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      ' w Onward and we conquerj ^ -: ' . "¦ * iB KkBard ' aid ' -TO'fiaK ' -I- ¦ ¦ " - ; -- • « VlTB PEOPLE'S CHARTER AITO NO

      • jff FBIEKDS , - ; ¦ Tt matters but Kttle whether yonr staff is limor small , provided j ou are united ; but , lfl 3 -you are united , the most sincere , ener-S ? and able staf ^ can render you but poor §** L I suppose you have gained wisdom f ^ Ae oast , and that the present state of ^ es u ? Ireland will increase that wisdom . &er has been iny wish , or my- policy , > » orfcie iri ' any way with . contending political "S- ^ hae I h old it to be , not only a duty £ w , n but to your cause , my country , and Zd £ to defend , ' if defence it can require , A ^ aracter of Bernard Ftjllah ; the hone st ? S in dependant proprietor of tiie" Irishman , " ¦ « . st the base and malicious slander oi ¦ SSrof the « Nation" andhishirelings .

      -A / U * -. —« __»«»«» "CVitt av __ tia 4 > nw \ m aawiab . I taow Bernard Fullam—not from corses-^< r witii him only , but I had the pleasure ^ mowing ' him personally , and I would con-\ La it an ins ult to him , and to the principles f * ich he so nobly and so boldly repj ^ sents , Attempt to refute anydiarge . which . intoested factions , - whose revihng is based upon Ifinterest , may make against him . In the Sean time , I do consider myself justified in . ;^^ ag the-real crime of . which Bernard " SS has been guilty—ft is this- ^ IJiJFFT , -Jhen emancipated from his prison , attempted ¦ h imake a Decuniary , and not a national profit

      of hb martyrdom . He abandoned the policy ,-which before incarceration he advocated ; he deserted the party that he had led on to fury , * nd Bebkaed Fulum's crime was , that , in Has t&tii of danger , when the law ' s streng th and power was capable of branding any man as a criminal , he boldly filled up the « ap , and rushed to the rescue of his country . lam something of a physiognomist , and you Should see those two men , to enable you to -adffe of their courage " ¦ and their intellect . ^ EFT perfectly resembles a hedgehog standing onhishind legs , whileFULLAM looks like a game cock spurredfor the pit ; in fact , it is as much frommy personal knowledge of Fullah , as from the boldness with which his paper is « mdncted , that I have formed my opinion of

      The "Irishman" is a thorough representa-^ re of Democracy . The "Nation" is a thoroug h representativeof the breeches pocket ; and , alas , how disheartening it must be to Irishmen , and to Englishmen too , to find two papers professing to represent liberal princip les , placed in such dire antagonism . For my own part , I read the "Irishman , " and . I admire it ; and I hope that every working

      man in England , who can afford to buy it , will do likewise , and I will not occupy more of jour time , or insult Bernard Fullam , by jnrther commenting upon the disgusting and trafficking abuse of the "Nation . " The "Nation" hope 3 to represent the pockets of fteshopocracy ; the "Irishman" the interests of the toiling millions , and I trust that its strength , backed by your strength— -will beat down all opposition . ' - /

      Now I come to discuss the question . of English consistency and gratitude , and I don't think I can furnish you with a stronger proof of English ingratitude , though J trust it does . not spr ing from your order , than the following . report of a meeting recentl y held in Finsbury will supply . Just read this report , and cast your eye back upon the amount of labour , . of slavery , and toil , that Duncohbe has ; devoted to your cause , and' then think of the : gratitude of those in whose service he ruined ; Ms constitution , and destroyed his health , to an extent which compelled him for a time to -: abandon those labours . Does not the fact

      prove the gratitude of those in whose service " he exhausted his health ? Do you remember- ^ - vhen Chartism was persecuted and prosecuted ' and reviled by all?—how Buncombe joined ... your ranks at Aberdeen ,, took out his card , : and paid his guinea ? Do the Trades remem-; ber the amount of labour he devoted to their service , and are they as ungrateful as the im-¦ maculate electors of Finsbury ? Wakley , too , ! is a good and sincere friend of the people , and an advocate for the Charter , and he also has : " been prevented from attending his parliamen ; ' -. iary duties bv ill health ; however , here follows I ! fiie gratitude of those in whose cause both ¦ ; these representatives have suffered .

      . - The Bepsjsesxaiox of FixsBmr . —On Tuesday evening , : ameeting of several electors of the borongh of Finslraiy ' ins held , at the Kent Hotel , Brownlow-strect , Holbora , ; ' 'totafce into consideration resolutions agreed to at apre-; Titusmeering , hddonthe 3 rdinst , inreferencetothecon' - ' dncttfme representatives of the borough , forthepurpose ¦ ' of forming a committee to carry out the resolntioas in re' < feenee to the said subject' Mr . Griffin , barrister-atJair ; in the chair . Mr . J . R . Taylor , of St . Andrew , HoU ; bam , proposed the first resolution : — " That serious and urgent considerations render it highly desirable that the . ~ isolations , agreed to at the meeting held at the above - " bsteL on the 3 rd inst , be carried out with all possible

      : ' despatch . ' The resolutions were to the efiect that any re-¦ : presentative who is rendered incapable of fligpharfling bis ; fcfes in Parliament , should forthwith resign into the \ ' lands of bis constituents a trust , which drcumstances ¦ prevent him from retaining ,, either for their advantage or '• fchisowucredit . andthatT . S . Dnncombe . EEq ., and T . : "WaHey , Esq ., be respectfully requerted to explain their = reasons for not attending the recent debates upon the snbjects that materially affect the interests of the public : at large , and those of the inhabitants of the metrepo''¦ Stan districts in particular . Mr . Pulsford seconded the

      ; - resolution , which tnsput by the chairman and agreed to imnimously . Two other resolutions were also adopted , tinea were in effect 'that a committee be appointed to exnyoHt the foregoing resolution , and that after the comfflittee so appointed shall have communicated on the part ' dtins , and the former meeting irith therrepresentatives of &eboroug h , and having respectfully stated to them the ' parportof tie resolutions referred to , the result be made ; inotra without delay to a pubSc meeting to be ealled for Aat purpose . * The committee was appointed and thank were voted to the chairman , and the meeting separated at : » latehour .

