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^ " " " ^ THS ZVIT 02 . OT THB K 0 BTBEB 2 T STAB . crt—In h » ste I take the liberty to intimate that , Jmed tie address of the proposed Charter Asaocfa ajaf * ' reliance on Use good faith andataneh * i ^ of Messrs . Lovett , Collins , Cleave , Hether-^ S ~ aud Tinoeiit ; all individuals , 1 eonceiYed , perrSTinapable of a traitorous design © a the grand r ^ ioin of our right * and interest * , tbe " People ' s ° 5 ? uiis sabject , Sir , my sole ambition 1 * to promote ; L extent of my ability , tbe suecess of this res ] * Jll CasrU , this glorious record of the people ' s de-**^ non to be free . My motto is— " Universar jSjge / 1 entire and unqualified ; and less than this , ~ S » TbiteTer shape or designation , ¦ will I refuse to * 5 jekeerinz intelligence of the progress of Chartism JzZnH through tbe medium of the Northern Slar I
" L-e , from -week to " «***» yn ^ ™ highest satisfaction JTadig ht , not only on account of my fellow-slaves S wnntrrmen at large , bat , individually , I am proud if ejwbs t ^ e sentiment of gratitude which I feel to Z / OComot and to yourself fer the unparalleled jlj aH ^ to -which you hare advanced the only journal S ^ tbe people can properly designate as their own . jothe Sorihem Star I hare beeen a subscribe * from fcj tfiBinfincement ; and I hare always been , and shall "fjjjHie to be , an indefatigable promoter of its cirrigBB st home and abroad . Esfag come to London for a short period , I « hyi Ibtb » opportunity of acquiring accurate intelligence -V jjjju . the new association . With the import of its \ f _ r ¦ L' ^ iftDv s ^ rfkfl .
^ fto Mr . Osborne , of Nunaaton , I say there has v ^ too nmch of pas sionate inTecti Te and abuse ; and , f ^ T iM , too much of the Tiolent and vulgar _ denun-* - ^ a ; Hid the language occasionally empleyed in fappe of theNorthern Star ( especially in the attacks rftfce latter against Air . O'Connell ) has been low and j ^ ggggtiii tbe extreme . 4 J 2 this I sincerely regret ; and on this subject I j ujj got the old Association may learn something of a , new one . In signing the address of the latter I peered that I was simply constituting myself a —gjjjer of » Charter Association ; because in Le&xningta I h » Te tailed in the attempt which I made to jjHiji one .
j ] j » ve still faith m the parties whom , in so unjaaidlj a spirit , you hold up to the denunciation and fi&Btte , if Q ° t to the absolute execration of the people jaw , truer men , I at present belieTe , never existed b defence of the rights of the people they hare always jpfl i manfully forward ; and it is by their acts , and jot in accordance with the hasty condemnation of their ug ^ rssied enemies , that I am prepared to judge & 9 S . H the projected Association cannot , without injury fe 2 » old one , be established and maintained ; or if a intention of accepting an iota less than the full boots of Universal or Charter Suffrage shall be ^ jisei from the originators of the former , I shall , Tibofii beatatkm , -withdraw my name from the list of tafiriduils , whom I shall then esteem the -virtual and teamined enemies of the people ' s regeneration and KweUnty .
I dee sot , Sir , constitute myself a judge of another aia ! qnaufieation for the franchise . Who am I that l&sld exclude from that invaluable right and privikpiTEE the meanest of my fellow-subjects T B » S I wiD not intrude longer on your time ; and tH taly add , after the example of Mr . O'Connor , tinenl Suffrage and no Surrender . I am , Sir , Yours respectfully , J . B . Smith , of Leamington . Ba ^ j Arms Inn , Holborn-bridge , London , MoBds 7 , April 26 th , 184 L
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M THE EDITOR OF THE K 0 RIHBR 3 STAR . Sir , —Eaiing seen an address sent t » Peter Layton Jy feLorett inviting some of the leading Chartists of £ k pltee to sign it without de . ay , and send it back by ntcs of post , leaving no time for consideration , xitalBgned hoping all was right It was sent back to lit Lovett , as requested , and he considered there issnore names than was required , and he therefore BC iseccakd time , stating that the names of two perns vpsld be sufficient Accordingly the names of two psKmt were sent , but on looking over the Northern Star of the following week , -we found that both these nsa were omitted , and the name of Peter Layton pesos the lisi , in lku of either of the names sent Xo » , Sir , I feel truly thankful that my name did Ktppesr in the Star , but here is the query , why luij not there ? Was it because I stated in the hear-Hf d several , that if I found anything wrong I would hne nothing at all to do with the concern ?
5 b » , 1 belie-re that Mr . Lorett has been made icqoaSted with this assertion , and hence there would be bo hopes of my having anything to do with it , if I b / ssi all was not right Now , Sir , I am decidedly of epbaon that all is net right , for I find this New More * is nailed by the Whig papers as very excellent , ad the middle class Radicals , as they call themselres , osMjiiiy delighted with it , though we cannot get them to Kit aae single inch with us for tbe Charter . Ajim , 1 want to know how the arch-traitor Dan , ¦ me to know all about the " New Move , " before the people were made acquainted with it ? Now , I ask ISans . Lorett and Collins if they are by no means waected with Dan , why not come out and meet him Eh men ; and tell him they are not his tools , nor ever * 3 be ; more especially , -when he declares they are aost decidedly for Household Suffrage ? Surely this « Dj very strong of the old fox .
Ab , Sir , I wish to giTe erery man his due , I beg fesre t * state that Mr . Callins gave a lecture in the Iletfre , Banbury , and there showed himself the deterttaed advocate for Tniversal Suffrage , 4 c He also PKMhed three sermons in the Chartist lecture room , ** fl gsve great satisfaction , and preaching has coutoed every Sunday since ; but on account of the divi-* hhi between the Chartist Church in Birmingham , » d the National Association , the Chartista of this pJ »« Till not attend ; therefore I expect preaching will be diseontamied . Now , as regards the ignorance of the
People , my opinion is they are not so dark as they are represented be . We know we are slaves , and the P » U £ part of the produce of our labour goes to support roTalty . and pensioned lords and ladies , with a saaber of idle bishops , ajid tbe state church with * && they are connected , all of which swidlow some-¦ fr oereibont nine millions of the hard earned money of " * P * ° P ^ - ' We know that , until we hate a voice in . 'Mikf ihe lsws by which we are to be governed , we * W 1 be slaves ; therefore , lam for ¥ niTersal Suffrage « no surrender .
