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ADDRESS OF THE OPERATIVE STONE MASONS' ASSOCIATION TO THE TBADES GENERALLY . Brethren , —We , & portion of the trade , Btruzglin ? for that political protection -which has been hitherto withheld from the Industrious portion of the population of t 2 ii » country , fee ] it to be our duty to call year attention to an organization -which is beins effec + ed , -with a view to unite the energies and consolidate the means of the labouring classes , for the purpose of endeavouring to ottain the enactment of the People ' s Charter , by enroliinc yourselves as members of the National Charter Assocurion , and , as a trade , lending your inSuenca ar . d support in conjunction with other trades and runted bodies throughout ths empire , for the attainment of so desirable ao object _ . _____
It is a source of regret to U 3 that circumstances loudly calling for our attention should for sr . me month ' s past hzn fo fir ¦ withheld us from this subject , yet we have fcad sufficient time to observe , that notwithstanding fiie distressed state of the country , and the pro-Biinett manner it has been laid before the legislature , they have evinced no disposition to enact anything in the shape of relief ; in fact , they have completely eradicated every hope from our minds of the exisfeg burdens that press bo heavily on the ¦ working community being by them removed . That the exist'i )? laws of this country are bad , -we thirt . few of you -will deny . And what is the remedy to be applied ?—TVe say , " The Charter , " in its true form , is the only one ; and in order to do onr share in obtaining' it , we have formed an Association of cur trade in order to carry out the principles of that document : and "while -we earnestly
invite those of our own trade to come forward that have not yet done so , and assist us in this good cause , ire think , if every trade -were to take up the question in a similar manner , it would mate such an impression on the publie mind as -would go a great -way in obtainthe object There is one thing in particular that stimulates us at this time te call upon yc u to examine the merits of the Charter , which is our late strike . We think it is clearly proved , that however far trades ' anion'B are calculated to better our condition , yet thtre is too great & lack of protection , for any permanent good to ba derived from them as at present constituted ; feat do noi think for one moment thst we imagine trades' unions -would becoms useless if the C—vrter were gained ; but on the contrary , they -would Btill , -we think , continue to be necessary , and -with the protection we mi ^ ht expect from a good government , would render them more effective and nstf al .
The causes of strike are daily increasing , -while the means of securing the o > j * ct struck for are daily deceasing . The reason 13 obvious : the present > ystem has made the supply of labour entirely to exceed the demand ; the effect of which is . first , to prevent numbers obtaining employment , and thus depriving tbein of the meau 3 vf subsistence ; and , secondly , giving the employers ctmplete control over the labour market , thereby enabling them to exact the greatest possible amount of work for the least amount of -wages . There never -was , i ; the history of our country such an important period as the present ; hundreds of thousands ef our countrymen are iciuaUy Btarving , walking throughout the manufacturing and agricultural districts like shadows of men gliding to their gmres ; 3 nd poverty occasioned by ethers is punished as a crime .
There are many amongst yon , -who agree -with cur principles , may tell ns that the alleged rash conduct cf a portion of the Charust body has exposed their principles to prejudice and ridicule ; even supposing this te be the case , is it a sufficient reason to deter us from exerting ourselves to obtain that oljrrt , which is acknowledged by all good men—all -who hail -with pleasure ary improvement in the condition of their fellowjnen—to be just and necessary . To those that are opposed to our principles we say , " come amongst ns , and show us wherein the Charter is unjust , and we will be as ready to abandon it as we are at present determined to support it . '' In conclusion , fellow-tradesmen , if you would secure goc 4 government and justice to all , unite in one ntisjbrj , grand , and unanimous effort to save your Ccuatry foom decav and yourselves from annihilation
We r emain , Fellow-tradesmen , Tours fraternally , The Operative Hasoss' Chapter Association . P . S . The above Association meets every Saturday evening it eight o ' clock , at the Craven Head , Drurylane , Loaderx .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE S 0 ZTBER 5 STAR . Sis , —As some little unpleasantness has arisen between Mr . White and many of the members cf the Chartist body here , through what they consider an a-parie report given by that gentleman of the proceedings of the conference , which appeared in your eolnmns of last week . I am desired by the late delegate committee jor what usage termed the Executive Council of Birmingham . ) to request that you will give a place in your columns to their address and propositions , herewith enclosed . As they ars anxious that your Birmingham readers , cumbers of whom were not present at the
Conference , should see that their only otyect in caume them together was te elicit by a friendly discussion , the best mode of disciplining and extending the organ 5 zition of the National Charter Association throuizhoat tie town and its environs They think this , in jsstice , is due to them , as the very party which caused tfleia to be cashiered on charges which , simply abridged , would be that they were good Chartista . but bad lawyers , in the same breath . As anomalously ss the verdict of an English clod-poled jury , claimed from the meeting a vote of thanks for them , in consideration of the promptness , aptitude , and decision they had shown in all eases of emergency .
You will see then , Sir , that as a measure of justice to these young men , that the insertion of their address ar . d propositions would be both pleasing to themselves and encouraging to ot&ere , as they would learn that whatever was desired in a friendly and patriotic spirit was neither disregarded- nor considered useless by tfie
Chartist body . I hare the honour to be , Sir , Your obedient servant , John So ah , Preipect Row , Birmingham , June , 15 , 1342 . Report of the Delegate Committee of the National Charier Jssodaticm , resided in Sirmirjham , held al the Black Horse , Jiaie 7 th , 1 S 42 . Fellow Patkiois , —Having been deputed by you as an Executive Council , to take the most efficient measures to promote the organisation , harmony , and
activity cf our union , we have felt it our duty to call yon together , for the purpose of considering—first , our present position . - and , secondly , to ascertain how far you are prepared to aid in consummating the liberty of our beloved country . To us it was a matter cf serious responsibility in accepting the tmsistnre of the Ex&cu-Uve Council , yet as patriot ! it was onr duty , and so far es we have been enabled , we have arduously sought to fulfil the object of our mission ; "we have laboured to effect a complete co-operation of the varicus localities of the National Charter Association of this town , and we have been EuccessfoL
There is but on& sentiment has pervaded all our Bettings—that is , to achieve freedom we Biust be onittd . To accomplish this grand work of moral power , is the etgect for which we have called you together . As patriots—as saviours of your country , "we were aware lhat to establish confidence , it was necessary yon fchould assemble . Many of you are unknown to each other . This will tend to extend your intimacy —to inspire you with zeal—to exalt your sentimentsto exrit-j mntnal respect—to a- » 6 ken your energies , snd to confirm your patriotism . The real patriot must now
be distinguished by bis devotion to the sacred cause cf liberty i The pseudo-patriot will soon abandon a cause he is unworthy to aid . Every man , however humble , has great jduties to perform . Xst , then , every ese consider that , in failing to contribute his share of exertion for the salvation of his country , he is aa acces sory to the crimes of despotism ; that tho * e who tolerate the outrages on suffering humanity are as guilty as those » ho commit them . In a word , they are unfit to exercise liberty who are not prepared to struggle for its cbtunnsent .
