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WEST KIDiNG ( TOttKSUIRE ) ELECTION- < " Lire ana let live "— "A . & » day ' s wages for a feir dav ' s labour . " fT * 'HE Friends of Native Industry intend tc start jL cr . EA ? HAitwAT Tiuiss from all the laTgc nanudetasins towns , Iwrjeriug jn the different railways , to enaV . e the n jwatives to declare by show of hands , on the •• • ay of Roiaixiatiou , flirt tSaysiH not allow tltcir " wages to be Te ' . uevd to the continental level ; " that they will Lave a " T * n Hours Factory Bill ; " that they have n right to = " f-ir day ' s wages fcr a fair day ' s labour ; " and ihat » at ? . ve inV « try shall lie protected . " The different trains will wnvcy the opera tives home after tlie nomination . Further information wii ! be given when the dayoi election is fixed . " ^^^ iiTH ^ vi vPTinv ' i WEST KIDiNG iTO MviUUlE ) ELELfION . ?
The Friend * c . f Native Industry are earnestly so liciied to assist raii roviaiuc : the n « -ccfsary funds tor mm .-abnvepunK . 5 C av . d also for the High Sheriffs charge . < " » the demand of a pole . lVrttKuJ . Subscriptions to be paid to the account ; of Mr . F «« n , M . V .. at Messrs . Hopkins , Karton . « d Co Bn £ «* , j , Eejr . r . t-street . Loudon ^ nd atMessrs . Becketts . bankers , F ^ nd has heen * tf ~* in I **** - -ere illness of a near relation , bat he has arnved »¦ ^» a ™ -
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THE REV . T . WILSON'S CATECHISMS . Jr < l ruUlfhcd , rric 4 9 d . rfl UE . CATECHISM OF ESGLISH GRAMMAR . Aha , Kite EdMon * cf litfdazd ™ CaHxKsm , lythe " " 8 c . T . lvuVou , iVfee 9 « . cadi . Firstlessonsin Xsxaral riu ' iosophy Second Lessons in Natural Philosophy Third Lessons in Natural Philosophy First Catechism o Common Thine * Second Catechism of Common Things Third Catechism of Common Things Catechism of Bible History Catechism of English History The First Catechism of Geography lha Catechism of Music . LONDON : DARTON AXD OLMIK , HOLBORX HILL
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THOMAS COOPSR . THE CHARTISTS WORKS . THE PURGATORY OF SUICIDES . A Prison Rhyme . In Ten "Books . ( On e Vol ., 7 « . 6 d . ) The most wendcrfol effort of intellectual poiw produced wi thin the last century . ' — 37 i « Britanma . "We hail the writer as a new power in the world of t . oetry , the ruler of a new domain , us yet but little known , but which the public cannot fail to recognise , when i ts kin ? s of thought shall put ou their ringing robes , and with fresh voice and soul speak its praises to the world . — Satiael . The book possesses mind—TOind which make itself felt and understood , and which , therefore , demands rcgpect . —AlhenatiK . ranMAfl COQggR THS OSARTIST'S THOMAS COOPSlv . l » a »
" Pure , religious , patriotic , he has not a line iuimJcHl to the great law of progression . Men may read him an a preacher poet . His lay in for all time . It will make the heart of the hopeful glow with a holy fire when he who penned it has passed from among men . As mnn strengthens in knowledge and love—as passion or prejudice expire—as reason gains and retains her mastery —will this high-souW man ' s work be incrwMiiiffljrevereneed and rend . "— General AdeerKser . "Well conceived—wrought out with no ordinary amount of power—clearly and coneiieljr expressed . "lUumir . a ' . ul Mapjcine . " One of the most extraordinary KUrary productions of the dny—we mny say of the present age—a work which will gaiu for its author a reputation as lasting , if not as great , as that of Byron , Spenser , and Milton . "—Kendeh / iufcpetiifent .
" Intensity , passion , is his great characteristic ; and this will constitute the main source of his influence , nnd , unless we are math mistaken , will render the' Purgatory of Suicides' as popular in the politicul , us I ' ollnok ' s 'Course of Time' iu the religious , world . —Nottingham Setieu . " One of the noblest creations of modern times , deeply impregnated with power aad beauty , and glowing in every page with the illuminings of searching and passionate thought . He wields an intellect of mighty power . We shall not halt in asserting that in the catalogue of England ' s greatest bards must hereafter be inscribed the name of Thomas Cooper . "—Sheffield Iris . "One of those rare works which appear at but distant intervals ef time . It proclaims the author to he gifted with the spirit of poetry iu the highest degree . "—Lekuterfhire ifereurv . "Tke whole work is one which must impress the reader with the conviction tlmt Cooper , the Chartist , is a man of lofty genius , aad must and will ha remembered v . ith his lann's language . " —Boston Herald .