Alto those great halls and expensive libraries , they f * 7 be sll very good , but as some years must elapse !?«» these halls c ^ n be built , and those expensive «»«» an be established , what is to become of the f » rios thousands the while ? It may be all rery well ?* » ose too , out of the money collected , may consider "I ® wrices worth two or three pounds per -week . It ™* J * &n rigU with them ; but what is the cry of the « Tmg thousand * ? Why , " It is no go ; we won't JkJp ? 8111 ' gi 7 e M tte Charter ( and all the blessings « fl Sf WBtains > aad tten weahall be able to obtain f" ^ education which is needful to prosuote our bfeit " ^ f * u Englishmen andaa Christians . ¦ Bj aliening ths above in the Northern Star , yon will Sacfc cbiige ,
Sir , Tours , mc « t respectfully , _ Ed-wakd Hvghes anhtt 7 , April 26 ih , 1 * 41 .
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TSE CALTHORPE STREET MEETING . 10 IHI EDITOB OP THE 50 BTHEB 5 STAB . ^ »—In a letter to the electors of Nottingham , ¦> % on them to vote for Walter , the Tory , written J Xi ^ TiBcent , and published by that gentleman , as ® ttiar , < in connection with his letter in your last , ) j ^ k fed that the meeting held in Calthorpe-stieet , r ~* y <* ra since , M for the purpose of considering the £ ^* ty of calling a National Convention "—and in " getting ap" of which meeting I had the honour . ¦** a prominent part—was concocted by the Whigs , « e jmrpose of entrapping the peopia I am aware
r ^« a charge was made , ali % nde , even at that time , g ^ wme ^ those gentlemen who have recently signed ^^ secret moTe" crcular ; but , thongh many years £ 2 ™ P « d , this is tbe first tangible opportunity I ^ Oet wit h , to call pnbliely for the reasoas which ^^ a Mr . ViBcent and others , who make such a "t ?^ to come to that conclusion . , ¦'« meeting alluded to , Sir , was openly discussed ^^ al w eeks ; it was well and dnly advertised , Jr ifmdant notiee ; and , we have the opinion of to . ^ ° 'Connell himself , that its ob * d was cert ^ s ot vxamsiitvtumaL True , a " proclamation , " r *?^ ' i > V order of the Secretary of SUte , " though not 2 W * * " ^ ed against the meeting ; but I happen **** a printer who got up quite as good-looking an » * i . » aa posted over the " originals ; " aye , even on ** d » m ° ^^ toath-fields Bastile . Indeed , I myeeli ^^ Uted , lin pnninn ^ iAn ^ si ^ Vi « vtrvfViov ftf \ Yifii film . by of
JT *^ f the National Union the WorkiBg Classes , j j" « J Colonel Evans , ( now General 8 ir De Lacy g ^) i « the purpose of inviting him to preside on fek « Sf ' Th * gentleman ( CoL Evans ) expressed W * 7 ™ e « to oblige us by complying , only that , Z ^/ . " wen engaged in his first canTasB for the rej ^^ tjoa of W «» tmin * ter , be feared tt -would pre-^^™ m with the electors , were he to preside over a J ~* ™ Tsaeh apurposeMthataTowed . $ 2 J ^ j ™ the abockms and sanguinary conduct of «* im ! l fBre 8 on *¦* occasion , Oat is another matter , ?( wHi l 0 ** recfc = *« J / w ; I shaU merely say , in the * bo » sl , "es&Ba l > le friend of mine ( now deceased ) j _^ V shelved" by the pigeon-lireied
expediency-Tea after year may nnoothly glide , Bmi ******* seemingly subside , " » JMtiee . h gigantic stride , w- ™ j ,, SIjxU » unawares , fla ^ Ml the blood-fed sons of pride From their high spheres ; 0004 tt » rtfcj blood tentefitd , And orphans' tears . "
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Ontbo subject of spies , I -would that my humble ¦ warning might be attended to by every youth , ( for the 11 old birds '" are not so likely to be netted with " chaff " i in these plutocrat-ridden dominions . Let none trust even his own brother , uaiew he see him earn his bread or KKOW , beyond possibUtiif of douW , thai he comes by hi * livuiff honestly . This is not a mere generality for , UMI I feel a deep and bitter necessity for the caution , fonnfiftd on considerable experience , and an analysis of men and measures , at least as complete as my contemponriw . But I am now only addressing Mr . Vincent , through your columns , as to the Calthorpe-street job ; I shall be happy to see the matter set before the public in ita true colours . Tour ' s , truly , R . E . Lee .
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referred-him to the Stth section of the Act , -which stated that twopence only was the charge , sad no more allowed to be taken according to law . He then laid the summons by , and took no further notice of either me or the summons . I then held the Act in my hand , and asked him to look at it He refused , but said nothing . I asked him if I was not to have the summons without a shilling ? He said no . I was then compelled to pay a shilling for two pennyworth of law . I then took it to be signed , and here I was doomed to be robbed again ; for-when tbe "blue devil" got it , he would not serve it without sixpence : yet the same section of the abova Act says that foarpeace , and no more , shouli be taken . I offered to serve it myself . He " told me it must be served by a constable ; so that at this stage I -wts robbed of twopence more .
If you -will insert the above in the defender of tbe people ' s rights and labour , the Star , You will greatly oblige , A Coxstam Rexdsb . Harpurhey , May 3 rd , 1841 . P . S . If any one , perhaps Mr . Hume , M . P ., the staunch supporter of the above Act , would answer me , through your paper , what use Acts of Parliament for bestowing justice cheap to the poor are , while tbe clerks refuse to allow it , I would feel greatly obliged . D . T .
