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10 I 2 B EBUOB , OF THB KORTHEHN STAB . gra , —The accompanying papers were sent to the FreesuBi ' s Journal f « publication . That journal detuned to publish them on the ground * » f their being ^ SWasemenl , an 4 m such they would be published , but la bo otter way . ¦ Bistxue , aa stated by She Editor , fiat the address frta the Irish Board of Trade to the Yery Rev . Dr . pjannagan ,-vrupublished man advertisement . Butt -jure seen several addresses to Lord Normahby , and his ExceUewT " * answers , published in the Freeman , not as ftdTstJseiBS&t * bat as news .
X know that It Ia the Bet . Mr . Ryan ' s wiah that those ¦ agpea Aoxsli be paMished , and , therefore , send them to yon for that purpose . lam , - Your obedient servant , Patbick CHiggi . ns . DaWis , Oei l&th , 1841 .
30 THE KDTtOB OP THB " DT 7 BL 15 yBBEHA * . " gts , —I shall feel obliged by the publication of the address from the Catholics and Protestants -of Baroaley , ^ , 5 mJ « anrer is the calamus of yourjournal If the people of Ireland , particularly the Editors of newspapers cnmman < ting sach powers of publicity as these of your establishment knew as -well as I do the relative position of the poor Irish Catholics and their Protestant brethren in England , who we , generally jpeaking , one or two grades aboTe mo * t of them in the jociii scale ; they would labour in season and out of season , to inculcate , promote , and foster that kindly feeling and « cxdM onion , -which so happily exists between Catholic and Protestant , in Bradford and Bamsley . . . . ¦
Experience far a eenriderabla period aa a Roman Catholic Clergyman , in those districts , has led me to the conclusion that the interests of your holy religion , would be promoted to an incalculable extent , if the course at -which I bare now jnerely glanced , were sedulously followed . As the evening and weekly Jfreesia * circulate exfcenively in the country parts of Ireland , and in the North of England , I hope it is not too much to solicit the publication of these documents in those papers . lam . Sir , Yery faithfully yours , Patrick Rtak . XKnalate , Oct . 13 th , 18 * 1 . TO THE REVEREND PATRICK RYAN , P . P ., DQNABATB . Bamsley , October 3 rd , 1841 . '
Bxtbbbsd SrR , —As everyjepittiet ikat the English wiaga contains , has bean applied to our actions , YbBct straggling to obtain the franchise , by Mr . OtJonneli , and he haring amongst other equally mfoonied assertions stigmatised the Chartists of fWisd as Orangemen and Tories , we embrace SaT oppartunity of addressing 70 a Six , on the tsbjeet ; feeling confident from your knowledge of oar religion , that you will endeavour U remove the w&Tosiable impression which such imputations are eJenlated to make upon the minds of our unhappy brethren is Ireland .
We address yon , Sir , also to express the delight we iH hare experienced on hearing that you have joined our ****** by becoming a member of the Irish Universal Safiiafe associafion . Teas , Revered Sir , baT 6 rolled into eternity , and many wio received consolation from tout instructions and sympathy are mingled with the dead since you left this town . Yet a vivid recollection of your exalted piety and talents still Urea in our
yMPftfT . Yes , Sir ; many times since your departure , both in private and in public , bare we prayed for the wellbeing of that bekrred Pastor , who , whilst directing our t > y ™ g htg to the throne of Grace , pitied and struggled to aTn «» "r **» our wretched condition in this world . Severed Kr , when we reflect on the almost uniTersal tombinatioD of power , task * wealth , and influence , that are amyed against our efforts to protect industry ; ^ nA me calumny , persecution , and undying malignity wUhwhkb we naTe been assailed on all aades , by these
who lire on long-standing abuses , the knowledge that you , Sir , approve of the great principles contained in the Charter , gives us infinite delight ; and the pleasing hope k excited in our boaoms that many will follow your giarioui exampla Then may unhappy Ireland expect w be free from her present load of affliction . Hitherto our colliding and generous hearted brethren in Ireland hire been tossed about like a shuttle cock , for political expediency and individual aggrandisement . Their energies have been wasted in attempting to remove nunoi wrongs , whilst the power that inflicts them remains in full vigour .
lens of thouxa&da have gone down to premature gnres , surrounded with misery and famishing families ; yet the same system of class legislation , unparalleled taxation , and abject wretchedness continues ^ Hitherto , with few exceptions , we have been the dupea of design ing knaves , and used as mere tools to answer the Tiriout views of ambitious men , without any regard to principle . This lamentable state of things we fondly hope is drawing to a dose . In the Charter we recog nise those great fundamental principles upon which all pepnisr and free QuTemmenta ought to exist , and without which liberty is only a phantom , that may be dettzoyed by the caprice or whim of an individual , sad the profits of industry made thA inheritance of the privileged few .
BeTezed Sir , ought we , then , to stand in sullen apt&y , when we see our companions in affliction eonterming with this hydra-headed monster , elass legisla tion—when we see the nation overwhelmed with an enorBous debt , which is daily increasing , to meet -the lavish and unnecessary expenditure of an irresponsible power—when tbe errors , impradeneies , involuntary Uansgrestions , and imaginary offences of poor men are punished with the most refined torture—when the cry of nature , tbe accents of despair , and the petitions of
the people are treated with haughty and bitter contempt , aad the ears of the Sovereign are dosed against the tfflicted supplicant—when tbe charity of the benevobat is locked up bybanhlaws and police regulation , whOst the hopeien and starring poor are sent to prison u ngftes asd vagabonds , for soliciting anigtoncewhen we see atrocities committed by the higher ffiusr with impunity , like the privileged classes of ancient Home sad Athens , arrogating to themselves all power , intelligence , virtue , and wealth , as their rigkt ij VnHpyi ^ snfp whilst the Throne is surrounded with
pompous and unprincipled minions rioting inunboundod luxury sad extravagance ? >~ o , EtTered aad Honoured Sir , your mild though energetic and manly rebuke to those who would wish to gorem your actions , tell us forcibly your noble sentioents on this head . The knowledge of this shall stimnhte us to renewed exertions to obtain the political efrfrsncft'gentent of all the virtuous and good in the empire -, for our efforts are not directed to the benefit of any one class , creed , or locality to the exclusion of another , * U are included in the Charter without distinction of party , sect , OT colour .
• -S long re ? retted I * unfounded calumnies aasD *« by Mx . O'Connell against our body , aad endeavoiasd to discoTer the cause of his bitter enmity , but " iihout fcffect . Did such proceed from his ignorance of op political principles , we might be able to reconcile nu malignant Tituperaiions against us , to other circum-• a&ces of his extraordinary career ; but this cannot be the ease , seeing that the copy of the Charter bears his "gBatore , which we imagine he would not have attached unless be approved < if , and -was conversant with its contests . Oh ! bat he says , tbe Chartists of England are Uraaftmen . Can at < yikixn oe morefalx than this ?
