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& % - THE WORKING ME * OF ENGLAND , SCOTLAND . AND WALES . *« - « of { he Committee of the General Convention PffT fe Industrious Ciasaet , held in London , in Say , _ : rU ) W CoCSTBTKK N , JLXB BKOTHEB . CHABUSTS , Si «« prestsnted the National Petition , and have "ZmoV detfbfttative Btttnp to a clow . The last *** f . « H » eived it right to perform ia now before •" lBaTsbipe of this vakdictorv address . J ^ L ^« countrymen , —Our labours hare sot been the 7 * £ Lctiui because ire have nsA altogether attained ^ AjLjsTwe have held vast and important meet-** ire tove given » sew impulse to the entreat of **? L— . « hare carried our standard farther in &dof
•^ Twe hare placed the might ? maai signatures ^ 5 ! . ' shoulders of eighteen brave and patriotic work-* . the fustian jacket , the nniform of labour , " * been Been at the bsr of the House of Commons *** tbTW time in the ever meaorable history of JL ^ joB , ( the next lime it appears there the voice oj ZZfSlios * ak ^ ** heard ) , > o * the powerfal han 4 j b ^ Mtry has rolled the com plaint of osb hilliok « bA BAlF of people to the footstool of boasted SL is * pretended mercy . Are these efforts to be jj ^ fl » the millions to be scoffed at ? their prayer to ffjoaEBed ? and the prisoners to be still in the dungeon ? *! 5 \ £ eiTote of one man , an official tool , be sufficient *~ L jgiinrt the tide of opinion , and battle with it in
£ fl ow ? "We b" * 8 erioiu doubts . We hesitate to jL jwiany hope of mercy for your tortured leaders , 2 [« » illBeTer C 0 ^ 118 ^ 7 °° ^ tkei' liberation | jjl CBr Government as a faTour , when -we ought to jteee it as an act of justice . We will not ask you to jSeei justice from the Whip , far less would we desire fSto 1 °° * for mfcrcyfrom ^ e Toriestfs period is fast approaching when the fate of bofch -52 be irreeaverably sealed . We stand upon a just and mortal principle , and provident fate has given us a ijTpon powerful eaough to liberate the captive , and " ^ Wb to that home around whose liberties Universal TriU inU of within whose
Zsage reax a < saa < ** & Ijjj do slaTe shall breathe , nor injured labour mourn , jfcetbren , to you-, the electors and non-electors , we —» appeal to th * tribunal of your reason ; we bring our ^ rijjBt , and into your hands we resign the sacred m ? reposed in us . Do your duty , as we hare done ^ n . Bind yourselves together in one mighty jflatat Prepare for the approaching electoral MM * m ^ mor . M'I > ouiU , Tincent , Hoir , are in the field as —2 } dstes . Send them after the Petition , and let fire —ggoss of stardy arms force your representative into Qst Commons * House . Lei us hold the scales of justice « a £ » as «* retain the balance of power without
Form election Committees , appoint local and general jjgjorers , to proTide the sinews « f war . Keep alocf jnnn both factions in the battle , and at the critical ymt be prepared to rush in ; strike one blow at ate enemy at a time , and let the blow be one from ^ iach they rarer can recoYer . We hare received ^ aia impalpable evidence , that in seTeral places gfaB of the factions will Bplit their Totes with our OBdi&tre , that is to say , a Tory and a Chartist , or i Cfcarti t and a Whig can be returned . jf yon desire « ny of your leaders to watch in the egemfi ean : p—if you desire a sentinel oyer the midjigiit plotting * of your adTersaries—if you desire the { inter—provide the requisite funds for the ensuing
Mr . 0 Connor haB offered readily to prorlde the qaajj £ e * tioos and most generously to famish his liberal jesitionfor a Chartist candidate , ererywhere and aryitee- Tfee first thing yon hare to do is to destroy job ? enemies , especially the hostile Whigs and the XiRbHsian hacks . The second thing you haTe to aim it is the return of your friends ; we refer you to the Bit cf rotes on the Prisoners' Release Petition , and * b leave you to sift the grain and throw away the chaff B a whirlwind of bitter curses . 3 Iay tbe political exstaiee of TVhiggery be utttTly destroyed and tke Biledictioa of ths bere&Ytd wife , of the orphaned jjald , and of the white headed parent , pursue the poles into privacy and cling to them like burning Bscerr npoB a disecsed conscience .
Djwn with the hypocritieil and defrauding crew to { be lowest region of political damnation . There let ften remain out of office and in torture . Let them Uie refuge under the shades of official memory and &e wish we have for them is , that they msy cling to one lgreeable retrospect with as much tenacity as they hare deae to the gown of the speaker or the seals of tfli * A Ton hire the list of votes before you . * The minority * e » Uectively support and keep faith with ; the majeiiy we individually denounce and will exterminate ; tbe absentees we most bitterly condemn and consign to jdv&te life and home legislation .
Tbe ayes have been honourable , the noes insultfc $ Iy hostile , and the nothings haTe exhibited a wanton ipjr it of contempt , degrading to the character of man , be ! perfectly consistent with the conduct of aristocratic nfsieseiiatives , and rather ominous of tkeir future position . We cannot pass OTer the conduct of tbe ¦ ember for all Ireland , who absented himself after a written and declared promise te Tote . The factory ( Mid aad the prisoners haTe been consistently created fey Mm , snd allowing him that solitary merit of the efceti , "tre must record it as our deliberatiTe opinion , tiai his absence <•» " only be liable to one ef two constructions—it musi either have been constructive treason , or nfcrtunate dnplidtv .
Brethren , Tre cocfidently leave our cau 3 e , the cause cf the prisoners , and the rigtos-of labour , in your hands . Use jour power with resolution , and before your Srnmsss the proulest of your enemies ¦ will be weak . We have two recommendations to cSkr to yen before we eonelnde : — First—to marshal the trades of this great nation , by whose energy and ifforts the Reform Bill was carried , ma by whose aid and assistance now , the Charter may te triuHiphaiitiy carried . Srcontilr—In tee ensuing election , we sdvise yon to bie up the dreaded weapon of exclusive dealing ; and let no vote , no custom , no Chartism , no trade , no Suffrage , ne money , be your watchwords to alarm asd snMus .
