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to ' _ " _-asrx _& _Wpi ti _^ _cN-iBf _-isiu _^ E _^ ESL . _.- - Mr * PBBBNi _> si—Again ' i : tellyou fflat now is the timefbr yofftobenp and doing . - - ! have frequentl y told _ybu _^ as _yoifliave been" told before , that Manchester Ib the great _Northern BiTeof _; tM 8 * _kMgdom _;^ d I never experienced greater pleasure than I did from _the'irieeting held in that town on Sunday night last . . * -. The place of meeting "was not only crowded to ; suffocation—both the body , the gallery , and lie platform—but , 'I am _wrryto say * that many poor fellows , wlo _cJHne'femfa _^ nnderable distance _^ were unable to procure -admission . At two o ' _clwk in the day the Committee met to arrange the _bnBiness—zmdl _^ _ijlyiwshL that
ini _^ _ectoal _' andidificreet a CommUlee . The Comn _^ _' _^ TOdfif -was crowded * Mr * Sutton , onaof the Uld _*~ Gnards , and a staunch supporter bf -yonr . cause , -was elected- as chairman . " Mr . _Robe _^ xs _^ 'Mr . Daniel Dosovj _ls , | _Mt . James Leach , and a very intellectual working man , whose name I did not catch , and yonr iuinble _wrvarit , Feargus _O'Coskok , fairly propounded the ' principles of Chartism , and the necessity of holding a Conference in Manchester on the 1 st of . January . A- young man , - named Mastle , stated his desire that "the' Conference shonld- he ield in
London , in May . Every _speakw _vas most attentively listened to , and the business vas conducted with snch harmony as I wish I could see manifested at all other meetings called for the purpose of propagating the people ' s principles , and elevating their class to their jnst and proper position . The Committee' sat . till between four and five o ' clock , and transacted their badness in the most business-like manner . Before six o ' clock the Hall was crowded
to suffocation . I was obliged to be conducted tothe platform throngh the back door , as it was impossible to pass through the meeting . Hr . Sutton was again appointed to the chair . Mr . _Doxotas , Mr . Leach , and the Kev . Mr . " Schoeeexeld , first addressed the meeting ' on the necessity of holding a . Conference in Manchester , when Mr / _-Maxtle _, who stated himself to be twenty-five years of
age , moved an amendment to hold the Conference ia London , in May . He made use of some language which was offensive to the meeting , and was hissed down ; no one seconded the amendment , when the resolution was carried , only two hands being held np against it . The old veteran "Wheeleb , whose wife was wounded at Peterloo , then proposed a vote of thanVs to me , which , was most enthusiastically responded to .
Now , my friends , " as there were a number of persons from nearly all parts of Lancashire , and some from Yorkshire and Cheshire , at that meeting , and as public notice of its object was given , I think yon will come tothe conclusion , that the small delegate meetings , held in other towns , shonld acquiesce inthe opinions there come to . I assure yon , that nothing conld give me greater pleasure than the spirit I saw oncemore revived in that great Northern Hive ; and I do hope and trust , that the workins classes , who can be only elevated by the
union oftheir own order , will now abandon all antagonism , and create snch a chain of power , strength , and _Tznion , as will destroy that tyranny by which they have been so long held in bondage . It sickens my heart , and makes mv blood ran cold , when I contemplate npon the antagonism which some are now endeavouring to . create in the Chartist movement ; and believe me when I tell yon , that these parties are the " greatest supporters , although they may not be the friends , of the Government
Tou have now dispatches from every country in Europe , in every morning paper , " describing to you the state of the continent ; while the " Times" informs yon , that even America herself is in a very -unsettled state . Ireland , also , which is England ' s greatest difficulty , is in a very unsettled state ; and , to prove this fact , Ineedonly state , that Mr . John Connell received this week , at Conciliation
Hall ,-17 _£ Gs . 8 d . —three times the amount that he usually receives ; and this was for the purpose of _curving on the war between the Pope and the _Qxteex . When Ireland is so poor , and when the working classes of England are said to be so well-employed and so well-paid , must it not be a reflection npon your order to think that a poor couutry , with half the population , pays ten times as much weekly to advocate the people ' s rights as yon do ?
My friends , notwithstanding the anta- j gonism that has so long existed amongBt your order ,. I assure you , that what I discovered as to the mind of the "Northern Hive , has given mo no small amount of p leasure . Trade will shortly get bad ; and as I believe in the maxim of Mr . Brooks , the Manchester manufacturer— "The Lord love you , we are all for _ourselveB in this world "I beg in to thhik Hat you will now begin to feel for yourselves . It is not necessary for me to repeat my reasons for wishing to have the proposed Conference held in Manchester ; but , had I been doubtful upon . the subject " , the feeling and harmony that I discovered there would have convinced me of the propriety of
doing so . Li this vreek ' _s "Star , " y on will see that the Executive proposes to resign office , and to elect a new Executive in a manner in which I do not agree . If an Executive to conduct the popular cause is to be elected / amp le time should be afforded to the country to come to 3 mature deliberation ; and therefore it is agreed to hold this Conference in Manchester " on the 1 st of January . I think the delegates elected for that Conference fwould be the fit
and proper party to _^ elect the new Executive , -while * at tHe same , time , I am of opinion that filenames of the candidates for the Executive should be submitted to the several localities Bending delegates to that Conference' This is "Universal Suffrage , and the delegates to the Conference would be but . the mouth piece of their constit uents . I highly approve of all the rest of the address of the Executive , as , in fact , I think it repeats the principles which I have stated to you scores of times ; and again I tell yon , that if you anticipate any , Conference
the slightest , benefit from a , it must be held hefore Parliament meets , and not when the foolish Exhibition takes place ; and whether it were to be held in-January or May I should certainly propose Manchester as the place of meeting ; and there we would _^ et a larger and airiore _harriioriioris gathering . My friends , I shall conclude by thanking the jnen of Manchester ' for their cordial recep tion / and Iry f assuring both them and yon , fch aVhowever I may be reviled and abused by deceitful _frieadV' or trafficking politicians , I
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TO THE HNLOCATED MEMBERS OF THE LAND COMPANY ; My _FraENDSj _^ -On Wednesdaynight ; last , I attended a meeting of the Land members at the City Phartist Hall , 26 , ; Golden'danei'Lotfdon . Yourfriends , Beattie and GAthajxD , from Minster Lovel , " and ; Mr . Ejnross , from Sni g ' s End / attended on behalf ofthe located ' members , and if I took a month I could not describe the reception that ; those three gehtle " - meri met with . They were most awfully , and
very' properly , hissed and hooted . " Beattie slated my . villariy in allowing the mortgagees toeject ; the ruffians who would not pay one farthing _^ rent _ffKjontoss stated that | had charged the company , over £ 5 , 000 more -for building houses on Sni g ' s End than they really cost He said that the houses only , cost £ 90 , whereas ; I put them down at more than _£ 130 , and that I had also juggled them out of their aid money . I answered au 7 those _charges -hi ' a _^ mann _^' wluchr more tnan _^ _atisfied tiie
meeting ? and one of my answers was this : —That Beattie _/ G-athaed , and _Wjisros , three of the . allottees at Minster Lovel , owed 7 £ l 00 rent , - _received ;* £ 90 aid money , and had . £ ( 50 expended -in the , cultivation of _ttieir land ; making in all £ 250 , nearly as much as the amount _pud by : fifty _four-acrie shareholders . These three fellows , when they first came upon the land , were as pale as ghosts , while now they are as red as roses .