Oar peaition at present a 3 a great class cf Reformers is n-oit critical . The Government is in principle a confederacy of rich usurpers , who have in the course of emits , placed a powerful and inhuman faction in the supreme Efinanistration of authority , thrragh the exercise of which they may conserve the existing brigand iEstitBtioi . 8 , and with absolute majorities , in the Legislature , cm perpetuate the &trocion 3 order of things . Ye » , fellow patriots ' , a crisis ia approachinr when , unless -we are prepared to grapple with the iloaBter-Vsnrpsiion , not « ily will your condition be rendered irredeemable ; but we may by onr criminal apathy , consign our posterity to eternal slavery . do
L = t v& then so far as we are concerned , onr duty ; Ut us Bet an example to the country , Birmingham is a town of immense population , End what iB Btill more gratifying , the people are dsmocrat . Great events are associated with the riame , let us hope they are worthy of ft Their energies Lave hitherto betn ever ready at the ecffiniaEci of iheir country when any great measure of Sefcm has been submitted to the Government All den that is necessary is to concentrate their moral Power for great practical purposes , the present plan of Union , is capable of aceomplisbiBS this essential object fc ? aarp&ig the most judicious amngemeiits for its fcficient application . As such we now submit to your deliberation the following Eieans cf vigorously organisfcg the working men of this locality : —
First , "We propose that a commodious and respectable lecture room , be taken , and should it be impossible to obtain rcch a place , thit steps be immediately kien , either to purchase a piece of property to b ? converted , into such a meeting room , or to erect s Sill . » StcoEdly , That a meetirg of the members be held * 6 fck ! y , foi -Q ~ transaction of business , and that each ^ sniber is specially rtqueBted to attend as frequently » Possible . 3 tlrdiy . That open air meetings be held every * eek for the purpose of diffusing gut principles , and extending our crjaalzition .
Pomthly . Th-t a general Cosferercs of all the Member s be feeld once in each month ; that an address « isaed from thtci to the i > ecn ! e ef BimLcgbim and
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the surrounding districts t j be placarded , on tae walls * f the town , and that a number of copies be distributed at the lowest possible charge . Fifthly .- That csnvivial tea parties be held in the room as frequently as would be advantageous , for the interest of the cause , in engendering a good feeling , amonest the member ? . That inttractien classes be formed , and every comp . tent member is especially desired by this conference to aid this desirabla nndertaking . Sixthly . That as soon as a proper room is obtained , a B-.-nefls Society ba formed in conjunction wi-h our organ ^ zition . Havfng submitted these means , we may state that we have our orgar . ' z it ion now skater than ever has been-sine * , the Biriniuijhim Political Union . Taat «? e are capiblo of carrying out the complete organ ' z ^ tion of Binuinyham . if aided by y ^ ur powerful exertions . As Patriois we are ready to perform our share .
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- TO THE BIGHT HON . THE SECRETARY OF STATE . Right Honourable Sia , —At a meeting of the inhabit-. nts cf FailswMti , convened by the Constables at the n-qa sition of s ^ iue of tha principal rat * p . iyers of the township , and held en Monday , the 6 th iautant , lor Vne purpose of considering whether a memorial fchocM be sent to you in constquence of a stattmrDt of lately made by you in the House of Commons " that the New Poor Liw vrurked well in the out-townships of the Manchester Union , " it was agreed tbat a letter be Srnt to you denjing the correctness of the abovemention&d Btat-iment , and expressive of our decided oJ j-ction to the NcrPoor Law .
We ol-jrct to it , tecanss we consider that it is unnatural and up just ; that it is an enqine designed to foster despotism . We think that nearly all the ills which cfflict fimilies or nations proceed primarily from miF ^ ovemm ent ; con& . qn 3 Dtiy "we do not call for the enactment of Poor La-cs , t > at for the prevention of poverty by equitable Jt-gisiation , that a sybttm of government possessing far more and greater advantages , evfin to the most wealthy and powerful , than ours nii * ht be adopted . We oppose the New Poor Law too , and desire a return to tie 43 d of Elizibsth , until aa equitable and just state of society be instituted , because , without augmenting the comfort 3 of the poor , it is more expensive , having cost this township £ 167 . 10 s . 9 d ., during the last twa years , btsidts iho sa . arics cf tLe ovirsver and the collector ,-above £ 3 S 6 , the average year y amount .
The union of parishes appears to us to be bad , not only to ths poor but the guar . iia-us , a 3 many tf the latter have t : > go a considerable distance to the Union meetings , and to be at ^ reat expense . The former have to tell their tales to strangers , who will prohably neglect them unless ttey pit ad their -wants iervtntly , which the most worthy are often ucabls to do . To give you some idea of tba aversion manifested towards the New Poor Law in this township , wo need only to state that out of twelve townships included in the union the inhabitants of three have unanimously refnsed t » , elect a guardian for the present year . F&ilswoith never elected one . I am . Right Hon . Sir , Your obedient Servant .
Henry Bootu , Chairman of the Meeting Failsworth . June I 4 th , 1 S 42 .
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• v COAL PIT GRIEVANCES . . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTHERN STAR . Sib .. —In examining ycur paper dated the 11 th inst , I find in the debate of the House of Commons . Tuesday , the "th of June , the evidence of James Waniner , a miner , the worst thing that has ever been brought abcut against the colliers is in the masters employing little bits of Iad 3 as engineers . Until a man has come to maturity of age , and to know the value of a man ' s life hs is not to be trusted with the management of an engine . This was a perfectly just rvmuk .
Mr . " Wild , chief constable of Oldham , whose duty it is to collect evidence for the coroners inquests , said it is a general system here to employ mere children to tend ttese engints , and to itop them at the propei moment , and if they do not stop them , the two , three , four , or five persens wound up together , are thrown over ths beam down the pit again . Tnere have been people wound over at Oldbam Edge , and at Robin Hill , within this six or seven years- Does not know a case in which' children were not the engineers .
I have now to stats that I have been a workman under the firm of ilessrs- Barker , Erass , and Co ., as a miner , sinker , and other work , for the last twenty years , and eleven of the last I have been the under stcwaid far the above firm , and have to state there was never any one wound over either at Oldham Edge , Robin Hill pits , nor even twt any other pits under the same firm , or Dry Ciough Company . It would not be possible to wind them over the beam—our engine is so constructed as to stap before the waggon could reach the beam . Likewise it is said bojs of eight or nine years -cf age conduct the engines , —i ^ ever such thing is practised under this firm , but good and experienced men condnct the engine .
I hope in your next you will correct this error as well as you can . The said firm fiDd themselves aggrieved at the publication treating upon tbem , and being constant readers of your valuable paper , wish you not to let go sight of making it appear ; whatever may be the practice with other firms ire have nothing nothing to offer . I am , Yours most respectfully , John Eyaks , 'Underiooker . Oldfeam , June IS , 1 S 42 .
