day of December , 1 _S 50 , and it was resolved— "That we should return you thanks for the philanthropic spirit which you have displayed towards us in striving to get us on tbe land , which is our birth right . " ' Sir , we , seeing that the plan has failednot through yon , sir , but through the government , its agects 7 and the UEprinciplea men that were located upon the hud . " Sow , s 3 r _, wehope tbat when vou get this affair settled that you will be spared

      a little longer to come ont and show the government , its agents , Roebuck , Bradshaw , and the world , that you _vrili leave it better than when you fonnd it ; and that when the time will come when nature fails , that yon will be able for to lie down upon your couch , and that you can say that you hive fulfilled the will of hiiu whom you are now about to appear before . Sir , and this is our prayer , and wish that the Supreme Power will repay-you for the labour which you have had whilst travelling through this wilderness of trouble . "" Signed on behalf of the meeting , JA _1 S 23 CoXSKLIt JOSEPH ALDEBSOX , _TlJOlUS _HlRST .

      Now , my friends , when I attended the Chartist Executive Committee en Wednesday sight last , I proposed the resolution passed by the men of Bradford , and I stated most coolly and calmly tiie necessity of acquiescing iu that proposition , for the purpose of once more uniting your order ; however , as J could not procure a seconder , my resolution fell to the ground . I suppose you are aware that no man can stand antagonism better than I can , and that no man is less inclined to create antagonism amongst yonr order , But , after deep

      and mature consideration , I now tell yon that as in 1839 , 18 i 2 , and 1848 , now your professing leaders are struggling for popularity aud gain , while I am struggling—not as your leader , hut a 3 your friend—to unite you and weld your minds together . It disgusts me , and makes my blood run cold , when I think of some of yonr order placing confidence in men _because they oppose men that you dislike —because they are violent , mad , and enthusiastic , while they know nothing of your principles , and care not a straw for you , hut merely think of themselves .

      I have frequently told you that England would witness such antagonism in the ensuing session of Parliament as never occurred before . Ireland has heen stated to he England ' s greatest difficulty , hut since the revolution of 1843 , England has looked to France as its crutch _; and , if you read French news , you will find that the National Assembl y of France is a house divided against itself , and that the special constable President is now begnming to totter upon his crutch : and I cannot give you a better proof " . of the fact that he feels the crutch tottering , than the following extract from the Morning Chronicle of Thursday last , and that will prove to you tlie truth of my former predictions . Here is the extract : —•

      EXPRESS FROM PARIS . Pam 3 , _WansESDix . —Last night the official reception of the Legislative Assembly took place at tlie Palace of the Elysee on the occasion of the new year . M . Dupin headed the deputation , which was very numerous . The President , in his answer , made evident allusion to tbe bickerings between tho government and the Assembly . Among other things , when replving to M . Dupin , who had stated "that all ths acts _' of the Assembly , as well as those of its bureaux , were inspired by a profound attachment fer the _person of the President , and a warm desire to preserve a good understanding betwen the

      two powers of the State , " the President said , "I am willing to believe it , il . le President , 3 ince you Say it . tou aud I , each in the limits of our attributes , mast endeavour to enforce respect for the laws of the _countrv and tlie authority whicb is given to _rs by the constitution , without _encroachment by the one power on the other . I do not insist on the prorogation of my powers , hut I do insist , when I shall restore to the people the power which I have received from it , to restore it intact nnd respected . My conviction is , that France wishes for peace and order , and it would blame the _OUB of the two powers which would attack the Other . " _^

      _Row this will give you the strongest definition ofthe present state of France , and the effect that it would have upon the govern

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      mental mind of England , if the English people were united , whereas it will have no effect whatever , so long as you are disunited . You 3 ee that the Tenant League in Ireland is now creating a tremendous sensation , although , perhaps , you never hear anything about it . _SfiAExtA-y _Crawtokd is one of the wealthiest landlords in Ireland , and is the best landlord in all Ireland . Thank God , he is an ¦ 9 _* , -I— 1 _«* j-t . _« - _— .. _ __

      Irishman though au English member of Parliament , and has always seconded my motion for the Charter . His ' tenants adore him , his labourers aud servants adore him , and all the money in the Exchequer would not extract a rote from him that was repugnant to his feelings ; and although this movement of the Tenant League desires , and properly , to reduce rents , and , although , as I stated , _Shar-MAS Crawford is one of the most extensive

      landlords , I give yon the letter of this independent representative as the strongest proof , that he feels more for the poor than for himself . Here it is , and I request of you not only to read it . but to reflect upon it , aud then you will come to the conclusion as to what your position would he if you were represented by such members : — _^ . _^ Crawfordsburn , D _* c . 27 . _^ dentlemen , — -I tbaiik you far the honour you have done me , in inviting me to the tenant-right meeting and dinner , which are appointed to take place at Ncwtownards ou Monday next ; and I regret much , that it will not be in my power to be

      present with you on that occasion . On referring to the published requisition by which your meeting is called , I find the main object specified is , " to petition Parliament for the legalisation ofthe rights of tenant industry . '' Ia this demand I most heartily concur with you . There may be differences of opinion with regard to the . details of the measures by which this object is to be effected , but you have well expressed , in these words , the true principle on which the tenant-right of Ulster is founded ; and , resting on this basis , your claim ! is irresistible on every ground of justice and policy .

