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-AJJNIYEKSARY OF THE RADICAL ASSOCIATION AT BOCHDALE . 'On Monday last the Radicals of Rochdale cele"brated .-the anniversary of the formation of their Association by Suing together in a large room adjoining the Theatre . At tonr o ' clock the tables were loaded with the most excellent viands , pastries , &c provided by the landlord of the "Clock Face , " in Watfcr Street , Mr . ———* and in a very short time rafter tae . d . oorB were opened , there -was scarcely a ^ KNIYF . RSA"RV OV TPTR "RADICAL
seas to be obtained . . There were probabl y from . 150 to . 200 perso' -s who dined together on the pcnaaon ; and though there might not , perhaps , be said to be much of " the wealth "_ oT Rochdale at the festive board , there was at least a considerable share of the iateUigenceand virtue of that place . After the doth wa ^ withdrawn , the party adjourned to the Theatre , where . a public meeting was held , and which wa * « ramm ^ to . excess in a few minutes after the doors irere opened . -
Mr . " J < iM 5 S Taylor was unanimously called to the chair , atoid the . enthusiastic " cheers of the meeting . He sad lie felt much obliged to the meeting for the henooT tiiey'Tiaudone tnm is placing him in the casLrL though he most confess he would rather they had ^ elected Uomte one else . Since , however , they had elected him to this office by Universal Suffrage , he . hoped 1 ± ej vronld support him : in it . ( Load rWnrfg j - They were ^ axsernhled ones more to eelelaateihe Radical anniversary . . ( Ch&vs . ) He need cot Jell them of the p rinciples which , they weiemet to ' advocate , and which they coniider «? dtabi trul y tho # ej > oiitical principles . which must be . adopted if ever Gi&jcbuntrTfwas' wjhitit . onehtrtobe . ( Hear . )
They h » d' ^ ned ; , vanoua " snmages'of late ; they . had be ^ n under a Reformed Parliament , called together by the most enlightened constituency that ever were represented' **» ' -iiwjft « HT— -fong hwr ) -- ^ men who " possessed all mtelhgeneej virne , and integrity—( hear * hear ^ H-these were the men that were represented Vby the advocates of the Reform Bill as the' qnry persons wLo were fit to be represented in Parliament . It was an old observation , however , thatthetree . musthe known byiuJruits . ' ( Hear . ) This class had now been represented in Parliament for upwards oFax years , and what , bad they done for the people ? ( Hear , hear . ) Had they represented the non-electors . ( No , no . ] Were the
interests or the' opinions of the people . at all represented ? ( No , no . ) This -was evident enough , from * o xne of tbe Whig acts . ( Hear , hear . ) There was one of their acis , the Poor Law Amendment Act . - ( Groans . ) Was tiie passing of that act agreeable to them ? ( No , no . ) Was it not said that the people , ¦ who ought to live upon the land , were eating , the rich off their esiates ? ( Ye ? , by Brougham . ) Why ¦ could not his Lordship "have ask ed himself another qnestioD—** How came it that the poor were eating tbe rich off their estates ? " This was the question ¦ which ought to have been ask . d by Lord Brougham and such like legislators . [ Hear , -hear . ] If the prople were so situated ihat they were receiving
more at the parish board than usual , there must have been some reason for it—[ hear]—and those "who were the law makers inght lo have asked what was tbe cause , and to have removed it . [ Cheers . ] They never considered , however , that millions 01 acre * had been taken from , the poor of this country , and placedJn ihe hands of the aristocracy . [ Hear , hear . ] Millions of acres 01 public property were taken , on which thousands of happy cuttagcrs fed their geese , and docks , and pigs , and .-sometimrs were enabled to raise a little cow , and all was taken from them by acts "f Parliament , and yet thry had the audacity to say they must be driven from the parish board . [ H-ar , hear , hear . ] lithe
people had been represented in Parliament , would they have suffered mr-n like these thus to rob them ? [ Cheers , and never . ] No , it was not to be conceived . Be said , then b y the deeds of ike Reformed Parliament , we should to judge them , and by their deeds they should stand or fall . [ Urar , and lond cheers . ] Lord Brougham had been instructing tb ^ -m , but th ^ v were as ignorant as ever . ( Hear . ) He had been teaching them about the Ruins of Pompeii and Hercnlaneum . He had . given them a number of account ; in Natural History , dc ; but he never taught thf ? m any thing about Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , and Vote by Ballot . ( Laugh * irr , and cheer ? --. ) These Wjtre plain and simple
things , like the first principles of all good governments . ( Hian ) ( At this moment Mr . O'Connor made his appearance , and was received with deafening cheers . ) They had laid down those principles time after time , and there was only one thin ' necessary to test the mattei fairly , and that was this —that the people might have a trial of their princi-J les just for three years . ( Cheers . ) if they did not __ o something towards paying off the National Debt it should not be the people ' s fault . ( Hear , hear . ) But thry were going to get up agreatdemonstration .
and he hoped they wonld come out and let the country xeehow many they all were . ' ( Cheers , and laughter . ) And how many there were on the peoule ' s side ; and if the Whigs liked they would put n xxy The vote . , ( Cheers . ) But he would say no more aipresent , for all he could say could only be like dry bread to them . ( No , no . ) There were some gentlemen present , however , who brought plpnty of butter with them , and he did not doubt that they would lay it on pretty thick . ( Cheers . ) He ishould , therefore , consign the meeting to their hands . ( Che-rs . )
Mr . Taft then rose to move the following resolution;—"That the House of Commons , as at present constituted , the least represents the opinions , and is the most opposed to the interests ot the people , of any House that has ever eat in the memory of man . And that no Honse ot Commons will ever serve the people but upon the principles of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Vote by Ballot , No Property tjualificatiou : for Members , and Payment for servHig in ParSament . " Hk said if the principles of government were not of the amplest character , they were not at . all likely to procure and preserve the interests of the great
body of die people . ( Hear , hear . ) He was convinced , that as nature had adapted every thing to the circomstaxices of man that was ^ most conducive to hi * interests , it was equall y so with governments . A Home of Commons elected by the great body of the people could not fail to attend to the interests of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) When the people had the most to do with ' their own affairs they always managed them the best . ( Hear . ) What was the ca- ^ e now ? Instead of being happy and comfortable , as in the days of King Alfred , they had toioSlike slaves and were miserable into the bar gain . They must , therefore , have "Universal- Suffrage Dpfore thtdr grie » -ances could be properly redressed . ¦( Cheers . )
Mr . Jakes Bcttxbwokth seconded the motion . Mr . O'Coxsoxthen Tose to support . the resolution and was received with several rounds of cheers . He aid he roseiai the purpose of expressing bis appro banon of the ssntiments contained in the resolution whjch had been moved and seconded . He regretted much that he hadlostaay portion of an admirable address by their chairman , but the little with which he was fcvouredj spoke all the sentiments-which must be dear to every genuine Radical . ( Hear , hear . ) He also agreed with his friend Taft whenjewud that the objects of Government were often more to mystify than to explain the laws . It was indeed almost impossible to " sh ape their conduct spas to be
enecavein their agitation because theytweremetby legally constituted plundeiers with whom they were furronnd fd on-ewy side , TheyjJtoodj however , as a party , in a position which they . never . ' occupied Wore . They-were-pot no % recognised . hy either of thetvo . great . iactions , in the sate ; . bat ' though neither party would own them they stood like the " lmmoveabkirock amidst :. the ocean , against whip })' sll . thrar wrath migbt ' dasb its most . fun .. usKaTes , but which would still have to pariin foam . ( Hear ^ hear . ) __ y ot a n id ? ° f their real weakness , however , -wa * owing to themselves , for the Radicals nad ~ been more detrimental to their own . cause than -either Whig or , Tory ... ( Hear , hearO . _ They a * parties were jfinn ^ aSd . anaect —( heai , "hear , ana cheers $ )^—-aadif wil ^ jAeir ^ isn- ey ^ they might discover a vice ' airibngst ' * themselves or their leaders
