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" Mt THOKAS Seojt cgannwri tt » proceeding ! by Dominating Mi . John Duncan , tba people * repreeeBtatJveforFifeeb ^ toJb * -enaJfc -.,-v •> - - Mr - * Dbsrittr , on fckftg" tne' && , * ¦»»» loudly a > pbaded ; and * after tfcakfcfglbewfdi t&fch&iour eon * ftn * d on him , and cautioning then ag * iri » t . being en » T& . iUwsojt , of ifewbaigi , wfip proposed fheibgt refbtatSoi ^ i » fci 2 i wi » t ^ tbe efeev tfaat aU the poverty yrii ^ Ha gr ^^ fw ) ¦ w ftfrft fl ffl ;> -t f ^ y ^ iAd&strioss « i «—
ctthiM ooentzr , vwibe nnlt ofc dan J ^ isbtfon , sad that tbe ; only , mae 4 y wm tiie » akir « tbe prlwJplM ctmtjioBd La the darter the lav of tt » tod , and that tbetisi&ks oflbe meeting were doe to Feezgia O'Connor , for hi * able advocacy of tbese rfTftrtplti ' . 1 This n iegbndeg . by Mr . J ^ ksdhh , of Baintown , Mr . W . H ^ iTjLtB l iuriri * fc , proposed flie aort jactation , wh&L vu , that tfais ptoetjar agree , to petk tkaP » rQ * meotljft £ » Tonrof ttejcfooipkaeoBtaiBedin lbs Charter .
to . Scott seeo&dedtheieaotetia * , idiidi , Hkethe gtfer , wm « carriedTtmnTmrmrfr , - - -. -.- - _ Eiffe btttiifc no other »« olntion , , Kz . O ^ COKsoi •»« jatmdated , amid tztstsadou spfOame . WImb flie ch « wring badjaWded , be said he igned with tbeir " voxfty chalrmaa when he said that if plaiaJoha had burled Cfcartism , Itmtut oowb&TG bad a ^ orlou retarrectiao . Hz . O'Connor spoke at eossldenble length i » a temperate and cosciliaiery a * nuer , and alluded to the tULb ealnaaiea aad Kkrepreaeotatkuttof th « preB , and , in partioolar , noticed a «* cally aodlibeDcua attack npon him , which fcad appeared
that sam&week in the FtfahiT * Jownml , « alUag him a « lawless demagogue . " " Better { said Mr . O'Con-Bar ) be » lawless demagogue than a brainless pedagpgoe j for in the f « rs > er case fhere was s bope of -repenUBCfe , bat in Qie Tatter tiere could be ao prospect of any imBiKimmt" He denied , however , tiat ha was & u lsw |« ti demagopte ' V-in proof of wbkh , he had not been pat ia boad » k » any fault erf his own , bat f or pabliabing what wa * called the faults of other * Mr . O'Connor was listened to with the nost profonnd sflenea ^ except when it was broken by the lond applanae which ever sod snoa bvrst from tbe laembied thouaads .
At the conduEon , Quree eheen were given for Mr . O ' Coonqt , three for Mx . Boaean , and three for . the Charte . whenttie meeting dispersed . Among the crowd we © beet-red a large number of tke middle clasae ^—mostly all tbe lawyers , of which tbeze ¦ are not a few in fbia place—and a vast number of shopkeepers woe present timing tta whole time . Seveeal of the higher classes were abo -present ; and we obserredHaiflaadMaegill Dricbton , Esq ., of Baakeil nr , the . celebrated opa-intnsios advocate , standing in the middle of tbe dease hub during the whole
pro-SOIiEE . In tbe evening a grand soiree was held in the Mason ' s Ball , which was crowded in every part by a most respectable . assembly of "braw lads and bonnie lasses . " Mr- W . MkLTTLLB , MarKncli , wnid loud ehaess , ww called to preside , when , after thunVing the meeting for the high honour conferred on him said , whea he beheld such a brfllisirt assembly u that before him ,- and reflected on the glorious display which they had all thardayseen , it was s proof to him that the principles of Char tism were "neither dead nor dormant , bat that they were gradually forcing themselves nppn the conviction of every unprgadted mind , and , notwith *
tanding aU opposftloB , weald be Use principles wMch would yetTutethe Trorid . ' jCbjeets . ) That persecution had ever failed to accomplish that which It was intended , he said She hirtory of the world fully verified ; and tbe proceedings tiis day were only another addition to the innumerable instances already recorded . Whixe the prosecutors of Mr . O'Connor had "been driven from office amid tbe exeer&Sons of an insulted and oppressed people , he was welcomed and applauded for his stern asd uncompromising advooaey of righteous principles . ( Cheers . ) After & few mote remarks , the Chairman ? x » e the fixsttoast os o » Bat , " The People , the touree Of iDpoHtieal power .- tCheers . )
Instrumextalband— "Scots wha hae , " its . Origjaal song by Mr . Philp— " Britoa ^ tkjw by FeargTustaztd . " Tbe Ch AiaiLor said , the next toast which he had the bonow propose was otte which he need only mention to be received with acclamation , it was , " Feargus O'Conb « , Esq ., sad say he Bve to see those principles tziumph for which he has suffered . ^ ( Tremendous cheezmf . ) Instrumental band— "See tfceeoaqneringhero comes . " Song , — " Bold , bravB , O'Connor , O . " Oa Mr . OXJoSkob . rising , he was presented with a spirited and well-written address , which was read by Mr . J . Scott , ia the name of tbe Chartists of Cupar . Mr . O'Connor spoke nearly an hour sod a htff in the same admirable and convincing manner that he had done during the day , and was rapturously applauded .
