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toqise&Si-- * consciences tell us thai -while -we jj , } n the general denunciation of dias-Iegial&tion , J ^ of its enormity i » owingto our supineness and the y ^ peaom which have grown up and been fostered ^ pg obi own order . At length we hire opened oni ^ an d seen the emo of the -whole system , For associated onions
ipgj years we straggled by our to ^ teet oanelTes , bat tbe giant which has destroyed all ^ ijjrtitntibna rf oar country , w Able to destroy a ^ j » i » which ire TaMy hoped -would have given BOta ^ lOT to onr body . This , to ascertain extent , was ^^ leg islation , and perhaps our appeal may come _ j $ a better grace f 01 hating tried allmethodi of projggtioB before we joined , at a body , fer the great orgpe chaEfe which -we now seek , and in which we Lgocaise the spirit of a real union , not only of trades tat of voicing
men-Brothers , we aak you whether or not we are longer •_ £ ij }» d in withholding oar united assistance from ftoee , * ho , like ourselves , sweat and ton from - ^ b end to year ' s end , and are yet dejj ^ jaat upon caprice for the scantiest sub-^ j-jnee ? The motives and objects of those who now -jmggle for mere equality under the law hare been * ntegBy misrepresented by a hireling press . The timid U& cautious have been taught to believe that the working people pant for reTenge and are ready to commit ^ jpreditions against life and property . Toe best , indeed gie taily , answer to such a eharge Is , that they hare now ¦ fcxte toee successive seasons of . unparalleled Buffering , I 2 & boV one drop of human blood has been shed by QgB—aot one particle of property has been destroyed , jn Qte midst of the greatest excitement and agitation ; Tb 2 e of other years , in the absence of all political exetenseat , the ** f *™ " or the brigand became his own grenget , from a hopelessness of his individual exertion pgudering any service to the general cause . We rejoice flat the increase of knowledge anil a better understandtog amoof the people , has tamed all those little streams of discontent into a flood of well-founded complaint , wfcich is now irresistible .
Brothers , if Tiolence and intemperance hare been untestlv charged against oar associated friends , who hare long struggled for their rights in Tain , our body , at all errata , stand purged of all such suspicion or calumny f ^ e h&Te been too submissive . Even now we s&k for caiighis , and nothing more , and we will rest satisfied ¦ with nothing less . We ask , then , for the spirit of that Garter on behalf of which we had the high honour to p i « j-e nearly one million and a half of dumb bat eloquent advocates at the bar of the House of Commons . Bwthers , without entering at large into the principles of the Charter , let us respectfully submit to you those rrieracces and inequalities of "which we now justly
eompUin , and which its provisions alone can remeoy . We ccmplain that the industrious classes are daily becoming poorer , ¦ while all other classes are daily becoming richer . We complain that -while we toil suds the summer ' s sun for a mere subsistence , we are compelled to lirger in ¦ unwilling idleness through the TiBUT's tost , and to subsist npon the savings from onr mmnter"a too Ecanty store , or die of want , or take refuge in a cold bastile . We loot round in the midst of increasing luxury , and we see those who create it all , the only parties neglected in the general dispensation . The speculator , -who lives in a cottage to-day , aspires to t mansion to-morrow .
We are engaged in remodelling or rebuilding the habitations of the thriving classes , in order that their Inxury may keep pace with their improved state in society . In going to our daily toil we pass by the comparatively humble palaces of ancient monarchs , which are placed in sad contrast with the mast splendid habitations of . mere traders in our labours of the present dsy . At this we would not repine , as we envy no man ' s lot , provided that our position in society improved in proportion ; but alas ! while we haveseen this improvement in tie condition of the idler and the speculator , we have been employed in turning the abandoned domiciles of the promoted masters into stalls for lodging their toil-worn slaves , thus circumscribing the comforts ot the poor in exact proportion as those of the rich improve . This gallisg
disparity we attribute to the law ' s inequality , and to the Charter alone we look for its correction . Brothers , can scy thing he more absurd than the fact that the very men who create every vote under the present syetem are not teaselves considered worthy of the trust ? We who hdid houses for voters , and by which alone they can be qualified , look upon every one perfected as an enemy to our order . If our trade is dull or precarious , those who employ us risk nothing -without the hope of gain , and therefore when we work we work for others' profit , aad Then we are idle we may live upon our resources . — Brothers , it may be argued that we cannot all be capitalists , and that masters are a necessary evil . We admit till , to a certain extent , they are necessary , and Shit with the Charter all the evil would cease , and therefare are ire for ih » Charter .
Let us now direct yonr attention to the assaults which class legislators have made upon our comforts , recreations , and amusements ; -while , at the same time , invention has been tortured for the discovery of new means e ! tickling the palled appetite of au over-gorged aris tecracy . Yes , brothers , while abstinence from scenic performance during one or twe nights in Lent is con * ¦ adered s hardship by those whose vrhole time is at the disposal of pleasure , our every place of amusement has been closed against us ; and while the authority of the Lord High Chamberlain himself is disputed when it interferes with aristocratic or middle-class enjoyments , hired policeiBen are coiistituted masters of the eremony over all popular amusements . By the 2 n 3 and 3 rd Tictoria , they ( the police / are made judges of what nay constitute immorality , or lead to a disturbance of
the peace . Those holidays for -which particular amusements -were set apart , according to the season of the year , have now become mere days of irksome idleness "While aristocratic vice is actually legalised , it is a high offence « . g ^ it > r » law , and consequently against morality , to keep a piano in a house of entertainment , devoted to onr hours of relaxatias . Tha press , and the Society for the Suppression of Yice , baclce J ty the Lord High Chamberlain , inveigh against the beastly , humiliating , and disgusting performances resorted to at our " patent theatres , " built for the representation of what is called the legitimate drama , and far the purpose of perpetui « ing the virtues tf the ancien's , but recently turned into places for the exhibition of naked monsters in faiman form , and such treats as can alone secure the * ttsndance of those made too rich by idleness to enjoy rational amusement .
Brothers , the effeminacy of our aristocracy may , in a great measure , be traced to our passive obedience to Sislr irill , and if their vices are disgusting t © the mind of rational men , oui forbearance , which has engendered them ., cannot be less so . Brothers , while we resolve to kave onr share in the government of the country , for the purpose of protectin ? our own rights , vre truly declare that we repudiate all notion or intantion of depriving the present possessors of any portion of their rightfully-acquired property .
