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THE .IOITHE'11 STAR.8AT IIKDAY, MA KC Bff 1 ' 1851.
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DU UAlinrS HEALTH RESTORING FOOD TUE REVALEXTA AKABICA.
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nATJTION . —The most disgusting and in-V 7 jtuioas compounds bring sold bj unscrupulous speculators upon the credulity of the 1 ' uWie , under close imitation of the name of 1 > V BAlHtY'S REVALENTA AltABIOA FvM )!> , or ivtih « pretewce of beiug similar to that dclitioss and invaluable remedj . for Lidi ^ esiion , Constipation . Xerroas , l iilious , aud liver Complaints , Messrs . DO BAKRVand Co . caution Invalids against these barefaced ¦ attempts at imposture . There _ is nothing in the whole -,-j getatileldngdomtliat can lejitiuiattl y lie called sunuu to Ju Barry ' s Kevalenta Arabica , aplantwhich is cultivated bv Du iUrry and Co . on their estates alone , said for the prep : iration and pulverisation of which their OWU Talent Maciihiery alone is adapted . Let Corn Chandlers sell their pease , beans . UntU , and other meals un 4 er their proper flames . aBd not trifle with the health of Invalids and I : ifonts , for whom DU BAUKY'S SEVALESTA AKABICA alone is adapted .
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Matrimony made easy ; or how to win a Lover . . MISS ELLEN DAWSON contiuues to send free to any address , on receipt of thirteen postage stamps and a directed envelope , plain directions to enable ladi-. s or gentlemen to win the affections of as many of tile opposite sex as their hearts may desire . The proposal is simp' . e , hut so captivating and enthralling that all may be married , irrespective of ago , appearance or potitiyn , young and old , peer and peeress , as well as the peasant , are subject to its influence , and last , it cau be arranged with such ease and delicacy that detection is impossible . N . B . —Beware of ignorant pretenders . Just Published , Third Edition , ETIQ UETTE ON LOVE , OK ADVICE ON MARRIAGE . Who to Many ! and when to Get Married ! Addressed to all Young People . By Ellen Dawsox .-Price Is ., or Free by Post for Fifteen Stamps . ONSIONS OF TUE MESS . This charming little buok abounds with information ; it is one we should recommend to . the perusal of our young friends , especially to those contemplating marriage . — ladies Nms . A very useful bookfor the instruction of all young people . It is evidently wnttf n by a pcrton of great talent , and is fitted to b ? come the tenant of every house in the kingdom . —Daily , XeiCS . TVe are all indebted to Mi « s Ellen Dawson for this delightful little work ; it contains a remarkable quantity of interesting ana well-arrauge < l infurmation ; to praise it too biphlj were impossible . —Atlas . This excellent little work teems with the efforts of a C \ A tivatcd mind . —Glasgow Mail .
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Matrimony made Easy ; or how to vain a Lover . MIS S JULIA BOOTH will send free to any address , on receipt of twelve postaue stamps , plain directions to enable Ladies or Gentlemen to win the affections of as many of the opposite sex as their hearts may desire . The proposal is simple , and so captivating aud enthralling that all may bo married irrespective of age , appearance , or position ; and last , though not least it can be arranged with such ease aud delicacy that detection is impossible . Address , Miss Jdua Booth , 14 , U-md-courr , llolborn , Loudon .
