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      Grand Demonstration On The 17th Of August, 1846/

      GRAND DEMONSTRATION ON THE 17 th OF AUGUST , 1846 /

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      To The Working Classes. My Dear Fsiesds,...

      TO THE _WORKING CLASSES . My Dear _Fsiesds , The 17 th of August Is past , and all England will testify that I have redeemed my pledge . The Jubilee has surpassed my utmost expectation , and far exceeded anything ' that the most sanguine could have anticipated . On that day I witnessed two novelties - the novelty of every county in England being represented in a rural district to witness Labour ' s triumph , and to judge for themselves ofthe stability # f the plan , and the novelty of exhibiting a splendid estate belonging in fee , and FOR EVER , to the working classes , together -with thirty-five superb cottages , and a magnificent school house , seventy .

      _& ve ia length , consisting of a four-roomed house for the master and mistress , and two school-rooms , each twenty-four feet long . 1 had spent a laborious week preparing my novelty for inspection , aud on Monday morning at one o ' cloek I went tolled , prayingfor a fine day , and at four I was roused from my sleep by the booming of cannon , announcing -that the day of trial of victory ot defeat had arrived _? at half-past four I was at work completing the arangements , and by twelve all was ready . The day _seemed made for us , and as early as seven the visitors "began to arrive , _aiMi before nine the van guard gave earnest of what numbers the main body -was likely to consist , while every countenance _bespoke the national verdict .

      About half-past twelve , coaches arid four , coaches aud pairs , gigs , carts and waggons , began to arrive from all points , and shortly after about two hundred Tans , freighted with the sons of toil , began to arrive , many of them bearing suitable banners . By the "time the whole ofthe vast concourse had assembled , ihe spectacle was the most gorgeous ever presented to the eye of man . Every hole and corner was -anxiously scanned , and , for the first time in newspaper literature , all declared that the fascinating accounts given in the Star , so far from being exaggerations , fell far short of the reality . The whole

      estate was traversed , and for the first time in the world ' s history not one of the vast multitude found a single fault , but outstr ipped each other in encomiums , declaring that all was perfection . The ; thing that appeared most to astonish , was the size ofthe allotments . Few would believe that our acres was sucb a spacious tract of land . Rebecca was tastefully die 36 ed out for the occasion , and was tbe only "living thing that appeared dissatisfied . 1 was loath , to speak in too high terms of the purchase before I could be corroborated before so many good witnesses . But I now tell you that I would not sell

      tbe form if there were not a single house upon it for TOUR THOUSAND pounds , that is £ 40 an acre and I bave been asked - £ 50 for much worse land . Ihere is not one foot of waste upon the whole , and every inch of it is capable of being turned into the richest garden ground iu a SINGLE SEASOX- It will not tale years to improve it ; all it _If-quires is kindness , and it will repay it tenfold . The situation is beavenly , picturesque , and most healthy , and to me it appears a perfect paradise . 1 -vrisb some one would sell me even a two-acre allotment . I should dearly love to have a home ill the centre of every branch of mv numerous familv .

      3 dy friends , the failure of our plan has been predicted , hut IT SHALL NOT FAIL . " Nothing could cause it io fail , but too much haste and rash-Bess upon tbe part ofthe directors , and against those enemies they have resolutely set their face . They have resolved upon not gratifying the evil propensities of the dissatisfied NON-MEMBERS . You shall now learn why the occupants have not been located , "firstly , it is not three months since we got possession , and yet but for the following simple fads all would have been located ' ere now .