_AMt . _Taxibot , who , I "believe , has paid-a few . shillings into the Company , said , that I stated that there were eighty houses—andnbt forty- —built on the Great Dodford Estate ; and Mr . Stallwood , in a most violent manner , foolishly asked ; me what _^ had'become of the Exchequer Bills , and the money paid for _vrindingTip ? This gentieman had also-a two-acre allotment at Minster Lovel , and . his aid money , and for which he has never paid a farthing rent , _Klvkoss , as the delegate from Snig ' s End , became so offensive that I
wasgoing to ; jump off the platform and knock him down ; I would have done so if the people had not rushed forward to prevent the row : in fact I never witnessed such a row , arid I never heard three men more properly received , than Beattie , Gaihabd , and _Kjneoss . It proves to me that the folly of a few men' cannot , destroy the wisdom and . the confidence of the many * and I candidl y confess ' that , although the meeting was got up by my bitterest _opponents , I never had a more enthusiastic reception , nor was I ever more gratified ..
Beattie and Gathakd , and all those ruffians who were determined to hold possession of the people ' s property , have now , thank Gob , been ejected ; and , I trust , thatthey will receive the same reception wherever , they go , that they received on Wednesday night at Golden-lane . At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was proposed to me , to wliich Mr . Tallbo y moved an amendment , but there being no seconder the vote of thanks was most
enthusiastically cheered . I should state , that a Mr . H . ABRTSOar , one of the allottees of Minster Lovel , replied to Beattie and Gathabd , - and gave thein such a thrashing as no poor devils ever got . He said , and tral y , that had it not been for them , all would have been harmonythat the allottees would have paid their rentswould have cultivated their land , and still fe-, mained in possession ; in fact , as a brother allottee , no man could have better or more faithfully described the conduct of those ruffians who have juggled and destroyed the Company ; and I hope and trust / that ere long I shall be able to get rid of all such fellows , and carry out another Company .
There was a fine looking fellow upon the platform , with a wooden leg , his name was _HopkesS ; I never heard a man make a more able speech upon the Land Company , defining the advantages that might be derived from it , hut for their own antagonism . His speech was loudly cheered , and he stated that when this Company was wonnd up , if I established another on my own responsibility , he would pay . money into it . , He is a paid-up four-acre shareholder , and I wish all the located members were ; as honest and as industrious . He said that he had a share in Cobden ' s
Company , but that he considers mine a much better one . Thanking my London friends for the reception they gave me and my enemies , I remain , Your Faithful Friend , Feargus O'Connob .
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GREAT PUBLIC MEETING IN MANCHESTER . A public meeting was held in the People ' s Institute , Heyrod-street , Ancoats , on Sunday evening , November 17 th , which created con * siderableexciiement . The town wasplacarded , ( as is the usually weekly practice , ) announcing thatthe advocate of the people ' s rights , " Feargus O'Connor , Esq ,, M . P ., would address the . meeting . The meeting was . announced for half-past six o'clock in the evening , but every seat was occupied by five o'clock , every part of the large hall being crammed to suffocation , and hundreds were unable to gain admission . The hall was never so densely crowded before , although a penny was charged for admission .
Mr . Thomas Roberts occupied the chair . The business ofthe meeting commenced by Mr . Edwabd Hooson reading Mr . O'Connor ' s letter iu the "Northern Star ; " after which Mr . Daniel Donovan proposed , the following resolution ' . — " That this meeting approves of the calling of a Convention b y the Manchester Council , to assemble in Manchester on the 1 st of January , 1851 , for the purpose of taking steps to re-organise the Chartist body throughout the country ; and we pledge ourselves to render the Council every assistance in carrying out the same . "
_IThile Mr . Donovan was moving the resolution , Mr . O'Connor arrived , and was enthusiastically received . When the outburst of feeling had subsided , . Mr . Leac h came forward to second the resolution , but was interrupted by Mr . Mantle ; who said he had an amendment to propose . A scene of confusion arose . Mr . Leach said he was aware that many in the meeting had come a long way to hear Mr . O'Connor , therefore he should not detain but should
them by any unnecessary remarks , leave it in their hands , to deal with it as they tiioughtffit . 7 _'¦' ¦ Mr . James Scholeheld rose to support the resolution ; the meeting expressed disapprobation . He said , I am here to show respect to Mr . O'Connor and the principles he advocates ; likewise to show you that I hold the same principles as I hitherto have done . ( "No , no , and hisses . ) I have another reason for being here , and that is to advise you to have nothing -whatever to do with the re «
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_hgioua disputes now taking place in'the coun-. iff . . ** A ' meeting 'is _$ n ¥ dunced' to take . place ne _^ week ' ' in _^ he Fre _^ trade Hali hy the re r lij _^ _ouB _^ _e-dotsybut my to ybu is , let the C _^ tist _^ _sfcay athi p _^ fightit 1 out 7 tnemselv < _ML 'lam pfoiidthat my _friendlFeargua 1 O'Connor , " has given the same advice , if you are not disposed to listen to me . He ( hfi ; Scholefield ) should support the reso _*' _lution _,. ; ; _iV _..- , ; * . . _"'"' _, ' . " . ' , _, - ' ' _" - : ; i _„ At : tiuif Jtage 7 of : the 7 proceedings , ; Mr . _MAiJTLEjiwho , was in conversation with ! Mr ; O'Connor ; .-. rose to . propose _^ an , amendnieiit . ( Crie _^ of " turncoat , " and hisses . ) Hefeaid , I have asked Mri O'Connor whether I should _Kmiamm _j-3 ! _¦¦**« £ *« m m _. _«* 1 _. 1 . :. _mk 1 . _* _- . ! _u- ll . _>» L . _^« *
