On this page
- Departments (2)
-
Text (20)
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Gfavti&t 3EwfeWa*w.%
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
Untitled Article
-
%0taX iron ©nteral $nt?nigenm
-
Untitled Article
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Untitled Article
LIBERATION OF FOUR SHEFFIELD u - CHARTISTS . tO THE BDITOB OF XHS SO&THEBK STAX . Six , —On Thursday last ( the 19 th inst ) -we had tie -leisnre of receiving four of the priaonera from the JmTof Xorthallerton , liberated through the interren-£ on of our two members , John Parker and J . H . Ward , gjqs , and memor ials signed in their behalf , by many i nfluential merchants and tradesmen of Sheffield . The tan prisoners are the two Bookers , { father and son ) , pjnthorpe and Benison . All the men appear well , . exc ept Pmthorpe , whose neck is swollen nearly eTen ^ i th his f *« t an < i I ^ iear ^ " 8 ° ^^ * h * Infirm ary . Xbe sboTe information will perhaps interest the read ers of the Slar and the pubUe ; by inserting U yon will oblige , Yours < kt R . Otlet .
Untitled Article
TO THE EDITOa OF THE S 0 RTHER 5 8 TAS . gt ^—I am directed by the members of the National Charier Association , resident in the above district , to inform you that the repprt of Mr . Farren ' s lecture in jirt ireefc ' s Slar , is totally false . The report says that the subject was " The moral and jocial improvement of the men of London , which can only be obtained by haying a London Journeyman ' * Trade s' HalL" Now , your readers would naturally infer that ths men of Bennondsey coincided in the above assertion , that Trades' Halls were the only remedy for our social evils . Seeing no contradiction irss made by any of the members of the association in the report sent to you .
>* ow , Mr . Eaitor , had the individual who sent that report , reported truly , he wonld haTe stated that after the lecture a discussion en-ued , in which seTeial members and strangers present took part , all ti whom con--tended that the People ' s Charter was the only sure re--jsedy for all out political and social eTils—that the Charter once obtained , moral and social improYemenU would immediately follow , and in which the able lec-• tnrer , in his address , distinctly stated . They further ¦ direct me to state that the two last reports of the Bermon < 3 sey Association , they Jcnotr nothing ol , having been sent by an icdivinu&l , - » ho is not even a member of the association , and that no report can be recognised by them , unless sent by tfceir sob-Secretary . Trusting tbit you -will insert the aboTe , as Tarious 'nrjait aspersions have been cast upon us for the I remain , Tonrs , respectfully ,
In behalf of the Chartists of Bermondsey , J . Mathias , sub-Secretary . -P-S . I should barre stated , that after the discussion , a rtiolntacn dtr cue ting class legislation as the source ¦ of all enr eTils , and pledging to sgiute for the People's ¦ Qi sxia , was cnaniiaoasl } " carried . J . M . Bsnnondsey . Aug . 18 th , ISiL
Untitled Article
A TOIGE FROM WAKEFIELD HELL . Prison Wakefield , August 9 ih 1541 , PEiK "Wife , —These few lines come with mj kind lcye to you , hoping to find you in a good state of tsaltb , but a 3 for myself I am very indifferent . I cm assure y . n , ay Itgs swell very much ; I hare had a gres : dtal tf pain in them . On Saturday ni ght last I vras tal . fcn very ill in my cell with pains in my bevels *; lie palpitation at the heart is so violent that f § r several nights past I have been compelled to sit up in my bed t © get a little sleep . I wsnt to Mr . Dunn , the fnrceon , to-day , at twelve o ' clock , to ask him if be could not give me something to relieve it a little . He odd , yes , perhaps , he could .
3 Iy brother informed me that it was very strongly reported in Bradford that 1 was in thehospital of this prison , and cot expected to live from one hour to another , frem tie efects of the English cholera . I sm not in the hospital st present , and as for the cholera . I h-d pkrUy of that on Sua ; ' . sy and Xlondsy , the 27 th and 25 th of June . On Sunday , the 27 ifl , about nine o ' clock at night , I was taken Very ill -with Tomiting and purging ; I was drawn into all postures imaginable with the cramp . I commenced knocking at my celi
dcor by half-past nine , but could get no assistance cntil one o ' clock on Monday morning , ¦ w hen I -was tstai by one of the watchmen into one of the dayrooms . I S 3 T one , for there are three day wards in the one that I was taken to . I should think thtre were upwards of one hundred and fifty all ill ; some paciDg backwards ard forwards , others were drawn double , and cot a few were rolling on tfctir sesta in agony , wishing for death to put an end to their sufferings . Tfce frOTtrno ? , along with the Doctor and other ( . facers , were serving mediciue cut to the poor fellows .
I ntderitaud the doctor laid the blame upon the bread : tie bread had been very bad to be t-ure sometime prtTioasly , but 1 assert that it was the meat that iris nor good . I have been for months together and hive not seen as much fui ss would cover a shilling piece , atd on Sunday the 27 th of June , the meat that I got for dinntr was quite hard and full of blood , but sisce then we have got ? . new system of diet . On Sunday the first of this month , for dinner , we had some rerj weak broth with tea cabbages bailed in
it for upwards of seven hundred people , we had half a pound of bread to it . Monday , the 2 d ., for dinner , pel soup , with four ounces of brea-1 . Taesiay , the Sd ., for dinner , some meat cut iato small bits and boiled up "srllii some potatoes and onions , with four ounces of bread . " Wednesday , the same as Sanely . Thursday similar to Monday . Friday , alas , we got a few cord potatoes , no beef , no mutton , no bread , « n ) y a little water , not the best , poured into our pot , just as we tad eaten our crabs oat of it- Siturday , similar to Tuesday , with this eiceptiea , no bread .
I have bten informed that for the future , we are to be without breadfor dinner on Tuesday , Friday and Saturday , so that under the new system , we are to hare cos pcund and a half of bread less pa week than what we had . U ^ der the old prison rules it is expressed that the prisoners stall rise when they hear the bell rung at a quarter before six , from tie £ rst of April , until the 30 th of September , but this 5 s the 9 * ji of August , and we were reused frcm our beds between fear and Svs this morning , but not in the nsnal way-of ringing , but by thumpine 3 t the doers of out cells .
Dear Strah , you will mest likely be tff . c . ed by reading this , tut I cannot keep you ary longer in happy i ^ noraEce , fur I feel that the cursed discipline that is practised here , is killing me * y inches . It was with d £ tp regret I heard of ycur mother being unwell , but I hupc that by this time the is in a fair way cf recovery . I received the pocket handkerchief yon sent a ' . on ; with the book ilr . M&rtin sent to me . P . ease to tender my resptcts to him ; give my kind love to my father , mGiher , br&thers , sisters , and all relations , inJ to your pirei-ts , brothers , sisters and all relations , not forfeiting Raihworth , Riding , Button , Saiithits , and Telley . S % > no more at present from Tour affectionate husband , J ows Wiikeb .
