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COMMUNICATIONS STANDING OVER FROM LAST W-EEK . ¦ N ewport , Wales . —At » meeting ,, held here on Monday the 30 ih inst ., resolutions wot passed deprecating the conduct of Messrs . Lovett , Collins , jidotherf , sympathising with Mr . O'Connor , thaskingMr . Hill , the editor of the Slar , and declaratory of the intention of the Chartists to agitate for nothing less than the Charter . Dcbham . —Capital meeting here on Monday the Sd inst , and eloqnent lecture from Mr . Williams . A noanimou 3 feeling exists against the new move . ' It is in contemplation to open a provision store , and reading room , where the mem bers may meet every eight .
Carlisle . —Lecture here , Monday week , by Mr . George Julian Haraoy , after which a resolution declaring the intention of the Carlisle Chartists to » ct in conjunction with the Wolverhampton people , And assist in bearing Mr . James -Arthur's expenses to London , as he had been duly elected by the Executive at Manchester , was passed . Wasdswoeih . —Weekly meeting , Tuesday week , numerously attended ; resolutions of confidence in Mr . O'Connor , and thanks to Mr . Dolling , sub-Secretary , were passed . Gateshead . —The Chartists here are establishing news room ; in which we hope they will succeed .
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¦ i . ' i " i i 1 i ' iib ^^ M— --BRX 6 HTOK . —The following ia a copy of the Brighton Memorial to ttie Marquis of Nonnanby : — To the Uoii Nob ' e the Marquis bfXormaTiby , Secretary 0 / State / or the Home Department , The Memorial of the undersigned inhabitants of Brighton ; Sheweth , —That your memorialists hare heard with feelings of Intense regret that James Bronterre O'Brien , now confined in Lancaster Castle , for an alleged seditious speech , is suffering from indisposition of a character so alarming , that little hopes are entertained of Mi recovery in his present situation . That your memorialists are not only . apprehensive bat fully convinced , that the lengthened term and rigoor of the imprisonment of the said James Bronterre O'Brien is the cause of the present dangerous state of Ilia health .
That your memorialists , therefore , implore your I * ordship to exercise your influence in procuring the immediate release of the said James'Bronterre O'Brien , in order that he may hare all the cars and attention ¦ which his wife and friends can bestow on him—attention which cannot be given him in a felon's dungeon , but which , in the opinion of your memorialists , can alone , if any thing will , procure his recovery . That your memorialists beg to urge on your Lordship the fact , that the great mass of the industrious classes ¦ would deem the decease of James Bronterre O'Brien as a national calamity ; and , in the event of this happening prematurely in a felon ' s dungeon , your memorialists are apprehensive that the indnstrious classes generally would regard it as premeditated On the part of the Government . On these grounds , therefore , your memorialists igain implore your Lordship to procure the immediate release at the said James Bronterre O'Brien .
CAMIPP .-Mr . Black , of Nottingham , delivered & capital lecture here , on Sunday week , to an audience of about two hundred . A blue bottle made his appearance , yet to his credit , avoided raising a disturbance , listening as quietly as the rest . When the meeting was ended , and Mr . Black had proceeded the length of a street off , this man came running after him , and after complaining grievously of being called a blue devil , he delivered hi 3 order from the police-superintendent , Mr . Stockdale , ju ' n . Black is forbid to hold another out-door meeting on Tree Green . This large piece of gronnd has lately been used ( with glorious success ) by Mr . Scott , an eloquent teetotal advocate ; but from this time , Mr . Stockdale will not allow the teetotallers to meet here . If Mr . Stockdale believed the object of- the speaker to
be bad , he neglected his duty in not sending his whole iejjion to the ground , ai the commencement of the meeting , with instructions to disperse the people . Bnt the man who could pocket the whole of the reward for the capture of Zephaniah Williams , letting the policeman who ran the risk of beiDg riddled , have no share , U not the man of whom we can . expect consistency of conduct . Prom Cardiff , Mr . Black , in company of near twenty friends , proceeded to L ' andaff , a village two miles off . The lecture here , was even better than the one delivered ai Cardiff . A filly spoony . thought to frighten Black by taking down what he said . If our wishes axe complied with , respecting a resident lecturer , there is little doubt of Cardiff soon becoming a stronghold .
