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xs < O'comrciJi v . ks < o'COnkoe . In accordance . with our promise of last week we give the following appeal TO ALL WHO LOVE JUSTICE AND APPROVE OF ¦ EBIAL BEFORE CONDEMNATION , fronvMr O'Connor ' s Letters to Daniel O'Con-SELL ,. published in 1837 . Next week we shall give the first of those Letters , and continue to publish one weekl y , till the whole are again before the j nblie . ' '"'•"' ,. , " Bat jet hear this ; mistafcemeiiot-No ! Life , 1 piin- it not a straw ; bat for mine hunoar , -- Which 1 would Iree—If 1 shall be condemned Cponsonnites ; all proof sleeping-Jse , Bnt what your jexknuiegawake ; 1 tell you , 'lia rigour and not law . ' 1 Felvow Citizens , —On the 14 th of August , at the National Association of Ireland ,. Mr . O'Conneil jresmnedto speak of mead follows : —
"Canubeairabtea tkat reli gion * hostility will be mii » d « p with the coming contest ; no , and I wottld remind yon that -rczmu * not calculate npon some of the Knglish Radical !) wh . are actingin a rely extraordinary manner ; and , I am tanj to say , that they have received encuoragenient from samelofWheroes . 1 never Conceal what " ! think . 1 mean Mr . tesrsus O'Connor , who haa cuuductrd himself in a man-¦ ertaat dseuutle * him to public confidence . " AnrJ again : - . < . - ;' . .: . "HrteWr ^ O'Connen asked spvirkl memhereof the tar whoMrrronnaed hun , if they would nndeifek-fa mission to ;« f e" »^ e » el « . »« 'E « wt- « conn . y or rity ; w , d th . aewhura fi » amtJKd to having consented , several emmtirs were flawed , to which reporteraolregutry were appoin : ed . " «^ TonoeU continued to say-Those Gentlemen will eire ' ??*?*? X * T *" •** «««< y .. ta » we cannot « cjx-atthat du-y will pay outol their pocteig the memuL uece ^ y npoH the ocea / on . Th eir « EU « mu * tS ? W ho !
«» uws ranre ; me rale mu b « , thai we shall acwnt no «« ,, ' " ^ » C « aoe « n ,. t lWlu « pen . « , tafcJSS WetriU ^ hF ^ f " ™** ^' ™* " the C 0 UM .. oSl onahtct to We anything to d « with K « rgn 8 o ' Oon .. or Ido n ..: speak « f hlm wtth any personal dUrL ^ W *; he Zy ^ , -f ^ r , " ? - " " ^ $ " * ther d' « - ab-. ut it | ntilheb 8 , lethim ticktu the Radicals of England- | mt 1 frankly rave my op inion , that (\ , rk oueht uuv to have am , thins to dowith him . " - Dublin WeM y Ryisler . When I read this denunciation , I immediately applied tomyaccu > er for some grounds if any iL bad , for thus arraigning me : to the application , however , I have not received an answer , and I am Worednrentothenec « SUvnf entering upon a twofold d » fence . Firstl y , I must set forth the poor efinrts which I have made to serw the cause wfiich my pr .-secotorsay * 1 hare injured ; and , secondly . I a-D compelled to canvass the inea-. s tak . n by Mr O Conuell to promote the ends of ' Justice tj Irelnnd .
Firstly then , I shall state my humble service * what Mr . O'Counell would call unparalleled sacVi ' Sees , in . the cause of my country- In ' 1831 , I ren . derediny nr * service by d e fending Jobu Lawless , without fee , agaiust the foulest charge ever brought * ga , nst _ man . I defended him for two reaS firstly , from a love of justice , andsecondlv , because each . uneppos-d act of tyranny , streuKthenTthe domimon of the tyrant , and weakens the energy of fite community . Mr . Lawless had been a powerful auxiliary in carrying ; the Emanci pation Bill , one o tlw most eloquent of its advocated , and one of the most hcuestof its supporters : after the measure wl < wiued , aty participation in its success would have attracted Iron Mr . O'Connell ' s popnlaritv , and , therefore , the first step was to cist in the su ' ade all titose ™« wt prominent in the undertaking . For this purpose , - . Mr . O ' Conuell preferred some trnmn « v
charge ot corruption , with reference to the Aleath election , against one of Inland ' s bestfriends . Mr . JjIwIhss was subjected to a most iuiqnicous inquiatton . He was tried b y a number 01 arbitrators at ine Com kxenangrt . and accused by counsel . An rnmense number of witnesses were summoned to f ^ vwence against him , and the trial lasted many days . -Mr . Shea Lalor and Mr : Feargus O'Connor were counsel for Mr . Lawles . - ; and after an able speech from Mr . Lalor , Air . Lawless was honourably acquitted . ' However , hemaythauk the purity of ms conduct ana tb .. V integrity © this jndges . . But Mr . Lawless was not only guilty , in the eyes of his accustr , " of having deceived ttie electors of Meaih ; that would have been a slight oEFence , had —aejjot been guilty ( a-. ter immense pecuniary
sacri-5 ces ) of receivingabout £ 2 , 0 lW , by Way of remuneraiiou , from the Irish jfcople ; and , fdrthennore , he ¦ was guilty of beiug very populiir . ve ^ r eloquent , and Tery honest I sawthat the object of the trial was to make others yield to a dkgra ' ceful dicUt < ir < hip , ana , therefore , I volunteered to defend the accused : snch was my first act . ... . . } a 1832 ' &e > niqu » jes of the tithe * rstem had apened'the public mind for ' one general moral assault . 1 toot the lead in the Soufii of Ireland , and not only devoted my every hour to auti-tithe agitaaim , but , in order to invigorate others by our example , 1 paid reporters , who attended our public dinners and meetiiigs , at the rateof £ 33 s . ea ' cn , put of my ownpecket . 1 also attended those petty sessions where tithe cases were tried , add generally defeated the machinations of the parson and the tithe
jr . • ; ln October , 1632 , the registry under the Reform Bill commenced . The Conservatives were prepared , the people were not . I attended the registration from day to day at rnywn expense , for the West Riding of the county , and also the regisirarion of tile IkiwuhIi of Bandon , in tne hope of retun iue a libt-ral Member for that p lace . The registration ¦ was ' going oil ' at the'same rime in the East Ridii-g . and i paid Counsellor Me . Dermot myself , for attending ip give instructions' how to proct-ed . la December theelecriou took place ; and withont Saring asked anindividnal to vote forme , to propose , or to second me , I was : returned b y a majority oi letweeri eight and ' nine hnndred . The brave voters csmemaby of them nearly one hundred miles at their 'own " expense to vole for me . The election
cwt me' not one fardriugi " - '" in 1832 , I volunteered my services , " to ajssist in Sir . Daunt ' s election at Mallow , ' where 1 remained , wrthimtmuca rest or step , during eight daystif a clreadlnl contest , acting as Coutiser before the retuning officer , as Committee man in the commhteelociai , - as demagogue upon the hustings , and inspiring the people during toy leisure moments . By my exertious , ' 'Mr . Diuiiit and his Irieuds say he was retnrued : I got no fw . ¦ . - ¦ jnlSJ 3 , I went to . Parliament and acted ri gidly npon in-former promises . I there Discovered that an honest man , belonging to no party , was like a ¦ Jell-tale , ormL » chief-maker , at school ; tossed from eoti set to the other , with the . observation , " none oi my child . " I furthermore . learned that tue admission of barristers Into the House of Coriiuiniis , w " as likely
¦ ta ' rraliz / e tb . fi predicuori of tne Lftrd'Treasurer Burleigh ,, namely , 'hat . _ England would never be destroyed ' except by a Parliament , ' I there saw efflcew standing by their pfflrty ; country genilgmen standing by their prejudices ; the varions commercial aed standing'by their respective' interests ; the istied men and rekiives " of peers' standing by their order ; and a host of needy , barristers standing ait arfhing , i ready , as "their profession teaches them , iw the indiscriminate support of right or wrong . * I ¦ was a , constant attendauc upon my Parliamentary duties , and a minnte observer of theinpde of action wirsu ' eaby tie respective political lek'd ^ rs in the HsuAe ; ' and 1 came to tlie deliberate opiiuon , that , XoWgfeYwe may appear fiberafc' th ^ extension of the Snfirage was the only means' to , Sft ' cnre our
