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^^— - . 'i . "' ^ rr '" .-t ^ - ' ' THE NATIONAL DAILY BREA D SOCIETY AND THE "NOBTBERN STAR . " TO TJHB PROPRIETOR AKt > CDIfDUCTORS OF TfiB " NORTHER * 8 IAR . " Gicm * iaw , -S ^^ -. M ?* ¦ ¥ > i * Si $ ? ^ 3 w l « mns ef you ? W vree *' ^ pA |» r - * & *• r * » % article c ^ sntini »^ » bo « ii « ^ 'JWJ ^ JWW *^ mflnot iH common binm d > PJ me ther ^ ht of E \ he . f * pl ^ -ftB ^ &iirt . « w 3 fcttWIx tfc * i . in mpafrng , throaTjh the medium of Aj > lacArd , my intention to Address the Uhabitante of Ataachester on flfo BsK 0 < jt " of tb , e _ Foo 4 T * a ; es . » Bd the People ' s Char ter , !**? no desire WBAtevelVwUshould , be — Ji- ;*^ -T £ ** MF * ' TfiHAf tk » XTnr / A ^ w V /»» . il
, realjrhi' ^ MMHEt , T d 6 not Aspire to , . . Indeed * , if the iff&Ie in last week ' s piper is the production f Mr ; Hm of tfe « AV / tern S / ar , ud that is a , nemaeB of his mode of writing And his tnia of thinkisf , I should deem it a degra < Ution to be mifltaken for Mm ; Af the same time I was not Aware that he vu » very eniinent * gentlemen—th » t he wat ' the Mr . HSl par excellence—tiaA it vts necessary to pat on my card of address , Mr . Hfll , baihttbfx . am bttA& Northern Star . If . jou intend to sty that toe People ' s Charter was inserted tothe rtaciurd with * view that Chirtiste Bight attead « id hear , I c * h hava oohesUation in sayind such " was my object ; for it is proper they should receive some information on this subject besides that which thej derive through tie Northern Star . If ysu fear the effects to "be prodseedon thereasoamg powers of the Chartists that they should hear Any lecture or address , or read any works which
treat npqn the / Food Taxes , as well as the People ' s Char ter , lest "tter should become conTerts to the « pimon that both are . important subjects , I Advise a bulletin , or peroap * - a "boll j&jcht bet . mere charac-*« ri « ti « , to som * t ^ inffli ^ tte f « U « wi ^ effect : — "fcnow iti ^ br th ^ presenU , tt * t m , thepro- ' fdeto » anil , ^ ondbustoa . o £ the Northern Star , do ptohj&it all nhwtiits from attending any lectare or ptbut ; meeUag , or from reading any publication , when * be Sabjept of tha Bread Tax shall be mentioned la -eonjunction with ihe Charier , lest they ahoBld Imbibe the JiaretJml doctrine that starvatipa ^ an 4 famine at * * v ! Ui <^ be avoided , "under painof iaeuring oar high < E » pJieasnre : Any , partie * offending ' against this oar Imperial GhArtUproelauAtion shall be prohibited from throwing op ? thelr cap * and * houting three cheers ior -Otkmnor , and . shall b « prebibftBd trem having one of the fire -aere aBotaent * to be awarded to nil good CbartiBts when we , the eondnetor * of ihe Norther * Star , shall become the Qoverameat of the eonntry .
Given at on . pnntiBg-tiffio * , in Leads , under our bands and . seal * , this twenty-sixth day of October , one thousand eight hundred and forty one .
: ~ , L" ^ r « rdariiith » fies * O Can > OT , I-lv .. - - ' . finned ) . c ' Wilxiam HiLt , . i „ . - - .-. 'Sffitar of lheJfcrtA »»^ ter . " It ^^ tterrjti ^ . thatihe ^©^^^^^^ C * jarter" were inserted in lu » er charactdrs than the words « Food 'Taxes , as yo » bay © set it f » rOu Ow > of the plieaisdn W ^ uestwH if lying at th « office of-the £ anb 7 im ^ acd oae at Mr . tieywovd ' s , MiDebeeter , tint those who chooRs to satisfy tbemsfctree by-the evidenee of their « wb Kifrf Aat tbe -writer of the Northern Star hteboea -guilty « f a gross falsehood , may have the opportunity of doing so . The words * " food taxes" were in larger typ&thftfi the Pe » pt »' s Charter , " aad it was distiaetly stated that the address woaldbe ' en the oest Bode ' of obtaining the
repeal of the foodies . " ; Now it wai not lacelj that Mr . HiD , of the Northern Star , was going to adrocate the repeal of the Food Taxes , for we all know that the condoctors of that publication are opposed to the repeal of the Corn Laws and recommend as a substitute allotments of fire acres of land to each iadrndual ! Perhaps whilst os this subject , without being bo nnconr : eeui as 1 © ask Mr . O'Connor how they are to obtain the land , adding , Don't you wish you may get it , " I-atg ht-peiilowed to ifiquire whetiier , ' if the iaad is divided into lire acre pieces , and each indrridaal has fife cbJWren , it is calcolated this will sab-divide iato live acres more for each , or if ther have discovered that there would
then be oaly-oae acre for each ; storeorer if each of these proprietors of one acre sab-divides it again amongst his five children , ** the -sins of the fathers will be visited upon , the children even to the third aad fosrth "generation , " in a way that will leave rery little land for each . You appear be emit overlie description of the Society grrea by the Leeds Timet , which was also grren fej lite Sh&icid Int . aameiy , that it was an orgaaixed' plan , ' perfectly leiai and justifiable , in a ¦ oral point of . view , for breaking toe law . Now I Barer gkr& it . that description . * What says the title page of the book , " Daily Bread , or Taxation withtait SepreseatatioH Resisted , being a Plan for ihe MloMon of the Bread Tax f that is what I
called it , neither more nor less , and probably this is wh&i the Editor of the Leeds Thnet might intend , that is to destroy , to break up * a bad law . My haring qaeted toe Leeds Times dees not amount to my adopting his opinion . I shall most certainly « uote the gentlemanly opokm of the Reverend Editor of the Northern Star , that" the founders and abetloiB of the Daily Bread Society are either the suet incorrigible foeis , " or wane , but I shall aot there be sodetstood as Babscribing to that opinion . I perceiTe yea say ' tis a deep devilish plo ^ and well laid . ' * Hott An incorrigible tad should be eap » bi « of tfifct a not Terj dear . With regard to this opinion of the Leeds Timet , it » TappetM that I addressed a l » tter to the Editer of that paper , to
correct bis dascripftOn © f the socaetyr ' after I saw his fknlseolo £ j fasrUktln apby ^ ie Shsfifldlrit , bat ay letter was reoeiTed too late for insertion the week it was £ < £ i , ih * ref 5 te I , said it al ^ it be withheld as raAer out of . date . . . . Ib' stating , in ih » introdnetioH to Daily Bread , that I was " in . no way connected with the persons who have taken the name of Physical ' Force Cbartiste , " it must be obvious I had no desire to be understood there were others besides . them who would not lie down tamely te submit to the vilest injustice . . I see nothing irreeoneileaMe in that with saying that" I consider it a mistaken course to stimulate the people to acts of violence . " . I hare nerer taught &e doctrine of passive obedience and non-resistance ,
or that the maxim , " if a man smites yon on one eheek . offer him the other also * " is to be interpreted literaDy ; . I hare serer denied the riftht of aa oppressed people in extreme cases to resorting to extreme measures , but it is one thing to entertain the opinidn . » f wkii might be xione nader paxtienlaf oircomttaiusst , snah as it is hoped may nerer oo » enr andto stimnlatft the people to acts of violence , such-as the riots at Newport , without any probability of good resalta . I aasare you , Gentlemen , yon ntterly misconceive me aad ay obieeU in sapposng that I am unfriendly to the People s Charter , or thai I would , when the repeal of the Corn Laws was obtained , do nothing more for obtaining the full rights of the people .