ISLS OF WIGHT . —The Chartists of the island hold their weekly meetings on Tuesday evenings . At a recent meeueg , afier reading the Editor ' s remarks , and o : her information in tbs Slar , the meeting came to the following resolution : — " That this meetiDg v ews with disgast and indignation the union of Messrs . Lovett , Coliiu 3 , Vincent , and others , with that poiuicul swindler , O'Connell ^ and a rump oTthe sbam-RaHcals , who have ones already basely betrayed the working classes , and are only waiting for another opportunity ; a union which has for its object the division and ultimate subjugation of the Chartist body . "— " That this meeting highly approves of the manner in wbicn the Editor of the Northern Slar has met the attempt , accords to him its best thank-: , and hopes he will expose , in the same unflinching spirit , every effort made to burke Universal Suffrage , whether by treacherous friends , or avowed enemies . "
HCLL . —Temp £ ra 5 cb x ^ d Chartism Mutcallt Fbogees-isg . —Scarcely can better evidence be offered of the steady progress of the principles of Chartism in this town , than the fact which recent occurrences have brought to light of their having actually uprooted the moss powerful form of fanaticism which has yet assailed the human mind , the mania of teetotalism . Great as are the benefits of temperance , and many as are ihe advantages which an immense number of individuals have derived from the various societies established for its
promotion , these societies have been generally hitherto crippled in their beneficial influence by the affiCted exclusion of all political grounds of advocacy , but which , de facto , wa 3 only the exdnsion of Radical , or honest argument ; while parties putting forth specious pretensions , and wearing sanctimonious front § ,, have actually made the benefits accruing to the "working man from his adhesion to these societies , M £ become a hew sonrce of injury , and means of oppression and robbery .
J « o circumstances are so favourable to the establishment of an overbearing influence , which , in ill adjusted minds , may be used for evil purpose ? , a 3 those attendant on a prominent pesiuon in a Temperance Society . The "reformed characters " especially , of whom it often happens that the bulk of the native portion of the soc-. ety consist , lose almost erery other consideration in that of gratitude to the man who , under the guidance of providence , has snatched them from the pit of drunkenness . Hence it 13 almost a universal case that the
secretaries and o : her prominent persons in ihes ? societies , who are generally m . ddle-clas 3 men , and fhll of political rancour , succeed in carrying with them a sufficient number of the unrefl ^ ctiag among the members , to mould the society afcer their own fashion , and so to exclude most rigidly every = nbject of discussion calculated to induce any politically beneficial result to the suffering millions . In no ease has this been more strikingly exemplified than in that of the Hull Temperance Socie' . y , which is , aod has long been familiarly known as " * Mr . Firth ' s Society . " Mr . Firth , a schoolmaster in the town , who has certainly made great and praiseworthy exertions in the temperance cause , being a Whig , * nd withal— fi
" A hacbelor , a wee piece by the noon ;" with most fastidious conceptions of " respectability " of course eschews Chartism , and EtricSiy forbids its introduction under any circumstance ? , or in any form , into the discussions of the society . Such , therefore , of the temperance folks as were " Chartists , and as did not choose to hold all their souls under lease of the Teetotal Captain , " as Mr . F . has been facetiously termed , set up for themselves , under the name and title of the " Chartist Total Abstinence Society ; " and , thongii they have no room in which to hold their aisetings , and consequently labour mader great disadvantages , they are all acn ' ve saembew of the National Charter Association , and thej find this an admirable field , for they are yet getting well on , disseminating their principles flttietly and effectively among the members of the Teaperanoe Society , through the medium of