      Secondly , we took to 22 acres of . clover , 10 of wheat , S of oats , 5 of meadow , and 5 of tares , nearly oneialf ' of the farm , which were the property of the society and not of tbe occupants ; aud , Thirdlv , sucb a season for drought has not been known within the memory of man ; a season wbicb precluded the furtherance of all agricultural pursuits : and , Fourthly , we bad nine acres of the very best land under timber , wliich had to he grubbed up , as well as more than six acres of old stubborn

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      land marks . Now , none of these operations could have been performed by the occupants themselves without considerably more expense than I could accomplish them . For instance , the roads that we have made would have cost the county , by presentment , £ 368 . and we bave completed them for _£ 18 . The whole of the rough work , requiring many hands / must be performed before

      the occupants can be located with justice to the society . Every acre of the ground must he trenched and well manured . A word about manure . Chalk is the very best description of manure for the soil , and it is within a few feet of tbe surface in every field , and can be raised at an insignificant expence 5 but iu the first instance we will manure all with the best london stable dung . Those wbo have been fortunate in the first ballot

      must not expect to be made still more so at the expense of the other members ; and I am happy to say that in no one instance does there appear beyond a reasonable anxiety to occupy . Their freedom Is secured , and that of others must not he postponed to gratify thera . I have fulfilled one of my pledges , and now I shall venture upon another . It is , that on the 17 th of next August , the estate will be worth and would sell for £ 2 , 500 more than it will have cost up to that time . But is not our intention to sell at all , if we can otherwise secure

      as speedy a process . Our intention is , then , to establish a Bank of Deposit , paying the lender four per cent , for his money , secured upon the society ' s property , and , at the same time , allowing the several occupants to pay off their purchase money at tbe rate of four per cent ., tbat is , suppose A . B . pays £ 10 a year rent , if be pays £ 10 of the purchase money bis rent will be reduced to £ 9 12 s ., or 8 s . a year will be taken off ; if he pays £ 50 , £ 2 a year will be taken off ; and when he pays £ 250 , the farm will he his own for ever . There could

      not , for bim , be a more secure bank ; and then , when the affairs of a section are wound up , the occupants will be in possession of the whole property in the shape of land for ever for nothing , or land for ever at a certain rent , with their money share of the profits . By this day two years , when the plan is fully developed , capitalists will cheerfully treat with us for mortgages if necessary , and no man "living can form the most remote idea of the

      altered state of land with so much lahour expended upon it within that period . Yon must never lose sight of tbe double fact , —first , that a large premium Will henceforth be g iven for p aid up shares in the sections that are filled up . upon tbe eve of a ballot , so tbat none can lose up to that period , and then possession will always command a large premium for the successful occupant . None are to presume from this , that gambling will be allowed to the disadvantage ofthe members to he located for in all cases

      transfers of occupation must be made , uuder such provisions and conditions as will secure the expenditure of the advanced capital upon the land . I may now boastingly tell you of no small portion of the society ' s security—it consists in , my unimpaired constitution , undying zeal , and uncom _* ucrab le pride , as evinced in the following short 12 days journal : —On Saturday tbe 8 th , after I had paid the men , I started for Ipswich , a distance of 98 miles * , on Sunday the » th , I traversed every field of two farms of 450 acres , with an umbrella in one hand , and a spade in the

      the other . On thc same day I returned to Herringsgate . On Monday was up at half-past four , at work till 8 , and not in bed till 12 any night ; preparing for the demonstration , and so till Monday last ; when , after the day ' s fag , nay the week ' s fag , I started at half-past two on Tuesday morning , without going to bed , for Ipswich , to bid for those farms ; and returned on Tuesday night to London . It is now past 12 , Wednesday night . I have been at work since 7 , and lam , thank God , as fresh asa four year old , and ready fur a Chartist meeting . "Now , f ask , WHAT ENEMY ; CAN HOPE TO BEAT THAT .

      My Friends , on Monday last we commenced the _Lit stage of agitation—the direction of the public mind—and I must now say that M'Grath aud Doyle worked just as hard as I have , during the whole progress of our operations , while Wheeler and Clarke

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      discharged their duties just as zealously in the cabinet ; and to tbem , as well as to me , is due the honour of our success hitherto—not one has ever thwarted the other , and all has been , one unbroken chain of harmony . I must now tell you that one farm for which I _intended to bid , of 212 _acres , was bought in at £ 9 , 300 . I believe its price was £ 12 , 000 ; and the price of the oth ? r 244 acres was £ 4 , 900 ; hut I would not have that for our purpose at a gift . It is a badly reclaimed heath , worth about 8 s . an acre . I would not give 50 acres of Herringsgate for the 244 , * but , depend upon it , we shall have no difficulty in purchasing land , now that my hands are untied for a bit .