From my early yoath np to the present time , I have nndevia-. ingly held the opinion and maintained it , botk publicly and privately , that every individual of Bound mind , srrived at years of-discretion , paying taxea , was justly entitled to a voice in the election of the persons by whom those taxes are imposed ; but , in entertaining that opinion I was not necessarily bound to subscribe to the document called the People ' s Charter , as being the only , form or mode of obtaining this right , or to submit to the dictation of every person who chooses to take the name of Chartist , without understanding ^ the true principles of liberty . It 90 happens that I have ten children —< & very awkward fact for the subdivision of my five acre allotments under the new regime)—only one of
whom is of the male sex ; I should like them to live under wiser laws , and laws administered with more impartiality thaa those under -which I exist . Apr plying the principle of taxation and representation being co-extensive , 1 ask , is it just there should be only one vote amongst these ten individuals , seeing that all the ten will- be equally required to contribute to the revenue of the country by a tax on every article they consume 1 Yet there wooM be only oae vote for all the ten under the the People ' s Charter . I do not adduce this to prevent the People ' s Charter being sought for earnestly b y those who consider it the one thing needful . It might be inoonvenient to embarrass the measure with the . right of female saffrage just now ; but that right is very properly beginning to tx-ite some attention , and will still
more . - I have kad some experience in the world , and have had some connection with the public press . I will not undertake to say that any single paragraph unfavourable to the Charter may never , by possibility , have fonnd its way into the columns of the paper with which I was connected ; but thus much loan say , that no ono has with mg knowledge , and I can undertake most certainly to say that no article or sentence written -by me ha * been unfavourable to it . At the Mtae time , I think those who take mare particularly the name of Chartista would be greatly disappointed at the results , should the People ' s Charter ever become the law of th « land . When the French nation shook off their old rulers kalf a UMiiirv uo . and obtained their National
Assembly , ft fapdywsemhlin ^ in flome , »?»««*» what migfetbe expected seder the People ' s Charter , their sittings were repeatedly broken in npon by the people with shonts of "Bread ) Bread 1 not ft » much iiseoBMum . ' On one occasion when the Bombers were dfeeassin g an amendment on the penal code , th © populace rushed in , vociferating What is the bm of the penal code . It is bread we want . That is precisely the want of the English nation at present , and though I love liberty too well to advise a people to barter their £ &ertiM for bread , 1 think it a very unwise course jygjroot-their attention away from the means of Spsiiniiii » supply of food at the present momest , Bfi | £ ! fpat the same operation which will obtain tfceir ^ ood r will strengthen their own bands , and wsaltfeft those of their oppressors . Is there not famine Tf faf fti the country ! And are we to be prevented
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from © biaiaiiw a pptbispt W > d iVf » i- * WW : 3 fe O-Qoanprha * fcr some WMon . wh » h , > h > kno « aad which , w # ^ 8 hrew 41 rsuspeot wo Jtno ^ jpat . Wf . fol : lowers op a false eeeat ^ PI BMdinc < ¥ ^ 4 h > hopeaof fivB acres of land fox eacVwdJTidnwt , and |> oaaase anDthw " patriot ? says ^ at we ^ agbJnot Ifojqk for A repeal of the Bread Xax , without emhssrassing 0 » e qiuestion with equitable j ^ Bstafents totweea fnidnolder $ and landholders ! Can theinhabjtahtsof the oottntrv eatthe ^ a nd i _ y fty pp produce , which is to be yieldedTrom tiies « . « t « rile sub , when reclaimed jn thOjjear 1850 or 1550 , feed the people in 1 M 1 and 2 , or keep tiLem from dfing of starvation 1 Will it bring back to life those who aw dail y perishing of hanger ! Is it noUfeeofded in the verypaper which contains the attack upon me and the Duly Bi ' ead at
Society , that there are , 19 ^ 30 individaaifl this mcunent in the town oJI « eds , whose average inoomes are only 1 lid . per head per week ! less than twopepce per day 1 , Yet Are there places in a still lower Bute of destitntioB eves than Leeds . Out of thitf scanty inoomeof ll | d . the food tax takes at least 4 \ & . a is as clear as . the . son a > noon-day , that not o , tt ] y would the effort o | the abolition of the Corn L « £ w pe ' to relieve these' CndiridnalB from the taxof fouVpenoe ; ' farthing , but that it would increase the wages of the . employed and / give emptoj / inent to the \ inejnpl 6 yed \ y creating a market for their labour in exehaager for the food to be imported ; vet , are several of the leaders ot what they have chosen to call the Phartisi , movement ( though it has much mpre toe .
chaTacteristio of a Tory movement ) denouncing the repeal of the Corn Laws ; and here is Mr . O'Connor's ; paper J oenanring me for prpdaoing a , pla » bj ' which | hey may be abolishwi . ' ,, , ;' : . ' . 1 So . far from being opposed to the people being the proprietors of the lana . of th « country , " I hoja the opinion that the l » nd , ' of ihe natiph belongs in equity to the nation , and that the day Vitt -come % > en it willlw seen that it is for the interest of all , ' that it should be cultivated ; for the benefit of afl * though not ia five-acre allotments ; bat I hold there is something else to wbAt . the people arp . entitled to still more than to the' land , and that is the fruit of their own labour , which they Are unjustly deprived of by the working of the Corn Law . If fhej Are cot in > tfdlifrftn *' Anmiirh to establish . 'th « ir ' -titla knd 'obtain
undi ^ pjtted possession of the fruit of their own labour , th ^ ey are not likely to obtain possession , of the land .. " ,.. ; . ., _ ; ., ; .. ; - ; _ __ .. : r ; If yon are really ! ia earnefit in , waatfng the Charter , call npo » youf Chartist foliowIbis to aW in car--rying out the measure I -have brought forward instead of vilifying it . Do that , and so far from not ansinting toobtam-the Charter , 1 have a plan ready to give you , by which you may get th » e Suffrage in six months , and perhaps , as yon call thia " adeep devilish plot , and well laid , " you will acknowledge the other to be so Also , though 1 will not Acknowledge either to be plots but plans of Action . ' When I say I hare apUn for-obtaining the S » ffirage , I say it deliberately , bui I will , not jBommunioAto . it . to men who shew themselves , unfriendly ' . to t&e
principles of . li&eity , xai . who . would perpetuate famine in the . liiad . If . 1 . " were one . of a few edncAted . Eurppeanx - living - Amongst a number-of badly organised uncultivated Esojiumaux ^ or Carrihs , And we from . oarfiaperidrintelji genoe though f&wer in number , were Able to rule the natites , although I would not consent to any ruling them ; that I did not heliere to be for ,, their good , yet depend on it , if I believed they would injure me when they had the power ,. ! would iakecare to keep them out of power , They should haveno suffrage , no power in ruling us ; and when in this country , I Bee those who , from conaulung the public press ought to be the most enlightened ^ teach the opinions And find followers . that it is right to perpetuate famine . I say if , any thing would make me doubt the propriety of Universal Suffrage , it would be this low state of moral and intellectual cultivation , and
the Tories in coquetting with some of the leaders of the party , ( we don ' t say which ) are playing a game fraught with the most dangerous consequences to themselves and the whole nation . You say , referring to as , The rascals well know the characters of those with whom they have to deal . They know that a strong Tory . Government may not be trifled with . " Andjou . say , moreover , " It ia a plot for taking advantage of the extensive unpopularity of the Corn Laws . " ' 80 far from this , it was written more than three years ago , when the Corn Laws were not so very unpopular , and it was published in March last before th « Corn Law agitAtienhAjd taken much hold , And when the Whigs were in office ... I have foreseen And : predicted years since , jthat this famine must result from such a law , and I grieve to say , that I feu : the worst of it has not yet . come . . ' . ....:
If bj stating that we are a seetion of what you call the PlAgne , " yon mean the anti-Corn Law League , you greatly err , I' Am as dis-eoBaeoted from them as from . the Northern Ska- ; my plAn of aotioois too bold And thorough-going for them . Your statements that the proposer of the plan wishes to see the population thinned by the military is base and wicked , And comes with an ill graoe from one who seems te wish to see them thinned by famine . It theretbre , however , becomesnecessary that I should state the mode of operation which is now contemplated by the Dally Bread Societies , because what would have suited in March would not suit inDecember . It was then proposed that vessels with foreign corn should be brought to England for the people . You say , and that then the people were to be shot .
New , I have stated at a public meeting , and I repeat it , that I would deem it wrong to advise any other party to a coarse what I had not the courage to practice myself , 1 certainly would not advise the people to riot at Newport , nor Any other port ; bat if I had been so unwise as to stimulatetbem to such a course of action , I should have judged . it proper to be there to assist them , and not have gone to Scotland to keep out of danger ; And I have said that on the Arrival of a ship with food for the people , I would myself be one of ten or ten hundred , or a larger or smaller number , who would go down to meet it And claim a small bag full , if so appointed by the council ; but that I would go only who steady , sober , intelligent men , and on the condition that they would go entirely unarmed And undertake to conduct themselves peaceably and orderly . If they so conducted
themselves , ( and I know enough of the good conduct and intelligence of the operative class , that numbers are to ] be foand who would so conduct themselves , notwithstanding the disorderly conduct of some who have attended public meetings in Manchester ) ; there is no probability that the military would interfere ; nor is it probable I would go with the expectation of being shot at . At the same time in making use of the quotation that there were men who would not endure the aristocratic domination , so long as the light of Heaven existed for those who had life , and graves for those who would die in the cause , r wished it to be understood that we were not to be bullied or intimidated out of our rights by the Tories ; for that ' there were men who would peril , aye , and even lay down their lives voluntarily is sneh a cause , if , by so doiBg , they could emancipate the survivors . Is this stimulating the people to acts of violence ? I believe not .
