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( Continued frota our Seventh Page . ) - thing to the disadvantage of other )—the Tories t&Bc of liberty u something to the disadvantage of all except those who are fortunate enough to be &bont the mees ; and the drarch talks of liberty as something to the disadvantage of all irbo are opposed to her own creed , and who Choose to think for themselves : —( cheers , )—but -when , a Chartist talks of liberty , he means equal justice to erery one—be be English , Irish , or Scotch , Turk , Jew , or Mahomed&n , he dealt oat those rights an 4 privileges to -which all are entitled , and -which all eught to hare . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) My friends , Chartism ire irere told was dead—( laughter ;—if so it has this day had a glorious resurrection —( cheers)—it has burst the tomb , and behold to day it has taken up a noble position . The days of tyranny are numbered ! The kneU of despotism is sounded . ' Let the enemies
of the poor look to it ; let them mark the signs of the fbnts ; and let them take into account the number that this day walked in procession under yon proud Minster in the priest-ridden city of York . ( Great chewing . ) All parties have had struggles for liberty at different periods of our history—( hear;—and upon what do they base their peculiar claim to the liberty they have achieved ? ( Hear hear . ) Let us glance at the claims of the Tory and Whig factions . The Tories say " onr liberty is based on the felood of our ancestors , " and they persecute us because we denounce the despotism and are determined to oppose their physical aggressions . ( Cbeeis . ) They base their constitution upon the bloed of their ancestors . That constitution lasted from 16 S 8 , until the Whigs obtained their constitution , based not upon the blood of
their ancestors but upon yours —{ cheers , *—upon oppression , on heaps of ashes , on the scaffold , on the dungeon and the cold grave . ( Tremendous cheering . ) They did not shed their own blood ; they were too knowing for that—but in order to achieve the carrying &f the Befunn BUI they abundantly shed the blood , of the poor men . ( Continued cheering . ) It took a hundred and fifty years to beat down the supa structure built upon blood—but it was to be beaten down ( hear ) because , thivnkB to God , blood is no sure foundation for any edifice . ( Loud cheers . ) It was because built upon blood that the great power of the people was -enabled to beat down the building at one fell swoop . ( Hear ) Then did we destroy the constitutien of the -church—then did we destroy the constitution of Tory monopoly . ; Cheers , i But when we accomplished thia
irerk we did not intend that the consequence should be a mere transfer of power from the hands of the Tories to the hands of the Whigs ( loud cries of " hear ";) but we intended to open the temple of the legislature for the admission of all , and the procuring of those liberties which axe commensurate iriih the wants of the people . Daring a hundred aad fifty years we were told that we should have something more of liberry than we then possessed , if we would but place the Whigs in power , and enable them to reform the Commons . At length the Rtfo-m Bill was carried . The Whigs have had the working of that measure for ten years ; and now when they have again re-established Toryism , they complain that their former Reform . did not go far enough , and they now ask us to allow them to build another superstructure . Bat what was the state of
the case ? Why , that during the ten years of Wiigsway , they , who boast of having accomplished so much for the people , have sowed more tares among the com than the Tories dared to do when they had power to da all they pleased . ( Loud cheers . ) We could scarcely blame the Tories , then , comparatively speaking , for what they did , when we take into consideration the then State of society . But was it fair that onr " national protectors" should be a party to follow the Tories in tneir career the moment -we give them power ; instead of falling back into the hands of those who gave them power ? ( Cheers . ) It was , therefore , impossible for the Whigs to enlist or command our sympathies , as their deeds were bad . iCheers- > ' ow a change has come o ' er their dream , and they are forced to ask us to come and join them upon some clap-trap question , i Cheers .
We have had enough of that ! iCheers . ) And we also aee the daily press teeming with recommendations to give the Right Honourable Baronet a fair trial . { Hear , and a laugh-j A fair trial ! Did they give us fair trials?—did they require much evidence to convict us ? ( Cheers . ) No , but give me leave to'frame an indictment , asd to produce evidence against them , and with that evidence I will , before any Jury , however packed , convict them on every count . iChaers . ) 1 ask you this , are the men who are now wmTning the reins of Government , those upon whom we can depend ? [ Uo , no . '; rod forbid . Well , now what do they ask us to do ? Tte Whigs ask us to join them .- They insy join us , but if they do we will put them in the ; shafts—for we will keep in the traces ourselves Thru , agiiu the Tories wish us to join them . They is
say Co ^ ssivatism not what Toryism was ; and the Editor of the Times has been for a long time trying to reconcile us to what Conservatism is . ( Hear , hear . ) The mystification of that jonrnil reminds ms cf an anecdote connected with the play of Pizarro . Kotzebue , the German , when he had completed the ¦ writing of that beautiful work , went to see it represented in the theatre . like ail other critics , he took his seat on the third bench , and in the celebrated scene in which Rolla appears , the actor played the part so well , that KoUibue clasped his hands , and shouted out in ecstacy— " Teat ' s my Rolla—that ' s my Bolla . " ( Laughter . ) And the Editor of the Times may sit in the House of Commons , and if Sir Robert Peel declares for Toryism , be may say " That ' s my Rolla "and if Sir Robert Peel declares for half Radicalism he
may say , " That ' s my Rolla . " ( Laughter . ) For Chartism he may declare , " That ' s my Rolla "—if he Bhould declare for the Y&nd , and against the people , the complacent Editor may say , "That's my Rolla "—and if Peel should declare for the people , and against the land , he may say , " Thafs my Rolls ; " so that to make the matter short , whatever card turns up , he may say , ' - ' That's my trump . " ( Laughter and cheering . ; But we are not going to have that sbufiing of cards any longer . We have already submitted to it teo long—we were not trained to it—we have other view * to follow . I do not possess that power of mystification ; I come before you vita certain fixed propositions , and by them I will a&ide . ( Cheers . > There is one thing certain , and it is this—that they are our enemies , and if we dont-beat them , tbevll beat us . ( Hear , hear . ) For year , after
year yon have been looking forward to this King ' s Spaeth and that King ' s Speech , and the other King ' s Speech , and after you saw them , what did you find they contained ? Nothing . Then you had the House of 1 / orcU complaining of the House of Commons , and the Lords and Commons both complaining of the Crown , ¦ who is Etripped of power . ( Hear , hear . ) Then a talk of reforming the House of Lords was made ; but we find the Whigs reforming that for their own purposes , by new creations . We have no power in the House of Commons . The middle classes are starving ; the working classes are becoming mere and more impoverished . ( Hear , hear . ) And we find the following announcement in the Sun of Saturday last —namely , . that notwithstanding all the efforts of the Bheemakera , tailors , and other tradesmen , whose