it wa * glossed prer . ^ -They inagTrifierl their virtaes and supjjorfed their sices j buthp was sorry to say , thai the Radicals toot ' a contrary , course , "flowwas Jt possible that with two parbea , con ^ a nding against them they could ever nope ' to . obtaMt . fliejrjrirfits wiihout jar . union and nrpnifuB / m which aotfiing <» jndr ^^? ' While ope party wsJs ' aimlngiat ipne . - ^^ M ^ o toer atawit&Br ^ tbiir . never couMiobft x ° eyoy any thme like sueeeW Kow ^ oweyer , xbeyhad got hold of botE ' end ^ bg ^ eTOpe , and . ^ iQi tne ionesonouenQe aia the tS ^^ co . th ^ other , Jiey would , euijgj ^^ jf . frbm ^ emaato «! Aeri ^ r a ^ iSi ' K ^ ils -Am ** ** *^\ - ^ foroe - Jffe ^ Wl ^ ard ^ rQ ATthorpe ^ y m 4 he Hooje ^ CommoMihat « te mppulanty of atw was quiteVkmSenJi ^ lpibr just aE PM ^^ L ^ ple- ^ - ^^ e ^^
I ^ i ^ S ^ Wii ^ V M * Silimgefei * oned agarnut every law they haa enacjafcr ^ jFhe ^^ Jg / hwe ^ ^^ J Vgff&&&i ^ 3 m ** imt&aa they tormerly ^ e ^ ouiMjWi , . lfe ^^? tfr i ^ ff ^ j ^ resorutd tfy tn& $ ii \ fipQ ° * - ? p 6 . tKJ * " ^^ m »< t « wm a fy > Tn Tn ^ Tt yr T ^ T > ' ^ . 041 i" > y * i iff 5 Jo Jt ~ ^ 9 ^) W ^ ^ yfir batdes , Trelandr-anJjie « jid ^^ a ? >^' ?* : £ 3 * leuf ai yoa-iein ^ nrin ^ pTOr ^ jo cmj tsut ] xwb mto ^ Secu yoaimiet « th > r hia ^^ k ' SMXet ^ xoriM ^ serj loans neck with aaexecuaoner otiujj nae . ^ or a soldiiT behind hi * ' . bA < i . w 2 £ Tni ? fc » TonjBt fixed . " JUio -we -need to . go -fyr'io ^ dCT ^ j ^ 9 ? * o t . * StfHw ^ - - ^ T » WW ^ 1 ^ JJ Ian * - j lSnjjU Connor afire rel » tArt _ tq (^ a . -rr )> apr » g tnf principal occurrences which took ] Sace 9 $ I )« w «> ury last : Mo ^ r » and which ' wiHiefernnd . reported in an ^ Ba ^ psrt of ournaper . ] ' There ' were , said he , so many soldiers ana metropolitan policemen all trring -to ' xaani ¦ pjOjerW •¦ down the throats of the people . 'JSha - siiame . } Tbe Whigs were now about to
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govern England a « they had governed Ireland , and the people might depend upon it they * ere now preparing a Coercion Bill . [ CrieB of *» We won ' t have it , " ] Why , said iMr . O'Connor , if that would stop it , it would be hushed atonce . But did they not say that they would not have tbe Poor Law . Amendment Act ? Did not ¦ they say they would have Universal Suffrage ? But he did not blame them , because they had been thamefull y betrayed b y their own party , and tampered with by both the Whig and Tory factions . He . hoped , however , that every man would begin to bestir himself if he would not lose VUe game . The time * were changed . Witness the demonstration at Birmingham . It was a glorious sight to see a quarter of a million of freemen resolving that thev sovern England they governed Ireland , aud
would die freemen rather than they would live slaves , [ Loud cheers . } It was . the men of Birmingham who carried the Reform Bill ; and the same power was now augmented for the attainment of Universal Suffrage , in which there was more virtue than in all their Reform Bills . [ Hear , hear , and cheers . ] Had it not been for the promise of Universal Suffrage , the people would never have ( intended for the . Reform Bill as they didj and the men of Birmingham finding they were disappointed , would never have used half the exertiona they did . to obtain that worthless measure . [ Hear , hear . ] Mr . ' O'Connor then referred to the manner in which the pre « had handled his speech at the Birmingham meeting , observing that a man waa never great tfll he arrived at the . dignity of being hated .
They would not allow him to go on in Yorkshire and Lancashirei but * Aey must magnify him into importance by making him the subject of a leading article in every one ot their papers . ' If they wanted to d——n hi p * . they ought to have been talent . If to elevate . him , ' then they could not have taken a better course to do so . ( Hear , hear . ) The Raaicals of this country were nowhecome too enlightened to be led away by the caprice of either Whig or Tory faction ; and if there were any course that could prove more destructive to the Radicals than another , it was one of two conrses . He had been taunted with recommending physical ! orce ; bat he had never done anything of the kind ; he had always told the people that the man who marshals physical
force would be the very first to desert then" ranks . ( Hear , hear . ) Every revolution gained by bloodshed had been more or less unfavourable to liberty , for at the very moment when the last blow had been struck , thepeople -were apt to rest in ; quiet , thinking that their interests were secured , when every thing was yet to be done . Une of the greatest barriers that could impede physical force would be the very idea of physical force . It was easy to talk of physical iorce ; bnt afterwards when it came , where was the man prepared to meet it ? They talked of moral force . He was willing to try it ; at the same time he would never shrink from telling them , that ii moral force Jailed , then it there was a determination to resist the wishes of the people , he would be
among the iirst to lead them on to death or glory . ( Lond and continued cheers . ) They might chetfr as they pleased , bnt their cheers would not do for t-iem . ( Hear . ) Had they yet tried their moral pow ^ r to iU fullest extent ? ( No . ) Had he not stood alone for tiiree year ? , agitating the counties ol 'i orkshire and Lancashire , and it" there had been nineteen others who hal gone at their own expmse , and laboured in the same wr . y , they would have had Universal Sufirage long ago . " Tney bad not , therefore , yet gone as far as moral iorce could go , and till they went to the fnll t-xtent they had no right to speak of physical iorce . ( Hear . ) Was ther « a man among them that would not rather eke out ui > existence in the wilds of Siberia or Arabia , tbon
> hed a drop of blood ? ( Hear , hear , and ' Y > sbut we most have justice . * ' ) There was another thing that was becoming very fashionable among the Radicals , which wa . < to give their support to the Tories rather than the Whigs . Now he would tell them , that if the Tories came into office to-morrow , he wonld work day and night till he drove them from office again . ( Cheers . ) He had not forgotten tue iniquities of the one in the atrocities ot the other . ( Hear . ) But while they despised the Tories , they were not , therefore , to tolerate the Whi g * . ( Hear , hear . ) They had sufficient power amongst them to discomfit both parties —( cheers)—^ if they only acted properly , and refused this choice oi evils . They had had a trial of the Tories before , although
he admitted that even under the old boroughmongering Parliament , the representatives of the people then did not dare -to pass such measures against the people as the Whigs had done uuder the Reform Bill . ( Hear . ) Every act thev had passed -since the passing of the Reform BUI , had bem aimed at the liberties of the people . ( Hear , bear . ) And now they were to have a recess . They had done all in their power to crush liberty a ; home , and they were no . v going to itinerate " to prepare themselves lor the coming campaign . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . O'Connor then entered into an amusing ana lively description of the difference between a candidate for a seat in Parliament , « ind a Member of the House of Commons . He said , if there was one th . ng more than another for which the Whigs deserved condemnation , it was for their treachery towards O'Conuell . At the
commencement of the session , they took him by the heels , and walloped the Tories right and left with him . [ Cheers , and laughter . ] He ( U'ConneD ) went into tne Housp of Commons like a greyhound , with a long tail behind him , buthe walked out with a little scut behind him . [ Much laughter . ] Mr . O'Connor continued for a great length of time to address the people in his usual energetic style , meeting , requently with tbe londest and most hearty responses . He concluded by showing them the necessity fcr strict and determined union , as well as vigorous individual exertion . "Let every man , " said he , " suppose he is the only man who can do the work , and when he supposes this , he will receive the approbation of aft " goea men . [ Lond cheers . ] Let every man pin his hand steadfastly and perwveringly to the oar , and then we shall soon gee our little vessel floating in the harbour of comfort and repose . " [ CheersJ
" They never fail who die In kj £ TC * t ean » e : the block may soak their £ ore ; Their heads niaj sodden in-thesnn ; their limbs Beaming to city gates und castle wall *—Bnt still their * pint walk * abroad . Though years Elapse , and others share sis dark a doom , They lint rogment ihe deep and sweeping thoughts Which oreipowpT allotheru , and conduct The world at l » st to freedom !" Mr . O'Connor then sat down amidst tremendous cheering .