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Amemcax PausEsrs io tiie Piuses of Wales . — VVo inspected , a day or two since , n unique present to the Prince of Wales , consisting of it pair of superb sculls or oars , enclosed in a case of black wahiur , exquisite !}' fashioned . The mountings arc von- cosily , ami tin * weight oi silver attached to the " :: i is i bout eighty ouuets . An inscription on a silver ; . lut « indicates the pi escalation . Tho eculls will be exhibited at tlie Crysial Pala « : e during the sumtnn- . and eaiinot fciil io attract uuieli att ntion . As : coin {} : inyinir tiium will be a lii jj lily finished oar , tjtin . y-sixiatt lon ^' , and two Iiiiiipiituu sculls of | tba ?; z-jof pens . ' Tho wood is white ash , nv . mu foetSH : « l by ilr . Page , of Xew York , whose repre-Si'ft'jiuve , Mr . Fv . Mty , is hot . - in England . The goo . ' s have gone to London , under the Customs , ! seal , otbeiwive our t'j » -nsinwi would liavo had an
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTRUCTOR , No . IX of the New Series ' . ' : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ "¦' ' op ' ' " ¦¦¦'¦' THE NATIONAL INSTaUCTOE . " . . : _ , . Is now ready . SIXTEEN LAKGE ROYAL OCTAVO PAGES , ; ' . Price One Penny . : .. : IT B TnB ADVOCATE OF . ' ' ' . ' POLITICAL , SOCIAL . AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS IT COSIAIKS , . A WEEKIiY IiAKOUR KE € OKD . The AutoMogi'aphy ' of Feai'gus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., Original Articles on Social and Political Questions , Tales : Eeviews : Poetry : Gieanings , &c . ' .. Coutcnts of Ko . IX . 1 . Change of Ministry . . ' 2 . The Student of St . Petersburg . ( ContinuedA 3 . Uriel . ' : , 4 . Rise and Progress of Mormonism . ; 5 . Adventures of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P . ¦ 6 . New Books . —A Year on the Punjab Frontier , in 1848-49 . .. 7 . Labour aud Co-operative Record . Now Ready , Paiis I . and II . of the New Series . AND X Title , Contents , Index , ami Preface to ( be liirst Yolnnic .: : The Numbers and Parts of the First Series of the National Instructor that wore out of print , have now been reprinted , and may be had on application . . Subscribers arc requested to complete imperfect copies forthwith . The" National Instructor ' is supplied by all the London Agents for similar publications : or by A . Hey wood , Manchester ; W . Love , and G .: Adams , Glasgow ; Robinson and Co ., Edinburgh ; j . Sweet , Nottingham ; J . Guest , Birmingham . ;
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to Tailors AiND others . EXHIBITION , 1351 . : By-Approbatim of Her Majesty Queen . Victoria , and H . R . 1 I . Prince Albert ' . ' TiHE LONDON and PARIS SPRING 1- ana SUMMER FASHIONS for 1851 , by Messrs . BENJAMIN HEAD & Co ., 12 , Hart-street . Bloomsburysquare , London : and bj GEOHGE BEUGER , Holywcllstreet , Strand , will be ready early in Jlurcb . The View of the Grand Building in llyde-pavk fov the ensuing Exlnbitiou , is executed « vith extraordinary skill , and will be superior to anything of die kind ever published , producing an excellent and beautifully coloured ' PRINT , 'representing various Costumes of different nations , y > ltliuut ' an ; additional charge / This splendid 1 'IUNT will "be accompanied with the usual number of full-sized Patterns , Dress ,
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NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand . qi H B . . EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE •*• hereby announce the following meetings : — On Sunday afternoon at three o ' clock the adjourned meetingof the Democratic Conference will be held-in the Coffee-room of the John-street Institution , and in consequence the Metropolitan Delegates will notmeot . At the same time the Lambeth locality will meet at tho South London Hall , and Mr . Fattinson , the sub-secretary , ¦ Hill be in attendance to enrol members . On Sunday evening next at the Rock Tavern , Li 6 Eongrove—Princess Royal , Circus-street , Msirylebonc—Brick-
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MATRIMONY MADE EASY , OR , HOW TO WIN A LOVER . MADAME MAXWELL , 3 D , Great Percy Street , Pcntonville , London , continues to send free on receipt of thirteen uncut postage stamps , plain directions to enable Lndies or Gentlemen to win the devoted affections of as many of the opsifuitc sex as their hearts may require . The process is simple , ' but so captivating and enthralling that all may be married irrespective of age , appearance , or position ; while the most fickle or coldhearted win readily bow to its attraction . Young and old , peer and pcdvoss , n « well as the peasant , are alike suljeet to its influence : and last , though not least , it can be arranged with such ease and delicacy that detection is imnossible . N . B . —Baware of numerous ignorant pretenders . HOW , WHEN , A >; D ~ WliOM TO MARUY !!! Or the Etiquette of Love , . A BOOK FOR EVERYBODY ! I ?
