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SQ -THZ-MBXBERS ^ JF THE SEPEAX ASSOCIA . 33 O 2 f , JBELAWD . "Hereditary bondsmen , know yenot , "Who would ba freebimBBlf must strike the blow . " Ulishmxx , —So writes tibe poet , ana bo repeafo tie laaer of the Bspealjnovemenfe . a better text for a pc&tJealarmon Shere cannot be ; it contains all that is necessary to remind you of your pesMe n and stimulate you to in&v&iial exertion . That such a quotation should ba onthe Spa of alBader of a suffering people is not to wondered at , but that ike party using It should even while repeating the -words , have neither the will to conform Mmself to its precept , or admit bis followers to take it in its literal and plainest sense , is not a little astonishing .
- "VTho would be free , Mmaelf must strike ttie blow , " tays the poet , and bo says 6 'ConnelL How when a teacher of any doctrine recommends any given prill-^ p iBlo . &BnoBBe of hisaodiencs it ig tantamount to an injunction to adopt it as a measure . The injuneHon to " be free , " depends upon yourselves , therefore the only difficulty to be solved is , bow are yon to strike ihe blow , and what ttat blow should be ? You are I presume , satisfied with the doctrine here taught for several reasons— - 1 st—Because the workings of nature in yonr bosoms prompt you to be free . 2 no ^—Because it is the language of inspiration ana tbettxtof your otts leader , and finally because it is not the doctrine of any " mad or tbick-headftd ¦ C hartist . *
There is an old adage which says , « Dont do as I do but do as 1 say . " This although trne in a particular sense in the case in point , is net exactly the case with you . Ton are told , " You must strike the blow your selves : " if so , your teachers ought to set you the ^ xamjae . 3 nt * iaKHigh you are bound to do as he says , stfllilisiisbal Tie dot » yon » ttb constrainea to follow 7 Hie betier way to explain this will be to examine what you iave Individually » na collectively dons towards striking that essential blow , -which the poet and O-Connell hold to be necessary , and whiek you , as the "bondsmen ** ahould be anxious to strike . By a reference to my former letters , yon will 2 nd that an alliance was
formed by your leader and the "Whigs , and , consequently , it will not be necessary to remind you that the "blow could nerer be struck with success in that quarter . No , noj the men who so offcsn struck tenor » na aismay into your hearts , are not the men to strike a » cbaina-off your necks . Therefore , I hold is u an incontrovertible opinion , that every act of a leader of thB people , iwhich had for ita ostensible object the striking , of a blow for liberty , and which , through the influences designs of that leader , rested on , and songht . for assistance from the tnemies of the people , wasi to say the least of it , an act of base hypocrisy and treachery to _ ih * causa . This -wfll be by many called strong language , but it is not more afeong ferai tntiL
Irishmen hare been long victimised , and eTery evil Which could possibly befall a nation , save annihilation itself , has been fisited Tipon their country . Thus perseenteoY driven 1 » despair , and goaded almost to madness , they intrusted ttemselves to the guidance of what they supposed , a wise , generous , brave , ana invincible general ; tbfey placed implicit faith in all his promises , and , confident in his integrity , anticipated the most successful results . Years haTB , howeter , rolled past , and thousands of
sanguinary hopes hare been extinguished by protracted disappointments . Numbers have sunk into their graves , who lacked forward in anxious expectation for the promised day of liberty . Millions are stffl awaiting the day of peace , but as Kkely to perish -sritb . tbstr hopes , as their brethren whB sunk oppressed and disappointed before them .. And why ? Because the general who enjoyed the confidence , and , if I might add , sported with the miseries and lives of his people , has net proved frfrniw ^ f worthy the confidence reposed fa > iim .
It is sot the "way to win a battle , to i » ld eommnnicatftra with the enemy , to expose the plan of action , ana lay lore the secrets of a conndl of war , mach less 2 s it likely / victory would crown the efforts of the most courageous and highly disciplined army , did its general expose its weak points to tha enemy , and render Mm assistance In the strife . Now , thiB is exactly how Ireland has been treatedj she opposed her political strength against that -of her enemies ; she opposed right against might ; and trusting to the unflinching patriotism of a chosen leader , anticipated speedy and successful triumphs . But with mere enterprise than judgment were those dispositions taken , The enemy , " wily , artful , and ever on the alert , changed their ponton , offered terms of capitulation ,
Ud Bltunstety Succeeded Id drawing © vs * not only the leader but also hia followers to their ranks ; and when he had fairly caught them in the snare , punished them for their credulity and weakness . If your leader had exercised his reason , or profited cy the experience of Ids country's wrongs , ha would cot have made the shadow of a compromise -with any party whatever ; he Tronld not hare listened to proposals , or betrayed his followers into the toils of the enemy . He was chosen span the belief thai he would be all that was required of him ; : npon that understanding did he accept leadership ; and upon his good faith to his engagements you hare a right to hold bim responsible . Let no Tn ^ n suppose this is intended as a personal attack ; it la merely political , and amply intended to straiten you to a sense
of your proper position , and , if possible , induce you to adopt efficient remedies for the remoTal of your grievances . Thus far it is certain your individual and collective energies have net yet been able to strike that ** blow" so earnestly recommended . I have endeavoured to explain the most glaring cause of defeat , and I am confident if yon calmly reflect on what I have advanced you will admit its truth . Although I did intend to particularise -the various acts of weakness , folly , or treachery - « rkicb . retarded yeur movements , I will , for theaake of harmony spare your feelings for the present , and content myself by stating that your every act since the first moment of agitation has been directed for the support of the Whigs , and conseqaenlly opposed to your own and country ' s interests . If I mistake net ,
the advice received from Mr . O'GonneB previous to the late election , materially proves ay statement You Were advised by that gentleman to get , if you could , { mark the rp n " Badicals" 4 S parliamentarycandidates , if they could not be found , yon were to get" Btfonnersj " and if you could not get Reformers you were to get Whip ; any one but a Tory . Sow the writer of that advice well knew there could not be found in Ireland , Radical candidates qualified to become members , and knew equ 331 y as well t&at ilie Reformers , so-called , Were io a man Whigs , ana no mistake . Then why , you will ask , did he -use the distinction ? Simply to blind yoa to the real object of Ms wishes , and to cover his motives with the semblance of patriotism . Bis more recent appeal in behalf of Morpeth farther confirms
the fact , and establishes beyond a doubt his alliance with one sectkm , and that the worst , of your- enemies . But you will doubtless say , we have au insuperable objection to the Tories , and unless we get Whigs to represent us ws cannot be represented at all ; true , you aught under the present system of property tualificaticm find it difficult to get others to take their places : bat in good earnest I assure you , you might b * much better eff without any representatives at all ; for those who ought to represent the people forget their duty and represent themselves . You have , however , a simple remedy for the evD , and if you only apptyit , you will soon zee its efficacy . And here I would remind you of the words of my text , -which , says , "If you Wold be free , yon mnst strike the blow yonrselTes . "