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THE TEN HOUKS BILL . BROTHER YORKSHIREMEN , —At the lust election the leaders of the Conservative party nobly did their duty . The country gentlemen , whose motto is , " Live and let live , " and the old English manufacturers aud merchants , whose maxim is , ' A fair day's wages for a fair day ' * labour , " entered into a solemn compact to rescue the riding from Whig thraldom , and the country from Whig misrule . They lioiste d the banner of " the altar , the throne , and the cottage , " and called upon the enemies of Popery , the supporters of the monarchy , and the friends of native industry to rally beneath its shelter ; nor did they call in vain . The cheers which announced our glorious victory have scarcely yet died away : " the handwriting on the wall , " which told Lord Morpeth that Whiggcry wns defunct-in the West Hiding , is scarcely yet obliterated ; nnd behold it is proclaimed to the world that Conservutfcm iu West Yorkshire is as ( lead as Whiggery . THE TEN HOURS BILL . mnnTtiP . R vnRKSmKEilEN .-Atthe lust election
Fellow countrjmen , —lliis is glurioug news ! From this : ime forth Ut the " tliimblerijrgiiig" word " Conservative" be struck out of the political vocabulary . It was coined to take iu a nation—it has alread y destroyed a party . Let" Protection" and " Free Trade" henceforth be the rallying cries : let these two principles be again tested Ht the ensuing West Riding electiou . Rise up , then , men of Yorkshire . Not a moment is to be lost—England exp ? cts and insist ? that you shall do your duty . If those who led you to victory in 1811 are now dead to patriotism—are now impervious to the calls of their
country iu her hour of peril , when anarchists and democrats are marshalling their forces to pull down the church , to destroy the monarchy , to uproot the peerage , to lay the aristccracy in the dust , and to plunder the workinginan of his hereditary property— " a lair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s labour , " —if they havo forgotten the principles which they avowed in 1841 , and which induced ten thousand humble but honest electors to vote lor the men of their choice , I tha : ik God that those who on tliut occasion were induced to follow , are now prepared aud determined to take the lead , although deserted by tlie men who ought to have been foremost in the coming fray .
1 have this day been called upon by the manufacturing operatives of the West Riding to do ray duty , aud to appear upon the hustings ut the ensuing election , to tiglu the but le of labour against capital . Since I became a public mau I hare nevtr deserted their interests , either iu the Senate or in the country ; therefore , unless unforeseen circumstances occur , on the day of nomination 1 shall propose as a candidate for your choice , a thorough Englishman—a mau who has honesty written in iiis ta . ee , and who has a character of unblemished integrity upon his back : who is for—Protection for our Protestant religion uguiusttlic insidious attacks and alarming encroachments of Popery , avowed Iutidels , and Unitarian Dissenters;—Protection for the monarchy against a le . igue of conspirators who dared , at a public meeting in Rochdale , to avow that" they wanted no Royal family
;"—Protection for the peerage against a league « conspirators who have openly declared tliattli < -y will not rest uutil the peerage is laid in the dust , and who were designated byCouden . at Stockpurt , " aset of noodles and doodles ;"— - Protection for the aristocracy against a league of conspirators , who have openly declared , that they will not cease their labours until the aristocracy is laid in the dust;—Protection for the landowners , be they great or small , against a conspiracy of cotton lords , who b » as : eil at . Manchester that tliey could bny up the whole of t ! iu land iu the kingdom;—Protection for agriculture , as tlie 6 ource of all liuinnu provision ;—Protection forthe farmer , who has multipliedki ; rittlc , replenished the earth and subduedit , andcouver . e 1 barren hills into fruitful fields
;—Protection for the farm labourer agamst the slave labour of Poland;—Protection for the manufacturers' securest and best market— "the home trade ;"Protection for the manufacturing operatives' labour ugainst a conspiracy " to reduce it to the continental level ;"Protection for the manufacturing operatives against life-destroying labour , by an efficient " ten hours' factory
bill ;"Protection against " the truck system , " and against " abatements of wages ;"Protection for the pcor against the tyranny and oppression of the Poor Law Couunisiouers , who have waged si ceaseless and a desolating warfare against tlie poor muu ' s cottage ;—Iu Eliort , a man whose motto shall be—Protection for all , dcs : mction to none . This man is the Hon . Edwin Lnscciles , From him we bhall hiite , from him we will receive no refusal , tur public men doubly become public property in the hour ot danger . Yurkshiremcn , —Although late in the field , we have nothing to fear ; tlie cou .-tituer . cy amounts to oC . OUO voters , and after all the exertions of the Ltiiguu not uuu quarter are vet pledged to vote for " Cobden ' s inaH . "
Landowners , — Cubden tells you that you are " a set of muttons , " who are going to be fleeced without a bleat ! Farmers , —Cobden tells you that you are " a set ol chawbacons , " and UKtit to till the soil ; and so you will be , if you don't rise up as one man , aud di ive " the League candidate" out of the riding . On the day of nomination I shall exercise my privilege as an elector , aud call upon Lord Morpeth to answer tlie following questions : — 1 . Upon what country do you propose that England thall become dependent for her supply of corn ? a . What guarantee do you propose to jriw . that any country will provide us with a constant supply of corn in all seasons—in peace and iu war ; and that the people will never rise up under a dread of scarcity , and prevent its exportation ?
3 . What security will the country have that corn speculators will not rise the price of coi u far above the value it has ever been sold for in England , after they shall haw mouonolized the supply ? 4 . Iu what way do you propose to remunerate the landowners for the loss which they will sustain in the reduction of the value ol " land ! 5 . In what way do you propose to remunerate the farmers for the reduction in the value of their capital by the introduction of foreign corn ? <; . How do you propose to employ the agricultural labourers thrown out of employment by the introduction of foreign corn ? 7 . Will not a lai ge increase of hands in the manufacturing labour market reduce the price of labour ? 8 . Would not a free trade in manufactures reduce wages to the continental level ?
y . Have not the wages of the manufacturing operatives greatly decreased during these last few years , whilst tic . supply of manufactured goods has greatly increased ? 10 . J ) ure the Anti-Corn Law League meet the operatives in any manufacturing town , and publicly discuss the question of free trade f If they dare , be so goodas to uam the town . 11 . Katne one single foreign country which is prepared to enter into a free trade treaty with England . 1-. Are not all forei gn governments encouragiug and numug their manufacturers by protective nud prohibitory duties « nud hav « not they increased their tariffs since we reduced our tariff ? 13 . If no foreign country will enter into a treaty of free trade , hovr do you propose to carry out the principles ot free trade iu manufactures ?