P . 5 . I west to Mr . S . on Thursday to ask as yon requested , for two to c * me and lock through the cage at cce thne . He will only allow it lor ycu and my fstler or mcther , so I shall expect you aid either my fitter or mother on ilonday Siiih iait . For the present adieu . God bless you .
Untitled Article
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOBTIIES > - STAB . Sir , —I read with great jurprise in your paper of August 7 th , a paragraph , in which I am described as trareHicg into Wales , atd swicdlicg a Scotch compesiter , rajntd Wm . Ei-srirds , out cf his moaey and ' ¦ card . " Trusting to tie we ^ l-known liberality of the British press , I beg ycu will do cie the justice of irserting the following facts in refere n ce to the above : —1 have be * n employed on the Soiitlxry ar . i WcUs Herald
Any person on whom he mu'bt call ¦ wcnld easily detect him by taxing him with being a barber , or requesting him to set up a few lines of matter . Hoping , Sir , you will oblige me with the insertion of the above , I am , Sir , Tour obedient servant , Jakes Eoe . ve , Late of Canterbury . SiUiliury , August 20 , ] ? 41 . [ vVe copied the paragraph complaint d of from a f ^ Terpool paper . It may have bten copied into other yiznzli ; lit . Home is entitled to th « earliest contra-< uctioa . T
Untitled Article
TO THE EDITOB OF IH £ > " 0 ITHEIL \ S 7 A 2 . " Brutus had rather be a villager . Than to repute himself a son of Rome Under such bird conditions as these times Is like to lay upon us . "
Shaksfeare . Si ^—The design of all Government ia twofold : r . rst—To protect the people from each other j Secencily " —To protect them from foreigners . For this purpose , tows and arms were instituted . The wises ; and most Virtuous were freely chosen to rule the rfet ; and tie People pursued their labonrs in peace and confidence . « Uiey found their governors partial or remiss , they « oademned or superseded then , and appointed new «« & . If the bad refused to give placs to the good , and d from
u : bad to -worse , the people rose and made an « im > l 8 of them ; for they would * ot permit their « ° Tfcmors to be above the la » , and themselves , alone , « ° o « it Bat if faction proved auccessfol it became vnnny , and th « people were oppiessed by the 7 ^ 7 power which they raised for their protee-« on . Then the Tilest portion was aelected to « 7 « we tie other—to force tbeir better brethren «* subjection , and the free labourer m degraded »» & siaTe , God help the people that suffered sash i KM of things to come to pw!—that did not die
Untitled Article
rather than nbmtt to iht yoke 1 for therr Oppressors next deprived them of » voite ia » aking the Ww « v and made laws to suit their om plundering porpmes . Thej appointed their heirs to aasceed them , and tins tyranny followed the natural order of things—sfeTery became a matter of coarse . The wealth which baagbty idlers extorted from the hambi » industrious , wa » lavished luxuriously ; and , in times ef scarcity of work or of food , or when oldage , or accident , or disease , had incapacitated the toiling people , they were suffered to starva In Tain they complained—in rain they remonstrated
—in Tarn they petitioned—they threatened in Tain . What is left for that people to do ? Shall they lie down by the way-side and die ? Or try the last resource of outraged and insulted human nature ? Must they obey priests who say it is the will of Heaven that they should be thus tyrannised over ? Or lawyers who tell them that the injustice which they suffer is law ? Or must they obey God and their own souls , which say the land is yours !—die not while you can live—starve not while there is food for yon , and you are willing to work .
They -will be told to emigrate—let those who tell them , do so themselves . The land and all that therein is , is onxs by right , theirs only by wrong . Surely labour ought to live on what itself produced . The land we were born in is the fittest for us to live in and to die in . We belong to it and it belongs to us . It gave us life and should nourish the life it gave . Why are -we to be transplanted , or famished by usurping and monopolising tyrants ? Another soil is not so suitable for uswe are adapted to this . We hare s right to resist those who would make the land of our life , a land of death , or of suffering , instead of enjoyment—to resist them 6 y every moral means which are sufficient ; but , should they be exhausted in vain , physical force would spring up with a power irresistible as that of omnipotence itself .
Why should there be any emigration while we have so much iasd uncultivated , and while the free importation of foreign * orn is forbidden ? The poor are exeluded from the cultivated lands , but have they not , at least , a right to the uncultivated ? The rich , who do not need them , will not cultivate them , nor suffer the poor "whose necessities give them a claim . Game for tie support of the rich ia kept and preserved on land which would keep the poor , who , however , are punished if they do but tread on it Talk of the expatriation of honest labourers!—why it is a sin to transport even felons while there is so much waste land in England . Why tioes not Government employ them on our moors , or allot unenclosed wastes to the poor ? who , if they could only keep off the parson and the lawyer , as well as the polecat and the fox , might easily support themselves by their labour , and increase the stores oi the country .
Machines have been bronght to do the work of man , and , therefore , a machine is preferred to a man . But what is to become of our mechanics , who cannot dig , and were they to beg would be pnnished ? They cannof buy corn , nor grow it Say they should turn to som « other business—to what shall they turn ? Competition has overstocked all businesses both with men and goods . They wander through the land in search of wc-rk at half wages—the starving Irish underbid them in the sale of themselves- They find it difficult to work , even could they procure eniDloyment , at any other
trade than that in whi ; h they haTe been bred . The Government that turns these men out of employment , whether it be done by beggaring their employers , or by any other means , ought to find them work or food ; but it is . debating whether the agricultural labourers should not likewise be deprived of their mpanB of livelihood . ! No Government is Wi . rihy of the name -which , in the midst of plenty and wi'h great resource at command , suffers one willing working roan to want bread , and clothes , and education for his children : how many thousands are deprived of all these for no fault of their own !
Oh 1 what misery and svn our present Government has to answer for!—what sigts , and groans , and tears it has caused—what heart-breaks , and failing intellects , and starvations , and suicides ! Such a Government is most mnrilerous to the souls and bodits of the people . Impotent for good , it can only bring evil upon us .
" Ton take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house : yon take my life When you do take the means wkereby 1 live , " Avarice and luxury curse us- Give us agrarian laws , and then rtpeal tLe Corn Laws . But our ( jracckii , are imprisoned , and would be murdered if the aristocracy could have their will Oar factory children are not so well cared for as silk worms . Go ; i intended wealth to come out of the land alone ; but it is expressed from the souls ar . cl bodies of poor mtn , women , ajid children , with as little remorse as wine is expressed from the grape . The poor are no more regarded than stocks and s , tones .