remain-2 Bgso ; that all was a struggle for power between fteleaderebftheTCSpecliVepartiel ' .. IwatchedMr . O'Connell' s policy iiiparactlar , aid in it discovered agnch ^ crea te sns picion ; a co m ulete snbserViehcy iiSS ^ Ss Sthbie wbb wonld ' ncltbe trampled upon apressibg TiaHdiipon thdi ^ who yielded " a . willing ODedience . I ^ rfe ' the' "Marplot id' ^ the first ^ sesaori . I diffefeii f tiiia ^^ MrV'O'Connell upon ajmiist every ' , question ; imd'wheref we ' ap peared agreed npbn princi ple , 1 'fonrid tKat 'tts " ' obje ' ctwas ttf'sbow its valueV but ¦' wpveht iti accomplistimeiit . ' I ; returned ' after the feniroj' and ' tende ' rediny reagnaqon to my cpnstitoMS . 1 h ' ad , ' 'Jmin ^ tie ^ ' * stssibn ' , exposed the fekerv of flie ^ Rep ' eal agitation ' ;; and during the
leeess'I'deTofed every hour to pr 6 cnnng peution ! 5 Wipon the subject , as Mr ; O'Connell declared , that te required avast number , before , he could go " •» 6 A ? . ' - ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ " ' "" ' ¦ ¦ ¦ " " , > ' : :- I . In 1834 , 1 returned to my , P « rliaJneutary , duties . : lifenn ' d ' dispoHtioiis the ' same ' . aa before ; and Air . O'CouneU ' s conduct , upon . the-mitigated Coercion "Bai ^' confirmed' att ' my lormer ' . suspicions . ' 1 titen * ltc 6 n 6 deritthat ; aQ : wasa struggie lor individual " yowefi -if ' it ' coold tiepbtainfid wittiontpersoualnsk ; tisat lieliLitDfgWi ^ *•* a « muier , proritled the ' * M ! tibneer ^ # « el l paid : and tha t 1 was not siii - T S' *« ; : io this ^ iilicinyl atiaU prbye from : tlieHps 6 , " ¦ ' *>!• of Ireland ' rjl # taaU lnosic tloquem repre ^ n
In Alay , 1834 , . death , of Mr : Lamb' caused a "¦« ac aucy in Dnngarvon . The late of the f Repeal ¦ ' ^ aesrion had causea" despondency . Mr . Jacob , as amejitajnan a * ever lived , was again selecwd as a csmaiaate . " Mr . ' O'Connell implored' of me to . go Tnth him as couuset J ; 14 id so ; and Mr . Jacob ' aud aS ^ ebplfe of DriafgatVon can best say whether or no flie election . was Uecidr . d by my ^ ttxuraoiiL- ^ 51 r < XorVeHO'Gqrmanj connsel for Alr . Bairopj && ¦ H" * ' ' ^ fe honour rib' taij'' fh ' at myadcir ^ ss upon \ the nomination , 'was the 'best' he had eter'hearc , ' and famed the fate of the election , I was , at -iork ^ --Aearly ' alinightanddayyand was the first . ttf bring tte intelligence to London . ThisI did without pay , sad would again for the same man . + ^* " ^ ^ O ! Se ° f * be SB-iion I ' again 'returned and •„ ' «» Jercdmy reagrijttion to my constituents . During ¦ we recess the Kathcprmac massacre occurred . 1 ¦ » ttended there' from day ^ to day and from . hour to Boar , withont fee ; while two other barristersand ; sfl ^^^^^^ feH ^^ i ^ h ^ -
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two solicitors were paid by inibscription . We got a verdict o ^ wilful murder against the parties , and hy my exertions I got for the relations ef the deceased , from America , England and Ireland , between 4 . 70 and d £ 80 . " . A dissolution of Parliament took place ir . 1834 and now aime to my last electioneering folly , one of those acts for which , perhaps , lam considered as " unworthy of the confidence * of the Liberal party iu Ireland . Will the reader r-elieve that therneasure ofmymfidelity was completed , by my exertioiis on behalf of Mr ; John O'Connell , the son ' of my accuser of Yorjgaal ? I went to Youghal froin Mallow in the dead hour of ni ght . I reached Youghal at ten o ' clock in the mdraiug . I formd the l ^" .. " ' ^ - ^ . ' ¦* «* & m « th » rse , foot ,. and and from
police ; Monday morning t » Saturday night , did . I , " now unworthy or Mufidence , " wort day and night , among drawn swords and fixed bayonete , . toeusuru the return of Mr . John O'Cohnell . Yes , m the depth of winter , did I undergo six days of unparalleled fatigue , without fee or reward : and * . h fi ^ ° u ° [ ^ "m an Catholic Clergy ! say , that" the battle was lost but for my exertions " I appeal to every man who witnessed tbut extraordinary contest , whether man ever worked as I then worked . And mark , fellow citizen * , this was just the day before the election for the county ; and , vet , throwing . aside all selfish considerations , 1 went Iresh from the victory of YouRhal to the county ™ . test -. ' This . wasmylastswvicetolrish candidates . Thw was rendered withbht pay ; and the thanks now tendered are msults aud rerihngs .
The County election came on . I think I published an address in one of the Cork papers , " which was my only canvas . The kuowing politicians declared , that I was Tewmed upon the excitement of the Repeal Question , and that having subsided , they asserted that 1 had no chance of being again returned . As before , however , I asked not a man to vote for me , to propose or to second me ; and I found that my majority , had , the county been polled out , would have been nearly two thousand . I spent not one farthiug upon this contest . I again returned to my parliamentary duties . I was petitioned against . I had the worst attendance , especially of what are called Irish Liberal members , ui » on lny ballot , that I ever witnrssed . My committee struck
was ; it consisted of a majority of Tories ; and made some , indeed many , decisions , which astonished the counsel upon both sides ; and during the silting . if tha committee , I never saw one Irish member , with the exception of my much valued friend , Mr . Daniel CallHghau , M . P . for the City of Cork , who having wituess .-d my exertions for others fi-lt sore for th .- treatment I was experiencing m return , i don ' t think this geutlemauwas absent ior a single hour fr .. m the committee-room . Howner , I was ousted ; and had , iu addition to a large . < u : n subscribed b y my brave constituents , to pay severitl hundred pounds out of my own pocket ,-io reimburse ui » tor which , sRveraVtiffers have been made by the working people of England , every one < if which I have declined . '
In addition to what I have stated , I assisted in 1831 . at the elnctiou of Mr . Grattan for the county ol Meath , at my own expense . 1 assisted at the election of C <> 1 . StawtJ , for Kiusale , at my owu t-xpense . I assisted at tne election for the City of Cork at my own expense ; and yell have " disentitled myself to any support from the Lib « ral Irish party . " Fellow citizens ! excuse me for having thus dwelt upon personal matters . . It whs nece > sary , inasmuch as 1 mean to contrast the acts of aimtu " unworthy of confidence , " with the acts of a man claiming an exclusive title to " confiieHc- ; " aud I shail prove , that I received no pay for perfect devotion to the cause of Ireland , while my accuser has been heaped with riches , while his every act has tended
to the prostration of liberty . I shall , with more candour than he observed , charge him , directly and with specific acrs of treachery . 1 shall prove , that he deceived both England and Ireland upon every question of public importance . I shall prove mat he deceived England upon theRelorm Bill ; uuon the Corporate Reform BiSrj . uptinttie Poor Law Amendment Bill ; upon the , English Churcli Bill ; upon his Lords' Reform Bill ; the Dorchester Labourers ' Question ; and last , but not least , the" Factory Bill . I shall prove that he deceived Ireland upon the Repeal of the Union : npon the Tithe Question ; npon the second Coercion Bill ; upon Irish Poor Laws ; upon the Jury Bill ; upon the Irish Corporate Reform Bill ; and upon the' Newspaper ¦ Stamp Bill ¦
. • . . 1 Fellow citizens ! from the imperious and insolent oppression of this Dictator 1 am about to appeal to yon , the honest , the unprejuced of all classes-., 1 am about to lay before the public the acts of one whose name , by the exertions of other " , has toryoars ranked among the wonderful of the past and present age and I shall then ask you , if Mr . O'Cmiuell has been able to dope England with the protection of an unstamped press for four years , how loiigis helikely to deceive Ireland , ' without the guardian influence oi that engine , which has gone farther to expose his policy than if I had spent a long life iu the undertaking ? He was the great bubble uuonthe s'lrtac *} of the agitated political' waters , ' lo use his own expression , he was " a straw , to show the point from