14 . Tlie Poor Law Commissioners in the years 18 SS and 18 ST delivered into the bauds of some Anti-Curn Law League cotton-spiuu « rs n great many [ . thousand !! of agricultural labourers for the purpose of enabling thorn to "absorb" tlie "surplus ; vopul ; Uum" of the south , in reducing the wage » of the manufacturing operatives ; wii ! you be so good , now that you are a member of th-: Ami Corn Law League , as to inform the operatives now present , whether they are jet alive , or whether they have been " absorbed" and " used up" ? Operative ,:, —I shall call upon you to adopt the following resolutions : —
" We , the operatives of the West Uulii . g of Yorkshire , do hereby resolve , that the delivering u large body uf Agricultural l ;< b itirers into the hands ot' the Anti-Corn Law League cotton-spiuncrs by the Poor Law Coiinnissionert ; , for the purpose of ' absorbing' the' surplus population' of the south , 'in equalizing our wages to the continental level , ' was a secret conspiracy to rob ub of our property , a direct invasion of the rights of labour , an act ot monstrous cruelty and oppression , and a violation ol the British Constitution . " " Tliat lleseru . Ashworth and Oregg , who originated this secret conspiracy with the Poor Law Commissioners to rob us of our 'fair day ' s wages for a fair da / s labour , ' are members of the Auti-Corn Law League . "
"Thatthe introduction of the surplus population of the south into the manufacturing districts not only ' lowered wages to the continental levei , ' but reduced the manufacturing operatives to such a stale of wretched misery and mint as to compel them t > feed upou 'tlie refuse of dung-liills . "' " That one of the chief objects which the Anti-Corn Law League has in view is ' to reduce wages to tlie continental level , ' aud thus to increase tlie profits of cubical by screwing dowu the price of lab-ur . " Operatives , be at Wakelield on the day of nomination in your countless thousand *; pass these resolutions , and gire the League its death-i . ' . ow in Yorkshire . Ever yours , faithfully , Paris , Jan . 10 , 1816 . W . B . Fjciiband .
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THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND THE "NORTHERN STAR , " For the present we shall make no further comment upon the attempt of the Farmers ' Friend to bribe the People ' s Paper , than tho mere publication of the subjoined correspondence will naturally suggest : — "To Mr . "William Rider , " Northern Star Office . THE DUKE OF RICHMOND liiu uuivu . ui juwmu i ^
" Sin , —Having beard from my nephew something relative to a proposal of the Duke of Richmond , and not wishing to commit myself by an erroneous statement , may I bog to know the precise terms of . any communication that has passed between you and his Grace ? ' " I am , your obedient servant , "Fuaugus O'CoxNon . " 54 , Great Marlborough-street , Jan . 10 , UMfl . "P . S . —I bes : an immediate reply . "
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NO VOTE ! NO MUSKET !! THE LAND ! !¦ ! Through all ages a standing army has been considered not only unconditional , but tending , beyond all other . abuses , to demoralise the nation that is cursed with it . Bad , however , » s this violation of the British constitution may be , it is tame , moral , and dangerless , compared with tho militia force , 'flic enlistment for the regular army at least
supposes the willingness of the recruit to serve , and even prescribes a period , though limited , in which he may retract that i ' urm of allegiance , by paying " smart money" us the terms of release . It has beei- truly said , that there is but a step between the dungeon and the scaffold , and there is but as narrow a space between the militia and the line ; and thus the voluntary principle of enlistment , and the subsequent smart money payable for release loses its essence , from the fact that tho line is invariably recruited from the militia force .
Wlien an ignorant peasant lias been stolen from his family by this total violation of the Constitution , he loses his distinctive character of citizenship , and becomes an easy prey to the flattery , the taunts , the j « ers , or the seductions of a class who , in order to justify their own c : il ! ing , laugh at all the rights of citizenship , and mock the laws of society . Hence we find that there is no transition from one state to the other so rapid us that change between the rustic elown and the raw recruit . To-day " we see him Ibllowitic the plough , herding the cattle , tilling tho soil , or driving the team , with at least the poor privilege of a choice of masters , though it may be from bad to worse . When his daily avocation ceases he is master of his own time , cheerless as it maybe , till
the dawn once mure reminds him ot his serfdom . To-morrow we find him distinguished from the veteran by his pompous and measured gait , his hair cut as a workhouse pauper , or a felon , that he may be known by his muster and claimed as his slave . The measured military gait is substituted for the peasant ' s rustic lounge ; his bouncing rouI seems to exult in the tightened form so new to his body and limbs ; his foraging nap stands erect upon the few hairs that military fashion yet allows him to wear ; his hands nrc encased in gloves , the use ef which has been heretofore unknown to him ; a cane twirls iu his clumsy fingers ; tho bait of whoredom , licentiousness , and drunkenness is upon his back , and thus has the simple rustic peasant been transformed into a captivating bait for liwdness and dissipation .
As time wears on , the «;> rrt dn corp gains strength . If he is a militiaman , and a good-looking felluvr , tho crimps of the line mark him out for prey—the militia is described as an inferior servici . , war is represented as the trade of a soldier , promotion as the result , and laurels as the reward , which , together with the tempting bait of a bounty , measured by the necessity of tyranny , are inducements tno stvong for the novice to withstand ; and the militiaman who has been stolon from his family for the short period of service prescribed by the law becomes a life-long bondsman , only to be released when sickness , disease , or old ag ;
shall have rendered him useless as a soldier—useless to society and a burden to himself . "We are thus minute in describing t ! : csnares and temptations that beset the young soldier upon all hands , in consequence of the laiulabio determination expressed by many speakers at Turnagain-l . inc , and the South London Chartist-hnll , that , though superannuated themselves , nevertheless still preserve that parenta l affection which makes their soul shudder at tho bare notion of their sons , whom they have reared with tenderness , being torn from them to fight the battles of their oppressors .