Additional soldiers , additional police , additional taxes , are all results and evidences of a bad Government ; the discontent of the people at home , the contempt of foreign naKons ; acd , as Nero fiddled when Rome was burning , tbe G jVtrnment whichbasplunged tbenation into this distress , has the audacity to charge the people with it , and enjoys its own follies in the midst of their miseries . The people never cry btf jre they are hurt ; but their cries are music to the ears of those who make a mirth of toe miseries which they inflict . Government treats the people as the Cockney did the live eels in the pan . " She rapp'd 'em o" the coxcombs with a stick , and cry'd , D ' jirn , trantont , down . " Our governors say , " if yon wont submit to us , we will bring in worse derils to pbgue you . " If only the people knew how to be
free—if they could fight as well as they can work ; bot there is no greater proof cf our slavery and supineness thin not being able to rid ourselves of a Government which , like the old man of the sea on Sinbad ' a shoulders , is not content with merely burthening the people , but strives to strangle them , that pain and weakness may mak ' e oppression still more galling and hard to be borne . W e have no hope but in their infatuation , which will doubtless unseat them at last They are supported by the prejudices of the middle class , and by the ignorance of that portion of the lower class who are not Chariots . Oar aristocracy ia more vicious and contemptible than that which ruined Rome . Not merely fur the honour but for the sake of human nature , we conld almost wish that a second Tiberius would arise to decimate them aJL
This bting the state of affairs at home , whit is the aspect abroad ? Our governors marched into placo under the banntr—Rtfojm , retrenchment , peace . Their m&nner of reforming the people is to prevent work and instruction , and then to punish them for idleness and vice . Their method of retrenchment is to retrench the necessaries of the poor to add to toeir own superfluities , and their peace is war with nations unknown to war They submitted to every insult from warlikeneighbour . ing powers , and declared war against un warlike China , because it would not suffer them to poison its people . When France threatens war , they say they feel a reluctance to bloodshed ; and they interfere in the Eist to
prevent tyranny which u nothing to grinding as that which . themselves practice at home . By the same token , France should declare war against our Government for tyrannizing over ns . They are allied wiih the greatest tyrants of Europe against freedom . True friends of humanity must wish that the people of France and England may enter into an alliance which would make them " confident against the worjd ia arms . " The anger , not merely of mankind , bat of providence , is provoked by our governors , and , besides war , we have plague , pestilence , and famine . Our only safeguard is in their effeminacy , as theirs is in our corruption . England is liiely to become a wilderness of wolves , or of monkeys .
And who are those governors for whose pleasure we suffer these new and frightful evils ? Toeir very conduct in obtainirg office showed them unworthy of it , and they use the power given them by the people against , instead of fur , them . They have not scrupled to join the enemies of the people on base terms of common alliance . They have set such f xamples of selfishness and cruelty , that the callous effects bare been felt throngh all ranks of human life , i 10 m the Que * n to the beggar ' s babe ; acd the very beasts of the field and fowls of the air , nay , the living things that creep npon the eartb , have cause 10 rue their demoralizing ascendancy . They form part and parcel of a system which makes merit a discommendation to its possessor , and which gives that encouragement to vice which ought to be reserved for virtue alone—which completely reverses the Christian system , and yet they " profess and call themselves Christians , " as drunkards , in the very height of their
intoxication , exclaim " We are teetotalers !"—a system that causes crime and misery , and punishes the victim instead of the criminal ; bo that conscientious men declare that were they on a jury , and their own sons had been murdered , they could not condemn the murderers , knowing that the horrible system had made them such , and that its cruel supporters ought to be answerable for all the erizruB and mi » eries it occasions . The basest robbers , the vilest thieves justify themselves by the example of our present ministers . But , oh ! most lamentably of all is the blindness of those who will not see these things , or who see no harm in them . Yea , such is the deplorable state of this country , and so much do the middle classes stand in awe of the profligate imbeciles whom they ought to check—so much are thej duped by them that I should not be Burprised if thii very letter were deemed seditioas * nd the writer were prosecuted by the vindicators of the law . Jcsics Busticcs .
Untitled Article
TO LORD FRANCI S EGE R TON , MJ > . FOR SOUTH LANCASHIRE . MEPHISTOPHELES— " With medicine and phUosophj I havu no more to du ; And all thy mnx > , theology , At length have wided through ; And stand a scientific fool , Aj wise u when I went to » chooL " Translation of " Fanst , " Bj Lord FbakcIS EGBBTOX . Mt Lord , —When ( in the character of Mephistopbelesj you penned them lines , as Lord FrancU Levison « ower , and Secretary for Ireland , your dreams of fame , U a poet , were justly ama . ll ; bat circamstanees , not much redounding to your credit , have caused me to rake them up from out the storehousea of memory . ] had hoped thai Lord Fnncit Bgerton would have east tilde . maMj of the follne and prejudices ol Uord
Untitled Article
Lsvison Gower ; but is this I haTe bees- grfon'ujly disappointed . I had koped agairmfc h » per . * nd you most now take your position among those off ** . *** last century , " of whom it may be said , that amid MaJ good qualities , " what is brad in the bone will n * -we » come out of the flesh ! " Tour Lordship . ' * dadaratfta was prophetic , and you may now enjoy tbe pri ? Ueg »« f being classed as <• an aristocratic fool I * The pubUo press states that ' y » u h » ve > offered t # raise a troop of Yeomanry , ready to meet some-expected resistance to the laws . " I am not satisfied with your Lordship ' s denial ; and for this reason aloae , < to I implore you to desist ; and not deluge oar common country with blood .
Resistance , to what l a w s , my Lord \ Some sew taw » , nsder some new guise , ready " cut and dried , " and to be forced down the throats of the people , when the expectant Tories are firmly seated in Downing-street ? My Lord Francis , are you and your Royal Loyal Volunteers actually mad ? Have you taken a leave of yonr senses , or a lease of your lives , for ninety-nine yean of tenure ; because if you have not done so , yeu must be prepared to meet some very novel and peculiar modes of resistance ? Sir Jonah Banington , in his " Personal Sketches , " says of the Irish Rebellion of 1788 . " I was a strong adherent of government , but not a blind one . I could not shut my eyes ; I could not close my ears . Mercy was alike banished by both parties , and the instruments employed , of death and torture , though dissimilar ,
were alike destructive ; the ballet , the sabre , bayone t , lash , and halter , being met by the pike , the scythe , the blunderbuss , the hatchet , and the firebrand . " Are you prepared to rival Lieut H , ' commonly called the " -walking gallows , " whom Sir Jonah fully describes , and of whom Curran said , that be ahould have had " a patent for cheap strangulation . " May be yeu intend to act by deputy , and find some substitute for such amiable and christian-likl -ajUMsations ? Perhaps you would constitute every policeftan an " ex qficio " walking gallows-man , for I am sure that nothing less than the " whole force" being retained for this ariBtocratical amusement , would have the slightest chance of stopping the democrats tide , or making England a desert ? No , no , Lord Francis , if war is to be proclaimed , " a tunie untrancc" it will be " -war to the palace , peace to the cottage , " and yonr " walking gallows , " " hells , " and other modes of torture and
extermination may be met , as the Morning Chronicle asserts , by " barricades , " and the counter-cry of " guillotine a vapeur ! " What is It you propose , what is it you really intend to do ? Wealth you have in abundance , and all the means and appliances for an earthly Paradise . Thus wealth gives you immense power for good or evil ; the latter of which you have proclaimed your deity . D j you not know the destitution , the hunger , the misery , endured by the sons of labour , and the reward they daily receive for administering to your aristocratic luxuries ? or are yon steeled , by seeing such common distresses , with aristocratic indifference ? Let me tell you , and I would warn yon and all your class , that power is about to change hands , and that virtue and vice are about to change places , and that future legislation will be occupied in caring for the many , not in providing for the heartless , greedy , and selfish tew .