We fearlessly uppeal to you , Sir , to say ore treJ or m « ve fe such ? acd yet we assure you that we are Ujr&iB ; aad that our hatred of that mercenary class « mtn is not more strong than the rest of our Chartist Brethren . Orangemen in England are like Mr . O'Conaai-ths deadiy enemies to our cause ; employed as T * " *! both Whigs and Tories ; nay they are evmor ^ ^ yy , ^^ ^ autQQrltiefl to su ^^ tej J * ^**™ - inhabitants , ahouid they dare to show " any ^ Ptoau of diafiection fc wards the " powers that :
And , hte Mr . O-ConneB , they have been found con-Tea , eBt irgtnuDexits by the Whig Government , to progSMe Da * eca . nffinies snd to create ill-feeling and enmity : Cr Bat we expect nothing else from them ; tte «*« " ^ **** tte mercenary tools of tyrants , and ^ tfZTV ? tilrii Md k ¥ o m liberty in Ireland and foot £ r « : thst ^^ O'Coanell should fo llow in their ; ** £ * f P » «* as a strange anomaly . i edr * ^ r ^ . ^ - (^ God kno w * we are at a loss to con- i waW ^^^^^ ^^ c ^ t&ontery , ) " thatthe i of iRN ^ d- ** 5 of En « ^ enemies to the liberty i tttdinTfo , ^ " t bad ' ^ o ^ i ^ S that they are son- fa P « fi , \ v Eune hberty to Ireland as they demand 1 and tv > ° I ^ ^ gincluded in the People ' s Charter , i fs ] ew , . ew when he ottered the base and ungrate-:
* £ „ and mfluence of wealth which inflists so much ! ^ " ^ on ireland , are tbe same that oppress England ; j » k * roy which allia ** , we are now rtxulgling : ! « a a maa takes npon himself to condemn ' " * Pisn or measures of a great body of thej show . iJ * think he ot « ht ^ common honesty to I oflh ]* w ^ : " ^^^^ Mr . O'Connor's plan or method j »»^^ ™ eoilditfo » « rf a >« l » l » niingcl « oe « T We ! Jdvc rtt ~ TOC * tes f o * a repeal of the union ; but will this ! ? J » 8 People any controul over the power that op-1 "5 TT S ^ -L W 0 n 3 d *** ™* U ^ P 1688 tten M i siU »» ; V ^_^ " o > CoIU « U- imagine tb * t a Parliament I wZ £ f " * ? < elected by the present constituency , j * S » ^ , t ^ FnBlcllite ? But it is absurd talking W ^ , - ^**^ ^ a »« afoa « va being obtained by th& r ^ ff ^ a eans he adosts : sod u it wm oonibiBit
W * , * * ma delaaiott , unless the people have oon-¦* wIS . i eUoM of GoTernment , which they can-W «! rr ^ ^^ ottt tive franchise ; therefore ] £ «« 0 dnde . that Ua charter is Uwflrst and ffiOBt ne-C ! S f *? *> . *» lainsd , la « rd « r that the people may "to to retain tny advantages they obtain over op-2 " *« i ad apaabc . peculation ; and -we cannot help n ^^ .. - ^) Mr . O-Coaneil would prove himsfclf «^ to ^ t ° ^^ Py I « land by using his influ-* » S ^ " * Peopl 6 1 ' chartCT » ^ t e 84 of afaQ 8 iD 8 ^«^ d abstracting from their miserable pittance WttjaaJf ? fPP * ^ naioni aad create iU feelings •^ ' eafes inhabitants of , both countries .
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. Trusting , revered Sir , that Almighty God , who has hitherto supported you in this world of affliction , will give you strength to overcome all your enemies , aad to support the cause of the oppressed "lUHonWj . we remain , -with respect and veneration , Your humble Catholic Chabtists of Baenslbt . Bavid Pilmors John Murphy ¦ John Leary Joseph Acton * John Elliott Denis Regan Cornelius Holland Daniel Cummins Jeremiah O'Leary Patrick Corrigaa Jo&nCrbwley Patrick Carney John Connell Patrick Bradley . James Ragen Kiran Dal ; Jeremiah Ragen Andrew Coyle . William Aahton Petei Lorrigan Thomas Corrigan John Sherry James Dooly James Mnrry . Patrick Murry Andrew Keitii Reuben Joynes Thomas Ragen Timothy Ragen Michael Lssgrave James Waters Patrick Crawford 'Joseph Crawford Timothy Murphy Dennis Mabony Patrick Barns WiUiam Waters Meier Roden John M'Hogh John Biggs Wm . M'Cannaughty PeCer Rwteera Patrick Gaharn John Cahann John MahoDy Thomas Cahann Joseph Murphy Peter Fiizpatrick Patriek M-Donald John M'Lone ' Thomas Bolland Djmiaic Branigan Patrick Kyley Richard M'Donald Daniel Rogers William Carrol Patrick Carrol Peter Carrol , Sen . William DonnaUy Patrick O'Brien Daniel Christy Edward MUdoom Patrick Magrone John Markey John irroLne Andrew Moone-y John Anderson Patrick Casey Francis Mountain John M'Hoey Patrick Moulds Patrick Daley James Cahill Henry Casey BoVert Rsgen Denis Hennagan Michael De&ne Timothy Crawky Thomas Bramyan Jehn Bafferty John Connell Biohard Markey Patriek FuX Andrew Keith Tbomas Murry James Collins James Htey Thosoas Mooney Laughkn Waters Patrick Kivit William Swainey John Kenney John Dane Patriek Scandlin Paul Ciyne Peter Boey John Cannuf Jamej Fluddy Thomas Gihsxn Michael Marty Nicholas M'Carty James Waters John Flanigan Edward King James Hoey Arthur Collins John Carrol Henry Hunt C « Uins Michael CoUigan Da . vid Cowen Thomas Tobin £ dward Commerford . Peter Carrel , Jun .
N . B . —All tbe foregoing names are thosa of Irish Catholic Chartists . - This address wm unanimously concurred in by tbe English Chartists of Barnaley , in pubiio meeting assembled . Signed , on behalf of the meeting , David Pilmore , Chairman , 2 few Sweet , Barasley , Yorkshire .
Ah'SWBE . The very kind and patriotic address of my Ca . tb . olio brethren resident in Barrsley , should have had an earlier acknowledgment from me , had it reached my hands in due course , but it was delayed at the post office in consequence of the nearest pest town ( Swords ) having been omitted on the superscription . Btrlie-re me , my friends , that no lapse of time shall erase from my memory the grateful recoil action of the truly Christian piety and devoted ' attachment and strict attention to the duties of their religion which pervaded my little nock at Barnsley ; and the only drawback to that consolation which your exemplary conduct afforded
me was , that I had neither the pow » r nor the talent to better your political condition ; nor to render you that : assistance which my heart wished , and my conscience 1 dictated , to recover those rights which have been filched : from you , and for the recovery of which you are strug-! gfing with a steadiness of purpose and adherence to ' principle which does henour to human nature , ! It rejoices me exceedingly to see , as I do , by your I address , that that spirit of peace and amity between my I Catholie countrymen resident in Barnsley and our Pro-1 testant brethren , which was then beginning to develop , its benign influence , has grown into a cordial , and , I i trust , permanent union .