business is not doae by machinery , they ar- starving ; and the dolt who conducts that paper , asks , in hiB ignorance , of machinery has anything to do with their trade ? Why , he might ai well tell me that the man vcis fcsppy ¦ who had plenty of goods in his shop , and would not open it for the sale of his goods . But has not machinery had a baneful effect upon your interests ?—has not machinery made you go without hats ?—has not irmf . hi . nery made y ^ u go without shoes ?—has it not made you go without food ?—has it not made you go without houses ?—has it not mads yon go without raiment and -without fuel ? ( Cheers . ) Is there any charm in my voice ?—a stranger coming from that land to which I am told you are enemies , but which I don ' t believewhat is there fascinating is me to persuade you that such is the case , if it be not a reality ?—what is there
fascinating in me to persuade well-fed , and well-clad , and WEll-hoased , and well-dressed men that they are not possessed of those comforts ? ( Cheers . ) If you ¦ were bo circumstanced , and I were to attempt to persuade you it was otherwise , never fear me but you would find out that I was wreng . But what is our actual condition ? ilcnied men have rendered capital of no value in the country . If a man were to start hi business with a capital of £ 5 & 00 , which in most other countries would be considered a competency—if he were to start in this land with that caj ital , where does he embark it ? Why , on the gambling tablehe is obliged to associate with capitalists in their gambling speculations . The large capitalists have been living on ths working men and on the small capitalist . How iB it possible to compete with machinery if
machinery d » es all that man can do aad all w want him to d& ? ho ~ sr is it likely that we can go on ? The political economist tells us that if we block up one channel by which man obtains a liTing , that another opens ; but they have blocked up dll tie <* ftgnr : p ]« by which rtmunerstion for labour may be acquired , and there is none left for us . It may be supposed by some that York is the last place on Which distress can alight ; but do you suppose for an instant , that with such numbers of people out of -oinploy both at Leeds and Manchester , do you suppose that they would not in their distress ccme to York ; come here and compete with you ; and d « you not think that they would become a reserve far the masters to come back upon ? iCheers . ) Have you not a wretch in the shape of a m * " in the town , who says that he Iwught five families—have you tot a man living among you that has the bold audacity to tell 5 on that he beught five agricultural families at a certain price ? ( Cries of shame . ) And why did he do so ? In , order
that tha poor families might do lenger be a burden upon their ou . fi parish—upon the parish on which they had a mortgage , the very day tfeey were born . ( Cheers . The law of settlement itself is their mortgage—that ' s their inheritance—that ' B their right , and I Bee no reason why that right should be taken from the people . Well , but what is to be done to remedy this ? ( Hear , hear , hear . ) We have had a conference of some six hundred or seven hundred shepherds assembled ' in Manchester— ( a laugh )—why do they interfere now ? why did they not interfere when there was more immorality among the people , and greater need of their aid ? Wfcy would they not allow my question to be put to them ? Why do they ( the godly shepherds ) come forward now ? Why , because the money is falling short in the pockets ef the people , and they are anxioa * , like most of their class , to look after their income . Why was it that the six hundred and seventy spiritual humbugs would not allow to come into the Confersiee my excellent friend , the Rev . Mi . Hill , th »
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editor of the Northtrn Star . They woald not admit him into the Conference , sod why ? Became be was a black sheep . And he would hare told them that they had defiled all who belonged to the flock—that there was no Christian and philanthropic spirit amongst the flock—and be would have told them to browse somewhere else . How is it tost 70 a are called upon at this time of day , ia the nineteenth century , to-fly from your homes , and bid adieu to your own countrymen—just at a time when you ought to enjoy the fruits of you labour , and the company of your friends . ( Heai . ) And for this we are told to stand by the Crown , and the House of Lords , and the House of Commons . And our patriotism is appealed to , as that which ought te have a great respect for mills , bricks and the spinning-jenny . In this state of
things people are deprived from entering into business , and inducements are held out to them for enlisting in an army which may be employed to hew down our brothers in Ireland , and England , and our brothers across the water ; for , my friends , I would lament the shooting of the poor Chinese as much as I would lament the shouting of our own countrymen . ( Hear , hear . ) What is real patriotism ? Love of country—love of our fellows . What is patriotism ? It is that which makes you love the old oak—the paths of the cows that used to be about the cottage—the cottage where your rather lived , and the cow that has given your father milk—the garden that your father has dug in—the house your father has built , and the sweet woodbine that twines around its walls—the neat parish churchthe prospect around the cottage—the dog that barks
to welcome you home—this is patriotism—this is love of country . ( Cheering . ) My friends , in the olden times inducements were held out to you to become patriots by asking you to fight for your country ; but would any man rouse yeur sympathies—arouse your energies by holding out inducements to you to fight for » Rattle-Box ; to stand up for a spinning-jenny , to abed your blood for those who bid you leave your country ? Is that patriotism ? is that love of country ? Is thera love of country in those despots who will not allow you to enjoy yourselves in your own country , and who wish you to go to Russia , or Poland , or Prussia , or the Porte , or America , for your Bupper ? Is this not beyond the power of simple men to endure ? But , my friends , how are we to arrive at a remedy ? Ttiere are only two means by which any great national object can be effected
—the one by the instrumentality of Physical Force ; and the other by means of Moral Power . There are two wbjs of effecting the latter—the one by a vote in the House of Commons , after a discussion on any subject ; the other by an electric shock , such as that which took place in 1831 , when the people sent back Lord Grey , that prince of humbugs , to the helm of affairs . ( Loud Lwghter , and cheers . ) We hare now placed the Whigs on the wrong side of the hedge , and it will be our duty , in future , to watch their successors . ( Hear , hear . ) The Whigs , chagrined at the loss of office , will by an 1 bye set up such a clatter about the rule of the Tories as you never heard in your lives . And , of course , they will do it constitutionally , because they pre ' . er constitutional resistance to democratic *! resistance . They know very well that if they had only
a minority of twenty , tbey might reassume the reins or Government . ( Hear , hear . ) But it has gone too far . We have placed ninety-one Members—I wish it had been 191—between the grasping Whiss and the inessput . \ Cheers . ) That's the case ; and it will be easy to perceive that the patriotism of the Whigs dots net consist in love of country , but in a love of pl&ca Their patriotism and that of the Tories is not the same thing . The Whig patriotism is love of place—the patriotism of the Tories is love of rule—and the patriotism of both is to get hold of the people's mess-pot . ( Cheers ) They say I have given them a Tory House of Commons ? Well , With cue leg in the grave , and another in the dungeon , if I could effect all this , am I not able , when at liberty , to break down a Tory House of Commons . There are many who pay attention to the transfer of power from
Whigs to Tories ; but I look at the next change to be a change from a partial reform to a reform embracing tbo representation of the whole people . —I look to the next change to be the proclamation of the Charter as the law of the land . I Tremendous cheers . ) We are told that Ireland , my country , for whom » y family have suffered more Uiau all the other families in the kingdom , —we are told that that country is to be the grand battle-field , on wh'di the fate of the present administration is to be decided . I am sure , however , that the English Chartiits will forget all animosity toward Ireland , and so far from offering 500 , 000 Chartists against her , they wou ' . d take part with her . You may be assured , my friends , that every word I now utter , will be read with anxtaty by Sir Robert Peel in his closet . He may
