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, the ProBpeetas which the NORTH AMERICAN LAND AGENCY has already published taeir views , it ia hoped , have been sufficiently explained as regardB the promotion of Emigration to Lands and Estates , parchased-throngh its interventioarin Canada , &c Tha Agents ooafidentty scWit , however , that the game views , more fully developed , may be made essentially nsefnU not « alj to ^ tae unemployed classes ia this country , but also to those who are possessed of some capital , though insufficient in amount to secure , of itself , their pennaaeat welfare asd prosperity . It wi'l be admitted that lEmigration has heretofore been conducted oh a system productive , in the aceregate , of much indwidaalihardship and distress—and especially to the Emigrant of tbe poorer class ; ! tor on arriving at his port of . debarkation , he has toand timBelf , generally fipeak ^ , wthhttlo or ^ ! money , and no friends to assist hia in procuring work , or even to point out in wb ^ t part of the Provmoe , hewould be most likely te-obtain it ,-while he who possessed some little capttal has met with similar difficulties , in making choice of ± location . Canada , ihough all things considered , perhaps the most important of onr colonies , is < virinally a terra incognita—amply because there is no one willing , if able , to afbrd the reqaisite infoanationrto those who seek it , and it is this deficiency whieh it is tbe aim and object ot the Agents effeetaally torremedy . t *•«•* .- <¦ There are hundreds in -Great Britain anxkros to eaiujrate , but who , from w *« nt of sufficient meaDS , are deterred from , or anabfe-to do so . To such the Ageats can pffn- facilities heretofore uutbougbt of and unattainable ; for exa » ple .-. —Ajnan having no mora than £ 100 , would not better his situation by , emigrating to Canada as aa a « riculturi 6 t—for the purchase -of hisLand , and the unavoidable preliminary exoendinire thereon , the expanse of conveyance thither , sod iie support , however frugal , until nw iirst crops were gathered in , would absoA more than hia entire capital , even under the most favourable circumsUnces . Such a capital , on tho -contrary , would be found uot only sufficient on the plan proposed by the Agents , as hereafter explained , *> ut at the same time , immunity from the u » ual hardships and privations would be secured , tad ± 0 the ^ irudent and industrious a comfortable and permaaont competentoy m But tfee % reat body of our emigrating population is cemposed of persona having no capital whatever , generally without even the meaas of paying their passage-money to a Colony , however approximate to the motner . country . The sufferings which too often befal these poor people , are greater than would be 1 generally fcelieved-not on shipboard , for there they are now weJl ^ ared for , owidx to the strictness with I which the wholesome regulations of the - " Passengers' Act" are enforced by the Government Emwation I Agents heie and in Canada . It is on their arrival in the Colony that the Btrugxle really commences , a truggle not confined to the mere liioarer , *» t more or less participated in by the Bmail capitalist to whom i " ^ BSm-asffiearcrfo / his Land ia * country , to the localities of which , its soil and seasons , he is a perfect stranger ; and when selected , however judiciously , he must live upon his own resources until the sensuingharvest . He must erect his otra log house , clear and fenee hie land , wasting valuable time , and spending much of his already too seurty -capital unprofitably , from inexperience in the work he h&a ! The former , on landing at his destined pert , applies for work , which if unattainable on the spot , he i -must seekfor elsewhere , or starve . If without funds , he is provided by the Emigration Agent appointed I bv Government , with a free passage in a- steam b « rt to wherever he chooses to go . ^ and then every resource \ imt his own labour ceases . Jt msy noi be irrdweat to mention , that the money thus expended jn Canada i in 1 & 42 , was £ 38 , Wi ; and in 1843 , nearly £ 9 , 009 ; Emigration in the latter / ear having fallen off 51 per * ent . as compared with the former : a plain proof of the generally helpless condition of our emigrating irethren , and that tfee diBtras alluded to is tin from feeing exaggerated . .... The Agents will now proceed to state as hrifcfty as posaibk , ihosa remedial measures which they are . anEnme enongh to tope may remove in a great degree , if not altogether , the evils complained of . It has betn obserfied in the first prospeetUB' that the Agent in London his for sale upwards of 600 , 000 Acres of Land in different parts of Upper and Lower Canada ; and it is in a great degree owing to the i eweedingly low terms 00 which the Agents « n authorised to dispose of some of the best of theae properties , ihii they are enabled t » offer to the consideration of the public the following scheme ;—"The statement marked A shows , that with no greater capital than £ 77 , a single man , foemino one i <» a iabtt or KOI iess thah TKR JAiOUEa , ob PRINCIPALS , will acquire in fee simple , or Freehold , Land to the extent of 100 Acres . That for a man and his wife , or two single men . the capital required ; willfce only ^ 87 , or MB l&s . each ; with one child , £ 92 5 a or £ 30 153 . each ; the amount per bead 1 decreasing as the numbers in a family increase . . . it has been remarked , that with so small a sum at command as £ 100 , the agriculturist would | not better iis condition by emigrating ; and it is presumed that thb reasons given are a sufficient evidence of the fact . The plan now submitted goes , however , to prove that even this small stook of money caa be Bade not only ample for all useful purposes , but will leave a fund to meet contingencies . The statement marked B shows in like manner the oapital required to entitle the Emigrant to 50 Acres of Land in Freehold , and this scale 18 intended to apply to those who depend upon the assistance ! of others , partially or wholly , to enable them to emigrate-< To 4 Mb table the Agents hespeak the especial attention of those who support Emigration from ! beBerolent views . Looking at the brightest Bide of the picture , it has been , to the poor man . merely a tr-ansitionfrom labour in one country , 10 labour in another , with the prospect , if successful , of saving in the coarse of years , sufficient to procure those advantages which aie here offered him on setting foot in Canada . Uot only will he be exempt from the prospect of want , provided of course he be prudent and industrious , but he will be spared those hardships and privations heretofore inseparable from the change of home and country ; and secure to himself a state of comfort and independence beyond any expectations he could -ever have ventured to indulge in . The public may fairly require some guarantee beyond the mere character of the Agents , that they have the power as well as the inclination , faithfully to carry out that which they undertake to perform . Such a guarantee they are prepared to offer , aud in a form which they truBt will be approved of They propose—That when ihe purchase is made , the money contributed by each family or principal shall be plaoed in the hands ot the Bankers of the Agency , in London , in the joint names of the Agent in London , aud some one appointed by the Settlers , to be applied in the manner following , viz . : — L Ta pay tiie purchase money of the Land bo soon as the Title Deeds of the same , legally executed in the Coleny , ase-delivered over to the Purchasers . 