As the winter months would be unfavonrAble for importations of Foreign Corn , it is proposed that with the pence or the subscribers , whether one or more millions , Foreign Corn or Floor should be parchased in the bonded warehouses in England , and a formal demand made to the Queen or to the Government for its liberation . I have not advised , I do not advise any arming to take it . If I thought such a course safe and wise , it would not be necessary ; for the moral force brought to bear on A Government when one or two millions of hungry people demand their own food , locked up from them after they have bought and paid for it , must be such that a Government could ^ not refase it . Governments exist only as the creatures of public opinion . What would be
the opinion of the Government that should withhold the food under such circumstances ! If yon ask what would be the course , in the event of its being refused , —my answer is , L don't think U would be refused . If it was we might deliberate what woold'be the ' next course . I think it would be admitted we had approached a little nearer to Cora Law Repeal , and that the subject would then , at least , be gnderstood by the nation . There is one course wbieb / perhaps might be right if we- were refused ,-namely , to dissolve the societies , and give the Corn or flour in bond to all the "destitute and hungry . If they choose to break the law and smuggle it out , I suppose the members of the society would not be responsible after the society shall have
been dissolved . If smuggling it oat was violating the law , I would eertainlygire my opinion that it was At least no violation of the law of morality for a starving man to break the law of the landowner , which locked " up"his own food . You may think it such a dreadful thing to break the law ? Are there not a . hundred musty old s&ttntes onrepeAled which the world has outgrown ! Did not the publisher Of your paper break * the- 'law , wbea-he traded in unstamped newspapers and suffered imprisonment foriitl I am not quoting tbis to censure him ; I think it honourable to him that he did resist , and . therefore Assist in the destruction of such a law . We have ontgrowh the . Corn Law ; it cannot , shall not , last ; - On a former occasion , I mentioned smuggling as beneficial to the community . SnJoggKrg is an evasion of the la ? r . What does' Colonel Thompson Bay in his Essay on Free Trade ? ** Smugglers are Gad Almighty ' s
knight erraats , to protect honest men from knaves and blockheads . " A capital definition of smuggler * , and I hope they wHl eMtmae to exist mntit the whole taxation of the ootmtry shall have been transferred from the » h « ulden of the labourer to those of the landowner or the eApitalist , or both . Bat whatever may be my individaal opinion on the subject of obedience to bad laws , the objects And constitution of the Society are to keep within , the law ; and , instead of your throwing out insinuations as to a misappropriation of funds , or to speak of a self-constituted Council , yon might , had yon possessed a panicle of candour ot fair dealing , have stated that the collectors were to consist exclusively of residents in the place , and known to the subscribers . Moreover , that the constitution was Universal Suffrage , each subscriber having a voioe in the election of the Council .
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'; twi . > ... ' . » ¦/ - > va&aL'i . D i ') or . d- ; ; ; Yi' i ; L .. r .-: > i «> u The teAohin / j And advioe of the Northern > $ bAvinjt terminated in OAasincthe . prisons of England : I £ nA > e mnWSA ^ l&iSBml&r ^ e&wV and by ^^ irindiscreerprooiAdiBKBtbiowinK back the cause , ibefir Advice loses sMita weihtwh < rti < hey eautfon tlieif readers » gainsHbTpe ^ fe « tly legal act of uniting their funds together to imchAse wwi . DtegaiinleiBdrli 3 -: ^ i . -iv :, ' * - j r 3 o ^ - . ¦ . ' -: ? : ¦ " . ;¦ " In what Hght wonli Q ^ eeh . Vioten * And . her statesmen appaait » posterityi if it bad te be recorded in history that , there being A famine in : her re ^ n , bv Ajai , of PArJiAment the neoplei ^ WiBre found ^ n # ty of b ^ fb , ' ^ maspiuiin jWdMkvonrwgvMt ohtiun a wp ? , P ? r * T ¦? $ *»• ' <^ Ty ^^ j ^!| s ^^^«} a ^ ' ; iof'lniu ^ i « ent : — ~ ' . ' " ' "W . /^ -ii -.. ' i-. W- ' . ti " Whenas , certain evil-di « po » efl ptnons , Jn dange * of pwWifhg of lunger , did teaitoronaTy fjad lelbnlonily conspire together to purchaie penny rolls' ot penny- ; worths of flour , Agafnat thepeaoeof oar Sovereign Lady the Qhwen ; h «« owm and dignity . " , ' ¦ '^ t > - ' - ' ¦ '
_ ' ffl . ' i * M" !^ J »« ^^ w ^ l ^ Mmjp ^ Tbe ^ e vf . . ihe . | ttjpdft / l hATeiwinm oatjo | e the l TO # |^ % t S'fea ^^ . S ^ there * willj ) e Sreiehfi of the . peace . Men win not ^ jJSWiHftri * " 9 &S& ^ W . wm ^ ejouibre ^ And fearful ones ; and then ' , AdvAnta |{ e , will betaken of them to pass lavfs to encroach' ; oh our liberties . it is thAt T ' wish to Bee ' thiBprefefafed thAt I nave prodnoed A mode of having the question brought to an issue peaceably And orderly ; It is from the ranWofthe ^ rw friends ef liberty thAt I look for the aost « alous eo-o ' peration . ;; ; : ; •• . ¦
There are good men aad trtte amongst the Chartists , who will not be led or masked by leaders , even though they ba editors or proprietors of Northern Start ; A » dif yo * cbntinpe t # / aye the peopl # bad J ^» m y « vw |» oy «? : * hem ; wm ' Mj fc- e ^ di . , , Think of the matter again , if Jxvdectcl iota . Are in A position that you can judge impartially , ' and see it As it really is—' s desire to benefit mankind , » y ' bud whois thoroughly acquainted with the working of the law , and its mischievous influence on Booiety . : ¦ . ' - ¦ ¦ I Am , Sir , ¦ - ' ¦ ¦ •• V . si ;> - < ' - - ¦ •¦ - ^¦ - ; - ' - ' :-Yo « irt , " * flM . ¦¦ ¦¦ ' '¦ ' ¦ - Jakss Hill ,
Author of Daily Bread , the Bread Eaters ' Advocate , & . C ., Not Mr . Hill of the Northern Star . Manchester , 26 th October . 1841 . . '
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SPIRITED PtFBLIC MEETING AT BRAD . FORD , IN WILTSHIRE , ;_ . ¦ _ . „ ¦" ; "' ; : > Aeaor ^ ng to engagement , entered into by them at the late dpl «« &t « meetlngdn Bath , H < mm . Bartletfcand Pbilpst « f B * th , held a large meeting in BtAdfotd ; in this room « t the Chirtlst Association , on Tuesday evepiiM ae ' nnicbt . . The aadlenoe eonsbted pf ^ wnpally , o ( feuValei ,. wb « seemed to take the livelfcattoteies * in thf ; prooeed | nga . i : > . :. ..--..-i . ni-.-oiJ : We were « orry toleara that many of vat-Qtotififa friend * had , « a # » r » d . Al 4 ch from the r * eenV : baaihMltt » at Bath . That event , lamentable as it ii , t ^«»* h ludividuali , hAS ean » ed ,. a . » U « aation of tr » 4 « generally in Bradford . Such is the . poverty-itelcken . tate of the place , that the Poor Law Guardians Kav « been bbliged ' to relax the vigour « f the law by grunting out-door relief on a large scale . Kotwfth ^ tandflS * ' tWi , the people seherally are starving here . ! - - { : - '
Fifteen years ago * this was AnoorfsbtAi tittlemtna > factoring place , conUininR no leas than twenty wven master raanoffcotorera ; and » at the * . san * e tinw ,, % well , employed and happy population . At that J > flriod , fifty doubte ptoow a week , in one pjctpCT *}' . w « w a » MBfao tored by human bands ; WAger w « w hjffe * -while the oeoesaackaof Ufe were eheapjadd pl | qg ^ a % Attbei yre « attime » there > re buk-tw « gnpgttr-yy nnfiuitnr ^ ra In the plaoe , and they have not half work fpt their men to do , few . , af they are , Hfce maobiiwry , to a great extent , has rapeneded manual labqur . Wag «* aren » w low , money , scarce , and the-neceasariM of life consequently very dear . The best paid in the factories are the ilave-driveri , m they are calted . Individuals who are employed to exact as much laboor as possible ttbm the poor factory slaves . In this state ot things , the people cannot be otherwise ' . than . dissatlined . But they evinced no symptom of Irrational excitement at the mestlng ; they listened attentively to all that was said . ' ' - .. ' ' " ¦ ¦ - " - ' ¦
