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-pn THE FUSTIAN JACKETS , THE I BLISTERED HANDS , AND TH \ gHOBN CHINS . j 3 ) jlM 5 . THE FACTORY BELL . JIT VEAR CHItDKEN , I have now to address you upon a subject of not less importance to -you than to me . It i s of importance to me with respect to _character and it is of importance io you -with respect to yottf principles . If _tke character of _pne , _tatog a _^^^| i _*^^^^^ eacy
_^^^^^^^^^ 1 i _^ fb |! _le | _loln _^ _l _^^ _^^* _"»« . * ' * _" * X " ' *' -V * _t . _*~^ Y _* I _^' _'" — - •¦ - _¦^ --- _< _-T- _^ F-i » _sC _^ _Nlfcer * _l ?** _^ " _ _^^^ m _^ mX _^^^^ _a' _^ come ho tlie ' _Jjue _' _stion _.-j _^*^* irfivare that "Mr . - _BbadgHiff—fl « _T proprietor " " of the-. Nottingham Journal , the town which I represent _^ -puh-J ished a gross libel on my character , charging me with dishonesty iu the administration of yo nr funds . "Now , hear in mind , that _dishonesty was the charge , and that , if dishonesty _a-as not proved , I was entitled hy law to a verdict ; but you are aware of the old maxim— ¦ _-.-.. ' ¦ RUIN HIM WITH EXPENSES . "
This case was tncd oefore the Lord CHIEF Baron , and occupied three whole days ; the principal points urged hy defendant ' s counsel "foein- * _- , that I had addressed you as " THE
"FUSTIAN JACKETS , THE BLIS * -TEEED HANDS , AND _ UNSHORN CHIXS " -as "MY CHILDREN " -and that "I DAMNED THE FACTORY BELL . " Well , in defiance ofthe law , I a < -ain address vou in the same terms , and I _a _* am say , "D X THE FACTORY BELL I " The * defendant " had five counsel , tlie Lord Chief Baron—Sir "Fkedhekick Pollockactiug as his leader . Of course , I shall not condescend to make any comment upon his summing up to the jury . ' It was taken in
short-hand by an experienced reporter , and shall he jrahlished at full length in next week ' s S / ar , and then you will he able to judge of the impartiality of so high a iunctionary . Bis Loedskep would not allow the two Government auditors , Mr . Grey and Mr . _Ftxiaisox—who examined the accounts for the Parliamentary . Committee—to be examined upon any point that conld damage his client . He frequently interrupted my counsel , when putting _faS and pertinent questions to the witnesses , and endeavoured , as far as in him lay , to establish the charge of dishonesty againstme .
My children , I have often told yon that those whom I had most served have been my bitterest enemies , and therefore you "Hill not be surprised at the hostility of Ms Lordship , when -I tell you that I paid him FIVE HUNDRED GUINEAS out of my own pocket , _"before a farthing was subscribed to defend _Tbost _. Little Roebuck— -the Sheffield blade , —was employed , hot as legal counsel , hut as the bitterest political antagonist ; and this little creature wholly and entirely lost sight of the legal question , in the hope of damaging my
character ; but in this , thank God , he failed . The celebrated Cubiuln once said of a soar , vituperative , malicious , crooked-minded fellow , who was out of sorts with everything human , that "he was so crooked in mind , that if he swallowed a twelvepenny mil , he would turn it into a corkscrew : " and I think it equally applies to your converted friend , who signed the original document entitled the 'PEOPLE'S CHARTER , ** and who received a handsome salary for advocating rebellion in Canada : and I' ask you whether the ironmanufacturers of Sheffield could have hit upon a more expert mechanic ? ' - _*• • - -
My children , I do not know that you ever saw this little fellow , but the best description that lean give you- of him is ,-that he very much resembles a ' " shaved monkey " crackihg a nut . Like Richard , he is out ' of sorts with everything human . However , all his political -vituperation failed to influence the Jury , for mark their verdict ; here it is : — FOR THE DEFENDANT ; " WHILE ' THE JURY WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR "UNANIMOUS OPINION THAT THE _PERGONAL HONESTY OF MR . O'CONNOR "ISUXIMPEACHED . "
Now , my children , which do you thinkthat verdict , making me liable for all the costs , or a verdict for a hundred thousand p ounds damages—would he most acceptable to me and to you ? I assure you that the verdict gave r ., e greater pleasure than 1 could derive from any amount of money . And now let me call your attention to the truth of the maxim , that "there is one law for the rich and another for the poor . '' The pious Ecclesiastical
Commissioners , the Commissioners of "Woodi and Forests , the Managers of Railways , and the Managers of Savings Banks , have cheated you out of millions of money ; they have been real jugglers , wheedlers , and impostors ; but the robe of Justice shelters them , and they are rather pitied than reviled : while one who has spent thousands in your cause , with the view of bettering your condition , gets no justice , and is the reviled of all revilers .
The Chief Baron made a great point of the Bank being in connexion with the Land Company ; while you are aware that the partnership was formed , not upon my recommendation , but against my wish . It was done npon the recommendation of James Leach and the Manchester men , and after mature deliberation it met with my hearty assent , because I was well aware that had it not been for the opposition of the Government , the
horror of the capitalists , and the technicalities of the law , that the Bank would have been a powerful auxiliary to the Land Company . But even in that department , or in any other _department connected with tbe Land Company , I defy the world to urge one particle of evidence charging me with any other crime than that of folly , for having expended my time and money in the promotion of the welfare of my enemies .