2 . T * defray 4 ke Passage Money of the Settlers in the manner usually praotised in Emigrant Ships , and 3 . To repay all -other disbursements undertaken by the Agents , bo as , but not before , the Settlers shall have arrived on their location , and are therefore in actnal possession of the settlement prepared for them . North American i * nd Agency , RICHARD NORMAN , Ne . 2 , New Broad Street , London . Agent in London . STATEMENT A Table , shewing tbe amount required to be paid bv each Family according to the number of Us members , to entitle Ibem to a Frkebold Fahm of 100 Acres , a Free Pasfage to Canada ; three Months 1 PravisLww after their arrival at the Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantage offered by the Agency * which are as follows : — 1 . —A Log House to beioilt ou each Farm . . 2 . —Fire Acres « f Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four acres to be cropped with Wheat , and one acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . 3 . —The Bottlers to be furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoea , Sickles , &c ; and aho 4 . —With one Yoke of Oxen-for the general use of the Settlement . 5 . —A foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and inetr&et the Emigrants in clearing Laud and fencing it ; and in the erection of Log Howes , of which five will , for tbat porpose , be built after the arrival of the Settlers . 6 . —Three Months * Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , thns securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ripening , aBd they are engaged in the work referred to in the foregoing paragraph . TT , ., XT v Amount to be Paid . Under Above Number Members of each Family . 14 14 in R . . i , d . .- . v Years . Years . Family . T ^ ^ £ T J Individual Family . No . 1 . £ « u £ a d A single man ... .- 1 1 77 0 0 77 0 0 No . 2 . A man and wife ~ 2 2 43 10 0 87 0 0 No . 3 . A man , wife , and 1 child 1 2 3 30 15 0 92 5 0 No . 4 . A mas , wife , and 2 children 2 2 4 24 10 0 98 0 0 I No . 5 . A man , wife , and 3 children- 3 2 5 20 15 0 103 15 0 No . 6 . A man , wife , aud 4 children , 1 child above 14 year ? 3 3 6 18 17 6 113 5 0 No . 7 . A man , wife , and 5 children , 1 child above 14 years 4 3 7 17 0 0 119 0 0 No . 8 . A man , wife , and 6 children , 2 children above 14 yrs 4 4 8 16 2 6 129 0 0 I STATEMENT B Table shewing the Amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its Members , to entitle thea to a Freehold Farm of Fifty Acres ; a Free Passage to Canada ; three Months ' Pro visions after their arrival At tbe Settlement ; and a participation ia all the advantages offered by the Agency , which are as foliews , vz .: — 1 . —A Log House to be built on each Farm . 2 . —Four and a Half Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of which four &eres to be cropped with Wh * at , * nd Half as Acre yritb Potatoes and otter vegetable ? . 3 . —The settlers to be famished with &e necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Sickles , &c ; and also 4 . —With one Yoke of Oxen for the geaeral use of the Settlement . 5 . —A foreman , and two experienced Assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and iostraet the Emigrants in clearing Land and fencing it ; and in tie erection of Log Houses , of which five will , for that purpose , be bnilt after the arrival ot the Settlers . 6 . —Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , thus securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ript ning , and they are engaged in the werk referred to in the foregoing paragraph . [ Jnderkbove Number Amount to be paid . Members of Each Family . 14 14 in ————————Years . Years . Familv . By each By es <* Individual- Family . ~ No . 1 . f : £ g 4 £ 8 d A single Man — „ 1 1 59 10 0 59 10 0 No . 2 . AMan » dWi £ e ... ^ ........ 2 2 34 12 $ 69 5 0 . No . 3 . A Man , Wife , aad Child . ~ ... » .. — 12 3 25 0 0 73 0 0 . No . 4 . A Man , Wif « ,. « iid two Children .. 2 2 4 20 2 6 8 % 10 0 No . 5 . A Man , Wife , and three Children — . ..... 3 25 17 50865 0 No . oV A Man , Wife , and foot Children one Child above 14 years ... 3 3 6 16 0 O 96 0 0 No . 7 . A Man , Wife , and five Children , one Child above 14 yean ... 4 3 7 14 10 0 101 10 0 No . 8 . . A Man , Wife , and six Children , two ChUdren above 14 years 4 4 8 13 17 6 HI 0 0 N . B . —A party desiring to have a larger Farm than above described , can obtain Land in any quantity , at I the mertfcogt of such Land , free from any increase in tbe other items of expenditure .
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THE BISHOP X ) T JXETER , AM ) PROST 1-TUTION . A BUI intittded An Act for the effectual -suppret sion of Brothels , imd of trading in Seduction < ui& Prostitution ; introduced inio the Hmue-cf-Lords by Vie Lord Bishop of Exeter , I . Whereas there ia a large dssjof persona is the Metropolis and in most ol the prrDc 5 p » l town * -fertile kingdom who make a trade of promoting-tbat-promis cuous intercoura of the sexes which Is so -fat&r to ose sex , and so degrading to both , and a « eh perBons .-eneooraged by the impunity -with wbteh the ; ' -fc&ve been permitted to panne their Tile oeoapatiAn , - -frequently entrap young , innocent , sad belpiesa females , and cause their utter destruction ; and whereas-jnalice , humanity , and the morals of the age demand that this disgusting sod abominable trade should be suppressed : and whereas by an act passed in the twenty-fifth
year of the reign of his late Majesty George the-Secern d , intituled An Act for &e better prevailing thefts -astd robberies , and Tegnlatixg places ef public-tnleriainmetd , < md ptadshmad 0 / persons keepmg -disotdtdp hotaes , certain provisions -were made for encouraging presecu * tioDB against persons keeping houses Id -which to promote the illicit intercourse of the seses ;; bat such provisions having been found intfiec&al'for the suppression of such houses , it is expedient t » repeal'the same ; Se it therefore enacted by the Qaeeo ' e most excellent Majesty , by * nd -with the ad-rice ant ) consent of the Xords Spiritual and Temporal , asd Commons , £ n < this present Parliament assembled , and by the authority of the rams , That so much of thessid welted Act as relates to the prosecution of persons keeping houses termed bawdy boues shall be and the same is hereby repealed .
