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THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, IW4.
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to P . m . M norvn t ^ m , — " vYhatev ^ r 3 uiglit have been -the odium attached to me on the suspicions raised by your first letter , I should have endeavoured to have borne them nnt 3 an opportunity presented itself-ot * mtvtinpr you faoeto face before the € ommittee appointed in " Manchester , irhere the manors which hare called forth these letters ean he fully investigated : but in some passages of your last letter there is so -much of cunning auS / ra ! i'iu ]« j ? hipratitude , that 1 cannot , desitous as I am to protect a character at least a * honest as jour o \ m , retrain from replying to them previous to our rneedns . -.
You say , - " Mr . James Leach , of Msneliester , considers theVhole of my letter to apply to him . " Sir , that letter applied to every one that had had any money transactions "with von : and as my name and 3 so oilier -was especially mentioned , I think 1 had a si » at to consider myself as one of the individuals alluded to . Men "who engage under covert motives to effect a bad purpose , should "have" good memolies . " Do you not know that 1 possess a letter of toots , -which clearly proves that 1 was ODe of the p ersons alluded to . You ^ say , " if the mention of facts -which ought never to have been concealed , can be construed into a base attack ; and if anv man chooses to fit the
cap on his own head , it is his fault , not mine . "' Further on reu say : " 3 Ir . Leach places my statement that I only received £$ , asaiasi a isreipt for £ 1 ^ , thereby endeavourinjr to leave an impression on the Tnind of the reader that he did actually pay me £ 1 S . Again you say ; "Some persons . may naturally enquire ifie reason why I gave -him a receipt for £ 1 ^ , when I only received £ 8 . I did so after repeated conversations with Boyle , Clark , and Leach himself . J . -did it to save the character of the very man who would now -mn ><> the act of friendshi p 1 was -jinltv Of , a "weapon wherewith to shield niinself . and ca . vt a doubt npon mv word . "
Sir , your cap does not fit me . It is made of l » ad materials , treachery , falsehood , and inaratitud * . I will not wear one made of sneh stair , whether the manufacturer of it be a professed friend or an open foe . It shall remain suspended in the hands of the committee Tintil we meet , when I have no doubt those gentlemen will award it to those whose conduct best merits the distinction of wearing it . 1 did place your receipt tor ^ £ 1 S acainst your statement of only having received ^^ You Wy "that Mr . Leach does not , he dare not , declare ihat he paid me £ 18 . "' I have no desire . Sir , to " dare" anything 3 rai that which is honourable and fair betwixt man and man ; but it will yet be proved that you have received eonsiderablymore than £ 1 S . Your memory set-m ? to be much more retentive on the income side of vonr
acconnt than on That of the *> aipoing ; or you would lave remembered the letter you sent me ¦ whilst in your rohaaary txile , authorising me K > print a letter of "which you sent the manuscript , and for width J IKK to pan ma of 7 hf fund * iltat 1 held on your account ; and for which I did pay four pounds fifteen shillings . Ton , sir , was to have the whole of the profits arising from the sale of those letters . The people , from some cause or other , did not think - proper io purchase them ; and therefore they were left on hand , and they were pointed out to you in my shop when you ¦ were in Manchester . This seems entirely to have slipped your memory ; which it surely ought not to iavedone , seeing that yourmemorywas so fresh on the ether part of the account . There are several other Items too of expenditure that I have borne for yon , "which shaTI be laid before the committee .
So , you gave me the " receipt" after repeated eon-Teisations with Doyle , Clark , and myself ; tind "' that to save the character of the very man wh . o would now makeihe act of mendshm you wore ov . ihy of a weapon wherewith to shield ' himself and east a doubt -npon yonr word . " How could you , for sheer shame , pen sneh a sentence ?—a sentence evidently intended to make the people believe that the conversation we tad vas a sort of htomno and j > rT « in / j , that you would Screen my delinquencies and defalcations as you are pleased to make them out . Had yon given that con-Tersation , thepeople who have read your letter would hare drawn -very different conclusion-: than those you intended them to draw ; but that did not suit your "purpose . AH must come out now , however . The
people must know what are the real characters of the men in whom they place their confidence . 1 must confess that I was for some time' at a loss to inow what was your object in proceeding as you iave done ; but from circumstances which have lately come to my knowledge , there is now no doubt upon my mind as to your ultimate intentions , and the unscrupulous means by which yon intended carryinc ihem out . You have formed a very different opinion h appears of me than yon used to hold ; and . in an insolent letter you have sent me , you speak of '' my bad conduct towards yoo whilst you were in France . "' In reply , I have only to say , that while I desire to have the good opinion of all good men , I care very little what opinion The had may have of me . 1 worked very hard tor you wifl-t you were in France ; I defended you everywhere , whenever you were assailed in my presence ; and 3 was the mean * , bv travelling at
considerable expense considering mv very limited means , of getting fund * for your support . This is known to thousands , and I am repaid by insolence and ingratitude—the reward , 3 know , but too generally accorded to those - * po toil to feed and clothe others ¦ who are too proud to -work and too poor to Eve without it . You make a bounce about the papers that must be forthcoming ; all I have connected with ihk subject are ready any moment . And now let me demand of you , as a matter of fair play , that yon bring ¦ with you every document you may have from me , that may assist the Committee in their investigation : and also to request that you will not let any subterfuge or evasion prevent your attendance on the daj SDT > ointed bv the Committee . Until then , 1 am , Sir , - ' axes Leach . Manchester . Nov . 27 . 1 * 44 .