Hoihffig can be more plain ; you axe to take the matter entirely into your own hands , and act npen your own judgments . The document of the People's Charter contains the remedy ; it Is a sovereign balsam &r all the ills which affect you , and the only safe , * nre , and speedy method whereby you can « ffect your political regeneration . AD you have to do is to adopt its principles and carry them vigorously into practice ; by doing so yon Will at onee bb 4 for ever strike down class legislation and with it the evils of misrule , and the sufferings of your country . If yon adopt those principles yon will have the Whig * pledging tiiemselves to vote for the Garter , as they cannot politically exist without your
Yon have had many opportunities of learning the pnndples « ontained in the Charter , and you may depend on their iejality , as O'Connell was one of the feamers of that document . But many of the B * pealers » y , " We are Cbsrtwte , we agree -wia your principles bntwe are not O'Connor Chartists , who would overtan the constitution and advocate physical force . " To iihrae 1 wonld answer , such remarks are very simple and altogether unfounded . It is well known that when Mr . O'Connell tooktbe office of Chief Magistrate of the city of Dublin , he was challenged through the Slar to substantiate his previous assertions that ChartistB were snch men as his lordship described ; and it is equally trae , that several months afterwards he was told through fi » same source that"Ether there were no such
dan-Serous characters in Dublin , or that his Xordahip had been guilty of aneglect of duty , because as Chief Magistrate he did not bring them to justice . " Jfow as there were during that period ssveral bnndreds of Chartto within nis jurisdiction eontsnn&Dy holding -meetings * nd augmenting their numbers , it proves tfaattbey must lave been in possession rf better j&sx&eten and principles than Ms lordship admitted ; indeed the fact speaks loudly for itself . There is , however , a question still to be solved , and to which 1 wbaia like to hear an answex . I mean an honest , ataaJgbt-tewara * " »*» , Wherflis Ihe aiference , ifi jxrfnf *)/ jHinc «* e , betwixt an 0 "ConneH Chartistandan O'Connor Chartut , « T « tw 5 xt a stnrge Chartist or any other Chartist ? it
Sowl am a Chartist from the force of conviction , feng , -si I firmly believe ; and am able to prove , the only panacea for present and future evHs ,. aa 4 the most ukely mcdeor repealing the Union . Ton may desig-Bste &em by any names yon think fit , but it is certain Bat amdasssof Chartists proclaim thenecessity of » Universal or Complete ^^ Extension of the Suffrage ; bow fcr they are sincere remains to be proved . To my * knple mind thbbb ca ^ kot be two distinct Cil SSES OP O 3 E OSTENSIBLE BODT . A man W&O a he is a Chartist should show by his acts that he is ° &e in reality . If a man said Tw was a Catholic , would T « i >» t erpfcct to see him at your Chapsl * 5 anS if b . e <™ not attend those places , would you not be justified in " - spntingijjaagsgrtiQji ^ ] aj prononncs him to be a
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_ lakewarm member of your body ? But what think you of a body of men calling themselves Catholics , and professing to have the interests of religion at heart , to refuse -admission to their Chapel of aman who was known to be a goodinapractical follower of their creed , and to exclude him for the especial reason that he was a OOOdCalhoUc ? Wby , lfyoutboughtaarataonalBienyou would protest against such hypocritical interference and suspect the sincerity of the parties so acting . Now this ifl-precisely the case with the ulterior measure Chartists of Ireland . They profess to subscribe to the Six Points of the Charter , and yet a man who is known to be a professor , and who may have suffered for his adhesion to those principles is denied admission to their meetings because he is—what ? A KJfOW . N Chaxtist !!! Verily this is one proof of consistency in professors , and well worthy the party who broached it aa a resolution . '
I csnfess I am Btronly inclined to suspect the sincerity of any man or set of men who act so inconsistently "With their professions ; ana not only am I suspicious on account of this particular fact , bnt from » series of observations all tending to throw a deeper glow over the patriotic intentions of such underhand tricksters in political jugglery . This is not the way to " Strike the blow" which is to restore you to political equality , for if yon are told that union is strength , and that a great moral povotr is
necessary , where can yon fi d better friends than those who practice what yourselves profess to be essential ? Would you , as Catholics , ask the assistance of tha " Orangemen of the North" to build or beautify your chapelB ? No ; bnt if yon required assistance you would first look at home ; and if you are Chartists in reality , why refuse connexion with knoim Chartists ? Of a certainty neither Whigs or Teries will help yon to bund up your political temple ; they would , like the Orangemen , sooner pull it down and bury you in the mln * .
Irishmen—I call upon you by your country's wrongs to " Strike the blew" which will emancipate you from slavery . I call upon you in the name of the watchword of " your fathers , " liberty / 1 to strike down the citadel of corruption , and by your moral energies hurl the monster , Class legislation , from its throne . 1 st the Charter be your rallying cry , victory your okject , and peaceful but firm agitation your weapon , and with the assistance of Him who strengthens the hands of the weak , yon will assuredly conqner . Vkkitas .
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HARMONY HALL . LBTTEB IIL TO THE BDITOB . OF THE MOBTHBB . H STAR . Stb , —In my last letter to yon I affirmed that a remedy for the distress which new pervades all ranks and classes of society is at band ; and that provided the attention of your readers could be aroused to an examination of the subject in allita details , that I had no fear but they would be prepared to join in a course which would soon place them in a position to be heard , and listened to attentively , by the Government , respecting Ihe introduction of such remedy on a national scale . The remedy I wrald propose is a sound , practical education for every individual in the empire , and permanent beneficial employment for all who require it ; and since my former letter was written the Government have shewn their willingness to make a considerable step in this direction by introducing a national plan of what they term education . far as it
This progress , ^ goes , ia in a right direction , and the measure must not in any way be repudiated oi contemned for any imperfection of detail it may contain ; for it is only in proportion as sound information can be diffused through the public mind on any subject that the Government will be enabled to advance ; and on the ether hand sound practical information cannot long be given to the people , without its effects being manifested in every division of society . Whilst , however , I would urge the reception of the present measnre as an assisting means for enabling our
rulers and the pablic generally , to take a more extensive view of what ia required , nothing can be more widely different than the education likely to be afforded by the measure to be brought forward by Sir James Graham , and that which would be introduced by the Founder of the Rational System of Society . Education , properly so called , is a full development of all the powers of the being educated , whether physical , mental , moral , or practical , and it can only be rightly given in connection with other arrangements than any which now exist , such in fact as shall procure , for every individual , an things that are necessary for his permanent "well-being and feappinesa .