      If we take a _review ofthe three great classes into which society is divided , namely , the agricultural , manufacturing , and commercial , we find that the _prosjierity and happiness , not only of these classes taken _sep _' _arately , but of the whole community , in all its relations , collectively , depend on the exercise of industry ; and it is impossible that this great agent , in advancing the interests of mankind , can be brought into action unless a jast proportion of the products of industry be appropriated to the producer . Itis the boasted object of British laws to secure to tho industrious creators of individual and

      nationl wealth , the full right to make use of , and to sell , the productions of their own labour ; but , whilst the rights of property have beenthuB secured to other interests , the laud " is still left under all the trammels invented to sustain the system of feudal lordship , and tenant servitude ; and the tenant class , unable to obtain land otherwise , must take it under the power of extortion which that system undeservedly confers upoa the owners of the soil ; and it therefore follows , that if that power be not exercised injuriously to the tenant , it arises from the feeling of justice and mercy in the landlord ' s breast , and not from any means which the law gives to the tenant to protect himself from

      oppression . I wish to see this state oi things altered ; I wish to have your tenant-right custom defined ami coufirmed by legislative enactment ; I desire that no man shall hold his rights as a boon from any other man , hut that he shall be enabled to maintain them as a freeman , resting on the firm security of his country ' s laws . The tenants of Ireland are told that they may pay high rents by high farming . I bave no doubt that improved agriculture would give greatly increased profits ; but it is impossible that improved svstems can be carried into effect without a large

      investment of sunk capital in the improvement of the soil , and the increased number and size of agricultural offices . I would ask , then , can the tenant be expected to do this until he bas legal security for the capital expended ? Under existing circumstances every improvement made adds to his slavish dependence on his landlord ' s will and power . No man ought to place himself in this position ; therefore it appears to me a vain attempt to improve the agriculture of Ireland till that be obtained which you seek , for— - ' - the legalisation of the rights of tenant industry . "

      I do not think ifc proper , at present , to enter into a consideration of the provisions by which this great object is to be effected , or into any examination of the propositions of the Irish Tenant League , which are referred to in your requisition . I do not wish , as a member of Parliament , to pledge myself to any details until I am enabled to consider them in the form of a bill , to be submitted to the Legislature . But I hope ifc is unnecessary for me to assure you that you may rely upou my most strenuous exertions in support of any measure which shall , in my judgement , give a jast security to the tenant's interests ; and I willingly join my voice with yours in the watchword with which your requisition concludes , — ' Tenant-right aud public justice , ' I am , gentlemen , yours faithfully , W . _Shabman Crawford .

      To the Rev . J . M Cullough , and Mr . John M'Kittrick , secretaries . Now , my friends , however _useiesa and ineffective my advice may be , I would recommend yon—and most urgently—to abolish , and for ever , that antagonism , and dissension which now exists amongst your order ; adhere steadfastly to your principles—the principles of

      THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER WHOLE AND ENTIRE ; and scout from your ranks any man , or any body of men , who create disunion for the mere purpose of elevating themselves , and living upon your disunion and credulity . I do hope and trust , that the working classes will not lose confidence in me , so long as I devote my property and my time , abandon friends and relatives , and defy tyranny and persecution , with a view of making your order happy , and leaving the world better than I found it . Your Faithful and Uncompromising Advocate , Feabgus O'Connor .

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      And National Trades' Journal.

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL .

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      The Metropolitan Delegate Council To Tee...

      THE METROPOLITAN DELEGATE COUNCIL TO TEE CHARTISTS OF LONDON . _Baoim-ns , —We are all aware that when a principle for the good of the public is set ou foot it requires support ; and to make that principle popular and successful it ia always necessary that the supporters should be numerous , and , above all , united ; thus we see the necessity of a brotherly union among the silent approvers of the principle of the People ' s Charter , which , would they but organise , they would soon increase , and become strong , powerful , and successful supporters of this cause . We have been organised and united , though , perhaps , to a small degree ; but we are aware that

      persecution , inflicted by tbe cunning aristocratic power ofthe time , lad the unionists to disunion and slumber , if we may so speak , and thus came the present disunited , unorganised state of the _exponent of true political liberty . But , brothers , let us leave the past with the past , and step in the bright path of the future ; experience it is said makes perfect , and what has been done stands as a guard for our protection , then let us try again ; we can organise , we can unite , if each mind determines upon it , and acts accordingly , in a true and determined spirit , to obtain this union for the establishment ofthe People ' s Charter . Then , brothers of London , strengthen your

      localities ; commence your _visitings from house to house ; where you think of obtaining converts bring them to your halls , and freai among your own . bodies , ia such localities wherein you may reside ; select real sterling exponents of our principles as vour representatives , and send them to the Metropolitan Delegate Council meeting on Sundav , 12 th January , 1851 , at three o'clock , at 26 , Golden-lane , Barbican , and then , by the united efforts of all , we will raise the standard of the People ' s Charter in this ** rcat metropolis with such firmness and _stabiiitv that it shall not fall till the wants of the people are achieved . Hoping those localities that Lve not sent delegates will do so ,

      I remain , . On behalf of the Delegate Council , William Alexander Fkt _. chsb Little Portland-street , R _^ _ent-sfreet , Cavendish-square , Dec . _28 tk , _iwu .

      Mr. O'Connor And The Chartist Movement. ...

