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§ ASSWEB TO ELLIOT'S CHABADE . Pifr dear friend Elliot , 70 m ebarade , as yon call it , W ' i will answer , though it be bat any ; fe »« m mastered by time , and I am do hand at ryhme ; & \ * 5 t I guessed LIBERTY . i ; - PHILO . ; •" . jariington-
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jSADFOBD ^ -Chxjbch Rate Meetisg . — Another attempt has been made to lay a ehurch-2 eTthousands of rate-payers were present on the Sttsion . The meeting was adjourned from the Srj w * church-yard . The Vicar oeenpied the 2 ir » nd read a something called a monition , pur-SSne to have come from a Re * . Father in God at Wfc A great deal of hubbub and nonsense ensued . n-ina then moved that a rate of one halfpenny in Ag pound be laid . As on amendment , it was moved liii no rate should be hud , which was carried by Tmtynitj of at least twenty to one . The Rev . in what and bwh
Tjear next inquired manner , y om , tie old edifice was to be repaired ; when immediately i was movedand carried that tho " needful" should y raised by voluntary subscription , in which the mpnmtinm ' f * ° promised their utmost support . How-« Sri nothing would suit bat a compulsory rate ; aud n accordance with the monition , the churchwardens Wi a rate . A protest was then entered against the -Meedings of these individuals , and a fiery dis-J ^ xm ensned as to whether it should be inserted in gfe town ' s books , which ended by its insertion , ltd wis afterwards signed by a large number of the frhtbitmts .
J&&NG&ESTER . —On Sunday last , a profession of Modern Druids was formed in Manchester , to accompany the remains of a deceased brother to fcHxestingrp laee , It was truly cheering to witness 450 working men assembled to pay the last tribute of jejpect to one of their own order , and to see the j ^ emn decorum manifested by all the body during ie whole of the proceedings .
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Emgeatios . —Three hundred agricaltnrisls from lioerick , Tipperary , and Kerry , embarked last week ai Cork , for Sydney . —Dublin Piht . It is reported that the proprietors of the South Western Hallway hare taken up the subject of a jiflwaj to Salisbury . Tee tide of emigration still runs strongly towards ihe U . ited Slates . In the absence of goods , the ships fill with steerage passengers , Thx Avgsburg Gazette gives a frightful account rfthe atrocious massacres perpetrated by the Turks « j » n ihe Christian insurgents of Bulgaria . Thb Constiiuiionnel has a letter which E 3 ys , We know not cm what authority , that another seat Russian expedition is on its much against the Greasains . "
A steam frigate has been built at Bordeaux for libt Spanish Government , and is just completed . As noa as some guns expected from England arrive 4 be vessel will be ready to sail for a Spanish port . The Ikosmastkss of Staffordshire and Shropshire fa& it necessary to blow out forty-two furnaces , by which many persons will be thrown out of employ-BSQt . Coloxel Paslet ' s operations against the wreck f ihe Royal George are now going 011 with great aatrrity under Lieat , Hutchinson , as the executive aagia « er . The coiiprrmos among the steamers has become ao great , and their numbers have so much increased « f late , that seventeen vessels are daily engaged in tenveying passengers between Gravesend and
Lon-Deiihs is the Metropolis . —The weekly state-Best of the number of deaths , registered in the Metropolitan districts , shows a considerable decrease eempared with the weekly averages of 1838-9 40 . We « gy informed that the magistrate who , it was Bid , offered to procure the remission of the sentence tf the convict Medhurst for the sum of £ 3 , 000 , has but struck off the commission of the peace . —Times Otrretpondent . La Frtnux states thai M . Guizot had applied to ft& -Court of London to unite with France in assembling an European , congress , bat thai ihe British government had refused to accede to bis request .
Two eorporals belonging to the 26-h regiment , ( nattered at Eyssea , near Agen , fought a duel a few days ago wiih swords . They wounded each other It the same moment so severely that one died on the spot , and the other ' s life is despaired of . , .. Is the French Ghamber -of- Beputie 3 , ine question of a uniform postage was brought forward , when the Minister of Finance declared that the Government bad no intention of introducing such a measure into France at present . Female Lecttbes . —Last week two stranger ladies delivered lectures on Tee-tetalism in the South Secession meeting-house , Perth , and so successful bad they been in making converts , that at the conclusion rfoae of the lectures 200 females enrolled themselves aider the banner of total abstinence ~ br signing the pledge .
A sessatios has been created in Madrid , by a jranonr ihat an English vessel , captured for smng-| &ig by a Spanish preven live-service boat , and carried into the harbour of Cartbagena , had been cut flat of the harbour by two English brigs of war . A lettek dated Bremen , states that a vessel be-Joaging to that port had just arrived there in the charge of a British naval efficer , who had captured ha off the coast of Africa , suspecting her to be feted up for the slave trade . The merchants at &anen , it was said , were indignant at the bare suspicion of being engaged in such a diabolical commerce . Sis JoH 2 t Beckett of Leeds , says the Manchester Guardian , Mr . George Jackson the Mayor of Prestos , and ilr . Rebert Gladstone of Liverpool , have e * eb been named as the second Tory candidate , with ar . Parker , for Preston .
As nscsExcTioA against the oppressive taxation rfthe Porte in Bulgaria , according to the Leipzic Gtxette of "May 16 th , is a very serious affair : there i * general anarchy ; and out of 150 villages near Rssa , only twenty have escaped destrnetion . Some smugglers on the Swis 3 frontier have adopted the pkn of conveying light parcels of valuable arti-* &s over the frontier line of customs stations by Jaeaas of a balloon . They freight the aerostatic ttackbe with a load of from 160 to 200 . English Pounds , and then , guiding it by a rope , take ady&n-*» ge of a favourable wind , and walk with their terial vehicle into France .
It will be gratifying to those who have correspondents in India to know , that a great inconvenience ¦* H 1 be soon done away with—viz ., the obligation of paying the postage on this side , and that in a Ehert time postage may be paid both here and in . India , 'Sad bath on the transmission and receipt « f tfce letters . TfcKASUiE Fousd . —Property to a considerable Went has been found lately on the beach near Wey-* ocUl George Trent , in proceeding homewards » ith his cart last weeksaw an old pair of cloth
, &ofisers lying on the pebbles . He put them in his art , and on examining them , found in one of the Ipckets a leather note-ease , containing four Bank of S jKlaud notes to the respective amennts of £ 5 , £ 20 , £ 5 C , and £ 1 , 000 . The man got the three emsJIer s&ies ea ? hed the _ same day ; but the £ 1 , 000 note * tffig much defaced and torn , apparently by long * # ion of the sea , has been Sent to the Bank of Engj » D d , by whoee means , prefcably , the note may be ^ ced . There was nothing about the trousers or we note-ease to afford aDy clue to the owner .