propose my amendment before he ( Mr . O'Connor ) ' spoke tothe ' resolution orafter , 'h _^ Isaid that ' I had 'better propose iny amendment _firsts I am hereito fulfill a duty as a democrat , and I'fiope ' you _^ will riot _- f deriy'lrie _Vhat I have _cherisheffpr upwards oftwehty-fiye yearsvi 35 . i * the ; rignt to spekk , my _opiriiohsi a 8 Fell as any . other _' mari . 7 ( Cries f ' . "W _" _eicame .. to hear _Jfe-O'Coimor , c _^ detain ybuioriger than is necessary to state what are my objections ? to the . ; . _resolutioii , and my qbject . in proposing the amendment : ' -A-certain number of gentlemen were 5 elected as a
Provisional Executive : they had drawn up certain roles and regulations ' and _aTMajority ofthe localities belonging to the National Charter , Association '* had adopted thein . 7 ff " ; Np ; np ;' j At the - term of their office they "had been elected againrf The country * had 7 decided against holding a Conference 'in Manchester . ( Confusion'jr " 7 I have ' td [ thanfc * Mr . p'Corinor for oiietlnrig , that was , ! , wlien . I was 7 on my trial at Chester , _^ Ithe ! Judge refused mepensj ink , and paper ; . this ,-Mr . O'Connor denounced
as unjust ,, aud :, not a ; fair , trial before a jury . ( Cheers . ) . That I giveaMr .. O'Connor credit for , but I diffOT with = Mr . O'Connor in calling a Conference ; a majority of the localities are against it . ( Confusion _^ and excitement in the meeting ;) : Mr . Mantle kept ' Speaking , but was not able to be "heard . Mr . Mantle said , if you will not hear'in _' ej I'can have at my disposal the columns ofthe London Press . ( Confusion . ) Mr . Mantle was compelled to resume his seat . _' "' ' 7 ' . 7
" .. 'Mr . O'Connor rose , amidst great applause , and said , it gave him great pleasure to address such a large meeting as that before him . . He was there : to ascertain the . feeling that existed amongst them . " The young manj ( Mr . Mantle ) had told themhe had hved twenty-five years . He ( Mr ; O'Connor ) had agitated their cause upwards of thirty years ; that was . five years before Mr ; Mantle was born ; ( Cheers . ) He knew that there were many in that large assemblagewho had come from the surrounding districts , and what he said they would carry home and reflect upon . Mr . "Mantle had fold them that he had at his
command the columns of the [ London 7 . Press , that was a . privilege- he ( Mx . ; 0 'C . oririor ) was debarred from . He did not believe any of the Manchester . papers or the London Press would report what he said either in the House of Commons or out of it . . He had been informed that they had had very little of the religious agitation in Manchester which was taking place mother parts of the country , and hoped they would take care not to mix themselves with it . ' ' Let the '' black slugs " fight it out amongst themselves . Trade was not so good as it was . Some mills were '
working _, short , time , arid , others were on strike . There was also a turn-out amongst the poof colliers . It was to . prepare them . for the coming struggle . that he was amongBt them that night . He had much . pleasure , in the afternoon , _^ in being present at a consultation with the : Manchester Council . _, Many good speeches were delivered by Messrs . Leach , Donovan , and others ; and 'he agreed with them , " that they should not obstruct the onward march of progress ; but , at the saine time , he was opposed , to anything - ' short of the Charter . ( Mr . * 0 ' Connor here repeated what he had- said at the Financial Reform meeting
in London . ) He believed , if the Finaricial Keformers were placed 7 in ' . such a position ' as to give a casting * vote to decide whether they should have the Charter / that it would be given against them , so that they might ; keep down wages . Mr . O'Connor vadvised them to rest ori their oars , and not to take part in the religious dispute , but to let every' man worship God according to the dictates of his conscienc e 7 ¦ The religious controversy would affect Ireland rii 6 re than England : The Irish members had been the best supporters of the "Whi gs in the House of . Commons , " but the letter of Lord John ? s would have a different
effect upon them , f If the wrirkiri _' g classes were thoroughly united ,, as they ought to be , they would have Lord John asking ! them if they wanted anything more than the Charter ? Then , they would say , "No ;" because the Charter would give them everything they desire ; and Lord Johh would say , " Then , take it . " The reason he i ( Mr ; O'Connor ) proposed that a National Conference should meet ih Manchester was , because they weromore united there than they were in London ; Manchester is united in one great locality , and there is greater unity of action
amongst itS : members . If the Conference was held when parliament had been sitting four or five months ; it would have no effect ; besides , if it was held during the Great Exhibition , the newspapers would take . no notice of it , their columns would be filled with the accounts of the Exhibitiori— -it would absorb all the people ' s attention . If it was held on New Year ' s Day they would have their plans prepared before the ' openirig of parliament . It had been said , that he was opposed to the present Executive j But he defied any man to point out a line or a word lie had written against _^ the Executive .
He wanted them to be elected ' upon a . broader hms . _TyThen he was . first returned io jparliar ment he was against the English Reformers , because he thought they . were the means of keeping Ireland oppressed ;; but he had not been in England a month . before . he discovered that the working classes were oppressed the same as his countrymen in Ireland . They had been informed that there was to be a gathering of trie black slags in Manchester ; but he again advised them to have , nothing to do with it ; it was onl y a fight for the ten _Millions three hundred thousand pounds per year , and therefore let them fight it out themselves . ' ' . .
At the conclusion of Mr . O'Connor ' s . Bpeech the cheering was deafening for several minutes . After the tremendous applause , a . subscription was entered into , for a poor Pole who could not speak . a word of English . The subscrip tion amounted to thirty shillings , but the poor fellow seemed to have no conception of the amount .
