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THE FRICASSEE OF EDITORS.
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THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30.1847.
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B OOKS PUBWSriEli)lNDSbLD"BY JAMES WATSON, 3, Qneen'a Head-passage, Pater noater-rov. .
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Gusoow . —At our weekly meeting held in the Dvers Hall , Chariottelane , on Monday , October 25 th , arrangements were forwarded for the reception of Messrf ; O'Cennorand E . Jones . The City Hall will he secured , and <* i public entrance will be given to the people ' s friends . Nobihampiok . —A committee has been appointed in this town , composed of members of the Chartist Association and Land Company , for the purpose of m-iking arrangements for the reception of Mr O'Con . nor , when he comes to the town . The above committee will meet on Snnday morning next , October 3 ht , at Mr John Starmer ' s , Green-lane . Any pat ties in the district wishing to co-operate with the com * Hiittee , must address their correspondence to Mr E . UemmiBf , Leicester-street , Northampton . Cuot . don .--A general meeting will be held on Monday evening , November 1 st , to nominate the Chartist cooacUani officers , .
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Mr O'Connor ' s reply to the extraordinary and virulent attacks m ; ide upon his character , in connexion with the . Land Plan , at a time when the writers of these attacks knew that he was on the continent , and could not immediately reply to them , has , no doubt , received that full and searching consideration , which the variety and importance of the topics to which it alludes so fully entitles it . From its very nature and extent , it was impossible to do more than as it were improvise a few general remarks on the subject , in our leading columns last week . Time was required to . analyse and
clearly comprehend the full value andbearirigs of Mr O'Connor ' s refutation of the calumnies of his . bitter and unscrupulous assailants ; and it is but an act of justice , as well as of duty , to give the results of that dispassionate examination , in a brief summary of the more salient points of the reply of the hon . member for Nottingham , to the allegations of the halfdozen " we s , ' to whom he administered 60 powerful and well-merited a castigation . Before entering upon that part of the subject , however , it seems desirable to make a few preliminary remarks . as to the animus of theoar
tiea who have ascribed the basest motives to Mr O'Connor . If the only object of these editorial exertions had been to promote the welfare of the working-classes , and to prevent them from being misled by a welUmeant , but unsound S lan to promote an improvement in their conition , as is pretended ; there . was , surely , no necessity for having recourse to such shameful and infamous personal abuse of one man in the pursuit of such an object . The question at issue , is one partly of fact , and partly of
opmiont in the hrst case , vituperation is clearly of no avail ~ facts alone are of any value . In the second , we submit , that having recourse to the rhetoric of Billingsgate , is not the best way in the world to make converts of those who differ on matters of opinion . Instead of such a result , th , e great probability is , that the disputants , while finding their belligerent propensities considerably and mutually excited , will end by being more firmly convinced than when they began , of the truth of their respective views .
Of course , none of the editors who have made the existence of the Land Plan a vehicle for personal ! jattacks upon Mr O'Connor ' s judgment and honesty , can imagine that these attacks will convince that gentleman that his views of the system are wrong , and theirs are right . But though , not expecting a conversion in his case , they may have calculated upon convincing those who had shown their confidence in the Plan , by becoming shareholders . Let us see whether their policy was likely even to do this .
The National Land Company , and the plans which it was formed to carry out , were undoubtedly originated by Mr O'Connor , but the constitution of the one and the machinery for effecting the other , have passed thr ough numerous stages before they reached their present position and form . At each of these successive stages , the individuals who were directly interested in the success of the project , decided upon the course to be adopted . At successive conferonce * , the difficulties-legal and practiciil-were fully discussed by the representatives of the shareholders , and
their decisions , with the grounds for them , fully reported . The company did not assume its present shape by the fiat of Mr O'Connor , or any other individual dic tator ; those who had contributed the funds virtually and bona fide ordered its affairs . If there was any error , either of judgment or practice in conducting them , or in taking any of the steps that were taken , those errors were participated in , by all who concurred in the propriety of taking the course that has been adopted , and the anathemas launched by our contemporaries at the head , of Mr'O'Connor , ought also to have
fallen oh all his colleagues . But that would have shown their absurdity , because it is impossible to believe , that any body of men could deliberately set to work to deceive and cheat themselves upon such tangible subjects as those with which the Land Company has to deal . Again : " the working-classes bare not been induced to put confidence in Mr O'Connor , and the Land Company , by any false pretences , lhe plan of the Land Company , be it right or wrong , is fully and plainly set forth , without
either reservation or deception . If the sapient scribes who dissent from that plan , have any reasons , any solid practical reasons to adduce against the plan ; if they can suggest any mode by which its defects / as they appear to them , can be remedied , and the object more effectually secured—it is their duty to do so . Had they taken the field in this spirit , and given friendly advice and assistance to the extent of their experience and influence , however small both may be , it would have shown an interest in the
improvement of .. the condition of the workingclass , which their , actual conduct proves to be only simulated for the purpose of gratifying feelings of personal and political hostility and vindictiveness towards Mr O'Connor . As far as we can understand the charges of the parties to whom Mr O'Connor replied in so vigorous , effective , and crushing a way last week , they may be reduced into the following : — First—That Mr O'Connor has uncontrolled sway over the Company . Second .- —That he is ignorant of the management of such a Company . Third . —That he has wastefully , if not fraudulently , expended the monies of the shareholders .
