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Bbotheks , —Oar consciences tell us that while we join in the general denunciation of class-legislation , nines of . Its enormity is owing to oar snpineness and the gfrtinrtjong which have grown up and been fostered tmcm g out own order . At length we hare opened out eves asd sees , the errors of the whole system . For
gt&nj fears we struggled by our associated unions to protect osrseJrw , bat tbe giant which has destroyed all the institutions of oar country , was able to destroy jnose also which we Yainly hoped would hare given protection to our body . This , to a certain extent , was ( jass legislation , and perhaps our appeal may come ^ ith a better grace for having tried all methods of protectioB before we joined , as a body , fer the great 01-gjnic change which we now seek , and in which we recognise the spirit of a real union , not only of trades Vai of wotting men .
Brothers , we ask you whether or not we are longer jMtified in withholding our united assistance from fbose , who , like ourselTes , sweat and toil from year ' s end to year ' s end , and are yet dependent upon caprice Tor the scantiest subjistaace ? The motives and objects of those who now rtru ^ e * or mere e'P 111 * 1 ? under the law hare been anjnstly misrepresented by a hireling press . The timid god cautious hare been taught to believe that the working people pant for revenge and are ready to commit dEpredations ag&instlife and property . Toe best , indeed the only , answer to such a eharge L ? , that they hare now
Itfme three successive seasons of unparalleled suffering , and noi one drop of human blood has been shed by fkeni—not one particle of property has been destroyed , in the midst of the greatest excitement and agitation ; yhOe of other years , is the absence of all political exclement , the amaasfo ox the brigand became his own avenger , from a hopelessness of his iadividnal exertion ' lendering any service to the genual eaasa . We rejoice that the incrsase of knowledge and a better understanding amoag the people , has turned all those little streams of discontent into a flood of well-founded complaint , which is now irresistible .
Brokers , if violence and intemperance have been unjustly charged against our associated friends , who have ! long straggled for their rights in vain , oar body , at all \ events , stand purged of all such suspicion or calumny . We have been too submissive . Even now we ask for our rights , and nothing more , and we "will rest satisfied i ¦ with nothing less . We ask , then , for the spirit of that Charier on behalf of which we had the high honour to place nearly one million and a half of dumb but eloquent advocates at the bar of the House of Commons . Bothers , without entering at large into the principles of the Charter , let us respectfully submit to yon those grievances and inequalities of which we now justly eomplsin , and which its provisions alone can remedy .
"We complain thst the industrious classes are daily bbcomiBg poorer , while all other classes are daily becoming richer . "We complain that while ws toil under the summer ' s sun for a mere subsistence , we are compelled to linger in nnwillisg idleness through the winter ' s tost , and to subsist upon the s&vinpfrom our summer ' s too scanty store , or die of want , or take refuge in a cold hostile . We look round in the midst of increasing luxury , and we see those who create it all , the only parties neglected in the general dispensation . The speculator , who lives in a cottage to-day , aspires to a mansion to-morrow . We are engaged in remodelling or rebuilding the habitations of the thriving classes , in order that their lnxnry may keep pace with their improved state in society .
In going to our daily toil we pass by the comparatively humble palaces of ancient monarchs , which ire plaeed in sad contrast with the mtst splendid habitations of mere traders in our labours of the present day . At this we would not repine , as we envy no man ' s lot , provided that our position in society improved in proportion ; but alas ! while we have seen this i mpro vement in the condition of the idler and the speculator , we have bees employed in turning the abandoned domiciles of the promoted masters into stalls for lodging their toil-worn slaves , thus circumscribing the comforts of the poor in exact proportion as those of the rich improve . This gallisg disparity we attribute to thelaWs inequality , aud to the Charter alone we look tor its correction . Brothers , can
any thing be more absurd than the fact that the very men who create every vote under the present syetem are not themselves considered worthy of the trust ? We who build houses for voters , and by which alone they can be qualified , look upon every one perfected as an enemy to our order . If our trade is dull or precarious , those who employ us risk nothing without the hope of gain , and therefore when we work we work for others' profit , aid when we are idle we may live upon our resources . — Brothers , it may be argued that we cannot &U be capitalists , and that masters are a necessary eviL We admit that , to a certain extent , they are necessary , and that with the Charter ail the evil would cease , and therelore are we for ths Charter .
Let us now direct your attention to the assaults which class legislators have male up « n our comforts , recreations , and amusements ; while , at the same time , invention has been tortured for the discovery of new means of tickling the pallsd appetite of an over-gorged aris . tscracy . Yes , brothers , while abstinence from scenic performance during one or two nights in Lent is con * sidsred a hardship by those whose whole time is at the disposal of pleasure , our every place of amusement has been closed agsinet us ; and while the authority of the Lord High Chamberlain himself is disputed when it interferes with aristocratic or middle-class eDJoyments , hired policemen are constituted masters of the eremony over all popular amusements . By the 2 nd and 3 rd Tistori * , thty \ xhe police ) are made judges of What may constitute immorality , or lead to a disturbance o !
the peace . Those b jlidaya for which particular amusements were set apart , according to the season of the year , hare now become mere days of irksome idleness While aristocratic vice is actually legalised , it is a hi * h offence against law , and consequently against morality , to keep a piano in a house of entertainment , devoted to our hours of relaxation . The press , and the Society for the Suppressioa of Vice , backed V > y the Lord High Chamberlain , inveigh against the beastly , humiliating , and disgusting performances resorted to at our " patent theatres , " built for the representation of what is called the legitimate drama , and for the pnrpose of perpetuating the virtues it the ancien * s , but recenUy turned into places for the exhibition of miked monsters in human form , and * nch treats as can alone secure the attendance of those made too rich by idleness to enjoy rational
amusement-Brothers , the effeminacy of our aristocracy may , in a great measure , be traced to our passive obedience to their will , and if their vices are disgustiDg te the mind of rational men , our forbearance , which has engendered them , cannot be less so . Brothers , while we resolve to k * ve our share in the government of the country , for the purpose of protecting our own rights , we truly declare that we repudiate all notion or intention of aepriviug the present possessors of any portion of their rightfully-acquired property .
