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classes 2 THE NORTHERN STAR. imovbmber 2...
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I.,!-: i*UB.vf£.-«l »»!iUES Ot* A*'Y MEDlClNBa IN TUB GLOBE.
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THE LATE T. R. SMART, OP LEICESTER. TO T...
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THE BULLY OP PLEET-STREET. TO IBS EDITOB...
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THE PRESS-GANG AND THE LAND PLAN . TO TH...
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INFERNAL CONSPIRACY OP THE 'MANCHESTER E...
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JOBK Null . Exeter.— Many a time has it ...
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Classes 2 The Northern Star. Imovbmber 2...
classes 2 THE NORTHERN STAR . _imovbmber 27 , 1847 .
I.,!-: I*Ub.Vf£.-«L »»!Iues Ot* A*'Y Medlclnba In Tub Globe.
I ., ! -: i _* UB . vf £ _.- « l »»! iUES Ot * A * 'Y _MEDlClNBa IN TUB GLOBE .
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HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT . A Very Wonderful Cure of a Disordered Liver and Stomach . _E-. Extract ' ofa Letter from Mr Charles Wilson , 30 , Princes Street , _Gtosgoto , dated February lttJi , W « _- To Professor Holloway . S St * , —Having taken your pills to remove a dtseaseof tae Ike Stomach and liver , under which I had long suffered , ani and having followed jour printed instructions I have regal rained that health , which I had thought lost *«™ _£ j _Eai Ead previously had recourse to _sev «? _i _™*» _LS £ wb _whoarecelehiited for their skill , but _ms _£ ead of enrmg im my Complaint , it increased to a m ° _* _»* _Sf * K Hi Humanly speaking your P _^^^ _SuouMuoS tt tried to dissuade _M-fSmS _S « c _^ ft _thathundreds « _edete" « dfi _$£ _g" 8 £ _, _spractUed to _totmedime _^ _wMnsequenM _^ tn p _g _^ !! ' _^ _Sffle _Ky ' ouTpiUs . m _> iIcom . gi c _? iwasinmost wretcneu pu _^
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ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREIS ON THE HEALTH AND SHOATENS THE DfJBATION OF HUMAN LIFE IlLUSTB & TED WITS CoLOUKED _EHGBAVIKG 3 . Just Published , in a Sealed Envelope , price 2 s . Cd ., or free by post , 3 s . dd . CONTROULOF THE PASSIONS ; a Popular Essay on the Duties and Obligations of Harried Life , the nnhappiness resulting from _physical impediments and defects , with directions for their treatment ; the abuse of the passions , the premature decline of health , and mental and bodily vigour ; indulgence iu solitary and delusive habits , precocious exertions or infection , inducing a long train of disorders affecting the principal organs of the body , causing consumptions , mental and nervous debility aud indigestion , with remarks on sonorrhesa _, gleet , stricture , and syphilis . Illustrated with Coloured Engravings and Cases .
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Another snid his wife i >« U bad _« bad leg for years , bu after taking _sne small box , which was recommended by his Class Leader , her leg was much better , and when she had taken the second box , it was quite as . well as theother . A very respectable female said her husband had been afflicted above two years , and had tried many things , bat since he had taken Pan ' s life Pills he was quite a new mau . ¦ .- ¦ ' . ' You will please send immediately , thirty-six dozen boxes at is . ljd ., and six dozen at 2 s . 9 d . I am , Gentlemen , yours respectfully , 7 , Briggate , Leeds . John _Heitos . BEWARE OP SPURIOUS IMITATIONS . None are genuine unless the words * ' Parr ' s Life Pills ' are in White Letters on a Red Ground , on the Government Stamp pasted round eachbox ; also the / as simile of the signature of the proprietors , " T . Roberts and Co ., Crane-court , FJeet-street , London , " on the Directions . Sold in boxes at ls ljd ., 2 s . 9 d ., and family packets at lis . each , by all respectable medicine vendors throughout ths world . Fnll directions are given with each box .