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dbttlng O . Nii ' s Uouse is Okdeii . —Lord John ltussoli aii'i the Marquis of Liinnlowne severally rcmnineti on TuoMhy iiiglit , to an unusually , late hour , at their cfficii'l resiliences in Dowiiing-strcot . There c : ; n bu no doubt as to t ! : o way in which the I ' lrmia' ami t ' fc President of the Council vrcreeui « ployed . They m-re engaged in setting their houses in order previous to tiicir final departure from Downhig-smc-t , in-which place they havo beon for upwards ot four vcavs located . Dreaijfi-i- HiiKRicAXE . —A loiter from Batavia , of the 25 ih Dijccaibcr , biatcs tb . it a dreadful hmrieaiie had ju t burst over the island of Java , and devastated tho whole ef tiie arrondissenient of Bodjonegoro ,
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WEDNESDAY , 'MARCH ^ Tlt / 'lSSl , " ¦ " " :.. A . PUBLIC MEETING •• " ¦ ¦ ¦ •' ¦ ' ; ' WILt ' llE nELDIN ST . MAirriN' 3 HALL , ; LONG ACRE , . ; '' ' ' TOPBOMOTETHE . BEPBAJiOFJLLTIIE , . TAXES ON KNOWLEDGrE ; J . Ann , : ih PABTicuiAn , ; of the ¦ ¦ -PENNTrSTAMP ON NEWSPAPERS . ' ' Professor T . H . KEY in the Chair . Messrs . R . Oobden , M . P .,- T . M . Gibson , M . P ., Vf ' . Scholefield , M . P .. Edward Miall , ! John Cassell , and other gentlemon willaddrBSS the meeting . , . Seats HeBcrved for Ladies . Doors open at half-past seven . Chair taften at half-past i Tickets for the Reserved Seats may be had ofZ . Hub - bersty , 11 , Poultry ; J- A . Novello , G 9 , Dcan-street , Soho j E . Fry , Winchester-buildings ; C . Gilpin , Bishopsgate ; EffiiiRliam Wilson , Royal Exchange ; G . Hugget i . Beau , fort-buildings ; at the Offices ot tho Leader , Noncon-FOKJttST , Standard of Fkeedom , and of the : Secretary , 15 , Essex-street , Strand . . ;
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E . SiUBtAND , of 7 , Bath-street , secretary to the GhartUts 1 m Cheltenham , wishes to know the addresses ot the various secretaries in the , district of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire , so that communications may be made with each other . Mr . U : Gill , Rochdale . —I believe the man who assumes the sobriquet of ' Meinxienndo' to be a consummate impostor . .. The fact of his making-himself scarce on the occasion to which you allude , stamps him as such . I will make some further inquiries among the Refugees , and apprise you of the result . B y all meanssuch rascals ought to be exposed , and deserve whipping naked through the world . Every good' cause hav and still noes , - sustain great injury in consequence ' of hypocrites , unprincipled charlatans , and lazy 'profitmongers wormmg themselves into a conspicuous position . These adventures arc generally welcomed with hosanuas , while the honest and truly patriotic are assailed with the slang
of the bigot . Awny with him—away with him . He is not fit to live . Be cautious , men of Rochdale . : Wolves ¦ in sheep ' s clothing - ant prowling through the land in quest of urey . Keep them from your doors . Strangers ,-m particular , should be required to produce , wenattested credentials . If not possessed of them command them to ' Pace-about arid Marcli . ' With respeot to the loan of our friend II ., you will find that I , have an . nouneed Is . 3 d . above the sum specified in your letter ; The Is . 3 d . I received as interest due on the deposit . — Yours truly , AVir . Ridek . S . T . G . Campsie . —It commenced on the . 35 th of Jan . We have discontinued the edition formerly posted on Friday morning , which may be the cause . Mr . Al 1 ' iddes , Aberdeen . —The Is . acknowledged in our last as for the Honesty Fuud was for the Chartist Fund . W . Wilks , Darlaston . —It will be legal should his mental
faculties be unimpaired . Mr . E . Jones' address is , Hardwick Lodge ; Moscow-road , Bayswater . J . Alcock , Manchester . —Your lengthv communication came to hand too late . It will appear next week . A Challenge—Samuel Ross , of Burncrop , near Sheffield ; a native of Rotherham , who has been twenty-one years iii America , challenges the opponents of Universal Suffrage to a discussion , on ov befove the 1 st of April . T . Ward , Halifax . —The discussion could lead to no good , if continued , and the sul . ject had Better rest as it is . Polish and Hukgaiuan Refugees . —T . Brown's List—J . Richards 6 d—Barker Od—Brewer Gd—Milletl ' s Book ls-T . Brown ' s Lecture lls—Crockett 3 id—Smith ' s Workmen 2 s 8 d—Engineers , Darlington 3 s " Gd—South London . IlaU Committee Ss—T . II . T . 3 s Cd-Mr . Arnott 12 s—T . Brown ' 3 Lecture 9 s—Mr . Jones 2 s Cd—Mr . Buckstone la —Isle of Wight 4 s—Shoemakers , Twickenham £ l 10 s—Mrs . Sturgeon 2 s . •• ' ¦ ¦
