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HOW-THE « SPECIALS' TfBBB JIANIT-¦ FACTURED . TO THI K 3 ITOK OF THE KOSTHSBK STAB . Sis , -SsSing that the daily papers are bating greauj f the Bomber of « ip « iala iwomia a « an md . xof the feelings of a number of the people of London as opposed SSSttan . it may notba amiss to make public a f . ir £ « rSSw tbeaaoufacture of specials . ' OaPrl-* T , notice mi stack np ia tbe establishment of S « e « g toeerta ? finn . Hot 180 miles from Glass House gfl £ , llS » , th . to ^* . « would attend a * cboe soo * , in thB vicinitr , to swear » ^ ' l ™ the ef those
• wilTws to attend , and , with exception em . ¦ nloiedin the-oSoes , not one went . On Saturday it was tmimateS to the men , tfeat tne magistrates would attend at the offices to try ta catch a few of them . The men field a seating daring ; the Sinner hour , and decided tmanimeudy , that they would aat bs sworn , and . that thev would support aoy maa who was nuda a victim for refusing . .- Well , after being paid at fee ususl time , the men found the gstes were kept closed , snd the fore , mes having Been sworn , went amongst thim endeavouring to persusSo them to . < J * tiat wMeh ia their hearts thty dgtfrfej ; A few lickspittles , and a few who had Ur « farailies depending on their earning , were got in , whes lo ! by sobjo meass the gate flaw open , and out rushed tha whole bodycheering most lustily .
, After that exhibition of feelinj , one woald have thought cfcey had haa enough of ' specialis ?; but E 9-on Henday a time- keeper went round some of the shops , and got a few ta give their names , bnt with oil their effort * they did not gat more fean a fifth of the men employed . * There web one armament used to induce the asn to Be ' :, sworn , which should not be l 3 ? t to the public , viz . : — " ¦ « thattheir nothing sworn woald hare an injurious '« e&etuson thafirm , withrospect to government engines . c So Swell
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THE COHMEaC I&L CLASSES AND THE CHARTISTS . ¦ jro THE EDITOS OP THS KORTHEaN STAE . . ' ^ jj -ZHiiing , asl do » ™ th the commercial claeBes of - * ^ fiiis kingdota , in consequence of the position I hold in society , I have many opportunities ef ascertaining their views upon those important subjscts which are now agita-• tfcg the m < a&s of aiEn , and assuming a character most remarkable in its tone and spirit . It hss baen said of € hos" men that they are at enmity with the labouring population of tha country ; selfish—seeking their own Aggrandisement , withont regard to tho » by whom their ¦ -wealth is reared ; cruel and oppressive—looking on those in less prom inent circumstances ia life with contempt and 85 mere serfs , er slaves , sent to do their bidding . ¦ ThitSUCh is not tie case , I can assure yon . In many ra-- ejects the commerciai ctestss are one with lhs labenriny tion of the community . They feel for them ; they
por sympathise with thEm ; they see the dsgradation , insult , and " suffering , to vblch they have bo long uatiently , and without murmuriHg , submitted . Comsiereial men are' aecustonud to take broad and erpanaive views of the great questiens of the day . They Show there is danger fraught in oppressing the people . They look to their emancipation from the bondage of their rulers . They are aware that it is sbori-E » shle 4 policy to legislate for the few . Tha po . Tertv-strickea may endure it for awkile ; bat the time -wilTcome when , gosded to dssperatioB by tyranny , they trill either shaka off the yoke , or raise a tempest that shall rage horribly around the institutions of the land , and reduce the so-called sacred edifice to ruia . Com . raercial mm are wise enough to perceive that Iegislo-• gon mast hare respect ts the whole fabric of society .
Kolaws , eo institutions will stanJ , unless based upon the divins laws of equality and justice to all . The pennssentpj * ee and prosperity of the cauatry can only be secured by ; the administration of even-handed justice ; and no guar antee can be given for this , but in the choosing of good end wise rulers by the voies of the people . Partial legisiatisn is Use bane of every nation , be it great or proud , and abounding in wealth , titles , and natural resources . But it may be asked , is this trus of tHo commtreiftl daises generally ! I reply — it is . They may be — yea , there are eoms narrow-minded , bigoted , and selfish men—who ewe not to live by preying en the sufferings and miseries af the flying—who disclaim all connexion with tkese sentiments . Poor , deluded , outcast men ! they represeat not the commercial classes . Scotland i 3 with the
geople . Ihave lately returaed from a tour in that KngdOHl , and from conversation with tha middle an < 3 commercial classes , I can confidently affirm that they synnathije—yes , deeply sympathise—vrith the people . Kr Editor , I can assure you that very large numbers of individuals era indoctrinated with the Caartist opinions , ¦ whom you and jour confederates know not , and whom yen have reaion to snpposa are against 50 a . You have many trae-besrted and brave friends who as yet have aot declared themsslTei . They are only wa ^ ttag their time . Tha day of redemption draweth nigh . The Chartists would , I tfeink , do well to nourish this feeling , and to abstain irom using hird and unbrotherly language towards theie classes . The past twelve or eighteen months have dons mush to open our eyts . Once we were * blind ; ' but bow we see . * The Chartist agitation spon
the Land Pisa—the earnest propagatioa of their principles itenoUe tearing 6 ? the afflicted people , combined ¦ with the alaiost unparalleled depression of trade—the ¦ &ad policy of onr ra ! ers , and the financial embarrsfsxaeats * of the country- —soi ta Eiention the revolutions ¦^ rhich are ch anging the dynatUes of Europe—these ¦ Hare contributed gMflUylo Change OUT SpiniOBS . ' Toi vrZo toil in the factory—yon , the mechanics , the 3 rti . sins , asd Jsbonrers of Great Britain—we Fjrapathiss Trith you . Oar hearts yearn in affection towards you . "We are reminded tfeat we are all men , and we desire to live ia peace as brethren . In confirmation of these sentiments , I am _ induced to send the following short poem , Tfhieh , Mr Editor , as breathing the true spirit of patriotism and fraternity . I trait you will be able to insert in
your jnitly valued tnd widely circulated paper . I ad-^ Juce it merely as a specimen of feeling esiiting among very mny of the commercial cIstSEes . It is written by a can of worth , aud wai entrusted to my care for the perusal of your readers , UnknoTra to political im > neace , " and whoss situation precludes him from taking sa activo partia yonr movement , he chooses to remain in secrecy till ' a brighter day thall dawn ; ' and if he cannot aid you by tha living TOice , or tha opea avowal of Sis principles , he trusts that this small tribute of respect may not be unacceptable to you , Hr Editor , and those wrt ' iv meawho are laboering is the eacrei cause of ruth and liberty . For similar reasons , I must ( fur the pres nt , at least ) , remain in obscurity , and therefore beg 10 subscribe mjsslf , Manchester , April 8 . A Couhebcul Man . HOMAGE TO TRUTH .
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about the cause of their distress , for the appearance of the woman told me that ska had seen better days . She commenc « d , and told me their history , which was of a heartrending nature , but too long for me to trouble you with . The husband always bora tha character of a honest , iuunitrious man , end wai tbe manager for a certain firm In Leeds , but lost his situation simply became he would not vote according to bis master ' s diotation . This is not tbe only ohb , by dozens , that I could enumerate ; and yet we are told by the editor ef one of
our weekly papen , tbat we are a free , happy , and comfortable ptoplc—nay , more "so than any other nation . And then he goes on to say , that the higher cIbbscs of society ( in his opinion ) hare nothing to fear frcm the agitat ons caused by the lower orders of society . The aristocracy are 80 closely knit together with tha mlaMU class , that all attempts to upturn tbe government would be useless—and , if I understand his words , they amoant to this ; that , let ( he working elftes ever atttmpt t » gain their right ? , tha aristocracy , cembined with the middle class , will crush them , and frustrate all theirprojects .