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; 'ITa * Executive Committee ;; of the \ Nktional Charter Association' held _<> a _* 'flpecfol ' meeting _;^^ at their office , ; 14 ; _^ Southampton _^' street _^ Strand , on Tuesday- ' evening , ' -Nov 19 th . Mr . Jamei'Grassb y in the chair . Cbrwspohderice' was ! read * from ; Arbroath , fb ' _dmordent 'Rochdalei . ' & c . Mr . _'ErheSt > Jdnes , ; _5- ? v ? _% ' «< _-l _» y inVitationV _thenaddre ssed tHe commitfedlit' _fcbhsideVable '' _lerlgthfotftheipre- " _& 4 t . p _^ i 6 n of ; _politick _^ a _^ s _^ a _^^ _ftterLa _, c ' alm discussion , ' tfi _!^ a _^ p bhdM . _^ dress TO the Chartist bod y was ,, unanimousl y adopted . ' , A voteof thanks " _'having been , awarded to Mr ;? Ernest _Jones '" for _^ mittee _fadJQuraerl tb - ' We & nea _^ day , _evraifagV * _N bv . _27 th . ' _•* - , C ! i !; i . _*—" _A 7 _«* _' _|^* .
_BESIG-NATI (> N : ; OF < , THE _EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE _;;^ _^ _THE _^ _;^ _ATiONXL _CHAPTER _ASSCPQMJON . 7 : 77 r ¦; . * - - ! J _;* . v . _- , v ¦ , ?; . c .- _ttt _^ . ' i , y _;< _'l - _^ .: ' _:- < 3 ' .--- ¦ .- { ..: ' ., : ; ADDRESS ,. ; TQ ; . _THE _pHARTIST 7 BpP'yi _, . " .. , , , _jl _,-r , n v-:: f .: _* _i _r-. ' i _TTT " , Z _. _? _iZ-tt . l _,. U 0 : _\ U . . Brother . D . EM _00 if _^ TS , ~ Thattime , has ar rivlgp _^^ rhen . iti becpi | _i _' _iffl 7 _thtf | luty . iof ; every jtruei "Democrat to throw ; _aside _^ all-personal land party feeling for the good of our glbribus _^ cause ;; and we are confident that all who really desire the enactment of the'Pebple ' s Charter and the recognition of veritabie Democracy , will at once divest . their minds . ' of all such withering eind pli g titiri g _inflaenceBi - ' = ' , ;' . _" _, ' . " ' " _"' . j v -
We are convinced" that the elements exist for a powerful ofganisatibnin the Chartist movement , and that what- is . required , ' ; is ; jthe _cbh- _centoation of all energies iu an linityM . action _^ Were such-an harmonious spirit to . prevail _^ the people's cause would at ¦ . once develope ' _ an irresistible power , Kind speedily command _isucr cess . * We can only ; state that wearedeterrnined not to be any obatacle in the way ofthis most desirable consummation ; 7 * ¦ - _'" [ j _.. y ¦ On accepting office" we found the Chartist cause entirely prostrate , having been stricken down by the _strong arm of Whigtyranny . ' -. We adopted the most , prudential _; 3 Dd . ; energetic , policy * which . the limited means at our disposal would allow , in order to resuscitate the movement ,, and place . it ; in a healthy position . ; JNe . iiaye' done our best to perfect the organisation arid direcfc'its'ibwer . As ari unpaid
Executive , it cannot , bo ctiarge " d against us that we have been influenced by selfish motive ' s ; and , in re * ference to the policy * which we have pursued ; we point to ' the overflowing meeting held at thelLondon Tavern ; in the very ; heart . of the : City , last winterthe _. numerous localities that have been re-organised —the _eBtabliahment ofa Tract Fund , _through which many _thousands , of Tracts _^ _haye been distributedthe great demonstration at Gravesend—the series of crowded meetings at John-street throughout the Parliamentary Session—the numerous enthusiastic public meetings held in most of the . metropolitan ' _boroughBr ~ and . . various other features ' which ; havo been duly chronicled in . the . Democratic press . Conscious that wo were at least ] ' performing onr duty to the best of our ability , we pursued a steady and onward course , and if we , haye not been so successful as we anticipated , we contend that the cause rests with you , and not with hs . ' _] 7
: But , as it has been stated that , ; "those who now claim to be the recognised head of the Chartist' body derived their-title from so -inconsiderable , a section of . the community , , that their means of . creating a movement must ever remain as narrow and circumscribed as the basis upon" which their , appointment " rests •" , it having also , been stated by a few localities professing to belong to the . "National Charter / Association , that they were dissatisfied with the mode pf oui * election ; and further , ' that it : iwas therefore necessary that a-Confererice : be holden forthwith to decide this important , question—we . could' not remain insensiblo to the _covert ' . ' mputationsjnvo ' Yed
in such averments . .. Although feeling assured that we enjoy the confidence of thefgrea ' t majority ofthe democratic party , we are unwilling to appear , even in the eyes bf , the minority , ; t 6 , cling with undue tenacity to office . " "We , therefore , consider it tobe our duty to announce that , after mature deliberation , we haf e unanimously come to the resolution of resigning into your hands the trust we have held as . the Executive . Committeeof theNational . Cliartei * Association , and that we only ., hold office , provisionally . until a National Election shall have taken place . * We accordingly , hereby give notice , hot only to the members of the National Charter Association , but likewise to all other'Chartists ' and Democrats
who may consider _. themselves entitled to have a voice in the election , to proceed to nominate nine fit and proper , persons to act as an unpaid ( Secretary excepted ) Executive " Committee . The nominations are to be forwarded , ' addressed ( pre-paid ) to , John Arnott ,, 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , London , on bi' betore Wednesday , December 4 tb , 1850 , when the lis ' to the whole _' " of the persons nominated will be dulypublished , and the votes thereon being taken must , with the number voting , for each candidate , be transmitted to ' -John Arnott , as , above , on or before Wednesday , December 18 th , as on that date scrutineers will be appointed to inspect the " votes , and their , final decision will be made known through the column s ' of the Northern ' „ Star ; _alndf Reynolds ' s Weekly Newspaper , of December ' 21 st and 22 nd , . WnjiiAM Davis , "' James GKAssBr , ' 6 . Julian _Hahsev , * _" Edwabd Miles , Edmund Stallwood ,. *; John Milne . ,
G . W 7 M . _Reynolds , Treasurer , j John : Arnoit , Secretary . _.,..,,: - ! ; :. N _" . B . —Each person wlll , be entitled , to nominate and vote for nine candidates ; ' but all nominations or votes received after the above dates will be null and void . 7 ' . _' " ' " ' * * A detailed balance sheet willbe printed , and a copy sent to every locality throughout the country .