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ARISTOCRATIC CABINET MAKING . . Itis curious to mark how strictly ancient traditions have been adhered to during the present Ministerial Crisis . The leaders of the factions who have so long alternately shared between them the Government of this empire , are still treated as if they were the only persons capable of undertaking that duty . The gates of Buckingham Palace are opened first to Russell—then to Stanley—then to Russell , Geaiiam , and Aberdeen—then back again to Stanley ; and now on that " noble lord ' s . " second failure in Cabinet making , to Lord
Jchs Russell again ; always , observe , the old trump cards , as if there was no possibility of finding new and better ones among the pack . It is indeed in such times as the present that the insolent and exclusive pretensions of our oligarchy come most cle&vly and offensively before the public eye . Wo know of no reason in nature , and certainly none in fact , which justifies the monopoly of the ruling power by a small privileged class , and which tacitly shuts out from the honour and responsibilities of offico all who are not connected with
tho dominant aristocratic families , which assume a species of "right divine" to govern the country . We have had instances in which , feeling their own incapacity to direct the business of public departments in detail , the chiefs of the rival factions have stepped out of their own narrow family coterie , or limited converttiomil circle , aud taken a middle class assistant ; but that , has always been done as an act of condescension on their part , and with a
distinct understanding on the part of the individual thus invidiously , and for his own sake so unhappily selected , ' that he must bo the humble , unscrupulous , ami ready tool aud lacquey of his " lords and masters . " The career of Mr . Hawks , as under secretary to Earl Grey , is a forcible illustration of the servile and degrading position which men , " not aristocratic by birth , are condemned to occupy in oligarchical Administrations ,
This is a very melancholy and deplorable Stilto of things , and oug for which the active men of business in the country have themselves entirely to blame . They have been so long in the habit of submitting without question , to the arrogant assumption of a few great and titled families , that it has produced a depraved and false , public opinion oh this question . - It is doubtful whether the great bulk of the mercantile and middle classes would bo satisfied with a Ministry that was not bospanglod with "Dukes , " « Marquisses , " "Earls , " "iN ' oblo Lords , " ' "Rt . Hons . " and
" Sirs . " Slavish worshi ppers and adulators of rank and title , they would start withhorroi at the political heresy of an administration composed of plain " Mr . ' s" of their own rank . These classes , tit present enjoying , as they do , a monopoly of the electoral power , materially help to make anything but air oligarchical Government impossible ; yet they arc constantly , in one shape or another , exclaiming against , its consequences . They denounce the mismanagement ' of national affairs , but support the mismanagers . If ihoy were asked to place ¦
"Lords" aud ' •" ¦ B aronets" afi the heiid of their own businesses , they would laugh , outright at the absurdity of the proposal . Jstho task of governing a nation easier , simpler , than that of managing n bank , a warehouse , a factor }' , a dockyard , or a railway ? We are not " red tapists . " We do not believe that all aptitude for government is confined to those who have undergone the practical training of " men of business . " These qualities may , undoubtedly , be found in " Head Clerks , " unassociated with that comprehensive and statesmenliko knowledge of men and society
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whiclr ought W ^ the Ministers of a , great state . But the separation' of the ' theoretical from the practical , ! the man of ideas from theman of details , must , in all cases , tend to . the injury of the public ;; when . those who 'direct are ; ignorant of the right use ; of the . ' powers at their disposal , blunders ^ aro . inevitable . The energies of the nation . are . turnedintowrong channels ; intellect ,- industry , and enterprise , ¦ are wasted . With gigantic means we produce the most dwarfish results . . ' . " . ' . ' . '
. Another fatal result of this separation of the rulers from the ruled . is , the absence of all identity of interest or sympathy between them . Governments , instead of endeavouring to ascertain the wants and the wishes of the community , and to adapt their policy to meet both , spend their , whole ; time in endeavouring to discover how to , evade compliance with the public demands . Instead of acting for , they act against the people . They seem to think that , they are placed iu office , not to