It has been said of you , and I am sorry for it , that you are orangemen , but those who say so do not know you , and you must therefore torgire them . Gv > d bless yen . Patrick Rtak . Donabate , October 12 th , 18 * 1 .
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^ F TO THS BDlTOa 07 THB KOBTBERK STAB . Dear Sra , —The following letter has been handed to me by the prisoners confined for debt in Scotlandstreet Gaol , with a request that I weald" obtain its insertion in your valuable paper . A copy was transmitted to Hugh Parker , Esq . on the 27 th of September , which has , as yet , been treated -with total alienee . Esteemed as you are , Sir , for yonr unflinching advocacy of the cause of the poor and the oppressed , you will ,. I trust , give the following your kind considerat ion . I am , Sir , yours truly , George Julias Harket . Sheffield , Oct . 19 , 1841 . Sheffield , 2 f 0 i September , Z 841 . Scotland-street GaoL
Sir , —At the requast of the prisoners confined for debt in this gaol , and on behalf of them and myself , I beg to lay before yon a few facts relative to the cruel treatment to which we are exposed , and the miseries we suffer . I am the more emboldened t « this , concurring , as I do in the belief ef my fellow prisoners , that from your known and upright conduct on the Bench , and your impartial desire , as a magistrate , to do justice , possessing , as in this instance you do , full power , you only require to be made acquainted with the hardships to which we are subjected to remove , or , at least , alleviate them . AIT who know Sheffield will know the long depression of trade and its fatal eonseqne&ces to tbe werking classes , who , though ev 6 r so well inclined , cannot , under existing circumstances , avoid getting into debt ; they cannot see their wives and children starve ; and therefore , the poor man obtains , through the means of credit , subsistence for himself and family .
Trade , instead of improving , still continues bad , it not growing worse ; he finds he is unable to meet tbe claims of his creditors , who , as a matter ef course , having every facility to persecute him , sues him in the Court of Requests , and an order iamadeagainsttimtopay fronT 3 s . to 5 s or up wards per Court day . Thia being often repeated seven or eight times by the different creditors prior te full payment of the first order , he has consequently to pay every three weeks seTen or eight times 3 s . or more . What position is the unfortunate debtor in then f Trade bad , family starving , no means of complying with the several orders of the Court against him , his inexorable creditors , reckless of the
consequence , order out warrants of arrest , adding more expence , -which it is impossible for the miserable man to pay , and cast him into gaol , or , what makes the case a greater hardship still , the avaricious collector , who in the first instanc * was employed to collect those debts the best-way he could , proeeeds , lost to every feeling of humanity , determined only on securing his commission and expences , which , in any event , iB sure to be paid him ; for if tbe debtor goes to gaol , the plaintiff pays , and the poor wretch is placed between the creditor and collector in an irretrievable predicament , from which long imprisonment and hunger , if not death , alone can release him .
After a day of toil ( if he should be fortunate enough to obtain eaiploy , ) to piocuTe bread for his almost desstitute family , he ha 3 just retired to rest to endeavour , if possible , to bury in sleep the care acd torture of his distracted mind ; the bailiff enters ; the poor man must get out of bed , leava his despairing family ; hail , rain , or snow , go he must ; even old age is not exempt : and instead of a bed , -which was to bring repose and rest to his wearied limbs and aching heart , he must lay upon a prison floor , where fce may continue to lie till the periods of his several warrants hava expired ; then , and not till then , is be set » t liberty , wasted , Bick \ y , and usable to work even should it offer , while in turn , his wife and family are starving on parish allowance . Such appalling suffering as this human nature would shudder to behold , but where unknown , of course , it cant be felt
Under these circumstances , I beg leave respectfully to call your attention to the undermentioned cases , -which will clearly exemplify the foregoing statements : — George Bowbotham has a wife and seven children ( six under seven years of age ); his earnings for a considerable th&e previously to his imprisonment , did not exceed 10 s . or 12 s . per week , out of which he bad to pay 2 s . 6 d . for house rent , and Ss . 3 d . for wheel ditto , leaving only 6 a . 3 d . oat of 12 a . to support himse ]/ and family , as well as bavins ; to pay for grinding stones used in his trade . Being unable to procure the common necessaries of life , rather than apply to the parish , he pledged his furniture , then his own wearing apparel ,
and lastly , his wife and children's . He was sued six times in the Sheffield Court , and ordered to pay 3 s . on Court day in each « ase , or 6 s . a week ; ultimately he was obliged to apply to the pariBh , and was allowed 10 a . & week te support himself , wife , and seven children . New , how was it possible to pay 6 s . a week into Court out of this allowance ? In default , he was cast into gaol , where he has been confined 231 days , and has to remain 70 m » re , to complete the period of his imprisonment His gaol allowance , and his wife and family ' s parish pay , will amount to nearly £ 20 , and he will only have paid by serving the gaol ^ 14 3 s . and go out in debt at last
I leave it to you , Sir , whether or not this is a case worthy the notice and ccmausseraton of the hutntna and charitable .
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Out of the weekly average number of prisoners incarcerated in this gaol , viz , onebnndred and ten , there might be found sixty or seventy examples almost as bad as this , but to avoid trespassing too much on yonr time , I shall merely give in detail a few more cases which would , I am sorry to Bay , present as lamentable a picture if fully pourtrayad . James Watson , sued ten times ; orders of Conrt amount to 19 s , per week ; average earnings per week , 12 * . ; has been confined 175 days , and has 340 more to remain to complete the terra of his imprisonment Thomas HatterBley sued eleven times ; 42 s . per Court day ; its . per week ; a wife and six children { threeunder niBeyeaa of age ); kas been oonfinedSOO . andmust remain in 400 days , to complete his imprisonment ; his average weekly earnings , 15 * .