" All right is might , the rest's a fable , Alike in physic , as the moral world ; When heads grow soft , all power becomes unstable , The Gwl from off his tripod ' s headlong hurled . " U . S . S . Lord Francis , yon are about to spring a mine that will shiver you and your brother nobles to atoms ; you will raise a moral earthquake that Will C 1 US 8 the beldest and most reckless among ye to tremble . Read this extract from an address of the " National Executive / ' in the Northern Slar of AugHst 7 th : — " Factions may despise our power , class representation our petitions and complaints , and add to our injuries and distresses ; let them dream on and be infatuateil as the imbiciles of France were . The mandate has gone forth , and their doom is written . ''
You would seek to perpetuate at all hazards y * ur long reign of robbery and violence , bat you will have no longer to deal ¦ with an ignorant and deluded people . Whigs or Turks , mock patriots , hollow friends , or opsn traitors , stand now before the tribunal of public opinion , and are at once denuded of their tinselled frippery and humbug , and the " ass " is fully rwvealed when stripped of the lion ' s akin—you cannot deceive , you cannot cheat ug longer , and the Chartist press has completely sealed the doom of both faetions I Some silly scribblers among you prate about the " insufficiency of food" and " redundant , " and surplus population and like the Hon . and Rsv . Baptist . Noel , are driving us all into the " slave mills" and "factories " to relieve ! he land . ' . '
Xuw , Lord Francis , are you aware that race-horses , hunters , riding and driving horses , with no small proportion of Sir Felix Booth's sleek bay horses , with fox-hounds , greyhounds , and other hounds " omne quod genus , " consume as much food , or more , than the entire population , and that this " redundant" or " surjy ' . us" " population " would gladly cultivate your parks and pleasure grounds , i which have been principally robbed from them by enclosures and swindling acts of the legislature ) and wonld partake heartily of your good cheer in various shapes , such as venison , pheasants , partridges , moor game , hares and rabbits , poultry , fruits , and vegetables , with a whole host of el celeras , and ( which at present they never touch ) with which our IaUnJ abounds , and which
would certainly relieve the land were « - more equitable divison to take place . Look at ycur pasture hinds , producing " pay , ' &c for cattle , and think also of the corn coDsumed by them . In Mr . Hcrapath ' s celebrated letter to the Duke of Wellington , a few yean back , he states that each horse on an average consumes as much corn as would suffice for five persons , that It , two men , two women , and one child . Now we have three millions of horses in the tlaittd Kingdom . Suppose we say three mill . ons [ I think there are far more , but I forget ilr . Herapath ' s exact figures ) , why that alone would suffice for fifteen millions of the population and putting
the grass lands , &c . out of the question that alone would relieve the land to some extent could we but induce our cattle to emigrate instead of our artisans and labourers . Till these things are remedied , let us hear no more about " insufficiency of food , " or " redundant or surplus population . " 1 fully think that we could supply If * millions with abundance ; there is ample for all to live in comfort or even luxury , and the home market would speedily divest our speculating millowners of any great danger of any over weening su > i > lus of manufactured goods . Till we , the people , are well housed , well clothed , and well fed , there can be ho sympathy for " great commercial reforms , "
Jly Lord , you and your " clique '' are striving to reduce England to the level of Ireland , and indeed you have ntarly done so . If the Irish have devoured seaweed , and nettles , we cannot like Kebuchadnezz ir , ex ' on " j / rass , " and should you try it on , the chances are that your Lordship will not live in clover for any very great length of time . I mast quote Sir Janah Barrington Dgain , and in page 39 , vol . 3 , 1 find the following : — " The practice of horse medicine is indeed so completely revolutionized , that gas , steam , and the chemistry of Sir Humphrey Davy are resorted to for the morbid affections of that animal , in common with those of a nobleman . The horse now regularly takes his hot bath , like my Lord and Lady , James * powders , refined liquorice , musk , calomel , and laudanum , with the mosi
" elegant extracts , " and delicate infusion * . As if Gulliver were a prophet , he literally described in the reign of Queen Anne , both the English horse and Irish peasant as they exist at the present time . If the lodging , clothing , cleansing , food , medicine , and attendance of the modern Hoynhymm be contrasted with the pigatye , rags , filth , neglect , and hunger of the Yahoo , it must convince any honest neutral that Swift ( that greatest of Irishmen ; did not overcharge his satire . The sum lavished on the care of one H-jynhymm for a single day , with little or nothing to do , is more ( exclusive of the farrier ) than is now paid to five Irish Yultoosfor twelve hours ofhurd labour , wherewitn to feed , clothe , lodge , and nourish themselves , and probably Jive wives and twenty or thirty children for the same period into the bargain .
There , Lord Francis , there is a pretty picture for tbe "Liberator" to gaze upon , and yon and your rampant priests would give , "justice to England" on the same terms . But more of this anon , " For when we've trampled on the foe terrestrial , We'll pay devoirs to gentlemen celesliul . ' " H . H . S . But you shall not make England into a den for "Yahoos" while there is any life-blood throbbing through the veins of the present and rising generations . The iron has entered deeply into our souls ; and there are thousands who , like myself , have sworn to live free and under equal laws , or perish .
I am no enthusiast I hate politics without some definite gain to he obtained ; but I love the soil that gave me birth , and abhor tyranny , Injustice , and oppression wherever they may raise their accursed heads . The Tories may mock themselves with the idea of a reaction in their favour ; tbe Whigs deceive themselves that a better registration will put them all square again , asd the Ballet be a panacea for all our woes There is some "balm to be found in Gilead ; " and I wish they may enjoy it Spain is setting a noble example to surrounding nations : she is taking ont the sting from the viper " Superstition , " and relieving the Priesthood from any interference in tenestriai cares . Should Louis Philippe send any of his ruffians to counteract Espartero's enlightened views , I hope , as the Times aTers , that the latter will " shoot them like dogs ' . "
Now , my Lord Francis , I must quit yon ; but bUieve me that something must be rotten in the " State" When one , like me , who bas been partly educated at the Stale ' s expence , renounces the prejudices of bis class , and dares to avow himself a Chartist
My Lord , I haTe tbe honour to remain , Your Lordship ' s mest obedient servant , "A Woolwich Cadet . " Chiehester , August , 16 , 1841 .