1 L And be it enacted , That aoy person whe shall keep any brothel , or any boose or place is which the illicit intercourse between the sexes is-or-abill be promoted , facilitated , or the practice t&eraof -knowingly permitted , and aay person who sh&U -be a-serrant cr assistant izi any brothel , or in an ; -aaeh-haaae or place a 8 aforesaid , and any person who ehall aid . or abet , inTite or solicit , counsel or proeere , illicit sexual intercourse between other parties shall , * ip # n being convicted thereof before any two J « stioes of the'Peace , be liable to be imprisoned , either with or without hard libsur at the discretion of the JastVcte , < for aoy term
not exceeding three calendar months ; aod ra-case any person shall so offend a second time , and shall be convicted thereof before any two Justice * -of the ; Peaee , be or she shall be liable to be imprisoned with or without bard labour for soy term not exceeding six . calendar znont&s ; and in case any -person shall « o offend -a third t * i" » or ofteoer , be or she shall / ocerery soch third or subsequent offence be guilty of a misdemeanor ,. asdJbeing convicted thereof shall be liable , at the discretion of the Court , to be transported for any tern not acceding years , or to fee imprisoned with fcard labour for any term not exceeding three years .
I 1 L And be it enacted , That when , upon the conviction of any person fcr any offence onder this Act , it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Justices before whom such eoBTktion shall take place that any house < s place is us * d as a brothel , or as a bouse or 4 > lace in wbicb the fllicft interoonne between the aeses is . promoted , facilitated , or the practice thereof knowingly permitted , such parties shall certify the same accordingly by writing moder their fro-nfl * . and « aeh conviction and certificate shall , at the option of the owner- « f-soch brothel , bouse , or place , operate as as immediate avoidance and determination of any £ eaiaeor lease at rack rent under which the said pjemisss may be held ; and npoa any such conviction as aforearid taking place ( whether the uniting demise or lease
ahall be . determined or not ) tb * Justices shall Usne-tiMir warrantdirected to the constable or other peace-officer acting in and for the parish or township in which such boose or place shall be situate , authorizing and requiring such MBsUblfi or other peace officer to take poasessioa of each house or place , and to eject therefrom all persona that shall be foand therein , and such constable or other officer shall take and keep possession accordingly and retain the asme osUl the owner of anch house oc place , or his agent , shall enter into recofnUanees before some Justice of the Peace , together with one or . more surety or sureties , at the discretion of the said Justice , in a sum not less in aaoant than three years annual value of the premises , that the same shall not be again used as a brothel , or as a boose ax place in which the
illicit intercourse between the sexes shall be . promoted , faeffitated , or the practice thereof knowingly permitted , fortije space of years thence next ensuing j and the lawful expeoces of such constable or other peace pfieer in taking , keepmg , and retaining aoeb possession ahall be paid by the owner of the said pre mises before the possession thereof shall be re-delivered , and the amount of ssch expeoces ahall be settled by some Justice of the Peace , and certified in writing provided always , that any boose or place in whkb the illicit intercosne between the > axes is promoted , facilitated , or the practice thereat knowingly permitted , by the keeper er keepers of such house or place , ( sneb illicit intercourse taking place between other persons than the master or mistress , or person acting In the capacity of -master cr mistress , of roea , bouse or place , ) ahall be
deemed to be a brothel within the meaning of fids Act : provided also , that any person who shall appear , act , or behave himself or herself as saster or mistress , or as the person having the care , government , or manage ment of any house or place which shall be a brothel ¦ within the meaning of this Act , « hall be deemed and taken to be the keeper thereof , asd shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as such , notwithstanding he or she shall not in fact be the real keeper thereof : provided also , that the person or persons , or body corporate , who ahall be described or mentioned in the last rate or assessment made fer the relief of ihe pariah or township in which any boose « r place which ahall be a hrrthel within the rammi ng of this Act is situate , as the owner or owners of sub house or place shall be deemed and taken to be the osmer or owners thereof for all the purposes of this Act .
IY . And be it enacted , that auypersac who shall knowingly participate , directly or u&iseetly , in the profits arising from the keeping of as ? brothel , or who ahaU on any pretence directly share or beeene a partner with any prostitatein the wages of bar psesHtution , ahall be liable to be proceeded against and poniaaed in the sime Eiannei ia all respects as herein-before authorised with reference to the keepers of brothels . T . And be it enacted , that any pareat , stepfather , cr sUp-moOieT , uncle , aunt , or guardian , or an ; person ¦ Who shall / ipfflpfl-n hiTn » fif or herself as parent , stepfather , or step-mother , uncle , aunt , or guardian , who shall procure , promote , aid , abet , connive at , 4 r sondion iiis * r her daughter , step-daMghter , niece ,- or ward ( such daughter , atep-daughter , niece , or ward being under-the age of twenty-one yean ) , or any Ausfosd who shall ^ promote , aid , abet , oisaxctioa his ttife , in the < wrnmi « - aion of fondcolum or advllery shall be guilty of a DM demeanor , and being convicted thereof ahall be liable to be
TI . And be it enacted , that ac ; licensed victualler 07 other person licensed to sell spirituous liquors who ahall be convicted of any offence under this Act t shall immediately , upon such conviction , forfeit his licence ; asd in case of any subsequent conviction for any offence under Qua Act , rueh person » h » H be disqualified from obtaining or holding any such licence for the period of seven years from the date of such subsequent convict ion . TO . And for the more effectnal proseeation of offences punishable upon summary conviction by virtue of this Act , be it enacted , that when any person shall be charged on the oath of -a credible -witness , before say Justice of the Peace with any sash offenee , the Justice may summon the persen charged to . appear
before any two Justice * of the Peace at a time and place to be named in such Summons , and if he shall sol appear accordingly , then , upon proof of the due service of the summons upon such person , by delivering the same t » him or leaving the same at his esaal or last known place of abode , the Jus tices may either proceed to hear and determine the case ex parie , or may Issue their warrant for apprehending such person and bringing v ^ t" before them , or the Justice before whom the charge shall be made may ( if he shall so think fit ) issue such warrant in the -first instance without any previous ' summons : provided always , that every prosecution for any offence punishable on summary conviction by virtue of this Act ahall be commenced within three calendar months after the commission of the offence , and not after .