Almost all the masters in tbe borough have compelled their men to be sworn as special constables by eighty and ninety at a time . Three firms , which I already know of , have discharged a number because they refused to be sworn . Oh ! feow Ilosg foe the day to arrive , when the chain of oppression shall be broken , aad hellisn tyranny shall cea « a to exist , and every human being , of whatever country or condition , sh a ll be a c know le d g ed as a friend and a brether , as the Gad of heaven and earth desired us to be , Youm An Operative of Leeds .
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TO THE EIGHT HOtf . LORD JOHN BF 33 BM , 3 T . P . Mr Iobd , —A word with you on your new bill , law . yers' bills , dootors' bills , and tailors ' bills , are all much dreaded , sarely you are satisfied with your own bill , for yon have a pretty round sum . First £ 5 , 000 a year , and a residence , for being Lord Commissioner of tbe Treasury ; you ara also Commissioner for the Affairs of India , the salary of which is £ 1 , 500 a year ; you are eae of tbe Ecclesiastical Commissioners ; yon are one of the Commissioners of the Boyal Hospital , Chelsea , and hold several othsr appointments , the particalars of Tjhich I have not been able to ascertain . I have bsen looking down Johnson ' s Dictionary to sea if I can find any explanation of the word bill , and he describe » lt as a kind of hatchet , which has suggested a fresh idea to > a ? , and what do yon think It I * ? Thai yon Intoad l& eat out the fongues . of all the Chartists . But , my lord , in
tbst ease tHey may learn tbe dnmb alphabet , sad by that ' means instruct » ne another to do mischief .. Tho only plan I can think of to oura these fellows ig to > mska them blind and deaf , as well as dumb , then , lay lord you would be almoit master . It is reij annoying to be- insulted bj ' vagabonds' who bave ' not got a shilling to bless tkemEelves with , ' nor ever likely to have , while things go on as they have done . There is that Ifr Julian Harney , I see be has quite taken yoor title of 'lord ' from you . and put Mr in its place . Next we shall see ' Jack Russ » ll' put In the placo 0 ? Mr , so the sooner yoa sdopt my plan the better . What do you think , ray lord , I cut myself this morning when I was shaving , for all of a sudden I bnrst into sn : h a hearty laugh rthen I fnouehtabontyou andBidger ( Srej ) . BullDog ( Jocelyn > and Beelzsbub ( H . Verney ) , speaking iu the Hoasa to please yourselves . First one gets up and assures the
etier they are undiP an excellent government ,, lsad cheers , ) an 4 that Her Msj » stj ' s subjects will twine round them like ivy round the oak . ( Loud cheering . ) Then up gets another and asks whether it is not time to pat down the seditious newspaper * , ( ' hear and ehesra , ) and also to stop all seditious conversations , ( loud cheers , ) When each has done tbe same , the biggest tomfool ( yourself ) gets tip to reply , and assures the hon . pentlensen that all those matters hare her Majesty ' * ministers serious consideration , and that the necessary steps will be immediately taken to suppress those-discontented wretches , who are not satisfied to lira en a penny a day . ( Loud cheers froai the Badger party . ) My lord , yonr jhartiet friends appear to have conducted themselves very well on Monday , the 10 th instant , although they certainly disobeyed you by tneetin ? contrary to yourgovernaent proclamation . lam , - A IzlBEEiL-MINDED EKGLlSHa&N .
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TO THB S WOBN PRE S E RV ER S OP THE PUBLIC PEACE . FaiENDS , —TTou have bsen required to relinquish your domestic aff .-its , and jour own immediate ' interests ' for the alleged * good' of society , Have jou considered the c object' for which this sacrifice is required ? Are the ' interests' of society eHdangsred by the ' principles ' contained in the People ' s Charter ! Are not those 'principles' founded upon the diviaa and brand basts ' to do unto others as you would they shonld do ' unto you V Are not tha Chartists your servants—year customersyour neig hbours—yoar feliorr men ? Are they not reduced to the lowest state of degradation by ' poverty ' consequent on the want of employment , occasioned by ' competition' and unjust legislation ? Know ye not , that your 'interests' are intimately connected with ? theirs , ' that if they sink you will he inevitably drawn into fee vories t
The majority of your number are ' electors , ' you possess tho ' power' to radress all onr grievances . It would require but little exertion on your part , to eocvert our present * desolation' to a comparative Elysium . The ' work'is ' noble' it will amply repay any sacrifice , and Is attainable by the simplest mesas . ¦ Hillion 3 of your fellow countrymen claim it at your hands as their 'birthright '— the have brook'd their ' giant strength' to supplication I The united voices of millions * ' have breathed the ' prayer' to yeu ! What has been jour anBwerf The * sfinging contempt' of ' your * parliament—your crouching assistance to our oppressors—the loaded musket and policeman ' s truncheon' Think
you , that the 'love of liberty' is extinguished in the bosoms of your fellow beings ? Be not mistaken ! There is a ' still small valco' that ever whispers the beloved name to all the 'oppressed '—that ' whisper' will ere long be changed Into the voica ef the ' roaring cataract . ' striking terror to the evil doer , ' and 'judgment' on the ' oppressor . ' It belongs to yon , electors , to stay its torrents , lest you be overwhelmed . Then come farward oa bahalf of the people , demand for them the same ' political' rights and privileges j ourselves enjoyshow the same ' alacrity' in the attainment of ' their rights , ' as yen hava to serve the' osubb' of their oppres . sors , and , you will no longer dread the adoption of the People's Charter . T . W .
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TBE ' TIMES' AND THE SPECIALS . TO THB EDITOS OF TBE KOBTHEBtf STAB . Sib , —I beg to call the attention of the National Convention to tbe vile aad calumnious reports , published in the Times newspaper , calculated to mislead the middle classes as to the real power and strength of the C » artisU , by asserting that only 20 , 090 were at the meeting on Kensington Common on Monday week , when it was proved , by aa esperiencsd surveyor , that , at eleven o ' clsck , 250 , 000 were present , I speak the sentiments of thousands of the respectable inhabitants of Lambeth , who are disgusted with the abominable proceedings of the special constables in this parish . Several of the tradesmen of the New Cut rendered themselves conspicuousl y disgraceful In the York-road , and , notwitb . standing t&a opposition of the Convention to tha motion for the withdrawal of all business dealings with those tradeamen who acted as special constables , I assure you it will bB vigorously acted upon in this district .
I trust , when the grea . day does arrive , that the abuse in the Times will not be forgotton , and that the day U not far dietant when the despot Eussell will be hurled from tha Treasury bench by the moral force of the people . I am , sir , yours truly , Thomas Plume .
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THE POLICE AND THE ' TIMES . ' TO THE KDITOS OF THB N 08 THEBN STAB , Sis , —I take the liberty of sending you the copy &f a letter the Times refused to insert , BhowiDg tha partial manner they deal with matters likely to bring the enemies of the people into disrepute . Every word contained intnaUeUsr I can provo by regpectablo witnesses . If you think it is serving the cause of right against might , by publishing my statement in the Stae you are at liberty to do so . I ata , sir , your obedient aer » ant , M . P . Lej . . A subscriber from the commencement .
