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      oa ether top , c * which lie shoeght of paramount interest to the labcrarro | f classes . I H «> ar , heaT . ) The p ^^ fce * » f pvery G / avwament whi ch bad hith ? rU > existed in this country bad been to diametrically oppeSsBTta ^ -evt-ry principle of reason , josoce . ud SUOre , tk » U tii © loag-suffering aid oppressed millions JBrtij treate 1 wiih worn and ridicule any prsteosioo oa the part of the > lo : nina , iit , lartiom to ameliorate their degraded condition . The people bad now taksa their cause inu > their own hands . ; a&d ssch was the spirit of research and intelligence * br »* d , that ha die not in tae levt doubt that the present mowmest would shortly be successful , and tkat tkfl just demandi of the working cla _« ea would be paid in fuiL / Cheers . ) How cenld they , without an alteration of the pr ** est itrociaus system , ¦» ldch cm « th # r tnti , ra whirh lift ihocr ^ it of TATarnnnnt in-

      pr # elnd * d the po » rm * n iVom nay ahare in mating those laws he was compiled to obey , repeal tho *? atrodnu . * ena . etm . eEU which -were ihe tomb of taeir li&rfces ? ( Cheers . ) He wohM dwy any man there to point him on : a single law -which " did sot oppress the po > r man , while it irate an nujust preeannence to tie arisrocmticrch . ~ H » could no « . in the campa * s of * short > -p * ecb , lay open the villany of th * se enactments . ( H ?* r . hear . ) The time wa . < when things wee Quite different—when tha liberty and thftprooertyof toe humblest were respected —( hear ;; and ¦ vrli a , ia i ^ s emphatic laBgu * ge of » criptar < s men sit under their own -rinr , and their owb fiij tree , bob ? dirin | to make th ^ . tn afraid ; but sue :: weald sever a ^ aia be the hap « y condition , ef the People of thi « coH&try till ' Universal SuEfrap * became the law of the ' land . ( Chem . ) They "hid been accused of being tiisoonUnted . a . « though diso « H . teut were a crime oi the blackest eve : bat hwosld

      inform their rulers that the opjprei > . sion of the pecple would justify them in hari&g recourse to arms , when all moral means failed—and fee fancied they would consider this a blacker offence than evrn dbcopfnt . ( Laughter . ) Seme mi « ht think fcis doctrine favoured of physical force ; and he would confess rhat physical force , or the fear of it , would , in his opinion , alone obtain for the people their jtiit demands—us I never till the ? eopk were aft armed , would tie Charter of their Ji&eraes ba obtained . ( Great cheering . ) Upon the aemiagof the people depended their * alvation or darananaii—whe : her they > hoald be snak lower and lower in the ab ? - ^ of misery into which tLey had fallen , or rise higher and higher to the highest ipinaacle of liberty and happiness attainable by mankind . ( Great cheering . ) But as ye : the people had been willing to use moral force only for the fcttamaieirt of their end ; while the use ef phyncal force had been- confined to their tyrant * iloce . "Wifcae $ !< tb * hundred * of thousand * of Ht-s gacriticed

      ^ ia wars only uadertiien to gratify iheir ambition , ¦ ad * -rve taeir interest . ( Chevr *) Let them loek at she eSUct of the li-w * of primogeniture . An tmmenss ertak > , capable of sustaining thousands in comfort , was entaiW en the eldest son of the lordly aristocrat , while the remainder of his breed preyed and fattened upon the heart ' s blood of the B-ople , who wera slain in thos * ands on "the battle field sidon the bloody deck , in order that The . v » anstacra . de -senescence * mig'ht be provided -with Pay , gensictns , aad plunder . L = t them look at the efiect of the Corn Laws . These accurs ?< i laws alone _ sacrificed thou > iads every year , and were a frmtfnl iourca of misery aDd " crime ; but while he acknowledged their " iniquity , he won ] .-resi * t their repeal witioat Uuiver . < jd "

      Suffrage—( cbeers )—and Jor thi » pltdn reason , that tae miilowaers juid money-mongers would immediately appropriate all the a-ivantage * of tit repeal to thems ^ lras , leaving ths peup : < - as wr-: ch »> d as f ver , and for ^ that reason he . for one , would not again be a oat ' s paw in their hands . ( Cheers . ) The p > op ; e aad been deceived by them on the Reform qu >> stian , and if ticy joined in the Corn Law agitation . th > .-y would be deceivtd again . ( Great cheering . ; The Corn Laws woald not exis : twesty-fonr hours aftfrUniversilSaffragehad beenebtein-d . Lctthem l « ok . at the effect of die Established Church . There they icight perceive a bench of bloated and thick aculkd bishep >» whose god uas their beliT —( laughter )—who _ cared not nr the soul * of thsir Sock * c Ismg is they pocketed taeir mon < -T—( trfmendoui

      caexr ic ^ , * x : d cries of - Aye , Uiat ' s ir , lad V )—wX- were clothed in purple asd fine liaen , and wh ? fared samptuously every day , while the producer * of this wealth wers hal :-ie 4 - lui half-clad , and o ^ ren oompeDec to roam a * honseles » - Tagabondi , to . it id b « ag insmured iu ta-- Poor L » w Blstileg . ( Crie-, o : u Shame , fchama , " siad great cheering . ) Let mm look ax the whole trib * of pau ^ ioners aad placem . 'n . There were Home Secretaries * r& Foreien Secretaries , aad utder secretaries and private secretaries ; aad ( hWe-srere paid for maaa ^ iug the account * of lazy Bet of irate penaoofrs and yaoper ? , wtie overgorged thenaaelves oc tUe public spsil , atd who ndidtd upan th * * weat wra ^ . g froaa the brow of a tciiins pespie- ( So . vine , siam ^ . ) A :. d yet t ' : is to the country whicn th-. r aj-i > if > cra . tic i . i > trn ! Lirers hfl . .

      ds * # cn ^> d as the «? ary o { surroundiu ^ niuoa . * , rmd the adrniraricH of tile ^ orld ! ( La . uehter . ) And then , with thr *> evil ^ acd taousands besides , staring them _ in the tace , they were toM that th >* fU- ' orrt Bill « jy S ^ - j . 1 . ( . Gr-a .: > . QjjbteT . ) Fiuai ! ^ i eli , but tber s-v-uid » c * e sooth tijat : auJ tUer Wi > a ; c Ttad ^ arscr ta u-ach Lund John a htt . e b-tter . ( Cheers aii = J iasifeier . ) L-1 them for a moment reconsidfr th « - bicaidd bench of Bisno ; : s , with tae seven or eight Ujtus&ad oth-r Cborch digni ^ ne * . aod irrwuriae tiiein eiidarii »| r lor ev *? r nad eTcr . ( Or ? at laaehter . ) They xnuat iaigfc . bat th-y 'wonld find it true . H ? . d not a Lord said ir , even Lord John Finality himself ? ( Chepj-a and laughter . ) Then let them look at tha effects of the > iatiDnal Debt . Kaif thrir earniags went in indirect t&xea to p * y

      toe iBterest of the Debt ; and when they protested against this inipaacou . they v .-r- tolc . " Oh I ' twas ob T 3 ur jicco ' . nt the Debt was incurred ! " ( La-ght « r . ) Now this was a ino .-fi ndicalous libel ol the people thAE aay that even Keddy Bainea had in-Tented . With tie vast and amaziBg Debt of nearlv £ 900 . 0 ;» 0 , 000 , nnded and nufundei . to pay the interest of waich 24 < . is gathered asnuAfly in taxes ior * tery ui' -n , ¦ vro maa , akd ehiid in the British dominions , haw co-i ^ u the Govermnent exwc ' . uw people of thi » cr-jctrr to be satisfied witL theirxondition ? Th !< Debt -inng Mka a urTU-sUH . ' round ihoxecks of th * pet ,- ?] - ' : * md h" tro « ted they wjulij nevr-r b ? » » -d > ried till aii mention of it t 3 > Entirely ob iu-r&wi froHi trie public jed ^ er . ( Cheers . ) This Debt . t > i , to doubt * litiie Lord John -wo-ia consider final .