Mr . W . MaNspield was called upon to preside . Be merely introduced Mr . John Haswbll , Secretary to the Assodatlon , to read tne If atlonal Petition , which wair approved ot Mr . Bartlett was next introduced to the meeting , and wait warmly received . He said that ; aiVbm evening was far advanced ; ' and «¦ It was the' intention of himself and Mend to return to Bath that nig&t , be shOold be as brief as poadble . But having oome se las fox Vhe purpose « f addressing them , be felt bound to make some general obaervations on the present state of things , respecting the progress of the cause ; our objects and prospects . ( Hear , ' beat . ) He appeared among them , the Chartists of Bradford , at a time of great distress , which they all felt more or less : when manufacturers
were falling to ruin , tradesmen becoming bankrupt , and banks failing , in all parts of the country . Yet it had been said by those who rule , that there was no distress —that we were enjoying the halcyon days of prosperity—that all was going on well . Such assertions , coming from those' who are in power , nut con-Tinee us that they are ignorant of the state of the country ; and that , therefore , they will take no measures to redress your crying grievances , or to restore happiness . and peaoe to this perishing country . He had jheard since his arrival there , that the parsons round about that quarter were engaged in carrying oat the scheme * of committee * appointed to promote emigration to Anatralia . Tha par son at Holt bad married twenty-eight persons who bad
not , who could not have contracted a lOttng -for each other by courtship , as the solemn compact was hastily enWred Into merely with a view of gettimga free passage out . ( Shame , shame ) Well may you cry shame ; shame upon the parson who has engaged In this Immoral work . ( Cheers . ) Another parson , said Mr . B . had been engaged to get another twenty couple mar ried in a village a few miles * nt of Bradford ; and to send them off aa soon as possible . ( Crias of " It's true . ") And now , friends , said Mr . Bartlett , will this degrad ing emigration scheme better your condition 1 Will it stave off the evil day that la rapidly approaching , when from foreign-circumstances , at well as from ) the peculiar ptsltioa in which we stand at the presenttime , England will be involved in immense difficulties , to get eut of
which It will require all the skill of our wisest statesmen . Emigration may lesaenfot a time the pressure upon the land , but it will not give employment to you whose labour , through machinery , ia no longer needed ; it wont give vent to English manufactures : on the contrary , it will be , it has been the means of driving such manufactures from foreign markets , as those markets , through the skill of some of the best artisanB . whb were driven by oppression to migrate from this land of misery , can be better and cheaper supplied by home industry ( Hear , hear . ) It was the madness of our statesmen to have foroed people to emigrate in the first place ; we were never in- need of more land- to raise means for the sustenance of our people . England possesses all the elements of national greatness , she has
sufficient territory , and could furnish sufficient rood and employment for a population three times aa numerous as the present Her commercial decline may be attributed to various combined causes . Some are contending for a repeal of the Corn Laws as a means of affording relief . He ( Mr . B ) was of opinion that such repeal would not bentfltthe working classes ; it would not give them more employment nor cheaper food . If it caused a demand in foreign market * for our goods , that demand would be to a great « xtent supplied by . machinery ; and if it reduced—as it certainly would— the price of Vread , the agricultural labourers would consequently suffer from , reduoed wages . They would be driven into the town * , to « well either the amount of poor , rates , or to divide with you the little labeur yon . bow possess
( Hear , bear . ) It Is not the repeal of the Com Laws that we require to induce foreigners to take our manufactures , and as a proof of this , we learn that the merchants who bring corn into this country , trill not take our dear and inferior goods , but must have gold . ( Cries of " Nething la more true . " ) Hence gold is leaving the country , bantu falling and artisans starring , and Pauperism increasing daily and hourly , if we could manufacture things cheaper And better than foreigners , can , we might find vent for our . goods ; bat this we shall not be enabled to do merely bj the repealing : of the prohibition of importation , — other remedial measures are required ; such at a reduction of taxatiou ; the doing away with tithes , and useless places and sinecures . ( Cheara ) The whole thing wants to be
entirely reformed . ( Cheers . ) Mr . B . next spoke of the National Petition , and urged all present te get it numerously signed , and to back the labours of the coming convention- He conjured them to take heart We had made great progress notwithstanding persecution ; we were now , the strongest pattyinthe state . ( Cheer *) Our number ^ were increasing , add thit Jll . feeling waichaome , cherished toward * as at onetime ha * partly died away . It was ia the nature of the human mind to love the truth ; and though it had hitherto been trammelled by the priesthood , who are interested in keeping people in ignorance , and saturating their minds with slavish doctrines , we witnets nearly in all parts of Europe the attempts of the human mind to assert the rights andliberties ef mankiod . ( Cheers > Sp ^ pri ^ ridden Spain , had awakened to the evil of a hired . priesthood , and had abolished tithes . ( Cheers . It bad also abollaheU aUheteoitoCT i ^ viW .-: i ^ S >
—in despite of the intrigues of Look PfcWppe and his despicable eourV How long is Fraoe * toMfier akingof it * choice ( Ui . king of the barria «^ to bTuieaWer who , aovutet , with a desire of npheUInc bid monkish ln « Utnttt » . ^ ro % to £ ¦ ' ' dSJ ^ 'SHSSJ the flamei otinswcrecHoais BosSnt JUt fc ' M »« infaiiS ! With ea *; o ^ 6 w&old tbe ^ iea daniSon . ^ people Wfearnf a do , ¦ lesson frem « pexW , and their desire i « to govern themselw .., u&Uhere it is * o to WtfTOug ¦ S ^ en . whcwVtlta peoplehkve * uc oe ^( s 4 toestabJiaAtogrepnblieAn |^ t » U <> nA ( Great cheering . ) In Mexico the same detir * la * bro » d t there the ptieBts have lort jfie power to Qterawe the mnltitude , aad iBonarcbical institutions are no longer respected . ( CHieej *) This : desire , said Mr , Bhi * nomore than the spirit of Chartism — tbat spirit which has become too strong to be controlled in England ; and which is spreading daily . He came there that night to
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ronse the Chartms ^ Br ^ ToTd to Action , and to urge "them"tb i ^ e ^ ed ye «^« p . ' , ; , pB [ e . \^^^ : \ p $ akt eanse , and if After ninemontha'drearyimpritonment lie had at * alaekeBed in Mtfifftrts . ana hadhot been dispirited , tfey ^ f trtahdy oo | b » aot-to « hd ifaonKt ro « s «• UiettMettel -one ah » An ,- ^( ehe 6 » , f- » n < f tsolve-iMverWmmati ^ hletjm ^ eeAMA ^ jostle * w * t 1 neta ( l « it to th ^ iUiek ^ vaA ^ redreawd and happinesa and peawwer ^ rertored to their desolate hornet ¦ >>(< &t ^ % toMti &S = •' - **« , « te * eontiBaUig | tf thisatrttoforiomi ^ iBa * , eendiided by statii ^ thaVbt wa * amdgto tender hi * * erview wheBeter tliejmay MfJ J £ > PBr £ » f aatd they had heavd a noble petltion read , ^ and be hoped ^^ it wottld be well rigaed . Talk
of ott » r four milliont , of slgMtnre * I What eonld O'Connor , O'MenV and ; the wit of ou » leader * be doing , that we at * to be aitisned with auoh a paltry number , compared to ttie : whole popnlation f i » Four millions , Mr . Chairman I We ought to hav « t « relva million * , And nothing le **^ - < langhter ) --fot is bo * e « r eaue'A good ews *; and aw weuot att atiffertat fMM want f O , my Menavwaare in a dreadfitl atat » t ott ^ dear brethren are leaving the counter , an ^ tha >« ttrs * parsons— earsed tMoaaw of their ; foal de * da ^ - << AeeM are driving tbenrwwayi ^ Gheers . | I iee ( aaid'Mr . P . ) many bippy , tnlUing faoat ' nere ; and it griefs ttiito thinkthattheysHould be ToSbeAiof thelt blooMthrMgh care And ; privation ; It woaldi b » better that otbew should be robbed of the land ; iCheen . ) Do they not ?