TO THE BD 1 TOB OP THE TIHES . Srs . —I observe you allow a parson signing himself E . T , C , to express his satisfaction at the conduct of the police , on Monday , at Blackfriarsbriuge ; permit me , through the same medium , to express condemnation of the orders given to stop the people from going aver that bridge * I was one of those who joined the working ppopis to assert tha right of meeting te paHtion the legislators . The leadew having advised we aboald dbpersa on Kenoington Common . I left with my friends to go hosie peaceably , if I could , but in attempting to pais ttw . bridge I was 6 track a violent blow with
a Bludgeon , although I produced my eara , which would prove I was on my direct way home . Knowing-, ss the / did , the people did not intend ciming feick in procession , it appears to me they could have so other object in view trat to excite the people to & collision . I am glad that the people did not retaliate , and I am certain the excellent condnct of ths working men , on that memoraele day , lies raised thea fifty per cent , in the estimation of the middle classes . Trusting yoa will , in fairness , publish this , I am , sir , your obedient , servant , Albemarle-street , Clerkenwell , M P Leb . April 18 th .
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POLICE BRUTALITY . TO THE E 9 ITOS OP THE HOBTHEHH STAR , . Sis , — Is it possible tney can call this a Christian country where hired assassins are employed to murder people ? This I can provo to bs true . I am the woman nho was knocked down by the police and trampled on . It » as reported I was kSIled . but I amnotjKtout of danger , cad it was fonr hours before I came to . myself . When I attemp'ed to rise they knock : d me down again withcut any provocation . I was merely Sikiaf an old woman tbe way to the SuspanBlon bridge , when ' she sail , ' they are in Jiearch of somsbouy . llttla thinkin g they were running at us . I never shall forget her , how she besrged of them to , let her go . I sawthwa beating
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ner , whan they knocked me dotrn . I should like a doctor to view the marks of violence on my person , I wanted my husband te send and let you know at the time , bat he said there was no redress for the poor , I heard a parson , whom I suspected to be a special , tnroatea Mr O'Connor ' s life * I would hare wrote before but I have not been able . I think they hava hurt my heart , as r Save had a pain In it ever since . I need you this on parpose to expose them . Please to exouBe bail writing . I rema i n « HImspec& , jouri moat truly , 4 , Samfor&stMet , " soaAS Davey . Por tman-market , ' Marylobone .
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ENGLISH HBERTT . TO THE EDlTOtt OS IHE HOBTHEBH BIAS , Sis , —I am not one of those who ere disposed to attach great importance to t " ie new Treason 'Act . Tbe law can hardly be made more rigid than it is now . In my opinion , no people in tbo civilised world live under more stringent lavta ' than tha English , with respect to the liberty of the press , of speech , the right of assembling to discuss political grievances , and the right of association , Tha pretence that Englishmen ^ p ossess those right ? au 4 privileges , for which the French , Germane , and ItalisnB have lately contended , and . that successfully , is the mast absurd of all tha lying pretences of oar aristo . cracy and their dupes . Let us gee what are the rig h t s of En g lishmen , independently of the n « w act .
RxghtesfDkm&sivn , —Any raan who speaks Or writes anything , calculated to excise dissatisfaction In the minds of the people , with respeet to the government of the couHtrj , is liable to be indictedfor sedition , and fined and imprisoned . There is bo country on tha face of the earth where the law la more rigid—not even Rusefa . Poland , or Spain-. Under this law , in the years 1339—40 , and 1842— $ 3 hundreds were convicted . The Government can sdeol any Advocate of Popular Rights and sacrifice bin — . Its power is as great as that of the French King before the first revolution , to ! bsu « Ultra deeachet . The judges , wfcotry the alleged cSwnder , are erearures of the government , and the juries in the rural districts ,, are the serls of the landed aristocracy . The judges ' themselves , in the Sourt of Quorter Sessions , are ariato-? rats , all of whom' are made judges by virtue , or la eon * sequence , of fcbeir territorial posseatiftttS .
It is true that the people are permitted by their masters to violate the law ^ go-long as no praotical resnlt Is likely to follow from their grumbling—so long as the eft ' ortB of the people ' s orators ara weak and manifestly Ineffuetual . And this ennbleO ' Osr lordly masteroto tell foreigners that tve enjoy free- disousBioa ! And foreigners , not knowing tnat all t&ia depends on tbe sufferance—tbo mere will and plc&surii of the aristocracy , believe ( heir statements ! Aad the speeches of foreigners , in praise of our system , are triumphantly quoted in our Parliament . Never , in the world ' s history , was there so cunning a contrivance to enslave a great people , to cheat them wi t h a pp earances , and to deceive the rrorld f It is perfectly unique—exclusively English ,
Men of commanding talent and elevated position , knowing that they would be selected for sacrifice , under & law which enables * government to ohooas its victims at pleasure , usually refrain from joining the popular cause—unless it is supported by a powerful section of tbe aristocracy . It is true that the Whig aristocracy have occasionally sHed with popular demands , In order , by means of the popular voice , to eject- their opponents from the ministerial benches , and , on such occasions , the law of sodition has been violated with impunity ; and , I may add , that petitions , got up in the same manner as tbe great Chartist Petition is said to have been , were deemed highly im&ortant by Whig aristocratic agitators , notwithstanding the assertions of tbe Tories , that they were mere farces , like county meetings , nnd that the signatures were fictitious , and , tor the most part , written by persena paid so much per day to display their penmansWp .
The Bight of Meeting- to Discuss Grievances . Meetings of more than fifty persons , debating societies , and reading rooms are almost iavarlably illegal . The country justiceB can put them down when they like . The consequence of this is that in most places tbe people are afraid to txprat any out slavish political ssntiments . The tavern or public-house keeper who permits a meeting of parliamentary reformers to be held in his house , runa the risk of losing his license . Aay landed siristo . crat called a justice of the peace , may treat him a it a criminal if ht > allows any newepape ? to ba read In hit house , which tends to make peoplo dissatisfied with tbe existing order of things . A justice of the uoaua may attend a political meeting and order any speaker to be taken into custody if ho speaks against the government , and may order the meeting immediately te disperse on pain of trenportition .
The right of htatwg arms . —Any persons sesa walking in step and learning to act together , may be arrested as criminals . This law may be violated with impunity by some classes , but not so by others . This subject of English liberty , Mr Editor , is one whieh ought to be exposed fully . It i % time for tbe people of this country , ' , and for tha nations of Europe ,, to be informed of the actual extent of tha bo&sted llbj ? tv of Englishmen ; as to the Americans , they know all about it , and look upon this country as the most downtrodden in Europe . They know what our laws are- , by whom and how they are administered , and are fully acquainted with the whole trick . They know thai the aristocracy hava monopolised the land and eatfroly governed tbe country for their own aggrandisement , under the hypocritical pretence and outward form of popular representation .
You need not tell tha Americana anything about this , they understand It fully ; but it is high time to lift the veil and expose the deformity of our institutions , to the wondering gaze of Europe . Pray do not talk about legal aod congtltutianal rights , such fictions should not be treated as realities , —spoak of natural rights I As a lawyer , I will venture to affirm without the fear of cantradlcdon , that tho lawa of England oa the sub . ji > ct of liberty , really amount to this : — Ba it enacted that nothing thall be printed , written , or spoben that may be displeasing { 9 the government . That no political meeting shall ba hell at which there shall be anj speech delivered calculated to excite . diBSntiafactlon . That no political association shall be allowed which the government may obj < ot to . That there shall be no debating society without the permission of an officer of the government . Nor shall thera be any large meeting which the government may be pleased to prohibit , ' I am , Sir , yoar obedient servant , An Advocate .
