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«« There is a good time coming, hoys."
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jo THE WORKING CLASSES. jfy Fbiesds, "WT...
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THE O'COMOR DEFENCE FUND. TO MR. WM. RID...
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MR. O'CONNOR AHV THifi UH1JS1T UAltUJX O...
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THE MANCHESTER CONFERENCE. TO THE CHARTI...
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«« There Is A Good Time Coming, Hoys."
«« There is a good time coming , hoys . "
Jo The Working Classes. Jfy Fbiesds, "Wt...
jo THE WORKING CLASSES . _jfy _Fbiesds , _"WTien you read this letter onl y six _regies will elapse before Parliament assembles , A my anxious desire is to prepare you for the struggle ¦ which will then take place . I stated _** y ° u _f ormer letters , that the contest _Ltween the Protestants and Catholics would cons titute the Miuister _' s greatest difficulty in _rt ensuing session . I repeat the words of _mqijv former Ministers : — " That Ireland was
: _garland ' s greatest difficulty . And from the election which is now taking place for the County of Limerick—where they have a "Whi g , a Tory , and a Radical candidate—you willl come to the conclusion , when you read the row th at took place at the nomination , that the Irish electors and non-electors are not so great I tools in the hands of landlords aud masters as the English electors and non-electors are ; and you may rely npon it , that when a general election takes place in Ireland , nineteen out of pverv twenty members will be Catholics .
Lord _Capojsle , Lord Ashley , and several other noble lords , are now endeaouring to uphold the di gnity of their order by basing opposition to Catholicism npon respect , devotion , loyally , and love for the Queen . John CoSjSELL , in order to _preserve some little popularity , was in the habit of calling her Majesty our _"LOYELY YOUNG QUEEN ;" hut now that our lovely young Queen stands
in opposition to the Pope , the Liberator s son v _^ li act upon old Bkooks' maxim , " The . Lord love you , we are are all for ourselves in this world . " The Priests are very naturall y taking part with the Pofe , and for this reason : because in former days the tyranny of Protestantism compelled the Roman Catholic clergymen of Ireland to conceal themselves in underground caverns , and to come out from their _^ arAS to ' celebrate _mnss _.
A meeting has also taken place in the county of Mayo , to consider the imprudence of Lord Jobs Russell ' s letter , and both members for the county , and several Roman Catholic clergymen , * attended that meeting ; and you trill find in the next session , that every Roman Catholic member will ofler the greatest antag onism to Lord John Russell and his government . John _Cosxell did not appear in the House during the last session of Parliament ,
because he was perfectly aware that he could not keep any Irish party together ; while you niay rest assured , that he will take his seat and his stand in the ensuing session , in the hope of leading the Irish Catholics against the g overnment . Lord _Carlisle's lecture , at Leeds , occupied several columns of the Times , and nearl y two-thirds of it was poetry , which , of course , tickled the fancy of the dignified ladies and gentlemen who attended the meeting .
Now , my friends , it is for this coming struggle that I wish to prepare you , and I hope that your true and faithful representatives will be prepared to hold an earl y Conference—a Conference in the beginning of January , in whatever place the majority of your order may approve of ; and I hope the true and faithful men will be elected to represent you , asitmakes my very blood run cold when I reflect upon the fact , that when our funds were exhausted , in 1839 , when the Conference had sat for over seven months , vour most violent physical force representatives became your greatest enemies and opponents .
I had an interview for some hours , on Monday last , with yonr _yonug and energetic friend , Ernest Jones , and fcowever he may have lugged himself into a contest with the people of some districts , I believe him to he most sincere and energetic in your cause , and , like myself , I believe he is prepared and willing to submit to the will of the majority of yonr order . I have thonght , and thought again , of the foll y and imprudence of holding a Conference when tbe great Exhibition takes
p lace , and when Parliament has sat for three months ; and I am confirmed in the prudence , after the deepest reflection , of holding a Conference in January , because , as I before stated , it will develope the mind qf this country to the Government and Parliament ; and , rely upon it , that , in consequence of the death of Sir Robmst Peel , and the struggle which is now taking p lace between Protestants and Catholics , that you will see such a contest as England unrar _TTitnoccod _TlAfmV _*
Many people have told yon that the death of Louis _Pott . tpte , the Duke of "Wellington , or Daniel _O'Connell , wonld lead this country into revolution . Louis PniurrE and Daniel O'Connell are now no m o re , aud however Daniel O'Connell might have been able to turn the Papal Question to his own advantage , by making it a dodge to rouse the Irish mind to that extent which would serve his own interest , hut not theirs , you may rest assured , that his son John cannot wind the Irish peop le around his finger as the LIBEV . A TOR did .
Mv friends , you will only see two _morenumhers of the Northern Star before the _nrrt of January ; and therefore it is right and prudent that you should meet at once , in your several localities , and decide upon the time when the Conference should be held . I assure you that neither the decision of the Judges in _Buadshaw _' s case , nor any other injustice or tyranny to which I maybe subjected ,. g rieves or annoys me so much as dissension _amongsi the workin * classes . In a few years , the worms will he eating us all ; and my desire is , to leave the world better than I found it , and that my memorv shall live after me . In conclusion , therefore , let me implore of you to abandon all antagonism , and coDvincc your enemies ol the truth of the good old maxim that : —
" United , yon stand—divided , you lau . At foot of my letter , I furnish you with a report of the proceedings at the Limerick Election ; and trusting you will read it , I remain , your Faithful and Uncompromising Friend and Advocate , Feaegus O'Connoe .
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" _liVrS B 1 M WITH EXPENSES . " —Lord Melbourne . TO THE _HOSESt " wORKING MEN . 3 rr FitlENDS , —Ihave now discovered the veritable truth of Lord _MelboUBM _*; maxim—« ' Ruin him with expenses . " _"Willvou believe it , when I tell y on , that in _Bbadsbaw _' s case , Boebuck ' s fee is put down at fifty pounds ; Josh . _Hobsorfs expenses—who was never examined—at nearly nineteen pounds : ami scores of located members—who vere never examined—si from £ 10 to £ 12 each ; the RAVEN'S expenses—who was examined be-1
fore the Committee of the House of Commons —at nearly thirteen pounds ; and _COMMISSIONERS who were sent down to the estates to fish oat evidence against me , arc put down at an enormous amount . It makes my verv blood run cold , when I think of this tynuioy / to which I have been subjected for 8 „ many years ; and I quite agree with many good friends who have written to me _thw week , _showins me the folly of ever going to law Tour Faithful Friend , * _T 7 EARGUS O'Connor .