YIIL And be it enacted , That if any person ahall think himself or herself aggrieved by any cojivietion , order , or other proceeding of any Justice or Justices voder the provisions of this Act , be or she may appeal against sues conviction , order , or other proceeding to the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the county or place in which the cause of appeal shall have arisen ; bat bo soch appeal shall be entertained unless it be made within one calendar month next after such conviction taking place , nor unless ten days notice in ff ^ txagot sach appeal , stating the nature and grounds thereof , be given to the party against whom Ute appeal ahall be brcnigfafc , ca ? unless toe appellant do within three days- after such notice enter into recognizances before a Justice of the Peace conditioned duly to prosecute such appeal , asd to abide the order of toe Court vj ^ Ov ^ OTI . . _ - -
IX . And be It ; enacted , That at the Qn&rier Sessions fat which such notice shall be given tbe Court shall proceed to hear and determine the appeal In a summary " ay , or they may , if they think fit , adjourn it to the following session *; and upon hearing of snch appeal the Court may , JJ they think fii , eosfinn or quash lbs conviction , order , or proceeding so appealed against , and sake such order concerning the costs of appeal as the ; may think ressonablar - - * - ^—X . And be tt enaefed , Thatno iniictment , conviction , « der , or otber preceeding onder tbi » Act , sot any adjn-^ Hon mad e « peB * ppeal , shall be quashed fia want of farm , nor be removed-fey writ-of © ertiarari "« other-^ aejntojffly of H « Mijestjr * Srperiot Courts of SsDOza ; sad no wanaat of comialtment ahall be held -wid bj .-mm of any defect tberetn , pwvidsd it b ^ therein Sieged that the party has besn iavfaS , ^ thsre be a good and valid coavicaon to s&statn tha XL And be it enacted , That every action against Any JubUob , ComtablB , « otber person for ox o& account < tf any matter or thing , whatsoever , dooa or anmmi t ^ B ^ iy ^ biaintberarwnfflon ofiiiKdB ^ or ofiice , under or ^ ^< gr a <«« fn pirffnymw f > f tftfl Afft j iJiKll ^» WWIBfiMBd tritbin three calendar months after 4 be cause of action cr complaint s&aS htVB arlsan , and not afterwardi : and if an / person a&a ]] be " -tutf . tot J 07 matter 01 thing
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which he shall have done in the execution ef this Act , : he may plead the general issue a& 4 give the special mat-: ter in evidence . XII . And be it enacted , That this Act shall continue in force until the expiration ot three years , to be emputed from the first day of this-Session of Parliament and from thence to the end of tbe then next Session of Parliament , and no longer . XIII . And be it enacted , That this Act shall extend to England and Wales , and the town of Berwiek-upeo-Tweed . XIV- And be it enacted , That ibis Act may fee amended or altered or repealed this present Sesjdoaof Parliament .
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liOKTJON . —CHABrjSTPS . ' REGISTBR I REGISTER J . ' BEGISTBB . ! 3 !—IlIGfiT OP 'LSDfiBBS TO YOTB FOB MEXBEHS OP PAKl . lAllENT . ~ The following queries , among others , have been submitted to Mr . Charles Austin , perhaps the most eminent legal authority in Parliamentary registration cas * s in England , and who was connwl in the W « nlocfc « a « . «• i _ ls the oooepier of a-sisgle room ( of the required value ) in a house msed exclusively for the purposes *« f dwelling , the landlord not steeping on the piemieea , qualified : •> s \{ so , is saefa * n oeespier qualified where tbe landlord sleeps ob tbe prem »«»? « 3 . —And , if . tfee occupier in sneb a easels qa&-li&ed , does it make any difference that the landlord contracts in tbe taking to supply furniture , service , fire light , &c , ice , in the case of famished lodgings ?"
AX 5 WEB 5 TOoQUKBIES . " 1 and 2 . —I am of opinion that the occupier ef a single room or connected set of rooms ( of p roper value ? ,
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in a bouBB UBed exclusively for the purposes of dwelling , " with the uncontrolled use of the outer door , " is entitled to be registered if oUierwi « e duly qaalifled ; nor do I think that the mere circumstance of the landlord sleeping in sach boQBe would be material , nniess tbe lindlord retained a control over % e outer door or generally in the boose , so as to redaee the tenant to the condition of a lodger . Wherever the landlord retained any such control , the tenant would "acquire no qualification . " 3—The circumstance mentioned in this query would " make no difference , except that , -in such a case , the rent would probably be no criterion of value . "
The Stockport case , taken in conjunction with tbe Wenlockcase , doe * not go beyond previous decisions . Thefoimer case decided thatpntoi a bouse or building was a boilding ; sad the second , that a building whether for business or reeidence , conferred the franchise . A room in a house k a building ; and although it cannot confer the franchise under the -first denomination " house , " mentioned in the Bsform BUI , It does s « under the last tertn nsed in that act , " other building . " 16 will be seeo thst Mr . Austin defines a lodger to be onesutjdet to the control of the master of the house in his egress and ingress ; and that whatever an occupant occupies exclusively , and with absolute power , bis own apartments , and has bis own key to the street door , having right to eater and issue whenever he pleases , ba ceases to be a mere lodger , and becomes a tenant within the terms of the act .
Registration Committees meet as follows : — Toweb Hamlets—At the Weavers' Arms , Pelbamstreet , Mile End , New Town , every -Sunday evening , at half-past seven o ' clock-Fin sbxjbt—At the Crown Coffee House , 14 , Leather Lane , Holbom , every Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . 1
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City op London—At the City Arms' Coffee House , Red Cross-street , Cripplegate , every Tuesday evening , at eight precisely . Westminster—At the Golden Lion Tavern , Deanstreet , Soho , every Wednesday evening , at eight o'c lock . ' 600 THWABK and Lambeth—At the South London Chartist Hall , BUckfriars' Road , every Sunday . Camber well Distbict—At Mr . John Simpson ' s , 331 m Cottage , every day ; and at the Executive Office , 343 ^ , Strand . Forms of claim and every necessary information freely given at any of the above places . Edmund Stallwood , General Secretary . Executive Office , 2 < 3 A , Strand , London .