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COUGHS , HOARSENESS . AND ALL ASTHMATIC
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TWENTY-FIFTH EDITION . Illustrated by Twenty-six Anatomical Engravings on Steel . On _Physical Disqualifications , Generative Incapacity , ani Impediments to Marriage . Anew and improved edition , enlarged to 196 pages , price >« . 6 d . ; by post , direct from the Establishment , 8 s . 6 d . is postage stamps ,
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• PER _' tY _' _-i PURIFYING SPEOIFIO _!* 1 LLS Constitute an effectual remedy in ail cases of gonorrhoea , gleet , stricture , and diseases of the urinary organs . Price _Zs . 9 d _., _4 _s . 6 d ., aHd lis . per box . PERRY'S PREVENTATIVE LOTION Is a never-failing preventive of infection . Used in accordance with the printed directions , it affords a safeguard against the approach of disease . Price 33 s . a bottle ; or in 51 . cases .. Sold by all medicine vendors in town and Country , ¦ Consultation fee , if by letter , H , —Patients are requested to be aB minute as possible in tbe description of their cases . ' ¦ > 'i ¦ Attendance daily , at 19 , Berners-street , Oxford-street , Loudon , from eleven to two , and from five to eight ; an Sundays irom eleven to one . Sold by Sutton and Co ., 10 , Bow Church Yard ; W . Edwards , 67 , St . Paul's Church Yard ; Barclay _iiiidSons , Farringdon-street ; Butler and Harding , 4 , Cheapside ; R . Johnson , 63 , Cornhill ; L . HUl , New Cross ; W . 'B . Jenes , KingUon ; W . J . Tanner , Egham ; S . Smith , Windsor ; J . B . Shillcock , Bromley ; T . Riches , London . streevGreeairich , * Thos . Parkes , Woolwich : Ede nnd Co ., Dorking ; and John Thurley , _Hlgh-street , Romford , of whom may be had the 'SILENT FRIEND . '
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— . < £ g & .. . . , _, Instant Relief and speedy _ISst _^ _ism _& iraEl' Hoarseness , Asthma , Hoop-* _ljjit _^ BBWg * flBg _« _\> ing Cough , Influenza , Coni- _» . Li _* _i-ji- » - > j » -uL-ii » u--w sumption , & C , by . ' . " ¦ " BROOKE'S '
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DISPENSARY FOR THE CURE OF DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND ALL CUTANEOUS AFFECTIONS _HaHMTEiO Stbeet , Fitzeoi 8 « 0 ABE . PAyitetan—THOMAS INNIS , M D ., 33 , _i'ilsroy square , Member ef the Royal College of Surgeons , London ; late Assistant Surgeon in ihe Bon . East India Company's
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Conspiracy Of The Rich Against The Took ...
CONSPIRACY OF THE RICH AGAINST THE TOOK TO THB KDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . De » B Sia , —Perhaps it will tend to advance the cause of progress , illustrate the results of the Laud Plan , and expose the' Bull frogs' of this district , if yoa will insert the following fact- in your valuable paper , It is the practice here with the farmers , to do just what they like witb labourers—rob , Insult , or ill-use them as Ihey pleaseand if they resist or complain , they are Immediately discharged ; ond if they apply to another farmer in the parish , the answer that they always _reoelve Is , that they most go baok to tbeir old master , as he was a very good _onB _. and _^ W- pordon / Thus , sir , these poor men have had to submit to tn * suitrobbery , and fraud . But the oase is altered now .
, I'll give you an instance of this « ert—Yesterday ( Monday ) a man named Henry Good _. _-a labourer In the _employ of Mr Joseph Stallard , the largest farmer In Redmarley parish , was discharged because he would not pay for a busheiofflourtbatheneverbad . It is the practice of those little Ninirods to pay their labourers with flour andother 'trucks ; ' and because this poor man would not submit to be plundered in this way , he was discharged . Bat labour field has heen opened for the men , as they can at all times have work on tbe Cbartist colony at Lowbands . The _labourer" are determined to break up this infamous conspiracy of one class against another . Tbey can get more wages amongst the poor _CharilsU than from th » rich farmers ; and , therefore , arj determined to 'beg pardon' no more . Mr Editor , will you tell your readers what the virtuous press would say If the working classes
_conspired in this way to injure their richer neighbours They ate not aware that any thing of this sort exists amongst the landlords , farmers , or cotton lords .. This same Mr Stallard haB done all ihat sueh an honest man could do against the Land Flan and Mr O ' Connor ; and I tbink it only right tbat the people should know wbat a virtuous man and generous master he Is , Sir , it must he acknowledged by ihe British pubiic , that to the Northern Star , and the advocates of Chartism , do the factory operatives of this country owe their gratitude , for tbe relaxation that tbey now enjoy from their old and cruel system . I think it time that we looked up tbe doings of the formers and their masters , now that tbe people are thinking about the land . I am , sir , yours , in tbe cause of Chartism , Stephen Clabk . Lowbands , Redmarley D'Abitot , Nov . 16 , _184 T ,
The Late T. R. Smart, Op Leicester. To T...