Thomas Widowsoa , sued eight times ; 24 s . per Court day , or 8 a . a week ; s wife aad five children living ( four under nine years of age ); average earnings , Us . per week ; lie wm twenty-four weeks in parish allowance previous to the day of his imprisonment ; baa been already confined sixty days , aad must remain 320 more to complete his term of imprisonment ' Wa . Parkin , sued eleven times ; 33 s . per Court day , or 11 s . per week ; average earnings , 10 a . per week , and seven months on the parish previous to commitment ; has been confined 245 days , and must remain 243 more to complete the term of his imprisonment As to my own case , I have a wife and six children ( four under nine years of age ); my average earnings were from 12 a . to 15 s . per week v I have been sued four times , and was ordered to pay 15 s . per Court day , « r 5 s . a week . I have been confined 182 days , and must remain ninety-two more to complete my term of imprisonment
I beg , in conclusion , to call your attention to the treatment of those prisoners who are here for the purpose of taking the benefit of tbe Insolvent Debtors ' Act , which is still more oppressive , tor , on a prisoner ' s giving the necessary notice to the gaoler of bis intention to schedule , his prison allowance of 2 s . per week is immediately stopped , and his wife and children are driven to the pariah , where no relief whatever is allowed beyond what is given to them ; he is consequently left entirely without tbe smallest means of existence , although it Is manifest , from the necessity of scheduling , that be is quite as bad off as any other prisoner in tbe gaol , u bis friends are disinclined to assist him farther than paying or guaranteeing his attorney ' s fees .
Requeuing your kind and early consideration of our deplorable condition , I remain , Your very obedient servant , George Settle , Garnish Master . To Hugh Parker , Esq ., Woodtborpe , Steward of the Court of Requests for the Manor of Sheffield .
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TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —At a public meeting held at Shutford , October 19 th , 1841 , tbe following resolution was unanimously agreed to : — " That tbe following letter be cent to the Rev . Mr . Morrill , and that the Editor of the Northern Star be respectfully requested to insert it in that paper : — David Kemp , Chairman . -. — —™—¦ '" ¦ " ¦ — " ^ ^^^^ r ^^ m w ^^ FVWV
^ TO THE REV . UK . UORRELL . Reverend Sir , —We , the fnbaWtants of SHUtford , in pnblic meeting assembled , understanding that you in the sermon you preached in this place , October 16 , 1841 , uttered what we deem to bs a false and calumnious charge against the People ' s Chatter , you having denounced it a Charter ef iniquities . We beg leave respectfully to request you to substantiate the charge . And as we hold a meeting every Monday evsning , t » disseminate the principles contained in the People's Charter , we should feel very happy to see you there . And if you can clearly prove to us , that the People ' s Charter is a Charter of iniquities , we will at once give it up ; or , if yon do not choose to attend our meeting , we shall feel great pleasure in attending to bear you anywhere else In Shutford yoa think proper , providing , we are allowed to reply to tbe argnments you may advance .
Again Sir , yon charged us with the enormous crime of endeavouring to bring the church and royalty into contempt We respectfully reply , we are trying to obtain our just rights as Englishmen ; nay , what , as human beings living in privileged society , we arc fully entitled to ; namely , that every man twenty-one yean of age , unconvicted of crime , and of sound mind , shall have a vote , to vote fftr Members of the Commons House of Parliament That be may help to make the laws be is called en to obey ; and in disposing of the taxes bis labour supports .
Is this trying to bring royalty and the church into contempt ? Is it not rather the callous hearted selfishness of the clergy , in imprisoning such men as Thorogood and Baines for church rates , and tbe blasphemous doctrine many of you preach ; that God has placed us in the miserable situation in which we are sow in ? Wby it is your elass , and tbe aristocracy , that rob us of the fruits of our labour and then charge it upon God I But , say you : " Submit yourselves to tbe powers thatba . "
Why Sir , the clergy tell us sometimes , that " the devil rules in the lower world . " And , indeed , when we look at the fiuits produced by tbe powen that be ; when we see her Majesty receiving for her private use the mm of £ 164 17 s . led . dally , and her royal consort £ 104 2 i , whilst many thousands of her fellowcreatureo receive only 3 d ; when we consider that that very reverend father in God the Archbishop of Canterbury , receives the enormous sum of £ 52 10 s . a day ! wbjle many of his flack receive only the miserable pittance of 2 d . a day ; when we consider this Sir , we assure you , we are inclined to believe their assertion : " that the devil does rule in this lower world . " However , we are not altogether satisfied with hissatanic majesty ' s relations ; consequently , we are determined to resist tbe devil and all his works , till we are convinced it is wrong to do so . Signed in behalf of the meeting , David Kemp , Chairman .
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Akong tha rumours current in the City is one that the old system of lotteries is abont to be revived , and that a correspondence with the Treasury has already commenced on the subject . — Times .
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HOLBEBRY , THE CHARTIST VICTiai . To the DemoarcUso / Shi-Jfeld , bit more particularly > 1 M ^ a ^ r ^^^ ioi ^' p ^ ' ^ rjsao ^ atioa ! ¦ - ''¦'' ¦ . ' " He that filches fr » m me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches hfnij Bat makes me poor indeed . " " : '¦ " : : ¦ " ¦ . ; ' ¦' - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦'¦ . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ "' : '• SHiASP ^ ARB . - - .. ¦ BRpTHBRS , ~ It J » rather under painful feelings that I sltjJown to address these few : lines to you , bnt justice to the Individual accused demands it I was at tha dinner got up by you oi » the 39 th . alt ,, toour noble champion F . O'Connor , Esq . , After the dinner I foil In company with the late infernal WWg victim , Tfaos Booker , Sen . of Nortballerton . This person accused my Friend , Samuel Holberry ( who Is now Immured In York Castle ) of recelTing a sovereign that was collected
here for the said Booker and Holberry , and keeping it to himself . In vain did I tell him to the contrary , and be even had tbe effrontery to tell me that Holberry bad acknowledged receiving it Now Friends * I « U 1 just lay tbe case before you , and leave you to judge -who is right and who is wrong . The friends here who subscribed tbe money are personally acquainted with Holberry ; not so with Booker . It was thought advisable as only the two Individuals ( among the rest ) from Sheffield were te be tried for treason , ten shillings each for them should be sent to the Star oflice , towards their defence , and acobydingly on the 14 th of March , 1840 , an order was sent to the post office in Leeds for , £ 1 5 s , the other five shilling * being for Mrs . Frost A short time afterwards , application was made by me to the Star office , to know what was done with the money , and r receiTed a note from Mr . Ardfll , saying it went along with tbe rest « f the subscriptions for the defence f the Sheffield prisoners . I immediately forwarded
the note , under cover , to Mrs . Holberry , who , I doubt not , has It by her , and will let anyone sea it . I should not have taken any notice of the matter , but I received a letter from H « lberry , on the 14 th instant , and he informs me a collection was being made in Sheffield , and that Booker spoke In the meeting ( with what . motive is best known to himself ) as to Holberry keeping the money . Now , Friends , I hope the explanation given will set the matter at rest , and teach Mr . Booker to inquire into matters before he makes assertions to the pnblic to the injury of a man ' s character , who at the present time cannot defend himself . Would to God all men professing Chartism were as good Chartists as Hoiberry , we should not then have bad so many traitors to the camp . Hoping these few lines will have the desired effect , I beg te subscribe myself , Yours , in the bonds of Union , Wm . Martin .
