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^ U , THOSE WHO LITE BY LABOTHt . , ^^ DSj The hour for which I have so long ^* has at length arrived . We must now prore ff ^ L thepeop le are a faction or a party ; whether fiJ of faction or the " legitimate aonroe of all ** - AU tb » t "ire ask for , all that ire -want , all P" ** daile is now within oar grasp . Yes , I say *** caa o tave tbe Ch * rtet—^^ Charter or * ** the Charter or wor » e than nothing . Worse Bflt ^ tkiB ? . anything else you take in Kern thereof , *** vg . &nd for this reason , any thing short of the "j ^ , ^ ja tead to destroy all hope of accomplishing
* , ins&snre-« frecds . I must make every sentence in this letter CLj < me- Ite Whigs have lost themselTes by * in / npon one vote-m&ster instead of the nation , support "N " 6 ^ re been lort for waDt of the co " ** J on 0 ; Ireland . Jfothing can insure as that * \^ tion bat a Tory sfueeze . Ireland has heard frt fcuj W the nurse's lullaby of " Hush-a-by , f ^ T ? vHle the Whigs were gorging the hungry Zl " patriots . Ireland has never yet spoken ont for 7 \ ~ m i Tory schoolmaster alone can teach her people 1611151 k 3 su immeasurably in
to * wsi oa * I * ^ ^ glsole of a ** " 10118 ' ^ tto estimation of the lljjsk , by her support of the coercing , police- « nact fTwt ^ walloping" Whigs . Ireland has harked the , ^ 3 en . But , don't mistake me , I must distinguish w « sb lrd » ad aDa Ule ^^ E 1 * ? 6 . although the «^ s jre huhly censurable for their blind , their servile !~ 5 jw $ > 5 aatie following of such cold-Hooded leaders 2-5 sad , tben , has cheered the Whigs in their every jfljBEfl ! against English liberty , and the English ^ ok Irish representatives have voted for every tf ^ Tiattscre . The Irish leader tendered his services b iicSil oini the English Chartist * , and has threatened ^ Irlfli Chartists -with persecution .
yon o-sre it , then , to IreJaud to prove trhat the Jdanrier of the English people is , and -what their Ml fesisp towards Ireland are . England cannot do aw ai Ireland is in used of her support . Ireland ¦ 2 not profess to need her support until the rational jfcod-ho uads , the orange faction , and the shooting ijjc fc sis agiin sanctioned in their atrocities by a Tar Government- Ireland canriot bt beiier HU she is -pg ^ ifpr-avjli—ite crisis has to co : ; i ? ; it is al hand . i& ai ^ . ¦ g ts ; ihe Tcries come in they vrll make a drive at jjj j jao . England sriil then return good ior tTii , ana fa eixJj Wow aimed at Lrelaud , England -will hit jj ^ ad ' i oppressors two for it Tuty tJuili sot a ^ ain iajikr ; lt Irish peof . t , OR ELSE .
Eetis then , my friends , rests the distinction . TiuI-2 * iWIii Government the energies of Ireland -will be ijp ; in a d-:-z 3 , for tie benefit of pirlianici-tary j- ; bjgs ; while under a Tory Government her energies ¦ wiii leswssed , and instead of rpeaiing through the C .-ra ¦ fofiwnsf- penny trumpet , she will make the land rirg tj&bsr stentorian cries of the Charter . foas . e , as I predicted In my last letter to O'Ma'ley , CCcKEiS Las , in niy v , ; ry -words , said thai " IreUir . il ^ sti&ini to espKi heyzn d her oitx limits . '' TiAs is 10 Bite jamey , BOthicg else under heaven . Orprts-k , n 13 ilmys isaia a psople sctsciibe for those who jesas to eombai it
fiss I slisw you that Ireland must get a tiste of Igyjsn before Irishmen coxie to their senses . Whig ysseentwa has done more for the Charter than we asM isve otherwise accompli ? hed for years . 1 rfjoise in my solitude , because it has served the « ££ , sad I ihaH rejoice when 1 hear of five hundred Spates or Chartists being sent to Irish prisons for pcfiaol oSLnces , and then the wi .-rk will be beganicaiy ij has begun ; bnt Uiey shall not die there , or 6 «* iere , as we haTe bsen allowed to die and licger b fiidind .
i-z ihs frst time in Irish history , the people are iaiLiag to Epesk for tcems-ilyes ; action fellows ^ eai . 0 , wait delight the letter of Brophy gave n ; e : 0 , itsi isfirite joy the eloquent , manly , the powerful , fcitfe , &z . d convincing Address of the Executive of & 5 jdoaal Charter Association to the Irish , must have pa us all ! But what Irish paper will publish it ? iiu ! " there's the rub . " ireJKid , then , I say , must be ha < i , and Ireland can « Jy be had by driving her into the arms of the English
fascteoor , eiiiifari , and support I trill pledjs a 7 i ^ iud asd SaZaxd on be&alf of Ireland tchai sbe ' Bb fir reei JvsHos . i Hj-fdeadSjiu this struggle every u ; an ¦ vrill fee known Ijha wtiki . You have renewed the coreuant between a I th&Lk you all from my scuL I tiani you for ; Jtsrrefponce to my appsaL "You siy " you vrili stick fc sf Hie trax ; " but you dent £ sy whit wax . In [ nf « j , I premise to stick to you like cobbler ' s wax . ! to tiss earay lite a letch , and to the Charter like a
I dere is now but one -way of carrjing the Charter ' SttiS ? . A diss& ' iBtion is at hand . Rely npan it that ] toWiia will dissolTe ; they "Bill nti giTe the Tories j 1 d 2 Me ts Ion ? as tbfy can ielp it . Inneed , they ant imaged iH the dissolution scenery for the per- 1 fanuai They expect great thing 3 from the novelties . , tettit ? fionot know rh 3 feeling of the people . How- j fls . * ej- ' oallhave a dissDlntioa , thifs certain . Ali i $ e oiii m favour of a Ministry in office will be tried i S * n a gtasnl election , bef ,-te the hungry Whigs walk
THst tten beecmes ycur duty ? I shall tell you . > Me enjEples hj your " saperiorB" in diplomacy \ Sot do Uj » VThiis hope to get a majority ? How 4 * 1 trery ilinistry get , stA how preserve a majo- j *?? B ; "EXCLUSIVE DEALING . " There , my i & «> & > is the whole secret . What they in ipon themselves , in you they will re-i fit To whom are Bishopricks , the Bench , j "ssien&saea of C' < untj « , Commissions of the peace , \ ^* aa » eoia in tbt army and navy given ? To whom i « pecatag , sinecures , atd salaries given ? On whom I fchoaaos , titl e * , and distinctions conferred ? From i