      Allow me now to return to our Jubilee . There was not one accident , not a shilling's worth of damage done to our scattered property ; and not one single disgraceful or disagreeable act occurred from first to last . "We had over 20 , 000 people from all parts of the Kingdom , and such a day was never before seen in England ; and will you believe , that , with tbe exception of tbe Daily _Neiog , and a short paragraph in the Morning Post , not a single daily paper has bestowed a line upon ALL ENGLAND'S GALA DAY . But will not this of itself convince faction tbat tbere are manv things going

      forward which are unnoticed by their press . Well , nevermind , the DAY OF JUDGMENT is at hand , and I will meet some of tbe conductors upon tbe hustings , and will show them just as much courtesy as they have shown us . Henceforth , my friends , you will pay no attention to spouters , who merely talk of laying their heads upon the block . Yon will never more be led by faction , for faction ' s own purposes . You will henceforth look for , and demand , the practical result of all political agitation ; and you will laugh to scorn ali which merely aims at the triumph of party . Our motto henceforth must he ,

      _FACTION FOR FACTION , and LABOUR FOR ITSELF . We mu 9 t sink all distinction between Whigs and Tories , and present the only distinction : THE RICH OPPRESSOR AND THE POOR

      OPPRESSED . As regards the Press , I must make one exception , in favour of the Dailg Netcs , which has given a fair representation , as far as it g oes . That paper gives us 12 , 000 , so you may fairly calculate upon double that . I give the extract from the News , and all I can say is , that if that paper will come out manfully , and report our proceedings , v ? e will soon increase its circulation hy some thousands a day . Chautist Co-opebative Lano Society . — This Society , which has been formed for the purpose of purchasing tracts of land , according as circumstances will permit , and laying it out in allotments for the occupation

      of members of the Chartist body , threw open on Monday , as a specimen of what thej- design , a farm whicli they have lately purcuaBed called Herringsgate , within about two miles 0 / Rickmansworth , in Herts . There was n very large assemblage of well-dressed persons of both sexes brought together on the occasion , but there did not appear to be any immediate object in the gathering beyond that of the Society giving to their friends from various parts a sort of holiday entertainment , for which purpose a number of refreshment tents were erected over the ground , and a large marquee boarded for dancing-, where that amusement went merrily on , to the music of a very good band in attendance . At this meeting were

      many woo had come from Liverpool aud Manchester and some even from Glasgow . No less than ninety vans came down from London , a distance of twenty miles , and on the whole we should say , at a moderate calculation , there could not be less than 12 , 000 persons ou the grounds . The farm consists of 103 acres of good land , purchased at the COSt of about £ 2 , 000 and laid out in thirty-Ave divisions of four acres with a live-room _cottago . three acres with a iour-room cottage , and two acres with a three-room cottage ; the first paying £ 10 a-ycar rent , the second , £ 7 10 s ., and the third , £ o a-yenr ; each tenant having given to him on entering on his holding , tho first , £ 30 , the second , £ il 10 s , and the third £ 15 , as capital to commence with as a gift from the funds of the soeiety . To be eligible to become a tenant , it is nc .

      cessary to De a member of the Chartist Land Society , and to have paid up the sum of £ 2 10 s . cither at once or by instalments as a subscription towards the fund which lias already reached £ 14 , 000 . The allotments are balloted for amongst the members , and those who draw s prize , be it a first , a second or third , is imested at once with the right of tenantry , and put into possession . "None of the cottages , which are very neat and well-built structures , are as yet occupied , with the exception of . one , which Hr . Feargus O'Couiior is in t > e _tiaiioorary occupation of , while he is superintending the laying <« ut of the ground and the completion of the buildings . M _.-. st o ! them are , however , roofed in , and tho walls of all are erected . Thc completion of the whole of the _cottages , it is estimated , will cost , with the _laying out of the allotments , about £ 3 , 000 ; so that thc whplo farm , wheu

