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¦***" " ACROSTIC . t ito , what « a ? " ~ toiI " Bd WM ; ^ Bfenal Wbi « s have made it « oj sToodis ontheirhadi ; and weeping « tm bedew the sod , where sleeping JSstieSm . HsrkMhatcry ! * ^ , from a roiee that cannot die ; \ oaflifnl , smiling , UBEBTY . Jakes Clabke . ' n west , May 39 th , 1841 .
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" ^ ttAPFOSP . —Chtbch Rate Meeting . — ^^ si ; empt has been nade to lay a church-^ T ^ onsindi of rate-payers were present on the ** Jmj , The meeting was adjoaraed from the f ^ T jo the chorea-yard . The Vicar © eenpied the 3 *? and read a something called a monition , pur-SdBf a > h » Te come from a Her . Father in God at !*" t A "Teat deal of hubbab and nonsense ensued . Vrts then moTed that a rate of one halfpenny in L ^ Mjfld be bid . As an amendment , it was moved £ 1 jj rate should be laid , which was earned by « ioritv of at l ^ ast twenty to one . The Rev . rSse ** inquired in what manner , and by whom , I * jd edifice was to be repaired ; when immediately f ! ns moved and carried that the " needful" should « ked by Tolnntary subscription , in which the their utmost but
i ^ jao aists promised support . ± iow-^ 5 ^ ung woul d suit a compulso ry raie ; and * tfcoraance with the monition , the churchwardens ! u » rtte . A protest was then entered against the \ rfgjisp of these individuals , and a fiery disfSos eiisned as to whether it should be inserted in "fern ' s books , which ended by its insertion , 5 ^ afterwards signed by & large number of the j ^ bianis . 3 JTCHESTEB . —On Sunday last , a pro-^ Jan of Modern Druids was fo rmed in Manchester , " TwcoiniDy the remains of a deceased brother to ^ jgjjug . plaee . It "was trnly cheering to witness aTortog men assembled to pay the last tribute of j Lgt to one of their own order , and to see the Sg dttonun manifested by all the body during - wide of the proceedings .
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jjoe&ATios . —Three hundred agriculturists from i » aJdL » Tipperary , and Kerry , embarked last g £ is Cork , for Sydney . —Dublin PUtU ] x b reported that the proprietors of the South fstfn Hallway hare taken up the subject of a , 2 nj to Saiisbory . to vds of emigration still rnns strongly towards fc Ufihed States . In the absence of goods , the jjsfii-wkh steerage passengers . Is Jupiburg Gazette gives a . firightful account Hat atrocious massacres perpetrated by the Turks
pt lie Christian insurgents of Bulgaria . In Otmtilulionnel has a letter which sayB , fft know net on what authority , thai another pai Ressian expedition is on its starch against the S offiiaBs . " i sex * frigate has been built at Bordeaux for ££ yaaish Government , and is just completed . As m it some guns expected from England arrive fcwsel will be ready to sail for a Spanish port . In iBOjrst&STEis of Staffordshire and Shropshire yjjBwessary to blow out forty-two furnaces , by yv aaav persons will be thrown out of
employ-Osjibil Paslet ' 5 operations against the wreck i&t Royal George are now going on with great gBisj under Lieut . Hutehinson , as the executive gaer . In coxpnraoN among the steamers has become » pal , and their numbers have so much increased iiu , that seventeen vessels are daily engaged in BRjisg passengers between Gravesend and Ionia . " Suihs 15 the Metropolis . —The weekly statewt of the number of deaths , registered in the jcfpoiuan districts , shows a considerable decrease MfUtd with the weekly averages of 1838-9-40 . Ti ass informed that the magistrate who , it was ai , efered to procure the remission of the Fectence ftetwmc : MedhurFt for tne sum of £ 3 , 000 , has ! snick oSthe commission of the peace . —Tin . es
mapendent . U France states that M . Guiaot had applied to k Cccri of London to unite with France in as-¦ kHagAn European congress , but that the British pw * Bmi had refused to accede io his request . fro « orporals belonging to the 26 th regiment , pcartd av Ejs- ~ es , near Agen , fonght a dnel a few pnigo with ' swords . They wounded each other k ' aesame moment so severely that one died on the w , isd tha other ' s life is despaired of . [ ii ihe French Clamber of Deputies the question ¦ iniform postage was bronght forward , wiien the paw of Finance declared that the Government " adk > intention of introducing such a measure into hast it present .
- FnuLE Lxcttses . —Last week two stranger ladies ^ layered lectures on Tee-totalism in the South Sefeawi meeiiiig-house , Perth , and so success * ul had * jleen in making converts , that at the conclusion im of ihe lectures 200 females enrolled themselves - rie tbt banner of total abstinence bv signing the h * fa-| ; A sdbitios has been created in Madrid , by a feaoor ikxi an Eirglish vessel , captured for smugfea |; iy » Spanish preventive-service boat , and car-|« iisi « tbe harbour ef Canhagtna , had been cut § f if tie harbour by two English brigs of war . EU ibbk dated Bremen , stat « s that a vessel be-B *» g » that pon had just arrived there in the Ifgt rf a British naval ofneer , who had captnred Kjf Ae coast of Africa , suspecting her to be | f » Bj > "for the slave trade . The merchjmts at ^^• lit was said , were indignant at the bare snstg * rf being eDgaged in such a diabolical com-K ?" Wo Jom Bzckett of Leeds , fays the ifancfiestcr »* &si , Mr . George Jackson the 3 f iyor of Pres-Hlkii ^ ' •^*^ > er Gl * ds : one of Lirerpool , have B £ *? named as the second Tory candidate , with ¦ J-naer , for Preston . 9 ^ n ^ 3 i £ cnos against the oppressive taxation H * rate id Bolgaria , according to the Leipzic ¦* fcof May lfth , is a very serious affair : mere BM * » I anarchy ; and oat of 150 Tillages near H" * *^ twenty have escaped destruction .