The next Eentiment was " The Charter , and may it soon be the law of tbe land . " ( Cheers . ) Instrumental band— " My love she's but a lassie yet " Tbe sentiment was spoken to by Hz . Chas . Sxcart , a 7 < niBf gentleman from St . JLacb » w » , -who made m eloquent speech , which fregnenily elicited -bursts of sppluse . The Chairman said , tie toast which he had now
the honour to propose was the health of no less & distinguished individual than their representative—not the fox-fanntLng ignoramus up the \ ray —( laughter )—but the real member of tie people ' s choice—he meant hu friaid Sir . Duncan behind him . jllnch applause ) instrumental band— " Up and "waur them a ' . " Sobj— "The old country gentleman , " Mr . DrscA > -, on rising to return thants , was loudly cheered . He spole at great length in his usual animated manner , and was listened to with marked attentj » n , After Mr . Duncan bad done speaking , Mr .. O'Conncr left the room , apologising for his doing so that he had to attend three meetings on the morrow , namely , Kirkaidy , Leith , End Edinbargh . Several other sentimects were then given , namely , " The Chartist Press , " sj . oien to by Sir . Stuart . " The ladies , " spoken to by 13 r . John Duncan . A number of Kmgs and recitations were also given , and the interest ami enthusiasm kept up till nearly twelve o ' clock , being about five hours . At the conclusion , three cheers were given for Mr . O'Conner , three for the Charter , taieelorProst , Williams , and Joiies , three forBrtmterre 0 'BrIfcn , three for ilr . Duncan , and three for the Chairnua , -wheD the company made way to join in the merry flSftfP
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0-COlvSOR'S VISIT TO DUMFRIES . " Lo ! he comes , he comes ! Garlands for every shrine ; Strike lyres and sound the drums , Bring roses , posr ye wine Swell , swell the Dorian flute Through the blue triumphal sky ; Let the cytheni ' B tone salute , As the patriot passes by ! " s " **» the motto of a placard announ < ang that pe " unca ged lion" woiild terminate hia triumphant t *« through Scotland bj a public entry into Dumfries on ie sth . Arrangementa had been for some time going on , in order to insure 3 Ir . O'Connor such a recep-Smv * !^* totay tte tsteem " " ^^^ be ' ma held EJ ue Chartista here , and accordingly on the eventful «* y > the men of tbe trades , and numbers from the other """• es assembled en # ie dock , and after being mar-KH " led inUyaiderproceeded uthe sandsAcross the
, p , fjr * - ^ " ^ ge , into the Glasgow road , there to receive «* Peat champion -of tbe Charter , who was expected » anive at three o ' elcck by the elaggow coach . About ^" x ? P *^ Portland-place tbe procession baited , ana Measra Wardrop and M'Dowall , in an open car-«» ip and four , were dispatched for the purpose of « oig in Mr . O'Connor . The coach soon met them , « w when the carriage took its place in lie procession , « ath » crowd of people were at length gratified by a ¦« tt of him of whom they had heard so mneh , a opening shout of gratulaUcn evinced the warmth 01 their welcome . . When this bad - ¦ omewhat f *» 3 < iea * gain , toe procession moved on with" flags and ™**«* r ia " number numbaless , " the spirit-stirring *«*"«* tbe musical instrmnaats intervening , with the gaaaus of the audtilade . .-She -profession passed ^ ongh Miiwellto-wn , and the principal streeU of "unfries . It " presented a spectacle such as was never before witnessed in tias locsttty . Kateame
Two Tmn- »>^ fj | ^ on horseback , with green sashes , and other ornaments . Band . , Flag of the Working Men ' s Association , awing on one side the six points ; and on the other en , emblematical figure of Liberty , carrying on a spear the " Bonnet Rouge , " with the British Lion ^ couchant at her feet ,
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foDewed Tsy . a j Jeputatton , of the society , three and I followed by Irish . Chs / ti ^ MdJfl > aa » . 'ibtee , and tjtoel it :- ~ ¦'• SfctttslfiP ^^^ ^^ ^ T " [ Supporters , llnee a ^ nd tZiree . : : ;; ' .- - ^• 3 anne ¥ — . XO ^ YA . ; : ;¦« TH » j » aot the sause-oT-. -tection or-party , but thai of .. ¦ > ' . " :. '• : ¦ ' 'earsfylotarBthlBeoubjr . " . , '' £ ¦ ¦ rCuBSBraj ^ kixnfei , asidSsfcwn ; with the flag » of tkeb ¦ ¦ . r : ..--:: MpeetiWtadefc .,- ;• : = : ¦ . ' ¦; . ' , ' ., ; . : ; : " When Adsa delwdand ^ ve spaa , ;' . f ' 1 j Who was then the gentleman ? ' J ' , ' '' ,,. ' i Shoemakers , -with TradeTFIags ; and in tbe body « f tfce : . ¦ - . -V - *»* de , BMawi- ^ T 'JCl ' . . , ;; , 1 st Do net jich men apptea yw and drag ; yon before tt » iudgment »»* W-Te an ajaBjptkey'ire few . 2 nd . Turaihe ' drones out ofttoMv * . -
: ~ Tailor * T » iOi flag and-bmboew . . " - 1 st . Be thai will sot * wwkv nekbet Aall be ea * . Sod . TaxatiosiwithootTepMatotattofetotyraany . StoAinf makers with fiagtod bumonu ist' la yonr « wb land ye crouch in dread , . . . Cravingjfctt * ltav * fco-toUfilr bread ; Rise ! wrestle for your rights instead . , ¦ 2 ad . ileUiiakB l . ttearaaa ^ B OWlbSt &g $ , Tbe people Jt > y » od ; oy ; wili be J ** e sponger . MUlaz Lewis , t > juvenila . jCh * etl « t « hj » bpo ^ n paiasy , with » a address fe > Ife . PCPonBor ^ besf ltitrtly
. omameated with bay lea . ? e »» n < l hoUj . HaKimermesk with Sag . . Engs , WQuldjeohain .,..,,. - ¦ _ ¦ The sack and the rain . } , -,-* Would je feiterlb » : U , Khtning « Bd horrioane ? They are free—Ani so shall we be . In an . elegant open , carriage drawn by four greys with i kDStillWftB , . , O'CONNOR , ¦ ¦ ¦ " ¦ Witc ' Wardropand V ^ teaH * < m eaeh side . . - Lwikerbla bud . Country deputations , three and three . Sqasremen with flags . -. Motlo- ^ " Union , shall msia us free . " ^ Hang-loom Wearer's Flag . "
And also a large Green Flag , on which were inscribed the name * of ' illustrious patriots of former days , to which the flgore of an angel appeared pointlag , as if to animate the spectators to emulate their deeds . Below the " cloud of witnesses' * , was the Tone' -. - . ' " Behold wtat witnesses tuweea Encompass us around . ' Men once like us , by sufferings tried . But now with glory crowned . "
Is this prdex the procession passed through Maxwelltown and the principal streeU of Dumfries ; it defiled across the New Bridge into Dumfries , down Bridge-street , up Friara ' -vennel , passed through Highstareet , into English-Street , by Queen-street into Shakespear-street , and . again into High-street , where I t drew up at the Commercial Inn . . Here Mr . Wardrop addressed a few words to the ajssaily , and announced that Mr . O'Connor would be present at tbe soiree in the evening , when he would have an opportunity of addressing them .
THE SOIREE . Previous to six o ' clock , the doors of the Relief 1 Church were besieged by an « ager concourse of people , all anxious to secure seats j and on the appearance of Mr . O'Connor , at seven o ' clock , he was received with immense cheering . . ' Mr . John Bell was called to the chair and at his I request the Rev . Mi . Canon said grace ; and the comi pany proceeded to the discussion of the good things I so plentifully provided fox them by the stewards . . I The Chairhak opened the proceedings in a neat ' speech , in which he sketched the lowly origin of j Chartism—its progress in Dumfries , comparing the j early meetings of the friend * of freedom , consisting I of thirteen or fourteen individual ! , with the glorious display which that evening presented ; and , aagored from this the certainty of ultimate , triumph to the principles they bad espoused . He sat down amid loud cheers , and called upon
Mi Waju > bop , who made a few remarks ; bat he said that he would not tbeB occupy mneh of their ; time , as be intended to speak at greater length when the evening was more advanced , j Song— " Hurrah for the Charter , "—Mr . Adam Pa-; tenon . . Mr . W , M'DOW ALL was then e&lled upon , and was ' received with applause . He stated that he was -enl trusted with a document for presentation to Mr . O'Connor , namely , —an address of tbe Chartista of Dumfries ¦ and Maxwelltown , on the occasion of his visit ; pre' . vious to which he would say , that it gave him pleasure j to see the inhabitants » f this town coming forward in
such numbers and in snsh enthusiasm on . this occasion ; it was & proof and a pledge to him that the deeds of their illustrious guest had not been overlooked or forgotten by them . It was a proof and & pledge of something mere important still—that of- love and regard for the great principles which had Impelled him forward in his career of agitation . There was , in tne first place , esteem manifested to the man ; in the second place , adherence and Attachment to tbe measure * which he had advanced ; and these feelings seemed so inseparaby connected , that in speaking of the one he could scarcely fail speaking of tbe other also . When the cry of the factory children arose wild and clamorous , appealing to heaven and to man against tbe onnatural toil to -which tbe votaries of mammon had
doomed them—when this cry arose and came unheeded i on tbe ears of the marble-minded masters—when the < Parliament of Britain shot out their prayer—when there was none to plead their cause in the gate , J three individuals stood forwurd , and , in spite of the frowns of the powerful , and spurning the prof-1 fered bribe of those whose interests were endangered , j testified loudly and long against tbe atrocity of the system . These men were Stephens , Oastier , and ' Feargus O'Connor . And when the numberless privations to ¦ which the people were exposed had conspired to make them investigate their cause—when their burdens became so heavy that they could no longer be ' 1 borne patiently—when tbe iron of oppression bad en-: tered within , and touched as with electricity their long I benumbed energies , and they arose as one man with the demand , what shall wo do to be saved ? How
shall we elevate our social position ? By what means shall we stem the tide of desoiation ,. whose waters have so long covered ua ? How shall we erect a bulwark which shall shelter us , and repel the encroachments of power?—when the people were in this dilemma , COHSCiOTU of thsll grievances , but comparatfvelyignorant of their cause , helpless in their misery , and hopeless of a cure , who so forward to announce the tidings of deliverence as Mr . O'Connar ? He , with his other brave compatriots , went from place to place , unfolding the cause of tbe nati onal grievance , and propounding the cure , the only effectual cure—Universal Suffrage . From henceforth making this his rallying cry , and saying to the hosts of enemies who leagued for his destruction , because it was like the death-knell to that system of class-legislation and party privilege on which they prospered—saying to these ^—
• ' Come one ! come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as scon as I . " To the principles thus promulgated , he ( the speaker ) looied as the only guarantee for the happiness ef the country . -Mate the Government irresponsible as in Russia , and you subject the people to the iron yoke of an unmitigattd despotism . Continue the Government impossible to a class only as in Briiain , and the interests of that class will be consulted , and tbe ¦ welf are of the community sacrificed at the shrine of their selfishness . What the Chartists wanted was a responsible
Government . Responsible . to the Cabinet ? >" o ! Responsible to the aristocracy ? No ! Rs&ponsible to the middle classes ? No ! Responsible to the ten pound householders , or rather to the ten pounds' worth of bricks and mortar which they possessed ? Responsible to them or these ? No : But a Gov * : rament representing and responsible to all who pay for its support , who are liable to fight its battles , who bear its burdens , and who are affected for good or evil by the tendency of its enactments . Mr . M'D . then read an address which hod been prepared for presentation to Mr . O'Connor .
