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( Received too late for our last . ) Rarttood . —Mr . land , from Lancaster , lectured here on the 8 th . instant . Seme new mem'ber . a ¦ were enrolled , and an enthusiastic feeling for * fce Charter manifested . Ten shilling !! -were -voted fOT the Cotvention . . . O-4 JLKXSXU . W- —A ceirespcndent vr rfteBtO lUfom TIB that a few spirited Cbardsts of this p \ ace have subscribed £ 1 9 s . for the Conventijn Fond . . Woi , vesba . h ? ton . —Excellent ana successful lectures have been deliTeted hera by Mr . Baiiitow and I&t . Mogg . . . .. ..
WBSTBTJRY . —A . county 3 tlsg&fc > meeting -was held < jn Sunday , the < 5 th instant , a £ the Chartist Room , "Westbury . Delegates -were present from Trowbridge , Frome , Menckton De-rail , Kingston Deveril , Westbnry , and WanBLcster . The delegates gave cheering accounts of their respective localities . Resolutions were adopted te hold soirees where .-Er possible , on be->™ m oi theC-anventien ; and to support to the utmost « rtent Mr . ¥ ia £ zr ' B Biacklag Establishment
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BAK 3 URT . —3 t baring been announced that ili . StallTroou -srocld-nsatthis borough , a Luge party-airaired the arrival of Yiggar * s « osch in toa eves-Ing of tfce 8 th of March- On ilr . S . alighting at the Wtavers * Arni 3 Inn , Newtfcorp , he "Eras received with such demonstrations of applausa t&it perfectly astounded his fijllo . v passengers . T&e 3 srge room adjoining -was Sllc ? to orexfio-siEij- Oa Mr . 5 . entering , he -was again -saluted -with every demonstration of welcome . He addressed ih © aadieese for upwards of an hour on the principles ¦ of lie Charter . A vote of thanks -was given to Mr . Cocherill , the chairman . A dtputation -was present "from the village of Sbntford , who r- _ quested ilr . S ; J 1-"wood ' s services on the following evening . It was also resolved that the Mayor be waited on tad requested to -grant the Town Hall for Thursday evening . The meeting then brose up .
Toe Mator having granted the use of the Town Hall , and placards being issued announcing that Mr . Staliwood , oce of the tleoted representatives of the people in the forthcoming Convention , would lecture on Class legislation , its evils and their resnetly , at seven o'clock , the time appointed , the Hall ^ wi- ; filled t j overflowing . Mr . Cochfcrill was called to the chair , and in a lew neat and appropriate remarks introduced Mr- St&llvood , who , on rising , was greeted with loud and long eoatin&sd applause . Ha pointed t » ibe kanenss . unprecedented * distsess now prevailing throughout the land ; to the nnuw of oppressive laws ; to our miscalled national debt ; to the excessive taxation ; 13 th ^ people feeing called en to support in profusion , luxury , and splendour three Klrvg ^ and three Queens , while
great masses of the incuitnous people existed upon less than twopence per head per day ; ahowe-d that w « were cursed wiih monopoly in religion , monopoly of legislature , &c Ee pulled to pieces the various allurements thrown out by the eleventh hour sympathisers , . with a masterly hand , amidst the most enthusiati c plaudits of the audience , and clearly demonstrated that the People ' s Charts ? was the only ' * complete suffrage / 'aiid txaorttd bis in iienca r . ot to accept nor support , or encourage anything less than the wh&le Cnaner , deU-13 and all , ¦ which was responded to in a manner that must ; have ernvinced the most sceptical that the good decizana of
Banbury were " whole hog" men , and no mi-tike . Mr . S . concluded an address of considerable length and ability , amidst rounds of applause . Opposition was invited bat none giver . A vote of thanks was then given to the Mayor for granting tie use of the Hall ; also to the Chairman . Three entansiaslie cheers were then given / or Henry Vincent and Banbury ; three for Mr . Stail-• wood ; tiiree for Feargus O'Connor and the Star ; three for Profit , Williams , and Jones . —Banbury is determined on having Yincent for her representative at the next election . They have taken tht > requisite means ; their Electorial Association is well organised ; and by continued exertions success will be certain .