which public opinion blew . " Hehasatteuipted to run against th . ; current and to brave the political elements ; the bubble has bursr , and the straw is about to fall . Ha was coiisidered the great master mind of the ape ; he . tow considered as the mainspring cf all political movements . Acts ( in which iitt pnnnnk m «) were supposed to be governed b y Iris mighty influence ; one set of newspapers supported him for lucre , while the" strong opposition of another party served but to give publicity to his actiou .- —thus making a giant of the man . The legal acquirements , of O'Lodghlen ; the great research and eloquence of Wise ; the astoundiug oratory aud galling sarcasm of Shiel ; the persevering energy and manly , conduct of Crawford ; th . « commercial Knowledge of Cailaghan ; die intrepid courage of
Butler ; the patriotism of fialuwin ; and the untiring exertions of Finn , were all absorbed , and * ent to grace O'Connell ' s triumph ; and thus a nation ' s glory cousistedin an individual's power . Ves ! to the unprejudiced I appeal ; Lawless , 0 Gorman , and others , have been . offered up as sacrifices upon the altar of this Moloch . The immortal Doyle , Perrin , Lambert , aud all those who * dared to speak the language of truth , have met with contumely and insult at his . hands ; but I stand furward aud boldly , meet the foe . If 1 lose " couhdi-uce" for my attachment to the principles of hberiy , his best title to' it ' shall rest npon the folly 01 a nation , who preferred the name of religious liberty to the reaiity of civil freedom . Should 1 fall in this comest , another , rivet is set in Ireland ' s
i " r ' i J . ior . ?)' self » * ^ ° f temperate habits ! cUe ..-rluldisposition , andnncompromising principle ; aud . if worsted , 1 can hide my lolly . in retirement , aud weep over the sorrows of iiny couutry during the period of her frenzy , when-1 mall console myself with . the reflectiuu , that " the PeopleM are seldom wrong , and never now very Ions wrong . During the time that I had the . honour . of a 6 eat in . Parliwnent , 1 defy any man to find a single vote at varinnce witii my political professions .. During my whole life ; I defy mortal , to charge mft with the slightest change in my political principles . 1 would , not . be a party to expediency , trickery , vacillation , and deceit ; and , therefore am 1 held up to putihc : scorn .. Fellow . men , ¦ to your unprejudiced jud gment do I confidently appeal . 1 ask no more
tuan justice ; to that I . mhv tiilly .. entitled . Follow me ,. tLen ,. through the mass of evidence which 1 shall be obliged to lay before you ; aud judge whether MnO'Connell or FeargnsO'Connor , is best entitled to support from the Liberal party in Ireland ; and , bear iu mind , thatil did , not . provoke the contest . Recollect the charge is against a public man , and . of a serious character , viz , that . his conduct has disentitled him to the support ol those . coustituents , who , b y his exertion received their political . existence , « ndfor whose interests he has beeniiicessautlyLtbyunDg without the , glighteat deviutioa . Irom tlKHi ) jlaage 6 , ftoiil which he . assured tliem he wouId never , depart : Bear in mind , . also , that you , Radicals . of England , are . inclniledin the indictment , and upon *^ pur , tnal . If you will not deieud yourselves , l : will : ! raudtin the
contest , 1 ask you : for , no-sympathy ; liaskifornb favourj 1 ask tor- , justice ..-1 ask-to-. 'be judged according to my acts , they are all before . you ;! . ' : " Dp unto me as you would be done by . " lappealtoauy man of common , feeling , oi common sense , and common decency , whether , or no , 1 should rest inUer such acharge ? -Let every man make , theicase his own . But why do 1 thus seem to apologize , for staudiug up against niunerited . censure ? K Aal , aru nut a trafficking politiciau , no tyraut shall make merchandize ol me .. i tell'him , ta- his buard that 1 will meet him shoulder to shouider r ; and elbow : to elbow ; and , at the expense ot lite itseii , 1 will defend my sell against his malice and his . slander . -Englishmen , lrwhrnenv . Scotchmen , ace : yon ' prepared te submit to . thenink dictaiiouof ilr . O' . L' ouuell ? ]| you arc , beuwiuUixigslavV < i , but I will not . herd witn you * ! Theword'Mib ^ rty / . 'is honey on his lip , but gall and wormwood to siiis heart . % : He accuses , me . Have 1 retarded liberty or fattened upen its progress
He reviles me for opuustug the ; present government ; and mark his . denunciation of tUat government in almost every . -lihe . iof bis letter to-the Spectator—a paper wbicano money could induce to swewe from the pathuf justice . -, There yon find , prefent , erroro defended , lor thejfutnre good that may spring from tlwm !• Uiere you find the Whig cbampioutelling the people" that the Whigs liave , deceived the people , whileliejusufieihUadwcacyof'the Wtiigsi , - / ; i In my conscience I believe that tue present government would . have beeua popular one , had it not been for the errors , info _ , which O'Couiiell leu them , lor the purpose of proving to the country that Ue could uphold an admimstrdtiou aguiusc a nation ' s will . Butinark ! the Irish members , miscalled the Tail , will not' be parties ; to such pulicy . The government can ensure their support by doing goi / d works ; for I defy Mr . O'Connell to can y one of them against the-principles of liberty , now that they luve discovered the slight benefit which his trucking policy has conferred npon Ireland . Fellow men .
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with this appeal Ishall proceed to lay before you the grounds upon which Mr . O'Connell claims a right to " ¦ confidence , " and should they ba such as to justify the tide , pray mark me by way of distinction ^ asonein ' every . serise . ofthe word unworthy of the support of the liberal party . " But remember that OUR STRENGTH H IN OUR UNION , OUr ' pOWER IN OUR VOICE , AJJD . OUR . SUCCESS IN OUB . rERSEVER / lSCE-. - , Your faithful friend , ' . '"' , " , . . FEARGUS O'CONNOR .
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LEICESTER RADICAL DEMONSTRA-¦ ¦ . tion . ¦ '¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦ * ¦ ' ( Abridged from the Leicestershire Mercury . ) Monday last , the day appointed for the Leicester Radical Demoiistration , dawiied moitinauspiciously , a drizzling rain'falling till , between ten and eleven i > cluck , when it changed toa sharp shower ; which continued during . the whole of the out-door proceedings . The unfavourable state of the weather ; hown "« sr , did not nt all daunt those who were appointed to take a prominent ; part in ' the prpceeuiugit , though the procession which left the ' town to ; meet tfiu irieiids Jrom Is ' nueaton , uidndt include more thin a thousand' persoii *—scarcely , ' a . tithe , probnbly , ' "of" the number who _ would have been present had the
clement * been propitious . True to their time , the procession started , from Huinberstone-gatiJ' ^ t teii o c | 6 ck , in the following brde ; r : —The three General Marshals , pu horseback . Cap of ' Liberty , fbefie ' aih which the , wor ^ s " Peace , Law , Order , " were iii-?? . i S ° id let t ? rs ^ with . Ban .: ers pri either ' side . Baud . Leicester ! . Committee and Lmiel } uoro ' ugli and Npttingham ^ Friend s . Leicester Union and I * nends . Banners ,.. Thurmaston Union iitid ' Friends ' . Bauuers ,. . . BrustMakers'Uiiio ' n . lianuers . Glove Union Alarsbals . Banl . ' 'Glove ' Union' Committee and Members of the . Glove Union . Uauners . Coiiutry Friends , « fec . , ' ' ¦ .:,- ¦ , ¦¦> ¦
The route , was ; along High-street , St ., Nicholasstreet , over , the West Bridge , to the Hinckley-roiid , where the procession , met the friend * from Warwickshire . 'I hus reinforced , they returned by the West Bridge , through the Hollow , Bakehouse-laue , New-, arke-street , aud Alarket-stieet , when the procession divided , the . General Marshals proceeding by the back of the Theatre , aud the Glove Union Marshals passing by , Messrs . Corts ' ,- the two bodies uniting at the Hustings , . which were erected at the northwest corner of . the Exchange , and roofed an with canvass . . ' ' ¦; .