Mr . - — , ( this name was not announced ) moved and Mr » Robert Holt , seconded the next resolution , which vas . *? -That thiir meeting will cordially join in any constitutional m ^ ano lor the obtaining a House of Cammonft formed upon the &f jreinentiaoed principles—and , that , they cordially approve of the steps lately taken , b y the Great Northern Union , a » a the Political Union of Birmingham , for the . purpose of securing * t | iis important object . " Mr . VijicpjsT wa * thiiri ^ traduced to the meeting to . support the » xe 8 olntion . He was received with Joud . ancnong continued cheering . He said , it gave i ™ ni the jgreatest pleasure . to meet upon any occasion with ' a number of the people of this country , but more , especially ^ jth th « e who held ' p olitical
opinion * ib > unison with , his own—thoge who were attached to the principles of a Democratic in opposition to those of an Aristocratic Government ( Cheers : ) . They had passed a resolution which declared ,-that the present House « f Commons was ahe worst House that was e » er known within the memory of . man j ^ and he declared , that according to hu . ponUcalJcnawJedge , . on no occaaqn wai there eve ); ~ a . H ( ra » tilled , with guch a . " a&i of miserable , cr * "Ei ^ , ti ^^ er ^ 5 \ naves . as the present House of Commons . Who ( were the " Member ^ of the present HoTuje of Commbns ? ' The representatives of JhfimteUtgent cqnstittiency of England ! And , ' who wete Gio constituency ? The representatives of brick « , moFt * r , and land . ( Hear , hear . )
Thenre-» e » t i « Bflirage , wai foonde ^ upon the principles that a man postewiBgproperty only was qualified atxelectwns ^ . » Ojaaiter . whether he had brains or not . < Hw . ) l He . would putit . to Mt . OlConnor , if he " ^^ t S ! Pefi ?^ * in telligence amongst the mwhamcsiiiihe different towns through which he had . traTeHeaj . than ever he had seen amongst the Pref entl ^ uJatora . oT ^ be country ' . ' ' ( Mr ! O'Connor ^ tated ffi at he would not so far insult the people ag to « bnroarethem fora . moment to the present race < Hlefislator 8 . ) "Tb > Constitution told « s taxationSuithontrejhfesentation wast yranny and should be resisted . jYearHaadit AotOd be resisted till the old political iyttem « M ^ inled down , . and the greasmass of the PBoplfi-of . thMioBntry were lifted up , without which whu
* w ; pc . mstves , or every opposing pohtical LPP . W IJ- $ * % *\ & ? d - ?> e gre » . fque » tion , hower ^ fcr the Jwdicalsto . cpnMder was , how should # * m&& ya * $ &iZrFigkl >> They . were all- ' con-Z * mP ! & ^ & $ ' <^ Jm for - ac tion was at * P&s * ~ JFs& ^ g * & Ae Birmi ^ iham demon * tra-. don 3 they wou | dT > e ca ^ jpbnlS mak : e a similar ideftK ? 2 « & ? ltiox ) in the southern . div&ion ^ of Lanca-BbMi - "Were \ hey Tp Sfepared to ¦ mpvie for Universal SwBate ? - Tliat w * a 8 the practical question . / Hear , c hjpfiivJihdV 30 Bd ^ heira . ) 'T ^ J mttSticoifabin ' e their jtit « nfaimnrt ^ pTttfinrti&ati phyarid JortMn lha baik ^ rQund , . asdi bf . J& ^ te . '; two ithey wonld scare . the ^ Aiiitocrac ] f ,, J »» o ^ jiQtbingne 8 a . ( Cheers . ) -There was nothing for them bat union . They muit be at Mabi 4 eft » # j « if . &l < 5 ndar t * ree weekfe . andsBftw the
Ariitofaratry- tiiBtjiheareveiLmuchAejr intended ; to j qtfiJttoaral'iate ^^ ksi was a power-behind it which , whenjou # ed iatift aodt ^ ji w » md blast the mo * tpowm ^ syrt ^ ajof ; 4 emotii | m- J&at -eyeY ; was conceived ^ %£ ** -ge ^ jl $ bvj « &itenj Vwj §^ > Suf nage ; ihere ni no mistake about tiiftt ^ cheera : > -, ^ uQ t it depended upon their unjon ' hbw soon they should get it . ( Heaxrfiearif ^ e did not wish to ^" oo tbialifftjn ^ aMng abou t ab « tract ^ g ht 8 ; 4 ie IT ^^ -JP ^ . Wuffinjc " their aoctrines " to practiced XP «^ X ' ffc ^® to ^ eSSS « foV 4 e . j >^ ¦ W , U ? ? , *^ w ^ i ^^ tbT sMlte attow wMca ^™ Sf . *?« , ?* & pk' thfe Covernment and give pohticSl power to-the - people . ( Hear , hear . ) Now they were going to have a Parliament of the peotfe independentof the House of Commons . The plan had been laid down by the Birmingham Union : and
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he trusted the people of Rochdale would back tu * m in their efiForts to select the best men they could get . This would be a government of the people , because as they had not got a legal government , they would have one for themselves . . ( Cheers . ) The object of this parliament would be to represent the people : and they would go to the House of Commons , and teil that honourable body , that they would no longer suffer the people to remain as they were ; that they wanted an answer , "Aye , " or " No . " ( Cheers . ) . Then Lord John Rus * , ll would get up and say * " Gentlemeu , we cannot receive these petitions , they come from a body of people who _ are our enemies ^ wbo are anxious to destroy all distinctions of property . Tliese petitions must not be received . " Then would if he trusted the people of Rochdale would back ttiem
come the " tug of war " - ^( cheers );—because the House of Commons rejected the petitions of all the people together , what step were they next to take ? ( Hear , hear . ) Tuen it would ; be the duty of the people ' s parliament to proclaim that , the people should strike work in all parts ol the cwuntry , and not resume work until parliament granted them their rights . ( Cheers . ) If they only did this , the government would come and petition the people to return to their work . ( Laughter . ) TU 13 was i common senne view of the case ; for thev could not do without the p «» ople a single day . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) During the time of tne passing of-the Reform Bill , the Marquis of > Xiondoudej-ry said , that '' if this bill parsed he would leaye the
country . " Lord Brougham then rose and asked , " when the Noble Marquis intended to go ? because , " said he , '" when you go , you had better take your land with you . " ( Laughter . ) Bat when the people stood still they would carry-their land with them . Their capital was their intelligence and their labour — that which was the nation ' s strength and greatness —• thit which built up the great power of tyranny , the power which made die people slaves—that which was the means by which the people could-overthrow the proudest despotism tkat ever cursed the world witb . ite influence . [ Cheers . To obtain Universal \ Suffrage , then , they must have confidence in thrmselveB . [ Hear . ] They could not tru * t the aristocracy ; they had been dece . ved
by them , and ihey now no longer professed to be fnendly to the principles of democracy . [ Hear . ] They were now drawing a broad line of distinction between them ; those 011 the one side are for a democracy , and those on the other side belong to the aristocracy . He did not know to whom they [ the meet ng ] belonged , but he belonged to the people . [ Hear , hear , and cheers . ] They all belonged to the power which constituted the greatness of every country , aud they would have a Government representing their iuterest * , or they would blast to atoms every . Government that inighi oppose them . [ Loud cuecrs . ] Alter referring more iu detail to the Government ol the VVh ^ s since the passing of the Reform Bill , Mr . Vincent adverted more particularly
to the Factory qnestion and the Poor Law Amendment Act . He said , when they got Universal Suffr ; ige they would have no mure of this humbug . [ Cheers . ] The New Poor Law ou ^ Ut to be resisted , not by Iorce , but by refu > ing to pay a single rate uu-ier that law . Tne House of Commons " had no right whatever to enact it ; ami ihey [ the people ] werejustifie l in resisting it . [ Cheers . ] But , inuep ** ntieut ol nil these miiior « juestioiis , thry were never to forget that the only thing which it was worth their p'iiiis to contend for , was Universal SufiVitge . [ Cueers . ] Alter the contempt with which ' the House ol Commons had alwass treated their petilio u ^ , wou . d it not be a disgrace and dfgradatioii to tiiem to petition the House for any further change ?