Metropolitan Delegate Council , I , Turnagainlane , Jane 16 th , Mr . Jones in the chair . Mr . Wheeler brought forward a petition on the subject of breaking ' open letters at the Post Office . On the motion of Messrs . Simpson and Hodge , the petition was unanimously adopted , signed by the Chairman , and ordered to be forwarded to T . S . Duncambe , Esq ., M . P ., for presentation . The following is a copy of the petition : — To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland , in Parliament assembled . The Petition of tbe Metropolitan Delegate Meeting of the National Chatter Association .
SHEVTETH , —That yonr . PetUlonera have heard with feelings of surprise and well-grounded indignation , of the recent avowal by Sir James Graham , Her Majesty's Secretary of State for tbe Home Department , that he has exercised a power vested in the hands of Government ( only to be used in extreme eases , and with every degree of legal formality ) in a most arbitrary and unconstitutional manner , namely , tbe opening and taking copies of letters and other documents sent through the Post-office , and re-sealing and forwarding tbe same to tbe parties to whom they were addressed , without giving them notice of any such inspection . Your Petitioners consider this system of espionage to be utterly inconsistent with the liberty ef the subject . or the freedom of thought and expression which ought to be enjoyed by the inhabitants of these realms .
Your Petitioners further consider that it strikes at tbe root of all social and domestie intercourse , and may be made available for the worst of purposes ; they therefore call upon your Honourable House to take immediate steps to repeal the obnoxious clause in the Act of Parliament conferring this power , or to take such other steps as you may deem fit to prevent its being so applied , sb to place the liberties and social and commercial Intercourse of Her Majesty's sabjects at the msrey of any of Hi r Majesty ' s Secretaries of State . And Your Petitioners will ever pray . The delegates having been supplied with collecting books , to aid and assist the Miners in their just and righteous straggle against tyranny find oppression , and lecturers having been appointed , the Council adjourned .
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application to be made to ua as sending an appeal to tbe ¦ Star . By appealing for parties who aro better known than others , you thereby cause one to be preferred before the other ; this begets suspicion in the minds of those who are not known publicly , and they conclude that others who happen to be better known get all . wbile they for want of friends get little or nothing . We are elected for the express purposes of assisting our brother Chartists when in dimcnltes through their adherence to Chartist principles . We will use every exertion to protect and defend them and their families to the best of our abilities . We cannot do this without yaur assistance ; the best way to render your assistance will be by subscribing and appealing in support of the Qenerl Fund , and not fur individual victims .
Support tbe General Fund—let all and each have a fair share of Chartist sympathy . We me desirous to carry out to the fullest extent , this sympathy , and be no respecters of persons ; we have , to the best of bur bumble endeavours , carried oat this principle fully and fairly , and will continue to do so as long as we remain a committee . ' We remain , brother Chartists , The National Defence and Victim Fvnd I Committee , Robert Booth Thomas Roberts William Smith William Grocott John HeDSON . aub- James Holden . Chairman Treasurer j Edward Clark , Secretary Feahgus O'Connor , Esq ., General Treasurer , to whom all monies must bo seat .
AH conesponnehce for the Secretary must be post paid and addressed , 37 , Henry-Street , Oldham-road , Manchester .
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THE IRISH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION IS FOUNDED UPON THE PURE AND GENUINE PRINCIPLE OF RADICAL REFORvi ; ITS MOTTO IS , " PEACE . LAW , ORDER : AND ITS OBJECT IS , To SECURE A FULL , FREE , AND FAIR REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE IN THEiHOUSE OF COMMONS , BY THE ENACTMENT OF THE "PEOPLE'S CHARTER . "
' PRINCIPLES . 1—That the power at making laws for tbla realm , 1 b , by the Constitution , lodged in tbe hands of the Sovereign , the Lords of Parliament , and tbe representatives of the Commons . 2—That it is required t > y the principles of the Constitution , that the whole body of the people should be really represented in the House of Commons . 3 —That the present By stem of virtual representation is not real representation , and Is , therefore , no representation at alL ! 1 4—That those yrho have no votes for electing representatives , are the slaves of tbe representatives of those who have votes . 5—That where there ia no representation there can be no constitutional power ef taxation .
C—That tbe rich and the poor , being of tbe . same species , are anderjthe same laws of nature ; and . being alike capable of benefit or injury from their legislators , necessarily have in tbe election of those legislators the same right ; bat tbe rich in defence of their liberty and property have every advantage which wealth , knowledge , and the purchased power of other a afford them , while the poor , destitute of these , bava no security but in tbe purity of legislation , nor any means of selfdefence but in the possession of the elective power . The poor , then , have an equal right , but more need , to elect representatives than tbe rich . THE PEOPLE ' S RIGHTS . 1—That every male inhabitant of Great Britain and Ireland ( infants , insane persons , and criminals only excepted ) is of common right , and by the l&wa of God , a free man , and entitled to the full enjoyment of political liberty . !
2—That it is essential to man's political liberty that be have a share either in legislation itself , or hi the electing of those who are to frame the laws , which , although they ought to protect him ia the fall er . jiyment of those absolute rights which are vested in him by the immutable hws of nature , may yet be fabricated to the destruction of his person , his property , bis religions freedom , bis j family and his fame ; that therefore the right to Universal Suffrage is an inherent right . 3—That it is a ! natural right of tbe people of this
empire , and required by tha principles ot the Constitution , that the ; elect a new house of representatives once at least ia every year ; btcause , whenever a Parliament continues in being for a longer term than one session , then thousands , who since it was chosen have attained to man ' s eBtato ( that ia to say the age of twenty-one years ) and are therefore entitled to enter into immediate possession of that elective power wbicb is their b % et and moat sacred inheritance , are ia that caae unjustly denied their right , and excluded from tbe enjoyment of political liberty , j
4— That the people of this empire have a clear and indefeasible right to Universal Suffrage , Vote by Ballot . Annual Parliaments , Eqnal Representation , Abolition of the Property Qualification , Domestic Legislation , and the right to Pay their Representatives .
MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE RIGHTS . 1—By creating a public opinion in favour of the principles of tbe Association , through the medium of public meetings , petitions to parliament , discussions , lectures , cheap publications , and tbe newspaper press , and also by securing the return of Chartist members to Parliament ; 2—By raising the requisite funds , by subscriptions and voluntary donations , to defray the expenses of the association . | Patrick O Higgins , President . William H . Dyott , Secretary .