Those who have not sons whose loss they would mourn , have daughters , who *? young husbands may be stolen from their breasts : while sisters have brothers whose society they still enjoy , and whose acquaintanceship they would mourn to lose for ever upon no hotter account than that of fighting the battle of oppression and misrule . Some questions will naturally present themselves even to those who yearn after military honours . We must presume that the . man who selects c . soldier ' s life from choice is a brave man , and , therefore , a humane man , because bravery and humanity aro as the Siamese twins ,
that cannot bo separated except by death . Such a man will argue thus : for what am J to fight ? for what a « i I to risk that life , the enjoyments of which have b « s » abridged that others may luxuriate upon my toil ? Shall I fi ght for the splendour' of that crown which has distinguished the thief by the exercise of its mercy , while it has heid my companion in durance for the bare expression f > f his and my sufferings ? Shall 1 light for Jhosu lords whose privileges are upheld upon the' destruction of my every right < Shall I ri . sk my Uti ^ for those commoners \ vi ; o muck my petitions , ;\ M-
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deaf to my appeals , and make laws for the monopoly of my labour ? Shall I fight for those bishops who sit in lawn , and fare sumptuously upon my toil ? Shall I fight for those advowsons which are the links of loyalty between the parsons and the Crown ? Shall I fight for the landlords who , 1 am told , have monopolised my inheritance ? Shall I fight for the cotton lords , who ata rich enough to overthrow the constitution by the purchase of the electoral right , while , by unremitting toil , I could not , from a life ' s Raying , purchase the smallest amount that confers d < * f to ra }' appeals > and mSlkft laws for the mono P ^ ,
the vote ? Shall I fight for the gaol and the prison diet , for the baxtile and its horrors , for the transport and its mercies ? Shall I fig ht for the national debt and the jobber ' s profits ? Shall I fight for the Poor Law Amendment Act and the rural polie <> ? Shall I fight for a Master * ' and Servants' Bill ? Shall I fight , that Ireland may be coerced ? Shall I fight , that the scions of a useless and overgrown aristocracy may reap plunder from patronage , and gain stren gth from my subserviency ? Shall I fight for the bank
that will not discount my labour note , for the rattlebox that addles my brain , for the civiliiation which I am told brings poverty in its train ? Shall I fight for Prussia ' s kin ? , that refuses his people other constitution than that which springs from liisoivn winjf ? Shall I fight for the king of the Barricades , who haj gained a throne by treachery and upheld it by treason ? Shall 1 fight against America , where my principles arc acknowledged , and are but now comin * into daily use ? Shall I fi ht against Ireland , to wh . ch my country owes so much retribution ? or good Heavens ! the thought hasjustatrack mo-shall I fig htngaiiut my country , and mayhap be called upon to plunge the bayonet into my aged father ' s side , or into my young brother ' s breast " >
1 hew are questions which every man should cairr to us own home , into tlie bosom of his own family , and repeat over and over again in the ears of his children . Some may say that it is time enough to resist , when tho monster is upon the threshhold . " This lag « ing policy has ever been the curse of EnelMimen . They ghould know that it is easier to smother a new-born infant than to strangle a full-grown monster . Malthus has told them so . Thcv must
know that the very fact of calling out the militia is per ne declaration of war , and they must know that that militia will cither be a substitute for the army to be sent to America , or a coercive army to curb the growing spirit of liberty in Ireland . Are Englishmen , then , we would ask , prepared for either service ? If they are , let them abandon Chartism , and for ever ; if they are not , let them be ' prepared , one and all , to sign a petition to the Commons , to he presented by Mr . Buncombe the moment a new law
for the embodiment of the militia is proposed , and let it be couched in the stern language of freemennot in the lisping tone of suppliant slave ? . Let it tell the world that the petitioners WILL X 0 T FIGHT until they have rights of their own to defend ; and that then , if those rights are invaded by the FOREIGN TYRANT or D 0 MKSTIC FOE , they will cheerfully fly to the cry of " My cottage is in danger . "
To go to prison is the worst that can befall the re i ' ractory ; better to go to prison than to shed man ' s blood , and especially with no cause of quarrel ; better to die in prison with a consciousness of innocence , than to die in the field of battle as an unhonourcd slave . It is the never testing , the wh lesale appliances at the command of the multitude that make tyrants strong and a nation weak . It was tho spirit , the indomitable courage with which Chartists bore the tyranny of misrule that sanctified the principle and preserved its name as a hallowed tiling . Let Englishmen , then , for the first time , evince their determination to act as a body—let all , upon whom the lot shall fall , go unresistingly to prison , and leave their cause in the hands of their peaceful general .
Di ; . \ i ; ombk , and those who have escaped the infliction . LET THEM IMPRISON THE NATION , and let the nation live in idleness upon the taxes of the country . War has taen described by the most able writers and poets as the seed-time of tyranny ; all the stringent acts to be found upon the statute , book arc the fruits of that heedless thoughtlessness generated by war ; the lewdness , dissipation , and drunkenness against which the moral , sober , peaceful mind of the country has been contending during thirty years o ; peace , are all , one aud all , consequences of a long and desolating war . We have , in part , overcome the abominations by Teetotalism , denunciation , and moral Bpcechmaking , and sinII wo now lose tl . o ground we have gained , and relapse once more into deircncracv and licentiousness ?