My children , read the following report of the proceedings in the Queen ' s Bench , on the "rary day npon which my trial concluded in the Exchequer ; and , from it you will learn whether or not I have used every exertion in my power , to constitute you a legal company , and whether the law has thrown every obstacle in my way . . Begc-a v . WmraiBSH—In this case a _-aasi-lamu-had _^ _fi ° . ae re 8 , s _* ar of J * " * stock companies , _commwid-Mg lam to renew his certificate of the registration of ' The yauonal Land _Compsny , * and to biWm . certificate of comp lete _ra tion , men the case was caUed _X _3 _L-. JL D . Hih , Q . _C-, said the Attorney-General would attend to argue thisjcase which was of great importance , bnt , as it was now two o ' clock , and this was the last dav ofthe sitting-, probably the Court wouldnot take it to-dav as it could not be concluded . *'
Mr . Pi-AcocK said he appeared in support of the _manitastit * , and his client was most anxious to liave the case detomiui'd to-day , if it were possible- but he certainly could not say that it would come within the day . It would be _iitttssary for the Conrt to examine tlie deed of settlement , in < _cier _f 0 _sgg whether the Company was entitled to be *«» Ettrtd . "ft * Court decided that thc case should Etand over till * ¦ « = next term .
u 'Oh , hut" says the Lobd _ChiefBabon , the property is all Mr . _O'Cossor's : no " _-h areholder can sue him for a farthing he has pawl ; and it is in his power to leave the propert y to whom he pleases . " But Jet me in-¦ _win you who are interested in this property , "at 1 handed my will , made on the Oth of p >™ , 1848 , —the night before the KenniDgton _J'Oiimiou Meeting—to my solicitor ; and in at will I leave the whole property to two Ifgnt honourable trustees for the benefit of
wirt 7 *¦' and didnot charge the Company " _> a traction of wbat I had expended out of _™ y _<** ni purse in its hehaH Pan _/* _5 i rei - * ** a Tery sll 0 rt time _*•* Com-• " -nil have been in existence for five years ;
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_^ { men _^ vf _^ sTo _^ . - -ihe reviled " of all _revilers-^ g _di- _" ! have" been the ;'¦ foggier , the wheedlerand the impostor . And mark the result . _< A Committee ofthe House of Commons ' was appointed to inquire into the practicability of the scheme . That Committee sat for several weeks . Goodejsough Hatter , the Judge-Advocate , acting as chairman : That Committee , or rather that chairman , would . not allow a single witness to be examined upon the question of practicability , but it was actually a financial committee , whose duty appeared to be , to make a most strict and searching
inquiry into the application ofthe funds . Two government auditors were appointed , and after several weeks of the closest investigation of the accounts , they reported that the Company owed me _£ 3 , 400 . The Finance Committee , that investigated the accounts for the following year , reported that the Company owed- me an additional £ 1 , 200 ; not a fraction charged for my travelling , and other heavy expenses ; not a bill ever given by me on behalf of the Company ; not a present ever accepted by me , though I have been offered valuable ones by tradesmen , to whom I have paid thousands ; and then on last Saturday , after a strict legal inquiry , upon evidence , extracted from tho most hostile witnesses—a verdict
delivered by a special jury— -of course all hostile to me— "THAT MY _HONESTY
IS _UMMPEACHED . " Now , my children , after twenty-eight years of toil _in your . cause , are not such results cheering to you and to me ? _ But is there another people in the world who . would allow the advocate of then- princi p les tobe sacrificed , as you have allowed me to be sacrificed ? But notwithstanding persecution , opposition , and legal burthens , I live in the hope that , ere long , even the landlords of this country will see that justice to you , and the necessity to themselves , of bringing the land of the country into the RETAIL MARKET ; as , ere long , all other channels ' uill be effectually closed against _yojar order . And , I hope you believe , that when I set my mind upon a project which 1 believe to be based upon justice , and
calculated to confer benefit upon mankind , that I am as stubborn as a mule , and will never be diverted from my course . I look now to the Charter as tho means , and the Land as the end ; and I warn the Government of this country of coming events . I tell the rnlers of this country , that if they hoped to base legislation , and their power , upon the support of Peel and the Free Traders , and not upon state necessity and national requirement , based upon the _fi'ee mind of the country ; and if that mind is not fully developed in the House of Commons , w h ich ou ght to represent the people , the people then , from contempt and despair , will seek not for the CHARTER , hut for a REPUBLIC . And let me call the attention of those rulers tothe different condition of
the Roman people when Rome was a Republic and when Rome was an Empire . I take the following passage from the Rev . John Adams ' Roman History , a classical hook , forming a portion ofthe education of the Oxonians ; and I" ask . them whether , after reading those extracts they will presume to revile my Land Flan . The author says : — - " ~ '' " : At first no artizan had more than he could cultivate with liis own han ds . Romulus allotted to each only two acres , ' which most hare been dog with the spade . Alter the expulsion of t he kings , seven . ' acres were granted to ' each _citixeW "liis rantim _*** _dftra _^ portion assigned theni in the division of conquered lands " . L . QuinctiusCincinnatus _, Curius Dentatns , 1 ' abricius , and Regulus had no more .
While individuals were restricted by law to a small portion of land , and citizens themselves cultivated their own farms , there was abundance of provisions , without the importation of grain : and the republic could always commaud the services of hardy and brave warriors , when occasion required . Bat in succeeding ages , especially under the Emperors , when landed property was _engrossed by a few , and their immense estates were , in a great measure , cultivated by slaves , Home was obliged to depend upon the provinces , both for supplies of provisions , and of men to recruit her armies . Hence Pliny ascribes the ruin , first of Italy , and then of all the provinces , to overgrown fortunes , and too-extensive possessions . The price of land was raised by an edict of Trajan , that no person should be admitted as a candidate for an office , who had not a third part of his estate in land .