Finally—Brethren let us cast aside , at this great ends , ail division * nd animosity . Let us be soldiers of the same army ; and before the victorious millions let Use power of our oppressors be dissipated and forgotten . 1 st the awakened reason put down Whiggery first , and Toryism next ; a . nd , like unsettled spirits wandering orer the land , may they fade away before the intelligence of man , until not one vestige of faction remains to deface the prospects of liberty , or interfere with the rights of labour , Be prepirtd then , fellow countrymen , for the worst frnn ifce Whigs ; be ready to secure the most for your-• elres ; and rest assur-d that the greatest crime you as commit agsinst your ciuse , against yourselves an 1 joer country , is to be apathetic when freedom bids yon * dviace , and siuzgiah when victory is secure .
Returning you ourbincere thinks for your continued Bosiide&ce , We remain , Ycur faithf al and unchanging brothers in the cause of liberty , jntrcy , and truth , P . M . M-Docall . Jous Sk . evi . vgto >' . Thomas J . Wall . Bvfjt Ridley . T . R . SilAhT . Wm . Martin . WM . > 3 OJiGA >' . Jons Hose . * [ The list of votes was sent herewith ; but jl 3 we lare giren it in Mr . O'Connor's letter , it wis neediess to ° ecapy space with it here : our readers can refer . — Ed . 1
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better suited to the altered condition of man . must be adopted . Time , it is allowed , makes more converts than reason ; and time , politically speaking , is most rapidly progressing . You hare proyed the liberality of your opinions , and , though you do not as yet adopt all the principles contained in our creed , yet we have a hope , we trust a well-founded one , that your enlightened minds will lead you , at no distant period , to join with us for the attainment of those objects , which , as . we know them to be just and right , we believe them to be essentially necessary to the political salvation of our beiored country . -
We earnestly hope that we haye removed from your minds the prejudices which tbe calumnies of our enemies may have "implanted . We have asked , we continue to ask , for no more than the renewal of our ancient institutions ; and we cannot in this be justly stigmatized as visionaries or enthusiasts ; and we solemnly disavow all intention of involving our country in anarchy , convulsion , and bloodshed . The purpose of our agitation has been , and continues to be , tbe improvement of the social condition of the sons of labour , and their elevation in the moral-We have , through your assistance , obtained a great moral vietory , and we ardently wish to follow up the blow : we , therefore , humbly , but earnestly , request that you would be pleased unitedly to use your influence with the Marquis of Norman by to obtain for our imprisoned friends the whole of those advantages of which th * accident of a single vote has de-^ n ^ ifc& a ^^ sBv i 2 ? ~
We are , Gentlemen , - With much respect , Your obliged servants , T . R . Smaht , John Skevington , Thomas Johh Wall , William Morgan , P . M'Douall , Kcfft Ridley , John Rose , William Mabtin . 55 , Old B&Uejr , May 28 , 1841 . The Albany , May 31 , 1841
Gentlemen , —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 28 th instant , and beg to txpress the sincere gratification that I experience from the very kind and flattering terms in which you are pleased to notice my humble exertions upon the occasion of my having had the honour of presenting to the House of Commons the petitions of nearly one million and four hundred thousand of the industrious classes ef my f el low- conn trymen . During the present adjournment of the House tf Commons it will not be possible for me to convey to those gentlemen who afforded their generous and talented aid to my motion the pleasing contents of your present address ; but be assured , the moment that Parliament re-assembles , I will make a point of c ) iumunieaticg to each and every one of them the high consideration and grateful sense you entertain of their distinguished services .
The moral triumph ( as you justly designate it ) which you obtained on Tnesday last , will not , 1 am confident , prove a barren victory , it being impossible , after tbe opinions expressed on both sides of the House , ami the decision come to , that her Majrsty's Ministers can do otherwise , or would wish to do otherwise , than take the subject under their most serious consideration , with a view , as far as is consistent with their sense of duty , of giving immediate tff . ct to the recorded wish of the Huuse of C-Tumons . For these reasons , and undeT all tbe circumstances and d-. ftk-ulties with which this ease is surrounded , I cannot help feeling that it would be most impolitic and inexpedient on our part , at this moment , to interfere further with either the Government or the prerogative of tho Crown ; and
as you have hitherto done me the honour of being guided by my advice throughout this very important business , I hope you will continue to me your confidence , and fcrgive me when I earnestly entreat you , as I now do , to leave the Government , at present unfettered and unbidden , to proclaim , of their own accord , if they . should so think fit , that amnesty to political offenders which I feel confident , after the sufferings thej have endured , would , as an act of grace , be universally approved and applauded by all classes of socifcty . With best wishes , I have the honour to be , Gentlemen , Your faithful servant , Thomas S . Do combe . To Messrs . Smart , M'Douall , &c
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Dan has been to Manchester , and a sorry reception has he had ! He arrived in the town on Tuesday—was met by a procession , which for meagreness and sorry condition , excited the risibility of all who witnessed it . TLere never were more than one thousand persons in it from first to last . The Carpenter ' s Hall had been taken for"" Dan to speak in ;" and an admission fee , varying from 6 J . to 2 d . charged to see the lien . On Din ' s arrival at the Hall , however , he found it was no ; a quarter filled , there not being , according to the Manchester Guirdian , more than " severaJ hundreds " inside . To "hold forth '" to empty benches , in the large and important town of Manchester , wa 3 more than Dan would
hazard : he therefore flatly refused to e . iter the Hall , but said he would address " the people " (!) outside . This was communicated to the " several hundreds" inside , who '' had paid for a sight ;" and they leoked rather queer . On being assured however that their money would be returned , they left-the place , somo being fortunate enough to get their '" brass " back again , others not so . By these means Dan managed to secure foT himself an audience of about 3000 persons ; certainly not more , at any period of the proceedings . The meeting indeed , wag a- complete failure ! Tho Manchester Guardian , ; in reporting it , ambiguously tays the number assembled outside amounted to "several thousands ' . " There were , good Guardian , " several thousands" present ; but 3 . 0 C 0 was the very outside , including those who were present from sheer cariosity to get a glimpse at the '" great lion . " The meeting was not attended by the Cnartists , as it was
called 10 further the cause of Repeal of the Union j a-nd as Dan was announced to take part in the anti-Corn Law fleeting on the succeeding day , they determined to let him have his own way for once . They determined to let him have a- demonstration all to liimsel : —and see what he would get by it- He teas miserably disappointed . A dinner was held in tbe evening , attended by about three hundred persons ; and the Guardian describes the repast to have been a very "indifferent" one ! Nat a single man of any note or standing amongst the Whig party was in attendance , either at the " out-door meeting of three thousand" or at the dinner . Smng to madness at the reception he had met with , Din declared that he would not stop for the meeting on tbe succeeding day ; and he accordingly s . t off from Manchester by an early London fain , on Wednesday morning . " He went—he saw" and he ran away !