We now invite the several trades of England , Ireland , asd Scotland to appoint a Charter Committee from their own body , and that when bo much is accomplished a General Council , consisting of a member fro ::: each trade , be appointed to act m connection with the associated body ef Chartists , under legal rules and provisions for the attainment of our Charter of liberty . We propose thai three persons from each trade shall be aominated * and that one of the three shall be elected tj billot as a Councilman . Tou will not require , in **» » our preliminary address , a more explicit announcement of our detail machinery , which must be left to the judgment and good sexse of those in whose ability and honour we siaH evince our confidence by their election .
Brother * , thus we invite you to rally yourselves for yourselves ; and having had the proud honour of being the heralds to your wish , by beating it to the baz of the Bouse , we offer our position upon that occasion at an * pology ( if uy is required ) for having taken the first step ia the formation of a Legislative Trades ' Ekiox . We have the honour to remain , Brother Tradesmen , Tour affectieoate friends and brother * .
John Woi"Jhington , William Wilkinson , € teorge Tay >» . George Johnson , A'g ^ y irter W ~ il * 03 i Alexander Moreland , Andrew Hogg , William Widders , Williaa Hogg , William Jennings , Joau Beliefs , Joseph GouilL John Hawley , William Qtggie , Armstrong Waltcn , Isaac Henderson , William Bumup , James Strathin . The Eighteen Fostfra ** Petition Gamers being § fc * # iia&oas .
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Thissk .. —The election movements ia this borough have been pretty rapid within the past week . It -will be remembered that a short time ago Sir S . Crompton , the present member , announced his intention of retiring in the event of a dissolution ; on the instant appeared as candidate , under the Bell or Whig interest , Mr . Harland , one of the representatives of Durham City , and Immediately after him , the Hon . C . S . Wortley , in the Frankland or Tory interest ; both canvassed the borough , and general opinion seemed to fancy the orange would be successful ; some reeeut votes of Mr . Harland ' s , however , have turned against him the nearly balanced scale , and there is little doubt but he would have been ejected . This his committee plainly saw , and sons oeremojtie threw him and their party
over-T > oard ; got up a requisition to John Bell , Esq ., which was accepted , the borough re-canvassed , each pledged elector to Mr . Harland with as great facility cancelled his promise , and repledged himself to Mr . Bell , who in the short space of some six or seven hours found himself in an unapproachable situation as candidate for the future representation of the borough . The next day brought the Hon . Mr . Wortley , and the day following Sir R . F . Eus 3 ell , his patron . On finding how matters Btood , the Hon . Charles , by the advice of his committee , resigned on Mr . Beli " s declaration to Sir R . F . Russell , that it was no joke , really he intended if elected to go to parliament , -fl-tHCi ! previous to snch declaration , many had some difficulty in believing , he having alTays declared hirn » pl f bo much averse to it .
—Correspondent-B . EPB . ESESTATIOK OF KOCHDALK . —The BWOrd of universal liberty is drawn . Rochdale will nobly do'its duty . Thereturn of that indomitalle opponent of Irish jugglery , [ alias O'Connelism , ) Mr . Stannan Crawford , is now placed beyond the possibility of a doubt Liberals and Chartists have placed , for the present , in abeyance their minor differences—•• Crawford and the Chuter—Crawford and no Monopoly" is the war cry . They are linked in one indissoluble bond of union for the coming fight . The Tories , conscious of their weakness when the Reformers are united , have vainly essayed to throw discord in the Crawford camp , by endeavouring to work upon the fears and religious prejudices of the Dissenters and expediency Reformers , representing Mr . Crawford to be an Irishman , a Catholic , and a
violent Ciiartist , and consequently viewing him in the light of their great Lyndhursl— " an alien in birth , blood , language , and religion . " At the recent great open air meeting , the straightforward and manly manner in which Mr . Crawford answered every question appertaining to his political or religious sentiments , whether asked by electors or non-electors , won for him the universal admiration of all real Reformers . He declared himsalf an advocate for the Suffrage of the Charter , and an enemy to all monopolies , and instanced the monopoly of representation as the grand source from whieh all other monopolies have their existence and support . He declared himself a member of the Established Church , and the inveterate enemy of her abuses , and in the event of his being returned , be
should visit his constituency annually , and give an account of his stewardship ; and if , at any time , any considerable portion , either of electors ot nouelectoia , desired him to give up his situation as representative , and repose the trust confided to him in their hands , he would do so , and give them an opportunity of electing a better man . He stated that he had been informed his adversaries h&d , daring his absetee , been circulating reports prejudicial to his character , he now called upon them to come forth and make good the charges ; sot one of his mean and base traducers appeared to . confront him ; his Bpeech had the effe « t of silencing the slanderous tongues of his opponents
and invigorating his friends to action . The utmost zeal and perfect union pervades all classes and shades of reformers . Electors and » on electors are heart and hind in the cause ; it trill be tte most popular election that has taken place here since Mr . James Taylor was a candidate on the Radical interest , at the first election after the passing of the Reform BQL Committees are organised ; public meetings are held nightly ; electioneering depots are assigned ; and the borough has undergone a moat diligent and successful canvass . We have unspeakable pltasure in announcing to the Radical world that Crawford and the Charter will be triumphant over monopolies and class interest and legislation . —From our own Correspondent .
Brighton . —There are four candidates in the field here , a Tury , a Chartist , and two Whigs ; the two Whigs are Capt . Pechell , one of the present members , and who voted with Mr . Duncombe tor the release of all political prisoners , and J . K . Wijmey , Esq ., who formerly represented this borough , but for his treachery at the second election , under the Reform Bill , in throwing pverboard the Radical candidate , George Faithful , Esq ., the Radical played the same trick on him at the last election , and threw him overboard : another reason why he was not sent at the last election , and why he ought not to be this , and which will be an everlasting disgrace to tbe whole body of the electors of Brighton if they do it , is , that he is a rank supporter of tbe hell-bora Poor Law thioucbcmv all its brutal
and bloody machinery . If the Poor Law be introduced into Brighton bereafter . those electors who vote for Wigney give a tantamount acquiescence in the introduction of that Bill into Brighton , in supporting the man who has bad the impudence to say , that ho agrees with the clause that authorises the separation of man and wife ; the electors will be undoing that which they have done in their general vestries , namely , a total ^ disconnec'Jon with all and every man who would support that brutal enactment , by all that they hold dear , by their wives , their children , and their suffering countrymen in the agr icultural districts , who are ground to the earth by the oppresiien of this cruel law . We implore them , we call upon them in the name of suffering humanity , to support no man wqo will not give a decided and written pledge that , if sent to Parliament , he will vote for a total and unconditional repeal of the New Poor Law BilL The next candidate is a Sir J .