say— " I dont mind the Irish humbug , because it is nothing but a clap-trap ; but when Feargus O'Connor says , and when the people of England respond to that sentiment , that Sir Robert Peel shall nok trample upon the liberties of Ireland , —when he hears Feargua O'Connor say that be will rather lose his life than iamtly stand by and allow that country to be ground down by the tyrant , then he will begin to shake himself , and bay we must govern Ireland by some other means . * " Surely there is not a man among you that will suppose that I would allow any jealous feeling to exist in my boson towards my country . I do not forget , and never have forgotten , my country -, and I defy any man in England or Ireland to say , that during the whole of life , I ever spoke a lenience or wrote a line advene to the benefit of Ireland . ( Cheering . ) And I tell you
Englishmen , and Scotchmen , who are here assembled , that if I can avoid it you never shall acquire your liberties unless Ireland at the same time acquires hen . ( Renewed cheers . ) I never have , and I never will , live npon the prejudices of my countrymen . I have lived down much prejudice , and I will live down that prejudice . iHear . ) Some seem to imagine that I am an enemy to Irtlaad , but they are greatly mistaken ; and in my conduct , which they may at present condemn , they will afterwards discover that I have been heaping a fire of coals upon their head . I will not see my country oppressed by the tyrant ' s hand . ( Hear . ) That young reptile , Lord Stanley , who was nursed in Ireland , where he has an estate , now that he is about to come into place must be taught to treat Ireland in a better manner than he has hitherto done . We will not have
any tyranny , or any cruelty exercised on Ireland—the moment the sword is drawn against Ireland , that moment we throw away the scabbard . ( Loud and continued cheering . ) My friends , we have geae through several vissicitude-v Chartism has as many lives as a cat . First and foremost we bad the desertion of the Birmingham men within these two years ; then all the contrariety of opinion in the Convention , a body of men which I » h * il ev « r speak of with the greatest respect —difference ot opinion was to be expected , and not te be wondered at ; but the dissensions which took place at the time did us a great deal of damage . Then came the Government plot to destroy our beloved , our dear , our ctiampion Frost ( Loud cheering . ) Let the chickenhearted and weak-minded call him traitor , if they please ; so far as I am concerned , I call him patriot ( Loud
cheers , i I attended his trial for seven long days , and I say to Sir John Campbell , now Lord Campbell , a man that has raised himself to power on the shoulders of the people ; 1 say to him " I tell you that the conviction of Frost was procured by Government perjury . " ( Cries of "Shame , shame . ") I was present for seven dayB ; and 1 tell you that Frost ' s conviction was procured by the peijoiy of a government oficei . Then I ask you , are we to allow that man to die in his imprisonment —( cries of " no , " " no" )—I ask you if that would be patriotic or an inducement to others , not to do that which Frost was charged with doing , but to do that which he was willing to do , to risk his life for the people . < Loud cheering . ) Well , then , we had Frost ' s conviction—we had Government spies upon us—we had Government prosecutions , and those prosecutions
aided by all ^ thelpower and talent of the highest law officers of the crown , and assisted by all that secret service money could effect , —by the perjury of witnesses , and by the ignorance of juries—( hear)—we have had dungeons filled—and just as we were demeaning ourselves Ixko men , and thanking God that we had not a traitor against us—just as the people were beginning to enjoy advantages from their position fresh misfortunes arose . Then we had false friends amongst our own ranks . Well , my friends , it never has been my habit to heap fire of coals upon any man ' B head ; but I should have been wanting in my duty—the Editor of the Northern Star would have deserved your execrations—if we bad not met your foes , and said "You must come with us the whole road ; if you dont ,. we will shut the toll-bar against you . " Then we are subjected to the charge of aiding ths Tories ; and we are twitted with the conduct of the Chartists at Nottingham . Ah that Nottingham business is not understood ! You would not have
been here to night if it was not for Nottingham . For nine months the Whigs and Tories were starring like two shy cocks—the Tories hoped to command a majority , but this was to be done by wheedling some of the Whigs . At that time they had no idea of the antipathies which the people had towards the Whigs . The Learned Gentlemen then proceeded to state that the electors of Nottingham made choice of a Tory instead of a Whig , with the assistance of the Chartists ,- then immediately eame the vote of want of confidence—and ¦ why ? Because the Tories were of opinion that the people were against Whiggery—that was the effect of the Nottingham election upon England ; but for this we shenld have had the Whigs in power yet ( Hear . ) And now that they were out , he would assure them that npon his part nothing Bhould be wanting to deal with the Government now in power . They might be quite sure , as be told the jury when they were about to find him guilty at York , that he cared not for the verdict—that he cared not
for the sentence—that Be cared not for the punishment , because God had given him a constitution that would stand against the effects of the prison , and God kad been with him in the dungeon . ( Cheers . ) They had been witnesses that day , at all events , that he was not a moral delinquent He had seen three general gaol deliveries , comprising every description of crime ; he had seen prisoners , guilty of heavy crime , released after six months' imprisonment , while he was obliged to remain sixteen months in his dungeon . ' Hear , hear . / And did those prisoners go out from the Castle in the face of day , and go unabashed on the streets ? No ! they slunk out in the darkness of night , because they had broken the laws of the country . ( Hear , hes . r . i He , however , in vindication of the principles of Chartism , was not abashed to walk the streets during the day after his imprisonment ( Hear . ) He could not stand before them to advocate the cause either of Whiggism or Toryism with any degree of
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energy , noi w # h any degree of apathy , because he could not do it at all . ( Hear , hear . ) It would be impossible to make him a Whig , and it would be more impossible to make him a Tory . No ; he should forget the enemy that was fallen , and henceforth bis efforts should be turned towards the Tories . ( Hear . ) The Learned Gentleman afterwards prooeeded to give an account of bis first efforts for the canse of Chartism , and congratulated the assembly upon the success which had attended those effort * for four yean , daring which time no disturbance took plsoe . He was In England , he was in Scotland , he was all over the country ; and daring those four yean , not a single man was brought
before a magistrate for breaking the pesoe . This proved , he thought , that he was not the violent destructive and leveller which the Whig press weald represent him . ( Hear , hear . ) The Learned Gentleman expressed the gratification which he expected to experience when he entered that glorious country , Scotland , where he had been received by day , and in the darkness of night with open arms ; and when he returned from Scotland , he should be happy to tell the people of England that the people of Scotland were the friends of England and the friends of mankind . After some further observations , the Learned Gentleman resumed his Beat amidst loud and long-continued cheering .
