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J . B . Smith . —We think he and his friends take a very short sighted view of the matter . The charges of "treason" io all honesty of public principle urged by various parties against Mr . R . J . Richardson are by no means matters appertai ninff to '' that gentleman ' s private movements and business , " nor have they any reference to indiscretion in the advocacy of Chartist princi p les . " They are clear and distinct charges of as black treachrry as any man can be guilty of . Mr . Richnrdson is a public man ; he is the editor of a professedly Chartist newspaper-, he has had some influence with the people ;—if the charges against him be true he is a villainagainst whom it is necessary for the
, people to be cautioned : if they be false they arc tricked and matic ' wis slaitders , vhich it is right thai an opportunity should be given him to mrei and reply to . We have long offered him that opportunity , and we offer it him now through the same medium which promulgated the charges Be hes hitherto declined to meet them ; and ice have little expectation that he will meet them now . There can be no mistake about this matter—Mr Richardson is either a very til used man , Qf- ' a scoundrel ' :. vce earnestly wish to believe him tfte former , - bitt until he shal' have met and replied fairly to the charges of Joseph TAnney . Jame . t Wood , Paul Fairclcugh , Samuel Cliamlerlnin
Henry Xuttcll , James Wheeler . Jnmes Harrison . James Leach . Thomas Dovies , George Mitchell ; and Robert Gray , we must end ihglf believe him the latter . J . B . Pidlet calls upon all Chartists io respond instantly to the appeal of Mr . O'Connor on behalf of Dr . WDouall . Co >* iluRRAT must ' excuse us : our space is full . A Woolwich Cadet . —We do not rccol ' ect receiving the letter a fortnight ago oj which he speaks . We ere sorry to be compelled to omit his present favour . The present Parliamentary Session is ene ofsoTP . e importance to the peopl e , and during its sitti-na ice shall be compelled to . omit ail cor
resptndence . What O . ve Ma * C £ S i > 0- —One solitary Chartist , a working man , Uvlng at Shesrness , having obtained a feir petition heads , and a sheet h-is , by Tils oicn exertions ct evenings after his work was done , procured tiro hundred signatures in fire nights . He has sent for irore sheets and petition heads . We cominaidhis example to the attention of all Chartists . ~ W . B . —Memorialise the Postmaster-General . The Woski > g Pitmen . —We hare received a very sensible letter from the pitmen of Korlhumber land to their brethren general ' y . calling upon them to organise for an application to the Legis lalure to restrict the hours of their exhausinc
and -ttnhealijiy emp oy 372 t " il to eight hours dai- ' y for all under twenty-one years of age . E . 01 KST WjllkjtR , Stai . vdho ? . —Send ihtm as they are , ly ell means . JYVrer mind how much sullied they are , they will be as clean as the hands they are to go into . BeUaST ChaBTISTS . — We are sorry to refuse thrm ; but we cannot just now spare so much space as their long ktler would occupy . Edtvaed Clayton . — The point in his letter is one /« which the Sisrhas been co ? itinually directing the atleniign of its readers , and of which we shall certain y not permit them to lose sight . We have
not roc-m at present for his letter . A Lotzb op Tecth . —Ifhen he calls for names and addresses should give his own . We advise him to seiid his guesiion to Mr . Etkcard Brines , of the l « eeds Mercury , who will , we hare iio doubt , have great pleasure in ansicering him . Chabxes Masxder . —Wekncic of no remedy . lie may memorialise the Postmaster-General ; but we fear he will be little better for that . GiOBGE Juiux Basset has received Is . Od . frcm the Chartists of Ecclesficldfor the Convention . Several r >? AiD letters have been returned to the Pest Office .
Irish Uxivshsal SnriuGE Association . —E . F . Demp'ey begs leave io inform Mr . Cameron that Mr . Jstevenson delivered the two bundles of Korthern Stars , and was paid three thillingsfor the carriage . SOHE FsiENDS A . T MOLD , in Flintshire , desire to know if any Welch Chartist publicatiaiis are to be bought . J . B . j Belper , may communicate with Mr . O'Connor at this office . Johk Mabkham . — With the liberty allowed in his present note the address and reply shall appear ^ P . Axdebsos —The correspondence he has sent woula make nearly six columns in the Star . We cannot devote so much space to it . Johj ? Gsadt . —Before we insert his notice , we must know his reason for wishing it . Hjsxtfax—All communications for the ensuing year
to be directed to Joseph Thornton , Barum-top . D . Hjlebower , Jr >\—We know nothing of the letter about which he writ-es ^ ; we have no recollection of receiving it . If it have been received and ' 'declined , doubtless it was for some good reason ; ' but we cannot pretend to bear these things i > i mind for week after week . Mr . Harrowcr a little mistakes his position when he s « impera- ; tiiely requires to know , if we received it , why tee declined inserting it . We do not always thijik it necessary io tell our whys : in this case we cannot do sg , for we hare no recollection of the document . \
Chabtist Notice . All Parties having Petition SbeetB Trill please to gst them filled , and return them as soon Z 3 possible . And all places in the ; ITottiEgliam , Derby , Leicester , Lincoln , and But- j land district ¦ who have not sent in thi-ir votes "will i please to do so forthwith to the Secretary , Mr . W . i Ra&sell : and all money for the Convention Fand I to be made payable , by post-office order , to Mr . James Sweet , general treasurer , Goosegats , Xothan , immedist-. i" ? . '
The following Persons have become vendors of ' R . Pinder " s blacking at Bristol : —Mr . Bead , Castle G-reen ; Mr . Lewis , r " gn of the Qaeen ; a person , j Jno . 5 , Lower Castle street ; and Mr . Wells—~ who "Will give 3 d . in the Is . to the Executive . 1
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J . Steix , Alt a . —All - * iil be enclosed . Maccxestield . —Thorns Cotterill , sub-Secretary to the Ksti-ral Charter Association , Middlewieh , desires the sab-Secretary at MacclesSeld to Send him his address , in order that he may communicate "with him . G . Ljbei . v , Walltvokth—Xc H . Bcexs , Dr > -3 EE . —The Plates -R-eie sent to Hull three xretks a ^ c . J . SO'CLiin , Newcastle . —If any subscriber receives iis Paper from any other agent , the agent can give in Ziis name , and vrili receive the Plates from Fiance and Co . ; or , : f th ? agent thinis ft to have a separate parcel , fee is quite at liberty to have oce , and -snll receive it by seeding the list of names to the o £ ce .