We now invite tbe Beveral trades of England , Ire- bad , sad Scotland to appoint a Charter Committee frwn their own body , and that when so much is accomplished a Genera ] Council , consisting of a member f ron : *» eh trade , be appointed to act in connection with : & * associated body ef Chartists , under legal rules and provisions for the attainment of our Charter of liberty . J * e propose that three persons from each trade shall m sosiiaated , and that one of the three shall be elected * 7 ballot as & Councilman . ' Ton Trill not require , in this our preliminary address , * ttore explicit announcement of our detail machinery , *™ d » must be left to the judgment and good seise of * * in whoa * ability and honour we skall evince our «> Efidenee by their election .
Brothen , thus we invite yon to rally yourselves for y ° * rB 6 lves ; and having had the proud honour of being "™ heralds to your wish , by bearing it to the bar of the ~ J ** , we offer our position upon that occasion ai an 2 ™ ° gy ( if any i » required ) for having taken the first !* P in the formation of a Legislative Tbades ' Cxioh . We have the honour to remain , Brother Tradesmen , Your afieetienate + rW »<* » and brothers ,
^ tn Worthington , William Wilkinson , Y ?** Ts / lor , George Johnson , *« aader Wilson , Alexander Moreland , *?« rew Hogg , William Widden , Wiffiaa Hogg , William Jennings , *«•• SeUen , Joseph Gouill , *« a Hawley , William Geggie , ^*< tawg Walton , Isaac Henderson , wuUani Bumup , James Strathin . Th * Eighteen Fustianed Petition Carriers being Stone Uasons .
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Thiesk . —The election movements is this borough have been pretty rapid within the past week . It will be remembered that a short time ago Sir S . Crompton , the present member , announced his intention of retiring in the event of a . dissolution ; on tbe instant appeared as candidate , under the Bell or Whig interest , Mr . Hsriand , one of the representatives of Durham City , and immediately after him , the Hon . C S . Wortiey , in the Frankland or Tory interest ; both canvassed the borough , and-general opinion seemed to fancy the orange would be successful ; some recent voles of Mr . Harlaad ' s , however , have turned against him the nearly balanced scale , and there is little doubt but he would hare been ejected . This his committee plainly saw , and xau oerenumie threw him and their party
overboard ; got up a requisition to John Bell , Esq ., -which was accepted , the borough re-canvassed , each pledged elector to Mr . Harland with as great facility cancelled his promise , and repledged himself to Mr . Bell , who in the short space of some six or seven hours found himself in an unapproachable situation as candidate for the fntnre representation of the borough . The next day brought the Hon . Mr . Wortiey , and the day following Sir R . T . Russell , his patron . On finding how matters stood , the Hon . Charles , by the advice of his committee , resigned on Mr . Bell's declaration to Sir R . F . Russell , that it was no jok * , really he intended if elected to go to parliament , which previous to such declaration , many had some difficulty in believing , he having always declared himself so much averse to it .
—Correspondent-Representation of Rochdale . —The sword of universal liberty is drawn- Rochdale will nobly do'its duty . Tberttnrn of that indomitaMa opponent of Irish jugglery , [ alias O'Connblism , ) Mr . Shannin Crawford , is now placed beyond the possibility of a doubt Liberals and Chartists have placed , for the present , in abeyance their minor differences— " Crawford and the Charter—Crawford and no Monopoly" is the war cry . They are linked . in one indissoluble bond of union for the coming fight The Tories , conscious of their weakness when tbe Reformers are united , have vainly essayed to throw discord in the Crawford camp , by endeavouring to work upon the fears and religious prejudices of the Dissenters and expediency Reformers , representing Mr . Crawford-to be an Irishman , a Catholic , and a
violent Chartist , and consequently viewing him in the light of their great Lyndhurst—" an alien in birth , blood , language , and religion . " At the recent great open air meeting , the straightforward and manly manner in which Mr . Crawford answered every question appertaining to his political or religious sentiments , whether asked by electors or non-electors , won for him the universal admiration of all real Reformers . He declared himself an advocate for tbe Suffrage of the Charter , and an enemy to all monopolies , and instanced the monopoly of representation as the grand source ! from which all other monopolies have their existence 1 and support He declared himself a member of the '¦ Established Church , and the inveterate enemy of her , abuses , and in -the event of his being returned , he
! should visit his constituency annually , and give an i account of his stewardship ; and if , at any time , any 1 considerable portion , either of electors or non-electors , | desired him to give up his situation as representative , ¦ and repose the trust confided to him in their hands , he ! would do so , and give them an opportunity of electing 1 a better man . He stated that he had been informed ! his adversaries had , during his absence , been circu-• Isting reports prfjudicial to Ills character , he now called upon them te come forth and make good the . charges -, sot cne of his mean and base traducers ap-: peared to confront him ; his speech had the effe «> of silencing the Ebmderoos tongues of his opponents ; and invigorating his friends to action . The utmost ; zeal and perfect union pervades all classes and shades
| of reformers . . Electors and son electors are heart and ' hand in the cause ; it will be the most popular election i that has taken place here since Mr . James Taylor was i a candidate on the Radical interest , at the first election I after the passing of the Reform Bill . Committees are j organised ; public meetings are held nightly ; electioneer-! ing depots are assigned ; and the borough has nndergone j a most diligent and successful canvass . We have j unspeakable pleasure in announcing to the Radical ! -world that Cravrford and tbe Charter will be trium-J phant over monopolies and class interest and legislaj tion . —From our oven Correspondent . j Bbighto >\—There are four candidates in the field ; here , a Tory , a Chartist , and two Whigs ; the two ' Whigs are Capt Pechell , one of the present members , i and -who voted with Mr . Duncombe for the release of i all pelitical prisoners , and J . K . Wifney , Esq ., who ; formerly represented this borough , but for his treachery i at tbe second election , under the Reform Bill , in ' throwing overboard the Radical candidate , George
Faithful , Esq ., the Radical played the same trick on ' . frjm at the hist election , and threw him overboard : ; another reason "why he -was not sent at the last election , ! and why he ought not to be this , and which will be an : everlasting disgrace to the whole body of the electors of Brighton , if they do it , is , that he is a rank supporter I of thB hell-bor » Pool Law throughout all its brutal | and bloody machinery . If the Poor Law be introduced ; into Brighton hereafter , those electorswho vote for Wigney : give a tantamount acquiescence in the introduction of that Bill into Brighton , in supporting the man who I has had' the impudence to say , that he agrees with the clause that authorises the separation of man and wife ; \ the electors will be undoing that -which they have dona in their general vestries , namtly , a total ^ disconneciion i -with all and every man who would support that brutal enactment , by all thst they hold dear , by their wives ,
: their children , and their suffering countrymen in the i agricultural districts , who are ground to the earth by : the oppressien of this cruel law . We implore them , j we call upon them in the name of suffering humanity , 1 to support no man who will not give a decided I and "written pledge that , if sent to Parliament , he will ! vote for a total and unconditional repeal of the New ) Poor Law Bill . The next candidate is a Sir J . Dal-¦ rymple , a rank Tory , an open and candid enemy . The ; next , hurrah ! is the Ohartist candidate , and tbe New ; Poor Law opponent , 'that venerable and good old man , that persecuted friend of the poor , Charles Brooker , ; Esq ., of Alfriston . Now , men of Brighten , you have a
I man of your own , a true and honest Chartist ; s > fe&r-! leas and unflineiiing opponent of the heaven-dying ! Poor Law . Hurrah , for Brooker and the Charter ' . Let ! the welkin ring with your joyous shout ; let the Charter ! , the Charter ! b « your war cry ! Up ! up ! and at the factions ; at them hip and thigh ; spare not those who when in power spare not you ; they have preyed upon , the very vitals of the rjation ; they have shed the best . biood of your countrymen , drained our country of its : best and ablest labourers to fill their armies and fight ; their battles ; side with them no longer ; stand aloof ! trem all that wonld support them ; shake offthe shackles that bind ye , rjid show ye are mem worthy of tbe free-¦ ¦ dom ye contend for .
