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THE lYOETHEKN ' STAB. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1841.
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CHABTIST SOIfG . BT E . HEAD . —ys—MMcfc to toe Battle Field J ^ L : & the trumpet call 0 / liberty bp »^ . - conae Britons , one and all , roar majesty revealing ; Kocss from yoni leaden deep , Death i * in J" 0111 sh ™ 0 ^ Rise like the mighty deep , Its bfflo ^ s loud ontnumber .
chobcs . ^ psnnd the standard , press , ^' a for lucre fester , « -- ! drives and djUarart happiness , 5 5 m for freedom ' s Charter . Pfogs ronnd our standard true , Ap ia , behold , tin flaunting , Tvfiince to the despot tew , And ilJ their idle vaunting ; TTVij and Tory wrath we"ll brave , Aid boldly bid deEance , To eonrtiy fool and priestly knave , On heaven ' s our sole reliance .
chobcs . - ^ r osBd the standard , press , ^• er yoor free rights barter , regnal happiness , S i = onr gl-rious Charter ! Vonriii bnt freemen ' s rights we claim , * AH men ' s rights respecting , Tjoerty : thy sacred name . ' Xhj- ihriae alone protecting ; stresr 1 * 7 freedo m's holy name , " Bl her to stand or fall man , gram a coward Tassal ' s chain , Ton * watchword one and all man .
CHOKla . p-a itmad the standard , press , yg- a tout free rights barter , t ^ reraJ happ ines s , it is ot ? Morions Charter :
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ODE TO FREEDOM . -sedoja , 1 would n o t tn ? banner stain _ ffgb one EBde drop from a human -vein , read ' s bright diadem to gain , ifer power , he r king doms three ; > e ' er her hundred millions rtdgn , If fcBBan life the price -would be , V ^ tie I wrji t torn the hat tie field , j . l K » a bonilit triumphs ^ w can yield , ii&iam , 1 "srocld 2 c : suil thy shield " Wnh toeath of dy ing warrior's sigh ; T Twld I thr stiver bnlwaris build Midst -sriiloir ' s tears , or orp han ' s cry .
yg fpsld I'd cared the deadly strife , ^ = 2 dat straggle lost a lifo , li ^ nsrit ¦ with woe and horror rife , " ' Han like a fd :-n lisa to lie , jSf'd of my frauds and faithful wife , CaEdemicd to silent slayery . T ^ iitst of cold , no loye of gain , ^ -jj v jnjne jej conscience ere did stain , 2 &h $ l traitors did a "riciim gain i me , by deeds of kraTery ; yg poblifi shame "sriil brand their name , Wiii acts of foulest treachery .
S « aM I Britain ' s freeaon : songnt , ^ fr eedom ' s id oral b . v . tie fought . < 5 j OTSI sought to mend the lot ( tf suffering humanity , < jj isre oppression from the cot , Of labour , toil , and honesty . 5 s last , my muse , come clip your wing , : z sras thy sorrows ye dare not sing , Tr apresaon gire to the woes that vring QTfcresrt with assabh and -with grief , * ix ! jittict to thy sorrows might bring is ixj Eafferirjp relief . Ssiisoghts ° f l ^ slaTa are no longer free , Xj Easter ' s miadatc -would reach eTen thee , SoE jpsri of immortality ; TOtxA free as the -white sea foam , isdatact by ttrv Maker eternally
Ifcroagh his boundless works to roam . Tisaa , proud mm . ' ¦ srould trammel thee , 5 m sal of loTe , life , and liberty , To at , than tide or -wind more free , Bat proof of the power of God ; Esafc thought . ' wh-j would trammel thee , ilij dread the Aliaighrj's rod . 5 s rare for me Scotland ' s woods -will ring , Fafc joy awaked by the Toice of spring , feial » 7 eroek sweet in the welkin sing , His aEtheia my breast to more , iad adi feather d -warbler his tribute bring Of socz to freedom and love . Ai : dar to ree Scotland thy mossy rill 3 , Gj iSee ; Kre&Ku—tLy beatfeery hills , — Tfcj vide spread moors—thy stonty fells ,
Socad whose Bunuait the wild ea r n soars , EadTEsms of which yet my tosom fills , With loje xo thy rough rngg'd shores . BeS dara by far Hia-n thy ragged strand , MA oh ! how dear is that mountain land , iad the memory blest of her patriot band , Hat defied e en the power of proud Home Ea : iffseionats heart , iud smUe so bland , Hat was mine in niy humble lome . 5 o asre for me the beauteous Tay , W 2 Tied htr wild sxhi romantic way , Fiisre of : 1 have passed the lec-lacg day , Ba wild WvKKi ^ ind banks among ; wfiee'd enraptured the mavis's lay , Ortas cheerful larerock ' s sonz .
5 » Boreiis that rure mountain wave ^ JiF < stiTe limbs with elee I'll fare , H ids tnojaa ; breast Ler billowa brave , Which her yielding -waters part , ii » . ' I ia now thit thing—a start . ' With a wofnl and breaking heart w one : icy ton ] , nor dare repine , iSstrij ; , ; ; brT ^ . A ihe bounds of time , 5 * Tttnat ' s Gud he still is thine , Tnv tiding place , thy guard , and shield , "ao _ fcis for thee happintss divine , fsr more than earth can vield .
« , - * & > permits the storm to rave , a sill the oc = 5 E - s wildest wave , W aapbe tiy suffering heart to brave . The tyrant ' s vengeful power ; iB *•** Almighty arm is strong to save , Is sorrow ' s murkiest hour . Ssajb frtrdom ' s opening days o'ercast , *« ii teia the storm and loud the blast , ¦ ia t ala Of sorrow will not last , £ ¦ *« ccw there ' s a g lorious morn 1 J ?*|?« asg , whose Iright ' ning will radiance cast IbwiEa the zl-jom of the dismal storm .