f tisa is las Caeea ' s tea , £ agar , timber , cheese , bread , ! ^ ssps , fmsitura , tobacco , wine , whiskey , gjn , and ' teffbosda ? why , all from the friends of the ad- j fes 5 * stira in power . What is the greatest taunt to * idi » Jtaistry can be subjected ? Is it not , " O , J * Sm ihr Bishoprick , or the Bench , or some appoint- * 5 to » doabtfol nun—how ihen can you expect your j baits report yo-u ' r What has been the burden of \ pWKlI ' i fcTery song and letter ? Has it not been , Ojjw dent gire us Irish our share in appointments , i »» un \( : u fexj-tct us to Euppcrt you ? " Even 1 c * ilthy eolonieE , the hungry cevils face infection '
« &si f « pbee ar . d plunder . Deal , tuex , with ] n Ki Tors FBizMJS , and before an ejection j **« ^ e « you will not only bold the balance of power- i * 7 "i will be the legitimate source of all power . ; ^ lave nfcTel ^^ j r ^ . ,- t in earnest , and in six ^^ tie battls is won ; and if you will cot for six ^* P ^ ekr serring your friends to serving your , *»* y , beslaTes and be damned . I tell you not to T * piodi of scuff , aa ounce of tea or sugar , a hat , a ^ * P " : P ? , or leaf from asy man who will not vote * to , » <bey ¦«¦" :: ] soon leam the real value of the j ^* ' * Pace again-t the treasury eold . ;
T ^ aust btr . n in time . Let the Executive take * toi send a f . nn of pledge to bs printed in the i * sd irvm the S : to be reprinted in slips in every **> ted lcf . "by ^ GoTumittee of the Association in e ^» , « every shop in the town . This could be ** * day . T-e expezce is notbicg . The shock « tiectrical . 3 Ltke no combinauons to injure r ^ ^ ** ' wnibiue to « crre your friends , and stick ° » , my dear frirnds , pray observe . You must _ « fe * h } ist'p n , ' i-wrest against the shopkeepers ' ^_^ The ; now kcow that a well-fed and well-paid 7 ** aikfi a fn : l tiil a ; , d a cheerful wife on a Satur-L *? ' "d that » bad 5 y-p » id people make an T * "rf a grumbling spous «; but thli they have
* di ? 3 foolish ' Tain loTe of ^^ iitUe toeitl * h ^ ' ' ° ' ^ tope thit &&S * would mend , tw 7 onpleU ignoraice upon aU poUtical and l * aai «» l subjscta . *> be « in mind , in Lpaaking of the middle ^ Peat aad fl . 15 ra ^ errraa have been committed . * ^^^ ^ bfeen argued as though the interests of ^* laddie classes were identical , whereas , the j " * ** "oop-keepers and that of manufacturers are > 8 sJ ^ tipQde * enet 0 Uie otlieri Tba iBterest ot . ^ i&ctnrer iB v > have cheap Ubonr ; while the ^*? ** riwpkeeper is to have dear labonr . You ^ iStten the shopkeepers and tradesmen of all nation * , md figbt . j , ^ against ^ j ^ enemyr > *** i Lords .
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From the fact of the manufacturers being represented in Parliament , * nrt commanding the capital and marketa , and paying wages , and discussing politics , they have placed their questions and their interests in the ascendant , and have kept them eternally in view , bringing the poor , foolish , ignorant shopkeepers up as backers , upon mere prejudice against popular rkhts , and against their own interest In fact , the manufacturers must be put down , and no means so speedy and certain as by enlightening and instructing those who make up their numerical strength , and which alone gives them any importance , Bnt for the shopkeepers , the manufacturers -would be but a mere handful of political buffoons .
aow , although I do not , in general , recommend the txample of the Court or the oligarchy , as worthy of beiag followed , yet I ask you , if you can discover a . ny more ^ moral and efficacious mode of agitation than a well directed system of " elusive dealing ?" It bnt requires method to make it irresistible , while it has the sanction of long-established precedent in its favour . I do trust that this question will be calmly and seriously discussed , and , if approved , instantly and energetically acted upon .
My-friends , just mark our position for a single moment , and see what perseverance has led to . My " triid associates '— " Feargus ' s -wild associates , " as Das and his tame followers have called you and me , mark how we stand , and bow it has been acconiplith 3 d by the very systt . 'a which so justly entitle * me to the name of the " Tvild Fergus . " We art viisters . —aye , MASTERS , who can deny it ; and how hzs it been done ? By that " wild" svstern of
^ itti- 'n which I Iiare ever practised , and shall ever recommend . The storm created by the " wild" elements of EntlL < -h agitation is irresistible , -while the methodical , systematic , paying , arid " PRACTICAL " agitation in Ireland has . left the disconsolate people at the mercy of a bad faction , -whom they preftr as a choice of evils to sr . ve them from a worse faction , while we defy both factions . I am the " wild FeaTvGI-s . " Dan is the " practical Liberator . '
Let us see whose ship will best stand the storm , acd who will best jii ' . ot the vessel ¦ when it rages . Every attempt has been made in England to create a methodical , sitteinalic , " practical" PAYING agitation , but I was a 1 , ways on my guard ; it means retail purchase , asd vrhclesaie sa ' . e of public opinion . It means , " now , dont mind 7 ~ e , juat let im go on , or let us go en , and depesdnponwr ; don't take any trouble , we'll do italL " Has not this system , I ask yon , paralysed Ireland , snd has not the absence of it made England the envy , admiration , and «" read of Whigs and Tories ? Just look at our lecturers , paid so badly , that the return to labour from the Eccomplishmtnt of the Charter , would literally be a G- > d-send .