THE LATE T . R . SMART , OP LEICESTER TO TUE EDIToa OV TBE KOBTUEBN STAB . At the _reqaest of the relatives and friends of the de . ceased veteran , Mr T . R . Smart , I send vou a short memoir and an account ofhis funeral , regretting that a more able person haB not . been selected for the performance of this duty . ' I am , S _' r , your » , in tbe oause of the people , JOHH _SXEVlSflTO _*" . ' Mr Smart , long known as one of the people ' s advocates , was bera in the year 1773 , at _Burton-ou-the-Wolds , about three miles from Loughborough , where he inherited a large property from bis father , he being an only son . In earl * life be espoused liberal principles , being a member of the Corresponding Society , and hence
a colleague with Horno Tooke , Preston , io . Ue commenced farming , but subsequently gave it up . and obtained a situation la the Excise , Iu that situation he remained aboat twenty years ; having previously married a former ' s daughter , . who bore him fourteen children , of whom only two daughters remain . He lost bis situation in the Excise at Leicester , having offended some of the members of the corporation of tbat town , at that time sa notoriously corrupt . He then embarked in the _laee trade , la which he suffered some severe losses . Severe illness of himself and family afflicting him at the time he lost his situation in the Excise , at wbich timo he lost his wife and fire children . His daughter , upon whom he was dependant , continued with him till his decease _. In 1888 , when the Cbartist movement commenced ,
I became more closely connected with bim , having known him previously & b a thorough-going democrat . the visit of one of the Birmingham renegades to Leicester , in that year , be was elected , witb myself , to represent the town and _neighbourhood in the Convention ; previous to the meeting of whioh we devoted ourselves to the spreading oi tbe principles of Chartism by lecturing throughout the country . He entered on bis duties as a representative sf the people in the Convention ; and though one ofthe worst paid , was one of the most punctual iu attendance at its sittings , and often when ths great men of that day had had their names posted to attend meetings , he had to supply their lack of service in waiting on members of * * Parliament to solicit their support to the petition , both lu ' 39 and ' 4 \; he was a member of both these conventions , and performed fully bis share of duty , aB being bis colleague I can testify to , His illness was brought os by attending a _meeting of tbe
Laud Company , on November 2 nd , when he caught cold , and on tbe llth he died ; and at tbe request of bis relatives and friends I attended the funeral . The members of the committee of the three branches of the Land Com . pany In Leicester walked in front of the coffin , wearing black silk scarfs and hatbands . Tbe members of the election committee bore bim to bis grave , and were pallbearers . The members of the Cbartist and Land Associations followed after his relatives , Tbe road to tbe church was lined with spectators ; the greatest solemnity prevailed , and all seemed desirous to pay a tribute of respect to their departed friend . Like all human beings he bad failings , but be never deserted the cause of the people in prosperity or adversity . He was a man of powerful mind , a poet , and well acquainted with the literature of Ids country , His end was peace , May we Imitate hit virtues , and avoid bis failings , and do our best to aid tbat cause to which he devoted his energies _.
The Bully Op Pleet-Street. To Ibs Editob...
THE BULLY OP PLEET-STREET . TO IBS EDITOB OP TUB NOBTBEBN STAB , Sis , — -As your space must be valuable I would merely beg to suggest , in all kindness towards tbe editor of the Dmpatch , and in mercy to tbe public , that some _b-nerolent society ( say that for tbe 'Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , ) would immediately place that unfortunate gentbmaa under proper restraint , as there cannot now be any doubt the morbid Influences of his brain present a fearful _dtognosis ; that his disease is iacurable save by the most prompt and judicious treatment . I have already recommended the ' strait . waistcoat' of public censure , with . the addition of shaving and blistering bis head , ts which I would now add copious and frequent draughts of vinegar , which he may have for nothing , by reading the columns of the Nobtbien Stab , or by applying at the office of the Land Company , or from any of the shareholders , who , I am certain , will supply him with suoh a quantity , on the same term * , that he may ,
if he will , absolutely ' drink till he bursts ; ' a consumetion devoutly to be wished . This week be is _raglbf _*! Mr O'Connor is stated to be the ' prince of quacks '—be is compared to' a maddened asp . ' The mad editor of tbe Dispatch , viewing everything through a morbid medium , _tmaglnes everybody else mad as well as himself ; just like the drunken editor ofa certain newspaper , wbo fancied he saw another drunken editor making faces at him behind bis desk , when be magnanimously dang the inkstand through tbe window , in a vain attempt to break tbe head of the visionary intruder ! It Ib sin . cerely to be hoped that henceforth Mr O'Connor wil ) treat the barking of such a ' canine' crew as tbe Dispatch , and his rabid coadjutors , with silent contempt _. And 1 would suggest to every shareholder , tbat in gratitude for the service rendered to the Land movement by those sympathisers with the people , that they apply a portion of the' interest 'of their money , which the Dispatch enquires about , towards the purcbaseof as many _< tin kettles' as will be sufficient to adorn each of their
tails , and then I would set tbem down and let them have a fair race for their lives . As for the Dispatch , as I have a particularly tender regard for him , I would start bim at Beerhavenj in Ireland , and let him run to Drogheda , if he could ; he should have tbe last cur . rent number of the Dispatch pasted on his back , and the kettle on his tali ; and if he escaped from the Irish and their ' ruffian priests , ' he might go to Tartarus , afterwards , for all the world would care about him . After all , I would rather the benevolent society would take him in hand , and with the advice above prescribed , they may possibly save him from so excitable a
termination of bis mortal existence . HiB political one is sealed \ And henceforth let him snarl and show his teeth , but take no notice of him ; hy doing this , and by leaving the yelping curs to bark their venom unnoticed , you will very _soor exterminate them ; for they will assuredly , for want bf other objects of attack , turn round npon themselves , and bite each other ' s tails off . The fight of the _KUkeuuv cats ' will be as nothing in comparison te it I I am , Sir , Tour very obedient servant , Bristol . W . H . Chftok . Nov , 22 , 1847 .