TOiB » aie genius of freedom stands , ^ s eave uu Lcr patriot bands , Myn wiu ; rrt vgj faTonr ' d jau ^ ** bl tyrant ' s chains and slavery , "kkaatteor £ ag wave o ' er the strand , ™ &eed'jni ' s bloodless victory . f 8 j £ ** &x oi toine my bosom cheers , ^ J ^ ja the mist of tedious years , : ** am % i approicticg day appears , fai k f - for ^ aT ) s : ill distant far ; •* toadj , and storms , and doubts , and fears , ri pkisant prospect often mar . ij ^ ^ ° ^ hops in my bosom bums , 'Oaatf j 9 T tl ^ . , returns . t
• » lor « d one whose fond heart mourns , jj . /® the husban'i she vainly toils to safe , ° * Uhing heart and fast wasting form , " 3 shelter s&on in the friendly gr&Ta . 2 fLS ? decrees III glad obey , '^ SS ? the iuorta ! eU ? ^«* nai trmg ^ j -vriui ng way , ! i W- &Dm ^^ t- ^ hly realm ef night , * " « a a the sccrsattd ray W *« Almighty ' s Urin g li ght JlS * feTli ! b : ei « seen ii * S eI *' weet thit scent 3 the S * * ^ « in yoa tiafTT she en , te lta * gilds tie ^ reh of heaven , f * x * eomrttd power * I ween , AI €
aa'd so much with sinful leaven , : Win ^ EGt the sreat propelli n g po w e r , j ^ a phneti roil , or thunders roar , » dakn in each bcauveous fiowex , j ^* - vons the hill and the sunken glen , ^^ » dt and acknowledged that unseen power , « 1 but blinded sinful men . j ^ j ^^ pnre and regenerated soul , i ^ k ' Passion ' s blind control , ^ enfifca ages ceaaeless roll , & , . swftl , fcverlasting flight , V * f «* of k . ve wiU engross the whole . w U * wml ' s desi re s with f r esh d e lig ht ^^" * * ondfcrs it then shall scan , 5 ^ 4 teT * 7 a d m «« & tie marvellous plan , A ^ 16011 bron Stt to ainfnl man , Hb ^ Z ^" nng 'with we , behold ! f * J of God in the is . ee of the kmb .
" «* e love for tig can ne ' er be told . Sw ? * fclfome m T JoTe to that h » ppy shore , lTw rL aTa ? e truant * nge is o'er , cord oppression ' s Toice no more , lp W ^ tfi * * ear is heard , •^» Mking in } OTe uaraixed and pure , ^ ^ inot reaps Mb rich reward . * feU . r , ROBBXT PEDDIB ^ fessr " --
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AMERICA . We have received a copy of the Nev > York Sun , dated the 10 th nit ., from which we present our readers -with the folio wing : — The Funeral of thb late Amebicas Prksidext at Washington— The mortal remains of the late President were interred with appropriate honours on Wednesday . The funeral was conducted with great propriety—with pomp and solemnity . A vast multitude attended . Uniform companies from the cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia , united with those of the District , and these , added to several bodies of United Sute 3 troops drawn in from the neighbouring posts , made a Tery imposing military display . Several bands of fine music led different
sections of the military array , and , with melancholy strains blended the sympathies of the people . The whole procession , inclnding a large concourse of citizens from the neighbouring States , filled the rennsyirania Avenue to a yerj great extent . The houses immediately on the Avenue were for the most part hung with black drapery , and the windows were crowded with fair faces . The day was soft andbeautiful , enabling the immense throng ( a great many of whom were on foot ) to attend the remains they hououred to the place of sepulture , some two or three miles from the President's
mansion . There , the last rites being paid , and the body deposited in the tomb , the scene was closed by the firing of cannon and volleys of small arms . Throughout the day minute guns were fired ; and during the procession the bells of the city tolled . Veto os jhk Bank Bill . —The Hanisburg correspondent of the Pennsylvanian , under the date of April 8 th , writes— " The Governor has just sent in his Veto of the Bank Bill . It is an admirable document , and elicits the approbation of friends and foes . Messrs . Reed and Spackman , of the Senate , have spoken of it in terma of warm commendation . "
Usjted States Bank . —There was a tremendous meeting of the stockholders on Thursday . Resolutions were passed in favour of changing the name of the institution , and reducing the capital to fourteen millions of dollars . A very extensive change was m&de" among the officers of the bank , and it has passed almost entirely into new hands . Suspension of Spfcie Patmexts . —The ianks at Richmond formally suspended specie payments on the 6 th April . BusiWbSs of LocisviLLs bevjving . —For the last tea c ; . ys our , streets ha \ e assumed an aspect of businessa : id bustle , such as has sot been known here for the ia-t three years . We are told by our merchants , that warehouse : , which fur that time Lave stood entirely empry , arc now nearl y all filled . It is thought tiis : the spring stock of goods brought out by our m rchancs wiii fall considerably short of the deir . 3 r . ii . -
. ROBBEBY A > D EXCITEMENT . —The Vicksburffh Seniwe ! states that thereccui fraud practised iu the Vaiou Bank " by Dr . Morgan , the president , and Mr . Kearney , oae of the directors , in abducting a Treasury warrant of twenty thousand dollars , and applying it to the use of Kearney , without the authority of the board , has produced much excitement in that ci : y . The Sentinel says , " there is a strong disposition among our citizens to unite and go to Clinton io compel the ewindiers to return the warrant , or give them a taste of Judge Lynch ' s code . "
five days later fboji new tobk . Liverpool , Sunday evening , Seven o'Ciock . The rural mail steam-ship , Acadia , has just arrived , by- which we have received paper 3 from New York to the 17 th ult . The Acadia sailed from Boston en the 17 : h , and from Halifax on the " 20 th , at noon , performing the voyage in twelve days . She brings seventy-five passengers . Up to the time of the Acadia ' s sailing nothing had been heard of the President stsaaier . Tne intelligence contained ia these papers is not of greai imcoriauce .
In Ca ; : aca-the elections for the united provinces , ¦ w Lich are the o :. lv subject of public interest mentioned in these papers , appear to be going i ; : favour of i . i-2 Governmtii ; ot Constitutional party . In Lower Canada the French party has a majority ot six , but i : i the United Legislature they are in a minority of twelve . The whole number of members returned is eighty-four .