I to : d ~ you in Jiuaary last , in r .-. y lttter upon the Sunderlanil resolutions , that 5 be time was nearer tLaa itiiry supposed , wLen those vtlio had htnestly stood by the Charter wouH t > s called upon to take thtir natural poshlor . in the administration of their country ' s affairs . I repeat it now . I also told them that no man should long continue in ths wrjng road for want of calling aft ~ r . I repeat t ! --at a ! sr \ Xow , my friends , in conclnsicn , I have only to add , when my honour andmy cause ¦ wtrt a ' . ' . t . cVed , I defended myself . as became an irishman , a Clxirtlst , and a gentleman , n ^/ i dealing in vituperation half so strong as
circumstances warraat « 3 , and I hold it that I should but ill deserve your confidence , your regard and respect where I base enough tamely to iubmit my neck to the oppressor ' s yoke . I have done my duty in defending myself . I threw down the gauntlet when the foe was before me , ani I now tender the olive branch to all who wish lo unite with me as * ainst the oppressor . We have no -right to make merchandise of the people ' s c-use . Whatsver our feelings may b ? , personally , at all tim& 3 they should be \ it hostile ) reluctantly expressed , and oniy when extracted from us ; but , at the present moment , disunion is treason .
With the hope , then , that our disunion may prove no scarce of strength to our enemies , I have forbid the publication of the remainder cf my letter to Mr . Hetherington , and also all personal ungry feelings upou the " new moTe . " I am ? eady to forgive and forget , but I am not ready to move backwards , by a hair ' sbreadth , in the course which I have so long travelled and which , though " wild , " I have measured every single isch btfore I took the step . The " wilder" the agitation , the greater the necessity for thought and
study in those who had , sometimes , to suggest , and whose suggestions have always been honoured with confidence and attention . In EnglaEd the people speak for themselves . In Ireland the " patriots" speak of the people as a mechanic speaks of his tools , as things to work with . My friends , be firm , be united , be brave , and the DeTii himself cannot beat us . Onirard , and we conquer ; backward , and ice faXL Not one atom less than ovi ChaETEB—not half an atom .
Your faitbfal friend , And loyal subject , FZARGl'S O'CO . VNOR
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EALTfAX . —Corn Law Discl-ssiox . —A disru ; - sion on the Corn Laws came off ac the Odd Feilows' Hall , in this place , on Saturday and Monday evening , the 9 th and 11 th of May , between Mr . Wm . Warren , of Manchester , oa the part of the Operative Anti-Corn Law Association , and Mr . Leech , on the part of the National Charter Association—whether a repeal of the Corn Law , accompanied with other remedial measures , vrould benefit the working classes . At the cci ; c ! u ? ioa of ihe second lecture , tfce following was adopted , withou : a dissentient voice : — "That , in the opinion of this meeting , the Corn Law monopoly , aud every other monopoly , is founded on ii justice and robbery ; bu ; a repeal of the Corn Laws , unaccompanied wi ; h Universal Suffrage , C 3 nnot be effected so as to prove beneficial to the working classes . "
DERBY . —The Chartists of this place held their meeting-at the Northern Star , when the following resolution was unanimously passed , some fritnds from the conrtry beicg present at the san ; e time— " That we , the Chartists of Derby , pledge ourselves on behalf of the town and county , that in cafe Mr . O'Brien survives hie imprisonment , the sum of £ 5 , as requested in the Star , fchall be punctually paid , and should his death ensue before that period ( which God forbid ) , we also pledge- oone ' . ves that his fnneral sermon shall bt preached throughout the connty , and collections made
at each place , as a mears ( as far as in our power lays ) of consoling his bereft ai ; d respected widow and family . And we tail with delight the noble exertions made by the Petition Convention for that noble of nature , Mr . O'Brkn . and should the Government refuse to release him , and he ; Mr . O'B . / become a martyr to thtir ever detestable anu damnable misrule and oppression , we , the Cbartists of Derby , will gjye the aforesaid Government moral battle npon all occasiocs that may present themselves to us ; and we recommend the whole country to take the same s-teps . "
KENSINGTON . —At the usual weekly meeting of Chartiits , held at the United Temperance Coffee-bouse , Lower George-street , Chelsea , on Monday , May loth , Mr . Stallwoad delivered an able and interesting lecture en teetotal Chartism , which was at ended with the rood result of an addition of four members to the National Charter Association , and likewise an addition of the same number to the Ynited Temperance Association . NOTTINGHAM . —The following resolutions were passed at a meeting of the Chartiita , held at the King George on Horseback , on Monday evening last : —
" That we have no confidence in any body of men ( or in any movement ; who have not for their object the attainment of Universal Snffrage ; and that we have unbounded confidence in Feargus O'Connor , and the Northern Star . " •> That we are of opinion , that the GoTernment move for a Repeal ot the Corn Laws is intended to raise popular opinion in favour of the Whigs , in order that they may ride back to power ( from which they are likely to be driven ) on the shoulders of th € people , whom they will afterwards basely deceive If the said WfcigB expect any support from the Chartists , they must give them a proof of their good intentions by restoring to their country , and their families , the exiled patriots , Frest , Williams , and Jones ; and also set at large all persons confined for political offences . " ,
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Bronterbe O'Brien . —The Brighton Committee for the release of O'Brien , have received a letter from Captain Pechell , stating that he has seen the Secretary of State , who has ordered a report to be made on Mr . O'Brien ' s case . LONDON . —( Westminster )—At a meeting of this body , held at the Union Coffee House , Carnabystreeo , Regent-street , on the $ Hh instant , the following resolution was passed : — " That we , the members of the National Charter Association , of Great Britain , resident in Westminster , having carefully and dispassionately examined and discussed the proposed plan of Messrs . Lovett and Co ., are of opinion that it i 3 calculated to create disunion and distrust among the people of this country , and we pledge ourselves to continue as members of the National Charter Association , aud we further pledge ourselves , individually and collectively , to support the Northern Star , so lcn # as it pursues that straightforward course from which it never yet has deviated . "
ST . PANCHAP , ( Middx-fsex ) . —A most numerous meeting of the Chartists of this paribh was hoiden on Monday evening last , at their rooms Brook-street , No-. y-road , Mr . Humphries in the chair . The preliminary business of the meeting having been gone throngh , the election for the Executive then took place . The meeting then Tesolved into an Election Committee for the Borough of Marylebone , Mr . H . Marley in the chair . Names were taken down and the Committee adjourned . There seems to be a very good prospect ot a good sonna Iladical coming in for the borough , or else it will be Kottinghamised .