TO THE EDIT » K Of TH 1 NOBTHEBN STAB . Deax SIR , —On Tuesday last , a poor weaver came to me to inform me that he had taken in two cuts , and that hta master -wanted to rob him of nearly half of what he should have received for weaving them . I adTised him to wait upon his master again next morning , and have aa interview with him , and try to settle the matter amicably , if possible . He did so , but to no purpose- ; they could not agree . I then told him if he -would empower me to act for him , I would summon his master , which , by the 5 th of Geo . iy ., chap . 96 , sec 15 , any one is empowered to do so . He did so . I tben went to the magistrate , and applied for a summons , according to the above Act I was ordered into an adjoining room , where I was told I could get it When Mr . Bounce , the clerk , had made it out , he demanded a shilling for expences . I then
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THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT PROSPECT OF THE CHARTIST MOVEMENT . TO THE EDITOB OF THB KORTHERK STAR . SIR , —The above is the heading to a letter inserted in the Dundee Chronicle of Friday last , signed " A Democrat / ' which , I trust , he will aliow me to borrow without assailing me hereafter with the charge of plagiarism , particularly , as I shall not visit his lucubration with any severe animadversion . His thoughts are » f a -very puerile description , and evince only a slight acquaintance with political events , otherwise he would not have betrayed his consummate ignorance by saying— "From the men of Birmingham preceeded the demand for Universal Suffrage . "
With every disposition to render to the men of Birmingham their due portion of praise , I must dis-S 9 ut from the dogma of A Democrat , " inferring , as I do , that he alindes to the present generation of 'Brummagem'Radicals . DiditoriginatewithMunta , with Attwood , with Douglas , with Salt , with Hadley , with Pearce , -with Collins , or with any of their coadjutors ? No , no , Mr . Democrat , it did not ; the demand for Universal Suffrage is of much older date than is the ¦ wheel-about career of those flexible peliticians . Let tbe " Democrat" consult the men of Birmingham ,
and , I am persuaded , they win not only decline the honour he would confer upon them , but they will tell him that they lighted their torch at the flambeau of such , by-gone patriots as Bentham , Cartwrigkt , or Cobbett , &c and Cobbett would inform him that he lighted his fLimbean at tbat eternal luminary , Thoma 3 Patoe , and that noble of nature would refer him to other men of other times . In fact , the origin of the demand belongs not to this generation ; our fathers , and our fathers' fathers demanded that right , and they taught us to contend for it likewise .
He also says— "From the Working Men ' s Association of London emanated the People's Charter . " Dc-es he mean the name or the principles ? If the former , they are welcome to all the praise as nomenclators , but if the latter , I deny it in iot o : the principles are not only much older than the " Working Man ' t Associa tion , " bnt they had more powerful , stedfast , and disinterested advocates , long anterior to the existence of the said Association . The reason why I have marked the words " Working Men's Association " in italics is , because it is a misnomer ; it was composed , KOT of the veritable blistered hands of the metropolis , but of such soft-fisted gentry as Hetherington , Lovett , and Co ., whose very souls abhor the idea of work : tbe Devil himself could not persuade these men to work in the legitimate sense of the term . No , no ;• they have a greater zest lorpro&t gathered from the counter , than for any really honest and useful hraneh of productive industry .
" A Democrat" eulogises the " new move , " for which , no doubt , the " working men" will feel very grateful , as they are much in need of a pander , no matter from whence he comes , or whatever cognomen he may
assume . Leaving " A Democrat" to the full fruition of all the ineffable pleasures attendant upon the contemplation of the " new moTe , " I proceed to congratulate the Chartists of the United Queendom on their present glorious and scal-elsting prospect Omitting , for the present , all " unpalatable" terms , such as knaves , traitors , apostates , unprincipled villains , * c . to ., I say that every artifice -which ingenuity could devise , has been put in motion to impede the progress of our sacred caute ; avowed opponents and pretended friends have conspired to sow the seeds of dissension and strife among us—those who were honoured -with almost interminable confidence by the people , have turned against us , and , "witkout even the shadow of a reason , have laboured to scatter our
phalanx , and frustrate our object , by maligning the character , and misrepresenting the motives of our most aealous advocate , Feargus O'Connor . The concoctors and supporters of the " new move" know that O'Connor has won an imperishable fame—they kuow be is beloved by the people , and hence their ererf epistle ie fraught with scurrility and malevolence , directed personally against him . This is a fact ; and , with aU their craft , they have not been able to conceal it . T £ ey thought this our vulnerable point -, but they have discovered their mistake . Instead of wounding our cause , through O'Connor , they have inflicted a mortal wound upon themselves—their " new move" is an abortion , and the Cramers of that execrable scheme have fallen into the pit which they themselves have dug and designed for others .
They have hatched the cockatrice egg , and , to conceal their iniquity , they have woven the spider's web . They would fain worm themselves into favour again by talking about having acted " conscientiously , honestly , " &c . ; but they have been too incautious in their proceedings ; they have disceunten&nced the only real Chartist Associations ; they have levelled their anathemas against the only real organ of the people ; and they have slandered the best advocate of the rights of the people ; These are facts substantiated by every sentence that has hitherto emanated from the scheming digue . It is known that the most renal , time-serving , aod prostituted portion of the press has devoted columns in praise of the " sensible , " and honest , ** and " rightthinking" patriots , who stand at the head of tbe * ' new move ; " and we also know that the hacks -would not allow a single stick of matter to be inserted were it sot intended , either directly or indirectly , to damage our
cause . . We know that O'Connell sounded the war-whoop , " Get rid of Fe&rgus , " and we know that the little knot of schemers have pointed all their artillery against him and the Star , in compliance with the command of their General ; but the General and his men have been worsted" in every skirmish , and O'Connor has come off more than conqueror . The silly fellow * affect to despiBe O'Connell , in the true thimble-rig fashion . He stands at the table , shaTes the thimbles , handles the pea , eries " try your luck , " " twenty to one one on the new move , " and so forth , yet to carry on the cheat bis confederates say " He ' s
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not one of us . " They tell us that O'Connell ' s praise of the game is tantamount to censure—he does it to destroy the play , -which is a sufficient proof of it * being a good one . Why , then , on a parity of reasoning , how is it that the " new movers " dont , at once , link themselves to the car of Whiggery , since be has designated them " base , bloody , and brutal ?"—an irrefragable proof , according to the logic of tbe new shool , that they are paragons of political perfection . The fellows certainly go about their bu&ness in a very clumsy and inconsiderate manner , and I am glad of it , since it not only exhibits to our view the whole of their machinery , but shortens the duration of the campaign , and facilitates our triumph .
Now , is our prospect blasted ? No . Is our progress retarded ? No . Is the prize for which we contend rendered more difficult of acquisition 1 No . Our prospect is more cheering than ever . The excrescences are lopped off . The clogs are no longer attached to our wheels . The great body of the Chartists have , by their resolutions , proven , beyond all dispute , that they are men of principle , and are not to be trifled with , as in the days of " the Bill , tbe whole Bill , and nothing but BilL" They are not to be tosted to and fro with every wind of doctrine , but are now stedfast and immovable . They are not vacillating , but , on the contrary , they are determined not to meddle with those who are given to change . This is a position which every sincere friend of his country has long desired the people to attain , and having attained it , it only requires watchfulness and perseverance to consummate our object
It is an immense advantage to our cause that the dead weights have fallen off , and we must take care not to hang them on again . The Corn Law Leaguers were our opponents—they were defeated . The " new movement" gentry were insidious foes in our camp , and undt-r our own colours ; they have deserted , because not deified and served with sacrifices and oblations in quantum sufficit—these too are defeated and justly despised . The ruling faction are in inextricable difficultiestheir opposition to our progress is ineffective , and they have become too imbecile to help themselves even in their own den ; therefore our prospect is more enlivening than heretofore , and our triumph more certain .