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THE CASE OF DUFFF . TO THE EDITOB OP TUB > 'OBTH £ BN STAB , Sib ., —I trust you will allow ms through the medium of yonr paper to appeal to my brother Chartists on behalf of James Duffy . I think a plain statement of his case will be sufficient to call forth your sympathy and Eupp&rt on his behalf . I have no need to remind you of his Bufferings in Northallerton hell for your cause ; ef his breaking up a once happy and comfortable home , and being thrown pennyless with hi * constitution destroyed upon an unrelenting and and persecuting world , for advocating the cause of suffering humanity .
My dear friends can yon see a man like unto Daffy dying for want of snppurt . and not rousa yonrselves to do something for him . "We , tho Chartists of Derby , have taken him under our protection . We contr mplate establishing him as a hawker and general dealer , and we confidently appeal to onr brother Chartists , to assist us in this laucLible undertaking . Ramember that many can help one when one eant help many . Hoping you will see it your duty to do something , I remain , yours , In the cause of justice , THOMAS BEJGGS . Derby , June 2 lst , 1842 .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE WORTBERS STAR . SiB , — In a preceding number of the Star you very properly cautioned the people against any inducement held out to tbem to violate the law . 1 participate in the advice given at thifl particular crisis , believinjt , as I do , that one false step on the part of the ChartiBts would throw them into the arms of their enemies , » nd damage the very important position they now hold . I am led to these remarks from the fact that mysel ! and " others were requested to attend a meeting in a new locality of the National Charter Association in
Great Guildford-street , Southvrark , on Thursday evening last ., After having carried a resolution in favour of the Charter , thera were three individuals in the room , one of whom , apparently well educated , got up and addressed the meetiDg in the most rohid style , advisin ? the-peopler when hungry , to ke zn food from the baker ' s ai . d cook-shops ; denounced the Chartists for their cowardiee ; recommended assassination , and caUed that man a fool who -would deeUoy himself and children from the fear of poverty , instead of destroying the authors if his misery : all of which , from the vehement cisni ^ r in which it was delivered , was much applauded
by the meeting . Messrs . Biackmors , Maynard , and myself brought the meeting back to their original position ; and instanced the fact , that we have already 500 individuals incarctratfcd and cruelly treated , through the instrumentality of Whig spies , and that we were not yet to be caught by Tory spieB , which wa « appreciated , and the iuflutnee of tne individuals in question set aside . L was struck on . entering the meeting at finding a policeman at the door ; a rather unusual » ccurrence at
London meetings of late . It must also be borne in mind , that Chartism is triumphant in Southwark to the chagrin of both factions . I have no desire to create an unnecessary alarm in the minds cf any one ; but we must bide our time ; and as eventa are fast crowding round us , I firmly believe the people will , ere long , have an opportunity of evincing their adherence to the principle * of the Charter , and hence the necessity of avoiding sectional squabbles with the law . I respecfully differ from Mr . O'Connor in his last letter to the imperial Chartists , where he says : —
" The Tories are too strong t » nse spies or hirelings to destroy us ; " for 1 think / although strong in power , they have not left off their old tricks , and would gladly st ' ' Z 3 the opportunity , through spies and agents , of putting down Chartism , which ia likely to hnrl them from power , if suffered to proceed at the pace it has been going at the last two or three years . My object in submitting this statement to your consideration ia to put my Irother Chartist * on their guard axainst the infiammalcry harangues cf persons they injw coining of .
• I am i ours , in tt c cau e , J , W . Pakker 2 , Oi ' ord-itmt , Waterloo-roc ' .
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DELEGATE MEETING OFgTHE COUNTIES OF SALOP AND STAFFORD . " We adviss the party who sent the announcement not to attempt another hsax upen us . —Ed . N . S .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In your paper , of yesterday's date , I find the above quotation appended to a letter signed Frederick Macklin , Newport , Salop . With refereBce to the above meeting , I will explain , in as brief a manner as I can , all tha circumstances connected with the case , and as I felt compelled , last week , to record a vote of thanks to you , for ycur impartial line ef conduct , I trust the same impartial spirit will impel you t » allow me a place in your columns of next week , for the following explanation to " put the saddle on the right horse . " The facts of the case are these : —
Oa Monday , the 30 th of May last , at oar weekly meeting , I proposed a resolution to the following effect , ^ bich -was carried Dnanimoosly : — " That it Is the opinion of this meeting , that a Delegate meeting of the Counties of Salop and Stafford should be held immediately , to devise means for the better organization of the two Comities , and to consider the necessity of appointing a lecturer , &c , and that all the localities of the two counties are requested to correspond with Wm . Peplow , Stafford , as to the practicability of holding such meeting at Newport , Salop , on Sunday , Jane 19 th . "
I sent a copy of this resolution to Mr . Child , of Coalbrookdale , with a request that he would communicate it through the Salop districts , and having received communications from Coalbrookdale through our Newport friends , 1 expected they would have been apprised of it through thac medium . I also sent a co > y of the resolution to the Pottery district Secretary , and Mr . Ward , of Stafford , communicated it to Mr . Wilcox , of Wolverhampton , with a like request . I likewise sent the resolution with other correspondence to the Star for insertion ; but upon reading the Star of the -4 th instant , I found that some of your subalterns ( for I cannot believe that you would do it ) had transformed the resolution to the following , which appears in the Star of that date : —
" Stafforb and Salop . —A delegate meeting of tbe counties of Su-fivrd and Salop will be held at Newport , Salop ; on Saaday , June 19 th . " I read the altered announcement in the Star to the members of our Association on the following Monday night , and received orders , by a resolution to that effect therefrom , to continue tbe announcement . Accordingly I sent tke second announcement which appeared in the Star of Jane 11 th , which has called forth Mr . Macklin ' s " weak invention" letter . I must confess that I hava taken liberties with Mr . ii . ' s nan ; e ; but when I consider that he was the only individual in Newport connected with the Chartists ¦ whose name had been published , I cannot conceive , with the above explanation , that I have done much wrong .
Trusting I have now said enough to set the matter at rest , and that Mr . Macklin ' s " weak invention" letter will not have foiled the delegate meeting , and that Mr . M . will xabour in " pursuit cf justice , " I remain , Yours , < 5 ec . Wm . Pep low . 4 , Friar-street , Stafford , Juno 10 th , 1842 . P . S . By the refcnra of the Stafford delegate , I learnhe was the only one sent to Newport So that Macklin's " weak invention" letter has bad tbe desired effect , much to the annoyance of many of our Newport friends , who would feave provided a meeting place for the delegates , had Mr . cfcliu informed them he would not So much for Macklin ' s " pursuit tt justice" course . W . P .