jF ** Sniggers on ^ Swiss frontier have adopted W l « a of conveying light parcels of Talnable artim * w » the frontier line of customs stations by | r" « - * balloon . They freight the aerostatic R ^ . ^ th a load of from 160 to 200 English ^^ udtieD , guiding it by a rope , take adran-| F , « * favourable wind , and walk with their jr « Tf&tle into France . I Umar V P ^^ y " ^ to those who have corresl ^^ ^ ^ ° kn ow , that agrcatinconvenience l *» ^ < lon e awaJ T " ~ Tiz ' obligation of g * Stfce postage on this side , and that in a short KC ? 1 * 6 Dl 3 y be paid Wtii here and in India , ¦ L * 0 " 1 ° o the transmission and receipt of the
S |*« sniE For > -n . —Property to a considerable ¦ » ja , been found lately on the beach near Wcy-Ktt "eorge Trent , in proceeding homewards ¦*« cart last week , saw an old pair of cloth ¦ 7 « lying on the pebbles . He put them in his ¦ IT *? «* miEing them , fonnd in one of the Wgr » leather note-case , containing four Bank of ¦ uK ^ the res P ' e amounts of £ 5 , £ 20 , ¦*« vfi & 00 ' The mKl ^ & * * hree smaller ¦« « a * d tie same day ; but the £ 1 , 600 note ¦?*«« & defaced and torn , apparently by long ¦ TiT |* f « a , has been sent to the Bank of Eng-¦ cet T ? mezns ' Probably , the note may be i » . . her * was nothing about the trousers or ¦ ¦ ; J ^ i j . ^^ " f « ti * Ai ^ , 9 WUk tit ; bX VUI 7 C 1 O VI
It P ** *^ ^ ^ w &e owner . Ifctt ? ? Bill-sticker . —At iiarlborongh-IMrf mday ' John sP <* chley , oae of the * 5 et » exterB& 1 paper-hangers , vulgarly called I « fc 5 * * " ci * rR « i wi '« h having plastered the I Aear / n ^ PP 1 / boase & Oxford-street with I « £ ! tlu > v ¦ RaTln « De « n detected in Jiagronti I fciVJnu ]* ' 36 " 11 * 11 took lun at once into cn 3 tody . I ** aT 7 npon for his defenee , the bill-sticker I Sll of , loftv indignation . He said , " I ' m It irt *?; **? l 5 shaan , and I ' ve a right to stick ¦*«•« & k-n ^ ' ** ' LoDg- « Yon hare no ¦ ; « T ^ T * ° * on People ' s houses . " Defendant ¦ k . i ^?! » P « ai , as one of the people , to stick Pat notice
B I'd 4 ^ 7 ^ « ? P * to stick no , bills , ' ¦•* . j ^ - * exercise the privileges of our pro-B * LuJ * dnt 7 to perform , and in . these leSV ?** 18 « TerJ ni&a to do his duty . " hT ^ I " - AB ( 11 have a public duty to perfona | 58 C ? i 5 i . Al e law fron » b ^* broken . " ^ fttinhL \ Wl-sticker to Mr . George Robins , H * " **? ™?* , * - S ^ PSon , and all the great ¦•*» A , m ? Publi 6 daty OT Illacrifice ¦ l ' : ^ BW P of mJ eowitry . We are all ¦ ^ W * n ^ y b ^^ er . and 1 can prove it . " Mr . ¦ * tete * ' * * wi £ h m T brother would behave ¦*«« iin ?' ^ mi £ > a - WM y <™ promise not to l « Sc « V > efendaBt- I'ii stick toroyrightj . " r * niin . '* T ^ I * shilling . " Befend-|« iC ( W Jon a farthing . " The defendant Aa ^ J ^ w wWi the air of a political mar-IN ^ & ' u ^ 8611 ' » ^ e hlLCk o ^ e ^ ¦ " » kew ^ rel " ^ ccnseated to surrender hii 9
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FntB . —We have the painfol inteWgWQ iO- don * mnnicate of the total destruction , by fire , of Teteotthouse , the property of Sir William Molest »« th , Bart- on Fridaj afteroopn last . 33 » e house , njhioh was bnilt about ieven years since , eost upwards of £ 5 , 000 in its erection . A report was spread ascribing the fire to be the work of an ioeendiary , but it has been ascertained to have been psrely accidental , resulting from an accumulation of soot in a crack of the floe taking fire . The farniture and papers were saved!— West of England Conservative . Connexion op Tkbtotxlbhs for Strbst Pbeachikq . —At the Loneton Pottery Police Court on Wednesday , Thomas Hurley * William Ashford , Richard Horn , and John Kent , four members of a Teetotal
Society , appeared to answer an information , laW under the 66 th cl » u « e of the Stoke Police Act , which charged them with creating or causing a nuisance , by preaching in the open air , atPenkhull , on Sunday last . James Hope , a policeman of Stoke , said on Sunday morning last , about half-past ten , he was at Penkhull , and found a large body of people congregated together at a Teetotal meeting . The defendants were all there . They bad a waggon and a cart . Huxley was preaching , between the pool and the barn , on the left-hand side of the barn . The preachers did cot obstruct the way , being on private property ; but the crowd did . There was no noise except " laughter , " " hear , hear , " and general approbation . Nothing likely to cause a breach of the
peace occurred . The topic generally was to abstain from strong drinks . Mr . Williams inquired of the Magistrates if the defendants were called on to offer any defeiee . They had a host of witnesses to prove that there was no obstruction in the road , or breach . of the peace . He could show that they were on private land , and that they had leave of the proprietor to « se it ; md that be also lent them the cart and waggon used to preach from . Mr . Alcock and , Mr . Williams then called witnesses for the defence . The first was Mr . John Rathbone of Norwood . He said he was a member of the Teetotal Society , and presided at the meeting . They had leave te use the land from Mr . Rhead . He wonld swear there was no obstruction of the
road . Heard the policemaD say , they came by Mr . Rose ' s order to disperse the meeting , and an answer was made , that Mr . Rose must send a note . Mr . Williams said , if the singing in the streets were declared a noisaace . the children of the charity and Sunday schools , in which they all felt great interest , must Be stopped , which would be a circumstance much to be deplored . Mr . Joseph Davenport said , he was employed in keeping the road clear . There was room for a carriage to pass . If any one stopped on the road , he requested them to move nearer the waggon . Now and then a few stood , but they were
not generally on the road . There ^^^^^ or seven yards between the waggon and tfi | a « gifcjBiggte . Wm . Tarns , John Brooks , Wm . W |^ PCotton , Luke Carter , R . Yivian , £ || 3 MHg ! E $ siid Thomas James , were successively . ftriWWJB ? spoke to the orderly state of the meetingythit thl ^ id not consider that there was ai * y obstruction of the Toad , or any nuisance whatever . After a short consultation with Mr . Broade , Mr . J . Harvey said the magistrates were of opinion that the defendant" were guilty of creating a nuisance , nnder the provisions of the Police Act , and they mast pay a fine of Is . each , and the expenses .
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BALANCE SHEET OF THE NATIONAL VICTIM FUND COMMITTEE . From the 23 rd of February to ihe 20 lh of Mat / , 1841 . Dr . £ . s . d .