The Chartists , generally , have done nobly—they have been tried—weighed in the balance and not found wantiug . Their conduct , in meeting and withstanding the jugglery of Lovett and Co ., will no doubt be handed down to posterity as a proof * f the march of principle . It does in reality " form a new era in the history of Chartism , '' and one , too , -which is the harbinger of the final overthrow of humbuggism , traitorism Whiggism , and every other ism opposed to publicm / i . Allow me , as an individual Chartist , to return my thanks to Mr . Watkina for the proper application of his sledge-hammer . Also to Mr . Martin , for his upright conduct in Convention . He did well to protest against the admission of Collins amongst them , and each and every member ought to shun the company of the " Paster . " What effrontery to intrude himself into that assembly ! O , shame , where is thy blush ? Yours , truly , Wm . Rider . Leeds , May 10 th , 18 * 1 .
P . S . —Sir , as the connection of O'Connell , Hume , Roebuck and Co ., with the " new move" is already proven beyond dispute , —as jobbing and the ruin of the cause , has been manifestly the object of the promoters of thft scheme—as slander , instead of argument , has been their only weapon—as their organs are , without exception , the partisans of faction , and exist entirely on public abuses—as the plan is repudiated by every consistent and sensible Chartist—as their puny efforts to injure our cause has been defeated , in short , as the enemy is powerless , their object frustrated , the tares seperated from the wheat , and our cause gloriously progressing , permit me to suggest that henceforth the conquered foe be pursued no fuTther—let them be left in their retreat , covered with the ignominy and disgrace they hav « brought upon themselves , and treated with silent contempt W . R
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TO THE EDITOB OF THE NORTHERN STAB . SlB , —Although I am not among the repentant , short-sighted , and snivelling sinners , who graced your pages on Saturday last , I trust your liberality will allow me to appear in your next paper , justifying my own character from the aspersions cast upon it , as one of the persons composing the list of ninety . I hope I may be allowed to have my say about " the combination and the split , " for if I am not allowed to do bo , 1 may be set down as one " of the half dozen or less" of the list of the " secret move , " on whom it is assumed " little confidence can be placed even by tbe new Biovers themselves ; " ag an accessory to the crimes " of the convicted thieves , traitors , and liars "—as one of the party of the " society of damn-nations , " one ef the body of new London rat-catchers—( sublime and beautiful . ' )
Before I proceed in my remarks , I would refer you to the resolutions , and particularly to the one notictd below , of various bodies calling themselves Chartists , and reasonable and liberal men , too , no doubt , which appeared in last week ' s Slar—but if such be their liberality , 1 would say "save me from friends ; " if such be the fruits ef Chartist Associations , 1 should be ready to exclaim , from such " good Lord deliver me . " The following appears as the resolution of the Salford Association : — " T > . at it is the opinion of this meeting that the efforts of those ptrsons^—Lovetfc , Collins , Hstherington , Cleave , Tiucent , and others—is nothing better than a base attempt —[ read tbe heading of this letter]—of a band of Malthusians to divide the people , and it is our opinion that these men are supported by other individuals , holding loftier situations , who , in our opinion , have bribed [ very modest charge , merely on assumption ] the aforesaid individuals ; and , to avoid
those , we are determine * to adhere to the present plan of organisation , and to oppose whatever may tend to divide us , not resting in our agitation until our just rights are conceded to us . " Look again at the beading , and ponder over the concluding passage . Is thi . s the feeling which should prompt men complaining of tyranny ? of those claiming equal moral and political freedom to all members of the community ? Mind ! because it is tbe opinion , without proof or foundation , " The Chartists ( that is themselves only I should hope , for the Chartists as a body would not so far disgrace themselves , ) are also determined that , for the future , neither an English Chartist Circular , or anything else , shall be purchased from any of that party . " O tyranny , tyranny ! thou pervadest the breast of the highest , and nndest a dwelling place in the most lowly !; Go . you to the school of the Sultan and possess yourselves of the milk of human kindness ; go to the wild beast ' s den , and leatn brotherly affection !!
I have from the first introduction of the National Chsrter Association bad my scruples ; I have objected to a portion of the means proposed for carrying out the ohjicts ; I have questioned the legality , and I have considered some part of the plan as highly injudicious . The necessity and importance of a system of organisation -was manifest to all ; therefore the plan of the " old move" was submitted and examined at a meeting aa-embled for the purpose in this town , and the whole body of persons agreed to tbe objections , and desired me to write to bead quarters for explanation . 1 did bo ; but no notice was taken of my application . If the
meeting had not done bo , and adopted the plan , I should not , because my opinion led me to think differently , have attempted to force it upon them ; I should not have been so illiberal , that , because I could not act with them , either to cease my advocacy of the Charter , or to call them fo ls for thinking differently to me ; and it is quite certain I should not myself have been charged as a conspirator , or on the introduction of any other scheme , as good , or better , been charged with " treason , treachery , or villany . " The factions resort to such language as this—it does not become working men to follow such examples .
The plan of the "New Move" or tbe " Secret Move" lyou have a choice of terms Mr . Editor ) came under my notice in the shape of a pamphlet : it not only recommended itself , bat it was hailed by thinking and good men who wrote on tbe subject , as " a clever and judiciously devised scheme , and highly praiseworthy to tbe compilers . " It is not a question with me whether it had precedence or not ; I believe it had , with the plan of the National Charter Association . J hares right to take it up as being far more important and extensive , not with the intention of frustrating other plans , bat , as it embraces the carrying out one of the important essentials to good government—education , and of educating on a large and lofty scale ; and as others more moderately inclined in their political demands , able and willing to lend pecuniary and other aid might be induced to do bo , I cannot see why such assistance should be rejected , unless at the same time -we were called upon to surrender any portion of oar demand .
These of tbe " Old Move" may contend If they please , alone tor tbe Charter , and there can be no objection to their doing so , but it la certainly inexcusable in their vnteiom to set about bullying us who are are as much in earnest as themselves for the same object , because we wish to do as much as possible beforehand in preparing the minds of individuals for the proper exercise of their right , when they are in possession of it I know well that proper education cannot be cairied out on an extensive scale under the present sectarian , impoverishiog and partial system ; bat that is no reason , when the desire for national education is manifested , that the beautiful txpression of " National Jackass " should be introduced as a fair reply .
