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r ^ EJLT METROPOLITAN MEETING TO DENOUNCE THE AUTHORS OF THE n , L-TKE AT ) fcENT OF MR . FEARGUS O'C ONKOB . ( Reported by « "" London CotrapondentJ n- Mtadty erotafr » tot vnxmmraM meetta £ took ^ In the spacious H « H of th » Social Institution , & ? £ ** . TotWham Conrt Boad , * o » eeiv « the l ^ frfVd « wt * tion ¦ wfeieh w appointed at the *** LZk Btttroj « ia « i meethii-, at White Coadiit KLSb-w « obttoitaqtdil of Wora » by , *! lh » ^ rid jetaS » -to tt » incr * ea » ed flMnrtaMnt of S ^^ afflra * O ^ osnor , in tte York Cwtto Buttle . Ttefemt ** takfa * tfae ebair war aanomiced to be Jbt o ' clock ; but m early as seven , the « allerws were iS , filled with respectably attired pe » on « , bmj of { hemfenal * . *«*** **^ honr fQ P ^""' eneing business , minute jmjA eiht preciselyMrPeata
AtTre " g , . , w * "JL in « srpeato , » u eaUed to the ehsir * " i ™? 5 A * W «»' -rf the iftatiag ; by recaBfci . to the fSSeetiaB of fee meetatofc the efrcunuteaees under w ^ the deputation iad been appointed ; denouncing , fc a Terr energetic mauner , the conduct of the " higher nowen . " ** ** •* ** ** " > . " dle * sed to * luae Mtf authority , " had treated Mr . O'Connor with aa fcMBfijy'fitted on 3 y for felofi * . or for men convicted of ime diabolical offence . ( Shame . ) "When Feargus OCobm * " •» persecuted , Cbizltecn wi persecuted ; ik » a O'Connor " *»» attacked , the liberty of the press yu » tacted ; and tbow who w « re friends of the Garter and of the liberty of the press , should therefore b ^ t round him , and show to the base minions of iTracny , that they should not saerifiee the people ' * bfedaEd valued friend . . - ( Lend and prolonged cheeriw . ) If he tHr . Peat ) were to fee asked , -was Mr . Tests * O"Conaor "' a pan of greater talent than any other in the ranks of the peopl e , he -would answer so ; were be asked , yr » Hj . O'Connor a man of greater joaetty , he woa 3 fl ( answer no ; xjr a-man who had made neater sacrifices than any . ether man for the people ' s iase , he -wonld still asswet BO ; tyit , were he asiad if Kr . O-Oronor was a man Cif greater energy than any ether man now engaged in agitating for the Chatter , fce * iwte answer yea , ( PtdomgeA eheerlag . ) Yes ; fe e had thrown hii seal . a » d .. tatei $ , and energy , into fiie people ' s rank * , and foqght against the foes of the poor -giva , dei « BB »« d sever to rest till he saw the working classes of this country politically free . ( Great Bheerisg . ) In ordsr to akow tb * ^ meeting what the SoTerwBaBt of toe country were inflicting on nch a - "i * " as this , h * would . read them a letter
rhi « h tad appeared in the Sorttien Star of January IKh , Binned "A Citiaen of ^ York , " ; and which to lisa aa tha eridenee of a 8 traag « r > ^ influenced by the feelisp which might naturally 'n < 1 iyT" *> Mr . Hobson , ^ iose letter in tie aaxoe paper wa » eren more harro «' - ig sill . ( The kiier wa » here read , and received with fe niiciatorj- exfiamationa of " Shame , * dec . &&j Toe Ctarjain proceeded to say , that though the Wbi # s Ejts not wiah to Me Mr . O'Caaoor die in Turk ^ ttle , they plainly a > acifested their determination to B caderuunBhiseonstitntioa , that they did not c&re j : t f »> n J » di < r < I after fee came out Indeed , who hsJ pet come cut of their hfill-iwles without their consuciaa safeTins ? Let that meeting reco ! l » ct that one
tabs bs . d bees made . ( Rear , bear . j Ak * , pojr djTtja . and . Lwrett , too , had not known a nigUVs a : for mtnj months ; while Vincent , who had just BSttA fioai on * of their murtwr- traps , was * carcelr iieioFta ^ er . - < Hear , hear . j When he reflected db tes , tMn » , it made him wonder that the people did c . t at 5 » tbdr taigW , aod ernsh the » y * tem at once , thai { E&hi lart no " lasger . ( L oad tbeerln ^ . ) The VTingt ja-rhj by these ptrsfctmtioia to inflict " a heaTy blow ai " wre " iiscoarageaient" upoa Chartlrm ; bui while < ot cT- » of *> he couatry remained aatouched , all their SKj ^ tkci and incirceratiaa * would , be worse Uian jcit ; , « , for ewry Feaiyus O * Concor taken away , tijwjsld hire a hundred zealous micsiouaries to prol ^ a tfatsi piBciple *; and for eTgry honest C 3 uurriat workins
Ssred , tbey -roald bare acoxe » of rtaanch tbl , * no would nerrer relac in their energies till they fei ossd -Jtt pnnoplss of the Peop ) e "» Charter to be sbodied in the law of the h \ nd- ( Lomd cheering . ; , Vjaidto Batren {* && Hx . Pj we had Feargus O'Cocm kce tha eruang , to plead with his eloquence for ar » rfthe pp litical Tictims ; but , ere anodia wewk . ip ^ bt -viB . ksow that the workug men of London : e JBcipaat at the trtatment he and they have re- ' end ; tad , if one fhing more than , another will cheer famp , S will be the knowledge that the working fessa Vie &e nan who ha * dared and Buffered ao : Eidi to tfaar msm , and who , by bia eloqaeBee , has ; « afsrt 3 d ibtfe Tillsfse in oae day to tha true prin- ; spies of dsaoaatic liberty . After some other obserra- j Soni , 3 ti . P « atrB » 3 DBd ^ ie chair , amid repeated and '
CB&Bcastie »> ff < w ™ g- > iit Sprti , ta the jan of h ? m » elf and eoadjutozi of iae iepca ^ aa , K > j » inted to wait o * the Uarquil of i Tonntttfy Tui toe Memorial , here asad their car- < rsspoadeoce with the Some Office , which was receiTed Iit the Mdiencs » ita varying tokens of popular feeling , j ist&e thtpeef biaet , groans , " Oh , the rascal * ! * < Scc kt . { Dm kttes biTizig already ' appeared is the JtrSken Star , from our London Correspondent , it tEI keraedles to repeat fljem in this place . ) Hiring matted prverau , be would ask leare b ) go on farther , tw depct ^ ioB had bees exewedisf Iy anxious that their < Ktstao sboold be tucaessfu ., beeanae o * msn could tell , * ere the shoe pinched so well as him who had felt
6 pipe . ( Hear . ) The creeltfea and persecution ! in- ' fisad on Fetrgw O'Connor eonld not be adequately teafted , though they might be imagined ; and the ; be who woaid not exert himself to alleriate the suf- ! iscrj of one who was enduring an tmeonrtitatioaal - pB * aent , iggriTited by treatment not even , included i b the leniiaee , deserted a taste of tie r « d Wiwlf ' ifBd 4 heen . ) And for what was this tre&tmedtin-Eiadcn lit O'Connor ? What had he-done ? Had fcw&bed snjbody ? Xo : be was tryiof to catch the ' fiaera—itemendous applanae)—by wbom the working ' icaoBg had so long- been robbed of Hie produce of ' &ertoQ . Jt » n ; hmed cheering . / It was not hi » tMr . ^ wrt ? proTirst to point out to the ineetiBg the caurse ! fef ahsca pnrsae in ^ i » business , wheUier they '
« asid go belcTe the House of CommcnE or not ; but he ; fedgBd Mmself to use erery exerdon to get their friend : ^ f ens O'Conaor , out of the miserable heli in wkich aiiiaamrei But , while they advocated the cau » e * Mt O'Gonaor , tfcer woald not forget th 3 t there were * sof thtir own class sentenced to two and to thr « ^ tfcnpriKHinsEBt , with the addition of hard labour s&eif sentence , arowedly because they were working * B ; jet the tiaie-serTing Judges and th * senile presa j ths » is soi one Jaw for the ritb and another tor mpxs . Heccngrstiiia-fd ttemeetiE ? , by anticipats , « B tie tiiae irhec Hr . O'Connor ' s chains wonid thoetid o $ . - and -vriea he would be again aiuoa ^ »*¦ He Kjoic-d that the trades in Mancheiter wtre « aj ouj aobiy—let them recollect tha ; Mr . O'Connor