When the Chartists spoke of fighting for their own liberties , they were assailed as physical force men ; and surely , now that their language is peaceful , now that they renounce war and all its horrors , now that they declare they will not fight for the privileges of others , they are entitled to the co-operation and support of the moral philosophers of all classes and especially of the Poace Preservation Society ; but , alas ! with this , as with . all other questions , the privileged owners of power will not join the multitude in
any cause in which popular strength is likely to be nmde manifest . So much the better . Union is strength , and all that we required to establish such a union was some such question , tliut came home to the hearts of all—old and young , male and female . Chartism was said to have died from its blood-thirstiness . Chartism now arises in the pure spirit of peacefulncss , and proclaims to tke world that it will not sanction the strength of the nation being exhausted to uphold the tyrannic sway of the world ' s
oppressors . If battle must be done , let those who possess every comfort of Hfv , and who have privileges worth d \ ing for , do battle for those who invade them ; but . let the poor and helpless , who have neither comfortt > nor privileges , leave tho glories of war to others , while they carry on their peaceful struggle for the emancipation of their own order , aud let the . cry of—NO VOTE , NO MUSKET ! echo through this sen-bound dungeon .
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the weakest , feather to be plucked from the win- ' oi Chartism , which niay have the tendency to refard its progress , impede its flight , or lead to the convi tion that it is second to any other in the State " Chartism is our idol-our political od . We Vive nourished it from impotent infancv to its present giant strength . We have done so in o PP sE ne anstocracy of all cW , the arisLacy f t . fcf ° ' atleilst ' "" houta struggle . rpL , 11 ' ¦ " ¦•• wiiu ( fc OllU ! ± fclLB toins the weakest , feather to be plucked from tto ^ foT of fWtwm wl , ;« l , m »> W ,. + ^ *__ . i _ . . °
«^ Srt . ^^ ° ~ t e veof h iei ' 0 Were thirteen s ^ m , and Par ' hml ' not eja * P'i »« «» three members of Z t ' , "* " Cimrtists - L <* » n « t . then , go to Jononr to anj part y fa the State of sanctifying thek > c , wluch tbfir chief is held . The peculiar taerist . c of Chartism is , that no trade can mo . e ' . . affi " » without the assistance of the Uiartiste ol the body . That no demonstration to advwate labour ' s rights , or sanctify labour ' s triumph , , can be even undertaken without Chartist co-operation . * ° main Ciluse ^ which all , - from the chairman ' s ° Pei . 'ng speed , , which was gloriouseloquentphi
, , . lantlircpic , and conclusive , to his closing observations , winch wtre cheering , pathetic , and manly , the necessity of union seemed to be the prevailing topic , lave we not then , individually and collectively done what in us li , : s to court the co-operation of every son ot labour ? An d now in conformity with the generally expressed opinion of the several " speakers we would say to the Trades , lay aside your prejudices , unfetter your minds , dispel your pretended fears , and adopt openly the principles which secretly you proj ess to admire . Your foes act open , and nothing but your open confession aud cooperation can meet ami contend against their open hostility . Your secret devotion and withheld co-operation weakens rather
then strengthens the ranks of labcur , aud simni y because , its battle being for itsalf , aud its own rights and privileges , its foes must naturally conclude , that all who are not , with us are against us . We see some paltry popularity-hunters , who denounce their sufferings in secret , and yot slavishly rub their skirts to their oppressors ; this is not Chartism—this is not principle , this is not common honesty , it is abject slavery .
No ciiange in our system could bs more wholesome than that of compelling Parliament to assemble before the people in a national forum , the ni ght before they meet the Monarch in the national OOuNTlNG-iiOUSE . It would then be impossible for the press to withhold the nation ' s will : it would be out of the power of the most iguoniat to plead ignorance , ana not within the scope of Ministerial inihumutt to u ^ e it a * a justification tur withholding popular rights . To all who had the proud honour of ueing present on Wednesday night , the confession of . Ouareisc strength and of the growth of popular intcih ence , by the representa tives who dii honour to themselves and the people in attending , was more
than cheering . Mr . Wakixv-ho mean judge of men am ! things , no unimportant authority on the question of knowledge , intelligence , and education—was literally amuzjd at the announcement that tiie several speakers were working men ; while Mr . CiimsiiE , the member for Weymouth , could scarcely be iudiuuJ to believe the fact . As it was well observed by one of the speakers , Mr . Sksltox , there are many members of Parliament who require but the knowledge of the progress that labour ' s cause has made to tender it their advocacy ; ana who can entertain a doubt chat Mr . Waklev , tin old soldier in our causi , auci Air . Chiusxii :, a volunteer in our service , will now frono labour ' s opurcwiors with more boldness aud determination , because with more
reliauco upon its sous . We were always grieved that any eau-e of quarrel should for a mpmeat have separated us from one of r'insbury ' s . arms , which was stretched to tho rescue of the Dorohesier kibouiers , the Ulasj ! . ow . iiotion spinners , and is now nerved to uid in the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; iind wiwsi ) voice lias been loudest in Parliament aud out of Parliament , iu the senate aud the uead house , in denunciatien of the starvation bill and the sufferings of its victims , lie has too goo . i a head , im noble a front , room within him for too Urge a heart , to lend the improssion of the one , or tiie expression of the other iu aid of tyranny : we therefore hail our
re-union with Finsbury ' s other half with inexpressible joy . Waklev is perhaps the kit " MOli ORATOR" within ithe walls of St . Stephen ' s , nut excepting the exploded Liberator himself , while lie has tact to reduce popular fire to Parliamentary temperature , and hence , within and without the walks of Parliament , is powerful , commanding , and impressive . No mau in the world could have filled the elixir with more urbanity and commanding influence than did Mr . Waklet . ilis duty did not appear to be one of imposition undertaken to court popularity , it was one of pleasure , to testify his approval of his colleague ' s career , and his admiration of his admirers' principles .