"N ow , my children , what think you of Rome as a Republic and as an Empire ? Here you find , that hefore tyrants measured their power by tiie possession of land , the people were free and prosperous—no man having more than two acres—no importation of grain required—the army recruited by willing soldiers to fight for their homesteads . And have I not often told you that if the freemen of England were located
upon their own land , every cottage would be a sentry box , and every independent peasant would fly tothe cry of ¦¦ MY COTTAGE IS _IH _DAGGER ? " Ay , and with God's blessing , and your assistance , before I die , I will see every man that becomes an unwilling idler , placed in his own sentry box in the centre of his own farm , none daring to make him afraid ; and then like the proud Peruvian , I will exclaim "THIS IS MY "W ORK . "
My children , I now conclude by congratulating you and myself , that my honour is free from stain ; and by informing you , that as an independent member in the House of Commons can perform but little service , and as the spring has come on , I will again rally the country to the good old cry . The first place that I will visit is Nottingham ; and there you shall see whether Bradshaw has the same confidence in his Townsmen that he has in a Special Jury . Your affectionate Father . Feakgus _O'Coitooi * .,
P . S . _—JJbw , let me just give you , free of advertisement duty , and charging Bradshaw nothing for its insertion ; I say , let me give you the following advertisement , extracted from the Daily News of Wednesday morning . Here it is : — FEAKGUS O'CONNOR , M . P ., and the LAHD PLAT * " . - ¦ The onl y full and accurate report of the great libel cause , " O'Connor t . Bradshaw , " which discloses the history _, mystery , and iniquity of the National Land Company ' s affairs , * tried at Middlesex before the Lord Chief llaron , Sir Frederick Pollock , on the Uth , 15 th , and lGth February , 1 S 50 , is contained in _tbeSOTTlNGUAM JOUhNAL of 22 nd February- Early oiders are necessary . Single-copies , by post , for five postage stamps . A corrected edition of tlie report of the trial will also be published iu a few days , in a pamphlet , price 2 d .
Orders received by Mr . Strange , Paternoster-row , and aU booksellers and newsmen in England , Ireland , and Scotlnnd ; and at the Journal Office , Nottingham . _Now , what think you of that ? The only FULL and ACCURATE report of the trial " , is contained in tbe Nottingham Journal of 22 ud February ; and a CORRECTED EDITION—that is , the corrections ofthe full and accurate report— -will be published in a pamphlet "" Sow , wha t t hink you of such a pigheaded fellow , undertaking to instruct tho public ? He tells you—in an advertisement published on the 20 th—that a full and accurate report IS published iu his paper on the 22 ud . Foor Bradshaw , I am glad you have got some money . As you cannot live hy your wits , I wish you . would publish a Nottingham grammar . F . _O'C .
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At a Pcblic Meeting of the Tradesmen of Sotting Hill , on the ISth of February , 1850 , the following resolution was duly moved , seconded , and carried unanimously : — - " That this meeting takes the earliest opportunity of _expressing tbeir warm approbation of Mr . O'Connor ' s general conduct , and more especially for his long and unwearied exertions to promote the welfare and happiness of the working classes of this country . "
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' _»^ _w' _^ i _^ - _;^ , , 1 * JW ; . U TO _^ _THEi _^ _iiA _^ n _^ _ffiEMBERS , THE _/« HA _^ TI _^ S _^ AN * D _» _iL WHO HA 3 _& . INJUSTICE ;¦¦• : _^ - _^ ~ _#% - • _* ¦ - -fsp _^ ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ / t' _* - ' _* * V :. 7- ]' .. ii . tiM . _^ '' il 0 t _^ FBiEM > S , - ~ 'We have to- call your attention to the decision in the case of our respected _colleague , Mr . O'Connor , ' _againat Joel Bradshaw , of JSottingham , foi : _wh _^"^ _aa-van instance 1 of inequality andr-injfji _^ ce |''' _'r- im _^ _- ' as 4 _ias'sddombeen equalled in any cbUrt _^ f _4 _aw _^ in ; this country . The malignity of the _eoun ' s _^ i _, ' the _^ partisanship of the Judge , and the paftial \ feeling of the entire court were so apparent to all , that they were remarked upon and condemned ; even by the most fierce of _Miv O'Connor ' s political opponents . Certainly , in a moral senie , the verdict is such an one as- Mr . O'Connor
has reason to be proud of , and one which must cover all his accusers with shame and "• dishonour ; but yet in a pecuniary point of tiew , it will bo to him a heavy loss , if we do ; notto a MAN , stand forth and take upon ourselves the discharge of obligations which ho _haB _.-incurred on account of his character , and which ought to be dear to all those for whom he has sacrificed his time , his means , and all those social comforts which his position- in _society , and his splendid talents would hav 6 / -m ' suVcd him . _.--: *•• : .
It cannot fail to he a source of unmingled pride to those who have intrusted Mr . O' Connor with their funds , that after two most unparallclled investigations—and both intended to convict Mm of peculation—that prejudiced tribunals have been compelled to proclaim his honour and his honesty , and that from both trials he has come forth doubly honoured and honourable . ., . Never was there witnessed in a Court of Law such an inclination to crush a man , as that evinced by the allottees from Snig ' s End , who gave evidence against their benefactor ; and the joy evinced by them at the verdict , since their-return-to those homes which Mr .
O'Connor has provided for them , has been absolutely fiendish . The Anti-renters upon that estate hare made the supposed triumph of Bradshaw the occasion of a kind of jubilee ; and in the delirium of their enthusiasm they have forgotten , that they were exciting against themselves a feeling which , to their latest hours , will reproach them with their black and damning ingratitude . But even they , bad and wicked as they are , shall be defeated , as all good and honest-minded patriots will fly to the defence of their foremost protector .
We give at foot the resolution of a party of good men at Brighton , and take .. this public opportunity of thanking them most sincerel y for their well-timed and patriotic conduct . They will find their remittance of _-fil 4 s . 6 d . acknowledged in its proper place , along with our own small tributes . Let the example of Brighton meet with au instant response from all parts of the country , and let the Government and their agents be taught , that the working classes will not calml y witness an attempt to crush one who has dared and risked all for them .