      My friends , the only answer that I shall ¦ attempt to give to the above resolutions is , that let them do what they like in public ' booses , and hbles-and-corners , they shall ; see that the feelings expressed there do not iqiresent the feelmgs that will be expressed at \ the proposed public meeting , if they dare to . lold one : as I trust , that when due notice ; is given of such a meeting , every locality in ; " London will let the Finsbury clique under-•" ¦ stand , that Dtocombe and Waklet not only

      I ^ present Finsbury , but London . For my own -- par ^ I -win attend and test the sincerity of the working classes , as I do not consider it jnst or honourable that the past services of one * ho has exhausted his health in the people ' s "cause , Bhould be forgotten , or slightly treated . : ¦ -Mdnow let me inform the Finsbury coves , ; "toare , no doubt , enlisted in the service of . some expectantM . P ., thatlfr . Duscombe has wen in the House several nights till twelve - ° . clock this session , and that upon many

      occaaens I have besought and implored of Mm not ; «> remauiin anabnosphere that waB sure to . d amage his health , and impede his recovery . ** fet them hold their meeting , and they ^^ see that Duxcombe's shadow- — eur-Jimded b y our strength—will overshadow ah « "or infernal machbiations . Is it not enough . ^ e a man mad when he reflectsupon such ' "gratitude ? Here is an upright and indecent representative ,-who has devoted his - health and his time to the people ' s cause , and-2 * that that health has been impaired in

      : I * * service , they would abandon him . ] Nb . ^ of this subject for the present . I shall - r ^ de it b y expressing a hope , that if the : ^ ° posedmeetingEhould beheld , Ddscombe ' s wgjd a Trill take their part , and prove that ; 5 * 7 have not deserted their honest and inde-: gMent labourer . And I am happy to say jA at hu health is improving , and that he will . J *^ to meet his enemies personally , at the

      . Having now adverted to two subjects rather u personal cnaracter—the one relating to ^¦ ¦ bS 5480 Fmx 43 ^ and . tiie other to TnoHAS : | lh 0 UB& —Iturn toi . ' a more general topic . i : navei been mvited to attend a Conference , to « -. S lden at Glasgow , on 4 he 6 thof June . ; I ^ egreatpleasurein complying with their "aiert , and willbe aitPaiBl ^ aB invifed ; onthe

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      ej ^ g ^ e ^ jahdl will allow thecomrtf ^ - ^ We ^ q erplaces . of ineetingin ^ neighbourhood orGlas ^ butn ot attoo . grfeat a , ajstance-for the 8 th and 9 ttrrand I wuTUttend-the ^ Edinburgh Conference on the lu" »;; . Midj previous to . thattime , I shalligive notice of ihe : days thatl shall be in Carlisle , * ^ SSS t ^^!^ 1 * ° f the Korfh I and l _ trust- ffiat-the csaim men-of Scotland m ^ Prep ared to prbpounda ^" plMiby . which . botiyhOT ; country ,.. Ii glan dVandjny : 4 untry i can beemancipated . I ttust that their policy will = De such as to destroy att antkgbnisni * and cement _ aTnew and firm union : "ir 5 ^ ' evening of . theiQii and I will allow \ h * ™ m .

      My friends of Aberdeen , and several-other places , ask mevif ,. i : h aTe ; anyjobiection to ' be appointed as one of ; && Executive of the new t-harfasfr ^ Asspciation , . I . cannot understand the grounds -upon &Mch / they could base the presumption that . I could object to . fill any office whereb y my services were calculated to confer a tenefit ' upon Ih ^ t , ' order ; anS , " theref ore * I answer their que ^ on ^ distinicfly-r thai I have notithe [« lJgh tlBst ' : obJMti 6 n : io . ^ gwemy . gratuu toussemces as ^«^ att-inember ' qjF the' Executive ; and I am' morethah- ' proud toiearn , that the personal antagonism ' m the Sfetropbns has not found its way into the Provinces ; and my friends may rest assured , that I will do all

      in my power to allay it . I understand that the meeting at John-street on Tuesday night last , was much more harmonious than those rer centlyheld ; and I was happy toiearn that Mr . Retxoids , and others , repudiated antagonism , and recommended harmony and union . You are also aware that the antagonism of your own order has been the greatest antagonism against which I have had to contend ; and that the "Northern Star ''

      —contrary to my wish or inclination—has been made the organ for creating , circulating , and perpetuating that antagonism—a course , however , which has now ceased , and shall never again be . revived ; and I give you the three following letters from Brighton , Stockport , andMerthyr Tydvil , as proof of the anxiety that this antagonism has created ; and they are but samples of a sack full that I have received from aU parts of the country : —

      1 , Peter-street , Brighton , May 14 th . Ttzts . Sm , —At the weekly meeting of the National Charter Association held lait night ( Monday ) , I was desired to write and express unfeigned regret at the several letttrs that have appeared in th * Northern Star for th » last few wseks and the injury likely to be caused in the Char list body generally , and hope you will abide firmly to the resolution you hare made , that nottting more of the like nature shall appear . With the kindest regards from ' all parties , and sinctre hope that your health is fully established , .- ' ¦ I am , yours most respectfully , To F . O'Connor , Esq .., M . P . Wm . Kest , Sec .

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      W %$ W fo < W ^ parliatnent ^ hadawseaibled . gj ^ WJOuiMne ^ n ^ i n . thftt Hall : he hadigiven a >^^ wo ^ e 8 ohtioh 5 ^ : tbe ^ nB ^ tejmD 8 ti ^ ting g ^ g f 6 ^ r Wyinro ' r jRatirir ; -the ^ otlier §^^ f ^ pb ^ 'ih % rfbfeoira e ^ ^^^/!|^ l ^ Ufiipeiftai ^ BbrQim'Suoeiation . : MSk 8 * ^? .. » Jl fee ., for / perteia ; . Charti 8 8 ! | !

      ¦ W ffixrTr % * " ** ¦ mt ° ree . resoluHouB , who JS&Sl ^ i ^ ljAmtt ^ M ^^ EPWP ^^ hKw'feine : two " «^ 9 i ^ % l ! 0 ^ iiWKi » f j i * n 8 ed pSBSK'Sii ^ tw tt » ird , ^ fhich Ae ; had neferttieless WZzS ^ MP ; - $ * wpqi [ fera . YjOaiithe t resolutionB ^ S ^ nl ^ % Parry'fa ' r 1 ^« Iin Sl | ^¦^^ . H ^ -N' ^^ W'Wiiil ^ enomiced ' Chartism . i TRed- ' Republicanism ; ^ binmanism ; Socialism ¦ 'fitf ' . He Knlinvaii ' fWo il < , » AA- ~^ i ^~—&

      did not ' knbw . what teVwasjtalking about—( laughter ) —yet , how many , of tjieee geiitleiHeji ;; Parliamentary and Financialiats ( had , on- the . platforms , * declared themselves Chartists ?' ¦ He admitted be -was ' gulledby these specious declarations ' for' a time , ' but the submitting of his resolutions had removed the mist from his eyesi ' and it would appear from the eyes of other persons too , for the" men of ' Aberdeen had sent up a report setting forth that they had carried an amendment , by a triumphant majority , &t a Parliamentary and Financial ¦ Reform meeting . ( Cheers . ) M the people only did . their duty thev would not be troubled viith ^ such humbugs as Richmond and Disraeli , but they must cantinue

      their exertions until they had obtained the ' Charter , and had applied it . to . ita proper , purpoBe ;| then , indeed , they might boast , of being ' amongst the noblest and freest people on the face of the earth . ( Tremendouscheering . ) ' ' , ' : ,: i : Mr . Charlks Utting , in seconding the , resolution said : —Mr ; Reyholds had very properly stated , that if working men had made such speeches , as was made at that Protectionist meeting they ' wb ' uld ^ now be the inmates ; of a prison . Ernest Jones , 'Bezer , Vernon , Fussell and others , had suffered long iroprU 8 onment 8 for uttering language mild as new milk when compared with that spoken . by these Protectionists . ( Hear ; hear . ) Theirs was , not : c 6 n 8 tructive , but open treason . ' . They ^ rould rirotec ' ti the

