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The People's Cnauter. Axd A~ Surrender!"
THE PEOPLE'S CnAUTER _. _AXD A _~ SURRENDER !"
TO THE OLD _GTJAUDS . LOVED AND _fioIJO _-OKED COMRADES , You -will no doubt read the discussion upon flie motion of Mr . Hume with no ordinary satisfaction , not derived from tlie small Bunority- _^ alfliougli the snowball increases in its onward course—but from tiie speeches of Mr . Hume , Mr . BrjGHT _, and Mr . Lock Ki " sg , which cannot of course be reported at ftfl length in the " Northern Star" Nevertheless , I can analyse them for you . They were , one and all—and especially that of Mr .
Bbighx—what in the " good old Tory times , " would have been designated as little short of treason ; and it was from the substance of those speeches , rather than fromthe terms of ¦ the motion , that I gleaned na slight satisfaction . But although I -voted for that motion , rather than be stigmatised as an obstructive , impeding and standing in the way of progress ; yet , nevertheless , I must call your attention to the fact , that even with Annual Parliaments , Universal Suffrage , Vote
by Ballot , and _Equal Electoral Districts , it would not be in the power of that constituency , "to" return a member for a county if he did not _"possess £ 600 a year ; or a member for a borough , if he did not possess £ 300 a year . And further , that if even Property Quahficaiion was dispensed with , au intelligent man of your order , capable of representing you , and possessing your confidence , would not be likely to abandon trade or profession , if deprived of the means of existence . And believe me , Old Guards , when I tell * you , that the interest of
the labouring classes will not , and cannot be represented in Parliament , except by labourers . That is , by a sufficient number of intelligent woridnw men to _-ahlighten those who are wholly ignorant ofthe Labour Question . Old Guards , take experience from the past ; and recollect "that Sir Geoege Gkey taunted ] Mr . _Hiime with the absence of petitions , and do not let bim taunt me with the same popular apathy , when , in tins racing season , I give the animal its gallop . As I instructed you , yon will send those petitions to the members of the respective districts from wliich they
come , and you will report to the Executive ihe number of those petitions , and to whom sent ; while I confess that I should derive no little pleasure from receiving a LITTLE _MONSTER from Manchester , Binningham , Sheffield , Leeds , Newcastle , Bristol , and all thc smaller towns of England \ and from Glasgow and the smaller towns of Scotland ; and from patriotic Merthyr Tydvil , and the smaller towns of TVales . Lord Jonx Russell has boasted of your loyalty and your satisfaction , based upon your silence . Show him that you are loyal to your principles , and that you will onlv lie satisfied by then- adoption .
Old Guards , y ou have now ample time for action , aud _letine implore of you not to throw it away , inasmuch as upon your firm resolution Anil depend the new Reform the Peime "Mexisteu has promised , and which is eulog isedby the , _1 imes . " The Government , to establish " itself upon a firm basis , must henceforth recruit its forces from the Liberal , and not from the Tory ranks , and upon the finniiess of tlie people will depend its RECRUITING CRY ! The more we ask for , if it is legitimate , and not an extension of our former -demands , the more we shall get ; while , upon the-other hand , the less we ask for , the less will be ofiered to ns .
( M Guards : " To be forewarned is to be forearmed , ' and let me again forewarn you . The policy of the English Government will now " uiainiy depend upon the state of foreign nations , and especially the state of France . Take warning by the past . The French revolution of 1793 compelled the English Government to promise the Irish Catholics a large relaxation of the penal code , but circumstances changed , and they changed with them . The French revolution of the " three glorious days , " as they are called , of 1830 , considerably expedited the Reform Bill ,
andthepassinn" occurrences in other countries must eventually quicken the march of progress in this country . But let me foreshadow . your danger and oligarchical reliance . Tou may rest assured , that if the reactionists in France cannot uphold their monopoly of power with the concurrence of the representation of the mind of France , they "will have recourse to physical power , as a means of resisting the progress of mind if its wise developement and le _«* -itimate representation promises to the worMn « r classes a fair and legitimate
remu--ueration for their labour . Now , mind that and never lose sight of it , and bear in mind , that this , and all other countries , have for centuries been governed by foreign , and not by domestic policy . In short , that there has existed a LEAGUE of KINGS against the LEAGUE of PEOPLE ; and that the voice of knowledge bas hitherto been stifled by the cannon ' s roar . But it is now your own fault , if you allow this policy to be continued , which may he destroyed by the proper direction of that miud , which has been industriously created , and judiciously organised ,. in this
country . Old Guards , my bands have been so full this Aveek that lbave not time for more , and shall conclude by again imploring of you to be vf atchfal , resolute , and discreet ; to destroy ihe Minister's taunt of tliere being no petitions ibr the Charter , and to let the House of Commons , the Press , thc country , aud the world "understand that there is a force in the organised LABOUR-MIND of England , which no battery can assail , no bayonet can stab , no sword can cut down , or "Gagging Bill" _in--fimidate . Let them understand , that the
" ARTFUL AND DESIGNING DEMA GOGUE , " alluded to by the artful and _deigning Minister , has plucked tbe poisoned arrow from his quiver , upon which he was wont to relv for the accomplishment of his artful , designing , malicious , hberiy-slaying assaults upon Euo-lish industry and liberty . Your faithful Friend and Representative , Feaegus O'Cokxoe .
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"A true labourer earns that he eats ; gets that he wears ; owes no man hate ; envies no man ' s happiness ; "bid of other men ' s good ; content under Ins own privations ; and his chief pride is in the modest comforts ofhis condition . "—Shakspere .