f » a wao fought iha baWes of the Borchester la-^ > » sd o ! the Glssgyw cotton-spmners . and the s ^^ SBdj * ho wtid fee re < Jy to mee t him frith open ¦ * < m Ms liberation would " mske the Tery fousda-« a of tyranny tremble , iir . Spurr sat down rery **« l 7 ipplsaded . ^ MrBoeois fwho wra annomsced from the chair es r *~* reBd Edward Bo ^ isi came forward to moTe « = a * re « o 5 uaon . He appeared before the meeting * » Sa the title conferred en him by the Chairman—» = ue which he discarded , because he considered th « prr who
^^ t of those assumed it were merely £ " ** m shesp ' a clothing—liagMng and chterai—^ psved before tbem as a Cbarti » t , the ***« tltie cian con ' . d bear . They ware not con-* ^ f aereJy afatnst potrer , but ac ^ nst the powers J ^—fcien in hi gh peaces ; and thi ^ uch the "working r ^^ been libeUed , ha » tly ii ^ Iitd , by a hireling ^ J « trades begin to smell Charti « n ; the th ousand s ^^^ it the boweis of the eanh , and the thousands ^^ ia tfce -rery seat of political wickedntcs , the " ^ Polit all these now smelt Chartism , and theT woul d io tie of
^ -wn gaudy febric corruj ticn , asd erect ^^ aj novigj oa its rnina . ? Laud charing . ¦ They ^^ to protest agairat the indignities and " ill-treat-^^^ ieted oa iteir tried iri&nd . ant ! champion , ^ WO ' Gcaaci ; but , it was not with ilT . O'Ccnnor J ™^ o « their sympathy would be erineed ; they re-^ Ottfc ( i Carner and Peddie , and the test vho bad S *^ 62 ] fel ae :: alIy t 0 rock ti » e pm piration from , t . T ^ to alia y the racing ferer of their thirst , {^ J" -- ^ mfte infam ous bastiiea of tte "Wh ig * . ^^^ a msTii of indignation . i Atd all this inc . ^ Irf ^ f ' * } aad of Bibles—ieh eers—aye , acd a W ^ n ^ ^ Lauzhter and cheers . i The *« a « rf f > ^ * " tie door of "Whisgerr , bet : bo ^ . w Cflirti « a iiad been sown in it , and they wenid ** 2 Tr *!? = » " the blood of the martyrs was the SR a * * ; " SEd lr-ere the seeds ocee take ^ Ute ' T 0 Uii be sure i « produce fruit , iCheers . ) Mr . ^ m u !^ 8 orae ofJthe fl 0 il ^ of ^ " ca ^ e of
^ t k »^ x * ' ^ T * asoa of 'whom esaid be > the Ha-fr , K . grwaed " lritl 1 cruel and wicked judg-^ JMhee h ad taken Sight ; j ^ Persecuaos has raUed her iron rod , - "tpnde of maais cailfed the power of God . " Ba ^ ^ a lst altt ^ ether ; ta voice "tiart » trne * 5 & SLJ * ° ' tfcat 5 t < 8 roQ W be bard to pick ** ixiJT \ , ** "King of Irelaad" to the " ^ 6 v ^! Reform BUI . " ^ W ^ V ^ 1 ** ^ « " ^ eide if yo n can , ^ SL ' ^ " « monster I > an . " % t ^^« « nd eheerai Mr . Boggi * con « laded by " Bat f ti ^ ^^ i ^ OQ : — ^ BjJa ^ f ? Sa ^ iag Tiew with aurpriae and m-***» . ia wf ^^ " 606 * 1611 *^ «> ndact of Lord Vat-> li 6 t «^ S ^ v ^ ' ' erTie * » < iep « a . tion , » p-^* 2 " £ S ^ * " * rf I « B < loa » * P ^ m 6 efcln ^ 7 ^ » bn » i ^ P ^ ? 0 ^ of presentiaj a memorial , r « "ffn ? tte ^^ " ' -1 ^ -baToua trea > ' tO ^ uTrr ° . ^ OT , Eifl ., uow ji uriaoner in heTiBfi to be
, 5 ®* * iUs " thT ^ "icb refusal incon-S tti , i ffl ^ i ! f * 0 ? fa « Majotys Secretary of r ^' irefnsa ]^ " ^ efore of o&iujoa , that ; bis ^ to bU ^ f *^ , froffl bis h « tile and iszplacafcle ^ ^ « pt » m * I Stnerocs prisoner ^ ana , tit re-^^ "JKii ? «***<» . beesniebe ^ a-* i ri iai » of Kormanbr izd xet a « &d ,
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with that etiquette which wai due , and usually ob-| aerTed , towarda deputations from public meetings . | ( Hear , bear . ) At , bowerer , the Marquis had Best an ^ iuipector of the A dirision to this meeting , ( alluding ) to an officer of that force who w » a present in disguise , ) he rejoiced to think that his Lordship -would be told that the working classes considered he bad departed from his duty and his station , and that , though u Mar' quis , he hs"d proved bJjnself to be no gentleman . ( Tu-1 lEuliuons cheering . ) Some persons wished him to \ point oat the officer ; but be ( Mr . W . ) would not do so ,
because this was a public meeting , and that individual had a' right to attend ; he was only happy and glad that the eommissUners of thj £ > olice had thought it worth wMle to rend an inspectW to report their proceedings ( Cheers . ) The memorial to the Marquis was his own bantling , and he had a right to protect it ; but Uiera was a method of doing business without resorting ^ to wcrdr that am ounted to froth and-meant nothing ; and while they -would tell the House of Commons that the Home Secretary was not polite , they would end « T 0 UT t » procure for Mr . O'Connor such treatment as Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Themas Cochrane , and
others of their class , had experienced in ajmllar circnni stances . Though Mr . O'Connor bad a padlock placed on him—though he was not allowed to halil tUe slightest communication with any of bis friends , except in the pre * enee and hearing of a turnkey—thungh the » w « ao distinction between his treatment and that of the felon , who had been convicted of jomo odious crime , not he ot the men who "dip in gall their gander quills , and scrawl against the paper , " for the purposes of " party , had come forward to vindicate tha outwg * d liberty of tke preas , ia the person of Mr . OConnor . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) But the public would even be contented with this , if , in the next newspaper prosecution , Use Government would fly at the proprietors inxtead of the printers , as hail invariably
been tbe practice before the trial of Mr . OConnor . Look at the records in every case of political libel ; but 2 o « k , especially , at the case of the Times , where " John Laweon , " the printer , is allowed to be the eapegoat cf , " John Walter , " the proprietor : ho hoped , therefore , that In future the same measure would be meted out to the proprietors of the " faction " papers ; and thtn the MjMtem would speedily be rooted cat . ( Loud cheers . ) To » Whigs had treated Mr . O'Connor , ttat as a political offender , but as a malefac tor ; h was an attempt to put down , the Chartist press , but the attempt had most signally failed , and tbe people had now to demaad that the infemai system
of espionage should be altered . " You , " said Mr . W ., "Isave a duty to perform , and you are not men if you do not act : I-tell you , you are not tmn , but fellows fit for a meb , and for nothing else- \ Tremendous cheering , i Each of yon petition the House ot CommonM ; * hew that eorrnpt House that you have the mind to think , and the will toact—shew that you are men . The question is in your hands ; act , for the cake of your frisnd and the friend of humanity , Fcargus O'Connor—act , for the sake of the imprisoned victims : you will th » s bring credit on yourselves , ameliorate your condition , assist the victims and crown your triumph by obtaining the passing of tha People ' s Charter . " ( Loud and prolonged cheering , lasting for many seconds , i
The CH . URMA 5 announced that Mr . Smkey would have been present , bnt for extreme indisposition . The resolution was then put , and unanimously adopted . . Mr . CHAPMiy was called on to move the nest res > luticn , which w as as foKows : — " This meeting , seeing that the Marquis of Xormanby has refused an interview with the deputation appointed bj the iahabltants of London , in public meeting Mtetnbied , are of opinion , ihr . t a petition sbould be presented to the House of Commons , praying them to take tbe matter into tbeir most serious consideration , and for the purpose of liberating Mr . OConnor , and all other to eaUed political prisoners . "