      Queen , if she would protect them j' and if they did not get protection they would fight for , it ;' i and further , that they had' nine- ' tenths of the horses in thekingdoraV and'they ' could find men to ride them . ' ' Yet these ^ men- were not ' m' prison ; then was it not time , they asked , why such a distinction was made between the ' treatment of Char ' tiats and Protectionists ? He ( Mr . Xltting ) was a Free Trader . ( Hisses and cheers . )' . There was a great' difference between competition and free ' trade . ' ( 'No , ' no ?) Why , competition ^ existed before free trade was known ; and , he thought ; when they obtained the rights laid down in the Charter ; they should have free trade with , all tHe world , and that it would be beneficial . He had always advocated Socialism , as

      he desired to see a fair day ' s pay given for a fair dafs work—( cries of 'That ' s very indefinite' )—well , he wished to see all that worked ; have au equal quantity of hours and an equaramount of wages , whether they , were watchmakers of labpurersi He had much " pleasure in SMon ^ f the resolution ^ : Mr . Blackmorb , in ' support "' oiE " the resolution ; said he . differed in ; Eon ^^ spepts , ; w ^ hv ; iii rv Utting ; HeT ^ Jjc . Jlackmorey&a ' d , for ^ a ' , numi ) er of years , both in town and couhtryj supported the cause of Chartism ; he had watched narrowly the proceedings of the Provisional Committee , and was much pleased with its conduct , and had testified his approbation by taking out a card of membership . ( Loud cheers . ) He attributed to petty jealousies the

      cause of imprisonment of many of our best men , Buch ' ns Ernest Jones but he believed Ernest Jones would emerge from his prison the beloved and respected man of the people . He would refer them to Mr . Bright ' s speech on the bakers' question , and he would particularly request Scotchmen ' s attention to it . This showed that Free Traders were no friends to the cause of labour . . He would unite cordially with the movers' in bis trade—the bakers—against such free trade inhumanity . It was of no use going to parliament on the subject . He ho far differed with Mr . Utting that he thought free trade , under present political circumstances , was alikeimpblitic and unjust . He most heartily wished his fellowmen to support , cordially , the Provisional

      Committeem their honest labours , ' and if they did so , lie believed they would have no cause to regret it , but that auchsupport , promptly yielded , must propel onwards the great cause of political and social rights . Mr . ' Utting Baid a few w'brd 3 in explanation . Mr . Read , secretary to the Baker / Society , came forward loudly applauded , and said , he was much pleased with his friend Mr . Blackmore ' s speech . For himself he had always been a democrat ; he conceived protectiohr ^ not to farmers , but to labour generally —was absolutely necessary under present circumstances . He believed if the " Protectionists , " as represented by Richmond and Co ., did not gain their object shortly , they would offer the Charter as

      a means of allying the working classes with them . He thought it was only by determined perseverance that the people ever would obtain anything worth having . ( Loud applause . ) Mr . Pettie said , itwaa a striking sign of the times when people , were contending as to which trade was in the worst condition .. Ho was a mechanic ; consequently , knew what meohanics suffered , and spoke with a mechanic's feeling . He felt , that what Mr . Read had said was true , about appealing to'parliament ; The labourer was not at present Jn a position' to , free : himsolf from the grasp of the capitalist ; before he could do so the : propaganda of Democratic Socialism must be wide y spread . At present their employersihad the

      political machine in their hands , and ; could change society if ^ they pleased . If : the aristocracy wished to better the condition of the people , let them come forward ; " they boasted of their nbblo sires ' . ;' wdlljho would show them a noble cause worthy of their exertiona—the emancipation of a whole people ( Loud cheers . ) '¦ . '¦¦ ¦ •' -. ' : Mr . Cuti . br , a farmer from tho West of-England , ' said , he looked upon the industrial people of England as being crucified between two . thieves—Iho Protectionists and Free Traders . At a meeting , of farmers and others , held' at Swansea , he had ventured to move an amendment , embodvimr tlm vPn .

      p e x , , harter - ( Cheers . ) ' For this ho . had been ousted from his farnvby his landlord- ^ -Lord Jerseyand otherwise grossly persecuted . The only electoral system with which ho would ho satisfied was the People s Charter . He did not believe free trade beneficial to the ; working classes .. . . He had been a Chartist for years ; \< s had been " doused" in tho river for his advocacy of it , and might ' thus say he was baptized in the faith . ( Laughter and cheers . ) Ho was also a Social Reformer to the fullest extent ; and to show the sincerity and truthfulness of his feeling , he had come there that night to takeout his card as a member of tho National Charter [ Association . ( Loud cheers . )

      Messrs . M'Neii ,, Stallwo ' od , Collins , and Wood , also , in eloquent speeches , supported tlio resolution , which was put and carried unanimously . ! . AToto of thanks was passed by acclamation to the Chairman , who , in acknowledging the compliment , announced that as there was an Exciirsi ' on to Gravcsend , under the auspices of 'the Provisional Committee , on Tuesday . next , and as they ; hoped also to ; hold a real ' . ' Kentish Demonstration" in Gravesend on the samo day , that their next meeting in that Hall , would nottako place until Tuesday evening , May the 29 th . ' . A considerable sum of money was raised for the Assoeiation . by voluntary contributions , as the meeting dispersed ; and a ereat . siccession was also made to the muster roll of tho Association . ,