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HOUSE OP LORDS-i * r « tey , June 17 . Lord CtONcuRRY inquired \ t any portion of the money collected by virtue of the Queers letter would be difltribnt « d among the people of Ireland ? The Duke of Wellington said he would make inquiry , and inform the Noble Lord on the next day the House met . . ; ¦ ¦ / - ¦ ; . ¦ .. ¦¦ - •¦'; ¦ ¦ : ' '" : ; ¦¦ . . ;¦/¦ ¦¦ . " Lord FirzGERAto and Vesci saiditwbnia be as well if the Noble Lord would well consider his question beforehe save notice of his intention to put it ; he would be aware that the money collected was by virtue of a letter read in the churches of England , Wales , anil Scotland , and not in Ireland , Did the Noble Lord wish to know ifany of the money collected in thifl country was to be sent to Ireland ? Lord Cloncurb y said the letter had been read in some of the churche s in Ireland ; and he wished toknowif the Irish people would be participators ? The conversation then dropped .
The Earl of Radnor wished to ask what was the reason of the distribution of 23 d . in the pound of the proposed tax in Scotland , while it was 3 AcL in England ? J The _ Earl of Ripon said that in former Income Tax Bnls the tenant was charged upon two-thirda of his rent , but it was found that this operated unequally upon the Scottish tenantry , whbpaid higher rents in proportion thon the English . The Earl of Ripon then moved the third reading of the Bill . In doing so , the Noble Earl observed that nothing bnt the most urgent necessity could justify the introduction of such a measure . He then entered into a financial statement , in order to prove tbo necessity for resorting to such an extraordinary measure for the purpose of tqualising the income arid expenditure of the ( country upon .-a sound and proper footing .
The Marquis of Lansdowne did net wish to obstruct the Bill , for he admitted the necessity of raising a revenue his objection was rb to the means . He warned their Lordships that in agreeing to an income tax they might be laying the foundation , for good or evil , of an entire change in the system of our taxation . He opposed the details of the Bill ; with its inquisitorial power , ou the hypothetical ground that the bill was necessary ; but he denied that necessity , required aa it was to make up between two an 4 three millions of a deficiency . Asa tax , it was essentially unjust ; and all its injustice and inequalities might have been avoided by resorting to tha resources of the country , such as by an alteration of the Corn Laws , timber , and sugar duties . He concluded with a motioa embodying his views .
Lord COLCHESTER said that the deficiency in the supplies cf sugar had bten only caused by a , series of droughts , and that under ordinary circumstances onr colonies would supply our demandk without any alteration in the duties . Lord Brougham , while denouncing the income tax , admitted its necessity , and at the same time candemned the opposition which had been raised against the measure , which he conceived to have been the result of mere tactic ? . There was but a , choice of evils , national insolvency , or an Income tax . The pecuniary measures suggested by the Marquis of Liinsdowne would prove utterly ineffectual or mischievous , for th < a ! reduction of the duty on foreign sugar would be a premium and an encouragement to slavery . The Noble and Learned Lord concluded with pointing out vehat he considered to be defects in the Income Tax Bill , bnt which their Lordships bad no power to alter or amend .
Viecount Melbourne charged Lord Brougham with inconsistency , inasmuch as he had been the chief leader of the assault on the former . Income Tax in 1816 , while he supported the present one . H « did not himself share in all the objections which were entertained by others against an income tax , but he thought that at the present time , and under the existing circumstances of the country , it was' unnecessary , and supported the motion of the Matqula of Lahsdowne . The Duke of Wellington declared that nothing but a great financial diffijulty would have led the government to propose an income tax , which would not ba maintained one hour longer than was necesaiiry . The Earl of Wicklow was at a loss to conceive why Ireland was exempted from the Income Tax . It was injurious to it that it should be con-Bidered ex « : aapt to tafee its share of the burdens of the country . :
Tbe Eirl 61 Clarendo : v' supported the amendment , and defended the financial propositions of the late government He also , contended that the tariff would not be equivalent for the income tax , for the great artir cles of consumption , such as butter and cheese , were left untouched . Lord Wharncliffe defended the imposition of the income tax as being the only one which could be resorted to nnder the circumstances in which the country waa placed by the late government . After a fenr obsarvations from the Marquis Clanricarde and Lard LyttJeton , . The Marquis of Lansdowne replied ; the Earl of Ripon explained . Upon a division thero appeared , for the original motion , 112 ; against it , 52 . After somo further discussion , their Lordships adjourned the debate at three o'clock .
SaturdoyApnl \ $ . The royal assent was given by commtabioa to various bills , mostly of a private nature .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , June 17 , Tho Speaker tpofc the chair at the usual hour . Mr . Fox Maulk presented a petitiuu from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , ou the state of ChurcU patronageinthat couotry , p-ay ing for the repeal of the Act of Queen Anue having reforfence to this subject . Ha ( Mr . Fox Maule ) , further considering the motion for an address to the throne , of which be had given notice for Tuesday next , bad resolved not tp proceed further with that motion ; at the same time reserving to himsslf the powtr of taking up the matter should he deem tit in another session , if the Government did not do so . : ¦ ¦ ¦"• ¦ ¦
Sir Bobbrt Pbel said he would have acceded to the Right Hon . Qentlenian ' s motion had he brought it forward , and availed himself of the opportunity it afforded of stating the reasons why the Goveiniuen ^ , for the present , bad given up interference in this question . He left it to tbe good Beaae and moderation of the people of Scotland to afford the means of a proper understanding on a subject of so much importance . Lord John Russell was ready to leave the question with perfect satisfaction in the hands of tho Government . Mr . C . Buller called the attention of the House to the recent proclamation relative to * , the .-gold coinage . He thought it a case of such urgent importance , that he was prepared to proceed now , or , ii" the Goyernment objected to his proceedings at present , lie would postpone hia motion till Monday .
Sir R . Peel complained thnt no notice had b ? en given of this aul-ject .: ¦ , ' the Government had come down grepared to discuss another question . Mr . BullejR then gave notice that he shiiuld bring forward his motion as an amendment on the order for reading the fitst order of tho dny on Monday . The order of the day for the second reading of the Poor Law Bill was then read , after whick , Several Hon . Members , on both sides of the House , presented petitions against the Bill itself , and various of its provisions . On the motion that the Bill be read a second time ,
Sharman Crawford rose to move an amendment , that it be read a Bscohd time that day three months The object of the old Poor Law waa eiiiployment or Bubsistenc ? for the destitute poor . The new Poor Law did not give relief till they arrived at that point of destitution which the law ought to prevent , and not create . On that principle he founded hits opposition to the measure . There bad been little or no iucrease in the rates from the year 1760 till the Act was altered . The Gilbert Acts and select vestries left the management of thopoir in the hands of strangt-ra , while under the old lawtho parishioners had the management of their own officers . He maintaiaed th ^ t tho coiit' . tuance of the present law would be an ait of great injustice to the p ^ or ' nun . He did not tbink that relief s ' b " ould be given td able-bodied men without their giving their labour in exohanse . V
Capiam Pecuell seconded the motion of his Hon . Friend . He should oppose the csntinuancie of tbe law , became it Interfered so much with . Ipea ! acts . Gilbert unions found Work f jr able-bodied paupers instead of sending th « m to the workhoase . The poor in the GUbert unions are much better provided for ; and one million and a half of the inhabitants of thia Gountry are now enj ' - > ylny" liberty under these acta . His great Objection to tbe measure waa that it proposed a continuance of the system tot five yoars , and that it interfered ao many ways with the ' . Gilbert unions . The Hon Member here read some documents to show the intfficient working of the new Poor Law . He would never consent to the dissolution of ths Gilbert unions .