FRANCE . ( From the Correspondent of the Examiner . J The Legitimist party has never recovered the fatal blow dealt it in 1830 . All its hopes and attempts , at home and abroad , have failed . The Duci . ess of Berry ' s campaitn ended ludicrously for her and for her friends . Foreign powers fell off , one i by one , from , their attachment to the fallen dynasty , aud even Russia adopted a branch of the Bonaparte ? , instead of the grandson of Charles the Teuth . The clergy lor some years remained true to the memory and regime ^ of the elder Bourbons ; but by degrees the old prelates have dieJ away . Xew men azid a , pew poiiiical spirit have got possession of the Gal- ' iiea : i church , aud even Rome has become completely reconciled to Louis Philippe , nay , created ' three cardinals of his choice . One of these is M . tie R onald , so renowned under Louis the Eighteenth for his philosophical writings , in which he sought
to overthrow revolutionary creed 3 by sacerdotal ones ,-and the sovereignty of the people by divin e right . 51 . de Ronald has come round to acknowledge the divine right of the dynasty of July . Another religions writer in the time of the elder Bvurbous was De Lamennais , who thundered at the revolutionary French for their indifference in rehgious matters . De Lamennais ha 3 come round , not merely to Louis Philippe , but to the farthest point of the revolutiocary compass , and whatever he preaches , he at least preaches no restoration . All th . 3 eminent civiliars , too , whom one might expect to iiud attached to Carlism , have either openly or covertly deserted it . Lamartine and Montalembert have completely rallied to the house of Orleans ; and if Berryer has not done so to the dynasty , he ha 3 at lea ^ i accepted the consequences of the revolution of July . He supports Thiers , and may be considered the political ally of the minister most hostile to the policv of the elder Bourbons .
in this general decline and diminution of the Carlis : party in France , it still , however , contains some rancorous spirits , whose object is not so much to restore the fallen as to avenge it , by pouring all the obloquy possible on Louis Philippe . Heuce the letters ,-which have been attributed to him , and which have been published . The first batch , written when- the Duke of Orleans was in the Mediterranean to the Count d'Eatraigiues , have all the appearance of truth . The others , said to have been purloined from the cabinet of Prince Talleyrand , appear from tLe tenor to be false . The first were published in the Gazette de France , and were allowed to pa ? s unquestioned . But when the second
a p peared , the Prccureur General ordered them to be seized ,. a 3 well as the editors of the papers , against whom he commenced an action of forgery On this charge he was able to keep them iu prison for a mouth , but not being able to sustain it , he let them loose . But still the prosecution was carried on for libel on the King . Now the only l . bel or rffens e lay in the forgery , the proof of which was abandoned ; -but still the Procureur General went to the jury . The consequence was of course an acquittal , a considerable scandale , and the great triumph of the Cariists . The Court or ^ an of Paris threw the blame on the jury , but the Prtcureur General was alone to Liame .
This functionary will but ill repair his fault by committing the grosser one of a crusade against the press . The execrable September laws permit editors of journals to be judged , in two or three cases , by the judges , not by the jury . Thus , if a partial report is given of a trial , the presiding judge has the power to summon , fine , and imprison , the editors . This * plan is now followed with the Gazette de France , and is a bad sample of thtj rigour of the Persil school . The National is to be brought before the Court of Correctional Police on some similar pretext . In short , that Fi ^ schi cod e , which M . Thiers and 'hi . Barrot wrongly tolerated , can at any time crush the press , by depriving it of the guarantee of a jurv .
The Carlist party has shown its activity in another I way . It has published a manifesto by the Count de ; Villele " , the old finance Minister of the Restoration , j accusing the Government , which arose in July , 1830 , and which has continued since , of tremendous prodigality . These reproaches have , unfortunately , some foundation in fact ; since the French annual expenditure , which was under forty millions ster- j ling during the Restoration , has risen to well nigh j sixty millions . There are excuses for this surplus I expenditure ; but there is certainly not enough to show in the way of ^ ain to the French contribiuibie for the enormous increase in his burdens . Seeing these lavish results , this disorder in the finances , the ex-minister of Charles the Tenth exclaims that the French are not equal to the task of self-government , and that the more the people meddle in that task , the worse will it be performed . The
Count is somewhat right , if his remarks be confined to late events . Bat France is still young in political experience , and the experience of the last year will not be lost upon her . If M . Villele pleads that despotism is a cheaper and better government , the •' Louis Philippist will point out to him the ie&uUs of ¦ Louis the Fourteenth ' s and Napoleon ' s reigns . M . J de Villele would remedy all by universal suffrage , that is , by the peasantry electing the landholders j for electors , and these electors choosing deputies . ) Uo thinks , with some reason , that this double mode i of ; election would do away with the nonsense of parliamentary government , and restore Henry the ] Fifth's . ¦ ' , The Court is much chagrined at the issue of the trial of La France ^ bnt Lonis Philippe himself has shaken off the annoyanoe : he has been visiting the i fortifications , laying the first Btonea of a variety of \ bastions , and has been welcomed by the load accla- j xuatiooB of the Bi&sons and their men , and by the i
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troops employed , who , of course , get an extra portion of drink on the occasion . Th « sound of popularity was new to Louis Philippe , and delightful whim , and he has drawn the happiest presages for himself , his policy , and his fortifications , although in reality the applause was that of masons for tne most liberal employer of masons that ever reigned . M . Guizot , through Prince Metternich , is hammering the Eastern question into some shape , and the Divan is about to confer upon Mehemet Ali the same dominions , power , and conditions which it had agreed to give , and he to accept , at the commencement of 1839 . Thn ? , after three years' squabbling , and negotiating , aud fighting , the Levant question comes back precisely to the same point at which it . _
was before the untoward affair of Nezib . Previous to that , as we learn from the volume of State Papers just published , the Porte had agreed to offer to the Pacha the hereditary government of Egypt , provided he would give np Syria . France , England , Austria , and Russia approved of the terms , and Mehemet would have accepted them , when the affair of Nezib occurred . The affairs of Acre and Kalat Metdan nave undone Nezib , and that is all . France with all her outcry , is no worse off in the Levant than Bhe was in 1835 , and England with all her triumph ? , is no better . The Pacha has had a check and fright , but in reality he ought to be very well contended , for , I repeat , he will get all that he could have hoped in March , 1839 .
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Lord Brougham left Rome for" Naples on the loth ult . Worse a . vd Worse . — It is said that the new census will cost the country about X 300 , 000 . It is not many years ago that the salary of the Chief Baron was £ 3 , 500 only—it is now £ 7 , 006 . An Island has been discovered between the Cape of Good Hope and Australia , in which there are valuable coal mines . The Earl Percy , loading at Maranham , for Liverpool , took fire on the 14 th of March , burnt to the water ' s edge , and sank . Exlcltio . \ s . —In the year 1821 there were 114 executions in England and Wales . In 1828 the number was reduced to 58 , in 1836 to 17 , aud in 1838 it was only six .
The Glasgow Herald quotes from the Edinburgh Post a report of the disappearance of a government official , a defaulter to the amount of £ 10 , 000 . His income was £ 2 , 000 a year . A Mo ? a * MEJfT to Lord Collingwood is about to be erected at Tynemouth . It will stand on a pedestal forty feet high , and the top of the figure will be seventy feet from the ground . Ax insolvent , whose discharge on Tuesday was not opposed , had be-Jii lying fourteen mouths in Whitecross-street prison , being t « o poor to pay the expenses of the application to bo discharged . Syria is now finally evacuated by the Egyptian army , the Jast division , under Menekli Pacha , having embarked for Alexandria at Gaza , ou board a Turkish frigate , on the ' 27 th of February .