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      CONGRESS -OF THE SOCIAL REFORM ; - r-: ¦ ¦ ¦ . LEAGUE AND FRIENDS . ' \ : -The Socialist : Congress . met at the Farrihgdonhall ,, on ; Mondayr , May : ; 13 th . -Delegates were preffi ^ . / Wm { Brighton ,, Isle of Axhojme ,. BCadford , Halifax , Paisley , Glasgpw , . Manchester , Birm&g-? > , M ? . 3 tle ; Upo n-Ty . ne , Rational SocietvJ FrafS ? ° ff ^* si ^ nd ¦*•» Co-operative Societies orl'rades , ¦ '¦•;• ' ¦ ¦ ¦ - * ¦'• ¦ ¦ ' ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦•¦¦ « ., ^ ^ . J' ? ^ Y called t 0 the obair ; and said 4 hey-had'been ^ alled together tb niakearrAngements for progress : duringithe ; ensuin ' ff year v '! . M 0 rr « 8 Pondende :, was :: Tead ; from ?; Yarmouth' and ' fSSfyW' ° ^ er ^ g to . support ; the . measures of the i -

      . ^ is . « a , uy money , ana otherwise . , , ,, , O $ r ^ ?^ i # ^^ ^ r ^ to . ttie ; Sr ^^ ' ^^^ tH ^ Kftiig ^ ii&eedifiia i . o ^^^ agtte ^ and- re ^ bnTmfenatn ^^^ thefuture , and settinpforthfthaWnflmi ^ the ' ^• - i ^ - '^^^^^ W ^^ ^^ VP J ^ l ^^ ^^ ^ atutatiug j 5 ev ^^^^ ; fnrt ^ o . ' meVr ^ Miifn ^ steps they . had taken j ' n the brgariisti 6 n of labour , as-shown . by the several co-operative associations . Air /

      ; ; Jjjones said , although politicians held fast to politics ; yet they were now in favour of social reform ; and persons now : came to hear its exponents i who would not listen before .. . . It appeared to . him , ? that all they had to do ( was to . take possession of the country ., . ' v , ' ' , ' , ' ¦ . ' -Mr : CiiAMP suggested , that persons desirous of obtaining' admission to hear the proceedings should bejermitted to do so ,. when it was resolved , — " Tnat all persons wishing ! to bo admitted to the hall , , should vbe-. permitted by : an order of the secretary , upon the application of-any member . " v . Therepprtwasthen . reoeived , " andarrangements made fo ^ conductiag tho buBiness . of the Congress , as to' the time of meeting , « fcc .

      . . -. .. REPORTS OF DELEGATES . _• Mr . Sarton said ; the members of the John-street Institution- were ^ ahxioufl jfdr ' a sound and efficient propagandism . ' and in support ' of it they were willing to subsoribo as liberally as their means would permit . ,,--i . ,. : < : ¦¦;¦ , . ¦ ¦; . ¦• - ; : ; : .. - ¦ _ ¦ ¦ , Mr . G . A . Flemino . ( Brighton ) read : a report from , the Social Reformers ofthatitown , which set forth ; that Chartist and Socialiat wore co-operating together in the work of propagandism , and that they believed that a sqund ^ opinion should be the precursor of any ^ practical measures '; and that an address should be presented to the noble exiles now ini this country ? for upholding the principles of "liberty , equality , and fraternity . ' , ' i , Mr . ' Cramp said , tho Rational Society , was desirous that the . soattered-olem . ent 8 should be gathered together / and that they should move on in the good ¦

      cause . \ ls ,. ., . .-; Mr . Reid ( Bantry ) said , ' those he represented were desirous of learning , and as speedily as possible ^ of having a praotical experiment , like the Leeds Redemption . Society , in a more central place . i Mr . Rigbt ( Farringdon-hall ) thought a propagandism . was necessary to put correctly hefore the public the . views of Social Reformers , and to correct the , errors put forward by a hireling press in opposition thereto . ..... ; . ¦• . ¦ ¦ ' Mr . Llotd Jones ( London ) said , his constituents were in favour of propagandism . ' ' ; Mr . Dobthwaite' ( Halifax ) said , the people never were in a better temper ? to-listen to Social Reformers ; and what was required now that a corps to go forward and proclaim the truths of social reform . , .

      , Mr . Baldwin ( Halifax ) said , his constituents were of opinion that a good . system of propagandism would be the best" for the next twelvemonth—not exclusively by newspapers , but by tracts , newspapers , ( fee . •' ¦ .: •¦ . ¦ .. ¦ : Mi . GiiAsford ( Paisley " and Glasgow ) , said , the Paisley people wero in" favour of universal brotherhpod , ^ obtainable through publicmeetings ; libraries , discussiqn ,. tra ' ots , dip . ; Ac . ) In ; Glasgow theorga * nisation was not so good , as at Paisley , but still a unanimity of opinion and feeling prevailed , and they had unitedly held a meeting in Renfrew , where resolutions wero passed in ' favour of " equal , political , and social rights . " The Chartists wore very active in conjunction with the Socialists .

      Edinburgh had also taken similar views . •• = Mr . Stallwood ( Fraternal Democrats ) , said , he represented , the Fraternal Democrats , who their founder , delighted in ; designating "a Democratic Foreign Affairs . Committee . " They adopted the social motto " aUmon are brethren , " and had ifc printed . on their card in , twelve different languages ; They had accepted the / invitation" to send a delegate , because they were anxious to aid in a democratic Socialist propagandism , and were about to attempt a union for that purpose with tho National Chavter . Association , " the National Reform

      League , and the Socialists . ; with this view they proposed to hold monthly social meetings , at which they might compare notes , and adopt proceedings for the next month ' s campaign . They had resolved to hold public meetings to discuss the seven resolutions put forward by " The National Reform League , " to which they invited their friends—both Chartist and Socialists—and they had also resolved to hold a meeting at a very early day , in support of " repealing the t !\ xes on knowledge . " They had also resolved to issue tracts , &c , and they had several intelligent young men who were ready and willing to enter on a democratic Socialist propaganda .

      M . L'Chevalier , a refugee , entered the Hall , and was warmly greeted . Mr . Sully ( Social League ) , said , he represented the Christian Socialists , who thought the best way of proceeding ; was , to commence . organising working men—several trades . were , in action alreadythe builders were about to start with a five hundred pound job to begin with ; and a gentleman had four hundred and eighty acres of land , which ho intended to have cultivated on the associative principle , and that the cultivators should become possessors in the shortest possible timo ; a watchmakers' association was also in course of formation , and the ultimate object was , to effect an exchange of labour for the benefit of all . The federal system of representation would prevaiLin the government of the soveral associations , " and they would work with any who would co-operato with them . The Chairman said they , had now got through the delegates reports , and would now proceed to busi-¦ ¦

      ness . - •• ' Mr . R . BncnANAN suggested that the Congress should discuss the report , ' clause , by clause ,, with the view to the adoption of such portions of it as may , seem , to them good . ¦ . ' . vAfter . a . few words from several delegates this c ' purse ' was agreed to . . ' ' . ' ' ; The several clauses were road , down to the olause embracing " propagandism , " which gave rise to a discussion as to what that propagandism should consist of . : ; MivStallwood moved as an addition tho following : — " That in addition to tho principles laid down iruthe address , this Cengress is of opinion that tho

      political rights of the people should bo taken up by the' Propaganda as a means of protection to those social rights and privileges . " Mr . Peitie seconded the amendment , and very ably-pressed iton the attention of Congress , as being in every way worthy of its support . ; Mr . Gla ' sford said he thought the amendment might be tiiken in the course of the proceedings , and ; ho . thought it might be now withdrawn , and allowthe report to be adopted unanimously . .. . The Chairman said it would bo well ' to allow all parties to unite ,, without respect" to politics , as Tories , Whigs , and Chartists were in favour of the Organisation of Labour . - -