. Sab-Secretary . Brampton , near Chesterfield , Oot 17 th , 1841 . P . S . I beg to acknowledge a post office order for poor Holberry , from his friends in Satton-in-Ashfield , for sixteen shillings , which will be forwarded hi my next letter to York . W . M .
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CHARTIST BLACKING . TO THE EDITOR OF THB NOBTHERN STAR . Sitt , —In reading over the Star , I frequently find , and more particularly so thia last few wesks , that the Executive are much straitened for want uf money ; and more than this , every thinking man must be aware that they cannot carry into execution their designs without considerable supplies , and which must be very difficult to raise by subscriptions amongst a starving people , as I am sorry to say that the Chartists too frequently are . Bat , Sir , the reason of my taking up my pen at this time is , that I saw a letter in the Star of tbe 25 tb of
September , signed " Roger Pinder , " and which , in my opinion , is worthy of notice , tbe purport of which is , that be will supply the people with blacking of the best quality , and at the lowest possible prices , and also give a remunerating discount to agents ; but the best of what I consider to be is , that be will allow a portion of the proceeds to go to the Executive Council , for the benefit of the Chartists ; and to my surprise , I have not heard another word since on the subject , which , Sir , if it will not occupy too much space in your paper , with your permission . I will say a word or two .
First , the writer says it la good in quality , and cheap by reason of the quantity ; and , secondly , it will leave a good profit to agents , and give a certain sum to the Chartist Fond . Now , as to being good and cheap , that will be proved by the purchase of a single pennyworth , and the honesty of the man will be proved weekly by the Star . Then I say , if the article be good , for the sake of tbe Charter let us have it ; for , remember , if it put into the Chartist Fond £ 5 per week , it is not out of the pockets of the people , but out of the profits of the manufacturer . With these few remarks , I beg to subscribe myself , A Reader o ? the Stab-Yorkshire , Oct . 11 th , 1841 .
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THE NATIONAL PETITION . TO THB EDITOR 09 TUB NORTHKRN STAR Sir , —Ha-ring carefully perused a copy of the National Petition as jost issued in a neat form by Mr . Joshua Hobson , publisher of tbe Northern Star , 1 confess I never was better pleased in my life . I know of no plan better adapted to Insure the signatures of five or six millions of people than by a liberal distribution of this copy of the Petition itself . A more useful and instructive tract bos not yet made its appearance , and if used as such it cannot fail to throw considetable light upon the dark minds of thoso ill informed individuals who seem to take pleasure in opposing tbe onward spread of Chartism . Tbe facts it contains are of the most startling nature , and afford the strongest evidence why every one ought immediately to petition tor Universal Suffrage .
The lowness of the price puts it witbln the reach of all ; and , I trust , Sir , for the sake of tbe good cause , every Association in Great Britain will do its utmost to send forth the little messenger of troth and soberness among the habitations of our deluded , but perhaps , in many Instances , well meaning countrymen . I am , Sir , Yours in tbe cause of freedom . A Chartist . Hunslet , Oct . 24 , 1841 .
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^^ THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH . TO THE EDITOR OV THE NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —Allow me , through your Journal , to make a few reaiarks on the letter from our friends in Paisley , which appeared in your last week ' s paper , and to state to them and others , the progress and rules of the Working Man ' s Church in London . A few individuals , about the middle of February , 1841 , hired a chapel for the purpose of enabling the working classes , on the Sunday , to meet together , being persuaded that until they came together to seek their mutual and social good , they never would obtain it , and that all tbe congregated bodies , on tbe Sunday , are opposed to this system .
Since we commenced , we have had a bard struggle and opposition , chiefly from priestcraft and the sectarian spirit of the people ; bnt we have been steadily progressing both in numbers , and , I trust , in diffusing sound information , calculated to benefit the physical , mental , and moral state of the working classes . At first our members were from twenty to thirty , now from two hundred to threo hundred ; aad , as a proof that our labour hath not been in vain , many of them are determined not to use the crotchets of proxy in matters of religion , nor to take anything upon trust from these learned Rabbis , but have commenced in right earnest to learn the original for themselves , and , by a new method , they are making rapid progress in the Greek language ; so that many of them will be able .
in a few weeks , to read the New Testament in Greek . Our Chartist friend , Mr . Wild , Is first in the class . It may be thought that this Is a Utopian scheme ; whether it h or not , I shall not say ; but it has been pro . ducedbya desire to search the Scriptures for themselves , to see whether those things , recorded in our translation , be so ; and partly by the teaching given at the Working Man ' s Churoh , that until men and women take God ' s way of instruction , viz "to teach themselves and then instruct one anoUier , " they never will make much progress either in politics , in science , or in religion , and this agrees with the old proverb , "God helps those who help themselves , " and , in order to move the carriage , we must all put our shoulders to the wheel . Distribution by all is as necessary as production by all .
It gives us pleasure to hear of the progress of our friends In Paisley , and as we understand that there are many working men ' s churches in Scotland , we and many others would be gratified to hear , from time to time , through the Star , how they are doing in the good work of instructing each other on the day called Sunday . Allow me to say , that one of tbe rules of our Paisley friends , where the word atonement , in its fullest sense , is brought in , appears to me to breathe something like
sectarianism , and they know that that monster bad its beginning in tasking doctrinal point * tbe ground of union , instead of < brotherly love ; but where do they find , in the standard they have laid down , ( Scripture , ) these words used for the purpose they apply them , I should like much , if they would , in their next , define what they mean by the word « aUmemni ia ita fullest sense . " ,, . l « a , 6 ir , A Member of toe Working Man ' s Church , Dock Head . Bermondaey , London .
P . S . The Rules we agreed to , at first , were as follows : — 1 st That all persons acknowledging the original Scriptures of divine authority , and agreeing to take them as their guide , shall b « eiligible to membership . 2 . That there b » a committee chosen of twelve members , secretary , and treasurer . 3 rd . That a president be elected moi th'y .
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4 th . That in > tbe discussion of any subject , fifteen minutes be allowed to each member to giro his sentiments . ¦ x ¦ ''''"' ¦ ; . '¦ ' 5 th , That each member do pay Id . per week to pay rent , and purchase Boeks , &c Our meetings are conducted in the following way : VSunday piqraiag for reading the Scriptarea , and mutual Instruction . Afternoon , in practising sacred music , and taking tea .. In the evening , lecturing on . some religious subject .