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Though there are tens of thousands in this country who have no time for mental improvement , there are thousands who hare time and not the inclination , and an equal number anxious and willing who have not the necessary conveniences and opportunity . Why object to the establishment of auch means ? Why assail and brow-b « at those , who though inclined to do more than yourselves , do not , nor have they the least desire to prevent you from proceeding in your own way . ¦ ¦ - ... ; ' ¦ . ¦ . ¦ - ' ' ' I am one of those persona who would not ghreap one tittle of the demand in the Charter suflrage ; but I am not so destitute of moral feeling as to condemn all who do not coincide with me in my opinion , or to call ill names , or denounce friends , because their inclination
leads them to higher attainments of individual and general enlightenment , or because they move in higher circles . Nothing is more grating to my ear than the abusive epithets poured forth againBt what are called the " saopocracy , " the " middle-class slave drivera , " &a to ., when It i » well known that there are among the middle class thousands equally as ardent for Uni-T 8 rsal Suffrage as those who are deprived altogether of the suffrage , but that their circumstances render them dependent , their minds being as much enthralled as the harassed frames of the factory slaves . The principal object of tote Chartist body should be to secure a unity of persons , and not to allow minor differences to break their ranks . The primary aim of all good men should be to make friends , and not to be constantly employed in creating strife and making enemies .
Never was there a more fallacious charge made against any set of men than that against those of the " newmove , " as it is termed . Because Foablanque , O'Connell , Ward , and other such turncoats and drivellers , have praised the plan of the " new move , " we are bound , one and all , according to tbe liberality of some of our worthy citizens , to be set down as " traitors , " «• Household Suffrage" men , and " enemies" to the working classes . How very generous ! How very politic , at such an important period , and how truly consistent with the principles professed ! The object of all good Chartists should be to make converts and to win friends . Not to pander , to cringe , or to surrender principle , but through the force of facts , and consistency of conduct , to force the respect of men . All men are not " Tillalna" or '' traitors , " who cannot see as far , or who cannot act as independently as others .
How , I would ask , is the charge of renegadism made out ? Has Collins or Lovett , or any other of the obnoxious ninety , denounced Universal Suffrage ? And have they really become " renegades , " and " gone over to the Whigs ? " No such thing ; but because O'Connell had made a speech , wherein he stated that " Collins , and Levett , and Cleave were three of the best men in the community , and that he understood they were about to form an association having foi its object Household Suffrage , " that those men , as well as the list of ninety , are to be set down as traitors , and " enemies of the people . " This is the evidence , made up with afewfacts which some time or other , a few secrets , which for aome reason or other must not be divulged till some future period , on which , with the exception of
something less than half a dozen of the list , eternal condemnation Is passed . I have too high an opinion of the persons introducing the " new move" to fancy for a moment , that they have , or will go over , either to O'Connell , or become parties to any selfish , or truckling scheme . The extract above alluded to , is the base of a long letter ; and the long yard of a letter says , on such evidence , without tbe proof , that "aconspiracy has been formed as deep as ever was hatched in hell . " My motto is Universal Suffrage . I will not be a party in the demand for instalments , because I am perfectly satisfied that nothing less than a full represent tion of the people , will secure to the whole people
good government ;; but as the Whigs , if they were honest , have it in their power te give instalments , I would not fight with them for granting such Whiggiah boons ; but I will never cease fighting the Whigs , or whatever faction It may be which stands in the way of a full measure of justice . I am perfectly satisfied that such is the determination of those introducing the " new move ; " when I find the question of universal right in jeopardy , from false friends , or burked by party , I shall be one of the first to raise my voice against it , and to denounce the intentioned betrayers . W . Hollis . Cheltenham , April 25 th , 1841 .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —Another rat escaping from the " trap" will probably be tbe exclamation of the Editor of the Northern Star , and truly you may . Sir , if you please , add thereto , one determined to escape from both the " traps . " But I shall , Sir , in forcing my way out of the trammels of both of them , require , as an act of common honesty at your hands , an opportunity of replying to some considerable extent , to the vituperation which I conceive to have been unmeritedly thrown on myself , and on many others , equally with myself undeserving of it . I shall endeavour , aa briefly as possible , to show how I became mixed up with the wondrous affair—my opinion on all that relates to it—and why I have now determined to withdraw my name both from the plot and the counterplot
I beg , then , at the commencement to say . Sir , that as respects the persons whose names were ia the first instance attached to the circular , I know them not personally . I never , to my knowledge , saw but one of them , nor ever had the slightest communication with either of them , previous to tbe general distribution of that document through the country . I did not myself receive a copy of it directly fcom its promulgates , nor had I any reason to suppose that such a plan was in embryo , excepting that a gentleman whose name I give you in confidence , informed me some months previously that Mr . Lovett was so sanguine of being able to carry out his views and objects , that he was actually making preparations for tbe attempt . Well , Sir , when the time arrived , a friend who bad received a copy called on me with the same . I said the time is sbort , but let us sit ( Iowa and
peruse it . We did so ; when I said however much 1 may approve of the object , if practicable , there are certain parts of tbe circular which I should much regret to see become a public document ; and as suggestions are rcquesttd , I will myself write to Mr . Lovett , and give him my ideas on the subject . I did write to him , and particularly requested to recal his attention to those parts which went , in the first place , to denounce certain classes of society , instead of showing how beneficial his plan might ultimately become to all classes if properly carried out—at the same time instructing the working classes to depend on none but themselves to carry it out ; and secondly , to the absurdity of denouncing public demonstrations which—whether right or wrong in the abstract—are to a great txtent necessary , under certain circumstances , to carry out any great public object
I forwarded my views to Mr . L ., and previous to receiving an aiiswer from him , two friends called on me , whose names I again give you in confidence—not from an } wish for secresy , but because we have already had too much of personality . They requested my signature , and having every reason to suppose that that document would be properly revised before it was made publio , I unhesitatingly placed my name thereon , and I have no reason to suppose that such revision would not have taken place had good faith been kept by those who revised them , and their various suggestions been forwarded as required : if some persons thought improvements could be made , and others thought it impolitic at tbe time to publish it , each , in my opinion , ought to have sent his suggestions as required ; and I do not now believe that , had such been the case , the suggestions would not have been properly attended to .
Bnt no . Sir , some of them were cent to the Editor of the Northern Star , with strong denunciations against the parties who had promulgated , or who might have the temerity to append their signatures thereto . This I consider injustice—injustice on the part of those who forwarded them , and injustice on your part in publishing that which was in an unfinished state , merely sent round to collect suggestions for improvement ; and I consider it equally unjust on the part of Mr . Lovett to have forwarded to you for publication the names of these persons who had appended them to it in its crude and undigested state , without having previously asked them whether they had any objection to their names so appearing .