Jesuits . —It has been calculated th » t the Jesuits , before the suppression of their order , possessed in various parts of the world a revenue of ^ 73 , 000 , OUOf . The society comprised ' ? 2 . 589 individuals . The Execution eii Anticipated . —Edward Chubb > upon whom sentence of death was passed at the last Ruthin assizes , for the murder of Evan Evans , a gamekeeper , has expired in gaol . Death of Mr . Luke Hansard , printer to the House or Commons . —This gentleman breathed his last on Wednesday evening week , at about a quarter after seven o'clock , at his country residence . Mr . Hansard was in his 6 'lst year . The returns of the average aggregate amount of notes in circulation in England and Wales , by private banks and by joint-stock * , from the 26 th December , 1840 , to the 27 th March , 1841 , are—Private banks , £ G , 3- > 2 . 579 ; Joint-stock banks , 3 , U 44 , 258 .
PiuvjE Albert is .-aid to have given manifestations of the must undoubted symptoms of consumption . He has Fpit blood repeatedly , and is under strict regulations as to diet aud exercise . Government have it in contemplation to repeal the Pawnbroking Act , and in every locality in Ireland to substitute loan funds , by which the poor will be accommodated ivnh-sums from 2 s . 0 'd . upwards . —Limerick Chronicle . The New Poor Law in London . —A statement of the number of admissions for one week to the Refuge of the West London Union Workhouse : — 1 above 60 years of age ; G above 4 '") ; 14 about 30 ; 47 above 20 : 241 under 20 . Total , 300 .
Custom or the Country . —In a recent trial at Carnarvonshire ass ze « , tor loss of services , &o ., the " custom of the country" in favour of courting in bed , was admitted to rebut the father ' s apparent want of caution . "It was not proved , " said Justice Williams , " that the father had not shown that care and caution in the custody of his child , which Welshmen of his condition should take . " JtsT i . \ Tijik . —A few days ago the wife of a man employed at the Lyceum of Manheim , having , as it was believed , expired , and her death been duly certified by a surgeon , who at the same time practises as a barber , was ordered to be buried ; but at the moment of screwing down the coffin she opened her eyes and smiled ! She has since remained in a weak state , but is gradually getting better .
Something New . —A Dr . Beck flatters himself with having discovering a method of propelling shi ps up and down the most rapid rivers without the aid of wind , steam , or towage . According to the plan the ships are moved by the power of the water alone with a regular degree of rapidity which may be increased or diuiiuished at pleasure . Fires , London . —On Friday night week , the inhabitants of Albemarle street were alarmed by the cries of fire , at the same time the numerous persons who were residing at Stewart ' s Hotel were rushing out . This splendid establishment , which consisted of two of the largest-sized houses , and close to the Earl of Mansfield's , was in one body of flame . It was totally destroyed . A fire was discovered on Friday morning week to have broken out in the Carlton Club-house , Pall Mall . It was soon extinguished .
Comparative Value of Life . —A letter from Akshehr states that a Turkish soldier having killed an Armenian , in a quarrel , was prosecuted by the latnily of the victim , before the Shoura , or city Couucil , by which he was absolved under the plea " that a Mussulman must kill two Ray as before he can be convicted . "—An affray took place at Smyrna on the evening of the 7 th , bttween some Greek and English seamen . One of the latter having been stabbed with a knife , the police interfered , arrested several of the rioters , and closed the Coffee-house in which the dispute arose .
Sheep and Lajfts' Wool . —By a return moved for b y Mr . Baines , M . P ., we find that the total quantity of sheep and lambs ' -wonl imported into the United Kingdom in the year 1840 , was 49 , 440 , 1141 bs ( including the Isle of Man ; , of which 21 , 812 , 099 was imported from Germany . The total quantity of British sheep and Jambs' wool exported from the United Kingaom in the year 1840 , was 4 , 810 , o 87 ib ., and the total quantity of woollen and worsted yarn , 3 , 79 G , 644 ib . The declared value of British woollen manufactures exported from the United Kingdom in 1840 is stated by the above return to be £ 5 , 327 , 853 .
Cost of Legislation to the Country . —The expenses to be paid by the public , for the executive of tho Houses of Parliament , amount to £ 118 , 935 . As about one hundred and twenty act 9 pass each session , it would appear that the average cost of each is neatly £ 1 , UOU . If to this ba added the innumerable expences to which individuals arc subjected in promoting and opposing bills during their progress , it will show that the process of legislation is even more expensive than is generally supposed . On Wednesday , the 28 th ult ., the Reverend Mark Waters w& 9 tried before three clergymen , as
Commissioners appointed by the Bishop of Norwich , at Southtown , for attempting the chastity of Ann Laws , the wife of a sailmaker . The case excited much interest in the place , and the town was crowded by the gentry and clergy of the neighbourhood . It was stated in evidence , that Mr . Water had caused a note to bz dropped in ; o Mrs . Laws ' s basket at market ; and that she kept the appointment , while her husband watched . There was some contradiction between the witnesses ; and the Commissioners decided , that although Mr . Waters ' s conduct bad been hi ghl y objectionable , yet there was not evidence to warrant furthes proceedings .
American Presidents . —The federal Government , up to the 4 th of March , 1841 , has been in operation fifty-two years . During that period there have been eight Presidents of the United States , of which number three are still living , viz ., Messrs . Adams , Jackson , and Van Buren . The following is the order in which they served , and the duration of their service , viz .: — General Washington , of Virginia , eight years ; John Adams , of Mas&achmsetts , four years ; Thomas Jtfferson , of Virginia , eight years ; James Madison , of Virginia , eight years ; James Munro , of Virginia , eight years ; John Q . Adams , of MassachusEetts , four years ; Andrew Jackson , of Tennessee , eight years ; Martin Van Buren , of New York , four years . To these is to be added , since the 4 th of March , General Harrison and Mr . Tyler .