A Patriotic Bill-Sticses . —At Marlborougb-Kreet , on Saturday , John Speechley , one of the fraternity of external paper-hangers , vulgarly called ofli-s : iekers , was charged with having plastered the sauUtts of an empty house in Oxford-street with tu placards . HaviDg been detected in Jiigranti « Rc <' o , the policeman took him at once into custody , "hen called upon for his defence , the bill-sticker ^ samed a tone of lofty indignation . He said , " I ' m * free-born Englishman , and I ' ve a right to stick Wk T ^ here I Tike . " Mr . Long— " You have no "Bit to stick bills on people's houses , " Defendant 7 ^ ** y 1 have a right , as one of the people , to stick wus . They didn ' t put up a notice to' stick no bills , ' * ° 1 d & rieht to *> TprrfcA th « nrfvilf > B > ft « of OTir
nral £ * ° \ 1 t « a pnblic duty to perform , and in these « nes England expects every man to do his duty . " «* . Long— " And I h * Te a pnblic duty to perform ~» -to prevent the law from being broken . " defen dant- " I ' m bill-sticker to Mr . George Robins , «*• rniUips , and Mr . Simpson , and all the great " efeoBeers . Ill do my public dnty or I ' ll sacrifice * jself on the altar of my country- We are si ] p *! : you ' re my brother , and I can prove it . " Mr . «® g- * Well , but I wish my brother wtrald behave ""' ft more moderation . Will you proxoiae not to wad again ! " Defendant— " I'U stick to myrightB . " * J- ^ fg- " Then I fine you a shilling ; " Defendj wCLj * " P * yon a farthing . " The defendan t f ^ ed from the bar with the air of a political marm * to . our s confinement in the back cell cooled nViS ^ i * 1311 ' Having consented to tnrrender hu ** && , he was released ;
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Frits . —We b » Te the painful intelligence to comanoiesie of the total destruction , by fire , of Tetcotthouse , the property of Sir William Molesworth , Bart ., tin Friday afternoon last . The house , which was bnut aboat seven years since , cost upwards of £ 5 , 000 in its erection . A report was spread ascrib ing the fire to be the work of an incendiary , but it has been ascertained to have been purely accidental , resulting from an accumulation of soot in a crack of the floe taking fire . The furniture and papers were saTed . —West of England Conservative .
CoimcndN of Tektoiaikrs fob Street Pheachrsa . —At the Longton Pottery Police Court on Wednesday , Thomas Hurley , William Ashford , Richard Horn , and John Kent , four members of a Teetotal Society , appeared to answer an information , laid under the 66 th ekase of the Stoke Police Act , which charged them with creating or causing a nuisance by preaching in the open air , atPenkhull , on Sunday last . James Hope , a policeman of Stoke , said on Sunday morning last , about half-past ten , he was at PcnkhuD , and found a large body of people congregated together at a Teetotal meeting . The defendants were all there . They had a waggon and a cart . Huxley was preaching , between the pool and the barn , on the left-hand side of the barn . The
preachers did not obstruct the way , being on private property ; but the crowd did . There was no noise except "langhfer , " "hear , hear , " and general approbation ; Nothing likely to cause a breach of the peace occurred . The topio generally was to abstain from strong drinks . Mr . Williams inquired of the Magistrates if the . defendants were called on to offer any defeiee . They had a host of witnesses to prove that there was no obstruction in the road , or breach of the peace . He could show that they were on private land , and that they had leave of the proprietor to use it ; aud that he also lent them the cart and waggon used to preach from . Mr . Alcock and Mr . Williams then called witnesses for the defence . The first was Mr . John
R&lhbone of Norwood . He said he was a member of the Teetotal Society , and presided at the meeting . They had leave te use the land from Mr . Rbead He would swear there was no obstruction of the road . Heard the policeman say , they came by Mr , Rose ' s order to disperse the meeting , and an answer was made , that Mr . Rose must send a note . Mr . Williams said , if the singing in the streets were declared a nuisance , the children of the charity and Sunday schools , in which they all felt great interest , must be stopped , which would be a circumstance much to be deplored . Mr . Joseph Davenport said , he was empbyed in keeping the road clear . There was room for a carriage to pas 3 . If anv one stopped
on the road , he requested th = m to move nearer the waggon . Now and then a few stood , but they were not generally on the road . Theie was six or seven yards between the waggon and the road . Messrs . Wm . Tams , John Brocks , Wm . Woolliscroft , Wm . Cotton , Luke Carter , li , Vivian , George Salt , aud Thomas James , were successively called , aud spoke to the orderly ? tate of the meeting , that they did not consider that there was ai . y obstruction of the road , or any nuisance whatever . After a short consultation with Mr : Broade . ilr . J . Harvey said the magistrates ^ ere of opinion , that the defendants were guilty of creating a nuisance , tinder the provisions of the Police Act , and they must pay a fine of Is . each , and the expenses .
FROST , O'CONNOR , RIDLEY , AND THE MANDARIN AFFAIR .
TO F . O'CONNOR , ESQUlRE . " False accusations can be nobly cleared . " Sir , —In the letter addressed to me in the Star of the 2 oth inst ., if you received mine of the 18 i , h . you have allowed your feelings to overpower your judgment or not allowed justice to take its true course . " London , May 18 th , 1841 . " Dear Sir , —Tn compliance ¦ with your request , I send the particulars of my interview with the steward , Mr . Ikragl&s , of the ship Mandarin , in St . Katherine ' s Dock . " It was on Tuesday evening , the 13 ih instant , at the Social Institution , Whitechapel Road , D ? iEg
delegated to a public meeting there ; Mr . Douglas sought an interview to gain Mr . Lovett's direction , he having a private verbal message to Mr . Lovett from our friend Frost I did ask Mr . Douglis if Mr . Frost had not sent a message to any other person except Mr . Lovett ; and , in particular , 1 named you and your conduct en Mr . Frost ' s trial Mr . Douglas replied no ; for it was Mr . Frost ' s opinion , on going out , that you was in the pay of Government I asked what did he thini Mr . Frost would say now when he heard you was in prison , and under the power of the same Ministry ? Mr . Douglas told me he doubted not Frosfs opinion was altered before this : he heard something to that effect before he left Xew South Wales for the East Indie * .