Dalrymple , a rant Tory , an open and candid enemy . Tne next , hurrah ! is the ohartist candidate , and the Sew PoorLiw-opponent , > tha . t venerable and good old man , that persecuted friend of the poor , Charles Brooker , Esq ., of Alfriston . Now , men of Brighten , you bave a man of your own , a true and honest Chartist ; a fearless and-unflinching opponent of tke heaven-dying Poor Law . Hurrah , for Brooker and the Charter ! Let the welkin ring with your joyous about ; let the Charter . ' the Charter ! b « your war cry < Up ! up ! and at the fictions ; at them hip and thigh ; spare not those who when in power spare not yon ; they have preyed upon tbe very vitals of the nation ; they have shed the best blood of your countrymen , drained our country of its best and ablest labourers to fill their armies and fight their battles ; side with them no longer ; stand aloof frem all that would support them ; shake offthe shackles that biud ye , and fchow ye are men worthy of the freedom ye contend for .
Peeth . —Mr . R . J . Richardson has been solicited to stand as candidate for this borough , and has isstied an excellent address to the electors . The consternation and dismay which Beiztd tbe Whigs on being inilictwl with this document , is beyond description . Ipswich . —Besides Rigby Wason as a Ministerialist , Barrister Kelly , and Mr . Herries , who baa cut his stick from Harwich , are in the field for this borough , as re . i Lot Tories . The friends of Universal Suffrage have pat- forth the following placard : — "Electors Ipswich , trithhold your votes and interest . Goodwin Barmby , Esq ., Member of the Chartist Convention , is expected to stand for this borough , in the realJRadical intertst . Give him your plumpers ; . '
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GREAT CHARTIST MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM . One of the most numerous and enthusiastic meetings which has been Been for the last year , in this place Tvas held on Monday evening Jast , at five o ' clock . It was called by large placards , which were issued bj the Charter Association , and signed " G . White "—and , although great pains were taken to cover and deface the bills , and otherwise thwart the object of the Chartists , yet the meeting was & bumper—so much eo that not above half the
assembled multitude could get within hearing of the speakers . It was called for the purpose of choosing a "Non-Elector ' s Committee , " and consider what steps should be taken by the working men at the forthcoming election . The place chosen was a large field near . the Railway Station , Duddeston-row , where a large waggon was fixed for a hustings . The evening was beautifully fine , and at half-past five o ' clock , Mx . T . P . Green was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Nisbett moved the first resolution : —
" That the time has now arrived , when it behoves all real Chartists who feel that they are oppressed , and trifled with , by the accursed system under which they live , aud who are determined , by every means in their power , to uproot aud utterly destroy it—to unite in one firm bond of brotherhood , in order to secnr « their rights . And , as a dissolution of Parliament will bring before the people ' s faces the men who have mocked their prayers , and treated their sufferings with contempt—considering also that the present struggle is not so much one ef party , but of life or death to the labouring millions—ibis meeting , therefore , determine that no man shall receive their lupport who will not vote for
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the establishment of the whole of the people ' s rights . " Mr . Pocntnbt seconded the resolution . The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . Geokoe White moved the next resolution , " That in accordance with the previous resolution forty men be now chosen , and denominated' The Birmingham Non-electors' Committee , ' who shall be empowered to appoint forty-eight canvassers , and make the necessary arrangements for securing the return of men who will make the People ' s Charter the basis of representation . " Mr . Parxes seconded the resolution in an eloquent and effective speech , and read the leading article of last week ' s Star , showing up the delinquencies of the Whigs . Mr . John Williamson supported the motion in his usual manly aud energetic style . After which the names of forty members of the the National Charter Association ( who had been approved of at a previous meeting ) were read and put to the meeting , in conjunction with the resolution , and were unanimously agreed to , amidst loud and repeated cheers . A vole of thanks was then given to the . Chairman , which was acknowledged by him in a short address , after which three cheers were given for the Charter ; three for Feargus O'Connor ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the incarcerated Chartists ; three tremendous KroanB were given for the Whigs , Tories , and shtua Radicals , after whioh the meeting separated . The members of the Association retired to their "Room in Freeman-street , to hold their usaal weekly meeting , which was crowded to excess , and were addressed by Messrs . White and Taylor . The best possible feeliDg prevailed at both meetings , which gave unmixed satisfaction to the parties who attended .
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BARNStEY . —The Bahsslet Irish Chartists . —We have received a long and spirited address from the Irish Chartists of Barnsley to Feargus O'Connor , accompanied with strong resolutions denouncing tbe bloodthirsty attack upon the people of Manchester , and Daniel O'Connel ! , as an enemy to his country , and expressing unabated confidence in Feargus O'Connor . The meeting was a public one , and the friends of O'Connell had full notice to attend ; but , alas , they are easily numbered in this splendid Chartist town . The address and resolutions are signed by several closely-printed columns of Irish Chartists , amounting to considerably more than a hundred names . As there is a great demand upon our space , our friends must rest satisfied for the present with the publication of their spirited resolutions , which we here insert , and for which we thank them . —Ed .
The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : —1 st . " That we , the Irish Chartists of Barnsley , having long wktcked the political career of Feargus O'CouDor , and having invariably found it to be manly , houest , disinterested , and truly patriotio , we sincerely offer him our confidence and support ; and we are determined to oppose any scoundrel or hypocrite , whoever he may be , who will dare to calumniate or vilify him . " 2 nd . "That we can no longer repress our indignation and contempt at the eoi . duet of that base and treacherous apostate , Daniel O'Connell , alias the Big Beggarman , who signed the document called the People ' s Charter , but when ho found that he coulu not make tools of the Chartists , he denounced them to our misguided countrymen as Orangemen aud Tories , in order that , by keeping
them in political ignorance , he might rob and plunder wiih impunity , and arrive at the summit of infamy . The base villain assisted the Whigs in p lanning the Manchester butchery , and therefore ne declares himself not trustworthy in their cause , and requests the lo ^ 3 of any confidence which they may feel disposed to dishonour him with . " 3 rd . "That we , the Irish Chartists of Barnsley , do call upon our countrymen , of every denomination , in England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , to come forward and express their sentiments on this occasion . Those who are not for us arc against us ; and we shall consider all those who remain silent on this subject t « sanction the base and infamous Whig massacre , and to be accomplices of the wretched Irish Hottentots who have cast an indelible stigma upon onr beloved country . "
Avert large meeting of tha Irish Catholic Chartists took p . " ace ac Mr . Peter Hoey ' s house , on Monday night , to take into consideration the propriety of passing , au address to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and to pass resolutions , condemnatory of those miscreants wno became the tools of the " base and bloody brmtals" of Manchester . An able and patriotic address to Feaigu 3 O'Connor was agreed ; o by a ) l present . LONG WHATTON-Mr . Skevington lectured here ou Tuesday , and was well received .