This education must be accompanied by permanent beneficial employment for all who require it ; for unless ihe means of supplying the physical wants of the present generation be provided , it will be folly to talk of training the children of such a population as now generally fills this country , in any correct or moral habits . The elements required for giving a good , sound , practical' edncation , and permanent beneficial employment to the whole of this country , exist in great abundance around us ; and the proper combination of these elements in their due proportions , will afford every thing that is required to repay the cost that must be inctrrretl , and every additional burthen that the parties so engaged may have imposed on them .
land , labonr , skill , and capita ] , are the four great elements horn which every thing necessary for human happiness muat be derived ; and the nature of each of these individually will be enhanced in proportion as it is scientifically combined and united with the ethers . If we look at the state of this country as it regards each of these elements separately , we shall find that they are to he found in great excess , and are comparatively * ' valueless , by the -want of combination , to the fullest extent with the others . Take for instance , land ; we have millions of acres unappropriated to any useful purpose , and of that in cultivation it must be apparent to every reflecting
mind , that the produce may be increased many fold ; for even among the best farmers , the individualized system in which their affairs are now conducted , prevents their taking advantage of numberless resources to be derived from a supply of skilful labour , well directed , and sustained whilst it shall be required by an adequate supply of capital Respecting labour , the destitution to which it is now rednced and its comparative nothingness in value , by its separation from land and capital , cries aloud for an alteration ; and this cry must soon be listened to , or a state of anarchy and confusion will arise such as no period of history has ever witnessed .
The present position of British society differs from every Using which has ever preceded it , in the immense addition that has been made to human labour by machinery . Within the last century , the machine power of this country ><*« been advanced from about that of fifteen millions of men , to a power exceeding six hundred millions , whilst the rapidity with which this power is increasing , was most forcibly shown by the valuable article on that subject , inserted in your paper a few weeks since . With regard to skin , I t is equally evident that an abundance of the most valuable talents capable of assisting in well developing the other resources we possess , is now being wasted in idleness , or mischievously emplsyed in f urnisMng the means of coercing and restraining those unfortunate individuals who are made the victims of a state of society which all appear so earnestly to deplore , bat whioh few have sufficiently contemplated to ascertain the meaaa of remedying .
That capital abounds in thB greatest superfluity Is evident wherever we look . The amount of gold now in the coffers of the Bank of England is about eleven millions . Consols , notwithstanding a very deficient revenue , are rapidly advancing , through the general stagnation of trade ; and the opportunity of securing a moderate interest , on a good security , will be eagerly . sought after by those who possess it " £ "The introduction of a rational system of society will secure the combination of these four elements on a scientific basis , and on an extended scale , and will also take care that they are so combined for the ; benefit of every individual who shall be placed within their operatien , as all will be provided with everything calculated to ensure their permanent happiness .
The extent to which this combinatien has already been effected in this experiment appears large to many persons , but it bears not the slightest comparison to what may immediately be done , wifiiout any extraordinary exertion , provided the main body of the working classes can be induced to look to their own interests . The more we contemplate the subject , the more -elearly will the fact appear to as that the general interest of humanity , is , the permanent interest of every individual ; and that , if we once begin society on a true basis , and take the four great divisions , namely , the production of wealth ; the distribution of wealth when it has been prodnced ; education , or training of file rising generation ; and governing for the benefit ef all , in their proper order ; we shall no longer have occasion to fear , bnt , that the wants and comforts of all may readily be provided for .
The great object of the Rational system will be to provide for every human being as a member of one gTeat family ; and although some may be inclined to say , let us show the system to answer on a small scale first , yet when they come to practical meamres they will find that the shortest , the aost speedy , and the moBt direet mode of * ecompTisbing the object wfll be by always preserving toe . universality of toe principles ; for -wherever this has b « n lost sight of , hitherto , fai lure has followed , and like causes will again produce aimDai results . .
* The efforts that the Rational Society are making here for the accomplishment of the object they have in view , have progressed in exactly the aam& proportion as the knowledge of the principles of the society have been acquired by its members ; and tliis knowledge has been acquired by a daily experla&ca In a new system of society , which , the more prominently it can be bronght before the public eye , the more rapidly will it absorb all indiviiual and competitive interests . We are now in actual possession ef about 800 acres of land , whilst arrangements have been made for securing , at the earliest possible period , two o ^ her neighbouring estates ; and it wonld be a matter t » f tha greatest economy and profit , immediately to locate n
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person to each acre of land , and thereby form a powerful nucleus for the farther development of the system , and the only reasons why this has not hitherto been done , has been that the provision of such superior circumstances , as should draw forth their higher and better qualities , have not been at the command of the society ; and until these can be procured it will be useless to associate together a number of individuals , who have no clear conception of what they are called on to perform . : The progress already made is , however , a guarantee for the future : then is now associated in this establishment a number of individuals further advanced in the science of society upon true first principles than have ever been associated together on any former occasion i these parties are daily correcting their ideas by practice , and are acquiring an intelligence on the subject they are engaged in , that willmake them fit instruments to exhibit to the world the difference between truth and error .
On Bome future occasion I intend to give the outline of an rgaaisation , whereby the necessary impulse may be created that shall move the government to adopt this system on its fall scale ; but , in the meantime , I will proceed in my next letter more Immediately to the detail of what has been done here up to this period , that our Chartist friends may see that although they very far outweigh us in numbers ; visionary as they have hitherto considered the attempt to gain the land to be , without first securing political power , yet considering the obstinate prejudices with which they have had to contend , the principles of the rational system so far as they have been tried , have done more than all other efforts together to lay the foundation for the future regeneration of man . I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , ^^^ i _ William Qalpin .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Iowa City , Iowa Territory , TT . S . January 20 th , 1843 , Sib , —A communication from this remote part of the world , especially from one altogether unknown to you , may create a little surprise ; but , Sir , although I am unknown to yen , yon are politically known to me : foi even in this remote part , I am a periodical reader of your valuable papar in the cause of liberty and philanthropy . I therefore make tree to communicate te you a few thoughts that : have suggested themselves to me in view of the cause of freedom and independence , of which you are the strenuous advocate .