rob n * of ou * doe ¦ ' Have they not stolen the land from the rightful ; owner *? . ( Hear , hear . ) > And yet , because we ask to be- 'permitted to live upon the' aoil ; and not to 6 « forced to leave oup own < J »» r « oantry , they eall n * revolutiootet * , and * ay wa want to divide property f Let them make go 4 d use of the land , aad not by taxation rob us ot the mean * ot obtaining' come —a tab portioa of the prodoos ; let Us not be taxed without our consent —( oheers );—tok us have a voice in making the laws , And let a * not be foreedto work and starve at the lante time / ( Hear , bear . And cheers . ) If we had the land , w ¥ ahoald make -good use of it O'Connor IumI proposed a neaw of giving every man' alarge and cheap loaf , but hi * advice i * not heeded . O , thl * eouTd be made a happy country t Men And '
women of Bradford , bestir yourselves : « arry oat the plans of yoar Executive . Let us all be active . If we could get four million * of aignatnre * , we should strike terror into the enemy . He hoped that when the petition wa * ready to be presented , it would be followed to the House * of Parliamsnt by at least twelve hundred thousand peopls . [ Greats cheering , andsensatioa . ) - Ah , my Wend * i jonieena delighted j such a number sound the Parlfiutoent House woaid create som « stir , sad make the Toriea quake with Tear . ( Hear ,, heat . ) And the ** peopM'should resolvs never to depart , or suffer anybody to depart , from the House , till the prayer ; of the people was granted . ( Cheer * . ) The House of Common * oonld ; not re * i * t the demand * , of annited And
resolute people . Go on , then ; make converts to your principles ; win over the middle classes to yoqr aid ; roe ^ t , peaceably . together , and discuw matter * among Jroorselve * . Women , you must be active , for we can ^ 6 nothing without you . ' ( Several female voices . * ' We will , we wilt "; He hoped they would , When we haw the Charter , we shaU not have all wbwant' The 'House of Commons must be cleansed ; we must do away with tithe * , and everything that preates' heavily on industry . ( Cheers . ) We want the comforts of life : ( Hear . ) Let me urge yon , then , to join th « National Charter AasociattoB , aad to contribute towards IU support ; they conJd all do KMnetbiug in that way . ' Mr . Philpa , after aome few more observations , o * ncluded » n lnterMtlng « peech , which gave evident satisfaction ; TS _ " - -. -, - . ; . ¦ ¦ > ? , ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦¦ . - . ;; /¦ ....
Mr . Bahtlett wished to make a few observations reapecting aome matters of importance . He rose to observe that the object of tha Chartist * was not to tqpae *» thunwlves of the land ; it wa * not ! to take ' away power from any , bat to give it equally to all . ( Cheer * . ) .. He wanted all classes to be represented . The Charter wa * bat a mean * to an end .. We wanted something more than the Charter . If the Charter was passed Into a law to-morrow , the people would have a great tattle ' , to nght . We want the power of sending good . n | ieiK . into ti * Hodse fit Common * to make good laws ,, iud \ to , look after ' our interests . ( Cheer * . ) The few fHehas the people hate in that House at the p ' reaent time were ^ influenced either by the aristocracy , or the middle classes . ' Mr . Roetmc ' ktftd not speak out as
be ought : lie truckled too ttfuch to these classes . [ Mr ; Esaa here asked Mr . Bartlett in what respect had Mr . Roebuck committed himself ^ Mr . Bartlett continued : Be it remembered that Iurfed nty icnaence at the laart election to get Mr . Koebnck returned , because I thought he would serve the people faithfully . I am asked in what respect has Mr Koetmck committed hlmselt To that question I reply that be did hot act right in qurt-Ing the House when Sbarman Crawford praposed his amendment to the address : he did not act prudently in proposing that the' power po « se « s © d by 'the three bashaw * at Somerset Honse ahonl * be vested In the bands of the Secretary of State , a more stnpid motion ; considering who i ** he Secretary of SUtei WM ' -n ' ot-pro ^ posed to the Ho « se since thepalmy day * of Sir Francis
Burdett ( Great Burdett . ) Why , good God , what most Roebuck nave been thinking about at the time . [ Mr . Esaa thongnt that the secretary would be iDflueooed by the House of Commons , * nd obliged to act mildly ] Mr . B * aid that was a Tory HouBs , and though It may , for political purpose *; relax the rigour of the poor laws , or deal leniently with the people , it would ever fail to use it * power for the public advantage . He liked Mr . Roebuck * general conduct , but no friendship should Induce him from speaking out on an occasion like the present Mr . R . bad rendered great aervioe . toth cause ; no man sinee the day * of Romlly had advocated democratic principle * in the House . of Common *; more ably than b « had done . ; Theie aiaj be reasoueto exenae
his recent coaduct H « baa 6 uff « re 4 much pbyiical pain , and I hope , said Mr . B . —In fact , I havenodonbt , that wben Mr . Roebuck has recovered his health , he will be found figb ^ g with the enom v in the Honlw of Common * . ( Cheer *;) Mr . B . spoke for some considerable time , but space obliges us to withoW his remarks . > TheCHAiBMAN proposed that a vote ' of thanks should be given for the excellent addresses they had heard that night Three cheers were ^ accordingly gi v en f 6 r Mesas . Philps and Bartlett , likewise three ' cheers for the Executive , O Connor , and the Welsh exiles , v Mr . John Haswell proposed that a fall ' report of that meeting should be published in the Star . ( Cries of " Yea , let n « have it in oar glorioa * Star . ) Mr . Smith seconded the motion * which was passed unanimously . ' Messrs . Bartlett and Philps then departed amid the congratulations of all . This meeting baa produced a good spirit in Bradford . Hurrah , for the West !
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MMDON . ADJOURNED MEETING OF DELEGATES FROM TRADES OF THE METROPOLIS . To lake iato consideration the best mean * of support-Ing the masons now oa strike ; to make arrangements for public meetings on their behalf ; and likewise to take such atop * with regard to the London press , for its misrepresentations of the masons , a * might be deemed expedient . Tha role of admitting nene bat accredited delegate waa strictly adhered to ; yet the spacloqs room at the Craven Head , Drary Lane , was 'crowded to excess . Reporters from the Morhittg Advertiser , Weekly Dispatch , British Queen , Sun . New Moral World , and other £ > apera were present ' ~ Mr . Worthinqton being placed in the chair , called on the Secretary to read tbo minutes of the last meeting , which was done , and with a slight alteration , they were confirmed .
Mr . Worthihqton then read a copy of a letter which had been sent to Messrs . GriaseU and Pete , and likewise advertised , calling upon them or Mr . Allen to come forward and debate the charge * which had been made against him . He explained that their : reason for so doing was , the Editor of the Sun stating that It Messrs . GrUsell and Petodld not contradict the charg e * on this evening they should believe them to be correct , and act accordingly ; he also stated that , the parties to whom Allen bad been guilt * of this unmanly conduct
were in attendance to prove the truth of their statement ( Cheers . ) He could assure them that' public sympathy was greatly aroused on their behalf . A meeting of the Inhabitant * of Woolwich would he held on Thursday , the 28 th , to express their sympathy with them , and their determination - to aid them irt their straggle . A bill « alling the Woolwfcb meeting was then read . Mr . Worthlngton then referred to the necessity of a correct Tirades' Directory , and trusted they ¦ would take the subject into consideration . Report wer e then received from the variou * delegate * .
Mr . Gbjsbjj , carpenter , reported that , at a special meeting of their branch' of the trade £ 50 had been voted , and that nothing that could be done , either by levy or subscription , should-be found wanting on theic part . He alluded to the f 20 - ' brooght last evening being stated by the pre *» to be from the carpentei ^ body , and informed the g « nte of the preas that it w «* only from a small branch of them . ., \ , Mr . Gibbs , carpenter , had brought them £ 10 , and his body bad pledged themselves never to desert them in funds or otherwlie , unless their conduct deserved such treatment ; and he did not believe such would be the case . ' . V . ? : V . " .: v '¦''¦ . ' ' ' . ' ' . '"' .