      MR . O'CONNOR AND THE CHARTIST MOVEMENT . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sib , —Will you permit me to offer a few remarks to your numerous readers , in relation to Chartism , and its great advocate—and may I not add , originator—Feargus O'Connor . With respect to the principles of Chartism , like all other great principles , they met , for a considerable period , with the bitterest opposition , the most determined persecution , the vilest calumny and misrepresentation . Nearly the whole ofthe public press of this country is banded together to blacken its advocates , _ard cry down , and hunt down Chartism to the death . The " pulpit drum ecclesiastic " emitted a profound

      and continuous roll , a kind of devil ' s tattoo , under the fistic aud lingual operations of the alarmed episcopacy , against the new spirit of liberty abroad , whilst government espionage , and governmental prosecution , endeavoured to crush out tbe germ of life from the fair body of Chartism , then infantile in appearance , and somewhat unseemly , from the foul filth with which its enemies had bespattered it , but possessing a giant-like eye , a god-like strength , a germ of truth and immortality , which neither the overflowing muddy waters of falsehood , nor the Marah-like ones of hatred could extinguish , nor the devouring fires of raging bigotry and persecution annihilate and destroy . No , gentlemen , Chartism stood the test of persecution , of malign aspersion ,

      of foul imputation , and , like the flower exposed to an unclouded and continuous burst of sunshine , its head somewhat drooped for a time „ its petals closed , but its root was unscathed ; the germ of life was intact ; and by the might of its inner life , it 3 divine truth , it up-rose from its down-trodden position , and presented to the world a stem of greater strength , a flower of sublimer beauty than heretofore , gladdening the rejoicing eyes of its secret worshippers . Aye , and the foul spots that had been cast upon its pearly cups , " flew off fuliginous , " and stained its enemies deeper still ; snail-like they had crawled over the surface of its fair fame , anil left their reptile slime behind them , but the ever flowing stream of truth swept away the pollution ,

      or rather carried it back to the foul and unholy fountain whence it emanated , and many of the worst enemies of Chartism are become its best friends , and ablest advocates . The name of Chartist is no longer a bye-word and a scorn , and the priaciples of " Chartism are more or less advocated by every Liberal newspaper throughout tho entire kingdom . Amongst its supporters— -if not in name , in reality—are to be found some of our best and greatest men within aud without tbe Legislative arena , and the triumph of its principles over factious opposition , governmental persecution , general incredulity , and almost universal scorn , is amply demonstrative of the power of truth to uproot error , right might , good evil , God tho devil , and should yet give us hope of a bright millennium in the future , —a political , moral , and social regeneration for our yet unenfranchised , and despoiled , and crushed , and down-trodden world . The history of

      Chartism is the history of every glorious pr inciple which tbe world has witnessed , scorned , reviled , persecuted , damned , praised , raised , affirmated , and glorified . Through this circle has every great principle , every divine truth , to revolve , from which fact—based on the unswerving testimony of eventful history , till its very utterance may see a platitude—we may gather nerve to endure in our advocacy of the same , and hope of an ovation which neither men can prevent , nor the powers of evil retard . Truth must and will ultimately triumph , despite the pretended friendship of its secret foes , or the open attacks of its declared enemies . And as the principles of truth emerge from beneath the heap of rubbish with which their enemies have covered them , the advocates and supporters also share in their triumph , and have reflected on their _all-worthy-heads the radiant glory of the ovation which divine ideas receive from " the bands of a rejoicing world . And so is it with the great originator of Chartism .

      " _Feargus 0 Connor—he—thegveafc O ' Connor—Whom futuro ages will delight to honour . Who gave his name , hia talent , manhood ' s prime , His hopes , his heart , ki 3 money , and his time , Hi 3 reputation dearer than his blood , Who gave all these and for his country ' s good . " He who sowed the seeds of great principles in much tribulation—who watered them with tears of affliction and bitter misery—who toiled early and late , in season and out of season—who bore tbe angry " winter of discontent" and persecution , the storms of foul abuse and malignant contumely , and the summer blaze of scorching vindiefciveness , legal penalty , and shameless and inhuman prosecution ; yes , so it is now with him . For " in the

      " highest places of the synagogue —one of the morning papers—the name of O'Connor stands out conspicuously and legibly as worthy of regard . A niche in the temple of fame has been awarded to him , though reluctantly , _andhisgreatestenemies are now compelled to acknowledge that some ' * good has come out of Nazareth ; " that the great and happy idea of the formation of Land Societies emanated from the fertile aud clever brain of Feargus O'Connor , whilst as the advocate of the principles of the Charter , scarcely one of the papers raises its voice against him , and cries , " mew , " or attempts to depreciate his great exertions in the cause of tho people . It is true , a few opposition Free Trade and Land Society journalists still harp away on a string

      completely threadbare , and which , like unskilful instrumentalists , they only play to plense themselves , extracting no music that can please anybody else , because they are jealous of bi 3 fame as the originator of the latter , and provoked at his non-advocacy of the former ; but let them trump away ; editors , like everybody else , must have some hobbyhorse to ride ; and , in the name of Heaven , as the jingle they make is more ludicrous than discordant , let them enjoy it to their heart ' s content . Their argumentumadabsurdum about O ' Connor ' s ) Scheme has been repeatedly answered ; and it is to be hoped that the winding-up of the latter may complete the winding-up of the awfully long yarns which , Penelope-like , they have been spinning and _unspinning

      tilltheir heads are like teetotums , much to the confusion and entire botheration of all common sense individuals . Iu conclusion , sir , I must tell you that once upon a time , believing in the " wise saws " contained in that very ponderous and revered book , yclept— The Wisdom of our Ancestors , I was mightily prejudiced against O'Connor and his Land Scheme , and the principles of the Charter were my utmost abhorrence . And why ? Because , like many others , I was contented topin my political faith on the sleeve of the old lady—a Tory periodical—for whom I then scribbled . I refused , like too many even now a days , to examine both sides of the question , and wrapping myself up in a mantie of darkness , conceit , and ignorance , crept into my mole-hole , and remained there , lest emerginginto tho blessed sunlight of truth I should be blinded by its glorious irradiations . Finally , however , an explanation ofthe principles of Chartism first apprised me of my stupidity .