Mr . O'Connor , who had remained standing while the address was being read , then , s . mid the acclamations of the meeting , began by expressing his high sense of the confidence reposed in him by the men of Scotland , adding that the reception he had met within Dumfries was more than a reward for the privations of a five years ' struggle for freedom , prosecuted under the scorching ' of summer and through winter ' s filling blast He had nurtured his bantling until it had grown a giant , powerful to destroy all evil and to support all good . The principles which he advocated coald aloae save the country ; and the higher classes , in supporting exclusive legislation , were nourishing a viper whieh would in the end destroy them . A base press had heralded Ms approach . He was charged with inculcating
principles subversive of social order—he had been misrepresented until men came to Bee him , wondering whether he were man or devil ; but be struggled for liberty tempered with reason and discretion , not to promote rapine and licentiousness . He bad long watched the progress of Reform ; and , before the Charter was even heard of , he had taken the entire of his native county of Cork from tbe Tories—a county which returned eight members to the Imperial Parliament—without expending a single shining , although opposed by a powerful and a wealthy aristocracy . The jprinciplea .. upon which that ^ struggle was conducted were UniversatSaffrage . Ajinual Parliaments , Tote by Ballot , the- Abolition of the Property Qualification , tt » ^ edistributioB of the Electoral District * , Payment of . Member * , Repeal of tbe Union , Exclusion of the Bishops from 'tjie . House Of
Lords , the Total Abolition of Tithes , and the Election of the Magistracy by the People . Wteo be eftebtyshed the Northern Political Union , he was assailed on all rtunria with , " Dont disunite the working classes from the Whigs ; " but who , he would ask , broke , faith first ? The Whigs , who had violated every pledge which they had given to the people . During the nine years they were in office they had passed a Coercion BiH for Ireland , the Poor Law Amendment Act , and introduced a Rural Police into Britain , When , however , the party was buried in the grave which the undertaker , Plain John Campell , of Cupar , said he had dug for Chartism , the , cry was raised of free trade , cheap bread , and plenty to do . So lojj as the Whigs vfere in office , they held that the distress of the country was local ; but bo boou « were they out than they di * -
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^ ered that it was mtfeaaL The Tories , who had sucoaeded Jjbffn , ; now , ihat thqr were ia itfke , " abe attribute ¦ tb » - distress of the country to local causes . ; The qbSivof hii ndsaion Was to arouse the energies oi the r ^ pplB for < lasi-aasault upon both fapfctansj not for * % ? m ? twiw »' j W *« •«» ***«* w * i ^ eqnali * j uader the Um Th * dtadnlesjofUWm wt 4 lft aflo- * £ pg tlie existence , of wldfrB ^ ea 4 d * stiiu - M ^ ' . i ^^ i d r * . * Q / , fttR * iWPrr « o ^** WkJiffi beyond tJie s ^« j ^ , . of tappni . Be ( Mr . S'O . ) denied ^ . CW ; aeT «! i : jent ; tfie mou ^ h . . without fee meat Xheae ; iagcwk , ipjfl . the . people / not to ; took , like the g ^ v » llinf olu to , the earth f » r support , bat to viand erect l *«^ bU ^ 5 h ^ ra , _ ani look abioatf to ; T > autzio , and , ^« k « d ,, an 4 iflwiriea ,: fox food . They bad chfcap food awl , high . watfef / in America , } but there , they had also tfaiTOBBaX Suffrage . ' : In ' Britain , undiysthe existing
. system , the , landlocds le £ their { arms Jn large allotments , although , they lost thereby £ 20 , 000 , 000 aywur inrenUL ' Bat t&ejBxtengof theArm iaapasod tfag'dfr pendence of the . cultivator v the landlords oosld thus more readily command the votes of tfcei * tenants ; « d having the controul of the Legislature , they , divided among JtheD , moxe $ han , £ l 2 o , 000 , 000 ayear , inpenaions , Jrinecures , ' and commissions f . o » thai ? -relatives Let . the people qbtain Universal Sufrage } and Vb » landowner woujd be in ^ noad to brine bi « p > operor i * bo the retail Jmariet . The Und would tbin not only be tetter c ^ Uvat ^ i ; but tbe 1 nacttstitz lor fimlgratlon would bV doa $ . wlth ~ . Whan / the improvements la machinery hid enabled tbe inanufacturers , ia a great measure , to dispense with manual L » bvur , the people
were told to eialgrate . But , although they ha £ got the means of tnanufacturiBg , they had got nojke of oon aaming ; and . the shopkeepers were beginning to find that out He , loo , was a friend to emigration ; but he was for removing the useless population first Let them freight a vessel of state paupers and parsons , with a crew of blshops-Md Pbirpetts for a pilot ; and he would bid it God speedl Before the people were thrown oa their own resources , justice demanded that others should be taken offthese . Be' "was also for a voluntary Charon * sad then , instead of the pastor selecting his flock , th » flock would select their pastor . He bad been denounced as an advocate of physical force and a man of blood ; kut he bad aever struck a man nor injured a dumb animal In hft life , and fee would rather wear his tetters aU hlsjife than one . drop-of human blood * boold be abed i £ the present struggle ; the man who marshalted phytical force destroyed it ; and
he who would veeoHuaeod -ft was- a' tetov * or a fool wa « , tniiM , Grey wa # ih ( nroa Otttof o «* , thff mtwlforoe Whigs set Bristol , Nottingham , and Newcastle in flunes ; but , during the whole coo ts *** the Chartist agitation , with the solitary exception 1 of the Monmouth affair , wMeh was got np by Whig spies , no * one life had been lost nor one pennyworth of properly destroyed . Let the people , then , continue in a course of peaceful agitation ; their strength lay in their onion ; their power was in thei * TOiees } aad they were to look for their success in their peneTenuooe . For his own part , he had embarked with the working classes in the same boat ; and he would sink with the crew rather than desert the ship . Mr . O'Connor then sat down amidst thunders of applause , reiterated bants ef which greeted trim during the delivery of m brilliant and effective speech , occupying two hours in the delivery , and of which thisls-bat » faint aad imperfect outline .