GLASGOW . —Another great meeting was held on Monday night , in the Chartist Church , on the policy to be pursued by the people ^ it the coming election , Mr . James Thomson was calk J to the chair ; after which , some skirmishing took place between Messrs . Rogers , Colquhoun , Gillespie , Malcolm , Howie , &c , whether the resolutions that might be carried would be considered binding upon the Chartist electors and nonelectors to a certain line of conduct , or only in tbe way of recommendation . Mr . Gilltspie contended for a decisive vote . Mr . Muirhead , an elector , moved that all Chartist electors give their votes according to tbe decisiom of a public meeting of thdr brother Chartists : to tbat principle he was williDg to adhere , however much it might ge against his own inclination . Mr . Colquhoun
defended his resolution of a former evening , which left them to be guidedby circumstances . If they found that the Tory faction could beat tiie Whigs without the Chartists , then so much tbe better , but if not it was their duty to beat down tbe Whigs , and he was certain that before they got the Charter they would bave to fight the Whig * at the poll orsomewbere else . ( Great cheering . ) Are we to submit to fate and allow the Whigs to remain Lo power , merely as the safety-valve of the Tories , when we can decide their faUj at once ? iChetrs . ) Are we to be dragged eternally through the mire ? If so , let us pull the Whigs after us . / Cheers . ) We are placed at present between the devil and the deep &ea ; there are about 4 » 0 moie votera on what is called the liberal side than there are on the Tory lists ,
hence if we wera to start a Chartist candidate , and be able to poll three hundred votes , tbat would still leave a hundred of a majority for the Whigs . Don't suppose for a moment , said Mr . ColquhouD , tbat I am advocating the cause of the Tories . Well I know that both factions wonld cut our throats to answer tbeir own purposes . After alluding in strong language to-the bloody aud brutal conduct of the Whigs and their supporters at Manchester , he sat down amid loud cheering . Mr . Moir followed by declaring tbat tbe only pledge which he would give was , that he would not vute for the Whigs . He had a duty to pe rform as far as regarded the Whigs , and those persons who from a pitiful consideration , insinuated that those who would vote for s Tory , did so from interested
motives , -while they could not see that those who attempted to spin out the existence of the Whiga were the very worst enemies of their country and their fellow-men . ( Cheers . ) If there was any person present who thought he ( Mr . Moir ) required watching , and who found their vision not very correct , he would lend them a pair of odd spectacles , which he had , in order to assist them in their scrutiny . ( Great laughter . ) Let us turn out the Whigs , and then we shall all be under the Devil together ; and if the Devil is allowed to rei ^ n , it will only be by tbe support of the Whigs . Let us never think of throwing airay £ 180 , by going with a Chartist candidate to the poll , in order to ba laughed at . The Whigs are now perfectly satisfied tbat they will be defeated , and for which we have all
the greatest reason to take comfort . Mr . Moir concluded by reading a resolution which had been agreed to at a meeting of electors , held last Wednesday , in tbe Universal Suffrage Hall : — " Resolved , That the conduct of the Whigs ever since the passing of the Reform Bill has been such as to justify us in using every legal and constitutional means to put them in a minority at tbe ensuing election . " Mr . Jack seconded the resolution previously proposed by Muirhead ; Mr . Malcolm spoke in support of it A Mr . Birkruire , a manufacturer , and leading Whig , and Anti-Corn Law man , created groat merriment and loud shouts of la . ugb . ter , by defending tbe Whigs , and thought , under present circumstances , the Chartuts of Glasgow should support them , fie concluded a funny and lengthy speech amid one general and hearty gufftw . Mr . Cttllen rose to moye that a deputation be
appointed to wait upon the Whigs , in order to ascertain whether they would split vote * witn a Chartut candidate ; be knew they would not ; he merely moved it in order to show the people the absurdity of backing the Whigs he was astonished at the newborn sympathy which he taw persona manifesting for the Whigs ; after denouncing such a strange predilection , and heartily drubbing the Whiga , he sat Jdown amid loud cbeert . Mr . Howie spoke In behalf of a very lengthy motion which he proposed . Mr . Malcolm moved the adjournment of the question . Mr . James Black seconded ifc , which was carried . Mr . Moir then moved that the movers aud seconders of the motions and amendments meet on Friday night for the purpose of coming to some proper arrangement ; this being seconded , was mnaaimouily carried . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , when tbe meeting dissolved .
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SAXiFORD . —Mr . Smithnrst , from Oldham , lectured in the Chartist room , ou Sunday evening , and Mr . Vaughan , from Chester , ou Monday evening . Hundreds had to go away disappointed , in consequence of the crowded state of the room . Twenty-three members joined us during the pa ? t week in this locality . We now number 200 members in Salford . The Salford Committee having cleared £ 3 19 s . Od ^ by the excursion te Dunham , expended it after the following fashion : — £ 2 to the incarcerated victims , 10 s . to the persons injured by the Corn Law repealers , £ 1 to the funds of the Association , aud 9 s . to Tib-street . In addition to this , the teachers of tbe Roman Catholic Sunday school at Pendleton send Is 6 d . to the persons injured by tbe Corn Law repealers . *
CARDIFF . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists of this town the following resolutions were adopted : — " That the conduct of Daniel O'Connell and his clique at Manchaester , calls , forth the bitterest execration of every honest man , inasmuch as they deluded the poor ignorant Irishmen to act in Buch a Woody and brutal manner towards the people . " " That a vote of censurb ' be passed upon the authorities and the police for not protecting the people from such an uncalled for attack . " " That we eater into a subscription to aid the Executive in the forthcoming investigation . "
DEPTFORD . —Mr . Stallwood lectured here on Sunday evening , on tbe Charter , and the mode of obtaining it . He was followed by several other speakers , all of whom wete highly applauded by the meeting . A gentleman addressed the meeting , stating be was the person who addressed Mr . Barnard , the Whig Member , at a public meeting ; and further stated , that it was announced , in the Greenwich Gazette , that he was answered by Mr . Barnard in the most satisfactory manner . He begged to deny this , and said that he was not
satisfactorily answered to one single question , and begged some person to announce the same in some journal of tho people ' s . He was one of a few members who , by union , had formed a society for the purpose of extricating themselves from the fanga of oppression . They commenced with but a single penny , and now had seventeen houses of thtir own property ; and concluded by exhorting them te unite , and attend to their own wants . He then joined the association . After a vote ef thanks to Mr . Rose , the chairman , the meeting dispersed . Three new members were enrolled .