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reasonable to attribute to our governmental forms the grievousfivents of which our conn try ^ nay sometimes be tie theatre . Nevertheless we yet insist but the more strongly on the necessity there is of not representing , as some of our cantonal papers do , Switzerland divided and subdivided into innumerable parties , always ready to devour each other . We will particularly continue to repel the error which is committed by those who do not re-attach themselves to that only great party , which , in oar opinion , is composed of democratic-Conservatives—thai is to say , of all xhe citizens attached to the truly radical institutions which ty e possess , and "beyond which there will be but eonfuson , servitude , and ruin . Essatum . —The asterisk , in the previous article , referred to the wurd Peoletajre , not ProUdairc , as ims ~ printed , —"" a man without property . "
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TO OUR FRIENDS . ix a "bran , spanking new dress" we present ourselves to our friends on this our introduction to the Metropolis , after serving a full apprenticeship in the provinces under circumstances that have given us no little insight into the "' art and mystery " of newspaper making : . inJ we trust that our new appearance , whether in locale or form , wDl not be displeasing to those who have long known us in our '" other" garb , nor distasteful to those who for the first time may venture to ' take a peep , " even if
the determination to do so arises from a strong curiosity to see one who has already made * ' some noise" in his day and generation , Though far from deeming any apology necessary , either for matter or for appearance , yet we must say that it was utterly impossible for us , in the first week , to make the paper nil that we desire it to be . Removals of steam-engines , printing-machines , types and presses ; travelling by day and by nicht ; coming into new offices , with nev ; ' hand * , ' getting new material into working order ; "
setting" the paper up in one place , and " printing" it in another —( our ' own" machine being on its way from Leeds to London y , all these thing * are not the very best in the -world to engage the attention , of an ^ Editor , nor calculated to aid him in his pecu liar duties . The « e thin . es we have to engage in and lie enlaced with : and when we are rid of the trouble , and turmoil , and bustle ; and when we become fairly seated in our new saddle ; fairly settled-in , and assimilated to , our new position , wp vhall endeavour to " carrv-out" many notions
that we have of what a new > paper ought to be , and which , we trust , sood to see the Star become . Seven years ajro we were engaged in bringing out the first number of the " Journal for the Working Classes . " Though then full of hope and animated by a sincere wish to do all that the powers within us were capable of , we had no idea of the importance and responsibility that soon attached to the conductors of the first swr ^ -vfvl Democratic newspaper : an importance arising from the fact that the Siar soon became the '" leading" provincial
* ' Journal of the Empire ; " and a responsibility arising from its becoming the recognised organ and teacher of the toiling millions . When looking back on those times , and when calling to mind the many difficulties that have had to be contended with ; the " envy , hatred , and all uncharkabJeness " of those wko had not succeeded ; the schemes and devices of the enemy to " get rid" of one who was constantly digging , in tyrannv ' s flank ; the efforts
of Government to " put down" what , by such efforts , was proclaimed to be a formidable opponent : when passing all these things in hasty review before themrnd ' s eye ourpast career becomes matter of wonder and surprise , even to ourselves , and we feel grateful that we have been blessed with an amount of energy and an elasticity of mind that has enabled us to meet every " emergency , surmount every difficultv , and place Labour ' s organ at an advantage in
e ^ err , Wjib the experienr-e thus gained , Ve made our th-bnl in a new and more extended sphere . It is not without conndVnc-e that we so appear : a confidence arising from the eminent success of our former labour in the democratic cause . It shall be our business to show that that confidence is not without foundation . It is almost needless to ^ 'iy , that though in divss we are different , and though our loeak is changed , yet in heart and h « -ad we remain the same . In
London , as in Leeds the yoril'm . ^ tar shall ever be ready to do battle in the cause of the oppressed . At nurhan < b- the "' oppressor of the poor , "—whether lie be landlord or capitalist ; foreman or factory master ; ovvrsevr or overlooker ; " guardian" or grinder ; prayerful or prayerless , —shall receive no quarter . For the traffic-king politician , the ariostatisinir renegade , the unjust judge , the partial
magistrate , the over-reaching landlord , the " screwing '" employer , and the hard-hearted task-master , we iiavo a "" -nhip of scorpion * , " which shall be unceasingly and vigorously applied . Id us , neither struggling humanity nor helpless innocence shall ever want an advocate . Knowi . vg the people ; being of the people , labouring for the people , we know what the people want : and their claims shall never lack enforcement while the hand that now
-m-ites can hold a pen or the tongue can wag . In entering on our new lease of existence as a lournalist , we throw ourselves thus entirely and unreservedly on the people . Tuet have given us power to be of use in our old position : it is they who can make us be felt and feured no > r . Labour ' s organ with the labourers at its back can organize Labour against the organisation of Capital : labour ' s organ without the people would be a scofl' and a scorn . The people n-- invc : the organization we will have ; for out of it «>} v can the ' F . ma \ ci
patio . n of LxDrsTRT come . To that end shall our efforts be constantly directed ; to that end shall WC as constantly endeavour to direct the efforts t > i others . With a heart full of hupe—with aspirations as pure ami as holy as ever animated the breast of a conductor of the press—with determination never yet unworthily subdued—and with every confidence in the success of the cause of Universal Progression , we commence anew our career . May it be all tlm we desire H to be , for Labour ' s Sake . '
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FOLK—PRESIDENT OF AMERICA . GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF CHARTISM . "While our sympathising cotemporaries are busy in denouncing grievances upon which they live and fatten , and would not therefore mitigate or correct , we turn with no ordinary gratification to the consideration of the greatest triumph the popular voice has acljjeved for the lASt centurv . Of course > ve refer to the ull-but certain election of President Mr . James Polk—a king with Christian and surname ; and al ] will join in his triumph over the Tory tooi , Mr . Kite Clat . Just at this moment , when
the rnomirchs of Europe had loudly nattered themselves with a prospect that the principle of centralization had been established , and the details for its enforcement ratified and agreed to—after a sufficient amount of Royal visits , fulsome wschange of Royal compliments , and exchange of Royal presents made at the expense of their stan-ing people—the Tory press , ever ready to offer a paying and harmless defence in behalf of the " rights of Labour , " and as harmless an opposition to the aggressions of Capital , is horrified , and stands aghast , at the news -uf this , the greatest of Labour's triumphs .
"We have given a copious report of the proceedings which preceded the struggle , as well as of the trkks re sorted u > by the monopolists to secure the election of their paper-money nominee . It is not wonderful , because it is characteristic of Toryism , that tiie crest-fallen faction should seek consolation after defeat in the hope that the ' recent struggle in America may bring the principles o democracy into odium , contempt , and distrust . If , ht . V _ ever , there is not to be one law for the rich and another for the poor—one practice for the enfranchised wealthy and another for the enfranchised pauper—we have but to direct attention , not to cows with long horns afar off but to our own domestic golden-headed calves , whose value at a contested election is estimated by the amount of treachery , bribery , and corruption , —not stopping a ' perjury , of which they can boast .
The great value of the American triumph will be found in the fact that the superior wealth of 1 ' otK's opponents ' was not able to purchase the sweet voices of his pauper supporters ; a fact to which wu-opine the Tories attach t j he most significant importance , lest the day may arrive when the popular voice of England will b < ' found virtuous and strong enough to re-sift the oppressor's fold . As it is a truth not to be denied , that in our present ( 'implicated commercial jeopardy our institutions I ut stand upon the ¦ whim of legitimacy ; and as America , above all other nations , Im . s the least reason to dread ils fall as well as the least interest in upholding its ascendancy , we have the greatest reason to rejoice in the triumph of her Chartist Prf-sitk-nt
Although the policy of the tyrant of Russia , the i reneh despot , and that of Sir Robert Peel , may differ on minor poinis , there can be but little doubt that the return of Mr . Clay would have either t-oi > rinetl those iiule differences wilhm safe limits , or might pt-rlmps ha > e rendered them still less noxious : but the return of Polk , and a pursuance of that policy to which lie stands pledged , will go far to increase those differences , and to destroy the " snugs gcry" of kings .