Winding Up Of The Land Company. ~ In Rep...
WINDING UP OF THE LAND COMPANY . ~ In replv to a very _W _^> * ecci _^ J _™ l the Salfirf branch of the Land Company , and other places , I beg to repeat again , that those So aLt in _vinLj v _. nlloet _, £ st _patd off I aire the same onsicer to the kt » d utter 3 ' _m , fri ' end « ' T . 0 . " * " " _O'CtSCfca .
County Of Limerick Election. (From The T...
COUNTY OF _LIMERICK ELECTION . ( From the Times . ) The " great straggle" commenced on Tuesday , and , from the reports of the nomination proceedings , it will be odd indeed if the affair is brought to a conclusion without violence , and , it may be , bloodshed . Before the chair was taken , the orators of the clubs , and the rampant spirits of the city of Limerick , indulged in more than the usual amount of political and * personal attack and rejoinder ; and when the doors were opened at the vehement demand of a popular leader , to let in the people , a vociferous crowd rushed in , and occupied every place that was available . A more riotous assemblage could not be conceived , and throughout the day their violence was such as to justify the High Sheriff in reading the Riot Act . At twenty minutes past eleven o ' clock the chair was taken by the High Sheriff , and the writ was read by him .
Sir Tbre be Verb then came forward to propose Mr . W . Goold as a fit and proper person to represent the count y of Limerick in Parliament . The mob would not listen to him , and be was able to articulate a few words only . He spoke of the business-like habits , integrity , honour , and sympathy for the people which characterised Mr . Goold , and recommended him to the electors as a gentleman who would ably represent them in Parliament . Mr . J . B . Massy seconded the motion , amid the roars and bellowings of the _•« non-electors . " Mr . R . Maxwell proposed Captain . S . A . Dickson , and described him _atrah honest and trustworthy representative , a resident landlord , and an enemy to the Wigs . Mr . Llotb , of Beachmount _, seconded the _nominufiftn
The Rev . Mr . Hickky , parish priest of Doon , proposed Mr . M . Ryan , the nominee and candidate of the Tenant League . He said that he was a patriot and a true friend of the people . He stated that 900 persons had been swept away from one property by death , extermination , and emigration , and charged the candidates , Messrs . Goold and Dickson , the former with a disposition to support Lord John Mummery , and the other to support the Tories and landlordism . The Rev . Mr . Dowses , P . P . of Kilmallock , seconded the _mnfinn _. .
The reporters for the public press , who had taken possession of a quiet little nook at a' desk beneath the bench , and had pared their pencils and arranged their papers , with a view to take a verbatim note of the speeches , were here assailed and invaded by a pressure from without , and were obliged to cover a glorious retreat by preservingtheir limbs and their notebooks . The glass in the windows was smashed , the seats torn up , hats were knocked off , a summary ejectment from the gallery of some one obnoxious to the omnipotent people was in more than one instance attempted , and universal confusion prevailed . The Rev . Mr . Dowses having concluded his _sneech .
Mr . Hassox proposed the Rev . D . Bell , of Ballybay . Mr . K . Ryax seconded the motion . Mr . B . O'Dosxeix , of Kilmallock , proposed Captain Carleton . Mr . K Ryax proposed the Rev . P . _Quaid , of Callaghan's Mills . Mr . "W . _Barrt , of Gortnaclura , seconded the proposition . Mr . O'Doxxeix proposed Mr . Lucas , whose nomination was seconded by the Rev . Mr . Dowses .
Mr . Goold then attempted , amid terrible interruptions , to address the meeting . He would tell Mr . Ilickey , and the electors of Limerick , and Mr . Ryan too , that his father spent a long life in striking off the fetters of the Roman Catholics of this country , and his was not the hand to re-impose those fetters . ( Hear , hear . ) And , though he differed from his tenants on many points , yet he : dways kept in view that he was a Protestant landlord over a Roman Catholic tenantry . ( Cries of - 'Turn him out "— " Turn him out "— " We must have Rvan . and no Goold . " )
Mr . Rtax stepped forward and said : if there is not order in this court-house , and if Mr . Goold is not heard , in order to give me an opportunity of replying to him , I will withdraw from the contest , because " I am prepared to tell you that anything _coding from that gentleman is both treacherous and false . ( "Hear , hear , " and cries of "We will , we will . " ) Order in some degree having heeen restored , Mr . Goolb said : Gentlemen , I have already replied to the insinuations of Mr . Ilickey . He said I would be a party to repealing the Emancipation Act ; but I have already stated that my father spent years of toil and labour , even at a time when patriotism was not a profession , and when men did not live bvit . in striking off the fetters from his Roman
Catholic brethren , and mine shall not be the hand to rivet them on again . ( Hear , hear , and cries of " You would ; you would . " ) It has been objected to me also that I have been connected with the Earl of Danraven . ( A voice : " Do yon know Lord Jobn _Russell ? Do you know Monsell , that has done us ? ) Air . Goold : But I say that I plead guilty to that _charge . If I did not my very name would betray me , for I have been connected with as good a landlord as ever lived in thiscountry . ( A voice : " Idoubt it very much . " ) Mr . Goold ; Can you doubt that he was a nobleman in the enjoyment of a splendid palace in England , and that he preferred to live m this country , and give employment to the poor . ( A voice " Because he could live cheaper in this coun _trv'M ...