It seemed to him * Mt . Chapman ) to be a singular coarse to ask the House of Commons to do that duty for the Marquis of Noraaaby , for which his Lordship was to wtll paid Vy the country ; and if one Englishman more than another had a right to be attended to in bis r < rqm . esta , i » was the working man , « ut of wh «* e earnings the Marquis was paid . ( Cheery Mr . O'Connor , who was tbe acknowledged representative of aii the hard hands , fustian jackets , and unshorn chins , had be * n UEjanly treated in his dungeon ; the working men of London had appointed represectAtivea to remonstrate with the MarquU » galnst that treatment , yet he ( the Marquis ) refused to see teem ; they nrait therefore tell tne so called People's House of the mtebenaTioui of tbe Home Secretary , though he , for one , did not think
much good would coma out of us * t course , for " such as was the sample , such wonld be the sack . " ^ Loud cheering ; . But if no good efiect be produced on the House , the case would be different as regards the country : the statement of facts in their petition would set the people a-tbinking ; and when they thought they would begin to-act . The motto that , " For a nation to be free it is sufficient that she wills it , " had now income mere nous' -hold words , for the people mnit be ia a position to eufvrce their will , by rising in tb « majesty of their might , —iloud and general cheering , )—rising , he- 'would rrpeat , not with arms , but in the joij ^ tt of united minds . ( Continned cheering . " ilake the people a thiDking people , he cared not by what
means—even -with tbe Bible if they -tronld—and England wonld witness a revolution in which there would be no use for military or for bludgeon men , — iloud cheers );—the pecple would have anus that neither soldier nor polic-man eould cope with ; that n « tker acts of Parliament , nor ragging laws , backed by substantial truncheons , muskets , and cutlasses , could parry—they -would have tbe stub of uniied intellipenct ; and if the tyrants trembled before the pioneers of the Charter , what woald they do when the mignty phalanx should come on , to dispute the ground inch by inch , and inarch at last over the prostrate carcase ot oYigarchicai tyranny , i » the lone-looked for land of freedom and equality . iEntb . urJi £ ti « cheering . )
5 lT . PJLRKE& seconded the resolution : —This meeting Lad bten called to tell them thr . t the Marquis of Norm& 3 » Thad insalttd tboxnfs of London . Were they surprised at it ? ( " Jfo ! "l >* o ; he should think not-, the Government miuiors who could murder a Ciayton , ant destroy for ever tte constitutions of the rest of their political victims , ccrald afford to risk a small insult to tbe anrepresented men of London . Mr . P . proceeded to denounce the conduct of tbe V . 'bijs towards Peddie , Carrier , and the rest e' tbe working raen new in different gio !/ - Tot political offences ; deciarieg tlut though it ¦ was a strcssg term to use , tie would do so , before the blue bottles who were present , and deliberately state his belief , tlaa in . tbe conduct pursued towards these poor men , the Whies desire nothing short of theii
jndicial murder . ' Loud cheering . ) The resolation ¦ which he had to second , was a pill for Lord Xorinanby and he wa . ntedtbat meeting to act the Doctor with it ( Laughter Mid cheers . ) He -wanted a host of blistered hasds and unshorn chins , so to place Fearijus O'Connor as to make bis power ten times more than it bad ever been . ( Hear , hear . ) H-j had seen Mr . O'Connor previous to going to York , ana ifl allusion to the treatment he expected , te ( Mr . ? - ¦ rereark * d thct he supposed they vroa ' . d relax in s > me degree the pnnishment on him , being one of-their own clai 3 ; when Mr . O'Connor replied , " Damn . them , no ; they'll tie me up as tight as a sweep in a chimney ; " whicl } they had dune , and something more , liany parsons -whoin he fcne-w had determined during the -whole oi the ensuing spring
and summer to prepare / or going to Tork in carnages and four when il ^ O'Cosmor ' a time was expired , by sav ' ng the musty tbey th < nld otherwise expend in goiDg lo Greenwich Fair and other places of amusement ; and there most iir . O'Connor as be ought to be met » y tbe working men cf London , as well as of every place ia the kingdom ; be should be presented with the affectionate " remembrances of the werking men of the metropolis , whe&e attachment to him would be unalterable so long ag he kept the priBciples of the People ' s Charter as " bis ruling guide . ( Tremendous applause . ) In toEciusion , he exhortc-d them to support tbe victims , to remember Frost , Williams , and Jones ; to work hard for the " Cb-wter , and no surrender ; " and sat down amidst protracted cheering . it
Mt . Ci / eaye rose to support the resolution ; as was getting late , he-would n # t dttain tbe meeting by any fengihened re marks , but he felt soaewbat in a dilemma : vss it intended to petition the House of Commons , Uat an inquiry should be made as to tbe conduct of tbe Marquis of Normanby , or , as to the treatment of Fear ^ us O'Connor in Y ork Castle ? ( Hear . ) If the formar , he confessed that it seemed to him to be a hopeless case ; but they might do both , by bringing before the Bouse of Commons the conduct of the Marquis of Jf trmaoby towards the deputation , and also tbe conduct of the Ho * ie Secretary , ia relation to the t *«* - roent of 2 £ r . O'Connor . iCbeers . ) Let thsm look asid « for a moment , and imagine what Fsargus O'Connor would » y , if he were now present ; he would teil them , as the two last p lain-spoken and hone * men had the f
told them , that in prder to make Marquis « Noraanby fed , the wpriirg men should set forth their unalterable de ; enninaUom that all the Tictims should be treated 13 they ought to be ( Load cheers . ) What , then , did he advise . ' &e womld have each man become a misRoaary ; for the tril of these meetings waa , that tfcoss who deserve : he censure of being apetbetic were the absent tbe luucgers a » ut in the tap-rooms ; not those wLo txert&u ibtmscivrf in tieir respectiTe spheres to promote tbe caute ui poiitkal jus-Joe , but the masses who Lsjxg like a dead weight I'pott their fellows , anu whom cetpvfua had nade » to } , id , and ignorant , and Whiegissu bad dettimin * . ! to keep so . ( Cheers . ) He did not rtxou-imend tspensire meiJtima . then ; but , that there should ba no excuse as i > tat principles of th » Charier -being uninowB , - whaca ^ er there was a
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human being ignorant of our principles , then was work to do , and the office of a missionary would begin . ( Hear . ) Let each man take care that bis book * , and Stan , and tracts , did not Jay idle , but let them be lent abopt and sent about . in every direction—( hear , near );—&nd in a' few mouths the face of things would be eatngfed , and , instead of meeting ia tens and bnadredt . ' i ihey -wtuld meet in thousands , till the Whig and 'Tory Lords sunk Into tbeir native insi ^ nincancA ( Hear . ) At thatrmoment , letthem reflect that Carrier was pining in the dungeon of Uie Devises bastile , and when the morning ' s bell shall ring , he would be compelled to renew ' his-never-changlng toil on the tread-mill ; and for what ? for maintaining his principles as an honest Chartist , and a working man , and for reiterating those