Mr . B > kbb , plasterer . They had appointed a committee id s ^ t weekly with books for subscriptions ; the result of Saturday's subscription was £ fi ,. which he would hand , ow to them : the n ^ or part hiid been collected from men aot in onion . . There * bould be no h « ckwardae ** aa > raking fundA from tha body fie re-¦ . ^ Sj rv DoxiS * iarjMatfr ^ HJa iqdjr wwC wis ^ ilmoM 'in the appxooatto * <* the ^ hua « . Adopted hy the mason * ; they , had , moV ( the > vU of hf ying ^ ^ , maih mvnei at the begliinlng And none at ibe iaMerend ; so theyhad agreed on a we « kly sut * cHp « on . which ha would coatlnne to forward even tlhmld the tjrikejast a iwelvemontti '; bat ho had bo doBbt , if they acted with aplrit , of bringing it to a speedy oondnslon . Much had been raid abonk the : pre ** and j ^ ubiift aympathy , iut if they remained true to each other , they could do without the aid Of eitfaaf . ' -.. ' ., ..- -.- . : V ;; . ' . - > - . ' . V- ' l ,-- ! - ¦ . : ¦' - ' .- : ' - : ' - ¦ ¦ - ¦ :
Mr . Tqplih . carpenter , had brought them £ 5 & , and assured them ofintore jupport . . ' :- / ^ -. . Mr , Bux ^ eb , carpenter . . Hi * body had puaed a resolution , pledging themselves to * upiH > rt the mason *; and on Monday evening they would meet to decile the amount , * c The last speaker had aatd they did not
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; oare about the prett ; this wa « not the ophdoa of woAitg meq generally . The pres * "wa * a mighty engfce ; but tkey mart take meaia to ( lirect it forlhei ¦ benent ^ - - - ;¦ '' < H " ¦ 'V- - ^ ' ^" ' .: : - . > ¦ ' ' - 'V ' ' ^; - " Mr . 'TtfrifASV Tne tondon operative masoni , ha vote ^ ^ 75 , and Wou ^' oentmue their support throng ^ oat ^ theiratru ^ iU ^^ '' - ^ " . ^ ¦ - ^^> S ^ % ' Mr . THda ^ j ? arpentei ^ V hi * bod > w * s nnantmonf ' in favour of supporting ijjehf fellow-workmeh In' dlattess , ' and h ^ cilled a « periat mwt ^ to dedde the OTonnt'W nionlVtheyifto ^ remit ; " - ' ^ - ' r * Mr . Riv ^ r ^ s ; tailor I'hW bo ^ felt tfiwkfta that it lay in their r ^ irwi ^ teno ^ th ' ^ a ^ rtance , * adbad ealled a ReaittaJ'meWU ^ tb decid * ito amount TneV would supp ^ ttem'Fn ^ Wary fen twenty years-: ( lftn S h ) -aye ; Mjk they ^ oid ^ To * o eftrl ly by weekt mbseHptiDnK ^' iBiesr . ^ ear ^^ J' > ' '•'¦' ¦ - ' , v ' " . - •' ¦ . '• ¦ " •' j
. ) car . turnBtt , tmrori ws wooy . m . tmanimona te favoflr of snpportfe ^ WM ^ 4 tf tti « lp rtghte < m 8 sftvggle . They w « r * bmt a smaU «* le # , Bht wculd do aU In tneir power . They abottfa meW ctfTiiesday to decide apoh the berti « iet *« f bfraWni tfce necessary fnad * . ¦ : * ¦* Mr ; B ^ wt'fet */ tol ^ dwtof'totbelf ipdety navmf reenitiy lo ^ the *< nB-of nearly £ U ± , ttwy wer * short of famtt , bat woultf a * all tt their power to assist them . ' - ' ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ i- ' -iJft'i'S ' . ¦ ¦ , ^ j- '>« - - * - { r ;! i-jw ¦ : ¦ : ¦ . o ¦ ¦ .. . ;¦ ¦ ¦ . - Mr . BlacHlkdge ; pl * itierer , had brought them £ 20 , And should be alwav # « Wy «* aeBirt them . - Mr > CocHBAN £ » paiBtert -thtln wa * a 4 ) eneflt * odetf , and it * land * , were not available } bat they agreed , as with one heart , to ^ rapport them . 7 He : had brought £ lO . 7 : ., \ : ;¦(' ,,-: ;> ' id : ' ; u -A ' ' - .. '¦¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ : ¦ ¦ ' ! :,.. >; : ¦• „ . ¦ :- ¦ . ¦• . ; 1 MtiCi ^ B&t painter t ttaebsalao waiatbenent society , but hft had brought them £ 1 & 1 and would © ontinae their apportantil they weremcceaifaL : : m ; ; ¦' * ¦>>¦ ¦ ...-:.
Sit ; HuxcHi « SpN , i carpenter , had sent < th « m £ 29 ; and when they saw what line of general . eondact was laid , downer the mason * thenuelres Mgarding a levy , they should be prepared fee take farther step * . ,.. , : " Mr- MAXWE | -L—Pla * torer * were . not aware of the meeting last ^ reek , tint they were osanimous to give np all the fands they had got .. ... ¦ . " ¦ _ ' , ' . '¦ .. .-¦>¦ Mr . WEiLRi ^ - Tiie Surrey plasterer * had agreed upon a generallevy of is , per week . ; . ';¦; . . ' - » V ; , ' ,,-:. " .,., ; ..->; Mr . AttBB—Tailor * / Hlly agreed wijth , the mason * , and meet on Taesdaj night to decide pabeatmeanaof
giviag . theirsupport . ; "T [' -,: ¦ : _ ,.: „ „ . ... , „ . ¦ -Sir , OCOMNOR- ^ Beneflt" Lodge ; of . P ^ t ^ ,. they would aupport them , and meet « n Mopday . to . ^ upon the means . " v ^ : " -yk ; i '¦ . ' - " - ' •;'; Mr . Dodds , painter . Also a benefit sbcieiy # jsyttpaT thised with then ?/ and bad agreed irbtfn a'meetiagtb raise the necesiary mean * . , ['\ - ' ¦ "" ' Mr . Albtone- ^ -Painters ; they had pledged them selves to ' support them , in every way , both witti hand heart , and pocket . They had agreed upon a weekly subscription of -. 1 * . per man daring the strike .
- Mr . SUEPHBKD ^ -Tailor *; hi * body would not be backward in coming forward . They had alwaya been the first and foremost in opposing every description o | tyranny and oppression . , Mr . Wilson ,. plasterer , wa * delegated : frem some friend * who bad agreed ubon a sabsoriptjon of Is . per week during the strike t beaHo madea similar report front * namber of carjtoitter * . : it ; > '' ' - : \ :- ' . <•¦ - " ' ¦¦ : ¦ ' Mr . Barnabd , « arpeat « r—HI * body fully agreed with the mason * , and would render them their asp * port •'" ¦ . " • • Mr . Simpson waa delegated from the GeneralTJnion
of Carpenters . They had called a meeting for the following evening . In the mean time he had not been idle , but had collected between £ 3 and jg 4 « ubMrlptlons . '¦ . ' „ _ . ¦ '' .. ' T ¦ ¦ ., ' . ' ¦ : ¦; . " " :. "' ,, ' . . . ' i , .. : It was announced that owing to it being , jtheir meeting night , the Bricklayers Societies could not be present till a late period ; bat they were unasimous 1 & tendering their support .. "" ; ' . ' , -.. -: ¦ , The Saddlers , requested . a circular mlgb-Vbe eent them :. they had not yet been . informed ,-qf the meeting Observations of a similar nature were ma ^ eaboufc the Corkcutters , Goldbeaters , Ac . ¦ . ,
A Delegate explained with , respect to the-Corkcutters . ; ' ¦ . ' ; . ' . ' . ' . ' . . ' W ' -i ' "" ,,. ''¦ ..: " . ' . '"' .., '¦ ¦' ' " ¦ ' ' ¦"' . * " ¦ ' , ¦ A letter was read jfrom Cheltenham , announcing that they had had a public meeting , and were unanimous in rendering their support The Tailors , who were the atrongtet organised body there , hid resolved upon a subscription of Is . for , the firafc week , and Cd . afterwards ; and the Cabinetmakers would follow their example . They . had also denounced the condact of . tha press , and bad no oonfldenceln it They had passed a vote of censare on those " black * " who bid gone from their neighbourhood , and should think of them when they returned . \ " .. ¦ . ' / ¦ '' . " / . ¦ ¦' .. Mr . Lovett tno . ved a vote of thanks to the proprietors , Ac , of the British Queen for their impartial report , and for the proprietor announcing he would alwaya insert their proceedings . He also included the evening £ « m in his vote . Seconded hy Mr . Jenkins .
© A pkLKQAt ^ remarked that could not agree in the vote of thank * to , these papers . If they wished to thank them for doing their duty , there waa-the ^ or&era Star and other papers , tbat had a prior dlalm . Look at the put conduct of the Sun In stating that the whole body of ; the masoiu wore ' led away by sixteen or seventeen discontented men ; and had they forgot that the proprietor of the British Queen , Mr . Anderson , had been for many years the editor of the \ Morning . AivertUer , a paper that had oft-time * vilely misrepresented them , and which they had been compelled to administer many hard rubs to , in order to get falthfar reports The speaker then went mto the conductor the Advertiser t in regard to the Giasgew Cotton Spinners , ic , and said that when he waited on Mr . Anderson on that subject , he was told by him that he would not be bal-Hied iato acting contrary to his own judgment ; bat they passed a reaolntion which caused him to alter hi * tune j bat were these the papers or U > e meUttieywMre-new goimj togiva a voteofthi * k « to J \ Z \ : \ .... ..:... '
The . CuuiBH an stated that the subject of the pro ** would presently be brought before them . - - . UnWAi . ro * stated that in reference to , the holding of a public meeting , it waa the opinion of the masons ' body , that » meeting at the Crown and Anchor ,. and at the White Conduit House , woaid prove highly advan tageoas to ^ he | r interest , by disabnaing the public mind of the prejudice the pxeaa had raised agaiast thenu Mr . Iukner-moved « that a public meeting be hew /* , . ...-, / .. .... . , ¦ .. . . . - . " .. . : , ' . ; .. , .. Mr ^ Ghahau seconded the motion , and It was ca * -. ried unanimously . , Mr . Butler moved , " That it be held at the Crown and Anchor , on Wednesday , the 3 rd Nor . at aeven o ' clock in this evening . " , Mr . Gltnn seconded it . An amendment was proposed forthe Mechanics * Institute , but ultimately withdrawn . ¦ ..