Those who rely on our want of union , anil "n the amount of money , ni' ]> hy siral force , and all the unholy appliances tha * . can be brought to bear against us at the command of legitimacy , should bear in mind that England is but a Jink in the chain of nation * . The tyrant GtonoE was compelled to receive , as Ambassador from the Court of free America , the man whose unholy presence he would not tolerate as a delegate from her struggling people \ Let them remember that the French Revolution of 1793 led to the Irish Insurrection of 179 b ! Let them bear in mind that the three glorious days of 1 M 0 in Paris , though pro . fitless to a disunited people , extracted the Reform Bill
from a reluctant English Oligarchy , separated Belgium from Holland , revolutionized the Germanic States , and drove petty tyrant princes from their capi-, tal by torchlight . and , above all , let them ponde ' well upon the fact that faction can no longer balk democracy of its fair share in any future change because our people are united upon a principle , and we shall have no disastrous inHrrtgwim , a tiino for the evU passions to marshal , between the going out of the old light of legitimacy and the substitution of the new light of knowledge "We will have no more shedding of blood to gratify the sangutnnry appetit e of princes ; no more difcunion to gladden the hearts of miiney-nmngi-rs ; no more striie to weaken the h .-m < is . of deinocracv . We bide our time : and
with eag-t-r fit- , 'JjaJJ natch for the arrival of the first fruits of the triumph ¦ .. £ Mr . James I ' olk , the first magistrate of the people , —who made him their chief for his virtues , and can unmake him should he violate bis pledges . Hurrah . ; then for : iie Charti > t , Polk , and for the democrats of America . ; and may the value they attach to their triumph inspire tho « e for whom we write with the laudable desire of proving the . superiority of democratic institutions over the follies of legitimacy and priestcraft . This is the first great blow at the centralization of monarchical power ; and may it be speedily followed up by the restoration Of 0 U y own people to their natural and legitimate rights and privileges , uncontrolled by the power of capital or the will of despotism . Again we sa > 111 KB a n fob Polk !
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Made surplus , should sit down idle , or He ( Joivn and sleep , and be supported by the 750 who are at work , than they should constitute , an idle competitive reserve for the masters to fall back upon ; thereby compelling all to submit to a larger reduction in the wages of each . ] Now the Independent , in reasoning the question of bad trade , has fallen into the error of acquiescing in the " prescriptive right" of the masters to mako all the profits they can in times of prosperous trade , conferring upon them also the right and privilege of holding their oivn , abstaining fiW loss , and of being satisfied with ordinary profits in times of depression . Now , it is to this
unjust mode of book-keeping that we have always objected . It in against this one-sided manner of bestowing sympathy that we have set our face . The system enables the masters to make enormous profits during the periods of brisk trade ; and if Capital as well as Land has its ' -duties" as well as its "rights , " what we demand is a fair debtor and creditor account , instead of the masters taking their stand upon the highest jjinnacle of profit , and considering that every farthing abstracted from that is So much unjustly plundered from them . There cl . arly ought to be a fuir calculation and a balancing between the masters' profits and the profits of their hands for a gi \ en period .
The Jwkpendent has seized the admissions made by several of the shakers as to the improve , ! cour-e now to be pursued by the Trades in prosecution of their object ; aii . I very naturally asserts that a combination of all those moral elements , now to be enlisted in the Trades' Movement should make it irresistible . We admit it . They slwuld be irresistible : but then we confidently assert that while violent language and daring atrocities may furnish the masters with a pretext for resisting the demands of the Trades , the most moral—the most irreproachable , inofteiisive , and persuasive means , wiJ ) , under the presen *
system , as signally fail to rescue Labour ' s neck from Capital ' s tread . If the Trades are violent , resistance is thought valorous and patriotic . If the Trades are cool , calm , and argumentative , the masterss ee no more danger in them than Lord Howick did in that antipathy to the Poor Law Amendment Act that was uot manifested in the Mazing rick or burning mansion . The niore we consider this all-inipnrtant subject , the more strongly are we confirmed in the impression that Trades , to be protected , must be united ; and that their union must be national and not sectional .
The letter of Mr . Buncombe is ominous and portentous-It btvpeaks the will of the Minister , which wilJ be aided by all the powers at the command of Capital : and those powers can be only met by the powers of the people ' s union . What we propose then—and let our remonstrance not pass by unheeded—is , that each Trade shall quickly , and ' with oss of time , " put its own house in order , " and that a Confebence of Trades' Delegates , constituting afixir i-tjtrcscntution of the whole > K > dt j , shall be elected and ready , on the introduction of any measure threatening further danger "to Labour , to assemble in London to ili < l Ml' . Ikllieonibe in tliat manly resistaiKv which he
pledges himself to oiler to any such measure that Sir Jiunes Wruham shall propose . This plan is safe and inexpensive ; and if required to be )> ut into operation , must be protective . There can be m > harm in being prepared with the machinery ; for although we were i-naW-d to rally a hurried opposition against tin- . Mast .-rs ami Servants Hi !) of la . st session , we will not venture to rel ) on such scattered elements to resist the will of the " strong Goe ( rni , un ! , " enforced , as it will be , upon timid landlords and griping capitalists , by the most despotic and callous Minister that ever held office in the British Cabinet . Parliament meets on the 4 th of February for the " dispatch of business ; " no time , therefore , is to be lost . The e \ ij passions are summoned to war against unprotected
Labour . Let the same herald rouBe the sleeping from their slumber , let then ) unite , marshal , decide , and rally round their own standard . Let . them remember that Sid-M « vtb was an nnpe ) , CA 0 TMJ 8 JE ^ CB was a fool , and -Fotr h $ was [ a sucking ( Jove , compared to the present Secretary of State for the Home Department Like ¦• Alp the Renegade , " he would justify npostaey by heaping odium upon his old associates . " We must drive him from ofjice because there is no Recresy in correspondence ; no security in the jivison ; no tenderness in mercy ; no justice in U >« \ aw ; no comfort in the cottage ; no clemency in the basilic ; no protection for the life , the liberty , or the property of the poor man , so long as all remain under his guardianship and control .