individual exertion and discussion , supporting the etose of temperance , not merely on its own merits is the abstract , but as a mighty engine in the hands of the many , by which to overturn the oppressive lamination of the few—while , at the same time , and bj the same argument , they show that in order to More to themselves the continuance of the social benefits derived from temperance , the people must hare control over the making of the laws , or they will be assuredly robbed of air their savings from the alehouse , and the proceeds of their increased industry . These principles are being canvassed , and therefore , of course , received by very many of those who , till recently , have scarcely dared to think about them , and the consequence has been a decline ia the power and influence of the " Teetotal Captain , " Precisely proportionate with the increase and spread of Chartism in his corps , while the several members « the rankg are becoming promoted by the force < w truth , from the position of machines to that of
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GIiASG-W . —The Middle Classes joining the Chartist Movement . —A publio meeting of the inhabitants of the First , or what is generally termed the Westminster Ward of Glasgow , was held in St . Ann ' s Church , on the 3 rd instant , at eight o ' clock p . m ., Mr . Rankin , merchant , in the chair , who opened the business of the meeting by stating that a requisition had been presented to the six councillors of the ward , signed by upwards of eighty electors , requesting them to call a meeting in favour of Universal Suffrage and the Ballot , three of which gave verbal answers against the object altogether . Mr . Dunlop , of Clyde Iron Works , and Mr . Bell , whom the people hitherto considered as friends of Universal Suffrage , Bent letters ( which were read to the meeting by Mr . Ancott , Secretary to the Universal Suffrage Electors Association of Glasgow ) treating with
heartless and bigoted derision the object of the requisition ists . Groans , hisses , and execrations followed the reading of these letters . A kind of relief was furnished to the meeting by the honest declaration of the Venerable Baillie Turner , of Thrushgrove , on whose land stands the monument of Baird and Hardie , who were executed at Stirling , in 1820 , for taking an active part at the skirmish of Bonncy Muir , betwixt the King ' B troops and a brave band of Radicals , on whose banner was inscribed the motto of Scotland ' s champion—Sir William Wallace , " Scotland free or a desert . " Mr . Turner , with his usual warmth of feeling , declared he would call the meeting if they could only get one out of the five to go along with him . —Mr . Wotherspoon , a middle class man , and a radical of fifty years standing , moved the first resolution in favour of Universal
Suffrage and the Ballot , which was seconded by Mr . Borrows . Mr . Ross , Chartist banker , in a speech of nerve and ability , moved that they should at once swallow the Charter " bristles and all , " amidst great cheering , which was seconded by Mr . Wardrop , in a very sensible speech . Mr . Ancott replied in behalf of the motion , Mr . Malcolm and Mr . Walker , in favour of the amendment , which was put and carried nnanimously . —Mr . Moir , in a speech of stirring effect , amidst universal approbation , moved that the Town Council be memorialized in terms of the amendment , just now so cordially and universally adopted by such a respectable portion of his fellow
ten poundera . Mr . Wm . Brown seconded the motion , which was carried . —Mr . Ancott moved the appointment of a committee to draw up the memorial to the magistrates , and Mr . Strang moved a deputation to wait upon the magistrates with it . A Jarge committee was then appointed , after which Mr . John Colquhoun moved a vote of thanks to the people of Nottingham , for mpporting a Tory in place of a Whig , which was seconded by Mr . Moir . Mr . Malcolm moved an amendment , which was considered rather Whiggish . Thanks were then given in the terms of Mr . Colquhoun ' s motion to the people of Nottingham , and the Chairman , when the meeting dissolved .