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Coventry . —At a meeting held on Monday evening , the ; subject of the proposed ' Conference ? was discussed , in a truly Democratic spirit , and the following resolution agreed toi — "That we ; deepl y regret the conflicting opinions of the many gobdi and true men in our cause , relative to holding-a Convention , and respectfully submit , that ih bur opinion ' it should be atthe suggestion of the Executive Committee , when j a _Convention _^ should be called , arid " where assemble ;' . at ; ' th < 3 sante time , we have a great'respect for ' the opinibnsbf Mr . O'Connor , _aridSveare aware that that
gentiemari ' _siisjeperiericeand . devbtioritb our ] cause demands our serious consideration , but we think it will be deposing the Executive if a Conference is called against their voice . . The present Executive we admit were not . elected by the whole of : thef Chartist body , fpr-one very good reason , viz ., the disorganised state of our _^ movement ; ' bat we believe thiem to possess r the confidence of a majority of the Chartists " ; , arid ] we believe , if a Conference wasi ' a 88 _embled before a hotter' brganisationf of the Chartist mind , it * iv ouid ' ohljf represent comparatively ajfew localities , and .. want that
stanip ' _ofapproval which nothing hut arepresentatipn of the entire body can _givej . We likewise suggest , that every information be sent , to the Executive frorii each locality , stating their position , . arid . how' far they are prepared to support the Convention . "' \ [ _,, Z :. Bermondsey .- —At the weekly meeting the following resolution was urianimouslyactppted : " That this locality regards the appeal j of the Manchester Council as being tantamount to a vote of want of confidence in the present Executive , and we having full confidence ih the same , will take no part in the proposed Manchester Conference . "
_Haiifax . —On the 10 th inst . a meeting was held at Lower Warley , to see if we could organise . and foriri' a' district . 'On the ; l _^ th , delegates ' , met frorri various places , and ! came to the folloy _** irig resolution ' : — : ''That we form a district , to be called the ' _^ Halifax District of the National _Chai'ter _' Assqciatiori , '' and that our efforts " , be directed to . that object alone , fthat being the main lever for . our political , and social redemption ; we also agree to help any honest reformers , for at least not to throw any obstruction in . their * way . ; A treasurer , and a district secretary were
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elected . ; _f _Thefiiprbprietybflholding _» _'' Ponfererice was discussed _^ arid it _ivas ; a general opinion that . _^ a * ConFerencefwas " necessary ; -in brdef ? t 6 ; assiBi iri'tKe brgahi _^ tibn * bf ' thli coun . _tfy ; : but '; soriie ; ' of : _theldeIed ; Stes 'thbugnt the ' _-iJ _? * _' ¦• ' * . i _***; iW _/ _< crt * T' _- _^^ i '** i . _¦*¦;)* .. _^ i _* r _* . ''i ' . _'i . o _* l _«** w MancheB _^^ cpdncuhad no _nghtjpfcall buch _i-jConfere * n ce , _Hhat ] bbdy ' ript being . ' the diily elected . head fof the association . It was also thbu ' ghty , _^ that * " $ 3 _^ Conference ' wanted : to Ibe ' _lield ia ' Lpn ( _foa ) WOuld ; -be at . a ; badtime' sebirig the throng , _jusli then , 'going on . in _; ; thei great wen . _litttej . business " would : be done - .: ihowever , _--. . _,- » . _»« . . . _ ,
somethingf . _issnpcessavy _itoi be _3 do ' ile ,. an"d . we think the head ought to move in tHd " good work ,- * : _j * E _* 6 iNBr / B 0 H *( City Locality _" ; _- _)~ At' & _Meeting bfmemb ' _ers'held ' on _^ Suhdji y _^ ev _^ riing , - "/ at JMr . * 'jBachaniiri ' s _' _^ offe _& hbhge _^ aftef address' hM , been read ! _aW discussed '; _refjolu- _f tip ris -weVe _^ opted _^ r % te _atriai _^ mat _& p _* of the SbcM _. fiefdfm 'Mori " and the _NatibriKl Char _^ er ,. _^ ssgciatioja , M and ,.. cpnfidence 7 , in I the Execufivi _^ . _lp , \ ' 6 e _^^^ riated _tpl-nll _^ he ' vacancymthe _^ Exeputive , i an _^' carri _^ 7 _ifThe !? diffi _^ , pf _j . ihe , Executive
were _. uthbn .. considered , v . _when : it _ifwas agreed that ; _"tney :. wQuld _seeihowii _. the : frote . ¦ : of | tlie country-was _§ iven , ; and" dor what they could _tocarryioutthe-causesofideiriocracyi ¦' " >'¦ ' ' \ ¦ £ _^ Finsbury . —In * _-coriseiiuerice _^ of : the arrest of Mr . _J-uzzori Pii Tuesday frii _^ _ht-ltlie ' _particu-l lars ' of whichfwiir _^^ befoiiridiii our ei ghth ; page _* _ithe _ChartistsTbf ' this locality ' ckn '* uppri "¦ all Democrats- to ' assist 1 therii in- defr _^ _ng'lhe _' e ' s- _' penses attending the defence * against _thisact-of Whig tyranny _^ _^ atid ' Police . Espionage . \ A . U parties vnllirigto assj ' st'the _^ _men . ' of ( Finsbury , ' can _serid to Mr . jPriiilijj 1 _prison , . 41 ,, Trirnmill _,., street _\ _ClerkpnwellfGreen . ' . . 7 ' . ' _,-., _*/? ., ¦ _, ' ,. _* ¦! "' / , ' L _^ vJ £ A & L'ivrAAaU 777 LiXulObLlUb 11 _lueb 1 OUIl
. -. < 'p _' : _VUUUIJ-, . OX { - day _last _, fwheii a , reV 6 lutipnfw aS _^ assed | _ih _faYbur of tne _Ooiiiei % rice b ' _eirife' h _^ ld ' r I _^ ndqn _^ ori ' the" first Monday in ' May , ahif the ' present Executive to call the meeting of the Conference * . ' ,: : ' ¦ - | _;» : _, ? Houii ? iBTH . —At ' a * meeting' of the ' Council on Sunday , November 17 th , iit . wa 8 _iUnahimou 8 ly ' carried that Mr . Ernest Jones Should be eIected ( . to ; -fili .. the vacancy in . the , Executive . ; , Itis , our , opinion ;; that _* a more , fit _^ , and . proper person cannot be found , arid that he highly deserves . the office / . ;; . / 7 . ,,... ; 7 , ; "BiRMirsQHAM . ~ At a numerous meeting 'Held ' at , the Ship Inn , " on ' Sunday , ' eveninglast , —Mr . ' Humphreys in the chair _>—the address from the Manchester council .. was . _readi > . Snd a very animated ! discussion took place . thereon _, whioh was adjourned ,