Fourth . —That the whole scheme is fraudulently concocted , [ for the purpose of enabling him to swindle the working-classes out of their hard-earned money , to make an estate for himself , and then that , having ruined them he will desert them . ' The choice flowers of rhetoric , and the varied manner in which these charges are made and supported , together with the minor statements and details flowing out of them , can be judged of b y the specimens with which the columns of the Northern Star were
crowded last week , to the exclusion of more useful matter . One beaefit however , must result from their re-publication , namely , to enable the members of the Land Company to seein their own words the nature ofthe charges made by these parties , and to judge for themselves of their truth or reasonableness . To the charge that Mr O'Connor hasuncontrolled sway over the Company , or as it is differentl y phrased in another place , by the same authority <« We have objected to the large share of power aimed at by Fi « c «
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FearguB , " - it is only necessary''to say 7 that by the laws of , the Company , he has no more power than his fellow-directors . If it be replied , that these laws are hot legally binding until the Registration of the Company is completed ; Mr O'Qoniior replies , ( and the tour upon which he is about to start in company with Mr Jones attests the truth of the statement ) that he is desirous the Company should be completely registered with the least possible delay . . .
In another capacity , however , Mr O'Connor does , and if the Company is to succeed at all , must always , possess great powers ; as would also any other person who might be placed m the same position . The purchasing of estates , the erection of bujjdihgs , and the formation of small farms , is not committee-work . It must be done by one active , indefatigable superintendent , who has a clear and distinct idea of the nature of the work in which he is engaged , and who possesses the faculty of directing the energies of all under him to its
accomplishment , in the most speedy , economical , and effective manner . Mr O'Connor is the only pewon connected with the Land Company who possesses the confidence of the shareholders , to such an extent as is required for the performance of these several duties : and confidence is a primary and essential requisite . But it is objected , in the second place , that he is ignorant of the management of such a society . Who says so ? The editor of the Dispatch ! How does he know ? What does he know of the management of societies himself ? Has he had any practical experience in that way ? Or , above all , has he ever been
associated with Mr 0 Connor in the management of any society , that he thus ventures to pronounce so confident an opinion as to Mr O'Connor ' s ignorance ? The value of his opinion , unless we are informed somewhat ' more upon these subjects than at present , is clearly very small indeed ; and knowing , as we do , something of the past history and experience of this redoubtable Editor , we have no hesitation in saying , that if he were to set himself up as manager of a society , and depend upon his success for his living , a speedy forced march into the workhouse would convince him
at once of his presumption and incompetency . Editors are very excellent wordmongers . That is their trade , and so long as they are content to keep by the pen and the inkstand , they , are very well in their , way ; . but were they ( even the erudite , experienced , and most wonderful Editor of the Dispatch , ) to present themselves as candidates for the situation of Manager of a Bank or Insurance Office , Superintendent of Railway Works , a Model Farm , or a Model Lodging-house , we have no doubt but that they would be reminded of the old Latin proverb , which has been vulgarly and pithily translated among ourselves— " Let every cob . bier stick to his last . "
Mr O'Connor , from his past career , and the position he has hitherto occupied in society , can , at all events , put forth a greater prima fade claim to the knowledge requisite for the management of popularly-constituted societies , and of practical agricultural and building operations , than a person whose migrations extend from his house to the office in Fleet-street , and from the office back again to his house ; and whose practical knowledge of society is gleaned from' the communications of those who are actually . doing its work . We reject the dictum because we know the critic is not qualified to give a sound opinion on the subject .