DiweoMBE and Waklby may defy all the assaults of faction to disturb them from the hearts of the electors of Finsbury ; the metropolis would rally round them to a mau if their seats were endangered by faction , while the nation—that is , the sons of toil , would hold them harmless from expense . The attendance of Mr . CumsTiK , the member for Weymouth , conferred no miisJI advantage upon the cause ; he came to the meeting steeped in ignorance , he went away full uf knowledge ; ho could m . t have been devoid of prejudice when he came amongst us—he could not divc » t himself of reflection when he parted from us . lie , oo , was literally thuuderstru , k at the discover * ' that
tho several speakers were working men ; he was delighted , with their demeanour , charmed with their eloquence , and enamoured with their sterling devotion , which unitedly inspired him with courage , supplied him with thought , and helped him to a . happy and eloquent delivery of his admiration of their prJceciiings . Mr . Christie , though younj ; , is an admirable speaker , and promises to be a valuable adjunct to our chief . DuxcyuiiE has made a party of the whole people out of doors ; Duxoombk must m . w model a representative party in the House . This is the next step that must be taken in labour ' s ma : v ! i .. and one which the times call for and eireunntauLvs will aid . Tins people out , oi doors require but usnia : i mirror to reflect them inside ; let them but see the full-length picture of their iniiwiplts presented wii ! : ir . the walls , and they will rally to the summons of their lender . We live in times which may require a quid ; response to a hasty ' message . We live iu an active age when delays are dangerous . , and should be annul Jit all points to meet individual whim or the caprice of faction .
nhat means , then , > o effective as'that of the pressure from without being honestl y reflected from within ? We have not space to comment upon tin ; eloquent speeches of one and : dl of the speakers , suffice it to say , ti . at in or out of Parliament , —that in discus-ion , controversy , or debate , we never partook ; , £ such a fea » t of reason and flow nf soul . The speakers , one and all , confined themselves to the subject entrusted to them , ami did ample justice to it . U ; Duxcomuk , WK NKKD say luithiiw ; his speech «; , s
oi more tlian ordinary interest , and partook of that freshness of the mountain breeze that he has bivn inhaling to gain strength for labour ' s struggle . ll > reception was that of whu-h the honest leader nun ; era- be assured —• afi ' oetionate rapturous , aud enthusiastic . Upon the whak-, we hail this , the last ami crowning effort of tlm Charcbts ami United Tradi * , assymploms nf thu pasi andhopi' in the future—as a treat which will not he speedily forgotten , as ;» triumph which will not be slightly estimated .
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EXTRAORDINARY ECONOMY TO TEA DRINKERS . fpiIE DESIRE OF EXGLAXD . —TheriQUAPLAXT , JL now sold at 3 s . Gd . per lb ., is three times the strength of tea , anil is also equal in flavour , more delicate in taste , nfinitely more licaldiv , as is proved by physicians and chemists of high standing , also by persons ia great numbers mill the most delicate lungs and stomachs . It is jnostplossant and invigoratin ? , and is recommended to the debilitated for its invaluable qualities , to advanced age for its strengthening properties , and to the pufclie generally for its moderate price and intrinsic excellence . IT Ths Test . —The proof of tlie efficacy and healthful
rfi " - " - -t of the plant in preference to tea or coffee : —Let : i : i tv . ius or dyspeptic patient use two or three cups of -::-n ; tea upon retiring to rest , and the effect will be i "rl : t-mare , disturbed sleep , and other violent symptoms • " indigestions , ic . The Caoor . —Let the most debilitated , dyspeptic , asth' - : it- ? , consumptive , an-3 nervous patients use two , three , -r more cups of a very strong infusic j of the Piqun Plant . . = ;•>•! iu tlie morning Uk-j will awake refreshed with their 5 -: tose . It is highly recommended by physicians to invuidsandcliildrcuus a most invigorating and pleasant l « evera ? e .
Tae following are reasons why the Fiqua Plant is supt rior to tea , viz .: — 1 st . Because it is beneficial to health . 2 nd . It dots not injure the nerves . 3 rd . Children may use it with advantage to health . 3 th . It does not prevent sleep . 3 th . A quarter < jf a pound will go as far as three quarters of a pound of the best jnmpowder tea . 6 th . It is streu-rtliening and uutritious . " th . It is recommended by physician ! :, and tea is disapproved of by * ein . It greatly improves the voice ; it is recommended to angers and public speakers .
TESTIMONIALS . 50 , Edgeware-road , July lst , lS 4 S . Sir , —The beverage under the name of Piqua I'i : mt I have drank for iome time . It was first recommended to jny notice as a salutary beverage by a fritnd , who is a great dyspeptic , and I have since recommended it to several patients sufierin ^ from chronic affections of the digestive organs , heart , and lungs , with manifest advantage . —I asn . sir , ynurs , ic To Mr . Win . Evans . Jons Bnr ast , M . D . 18 , Louthtr-street , Whitehavcn . Sir , —I am nearly out of the- plant ag ; iin . My sale ha ; doubled since I s « it tlie last order ; indeed , it is fast fin ' Uny its way among S'lnit of the best families in the « wn , and is hirlily apprarcd of . FJease send me -Mb ? immediately . —Yours , very respectfully , To Mr . Win . Evans . * * J . BocsTE . n .