Piteth . —Mr . B . J . Richardson has been solicited to stand as candidate for this borough , and has issued an excellent address to the electors . The consternation and dismay which se ' -zsd the Whigs on being inflicted with this document , is beyond description . LPSTrich . —Besides Rigby Wason as a Ministerialist , Barrister Kelly , and Mr . Herries , who has cut his stick from Harwich , are in the field for this borough , as re . i hot Tories . The friends of Universal Suffrage have put forth the following placard : — " Electors » t Ipswich , withhold your votes and inteiest Goodwin Barmby , Esq ., Member of the Chartist Convention , is expected to stand for this borough , in the realfRadical interest . Give him your plumper * . ' ;
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GREAT CHARTIST MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM . One of the most numerous and enthusiastic meetings which has Keen seen for the last year , in this p \ zce v ? as held on Monday evening Jast , at five o ' clock . It was called by large placards , which were issued bj the Chartsr Association , and signed " G . White "—and , although great pains were taken to cover and deface the biilk , and otherwise thwart the object of . the Chartists , yet the meeting was a bumper—so much eo that not above half the
assembled multitude could gei within bearing of the speakers . It was called for the purpose of choosing a " Non-Electoris Committee , " and consider what steps should be taken by the working men at the forthcoming election . The place chosen was a large field near the Railway Station , Duddeston-row , where a large waggon was fixed for a hustings . The evening wae beautifully fine , and at half-past five o ' clock , Mr . T . P . Green waa unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Nisbktt moved the first resolution : —
" That the time has now arrived , when it behoves all real Cbiriists who feel that they are oppressed , and trifled with , by the accursed system under which they live , and who are determined , by every means iu their power , to uproot and utterly destroy it—to unite in one firm bond of brotherhood , in order to secure their rights . And , as a dissolution of Parliament will bring before the people ' s faces the men who have mocked their prayers , and treated their Bufferings with contempt—considering also that the present struggle is not so much one of party , but of life or death to tbe labouring millions—this meeting , therefore , determine that no mas shall receive their support who will not rote for
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the establishment of the whole of the people ' s rights . " Mr . Pototney seconded the resolmtioa . The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . Gkoroe White moved the next resolution , " That in accordance with the previous resolution forty men be now chosen , and denominated 'The Birmingham Non-electors' Committee , ' who shall be empowered to appoint forty-eight canvassers , and make the necessary arrangements for securing the return of men who will make the People ' s Charter the basis of representation . "
Mr . Pa . rk . es seconded the reaolH , fcieA in an eloquent and effective speech , aag ^ re&n the leading article of last week's Slar sS&wfog op the delinquencies of the Whigs . Mr . John Williamson supported the motion in hiB usual manly and energetic style . After which the names of forty membere of the the National Charter Association ( who had been approved of at a previous meeting ) were real and put to the meeting , in conjunction with the resolution , and were unanimously agreed to , amidst loud and repeated cheers .
A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman , which was acknowledged by him in a short address , after which three cheers were given for tbe Charter ; three for Feargus O'Connor ; three for Frost , Williams , and Jones , and the incarcerated Chartists ; three tremendous groans were given for the Whigs , Tories , and sham Radicals , after which the meeting separated . The members of the Association retired to their Room in Freeman-street , to hold their usual weekly meeting , which was crowded to excess , and were addressed by Messrs . White and Taylor . The best possib ' e feeling prevailed at both meetings , which gave unmixed satisfaction to the parties who attended .
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BARNSToEY . —Thb Baksslet Irish Chartists . —We hare received a long and spirited address from the Irish Chartists of Barnsley to Feargus O'Connor , accompanied with strong resolutions denouncing the bloodihirsty attack upon the people of Manchester , and Daniel O'Connell , as an enemy to his country , and expressing unabated confidence in Feargus O'Connor . The meeting was a public one , and the friends of O'Connell had fall notice to attend ; but , ala 3 , they are easily numbered in this splendid Chartist town . The address and resolutions are signed by several closely-printed columns of Irish Chartists , amounting to considerably more than a hundred names . As th ^ re is a great demand upon our space , our friends must rest satisfied for the present with the publication of their spirited resolutions , which we here insert , and for which we thank them . —Ed .