      i ' Lood cieers . and iiuehier . ) 1 ; eas to entsdl thizaonstri . as Dr-b : on the piv « eat g £ -r : er < iiion . thr . i our fathers poured out their blood like water oa tLe bp . n " . e-ti ^ la ; fc ^ i ; hi « millions of li . es wer * sacriticed : for thi > . and to ^ roi-idp for the younger bran ch- " . * o : tae ariiitncracy . ( Shaite , * hiiii-. ) Let them look at the enects of the bloody Bsrale Act . Hr . sbafcrt * pir ; ed * rozn * -h-ir wiv?—the tender babe torn'fcom itsHiolher ' s brea **—the last spark of domestic happnit-sfi f-irLrgaij'hed for ever—and ail th : * at th «» fiat oi thr iii-: rap niisnaaied the Honne of Co ^ junni , the present constitution of which Lord J aha declares to be final . ( Oh , oh . ) L-t : h » m lo ? k at his little Lord-nip " s circular to th a Lords-Lieutenants of

      coonnes . Abcnt 800 , 003 individuals with tceir kewu-on lord it oTer iiiillioiis of poor producers ; nan because tb ^ latter * how ? rnmoms of not mu cb lonzq- submittm ? te their tyrkaay , Lord Johr . Finality cooliy recositnends the rich to arm themse ] rp < s ^ ninst the poor . ( Shame . ) The peopl * - a ** e mble in public meeting * like the present , to seek redrew for their jpi ^ vancejs and the Whigs mee : them - > ntha despotic Rand Polic ? Bill . Th-ir oalj remedy ' or tke » e manifold grievance * wh ^ , serer to ct » a * e apitaiing tbe question of the People ' i Caarter till they attained it ; and , in conclusion . ic woni'l advice them to obtain it at all erent *—Stacetibly if they ct « uk— forcibly if obliged . Mr . airsiow then sat down aaidstload cheenug .

      Th" Cn . ilF . jJi > ' thea p » t the xesointien to the me « ting , wfaicu p- i * seu ) t tuikBiuioiisir . iir . Charles Coxa 02 r »« a to propose fhe wcoad re * olstS « a . He w \) old Itrtnt to Mr . ibhvon , of lianuiiey , th-. luk of enUrginj oa it , aad w ^ n'd merely ft ( 5 d re ** » few wo . ' 3 « to the Sfftirt . II fke Whijr G . anmimmt icbt * determin-d on ^ Tfc-ca-inp tbeir itiffMir * , at io former time * a blood-Ttiiruf fi ^ tvm bad peraocaieii iiumeit , Anbur TllistWwood , atkd oiher lU (* v « d }>» tnot «^ U they trsre det « rmuie < i again tn r » -enact ibr biooo / . maisua ^ o ( peterloo—then ha , at all h ^ sard * v » s pr *» paTi » d ti > trr •* Harock ' * asd let slip th "

      40 ZJ of »»! " ( iJi >* fT % . ) Tea ! tl » e Wkjpi -were prcrin ^ tW ^ ueVrcs equail / da » pori « with ti « Tonn ; voi ihocld thrr pensj » t in » rre « tinj the p «> pj »' i daUgmUs , ie , for one . wm preptred t * lay down hi * hie imieir Aefente . Tney T&igXt aceutr him of treamn , xnd bring him to lheseafinld bet be prr ? r w « oH eeue hi * demands for UftivfTial ^ offrage . I ^ t tbe ljing prem pet that duwa . No doubt they woald « " £ SHti * e tkkt m *» ttDg a * wiiu Jri » km » a , rrroloriosisu , djs ., dec . but whiterer casrsa ther toot ni alike tndiffer-Mt ts him . wao o ^ itbrr aotpbt their praise or th « ir fclwne . Tke id * oJoti » n ht i * ad 10 propov > * w a > follo « ri :

      •* TnatM » fir » t * tni to » r * rd * aviating snr » carc » nit « d br * iiren , xni that thftv mavhire al ! tut awi » tj » . e < which a onrrspt sad fywunieaJ 1 »* Kill admit of , a Nad » niil DeCcec Faadbe aoir tsttbiiabed , to he » ppli » d to the texnTn . n V ^ stcfit of all those who niaT b « honsored with , tlu 8 oferi > . a ^ ntal TeDg « Mee ( at tie p » rt the y ttie in the prwentgloricnw «^ ucgle . " Mr . Wiiii . AH R 0 BZRT 5 ssooi ^ ed the rrtalu ' . iojt . Mr . Vv ' iLUjlM ASHTOS , of BwrsleT , wa » then int .-od « e » d by th > ChairtniB to anpnort the ra » c ! ttki ) , aad vra . * receircd witi ; enrh »^;«« i » . tie « pflke aearij a « foLWwi : —Mr . Chair . mm tad Kriendi . > t tht « Ut « hour , a » d alter tbe exwUmt Mir «« n ton have ^ eart froa U » e precedBg *? e * kr » , I nt » U ocenpj yra fcnt a very ihort tim » . A * . boTerer , I hare h < rpn called npon , I e .- > me Jonran } with treat pleasure , > ad Ji » t \ em eoiuiiteMT . a < 1 k »» e »» 3 ene * t&ote * o » fiwn a Oovernmeed pr ^ eeoikm » r » e ] f . ( Ch « ra . > WkyzioetUtTeTiiiM . it hiTe reecurae to theit repeafed arrwu ? la order to « nuk all Opposition ; but kt the ^ M ^ Eares do a » I did oa » lon oer

      • eeasion ; asd their kape * " * U 1 he < wappoiatod . Wbe * I wa » Mot ob hoard tha hulk * for oppotiag the 6 cT « nu >«» t of tb « 4 » t , 1 swore I wonU retoru to g Df ]»« i to af h » : a t « the bit k » nr of my rrisretK * , or perith ia thtj e » aae of fruedom . ( Ca-vr * . ) ' L * t th * 4 « WatM act bv a u&Har apirit , and the uweol h . - HTt / wiiiW be »* ijted by 0 k « resut . fist wi'l OoTernjBej > tper « i » t ia iW urnti ? If ther and «• stick to 2 eiH » r thej will n ? t ; bat thej mhuv iiridei . Tb-W ! ii » qne « rira of moral feie ing phrnesi farce whick haa " ana » d ^ : ( apT » BBi «» ta amove n * . Now , I prof e ** inyaella M « aa to uon ! / oree : ' oat ) er bj see aawisr jjaorai force will W of » r . y arail . I hare tieneil tbe National PeridflB . u > ** d eb th « people demand Unirtssal SniTrage , Aa »« i » l 1 Vlia-KekU . 4 c . Tbt « Aemaai tkew at a rig&t ; and if the ; are o , wiii liier go in prutioaioK for er * r ? Theft caaua the q «« tion of Phyricai S- ' orc *; aad if »« do butstitk lo ^ etier wk * B > h » cj « U eoc >~ , oo t )« Ttr , iic ™ t ca rf » i » tta . ( Ciwu . Tfat pretest Hooae ot Oosuson * ioea net ears for the people .

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      Sr ^ S " *^** 0 * *• R »?« l ef UW , b « n iissssB g ^ SirES—S « 4 « £ «!!* £ E ? ItheMUlr 8 Wh ' ^ -P «« rxelwirrtr SA s SKSfSfia-KJl ^ S&K e ^ I ? i ? * *^ - ' ^ «»««> - « V ^* "t ; « hile on ifc . 5 SST 4 » T "" «» ' «*«» q » " ^ ion of die . JrcUon of a iTTv ¦ IB * ? " ott > a - Allthe Howe do-s care about ^ .. rt ^ "K . oT police spies , whom tber send orer tie couotry to atuck the j ^ o ltf O ) ,- » lv or myv Won th ^ ircoaiBct , Mrheytbiak outfit . ( " Shimfil ahunle :- ) P . rhap . iW * ^ . P-e ^ . ' * n . . ' ' « . they may carry what I Save flow hav * th » n ^ fm ^ Ar * i * ., d * _ , - * .