"Without either the knowledge or consent of Mr . O'Connor , we have formed ourselves into a committee for the management of the "O'Connor Indemnity Fund , " and have to _request that _aJlipai'tie _^ _v _^ do it , _^ Collecting . _^ stamped ,. * _pll _hejent ' _fwtwfkxtetftiii . _tMTmtfy , fo _\ perebn _*^ r ' _. _krioTO-to ; ifchei : Com _*( nit _^ _- ' either- as ' lecting books may be employed in workshops or factories , and the proceeds remitted to this office in postage stamps , or in Post-office orders , made payable to the Secretary , Thomas Clark , atthe Post-office , Bloomsbury . Phiiip M'Grath , Wiixiam Dixon ,
Samuel Boonham , T . Clabk , Sec Land Office , 144 , High Holborn , Feb . 21 .
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Brighton . — -At a weekly meeting of the members ofthe National Land Company , on Tuesday , the 19 thof Februay , ( Mr . Fiest in the chair , ) the result of the aetion O'Connor v . Bradshaw was read , and the following resolutiou adopted unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the honesty and integrity of Mr . O'Connor is unimpeachablethis meeting have full confidence in that gentleman , lorious Land Plando to
and his g , hereby agree pay one shilling each member , to meet the legal expenses ofthe said action ; and also recommend every member belonging to the Company to subscribe the same amount . " After which a subscription of £ 1 4 s . 6 d . was collected , and instructions g iven to the treasurer to transmit the same' to Mr . O'Connor , as the first instalment . The meeting was adjourned till Thursday next , Feb . 28 th . _rtvnnJaTnn iwnrmRiTTV nrai _**
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O'CONNOR v . BRADSHAW 7 , Wellington-street North , Strand , February 19 , 1850 . My Dear Mr . O'Connor , The time has now reall y and truly come when the Working Classes of these islands should testify their sense of the great obligation which they owe to yourseli ; and of the abhorrence which they entertain for the persecution to which yon have been subjected . An attempt has been made to ruin your character , not only as a public man but also as a private gentleman : and the result has been to wring
O * _-. . « _ _S 1 from even a reluctaut jury , influenced by a partial judge , the declaration that your integrity is beyond all possibility of doubt . Thus far the endeavours of your rancorous enemies have redounded most signally to your own advantage , and to the elucidation of the truth . But the expense entailed upon you by that bitter and uncompromising persecution , must necessarily be immense ; and it would he monstrous in the extreme to allow the burthen to fall upon jyowr shoulders . The matter not only regards you personally , but the honour and interests of the working classes generally ; for the effect of a blow struck at a popular
leader , could not fail to be felt by the cause which he advocates . Moreover , it was in pursuance of your conscientious and disinterested views , and in carrying out your philanthropic aim , that you incurred the outrageous annoyances to which you have been subj ected , and the pecuniary liabilities which the law-suit has entailed upon you . I hope , therefore , that immediate and effectual measures will be adopted to ensure , on your behalf , the liquidation of those liabilities—a proceeding which can alone convince you that your long and unwearied toils in the cause of freedom aro duly appreciated by those whoso welfare has ever been nearest and dearest to your soul .
I should most respectfully suggest to the Chartists throughout the kingdom , that the _requisite ateps be immediately adopted to raise a fund for the payment of the expenses above referred to . I know not to what sum those
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_^ _M _^ _- _^ I _^^ e _^ _hffl ¥ " 2 _^* - * 5 _^ ' _^ _^ _entsivwhelS _^ _ipivitba-i ¦ djfinnot aflord *? _*! : _^ UjHi _* _gj he-rn « y-l _^ elif " pk aown three-pence 7 a _^ d _>^ boars each to _contaibute a similar _njiite-. # ; the matter be taken upaa _warmly as it ought _to-bej
the whole amount needed _~ may be _feised ; in a month ;—and _lqjtrims " remind the 'Chartists , and the working-classes generally who sympathise withyou ,: that the accomplishment of this plan w _^ uld be the bitterest pill your ' merciless eneniuls could possibly he made to swattaw . I implore you to leave your case to' be judged _. ahd your cause , to be taken up , by that _^ lass for whom , you have so long , so _ardrionsly , and so nobly toiled . V
v Sincerely hoping that the Chartists will now do-their [ duty _; towavd & you , and - suggesting that the '; financial measure which :-1 haye recommended should be called ' ¦• The Honesty Fund ,- ' as- a proof of the confidence : entertained _^ the millions in your integrity , : ' . " _f _^ emain / my dear Mr . O'Connor , - ; ¦ " , ; - '* Your very faithful Friend , ¦ - " _: ' ¦ '"' ; ' , " ¦ ; . % George W . M . Reynolds . Feargus" £ ) 'Connor , Esq ; _,-M . P .
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TO FEARGUS O ' CONNOR ESQ .,. M . P . . Most Honoured Sin , —W ' e , the members of the Land Company of Bradford , think that * we are indebted to you for the noble and philanthropic spirit you have displayed towards us in striving to get us the land , which is our birthright . We are sorry , that when you proved yourself an honest man before the Committee of the House of Commons , members of the
that the Company did not rally round you , and show to the government their determination to support your endeavours , in despite of the obstacles _tluy might throw in your way ; we consider that that was the time that we ought to have sent up our thousands weekly . Sir , we , the members of Bradford , think wo owe you a debt of gratitude , and , therefore , we send you a present , hoping that you _\ viil not take it as an offence . Sir , I remain your humble servant , James _Conneli ., Secretary . Bradford , Yorkshire .
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TO FEAR 0 US 0 CONNOR , " ESQ ., M . P . Sin , — Having seen in the daily papers the g laringly unjust , and contradictory verdict given in favour of your libeller—vi ** ., the proprietor of the Nottingham Journal—a few glove-hands of Leicester , have voluntarily subscribed the sum of 6 s ., towards defraying the expenses you have incurred in the trial , and take this early opportunity of forwarding the same , in tho hope that every Chartjst , and every lover of justice amongst working men throughout the kingdom , will follow their example . Signed on behalf of the subscribers , " Leicester . William -Jones .