The third charge may be said to be based upon , and to flow out of , the previous one , and it helps to show the truth of our estimate of the practical business-knowledge of Editors in general . Mr O'Connor is charged with wasteful , if not fraudulent application of the funds , and to prove this a number of items , having reference to the purchase and keep of twenty . three
horses , are paraded with an immense show of indignation against Mr O'Connor , and of commiseration for his poor deluded victims . This is the first , specific attempt to grapple with business . It is made by the Editor of the Nottingham Mercury , and his learned brother of the Dispatch falls into ecstacies with itquotes it in full , and grows quite magniloquent over it !
A breath disperses the flimsy superstructure which thesQ practical and pains-taking architects , had so carefully raised . The money , so far from being either wastefully or fraudulently expended , is proved , in the most conclusive manner , to have been a source of direct profit to the Company ; to have been absolutely required to carry on with the requisite rapidity the plans of the Company , and to have indirectly added greatly to the immediate fertility of each allotment on the Lowbands estate . Item by item of this " mare ' snest , "
does Mr O'Connor remorselessly turn up and expose , with a fullness , an accuracy , and a clearness , that leares nothing to be "desired or to be added . In fact , these twenty-three horses , which averaged 39 * . 15 s . a head , together with the ciirts , harness , &c . required , are as much a misapplication or extravagant outlay of the funds , as the locomotives of a railway compsiny . They are the medium by which the capital of the company is put in motion , and made reproductive and profitable .
As to the cant and hypocritical stuff about the expenditure of money in purchasing horses , and paying for oats to feed them , while those who contributed it were receiving low wages , and . , living upon low fare , it is too ridiculously disgusting to deserve any lengthened reply . The National Land Company is formed with the view of putting an end to low wages and low fare—in order to do so , its capital must be applied in masses to produce any effect upon a large scale , and the directors of the Great Western might as well sit down to calculate
the private income of each of its shareholders before ordering a new engine or an old one to be repaired , as the Directors of the Land Company enter into similar calculations before purchasing an estate , and proceeding in the most expeditious way to prepare it for allottees ^ The horses , cows , carts , and harness , constitute part of the working plant o £ the Company . They are shown by Mr O'Connor to have already paid for themselves , anjdmay be now looked upon as so . much added ta ' tlie
capital of the Company . Thus , the very point which looked so formidable in the eyes of Mr O'Connor ' s assailants , " vanishes into thin air . " The fi gures to which they had recourse for the purpose of crushing him , recoil on themselves— " the engineer } has been hoisted by his own petard . " After such an exhibition ot crass ignorance of practical subjects , and the meaning of figures , we apprehend that very little faith will be placed hereafter in any exhibitions of these wonderful calculator boys' —we mean editors .
As to the statement that Mr'O'Connor has devised the plan merel y for the purpose of plundering the working classes , it needs no reiutation . The only way by which such an allegation can at the present moment be tested , ni 5 i £ ffe * i . 8 giveat 0 itbyth « E ? / S A ? hose motives ««» fl ™ mpugned Tnedb y this criterion , theailega . turn may be summarily dismissed , as equally wicked and absurd . Whatever Mr O'Connor may do in future , aa yet he is the only poliical agitator who has appeared in England
w ™ steadily ana constantl y refused to take afarthmgof the people ' s money , and who , while continuall y occupied in their service , Has borne all charges from his own funds . Ihe tact ] merely requires to , be set against the assertion , in order to judffe of the value of the latter ¦ ffi ?' ,, 5 " I ff - COnt ^ ue < 1 ' frwemiKw and he " SSrr ^ f ¦* 552 ES % - ^ » *• *» The past life of Mr O'Connor is a stronger guaranteeofhis futureintegritythaaanyasser-
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tibn" to thecontrary ^; and it isriot within the boundary of moral possibilities , that a man so trusted—onejholding so prominent a position in English politics , and in whose very nature is deeply inwoven an overpowering craving for the approbation of his fellow beings , without which life would be a misery to him—we say , it ie impossible that such a man , for any conceivable amount of wealth , would , even if he had the power , forfeit such a position , and condemn himself to a life of obscure infamy •' That would be ruin , indeed ! compared to which the loss of 21 . 12 s ., 3 / . 18 s ., or bl 4 s .