" This is all that was stated concerning yourself , and I thonght proper , in justice to you , to have the first opportunity of making the statement , because I felt sure that Mr . Lovett , on seeing the steward , would make all inquiries about Mr . Frost's opinions on that unfortunate affair , which cost him his liberty . " The steward requested me not to make any statement about him in pnbiic , because it would tend to injure him i * h » e » plajr ; that is the reason I was not at liberty to state the steward ' s name < s occupation on board the snip in Convention . I was at liowty to tell
any of them in private , and have done so . Morgan Williams , of Wales , went on board the ship with me on the Thursday following , and heard from the steward the same : _ Dr . M'Douall has been since ; and I feel convinced , if you have a desire to know any further regarding oufuniortinate friend "Mi" . Frest , the steward will , answer if you write to him . The ship is fitting out to carry emigrants to New Zealand : it goes from thence ta Ifew South 'Wales . Mr . Donglas offers to take out to our friend Frost any parcel or any letters that may be entrusted to bis care .
" Mr . Frost had about fifty letters he intended tegive to the care of Mr . Douglas ; but the doctor of the ship , from his kindness , gained on Mr . Frost's feelings , and be gave them to the care of the doctor . You may guess who had them from him , he being in the employ of Gov eminent .-" Mr . Douglas Btatedthat Frost , Williams , and Jones were well when he left them ; they were well treated out by all ; and well received by the Governor . Frost is a elerkr Williams an overseer , and Jones a schoolmaster . " I hope this will find you in good health , and shall feel happy when you are again among us . " I remain , " With all respect , " Truly yours , " Rtfft Ridlet . " 55 , Old Bailey , and 19 , D Oyley-street , Sloane-street , Chelsea . "
Since writing that letter I have obtained the name of the introducer of Messrs . Smart , Skevington , and myself , to ilr . Dougla 3 tha said steward , whick introducer is James " WilkmB , 18 , "Vincentstreet , back of Shoreditch Church . Remember I have not seen him to hold any conversation , and rememtrer he was present with the Steward before I saw him and after I left him to address the meeting . I appeal to all men present at that meeting if I did not dwell solely on the injiistice done by a base Government to Frost , O'Connor , O'Brien , and all our injured brethren . You may ask why did not Mr . Smart or Skevington hear the conversation ! The answer is , the meeting was waiting , and they -the country delegates appointed to address it .
Now , Sir , to your letter in the Star . I will not enter into controversy with you , the injured persoa , about blunderbusses or internal machines at work against yoa ; let them be so . Justice is your sword ; love to yosr unfortnnate and degraded fellow men your ayjkou * ; noble actions and intentions your A ^ fteiSlh these will you gloriously triBniphfc- ~ 4 fcjC 3 Mp £ UB V 0 UT accuser , ana yoot fetSbl 3 ^ Ml ^^^ ¥ onndtd with injustice , you direct *^| 5 Hi&t 8 fcafct given word for word as it took place * iamraer-MJnake me so . Did I not eon-Eider you _ fira lJFyoar intentions 1 Did I not consider you ( 0 be surronrided by foes ? Did I not feel
convinced I have taken a true course to stay all that may be made a handle against you ? Did I not know what ever may be the opinions formed now , I have done good for the future , I never would have given the statement publicity . You say 1 interrupted the business of t > . e Convention upon almost the last day . This I deny . I was called upon tvrice to make a statement of myinlexview ^ and lastly , the Chairman stated he was ready to receive it . If I was not in order , the Convention conld not be so in allowing and calling on me to make it . I say after they entertained it , they were much to blame in not allowing me to finish .
After . the word horrid in your letter , you Bay why not state that first ? My answer is , it was my duty to give the report word for word , after the manner the conversation took place . Now , if the statements of Hr . Frost ' s opinions be true or false , you and the world have them just as I received them . What is in the private message I know not , it was thoughts on that and the position of all parties that brought me to a determination to give my report pnblicityj and I did it , knowing I may stand repudiated for the present , but no one can handle it to repndiate yon for the future . In your letter you go over all the actions coupled with your name , that prompted me to ask the question , be it judicions or injudicious time will show . I have no desire to support the value of my information . I have given the name of my introducer ; I now ask him , through this letter , if I have made a falBe orjust statement of the interview , I request Mm to amrm or deny it .
You say you will give £ 1 , 000 if I prove to the ftatistaetion of Collins , Hetheringtos , pr Lovett that you have ever in your life been guilty of one act of deceit or treachery to your own party or your S litic&l foes . My answer to that is , let those who Ve a desire for jour £ 1 , 000 said to destroy yorir fame do it . With respect to the three names quoted , Mr . Collias I never saw to my knowledge till he appeared in Convention ; Hetherington I never gpoke to four times in my life , was never in a shop of Mb ) is my life ; Lovett I never
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spoke to , aor do 1 peraooalry know him ; bo much for me being connected with any part or portion of men in new mores , cliq » es , or Motions . Your letter makes the foulest charge agtinst me that one man could make agatost another , if you will insist that in giving in » report , I make a charge I I positively deny it . You have the portion in . the statement that bears honour to you ; that clears you . Is it not fa the question pat , " what did he think Mr . Frost wotfd say now , when he heard you was in prison , under the power of the same Ministry ! The reply was , he doubted not Frost ' s opinions were altered before this . He heard something to that effect before he left New South Waleafor the East Indies . " After this explanation , it must give on its own bearings of merit or demerit
the truth of my intentions . I now with pain touch on Mrs . Frost ' s letter She does not consider my intentions good . Morgan , of Bristol , and Morgan Williams , of Wales , I doubt not will prove the desire of my intentions for good , if they appear to have worked evil . Now , Sir , you have received the whole statement—the true statement ; and if you require any information regarding my character , private or public , I shall , on being requested , gladly refer you to persons of standing and reputation in society . If you can receive at my hands any other service to do justice and honour to your name , pray put me in the way to perform it . The only circumstance that I can call to your mind regarding me is , I took the chair at a public meeting in Chelsea , for your attendance , sixteen or eighteen months back .
To conclude , our cause requires union . I feel proud , in one respect , that my statement has drawn forth a glorious account of your exertions on that unfortunate affair . You have laid before the public a statement that will give fresh vigour to our cause , fresh excitements to our principles , and remove from the minds of many doubters , entertaining suspicion . Your account of that trial will redound to actions there stated . Now , Sir , to conclude , I belong to no faction—you ask for an answer , and you have it . I do not ask for grace or favour at your hands ; let my actions . stand on their own ground . I request you to disprove the truth of my statement , if found , on investigation , incorrect , and remain Your ' s , respectfully , RuFFr Ridley . May 25 , 1841 .