Let Mm peoplcgo to it upon the plan recommended by the Birmingham . Union and say " We deinauil Universal Suffrage , "—( cheers)—because till the people were represented there would be . no security 1 'ir the preservation of their interests . ( Hear , hear . ) In conclusion , he could only tell them that he felt the deep importance ol' those duties which they had to perform towards themselves . No one man ever existed , or ever would exist that could eluvate them to political life . It depended upon themselves , aud nothing was of more adtautage than that they snould leel their own superiority and imeUigcnce . Thej
had heard much about Physical Force ; but if they had Knowledge , they would be better able , to unman the strongest fortifications cf despotism . [ Hear . ] If they wished to have the foundation of their government secure , if they wished as it were to consolidate th « institutions of their country , let them be built upon the intelligence ot the multitude . [ Cheers ;] He called upon them to lay aside every vice , and to have no more bickering and strife . ( Hear , hear . ) To feel an interest in each other ' s welfare , and to join iu every laudable way to further the great object which they had in view . Mr . Vincent sat down , loudly cheered .
Mr . James Paul Cobbett next rose , and was received with loud cheering . He said it was the first time he had had the honour of meeting with themen of Rochdale , buthe was fully sensible of the-honour toey had conferred npon him by their invitation . It became him , in addressing them , that he . should be frank in his declarations respecting those subjects which had been already laid before t ' lem with so much ability . M any persons looked upon all further Relonn as unnecessary . ( Hear , hear . ) He , doubted not that those persons had the greatest ' respect for the -institutions of the country ; but thev did not seem to know that we have already had in England all the changes for which we now seek . ( Hear , hear . ) They were told by the best
authorities that the taking of the Suffrage from the people was nothing less than an encroachment on the part of the Aristocracy . They hud been told by other authorities , that any law which makes the Parliaments shorter than a year , would be a blow at . our constitution . But in answer to these authorities , they pleaded that it was inconvenient for us to have any further reforms at present . It * as only right , however , that reform should proceed till they obtained the political rights of the whole English people . If they looked at the question of the Extension of the Suffrage as a matter of law , no one could fail to be convinced that the fullest extension of the Suffrage had ; been . enjoyed , and that parliaments had been convened every year .
It appeared absurd to some people we should have parliament * so short ; but it was altogether a matter of convenience , for if their members weregood men it would be easy to retnrn : them again , and if they were not , one year was quite long enough to be troubled with their senicex . One grand consequence of such an arrangement would be that ( the members , if they valued their interest * , wonld think > great deal more about their constituent * ' interest . He maintained that the man who had the least property had the greatest stake in the country ^ presuming him to be an honest man , and able to serve his , country independent of his capital . The xicb . man might take his property in Borne shape or other and concentrate it as
it were into some small compass , and transport it to another country , therefore , 'be might take away all his service from England and betray his country . The working . class could not go across the Channel and run away like the rich ; they were therefore mutually dependent upqn ^ each other . The greatest benefit might , be anticipated from having the fullest extent of the suffrage and short parliaments . There were not those dangers to be anticipated from such a change which the rich seemed to anticipate . If the poorer classes of Englishmen were so stupid as not to be able to judge of proper persons t 6 represent them , he should be dishonest in saying-thatthey ought to have the franchise . He wasy however , by no means
of opinion that they -were unfit to be in possession of such ft right . ( Loud cheering . ) After many other remarks from Mr . Cobbett , which were listened to with the greatest atbfntion , he concluded by saying he thought they ought all to leel very much obliged to-Mr . Attwoodj ¦ for the great exertions he was making at present .- It was nothing but thefearofthe mea of . Birmingham that ^ obtained tbe Reform Bill . H » que ^ tione * wh ether -Mt . : Attwood ' s views on the Curirenoy " question , if put into practice , would be productive of any Tery beneficial results ; but still he was & zealous and powerful man , of great talent , « nd influence , and one'whom they ought all to Support . Hfe would only say in conclusion , that heyet hoped to-see England what it
Qugnt to D 6 v and what he trusted they would use theirb « 8 t endeavours to obtain its being before long , i Mr . NEWBf moved the ^^ hext resblritibn which was , * ^^ That as fteNew Povfbava wasintciideid lqlower the wa | es ' of the working classes , and to reduce them to Raiser food , the ^ thanks of this Meeting ifei given to Jobji Relden , E «< u WcWpaat % v Es \ . ; Kev ., J . R . Stephens , and * thersome ; 'iS or so dgitator *; ' who ha ve- so boldly and' perse ' veriEgly ' Opposed that uniust , - cruel amj uncpnstittitional enafetment . " He dehvere 4 alpn ^ a nd ebeftetic ^ speech - in which he Ideprecated the evilrom&preseiit system of goverh-Tnent ^ , -and ^ adsocated ' fte ¦ nebesmtypfa chah | e . ! i Dr , " FiiTCBEa , of Bnry ^^^ seconded the resolution . [ HeidfiUvered . along . fliHlinterestiEfg address chiefly retwmfrio ioe
. «^ w rs * x auaw , in wmeft ; fte entered fmly mtp 1 hm > higtory ^ of the question . He related bIscl , * ^ numbiw jjfTfa « t | , 1 so » e . of tbenj . o / the most thrUI jn ^ dMcnp ^ oiH : 4 » ar ^ pn } arly :, & # . of * poor ^ osaan . ia I ^ j » dpB ,. ; | r ^»^ i « tf « h jj ft »; # tate , of labour ,: Wrrfi ^ ji ^ PlfWii w ^ tt » workhbuse , * nd im * aefeffled *{ * <*» ld , wbilelaidflpontwochairs by a ^ aj » iw . j < A « iJ *< r «< ,. « ndiiiit Aer . presence of sertral . liand ^^ ip ^ ni ^ Jd bflya .-n ( 3 Fha effect pfo-4 o ^ d by . thw ^ tet ^ neKt wan 3 WJ great . )> c , i Jr ^ ' ^^^^ ' ^^^ ' ^^^ w ^^ the meeting ,. H « 4 « UFwe 4 a long ^ awk . « mmata } address , whidk AtwiorAiaj ^ b ap plaQ ^ , Mb anvtonji ftat our report , alreftdyruatoitirlwaittipreventBng givinga j ^^ tos excell ed jpe ^^^^ Oi aomefuture ^ occa . non , flpwflverjiiWe ^ y . piohabJjtibftveha . better opporUin ^ y pf dflini Jaii »« w » ieB wstice ^ . v " ¦
i Mr . GnnftthAW . li ? wi ^^^ 4 iu 8 >| , ^ h _ , Ma , O-602 Qiq » jaowd ^ . ^ Qte of TiUfttukaiito the dyormanraccpinpanyiDf the motion with » jhorti outp ^ werfB ^ . Bpeeeii * xa JrJiMlilifepaida , hi « hcompliaaent to their fnend « id oJMBnnan ,: MrTn ? aylor , which-was responded to with the most enthusiastic cheers . ¦ _ : ¦ -. - . . : l . ¦ .- ' - ¦ ' .- - ¦ Mr . " Taylor then rose and in terms as expressive as those in the compliment , observed that he could
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only thank them tor the compliment they had paid nip ; the manner iii -whicmthey had paid it admitted of no reply . Three times three cheers 1 and on » cheer more were then given for Messrs . O'Cbnnor * ^ yin cent ^ Taylor , Cobbett , Fletcher , and othew : and after three cheers : and one cheer more had been given for the Northe . ru Union and the Radical Asjwciation of Rochdale , tjie meeting brok ^ up at about eleven e ' clock , ^ endently muchf ; pleased arid iealightened with the evening ' s proceedings . This was Olie Of the most enthusiastic Radical meetings w « ever witnessed in Rochdale . 9 oulvthank them lorth ^ comuKment-trinv W