[ The above account we have from a friend who was present in Manchester on TJ ^ tday , and who moved amongst all parties likely to get information from . We therefore place great reliance on his statements . The following is from our own Correspondent ; and it will be Been that he corroborates the above report in every particular 3
Dak ' s Repeal Me&ti . ng . On Tuesday morning , we repaired to the Carpenters ' Hall , fi r the purpose of hearing Daniel O'Connell deliver a lecture on the Repeal of the Union . The announcement , in the placards calling the meeting , was for eleven o ' clock ; but at that time , there were not more than sixty persons outside , and about the same number inside . The arrangements were to charge ona penny for the body of the hall , threepence for the gallery , and sixpence for the platform ; after sitting there till the reporters began to think that he would not come , and began to shew symptoms of impatience , Mr . R- J . Rich ardson , in company-w : th two other gentlemen , went round collecting the admission money , and just as they had
finished thu part of tho business , the sound of a drum was heard at a distance , which seemed to cheer our sister countrymen , aud caused them to think they would have a chance very shortly of seeing the " great man f but alas ! we were surprised by Father Hearne entering the haU , and informing the people that they must go outside , as the populace had carried Dan along , and had prevented him from coming in . He then turned round and told the reporters that he would make way for them if they would go with him . From this we were led to suppose , that there must be a numerous assembly
outside , when , to our great astonishment , there were not more than eighteen hundred people at tbe very highest calculation , a number which the body of the hall would have held confortably , and , indeed , if we take the women and children from the above number , there would remain about twelve hundred ; not more than half would have gone into the room , in consequence of tbe penny admission , so that we were led to suppose that in order to make the best of a failure , they were willing to Jet those who had paid receive their money again . From the excitement created by the band and Dan ' s carriage , thereiwere not more than three thousand
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when the meeting closed . Mr . Hearne walked before us , and we < ot to the carriage with the greatest ease . While speaking about voting for liberal measures for England , he was accosted by a working man , who asked him if he voted for the Factory Bill . At this moment a confusion arose , and some said , " There ' s a Chartist ; " others said , " Kill him ;" and others cried , " Bring him up to the carriage . " However , the working man catne up to Dan , prepared to reason with him about the factory question . M What was that Bill , what was the Bill ! " asked Dan twice , and be said "it was another Chartist lie . " Just as tbe young man came up to the carriage to . speak to him , Dan turned round , and said he would hold no conversation with him . Dan declared himself a teetotaller , but very bitterly denounced the Order of Rcchabites , and bid his countnmfn not to own them , or have anything to do with them . Be denounced the Chartists as Orangemen , and said but very little about the Repeal .
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WEDNKSBURT . —A similar meeting was held here the day following , which Mr . Candy also attended , and the faots he stated will not be easily effaced from the working-men ' s minds . —Correspondent . CITY OF LONDON- The Chartists here hating a ball of their own , » t 55 , Old Bailey , make good u ? 6 thereof , by having lectures delivered twice © n Sunday , besides other evenings . Marylebonb — The men of St . Marylebone meet at their room , Circus-street , New Road , on Sunday evening last ; and , on Monday evening , gave a ball in bohalf of the Victim Fond , which was most numerously attended . Dancing was continued till an early hour of morn . The greatest credit is dne to the managers for their cars in the conducting of the ball .
St . Pancras . —The Chartists held their weekly meeting , at their usual place of meeting , on Monday evening last . BRADFORD ( Wilts ) . —A . public tea meeting was held in this town on Saturday last , to congratulate Mr . Henry Vincent on his release from the dungeon of the Whigs . The room was elegantly decorated with laurel and flowers , and surrounded by the portraits of Vincent , Frost , O'Connor , and other patriots . The meeting was addressed at length by Messrs . Vincent , W . Roberts , Esq , Philp , aad Bolwell . Mr . Vincent received the h ? arty congratulations of his friends . On Sunday afternoon ,
Mr . Vincent preached a sermon to a large concourse of persons . He shewed the practical bearing of the Gospel of Christ , aud urged upon all Christians the necessity of enforcing the practice of Christianity in all the public and private affairs of life . At the conclusion of the discourse , a collection was made for Mrs . Frost . On Monday and Tuesday evenings , Mr . Vincent gave two lectures to very attentive audiences . Wiltshire is rousing again , and all will be activity and perseverance in the west . Mr . Vincent intends to bring out the vindicator on the 19 sh of June . The people have been apathetic since the incarceration of Mr . Vincent ; but his presence in these parts will throw new life into the masses .
IrOUGHBOROUGH . —On Tuesday evening , in consequence of Mr . Martin ' s arrival in this town , on his way from London to Sheffield , it was agreed that a meetiDg should be held at Mr . Skevington'i ? , Charter Hotel , Swan-street , for the purpose of hearing an address from that gentleman . Though the only publicity given was in naming it to a few of the class-leaders , > et the people kept pouring iu so numerously , that it wis deemed prudent to adjourn to the Bull-ring in the Ward ' s end . Mr . Skeviogton having addrresed the meeting in a speech full of good sense and patriotism , introduced Mr . Martin , who , in a most eloquent appeal , for the space of two hours , laid bare the vile conduct of the Whigs and Tories . After which three cheers were given for the Charter ; three for the Northern Star ; threefor O'Connor and the other victims ; and ihies for Messrs . Martin and Skevington . The meetiDg then quietly separated .
BHETFIEtO . —The Corn Law " Plaguers" have had another " demonstration'' in Paradise-square , at which , so far as we can . judge from the reports given by their own organs , they seem to have been well beaten , as they are everywhere , when thpy dare to take the opeu fisld . We have not received any acconnt of this meeting from our Chartist friends at Sheffield , which we hold to be a great negket of duty on their part . GATESHEAD . —The members met at their new rooms , opposite the Fiying Horse , Oakwellgate , when it was unanimously agreed that the correspondence between Mr . Hutt , M . P . and the Gateshead Chartists be publUhed . There has been a debating society held here for the last mouth , which
will be of great benefit to the working classes , as any person is allowed to take a part in the discussion , whether he be a member of the Association or no :. The question for discussion at present is the Corn Laws ; so that any one who is wishful to gain a knowledge of them , has here an excellent opportunity . The discussions are held on Wednesday evenings , at eight o ' clock , when as mauy as can aro requested to attend . The council meet on Tuesday evenings , and the members on Sundays , as usual . The room is open for reading all the rest of the week . The members , and as many as are friendly to our cause , are requested to attend on Tuesday evening , as it is intended to bring a Chartist candidate forward at the forthcoming election .