      - """ fcorojo taRiiMeu . Na doubt , too . next Satcrday ' i Jltrmry will reiwrt tbi « m ^ tby m mnti-stine of mSeea , kwprt , mro aid boja . Edward R . iM . U Vbo grr , « t cn « my the ^ eapla ever had ; but he j « tuoiblifg from hw ^ ert n . ( Lan hter . ) 1 w < ms isto a * miouer " n sk .. ^ thsoihrr day , asa thpre I taw 6 ^ m- ¦ ' cold p i ^ -. ' ! TLU c « nsiitei . f ^¦ even coplo * 3 f the Jferctm ,, which were foing to b- s-n ; Back t . B > . inM > g . . NendrV ^ d * em sne half mo-s than w ^ r « r ^ mred , » o that they hud to b * « nt back again a »> - c-jid Vig . Aaa this n the way th .- circulation U k .-at up to nine ihoiuiaiiii . Mr . A < Vton conciuJod his uddr ^ s br raUin * on his h-ir-n t « Knite firmlv toj-ther in support o ' f tn « Convention aj the * nre » t nutrin of obtaining tb-a Charier , auj inen « at down amidi ; great applause . T » e a-Koul resolution wan th-n fut to toe meeting ot \ he vhiuTnan , ^ B'icaiTifdBru . nimrraily . -Mr . STaNSKlKLi ) thftn came i- ^ rvrtrd to pmpas * th * th rd = na lut rejolnti-.-n . He » iii tn ^ t tlwir motto forme-1 , wa «—;¦ Lire , aod let Ure ; " bat ihfir sBflerinig bn tran »! u ' riuf d it

      : s : o Lir « who cm . " He h . i 3 kT-at plet . mr . 5 in once msrr aoartnijr the ta « -rair . an ^ . > oWtail ( Uusfht ^ r ) , a » the oppressed peep ] * of thU country * i-r » called by ths waited Aaila , tae painiftd oeysicbrM , and the truitorcm ^ Ju , U « or tile apwtnte V \ hiz pr «* i . ( C . Vers . ) He Ka * hap ; . y in b » inj ab ' . e to ttata tbit me fm ? n ^» of the Ciiarttr were by no mean * sn th-drcriB ?; bat taat , on th * coarraTr , : hey « vnt on 4 » i ! r » tlar . to thftr nur . iVm inch a » » uaU ee etirn * iljHberjted . if ae were asked the c » n » of th « present diw-es * , h = thou'd mit It « ru oecauae thf working- c . to * wai cruchied bc : w * -n rv i" ^* " Ttitocrat tad the lawiermongtr . i Uviahur . ) rh . efica . ai accn ^ d theia of b-: ag tra . ro .-s anj rpvol ^ iunists , tmt they woala prov- th y w-2 re not . Thrr wr ; Ula staud nu ana rrotec ; the : i y < un ; : Qa ^ r-u frnm h * r ^ nemisi—th * v would ranS like a wall of fire arouud their catice l- * a . \ ts WbWd n Jrom aie- elSfIl f-s ; int lQe } r wnul 4 nQ ^ f stJna A | i di » S ' vrannv of the olicarchicil faction , which , had Li inert * Th- CHAIR . M AN-A , . ex « . ' . !« nt nUfri-ni ., nvess , r .. " oi «¦> po ^ i a . tbe . r r-rme-ly Wei * , and a » it i * almust dark . 1 will endeavour to rc » d the re «« luu » u ha ha * w prop » e . i ; i » a .

      That FearjM OCnaner , E ^ ., appointed treasurer , ^ ro fawi , rur the \\ est Ait-jLc ^ ani that ths fund btf v-udei the con' -oa : aiiJmaBag .. 'rueit « fthe W «» t RiJinjf Dc !« a-es in Mic simp mailer » s the National Rent . The surplus , ifanr to be added to tbe S ' aao . uU Bent . " J ' Mr . HOLDSWORTU »^ eoi = d . d the rowlntioB . Mr . SA . ML'KL f . AALLY , > . ( L >« w . bnrv , in supporting the reaoiU-wson , »» id - .-MT . Cn » iriD » n and brother itadic . lis : I Jiave enc < more : a- T-ieanurc o : addc-asing tou under th * t" » ad eanopy of hsarrn , anl of . xU-rtisg yo « to jjin with mem . bs » inij : uur nghu peac ^ blv if w « ' raac—lori-ib ' . r it « eu « u » t 1 ahtrald a , t , perh- ^ s have ad . ^ -od vou ' tonight if IhaJ artwisheO thewparterof tha Nvell-knn \ rn liar M the . Nortk t- rtpeat th « vrstiment 1 afered at Peep breen . tix ., that il an alteration ii , the pr . iwut mun-itr na system » e not . jKedaly made , rae dir-: V . tra ^ ly -A So- ' om and bemorrali will be re-euacteJ in ^ u , ' * e »«» trr . ( Hear , hsr . ) Mr . Bjim has a pJ 0 d ieal t « gar aboGt Pbvucal forct being tbe onlr a- jrnment of th * CharU ^ ts bui he n .-ver aavs any tha . g abcnt the Uir ^ e groa ^ lor ' ihe viue . u pru 3 , * -i by Biward riai «* 3 , jun .,-h » ne »» r , avs an > . tninj ; atwjt th- \\ hig y-.-ceK-sion > n ' . b an r& ^ r of tt- Quri-u fv !! l' f VerF ^ » 1 ' )* 1 ^ « f A « wfli » ai » -l bmody

      -I ^ ^ , ax-with which that d « -x : c 3 l- !« fiction threatened Wi-liam iv ¦ tit uerer reminds you : h : i : ii ISil th- Whigs ^^ ciarei that i-wwa * nght to have a voice in lae el : ctisu oi memb ^ rK . An 3 wh j d : d they do thif ? To iD ^ uce > cu toj 0 in tif : a i" ^ e cry for ths JUU , t : ie whole Bill , and jukmdjj Du ; t ^ e Lih , nn ^ cr ; he pu-tei-. rc t ' aat it wouli ! eaj to farther * e . oraii . 1 et tbry e . irf u ? pa ^ the Charter , whirh ^ oeaa < t S iv « a rnts l 0 every > ni . n , but onl y to those who are an ^ Umea with crime , lij-their . ppmritioB to itl aiu led tnthe eouc ; n * ioa lhal l&ry ar * jjot unut , \ i . t j with criinx . ( Ctn ^ -rs ) Tten let n * nnii « in d-manJ . nf thu Charter , « h : ch wiii eaab . e *» : o carry ihr lawa of GaJ anfl natarr into practice I lie nr *! fmiii - ( the . mb natnralW belong to the hu « jin J . Qti , ; an * th « acripturpa declare tha ; he who will not w ~ rk neither ihall he eat . ( cheer * . ) Le : ns ' . rust in liod and .-ur ngat arm , aad the i . nc : ory is oars . Bbi it ii ni ^ h time tfe at "' reti-e : o r ^» t ; a > d 1 win therefore cpnc ' . ude iTcaljiaj / ,, ) on to befir .-oly nmteJ , that von may be prepared lor th-Cjt . 1 r « tri&ution w h < oev < 7 ii . hai ' i wxe . Mr . K ^ Wv C-iKCIU . eQ Ok ihi . rt ndln-vi SJIii 3 sen ^ ral ci .- -.-rW » nj rr . nch rcgr » t w . s fiprcw-.-d br mary that the m—tine bid began *« iate . »* to pn-veut tlui « p « -aker from aadre « « kth * m at grpite : length .

      fhe reso ntion w-a » Lhcn pat , und carriednnaniinr . u . lT Thank , were voted to it * ch-. arir . in . ilr « r 8 . li « r = Mw arl - ishtoD ( ihe deiega : ^; a :, a Kich . trd O »» : ! er . ar . J art ^ rthrre cbe-rs lor the Convention . Rev . Mr . SUpn-n » , and y . argu ULonaor , b-q .. » r , a the Xorl . hern Star , and three i , ; iu . ' / -ju-:-. « p « im lur N * 4 iv iiaia « ., which wer « gireu « , « mnwv liin U * iJ-IEDtY dlA » O ! ved . A e n-ver attt-iidedan val- 'rK > T meeting where mtr ^ atien tioa w ; s paid to thf rp . ai .-r * . Ori . r auU dewrminitiou •¦^ aracienaed tha whole j .- oceecinci .