TO THE RIGHT HON . LORD JOHN RUSSELL . My Lord , —It will be ten years on the 13 th of next month , sincel addressed you in thc " Northern Star , " upon the then position of your party , and the probable result of your policy generally ; audit is two years since I addressed four letters to you in the " _Labo urer , " upon the Irish famine , the probable use you would make of it , and what the inevitable effect of your policy would lead to . ,
Mv Lord , I am perfectly aware that such appeals from one wholly unconnected _withpri--Tae _^ ed party , io one who owes his position and ° power to the caprice of privileged faction , and to wbicb he must defer , is « tln _*< ywmg -pearls before swine . " However , as I—though _ferhaps _presumpt _uously-speak the warning voiceof millions , I considerit my duty to them , to you , and to myself , to forewarn you . bvarious
Sly Lord , men are impelled y motives to become politicians , and none are _stronger than those which are based upon dire necessity , and in this age , when prudence , economy , justice , and all other considerations are merged in political pre-eminence , those who se _£ an utter absence of prudence , economy and justice , arising from _politi-cal monopoly , very naturally abandon all other hope , save that which is now based upon a participation in political power .
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The people have frequently relied upon Whig professions for a just and fair developement of prudence _^ economy , and justice , but having at length gained wisdom and experience from the past , they have prudently adopted the motto , that m
" WHAT IS TO BE DONE FOR THE PEOPLE , MUST BE DONE BY THE PEOPLE " and from this resolve no bait can lure them , no threat can intimidate them , no vengeance can _aurightthem . That , now , my Lord , is the POPULAR RESOLVE , based upon Whig betraval of POPULAR CONFIDENCE . My Lord , self-interest is the basis of human action , and political power , unfortunately , constituting ihe ladder by which many raise themselves to comfort , eminence , and notoriety , all thought of honour , generosity , and
justice is merged in the hope of acqiiiring the greater , because more profitable , prize—and thepeople , finding that none but themselves can convert the prize to their own use , behoof , and benefit , have resolved never again to be diverted from the course , until the . national voice shall declare them the winners . M y Lord , men are actuated by different motives , though in quest of a similar object—some are moved by ambition , some b y avarice , some b y love of idle splendour , some by hope of achieving a competency , and many ofthe poor are induced to lecture for the acquisition of the darling
object of others , in the hope of saving themselves and their families from beggary and starvation . All these , my Lord , are very powerful influences , and are calculated to have a powerful effect upon human action ; but let me now explain what constitutes the strongest agency in the bands of political aspirants . It is the influence , the baneful influence , which the monied classes exercise over their dependent slaves , through the purchase , tbe apostacy , desertion and conversion of their trusted leaders ; while the desertion of those trusted leaders leads to the humiliation , the
persecution , mcarceration , transportation , or , perhaps , death ofthe bold and consistent few . My Lord you are not so ignorant as to suppose that any party in the state could uphold its ascendancy , for a single week , upon any other tenure than popular dissension , and , therefore , you must at once admit , that the whole policy of all parties has been , by art , by trick , by policy , connivance , or persecution , to foment and perpetuate that popular discord upon which alone depends the capr icious rule of an otherwise weak and insignificant minority . ' - ' . '"'
You are aware , my Lord , ofthe effect that the desertion of officers would have upon the bravest regiment , full of - enthusiasm , aud panting for the order to advance upon the enemy—you must be aware that a sudden and immediate panic , and as sudden a flight , would be the result ; you must feel convinced that the rule applies morally as well ; as physically . But now , my Lord , those days are gone , those magic influences have lost their charm , and I will tell you why . Because by your one sided policy you have so centralised power and aggregated capital in' the hands of a very sniall minority , that they can no longer contend against the want and dissatisfaction of the too oft duped large and dissatisfied
majority . My Lord , when , -things come to the ., wor § they mend ; but , upon the other " hand , "A stitch in time saves nine , " and prevents the necessity for violent haphazard corrections ; as , believe me , that no change based upon mere expediency can be permanent , or even beneficial while it lasts . This , however , has been the policy of every Government , until atlengththe absurd tinkeringof each to MAKE
THE THING LAST ITS TIME , has produced a patchwork fabric , in which not a single one ofthe framers could recognise his own handiwork—here a fore-shadowing of LIBERALISM , as it is called , there shaded with the old hue of TORYISM ; here a bit of PROTECTION , there a hit of FREE TRADE ; here a LANDLORD'S MINIATURE , and there a MANUFACTURER ' S
PORTRAIT ; here a bit of STATE , and there a bit of CHURCH . Landlords , manufacturers , protestantism , Catholicism , dissent , railways , navigation , army , navy , ordnance , and patronage , all—one and all—have their supporters , while the industry upon which all live and make profit is without a representative , or , should it find one , he is stigmatised as a DESTRUCTIVE , a DEMAGOGUE , a REVOLUTIONIST , and worse than
DEVIL . My Lord , allowme now to point out the social error which has led to this political jumble . The mind ofthe country has not yet recovered from the political error into Avhich it was led by Reform agitation , and by which it was _taught to classify parties under two simple heads—namely , WHIGS and TORIES ; the latter foolishly resisting what they foolishly desiouated any innovation of the BRITISH CONSTITU TION , and the former openly contending for power , for the purpose of adaptinglegislationto the progress of mind and fitness of things as they are . Well , my Lord ,
in this political skirmish , there were recognised two distinct parties , the one promising , thc other resisting progress , and heuce the progressive mind of this go-a-head age was marshalled under the POLITICAL—( mind , my Lord ) the POLITICAL BANNER of the Progressionists ; and now mark the sequel . This party has achieved political supremacy , and the people , believing that political power was but the means , and social advantages the end , now ask , and justly , CUI BONO ?—what one advantage have we derived from the transfer of power from the hands of our open enemies to those of our professing friends .