—Money m Mr . Heywood s hands as Treasurer 0 18 .. Ratcliffe , after a lecture by Mr . Leech , per Richard Hamer ; 0 7 2 „ Newtoa Heath , per David ' Whittaker and Edward I Travis ... ... ... 0 5 2 ! March 2—Nuneaton , Warwickshire , proceeds of a few Sunday eveain ^' s readings of the Northern Star , per T . Winters 0 10 0 S .. A Republican at Castle
Dor-I rington ... 0 1 0 . ' .. Mr . Hardy , of Stapleford , per Mr . Sweet 0 0 6 « 3—From Irvine , proceeds of a lecture , by Dr . M'Douall 0 15 0 I - Trowbridge , aud the Chartists of War minster , per John ! Moore ... 0 4 9 ! .. 4—Tenth subscription of Smiths | and Engineers of the East i District of London , per j an enemy to oppression ... 17 0 - From Snnderland , per J . Rainsley 0 16 6 _ 13—Maryleboneand Padj dington Victim i Committee ... 0 14 7 ' .. Collected ly Mr .
! Churchyard ... 0 10 0 ! - ProfitsofaConcerton I Thursday , Feb . ! 18 tb , 184 l , ... 3 8 1 4 12 8 j „ Fourth subscription of a few | flint shoe-makera of the I East District of London , per Wm . Holliday ... 100 j ~ 26—St . Pancras Political Victim | Committee , per Mr . Wall 5 0 0 .. Mr . Arnold , of Nottingham 0 6 0 ! ~ From N . C . A ., of Middlesbro' 0 15 0 i _ SO—From Westminster Victim
1 Box , per W . Y . Sonter 0 10 0 j „ Proceeds of a tea-party at f New Pellon , near Halifax , per John Cockcroft ... 1 2 0 April 11—From E . Clayton , of Hudders-: field , per Mr . Campbell 0 6 0 j ~ Eleventh subscription of the ! Smiths and Engineers of j the East District of Lon-J don , per an enemy to oppression 1 10 3 From Burrhead Benevolent i Chartis : Society , per Mr .
j Pearson 10 0 From Worcester N . C . A ., per J . Blackwell 10 0 ~ From Leicester , per John Seal I to Mr . Heywood 0 10 0 i ~ From Chamber ' s Works , Carl lisle , per John Bell .. 0 7 6 t -. StroudN . C . A 0 3 6 ! -. Per Mr . Bartell and a few f friends 0 0 6 | ~ From Croydon , per W . Hodges 0 6 0 i ~ Norwich , per Samuel Goat ... 0 14 0 I - Birmingham , collected from a few friends , per C .
Steward 0 3 6 Trowbridge , collected by E . Paytae , per J . Biggens ... 0 7 0 - Trowbridge , by the members , of the democratic chapel 0 3 0 i ~ Honley , by J . W ., from five ! friends 0 2 6 | - Honley , the Easter penny col-I lection 0 2 6 ; ~ From Mr . Maddock's sale of i Mr . Cltave's pamphlets ... 0 2 0 May 5—Westminster , the penny subj scription ... 0 18 0 1 - From St . John ' s , in Westmin-; ster , per George Taylor ... 0 5 0 ! - 14—From Northern Star ofiice ... 76 0 2 Total money received by the Committee 101 lo 10 Total money paid by the Committee 44 4 1 Money in Mr . Heywood's 1 hands , as Treasurer ... 57 11 9 i Cr . ; March 9—Mrs . Hawarth , of Denton ... 1 0 0 -. Mr 3 . Armitage , of Stockport 10 0 Mrs . Burton , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Whareham , ditto ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Johnson , ditto 10 0 _ Mrs . Livesey , of Manchester ... 10 0 Mrs . Barker , ditto 10 0 - Mr . Timothy Higgins , of Asbton-under-Lyne . 10 0 -. 30—Mr . Howarth , on his coming out of Chester Castle ... 1 0 0 _ Mr . Harmiiage , ditto ... 1 0 0 - Mr . Johnson , ditto 10 0 Mr . Burton , ditto 10 0 Mr . Whareham , ditto 10 0 Mr . Livesey , ditto „ ... 1 0 0 ~ Mr . Broadbent , of Ashtonunder-Lyno 10 0 Mr . Duke , ditto 10 0 ~ Mr . Carrier , of Trowbridge ... 2 0 0 Mr . Crabtree , of Barnsley ... I 0 0 Mr . Hoey , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Ashton , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Smethies , of Bradford ... 1 a 0 Mrs . Hutton , ditto 1 * 0 Mrs . Holdsworth , ditto ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Brooks , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Walker , ditto 10 0 - Mrs . Benbow , of London ... 1 0 0 Mr . Charles Morris , of Bolton , ( released from Kirkdale ) 10 0 Mrs . O'Brien , of Lancaster ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Peddie , of Edinbnrgh ... 1 0 0 Mr . W . V . Jackson , of Manchester ... 10 0 Mrs . Foden , of Sheffield ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Booker , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Clayton , ditto 1 0 0 Mrs . Holbury , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Penthorp , ditto 1 0 Mrs . Duffy , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Marshall , ditto ... ... 1 0 0 _ Mrs . Bennison , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Barker , of Manchester ... 10 0 Mrs . Robert e , of Birmingham 10 0 Mrs . Brown , ditto 10 0 Mr . WeeveTB , of Macclesfield 0 10 0 „ Mr . Dan . Bell , prisoner , iiirkdale 0 10 0 -, Expences of Committee in rest , paper , &e 14 1 £ 44 , 4 1 Andited and fonnd correct by James Leech , Robkst Green , TnoMAS Davis , Abe £ Heywood , Treasurer , Sahukl Chimjjebljuw , President , P&tbb Shokbools , Secretary .
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A VOICE FAOM WAKEFIELD HELL . Hook of Correction , Wakefield , 15 th April , 1841 . Dear « m , —Being permitted only once a month to haw any comnran ' . cation with my friend * , I am , ' as may be expected , nearly ignorant or passing events . However I am informed that that curse of Chartism , disunion , exists to a deplorable extent Thia ia precisely a « theeaemy could desire , they know that union is strength , and therefore will exult in our disunion . I have long lamented this evil , and would moat willingly sacrifice my ewn feelings on particular points , to obtain union io our ranks . Of this the enemy in Barnsley are perfectly aware , having dragged me out of my own house there in 1 » 29 , under a chawe of sedition , for
having at a public meeting recommended union as the only means of destroying tyranny ! and having at the same time prored the necessity of suchuston . anareferred to history / or glorious examples of its uprooting despotism and oppression . Admiring as I do your unparalelled exertions toameliorate the condition of the working classes , and feeling convinced that those exertions emanate from the purest and best of motives , 1 deeply regret that the bitterness of your confinement should be augmented by the Insidious conduct of pretended fr iends . I must confess that I have not agreed with every action of your political conduct , but I have never for one moment doubted the purity of your intentions , and the greatest fault that I have b # en able to detect , has been what I then , and at this present moment consider , a texvextreme desire to conciliate hen , who have on ail occasions evinced any thing but a friendly
feeling towards you . I watcketl with painful feelings the conduct of Lovett , and the Wotking Men's Association , during the late agitation , every action of whleh exhibited a SECRET , but persevering and implacabU enmiiy towards you . Whether you observe ! this or not I am unable to say . However it mode a deep impression upon my mind , and when I visited London , whilst the first Convention was sitting , I embraced every opportunity of 'satisfying myself why such feeling did exist . I shall not refer to the many convincing proofs I received of their malignity towards you , and . will only add , that after remaining in London altogether about three months , and associating during that time with a great number of as good Chart "'* aa * h »» p » re in Kivr Lima , t was extremely glad to find that this ungenerous and unjustifiable feeling , was confined to Mr . Lovett and a few of his immediate friends .