In the first place , I deem it necessary to let you know something of myself , and my feeliDgs upon the great cause of which you are the advocate . I am a native of Banffishire in Scotland , and was in business at a merchant tailor in Huntly , Aberdeenshire , for twelve years , during which time I became a great professional favourite with the aristocracy in that neighbourhood , until it became known to them that I was a Chartist and Teetotaller ; and notwithstanding that neither my talents nor circumstances enabled me to do much for either cause , they became . alarmed , and many of the most influential not only withdrew their own support , but used their influence against me . Among the many I may mention one of whom . you , no doubt , know
something—the Duchess of Gordon , who from her character and professions one would think would have been above taking notice of so insignificant an individual as me . But not so . The religion of the rich is not commonly of that kind to subdue that worst of human passions that enslave man , because of his dependence , and you will sot be surprised when I say that even ministers of the Gospel were my most rancorous enemies . However , I thank God that , by prudenoe and care , I had accumulated a little out of my small profits to render me independent of their hellish rancour , and thought proper to lay that out in providing a home for my family in a country I considered more free from the devastating influence of Toryisjo and blasting British Whiggery . :
I accordingly sailed for the United States on the 26 th of May , 1841 , and located myself in this territory on the 11 th August of the same year . I might here say something on the working of democratic representation here ; but as that is apart from the subject , I shall defer , farther than to say , that such privileges are not valued by the working class as they deserve . Here , as in Great Britain , money has too much influence , and I deeply deplore the eass by which unprincipled selfish and devilish demagogues mislead the people . Since I came to this part I have followed my former trade of merchant-tailor with good success , and am thankful , although sometimes I feel the want of a proper circulating medium , for prices both for British goods and workmanship are enormous ; so much so , that many are unable to get decent clothes—we being unable to sell for anything but cash , as nothing else will renew our stock . Many , therefore , are literally in rags , while they have plenty of produce , which they would with pleasure give in exchange .
Oh , Sir , when reading your paper and others from the country upon the condition of my suffering countrymen and ; women , I have often shed tears to think that with you they are dying for want , while here is a market for their labour , and abundance of food to exchange ; and glad would this people be to accept of the boon . These considerations brought me to the formation of a plan in my mind wbicb I think would greatly effect the welfare of the poorer classes of both countries , and which I take- tha liberty to lay before you , in hopes that should you see it as I do , you will use your influence in having ila practicability tested .
In the manufacturing districts , as you very well know , the poorer classes of the manufacturers are entirely at the mercy , and . under the control of the monopolists , in consequence ' of their inability to export their goods ; and many of the workmen are compelled to sell their labour at a miserable price , which is rendered much more miserable by baring to purchase the chief commodity of life from monopolists of another kind . I therefore , think the following , if carried out , would tend to obviate both evils . Let the small manufacturers unite . Rent a store , or depot ; appoint a committee of management , whose
duty it would be to take in their deposits , and see them regulated in price according to the home markets . They could also communicate with , and appoint ageiits in , any of the United States , or territories of this country , or appoint from among themselves , and send out ( but I think it wauld be most prudent to get some one resident in this couutry , as the expense would be less until they could test the practicability of such an undertaking ) to sell their goods , and take wheat , Indian corn , oats , ¦ tc . &c , In exchange , Which could be sent home at a small expense , and thereby receive the full value for their labour , and also avoid the gross impositions practised by bankers , &o ., which they indirectly
pay . I know that the extreme poverty of some of them will scarce enable them t % be out of the price of a single piece of cloth until they could get a return ; but I think that the more fortunate could advance part ef the price , when the goods are deposited in the general store , so that the yery poorest could have the benefit I am aware that considerable capital would be required to carry on an extensive business under the present tariffs of both countries ; but , aa I have before stated , it could be tried on a small scale , and if any see fit to give the thing a trial , I shall be glad to take the first consignment : to this territory , where I am sure goods to any amount could be disposed of at a reasonable price for the very best of wheat , < fec ., its exchange , and fully as cheap as in any State of the Union .
I think Illinois , Wisconsin , and Michigan , are also favourably situated ; as advantage might be taken of an Act of the Canada Legislature , whereby United States wheat will be admitted into Canada at a low duty , and after being milled , the flour will be admitted into Britain at the same rate as Canadian . I may state that the above is no new formed idea , for ever since I came to this country , and saw the destitution for clothes , and thought ot the sufferings of my countrymen and women , I have been trying to form a scheme whereby they might obtain relief , seeing the folly of trusting to Governments for immediate relief to the poor man , even when the Suffrage is universal ; and I have only made up my mind , upon the above , after consulting many in all ; the places I have Earned , none of which expressed the least doubt , but on the contrary , appeared to think such an undertaking would be of immense benefit to all .
I have more particularly directed my attention to cloth manufacture , but I fully believe that any kin / 1 OI British manufacture would ? sell equally well , unless cotton cloths . I Bee nothing of this country xnw mfacture that will compete with Britain . All kinds c f hardware would sell well , and should any person ir , cline to communicate with me , I shall give them dve '/ y information with regard to any branch , and ar . ouldthey incline to send out a stock of goods to me , I can give them a reference to some of the largest whp' jesale bouses in Yorkshire or London , any person io Huntley , the whole teetotal society there , and Bomf . of the leading Chartists in Aberdeen . I leave the matter with you , ha * ring no doubt oi
your willingness to do all you caa fr , the poor working man , and I am glad you have also the ability . 6 K » on , my dear Sir , and prosper in the 'Morions cause . Truth must prevail , and the day will b ^ ,,, anive when youi success shall enable yon to crr a 8 n ^ { hat oppose undei yonr feet , where they shall rather before the beaming rays of the sun of righter , usnes 8 and may the God oi ail grace and consolation bear you up above all youi trials , is the prayer ot y t > ru strange friend , G ' £ OB . GS AHDRBWS , Merchant Tailor , Iowa City . P . S . —I beg yoi \ -wjji excuse the incorrectness of mj letter , as I have c Ome off a long journey of 1300 miles and having to 8 ? . nd it by steamer on the 4 th February .
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Hebok ? op the Akbbican Revolution . —There are in the United State * jnst one hundred soWiers of the Revolution on the peHsion list over one hundred yeard of age . The oldest man on the Met is Michael H > he , of Union Connty , Pensyivania , who is in his J " i 5 th yeais—New York Paper . Hakoveb , Mabch 9 . —We hear that several of the Orders of Knighthood , medals , and honorary insignia ( given on the occasion of the marriage of the Crown Prince ) hare been seat ba « k to the Government .