      Messrs . Sarton and Buchanan requested Mr . Stallvy _ ood to withdraw his amendment . ' ¦! Mr . Sully said ho thought the question would work best separately and distinctly ; most of the active Socialists were Democrats ; , Mr . \ Baldwin thought the questions would bo bettor argued in a separate form . ' ¦ . . 'f he Chairman said it must not Tie supposed that should the Congress reject the amendment that it was opposed to Democracy ; Mr .: Sarion again pressed on Mr . Stallwood to withdraw his amendment . ' . Mr . Pettie said ho thought if tho Congress ac-Mowledged political rights a compromiso might be effected . . . '¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ •¦¦ ¦¦

      Mr . Stallwood said if tho Congress would accept tho following ho had no o . bieotion to withdraw the amendment' he-had Bubmitted : — " That this'Congress , in organising a propngandism for tho diffusion of akhowled go of Social principles , will adopt such means as may seem to itbost adapted , to efl'cct the regeneration of . society , and will , maintain , friendly relationship ' . with all parties seeking , the political rights of the ' whole peopley . ' .., „ . ,. '' : V ;; ;; :, ; - . ;" . ' " Mr ^ PmxiE " and-iiio ' Congress having assented ; tho former amendment ' was withdrawn , and "the above substituted .

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      ' : ¦ - - , i ¦> ¦ ¦¦ ¦ : ¦ ' ; ¦ i is . ' -- ' :-" ' - ¦ ¦ ; . . ' ¦' ¦ ., . ! :.. . ¦ ., {; » , , . •¦ ,.,. > . ,. , - . .. ,.,, ,-The Congress , after the transaction of somorou * tine business , then ' adjb ' urned for the day . : ¦< ¦ : v , ¦ :. - .: . TUESDAY . ; -: r-r I ^ This body resumed its sitting this morning . Mr . Lloyd Jones' in ' the chair ; Lettersiwereitead from . Stockport , Hanley , and Norwich , all ! agreeing in , and recommending a systenvof propagandism , the lattor strongly reconjin . ending . that ^ poli tical , rights should be made a portion of the programmo , of tho propaganda . " ! •" , ' . ' .. ' , ' , ' . ¦ ,. ''" . " _" .. The . discussioni on the report being resumed , Mr . A .- Campbeli ,, wished to amend Mr . "' Stallwood ' a aadendum by substituting the words " all parties , " ' ¦ Irfik ° J , " P ° litioal Parties advocating the ' eights jeotea . Pe ° ple ' " t 0 which Mr # s ' allwood ob " rao

      . ;«^ n , i ^ rS ? y - ^ . Mr - Bald ^ in ( Halifax ) ¦ seconded , the following , amendment :- " That this ? - ° T ^ \ hlle ; : it adteres to thV principles set fortE as tho base of ts operationa , nfthSetime expresses a sincere desire to hold friendly 3 tiona with all parties who ^ have the social orSical regeneration of society as their objects , however varied their moans of attaining them may be "Mr Campbell , in moving his amendment , ; suggested that there were . Teetotallers , Vegetarians ; Emigrationists , < fcc , Ac , who might bo termed men of progress .. ¦ .. .., - v . ; , ' < . Mr . Sarton . and the Chairman said they ' thoucht

      that Mr . Stall wood's amendment was the' best suited for the . object in view . ¦ . ' .. ( l ¦ : ? On the question being put that of Mr ; Stall wood ' s was carried unanimously . The ; remainder 6 f the report was discussed , and the : portion ] relative to " secular education " was highly commended to the opnsiderfttion ; oftho p . eoplerby ' . every- delegate present , . and . adopted-. The Congress . then . resolved itself into a ' . committee . For the consideration of a plain of organisation . '" . ' •'" ¦ ' > t ' . Mr . Stai / Lwood moved , and . Mr . DpyTirwAiiE seoondetf : — " . That the organisation' be designated 'The SboialReformLeagne , '" which 1 was auopte ' d ^ n ^^ S ^ l ^ Matt ^^^ i / v ^ vi ^^ . ii . ; . -. -.. ,

      } ^ p » ggg ^ affltti « W ^ 8 cm ? : SgMeing ^ ith ita fobjoot 8 ' ;^^ . ab ;»^^ piit ^ ds ,-8 hoi | Fd be con--sideVeli , mVmb 6 rs |' . '; was-adopved ; " asVwas , » lsp one . " that the central seat of government be held ia London . " ,. . . ' ¦ ' " ¦ Afternoon Sitting . ' . Mr . G ., J . Holyoake gave in his . report-from . Manchester , which was much in the same' strain as the previous delegates , both as regards' social and politicalrcfdrm in'the propagandii 3 m . ' The committee then reBumed ^ and agreed , after a discussion , in which all the members took part , on the motion . of Mr . Stallwood , seconded J > j Mr . Rkkd : — " That this society eschew and depredate the identification of Social Reform with anyrpe _ culiar theological creed or speculations ; such identification being / contrary to fact ,. arid calculated , most

      unjustly and falsely ; to commit all who accept the economical , educational , and practical doctrines of Socialism , to theological or speculative opinions which they may not hold , and tending , in the existing state of public opinion upon such subjects materially to retard the acceptance of the practical views of Socialism by society . " ] " . ¦' . " , . , The following was also adopted , " That the members resident in aiiy locality shall hive ' . the power of nominating seven of their body , including a treasurer and secretary , to act in the capacity of agents to the association ; " and likewise ! ' ? That this association shall be governod by an Executive , consisting of seven members , of which three , shall form , a ^ quorum ; " and - " That a Conference be elected annually , such Conference appointing the Executive , —tho Executive retaining office until their successors shall be appointed . "

      WEDNESDAY . This body resumed its sitting to day . Mr . Lloyd Jones in the chair . . ., Mr . Thornton Hunt delivered in his report from Liverpool ; it was much of the . same character as the former delegates . Mr ., Walter Cooper also delivered in a report from the Associative Tailors , showing that they were in a prosperous condition , and that they deBired an extension of tne principle . —Several routine measures as regards the organisation was adopted . —Mr . Llpyd Jones was appointed general agent . —The following persons were ; thea elected the committee for the ensuing year—Messrs . Buchanan , Travis , Pettie , Cross , A . " 'Holypake , Ivory , and Rigby . % ' " ' ' ' Mr . Flemiso gave notice that he would bring forward an address to the patriot refugees now iu this country , and the Congress rose ,