St . Pancius . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of the Parish of St . rancras was holden at the Archery Assembly Rooms , Bath Placo , New Road , on Tuesday evening last , in behalf of the political victims , and the furthering of the cau ^ e of universal liberty . Resolutions were agreed to , deprecating the conduct of the Whigs towards the political victims , and calling u ;> -. > n the people to sUn the National Petition for the liberation of the said vitiiims , and for tho speedy adoption of the Charter . CAIiJBERWELL AND WAL WORTH . —The Chanists of this locality held l . h-jir usual weekly meeting on Monday night ; a second subscription wa 3 entered inta lor Mrs . Frost ; 16 s . ( id . was collected , which has been sent to our office . The following resolution was adopted : — "That a public meeting be hdd at Mr . Pace ' s Assembly-rooms , Newington on Tuesday next , at ei ^ bt o ' clock p . w .
^ BOLTON . —Mr . Isaac Barrow lectured here on Sunday eveuing last , to a numerous audience . A collection of 12 s . 6 d . was made for Mrs . Frost at the end of the lecture . In a few days upwards of 8 , 000 signatures were obtained here to tho National Charter . NOTTINGHAM . —At a meeting on Monday night the Chartists passed resolutions expressive of pleasure at the determination of the men of Leicester to put Mr . O'Connor in nomination , to represent tlm . own in Parliament . It was also resolved by the Genera ! Council that their thauks be tiveu to all these persons who approved of their conduct at thu lare ckciian , on the return of Mr . Wahti-.
CHELTENHAM . —The Chartists held a meeting here on Tuesday night , and collected il Is . for Mrs . Frost . Tliauks were passed to Feurgus O'Connor , Esq , and the Rev . Wra . Hill , editor of the Star , ibr their patriotic conduct rn the c ^ use of the suffering m lli'jns . T . io caiu-e here i 3 in a flourishing coiidii . ou , and the Chanists will join tho National Charter Association as soon as the requisite arrangements cau be made . OIiDHAttt . —The Chartists of this place , at their weekly meeting , renewed their expressions of coniid « nci in O'Connor aud the conductor of the Star , of their determination to = ; tick by them , and of tntir repudiation of the " now move . "
NEWCASTLE . —The " Leaguk" Men . —A corresponueut writes us thus : — " As I was going down Manor Chair , this day week , 1 heard a person say to a gentleman—you are requested to atteud the anti-Corn Law meeting to-day , the Mayor is sent for , ai : d the meeting will tike place ia a few minutes , . is iht- meeting had not been publicly announced , 1 supposed it to be a meeting to make VTo \ immarj a mugements for the public meeting . But , behold , 1 we ; . t into a barber ' s shop to get shaved , when 1 wa- requested to sign the petitioa emanating from this hoie and corner meeting . Some signed , supposing i : to be the National petitioa . I should not be ; he leist surprised if they send it to Parliament as a petitiju of the inhabi : auts of Newcastle , in public meeting assembled . Some of them , when 1 interrogated them , confessed that they were afraid of being swamped by the Chartists at a public meeting . "
The National Petition . —We intend sending tomorrow , the petition sheets which we have ready . Many of the surrounding districts have not sent in th . ir sheets . Yet Newcastle and Gateshead and one or two district vil . ' age 3 have raised 15 , 674 signatures . We will send the others as soon as they are received . STJNDERIAND . —On Sunday afternoon , Mr . Binns delivered an able addre .-s at tho Life-boat House , to an unusually large audience . A collection was made for Mrs . Frost , ia compliance with the appeal of Mr . Pitkethly . Nearly 10 , 060 signatures have been obtained to the national petition at Sund * rland aud its neighbourhood . Sums received by Mr . Williams , Sunderland , aud remitted by him to this office , for the following purposes : —
IMPRISONED VICTIMS FU . ND . Mr . Brown , Wingate Grange 0 10 Mr . Marley , do 0 0 b " MR 9 . Clayton ' s fund . Mr . Davison , Bishop Auckland 6 5 9
FOB MRS . FROST . Collection at Sunderland ... Q 5 7 i Per Mr . Coates # 26 Uiheri-ums 0 4 9 —0 13 10 A £ 1 1 1 J Petition Convention Fund . —The Chartists of Stockton have remitted to Sunderland 143 . towards the said fund . HUDDSRSFIELD . —During last week , the town and neighbourhood of Huddersfield were posted , anuouncing that Mr . Leech would delivers lecture in the Guildhall , on the fallacies of Socialism , the Cora Laws , and the supremacy of the Charter . A number of the Whig magistrates attended upon Mr . J . Kay , tli 9 owner of the place , and declared that , if
he allowed the lecturer to proceed , they would never enter ths place again , and that they would possibly tine all the parties who took part in the proceedings . This ended in Mr . Ivay ' s paying the necessary expences , and stopping the lecture . The Chartists immediately applied for tho New Theatre , which they got ; but no sooner did the placards appear that ihe lecture was to take place ia the Theatre , than the owner was sent for b y Mr . Wm . Brooke and the magistrates' clerk , J . Laycock , and threatened in like manner as Mr . Kay had been before , and that place was stopped . It appears that the base Whig crew are determined to enforce the little authority which has been given to them by ministers , who thrust them in to enforce the New Poor Law : the
time is not far distant when " Billy" will be called upon to help " Neddy ' s" nominee , and then thti people's turn will come . The " boys" aro preparing Jor & field day , and , no doubt , will do their duty . After all , Mr . Leech lectured in their own room , Upperhtad-row , to a crowded audience , both in doors and out . He showed the tyranny and oppression which is carried on amongst those who are crying out cheap bread , and proved , that until the people obtained more political power , nothing but oppression and tyranny could exist . After the lecture was concluded , a member of tho Socialists
read a challenge to discussion , which Mr . Leech accepted , on condition that it might be to discuss the merits of each case . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists , Upperhead-row , on Tuesday evening Iatt , a vote of thanks was given to Mr . Josh . Kay . for his generosity in discharging the expencca ofpiinting , &o . of the lecture of Mr . Leech , attheGt'ildhall , when the cowardly Whi g magistrates had deprived them of the room . Ten new members were enrolled , and some other business done . All who have any petitions are requested immediately to send them in , and the out-townshipa who have not got , are desired to get one up immediately .
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE .-The Chartist Association of this town having been deprived of the room in which they met , assemble at present in the Co-operative Stores , Catherine-street , near the Market-place , on Sunday , Monday , Thursday , and Saturday evenings . The Council of the Association seeing the appeal which appeared in the Star of the 1 st of May , on behalf of Mrs . Frost , stating tho peculiar and distressing circumstances in which bdo is placed , at once determined to make an effort on her behalf ; they immediately issued small sheets , ( at a trifling expence , ) soliciting subscriptions , by -which means they have been enabled to raise the . sum of Z 5 Us . 2 d- which we have received at the office .