Capiain Dickson then came forward amid tremendous noise . . . . Air Ryan be _™ ed of them to _eive every man a fair hearing , and said that any man who interrupted the proceedings must be a hireling and paid for the V Captain Dicksox was then proceeding , when he was met bv a repetition of groaning . Mr . _M'Cakthy insisted on a fair hearin ? for Mr . Dickfon . Give him a fair hearing , boys . What will he fav of you when he goes to the club-house to-ni _<* ht and drinks his champagne , but that he couhfnot get a hearing from you ? ( Hear . ) Captain Dicksox proceeded to say , —Electors of the countv of Limerick , I am firmly convinced that of all the governments that ever mismanaged the affairs of this country , the present is the worst , governed as it is by Lord John Rusturn tne
sell . ( Groans . ) Somebody has given nameof " Mummery , " and I was going to apply the term to him too ; but I approach you with the _neatest caution , for fear any observation of mine should be mistaken ; but I fear that he is a mummerv in politics . You have the addresses of three candidates before you , and I tell you that , in realitv , there are only two candidates before the electors As for Mr . Goold , he is a political nonentity . ( Laughter . ) A Whig in his beart-a Tory where he wants to get a Tory vote-a Protestant to the parson , and a Roman Catholic to the priest . He would trv those artifices , insinuate inmselt into parliament , and he would use still baser artifices to remain there . ( Cheers . ) With two of bis brothersin-law already in parliament , are you going to let your noble , your beautiful rounty , sink into a rotten borough for the Earl of Danraven ? ( Hear . ) The only opponent that I have m the held , _therefnro is a man as honourable , as upright , and as
honest , as I hope I am myself . ( Cheers . ) we _oo not aeree in our political opinions—we have botn put them before the public . He advocates a measure which is called Tenant Right . ( Three groans for Tenant Right . ) But , as it is quite _impossible for that measure to be carried , I will not therefore support it I now leave my case m your hands , and if you send me to _parliament , I pledge you my word you wiil never regret it . ( Cries ol «« Indeed we won ' t . " ) Afr Rtav . of Bruree , then delivered a very long and acrimonious speech , in which he _personally as _Sed a " umber of persons , and dealt extensively in E use of such epithets as " robbers _murderhirnws traitors , vagabonds , scoundrels , ruff _' _U ex S ato 2 , _issafsins , " ' and other such fia !' _. _fM _^ rv _« hrnseology . lie was attired in a
" . r" _: „ _jTiTidall theirec rouiCKingn _» ui . _i frieze c 03 t V _. r n mer and appeared to consider himself _mil-ero rafarmer , andapp the _^^ as possessed of more J _«« or the congregated ciertude than the High w _»"" " bance took place he gymen . _Wheil , a iWttg _^™™ J kulii l iu his rose to suppress it . ana _«» s , '" , Ji 1 _:,-iitlM as < _= asword . , » E « 'W < % _fS £ d _S Sid S . gnu . and traitors . « c _ciiat 0 ku . , _ _•„ : „„ . lPrn . having exterminated thirty-five people . _^ J _^ sation Mr . Goold _indignantly and d _^ _J'J Here a wretched-looking man made _»*«• " ™ _£ prominent in order to attract notice to ms rai . tr able appoarai . ee . His spectre-like form and _i . om : deplorable condition suggested many metaphors and graphic descriptions of the speakers m suppoi i Of Mr . Kvan _. whn _l-ponribri l . im as the inca" ) _- ' »"
of _exu-wniaation . lie tumbled from the _gancrj once or twice in the excess of his excitement , which gave rise to much _laughter , as his presence was regarded by many as an auctioneering and dramatic expedient , and caused tiiuch confusion , for the giddy oscillating crowd below could nave
County Of Limerick Election. (From The T...
dispensed with an additional element of discord in his unwelcome presence . ¦» The Rev . Mr . Bell , of Ballibay , Presbyterian clergyman ; the Rev . Mr . Kearney , of Wcatmeath , Roman Catholic clergyman ; the Rev . Mr . Quaide , Roman Catholic clergyman ; and Mr . Lucas , proprietor of the Tablet newspaper , members and nominees of the Tenant League , next addressed the meeting , having been proposed , as candidates , but really for the purpose of aiding , and assisting Mr . Ryan , and , having delivered long and eloquent speeches in favour of Tenant Right , resigned their novel pretensions in favour of Mr . Ryan . At the close of the proceedings of the day , five o ' clock , the High Sheriff called for a " show ef hands , " which was given iu favour of Mr . Ryan , and lie intimated that the polling would commence on Wednesday , at nine o ' clock .
The O'Comor Defence Fund. To Mr. Wm. Rid...
THE O'COMOR DEFENCE FUND . TO MR . WM . RIDER . - Sib , —Enclosed is one shilling and sixpence , in postage stamps—one shilling for the case of Air . O'Connor and Bradshaw , and sixpence for tbe Winding-up , ' of the Land Company . At the same time , 1 wish to express my unbounded confidence in _UivO'CqSnor , and disgust at tho infamous conduct he . has experienced from some of tho _members of the Company . I also hope he will form another Company , of which I shall become a member . I remain , sir , yours most respectfully , _flirfincAHter . Dec . 9 th . G . DAVIS .
Dear Sib,—As A Mark Of My Sympathy, And ...
Dear Sib , —As a mark of my sympathy , and high estimation , of the unequaled exertions of Mr . O'Connor on behalf of the working men of Great Britain , I send you a Post Office Order for £ 1 , as my own contribution , to aid him to meet the demands upon him in the Bradshaw case . I hope the working people generally will , without delay or hesitation , prove to their oppressors that they are not insensible" of the generous and unflinching advocacy bestowed by this benevolent and philanthropic man in their well being . I perfectly agree with the remark in the letter of Mr . James _Rustcll , in late week ' s Star , that Mr . O'Connor must possess Herculean * strength of nerve and moral courage ,
to bear up under all he has sutterea in tne cause ol humanity . The antagonistic letters which appear week after week in the Star , to the proposition made by him for holding a Conference at Manchester in January next , are nothing better , in my opinion , than a vain display on the part of those who profess to serve the people's cause . It would appear to me much more worthy of their attention , if they would discuss their differences with Mr . O'Connor in private , because it serves no other purpose in the public prints than creating party strife and opposition , and giving to the government strength and satisfaction . 1 will quote a few lines , which I think is very applicable' to the matter under my notice , out of Mr . Kydd ' s
excellent letter : — " Of late , much has been samoi reconciliation , and of union , but it is an idle and useless thing for the generals of an army to preach union to the troops , provided they , by their ova acts , practice disunion . " I am quite of the same opinion as Mr . Kydd . I am precisely in the same position as Mr . Russell . Ib & lieve no other person in this borough of Neath , but myself , takes the Star , since , and some time previous , to the trial of Frost , Williams , and Jones . I have had the gratification to read the Star weekly ; and I sincerely say , that I never knew a man who could , or would , endure the taunts of those whom he
serves , like Mr . 0 Connor . Wishing Mr . o Connor that support he truly merits , I conclude this subject . The time for which I have pre-paid you for the KorUtern Star will expire with this month , and , I again think with Mr . Russell , that I cannot better serve the cause of human redemption than by pre-paying you for another year , as the honourable proprietor spends the whole of his profits in the cause . You will , therefoie , receive from me £ 12 s ., in addition to the £ l I g ive for Mr . O'Connor ' s Defence Fund . I am , dear sir , Sincerely yours , _Tvnvrheol , Neath . William Jones .