FOU THE EXSCXTTITS . £ ¦ b . d . i Proa an old Jtedicdl , Enl ] 0 5 0 ; ~ TVn StasS-Jd , Mill-bridge ; fPindert BlacMaj ) 0 0 S ; ~ Pisher and Cc , rale-maters , ' Hill , 0 3 2 ; TDK THE C 0 > "TE > "TI 0 >' . ' Friffi an old Kadlcal , Hull ... ... 0 5 0 ; _ a hater of Whi g aad Tory Til- mnies at Ocsett Cjr .. in : n ... 0 2 6 j ~ fen : friends ox Chartism , at \ Horhnnr ... ... 0 2 0
£ 03 . tee "wives a >~ d tah 1 ltxs ot the 2 ^ cajlci : bjlti : d chaetists . Prom G . LarMu , TTaitForth ... ... 0 0 C 70 S . JTE 3 . TSQST—THE " TTHIGOfADE WIDOW . " Prom a hater of Whig and- Tory Yi ' .-lanics at Ossttt Common ... 0 2 6 - four friends of CLartisn , at Horbnry ... 0 2 0 ~ a few friends at Camber Bridce , per W . Liddle .... 0 9 0 - Stoke , per J . Liresey ... I C - T . SUiiey ... 2 6 0 4 »
TOU P . Si . JI'DOVALL . From a hater of Vfhlg and Tory Tillanies Et Ossett Coirmon ... 0 2 6 - fo-si friends o £ Chartists , at Horbury ... ... ... ... 0 2 6 -. W . E . Pedley , Cainberwell , London ... ... 0 0 6 POB MES . JO > 'ES . rrom tie Pennies of Perth 0 5 0
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10 THE GENERAL COUNCILLORS , SUBSECRETARIES , &c , OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . ELECTION OF THE CONTENTION . The balloting lists not having been sent in from juaaj important towns in seTeral electoral disiiets , ™ ballot will be kept open until Satttbdat , the 2 o * h iksxast , then positively to close ! The numbers for the several candidates will be published id the Star of Saturday , the 5 : h of March , when tne public meetings for tho final election Trill take place . - la the Star cf next Saturday the resolutions and addresses tithe Executive , agreed to at the ' r Bristol s : j l 5 will ce published , ana the time for the sitting of the Ccnventicn rn . de fenoTra . ^ T ^ e General Council and Eub-Sscretaries are saictry eDjc : 2 ? G io coinplete ibe ballot , and forward £ the General Secretary the correct lists wiihiu the Jffle suted . Abt ncgScc : or d Jav vriil tend to pio- aa : e 5 cr : oii 5 C 5 i .: iI : io 2 . By order cf the Execntive , Johs Cjs-hpbelLj Secretary ,
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Pinder ' s Blacking . —The followin ? is tho money due to the Executive for the two weeks past from the sale of B . Finder ' s Blacking : — * llr . Llewelhn , New Bridge , Sonti * ' Wales ... i iq Mr . Chappel , Bath ... ... ... \ 10 Mr . Emmerson , Arnold 10 3 fr . Weatherhead , Keighley ... i 41 ' Mp . Hibard , Mansaeld ; ... ... f 10 Mr . Baird . Bolton ... ... ... 05 Mr . Gibson , Manchester ... .. [ 1 10 Mr . Lunsdell , Brighton 1 10 Mr . " Wakefield . > CireDceater ... 2 9 - Mr . Kingston Strettan ... ... 0 9 17 1 H
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THE ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION TO THE PEOPLE . . Brother Chaetists , —It has been our custom , rrcm time to time , to report to our constitsents the progress which has been effected in the movement , and to lay before them a plain statement of facts , which sbail neirher deceive their expectations , nor create false and unfounded impressions . Unlike another Executive we Iiave no party to consuit , snd no faction to fear ; we have one great end to gain , one common benefit to secure—the # ood of all to achieve . Therefore , if our pecuniary resources be limited , aad our delegated powers confined , we are , nevertheless , stronger than they in the justice of our cause , and the imperishable principles ofourThartcr !
Weneed not the savage provisions of factious law to enforce obedience , nor the . cruel application of force to secure sn ' umission . We do not seek suppoj t at rhe eipeace of truth , nor by th-3 aid 0 . ' fraud , neither do we maintain power after the sacrifice of confidence , and in defiance of opinion . We take our stand upon equal representation , equal laws ; equal taxes , and universal power , to secure the equity of all . Armsd with truth , we u ? o argument to convince , aud we confidently appeal to reason for a decision on ihe justice of our claims . By pursuing on a smaller scale a course which must sooser or later he imitated on a larger ore , we haT 8 served rhe people many months , having ; few complaints made , little dissatisfaction excited , and no resignations demanded , hereby affording a practical illustrauon of Chartism to our opponents , which they are in general too selfish to admit , or too tyrannical 10 imit ate .
"We " will , for ; he purpose of proving to you the peculiar merits of our p ' an of Government , explain to \ ou britiij' the effects of the system .
0 L ~ R PSE 5 E . VT POSITION . _ We have issued about 40 , 060 cards within a very limited period . That large number mmt not be supposed to consrituto cur whole strength , because we have attached to our Association many thousa ^( i 3 who , as yet , have not taken out their cards , cu : who on ever ) 7 occasion , where a demonstration of strength is necessary , muster in such overwhelming nv : mDer 3 as to outvote the expediency-mongers in thtir own strongholcs . To afford a more sa isfactory proof of oar gradL-al ' y increasing strength , three _ hunured aud thirty ciues , towns , and populous localities have declared for our principles , and have adop-ed the pian of organisation of the National Charter Assoc ation .
We have renrarked with peculiar satisfaction that the trades have , in many places , declared their adherence to the Charter ; that thecoiliers of the Tyiie have adopted our views , and recommended our pian &f organisation ; that the Bradford Reform Club have vmuossly overthrown policy and half measures of Heform , aud acknowledged the necessity of the People ' s Charter becoming the law of the land ; that several dissenting congregations have considered it to be their sacred and Ciirisiian duty to attach themselves to our body , and strive for the political regeneration of their country ; and finally , thct the tvisa aid benevolent of the Corn Law Repealers especially , have , at length , discovered that the present Hou ^ o of Comnicn 3 mu ; t hi completely purged before any measure of justice worth the acceptance of the people can be carrisd into practice .
THE XaTIOXAX PETITION . „ This document issued by the Executive has met with , the approval of the English , "Welsh and Irish people , ar ; d , notwithstanding some temporary opposition in Scotland has been adopted by the majority of the Scottish working men . It woald be a waste of time to occupy many paragraphs in answering the objections urged by some of the Sr-ottish leaders , many of whom seem - to be more hostife to the National PJaa of Organisation , than to the merits of the Petition , and the motives of whom must be so apparent , that the people can immediately detect them .
W e have no desire £ 0 come into collision with the Central Committee of Scotland or be dragged into a controversy with any cf our neighbours , neither shaii-vre permit personal abuse or public denunciation to le ^ d ns into Ithe whirlpool vi' division , however long or earnestly menf may strive to effect it . We retain our position by aud through public opition rAoze , and we arc determined to do our duty in despite of private animosity cr undisguised attack . The Petition is before the people and wo shall submit to eo decision , except i ; bo given by the reason of tho majority . To that tribunal we appealed and to no other . We had a favourable response and it will require m-ore power to alter rhe decision ibsn onr aaversarsies poisess in Gksgow , Dublin , and London .