BIRMINGHAM . —The Police again . —On Saturday evening last , a meeting was held at Gosta Green , for the purposo of explaining the principles of Chartism . Messrs . White and Taylor attended for the purpose of addressing the meeting . They had scarcely commenced , when two policemen , Nos . 327 and b 7 l , stepped up and ordered them to desist . — Mr . White demanded their authority for interrupting a peaceable meeting , and was told that th ^ y had orders to disperse all political meetings . Mr . White then proceeded to take their numbers , and insisted that they were exceeding their instructions . Tue " blue bottles" turned rusty , and insisted on Mr .
White s name and address , declaring their determination to bring him before the Magistrates for a breach of tho peace . Mr . White insisted that they had no authority to interrupt the proceedings , and stated that as they seemed to object to political meeting ? , he would advise his friend Taylor to preach a st > rmon . They then caused the cart which was used as a hustings to be removed , and with the assistance of a sergeant , No . 34 , alter taking Mr . Taylor ' s name and residence , and creating a regular row , they at length succeed in dispersing the meeting . Such are the fruits of the police system . Nothing like living in a free country !
Chartist M _ eitisg at Freeman stheet . — The Chartists of Birmingham held their usual weekly meeting at their room iu Freeman-street , on Monday , Mr . Nisbet in the chair . Mr . Whiteiiitroducedaplaii for the establishment of a reading room , for the accommodation of the Chartist body , which was well received . It is intended to establish one through the medium of shares of five shillings each , and there is little doubt of its ultimate success . — Mr . Wm . Dean Taylor , Mr . Harper , and others , afterwards addressed the meeting , on the present prospects and principles of Chartism ; after which Mr . Markham , of Leicester , made an application for a lecturer to attend the Anti-Corn Law demonstration at Leicester . Mr . Taylor was deputed as a proper person . Afcer the transaction of tbe remaining business , the meeting separated .
REDS ITCH . —The two first open air meetings that were ever held at Rudditch took place ou the evenings of Wednesday aad Thursday last , when Mr . George White attended . On the first evening , he explained the objects and principles of Chartism ; exposed the fallacies of the Corn Law repealers , and challenged them to a discussion on the following evening . —On Thursday evening , he went fully into tho doctrine of cheap bread , and pointed out the cheatery and double-dealing of the free traders . He was much interrupted by a drunken fellow , who seemed to be set on by a knot of shopkeepers , who dared not attempt a defence of their view ? , although respectfully invited to a discussion . The meetings were the largest ever held in Redditch , and have completely opened the eyes of the working classes on the subject of Chartism .
WAI . SALL . —Mr . George White has delivered two lectures on Chartist principles , and the fallacies of tbe Cora Law repealers , in this hitherto Whig-ridden place , on the 2 nd and 3 rd of June . HINCKLEY . —Tbis deeply depressed manufacturing town was visited last Sunday by Mr . Cooper , editor of the Illuminator ; and although the frown of power was used to stop the delivery of truth in the streets , yet the factions have heard something which they will not soon forget . In the morning , a large number of operatives from Hinokley , Earl Shilton , Sapcote , Burbage , and other villages , filled with oppressed framework knitters , were addressed at Sapcoie Gap , an open space by the side of the highway , situated centrally for the manufacturing population of South-west Leicestershire . In the afternoon , an address of nearly two hours was delivered , in a spacious Fquare in Hinckley . A sprinkling of middle-class men and religieus € Btrayed among the crowd of working men . and while wme
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sneered , others evinced a gradual conviction that the earnest plea for Universal Suffrage , and the annihilation of class legislation j was really founded in justice . The crowd was very large in the evening , and the attention and excitement of the auditory were increasingly kept up for about three-quarters of an hour , when a "thing , " called the " Parish Beadle , " stalked up to the speaker , and pompously said , " I discharge you from holding forth there !" Mr . Cooper demanded this rascal ' s authority . The official replied that he had authority , arid if the lecturing was not put an end to , bo would take the lecturer into custody . Mr . Cooper , therefore , told tho people to think of what they had heard , and to disperse quietly . It was not , however , until Mr . C .
had returned to the ground , and again entreated the working men to go to their Homes , that the square could bfl cleared . The operatives fixed their eyes with looks of gathering vengeance upon the man of the truncheon , and it was evident that half a word would have been enough , as a signal , for driving him from the ground . It was afterwards learnt that the fellow had been directed to accomplish this feat by the attorney to the Lord of the Manor , a Whig tyrant manufacturer . A room , it is expected , will soon be obtained , and an Association formed by the Hinckley working men . They showed that their Sunday b lesson had not been lost upon them , by twenty of them marching up , in gallant style , from a distance of thirteen mile ? , to the . great meeting in Leicester Market-place , on Tuesday ,
LEICESTER . —Events l ? ave been thickening around tbe Chartlft interest here , during tbe last ten days . The Midland Counties Illuminator was first stopped by the peremptory refusal of the printer to put another number to the press—with an equally positive refusal to give any reason for discontinuing the printing of the publication . Other printers were tried in the town , but none of Liberal politics dare undertake the business ; and none « f Conservative politics bad tbe convenience of materials . At tho close of last week , therefore , it seemed that Ciiurtist principles were to be extinguished in Leicester , as far as the use of a local press was involved ; and the strangest indignation be ^ an to be expressed by working men , who believed , with the proprietor of the Jllumirialor , that the
vindictive Whigs bad been tbe nuar . s of silencing the working men's local organ . Oa Monday , in the present week , tbe determination of the recreant faction to drive Mr . Cooper from the town was more openly discovered , by the fact of notice being given him to quit the shop , which , had just been entered on , as a publishing office . The * -o sveta of malevolence and meanness only served , however , t » kind . ' y the spirit of Chnrtists for the great battle which was fought in the marketplace on tbo following day . The Mayor and the Whig humbugs had made proclamation that there would be a grand gathering , on Tuesday , to petition Parliament in favour of the pending ministerial joggle . It was resolved that the Chartists should give battle to tho deceivers , and preparations were made accordingly . Bain-tow was known to bo at Derby ; but , unfortunately , he 1 ml left for Sheffield before the
messenger arrived , i Without delay , Birmingham was tried uext . and Juhn Collins and Dean Taylor entered Leicester three hoars btfore tho struggle began . Early on Tuesday morning a band was brought from one of the villages , the Charter banner was raised , and the town was beat up ; a great sensation being created by this bjld display of resolution and defiance , and by the significant emblems borne in the procession . A halfquartern loaf , aud a half-stone loaf were hoisted on poles ; " the Whig loaf" was inscribed beneath one , nnd " the Universal Suffrage loaf" under the ether . On another pule was fixed a half potato , nnd underneath it the following inscription : — " What said the tyrant , tbe Poor Law Commissioner , at Loughborough ? ' split the potato !'" Another placard proclaimed the arrival of the Chartists' champions , and a fourth announced the very important fact that Easthope and Ellis had also arrived ! The whole town was thus