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BALANCE SHEET OF THE NATIONAL VICTIM FUND COMMITTEE . From the 23 rd of February to the 20 th of May , 1841 Dr . £ . s . d . Feb . 28—Money in Mr . Hey wood ' s hands as Treasurer 0 1 8 ^ Ratcliffe , after a lecture by Mr . Leech , per Richard Hamer 0 7 2 Newton Heath , per D-ivid Whittaker and Edward Travi 3 0 5 2 March 2 ~ Nuneaton , Warwickshire , proceeds of a few Sunday evening ' s readings of the Northern Star , per T . Winters 0 10 0
A Republican at Castle Dorrington 0 10 Mr . Hardy , of Stapleford , per Mr . Sweet 0 0 6 5—From Irvine , proceeds of a lecture , by Dr . M'Douall 0 15 0 Trowbridge , and tho Chartists of Warminster , per John Moore 0 4 9 4—Tenth subscription of Smiths and Engineers of the East District of London , per au enemy to oppression ... 17 0 From Sunderland , per J . Rainsley 0 16 6 13—Maryleboneand Paddington Victim
Committee ¦•¦ 0 14 / Collected by Mr . Churchyard ... 0 10 0 „ ProfitsofaConcerfcon Thursday , Feb . 18 tb , 1841 , ... 3 8 1 4 12 8 Fourth subscription of a few fliut shoe-makers of the East District of London , per Wm . Holliday ... 1 0 0 „ 2 S—St . Pancras Political Victim Committee , per Mr . Wall 5 0 0 Mr . Arnold , of Nottingham 0 60 From N . C . A ., of Middletbro' 0 15 0 ' ~ 30—From Westminster Victim Box , per W . Y . Souter 0 10 b , _ Proceeds of a tea-party at New Pellon . near Halifax , per John Cockcroft ... 1 2 0 April 11—From E . Clayton , of
Huddersfield , per Mr . Campbell 0 6 0 Eleventh subscription of the don , per < n enemy to oppression ... .. '; . ... 1 10 3 From Burrhead Benevolent Charti 3 t , Society , per Mr . Pearson ... 10 0 From Worcester N . C . A ., per J . Blackwell 10 0 From Leicester , per John Seal to Mr . Heywood 0 10 0 From Chamber's Works , Carlisle , per John Bell .. 0 7 6 Strond N . C . A 0 3 6 Per Mr . Bartell and a few
friends ... 0 0 6 From Croydon , per W . Hodges 0 6 0 Norwich , per Samuel Goat ... 0 14 0 ~ Birmingham , collected from a few friends , per C . Steward 0 3 6 - Trowbridge , collected by E . Payne t pet J . Biggens ... 070 - Trowbridge , by the members of the democratic chapel 0 3 0 Honley , by J . W ., from five friends 0 2 6 Honley , the Easter penny collection 0 2 6 From Mr . Maddock's sale of Mr . Cleave ' s pamphlets ... 6 2 0 May o—Westminster , the penny
subscription 0 18 0 From St . John ' s , in Westminster , per George Taylor ... 0 5 0 H—From Northern Star office ... 76 0 2
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Total money receiv « d by the Committee 101 li 16 Total money paid by the Committee 44 4 1 Money in Mr . Heywood ' s hands , as Treasurer ... 57 11 9
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Cr . March 9—Mrs . Hawarth , of Denton ... 100 Mrs . Armkage , of Stockport 10 0 Mrs . Burton , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Whareham , ditto ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Johnson , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Livesey , of Manchester ... 10 0 Mw , Barker , ditto 10 0 ~ Mr . Timothy Higgins , of Ashton-under-Lyne 10 0 ~ 30—Mr . Howarth , on hi 3 coming put of Chester Castle ... 1 0 0 Mr . Harmatage , ditto ... 1 0 0 _ Mr . Johnson , ditto . ~ . ... 1 0 Q Mr . 3 nrten , ditto 1 6 0 Mr . Whareham , ditto 10 0 Mr . Livesey , ditto ~ ... 10 0
Mr . Broadbent , of Ashton- < under-Lyne ... ... 1 0 0 Mr . Duke , ditto 10 0 Mr . Carrier , of Trowbridge ... 2 0 jr Mr . Crabtree , of Barnsley ... 1 0 jj Mr . Hoey , ditto 1 0 jH Mrs . Ashton , ditto 1 Of Qi Mrs . Smethies , of Bradford ... 10 6 Mrs . Hutton , ditto ... ... 1 9 0 "Mrs . Holds worth , ditto ... 10 0 Mrs . Brooks , ditto ... . . ' 1 0 . IL Mrs . Walker , ditto : 1 0 Bf Mrs . Benbow , of London ... 1 0 0 : Mr . Charles Morris , of Bolton , « ( released iroin Ifirkdale ) 1 d 0 ' Mrs . U'Brien , of Lancaster ... I 0 0 Mrs . Peddie , of Edinburgh ... 1 0 0 Mr . W . V . Jackson , of
Manchester ... 10 0 Mrs . Foden , of Sheffield ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Booker , ditto 10 0 Mrs , Clayton , ditto 10 0 Mrs . Holbury , ditto 10 0
Mrs . Penthorp vditto ... ... 1 0 Mrs . Duffy , ditto 1 0 0 Mrs . Marshall , ditto 1 0 0 Mrs . Benriieon . ditto ... ... 1 0 9 Mrs . Barker , of Manchester ... 10 0 Mrs . Roberts , of Birmingham 1 0 ( Mrs . Browo , ditto 1 0 ( Mr . Weevers , of Macolesfield 0 10 ; ( Mr . Dan . Bell , prisoner , Kirkdale . - . ... 0 10 < Expences " of Commit tee in reBt , paper , &e ... 1 4 " ' .
£ 44 I . 1 Audited and found correct by - •¦• ¦ ¦ - James Leech , Robert Greek , Thomas Davis , Abel Hevwood , Treasurer , Samuel Chambeelain , President , Peter Shorroc&s , Secretary .