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HOUSE OF LORDS—Fridav , March 17 . The only matter of special importance , in addition to some routine buauMsss , was the moving , by the Marquis or iansdowne , for the production of the correspondence between the British merchants at Canton and Sir H . Pottinger , and in so doing he pointed out the importance of a British ijudioial tribunal being ereoted in China . ~ , The Earl of Aberdeen had no objection to the production of the correspondence . The possession of Hong Kong removed many of the difficulties which existed as to jurisdiction , but the Government were waiting for additional information from Sir Henry Pottinger in order to guide them . *
Monday , March 20 . tors Denman called the attention of their Lordships to the following extract of a speech * as reported in the Morning Chronicle , purporting to have been delivered by Sir T . Wilde during the late debates on the Privilege question : " Look at some of Lord Denman ' a opinions ; remember that which be expressed , that it mattered little whether or not licentious books might be read by the inmates of a prison , old and young persons , placed there with a view to their reformation and amendment . What in the world , he asked , had that to do with the case ? If they had got into hiB own family , he wonld have seen in a moment what they had to do with domestic government . That any man should be found to Bay that licientieua and profligate writings and their use by prisoners had nothing to do with prison discipline , I own has astonished me . "
It was imputed that these opinions had been propounded by him in , the judgment he had delivered in the celebrated case of Stockdaie v . Hansard ; " but he warmly denied that any portion of that judgment would bear such a construction , and proceeded at considerable length to ; vindicate the course he and his learned colleagues on the bench hael taken on the subject He had thought it necessary to meet the charge by the rooBt decided contradiction . Lord Brougham produced a letter from Sir Thomas Wilde , in which he distinctly disclaimed the expressions attributed to feim in the report ; but he declined to enter upon the general question which the judgment delivered : by Lord penman involved , except by reiterating his cordial acquiescence and approval .
Lord Campbeli ,. rejoiced in the disavowal bj Sit T . Wildo ef the charge agaiust Lord D&nman which the report had imputed to him , but agreed entirely in the opinion that the judgment which had occasioned so much controversy rested on a foundation wholly erroneous and contrary to law . It had been condemned by the most eminent lawyers on both sides ; and , for himself , ha gloried in having been a Member of the House of Commons during the struggle in support of its privileges . Lord Abingek ; thought that the unanimity of opinion among lawyers which Loid Campbell bad claimed had been in accordance with , rather than in opposition to , Lord Denman ' s judgment , and bad so far coincided with the general feeling of the Country . Lord Denman expressed bis extreme satisfaction at Sir T . Wilde ' s explanation ; and after some further observations from : Lord Brougham , the Duke of Wellington , and Lord Campbell , the subject dropped . In reply to Lord Rosebery ,
The Duke of Wellington defended the composition of the commission appointed to inquire into the operation of the Pet > r Law in Scotland . Their Lordships then adjourned .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Friday , Mabch 17 . In reply to Mr . Shabman Crawford , Sir Robert Peel denied being any party to counting out the House on the previous evening , in order , as alleged , to avoid Mr . Crawford ' s motion foe leave to bring' in a bill to secure the effectual' representation of the people . The motion was fixed for the 30 th . The first ord « r of the day which was taken , was Van resumption of the Committee on the Registration of Voters Bill , which occupied the entire evening . The discussion was of a general and desultory nature ; but , after all the clauses of the Bill had been gone through , Mr . Cowper moved a clause for restricting the duration of the poll , at county contested elections , to one day .
Sir James Qraiiau was convinced that , practically , there was great convenience in the two days allowed . Farmers were net likely to sacrifice their market day , should it happen also te be the polling day ; and it was , therefore , dealrable that there ahould be a choice of more than one day , in order to enable them to attend an election . A discussion followed , shared in by various county members , urging the advantages aud disadvantages of a two days' poll , which ended in a division , when the motion was rejected by 143 to 66 . Mr . Hardy proposed a clause to prevent fictitieus value being put upon premises by arrangements between landlord and tenant ' as to the rent paid . Sir James Graham and the Attorney-General objected , and the clause was withdrawn .
Sir James Graham then proposed a series of clauses , having for their object to prevent and punish personation of voters , which wore added to tne bill , and the labours of the committee . terminated . The House then resumed , the other orders of the day were disposed of , and the House adjourned .
Monday , Mabch 20 . The House met at four o ' clock . A great number of petitions on various subjects were presented . Mr . T . Dun com be said that it would be recollected that , on a recent motion repecting the conduct ot a Noble and Learned Judge , he had referred to certain transactions In Knutsford House of Correction . A few days afterwards the Hon . Member for North Cheshire had given the most unqualified contradiction to his ( Mr . T . Duncombe ' s ) statement To this statement , after making inquiries of certain parties , he had adhered , notwithstanding the contradiction of the Hon . Member , and the Right Hon . Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department bad consented to institute an inquiry into the conflicting accounts . In fulfilment of
this promise he had sent Capt . Williams , the inspector ef prisons , to Knutsford , and he arrived there on the 2 nd instant ; and this morning he ( Mr . T . Dancombe ) had received a letter from the Rev . Mr . Brown , the chaplain of Knutsford House of Correction , asking him to lay his eta ement before the House of Commons , justly considering that the investigation instituted by the Right Hon . Baronet , besides being an inquiry by Government , partook also of the nature of a Parliamentary inquiry . It appeared that the Rev . Mr . Brown had been summoned before the prison inspector , and had subsequently found considerable reason to complain of the conduct of the magistrates . The statement of the chaplain was contained in the following letter , which , with the leave of the House , he ( Mr . T . Duucombe ) would read : —
" Knutsford , March 18 , 1843 . «« sir—As you were the member who brought forward in the House of Commons the conduct of the gaoler of the House of Correction , Knutsford , and obtained from the Secretary of State an inquiry into the state of that prison , I have to beg you will bring forward in the House of Commons the conduct of the magistrates towards me , the chaplain , for having spoken the truth to the inspector of prisons when I was on eath . 11 On the arrival of the Inspector at Knutsford , on Thursday , the 2 nd , of March , he sent for me to the George Hotel , vetrere he was staying , and asked me
several questions with respect to the Chartist prisoners and the generaV state of the gaol , which I answered m sincerity and truth . ' , The magistrates met on Friday last , the 17 r ! a instant , aud asked me several questions on the sutrject of my , private interview with Captain William * . I at first refused to divulge a private conversatio ' u . They then said , If you do not tell us what passed during the two hours you were with him , we shall consider it as a refusal to answer the questions ef tha magistrates , and shall deal with you accordingly . ' Tt > . ey then asked if I did not tell the inspector in private V jat the gaoler had used these words , D—n these Chartists , I will give them a bellyful before I have done with them . '