The following resolutions were unanimously agreed to : —1 st . " That we , trie Irish Chartists of Barusley , having long waleked the political career of Feargus U'Conuor , and having invariably found it to be manly , honest , disinterested , and truly patriotic , wo sincerely offer him our confidence and support ; and we are determined to oppose any scoundrel or hypocrite , whoever ho may be , who will dare to calumniate or vilify him . " 2 nd . " That we can no louger repress our indignation and contempt at the conduct of that base and treacherous apostate , Daniel O'Connell , alias the Big Beggarman , who signed the document called the People ' s Charter , but when he found that he could not make tools of the Chartists , he dsnounced them to our misguided countrymen as Orangemen ana Tories , iu order that , by keeping
them in political ignorance , he m'ght rob and plunder with impunity , and arrive at the summit of infamy . The base villain assisted the Whig 3 in planning the Manchester butchery , and therefore he declares himself not trustworthy in their cause , and requests the loss of any confidence which they may feel disposed to dithojour him with . " 3 rd . "That we , the Irish Chartists of Barnsley , do call upon our countrymen , of every denomination , in England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , to come forward and express their sentiments on this occasion . Those who are not for us are against us ; and we shall conaider all those who remain silent on this subject to sanction the base and infamous Whig massacre , and to be accompiices of the wretched Irish Hottentots who have cast an indelible stigma upon our beloved country . ' %
Avert large meeiixg of the Irish Catholic Chartists took place at Mr . Peter Hoey ' s house , on Monday night , to take into consideration the propriety of passiDtf , an address to Feargua O'Connor , Esq ., and to pass resolutions , condemnatory of those miscreants who became the tools of the " base and bloody brmtals" of Manchester . An able and patriotic address to Feargus O'Connor was agreed to by all present . Z&rG -VTBATTOtt . —Mr . Skevington lectured here ou Tuesday , and was well received .
GLASGOW . —Another great meeting was held on Monday night , in the Chartist Church , on the policy to be pursued »> y the people at tae coming election . Mr . James Thomson was called to the chair ; after which , some skirmishing took place between Messrs . Rogers , Colquhoun , Gillespie , Malcolm , Howie , &c , whether the resolutions that might be carried would be considered binding upon the Chartist electors and nonelectors to a certain line of conduct , or onJy in the way of recommendation . Mr . Gilltspits contended for a decisive vote . Mr . Mnirhead , an elector , moved that all Chartist electors give their votw according to the decision of a public meeting of their brother Chartists : to that principle he was willing to adhere , however much it might go against his own inclination . Mr . Colquhoun
defended his r < . solution of a former evening , which left them to be guidedby circumstances . If they found that the Tory faction could beat the Whigs without the Chartists , then so much the better , but if not it was their duty to beat down the Whigs , and he was certain that befor * they got the Charter they would have to fight the Whig * at the poll or somewhere else . ( Grtat cheering . ) Are we to submit to fate and allow the Whigs to remain in power , merely as tbe safety-valve of tbe Tories , when we can decide their fate at once ? ( Cbetrs . ) Are we to be dragged eternally through the mire ? If so , let us pull the Whigs after us . i Cheers . ) We are placed at present between the devil and thu deep sea ; there are about 410 more voters on what is called the liberal side than there are on the Tory lists ,
hence if we wera to start a Chartist candidate , and be able to poll three hundred votts , that would still leave a hundred of a majority for the Whigs . Don't suppose for a moment , said Mr . Colquhoun , that I am advocating the cause of the Tories . Well J know that both factions wouJd cut onr throats to answer their own purposes . After alluding in strong language to the bloody and brutal conduct of the Whigs and their snpporters at Manchester , he sat down aiuid loud cheering . Mr . Moir followed by declaring that the only pledge which he would give was , that he would not vote for the Whigs . He had a duty to perform as far as regarded the Whigs , and those persons who from a pitifnl consideration , insinuated that those who wonld vote for a Tory , did so from interested
motives , while they could not see that those who attempted to spin out the existence of tbe Whigs wera the very worst enemies of their country and their ftllow-men . ( Cheer ? . ) If there was any person present who thought he ( Mr . Moir ) required watching , and who found their vision r * o ; very correct , he would lend them a pair of odd spectacles , which he had , in order to assist them in their scrutiny . ( Great laughter . ) Let us turn out the Whigs , and then we shall all be under the Devil together ; and if the Devil is allowed to reign , it will only be ly the support of the Whigs . Let us never think of throwing away ill 80 , by going with a Chartist candidate to the poll , in order to ba laughed at . The Whigs are now perfectly satisfied that they will be defeated , and for which we have all
the greatest reason to take comfort . Mr . Moir concluded by reading a resolution which had been agreed to at a meeting of electors , held last Wednesday , in the Universal Suffrage Hall : — " Resolved , That the conduct of tbe Whigs ever since the passing of the Reform Bill ha » been such as to justify us in using every legal and constitutional means to pot them in a minority at the ensuing election . " Mr . Jack seconded the resolution previously proposed by Muirhead ; Mr . Malcolm spoke in suppert of it A Mr . Birkmire , a manufacturer , and leading Whig , and Anti-Corn Iaw man , created great merriment and loud shouts of laughter , by defending the Whigs , and thought , under present circumstances , the Chartists of Glasgow should support them . He concluded a funny and lengthy speech amid one general and hexrty guffaw . Mr . Culien rose to move that a deputation be
appointed to wait upon tbe Whigs , in order to ascertain whether they would split votes witn a Chartist candidate ; he knew they would not ; he merely moved it in order to show the people the absurdity of backing the Whigs he was astonished at the newborn sympathy which he saw persons manifesting for tbe Whigs ; after denouncing such a strange predilection , and heartily drubbing the Whigi , he sat down amid loud cheers . Mr . Howie spoke in behalf of a very lengthy motion which he proposed . Mr . Malcolm moved tbe adjournment of the question . Mr . James Black seconded ifc , which was carried . Mr . Moir then moved that the movers and seconders of the motions and amendments meet on Friday night for tbe purpose of coming to some proper arrangement ; thia being seconded , wat mn&iixnously carried . A vote of thanks vu then given to tha Chairman , when the meeting dissolved .