SKTTTFORD . —( Oxox . )—This little village is about fire miles frem Banbury , and contains a population of about fuurhondred . The news of Mr . Stallwo » d ' s arrival rapidly spread through the village , and notwithstanding the rain poured in torrents , it appeared that the "whtfe aSnlt population was present . ' HafEeld House never was so fu * L Mr . Wrench was called to , tie chair , and brkfly introduced Mr . Stallwood amid greet , cheering , ilr . Stallwood lectured on the aspect of afiairs ; xivetting the attention of Ms audience for two h > urs ; Teceivi :-g the frequent apprcbation of his auditmc ^ . Mr . Ames Wrench moved in a neat speech , the following resolution , " That the evils we now labour under are to be tiaced to elzss legislation ; and the only means of their removal is in the eiifranchisenient of the whole prODle . in accordance with the principles
contained in the People ' s Charter : we , therefore , pledge ourselves to agitate for the same ,,- until it be enacted as law . " One of the villagers , whose name we forget , seconded the resolntion in a speech tbit did honour to his head and heart . It was _ carried unanimously . A vote of thants wib given to the lecturer , and also to tha chairman , the meeting dissolved , elated ¦ with tbeh- evening ' s labours . In this aid the neigLbouring villages , seventeen hundred signs t-irts have been attached to the great National Petition . At present they are not members of the . National Cnaiter Association , ¥ ut wish to be so , having written to ilr . Campbell , Executive Secretary , for cards ; but they suppose from some mishap , Mr . C has net answered their letter . Then hurrah for Shutford , the psttsrn of Tillages . -.
FOZJffOKT Br FALKiaK . —Mr . Lowery has i > een leetaring here with much satisfactien to his soditors . BRIGHTON . —The Mlnre of th 9 banking house of Mr . "Wigney , having caused a vacancy in tfcis borLUga , Ht . Brooker , of Alpiniton , a thorough Chartist , is in the fieM , determined , we hear , to contest it to the Jast We give the foKowicg from Jfr . B . ' s address to the Sectors : —« If placed by you in Parliament , conce ' ving its principles are eqnity to aB , my first or foicmort aim would be to advocate the adoption of the People ' s
Charter , the main points of which are Universal Suffrage , Anin ll Parliaments , Tote by Ballot , Payment of Members , No Property Qualifieatien , and Eqoai Electoral Districts . be : ng pennaded the Parliamentary « doption of tiie e ! x points of this Charter would , as a ¦ whole , incalculably benefit and bless , both temporarily and spiritually , the imperial kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , would tend to ths protection of propertv , the keeping up of public confidence and credit , and to the promotion of peace and order in the kingdom . " This is the man for ths people . I * t every ntrve be strained to return him .
CARLISLE . —Pielic Leciube bt Mb . James Bbosiek . ee 0 " ^ Bais >' . —On Tuesday evening , March Sth , tie above-aimed gentleman delivered a most interesting and iiiitmctlve lecture on the necessity of ali friends of the people , Corn Law Espealers , Socialists , Kepaal Unionists , &c , E . bandoning every other agiiation at the present crisis , in order to concentrate thsir efforts towards tha attainment of the People ' s Ckartsr . The - ' heatre , which had been taken for the occasion , ¦ was well filled in all part 3 of tfca house , and numbers were unable to gain admittance . On Mr . O'Brien making his appearance , hs -K& 3 loudly cheered . Oj tfce motion of Mr . J . B . Eanscn , seconded by Mr . J . Betby , Mr . James Arthur , bookseller , was unanimously called to the chair . Afwt making" a ftw remaifes ,
he introduced Mr . O'Brien , who was received with loud cheers and elapping of hands , which confound for . some time . After , the . applause . had snbsided , Mr . O ^ Brien &ai ( i—My woitiy frifcnd 9 of Carlisle , I am a pool , broken-down traveller , just come from Edinburgh . I have lately attended many public meetings ,, all of ¦ which were crowded—Dundee , Arbroath , Montrose , Glasgow , Edinburgh , Paisley , Aberdeen , Greenock , ^ and several other places , all of v . hich were large mee > lags , with the exception of DuGferniline , which is ridden by antirCorn Law humtagF , ( Great cheering i Hothing could exceed the enthusiasm of the men of Scotland , and what is belter ttiii , they will not take bribes , though some of tha leaders have tried hard to ^ jet tfce people to backslide with tbrra tut this they