Mr . Pakington would give his cordial support to the measure introduced by her Majesty ' s Government There bad been attempts made to excito ths ba 4 passions of the people on th e subject of the Ne ^ Poor Law . He was convinced that by thus giving his vote to the meajrare , he was promoting the interests of the working classes themselves . He thought ifc impossible that the affairs of the poor could be managed without some central controlling authority . He thought the guardians Bhbuld . not be removed every year ; Irat that they should bo continued tor five years . The Hon . Member defended the proceedings of the t > 6 dy of guardians that had been uttaekwl by the Hon . Member who had brought forward bis aniendment . No class of
people were more wretched and miserable than the inmates of the poor houses formerly ^ ^ were . Men and women were huddled together promiscuously , In dirty * apartments ; and in one instance a lunatic had been chained up in the same room with the other inmates . Now , in order to put down those , abuses , we muat have a regulated workhouse . If this Act passed , such abuses as those lately practised at Bridgwater and Seven Oaks , could not ag . iin cccui . He , however , disapproved ef that part of the Bill relating to tho educational distr icts . He contended that the amount of tho rates under tbe old law bsd been nnncu ? . and a great saving had been efifoctsd . But the great object of the bill waa to restore habita of industry &ad independence to the peor man' ;
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General Johnson said the working of the present law wa « very defective . There was no distinction between good and bad ; for , by whatever means a man was madei a paupeir , be was equally ; a pauper . The amount of the rate 3 bad diminished before the Act was passed ; but , within the last three years , they had mar terially increased . He Btrongly objected to tbe Commissloners being in power fiveyeara longer , as the Bill proposed . Our forefathers took care of themselves and of half the poor ill tbe parish j and " why should we not do so top ? W'ages were depressed by the poor law He would exclude the Bystem Of workhouses ; - —of the workhouso test—for , formerly , there was not above one Workhouse to a hundred parishes .
Colonel SiBTHORFE highly respected the present Government ; but yet he did not believe the New Poor Law had benefited the poor . He , therefore , felt it to be his duty to oppose the measure . He shoulcl think it his duty to take the sense of the House upon the subject ; and should support the motion of the Hon . Member . - . ¦'¦ . ; * ¦ ' ' .- > ' . . _ . - . - ¦ . . ; Mr . Grimsditch said the present measure was condemneti by the great mass of the people . He objected strongly to the duration of five years ; for , if the Gornmibionera retained their offices for five years longer , the country would be in arms . He reprobated the system of intimation of terror , and tyranny , practised in workhouses at present ; and he hoped the Rig ht Hen . Baronet , at the head of the Government , would
apply the efforts of his gigantio mind to some remedial measure—( hearr . ) He would compel the Comraissipnera to make returns to the Secretary b ? - ; State for the Home Department He read fieyeral extraeta from ancient statutes to show the inefficiency of every successive Poor Law down to the present , and he contended that Lord Brougham bud owned that it had never been intended to apply it to the manufacturing districts ; nor did he believe the patience of the people would lonjg endure it in the agricultural districts . Now , sometimes temporary ; relief-for a week , nay , for a day , would enable the poor man to regain his . independence , to remain bis own master ; but in order to qualify him for beiug an inmate of a workhouse ^ bia goods were sold oft , and he was brought to a state of utL-r det > titution . ' . ' . ' " .. .. ¦ . ... ; ¦ -
Sir C . Napieb . could not Bee the ub © of appointing Poor Law Commissioners at exhorbitant salariea . The union had done a great deal of good in the district -where he had officiated ; and if all the unions in England were upon bo small a scale they would be a bleesirig instead of a curse to the country . In his district old people of sixty ; years of age had received three shilliiigs per week , and why should they be deprived of a comfortable home ? They were people of good character , and he Bhould like to break the law for their benefitsdaughter ) . Now , if a man with fire or six children finds his 12 % per week not sufficient to maintain his family , he must now sell his goods and csrae into the poor-houses . Workhouses ought to be more liko Caelsea or Greenwich hospital than that which they are present He would ) , in the event of a man having a large family , agree to take one or two of hia family
into the house and educate them , upon the understanding that they should be remunerated for it afterwards . In cases of bastardy also , he disliked the idea of tke reputed father not being obliged to support the child . He did not believe that tho morals of females-were one whit better for it ; for generally speaking the girl could not get a living for herself and child , and must go to the poor-house for support . A poor girl wbo Conducts herself well cannot escape ; wlicreas , a loose giil may go out and come iuto tbo workhouse every week if she pleasts , by making an arrangement with her lovor . Was there any decsney , sense ; or morality in this ? He should propose that every bpiJy should enterinto a small wtekiy subscription , if only twopence per week , to form a fuud for the relief of the poor . Now ,, with respect to the Gilbert Unions , he did not very well like them . Why should the Right Hon ; Baronet destroy these Unions ? He should vote against the Bill .
Mr . Ferr an O strongly reprobated tae heartless tyranny with wkich the Poor Law was attempted to be enforced . Magistrates were too idle to attend to the affairs of the poor ; and this rnoxsuro would be a disgrace to Euglialiman , it would ba a violation of the constitution ! In Berkshire , the gentlemen were too fond of fox-hunting to attend to the affairs of the parish . A woman was overseer in ons . parish in the south of England . The present Poor Law had been productive of great evil ; and hethonght it a cruel thing that the poor should be punished for the gross negligence of ttie rich . It bad been attempted to drive the poor from the soil , in the south of "England . But the poor had a right to the soil of this country . ; they had a homestead on the soil ; aud they should
not be deprived of it , to be reduced to misery and destitution . It was reebmmended by the Poor Law Commissioners that they should be starved off tho soil 1 ( N& J ) He could prove it , ' They had recommended it . Oh , what a horrible state of eppression ! He would read Dr . Kay ' s letter . LiBten , then , ye Honourable Members who aid , " rea 4 , read , " He ( Dr . Kay ) said , that necessity must drive them from their abodes Was not tbat it ?—( hear > bear . ) It had been represented that the manufacturers in the nort of England hod entered into a conspiracy with the Poor Law Commissioners to absorb the surplus labourers of the south of England , by kidnapping the poor of the eouth . ' Mr . Chadwick , a qnaker gentleman , bad been instrumental in absorbing the surplus population of tbe south . It
was ene of the moat disgraceful scenes of tyranny and slavery ever exhibited in any civilised country . Man under this system becomes brutal and reckless ; he toils , like Sisyphus at bis wheel , with no other prospect than a Constant repetition of his unmitigated Irtbtmr ; his habita are debased , —his morals are contaminated , he becomes sullen and ferocious , and an easy prey to the arts of designing demagogues ^ - ( hear , hear . ) Hon . Gentlemen might say " Hear , hear ; " but he could point out some of tfaem . WH 1 gentlemen ttive thair sanction to this measure ? Will they place tbia fearful power into the bands cf these Poor Law CbmmJssioners for five years ? ( Loud cries of " Ob , no , no ) Tke bible is trampled under foot ! The laws of God
ore scoffed at ! For we are enjoined to feed tbe poor Yet they are sacrificed;— for what ? To swell the enormous wealth cf their masters , ; and to save the rates . This Jias been avowed . Ilad the poor-law commissioners been able to carry oat this law in the north ? No , they had not Men bad been incarcerated in county gaols , becanse they could not pay the 2 a , M poor rates . He knew a poor man out of work , who had Ss . allowed him by the poor-law guardians , in his union , to maintain bis wife iantl family , but he was stcpr ert 2 s . 6 ( 1 . out of it for poor rates . It was dreadful that aged people , who had paid the rates , fihould be torn from their homes , and immured in Bifetiiea ! If we fulfil but ene-twentieth part of our promises , that bill will never be read a second time .