      THURSDAY . This body resumed its sitting today . Mr . Lloyd Jones in the chair . . ; ' Mr . R ; Cooper , of Newcastle-apon-Tyne , gave in his report , which in . its main points was similar to . the reports of previous delegates . Tho committee then resumed , and on the motion of MesSl's .. Cramp and ^ Glasfobd , it was resolved '' That the Executive Committee have the power of making byo-laws , and issuing instructions ; such bye-laws ana instructions to be published for . the uso of tho members . ' ¦ A long discussion then ensued on the motion of Messrs . Holyoake and Robert Cooper , respecting

      Socialism and Theology ,, but tne motion , , as originally proposed by Mr . Stallwood on a previous day , was amended by tho omission of a few words , and adopted as follows— " That . , this society , deprecates the identification of Social Reform with any peculiar theological creed or speculations ; such identification * being calculated to commit all who accept the economical , educational , and practical doctrines of Socialism , to'theological or speculative opinions which they may not hold , : and tending , in the existing stato of public opinion upon such subjects materially to retard the acceptance of the practical views of Socialism by society . " " :

      The Rev . Mr . Larkin , of Lincon , reported from the Redemption Society , of that city , and thought the principles of Socialism well calculated to carry out what God and nature intended for the benefit of society ; had ho been presonf ho should have supported the amended resolution just adopted . . On the , motion of Messrs . Dr . Travis and tlio Rev . Mr . Larkin it was resolved , that as a fund was required in support of the League a subscription be opened , and that the friends of Social Reform be requested to contribute . Afternoon Sitting . The Congress deputed Mr . G . J . Holyoake to draw up an address to the country , and that such , address be signed by tho Chairman , and widely distributed .

      Mr . Pettie moved , and Mr . Baldwin seconded , the following , which was adopted unanimously : — " That the congress desires to express its gratification at the progress of Socialism on . tho continent , and its admiration of , and warmest sympathy with , its advocates , and especially , their expatriated brethren . " The Weekly Tribune was appointed the organ of the Association , and the following resolution was also carried : — " That the Northern Star , the

      Democratic Review , the British Quarterly , tho Tmik Seeker , tho Leader , and other periodical publications , having recently , enforced and commented upon the social principles ,. with great fairness and friendly feeling , this Congress desire to express the satisfaction which it feels in observing this sympathy of the public press , and it hopes that tho papers which took this friondly course , will receive the support of the advocates of Socialism .

      MivStallwood asked if the leader had not attacked Louis Blanc and Eugene Sue , and being answered in the affimntive , objected to the Leader being inserted in the resolution . It was also resolved : — " That the next annual Congress be held on Whit Monday , 1851 . " The report of the Congress was then read and adopted , and the minutes of Congress ' were confirmed . ' ' A . vote of thanks was then given to Mr . Lloyd Jones , for the able and efficient manner in which ho had presided over the proceedings of Congress . . That gentleman having responded , tho Congress broke up .

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      DKITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH , New-* - ' ' Road , London . Ixitow-CoUNTRTMEN , —The following is the inscription on the book containing the Petition to the House of Commons , signed oy 19 , 050 persons against pharmaceutical poisons : — "MEMORIAL

      • ¦ Of the Names ofthe 19 , 950 Independent Individuals who signed tho Petition presented to the House of Commons , On Tuesday , the lath of June , 1847 , ( through Sir Benjamin Hall , Bart ., M . P . for the Borough of St . iliirylebbne ) , AGAINST THE DEADLY POISOXS Used or held out as Medieires by Doctors , In order to prop their'Guinea Trade ; ' - Which trade is the root of all evils as regards the pubhc health the cause of hospitals and'lunatic asylums being fi led with diseased objects ; and , above all , the cause of a persons lives being kept in constant jeopardy ^ through the deaSlj chemicals which doctors havemtroduced iu order to wop up tliat trade . " , The contents of the work are as follows : — 1 Case of Miss Abcrerombie , poisoned by Strychnine . ' Reported by Ni \ Sovgeant , now Mr . Justice lalfourd . 2 . Beatli of Wainwright , her Murderer , a ! Sale of Poisons . ; 4 . Marchioness of BnnvilHers .

      5 . Accountof the Aqua Tofuna . ( i . Wholesale Poisoning duriug the Roman Republic . 7 . Rocent Cases of Poisoning . ' ' 8 . Preface to the Seventieth Thousand of " The : Morisoniana . " 9 . Buckingham ' s Case : a whole family saved by the Vegetable Universal Medicine , after having been accidentally poisoned by araciv c . 10 . General Report of the British College of Heath for , 1850 .. . . ' ¦ 11 . Principles of the Hyg eian System of Medicine . ' 12 ; Letter to the Lord Bishop of London on . the Sanitary f :.. ; Question . ;^ h- . A , - ; ; . : > .,. ; ,: . - ¦ - 13 . The Rise anil Progress ofthe British Coljegc of Health . London ; Published'by'the BritiBb"College ef ilealth , New-rcad . Trice 2 a . Cd .

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      :, . SOUT ^ XO ^ pO ^ J ^ L t ' ; , ^!^ «~ e ^ iiM d ^ venins Jfay thtf 13 th ; : Mr ; _ 1 Wlkin Jrfa ^ ^ L ' a i ' ?^ ?' ' ** *» ^ argntopntat ^^ Bieechi ?? ^ W ^ ° . » ng jcesqlution ,:-f ' -That thistoee ^ ^ , f , S ° pmion v thit tHo work ^ classesof thlg fS § bP $ < $ W * J * f ^ e - d Aom ; tlieir ' pr : esen fe ^^^ nW theT Petfple ^ Charter becoin e " £ . Si . * *? . Wli hereby . calls upon . ail partial w , h 1 Si iS" ? ^ f ^ Visional Committee , of tliel NatwnalvCharteriAssociation ^ in its endeavour ^ into effect Minn

      carry that measure of reform . ^ ' ! . ' -i * « ii ^ i : ?? 0 T v Be ? onded the : jnotion , land said . iaHi tSr ?? ' ' ^ Pf e 8 entpd . ' before justice icould ? IS j ' ?' , e ! en ^ t % ha . d , piinp 8 and plunderert ; uH £ & ? hjI - BSeW ingenious wtiians !« ewf i ? o tSJ ^ P- . ? - . Ht ? na misery . Another abusai was the individualising of land ; this was a ' monstefl k ^ ri , ? « ° uldnot-seethe realiiation- . ofiny 5 S ^ w ?^ ' * ? " » B «^ n « y of the people prev » Ued , i ( Loudcheer 8 . ) ° * . . a : ; i * -5 : ¦ - > - ¦ -Mr .. Jobs Dowiise believed that-nnivemi . raffragf , was the great lever , ; and JS [ apdleon the little seemed to be aware of it , as . he ' jyas-nsinB bis best endewogs to annihilata it ., ( EMWiVii 6 n& TtrrswaB ^ orta havm ? it was " wnrO r '« K 5 ril . i ;»^ ««?