No Evert-dat Things . —At a shop window in Fleet-street , a handsomely-framtd placard informs us that " the proprietor" keeps ** a depot for sharps , ' and to be obtained within " a medicine , " which is warranted to cure all disorders incident to the human frame . A few doors from the above-mentioned place , the window of a fishiDg-tackle warehouse exhibits the perfect *' anatomy" of a moose , which was starved to death and found in . a cane belonging to a fishing rod ! At the shop window of a gas-tuter in the immediate neighbourhood is the skeleton ot a rat , found in a small box in th « ruips of the Royal Exchange . On the box is affixed a placard , of wbi < & tbe following is a literal co-py ;—" This ratt was discovd niong the runes , axid is a cutosity—Only 10 shillinges .
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Sundat Railway TiuvELLiNG . -The opiniona of Mr . Hume and those of Mr . Plnmptre regarding railway travelling , verge to opposite points of the compass . Mr . Plumptre wonld stop « U the steamengines on Sundays , and make the entire population stationary on that day , for the purpose o ? maitaming the sanctity of the Sabbath : Mr . Hume , on the other hand , £ o ttld have a clause introduced in every Railway Bill , making it compulsory on the directors of all railways to carry the mails oh Son-??» "^ i" ot&& y * ., * ad of course , to . carry alsoA clause like
, passengers . this would , of course , defeat the views of any particularly pious district m which it might be determined to forbid the trains from progressing on that day , on the Jack Rag principle of nothing being " moving" but " stagnation" ou the Sabbath . So much mischief would result from the power to prevent railway travelling on Sunday—the convenience of the many would bo so completely sacrificed to the scruples of the few , that it would btnnfinitel y better to make the directors " go ahead" on that day , than force the people to stay at home for the lack of public conveyances . —Satirist .
Interesting SrATiSTics . -DuriDg the debate hi th » Chamber of ! Peers on « day lately , on the Customs Duties Bill , the Minister of Commerce aud Agriculture , M . Cunin Gridaine , stated some remarkable facts relative to the consumption of butchers' meat in Great Britam and France , which may not be . uninteresting . " In England one-half of the land is devoted to pasture , or to producing food for cattle intended for consumption . In France one fifth only of tfce soil is allocated for that purpose . In England the individual consumption of butchers meat is 1341 b . ; in France it is only 28 ib .
, to which may be added 181 b . of pork . In 1789 the individual consumption of meat in Paris was 1381 b ., and now that the population is nearly doubled , the aggregate consumption is 'diminished . In England each ox brought to market averages 8001 b . ; in France not more than from . 4001 b . to 6001 b . In the p roduction of cattle for consumption France is inferior , and means ought to bo adopted to remedy this evil . It is the duty of the Government to submit the legislative measures' which it considers necessary for that purpose to the Chambers , and it will fulfil that duty with ze&l and earnestness . "
The Rights of the Poor . —Lammas Land . — John Stanton , a costermouger , residing at Walhamgreen , was summoned to Kensington Police-office , on Saturday , before Mr . T . Paynter , the sitting magistrate , on the singular charge of having fed a horse in a , lane leading from Fulham to Walhamgreen . The summons , which was granted under the new police act ( 1 st and 2 J Victoria , cap . 47 , sec . 55 , ) set forth that he " did on the 22 d of April last , in a certain thoroughfaro in the parish of Fulham , unlawfully feed a certain horso to the annoyance of the inhabitants then being ia the said thoroughfare , " whereby ho had incurred a penalty of not exceeding 40 i . Tha complainant , ( . Mr . Wm . Goaler , market gardener , of Fulham-fields . ) deposed that while in
his own grounds between six and seven o ' clock iu the evening of the day in question , ho saw the defendant ih the lane adjoining , with a horse , which he held by a halter . The horse was feeding , not from a nose bag , but b y cropping the grass at the side of the lane . He was there with it for upwards of two horse , and the same horso had been there with a bag ia the afternoon , when it , had damaged the fence . In answer to questions by the magistrate , the complainant acknowledged that the lane was not his property , neither had he the fe « simple . The defendant did not deny having fed iho horse there . There were , he said , no inhabitants there to be annoyed . I t was a p a rish r oad , where he had himself been in
the habit of feeding his horse 9 for the last twenty years , without molestation . It had been the custom to do so from time immemorial , it being Lammas land . He had for years known tho ground thrown open to the poor every Lammas-day , and he had even seen the gatu forced off by teaoia of horses . Ho therefore only claimed a right which he , as well as other poor persons in the parish , were entitled to . Mr . Paynter said he could not make up his mind to convict under the act in suoh a case , especially as the complainant had set up no claim of riftln . If , however , he allowed his horse to injure tho fences , he would be liable for the wilful damage . The summons was accordingly dismissed .
Trying the Patience of Job . — " I tell yer agin I won ' t sittle i t , but means to take it into court . " — " You had bettor though , for I means to swear that I've fourteen kida to keep , and then they aro safe to put me down for 6 'd . a week . "—* ' You ro willain enough to swear anythink , but I'll circumvvent you , young cockaloru ^ n . "—The above confab took place at the London Borough Court of Requests , on Saturday , in the rear of the court , between a knockkneed little man and a faded " swell" in a ventilating " four-and-nine" and dirty white " ducks . " Shortly afterwards the crier called the names of " Small against Griggs , " which drew the two inrfiy iduals alluded to up in front of the bench . "Who is the plaintiff in this case , " asked the Commissioner . " I am , Sir , " replied tho little man , who
was small by name and small by nature . J&b Small , the plaintiff , stated his cabe , from whence it appeared that he followed the profession of St . Crispin in that salubrious region of tan-pits , Bermondsey . Now . as Job ' s family consisted only of himself , his old lad y , and a torn cat , ho let out a portion of his house to lodgers , amongst whom was the defendant , who occupied his " first floor down the chimney " ( the two garrets ) at the weekly rent of 3 s . 6 d . He had left a mouth in arrear , to recover which the present proceedings were instituted . Commissioner—Did he pay his rent punctually on former occasions ? Plaintiff—Oh yes , Sir , he only does this out of spite , ' cause I wouldn ' t let him stop in my house .