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If this Wfebtoby was all the emolument that the Church sought for its support , and if the donations were illustrative of the estimation in which the flock held their shepherd , \ ve should have no objection to the practice ; but when it is presented to us as a fresh pimple upon a body already ulcerated all over , we the more object to it It is fortunate , perhaps , that the disease has gone so far as to render these tritiing fresh eruptions . insignincant . We have written briefly on thv- subject , that . our readers may attach to it its proper importance , and no more ; hoping that it may stimulate them to demand the overthrow of a system which requires counter-irritants to preserve even it he semblance of life in the putrid patient .
This of kejitokv . now is one oi the grounds on winch the dreadful battles hereafter to be fought between " Old England " : Puseyisiii and ¦• Young E . vgiand " Piuseyism is to come oft ' . ' As yet the skirmish between the respective outposts tell well for i ' ocsg England . If we were allowed to nun upon so serious a subject , we should say the term - I ' useyisni , " was a compound of FEW and SCHISM ( LVw-sehisni ) . When will OOi Jfotftcr Church cease to be a propagator o ; ' her own dishonour and of the . nation ' s folly When the fashion of prejudice shall have , passed away ; and when man , seeing with his own eyes , hearing with his own ears , and reasoning with his own judgment , shall not be afraid to speak his own thoughts with his own tongue .
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I A CARD . The unwashed present tiieir compliments to the dirty clubi ; ami whiie they highly appreciate the value ot ' cleanliness , their principle is , . ' Every Man his own Washebwoman . Signed , on behalf of the unwashed . ¦ Waters Soap Scrub Secretary ,
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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . Erbata . —In the Report of the Manchester Aggregate Trades' Meeting , inserted last week , the statement in Mr . Al'Ciliee ' s speech , that " the painters worked from day-light ; in the morning till seven at ijight , " should have been " worked from light in the morning till dark at night . " In the list of subscriptions for the Oldham Tailors , the 10 s . from Bolton should have been £ 1 10 s . ; and from ; Manchester , for James Clark , £ " 5 . Inquirer . — The Poor Man ' s Companion for 1 M 5 will be published . The major portion of it is in type ; and , but for the demand on . Mr . Hobson ' s time , consequent on the preparations for the removal of the Star to London , woujd have been published ere this . In a fortnight , or iso , we exoeet to have it ready . It will be
found to be the most important number yet publishedcontaining , as it will , a full expose of the Paper-money sysUm , and shoiv its tremendous effects , for eee £ , on the producing millions . Joseph Habtlby , Bradford . —We cannot afford room for the address to Mr . Etzler . Pretty fair if we give short notices of meetings of the Tropical Emigration Society . ; Those from Hingley shall have attention . Scribe . — Wje fear the members he . speaks of have no remedy against the holder of their funds , as the society is not enrolled , ami consequently nut under the protection uf the lavy ,, Tu denounce him us a ' swindler " is all they can do ; ami if they t \ o tins , they must be prepared to take the legal consequences . John Ss . mitii ; Kensington . —We will try what can be done for him liext week . The "facts"' lie narrates , if authentic , will surely make the tailors , as a trade , stir , and place themselves in a position to defeat the
' sweaters . Thomas Lago , Dodwoetu . —We should apprehend that a minor could attest tiie signature to awill iis well as one wlm had attained his majority , if be be of age and knowledge to uuderstand the nature and obligation ot an oath , so as to Ik- eligible as a witness in a court ot justice , i Mb . . 1 . Sweet , of Nottingham , begs to acknowledge the receipt olV . ' s . bd . from Southwell , per C . Merchant , for the Duneonibe Testimonial Fund . Ann Harkison , Sheffield . —Her communication does more honour to her heart than her head . It would be iio service ; to her to print it . It would only expose her to the scoff and scorn of the jeering and unfeeling . Squire Aut > , Bradford . —His communication is hardly of general interest enough to justify us in inserting it . Never mind Mr . Oxley , nor the Bradford Observer Ti
either , Tl"j " eanmi - of themselves "rpcure the " ineitiier , » - cannn - of thomstlvej ; "rpcur ? the " incorporation" of Bradford . Before that is done , th 6 Bradford folks will ha \ e to give consent ; and before such consent isgiven , wo fancy they will go to Leeds and see tiie nature , constitution , and working of the disgraceful thimj there . If they are wise , they will say , " I'll none on ' ti " Mary Willis , onl of THE " Custamped Victims . —We are desired to announce that a meeting of the friends of this poor woman , who was one who boldly took part in the struggle for " cheap know ledge , ''and who is now an
inmate of St . Luke ' s V » orkhouse , in a very precarious Mate of health , will take place at the Butchers' Anns , Pear-tree-Court , Clerkenwell , or < Wednesday evening , Ike . , when some articles will be disposed of for her benefit . The poor old creature , who has attained her 75 th year , ii ' eels a horror v > f a . " wurklwusc funeral , ' anil she eai'lK'StK calls on h « -r friends to * ave her tVom that degradation . We trust her appeal will be responded to . One of the Opi-hessed , Exetlb , does not set forth what description of labourers they were who have been treated lib lie desci'ibcs by the Earl of t ' ortescue .
A Fiuend to the 1 ' oor Man . —We have not been able to peruse his communication . Mr . Ri < hard Ay re , Newcastle , writes us as follows : — " During the year 1 M !\ I was Treasurer to the Northern Political Union . Various debts were contracted , and monies collected and distributed in accordance with the resolutions of the Council . I'itimately a balance of nearly ' £ 40 was claimed by the Proprietor of the Xortliern Liberator newspaper , who came to me begging that 1 , as [ Treasurer , would give him an acceptance for the amount , promising that before it was due he would himself meet the I'ill , fritting me , as before , irresponsible of any individual liability . Previously to the hill becoming due , he stated his inability to take it up , and gut from me another acceptance in order to obtain cash
to nieet the first . This course was repeated several times till ultimately he left the town , and the bill was left in the hands of a London banker , who sued for the debt and costs , amounting to £ -10 17 s M , which I was compelled to pay . My credulity in this transaction arose from my entire confidence in the integrity of the person , Mr . Robert Ulakey , who promised to hold me harmless ; and as sneh debt was alleged to be due from the Union , by a person who had-received general credit for veracity , I felt less hesitation in affording him this accommodation . My object ill addressing this statement of tacts to you , is to prevail upon you to use your influence towards gaining for me
the aid of the members of the said Northern Political Union , that they , by their contributions ., however small , may liquidate a portion of the sum I was compelled to advance for them . Subscriptions will be received at the following places—Mr . Thomas Horn ' s , Market , and Mr . David Francis , Buteher 15 ; i : ik . " The Members of the Union havenow the case before theni . Thev know the facts conneeted with itlit them act as justice dictate ? . Th-imas Hackney , MANCtt ^ TKR , —We ire unaware of the nature anil scope of the Act he nirir . nms . It would lie liest tor hint to procure , i copy from ' . he Queen ' s Printer . -This can be dune through anv bookseller .