      He had been , battling forit , " with his' friend Stallwood , Bince , 1839 , and .. » till stood . firm er the six points . He haino faith in the Political arid S ^ nancial Reformers .- ^ Althoughthe iigots , Stafford and Arundel , refuged ' secular . education , ¦ 'fell the time would come when the working classes ' would enforce it . His friend Stiallwood had ; very properly said that dukes , lords , and capitalists , might sav . what they would , and were not called traitors , but if working men spoke above a breath it . was rank sedition and treason . ( Cheers . ) Let them stick to the suffrage and get the Charter , and the rest would follow . ( Cheers . ) •;' j Mr . lisaAB , in support of . the resolution , Baid , he he was contending for nolitinal riorlifsi aa » mo , no ¦

      social ¦ privileges . ( Cheers . ) lie - looked on aramal parliaments as an important . point , as he thought one year was quite long enough to rule wrong ; and he believed at the time the parliament took ok itself to alter its duration from , annual to triennial , and from triennial to septennial parliaments , it must have had in its mind hereditary rule . ( Cheers . ) He thought it wisdonvtb point the people ' s attention to social rights , in order that they might properly apply the suffrage when they obtained it . ( Loud cheers . ) " ^ A Person asked how France , having , under

      Xapoleon , possessed four hundred schools , could be ignorant ? ¦' . , ' TheCHiiHMAK , in reply , " said , it was not the number of schools , but what' was' taught in the schools . In England we had a great' number of schools , but it would be perhaps better that the people should be left untaught , than be so wrongly educated as they were . ( Loud ' cheers . ) Mr . T . Brows supported the resolution , and recommended Tracts as a good means of propagandism . . ~ The resolution was then put , and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated . - . -

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      GREAT MEETING At THE LITERARY AND ; SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION , JOHN-STREET , F 1 TZROY-SQUARE .

      This series of meetings , convened by the Pro . visional Committee of the National Charter Association , still continue to attract with unabated success . On Tuesday evening ^ May 14 tb , Mr . John Abnott was called to' the chair , and said : —This meeting was convened for the purpose of reviewing the proceedings of the ' late Protectionist meeting , held at the Whittington Club Rooms , over which the Duke of Richmond presided ; . not that they were ' opposed to cheap Iobtcs ,. but that they cehceived that bread , or any other article , wa * only cheap when- they possessedthe means ofSbtaiqihe it readily .. ( Cheers ^ -i- '> ">• - ^ &vA- ' --: i ^! -r

      Mr . G . W ; M . ' Rbynoi . ds came forward , loudly applauded , to move the following resolution : — ' That this meeting is of opinion , that political rights , as claimed in the People ' s Charter , are necessary to protect the producers against the united oppression of landlords and capitalists , and the establishment and maintenance ofthe social rights of the whole people . ' Mr . Reynolds said ,. they were not Protectionists in the sense implied by the Duke of Richmond and ' Mr . Disraeli , but they wished political rights to protect themselves against the avarice and grinding tyranny of both capitalist and landlord—( cheers)—such protection Chartism would yield , if properly applied . He would not give a fig for Chartism unless

      as a means of putting the people in possession of social rights . ( Cheers . ) The speakers at the late Whittington Club Protectionist meeting , had made use of strong semi-treasonable language , going the length of declaring that they were ready to fight ; but had they heard that the Attomey-General had caused them to appear at Bow-street ? Oh no . Yet their honest , enthusiastic friend , Ernest Jones —( great cheering)—was still in Tothill-fields Prison . They prosecuted Chartists for things that were mild , as compared with what these gentlemen had uttered . Several Chartists were still in prison , whilst no Bill of Indictment had been , orwas likely to be , preferred against the heroes of the Whittington Club Rooms . Who was Mr Disraeli , the present adopted leader of the Protec ' tionists ? First , they heard ' of him as a flamine Radical kid and

      —a -gloved white-waistcbated onein this line he did not obtain power and distinction sufficient for his appetite ; next , they found him flourishing under the party of Lord Lyndhurst , but here he failed to get the ambassadorship to Madrid ; and , consequentl y ^ they next" found him gone over to the Protectionists , under the late Lord George Bentinck . Since that nobleman ' s death , he had become leader of the Protectionist section of conservatives . Mr . Disraeli made floe speeches , but they were laboured concoctions , written and delivered , parrot-like , by heart . He said this positively ; when an habitue of the reporters' gallery , he had seen the written copy put , by a servant , info a reporter ' s hands for the press . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Reynolds then traced the parentage , &c ., of the ancestors of the Duke of Richmond , the hero of the Whittington Club , to the beautiful Ducheas of Portsmouth and

      the hbidious-Charles II ., and showed how the miners were taxed to support ; this scion of barred royal lineage ; Iuthe days of George III ., it appeared that the taxes so wrung amounted to £ 19 , 000 per annum ; but this open profligacy being strongly denounced at this time , property in the funds was bought of the like value in lieu of the amount wrung from the miners , which was enjoyed by the Richmond family down to the present period ; but , be said , such flagitious acts ought to be denounced from" every platform . ( Cheers . ) The Duke of Richmond said he was an ill-used man . He thought any honest moral working man " would blush to own such a parentage . ( Hear . ) It was the duty of the people to come forward , and show their con

      fidence in the Provisional Committee , by joining the National Charter Association . ( Cheers . ) The people did exhibit a growing intelligence in attending their meetings in such large numbers , and if they continued ¦ their system of propagation they must speedily obtaiathose rights which had been so long withheld , and then they would wonder that they had remained so long enslaved . ( Cheers . ) It was for the people to judge who were the advocates of their principles , who were guided by pore principle—and who from lave of place and salary ? ( Applause . ) He had been denounced for coming amongst them and boldly standing forward the advocate of social rights , but he was prepared to risk personal friendships by so doing / as it was his honest conviction that' the Charter was a mere abstract of

      rights , and that it was only beneficial as a vehicle for obtaining social rights . ( Cheers . ) It appeared a quarrel was attempted to be fastened on him , but he never would be a party to bickerings , which could only tend to injure and retard the bbtainment of the rights of the people ; he would rather do anything than cause the working classes to be split up into' contending sections . He did not aspire t o leadership ; he defied any pit to put their finger on a ' singteline of bis ; or a word in a speech , that would' indicate the least sign or wish for leadership on his behalf . The" Chartists had a Provisional Committee , with whose acts they appeared " pleased , and he trusted the OTmnr . ttee would continue to deserve , and the People to patronise

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      Thb . IJKivEnsiTT' Commission . —Tho ^ Daily Mws says , it is stated that a strong remonstrance against the issue of any .. commission ftora the Crown ; for inquiry into the affairs , of the two universities , as , in course : of . signature , and has already received the haitie ^ . of ¦ ftearlj ^ aU the h ' eads'b f liduses at ' Oxford and is likely' to ^ meet \ iitii a ' simil «( r reception' at Cambridge .