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FRIENDLY SUGGESTIONS . TO THE EDITOU 02 THE KOBTHEBH STAB . Sib , —Permit aa ardent lover of our common country to address a few- words to the present National Convention , to those who may be the members of the next Conveation , to tha Cbnrtista generally , and to the friends of huminlty throughout the British empire . Nothing is more clear than that government do not intend to concede the Charter , nor , perhaps , any considerable part of it , or rather no part at all ; and nothing U more certaiu than that , in this refusal , they will be backed by the whole of the aristocracy . And , when this refusal shall be . announced by government , let not the people be precipitate on the one tmad , nor discouraged oa the other . The people have vast power in their hanSs—vast moral power . Let them be instructed to kuow it , and let them be instructed how te uoo it
1 . Itis well ktown that the industrloug classes pay most of the tase 3 of this country , eomj of which might be entirely avoided , and all of which might bo diminished . Let the lUlional Assembly taka this subject up , and , am <> ng other * , 1 st them not forget Intoxicating driaks , attlclesfrom whioh { pvaMHnent derives no small revenues , and also tobacco . 2 . Lstthem organise a fegnla ? system of agitation , instruction , and political education , not forgottlng tbe midland boroughs , where an incrodlbla amount cf ignn . ranee prevails , but whioh , nevertheless , posseBB ; great political power , inasmuoh as those very borougls send memoirs to parliament , and who moatly say * no' to every gool and Radical measure proposed to tha Bouse of Commons , 3 . Tho working classes live by wages . Thoso waires they have a right to spend apoa friends or foes . Let them he taught to spand their wages upon friends , and not upon foes , and let this be particularly obser / ed in parliamentary boroughs .
4 . Continue to exercise the right of petition . Let the House of Commons bo inundated with petitions . First let trery town , borough , andloBality meet , and Bend a petition Irom a public meeting . Secondl y , . after that let every family petition separately . ' The prsyerof all to be : —Grant the Charter , and admit us within the pale of the constitution ; and furthar " , to please thosa gentlemen who are more fond of eating taxes than paying them , every , petition might be de . mended to ba road . 5 . Let a general subscription be made throughout the empire of one halfpenny per bead , and no more , allowing , howtver , liberty foT © ther parties to pay for- 'those who could not pay themselves . If five millions paid— - and I beliere many mora would , —it would amount to £ 10 , 416 13 s . ii .
6 . L : t this money be spent in agitating tho country , in giving political instruction , and in printing hundreds of thousands of tracts ' , and selling aad gratuitously distributing them in districts where neQttad , and particularly in the midhsd and small parliamentary boroughs , wbero they are much required by the ignorant state of the people , and particularly the working classes . . I have , wlthia a few weekB past , asked many of the working class fs tfii « psrt of tha country questions re . Bpectlng the Charter . Some of them had not heard of it . others asked if tbe Chartists were some sect of Religionists , and not ono of them knew anything of the principles of tbe Caarter . And jot some of thorn lived in a parliamentary borough , , .
Lastly , —Let me say to tha Convention , to Mr O'Con . norland to . every patriot , one and all—bs temperate , be prudent , be cau t ious . We cannot 6 pare one for . im p ri . Bonment , or transportation , or death , We want all that vre have—we want every oae of them , for living aad activa service , and we waat tea thousand more
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We cannot spare Sr O'Connor for imprisonmenS . We want Wa active aervlaw in the House of Commons . We Z him O «« « brave and toM . taltV * M *•<* garehy in a p lace whoro they mutt bear Mm ; and «• want him to present thousands of petitions , if need bo , for tho People ' s Charter . Thanking you , Mr Editor , for the service yott are Mndaring to the cause of Democracy , I remain , your admirer , Tamworta , B * ' April 7 th , 1818 .
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THB MECHANICS AND THB CHARTES . TO TDK EDITOB OF THE NOBTHMff STAB . Sib —Itis with feelings of pleasure that I have permed the proceedings of the Jrade delegates assembled nt tho Bell Inn , a majority of whom agreed that the prln . ci ples as set forlb . In tha People ' s Charter , must be enacted as the law of this realm , before any permanent good cr . n ba tffectually » eenred for the worfiing classes of tbfs coun try . Inotlcetf the different speakers , and also the trades tbat they represented , and I am sorry to say that no one appeared from any of tho meehanical trades , not even from that povtion of mechanics which the Sr * n laboured so hard fo ? , when they were engaged in tbe Xtetrton eontpiraoy oase . ' Sow , I : wonld aek , if they ( the mechanics ) are so vreYl to do as not to want a political and social chancre , tha ? they do not send 3 eUgatee to tfeviao some plan whoredy the moral infl ' asneo of the trades might be brought to > bear on the preoant
corrupt House ofComraonBf OrdoeBit arise irons a want of ejmpatby for th *» e who have been thrown into the street to starve , through the application of mtr . chlDery to dor that which they have served an apprenv tioeohlp to learn T If so , let thein I 00 S to their own trade , and aok themselves how Ion ? will it be worth calling & tradn ? Asrain ; let tbim look to t&elr own trade report ? snd they frill see tbat there ore some hundreds ofdhtresred mechanics walking the streets of Manchester , and to relieve these men a benovolsnt committee was appointed , and tUcy bave paid sums from 39 . to 108 . a weak to each applicant . In tbe STAE < of April 1 st there appeared an article settivg forth the aH&r » tionB tbath » d been made at a delegate meeting of t&a mechanics ' society , showing tliat they had dfcided nn cMng te each unemployed member the sum of £ 10 . l ~ k . in one year , instead of £ . 1 . 10 »; an tbe . y , up to tbat time , had been accustomed to do . Tfoeitho abevo not show that they .
as a trade have been and are auJSrlng , from a Yrild Of ) d reckless speculation , fostered by class leglolo . tion . Itmay ' ba asKodt , why do not the mechanics 0 / Manchester send dettaates to the trades committee that h now sitting nt tbe B&ilwtty Inn ! Is it because the cry of no politico la raised in tbo society , or is it because , the seeds of dlsmeraBerment have been sown by ihe \ t xacutive of that society that so . much apathy exists ! ; Bet the members looli ' . to U , for it behoves the meohanies | as a trade to be up and doiag . Tha present critical Itlnies call on them to came forward . The sufferings of taosein the bastile , ttie oakum Bbop . and' tha stone yard , call them to thei ? duty . A word to thoae meobanics who Imo been'sworn 08 special constablep . Are you willing to be the tooJa of the present tyrannical factions in power ? If net- , speak out like mem aad do not bo crying If a row tako ^ place , so that you will ba mUs-Injr , but tell the powers * b » t be , in a way nofc to be mil . understood , that you wiUnot Interfere with the peoplo now seeking redress fcr long-standing grievances , but rather astUt them in getting their political rights . A WswWisBva , Manchester , April 16 , 2848 .
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PETITIONING . TO THE EDITOE . OF THE NOttTHEBN ST& 3 . 8 ie , —Allow me through the medium of your paper , tO'BUggeet to my brother Chartists , the propriety of making the qualifications laid down In ' the People ' s Charter , for an elector-of a member of pwlioment , tha qualifications of those who ia future shall' be deemed eligible to sign petitions to the legislature . This would show the marrow of ouif strength , and . as it-oppoars to me , would give greater / weight to an appeal than when the nnmefl of our female-friends—and I am not the man to disparage them—or onr sons , un d er a g e are appended . If to this fact there ba-also added the residence of aay disputed name , as to- its reality— -such aa 'Oldknow , ' ' Stronginthearm , '' Gotobed , ' and others , which , though not common , are the Games of tradesmen , in our metropolis—they , may be at once verified ,
It may also ba , greatly to oar advantage that a committee of inspection be appointed for all petitions , esjMclall f a National Pbtkloa—whose duty it'flhall ba to ascertain the number , and as near a 3 maj be , the gonulncnoss of aignaturcs . Such a proceeding : will be business-like , and prevent any recurrence ef th&se ignominious tricks of ahum friends and paid spies , who appear to haw floored our last noble effort to call attention to our rights . Let oat motto be ~ ' Peace , determination , law , and order / Let those who In word , or deod , violate this motto , b 9 passed by as traitors to our causa . I am happy to know that the peaceablo prsceedlngs of the 10 th inet ., have produced a mqst favourable itapreision respecting our body , and that the middle classes are coming over to our ranks . Moral power is paramount to erery other , and by it w « aball soon pressnt a phalanx which no human agency c a n br e ak . ' ' * I am , sir , yours with respect , April 17 th . Bemjahin Cabto . No . 11 , Cbarles-Btreet , Commercial-road , Peckhatn .