A Friend tothe Trade . — We ean . iot insert such a comlIIUIliciltio-11 , il . S lie lias , sent , Ollliliiuijuwiui authority . It ' the facts are true , and their publication desired , they should at least be authenticated by the ' signatures oi the officers ot ' tliu society . STRoSGBOW-i— IK'NDKF .. — We have seen worse " poetry , " but vet our friend ' s effusion uot reaching our standard is respectfully declined . TriF . YEOM . t ' Cavalry . —A souir nun-ing to the dointf « of tins .- wor-hies in I ^ -Ois out of date . , J £ NKIN Morgan . — Me . ( ' ) e . ue has received 17 s Hd , beiti " the proceeds ( per Mr . Vnrrirj of a runci-ri f » r the benefit of Jeiikin Morgan , held at the ' Feathers , ' WarlVTi-street .
Thomas Batty , Wakeheld , shall not be forgotten . . KontKT K idd , Pander , sends us particulars of a most painful case , which we trust will excite the sympathy and exertions of those to whom it is addressed— ; the Chartists <> f Fife an < l 1 'ortjtrs . hire . ' Mr . Kidd ' says , It is well known that at the last strike John : Duncan w'as apprehended • in >] cited to answer for a ' long list of crimes which he never committed . I need not go into details . Suffice it to say , that he was harassed , and his mind kept in a state of suspense concerning his trial for a considerable time . The trial was ultimatel y abiintlunetl ; but the persecutors have accuniulislitrd their end , —poor John Duncan ' s destruction . /? i « !< u » k < <( c . ; ir < u > under his trials , and he is miw , I am sorry t « sav , in a condition which leaves
little to hope for . Mrs . lJuncan , his amiable wife , is , with Roman courage and \ iruie , struggling to maintain herself and children without a murmur ; but every one may know the difficulties she has to contend with , with a shoji-rent of £ 1- ' , besides taxes , and all to be made froui the needle and the sale of a few pamphlets . 1 here say nothing of the heartfelt misery that must arise froni having a beloved husband in a state of Hung death ; for Duncan does not even know his own wife when she goes to call upon him . I need say no more to awakcp yuuv sympathy . Who that know .- ; John Duncan ( the honest John Duncan , as our champion Feargus O'Connor used to caJl him ) would n-fnse to
contribute a mite to aid his wile and little babe .- ; , anil to add one comfort to Her desolate and widowed hearth . ' Of his virtues 1 need not speak . His was a heart in which the milk of human kindness flowed , he felt for all mankind . Those who knew him best can best appreciate his virtues , and bewail his loss . "Sly dear friends , had you > een the l ^ ok of Mrs . Duncan when she told me tliat she had not had even an inquiry after bis welfare fjfom a single , locality except Dundee , you would ha > e blushed for Chartism , to say nothing of humanity ; -She ilid uot even ask for auj help . 1 believe bersjis a spirit that could not brook that , but it is our duty to conie forward and endeavour to give her that assistance which , as the wife o 1 * John Duncan , she .
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so well deserves . I trust , my friends , t need say no more to arouse you to a sense of your duty ; but that you will speedily meet in your various localities , more especially those which Mr . Duncan visited , and where his worth was known , —and collect a email sum each , and send it either to Mrs . Duncan ¦ ; - *— ( her address is , " Duncan and Drummond , Catherine-street , Edinburgh , " ) or to me . I am , Brother Democrates , jour ' s truly , ittittEKT KlDD , No . 7 , Wellgate , Dundee . "
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Mcrder at Munich . —A letter from Munich , of the 15 th , says : — " A dreadful crime was committed here yesterday . While Captain N was attending his duties at the Ministry of War , his wife only twenty years of age , and the female servant of the house in which she resided , were murdered . A razor , with wliieh the crime was perpetrated , was found near them , and all the closets and drawers had been plundered of their most valuable contents . The man servant of Captain X , who is suspected
of being the murderer , has fled . Agricultural Distress . —Since Thursday last , not less than . seventy-seven persons have been admitted inter the ' . vorkhouse of the Banbury Union ; and we believe we are not mistaken when we state that an equal number are ready to present themselves for a like purpose , Of the seventy-seven , forty-one are from the parish of Bloxham , and they entered together on Friday last , passing through our town in melaucholv procession .
Si-dden- Death of ax Eccentric Cuakacter . — Wednesday t-veiling , Mr . Payne held an tnqnest at the Crown , Westminster-road , on the body of Richard James , aged 52 , a shoemaker , of 8 , Duke-street , Westmmster-road . The deceased , it appeared , had for many years been afflicted with fits of epilepsy , having as many as three in the day , and was of very eccentric habits , never allowing his window to be shut , summer or winter , always sleeping with it open . On Sunday night he \ va& found lying with his head on the floor and his legs on the bed , quite dead . Mr _ Newconie , surgeon , said the deceased died from apoplexy . Verdict— " Natural Death , "
Accident fhom the Ixcvctious Use op Fikb-Arms . —Wednesday after a dreadful accident occurred on Iward a fishing-smack lying off Billingsgate , to a lad named John Carrier , aged 16 , belonging to the vessel . The poor fellow , it appears , had been cleaning a fowling-piece , and had broken a piece of wood which he used for the purpose in the barrel , in order to move which he poured some powder into the gun , and then foolishly dropped on to it a hot cinder . The explosion which took place shattered his right hand to pieces , and dreadfully lacerated the aim . He was conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , and was immediately attended by Mr . Edward Cock , who performed amputation at the wrist joint . The lad is in a fair way of recovery .
Accident to Lord Nugent . —Lord Nugent met with a serious accident , whilst riding from Twickenham , on Saturday last . His lordship was cantering along the road , and riding loose at the same time , when hi .-j horse fell , and rolled completely over him . His lordship , although much shaken by his fall , -remounted his horse , and rode on to town , On arriving at Hathway ' a hotel , Mr . Travers was sent for , and he at owe discovered that his lordship had sustained some internal injury , and had fractured three of his ribs . We are happy to find that the noble lord is rapidly recovering .