MANCHESTER . —Lecture . —On Sunday evening , Mr . John Campbell delivered a lecture in the Chartist Room , Tib-str » et . The Chairman , previous to introducing the lecturer , made a few remarks upon the progress of the cause ; be was very proud to inform that meeting that the females were about to join the National Association next week , and afterwards meet , once a wetk , when they would be addressed by one of the lecturers . This gave him ( the Chairman ) great pleasure , because ho felt confident that when the women took up the question properly , the end for ' which we are striving would be attained—febeers i
from the ladies ; a voice , " Every man ought to let his ! wife come to the female * ' meeting . " ) Yes , said Wheeler , '¦ he was quite agreeable to that ; but he would sot have the men to make them come against their own inclina- ! tion . His ( Wheeler ' s ) wife was a Daniel O'Connellite , ; and he was sure she would not come . He was highly j delighted to witness the progress of the cause , both in ' Manchester and all over the country . That room in ] which he then stood was engaged for four nights in the j coming week , besides the lectures and diBcusaions ' which would beheld in other rooms in and about Man- i Chester . The Chairman then stated that , according to i
the speaker ' s plan , Mr . Greaves , ef Oldbam , should \ have lectured there that evening , and if he was in the 1 room , he would be reiy glad to hear him , and he was 1 very sorry to hear that be had flinched from the mark , < and had turned instalment and Corn Law repealer man . He always thought Mr . Greaves a stanch man , and at the last delegate meeting he acted in the capacity of chairman , and acquitted himself honourably . Bat not- I withstanding Mb turning round , he would be very glad i to hear him , because , after his address , a discussion ; would commence upon anything which might be ad- j vanced contrary to going ! or the whole Charter and ! no surrender . Such circumstance * as these would more I
than ever show the necessity of not putting too much con- ! fldence in men , but of sticking to principle , which i could not change . Much aa he respected P . O'Connor , i he was prepared to say that so sson as he flinched from ' one jot of his former professions , so soon would he , throw him overboard . Indeed , he considered that : Feargus would deserve more censure than any other ' man in the movement , because he was most responsible ; tha people being more attached to him for his former tacriaces and exertions— ( hear , hear , )—to say nothing of his suffering now , which binds him closer and closer in their affections , and causes them to repose more con- i fidence in him , and because likewise for his previous ; consistency . And though the nation ' s voice will ring j when he come * from his prison , and thousands assemble i
to welcome him home snd to his post , yet , after all this , was he to turn either to the left or to the right , away he goes . ( Cheers and " no danger , " and " God bless him , " from the ladie ? . ) This was jiut in the position he wished to sea the working classes , that is to pay due respect to consistency , come from where it may , and discard inconsistency even from the btst man in the movement . tCheers . ) After calling upon his hearers to support the wives and families of the imprisoned ChartLsts , he hoped they tvonld listen attentively to the lttture , and sat down much applauded . [ Here our reporter wishes to make a remark in reference to Mr . Greaves , which is to the following effect : —That Mr . James Leech , the South Lancashire lecturer , waa in the neighbourhood of Oldhaa a short lime since delivering a lecture . It was in the evening .