" My reply was , that the inspector had asked me if I had ever heard the gaoler use violent language about them , I then stated to him the above language , which the keeper or gaoler had made use of to me when he had Been some of the Chartist prisoners who bad complained of their food . : " Mr . Trafibrd , the chairman of the Quarter Sessions , said , why did not you report these words to the magistrates at the time they occurred ? I answered , because you , sir , in April , 1830 , in consequence of some misunderstanding having taken place between mo and the gaoler , told me not to interfere in the discipline of the gaol , but confine myself solely to my spiritual duties , which I considered a prohibition to report that or any euch language , or anything relating to the gaoler . After
that order I made a note in my private diary on the day it was given . The letter addressed to me on the 3 rd of February , 1843 , by the gaol committee , desiring me not to put anything on my public journal with respect to the gaol discipliae until I had first laid it before the gaol committee , which letter is in Capfc . Williams ' s possession , will show that my construction of Mi . Trafford'a order was correct . After sitting for some time in deliberation the ^ magistrates sent for me , and Mr . Trafibrd told me that they had come to the determination of recommending to toe quarter sessions to be held at Chester , on Monday , the 27 ih Inat , to remove me . I asked what charges were against me f The answer was , none . No unfaithfulness in the discharge of my
duties , no immoral conduct , nothing whatever ; only that I had stated to the Inspector of prisons what I ought to have stated to the magistrates . I again repeated I considered myself under restraint from the order given me by air . Trafford to confine myself to my spiritual duties . The magistrates replied It Was absurd to consider such an order a prohibition . Mr . Trafford and Mr . Lloyd shorty afterwards observed to me , ' We find it impossible for you and the governor to go on together j we cannot part with him , but with you . ' Mr . Lloyd added , « If you were to remain , it would soon be no gaol at all * This remark had reference to the Inspector fearing had all restraint removed , and liberty given to me to report to the nearest visiting justice an ;
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improper conduct of the gaoler for any other officer ; bath Mr . Trafford and Mr . Lloyd added , ' There is no imputation on your character , and no charge for your neglMJt of your duties . * I replied , * I will write to tha Secretary of State . ' ' With that we have nothing to do . ' | "When the magistrates met oaithe 24 th of Febtoarj last , and took the depositions ofi some of the Chartist prisoners , which they forwarded to Mr . Tatton Egerton , as the ground of his statement in the House of Commons , they sever called me ; if j they had done so I would have stated to the magistrates the word ? J abated to Captain Williams . Why they did not call me is best known to themselves . j ' I have been thirty years in the church , and some time officiated as chaplain to a garrison .
« By the next post I will forward to yoa testimonial from the magistrates , from the surgeon , and the gaoler in my favour , when I waa candidate for toe Pentonville Prison chaplaincy . j " Tour obedient servant , ]•• W . Browne . "Chaplain , Knutsford House of Correction . " He ( Mr . Duncsmbe ) now called upon the Right Hon . Baronet , the Secretary of State for the Home Department , te say whether the chaplain of a gaol , who had been for thirty years a member of the established church , against whose character I there was not the slightest complaint , who , according to the magistrates ' own account , bad faithfully discharged his duty , and
who , in obedience of that duty , had given information to the Inspector of Prisons sent down by the Government , ought to be visited by the displeasure of the magistrates , and , at a court of Quarter Sessions to be held on the 27 th instant , should be removed ? It was clear , however , that by this falling out between the gaoler , magistrates , and chaplain j the public would get at the truth ; and , if he bad heard correctly , the magistrates would have reason to regret that this inquiry had been instituted , and that the statements be ( Mr . Dancombe ) had originally made would ; be mainly borne out The Right Hon . Baronot , the Secretary of State , who had charge of the prisons , was bound in dnty to preserve this chaplain from the anger of the magistrates , and see that he was not displaced /
Mr . Tatton Egerton said that the magistrates were quite as anxious as the Honourable Member that the truth should be known . They had intimated to their Chaplain their disapproval of his conduct , because , being the officer of the gaol , he had not communicstsd to them what had passed in the gaol , which they looked upon as a violation of the confldencb that ought to subsist between them and their officers . It appeared that during the last two or three yeara the Chaplain had been in tb . 9 habit of keeping } private memoranda of what passed In the gaol— ( opposition cheers ) . He should think that the House would expect such to be communicated to the magistrates—( bear , hear ); for unless it were made it would bet impossible for the visiting magistrates to have accurate evidence of what passed in the gaol . . Mr . T . S . Buncombe—The magistrates prohibited him from making communications .
Mr . Tatton Eoerton could not conceive that any officer of the gaol could think that : it was his duty to withhold such communications . [ The moment after Captain Williams had left they made the inquiry ; they were only anxious that the truth should be known ; he understood that the inspector's report had been received at the Home Office that morning , j Sir James Graham thought the complaint of the Honourable Member somewhat i-reraature . Immediately after the Honourable Member ' s statement on a former evening , an inspector of prisons had proceeded to Kuutsford . The inspector did institute a searching inquiry , but hU report had not yet been seen by him ( Sir James Graham ) . It had been left at the Homeoffice , but on the request of Captain Williams , it had been forwarded to him for revision . He was not , therefore , in possession of the report , and ke thought
that the complaint of the chaplain was premature , inasmuch aa it was bis intention to lay the repsrt upon the table of the House . It was also , fee conceived , premature , because the power to deprive him of office was not vested in the justices or in the visiting justices , but in the Court of Quarter Sessions , ! which had not yet met They were , therefore , only discussing the apprehensions of an officer , which might be more or less well-founded , but still they were only apprehensions ; it rested with the majority of magistrates at quarter sessions te Bay whether the removal should take place or not The Honouiable Member [ had supposed , erroneously , tbal he ( Sir James Graham ) had a control over the election or removal of an j officer . The power was absolutely vested by law in the Court of Quarter Sessions . Till he had come into the Bouse he did not know of the complaint ef the chaplain .
Mr . T . S . Duncombe said that the meeting of magistrates on Friday was a separate transaction from the complaint on which was to be founded Captain Williams's report ' Sir James Graham said , that at the request of Captain Williams , the report had been returned to him . I The House then resolved itself ; into Committee of Supply , and a vote was taken for £ 18 . 000 , 600 t » meet Exchequer-bills—not without some admonitions from Messrs . Hume , Bowring , and Williams , that the interest on such securities ought no longer to exceed 1 | 1 . per day . !