Owing to the rapidity with which the procession move . i , and the precautions taken to prevent them being injured by the rain , we were uuable to ascertain the iusciiutious on the bauneis , of which there were a great number of a very elegant description , particularl y two Irom Nottingham , composed uf silk with deep Lice borders . Many persons , accudiug to the request of the committee , appf iired with tricolored lavors on their lett- breast , which gave them a very gay appearance . It is scarcely uucessary t » say that tht-re was not the slightest attempt at disturbance while the procession was passing aud repassiug . , . , About half-past one . o ' clock ( at which time the husuiigs . were nearly filled with speitkers aud persous interested m the proceedings of the day , among whom the most celebrated was Mr . Feargus O'Connor , ) the chair was taken b y M : \ Johu Mttrkham , ol Leicester , on the motion of Messrs . W ' eston and Alellers .
Some ver es of the Corn Law . Hymn havingbeen snug by the meeting , ( the bands accompanying the singers , ) , ¦ ... . . . V „ . , . The Chairman , after stating that he should be gu . lty of great injustice were he . to detain them long , exposed a ^ they were to the peltiug of the pitiless storm , said—The time has now arrived when the struggleimu . it be made , and the object to be obwiued is so important to us , and so dear to our eui-mie . * , tuat we sh . ill never obtain it without we have ' a long pull , a strong pull , and a pull altogether . ' ( Applause . ) To gam this object we must have unanimity . If united , it is not the arrojjnnce ot the Tories , or the self-sufficiVncy of the Whi p * , that can w . tlihold from the poor innn the bread which I ' rovi' . encedesigns him to eat . ( Cheering . ) It
appearspretty evident that both parlies to whom I hiive relerred are awoke , and that they be-in to think tnat mischief is threatened to their wealth , aud honours , and emoluments , with which they have so little right , and that they will sli p from their grasp unless they , repel ourcombined efforts ; but notwithstanding their determination to keep from us our rights aud privileges , we have only to persevere , aud victory is certain . H « then proceeded to say that the Committee , inteudiug the meeting ihould be Afllered Irom the weather had applied to the Mayor , a few days ago , for the use of the New Hall , and . that he said he would- refer to the rshan-hulders ( the majority of whom , hoWever , he thought would be . opposed to their -application , inasmuch as tliev difhsred iu opinion from th * nieetiug , ) and give theiii an answer ; butonmakitii an application to him
that morning , he said he had forgotten to tnnk ^ tne inquiry . ^ Laughter . ] . .. , ., , Air . Wooohouse , of Nottingham , then came forward to move the first resolution , and said , — " Friends!—In . styling you friends I trust I am not usiug the . language , of error , but that you are friends—not , my Ihends in particular , but the friends ol humauiiy , Hie friends of civil uud religiou-i libertv , the friends of a fsur day ' s pay for a iiiir dav " ' s labour —( cheers)—the haters of every descriutiouol lactiou , whether . Whig , Tory , or Radical , but friends to the happiness and prosperity of your fellow im .-u . ( Renewed cheering . ) It these are your fcelinas , 1 know they are miue , and if ' yuu act <> n those feelings victory is certain , oppression will Hy , liberly will nourish , and we shall enjoy the blessed gratification o seeing our lellowjcreatures happy . " Mr . \ f . then read the resolution . ani follows : — '
"That the principles of representation'as defined by the'People ' s Charter , ' are just and reasonable , embracing , as it does , Universal Suffrage , No Property Qualification , Annual Parliaments , Equal Representation , Payment of Members , aud Vote by Ballot , which , in their practical operation would , iu the opinion of this meeting , be the means of returning just Representatives to the Commons House ol Parliament , —person * who , being responsible to , and being paid by the people , would be more likely to promote . the just interests of the nation than those who now , constitute that assembl y . This meeting , therefore } solemnly adopts the * People ' s Charter , ' as a measure . of justice they are resolved by all legal means to endeavour to obtain . " .. ...
Air . VV . then proceeded to say that the People ' s Charter ,, merely asked for the rights of man—lor nothing more and nothing legs . It asked for equal representation , and-for Universal Suffrage , in asking for which , ttieytlidnot wam to pull down those who were above them , but . to elevate industry , and to give the pour man ; those comforts which God said industry should , possess . . If ; they looked to the present . state ofsocietyitbey would find that those who were its reall y useful . members were destitute of nearly . every comfort ; ,. while , those who rioied- in luxury and wealth did . absolutely nothing . ; .. Was that state of things right ? ( No . ) . It was not accordiug to the Bibler ^ which most of them held sacredlor , after the fall * God said that man should live by the sweat of , his brow . . This observation brought himto Earl
fc'itzwilliam , who said , in the House of , Lords , that poor laws were injurious , inasmuch as as they would violate the first law of heaven , by inducing the , poor to . live without work . ; but he forgot that he and his crew were living wituout work themselves , and that , " by robbing the poor , - they had brought about the preseiit state of things . ( Hear . ) -The . Whi g s , had told the people that they had no ' nghtv-to . maintenance from the poor-rates , but he wwhed . to ; bring St . Paul ' s maxim-to bear— " He that , will not work shall not eat . " ' ( Che ' eWi ) . ' -lf tui 8 , princi ple wrre put iu practice , industry and idleness would : soon . occupy , their , proper ; situations . Mr . \ V . thej » r . prdceede < Lito-enlarge on ; the Five Boints of ^ the GharfeR .. With regard to the Pay ment ot Membershesaid-- " This is ayery seriousNubjeci ;
1 ,-as ,. a poor .. man , ; who have to Work- bard from morning till night to get a living for myself and family ^ . kuow that ; if ' you expect men to serve you ., honestly , you must pay them . ( Hear , hear . ) .... I : have > aiiamil y , but ,- thank . God ! I hayejiot to support my wife .- She has health , and worksnard as well as . lj buValas ; our united eftbrts getiwvery tew comlora ., This que » tioulead 8 ' meto the man who-was once thought the lrieiitt dt ' libertv . but he . has become the blackest traitor to ourh& ' iy cause . He nan Irishman ,: i . « , d l do not call him a traitor , becau 8 ^ he ^ w ian Irishman , 'furl love the lnshi . God blew them ! ' Tt . ey HremV breihrenf 1 vftshiheyhadeqiialri ght ^ and Ihopeyou wm aaiee to fight ) ior their liberties as well as ybuf own . - ^ Ypplause . ) But this monster has robbea them ' - lie
. has ascended to power upon the shoulders of the peoplevauduowhe haskicked'down ' ttie people ' wlio nel pettjnm to rit-e . This is Dauinl O ' Couuelf !'' 11 is wrong ^ expect any inau to devote his time hoiiestly to y « mr service without pnying bimi-deVend ' up « tiii , l I ^ i ;»> , ^ Jm ^^»\ w ^ at ^ urfflt 5 « ai *! . ( Laughter , and cheers . )' . ? O'Connell has been au agit atorloryeursibuthehasb ^ eu wall paidforii-he ^ a ^<* . ^ 5 as ipuif a ^ eafl ^ Vou imk ^^^^^^ A ^ ffiMu ^ i ^ iiih'A firVt- ^ l ?» v for wh . Ie . j 6 u are sufiscribii . g . | our peuce , tae > Aristocracy , , would subscribe' their pounds—their-hmVraHaii .,. i » iv ;; . nia . ' . i' .. ¦• -1 , r ,
, the causejif the richin prSfeV ^ c ^ th ^ fSoW ! ^ j SSSBSflte'Sgltf ^ teiits ^ ifei s ^ ± ; a 5 »; aljBS S&L ^ T ; I ? r » t' 13 give the Irish equal rights wila ourselves , wK
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would Hay this , but Daniel O'Connell says it not . He is the tool of the Whigs whom he called " brutal and blooily , " and his object is to get the government tosend * r ' oop 8 ' frorn Ir ^ land ^ and give us a Coercion Bill . Our desire . is : that'every . man may be as God has said—prosipfir () U 8 , a } i 4 .,. h . appyV ^ enjoying . the comforts of his owh ' n ' re 8 ide , 'andreeliug the blessings of home V that"he-may see hia wife . vand , family smiling aronnd him—that he , : may : see his . cupboard well stored , and enjoy . the . s ^ gets , of liberty , j ( Loud cheering . ) . We wish . me ;| gopr ,, rn ^ n , tc ! enjoy the blessings of the lanji , , fp , r ,. wEere is , j |; % e , a . cpuritry under heaven ' fhat cahgiveiis as many " comforts as this ? It' abounds with w ' eattn—it'is rich in mijierals ; there is land sufficient foral } , and yet we find the people in misery , '' aM why" ? "Because we have an aristocracy and an exclusive Government ..: > The
people have no opportunity tfl ^ lppk after theif . juterests ,. consequently , they ;' arerob bed v . lSo , I askjou to support this resolution ,, belienng that if ypujrally round , th eBrituh ' , peQpI ^' ' . ana /] Qrv 6 . n ' nori . you ' will get a good , day ' s payf'fbr . ;' a- ' good' day ' s ' labour . ( Loud cheers !) ' I do ' not ' wage '' war with the ' ricK ' of the land , but 'I do wiih ! l exclus | ve ; 'G 6 vernin ' e ' nt , and the 'eueiu'ies ' of civil arid religious liberty . These ' are my views 7-I hope they are " ydnrS . ( Cheers : ) God bless you , arid . prosper your ' efforts . ( Mr . Woodhouse then retired , amid' loud applause . ) ¦ . ... . Mr . Oramj of Nuneaton , briefly ceconded the resolution . .... . ^; a \ . ¦ .. . . .. .. , [ Next came Mr . Q'Qpnnor ji . th . e . suibject matter of whose speech we briefly noticed last week . ] Mr . Smart , of Loughborough , moved , and Mr . Hor-WELi / , of 'Leicester ,: seconded the National ' Petition . . . . . ;¦ ;• , ; . , . ¦ .. . ; . ..