      I examined and listened , and read for myself , and the result was , my donkeyfied prejudice left me , my ears grew gradually shorter , my eyes became more enlightened , and I found ultimately , that what I had regarded with horror , and scribbled against with all my might and main , wa 3 by no means the hobgobblin I had imagined , and that Mr . O'Connor himself was not in every deed the Ram Head and Bloody Bones which universal journalism had politely represented him . Well , what could I do , as an honest man , but sign my recantation to the public , and try to amend my error ? My present letter is a part of the redemption price I am paying for the injury which I may have inflicted on " the Man of the People , —the cause he so worthily advocates—and my fellow progressionists generally . Its insertion , therefore , wiil greatly oblige , Yours truly , Thomas Bardbl _Bbisdibt . Birmingham , December 30 th .

      Progress Of Thb Pa.Yama Railroad.— The P...

      Progress of thb Pa . yama Railroad . — The Panama Railroad Company are collecting materials and labourers , with a view to commence operations as soon as the dry season seta in ; 400 men , exclusive of officers and engineers , have gone out from the United States , and vessels laden with timber ana other materials , are leaving almost daily . No less than twenty-eight sail , comprising vessels of all classes , have left for the general depot of the companv at Navy Bay ; also six steam pile drivers . These bave all gone out since the 1 st of October ; fourteen vessels were loading for this company at onetime . The steamer Gorgona sailed on the 5 _tn ult . for the same destination . She is designed to run on the _Ckagres river , for ths delivery and transportation of materials at various points on the line of the road , as they may be needed . —Aeiv * ork Journal of Commerce .

      Buck Don . « Oh > _Srona Shops . —Is it not probable that the black doll was an image ot the V irgm sold at the Reformation with a lot of church vestments , and other " rags of Popery , " _aathe Puritans called the surplus , and first hung up by some Pun * tan or Hebrew dealer . —N _& es and faeries ,

      Mr. Oconnor At Manchester. A Meeting, An...

      MR . OCONNOR AT MANCHESTER . A meeting , announcing by placard that the un-. flinching advocate of the people ' s rights , Feargus 0 Connor , " Esq ., would deliver an address in the People ' s Institute . Her wood-street , Ancoats , was held on Sunday , December 20 th , 1850 . On tho platform we notieed Feargus O'Connor , W . P . Roberts , and T . Roberts , _Esqa . ; also Messrs . Leach , Donovan , Sutton , Clarke , Nuttall and Dickenson ; on the side of the platform we also noticed G . Mantle . The chair was occupied by that sterling democrat John Sutton , who opened the meeting in his usual good , tempered and sensible style ; * after which Messrs . Leach and Donovan made ' splendid speeches . The Chairman then introduced Mr . O'Connor , who was received with tremendous applause . When the cheering had subsided , Mr . O'Connor made the following remarks : —My friends , I _hoj . 'e and trust that those dissensions which have been lately created

      wi your ranks , will be done away with . ( Cheers . ) I am hero for that purpose , and also to prepare your minds for the coming struggle . Nothing gives me greater pain than to see antagonism in your order—it makes my blood run cold when I reflect upon it . It is upon that antagonism the government base their strength : only think that no more than 1 , 800 persons iu all England thought it worth their while to take part in the election of an executive—about one-twentieth of the electors of the West Riding of Yorkshire . Government will take advantage . of our disunion , and will consider they are perfectly justified in refusing our demands ; therefore , I am here amongst you , requesting you to persevere in holding a Conference in Manchester ; and , if elected as a delegate , I will cheerfully sit in that Conference and abide by its decisions , and will visit every largo town promulgating those views . I attended last Thursday , eveningthe executive meeting ; and there Ernest Jones * moved : — " That a

      Conference be hold in Manchester , " which I seconded , but it waa lost by a majority of five—two voted for it , and seven against it . I never give a single vote , either in the House ot Commons or out of it , against my conscience : I would rather beg my bread than give up my principles . My uncle is now in the fifty-second ' year of his banishment , and he refused wealth and titles rather than abandon his principles . If I had offered me a million a year and ail the titlesyou could heap upon me , I would refuse them , rather than abandon my principles . ( Great cheering . ) I know the men of Manchester have respect for me . ( Cheers . ) I am going to Bradford to-morrow evening , and there I will tell the men of Yorkshire that the men of Manchester are resolved to hold a Conference in Manchester , on the 27 th of Januarynext . ( Cheers . ) The men of London are not as united as the men of Manchester . The latter are closely connected with , and understand one another .

      In the opening of Parliament such antagonism will be witnessed as was rarely ever seen . Ministers always looked to the Irish members for support . John O'Connell had proposed to hold a Conference in Dublin , before the opening of Parliament . Now Sir Robert Peel is dead , greater contention in parties will be created . If the lickspittles looking for power were _Whigs for £ 5 , 000 per annum , they would become Tories for £ 5 , 100 per annum . I have advocated your cause upwards of thirty years , and I have often told you , that the press of England _, is your greatest , enemy . If this splendid meeting had been called by the Financial Reformers , a hostcf reporters would have been present , but not a _single reporter is here , and you will never hear it beyond your own ears , except in the Northern Star . ( Cheers . ) In conclusion , lot me again implore of you to persevere in holding your Conference in Manchester .