To The Covers Of Justice Throughout The ...
TO THE _COVERS OF JUSTICE THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH EMPIRE . _Feu-ow-Countrtmen _, —Our indomitable friend , Mr . O'Connor , after having laboured for us , has been marked out by the bloodhounds of the law as a fit subject on which to practise Melbourne ' s motto— ' * Ruin him with expenses . " I have mistaken tho character of my countrymen if they tamely stand by and permit such villainy to be consummated . The country at large ought to be roused to action in this instance , for I consider that we owe a debt of gratitude to that gentleman which we can never repay . As far as this district is concerned we will wipe off the stain ; we have already pent about £ 25 . Onward then in the good work . England expects every man to do his duty . The men of the Eagle Tavern and Seven _St-n's localities in _Nottingham act nobly . I remain , yours faithfully , . Tames Sweet .
Winding Up Of The Land Oomfaky. To The E...
WINDING UP OF THE LAND _OOMFAKY . TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sin , —I send five shillings and sixpence towards Winding-up the Land Company—four shillings for myself , one for a brother and sister , and sixpence for C . Hartshorn . 1 have bought seven certificates , and if I had the means I would buy more . My confidence is not shaken in Mr . O'Connor . Sir , it grieves me to see hoff that gentleman has been abused . If he had been the greatest rogue in the kingdom , there could not havo been one-tenth part of the talk about him : but mankind too generally despise their best
friends , and cherish their bitterest enemies . When this Company is wound up I hope he will start a fresh one , for I long to be placed on the land . I was turned out from all the works in 1842 for being a Chartist . If I could have been on the Great Dodford Estate I would have open the eyes of thousands of people in this part of the country . Both lower and middle classes tell me I shall be done out of all I have paid into the Company ; but if I am I shall not blame Mr . O'Connor . Yours truly , Nfitberfon . Wm . Duxn .
Mr. O'Connor Ahv Thifi Uh1js1t Ualtujx O...
MR . O'CONNOR _AHV _THifi UH 1 JS 1 _T UAltUJX OF THE EXCHEQUER . TO THE EDITOR OF THE _JSORTnEuN STAR . Sin , —If you should think it not amiss , I should wish you to publish , in the next Star , the following tribute to the character of Mr . O'Connor , from Sir F . Pollock , then Attorney-General , at the close of the trials of Mr . O'Connor and fifty-nine others , at Liverpool , March 8 th , 1843 . Perhaps it may form a suitable contrast to the persecutions that gentleman is at present undergoing for the advocacy of
" Attorney-General : Gentlemen , —Mr . O Connor has alluded to the Chartist trials at Monmouth . I stood side by side with Mr . O'Connor , watching the event of that proceeding . Mr . O'Connor was there , acting on behalf of the unfortunate persons implicated in that charge . To me Mr . O'Connor need not have produced much of the evidence he has brought forward to-day to prove that he is a person of warm and humane feelings , of active benevolence . I bear of him that willing testimony . 1 ou yourselves might have seen how , when Pilling was tellin _* his story of distress , Mr O'Connor melted over those woes that he had not participated in .
" Gentlemen , —I may , perhaps , owe to His Loraship and to you some apology for what I have said with respect to Mr . O'Connor , but I owe it to truth , and I have ever fearlessly proclaimed what I believe to be the truth with respect to any man whose conduct I bad occasion to speak of . I have never suppressed , under any ' circumstances , that which I thought mig ht he advantageous even to those whom I have been called on to prosecnte . " By inserting the above in the Star , you will much oblige vours , in the cause of democracy , Holli ' nwood . Dec . 4 th . J . _IUikor . .
Proposed Reform Of The Divorce Laws.—A R...
Proposed Reform of the Divorce Laws . —A royal commission is about to issue , to inquire and report upon the whole subject of the law of divorce —not nurelv the proceedings in tho ecclesiastical courts , but the proceedings in parliament—not the divorce a menia et thoro alone , but the more weighty and important question of the divorce a vincvh matrimonii , which troubles many an honest man , nnd we have no doubt many an honest woman too . This was precisely one of those questions which , _although palpable to all , yet on which it is most expedient , as it is nio _^ te . _isy , to collect and condense an o verwhelming wci-ht of testimony , flic con .-nii _« sV / n id cl » o .-en fiom most eminent lawyers ana Dcm ' ber * of both Houses of Parliament . It will be composed of the following-Lord Campbell , Lord _Vniuuiont , Lord Redesdaie _, Dr . Luslmij ; ton , _Spen-S S Walpole _, M . P , W Page Wood , M . P , , " n . \ the Hon . B . 1 \ Bouverie , M . P .
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_ERNESTINES AND THE MANCHESTER , ~ V COUNCIL . Before miking our conclusive remarks on the proposed Manchester Conference , allow us to notice the letter of Ernest Jones , as published in the Northern Star of the 7 th inst . It would ; , have , given more satisfaction if ., Mr . Jones had applied himself to refute our address , to the ChartistsjDf England , as contained in the Star of _Novemberflfith ; instead of whjch he applies himself to writiHffan abusive _lett ' _or of denunciation .