On the commissariat estimate Mr . Hume was strenuous in counselling an abatement of our colonial expenses . So long as the present large military establishment should bo kept up in the colonies , these estimates were perhaps incapable of reduction ; but his own conviction was , that those establishments were excessive and evtravagant , and ought to be reduced in favour of the people at home , who were wanting food . He would recommend a Finance Committee , j Sir R Peel said , that even if the people were in the most prosperous condition , he should object te any needless establishment in the colonies ; but that , on
the other band , a necessary establishment was not to be reduced because the revenue at home was not in a flourishing state . A finance Committee was not so competent to judge of colonial necessities as the responsible Ministry , which had the aid , information , and advice of the colonial governors and authorities . It was not wise to break down the strength of our troops by curtailing the necessary relief to regiments which had been for many years on foreign service j | nor could forces be always withdrawn as soon as the country occupied by them appeared to be pacified . The last news from China would illustrate that subjest
Mr . Hume admitted that a force was requisite in China , and likewise at the Cape ; i but what did England want with 10 , 000 men in the Canadas . 3 . 000 in Nova Scotia , and 350 in Newfoundland ? Every colony ought to be its own protector ; . Mr . F . BAETNG . argued that it was sound economy to keep the commissariat establishment always in an efficient state . After a few words from Mr . Goulburn and Lord John Russell , Mr . Hume complained of the amount of half-pay , and objected to some other particular items in this estimate . ' Mr . Wii » LLams thought that those who voted for such estimates as these could have no , sympathy with the suffering people . I
Mr . Bernal vindicated himself , and those who thought with him , from the imputation of wasting sympathy with the people . If gentlemen could see the returns- of sickness and casualitvJon foreign service , they would not think the reliefs too ! large . Mr . Hume desired to have tba inequality of taxation between the rich and the poor sedresaed . la the present state of things , the chief taxation was on the consumption of the poor . The landlords , who had been living so expensively , must come down , so must the receivers of official salaries . j The CommiBsaiiat votes having been taken , Sir G . Clerk brought en the Civil Contingencies ; but i Mr . Hume , as these accounts had not been delivered to members till Friday last , desired farther time to consider them . He adverted particularly to the expenses incurred in fitting up St . George ' s Chapel for the Christesing of the Prince of Wales .
Sir R . Peel justined this expense ; but aceeded to the request for postponement > Mr . Williams believed that the estimates of this session had been brought on more rapidly than usual . SirR . Peel answered , that the reason of the rapidity with which these estimates had come on was the rapidity with which the prior votes had been granted , which he supposed , bad been owing to the buiprise and satisfaction felt by the House at the extensive reductions effected by Government ) Mr . Hume protested that his own forbearance had not arisen from any surprise or satisfaction of that sort , but from the persuasion that as most of the members of Opposition absented themselves upon those estimates , he should have had little or no chance of succeeding in a resistance to any vote . j Sir R . Peel hoped the Honourable Member meant to adhere to this good rule of not offering opposition when he found himself in a very small minority .
In the committee on the Coast ; of Africa Bill , Mr . Hume urged the expediency of having a Colonial budget —and , indeed , an Indian budget also . Lord Stanley was inclined to think that a colonial budget , that Is , a series of details relating to about forty different Colonies , would be exhibited to empty benches ; probably , indeed , it would be a tete-a-tete between himself and Mr . Hume . j Mr . W . S . O'Brien was understood to press Mr . Hume ' s suggestion ; as did also JMc . Ewart and Dr . Bowring * i Lsrd Stanley was sue that those colonies which have assemblies of their own would view such an Interference with great dissatisfaction , j Mr . Hume said the countryj-ouffrt certainly to know the financial circumstances of . any colony which did not defray its own expences .
After the other orders of the d ? : y had been disposed of , Mr . Hume moved for seme returnB respecting Sir Alexander Grant ' s appointment to the Board of Audit One of these related to the age of Sir Alexander , whom Mr . Hume was pleased to consider as too far advanced in life to be fitly placed in such a ] situation ; but Sir B . Peel thought Mr . Hume should be aware that a man might be about the age of Bixty ; and yet have a turn for figures . j The returns , except as to the age , were ordered . iMr . Hume moved * for an account of the emoluments received by ceituin officers of the Mint , including tbe
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gains of business done by them during the hours in which they aw not employed for the public . To this Sir . Gladstone objected , and Mr . Hume , on a di vision , was defeated .
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Yeomanby . —A parliamentary return , published yesterday morning , of the number and expenses ° * the effeotive yeomanry of Great Britain , in the year 1842 , states the number of troops to have been *»/ , containing 831 officers , and 13 , 368 men , the total expense connected with whose ma " ^ " ^™^ £ 101 . 831 8 * lid , The amount voted by j ^*™^ £ 82 , 458 , thus showing the excess of e ^ ndwfcw beyond the vote of Parliament to ^ ve been about £ 19 , 373 . ^ ereaBon oftheexcessanBefwm ^ nfore . seen chargeg on account ofW ^ i ^^ fS , the civil power . Six yeomanry corps , coptaimng s « troops aiid ; 472 men , now BexYinggiatv ^ toaslyi aiei to be placed upon the permanent eata ^ ushment from tne 1 st of next month ; and sever , additional cofPf » * ° consist of 16 troops and 9 ^ m 6 n , are expected to DO raised for the year loH ? .
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A WABlfING TO BACHELORS WANDERING ? IN SCOTLAND . The following is from the Freeman ' s Journal . We recommend it to the serious perusal of such of our bachelor friends as may nave occasion to visit Scot * land : — " Maeeied or HOT Maeeied?—The Evening Pod of Tuesday night contains a curious correspondence . It may afford a lesson to gentlemen travelling for the first time In Scotland , and we bb& 11 , therefore , give its purport . A gentleman rejoicing in the name of Sydenuum Snow was travelling in Scotland , in the month of December last , and was enjoying the' amusements of the good eifcy of Glasgow . A gentleman in the search of pleasure , he admired the fair-haired daughters of the north ,- with flaxen loess and sparkling eyes of blue .
But among them a' , she who fixed his meditations was a maid whose after life must mix strangely with his . Jolly in name-, io / f in spirit , she arrested the steps of the wanderer , melting him by the warm influences of beauty on the impulses of our nature . He loved merriment , and he loved Jolly , and with both , in happiness , he passed the hours . Mr . Snow , as his name would lead us to suppose , ' is free the North , ' He dates ia 'bill , bond ; quittance , or d&ligation , ' from Omagb , in the county of Tyrone . But Glasgow is still' farther north , ' and Miss Jolly , though she smiled so merrily , appears not to have been at all a degenerate slip of the northern pine . In a moment of—we know not what—Mr . Snow may , perhaps , remember—Miss Mary Jolly and Mr .. Syrienham Snow mutually acknowledged each other < before two witnesses' as husband and wife .