The abuve remarks apply in part to Mr . Collins also , as the whole tenor , of bis conduct , afttr the Birmingham rupture , was any thing but generous or friendly . Being extremely desirous , Sir , for union , I rejoiced exceedingly in your noble and disinterested conduct on their behalf , when they were committed to Warwick Castle , concluding in my own mind , that the exertions you made on that occasion , would obliterate from their minds any petty feelings of jealousy that might have biassed their better judgment . But , Sir , judge of my surprise , on learning through the medium of my friends that these two individuals , backed by a few others , have most treacherously concocted a plan for the ostensible purpose of knowledge Chartism , but for the secret purpose of removiDg you out of the way of Judas O'Coaaell . ,
I have been nearly ten years a prisoner nnder this and my former conviction , during which time I have suffered every privation and hardship that the refined cruelty of man can devise , yet I solemnly declare , that with the exception of what I have felt on account ot my family and relations , that I have experienced more regret on this base attempt , than I have on any circumstance that has occurred during the whole period , excepting also , of course , the unfortunate Welbh affair . Peeling confident that the ingratitude of such conduct must wound , to a certain extent , feelings Already harassed and oppressed by dreary confinement , ( and I know that no man living can be mote BenBitive than yourself , on questions of honour , consistency , and independence of character , ! and , having witnessed your extreme desire , by indefatigable perseverance in the most disinterested actions , to keep then above suspicion , ;—I know Sir , that you must have felt intensely on the subject ..
I do not , Sir , write to fl itter ; it is a mean and grovelling despotism unworthy of a man ; but I think that it is equally mean and grovelling to withhold the sentiments of one ' s mind , because in giving utterance to them we are compelled to speok in praise ; neither do I write to have my opinions published . My only motive in writing is to express my indignation at the base conspiracy , and to assure you , Sir , that it is my firm belfef few men in England could be found to possess such unworthy motives , as Lovett and Collins appear to be actuated by . I legretsuch disunion occurring , not because I think they possess any interest to injure you , but from a conviction that such , divisions retard the cause we all
profess to admire and advocate . The real intentions of those individuals must be manifest to all , since the old crotchet of moral and physical force has been so very properly buried in oblivion . Hence they are compelled , for the effecting of their sinister designs , to introduce some cew subject of contention . That their principal object is to ruin if porsible your hard-earned reputation , and universal popularity , I cannot for ouo moment doubt , neither can 1 imagine that they will succeed . The base attempt will recoil on thtir own heads , or I am macti deceived in my opinion of the Chartists of England .
I have above expressed my pleasure , that the old bone of contention ( about moral and physical force ) is buried in oblivion . But although I am pleased such is the case , I canuot admit , what may be inferred by such a confession , that I imagine moral force in itself , can or will be sufficient , taken in the sense that some people define it in , to bring about the objects we all have in view . My sentiments on the above foolish distinctions , remain precisely the same , as when at liberty , from a conviction , that the oppressors of the country will never do justice to tlw working classes , only through the fear of something worse ; yet such ismy ardent desire to witness the downfall of the present odious and exclusive system of class legislation , that I am as willing as evfer I was , to ass at in every moral effort that 1 b made to accomplish it . without any ' regard to my own
judgment , which tells roe that the people of England ( and when I say England , I mean the whole empire ) must be prepared to take their rights before the " powers that be" will grant them . And this is what I call moral determination , and not moral and physical cowardice , about which bo much has been said , to answer certain purposes . And 7 et , although 1 am become , through continued oppression , almost impatient for retributive justice , and my soul pants to avenge my own and my country ' s wrongs , and , as God lives , I would preter a glorious death , to a life of wretchedness and slavery , still I am willing and desirous to bury my own opinions for the sake of union with those who may entertain different views , and who may , in consequence of never having been subjected to the same insults , degradation , and refined cruelties as myself , be more patient .
Perhaps I have already occupied too much of your time-, nevertheless I must draw your attention to a subjitt that I think might be attended with very beneficial effects , if carried out Men unacquainted with tbe social and domestic condition of the working classes , imagine that they , as a body , are contented with the present state of thinga , and if left to their own judg . ment would never contemplate a change . I have been told so by many respectable Individuals . And this opinion is formed of their contentedhess by their apparent apathy in not enrolling thenvieves as members in Chartist Associations U any extent . I must confess , the objection at first view appears somewhat plausible , but -when we enquire into causes , we discover the injustice of such a conclusion .
We all are very apt to say , that man is the lord or nmter of all created beings ; whereas were we to speak the truth , ( but this would be confessing our own weakness , ) we ought to say that xvoman is . It is true , man is the ostensible being that encounters the 'toils , dan . gers , and hardships of this life . But , Sir , woman is the secret influence by which men are propelled onwards , to brave dangers and even death . This I think' few men will deny , but some I know will exclaim ; O but I never allow my wife to exercise any oantroul over me . " This may be true in a few instances ; but take , the great body of mankind , and we shall find that woman , bv her endearments , and timid , but fond and unaffected solicitude for our well-being , directs or controuja the whole of our actions .
This at once accounts for the apathy that so many men unfortunately manifest towards their permanent interest . And when we examine the social condition of the working and middle classes of society , we find that the poor man . is entirely dependent upon the , middle class man fur employment , and consequently for his brtad , of which the oppressors seldom' fail to deprive them , should they dare to think and act for themselves ; and-we know also , that the middle classes of society as a body , are us deadly enemies to the poor man ' s rights as the worst of the aristocracy , or our base dad vacillating Government .