      W . P . Robuets , Esq ., tho People ' s Attorney-General , made a neat speech , replete in sound reasoning and good sense , aud was loudly applauded . After which Mr . G . Mantle requested to offer a few observations on what had been said that evening . Mr . Mantle protested against the Manchester Council calling a Conference ; he donied their right to do so . ( Confusion in the meeting . ) He ( Mr . Mantle ) had several reasons for so doing . The first was , that an Executive had been elected by universal suffrage ; and secondly , that if a Conference was requisite , London was the place for holding such Conference , as London was the seat of government , and as the Conference was supposed to counteract the doings of Parliament , which could net be done elsewhere . _Alluaioush _^ il been made to the small number that had voted for an Executive . If the

      cumbers were small , it was five times as many as voted for the Executive in 1847 . IIo ( Mr . Mantle ) was one of those who formerly would have turned out with hi 3 pike or gun , but would not do so now . He thought the persons who went about lecturing and agitating were not the wisest of men , hut those who staid at home with their wives and families ; and tbe man who endangered his situation and family comforts , wa 3 a fool for so doing , Here Mr . Mantle diverged from the question , and endeavoured to introduce some of the London men's names , but the meeting reminded him of the question . Another scene of confusion aroee , the chairman using gveat exevtion 3 on behalf of Mr . Mantle , who proposed a resolution to the following effect : — " That it was notexpndient that a Conference should be held in Manchester . " Mr . Edward _Houson seconded the proposition .

      Mr . Jamrs _Lhacu rose to reply amidst loud applause . He was sorry to say that Mr . Mantle and Mr . Houson bad misrepresented the Manchester Council . They were well aware the Manchester Council had higher views than quarreling about electing an Executive , or holdtag a Conferencethey cared not where a . Conference was held , so that it was not held in London . It was the aim . of the Manchester Council to place the Chartist agitation in a more healthy position , and they were determined to do so as far as their own locality was concerned . Were tbey not frequently asked what proof tbey bad that their present system of agitation would ever accomplish tho enactment of the People ' s Charter ? Was it not a lamentable fact , that the present system of agitation was ridiculed

      and scoffed at in nearly every workshop ? It is also evident , from what has lately transpired , that the last ten years of folly , with all its platform braggadocio , and its private cowardice , was to be reenacted . He could , if he thought fit , lift the curtain , and give them a peep behind the scene , but he would not . Mr . Mantle talked about majorities and minorities of the " people ; it was all moonshine . He also talked about being in prison . He ( Mr , Leach ) had been in prison , but who could say that he ever was sent there on hia own account —( cheers)—but through the mad folly of others . ( Cheers . ) He was determined , as one of the Council , not to allow such conduct for the future , and would propose an amendment- ,, Thafc this meeting negative Mr . Mantle ' s motion . "

      Mr . Donovan seconded the amendment , and in support of it ho would just observe , that Mr . Mantle had said that tbe Executive was elected by eighteen hundred persons ; whereas , the last time Mr . O'Connor was in this hall , a public meeting of nearly three thousand persons had voted for holding a Conference in Manchester , and pledged themselves to support the same . ( Cheers . ) The Chairman was going to put the motion to the meeting , when he waa interrupted by Mr . Mantle , who was determined to reply , which caused another uproar ; a stout man on the platform caught hold of Mr . Mantle , and was about taking him from the platform , when Mr . O'Connor manfully rescued Mr . Mantle , and kept him covered with his body from

      the attacks of others , while Mr . Roberts was engaged in keeping off others . We noticed one man in particular , who leaped out of the body ofthe hall on to the platform , and who Mr . O'Connor kept at bay , still holding Mr . Mantle by his side . Silence being restored , the Chairman put Mr . Leach ' s amendment , which was carried hy a forest of hands and acclamation . The ; Chairman then put Mr . Mantle ' B resolution , when six hands were held up for it . Mr . Leach then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Connor for his presence , which was seconded by Mr . Dickbsson , who said , if ever a man doserveti the gratitude ofthe working _olasses of England Mr . O'Connor was the man . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) had sacrificed family connexion , wealth , and profession , to promote the interest of the working classes—he

      had made sacrifices which no man ever made before ; andheaBkcd would . the working classes see their best friend sacrificed—would they allow him to do a nation ' s work , and pay its expenses ? Mr . O'Connor was only one man they were many , and by a little exertion on their part they would rescue him from the sharks of the law . He ( Mr , Dickenson ) knew little of the dispute about the Conference , but what he had heard that night he most cordially approved of ; he had long seen the necessity of a renewed system of asitation . When Mr . O'Connor first came amongst them how did he find them ? He had to meet about a dozen persona in a cocklofthow different now . H he had staid at home they would not havo had such a large assembly of persona here to-day . If he had not started the { Northern Star—( cheers)—the people of Yorkshire land Lancashire would have been ignorant of each

      Mr. Oconnor At Manchester. A Meeting, An...

      others proceedings , and would r . oi have had the star light to guide them in the political wilderness . ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Dickenson concluded by seconding the resolution , which was _uuanimoutlv adopted . Mr . O'Cosnor having replied , proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman , not only for lm impartial conduct that evening , but for his general good conduct in the agitation of Chartism . He ( Mr . O'Connor ) had known him many years a- * o i and had always found him consistent , and at his post , Mr . Henry Nuttall seconded the vote , which was carried unanimously .

      * We Think This Must Be An Error Of The ...