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STROTJB . — -The Chartists here recently passed resolutions denouncing the " new move , " and expressive of a determination toi support Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., bo long as he stands by the people . On Monday Evening , May 10 th , Edmund Dyer , a renegade member of our Association , who attached his name to the Lovett and Collins ' s document , waited on us and stated he had received a parcel from Mr . Lovett , He wished to hear if we agree ! to adopt Mr . Lovett ' s plan , as he had received in the parcel twenty cards , some rales , and circulars , and a book to enter members' names , and other instructions to form a National Association . The note to him was as thus-.
—u Deak Sir , —I herewith send you twenty cards , which you are to charge Is . to each member , and send me tho names of those entering ; the cards to be renewed quarterly ou payment of la . &c . " Of course Mr . L . must have the "bob . " It was put to the sense of the meeting , when it was unanimously agreed " that we reject Mr . Lovett '* plan altogether , and express our disgust at Mr . Lovett ' s a ' -tempt to start a rival Association . " ii was agreed upon oa Monday , by the Association , to have a tea party , at their room on Sunday , Maj 23 rd , at four o'clock in the afternoon . Tickets 6 d . each for admittance , to b « had of H . Pritchard , Secretary , und of the Committee of the Association . SPOTIANP . —The men of Spotland have denounced the " now more " and its ooacociors in no very measured terms . '
SHETTMBSTON , neah GtASQOW . —The Chartists of this village have met , and denounced tho " New Move . " 8 A& 7 ORS . —Mr . Connor lectured on Sunday evening . The adjourned discussion on capital and labour was resumed on Monday evening . Tnere was no opposition against tho Chavtists' views of the question . Fourteen fresh members joined on Monday night . The Cr > -opeiation Store is going on rapidly ; another place wiil be opened near Booth-sireet , on Saturday next , for the accommodation of the Chartists . BRADFORD . —A memorial , on behalf of O'Brien , to Normanby , has been adopted . At the meeting , a subscription was bugun for J . Riding and i "' . Rush worth , Hi . being collected in the room . The National Petition has been sent off ; it contained 29 . 006 signatures , of which 5 , 526 aro females .
STOCKTO > --ON- , T £ ES . —The Chartists of this placo held a public meeting for the benefit of Mr * Frost . Tho chairman opened the business of tho evening by reading Mr . Pitkethly ' a letter ia tiit : Star . Mr . Maw g : ive an excellent speech , describing the tyranny of the Whigs , in wishing to deprive that suffering woman of thu last remnant of support that her merciless persecutors h&d left h < r , a ;/ a urged the audience onward to increased exertions ? , till the Charter becomes the law of the land . The following resolution was carried nem . con . — "That this meeting will never coiunnd for anything ks * than the whole Charter . " Mr . Whally after wart s addressed the meeting .
BIRMINGHAM . —Glorious Triumph of Chartism —A meeting of all persons favourable to a repeal of the Cora Laws was called hero . Nothing was left undone which the " League" thought should be done , in order to carry their point . The Grwn Man , in Deritend , was selected as the post at \* hici \ the campaign was to commence ; and at half-past seven o ' clock tho following persons mado tlii-iv appearance : —Robert Kellie Douglas , Editor of the Birmingham Journal , Alderman Cutler , Thomas Glutton Salt , Mr . George Edmonds , Messrs . Bonliby , Rawlins , Itilcy , Trueman ^ Griffiths , and several other Whiglings and " Foxosi" In a while after * iho Chartist troops began to pour in , amongst whom * were Messrs . White , Dean Taylor , Hill , T . P . ^
Green , Empson , Williamson , and Barratt . The room was almost crowded to suffocation . Mr . Rilcy moved that Mr . Rawlins should take tho chair . Mr . Cooper was proposed , as an amendment , aiul carried by a majority of twenty to one . After somo preliminary skirmishing and cross firing between the two parties , M ? . Dean Taylor proposed that it would be a waste of time to petition the House of Commons , as at present constituted , and therefore that no good could be effected until the People ' s Charter became the law of the land . Mr . Empson seconded the resolution , and shewed that there had been an enormous increase in the exportation ot machinery within the last few years , and maintained that the trade ot this country could not
be brought back by repealing the Corn Laws , and tho people would trust no party in future but themselves . Mr . Aid . Cutler said , that he did not wonder at tho working men coming to the determination of doing their own work . There was no doubt that they had been deceived , and he admitted that he had also been deceived by the Reform Bill . He was sorry to hear some of the leading Chartists denounce the middle classes as their enemiee . He was sure that it was not the case in Birmingham ; for , had not they returned two Members to Parliament who voted for tho Charter ? lie should 2 tke the Chartists to be more moderate , and not act the inconsistent part they did at Nottingham ^ where they helped to return a man that was as much opposed
to their views as it was possible for a man to be . ( Cries of " we'll do the same at Birmingham . " " No more Whigs . ' ') He ehould bo happy to see them working amicably together for the end they sought . Mr . George White then addressed tho meeting at some length . He maintained that the working classes were fully justified in taking their present course . With regard to Nottingham , it was not eo much the hatred which the Chartists had to the New Poor Law that caused them to support Walter ; it was their determination , to get rid of the deceitful and treacherous Whigs at all hazards . He was ona of 400 Chartists who had been imprisoned for opinion ' s sake ; there were hundreds still immured in Whig dungeons , suffering torture which could
be called nothing else but slow murder . For that and other reasons , too numerous to recount , their cry should be , " Down with tho base , deceitful Whigs . " ( Loud cheers . ) ( At this stage of the business , Messrs . Edmonds , Boultby , and a good portion of the cheap bread folks , took up their hats , and scampered off , amidst the groans , hisses , and laughter , of the meeting , and were received in the same manner by a crowd assembled in thu street , who could not get into the meeting . ) Mr . White proceeded to denounce the tricks of the Whigs and Repealers , and t « comment upon the
conduct of the Charttsts in supporting Walter at Nottingham , and concluded by challenging any anti-Corn Law advocate they could produce , and he would discuss the question with them—at the Town Hall , or any other place—and by cordially supporting the resolution , and was loudly cheered . Th « chairman then put the resolution , which was carried unanimously , amidst enthusiastic cheers , which were re-echoed by the crowd in the street . Three cheers were given for the Charter ; three for Feargus O'Connor ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and threo for the incarcerated Chartists ; after which the meeting separated .