by each individual shareholder of the Land Company would be but a trivial affair , and , despite all the exaggeration of Mr O'Connor ' s assailants , that is the measure of their loss and ruin , even should all their malignant and foul predictions be verified . But even were there no legal or practical obstacles to the fulfilment of such rascally prophecies , there is that in the very nature of the case , and in the sacrifice of position , fame , and power , which such a course would involve , that it is impossible to imagine any sane person would deliberately make it . The predictions only originate in the baseness of those who make ' them .. They know what they would do
were they in the same position . These remarks have extended far beyond what we intended when they were commenced , and still there are very many points untouched upon which we purposed to comment . We must , however , conclude ; and shall do so by drawing attention to the fact—a curious and instructive one-r-that , in the midst of the utter break down of the monetary and trading system , the wretched apologists of that system can . " yet find time to abuse Mr O'Connor and the Land Company . The only way to account for the concurrence of the two facts is , to
suppose that they see in the growing power of Mr O'Connor the downfall of the social and political machinery by which the profitmongers have coined fortunes out of the blood and sweat of the toiling millions , and dread the advent of the time when the labourer shall not only be " worthy" of , but shall " enjoy' his hire , and . become the "first partaker of the ^ fruits . " The labouring classes , uuder thelguidance of their adopted and trusted leader , are laying the foundation for future independence in the midst of an almost unparalleled commercial crisis . ? j ) To the attempts made to shake their confidence \\ n that leader they respond by shoals : of votes , expressive of the most thorough and entire trust in a man who has
fought their battles through good and through evil report , and accompany these resolutions by still more substantial proofs of that faith by sending him—thousands o f pounds o f sterling money . . They have lost all hope of emancipation from the wordmongers and profitocracy , andjdevoutly believe , that under the leadership of their adopted guide , and by travelling a different path to that they have hitherto trodden ! they will reach at last the goal of their arduous and continued efforts . The venal press may abuse the leader , but the people know how to appreciate that abuse , and will continue to help on the great work of the Emancipation of Labour , undeterred by the bugbears coined in editorial imaginations .
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THE GOOD OLD CAUSE . In that famed popular arena , "the Crown and Anchor , '' wherein so many able , and some virtuous men , have at different times thundered , as the Vox Populi , for Radical Reform , we witnessed on Monday last another and an enormous gathering , to testify in favour of the good old cause—the cause of the ri ght against the wrong , the many against the few . The dinner at the Crown and Anchor was provided in honour of the Radical Reformers
returned to Parliament at- the late general election , and those who mean to be returned on the occasion of the next electoral struggle . The Invitations to both sections of " the People ' s friends" had been liberally distributed by the committee of management ; but of the elected , only Mr O'Connor appeared to do homnge to the sovereign people : of the nonelected there was a larger attendance , but limited , with one exception , to the men whose names are linked with the The Charter"Name and all . "
lhe excuses on the part of the absentees for non-attendance were of the usual character — "detention in the country , " " unavoidable business , " and " engagements " of long standing . " Like the persons bidden to the great supper recorded in the 14 th chapter of St Luke ' s Gospel , they all had a reason of some sort—good or bad—for staying away . The cause of absence in a few cases seemed to be honestly set forth ; and , in the case of Mr Duncombe , but one feeling pervaded the breasts of all present , that of sincere sorrow
that the cause of his absence was continued illhealth . We may add , that that feeling was accompanied by the heartfelt prayers of all , that the cause of absence , too truly set forth in the letter of the hon . member for Finsbury might speedily cease to exist , and that he—the People ' s Champion—might soon , very soon , be restored to health and strength , and thereby be enabled to renew the great work of his mission—that of labouring for the destruction of injustice , and for the triumph of right . But the majority of the " letters of apology " were understood by the people to be mere
flimsy excuses , invented to cover the real hostility of the invited to the object of the meeting—a demonstration in favour of Radical principles , as embodied in the Charter . In two or three particular instances , the loud and angry expressions of disapproval that greeted the make-shift apologies of loud ranting " Radicals / showed that the people were fully alive to the real character , and perfectly in-« ° S 2 Ji ' il * rCal , . , 5 ments of their friends . The carpet-knights of Eadicalism may learn from the manner of the people , that theinasses are not to be trifled with . Plavinff ZXlS ? ^ danger ° SJ ) Ort ' certai " gentlemen may discover too soon , that" A breath can unmake , E 8 a breath has made "