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      ' n ^ r^— - - i _ GLASGOW ELECTION— . NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES . _ Moa ^ ay beir-g the cay arpointed for th « tominatio 3 of Candidates for the representa'ion of this CitAin Parliammt , in room «| tbe lnte L'r , AVuliarr Btannek , hustings wer <> trected , an u-ii ' . l , in fr-nt « r f th- Ju > riciU 7 Court HsJJ . At twelve oVi ^ -k , Sben 5 Alison mad * hi * appearance on the h-j-tini : * ' f . » l o « -eo by Air . Oswald a ^ i . Mr . Fea-t'os O'Cor . no ' r ' * K-i tbtfir re . 15 tc . ive -u ;> porterj . ln « Candio : itrs were recfired wun min ^ lca

      Sheriff Auscn , having read ibe writ and the act * a ^ aina : bribery aud enrruptian , asteu if there we » any gentleniin pr « -n : to pr » -. ; rfe a ri : iLd proper person to represent me citv in ParliarneLU Johx Fleming , E * q . ; ot Clartmani , cant- forward am d <; cheers acd Lip-w . He said F-i ! o * - Eifettor * -A vacancy bariag occurred m th ..- : cpreeenratlca of : h \* c . ty , f : ora ihe resign-ition ind ccaih of Lcrd Y \ a . Beutkek , we are / giin cal . ^ d Cpoa 'ft exejcise the privilege conferred aron us by vhe He ' orin Ac ; to i-Uc : a = c ; h .-r Ttoru *« totive * ic hi *

      room . T feel cal-ed vpon , ac a iribu-e of reippct t-j our iate hnuourabit asU b-gh-y re ~ pec " . cd 2 > lei ?/ ber to » ij tnat it wi . l br ditn' -jit to f . na a verson in ail re » pectj capable of filung his p ' . ace . ' Bur I hav peculiar pleasure in c-ctjidk forwjrd to nominate a person who 1 uta sure v > , -iil fee mo ; t corj : aliv and a ^ rceauiy received by you all , ( a voice in it * crowd " Tco weii known' ") and who ha > > erved you be ; ore in the got-d ¦ ¦ - ¦ a ^ se cf R-form . ( Cheers aad h : «^ . ) T ,: e gentltrann : ha : 1 propose i » Mr . Jsrr / .-g 0 .-wt ! d . ( Cher-i and di . « a ; jpreba * ion . ) Gf :: rlL-rnen , I cocfess mat I a . m not accmtomed n public .-. peakiBk' but I

      . Tiive little occa-ion to cty mere , as I am sure 31 r . O « vT&id i-j vreil tcovrn and highly af-j-rfuiatt-d bv ihe citzrni of G ; aj * griw , a-ju thtr = fore , 1 wia enciudr bv r-c-oc ; cr : endiut > 1 r . O «» a ! d to yea an a nt and p . 'Oeer jitr-son tf > rt-pre # ep . t 70 = in P .-. TJiarnenT , Alex . Johnston , E « q ., xaia—Feilow-eitiz-Ds ana elector * of Gld'gow , 1 have much pleasure in earning forvrard OBth" <* occa . « ii > n to second tie ncminatien by mr friend Mr . Fleming , .-in-l I ajreu with * ' \™ ia . ^ e expressions of regard a ^ d > . nd n-spect which he ha ? csed to the r ^ Hiorr of our Utc representadTe Lord Vi " i ;' , iMn BtfB ' . iuc ' k . He was a i ^ &o « u ^ a ^ fii-i p d reaay Qi-iringaishtd &i : ua : ion « , with honour to his coun- 'rv and fliinisif—aad he has

      serves you in Parliatatni wiih an integrity and ndeiity tb-at will be beld in iasti ?^ rtmemb . v . nce . I hope the Hentiment * whic-b Mr . i'leming has t-xprt- * . * ed wih be responded to by tbe electors of Giaygow . GtntleineD , you are now ea ; ltd upon to exerci » e sn imporiaDtpriMlege . ( Lood cries of "We have no prWttego , " bi ^ en ar . d DPTifc-ioB . ) There never was a time » icce tbe pas-ing ef the Reform Bill , when the citizen . * had more oec-ision to exerdso sound discretion ia tbe eltctionot & M ember of Pariiaraenr . Look , Gemlenaen , to tbe state of public atf lir * abroad ud a : home . "We have , in the Eastern coioaies , a war paudvng for the proujetioa ei' our frontiers ; in tha West , a rerolution , alrhoL'phieptincbfct by miiitary p « wpr , is utiil ready to break torch : vre have , in ihe itl&nd of Jamaica , the arintooracv atTarixfceand

      in « nen notttility to the r «? nre * entarivp !> of tbe Government . ( H : «**« and cfceerg . ) Loek at ht 5 me , we hate , from the imWcility asd indecimon of onr Government , I mn ; t cay , differences and ^ ssen . sions RmoDg all classes of the community . Wehaveupiiu xsioEg the reform party for the wan : of ability and for the want of power on the part of the Government . I nwii obJt apptai to yon whether tbe working clPBie * are not suffering the greatest privations ; I appeal to you if the / are not suffering much indeed rrom the restrictions on rn"d « aud the iniquity of tbe laws for re ^ nbibi ; tbe importation of cern . I need not appeal to your feelings , bat I appeal to your inf « liigrence , and ask you to look at tee manufactoring districts of this country . Lowk at Manchester , with the mills on hilf tiiae , and l » ok 2 l * o it Glasgow approaching to the name condition—al ! arising from

      rwtneuons » nd monopolies that ought to be « wept away . . Now , jtentlesnen , thi * great city—tbe second in the empire—the liiremost in commerce and munfactares , require * our ^ oi ce to be heard agaiDi « t tbe gyiiteni that is bringing toh dawn to tbe lowest state of degradation ; and 1 know no ntn more honest , an * raora ' . vill-ng to protect year rights ana interert * , than Mr . J . Onvrald . ( Hi «* e »)^ and a Toice , " V » e will have a man of our e-wn . " ) Gentlemen , be bas told you that he is an opponent of tbe finality doctrine ot * Lord John E , a «* ell—that be i * willing to go forward witi proper reforms for tb » Verjefit of tbe people generaUy — ( Loud cries of "The Charter , " }— that ke is opposed to « rerjthic £ that « oe * to coerce- the honest vot * r — th&t he i « in farour of "Vow by B ?\ iot , iad aa enpHiy to all thtv ? e rt-strictiocs en rade which

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      afflict yoa a > much , tie has told you that he i * Uvourable ta an extension of the Suffrage . [ Hiws aed groans , and cries of ;* ' ^ obidy S [ noWS What ; he mt'fta ^ on tbat uubject . " ] In ' conclasiot , I call upon you To consider wb * t Mr . Oswald has done beforein Parliameut , and I daim for bin your united confident , and your united « pporr , an " a m » n who will fairly represent y .. ur interests in the Hoob * jf Commons . [ Great nproar . | Tbe Shkriff . —You haTe mw be ml one gentleman prap ^ ned and secinded , is there any other gentleman to be proposed ? Mr . Walker , a Member sf tbe UniTersal Snffrage Association , canae forward , and begged Ware 'o move Mr . Feartfus O'Cooanr , as a tit and proper person to represent the city iu Parliament . Cbeers . l

      Mr . Gallachbr seconded the nornin&tioa «{ Mr . O'Connor . He referred them to Mr . O'Connor ' x onduct while in Parliament as a proof « f his fitneiw to represent the city . Mr . Oswald then came forward amidst a fltorm of groans ani Bicses . He 8 aid , g *» atlemen , I hope you will at least h ^ ar what I baie got to Bay , however much you may differ from n » e in opinion . I eo : ne forward to-day in consequ « r . ce of a requisitif-n by a large number of the electors , xaA I n «* d not telljou , pentlemen , that to be called forward on this occa « ion ia an honour that I twver leokfd for . [ Hear . ] I could » ay & great d * ai more on that point , but it is unnecessary ior me to detain joii .

      I am no otranger amontf you ; I may appeal to you on account of tho * e vote * that I £ a- » e when i represented you in Parliament ; but there is one point in tbe addrew which I have presented to you on which some explanation may be required , because that part of my addres * , it has bees said has not been properly understood by some of the fitizenj , that is with regard to an extension mt ¦ the suffrage . [ Hisses , and a call of ' Nobuiy 1 cd « ws what > oo mean . " ] I . shall endeavour to mak » mygulf understood . I am ot' opinion tha : large bodies of the community who have not tbe franchise will

      obtain n—alad I haTe foandea that opinion on th * Relief , that by their good Ben » e , by their moderation , and by their intelligence , they will shew themselves highly anited for the exercising of that privilege . ( Groans , aad calls of" We have intelligence enough ro pay taxe * . ) Now , so far from being opposed to » uch a change , I shall be the vmj ~ -mxn in favour ot it , and shall support it . Bat , while I freely state that I shall support it , I have no hesitation in naying that I think thi « i * not a fit time to agitate that question . ( Hisses and groan * , ) If it is agitated just now , the cause of reform will be deferred , and I know that tbe enemies of all reform and of all im .