serve the nation , but to . please themselves . Their interests , their opinions—even their caprices , are paramount . Do the people demand an extension of the suffrage , and an amendment of our representative system , in accordance with the spirit and intelligence of the age ? A scion of a : ducal house , after meeting the demand with a contemptuous denial for years / at length , under the fear , of an adverse rote of his hitherto spariiel : like followers , with true aristocratic insolence , condescends to admit that some small alterations are
necessary , and graciously adds , that when "he thinks the' proper time has arrived , he will have no objection to carry out that opinion ! " " ¦¦ ; ,. ' : ¦ '" ¦ ¦ ¦;•¦ ¦ It is the same with Financial Reforms . Deputation after deputation , from important interests , successively laid their views , as practical men , before the'late Chancellor * of the Exchequer .. Thai worthy member of
the Gkey clique scarcely listened to them , and cracked unseemly jokes on parts of their statements . : The idea of 'his paying any . serious attention to such peoplewas , indeed , " a capital joke in itself to Sir Charles Wood . So , to show his supreme contempt for them , he concocted a financial scheme , in which he contrived either entirely to omit all notice of their complaints , or elaborately perpetrated a new injustice in lieu of the old one .
* These are merely specimens of the manner in which . the Government of this country must always be administered , so long as it remains the monopol y of an exclusive class . ' Nature has not ' endowed'them with a monopoly of the genius and talent of the nation—education and training have not exclusively confined to them the experience ^ the habits , and the knowledge requisite for administrative duties . What we have a right to demand , and what we ought' to look forward to , is , a Government by the people for the people—a Government in which all classes would be fairly represented , and which would act in . an enlightened and impartial spirit towards all classes .
Just now , we ' regrefc to say , no Indications of such a Government are discernible . Nobody seems to think that anybody has a right to interfere , or to be consulted in the matter , except such magnates as we have mentioned . ' The' idea of making Joseph Hume Chancellor of the Exchequer would be met by a burst of laughter in the West End Clubs and aristocratic drawing-rooms . Cobden at the head of the Board of Trade would paralyse May Fair ; Belgravia would be convulsed by the announcement that Sir Charles Napier , as First Lord of the 'Admiralty , was about to give us a cheap and an . effective
Navy . These are only specimens , which each individual can add to as he pleases . At all events , either of them are more feasible propositions than Mr . Disraeli for Foreign Minister under . Lord Stanley , which has this week been seriousl y talked of . The Member for Buckinghamshire can make a good speech , but he has never , in any way whatever , been tried in practical affairs ; and , however much we admire the faculty of making good speeches ,, or the genius which can write clever novels , we are not exactly satisied that they imply the possession of administrative faculties , habits and experience .
The proposal , however , helps to keep our own suggestions in countenance . If a . man who a few years ago was looked upon as a mere political and literary adventurer ; who owes his present pecuniary independence to a luck marriage , ' and his political influence to the fact that he has allied himself to a particular party , in the hope that in the game of politics something would turn up to make his talents arid assistance indispensable—if such a man as thi 3 could bo seriously proposed to coutroul the foreign policy of this country , merely because he was read y to servo a Tory Pavty , . surely the People have a right to think of men who would serve them , whether they have aristocratic prestige in their favour or not . '
If instead of sinking into mere Whig onhangers and subordinates , the so-called "Liberal" party in the House of Commons had taken . an independent and a manly position they would not now have been so offensivel y slighted and passed over in the various partspolitical combinations that have been attempted during tho week . They have themselves to thank for being so treated as insignificant nobodies during the present crisis . To their want of foresi ght and union also , is , to
alurge extent , attributable the utter unpreparodnessof the nation for an exigency , out of which so much mi ght have been gained for the popular cause . The political times are evidently out of joint , and whatever arrangements may ho made , they will be but . temporary . Ouo golden opportunity has been lot slip . We ought to be prepared % the next , and no-distant one . When Ministerial places aro again vacant , the People should—to use an Americanism—have their "ticket" as well as the rival aristocratic factions .