Commissioner—What madeyou wish to get ndofhimi Plaintiff—Why , he never came home before two o ' clock iu the morning , and then I had to jump out of bed to let him in . Iu that cold weather it was enough to aggrawate the devil and freeze a red-hot poker . Commissioner—Or , more properly speaking , to try the patienco of Job . ( Laughter . ) Plaintiffc— I cotch'd the inflnenza through it , and my old 'oman , arter oney jist touching me when I'd bin to let him in one frosty morning , tuck ill with a fit of the shivers , and I ' m blow'd if it didn ' t shake two of her teeth out , ( Laughter . )—Defendant ( lifting up his eyes in astonishment)—My eyes , what a " crammer . " Commissioner—Did vou ever find Mrs . Small ' s two
teeth that were shaken out 1 Plaintiff—Never , your vorship ; I think . she must ha' swallowed 'em . Commissioner—Very likely . Then it was because the defendant kept bad hours that you wished him to leave . Plaintiff— Yes , and then he was safe to be drunk , and used to kick up sich a precious shindy , singing and hollering , that nobody could sleep for him . The Commissioner inquired of the defendant what he bad to say ? Job Small ' s ci devant lodger informed the court that he was a lawyer ' s clerk , and further that he had made a very fair offer to the said Job , The Commissioner asked what that offer was ? Defendant—Why , Sir , I told him I'd pay him at sixpence a week . Commissioner—Oh , that won't do at
all , you must pay two shillings per week at least , remember the inconvenience you put him to iu letting you in at such unseasonable hours , besides there is the loss of Mrs . Small ' s two teeth . ( Laughter . ) Defendant—To tell the truth , Sir , I don ' t believe that Mrs . Small has had a single tooth iu her head for some time past . " You ' re a good for nothing scandalizing wagabone ! " exclaimed an elderly female on a larg e tcale , who turned out to be Mrs . Small . Commissioner—It is quite clear that you owe the money . I shall , therefore , order you topay itat 2 * . per week . Defendant—Well , if it must be so—it must ; but as I am hard up just now , I shall require the assistance of an individual who occasionally takes an interest in my
affairs" Who cheers the heart with ' money lent , ' "When friends are cold and all is spent , Receiving only cent per cent—My Uncle . " Commissioner—I advise you to keep better hours in future , and don't again " try the patienco of Job . " The parties then left the court , Air . Small abusing the defendant lustily in conscquenco of his insinuating that she had no teeth . Revolting Charge . —At Hatton Garden Police Office , on Saturday last , William Davis , who described himself as a gentleman , living at No . 11 , Cloadesley-street , Cloudesley-square , Islington , was charged with decoying children , under circumstances of a most revolting nature . Police-constable Bray ,
of the N division of police , said that on Friday night , about ten o ' clock , he was stopped by a very respectable woman , who informed him that a man was going about insulting females , and the prisoner coming in sight almost immediately , she pointed him out , saying , " That's the wretch . " Witness then watched him , and saw him go up to a littlo g irl , of ) about the age of eight , and talk to her , and eventually he took her by the hand and led her to a bye-spot behind some timber , close against the bar ; k of White Conduit-houae . In the course of a f « jw minutes , witness went quietly to the spat , and saw the prisoner in a state which left no doubt o f his intention . Witness immediately collared t > je accused , who made a desperate resistance , but b a overpowered him , a&d led him off to the station chouse . While they were struggling , the child ran a way crying , and he had not been able to find her t jUt . Defendant— " I wiU swear that what the officer has
said ia altogether false . " Mr . Combe ( ' indignantly ) — " I have no doubt you would . Yf u would not have the slightest objeciou to add p erjury to your other infamy , I am sure . " Prison / jr _ . " f thought , the child was distressed , and I me re ] y offered her some money . " Mr . Combe— " Dod' t . tajk t 0 me in that manner . Wretched , hortibl d fellows like you , deserve the severest punishment . but , uuluckily , in this instance you ¦ will escape it f or tho want of further evidence . Why did you a ssault thecoustable i " PmoP . M- " I thoHght he had no right to touch me . " Mr , Combe— " If I fine you £ 5 y 0 U would readily ps . y it ; but that is no punis * jment at all ; and it will not do for me . The law , I am happy to say , enableB me to punish for an a 8 » aul „ to tho extent of a month without fine , and thiB is my decision— -that you be imprisoned aud kept to r . ard labour in the House of Correction for ojje mon * . " The judgment of the worthy MagiBtrateww i much applauded .
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Jim along JosEY—Thi »» tbeneV * * crack'comic song of the day , and it will be foun d . both words ( eight verses ) and music , in that popular and cheap work "The Flutosicow" ftr May , ;\ b . 90 . See advertisement in another part « i our pa ^ er . A Giant in Trouble . —At Baraard Cattle Easier fair , pa Wednesday , there was a caravan which contained some rari ' s of the human species , bat it had sustained a great loss , owing to an untoward circumstance in this world of change . It appearsthat on Tuesday the said caravan whs journeying from Darlington to Barnard Castle , when George Mallison , of Yorkshire , one of the " great ones of the earth , " espied some linen drying in a field near the road , and not properly distinguishing the laws of "meum and tuum , " he jasfc selected a change of linen therefrom ; but a person residing near saw the transaction , and went and informed the police officer at Piersbridge , who followed the culprit and apprehended him with the linen in his possession . The result has been that the said giant is committed to Durham House of Correction for three months hard labour , as a rogue and a vagabond . —Gateshead Observer . — '
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THE " NEW MOVE . " TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . " Here point pour thunders—here exhaust pour rage !" Pope . Dear Sir , —The name of John Cleave has been so frequently adverted to in your Journal of late , in connection with what you are pleased to designate the " New Move" that in justice to his character , to the motives influencing , and to the right glorious cause advocated by him , be cannot longer remain siJent under ( he begs leave to assert ) unmerited reproach ; nor permit grievous misrepresentation to pass unnoticed . He appeals to your impartiality , —nay , demands as a Radical that " fair play" be shown him—and as a man claims the right of being heard before a verdict either of acquittal or condemnation be pronounced ! How runs the indictment against him .
1 . That he has attached bis signature to a certain " Address to the Political and Social Reformers of the United Queendom , " calling upon them to discuss the propriety of establishing a " National Association for promoting the Political and Social Improvement of the People , " in unison with a plau therein submitted for their consideration . 2 . That to this he has been influenced by , and held communion with that great political apostate , Daniel O Connell , and others of the like " kidney . " And furthermore , that he seeks to destroy a previously existing Chartist Association , « fec . What is the conclusion thereupon hastened to by some with " a hop , step , a nd jump V VVhy , that the aforesaid John Cleave is unworthy of further confidence , aud he bo denounced as a "political humbiig , " "liar , " "damnation , " and " traitor to freedom , " &c . &o .
What is the sentence generously proposed to be pronounced against him 1 1 . —That his reputation be for ever destroyed . 2 . —That every means bo resorted to , that may hereafter embitter his existence . 3 . —That his business , " the very means whereby h e li v es , " be as far as possible dooiued to certain destruction . A moat terrible " Bill of Pains and Penalties " this , in all conscience ! But , Sir , notwithstanding all this , give me leave to aver most solemnly that I am ignorant of having done aught that can justify such serious allegations , or call for such fearful denunciations .