. « Faithful among , the faithless found , " ' the Chartist member for Nottingham wasathis post , and his reception proved how much the assaults of his enemies have added to his power Denounced and assailed , misrepresented and calumniated by the venal and corrupt pres , he was , never theless ! ? e ei ™ d with im amount of enthusiasm truly ' indescribable . Dr Epps met with another sort of reception . The Doctor , who is a kind of universal lecturer on nearly all the olojries " and isms existing , has been for manv v ^ rs
oetore the public , but as ^ politician , has been known only as one of a very timid character . At the late election he appeared " at Northampton , as a candidate for parliamentary honours , on Complete Suffrage principles . At the meeting on Monday evening , the ueoDle exhibited the desire to welcome him as a friend -although , like- Royal Charlie , " he \ l beSn "lang-a . coming " -but the Doctor nnn ^ i ,, j *
„ spoil all , by exhibiting a want of modestv and good sense perfectly intolerable . It « J perfectly intolerable to hear a man boast of w £ t workf * r >^ eer at th ^ e who wer working and suffering , while hewaswaitin * wlrtot ? % qUiCter and -aWS harm ? J £ > * !? Pl ) earance > » d reap the hear a nl ** ? ° U was tolerable to near a new comer lecturing veteran workers upon their policy , their rtLmSftJZS S w r ranCe ? the virtues of «* iourgeoisie . When gentlemen like Dr EPp 8 erne amonpt the Chartists , they should modestly set themselves to learn before th ™ h ^ ir , t «
each . We have high authority forhoW , that a man wise in his own conceit is a very foolish fellow , and we imagine that Dr Epps must havelfelt , as he looked , rather foolish , when he found that his « soft sawder" was met ^ SSS ^ jSSSfi ° ' " " « "" " - The drivel about conciliating the middle classes by abandoning the naughty name of
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Chartist , is unmitigated hunib ^ T ^ r ^ profess to adopt our princi ples , wj ]] m itl % to adopt the name , a name which hau We the sanction of millions , and been fcaii C 9 'Ved the blood of martyrs . They prove th e ( I k either dishonest or imbecile , if they ad Se ^ other course . ' °° Pt any We earnestly advise the Ch artist ., waste their time in attempting to co " * ° factious dissentients , whose only cha ' a e notoriety exists in their isolation fro ** main army of progress . The fant ^ : !? . * e ^
and grave fgrimaces indulged in ofl-t ka some of these worthies , have aff orded » ^ siderable amusement . The way tWi ' " soaped " each other at their tea . 3 J av turn-outs , has been exceedingl y edif ¦ ' Eaten up with vanity and spleen , thei /? 8 ' self-glorification haa been the one obiLt " their gatherings . Of course , they never b ° i of the Nottingham election , "its name ? never heard . " They are Radical Refoim ! forsooth ; but the truth ia , they would h been very glad if Sir John Cam HobhoS had _ been elected instead of his opponent * ' Pate Envy withers at another ' s joy And hates tbe excellence it cannot reach " As usual , the press has applied the burk *
system to Monday ' s meeting . Several r porters were present , but those virtnous Ben tlemen , of course , gave pen and pencil a holi day . The next morning ' s journals appeared some with a column , some half a " column , of report , and some with not a line * Wednej , day ' s Times contained a "leader" devoted to the consideration of the meeting . Seeing that the said article commenced in the usual styl e ofabuse ° ' and misrepresentation , we lo oked through it for some argument against Char , tism we might grapple with ; but neither an
gumentnor common sense could we find in the precious concoction from beginnin g to end . "A little knot of noisy demagogues who try to" make the people discontented . " " Red-hot Radicals place no limits on the extravagance ; of their asinine indul gences . ' " Political quacks , " &c , Ac . Abuse of this sort , garnished with tap-room slang . Here is another illustration of the virtues of our middle-class friends , so lovingly recommended byDrEpps to our admiration . The Times ia the great organ of the Bourgeoisie , who sup . port it , and such vile journals as the Dispaiclj and Manchester Examiner- The middlercksj rob the people of their ri ghts , and then , through their yillanous journals , add insult to
injury . Mr O'Connor ' s colleague , Mr Walter , is reported to be the principal proprietor of the Times ; to that gentleman an invitation was ad . dressed from the committee managing Mon . day ' s banquet . We give Mr Walter s repl y :-08 , Russell . sqaare September , 28 th , mi Sir , —I feel much obliged by the flattering invitation which you have been good enough to present to me and much regret that in consequence of other engagement ! I cannot have the pleasure of accepting it . ' I remain , Sir , your obedient serrant ,
Johk Walth . Mr Walter professes to have felt mwcj obliged by the flattering invitation , and felt muck regret he could not have the pleasure of accepting it . Does Mr Walter ' s letter truly express his sentimenss , or does he approve of the " asinine" abuse poured by . his " suck mug" editor on the ) nsen whom Mr Walter expressed his regret he should be unable to meet ? These are questions which , perhaps may be put to Mr Walter the next time he meets his constituents . The Times may discover that it is not exactly safe to attempt the sneerin g down of Chartism , that is , if its proprietor desires to continue member for Not .