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A VOICE FROM WAKEF 2 ELD HELL . ¦ ¦ - « - ' - ¦ ¦ ; HooaeiorVCorrecUon , , '¦ -.: ' ¦> WakefleWi I ^ th Aprili 184 jf . Dear Smj- ^ Betagr permttt « jl | otflfr dnce a month to have any communication witttJpTridfida , ¥ am , u may be expected , nearly ignor ^ t iltfti ^ tfWgVWjta . ¦ Stowever I am informed that tt ^ tvCane .. " w Chartism , disunion , exists to a deplorable e&m <* MswU toreetoely as the enemy could deriw ^ ^ gtft ^ t ani ^ n is "trength , and therefore wl ) tei » yi ^ Pipbion . I have long lamented this evil ,. aW ^^ J | . pJ <^ t willingly sacrifice my « wn feelings on pavUcol ^ p ^ iQta , to obtain union in our ranks . Of this the enemy ; fir Barnsley : are perfectly aware , having dragga *;«* oot of my own house there in 182 ^ under a <* ar « e ; of sedition , : ifor having at a public meeting xecominended onion as the only means of destroying tyranny ,, and Saving at the ^ ametimoproved the necessity of such unlon . and referred
to history foi tjorious examples of it » uprooting despoturn apt oppmalon . Admiring as I do your unparaleDed eiertioaatoameliorate the condition of the working classes , and teeVmg convinced that those exertions emanate from tto purest and beat of motives , I deeply regret that the bitterness of your confinement should be augmented by the insidious conduct of pretended frkuds . I must confess that I have not agreed with every action of your political conduct , but I have never for one moment doubted the purity of your intentions , and the greatest fault that I have been able to detect , has been what I then , and at this present moment consider , a too extreme desire to conciliate men , icJurhave on all occasions evinced any thing but a friendly feeling towards you . I watcked with painful feelings . the conduct of Lovett , and the Working Men's
Association , during the late , , agitation , every action of which exhibited a SECRET , but persevering and implacable enmity towards jou . Whether you observe 1 this or not I am uftable to say . However it made a deep impression upon mjr mind , and when I visited London , whilst the first Convention was sitting , I embraced every opportunity of satisfying myself why such feeling aid exist . I shall not refer to the many convincing proofs I received of their malignity towards you , and will only add , that after remaining in London altogether about three months , and associating during that time with a great number of as good Chartists as there are in England , J was extremely glad to Sin ! that this ungenerous and unjustifiable feeling-, was' conMned to Mr . Lovett and a few of his immediate friends . ' - / The above remarks apply in part to M » . > Oo ) lins also , as the whole tenor ojMiis . conduct , atUr the Birmingham rupture , was any 7 thing . . but . genwpu * or friendly . jjeing
extremely uemr—B . yy , jt / tlJ % g&hf £ * exceedingly in your ifoble and disJaitftt ^^^ L pn their behalf , when ' they were committed to Warwick Castle , concluding in my own mind , that the exertions you made on that occasion , would obliterate from their minds any petty feelings of jealousy that might hare biassed theirbetterjudgment . But , Sir , judge of my surprise , on learning through the medium of my friends that these two individuals , bucked by a few others , have most treacherously concocted a plan for the ostensible purpose of knowledge Chartism , but for the secret purpose of removing you out of the way of Judas OConuell .
I have been nearly ten years a prisoner under thii and my former conviction , during which time I have suffered every privation and hurdshfp that the refined cruelty of man can devise , yet I solemnly declare , that with the exception of what I have felt on account of ray family and relations , that I have experienced more regret on this base attempt , than I have on any circumstance that has occurred during the whole period , excepting also , of course , the unfortunate Welsh affair . Feeling confident that the ingratitude of such conduct must wound , to a certain extent , feelings already harassed and oppressed by dreary confinement , ( and I know that no man living con be more sensitive than yourself , on questions of honour , consistency , and independence of character , ) and , having witnessed your extreme desire , by indefatigable perseverance in the most disinterested actions , to keep them above suspicion ^ - ;—I know Sir , that you must have felt intensely on the Bubject . 1
I do not , Sir , write to flatter ; it is a mean ond grovelling despotism unworthy of a man ; but I think that it is equally ipeaa and grovelling to withhold the sentiments of one's- mind , because in giving utterance to them we are compelled to apeak in praise ; neither do I write to have my opiaiona published . My only motive in writing is to express my indignation at the base conspiracy , and to assure you , Sir , that it is my firm belief few men in England could be found to possess such unworthy motives , as Lovett and Collins appear to be actuated by . I regret such disunion occurring , not because I think they possess any interest to injure you , but from a conviction that such divisions retard the cause we all
profess to admire and advocate . The real intentions of thoso individuals mwt be manifest to all , since the old crotchet of moral and physical force has been so very properly buried fa oblivion . Hence they are compelled , for the effecting of ^ bftir sinister designs , to introducesome new subject of contention . That their principal object is to ruin if possible your hard-earned reputation , and universal popularity , I cannot for one moment doubt , neither can I imagine that thej will succeed . The base attempt will recoil on their own heads , or I am much decoived in my opinion of the Chartists of England .
. I . jjajav abgf expressed my pleasure , that the old taiiaJBaMaflf | D _ tabout moral arid physical force ) is lt 4 MUi | jPnll ^ BHP * nftong ^ I am pleiwcaTecTtftt tbb m , # 3 innol admit , what may be inferred by » uch a conteeslon , that I imagine moral force in itself , can or will be aaOstent , taken in the sense that som 6 " people define it ifl , Ifco bring about the objects we all have in view , v 51 y sentiments on the above foolish distinctions , remain precisely the same as when at liberty , from a conviction , that the oppressors of the country will never do justice to the working classes , only through die fear of something worse ; yet such is my ardent desire to witness the downfall of the present odious and exclusive system of class legislation , that 1 am as willing as ever L was , to assist in every moral effort that is-maide to accomplish it , without any regard to my own
lodgment , which tells me that the people of England ( and when I say England , I mean thu whole empire } must be prepared to take their rights before the " powers that be" will grant them . And this is what I call moral detennination , and not moral and physical coioardice , aboat which so much has been said , to answer certain purposes . And yet , although I am become , through continued oppression , almost impatient for retributive justice , and my soul pants to avenge my own and my country's wrongs , and , as God lives , I would prefer a glorious death , to a life of wretchedness and . slavery j stiH I am willing and . desirous to bury mj own opinions for the Bake of union with those who may entertltjg different views , and who may , in consequence of never caving been subjected to the same insults ,-degradation , and refined cruelties aa myself , be more patient .
Pethaps I have already oeenpied too much of your time ; nevertheless I must draw your attention to a subject that I think might be attended with very beneficial effects , if carried out Men unacquainted with the social and domestic condition of the working classes , imegine that they , as a body , are contented with the present state of things , and if left to their own judgment would never contemplate a change . I have been told so by many respectable individuals . And this opinion Is formed of their contentedness by their apparent apathy in not enrolling themseves as members in Chartist Associations ta any extent . I must confess , the objection at first view appears somewhat plausible , but when we enquire into causes , we discover the injustice of such a conclusion .