The Press-Gang And The Land Plan . To Th...
THE PRESS-GANG AND THE LAND PLAN . TO THB EDITOR 0 » TBI NOBTHEBt * STAB , Sib , —The various attacks made by tbe newspapei press upon tho principles and utility of the National Land Company , and upon the personal charaoter of its founder , Mr O'Connor , have , as might have been ex . peoted , called forth from the working classes ezpressione of unbounded _confldenceiu that gentleman , as _wempll . fled by the resolutions agreed to at the publio meetings of tbe numerous branches of the Land Company . These expressions of confident * , so generally expressed and oalled forth by causes intended to produce contrary re suits , must be pleasing and gratifying ln the extreme to well
Mr O'Connor , as as to the many thousands ofthe working classes who bave , for a long period of years held in just estimation the character of that gentleman ' For myself I am satisfied that this rancorous and IU _natured onslaught by certain editors of newspapers had its origin , progress , aud maturity alone In Sonal spleen __ towards M , _^ O'Connor , _« thesam , _ZlaWngT to their account , that if the Land Scheme went on It IU present progress , tbe circulation oftheir n _^^ _SS in their view , the circulation of tho only andItrl y de _mocratlcjourna would materially _incmJe . 5 fl aim 11 IZiZ _« " *\\ t , > mwt hMe *» * «> to !? the Land P an and thus make it more easy to keep uo their _deollnlng Influence . The above , or some such re ? sons , we _. e most certainly tho cause of snch a _diep-S _*
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sWieme „ to divert _jjie attention of the working froin thi only _mofo , of reliefat present , within their reach ; and aUhoa _^ _-yfl . _lhjaV ? seen the spirit ef just indignation _fafriy roujed 1 _"galji _* t the conspirators , yet we ought not to rest satisfied with votes of confidence in Mr O'Connor '' and , tiie dite _^^ Wibf _Natiooal Land Company . 3 I _would"Vnertj ' ore ' _suggast _. _^ at . every share _, holder who has full _confidiiMe _lu'Mr"' 0 '' Cp ' 8 nor ' 8 Land Plan , and In the' _^ NatiojaVIiwifl ' aiid _Labour Bank , and who can afford to _subsc _^ be _^ y V j _gi _£ " of . twenty shillings , or any otber amount , Bhoul » i _|^ _og ' ' _^' ' aoopt the resolu . tion and do so . As it does _api'W'lo _tqa ' that the for . warding ( as we may fairly c »' c 3 »)« r _M * v 0 Jn done by the above suggestion being taken up with spirit ) thesam of five to ten thousand pounds sterling would , Jo more to substantiate our confidence Inthe Land Plan aud fa its conductor , and to silence its opponents , ; than of the whole of the 40 , 000 shareholders , ( good as that may be in itself ) passing or agreeing to votes of confidence In Mr O'Connor and the principles ofthe Land Company .