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THE ' SPECIALS . ' TO Dtt IINDU !* , THE EDITOB OP THB OABDENEB ' fl . CBRO 1 UCLK , ' SlR —From the ' irequeHt denunciations whioh haveia Buodfrom your pra against Irlaa ' m e n a a Ir i shmen , and the fulsome adulation , which , for tomo unknowp reason , ypu'hiap on Scotchmen , as Scotchmen , I desire , though in the ' assuranco that you will treat my communication with oontompt , to set you right upon one or two minor points , wheh yon ; have , perhaps , been advUedly led to misstate , I demand no consideration at your hands . Your , true oharaci ' er is well known to many , of the ' unfortunate class whose loyalty you go mueh extol . ,, My character , either public or private , is not affeoted by your insinuations or scurrilous attacks . Allow me ; then , to profess myself , ari Iriah journeyman gardener ; aud , as such , hated by you . Allow ma , further , to ritatc , tnat I
am employed in luw Gardens * though I do not know how long I may contlnup there . I have committed no single act to justify my dismiesal , or I should have Ion , * sines been dismissed , as there is little encouragement here for choje 'accursed ifrlsh . ' 1 hare farther Cq atstq , that I hold you to be part and parcel of this syBtemof oppression and , intimidation , which iaearricd on against u « . Since you have become a . recipient of government bounty ( 'Pat&ta CommiBBum' ) you , must uphold the same—anA , no doubt , hope to alt oae , day in the diroo * tor ' s . ch »'( r of tbla establishment , to tho great annoyance of thepublio and those umployed . I look , therefore , tip 0 D your rmlitioal cant , iu the hstG&KDENER ' s Cnaosic i ^ a » F look upon the parson ' s prajer for the preB « vvntlD tt > ia abominable system of . class leglalatlonwbo'lh g re , the venal ofcrtagsof paid servanij , Y < 5 Q JW . oh " no-n
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iator / ereBce with politic * / far you know the messes are already too much exasperated . Bat when you fear tbe government will overlook , or underrate , yonr extreme loyalty , jou stand forth as the marshal of tbat unfortunate class , vrhom you designate as intelligent and peacsable , but whose intelligence and character you have hitherto repeated ]; attempted to deny and injure . To marshal the gardeners of Kow , Chiswick , Syon , Fine Applep lace , &c , &c , t o arms What a gallant colonel they have got to be sure ! You are a political partisan , or rather , a government tool , aad hope to lead tbe garden * lag olass to bs ttie for thftcontinuaucs of a system whioh maintains you in a positien from whioh you may east obloquy and denunciation spon them . And they , poor , misled souls , marvel at yoar bravery . But , as to these
' eptcials , ' who figure prettily ia our courts of JustJoUj aa tbe-distorbers of tbe peace , Too are inclined to tbrorr your editorial authority into the cause , and to offer , at the fXpoueot of the feelings of gardeners , their ontlfe conSdence la the present eyateni , Out upon yon ! Youknow tQ&t you are not their orgaES . Tou kaoiv that themojority of them look upon you as their most bitter enemy , though they dare not fiay 00 , for patronage is still potent , and gardeners live and ! breathe by patronage . I have been denounced by the authorities here for Interfering in political matter ? , Tet tbs government official can oorae add lecture me upon the horrors of Chartiem , and the blessings- of claaa tyranny , an . 4 , spitting venom upon the glorioua principles of equality and fraternity , demand tbat I'would ewear allegiance : not to tbe Queen .
but to the treops of corrupt justices of the peace that are scattered about ,, t&t tbehonent indtridoals dreaded no annoyance . P am no Chartist , bet I cherish their principles . I ftwiio destroyer of ptop&pty , bnt ceruplo to venture the destruction of my own property ( hbour ) in tbe oauso of those who deny me the right -which that labour should confer . I told tbe official that : ' I was one : of tbe people , and not allied to tho gO 7 ernii ! ent , ' I i did not enrol myselff . but declared my intention'to resist , ilio the best 0 / isyobility , ewy attempt to destroy property , especiolly public prsperty . Private property is another thing . I bare none of it , as I support myselFby- rosnua ] idbour . I hold tbat'any attempt to destroy prapetty would lead to a deterioration ef thavalae of my labour . Soaked if this step wbs optional or compnleo ^ y . I was told it was optional . TherefCTe , not aware of toe purpeae for which my service * oa a ' special' * might be uisd , I refused to run tbe risk of beiog obliged' to- forswear myself , as would hava bacnthe caso htdFbeen
calfaid to attack my fellow labocffers , except In tho proeervatlon of property , AB toyour statement about four b « ia ^ Irish , I am surp ? faed that all tha eitablisbmenta about the metropolis conlu not furnhb , more . What disru&cted scoundrels they , raxs ^ i be . K <> w forninhad three of these . There wae-a foreigner here , but he-. was not oalled upon to enrol himBelf . But there wat not only-en Eagliahman , as yon state , wrong-headed enough , but a Scotchman ( do you think-all Scotchmen tiro-aer-Vile ?) who nobly refused to-rank himself amongst ifae brawlurs who went ap to the veatry table in v ' cw 0 / tbe authorities—refused to comply with tbe form- —and tbePe vrtretwe other Scotchmen who < demurred , bat , by- the fear c ( official persecution , they , suseumbed , and svrallowed tho oath , and now eurao the action . I will sot allow you to misrepresent me ¦ while there is a tsw journal In the kingdom , nor misstate facts , thereby giving falae confidence to tbe tyrants who- mutt , one day , to undeo&ired , IfcoBaar H . Scott , KdVTj April 16 th , 1 S 48 . of Belfast : Ireland .
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# Df Lmdl « y lately recommended iho dismisial of certaim ' evil spirits , ' who sought to dravr attention tO ' the etate of Kew Gardens .
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THB WAY TO CONQPEK TH ^ BANK , TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOBTHEIIN 8 TAS . Sib —About tha year EHG . vvo had in this town of Romford , a bank carried on in thej name of ' Jo j ner SurridgBsndCo . / both very-high , consequential Teries-, of great tyranny , looking-oa every one but their © wai frlenda ,. fl « so much filth . - At that time a " ptraon of the name of Jacobs , a tailo ? , commenced business oppoiito this said bank-, be waB onewho was always fop a spree , ' very much to the annoy , anee of the high church bankers . Having : to iaka a obecqn&to this said bank , he waa taunted and jeered at in a manner quite uncalledtfor , and thereupon took th « following method of revenge : —Having & £ 1 ) 0 note of theirs , ho Trent back inststatly , and demanded gold fer it , whlah waa paid directly . He then weat to bis neighbour ,, and asked him to oblige him with s £ 10 note for gold . He took that to the bank , and so continued until lie drew between £ 200 and £ 360 la gold . Tbk compelled these Tories to-beg tho tailor ' s pardon .