Untitled Article
TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Friends . —It is now only eight days since the new issue of cards took placo , yet nearly 4 000 have been issued already . Everything bids us progress : fresh towns joining every day ; the members of the Association are outvieing each other in forwarding our sacred principles ; and I request that iu those towns where there are Chartists—but who as yet have not joined us —that they will do so immediately , and write to me at No . 18 , Adderly-street , Shaw ' s Brow , Salford , I also
would feel obliged to the following places to communicate with me immediately , viz : —Keisfhley , Hunslet , Yorkshire ; Heanor , Breaston . Castle Dinnington , and Melbourne , Derbyshire ( Mr . Dean Taylor can impress on them this matter ); Sandwich . Nantwlch , Middlewich , Northwich , Tintwistlo , GIossop , Winslow , Cneadie , Haz ' . egrove , and Breiibury ( Mr . Joseph Carter will see to those places in Cheshire ) , Bilston . Groat Horton , Colne Jlictgely , Tborton . WakeSeM , Dudley , Southampton , Porthampton , Portsmouth , Newport ( Isle of Wight ) , Ha worth , Ha ^ lingden , and Ilamsbottom .
The above are but a few of the towns where there are Chartists ; let these places immediately begin to act and unite together . They can have their cards , and information given , by writing to me . John Campbell , Secretary .
Untitled Article
RAILWAY RETURNS . We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums received on the principal railways of Great Britain for the week ending en the day of the month prefixed to each . The return applies only to railways with a revenue exceeding £ 1 , 000 , and includes the money received for passengers , parcels , carriages , horses , mails , and merchandise : — Aug . 13 . Birmingham and Gloucester £ 2 , 177 14 . Glasgow and Ayr 1 , 250 14 . Paisley and Greenoek ... 1 , 075 7 . Grand Junction and Chester and Crevre 10 , 603 1 G . Great North of England 1 , 451 182
15 . Great Western 14 .. 15 . Great Western ... 14 , 582 13 . Liverpool and Manchester 5 , 648 14 . London and Birmingham 17 , 892 ly . London and Blackwall ... 1 , 206 19 . London and Brighton 1 , 713 17 . London and Croydon 1 , 005 14 . London and South-Western 7 , 175 9 . Manchester and Leeds 5 , 082 14 . Midland Counties 2 , S 54 14 . Newcastle and Carlisle 1851 15 . Northern and Eastern 1 , 053 14 . North Midland 4 896 16 . York and North Midland 1 , 831
The following calculation of the last weekly returns of thirteen railways , 1 , 142 miles in length , will be interesting to many readers : —Number of passengers on twenty-one railways , 293 , 205 , consequently , the tatal for the week must be above 400 . 000 The receipts , for passengers on thirty-one railways , £ 74 . 399 9 s . 9 ( 1 . ; ditto for goods on twenty-five railways , £ 15 , 039 4 s . 6 < i Total , £ 89 , 438 , 14 s . 3 d . This is an average of £ 78 10 s . per mile per week . Tbe traffic , then fore , is certainly at the rate of more than three millions a year , and carrying fifteen millions of passengers .
Gfavti&T 3ewfewa*W.%
Gfavti&t 3 EwfeWa * w . %
Untitled Article
STOCSPORT . —Mr . Charles Davies addressed the Chartists of this town , in the Association-room , BbmberVbrow . In the course of his excellent address , he dwelt at great length on the necessity > f tbe people becoming united , in order to defeat their enemies , and contended if there was a firm onion amongst the working classes they would be able to achieve their object , ia spite of alt the factious power which might be arrayed against them . He likewise made well directed remarks on tbe base Com Law repealing parsons , and w a rne d his hearers against putting my trust in such an illiberal body , who refused to hearths people ' s delegates . He had heard working men say that the parsons bad great influence in the- country ; if they bad influence , it was what the working classes gave tfaent , and looking to parsons to do- my thing , wonld only be tantamount to | neglect on the fort of themselves . At the conclusion ' of tbe address , Mr . Cuter moTed tbe following resolution , which was seconded by a person ia the body of the meeting ; and carried without a dissentient voice : —
"That tbe thanks of this meeting be tendered to Mr . D&vies , and a vote * ef thanks be given to Foargus O'Connor , Esq ., for hivable , argumentative , manly , and convincing reply and eonrntation of the- fallacies set forth in a pamphlet by FUraon Noel , respecting the land ; and that the working classes be recommended to read it , and study the subject for themselves , and thus fortify their minds with facts and with truth , and prevent either the tools of the Whigs , Tories , or pretended friends from leading them astray by unfounded and fallacious statements , such as those recorded in the before-mentioned pamphlet That we the Chartists of Stoefeport , from this time , set aside all bickerings and squabbles of every dlacripiaon , and unite ourselves firmly , and press forward in pursuit of those rights which haTe never been shewn not to belong to tu by nature and nature ' s God . " A letter was then read of which tbe following is a copy t—
TO MB . WEIGHT , WHARF-SBBEET , POBTWO 0 J > , STOCKPORT . Sir , —I this day received your very kind letter , bear-Ing date the 12 th instant , and believe me , Sir , I , nor tbe friend of the People ' s Charter , nev « r once thought that the English people were our enemies ; but on tbe contrary , I , and they , have ever looked upon that people as suffering from the load of oppression , like ourselves , and it is from a conviction of this , that we have united together to co-operate with you and your compatriots throughout England and Scotland , and I feel confident that by your sending the Star , or any other Liberal papers to Ireland , that they will con tin uo to advance the cause still more than it has already done ; therefore I shall be most happy in receiving any thing which our friends in Port * ood may please to favour the Association with . This has been a glorious week for Ireland . The great Agitator has denounced us , on Monday last , at hid repeal-humbug meeting . We have published
three letters in reply , one I , Mr . O'Higgins aDother , and the Kev . Mr . Ryan a third . They will all appear in the Star of next week , and I am sure you will be delighted with then ? . In fact , all Ireland is in a blaze , and if I mistake not , all the " Liberator" can do will not quench it ; but , on the contrary , like our Kilkenny coal , when it becomes dark , the people throw water on it and then it burns bright . In conclusion , Sir , let me tell you and the friends iu Stockpott , that Din ' s denouncing us thia week , has caused persons to come forward that were our enemies , and enlist in our ranks , and I have now before me a list of more than thirty names , who are to be proposed to-tnorrow . Hoping that you will make this known to your friends , I am , Sir , Yours , respectfully , Peter M . Brophy . No . 4 , Wormwood-gate , Dublin . Dublin , August , 14 , 1841 .
The following resolution was then carried unanimously : — " That this meeting having heard tbe letter from Mr . Brophy , of Dublin , beg to express our satisfaction with his conduct ia exerting himself to establish a society which has for its objjet the universal rights of man , and likewise to inform him and the friends of liberty in Dublin and of Ireland generally , that we as working men would rejoice to hear that every man of good morals and of Bound mind an > l proper age , was possessed of his political rights . " The report of the meeting held in tlio Hall of Science was read from the Star , and it was resolved " That we condemn the exclusive conduct of the parson league , and fully agree with the resolutions which were passed upon their con * duct by tbe people of Manchester . " NOTTINGHAM —Mr . Biirstow delivered a lecture on the { Tesent and future prospects of the country , to a numerous and attentive audience , ou Monday last , in the Democratic chapel , Rice-place .