, , Mr . Shaw , of Nuneaton , ' . supported it in a neat short speech . .. . ' ... : The Chaiiiman said , that it had been intended to subnut two or three more resolutions ' tb the meeting , but owing to the very unfavourable state of the weath : r it was thought advisable not to detain them longer ; The resolutions , however , would appear in the newspaper ' s . ' ' ¦¦' - ; I ¦'•" ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ : •• - ¦ --. ,, Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , which having been acknowledged ,.. ,,.. , .. The meeting ' then separated ' with the order which ¦ had ' characterised thvir whole , proceedings * the only attempt ¦ at disturbance being caused by . some wooden-headed ,. Tories , two of whom took great 1 'ayucs to . / ocA-ey . the people out of the quiet which they had df termined shoul 4 prevail , by getting up a novel game of ; Hallfor instead of the latter
, ^ , farthings were thrown anv ng a number of boys , for which they were constantly ' scrambling , to the great ilelightor the aforesaid enlightened iad'intetligetU Tones . We may also add that for about a quarter of an hour tliwre was a fi ght—or pretended fight—at die upper end of the Market place , doubtless grit up by the same sapient individuals , with the same cnaritabte intention : viz ., to oreatea di 3 turbnnce , and then lay ic to the Radicals . Their , g : oorf intentions , however , ' were frustrated by ' the magnanimity of ^ the ignorant Radicals , who treated . their eftbrts with the contempt it deserved . With regard to the numbers , we . should say . there were about 6 , 000 persons present when the ' ehnir was taken , which number was considerably increased at one period of the proceedings . Themeeting broke up soon after three o ' clock . ' " :
lhe following are the resolutions which we ' re not submitted to tlm meeting : — ' ' '"' ' ' ' ' 'I ' lutt sad experience has taught ' the Working Classes , that perraam nt , benefit will never be procured lor industry until the people at large have the power ol exercising their niherent . right , to choose the nien who are to enact the laws to which the lives , tlie liberty , and labour . of , the whole community are to he subjected ,, therefore ' this meeting recognises the principles contained in the National Petition , a > just , reasonable and impartial ;" ' That the Industrious Classes of Leicester , and lhe Neighbourhood generally , be . earnestly requested U ) _ imitate the noble example , of the people of Birtuiuguam , aud to h ' old . m ' etttinES forthwith in every . towu or district , for the purpose of obtaining signatures . to the National Petition . "
THE DINNER . After the first toast had been responded to by Mr . Murkham , The Chaiiiman gave . " The health of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the thanks of the Radical Raoruiers of Leicester for his visit here this day . ( Tremendous npplau . se . ) Tune . — ' Heartsof Oak . " Mr . O'Connor then came forward , and was received with three times three and one cheermore . The enthusiastic' applause having somewhat subsided , Mr . O'Connor said , " Mr . Chairman and gentlemen , I assure you that I derive no small pleasure Irom my vUit to Leicester , because I now find tnat thatl 3 nion which 1 have been so . long endeavouring to establish has taken place not only . elsewhere but in Leicester
iilso . 1 n tprmer times one portion of the community finding itself labouring under ' one specific grieyijiice petitioned to be ledressed from that grievance , arid ituothei part of the community finding itself labouring under another grievance petitioned to have that removed , but now th ^ grievances have ^ ecumeso general that the whole community , being ' of opinion that it is no use to seek a partial relief , have come forward to demand their . rights , ( Cheers . ) The confusion sought to , be introduced into this meeting by one individual —( hear j hear , )—reminds me of the ett ' ect which the first inroad had on society at large , and if . his machination had not been put down so promptly perhapsnis efforts would have had a wmi lur ettect upon . this meeting . The first inroad on the constitution was that . which deprived the people
ot the right . of voting by their , representatives . This took place iu the reign . of'Heury . the Sixth ; and in the following reign the country was cursed'by the venal , 'loiig Purliamorit . In the next reign the country was robbed of the charitable bequests which pious Christians left for the benefit of the people , by the murderous and tyrannical tyrant , Henry the Eight . As soon as they lost the protection of voting through their representatives , . matters became worse and worse until we come to the time of the Reform Bill . Instead of correcting i 11 those anomalies which have been permitted to creep into the Constitntion between the Whigs imd- ToriHs ,:, our governors have constantly added to' the number , and the time has now arrived when the people teul it is useless asking for : a little reformation , and are
determined to demand . all their rights . ( Cheering . ) From the tine . of Henry the Eight , the monarch and his favourites usurped all the property of the country , and t issUte of things . went on till ; the times of James and Charles the First , who gave all to | the boroughmongers . This had such a demoralising effect upon the Parliament that at last it was compelled to own that ,, it yras . so very bad and corrupt as , to be . unable , ' to j ! effli ! lttte any longer , " for the couutry . . Then camp .. the , . struggle ior the ascendancy on the , partof the , Whigs ., ( Hear . ) It was from that , time tbat'L prd Grey began to ' speak of Parliamentary Reform—for it was from the Greysand the Ru .-sells , aud the Hobhoiises , and , the Burdetts , and the Henry Broughiiinstiiat ' we learned our mirinuie
, poimcs , ana wnat couia be . uccomplished by Radical Reform . Jrj these , tir aes ^ we are ' told that all that wasnecessnry was the Whi g instrument—thai : it was oulv necessary to put the instrument into their hands , because , the Whigs having carried-all the preliminaries , they only wanted thatinstrurnentto give them worth . Year after year we were asked to supportthe Whigs , becauseithe ' . ' pressure lroin without ] would do all that was required . . We did support the Whigs , and when the-Reform Bill . wasdenied , and Lord Grey expelled ; from . ; office , ^ thev > pressure Irom without' was even found ' sufficient * to bring him in again despite the opposition of the King , the courtvthe Duke of , Wellington , and the army . Well , or all this the people ought to have some share in lfgislatiug for . the . xountryvbut . the moment the vt
uigs were reinstated : m oflice , a ghost began to haunt them , and . telhthem . that the people who had done so much for them , . would be able to do , as much lor themselves . ( Hearyiana . cheers . ) n It was not imendedhy the Reform Bill ,, that th » peopla jihoulil have any power of theirtiowh , but iherel y to put the boroughmongering Whigs in power , jand--then rivet the chains . of the people as firm as . ever they were under Tory domination . The Whigs asked us to assist them— - . we did , and " : h ' ave they passed- one mrigle measure which ' we praye'd for ? One ' there was—foily' one } ' and wh ^ t ' was' that ? Tt '' was ; to allow us to pay 20 millions' of oiir ownmohey to the inhuman planters to ' sat : the ; black "Slave * free ' ( . Ltaghtoj-v T ^; K * b ^\ l thS Atliuiti 6-iiiid saw tue blttck ' slftYes&trugfilinii to cet feBiiimrtf »> . «{
brutal oppressors , . arid / iff their philanthropy , and consideratioiif and mercV ^' aad ' Suma ' tijtyS ' -thef said we might jsitftoiapattf tllfeWif we' would pav 20 milli onstotheb oodhouhufpfdi ^ knew th . it it would not afleet tKe ' electoral ' pbweriii this ? ouutry-tl ey , did . it ; because the blacks did not give the parsons any Wea . VrIf the parsons had forfeited any , tithe 3 ; 0 ie blacks would not hitve been setJree-r-lmay ifthe church had profited , any way by thmribeing keptuKbondBgei th 8 riYet ^ ouId . stil be ., on-vthmrymecks . ' tfCKeeriO . Then ., weUwere wld . thw ther c onstitution , could / not bbiinproi ^ L because ^ e / House . oMotds ^ toodSS f te AVIurb-and impr ovemBnblhrDiaAheaonse oPUr ^ impede thtt . 'In 8 h ! CoercioTiBill ;? .,., / : N 0 . jrDia ^ tiib iui iMiionoi
» . c Crp tne t . ords asa God-senditotheiri , knq ™ ig , that . th e poumot ^^^ ithe-HouHe of Lards stoodtotheif . wav / an dateva all otliere , there 'Wasi-. onecblack ^ gpoTiS waJ the spintnal ; bench who . was ^ lw ay ^ wnSo Uberal measures I .-. ; Well , ^ entletobni ? SSSSto 3 "' W to . jake' t&e biBhops / oufcf dhb t oubeot Lords . ( Loud cheering ;) 4 was als- ) o ' nb 5 gffesa £ f * - . « S . «™ ! il ^ W tobltd « ta . ll mtori ,, 2 i * mmm