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      settled up » n , * i will have cost £ 5 , 000 . The society had purchased a mueh larger farm of 200 acres in the same neighbourhood ; but they were oifered £ 1 , 000 for their bargain , and they accepted of the offer . They are , however , in treaty for other purchases , with the view of carrying out aa far as they can the system upon which they have founded their society . The dancing tent seemed towards tho evening to be the great attraction ; and , from a platform erected for the purpose . Mr . O'Connor aud other Chartists addressed the assemblage . There were several of the metropolitan police on the ground , but everything was conducted with the utmost quietude and order . The place , we understand , _iB to be named O'Connorville , in compliment to tha Chartist Leader ,

      Now , my friends , I conclude , for the present ,-congratulating you and your order upon our signal , our g lorious , our triumphant victory ; And remain , Your faithful friend and hailiff , Feargus O'Conkor .

      And National Titos' Joiimat;

      AND NATIONAL TITOS' JOIIMAT ;

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      vul . A . JNO . 458- LONDON , SATURDAY , AUGD . ST '"¦ 2 _&< _# H _* H 8 i * . ;;; * _—^ _Si » v , cE ., ' : « - ~ _—i ' _^^ _- 'Irj _^" _-- _' - -. _^ - , _-.- . -, _Wre Shilling * _nnil Sixpence per Onnrter I

      O'Contforvil - Ob. Bt Ernest Jokes . Fro...

      _O'CONtfORVIL - OB . Bt ERNEST JOKES . From feverish couch by o ' ertaxed labour pressed , That y ields man slumber , but denies him rest , More weary still , when smoky-morning breaks , In crowded towns the pale mechanic wakes . But why to-day , at twilight's earliest prime , When morn ' s grey linger points the march of time , Why 6 _tarta he upwards with a joyous strength To face tho long day slavery ' s cheerless length ? Has freedom whispered in his wistful ear , ' Courage , poor slave " , deliverance is near ?" Oh ! She has breathed a summons sweeter still : " Come ! take your guerdon at O'Connorville I "

      Then rush they forth , their wasted nerves restrung , Forth to the roads and " rails , " the old and young And , as they leave the smoky towns behind , Breatho the full blessing Of the freshening wind . On beauty ' s cheek a brighter bloom is Been , And manhood lights young slavery ' s sallow mien , And , type of how the heart ia growing strong , Hursts forth the ' uupreuveditated song , — "While age , as passing thought its soul beguile *! , Sighs at the past , or at the future smiles , Meanwhile , as whirl the ' rapid travellers by , "Whatbeauties _mest the unaccustomed eye ' . The wheaten lea and elovery fields unfold Nature ' s rich blazonry of green and gold , And wooded lines , with undulating rise ,

      Lift their long-murmuring phalanx to the skies , And winds the river like a silvery band , To bind thc scattered glories ofthe land ; Aud arches high the sky ' s ethereal dome , . "Where cloudy genii spare the harvest home . While flitting on , as in magician ' s glass , The peopled panoramas living pass _. These towers the church , with finely tapering spire , Type of the lessening ofa pure desire ; Thus dies the flame , the glory thus departs , On marble cradled , but not nursed on hearts ! There looms the massy mansion of the great , That steals from gladness wlwt it gives to state ; There lie _our-EngUsh deserts proudly placed , Called parks , by grandeur , —but , by truth , a waste . There distant towns uplift their clouded sin ,

