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¥ E £ Earl of JUdboroosh cured of a liver and Stomach Complaint . Extract of a letter from the Earl of Aldborcugh , dated Tilhi Mesaiua , Leglsorn , 21 st Febrnaiy , 1845 : — To Professor Holloway . Sis , —Various circumstances prevented the possibility rf jny fiianld'jj you before tiiis time for your politeness in sending me your -pilis as you did . I now take this opportunity of sending you an order for the amount , and , at the same time , to add thatyour . pills have effected a cure of a disorder in-my Bver and stomach , which all the most eminent of the faculty At hum-, nr . < l all over the continent , had not been able to effect ; nay ! not even the waters of Cailsbad and JIarienbad . I wish to have another bos and a pot oi tke ointment , in case any of my family shotfd ^ rer require either . - Your uA'st obliged and obedient servant ,
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« STHB COXCEALED CAUSE OP CONSTITUTIONAL OR ACQUIRED EBILITIES OF THE GENERATIVE r SrSTEM . Just Published , Anew cad mportantEdition of tiio SUent Friend on Human FraSie . lice _ 2 s . Sd ., ay . d sent free te y part of the United £ in ~ doa oa the receipt of a Post OSce Order for 3 s . 6 d . * MEDICAL WORK on the INFIRMITIES ef the GE jA . KBSATITE STST 2 M , in both sexes ; being an en quirylnto the concealed came that destroys physica * energy , sad the ability ef manhood , ere vigour has" estal bashed her empire : —with Observations on the baneftieSectsoi SOLITARY ISDTJLGBXCB and ISFBCTION 1 local end « onstitational WEAKNESS , NERVOUS IRRITATION , CONSUMPTION , and on the partial or total
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BLAIPt'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS . Cony of a letter from Mr Blake , Kingscliffe , Northamptonshire . , Kingscliffe , January 21 . 1817 . " sna , —Twelve . years ago I became afflicted with Rheu . jaatic Goat . I procured the best advice possible , but witSriut deriving any benefit ; and the doctors recommended me to go to the Stamford Infirmary , where I continoed twelve weeks , and left it without having obtained any benefit , and all nope of relief had vanished . " This hopeless state of things continued until a friend advised me tojtry Blair's Pills . I then lost no time in sendiugtoMrMortlock , of Stamford , for a box , and by the tiaie I had taken that quantity I got rid of one crutch . Itaeascirtfor another box , which enabled mo to throw away iho 0 th or , . and thank God I have never shire had surh ai : attack . " I aai much exposed to cold ; but whenever I feel symptoms of attack , I have recourse to the pills with universal
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If there is one subject which more than another 'is of sufiicieat censcqaenco to absorb tlio attention > of "the moralist , that subject is the onotrhicb grows out of , ati ( i is immediately connected with , the title of . this ; peper . The'uaited kingdom , is , to speak , with majesty , of vast importance in its variod relations to the rest . of the world . It is equal , if not superior , to all other countries , in science , in art , and in general progressive attainments . Tire enterprise of its people has triumphed over all but impassable physical obstacles—its . geniua . and laws , « it * customR , civilisation , and manufactures , have .. extended their influence to the remotest reeious of the habitable globe . And-yet , at the base of . all the power resulting from such a variety of influences , we have ignorant and e « rruptelectors—debased and debasing candidates ; and between the two , elections , are transformed into the most violent < civil commotions , or sink into the lowest of bacchanalian orgies .
In thus characterising electors , and the candidates for their suffrages , I speak advisedly—that there are except ions , and many noble-ones also , it is a pleasure to ndcuit , but it is likewise true , that a really honest candidate , who is inflexible , relying eolely upon his principles , , ift , seldom returned . If he k opposed , and a contest ensues / then it is almost certaiu < that his opponent will have , re ; ¦ course to treating and bribing : ; and if be does not act similarly in self-defence , he will , in nisst cases , lose his election . , . Sometimes , indeed , treating and ibribtry are superfluous , where , as in the Agricultural -districts , the electors are niselied with the shadow of a privilege ; . But having recorded their votes for the blue or yellow candidate , under whose influence they rent , live , and nfcuse their political existence—tfeey then gui&lc the reward of their patriotism . If any of these tenant farmers manifest symptoms . ef inBuberuinntion . then follow significant
hints respecting an ejectment . This political slavishness sists . no doubt , to the greatest extent in the agricultural constituencies , but towns and cities are far from being free from it . Intimidation prevails almost everywhere that aggregations of capital in land , or household property , or business exist , If difference exist between the iutimidaiiou used by the landlord aud the manufacturer , it is a difference of degree , and not of principle . Tlie farmer is more dependant upon his landlord for the continued occupancy of a farm , than is' the official or operative of the manufacturer for his continued employment ; because , if he discharged them , another opening will soon present itself ; but the farmer may Lave invested the whole of his capital on his farm , and even partial compensation , supposing it to be allowed , will not prevent the ruin consequent upon flti ejectment . Neither of these positions is an enviable one—each is aliku unfortunate , and the intitnidators < tepic : ible .