fully prepared to comprehend tbe Whig electioneering trick about cheap bread and cheap sugar . At noon , Messrs . Collins aud Taylor britfly addressed a crowd , at the Cross , in Belgrave-gite . The procession tkan advanced through the most populous parts of tbe town , and approached the market-place at a quarter before two . The tricks of the knavish Whigs had been watched , and provision had bo « n made to out-general them . They had erected hustings in trout of the Exchange , and no one was to be admitted to them but by ticket ! As soon as the Chartist procession ne-ired the market-place , a dozjn of our stoutest fellows rushed forward , seized two waggons , ( which had been slily placed at hand ) and dragged them close up to the hustings . Amid the dastardly alarm of tho Whigs , the waggons were firmly posted on the left flank of the enemy ; the wheels were locked , planks were placed across , ouv banners and emblems were raised , and finally , amid tbe rending shouts of
the multitude , our champions were mounted on their own platform ! By two o ' clock , ten thousand people were collected in front of the hustings and waggons , and the Mayor ( Mr . John Biggs ) appeared to take tha chair , —bringing with him the Borough Members , and a young coxcomb of a har .-iBter , called Mi-11 or . A Unitarian Minister , nmid the strangest discordance ever heard , proposed the first resolution , and a . member of tbe Corn Law Repeal Association seconded it . The terras of the resolution were , as usual , mere traps about monopoly . Mr . Cooper , editor of the " suppressed" Illuminator , proposed an amendment , — denouncing tbe juggling Whigs in no very measured terms , and iieirding the Mayor ( one of the agitators of tlw Reform Bill ) and E-xsthope to their faces . The packed crew of manufacturing tyrants on the hustings opened their eyes in amazement at the boldness of Mr . C . ' s remarks , and looked utterly aghast at the plaudits which rang through the vast crowd during the delivery of his addruss . Mr . Markham seconded tbe
amendment , and also hurled some keen javelins among tbe craven host of the Wliijjs . TJie > layor then allowed the Unitarian parson to reply , but would not allow any one to support the amendment : he was "the first man in the borough" he said , and he would conduct the meeting as ho liked ! He then put tho amendment and the resolution , after having first , in tbe most un-Cuairman-like manner , bt-spittered the first with dispraise and the last with commendation . Tbe show of hands for the Chaitist amendment was in tho proportion of two to ono , yet tho " honest" Mayor declared the Whig resolution " carried , " and tore up the amendment with estentatious suvageness , standing ou a table aud shewing his teeth while hi did it ! Groat disturbance arosa , and
all was confusion for some time after this scoundrelly proceeding . At length another recreant Rtforni agitator got up to projjose a second resolution . Both the mover and seconder did their business , however , in dumb show , for not a syllable could be heard ; and Mr . Cooper advanced to re-propose his amendment a so upon tiie second resolution . Mr . John Collins , in an able address of half an hour , seconded it When the Mayor put the old amendment and the second resolution to the meeting , the show of hands was still more detnonstrably in favour of the Chavtists , but " the first man in the borough" honestly as before declared the second resolution also carried . The farce was enacted a third time , by a Quaker tyrant manufacturer proposing another resolution , which was seconded also in dumb shew : and
Mr . Cooper again proposed his old amendment . Mr . Dean T * ylur seconded it , in a most masterly speech of an hour and a half . Hia effort was the moat conclusive madtj during the day . The Whigs were mortified by the clearness of his statistical and financial statements , und were rea ^ y to gnash their teeth at the forcible and convincing way in which he exposed all their pretenoas about abhorrence of monopoly . Altogether , the speech was oj ; e of the most vigorous and perspicuous displays of argument and oratory ever delivered in Leicester , and the Whigs will feel the effects of it to a distant day . The display of bands for the amendment ; , when placed before the meeting , by the Mayor , was overpowering . About five hundred of the immense crowd held up their hands for the third resolution : but the
" honest " Mayor declared it to be " carried" ! Mr . Cooper immediately denounced his worship , in tones which penetrated his ears , for they were heard pretty distinctly by the vast crowd , as an officer false to his trust , partial in his decisions , and unworthy of the honour to wheh ha had been elevated by the people , because betraying their interests , ( as expressed by their united votes ) to his own political party . After Easthope , Ellis , and mountebank Mellor had spoken , in dumb show—the Mayor , who bad been stung to the quick , and was mortified by tbe real defeat of hia party , threw himself into a towering passion , and exhausted his strength in vituperative denunciations of the Chartist leaden . At six o ' clock , the jugglers were worn out , aud quitted their platform . Sir . Cooper called to the crowd to stand firm , and proposed that Mr . Swain
take the Chair . This being carried , the old amendment was then put as a resolution , and carried amidst enthusiastic acclamations , only three hands being held up against it Au address to her Majesty , praying her to dismiss her present evil advisers , was then carriedonly two hands being held up against it ) Messrs . Collins , D . an Taylor , and Markham , again briefly addressed the meeting ;; and Mr . Cooper told the crowd , in conclusion , that the Chartist flr © would not be entirely extinguished by Whig despotism—since arrangements had been made to bring out The Chartist Rushlight , —a halfpenny publication . The announcement was received with enthusiastic cheering . Three cheers were then severally given for "the People ' s Charter " —" our caged lion , Feargus O'Connor , "—" Frost , Williams , and Jones , "— " Collins , D . Taylor , Vincent , and all Chartist champions at large , " —and , after three hearty groans for the Whigs , thr meeting broke up .
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TOWER HAMLETS . —The Tower Hamlets ' Chartists have resolved themselves into a Chartist Committee . Thoy meet at 166 , Brick Lane , Spitalfielda , and are determined to make the moat of tbe farce . HYDE . —Mr . Harney had been lecturing here with great success . He seems to have rubbed up tbe olden spirit of enthusiasm , and has left Hyde all alive . STOCKP'ORTr * . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Cbas . Connor , of Manchester , delivered an excellent lecture on the present state of political parties , the Corn Laws , and the means to obtain the Charier .
BORNLEY . — -Mr . Harney lectured here on Thursday evening , the 27 th ult ., to a large concourse of people , in the open air ; the remarks he made were listened to with the greatest attention , and elicited loud cheers whenever ho laid the laah on the cowardly factions that oppress the working classes . At the close of the lecture , the whole assembly formed in procession , and marched through the streets to Mr . Harney ' s lodgings , singing in an impressive manner the Chartist National Anthem—God save John Frost , &c .