The First Midland Counties Chartist Camp Meeting—On Sunday , according to announcement , the first Chartist camp meeting was held , and commenced a little after nine in the morning , when it was opened by Mr . Dean Taylor giving out the Associated Working Classes Hymn , by Draper , after which , Mr . Russell read a cumber of letters upon the movement , from Tarious places , especially from Ireland , which gave ample satisfaction . Mr . Cooper , from Leicester , preached a most impressive sermon upon the necessity of all becoming labourers in the cause , from— " The harvest truly is great , but the labourers are few ; " at the conclusion , of which , Mr . Taylor gave out—•• Men of England " ye are Slaves , " by Sankey , which was sung with spirit and feeling . At the conclusion it was
announced that Mr . Taylor would preach in the afternoon , and also Mr . Simmons . Mr . Cooper preached again in the evening , at six o ' clock . In tbe interval a number , who bad brought their victuals with them , staid upon the Forest , spread their cloths upon tbe green earth for a table , and partook of the tyrant ' s allowance to bis slaves ; but bow gratifying was tbe sight to witness the hundreds coming forth in every direction , and climbing the Forest side , to hear tbe living word . Tbe afternoon labours were commenced by Mr . Russell giving out a hymn , " When the kingdoms of the world , " &c . after which , the preliminaries being gone through , Mr . Dean Taylor preached from , " There is onebo'Jyand one spirit ; one Lord , one faith , one baptism / ' and notwithstanding the rain at intervals
fell heavily , the whole mass appeared fixed t » tbe spot At the conclusion of bis very impressive discourse , Mr . T . gave out the Chartist Hymn , which was sung with spirit ; after which Mr . Simmons preached a short sermon , showing that the fall of tbe factions was at hand . In the evening , at six o ' clock , Mr . Cooper commenced by giving out the Old Hundredth Psalm , and then lectured from a passage in Isaiah , and during his sermon , he gave a beautiful history of tbe doings of Princes and Priests in England , from the reign of King Alfred to the present time ; indeed , his discourse was such as will never be forgotten by those who beard it . A collection was made atter each service towards the missionary fund , and for the distribution of
democratic tracts , which amounted to £ 3 . Mr . Cooper then gave out the Chartist National Anthem ; when Mr . Daan Taylor brii 11 / addressed the assembly on the nature of tuch meeting ? , hoping the country would follow the « ximple set first at Nottingham , which was intended to be but the forerunner of others of a greater extent . He also referred to the Manchester Convention of Sectarian Priests , and pointed out the course of action that the Chartists must pursue . Mr . Sweet read a letter from Father Ryan , in last week's Star , when Mr . T . concluded . Mr . Russell again addressed the people , showing them the necessity of coming forward in large numbers to join tho Association , which alone would enable the County Executive
to send out talented lecturers to the various localities ; and now , although in the afternoon the weather was unfavourable , the people came in their teeming hundreds , and in the evening , at meeting time , it rained heavy , still the people came , and stayed , believing the weather would clear up , which it did until after tho meeting was over . Numbers came from a distance , some as many as sixteen miles , so great were their expectations , and they were not disappointed . May all the towns in the country do likewise ! Indeed tbe most fastidious reasoners at present seem inclined to favour Chartism , finding , upon inquiry , that its foundation is good , having for its object the carrying out of first principles .
BEESTOV . —On Monday evening last , this place was visited by Mr . Dean Taylor . It had leng been in a state of apathy , but it was aroused by bis lecture , and an association was formed at tbe conclusion which promises to do well . NEW tENtON . —Mr . Dean Taylor lectured here on Tuesday evening , in his novel and we may say original style , upon the principles of the People ' s Charier , during which he showed the superiority the Chartists possess above all the factious parties in the state . An association will now be formed at once .
NliW RAfiFORD . —A lecture was delivered here on Wednesday evening , by Mr . Dean Taylor , upon tbe principles of the Charter , during which he gave both Whigs and Tories inch a castigation as they seldom receive , after which he cleared the characters of the Chartists , and defended their conduct in their helping the Tories ; be did thii in a humourous style , as if holding a dialogue with tbe Whigs . A number joined the association at the conclusion of the meeting . IAMB LEY . — -This retired country village was visited at last by Mr . Dean Taylor , when a mest splendid meeting vas held in a large room that would hold 400 ,
which was crowded to excess . There is a Chartist band in this place , and it played through the village and conducted Mr . T . to the room , who , by request , explaiued the principles of tight and justice as contained in the Charter , in a most talented and masterly style . A spirit of enthusiasm prevaded the meeting , such at it is seldom our Jot to witness . A number came forward at the conclusion , and enlisted in the cause of Chartism . It was really astonishing to know where the peojle came from in no short a time , and in so small a Tillage . It is intended to hold a tea party in honour of O'Brien ' s release at this place , of which due notice will be given .
Untitled Article
At Kirkaldy , in t he beg inning of last century , there was little done in weaviDg linen cloth , ticks , ko . In 1736 the number ol yards manufactured amounted to 178 , 000 , or fully 100 miles . The quantity manufactured in 1841 at Kirkaldy » nd ihrre adjacent towns , is about 25 , 000 , 000 yards , or 14 , 000 miles .
Untitled Article
PRESTON . —Harrison , the Spy , a Tainr Caught ik hi 8 ows Trap . —At the Town Half * Preston , on . Friday , Mr . German being the presiding magistrate , Harrison was brought up in custody , along with two boys , apparently aoout fifteen yearn of a g e , on a charge of stealing a mare , the property of Mr . Fawcett , on the night of Monday last , iron a field in Ribbleton Lane . A policeman frost Blackburn stated that Harrison had given information at their office , last week , that he suspected some party intended to oome over to Blackburn withv some stolen property , and that he would keep av look out . Accordingly , he came on Tuesday morning , the 17 th inst ., and informed them that fie baft
watehed two boys from Preston with a mare ^ whwa he suspected was Stolen , and gave information where they were to be foutd . The police went to tha place pointed out by Harrison , and foand theboj * and mare in question , who were taken into custody .. When questioned as to their possession of tbe mars ,, they stated that Harrison had given them the mare to drive to Blackburn , and that they knew not to > Whom it belonged . Harrison informed the polioa tftat this was a fabrication , and that if they , tte p o lice , acted properly , they would bare the bo y * remanded for a day e * two , when , no doubt , areword would be offered for the mare , and they woo&i make a good job of it . Information being given to > the Preaton police , Harrison was taken int »
custody , and the owner ot the mare having been bund , t he boys , who had been separated since beingtaken into custody at Blackburn , were separately examined , and stated that Harrison came to then on Monday last , in Preston Market Place , and asked them if they would take a hone to Blackburn f o r him , and that he would give them a shilling each , with meat aod drink , for their trouble . They agreed , and he appointed to meet them near tha County Arms , at ten o ' clock in the evening , where they found him . with the mare . He then handed tha mare over to one of . the boys , and gave him 74 . to pay the toll-bars , ordering them to start immediately —that he would be there as soon as them . He overtook them on the road , and told them to stop at
the place where they were taken into custody . Amu of the name of Lupton was brought as a witness , who stated that he saw two boys drive a mate oat of a field near Ribbleton Lane , on Monday night las t , that be watched them near the County Arms , and that he met Harrison , whom he informed of tha circumstance , and that Harrison wished him to Bea what they intended to do with it , which he agreed , t o do , and they watched them to Blackburn . On . gross-examination , he admitted being in conversation with Harrison on Monday , the 16 th inst ., and that he had been imprisoned for sheep stealing . Tha magistrate admitted the boys as evidence , w h o W ere each bound over to prosecute at the next Preston . Sessions , when Harrison was finally committed foe trial .