If fiimaess is a crime , we plead guilty to the chargo . If ' -. c-a-isitr . cy is to be denounced , then we must fal * . If tLe rights of labour are not in all points and on every occasion to ba defended and upheld , then we can bs of no further service as the Executive ; therefore , from the loaders in Scotland , prejudiced , we appeal to the people , unfettered in ju ^ gaeni'aiH ail powerful in opinion . O-htr docntnt-m = have been laid before the public far th ; -ir approval , and simultaneously in Glasgow and London different petitions have been carried , one of whieh i- a mere echo of the National Petition , as ihe Association from which it emanates is the shadow of our great National Charter Association . It "has been remarked , thas the chief opponents to the Natioiict Petition have lain in wait for cb
jocuoiis , and instead of urging them when a suie remedy could be suprHad , they have advanced them only when mischief could be done , on iho plea that everyihiug must be wrong which they do not approve or ' or originate . VVe have sarfsSrd our 5 eives as to the approval of tho people , and we sbail , iu further proof of the ber . iScbl effects ari-ii . gfrjni thei > £ ue and dis ; ribution of " l ' . iO . / J'JO pe : i-:: on : , mention the fact that tiie pallis press have ia .-erted the document in full , iu p 3 g . ? s where our efforts and principle . ? were fcrinerly ridiculed . Vve naice the York Courcnt , : he Kent Ht raid , : he Gales-head Observer , the Morning Advertiser , t ' le Falmouth Packet , the Welsh press , and a lorg list of other publications , stamped and unstamped .
vYe have also to record another fact equally illustraingthe determination cf the people to have their grievances i ' airiy ^ nd fully reported , that in the Iscrth of Ecg and ir . any have been dL-c ' aarged from tho far . ories who Fine ' s the National Pvl'iicn and recited the same treatment for not signing ths a-jti-Com Law Petition . With tbesc statements and fac * 3 before us , we again ursre upon one and all the absolute ipporrance of attaching their sigEatares id the petition sheets ,
and of auop :: ng every mede by which a fair aii'J full oppcrtUBi : y should be given to the public in the streets , at their home ? , and the doors of public meetings , to read their dissent from the atrocious Governiaentaiid its creel and unnatural enactment ? . Remember that he who silestly submits , wilfully conssnU to the system ; but he who manfully protests , perforas-thi- nrit duty which i 3 due to himself , his ciiidreE , and his country . He no longer by tacit obedience enporrcrs the Government to repeat injustice aad legalise oppression .
the cjyTExnox . I Amongst other plans calculated to advance the ' cause and -give greater tffect to the National Petition , I we projected the plan of representation which was 1 laid before the Sisceialion , and it was our full in-! teniion to have iu each district , the number of de ej gates in proportion to our resources of the constii tuency . We have received statements from one or 1 two places , complaining of the limited means of the i association , which proves tnat- our divisions , exten-; sive as they are , are too limited to afford the proper I amount of contributions . Two districts ai e
alio-¦ I | j i j I I ¦ i gether unable to advance their quota , of the funds , ; ; and acting upon the sound principle of the CharUr , j the members of the association do not desire representation without taxation . Northampton apd Oxfordshire have Also been unable to aid Warwick and Worcester in the return of two candidates , which is j a matter of great regret to us , and clearly shows j that continued agitation is absolutely necessary to S increase our strength . Notwithstanding these draw-( backs , we must impress upon the members of the j associations in other districts , the necessity of abiding ! by the division which has been made and which will ! be adopted as a rule for the electors of the lorth .-i coming Convention ..
' j i i I \ j ; j ( i j Ii-is impossible for uk , neither would it be just to ' alter general airangemenls , so as to serve particular [ districts . Tne xnle of action ought to be to iegis-¦" tatc for all , cot for individuals ; therefore , we have i not int- ^ rft rt d wiih the arraTigemeiits -prcv ; cusly ' . saiictlined by ihe people , although we have liad ic-: Q'lts . siaade to do 10 from Btr ^ TiLl dii uiets . I * Trc Lancai-iiire Council deserves our best thanks fcr the itif ; 'o-: rs th-rv h- To s 2 "; rJed us ir . tbis res' £ Pcer , a :: ; i ' wiefcout which the pbns of the Execc-| ti ve we- - .:= ! " be guiued by every jriend ,=-nd altered t by every interest . _^__ u ^»— - j
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SVo have also io appeal to the people to maintain the purity of eleotion ; and wherever the majority have balloted , to pay that obedience to the decision of the many which is the duty of a Chartist ; and therefore , to return , without opposition , at the public meetings , those who are placed at the top of the poll . We regret to find that in some instances threats have been made to th © effect , that if certain men were not returned , the supplies of the Convention would be stopped . We are very willing to suppose this to be the mere ebullition of election squabbles , which ought , however , never to disgrace our body , but which we feel firmly of opinion the people themselves will instantly forbid and oppose .
Candidates who may be proposed for localities where the number of votes are limited have no right to complain of being in a minority , and the remedy is not to threaten the stoppage of the supplies , but to work harder in these districts where the number of votes are eo limited . Y / e confidently appeal to the people to set these temporary differences right , and , on every occasion they have it in their power , to discountenance all proceedings likely t !> bring ridicule or disgrace apon our national cause .
Our advico on this subject is very simple , and founded on justice to all , obedience to tho majority , and respect to ourselves . First , let the divisions of the county be strictly observed . for this election . Secondly , ballot fairly and honourably for the candidate . Thirdly , return without opposition and unauimously those candidates at the public meetings who have received the majority of votes . Fourthly , ht all difference ba buried , every division be forgiven , all bitterness bo forgiven , after the election , and kt every shoulder be put manfully and honourably to the wheel to raise contributions for the support of those men who have beers returned to serve as members of the People's Parliament . This , we conceive , is Eouud Chartism ; and the observance of these rules will reflect honour instead of disgrace upon us .
POSTPONEMENT OF CONVENTION . We have , after mature deliberation , decided on altering the day of meeting of the Convention of tho Industrious Classes , tor tho following reasons : — F . rst , we wish to have timo to coirespond with our Scottish brethren on the important subject of sending delegates to Londin , aud of ascertaining ; hiir decision as to the numbers they are disposed te elect or the rules they may think proper to adopt for their own country ; and we have particularly to request the opinion of the Cnartista of the various towns and districts who have adopted tha National Petition , and who are willing to co-operate with us in this great undertaking .
; vve are anxious to cultivate a good understanding with thtm , and wo are- determined to leave no stone unturned to have a cordial union established between the Chartists of England and Scotland ; therefore whatever complaints may have bsen made on the subject of the patition , we have resolved to have frieir opinion and decision on the Convention . Secondly , wa are most anxious to havo a la ~ ge number of si ^ mtures to tho National Petition . We conceive that the sanction of three or four million of people will give us more authority to act , a-: d without which sanction wo cannot take that hi *; h positien from which wo could remonstrate with effect , and act with success . Thirdly , we wish to give the people more timo to collect funds for Conventional purposes , that we may have it in our power to secure a commodious and central room to assemble in , and appear in the character of representatives of the people .
Fourthly , we havo taken into consideration the propriety of carrying down the Petition at the head of as large a body oi' men as can be assembled together on the day of presentation , and we have strong hopes that the trades of London , and the people of the neighbouring districts will be present in overpowering numbers at such an important ceremony . We fully expect to prove to the Government that the simple reason of a people's wrongs is calculated to rouse tho attention of millions , and more patriotism aid ictelHsenco than the borrowed trappings of royalty , or the pagcast'y of kings . Wo are resolved to attempt the contrast , and we rely upon the people of all places to co-operate with us on
that day when a demonslration will be made in . behalf of the oppressed . No time should be lost in preparing for such an undertaking , and if possible , the Irish , Scotch , aud Welsh should be induced to take part in the presentation of a document now stamped as the Nafiocal Petition . Let the trades of London decide , and we fear not the rcsuH . L « t every man be a * work to effect this desirable object . Let the four nations go down to Parliament peacefully yit firmly ; great is tho majority of union , and powerful is tho cause of justice . Ltt their voice be heard at ihe doors of the House of Commons , and their demands be repeated from the Member to the Ministry , and from the Privy Council to the Throne .