principles on his trial ( Hear , hear , and cheering . ) He tMn Cleave ) knew sufficient of Mr . O'Connor to venture the assertion that his advice would be to think of aix the victims—to think of Frost , William * , and Jones—to carry out the principles of democracy , and sympathise with all . ( Loud cheers . ) It was true that the Northern Star had risen ia London from a few scores up to thousands ; but tbe people had tbe power to rise it still higher , and they » ight rely on It tfcat the power they would thus give , would be wielded to their advantage , ( cheers ) , tbe greater wonld be the ability it would dewlope , and the greater the . capital brou&ht to its back to carry out its principles . ( Hear , hear . ) In relation t » the conduct of the Marquis of Normanby and the underlings , aa well as of tbe magistrates at the various places where the victims have been incarcerated , he expressed it as Ws conviction that aii must work for good ; it would hasten the general perception of the necessity f « r every man being
represented in Parliament— for until Universal Suffrage . should be obtained , they could net expect equal laws , nor could they expect just decisions from a magistrate who considered property all-paramount . The things he had seen Iu the prisons be had to pass through , wou \ d make a heart of granite melt ; and such things wonld continue until the people were fully represented in a house of their ewn . ( Hear , hear ) In conclusion he would siy , th » t his heartfelt prayer was , that they and thousands more would bind the Charter more firmly than ever to their hearts ; whatever they might give way to , from a regard to the feelings or temper * of others , they must never give way upon tue suffrage ( prolonged cheers ;) they ahuuld choose rat ' aer to die upon tbe spot , and shed the blood which thuir fathers gave ( cheers ;) whilst for his own pirt , h « would sooner than yield tbe right to tbe suffrage , die in onu of the gaols , and there rot aa a martyr to his principles . Mr . C . cat down loudly cheered .
Mr . Fvzzo * ( from the body of toe meeting ) , before the resolution was put , wished to wake an observation . He was told be should make himself ridiculous by this exhibition , but he could'nt help it , if he did ; so Jong as he could make them understand what ho meant , that was as much oratory dm he eared about . He would tell them , then , candidly , that he thought , while they were about it , they might as well " go the whole b l-, " as half way—thenr , hear , and applause)—all the victims bad already suffered ten times more than they ought , and , instead of asking for " a mitigation of punishment , " be wanted them to deEiand the "liberation . " ( Hear , hear , and renewed cheering . ) He wu no spesieT , bat lie felt as honest and anxious in the cause as the most talented amuag them , and those being his sentimeuts , he should like to see them adopted by Use meeting .
Mr . Jordan ( a journeyman joiner , also from tbe body of the meeting , ) in a quaint but itUing i > p « ech , which was warn ! y applauded , seconded the amendment , ¦ which being .-vecoa ^ d to by the mover ^ nd seconder of tbe ruso ' utioa , consequently stood as tb . 0 tubstaniive motion , and , on being put from the chair , was unanimously carried , amid reiterated plaudits . Mt . Rose proposed the following petition to the House of Commons : — To the Honourable the Commons of Greed Britain and Ireland , iu Parliament assembled , The Petition of the Inhabitants of Londoa , in Pablio Meeting assembled , Sheweth .
That your petitioners , in approaching yonr Honourable House , for the purpose of laying before you the sufferings of a man beloved by tbe people , and now confined in York Castle , fur a political libel , have been moved hereto , by tLe considrratiun of the oft-repeated , and constantly reiterated , declaration of tiie admirers of tilings as th-.-y are , that the whole people aae virtually represented therein ; we , your petitioners , therefore , as part and parcel ot tke vhole , whose interests your high delegate- ! powers enable you to protect , come before you , in tht ftil ! awuranc * that this our petition will receive at your hands that consideration the importance ot ita statements and allegations demand .
We need not nsminu yuur Honourable House , that Feargus O'Connor , Esquire , is now a prisoner ia York Castle , sentenced to a long confinement ot eighteen moutbB , for publishing what is called a libel , and seven of which are unrxpired , but mext-ly to lav befwo you the illegal , unconstitutional , and unprecedented manner in which ho has beeu treated . In doing so , your petitioners are desirous ot Avoiding exaggerations , and giviBg a hu ; b colouring to what wn consider the barbarities and cruelties , of which the prisoner and y ^ ur petitioners nrnst jnttly complain ; but , when we consider that arbitrary power has usurped the throne of justice , and tbo most refined crueltita are perpetrated under the r . avni of law , rules , ami regulations , we cannot find language sufficiently strong to express our hatred of such abominations .
That it waa with surprise and astonishment we received tbe information that , in addition to the s # Btencs of imprisonment Uirttted by the Judge , this nobleminded patriot and champion of our rijhts was forced to perform the most degrading offices ; that the yard which was allotted him for air and exercise was taken from him and given to felons ; that the room in which he was confined was ro filled with » moke , that , in order to obtain air , the winaows were always open ; am ' tbat he is constantly watched by an vfiic-r ot the prison to prevent any private conversation with his friends on matters of business . Feeling , therefore , that his gituition to-flay might be ours to-morrow , we lost no time in making \ as we thought ) an application to the proper quarter .
In public meeting assembled , to the number of fifteen hundred , -we adopted a memorial , to tlio M . irq . iid of Xormanby , praying for enquiry , and appointed a deputation to present and support the prayer of the same ; but his Lordship refused an interview because he ceuld not see what good purpose would be answered thereby , —at once dashing the cup of hope trom our lips , by refusing to hear our prayers , and insulting u * through our deputation . We , therefore , turn , with feelings of disgust , from the Nobie Lord , ( wbo&u vision we believe to be rendered oblique tbroagh prejudice ami personal resentu < cut , ) to your Honourable House , which we will not presume to insult , by praying for that you will be reauy to grant . We , therefore , demand , in the name of the peoplein the name of justice , reason , and humanity , tbe libtration of all the prisoners confined for political offences .
We also submit to yonr Honourable House , that her Majesty ' s Ministers have justly forfei'ed the confidence of the people ; and hope you ¦ will address the throne , praying their dismissal from office , and tbe calling the men to power who may be able to * eo -what gt . od purpose may be answered by courteously listening to the people ' s prayer . And your petitioners will ever pray . Signed on behalf of the meeting , R . Peat , Chairman . Mr . RiDLET seconded the adoption of that petition .
It wa * a source of conRratuIaUon to tuat meeting to know that , besides tbe reporter for their ow * paper , tbe Northern Slur—icheers )—they had tbe presence of tbe reporter for tbe Wetk ' y Dispatch . ( Long-continued and repeated cheering ensued on the mention of the Litter paper . ) Here , then , was the great moral power of tba people ; two of the principal pipers in tlia kingdom wonld record tbeir sentiments , and convey their principles to every town and village in tbe empire . After a feeling address on the subject mattter of the victims generally , and Mr . O'Connor particularly , Mr . Ridley sat down , loudly cheered .