Captain Acherly was appointed by the stonemason of Stowe-on-the-Wold and Ctrencester , to .. convey . a » - suranoesef their sympathy with them . He would-make them a present of £ 10 , on condition of havingth « meeting at the Crown and Anchor , In thb Strand . The Captain made some other observations , and the reaoln * tlon wa * noanimoosljr < sarried . . ' ' Mr . Wartuabt moved " That a committee of twelve persona , selected from the various trade * be deputed to assist the Mason * ' Committee in- getting up the meeting . " ' . ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ . .. ¦ ¦¦ ¦ .. : - ' y ; :: - ¦ - ¦;¦¦ . "! Mr . Watkiks seconded it , which wa * carried , and the committee appointed . - ' * ' ' ' > - - ¦ -
Mr . Armstrong Walton , before entering Into the question of the ' press tendered tfcom , on behalf of hiA body , hi * most heartfelt banks ' , for the liberal manner in which they bad oome forward to ' 'their anpport He fully agreed with the observation which had fallen troni Mr . Butler , that the press was the most deadly weapon which could be- directed against tbeni V but It Teited with them whether they would support those | mpers whioh calumniated and misrepresented Uiem and Uien refused inaertloh to their replies . He then read some extracts from ttie Time * and commented in an eloquent and able manner upoa them , alluding to the contradiction yrhob Mr Johnson bad given to the statement tha * the ; had made use of violent and threatening laaguage , and stated that this contradict » o » had deatroyedalt tfaa pkltry to Uaeken and thsir
efforts of the Tt ?^« destroy charac ter in the estimation of the pabiic Ha did not complain of their giving Insertion to Meam . GrisaeU and Peto'a latter , ot the 4 th of Octhut he did complain , ^ their refuaing insertiphto their reply . Theytheaider monstratedttatthey were only . t ^ orgto o | U » w «» ltby and powerful , and that they were at lingth determined upon endeavouring to crush and destroy the interests of the- wurking e ) ai * i ; H « tisot read the extract , stating that the men had entered Info a conspiracy of rogue * , to eat up the vital * , of the nation > not a conspiracy of working men , but of the arUtocrat * and the capitalist * . These coasptrlBg rogue * were eating them op , not only ptecem « l , but wholeaile ; bat thank God the time had'gone by , when working men woaid any longer allow others td trample upon the fruit * of their labour . Men had now too much intelligence to submit any longer to such serfdom . ( Load , cheers , ) I have
now done with the Times . ( Criu of " So hat every one else . " ) Mr . Walton , then , in an able manner , exposed the lying Ineonristenelea of the Morning Advertiser , and in allusion to it * attempt to frighten by Government coercion , said the time waa gone by when theyeoold pnt down the trade * by ooercive mesMre * . l Thej hatf passed through the ordeal of the Whiff opposition , At the time of-the union everything wa * then caed Agninat them , except * etnal physical force ; aad the ln * tant they attempted that measure , it . woul * give the deaths blow to th » ir tyrannio power . - He eaUedapon then toeeaae tnUngjtn those paper * , ortuing tboae ' lieaee where tho *« paper * which were eppoMd to ttelr inte » reaU were taksn tat , « nd omwladed % ry thanking them for their caadid hearing , « ad h * wo « dd « v ^ r ^ bt their battlt * when neea ^ d ^ wotUd everraiwliis VOiee againat everyt oppreatton ; whether l « fKc «* d b ^ V « ynimie em * pioyar , aa mpaiart toreaan , -ot ab ^ prmiv * Gev « ra-¦*» t > j * tOBd ; enee «« . ^ i ,- f ^ ^ ' - ^ ' > <">¦ ¦ ¦•> "v ;\ : ; ¦¦ ¦ ., ,
Mx . * Ht ) sJ Sftjirr ^ Sberetarf U . fcbe « a »«* s Socklr « afd , he stood before them a * An oppo ^ f to a paper ne once mncn appruvea or , ana . to wmen he nad been a wmtrtbutor two years ^ -toi ' aakoedto'ft £ * r 25 Dhpateh . Mr . ihbrt then reAtt in rtctimetfro ^ mspatch , wh « # &m&im tbe ^ mS ^ iSS pelUd to , adopt string rule * to enforce the necessary amount of labour —( abanw , abaote )—« nd also another extract , stating th « y wer * obliged to adopt hwasttres to keep the men from habit * of balnais . He thetfread the placard Iseuad by Measrc OrlswU and Peto / stating that they were intelligent and jpsdnatrioiu ; and a letter from Mr . Barry , stating he waa folly satisfied with the auicunt of labour performed ; he showed , from these
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ItsE « torreftt >^ . t 6 ; iMetttheir . r * plie » , J * nnjasi abi anmtolyjahd'a ^ fa . eet ^^ Se ^ eivei « their n ^ m (^ exerUpni to ^ epde their bedies to ue ' no hqtt ^ 'gew ^ - ^ p ^^ nrK '' : ' ::, ¦; : ; ,: i ^ 7 \ ' [ . Mr . jO'QQN « aa *« o «»^ d tiw- 'W ^ tatlon , andisaidi ' ; they ttnst bearln minAthai bjnAjUptMig ^ ihivnteaBar ^ :. they w « re not only oppi » lng tbo paper , b » 4 ttw it * priv , | iHeto ^ | be iLjceiiSAd ^ i « iAUe ^^ Oftold be raised to thU reaolution eith « by ; tt » e AU fttjo * public , orbj tbfte ^ Ullwt j ( J 0 V / ^ . , ' ,,, _ ** * ^ '" Theresolntios w *» nhaninioaaly : ctrit * d Amid great - applanw . . i :: '• >; •' ,: !"; .: •' ¦ ¦ U ci- ' ajmir .-jii . ix ' .-jy- / , ' x
Mr . Robert AwDKESOit reritarked that'there waj something , strange about the gunUemen of the preat . He had long observed they never failed t » catch at something to endeavonrtolDJarebhaoaoseefif the work ing classes . He wished to : cootcadicfe that portion of his speech where the Momiag-Advertiser , Dupattb , See ., made him say that their , fond * , were exhausted it was Afalaebood . Ha then alluded / to tb * conduct " of the prea * in . the ease of the Ashton « pinn «» j bat , a * the whole woaid be . btonght before the pablkrttwetlBg be would not occupy more of their time , . - .. ^ Mr . Tubneb moved a similar resolution MvpecUar the ba * e condnct of tW Weekly Jtispatc * . : ' .: jiVi \ A \> Mr . Clabk seconded the resolution , and it was car . ried with tremendous applauseT - A jrtroog rewlatlon waa « tso pa « a »< f , denonndng t&e amduct of the treacuezou daily Times *•?; : ,. ' < - > :
Mr . Lovktt moved a vote of thank * to the preprietot of the British Queen wa ^ Statesman . .-. > ¦ Mt > Jeskinsseconded the motion .- , \ , - ' i .- '¦ ¦ An amendment wa * moved that the vote of ttoaaki be adjourned till that day three months , / r , ' - ¦¦ , :-Mr . Bush seconded the amendment , who admiaj tered sonie hard hit * at the oondnot of . its proprietor ia currying for their support : > ¦ <¦ :,. ^ f ~\\ v / . Mr . Shepherd said Iba Northern Stmr and Etmtat Sun warn far more worthy of a vote , of thank * than tb * paper * proposed . -, . . ; \ . ( - The amendment wa * then , put and cwtiad searb unanimously . , <• _ . ' ..- ,-. .-. .,, ^^ Mr . ANDBRSon moved , and Mr . Walton seconded— ¦ , - . " : . . .,, ' : . •¦ _ " . v . r :. v , . ;• ; . " That thi * meeting watch strictly the conduct of ^ press , and sopport only tkose which beat advocate their general interest" . .,: )• ,, : Carried unanimously . -..,.: - : ¦ ¦ - ¦ , ¦ :.: ¦ \ .. v ; ¦¦' :
Mr . B M'Donald here entered , into- a cheering aecount of their position and future jttospeeta , anl doubted not of bringing the strike to ' * mceeasfnl ta > minatioa . . - "•' . . -. . v-.. ? % .,... ' .- . ¦ . '¦' . ' . ¦ ¦ .: ¦" > . ¦' ¦ Mr . Cabtee stated that apprenUce * were dfiwhsrMi from the work * at the , n » wHou * e * of Parliament , t » cause they would not Instruct the sew hands how to perform tneir , work . Thia statement could be *¦> stantiated on oatiu . v .. r ^;^ ¦ .: ? ..: ¦ -::, ¦ - ¦ . ¦¦¦ ¦ Mr . WoBTHiKSTOitealledtheir attention to the vHjeet of a Trade * MJlreetary . - .. > -.. ¦* v >¦¦¦» ¦ ¦ ¦ ' .. - , A voteof thank * kaspassed to the Chaiman , ** i the meeting adjonrned to tfaafcday week . ' . - ; ¦ >; : ¦ ¦ ¦ . -: i '' . ' . iv- - . ' , ' I . t ¦* : / . . 't- ; ' ,. ! ,.- . - .. :., ¦ , •' , ¦' . ¦;¦ m
Hackhbt . —Wednesday , 17 th of October , Weatoot Temperanos Hotel , Mr . Saundem In the chair . Mt Stall wood delivered an addres * occupyitig nearly tit hours on the People ' * Charter , * c .. Hew . ** listened tp with the greatest attention , and highly applaudd Several of the middle daises were present , and ex pressed their approbation . Mr . Rowland spoke in «» roboratton of the View * of the lecturer , to tta » satiifution of the meeting . A deputation attended from UH O'Brien Presaij ' and Committee , who were well receini A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer and chtit man . Mr . Biiffy Ridley will lecture on the easnia Tuesday . : ' ' ""¦ ' ' : ¦" . - . "' . ' - ,-. ' "¦ -.....