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SALFOBD . —Mr . Smithurst , from Oldham , lectured in tbe Chartist room , on Sunday evening , and Mr . Vaughan , from Chester , on Monday evening . Hundreds had to go away disappointed , in consequence of the crowded state of the room . Twenty-three members joined us during the past week ia thia locality . We now number 200 members in Balford . The Salford Committee having cleared £ 3 19 s . Od . by the excursion te Dunham , expended it after the following fashion : — £ 2 to the incarcerated victims , 10 s . to the persons injured by the Corn Law repealers , £ l to the funds of the Association ; and 9 & to Tib-street Iu addition to this , the teachers of tha Roman Catholic Sunday school at Pendleton send Is 6 J . to ! the persons injured by the Com Law repealers , a
CARDIFF . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists of 1 Mb town the following resolutions were adopted : — " That the conduct of Daniel O'Connell and his clique at Maucboester , calls forth the bitterest execration of every honest man , inasmuch as they deluded the poor ignorant Irishmen to act in such a bloody and brutal manner towards the people . " " That a vote of censure be passed upon the authorities and the police for not protecting tbe people from such an uncalled for attack . " " That we enter into a subscription to aid the Executive in the . forthcoming investigation . "
DKwfFORIX—Mr . Stallwood lectured here on Sunday evening , on the Charter , and the mode of obtaining it fie was followed by several other speakers , all of whom were highly applauded by tbe meeting . A gentleman addressed the meeting , stating he was the person who addressed Mr . Barnard , the Whig Member , at a publio meeting ; and further stated , that it was announced , in the Greenwicli Gazette , that he was answered by Mr . Barnard in the most satisfactory manner . He begged to deny this , and said that he was not
satisfactorily answered to one single question , and begged some person to announce the same In some journal of the people ' s . He was one of a few members who , by union , had formed a society for tbe purpose of extricating themselves from the fangs of oppression . They commenced with but a single penny , and now had seventeen houses of their own property ; and concluded by exhorting them to unite , and attend to their own wants . He then joined the association . After a vote ef thanks to Mr . Rose , the chairman , the meeting dispersed . Three new members were enrolled .
BELFAST . —A correspondent , writing from this town , says , that the seeds of Chartism are being sown there , with every prospect of an abundant harvest The inquiry is everywhere heard— " What is Chartism ?"—and this is being answered by a plentiful distribution of Chartist tracts—particularly the one entitled " The Question of what is a Chartist answered . " To assist aud encourage them in this glorious work , the assistance of friends in England and Scotland is urgently solicited . An Association has been formed ,
and officers appointed to conduct its affairs ; these do their work woll , and never were men more determined . Frequent meetings are held , and every one brings a fresh accession of members . At first some difficulty was experienced iu getting a place of meeting , but even that obstacle has been overcome , and a room in a respectable house has been obtained , where the meetings are held every Tuesday evening , at eight o'clock . Any friend who can spare the Star will greatly serve the cause by forwarding it to Mr . David Blair , 50 , Mill-street , Belfast
GO VAN . —Another specimen of the physical force qualities and their hatred ef free discussion , was displayed by the Whig Corn Law Repealers in Govan ( a village about two miles below Glasgow , on the banks of the Clyde , ) last Saturday afternoon , where the repealers had called a public meeting of the inhabitants of the parish , to take into consideration the best means of getting rid of the Corn Laws . In consequence of which , a letter was sent by some of the friends of the Charter there , to the Patriot office in Glasgow , requesting a supply of Chartist orators , in order that they might discuss the subject with the repealers Accordingly Mr . Jack , as an inhabitant of the parish , and ' Mr . Malcolm attended ; no sooner , however , did Mr . Jack make his appearance , than he was savagely pounced pon and dragged with great violence to the door , while his clothes were half torn from his back and his person otherwise injured . Mr . Jack , however , though kicked
and ; cuffed was not defeated , he mounted achalr which was furnished him , and from it addressed a meeting three times as large as the one that was being held inside . He was followed by Mr . Malcolm , when resolutions approving of the Charter and condemning the Whigs and repealers were carried amidjgreat cheering . It was also agreed to hold a demonstration in Govan , ou Thursday , July 1 st , at seven o'clock . The Patrick instrumental band is engaged and suitable flags for the occasion . Messra . Moir , Pattison , Jack , M'Farlane , Malcolm and others from Glasgow will be present to address the assembly . Thia village , has hitherU been a strong hold of Whiggery , and it appeared impossible although several attempts have been made to form a Chartist Associatio n there , and hence the Whigs in their infatuation have opened the door for the friends of the Charter which apparently thoy were unable to effect for themselves . The storm is gathering .
BERMONDSET , —The Chartists of Bennondsey held their usual weekly meeting at the Hoina Tavern , Crucifix-lane , on Tuesday evening , when an animated discussion ensued upon co-operation , in which Messrs . Russell , Wild , Watkins , Stratter , French , Ball , Rose , and Nudder took part , and which was adjourned until the ntxt meeting . It waa the unanimous feeling that we ought to co-operate among one another , and by that means crush the all-grasping shopkeepers . . We are all alive here to the cause , and we would earnestly call upon the working men of Bermondsey to come forward and assist us in our struggle for our political rights .
HUDDERSFXEXiD . —On Tuesday evening there was a glorious muster at the Chartist Association Room , which waa not large enough , and the meeting was obliged to be held out of doors . It was called for the purpose of taking into consideration the conduct of the " bloodies , " in their recent brutal attack upon the people of Manchester . Mr . Thomas Galiimore was called to the chair . The Irish , at the desire of " the League , " mustered all their forces , and were headed by " Skilly Broadley" and " Red Tempest" They had sent to Manchester for speakers te assist them , and accordingly Messrs . Warren and U * aly attended . The first resolution Was moved by Mr . Veevera , and seconded by Mr . Oldfleld . It was , " That this meeting views with sorrow the ' base , bloody , and brutal '
attack made upon the people of Manchester , whilst peacefully assembled in publio meeting to discuss the merits and demerits of a great national question . " Before the resolution was put , Mr . Dily , in a long speech , stigmatised the Chartists as the originators of the onslaught , and was replied to in an effective manner by Mr . Crabtree , who upset the whole of his statements , and left the defender of the " butchers" without a leg to stand on . Mr . Warren then came to the assistance of his friend , but it would not do ; he only sunk him deeper in the mud . He proposed an amendment , " That the people were justified in protecting the Corn Law repealers . " The amendment was put by tke Chairman , and lost by a tremendous majority ; the original resolution being carried by at least five to one . This astonished the " bloodies , " and they slunkaway without venturing an ; further opposition , muttering to
themselves that they had been put to an expence for nothing . The following resolutions were then passed unanimously : — "Thatthis meeting considers the conduct of the authorities and police , at Manchester , as meat disgraceful and unjustifiable , from the partial manner in which they acted , seeing that they , by their conduct , sanctioned those disgraceful proceedings . " " That this meeting pledges itself to uje all possible means to bring the offenders to justice , and that an humble address be sent to the Commons' House of Parliament , ( or her Majesty the Queen ) praying for an investigation into the proceedings of those two days , namely , the 2 d and 5 th days of June , 1841 . " Three cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , three for Jrost , Williams , and Jones , and the other imprisoned Chartists ; three for the people and the Charter ; and a vote of thanks having been given for the Chairman , the meeting separated at about a quarter-past eleven o ' clock .