Even tradesmen of respectable standing are not exempt from intimidation , but aro dictated to . as » m the poorer men and master clod-hoppers . The most extensive influence over shopkeeper * and public bouses , in COBJUUCtion with a long purse , will very frequently detcrmino an election in favour of an incapable , where talent and integrity are worsted . That their is much talent , considerable integrity , and many instances of ( noble perseverance , displapcd in the prosecution of important reforms , is gratefully admitlcd ; but that there is much incapacity , dishonesty ,. and even imbecility , is an odious fact . It is also but too true , that nearly the whole of Parliament spring from the foetid bed of corruption . In my life 1 have been averse to the widest extension of the Suffrage , butl am now convinced
that that privilege could not bo more abused by the operative classes , than I have known it among those whom , by courtesy , are allowed to be their betters . And I can confidently state , from personal experience , that tha operatives of our larger towns and cities me more independent , more intelligent , and better qualified to form an estimate of political exigencies , and the qualities of candidates , than are many—very many—electors of thia county of Essex . I will not accuse all slavish voters or barterers of their j . iivilego of wilful and absolute baseness—it is an obvious fact , that many a rising tradesmen , who dares to be . hoiu-st , by so doing is ruined . It is equally true thntmauy more would be , if they acted independently . Bat it is also a deep and damning stain upon electors generall y , that it is not the poorest who
arc the most corrupt . Too frequently have we known the burly , ove-r-fed animal , known as the flourishing tradesman or comfortable farmer , indicate the most sensitiveness at nn anticipated loss of some great man's interest—the man with a good prospect in life before him , he it is whom I have known to make a tough Of » he bargain he has made , or the interest he has secured , by his votehe it is who can efford to earn contempt of tho honest man . He may have forfeited one man ' s esteem , but what cares he for that—has he not gold—has ho not secured and extended his patronage ! Can he not purchase good opinions ? Can he not lie to-day with his vote , and tomorrow subecribe his half guinea or guinea to a charity —and will not such act atone for hi * immorality » And will he not bs tolerated ? Ay ! and even courted by the very orthodox in piety and politics .
But the poor and more dependant man , he cannot afford to be so couttmptuous of the good opinions of his compeers ; and least of all , can he afford to make shipwreck of his self respect , that best sustainer of oppressed men , and , therefore , if his position is such thuthc is constrained to give tho lie to his better judgment , the greater mutt be his mental torture . He is left moro to himself there is no gay circle to dazzle and applaud him . If o parasites to cheat him of himself , and supplant his identity with a baser shadow . Bo it not , however , iDfrrred . that I would argue that poverty is a congenial soil for honesty and
independence to take root and flourish in . My argument is , that the basest of elective bartcrers , are not necessarily to be found amongst tho poorest of electors , but that a smile , a ncd , or any token of hollow regard from the aristocratic candidate , will weigh with a successful tradesman or substantial farmer , even when more substantial interest is absent , as much as would a ten pound note with more ntedy man . Baseness is equally odious in auy soil , but when committed by those who aro but just over tho door-way of poverty , our nature inclines to look less severely upon it , than when perpetrated in circles where wealth is not wanting .
If tho timorous and doubting and unobservant politician is not prepared to go with me to the extent of mj animadvesions , I can confidently appeal to the judg . ment of the experienced- to those who have studied roan and his extravagancies—to thoso who though seemingly unobservant , have taken searching views into this sad agglomeration , of divided and individual effort . misnamed society , and seen it in all its variety of vicious and er . ratio manifestation—to theso men I refer , and being certain of . their unbiassed opiuion , rest content respecting the result . I would fain write more in accordance with my earlier leanings , and gloss over the baseness of which experience wad conviction comtsand me to speak , believing that it is far better that paper be never written on , than that it be soiled by pandering to evil . or be made to act the part of a parasite to—falsehood nnd infamy . Error is bad , but lies odious . Caution and discretion are commendable , but truth is glorious .