This wo hate replied to" before , and we see no reason to alter f ha opinions then expressed . We will , therefore , p | bceed to _notice'the paragraphs contained in Mr _£ Jones ' s letter , although labouring wir der the disabilities of a neglected education to fulfil efficiently _^ the -duties , imposed upon us . He says : — " , r _, .. . • _ "You allude to the disunion which now pervades the Chartist body , . How was it created ? * * * The disunion _^ was created by a Conference being called at a time when , another Conference was ; _sit-TinLnn London . " djo . i ¦ -
This is adding , new matter to the controversy . Why was it not urged from other quarters ,- when tho Manchester Conference was first proppsed ? This ought to hay © been done—but its omission 'will have its due weight . _ . ;• . ¦ _, _/ With _respect to ' our accusing Mr . Jones of dictation , we conm _& ntiy leave that matter with the _oouritry . Ms _iefiSmhe & r _; sufficient proofs to _justifythe _acousatwfR" _-- •¦ ¦ ¦ •'• " " The question being before the public , the majority decided against the proposition for a Oonfe _* renoe in January : " That a majority of the public has decided is untrue—allowing that the decision of thirty-five districts has been given . Surely , thirty-five districts
are not to be called a majority of the public ! A majority of the public take little notice of the Chartist proceedings . It is a lamentable faot , but nevertheless true _j and to remedy this are our energies directed . We are weary with the jog-trot system of agitation which has been carried on for some time . Id has driven some of the most intelligent working men from the Chartist body . We are determined to advance with the advanced minds of the country . We are deceiving ourselves and the country , in assuming ourselves to _bej"the people , " when we are , in reality , only an insignificant body , without an organisation of sufficient strength to govern the advanced minds of Democracy : —
"You were not , then , content with proposing a Conference , hut actually constituted yourselves an Executive , and called one . " . This we positively deny . How docs Mr . Jones arrive at such a conclusion ? The only way he can do so is , from our address on the 16 th of November : that address does not say tfcat a Conference will be held against the wish of a majority of the Chartist body , Let our readers refer to our address , and they will find it reads thus : — " If the country should respond , as we think it will , a Conference will be held . " Is this sufficient to warrant any one in charging us with constituting ourselves an " Executive ? " But the desirableness of an early Conference is weekly more apparent . " I venture once more to suggest the propriety of its postponement , & c , & c . "
This is mere " clap-trap" " rhetoric , & c , about the will of the people ; " take it for what it is worth " That we directeJ all communications to be addressed to 14 , Byrore-street . What of that ? Surely we may be allowed to say , if any one wishes to make any _communications to us , where those communications are to be addressed ? " I am one of those who think the majority should rule , and that n minority despising the will of a majority is a disobedient faction . " Because we have dared to . act on our own responsibility , and would not allow our minds to bo governed by the dictation of one man , _ivo are donounced as despising the will of a majority , and attempting to subvert the very principles of Democracy . And this one man , in fulfilling the duties of a Democrat , calls upon all true Democrats to set their faces against it . Surely there is nothing dictatorial in _ouovinff his commands ?!
"I do not think it very handsome on jour part to try to embroil me with the . men . of Manchester . I have too high an opinion of ' the men of Manchester to call them a faction . I saw their , snirit was true at the recent open-air meeting , at Campfield , which , it was said , the magistrates intended to forbid ; that it was dangerons to attend , and which you carefully abstained from honouring with your presence . " It is untrue to say that we , eleven gentlemen , " abstained from honouring tho recent open-air meeting , in Campfield , with our presence ; " " we , " individually , members of the Manchester Locality nf tho tf . it . inna ! Charter Association , did attend .
Mr , Jones is well aware we were not on the Council at that time ; and that meeting was managed by the Council , as the governing head of tho locality . Here we must explain how that meeting originated , to be clearly understood by the country . On the 2 nd of October , the secretary received a letter from Mr . Jones , request ! n < r an of-en-air meeting in Stevenson-square . On the 6 th of October , at a members meeting , dulv called by placard , in the People ' s Institute—Mr . Guttcridge in the clia _' r-tho following resolution ( as extracted from the minute book ) was passed : — " That we hold no out-door me'ting when Ernest Jones visits Manchester . " On the-Uth oi October , the Secretary of the Manchester Branch received the following letter from _Ernost Jones , in reply to the members' decision . ' " Glasgow , October 10 th .
" What ! is it possible , my dear Ormesncr , tne « reat Hive of the North ' -the " metropolis of Chartism , " is afraid to show its face in tho open-air ? Whv , without mentioning _Nottingham , Halifax , Bradford , Hawick , Hamilton , Northampton , Doncaster , & e ., the largo towns . Why ! little villages like Bingley , Suttbn-iu-Ashfield , have had their open-air meetings , processions , through the heart of the villages—aye , even at Bingley , under the eyes of the " terrible Ferrand , " whom we met m our procession , and forced to turn aside out of the road . " Surely , you must be joking : surely , we are not afraid at our own shadows . It is this pusillanimity that _irives _couraee to our opponents . I am no
advocate of talking , shouting , and cheering ; l think we have had enough of that ; but I do say , that the very fact of the authorities being adverse to an open-air meeting , which is strictly legal , is the very reason why we should hold one , or we recognise weakness and defeat . An open-air meeting is the bc :-t display of power and numbers , and it is good in so far as it gives us courage , and _discountges our oppressors . The people need to see their strength before thev can be aware of it . Trusting you will have suck ' an open-air gathering as will show what we can do , when we will , "Iremain , yours fraternally , " Eknest Jonks .
<« —JJnlees an open-air meeting 1 would rather not bo in Manchester on Sunday ; therefore do not consider me engaging myself for the Sunday otherwise . The reason for this is , that I think an open-air meeting will do the cause good in Manchester ; and therefore I iuould be proud to attend , but my health is so bad ; were it ' not for this object , I should not feel inclined to undergo the additional fatigue . — E J " To attempt to say anything on the above letter would be superfluous . On the Sunday following , October lath , the Secretary called the Council together , and they decided to call a meeting of what members were present at that Sunday ' s lecture ; those members undertook to wiido what a members' meeting did ; and the Council acted on that authority in calling the _onen-air ire-ting in Campfield .