BILSTON . —One of the most numerous and effective meetings ever held at Bilston took place at the Bell Court , on Tuesday evening last , at which resolutions were p&Baed in favour of the Charter , and approving of tha National Charter Association . The meeting was addressed by Mr . George White , of Birmingham , Mr . Dean Taylor , Mr . Mogg , of Wolverbampton , Mr . Candy , and others . It waa a first-rate meeting , and ended gloriously ; but our reporter , being fairly "knocked up" with hard service in the publio cause , addressing meetings , travelling , * c , for the last few days , was unable , through indisposition , to furnish a more detailed account
Chartism in Ibkl * ni >—We learn hj a letter which we have received from Mr . Peter Hoey , who it on a visit to his native country for the benefit of hi * health , that Mr . O'Connell and the Whlfi do not enjoy the confidence of the working classes in Ireland ; the working classes look upon hisexertloni aa being entirely directed to promote the interests of tke sbopocrata and landlords , and are firm in the opinion that justice can never be effected until the Charter become tbe law of the land . The poverty of the working classes of Ireland it the great difficulty in the way of tbe spread of Chartist principles -, the misery and destitution they have to endure , prevent them from contributing the sinews of war , and Mr . Hoey calls upon the friends to the glorious cau&e to do all in their power to support their Irith brethren , who lose no opportunity of founding forth their principles .
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BIRMINGHAM . —Mr . W . Dean Taylob . —At tbe meeting ef the Chartist Lecturer ' s Fond Committee , June 18 th , it was unanimously resolved , that our worthy , laborious , and talented lecturer , Mr . Win . Dean Taylor , be recommended to the various Chartist districts of the country , and any district requiring hie valuable services may have them by applying to Mx . Joseph Wisbett , Secretary , No . 21 , Court Weamanstreet , Birmingham . Those who wish to make engagements with the above gentleman are requested to make ' early application . SHEFFIELD . —Mr . Harney lectured here on Monday evening , to a numerous and delighted audience . The associated Chartists of Sheffield have published a letter to the Rev . R . ¦ . Bayley , in reply to his attack on them in reference to the late Corn Law Plague meeting , in which the Rev . Gentleman and his Whig friends are very sorely handled .
MIDDIiESBRO ' . —The Chartiits of this place held a public meeting in the Working Men ' s Reading Room , Newcastle Row , on Wednesday evening week , when Messrs . Hollinshead and Maw each delivered an address in dtfence of the principles of the Chatter , after which several persons joined the Chartist ranks , and are now engaged in fighting the battle of liberty and universal justice . BRADFORD . —Great excitement was created in Bradford on Monday , by the announcement of a lecture to be delivered by Mr . Mavtiu , member of the late Convention , on the present state of the political crisis . Several men with boards having largo bills on , paraded
the town during the day , and the large room of the Social Institution was crammed full . Mr . Alderson occupied the chair . The lecturer in forcible language pointed out the absurdity of Whig and Tory measures of relief for the starving people , and in a clear and argumentative address proved that nothing short of the Charter would benefit the country . Ho read the address of Mr . Simpson which called forth repeated cheers , and concluded a soul stirring address of upwards of an hoar and a-balf , amidst loud cheers . The chairman announced that meetings would be held every night during the week in various parts of Bradford to forward and insure Mr . Simpson ' s election . The meeting separated highly gratified .
SUNDERLAND . —On Sunday afternoon , Messrs . Binns and Williams addressed a meeting , held at the Life Boat House . Lecture . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Williams delivered his third and concluding lecture , in { he Golden Lion Room , to a large audience . Tbe subject was" Religion , what it is , and what it is not ; its comprehensive character and ennobling tendency . " The lecturer defined religion to consist in acting according to those principles of duty , and those feelings of the heart , which were excited by the nature and character of the supreme power . He contended that there was an essential distinction between religion and religious opinion ;—that religion was not embodied in any creed , system of faith , form , or ceremonies ; that it was a feeling dwelling in
all , not with equal fervour , a purity , but depending for its truth and power on the general enlightenment of the mind . He showed that the belief in a supreme power was universal , that the atheist believed in a power anterior to , and superior to , himself , the cause of what is—that he was compelled to suppose eternal existence of some kind , and yet , with strange inconsistency , demanded of the theist to show him how Deity could have eternally existed . He argued that it was most absurd and contradictory , while admitting that a power existed previous to man , and which , in fact , was the eternal cause of all existence , to yet contend that such a power , of which man , with bis mind and high capabilities , was one of its products , had yet no mind itself , no
power to see how to adapt means to ends ; that thia was making the effect greater than the cause from which it sprung . He , therefore , contended and illustrated bis opinion , by various facts , that a belief in a supreme , intelligent , and benevolent first erase , was a rational , important , and useful belief ; that a provision for religious feeling , and worship , or veneration , was laid deep in the foundation of human nature ; that sush feelings were powerfully conducive to happiness , and , therefore , ought to be cherished . Mr . Williams then concluded by showing the application of true views of religion to the advancement of man in society . Much to the satisfaction of tbe meeting , it was announced that it was intended to continue the Sunday evening lectures .
Public Discussion . —A public discussion upon the necessity and importance of a change , according to the principles of the Charter , is fixed to take place between Mr , Williams and Mr . Gamsby . Air . Gamsby was about a year ago a Chartist speaker , but has now become more enlightened , and discovevered that the evils of Government are a more trifle , and need not be heeded , and that Socialism is tbe most immediate , practical , and useful system of reform . Mr . Gamsby will , therefore , have an opportunity of correcting tbe gross errors and delusions of the Chartists of Suaderlund . &ASSWADE . —The second intended massacre at Manchester has caused the greatest indignation here . Nothing is heard but execrations against Dan , Cobden , aud their vile crew . I have just seen a letter from Durham , from which I perceive that the old system of " open houses" is resorted to , would to God , that the " workies" would refrain from entering those dens at thia important crisis .
" Touch not the hand they stretch to you , Their falsely proffered cup put by , Will you believe a coward true , And taste their poisoned draughts to die ? Their friendship is a lurking snare , Their honour— 'tis an idle breath , Their smile's the smile that traitors wear , Their love is hate , their life is death . " Correspondent . ASHTON . —The members of this Association held
their weekly meeting on Sunday last , -when a long discussion took place as to what course we ought to pursue at the approaching election . The question was adjourned to Sunday next , at six o'clock in the evening , when all members are requested to attend . The announcement that the Executive were for prosecuting the bloody Repealers of Manchester met tbe approbation of the whole meeting , aud a collection was then made amongst the members present for that purpose . Further steps are being taken to aid the Executive in bringing tha " moral force" repealers to justice .