This , Sir , brings nie to tbe consideration ef the practicability of the object itself , and the propriety or impropriety of attempting it , whilst there was another National Association in existence . And I confess that much as you may sneer at the immensity of the sum requisite , I do not , when I look around me at tbe various railroads and other works which are by co-operation accomplished , and which would but the other day have been considered as so many impossibilities , —I do not , I say , consider the plan utterly impracticable , and particularly if those who profess to be the instructors of the working classes would endeavour to convince them of its utility , end of the possibility of their
carrying it out Nor do I conceive that the object bad any thing whatever to do with the Association previously in existence : in fact , I conceive that I am borne but iu both my views by the Editor ot the Northern Star , for he is even now publishing some excellent essays on " Trade ' s Ha ^ ls , " which are n « arly a counterpart to the view * and objects of these terrible conspirators ; nor do I recolieet that he has even recommended to . us to wait till the Charter shall be established , before we attempt another business of such mighty importance ; nor has he in his wisdom informed us how or when these beautiful structures are , as in fairy land , to spring np without ¦ the exertions and contributions of th « working classes .
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Bat yon will perhaps ask , if these are my views and sentiments , why bolt from the " trap ? " and I wit ] tell you candidly it ie because I conceive that the indiscretion which has attended its promulgation , particularly as respects Mr . Lovett ' a having published unautnorfsedly the names which had been appended , the bad feeling and spirit of partisanship which have been exhibited against it , will render any present attempt to carry it out futile . That such an attempt would tend to spread jealousy and dissension among the working classes , or at least among that portion of them who do not conceive it to be possible to advocate two such mighty object * at one and the same time , and further , that any failure attending the present Association would be laid to the charge of the new one .
If Mr . Lovett and his friends have acted indiscreetly in any of their proceedings , no one more than myself regret * ft .-if I wa « convinced that they bad acted treacherously , none would more condemn and despise them ; bnt I am not yet bo convinced . Ton may , Sir , ask , is not Mr . O'ConneU ' s assertion sufficient evidence on the subject f and I say to my mind it Unet I have shewn you that a gentleman , who has , I believe , never been suspected of being other than an honest advocate of the Charter , had previously acquainted me with Mr . Lovett's intentions ; and where men are
constantly on the alert to find the means whereby to spread dissension among the Chartists , it is not to me surprising that they should have become acquainted with the subject But , then , Mr . O'Connell asserted that Lovett and bis friends were on the point of establishing an Association for the attainment of Household Suffrage , Triennial Parliaments , and the Ballot True ; but it is tbe first time I ever saw it admitted by the Editor of the Northern Star , that the mere assertion of Mr . O'Connell was sufficient to blast the reputation of any man in existence .
But I have , for the reasons above stated , written to Mr . Lovett to have ray name withdrawn from his document ; and I have , also , written to inform both of them that my reasons will be fatly set forth in the letter which 1 have forwarded to yon for publication , written to the sub-Secretary of the National Charter Association , desiring to have my name erased from its books , because I find that I cannot continue to be a member of that Association without becoming , or seeming to become , a mere partisan . I have ,. Sir , ever stood prepared to defend and assist to carry out the principles contained in the Charterprepared to frove that it is utterly impossible for any man , or body of men , to improve- to any considerable extent the condition of our common country , until the people are fully , equally , and universally represented in the Commons' House ; and , further , that every extension of the suffrage , so long as a slave class is permitted to remain , is only a greater injury and insult committed on the unenfranchised portion of society .
It is true , Sir , I pobbbbb not the mental or physical poweraot Mr . O'Connor , nor—however willing or able in mind or body—am I in a position to assist to the extent that he can do in the establishment of the Charted ; but I yield not to him in integrity and honesty of purpose . But he says that he will place the names of eightyseven of bis men against eighty-seven of those who are opposed to him . The fact is , in Buch a squabble , I do not mean to place my name in juxtaposition with any man's ; I know no O'Connorism , Lovettism , or any other ism , but Chartism . I have sympathised deeply with Mr . O'Connor in the cruelties and injuries which have been inflicted upon him ; 1 trust I have in my breast gratitude sufficient to acknowledge the exertions of any and every man who exerts himself with the intention ef ameliorating the condition of his species , or any portion thereof , whether he may call himself Whig , Tory , or Radical , but I tie myself to the chariot wheels of no man .
Until the Charter be established , I consider it to be the duty of ail persons—who , in perspective , see the advantages it will produce to society—to assist to their utmost it its ' establishment : that established , and I am convinced that the best if not the only means of bettering the condition of the people will be to elevate the mental , moral , and physical condition of the most abject among them ; and if Mr . O'Connor possesses more extended views than his compeers , or greater mental or physical energies to carry them out , I would myself vote for him ; and if he do not , I trust , without being charged with ingratitude towards him , I should vote against him : and when I say I should do so , I believe I speak the sentiments of no inconsiderable portion of tbe working classes of Britain , who , I am certain , will never consent to become , like too many of his poor devoted countrymen , the mere tools af any human being in existence .
Some of your correspondents , Sir , in denouncing those who have placed their name to Mr . Lovett ' s Circular , make it a ground of accusation against them that the industrious classes do not possess among themselves less morality than any other class of society . This I believe has not been asserted nor insinuated by Mr . L ., and if it had I would be tbe first to deny the assertion . But I wish not for comparative morality , I ask not what ia the morality of other classes , or even that of my neighbour's family . I know that the more moral I can make my own , the more I shall see them respected by the good of all classes , and the more nappy beings will tbey themselves become : and I know that the future happiness or misery of the human race depends to a great extent on the virtue , honesty , and firinnesa of the industrious classes of the present generation . " Virtue is bold and goodness never fearful . "
Having now . Sir , withdrawn myself from both Associations—parties , or " traps , " if you will have it so , I trust that , unassisted—single minded—single handed , I shall so conduct myself as to make my class , as far as I am concerned , generally respected ; and , however much some persons or parties may differ from me in politics , or even on the policy or impolicy of my present proceeding , none shall charge me with doing aught to disgrace myself , my class , or the sacred cause which I have at heart Trusting that tbe importance of the subject , and the manner in which I have been mixed up with it , will be a sufficient excuse for the length of my letter , I am , Sir , Your very obedient servant , John Sandy . 64 , Upper North-street , Brighton , April 26 th , 1841 .
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— ^ TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Have the kindness t » favour the friends of Feargus O'Connor , Esq . with a space in the Slar ot this week , for tbe annexed address and resolutions , passed at the various places named and alluded to , as they are wibhful to convey every mark of approval , in the trying situation in which he is placed , that their circumstances will enable them to do , to encourage him in the Herculean labour he has undertaken to perform . I remain . Yours , be . Robert Tetley .
TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQ . Respected Patriot—The incarcerated victim for OTHER Men's Offences . —After reading your excellent letter in tbe Star of Saturday last , exposing the foolishness of some leading characters ot the O'Connell school , attempting to betray you and your cause by an unholy alliance with some of what was supposed to be the accredited leaders of the people , ( they having suffered in the cause , ) it was unanimously determined upon , that an address should be sent to the Slar , expressive of the confidence of those present , who were members , and other friends of the Radical Association , that meet at the Labour and Health , Southgate , in this town , every Saturday evening . Mr . R . Tetley , was unanimously deputed to draw up the same , and send it for insertion in the next Slar , as a mark of esteem for their suffering benefactor .
Sir , we admit the system to which you are opposed naturally tends to promote immorality and vice in the world , and has brought the different classes of society into all but open hostility towards each other . Certain persons have already armed themselves for self defence , copying after the example set and taught by their enemies , knowing that , by parity of reason , whatever will justify one set of men in the use of arms , may , with equal propriety , under certain circumstances , be taken up by others ; yet you have ever advised that moral force principles ought to take the lead , and he , who by virtuous resolutions arms himself to tbe conflict ,
becomes doubly armed . We are amongst that class who have become your debtors from the pecuniary sacrifices you have had to make on our behalf , and the personal exertions employed in the defence of that cause we profess to honour and esteem * You have furnished us with sufficient evidence whereby we can judge of your motives to action ; and your unceasing labours in the cause , when at liberty , and since your incarceration , ought to put your very worst enemies to the blush , if they dared to come out with one railing accusation against you . Your straightforward , nndeviating course , to establish the principles of free representation , entitle you to the support and confidence of every honest
man . We cheerfully accord to you that honest meed of praise due to your firmness , perseverance , and willing advocacy of the poor man ' s causa , in tbe case of the Dorchester Labourers , tbe Glasgow Cotton Spinners , and that more recent and melancholy event , the Newport tragedy ; all of which are strong proofs of your untiring zeal in the promotion of that great national reform you are seeking to bring about . Amongst the diversified " isnuT of the day , whleh distract tbe country , we almost find you alone , as a public character , untainted by any of them , nebly pur . suing your course amidst them all , not the least disconcerted , pressing the attainment of that pewer for individual man to possess , which alone can make him a useful and important member of Boclety—the right of having a voice in governing the affairs which rule the destinies of the people . ' . .
We regret , and foddly hope we may fee deceived , with respect to recent circumstances , said to have taken place in reference to pnblio characters who have figured in the political World aa the patriots of the day , and the friends of the people , and do hope that the name of Cdllius , Lovett , &c will not be found in the company of these who parley with the pe * ple ' a rights , in order the better to establish their own , by sacrificing at the shrine of mammon what ought , in justice , to be given , to the poor for self defence , namely , the right of suffrage-
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We admire your nndeviating policy throughout the whole of your political career , uninfluenced by rank , station , or power , of any description , neither yielding to expediency on the one hand , nor charmed by niudern philosophy on the other ; so as to induce you to hoodwink the more ignorant of your species , in order to get at a name amongst tbe " educated classes" of being a clever man . In short , to withdraw the confidence we think you entitled to at present , yon will have t « unsay aU that you have ever written or spoken , adopt the Malthusian doctrine of over population , the free trade principle * which give to property more right *
than to that of labour , and reserve , as a reward fox the industrious poor , a place in the modern bastiles , where liberty , ¦ ociability , and good feeling are destroyed , by the scanty allowance , and separation , which takes place between , man and wife in them . We remain , Most sincerely yours , its ., Signed on behalf of tbe meeting , Robert Tetle * . Halifax , April 27 th , 1841 . P . 8 . The above address was read on Tuesday evening to the members of the Radical Association , at their weekly meeting , and unanimously approved of . R . T .
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TO THE UNITED CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Brothers , —Having been nominated as a candidate for a seat in the . Executive Council , at the request of numerous members vf the National Charter Association , I beg thus publicly to make known my views respecting the duties of the Executive , and the steps they should , in my opinion , take when elected * The National Charter Assecistion was formed for the purpose of causing the People's Charter to become the law of the land . The first and greatest duty of the Executive , therefore , will be , to see that in every movement of the people the spirit of that Charter is abided by , and to press forward , by all legal and peaceful meant , unaltered and complete as it is at present stands , thai great and glorious measure .
The next . duty of the Executive will consist in creating public opinion in favour of tbe people ' s cause ; to struggle with and remove the errors by which the people ' s eyes are blinded ; and whenever any attempts are made for factious or party purposes , to delude the people and lead them away from the pursuit of their rights , it will be for the Executive to find means by which the enemy may be met and defeated . Another duty will be to collect and concentrate the energies of the Chartist body ; to establish unanimity of purpose and proceeding , and , by example , to inspire energy and activity into the breast of every individual professing to desire to seethe Charter enacted
It will be for the Executive to superintend the business affairs of the association ; to attend to the monetary department ; to cause from time to time just and comprehensive tables of the income and expenditure of monies ; to allay dissensions , and settle disputes ; to aid and assist victims ; to wateb . narrowly the conduct , the professions , an'd actions of all who take an active part in tbe people ' s cause ; and fearlessly , unflinchingly , and hoaeatlyto discharge the important duties entrusted to them . The Executive , in my opinion , immediately upon their first assembling , should revise , enlarge , complete , and submit t » the Chartists for approval , the Constitution of the Association , or the "Plan . " It should then proceed to instruct all the officers of the association in a proper knowledge of their duties , and the
requiremeats from them , until aU the parts of the organization are harmoniously blended and set in motion . It will then be for them , to the fullest extent of the means supplied by the people , to secure the spread of Chartist principles , by the appointment of intelligent lecturer * and the plentiful distribution of instructive political papers , simplifying and explaining tbe objects of government , and the principles upon which it should bo based , and showing tbe superiority of democratic over all other ' institutions . It will also be for the Executive , aided by the General Council , to secure in every city , town , or village , a place of meeting , where the pure truths of democracy may be taught , and the people be instructed upon the means to be employed to rid themselves of oppression , and tke sufferings resulting from it
Such proceedings as these cannot fail to carry with them social improvement ; and without entering into calculations of the amount of money required for the purposes of this organization , and thereby placing their object beyond the reach of the people , imparting to them the idea that the scheme is Malthusian or visionary , or only to . drag pence from their pockets to be applied to idle . purposes , incalculable good will be effected ; and su « h the mighty results , if the Executive iB active and zealous , that a glorious , moral , and political revolution will speedily ensue , to gladden the heart of every lover of hia kindred .