EDINBURGH . —Cm- Election . — A p nblfs meeting was held in Whitfield Chapr . 1 , on Thursday , the I 9 : h day of August , Mr . John Watson in the chair . The election committee reported all their transactions relating to the election of Colonel Thompson and Mr . Lowery ; the Secretary , Mr . C . Anderson then read the minutes and correspondence of the Committee , and a letter from Mr . Roebuck , whose opinion was that the return of Mac&utey and Craig was quite legal . A letter firom Mr . Hildyard ( furnished by Col . Thompson ) wast a lso read , stating that the election was null and void . The Committee have abandoned the idea of contesting the seats , seeing no good to result from it , even ir Micauley and Craig were unseated , as t here would
require to be a new election . The Assistant Secretary , Mr . Goldie , reported the state of the funda showing a Email allowance due to the Treasurer . It was moved and carried unanimousl y , That tho report be approved of . " Mr . Anderson then suffuested the propriety of inviting Col . Thompson and Mr . Lowery to an entertainment . After some discussion , Mr . A . moved that they be invited to aa entertainment , which was seconded by Mr . J . Grant , and agreed to . Mr . Blakie moved that it be a pnblia soiree , which was seconded by a gentleman in th& body of the meeting , and carried unanimously . Mn . James Hunter moved " That Mr . E . P . Thompson :
( Col . T . ' s son ) be included in the invitation , " which was seconded by Mr . J . Brooks , and unanimously agreed to . The Election Committee were then empowered to get up the necessary arrangements , and chat they get up the invitation in the form of a requisition , on the understanding that all who adhibit their names thereto bind themselves to purchase * ticket . Mr . Anderson meved"That the thanks of this meeting be tendered to Col . Thompson for bis exertions in this election affair , " which was seconded by Mr . J . M'Donald , and carried unanimousl y a mid loud cheers . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , the meeting separated .
RICHMOND . —Election of an Alderman . —At a meeting of the Council of the Borough of Richmon d , on the 20 ih inet ., Leonard Cooke , Esq , was elected Alderman of that Borough , in the room ot John Hutton , Esq .. deceased . On Monday last , Mr . John Ascough , was elected one of the Council , in the room of Leonard Cooke , Esq .., who was elected . Alderman on Friday last . The Weather and Crops . —We have had veryfine weather during last week , which has brought the crops of corn rapidly forward , th e re ar e s o ma fi e ld s alr e ad y cut , and if the weather continues fine , the harvest will , in a few days , become general ia this neighbourhood . We had a few fine samples of new oats in our market on Saturday las t , particularly one belonging to Mr . Chapman , of Blackball * near D a rlin gt on , which was sold to Mr . Ralph : Miller , of M&ske , near Richmond , for 3 d . 9 d . perbushel , the b u sh e l wei ghing 3 st . 31 b .
Untitled Article
Cobbett ' s Description of thb WHias .- ^ WhaiE hope that whigs would act an honest part ! Hope to > get on by unitiug with them ! They are sometimes enemies , sometimes friends , sometimes neutral ? , sometimes one thing , and sometimes another , lika other factions , but always perfidious . Always greedy , cowardly , and cruel also ; but their greafe . and never-wanting quality is perfidy . A Rat Barrack . —Mr . Russell , the eminent provision m e rchan t of Lim e r i ck , has a " rat barrack' * on his premises , it-is about twelve feet long and six feet broad , and the walU about four feet high , w ith a coping stone , on the top , that projects a couple of feet inside the wall—the inside of the wall is full of
holes that just admit a rat ' s b o dy , leaving his tail outside—the whole is covered with old boards ; thera are two passages for them to come outside into the yard , where they are fed and never disturbed ; the cons e qu e nce is , they never go into his storo where the bacon is ; once every three months be closes tha holes that communicate wuh the yard—he uncovers the walls , and the rats all run into the holes in the walls ; their tails are "hanging out , " when a man goes in , takes tbem one by one by the tails , and throws them into a barrel , when they are all destroyed to leave room for a fresh supply . —Argus . - ~ [ The Edi t or of t h e Brighton Herald , after giving this paragraph , sly ly asks if something of this sort would not be found very useful in the House of Commons . ] . * ... .
Dat Mail from London . —At a meeting of th » Council of the city of York , held last week , tha t bedy unanimously adopted a motion made by Mr . Bellerb y , that a memorial be presented to governm e n t in their name , praying that a day mail maybe established , whereby that part of the community interested'in ' trade and commerce would have facilities in correspondence of which they are at presentdeprived , and consequently thereby greatly inconvenienced . The expence of 6 uch a mail would be a mere trifle to the Post Office , and w o uld p rove of great importance to the inhabitants of Leeds , Hull , Sheffield , Newcastle , and a great many other trading towns , as well ' as York . We trust that the inhabitants will follow up this matter .
LegAi . Extortion . —Under the head " Rules or the Bar , " the following specimen of legal extortion , appears in the London papers : — " In one of t he cases Nisi Prius at Gloucester As 3 i 238 , only one ? counsel was engaged on the side of the plaintiff . Mr . Sergeant Ludlow , who was on the other side , objected on the part of the bar , as a poiat of privilege , that in every defended case there should be a junior council employed as well as a leader . This being coincided in by the bar generally , the case was stopped for a moment till the attorney for the plaintiff handed a brief to a second council . "—Is it not monstrous that the course of justice should have been , stopped , even for a moment , by \ . this conspiracy ta extort money from a poor devil of a client , not ziett enough to pay two of these cormorants of the law f
Suppose a body of labourers were to " strike m a . similar manner indrefufo to proceed with work which , they had stipulated , to dounlessagreater numberwera employed—what would be the consequence I Why * the police-constable would be called in , and the men lugged off to prison for illegal combination , ft would be difficult to find a grosser case of combination to raise wages than the above . A Counsel tak « s a brief , and engages to conduct a case—mast probably one of tbe most simple . nature—he prepares himself , and is about to perform hi * coutract , when some of the same craft—hongry » sbarD-set barristers , looking about . like . sharks
for a brief—stop him and declare be shall not p roce e d in . his work till one of them is associated with faim-tUl he has somebody to assist hut in doing nothing , or next to nothing 1 And , that this piece of extortion may be duly executed , the earn is stopped—the springs of justice cease their aetiem for want of oil—mignty justice becomes inert aad powerless , till the poor client has put bis hand iat * bis pocket and pulled forth the golden coin that is to remove the clamourous gang who have throat themselves before theJustice-peat ! If thia "Rate of tee Bar" is to stand good , how atrocious topnaiak the poor labourer or manufacturer for acting on tb * same principle in the disposal of his labour I
Untitled Article
mvv ^^^^ w ^^^*/^""^/^* Wme Patrohagb ik the Navt . —Admiral Superintendent Warren ' s eon has the Magicienna ; Lord Minto ' s nephew has the Spartan—he was aimidshipman five years since ; and Lord Minto ' s bm . Charles is to hare the Yolage .