till next Sunday _^ night .. ' The ; case _^~ 6 f the * t * oIish . and Hungarian Refugees , was alsb'laid before the ineet _« ing , and 6 s _.-ld . ' c 6 llecte'd . ¦ ; Kine ' new ' . riiembe ' rs enrolled their names iu the _asso'diation ' . ' " - j ,,. - _* Metropolitan Delegate ; _CouNciirl- _^ Tliis _ibbd y met aa : usual . _onvBunday afternoon , at * the ! City Chartist Hall , Golden-lane ; Mr . Stallwood ; ih thc chair . After the minutes . had , been confirmed ,- the deputation _appointed tp . hire a hall , for 911 aggregate ' , meeting ' of the members , reported that' they had been unable to get a suitable place'for a Sunday meeting , and tKe subject was deferred until a later part of the afternoon ; ' The Chairman reported that lie had sent copies of the origin " of tho Charter , contained in . their circular ,, to _^ the _varioua liberal
journals _^ A letter , was read ? from Mr . MfQrath _> addressed to the _Chah-man of the Council , .. stating himself to _bethe author of an article contained in the . Star [ ipine " weeks . back , requesting a .. balance- ; sheet of the Registration and Election Committee , and commented upon the ' _explanation given by Mr . Milne ; as cbhtained in the Star : report of the ; _Delegate Council . The letterlmpress ' ed upon'the . Council the necessity of their obtaining' a _balance-sheet to be laid ; before the public , and expressed the writer ' s , determination to take steps tO ; enforce it if the council did not ; _hefalso . . complained . of the meagre account of the Executive balance-sheet . . The letter gave rise to a ' _-long , debate ,, in which . Messrs . StaliwOod ' and Arnott stated that the funds had
been expended in ' endeavouring" to prbdiiiie " . the election of Messrs ., M'Grath and other candidates in the boroughs-theyf contested , als 6 in takingisteps to bring forward Thomas Cooper for Lambeth , and that a considerable ; sum had-been expended in printing the Registration Hand-book , a . quantity of which remaihedunsoid . They expressed their wil _*" lingnessftp get a , balance-sheet issued . A motion ¦ was jmade . that ; the .. letter , be _Received ,. * . .. anjd ,: an amendment , that it be not ; three delegates voting " for the former ,. and four forihe latter . ~ The Chairman then brought forward the election of a secretary , to . supply Mr : Fletcher ' s . place ,.. who ] had _resigned . _T-Mr . Blake , stated' that his ; locality declined' sending a _delegated—Several other delegates
also stated that their localities were about to ] -withdraw : their . ' . support . rrMr . Blythe , " of Greenwich , strongly supported keeping the council in existence ; the reasons assigned for . their ,-breaking , ; . it up , napiely ,. that their localities were so badly , attended , and ] that others'did not send delegates , was only a reasonfwhy they ' should : work harder ] in endeavouring to resuscitate the movement . He then described a plan of organisation which he intended to hring before their notice'if they continued to raeet . rrMr . _Osborne : thought the motive for dissolving . the council was to hurke .. the . calling of the . aggregate meeting , in order- to , test the men of London relative to the . proposed - amalgamation , of , parties .- —Mr . Brisck was of opinion that if the Executive were in
favour of calling , thef ' meeting , they , iand not the council , were the proper par ' ties'to call it . Few as they were in humberi they ought not to ' oppose the decision of the Executive . He- was in favour , of-a dissolution . _^—Messrs . Fuzzen , Magee , ~ ahd Osborne , supported tho dissolution , huti urged , the necessity of calling the , meeting prior to adopting that step " ., — - Amotion was then made for . dissolving ; the . council , and an amen _^ _ropt , '' . _thatthe , council , at its -rising stand adjourned' until the second Sunday in December . " The amendment . was carried . —Mr . Fuzzen inquired ofthe Executive their reason fbr publishing
that tney had no connexion with the Hall'in : _Turnmill-street ; some few working-men had been .. at considerable expense iin procuring the-place , and the announcement was calculated to injure them . — After considerable discussion a motion was _carried , " That the Executive , as members of that council , be requested not to answer . thequiestibn , as it would lead , to an endless debate , and ] . hy applyib ' g ! at- the Executive Office ; the sameiriformation could be obtained without unnecessary publicity . " , The secretary and treasurer then gave a stateirient of the finances , and the council adjourned . -- ; ' _- , East . London . Litebartand Scientific
Insiiiu-TiON ,. ; Morp . ethrStreet , Bethnal-g _** een _. —A tea party arid public meeting was held on .. Monday evening , to celebrate the opening of tbis Institution , The ball ' was' well filled ; with guests , and the tea was excellently got iip . Mr . Archibald . Chainpbell was called to the chair , and in an eloquent manner explained the advantages to be derived from such Institutions . Mr . Styles , secretary . to the Institution , read letters- apologising for non-attendance from ; : Messrs . ; O'Connor , Massey , T . Qoopcr , 7 W . _Cobper ' _. Ernest , Jones , and Julian Harney . He then datailed the means'by which ] ' a few "working" in en had been _enabled to raise the institution , arid stated that if _thgy met with . support , it was their intention
to take the chapel , ' io which the hall was attached , which would render it the most complete building of that description ih the metropolis ; . but I to do that , they must , receive immediate support , or the opportunity would be _lqst . The meeting was . addresse d by . Messrs . . Wheeler , W . Davis , Broom , and Taylor , and after ' a ybte of thanks to the chairman , the irieetirig separateu _* . ' '' , _ExEikni—At a members ' - meeting held on Monday ; night-, ; the following ,-resolutions were' unanimously _^ adopted : —• " That the vacancy created ; in the Executive by the , resignation of Mr . Brown , be filled ' up'b y . Mr . " Ernest Jones . " '•« That the , time and ; place for calling a . Cbnference be left to thb discretion of the Executive CbmmiUee . "