Cannot you make any use of this anecdote in refer , ence to the bank thnt ws-3-bo prepared last Monday week to pay as in a different manner ? I remain yours , i'c . Romford . T . S ., h freeholder of the counties of Essex and Hants , and a t en y ears ' subscriber of the NeBTasBN Stab .
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THE SPECIAL CO * : STABLE 3 . TO THE JTWTOR . OS TUB MOItTHS&H &HA . Sjb—The lies so abundantly circulated on this subject demand some notice . If these men enrolled tbemselvea for the miro purpose of protecting their ewa , or tbeir nfcigbbourg * property , they have dona what vm perfectly right , and what the Chartists , I presume , would bo very far from condemning ; but it is to be feared tbat a large majority of the special constables have much worse Assigns , and iftat their object is to put dorro , if they can , any expression of political feeling hostile to
tbe government . That this would be tho caste with very many in anJ about London , there can be no doubt . The baseness and servility of shopkeepers to those whom they think above them , is only to be equalled by their in-Eolence and tyranny to those whom they euppoae below them . I msan thta , however , to apply chiefly , to those who call themselves great shopkeepers , for I am well awnra that there are many thousands of little ones as eager for a real political reform aa the Chartists them , selves , though they may not be enrolled formally among them .
Of the class of elerke U is almost auptrnuous to speak tbe slavery of the negroes in Brazil , is hardly more de . grading than tbat in which they live , and , as may readily be believed , its natural consequence is , that you rarely indeed can find a man oflni 5 epeudeufc thought among them . They seem ta glory in the shams of their servility . If this ba generally true , as it is , of mercantile and banking hou 3 es , what can it be supposed to be of the Bank , toe Gasrom House , tks Excise Office , or Somerset House ? As to the poorer class , let me ask if it can be thought , that workmen attached to the Italian Opera Hoobp , end many large establishments tbat might bo mentioned , were free agents ? One yenng man oi thi 9 class , owned to me that ho had expected to be paid ; so , jno doubt , did many more ; not excepting the coalwkippers , with whose devoted loyalty the honourable Home of Commons appeared ta be so enraptured a week or two ago .
I allow , then , that large numbers would make themselves special constables ; but that tha lying press lies upon this point most audaciously , is evident . The great liar of all , the Times , says there were 150 , 009- special constables , and only 10 , 000 Chartists ! . I will just obswo , that living in Kennington , as yop will see b ; my enclosed card , and witnessing all that passed duriBg the whole of tbe 10 . h of April , I hesitate net to affirm , tbat a more insolent falsehood than that of the Times , wae neve ; published . My calculation ( and I nm not a Char , tist yet , thoagh approving the Charter ) , would bo that there were 100 , 000 CaartlsU , and if I err , for I am BOt accustomed to estimate the numbers of large meetings , I am sure tbat my error is ia under and not over calculation . As to the special constables , I was told by a medical gentleman , w h o was h i mse l f on e , that in the whole district ( that of the very place of meeting ) , there were bul 408 . We may judge'by this of tha 159 , 000 .
If a collision had uafortnnately taken place , I leave it to any one to cay what the physical strength of shop , keep : rs and clerk" ! is , in comparison with that of mechanics Bad labourers ; were I to guess , it would be tbat one of the latter class would beat five of tho foimer ; the hands that have been used to nothing but the pen , or tbs c . 'oth yard , would fare bat 111 wben contending ag&tast those accustomed to much heavier articles . The Great Liar also says , that the countenances of the women and ebtldren at the windows were fall of alarm ! My son , aged sixteen ! won on t he Com mo n , and one ef my daughters , twelve years of age ,, was delighted to accompany an elder Bister to the road , to sea tba prooojsioD , where they met many of the ladies and children of the neighbourhood . Zeta .
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CASE OF TYRANNY . TO TSE EDITOE . Of IBS KoaxHEttH STAU , Sib . —You would oblige me very much by the publication of this short letter , a copy of whioh I seat to Mr Thomas Cubitt , after discharging me , because I refuted to be sworn aa a spsoial constable ,. He has not replied to it , and for this reason , I think I am justified In making it public with a few remarks upon it . You will see , by the letter , that I had several interviews with . him and bis foremen on the da ; of swearing la . One of them , a Mr Porter , engineer , said to me , that he was given to ua . demtand that I was continually agitating and influencing the rest ef the raen In the employ , which he said I ought not to do . I told him that I waa only doing my duty , and that , nfceaem I had an opportunity , I would do so atill until all nxr ; n- wevo acknovtlodged citizens .
Aaother asked ma he \ r , \ got my living , and who employed mo t I said , of . cp urao , Mr Cubltt ; but , sir , 18 aid , how does Mr Cubitt gr . t capital to employ men with ! Suok men as tho ona y ou are talking with , create tho oapika ] for him .. Anp . ther commenced an attack upon me , swi'd asked iso wb at W 6 wanted . I told him that we ougb . ) f 0 hava « gcer . ter share of what we produced . Ha sat ? . be thought thirty BhiUings per weok was oapitalWju ' ne . ration ,. ' 1 aold , sir , why should you have three , pound * per w r . ck > mereIy for watchillg > as u werQ dt , . m ( j at 1 ? y work , like a carter does tha horse , dp '> 5 cieiit only O ? a whip ?_ Does not my child require as good a coat , as much victuals , r » good education , and aVgood a house to lire la as yours ! I . ukedfalm Y » hy , *)' ahis difference ? ana hla reply was that this was forel tothg qu 08 t , 0 Q . I said , it was the very soul of the qu / i 4 tion . I fairly beat them , and they all gave it op . Tb :. ? e , U oae thing I wjtfa w r . mark , before i coMluda this letter , and that ' to
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I with regard t 0 some of my m&JeJ , who , I musk aay scted a very uonjsraly part , fceoaasa they dtroro bitterl y they would no : be avroto } bat tbe moment they cai&a ia contact with Mr € abi » and the magistrate , they forgot their proaaisea to sue and their oaths , and al . lowed another chain to t » put found their neeks ; and so fond did some of them appntrtobo of kissing the iiook ia the gentlemen ' s presence , titat tho magistrate had hard matter to get tho book atfa ? from some of them S ome of tb sse m « n sey , they arc aageoi Chartiits as 1 ant ; but let me tell them here , aff I told them to their faces , tbat they aro as great enemies ' to the oauie as Mr Cubitt , benausa be that is not with us mutt bo against bb . . Great God , when will working men act honestly to one another % But after all * , Hr Cubitt Is sot everybody . Neither haa be all the work ti the kingdomaad Ibope the da / is not far distant , wbea by our glo . ' riousLind seheme , we shall bid defiance to all mono * polists , of wfaatevoreastor colour . April 19 tb , 1848 . A » Otir © ua » i > , LETTER TO MR TKOUAS C&BITT .