Weal ) are very apt to say , that man la the lord or master of all created beings ; whereas were we to speak the truth , ( but this would be confessing our own weakness , ) we ought to say that woman is . It is true , man is the ostensible being that encounters the toils ) dangers , and hardships of this life . Bat , Sir , woman is the secret influence by which men are propelled onwards , to brave dangers and even death . This I think few men will deny , but some 1 know will exclaim , O but I never allow my wife to exercise any centroul over me . " This may be true in a few instances ; but take the great body of mankind , and we shall find that woman , by her endearments , and timid , but fond and unaffected
solicitude for our well-being , directs or controuls the whole of our actions . . / Ehis at once accounts for the apathy that so many men unfortunately manifest towards their permanent interest . And when we- examine the social condition of ¦ g working and middle cjosaes . of society , we find that K poor man is entirely « dep « ndent upon the middle Ms * man for employment , and , cpns ^ quently for his Head , of which the oppressors selckhn fait to deprive $ hem , should they dare to think andaetfor themselves ; and we know also ! that the middle classes of society as a body , ore as deadly enemies to the poor man's rights as the worst of the aristocracy , or our base and vacillating Government .
Now , Sir , being aware of this , and knowing also , that a number of individuals , in consequence of daring to profess Chartist principles , have been deprived of employment , and left to starve , surrounded with famishing wives and children , unassisted , allow me to ask , is not this quite sufficient to deter others from becoming members of a body bo persecuted , and so regardless of each others ' well being ? This has created a feeling of dread in the minds of wives and mothers , lest they should be subjected to the same hard fate , and therefore they exert all the influence they possess te keep their husbands from joining our ranks . Hundreds of individuals , in all parts of England , have confessed this to mo , and very naturally expressed their fear of bringing ruin upon their families .
But , Sir , all thia might be -very easily remedied , and an . irresistible impulse given' to- the cause . In no forme ? period of the wcrld have the working classes possessed « uch means of accomplishing it ; many persons , were they £ 0 hear this assertion , woulddoubt its correctness ; but U » y must be very ignorant of post events , not to perceivi that it is strictly correct tin the possession of a newspaper , regardless of frowns or persecutions , that fearlessly exhibit / j to public , view and eontempt , private oppressors as- well' as publio despots . This mighty defence of industrious poverty , backed by a fund to relieve the victims <> f petty tyranU , would speedily remove this great drawback to union ; and a very snyvll sacrifice , if we can call such a trifle a sacrifice , weekly from each individual , would provide an ample fund , to afford a comfortable and sure mainte-
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nance for all who « ay in future be thrown out of employment , or f etMtnted . purely : for thair political principles . :- .- -: ' .. : ' - . . - - ¦ : - . ; ¦' _ ¦ .. _ , - ¦ ¦''' - ' '" . .. '"¦' : I am given to understand that there is an Executive Committee in Manchester , belonging to the Chartist body of England . This Committee could transact this additional business also ; and the Chartist's associations in each town conld stand for local committees , to investigate and report , to the Executive Committee , any circumstances of local oppression that might occur in their different localities , and which report should be a sufficient authority for affording relief according to the nature of the case . This simple plan would also instantly do away with the necessity of so many different collections , which in themselves are a gr « at
injury to the cause ; aa all persona who may have a claim ujton the sympathy of their fellaw Chartists for assistance under oppression would find no difficulty in obtaining such . The Star would give publicity to all the transactions ; and thousands who are now held back , through fear of starvation , would immediately join our ranks ; and those women who have hitherto kept their husbands at home , when they saw that their children and themselves were not likely to want for bread , would urge them to join their fellow men in obtaining justice from the common enemy . Assistance should be extended in the sane manner to eur persecuted brethren in ill used Ireland ; when we should be able to give the death blow to the further deceptions of the charlatan , O'Connell , as our principles would rapidly gain ground under such circumstances .
- This plan may appear impracticable to some , but am confident it could be accomplished with the greatest ease imaginable , if the Chartists are willing . [ Ashton next proposes a plan of raising money for the above desirable object , namely , by a penny subscription , and then concludes thus ] : — Trusting that what I have said will be sufficient to draw your attention to the subject , and that you will triumph . over all your enemies , and live to see all your benevolent iaUnfcions towards the working classes carried into efRatfo ' I remain , Sir , Your uncompromising and sincere Friend and Admirer , Wm .. Ashton . To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., York Castle .
¥ «* [ I have read the above letter with great pain and plea * ure ~ pleasure , in deserving the confidence of my ¦ ol £ -trie 6 ds fTnd pain for the keen and cutting censure which it conveys . Yes , it is keen , and for this reason . The very day Wore poor Ashton's trial , he made a ienttyaUempt ta pat me ap my . guard against several parties ' who have since tried to injure me ; and , instead of thanking him , l ^ fU ^ t him most severely , when he turned and said , * Wtll , Sir , you- majvUveto . repent . " I have lived to repent ; but it is of iny . fHBfice to poor Ashton , to whom I cheerfully tender ffljraintrition . —FEAnGus O'Connor ]
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DUFFY , THjSLlBEBATED CHARTIST . The following letter from Duffy , to his son at Carlisle , has been sent te us for publication : — Sheffield , May 16 th , 1841 . My Dear Son , —I have the gratifying pleasure to inform you and my friends in Carlisle , that I am ( thanks be to God ) or . ee more enjoying the fresh and cooling breezes of liberty ! having been liberated on the 12 th instant , on account of the bad state of my health . I had been confine'djn the hospital , as an invalid , since the 10 th December , 1840 . I am happy to inform you that I am in a fair way « f recovery , and what is still better , that after being conlhied in silence a * d having had to endure most cruel baraah . lps for the space of fourteen months and seven days , a ^ although I am much debilitated and all but dead , my persecutors have not been
able to obliterate from my heart and mind one single letter of the glorious Charter ! No ! never , never ! I repudiate the new Whig movement of Lovett , Collins , and Co . and will , as soon as my health permits , boldly take my stand on the rock of liberty , advocating until the death the rights of the people . I am , my dear Son , most thankful to you for your noble and patriotic efforts to rescue me from my late hostile ; an event which will . make you still more endeared to me than ever ; and though you have neglected mo by letters , you have nevertheless done your duty nobly and affectionately . I hope you will excuse the shortness of this letter , as I assure you I am scarcely able to bold the pen through the weakness of the nerves . Believe me to be , my dear boy , Your affectionate and distressed Father , James Duffy . Hurrah for the Charter !