Finsbury . —At a meeting of members bri Sunday last , at the Fraternal Home arid Lecture Hall , the conduct of the Executive was'disoussed , _forissuing a notice , stating that tho Executive of the National Charter : Association had - no connexion ; w , ith the Fraternal ; Home , and Lecture , Hall ; The following resolutions were adopted :. — . " . That ,, in the _Opinion of tbis meeting , ho . person should be appointed . to fillfup the , _vaoancy in'the Executive till after the forthcoming Conference , seeing that the ipresent
Executive has not the . _connaence-of tho country ; andi we are' _^ further of opinion , that we ; should agitate for the People ' s Charter , unmixed with any other ism , or _. crotcnet . _"^ , ' . * That we see , with deep regret , that the morement is in , a , state of stagnation ; and we , have incontrovertible -proof that the present _organisation , and also it spresent Executive _yill add nothing to its _improvement , and that it Cannot , become , a' National' Movement ; and wb hereby jdeclare tbis locality dissolved ; " It was also resolved : — _•< That a Finsbury 'Chartist ¦ _Assbfiia- elation be formed , arid that a public meeting be
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_wnTO !; iaiii £ H « n >/ isa > 4 _iiT * _vtfiMrto' _^ _Vj »' . _wf »» s « p _* - _^ . rt _>« _rwjp _^ : heia- _atthe' Fraternal ' Home _fjnd _tacrtrre Hall , tl ,. _lTuhimUi' Street _/ _fQferleriwsll , on Tuesday Evening , to appoint ofScers , and to draw up rules and byelaws _^ _3 j _^ p ; _-i-• S _.-i- ! _-.-rP . IB _3 t . IDli 0 R Or . _ipi lf 0 _RTHBRp STA « . v . _% *"»—Permit"ine to _coirect an" error _jhthereport ? . r _theFintbuiy locality _' mebtiig , '* which- appeared _-J _- _^ _t'SatuMajr ' a _^ tof . _^^ We approve of the ManfehesteV- 'Cohferehce in Jannary , . _' and W-thought that a . general meeting of _allitheiondoii '; Chartists , to discuss the _question would be attended-with » good result . ., ,, , , v _, jtpBBniFczzoN , Secretaryi
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v * I 0 ' ' _* fHE _¦] EDiT 0 . _'B' 6 'F _\ rHE N ' OMHEitN - Si ! a . R . '' ' _rgiiiii—^ _rtVas _^ extjpe _& ely gratifying W'W to perceiv _^^ o _;]^ t . _^ eeK _^; <' _- _« t _^;>;^^ exceliMt ' _addi-ls _TromlheMa _^ c _^ recommending . the ; , rey _$ al 7 o _^ plain , ' arid bionestChartisrii _^ I ag ree > ijih the authors , * -of-.-that admirable _^ cumerii—that Chartism _^; should not be . ' mixed up _withj anything * else ,, that _tWfi _.-w _^ ple ,. energies : Of the people _of _this-empire _^ _shouid _. be directed . to its attainment . The ? progress of Chartism has been woefull y _^ retarded - 'by _dts ' ¦ conifexion ¦¦ 'J ,
_frbih'f time to time _-witk other " _movements of ' iriirior iiripprt 8 frifce . This / in- iny bumble opinion , . wasfa fatal" _errors ; which 7 i hope _^ ndltrrist : i Vill be _* carefully " avoided hereafi _^ ll _^ v _^ dof _noi _^ _'riMaii ' td' _^ say _thaf the _PK-artists sljpuld , not iri _^ vidually , or as a |) ody , _^ necessary , '; help any _pthw riiovemerit for _IlefOT-mfOV , _^ sioriieoairit _^] p _fogressiTO"feerorra j b » t I _f . dp say , tbat the _Eeb _^ shouldform tbe basis , . and _^ ntinu _, _© _fa : h , e tho great object of , the -whpip ; ,. ! Chaiiist .. body . It contains _; everything _jwenrequjrerT-. eyeryf social reform- ~ at least the \ meana _.-to-the _1-encL * isI
contained in- _^ he _Pedple ' a . Ch _& rter .. _slrideed i the three first propositions contain ; air w _^ _require If i fpr instance , 7 XJniversal _*< Suffiiage , 'Vote by Ballot / or Annual FariiariifentB , ' * wfere _^ tiie law of the ; land ; . _as 7 they" soon will BeV would not all _tiTe _/ rest' _^ llow , as _^ a' iriatter'pf ; course ? For ] my own part , I _Bbouldfprefer _limiting the revived . agit | itipri ] Ifor ; . the ] "Ch ' arter to ; those thre _^] cardin ' ' _0 ppint _^ the other . three are mere matters of detail , containing no _eegential ' _priiieipU . 7 ¦ .. ¦ . ' _.-. .. : clarl 84 iB , ' i : the ] - _^ _hartists changed the , , _, jiame off their . _; Convention , into triatiOf : a _National _Asserablyj * wbicb , as well = , as :- j ; - can : recollect , caused a great deal of trouble , and daipaged
_thetnbvement ; infact _,-. gave , itissosevere a blow that it has not recovered . ' >' - _£ 'At * that timeVa'reverend and respected frierid of mine , _Eatlier'Ilyan , 'Pi'Pi"p £ Dpnabate _; was elected _asbrie'bf the fepre _' seritativ ' es for Barnsley . A let _. ter , announcing his return !" was written to Kim , by _| iIr . , Peter [ H [ 6 ej . [\ Mri Byan ' s , which w ; as 7 intended 7 for publicatipri ,. ' was by _^ some meansfmislaid , HoweVer , fit , ' _neyer riiade its app _^ rance . _,, 7 _^ : ! ,. ' [ . , [ _, ] . 7 ~[' _~ . _y-y-yy- _..,- ' _« ¦ . It is due to _IhejCnartists _^ . as well asfio the BeYt _pent _^ eni _^ n biin ? elf , _Jtiat " his sentiinents should : be known . _^ . Mr , Ryan was ,, as you will perceive , bythe . subjoinedfletter ,-the victim of
calumny- arid ivituperation . _, _; The _Irishmewspapers would afford _hiraido redress ; . Delusion and calumny were the _- _* order ' pf'the day , _sunder which '; _-Mr . ' Ryrin suffered'from ' -August , 1841 , tiH _" the death of the great - ' leader fpf' Irish dupes . 7 There is some * ' coirifoft in the fact , that ' the , Irish" worikirig people are greatly changed for ' the _better . ' They know they were cheated ,- britdo _, 'riot ' like , to faclcnowledge it . Had any effort been' riaa'de for their immediate welfare , arid failed , their ] leaders would' have been _^ blaineless , but ihe whole . "Repeal Agitation ; ; was an unmitigated swindle , from first to > last . 7 _* 7 . Trulyyours , _;•; : ; -: _t _^ Dublin ,-Nov . 19 th . - Patbick ; _O'Higgins .