      As though lo hide from heavtn tho hell within—But through tlie shady Janes tlie wanderers glide , With joyous songs along the green-laud ' s side , Till distant cheers strike deep the woodland through , And tents and pennons meet the wondering view . X _jud peels the music ' s blast—and , hoarsely round , The ctmnon mouths its mastery of sound . What army camps there?—and , with bannered state , ltolls the loud 1 arum of a martial hate ? Oh ! never yet the cannon ' s iron lips Breathed blessings upon slavery ' s eclipse 1 Oh ! never jet did blast of music yield So s _«* eet a summons to so fair a field t Oh 1 never yet a host such victory won , Where all are gainers when the day is done I There peaceful phalanxes their ranks dispose To cheer their friends and not to ollidB _fllCU' _fOCS . —

      Glad to the general welcome ' s joyous din , The long processions pour like rivers in , And greet with triumph true , and hearty will , Thy flag of glory , proud 0 _* C ! onno » vih . e ! Here British freedom plants her foot secure , l _' atient to wait , but mighty to endure . This field was COH _quw-ed without sword or blow : But say , what sword could lay its glories low ? Fov truth aud love stand sentries at its gate , Strong ramparts gird it , —not wiih stony slate , But Spartan ramparts!—men who would not shun Bravely to guard , what they have nobly won I See thare the cottage ! labour ' s own abode , T _' . i . e - pleasant doorway on the cheerful road , The airy floor , the roof from storms sccuro , The merry fireside and the _shelL-v HUVU , — And dearest charm of all , —the grateful soil , That bears its produce i ' or the hands that toil .

      Se _« _tliei't- Hie School , whore no false doctrines cloy , But wisdom teaches duty to enjoy , Nov _tlotlius religion in a harlot ' s dross , How rich to dazzle ! but how poor to bless ! There bunas ol brotherhood are thought no crime , Anil life wins treasures from the bauds of time , Since not for selfish ends is wrought Its SpilU , But man , iu living , f « els he lives ' - for man . "

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      Not speculation ' s hand this Bcene _' sball crush , Nor trade ' s harsh _vftice ita murmuring music hush Nor bristling forts distort the verdant sod , TPith impious challenge in the faee of God , Sounding their clamours hoarse or clangors shrill , O'er scenes the Lord of thunders bade "be still ; Nor looms the palace-pinnacle and dome , As though man felt in nature not at home , Nor courtly insolence , with law 3 untrue , Claims for the creature the creator ' s due ; Nor pandering prahe , nor palsied envy wait , Round all the paltry mockeries of state ; Nor worn-out dynasties superbly house , And stagnant blood with paining pleasures rouse ; Nor stands the keep , where olden Barons rude , Called murder chivalry , —and rapine feud .

      Nor factory-chimnies clothe the skieyspan With hues of mourning for the sins of man _. Nor children spin and plno in dungeons deep , "WlieneVu exhausted manhood sinks for sleep ; Nor pauper . funerals stop at work-house door , Delayed some sorry day in hopes of more , With no kind hand to Close ths lingerer ' s eyes _. Since here the wife , and there the husband dies ! Nor high park palings from the mass seclude , Shade for the wanderer , for the hungry food ; Where lords of forests selfish sports pursue , And make all earth a snug farm for the few ; Nor salaried priests , by Mammon overpaid , Grow fat on lies , and live upon this trade , _Cringe to the rich , thai they the poor may grind , " Whose mouth they stint , wVile Hiey corrupt his mind * And , type of how they change with changing power , Slaves ofthe wind of each presiding hour ,

      Whose cross or cresent varying creeds define , They—they at least were honest in their sign—And placed , resolved with falsehood not to shock , High un their spires their emblem-ioeaf / _iei-roei-. "Well may the merry dance be light of heart , And fires of joy their rapid signals dart , — Well may ye change your song into a cheer , While hope ' s young fairies bury stolid fear , Since now ye ' ve learned , though weak and worn ye be , How like a god is man , when he is free ! Since ye have learned that victory ' s for the brave , And slaves the tyrant make , not he the Slave ! Blame the oppressor !—but yourselves no less , Whose servile fear invited to oppress ! To his dark thought no prompting finger lend ; No yokes are made , where notie are found to bend . Success depends but on your own strong will ; Go on ! and prosper—at O'Connorville .