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A .: jmjr pretender . . . One day last week ^ a person of middle age and decent appearance called : at our office arid having ^^«^ . ^; i ** et ^; . ^ . ' t |^ - ^^; - - piwBai ^ pe tallowing docrimentej ^ hicii h ave been presented , he ^ ays , to the : ^ rd Chi ^ r Justic ^ aria to the Bpa ^ d ol Claims , They . ' jhaVis / aisQ / . b ^ 'pixblialted ' in'diie or two newspapers , and have been posted at the Bars of the City « f Ytok- The jnan : perrdsi * i « declaring himself the realJJuke of rLancaster , and the rightful heir to the throne of , thesp realms .. The following is ^ verbatim et literatim cdpypfhis jdpenrhftnu . No . 5 , Albioa / Buiidingis ^ Barthplpmew Close , . Ldndon-fe&y . 10 , 183 & . ¦ ¦ :., , h RO r-4 hop ^ tfle Har ^ aip , otmy ^ Case wfll rncient
ue amj excuse ion intruding myself on your Lordsbips notice "lor iv &fer cojild jgreatetvrrorie and Cruelty be enflicted vti the state oT ^ lgiers thauhas beeiiused toward / me /' aiwi my unforturiafe family My Gfandfethe ^^ am e ^ Harland ^ as Born at Calvis Hall nearThirskein the mirth Riding of Vorkshire he was the Lawful -Heir ; and Descendant of John Duke of Gaunt and ( Lancaiter , Report says hei was CrownRdkingbythe ; title of James the Third , in the l ^ th ^ Centuray But Owing * o ^ an unfortunate Castrpugh which happenedfin Crossing the Cartmiil sands where he lost maney of his friends and followers , party Disputes riinnlng very hig h" at l ^ iat time about ReliKtiiimlie Retired . to the pariah of saint Saviours southward where he took theMfiriial
situation of Groom to to M ; r . Thrale orBarclay anItalien the great Brewer , he afterwards worked' for Mr . uoodwin , a Dyer of the same parish , But he being Discovered was Assassinated in » he year , 1748 , when my father ; his eldest son Being then : under 10 years Of Age wasSlript bfallhis foreTtathera Estates placed m 8 V saviours workhouse and Brought up m ignorance maney of the marriage and Bautizemal Registers of his familey beingJDistroyd Combined with his great poverty he Could not form his pedigree But he still retaned a great Bundle of title Deeds Kelating to the property of his forefathers . Myiate Brother CharJes Harland and nayselfe by Care and industrey Accumelated property which we have Been most shamefully Rob d off bv the ConsDimpv
set forth in my Declareatioiu Immediately on the Death of my Brother Charles Harland , one 1-lenerv tearnley ana William Davison Became very active and made theuiselves very Bnisey in the arrairs of iny late Brother and en ^ yeoufed to get me and all tiHJ next of kin of the intestate Charles Harland to sighn away their Rights in a fraudulent trust , Deed thry prepared for that puruose and in whichDavison inaae himselfe a truste . This trap I opposed with all iny might and proceeded to Discover the pedigree of my family with success—And ray Deeds papers and pedigree have Been Examined at the Mausion house iu the City of London Before the mayor
alderman Kelly and Mr . Hobler , on the 16 th may 1837 at which time william Davisou produced susau Harlmid to ideutefyher as my lawful ! wife . I did not know she was alive as she wan stole away from me nine years Before at which time a large sum o ( money was also stolen and taken away from my house i y the City of London when they seat her to America wh'ire I find she was Re-ideiug in New York with Capt . Berkeley a man lame with one leg Reported to be a non Born out of wedlock to ik person Calling liimselfe earl of Berkeley , nor have 1 ever seen her since she was produced at the Mansion house .
Mauey years ago it was Customary for the Differttnl Compaueys of the City oi London to erect stands on each jj . de the street called Cheapside on the 9 th of noveniberwhen the Coperation of the City of Lundon Used to invite my father and place him in one of those Booths or stands in Order that the New Lord Mayor , might pay his Respects to hiin as he pass , d . And my Ancestors as I am informed it was useal to Quarter the 3 rluier , de lis , in the Roval Arms of Eugiand , who Can Account for their Cisappearance out of the present Royal Arms is it because the Brunswick tainiley is not intitlnd to them , My late father James Harland who died in the year
18 U 1 was followed to the Grave by 80 of his Khopmates he having wrought 40 y « ars in one bhop . I James Harlan ; left my home when 1 was 10 years of Age ahtl wrought in an iron fouudrey for two shillings and sixpence a- week thi ? Being all I had to provide me with Board Lodgeing and washing . Bui 1 mustsay myiate Brother and mysejfe Became goodworkmen at our trades ^ and Received , great wagHs , we w « re very successful in Our business And my late Brther left a personal Estate of fonr thousand pounds which was the produce of Care and industry Obtained b y the sweat of our Brow in the youthtull Days of my familey And of which said property we have Been eo » haiuofully RobH ofi" by this most Horrid Conspiracy against my familey .
My Lord exense me now i begin to write My duty proinpta me to begin to tight . Not with the Hiahtima : the wicked ia my aim , The Ducliey of Juanca ^ ter my Lurd i claim , My Grundii . re ruiirdered ; was by Tratud bereft , The secret Oath : niy Lord pointe out the theft , ¦^' urpin the highwaymen : Retained traits of Humanity Such has not been shown to my starving famile / I am iny Lord much wronged , LANCASTER . To tord Cheifc Justice Denhara . N .. B . I have sent Lord Den man and the Attorney General Copeys of this Letter with my Declarations But Can get no answen
HIS CLAIM TO THE THRONE . VVe have also been Served with a printed note , of which the following is a copy . Copy of a Letter delivered to the Board of Claims , ' Whitehall . : My Lords , —rl , James Harland , now residing at No . 5 , Albion Buildings , Barthblpmew Close , City of London , do claim to be your lawful Soverei gn , in and by virtue of the several Acts of Parliament made and passed in the reign of those Kings of England , viz .: — ' HENRY III . EDWARD III . HENRY IV . EDWARD IV . HENRY VII , And by which Statutes so made , provided , and declared , the Crown pf England inseparable from the Dnchy of Lancast ^ rj and isettliiig : thesame on those Kings and their rightHeirsf . ir ' ever . And Whereat b y the Grace of God , I claim to prove trne right , and lawful Heir Of the above Kings of England . ' , ' , ' l Tn' witness whereof , I hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty-sixth day of May , in the year of bur Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Eig ht . . . ¦ - . •' . - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' : " ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ •!' . i Seal . JAMES DUKE OF LANCASTER . My Lords , permit me seriouel y to impress on your iriemory that ! ask for justice . I cried unto the Lord in my trouble , and he graciously answered niy petition . The Lord , tronj Hea , ven jinfoirmed me , first in America , and again s » t ^^ Itiverpoolv ^ that lamUie Lawful Emperor of Germany !^) Lawful King oiifingland , !! f History will Lawful King of Erabce I !! C attest this Lawful King of Portugal !!!! JJ To the Lords CommisBiouempfthe Board of Claims , WhiJehall . This is the Lord ' s doing , may he direct and guide you to perform his will .