From what has been remarked , Borne slight notion of the infamy practised , and ignorance not unfrequently eshibitedat elections , will bavebeenforraed ; But in order to be more pointed , I will relate a few out of many anecdotes , which have taken place under my own iminsl Isiatenotice . •—Two county voters had been solicited , nnd had assented to vote for a certain Sir J— T—e of Protectioniit notoriety . They wero canvassed by two men of the re&peetivo names of Smith and Burton , and these persons parted with the two very sapient elector ' s , with tho full assurance that their candidate should have their support , but when the pol'to * day arrived , the two farmers steadfastly refused to vote for any other persons but Messrs Burton aud Smith and consequently the worthy knight lost tm > supporters , through the i ^ norand of
ance stupidity a portianofthe Essex community . Another instance has just trauspwtduwJermyown cognisance , where a flourishing tradesman did not like to tote against Mb conscience , but he liked less to vote against his merest , bntmanaged to construo his confimnce to accord with the direction of his interest And «™ l Tr * ^ prhate courtc « on aud public » omls . I haw known also tostances during the last etetion where inea have promised to plump cie candi &te , get the bribe , and then divide their votes , and ob . tain a bribe from the opposing candidate l " eard ana *™ boast he got a bottle of wine for hi 8 vote Another declared he had twenty pounds for hi * anil fan ^ ar dtf much as two ifun ^ dJ dstii X ^ szEtts ^ Jr P-WyandT in
«* * S 22 ^^ -e Z Bur « enmarito not know , who , they had Voted for h 06 e ootcqpih . nt with ejection procccdLs uillhpva ) me c yjffi in crediting these sWmS I Z re cm ^ We u compared to som . things hat take lace . It * » ot «; fr equently happens , that electors are ¦ wtoxicai . VW » , < w to be the merest automaton . In me : nstan ti * * * <> heard electors attempt to give reans and to vh **» te their conduct , but they have given emost confut ** Md even stupid accounts-evincing i entire i gnoraa . *« ffte « igencies of tho state , and an wolute vacuity otj V politics—not knowing anything retive to the first p . "fofiplM of government , of legal or "ninai jurigprudenc ' •• tf what was required £ > r manuduring or agricultu T * P «»« Per ity , or social welfare , Wmeplaccs-I have s *« n toitepmdtnt electors in the >« filth y state of drwh ^ W » e « .- % end » nt . uu the
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kennel for a be i and the curb stone fer a pillow— and thUfhas been at , pnee the mofltj £ oinplet 6 ; . evidence of their . ' pbyslcnl a cd mental degradation . fjjV ^ ^ " - Onij -jesterr i 8 y , I was told of fo farmer ^ rkp paj » ft thousand pouf , dB per annum runt , and he being solicited by his landle- dj for ajvote , refused to givetl ^ bis party , whereupon , heiJ was"told very significantly ; that he must not vote agi linst ' them ! 'and accordingly he dared not use his privile- . But it is superfluous to dwell upon these cases , an-1 so well arc they known to exist , that few men iutheae ' Jays have , the hardihood to deny them . And - ' aUhf-ogUjiU the vices " and orimeB " 6 f elections , » nd the falsity of . elections is generally Shown , yet It is rather . , u . . ... L .. ... a .. „ «_»
Jauohed . nt ; th \ n generally reprobated . So trueis It , ttttit ; even infamy may become popular , tnat an elector can S £ ll his vote for tho most contemptible consideration , and yet She countenanced by his fellows , and es-• capo ' the just censure of so base an act . The prevalence of crime makes even felons tolerated in some societies —thus we are told that in Sydney and Hobart town , having been an expert smasher is but looked upon as a necessary ingredient in the character of a gentleman . So Engli « h electors can revel in their impurity , and congratulate themselves upon their cunning , while they despise the determination of the honest man . '
Having said thuB much on the characters and practices of electors , I will now offer a few observations relative to their causes , with the view of indicating a remedy . I may premise that there is no hopi that evils connected with elections , can bo hastily done away with . The best directed efforts of the moralist must be pcrseveriugly followed for a long time before this can be accomplished . . The complaint is of chronic growth , an incident flf partial civilisation , and can otilybe superseded by the furthtr developement of their higher faculties .. : Tho man who votes at the dictation of a landlord or an employer , is either unprincipled or too dependant to exercise bis right . He may also be an ignoramus , and netknow whom to vote for without the advice of a second
party . If the voter nere honestly ; disposed , then the Ballot would guarantee him from the parsreution of his landlord or employer . He might , vote independently . But if the voter is unprincipled , then Ballot would scrovn him from the infamy that ought ¦ to attend upon thu abuse of bis political power . And if the elector is an ignoramus , as many aro , then the Ballot would be quite useless to him . It will be evident , therefore , that , if the number of unprincipled electors could be proved to be less than , those who would aet honestly , if
they had tho protection ef the Ballot , then a clear casejjis made out tor .. that measure , being a remedy against intimidation . B . ut . as neither tho negative nor affirmative oi this can be proved , and , although I feel confident that , under any circumstance !; , capital and its influence . ' . will have a 'tendency to vitiatu elections , I should like to see the Ballot conceded by the legislature , believing that some good would result from it , and that ' , possibly , our constituencies might be rendered somewhat more pure ; but , feeling ; confident they could not bo reudcred more impure .
I would ,. therefore , recommend an agitation in favour of the Ballot . As a reason , why this agitation should be forthwith become national , it may he urged ttiat mnny of tho leading men of the House of Parliament aro committed to it—and , as its benefit is of so doubtful a character , the legislature would more readily concede it than they would reforms , involving more sweeping changes . As an accompaniment , I would recommend that a law be enacted , by which both bribers ' and bribed be treated as common felons . I am convinced that nithont making bribery a criminal offence , it will never bu done asvny with . With the Ballot it may be said that bribery would become more difficult of detection , but still a few examples . wouid be sufficient to deter men with nothing but money to recommend . them , to risk the chance » f being
sent to tho treadmill , for tlie purpose of gettinginto Parliament , by the foul means which too fitq « cutly enablo the fatuity of mere empty-headed aristocrats to ride past the more dignified , nnd really useful qualities of the talented aud intelligent . Shorter Parliaments would alw U «\ e u great tendency to supemfiu briben , For it is clear that a seat would not bo worth expending much upon , the tenure of which would only lust one Bession . Tlie only tenable argument I have heard urged against Annual Parliaments , is the' one that so many periods of excitement would have a very prejudicial interestupan trade and commerce ; but even thia argument is considerably weakened by the consideration that , by the fact of making elections frequent , so should we make them lots etching ; and again , the objection is
completely set aside , when we take into consideration the better business habits which such an arrangement would necessarily cause . For a member , having to meet his constituents so often , would depend more upon the services he had rendered bis country , than upon the fact of long servitude , and from not liking to risk the expense of a contest , ho would naturally pay more attention to hi j parliamentary duties than he now doss . In septennial Parliaments , a member can be indifferent to his duties for the first few years , and towards their close , by paying a constrained attention to his duties , ho-cau cheat many of his constituents into a show of application aud attention , which deludes them to re-elect him ; but in Annual Parliament !" , the sins of commission and omission would bo fresh in tho minds of the constituencies . But tho great cause of the impurity of elections is to be found in the limited number of electors in the exclusive possession ot tho franchise ) by a comparatively few , end
those , necessarily , not of the be * t order of men , The great bulk of tho people are excluded from the tights of citizenship—have no voice in the election of those who aro to expend their money , Henco they arc indifferent who is returned , and wbr . t are the mean 3 used to effect euch return . . It is very ovidtnt , also , that if a borough , containing a thousand electors , had « thousand pounds expended upon an ( ilcction in it , that if the number of electors were cstcuded , the cost of an election would also be increased . Exceptions may bt taken to thi 3 argument , but it will hold good in the main . It may be uiged , also , that if it requires a bottle of wine to purchase the vote of a tradesman—an operative would sell his vote for a bottle of beer , supposing him to be enfranchised . Even conceding this , for the moment , the expense of a . contested election would still be increased , that is , if we suppose each elector has to be bribed .