LrMKHOUSB . —Mr . RuffjRidley lectured atthesebool rootn , Xfmehou * 6 Gdtfietray , < n * Tuesday , 'toA ' anUmik audienBQ ami maehgw ^ was effected . ' ¦ ^^\ VQ ^^^ % ! w ^^\ viAvtJ ^ on bntf ae » sat ^ e ^ laft ; pffT . a ^* y » ine « 6 ( b :, conaTilted ittfc ; few ^ f ^ d ^ lto ^ be ^ , ^ Ing . Jtfortonateiyh ^ pfened th&V it was / the nieefi * Jf % ht \ b | r tke feeformj&glktiratlp ^ Cpmmitfee lV nje # ? at Mr . Price's targe Rooms , BrwfitijtceetJ ; ' fktem l Qff ttata friends attended , and Mr . X ^ Aniberiin was voted inte tfiechalr . , Theroom was crowded Hott ^ tbtf auditor * being of ^^ Ae-mlddle / o ^ -M ^ W ^^ Ai dresud ttieln on the principle * of the . People ' s Tartar , bowing their -superiority over those advocated by ^ tsy other party , and demonstrated that no rftat giwd coaM
be effected until It * principles becanw the frirtrf t » a land . ' He wa * loadly cheered during the whole . ofliU address , and aaf down amid great applaoiw , and itrsnge to say , no opposition was ^ Attempted . The Chtirmtt then gave as a toast «' The C ! harter , the vrhole * Ct *<« , and nothing tea * than th « Charter ; - % h 1 eh waiKdHtt nearlyim » rdni « wly . The b « aJth of MrrWheeI « vtta thendraakiand greatenthaslasmwMexWblted . ' - ' Apt& many name * have been given to to jom tha Kationil Charter AasoviAtion ,- and ere hmfr } Udc'Whig and toyridden town witt present a bold ^ CharUst front agaiidt th « enemies of . the working classes . ' Any Chart !* lecturers or speaker *^ who pan through thi * town on tW * way to and from the metropolis , would be conferrfnf a benefit on , . the ca «* e by giving a passing caU np « Mr . Chamberlin , Grape-paawge , Castle-street .
Cnr OF LOHDOH—Mr . StaHwood lectured at tht CouhcU Room , 55 , Old Bailey , on Thursday , Oct 28 th , upon the Corn Laws , much to the * ati » f »< tt « of the audience . " At it * conclu * ion , a spirited dbe ** ¦ ten took place , in which Messr * . Mills , Cator , Pkk »» gilt and other * , took part' A vote of thanks tIJP ps *« eitolhe lectarer , forbi * able ejjwie of tbi O » Lawbambug . ¦ ¦ ¦ H ' - . •' . . /; ,. " : .- ; .: ; -: ^}> y ., MipDi . KSEX—On Sunday , Oct 31 st , Mt . MxBi Ridley inthe chair .. . After the taansactAonAthens * bisine ** v and receivingreport » ,. many of which were * A cheering nature , especially those from Haetoty Limehouse , and Reading . » ipntatfejn « and JeetaW were again appointed to the « rfon * kic * tttto « . H •*•
Ridley wa * allowed to vacate the chair , and Ut . CNftf was called to occupy it . Mrs Ridley , then , to * ipee * of great . eioquenoe , moved tt ( 9 following wsolotioo VThat till * CouncU looks upon Mt Watkia ' * ««•» to be the penbnal act of an iadividual , and in ' no « T connected with the prlnriples-of the People ' s ClurtOi or , it * advocate * , which , wa * ¦ ecpnded . byMr ^ sj * fellow . After a lengthened discussion , | n which auu * delegates took p « V Mr ., Ticfcer « ill m qTedj « » amendment , "Taat we tjike : no notice of ifaf « # !* whlchwas Mcondedby Mn Hogg . The orijrjn * tion was Arrted ; with four Oiasentfen ' tB .: -to -fffl * nioved , andjMr . Simpson seconded , "( That a «* " * 2 £ be appointed to superintend the raising of a vfcW tion for the widow Ruda . aridib sucseat such VtV **
a * should be advisable forre « a ^ ftfw » rai ;»! WWS ' In theeifehtpf i' member ^ r % Charteri «« K being deceased . * After consi ' derable oppoiitloiv WJ motion waa carried , and theeommltUe » pp « inted ; offl » business wa * transacted , and the meeting adjooroei WESTMiN 8 TER : ^ -Mr . Wheeler lectured , j £ jj * Charter Coffee House , Sfaetton Ground , on ** T [ Oct 31 st , on the « vila of . a » taading army , and ^ Charter as a remedy to remove this disgrace »« £ country—this heavy 'drain npoi ouif ' rwottrcea _ 2 feature ww ' moai approvetl of by a ' hfgWy i » td SS And re * pectable audience . Many copies of tbe NaW » PeUtiottWere disposed of , and Mr . Wbeeler iosv ^ toiprocure 100 copies of it Two members joined * Tl thtecau * ei * stead ^ pzogr 8 *» ij ^ m thi * d * iJ » ftlrP « neighbourhood : - .- —; - , . Woolwich—A rjnbiie meeting of the inhabit *** this plaoe waa held ba Thtrrsday evening , Oct " * J In fJiA Thaa » M « hi « h . annvrlaH in ttXeetB . SpeM" *
: from the mason ' * body detailed the numeroutgnevl to which they had been subjected by the trnnt AUJ * Mr . cartarraid the tomsfmamat ^ et ^ t ^^^ Measr * . GriawU and Peto . Re * oh » tf « BM , ** n * 0 fS . toem for their conduct m atrikiiig , And jOedgiat ^ their mipport . were nnanlnien * l yjatrfitVaww »» ¦; rewlvUMuv deopand * g the ? ondBCii otJ "fj ^ M * n *« Idmriimr , and ^ WSmm-Mm ^ JSS ndaaapreientAtkp * -ft thtrnMHon * , and ;** i ** "Si iwert tf » ir ; repU « . At the ; « onems |^ a « £ f £ S so * a « lltUa * o « fwi <*« ook pi «^ thH ^ tt ^* 3 eondnet of Captain AebcrJy , win * utW * ' ~ EZ in the krawny arm * V wet the iw . ^ deposited ob tb # b * Ur Aide Ofihe doefc . A ^ j ; hieet « ng , toiAlw , tl » lr ^ i-8 « l « ie eow ^* " ^** Into eonaUerationi will be held at to * CtaJ ^ -: AiKdior , Str »» a , oa Frktay , JIow . 4 th . - -. ' * J ^ Taiwrs . —Mr . Wlwderleetwted at ^•¦' JJaR ' -: Windmill-atreeti Golden-rquare , on J * J ^^* t to an excelleat auulence . Subjeet—Class 1 *^ ,, An intereating discMrion followed .. *** *? & joined . Class Leader * , tc ^ ere appoints * Asa ¦« spirit in the cause evinced .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 6, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct573/page/6/
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