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THE OA'UBE OF DISAPPECTIOS . to- jobephi Kens , es < j ,, if . r , 8 ia , —It is defective legitlation tbat has brought tb . 9 country to the present peculiar but critical predicament . It is the extravagance and b&d management of the corrupt portion of our-.-rula-a , which hava raised ^ spirit of discontent , and kindled a flame which , if not promptl y attended to , by timely- concessions , may terminate even in the overthrow of monarchy itself . It is tbe pressure of aTarico and arbitrary laW » ot wbioh the millioas complain . Itis the want of a fair representation , ia the Commons of England , and of disproportionate taxation , at which the working cltases chiefly f « el aggrieved . Tha eoa « quencoofeviU * alwaj » calamitouii , and never did a people in the remembracce of man writhe under tho effaces of de'potion > ,. or mors peacefully endure their aufferinga , than tbe working classes of Grreat Britain at the
prssent period , There are ten * of thousands in tho empire who are peaoef ally pining | away their miserable existence by the dint of misrule and Che withering ef . fects of unnatural laws- paissd by the influence of designing raen , It is heart-rending to aes tha amount of human wretchedness , which our large cities aud towns at tho present moment preseat . Afen willing to work are idlo in multitudes , aud the Btreets , lanes , and alley * o f our manufacturing towns , presjnt swnes of misery beyond human description . Tb . lt ]¦ more remarfeablo a « it happens in the midst of plenty , sad ia a land said to be the mo&t humane and ; Christian in the world . Yet these individuals in their sad extremity , are cempellad , by vlciouB legislation , to pay » s mncb for the ordinary necessaries of life as- tbe richest in tbe land , Tbe principle of indirect taxatioa may be human law , but it ia bai philoiophy . It is neither founded upon reason ,, nor in conformity with- th = law of nature , or of God , It is only from Buch men as you that the people ean expect a redress of their injuries , for tbe corrupt party ia ' the
state have no sympathy with their wants or teelinga ; they seem infatuated b « rbro their fall , for they will not hear the roles ef tbe charmer , charm he never so wisely . What an amount ef huniaa perfidy it presented to the publie , by almost every act of these destroyers of the * Banian family . A poor man may pine , hunger , and dia , while the sons of ths aristocracy are pensionad upon , tho public , and tha enrtfc , tbe property of the Great Creator , appropriated for tho benefit of a few , who misappropriate it * proced in dasds of foll y , or squander It in superfluity " osvico . And is it to be wondered tbat God should visit for these things ? No' for be bath de > clared , «« ' I will proceed to do a marvellous work among the people , even a marvellous work and a wonder , for the assumed wisdom ef the wise men shall perish and the understanding of ones thought prudent shall be bid . * Thus , in every age , perish . the workers of iniquity . Tb . ua comes sadden !? the retributive jastioo ef God . I remain , Sir , your obedient servant , APOLOOBOJIAI .
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JTHE WAY TO GET THE CHARTER , Birmingham , April 19 th . Si * , —As I have seen hints from different correspondents Jb the Stab as to the best means of obtaining tbo Charter , suffer mo to offer my humble opinion . Itis this—as onr noble chief , Mr P . ^ O'Counor , has cemented & union between the English Chartists and the Irish Confederateu and Repealers ; I would propose that a card of union be struck , bearing- tbe Chartist and Confederate motto , or whatever emblem tbe National Assembly think fit . That each tn > mber of the United Chartists and Confederates take this card of membership , fer whieh he shall pay one shilling , Each card shall bs numbered , and each man ' s name and addreutaken , as by the Na . tionul Cuar ' ast Association . The proceeds to be at the disposal of the National Assembly . I feol no doubt in my mind , that if this is carried out with spirit , I t would sacure ample funds to support the National Assembly . -Years , truly . One of the Old Guardi , 265 . Bradford Street . Edwik Mubless .
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OPERA PALMERSTOJHI , QTZE SUPERSUNT (!) OMNIA . ( JFVom o German Correspondent . ) The rumoured intention of the British Governmentto protest agaisst the aid afforded b y Sardinia to the emff . n * cipated Lombardo-Vanettans , offers a good opportunity for reviewing shortly thaopsi- o of tho above noble di'jlo ^ matisc . Well may , we tomic , Italy say to this pv-otest what Metternieh is reportad to have said to that e / iterei by England Bgainit tbo incorporation of Cracow . _ protest and be d—d I' However , the thiBg lwars arealls ominous character , and we shall treat it an surT )
That 00 treaty provides f » r , ond author !* 8 g BUCb a procedBtehas been shown by others . But ) . et us consider the morale of the aff , ir . It was cer / taini « Lord Palmorston , who , on a very late occasion , p- fot 8 ed ia tJu > Hause of Commons the wisdom and . prad * nca ot Austria . ' What could a gentleman lilso ¦ m . de Mettar . nicb . do loss , in return for snob , a cor aplimeiit . than pay Lord Palmerston—a visit in Londc , » Aside this aud similar tirades , hia lordship ' s owa personal perform . anees were ratke * restrfeted of late . ' Mr Robsrt Peel ia SwiJzeriand . SlrRjbert Seymour at' i ; 5 bon , Lord Cannlng at . Madrid , aud a Cabinet Mix tistsr ia Italy—could ecaroely be eonsldewd appertal » iug t 0 tne per ) 0 ) ma of a Forego . Offise , headed by Lo , d Palmewton Still tba tenor of tho activity af the n D 0 Te diplomatiBtg was ! either mot interference , or intf r / arenco . for t he liberal cause . Tho Turin protest wo » bo of a aults die « rent character .
It is aot a party , » o lI quD of flOB 8 piratorB or wm th (> mob . who * jeet Aaatrta fro , l ! alyi lt | t the ' HATI 0 H _ unlverssUt , ot the popular l 0 B . And is It the province of free England to back a pick of . moIl , an 8 * , n 3 an ° tolld tyranu andoppre , BorB , Sinoe pio 1 X * prai to Italy , now near „ tw 0 ar 8 a ^ a feo 8 gt ™ nali have sprung up or , „ whok 8 Urfftc 8 f fa \ aol .. Wasth « ea « , 0 ) U ! oftncni-ff 8 B tk , WWtt « w ringl « . rtld 0 fitter itt favour o { Au 8 ttian ^^ J * . he nation
! Zi SnS' ' " - -&- ^ - ^ ssra 1 ™ 1 ! h « im slTen ' onatl < " »» l « entimimt , ths peeple bII ^ tS !^? and Florence ; at the latter place apel mTtf ^ f i 0 D ' formerly Aujtrlan Minister at Lend 6 u , whoiaduw j the Brl ( lsh gOrernment to violate theaecrstof ftf ; iottew of brothers B « dlor a to Mazzlni , an , © vent wfc ich lod them to thesoaffoldl Thirty . three yeara ( asajaV riou , number ) Austria has ruled over Ital y . Do not aw . how ? The shout of rasing and denpsdHng people » a ft sufficient answer . r
V . becomes an oppressive task to write tho history of 8 U ' . . h times , of such misdeeds as Austria has been guilty ? . ' lato , But let Britain stand aloof of a catastrophe gha hag neither provoked , jjor encouraged . Tbe flood gatea of His ire and pmiUhment are open ; let none Interfere but soothingl y and mildly ia such concerns . The dlplo ! matlo correspondence found in the Rue de ? Cftpuclqs , at Mihn , and eJjBwhera ; will ba soon printed . Wo feat that Lord Faltneraton ' s articles will occupy some of tbe columns of this Jouknaldu Monde . Wa appeal to tha sense aud humanity of the people of these hies . ¦ ... ¦¦ : . ¦ ¦ , X . X .
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StcTTGARD , 11 th Apr » l .-r-IrrUation ia continually on tho iajroase . T . ae . workmen and townapejpla assume a moat hoatila appearance one towards another—the farmer partisans © f a republic the latter of a constitutional monarchy . Serious CCQ flicts havo occurred , and blood im flowed .