After which , a gentleman , who was in company with two others , who are great Corn Law repealers , cotton manufacturers , and wealthy men , came to Leech , in the presence of our reporter , and offered him a supper , bed , and breakfast next morning , at the same time shaking a silk putse , full of sovereigns , in his face , and begging of him and pre sing him to stay all night . But how did Leech treat them ? Why , hear it ye working men of Lancashire , —he was rather poorly at the time , and fatigued , and had it not been fur this offer , he would have tarried all night at his own expence at the inn ; but he indignantly turned and looked upon his tempter with scorn , never spoke to him , but walked nice miles home that sight The same trick is being played in several towns round Manchester , and any good Chartist may sell himself at tnis time if he feels
disposed , and the more confidence he possesses , the greater will be his chance of jetting a good price . ] Mr . Campbell rose and said , they were met to discuss their grievances . He was glad to witness the progress of the cnuse , and its rolling speed within the last few months . The Chartists wtre the only party who were going for full and effective justice . It mattered not what name they went by , whether Whigs , Tories , or foreign policy humbugs—so long as they were n » t prepared to give the same justice and right to another as they enjoyed themselves , their ground was not so tenable as that of the Chartists , who conceded to every man that which justice , truth , and right entitled him to . ( Cheers . ) It is because we hold out the vote to every man—it is because we say to the black man , and men of every class , creed , country , ot coloat , " Come with us "—It
is because we go fur a full measure of justice , aud not stop shoit of that , or are led away by any haif and haif clap-trap , that the Chartist cause is superior to any and every other agitation . ( Hear , he&r . ) What is the state of the country ? He had a favourable opportunity of knowing how the cause was going on in all parts of the country . He had been written to for membership cards from a dozen of the largest towns , where the Chartists did net exist as a body before , but who are now for joining the Association ; amongst the above towns was Chester , ttiat Tory-ridden hole ; but thanks to M'Djuall for that ( Cheers . ) He had sent cards to Surrey and Ipswich , and many other places ; and he had received a letter from Belfast , in Ireland , from a young man who was once a member of the Chartist Association of Salford , requesting him ( Mr . Campbell I
to send him word how he must proceed to extend tLe principles of Cbartusm in Belfast , and thus expose those men who have so long ridden rough-shod over the people . Mr . Campbell said that he was aware there was something awkward in corresponding with the people of Ireland politically ; but to obviate that difficulty , he thought he would not write in his official capacity , but write as a friend . He would nut say what his friend at Belfast should do ; but he would say what he ( Mr . Campbell ) wonld do were he so situated . He would call bis friends together on a Sunday evening , or any other convenient time , and get the KertAem Star , and read it to them , and write to the people of England for mere Stars , giving at the same time the address ol the person to whom they should be directed , and well circulate them ; and , when they properly understood the principles and the intentions of the Chartists , they would have a room of their own . ( Cheers . ) The speaker continued—We are progressing at that speed
which in a short time the giant spirit of Chartism will overwhelm all the factions . ( Hear , hear . ) It is bacause we allow every party to come upon the rostrum after our speaker * have done , and discuss the principles we advocate , and object to anything whica to them did not appear straightforwaid or true . ( Hear , and cheers . ) He ( the speaken would not belong to an Association twenty-four hours who would not allow free discussion . ( Hear , hear . ) Why have we to meet on a Sunday evening ? Here the speaker showed the reason which he stated was be cause that mighty organ of the people , the Northern Star , enabled the people of England to converse with the people of Scotland , and caused a union of spirit and determination for tLe same object Bath could speak to Brighton , and vice versa . ( Caeers . ) The Slar has brought us to a general understanding , and guarded us against being led astray by humbug . ( Cheers . ) Men , of the same party of which his audience were composed , were met at the time he w&s speaking , to bear the same principles ad-
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vocated as were from time to time in that room , in no less thau twenty-six rooms within twelve miles of Manchester—( cheers )—and they would go on until they were properly established In the minds of the people , never more to be erased . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Campbell here argued that if the peeple were , comparatively speaking , well off—nay , that if they were fed like spaniels , that would be no reason why they should cease the agitation for the Charter . Bat , said be , there ia another very cogent reason why we should continue , namely , because it is the birthright of every man in the United Kingdom . ( Cheers . ) Now , he wonld ask , whether it was possible for the country to be content so long as the wealth is wrong from the real producers , and they left to starve . So long aa there was no