Sir J . Graham vindicated Dr . Kay from the aspersions of the Hon . Member who bad just sat down . The poor bad no ri ^ bt to a maintenance without working . This was a doctrine subversive of all the ri ? , ht 3 of property , and most mischievous to the working classes themselves . Mr . STUART ¦ WORTLEy deprecated the use of str < n « or barsh language with respect to tbo poor-bw conuuiasion . Condemning the powers given to thut conimission , he did not , nevertheless , ask for its instant abrogation , but cautioned tbe House against its perpetuation , believing that , under proper training , the local authorities were the best administrators of the pqor-law . Colonel Wood ( Brecon ) supported the second reading of the bill , though ho wished it bad been divided into two parts ; and saw defects in the working of tha law .
Mr . Liddell said he would support the second reading ofthe bill , but should oppose the third reading , if certain , imperfections which to pointed but out were amended ; the bastardy clauses , yarticnlarly , working very ill ; and' he certainly should oppose the arbitrary dissolution of the Gilbert nniocs . The House then divided , 171160 there were ^—For the second reading , 260 ,- against it , 61 ; majority , 199 . ' . ¦ - . ¦; .: . - * ¦ ; . ¦ ' * .. ' - . ' : . The third reading of the I > aan FoieBt Poor Bill was resisted , but was carried on a . division by 81 to to ii . ¦ - . ; ,.. ' . - ¦ . ¦ - .: : , ¦ ¦ ¦ , ' .. . . The otlier orders of the day being then disposed of , the House adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock .
Saturday , May lath . The House was occupied in considering the Railways ' Bill in committee . Tae first amendment of ^ importance waa one propose « i by Mr . Stafford OBrien , ta prevent the luckiug of the doors of passenger carriages nix tbe side neartat to the sJatipas . This , of course , raised a discusaion on the subject of * 'locking-up" oh railways . Jtr . C . Ri-SSELt ( tbo chairman ofthe Great Western Railway ) said th ^ t the whole of the carriages in the case of the lamentable accident en the Paris aud Versailles Ritiiway were second-class carriages , of .-which the top and Bides were « peu , and from which the paaaengers could have escaped as . easily as if the doors had been unlocked . He was opposed , on principle , to . illpwing : the doors to remain unlocked , as being far more likely to produce accidents than the practice of lpcklngnp . ;
Mr . GtADSTONE opposed the amendment , considering tbat tbe question should be left open , and that it was not judicious to arm the Board of Trade with compulsory powers on the subject After some d&nyersation , Sir R . Peel expressed hia opinion , that the public were tbe best guardians of their own safety , which , also , would be best ensured by giving to the Board of Trade a discretionary rather than a comj oisory power . The amendment was ultimately carried to a division , and rejected by 92 \ 6 69 . ¦ . ^ Mr . PtuMPTRE then proposed an amesdment that " no railway shall be used on any part of the Lord's Day , " except ^ ' in cases of charity end necessity . "
Mr . MACAVtAV ; opposed this kind of legislation with respect to ^ Snnday tiaveiiiDg , and asked who wtie to be empowered to judge and decide oo these cases of " charity and necessity ?" .. ' He thought that the House would be placed in a most ludicrous situation if it adopted bo extravagant and monatrous a proposition . Lord Sanpon , Mr . Gladstone , and Sir H . INGUS , entreated Mr . Plnmptre to withdraw his amendment ; but , after Borne conyersetipn , it weut to a division , when it was supported by eight , and opposed bylOB . ' ¦ .: '*¦* . * ' . ¦ ¦'¦ ' ' ' '¦ ' *¦ . .: . ¦ .. ' : ' v ;;;' - "' : ;;;* ¦ ¦ Lord Robert Grosvenor proposed a clausei the obieat of wh ! -5 b waa vo g e a contitdling powtr
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over railway companies having a common tBrramoa or using rails in common , so that nnfair aclvautaga abpald not be taki » nv or ; given by one company to tho prejudice of another . . This was losi by a majority of 1 . Mr . GiAtiSTpHE ^ however , promiised to make suggestions to tks cont ^ panies On the subject .: - : : V v * - : v . ; - " - ¦ ' The Customs : Act Bill ( the New Ta ' - iflF Bill ) was Head . asecond time . '¦ . - ¦ . ¦ :. ¦¦'' _ ¦ . ¦ ¦[ : ' . ¦ . - . > v , '' -. "' . ... . / . ' - ; ' Monday t June 2 p- ' _ -: [ ' r v-SirJ . Graham intimated that it was not the intention of Gsvernment , diiTing the present year , of interfering with the present system of \ Enelish registration of Parlianientary voters , bat that they would introduce si- bill before the close of tae pi-csent session , in the hope of carrying it early in the n ^ sfc session . . * ' . " .. ¦* . '•'" . ' ; ¦ ¦ - - ¦ ' ' . ' . ¦ " ' ¦'¦" . '¦ , "" ' ¦ .- ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ . ' : " . •¦ ' .- . ; ¦•' ;• •
Sir Robert PeEl , in reply to Lord John Russell , ' said that Government did not at present intend io interfore with the question of Iriau registration . Mr . Charles Buller called the attention of tha House to the subject of the gold coinage ,. He ,-irgued that it was improper and unjust that , b 7 a sudden movement of the Governmeut , the accidental holders ot gold coin should be sul'jecteti to theloS 3 o £ the appreciation of . tbe coin ; and showed by various precedents in our history that the public had not , in the case of gold coinage , ; been compelled to hear tho Ios 3 of the depreciation , though he aiimitfcd that they h . vl been
compellpd to bear the loas in the casts of re-ixanea « f the silver coiriagp . The conduct of the Gaveraraent . had been equivocal and absurd ; by a sudden nroolaniation they bad depreciated the entire gold coiaage of the country , ' while they themselves , through theis agenta > had l » een guilty of issuing light coinage after , the issue of { fee proclamation . The period , too , which the goyernmBnt had chosen was exceedingly uypropitious—a period of great public distress ; the injury inflicted on the public by this measure would la productive of more damage in a fortnight than the tariff could compensate in a year .