To Ffearotjs O'Cohnoh, Ksq., M.I\ Sib,—"...
TO _FfeAROtJS O ' _COHNOH , KSQ ., M . I \ Sib , — "VVe have seen the decision of the jury in your case , ami also the disgusting conduct oi Roebuck . We havo agreed to contribute Is . per shareholder from as many as we can get . it from , to re-pay you the cost out of pocket . There are five hundred branches of the National Land Coinpan }' , and if there are not 10 , 000 willing to subscribe Is . a-piece it is a great shame to them , and a disgrace to" Englishmen . Enclosed is a post-order , made payable to Feargus' O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., for \ 7 s . 6 d ., obtained by Wm . Gregory , tailor , Market-place , Eaies . Ever yours , In the cause of the Land _,-and the Charter , Market Place , Ealea . William , OnEGORT .
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; . , . '*" - - * ; _- ' _' -:: T 6 'iPBABBUS . . o ' ( i 65 i . Noa _,- ' ss « ., ii . K ¦ - ' - '"'¦ - ... 7 ; Respbctep ' - (" fa ;* - ***! take the liberty of forwarding fay \ _opuiiori _^ respectmj *' the ' - _faction of -libel ; " Sir , being _£ ' ft _^' e ' _^^ h _^ from nearl y the _^ fi ' rst / _-I _* beg--to state what I think we all ought to agree with respect to tho cost of that action . I would , in the first instance , call together delegates from their respective places , and submit a resolution , '' To put up one , or two , or all , if required , of tho estates , and sell them , to pay every fraction of the expense of the aetion , so that we may show Bradshaw and his breed that we began with confidence in you , and in confidence we will continue while we havo such an honest example before us . Sir , as I consider the cost of this action our debt , inasmuch as they turned from the very nature of the libel to our money and our estates , leaving the libel out ot the question , as they well knew if they had kept to the libel , and
left our affairs alone , that Bradshaw would have nabbed it . I think it would be best to sell the estate that has the most drones on it , and then they would see who was master , and it would save us a deal of expense ; and the money would be better applied to pay for tho action , than to be spent in the shape of ejectments . Those selfish members who were fortunate enough to get located , and who now say they will stick and not pay any rent , little think" how many they are robbing daily and hourly . If this is not approved of , I would propose that every four-acre member pay , Is ., three-acre , 6 d ., and two-acre , 3 d . ; and if it will not meet the debt then , to repeat it until it does . If either of thoso measures are adopted , I shall feel happy to be among the foremost , or in any other way by which the debt may be paid . I remain , yours respectfully , An Admirer or tour' Principles .
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Bilston.—At A Meeting Of Chartists And L...
Bilston . —At a meeting of Chartists and Land members , held at the house of Mr . John White , Hall-street , ( Mr . T . Davis in the chair , ) resolutions were passed condemning tho proceedings of that portion of the allottees who drew up and signed that crafty petition presented by Mr . Honley . Also , that it is high time the wages of the directors of the National Land Company be reduced according tothe present price of food , seeing that the income will not meet the expenditure . Cauuslb . —A meeting of the members ot tho National Land Company was held at No . 6 ,
Johnstreet , Caldewgate , on Sunday afternoon , in consequence of William Smith , one of the allottees on the Minster Lovel estate , having done his utmost to prejudice people against the Directors and the interests of the Company . Several propositions were made as to the course to be pursued by the members of this branch with respect to hia statements . It was ultimately agreed that tho meeting should adjourn until next Sunday , February 24 th , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . In the mean time the secretary was instructed to write to tho Directors , letting them know his statements , and requesting an answer .
LEicESTEn . —Ata meeting of Land members , held at 87 , Churchgate , the following resolution was agreed to : — " That weheroby express our indignation and disgust at the conduct of Mr . T . Clark for making the National Land Company ' s Office and servant the medium of publishing a most villanous attack on the character of G . J . Harney , and request that the office may be closed , forthwith , against such base practices .
Tne National Lasd Company. Friend Willis...
TnE NATIONAL LASD COMPANY . Friend Willis , — -It was with tho greatest pleasure I read the hitter in the Star of the Sth inst ., emanating from you and others who are truo to tho noble founder of the Land Plan , and also tho unlocated members . Is it not astonishing that ho still labours so hard for such ungrateful wretches , who have proved themselves dishonest to their noble benefactor , and to tho unlocated members , by whose hard earnings they wero located on what you hare rightly termed the " Land of Freedom , " where man may earn liis bread by the sweat of his brow , and not have to ask a tyrant master for tho means of existence ? How I pity those misguided men who are now endeavouring to obstruct tho Land movement ! They may as well attempt to stop the sun ; for methinks I hear a little bird , who sings ,
By and bye , the Land movo will be stronger . Do you not think that somo ono is behind tho scene , prompting them on . * * * * Thero aro several here who , although things look gloomily , still have hope , and would be glad enough to exchange with the grumblers . The farmers aro reducing wages . I have talked with several of tho members , and thoy , with myself , beg leave to tender our hearty thanks to you and the rest of the members who signed that lettor . Wo had a Protectionist meeting on Penenden Heath , last Thursday , and the poor farmers got terribly pelted and knocked
Tne National Lasd Company. Friend Willis...
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Nuwcastli-.—The Chartists Of Newcastle H...