But , without believing that operatives are immcculate , I would contend that , if political privileges are conceded them , it is not likely they will be so readily purchasable . Why is it that the operative lias not more self rtspect ? Is not one great cause of it the fact that he feels himself degraded l > y his political serfdom ? Is he not humiliated by his abject position ? Is he not nn outcast from political and social existence t He is sneered down nnd derided , if he ventures an opinion and I have frequently heard him told to sit down , because ho was not an elector , when he has wished to make
known his ideas . Grunt him tho franchise—educate him , and let him be treated as a man , and not as a serf , and then there will be a more genial toil for the growth of political virtue . There Is something in the nature of toil—when not allied to slavery—when not accompanied with degrading associations , which tends to dig . nify and cnoblc a man ' s character . Besides , the operative is , from tho nature of bis position , a more gregarious being than is the shopkeeper or tradesman—and , therefore , a stricter surveillance is kept ever him by his fellows . Another argument against the supposed facility of bribing him ,
Ho is continually in tho society of those who would make him responsible' for tho abuse of political power . And no punishment can inspire a man who is not absolutely dead to moral feeling , ta more dread than the contempt of his working associates—and especially when he is not acquitted by his own conscience . One of the most important considerations to be t » o . ticed , in judging of the influence that the concession of political rights would have upon the operative , is the one springing from the fact that representation of his labour iu Parliament would predispose him to a contentment that no other measure of parliamentary reform wouldand if ho was not absolutely better off , he would have more hope than he now has , and he knows ulso that go . vermni-nts oannot make imprudent iato prudent man to
or fools into wise men . It ^ s but reasonable infer also , that as his interests were represented , so would his prospects of a more equitable reward for his labour be improved , and a more ju&t distribution of wealth take place . Social rstorms may be required to effect such ttasidcrata , but political reforms will materially facilitate them . My opinion is , that if that dreadful and perennial intimidator of tbo operative—antici pated poverty and starvation , or the degradation of himself and family be < coming tho inmates of a workhouso weru removed , a more honest , determined , fearless , and incorruptible member of tho state could not be found in any of the other classes . It is that ourse , poverty , and the fuar of it , that is the great demoralizer of the operative It
thwarts his affections—it interferes with his educationit damps his ploaBures—it usurps his nholo thoughts—it erusbos his noblest aspirations—i t makes him haggard and caro woru—the trembling victim of wrongly used capital . it forces him to dissipation , and makes him unih for the higher offices of life . Give him his political rights , assist him to create a permanent demand for his labouraid him in achieving nn oquitablo return for the investment of his sinews , muselcs , and bones in the capitalists ' accumulation!—give him something better than a workhouso after tho expenditure of his vital energy—in fact , show him rogard , sympathy , and affection , nnd you will sooncea 8 e to reproach him . He will then be respected , even by political economists *
To accompany tins measure of the enfranchisement of Vlie public , there should bo the abolition of the property qualification , and tire payment of members . These , measures would open t . he way to Parliament for working men , nnd at least , some few of thorn might become legislators . This advantage , trifliugas it may appear at first sight , is fraught with mo » timportant consequences , i ( we suppose that only a few working men would becomo inspired nith a desire to became members of the House of Commons , the study and preparation Enquired for such honour , and the influence- which such students would exercise in every toivn a . id in . w « y . circle v « h « re the movedwould have most benoSelal
, a . influence . Their working oompeers would be taugllt to aspire-a hi Kh tone of character would be attained ] , a&d the proflfon now too common amongst operatives , would be remom . be « d only as a matter of history . Soon » Utt such achievement of political power , I have no doubt that peopW . con . egeswould . be Instituted ^ th e workingcheees £ L ? 68 dvan « tf tho workws-tfeae who were to SL T ' ntatiTfeB ° f th 6 ir ^ ilO « V . ^ 'BtiVQSffonid beprovided . During tho election which U * jn » t over , btownw instances lmTe occurred , whwe men »'««» tbo
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ranks of operatives Iiavo provwl themielye » tp be endowed with sufficient capacity to bezant' ' to StStephens ; in some instances the highest compliments hav 4 been , paid them byjhe prossj and such is ; ttie impircvulon that is iiowh » ppil £ everV , doyJgainiriggroiin < l , of ; the fitness of such men for important politieal ' trust , tljat ' the growing inllueuce of progression must ere long . Qjoncode the long sought and long . withheld rights of the people . Yes , the many have those ' witli and amongst them with capacity of no mean order , arid the time is faBt approiehing , when mind amongst tho workers fhnll vindicate its true ranks of ouerativesIiavoprovwlthemielwMo be endowed
character , ' and raise its possessors from the obscurity that the iron despotism of mere conventionalities has kept it in . To a certain extent it may be urged , that an extension'of ' the suffrage would also ixti . ndthe corruptions of tho present elective constituency , but I am of opinion that this would only be a relative and not an absolute extension , and that oven this would soon be corrected by the educmion and improved and fast improving condition of tha enfranchised . In fact , my opinion is , nnd it is formed from clost observation of the working classes ; that in a very fun-years all tho grogs abuses of the elective system would be abolished .