Untitled Article
-TO niB BDITOR Q * THE NORTHERN STAR . _^ " The virtuous man , Who , great in his humility as kings Are little in their , grandeur ; he who leads Invlneibfy a life of resolute good , And stands amid the silent dungeon depths W ° *?* " , feari *« Mkw the trembling judge To bind the impassive spirit . "
Bhellet . # - ? u K 7 "J" ' ho *** **** the toeontrovertible truths set forth by you under the title ef Medhurst , " in your last meek * paper , without feeling that Mr . O'Connor **¦ ^ ° ^* ted ^^ * de « ree o * barshnesa , crnelty , and intolerance , whteh no sophbtij of the Noble lords , or special pleading M Honest John ( Query ) , can justify by the letter of the - law" or defend on the ground tf " expedieney .-The barbarous treatment of polttkal prisoners has converted more men to . Chartism than the factious " dream of in their philosophy ; " and thousands—aye thouanda—who are now lukewarm or indifferent to the Charter Will be found enlisted under it » banners , when our leader , patriot , and philanthropist , shall emerge from hit dungeon at Forte , a living testimony of the cruel malignity which " power , like desolating pestilence , " has piled , with narelenting ferocity , upon the bead of him who sought far freedom and * ight to the disenfranchised and oppressed .
But the question for our serious consideration is thlB , What are the means to be pursued by the people to prevent the " powers that be" from enacting the same atrocious line of policy , and pursuing the same evil and accursed means to re-prison those who have lit the torch of freedom at the altar of truth , and defended , by their eloquence , and purse , and persons , almost ( in many instances ) even unto death , your cause and mlna ? Is it just , I ask , or honourable in the disenfranchised millions to look calmly on , abetting by our apathy the oppressor , " omnipotent in wickedness . " Arouse then , my countrymen and countrywomen , from yo \ ir indifference to the fate of our chiefs who have suffered unjustly , and are suffering unheard-of cruelties in the dark and loathsome cell , tor daring to attempt to establish the rights and liberties of the sons and daughters of England .
I have the honour to subscribe myself , Sir , an admirer of your fearless and incorruptible paper , the Northern star , and an undying hater of oppression in every shape , Matthew Green .
Untitled Article
INVITATIONS TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQ . Sir . —Tae enclosed should have been sent you agreeable to the date , a n d it s not having been so was entirely a fault of my own ; U escaped my memory until my son , in writing me on business matters yesterday , inquired if I had Bent the document . I hope you will notice it somewhere in the Star ot this week . I am , Sir , Yours respectfully , John Smart . Peterhead , August 2 Srd , 1841 .
Untitled Article
Sir , —At a general meeting of the Aberdeen Charter Union , held in their hall , 38 , George-Street , it was unanimously agreed to invite you to visit Aberdeen , which I now do , and the Charter Union will endeavour to have , waiting your arrival , twenty thousand signatures to a petition for Universal Suffrage , and the immediate release of Frost , Williams , and Jones . Sir , I remain , Yours respectfully , By order of the Chatter Union , George Smart , Secretary . Aberdeen , August IS , 184 ] .
Untitled Article
LONDON AND ITS SUBURBS . Middlesex Pelegate Meeting . —On Sunday last this body met at its usual place . —Mr . Worthington was called to the chair . The minutes were read and confirmed . The Observation Committee reported progress , and brought up the address to the country . —Mr . Goodrellow moved , and Mr . Wilson seconded , the adoption of the address , which was carried unanimously . A long conversation , as to tbe best and cheapest means of publishing the address , ensued . — Mr . Wilson moved— " That the portion of tho moneys , which is for the Executive , be requested to be sent
from the localities to tbe delegate meeting , to be by them forwarded to Manchester . —Mr . Mills seconded the motion . —Mt . Goodfellow opposed the mition , as calculated to give uneasiness to tbe localities , if deprived of their present control over thtir funds . —Mr . Worthisgton supported the motion , as likely to be a saving to the body generally , inasmuch as one post order would be sufficient , anil postages would be saved . The motion was ultimately adjourned , for the dolegates to obtain the decision of their constituents . — Messrs . Ridley and Wat kins gave in a report of their visit to the coppersmiths .
Coppersmiths and BRAZIERS . —This body met on Friday evening last , at their room , the Gulden Lion , Fore-street , City . The Chairman opened the proceedings by calling attention to tbe present wretched condition of the working classes , which arose , he felt convinced , from a long course of bad legislation , and the want of unity on the part of the people . Messrs . Watkins and Ridley addressed the meeting , the former gentleman taking a retrospective view of the efforts of Dan O'Connell to put down Trades' Unions . Mr . Ridley produced a specimen of the bread eaten by the farming men in Wiltshire - Mr . Quod win addressed the meeting at some length , after which a vote of thanks was given to the visitin g del eg at e s , and the meeting separated .
The MuSONS . —Thia body met on Saturday last-Mr . Scott was called to tLe chair . The minutes were read and confirmed . The delegates to the Cou-ty Council gave la their report . It was resolved— " That one of the Executive be Invited to come to London to assist in getting up the trades . " Mr . Wilson proposed " That the Executive be requested to send Mr . Leach . " He did so btcause Mr . L . had more knowledge of trade transactions than any of tho other gentlemen . He appeared to him ( Mr . W . ) to be the person best adapted for the office . The motion having been seconded was met by an amendment— " Th at t he selec ti on be lef t to the Executive . " Oa being put , the motion was
carried . It was resolved " That the books of the Association be audited once a month . " It was stated tbat all persons could be served with all publications through Mr . Watkins . Mr . Wall then lectured on the present position of parties , and the meeting separated . East-Emd Shoemaker . —This body met on Sunday evening last , at the Northern Star Coffee and Ale rooms , Golden-lane , Mr . Chambers was called to the chair ; the rules ef the Charter Association were read , and a resolution vu passed , " Tbat in const quence of the infant atageof the association , the deputation to meet the atone masons , ao aa to call on the other trades be postponed , and that the masons be politely informed of the Mune . "
SaINT PaNCRaS . —The CharUstsin thfa district , he l d their usual weekly meeting on Monday evening hut , Mr . Hornby in the chair . The news of Mr . Feargus OConn » r' « releaw was heard with much pleasure , and gave rise to geaaral congratulation .
%0tax Iron ©Nteral $Nt?Nigenm
% 0 taX iron © nteral $ nt ? nigenm
Untitled Article
THE NORTHERN STAR . 7
-
-
Citation
-
Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 28, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1124/page/7/
-