      * We think this must be an error of the reporter , but we are not in possession of the information requisite for an authoritative correction . —Ed . N . S ,

      The Manchester Conference. On Monday Eve...

      THE MANCHESTER CONFERENCE . On Monday evening the weekly meeting of the council took place in the large ante-room of the People ' s Institute . After transacting local business the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — " That the election of delegates to the Manchester Conference commence on Monday , January 6 th , 1851 , and remain open till the day of its meeting , to suit the convenience of the district . " " Tha ' t . all towns in Great Britain , with a population of ' one hundred thousand persons , be requested to send two delegates , those of more , in the same proportion , and those of less to send one . " " That all co-operative societies , numbering one hundred persons , be requested to send one ; and that nil political bodies , having for their object the

      regeneration of the masses of society , be specially invite to send their representatives , to agree to a general organisation of the democratic body throughout the empire . " " That eacli delegate be _requested to bring with him five shillings , as a guarantee for the expenses of the Conference ; the sura that each shall pay to bo regulated according to the number of constituents each delegate represents . " ( Signed by the Manchester Council , ) James Leach , Daniel Donovan , Henry Nuttall , William Foster , James Wainwright , Joseph Eutwistle _, James Moody , Samuel Jones ; John Sutton , Chairman ; Joshua _Gutteridge , Financial Secretary ; James Alcock , Corresponding Secretary , 12 , ByroHi-street , Upper Duke-street , Hulme , Manchester .

      Festival Of The Fraternal Democrats. The...

      FESTIVAL OF THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . The annual festival was held on Tuesday evening , December 30 th , at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , Fitzroy-square . About seven o ' clock a very respectable party sat down to an excellent tea . After the repast was concluded G . J . Harney was called to the chair , and commenced the proceedings by giving a resume of the business and leading events connected with the Society during the twelve months which had elapsed since their last festival . In European politics they had but little cause for encouragement—nowhere had the people become possessed of those

      institutions which could alone ensure them prosperity in return for their toil . In England the chief incidents in connexion with their society wore the four days' debate , in the House of Commons , on Lord _Palmcrston ' s Foreign Policy ; the chastisement of Haynau by Barclay's draymen , and the liberation of their lately imprisoned brother , Ernest Jones . In reference to the policy of Lord Palmerston , the speaker showed the fallacy of his boast , that the rights aud liberties of Englishmen had been duly protected abroad , and instanced the ease of Mr . Baker , who had edited a publication called tha Radical , in Vienna , during the year 1 S 4 S _, and who had been put to death within twenty-four hours after the heroic Blum , and for whose murder Lord Palmerston had never demanded satisfaction of the cowardly , butchering , Austrian government .

      Nutwithstanding his professed liberality , Lord Palmerston was as great an enemy to true democracy as was the Tory Aberdeen . The lynch-law , applied to Haynau by Barclay's draymen , and the meetings called by their society to defend the conduct of those men , had drawn down upon them the condemnation of a portion of the press ; ' out it hail attracted public attention to _thesi , and extended their sphere of operations . A correspondence had iately taken place between the Austrian and English governments relative to the treatment of Haynau , in which the latter denounced the conduct of his castigators ; but this would weigh but little compared with the approval stamped upon it by the British public . Mr . Harney then dwelt upon the services of Ernest Jones ; apologised for his absence on the ground of the illness of his wife ; and denounced the conduct of those who were

      endeavouring to injure him in the public estimation . He then reviewed the progress of events in _Schleswig-Hoistein , Hesse Cassel , and the larger Germanic States , and denounced , in eloquent terms , the slavish doctrine of non-intervention , which was only adhered to when the people's liberties were endangered , and ever broken when monarchy was threatened . The policy of the Fraternal Democrats was war to all tyrants . The same feeling which actuated an _isdividual to assist his fellow-man when menaced with destruction , should actuate a nation to support another nation menaced with political death . He then called upon their continental brethren present to unite with each other , if no question of principle hindered , and show one undivided and gallant front to the unholy alliance of their monarchical and aristocratic opponents , until all Europe resounded with the cry of " the Republic , _Democratic and Social . ( Cheers . )

      Mr . G . J . Holyoake responded to the first sentiment— " The Sovereignty of the People , the Fraternity of Nations , and prosperity to the Society of Fraternal Democrats . " The sentiment of fraternity was a new and hopeful cry amid the language of nations , and promised to be productive of aiuch good ; it was a sign of progress . Mankind had been enemies because they had been taught to consider each other as such . If this doctrino had been carried out , our foreign policy would not have been open to the just animadversion of the last speaker , but would have been founded on the just instinct 3 of a generous people . The agitation for the Charter was meant to include in its operation , when accomplished , the majority of the male population of the

      United Kingdom . When the principle of fraternity became more familiar to their minds , tbey would include in their demands the people of the colonies , and would thereby gain an accession of power and sympathy . The colonies , by a few well managed displays of their power , had frightened the government into concessions , and set the people of this country an example they ought not to be slow to follow . Mr . Holyoake then alluded to tho dissensions in the Chartist ranks , which he attributed to a want of a thorough understanding ofthe principle of Democracy , which caused them to look to men instead of principles for their guidance . The materials for the attainment of liberty were abundant , but they needed to learn the art of unity , and to have a thorough knowledge ofthe principles of democracy . D . W _, BiTFr responded to the following : —