Now , my Lord , I will point out your social error . The political struggle was between sluggish land and active money ; between landlords representing Toryism and standstill , and manufacturers representing Liberalism and pro »* ress ; the landlords basing their strength upon the £ 50 tenants-at-will and county representation , aud tbe manufacturers basing their strength upon popular support and borough representation . The farmers are beginning to find that their interests were best protected by landlords , but the middle and working classeswho were thc prop and support of the
, manufactui _* ing interests , _ai'e beginning to discover that the same identity of interest does not exist between them and manufacturers , as exists between landlord and farmer ; and hence , my Lord , you will fiud , ere long , that the political will merge into the social question . The people have been taught to look upon the LANDLORDS as representing expensive aristocracy ,-and upon the COTTON-LORDS as representing economical Democracy ; but , my Lord , both thc middle and working classes , the shopkeepers , and traders , have learned from experience , that the monopolist
representatives of active money exercise a much more tyrannical Influence _ovet their several orders than the landlords _couloTundoj any , the most rigorous , system . Hence , my Lord you will understand , that the people , —ijainino * wisdom from dear-boughtexperience —have at length learned that political changes are but the means , and social improvement the end , for wliich they will henceforth contend ;
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and experience has taught them , ' that of all sources from whence these social changes cau come ,. the , legislation of those who traffic in money expended on labour , is _theleastpromising . They have now learned to distinguish between the sluggish tyranny of Land , aud the active tyranny of Steam ; that the landlords inherit by descent , and the steam-lords by tlieir political influence , which enables them to confine social benefits within the sphere of their own cupidity .
My Lord r have you ever reflected upon this one fact , the repetition of which , though it may surfeit my readers , may * be a novelty to you and others who are not as well informed as my well-instructed pupils ? It is this : —suppose the case of a landlord , possessing a rental of £ 5 , 000 a year , raising the rent of his tenants ten per cent .- ; now , in such case how many waggon loads of p _^ per would he converted into FREE TRADE abuse of the monster tyrant ? Well , my Lord , let us reduce the landlord ' s rental to cotton-lord ' s capital . The landlord ' s five thousand pounds a-year , at thirty years' purchase , would fetch ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS ; and as money is to the one just what land is to the other , let me portray the rent—independent of speculation in converting the raw material into manufactured fabricthat the cotton lord would make of liis one hundred and . fifty thousand- pounds _capitals Suppose him , then , to employ one thousand hands , with an idle competitive reserve , forced to underbid those at work _* and suppose him , in consequence , to reduce the wages ofhis hands no more than FOURPENCE a-day ; he would , by such a reduction , make profit , over and above fair speculation , hut simply by this reduction , of FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED A-YEAR , or two hundred more
than the landlord's entire rent ; and who is to control him , and who dares to oppose . him ? You cannot , as long as his class constitutes your political reserve . Then , my Lord , suppose that thc FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED was equitably distributed between the one thousand hands , instead of being filched by the one , which would be best for shopkeepers , traders , labourers , and the EXCHEQUER ? Ii circulated through the several channels it would serve all , while the one monopolist vests it in some RAILWAY or BUBBLE SPECULATION , where it is not feproductively used ; and , still further , observe , my Lord , that these ONE THOUSAND DEPENDENT SLAVES are
compelled to abstract a portion of their remaining poor pittance to invest in sick and burial clubs and benefit societies , and to have recourse tothe one thousand and one shifts to which , for want of a FULL , FAIR , and FREE REPRESENTATION , they are driven , to meet sudden emergencies , sickness , and even death . This , my Lord , this is my first letter to you upon the LABOUR QUESTION—the question of questions : you may not read it , but millions will , and hence your great difficulty of not knowing the influence which , though now despised , will one day operate upon you .
. My Lord , iu conclusion , I beg to assure you , that I would not to-morrow establish my plan , much as I value it , upon the destruction of human life _. _rOfc the confiscation of _property My hope is , to make the rich richer and the poor rich , by a prudent and profitable developement of our national resources , to substitute plenty for want , content for discontent , hannony for deadly strife , and peace for war . I have the honour to be your obedient servant , Feargus O'Connor .
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HORRIBLE MASSACRE . THROUGH NEGLECT . June 6 th , 1849 . Sir , —I beg to apprise you of a terrible calamity—an explosion of fire damp—whereby thirty-four individuals have perished at the Hehhrow Colliery , neat Newcastle-ou-Tyne . I am just setting out to visit the same , and attend the inquest , therefore 1 cannot at present give any further particulars . Please to notice in the House at your earliest convenience , the apathy of the Government in neglecting , for two years ( since their pledge was given to Mr . Duncombe ) , to _bringon their promised measure .
The explosion happened at six o'clock yesterday morning ; upwards of one hundred men and boys were down at the time . Please to try whether the Government will send down any parties to investigate the affair , as at previous explosions . —Yours , & c , M . Jude . . F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . F .
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. Todmorden . —A delegate meeting was held on Sunday last to arrange for the Lancashire and Yorkshire annual Camp meeting , usually held at Blackstonc-edge . The following places were represented : —Manchester , William Sliehnerdine ; ' llochdale , William Bake ; Todmorden , Richard Barker ; Padiham , Robert Wilkinson , - Hebden Bridge , Jas . Mann ; Halifax , Christopher Shackleton and Wm . Maude ; Bradford , Thomas Wilcock . Richard Barker was elected chairman and James Mann , secretary . . On the motion of Mr .-Maude , seconded by Mr . Mann , it was resolved— " That the annual Camp meeting of Lancashire and Yorkshire be held on Sunday , July loth , 1 S _49 . " Moved by Mr . Bake and seconded by Mr . Maude— " That the meeting be held at Basin Stone , near Todmorden , instead of Blackstone Edge . " Carried . After other business , the meeting adjourned to Sunday July 15 th , at ten o ' clock ,, a . m .