Fifthly , it is important at this critical moment that a watchful eye should be kept upon the mbvament , of the contending parties in the state , and that in particular , we should be in full possession of the ulterior intentions of the Government and the Corn Law Repealers . Such information wiil ba of great u ? e to an assembly of Delegates , and we are anxious to have a conference with them , and receive their opinion on the future plans to be adopted and lino of action to be pursued by the Chartists . We have also most earnestly to caution the people against the deception which will be practised upon them , against the existence of any secret association , andagaiDst the encouragement of violent and imprudent men or measures .
Finally , wo have every reason to congratulate you on the position we occupy , the numbors we bxvc enrolled , and the improving prospects which are before u ? . Our constant de-sire is to serve you faithfully . Let it be yours to fupport U 3 manfully , in every proper and just cause which we may pursue . James Li : ach . P . M . M'Douall . 11 . K . P / m . p . . Morgan Will'ams . Jons Campbell , Sec .
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it . They would not have the law of primOgenitnre , and he was sure that Mr . Stnrge would igrae to this , that they woald have less war and less army and navy . These evils had been ascribed to overproduction ; he was disposed to think there had been an over-production of one commodity- —there had been an over-production of laws—( loud cheersO . He should very much like to Bee a Parliament that for two or three sessions / would do nothing but destroy laws , instead of making them . They bad laws which meddled with everything ^ with their money , their religion—( hear , -tiear ,-arid oheers )—and with their trade ; with everything they could mention . If the working men wer 3 admitted to power , he hoped they would guard against meddling with
too many things ; the grand thing was to protect person and property , and leave everything else alone . There were no more important words than " let alone" —the laissezfaire , of the French . Above all , let them leave trade alone . Thegrand . question w s ) , whether , if the working men obtained a general baffrage . would they judge wisely of their candidates ? When at Southampton , with his friend , Mr . George Thompsen , he saw that ; drunken ruffians were hired to disturb their meetings , as long aa they staid , by the County Members ! Would tho working men havo dared to do thig \ The Parliament he considered so ill chosen , that he did not think they could choose a worse . When the best and holiest who ever wore the g&rb of huraau
nature , Jesus Christ , tho son of a carpenter , who even worked as a carpeu ter , was seen to possess overy thing that is admirable , raid deserved respect , yet tho rich despised him ; the Scribes and the Pharisees hated ; Herod and Pontius Pilate set him at nought , but the . common people heard him gladly . Had the Suffrage , their ,, been with the rich , would they have chosen him as thoir leader ? Would they have chosen th <> very best of the earth ? No ; but the common people hoard him gladly , and would gladly have done it . It appeared to be the will of God that the common peoplo . should be always ready to hear gladly the grand truths of religion and politics ; But , how were they to obtain the Suffrage I - Why , they had thoi ) dwer of passive
resistance , and of self-denial . He should be willing to deny himself every exciseable article—indeed , ha had done so for , other reasons , and so ra : &ht aHand would tho Government do without the money I If necessary , ¦ ¦ he-should bo prepared to refuse the payment of the assessed taxes . He approved of the Memorial to tho Queen , and said he could state some circumstances vvhich led him to bcHevo that their Queen was with the working classes—( cheer ? . ) The Key . Mr . Young , of Andover , urged the necessity of union between , tho working and the middle classes . The union was a natural ono . The working ; men stood in need of the capitalist , and it wa 3 the energy of the working men that made capital valuable . How was it , then , they had become separated ?
Each party had committed faults , and in order to become reunited , they should look each other boldly in the face , and see what were the faults they had committed . As a middle-olass man , he would at oiice admit that too many of the middle classes had looked too much to their own interest . But while he admitted thfcy he must say that the working classes had also committed faults . ( Cries of "Hear , hear . ") Ho went fully with them into the suffrage question , but ho thought they were in fault , in seeking to pastpone the Corn Law question to tho Suffrage question . If ever there was a practical question which came home to the working man , it was that of Corn Law repeal . Lot them go on with the practical question , and having gained that , let them go on to the theoretical question . Ho urged upon tho
meeting the necessity of union between tho middle classes and tho working classes tocarry the Corn Law question , which by union they might do in a few months , for tho Ministers would give way before them , and he pledged himself to the men of the working classes that they would takothe tuffrago question into their most anxious consideration , and agitate with them for it , until it would ba gained . He was convinced that without union they could gain neither , with union they could gain both . He would say try the Corn Law first ; and if they fail to carry tho repeal of the Corn Law , lie would say lay aside at once-the Corn Law agitation , ' and begin a fresh agitation for tho suffrage , and he would urge them to go on until the Hation possessed every right which it ought to possess . .
Mr . A . Prkntice would not have addressed the meeting , had it not been for the conclusion of the address of tho last speaker . The agitation for the suffrage was not now to be begun ; it had begun long since , and he protested against postponing Corn Law agitation His desire was not to see one agitation displacing the other , but to seo tho two going on collaterally , A Gentleman in the body of the meeting requested to know what was the resolution they were discuss ^ ilia 1
Mr . Stubge explained that the mooting was one rather for mutual explanation in conversational matter than for coming to any resolution—there was ho resolution befere the meeting . The question before the meeting , was , / the propriety of presenting a memorial to tho Queen , praying her ¦ ¦ jMajos ' ty not to tako to her councils , nor to retain in them , any per ? ons who were not prepared to grant complete Suffrage to tho people . Mr . Palliser had begun life as a working man , and now he was ouo of the middle c ! awea , possessing a voice in returning eight Members to ¦ ¦ Parliament , - in different places , a right which no man ought to possesss . He thought working men had shown their wisdom in standing -still as they had dono in regard
to tho Corn Lx \ v agitation . He had foimcrly aeen of a different opinion , but ho now saw that they were right , and the event had shown it . Once bit twice shy ; and as they had been deceived on the occasion of the Rufor . n I'M' , they were not again to be caught —( cheer ? . ) WhV . could they expect from % House of Commons constituted like the present ? What they wan ' sd was a House of Commons repre-Fenting the ' maj-oriiy of the people , and not the few —( hear , and " cheers)—not one which legislated to take money but of the . pockets of--the people to put it into their own . Sinco 1815 the lando ; vndrs who composed the Pavliament had trebled their : rents .-What was the remedy for this class legislation 1 Why , an extension of SiifFra ' ce- ^ - ( cheers ) - ^ witli
Vote by Ballot—( loud cheers)—and equal electoral districts —( repeated cheers . ) That was what himself and his friends in tho parish of St . Luke had petitioned for in addition to a total repeal . of tho Corn Laws—( cheers . ) Tho .- 'Chartists in his district had joined with thera , and he had alwavs found them men of . godd eound common ssnse . He CjJled upon themid'ilo and working classes to follow their example , aud to unite to ' obtain the complete Suffrage , and to put an end to class legislation—( cheer 3 . ) He had read with indignation and disgust Peol'o statenieuts as to the amount of meat and bread consumed by the working clashes in foreign countries . Now , what . \ va-3 the mighty discovery Peel had made ? Why , that John Bull loved roast-beef better than tho -iVreigners did , and that when he could pay for it -he would . 'have-it . . But sinco Peel had compared the mode of livitig of the English