Extraordinary Skddex Deaths of nrE Editors of tiie "Norfolk Chro . nic . le" axd "Norwich Mercury . "—In the obituary of the last week's papers in . Norwich the death of Mr . David Irwin was announced . This-gentleman had for upwards of forty years filled a confidential situation in the office of the Conservative newspaper , the Norfolk Chronicle . His death was peculiarly suuYteii , and , from his high eharaeter , was the theme of general conversation for several days . On Sunday last , only five days after his death , great was the astonishment , and deep was the
regret , at the announcement of the equally sudden , death of Jonathan Matchett , Esq ., the senior partner and editor of the same paper , which capacity that gentleman had filled upwards of half a century . Oa Wednesday morning still greater was the astonish ment , and deeper the regret , at another awful visitation in the nearly as sudden death of R . M . Bacon , Esq ., the senior partner and editor of the Liberal paper the Norwich Mercury , who had been unwell for the last few weeks , but not to such an extent as to pause any ajano to hw family .
Fatah Railway Accident . - —On Thursday night , the 21 st inst ., a fireman , named Maywood , was killed , within four miles of Birmingham , on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway . The train was passing under Cleeve-bridge , and the unfortunate man not being sufficiently on his guard , his head came in contact with one of the iron pillars which support the bridge , and he was instantly killed . Dreadful axd Fatal Railway Accident . —On : Thursday afternoon , the 21 st inst ., a collision , attended with fatal and appalling consequences , took place on flie Midland Counties Railway . In consequence of a tender having got oif the rails , the Derbytrain , which should have left Nottingham at three
o ' clock , was delayed , and was at length compelled to proceed along the down line , instead of the proper line ; a messenger having been despatched to stop aa expected down train at Beeston , about three miles oi £ for fear of collision . The messenger either did not arrive at Beeston in time for the trail ) , or he did not deliver his message properly . However , to whatever cause it may be ascribed , the train to Nottingham had left the Beeston . station before the train to Nottingham had arrived ; and the engineer either not knowing or not regarding the message that had been forwarded , drove the train at its usual rapid pace , and a tremendous collision took place . In consequence of the dov / n train being driven at a much more rapid
pace than the train from Nottingham , and beingmuch heavier , and having a powerful and very heavy engine , the up-train from Nottingham sustained the principal part of the damage . The up-train consisted of an engine and tender , a second-class carnage , containing parcels , but no passengers ; then two second-class carriagee , with passengers ; followed by a first-class carriage , with passengers ; and then a third-cjass carnage . So grait was the force with which the down-train znet the « p-train , that the engine ot" the latter was actually driven from its position down wards , and the boiler was elevated to the height of many feet above it , the tends of the engine was driven through the parcel-carriage , and the two passenger second-class conveyances were as
completely smashed to pieces as a nutshell when trodden under foot . The unfortunate passengers in the two carriages were dreadfully crushed and mutilated . Considering the number of passengers , and the terrific torce of the concussion , it appears muv culous that no more persons were injured , and that only two individuals met with their deaths . Those persons are Mr . Dean , commission agent , Hound ' sgate , Nottingham , who died in a few minutes after the accident , in a field by the side of the railway ; and Mr . Yarnill , Derwent Bank , Derby . Mr . YarnjJl was taken to Lcnton in a cart , and implored Mr . Godfrey ,
of the White Hail Inn , to take him into his house , exclaiming , " For God's sake , take me in . or I shau burst . " To the disgrace of Mr . Godfrey , he refuse d to admit the dying man . Mr . Lee , the riorist , immediately had the sufferer conveyed into his own house , where Mr . Yarn ill died in two or three minutes , lie had a leg completely smashed ; but the immediate cause of his death was severe internal injuries . No less than twenty persons are named who were moreor less injured , some of them having been severely crushed : . some had their limbs fractured , while others have escaped with slight bruises .
Vurthei ; Particulars . —List of Killed ai » Woiwuek . —Mr . Dean , Hound's-gate , dead . Mr . . lohn Neep , of middle age , of Ret ford , lies at the <_;< wrnl Hospital , but hopes are entertained oi his recovery . The extent of injuiy cannot at presets be usi-ertaiiied , as , besides being sadly bruised , « » feared some of his ribs are broken . Geoj'jre Hurley , about thirty years of age , stoker , seriously scalded " and burnt , the fire and boiling water having fallen upon him from the engine , when forcw upwards by the collision . Mr . . lotin Bowlestridge , landlord of the Three Horse Shoes , Derby-road , and Miss Ann Gretton , W Dove ( Jiff . Staffordshire , much bruised . Mr . ( iretton , Burton-on-Trent , severely crushed . Mr . Bradley , Southwell , fanner , leg broken . Mr . Yarnill " , formerly butler at Colwick-hall , A&a-Mr . Arnold , medical instrument-maker , seriouslj
hurt . Mr . ( iiirratt , surgeon , of London , extensively J »* jured . , RjoWn Thornhill , lace-manufaetiirer , sligwi crushed . David Fox , employed at Mr . Gill ' s silk-null , ai » broken . Misses Ann and Maria Lewis , of Sne-mton , seriott * - ly hurt , owing to the violence of the concussion , were thrown out of the carriage , and their dresses beconuBS entangled , they were nearly stripped . One of t beJa had a ^ tuallv the sole of her shoe torn off . ... JklLll Cl ^ rbVlltll T v * 4 . *~ r UVA % s ^ -f 4 « AV A IJ 4 &W kVill va > - m-
We rogi-et to say that the conduct of tiie into ""* tants of the village was characterised " ?> y aaytoiUS rather than humanity ; the Misses Lewis , who wen ? close to the unfortunate Mr . Dean in the ralT ^ carriage , were permitted to remain in almost a sta of nudity in a field for upwards of an hour before w ; were removed . At length they were taken in baker ' s e . irt to Mr . Hammond ' s , to whom they were paving A visit , and were afterwards conveyed to ux hoitie . Mr . Dean was also treated with siuui # neglect . . , Mr . Robinson , traveller—very much bruised . Mr . Thistlewood , of Lincoln—ditto . Mr . Nixon—ditto , ami tooth broken out . Mr . George Baker—slightly bruised . Mr . JoiitTWildey—bruised . Mr . Tutin , sen . —bruised .- , , D ^ , Mixs Surplice , of Beeston , escaped injury bv leap" *
out ot the carriage . , _ , i } an 4 " Mrs . Dean , sister-in-law to the deceased , antM lady of the Castle and Falcon , Notting ham , ww , little daughter , was also severely bruised and misu
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The Northern Star. Saturday, November 30, Iw4.
THE NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 30 , IW 4 .