Sir , in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , at a very large meeting of the shareholders of this branch , a vote of confidence In Mr O'Connor was fully and sincerely ( I believe ) awarded that gentleman ; but , sir , itis not our intention to rest contented with tbat . We intend , by every means , to assist in raising money forthe Bank . There bas been Bent from this brancb , by the paid-up shareholders alone , by the payments of 6 d „ ls „ and 2 s . weekly , nearly £ 20 . ; and it is fully expected that the members of tbe Banking Club will be much more numerous . I only allude to this to show what can be done by small contributions , and do hope the more wealthy of the shoreholders will come boldly forward and support this great lever of the Land Scheme—viz ., tha Bank ,
Sir , in conclusion , I cannot but reiterate the opinion often expressed to tbe members of this branch , that in aiding and assisting the Bask , in connexion with the Land Company , we , the unlocated shareholders are ' killing two birds witb one stone . ' First , tbe money so sent , and bearing interest at £ 4 , cent ., answers all the purposes of a Savings' Bank , iu which the accumulated oapital can he made available whenever the timo arrives for allocation , and thus prevent tbe necessity of a loan from tbe Company . Secondly , it ought to be borne in mind , that the more sent up to the Bank , the more
speedily will land be purchased , and thUB facilitate the chances of location , This is really the cause of tbe paidup shareholder , and I hope that they will all see that the beat and strongest vote of confidence they oan confer on Mr O'Connor and the principles of tbat most ex . cellent and humane scheme which owes its origin to that gentleman— the National Land Company—is by adopting the above suggestion , Tbat they may do so with becoming spirit is the earnest wish of . Yours respectfully , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . M . Jun ** .
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TOTHE MEMBEBS OP NO , 4 ANDNO . 5 BRANCHES OF THE JOURNEYMEN STEAM-ENGINE , MACHINE MAKERS'AND _MILLWMGHT'SFRIENDLY SOCIETY . FEIXOW _Memmbb , — You are aware that there was a circular circulated through the different branches ofour society , requesting the members to record their votes , whether we should deposit any of our funds in the National Lind and Labour Bank . At the time tbat I was requested to give my vote , I knew little or nothing about this . Bank , consequent "? , I voted in thu dark , and , voting in tbe dark , I now see that I have voted wrong . I have since purchased the Nobthibn Stab , and shall continue , In that paper I find all the objections that have been brought against the _Bi-nk , fairly met and clearly refuted _.
Tbe circular which was put into our bands by the Executive Oouuon , formed the standard wheieby many of our members gave in their opinion against depositing onr funds in the said Bank . N « w , that circular contained no explanation of its superiority over other banks _. There were but a few ambiguous objections , and illiberal insinuations against Mr O'Connor—a tenth part of whose uprightness aBd integrity Is sufficient to wipe away all the evil that baVbeen said about him . Now , I apprehend , if our officers would purge themselves from the exercise of undue influence , they must lay before tbe branches a fair representation of the advantages and disadvantages of the National Land and Labour Bank , compared with other banks . iWe who have confidence in the Labour Bank , are not afraid < f the truth , but wish the truth to be brought
out;—• For truth Is clear , where ' er ' tis fonnd , ; On Christian or on heathen ground . ' And It Is clear , concerning the Land and Labour Bank , that the purchase of land is a safe speculation , and that that Sank speculates upon nothing else . Hence , tbe security ofits funds is indisputable . We also know that there isa reserve fund at all times available , to meet the ordinary exigencies of depositors ; and when we look at tbe high rate of interest , the little expense incurred in banking money , and last , not least , the application of its funds for the benefit of ourselves , we say to those who would prevent ss frem depositing
our funds in such a bank . Can you show us a better one 1 If you can , wby don't you do it . If yeu cannot , what do you find fault with ns fort And we tell you , farther , if our Labonr Bank had been guilty of snch misdemeanours as your banks are guilty of , we would hide our heads , and tbink shame to speak about banks , How is it that we were not informed , through our branches , that there was a portion of our funds in the Liverpool Banks ? We had a right to know . The Whistler / tbat professes to have dropt so much sweat on tbe ground , might have told us that we hud lost some ofour hard earnings in the Liverpool Bank .
If Mr ' Whistler' la foolish enough to arrogate to him * *» U that he has beeu the means of destroying confidence in' tbe Land and Labour Bank in onr society , he is wrong . I , myself , went up to . London on the 19 th of October , and sat down in the Land and Labour Bank , and deposited all that I had to deposit , with the utmost confidence in thestabllltyof its foundation , and admiration of the utility ofthe whole superstructure , So you see , Mr ' Whistler , ' sophistry and falsehood have had no effect . His objections , like tbe feeble javelin of aged Priam , never reach the mark . They fall to the ground without a stroke _.
I conclude with my sincere wish , that each member in our society may exercise his privileges , and nothing more , maintain hia rights , and nothing less . A _Mehbxb of the Steam-engine , Machine _Makeus' add Millwbiohts' _Fbienmt _Socibtt . Nov . 17 , 18 * 7 .