The CnANCELtoR of the Exchequer depTecated this mode ef bringing on important qnestions . The law authorised all individuals to refuse gold coin which waa below the weight ; required as a legal tender . He adV mittod that it wuld have been better if the public had been more frequently warned of the effeot and opuration of the law • . but passing over this , be declared that the intimimations which the present Government had received of the evil , of the depreciation of tiie present gold coinage required some executive intevforenee , and the Goverument liad selecfced that seasonable moment far interference , which they believed , if neglected , would not soon occur again .: The Government find adopted this measure ; with a view of relieving thy pressmo on the monetary interests , which were ultimately the interests ; of the whole community .
Sir Robert Peel produced proof of tbe dsniand for a rectification of the gold currency which had boett pressed on the Government ; , and contended that , under existing circumstances , no other course was open to thai executive * Any other course taken to remedy such an actual evil wbuid have led to a positive depreciation of the coinage more severe than that which now existed , and which , by proviug a market for " clipper ^ " and other depteoiators of the coinage , would have materially enhanced the grievance folfc by the publia . : Mr . Hume approved of the conrae adopted by . the Gdvernment , but was of opinion that they might have obtained their object witti leas loss to the conniierc ' al arid trading classes , who were Suffericg severely from the effects of the proclamation .
Captain Berkeley produced proofs of the assertion , that since the issue of the proclamation the Government offices had been issuing light sovereigns inpayment of the seamen in her Majesty ^ service . Sir G . Qockburn denied this . After some further conversation the motion v / as put for going iato committee on tbe Poor Law Atneudmerit Bill , on which Colono' Sibthorp moved that the Committee ba postponed for three months , or in other words that thV bill bo rejected . -.- ' . ;¦'' ; ,
Mr . Wakley , at great length , sapport ^ d the amendment . He believed that any obstacle to tha progress of the bill would be a benefit , for the bill was calculated to sow the seeds of revolution in tbe country . He opposed the bill on the Tarious grounds of its uncopstitutional nature , its despotic powers , its inhumanity , and its tendency to destroy t&e liStrtieS of . the people of , England . Both of the great pnlitical parties , the Tory and the Whig , were responsible fir this measure , against which the entire country prayed- : ; ¦ - : ' '¦ ¦ '" " ' ¦ ¦ ¦ -. ' " :- ' ¦ " ..: : ' ¦ ' : ' Lord C 0 U 3 TENAY defended the New Poor Law to a measure rtquired to correct the evils of the' old syatem . ; . ¦ :- ' -. ¦ .. ; ' . ; ' . ' ¦ - : -.. " ;¦ ; ¦ ; '• : " . . ' . ' . ' . ; '; .. ; Mr . Lawson stroncly opposed ttie bill .
Sir R . Pkel declared that the measure was tbfc measure Ept of aay individnil , but of her Majesty ' s Government . . He was not a member , but an opponent ; of the Government ¦ which priginaHy prcpeaed this measure ; and , in Bupporting it in . this matter , he had seen notlilng to chaage his opinion during tao inteivaL Wo ffinst not forget the facts of the old system—the indecency , the idleness , the want of moral f&eiiag , and moral courage , ifc'c It would be easy to gain a ehorfr lived popularity by opposing the New Poor LW , h \ A believing that no psriod short of fiva years would serve to enable tbem / to underatand the operation of the Poor Law oomraission , and convinced that the vices of the old system were too inveterate to be otherwise rooted out , he gave his cordial suppoit to tha bill before the House . ¦ . ¦ . "¦¦ . ¦ ' - . ¦¦ ' •¦ ¦ ' .- .. - ; . - ; . ' . ; ¦ - . ¦ "¦ . •¦ ¦ : ¦ . On a division , the amendment waB rejected by 218 to 48 . ' . ' ^ "¦ ' . - ¦ . ¦ : ' ' ; ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ : ¦ .-: ' - - . ' - ' ¦
Mr . Ferrand , after some observations , moved tbe adjournment of the debaite for a week , - ' Mr . FlELPEN seconded the motion ; warning the House against granting the unconstitutional powers proposed to be perpetuated by the Bill to the Commissianers . :. ¦ .: .. - ¦"¦ • : "'¦ ¦¦" ' ¦ . ¦ • . , ' - ;¦ ' • : ' . - . ; - V " Mr . Mark Philips supported the Bill in a speeoli of seme length . : r Sir James : Graham called in question some statements by Mr . Ferrand , which be was quite williug la submit to the inveatigatibn of * aelectconiniUt- < j « . ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦> Afier some debate , a division took piaca ; when there appeared 18 to 255 . '
SomefurLher debate tjok place , and than th 9 BHI went into . committse pro forma , and the House adjourned .
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BALANCE SHEET OF THE O'CONNOR DE&rGNSTRATiON COMMITTEE * MAY 22 . I 842 . ; RECEIPTS . - . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ ¦ ¦ £ .-b . ' d . Longton ... ... ¦•* . 2 15 71 Stoke ... ... ... 1 10 7 i Hanley and Shelton .. ... 2 12 i > Upper Hanley , a . nd Smallthorne 4 11 lOi Newcastle ... ... - ... 0 13 Ii Burslem ... ... ... 1 1 10 ^ Collections at different meetings 6 15 3 | £ 20 0 11 \ EXPENDITURE . v ' . . ¦ . . ¦ ¦ . " ' £ ., s . - d . To John Richards * to Birmingham , to the Sturge Conference ... 2 7 6 H . lioatb , to Helper ... ... 1 16 6 Coach and four , postilions , and marshall's horses ... ... ... 4 2 9 Printhig bills and cards ... ... 1 7 0 Music , and carriages for do . ... 70 0 Mr , French , to Manchester ... 0 8 2 Iiicklehtal expenses ... ... 3 8 3 Paper and postage ... ... 0 3 3 i ; £ 20 13 C ^ ; Receipts ... ... £ 20 0 U Dus to Treasurer .- £ 0 12 CJ ; ' Thomas SrARKEV v Treasurer . Wm . Gabratt , Ciiaii-isan . 'Audited and found correct , JaMCS LlVESLEY , \ a jj fflT . , John Richards , j Auduor 8 '
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TO THE DIFFERENT SUB-SECRETARIES OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION OF DEVON AND CORNWALL . Fellow Democrats , —I have just received a letter from oar persevering friend , Mr . Campbell , in answer to a letter I sent ten days since , requesting . him to urge the necessity of a good and efficient lecturer being sent amongst us to awnken this apathetic region to a sense of their dnfy , and fco lay our case before the New Executive when chosen . Mr . Campbell assures
me and you all , everyone of yon , that if we do our duty , by trying to supply the ready , be doubts not but tbat Devon and Cornwall will ba supplied with a lecturer of talent , and one that will go the whole hog . Up , then , at once ; call your different committees together and let a general fond be raised of the two counties , every loom set to work , and every band active , tbat we may weave a good web of sound Chartism , before the short days come on , for if we allow the winter to come without giving tbe wheel of corruption a thrnsfc , we are hardly worth the same of Chartists .