I >«« r-road . Soutliwark . Sir , —I am much pleased with your Piqua Plant - and find dial a por tion of it mixed iu the tea-pot with tea , is a very great improvement to any tea , particular ! v gre-n ea . —Tours , kc . To Mr . TVm . Evans . (^ j $ Relvidere-place , Korou'h-road , Jnly 17 th , 1 S 43 . Sir . —I have grrat pleasure , and indeed I consider it an mptrative duty , injustice to you , and for the benefit of ethers , to bear t siiimmy to the excellent qualities of the 3 ? iqua Plant , lt has wholly removed a constant painful
nervous debility with which I wKs aifccfd , which produced restless nights and consequently ovenwwering I ingour dating the day . F . ; , ; c t- the use of the infusion , the disease has entirely dis :-. p : H ; ared . I sleep soundly often for six , seven , and eight hours together , and at " Setter in health than I have been for many years ; and Others , to whom I have recommended it , have ex perienced the same beneficial results . Tcu arc at liberty to use this testimonial , which I am ready to confirm in person any day you think proper . —I ain , sir , your obedient servant ,
To Mr . Win . Evans . G . Tahoomhj . j So , —I Law gi * at pleasure in making known to the j public the extraorliuarv benefits I have received by usino the Piqua riant as a Vvera-e . I bavc been sevtreij afflicted wish oppression of the lungs , and acute pain * in the head , cause *? hy retention of urine . 1 or tms j have taken maiiv of the popular medicines ol «« c u-. v without receiving srnv b-nelit . I hereby *•?« £ !*** IiavemeivednJre gOo : l * tsMns a ^ " u > fll > lO i 2 the Piqua Plant bef . irc S , i « 5 to bed . than from any o * er thi « g that I hare tried . I can -aow ric-ep «*/? " * £ than I have done for a loug time , "" f" *^^^ Toiding mv urine freely . You arc at ' ^ " ™^ ^ hat use vou think pro-er of the ^ f **™?? to iveanype « ondoub : ing thi , th . MIen sat : SfacUon . _ Wroadiia . Barker-eml . Bradford . ^ n . Ollet . Kumirous testimonials from f * " *^ * ^ ' * undoubted author . * , n * S *> « » * % * £% & *< in The plant is patronised by many of the first famihes in
the land . , , , i , e nse of the Piqna Plant , JSss ' tKi'sr- * - * - ^ - ' E ° ^ d ^ Sf ^ retail , * th , proprietor ., Ev 8 Bs ' s ^ rehon-e , Xo . 13 , S tafford-street , reckhatn , ttquarterj , r , ., ,,,. i ' . r . Sone is genuine unless e * ch pound tinfoil p . nKage 3 . i . _ . p « « c ¦*!^ ME 5 £ k 1 5 £ t-- « " * &ttStt&XSZEZ B-nnet < >< f £ in ?' s- «» ad ' Chel ? ea ? Green . oilraan , St . Johnstreet ' * o " aa- Truemari . oilman , Millpond-street , Bermond-* Hol-ne = 29 . Kew-rosd , Lower-road , Deptford ; n ^ rtetm nihaan . Daver-rond , Boroujli ; Griffith , 35 , Bell-street- Efcware-road : Howies , butcher , Istarort' n . square : Etans ' s warehouse , 13 , Stafford-street , I ' eekliam . agents f <» R the Coc . ntxt . —Thoraton , chemist ,
Boarlane , T > eds : B otJeriH , near Old Brewery , Burnley , Leeds ; lomax , cl : en « sst . Holm ! rh ! i . near Huddersfield- Houghton , 47 , AVestaaw . nuddersfkld ; Frankland , seedsman , gatton . ' ? e-r Skipion : CawdeU , fct , Queen-street , Hull : Gaatby , Sewall-buildiit ;* , Ma : irii « tor : Preistley . che-» ist , £ orS-strett . Liverpool : Kott , Xelsan-street , Bristolroad , Binninsham : i € essrs . Ft-rrssan > l Score , Cheraists to the Quetn , Ur . ios-strect . Bristol : Mr . Xolile , bookseller , Boston : C . Urowa , Market-pUce . Grimsby ; Mr . Bongtead , IS , Lowther-sheet , Vrhiteuareri ; Mr . Pearse . 24 . Hi ; h-strect , ShtmeW ; Mr . Caw-. iel :, Qucen-slrcct , Hull ! £ 5 T One Ajtsut minted in each town aii'l Tillage wlitiv there U none . Any ra : > ccb i ? Jrade approved of . Ko Cente required . ^^^^ I ^^ Hfe ^
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COALS . PROVIDE FOR WINTER . DROVIDENT FAMIMES , subscribinj , ' Is . per week t » L the Metropolitan Coal Company ' s Sliilliu , ? Ciub , can obtain four half tons anmally , without further charge , fines , ike . The Company ' s price current is , Best Screened TTalls . end , -23 s . per full ton ; Seconds , 21 s ., 22 s ., and 23 s . ; Cola-, 17 s . ( id . Office , 273 , High Hulborn .
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DUNCOMBE AND UBXMAX EIGHT SPLENDID ENGRAVINGS are KivPU in OLD MOOUE'S SHEET ALMAKACK for 1 MB , including PortnaitB of the Lord Chief Justice Denman , and of T S Duncombf , Esq ., M . P . for Finsbury . Price One l ' emiy , or sent iiostaj . "MVce , Threepence , London , Cleave , Shoelane ; Heywood , Manchester ; Ciuest , Birmingham ; Love , filasgow ; 1 ' rcinwii , Xewcastle-uii-Tyne ; and all ' iigonts lor the •?(«)• throughout the country .