working men with that of the foreigner , ha ( Mr . Palliser ) should like to make a comparison between the aristocracy of England and that of foreign countrios—( cheers)—and they would find that the luxury , voluptuousness , and profligacy in which the English aristocracy induced ati tho expence 01 ' the poor men , was what tuy- other nation would blush , at—( hear , hear , and checks . ) / i-nd this cpuM not , bo iemedied un'il ciass lesislation should ba done away with . He would remind Sir Hubert . Peel of what happened tp Kelioboam , when he despised the . ¦ . outcries of tho people- The cry then raised wa ' s ^—' -JSvery man to his icm "—( cheers . ) They all kaevy what was the result . Let tlio ariiitocracy bew . tro in titijc —( cheers . ) John Bull would not submit much Ibp-xn to bo oppreriscd and . plundered as ho had beeu . They did not want to oppress and plunder other- ? , but they wanted to prevent others iiom oppressing and plundering them—( cheers . )
The Rev . Mr . Miail , who was announced as the editor of The Nonconformist , then stepped forward , and was received with loud cheering . Some persons had urged the necessity of superseding the Corn . Law movement by the Suffrage movement , and others had argued for superseding the Suffrage movement by the Corn Law agitation . Let them look at tho House of j Commons as it . had been recently elected , through ' -intimidation and bribery ha would a ' . lowybiit elected by the middie classes —( cheers)—why , it was one which would establish every principle of monopoly to its fullest extent . Now , the on ' iy way of remedying this state things was by giving a proicinent placo to the SufFrage movement . — ( Hear . ) At the same time he would not dosist
from agitating tho Corn Law question . The Corn Law League , by their agitation , did good to the SufFrage movement . ' They -opened tho eyes of tho people , and he believed verily that that agitation bad done more to forward the Suffrage movement among the middle classes than anything else . That agnation-hadho . nrbeen going on for three years ; they had had their meetings , their conferences , their bazaars , and what effect had they produced upon the aristocracy ? Before they did that they mast have a broader base to rest upon ^ . They required some stronger lever to move the aristocracy than any they had yet worked , and they could only find that lever by extending the suffrage ; He would be no party , to any such delusion as that of asking thei ~ working classes to postpone the agitation for the suffrage to
the Anti-Corn Law agitation , on ah understanding that the middle classes would assist them afterwards in obtaining the Buffrage—( cheers ) He was for the extension of the suffrage to every man entitled to it . Every man had a right to it—( cheevs ) He demauded it ibr every man as a right- ^( cheers . y Now if that right were luiiy , fairly , and honestly reGOgiiised , he couJd see no pretence—he could see neither the p . isuom nor the necessity , for postponing'the agitation-to obtain that right ibr anything else—( cheers . } There werd other parts of tho Charier with which he could net agree , but hft agreed in the principal qucatiuu . Lettkeiu teitle the question :-of ' ri&lit , and then let"fliem , i ; 2 . viug settled ic , go for the complete-suffrage ' in , its most extensive and honest sense . Ho would urge the question uyoa the middle
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classes Bimply aa one of right . Oae great argument to be used to the middle class to convert them to the cause of the extension of the suffraga was their attention to the fact of the evils of exi-sting mono ^ polies . The utter ¦ impossibility .: ] of remedying thoso evils , of preventing their . v-recurrence , without enlarging the basis of the representation , by extending the suffrage to every man who had a right to it . Lot them go on with the Anti-Corn Law movement j but'they would never succeed unless they joined the Suffrage movement with it . Neither the middle nor the working classes were sufficiently powerful to carry their point , but by uniting they would break theyoke beneath which they now groaned—( hud cheers . ) ; - , : ; -. ¦' - .. - . " ; . . ; ¦ . ; ' ¦ ¦• , . - . : -:. ; ;¦ ¦ ' ' . "¦' . .
Key . Mr . YOUNG explained . He had not wished to set aside the suffrage agitation for the Corn Law agitation , but as of two things one must be first , he hart thought it , under present circumstances , more deaii able ts commence 'with the Coin Law question , bt cause it would more immediately tend to relieve the wants of the famishing mu . ltitude- ~( caeers )—and he a ! so thought it vs-as more imniediately attainable . If hfl thought' t . h ^ y could obtain the ' . ' suffrage witii eqnal facility , he would prefer baving the suffrage to the repeal of the Cjrn Laws—( Clieera . )
Mr . \ Yilliasi LOVETtj who was very vrnrmly ^ reeteit , then adtirsssed the meeting-. He said he : had intended to be a listener , and had not any idea of declaring Ma sentiments to tse meeting . With rf \ aar .-to tbu People ' s Charter , if it could be shewn tls : \ t it contained any ono principle , or any matter of detail not necessary to jusfc legislation , he , f « r ono , > houl ( i by most vrUling to give up that part o £ it—thear , hear ) Of aU . the-objections that had bienur £ *»?! l apainrt the Charter , he bad in > vev heard . any satisfactory rtraifin " Riven agninBt any of tho dtt tils , ib included . ' In tUe first place , nothing was said in tho Charter of Universal Suffrage —( hear , hear )—it coutiiiuecl net a word about it "VVei say that every man twenty-one yeafs of age ought to have a vote who was untainted with
crime—( bear , Iicar . ) VVe then declare that there must lie a qualification of three ruoniba' re . sidi'DCf ; Lavinj , * so fir eor . ceded the right to the suffrage , we sr . y tbnt te ought to be protected , in txercising that right , and for this purpose we nvssrfc tU < 3 necessity Of tho Vote by Jlaliot . We say , in the next place , that they ought to be a % liberty to choose whosoever they please , and therefore , all property quclification is abolishad . Thvy c ^ ueidere-i thai if thes-r points wera not conceded , aH oiher measures would be a inockery ; it would bd like giving the right of the suffrage to sparrows ; and attowir . g thc-m to elect only hawks—( hear , hear . ) Having this power of electing whoever they pleased , they thought they should have the power of paying those indivirtuate for their
services . Taey sa ; d that the present electoral system io unju 3 t , anc thereforo they declare e !\ ictor » l districts to be necessary . All these principles were embodied in , and carried out , in the Charter , for this special reason—they had often been taunted with being yisiorary —with not h <;\ ng practical . That was the reason , the People ' s Charter stated haw all theso points were to he worked put . Datails were impyrtanS and neces'ia . ry . The Kuforni Bill , when carried in the House of Commons , was entirely marred in the detailn . He should like to ses a cordial union amonq the people ; lie shwnld like to see the middle and the working classes combined ; they would never see , or he abl 9 to bring about , any change worth mentioning but by thia means . But the working classes must ask , you concede t > us the
vight of the Euffcajjo as a principle , why then , thus con-. ceuiugths principle , should you stand aloof from prejudice ? , / Htav , hear . ) There bad doubtless l > een a great deal of Violepco and folly among the party who preferred the principles of Chartisin , but it was no reason for giving up a good and just cause because b- < d men were among its advocates—( hear , hear . ) Th / re were bad men to be found among Christians , but was that any reason for rejecting the principles of Christianity ? { Hear , hear . ) How much better would it be for the middle class to dispel the bigotry that prevailed among them , and try to bring over the working num . and disprove the violtn 33 and folly that might be found among thom ^ - ( hear , hear , hear . ) This point was clear , that they must coma out for the Charter as a