Songs—The Boveri Bride—Mr . L . Ingram . The Fine Young German Gentleman—Mr . £ . Haining . Mr . A . Wardrop again rose , and was received with strong marks of respect He was proud of the exhibition given this evening of the prevalence of Chartism . When he looked back four short yean , and recollected with their respected ^ Vt" *^ , when a few obscure individuals met in a secluded room , in a most secluded corner of the town , there to study the principles ef political freedom , and when he saw now that ' they were increased to such extant that they were able to beat both Whig and Tory on matters either of Church or State , and carry their Charter , he had reason to rejoice . What had made him a Chartist ? It was misgovemment ; and good , government could not be
obtained without the Charter . When ke saw that wealth and not labour , was represented , —when he saw the wealth of the few gained at the expense of the poverty of the many , —and , above all , when he saw that those who were rolling in luxury received the whining adoration of those who called themselves guardians of tbe poor , and followers of Him who was the patron of the-poor , —when he saw the one , working infants to death , regardless of their temporal wel fare cr their spiritual interests , and the other , clad in purple and fine linen , and faring sumptuously every day , heedlesrof the tears of children crying for bread , or the sob of the mother over her famished babes , — when he looked at this and called aloud for help , who answered the cry ? Was it the minister of the Gospel ,
who prays to Ood that there may be plenty for man and beast , and who kisses the sword that is bared to cut down tbe suffering people ? Who preach poverty is a passport to heaven , and takes a-way strewed with roses for himself , —who preaches passive obedience for the people , and herds with their oppressors , —who calls the bloated occupants of the throne the servants of the Meat High , and the misters of oppression the disturbers of vested right , —who , when the people ask for bread , gives them a stonechurch , and for education tbe prayer book . Was it from men acting in this manner that be was to look fer help ? No , bnt to the people themselves . They were to persevere in their present course . Be not led away by AST cry but the Charter . An united people could
carry anything . Some called for progressive reform , bnt how can you get it , if the House of Commons will not progress ? Ask yourselves if benevolence actuates the minister , justice tbe thief , morality the debauchee , and then look at the Commons for good legislation . It has been truly said that you could sooner more Gibraltar than their hearts . The philosopher laments the accumulated wrongs of his country , and sinks in despair ; or he may make an occasional attempt to remove one of the millstones from the neck of the people , such as the State Church , but he fails , because be is powerless in the Commons . Is be a friend to family equality , and the overthrow of the blessed entails ? How can he expect this when the men he appeals to reckon these aa their best privileges . Does he sigh for free trade ?—the men he solicits exist upon monopoly . And he will be baffled in all his attempts at reform till the people receive the suffrage ; and If he Is eager for their
relief , let him lend his aid towards giving them teat To tell a poor man—poor because he wants political power—that he is too ignorant to be free , you add insult to injustice . Let brother cease to insult and persecute brother f Let the political philanthropist unite witb the people , and thna regenerate them . The battle of right against might cannot be foaght without the people . Let all unite , therefore , to bring into operation tbe principle that taxation without representation is Injustice , —that the represented and representative should annually renew their trust , —that the representative should be paid for bis labours , —that poverty should not circumscribe your choice of representatives—that electoral districts should be established , and that the ballot should protect the electors , aud with them the visions of the philanthropist will be realised , and the happiness of the people consummated . ( Mr . W . sat do"wn amid thunders of applause . )
Song— " The Flowers othe Forest , "—Mr . Thomas Watson . Mr . DoyALDSOS , from Gatehouse , was then introduced , and gave a varied and beautiful address , which was responded to with tbe utmost enthusiasm . We regret our want of room to give a speech replete with humour , good sense , and spirit Song— " M'Crimmon ' s Lament , "—Mr . Alexander . Mr . Lawson then proposed briefly a vote of thanks to the Rev . Mr . Blackwood , and the managers of the church , for the ready manner in -which it had been granted for their accommodation ; and after three cheers for O'Connor and tbe Charter , three for Frost , Williams , and and Jones , three for the strangers , and three in acknowledgment of the excellent conduct of the Chairman , the O'Connor Festival terminated .
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XOACCLESFXEUK—Mr . Doyle _ lectured to a crowded audience on Sunday evening last , on the People ' s Charter , and made a great impression . Several new members were enrolled at the close of the meeting . His labours are doing a vast amount oi good throughout the country ,
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. CHARTIST BEMONaTRATi'ON . -PJJBLIO MEETING ,. AXU SOiREE ^ E * Hd . NOCB OR FEARGUS od'co . &mott ,, J 2 SO . ' , A&s > tee principles of THE figJBjRTBRij ) * ¦' ,:. ¦ . . ¦'¦ ¦ ; , ¦ . <;«;>(» ii- \ - : ¦ . fluenoe of the Tory Duke or ' Bdome n ^ h ; we kad a , grand torn rot . 4 Bib guod men and true moatetetf 1 ? J ^^^ twaMmtteMn ^ r , * , # afe am , trot ? Bridg ^ ^ yn ^^^^ , olm ^ e , » ni appropriate flaga , baaaera , < Sw . , Gw » t fears wen ; eata&aiped at one time for the weather , owing to fts beMrunaetfle ^ . ;\ Many wore | he prayers of TWtff WidTTory ^ at the day might be wet ; however * we Md , » jBnftday , ' , / Efce sun beamed ontaaxf tosatfe won- ; tbe , ejwrtions , <) f . the thoasaiwfa determined *» , < $ Af ^^ fr ^ MvP ^ 0011 ^^ 1011 Cosamtttee , iatmg i unit
; S ^« 7 »!« ww « g" - « j » " « ic * w *« M »» w » « juannwHwqi «* s * TajIoj ,, < rf ^ al | : eith , A » a deputation ^ ewduot M »; O'Connor to D * lkeith , those persons started earl * kf , ta ! lw » 3 rt ©' 'Edflft > at « i tod-ft&d-5 MrW ©^ onno » i « t ; the Black mUHoSelj After M lift $ trohble ihey succeeded i * hiring * a elegant eoach with folar grey , hones to Condntt Wtoial ^ e ^ riAdwaethjtntrasajMja , who were waiting vfiih ^ opea ' attastd ' receive bjm , i Besides thia debutatidfr , M * . O'Connor was iewm ' p anied by Mr . RoberfcLoTrcrt sitti MrV AiJlun « Hw In paeeicgthroDRblhe Btre ^ ic ^ lkltnburKb , tjie coach attracted ttnivetaal-attenUelt : allatopped to look at the man of the paople ' aichoioe ; On . arriving within about a mile © f Dalkeifchy theearriage ma met by the procession , headed byx the Dalkeith band , in military uaiform . The carriage here stopped , while the procession passed round it ; Mr . O'Connor
standing uncovered . He was bailed with loud acclamations . On . reaohing the , town the streets were thronged . with people , all eager to catch a glimpse of him who , haii done and suffered so muchlbr the cause of freedom . In front of $ id carriage was borne a triumphal arch , composed of evergreens , &e . with * f O'Connor" worked in the , centre with flowers . This clever piece of workmanship met with universal admiration ,. The procession then parsed , through the principal etreete , l ^ r . O'Coanor standing ia the oarriage , and bowing' gr&cefaUy to alj . T / io win * dowawere crowded , to witness the . way the people act towards him they delight to honour . Aft 0 C parading the town , and passing the Duke' of Buc cleugh ' s gate , the procegsion returned to the market * place , where a hustings had been erected , to hold a
PUBLIC MEETING . On Mr . O'Connor appearing on the hustings he was greeted with cheers lend and long . " , ' . Mr . Wm . DIN iells then came forward and said , — Men and Women of Mid-Lothian , I most heartily congratulate you upon the noble manner in whioh you have conducted yourselves this day , which I am sure must be gall and wormwood to the enemies of the Charter and Feargus O'Connor ; as it is always our wish to couduct our proceedings in a legal and orderly manner , I beg leave to propose that our friend , Mr . Win . Tayjor , do take the chair , ' ( Cheers . )
The Chairman then informed the , meeting of the objects for which it was called—to again petition the House of Commons to enact the People's Charter , and to congratulate Feargus O'Connor , Esq . on his release from tbe fangs of his and our oppressors ; he exhorted them to hear the different speakers with attention , and to conduct themselves so as to put to the blush those who say that Chartists were ignorant , and disorderly . He then called upon Mr . James M'Pherson to move the first resolution . Mr . M'Pherson , in a very neat speech , moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting again petition the mis-called House of Commons to pass , without delay , the Act entitled the People ' s Charter , and that we pledge ourselves to devote all our energies to cause that measure to become the law of the land . " Mr . D . Potter , . in a short bat pithy speech , seconded the resolution .