      Chartist Jubilee. Grand Demonstration To...

      CHARTIST JUBILEE . GRAND DEMONSTRATION TO THE PEOPLES' FIRST ESTATE . " _O'CONiNORVILLE . " On Monday moraing , August the lfth _, at Sunrise , the " Great Metropolis , " East , West , North and South , was in a state of joyous excitement ; vehicles of all descriptions , from tlie "four-in-hand " down to the " one-horse chaise , " were in requisition , with their banners and streamers " fluttering in the breeze , " eaeh bearing ; l suitable inscription , " Tlie Charter and the Land" being most conspicuous , all hastening to the place of rendezvous , Hyde Park Corner , Oxford Street ; which , shortly after seven o ' clock , presented a most animated appearance . The various vehicles extending from Oxford Street to

      Bayswatcr , were f _' reigh ed with joyous-heai'ted men and women , all animated with one spirit , all inspired with the humanising determination of rescuing their father-land from political and social bondage , and all journeying to view , with their own eyes , theirour— "First _Estate * , " to place their feet on that "footof earth , " whicli they hope will enable them to redeem the soil for the whole people . As the cavalcade proceeded , persons of all grades thronged the doors , windows , and thoroughfares to witness this truly novel spectacle , " Labour ' s Procession , to Labour ' s OWU Land , purchased with Labour ' s own _Monev ! " Oil arriving at the far-lamed town , ot

      Uxbridge , ( rendered famous in history by an attempt to wrest a " Charter" from the tyrant Charles , and in which town , near the bridge , still stands , the Treaty house , now used as a Public House , the Crown Tavern , in which that conference assembled , the long room or parlour being pointed out as the identical room in which it held its deliberations ) thc street was literally wedged up with people , and every place from which a view could bo obtained was crammed with persons anxious to obtain a glance at the passing scene . Here , and all long the line , prospectuses ami every other document giving information relative to the Chartist Co-operative Land Societywas sought for with avidity .

      , On arriving at O'Connorville , at twelve o ' clock , wo found a Yast number of persons had preceded us by other routes ; the " Ordnance , " nevertheless , greeted this new accession of strength , by a roar of thunder from its " Iron throat . " We had ocular demonstration that this demonstration was no mere metropolitan pleasure excursion , but "A National Jubilee , " in favour of the ¦* Universal _il ' isMs" <> ' man , each county appearing to have at least a _f fair share of representatives present ; even'I ' rom Yorkshire and Lancashire in the north ; and from Exeter and Plymouth in tho West .

      Among other vehicles , we noticed one van that came loaded from that scat of learning , thc City of Oxford , a distance of forty miles ; and a splendid " turn out , " a four-horse stage coach , from the town of Heading , Berks ., hearing aa _eleg-ant green silk

      Chartist Jubilee. Grand Demonstration To...

      banner , inscribed in lettsrs . of gold , " Reading ; district of the Chartist _Cooperative Land ' Society . " The vehicles , altogethe **„ numbered _nearly- _two-hun « _drad . On entering the gates , the band played' "The Chartist Land March-. " fcThe words-and _< music oS . this March may be had of Mr . Whitmore , through Mr . "Wheeler . "j ; The first _objeot that met our view , was a huge tri-coloured banner floating , high above an immense chesnut _tree ,. bearing tha inscription , " O'Connorville ; " and secondly _^ Rebecca , the Chartist € ow , like the Sacred Gows of

      old , clothed in her vesture of _tricolour , _rendei-ed holy by the _popular voice , which is . the voice of God ; next , the immense Dancing "Booth , erected for the accommodation of our Chartist friends , attracted the attention of every one . The remaining booths , for refreshment and _amusement ,, were also of a very elegant character . Several ; " Wandering Minstrels" attended , and earned the patronage of the visitors by singing "The Peoples . ' First Estate . _'* The following was also sung by _several friends , and much admired ; the lines are the composition of a district secretary of the Chartist Co- _operative _Land Society , Air . William Dallibar .