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" CHARTISM . PAST , PRESENT , AND FUTURE . The present aspect of affairs cannot fail to convince every thinking and reasoning Chartist that the policy pursued by his leaders has been most destructive and suicidal to the interests of his party . The most , short-sighted politician was aware that matters of deep iho merit would occupy tho attention of the legislature—the discussion of which would , in all human probability , bring about a crisis similar to the present , and it behoved politicians oi every shade to put their house iu orderand
, prepare for the expected change . Since the commencement of the parliamentary session , every stop the Whig Government havo taken has added to their embarrassment . The Premier ' s Liter had prepared the public mind for a stringent and penal measure lor the suppression of the Pope ' s aggression ; but notwithstanding the bigoted outpourings at vari ous meetings , the voice of religious liberty was heard above the discordant din , and a bill was produce ? winch gave dissatisfaction to both of hobr % erent parties-toone , becuusoitwaS ^ ST" '? ° ™ e , to tho other , because fscim
ir f k . t ft' ° r- ° . Thi » was the h fctdisasW the . Government ; and the noble ™ T J \ i " ? » lliis witnessed the disg . iceet the reacherous Whig . Ministry , who itngued and connived at tho destruction of I { f man Republic , and aided in reinstating tliolopjs , but who lost place aud potrouaro , in endeavouring to stem his innovations . On Mr . Disraeli ' s motion on Agricultural Dis Jess , with a full House , the Government only obtained a majority of fourteen , which was a virtual defeat . But the coup tie grace was given by the humbug Budget . The crystal question smashed the Ministry , and the puttied
• ¦— ~ , ' - —* - ! ' — - ^* patchworkj if adopted , wiii aotje very harmo . uius or durable . , r ..: The present state of things was fully anfi cipated , and the Chartist party ought ore this , to have been prepared to turn pa 8 « W events to their own . ad vantage . Have thev not had timely warning ? Are they so mJ pared ? , ¦ ¦ : v In October last , Mr . O'Connor suggested the propriety of holding a Conference ° ou the first of January , in : Manchester , to org anise tho movement . On that , and several subse ent occasion
( ju s , he warned the Chartists to bo prepared for the coming struggle . His sue gestion was called "dictation . '' The Ex ecutive voted against it , because in the ( then ) " state of the country it was not necessary Those in favour of an early Conference were termed " a faction , ? ' and summoned to surrender . A Conference was proposed to bo held in London , in June . The subject was fully discussed in the "Northern Star- " and be it remembered , that during the discus , sion Mr . O'Connor abstained from using his influence with either party . The new Execu .
tive decided that a Conference should meet iu London , in March . In the meantime , a Conference sat in Manchester , and after the most undue influence had been used to destroy their power of doing good ,, tho ' oppositionists very naively inquired , <¦ ' What had they done ?" . Lot us imagine what our position mi ght have been , if a different line of policy had been adopted in October . At that time Chartism was , as it is now , either dead or sleeping . It is easy to account for this , but let that pass . Had the Executive and tho active members in their -different localities aroused
the slumbering masses , had they energetically organised the movement , aud held " a Conference at the earliest possible period , the body might by this time have been in a . healthy state . The agitation attending the Conference would have done more than anything else to have aroused Chartism , and three months could have been devoted to that purpose . At tho Conference a conciliatorv and progressive policy , and a simple but effective plan of operation , should have been
adopted , aud up to the present time , two months would have elapsed for perfecting the organisation , and carrying out the plans approved of . We . might ere this havo forced ourselves upon public attention , and beon acknowledged the most ' powerfulportion ( as to numbers ) in the Democratic party . . At any rate no one can deny but that if Mr . O'Connor ' s suggestion had been adopted in October last , we should have been in a far better position than we are now . But the time has been mispont and lost ; we are but a
heterogoneous mass ot incongruities , carping and barking about details and leaders . We are still disorganised , still divided , still asleep as we wore live months ago . This do-nothing policy , factious disputation and recrimination , has kept niany honest hard-working Chartists from our ranks , who would have proved powerful auxiliaries—and converts cannot bo expected when all is confusion and discord . No blamo can be attached to the Chartists . Their leaders should have effected a union among themselves ; instead of which , being'disunited , they have called on the country to unite . On tho 19 th of February , the Executive postponed the Convention until the first