tingham . The way to silence the Times is for the Chartists to exhibit their earnestness by in . sisting upon having a daily organ of their own , and by making their organisation as a party thoroughly effective . We put a serious ques . tion to the Chartists of the metropolis . Shall last Monday ' s magnificent meeting be allowed to pass by as a bubble of the day , to be remembered for a week or two and then forgotten , or shall it be held in remembrance as " the beginning of the end "—the revival of an agitation which shall not cease until the Charter is made the law of the land ?
We suppose that all true democrats will admit the desirability of making the Chartist movement truly powerful . It is unnecessary for us to advise any peculiar mode of operation to effect that object . The "Executive Committee , " the " Registration and Election Committee , " and the officers of the several localities , are the proper parties to advise , and take the initiative in the good work . We must , however , impress upon our friends the neces « sity of commencing operations forthwith .
t . et now be . the appointed time . Remember that ; the National Petition has yet to be signed ! Remember Jthat four miltonsqf signatures must be appended to that Petition 1 Let everyjman who cheered Mr O'Connor on Monday last bear in mind , how powerless the Member for Nottingham must be , unless b
supported y the unmistakable voice of public opinion . That " opinion , " to be effective , and respected , must be expressed in more ways 5 » lol £ hurrahs , " and « enthusiastic cheers . The people must make their power teltthrough the medium of organisation . Jftemen of London | are bound to set an example to their provincial brethren : now \ i the time to set that example .
Recent victories have armed us with confidence , whilst confusion rei gns in the camp of Z'TTi { - ihe time t 0 advance ^ b serried phalanx against corruption ' s citadel-Now is the time to plant ou the crumbling battlements of privilege the banner of THE CHARTER , AND NO SURRENDER-
The Fricassee Of Editors.
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MR COBDEN . The apostle of Free Trade has returned to his native country , after a continental tour of considerable duration-in the course of which he visited all the leading cities of Europe , from rans to St Petersburgh , in a kind of triumphal procession . How far the honours paid to him by royalty , and the banquets given by the nobility and merchants » f various cities , were caused by the national desire to pay respect to a successful public man , and bow far by zeal for the cause of which MrCobdenfe
the representative , we have no means of judging—but the fact that he did meet with a distinguished reception is undoubted . He left England in the first flush of victory . The applause of his admirers , and the more substantial reward of an almost princely subscription , attesting how widely and deeply his influence had spread in English society . He has been welcomed warmly , and feted magnificently in ail the important towns he has visited , and thfl cheers of the merchants of Hamburgh-ricb , important , commercial , Hamburgh—must have been still ringing in his ears when he again set toot on his native shores .
We grudge no man . the well-earned meed of honour and rewards for long , continued , and zealous public service , and should be 1 $ inclined to do so in the case of Mr Cobden thfl » of almost any public man who has appeared on the stage of English politics in modern times . Whatever may be thought of the pb' ' losophy and policy of which he wa 3 the leading exponent , none can deny that he ^ e xhibitedI » rare sagacity in the i management of tW League , in the adaptation of means to ena , and in the calmSearchingand stea dy int «'
, , lectual power lie brought to bear upon the subject . He applied to his work , in short , most « those qualities which are the very stamina ' English society . The mainspring of itsi enterprise , thej secret of that " success Iwhic 11 ^ spite of all drawbacks or obstacles , natural ^" artificial , distinguishes the career of Eng to 11 ' men . The nation sympathised with such man , because it saw it best feature * , as it «« individualised and reflected by him . * J whatever may be the effects , immediate or * mote , of the abolition of the Cora law * "
The Northern Star Saturday, October 30.1847.
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 30, 1847, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1442/page/4/
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