BELFAST . —A correspondent , writing from this to *? n , says , that the seeds of Chartism are being sown there , with every prospect of an abundant harvest . Tbe inquiry is everywhere heard—" What is Chartism ?"—aud this is being answered by a plentiful distribution of Chartist tracts—particularly the one entitled " The question of what is a Chartist answered . " To assist and encourage them in this glorious work , the assistance of friends in England and Scotland is urgently solicited . An Association has been formed ,
and officers appointed to conduct its affairs ; these do their work well , aud never were men more determined . Frequent meetings are held , and every one brings a fresh accession of members . At first some difficulty was experienced in . getting a place of meeting , but even that obstacle has been overcome , and a room in a respectable house has been obtained , where the meetings are held every Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . Any friend who can spare the Star will greatly serro the cause by forwarding it to Mr . David Blair , 50 , Mill-street , Belfast
GOVAK . —Another specimen of the physical force qualities and their hatred ef , free discussion , was displayed by the Whfg Corn Law Repealers in Govan ( a village about iwo miles below Glasgow , on the banks of the Clyde , ) last Saturday aftcruoon , where the repealers had called a public meeting of tbe inhabitants of the parish , to take into consideration tbe best means ef getting rid of the Corn Laws . In consequence of which , a letter was sent by some of the friends of the Chatter there , to the Patriot office in Glasgow , requesting a supply of Chartist orators , in order that they might discuss the subject wi ^ h the repealers Accordingly Mr . Jack , as an inhabitant of the parith , and Mr . Malcolm attended ; no sooner , however , did Mr . Jack make his appearance , than he was sivogely pounced tpon and dragged with great violence to tbe door , while his clothes were half torn from his back and his person otherwise Injured . Mr . Jack , however , though kicked
andjeunedwasnotdbfeated , he mounted a chair which was furnished him , aud fiom it addressed a meeting three times as large as tbe one that was being held inside . He was followed by Mr . Malcolm , when resolutions approving of the Charter and condemning the Whigs and repealers were carried ainidjgreat cheering . It was also agreed to hold a demonstration in Govan , on Thursday , July 1 st , at seven o ' clock . The Patrick instrumental band is engaged and suitable flags for the occasion . Messrs . Moir , Pattison , Jack , M'Farlane , Malcolm and others from Glasgow will be present to address the assembly . This village has hitherto been a strong hold of Whiggery , and it appeared impossible although several attempts have been made to form a Chartist Association there , and hence tbe Whigs in their infatuation have opened the door for the friends of the Charter whioh apparently they were unable to effect for themselves . The storm is gathering .
BERMONDSEY , —The Chartists of Bermondsey held tbeir usual weekly meeting at the Horns Tavern , Crucifix-lane , on Tuesday evening , when an animated discussion ensned upon co-operation , in which Messrs . Russell , Wild , Watkins , Stratter , French , Ball , Rose , and Nudder took part , and which was adjourned until the next meeting . It was the unanimous feeling that we ought to co-operate among one another , and by that means crush the all-grasping shopkeepers . Wn are all alive here to the cause . And we would earnestly call Hpou the working men of Bermondsey to come forward and assist us in our struggle for our political rights .
HTJDDERBFIELD . —On Tuesday evening there was a glorious muster at tbe Chartist Association Room , which was not large enough , and the meeting was obliged to be held out of doors . It was called for the purpose of taking into consideration the conduct of tbe " bloodies , " in their recent brutal attack upon the people of Manchester . Mr . Thomas Qallimore was called to toe chair . The Irish , at the desire of "the League , " mustered all their forces , and were headed by " Skilly Broadley" and " Red Tempest . " They had sent to Manchester for speakers to assist them , and accordingly Messrs . Warren and Daly attended . The first resolution was moved by Mr . Veevers , and seconded by Mr . Oldfleld . Ifc was , " That this meeting views with sorrow the base , bloody , a $ d brutal '
attack made upon tbe people of Manchester , whilst peacefully assembled in public meeting to discuss the merits and demerits of a great national question . " Before the resolution was put , Mr . Daly , in a long speech , stigmatised tbe Chartists as the originators of the onslaught , and was replied to in an effective manner by Mr . Crabtree , who upset the whole of bis statements , and left the defender of the " butchers" without a leg to stand on . Mr . Warren then came to the assistance of his friend , but it would not do ; he only sunk him deeper in the mud . He proposed an amendment , " That the people were justified in protecting the Corn Law repealers . " The amendment was put by the Chairman , and lost by a tremendous majority ; the original resolution being carried by at least five to one . This astonished the " bloodies , " and they slunk away without venturing any further opposition , muttering to
themselves that they had been put to an expence for nothing . The following resolutions were then passed unanimously : — " That this meeting considers the conduct of the authorities and police , at Manchester , as mast disgraceful and unjustifiable , from the partial manner in which they acted , seeing that they , by th « ir conduct , sanctioned those disgraceful proceedings . " " Tbat tbis meeting pledges itself to use all possible means to bring the offenders to justice , and that an humble address be sent to the Commons' House of Parliament , ( or her Majesty the Queen ) praying for an investigation into the proceedings of those two days , namely , the 2 d and 5 th days of June , 1841 . " Three cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and tbe other imprisoned , Chartists ; three for the people and the Charter ; and a vote of thanks having been given for the Chairman , the meeting separated at about a quarter-past eleven o ' clock .