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      . hats nmmmx yi u yy : i ]\ v ¦ . ' . ' " ¦ ¦ " _ "" ~ ~— ; r-- - - -- "•? — " ' " : ' -r " - ? --Wit-r ^^^^^ ' . ^ -- ^^ ' > -- ~^ - ^^

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      of J Ptii " ' ' J ^ i ™^ ^ * l tfflK ^ SiTDiiH ^ KlSP ^ - ^ * -i-i . V ¦ 1 . ¦ : ¦ — ¦ ? BICE FIVEPENC * or \ ¦ '" , ¦ == ::= rz : ' - '—~— -- - ' ' - - ¦ ' ¦¦ ' ¦¦¦^^ ^^ ^^ g ^» H tfW ^» o ; hf !^;; .: ! . n ii ' .-.. j Five § hillingi aa . l SUpence per Qnnrtcr i '~^ ' '" ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " '' ' '

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      MerflijrTjaTil , Mayl 2 ai . DeahFathe * , —I address y « u as a fether , because that you have been the only individual , that I know of , now existing in this country , that has devoted his whole life-time , including the whole of your property , to the political deration of my fellow workmen ; and , doubtless , if every two men ofthe proletarian femily , had exerted themselves with such a degree of true sincerity for their emancipation , ' as what you have done for them , we , as a nation , would , ere long , be free . But , alas ! the enemy of liberty has often thrown among us the apple of discord , merely ( if I may express my opinion ) to get up new movements , so as to attract or misdirect the people , to satisfy their- own

      ambition—that is , with the view ; of destroying or curbing the iniuence ofthe people ' s best and most sincere leaders—Tea ; even your own influence—and with deep regret , dear fether , I hare found that even you , your own self , have permitted those new propagandists to use your only organ , for the before-mentioned purpose , not intentionally on your part , but the more eo under the influence of too much liberality . Now , dear sir , I implore you not to allow such things as partybickering to be printed in your paper ) tHe Northern Star , for the future , as , you may depend upon it , that such things have done more , and will do more , to retard the progress of those priuciples , the People ' s Charter , than all the coercive enactments of either Tory or vThigdevilism . Bear father , it is from past and present experience that I am influenced to write these few lines to you , praying that you will for the future discountenance such proceedings , and that you will'bold

      steadfas tly to your old motto : ' Onward and we conquer , Backward and we faL ' Sow , dear father , I shall leave by expressing these few worts to yonj ; that I am neither an Harneyite , Glarkite , nor any other ite , but thatl am a man for union , to gain our principles by burying in oblivion all party strife , and to attain that object , the establishment of a truly democratic government , by fair and moral means . Hoping that these few remarks , coming from a working man , will not be considered worthless and ill-timed , and any errors which I might have committed , will be attributed to an improper education , and not from an ill motive . I remain , Sir , Tour affectionate political son , Isaac Jons Fddles . A Chutist for some years , and a four-acre paid up member oi the Land Company ; To F . O'Connor , Esq ., JLP .

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      3 , Cooper-street Stockport May Uth , 1850 . So , —Ton will much oblige the sterling Chartists of this town if yon will favour them with a visit on your tour through England . Mr . Hows lectured here on Sunday evening last to a large and attentive audience . After the lecture , a female rose , and said , she thought the council had not done their duty by not inviting Mr . O'Connor to pay a visit on his tour , she should move that we did . Jlr . Middleton came forward , and said , he was glad to hear a motion ot that sort made by a female ; forte himself could like to see him once more . ( Loud cries of ' we all could , send fer him , and he will come . ' ) Mr . Middleton said , there was not a eentleman living that could stand the abuse that our faithful and unchangeable friend , Mr . O'Connor , M . F ., could , ( dies of'Hear , hear , and great applause . ' ) C . Citie , Secretary . To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P .

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      In answer to the above letters , I beg to assure the writers , and ' thepablic generally , that I will sternly adhere to my resolution of last week , and that the "Northern Star" shall never again be made the organ of personal antagonism . I do think , as I expressed myself before , that Mr . Habket ' s first comment npon Mr . £ ! lark did not justify Mr . Clark ' s attack npon him , which , as I told Mr . Clark , was uncalled for , and too ferocious , but since then I think both hare had ample space in the " Star" to allow the people themselves , as jurors , to give their verdict . 1 have just received the copy of a long ietter :. from Mr . Harnet

      in answer to Mr . Clark's of last week , but I have forbid its insertion , as it would naturally lead to further antagonism , and here the matter shall end ; while Mr . Hakxet shall be at perfect liberty to express his sentiments upon politics of every description , as my principle is to allow fair scope for the discussion of all principles , but not for personal antagonism ; and lest Mr . Basket should presume that my allusion to ] tfr . Hill and Mr . "Hobson , in a late "Star , " had any ^ the slightest , reference to him , I beg to disabuse him , if he

      entertained any such notion . He must , however , understand the damage' that personal antagonism inflicts upon the principles which he advocates ; and , in conclusion , let me inform him , that I have never sanctioned any abuse of him , nor ever will , so long as he adheres to the principles of the People ' s Charter . Now , my friends , I trust that I have said enough to convince you of the propriety of the course I have adopted , and to convince Mr . Harney and Mr . Clark , that they have had abundant space in the " Stair" to express their sentiments .

      I have received a . letter from Gorgie Mills , inviting me to attend a meeting there when at Edinburgh , and in answer I beg to say , that I will cheerfully comply with their request I have also received letters . ' from Bristol and other places , inviting me to meetings , ^ the days for which I will give notice . Now , my friends , and brother Chartists , let me implore of you , in the name of all that is sacred , just , and humane , to abandon all personal animosity and antagonism , and once more to raise the old standard , and unfurl the old banner , with the old motto : —

      " THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER AJiD . NO SURRENDER . " Tour Faithful and Uncompromising ; - ¦¦ ' - - - -. ^ endanjd Advocate , .-''" " Feaegus O'Conkor

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 18, 1850, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1574/page/1/