      provement are nappy when they see the question agitated . ( Hiiw . ) I am , therefore , of opinion that thij ) is not tbs time to bring it forward . ( Groans ) Now , I have alse to say , if I may be permitted t-a ter-. der iiiy advice to Reformers , look at the party » n thi * country called Tones , whe are opposed to all improvement , and the party on tbe other hand who agitate for Universal Suffrage — the « e are the twoextremeu , and it is my opinion that there is a wiser , a middle course . My opinion is that by not attemptitg that which cannot by any possibility be attained , more will ultimately be obtained , and I aiu of tpinion that : he po'Qt on which we should concentrate our ecergie * is t ! e Ballot ; I am perfectly percuided that if it , s obtAiued every necessary improvement will follow . ( Hear , hear , hisses and

      groans . ) This may appear to be very creeping peiicy , but you will permit me to say that I have a little experience in poliiics , and I ha * e seen that there is danger is asking toj much , because , that by so dump , yeu give an advantage to your opponent * . Moderation will disarm your enemies ; ijoing too fast on will only strengthen them . ( A vaice , " vre have been moderate for eight years , too rtodnate . "' ) If you do rae the honour of returning me to Parliament , I may day you will never hear me give a vote prejudicial to the interests of my country , or to hurt the cau * e of liberty . I have , in eouclusion , to express to you my thanks for the atum . on with which you havt listened to me , and to express my strong seaee of the kindnei * of my 'eilow-eitizenn en tcis and all fermt-r occasions . ( Chters and hiss «« . )

      Mr . Fearous O'Connor was next introduced by the Hir- Sheriff , and wa « received with cheering , wa \ i cg of iiar * , and eiapping of hands , which lasted for ** : ver a ! minutes . When silence was restored he spoke nearly a * follows . Mr . High Sheriff and n « n-L'iec-tors of Glasgow —( cheers and " ' * bravo" ) never did Haa pant f « r opporiutiitj to meet thfe foe upou the battle field as I he . vp panted for this rencontre . ( Cheers . ) 1

      it 15 but a puhl : e meeting , and as Mahomet would not m « mi to tne mountiits , the mountain has come to Mabo .-set . ( Cheers . ) i have very often travelled double the digtance to aid you in your holy work , and to speak to you of things which yoa know » $ well as myself- ( hear , hear , )—hut never before had 1 * o glorious an opportunity of placing before a mixed audience the value of the principles now propounded bv the respective political-parties inthe State . ( Cheers . ) If I hive any cause of r-, ; ret , it is that the Tory party have not ventured to bring their man to battle . " ( Loud eheers . ) But even this , I shall presently turn to your advantage . ( Cheer .-. ) I have told you at our own meetings

      tha ' if our principles could not stand upon argument the -ooner ihey fall the better . [ Hear , hnnr . ] I am n-jw acout 10 support tht-m , neiiber turning to the right ba-jd -. iOi to the luit , neither txteijuatin ^ my former complain ;* , Dor retracting a sentence that i have ever uttered , cor ab . ^ idouing a fiugie position thxt I have taken . ( Tremendous oheeriog . ) Yes , I will prove tna . t whether on ibe platlorm Dt the poor , on the hustings of the rich , or ie the H' : use of their representative * , that I have ever held fast by ; he Roc .-rd principle of justice , which aione can give peace , through tqnali ' y and prt . spent ; . , through re irf 8 eatution , ( Loud chvers . ) I •¦ hall cot dishonour you , or disgrace myxulfbv

      , dealin ^ in --lanuer , Titupi raiiuD , invective , orpersona ' l abufs , icawc I woil . d tiju « h ro build my temple of 'arot upon the wr ? ck 0 ; " another ' s repu ' . aeion . ( Loud cheer * , in which a ; l parties joined . ) Th » wi 8 e geritlercan who propootd Air . Onwald , showed hi * wisdom in hi < brevity , and hii discretion in his ohxerv ^ nce ef that safe ada ^ e , " vir sapit qui puund loquitur . " ( Cheers , and laughter . ) Having littlu to bay , he caid that little well ; hut he whs followed m the spender , uot being guided by the protecting maxim , .-hdl set the danger of his rashness , and snail receive the penalty of his loquacity . ( Cheers ) No doubt notes were compared , aod the speech of the propo- ^ r was to have furnished a text for the

      seconder ; for tbe latter Gentleman professed au entire arqaieseencs iu sentiments and eulogiumn , which were 10 have been expressed , but were not daiivered by his predecessor . ( Chefrs , and laoirhter . ) The proposer never mentioned the name of Lord William Bentinck , and yet the Keeonder acknowledged tnat he entirely agreed with his friend iu the deserved etfogium which he had paid to the memory of your departed representative . ( Cheer ? , and laughter . ) "Well , but what more did he say ? He called the Government a . weak and an itnbeeile Government , and I thank him for the term . ( Cheer * . ) But what better did be say ? "Wh y , he acknowled ged that growing opinion ia the

      Col&nies , and all over the world , was only « upprewsed by military aid ; and in Newfoundland , that tbe presence of military strength alone was eapable of snbj < j ? ating opinion , and euppreminc revolution . ( Cheer . -. ) But why travel so far , and so much o « t of his way for proof of his position , when a slight glance at tome would hare furnished him with domestic example P —( cheers)—and thin by tbe act Rf that Government , which , though he calls weak , he u * ea his every influence to support , and thereby uphold * a state of things which he proven toaeplore . ( Loud cheers . ) He tells you , however , that Mr . Oswald is a fit and proper person , both to uphold ths ministry , and to repress their ministerial

      acts . This i * logic in which I am oot Tersed , and of which I am not a professor . ( Cheere atd laoghter . ) But let us take each man upon his own merits , and judge Mr . Oswald by his own words . He declares agaisst finality , while he tella a « that the time for change has not yet cotne . ( Laughter ) True , and if he and hi « friends are to have the appointment of the time , it will be about Tib ' n Eve which w neither before Hor after Christmas . ( Loud laughter and cheers . ) He gays that thedemand ; for the thin / rs which we seek will impede all reform by obliging all to joia against those demands , while I » ay that Tsntil tfct-y do nil join we gball not know

      our friends from our foea , and when both parties are joined , or rath « r when they acknowled ge their union ,-we BbaU neat thsm both ¦ without striking a ? ingle blow . ( Loud cheers . ) But have we not Jong had a eoalitien ministry , and hire we not her * a virtual , an actual , a practical union ; and had w «» not the same in Edmbnrgb npcu the recent flection ? ( Cheers . ) Yet ; in the two printipal cities in yonr nation we find a surrender of Tory principles to Whig keepisg , and in th » we two important p ! ace « , where the Tory struggle upoR previoo * eccaruooa haa been molt de * ptra . i 4 » and enthusiastic , there opnoeirios to "Whiguery has merged iato opposition , to Radi

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      calism , ana the Whigs , abandoning to » tr positive position , have endangered their very existence by acceptance of this Judas support . ( Loud cheers . ) I « thit not full ptoof that the Terie * now fi wd that o ! d > abuses upon whieb they livei And were fatten erf-ar « as 8 ife in Whig as in Torj guardianship ? ( Chee > r ») Mr . Oswald complains of finality , while I tell him that ho will bu ont > of those simple epg * in the finality wheel , which will revolvo- round Lord John as its axis , each allowed in their rotatory motion to glean what fragment * of popularity they may , while upon the fixedness of rinalitjyand in tbe principles of expediency will depend th « existence of tb « ir party . ( Loud cbeeri . )

      Tney may abuse in detail to oatcb H « ctionul strengtby , but they must agree in principle ts preserve mini » t « ial existence . ( Gheero . ) What , let me ask , ha * been the recent t « st of representative fitness—wrd was there erer such a prostration of intellect aad submission of re * ion as the unconditional support of a Minuter without ebarnctor or aiind , an Administration without principle or talent , and a , party which , fcr want of national respect , must take shelter in the arras of an enemy , to subdue whose pbwer they asked for Reform—( loud cheeis >—was ever , I ask , such , a standard of TvpresentatWe qualification aaA legislatire fitness as this before attempted to be established ? ( Cheers

      and u No . ") Talk i » me . indeed y about the finality of tbs Keform Bill ! as well may you talk of the finality of arts , of science , of literature , er philosophy . ( iTremcndous cheers frain all . ) Tell us as soon that haviag inveKted th « steam-engine , and discovered its defects and the means of remVl y you will oot insult finality by improvement . ( Reiterated cheers . ) No , Mr , Sherifij Reform was but the tree , peace and retrenchment were the pro , raised fruit ; —( loud cheers)—but au it has borne hitters instead of spice , aud has been a upas in the deeert instead of a tig tree in the valley , we will hew ic down aud east it into tbe fire , and , in it * stead , plant the sprig of Universal Suffrage , wider whose foliage the whole human family shall have pleasing , because equal , shelter . ( Long-continued cheers . ) If Government is a science , its count ? must be