Mr . Jones says he did not call Manchester a " taction , " but " we eleven gentlemen . " Now , as " we " were elected at a quarterly members' meeting ( duly advertised by placard ) , and specially _instructed by fhe members what to do , and in the fulfillment of those instructions , since Mr . Jones has denounced us calling ourtelvcs Manchester , as we _represent somebody , it is our intentions of again testing our locality , to prove whether we have their confidence or no ; and by that decision we will abide . He proceeds : — " You think the election of an Executive will not settle oxisting differences of opinion . "
As we have not fully stated what our intentions are in supporting a Conference in Manchester , we will now state , plainly and unreservedly , what we think ought to be done to sustain ft veritable agitation for the Charter . Firstly , for the Charter pure , rimple , and entire ; and secondly , to cany out to the utmost of our abilities co-operation amongst ourselves , which is so successfjlly in operation at Ilevwood , Rochdale , Bury , and other places , An uni ' tcd _organisation , as exhibited in tho above places , if carried out throughout England , would ¦ ive such a miglitv impulse of strength to the agitation for the Charter as waa never experienced . " Permit mo , gentlemen , to suagost _thas instead of further persisting in a canst ! of winch the majority of the country " disapproves , you might _bcneftciallv direct your energies to a measure m wuich tho entire Chartist body would most heartily concur ,-
Proposed Reform Of The Divorce Laws.—A R...
a measure facilitating the subscription of tho money for which Mr . O'Connor has been rendered liable in the action against Bradshaw . " In answer to Mr , Jones' _suggestions we refer Mr . Jones to our report in last Saturday ' s Star as to what we have done , and what we intend doing , before the suggestions of . Mr . Jones came to hand . This , ' we think , will answer Mr . Jones better than writing one . We respectfully request you to compare what * Manchester has done compared with what the greatest metropolis in the world has done , governed as it is by so many men of'experience and abilities . '" To the personal parts of your letter , " says Mr . Jones , " I shall not reply , & c . "
- ; We . do not know what part of our reply reflected personal abuse on the character of Mr . Jones . Why not mention it to establish the proof ? We were ¦ V indicating our characters so wrongfully misrepresented _. To Mr . Jones' broad cloth we had - no intention of alluding . What part of our reply raised the cry of ' ? _spy , " " poor gentlemen , " ' « rich gentlemen ?" . ¦ ¦ _$ _^ is ; wrong to put words in our mouth we-never , used ; wo do not wish to throw odium on any roan ; we . did no more than was requisite to vindicate . ' our" characters which were so ¦
unjustly vilified . " " : Brother Chartists , some of the districts have protested against us calling a Conference , —some have uttered- their condemnation , —whilst others have hurled their flerco denuriciations . Wo desire all opinions _to-bave , their due _jweight and . influence , ; but'wbile ' we desire _^ thi ' _sv we feel bound' to say , that being just in our objects , firm in our purpose , and animated by a firm love of liberty and truth , no senseless vapouring , no insane raving , or hollow declamations , shall shake our confidence or make us waver in our faith .
We would ask those who oppose the Conference to contrast Chartism as it is now , and as it was in the hour of its strength , in the days of its past glory . Many of our local associations have perished altogether , while others only exist in a name . We have elected our Executives , and put forth our addresses , but we have been dealing with shadows , — we have been beating the air . The violence of some advocates , and the folly of others , has poured contempt upon ourselves , and dishonour upon our cause ; such conduct has driven from our ranks many of the sincerestand most intelligent defenders of liberty that ever did honour to the industrious sons of this country .
Ic is vain to natter and idle to deceive ourselvesthe country is neither organised , active , nor united , but lies plunged in a deep and lethargic torpor ; and is it because we fool the ingloriousness of that apathy—is is because wo desire to re-animate , revivify , and re-unite the earnest , honest , and intelligent democracy of our country—js it for this that we are to be censured , upbraided , and condemned ? The strong voice of truth will gloriously vindicate our cause and establish the soundness of our
measures . We call upon you , the friends of the people throughout tho kingdom , whether organised or otherwise , to take prompt measures to second our efforts . Brother Chartists , for a clearer understanding between us and the country , we subjoin the following resolutions : — "That'we , the Manchester Council of the National Charter Association , deploring , in common with every well wisher of his country and democracy , and grieving , as we do , over the political prostration of the groat mass of the people , and believing the cause of the present disorganised state of the labouring classes to emanate from the mad
and criminal tolly which the people nave aiioweu mere demagogues to pursue ; and are resolved from the proceedings of the Conferences held in London , and the painful results which followed their decisions , to take no act or part in any such Conference ,, should one be called , for the following reasons : —That it seems to us , from recent appearances , that the last ten years folly is to be reenacted with all its senseless vapouring , its platform braggadocio , and its private cowardice , tho misery ic has entailed upon thousands of families , the grievous injury it has done to the cause of progress and liberty , and , with all , tyranny and imbecility . This has been tho two most permanent features of its existence , and compel us move firmly
to resolve to hold no further communion with any organisation based on so miserable a tenure , . and producing such miserable and deceitful fruits . " "That the advanced mind of the age , as pourtraying itself in tho important and unmistakable effort of a great number of the more intelligent of these districts , to free themselves from the cruelty and injustice of misapplied capital , calls f- r , and has our sympathies , and best wishes for their success ; and we hope that they will meet us with their intelligence and experience in Manchester , that such a line of policy and action may be there agreed upon , as shall in future leave behind our exertions some valuable tokens of procress and patriotism . "
Signed by the Council , James Leech , Daniel Donovan , Henry Nuttall _, William Foster , James Waiswrioiit , Joseph _Estwistle , Samuel Jones , —Moody . Jons Suitox , Chairman . Joshua Gutterridge , Financial Secretary . James Alcock , Corresponding Secretary .
The Manchester Conference. To The Charti...