Mr . Smith , of Plymouth , has suggested the holding a delegate meeting of the two counties , for tbe better organisation of the different localities . Such a step is essentially necesssary , and I hope that every committee may immediately take the snbjeet into consideration , and correspond with Mr . Smith , * f Plymouth , and say how and when . Let tbe subject be immediately entered into with a spirit tbat becomes men worthy of liberty . Hoping tbe above few hints may be the means of weaken ing the oppressor's power by strengthening the working man ' s cause of equal justice , Is the sincere wish of yonrs , Persevering in the cause of Political Emancipation , lUdrath , Jane 15 , l ? 42 . Benrt Ha . ncqck ,
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TO THE KEY . WILLIAM HILL , EDITOR OF TBE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —It is a pleasing duty I have to perform in testifying , amonfst your numerous readers , to tbe perfect satisfaction I have ever received in yonr conducting such a journal as the Northern Star , with all tbo difficulties and importance attached to it
You have used the rein and spur with judgment and discrimination , and whea imperious necessity demanded it , you have not hesitated to ply tho whip , and lay it oh " pretty thick" on every "boiter" from th « straightforward course ; but you have never been wantonly or unnecessarily severe . In short , I have sometimes thought you too feelingly alive to tbe sensibilities of others , who did not merit such tenderness at your hands . As a correspondent of yonr paper , you have withheld several communications of mine , and used the rein when you thought my zaal outstripped my judgment . I bowed to your decision , and generally I found your decision to be just and proper .
On the demise of the t indicator I addressed tho Star , and congratulated all real Chartists en its txtinctioa . I was very aDgry with "Vincent and Philp , and said , amorg many things , " that they were \> laying the very devil . " I spoke of their pettishnes 3 , waspishness , and want of judgment and self-controul , and their leaning to the middle classes ; but I gave them credit for honesty , and thought that age aud time would do much for tbem . You did not iasert ray letter , and in your notices t » correspondents appeared this— " Woolwich Cadet must excuse us , it appears too much like kicking a d « vd herse . " Yon bad no wish in this either to lash or denounce ; but I sometimes imigine that by sparing the rod , you have spoiled the child !
I was deeply grieved at the conduct of O"Brien , but I attributed it , as I do now , to illness . Let O'Brien's health be completely re-established , and we shall see him tke " Bronterre O'Brien" as formerly , menssana , in corpore sano ! The O'Brien I met here can never become a tool for middle class schemers . I , for one , will not listen to it . Continue , Sir , in your path of righteousness , and you must ever command tbe aid and approbation of all honest men and women , and the Star , under your guidance , will lead to the regeneration of your country , the civilization ofthe laws , and tbe happiness and prosperity of tbe people ! Nothing leas than " Universal Suffrage , and no surrender , " will meet approbation from
Your devoted Servant , A Woolwich Cadet Cbichester , June 20 th , 1842 .
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TO THE CHARTIST OF ENGLAND . Dear Countrymen , —Permit me , an old Rad . of 1 S 18 to 1 S 30 , 31 , and 32 , to draw your attention for a few moments , being a passive obsefver of the present movement . Daring the asitatfon for the Bill , the whole Bill , and nothing but the Bill , a mauy of you will lecollcct the hue and cry nia-: e by middle-class Reformers , against your best friend and advocate , Mr . Hunt , to induce you to desert , denounce , and betray him . Your leaders in almost every district , joined the cry of " Traitor , " " Tory , " " paid Hunt , " < fec , and sorry was I at that time to see them succeed , and induce yon to toHow your worst enemies , assisting them in rivetting the chain of slavery more firmly on your limbs .
For what is tho present cry now raised against O'Connor and the Star by the new move gentry ? juBt -for the same purpose ; and will you again desert your best friend ami advocate ? Will you throw away your rights and the rights of your children fortheemptypraise thus bestowed " the generous , magnanimous , and disinterested working men have given up their claims for the good of the nation . " O . fital delusion I but you have seen your error ; therefore be on your guard ; be not deceived by smooth soft insinuations against the Northera Star , whose rays are penetrating into the dark recesses of corruption and draggicg the hideous monster before the noon-day sun , exposing its deformity to tho public . Rally round your tried friend who came to your rescue when you lay at the feet of your worst enemies —tbe speculators in your blood and bone ? . An Observer . Newton-Heath , Manchester , June 20 th , 1812 .
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A proclamation annouuoiirg the issue of ? . roin of s val . ua unknown before , namely , half farthings , was pubhohed on Friday . To merchants oj # > t 3 of a penny have been loDg famiiar in their dealing ; but how shopkeepers may like this new moBev is problematical . Hi chert o a large proportion at v profit , has been made out of fractious ,: which 'never . have been given in favour of the buyeri and which will now be ended , and therefore by so inuck will it be bcnefieial to the poorer classes . . : Sleep . — " Nothing has such a tendency to restore the system as sound and refreshing sleep ; a popular writer beautifully remarks— -- Allrheaiing sleep neutralizsa tho corroding csmatio of care , and blunts even tho barbed arrows of the marble hearted fiend—Iugratitude ; ' and by a well-known pott it" -. i 9 described as * Nature's sweet restorer r * yet there ire JhoasandS : who pass woary and sleepless nights without taking the trouble to ascertain the eaose ; many resort to opiates , and thus aggravate the evil . Parr ' s Life Pills will be found to soothe the irritated state of the nerves , and soon to bring the whole system into that cool and healthy state as will induce ponnd and refreshing sleep , and thus fit the mind and body for the varied duties pi life , which henceforward will bo performed with e&se and satisfaction . " Blackbv ^—Trade hero is in a fearfully ; depresstd ( jonxiiUou . The poor baud-loom "weaver !} have a . ' , ain had to sobmit to lower wages . Factory operatives also suffer extreme distress . The condition of operatives just now is truly distresi-ing . ; ; THE iEtflStATORENEMIIERpfiMrs NOR DEPKRS right f—Such is the power and activity : of the class intoresti in the House of Commons , ttet the law branch of thoae interests is cndeavouiin ? ( apparently with saccessl , to preyent the piloting of th » papsw , in 5 Ir . Gordon ' s case " of complaint against the Irish Court of Caancery . It is thei nei ? ht of fo » y to expect any . thing from that Hoiue as at present cooatkactd .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 25, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1167/page/7/
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