Sir . Walls moved that the words " by tbe most corrupt and profligate Government of modern times , " be omitted from tbe foarth' clause of the petition . There could be no doubt of the fact ; but as telling tbe truth might be deemed " disrespectful" to the Honourable House , and might cause the rejection of the petition , he thought the words would be better omitted . Mr . gpi&n thought otherwise , and would MBtead for the petition as it atood . A seconder for Hr . Wall's amendmaWt having appeared , it was put and carried ! Hr . Neesom , amid much cheering , moved fee next resolution : — " That this meeting pledges itself to ut racewed xertions ia fa-roar ot Messrs . Frost , WiUiaas , aid Jones , and all the other political victims ; and als * to agitate , without ceasing , until the People ' s Charter become ! the law of the land . "
Our report having run to s * great a length , wa ore compelled to curtail Mr . Necsom ' s very able address , which was attentively listened to and warmly applauded . One circumstance , however , mentioned by him in the course of kis speech , we deem too important to be -omitted . It is wall known that no beer or spirits can be obtained in the metropolis before one o ' clock on Sunday , yet at the "Duke of Wellington , " Northstreet , WiiiUchapel , the landlord of which hone took
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part with tbe police in tbe memorable Bethnal Green affair , Mr . Nee # om asserted that gin and beer might be had at any hoar on the Sunday morniog , and that tbe police " were aware ; of it" He exhorted them to ' touch not ! taste aot , handle not the unclean thing which gave their enemies strength , and produced -weakness to themselves ; let them down with the cup and up with the Charter . " ( Continued cheering . ) Mr . Booth seconded the resolution , which -was also carried unanimously .. v . It-wa * moved that the petition be entrusted to Mr . Fielden . for presentation , and tbat Messrs . Buncombe and Wakiey be requested to support It ; to which s > n amendment was moved , tbat Mr . Buncombe should be requested to present it ; and the other Hon . Members to support it , which was agreed to .
A vote- of thanks was passed to the Chairman , and acknowledged by him . " Three cheers" of the right size vote next given tot Fear ^ us O'Connor , and the company were , treated to " a song" by Mr . Giles Lovett , who gave the " Marsellalse Hymn" as a finale .
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REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LAMBETH NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION .
Men and brethren , —We appear befo » e you this night to resign tbat trust which has hitherto been delegated to us . In doing so , we think it incumbent upon us to lay before you a brief statement of the difficulties incurred , the duties performed , and a general outline of the future prospects of this Association . In 'tlio i >> oa * U of Octobor lasV w * h >> sm 4 uptB « ur official careerV' oneountering , necessarily , and eventually ovurcoming ail the perplexity and vexatious impediments incident to an infant society , having first to dive into and ascertain the true meaning of the orginators of the plan ere we could efficiently act upon it
Bat , men of Lambeth , it is with becoming and honest pride wo state , that , in spite of nil obstacles , the Association is now In a far more commanding and prosperous situation than when we originally entered upon office . We then found a new-born Association , struggling into existence : we now leave it in comparative maturity and power . We then found un Hiunderstood and Imperfect organisation : now , by recent arrangements , -we have perfected a system for the concentration ot the physical and moral energies of tha working classes , upon & given point , unexampled and unequalled in any period of English history .
We commenced out duties ¦ w ith scanty rewurcee and funds : we now leave the Association uninvolved , nay , a considerable balance in our sub-Treasurer ' s , hands . Wo were elected to office bnt by twenty individuals , in Lambeth only : wo resign offlca into tne hands of two hundred members , located not only in Lambeth , but also in Bermomlsey , ' Catnberwell , Walworth , and Wandsworth . Wo found a huge unshtvpen mass of r » w material : we have therewith erected an edifice in tbia county worthy of Chartism , which will defy alike the poisonous blasts of envy and malice , or tne insidious undermining of falsa friends . Men of Lambeth , it would be derogatory to ourselves , us well aa insulting' to
you , were vre to dwall at any considerable length upon our services performed . Suffice it to remind yon , that the frequent and completu overthrow of the anti-Corn L * w party , and the utter destruction of their sopaistry , sufficiently proves that we did our duty fn giving you the opportunity of performing ysura . The £ reat demonstration on behalf of our expatriated countryxnen , Frost , Williams , uud Jones , must be still fresh in your recollection . On that exciting ocoasloa , Lambeth proudly took her station in ndvance , second to none either in numbers , rtujiectability , or necessary Hubscriptions . Brethren , your CVuncil were not then found wauting .
We beg , also , to remind you that as far as our circumstance * would permit , we h « ve sought to advance tbe cause by the spread of information , both by lectures and di * cnsslon » . Nearly the very last act of our official existence has been marked by the approval , in Council , of a plan for the dissemination of political tracts . In the late glorious triumph at Leeds , your Counoil took care that Lambetii had alto her doit-gate there , supported in part by Lambeth money .
This night , by nominating our proportion of the County Council , we complete our labours . We have performed , to the best of our ability , all that the Executive has commanded us to do . We have hitherto been your officers ; we now full back into the ranks of our brethren , with the ca . lm consciousness of having endeavoured to do our duty faithfully , thereby making way for our equally honest and enthusiastic , but not more siealuus successors : many impediments to their onward march we " have removed , but a wide field is still open for tlioir future operations .
This county , according to the last census , numbers < $ 8 , 326 inhabitants . Alna ! how-small a minority can we rank as Chartists ! Always remember that until the majority of the nation are favourable to the Charter , we cannot reasonably expect tbat gri . at boou will be conceded to us . Brethren , in conclusion , we most earnestly Implore yea , as you value your « wn happiness , and the welfare of your children , be not lukewarm in this great —this holy cause . We most sincerely and candidly tell you , tbat the man who , knowing what the Charter really is , and the benefits to be derived therefrom , and yet having the means , neglects or refuses to pay his trifling subscription for tha furtherance of the cause , is wholly unworthy of these ble » sincs and advantages sought to be bestswed
up ( . n him . Again we exbort you to pay implicit oWHence to the summons of your respective class leaders . We wish you to imagine that the success of the undertaking depends upon your presence and punctuality at the place of meeting ; should you be called from your homes and needlessly , your class leaders aro answerable to the Council , the Council to _ the main body . We uns even now sufficiently unanimous to ' defeat tbe machinations ot our enemies , it" we but act ¦ with prudence , with zeal , and with unity . Often bas it been , brethren , tbat when you were enjoying every domestic felicity , or perhnps your eyes closed in baimy sleep , In sweet forgetfulness of all your woes , jour officers have braved the pitiless polting of tha storm , unmindful of the acting of their limbs , weary witu unceasing toil , and hav » snatched from needful rest many a midnight hour .
Men and brethren , we have planted the tree of the Charter in the County of Surrey ; we have trained it , we have watched , we have watered it with Unremitting care , attention , and perseverance . With joy we see it * pre »
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BIRMINGHAM . —Funeral Sermon . —Oa Sabbath evening last , in compliauco with the innouncement from the pulpit on tho previous Sabbath , a funeral sermon , on the death of our deceabtd brotliiT Chartist , Clayton , was preached by Mr . Arthur O'Neil in the Christian Chartist Church . Long before the hour of meeting , the Chapel was crowded IU * every part . Th » proaohor took hia lcs . 0 fi OtH Matthew , ' six . c . 18 th v . " Thou shalt do no murder . " Tho effect produced upon the minds of the audience waa solemn yet cheering ; tho choir sang 60 ine very appropriate pieces , particularly " the dying Christiau . ' Tho crowd was so great that several females fainted during the service ; aud at the close the preacher intimated , that owing to the huulireds yrho had gone away , the funeral sermon would be again delivered next Sabbath evening .