Bradford .- —A meeting of the Rational I / and Company was held at Mrs . Smith's , on Sunday last .-Thomas Hirst in the chair . It was resolved " That the business under discussion should be postponed until next Sunday , and it is requested that the members will attend . " It was also resolved " That the members should be given a fortnight from tho 3 rd day of June , as there is a great influx of members that have got confidence once more in tile Land plan , and we also have great numbers of thc poorer members that- are willing to come up if we will- give them time . " . . -
Birmisgham—A public meeting was held at the People ' s Hall , on Monday , May 27 th . Mr ., Grantham in the _chairi The following resolution was adopted : " That it is the opinion of this meeting that we cannot , asa body , assist any sect oi- party in _a- » _-tatin" _- - for any reform short of the People ' s Charter . " ° Carried urianimously . Mr . Allan ; Dalziel then delivered a most excellent lecture "On the Rise and Progress of Democracy" which gave evident satisfaction to a large meeting , and was well received throughout , as true democracy is the very germ of Christianity . The ineoUng then adjourned to Sunday , June the 4 th . _ _. .... _„ v ,.
Hamilton . —The Democratic Association of this place having invited Mr . Samuel Kydd to lecture to the inhabitants on some popular subject , he complied -with their request on thc evening of Monday , the _SSth-May . Histheme was , — " Revolutions , — their causes and effects ; the French Revolutions of 1789 1830 , and 1848 ; their influence on the nations ; the ' respective missions of France and Britain ; the nro « Tess and position of Democracy . In a social manner , Mr . Kydd p laced before hiS j audience a vneture ofthe condition of France dunngthe reigns of Louis the 14 th , and Louis the loth , of the various but converging chains of events which under the nest Louis ultimately led tothe convulsion of 1789 —of tbe nature ofthat convulsion and its results-the career of France ' s idol , Napoleon Buonaparte—the space of time which elapsed betwixt his downfall aud the Revolution of 1830—that Revolution and its consequences—Louis Philippe his character , his ambitious aims , and sudden over-
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throw—the _^ tovol iaiioii of 1843 , and its present , and probable * future effects upon society , were briefly but ably sketched . He then proceeded to speak of France as the quickener of thought , and . of Britain as the leader of industry , and ' _-ronclttded with an eloquent exhortation to working men _^ _-fit themselves by self , enlightenment forthe" great struggle which was pending _betweewliberty and despotism . —By the _' special request of-the audience , Mr . Kydd delivered a second . - lecture-on the following evening _ on the labour / question . . He then explained the different theories upon organising labour , propounded hy * Louis Blanc an d ; MiiifJhdvalier , giving the preference to the _latWf ' aj most
practicable at the present-day . ' For _the | £ ffielipi _* a- ' tion of the distress . existihg-iri this country _^ lie recommended as most attainable , the project which proposes the location olonr surplus or ; paup ' er popu- ' lation on the waste _tynjis of : Britainuind Ireland , and thus , not only . _pi-oOTde work for the unemployed , but rid those w % _ar _^ mplbyed of a heavy burthen , and increase _the- _^® iial wealth of , the country . Throughout 'tho _^ t _^ _pg : of his ex _^ iHen ' t lectures , Mr . Kydd was " _^| _MiitIy and _jyarnily applauded , and ,. we believe _^ aM _^ e generalv satiafactiori . ' \ y , e _earnesfry recbmnpjff 8 _^ the pleasuse of heiirihg'him to seize the first opportunity of securing-his services .
Padiium : —A meeting was hold in the Chartist Room , Thorn-street , . on Monday evening , June 4 , when the following resolution , moved by Robert Wilkinson , arid seconded by Benjamin Pilling , was carried unanimously ' . — "That we , the Padiham Chartists , are of opinion , that while we refrain from opposing the agitation of the Financial Reformers , wc cannot give up one of the principles of the People ' s Charter , or join any movement having for its object less than that measure of justice ; and , being convinced ofthe justness of its princi ples , we are determined to agitate for the People ' s Charter , and to let our motto _oe , — _- * Measures , not men . ' Wo are also of opinion that any reform short ofthe Charter would bo of little ' benefit to the working classes .
and not wishing to be deceived by half measures , we intend to be firm to the ' Charter and no surrender ! ' " _Charm-hvuli-. —A tea party and ball was lately got up by thefemaleg of Chavterville , forthe benefit of the victims , which was well attended . The schoolroom was tastefully decorated for the occasion with Chartist portraits , flowers , and evergreens , the portrait of our noble chief , F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., occupying thecentre . A loaf weighing , thirty-two pounds was presented gratis by the fctr ialeallottecs , and another allottee also gave a ham . Ample justice having been done to the good things provided , Mr . George Bubb was-called tothe chair . —Mr . Willis responded to the following sentiment : — " The living victims of Whig misrule—may thc day of their delivery rapidly approach , and , like pure gold from the crucible ,, may they retain their _stcrlins * value
to society and their friends . "—The toast was also responded to by Messrs . Beattie and Gilbert . — Moved by Mr . Yourigj and seconded by Mr . Willis , — "That tho thanks of this meeting be given'to F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for his advocacy ofthe people ' s rights , and his untiring exertions in endeavouring to locate the people on the Land ; and this meeting hopes that he may live to see the Charter become the law of the land , and the Land Plan successfully , established . "—The resolution was carried , with three times three cheers , which made the school-room echo . Dancing and singing then commenced , and were kept up till four o ' clock in the morning , when the party broke up highly delighted with their evening ' s amusement . We are happy to state that £ 110 s . profit was realised , which sum lias been sent to Mr .. Rider , for the benefit of thc victims ! and if females of other localities would exert themselves , there would be no . necessity for so many appeals on their behalf . . " ¦ .