THE MANCHESTER CONFERENCE . TO THE CHARTISTS OF ENGLAND . My Friends —We have lived to see the most mo rnentous crisis that has ever occurred in the British democratic movement—a crisis which demands the deliberate counsel and assistance of every g 00 < l Chartist in the land . For the lust two years your movement has been plunged into a state of lethal torpor . You must have witnessed a conjuncture of causes operating to produce this deplorable result . To discuss these is not my purpose in this letter . I may , however , say that the recklessness of some of the professed friends of your cause , iu lSdS , and subsequently , has inflicted on it a heavy Wow and a Bore discouragement , from the pft'pfits of which it now totters and claims relief .
Had the prudent counsel , often given by Mr . 0 Connor at the time above mentioned , received the attention it merited , we should not now have to mourn over the felon doom of poor Cuffay , or the scattered elements of an once powerful movement . This political sinning of commission and omission is past , but its direful consequences are present . And we are now suffering tho retribution _wliiclJ it has entailed The question naturally arises what , under existing difficulties , is to be done ? I appeal to you brother Chartists , you , whose wannest aspiration is your country's emancipation , at cnce _ to throw every energy in your power into one cordial , spirited , and glowing effort , to repair the errors of the past , and to render the future bright , with hope for tho triumph of your principles . I think I may presume upon our long political acquaintance , thus to offer an opinion as to tho requirements of our (• nine at the present time , and as to the course
likely to lead it from the perils by which it is menacod . A re-organised movement , faithful to the Charter as the rotation of the globe to the East , and a reformed policy , attracting , instead of repelling—proselyting , instead of obdurating— convincing , instead of _denouncing—tolerating , instead of condemning ; theso appear to me to be " the great and pressing necessities of the present crisis . You want a movement , and you can create it unless tho spark of freedom is extinct in you , which a people ' s volition shall vitalise , their confidence strengthen , and their determination render effective . A movement lacking these essentials , or not likely to attain them , had better never exist . To perform this work for liberty is yet in your power , the promptings of vour patriotism must point out tho duty of its immediate execution . To the work at once , I implore you . The dangers of delay are _provovliinl .
Closely connected with the present state ot your cause " is the proposed Manchester Conference . This has , doubtless ; been the topic of much discussion and thought among you of late . To me the assembling of this body , at the time proposed , seems n matter of imperative urgenoy . It is loudly called for by the present rueful , yet hopeful , condition of our cause . Others there are who think differentlv , as tho columns of the Star abundantly testify . Let us glance at the nature of the opposition . Tho reasons on tho score of time and place are " ' absurd . Conferences have aforetime been hold in other towns as well as London . The
adversaries of the Conference—among the sturdiest of which is Mr . Ernest Jones-deny to any the right to call that body , but the present Executive—the party in whose bands the cause is actually perishing . The experience of the last twelvemonths is anything but calculated to warrant the opinion , that those who assume to bo the head of the movement arc the only parties endowed with tho power to arouse the slumbering energies of a people to vi gilance and activity . Granting those gentlemen , whose pwogative ' is said to be invaded , the most liberal credit for all the _talcats they possess , I am forced , to » _different _crniftlusinn . '
The Manchester Conference. To The Charti...
I deny the right of any body , whether they be the I depositories _ or real or arrogated power ; tomohopo _* . Ilise . the privilege of appealing to public opinion . Even if the circumstances of the case did not warrant the interposition of the men of Manchester , their right to . tako _whatever course they think just ; and _piropoi . may bo _aSsailed , but can never bef overthrown ; The Manchester body are not without precedents m their favour . . The . delegates to the Land Conference at Birmin gham , in l 8 < H _, met , and took steps to repair theMnjury inflicted on Chartism by the fury and folly of the National ' Assembly , " and this too notwithstanding the existence of an Executive Committee . A few person s again , in-1849 , met , and convoked a metropolitan Conference ; And , at the present tiire , we have a Conference of Socialists , Fraternals , Nationals , and Chartists , which has been labouring in vain to fuse these : heterogeneous elements into a kind of . _honof cronuy , which should - -look for the Charter . and - ' ¦¦ ' ¦ I deny the right of any body , whether they be the _dopositories- . of _roalor arrogated power ; to : monopo _<> B ? _- _- " j e Privilege of appealing to public opinion . Even if the circumstances of the case did not
warsomething more . - .. . Now , I humbly presume t _^ at tho right of Man-: chesterin convening _Conferences is-as patent and palpable ' as that exercised in either of'the above instances . The question- with all sensible democrats should bo not one of , right ; but does the present aspect of the cause warrant the interposition of . its % friends ? -Isnot the alarming fncfc-upoh _record that ~ it gi' 6 ws woakernrid . vf ' caker , that it sinks , lower an . d lower under its present " -treatment . ' _Ai-e , wc to , , remain quiescent tilt aroused by its death knell' ?" ; OrshaJi we not , rather , endeavour once more , by a . concentration of intelligence and power , to" infuse - the life-b ' ood of faith " , hope , and confidence , into'tho ' agitation ? I have trust in your patriotism , r-haVe ¦ little fear but that the hopeful alternative will be - the one of your choice , Hurrah , then , for tho
Manchester Conference ,-: hurrah tor a new era m Britain's struggles for liberty . Mr . Jones seems to proceed upon the ground that a majo ' rityof the Chartist ? have expressed an opinion adverse to the Conference . This I deny . Ife presents , us with two lists , one pro and the other con , which show two things—the suppression . of names that should be in the former , andtheaddition of some of them to the latter . Hanley and Finsbury , both avowedly for the Manchester movement , arc placed by Mr . Jones in the list of Us . opponents ' . " I wish . to know , whether . 'it is , hy indi-j' „ vidua ! ' localities , or _> by" individual ~ memb ; R 8 (; ' £ h ' a 1 i .: ' . ; n ' umorical ' sit ' reVigth'is to bo estimated ? Mr . Jones , with a sense of fairness , too refined for common comprehension , makes Bormondsoy with not a dozen members , cancel _Manchost r with more Chartists than all London put _together . But even
conceding the point , that a majority ot enrouca Chartists were opposed to the Conference , ( which I do not admit , ) that would form no adequate reason why tho Manchester men should forego tho urgent work thev have so laudably begun . Mr . Jones frequently in his letters talks of the people as though their fiat had settled the question of the Conference . Now , this is political cant . Enrolled Chartism is not the _people of England . Would to God that it was , but , unfornately , the poorest benefit society in the land is its superior , in point of members , at the presents time . A barrier intervenes between popular feeling and Chartism , to level which the best energies of a Confercnco arerequired . The stigma of " redism " must be . _oblitorated from your cause , ere its glorious principles will find a response from the heart of the British people . Men of Manchester , —Mr . Jones says he
_dennnnnnc VA 1 H- TtnKIa _anilon . vnlll- tfl revive OhartiSUl . nounces your noble endeavour to revive _cnartism . I say , with all sincerity , God speed it . You have the sympathies of good and true men throughout tho land . You have the hearty approval of your ol < i and faithful champion , he who , for the last thirty years , amid the storms of persecution _anl tho hurricanes of faction , has born proudly aloft the banner of man ' s rights . You have undertaken the glorious work of raising to dignity and power a holy , but prostrate cause . Abide the issue . Swerve neither to the right nor the left . Let your motto be , in the word of him who has never deceived you , and who , at this moment , is the victim of gross injustice and _narrassing persecution , to his fidelity to your cause!—'' Onward and you conquer , Backward and you fall . " Your obedient servant , Pinup M'Gratu .