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TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I am happy to inform you of the firm and steady advance the principles of the Chaster am making in this quarter , and Independent of those that are using all the means in their power to stifla every eflbrt the people are making to obtain their just and natural lights , Ltughrea and " ' Its vicinity can now turn out a goodly number of the good men and true . Every attempt that has bean made to put us down has , been the means of us gaining new converts to the cause of freedom and liberty . But we have soae powerful enemies to contend against , and at the head of these I may place his Lordship , Bishop Cowan , who has no less than twice publicly denounced me frem the altar ,
warning the people to have nothing whatever to do with me , and said I wanted to stir them vp , so that they would be hung or transported , as they were In the year ninety-eight However ridiculous , the statement made may appear in the eyes of the enlightened , coming from the place it did , where nothing but the words of truth are expected to be delivered , it has had the desired effect on the minds of the ignorant and lower class of the community , and as I am entirely depending on . them for mine and my family ' s support , has been the means of making us snfler Severe hardships , but am proud to say , the contrary has been tbe case with the more
learned portion of the public , several of the most respectable inhabitants of the town have given me their names , declaring , themselves Chartists , who , if they were before , did not publicly avow themselves as such . On Monday week last , bis Lordship sent for me to his own house , when , in the presence of two friends , we had a discussion for nearly two h » urs on the Charter , when he said be would have me hunted out of the town , or pat into gaol , if I dfd not giro up all Chartist principles . I told him I would suffer transportation , or even death itself , before I resigned so good a cause Trusting that you will give this plain statement of facts aplawln the ^/ ar , I am , Sir ,
Truly yours , Berkard McDonald Loughrea , 22 nd October , 1841 .
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TO THB EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Pray give insertion to the following letter from that highly talented gentleman , Joseph Hayes , Esq . of the city of Cork , who bas distinguished himself in his endeavours to induce bis eonntrymen to join the people of this country hi their struggle for tbe Charter , as the only means whereby the grievances of all maybe redressed . The fact of Mr . Hayes ' s popularity with his fellow dtfzans will , I hare no doubt , bring that part of the country to out side , u he stands unrivalled in bb popularity with
the working people . They are sot forgetful of bis many struggles on their behalf , particularly his exertions to achieve for them a wholesome system of Peor Laws , as well as whilst guardian in making the defective law they have a beneficial one , bs far as bis power and influence went The manner in which he put the arrogant mandates of those callous-hearted monsters , the Poor Law Commissioners , at defiance , have won for him the praise and admiration of those who bad the pleasure to read ef his conduct upon that important occasion . The following is the letter above referred to : —
Cork , 24 th Sept 1841 . Sir , —I have received the favour of your letter of the 2 lBt instant , and have to thank yon for the very kind and flittering judgment you havo formed and expressed in reference to my humble efforts in the promotion of pubiio liberty . I never entertained the slightest misgivings as to tbe valuable principles embodied in the People ' s Charter , now for some years the object first in the consideration ef those who care not for party or factious purposes , when interposed between the people and their just and rightful demands . It is now about three years since I first brought before the people of thia
locality , the advantages to be derived from the success of the efforts then making in the North of England in favour of a just representation of tbe people , and although on that occasion , I encountered both opposition and personal invective , I did not despair , ana that by a careful attention to passing events , ' and a seasonable introduction of tbe subject , 1 would yet succeed in widely dissemminating the principles , which I sincerely believe comprised witbln them , every germ of national prosperity . And , following up my purpose , I did in public and private , maintain the natural right of universal Suffrage , limited , If at all , to an existing location of the party claiming its exercise .
To this principle I bave the satisfaction of saying there are many adherents in Cork , and there would be many more if an advocacy of the Charter was unconnected with personal feelings and antipathies . I am not now going to discuss how far Mr . O'Connell ia entitled to all the respect and attachment felt for him in Ireland . It is sufficient that tbe fact is unquestionable , that the majority of tbe people of Ireland do entertain this attachment to him , and , consequently , any political movement directed on them beara a most repulsive aspect , when connected with aa unsparing and continual abuse of him , both personally and politically .
I say to yoa then , in sorrow , that herein lies the obstruction to our adhesion , as Irishmen to the Charter , and that if this obstruction did net exist , the whole bodyef the bumble classes in Ireland wonld long since have declared for the Charter . Why then should this evil course be persevered in ? What should yon or I care for any personal difference between Mr . O'Connor and Mr . O'Connell ? Why should either of them receive any countenance from the people in the unmanly practice of throwing their personal feelings into the consideration of pur pubiio rights , and thereby keeping in separate and jealous array , the good and honest people of the two countries ?
I , at least , am guiltless of lending my sanction to such proceedings . I have deprecated them In public and have remonstrated against them in private , and if you , and men like yoa , would at your side of the water , interfere to prevent , and succeed in preventing their future recurrence , the Charter and Repeal would equally shoot a-head , and the combined efforts of Englishmen and Irishmen would speedily effect that , which it will take years , aye , probably ages , to accomplish , if they continue a separated and divided action . I have addressed to yoa these few remarks in the humble hope that they will prove to be seed sown in a good soil , and with a temperate and judicious culture and application , that they may yet produce a wholesome harvest of political fruit I remain , With great respect for yourself , And all those associated with you In tbe good cause , Your most obedient Servant ,
Joseph Hates . Now , Brother Chartists , I have thought it my duty to lay before you the feelings and sentiments of one of the most sterling patriots this day ou Ireland's ground , whose exertions have been great to induce the people of Ireland to join with us in our demand for the Ch rter , has boon unceasing , but have been neutralised , in c nsequenca of the differences between O'Connell and he English Chartists . It is useless me saying anything as to the origin of these disputes , they have been bo often before you . The time is now arrived , from tbe position of Ireland , to counteract the evil intentions of the promoters of discord and disunion , and , thank God , that tbe magnanimous O'Connor bas declared , that be at least ¦ will not bo a party to disunion , by his declaration to allow O'Connell to abuse him as he pleases .
Now , Brother Chartists , I hope you will follow the example of our Noble Chief , and henceforward let the name of O'Connell be , as it were , unknown to you . Let him abuse us as he pleases . The people of Ireland , by your assistance , will be enabled to see through his deception , should he continue the vacillating policy he bas hitherto followed . Recollect one tbAag , Brother Chartists , that It is by abuse O'Connell lives . Instance the masner in which he has made ose of an article which appeared in the bloody old Times , reflecting on the character of the Irish people , and their revered clergy , such as the words " Borplfced ruffians , " " the aarage Papists ;" by these means he has been enabled to Impose upon the credulity of the people by working on their religious feelings , and thereby securing at the same time the influence of the clergy . My friends , if you want to remove this inflaenoe yoa can do it , by sending your Stars to Ireland , for , believe me , there is not
a people In the world who love liberty more enthusiastically than the Irish pecple . But they are deficient of that political Information which yon are in possession of , and which have placed yoa in that preud position , aa being the best informed as regards the pure principles of democracy in the world , for where in the history of the warld can yoa read when the working people met tbe wealth and influence of the land to discuss their inherent rights , and , with eloquence unequalled , and cool dispassionate reasoning , pat to shame the puny talents of tfie college-bred lords . Then , Brother Chartists , If yoa want to have the same effects produced In Ireland—If yon want to wise the Irish people to the same dignity of manheod as yourselves have now aspired to , do , I beseech yon , give thom the same means by which you have become so renowned on the political stage , and my life on their faith , were they summoned , that minute they will show that the men of old Ireland had met when
roused by the trumpet to freedom's call . I remain , brother Chartist * , Youi ' s , faithfully In the taaae of Democracy , . Sneab Dalt Baxcsley , Oc * . 25 th , 1841 .