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TO THOMAS pqUBLEDAY , ESQ . 6 , Upper North Place , Gray ' s Inn Road , Aug . ao , 1838 / Sir *—After the considerable delay that has transpired since | received , your fuU arid clear statement of facts . respecting ' . ., the . interruptipn p ' f jqxit publie ' meeting ; by ; the ; mili ( aiy , ; ptf the day of the coronation , I will now proceed to give you an outline of what we have beenJdoiiig , ' by which jyou wilt perceive that the delav has not beenl occfliirinerl hv ainv
reinissness on pur part . In the iirst blaice , the jdeputation . waited a few'days , accprding to your request * to obtain the plan 91 tbi r ^ eeting , and peUt ^ on which ; ypti : ha 4 forjrartied to Mr . ' WaUley ; whose illness ' prtveritejrhim ] from , compl yirig , witn your desire , ' either to ; accompany as or to present your petijtiouv On the receipt of the plan and petfc tion we wrote to I ^ ord J pto to . appoint a time to receive the ; deputation , ; and after a few days we wceired the foUpwing letter : —
¦"¦" -. ! t ' , : v ^ i WiiteIian ^ iy : 21 , 1838 , , Sir , < -rLp ' ra John Rusaell has deair ^ a me to inform irou'that taS will ; receive ( t £ e deputation froni th ^ London Workingrtyfenfr , Asspciation 1 at the ttome Office * on Monday , next , the . J 3 rd instant , at one o ' clock . As Lord John RusBell ' s time is so much occupied , I Iwve to request . Uiat the deputation may not be composed of more than five persons . ' 1 iamv Sir , yourlobedient Servanti , ¦ ¦ . '• ' ' ¦;' ¦ ' :. ' 'V v - " - ' : ' " : chas . gore . Mr , Wm . Lovelt .
; We , accordingly went , to the Home Office at the time specified , sent in our nameH , and waited in ^ the anti-rpom for about twenty , ^^ ut ^ dur ^'^ hich time several persons came in and intently suryeved ; iis from head ; , to foot with a peculiarity of jriqnis | tprijaldoobj ; oi pttr j Wtentipr ^ S .. They ^ to the table and carefully glanced jnto our hats % i if to satiBfy themselves ugcin , 8 om , e doubtfulvpoint , arid after they had been in and out several times we were shown into another room , as we thought to see his Lordship , but * lo ! it was pnly the Under Secretary , Mr . Phillips , who politely informed us that Lord Johd could not see us , as he was so very busy .
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We told him that h& tad made the appointmenf to see v * and we wishied tp know if another day would be liaore convenient ? No , he ( thought not , for his Lordship had wished = ¦ that we would leave our hmwsage or communicate our wish to him ( Mr . Pl ^ l lips . ) Having no other , alternative w » ^ ave hinxii brief history , of the afiair—showed him , the plan of the meeting ; , and th « petition you had sent—read over my letter and yours to him , of which he wished copied to be left with birri--and , after ' ginng ' oiir opinion respecting toe iajustice of such proceeain ^ s , and the consequences ^ that might fofibw tf 3 tfch precedents were tp be eountenancedby those'in power > - * we left the oflice , Mr . Philli p * promiiing that Lord John ' s answer and our documents abbuld be forwarded to us in a few days . \ limay here observe ^ A . - i . ^ L ~ a ~~~ : ii . ^ .- ; -- ^^ . ^
, that it seema rather « ingular conduct iti one of her Majesty > ministers ,, who , sftei he had made an appointment j and who , we believe ^ was in the next / roorn at the time , should hayema ^ 4 iqcK' a paltry ; and shuffling eicn ^^ aa he aid . " "'If ^ lis t ; : who composed the depu-tation , ^^ had rendered thenisekes any way bbrioxiooaf tp' his * Lordshipj iihj Hid he not at once refuse to 6 « j them | and inofteitry-iay so in hi ^ letier ? It inay bef however , and 'flu * w ^ say in charity , that ; the gentlemen before ; referred to , made an unfavourable report of ji&itft iMLord ^ ,, 8 hip ra » persons more calculated to wpuad by truth , than plea « e by flattery ^ Hpweyer , aft « r waiting . fbr a week and upward ^ and not receiving anr » Dswer I wrote to Mr . Phillips , reminding himpf his promise , and requesting him to forward ma thedV cuments I had left . wiib ' " hub . The next ' ' ^ ay I received thefollowmgletteri-S- ' i < ¦ > . 1 , « , :. ; ¦ U : ¦ ¦ 1 . ¦ S :-- ' > U '' $ & * $ &' 4 m $£ -imZ
biR , —1 reply to your fetter of the 1 st iasfaat : I have to inform you that on the same'iriSmirigori iwhich I saw the deputation , r cbmmuriibated' their statement to Lord John Russell , together' with the petition and other papers . LordL John Russell firimediately directed a letter tobe wntten to ^ the military authorities , requesting that aa in ^ iriry might be made , relative to the alleged interroption of a meeting at Newcastle by the military . Lord John Russell has not yet received , the information for which he had applied , and is therefore unable , at
present , tn return any answer to the deputation on the subject of the petitipri . The petition ! ani other papers having been trari * mitted , m originals ' to the General Uommandiiig iu Chief ; ( with a view td prevent delay . ) I am not able lo return them—immediately on being . returned they shall be forwarded toyon . - . -..- •¦ ¦ . ¦ , ¦ -. ¦ -. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' -. ¦¦ ' ! . : . I am Sir , your obedient Servant , : Mr . W . Lovett . S . M . PHILLIPS . I have therefore waited patiently for an answer , as I knew the inquiry was being made , and yesterday I received the
following;—, Whitehall , Augusts , 1838 . sir , —I am directed by Lord John Rnssell to acquaint you with reference to my letter to you-pf the 2 nd inst ., that inquiry has been made into the circumstances contained in the petition of certain inhabitants of Newcastle ^ upon-Tyne , relative to the conduct of the military towards a meeting held on the lown Moor on the day of her Majesty ' s cpronation , and toasMire you that there was not any iu tention , on the part of the military , to interrupt , the meeting in question . I am , Sir , yeur obedient Servant , Mr . Wm . Lovett . S . M < PHILLIPS . P . S . The petition and the plan are herewith returned to you .
The petition and the plan have been handed over to D . W . Harvey , Esq ., M . P ., to present to Parliament . With great respect , I remain , on behalf of the Deputation , your fellow-citizen , WM . LOVETT , Secretary . This in as it is written .
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The Editor * of " The Northern Slur" tcith to be dutinillu understood lluit in affording a vehicle lor Ihe discussion oj griul Publtc Questions , they . ure Tiol to be identified teith Ike btnt \ ments or the Latujuiige of their several Correspondents .
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No . HI . TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND . Fellow Countrymen , —I am aware that the plan I have proposed may startle many of my Tory friends—but let us reason together awhile , before you condemn and reject my counsels . You boast pf your attachment to the "ancient institutions" of your country . Tell me how , by any other means , they can be restored ? If you are disposed to live and see them utterly destroyed—I am not . Remember —the People are Loyal—itis ihe LEGiaiATURE wh& are Traitors and Rebels . You are afraid , that by by propounding these constitutional doctrines , a R . EV 0 LUT 10 N must ensue . Ah , my friendsj your tears are groundless;—the Revolution » already in progress . Hh . \ nb we npt seen a Lord Chancellor
propose a Bill which he declared to be unconstitutional f Is not that Involution ? Have we hot seen that avowedly uiwonstilutionai Bill passed bv an overwhelming majority , in both Lords arid Commons ? That is Revolution ! Is it not Revolution to destroy the prerogative of the Crown , arid Uj ftdvern England by Laws unknown to the Queen , and unknown to the Lords and the Commons ; by ' Law * issuing from paid Commissioners ? What but Revolution can authorise three paid Commissipnert , to shut the national , "the pool man ' s Church " agaiust every pauper ? and to laugh at the ChurchfS most sacred ordinance ? What isit but ReVQtUttOni to destroy your local const * bulary protection and to deliver you over to the cutlasses of a foreiEri police ?