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CHABTIST ORGANISATION . TO THE EB 1 IOB OF TUE KoaiHEBN STAB , Sib , —I now proceed to consider tbe merit of another portion of' Pro Patria ' s' letter . He suggests tbat , when charges are urged by one Cbartist against another , that , as few as possible should be entrusted with the _iaveBti . gation , in order tbat tbe general body sbould be kept in ignorance , and tbat accuser and accused shall conjointly appoint tbe court of inquiry . Is not this precisely the sort of jury before which Mr Hobson is willing to meet Mr O'Connor ! And why Ib it refused f Because Mr O'Connor well knows that a bod y so constituted is not likely to come to an unanimous conclusion . His answer li , I will only plead before a meeting ' too numerous to be bribed , too honest to he partial . ' Let this be the
motto of every honest Chartist , as it deserves tobe _prlBtedlnlettersofgold , _andlnscribed on every publio monument throughout tho country . Bat , in their political oapaoity , Chartists have no business to interfere with the private character of a member , unless he Is proposed to fill any office whera confidence is required , and tben , but not till then , is evidence , as tothe character , needed ; and that evidence ought to be given as publicly as po'slble , so that the general body may know it '; and any other member , without delay , have it in his power to affirm or contradict , as the case may be . There is something so hateful in secret Investigation , suoh a horrible assimilation with that defunct monster , the Spanish Inquisition , that I hope every true _dtmeorat will dash it to the earth , aud trample it under his feet .
Publieity , in the outset , of improper conduct on the part of any member , will benefit , and not injure the oauBe , as it will show faction that the Chartists can dispense with scoundrels , and make a present of tbem to the middle classes , who most need their support . I remain _. Your obedient servant , E . _Robibtspw . Plymouth , November 22 nd , 1847 .
Infernal Conspiracy Op The 'Manchester E...
INFERNAL CONSPIRACY OP THE 'MANCHESTER EXAMINER' GANG . TO THE EDITOB OP TBS NOBTHEBN STAB . Deab Sib , —I think it right to inform you of tha unmanly tricks resorted to by parties connected with the MdnohtHtr Examiner , to undermine the charaoter of Mr O'Connor , and injure the Land Plan . Joseph Fleldin _/ r ( known as the Middleton liar ) , reporter of the Uanehttter Examiner , this week made it his business to travel sir _mlliste my brother-tola **' * , and under the false _pretence that he understood I was very poor , and that he would get up a handsome subscription for tae . indnoed my brother-in-law to give him my two last letters with o suit hit employer ' s _dUbolical designs . The letter . It appears , _didmotauswer hl . purpose . He thenwrote mealett . r , pui * portlnr , ocomefrom another brXrta law , from whieh the following is an « traot J *" neMa
« Z u _** X * TH * word ffhat Mrt ' Of - country yours is , and how the familyis getting on . _Ihaveheard _fromyourpmious letter , , that Jon are badly off lam nion . atHhode . ' _, and if you are badly off the , willsubscribe and send jou some _' money . I should like yen to 1 V" ? ?_ * -- _** - ' ° *> _™ P » . _* e country , what sort of laud , how you live , what sort of markots _* price of milk , butter , and other things , what cattle you h 8 ve , & o . My brother Henry aud me are particularly desirous you will furnish us with an account tbis week . « o that we may be able to do something for jou . Let me have a . letterwlth every particular this weeb .-P . S . —I have enclosed a stamped etmlope , so sou will onlv have to find paper and ink . ' '
_Obsirre , Mr Editor , the artful _villany of this scheme . Not content with prying under false pretences into my family correspondence , they would Induce me to become dupe enough to plead excessive poverty , aud thereby reap the beptfit oftheir proposed subscription , and my letter , ( these are thoir own word-, ) if bad enough was tobe published iu the Jfa . twftejMr _^ Giamitwr . ' Thank God I escaped their cowardly ' snare . I wrote thta , ( though
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then in ignorance of the plot , ) that I had nmm _,. _^ plained of being b-dly off , that I was better off _l _"' thousands of my countrymen ; that Id . elined _thZ « Y ? fered subscription , but had no objection if an , J i " would lend me * 5 . or £ 6 . to pay them Interest for it r am at a loss to express my oontempt for the men wi , would have made a tool of me for their own _fiithl m , poses . For nine mouths previous to oomlng to o _* C n norville , I was out of employment , and had one _biwh and two burialsdurlng the time ; but these friends of th poor never once thought ot _relieving my necessities handsome subscription was then set on foot ; and I now tell _iheie men " of _;( he _JEromlner to give their _sub-crin Uons to their starving neighbours , to the poor mea of
Ashton , who are forced ' to eat grass ; and I » u _» of tbe poverty tbey would force upon me , will g { Te m , mite also ; and Ihereby inform my good friends and _shon mates in Middleton , Radcliffe , and Heywood , to get on n " subscription for mo , without ray sanction and consent ? Iisto had < 5 ffiea " t ' e » to endure since my arrival hers _consequent upon my extreme previous poverty and _ ¥ taking £ 8 . out of tho # 18 . received from tbe company to get my family up here , and procure tbe few articles ' of furniture that I had been compelled to dispose of , but I trastyet to see better days ; but wonld rather guffVr tha extremity of poverty , than be made the viper to stint ; the hand of tbat man who has done so much for me and my fellow countrymen . Your ' s truly ,
Jobk Null . Exeter.— Many A Time Has It ...