GLOUCESTER . —At a meeting held on Sunday last , the Chartists of Gloucester voted thanks to their brethren of Manchester , for their noble and manly spirit of forbearance under their late " bloody" provocations . LEEDS . —At the weekly meeting of the Chartists , there was a pretty good attendance . A great quantity of business was transacted ; each and all were alive to the forthcoming election ; they are determined to bring their men forward , and prove on Woodhouse Moor that they have the support of the majority of the Borough . Let every Chartist feel it to be his duty to attend on that day . It will be a day of priniciple with them . Lat publio opinion ho tested on that day as to whether raieht shall be allowed any longer to
reign over right . Up lads , and at them . ' Several resolutions were adopted . The first was to appoint a deputation to wait upon Mr . O'Connor , acquainting him of the intention of the men of Leeds escorting him into tbe town on his liberation . Tbe second was upon the late disgraceful affair at Manchester , condemning it as a " base , bloody , and brutal" attack upon the Chartists , aud that the Whigs , by the conduct shown there , had merited the contempt of every enlightened and honest man . The third was that it was highly requisite that a meeting of delegates should be held in Manchester , to declare that the nation will not submit
to this outrage on public free discussion ; and that we , the Chartists of Leeds , pledge ourselves to send one to convey our sentiments upon this subject The last one was calling upon every honest man to support and second the Association in bringing forward two such noble champions of the Chartist cause as Williams and Leech , and calling upon them to attend in countless numbers at Woodhouse Moor on the nomination day . A committee is now appointed to conduct the election of Williams and Leech , and sit two or three nights weekly , at the room , Cheapside . The committee will be glad to see persons wishing to render any service to the cause .
DUBLIN . —The Chartist Association of this place held their usual weekly meeting on Sunday , the 13 th instant , Mr . Woodward in tbe cbair , who in a clear and forcible speech , of considerable length , pfoved the excellence of the principles of the Charter over ail the political nostrums that are administered to a gulled and starring ; people . He repudiated the idea of national poverty being a blessing , and in a most humorous manner proved Ireland to be the Island of Saints , from which those wandering and wicked spirits have been banished that are now prowling the street * of some ef the great manufacturing tows * of England , and who , he said , bad to suffer much mere privation
and disappointment ere their political redemption could come . The meeting was also addressed by Messrs . Brophy , O'Connor , Rafter , Hyland , and Carey , in short but pithy speeches , in support of the Charter , and the right of women to join in political societies . Several members were enrolled , among whom wen two women . A letter from Mr . Burnet , of Bradford , was read , which elicited much applause . A meeting was alse held on Thursday , the ltth instant , and waa addressed at great length by Mr . Dolau , of Manchester , who treated the subject of the Charter in a masterly style , and gave the Whigs their merit Down with them and up with the Charter , and no surrender .
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T « 6 vxt . —The Chartists of ( hi * plane , held apnblte meeting on Monday evening last , for the purpose of discussing with the Corn L » w repealers the following question : — " Will the repeal of the Corn Laws alone benefit the working classes ? " Mr . G . Wheadon waa elected to the chair . The chairman read over the rules to be observed during tbe discussion , which , allowed each party the same time for speaking . He called upon Mr . John Bainbridge first to address the meeting . Mr . Bainbridge commenced , by observing that he did not suppose there was any person there who had not paid sufficient attention to the present condition of the working classes , to know that misery and wretchedness pro * vailed amongst them to an unparalleled extent
Whatever question , therefore , was brought forward professedly with the object of ameliorating the condition of that elan , ought to be duly weighed and impartially considered . Sir . B . then , after some excellent remarks , observed that the repeal of . the Com Laws would increase the already overgrown power of the cotton lords and master manufacturers . He gave a detailed account of the horrors of the factory system , ' -shewing how the inordinate desire for wealth produced by it , had changed men of kind and benevolent feelings intoheartless and cruel tyrants , and converted the sweat milk of human kindness into bitterness and gall . Heshowed that the repeal would increase tbe spirit of competition , tbe direful effects of which had already overshadowed this land with misery ; that competition
tended to injure all classes , of society , and that it was at direct variance with the lavfs of morality and Christianity . He observed that the repeal cf the Corn Laws could only benefit the working ; classes either by limiting the > hours of labour , or increasing its remaneratien ; and showed very plainly that it was calculated to increase rather than lessen the hours of toil , while it was very certain that it would not in the least degree increr . se remuneration . Mr . B . concluded by stating that there was sufficient land in this country to produce an abuadauce for its inhabitants , and that the present ; agitation was got up by parties who did not sympathise with the people , and who cared not for the people , possessing
cheap bread , but were , only looking to their own interest . The chairman then asked if any person would speak on the opposite side , but no one signifying their assent \ o do so , Mr . SteVen followed on the same side . After Mr . S . had retired , the . Chairman again requested the Corn Law Repealers t « " come forward iafiOTBftito what had been advanced ; but none had the courage to d » so . The following resolution then v ? as put to the meeting , and carried unanimously : — " That this meeting is of opinion that the working classes ought not to agitate for anything short of the People's Charter , bat ought to concentrate all their energies for tbe attainment of of that important object" Thanks were then voted to the Chairman , and the meeting separated .
NOTTINGHAM . —The Nottingham Review of this week haa it , that the Chartists paraded the town with bands and banners , further adding , that tbe said Chart * iats , as a body , have completely turned round upon the Tories since tbe late election . Much has been said by our friends of the Remiew of late about Tory lies ; but here is a thumping Whig Iw as ever was told , ft is true that seven persons , calling themselves Chartista , have been hired by the Whigs to sit as a committee , and that their chief employment has heen to publish the most unblushing falsehoods , by issuing handbills with their names appended ; the sole object of their employers being to cause a split throughout the whole camp . Gold has been squandered most profusely ; heaven and earth has been moved to make their mis chief carry the
appearance of success along with it But the treacherous Whigs have been foiled , by the good sense and firmness of tbe Chartist body . Iu fact , we have been , if possible , more closely cemented in one bond ef brotherhood , and every week addB to our numbers , and will continue to do so while the same good spirit is manifested . A public meeting was announced by placard to take place on Monday evening , June 7 tb , in our spacious Marketplace , the object of the meeting was to shew up the deep laid scheme of bribery which was put in force ( by the would-be-called Liberal interest ) ever since the late election ; but more especially that part of it intended to be played off upon the Chartist body—and if that proved " no go , " to use any means whatever to create disunion and cause a split in the Chartists camp . The Whigs .