Gkand Tea Party . —A tea party of the members and friends of the Christian Chartist Church , was held on . Monday evening , at five o ' clock , in the Chapel . The arrangements entirely devolved upon the ladieBand were most excellent . After tea , Mr . Collins waa voted to the chair , . aud proposed the first sentiment , " The sovereign people ?' ¦ the next sentiment was " the People ' s Charter , may it speedily bocome the law of the latui , " The chairman said that ho intended to call upon Air . O'Neil to respond
to it , out as he was aware that the ladies had deputed one of their number to present Mr . ITNeil with a token of their respect and esteem of hia services , he would call upon her to perform this agreeable duty , and call upon Mr . O'Neil to respond to both in one speech . He then introduced to the meeting Miss Lawley , who waH received with applause , and who delivered a neat aadrflSB , at the conclusion of winch she presented Air . O'Neil with a beautiful velvet waistcoat . Mr . O'A ' eil replied at considerable length .
Frost , Whxiams , and Jones Restoration Committee . —This praisewoithy and tiuly industrious Committee hold their weekiy meeting at tho Halt of Science , Lawrence-street , on Tuesday evening last , Mr . Barratt , of Whittall-street , in the chair . He stated , that , a » important business had to be transacted , ho hoped order would be kept and dua attention paid . He then called upon Mr . T . P . Green to read the minutes of tho last meeting . After ih ^ y had b een read and confirmed , Mr . Green proceeded to ro . id 'he weeka correspondence . He read a letter from Preston , inquiring whether their memorial bud been received . The Secretary promised to sead an answer to Prestf > n , after he ha < i made the necessary examination . A letter vas read from Shiffidd t » the same effect : the Secrttary
stated that it had been received . A letter and memorial was eent from Abergavenny , signed "David John , " enclosing 4 s , 2 s . lid . of which was paid for carriage . A letter from Plymouth stated that the Chartist ctusa was getting oh well in that quarter . They wished to know what was meant by " engrossing :. " The Secretary wished it to be generally understood that plain rounvl hnnd would be all that wero ntcttsary for drawing up petitions . Letters were re : ul from Suttou-in-Ashfield , containing 5 s ., signed " John TomlinEonj" from Hudderafield , containing amoney order ; from Chorley , requiring a Copy tif the petition and memorial ; from Frome , with an address , and 2 s . ( K ! ., signed " James Co < vke ; " and from Heywood , Btatiag that the memorial had been agreed to , and promising to send money ; one
was also received from Stourbridge , containing 10 a . Mr . Henry Green then addressed the meeting on the state of the country , and , in referring to the rumoured war with America , made the following remarks : — " He had heard that a war was likely to take place between this country and America . He did not care what end came of the matter : he for one would have nothing to do witU it . He would not tight to protect the property of men who desied him his rights , auil endeavoured to starve him . " Mr . T . P . Green wished to draw th > . ir attention to the importance of entrusting the memorials and petitions to tbe care of some competent and trustworthy person ; he would , therafore , move that Mr . Barratt be requested to take them into his care . This
waa seconded by Mr . Bough , and unanimonoly agreed to . Mr . Candy then delivered a short address , showing the necessity for increased exertion on behalf of Frost , &C and advised those present to take petition sheets into their neighbourhoods and workshops , and also to wait on the shopkeepers for tbeir signatures . Throughout the whole of the districts that ho had visited , they were alive to the cause of Frost and his companions . He hoped every Ch » rtist would exert himself to procure their return . Mr . Green then announced that he had received M 0 # adhesive labels from Manchester with Chartist motto * A good many were purchased hy the meeting ; after which they adjotaneNX to Thursday next
Nation At Chauibb Association . —The weekly meeting of thf « body war held on Tuesday evening Iwt ; Mr . Bough in the ehtlr . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , after which the Seeretwry read letters from various places , approving of the appointment of Mr . Dean Taylor , as a lecturer for that district , and requiring Us attendance . Tho letter from Stoke-upon-Trent , highly approved of Mr . Candy ' s services whilst in their neighbourhood , and stated that ke bad done more good there than any other lecturer . A letter from Mr . Henry Vincent was also read to the wetting , declining to attend at tbe soiree , on account of previous engagements . Mr . T . P . Green commented , in very strong terms , on Mr . Vincent's letter , and stated that he thought undue means had been resorted to for the purpose of causing him to decline attending the soiree ; and , from certain occurrences which bad recently taken place , be
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C ^ - ^ y ^ f&s ( h - ¦ . . . . A& ^^^ u * <' J << - . * ! % & 6 '^ s */ A ¦ ¦/• thougbi there ww VPox and Qoom , dnh ^ L ^ , ^ 2 ^^^ Birmingham . The petition to Parliament on behalf rf Feargus . O'Connor , waa then read to the meeting n ^ vioustobeingsentoffteMr . Buncombe forp ^ El tion . he bOTing agreed to do so . After rerapitni * S £ the various indlgaitfes and hardship , to wbirffi ? OConnor w « subjected , the petition stated thaTawfc '
treatment oonld to meant fdr nothing less than alow murder , and that IT he happened to die under its iaSfe . tioa it could fee called nothing else than cold-bloodS murder . The petition was agreed fc > amidst tbeloiul and aratinned cheers of the meeting . Mr ThomM DuncombeiB letter was then reaa—he stated hia wilUn »> new to present -the-petition . After tbe is # >* iuAioaoe the remaining bosioess , the meeting was addv < B » d £ able speeches by Messrs . White , Candy , t . P «*•/ andothem . Tban * s were then given to the ChaimlZ and three hearty cheers were gifen far ' " . the ' -Cfaato * Feargn . O'Connor , " •« Frost , Wiliiams , 30 d Joolland "the incarcerated Chartkta , " after which tlU meeting separated . "" ' ™*
BUI s Coffee House , Moore ^ treefc . Mr , Bsrratt i , tha chair . The business chiefly consisted of prei * ration « and plans for the guidance of Mr . D » a WSflS newly app 0 inte ( l iecturer , and devising means ' i £ securing his regular payment . W : R 2 » CltCH . -The Council of the National Chartor Asaouation of this pJace , having a desire thatanf ft ££ ^ , r& js £ cbr 5 J £ h ^"' ^ rktor of the O'Connor Arms lS ? i *^ .. f ? . . S t 0 P ^ vons announcemen t , a , » , ££ , ueiu