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DE . M'DOTJALL AXD MR . JAMES LEACH . \ As a matter of fair-play , ire gire insertion to tte subjoined letter , judging it as necessary to follow ¦ the one from I > r . M'DonaB , in onr last number , even pending tLe inquiry determined on . But Tien tne correspondence most stop . We cannot allow it to go farther , or vre shall be again accused of encouraging : "denunciation . * ' This -we shall carefuDy gBard " against . Indeed , liad the parties to tnis correspondence been any others than they -rrere , id all probabHrrv not a fine of h TVOllld hjlTe &t . j > eare < L ]
TO IKE EDITOR OP TUB " . fORTEERS STAR . "' Dzae Sir , —1 am sorry toliave again to Trouble yon on the subject of M'DonaH ' s letters , as th . ^ re is a commiltee formed in Manchester , \ vhi > have fixed upon next Monday -week as the day on which the in-Testigation into the matters alluded to in those lettershall take plaee . But the false and seandalou .-Bature of M'DoualTs last letter " renders it impotable for me to allow thai time to pass over "without a reply- Ton mil . by inserting the following , greatlj oblige , Yours truly , James Leach .
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PARTIES AXD POLITICS IX SWITEERLAXD . ( THIRD ABTIfTX . } SWISS CO 5 FHVERA 710 S . Gen .- - . ^ . Sr . v . 1 . 1 > 44 . "Wnaievi . T > upcrt > disdain the bii : h bar ... i * <•! the European monarchical jsv ** mav tffn-i i-. r -.. ir little Switzerland , it is vtcll known that their a : ? i-nrii . ii i- not the less axwl upon htrr , in order to ~ eize uj ^ -n t he < 5 rferts and vexation ? ronsttjuences thai her < lv : jjtx-ratK- rvirime uaT offer . Tia > , Jel n > remark in ivbat :: j . ini ) t-r , wi she ae « f d the leas : conflict Vtrtivern the « -uiiiMn > . - «<¦ iio no-. ~ a % at - -he least cornmoti < jii . lht-3 quk-i ^ t take up their yea and a = c-r ! be The event to iht- vicrs > jf tl )^ n-J'Ubyiilin stswiu . The-v -io soi con ? ii 5 ? r that srrujrj : j <' » more p-a \ e
¦ taJie jiscv , and frequently euoujrh , in juvmn- * or 111 t > y . vu ~ Mepeudrjn upon absolutism , and thai if aijarrhv and the h-rr"TT- 02 " tivil war do noJ Maja the - ¦>!) with htucau i' ! o « . » i . it i- > olelv -owing to the t-iistrjn- ^ < -1 " a permanent ^ r r . } , a .: i >! to thr < li-= j >! a \ of n-n > idt : J ~ ibl * - :- 'm-j £ . t tiie ir-asl * - -. "i < itrrir > - .-f t-oinmotioii , nh « -t > i ^ r | . r « . ^ i ^»< -ia . l OT local . TLrJ fijrsrM i- ^ pwuillv , tbi— -- A-tnirtur * <•! -nr democratic iurtituti- i ^ , thai Ru > -ia , Austria , Italv , Prussia , England , ai ^ i even Tr&nrc h > r < trli , muuM '»¦ - in a continual state of internal -nar if th" bawit ! - of the soldierv , comjXfSed a- i : i ^ if th- :-::..,-. uit .-n >< i l < rulal , did not come to the ai < 3 uf the ' . i-jv .-rEincnis ajxijust ¦ ihediscuntenttd poj . ulnti . m .- - Even the foreign I > ein . » -rat : c jt- — ! ., an : fe > : > oiav lendenry to render --ur federal < ^ :: Lqlv ^ rw-p-n ^ bkfor our intestine quarrels .
TlTras-withthe . p-eatt- ^ .- ^ irpri— iLal wv read ' a : a u-ur-Bal , ¦ £ < Cenfciir di I . 3 .. 1 . f « . r v . ho : n otherwise v . ej » r . ift- « mnch esteem , these sm ^ Tilar- w . - > rd "Se ^ whai } sasse > in StritzerlaBd , where tederiJi ^ m i- in i \ j ] I \ ~> rcr : ha ~ tliat country made the least advancement f > jr munv l > jnz Tears ? It uses its strength in nanvw strife ; it ha * d » serious influence without—it cannut hate an > , and . not-• withstanding it = republican institutions . J « - ~ --iitisin uriiar * - * it and holds it in check . " Assureil bv it will not w difiicult to prove to the Censeur that StritzerlsDd ljas for the last
fifteen years made a progress , yet desired and ho ]^ -d f .. r in Trance ^ t hat she has noi ceased to march «» nvard , whilst -other countries , at first re ? ene . - rated a ? she was , ha ve done nothing , and still do nothing hot retr ^ ade : — and , as to the little influence tha t she exercises withuut , ^ we might observe thaX when a monarehv of 35 millions 01 50 i& = is . according to the assertions of the opposition tive Ciselves . hut afeehle weig ht in the great European , qTW » tions , w need not ~ be astonished that it is thus with z coun ' ry of two millions of inhabitants- Bnt let us limit o-ar ? ei ^ es now . bv objecting ty the critique of the CenKur - that France is al ? o agitated and held in checi by the Jesmts—and t- > > uch an --rtent that emiih'Bt writers a : id
orators do not disdain to ombat them . Ev « "i the ' v « . vur iimsel ^ in each of hi > na ^ ip-r * . breaks a lance azai : !> I them-Indeed , to what end does-ltsMitisru aim in Fram-t , if it is not tiie same that it has artsiintd hi Lucerne—the monopoly of instruction ? There is then no difference in ¦ t ' Hy double struggle ; and it is not certain , if we believe in numerous symp toms , thai in France , as at Lucem-, the victors' does not definitively remain with the uiuM-tni > utain party . It has been onr wish , in * xamining the coudnc-t of the foresn press with regard to our republics , to re-establish ; -rh ^ rltr of tie facts , and to demonstrate thai it is not ,
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TKADES UNIONS AND THE APOSTATE MINISTER . Tblh is no greater inducement to the public instructor to persevere in his course than the reward that public opinion bestows upon his exertions . From the first-apjiearauce of the Northern Stur , to the present day , we have seized every practical opportunity oi' rousing the Trades of England to a knowledge of their power , a sense of thiir duty , and a feeling of their degradation . The assaults of faction on the unprotected Dorchester labourers , on | thb Glasgow Cotton Spinners , and on the
iHiblin Trades , through Mr . O'Connell , as well as theseveral side-blows aimed at Trade * ' Unions generally , furnish the bod y with a sample of the will of the Capitalists , could they only disi o \ er the way of giving it ell ' uct . Recentl y we have observed i prowin ^ ' and a penwal disposition in thr Trades lv rmvi tluir old institutions on j-ef <> rni < - < l prim-iples ; and in ronscqui-nvf » vc have aided fjipj r vddi'aiuiirs b y * uc ) i KUgjjc-stious as we considered mccs . sirv as iv «* 1 J for their protection ; ik for the accomplishment "I their utiN-ct .