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i ^— i ^—^^^^^^—^^—always gone with the Whigs when their measure * appeared to be good , but when we find that they only laugh at the wrong * of a long-oppressed people it is time that we should throw both Whigs and Tories overboard . . ( Loud cheers . ) It is true then * was ifow and then a "skirmish with wie ' 'Whi gs , * but'the'public mind' was mot * o active ; . then ; as it i * nowj i ¦ We ' loitered ¦ oti-. thun—wul . why ? , Becaus > e' we relied , on a- Whigoppositioa in , : . the House of Commons to light our battles , but during one sessioft that the W ( higs ^ have been in fomcti one , opinion of a public man vAf . sufficient to ' gti'fle all reform , to you are rightinleavingthoae who have performed so . little . ' Reiyingon the promises of tne WBigsJ we stuck to tho . se who bfomised us equality in the law ' and under the 1 b % , ' bnt instSad of joining
with the . party who gay » them power , they have R anked themselves with our bitterest enemies . ' HaVi > not tne Whigs made use of the Tories'to carry , their measures ? ( Yes . ) Have not the Whigs passed measures which , had the Tories been .. in , power , they would not have allowed to become the law of the land ? Would the Whigs , have allowed ,,. the ! . Tories , to pass a . Bill to . coerce the labourer ' , in a wholesale manner , in the shape of the . starvation . Ne ^ ' Poor Law Bill ? ( Nb . ) , ! " Would ; the Tories have dare ' d" to transport theraen from Whom they bad ' derived all / their p'dwer ? ' ( No . ) , Would ^ hey not have openly and boldly , in terfered in the ' m ' etropolis , ' rather' than' hkve gone to the rural district of JDorche ' ster , in 6 rder tb'get « ictims of the social malady- they 'had-crei ted ? ( Gheersi ) ¦ [ Having
neithertimenoriBpace-to follow ; Mr ; iO'Conuor at leiigthj we . mui"t proceed to condense ; hisyery . elo ? quent 8 peech . ] i After shewing ithe . veryeagy manner in which b . euwas twice returned forMs . native county ' ( Cork ) , , in ; ppn . seqnen (; e .. of 1 his having ever copsis' < ten ^ ^ tlyi . advpcated tne princi p ies on whicTi ^ the People ' s . Char ter is based , condemning Mr . O'C ^ nnellf or his inconsistency and treachery ? in now acting with the : very ' men ' whoin he ' characterised aa Vagabonds'tad rasc ' all \ n 1832 , andwtronglyreprelien ' dihghis condudt ' 'bh " the tithe ques tioH ' , Mr . O'Conhor said , " That man , I know will diea Tory . That man tias made Catholicity ' his "MibbUy-horse— -h « has made great questions , a- ' matter of" pounds ^ shillingii , and pence . ¦ 'He has consented to take so smull an . instalment off the degradation with which his countrymen
have been ' starnpfed , that they are still an'ifthe entire horse-snoe was brandedupon theirforeheads . 1 am a Protestant , but I would go further 'than the Catholics against tithes . My family have spent their propertyinfightingforthe Catho ics , and 1 have done the same , and yetitiacaid that Feargus O'Connor will fight against his country ! The ' world is ^ my republic , but I have never forgotton that Irebindismy country . " ( Loudand continued applause . ) . Having pointed out the ' . imp ' ortanc » . of acting' with' Ireland and demanding their rights , Mr . O'Connor said I look to Universal Suffrage to turn the tithes into ' a fund for the benefit oi the poor instead of the landholders . ' They'belong to the poor , and ' not to the pnrsons ; and 1 have shewn , in an article on the subject , that , if let out to the people , they would
require no Poor Law , even were they let so as to produce five per cent . ' 1 have shown that , in the hands of the parsons , they are damaged to the extent of 50 per cent , per annum , and that , if placed under proper control , they would produce £ 1 , 200 , 000 per year to the people . " ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) Having again condemned Mr . O'Connell ' s conduct on the Tithe question , ' he remarked that , having mi imperial Parliament , their grievances mustnecessurily also be imperial , and said that , if he could help it , Englaud should never have justice without lrelrind had it also . He then proceeded , "This is the theatre to argue the ques ' ion , no 5 in Ireland , where the will of one man becomes the law- of the land ; but , thank God ! knowledge is flowing into that country , and a lew good Christians are finding
out that there is one great wolf among them that would swallow all . the Hock . " ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor then proceeded to . refer to bis conduct in the House of Commons , arid , after exposing Mr . O'CtinuelPij wantot sincerity respecting his vaunted motion for the repeal of the union , and a provision for the destitute , " able-bodied Irish poor , said , " Then , again , Daniel O'Connell said that the Dorchester labourers were legally convicted ; and , 1 , in opposition to him and thp Attorney General , contended that they were not . Well , the next day , at a public dinner , Daniel said that \ v agreed with his friend Feargus O'Connor , that they had not been legally convicted , and the folluwing dny , in the House of Commons , he again said that theyAarfbeen . ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) Then
c ; uue the Reform of the Corporations in England , aud he , along with ( the dastardly Whigs , gave way to the Lords just iis we were ready with the ' pressure from without' to reduce them to obedience . They passed a bill , it is true , 'but I do ribf value it , because it has only taken the power from the Tories , and given it to the Whigs ? What has it done for you ? Has it reduced your rates ? ( No—Yes . ) Has it not taken away from you the men who formerly : advocated y our cause ? If it had not . been for the M unicipal Bill you would not have asked Feargus O ' . Conuor to have come here to-day—you would have had , perhaps , your new Lord Mayor . ' ( Cheers and laughter . ) . Well , now . J come to the . working classes . Mr . Swain has said very justly that your object is not tp rob others of their wealth . You do not want
to take anything from their plates ; ' but I think you might have a little' left on the _ corner of your ' owui ( Cheers and laughter . ) Now , have you ' not gone' on worse and worse since the passing ol the : Reform Bill ? Do not you find that when taxatiou lalls short , they borrow from your labour in the shape of Exchequer Bills ? Do you not find that , though the principle is fictitiousthe interest is sure , and that you have to , pay it ? , Is it not truis that when the old bark was . iiearly shipwrecked that they used you to set herafloiit again ? What . did Spring Rice—iny little cou ' ntrygen ' tleraau } shaking , the bag d p then ? * . Did I ' m not fly ' to your deposits in the savings banks ? He said tha ^ tbere was benind the moneyocrucy ( wH 6 ha'd caused ' all'the mischief ) somethiiig stronger than the moueyocracyj and that was the deposits in the savings bank ' s . ' That ¦
has enabled them to set the bark nfloatnone 'more ; And what good did you-derive from it ? nTheytold you you were ignorant ; But , if those ; who are ignor rant , ihave : been so wise as to save tb . e . . couutry , iii God ' s name give them . ji share of the property tuey have created , and of the power they have upheld . " ( Cheers . ) . The . speaker then , proceeded to ridicule the cry that the poor " we ' re too ignorant ib have the ' Suffrage , when the moment that he" bvcame possessed of a large house he was I ' outtd perfectly conV peteiifto vote for members of parliament , and theu ^ ( iii allusion to' the cry which was getting up fbr more moderate -r heiisiires to stifle' the Charter agiunion , ) said that no sooner did the people arise 'to demand their rights , - than & ¦ juste ~ inilieu , party interposed , and offered them a compromise—not from principle ,
but expediency—tor if > the people to-morrow , said they , would be satisfied : witn , Household Suffnige ' , they would show their real intention by endeavouring to raise ; the franchise higher than it was at preseiiti "So , " continued , the speaker , ' " ' stick'to Umvers&l Suffrage—it is a , question worth " living" for _ and d y ing tor . It is better worthy a great struggle ' thAu all ! they have gained by thHir sanguinary r ' evblu ' tjoij ' s . ' ;; ' He next prbceedtid'to condeinn the magist ' racyand landlords" for 'delegating ' all their'power , as regarded the relief Of-the ' poor , ito the' V three devils ; of Somerset House , " saying , ' "This hiis been the last act of suicide on ithe part of the country gehtlemen-f-to allow their local powers to be usurped bv these : cruel , heartless ,, brutal Commissioners . 'Ibis alone was sufficient to have created a "