• os H me Assocatjonroom , « a Monday evenfaZ Mr . Gaorge Augustus Newell in the chai rf who 2 t dressed the meeting in n neat and appropriate bm ^ T and concluded by introducing Mr George wSTft SrfiJfS /' - ^ ! easth in 'o an erpo itk- . S e ? ila inflicted oa the -working classes by the nr ^ -n ? «? tern ; shewed itsiviasticain ^ ri ^ B fZ ^ tZ ^ 'SL tnckery of pretended ^ formors , and deception ^? S £ new Charts * , or Household Suffrage , and aut ^ Com Lawagitoto « , with a new face ; he shewed themS necessity of union , enwgy , and perseverance ; aud cw ^ eluded by an appeal to the females present , shewhS them the ne ^ ty ot listing ^ fcu " ba m ^ £ ! brothars . He was loudly cheered by tht : meothw T 1 « fo . lowmg resolutions were then put and CMiiJ ' xa ^ moufily :- ! . "Thst a vote of tknks be # , e « S ^ George , White . " 2 . « That the thanks 5 . £ l ? n ££ j are eminently due , and are hereby « iven to thJvfuOl of VtoNoritom Star , for his ihSSSbHSS&S
ports of our meetings . " 3 . -That it is the opSH this meeting , that the right , of labour can ££ ? £ secured by nny measure short of Universal Suffrage ^ we , thereto pledge ourselve . neTer to relax hS exerhonauntathe People ' s Charter becomes So Swot rvfB - n « 70 t \ 0 t tb * *** then given to tha Chairman , three cheers for Fearras O * Cnnt > A * 7 hl **»«? . ^ incarcerated cSiat ? , S ' ^ hams , and Jones , the PeupleV . Charter , " &c . A number ot female , forawd thsniselves into a Female Charter Association , and severalmea enrolled themselves mem bers of the association , and the meeting seuarattd It was announced at . the meeting , that Mr . b «* n Taylor wou . d lecture at Kedditch on Monday evenin g SS The meeting stated , at ten o ' clock , well phased wl * the proceeding . The Chartist National InS ^ 5 sung at the conclusion of the meetic ¦ ttUtUfcm **•
HUlt—Chartist Total Abstinkncf Associa Tios . ~ Th . ftknds-of Chartism in Hul * Ifho aJe * s ^ . 5 yffissss ^? SEy 5 5 . sx ; s ^ K ( S Association ; " the great , object being to combine tad advocate the two grand principles together , which ai « calculated not only to better the condition , monSJ aid socmHy , of the working , ciatse ,, under the 3 system of tyrannical k-gUlation , hut also to obKj tf genemlly adppt ^ , the rights of man , M contained in ^ e People s Charter . The members will me * t oa Monday eyemny a « t . at eight oUock , and every other Monday nightfolJowiafcat Mr . SchoieVs , So . 9 , Nortb . troot llwhen
s , Hu , they will be happy iomZtZ n ! 3 ny of their ftfemb ,.. « attend . ™ ^ U 3 U . u Asswiation are very cheering . Jtort of tho conncillors , including the Trcasme , and Secretary , toother with several members of the Hull National Charter Association , and some of the most distinguished wivoeatasof the Temperance ' Society , ( who wero not before registered Chartists , > have alread y became members of this Association- Chartist * and tettotalltrs , do not delay ; but come forward nod join this Society , and let the world see th * t Hull , though but little in name . is mighty in gaod works , . and shortly you wi « him reason to exclaim ami congratulste yourselves thai success has crowned your patriotic struggle against wretchedness and riarery . Henceforth , tlfen , let you motto be- " Chartism and tetttoUikm for ever »¦• *
Hull and East Biding National Charteu Association— A numtroua adjourned meotine of the members and Mentis ot tki * Association took place oa Monday evening last , itfthe Freemason ' s Lodge , Mytongate , Hull , on the discuxofon— " *» tcctuukiisni calco iated to benelit the causa . of Chartawu ? " Tbt , chair was occupied by Mr . Schol , y , . and the meetingSw 8 eyer * l ! y aAtlreased by tbt Rev . William Kill , Editor of tbe Northern Star , Mr . Benjamin Bradahaw of l > edsL Mr . Lundy , and-Mr . S . HeateyV Great interest hZ been manifested in thi « ; discu « ion , which , ended in » unanimous vote that the adoption of total abstinenceprinciples , by Chartists was calculated greatly to further their cause . After the discussion was eided it was a Sr « ed tif the funds wqu !< 1 allow it ) to send a delegate to Manchester , to represent the Chart-sts of this place there , on the 20 th of this month .
Tub Question of ExPEDiENcr . —A great and important mttithig is anticipated to take plaee in the Freemason ' s Lodge , Hall , on Monday evening , March 1 st , in consequence of Air . Bums , member in the late Convention , having offered to discuss , witJb the members of the . National Charter Association , " That it is expedient for the Chartists to join with the middle classes in tbeir present cry tor Parliamentary Reform . " The Cbartrsltf of Hull aro determined to agitato foe Universal Suffrage , and no surrender ; hefore they will sacrifice a fi- ; iv . - don ef this principle , they will let tha middle clauses have the full benefit of Mr . Borna ' a
services . , ¦ fcElGa . —The * friends of Mr . George Bellamy , ( who has been a prisoner in Lancaster Castle for fifteen months , by especial favour ot my little Lord and plain John Campbell , ) gave him a public supper on Saturday , tke 13 th mutant , at the h . ouae of Mr . ¦ William Eden , Fleece Inn , Lei ^ h , when about one hundred and fifty sat down to an ixrellt-nt Mipp ' er , which did honour to the host and hostess . Win-i the cloth was withdrawn , Mr . Richard RatcUffa was uuwiinicusly called to the cliair , and opened the me ^ thig in a neat and appropriate speech , urging the people to a union and motal organisation , for tbe iiccumpiishiog of those objects for which we are now contending ; after whichthe
, Chairman called upon Mr . John Smith to give the first toast , which was , " the people , the legitimate source of all power ; " who said , as Le was called upon to giv » the first toast , he should , do so by advising the meeting to carry ont the principle « f ui - , ; il abstinence from intoxicat : n < Ifquors , to cripplo the revenue , which must nltimately bring about sucli a , renovation of the state as to give an equal representation in the people ' s House of Commons . Mr . William MoS responded to the toast in a very spirited address . Mr . Richard Moscrop was called upon to give the next toast , " To onr tried and undaunted ftiend , Gsorge Brflainyj" which waa responded to by the meeting with three times three ; after which Mr . Bellamy rose amid loud cheering .