protection for human blood and bones , be , for his part , would tell his audience whenever he had to address them , that they ought not to be content while they saw , without a speedy alteration , nothing but ruin to themselves , and not the least prospect for their children . ( A voice , we never will . ) Here thespeaker gave the following statement , which be said was not from Chartist authority , nor from Tory or Whig authority—but from Corn Law Repeal authority—that there were £ 700 , 000 , 000 of wealth produced every year by 6 . 000 , 000 of people ; that every man whe works earns £ 11 $ 12 s . Id . per year . But do the working people receive their share of it ? No . The average wages of the operatives at tbe highest calculation is not more than 9 s . or 10 s . per week . So that upon an average
every man receives £ 25 per year ; the rest is taken from him in the shape of taxes , t » keep a set of idlers who produce nothing . Every man , according to that statement , is robbed of £ 1 13 s . per week , which should be appropriated to purchase food and clothing . Let the industrious millions know this , and they will see no reason to be content in their present situation . ( Hear , hear . ) Again , according to the statement of a statistical scholar , he meant Porter ' s Tables , it took £ 12 , 800 , 000 to support the state church ; the Poor Law , £ 8 , 000 , « 00 ; local taxes , £ 100 , 000 , 000 ; the rental of the land , £ 120 , 000 , 000 ; the brokers , bankers , and all those who live by buying cheap and selling dear took £ 310 , 001 , 000 , and left only £ 25 a year for tbe real producer . Every man who produces , therefore , is
robbed every week to the tune of £ 1 . 13 s . 4 d . Here the speaker commenced his remarks upon Universal Suffrage , and asked what would or what could be done under Universal Suffrage to better the condition of the people ? He , for his part , thought that it was the duty of both speakers and writers to show tke results which would follow such a measure when achieved . ( Hear , hear . ) No man has a right to monopolise one hundred acres of land . Nay , nor twenty ; and he would go still farther—not an inch . Tbe land was given by the omnipotent Ruler of tbe universe for the sustenance and comfort of mankind . On this point be was borne out by the ablest authors , to wit , Blackstone , Paine , Locke , and others , that the land ought to be common property , and this could only be done by obtaining the Charter .
And at the present time there was a brighter prospect of having the Charter than ever . He saw by report that Finality Jack ( as be bad used te call him , but of late be had been glad to alter terms , ) had given notice , after being driven to it fer a hustings question , to move a committee to inquire into the Corn Laws ; and if we continued as we have done of late , he will be very glad to move a committee for the Charter or somethiDg else . ( Cheors . ) Suppose the government were to purchase 790 , 060 acres of land at this time , when distress and want is stalking through the land , and build houses upon it ; this in a very short time would find work for what the Whigs term surplus population . But Borne of yon will be ready to ask , Where will yon get the money from ? To which
he would answer , that the people must obtain the Suffrage , and would it not be as reasonable to suppose that if a Parliament chosen by the few could give £ 20 , 010 , 000 to emancipate West Indian slaves , that a Parliament chosen by the many would grant the same sum to banish Great Britain slavery . ( Hear , hear . ) This would be a very efficient means of keeping up wages , and Repealing tbe Corn Laws , besides making those who only now consume a society of producers . Here Mr . Campbell referred to America , and said that Universal Suffrage was not acted upon all through America ; but in those stattB where they came nearest to it , the people were more happy than in any other port of the country . He made a comparison betwixt that part uf America governed by
monarchy , ( Canada , ) and the other side which was governed by democracy . The first was a ' system of tyranny and want , and the latter , of plenty and liberty , ( cheers ') and only about a mile apart . Mr . Campbell here related a dialogue which took place betwixt Pitkethly and some other gentleman , about tbe Whigs being kicked out of office , which convulsed his bearers with laughter . He next glanced at the objection which was frequently brought against tbe people baring the Suffrage extended ; bnt Lord John Russell bad , however inadvertently , let tbe cat out of the bag . He ( Lord John ) knew better than that ; he was not afraid of the people's ignorance , but rather of their intelligence . The little fellow knew they had too much for him ; for , said he , " If you grant the people Universal