revolution . ' . The . moment this measure became thelaw df . the'land , then the very elements of society were ' disorganised ) and we ought to havB , begun ' agkin ;" Having contrasted the present condition ' of the ' op eratiyes with , what it wns forty years' ago , ' when tK ' ey lived ' in happy coramuniues * instead of bring shut up'by thousands " in one great money-monger ' s factory , " he cautioned them against being led away from their great object ; saying , " lf you swerve from Universal Suffrage , depend upon it you will have a Dutch ; auction . . They say tl » e people are to be bonglit > i-Whyj I am to be bought myself , and my price is"Uuiversal Suffraxe . - ( Loud . cheers . ) ; The people are to , be bought , and I am marshaling , them for thegreat nationalauctiou , and at last we ' shall get public opinion to give us our high price . ( Cheers . )
lhere will b « Lofd 'John Russell and Sir Robert Peel . bidding 'for iis—one' against the other . ' SJr Robert will say , " A' £ 9 franchise , 'Mri A ' tictiprieer . " "Eight , "' sjay . s the other ; ' " SeVen ^ sixV five , four , thri v e , ' two , one—Household Suffrage (—Universal Suftrage ! " Then when ' Peel finds that : L 6 rd Johii h ^ i ' got'the'lot : he-willsay , " Diau ! t Itnod , firet , 'Mr . Auctioneer ? " ' " iNoVLord John nodded nwt ,-r-but 1 willputupthe ' lotagain . " '"And , I'll , throw , iuyote by Ballot , ! says Peel . " AndAunuil Parliaments , ' says ^ Lord John . " And . No Property QuaMcatioii , !' shoutsSir l { pber , t ,. '' . Arid . P , ayme ut to . Meinbers , " cries , Lord John , —and J ^ e . ' gets" the bidding . '( Gftjat laughter ,, and cheering , ) i ; Th « re' is . nbtfiing hob ' igomin .. Jikein tuw , becuuse wliiiethej ' say : thatybu are Tgnora nt . and 1 know- hot wiiat ; yoli ttre ' clitfiink to those ' la ^ rwhich were ' made'by -yotfr' wia& '* an . ' cpst 6 rs , " ah ( l' dot b ^ modern men' of science . " r Universal" Suffraga and' Annual ^ Patliam ^ nts . twera uph ' elbV iritliose ' good old "days- ^ you' Btiokii to ^ ihe i
constituuon-: v « tei Dyriiallot ! . there ; wasjnQt fdbeiiau ^ i it ^ Was not 'wanted ^ modMni corruption ank intiinidatibn 'did not ' call for it the ' ni ' 'Therefore , > we wiU ^ either have arepeaVof the Cofn'Lawg ^ northe Ballot ; we will not have the ladle till : we have the : ! "oup to drink with it . ( Cheers . ) As soon as , we tret Universal SuffirhSe , then we will , begin ; to ; look i for 'these ' things . ( Cries of heai , hear . ) , When . we find that we can turn the repeal of the Cora Ua ^ s into &' proper channel , then we , will seBk tneir tmaoi - but if we are to struggle for the manutaqturerto enable him to create a greater , competuiyis power so that he may go on garnbling and suecuUttiiig , ' j say , no repeal of the Corn Laws until we nave ' Uuivef ' sai Su tlrage tp protecV . us . " ,, Mr . O'Cbn ^ oi' ' thW . ' p ' rbi . ceeded to say that'free trade , under present circutni stiiuce ' s , would benefit foreigners ' more thariourselves inasihu ' cn aV if would ; soo ' n' have" the' tendency ' ot glutting themarkets ' on tlie continent , ' and causing a depression at home , to prevent , which , ; b . e would
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regulate machinery . Before he repealed the Corn Laws , he would wait till every acre of land was cultivated—the reason wh y it whs not cultivated at present being , not because it Was not worth cultivating , but because the farmer was ' contented' wrtb , severt or efght ¦ peFcMt ^ r 5 ft ^ ! w 1 ffle ^ the in 8 WUf « c * turer got 100 . VVhen evei ^ animal . used for pleasure : or sport had beea de » troy « aj " wnen every oakhaj . been felled ; 'and every-park ttirned into a corn Heidi , then , if ' the land would not produce enough tor th » support- of the peopley would ! hu ga elsewhere ; for . corn . > 'So away with ; all this array , " -continues i Mr . O'Connor , " . away , with ail this tndnseuse abouti'feeling . . While men aro looking acros * tti ^ Atlantia < " > and feeling for the Blacks—and spine , meu . prolessing ' ' to feel for the Canadians—will they , feel for .. youl '' They will not . Human stable * are being prepared /'
for . you—arid . machinery is being prepared lor joij sio" that that ' which does the work ofi five' men noV ; will then do the > vork of eight . "Ye *; ; three-eightnS »; wiil be'thrown out ol employraeht , " and what are you then to'de ? Take Harry ^ Brougham ' s . adrice ? Harry said , in lhe Houbt ) of Lord ? j l if your lordships want to save your estates let'there be no . poor laws , for the poor ought to save enough to keep themselves . '' This is beautiful in theory ,, and beau- . tiful in practice , and betfiitjful'in ' Harry , if Harry ' had tfcted upon the principle . ' ( Laughter . ) But what ' did Harry do ? Why , instead of « aving ' eiiongh to keep himself , he no sooner goCinto . office ; than > hd set about increasing . his retiriiig , salary .. ; ( Laughter , and cheers . ) He then proceeded , to ; show the fallacy " of . Lord . Brougham ' s , reasoning , by stating that , if ' avilW nrnririntr man tfflVpri tin -PnO _ all t \ ln irstlrl «« J ' B 11 ^^* % & wftbCVIUi
v * % ^* 1 *¦ * f % IV ** 4 ^ L ¦ ww . w » ,. mm avvw ^ *• . 1 % * A * isilver , and brass , '" except the brass on Harry ' s face " -7- ( laughiter)—would be ' swalloWed up in tha first quarter ; and in the second , all tbe tithes would ' go ; irithird , all the land ;> and before the end of thV year , tKe- country would-be ruined .. . He ridiculed 1 theidea of the opponents of the people , stigmatising ! them as immoral , when the Government lived oui their immorajity —( in allusion . to the , gin-shops , ( fee . ) , and said that , if the people wereto become moral for twelve , months , ! the , Goyjirnment . would , be-ruined . . Having said that he soiight to ' desjrdy trie improper power of Queen Lords , kud Commons ^ and to mak »' the people the legitimate ' source of all power , 'h'A proceeded- ^ ' If I did . not kno « th ' atthe true spirifi ' of the British Constitution was lurking in yorJr veins , ! would never again rake-my voice in the ' of Radicalism
cause , but , I am convinced that , when the struggle : comes , you willfaces . death in ever * shape . ( Cheers . ) It is thus , therefoie , that 1 go on , ; through the winter's blast and the summer ' s heat , steadily making my way ; . I will still go on with . Universal Suffrage . ' ( Loud applause . ) I have nurtured it in it itsinfancy ; I have carried the infant with me \ indermy coat , w shield it from harm ; when I have shown it , I hav *» been laughe ^ d to scorn : but now it is a giant that will crush every one that dares to oppose it . -1 have been trying to nourish thisdarV ling infant , and I have spent more on it in bringingit to its present condition tiuin many men have sp * nt on political objects during the whole of their lives . ( Cheers . ) When it has arrived at maturity , and I cart sit ' iu the House of Commons , with a ' man who iatb . 9 day has his sleeves tucked up—and is there at night
to make laws to govern the work he is employed upon m theday-then 1 willsay that we have a monarchical government with republican institutions . ( Tremendou * ch . ering . ) Men of Leicester ! this is no childish play with me . With every other man , witli th& exception perhaps of Hunt , andafew others , politics havebeeu made a traffic . ible commodity : but I will ltttriom- < Mtt se \ l the people with impunity . ( Continued cheering . ) I have sworn on the altar of my country to accomplish my object—and , so help m » God ! I will accomplish it , or die in the attempt . ( I he solemn manner in which this sentence was uttered produced a tremendous , effect . ) 1 iiave now to thank you for the patient—for the courteous and indulgent hearing which you have given me . I have , according to proml-e , entered more at larea into the principles of Universal Suffrage than I did
during the meeting this morning , . but I hope the feeling will not die away with the ' cheer . I hope that as you leave this place you will enrol your names , and pledge yourselves to the principles I have advocated ; There shall be no strife or contention on my part as to tbe manner in which yon pledge yourselves . I have established 180 Radical Societies throughout Eugland , but I do not care what you call yourselves . Call yourselves what you will —( hear)—political unionists , or Radical . Ro , formers—but never take the cockade from your hat 3 till you have established the principles of which it is an emblem . ( Cheers . ) This hai always been my advice to the men ot the North , ( and , thank God ! I possess their entire ami undivided confidence , ) and how glad shall I be to tell the brave men , whom oppression has not been able to keen down , that both .