      straight its goal equality , and j unties it * only reward . ( Loud obeera . ) Its laws should b * yielding to mercy , and stern against oppression , with an Executive exacting an implicit obedience to their mild authority . ( Renewed chee . ring . y- GWe me equality , andyoushall have morality —( cheer *)— but preserve ascendancy , and you may defy order . Let us have the law , and we will vie with any of you , if required , to frame a strong moral c < nd » forth ? suppression of tbe baser qualities . ( Ciecrs . ) I will , as a magistrate , floe tbe poor drunkard a day ' s pay , provided I am allowed to fine tbe rich drunkard a month ' s revenue . ( Repea * d eheers . ) At * a juror , I will dischargu my duty , if the offended law shall take t-qual veageance upon the rich and the poor offender . ( Entlau . « ia » ric cheirrinp . ) Man i » born with propensities whieh may be nourished into virtues or thwarted iBto vices : hit virtue * are characteristics of his

      nature , while hw vices an * consequences of opprev ^ ion and misrule . ( Gre ^ t cbeeriug , and hear , hear ) Have we not this day heard the same disconsolate nete , to which , for seven ! oBg years of comiHg , but never to be enjoyed , we have listened—( hear )— while , an opinion progrwnea , its opponents multiply their factious strength , resolved to perish in their ruin , rather than to rest in the security which equal laws and equal righto offer to all P ( Cheers . ) I regret that the Tories have abandoned this contest , lot that I would aid them in the work—( cheers an * laughter )—but that I might tesE the value of our several principles ; however , if successful , 1 » hall have the increased triumph of beating

      the union , for uot a Tory hand will be held op for me , while the united strength of both will be exhibited against mf- ( cheers)—and my temporary triumph , if I was foolifth epougb to tarnivh it , fcy subsequent defeat , would , however conclusive , for the moment , vanish before tbe p « wer of the electors in reserve . ( Loud cheers . ) If thin was a general election , my tactics would be very different . In 'hat case , I might for a moment consider the propriety of administering ho large a dose of church poison , as would cause the patient , by one great struggle , to relieve hi .. a * elf , while I fear trr » t the ministering bo small a dose as tbe scruple of conscience of one Tory would but

      increase the Irish Church mauia , and add to the fever , rather than allay the disorder . ( Loud cheers . ) Yen , the addition of one Tory would but make my tnothtr country squeamish and uneasy , while the fell dominion of the factton would oblige her , in self-defence , to immolate their power , and for ever . ( Loud cheers . ) No liore patch-work Administrations—( cheers ;)—henceforth , let us have a . distinctness of character , ar . d a definition of principles , by which men can stand , or with which they will fall . ( Loud cheer ? . ) You * ee that , though the world is mv Re public , 1 do not forpet that Ireland is yet my " country—( loud and long-continued cheering ) ; —and thouj ? b that country got tbe name-of ' emancipation .

      it was but a shsdow for the poor—but a substance for the rich ; and the fruit it bore wa » Coercion . ( Loud cheers . ) Yes , such is the name upon the title-puge of Reform—such is the first act which ripsicrates the reformed records ef the country . ( Loud cheers . ) Emancipation was to have boen freedom to all , while the virtuous mother is coerced to present her naked person in the dead hour ol night , with ko shield for her honour but that which the indignant frown of modest scorn can present to armed and . licensed murderer * . ( Indescribable sensation , aad long-eoi . 'tinued applause . ) [ A T » ice in thucrov . d , "The Corn Laws . " ] Aye , eontinuea Mr . O Conaor , you shall h * . Ya them , too , in tbe

      order of your time , ** I am no « et speech-maker , and you cannot interrupt the ourrunt of speech by interference , as I came here without note or scrap , other lh » n thoReeiid records w * ieh sorrowing thought and Heeu reflection have engraven upon the tablet of my memory . ( Loud cheers , which lasted lor several minutes . ) The Cern Laws , then , I would repeal —( hear , hear , and cheen >) —but not in the way to' open a new source of speculation , for the Jew and the moneymonger in the article of human * food . ( Cheers . ) All natural resources , having bren locked up from the poor , and trafficked in by the rich , I see , under the present system , no sum protection no chance of equal application of a

      measure which of itself way be just . ( Cheers . ) I am for a repeal of tbe Corn Laws when we are : * . rm » , d with tbe means of turning their repeal to n .-uional purpose , instead of cla » n tpeculatian . ( Cheers . ) I see their value , but dread it * Iobs ia the application of our present system to the change . ( Loud cheers . ) You are taught to look beyond the seas for relief , whila you are slaves in thin sea-bound dungeon . ( Loud cheers ) You look to foreign aid , while your domestic resources are uot a twentieth part cultivated . ( Cheers . ) You are compiled to neek this alternative , by the change in your position from a natural to an artificial Htute . Loud cheers . ) Be great at home , and then you will be able to

      command foreign respect , and will receive upon the lowest terms all foreign supplies which you rruy require ; but before yoa can command thsm upon an equality , you must be equal under the laws . ( Loud cheers . ) But even thia they cannot giv « jnu , and yet they offer it , and also the Ballot—to which Mr . Oswald is favourable . ( Cheers , and" No Ballot " ) No-n « scabbard without the sword , no ladle without the soup . ( Laughter . ) Once mask the foe , and then , if you can , discover the friend from the enemy . No secrecy for one , unless there is equal protection for all , and an equal necessity for their protection by all having the vote to protect . " 6 irnmc the avowi-d , thw erect , the manly foe ,

      D-tld I U » m «« , petH&f' * ' ° » 7 tnru hu > <» ow ; But of all plagues tfood heavttn thy wr » th cub sesd , Saw , nn , ob » nve in * from th * wily friend . " ( Loud cheers . ) They offer ub everything that we do not want , while they withhold all that w * ask for ! ( Loud chepit > . ' ) Oh that I had a Tory now in the field te witness this exhibition , and to mark your enthusiasm . ( Cheerg . ) If be wm here and they did threaten us with a man , I would not aid in his return ; no , though I would not Tote for a "Whig , yet would I vote against a Tory . ( Lou * cheer * . ) To him 1 would say" book roand , nnrnly boy Your tattle tomes , in raw dujqintrd mustering . Ke »> bl » wrath : a war of water ? , r » Ued

      Agauist thn head aud front of MtJ ^ twty iud th' people . " Ay « Majesty , for I am for a Monarchy , aad an hereditary one . ( Loud cheers . ) The one head curW ambition , prevents revolution , and keeps the growvr passions in subjection ; and I care not what yen c » H or how you entail the title , provided the power behind tbe throne is greater than the thr « oe itself . ( Load cheers . ) I oppose * sot the executien of the laws , but I object to to * blighting intercession of those , who make th * laws , and then construe then equally againottheMoaaTch and the p * ople ( cheer *); strengthen tbe one , and the other Will gain power ;

      but y » u have weakuaedbsth by drawing from both , and u « urp \ ng th » it retpeotvve prerogatives . ( Lend cheern . ) Gire to tb * Queen her rights , and no more—to the people their rights , and nothing lew ; aud then y » n mil so longer stand in awe of brute force , or id dread of revolution . ( Cheers . ) Oar revolution i * for the rights of the Monarch , aud against tke usurpation of her present defecders . ( Repeated cheering . ) I « r assaults are np < M > the pririlagw ef both . The only difference feaiween the two parties is in their moat * of tieatm&at—net ia the treatment ftwlf . Tk <» fiery Dul » > as the organ , if in power would say to , you—

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      "JI knowy « , Well 1 know y « , jo bajun * up ^ licants ; Fear U the only vrornni p of yonr neala , ' Ana evsT where juu . Imn , jou yield obeUuea ,, Wretciitf * « b » U 1 go purin > r on iu « earth Lett my imperial toot shooWtre » d on emmets ? I » It for yon I um « t «» ntM ray soldier , Aod ouop mr eag ! na from their c » m « n ? No : Ar « y » not commoners , vila things in natur * , P * orpnc