JOBK Null . Exeter . — Many a time has it fallen to my lot ( _, recount the effect produced by lectures on different subjects , but never did I in my life observe an audience more satisfied than the one which was addressed by Mr John West , at the _Athenaum , in this city , on the 15 th inst ., on 'The rise and progress of tke National Land Company , and the stability of the Land and Labour Bank . ' W . J . p , Wilkinson / Esq ., a well-known friend of the working classes , and a sincere democrat , presided . Mc "West commenced with the truism , that human nature is endowed with certain powers , and heir to certain wants ; that the powers are used to supply
the wants—wben the powers are inadequate to do go , from certain causes , the wants must be supplied from other sources ; hence , if labour is not able to supply those wants , namely—food , clothing , tc ., tha labourer is obliged to be a pauper , or to Bteal in ordec that nature may be _sustainel He ably descanted on the causes that produce tbe great amonnt of pauperism and crime , which is acknowledged to exist in this country . He argued that the National Land Company , if generally supported , would be the most powerful means of abolishing pauperism and crime _. Or alluding to the Lowbands Estate , which he had recently visited , he exhibited some splendid specimens of potatoes wbich he had brought with hint from the farm of Mr Lee , one ot the occupants . At
this part of Mr West's lecture the cheering was im-. men-e . Mr Wilkinson placed tbe potatoes con . apiouously on the desk before him , which caused another cheer . Mr West then proceeded to gire a detailed account ofthe advantages and stability of the Labour Bank . His address occupied orer two hours , at the close of which a series of questions were asked through the chairman , not one ofwhieh referred to the impracticability of the plan , but nearly all referred to ' the insecurity of the funds , for want o f complete registration , ' & o . To these , as well as to some legal objections , Mr West replied amidst immense cheering . Thanks _jwere given to Mr Wilkinson , for dignified and manly conduct in the chair .
Burnltjt . —Dr M'Douall haB been delivering lee tnrea at _tnia place on * tbe Land Plan , and the Land and Labour Bank , 'to crowded and highly respectable audiences . The Doctor ably replied to tha objections advanced by the press-gang , and mercilessly castigated tbe' Whistler * and Co , He proved the superiority of the People ' s Bank over ail other banking establishments . The Doctor received ths unanimous thanks of his audiences , it being the conviction of all who heard him , that more powerful discourses were never delivered in Burnley . _Easingion Lake . —A . t a meeting of this truly
patriotic and flourishing branch , Dr McCabe waa appointed delegate to represent this branch at tha County Delegate Meeting , to be held at Durham , on Sunday , November 28 th . Mr J . Hunter , secretary , and Edw . Brown , member of this committee , were appointed to attend the said meeting , to enrol members , and form a branch of those wishing to become members in that neighbourhood . Tbis will also apply to the men of New Durham , Broomside , Gilesgate Moor , _Sbincliffe , _Hoffell , and Farmweli-gaCa Moor . Mr J * . Hunter will arrange with those several localities for holding meetings .
TO THB CHARTISTS AND MEMBERS OF THB CHARTIST COOPERATIVE IAND COSIPANY IS THB TOWN AND NEIGHB 0 _CRHO 0 D OF NOTTINGHAM . _Friemis , —The time has arrived when erery individual bas a duty te perform , how e _** er humble hia abilities may be . Our country may boast of tbe greatest wealth , talent , perseverance , and industry ; add yet , at tbe same time , is cursed with the greatest amount of destitution , poverty and crime . Why ia this ? Because the millions have not been represented , and the laws which the few , who lord it oyer the many , hare made , have been for the benefit and
aggrandisement of themselves . One ef the greatest precepts laid down by Christ , was that _t . 11 men shoald love one another , and da unto others as they would they should do unto them , We would ask , are these doctrines erer thought of by those who appoint commissioners to study the size and strength of stomachs of those who , after a long Jife of toil , are obliged to seek refuge in tlie bastile , where the husband is torn from his wife , and tha children separated from their parents , and this , too , in the land which iB the envy and admiration of surrounding nations .