myselland my principles—and their , principles , toorhave been so kindly received by you ; It can ot but induce us still to . go on with the good work , with increasing vigour . Men of Leicester , agaiu 1 thank you , an J 1 will give yon that pledge whichj when I torteitjT hope you will give me up . " I renew to you my pledge that I never will accept arly place , pension , or emolument from any government whatever , unless that government is conducted on the principle of Universal Suffrage . No matter how fortune may frown upon me , and deprive me o . l . everything which I now possess , never will I accept of one single penny , fee , tavour , or reward from VV hig , Tqry , or Radical , in my whole . existence . ( TrenieiidouK cheering . ) So
yon must give me the credit either of a man of judgment or ot a zealous enthusiast . Look to the motto you have ' placed on' your banners . This night dissolve the union with the Whigs , and as they '\ fill give you no pnweiv avail yourselves of your negative strength . [ Cheers . ] I thank you againlbryonrfeception , and it iVIr . OiConnell should invade the country , at the head of his army of all ages from I 61 J 064 , 1 will go naked-breasted into that army , of ; crusaders , and tell them our p rinciples , and , insu-ad . of being tired upon , they will ny toour ; standard with all the fervency of feeling that is characteristic to Irishmen . " [ Mr . O'Connor then resumed his seat amidst the most enthusiastic cheering . ] ' ' "; . -
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¦ ' ; ¦ — ' » - ^ ' : ' TORCH-LIGHT MEETING AT OSSETT . 'On Thursday evening , Nov . 22 nd , the populous village of Ossett , presented a verj UHUsunl appearance . _ During thflday there had been a continual tall of ram ; but , when the appointed time of meeting arrived , the rain , as if by magic , ceased to tall , and the villagers poured forth , from their habitations to shew their attachment to the cause of liberty . They were headed by two , excellent bahda of music ,, and proceeded to the open space adjoinlugthe Episcopal r Church , which wan literally covered with a dense bod y of pepple ., " Three hearty cheers were . given on the speakers ascending the waggon ; which a ' neighbourm ' c eentle ' man had nr « .
viously sent for the' purpose of' an hustings . " "Mr ; John Hague was ' unanimoasly appointed t « the chair , aud , ' after the delivery of a very able sp « edi ,= he called upon Mr . Mosley Stott to propose the National Petition , which was seconded by Mr John Moorhouse / rand ' . ' . suppoKt ' ed by Mr . Petec N / ' of , Brad'ord i and . carried unanimously . ^' ¦ Sl " ' i ° i ! r . ? ' 'He n ,, rq , ^ and' proposed . That the National Rent , and subscriptions lor the . support of the Delegates , to tlie Convention do now commence . "" This was seconded by ' Mr . John Conyer , tad supported by :: \ ViLuam RinEB , ol Leads ; and earned unanimously . '
• The thanks of the meeting ' weretheh given by acclamation to Messrs . Bussey and Jtider for their attendance and services and also to the . Chairman for his able and impartial conduct ; in the chair . .,, I he . speakers , and a-great , number of the members of the , Union , afterwards . sa ( . down to a most excellent and . substantial , dinner . at the Carpenters ' Arms . . After which .. addresses were delivered by the President of the Union , b y . Mr . ' Peter Bussey , Wm . Rider , and Mr . Samuel Healeji of Devfubury , and the lollowing . toasts giVen , ' ana " accompanied with appropnateremark ' s . ' T / i ' " ¦ ! : |! : !( ' T . —The Pebple-the true source '< Jf all wealth
, anathe true suurce of ^ all legitimate'power . ! ~ iThe Members of the National Conventionmay succe « j attend ithairneffortsj -and the cause in which they ar , eengaged ., „ ,.,. , , , , . i ? - "; ff ^ . li u I s , , Wam | s Br pnteir ^ O'Brien , Esq ., 3 f ; . i 9 ^ P \^ j ; ne « f , ^ pheny , aha ' all true and houest friends of the people . ' , ' ' . ^ -J C ?^ " of Feargus O'Con nor , Esq . ; and ^ « nue « pSfe l
exSed pSS }; etr MVOIGOnnOr ' ^ *» if D ^ E ^ efSSjf : ^^ n Tlius terminated ' , a liemionstratipninotsobn ' to be forgqr tea in OasetMtu } its neighbourhood' ItBd TO H ^ Wu ^ y . ^ irculatedrbyTa-few purse-proud ^^ on ? n . ^«! ' , , ^ « lisni ;' Mpiupoer ^^ ^ and blood-& ^ ife ^ tf"& JWWh «\< 1 Patriot ahd disturbhncB-wonldc ! be the ¦ comeWnbe bf the meetingl'but iKejutipWknew the ' reverse : and were ' not aisjjo&d to givecreaence to' the Idols and foola ol'faciion ; theretore ^ uhe ; falsRhood * ' of the , little ¦ knot were of no : aVail- * notJ a muririur of dniapprobaition was heard , nor & single httndiaised up in opposition to , 4 ht } , ipe . tition and . rejjol . uti 6 ui ; . ev « nt , hefew who ^ aine ,. prej . ud } c « d . against , the , fta 4 ii ^ U iemained !»• acknpw . ) ft dge itha ^ . ^ eyawere ^^ . ^ e fenarictera they had supposea tlu ^^ be ,,. ^ | fi — ^
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' A * ¦ *— *• ' - > "T " . ^ A . ' . ^ lw , . ; . 'A turni ^ , mea 8 u ^ ipg * : til ^ Jty ^ 8 Bven- inches : n ciroumference , and weighing-upward * of seventeen pounds ,. wa » lately growa . byrMr . il ? -. Walker , of ths county : of Wexford .- . .. It ,. was , rpr « duced . . by seed sown in potato ground where * the crop . was thin . Both crops were very : abundant ,,, and . ofl 6 of tht potatoes measured nineteen inches in circumfereace , and weighed nearly : three pounds ., . The , result , hero suggests the advantage of sowing turnipu wher « potatoes partially jniss . .- ; : , ¦¦ ¦
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i 6 THE NORTHERN STAB . December 1 , lm
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 1, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1034/page/6/
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