BXLSTON . —One of the most numerous and effective meetings ever held at Bilstou took place at the Bell Court , on Tuesday evening last , at which resolutions were passed in favour of the Charter , and approving of the National Charter Association . The meeting was addressed by Mr . George White , of BirmiBghata , Mr . Dean Taylor , Mr . Mogg , of Wolverhampton , Mr . Candy , and others . It was a first-rate meeting , and ended gloriously ; but « ur reporter , being fairly " knocked up" with hard service in the public cause , addressing meetings , travelling , * & , for the last few days , was unable , through indisposition , to fumiah a more detailed account . .
Chartism in Ireland . —We learn » y a letter which we hare received from Mr . Peter Hoey , who is on a vi » lt to his native country for the btnefit of his health , that Mr O'Connell and the Whigs do not enjoy tb » confidence of tha working claues in Ireland ; the working claues look upon his exertions as being entirely ' directed to promote the intertsta of tke ihopocnta and landlords , and are firm in th # opinion that jostiwean never be effected until the Charter become the law of the land . The poverty of the wotking classes of Ireland is the great difficulty in the way of tbe spread of Chartist principles ; the misery and destitution they have to endure , prevent them from contributing the sinews of war , and Mr . Hoey calla upon the friends to the glorious caiue to do all in their power to support tbeir Irish brethren , who lose no opportunity of coundlng forth their principle * .
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BIRMINGHAM . —MR . W . Dean Taylor . —At the meeting ef the Chartist Lecturer's Fund Committee , June 13 th , it was unanimously resolved , that our worthy , laborious , and talented lecturer , Mr . Wm . Dean Taylor , be recommended to the various Chartist districts of the country , aud any district requiring his valuable services may have them by applying to Mr . Joseph Wisbett , Secretary , No . 21 , Court Weamanstreet , Birmingham . Those who wish to make engagements with the above gentleman are requested to make early application . SHEFFIELD . —Mr . Harney lectured here on Monday evening , to a numerous and delighted audience . The associated Chartists of Sheffield have published a letter to the Rev . R . I . Bayley , in reply to his attack en them in reference to the late Corn Law Plague meeting , in which the Rev . Gentleman and his Whig friends are very sorely handled .
MI 0 DLESBRO . —The Chartidts of this place held a public meeting in the Working Men ' s Reading Room , Newcastle Row , on Wednesday evening week , when Messrs . Hollinshead and Maw euch delivered an address in defence of the principles of the Charter , after which several persons joined the Chartist ranks , and are now engaged in fighting the battle of liberty aud universal justice . BRADFORD . —Great excitement was created in Bradford on Monday ; by the announcement of a lecture to be delivered by Mr . Martin , member of the late Convention , on tbe present state of the political crisis . Several men with boards having large bills on , paraded
the town during the day , and the large room of the Soaial Institution was crammed full . Mr . Alder ' son occupied tbe chair . The lecturer in forcible language pointed out the absurdity of Whig and Tory measures of relief for the starving people , and in a clear and argumentative address proved that nothing short of the Charter would benefit the country . He read the address of Mr . Simpson which called forth repeated cheers , and concluded a soul stirring address of upwards of an hour and a-half , amidst loud cheers . The chairman announced that meetings would be held every night during the week in various parts of Bradford to forward and insure Mr . Simpson ' s election . The meeting separated highly gratified .
SUNDERLAND . —On Sunday afternoon , Messrs . Binna and Williams addressed a meeting , held at the Life Boat House . Lecture . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Williams delivered his third and concluding lecture , in tho Golden Lion Room , to a large audience . The subject was" Religion , what it is , and what it is not ; its comprehensive character and ennobling tendency . " The lecturer denned religion to consist in actingaccordingto those principles of duty , and those feelings of tbe heart , which were excited by the nature and character of the supreme power . He contended that there was an essential distinction between religion and religious opinion ;—that religion was not embodied in any creed , system of faith , form , or ceremonies ; that it was a feeling dwelling in
all , not with equal fervour , a purity , but depending for its truth and power on the general enlightenment of the mind . He showed that tho belief in a supreme power was universal , that the atheist believed in a power anterior to , and superior to , himself , the cause of what is—that he was compelled to suppose eternal existence of some kind , and yet , with strange inconsistency , demanded ef tho theist to show him how Deity could have eternally existed . He argued that it was most absurd and contradictory , while admitting that a power existed previous to man , and which , in fact , was the eternal cause ot all existence , to yet contend that such a power , of which man , with his mind and high capabilities , was one of its products , had yet no mind itself , r . o
power to see how to adapt means to ends ; that this was making the effect greater than the cause from which it sprung . He , therefore , contended and illustrated his opinion , by various facts , that a belief in a supreme , intelligent , aid benevolent first cause , was a rational , important , and useful belief ; that a provision for religious feeling , and worship , or veneration , was laid deep in tbe foundation of human nature ; that su ^ h feelings were powerfully conducive to happiness , and , therefore , ought to be cherished . Mr . Williams then concluded by showing the application of true viewa of religion to the advancement of man iu society . Much to the satisfaction of tbe meeting , it was announced that it was intended to continue the Sunday evening
lectures . Public Discussion . —A public discussion upon the necessity and importance of a change , according to the principles of the Charter , is fixed to take place between Mr . Williams and Mr . Gamtsby . Mr . Gamsby was about a year ago a Chartist speaker , but has now become more enlightened , and discovevered that the evils of Government are a mere trifle , and need not be heeded , and that Socialism is the most immediate , practical , and useful system of reform . Mr . Gamsby will , therefore , have an opportunity of correcting the gross errors and delusions of the Chartists of Suaderland .
LASS WADE . —The second intended massacre at Manchester has caused the greatest indignation here . Nothing is heard but execrations against Dan , Cobden , and their vile crew . I have just seen a letter fiom Durham , from which I perceive that the old system of " open houses" is resorted to , would to God , that tbe " workies" would refrain from entering those dens at this important crisis . " Touch not the hand they stretch to yon , Their falsely proffered enp put by , Will you believe a coward true , And taste their poisoned draughts to die ? Tbeir friendship is a lurking snare , Tbeir honour— 'tis an idle breath , Their smile's the smile that traitors wear , Their love is hate , their life ia death . " Correspondent .