These are briefly my vie ws of the duties of the Executive , and the manner in which they should proceed when elected . Oi comae there . are many matters of detail which cannot here be entered upon . But if . in tbe fundamental principles , the members of the National Charter Association agree with myself , I shall be happy to Berve them to the best of my ability . I am , brother Chartists , Your devoted friend , R . K . PniLr . 1 , Chandos-Buildings , Bath , May 3 , 1841 .
P . S . I have just seen a letter , by Mfc Hetherington , in the Odd Fellow , in which ho says the National Charter is an O'Connor Association , and "is always talking about the Charter , but doing very little towards ensuring its . triumph . " As one of the delegates who assisted in the formation of the National Charter Association , I beg distinctly to say , tbat O Connor had nothing whatever to do with its establishment ; that a delegate meeting was called by the Chartists , and'it is , therefore , in every sense , nn association wholly formed and supported by the Chartist body . lam ready to admit that the designs of this Association have ' not been made so public as it was necessary they ' should ; nor have the public been given
fully to understand the manner in which it will proceed . It is , therefore , important that the election of the Executive should come off according to appointment , and the chosen representatives proceed at onse to their duties , tbat aU ground for misrepresentation may be removed . The Executive will not , in my opinion , be a permanently sitting body . Quarterly or other meetings , will be sufficient for the transaction of business ; but those members of the Executive whe are agretable may be employed as missionaries throughout tin * -year for which they are appointed , this is tbe compensation alluded to in the plan of organization for loss of employment , or in consequence of performing the requisite duties . In my own case , however , this permanent employment would not be required . R , K . P .
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Strange Occurrence . — On Sunday last , during the afternoou service , as the preacher in one of the Established Churches was about to offer up prayers for the congregation , the precentor gave out the following notice : " A young man , entering into business , earnestly : solicits the prayers of this congregation . " —Dundee Advertiser . Ghent , Ma . y 5 . —On Monday last the Nestor of all the prisoners iu Europe died ia the prison of Ghent . Pierre Joseph Soete was condemned in 1773 to be broke on the wheel , for having murdered a young girl . He . was then seventeen years of age .
A petition being presented to the Empress Maria Theresa , his punishment was commuted into imprisonment for life . In 1814 he was set at liberty by Count Bichaliff ; Hetman of the Cossacks , wkoee head quarters . were in this city ; but beiDg destitute of the means of subsistence , of relations , and friends , after thirty six years' captivity , he solicited , as a favour , to be suffered to return to the same prison which had been so long his abode . The request was granted , and he remained in the Basphuis twentytieven years more ( in all sixty-three years ) , and died on Monday , at-the age of eighty years .
Child Dropping . — On Saturday evening , no fewer than three infants were left at different parts of Brighton by their unnatural parents . About a quarter past ten , a boy knocked at the honse of Mr . Martin , a saddler . North-street , with a basket in his hand , which he said was for Mr . Martin , bat" there was nothing to pay . " The servant girl went to call her mistress , and on her return the basket was in the passage , but the boy had left . On opening the parcel , they found a beautiful boy , about aix weeks old , wrapped in flannel , and very nicely clothed . The infant was immediately taken to the Town-hall by a policeman , and from thence to the workhouse , where it is doing well . Two others were brought into the poor-house the same night , which had been , W'f . at doors in the western iQ&d . —Aylesbury News . . .
The Rev . T . D . Greog in Custody . —The Rev . T . D . Gregg , of controversial notoriety , has been brought before the Dublin police magistrates for an assault and outrage at the George-street nunnery in that city . The Rev . polemic , it seems , having heard that a girl of respectable connections , formerly a Protestant , had entered the convent , proceeded thither iritlrher uncle and brother , and endeavoured to force the girl away , at the same time using very offensive terms to the nuns . The girl ' s mother , it
appears , is living , and had offered no objections to the step she had taken . After an investigation , ' the magistrates ordered all the parties concerned to be bound ia their recognizances to kee p the peace ; but Mr . Gregg refused to comply with this order , because he said he was convicted by a Popish magistrate . ' Information was then lodged against him by Mr . Daffy , tbe magistrate alluded to , and Mr . Gregg remains in custody , having refused to give bail . . - :
A Black Affair . —A chimney sweeper ' s boy named Richardson , of Knaresbraiffb , was last week committed for trial at the next West ; Riding Sessions , on a charge of stealing a quantity of soot , from another of the " fraternity" named Watson , who being also a boy , and having no friends to be bound for his appearance against his professional brother" at the sessions , he was also consigned to prison , bo that he may be forthcoming at the " needfaltime . " ,
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— ? . — TO THB EDIT 9 R OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Having seen in the Northern Star of last Saturday an article beaded " G-olding again !* in -which my name is prettily mentiened by tbe conceited booby trbo forwarded it to you , I beg to call your attention to tbe same , in order that justice may be done to Mr . ( joiding . I have known Mr . O . for a long time , and I , as well as many others , cannot believe that Mr . Q . iia spy and being anxious that the various charges existing against him should be either substantiated or refuted , I beg leave to offer the " leaders" of the London Chartists the use of my premises { capable of accommodating two or three hundred ) gratuitously , for the purpose of fairly trying the accused , and hearing his defence , which 1 have Mr . G . ' s sanction to say he is ready to mace . Yours aincerely .
Francis Wilbt . Pestaloalan Academy , Whitfleld-street , ( Late Tabernacle Sunday School , } April 28 , 1841 . 1 ' Recollect poor Peddie . " P . S . Any letter addressed to me will be attended to immediately . »
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THE WONDROUS " SECRET MOVE . " " G » od name in man or woman dear , my lord , Is the immediate jewel of the soul ; Who steals my purse , steals trash ; 'tis something , nothing ! 'Twas mine , 'tis his , and has been slave to thousands ; But be tbat filches from me my good name , Robs me of that which not enriches him , But makes me poor indeed . "
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THE "NEW MOVE . " " Tracing most of our s « cial grievances to class legislation , we have proposed a political reform upon tbe principles of tke People ' s Charter : we have made it tbe polar star of our agitation , and have resolved , by all just and peaceful means , to cause it to become the law of our conntry . " Believing it to have truth far its basis , and the happiness of all for its end , we conceive that it needs not the violence of passion , the bitterness of party spirit , nor the arms of aggressive warfare , for its support : its priaciples need only to be unfolded to be appreciated , and , being appreciated by the majority , will be established in peace . " —Extract from Address "to the Political and Social Reformers . "— ( ' ¦ New move . " )
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 15, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct379/page/7/
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