_NuwcASTLi-. —The Chartists of Newcastle having invited Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds to visit ' thein , that gentleman was pleased to add one more- . additional _psrbof of his devotion tothe good cause , _^' "delivering a brilliant oration on the People ' s Chatter , in the- "" jficture-Roo * ii Nelson-street ; _'Newcastle-on-Tyner on _Sundayj-evening last .. :. At the appointed _hoxvir Mr . Gammage , editor of the 1 _' _rogremo-sist , who had been . lecturing in the preceding part of the day , was-eallcd-to the ' chair , and briefly stated the object of the- meeting , and theii introduced Mr . Reynolds , who was _inet with such a reception as made thc ' _| welkin ring . " The cheering having subsibetii , Mr . Reynolds proceeded to descant upon the origin of all governments , together with the manner in which they had achiov _. ed tbeir present power and position ,
/ Which enabled them to hold in slavery and ' serfdom _ftie great niiiss ' el tile people in the various countries of the earth . The lecturer then showed the evils of _the'iaw-of primogeniture and ent ; ii _(; demonstrating to tho" satisfaction of his _nudiunui-, that so long as-such a law existed , thoy ( the _peopli _*) must , and would have to keep the scions of tho aristocracy , either as colonels , post-captains , or as bishops . Mr . Reynolds next went through the vai'lOUS points of the People ' s Charier , showing each point to be necessary , by some _p-ell pointed anomally and monstrosity in the present system . Mr . Reynolds concluded a most excellent _addi-ess , of two hours duration , to the satisfaction of the audience , who testified their approbation ef the
great truths enunciated by repeated cheers and applause . . At the close ofthe lecture , a person in tho body of the . hall inquired of Mr Reynolds when he could visit Newcastle again . To which question that gentleman replied , that from the kind reception which the people of this town had given hima reception which lie . would not soon forget—he would endeavour to place himself at their service during the summer months , when he would make arrangements to stay with them somewhat longer than he had done this time . The proceedings were then brought to a close by according a vote of thanks to Mr . Reynolds , amid the most deafening applause . The lecture room was crowded to excess , and many hundreds were unable to gain admission .
—Mondat Night , —The Chartist council met at their room , Cock Inn , Head ofthe Side , when the following resolution was agreed to : — " That through- the kindness of Mr . Reynolds ih not accepting anything for his expenses , the _surphia proceeds of that . gentleman ' s lecture be applied asfollows : — -To the- General Victim Fund , £ 1 5 s . ; To the Sharp , and Williams Fund , £ 1 5 s . ; To Macnamara ' s Action , 10 s . ; To the Printer ' s Bill , 10 s . Total , £ 3 10 s . " " That hand bills be printed announcing that the new plaii of Chartist organisation has been established' and that parties wishing to join , can enrol . their names and have cards of membership , by applying to the ' secretary , at the usual place of meeting ( rhe Cock Inn , Head of the
Side , ) every Sunday evening , at seven , o'clock . " South London . —At a meeting of the Chartists of South London , held at the Shi p and Mermaid , Snow-fields , Bermondsey , on Tuesday evening , February 19 th , Mr . Langar in the chair , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — Moved by Mr . Pattinson , seconded by Mr . Woodstock- — " That we , the Chartists ot Lambeth and Bermondsey , bein g dissatisfied with the conduct and speeches of . the members of the Provisional Committee ( with the exception of 6 . J . Harney ) , at the South London Cfcartist Hall pn Monday , Feb . Uth '' : do hereby _raAnimohsl _* , _^ vesolve _^ _nofcttovsuppdi tli * _eT ' said'cpmmiKee whileBucHriiericdritihue'tp be members -thereof ; and ' we- likewise feel it our duty to . _express'oureitreme the conduct ; of the
T . Clarl _' v . _' in _^ pubhshing : pamphlet entitled SV A Letter Condemnatory of Private Assassination , as Advocated by G . J . Harney , " believing the said charge to be a complete falsehood , and calculated to bring odium on the cause of democracy . We also express our satisfaction at the conduct of S . M . Kydd and G . J . Harney , for their unflinching advocacy of tho Rights of Man , in opposition to measures of mere expediency , believing , as we do , that the Parliamentary Reform Movement is not intended for tho benefit of the working men , but for the middle classes ; and we hereby call on all true democrats not to ho led away by the advocates of the - 'little Charter" or any other . partial movement whatever . " Moved by Mr . Woodcock , seconded by Mr . Collins— - " That we commence an association to be called " The South London Social
and Democratic Association , " for the purpose of promulgating the principles of the People ' s C har t er , tho Rights of Labour , and the accomp lishmen t of our Social and Political Enfranchisement ; and we hereby call upon all persons to aid and assist us in carrying out the same . " A deputation was appointed to wait on the different localities in London , to explain our objects and solicit their cooperation . A committee of five were elected to draw up a code of rules for the government of the association . Mr . Miles was appointed secretary , pro tern , and Mr . Edwards , treasurer . Adjourned to Tuesday , Feb . 2 Gth .
Stockport—Public Tea Party " in Honour or _Fearous _O'Com-ok , Esq ., M . P ., l ' _liowirETon op the " Northern Star , " and Mr . G . Julian Harney , its Editor , —The Chartists of this locality held a public tea party in their Association Room , on Tuesday ; evening , " , February 12 . Although it * _fl » s not announced by placard or any public notice , and was got up after the weary hours of factory labour were over , by a staff of "Old Guards" stationed in this town for the protection of Chartisni and its honest advocates , upwards of ono huntired sat down , and did ample justice to the good things prepared by the committee . The room was tastefully and appropriately decorated , and reflected great credit
upon Messrs . Leah , Middleton and Naggs . Mr . W . Benfold was appointed chairman , and Mr . Charles Clithero , vice-chairman , and each addressed the meeting in acknowledgment of the honour conferred upon them : after which the Chairman rose and submitted the following sentiment : " Feargus O'Connor and the Northern Star , and all other democratic papers devoted to the interests and enfranchisement of the labouring class . "—Mr . Chas . Cittie , in speaking to the above sentiment , observed that he was sorry the council of thc Chartist Association had not selected an individual that was more competent to do justice to this sentiment , which must bo considered tho sentiment of tho even in s .