The Chairman shortly afterwards rose and said , the next sentiment on the list is as follows : — " The Charter , the hope and only remedy for the grievances of the people ; may it soon become the law of the land . " Mr . Chabies Connor was called upon to respond to the sentiment . He Baid , Brother Destructives , and fellow workmen , and men of York , I stand before you to-night as the humble advocate of those great and important principles contained in that document called the Peoples Charter—a Charter that will secure to every man , and every body of men , do matter what their religious persuasions may be—for in this great country there must be men of all creedB and denominations , and
persuasionsthose privileges to which by nature he is entitled . We wish to secure to our fellow man the same privileges which we ourselves claim . Ithas been said that all men by birth are equal . The rich man comes into the world in the same m&aner as the poor one ; the sun shines equally upon the poor as upon the rich ; when the poor man cultivates the land , the harvest springs up equally as fast as if it had been done by the rich man ; and when the rich man and the pour man die . the worm finds its way into the coffin of the one as well as the other . ( Cheers . ) Therefore , I can see no distinction in their birth , and why should there be any distinction in the political condition of the rich and the poor man ? ( Cheers . ) I will not occupy much of your time , as several other speakers have to address you to-night ; and after the spiritstirring and eloquent addresses you have heard from
my friend , and your irieud , and the friend of man iD every clime , Mr . O'Connor , it would be presumptuous in me to occupy your time . But I will juBt take the liberty ol stating to Mr . Feargus O'Connor , as he 13 going to recruit his health , that if he will continue to write his splendid letters to the people of Ireland , which have from time to time appeared in the Northern Star , he wiil be doing that which will have a greater tendency to open their eyes than anything that has ever been produced . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Connor then stated that he never looked upon the fate of the never-to-be-forgotten Robert Emmett , a man who devoted the whole of time , his brilliant talents , his strength , and eventually his life for the good of his country , —but his blood ran cold ; and concluded by repeating the following lines : —
The Suffrage gained , each has a sword , The Ballot gained , each has a shield , To put to flight corruption ' s horde , And take possession of the field . The Chairman stated the next sentiment was " Frost , Williams , and Jones ; may they speedily be restored to their country . " ( Cheers . ) Mr . Mooee was called npon to respond to the toast . He said , Mr . Chairman , Ladies , and fellow Slaves , I think we have gone quite the wrong way to work , for I consider this is the most important subject that has been discussed this day . ( Hear , hear . ) Since I was twenty-one years of age , I have advocated the cause of freedom , and although I must yield the palm of eloquence to my excellent and
esteemed friend Mr . Connor , and the other friends who have addressed you , yet I will not yield to any one in support of the God-like principles of Chartism . ( Loud cheers . ) My friends , when I heard that Frost was sentenced to be hung and quartered , I happened to be in Whit by , thirty miles from home , advocating the principles of Chartism . I immediately ran as fast as I could to Stockton , and asked the friends there what they were doing under the circumstances . A number of friends set to work , and in an hour four pounds was subscribed , and I was sent to Manchester as a delegate from that town . ( Loud cheers . ) I do not eavy that man , or the sentiments of liberty which he tuav entertain , that would not use
every exertion in his power in order to procure the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones to their families and their country . ( Cheers . ) I would not give a fig for any man ' s Chartism , or for his professions of liberty , if upon suoh an occasion he could keep silent . ( Loud cheers . ) My friends , I have no hesitation in saying , as has already been stated by Mr . O'Connor , that the condemnation of Frost , Williams , and Jones was effeoted by the perjury of a Government officer . ( Hear , hear . ) lam glad to see such a sprinkling of the fair sex ; and I hope they will never let their husbands , their brothers , or their sweethearts alone until they obtain the restoration of those noble martyrs to the cause of freedom—Frost , Williams , and Jones . (
Applause . ) I can assure you , that if there was a meeting thirty miles off , 1 would again most willingly undertake the journey , in order to advocate their cause . ( Applause . ) The name of Frost ia one that is dear to my heart , and I never speak of it but my blood boils within me . When I think of his wile and children , and the Buffering and anguish of soul they must be enduring , I am struck with the deepest sorrow , for I know that he was one of the best and tenderest of husbands and fathers , banished from his home and from his country , to endure the degradation and misery of slaves , because he dared to advocate the sacred cause of liberty . ( Hear , hear . ) My friends , it is for you and me to
be up and stirring—it is for you and I to exert ourselves to the utmost , and to never cease in those exertions until we procure their restoration . ( Applause . ) But I will not detain you longer . I must confess that I am almost ashamed to address you after the splendid display of talent you have just heard ; buv I will just tell you that although Mr . O'Connor may have been a bugbear to the Whigs and the Tories of this neighbourhood , as have doubtless the other delegates in their respective districts , the Whigs and the Tories in the neighbourhood ot Bilbrough are as frightened of me as they are of the Devil . ( Loud laughter . ) Mr . Moore then prooeeded to detail some of the results which had attended his
exertions in extending and promoting the cause of Chartism . Some time ago he attended at Hartlepool , a sea-port in the Southern Division of the County of Durham , for the purpose of explaining to the people the doctrines of Chartism . Every endeavour was made to put him down , and the inhabitants refused to let him have a place from which he could address the people . But I was determined , to have a meeting let the consequences be what they might , and at last I went to a barber ' s shop and asked him to let me have the use of his window . He consented , shut up his shop , and asked a few nshmermen to come aud hear me , and they did come , and brought others with them , and I had soon oue of the largest
meetings ever held in Hartlepool . ( Loud applause . ) Now I defy either Mr . Bowes or Lord Harry Vaue to put me down . During the last election , the Tory candidate for Northallerton , Mr . Lascelles , sent his agent to me , and offered me £ 10 a week wages if I would go to Northallerton and abuse the Whig . I asked what I was to be expected to do for the Tory . " Prop him up , " was the answer . " No , " said I ; " will abuse you both ! But I will not prop up the Tory . " 1 will not advance his cause ; on the contrary I wi ll injure it as much as possible . I have a separate interest , and I will never fight for anything short of Universal Suffrage . ( Cheers . ) But , my friend 3 , 1 am
afraid I am trespassing upon both your time and your patience . 1 will only remark that I hope if ever you find me deserting the great , glorious , and sacred cause of liberty I hope you will pelt me—not with rotten eggs , but with the stones of the streets . ( Cneers . ) Since I knew Whiggery it has settled about 150 per cent . We shall soon obtain what we ought to hare had long ago . ( Hear , hear . ) Until I see the poor man enjoy the fruits of his labour—so long as God shall give me life—so long as I am endowed with common sense , so long I shall continne to advocate the cause of the oppressed agaiuet the oppressor . ( Loud cheers . )
The Chaihman then said the next sentiment was as follows : — " Mr . Bronterre O'Brien , and the Lancaster Chartists ; may they be rewarded for their sufferings by the speedy establishment of the principles for which they have so nobly contended . " Mr . Mason responded to the toast , and said , Mr . Chairman , Ladies and Gentlemen , the toast which you have done me the honour of responding to , is one which leads our noblest feelings and sympathies ; from the exalted scenes which now surround us , from the glories and triumphs of this portentous day , from the captivating splendour which this day has celebrated the release of our champion , to the
gloomy dungeons where the immortal Bronterrewhere the virtuou 3 , the heroic , still linger in chains . ( Cheers . ) Ah ! but our feeling 3 can mingle with theirs , though torn from our society and our cause by the cruel and crimsoned arm of despotism . ( Loud cheers . ) Yes , the genius of liberty communes with them in their horrid abodes . ( Cheers , ) Tyrants may envy the repose of their consciences aud swell with impotent wrath that their cells are not proof against theiove , the gratitude of a nation . But why should we complain ? They are proud to pay the ransom of our liberty . Glorious patriots ! their sufferings consecrate our freedom , aud their memories will emblazon the page of human history .