wZiole ; let them discuss it : let them show that its principles wore erroneous ; let them discuss it fairiy , and he had no hesitation in saying that if they adopted it honestly they would find that the middle and -working cipsses would ba in combiiiat ' on in less tLan twelve months . With regard to the Corn Laws , ho was an advocate for free trade ; and tho only reason why he had stood apart from ths advocates of the repeal of tbose laws , was a conviction , that they "wpnld never bf : able to carry it in the House of Commons as at present constituted—( hear , hear . ) It had also been supposed by the working classes that theag' ^ t ' for tho ' repeal of the Corn Laws had been get up aa a counter agitation to the Charter—( no , no . ) It was certain that at the time the first meeting was ealied in London , for the
Charter * in T ? alac 8 : yard , just at that time an article appeared in the True Sun , catling on the middle classes to commence the agitation for the repeal cf the Coin Laws . The working men- were led to believe it was meant as a counter movement . He did not mean to say this opinion was correct ,: but such was the conclusion they were led to adopt . He did not justify all the proceedings of the Cliartisfs ; he was opposed to ths interference of those who interfered with and interrupted the proceedings of public meetings called on other subjects . But let Mr . Sturge and his fiiends enqnive into tht Charter as a whole ; he should ba prepared to give up points that were proved to be non-essential , and by these means there would be a chai : ce of a- cordial union between the mid'ile aud wo : kin » classes . ( Cheers . )
Mr . MiALL said they did not deny the justice of the principles of the Obnrtc-r , but though !; they should da more good by adopting the line of policy t ' ley had murked oufc > than by simply reDting on the principles of the Chartists ; who would not take one point without the others . Mr . . Mills Advocated the extension of the guffraffe to the working classes , on the grounds that they were fully qualified by their intelligence . Who compoHCd the bulk of the army and navy ? The working classes ; they were , therefore , quite intelligent eni . iiuli to produce almost every article of necsssity or luxury , that made life . agreeable , and they were quite willing to enjoy tuo right . They had been led sometimes by designing men , who were nut what they '¦ ought to bavo been , and tliese bad brought discredit on the eause of the working men . They had their faults , but taere were faults in a ! l classes , and a'l blame was nat ; confined to the working men .
Mr . Siiarman C . raw-fobDj M . P ., haviHs ; been loudly called , for , said he should be -wanting in respect to the meeting , if he did not accede to the cail it had mad 0 on him , by addressin' / to them'a few ohsi-rvations . He had obtained both instruction and pleasure from tho pyoceedings of that evoiing , for he rejoiced to think that there was a probability of oblaiuin ; . ! what was no essseutiul to tho interesta of tho whota commu : uty—acomplete union between the employing and tho workiiig classes of this couniry . It was essential to the prosperity of this country , that tfcere should boxiuity and friendly feeling between thein ; and it was to be regretted that it . hud ever been .-inteiTuptcd . He hoped the time was poniing when ill foeHng woiild no longer exist . He considered that all Ihfir evils arose t ' ram
classlegislation—Oaear , hear )—and that thi-y never . would . bt obviated till the whole people v « ve fully-and fairly represented in the House of Commons—( cheers . ) He considered that the Cum Law agitation and tlie agitation for an extended suftVa . ' - ti ought to go baud in hand together , and aid one anotlitr . Without that drsree ot union they could not expacfi to curry 11 reptMlof ' the Corn Laws , noi- could they ixpecb any good legibi ; -t ; on of any descrip ' aoa . From the House of Commons , constituted as it now is , they could txpect no good measure , nottill the people had tho full powur of electing their repressntativet ;— 'hear . \ He thtiv . fove thoufht the working classes ware r . r . hi , in - pressing forward that question— . ( hear , hear ) —bLv « . " . iso he was pcrft ^ -tly pf-rsundrid that it was only by an organic reform of the House of Commons , tlKit any gooci measure could'be * exptcted to be obtained—( cheers . ) He ha . ; l himself
given notice'of a niotioa for an extt-nsien of the siiffra ^ e to tho working classes . That motion vraa-gm-u for thi ; earliest convenient day after the Easter reces ? . The discussion of tho Corn Laws would , he expectsd , take up most 01 the time of the Houso till thr . t . recess .- His health , also , though reestablished , would hardly-permit . him to do justice to the question tilltnat time . He wished them to understand that the postponement did not arise from anyinkewamroesa . He did not sec any reason for a distrust cf tho working cl-iSses , inasmuch as their interest , and the interest ot the men of property , were identical . Ho had always thought that the people were entitled to tho right of the suffrage , and had always endeavoured tp contend for it— ( cheers ; — and every exertion of mind and fcody ehonlel . he given to obtain it , in the position he now had tho honour to occupy— - ( cheers . )
Mr . Brooks addressed the meeting on the moral Wr fluence of such assemblies as tlie present , amid loud calls for Mir . Thompson . Mr . George Thompson was loudly cheered on rising . H © said he was delightsd to be there , it vraH alwa . ys refreshing to get upon a discussion embracing some entire principle . He confessed that times without number , and at meetings of another kind , they were obliged to discuss only the branches of a great question , and bad no opportunities of coming at once to the seat of tho disease . ' - One great principle was . embraced in their diHCUSsion to-night ; they not only recognised the right of tbe great body of the people to the aufirage ,
but their fitness to exercise it The only security from a constant invasion of their rights and the abuao of political powej was , admitting the peopia within the pale ; . of the Constitution , ' - ' -by ¦' giving them the right , of Uie Buffrase —( cheers . ) Mr . I ; proceeded to advocate the extension of thB suffrage , in a Ve ^ yelcquect address , in ¦ which he conceded the extension of the suffrage as a grand and distinct principle , but enforcing- the policy of leaving pthei points of detail to be eet ' . le . d by the . ¦' - ¦ first ' . CUartlst Parliament—( hear , hear . ) Even without the franchise , they cauld do much in the wojld in which they lived , and leave it better than they foulTd it .. They might do thia , though : t' : eyhad not ' .-tho ballot box . acd could not go openly to the poH .
A'jfte ? : a few observations from the Chairman and Mr . Loyettiii expranation , Tha Rc-v . T . Sr . ESCEii took the chair , and thanks were voted by acclamation to Mr . Sturge for having calkd . tha . ' uVeatinjc , and for the able manner in vrlrldt he had presided over tte discussion . ^
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MR . B . J . KICHABDSO ^ f > GAIN . TO THE EDIT 0 B . OP THE NOHTHEBN STAB . Sia , ~ In your paper of Saturday lost appears a letter from Mr . R . J . Ricbardeon , denying the charge which Mr . O'Connor had made against him in bis letter to tho Imperial Chartiste of Great ^ ritain , and rtatingib to be ntte ' rly false and without foundation , and calling upon Mr . O'Connor to retract the language he has made use of to wards him ; and in the same letter he givts an account of some conYersation which he states to have passed between Mm and me ; which stateiaent I assure you is not true . But for your better information , I will give you the sum and substance of what did pass , and the manner in which he camo to my iipu ' ss , on'Monday , the 7 th instant , Which was more like an animal of tha brute creatioa thaa a civilized man . . / .