ASHTON . —The members of this Association hold their weekly meeting on Sunday last , when a long discussion took plac 6 as to what course we ought to pursue at the approaching election . The question was adjourned to Sunday next , at six o ' clock in the evening , when all members are requested to attend . The announcement that the Executive were for prosecuting tbe bloody Repealers of Manchester met tbe approbation of the whole meeting , and a collection was then made amongst the members present for that purpose . Further steps are being taken to aid the Executive in bringing the " moral force" repealers to justice . GLOUCESTER . —At a meeting held on Sunday last , the Chartists of Gloucester voted thanks to their brethren of Manchester , for their noble and manly spirit of forbearance under their late " bloody" provocations .
LEEDS . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists , there was a pretty good attendance . A great quantity of business was transacted ; each and all were alive to the forthcoming election ; they are determined to bring their men forward , and prove on Woodhouse Moor that they bave the support of the majority of the Borough . Let every Chartist feel it to be his duty to attend on that day . It will be a day of prinioiple with tbem . Let public opinion be tested on that day as to whether might shall be allowed any longer to reign over right . Up lads , and at tbem . ' Several resolutions were adopted . Tbe first was to appoint a deputation to wait upon Mr . O'Connor , acquainting him of the intention of the men of Leeds escorting him into tbe town on his liberation . The second was upon the late disgraceful affair at Manchester , condemning it as a " base , Moody , and brutal" attack upon the
Chartists , and that the WhigB , by the conduct shown there , had merited the contempt of every enlightened and honest man . The third was that it was highly requisite tbat a meeting of delegates should be held in Manchester , to declare that the nation will not submit to this outrage on public free discussion ; and that we , the Chartists of Leeds , pledge ourselves to send one to convey our sentiments upon this subject The lost one was calling upon every honest man to support and second the Association in brisging forward two such noble champions of the Ciiartist cause as Williams and Leech , and calling upon them to attend in countless nnmbers at Woodhouse Moor on the Domination day . A committee is now appointed to conduct the election of Williams and Leech , and sit two or three nights weekly , at the room , Cheapside . The committee will be glad to see persons wishing to render any service to the cause .
DUBLIN . —The Chartist Association of this place held their usual weekly meeting on Sunday , the 13 th instant , Mr . Woodward in the chair , who in a clear and forcible speech , of considerable length , proved tbe excellence of the principles of the Charter overall the political nostrums tbat are administered to s gulled and starring people . He repudiated the idea of national poverty being a blessing , and in a most humorous manner proved Ireland to be the Island of Saints , from which those wandering and wicked spirit * hare been banished that an now prowling the streets of some * f the great manufacturing towu of England , and who , he said , had to suffer mucb mm privation
and disappointment ere their political redemption could come . The meeting was also addressed by Messrs . Brophy , O'Connor , Rafter , Hylaud , and Oarey , in short but pithy speeches , in support of the Charter , and the right of women to join in political societies . Several members were enrolled , among whom were two women . A letter from Mr . Burnet , of Bradford , was read , which elicited much applause . A meeting was als * held on Thursday , the ltth instant , and was addressed at great length by Mr . Dolan , of Man « h « ster , who treated the su > jeet of the Charter in a masterly style , and gave the Whigs their " merit Down with them and up with the Charter , and so surrender .
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r /^^ t # 4 f . \ WEO VIIu—The Chartists of this plaee , held a puMffc meeting on Monday evening last , for the purpose ot discussing with the Corn Law repealers the following question : — " Will the repeal of the Corn Laws alone benefit the working classes ? " Mr . G . Wheadon was elected to the chair . The chairman read over the rules to be observed during the discussion , wbich allowed each party the same time for speaking . He called upon Mr . John Bainbrldge first to address the meeting . Mr . Bainbridge conunenced , by observing that he did not suppose there was any person there who had not paid sufficient attention to the present condition of the work * ing classes , to know that misery and wretchedness pro . Tailed amongst them to an unparalleled extent . Whatever question , therefore , was brought forward
professedly with the ebject of ameliorating the condition of that class , ought to be duty weighed and impartially considered . Mr . B . then , after some excellent remarks , observed that the repeal of the Com Laws would increase the already overgrown power of the cotton lords and master manufacturers . He gave a detailed account of the horrors of the factory system , shewing how the inordinate desire for wealth produced by it , hod changed men of kind and benevolent feelings Into heartless and cruel tyrants , and converted the street miik cf human kindness into bitterness and gall . He showed that the repeal would increase the spirit , ot competition , the direful effects of which had already overshadowed this land with misery : ; that competition tended to injure allclasses of society , and that it was at
direct variance with the laws of morality and Christianity He observed that the repeal of the Corn Laws could only benefit the working classes either by limiting the hours of labour , or increasing its remuceratiau ; andl showed very plainly that it was calculated to increase rather than lessen the hours of toil , while it was very certain that it would not in the least degree increase remuneration . Mr . B . concluded by stating tbat there waa sufficient land in this country to produce an abundance for its inhabitants , aud that the present agitation was got up by parties who did not sympathise with the people , and who cared not for the : people possessing cheap bread , but were only looking to their own interest .
The chairman then asked if any person would speak on the opposite side , but no one signifying tbeir assent to do so , Mr . Steven followed on the same side . After Mr . S . had retired , tbe Cuairman again requested the Corn Law Repealers to come forward and refute -n-hab had been advanced ; but none had the courage to do so . The following resolution then was put to the meeting , and carried unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the working classes ought not to agitate for anything short of the People ' s Charter , but ought to concentrate all their energies for the attainment of of that important object" Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , and the meeting separated .