Suffrage , they will abolish the laws of primogeniture . They would separate the holy alliance of church and state , and even subvert the throne , and upset all the good institutions . " Good institutions , indeed ! They may be so to such as Lord John Russell , bat are they so to you , the working portion of the community ? 1 N 0 . ) Mr . Campbell said , that by abolishing the laws of primogeniture , and giving the Government alono the power of purchasing tbe land , it would in time again be the property of the whole of the people . ( Hear , hear . ) He then explained how tbe Bedford family came in possession of their estates , and gave a full account of the conduct of Henry the 8 th , and Wm . the Coj . qneror , and the other noblemen—noblemen did he say ? yes , they were noble Brigands ; they were noble
so far as robbing and plundering were concerned . He made some remarks , which would not , although true , have pleased Lord John : and , said Campbell , the little fellow was only afraid , that if the people had Universal Suffrage , they would begin to think which was the best way of getting the land back which hod been stolen from them , and for that reason they ( the Whigs ) must not give it them . ( " Ilight lad . ") Base and bad as they have been , he would not take a farthing ' s worth from them , but he would abolish the laws of primogeniture , and every man who wished to sell his land , must sell it to tbe state , and , it would not be long before the land came in possession of tbe whole people again . ( Hear , hear . i He would now take the liberty of making a remark , in reference to bis own
unfortunate country , Ireland . It was tbe same enemy which inflicted tbe wrongs upon one country as the ether . Tha upptr and midiile classes were banded together , to get as much out of the labourer as possible . The interest of the middle and working classes were as distinct as light from dark . The one wanted the labeur as cheap as he couhl , while the other wished to sell it as tJear as he could , or lathtr get a proper price for it , if possible . But he ( Campbell ) liked the law which would make every man a producer , and would carry out the divine law of the apostle Paul , that if a man would not work , neither should he eat The speaker then related the following anecdote : —The week previous he bod been opposing the repealers , at a large meeting at Oldham , at which a great number of
superfine-coated cotton lords were present ; and in the course of Mr . Paulton ' s address , he quoted the first and second verses of the first chapter of the Bible , and drew the inference that the land should belong to the people , ' anil cursed is he that muzzleth the ox , " &c , but when he tCamphell ) got up , he told them , that if Mr . Paulton was allowed to quote Scripture for his arguments , surely he might do the same . But he questioned whether the gentlemen upon the platform would relish it very well . He then read from the Testament , " That he who will not work , neither shaU he eat- " Tue cotton lords writhed and appeared chagrined at this , while the wurkics laughed for a considerable time . ( Cheers . ) The priociphs of the Charter were so well known in every large town in England , that no faction
can call a public meeting , at which the Chartists would not be able to carry a motion for the Charter . There bad beun a public meeting in the Town-hall , Manchester ; likewise in the Town-hall , Salford , for the repeal of the Corn Laws . At both meetings an amendment was carried for Universal Suffrage . He had written to Robert Inglis , but not as an apologist for the Corn Laws , stating the facts , and was ready himself to prove , and could bring hundreds more to do so , that the petition- which emanated from Manchester , has not been obtained by public opinion . As a striking illustration of the progress of democracy , it was now about five years ago , when there were but a few towns in England , where they had rooms for the purpose of holding Chartist in
meetings , or rather Radical meetings , as they were then called . They had gone on at a rapid speed from that time to this , and now there were as many rooms open in Manchester , as there used to be in all England . The meetings were chiefly addressed by the middle class formerly , but now , as soon aa one came forward to oppose teem , tbit v « ry moment the people would ask him where he got his coat —( laughter )—and tbe working classes could meet their oppressors and tell them to their teeth of their aggressions and injustice . ( Hear , hear . ) These gentlemen , -who go about tbe country full ot sympathy for the working cl inses , and who wish to give them a large loaf , never advert to the Poor Law Amendment Bill , and to the Banking system ; and if it was not for the latter , their trade would not go en as it had done to the injury of the working classes We were producing more by fourteen times in 1835 , than we were in 1797 , and if trade advanced with the