The conimuni < -a ! i < 'us that \ v < - continue to receive from alni' ^ t ei ery district in England giu- us fresh imk and i-ourajre in the uSfeunini-c that our luboUr i ) as not been lost : ; m . l , ; i > a proof , we beg ' w dirrct especial attention to the report of the proceedings of the Trades' Delegate Meeting recently h > -ld in Shettield ; the most important feature in the prowedings being the communication madt ; by Mr . Duncombe , in his letter to Mr . Drury , and the reception of Mr . Drury ' s assertion , that " location on the l . ind should constitute one irrand fiitture in their Tin •"» «•
--n ' .. ";' The irresistible use made by Mr . Duncombe in the House of Commons of the system of restriction resorted to by the Trades of Sheffield was one of the strongest arguments that was or could be adduced in favour of a Ten Hours'Bill , and a principle which , from its justice and efficiency , has been partially adopted , and is about to be universally enforced , by the . Colliers and other Trades ; and to the objections—to the ( strained objections—adduced by the Sheffield Ind-cpendent to the wholesome principle we would offer a few observations .
The Sheffield Independent has done all that we could re . quire , and more than we could have expected , to place the questions of controversy between the Trades and . their masters in a fair , impartial , and honorable light before the country ; and , therefore , our comments upon a very able and ^ extremely well-written article upon the meeting to which we refer , shall be characterised by a similar amicable spirit . The Independent acknowledges tut principle of restriction , but would fritter it away in degree t > j making it only applicable to times of prosperous trade . He holds that it is not only inapplicable , but injurious in times of slackness . Here we differ in toto from
our contemporary , believing that the principle of restriction is merely protecti \ e when trade is prosperous , and becomes indispensable when trade is bad . If political truths ripen by repetition , we cannot too often repeat the maxim that has been laid down for the regulation of demand and supply , 111 the Labour market . Take an illustration : if 1000 hands were the required number to perform all the work [ to ^ be done in Sheffield , —or any othel district , it matters not ; and if those thousand hands were kept in full employment , they would receive full wages ; kut if a depression in the trade in which they an employed should reduce the meters' requirement tc 750 , iiwoidd htmc / re io the ¦ advantage Of cU tfaatftlie 25 (
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THE OFFERTORY . YOl' . Nd K . VUU . VD rf . SBYJSM ' ' . ' > U > -E . Vfil . ANP PTSEY 1 S . M . No one will deny that the Church lias ever been the most impudent Ixggar , and the most daring robber : and , just m > w , ulx ; n the public mind is bent upon the belief that MotJier ( . 'hurch has become contemptible by the neglect of her rno « t important duties , the Old Dame seeks to shelter herself from irrll-nieritcri national reproach liy the revival of one of her most obnoxious practices . In olden times , when each parish was a kind of common pasturage for its own flock , and the homely Catholic priest was the single > hephtrd of the rtock , the custom of collecting -alms
from those who could spare to relieve those who were in want , existed , and the responsibility of distribution was cheerfully vested in the shepherd . On the enactment of tin 1 4 " i- < A of Elizabeth , the necessity for the system of pe \ v-K-gjjing ceased ; and since then the practice of begging alms in the church for the relief of the poor has fallen into disuse . Yoono Enoland has hit on the expedient of reviving the pour man ' s stake in the hedge . " by means ot allotments of land -, ivnd Old England , that is , tiie State Church hiehahchy , thinks of reviving his ' stake" on the platter ; ami a ^ reat war consequently rages between the Time . ' , as the representative of " Yor . vc Kshlasd J- ' usfffisM , " and the Uishup of London , as the representative of 'Old Ekgland f ' ustsuittn . " . In this dispute the
' / lines has out . masb .-red its opponent at fearful odds : -. shile , if anything was wanting to complete the victory nver the Right Reverend Father in Ood , a letter in the Tiims of Wednesday , an dcr tiie signature of" -Silvesieu , " has clenched the business . " Silvester" v < ry properly , without perplexing himself much about the period at wliirb the sy » tcm of pew-begging existed , or whither it ever existed or not , comes to the rational conclusion that the offering cannot be voluntary , but must be compulsory . } lr shows how all the feelings ofshamv , sensibility , .. sumitatiui ) . and uni > U * eail , are calculated to extract what perhaps prudence would otherwise have withheld ; and Jk- writer further adds , that even if the revival of the system was necessary , he doubts the fitness of State-Church parsons tojrive it effect .
The beggar in ( Mi Bias solicited alms with a ( run in one baud and a plate in the other ; while , with less boldness , but not levs threat to the Tiini-coutributov , the Right Rev . Prelate would make his appeal with damnation in one hand and the platter in the other . If this offertory . has again become necessary , the best wjv to destroy the necessity for its revival is to restore the 43 d of Elizabeth , bj which the minister of the gospel was spared the humiliation uf begging . We very much doubt that the JlOOr in any one parish would be one iota benenUed by the success of "Old England's" new project .
When the Church is in danger •¦ the noble army of Martyrs" are ever ready to appear as warriors in arms , or jugglers with pea and thimble ; either to preserve a pious ascendancy through blood , or to . allay rising discontent ; by a timely juggle . ; fiod knows the inch Church has gone far to exclude , naked pauperism from the sanctuary , without further endeavouring to thin Us audience by manifest poverty or reluctance to contribute to the relief of others when the donors themselves mav stand iu need of alms , or at least I
be unable to diminish their little store without personal inconvenience . Our defence of the working classes a < rain » t the charge of " inndelitv , " and the non-observance of their religious duties iu ix'iO , « In 11 , as Cosingsby would say , the . Tories ' wanted a good cry , " was their nakedn •>< , and the shame , —some , when religion is in question , may call it false pride , — -of placing industry in rags in contrast with ¦ idleness and splendour . The impoverished state of the 1 working classes at that period led to thru congregations ; 1 and now that that odioust distinction has been in part removed , ¦• Old England" svoulU introiKice a comparison ' between copper and ¦ ¦ silver . :
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4 NORTHERN STAR- | ¦ Novembeb 30 , 184
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1291/page/4/
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