Now , Sir , being aware of this , and knowing also , that a number of individuals , in consequence of daring to profess Chartist principles , have been deprived of employment , and left to starve , surrounded with famishing wives and children , unassisted , allow . me to ask , is not this quite sufficient to deter others from becoming members of a body so persecuted , aad io regardless of each others' well being ? This has created a feeling of dread in the minds of tM ' ves and mothers , lest they should be subjected to the same , hard fate ,, and therefore they exert all the influence they possess t « keep their husbands from joining our ranks . Hundreds of individuals , in all parts of England , have confessed this to me , and very naturally expressed their faar . of bringing ruin upon their families . ¦;• . ' .-
But , Sir , all thia might be very easily remedied , and an irresistible impulse given to the cause . In no former period of the wcrlcl have the working classes pos ^ sessed neb means of accomplishing it ; many persons , were they to hear this assertion , would doubt ita correctness ; but they must be very Ignorant of past events , not to perceive that it is strictly correct ; ia the possession ot a newspaper , regardless of frowns or perse , cutions , that fearlessly exhibits to public view and contempt , private oppressors as well aa public despots . This mighty defence of indWrious poverty , backed by a fund to relieve the victim ^ of petty tyrants , would speedily remove thia great drawback to union ; and a Yerj small sacrifice , if we can call inch a trifle a sacrifice , weekly from each individual , would provide an ample fund , to afford a comfortable and sun mainte-
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nance for all who may in future be thrown out of employment , or persecuted purely for their . political principle * I am given io understand that there is an Executive Committee in Manchester , belonging to the Chartist body of England . This Committee could transact this additional business also ; and the Chartist ' s associations in each town could stand for local committees , to investigate and report , to the Executive Committee , any circumstances of local oppression that might occur in their different localities , and which report should be a sufficient authority for affording relief according to the nature of the case . This simple plan would also instantly do * w * j with the necessity of so many different collections , which in themselves are a gnat
injury to the cause ; as all persons who may have a claim upon the sympathy of their fellew Chartists for assistatue under oppression would find no difficulty in obtaining sach . The Star would give publicity to ail the transactions ; and thousands who are . now held back , throngh fear of starvation , would immediately join our ranks ; and those women who have hitherto kept their husbands at borne , when they saw that their children and themselves were not likely to want for bread , would urge them to join their fellow men in obtaining justice from the common enemy . Assistance should be extended in the same manner to eur persecuted brethren in ill used Ireland ; when we should be able to give the death blow to the further deceptions of the charlatan , O'Connell , as oar principles would rapidly gain ground under such cirenmstances .
This plan may appear impracticable to some , but I am confident it could be accomplished with the greatest ease imaginable , if the Chartists are willing . [ Ashton next proposes a plan of raising money for the above desirable object , namely , by a penny subscription , and then concludes thus ] : — Trusting . that what I have said will be sufficient to draw your attention to the subject , and that you will triumph over all your enemies , and live to see all your benevolent intentions towards the working classes car-Tied into effect , I remain , Sir , Your uncompromising and sincere Friend and Admirer , ¦ yVM . Akht / vw OP * : C . *~ -g ~ i » O'OuullVl , Xl 2 HJ ., York Castle . [ I have read tbe above letter with great pain and pleasure—pleasure , ia deserving the confidence of my old friends ; and pain for the keen and cutting censure which it conveys . Yes , it is keen , and for this reason . The very day before poor Ashton ' s trial , he made a tenth attempt to put me on my guard against several parties who have since tried to injure me ; and , instead of thanking him , I rebuked him most severely , when he turned and said , " Well . Sir , you may live to repent . " I have lived to repent ; but it is of my injustice to poor Ashton , to whom I cheerfully tender my contrition . —Feaugus O'Connor ]
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DUFFY , THE LIBERATED CHARTIST . The following letter from Duffy , to his son a * Carlisle , has been Bent te us for publication : — Sheffield , May ICtb , 1841 . My Dear Son , —I have the gratifying pleasure to inform you and my friends in Carlisle , that I am ( thauks be to God ) once more enjoying the fresh and cooling breezes of liberty ! having been liberated on the 12 th instant , on account of the bad state of my health . I hud been confined in tbe hospital , as an invalid , since the 10 th December , 1840 . I am happy to inform you that I am in a fair way of recovery , and what is still better , that after being confined in silence aad having had to endure most cruel hardships for the space of fourteen months and seven days , and although I am much debilitated and all but dead , my persecutors have not been
able to obliterate from my heart and mind otic single letter of the glorious Charier ! No ! never , never . ' I repudiate the new Whig movement of Lovett , Collins , and Co . and will , as soon as my health permits , boldly take my stand on the rock of liberty , advocating until the death the rights of the people . I am , my dear Son , most thankful to you for your noble and patriotic efforts to rescue me from my late bastile ; an event which will make you still more endeared to me than ever ; and though you have neglected me by letters , you havo nevertheless done your duty nobly and affectionately . I hope you will excuse the shortness of this letter , as I assure you I am scarcely able to hold the pen through the weakness of the nerves . Believe me to be , my dear boy . Your affectionate and distressed Father , Jk M . ES DUFFY . Hurrah for the Charter !
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IRISH " REPEALERS" AND 1 RTSH CHARTISTS IN MANCHESTER . On the subject of the late disgraceful physical-force exhibitions in Manchester , we have received the following coneapondence for publication : —
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FROST , O'CONNOR , RIDLEY , AND THE MANDARIN AFFAIR . TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQUIRE . " False accusations can be nobly cleared . " Sib , —In the letter addressed to me in tbe Star of tne 20 th inst ., if you received mine of the 18 : h , you have allowed your feelings to overpower your judgment or not allowed justice to take it ? true course . London , May 18 th , 1841 . " J ) Exa Sib ., —In crmpliince with your request , I send the particulars of ray Interview -with the steward , Mr . Douglas , of the ship Mandarin , in St- Katlierine ' s Dock .
"It was on Tuesday evening , the 13 th instant , at the Social Institution , Whitechipel Road , being delegated to a public meeting there ; Mr . Douglas sought an interview to gain Mr . Lovetfs direction , he having a private verbal message to Mr . Lovett from our friend Frost I did ask Mr . Douglw if Mr . Frost bid not sent a message to any other person except Mr . Lovett ; and , in particular , I named you and your conduct en Mr . Frost ' s triaL Mr . Douglas replied no ; for it was Mr . Frost ' s opinion , on going out , tbat you was in the pay of Government I asked what did he think Mr . Frost would say now when he heard you was in prison , and under the power of the same Ministry ? Mr . T > ongW tola me he d » ubt «< l not Frost ' s opinion was altered before this : he heard something to that effect before he left New South WaleB for the- East Indies .