Restoration Committee . —The usual weekly meetin was held at the Chartist room , Freeman-ptreet , on Tuesday evening last , Mr . Shaw , jun . in the chair . Mr . Spinks , jun ., and Mr . Nisbort were nominated as members of the committee . The following memorials have been received by the committee , namely , Glasgow , signed by John M'Arthur , the chairman ; Congleton , by Mr . Wm . Gosling , tto chairman ; Leicester , by John Markham , the chairman ; Mansfield , by Samuel Hollowall , the chairman ; Bradford , * * * and from Bromsgrove , by Matthew Hayle , chairman . Two shillings and sixpence was received with the Congleton memorial . The committee then adjourned until the next evening , supposing communications would be received from the deputation iu London .
LEICESTER . —The intentions of the VVhig and Tory factions , as to the approaching election , baye been very closely watched by the Leicester Chartists for the past week . The Tories were known to be actively canvassing for two candidates , and yet had not announced their names ; because the men were actually yet to seek ! Tho Whigs had not been openly on the canvass , but it was known that they had had several private meetings , and had only come to the resolution to bring out one candidate , but whether Easthope or Ellis was the man seemed uncertain . Moreover , what was the drift of this resolution to bring forth but one candidate , and whether it did not proceed from a dee-ga to coalesce with the Tories , rather than permit the Chartists to succeed in returning O'Connor , by means of
offering a coalition , could not clearly be ascertained . In order to force one of the factions in'o a coalition , it was thought that the most advisable policy to be pursued by the Chartists would be for them to bring out two candidates ; next , to make the offer of a coalition to the two factions ; and , lastly , if the offer were refused , to poll for the two Universal Suffrage champions to the last man . It was , therefore , resolved to send a deputation to Colonel Thompson , soliciting him to permit himself to be put in nomination , along with Feargus O'Connor , for Leicester . Mr , Cooper , Editor of the Illummuior , accordingly went to Londen , at the close of last week , and waited on Colonel Thompson , with this request . The Colonel consented , at once , to stand a contest , aud made the very handsome observation that , in the event of either of the factions
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accepting a coalition , his ( the Colonel ' s ) name ought not to stand in the way of O'Connor . He , ( the Colonel ) would do nothing to prejudice O'Connor ' s election ; that O'Connor had c 2 aiu » s oa Chartist * unequalledbyanymanin existence , and , therefore they ought to support him in preference to all others . For himself , he ( the Colonel ) had hopes of being returned for Hull ; but he would , nevertheless , in the event of a coalition being refused by both the Whigs aud Tones of Leicester , poll with O'Conner to the iasS man . The Colonel ' s answer was made known to _ the general meeting on Monday night , and the joint names of O'Connorand Thompson were received with enthusiastic plaudit * as the Universal Suffrage candidates for Leicester . A body of electors met to confer with the Chartists committee on Tuesday
, night , as to the next steps to be taken . It was resolved , on mature consideration , that the offer of a coalition bo made to the " Liberals , " first , through their chairman * Mr . W . Biggs , and that an answer be lvquested by two o ' clock oa Thursday afternoon . I his resolution was come to , with a view to close the mouths of the Whigs against the utterance of a complaint , should the Chartists bo eventually driven on any line of policy which would end in the retura ot two Tories for the borough , an occurrence which was known , ( by the state of tho canvass ) to be not at all improbable . A petition to the Ho > isc of Commons has been entiusted to Mr . Duncombe , praying that Mr . O'C . may ba liberated without delay , to enable him to address the electors , in tho mode permitted to all other candidates for Parliament
. The malevolence ef the Whigs has been now fully tested , in order to bring their hypocritical professions to the proof , the deputation appointed by Chartist electors fulfilled their mission by waiting on the chairman of the Reform Soeiety , and proposing a coalition . The answer was what mighi have been expected-a tissue of evasion . Chartists will now take their own course with their two candidates , O'Connor and Col . Thompson , and tho Whigs must take the consequences . NEWTON HEATH .-A total defeat of
THE COKN LaW RkPEALEKS , AND A TUILJ 1 PHANT XtcroRY of thk Chartists . —A large public meetiiiti was hold at Newton Heath , on Tuesday evening last , —placards having been numerously issued througu the village during the last week , and every eiloit made , and all meaas resorted to , to make a grand demonstration in favour of the repeal of the Corn Laws . At the time appointed for the commencement ot the meeting , people were soen wending llit'ir way from Droyisaea , Faiisworth , Opeashaw , Manchester , &o ., and when the lecturer commenced
there could not , according to tho opinion of the Corn Law rt ptealers , bo less than sdvpu hundred presrut . Tiiu lecture being concluded , Mr . Bell , a workiig man , replied in a most argumentative speech . Mr . i- 'imgau attempted a rejoinder , but we were more inclined to be sorry for him than vexed ; the man no doubt did as well as he was able , considering he had the wrong side of the subject ., and indeed he is o ) io of the best of a bad lot . Mr . Mahon , an Irish Chartist , moved , and Mr . John Massey , of Newton Heath , seconded the following resolution : — " That ic is the opiuiou of thiB meeting , that it is an insult to the understanding to call upon them to assist to Repeal the Corn Laws , until the Peoplo ' s Charter is made a legislative enactment . " The Chairman called repeatedly for any amendment , but all was
silence , uo not even a murmur , and % the cream of stience , uo not even a murmur , and % the cream of tho joko was , when he was abou \ to put \ b to ttie meeting for a decision , he skid he wa \ afraid he would not bo ablo to ascertainWhether ih would be carried or not , as the pcopW were so crowded . He then put the motion , when nearly every hand in the building , except those on the platform , were held up in its favour . " Count ' em , count 'em , ' ' echoed from every part of the room . The chairman , anxious to see the result , thought prudent not to count them , but shouted for the contrary two or three times , but not a single hand , no , not one , could be seen . The fustian-jacket boys , and the uushorn chins , thought they had been lock-jawed long enough ; three cheers were then given for Feargus O'Connor and the Star , which mado the building
ring . Three , likewise equally as enthusiastic , were tiiven for Frost , Williams , and Jones . [ We had a full report of the speeches , &c . sent us , and would most gladly havo inserted them , but they only reached U 3 a very short time before going to press . ] LEEDS . —At the weekly meeting of the Assooiation , held on Monday evening last , there was a full muster . The plan tor giving addresses seems to have given general satisfaction amongst the members . On Monday night next , the members are earnestly requested to attend , as the quarterly account will be submitted to them . The friends at Hunslet , Hoibeck , and Woodhouse , are desired to attend at the council on Sunday afternoon , and state the most convenient times to hold meetings in their respective places .