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SATURDAY , JANUARY 'U , 184 C .
O'Higgins' Poktratt.
O'HIGGINS' POKTRATT .
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Also , just published , THE BARON'S YULE FEAST . A Christmas Rhyme . In Four Cantos . ( One Vol ., 5 s . ) "There is a rough earnestness , both in its thoughts and verse , which is strictly in accordance with tlie genius of our ballsd ininsftvlsy . If it does not shoiv , in point of ability , an advance on the author ' s previous productions , it yet sbows that he can chauga his hand without loss of power , "— "f la Britannia . Published by Jeremiah How , M 9 , Piccadilly .
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WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES . ( Two Vols , 15 s . ) " A series of Crabbe-like sketches , in prose . They are manifest portraits , and admonish us of the author ' * skill in taking the literal likeness . "—AthcnoMm . " We have read some of these stories with deep interest , and few , we are persuaded , will rise from their perusal but with feelings all the warmer for what thev have read . They can scarcely fail to be popular with ' tlie masses ;* and , upon the whole , we think they deserve lobe so . "—AtUt .
" The author excuses the sternness of his pictures by alleging their truth . Tlie justification is all-sufficient . Chartist as these sketches are , they are healthier , in t-nc and sentiment , than the tawdry fictions vamped up for the reading public by some popular writsrs , that profess to exhibit the Ufa of the labouring classes . "—The Britannia "Of a truth , this Chartist agitation , has thrown to the surface no moreremarkable a man than Thomis Coorait , and we much question if there be any one so fitted to represent the manufacturing masses , to describe their wants , and expouud their wishes , as he . —Ktnliik Iitdtpendent .
" Well written and interesting . The stories contain some trne and painful pictures of the miserable condition of many of the poorest operatives , while others of them are of a humorous description . They cannot fail to be popular with the thinking and leading portion of the working classes . "—Ijei&stcr Chnmielt . "Many of the stories exhibit cminderable Tijmur of pencil , shrewd sense , and clear-sighted observation , accompanied with a kindly , genial feeliu ;; and toleration , we were not prepared for from so determined a politician . "—Giaigox ; C'ilaen .
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"Sir , —Tlio precise terms of the communication between his Grace tho Bulcc of Richmond and mo , are simply as follows : —On Sunday morning last , Mr . Mark Cmbtrac called on mo , and said that he had bought a Northern Slur , with my letter on the Corn Laws , and had sent it to the Duke of Richmond , and that the Duke sent him to inquire if tho Star advocated a repeal of the Corn
Laws without other and stronger measures . 1 replied , certainly not , as , unaccompanied by other measures , tho Star had and would denounce a repeal of the Corn Laws . \ to thon said , suppose a £ 5 or £ 10 , 'iote was dropped now and then , would tho Star oppose the League ? observing , the League arc paid , and wliy should not those who oppose them bo paid alsn ? He gave mo to understand that the money was to come from tho Duke of
Richmond , and I believed it the more readil y as I was aware that Crabtree had had a recent communication from his Grace . " Your obedient servant , "William Ridkk . " Northern Star Oflk-o , Jan . 21 , 184 ( 1 . "
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THE DUNC 0 MBK FESTIVAL . To th'iso who have a perfect knowledge of tlie power of the Chartist party , anil who nre not easily sjifiHui'dwith their own performances , but who rather consider them to havo fallen short of that devotion which the sacred principle claims at the hands of its disciples , were , nevertheless , thunderstruck and awed by the "feat responsibility which tlie strength of Wednesday night evinocd . It has been our iiite to make one of the many , and one of the few , upon such occasions , but never was it our good fortune ta
make one of such a party , wlsor . e procmliiijjs will be read by all with pleasure , excitement , and uwe . Many attempts havo k'eu made to convince the enemies of Chartism that the cause was dead , while the honour of proving its existence , its fervour , and undying resolution to live , devolved almost exclusively upon tki Chartist party . While we denounce , miil ever shall denouuc ? , the privileged and the « rcat who are separated from the people by an immeasurable distance , which the pres * will not diminish
we must not , trora delicacy to those who ought to be more nearly allied , to labour , withheld tho more merited castigation from them . Over and overaga ' m we have stated that we dread not the aristocracy of laud , the aristocracy of money , or the aristocracy of learning , so much a « we dread the aristocracy of labour . That aristocracy , which would uphold its poor privilege of superiority over its own order , by obsc . ' i uiously pawlcrins to the tyranny of employers and the * caprice of an obsequious press .
No other order but that of labour lives upon th « weak of its own class . . No other order but that of kbour refuse * to co-operate against thoso who attack its privileges and withhold its rights . We are led to this line of observation mainly from the faet of Mr . PiixxiNu having presented the address to Mr . DuxcoMiir . iu the name of the United Trades tinjlij , without the . bare mention of Chartist co-operation . Now , however much we admire the good taste of the succeeding speakers in not even noticing this attempt to aggrandise the Trades at the expense of thu Chartist ; * , we cannot , ami will nor , allow , o : > e , nay
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THK DAILY NEWS . Ai . Tiioriju the old maxim tells us Hint there is nothing uew under the sun , nevertheless the hopeful anticipations raised in our mind by the promised appearance of tiie . Aw 7 j / : fow , did , we confess , par take of all the charms of noveity . Given to umie :-staml , i ' nim I . Iouui . as . Irukom > himself " , that his <• - operation had ln « eu cniisU'd in lietsalf of thojiromi .-od prodigy , we felt a warranty for the soundness oi' tiie
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THE NORTHERN STAR . January 24 , I 8 i 6 . j i-
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 24, 1846, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1351/page/4/
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