' Mr . A . Duncan then came forward to support the resolution , which he did in his usual eloquent style , and was loudly applauded . The Chairman then called for a-show of hands for the resolution , when thousands of hands were held tip . He then called for a Bhow against it : not one was held up , consequently it was deolared carried amid loud cheers . Mr . W . Daniells proposed the following resolution , in a short speech : — " That this meeting congratulate Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., on his release from prison , and cordially welcome him to D&Ikeith , and that we will stand by , and repose every confidence in him , so long as he advocates the People ' s Charter , and the rights of the suffering millions . " Mr . Samuel Kidd , seconded the resolution , and like the last , was carried nem . dis .
Mr . O'Connor now came forward , and was met with most tremendous cheering . As soon as silence could be obtained , he said , —My frieads , I do not se much thank you for tbe last resolution , reposing confidence in me , as I do for passing the first , pledging yourselves to petition for the People ' s Chatter , — ( cheers , )—inasmuch as the one Is of far more vital importance than tbe other . He ever had , and ever would do his duty ; he was not to be deterred from advocating the people ' s rights by persecution or prosecution , and so long as the people stood with him , so long would he stand by them . ( Loud cheera . ) He then went into the question of the Corn Laws , and proved , that although these laws were most unjust and wicked ; yet their repeal ( alone ) would not benefit the
working man . ( Hear . ) That the object of the Corn Law repealers was to get cheap bread ? or the people , in order to give them an opportunity to lower the wages of their workmen , or , as they were pleased to call it , to enable them to compete with foreign manufacturers—( cheers)—but it should be borne ia mind , that those countries were not taxed to half the amount , as the people of this country were . ( Hear , hear . ) He then went into the question of machinery , showed how it was superseding manual labour , and glutting the markets with goods , thereby lowering both prices and wages ; he then went into a lengthened argument on the necessity of placfng the unempioyed on the waste land ; showed the good it would effect ; but let no one think that be wished to take the land from its present possessors . ( Hear . ) No , he would allow a just rent to be paid for every acre . ( Cheers . ) He contended that if we had a just Government that they would
immediately set about placing the people on the land at home , instead of sending them to the colonies . ( Loud cheers . ) He said the working men were the shopkeepers' best friends , and Invited them over to our ranks . The middle classes were at length beginning to be convinced of the necessity of joining the people for an empty till on a Saturday night , made a ugly wife on a Sunday morning . ( Great laughter . ) Ho then stated that the only effectual remedy for the present distress was the Charter—lie would stand by the Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less than the Charter . Onward , and we conquer , backward and we fall . His motto yet was , and ever should be Universal Suffrage , no surrender ! Mr . O'Connor retired amid loud and enthusiastic cheering . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , three cheers for O'Connor , three for the Charter , and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , this Immense meeting separated in the most orderly manner , convinced by the truths they had heard .
The Caledonian Hunt were dining together this day at an inn close to the place of meeting , and many of them attended to hear the proceedings . The Earl of Dalhousie was observed to be present during the time Mr . O'Connor was speaking , as well as a number of gentlemen on horseback . There were also present most of the Bhopkeepers and middle classes of the town , who are so convinced of the justness of our claims , that they can hardly believe that Mr . O'COHnor is the same person whem the Whig and Tory papers so much misrepresent . Their eyes are beginning to open ; so Hurrah ! for the good old cause Of equal rights and equal laws !
THE SOIREE . The Seiree took place at night , in the Freemason ' s Hall , and in a short time after the doors were opened the spacious Hall was nearly rilled . On Mr . O'Connor entering , accompanied by Mr . Lowery , Mr . A . Duncan , and other friends , the company rose and cheered them in the most rapturous manner , tbe "wemen waving their handkerchiefs , and the men their bats , the band ( which was stationed in the gallery ) at the same time playing , See the Conquering Hero comes . Mr . Tat lor took tbe chair , and called npon Mr . A . Duncan to ask a blessing . After partaking of a substantial tea , &c , thanks were returned by Mr . D . Potter . The cups and saucers being removed , The Chairman rose to propose the first sentiment , which was
The people , the source of all national power , which he did in a few choice remarks , and then called upon Mr . Robert Lowery to respond to the same . Mr . Lowery on rising waa much cheered . He appeared to be labouring under a severe cold ; notwithstanding he spake for about an hour in a most eloquent and convincing manner . He compliment * , d tbe company on their respectable appearance , and . eald , " Was it possible that people such as he saw ' . oefore-hlm , so decently attired , aad with BUCU intelligent looks , that they could cat one another ' s ttiroata , as had been imputed by their enemies ?'' ( Loud cries of no , no . ) He then went into . ajLinteresting argument on the question of "Who are the people ? " He gavd great satisfaction , and , sat down loudly cheered . . Tune ,, by the band—Seo ' jg wha bae . Song—Rule Britannia , by Mr . Campbell . The second sentiment
was—The People ' s Charter , may l \ Boon become the law of the hind . Mr . A . Duncan spoke tc , the same , and proved that all parties had their Chartp r , but the poor party . Why should not the working man have his Charter aa well as the rich , when > je contributed so much by his labour , to make otb / . r parties comfortable , while he was miserably peor r Because be was not represented , while the other par ties were , so they had managed to get their Charters , while the poor wanted theirs . He entreated them Ul to unite in one holy bond of brother-
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hood , and demand , their rights , and m other Whig or Tory G ^ vemmenQr ; '" could long refase to gnat them , He made a fielhig ; appeal tofhe : Udtt ^ to eoiae over and help us , andj ^ qs . jrarsuade their busi ^ an dsv ^ H ** then , and levers to join the glorious movement ft » w * doai H » wooWL sayttewuM to tteitfafcne \ woafct te hi »» wiiwift (; < BatftewcnMmainUin , thatth « wottaa wjMSthosbaadwastieVataveaaber of aOharter A . «» eiatidnrrfba . tabeliwt . ntit a ftin for her feosbswa , b * ta bublljoekf ( amoldiflcottfs ^ wofd foratafkey . ) This * wns » k was ffeeeivM with load ebesn sad lM « bMr > : , r '; : / Tune » y tto JawtofaMsataibaad > -Mawaj llie'hyra «^ ^ i 1 '^ na > -Hurralif <» theaiaai « r , MfctJ » qaa » s « t . ! , ! . a TbrGH 4 kBH » 4 bW < aUedapmlf ^ 400 , to come forward to present aa Mdnss tfrOreszgaa