BRIGHTON . — The Brighton Chartists have received from Ca . pt . Pechell , M . P . for Brighton , a letter acknowledging the receipt of their memorial in behalf ot O'Brien , and stating that , ho has placed it iu the hands of the Secretary of State , and drawn his attention therete . They have voted fchanks to Capt . Pechell , for his prompt attention to their memorial . BRISTOL . —On Monday a public meeting of the Chartists of this city was holden for the purpose of meeting Mr . Henry Vincent , and receiving from him aa explanation of Isis conduct in reference to the " now move . " After much discussion and various explanations , the following declaration was drawn
drawn out and signed by Mr . Vincent , and placed at the disposal of the meeting : — " I quite approve ot the plan for bringing about au organisation proposed by Mr . Lovett aud others ; but I conceive the plan to be impracticable when opposed by tho majority ef the Chartif * , body , aud I think also that any attempt to put it into operation would be unwise , and tend to create division in our ranks , unless first mentioned by the Executive . Being a member of the National Charter Association , I shall do all I can to extend its operation . Signed , Henry Vincent . " This was accepted by the meeting as a satisfactory withdrawal on the part of Mr . Vincent from the operations of t he ¦ " new move " gentry .
NORTHAMPTON . —In compliance with a requisition numerously and respectably signed , the Mayor , W . Williams , convened a public meeting at the Guildhall , May 10 th , for the purpose of taking into consideration the petitioning Parliament to use their efforts to procure tho speedy restoration of Frofct , Williams , and Jones—the liberation of all political prisoners , and the adoption of the People ' s Charter as the law ot the land , with as little delay as possible . At the time of meeting it was announced by the Town Clerk , that the AJay » r could not attend , being officially engaged elsewhere . It was then
unanimously agreed that Mr . R . Foster should taku ihe chair . At this early stage of the proceedings the hall had becomequite crowded , which caused some delay botore business coula commence . As soon as order could be restored , the business of the meeting went smoothly on , adopting resolution after resolution , and tho National Petition , without the slightest opposition . The various speeches upon the resolutions and petition were at great length , and contrasted woll with the nonsense of the brick and inortar wise . The whole meeting appeared to be deeply imbued with the principles of the Charter .
SHA ^" , ( near Oldham . )—Mr . James Cartledge , of Manchester , lectured here on Sunday evening , the 9 th hist . Ho commenced his lecture by showing the amount of the national debts of other countries , and likewise the population , and compared them with the national debt and the population of Great Britain—proving , as he proceeded , that it was not the Corn Laws alone which cause all the misery and poverty under which the working classes suffer . He said it was his intention on that occasion to call their attention to iho evil of a standing army in time of peace . Ho w « uld first make a few remarks , by way of introduction , upon tho object for whicn Governments were * established , and then referred to the staudiug avmy—its origin in this country , its numbers , its expense , and its
laws—the moral depravity it produces wherever it goes—the cause why it spreads such misery—and lastly , point out an easy and simple , but effectual remedy . Firstly , then , as to tLe object for which Government was established . The object of Government is ( and should be ) to promote the happiness of society , affrding equal security to the property and parsons of every individual , protecting the weak against the strong , the poor against the rich . In short , by guarding its members against the extreme of indigence and crime , luxury aud vice , and Bpreading an equilibrium of comfort and enjoyment through all ranks , by good laws , wisely conceived , and impartially administered .
When ' upported by the respect and confidence of the public , there was then no need of standing armies in time of peace ; there was then no need of expending sixteen millions a year of th © public money , to support naval and military establishments ; there was no need of a sinking fund , as a resource for future war . Government ; was strongest when based in the hearts of tho people ; it was then -prepared for every exigency , and must be iuviaoible against domestic foen and foreign a ^ gresfcors ; but Government had not now this support . If it were looked upon only as ah instrument of rap&oity and extortion ; if it were looked upcu only as a c * fcal of artful tyrants , united for . plunder and oppression ; then mast each a Gorernment , instead of being a che . r . p
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Its power of corruption , its means of rewarding the adherents by the spoil of the people , is the great lever by which it operates . This power , its cormectionaud influence as exhibited in the standing army , is enormous . This , the lecturer said , brought him to the second part of his subject . Ihe standing army is a » body of men separated from the great Bass of the people—having no affinity to , nor identity of interests with , the people generally . Prior to Charles the First , there had been several ineffectual attempts to reduce this country to a military despotism , but Charles becsme sensible of the folly ofraising troopa for the purpose of enabling him to begin with despotic raisin defiance of his coronation oath , which bound him to
maintain the constitution , " the glorious constitution , " as now called , which did not recognise a standing army , when the people of London marched down to Westminster with muskets ou their shoulders . However , he paid : the forfeit by the loss , of his head , which history records as a warning to future nionarchs . At the restoration of the Stuarts , Charles II . raised several armies , but was obliged by the Parliament to disband them . Charles remonstrated , but his Chancellor Hyde very significantly told him the standing army ent off his father ' s head . This , and the following resolnlion of the Parliament on this subject , q » ieted hie rago for a standing army , and sati&fied him that the continuance for any standing force in this nation , other than the militia , was
illegal , and a great grievance and vf-xation to the people . J&mrs II . rafsed an army of 16 , flftQ , to which the Parliament objected , and in a resolution of the House told him , that they had defended themselves for more than a thousand years without any army ; that a King ' s- truest strength was the love of his people ; that they would make the militia useful . Finding the Parliament obstinate , in their opposition to his tyrannic conduct , he lee&cd back to the fate of his father , arid jau away from his kingdom . At length they , entered upon a jnerr era in the constitution of the country . The Whrgs , who had always been careful of , the people's rights , and who had ever manifested , upon ail occasions , a strong desire to preserve the ancient rights cf Englishmen entire ,
sought William . Prince of Orange , and made him King , but not unconstitutional y . They were determined to guard against future tyranny and oppression by proposing a bill of rights , which declared " that , the raising and keeping up a standing army , in time of peace , is contrary to Jaw . " So far so good ; but what did cunning , crafty , sod sneaking Whigs do to crrato a pretext for keeping np a standing army ! Why , they appendad the words * " without consent of Parliament , " and they have over since had a Parliament base enough and subservient enough , to keep np a standing army , from that day to this ; and when they havo beeii in power , they have endeavoured to strengthen its povrcr on all occasions . That tho standing army is illegal , he