DROYLSDEN . —The walls and shop windows of this village wore bedaubed with placards , announcing that Mr . Fiaigan , ( a person who is employed by the factory masters of Manchester , to gammon the factory workers of the neighbourhood with the delusive cry of cheap bread , ) would deliver a lectnrb on the Corn Laws , on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . In about an hour after the time appointed , Mr . Finigan made his appearance iu the school room in which the lecture was to have been delivered , when a person of the name of Houldsworth proceeded to take the chair without having been either proposed or sooonded . After the ceremony of reading the placard had been gone through , a person in the body of the meeting moved that the lecturer occupy
threequarters of an hour , and that discussion bo allowed afterwards . Three-fourths of the meeting held up their hands for the motion , and noue against it . — After it had been agreed upon by the meeting that the question should be discussed , a gentleman who had come with the lecturer in a gig , and whose big belly was a sufficient proof that he never made work slauk , said that if the lecturer stayed to discuss the question , he must walk home , for he would not wait for him . The lights were put out by the proprietor of the room , and the meeting adjourned to the open air , and was addressed by Mr . Campbell , of Salford , who , in an argumentative and eloquent speech , pointed out the fallacies of the Corn Law repealers , and proved from facts and figures that the
misery of the working classes was not caused by the operation of the Com Laws , but ; from the competition of steel , iron , and wood against mxnual labour , and from that system of class legislation which protected the capital of the rich , but gave no protection to " the poor man ' s capital , namely , his labour . — The meetiug was also addressed by Messrs . Gradwell and Donovan , of Minche 3 ter , who proved from statistics of the imports and exports , that just in proportion as trade had increased , had the wages of the labouring man decreased . The meeting seemed quite satisfied that the present cry for a repeal of the Corn Laws was got up with no other intent than to reduce the wages of labour , and enable the mill-owners still further to " grind the face of the pour . "
LEEDS . —PublicMeetixq .-Chariist Candidates . —Oa Tuesday evening last , at six o ' clock , a public meeting of the Chartists of Leeds , was held on St . Peter's Hill . It was convened by placard , and was numerously attended by the " fustian jackets , " who listened patiently aud attentively to the excellent ; and spirit-stirring addresses of the speakers , and presented a favourable contrast to the more noisy and outrageous conduct recently displayed at meetings convened and attended by the '' respectables . " This , however , is nothing new at Leeds ; the working men hare on previous occasions beeu held up as examples of good sense and propriety of demeanour . Soon after half-past six o ' clock , Mr . Harris was called to the chair , aud , after having opened tiic business of the evening by reading the notice by which the meeting was convened , he called upon Mr . Parker to propose the name of a candidate . Mr . Parker made a very long , but an exceedingly
temperate and well argued speech , in which both tho factions received a well-merited castigation ; on tlio ' . poor Whigs , however , he was the most severe , flogging them tremendously with their own rod . He contended that party names and party strife should cease , and the Government be carried on for the equal good of all classes—a state of things which could only be brought about by the People ' s Charter . ( Loud cheering . ) He concluded by proposing Mr . James Williams , of Sunderland , as a fit and proper person to bo put in nomination for this Borough at the ensuing election . Mr . James Illingworth secouded the motion . Mr . Andrew Gardner proposed Mr . James Leech , of Manchester , as these cond candidate ; and his nomination was seconded by Mr . Roberts . The Chairman then put each candidate's name to the meeting separately , aud for each the whole of the hands iu the assembly were held up , and the most rapturous chcerin « foilowed the announcement that the choice was unanimous .
Mr . Brings , after an address of great talent , then moved the following resolution : — " That it is . the duty of every non-elector , as well as elector , to exert every effort—to use all their influence and interest—aud Co bring all their energies to bear upou this most important subject—viz . the return of Chartist Members to represent their interests in the Commons House of Parliament . " This was seconded by Mr . William Hick , who said he had a very large number of facts to lay before the meeting , facts which would occupy several hours
in their detail , but a 3 it was getting late , he would not then occupy their time , but reserve his speech for a more favourable opportunity . The resolution was put by tho Chairman , aud carried unanimously , amidst great cheering . Three hearty cheers were then given for the Charter ; three for F . O'Connor , Ebq ., and all imprisoned Chartists ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; and three for the owner ot tho ground on which they had met—the good ** old king ; " after which three dreadful groans were hurled at tho head of Neddy and the Whigs , aud the meeting separated about nine o ' clock .
MERTHYR-TJTDVil ., ( Wales . )—At the weekly meeting of the members of the association , Mr . David Lewis , in the chair , it was resolved , "that tho friends of liberty should meet at the Railwaystation-house , on Monday , the 7 th of June , for the purpose of meeting Mr . Vincent , on his arrival with the five o ' clock train from Cardiff , and that a carriage be provided , and procession formed , to take Mr . Vincent up to the New-Market Square , where he will have an opportunity of addressing , as we hope , the congregated thousands . Let the men and women of Mertbyr do their duty on this occasion , jis thoy have done on former occasions , towards their friend and suffering patriot , Mr . Vincent . Remember the 7 th of June !!
CAXVIBSRWELTj . —Our Association is increasing and we are determined to agitate for nothing less than the Charter . No Whig clap-trap for us ; let the two base factions fight the battle by themselves , we will have nothingto do with them . We must not make any false steps but be united , be firm , be determined , and the Charter is ours . At our meeting last week , a vote of thanks was given to Messrs . Martin and Cleave , for their bold attack upon that base misanthrope and lying traitor , the big beggarman of Ireland , at the Crown and Anchor .
ODD HAW . —At a public meeting assembled in Oldham , on Friday , May 28 , for the purpose of hearing a lecture from that tried friond of liberty , George Julian Harney , the following resolution was unanimously passed-: — " That inasmuch as the accusers of Mr . George Julian Harney havo failed to oome forward to prove their accusations against him , this meeting considars them as false , slanderous and malicious . " DUBLIN . —The Chartist Association of this place held their usual weekly meeting , on Tuesday , the 30 th inst ., Mr . Dempsey in the chair , who , in a speech replete with argument and good sense , showed what the people had to expect from the present class legislators , who would , he said , immolate one half of the human race , in order to perpetuate the present system of robbery and heartless barbarity . The meeting was also addressed by Messrs . Toole and Robinson . The following
resolution was moved by Mr . W . Toole , and seconded by Mr . J .: —That we most heartily concur in the resolution of the patriot , Feargus O'Connor , not to sit in the present rotten House of Commons , constituted as it is , of a set of political humbugs , who , by their quackery , have brought ruin and destitution on the productive classes , and who , by their base , treacherous , aad profligate conduct , have sapped the foundation of the Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland . Moved by Mr . Brophy , and seconded by Mr . Brien , that the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Thomas Clarke , of Stookport , and his compatriots , for their truly spirited and patriotic address to the noble and high-micded patri « , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . Several letters from various parts of Ireland , requesting the Secretary to send them Stars and tracts , and other information relative to the formation of Chartist Associations , were read , giving a hope of au abundant harvest of Ckartists iu Ireland .