O ' Coanor , lfca / , ' , wittten in blank vt * M , < by Mr , Wm > MiHtt , the p <* t hwrtau of the Dalkeitfc Charter A » o Giatloa . ¦ ¦ • • . .:. : ¦'¦ : ¦" . ' ¦ i : r- \ Vi ^ . ' -s , ^ :. ¦ .: ; ¦<*•; v . r > :: Ul v ; i ¦ ( JlrvO'CoinMM WBHtsnding darisg the"feadtegol Um address , after wfcfeb , lie « am « forwardWadSress A » meeting as * WMseratowd ;* rittt daaibaii ^ chsenv Be spokeforabottttwo ^ hwsw , la aW « staalmated and talented niaiaer ^ i : wee ^ d : Mitmposailile . t 6 > f » lk > w bin ttaougtn his abW statoJMalike speech . ' He sao ttiroagJi ^^ UborfottM ^ cCmi'Uyr » tti » m ^ •^• t ^^ lHMCoa rtoioCXMr ^ tte « s « W ^ anattr » efleetsof JBS * trfn * yy and >*> ¥ «» U- stw ** ti * tmottoaot but audl . eaee ; that abUiteg otfuldM « kedy these evils , andlhe nasaarous ills -of tfa « sodai oipse ^ bat the People ' s CHaiter . He exhorted tan * t » wait * . - and thereb * to aad let
co ^ trjto ; t ! i ^ . paia « er « i ttioiJharter , aad the Charter only , be the obje « twJU « h ' tier contended for . He said machinery bad ovi * sXikert the markets , bad superseded maogaal Isbeui , hadseduced , and ( unlearthe worWnf sun : was represented } - would- stUt redo *© wages , and new the Cera law Bepeaters-turned ujon them , and told them the Goto Laws bad done this . No doubt these laws were vwong , bat their conduct in lay . ing all fault on-the Com . Iaws reminded , him of an IrWh anecdote , which , ' a » they ¦ wen ia such goo humour , he would tell then * . ( Hear , hear . ) "Mrs Brady was an Irish widow , and she sat aU day in the efctatoey corner knitttrig ihwstodtlngs ^ and smoktog her short cuddy pipe . Wo * Mia . Brady always made It a rale to purchase a farfillag eaadle firomv November to March , so when she goe » for her farthing candle in November ( the waylaid br **» oat : daring the time she
had boagh * ' the last ) tte- shopmaa told her It was a harfpettnny . 'A halfpenny says ahe > « what ' s the cause of that ?* ' ¦ O . - ' sayirie ,- ' it » tHe-war p 'the wsr , ' says Mn . Brady . Says she , 'bad inck to 4 h * aooundrels , havetheynot time ffliotigll to fight by dayli s lit , that they Want'to fight byjcandlelight . '" ( Roarvof laughter . ) This was the flf ty-efgtb public meetUtg he had addressed slnee he came to Scotland . ( Hear , hear . ) To-morrow he Bhould meet Brewsfcer at Glasgow , on tbe next day he should go to meet the men of Dumfries . During the day a delegate had arrived- JWOa Dumfries in Dalkelth , and after a good deal of persuasion , induced Mr . O'Connor to visit that town . He sat down amid loud and general applause ; indeed the cheering throughout his address was-unbounded . Tune by the band—The Shamrock bo Green . Soag—Exile Of Erin , —Mr . George Thomson .
Mr . O'Connor again rose , and said he wished to draw their attention to their brethren la Xoaddn , the stone masons , who bad struck at the new Houses of Parliament , to withstand a < latr , meaa tyrant ( Hear . ) He considered it the duty of one trade to support another under such drcnttBtanoes , and he trusted they would assist the atone masons daring : their straggle ( Cheersvr -, ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦¦ ' "'• v ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦ ' ' - ¦ •¦ ' This , we doubt not , will be well responded to . Mr . O'Connor here kfb the meeting , along with Messrs . Duncan and Lowery , and shortly after left Dalkeith in the carriage together , for Edinburgh . On leaving the Hal ! , they were loudly cheered—the band playing " All the blue bonnets o ' er the border . " The next sentiment was—Frost , Williams , and Jones : may they soon be restored to their native land . Responded to by Mr . Kidd , in an energetic speech . Mr . Macpherson then recited the
Fall of Poland . Alrby the band—Draw the sword , Scotland . Several other songs were given ; thanks were voted to the chairman ; three cheers for the Charter ; three for O'Connor ; and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , when the delighted company broke up about twelve o ' clock , having been gratified ia the Hall for about six hours . < Thus has ended our demonstration , and its effects are , oar enemies are silenced , the indifferent and' apathetic are roused , and are now rushing to join the Association—no less than twelve joined on Saturday night , and as many are expected to join this night Godspeed the Charter !
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£ 3 > XtTBUXlGH . GRAND SOIREE AT THE WATERLOO ROOMS , IN HONOUR OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., J . B . O'BRIEN , ESQ ., AND THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY . This Soiree took place on Monday evening , the 2 nd of November , in the large Waterloo Room , when upwards of a thousand Chartists were as sembled to do honour to the patriotB who bad so nobly fought the battles of the unenfranchised millions , and suffered the pains and penalties awarded by Whig malice . Every one who" has seen this Soiree joins in praising the admirable arrangements of the Committee , the activity of the Stewards , and the highly respectable character of the
assemblage . This is the largest room we could obtain , otherwise we could have easily doubled the numbers ; hundreds could not gain admission , and three and four prices were offered for one ticket , and always refused , those who had them would not have parted with them for any ' price . Mr . Peter Anderson took the chair , and regretted the absence of our truly worthy friend , Mr . Henry Rankin , who was necessarily detained in the country , and also that of Mr . John Watson , through indisposition . Mr . Blackie , our excellent and indefatigable Secretary , then read two letters , one from J ; B . O'Brien , the other from J . Moir , of Glasgow , atating their inability to attend and regret thereat .
The whole assembly then rose and sung the People's Anthem in grand style . After it had finished , Mr . Anderson rose aad proposed as the first sentiment , The People , the legitimate source of all power . Mr . Sanket , in an eloquent manner , responded , and was loudly cheered in the coarse of his speech . Mr . O'Connor who bad been at Leith , at a Soiree , then ascended the platform , and was received with waving of hats , ladies' handkerchiefs , clapping of hands , and loud cheering , that for some
minutes made the welkin ring . After the cheering had subsided , and Mr . Sankey finished , The Chairman gave The Charter , and may it speedily become the law of the land . Mr . John Ddncan , of Dundee , then rose , and amidst the approving plaudits of the people , responded in fine Style . He showed the importance of the Charter movement over every other at the present time , pointed out its benefit to the rich as well as poor , rejoiced that the cry had passed over the Channel , and after a long and excellent speech sat down loudly cheered .