Poor Mr . Snow I be appears not to have known what he did . Heforgot that the law of marriage in Scotland is somewhat different from that of this country , and even now seems quite persuaded that be is ' free as air . ' Not thus Mary Jolly—alas , to him no longer so t She insists upon the law , and she has , it would appear , taken steps to enforce whatever rights this contract gave her . Mr . Snow insists that 'he was neves married . " Mary's agents say the marriage is a * valid one , ' and thus their quarrel runs . The story is not a fiction , and may be useful to gentlemen visiting the Scottish lakes , or coursing on the Scottish heather for the first time . When they are attracted by the Jolly-ty of [ the hill-side maidens , let th « m not forget the freezing gravity whieh Mr . Snow wears now . "
That tbe Snow was melted by the fires of love , is a matter , doubtless , to be regretted . That the maiden was not frigid , must be equally mourned . But the circumstances , although melancholy enough , afford another proof of the simple truth , so Ion ? established , yet so frequently forgotten , that honeslp is ihe best policy . Poor Mr . Snow ! His life must henceforth be a sad one , for his Jolty-tie , lika tbe jollity of many othets , with whom " smiles form the channel ot a future tear , " has been the source of bitter sorrow .
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WORCESTEBSHIE ASSIZES . Aft IRISH BUBGLABT AND AN IRISH DEFENCE . Henry ^ ( John ) , aged 51 , muslin weaver , a merrylooking " son of the sod , " was placed at the bar , charged with having , at Tenbury , on the 16 th of August , feloniously broken and entered the dwelling * house of Francis Thomas , with intent to commit a felony . Paddy , for such he really is , although bis godfathers thought proper to " christen him out of his name" ( just as the veritable Joseph Miller hath it , to > make people believe be was "born out of his native country" ) , was , by some curious freak of fortune , transplanted from the Emerald Isle to the town of Tenbury , and while there , on the 16 th of August last , a Mrs . Downey saw him , about eleven o ' clock at night , sailing along tbe street , and come to a dead halt opposite the door of prosecutor's house , which was then locked up , he having gone out of town a few days previously .
After briefly reconnoitering , Henry raised the latch , but could not open the door . ; he took another survey of the house and tbe street , and then , placing his brawny shoulders to tbe door , away flaw ketch , and latch , and lock , and away flew Paddy too , for the ease with whieh the fastenings gave way tilted him forwards , and the last seen » f him at that time was bis bead going into the bouse at a tremendous pace , with his heels doing their best—though that was bad enough—at following after Mrs . Downey , who had watched bis movements from her window , waited about a quarter of an hour for prisoner ' s return but , as the door had closed after him , and nothing was seen or heard , she called her son , who went to the house , and found Henry standing sentry , stiff as a poker , and speechless as a mute , in the centre of the kitchen . He cellared him , bore aim away to the station house , be was committed for trial , and now " stood at the bar on bis deliverance . " Paddy , when Mrs . Downey stopped in her evidence ,
exclaimed—Well , Mrs . Downey , have ye done ? Case if ye have , I'll throuble ye to begin again . MrB . Downey , ia it ? Ye're " downey" enough , that ' s thrue for ye ; but p'raps yer not " downey" enough for to get me thransported , anyhew . Now attind ; wasn't X se dbrunk as I couldn't Bee a hole through a lather ( ladder ) ? Witness—I can't say , indeed . Paddy—Dlrthy water on ye , but ye do though . Wasn't I dhruuk enough to mistake a ditty baste fox a respectable woman 1 Wi-ness—Likely enough .
Paddy—Thafa thrue for ye . I took you that night for a daeent body , likely to do a gintleman in distress a good torn . Now , wasn't I dhrunk ? Witness—I really cannot say . Paddy—Can a man rob a house convaynently , i f he can ' t see at all ? Witness—I should think not ; but yon were not blind ? Paddy—There ye're wrong . ' I waa " blind dhrunk . '' Can a man see in the dirk ? WitBess—Certainly not . Paddy—Wasnt I in the dark ? Witness—Yes . Paddy—Thin till me , Misthreas very Downey , if a man can't rob a house if he can't see , and a man cant see in tbe dark , and I was in the dark , how could I intind to rob this house ? Witness—I don't know anything about that
Paddy . Faith , Misthress very Downey , yespalpeen , nor nobody ; else . Now , if yell iist be kind enough to picfe up yer trotters , and carry yerself off , I'll ba oblegedto ye , ' case I want to spake to them gintlemla o' the Jury . Yeil understand me , Lord Judge , and Misthers , gintlemln o' tbe Jury , as I'm a respectable man ; that ' s bus , yell find . Well , thin , I had been selling some books—I ' m a bookseller , yer honours— - that is , I'd been thrying to sell seme tracts as gintleman hod give me when they could find any coppers in their trousera I met with some friends , and in course we had a " dhrop ef the crater , " and I could't see a hole in a lather , so I starts home all alone by meself , and wid no body wid me . I thought What a blessing a a potheen of the rale atuff was , and then I wanted some frind to tread on the tail of my coat , for love , money , or whiskey ; but I wasobleged for to be aftber going home widout a bit of a fixe , Binging
" Saint Pathriik was a gintleman , And came o' daeent payple ; He built a church in Dublin town , And en . it put a stayple ; whin all at onst I comes aglnst a house , or a house comes against me , which is all the same ye' 11 say ; and I looked at it says , " Ocb , here's luck and Mother Grifilths ' s . " Wid that I tries the door , and finds it fastened against a gentleman . Wid that , I says , M Mistnress Griffiths , ye'll perticlarly obleege me by taking off yer night cap , and opening the door ; " faith , but she didn't come , and I tried to make meself happy while " She lay fast asleep ,. snug la bed and snoring , While round the house I crept , her hard heart imploring . " " Mlsthress Griffiths , aslhore , but won't ye let me in Och , dirtby butter to ye ; and ye'll keep me here in starvation , will ye ? " says I—
" Och , I find I waste ray breath , and may the ague take ye ,- — Sore I will catch my death—the divll bimself can't wake ye . " Ab < 1 so , yer Honour ' s glory , I jist let the few potheens of whiskey put me shoulder to the door , and in it wint , and so did I . It closed , yer Honour , and , by St . Pathrick . I was all alone in the dark , without a living soul to spake to but tables and chairs . I thought it was all over wid me , and was a giving up the ghost when that pgly sinner , Masther Downey , took me away for to be put in the bole . " That ' s all I have to say , and , perhaps , ye'll think it enough too / ' quoth Paddy , concluding his address with a profound salam to the Jury , with a ditto to his Lordship .
The Learned Judge re-called Mrs . D » wney , and ascertained that prisoner bad taken lodgings at a Mrs . Grifilths's , two doors from the house entered ; and , thereupon , directed a verdict of Not Guilty , whioh waa at once returned . Upon leaving the bar , Paddy again went through his bowing and scraping—saying to bis Lordship , " I wish heaven may blow a favour on yer Lordship when ye die . ' * ¦ - ¦ ----- i ; ii ^ fcwnnini ii ii t WvWmv
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THE NORTHjUEtN STAR ; 9
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 25, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct474/page/7/
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