The Conference Question. To The Editor O...
THE CONFERENCE QUESTION . TO THE EDITOR OF THE _NORTHSRfT STAR . Df . ar Sir , —In looking over the Star for the last few weeks I am sorry to . see the difference of opinion and ill-feeling existing in reference to the proposed Conference . The necessity for calling such Conference is , I think , _agreed upon by all , but the time , place , and mode of calling it , seems to be the stumbling block in tho way . First , we have Mr . 0 ' Connor's suggestions for calling it in Manchester on the first of January ; then _Ernet-t Jones' propositions for holding it in London in May ,- with hosts of resolutions for and against the same ; then some localities think the calling it should be left in the hands of the present Executive Committee ; whilst _othov ? affirm there i 3 no such body in existence * In the midst of ; vU this turmoil and opposition we have
the resignation of a body of men calling themselves the Executive Committee ; and in last _Saturday's Star several localities were nominating a new Executive . How to proceed in the midst of this dilemma , so as to work harmoniously together for the future , should be the study of every true democrat , as 'i think all will agree that the present jarring disputations among the acknowledged leaders of the people will never win the masses their political rights . In my opinion , the best mode of proceeding would be for every locality at once to proceed to nominate five persons as a provisional committee , and to _te-ivfl it ontirelv in their hands as to the
time and place of calling the uontovonce . ine above mode would do away with all excuses of personal dictatorship , which some parties feel so sore upon , as every one would then have a voice in electing the persons who would have the _po-= ? ev of calling the Conference together . The nomination of an Executive should , in my opinion , stand over till tho delegates of the people assemble , those delegates to ' be empowered by their constituents to nominate for an Executive , but the election to be left to the members in the different localities' . Hoping you will give these few humble suggestions a corner in your valuable journal of next Saturday , I remain , yours truly , Birmingham . Jons _INewiiocse .
To The Chartists Of Derbyshire. Friends ...
TO THE CHARTISTS OF DERBYSHIRE . Friends and Fellow-Cou . ntrymen , —Having seen with regret the apathy and disunion that has so long existed in the Chartist ranks , we deemed it requisite that a di-trict delegate meeting should be held in order to devise some plan whereby the scattered elements of Chartism should be once moro gathered together . -Accordingly a delegate meeting was held on Sunday week at Derby , when the best means of recreating a purely Chartist agitation was temperately discussed , and having given tho subject our most serious consideration , we have arrived at the conclusion that it is expedient ( under present circumstances , ) that a national Conference should bo held as soon as possible ; and having seen the
promptness with which tlm lUanehOiter Council have responded to the call of that truly patriotic , _disinterested , and persecuted friecd of the piople , Feavgus O'Connor , we hereby give in our adhesion to their policy , and wc hope and trust that the country generally will lay aside their petty jealousies , ( as being unworthy the retention of men who have the interest of their country at heart , ) and strive with might and main to create such a movement as shall bear down all opposition , and elevate the working classes to their proper position in society . Up , then , Chartists of Derbyshire—up yo Democrats of England , and let ns once move rally rnnnd tho standard of ibertv : let us show unto our
despotic rulers that wc are alive to our own interests , —that we can sacrifice personal pique and party fueling for tho general good , —and when they see this new phase in the Chartist agitation they will not longer dare to withhold our rights , but be ready to give us even more than we ask . Signed on behalf of the delegates , John Moss , District Secretary . P _, S . _ A delegate was elected , and , in order to meet the expenses , it was resolved that a general subscription be entered into throughout the _dist . vu : t . — . 1 . M .
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— ¦ » THE DEFESCE FUND AND THE LAND COMPANY . TO MR . W . RIDER . _SiBj—With this yon will receive four dozen Postage Stamps—two for the O'Connor Defence Fund , and two for the winding-up of the Land Company . I am a paid-up shareholder , having a ballotted four-aero share , for which I gave two fouracre paid-up shares , and £ 3 in money , and a threeacre share which I have bought from another man . I should have been very glad to have seen each one having confidence in the honest integrity of Mr . O'Connor , and the utility of the Land _I'ln _" . purchasing out tho whole of tho shares of tho Company , so that it might have proceeded in spite of tho government , and the raving of a base , corrupt , and hireling press . So great is my confidence in . Jr . O'Connor and the Land Plan , that should anotuer Company bo started , 1 am _determined to be a member . I have two roods , or about sixteen . varus _oy eight , of Land , and I have garden stub worth M 10 * . from thnt small quantity of Land .
Yours i « tij () caus 0 ot uQuumaay , Bilston _, Deo . 10 . _Jona H _*™ _^ PS—1 hope all professing Chavtis : s -H _^ _tHtsgr oc-. _Iity will ' » _oet ' at Johu _Wult 0 ' i U _jM _*^ _jf _5 * _W' _* _Sunditf evening next . ' - £ { , 0 _^ _x ' . ?
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