      ( Uproarioas-laughter and cheering , in which the wrholu ineetiog joined . ) Now , said Mr . G'Conmor , let us courier whether there is more danger to be anticipated from the expression of violent public opinion apon ' thtt platform , or in the suppression of that opinion by unconstitutional , violence and legal prb 9 ecMi « a * , while the grievances of which it complains ) remain unredreMed . In the free expression , and * erun i » the violent egression of opinion , indignation , which if smothered , would burnt int « violeHce ,. fi » d 8 a safety valve . ( Loud cheers- . > In those countries , where expression is not free , revolts create alarm but little surprise , while emeutes belong to the fashion of the day . ( Loud cheers . ) . In this

      couuiry you oaunot have revolution without nociee * while in other countries the raising of a single barrier—the project of a single club , or the invasion of a single school , is the herald of rebellion . I call it rebelliwi , because it has not been preceded by the recognition of a principle : —( cheers- )—while I call your assault revolution , because it » from a condemned system to an approved principle —( loud cheers ); . —and it is this revolution which Lord John Russell would meet with the finality ot parchment . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Let hint sit with his antediluvian record of eld opinions before the rushing stream * of knowledge , and say to the fleod-tide of united genius , "Thus far shalt thou

      go and no further . " ( General cheering , and waving of hats . ) Then will t ' c . e tiood-gaces of igaorancs give way before the gathered stream , ana theft will the Tallies of bliss be opened to tha risiug gene ratios . ( Loud cheers . ) Wan there ever so weak a Ministry , and met by such open-mouthed opposition ? If they mako a Honie , the heavy cannonade of old abu . « e is discharged , and their sentineis are no sooner posted than shot ( Hear , hear , and laud cheers . ) But , wherefore is this P—because they fell back- upon the reserve of Toryism , instead of marchiug with th » advance which they themselves had pat in motion . ( Cheers . ) Ye * , they preferred the halt of Toryism to the charge of KadicalUm , without

      trying the quick step of Whiggery as a safe intermediate paoe . ( Loud cheers . ) Had they gene on even slowly with administrative improvement , They would have heard nothing of organic change , and to their desertion , and not to oor impetuosity , therefore , ig to b « ascribed Radical violence . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) Have I not always predicted the unnatural coalition of which the Edinburgh election gave notice , and this day cenfirms P Aincaulay and Oswald will answer both parties , as they will s « rve to oppose us . I must say one word of thia Mr . MacauUy , who had the cowardly effrontery to oall me and you murderers and plunderers at Edinburgh . Now whot-ver robs , he

      lives by plunder ; whoever is murdered , be will live upon the living . ( Cries of " Shame , ' " i > hame " upon the hustings , " He is not here ") Aye , shame , shame . Did auy m&n cry shame iu Edinburgh whwu I was not there ? [ Cheers , and eries of "Go on Mr . O'Connor . ] Yes , this Whig parrot * aid behind my back what he dared not say to my face . [ Cheers . ) He is a mere Whig , who repeats Whig lesions like a parrot , and calculates Whig arithmetic by mnemonic * , nlways understanding that the Treasury stands for TQonias Babington

      Maeaulay . [ Great laughter , and loud oneer- " . ! This man cannot get two idea * into hi * Boetian brain i . t once , and I remember , when studying the Act of Irish Coercion 3 and free trade with India , he became so puzzled that be ascended with graceful sublimity from the the Irish wheel-barrow , to the Indian palanquinfrom the homeless wild * of Conoraarra , he revelled iu the splendid mansions of the rich nabob , until , in the plenitude of exalted , imagination , he he ' glided gracefully from the Iriih dunghill to the vallies of fragrance

      —Where the sweet briar grows in the merry greea-wood , And the tnnak grore diffuses its perfume » o free v Bat blight often gf ii-H b » th blossom and bad , Am the Whig blight AlucuuUy buth seized upon thee . [ It is impossible to describe the scene whidi followed this pisce of sarcasm ; che * r succeeded cheer , and lauga followed laugh , until exhaustion produced silence ] Now , » aid Mr . O'Connor , turning to the quarter on the platform from whence tbe cry of shame proceeded , I trust that the asperity of prose being softened by mellilluous poetry , the lover ef fair-play will join in the ioaocenx laugh against his injured friend . ( Hear , hear , and cheering . ) N « , 1 am no murderer ; far if my humanity win not a sufficient monitor , I know that the day will yet arrive when the murderer shall stand in the awful

      presence of that great God into whose councils nuitber the dictum of the Cabinet , the quibble of tfce Judge , or ihe prejudice of the Jury , shall dare to enter—where murder will be such , but uot by construction of human law or political ingenuity . ( Uproarious aj >| jlau > e . ) So much for one assailant . And now for Lord John . He once denounced myself and friends , and called our agitation foolish . He too is absent , and of him I shall only say , that I would rather wear the name of honest fool , than uhine through the mist of sham renown , which hired ingeuity has cast round his faded reputation . ( Loud and long-continued cheering . ) Fool as I am , they mmt destroy my power , or 1 will crush their dominion . ( Cheere ) Mark the position in which the Parliament will stand after the registrations are completed in October . Septennial Parliame-. its , and

      • he electors of 1836 , of 1837 , of 1836 , and of 1839 , will not have voted . ( Hear , hear . ) They inijiht have sat after the demisi of the late King , long enough to have matured the voter * of 183 ( j , but their aim being place , not representationthoy hurried the country into a premature election , and thereby , spon th ? fiction of the young Queen and Reform , they obtained a renewal of their tenure ; cheers ;)—but in October , if we even co . mpure rhe eight registraHons from 1832 to 183 i > inclusive , they will represent but one half of the electoral body , and none of the dob-elective body , and thus we shall be the black over which the two tactiouit

      will play at wady buekety or gwey pole , till w » make one or the other vanish into air . ( Laughter . ) Where nowii their power P Incapable of mischief from our strength , and incapable of doing good from their own weakness , a consequence of their ovrn desertion . ( Loud cheering . ) Oh , had they but remained with the people , how glorious would have been their triumph and how truly prosperous our cause , but no , they preferred the wily foe to the open friend , and they have fallen into the trap laid for them . ( Hear , hear . ) They laugh at the pptirien of over 1 , 200 , 000 men , and then they ask you to solicit once more . For what . * To be laughed at . ( Cheers , and no more , never . ) No , your

      petition is your moral force , in that you have exhibited . it ; and let the moral philosophers , in whose hands are all the corners of the earth , now put forth their moral strength , and petition fer you—( cheers)—their appeal , if backed by you , will suppress all thought ot a physical outbreak . ( Loud cheerH . ) And now , as I have often addressed yo « upon tbe snbject of p hysical force ^ I know you lon g to let your foes hear my opinions . ( Load cheers , and " aye . " ) Then mark me , for a not a word will I ever retract . ( Hear , and cheers . ) Moral force , I have alwayt told you , is the deliberative quality within each ma i n ' s mind , which teaches him h » vr ta

      reason , how ; t < J" endure ,, and when forbearance becomes a crime ; and when failure follows its due exercise , then- physical ferca will come like an electric shock to iw aid ; it is the thunder which follows the warning , flash ; the man who marshals it destroys it , and tbe man who rocomr&ends it is a fool . ( Hear , hear , and long-continued eheering . ) But should your moral power fail , and should the v * ice of knowledge no longer silence the cannon ' s roar , should the warrior once more pnt on his armour , should sword meet sword in angry strife and civil discord , and should man be armedi against his brother , and the herald announce tha ' : battle has begun , then * e will invoke the Creator of the

      poor , whom not the creator tf . lus j overty , and if forced to battle , God will be our King that day , and we'll he soldiers vnder . [ V . ost enthusiastic cheering * and waving « f hats . } Now , continued Mr . Q'Ceanor , has not that been my language in the absence , of thase gentlemen , and have I nlftped it of . i wwd P [ Ren * wed cheeriue , and crieaof » No > no . » l I ar a now drawing t . a cl « w , and I vust ask if tbow : imbecile Whig » , as tbe Gentlemen ha * designate / 1 , themare jnstined .

      , is calling me firebrand fr « m * my practices . In 1832 , they sought reform ; . tM it tbey burned , asd hung , and transported thoir friends who weru foremon in procuring it ; and they are moral reformers 1- [ cheers and orie * of " Trne , "l while I have led a life of sever 1 yeari unparalltled agitation , no violence has ' iesulted from roy virfe » ce ; yet I » m a roM > er a tnarderer , a « 4 revoluti « nist ! [ Lond cV . eers , and eries of " No . "J You will hold up jour hands for me , while the moral

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      fir urs . prve win negative yo _ r . n . / . i . tr , j * u yet after serving for three years with Mr .-. Oswald , in tha Huuse of Conimond , I now appeal 10 him , before you , whether any man in that House , held » higher character for integrity and Hndwiating devotion to principle . —[ Jfr . Oswald toot of biahat and bowed in acknowledgmeat , which was followed by cheers from all sides . ft-Tie WHigji' reHiirii as of the indnstrious servante— John , w ^ at are yo « . doing ? " » Nothing , SirJ « Whaii ia ' Tea doing ? " "Helping me Sir . " ( Cheers and ' -fond laughter . ) Now one word for Mr . . ttiroot and your petition . ( Hear ,, hear . ) In preetuUug t , he has proved himself a- geatUmaa , a patnot , and a senater . ( Loud cbwrs . ) He ig in every

      way worthy of your admiration , respect , and esteem . { Cheers , and hoar ,, hear . ) I have now Jone ray part , and if my coming shall snatch tha victory from the enemy , and pteee its laurels round your brow , I will be overpaid . These banda which are held up for Mr . Oswald * bobld noe be held up for rae- ( hear , hear , h « iar , )—aaoV those which are held up for me , should not be held up for him . ( Hear , hear . ) Here I stand alane ; your approval is the only part of tbe triumph which I shall-court , leaving to other * the duty of subvertingyeur nominated representative . ( Cheers . 1 And now I trust that I have redeemed ar-pledn by advocating your princip le * by argument and that alone . ( Cheers , and you have . ) I have conducted myself as beoemes a gentleman and the people ' s representative . ( Hearbear from all )