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IRISH " REPEALERS" AND IRISH CHARTISTS IN MANCHESTER . On the subject of the late disgraceful physical-force exhibitions in Manchester , we have received the following correspondence for publication : — TO THE EDITOR QF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —Will you have the kindness to give insertion to the address , sent iron , and to the jroclosed lettersj
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wont fair play * tta free discussijj ^^ - ; ^ YoufobedTeflt servant , "• John Campbell . Salford , May 14 th , 1841 . - -, Salford , May 8 th , 1841 . Sir , —I address you as arr Irishman by the request of the Irish Chartists resident in Manchester , to know whether the Repeal Association of Manchester approve or disapprove of the brutal conduct of the parties professing to be Repealer * . The Irish cannot for a moment suppose that such conduct meets your sanction ; the conduct alluded to is that Messrs . Doyle , Dona van , Connor and others were brutally and violently thrust off the platform when about to move an address to the Chartists of Newry , and threats at cold-blooded assassination thrown out
Hoping that you do not identify yourselves with such proceeding , you will immediately answer this letter , in order that steps may be taken to prevent an improper impression going abroad . GBhe Chartists of Manchester would think themselves disgraced if they would attempt to diatuxb a meeting of Irishmen seeking a Repeal of the Union . The Irish Chartists could not take more honourable steps than these . Let your petition for Repeal but come out , and you may calculate on every Chartist signing it . I remain , my dear Sir , A sincere lover of liberty And your fellow countryman , John Campbell . Mr . John Kelly , &c , &c . Manchester , May 10 th .
Sir , —I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter bearing reference to the meeting that took place in the Chartists'Rooms , on Wednesday night As to any disturbance taking place in any meeting in which the Repealers are concerned , I assure you it bears as injurious a tendency upon the Repeal Question , as to any other , for all the repealers require is , a fair field and no favour , and an open , manly , and rational discussion ; but this I assure you , wherever there is an attempt made to vilify , calumniate , or otherwise injure the sacred name of Daniel O'Connell , Esq ., we are determined to attend to rebut such infamous charges by every legal and constitutional means , and then appeal to the sense of the meeting . You mention that
we may calculate upon having the signatures of the Chartists ; we would naturally expect that they would sign any thing that would benefit their fellow men . Allow me to mention that the repealers , signed the petition for the Charter , and also in their meeting rooms introduced the petition for the liberation of Frost , Williams , and Jones , and bad it signed by every person in the room . Any further information that lies in my power , you shall have any time , and I have the honour to remain , Your most obedient servant , John Kelly , Secretary , 34 , Cable-street , George ' s Road . Mr . Campbell , Salford .
Salford , May IS tt ^ ggg J Sir , —I reply to your letter of thVjjfttifc | iwt , 8 j cf agree with you that violence , most injurejHBrthe can li of Chartism or Repeal ; but , S » r '! ?« flN ^*^» ^* vogue and unsatisfactory , —inasmuch as" you do not repudiate the violence before alluded to , you neither sanction nor censure the proceedings which took place on Wednesday evening last . I can only say that I am almost confident you disavow such brutal conduct Large bludgeons were brought , and I verily believe bad I not told the chairman that he would be held responsible for any violence that might occur , I do sincerely consider that seme of out lives would have been sacrificed . Hoping that you will send me an immediate and explicit answer , is the request of Your very obedient servant , John Campbell , Secretary . Mr . John Kelly . P . S . —Our correspondence will be published .
March , May 15 th , 1841 . SIR , —I am rather surprised at you not understanding my letter ; allow me to toll you there is nothing more repugnant to my feelings than seeing any meeting disturbed ; but I am aoriy to say that is net the case with the Chartists , for they never seem to be in their element , unless when disturbing meetings . You mention there were bludgeons in the meeting on the night ; if there was , they were in the hands of your party , for I am confident there were none among the Repealers , for I was there from the commencement until it was concluded . Yon mention that our correspondence will be published . lam quite agreeable , but I hope you will publish it in full , and not omit a word of mine . And I remain . Yours , most respectfully , John Kelly , Secretary . To Mr . John Campbell , Salford .
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ADDRESS OF THE IRISH CHARTISTS OF MANCHESTER TO THE CHARTISTS OF NEWRY , AND , THROUGH THEM , TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND . V Fit low-Slaves and Codktrimen , —We , you * brethren , exiled from our fatherland , deem it to be oui most sacred duty to address you on the reasons why we are become proverbial for being wanderers over the face of the whole globa , and also to endeavour , in the plain and homely language of truth , to point oat to you the causes of the distress ' and misery that stalk with fearful and destructive strides through the length and breadth of our unhappy country . >¦ ' We are ef opinion that every evil to which the Irish working classes ate subjected to arises from the . fact that a few concoct and enact the laws under which the whole of the people have to live . Having set oat with these premises , We shall proceed to demonstrate them . ¦¦ ¦ ¦• .. ' ' - .. ¦ -. " ¦¦ . ¦ . ¦ - .- . '
It is hardly necessary to revert to the invasion of Ireland in the twelfth century ; we will pass over all the evils to which our country was then subjected , " and at once come to the period of what is falsely termed Ireland ' s greatness ; premising that , if there is any greatness , it ought to be that which would place the producers of wealth on an equal footing , in the eye of the law , with the proudest and most haughty in the land . Fellow-countrymen , was that the cose at the epoch of the volunteering ? Were the producers of wealth , we emphatically ask , treated as . men or as slaves ? The question is easily solved .
We are continually told that under on independent Parliament Ireland progressed in wealth to an extent unparalleled in the annals of the country . Again we ask the question , did the men who grew the food , who built the houseB , who manufactured tho clothing , who manned the fleets , who filled the armies , and who protected the nation , participate fairly in the wealth which they produced t We unhesitatingly and decidedly answer no ! If they < Hd , why were not the Catholics emancipated ? why were they allowed , by this very independent Parliament , still to labour under their digabilities ? and why was it left to the United Parliament to remove these disabilities from the wealthy Catholics , while the poor and oppressed portion of that large and numerous body still labour Under them ? Why , we ask again and again . Was this the case ? Simply , because the people of Ireland had not a voice in" the making of the law .
We now proclaim to the people of Ireland that a more venal set of miscreants . ( with some very few honourable exceptions ) neverexisted than the nicknamed Irish independent Parliament . True , they were very independent , very patriotic , when their own infcirestSjwere concerned ; but as to emancipating and elevating the condition of the labouring population , such a thought they were never guilty of . - In the midst of this a few noble , daring , and genuinely pntriotie spirits conceived the project of making Ireland a reaUy independent nation .