The most obstinate of antiquated politicians must admit that , as the tendency of society is to progress , sooner or later an extension of iho suffrage must take pince , and I thisk a clear case has been made out why it should be conceded . But thero remain to be noticed far higher claims than those of expediency , en which to found a demand for the enfranchisement of every sane man . We have yet to notice the question as one of right . We have sbowu that it is hot likely the operative would be SO " corrupt than arc many electo-s at present—that hois quite as intelligent as many of them cannot be deniedbut , if he is not intelligent , will he ever be without enfrunchisement ? if he is corrupt , whose neglect has made him so 1 But let me ask , what reason is there against th e emancipation of industry ? All men havu to contribute to the burdens of state ; why not , then , all have a
share in their regulation ? A man ' s ignorance is no ar . gument against his paying taxes . The money of the most fatuous is as good as that of the wisest . Of the relative capacity of money qualified electors and thoso who have only the qualification of manhood , there wtl be different opinions , but there can be but one opinion as to enfranchising every sane man , nnd I would sny woman , too . Who bo likely as those to be judicious and economical in the expenditure of public money , as those who know the hardships of labour—tho . « e practically acquainted with the burdens which the back of the operative has to bear ? 'Wherefore should one man be a political automaton for the use or abuse of fools or knaves , and another man be elevated to a position which he is not at all fitted for ? In the nature of things , this i « wrong—common sonse erolts at it—aur common humanity pronounces it dangerous and absurd .
I have no envious feelings towards born legislators or lisping aristocrats , nor would I exchange positions with m » ny of them . The luxury of an independent spirit , unfettered conscience , , and upright bearing , i » worth all the conventionalisms of the most fashionable society . As for their contempt for working men , I can only say that it the ariBtocracy could mix in tho Bociety of many workers , viliom it is my good fortune to know , they would learn to respect the unwashed , or at least the unrepresented . Even epithets tire now forgotten : we never hear now of swinish multitudes . The first principles of social and political science , and the fundamental rights of men , as also the just principles which should connect home and foreign governments , are better known amongst the select of the operatives than
Amongst the average of cither of the other classes . Personally I would much prefer associating with the general rim of oparati-ves in London than with the county electors of Es 3 ex . The former aro more intelligent and more liberal , and consequently more just even to their oppouents . To associate much with these fifty pound voters Imust be content to degenerato , but to mix with London operatives I should thereby improve them , « nd be ' advantaged myself . The same may be ;< aid of all the hrRcr towns iu the kingdom . To bo an tlsctor' with a staff of honest , fenrless , and independent men , who would not shrink from supporting their views under all tho exigencies of political existence , would indeed bo an honour that I should prize most dearly . It is a consummation that every true patriot must devoutly wish for .
What a relkc ' . ion upon our common humanity that so many independent electors are independent of even an npproacU to political integrity . What can be more contemptible , or what can possibly degrada a man more thaiihU soiling his noblest privilege , —the right of selfgovernment . Sinking his political existence—levelling himself with the surfi of the Saxon period—bartering his manhood—handing over his boJy and mind to the political cbsrlatin . And who is it that objects to the concussion of Universal Suffrage ! Is it the philosopher or philanthropist , or is it tlio borougli-mouger , the possessor of country constituencies and tho millionaire ? These persons , in conjunction with their echoes , the class of voters just spakca of , are the most forward in their opposition to the political emancipation of the people . And are they oracles of wisdom ? Are their
joreboiiings to be treasured as fact : their troubled imaginings to keep tht millions in bondage ! To them and thvir tortuous interest must the oppressed artisan ever yield his hopts of personal freedom ! Must the patriotic mechanic ever be content to be robbed of his birthright , and afterwardsbe conciliated -with contempt ? Is there nut a nc phs ultra of folly—a point beyond which injustice will nut be tolerated . Iteaton answers yes—justice proclaims the fact that » daj ul reckoning is near at hand , when the hopes of oppressed man shall bo realised . Hold oa , then , ye workers in the came of good—persevere in ditncniinating information respecting tho rights of humanity , and we yet may see the lion of wealth conciliating the outraged dignity of long suff . ring and oppressed labour . Every day adds fresh evidence that the popular cause is growing more popular .