It was essential that such meetings as the present should periodically take place , for the purpose of testing the opinions of the working class ; for it was by the support of that class that Mr . O'Connor was enabled to maintain his position , in spite of the persecution and prosecution which at times beset him . Mr . Cittie resumed his seat amidst much cheering . —Tho Chairman then called upon Mr . G . Candelet for " The Pen and Press , " a recitation ; after which the Chairman called upon Mr . James Williams to speak to the next sentiment : " The Editor of the Northern Star , Mr . G . Julian Harney —may he still continue his indefatigable exertions in promoting the cause of domocracy , and disseminating that political information so essential to the redemption of the working class . " In speaking to this sentiment Mr . Williams gavo a brief
biographical sketch ot Mr . Harney s political career , and showed that Mr . Harney had earned his present position in tho cause of Chartism by his unflinching devotion to tho peop le ' s cause . His exertions in endeavouring to obtain a free press , would long be remembered by the working classes , and would transmit his name to posterity . Mr . AV . ' s speech excited great applause . — -The next sentiment was responded to in an appropriate address by Mr . Geo , Cuiidclefc , viz .: "Tliospoody rastowition of _JVest , Williams , and Jones , and all other political offenders . "—The remainder of the evening was occupied with songs and recitations by Messrs . Barnes , Wil - liams , llighton , Candelet , aud Siddley , and footing it on tlio " light fantastic toe . " At an early hour the " cock crew , " and announced the hour of departure , when tho company retired , hig hly deli ghted with the evening ' s entertainment _.
Makchhstrr . —Mr . Donovan delivered a lccturo on the People ' s Charter , and its advocates , on Sunday last . Tho lecture was listened to with great interest by tho audience . In the course of his address he alluded to the recent meeting held in the Free _Trado Hall . At tho close of tho lecture , it was moved and seconded : — " That the best thanks of this meeting aro duo , and are hereby given to W . P . Roberts , Esq ., for his honest and manly oonduct at tho Frco Trade nail mooting , on Wednesday , Feb . 13 th . ! ' Carried unanimously * and that tho same be presented to that gentleman by the Manchester Council .
Nuwcastli-.—The Chartists Of Newcastle H...
? ••'• • : . " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ -: : ¦ . _' ¦ -. " . -. „ Nottingham . —At a full meeting of the democrats . assembling at Smith _' sTemp _oi-ance Hotel , Low _Pavement , " on Saturday evening last-, the following - _^ solution was unanimously adopted : — " That this meeting has seen with the . utmost , satisfaction , ' tfle straightforward , manly , and ' independent conduct of Mr . George Julian Harney , ' ever since the . coinmenceme ' nt of that gentlema ' nVpoHlicajcareeVa ' nd , beliey e 3 him to _bo-aodVo _Suspicion , notwithstanding ; : _¦^ _atteiwpts . _;^ i made _^ _toSihelisMs _/'"
; aM _' _seconded ' _i- _^ _pta _^ _^ the _Fretf-Triiae pr _^ itta'abiuLe _^ . k _^ , ' 4 _'*> mee _^ _fsai" ; ¦ journed . u _^ i _^ u _^ a _^ # ' 24 tb _;' .. ; _i . : . _* . ;_ "" _- _^^ _- _" _* _liiRAmvtotiT-rJho . aniiua _^ : ' _banquet " of ;' the ' Demo-. ' " _cratic'i-Association _^ ' ' this place ; ca ' nie off Iwith _' - ' gre ' at _< \ eolai ' _qhStiifc " ' evening ; ' of' the loth ' . inst ., ih ' the '¦ _S ' l'ia ' _mBvBnilt _^ _Fbrresfc ' , _^ President of the Association ,: ; it >! seven o ' clock , and tea was immediately ) aerved ; : to-the
large and rcspiectable assembly . After the _SeahatJ been disposed of , addresses were delivered b ** Messrs-. Henderson , Smith , Weir , and Robinson , o ' ti tlie following subjects : —" Chartism ' and Chartists " --" Slavery , its Protean Nature and Universal Pre _^ valence "— " Revolution and Reform on the Cou !« tihont "—and ' _* What May be Expected of Session 1850 . " The songs and recitations were of the first quality , and their execution , as evinced'by ; . the vociferous , applause they elicited , gave universal ' satisfaction . > > The Committee of .. the Hamiljoh Democratic Association take this , " opportunity of publicly thanking , for ' . their _. v ' aluablo services , the several ladies and gentlemen , whoso clever per- ; formances formed one ' of the most attractive fea *
tures of their banquet / and _contributed so ma * terially towards its ;' success . Thc / pVofits deriveU from the : banquet will be devoted _' to the Political Victims and their , families ,,, ?; . *• . .. - _„; . c _> i- ; i _•^ hX' _^ ; _MoKoare-fT to _thit _MARir-ia : ! _WnJ . lAJis _/ SiiAHP , " and IlAifSARD _* —On . Monday evening a grand _, festival was held at Fowler ' s , City Hall , Goldenlane , ( Cri pp legate locality . ' 77 The proceeds to gat in aid of the fund foi * erecting , a monument in me--mory of the three patriotic- _ihai'tyis . Up «* ard 8 .: of _* one hundred and ' -sixty tickets were sold . The City brass band was in attendance during the , former part ofthe evening , and players on the harp _, and violin fov the . remainder of the . proceedings . The meeting was addressed by Miv .. Brisk in a short but excellent speech . _Anibi-osp Tomlin- son , in his usual style , appealed to the _isense' anil ' feeling of both sexes , on the object for which the '
festival was got up . Mr . Tomlinson also ' endea-j voured to console the ' unfortunate widow , Mrsi Sharp ( who was present with , her infant ) for the > loss of-her husband . His . sentiments were . in . a , thrilling . and soul-stirring strain . Songs , d _' _apeing .. recitations , and other amusements followed in rapid succession , until-. morning , and the ' . most ' _perfect / harmony prevailed . . Besides the 100- that ' w % re present , _. there wero a goodly number of ticketfFsolil to persons who could not attend . South _Sunups . —At a meeting 01 tbe Chartist Association of this town . ( Mr .. Dickinson in the chair ) tlie rules ofthe new plan of organisation , were read and approved , and the following persona elected to form a committee : —John Ky le , Richard Millar , M . Robinson , T . Smith , . II . Haines , Sec . ';' and Mr . Morton , Treasurer ; Thomas Dickinson > Chairman . • .-.:
Jonx Striet Institution , Fitzroy Square . —The usual weekly meeting to review the proceedings in parliament , was hold on Tuesday night last . '' .-Mr ,-Niass , of Brighton , having been called to the chair , briefly opened the proceedings , and read a lettei _* from G . Julian Harney , accounting for his absence ! Mr . Reynolds , who was greeted with loud applause * , moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting view with mingled indignation and'disgust ' the
continued apathy which is manifested by parliament towards'the interests of the industrious classes ; and it emphatically records its conviction that those interests willnever receive due attention until . the-Peor pie ' s Charter ,. by becoming the law of the land , sKali hare secured to the people a full and free representa i tion in the House of Commons . " ' The meeting _^ ai afterwards addressed by Mr . 'Ambrose Tonilinsbn ; and the chairman , and the resolution was carried unanimously . ' ; - -.