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i ¦ ¦ , ^ '"¦ ¦¦¦ n -i ii ii . m -i — i ¦ » j , JULIAN , HARNEY—TO THE CHARTISTS OF BEW 8 BURT , AND THE WEST RiDiNCr GENERALLY . BROTHERS , IN , THE CAUSE , —I some time haet received a letter dated September 23 rd , from Mr . Wm . Mcaley Stott , setting forth among other things that ia the presence of Messrs . Haigh , Atkinson , Was ° , and Simpson , Mr . Mark Crabtree bad asserted , that , while I was paid but thirty shillings per week as the West Riding lecturer , T had received from him the sum of five and forty shillings per week daring the late Weal Riding election . This totter I copied Verbat im , and sent to tha Northern Star , in which it appeared Oct . 2 d . IntfaeStor of Saturday last appears a letter from Mb . Crabtree , addressed ta me ' ,-ia which he answers the charge contained in Mr . Stotfs letter . In this letter
Crabtree says ; «• I throw back with seem the' term viUaiii upon Haigh and Co ., with the contempt' the / deserve , and assert that they are base and infamous liars , when they state I ever mentioned 1 bad pafti yon forty-five shillings per week during tbe West Riding election . I did say that the Chartists of DeWinry were ' mean , ' &c , so far they tell the truth ; but I did not say I . paid you weekly such a sum . I did say , and do still say , that during the election I let you havevtcney because I felt tbat tbe man who was doing tbe flirty work of Halgb and Co ., and enlightening their ideas upon the Five Points of the Charter , was nieauly , shabbily , and rascally paid at thirty shillings per week . What money you had from me I never coasidered as politically advanced ; but as a stir has been mad « . yoa will perhaps let these Chartists know hew much it was you received from me , to ., &c "
My friends , you will remember that in the Star of October 2 nd I distinctly and plainly denied tbo tmth of Gnbtree ' jB assertion ( assaming him to have made it ) that he paid me five and forty shillings per week during the West Riding election . In the passage I b&ve quoted from bis letter , he indignantly denies that he ever made such assertion . I presume , therefore , that npon thia portibn this letter , farther comment is unnecessary on ray put The forty-five shillings question is a Matter tbat lies between Mr . Crabtree and Messrs . Hftigh , Atkinson , Wasa , and Simpson .
Bat , says Crabtree , "I did say , and 4 o stUL say , tbat during the election / lei you fume money because , &c" Farther on be says , " Perhaps yon will let these Chartists know bow much it was you , received from me . " Well , It is quite true , I havd bad money of Mr . Crabtree j It Is my misfortune that Mr . Crabtree is not the only person from whom I have bees compelled by stem necessity to seek , occasionally , the loan of a few shillings . Ika * t btrrroieed money of Mr . Crabtree } sad now for the amount . The sums alto * ther that I have borrowed at different times ameant to ELEVEN SHILLINGS .
Is there any ottence la my borrowing eleven shillings of Mr . Crabtree ? Ah I but Crabtree is a" Tory tool . " What be may be is for himself to say . Yoa shall know the history of my acquaintance with him . Mark Crabtree was doorkeeper to the first Convention—appointed to that tffice on the motion of Sin . O'Conner or Mr . Pitketbly ( I forget which , but am pretty sore it was one of these gentlemen ) , ily acquaintance with Mr . Crabtree was very slight , only knowing him in the discharge of his official duties , which I believe he efficiently performed . After tha dissolution of the Convention , I saw so more' of Mr . C . for nearly two feus ; but I tetnombe * seeing ia
tbe Northern Star , that with gome other person i whose name I . forget ) he ( Crabtree } was employed by Mr . Fieiden , M . P ., collecting evidence on the working of the New Poor Law . Shortly after coming to Yorkshire I met him at Leeds , in tte Northern StaroMze . We had some friendly talk on " auld lang Bjne , " and in the course of . conversation he stated he was in , the ercploy of Mr . Fieiden . Before parting , being " hard up" at the time , I borrowed a shilling of him , ( I will not be positive ^ - bat am nearly sure the sum was only a shilling ) ; subsequently I borrowed five shillings , and st a later date another five shillings . The one shilling and tbe five shillings were borrowed not during , bnt some time prior to the election .
Crabtree says truly that the money -was not political ! advanced . Had it been so offered It would have been spurned . " The money waa lent me with the understanding that it should be repaid , Crabtree saying at the time ,, in answer to my promises to pay , M Pay mtJ when convenient , Harney j pay me when you can . ' I borrowed the money of one whom I believed to be > a friend ; but I must say that Mr . Crabtree has not played the part of a friend in boasting of letting m © have money—thus advertising my poverty . However , tbe money shall be at once repaid , no matter at what inconvenience to myself . If Mr . Crabtree can call at tbe Star office , Mr , Hobson will pay him the sum lent , or if Mr . Crabtree is not in Leeds or its neighbourhood , and will send me bis address , the money shall be forwarded to him .
Brother Chartists , if any suspicions have been excited by my enemies , that in tho late election I received fay from the Tory party , the foregoing plain unvarnished statement of facts will , I think , prove to your satisfaction the injustice of such suspicions . But , pay or no pay , did I do anything te serve the Tories in the late election ? It may be said , "Yes , yoa opposed the Whigs , " Granted ; bat did I not also oppose the Tories ? " Torn ever the pages of the Northern Star - and say whether my printed addresses aad speeches do hot breathe one spirit of hatred and hostility to both factionB alike ? While I denounced the treachery , rapacity , and tyranny of the Whigs . I warned the people that tbe Tories were sot ono whit baiter ; that when before in office they bad been a plundering and cruel faction , and woaid be so again if they had the power ; that their pretended sympathy with the working classes , and enmity to the New Poor Law , the Rural Police Act , Ac ., was all humbug .
If the people would see an end put to their privations and miseries , they most look to neither Whig ner Tory , but treating both factions as robbers and tyrants , must look only to themselves for their own salvation . ' ¦ ¦ "¦• " ' ' . ¦ ' . ¦' ' '" " ¦ "' . ' . ¦' ¦ ' Tbat such was the course I pursued , and such tbe advice I gave , you men of Dawsbury , together with the men of Leeds , Huddersfield , Bradford , and Barnsley , can bear witness . All who were within reach of my voice at the nomination know well that I spared not tbe Tories any more than tbe Whigs : nay , the Leeds Mercury—certainly Be friend of mine—did me the justice of saying —( I quote frem memory )—that I " ably defended the principles of Chartism , " whilein what I did * ay of my opponents I stored my abuse pretty equal .