When silence was restored , ho began by stating the manner in which he was trtated irom his arrest to his liberation , aud also stated that he would only give up Iiis principles with his life . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Jas . Penney , M . C ., gave the next toast , " Tb « Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing leas than the Clmcttr ; " who spoke at great length , - and was loudly cheered throughout his adrtrecs . The Chainnan next , called upon a person in the room for "John Frost , " who waa listened to with great interest by the meeting . Mr . Samuel Hlgson , jun ., gave the next toast , " The Welsh martyrs . Frost , WUiains , and Jones ; " and be hoped the meeting would heartily respond , ' as they wtre suffering in the cause of freeunm , and by the united
effects of tbe people , he-hoped they would pooh be restored to the bosom of their families . Diurk in solemn silence . Such a sympathy was manifts ' . td by the meeting for the much-injured Whig victims a * we never saw before . Mr . Edward ' Smith gave the n « ct toust , " Mr . F . O'Connor , and the incarcerated Cfrartists ; al *« the Northern Star , and all other real Radical publications . " He needed put iio comment on them , as they were so w&H kuovsn , Mr . Moscrop responded to the toast . Mr . George Bellamy gave the ntxt toast , which was to our worthy representative , "James Bronterre O'Brien , " and was heartily responded to by the meeting . Severs ! songs were given , when the iroa tongue sounded midnight , and we were compelled to . conclude . Tha sum of 5 s . 7 d . was collected for a maa
now in a > consumption , through confinement ia Kiridale Gaol . A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , and the meeting separated highly delighted with the proceedings . West Riding Delegatk Mektiko . —This body met , on Sunday Jast , » t Dewsbui-y ; delegates beinf present from Kei ^ hloy , HuddersfieW . D « vrsbury Bradford , Wakefield , Barneley , ShefBald , Leoda , Halifax , and various other places . Resointiona wett adopted , recommendinir the establishment of mm
agent for the West Riding , tor the F »] e of the Chartist Circular , and other cheap Chartist publications ! ¦ so that the different districts in the Riding can hav » a readier guppiy . Tiis ^ l for the future all motion * ' intended for etanding ^ rders stand over from * j&t * v . meeting to another , so as to all « w evciy meifthpi ^ Mf ^ W § f \ . opportunity of consideiing thein . Tin nif Xfm | S _ L \ rL . of a lecturer was deferred till the next BeV ^ & ^^ V' ^ fep r ^ was doterxniaed to send a delegate to ¦ ¦\ m * M ^ B £ ^ - - !? &ffi . 7 this day . Sunday , the 14 th of March , n « % jp ^ . ^ t " W ^ V * mended to be sot apart for the preacbingfeftt ^ tt / t- ^ - ' 'X Y 1 \ Y sermons , for poor Claytonthroughout afKEig& Wk' * '' '* ' 3 * ' S / Si
, Scotland , and Wales . The aeetipkr wasfcKfiEY && . M < Sootland , and Wales . The tamiag was * tf * SS £ > •^¦; j M <§ to bo holden in the same place , to banday 7 fiiel » f ^ - 'J ^ t of Maroh , at ten o'clock in tbe forwiooa . ff -, ¦ ' \ > W
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MESSRS . COLLINS AND O'NEIL'S ADDRESS No . II . TO THE WOKKIXG CLASSES OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM . " The partition wall which circumstances had run up beiweon Reformers of the Middle and Working Classes is already begun to be pulled down . "Spectator . Bretuben , — Permit us to congratulate you upon tbe high ^ osiiion of your movement , and especially upon the truth of the sentence above quoted . Much liave we laboured , and long have we desired to bring about its full accomplishment . Often have we laboured despairingly . At times the suffering , together with the misdirected zeal of the employed , aud the deepseated pride and prejudice of the employer , seemed almost impassable barriers ; but through all we had strong faith in the justice of our principles , and of
their ultimate adoption by nil who were oppressed ; nor liave we been disappointed , for , although the ininrta of many of our countrymen , of the middle classes , were for ti time overwhelmed with tbe flood of prejudice and ignorance , wo rtjoice that the deluge is rapidly subsidiiw , and lhat the arlc of reason and justice has found an Ararat to rest upoH . Especially do we feel proud of the -widuiy different position you now hold from that wfcicb , on former occasions of political intercourse witU the midulo classes , you were wont to occupy . The dignity of labour bids fair to secuie its legitimate place in society , and , without opposing wealth , to demand that it sball be placed with it upon a political equality . We are more and more , persuaded , that the most efficient way to prepare a people for the
tnllghtened use of their rights , is to engage them in an agitation to obtain them j never bas maxim been more completely verified than in the spirit of calm , yet earnest inquiry , that has pervaded the later stages of the Chartist agitation . Principles ot political economy have been discussed by the people , which , but a ten years ago , were considered so abstruse as only to be understood by those whose profesaion was legislation ; every passing event has been measured by the masses witb a scrutinising , almost with a plrophetio , eye , and scarcely oaa a single atom , in the vast and designedly complicated machinery of Church and State , been left
untcftnned and unexplored by the penetrating search « f the people ' s eagle eye . Tho Chartist prew , pulpit , and platform have sent forth thoughts , and implanted kopes , which , like lightnings , are alive in every bosom of the multitude ; no wonder , therefore , that when they appealed on the Leeds hustings , they came possessed of minds , principles , and determinativ e * of their own ; they were no longer as they used to be , assenting inferiors , or mere presiuve-fiom-without-machinery ; they asked not of the middle classes leadership , but alliance ; not superiority , but co-operation ; their motto waa a bold and independent one— " With yon it we ja&y , without you if we must "
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Brethren , —We have nutioued you to be wary of being Jed by men of your own ranks ; we oppose leadership , in Chartism ; no wonder , therefore , that we caution you to . watch well oyery step yon take in political intercourse with tliB middle claasea . Whether in your own ., ranks , or in your intercourse with others , no maxim ,. is more ennobling :, as weJLas useful , than " think for . yonrselves . '' Obsi > rve this , and . we need not caution you against deceivers , for you cannot be deceived . To be deceived , implies as much intellectual want on your side as niovai turpitude on the other ; aud
the man who tells you that you . cannot safely admit to your ranis the middle classes , has either some sinister object in view , or entertains such a low opinion of your moral rectitude and intellectual strength , as to doubt your capability of thinking for yourselves , or of distinguishing between right and wrong . It is a mistrusting of the intelligence of the people , and from whatever quarter it come , or however civilly it be worded , it is an insult , founded on the self-same reason whereby the expediency politicians withhold from them th « ir rights , viz . their imputed want of discriminating intelligence .
Brethren , —We see no reason to entertain such an opinion of you ; we therefore say , reeuiva all men who admire the principles of your Chartc-r , without distinction of sect or class ; nay nior <* we say invite all . The man who gains a single penny to tho funds , or a single name to the lists of Chartism , has inscribed his name honourably on the pages of liberty ' s book of life , no matter from whatever class they come . We have said , receive and inviU them j nay more ; we ask you to ennoble yonrwlvts iatallectually and morallj-, that thua you jnay « i 2 ently obtain seayect and admiration for the princlpUs you advocate . If every Chartist was so elevated by pure morality , aud expanding intellect , os to become iu reality a man , then would lie possess a moral power , which would so inform the judgment ,
and so secure the respect , even of his enemies , that many of them would listen to his bind , yot dignified , exi > o « itiou of facts and truths , tinvi , becoming insensibly convinced , would feel such a lively faith in the excellence of the Charter , tbat they would leave our meetings rejoicing in hiving found tbe truth . Iu all your attempts to spread jour principles , never lose eight of their Ml efficiency to gain an entrance into the most prejudiced mind , if thty are presented in their pure and native beauty , unsullied and unmarred by tha errors of the advocate ; remember , also , that steady morality wins more than tho muat sublime intellect accompanied with vice ; men and principles wiil be identified ; and , we fear , too « ften have noble and exalted principles suffered very greatly from a want of
equal nobility oh the part of the advocate . On tbe method of advocating , much depends . Ever distinguish between vituperation and argument ; remember that insult and animadversion art ; not conviction , and never for a moment conceive th ; ic swaggering Billingsgate , ia either digniiy or determination . Wo have been thus particular in our advice to you , because we are fully sensible of the immense importance ol Chartism to tbo cause of humanity , civilization and religi « n ; on the speedy success of Chartism depends the happiness of millions of hnman beings in almost entry part of the world . Britain is so linked with tho interests of all
nations , that the dial haud of tlie world ' s deliverance must move backwards or forwards on the event of this movement ; every barrier to ita progress is answered by tha groans of the human family ; every aid , however feeble , has its reward in the loud acciuim of liberated millions . On , then , and gain strength for the mighty conflict ; let tho question be , " Wherejn ia it tliat our graifc strength lieth . " Reason aud experience answer , union ; honoured be that man wLo is instrumental in tft ' ecting union ; remfember th « old saying , " divide the thunder notes , and it becomes a lullaby for children ; hut pour ibern forth in one ]» uJ peal , and the roj-ai sound shall eliako tbe heavens . "
We remain , yow fellow labourers in the cause of frsedom , J 0 H 5 COLI . I . VS , Br « ad-streot , Birmingham , Akxhuk O ^ £ il . Feb . IS , 1841 .
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AND LEEDS GENERAL ADTERTISEB .
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YOL . IY . WO , 171 . SATURDAY , FEBRUARY Z 0 , 1841 . . * ¦ ' ¦ ^ 55 ^ J ? S £ *
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 20, 1841, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct537/page/1/
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