The Provision Al. Committee' Of; 3he Nat...
THE PROVISION AL . _COMMITTEE' OF ; _3 _HE NATIONAL CHARTER _ASSQCJAT-ION .- H Birmingham . —Atthe nsual weekly mepting of ibe . New , Summer-street locality ,, _after . tlie" rpgularj _^ _Qii-., _tineofitiusJT _^ _s _^ J . ' jQiiE _^' goiae-thvpu r _;' _-fuli * _¥ _ttend _^^^ ; this ' - occasion-- _^ thefbllowihg _feslDlution _^ was _^ _asS _' ed _iflianiiriOii ' sly " _:----PVoppsedA _^^^^ Dum ' _aiif—?^ _Mt ' _- ' M * _terIyiewiii _^ -tbe- course lately pursued by Thomas Clark , in _liis-new mode of advocating the People ' s _Charted (?) a system we think highly calculated to bring our _uiiti-ju '/ _wcaiJ-tsrepuce ; we hope he will at once see the necessity of withdrawing himself from the Provisional Committee , ns we cannot place any further confidence in him . " Signed on behalf of tlie meeting—G . SiiARr , chairman .
A copy of the above resolution having been sent to Mr . Clark , that person has forwarded to this office the following reply - . — Mn . GEORGE SHARP , _CHAinMAS . Sir , —There are but two _expressions in tho resolution , of yourself , and those few persons whom you represent , which I shall condescend to notice . —You say that my conduct has a tendency to bring " your " cause into ' disrepute . '' Every man of sense , intellect , and character , who knows me , will treat the imputation with the same scorn that I do . I wish , sir , that I could make you sensible of its
earnestness and intensity ! The same limited number of persons and yourself , declare your " want of confidence" in my further advocacy ? Well , sir , even that is a calamity which a consciousness of my integrity will enable me to surmount . In obedience to your wish , I do hereby withdraw myself from tha Provisional Committee " but will add , that as a private member ofthe Association , I will in every way try to promote its great object — the enfranchisement of the whole malo and adult population . London , February , 21 st . Thomas Clark .
"We have also received the following letters
To The Chartist Body. Having Been A Memb...
TO THE CHARTIST BODY . Having been a member of tho late Conference , and an old Chartist , I beg to say that the policy pursued by Mr . Clark , since the assembling of that body , has my entire approval , and I cannot consent to become a member of an Association in opposition to it . C . Doyle .
To The Members Of The Late Metropolitan ...
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LATE METROPOLITAN CONFERENCE . Gentlemen— -Having been appointed by your suffrages a member of the Provisional Executive of thc National Charter Association , I feel reluctantly constrained by various reasons to surrender _inta your hands ' the trust which I received from you , I have been mainly induced to pursue this courso from the fact that several members of the Executive have already deserted that body , and that tho organised Chartists of London , and other places , havo shown a strong disinclination to act upon that forbearing and conciliatory policy recognised b y you in Conference as the surest path to the emancipation ofthe millions . I shall , however , on every possible occasion , cheerfully contribute my humble aid in the dissemination of tho glorious principles ofthe People ' s Charter . Yours faithfully , Philip M'Grath .
To Tne Members Of The National Charter A...
TO TnE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Gentlemen , —Having been appointed by the late Metropolitan Convention , one of the Provisional Committee , to carry into effect thc new plan of organisation , I with others of my colleagues have endeavoured to get up such an agitation , founded on common seme and good feeling , towards all classes of the people , as would teud towards making our movement effectual for the accomplishment of the objects we seek to obtain , and to end in something more than empty sound , and gaols full of victims . But in endeavouring to do this , we have been subjected to much abuso and vituperation , more especially Mr , Chirk , who has from circumstances been most prominent in enunciating and enforcing this policy . And through him , myself ; for , had Iliad tho same opportunities as Mr . Clark , I would , and havo done , —as far as I have had tho means—enforced tho same mode of agitation as that
_gentloman . . . _, I therefore cannot adopt , oonseienciously , any other mode of endeavouring to make the movement what it should be , than by uniting to good men of all classes lo assist in getting thc enfranchisement of the whole people , which is to me tho great object wo have in view ; and to the accomp lishment of this , I shall continue to render every assistance in my power , as a member of the association . But , at tho same time , I hereby resign my seat in tho Provisional Committee ; and I trust that men may be found who wiU be able to provide a system of agitation , ivhich will make tho " _PEOPLE ' S CHARTER" the Li , v of the land , sooner than our policy would havo done . I am gentlemen , vours faithfully , London , Feb . 21 st , 1850 . Wm . Dixon .
The. Great Northern Railway Willbe Opene...
The . Great Northern Railway willbe opened tho entire distanco between London and Yovk in July next .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 23, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_23021850/page/1/
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