cannot accomplish , so that our security i 3 in the ftid-^ fastaess of the people . Tfce msmeni the CafirJits join the anti-Corn Law League , there is no hope . If the anti-Corn Law party are sincere , why don't they come over to us ? Tea Charter would treat all alike . If there would be any difference , it ¦ Wtcld be all in fivour of the middle and hi ^ lier classes . A rich man , foi instaaca , can perform a number of bejieSccEt acts , which Secures Mm respect Ttl-iu the people , "Who will look upon him as a kind and benevolent man who i 3 anxious to do good , so that the poople win endeavour to strengthen his hands . If the . wealthy will use their wealih in a just manner , thiy can have notking to fear from the Chaitsr ; bat they know if we had tue power , we would soon destroy all correption- - Tha
Anti-Corn L » w party are a parcel of hypocrites , for " they formerly ^ sontended for the Ballot , but now they say the Bailot is a mere detail , but snrdy you would want it xnora * . han you do at present . Is there any security in a . body of men who will claim protection ¦ for themselves , and will not grant it to you ? I solemnly declare that we cannot advance one yard with tie Anti-Ccm Law party—without being destroyed and split up as a party . 1 set no ground that we should join them , until they « ome ever to tie people . Indeed a change has already eome over the spirit of their dream , f ji they are new Beginning to treat yoa with respeei , though it is not = atjl tney see you are determined to command respect- They perceive that yon value men only from ttear good aete , consequently they mast make atonement
? vL ^^ ^^ done » te&r « the pebble can mpect saem . For these twenty-five Wieks , I hive , on an average been lecturing , three hours daily , and I have the aurfactfon ( f knowiag' I have »» ea up a . power that cannot easily be f ^ \ ^ v Wfcen ™ k" 8 tiiied &baut the Ciarter , they have sdd "Ah ! you have eo property . " I have said how comes it that these fellows nave ell the I » p « ty and yon who make property valaabJe have none ? It a becaaEe the people have been dieposessed tA poliucal power , which f they had retaiced , property would nevsr have been distributed as it now i * . There H no hope for the middle classes , bat by joining the people . You cannot concave the alarm which' has besa exhibited gm 0 Rg the respectaWs class as they are
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calhsd , at the manner in which I bave opened up th , question , of property ; arid they say VThia fellow O'Brien txplaics nsniy , exchanges , taxation , &c , and he wishes to mi « te the peoyle belieTe that w ' t the respectable people , ate robbers or receivers o i stolen goods , " and they look daggers afrme aa I w / Jk along , because I bave convinced the people ol the ^ t ) lly cf ie » ceiving the e old fashioned notions about property , and tha jargon cf cheap bread and free trade , which ft ceitain class would still force down « tbe people ' s throats : but it -wont do now , the people are pjrepared to meet . them . You never hear of a middle clr ^ ss ma n-asking a poor man to dine with him ; no . ' Uiey never bestow their fivonrs on these who want them most . Why did they lock five hundred of us up in gaol , and drive
thousands of poor but industrious and honest men from their native country ? When this -was done they should have then come out , for they toought then that they had completely oeitroyed you , and that you were all dead , but we hava sounded the trumpet of resurrection , and will soon have from three to four millions cf signatures to the National Petition 1 now they are frightened to death that we must only take the Charter , tui God knows how much more . Do not tmstthe middle classes , nor believe that they will coaie to the people , ex « pt with the expectation of leadin g and deceiving them . Bat this will not do ; they may destroy the leaders , but they can never destroy the movement . There is a mass of intelligence abroad , which will withstand all their efforts ^ The
only way for the nfiddle classes to t ! o now , is to say to the peeple , " we baveliitberto deceived you , but we will now go with you , and have new institutions , which will not allow cvrfcain classes to get property as they have hitherto done . " They charge me ¦ with being a destructive , but there nsvet was a public man -whose doctrines are-so strictly conservative as mine are .- I wish to leave to all men tho privilege of retaining what they have got , however dishonestly , fcu ! s I would take care , that they grt no more in the same ¦ way . I have said , that while the landlords and others have increased their wealth forty f > ld , I see no means of patting a rtsp to that , but by allowing them the value of what they have got ; only giving U 3 the hope that at their death , the paeple should get their own . Whtn I was