True is it , that in the exercise of that right of private judgment , and freedom of opinion for which 1 have ever contended , —cheerfully made many sacrifices , —endured persecution , imprisonment , and fine after fine ; and for which I am even at this present time in heavy bonds to our " Sovereign Lady the Queen , " 1 have signed the Address referred to . " The head and front of my offending hath this extent—no more . " Having done so , I will not shrink from the responsibility of the act . I did so from a sincere desire to advance and not to retard tho cause of" E qual rights , and equal laws . " I am not . however , so
stupidly vain as to arrogate to myself infallibility ot judgment . It may be that herein 1 have been mistaken , but at any rate I claim the merit of sincerity . If my hetd has deceived me—my heart is untainted . I am no political Cranmer , to sign a document today—abjectly disavow it on the morrow , but again to relapse , and at the last childishly slobber forth " Oh , this wicked hand—this wicked hand . " No , no , if I believe myself in the right , I will abide by it : —if I am to ba condemned to the stake , let my whole body be consumed . I will the rather glory in , thati cowardly denounce the hand that signing but obeyed the dictates of its master heart .
Setting aside for awhile all controversy as to the policy or impropriety of promulgating the address , let us 8 ee whether or no tho spirit pervading it , be such as to warrant the application of the term *• traitor" to all those who have thought proper to sign that address . What sayVit 1 " Tracing most of our social grievances to class legislation , we have proposed a political reform upon the principles of the People ' s Charter ; we have made it the polar-star of our agitation , and have resolved by all just and pevx / ul means U cause it to become the law of our country . " Does this denote the slightest departure from the principles of tho Charter ? No , it declares the " Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less than tho Charter , " as the " polar-star of our agitation . " Why ? Because " we believe it to have truth for its basis , and the happiness of all for its end !"
There is no shuffling , no c unning ly devised sophistry , no humbug in this . It is a plain spoken , and not-to-be-mistaken declaration of principle . Again , it does not insult the people by calling upon them to abale one jot of their just demands , or to slacken the agitation by and for themselves . So far from this , they are earnestly entreated to become more energetic and determined in the resolve to work out their own salvation from the atrocious bondage to which they are now subjected . It bids them rely upon themselves alone , and cautions them against btiiig made the dupes of any other body of men . Just read the following confirmation of this : —
" If , therefore , you will escape your present social and political bondage , and benefit your race , you must bestir yourselves , and make every sacrifice to build up THE SACRED TEMPLE OF YOUR OWN LIBERTIES , Or by your neglect and apathy bequeath to your effspriog an increase of degradation and wrong . You cannot suppose that those who revel in the spoils of labour , and live by the wretchedness they have created , trill be instrumental in promotiny the political and social improvement of the people . They may talk of liberty while they are forging y o u r fe tt ers , may profess sympathy while they are adding insult to wrong , and may talk of instructing you , while they are devising the mosf efficient means for moulding you into passive slaves ; but they will contemptuously spurn every proposal for establishing equality of politiad rights and social obligations —the enduring basis of liberty , prosperity , and happiness . "
But , O ! I have been " influenced by , and held communion with , OConnell , " &c ! I hardly know how sufficiently to express th& disgust—the very loathing of soul with which I contemplate such an accusation . " Held communion with O'Counell ! " Pshar--the assertion is false , aye , " as false as heaveu- itself is true . " Yes , if any man deliberately asserts thai to my knowledg e and belief , O'Conuell had ought to do With tho document hi question , I hereb y brand him as a most foul calumniator—as a cowardly lic& ; I will not in this retract a singleepitnet . 1 repeat * _ that the man who , unswayed by passion , especial ^ after this declaration , ' deliberately t ' . flisma that 1 have held correspondence , either directly or indirectly , with O'Ceunsll or any of his cli ^ o ^ is a coldblooded villain I
Let me not be mistakes . Mark , I do not apply this to any honest democrat , that dissenting , from , is angry at » the course pursued by me . I a&ourn over that difference ot' opinion . I " pray thai when animosities , engendered by misconwption shall have subsided ; when , passion shall ha . ve spent its fury , something like a good understanding will spring v . p , and we shall exclaim one to another , " Come , let us reason together . " U I how I pant for thi 3 . rlow I long to behold Radicals combined in the brotherly fraternity of democracy . Convince me by fair and honourable argment that I am wrong , and frankly acknowledging it I will endeavour to walk in a better path . L ^ t others , however , display a like disposition . When that wished for moment arrives , I -am sure that whether now right or wrong , it vrill still be proclaimed that
< John Cleave is so traitor ! •*' For tho presenl , let it suffice that I remain fervently devoted to the principles of tho Charter , and something more . 1 have never sought to exalt myself above my fellows . I will not run over the history of the persecutions and losses endured by me . My past life , with all " 3 merits or demeritsits sufferings or successes , I thought was by this time known to all . If forgotten , I will not resuscitate the remembrance of them . I aspire not to leadership , but am well content to serve in the ranks—10 stand by " my order , " tha cruelly oppressed " workies ' of Great Britain .