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M ^^^^^ EILSTON - The town ' of Bileton KswTbeen pt » carded for days by the Corn Law ¦ Rep-a-lei-d . The meeting was held in the Ball Court , and mi attended by nearly . five thousand of ths worfciee , consisting of colliers , miners , moulders , an . i pudlers . The chair was taten by a Mr . Bew , a « holes *!© chemist and druggist , and the platform was crowded by the gentry of the surrounding neighborhood . After several resolutions had been passed , Mr . Henry Candy , a working stonemason , was introduced to the meeting . He commenced by staung that , a * an humble individual , he was glad of the oppor * tunity of addressing so large an assemblage of big fellow-working men , and he sincerely thanked the Chairman for the liberal and disinterested condaot
he bad shown in procuring him a hearing , bo that both * parties and their objects might be properly Hnderstood . He was a , Chartist , and he had bitterlj repudiated the Cora Laws as much asauy of the gentlemen that were present , but he , felt it his daty oa behalf of his fellow-working men to warn them from being ensnared by the artful designs oi those who had already betrayed th-ni , turned a deaf ear to their complaints , mocked at their suSFcni ^ s , and basely imprisoned upwards of 400 of his fellowworking men , for advocating the cause of truth and justice . He ( Air . Candy ) sokmnly denounced the present Gom-tiinent , and might take on himself to say , in behalf of the workies , that they had no confidence in the bloody and brutal Wnigs , who have
proved themselves apostates to their rel .-i ^ n , and traitors to the common weal ; by their vacillating conduct they had made themselves contemptible ,: and wore the walking monuments of their owu imbecility . He , as a working man , wanted a cheaploaf , but not by the reduction of the price o : labour .. He did not stand thtre iu-the spirit of oppositions , but it was his firm conviction that neither the repeal of the Corn L * ws , S ; jgar , or Timber Ddties would effect good until labour was fairly and honestly represented . To attain this object , and as the only means , give us the Charter . ( Hisses , anil cries of " Oh , oh "— " Question "— " Do wn with hi hj , " . &e ^ from the platform . ) Yes , gentlemen , you may hiss or groan at me ; it is true I am a single itiuividual , endeavouring to raise my voice again * t * vyi . at £ believe to be only a trap ; aud I hero tell y <>« , working men , that your only hope is the People's Charter .
Taxation , without reprdbentation , is tyranny ; and until you are properly represented , it is useless to expect justice . I am not to be intimidated or frightened ; if I speak lies , hiss me off ; if I Speak truth s hear me for your own sakes , and for tho sake of your wires and families . What object hare 1 , think yon * but to endeavour to impress upon your minds truths and faots , which I defy any gentleman on . thin platform to deny ? Mr . C . continued for some urae discussing the points of tho People ' s Charier , entered into a detail of the acts of the Whigs , exposed the infamies aud plunder of the clergy , and earnestly warned the working men not to be deceived , but to think , reflect , and act for themselves , anu never to rest satisfied till tho People ' s Charter become the law of the laj . d . Before the meeting broke np , three cheers , long and loud , were given for oar brave patriot , Feargu-i O'Connor aud ine Northern Star and three cheers for the Charter .
SRAFTCSBURY . —A Chartist meetingwas held here on the 24 th uit . Excellent speeches were made and resolutions were adopted , organising the Chartists of this neighbourhood itito a body , incorporating thorn with the National Charter AsiooiationV and pled ^ inj ; to increasing and incessant exertion , till the Charter shall become law . GuASGOW . —A great publio meeting of tbe inha ~ bitants of Glasgow called by placard , was held in the Chartist Church , on Monday evening , th « 31 st May , for the purpose of hearing the report uf Mr . Culleii , delegate frotri the Conrentidn , and agreeing to the best moans which they should adopt with the factions at tho enduing election . Long before the hour of meeting the church was crowded in tvei y part ,
and by the time the chair was taken , every hole and corner was packed ; numbers consequently had to go away . On the motion of Mr . Co ! qtihouu , Mr . Ross was called to the chair amid loud cheering . He opened the business by reading tha hand bill , after which he called upon Mr . Cullen , who mmintea the pulpit amidst , loud cheering , that gentleman then entered into a long and very interesting detail of his mission , during which he gave a very pleasing and highly satisfactory account of the zeal , activity and praiseworthy conduct of the members of thu Convention amid general approbation . He described in a very humorous manner the course which had to be taken betoro a person could be presented at Court , the description of the dress they had to appear in ,
and thought he must have cut a very queer figure with a cocked hat , large wig , long sword , and antidiluvian coat . ( Great laughter . ) He was aUo convinced that his republican points were raihtr too stiff to bend the knee to an earthly worm ( rlieers ) ; : nevertheless , he would submit to a greater degree of tomfoolery than even that , if it would restore Frost , Williams and Jones to their native laud . ( Cheers . ) After alluding to the large meetings of the Chartists held every night in London , and the parozansof Wliiggery through the day , the presenting of tb National Petition , the excellent speeches of Duncombe and Leader ,, the droll conduct of Dan speaking in behalf of the petition and then skulking from the division , his interviews with Members , 6 t - ; .. he
stated that he considered that his duty was over after the National Petition was presented , and -overy means had been used to present the memorial in behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones to thu Q > een , therefore , he left the Convention not knowm ^ that instructions were on the way requesting him to remain uutil the business was concluded- ; ho then sat d'j . vn amid loud cheering . Question by Mr . Dixon—Did O'Connell pair off ? Mr . Culitii replied that he did not see any pairing off , but i > c saw plenty of scoring off , as they went ofl ' in doz-ns when the debate was finished . ( Laughter . ) Al : er Mr . Moir and some others bad put question , Mr . Rudgers briefly moved a vote of thanks to Mr . Cullen , which was seconded in a verv juiicious