The result of the plans of those ardent minds led to the unfortunate insurrection , and treasonable , too ! Why . treasonable and unfortunate ? Because unsuccessful . What was the difference betwixt Emmet and Washington ? Simply this : —Emmet failed : Washington succeeded . The one was lauded U the skies sa a patriot ; the other was hanged as a traitor . But so long as the human nee shall exist , the name of Ernraet shall go down to posterity in company with those of Epaminondas , Leonldas , the tw » Gracchi , Rolla ,
Bolivar , Washington , Tell , Tyler , Wallace , and other noble and benevolent minds who could feel for the misfortunes of the great family of man , and shed a halo all around them . And execration shall ever be the lot of the wretches who would dare to breathe a sentence against their immortal reputations . Well , now that we have , cast a glance at the insurrection , ( and niaay of us witnessed its failure . ) we ought next to inquire , has the condition of the working men of Ireland been benefitted . by any change that has taken place since ? Let the present condition of the people ¦
answer . But , some of you may say , what has this to do with the question ? Wo answer everything ; because our object in addressing you is to congratulate yon in your sacred struggle for liberty , and to show you that there are many of your countrymen in the country , who are sincerely anxious to assist you in propagating the principles of eternal truth and justice . Do you imagine that if the people of Ireland bad had Universal Suffrage they would ever have allowed the Parliament to leave the country ? Do you think that if the people had Universal Suffrage , they Would endnrS to be plundered by a bayonet supported State Church ? DiEyou think that if the people bad Universal Suffrage , they would permit £ 125 , 000 , 000 sterling per annum to be spent by
the absentee nobility of the country , in the purlieus of St . Giles , or the brothels of tha continental cities ? Do you think if the people had Universal Suffrage the State Church would have in its possession 669 , 274 acres of the beat land in Ireland ? Do you think that if the people had had Universal Suffrage , parson Ryder would have escaped the hand of justice ? Most certainly not . Do you think if the people had Universal Suffrage they would have to live on a sort of sea-weed , called wore , and on nettles , and other unwholesome herbage , while the very same year there arrived from Ireland into the port of Liverpool , alone 98 , 00 t fat oxen , 128 , 0 i 0 fat sheep , and 376 , 000 fat' pigs , upwards of 12 , 000 cwtt of flour , besides oatmeal , eggs , and various other sorts of good and wholesome provisions ; - and the real WOf of
JWWujf ,: j ^ tlt 6 Jring-inen Ireland , and their TknnuesT were actually perishing from hutigex in-lbe mld | fto # &e provisions wWirtk ^ they ^ themselves toiled for ? Most decidedly not : ifco you think if the people had Universal Suffrage , they would toil for a cruel , anti-Christian , and unjust task . maater for id ., 6 d ., 8 d ., or lOd . per day ? Certainly not . In fine , do you sappoan that , if the whole Irish people had tho power to choose their own Parliament , they would not compel the Parliament to make good and just laws for all ihe people ? Certainly this would be the case . 'Tis for this reason the Chartists demand Universal Suffrage ; in order that that which concerns all should be transacted by all . We demand Annual Parliaments in order that we may displace the bad servants , and retain the good
enes . We demand the Ballot to protect the poor man in the exercise of his vote . We demand that then be no property qualification in order that we may have ihe power to choose our servants from any port of the community we think fit ; and that a poor man , if he be virtuous and honest , may be chosen in preference to a rich man if he be an immoral character ? We demand that our servants should have a salary commensurate with their services ; because no person will perform his labour so well as the individual who is paid for it We demand equal electoral districts , in order that there may be a member for an equal number of inhabitants . Such , fellow-countrymen , are the principles laid down in that everlasting document the People's Charter . Its views extend alike to England and Wales , Scotland and Ireland ; to Protestants and Catholics ; to Methodists and Calvinists ; to Christians and Infidels ; to Jews and Gentiles ; to the Black man and the White man . In fact it says to all men ,. " You are all children of the
same Almighty Father , and therefore you all ought to be protected by the law ; and that you may be protected by the law you ought to have the power to make the law . " By Universal Suffrage is meant that every young man of twenty-one years of age , and unstained by crime , ought to be eligible for any political office in the state ; that the poor men , as well as the rich men , ought to be fit to serve as Jurors , Magistrates , Town-Council-Men , Mayors , Boroughreeves , Sheriffs , Members of Parliament , or any other office , from that of Prime Minister , er Attorney-General , down to the most humble office in the state . In fact , the reason why we are contending for Universal Suffrage , is , that the labour of the working-man may be protected ; in order that poverty , vice immorality and crime , may disappear Sfflhfl beloved country ; in order that , under prope ^ ffp ^ itions . vwe may be restored to our Country ; anw ' - JP when our spirits shall have returned to Him who . e them to us , our bodies may be consigned to the b < 1 of our Common Country .
Is there a man with soul bo c id , Who to himself not thus has said , This is my own , my native land ?" You are told that if you had' the Parliament in Dublin , all things would go well again . Have not we the Parliament in . this Country ? And what the better are the labourers ? The condition of the working classes in this Country is getting worse and worse every week , although we have the Parliament The fact is , the interests of the working classes ; are never thought of in
Hwtf ; bouse . And we would wish you to bear in mind « && » interest of the producer is the same in Ireland 0 England . The working man ought to have what he JKMlaces ; the beautiful principle laid down by Sain K | U , ' ought to be carried out v ! z .: " He that does not Work , neUh »» haUi » -eaV ! ' *^ Ateo bear irrmind that a great'deal ^^ M ge&l of Ireland have heentbrought on by renegade ^ iriafiinea themselves . ^ ; T We can mention one as a specimen—the infamous Castleragh , he of whom the immortal hard of liberty , Byron , Baid , ih-Bpeaking if Ireland gave him
existence" ¦ If she did , let her long-boasted proverb be hushed , Which proclaims that from Erin no reptile can spring ; ' .- ¦!¦ ¦ - . ' - •¦ ¦¦ ¦ See the cold-blooded serpent , with venom fall flashed , Warming his fold * in the breast of a King r ? In conclusion , allow us , Chartists of Newry , to remark , that some' of the most ardent fpirits in the Chartist ranks are Irishmen . We , therefore , tender you po > heartfelt gratification ; and not to you only , but also to
the men of Golden Lane , Dublin , who have raised the flag of democracy once more in Ireland ' s metropolis . Go on as you hate began ; agitate , agitate , agitate , until tie knowledge of our holy Charter—our immortal Charter , shall wend its way over every plain , vallby , bog , and mountain , into every city and town—until Irishmen shall be ' what they ought to be , freemen ; and then we will realise the wish of Ireland ' s bard , Thomas Moore—¦ _• ' ¦•• That Ireland mnstbe First flower of the earth , and first gem of the sea . "
We remain , / Fellow-countrymen , Your sincere well-wishers in the Holt Cause op Chartism . Chartist Association Rooms , Tib-atreet , Manchester , Mar fith , 18 * 1 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 29, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct708/page/3/
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