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= gOHDITIOS OF THE 7 T 0 RKIN& GLA 8 SE 3 IN LEEDS—SPECIAL C 0 NSTABLE 3 . TO TSS EDIT 6 R OP THE flOBTHEBH STAE . De&S Sib , —Itis under feelings of the deepest distress Of mind , that I write these / aw lines , hoping you will permit them to occupy a small portion of your valuable paper—so that every part of the world , where the light of the Noithebit Stab shines , maybe ms 3 e acquaiated ^ rith the condition of the operatives of the borough of Xiseds . In Leeds - aa well as in e t h er bo r ou g h s , thsre are
' many « vil 6 which give us just cause of complaint—too many , I am , sorry to ssy , for me to attempt to enumsrat » . Want of employment is , perhaps , as great an evil es we are subject to . Oar streets are crowded daily with nneaployed persona . SiroBg athletic mBn . able aad willing to work , coa ' d they ba : obJain it—and could jou , sir , have bien with me and seen such home 3 as there are at pr « -s nt in this barongb , your mind , I feel « onfideat w « uld receive Ench an impression as would ta&e some feu to erase it from your memory .
I will jast give you one case , snl not ona of tho worst . XtUofanin-widaal who Uiss not a sc ^ re ni ilisfrom Sareh-Iane , who has a wife and £ , ur chil jren . Their ^ T ? S ™* tJ 2 ! i > a > aa bainff , t . Inhabit . When Ihsd ~ HSS ™ s--- - --? rssxHSrr ^ Aid left its deep traces behiS ^ p , f ced th * «
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All p owerfu l trath , thy foliorrers oft have been Bipssed to tortures crael , dire sod keen , Hampden and Sydney , P / m and Russell fell , And Emmstt , whose trne worth no tongue csn tell . . Paine , Kunt , and Cobbett , who in farmed times Told tjrantt of their crutlBes and crimes—For them the dungeon opa'd its yawning jaw 3 ; They snffered much , but woa tke worla ' g applause . When hold O'Connar his bright flig unfurled , Aad showai the Chai-ter to a rroziienug rrorii . Around him sooe a band of patriots rose , Who dared ths vengeance of their couatrj ' s fees . But soon tho dungeons were with victims filled , And hamsji blcod by hired assassins spilled ; ¦ While others in the strong prison bound , Heaved their las : sigh where no relief was found ;
¦ While o ' er the Yfaves in felons chains were sent , The martyred exiles doomed to banishment . Frost , Williams , Jones ; last of the patriot band , Now destined to wander on a foreign strand—Por us thfey suffered , and for us must bear , The bonds of guilt thfir tyrants ought to w ar . Time with iu onward presence foils to heal 'The wounds that rankla deep , nor can the seal Of true forgiveness ever be impressed On hearts' thus bruised whose wrong * are unredressed Arise , ye giant minds , that Jong h » ve slept ; Be eamioos vigil no ^ no longer kept ; Sat tbasder ia j oar grim oppressors' ears , That justice asks some tribute to her tears . Never again let patience tamely wear , Tee Eettisi aspect of filed dcEpair . But bj thi memory of our former sires , On each coli ftltar kindle freedom ' s fires :
And as the upward Same to Veaven ascends , Send grateful tidiegg to onr patriot friends . And bid tfeew mark onr tfforta as we strive , To keep the sacred cause of truth alive—Tfeat ciuss for serring which procured thsir doom , Shall see us victors , or beneath tbe toab .
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HOW TO GklS THE CHARTER . TO THE EDITOE OF THE NOMHEBW STAB , Sir , — ThL < working claoBes alone cannot eucceed in ob . taining parliamentary Reform , either by persuasion op force . TSot by persuasion , bteauso the aristocracy will not resign power voluntarily . No * by force , because the working classes never succeeded ia effecting a revolution without aid from the other classes . In Prance , Germany , and Italy , the middle classes are with tbe bulk of the peoplo . The government of this couatry is now busily engaged in Increasing the ill-will between the Chartists end the middle chese ? . Notwithstanding tbe fiery speeches of some of the Chartist orators , the government knew that the groat meeting and prooesaien wire to be composed of unarmed men , and that the object of the Chartists was a peaceable demonstration of their nnmbers .
But U woald h&vo Ruined the cauae of avislocvaoy to let the middle classes see all through the strcetB of London tho numbers and Importanco of the Chartist body j hence the procession was prohibited . And , in order to increase the ignorant enmity of the middle classes towards the Chartists , the government-protended to fed great alarm and fear that tbe Gh&rtlsts ' were going to attack the City , and plunder the batiks and tho shops ! Under this protence they enrolled the special coaatableB , and made them swear to bo Monarchists .
But having succaeded in beeping awaj the great body of the Chartists from the meeting , the government resolved not to Interfere with that meeting , it being quits easy to penuade the people who were not there , that tho numbers were insignificant . Hitherto the government has adroitly availed itself of over ; circumstance to set the middls against tho working classes , and it now tells Europe that the mass of tbe people are proud of our institutions , in proof of which tbey refer to the display of civio force against the Chartists on the 10 th April !
Now the middle classes have as much to gain from tbe triumph of democracy as any other boily of them in the country . And it is perfectly easy to convince them df the fact . The only way to gain the Charter is to disseminate political knowledge . How oan this be done t factually ! Tho answer 1 b that it can bo done only through the medium of the press . Let there bo ti cheap daily newspaper established to defend tbe cause of democracy at home And abroad , and faithfully chronicle everything affecting tbe ' state of socle t ; question , ' and tbe cause of human progress . This alono will soffioe to produce a reform in tbe tone of tbe cotemporary press . Second ' y—Lot a penny weekly paper , containing polltioaViustruction and a familiar explanation of the bena . fits to be obtnined from Democratic government , b ' e clrou . lated ev < rywhere .
In order to secure this desirable oVjeot , let competent persons be employed to lecture on Democracy , ondinduoe as many as possible to give orders to the local nsna . venders for the supp ly of these ' papers , nnd tho rpgular weekly newspaper of the party—the Nobtherkt Stab , Lst a large circulation of all of them be secured , and tho sDoedv triumph of tbe good cause in petfrctly certain ^ ^ * . ADehocbat . - » ra--
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Sift , —Will you condescend to allow one , who has f o r tha lost two years helped to enhance your property , and who caa defy your foremen , who have had the raperis . teadenoe of ma fur that time , to aay that I ever shrank from my duty at nny tima to you in tho slightest de . gyoe—1 say , will you allew ma to ask you , wby yeo refused me the exercise of ray own opinion a > to whether I would be BVfora as special constable , when I told you and tbe clerks , who acoosted me m your presence , fiat F objicted upon polities * grounds altogether ? . X said , yoa do not allow mo to exercise my own judgment oponsay es * 9 bs regardshgWstiew , wbllel tbougbt ifr very strange tbat you should tbftilf me qualified , ell of a suddeo tobi a special eonstable-. I then said , if yoa would Rive roe tbe vote , wbic&all now acknowledge * to be right aed just , I would then gladly fill any situa . tien Id tii © shapa of a national guard &c , bu t I would
not otherwise act . You told me it vws not a political question ) ffben , at the sumo time ,, a Magistrate jnug& swear us in . 3 Tou hnsw well it wao political , hut yoa dared not acknowledge the fact , tbat if working men had their political rights , you would sot dare to coerce theay nor monopoUgo'irndt as you do . But the particular question I with you > to answer is this-,, wby you should have acted le'ungentfamanly to ma in < discharging me , after my foreman ,. Mr Smith , declared ' It was optional , and I night return te > work ? Now ,, sir-, plaes yourself in my position ; , or Smcy yourself treated : as you have treated me , merely , tor exercising my individual opinion , and yen snu ^ tr corae ia Hie conclusion ttat smote tyrannical act couM scarcely bare been . But what uio is it to talk to men who won ' t reason with you .. 3 feeljnBti 6 ed in sanding tbeso fow lmes-, hoping you will favour mo with a . short reply , for which I will wall a day Or two . I remain , your * , ire , CflABLZS- GWIMUa , AprU 13 t b , I 348 ) Bridjlsyer .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 22, 1848, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1467/page/6/
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