speech by Mr . Colquhoun , and passed wun great cheering . Mr . Thomasoti , from the vale oi Leren ,. was then introduced to the meeting ; he staieu that he camo there as a delegate from Leven Vale , where they had held a meeting that morning , ano adopted a resolution which he was requested to lay before that meeting , the purport of which wa ? , that they appoint election committees to look out lor Cnartist candidates , in order that they may be can it d at the nominations , tiie same to fcrm a Convention to sit in London . This motion being seconded , was left over for future consideration . It was then announced by the Chairman thai Mr . Brown , secretary , would read a letter which he had received from t \ a . rgaa O'Conuor that morning . ( Great ciieerin ^ . j Mr . Brown , before reading the letter , though :, tt . would be necessary to read the Minute of a meting which took place in the month of March , ot tho Directors of the Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage Ao-o ^ ation ,
where it was agreed that the then secretajy , Mr . Jack , should writo to Mr . O'Connor , requiM ^ ug him to visit Glasgow , and say what time aitor he was liberated he could be in Glasgow ; no answer having been received to that letter which Mr . Jack said he sent to Mr . O'Connor , he ( Mr . i ' . iown ) had been instructed b > a meeting of D . recioi ? , held on the 14 th of May , to wine to Mr . 0 'Co'iiii-r , as stated above , whicti he did , and ho would uo-. v read tho answer which ho had received . Mi-. Brown then commenced reading the letter ; at tin und of every sentence ho was interrupted with bur-tsof cheering , unequalled before in the Charusi Liiurch . At the conclusion of the letter , round a ; ter round of applause followed , until the very church uliookfroiu the top to the bottom . As Mr . O'Connor has agreed to visit Glasgow immediately ai . er he is liberated , a day will be afterwards appointed to suit his convenience . Mr . Moir then aacuissud the
meeting on the position ot parties , ma > : ram ox sarcastic humour , that kept the meetiug iu a roar . He told them to be wide awake , and keep bmn eyeaaud ears open when the election took place , «>< d to be ready just before' tbo close of the poll , to wal& up , and let the Wbigs see thoy could not do without them , although they should get up the cry tho very next day after the election , " Down with the Tories . ( Great cheering : ) Mr . Colquhoun propo-ed an immediate canvass of the electors . Tue Whigs of Glasgow had held a meeting that very day , iu orderto gull tue Chartists b y proposing Wm . Dixon * Esq ., as a Universal Suffrage candidate , but who ia neither more nor less than a Whig , and will back out the Whig Ministry through thick and tit hi . Aa it was now very late , the further discussion of the question was postponed until next Monday night . A . rote of thauks was then given to the Cliiuiman , and the meeting broke up .
TIVfiRTOI *—( Devon ) . —A spirited meeting of the Chartists of this totrn took : place at tae Association Hoom ; Weatexe , on Monday , the 24 th . There ii . ts been a great increase of new members enrolled on tu « tut three meeting nights . Mr . Harris informed the meeting that he bad netived several letters , which he vriahed to lay before them : one from the Executive , stating their regret for the neglect shown to this piaco , and tte county at large , and their readiness in future to a . d and assist them in advancing the good cause of friedom ia this county , as well as in the counties of the north ; . another from the brave patriot , Vincent , staling his regret at not being able to accept of ttia invitation , given him by the men of Sdren , to engage jls Kctonr in the county , but that he would certainly pay them a friendly visit this rammer ; also , recommending . vlr . T .
BoIwelJ , of Bath , as a fit and proper person as iectonc fur Devon . This letter was received with much satisfaction , when Mr . Harris rose , and addressed thu meeting ia support of Mr . Vincent ' s recomintiidation , stating that he knew Mr . Bolwell personally , anil cjokl bear testimony to his talent This speaker waa ably supported by Mr .- Turner ; and , after some aigonientative sp : « ches from Mr . Land , Mr . RowclirJ " , and others , it was resolved that the secretary ehuuid write to the Executive for their opinion , and wait the xuialt s also that he should send a copy of Vinctst skater toall the associations in Dsvon , and have their opinion oa the subject . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman for his able conduct , that night , in tbe chair , and three hearty cheers were then given fur O'Connor , when the meeting separated .
Dan O'Connell In Manchester.
DAN O'CONNELL IN MANCHESTER .
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POLITICAL PRISONERS . TO I . S . DUXCOHBE , BSQr , AXD THE REST OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THB COMMONS' HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT , WHO BROUGHT FORWARD AND SUPPORTED IHE NATIONAL PETITION . &EMLKXES , —We , the undersigned , duly and contttotionally elected representativts of the otherwise sarepreeented millions of the operative prodncers o ! * fl 'vrtalth , feel it to ba our bonnden duty , is it is our Duiluyed pleasure , to present you oar heartfelt thanks fc » tie part joa hare so nobly , so hnmaneJy , asd so p * triotically taken , on the behalf of our incarcerated kwiren , many of ¦ whom are yet suffering in the filthy Ssagson of the felon , and with worse tiian felons * fare
« nd punishment far crime , if crime it can be calledin nany cases being present at a public meeting ; in & 5 &a , for an excited expression of feeling ; and in ao **** accompanied by acts of violence , or resistance to tts authorities . The expression of our thanks indivijtasily , or eolleetively , may , perhaps , justly be deemed "adequate to the great services you have rendered : Dot we are prepared to do mere . Accept , thtin , gentle-»« , through us , the heartfelt benediction of the j ** eived wife , the lisping prayer of the suffering ™* nt , the Epeechless gratitude of tbe comfortless Bother , and ^ faiterf ^ blessing of the hoary-beaded « re , for "wb&t you have done in beh » lf of those near and w » to their hearts ; and we duAt not that you will J&J appreciate the honest reward thus gratefully and WectWBately bestowed , by those who have nothing to to offer for your acceptance .
Sttuited as we now are , on the very verge of a great Political crisis , it would not be wise on our parts , on »¦» occasion , to enter into any detail of the political "f ° t » of the day . Many of the members of your body 7 ™ bive condescended to see ns personally , have {*» pleased to express their opinions on tiie leading " ° P *» which at this time occupy so much of the public ¦ Stttion . For yourselves collectively , your opinions ¦ fe recorded ia your votes . We are most happy to find the
•**** mists of ignorance , which hare so long clouded we mind of man , and the bias of prejudice , which has » oftea led him away from the right line of reason and £ *«» « e rapidly passing away ; that the bright sun of » i j ^ * ' llreadT arisen above the horizm , has ~ p * dy enlightened thousands aad tens of thousands ww » fellow men , snd that eves statesmen are begin-*™ g to feel that the present state of society cannot « ntinne much longer without the utmost peril » ou institations ; and that another organisation ,
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