Siieurness . —On Tuesday evening _Mi \ Stallwood delivered a lecture on Parliamentary Reform , after which the Chartist petition was adopted , and ordered to be forwarded to T .. L . Hodges , Esq ., M . P ., for presentation . This is the first Chartist meeting ever held in Sheerness . Merthyr Tydviii . — -A public _meeting was held in the MarkeVSquare _, _ontjic 31 st ult ., ' Mr . J . W . r _^ mes'J " surge " o ' h _^ ri * fne' _^ _chiiiiV w _^ Ch artist petition was adopted . The meeting was addressed by Messrs . Thomas , John s , Gould , Morgan , and the Rev . A . Jones . The petition is to be presented by Sir J . J . Guest .
Oxfordshire . —A numerous _meeting of tho inhabitants of Minster , Charterville , Brize _Sortou _, < S * c , was held on the 30 th ult ., when the petition was adopted , signed by the chairman , and transmitted to Mr . Henley , one of tho county _menjbers , for presentation . Birmingham . —On Sunday evening ' last , at the People ' s Hall , Mr . A AVhito , a fellow-sufterer with Beard and Hardy , at Bonny-Muir , Scotland , in 1820 , gave a description ofthat eventful time . After the address , five shillings was collected for the
• Victims , and the meeting adjourned . Sheffield . —At a meeting ' of the Coimcilon Tuesday evening , itwas resolved : " That a camp meeting should be held on Sunday , June 10 th . " It was also resolved : " _Thata public meeting should bo held in Paradise-square on Monday , June 18 th . to adopt the National Petition , and also to _sympathise with the . patriots of Hungary , Rome , Frai . cj , & c . " After the disposal of some financial business the meeting adjourned to Tuesday , next . The . Executive Committee of the Natioxai
Charter Association : —At a meeting of this body held at the office , " 144 , High llolborn , on Wednesday evening , June 6 th , —Mr . Dixon in the chair , itwas resolved : " That the meetings be held on Wednesday evenings instead of Friday as heretofore ;" Fissbury . — -Tlie , members of thc above body met at their room , 34 , Clerkonwell-green , on Tuesday evening , June 5 th . Mr . Nobbs in-thc chair . Moved bv Mr . W . Blake , and seconded by Mr . Jones , "That Mr . Allnutt act : as secretaiy pro tern , " Carried . Moved by . . Mr . A . Fuzzen , and seconded hy Mr . Jones , " That we , the members of this looality , are determined to staid bythe Charter , and have nothing to do with any party having for its obiect-lcsa than the People's Charter , bcina- of
opinion that anything short of that measure of reform must end in disappointment to the working classes . " Carried . Moved by Mr . Jones , and seconded by Mr . Livesay , "That we , the members of this locality , form ourselves into ii committee , for the purpose of getting signatures to the National Petition . " Carried . " The meeting then adjourned until Tuesday evening , June / 12 th . , . Marylebone AssemblyRooms ,. Princess ' Royal , Circus-Strekt . — Mr . Stallwood delivered a lecture on " ' Thelife , character , and writings of Thomas Paine , " on Sunday . evening last , to a very numerous audience , ' Iii concluding his address , Mr . Stallwood called ' on his audience to reduce the works of that great author to practice , by attending to tlie registration of all qualified to become electors , by pushing Chartism by every moans in their power , by enforcing the necessity of " Home colonies" on the attention of their , rulers , and by a bold arid
manly expression of their opinions on every suitable _occasion ,: Aftel _*^ _, few appropriate remarks from the . chairman ( Mr . ' Godwin ) , a vote of thanks was carried , bj * acclamation to thc lecturer , _Messfs , Cnapinan , Cliristiej Packer , Patteson , and others on behalf of the Sunday , " Union " ? " Boat Committee—| the boat running from the Weigh-bridgc , Paddington _^ to Greenford-green , for the purpose of raising fatods With _' _which to take or build a " Working Mnn ' _tf Hall)—reported - that- they had- been eminently _successful that € ! ay—the boat had been crowded , and * Shoi'cccipts were large ; tbey had also the pleasure of announcing" Jhat notwithstanding theinauspicious state * , of the Weather on Whit-Monday , that day ' s . boating' hatfleft a surplus of 10 s . 9 d for the funds of the _IvatiOhal-VictimComniittee , and they had to ' announcB' that the shareholders had resolved _^ to again give Dhe * boalt for the benefit of the Victims , on Mondayy June 25 th . This announcement was received with loud cheers . Thc 10 s . fld ' . '
was then ordered to" be handed over to Mr . Stallwood , for conveyance to the Vietim Committee , and the committee adjourned . ' .- ¦ ¦ ¦ CmrriEGATE . —At the weekly meeting on Tuesday it was resolved : —" . That we , tho Chartists of this locality , have , no confidence in . the Parliamentary Reform Movement _^ but , will not offer it any factious opposition ; still , however , wefeclourselves perfectl y justified in submitting ; at ' the meetings called by the Keform party , what we think best calculated to ensure the political emancipation of ' thc ' wbrkiii '* - classes ; and offer _friem the same privileges itt our meetings . " :: The expenditure and income of Miltonstreet Theatre ; was submitted to the meeting and approved of . .
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Barnsley . —At tho monthly meeting of this branch it was resolved : — " That , in order to aid thc progress ofthe Company , meetings should be held in future at Mr . Utley ' s , every Monday night , so that unpaid members mi ght be enabled to pay up their shares , and paid up shareholders , their local expenses . "
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LETTERS TO * THE _WOOING CLASSES . ' xlVii . " Words are things , and a small drop of ink I _ Falllng—like dew—upon a thought , produces That which makes -thousands , perhaps millions , -think , " " .. . . _iintoN .