RULES OF THE IRISH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ; ASSOCIATION . 1 . —That a standing committee of thirteen members , seven of whom to be working men , be chosen by ballot , at a general meeting of this Association , oat of which committee the officers shall bo selected : and that tbe officers do consist of a President , two Vice-Presidents , a Chief and Assistant Secretary , a Treasurer , and a Finance Committee of three or more members , as the general committee may deem necessary ; and that . five members of the committee , three of whom to be
working men , do form a quorum ; and that at the expiration of three months from the appointment of such committee , as well as of every succeeding committee , the six members whose names are last upon the list shall retire , but be eligible to be re-elected . Provided , however , that no person shall hereafter be eligible to be elected a member of the committee , who shall not have been duly enrolled ) a member of this Association , and have paid bis subscription thereto for a period of one month previous to such election or appointment of a new committee , i
2—That it shall be tbe duty of the president , or of the chairman for the time being , of this Association to preserve order and regularity in the proceedings thereof ; and in tbe event of auy member being called to order , that the decision of the president or chairman shall be final and conclusive . 3—That no person shall be admitted a member of this Association , except npon having given one week ' s notice to the < Secretary , and being proposed by one member , seconded by another , and approved of by a majority of the meeting at large ; and that every member upon being admitted shall pay an entrance fee of two-pence , and shall continue to pay one-penny weekly as his subscription . Provided , however , that clergymen of all religious denominations shall be admitted members of this Association gratis , upon being proposed and seconded as above-mentioned . 4—That no religions or sectarian discussion shall be permitted at any of the meetings of this Association ..
5—That it shall be tbe duty of the Secretary to keep a book containing tbe names of the persons admitted as members of this Association , with the date of -their admission , and the * name of the proposer and seconder of each respectively ; and tbat upon any person having been duly admitted ] a member and paid his entrance fee , the Secretary chall deliver such person a card of admission , signed by him , and that the Secretary shall also keep a book containing minutes of the proceedings- of this Association , j 6—That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to keep a book containing an account of the sums
received by him for fentrance money of members , with tbe names of members and the date of th ° ir admission ; and of the same received by him for the weekly subscription of members , with the names of subscribers ; and of all other monies received by him for or on account of this association and of all disbursements made by him on account of and oat of the funds of tbts association ; and that he shall not make any payment on account of tbe funds of this association except upon an order signed by at least three members of tbe Finance Committee '; and that it shall be his duty to submit his accounts to be audited whenever required 80 to da . !
7—That in case [ of any member omitting for font weeks successively to pay his subscription to this association , it shall be tbe doty of the Committee , open being apprised of it by ( he Treasurer or otherwise , to consider whether or no such person shall be considered a member , and to report accordingly . 8—That all books , papers , and writings , of or belonging to this association , shall at all times be open to the inspection of the authorities , and to every member of the association , upon giving reasonable notice to the Secretary . j ' P—That no member shall be at liberty to move a motion at a meeting of this association witheut having given one weeks notice thereof In writing . and that after a resolution has been proposed and spoken to , the proposer shall have the right to reply , and . that socb reply shall close the debate . '
10—That the Committee of this accodation do meat upon tbe second Monday of every month , or uftener , should th » President or Secretary require It , at seven o ' clock in the evening , to transact Hie business of , Hks wodatton . v- j ¦ - ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ -: » ¦ 11—Tbat tha funds of this association shall , after tba purchase of-stationery , be applied for ttoe purpose of promoting its objects . 18—That all members , in addressing the ekair , shall do so standing and uncovered . ' ¦ , 13— -Tftat no member of this association shall act In the capacity of delegate or representative ; and if any person shall assume or presume to act in any « ueh capacity , he shall be forthwith expelled from the Irish Universal Suffrage Association ; and that no person whatsoever snail be admitted as a delegate from ; any other association , j Patrick O'Higgins , I Chairman of the Committee , W . H . Dtott , Secretary .
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, Huddersfield . —Independent Order of Opg * fellows . —Air . Tljomas Hay wood , C . S ., m& ' ¥ > ** - Witi , Townerid , presented the trustees of the Haddersfield Tnfomafy with £ 16 IOs . on behalf of W 9 Hotfdersfield -Distritifc of the Independent * Otdo ol QddfelltHva of the Manchester Unity , wbicbi wittt * previous donation of £ 23 , lQs ., amount to the ntt «" some Bum of , £ 40 as their yearly donation .
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[ The following balance sheet and address appeared in the earlier portion of our impression last week , when they kad to be removed to make room for matter of a more pressing nature . They are this week inserted in all tbe Editions ; and to the address of the Committee we beg to call the special attention of all interested in the well-being of the Chartist movement ?