On entering the house , the first question he askfld was , " Dues -a person of the r . ame of Isaac Nicholla live here VI said " Yes , I am the psiso '¦ ¦ > . «• "Do you know anything of a paragraph in tbe Star of Saturday last , with your name attached to it ? " I said " Yes . " " Well , " said he , '' what do you know about it ? ' "Well , " said I , "I told it to O Connor . " "Well , and where did yon come at this ^ formation ? " I said "A respectable uvutleman of Oiuham had toldma nt if " Where was ycii , " said he , " when he Kid you of it ? ' " I was at the Bake cf YoTk public houss . " " Where is the Duke of York , that you heard it at , as there are two of that narae in OJdhaui ?• I said , ¦ ' « It was that in West-street , " " Well , " said he , " it is falss from beginning to end . "
I said , " Richardson , you know it to be true . " He said , " It ' s false . " I replied , " It is true . " He wad , li Weil , where ib West-street ? " X said , " You know where it is . " He said , " I do not know . Did you giva Mr . O'Conuor authority ; to publish it with your name attached to it ? I told him . I gave tke information to Mr . O Connor to do as he thought- proper with it . " Are you , " said ho , " able to prove it before the AsKpciatioli ? " I said , " What Association ? " He-rep \ wd " The Radical Association . " 1 said , ' " Vv'hat
Radical Association ?" . Ho spid , " The Chartist . " I said " Yes ; and I have , another charge to bring against you . " JHe . stood for about two minutes , and then asked ^ if I could tell him whtra Henry Cflappell resitlcd ^ I told him , for tho uncivil manner ia which he had . tWine to ine , he mu ^ t find him as be had fonud iiiD .-Thi 3 is the trith of what passed bet we en him and me . Your ' s , respectfully , ' ¦ ' Isaac Nicholls . Vineyard , Gldham , Feb . 14 , 1842 .
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TO THE WGRK 1 NGMEN OF ENGLAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES . BROTHER Chartists , —My friend , Mr . O'Connor , lias onca cr . twice . called upon yon to aid and assist me in again pursuing the duties of my profession , whlcb were of Course niglected during the agitition and my subsequent inipri : onment ; . \ I am . not v ry desirous to depend at any tinie upon public subscriptions or pmata aid , and less bo when I may easily , ¦ without Inteiftring vrith my public services in the cause , pursue my avocations as a medical man . At iae instigation and ; by the advice of many of my friends I have decided upon writing a pamphlet , which I shall 'distribute gratuituupiy , descriptiverof the origin and tffecta of these diseases Io which the working class aife peculiarly liable , and then offer a , remedy to them , which it purchased will contribute to my support as well eis thoi ! " binctlt .
I will make no hunt-me-enstom promiBCB ¦ vtliieh I may not be be ablo to fulfil , ncr avail myseif of tha puff of quackery ; but since my ; political se timents have excluded nie from the chance of exercising : my skill as a ^ general practitibcer , I ses no reason why I should not cflvr ii general medicine to the people . I BhaH as spSiiciily as possible commence my professienal dutits in the way I have named , and I shall confldenUy appeal to my friends in tho dififerent parts of the country for support , for the appointment ( jf ajents , iind for the sab of a medicine which shall , I hope , like Cfcaitism , owe its patronage , to its merits aloae ^ ¦ ¦ . - ..... - '¦ - . . - ¦¦;' . - - . ' . ' ' ¦ Mr . Lrach has kindly offered his assistance for Lincafibiiro , and l-. niay add .- cotgi-atulates me ( along with my hr- ) ther members of the Executive ) en the prospect ; and if success attends me I wiil not hava to retire ' from the active duties of thb'iuovement .
I am not a . ware that I need sav any more upon tha subject , but to request thoee friends who are disposed to . a-iBist mo as ageuts , to forward their Dames for the North of E « glflj ') d to Air . Leach , Tib-street / Manchester ; and to tho South , to ilr , Giesfve , 1 , Shoe-lane , London . I remain , my dear friends , ¦ Faithfully yours , P , ' . M . M'Douaxl .
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DuBiix—Tlie iifual weekly meeting was held &t the roor . ;? , 14 , North ¦ ¦ Auiie-street .. Enccmra ^ uig letters v / pro read from various parts of Ireland . Mr . John Feather ^ tone , of licchdalo , was adniiited a member by' acclsmaiion . . Mr . GTI ^ giiis entered the . room < . lurir . £ - ' th ' c prcc ? ctih ) gs , when ho : was hailed by tl-ree deafening ch-fiv . When the oheerfn ^ had 6 omer ,-hat subsiceii , Mr . G'Higgins rose and paid , that he was at a loss liow to express hi ? thanks lor the manly nnd talented manner in Tf'hich they defended his character whilst absent in the sister
country—En ^ atid , and in a style that would reflect ; credit on any body of ' Then . Mr . O'H . read : the addvess pmeiued to him by tha in ' cn of Lei-v- ' ster , shrau ^ Hout-the reading of which he was loudly e ' leered , and concludp .-i by reading a letter , rc f ; -vest-. itiL r him to propose Mr . Thotnas Rtiynor Stnasb , Mi * . John Bcwiu&r , and Mr . John Markhaia . as memb ; -rs of the Irb-h Universal : S :. 'ff :-a ! jc AKSociAtion . Thev were s-. conded by Mr . W . H . Doyle , and carricd " with cbeev . 3 . The address > ras ordered ta be i : * cred on the ¦ fiurintr ? . Ahcr several meiabcvg \ y <\ Ti £ enrolled , and lioiires siven for ofnerp , thanks wxm voted ' to thechairrcan , and tho mectirig separaUd . ¦ . ¦¦¦' •' . ¦' .: ¦' - .. ¦ ¦'" . ¦
. . JN . kw'C ' . st . le . — On Saturday evcnirif ? , ilr . Wiiliams kctured in the Joiners' Hall , L < lack > . tt streci , oh-. t ' n ' 0 iWmntiQii ; of opinions : II 3 siatecl that on the : ibllowing Suncay ' evt-ninghe should ieoture ; ori persecution for opinion , Dalkexxh . —A social meeting on b&lialf of the uja ^ oiiS on htrike , was held here en Monday ; an excellent spirit was manifested , and a handsome sum was expected to bd realised . Scvrborotch . —Mr . Pepper preached hero on Sunday . The usual . meeting was held on Moiiday , Tae people are iccking auxicujly for O'Connor . Aiany Corn Law repeatcrc ate dtckrini ; for tho Charier , ditappointeci with Peel ' s bautiintf . .. ¦ ¦
G 6 nB . iLS .--At a public meeting held inMlie IJal ] , Chd'i Terrace , thanks wese rotei to Mr . Cuiii , for ins conduct in the Conventicii , and after much discussion it was tcso ] red by a forgo najority , on the motion of Mr . Burns , seconded by Mr . Proudfcotj " That . the inhabitants of Grorbab , in public meeting assembled , co sincerely and hpnestiy regret the conclusion that the Convention cama to respectib / j the National Petition , are resolved to adopt it , and do all in their power to ibrward its signing . IuuuRNOCK . — . The National Petition is ( ioing well in this town , ; ' 2000 signed en Friday , and W 8 will have 5000 ; : ^ : ¦ ' ; : : Wakiungton . —Afc a great public meeting heldoa Monday , to denounce Peel ' s Corn Lar ? x \ Iea ? ure , and demand a total repeal , the Chartists Diusterfcd and cartied the usual amendment with a tremendous majority . V .- ' 1 - "' : y : ; :. / -., - - . ¦ '"'¦ ;• .- ' :. ¦" .- ¦"¦ .. : ¦ ¦ . ' -