      , I have not taken advantage of tke latitude which the Attorney-General has extended te angry contests , because I seek no protection , save the shelter which the law affords me . Its meshes are made for all to eatch both fish and itj . ( Cheers . ) The law is as a dog in leash slipped e / its respective holders , the sportsmen only joining when the hunted Radical is the game . ( Leud criei of hear , hear . > You hear ; then , the bloodthirsty firebrand , the merciles * destructive asking * for law to insure li ^ and make possession more secure . ( Loud cheers . ) Keep what you have , and labour , if protects , will soon raise its own standard ( Cheers . ) Sir , I am no destructive- I am for the Altar , for tbe Thrane , and for tbe Cottage ; but ! wish to iee flie Altar tha footstool of God , instead of the conch of M |*> moB . i am for the throne ; > ut I wiak io see ft iUDborted

      upon tbe affeetiojsg of the people , * a&er than upon the . prejudices of the Aristocracy . I am &r W Cottage ; but it mu « t be the castle of the freemanand not the den of the slave . ( Loud cheers and waving of hat * , which lasted for several min « tes . ) You see the fearful odds against me . They haw marshalled their united ferces , and arrayed them against me , in the person of a gentleman who stands first in political , and second to none in moral , character and icflue-nce . ( Cheers from all . ) I admit his worth , bat deny hi * competency . ( Hear , hear . ) Our struggle is of a different nature :, I a-. k for

      your hands , while he demands the voice of others to blast your momentary influence . However , terminate this contest as it may , I alull ever feel gratefnl for tbe courteous , the patient , aud attentive hearing with which I have been honoured , and shall n » w retire , assuring yon that , when the vessel strikes , I will sink with the wreck rather than abandon the crew . Mr . O'Connor then-retired amidst the most enthusiastic cheerim ? we ever heard , in which both "Whigs and ToriesWe as if by magic compelled to join ; and upon a show of hands being oalled for , the majorUy for Mr .

      O'Connor was so great as literally to paraijze his opponent * , and , strange to say , many , vtry many of the shopkeepers and middle classes who went for tbe mere purpose of aiding in his defcat , whether involuntarily or otherwise , held up both haada for hi * Bomination . [ "We give but a short flVeteh of the extraordinary and powerful address of Mr . O'Connor ^ -tbe whoto would occupy one half our spae ' e , and therefore we have been compelled to omit uiauy of ih « most striking passages . We ha » e received a Dumber of letters from Glasgow upon the subject , one of which we give , and all agreeing in the electri *

      effect p roduced . The matter is more extraordinary , when by reference to our column * , Mr . O'Connor will be found at Sanderland , on Sunday morning , at a distance of 170 miles frem Glsngow , where the election was held at twelve o ' clock oa Monday , and to which Mr . O'Connor mm * t have travelled the whole of Sunday night . Amangst other impressions which the speech made , we hav > had a letter from that gentleman himself—informing ua that , upon , the termination of . tlw tusinessa wealthy "Whi g followed him to his hotel , and offered a subscription of £ 30 if Mr . O'ConBor would go to the polL assorine him that

      both nupport aad subscriptions were incalculable . Mr . O'Connor , however , declined the offer , and also tbe acceptance of the sum towards defraying hi * own expenses , declaring that the kindness had increased the : eward of his labour * —Ei > . Northern Star . ] -.---.

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      Illegal Conduct of Constables .-Ia consequence of -the Rev . Mr . Easier having engaged to preach twe semens to the working people of Macclesfield , a few friends of the forking Men ' a Association , thought prudent to have a few bill * posted in order to give publicity , as all sects and parties are in ihe habit of doing - but no sooner were they put up , than the constables pulled them down . This , of course , surprised those men wh » had

      employed the man , and had paid for the bills which they were paying him to post . They said nothing to the constables , hat went directly to the Magistrate * , to hear what they bud-to say to it , and whether they bad given authority . Tbey looked at the bill , and said it was perfectly legal—tbey knew nothing about it—and the constable ? bad acted unjustly and without their knowledge . Tbey also tried to persuade the man not to let them have the ground . . Failing in that , they made great enquiriea mter

      mt . iisaler a resideno > in Stoekporr , in orderwe euppose , to send him ^ a letter , and to frighten him , and keep him from coming ; . but the poor , silly , empty-beaded creatures were defeated in all their stratagems . Mr . Essler and the people assembled . He was listened to with the greatest silence , with the excep-iou of a round of cheers bow and thea . A collection was mada after each service , which amounted to £ 3 15 s . Considering the distressed state of trade , it was a . very fair collection . A

      meeting of tbe members was oallad alter preachingt a committee was chosen ,, and there is a gre » prospect of their doing their share Awards helping forward the greas cause of the people . Collector * are appointed , and the money will be handtd to th » - Treasuners of the Defence " Funi . They think of entering an action against the eonstaMes ; a littlaof your advice would be very , acceptable on that point . We understand that Mr . Easier will preach at Linft to-morrow , Bolling ; eo the Sunday after ^ and at Congleton thia day three weeks .

      [ TSe Macoleafield friend * should prosecute the > constables for de / aeing tkeir biih . If the offenoa were-prbved , the Magistrates mtut tonvict and give damages .- —Ed s . J

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      Mil . OttlLD , Jun ., whs , with hit Father , ua » been performing such extraordinary cures of Blindness , in- Hull , Bradford , Halifax , Mancbester , ana raajiy other place 3 , begs to announce bis inteatioa of-again visiting tbe following towns , viz .: Maneb * jter , 22 , Faikner-street , fiooi ¦ Wednesday 2 Gth . of , Jane , i © Tuesday the 2 nd July . Stoekpart , Angel Ina , Market-place , "W ednesday and Tbarsaay , 3 rd and 4 th July . "Wajrington , Millstone , Sankej ^ treet . Friday aad Saturday 5 ih and 6 th July . From thence to > Livwpool . Mr . Child wiU r » aew bis -risita e ? ery eight week * . Aivice gratis ; boars of attendance fro » ten to fiwir .

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      DfiJATH * . On Wednesday , tbe 26 th of Jane instant , age * 14 months , Alfred , tbe yoangest son of Edwia liddnoa , town-clerk of thw borough . Oa the 20 tb inst ., ttracb . Tespected , after a short illneM , Mt . John Hudson , Clerk to th « fViiherfcree steam ship . Ofvtbe 17 th inst ., azed 60 , Mrs . Brofcn , fisbmon ^ ger , Qneen-stwet , Hull , highly respected and deeply regretted . \ zist

      m me inst , at Apper fpy Bridge , aged 28 , *»'' Jobn Parkin Jnn ., of the firm of Messrs . Wkit * and rarkin , woolstaplers . A young men whoy » amiable qualities and sterling worth , endeared kim . to b numerous circle of relatives aad friend . On Sanday , the 19 th inst ., Mr . John Bray , of Lan « , Hndderafield , ia his 84 th yvar , a ram mach rffwnect « d by ft hnmersns &cqn ^ utftsc « . On the 27 th inst ., Ann , wife of WSSara Shair , tailor , of thi » town . Also , Thoiaasjaca of thsabov * Wuliam Shaw , aged 11 mdntks .

      Macci.Lisfx3ixj3.

      MACCI . liSFX 3 iXJ 3 .

      Blindness.

      BLINDNESS .

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      »» v | 1 e T - 22 ad instant , the wife of Mr .. Joha Marshall Jowett , letter-press printer , ol this town-, of a son .

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      XOAE . aiAGB . On the 22 ad . inst ., at Kirkstall chnrcn , Mr . Joaa winsor , clothdreaser , to Mrs . Snow den , both of thi * town . .

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      th , Co ™ Jukb 29 , 1839 . THE NORTHERN STAR . ^ *¦ ' ~ ~ * ~ ~ " * " ' " - ' " * ^ —— ^ ^ mmmm

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 29, 1839, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1063/page/5/