A few word ' s upon my political career , and I have done . At the age ( of sixteen I commenced the life of an active Radical . Before I was twenty years of sge , I had three times suffered imprisonment in the straggle to free the press . At twenty-one I was elected to the National Convention . At twenty-two , I tools my seat in tbat assembly ; it was not long before I was denounced as a " Whig Spy , " for the honest and bold avowal of my views and principles ; I challenged my enemies to prove to the country the troth of their accusations—they shrunk , and I triumphed . I was arrested , and subsequently escaping the doom of my brother patriots , -was again denounced by tbe Champion newspaper as a Whig Spy . " Again I confronted the
slanderer , and he quailed . Invited to Scotland , I traversed that land from end to end ; I roused the drooping spirit of Chartism ia the South , and carried the principles ol our holy cause through the wild and stormy North , where never Chartist footsteps trod before . Of the good I effected in Scotland I could call upon fifty placeg to testify to—one shall suffice , Dundee . The men of Dundee can tell what I accomplished for the cause . . I thank God , I have in Scotland secured the friendship of hearts that time nor calumny can estrange from me . Since my retnrn to England , yon msn of Dewebury can bear witness to some portion of my life—public and private—say , have I not shown myself in every respect true to the principles I profess ?
I have walked thousands of miles through summers * heat , and winters * storm ; I have wasted my health ; I have borns privations such , aa I believe , no other man in the movement has borne . I have done all—and endured all , to promote the cause of liberty : yet , it has been my lot to have , almost without ceasing , to battle with slander , falsehood , and calumny . Where ate those who denounced me as a traitor hi tbe Convention ? Turned traitors themselves , and now forgotten or execrated by the people ; while I am now what I was 'then . Where is tbe Champion ? Gone to perdition , with the character of " coward and slanderer" graven on Its tomb . Where are they , if any , who will how accuse me of being , or having been , M in the pay of the Tories" ? Let tnera meet ma teeth to teeth , and by the verdiet of tie people I stand or fall .
When a traitor sells bis country , or b 5 a eauje , be does not do so for Eleven Shillings . "I could a tale , unfold' ? of difficulties "during the election , " and difficulties in which I am involved at the present time ( partly the consequence of additional expences the election entailed on me , and which I never charged to the account of the Chartist body ) , -which would but too plainly , attest my integrity . The public will , I trust , pardon me , if I refrain from advertising my private affairs , or publishing my poverty to the world . M « n of Dawsbary , I intend to be with yon on Tuesday , November 2 nd , when I shall be happy to meet any person who bas ought to allege against , or ought to put to me . I intend being at Leeds on Wednesday and Thursday ; at Barnsley on Friday ; and shall be ready after that to attend any place in the West-Riding where there may be an accuser to meet , or a foe to oppose . -
I am , Brother Chartists , Your faithful friend , And devoted servant , George Julian Hab . net Sheffield , 48 , Nursery-street , October 25 tb , 1841 .
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Evert Micklb makes a Mcckle . —After jield ing to a flood of tears , and reflection upon theuuhappinesshis envious disposition had brought upon him , Charles went to the window and looked into the garden , when he saw a bird picking up a small stalk of hay in bis month , and fly away with it . It immediately struck him that the bird wm gradually gathering together materials for a nest . "And if , thought he , ** so little a creature , by such a alow Coess , can bnild a nest , why cannot I build " ft t V *—Parley ' s Penny Library .
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^ THE PATRIOT HOLBERRY . TO THE SYMPATHISING CHAKTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Frizxds and Fbllow-Countktmen , —Influenced only by an earnest desire to be of service to my fellowman , to give assistance to the dungeon-bound friend , and consolation to the tyrant-made widow , do I at this time appeal to yon , in tbe hope of gaining your sympathy and assistance . Holberry has been reaiovel , through , severe indisposition , from that den of torture , Northallerton House of Correction , to the Castle of York .
Immediately on his arrival here , I considered it my bounden duty to write to him , offering my services to him in any possible way 1 could to add to his comforts . Since then , I have forwarded him some books which he has received . I have also had a letter from him stating that the Chaplain bas given him liberty to take Chambers ' s Edinbro' Journal , and several other cheap works and publications . I was proud to hear It , and the next thought that came to my mind was , how was he to get them . My friends , they are not to be had without money , and money it canr . ot be expected for him to have ; I , therefore , resolved npon thiB step , in the hope tbat I may be of tbat service to him , which is the innate desire of my
heart-Friends , should yon ask what particular claim he has to your notice , I -would refer you to his bold and persevering cenfinct in yonr cause—to the manly and uncompromising epirit be displayed on bis arrest , trial , and during his painful suffering in prison ; thirjk , my friends , at the mental agonies to the mind , caused by being dragged from the comfortable hearth of his cot , to be imraored for four years to the dungeon's gloom , from the wife of his bosom , and the society of his friends , to the association of thieves of the worst description ; and think of the feeling of the parent at heating of the death of his only child , and he not there to press ito infant lips , or shew his last regard as a parent ; thoBe and those facts alone are sufficient grounds to lay claim
to your sympathy and assistance . Consider , my fnentls , the pecuniary sacrifice of 216 week's earnings , and then say la be not worthy the favour I ask in his behalf . Holberry is now under tbe same authorities that O'Connor wa « under for sixteen months . O'Connor was allowed the visit of friends—Holbery is not ; thsn let us show te those in authority that we did not visit and sympathise with O'Connor , but on account of the principles for which he was suffering , and th 3 t thongh we are not allowed to visit Holbery , yet , we will leave nothing undone to convince them that we respect him also on account of his principles—nothing will convince our enemies more of our union—nothing would delight them more than to see us neglect our own order when
in trouble- To those leaders who have suffered imprisonment , I more particularly address myself ; it is they who having endured the dungeon's gl « om , the rack of mind , at being denied those privileges wbicb nave been extended to our friend at the present time , and who know the happy effects that would be produced in passing off the lonesome day , and removing tbe reflections to which the mind was subject;—I say it is thej that ought to exert themselves npon this occasion , in giving a helping hand and settiDg an example to others , and shew to our opponents that it is not for personal gain they advocate the cause of liberty , but that yoa are desirous to help thoso wbem tbe grasping hand of tyranny , prevents from helping themselves . Hoping this will have the desired effect ,
I remain , In the cause of justice and humanity , Yours truly , E 6 wa » d Bubi-et . 19 , Bilton-rtreet , L&yerfherpe , Yoik , October 20 th , 1841 . P . S . All favours may be forwarded either to me or to tbe Star , when they will be acknowledged weekly in the Northern Star , E . B .
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