Are spies allowed to infest the land , save under the infl uence of a Revolution ? Truly it is Revolution ^ and nothing but Revqhition , to destrpy ; your , local seif-governintt boards ^—to surrender your ' ¦•¦ p oor ' into the hands of strangers—to separate your families , and to break up your cottages ! It is worse than Revolution ^ to poison , underCommissioners ' Edicts , thonsandsof the poor ! Then again , is it not Revo lution to invade the rights of your Lords Lieutenant , to degrade your Magistrates ^ and , by a , ; m ( Kk elecr tion of Guardiaiw , to insult and roh the : iratep ayers ? What is it but Revolution , to intjjst . the . land with swarms of nqercenary government . tools and spies and vermin of every kinid , ; under " the names of Assistant Commissioners , t ' ornmissioners ' Valuers
, Surveyors , Skilly Magistrates , Clerisi ' : kgr Uevirig-omcers , Auditors , l ^ easurers , Metropputan " police , and I know not what besideBi over-whom nobody has any control * either as to their duties or their salaries , bUt the three Jfruilor Kingir ? Truly , mj friends , you are already in the niiisfe of a Revolution—you n . ow > live , undjflf ) $ . law * which the late Venerable Earl of ELdonj . declared ¦ U that the Legislature of this coDntry had mcontti . tuttonalpower to enact ; " a law which he denouriced ' as "the WOst execrable Law bver enacted in a Christian Cocntrv . " Arid what did that ' Noble Earl say besides ? He told , that true patriot : Earl Stanhobe , " that ? ' mostexecrable' ^ tfcelaw ' was , such was the infatuation of thte Leeisfetarei
that it never would be repealed , until the people of England came to their senses and resolved , ' inat'Attt iLL risks they would deliver tlie Constitution from the hands of Traitors , " pr , to use-th « i NobleiEarlV own words , " nothing can be dBnjj tim . ' --x&& COVNTRY ' -IS . READY . FOB IT . " , .... I Thiukubt thatitis ape * fancy of mypwri , to recom- ' mend resistanck to thei New . Poor l ^ aWj ; retneinber what Chief Justice Abinwkr said , in ' the "' * useof | Lords , about it , his words were— "It it a Bill whic / t the peejpte 6 / Enqland wittnever su 6 miftb ^" - ^ iL hen agMnl His Right Rev . Lordship'of Exeter , satd , infiiSi placein the Lords ; and theard birn > ,- ^* My iibrai f ' remembering who I am and where' I ai % I have fto hesitation in sayine , that it isn a law which' ; ttni >
people , wEngUahmep , can not mbmitito —*/ «( a law tchwh r as ~ Christians , they dai ^ not . tuJmut io . " What say vou tottes , SW ? Are your leaderfrWoiH ; to , be pombastic ? or do they mean . what they « ay ? } Vow , brbther ; Tories ,, n othing : ^ is " sp , selt ^ vi ^ nt as is this tmth ^' Jhe ' cpMniry never , can fc-reaay ( o resist the treasoriaoie lawg ^ of an ^ armed band of Government' traitobsj until itie peMFiAeniselvesare artneti , or jas Earl Eldon said , "until : they are ready for it ; " It is not thenTst timef-that ! have startled you with my riroposkiQTOV you have nover yet , however , found * me « p ( Jaking or writing pne word beypnd -the principles of Toryism , . and now , you 0 will . find Jiiat ' it . <« m
right ; the consbtutioh ; b * ing v : ^ polar > itar . The expediency of P ^ Lpannpt siivftyottl The principles of the Constitution , ijaa . - England pa * , h ^ fore this Rev 6 luti » p , an inhmty ? ( t ^ jfcgopern-( ng Republics—under or \ eVoritrouling , liriuted , corii g fitmipnal nioriairchy ;? " The Wfiru ^ pnT ^ trans ^ formedheririui otte ' vast plantepn'bf slaved—urider three l ^ oristers . Do you not se ^ ftt frieS ^' - 'tol ' the : Re « oltition yon so much yreao , ' Kiii Mr ^ ady Arrived ? W he « att doubt that # ei a ^ iria ^ v «^ tidnV wKen : it-i » iallowed ! en all hands hati tlfe ' ! riUaitf O'CoNNELLi , is the governor of tbi » gfeatlandbubes powerful oalidn ? - Itfia ; he , whbi . witiii / i hi » xfaiii' / i manages the whole ^ ystem of tricjc daA treason * 1 . ftu i is the rrilmg dictator of : the [ land Vl ^ dy * UiTojier viufiiuuciti / unwiiifCB jj to
. , - » v , ^ u . yr . uoiJiug . restore < toe Wris ^ btion by expediency I : Opw-Vpur ^ ey ^ let ' not Psel ^ blind pnd deludejou any lpng <^ , Horri » ht then for the' restoratabnT b ^ «> tir " - .. old fasbioried Eugiand Con > titutibn I i Him . theti , —arm , ^ my vMpyr couritrymeA-against ^^ this ^ moVt'W ^ rible few" of tyrants f ! Arm ye iona ' of Britain , Vhbsfe ' aouis are in the ark of theComtitMiott i ! Arm , 4 frid ' rnake the traitors pause andtrambie . ^ fT b ^ DfA&Jdf ' Wellingtonknew ; -j that , this ft inpat ' < J 6 xe «) f ^ A ^ liHr ' Was unconstitutional—Lord Brougham told ihim » o- ^ and so didiil , , and he . wjth iam ^ ejmopenf toid / . ** 0-. tbifl bill be refused xmder . ibe , \> reeejii popularnaxn tiryy ' th ' ai ' yr $ \ be a bold ! Governrnent , which , jBhyi hefeait ^ r tlare to propose it again , " ( or words to-that effect . ) He might as ^ well have 8 aid , and it would have been more like the honest straightforward Duke , —
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i *? f l ^^ MWftry , this ¦ $ deloding '' miuistrV i »^ r W £ & - * ^ ?| M agitators , " ¦ * & ^ t < Sl& S ? * *^ * ho , ^^ wded byrtheir satellite ?^ , nfwih ^ ^^^^¦ Jr twitnew BringhaS , OtConn * ll ,: Baine 8 » , ; FitawiHiam . Russell U ^ T and , wwr ^ pther , f- ^| f-. fe ^ S&S S ** W # !^ the j # « S «^ fe 8 pe ^ Cf * % ? . Qt ) ta ^ . ^ forth ^ if thSISfe 55 aniiot . 8 Ucceed menslaving the r ^ p le , mdS& wiu
^ uureo ^ _ w ^ nsH , cracy and in robbing Sb Wte-payera and the poof ; ' ifthese seouridrels afeSJ « b > to beset = E ^ and with trapa , ' arid lo- ^ c fcS m an . uncon » titut » 0 DaI net , imd-thiw ! enahir ^^ people ^ thedp ^^ whb in their rrenry , trusted ^ sucamoMtiefe ^ lf thiKpopu / ar jGav * aunent enriao ^ ^^ . ^ 4 w . hone tknayesin thfeirwort oftrelSnl ' i ° - ^^ n fmSpf np £ m ^ m ^^ thatthi U 3 S s ^ lp ^ sfe i ^^ i auaded , thdaghone roseVronrtnedead : <|! '• ^^^ yJil ^?^ ^^^ ^ m r feUtf * cotmtrymeiiVt er
Ijeep ; -wrtbout twppiri ^ Trp eachoWfheeli- aS : t !' k T * S d * r ¥ el ' ^ tonutxonfiisiori V ^ practicetbj ^ ^ poi » bj ;^ .. nd ^ w en nes ; ifc > jll . J , whe » lthy . eS W [ Ik ^^^ mterruptmypat ^ ger . ^ im ^^ iw ^ 7 Vl ¦ " ' ^ ' ^ ' ^^ anns ^ with you ^ ieatth ^ at ^^ J ^ ^^^ l ^ n ^ hut ^ maX ^ ^ H ^^ te ^? W mftmbera Jorla teach ^ ?? 4 , thettfollow ; tarden . in jdxxt ^ re mSi ^ m ^ binjou ^ ames , aidtet him arrangi : £ 88 & 3 £ V *?* : ;* S- ^ . ^ at ausement ^ Lel v this be dpn | l instant **; ' everywhere ; so that when y 4 ^ alt town- voa' may no' longer jdstfe and TricOlnffion *' fattcy , tha > byplaymgatthis , eatoe ; v 6 iiar « Y > ff . n «^ .