in Manchester with Vincent , two men came into the room where we were , and one said to the other , " why , that fellow , O'Brien , has got at large strain" i " Aye , " said the rther " and a world if mischi < f he is doing" ! The fellows know well , that if you get into the habit of looking into abuse , the devil himself cannot stop you from goiDg on . These men have never consulted neither your feelings nor mine ; tben surely I may say a few bard words asjairsi tbem ; nor stall any power on earth prevent me from making my fallow men folly acquainted with the cause of their " sufferings , and the means of remedying them , which is , the adoption of the People ' s Chatter . I was afraid that 8 ome might have been tampering with you , and I warn you against giving ear to any man who would attempt to
persuade you to abandon one single point of the Charter . If the middle classes are really in earnest , they will at onca adopt the Charier , for it contains nothing that would ala m any honest man . If they are inclined to be honest , I , for one , would not be intolerant with them ; I -would not atttmy t to interfere with their private meetings ; but if they call a public mseting , then you should convince them that you are the be * t half of the meeting . Yon should not internupt them , but stop and hear what they have to say ; you have a right to listen to fcnmbng , for the law acknowledges it When Curtis ^ the anti-Corn Law lect urer ) shows the treasures of the Mississippi ; if he consents to do so , it U because there is no law against it ; but if you think he should not hambug you , then yc u can
[ stop away . Those interfering with meetings of this i kind , incur the opposition of many a good man , for ; they say , if the Chartists break up such meetings , i they might do many worse things . To return ! then to the middle classes , what ought to be i our policy now ? Why , as Chartists , -we cannot ! unite with any party , bat for the whole of the six ! points—( cries of bravo , and that's the point )—j while we keep aloof from them , let us remember , that ( it Is only fair to give others the same liberty that we I claim for ourselves ; or else they will say , " are " you j not interested in having thing a all your own way , for j "we are now for complete suffrage . " We say you have j got tha franchise , and we want it ; and what is to pret vent you middle cltss to go with ns ? for we can only i give you our physical force . This will not do , for if we ! were to follow in your train , by getting up the pressure
: from without , then they would leave us ia the lwch . i It is impossible they can be honest unless they join us j for the Chai-ter ; or else keep their agitation to their . own class for complete suffrage ; but if they will try to ' bribe our leaders , their object is to break us up ; hence 11 denounce them as villains for wanting to destroy us . There are rcany rirenrostanoes which create my smpi-, ' cion , as to the honesty of the new move . Why do they | go among the leaders ? It is because they cann » t bribe ' ' . he whole people , but may deceive th « people by ferib-! ing haJf a dozen of their leaders , which may weaken | our strength . Is this their calculation ? I cannot search ' into men's hearts , but I have a right to irfer , from ' . their acts , that they are not honest . The moment a i leader begins to talk a language , that we should give . way . then I would eay , " good bye old boy , we have : done with yon . " They always apply to our leaders at
I some hole and corner place , and not openly , and in the ! presence of the people . When in Edinburgh , I saw a j correspondence between the Anti Corn law party and i some of the Chartist leaders ; but I fold the latter to j have nothing to do with them . They urge the differj ence between ns is so small , that it is not worth while ! to cavil about : then why do they cavil ? We wish to | know what they mean by compute suffrage . They say ; it ought to be given to every man fit to nso it Their exceptions are greater than the general ru ' . e . They i would consult Mr . Sharman Crawford , wha is lying on j a sick bed , so that had he < iied , the complete suffrage j would have died with him , I suppose . O , they are as
sltppcryas eels , and we must keep aloof from them , ¦ until they yield to the Charter Suffrage . There is i another ground of suspicion , and that is , they always mix up the question of the suffrage with a repeal of the j" corn laws , as if they were matters of equal importance ; ; they gay , "you must " sign our petitions , and we will i sign yours . " But they are only thousands and we are ! mil ions ; so that by thus acting we would bs carrying | their measure . This is an abominable condition which j we must never aecept ; for It is evident they wisk to ; take us by snrprse , and then they will leave us in the 1 Inrch . They have no faith in their own measures , and . have no ground for hope ; for it is a herrible delusion , and ; would add fifty per cent , to all money contracts . Tax 3-i tion must come down , whether the Corn LaW 3 are