DOWN . WITrI | i : _SE J 3 BSTRUCTIVES ; BltOTpR _^ : Mr . Hume's -motion for Household Suffrage , the Ballot , Triennial Elections , and' a . more-equal apportionment of representatives to population ; lias heen rejected hy 208 votes against- " ' 82 . Only eighty-two members could _bejfoiind to affirm Mr . Hume's motion . Partly , hy their < direct , votes , aiid partly by their : ; ahsence _^^ iy _;; _i'he ; House , nearly ; six hundred | of _thoii _^ _srepresentatives ™ _s _# _n _^ _"e _?& h _^ l _^^ that you , Brother Prolotarian _^ _shMi _^ main as you arc—the slaves of Privilege , the serfs of Capital , the prey and scorn of landlords and money-lords .
Altogether , the debate ( with the exception of the speeches of Messrs . O'Connor , Bright , and Osborne ) , _w-as a most dreary exhibition of make-believe on tho one side , and aristocratic insolence on the other . The introducer of the motion—tho great loader of the moderate Reformers—made but a sorry display , Instead of taking the bold and honest course of demanding the suffrage for all men as a right founded on Eternal Justice ,
he made the grievance of excessive taxation the basis of his appeal for reform . The extravagancies of the Court , the gold-lace on the coats of flunkey-ministers ; and similar puerilities , entered largely into the composition ofhis speech , -which was utterly wanting in that-, warmth which sincerity pleading for justice against injustice caiinot dispense with . O \ for one hour of Proletarian energy in that House of professional mouthers and peddling shams .
• Mr . " _BnionT spoke witli more energy , and excited the " ironieal cheers" of the privileged mockers , when he reminded them of the " not wholly to be despised conspiracies , " and " incipient insurrectionary movements , " in this country in the summer of 1818 . Ho added truly , " that there was a wide-Spread discontent among a large and intelligent class , and a hatred of the law , which those who sat in that House ought to be the last to encourage . " Amongst the opponents of the motion , a Mr . Campbell contrived to render himself eminently absurd by delivering some most stupid arguments (?) in support of thc most gross injustice . Judging him by his exhibition on Tuesday last , it is hard to decide whethorambecility or knavery most predominates in the person of the hon . member for Cambridge . God forgive him , I cannot , for the wearisomness I suffered when wading through his most wretched " speech . " . In the course of liis harangue , he
declared that the 10 th of April was a day the glories of which could bo done justice to only by poets and orators !!! As a specimen of his precious arguments take this : — " If it were possible for him , " under present circumstances , to state tho opinions of " the late lamented Dr . Chalmers , he doubted not " that the sentiments of that great man would notbe " expressed in favour of the motion of the hon . mem" her for Montrose . " Why what man of common sense cares one straw for what the opinion of Dr . Chalmers might havo been , or for that of any other Scotch priest or Malthusian , dead or living ? Shall a question of justice depend upon the " opinion" of any man ? Brother Proletarians , we repudiate their idols of clay ; their " opinions" arc ot less weight with us than is tho passing breeze . How dare any man , Doctor or Minister , Lord or M . P ., presume to give an " opinion" against tho rights ' of his fellowmen ? The man who dares to do so should have his insolence hurled back into his teeth with ample
interest . Sir George Grey , the ballot-apostate , with that modest assurance for which the Whigs arc distinguished , declared that he regarded " with feelings of unfeigned thankfulness , that constitution , the value of which had been tested in adverse times , and under threatening circumstances , and was felt and appreciated by the great body of the y > eople . _'' This called forth - ' " loud cheers . " Doubtless , Sir George Grey has substantial reasons for his thankfulness , that the " wisdom of our ancestors" created , and the stupidity of their descendants has permitted thc continued existence of a "glorious ' constitution , " through the operation of which himself and his class contrive to plunder and humbug the population of these islands , as never any other people were
plundered and cheated , though laws and constitutions have in most countries and times been framed aud worked for the benefit of the few rather than of the many . It must be acknowledged , that " the great body of the people " feel and appreciate the value of the aforesaid blessed constitution ; tliey feel the burdens it imposes , and they appreciate its ruinous operation upon their interest" * . If they could join Sir George Gkey in expressing " thankfulness" for such blessings , they would be slaves indeed ; slaves who would well deserve worse treatment than they have hitherto met with ; wretches who would merit , instead of whips , the scourging of scorpions . But my countrymen are riot so base , and for their own honour , 1 beseech them to repel the calumny' of the thankful Home _Suc ' nETARy .
That worthy official concluded his speech . 'by asserting his belief that " tho House of Commons , ' as at present constituted , did adequately represent the people , " Dutcan his '' belief" outweigh the great—tho two-fold fact : First , that seven-eighths of the people havo neither part nor parcel in the appointment of the members of that House ; and , second—that the said members , elected by a small minority of the peoplo , have no communion of feeling with the unrepresented masses , no regard for their interests , no respect for their rights ? Is this disputed ? Turn to the division which concluded the debate under notice , and behold thc confirmation of all that we have asserted . The masses of this country are no . more represented in the House of Commons than they are in the Congress of America , or the _Auh ' e Council of Austria .