" This is all that was Btated concerning yourself , and I thought proper , in justice to you , to have the first opportunity of making the statement , because I felt sure that Mr . Lovett , on seeing the steward , would make all inquiries about Mr . Frost ' s opinions on that unfortunate affair , which cost him his liberty . " The steward requested me not to moke any statement abent him in public , because it would tend to injure him in his employ : that is the reason I was not at liberty to state the steward ' s name or occupation on board the ship in Convention . I was at libetty to tell
any of them in- private , and have done so . Morgan William * , of Wales , went on board the ship with me on the Thursday following , and heard from the steward the same ; Dr . M'Douall has been since ; and I feel convinced , if you have a desire to know any further regarding our ¦ unfortunate friend Mr . Frest , the steward iri ! l answer if yen write to him . The ship is fitting out to carry emigrants to New Zealand : it goes from thence to New South Wales . Mr . Douglas offers to take out to our friend Frost any parcel or any letters that may be entrusted to his care .
" Mr . Frost had about fifty letters he intended te give to the care of Mr . Donglas ; but the doctor of the ship , from his kindness , gained on Mr . Frost ' s feelings , and he gave them to the care of the doctor . You may guess ¦ who had them from him , he being in the employ of Government " Mr . Donglas stated that Frost , Williams , and Jones were well when be left them ; they were well treated out fcy all , and we . ll received by the Governor . Frost is a clerk , Williams an overseer , and Jones a schoolmaster . " I hope this will find yon in good health , and shall feel happy when you are again among us . " I remain , " With all respect , " Truly yours , " R » rry Ridley . " 55 , Old Bailey , and 3 9 , D'Oyley-street , Sloane-street , Chelsea . "
Since writing that letter I have obtained tbe name of the introdncer of Messrs . Smart , Skevington , and myself , to Mr . Douglas the said steward , which introducer is James wilkins , 18 , Vincentstreet , back of Sboreditch Church . Remember I have not Been him to hold any conversation , and remember he was present with the Steward before I saw him and , after I left him to address the meeting . . ¦ I appeal to all men present at that meeting if I did not dwell solely on the injustice done by a base Government to Frost , O'Connor , O'Brien , and all our injured brethren . You may a&k why did not Mr . Smart or Skevington hear the conversation 1 The answer is , the " meeting was waiting , and they tbe eenntry delegates appointed to address it .
Now , Sir , to your letter in the Star . I will not enter into controversy with you , the injured persoB , about blunderbusses or internal machines at work against yes ; let them be so . Justice is your sword ; lore to " yonr unfortunate and degraded fellow men yonr armour ; noble actions and intentions your shield ; with these' will you gloriously triumph . Yeu say I am your accuser , and your feelings being wonnded with injustice , you direct a plain statement given word for word as it took place , in order to make me so . Did I not consider you firm in your intentions ? Did I not consider yon to be surrounded by foes ! Did I not feel
convinced I have Uken a troe course to stay all that may be made a handle against yon ! Did I not know what ever may . be the opinions formed now , I have done good for the future , I never would have given the statement publicity . You say I interrupted the business of the Convention n pon almost the last day . This I deny . I was called npon twice to make a statement of my interview , and lastly , the Chairman stated he was ready to r » ceive it . If I wa 3 not in order , the Convention could not be so in allowing and calling on me to make it . I Eay after they entertained it , they were much to blame in not allowing me to finish .
After the word horrid in yonr letter , you say why not state that first ! My answer is , it was my duty to give the report word for word , after tbe manner the conversation took place . Now , if the statements of Mr . Frost ' s opinions be tree or false , you and the world have them Just as I received them . What ia in the private message I k * ow not , it was thoughts on that and the position of all parties that brought me to a determination to give my report pnblieity , and I did it , knowing I may stand repudiated for the present , bat no one can handle it to repodiate jou for the future . In your letter you go over all tbe actionB coopltd with your name , that prompted me lo ask the question , be it jadick > u 8-or injadieious time will show . I hav * no desire to support the valne of my
information . I have given the name of iny introducer ; I now ask him , through this letter , if I have made a false or juit statement ot the interview , I request him to affirm or deny it . You » y yon will give £ 1 , 000 if I prove lo the Fatistaetion of Collins , Hetheringtos , or Lovett that you have ever in your life been guilty of one set of deceit ortreicha-Y to jour own party or your political foes . My answer to that is , Jet those who I have a desire for yonr £ 1 , 000 and to destroy your fame do it . "With , respect to the three names qnoted , Mr . ColliiB I never saw . to my knowledge till he appeared -in Convention ; Hetherington I never fpoke to four times in my life , was never in a shop of his ) in my life ; Lovett I never
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spoke ia , oat do . 1 personally Jcnow him ; bo inach for me being connected with any part or portion of men in new moves , eliqaea , or factions . Your letter makes the foulest charge against me that one man could make against another , if yon will insist that in giving in a report , I make a charge ! I positively deny it : You bare the portion in the statement that Dears honour to vou ; that clears you . Is it not in the question put , what did ho think Mr . Frost would say now , when he heard you was in prison , under the power of the same Ministry ! The reply was , he doubted net Frost ' s opinions were altered before this . He heard something to that « ffeet before he left New South Wales for the East Indies . " After this explanation , it must give , on its own bearings of merit or demerit tbe truth of my intentions .
_ I now with pain touch on Mrs . Frost ' s letter She does not consider my intentions good . Morgan , of Bristol , and Morgan Williams , of Wales , I doubt not will prove the desire of my intentions for good , if they appear to have worked evil . Now , Sir , you have received the whole statement—the true statement ; and if you require any information regarding my character , private or public , I shall , on being requested , gladly refer you to persons of standing and reputation in society . If you can receive at my hands any other service to do justice and honour t © your name , pray pat me in the way to perform it . The only circumstance that I can call to your mind regarding meis , I took the chair at a public meeting in Chelsea , for your attendance , sixteen or eighteen months back .
To conclude , onr cause requires union . I feel proud , in one respect , that my statement has drawn forth a glorious account of your exertions on that unfortunate affair . You have laid before the public a statement that will give fresh vigour to our cause , fresh excitements to our principles , and remove from the minds of many doubters , entertaining suspicion . Your account of that trial will redound to actions there stated . Now , Sir , to conclude , I boloDg to no faction—you ask for an answer , and you have it . I do not ask for grace or favour at your hands ; let my actions stand on their own ground . I request you to disprove the truth of my statement , if round , on investigation , incorrect , and remain Your ' u , respectfully , Ruvft Ridley . May 25 , 1841 .