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( Cheers . ) Shall I tell you , my friends , thai it was from the pen of Bronterre O'Brien I first caught the spark of democracy—and how singular the vioissUades of political events—two years bad soared elapsed from that time , when my tutor and I were both charged in the samer indictment , and asaigned at the same bar , to plead in defence of those principles he had propagated and I had imbibed . We are now passing through the ordeal that the cause of liberty has undergone in all ages , Greece , Rome , Switzerland , and America bare done so ; but who would not aspire to the honours of a Tell—of a Washington—an Emtnett—and a Hampden ; heroes who bought their country ' s freedom with their blood—whose memories are sacred to
man , and whosa deeds command the gratitude of posterity . My friends , now that Mr . O Connor has obtained his release—now that we have celebrated his return amongst us—now that we have bound the tyrant despotism—I here ask Mr . Connor , as the firm , the constant , the tried friend of the people , to demand of that Government who sentenced him , the immediate release of Mr . Bronterre O'Brien , and the other Chartists . I Bay it is our bounden duty to do so . ( Cheers . ) It requires no other person than Mr . O'Cennor to do this , delegated as he is , to represent the sentiments of the people of England , Ireland , and Scotland . ( Loud applause . ) Mr . O'Connor wiil not fail to cause that Dower which he possesses to bear upon the
Government—let him exercise that influence which persecution has conferred upon him—let not a moment be lost—let the Government never rest until those cruel sentences shall be removed from those innocent men . ( Applause . ) The Speaker then prooeeded to urge upon every one the necessity of using every exertion in their power in order to procure the liberation of Mr . O'Brien , and the incarcerated Chartists ; in that they would prove their sincerity to the cause by their exertions to obtain the liberation of one who had been imprisoned while fighting for the cause , as well as for others , though they might not have stood so prominently forward . ( Applause . ) They had been paying the debt of liberty—they were now suffering for their advocacy
of the cause of freedom , and surely the blessings they claimed as Englishmen , it was their duty to endeavour to procure for these who were now undergoing the penalty inflicted ' < r advocating the people ' s rights . ( Applause . ) ( . ' minion humanity demanded this of them . He w . < - ha ;> py to witness such a feeling of enthusiasm a * Uud celebrated the liberation of Mr . O'Connor from York Castle—a display stronger and more beanfelt than had ever been witnossed on any previous occasion in York . I hope , now , that Mr . O'Connor has obtained his liberty , he will not lose a moment in endeavouring to procure justice for those that yet remain in imprisonment . After another observation « r two , Mr . Mason resumed his seat amidst great chveriug .
The CHAinHAM proposed "Justice to Ireland , by the Repeal of the Union , and a Parliament based upon the principles of Universal Suffrage . " Fbabgcs O'Comnoh , Esq . then rose , and observed he was Bure they would pardou him lor again appearing before them to respond to the toast which had been proposed . He contended that no justice could be afforded to the Irish people , without the principle of Universal Suffrage was applied in the Government of that country . He went on to say that Ireland was a Catholic country , and he submitted that if of necessity they were obliged to have a State Churoh , they ought to have a Church of their own . It was an extraordinary and anomalous thing in the Queen , the King , or the Monaroh of these realms , to be the head of the Church , whilst there
were the Presbyterians of Scotland , the Protestants of England , and the Catholics of Ireland . He admittea that the people of England , and especially the friends of the Charter , had done much for Ireland . He had struggled much for the repeal of the union but his struggle was real , and for the accomplishment of the measure ; and not like the struggle of others , who while they openly professed a desire to advance it , secretly lived on its postponement . He next alluded to Ireland being unrepresented in Parliament . In England there were 500 representatives , and in Ireland , where there were as many as twothirds of the English population , they had only 105 representatives . Was that equal representation 1
one of the dearest principles which they advocated 1 He then made eloquent allusion to the kind manner in which Ireland had been mentioned by the proceeding speakers , and he declared his unflinching determination to persevere in his endeavours to restore peace and comfort to the inhabitants of that unhappy country . In conclusion , he begged leave to return his best thanks to the Demonstration Committee for having placed the above toast on the list , and urged them to go on in the eveu tenor of their way ( even if the Irish should for awhile withhold from them their support ) on the glorious principle of Universal Suffrage and the Repeal of the Union . ( Great cheering . )
Mr . CLAYTON , of Huddersfield , who had been selected to respond to this toast , made a few observations , and congratulated the company that one so much mose able than himself bad taken the task out of his band * . He said that the people of Ireland looked on the Tories as their most bitter enemies , and it was quite true that tbey bad ruled them with the fierce band of despotism ; it was true the Tories had bound them in the iron chain of slavery ; but the Whiga had forged their fetters more closely . He traced the proceedings ef both parties , and concluded a few excellent remarks , by stating that that day ' s proceedings would prove that the men of England were not enemies to their Irish brethren , but that they were willing to go band in hand with them , to spread abroad the principles « f universal liberty , "he speaker sat down amidst loud cheers . The Chairman proposed the Northern Star , and the rest of the democratic press . ( Applause . )
Mr . Hill was received with a tremendous burst of applause . He addressed the meeting to the following effect . He had been accustomed to meet them once every seven days in his capacity of public conductor of the Northern Star , which the committee had been pleased to put at the head of the list of the democratic press , and which the people of this country had raised to such a position as was ribver known in this or any other country before . He felt most happy in having this opportunity of paying his respectful thanks to them and to their constituencies for having made the Northern Star that which they had made it . To them it owed its existence—to them it owed its value—and to them it owed its influence and power . To their service hitherto he ( Mr . Hill ) hoped it had been devoted , and from them he asked and claimed a continuance
of their support for it ; but he only asked this so long ( as a worthy friend had observed in reference to their champion ) as it continued to deserve it by adherence to principle , and no longer . If the Northern Star had become—as he contended it bad become—a dread to tyrants and a scourge to factions , it had not been because of any individual talent or energy employod upon it ; but because it was a representative of the views of the people , a mirror in which ihe public mind should be fully and fairly represented . He noticed the good to bo derived from the democratic press , and observed that it ' thero was a continuance of that support which had hitherto made the democratic press what it now was , the Northern Star would be a weapon before which all the beasts of iniquity would bo stricken down to the earth and perish . ( Lord applause . )