      "Our Democratic brethren of all countries , and tbe speedy establishment of the Republique Democratique et _Sociale . " Many of their brethren had sealed their fidelity to the cause of democracy by their death in its defence ; others were lingering in dungeons ; and some few were present ia that room exiles from the land they would . have died to benefit , probably leaving their families destitute of those necessaries which nature so bountifully supplied , but which tyrants fattened on , whilst they pined for want . How long was such a deplorable state of things to exist ? How long was the tyrant ' s crown to be gemmed with the tears of a nation , and set with the heart ' s blood of the people ? He trusted the day would soon come when the spirit of fraternity would be widely diffused , and tyranny and oppression for ever cease . The Fraternal Democrats

      were the pioneers in the grand march of social progression in this country ; their object was to show that the interest of the whole people of tbe earth was one and undivided ; and he hoped to see the day when the blood shed in defence of tbat great principle would be so avenged as to give peace to the manes of those who ha " d died for the worlds good . ( Loud cheers . ) M . Englss , ( who , with Carl Snapper , attended as a deputation from the German Society , ) also responded to this sentiment , thanked them in the name of his brethren for tbeir sympathy , and expressed his best wishes for the prosperity of the into

      English people . He then entered a long and elaborate statement of the causes of the failures abroad , and tbe consequent reaction , showing that it equally arose from the ignorance of the people and the treachery of their leaders . Mr . Petti ** responded to the next sentiment , — " The Martyrs of Democracy . " It was common to reckon as martyrs only those whose hearts were cold in death—those who had fallen by the tyrant ' s sword , or the headsman's axe : but tbey had _raartvra even more to be pitied than those whose sufferings and whose breath ceased together—they had martyrs _ajaoag them . * a ! w & M . well day a death , of _asony

      Festival Of The Fraternal Democrats. The...

      m knowing that their efforts to benefit their coutt _?^ try had onded only in failure , and in increased oppression , which reaction ever produced . They had martyrs bleeding in exile , whose _suft ' _-rings wore far greater that- those whose doath they _deplored . They bad nations that were martyrs as _weli _a-i individuals ; , fnreniOJt among whuni was heroic Poland , whoso _ga'lant sons , " even in exile , were to be lound fighting i : i liberty ' s rjnks . Neither must thay forget the glorious people of Fiance ; though pointed at as the centra of react oa , they wero not co bo blamed for the acts of tlwir legislators . The odium cast upon them for overthrowing tha of

      liberty Rome was a _creator _liiartvnfom to all true and noble hearted ' Frenchmen than death or * imprisonment ; and when the crv of free Italy was again raised , the lands of _Frenchmen would be tho first to raise the glorious banner , and relieve themselves from the stigma their tyrants had cast upon them . It was their duty to cheer the martyrs in their exile , and pour the oil of consolation upon their galling" wounds . They had struggled , not for the freedom' of one nation alone , but for the emancipation of their common humanity . Mr . _Colleti responded to the sentiment of" The Democratic Journals of Europe . snd America , may Tyranny be o ¦• ert hro ivn by the Press , which it seeks \ to enslave . " _Ji * ,

      Mr . D . W . Rufpt . gave- the toast of " The _\ Ladies , " and a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , who July acknowledged the same . Dancing and singing then commenced , which was kept up to an " _earlv hour , and all seemed to enjoy the festive scene . Deputations from tho Gorman , Hungarian , Polish , and other Societies , wero in attendance , and the Apollonic _Society , connected with the Institution , sa ; ij > - macy spirited choruses between the various sentiments .

      Tiie O'Connor Defence Fund. To Feargus O...

      TIIE O'CONNOR DEFENCE FUND . TO FEARGUS O ' cOKXon . ESQ ,, MJ ? . IIokoubsd and Respectbd Sin , —Wo , the members of the Norwich Charter Association , feel grieved to see the position you are placed in through advocating the political and social rights ot the people , Wc also deplore , in common with you and every well _wiaher of his country , the political prostration ofthe groat mass of the people , but , at the same time , wo are sick of the folly , antagonism , arid bickerings which are taking place in our own order . It appears to us to be done for tho purpose of carrying or . an endless agitation ; hut we think it would be more just and honourable to unite aud assist in paying the debt duo to you , than to bo cavilling as to wlii ) should havo the power

      ot calling a Conference , or anything else . Sir , while such folly i _? persevered in , ' we trust that you will consult your own interest , and have nothing to do with it , for such conduct always ends in persecution and confusion ; ami ia that case vou would he the victim . Dear sir , enclosed is a Post Office Order for £ 2 , made payable to _you-iil 2 s . 9 d . for the winding-up the Land Company , and ( 7 s . 3 d . to assist you in paying the law _exjieusea . We trust you will not again enter into any of the English Law Courts , as you will never get justice done . Let the Press , and your , and our enemies , say what they plcuae , our confidence in you remains the same , and we recognise no other leader . _Trusting tint you will yet triumph over ail your enemies , ami live to see your principles carried out , Wc remain ,

      ( _bigned on behalf of the members , ) Conrad Spiungall . St . _Martins-at-Oak , Norwich . P . S . —I am instructed by tbe subscribers of the above sum to say tiiat they will do all they can to assist you in _paying the debt which you have subjected yourself to ; but should anything else occur through the folly of any individual , tbey hope you iviil have nothing to da with ic ( at _Uat-t not till you aro paid ) , for it is only a few that will pay for anything , aud they say it ia a tax upon tliose who do pay . C . S .

      To Feargus O'Connor, Esq., M.P. Honoured...

      TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P . Honoured Sir , —At a meeting . , of the South Shields branch of the National Land '" 'Compaiiy , held on the 31 st of December , it was resolved : —'' That seeing ths backwardness of tbo majority of tho members to _oontril't-te towards the winding-up of the Company , that a Loan Book be opened , to afford those who are inclined to advance small sums to assist you in winding-up the Company , such Joan 3 to be refunded ffrmi tho first available * money belonging to the Company . Will you , therefore , be so _good as to state _iii this week's Star , if you approve of this plan , and if you promise lo see ifc _uarried out . I am , Dear Sir , Your 3 sincerely , William Giu'illax . 27 , ( _Jucen-street , South Shields . [ 1 highly approve of the plan , and will see it carried out . _—Feakuos _O'Coxxoii . j _—flnTnr-wii i n

      Co The Men Ol' Manchester And The Manche...

      CO THE MEN OL' MANCHESTER AND THE MANCHESTER _COUNCIL , I beg most respectfully to acquaint the men of Manchester , and 1 hereby inform the Manchester Council , thiit in reply to " tlie per .-onalatt . ick of tho latter body , aa conuincd in the Star of Saturday last , I shall attend st tho People ' s Institute , _Ileyrod-street , Manchester , on Sunday evening next , at nine o ' clock ; that being the earliest train ( after noon ) by which I can reach Manchester- from Yorkshire . I therefore request those who have assailed me to make the _necessary _arrangements , and challenge every one to step forward , _who has any thing to advance against nio . Ernest _Jonts . _Unrdwicke Lodge , 2 nd Jan ., 1851 .

      Christmas At O'Connor Ville. On Thursday...

      CHRISTMAS AT O'CONNOR VILLE . On Thursday , December 2 Gih , the whole of tho allottees , with their wives and families , met together at the School-room , and partook of tea and other refreshments . After the repast Mr . II . RatclifVc was called to the chair , and the following sentiments wore spoken to by Messrs . T . M . Wheeler , G . Wheeler , Griffith . Sturgeon , and Paris .- " The People ' s _Chavk-v ; " " F . O'Connor , Esq ., the People ' s Champion ; " " Kossuth , Mazzini , and the Democrats of all nat _' . ons ; " "the Northern Star and the Democratic Press general !?; " "the Land Plan" and "the Ladies . " The " following address waa then moved by Mr . Sturgeon , seconded by T . M . Wheeler , and unanimously adopted by tho meeting , who , in proof of their earnestness , entered into a subscription , which realised the sum of £ 1 Is . 8 d , _ihis heing the second time they have liberally subscribed for this _object .

      " TO FBAROUS 0 CONNOR , ESQ ., M . l \ "Respected Sm , —We , the allottees of O'Connorville , in public meeting assembled , hereby express our indignation at the unjust decision given against _yoa , in the case of Bradshaw , of Nottingham , and assure yon , that however you may bo abandoned by tliose whose duty aud interest it is lo render _j-ou support and encouragement to bear up under this system of unjust persecution , that wc , who are in a more special manner interested in this great undertaking , will never follow their example , but will endeavour , by precept and practice , to assist our true-hearted brethren in t _' _leir endeavours to remedy , by national support , tbat injustice which the ruling powers ha re been long endeavouring to

      inflict upon you . Through a long life it has been your constant endeavour to improve the condition of the labouring people of this empire , and though every obstacle bas been thrown in the way , yet enough has been done to prove that if you bad been properly assisted , the people of this country would have been placed in a far * higher position than that which they now occupy , and honour , as well as justice , demands that such a man should not he allowed to fall beneath the tyranny of a vindictive government , aided and assisted by an ungrateful people . That such may not bo the result is the earnest wish of your feUow-labourers in the cause of human emancipation . " Hurray . _Ratclifi-e , Chairman . " " December 26 th , 18 / 30 . "

      At tho conclusion of the meeting a vote of thank 3 was given to the Chairman , and a round of cheers for Mr . O'Connor . Dancing , singing , and other Christmas amusements were then heai tily indulged in until an early hour of the morning , when all relired to their homes , conscious of having performed a pleasing duty .

      National Reform League. At A Council Mee...

      NATIONAL REFORM LEAGUE . At a Council meeting of this body on Monday evening last , some gratifying proofs of the _Bprcad Of Social Reform principles were brought to its notice . A forthcoming monthly periodical , The Enulish Republic , edited by Mr . W . J , Linton ,

      would embrace , it was stated , most ofthe views of the League , and a vote of support was therefore passed in its favour . Tho address ofthe new Executive Committee ofthe National Charter Association was discussed ; and much satisfaction was expressed at that portion of it which emplutioaliy urged tbo necessity of tho people being instructed in their social rights , in order to ensure tbeir taking permanent interest iu any political agttatiou for the Charter : a resolution was unanimously agreed to , recommending the members of the Leaguo to co-operate with the Executive Committee , and with all other bodies advocating similar . views , in any practical measures that may be adopted for propagating such information among the people .

      */«/Awv/Wv , <*(**" ***^^"*'* ' ''>* , ....

      */«/ _AWv / WV , <*(**" _***^^ " * ' * ' _'' >* , . _*» , '' '' _*/> _. FntE at the Premises of Mn . Bkll , M . P . —On Thursday morning a fire broke out iu tho premises the property of Mr . Jacob Bell , the newlj ' -eleetcd member for St , Aldan ' s . Fortunately the _resideiico of Mr . Bell is nearly half a mile away , so that it escaped any injury . There being no water near , the firemen were obliged to 3 taod and see Urn premises burnt . The fira i « thought to be tbo _TlQl'k of an incendiary ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 4, 1851, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_04011851/page/1/