      BEAUTIFUL VI _LL A . S , Air , " Land of _tliA i ' ru . " Those beautiful Villas how stately they stand , A national honour to this our land , Triumph of labour itself to employ , And industry ' s fruits fully to _anjoy Let fame on thy founders , her laurel bestow , And history ' s page their true value show ; We have seen many schemes , none can rival thee , Thou beautiful Villas , the pride of the free . Beautiful Villas , homes for tho brave , Wliat solace you give the system-bound slave j ' Knowledge is power , ' no longer despair , Is the great moral lesson that you _declara ; I have seen many ' homos , hone can excel thee , Thou beautiful Villas , homes for the free .

      NO LONGER BE A SLAVE . Air , " Mariner'sGrave , " Come let us labour _nojraore with dreary toil , "With hunger ' s pangs ne ' er crave , Come till the soil , Enjoy the spoil , No longer piae a slave , No longer mourn in dire despair , No more contumely brave ; In your mind declare , To enjoy jour share , And no _linger be a slave . No more with liberty ' s hallowed name In frantic passions rave , No more with shame ,

      E ' er have to elaim , The share of a pauper ' s grave . On noble feelings take thy stand , Thy order strive to save ; Quick join the baud , Gain tlte Land , And possess a freeman ' s grave . A « the hour of three was now _approaching , tha people began to make their way towards a temporary hustings erected in the centre of the Estate , and shortly after that hour , the

      PUBLIC MEETING was commenced , l > y Mr . Stallwood moving : ( amid loud cheers ') that Mr . James Knight , a working man , and a member of the Chartist Co-operative . Land Society , do take the chair ; which was seconded , and carried unanimously . Mr . Knight came forward much applauded , and said , in electing him to so responsible an , office as that of chairman over such an immense assemblage _,, tbey had exhibited * great COlllilleilCO ill him , which , he trusted , he should ever deserve . He . looked upon that glorious assemblage of human beings which he now saw before him , as a warning to tyrants , ( loud _, cheers ) and aa a guarantee for tlio success Of 0 UC agitation , for both the Charter and the Land . ( . Great cheerinir . ) lie would introduce Mr .. Thomas Clark _,, to address them .

      Mr . Cuiuc said he congratulated them on the magnificent spectacle—that glomus mass of human beings he now saw assembled ; it was truly an inspiring sight . ( Great cheering . ) By a curious coincidence , yesterday , tho 16 tb of An ; ust ,, was the anniversary of the " bloody massacre oiV Petorloo , a day held in remembrance f _**« m the slaughter committed on an unarmed , defenceless and quiet people , assembled to petition for their rights . in St . Feter'sfield , Manchester , on the . _"Tfitti day ot * August , m tha memorable year of 181 _'J » by a drunken , brutal and infuriated corps of _Ywmanrv Cavalry . ( Shame ,

      shame , ) You have _ahsw frequently met to celeorato the so-called victory of Waterloo , purchased at such an enormous amouM of blood and treasure— -l Hear , hear )—but to-day our meeting is to rejoice over a triumph of another hind , a peaceful victory aclnevca by truth ami reaatm over prejudice and falsehood . ( Loud cheers . ) Yet when myriads meet to express their joy all is peace and order , not- heteast thing ot an _unpfcasaiitUiin * has occurred o ma the Mi . cities of _thiv-lomnn- day . bind'dicers . ) We aro n wapoSn of the landed proprietory ; we now _Lsew _nwipcrlV . and of cnui _^ e intelligence ; and Lveh these should _aivc as _ajtut claim to a toico in therepresentation of the country . ( Much cheering . ) ( _Cwilmuedou the Eighth Page . J

      Tojthe People's First Restate, O'Connorv...

      TOJTHE PEOPLE'S FIRST _RESTATE , O'CONNORVILLE .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 22, 1846, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_22081846/page/1/