Progress , hi i ' . sumiring achievement , is cff . cUng dlsnoverics in science , and developing improvement in art ; mind is fast vindicating it 3-. lt , and ere long must 1 « to a general rtcognition in society ; each month and year adds toew benefits to man , The press is prolific , and gives forth its encouraging revelations—knowledge is cheapened , and intellect heaves with mighty tffort , and « emanations are irritating the arid sands of ignorance —truth is proelaiuuHg for itself a fearless and genera ! reception in the home and heart of inquiring man , and the hitherto feeble voice of reason and philosophy is teaching a faith that shall yet dissolve the contentions of awakening man . But e till no veritable , no really tangible improvement has reached the home of the working man—no political existence is yet granted him . It is then for you who toil , to say whether you will longer submit to such degradation—to assert yourselves no longer satisfied without the full recognition of your It is for
rights . you , the intelligent artisans of Britain , to decide whether you will for ever remain in a state of political serfdom nnd social slavers . It rcqvures but that you ehnll arise from your lethargy , and vindicate your claims to a sharo i : i tho government of your common country—in the direction of your own labour—in the appropriation of your own wealth . Let every insult you have felt—let every reproach you have experienced —let all the ills you have suff . red—let every injustice you have keen tho victims of , be tke parent to loftur thoughts , aud dewvmino to nobler effort and more sustained perseverance . Let tho indignities that are daily tolerated by them enkindle an unquonchablo desira for tho improvement of yourselves nnd tho emancipation 0 / your children from the domination of nn un « ympathisi « g oligarchy . And let the serfdom of Britons bo abolished —your slavery forgotten—youv rights conceded—your manhood recognised . p , m Wood .
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A . Jack Tar ' s Idxa dp a LocOMniiTR . — » Why ' says he ' there ' s nought manly about it . Watch a ship , now , withher canvass bellying out , laying down to it , just enough to shew she feels the breez " , tossing the spray irotn her bows , and . lifting her head ovpr the seas as if she stopped ' em . There ' s something like life there . There ' s something bo noble about a horse ; he step 9 as if he knew he was goitm and fond of bis duty , and able to do it . But that there lubber—bah!—comes insalivating , sneaking along , crawling on his belly like a thundering long snake , with a pipe in his mouth . ' Electioneering Comi'essatios in Fiuxcb . —Tho 1 Union Monarchique' states that within the last thirteen years two hundred and seventy-six crosses of the Legion of Honour have been distributed amongst the inhabitants of Lisieux , M . Guizot ' srotten borough .
Tiie PfissT Post . —Rowland Hill stated at a Iato meeting that six omnibuses fuil of letters and papers were considered a light mail from Euston-tiquurc to the Post-ofiice . Longevity . —At Limerick city election on Thursday , David O'Brien , of Bnrhoen , farmer , and £ 10 householder , voted for O'Brien ami O'Connell . JJo was aged 105 years , and was brought in a chair to the pulling booth . Tauiso by Storm . —A few days ago , three hives of bees , belonging to a person named Almwich swarmed at tho same time , and simuhaneouBly took possession of a house and shop , near tho port , and * notwithstanding every effort to dislod ge and hive them was resorted to , they were KOt got off uutil nearly the whole of thorn were destroyed The business of the shop was completely suspended for some days— CannarAen Paper . vw «« . u wr
Scexe at ax American Post-Office . - A rap at tlio delivery w indow . Vostmaatev : ' Well , my Vi wha wUl you have ? ' ' Boy :. Here ' s a JtteJ . £ wants to haye it go along as fast as it can , W there ' s a feller wants to have her here , and Ss S 1 ? " * fen « U » t' wn ' t here and slc ^ te » ff * wsjte
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Bum ' s Ooi : t and Rheumatic Tius effectual ^ euro every dwerivtion of Gout , illicumutic Gout , Rheu futS , lumbago , Tic Dotoreiw , Falna in the Header Fuef &e They aw recommended to thCiiBicted with a confidence ' arising from experience , as one of the valuable results of the unproved state of Medical Science , and tho only clhcicnt remedy ever discovered for tliesa disorders , iho coutinued Authenticated proofs of decided approbation sent , unsolicited , to tho proprietor , from all i > aru of flie klrgdom nud from all classes of society wUhan iucrea 6-liig' sale , and demand for them at honioj and abroad unpnrrnlloieu , - fully warrants the assurance that no person subject to « uch complaints will , niw . 'i-atJ'ial , ever be without them , etftd by all medicine v&idcre . Price 2 s . « d . pw box . Ohservoi'Ub name of'Tboisasi ' mn , ' Hid , ( Strand , London , on the K ^ TcroJB ^ t ftainp ,
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DIABOLICAL MURDER la ivDHTrrPvv Tho Loukvtth Courier contains an account of a most atrocious and cold-b ! oodeil murder . A few gentlemen , ve in all , amoKg whom was Dr J . P . Pendergrast , united in establishing a echool in the vicinity of Bi Pea . dergrast ' s residence . In February last Mr TV . W . Buchanan , of Pennsylvania , was employed as a teacher ; and Dr P * mii .-r (; raEt , having taken a dislike to him , not only refused to send his children to the school , but in every way attempted to injure Mr Buchanan io the esti . mation of those whoso confidence he had won . At length , Mr Buchanan having submitted to this treatment a 3 1 od& as bethought suitable , addressed a letter of rsreonstraow to the doctor , and hereupon , as it seems , the doctor declared that Mr Buchanan should never teach in the school-house again , The neighbours ef Dr Pendergraft wire still sfttisned with Mr Buchanan ' s teaching , nnd three of the five owners of the school house cmploved Mm