__ Lord J . Russell , in his speech , stated that tho design of the framers of the Reform Hill was to invest those persons withfchefranchise , who were possessed of independence and intelligence . What an unintentional satlf ' _o is . this uppn our " glorious constitution . " Lord John insinuates that the working classes are neither independent nor -intelligent . If they are not independent they are at the mercy Of oppressors of some kind or other ; and if they are not intelligent , it is proof positive that their "pastors and masters" have utterly failed in their duty ; —for instruction is an obligation due by society to all its members , and if that obligation is not fulfilled , the chiefs of societ y , statesmen , bishops , & c & c , arc guilty ofthe worst of crimes against
humanity . But if the working classes are not independent , * the more need is there that they should be armed with the suffrage to protect themselves , and establish their independence . If they are not intelligent , tlie greater is tlie necessity that-they should be represented in the legislature , that they may command for tlieir children that National Education which is tlieir right , but which right is infamously withheld by those who , usurping the government ofthe country , have established the rule of Wrong . The _Phemieb knows full well , that were the working-men invested with the Suffrage , and protected in its exercise by the Ballot , they would show _thcmselvess - . too independent , andtoo _intelligentj to elect such misreprescntatives as himself and his ' colleague Gkky . Brother Proletarians , Lord _Jon . v Russell— all , flummery , to . tho contrary ,
notwithstanding—really stands in awe of your ' hnoivledge , and yonr love of- justicj ; therefore , he declaims against Universal Suffrage , and , therefore , against your enfranchisement he will struggle to the iast . ; • ¦ ¦ In the course of his speech , Lord John Russell stated it to be his belief , that . ' ! tho people—tho humblest people—the poorest people—had no indisposition to the aristocracy . " Tho enunciation ot this article of the Premier ' s , political belief , called forth "loud and general cheering . " p . oscntly he repeated the expression of his "belief , " and the consequence was , again " loud and continued cheering . " Strange that tho " noblo lord ' and those who so loudly cheered him , will not trust this aristocracy-loving people With the exercise of their citizen rights ! The disturbed state of Europe was a great card in the hands of both Grey and Russell , who im-
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piitedto _Uni-er- _. _uSiumijroali tile evils i- ' _J' _^ _'W _1-j llon npon Pans , Milan "Vienna , _Jlcrlin _, and ot .. _^ places . Well Lord Joiix Russell knows , no one better , that thc sieges , confiscation , massacres , & c ., winch have stained the several capitals of continental _Juirope , have been occasioned not by Uiii-. _' versal Suffrage , but bv ' the :.. conspiracies of kings , aristocrats , capitalists ' , and their tools ' -
, to prevent the establishment , of •¦ Universal ' Sum-age , and the realisation of those '' - " social " reforms which should now from Univ _* _ersni ' _-gu- & - rnge . Had the classes aho _% ' P _allied to permitted tho peaceful triumph of _Umveival _Suffrage tliere would have been . neither anarch y / bloodshed ! nor the rule of military ruffianism ., Mr . Osborne adroitly turned the tables upon the . Prime Ministeb * by reminding him th . it Ireland had been in a " state •' of siege" forthe last-twelve months , and that in that country there were actually more soldiers than voters—soldiers _; employed to . keep the peoplo . in forced subjection . to our '' glorious constitution . *' , ' Lord John Russell' concluded ' . as _^ foll . o . ws _^'' T ' " pray you in the name oftha _^ _Snsh' _tiftiW & rto _^ to- _^
" adopt the measure nomefmmW _^^ m _^ : > 1 give it _^ _deiided ne ' _ptifs . _^ _MUeyei _^^^ mi _^ S _^ ' _- ' consu ' tyig . the inf ' _^ JB _s _^^ ii _^ _Wm _^ m _^ _miniieyl" you ivitt also be consulting the '] vfishe ' s _^ aj _^ _-opaiioiis -. ~ . " of the people . " ¦ " _^ n _^ B - \ _rh'i-ki M Lord Jons Russell professed to _wiiluft _' ; j / w « _n ' t « r terests , your opinions , and vow wishes , ;& y ' : dec ! arii % and voting against all ' * Reform ' . " IIis ' ei'l or must [ he rectified . Within another month , Mr . & C 6 moh ' will bring on his motion in favour of the entire : Charter ; and it is important that that motion * should be _backed up by demonstrations of public ' sympathy . -. Let Public Meetings bo holden , and Petitions adopted , * and from John o'Groat ' s to tho . Land ' s End , let . the' cry go forth : — "DOWN WITH THE OBSTRUCTIVES ! " " THE CHAR- ,
TER AND NO SURRENDER !" L'AMI DU PEUPLE June 7 th , 1810 .
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET . —Attempted SuiciDE . —Dinah Lancaster , a respectably-dressed female , about 40 years of age , was brought before Mr . Bingley , charged _withT having attempted to commit suicide , by drowning herself hi thc Serpentine ;—James Johnson , ono of tlie park constables , stated , that on Saturday , about half-past four o ' clock , he saw the defendant lying on thc grass insensible , with her clothes saturated with water . Two gentlemen were near her . who said they had seen tlie defendant throw herself into the water , aud they had been tho means of _rescuing her . Tlio defendant was taken to thc receiving house , and hail the necessary attentions paid to her . which had the
cnect of relieving her completely from thc consequences of her immersion . When lying on the grass , the _defendant camo to herself , and said thaishe was a ruined woman , and that she would destroy herself at the first opportunity . —Thc defendant-said she was the wife oi a surgeon living at No . 9 , Terrace , Gravescnd . She had been separated from her husband some time , and had received a maintenance until lately when all her means of living being exhausted , she had fallen into such a state of destitution as induced her to attempt self-destruction . The defendant produced some letters to prove tlmfc the cause of separation did not originate with herself . —Mr . Bingham decided on remanding the case until Thursday , in order that time mig ht bo given to communicate with thc defendant ' s fnends .