againsitte act , to prphibit miU&y trairiiugV ^ whr the ^ try it , in one / 8 andtwo / s- ^ the ^ ointi . to leari | o vran and walk like . mea . with aoubjTin your bodies ! keepiBg your head 8 erect , and ydijr shoulders weUI be better able to e ^ trngiiwh them . A , et no othei ; orrianit . nt be . cared fp > in Wrhoiises , ««< W * fy * u' *« fo aW *; no other spprt be practiW but whatJha ^ aescnl > ed / Uovll ! i ^ xim lMi HdwreK know , that you wili neither "kill nef ' bam , ' nor goto Bastiles ; and let hirix laueit at you again , ifthctihe dare . ; * ^ : _ Do ^ his ,: and without one drop ^ of blood , th * Demon that now threatenv to enslave you [ 4-that mocks wdjeers ^ atyoBr petitions ! will dream w > more ; of Rural Powce , nor threaten you with m .
prisonmeut , separation , and Death . ^! . Let thosR who have mpriey lend to those who haw none , to en . able them to p royia e arms ; : but , atW events ; eveu if need be , let the poorest « selt hisiaraen ^ tha t h ^ may Jbe able to buy a sword . " ^ ; Believe me , if you openly , and qriietlyf and uaiver-« ally thus arm , theremil be no fighting ; but . if Voa resolve , at thw critical jnncturei to leave y . mrstslver and your QueTi without protection , you * fli ; deserve to have your petitions onco . more laush ^ dM ; r-the chains you will then be expected to wear , wffl . pecime you well ; but you will not brook them , and , when too late to gain a bloodless victory , yon > spiriti will indignant rise , and at uneven odds you will b « torced to % ht and bleed , and die in defenc « of odr " apcient institutions" as your fbreiathere did
. Arm , then—ArSi for Peace— Arm for Justice-r-Ar > i for the rights of all . You will have m need it leaht the use of arms . The fact , that you are knows ' to bepossessed of them , will be ^ errough ; it will teach HowiCK and Co . no more to laugh at your petitions . 1 hat is all that is at present required . Does any Patriot , any Christian , still start at this adnce ? Jf so ] hehas yet to learn what it is t $ be , or deserve to be , a Freeman . Thereal strength ? k t $°° i Go ^ oient « in an armed pepple , and therein he . * , ' also , the greatest dread Ol a bad G 6-verninent . A patriotic constitational Government needs no force but such a people , and such a people will make a sneering , laughing ; ' Government ^ of rebels and of traitors tremble . ' ; -
Once more , let me remind and exhort you—n « SECRET 8—no more great meetings at present—( they are wry dangerous how . ) Take care also to behave with becoming reverence to all magistrates and persons in legal authority . Answer all-questions without guile . ¦ Let them , if they wish it , hear your argunients and inspbet your arms . Keep notUini back . Let masters be treated with respect , and ser yant * with kindness . u Let love be without dissirhtlation , abhor that which is evil , cleave to that whicfc isgpodA One thingis certain , the Governmentcannot com * plain ; Brougham , Radnor Rutlahd ; Richmond , and Fitswilliam cannot complain . They say that the people . are all happyi arid all delighted with the New _ por Law , so that if the happy and delighted people are arrried , nobody need fear them , but the "dozenagitators , " and the few "idle , lazy , dissolute
villains" who opppse the New Poor Law ; We shall see , soon , who grarhbles , when the people are in a state of defence and Srtlf-pre . * eryation ;" Fellow Countrymen , —At allrisk ^ lhaveriowdons my duty ; but remember , tlie evil Spirit , against which you have , to contend , and which now posseiwiei your governors , ^ goeth not out but by prayer aid tasnng . ^' : ' : ::: 1 : ' ; ' . 'Vou ' -have , ; each one , your own part t © act . Advice w only , good to those ^ whp take it , I hope yotsr wives and daaghtera will give you ho rest ' unQl ther see yemrfamily Altars daily frequented , and ybnr mantel pieces duly adorned with burnished and serviceable arrris , ..:-...: 1 After this , if yon remain unarmed , talk nb mtm of an oppressing Government . You tall then be your own oppressors ; but , 1 ^^ do hppe that your wivei a F 4 f hlldren will shame you into a love oiConstitw ( tonal Liberty arid Freedom . '
i ^ OwTathOTVfouna this Wana poor and rriae ; With socialJoys theyeheerea thdaoUtude ; They gave it laws , religion ,: power ,, arid state , They kavertall , that makesanatidngreat ; AndHhall , m after times , our chiHren say We ga » e the-dear inheritaBCe away ?; ^ f ^ - We the dear iaheritance-forego—Wor ^ py the ap uifi , 6 f mix fathera ^ N o W ' Prove ^ yonrselves woraiy of ybnr fathers ; no ? we ypurchddren cause to curse you . : Be assure *' that * the Lord will avenge the poor ; and maintain the cause of the hel pless ; 'Vif , ; how «> Qr * . the sinsvrf ' ff ^^ SSW- it P ? , ^ bepurged byrblpod f . never&rg * Wiltftr ^ hirtr be ; dam with the iwqrd are beM : thanthey that be , sltwin with hnn « f t for these pin * away , stricken through for want prths fruit of tin tiejid . " Be ^ sdbeir ;[ b ^ t ^^ i |^ - ^ e mb ^ . !; v - / : X ^ rW . feliow-countryiBerii ; I , - , , Your riiost faithfal friend and gemnt , ¦¦ RICHARD OASTLER .
Fixby HaVU near JRuddersfield ^ . ¦ . ' ¦ - ¦ ¦¦¦ : r ^ M ?^*» -Wv ' .:. ' : ¦ : ¦ ¦ ::: v ; ¦ .. ¦ ¦ .- ¦ ' : ¦' ' ViS . Iknow that'the Attorney-General is on tfie , lookout for we . ¦ ¦' I am ever at his service , if ih « thinks ^ that my advice to . thei people of EnglaHi ' is . tre ^ on ^ et ; hirn saya 00 , and before an Englisks J W ^ d ^^ i ^ , ? I wiU , j ? riJw ^ tha fe every freemaft : '"l ?^ feyhlir&rright , [ have , and . fnse arms . tojr'ielfi ! P ^*^ tt ^ nd defence ;' Kay , I ; wilidoinp » K ^ will Prove ^ lhftt the , l aw of iEugland ' regwrei ^ ^ ftM&iY ^ ^ onld ' . ^ b previaetf inU anhs ?' -, ^*?^^ V * irov e : ^ tharLqra -BowicK ^ ay ,
great roohwhetf he laughed at the ' peti 04 tor ¦ % m < lions of uHarmed Englishmen , because , they wonTa : lot' ^ btfrri an ^ killi ' ' I % ffl farthervmrt &d those legiglatbrs who fyags wWcoastithu ' onBliatV u » nothing fesr than Traitohs' ^ ritf JReef ^^ : hongh (/ : ft 0 y ^ mayf delude th »!! p « b ^ : he . maelveij vTories . j , ConsetyatiwR , Whigs , I ; ** "cafe apd whatis more , i will . a « k no lawyer »; ^ fcj ^ ilV . ' -J -. ¦ - ¦ ¦ :- ~ : - - - - x > •' - ¦ ' o ~ r- ¦ ' ¦ ^ ' ^ i « r " yThi 8 ' is , ^^ »^ Jas t letter from thia 1 beanlifBl , lpWj ^ indhjlflierfo ^ hapri y 8 p > t ' tweepwheftIthiflfctMj ' w ^ o ^ rnef , afier having / orsaken it ' thirty " wVb' % v .
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6 THE NORTHERN STAB . At ^ vo o « , U a « had vo ^ ii ^ tui jt i ! ?^^ r ^^ BSSSBSSSHsmt '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 25, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1020/page/6/
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