Monday in June , unless a dissolution of Parliament , or any other incident of great political importance , ; should render it expedient to summon the Convention to meet at an earlier period . Mr . 0 'Connor has , we think , justly characterised that as a « foolish , ridiculous and absurd resolution . " All the discussion on the subjectof a Conferenceisvalueless , and cast aside ; aud the countr y is thrown off the question . Besides , it shoujd be remembered that the Ministry were in jeopard y as to the Anti-Papal Lill , and virtuall y defeated on
MiDisraeli ' s motion , before the Executive adopted this resolution . But setting aside the Ministerial crisis , which might be deemed of great political importance , and which was publicly kuown within forty-ei ghthours after passing the reso ] ution , the Times" informs us , that the business of the Session was to have been over by the end of April , and the shows of tho Exhibition were to succeed . " Little or no business is ever transacted after May ; and , under such circumstances , what service would a Conference be in Juno ? Chartist localities
night save the expense , and their delegates the trouble , of a journey to London for somo months after that time . But even if tho important incident" should lead to the holding a Couference . earlier than June , the delegates will then be laying down plans which ought to be m active operation . Then will be the tune to work-not to talk ; and , if it 18 held , what good will the Chartists reap ? Powerless to hel p themselves , their-weakness win but excite the derision of their opponents
. lie proceedings at a public meeting called by the Executive , and held in the John-street Institute on Tuesday evening , at which six out of the nine forming that body were present , were sufficient to show the animus of the ma ' jority-their love of unity-and their singular mode of strengthening the movement . In justice , however , to Mr . Holyoake , it must be recorded , that he acted as a man , and not as a partisan 5 but five of the Executive forms the majority of nine .
Having glanced at the past and the present it is necessary to look to the future , and to conauler the best policy to bo adopted . Tho Association should consist of men determined not to relax in their efforts until tho Charter becomes law ; and sufficient work remains to be done before that object is accomplished . Is it not- then , sheer foll y to talk of « something moro , before we obtain that which we arc seekmg ? Let us first get the Charter , and we shall bo in a better position to got " something more ; 'but , at present , we are along way oil getting tho . Charter . This has been a most fruitful causo of division . Ajraiu , there are some who will have the Charter and
nothing , less . This is equally as absuwl . Iherc arc many valuable measures which cou ( 1 bo carried before the Charter is written . 111 the Statute Book , the consistent advocacy ot which would gain the rospect of ail shades of reformers -would bo of immediate benent-nnd would serve as stopping stones to political emancipation . There is the window tax-the rock . on which the Ministerial barque has foundered ; the removal of the taxes on knowledge , a now law of partnership , an . various others . Some may exclaim Slu V no"s ««> se ! ' About a fort-Iheatrc ior the repeal of the window tax , ono ot the Executive was glad that that there was
t 1 « cstiouon which all could agree without dereliction of ' principles , and he felt ho could , 'i * a L-hartist , support the measure for the repeal ot the duty on light aud health-nay , more , . he promised the support of the working classes to obtain the abolition of that obnoxious measure . This is as it should be . There is no abandonment of principle , and present goodwill follow . Wh y not adopt a similar course for the abolition ol ' the paper , stamp , mm advertisement duties ? The repeal of those taxes would bo a powerful lever in tho Hands ot the people while struggling for their political rights . . « . »
Our past policy hasbceu obstructive . Every measure of reform , falling short of tuc Chartor , has been strenuousl y opposed . "Whether the course we have pursued is a wise one or not , let our present position answer . If it has answered our expectations , by strengthening the movemen t and making us powerful , let us continue it , but , if thc contrary , then we ought to profit by experience , abandon it , and adopt a better . PT ^ uture cours e , however , must bedccided b y the Conference . Disputes , petty
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4 THE NORTHEIINJSTAR . , „ ^ Ma ^ h , 1 , 1851 :
Du Ualinrs Health Restoring Food Tue Revalexta Akabica.
DU UAlinrS HEALTH RESTORING FOOD TUE REVALEXTA AKABICA .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 1, 1851, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1615/page/4/
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