NATIONAL TICTIM COMMITTEE BALANCE SHEET . 1841- INCOME . £ a d Feb . 16 Treasurer ' s hands last Balance Sheet 2 18 1 11 Collection Carpenter's Hall ... 0 1 3 £ 18 Collection Carpenter's Hall ... 0 2 5 26 Do do ... 0 5 11 March 3 Dd do ... 0 2 Hi A Friend fr « mRateliff 0 0 6 10 Per Mr . Clark ' s Book : — Mr . Atlmarfe ... 0 0 6 Mr . Edward Clark 0 10 Mr . James Denaon 0 0 6 Collection Carpenter ' s Hall ... 0 2 8 Members of the Kadloal Institute 0 12 18 Collection Carpenter ' s Hall ... 0 2 2 24 Order from General Treasurer upon Mr John Cleave ... 10 0 0 SO Per Mr . James Leach , from Todmordeo locality 1 0 0 31 Mr . Emmeiaon 0 2 6 Income £ 15 1 8 Expenditure £ 14 3 1 \ Balance In Sub-Treasurer's hands , April 5 th , 1844 ... ... 0 18 0 J Audited to this period by the Convention . 1844 . EXPENDITURE . £ B . d . Feb . 23 Mrs . Ashley , Rochdale 10 0 March 1 Mr . Williams , Kirkdale ... 0 9 0 8 Samuel Lees , Hadfleld , near Qloasop , still unwell 0 10 0 15 Job . Murray , for writing Joseph Llnney ' s Memorial , and postage for same 0 0 9 J 22 Mrs . Hemmfnga 10 0 Mrs . OMham - 1 0 Mr . Oldham , to bring home from prison 0 10 0 Mrs . Richards 0 15 0 Mr . Richards , in prison ... ,. 050 Mrs . Capper ... ... ... 1 0 0 Mr . Capper , in prison 0 5 0 Mrs . Cunl'ff ' a husband , transported along wi » h Ellis ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Cooper , Leicester 1 0 0 29 Isaac Hoyle , of Royton 0 10 0 Thomas Booth , ditto 0 10 0 Joseph O < don , ditto 0 10 0 James Ashley , Rochdale ... 0 10 0 Anne Moorehouse , Hyde ... 10 0 Samuel Lees , still unwell ... 0 15 0 31 MiB Ogdett , wife of Ogden , in Kirkdale , to bary their eldest daughter , thirteen years of age , who died after nine days ' illness 1 10 0 Postage and Post-offlee Orders , from Jan . 36 th to April 4 tb ... 0 6 10
1844 . INCOME . £ 14 3 11 April 5 In Sab-Treasurer ' s hands , per 1 former balance-sheet ... ... 0 18 0 £ March 31 Collection at Carpenters' Hall , inserted from the former balance-sheet 0 1 SA April 7 Collection at Carpenters' Hall ... 0 3 2 } April 21 Do . do . ... 0 2 8 April 28 Do . do . ... 0 3 2 . April 14 Three friends , per Mr . Grant , on tbe night of Mr . O'Connor ' s lectnre , names mislaid ... 0 3 0 May 29 Received of Mr . Wm . Hamer , ef Oidham 0 7 7 May 29 From Mr . John Cleave , per order of Feargua O'Connor ... 5 0 0
Income ... ... ... ... 6 18 I Expenditure 6 7 6 Balance 0 10 7 1844 . EXPENDITURE . April 19 Robert Wild , Mottram 10 0 James Wtld , ditto 10 0 William Moorbouae , Hyde ... 19 0 These three have been in Knutsford House of Correction ; were sentenced by the notorious Abinger to two years , with hard labour . They have been released several months short
of two years ; they do not know for a certainty the exact cause of their release . April 23 James Ashley , of Rochdale ... 100 May , 1 Recognizance fees , to keep the ' peace for twelve months , for R , Wild , Jas . Wild , and W . Moorehouse , 3 a 6 d each ... 0 10 6 22 Mr . Murray , twelve weeks rent 0 4 0 Joseph Linney , Suffordshire ... 0 10 0 26 Thomas Ogden , Royton ... 0 12 0 Joseph Hoyle , ditto 0 8 0
29 Post-office orders , pens , ink , and writing paper , from April 4 th , to May 29 0 2 11 £ 6 7 5 Audited and found correct Messrs John Smith And Patbick Flnk . This 9 th day of June . 1843 . Sept . 17 Total income ... 68 7 Hi Total expenditure 67 17 * i Leaving a balance of ... ... £ 0 10 7 To tfay 29 th , 1844 . Edward Clark , Secretary to the National Victim Committee .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . We again issne for your inspection and approval the Balance Sheet of tbe National Victim Fond , comprising the period from tbe 16 th of February to the 29 th of May , 18 ^ . * The system of a levy ef one penny per member , per month , in each locality has been found to answer velL yfQ beg to remind you that one payment is at present dns and the fund being tow its immediate remittance liftn jypensible . If justice Is to be done to oar persecuted bt « tbren , the punctual payntent of the individual and local ¦« U > tK **' "&WM * ^ t ¥ >» ¥ ' The late Convention in . sanctioning tbe levy of one penny per i . ionth , acted the part of consistent and practical patriot * - That Convention also enlarged the sphere of our lai / onw bf consolidating the Defence with tbe Victim Fond ; henceforth we take the title of the «• National Defence and Victim Fund Committee . '' we
We nave again tov ° m n that have long Been the necessity of appeaK for single victims through the Star being pat an end to , and superseded by all parties applying to this Committee , as the only recognised channel for protecting victims pr their families . Thla Cajnmittee will take speedy notice of all applications auwte to O » through the Secretary . Jt is an easy foe
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We also flnrt the following notice of the Northern Star in the WiUiamsburgh Democrat pi May 22 d : — We have received bur flies of English and Irish papers . The Northern Star announces the assembling of the National Convention of the industrious classes at Manchester . The same Journal publlshes / at full length , the proceedings of the- National Reformers of Ibis country , ' -ou the ^ uelstioa of the public land" . 1 *® Star U'the principal , almost the » fe organ of .: th > English Damo «» a « y , and it , pronotthces this movement for the public laada as the signal for establishing tnl » liberty , both in : this country aad Europe . Will not our # 6 lltlcians take the hint T . !<( Ihe article Wtfiled itll men are born tee and eq < uL" ~ No } iAem Star , April fcoto . 1844 .
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THE LAND ! THE LAND ! i THE LAND ' . !! MARCH OF AGRABIANISM IN THB TJNITED STATES . THE AMERICAN BEFORMEBS AND THE ENGLISH CHARTISTS . We extract the following important article front the New York organ of the National Reformers ,. The People ' s Rights , of May 25 th : —
THE PEOPLE S CAUSE . Matt r crowds upon us . The people ' s canse is ad " , vancing , and we regret that we have not the means of laying fully before oar readers ever ; evidence of its proere 88 . We commence to day . a new series of The-People ' s Rights , doable its former size , and contemplate furtbt-r improvements , among which , is a powerful addition to oar editorial strength . Oar means are -very limit d , but , whether supported or not , by the people , whose cause we have espoused , we shall go on to tha extent of our means in this work . We will <» o oar duty , come what may . Bit we have no fear of the result .
What have we done ? Ten weeks ago , we proclaimed to the world tint our object was , " To restore to mart his natural right to land . ' We have raised the expectations not only of the oppressed hero , bat of the suffering ; millions of Europe . The PLEDGE , which we adopted on the 8 th of March last , at Croton Hall , and which we shall continue to propose as the bond of onion for every working man , and every honest man in tbe United States , has been published in Great Britain , and the approbation of our brethren there cheers as on in the work ! Shall we disappoint them ? Shall we confess to them , that what they contend for , the right of '
selfgoverment , is powerless in our hands ? Shall we tell their oppressors , that with all that they contend , for , the right to govern ourselves , we know not how to prevent the producer from becoming more degraded and dependant on the non-producer ? Forbid the thought ! Let us no longer famish to Europe's despots an argument more powerful to them than their bayonets ! Let as give them an argument that will turn their bayonets against themselves , rather than against tbe ; people I Let as show them that we know tbe use of freedom ; that we know tbe meaning of Equal Rictus !