AxoTiiEn Attempted Suicide . —Sarah Wood , an elderly woman , was charged with attempting suicide by drowning -herself m thc Serpentine . —Witnesses came forward to prove that the defendant had thrown herself into the water partly under the influence of drink . —Having expressed due contrition for her folly , the defendant was given over to her friends . Third Case of Attempted Suicide . —James Hanscombe was charged with having meditated throwing himself off the bridge over the Serpentine . —The defendant said he was out of work and in
great distress . —Thc defendant ' s father came forward and said his son was too lazy to work . —Discharged THAMES . —Assault by a Boy uro . v ins MOTHER . —J . Denny , not moro than I ' d years of age , was charged with assaulting his mother , and attempting to stab her with a knife . —The prosecutrix keeps a salt-fish shop , at 109 , Rosemary-lane . Her husband had to go to America on business some time since , and since his absence tlie prisoner , who had always exhibited a vicious aisposi ion , associating with thieves considerably older than himself , became quite incorrigible , " frequently remaining out the whole night . Not many weeks since , to keep him from sueh company , she locked him in an upper room , whore he attempted to precipitate himself from a two story window . On Sunday night ho came home at a very late hour , and when she
ordered him to bed , he refused to go . Sho then struck him with a rod , on which hc snatched up a knife , and said that if she struck him again he would give her something for herself . —Sho gave the alarm and when Driscoll , a constable , came in , she beat him well . Ho , however , took up a candlestick , and struck her with it . —Mr . Yardley : Have you no one to keep him in order ; no elder " son ?—Yes , I have one nineteen years of age , but ho is as much afraid of him as I am , for this boy is the stronger of the two . —Driscoll , 24 U , said the prisoner was thc most thorough scapegrace in London . He was always committing acts of wanton mischief , and was tiie terror of both young and old in the neighbourhood . —Mr . Yardley . " who said it was a melalieholy case , seemed puzzled how to deal with the young urchin , and remanded him until Wednesday to consider the
case , . MARYLEBONE . —Charge against a Max _ron Attempting to _Strangli : his Wiri _* . —W . Foster , a coach-painter , in Paul-street , Portman-market , was charged with attempting to strangle Mary Anne , his wife . The complainant seemed lnuoli affected , and said she had no wish to state anything against her husband , believing that she was most in fault , they had a few words , and she certainly said that she would run him through with a knife . —Elizabeth Williams deposed that tlie parties had lodged with her about two months , and that on Monday night ,
at eleven o clock , she heard a great disturbance in their room , aud prisoner said , " If you don ' t be quiet I'll strangle you . " And I then heard a noise likc . that of a gurgling in the throat , which I felt satisfied proceciled from his wife . I ran up into the apartment , and found thc poor creature lying in bed in a dreadful state ; and on my asking her what was the matter , she pointed to her throat , saying , as well as she could , "My husband has ' nearly _strangled me . " —John Wiltshire , another lodger , gave similar testimony . —Thc wife was then sworn , and she reluctantly gave evidence to the eli ' eet that beins ? irritated at her husband _coniinsr home Jatc
she used a threat towards him , npon wheh he threw her down on her bud and said he would strangle her , but he only put his hands upon her throat . —Mr . Broughton : Was there not a gurgling in your throat , and did he not hurt you very much ?—Complainant ( after some _hesitation ) : Yes , sir ; but I don ' t wish to injure hiin . —Clard , 208 D , deposed that when called in by the landlady the prisoner was present , and on witness telling him that ho ought to have a medical man , hc said , " Well , if you think fit to send for one you shall pay for liim . " He ( witness ) went for a surgeon , who on his arrival bled complainant , and said that she was in a dangerous state . But it appeared that she was in thc family way . —The prisoner , in answer to the charge , said that a , great deal of the evidence given was
true , but lie denied most , positively having had any Intention " of straiig _* i _;* i < v Ms wife , he men * l ; throw her down upon her threatening to stab hhil . — _-ifr _*'' Broughton remarked that in most cases of alleged assaults where the complaining party expressed adisinclination to follow up tho case , he discharged the accused , but the present matter was of so serious a nature that he felt bound to remand the prisoner for a week . LAMDETU . —BonoLART ass _Hobbkbt . _— ]' . Collins and M . Teuton , two notorious " cracksmen , " were placed at the baron a charge of being concerned , with two others not in custod y ' , in burglariously entering the premises of Air . Weir , a draper , in . the London-road , and carrying away property to the amount- of nearly £ 200 . From- the evidence it appeared that Mr . Weir , on retiring to bed on tho
preceding night about halt-past eleven o clock , left all the doors and fastenings secure , and on the following ( Tuesday ) morning , he found that in tho course of thc ; . iiight some thieves had entered his shop by forcing thc back shutters , and a vast quantity of the most valuable articles , consisting of pieces pf cloth , Irish linen , silks , & c ., had been carried away . The thieves , in reaching the back _ri-cniiscs ofthe prosecutor , must have passed over thoso in thc occupation of a person named Moscley , ablacksihith , in whose yard there was placed a hackney -cab . In this , vehicle the thieves placed ' the _iwjiole . of tho property removed from tho shctp of Mr . _[ _Wftii-yand covered it oyer with somo . dry litter . — Mr ; John Moscley . the blacksmith who chnrped tho
' _prisoners witli being concerned in stealing his cab , stated that about half-past five o ' clock on that morning , he and his man drew a cab out ofhis premises-into the street , where it had been - for " several days exhibited for sale . Witness missed the _cabahoitly after he had drawn it into the street and it was found , as he understood from the police , in the possession of tho prisoners and two other men . — Other -witnesses were called , who . saw the prisoners and two other men draw tho cab ' along the streets , trom the . London-road to . the lvcnuingtou-road , whore thoy were stopped . " The prisoners and their companions endeavoured to cilcct their escape , but they were ultimately secured . The prisoners v . ere remanded to a future day .
A Quantity Of Counterfeit Shillings Aro ...
A quantity of counterfeit shillings aro new in circulation . _Ijt-ing but clumsy specimens of the ar of coining , it will be easy or the public , thus cau tioned , to be on its guard . '
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