during the whole of Monday , were at work to get up a counter meeting ; a row was the sole desire ; the authorities were all locked up in close conclave ; but upon our friends ascertaining that blood was to be spilt profusely , we prudently put off our meeting , and the town was paraded by the Seven Stars' Committee , a baDd , three tanners , two or three hundred characters hired for the purpose , called " lambs , " these said " lambs " having been plentifully supplied with ale and tobacco to prepare them for tbe onslaught which their moral force employers required them to ' commence on their arrival in the Market-place . The Seven Stars' Committee ascended a waggon placed at the front of the Exchange for a hustings . Jemmy , ; captain of " the lambs , " alf = o mounted the hustings , his body guard , " the lambs , ''
waiting for the word of . command being given . A Chairman was appointed , who briefly addressed •' the lambs" assembled around the platform , informing these virtuous-minded and intelligent beings that the meeting was called to present a memorial to Her Most Gracious Majesty , for the restoration of the Welsh Patriots , and the liberation of all political prisoners—but the worthy Chairman did not inform " tbe lambs" that the party who hired him and them , that the man th « y wwo to support absented himself on Mr . Duncombe ' s motion , though had he been present aud given his vote in favour of the prisoners the dudgeon doors would all have been opened immediately . —Mow , upon seme of the byestanders reminding tbe Chairman of this fact , Jemmy , the captain , gave the word of command . Tbe onslaught began ; and Jemmy , by a waive of the hand , crying eut—Now go at them , my lads !—go at them . 1—
Men , women , and children , -were knocked down , walked upon , kicked -and beat with bludgeons unmercifully ; garments flying in the air , men bleeding in all directions , bat not a policeman to be seen . Too much praise cannot ; be given to the Chartists for manifesting so patient and forbearing a spirit , and men hitherto staunch supporters of the Whig faction were heard tosay— " Well , I have for ever done with moral force Whig Reformers . " Three preachers of the Gospel addressed tbe meeting , but we were unable to hear a word they uttered , though one of them , but a short time previously , in tbe Democratic Chapel , expressed himself thus : — " When I cease to be a Chartist may my tosgue cleave to the roof of my mouth , and my Tight hand forget its cunning" —though , on this occasion , he wastbe very man employed to hire " lambs" for tha purpose of shedding Chartist blood .
Ata Public JlEEXiNGof the Chartistsof Arnold , near Nottingham , on Monday , June 7 th , the following resolutions were carried unanimously : — " That the Chartists of Arnold are perfectly disgusted at the late conduct of Measra . Barrett , Bilbio , Dudley , and Siddons , of Nottingham , together with our townsmen , Bishop and Hearson , for having entered into the pay of tbe ' base , bloody , and brutal' Whigs , at the same time hypocritically pretending that they are solely actuated by a desire to restore the Welsh patriots , and to obtain the liberation of all political prisoners . Had they been sincere in theii professions , they would have acted in accordance with the advice contained In the Prisoner ' s Convention Address , which was , that where it is not possible to return Chartist candidates to Parliament , in all cases to return Tories in preference to Whigs . " " That we do not . from hence recognise Richard Bishop and Cornelius Hearson , as members of the National Charter Associatitm . "
BOtTON . —Lecture . —On Sunday evening , Mr . Isaac Barrow delivered a lecture to the Chartists , in their room , Oxford-street The Manchester Whig Butchery . —Mr . Doyle , from Manchester , addressed the Chartists of this town , in their room , Oxford-street , on Wednesday evening . He gave a detailed account of the proceedings in Manchester during tbe previous week , and dwelt particularly on the brutality of . his countrymen on Saturday . Their conduct on that day he described as being most atrocious and inhuman . But he did not blame his countrymen , for no people' possessed in a stronger degree a greater natural love of liberty , patriotism , and generosity . The Irish had been for centuries in a condition of the most degraded thraldom , and were now
but as bom yesterday to a new state of political existence . It was , therefore , no wonder that they should be ignovant of the only means of attaining real independence , and an improved social condition—no wonder they should be the dupes of those who told them that iu a Repeal of the Union alone was to be found the panacea for all their miseries , and blind to the fact that that Repeal could never be obtained , so long as the maseeB of bfth countries were disunited by the knavish arts of such charlatans as O'Connell and bis Whig backers . These were the real authors of tbe lamentable occurrences that bad token place . When he ( Mr . Doyle ) came to England fourteen years ago , he did not hope to meet in Manchester any enemies to his country ... He was soon happily
undeceived . He found that the only real enemies of Ireland were the Tory parsons , the aristocracy , and the middle classes . The working men everywhere showed the deepest sympathy for Irish wrongs , and he soo « forgot his national' prejudices . He readily joined bis English brethren in all their movements for the attainment of political power , for by that alone can English " men or Irishmen hope to secure liberty , happiness , or prosperity . Yet be was proud of being an Irishmancould he be otherwise while they had a Feargus O'Connor , or a Bronterre O'Brien ? If O'Connell was a sincere Repealer , he would tell his countrymen that a Repeal of the Union never would be accomplished until the " slave claw" of Great Britain were put in full possession of the right and privilege of electing their own representatives—that so long a * the rich and
powerful aristocracy of England , backed by the middle claes , had the exclusive power of making the laws , and an interest in the Union , so long wotdd they resist its repeal—aye , even by spilling the bloed of half Um people ; but Dan did not want a Repeal of the Union i he only used it as a dap-trap cry occasionally , sad as a ¦ means of keeping alive national prejudices Ad religious rancour , and in doing so he was « iitidhau > k . abetting and perpetuating the blood-s **^ 1 HS « gj * Orange rapacity and Tory domination * l * Nthj * jB * gBfi 5 v country . After a very feeling appejs ^ N ^ PI ^ WJ ^^ poor families of the men who were &n * rfif ^ HB 3 gHP ^ V in the Infirmary , Mr . Doyle « uggifa ' -tae Wto&ftiL ^ y appointing a committee for reeeivu » e ^ 'ifflsji 9 nlS ^ lbr scriptions , which was immediately $ dnM $ 3 ^ ft 425 Mk some collection made in a very hoM 6 S *>^^^/ g a , xjffigm fiipss& -j . ¦ ¦ ^ HtliSi ; - '
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