for another quarter ; one of the three being the husband of Dr Pendergrasfs sister . On the 14 th of Jane , Mr Buchanan went to one of tho owners of the school liouse , who had the key , and requested him to go over with 1 M and put him in peaceable possession of the house , iu order to guard against a difficulty with Dr Pendergiai ! . This geutlcraan , Colonel Montgomery , complied " with the request , aud took h \» daughter with him as a pupil . Sooa alter they reached the school house , in which ? ome sit or seven children were assembled , while Mr Buchanan was sitting nn the . step near tho door , and Coloutl Montgomery was sitting inside of the house near the door , Dr Pcndnrgrast was seen sall ying' forth from hie dtfellinf with his three * ous aud a ue ^ ro man , the negro carrjing a basket of rocks and the doctor ' s double-hatrelUd gan , and when they reached the school house , the doctor fluted both Mr Buchanan and Co ' onelJlontgonu'ry with the most ollensive uud insulting epithets he could muster into service , and commanded them 10 leave Ms boast
accompanying tho order by throwing rocks twice at Mr Buchanan . Colonel Montgomery mildly replied to Dr Pcndt-rgrast that he had as mvsch privilege to he there £ 8 he had ; npou which one o : ' tho boys assauliad Colond Montgomery with a rock , in which the others joined ; aao while the Colonel was defcudiug himself from the toys , both the doctor and the negro also assailed him . It' » supposed that while the famil y were on Colonel Montgomery , Mr Buchanan endeavoured to take some of * . bo assailants off his friend . All that is positively ki own is , that Dr Pendtrgrast called his negro to hand him his gun and he would shoot the . . Ooloud ilont-somerj Had one of the buys down , and the otbew on liia » , anil , supposing tho threat was for him , he turned his eyes towards the doctor , and saw tho ruu w « s pointtd beyond him , and , looking in that direction , ha saw Mr Buchanna lali on his face wheu the gun was fired . This s : oppt 4
the light , and when Colonel Montgomery got to the young ' v" \ f 0 UU < i him d - S— -ie lmd been pierced with 40 shot but a shade less than buck-shot . These are theuoontrovcrted stnteincnts of tlio case . It is not unim . port : int , however , to mention , that after Mr Buchanan was killed , oue of tho bojs went to the corpso ayd turned his head over , to show nheru he gavo him n blow with a rock , and another , after surveying the dead body , met with the hat of the murdered msn in his path , and furiously kicked it as far as he could send ir . We regret to add to this horrid recital , that the cowardly murderH was still at large when the courier wrote . The officers of justice (?) whe were at hand at tho tirao w ' mtoa at tbe wurdor , and obstalnedfrom miy attempt to arrtat the jn ; 8 creant , and vhen more faithful men wero found he bud disappeared , though a magistrate hoastad that he knew where he was .
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Fatal Love .-A young man , the son of a wealthy Aimeman , residing in one ot tho Tillages of the Bospjiorus , secretly wooed nnd won the daughter of » iurUish bey , whose yally or summer resilience is in tne neighbourhood . The young people rcct often in places where they were safe from the eyes of the old pay . llie youu ? girl was at length so impradeutas to reocivo her lover in tho hurem . Hers lie « as doubtless seen by the father , or some of his peop le . lor the young Armcuian went there as usual tho other day , ami never returned . Tho friends of tbo young man , noticing his long absence ii-oni home , grow uneasy . They soon learnetlthat he had been seen going into the house of their Turkish neig hbour , but when thoy inquired there for him , the old bey said it wiw true he was nndtr his roof , bat tbnt lie
wastoo unwell to be removed . They called tho next day , and the old bey told them that his ( tenter 8 lover was dead . The father of the youth asked to have his bod ' s body , but the bey refused , for he »*{ d hisaonhad become a imissuhuau before liia deatCf and therefore his friends , being Giaours , had no rignt to , the corpse . The young roan , however , had tc * to Odessa at one time , anil there taken Russian p * * tection : Application was , therefore , made to M . d'Oustinofl " . the Russian minister , to employ his influence to have the body given up 51 d'Onstinou scuta very strong wote " tothe Porte , and the booJ w consequence baa been disinterred , and has undergone a pon mori&n examination , the result of whic » proves tbattho ' poor youth was poisoned . Cheap biographies of 0 'Cwnri ' l , ipj FrtnsH , W oeeD pftbl ^ ed . iu Paris , ^
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ATTEMPT AT MMdS 7 ^^ A deliberate attempt at murder and . made on Saturday afternoon , of which a " ^ « ,. particulars have been gleaned from 5 .- ° foI lt >^ The victim is Mr George Crawle ? S ° W& 12 Mark-laue , nearly opposite the £ > ki % change . The intended assassin i 3 Mr iiOrn Es ! stone , who has for some time past cawffl ° » £ Syirne . ° l 8 terCr " Gr 6 at T 'i& It seems that Ovenstone was ereatlv nv ' by an execution having been sent into g ?^ Ovenstone being-m conjunction w ith a v ^ mer . the assignee of a bankriipUwani < . or c c 'e . ' " ffl !!^^^ S ? - ¥ r . ?»^ Mat *> , ^ ATTEMPT AT MTTRripjTTTnT ^^^ Sih .