The Chairman next proposed , " The Chartist Candidates who were returned by the show of hands , at the last election . " Mr . Andrew Wardro p , of Dumfries , responded to the toast . H « said when he stood up before them as one of the successful candidates to sit in St . Stephen ' s under the banner of Chartism , it was one step gained in the ladder which would ultimately lead towards possessing the People ' s Charter . I Applause . ) At the first , when the question was mooted that it was imperatively necessary on the part of the Chartists to throw overboard both the Whigs and the Tories , and to stand firmly by the great principles they professed , he laughed at the idea , and thought that such a plan appeared
ridiculous . In Scotland , no qualification was needed for a person to serve in Parliament , but at the samo time the laws presented this extraordinary anomaly that a person was required to be possessed of a certain quantity of property before he could vote for any man who was a oandidate to sit in Parliament . ( Sensation . ) At the last election he had been fourteen days an eleotor , and ho had been returned a member of Parliament , but he could not say that he had much increased in wisdom . ( Laughter and applause . ) He ( Mr . Wardrop ) , was a weaver , and he drew the attention of his hearers to the awful state of things now existing among that class of operatives , as compared with what it used to be . He had learned the
mystery of throwing the shuttle sometime after Napoleon Buonaparte had been banished to Saint Helena . He recollected that in 1815 , the weaving of calico was . two shillings per ell—now it was fourpencefarthing—( shame , shame)—being a reduction of nearly 400 per cent , in the wages of the weaver . He next alluded to the undue protection which was given to the landed interest , and remarked that acres of land wore represented in the House of Commons , and the shuttle was kept out of consideration by its members . Yes , and the humble individual that stood before them would endeavour , by all the means in his power , to remedy the evils which now afflicted his beloved country , and he would neither be lame
nor lazy in the promotion of the cause o £ Chartism . ( Loud applause . ) Much had been said about the privations that were experienced in England , but he would state to them a case connected with the Poor Law Bastile relief system , and such cases too often occurred in his poor native country . A neighbour of his was reduced to much distress and poverty from the depressed state of trade . And to add to his misfortunes , he was seized with the typhus fever , but happily recovered . His wife , however , was seized with the same fever-rshe died , and the day after one of her children died also , and they were both laid on the same bed of death . The husband , reduced to the greatest distraction and misery , applied to an individual for
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casual relief , and when he did so , how much did he give him f Must he tell them 1 it was half-a-orown I ( Sensation , and cries of " shame . " ) Although he himself was only just recovering from the fever , and was unable to earn a shilling to bury bis dead wife and his dead child . Bat this was only half of the Tiorror attending this case 1 Whilst the wife was in the midst of the fever she was delivered of a child ; this child was given to the overseer of the parish ; and in eight days he Best it home to its parent , and at the end of the week it died for the want of proper nourishment !! The facts of the case were reported in the borough of Dumfries , but it was huddled over , and all inquiry into the matter thrown overboard . ( Shame . ) He
went on to say that there were two protective systems in this country—the one was according to law , and the other was contrary to law . Were any of the working men then present to leave that place , and twenty of them were to go into any house in the aristocratic city of York to form a union to exact , for every suit of clothes ( supposing they were tailorB , ) they made , a certain sum of money , it would at once be said , that there was a combination among the tailors , and they would forthwith be placed within the walls of York Castle . On the other hand , the Queen , in bringing the Civil List before the House of Commons , must exact a sum of money , and she is protected . For the Judges of the land , also , there was a sum of money paid
whether there were few or many prisoners or causes to try , and the Lord High Chancellor had £ 14 , 000 per annum allowed him . This was a combination of the laws against the working population of England . He now came to a class of men of whom he should speak with a great deal of reverence and respect , he meant the Bishops , who had also their protective system . He noticed in glowing terms , the scene presented in Ireland , when the son of widow Ryan was shot , whilst the collection of tithes was being enforced by the parsons . He then noticed the protection that was given to the landed proprietors and the gentry , and said there was another class which was protected , he alluded to the Parsons and the Dissenters , who , let him tell them , were as bad as the establishment . He was himself a
Presbyterian Dissenter , but he cuuld not shut his eyes to the conduct of those individuals who pray that the unholy connection of the Christian religion with the Stato may be removed , and when an election comes they would turn round and vote fora fellow who would rather die the death than separate Church and State . ( Applause . ) He had exposed this hypocrisy at Dumfries on a recent occasion , and he contended that every person was protected by the laws of England , excepting the working man . He illustrated the state of the political world by referring to an anecdote of a diseased old horse being found on the road side by a man , who in pure humanity , knocked all the flies off the poor beast they were dovouring . But the horse afterwards asks the question , why he had put away the flies , as he had only set these off that a more hungry swarm might come on . ( Laughter and applause )
The next sentiment proposed by the Chairman was , " The Demonstration Committee of York . " ( Great cheering . ) Mr . Burleish , of York , returned thanks in a few brief remarks . He said that they had done no more than their duty on this occasion , and that duty they had done with pleasure , because they acted from principle : he did not see that they ought to be thanked for what was only their duty . ( Cheers . ) He was afraid their arrangements would fall far short , in the estimation of the delegates , of what
they ought to have been— ( uo , uo)—but , he could assure them the committee had done their beat in th > short time that had elapsed since the release of their most noble patriot was first announced to them . ( Cheers . ) He could assure them that at York they were quite determined that nothing should deter them from going forward in the cause in which they were embarked . ( Cheers . ) In the language of the banner they had exhibited , they had set their lines on a cast , and were determined to stand tho hazard of the die . ( Great cheering . )
The Chairman then proposed , " The Chartist ladies of Great Britain . " Mr . Siorr , of Dewsbury , gallantly responded to toast , and complimented Mr . Brooke , of Dewsbury , for the strait-forward manner in which ho always acted on behalf of the rights of the people . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O ' Connor then again rose , aud congratulated the meeting on the excellence of the speeches which they had heard delivered , aud which would not disgrace the walls of the senate . He proposed the health of the Chairman , aud thanks to him for the excellent manner in which he had discharged his important duties at both the afternoon and evening meetings .