I repealed or not . If they wpe . il the Corn Laws , without ¦ other measures , then they wi 1 give fifty per c ^ nt . ad-! vantage to all the monied interests , and all those with ; fixed salaries . Mr . O'Brien then dwelt at some length ; on the subject of free trade , and showed , that while j our foreign trade increased , just in proportion did the ; C 9 : nforts of the working mau decrease , and if the Corn ; Laws were repealed , that we must produce as cheap I as they do in France , NapLs , Prussia , and other , countries , where labour is cheap and taxes liglt ; so j that we wouJd be compelled to produce at a lower | rats of wages . BesideB , onr home trade under such ; circanutancts would be destroyed . If the Repeal be j good ( continued Mr . O'Brien ) , then it will be carried j when we get fae Charter , and not till then . Then why ,
in God's name , do the Repealers not go for the whole Charter ? If I bad the Repeal to-morrow , I would not have it on their term ? . Were the Corn Laws repealed without other measures , we would soon bave the agricultural labourers coping with the manufacturing labcnrers , and a pretty state of society we wonld have ! But these men cannot be sincere in this matter , for we have twenty grievances far gTeater than tie Com lavs . Mr . O Briea here narrated a number of the most glaring grievances under which tSe people laboured , and proved that they were much more oppressive in their nature than the existing Cera Laws . If the Repealers ( continued Mr . O'Brien ) will come to us , I would receive them with open arms ; for if they were never honest before , this will be a proof that
they are going to be so now : " There is more joy over one sinner that re ^ enteth . than over ninety and nine just persons who never went astray . " Let them cease to abuse your leaders , whom they dare not meet My friends , think well on the subject , and tell the middleclass men that tha only measure to work out the general good is the Charter , and anything short of that will never take the people cut of the iron grasp of their oppressors . If a thief wants to eet fire to my nroparty , or to steal it , he dots tot begin operations " by giving me warsing of what ho is about to do . I hawe attended 139 meetings since I came out of prison , a * d such have been my exettions lately tbat I am quite lixhiUited , and at present ¦ yejj unfit to address you longer . Mr . O'Brien then retired amid&t loud and continued cheering , -which lasted for several moments .
Mr . Arthur , Chairman , then invited any one to come forward and express his opinions , or put any question to ilr . O'Brien . Mr . John Mooney wished te hear Mi . 0 'Brien ' s views on a repeal of the Union . The latter gentleman explained , in n manner which satisfied Mr . Mooney . In consequence of some other question , Mr . O'Brien entered into a beaatif ul and clever exposition of the vari » tt 8 points of the Charter , and proved , to demonstration , that by giving up any portion , the tfficacy of the whole wonld fce destroyed . Mr . O'Brien spoke for nearly three hours , and was listened to throughout with the most profound respoct and attention . His kKituKS made a deep and lasting impression on the minds of all thinking men , and are well calculated to prevent their being misled by fallacious argmaenta , such as are practised by cunning and selfish
men . A La . bcePebi . ic Meetikg was held in the Theatre on Saturday evening , when tee people were addressed by MessrsMarsden and T&ttersall , who were on their reton to Lancashire from Scotland . Mr . Marsden made a clever and impressive speech . He went into a lengthy exposition of the manufacturing ayst 9 m , with which he seems to be most intimately and minutely acquainted , iie eulogised Mr . Ferrand , M . P . for Kuaresborongh , fop the feold and fearless manner he had breugttfche abuses of th 9 tnamifictnriDg system befjre the ccuntry , in his able speech in the House cf CommonF . Mr . Marsden then spoke on the subject of the Com Laws-and other matters connected -with the ireib being cf tLe working classes , and concluded an excellent speech by calling on the people to stand by the Ccatter . Mr . Tattersall then addressed the meeting in a very elcqu = nt and animated strain , which elicited considerable bursts of applause .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 19, 1842, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct422/page/2/
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