The sentiment of " The distinguished champions of Chartism , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . and J . B . O'Brien , Esq . " was then followed by long continued cheering . . Our Secretary , Mr . Blackie , then read an address , adopted at a public meeting , to be presented to these distinguished patriots . A gentleman also read an Address from the Teetotal Chartists of Edinburgh . Mr . O'Connor then rose , and was again and again loudly greeted with peals ef applause . Heremarked that it wonld be five years next month since he had visited Edinburgh first , and appeared before a large jury of modern Athenians to plead the cause of the people ; and although the case has
been unfairly tried by the hirelings of the press , he had returned to receive the meed of praise from them . He talked in glowing terms of the " crime" for which he had been incarcerated , and said that if loving to see the poor man enjoying his just rights was a crime , then he was a criminal . The only count that plain John and his minions could find him guilty of , however , was . being proprietor of the Northern Star . He said there , was an adage in Ireland , that the best time to court a widpw was when coming from the funeral of her husband ; aad the Whigs , as if wishing to give Governmental authority to the saying , had tried to win the Chartists , shortly after having immured in dungeons 500 of their friends ; and when they coujd neither , cajole
nor allure them , they turned round and said that tne Chartists were a miserable faction . This put them in tha position of owning that they themsel ves were weaker , having been beaten by these very factious Chartists . He defended the course we have pursued with regard to anwbUating . the Whigs . Mr . O'Connor had attended forty-five meetingsv and addressed upwards of a million of working men , m one fortnight . He gave cheering accounts of | he . spirit abroad , and anticipated ; glorious rewards for the stru ggling millions m the speedyattauuaent of their liberties . He ep « ke of m . wrongs * f bis . native Ireland in a traly masterly style . Mid said that if he cottldhalp it he would neter Jet England «* Scotland obtain freedom one moment before Ireland . He contrasted our present power with pur position
in 1831 , and . £ aid that it had cost us an immensity or labour , six months and nearly £ 9 , < W 0 , to obtain on © million two hundred and thirty thousand signatures in that year ; whue in 1840 we had got ,, in pnefortnightr for £ 6 & only , two millions of signatures . Mr . O'Connor banted this petition , for which he was now agitating , not to give confidence t « Peel , bnt to the people . Me said that he had onoe objected to petitioning , but had altered his opinion * on . the subject , and had candidly confessed the utility o : petitioning : he was evef open to conviction , and ready to yield to what was just . He referred to the forthcoming Convention , and trusted that with God b blessing they would do a true service to the country . He referred to the Irish calling the Chartists , who had no oontroul over their own oppressors , the oppressors of Ireland , He wntrwted the treatment
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of Robert * towT ^ , WDu % lin , with that of eoae of oar . U ^ fri ^ dfl . wto flaaw ^ rieit us , and said that ! Mr . toirery might be termed the CharUst Precor i ' awABsd ^ tratoWlrelaaai ^ KM'iiow our 700 ttember » in DetbHit , VMkW < 8 h&'VM 'Asiociations through the country . ; Mr .-O'Connor wasiMoat glad 1 * h * t ^ ttfr people hUWfi ^ iheo saffintt * in 1833 . th ^ i * 6 te «^ of-po ^ acal'kB ^ edgVv ^^ * Ri ^ 4 ii m ^ W " at BatHrteeT / iiiving ^ eea bo mit ^ . ^ ie ^ ofel ; ' -Mr / O ^ nnor sfio < that he , m * mitm » it to . « arigimiiooi b « ti . t ia&ha would Alxsileim on& abibm e *« ry farish , «« d thai tl ^ pwjrfe irouidfeei * h « beaefitof that ^ yitem ; ho w «< udf )« nl ] r taka * , « tet « if ^ nea fnm mnmjt parish , * to& , ib * tw < ndilM 4 h& > te < & (^ mitha&tf > paTg iag * he oountrr oMh&uaeliB 8 » ortion < rf kbi cwBnuaity
cln coneloaion , he called open . big' countrymen to a ' aretflltout thekand-of / eilowship 4 o the *» tch , and Ja ^ femembet thatthdagh IreljMdwM theto eountry , the . ' « orld war : their tepabiict and b *^ a&fcfed what : « i ftmongst the Irtth < Ud not wish 4 b tender the gn * i Uni of his birth * home jneet fear a *; premier , aad A « owe ; worthyotki » . ashes . / - ; The talented pa 4 ri * t then sat dowit amidst thunder * of wplaose * wbi « fc lasted a co . akJ 6 r » i )^ time . ^ ¦ . .- T Mr , j \ NDEB 80 WJhfln gave our distin ^ n ' jsted repre-8 e » tftiT . e 8 , ^^ CoL POTonfit ^ mpsonar ^ Mx . Rflberfc Mr ; ttfankr : rertied te % fteecji f repI « U with I > e ^ 1 W >| ntrinent » Md ; lofty Ia ^ age ; E ^^ vwthy w : himseir » ' ; : * \ '' , 7 " . , ' ¦ '¦¦¦ } . 'DhaWl-2 ihe ** So ** rf # rilnrn nf tfi » iai : '"ixti \\ U-ia
^ OoW ^^^ Tg » W 6 air ^ addressiirtap . ond ^ i . '' ^ ' ^ - - •>^'" - 1 "''' ¦ ' - ' :--1 lw ^« iwfl ^/' -t f ^ HQir ^ 'JPiB ^ Mai ] goNl f Ger » Wy awd /^ kirvine ^ waa the ^ ext >* timent . Here » 4 »< W * WenerabIe ige ^ temarii ^ ae « t ^ Ae 1793 patrieta , «*¦• to 4 hB f «« t of the platRrttti fad was Jhyied with rajitnriwis * ppfeus » . ? ' > - * » . Mn Sunucr 1 eplied in hia nam * to th * sentiment , and said * that tlaongb the aaows of age hao ? fallen , ha might 8 « y on the brows- ef his veneriWd : friend . Mr . Aietaar ^ jiet was bi * heart as Warm' in the cause of tlikertj -aa when tb *^ fi » e tt youtk and love of jastioe frompied him to assdetate' hiaeelf with sucbmen-BfttbegiiorieM Mui > y he ha 4 k »* # U Thos Mnii % and if be inas Kuilttr * f » nv crime i * teekinc
freedom , his- trienoVMr . Aiekn ^ i , claimed ia ihsn , and gloried i * tbe purtiapatiek thereof . After Mr . Saafcey wt d » vnr , the plaudits off the jneetiafc were loitg ~ and load , « n < t ttiey were ' -iooVfeased wken they betalct the aged ae »« L with loclw 8 * white « snow , applaudina warmly vilte s » nth » ents that A * d been uttered in his name . ' - .: , a The Cbahoum next gave the-iVo * 'r ^ frt ' ' «« r , att 4 demoaratifl pwes . ^ c ; . o . Mr . AwumDuncan replied wife pithyandj ^ ointed remarks , highly eulogising" the leading . Chartist organ , impressing upon the people the necessity of supporting the organs through which theift principles and . opinions passed untainted' to th «| rwrld : and also tulogised the Scottish PWrt& <> and : wiahed God speed to every engine they poseeased of combatting tyranny . Cheering and flapping a ^ banda
followed Wh noble appeal in behalf ofthe f ^ ople ' s press .. ; " - ¦ - - . " ' " VV . " •'¦ ' "' :: ,: y , ' . ¦ :- ! Mr . Bkackis then came forwardv and addressed the meeting . He alluded also to tkV ahsenMu > f oar our good and true Chartjst brotW , ! fcr ; H 4 Jfankea and Jdr . John Watson . He thanked the lafliea and gentlemen wbo bad attended then ^ efltnifi ; , and was proud to say that , instead of Belling the nimber of tickets issued , he could have sold double tbe nimber . He also thanked the gentlemen who had contributed to the intellectual feaet . r - Mr . Innes proposed a vote of thanks to Messrs . M'Alpine and Slatie for their vocal entertainment . Three cheers were then -given for the Chairman ; three for Feargus O'Connor ; three for O ^ rien , and three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , when the assembly broke up highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment ; and as peaceaWy as could be expected of men who valued their principles .