Mr . Cordeux returned thanks ; and it being now eleven o ' clock , the company became desirous to break up . Previous to doing so , however , it was announced that the delegates would meet on the follewiDg morning , at ten o ' clock , to draw up an address to the country . Three cheers were given for the incarcerated Chartists , three for Frost , Williams , aud Jones , and three for O'Connor , when the assembly retired , rejoicing in the proceedings of the day .
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been magnified in proportion to the extent of oaxtakM £ et nnlon then be the watchword of Chartism , butnot * union bounded by an Iriah channel , or . even tfa broader Atlantic ; let it be a union of all , for the not of all . We offer to down-trodden Ireland the hearty «« . operation of onr talent , integrity and ardour in ^ great work of their political redemption . Let the d ? lusioiu propagated by well-paid liberators in itewi rouse us to renewed effort * through the orgaaio ^ b we possess to proclaim far and wide the glad ttdfo ., of the Charter . The Executive must be unhid ? Yphold the Executive and you fill the barren vu ^
or the national mind with tha seeds of a golden hartnt of freedom and peace . Now is the time ; million famishing for want of food are shouting for a Savjnn * or they die—a redeemer or they perish for ever Th . graves of tyranny can no longer hold the lion hearti they have entombed so long ; and thek restoration s freedom Is the signal for the rescue . Up then in w moral majesty , and confront the armed legions of on ! pressipn with the Inspiration of reason , and aL eloquence of humanity . Bally round the Execuai Council ; pour in your sinews of warfare let your adw
cates aee that as their power is proportioned to onr * w that for the future the voioe of Chartism shall m [ hZ round it a host of upholders . We congratulate tt men of London on the successful effort made to enroll the trades of the metropolis under our banners . T ^ j is encouraging to the delegates assembled here sad will we trust be the aignal for the like efforts beiM made in every town with the same success . In cm ? elusion , we thank you for the position in whichSre stand , and may we labour on in the righteous cause tin there is no wrong to redresa , and no foe to put dowi
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Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , Aug . 31 St The arrivals of Wheat and Beans to this dai' « market are smaller than last week—Oats larger Last Wednesday we had heavy rain in the mornm * but since very fine , and Harvest is quite general with us . Wheat has been in very limited demand and 2 s . to 3 i . per qr . lower . There have been several samples of New Wheat at market , q nalitv much inferior to last year . It has been sold from 64 s . to 70 s . par quarter . Oats have been in very limited demand , and hi . per stone lower . Beana heavy sale . THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK ENDING Aug . 31 , 1841 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Peait Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . Qxs . Qrs . Om . 459 * 141 933 S 138 3 ? £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ B i 3 15 2 i 1 18 7 h 1 5 44 2 0 0 2 3 4 + 2 2 3
Leeds Cloth Mai » kets . —The Woollen markets at Leeds , since our last , have not exhibited anv material variation from those which immediate !? preceded . There seems to be a steady demand for Woollens of middle jtnd inferior qualities , but the clothiers complain that they are unable to obtain any better prices for their goods than they were some time ago , although the Wool market is ranch firmer ; and hence , they are apprehensive that they will be unable to replace their present stocks at the prices offered for them . Salford Cattib Market . Wednesday , Sept . 1 —We have had rather more beasts at market toW but . the quantity rather inferior . Of mutton aad lamb the supply was about the same as on thisdiy week . Best beef 6 d to 6 ^ d ; mutton 6 d to 7 d- mid . dling 6 d to 6 £ d lamb 5 d to 6 Jd . A few beaate as well as sheep and lambs unsold . Beasts 947 ; sheeo and lambs 7 S 500 . ' p
Yohk Corn Market , August 28 . —The weather since last Saturday , upon the whole , has been tolerably favourable for harvest operations . We have only a limited supply of Wheat at our market to-day , which is slow sale at Is . to 2 s . per quartet decline . Ol Oats we have a tolerable supply , with a dull salo , and id . per stone lower ; in other articles very little business doing . We hare a few new samples of Wheat shewing , and several of Oats , the former being rather coarse , and aa yet not in grinding condition ; we do aot hear of any sales beiHg effected . Aa for new Oats , the trade having been so bad for Shelling at Wakefield , makes our shellers cautions buyers at any price . The prices given vary from lOd . to lid . per stone .
Tiiirsk Corn Market , August 30 . —The supply of Grain was very limited , but fully equal to the demand ; indeed , prices gave way a little from out last week ' s quotation . Wheat , 9 s . to 10 s . 3 d . ; Beans , 4 s . to 5 s . per bushel ; Oats , 19 s . to 22 s . 6 d . ; Barley , 33 s . to 37 s . per quarter . Malton Corn Market , Aug . 28 . —We have scarcely any offers of Wheat to this day ' s market , and we note no alteration- in its value . Oats are 4 < i per stone lower . Red Wheat from 683 . to 76 s . ; White ditto , 68 d . to 84 s . per qr . of 40 s . Oats , lOd . to lid . per stone .
Newcastle Corn Market , August 28 TH .-With the exception of Tuesday last , the weather has been uninterrupted fine here during the week ; and although we had but a small show of wheat at market this morning , both from the country and coast , the trade ruled exceedingly dall , at a decline of fall 43 . per qr . on the prices of this day week . In bonded , also , a decline of 2 s . to 3 a . per qr . must be noted . Rye is Is . per qr . lower . In barley , beans , and peas , no alteration . Malt is more in demand , and fine qualities are Is . to 2 a . per quarter
dearer . We had a good supply of oats again to-day , which sold at last week ' s prices . Til arrivals of flour are not large , nevertheless the sale is exceedingly dull , and it is difficult to quit any quantity , even below our quotations . Our millira reduced their prices to-day Is . per sack , and Bhould the " weather continue fine , it ia probable a further reduction of 33 . per sack will take place next week . A good deal of Wheat has been cut here during the week , and some samples of new of our own growth may be expected at market by this day week .