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ADDRESS OF . THE ' . IRISH CHARTISTS OF MANCHESTER TO THE CHARTISTS OF NEWRY , AND , THROUGH THEM , W THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND . Fellow-Slaves and Cochtbimbn , —We , joar brethren , exiled from our fatherland , deem it to be our most sacred duty to address you on the reasons why / we are become proverbial for being wanderers over th « face of the whole globe , and also to endeavour , in the plain and homely language of truth , to poiut oat to jam the causes of the distress and misery that stalk with fearful and destructive strides through the length and breadth of our unhappy country . We are ef opinion that every evil to which the Irish working classes are subjected to arises from the fact 'that a few concoct and enact the laws under , which tbe whulo of the people have to live . Having set out with these premises , we shall proceed to demonstrate them .
It is hardly necessary to revert to the invasion of Ireland in the twelfth century ; we will pass over all the evils to which our country was then suhj- ctcd , and at once come to the period of what is Jalxely termed Ireland ' s greatness ; premising that , It there is any great ness , it ought to be that which would place the producers of wealth on an equal footing , In the eye of tb » law , with the proudest and most haughty in tbe land * Fellow-countrymen , was that the case at the epoch of the volunteering ? Were the producers of wealth , w » emphatically ask , treated as men or as slaves ? The ques * tion is easily solved .
We are continually told that under an independent Parliament Ireland progressed in wealth to an extent unparalleled in the annals of the country . Again we ask the question , did the men who grew the food , who built the houses , who manufactured the clothing , who manned the fleets , who filled the armies , and who protected the nation , participate fairly in the wealth which they produced | We unhesitatingly ana decidedly answer no ! If they did ,. why were not the Catholics emancipated ? why were they allowed , by this rery independent Parliament , still to labour under their dis abilities ? and why was it left to the United Parliament to remove these disabilitiesStStHAbswC ^ f /'" O ^ h ^ s ~^ ¦ i-u . mo puur nun uppressea pOTuon of ihui large ana numerous body still labour under them » Why , W © ask again and again , ^ M-as this the case ? Simply , because the people of Ireland had not a voice in tbe making of the law .
We now proclaim to the people of Ireland that a mow venal set of miscreants ( with some very few honour * able exceptions ) never existed than the nicknamed Irish independent Parliament . True , they were very independent , very patriotic , when their own interests were concerned ; but as to emancipating and elevating tbe condition of the labouriag population , such a though they were never guiity of . In the midst of this a few noble , daring , and genu inely patriotic spirits conceived the project of malrfng Ireland a really independent nation .
The result of thn plans of those ardent minds led to the unfortunate insurrection , and treasonable , too ! Why ti'ea « onable and unfortunate ? Because unsuccessful . What was the difference betwixt Bin met and Washington ? Simply this : —Emmet failed : Washington succeeded . The one was lauded te the skies a * a patriot ; the other was hasged as a traitor . But so long as the human race shall exist , the name of Emmet shall go down to posterity in company with those of Epaminondas , Leouidas , tbe twe Gracchi , Rolla ,
Bolivar , Washington , Tell , Tyler , Wallace , and other noble and benevolent minds who cou'd feel for the misfortunes of the great family of man , and shed a halo all around them . And execration shall ever be the lot ot the wretches who' would dare to breathe a sentence against their immortal reputations . Well , now that we have cast a glance at the insurrection ^ ( and inamy of us witnessed its failure , ) we ought next to inquire , has the condition of the working men of Ireland been benefltted by any change that has taken place since ? Let the present condition of the people
answer . -. _ But , some of you may say , what has this to do with the question ? We answer everything ; because our ol > ject in addressing you is . to congratulate you in your sacred struggle for liberty ! and . to show yon that there are many of your countrymen in the country , who are sincerely anxious to assist you in propagating the principles of eterual truth and justice . Do you imagine that if tbe people of Ireland bad had Universal Suffrage they would ever have allowed' the Parliament to leave the country ? Do you think , that if the people bad Universal Suffrage , they would endure to be plundered by a bayonet supported State Church ? Do you think tbat if the people had Universal Suffrage , they would permit £ 125 , 000 , 000 sterling per annum to be spent by
the absentee nobility of the country , i n the purlieu of St . Giles * or the brothels of the continental cities \ Do you thinkifthepeople bad Universal Sufiragt- the State Church would have in its 'possession 661 ) , 274 acres of the best land in Ireland ? Do you think t > ' . at if tha people had had Universal Suffrage , parsan Ryder would have escaped the hand of justice ? Most certainly * not Do you think if the people ha 4 Universal Suffrage they "would havo to live on a sort of- sea-wetd , called wore , aud on nettles , aad' other unwholesome htrbage , while the very same year there arrived from Irelard into the port of Liverpool alone 98 , 00 « fat oxen , 128 ^ 000 fat sheep , and 37 ( 5 , 000 fat pigs , upwards of 12 , 000 cwts . of flour , besides oatmeal , eggs , and various other sorta of good and wholesome provisions ; and the real
owners of it , the working men of Ireland , and then ? families , were actually perishing from hunger in tha midst of the provisions which they themselves toiled for ? Most decidedly not Dj you think if the people had Universal Suffrage , they would toil for a cruel , anti-Christian , and unjust task-master for 4 d ., ti . d ., 8 d ., or lOd . per day ? Certainly not . In fine , do you suppose that , if the whvle Irish people had the power to choose their own Parliament , they would not compel the Parliament to make good and just laws for all the people ? Certainly this would be the case . 'Tw iot this reason the Cnartiats demand Universal Suffrage ; in order tint that which concerns all should ba transacted by all . We demand Annual Parliaments inor . ierthat we may displace the bad servants , and retain the good
enes . We demand the Ballot to protect tha poor man in the exercise of his vote .. We demand that there be no property qualification in order that we in ay have the power to choose our servants from any part of the community we think fit ; and that a poor man , if he be virtuous and honest , may be chosen in preference to a rich man if he be an immoral character ? We demand that our servants should have a salary commensurate with their services ; because no person will perform his labour so well as the individual who is paid fur it- We demand equal electoral districts , in order that there may be a member for an equal number of inhabitants . Such , fellow-countrymen , are the principles laid dowr . in that everlasting document the People'B Charter . Its views extend alike to England aad Wales , Scotland and Iceland ; to Protestants and Catholics ; to Method tets and Calvinists ; to Christians and InnV . els ; to Jews and Gentiles ; to the Black man and the White man . In fact it says to all men , " You are all children of tbe
same Almighty Father , and therefore you ali ought to be protected by the law ; and tbat you may be protected by the law you ought to have the power to make the law . " By Universal Suffrage is meant that every young man of twenty-one years of age , and unstained by crime * ought to be eligible for any . political ofiice in the state s that the poor men , aa well as the rich men , ought to be fit to serve as Jurors , Magistrates , Town-CuQiicii-Men , Mayors , Boronghreeves , Sheriffs , Members of Parlia ment , or any other office , from that of Prime Minister , or Attorney-General , down to the most , bumble < ffice in the state . In fact , the reason why we arc contending for Universal Suffrage , is , that the labour of the working-man may be protected ; in order that poverty , vice , immorality and crime , may- disappear from our beloved country ; ia order that , under proper institutions , we may be restored to our Country ; and tkut when our spirits shall have returned to Him who gave tbtiu to us , our bodies may be consigned to tbe bosom of our Com mon Couutry .