They shall not leak to as in vain ! The longing eye * of tbe working men of England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales shall not be strained in vaia , looking to . this ? continent for the fruits of liberty . In tbe intoxication of oar joy at our relief from the British yoke , we have neglected some remnants of British ruWthafr cant no longer be neglected . The British system of land monopoly shall be tolerated in this country no longer . It shall cease , or we will cease to breathe . We vow unceasing hostility to it Tbe land must be free to every American citizsn
who desires to become a landholder , and then we shall have the means of spreading the doctrine of man ' s natural right to the soil throughout the world . Whera is the power that shall stem the wave of which" wa have raised the first ripple ? We are the advanced ! guard of the army of liberty . Too long have we re » mained inactive . After our revolutionary victory we have indulged in * a little debauch . Let the headncha it has left upon as admonish as to sign the Pledge ^ and let oar watchword be "Onward ! " till our countrS is , not merely the home of the laud-lord , but , truly .
" Tbe land of the free , and the htmeot the brave . " In oar paper to-day will be foand a most able article from the Northern Stmr , * the official organ of the English Chartists , a body , the prototype of that body which gave impetus to the American revolution . , The Northern Star is a mammoth sheet , published ia Laeds , England . Its proprietor , and editor Is thecelebrated Feargua O'Connor , and the publisher , Mr . Joshua Hobson , It is by far the most influential and widely circulated among the Chartist journals . Mr . O'Connor is one of the most indefatigable et the Cbartist leaders , and no wearied in his efforts to obtain a better rale for the division of landed property 1
s * that tbe poorest of England ' s poor / like these of France , may have a home ou the soil , as a matter of rf ght . He is the son of Roger O'Connor , ( the friend of Sir Francis Bardett , ) who with Emmet , M'Nevin . ' and others of Ireland ' s most devoted patriots , w » nP for above four years kept in dose confinement in tha state prison , Fort George , Scotland . His - ancle , Arthur O Connor , once High Sheriff of Cork county , and highly distinguished in the straggle from 1782 to C 8 . by the Irish , for independence , was triad for high treason at Maidstone ; went to France ; became a gene * ral of division under the Republic , and the proprietor of a liberal journal in the E . i *> liati language , published in Paris during the war with England .
Feargas O'Connor made his appearance in the Impe rial Parliament , as r « presentati » e for the great coiintj of Cork , which now sends OConnell , and contain * 800 000 inhabitants , or about as many as the twelve counties of Wales . He agreed with OConnell in his measures for a time , and when he ceased to do so , retired from Parliament . He bos been often harassed , and fined , and tormented in varioas ways by the-English authorities ; and was at one time subjected toa very severe and painful imprisonment of fifteen months , wbitb greatly affected hia health . Although s native of Ireland , no party in England have yet denounced him as a " foreigner ; " and , although a Protestant , be bos had ample proofs of " Catholic" liberality both in England and Scotland .
One of the things that cheered as on , when preparing to embark ia this movement , was to learn that Feargus O'Connor was engaged , by lectures and by his papers , in promulgating the docSrine that ' The land makes the man . " How fully he is prepared to carry oat this doctrine , ia spite of bolts and bars , will be seen front the article which we publish . Henceforth we shall regard the English Chartists ( not doubting that O'Connor truly represents them ) as brethren engaged in tha same cause . We coll especial attention to tbe comments of the Northern stur on Slavery , oar lust for "Military Rapine , " onr want of sympathy for the oppressed working classes of Great Britain , and the degraded condition of our press . His denunciation of slavery is natural
enough . It speaks our first impressions on the subject ; and we are no less opposed to slavery now than we ever have been , notwithstanding a charge to the contrary ia an abolition paper . Bat we have lived to learn that the slave to the land-Lprd and capitalist class is in a worse , aye , a worse condition , than tte slave who has a master of his own . We are opposed to every forni of slavery ; but if we were compelled , under the present system of land monopoly , to choose between the northern factory and the southern plantation , we would jump at the latter . Should we , then , reduce the black slave t » the level of the landless white , even If we had
the power ? Snrely not . Should the black desire to transfer himself from the one form of slavery to the other , we would not throw a straw in his way ; but we would not persuade him into the suicidal act In our opinion , until the negro can get his landta wellaahfa body , he is better off as be is . And , though we do not attach as much importance as some people to the adage ' harity begins at home , " we believe that every cen « slderationof reason , of humanity , an 4 of justice calls upon the white population of the United States , who have the power , ( the ballot , } as a first measure , a measure more important than any other that is or ever was before them , to free ( he lands .
As to the " lust for military rapine , " with which we are charged , it may be termed a compound passion , made up of one good quality , a hatred of oppression , and one bad quality , a dealre for speculation , engendered by out unrighteous traffic In the land . Onr remedy goes to the root of this as well as many otber evils . More serious Is the charge a , * ainstuB of a want of sympathy for the oppressed of Great Britain , who are struggling for their rights . Ta this charge , on the part of the American people , we plead not guilty . Thecharge against a large portion of the American pros ia too true . Drawing their mafia support from the classes who , by various monopolies based on that
rootof all monopolies , the monopoly of the soil , consume theBobatance ot usefol labour , they generally pander to the sordid interests of their best supporters . Tiie movements of the People's oppressors are dnJjr chronicled in their columns ; but the efforts of tbe people in England , in Rhode Island , in New York , the movements of the People , any where , are passed over by them insilence , with a sneer , or a lie ! Instead of aiding the Chartists of England or the Working Men of Rhode Island to obtain Universal Suffrage , the base press , with a few honourable exceptions , would gladly recall the old property qualification . Tfeenew and universal property qualification ia as yet an unsolved problem to them .
Tbe people ot the United States will sympathise with the down-trodden of " their own fcitb and kin , " when they have a press that will give them the facto . Tb » working classes will sympathise with tbe efforts ot tbe Chactists te obtain Universal Suffrage-when they have learned the use of it themselves . They axe now takin a lesson . :: * ¦ ^ To the fourth charge of the Star , of " an abase of the rights of citizenship In allowing monopolies to spring up amongst us , " our movement is the answer . It at once confesses the sin , a&d promises repentance . The people ' s cause is the same throughout tbe world . It is onr work to perfect a PATTEKJr Republic .
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