Londom Corn Exchange , August 30 . —There was a fair supply of wheat from Essex , but only s moderate quantity from Suffolk and Kent , with a limited supply of barley , beans , and pea 3 , from all these counties . The fresh arrivals of oats were pretty good , having several vessels in from Ireland with this article , and a few from our own coast and Scotland . Thb imports of foreign grain during the past week have been large . Fine weather has prevailed in this neighbourhood since last Wednesday—for the past three days it has been splendid for the harvest work . There was a very small proportion of old wheat in this day ' s supply , which met a steady sale at last-week ' s prices , whilst the new , from its inferior quality and condition , was excessively dull , although
offered considerably lower generally ; the few sales effected were mostly confined to the finer descriptions , which must be quoted 33 . per quarter under last Monday ' s currency , whilst for the middling and soft-conditioned parcels , it was still greater , with a large quantity left unsold . A few samples of new wore up from Suffolk and Kent , and the condition and quality even worse than the Essex . Ship flout was taken slowly at a decline of Is . to 2 s . per sack . Prime barley was Is . per quarter dearer , and in fair demand . Malt was quite as high , but only taken to a moderate extent . There was a good demand for prime old beans , and fully a 3 much money made for all sorts . Peas were taken slowly at barely last week ' s prices , except for choice new blue , which are much wanted for Scotland . The oat trade was dull : the dealers , holding off as much as possible , took small quantities at Gd . to Is . per quarter decline , and
the cousumer 3 only bought for immediate use . London Smithfield Market , Monday , Ado- 39 . —Our market to-day was , on the whole , well supplied with Beasts , in the general quality of which * slight comparative improvement was apparent . The attendance of buyers being numerous the primed Scots , Devons , short-horns , and Herefords , commanded a ready sale , at full prices ; but in other qualities exceedingly little was doing . There 1 was » fair average number of Sheep on sale , while the Mutton trade ruled heavy , but no depression " -was submitted to in the currencies . Prime small LamM went off briskly , but the middling sorts were ame « s drug . Although we were scantily supplied w Calves , the sale for them was dull at Ia 3 t w ^ M quotations . In Pigs little doing . From Scotlan " about 200 Beasts and 320 Sheep arrived fresh up oj steam-packets .
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Kingdom , showing to the labouring Classes u » necessity there is for a full representation of wt whole People , and clearly proving to the Mi < M » Classes that , unless a timely Reform takes pla ««« Revolution will be the inevitable consequences , aw * demonstrating that there cannot be permanent pros * perity in the Country until rhe Princip les of M 0 Charter become a Legislative Enactment . All the Associations may be supplied , by a »» applying to Mr . Hey wood , the Publisher , or to Secretary . Price Id .
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DELEGATE MEETING ON MONDAY . According to notice given at the tea party , the delegates assembled at the Chartist Room , Foss ^ ate , on Monday at ten o ' clock ; Mr . Leach was again called to the chair , and on the motion of Mr . Mooney , of Colnc , seconded by Mr . Marriott , the following persons were appointed to draw up an address to the people of Great Britain and Ireland , Messrs . Leach , Binns , Fusell , Harney , and Wardrop . Mr . George White was then called to the chair . Mr . Wm . Martin moved " That a vote of thanks should be given to the men of London for sending one of the stone masons who had carried the National Petition , us their delegate . " Mr . Clayton , of Huddersfield , and others , thought that
although the men oi London had acted in a praiseworthy manner , yet the motion would be rather invidious , as delegates had been sent from Dumfries and other places , at a great distance . The motion was ultimately withdrawn . The West Riding delegate requested leave to withdraw to settle some important local business , which was agreed to . Mr . Wheeler brought forward a motion concerning tho "Victim Fund , " and complained of the apathy of the people towards the wives and families of the imprisoned Chartists . He hoped that the delegates present would urge upon their constituents the necessity of saving the families of their
imprisoned friends from starvation . Mr . Mark , of the Staffordshire Potteries , moved , aud Mr . Scott , of London , seconded a motion pledging the delegates to exert themselves tor that purpose . Messrs . Mason , Black , and others , supported the motion . Mr . Arthur , of Carlisle , referred to the case of the Carlisle prisoners , and gave a melancholy description of the poverty that exists amongst the working classes of that town . Mr . Davis , of Stockport , supported the motion , which ( after a few remarks from the Chairman on the neglect which had been shown to tho poorer portion of the imprisoned Chartists ) was put from the chair and carried unanimously .
The Committee , who had been appointed to draw up the address , then made their appearance , and tho West-Riding delegates having been called oa to attend , Mr . Binns , of Sunderland , proceeded to read the address , ( . written by him ) . It was received with loud and enthusiastic cheers , aud unanimously agreed to . A deputation , consisting of Mr . Arthur , of Carlisle , and Mr . Taylor , of Rochdale , wero then appointed to wait on Mr . O'Connor , and request-his attendance . Mr . O'Connor arrived about two o ' clock , and was hailed with loud aad enthusiastic cheers . The address was again read , and received Mr . O ' Connor ' s warmest approbation .
The delegates present commenced a regular siege on Mr . O'Connor , as to when their various towas were to be honoured with his presence , and after a variety of topics had been discussed , in which Mr . O'Connor took part , the meetiug separated , each delegate preparing to return to his constituents . Nothing could exceed the cordiality and good will that pervaded the minds and conduot of the delegates ; in fact , brotherly love was never better exemplified , for thoso who wero rather better off freely shared with their poorer brethren . Thus ended one of the most soul-stirring displays ever witnessed in York , and one that ia calculated to infuse new life into the oppressed millions of Great Britain .
ADDRESS OF THE DELEGATES . At a Meeting of Delegates assembled in York to congratulate Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., on his release from prison , the following address was unanimously agreed to . Friends and Fellow Country men , —We have deemed it our duty on the present occasion to appeal to you again in the language of truth and justice in support of the glorious cause -which has assembled us together . At no period of our history has distress been more universal , and never have the sham promises of faction given less hopes of redress . The miscalled Parliament of England has again assembled to mock the sufferings of humanity by their profligacyand
, stifle the voice of patriotism by slander and persecution . We should be neglectful ef our duty to you if we did not louae you to redoubled exertions as to the storm af despotism gatheriag over our head . We have a Charter which is the panacea for our wrongs . We have leaders who have been tried and were not found wanting . We havo talent and character , and enthusiasm before which the wiadom of colleges and senates have quailed—wo have public opinion sufficiently matured to call ouraalvts the party of the nation and surely we ought not to atop in the glorious contest when we are within a leap of the winning post . We have found by the experience of past years , that our power and importance have
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O'CONNOR , Esq ., of Hammersmith , CouJW Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at bis Prioting Offices , Nes . 12 and 13 , Market- street , Brig gate ; and PubliBhed by the said Joshua . HobsoS . ( for the said Feakgl ; s O'COKNOEJ at his D *»' ling-house , No . 5 , Market-street , Bli & ! ite ' ' ' S internal Communication existing between the » J No . 5 , Market-street , and the aaid Nos . 1 « 13 , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting ® vriiolc of the said Printiug and Publishing <> one Pr « jau 333 . Ail Coinmunicattona mast be addressed , ( Post-pa J . Hobson , Northern Star Office , Leed * . Saturday , September i , 1 S 41 .
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