Lewes . —Mr . Woodward lectnred here on 'Mohdayweek . ¦ : ' '¦ ¦• . ¦;¦ '' . ¦"¦ : ' ¦ ¦' - . ¦' . - ' : . ; : ; ' ;¦ : . . ¦ ' .. ¦ : ..-. ; ¦¦ HoNLEY . —At a district ^^^ delegate meeting , hsld here on Sunday ,, the resolution of the South Lancashire delegates , >' ¦ That those persons who travel frcmtwvn to town ealHog themselves Chartist leeturers , do receive their credentials from the sub-Stcretarios of th&-branch to which they bilong , winch shall certify that they are good moral cberacters , aiio qnalifiea to fulfil so imporfant ^ ajjUiasJon ; and-that the varicu 3 branches be fefiOTSfScjri QcTnC couiitr-nance any ono ^ . v ? ho 1 cannot Pw'WKSffii Sws ^\ requisi teg / ' was apg . tov-cvJ , adopt id , a 5 ^ B ^ P ^^ R > y \ requesting each locality in the H ^ gtJ ^^^^ Mtj ^ j ^^/ \ £ vvlje . o Mr .. ¦ ¦ . Campbell nray navaj ^ dHS / W 8 Snl ^^> f % delegate , to tho adjourr . ed meoij ^ i ^^ j ^^ t ^^ L , <* ?*
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UNION OF THE MIDDLE AND WORKING CLASSES . A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law Delegates and others favourable to the Extension of Suffrage , was held in the snail room of the Crown and Anchor on Monday evening . The mertin ^ was called Together by ihe following hand bill , issued by Mr . sturge , aud circulated during the day * . —
" COMPLETE SUFFRAGE . " Joseph Sturge respectfully requests such of the Delegates to tea Anti-Corn Law Ccnfcrenca as may en' . trtain views favourable to ' Complete Suffrage , ' t > niet-t , at the Refreshment Koom , Crown anil Anchor Tavern , at seven o ' clock this evening Adrnisiion may be procured by presenting a Dalejate ' s Tic ) : et at ihe door . " Friday Ivlorning , Feb . 11 th , IS 42 . " Tbe room was well filled . Among those present were ob .= erved Joseph Si-urgc , Esq . ; Sliariaan Crawford , M . P . ; Dr . Madden , Dublin ; George Thompson ; John Bright , Rochdale ; A . Prentice ,
Manchester ; Wm . lbb > tson , Sheffield ; Her . Mr . Bailey , shiffi .-ld ; "Rev . Mr . Renton , Kelso ; R-3 v . Mr .-O-. vt 11 , SiaffuTdshire . ; Kev . Thomas Spencer , Bath ; Rev . Mr . Cairur , Paisley ; Kov . Mr . Lowe , Forfar ; Mr . H'chen , Manchester ; John CLilds , Biiu ^ . y ; Joseph Corbett , Birmingham ; Hamer S : aut > it ; ld , Leeds ; Edward Baxter , Dundee ; Josiah Condci ' , Loudoa ; Nathaniel Griffin , E ? q . ; Vv'm . Boulibee . Birmi ; i * - ham ; Mr . Curtis , Ohio ; Stafford Allen . " Esq . ; Dr . Perry , Bjsion ; Lawrence Heyworlh , Esq ., Liverpael ; John Dnnlop , E ? q ., Edinburgh ; Edward Lanke ^ ter , M . D . ; C . E . Iiaw . ins . _ Esq ., Liverpool ; Mr . Henry Helherui ^ ton ; Mr . Wat . kins , Maucheiiter : Mr . Win . Lovett .
Mr . G . Thomp 3 O > - stated that the meeting was exL-a-cfficial , and in no way connected with the business of the Conference . It was coavened for tho frank and freo comparison of opinion as to the ^ reat question of suifrage which now 2 # ita . ted so large a portion of this country . It partook of tho nature 0 . ' the general conversation on the merits of tho qutstion , every ^ f-ntleraan expressing his opiaioco ia " a private aua individaal capacity . Joseph Sturge , E ? q . was unanimously called tu the chair .
The Cuaibman observed that he had invited his friends preseat to a conversation in the best spirit of the merits of a declaration on the subject of the Suffrage , which he had already put fortn . Ic had also been proposed by the Birmiagbam "Complete SaiFrage Association , " to recommend for general signature , a memorkl to . 'he Queen the object of which was to beseech her Majesty not to takcio her councils , uor to retain in them , any persons who were not prepared to grant complete Suffrage to the people .
The Rev . T . Spacer addressed the meeting at some length in advocacy of an extension of the Suffrage . £ je thought that the higher and middle classes did not repose sufficient confidence in the working classes . For himself he could say no one could have been better received than he at the meeting of the working classes at Bath ; and yet he had done much to provoke them ; but they knew he had dona it honestly , and therefore they forgave him . The working classes would think and let think . He had great confidence in the working men , and tho
chief mischief of the country was the want of it . In the higher classes there was an unnecessary suspicion of them , and that was because people were apS 10 judge others by themselves . Those who hadsineenres and pensions , and brought up their-families . to ihe army and navy , and by the law of primogeniture fattened on the spoils , tnink thai other classes , if they had the same power as themselT'S , would use it in the sams manner . But before they put tho workmen ia the possession of poT 7 er , they would be sure that they should not have the same power of abusing
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TO THE : EDITOR OF THK NOnrHERN STAR . Sir . —In your journal of last week appears . 1 letter , Bigiied " . Benjamin Stott , " respecting the charges preferred by us against Jlr . R . J . Richardson , in which the writer labours to make it appear that the charges , &c , hid aviJfergone ¦ 'investigation . " . Whrn , vrhere , aud by ¦ whom , how 6 ver ,. ho has not condescended to inform us . Wo never heard of any such i&ve ; t gaiion ,. where it was entered into , or who this gentleman , or the . ' niyatmo-. ts " we , " who had the nianagemen ' :, of this investigation nwy be , wo are , therefore , equally at a loss t ) coiijtclurt ? . The mode , adopt i <\ by theso rar . 3 teriou 3 inve 3 tig > tor 3 , appesra to us f * utterly at variance v . ith justice , " and savours oome wViaS strongly of a desire to ndopt a " fsregone concluaiori . " At all events it is a new and unique mstbod of to
couductii /^ public lnveitx'atiens . beg state , for the satisfaction of the public , that we havo no knowletlge of the person who subscribes himself a ^ R ? dicaT , of the Old School ; " we are oqaaliy ignoraat ef Mr . Benjamin Stctt , or the secret " we , " whp profess to have investigated this matter ; but had they been really-inclined'tr investigate it , they know whtre we riii ^ tit be found at any moment ; we have never shrunk ficiu t ! : o ruhjfCt . Por are we now about to d 6 so , but stand by all our former statements , and remain , ¦ Yours respectfully , James Wood . Jajies Wheet . ee . Paul Fairclough . James Haerison . Samuel CUAMBERLAiN ' . Geo . Mitchell . HeXIXY NU . 11-A . LL . KOBEBT Q-RAY . Manchester , Feb . 14 , 1841 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 19, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct418/page/5/
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