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LETTER OF THE ; REV . MR . JtYAN TO MR . . _;* , _!»;>' .. > v PETER , _, HOEX , _W . . . ; . : ' ; MtDear Sib , —Your . very , kind , letter , _announcing the gratifying , intelligence , . that ! had been elected , by _. the _. Cbartists . ' bf _. Barnsiey , as one of their , _representatiyes _^ at the . National ' . Assembly j . to be . held in London , ' would' Haye' had' an' earllei _* ' f abkhbyledgment had I'been at horiie . But I have be ' eri _^ owing to the state- of my * , health , nearly three months absent from my parish . ; : _"";>;' _-.= ' . : ¦ _* _. _s : ' >• ¦¦ - ¦ 0 It is extremely grateful to my- feelings . to be SO warmly remembered and so highly'honourediby my old , respected ,. and . benevolent . congregation of Barnsley . _^ _-..-,,. ] . . t ,,. ' ., 7 . . . 7-. ' _-.., ' ..-..- - , Z [
.. . _Bg ; 80 , gQ 6 d ,. my dear friend , ' as to . return my most sincere thanks' to the Chartists of Barnsley , for ] having nude choice bf riie to' represent-them , arid ' assure them that nothing should prevent me from -discharging , * to the ' best of my ability , the duty * with'Which they ? hare entrusted me , _vbutthe obligations which my sacred office impose-upon me at : t £ is holy season of theyear .. , ¦ ;; : v _: ; - . _' . { . , It is due , tomy own pharacter , and to ray _friends iri Barnsley , in ] fact , " tb the Chartists . of . England , to avail myself fof this , . the first public' opportunity afforded me ,, to set myself right with them . _: " fPerceiving"that , 'in August 18-41 , a . society was founded , called the Irish Universal Suffrage
Association , ¦ at the head bf which _wa-s a man whom I did believe , and ; do believe , to bo _iis true and as sterling a patriot as any in Ireland ; and as that association was ; , based- upon . those , sound principles of radical _^ reform ] which I had _longjcherishe _^ ,- I felt it my . dutyto become a member of that body , and to give it all . the help in my power , for whicli I was denounced by the leader of the great bulk ' of my cbuntrymen i as an "Irish Catholic Priest , who had joinedan Orange society " of spies and traitors to Irish nationality . " Smarting under this foul calumny , I wrote a letter , in which I , ; inadvertently , said , that I regretted to see so many of my brethren . aiding . and abetting : jthe , propagation of the _REPEAt DELUBioif , . " This pliras . e , very naturally ,
gaveoffence . to some of them , who since deeply regret the part ' they took in propagating the'greatest delusion that ever was practised on a confiding people . * _r i '• -- •' - .- ¦ _.-- ¦ '¦ b ; ' -7 : I was called' upon by my . superiors to withdaw the offensive expression , and I did so unhesitatingly , wholly ' acquitting . them : of baving wilfully ; propagated the . delusion . -. Well , nowj . just think ofthe nefarious ] use that . was made of fmy . apology to my brethren . It was . blazoned . 'forth ,, in shining type , Tbat Father Ryan ; _thejjarish priest . bf Donabate ; _hadAvithdrawri'frbm the Chrirtist ranks , that he had repudiated' Chartism ; " and his letter was Ordered to be inserted-on the minutes of Delusion Hall , then called the _«¦ Koyal Loyal National Association _ofjrelaud . " ¦; _*¦ . ¦ „ _- ¦ , . . ; _-7
It is ,, I know , needless to . say to you , my dear friend , - that I _neveiv repudiated . Chartism , that I was then a Chartist , that I have . ever since been , and . _j Shall . continue to be a Chartist ,, arid tnat I believe ,. ' ! _, * that he who is not a Chartist is " " either a knave who profits by the evils of misrule " , or a fool upon whom facts and reason make rib impression . ' ' God bless you . ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ r ' Patrick Ryan , P . P . Donabate , 2 nd May , 1848 . :
The Refugees. ¦ Sin,—In Reading The Stai...
THE REFUGEES . ¦ Sin , —In reading the Stair last week we hate _sefen the account you have given of the-Hungarians , and the miserable state they are in , which induced a few friends to set about getting a few shillings for them . _IMs , but a , trifle ,: we being , all _. _workingmen ; yet , what we have got has been given . with a , good heart towards the " cause of freedom . You will find
enclosed an order for . £ 12 s . 6 d ., and we , feel confident that ' ybu will . take ; or send it to the proper , quarter , and acknowledge it in this week _' s' _^ to _** . '* We think , if you continue your appeal , that something more might'be done to relieve the poor Hungarians . May the blessing of God be on you and ail who are labouring to aid their fellow men . _, n ;\ . _iZt . _- .- _¦ ¦ , ¦ ' : ¦¦;* ,. Gkorqk Edwabd , secretary . To W . Rider , f . .. ' . , Little _^ Bolton .
" Fbiends , —I most sincerel y thank you , and all others who have so promptly responded to the appeal made on-behalf of the . suffering exile s ; and , I can assure you , that each and all of 'the worthy recipients of your kindness feel inexpressible gratitude for your timely _ministration'to their necessities . I see a Btbriri brewing , and if you hear the enemy hialign and misrepresent the exiles , listen not . Depend upon it , men , influenced by sinister riiotives , will lift up their voices has
against these poor victims whom tyranny driven from their homes . Heed . not such sriarlers . : Thenieri _ai _* e ' destitute , far from hoirie , ' and have soug ht ' an asy lum here . They are a momeritarily . ov erpowered portion , ot freedom ' s valiant soris , _; _wh o crave shelter until _theii-strength be rene _; yed again to , battle with tvranhv ' s host . Let us all , then , do our doty _, ffionies sent through the - Star , ' . ; shall be paid over weekly , and in presence of , the Kefiieees only _^ - - ?* * Yours ; truly ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1850, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_23111850/page/1/
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