would prove-by reading over the opinions of some of the greatest men in this country in thriv day and generation , from tho Ilth pas ^; of " Rich ardson ' s Right to Arms : """ The present numhors of she standing army are as follows : cfffCtive , 121 , 112 ; non-effective , 83 . 871 ; making a total of 204 . S 83 . Tho gross amount of the oo . st . to this * country of the standing army is £ 6 , 254 9 /) 3 sterling , besides , £ 894 , 154 paid by the East India Company , making a total of £ 7 , 149 , 167 paid to teach men to murder their fellow men in cold b ) oor ) , and without the slightest offence being offered . " Can any man in his senses believe that that is needed ? No ; he would think not . Well , did they think that the government would be able to go to war for such things as the biood of
England ' s sons had been shed , since the creation of the standing army by the infernal , base , bloody , and brutal Whigs ? No ; they would not have been allowed by a House of Commons chosen upon tho just principles of Universal Suffrage , to enter into war , with any and © very nation that chose to change the form of its government . Now , in war alone ,, since the glorious revolution , which gave us a standing army , it had cost this country 1414 millions of British money—a sum which , if divided amongst the people of the united kingdom , would give to every family the small sum of £ 282 10 s ., which , at the rate of ten shillings per week , would keep the entire mass of the people of tho united kingdom for
the space of $ 05 we . eks , that is , rather better than ten and a bali ' . years . There had been upwai Js of 4 , 000 , 000 of human'lives lost , or rather sacrificed , at the shrine of political knavery , since the standing army was introduced by the political Whigs in 1689 , being just . 125 y ^ ars , which would make 32 , 000 a year , or 615 per wetk , or 88 per day . ( Shame , shame . ) Men had fallen at this rate merely for the aggrandisement of a few , and to the dismay , suffering , wretchedness , and loss of the millions . The present cost of the standing army would support 274 , 965 families at ten shillings per week , to which purpose he (? . Ir . Cartledge ) thought the money might have been a great deal better applied . And by-the-bye , it was a very important question
to ask , where did the ruling few get " the monish , " aa the Jew would call it 1 Why , from the industrious portion of the community—from the producers of all wealth . So that they have not only to bleed at tho will of the oppressors , but to pay for the instrument that draws the vital current from their veins . The standing army ia a body of men distinct from the people ; they are governed by different laws . Blind obedience , and an entiro submission to the orders of their commanding officer wero their only principles . By the military law , the administration of justice was so quick , and the punishments so severe , that neither officer nor soldier dareB to dispute the orders of his supreme commander ; he must not consult his own inclinations . If a soldier was
commanded to pull his own father cut of his house , he must doit ; he dare not disobey ; immediate death would be the result cf his grumbling . Now , to prove , said Mr . Cartiedge , that he riad not overdrawn the picture , he would read a few articles of war . ( Here the speaker read some extracts in corroboration of his position . ) The next subject which he would bring to their notice was tho moral depravity produced . by the standing army . Here he wished to be clearly understood , that though he considered the standing army aB an evil , it was the system which maintained it that was the cause that produced the withering effects in the social arrangements of soeiety . Follow these men as they prowl about the country , producing drunkenness , debauchery , prostitution , crime , misery , wretchedness , hunger , " saverty , want , murder , distress ,
pauperism , and ^^ Bmestic discord , blighting and blasting the ha ^ M ^ ss the people have . These were the results t ^ Hever they went . Follow them , he would nay agai ^ Hnd watch their proceedings ; listen to their futhJHmversation , mixed continually with oaths and curB , and then , he was sure , they would say with hirofthat he had but feebly drawn the picture , and bnt aildly coloured it . Coloured it , did he say \ Would to God the reality was uo vror ? e than " he had portrayed it to thjem . But , alas ! alas ! the picture was too true ; not that all young men entering into the army were naturaiiy vicious . Oh , no ! Bnt the saying of St . Paul was fully verified , which was " thatevil communications corrupt good manners . " No matter how Virtuous a young man might be before he was induced to sell himself to do the work of a
vicious and corrupt government , the circumstances by which he became surrounded , soon converted him into as much the child of devil , as his companions in iniquity . Bid any of them , asked Mr . C , ever witness tho departure of a detachment of this public pest from a town where they had been only perhaps but a short time i See them assembled ready to march . Look at , the number of the females—poor deluded creatures , weeping and bellowing with looks of anguish and despair , crying and moaning , and grieving at . the situations their betrayers had placed them in , and then to leate them , the viotims of their lustful passions . Happy , modest , prudent , and innocent , before these hired assassins of the public morals aud female virtue wero
introduced into their walks , who , by their gay trappings and military blandishments , had led them from the paths of virtue , and had so far goaded them ou in the walks of vice , as to entirely uproot shame , modesty , and every other adorning accomplishment of woman , lovely woman , the comfort and companion of man and the pride of the world . Mr . Cartledge then glanced on many of she causes which enabled thes-e soldiers , while travelling , to accomplish their wicked purposes , and be productive of puoh an alannhig amount of crime and misery . This ho attributed to the parents of children more than to any other cause :-it was they who first implanted the idea into their offspring's minds that it vras really an honour to be a soldier . Their pretty clothing , and , in general , their delightful music , were all calculated to work upon the infant mind , which once done , it would take sometime to erase tbe impression of . The teaching of children to sing
the war songs , . and to admire the heroes of the prostituted muse , begot a love for tbe life of a soldier in the male portion of the community , and caused the female portion to become more easy of seduction . The . remerLy he proposed was , for parents to teach their children the consequences of war , and warn them against all such wickedness , and an utter detesUttop of soldiery ; and likewise teach them the ruiuoas effects the standing army has produced , and tb at , instead of its , being a credit to be a man butcher , it was a great curse , &e . &e . That this was pvacticab e , had been fully illustrated in the ease -of the inftrnal " blue-bottle" foroe . When these reptiles first made thtir appearance fh the streets of our large towns , the children were heard to cry " soldiers ; " but no sooner did the children understand that they were obnoxious to their parents than they treated them with contempt , and would almost as soon have a peep at bis Satanio Majesty . | Mr . Cartledge continued for some tiw . e . longer , and i sat down mnea applauded .
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