But I must briefly advert to a misconception tha appears to have taken possession of the niinds ^ many honest and true-hearted men—namely , that the " new move" ( as you term it , although first published as far back as the release of Lovett and Collins from Warwick Castle ) is intended to supplant and destroy the combination based upon the " Manchester plan" of organisation . ' Now , I reauy do not believe any such intention is contemplated
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at any rate , / disclaim it ) and if there be ona among the signers of the disputed address thug actuated , h « is not known to me—he is no friend of mine . The very last paragraph of the address appears to me to prove the erroneousnesa of Buch a conception . It runs thus : — " With no disposition to oppose the attoeUdiont already formed , but with an anxious desire to see all those interested in the social and political improvement of their fellow-men united in one general body to effect it , we propose that such an association be established . " sa ^__ aaccB ^— — 1 r
Apprehensive of having already occupied too BUitth space , I will hasten to a conclusion , omitting much that I would otherwise fain add . That I have honestly dissented from the ** Manchester Plan" is undoubtedly true ; but if < fta / coastitoea me " a traitor to liberty , " I know not what demotfracy is . Paine , Cobbett , and other master minds—nay , even the Editor of the Northern Star himself—have taught me falsely . I have , then , for years pursued a ^ Will-o ' -the-wisp , " and called it the " right of free opinion . " I certainly thought that the basis of the Manchester Plan was not such as to ensure stability , nor its mode of action effective . I also thought that it was not so legal as I could have wished to see it . Th ©
recent adoption of an amended plan but confirms this . I have not , however , been influenced by cowardice or faction . I was anxious only to act up to the maxim which teaches us how to " make use of the law to destroy the law that injures us . " So far from iactiously opposing the plan , I believe more than one of my London friends , who are associated in accordance with that plan , can bear testimony to my having always willingly rendered them such co-operation and aid as my circumstances would , . permit . It will perhaps be said that to talk about " making use of the law to defeat the law" sounds strangely from one of those who fought the battle of a , free and unstamped press , in open defiance of all law . Now , a second or two ' a reflection will evidence that there ia no inconsistency in this . In warring against the " Gacsring Laws . "
I acted as John Cleave only , and not a 3 the member of an Association . No other man could be persecuted for my action . Those who then gallantly fought with me , did so upon the same individual principle . I am not a whit more enamoured of those iui quitous laws in the making of which I have no voice , than I was at that time . Show to me how an individual act of mine can accelerate the triumph of Chartism , and I am prepared again to break through , and laugh the law to Fcorn . I am not , however . prf pared to endanger the safety of others . While I will net tremble at the consequence to myself , I have yet somehow got it into my " n oddle" that the advocates of tlie good cause will better serve it by their active exertions cut of doors , than by being cooped up and languishing by hundreds in Cattle duiigeons , and Whig erected " model prisons . "
Jn conclusion , J sincerely regret the existence of so much acrimonious feeling , misrepresentation , and . delusion . This is hot the way to obtain , but to retard the Charter , of which it will ever be my proudest boast to have been one of the concoctors . For my part I would cry out lustily " Peace , Peace , among the friends of freedom , but War , War , to the enemies of man ! " I indignantly repudiate the titles of "thief , " "liar , " " rogue , " " apostate , " and " traitor ;" ' but , at the same time , set my face against low recriniiiiatiou and abuse . I will not denounce a man as a " humbug , " merely because , he differs with me .. I believe that / am right , but ,
after all , the judgment of others may prove superior to nay own . Be it so—be it so ; but for heaven ' s sake let us have done with disgraceful vituperation . Let us hear no more of this man ' s dishonesty , nor , on the other hand , of that man ' a arrogance . Let us have no vauntings about "drawing the sword , and casting away the scabbard . " If we differ as to the mode , let us at least agree to pursue the end all profess to hold dear . Let us not unnaturally slaughter one another ; but let each man , following the dictates of his heart , uplift his arm for the strife ; and point the sword at tho powerful , because organised phalanx of despots , and not against liia brother slave . Whatever be niy fate , I am content to feel , that I now live , and , with the blessing of God , will die , a Democrat—one that will not tremble at danger , nor disown the name- of John Cleave .
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EMIGRATION . The following paragraph is " going the round" of the " Establishment" : — " While so many families and individuals are at present leaving this for America with the view of being employed in the manufacturing establishments , we conceive it our duty to remind them that iu . America commercial affairs are at present fully vvorse than even at home , and they have been in this state ior some mouths past . The following sentence is extracted from a letter received from a townsman . in Lowell this week . It
states—There is no sign ot any betterness with the carpet weavers as yet , but there is some hope that it will be better this summer . ' In a previous letter , received from the same individual a short time back , he mentions the name of a native of Paisley , who has been for some years in America , and who had arrived at Lowell in quest of work , after a journey of 400 miles from the manufacturing establishment he had been pieviously employed at . People should think seriously before they throw away their means to have themselves transported to a foreign country , to suffer sucli privations . "—Glasgow Chronicle .
What I and does not " Emigration" do now 1 The working people , when they complained of their severe and unbearable privations—when it had been proved b y evidence , taken by a Select Committee of the House of Commons , that a million of hand-loom weavers were ou the very verge of absolute starvation—that hundreds of thousands of them were living on less than 2 . W . per head per day ; and when they asked for 'relief , —were insolently told by " the House" that ' no relief but " Emigration" could be afforded them . " Emigration , " in fact , has been held up as the great panacea for all our evils ; and scheme after scheme has been devised and entertained to get the working people to " emigrate ;"
some of the plans actually proposing to mortgage the poor' 3 rates , to . enable the parish officers to transport the labourers to some distant clime at the public cost ! But , now , it seems ,, when the working people ate in reality " emigrating , " " Emigration " will not do I How is this \ How is it that it is now deemed a portion of " out duty " to caution the emigrant * , that " in America , commercial affairs are even worse than athome V How is it that " people should" be reminded to think serioasly beforeithey throw away kheit means to have themselves transported to a foreign country" 1 How is it that this should be the tone of those who have continually preached up "Emigration" ! What ' s in the wind , now I
O t we see ! It is only to the " many families and individuals who avt at preseni leaving this for AMERICA" that the caution . is addressed ! : It ia ouiy those who aragoing to the Ukited Seaies whoase called upon fc > " think seriously before they throw away their means . " Not a word to those who are going 4 o Austraiaa , Swam River , New Zealand , or to . the Canadas ! Not a word of caution to those veko are going to increase the value of the estates ef the Ellicss , the Moiesworths , the Thompsons , bhe Wakesields , and the other holders
of" proper ij" in " oar colonies V * Not a word of caution to those who are willing io be " transported " to any of tiesesinksof corruptionand death ! It isonly to tho 3 ewhoare"Jew » i 7 iffTHis / ftrAMERiCA"that these cautions can ba afforded 1 The reason of this is obvious . The working man , when once safely landed and settled in America , is beyond the reach of our suck-bloods . He is out of their clutches ! They lose by him . But if he will only go to any of " our Colonies" we can " have it out of him , " if he either work or eat at all . ! If he work , our estates are improved ; aud if he eat , his food helps the taxes , and
we eat them ! 0 , no 1 working men ! don't go to America ! go to New South Wales , or to Botant Bay , or to Hell—if we can only make a bargain with tiis devil for the fat that fries out of you : but don't go to America Don't go there ] There we have done with you . There we can make no more of you . There yoa . are out of our fingers . Pray " thick seriously before you throw away your means to have yourselves transported to a foreign clime" Don ' t the working people see through this I Don't they see that , if they are to " emigrate , " America is the place to go to ? And don't theysee the reason
why ? . The working man who intends to emigrate" and has the " means" to do bo , is a fool if he stirs one inch towards . any place but the TJwriBD States of America ; and he will also beet consult his own comfort and interest by going out in an American ship .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 8, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct548/page/3/
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