nun , m y'I'lWlUIIU S CO-a 88 I (> nee I'iil ' »» Crawley proceeded at law against him f " ' ^ amount due to tho estate , about £ 150 V ^ have transpired in the course of the action ;» "ty present known , but it is certain that thoio " t ings influenced him in making the m ^ i ^' attempt . Mr Crawley is stated to be iX ^ Si Ovenstone has a wife and family . Both a , 1 * ; respected in tho circles in which they are I . ; " ^ Thefollo , vin KstatemenUfthecirei , 4 & ; rnado by Mr Crawley ; who was removed toX ^ mas's Hospital . 'Yesterday ( Saturday ) £ > about half-past three o ' clock , while eonvo !>• a friend in the wine trade , myclerkcame tot » ll » said that Mr Ovenstone , of " Great TichhVhu ? a 4 wanted to speak to me . I immediately wen ' ; , t * ' ™ w ft M ' n foun ! \ 0 ven ? tone . to whom u $ Well , Mr . Ovenstone , I understand that 1 ! S toseome . ' - lie replied , Ye , sir , 1 do . ' i { JJ « what his business was with me ? When he S ? ed out , ' What do you mean by doing what jSt ^ done ? You are a pretty fellow , 1 think ' L
pression was , that ho was alluding to a sale \\ 4 il taken place at his houae . I told him that l 3 » thing to do . with it , that I had left my case in ^ solicitor ' s hands . I had no sooner uttered these woS than he put his hands into his pocket , as I \ mJZ for tho purpose of drawing out his handkerchief ? stead of wlibh he pulled out a pistol , presented ths mouth at me , and before I had time to get away l ! discharged the contents in ray face . I immediate ran out into the street and cried murder , and & [ J wards went to Mr Harris ' s surgery , and from thence I came to this hospital in a cab . When I ianon ' Ovenstone was in the room , and I understand W my clerk that he looked him in te prevent bis eseane What afterwards took place I do not know of my 0 » n knowledge , but I have been told that Ovenstone stat himself the moment after I ran into the street '
Such is Mr Crawley ' s statement . Tho account of theinjuries he has sustained is , that a bs > l had en tered the mouth , and torn away a portion of tho rnnf lodging in the cavity . The narrative is cuntinned B Mr Crawley ' s clerk , who , when he saw Mb mute wonnded . lockedtheattemptcd murdererin theoffiw and had hardly done so when a second report of fiS arms was heard . Two constables entered , End found Ovenstone sitting in a chair , with a couple of pistok near him , and blood flowing in copious streams from his head and face- They immediately secured both tha pistols and Ovenstone , and took him to Gu / b Hospital , where two of tho house surgeons were in instant attendance . They found that the ihiorii .
he naa muicted on luinself were of a triHht ful character ; the br . ll appeared to have V tered at ¦ tho mouth , pasred in an oblique " dir e tion , and lodged over the left temple . The medical pentlemcn have been successful in extracting the ball which had lodi ; ed in Overtone ' s head , and it is now in the care of Ed ' moaih iho officer . There seems to be 110 daubs about its having been the intention of the wretthed man to kill Mr Crawley and then destroy himself , as , in addition to the fact of his having with him two heavily-loaded pistols , a written statesnenc was found in his coat pocket , which w . % a eviJently drawn up so as to { rive a full explanation of the
sovcral reasons that had actuated him to attempt the commission of the crime . In it be states that disgrace had been brought on him by Orawley for iiwt consulting with him and Cremer to get pu'sea . sion of the Bull Inn . ' One must uo for an cxasapfe , ' it continues , to deter such wretches from doing the like . I cannot help saying that my solicitor ou-ht to have looked into this matter of bond before he advised me to be an assignee in thia bankruptcy , and whieh , had he donesa , would have prevented all that haBOCcurrcd . D « ath is far more preferable than the disgraceful situation Crawley has placed me in and driven me to do that which I never would krc contemplated . Tins action , will no dnnht . ,, «««> a
good deal of grwf to you all , but you must forectit , as you could never expect that I should ever km happiness again in this world after Crairl .-v ' s conduct towards me . ' The rest of the statemeiu ' related to family circumstances of no interest to the public . It was signed ( John Ovcnstone , ' and addresstd to Mrs Mary Jackson and Beatrice Jenkinson Oven , stone , 40 , Upper Chariottcstrest , Fitz-ov-square . Subsequent information shows that both theassaasin and his intended victim are rccovcrins , a fact which is attributed to the pistols being so long wadded ,
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Electors, Candidates, And Elections .
electors , Candidates , and elections .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 21, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1432/page/2/
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