But you , the men of Nottingham , have done moid than all England besides , ( not that the intentions of those who struggled in the same cause , were not equally sincere ) , buttbat you were the most fortunate . You have returned to Parliament the' Bright star of freedom ; ' with you it rests whether he is to stay thero or not , * and it is on this ground we are in * duced to step forward . If you intend him to be the people ' s representativa ia Parliament , ( for be assured this Parliament cannot last long ) itis necessary that you begin to establish your Chartist associations , and endeavour to raise subscriptions for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses that must occur , or to render assistance wherever it may be needed . And now wa have placed Mr O'Connor in Parliament we must
support him ; for on us depends whether or not anything is tobe done for the community ? If we da our duty to Mr O'Connor , he willprove a host in the Commons * House of Parliament . But let us remind you , he is only one man , and unless he is supported from without , every vile means will be resorted to , to crush him . We have , in the immediate neighbourhood of Nottingham , over 8 , 000 membera ofthe Land Company , and it only wants one determination to establish a fund sufficient to meet all emergencies . For in * stance—if 3 , 000 subscribers would pay one penny per week for one year , it would amonnt to -S 650 , which sum , being placed in tbe Land and Labour Bank at four per cent ., would produce £ 26 per annum , which would cover the local expenses , and always leave a sufficient sum ia hand .
But it hquite useless writing or _talkin _*" , unless the members themselves are alive to their " own interosts . Itis no use for any one or any set of men _aaonficing their time and exertions , ifthe people are not yet prepared to liberate themselves . It is well known that—He tbat would be free , himself must strike the blow . And , therefore , we again call on the Land members to render us all the assistance they ean , so that we may be prepared for coming events ; and being prepared , is the first step to victory . As it will be necessary to strengthen Mr O'Connor in his _ereatun _*
dertaking . by placing as many tried friends of the people by _hisaide in the next Parliament , so itis no " our duty to do all in our power to strengthen the cause . There'ia now a committee in exi 8 tence , to cairj out the O'Connor Defence Funds , which will " " - every Monday evening , forthe purpose of receiving subscriptions , atthe Seven Stars , Barker-gate . The following persons are appointed to receive subscriptions : —Mr Trueman , Narrow-marsh ; Mr J ohn Mosley , Marsh ; Mr Roper , Newcastle-street ; _MBroadhead , East-street ; Mr Bailey , Slenton ; Mr Talbot , Gco _* e-gate ; Mr Mott , Goose-gate . By order of the committee ,
v ... , « Wm - _Baost , chairman . Nottingham , Nov . 16 th , 1847 . GLASGOw .--At the usual weekly meeting of the Glasgow branch , November 15 th , Mr Thomas _Re'd mthechair , Mr John Fletcher read Mr O'Connorvaluable letter from the Star , which called forth the repeated plaudits of the meeting . After which , tW committee that was appointed to makearrangeme _^ for Mr O'Connor ' s demonstration , reported that , having _Beoured the City Hall and deposited £ o thefirst night , they had petitioned the city conDCU to be released from the engagement , seeing *{! " -. _•' O'Connor had announced , in consequence of rani *' ment being called together , that he would na *™ other duties to perform , and , therefore , could w attend ; that up to this time , they had been wim _cessful in getting the hall taken off their hands , _* - if the council still held them to their _ensagem «»• there would be no other course tban to hold -J- *}} ' * , toendeavour to realise the sum deposited . Mr _rincton moved : — _fvuiuuicii at
„ . _- -I | -. That in the event of thecouncil refusing to « lM , t T from the engagemtnt regarding the City Hall , that * P » Uo meeting be got up , aud that Dr Hunter , of _Edinburg : / John M'Crae , of Dundee , and Samuel Kydd , be _i"" " _' to attend . Carried unanimously . Mr John Bryan moved : — . That the thanks of thi * meeting ba sent to tht tWW and proprietor of the Edinburgh Weekly Express , ft' jL fair and impartial report which thoy had gl « "IL Kydd's meetings , togtther with Dr Hunter ' s sp irit"o » fenoe of Mr _O'Connetlt character , and the s"" _-l ,, u , f address ofthe _Edtafcwgn Chsrtlsts to our g l ° ' _*' _honeBt , unfllnoUsfe , and patriotic leader—and _& ai same he sent tothe 8 i » i for Insertion . _" _Cajriedu * umiiaou { _dy .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 27, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27111847/page/2/
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