same space , uncontrolled as it had been , the devil a bit better would the working classes be by a Repeal of the Cam Laws . ( Hear , hear . ) He thought he had produoe * ¦ nfflcient motives for every man before him to come forward who had not done , and join the association . Every father , mother , patriot , and philanthropist , shoaJd do everything in his or her power to obtain the freedom of himself and ckildren , and declare that they would not rear children to be stores at all event * ( Hear . ) Now , one word , in reference to the proceedings of last Wednesday evening . [ The particulars of this , will bo found in another pan of the paper . ) He was very sorry indeed to witness the couduct of his fellow ceuntrjmen , the Repealers . Wo , as Irishmen , were met to discuss our grievances . The address which was sot up was such as no Irishman could object to . He ( Campbell ) had written to the Secretary of the Repeal Association , to ask him whether he could imlentity himself with such conduct as that which was exhibited in the room on Wednesday night , bat it had done the
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Chartist cause a great deal of good ,: for many Irishmen , who never bad joined the Association , declared they would do so , seeing that we have justice and reason on our side . ( Hear , hear ., However , the address would be sent to nine different papers for publication ; the Ntrthern Slarr our own paper , the two Cliartist Circulars , tbe Weekly Dispatch , the Sun , and several of the Irish papers . He wished the people of England , and tbe people of his own country , Ireland , to go together . Since he bad been associated with the working men of England , he bad bad demonstrative proof that the people of England wished for nothing for themselves , bat they were as willing to glv * to the people of Ireland , and indeed it was emphatically the interest of the producers of wealth to be united In all the
British dominions , until the light of liberty shine into the mind of every Irishman . Here Mr . Campbell said there -was no necessity for anything like an outbreak , but had he been living in " 88 , his life's blood should have been spilt , or he would have died struggling for tbe liberty——( Here we lost the last sentence amidst the deafening plaudits . ) He hoped the paople would continue united another five months , until tbe " caged lion" should be released from his den—( loud cheers );—and when the mighty fingers of O'Brien would be brought into action in favour of our cause , and when all of them should lend their energies for the purpose of crashing the small fry , and by the next spring they would have such an agitation as was never before witnessed in England ; when they would have , not as now . a Convention of ten only , but a Convention of
three or four hundred , and they would be able to present a petition signed by three or four millions , demanding justice for the wkole people of the United Kingdom . Let the working men of England , Ireland , and Scotland never be afraid of joining the sacred baiid of patriots , but join heart and hand , and assist in breaking : the yoke of bondage , and snapping asunder the chains of slavery , which have so l «> ng beld both mind and body in subjection . He thanked them for their patient hearing , and sat down amidst the loud cheers of the assembly , which was numerous , respectable , and attentive . A vote of thanks was given by acclamation for bis services , and a letter was read from Dr . M'Douall , which urgtd upon the committee to exc- themselves ia getting up a petition for O'Brien , and ihe assembly retired highly satisfied with the evening ' s treat
BRADFORD . —On Sunday last , the Teetota Chartists of Bradford held a meeting in the open air , near the Christian Chartist Church , Longcroft-place , when they had the opportunity of promulgating the principles of total abstinence to a very numerous assembly . The chair was taken by J . B . Alderson , who opened the meeting by a very appropriate address , and was followed by Messrs . Jenner , Wooller , and Waterhouse . A great many seemed to bo convinced of the utility of the arguments adduced and several signed the pledge . It is their intention to hold another at nine o ' clock in the morning , on Sunday next .
CHICKENLEY . —The Chartists here have met and passed resolutions to the effect " that the plan of Lovett , Collins , and Co . is entirely useless , as the National Charter Association comprises in its operation all the means for their redress , except socialism ; that the plan , if fairly meant , ought to have been submitted for consideration to the Delegate meeting at Manchester ; that they will never countenance any national plan by whomsoever put forth , which has not been discussed and agreed upon by a national meeting of delegates ; that they will never give their support to any plan upholden by Daniel O'Connell ; and that they repose unbounded confidence in , and give their best thanks to , Feargus O'Connor and the Editor of the Northern Star .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 15, 1841, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct379/page/2/
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