NOTTINGHAM , —The Nottingham Review of this week has it , tbat the Chartists paraded the town wick bands and banners , further adding , that the said Chartists , as a body , have completely turned round upon the Tories since the late ejection . Much has been said l » y our friends of the Review of late about Tory lies ; but here is a thumping Whig lie as ever was told . It is true that seven " persons , calling themselves Chartists , have been hired by the Whigs to sit as a committee , aud that their chief employment has been to publish the most unblushing falsehoods , by issuing handbills with their names appended ; the sole object of their emp'oyers being to cause a split throughout the whole camp . Gold has been squandered most profusely ; heaven : nd earth has been moved to make their mischief carry tha
appearance of success along with it But the treacherous-Whigs have been . foiled , by the good sense and firmness , of the Chartist body . In fact , we hare been , if possible , more closely cemented in one bond of brotherhood , and every week adds to our numbers , and will continue to do so while the samo good spirit is manifested . A public meeting was announced by placard to take pl : ice on Monday evening , June 7 th , in our spacious Marketplace , the object of the meeting was to shew up the deep laid scheme" of bribery which was put in force ( by the would-be-called Liberal interest ) ever since the late election ; but more especially that part of it intended to be played off upon the Chartist body—and if tbat proved " no go , " to use any means whatever to create disunion and cause a split in the Chartists camp . The Whigs ,
during the whole of Monday , were at work to get up a counter meeting ; a row was the sole desire ; the authorities were all locked up in close conclave ; but upon our friends ascertaining tbat blood was to bo spilt profusely , we prudently puk off our meeting , and the fanm was paraded by the Seven Stars' Committee , a band , three banners , two or three hundred characters hired for the purpose , called "lambs , " these said ' . " laniW * having been plentifully supplied with ale and tobacco to prepare them for the onslaught which their moral force employers required them to commence on their arrival in the Market-place . The Seven Stars' Committee ascended a waggon placed at the front of the Exchange for a hustings . Jemmy , captain of " the lambs , " also mounted the hustings , bis body guard , " the lambs /'
waiting for the word of command being given . A Chairman was appointed , who briefly addressed " the lambs" assembled around the platform , informing these virtuous-minded and intelligent beings that the mteting was called to present a memorial to Her Most Gracious Majesty , for the restoration ot the Welsh Patriots , and the liberation' of all political prisoners—but tue worthy Chairman did not inform " the lambs" that the party who hired him-and them , that the man they were to support absented himself on Mr . Duncombe ' s motion , though had he been present and given his vote in favour of the prisoners the dungeon doors would all have been opened immediately . —Now , upon seme of the byestanders reminding the Chairman of this fact , Jemmy , the captain , gave the word of command . The onslaught began ; and Jemmy , by a waive of the hand , crying sut—Now go at them , my lads!—go at them : —
Men , women , and children , were knocked down , walked upon , kicked and beat with bludgeons unmercifully ; garments flying in the air , myn bleeding in all directions , but not a policeman to be seen . Too much praise cannot be given to the Chartists for manifesting so patient and forbearing a spirit , and men hitherto staunch supporters of the Whig faction were heard to > say—'' Well , I bave for ever done with moral force Whig Reformers . " Three preachers of the Gospel addressed the meeting , but we were unable to hear a word thoy uttered , though one of them , but a short time previously , in the Democratic Chapel , expressed Mms-olf thus : — " When I cease to be a Chartist may my tongue cleave to the roof of- my mouth , and my right hand forget its cunning "—though , on this occasion , he was the very man employed to hire " lambs" for the purpose of shedding Chartist blood .
At a Public MEETiNGof the Chartlstsof Arnold , near Nottingham , on Monday , June 7 th , tbe following resolutions were carried unanimously : — " That the Cb . trtists of Arnold are perfectly disgusted at the . " late conduet of Messrs . Barratt , Bilbie , Dudley , and Siddons , of Nottingham , _ together with our townsman , Bisbop and Hearson , for having entered into the lij of the * base , bloody , and brutal * Whigs , at the same time hypocritically pretending that they are solely actuated by a desire " to restore the Welsh patriots , and to obtain the liberation of all political prisoners . Had they been sincere In their professions , they would have acted in accordance , with the advice contained in the Prisoner's Convention " Address , which was , that where it is not possible to return Ciiartist candidates to Parliament , in all eases to return Tories in preference to WhigB . " " That we do not from hence recognise Richard Bishop and Cornelius Hearson , aa members of tbe National Charter Association . "
BOLTON . —Lecture . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Isaac Barrow delivered a lecture to the Chartists , in their room , Oxford-street The Manchester Whig Bdtchert . —Mr . Doyle , from Manchester , addressed the Chartists of this town , in their room , Oxford-street , on Wednesday evening . He gave a detailed account of the proceedings in Manchester during the previous week , and dwelt particularly on the brutality of his countrymen on Saturday . Their conduct on that day lie described as being most atrocious and inhuman . But he did not blame his countrymen , for no people possessed in a stronger degree a greater natural love of liberty , patriotism , and generosity . The Irish had been for centuries in a condition of the most degraded thraldom , and were now
but as born yesterday to a new state of political existence . It was , therefore , no wonder that they should be ignorant of the only means of attaining real independence , and an improved social condition—no wonder they should be the dupes of those who told them that in a Repeal of the Union alone was to be found the panacea for all their miseries , and blind to the fact that that Repeal could never be obtained , bo long as the masses of bath countries were disunited by the knavish arts of such charlatans . as O'Connell and his Whig backers . These were the real authors of tbe lamentable occurrences that bad taken place . When he ( Mr . Doyle ) came to England fourteen year * ago , he did not hope to meet in Manchester any enemies to his country . He was soon happily
undeceived . He found that the only real enemies of Ireland were the Tory parsons , the aristocracy , aud the middle classes . The working men everywhere showed the deepest sympathy for Irish wrongs , and be sooa forgot his national prejudices . He readily joined hi * English brethren in all their movements for the attainment of political power , for by that alone can Englishmen or Irishmen hope to secure liberty , happiness , or prosperity . Yet he was proud of being an Irishmancould he be otherwise while they had a Feargus OConnor , or a Bronterre O'Brien ? If O'Connell was a sincere Repealer , he would tell bis countrymen that a Repeal of the Union never -would be accomplished until the 4 ' slave class" of < Jreat Britain were pat in fall possession of the right and privilege of electing their own representatives ^ -that m * long as ttw rioh and
powerful aristocracy of JBnglaad , backed by the middto class , had the exclusive power of making the tow * , and an interest in the ffnion ,: so long womld thtfy M « Ut its repeal —» ye , even by spilling the Hoed of calf tte people ; bat Dan dl * not want a Repeal of the Union } he only wed it m dap-top toy oeouio&atty , wd m 1 means ot keeping alive ^ ' « ti ^ ml ^^ prejudice and n « ligious rancour , and in doing so Jtf « f > f % ^ VfrMfr abetting and perpetuating the ^^ X ^ FnSS
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 19, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct384/page/1/
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