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CRVBl AND HEART-RENDING WOBKIH © VW TBB IN-• HUMAN POOR LAW . r ! { Sir ,-In allowing the following diatMsaing aeeount to appear in your eolumns , you will be doing a shadow of justice to suffering humanity . ; . Yesterday evening , after a Jectore J delivered in Brick-lane , Spitalflelds , a . perspnrequeited the audience to make a subscription to give relief to a family in the last stage of starvation , ooniisttng of a man , bis wife , and seven children . The meeting did so , and I was deputed to take , the sum collected , vis : seven shillings and eightpence , and inquire into tt ^^ se . I obeyed their request , and several other pereqilfl accompanied me . Our guide took ils to a wretched looking house situated in a filthy pourt' We asceaded the stinking staircase ; in a nauseous garret ,, we found the uafortunate victims of class legislation ,. uDjoat laws . iici . - V ¦ , . ¦" . " .. ' . ? . / " ,.. ' *
,, The name and residence of the wretched -man la Henry PottB . No . 17 , Vine-court , Spitalflelds ; and be It remembered , this Is only an isolated case , out © f numbers in this district . ' Bound the : fire-place I saw huddled the ghastly spectres ef the njother and tier seven children , nearly in a state of nudity . I was struck with horror . My feelings were overpowered and ' tear » stole down my cheeks . I glanced round at my ' companions and found I was not alone in sorrow at the sighMf this wretched family . I asked / tbe Woman if her husband was at home , but she told me he -was gone to hia brother's . I asked if she had no relief from tne parish ? The answer was no-rt&ey had refused all out-door relief for some time , and that the family must come into the workhouse . She sa'd she could not beat
the thoughts of being parted from her children , and choae rather to die witb them from destitution and starvation , The children vary In age from nine months to thirteen years . The man is a weaver . " It appears he is past work from exhaustion ; there waa seme kind of work in a loom -which be bad got the end of last week , it will take him , with the assistance of his 'family , three weeks to finish , and then he would earn ten shillings . The family cannot live on air for that time ; and . what is tbe money when they get it 1 little more than one shilling per head . All the furniture the room contained was a stool , a broken table , a kind of bedstead , no beddin g of any aescriptipb , a dirty rotten rug , part of abroken dish , and a jug—no other demestic articles of any kind whatever .
I cannot dwell longer on this paralyzing scene of horror , if any of your readers doubt my statement , I ask them to be their own witness . Sir , 1 would ask , through your- jownaJ , ; bis Grace the Duke of Wellington , Sir JioberE ' Peel , aid their colleagues in office , to enter the dens of mi ^ rjile ,. and judge for theuuelves before they , in their official , capacities , make a public statement that " no diatre « a exists in our unhappy land . " I would ask big Grace the Bishop of London and the prelates under him , to obey the dictates of their Lord and Master Jesus Christ , by visiting these scenes of human misery and relieving the wretched sufferers .
I -would ask my countrymenof all grades and opinions , to raise their voices against the inhuman system of starving their fellow countryman to death . I remain , Sir , The servant of the people , Buffet Ridley , Chartist lecturer , 19 , D ' Oyley-street , Sloane-street , Chelsea . November 4 th , 1841 .
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An Amateur Infobmeb . —On Friday night a man of respectable appearance went into the Norfolk Arms in the Strand , and ordered glasses round to a posse ot individuals not the most unexceptionable n appearance or conduct , and the landlord seeing that his customer had already taken too much for his own oomfort , advised him to go home . This the foolish fellow woold not , and said that he should inform against the landlord for refusing to serve him , and took a card of the house , so that he migHt not make any mistake . His companions highly applauded his resolution , and offered to take him to an informer who ' twa * up to everything , ' and away he went .- The next morning , however , hia wife , buoyed up by hope , yet almost crushed
with fear , presented the card , and asked whether £ 30 had been left for secanty with Mr . Childe . < He then explained how the victim bad got tbe card , and rotnemWed that he had boasted of having so much vrithhim , which the gentleman wlw waa up to evervthing" had no doubt taken notice of . Nabsow Escape on . the Gbebimck Railway . — On Saturday evening week , as UnW ^ w wending its way from Glasgow to Grreenook , the engineer descried the body of a man lying across the raUs . The signal was immediately giren , and the breaksman stopped the train , but not before the trucks , had , it wsa supposed , gone ojer the ^ body . Burns , the breaksman , alighted on the teainstopping , and picked tte liunTortunatemdindua ^ and
up ^ brouiAt him intaPaisley , He proved tabeaimlson , wholnw the worse for W , ^ «» d had fall en out of the tMrd-class « arriage . The gnardin ; front of the engine hid providentiaUypiteWfhc . body ^ ff tin rafl , and thereby prevented hw death . Hadythis individual been taken into custody , he would , in accordance with the Railway Act , have been Kwerely ^ liuSSS ^ mBi ^ B ^^ w ^ of tiio far ^ fomed iempte of Hymen , the Sark ToUbar , in her e"STonTteial for Bigamy Urtely aS . Cockennouth , SSted ^ hat 1300 couples bad . been , married there ~ mSL *** l ** t rfx veaw . Thw , however ,
iaexcln-, 8 ly ^ ofA » number ' married ^ the . « KbW « of Gretn «^ han , wnioh \ b one of-&e pnnoipal plaeeaof refLe for pemented l ^ enJ-Carltsle JournaU ^ Xo ^ io / AFBic * . -From letters just recemdftom Captain Butterfteld , of her Majesty ' sahipJantome , iVappeawthat he has just taken another prize ^ lwiug the thirteenth aince he has been on & £ . ***<>» ; The priz 9 was a schooner , 30 feet itt ^ lengto by 9 feet beami and had on board one hundred andrflve slaves , aU children , besides the crew . The deck on wiwn fteSves were stowed was onl y 18 inchcs ^ earfrom the mat they lay on to tbe , deckbetwee » , ibe beamB . It is a curious circumstance that the whole or the prizes taken by Gaptaiu But ^ rfield h » T © been captured ob aSonday
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[ We copy the following " account of O'Connor't visit to Dumfries from the Dumfries Titties ; — " After all their doubts and fears , the Chartists oi the dirtrict have had their visit of the " uncaged lion , " and , unless he has much changed his manners , he is not half so wild or so dangerous as he has been called . Arrangements had been for some time going on , in order to insure Mr . O'Connor such a reception as might testify the esteem in which be was held by the Chartists here ; and , accordingly , on Friday last , the men of the trades , and numbers from other classes , assembled on the doct , and , after being marshalled into order , proceeded np the Sands , across the New Bridge , into the Glasgow road , there to receive the gTeat Champion of the Charter , who was expected to arrive at three o ' clock , by the Glasgow coach . About a gun-shot past Portland-place , the procession halted , and Messrs . Wardrop and
M ' Dowall , in an open carriage and four , wero dispatched for tbe purpose of taking in Mr . O'Connor . The coach soon met them ; and when the carriage took its place in the procession , and the crowd of people were at length gratified by a sight of him of -whom they had heard so mneh , a deafening shout of gratnlation evinced tbe warmth of their welcome . When this had Bomewhat subsided , again the procession moved on with flags and banners " in number numberless" —the spiritstirring tones of tbe musical instruments intervening witb tbe plaudits of the multitude . The procession passed throngh llnxwelltown and the principal streets
of Dumfries : it defiled' across tbe New Bridge , into Dumfries , do-ira Bridge-street , op Friar's Yennet , passtd thxongh High-street , into English-street , by Qaeen-street into Shakspeare-street , and again into High-street , Whereit drewnp at the Commercial Inn . 'Here Mr . Wardrop addressed a few words to tbe assembly , and announced that Mr . O'Connor would be present at the soiree in the evening , -when be would'have an opportunity of addressing - them . Previous to six o ' clock , the doors of the Renef Church Were besieged by an eager conoourse of people , all anxious to secure Beats ; and on the appearance of Mr . O'Connor , at seven o ' clock , be was received witb immense cheering .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 13, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct404/page/7/
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