¦< Is there a man with soul so dexd , Who to himself not thus has said , This is my own , mf native laud ? " You are told that if you had the Parliament In Dublin , all things would go Weil again . Have sot we the Parliament in this Country ? And what the betUa are the labourers ? The condition of the working classes in this Country is getting worse and worse every week , although we have the P . irliament' The fact is , the interests of the working classes are . never thought of in that house . And we would wish you to bear in mind that the interest of the producer ia the sania in Ireland as England . The working man ought to lav what be produces ; the beautiful principle laid down by Saint Paul , ought to bo carried out , vk .: " H , e thai does not work , neither shall ha eat ! " Also bear in miiul that m great deal of the miseries of Ireland have"been brought on by renegade Irishmen themselves . -
We can mention one as a specimen—the lnfamotw Castlereagb , he of whom the immortal bard of liberty , Byron , said , in speaking if Ireland gave him exis tence— - r «•¦ If she did , let her long-boasted provtrb be bushed , Which proclaims that from Erin no reptile « aa spring ; See the cold-blooded serpmt , with venom full flashed , Warming his folds in the breast of a King l " . In conclusion , allow us , Chartist * of Newry , to remark , that some of the most ardent spirits iu ifc « Chwtiat rank * are Irishmen . We , therefore , tender joaoOr
heartfelt gratification ; and not to yon only , but alto to the men ot GoldenXane , Dublin ; who have raised flw flag of democracy once monf in Ireland ' s iuetropoli * Go on u yanhave begun ; agitate ^ agitate , agitate , tuttl tie knowledge of row holy Charter—our hnnxatal Charter ^ Shall wend vita waf oy « etery plain , valley bog , and lno ' nntalttv into every city-and town—until Irishmen shall be > what they , ought to be , ln *« a « i « and then we will realise-tbr wish of Ireland's bufl , Thomas Moore- ^ - =. > " That Ireland must be First sower of the earth , and first gem of the m . "
We remain , " Fellow-countrymen , YOUB S !> "CEBK WEU ^ WISHEBS 15 ¦ * UM CAVSJB O » iCHA »»—* * Chartist Association SoArf i . _ " ' Tibnitteet ; Manche ^» v *» , *? ™« ;> WI *
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iu Luis kuiiuli ue lu . u Nuuruttiia sjtak . Sir , —Will yoa have the kindness to give insertion to the address sent you , and to the enclosed letters ? to prove to the enemies of Universal SuSVage that we want fair play and free discussion . Your obedient servant , John Campbell , Salford , May 14 th , 1841 .
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Salford , May 8 th , 1841 . Sir , —I address you as an Irishman by the request of the Irish Chartists resident in Manchester , to know whether the Repeal Association of Manchester approveor disapprove of the brutal conduct of the parties professing to be Repealers . The Irish cannot for a moment supposs that such conduct meets your sanction ; the conduct alluded to is that Messrs . Doyle , Donavan , Connor and others were brutally and violently thrust off the platform when about to move an address to tho Chartists of Newry , and threats at cold-blooded assassination throws out .
Hoping that you do not identify yourselves with such proceeding , you will immediately answer this letter , lu order that steps may be taken to prevent an improper impression going abroad . The Chartists of Manchester would think themselves disgraced if they would attempt to disturb a meeting of Irishmen seeking a Repeal of the Union . The Irish Chartists could not take more honourable steps than these . Let your petition for Repeal but come out , and you may calculate on every Chartist signing it . I remain , my dear Sir , A sincero lover of liberty And your fellow countryman , John Casifbkll . Mr . John Kelly , &c , &o .
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Manchester , May 10 th . Sir , —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter bearing reference to the meeting that took place in the Chartists' Rooms , on Wednesday night . As to any disturbance taking place in any meeting in which the , Repealers are concerned , I assure you it bears as injurious a tendency upon the Repeal Question , as to any other , for all the repealers require is , a fair field aud no favour , and an . open , manly , and rational discussion ; but this I assure you , wherever there is an attempt made to vilify , calumniate , or otherwise injure the sacred jaame of Daniel O'Connell , Esq ., we are determined to attend to rebut such infamous charges by every legal and constitutional means , and then appeal to the sense of the meeting . You mention that
we may calculate upon Having the signatures of the Chartists ; we would naturally expect tbat they would sign any thing- that would benefit their fellow meo . Allow me to mention that the repealers signed tbe petition for the Charter , and also in their meeting rooms introduced the petition for the liberation of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and had it signed by every person In the room . Any further information that lies in my power , you shall have any time , and I havo the honour to remain , Your most obedient servant , John Kelly , Secretary , Si , Cable-stre « t , George ' s Road . Mr . Campbell , Salford .
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Salford , May 12 th , 1811 . Sir , —I reply to your letter of the 10 th inst , and agree with you that violence most injure alike the cause of Chartism or Repeal ; but , Sir , your letter is both vague and unsatisfactory , —inasmuch as you do not repudiate the violence before alluded to , you neither sanction nor censure the proceedings which took place on Wednesday evening last I can only say that I am almost confident you . disavow such . brutal conduct
Large bludgeons were brought , and I verily believe had I not told the chairman that he would be held responsible for any violence that might occur , I do sincerely consider that some of your lives would have been sacrificed . Hoping that you will send me an immediate and explicit answer , is the request of Your rery obedient servant , John Campbbll , Secretary . Mr . John Kelly . P . S . —Oar correspondence will be published .
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March , May 15 th , 1841 . . Sib , —I am rather surprised at you not understanding my letter ; allow me to tollyou there i « nothing more repugnant to my feelings than seeing any meeting disturbed ; but I am sorry to « ay that lan « t thexase , yi ) Ji the Chartists , for they never seem , to . be in their element , unless when disturbing meeting * . You mention there were bludgeons in the meeting on . the night ; if there was , they Were in the banda of your party , to * I am confld « nt there were none- among the Repealers , for I waa there from , tbe commencement until it was concluded . You mention that our correspondence will be published . I am quite agreeable , but I hop * you . will publish it ia full , and not omit a woid of mine . And I remain , Yours , most respectfully , Jour Kklly , Secretary . - To Mr . John Campbell , Salford ,
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