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MR . OASTLER TO IHB EDITOB OP THJS XOSTHBSJf SU 1 U Sis , —Allcnr me , throHgh the medhim of yow Wornal , to inform those friends of " the good old Kin ? " -who i » ve interested themselves in Ms behalf , that the resolution agreed to by hit townsmen , was duly forwarded by me , aecordisg to direction , to Thomss T&ornhill , Esq ., from whom I have reoared ths following reply : —
TO ME . W . B . IDEE . Riddlesworth , Oct 2 . Sib , —In answer to your letter received this day , I esc only say that had I remaisod at Fixby , I should have been most happy to receive ths deputation from I ^^ ds , infavour of Mx . © astter . J could only hare made them the same reply that I fid to the gentlemen from Httddenfi&ld , Bradford , Kdg hley , and Dewsbury : — " That I hare no enmity toward * Mr . O&stler , tut that alte ; the treatment I hare received from him , I cannot is justice to myself , or my family , aet him at liberty , vitboat security for hi * debt to me . " I remain , Sir , Toar obedient servant , Thos . Tbokshill . On the above letter I most . haTe a word or two . ¦ RTiatever feelings may hare been generated in our
uiiBds toward * Mr . ThomhilL in consequence of his : jssds of proceednre towards Mr . Oartler , who was ; committed on Sunday , as well as other nights ; if a unquestionably " a good and faithful steward , " it must frightful increase in garden robbing ( abcut which the be allowed that he has not acted towards ths interees- : lo ^ papers can pian to surfeiting and in the last jots of the captiTe "King" with that contempt which I ot ^ rhich an article headed " Thief in Uniform , " » o many aristocrata would feel delighted in evincing i «» taining an account of a soldier being caught by some towarf * m « iiat « i of " ths lower order . " Working men robbing a poor fellows gardes—and it la " Hil 1 , Bays he , " remained at Fixby , 1 should ¦ notorious that those gardens nearest the Nottingham have been happy to reeeiTe the deputation from Leeds road receiTe more nocturnal visits than those of any in favour of Mi Oastler . " Thank yon , lir . Thomhill— ! other part of the town ; if these things are likely to though a Tory ariitecrak Here is not in this the J conserve life and property of working men who starve repulsiTe spirit of a Bu&sell or a Normanby . , upon fam three to seven shillings per week , and who "I hare no enmity towards Mr . Oastler . - Thanks i ^ their po tatoe 3 and vegetables stolen by these for this declaration . A heart net Yitiated and petri-.
fied by enmity , may , by reflection , to far goTern the action as to ultimately produce the wkhed-for object . Hr . Thomhill knows that both himself and family are amply provided for—that his demand apon Mr . Oastler is a mere cypher when placed in jnxta-poaition vith his immense annual income . He knows the onerous duties which must have devolved upoa Mr . Oastier in tie improvements made upon the estates under his superintendence , and which , have greatly enhanced their value , and , above all . he knows that "the head and front" of Mr . O&siler ' s offence has been his unceasing efforts to ameliorate the haples ? condition of the factory operative , and also his sworn hostility to that damnable monster—that indelible stain upon our sational character—the New Pooi Law .
Misanthropists sued for the overthrow of Oastler , and they prevailed , so far as regarded ths taking away of his daily bread , and the incarceration of his body . His spirit they cannot subdue , neither can they tortnre Mm iato a recantation of his humane principles . yew , let us hope that the dogs have had their daythat the envy , hatred , and malice of Aristocrats and yflinrrst « are satiated , and that the heart which nurtures not " enmity towards Mr . Oastler , " may dictate the performance of one noble aet—the liberation of a faithful , but belied , persecuted , and unjustly discarded steward .
Having known Mr . Oastler many years , and being swire of his independent spirit , and also knowing that he was not acquainted with the steps taken by his friends resident in his native town , for the purpose of procuring his liberation , I must beg of that gentleman to pardon the deed should my publication of this not quadrate "with his feelings . Youre , truly , William Rider . Leeds , October 4 th , 2 S 42 .
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THE TE ? TDEB MERCIES OF THE WICKED , j TO IHB KDITOB OP THE 50 BTBEBX STAB . J I SIR , —Having seen in the Star of the ISih instant , ; » specimen of the tender mercies of the tyrant cotton I lords in Stockport and Ashton-nnder Lyne , I send you J a frw facts of their conduct towards their spinners in i Chorley . If any wheel happens to break while the j machinery is working , the masters make the spinners < pay seven times the value of the wheel ; for a wheel i that would cost one shilling and sixpence , they will ; note the spinner pay seven shillings and sixpence . I tare known an instance of one tooth being broken out 1 of s wheel , and of the spinners having to pay seven !
» fc- 'llrngn and sixpence for it , and yet the wheel worked ; ETe years . Mr . Robert Wall work is discharging men j with families , and taking ycung men from eighteen to j twenty yean of .-age , to spin at tan per cent , under the \ present price . He has seven already , and yet this : trait is a Corn Law Repealer , and a deacon of alHssent- ; mf congregation . In this town , when any missionary ; meeting is to take place he sends every one word , and ; expresses his hope that every one wiil contribute bis ' . mite towards the poor heathen . At Mr . Richard , ' Aryan ' s mill , last Friday , he abated every ene of bis spinners and weavers , and yet this tyrant attends ; Com Law meetings , and spouts on the hustings aboutj so monopoly and free trade . There is scarce a day passes bathe abates some of his workpeople . Mr . R . fcnethurst has had a letter sent him with three bad
ends enclosed ; he sent for three of his spinners that was : spinning the numbers contained in the letter , and ; abated them all three five shillings each ; another spin- - ner had a few snickey copuoees , and be abated him ' sixteen shillings , and yet this is a religious man . It j was only a few yean ago that he was chairman at a Wesleyan missionary meeting , and ons of the xaisaionznet had brought a wooden God from Africa , and he i ¦ Mr . R . S . ) handed it round the chapel , to show how the poor heathen were deluded ; ha is also a great ! lati-Corn Law man , and tells us that the Charter will j not fill oar bellies like a cheap loaf . About nine months ; ago he wrote to the Poor Law Commissioners , request- j iagtbem to build a bastile in Chorley , for the poor ; and , yei , Sir , these are the tyrants who wish the people to ; agtate for chtsp bread . [ William Eakbixge . ¦ Chorley . Sept . 24 , 1 Sil .
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MR . B . J . RICHABDSON \ TO THE EDIT 92 OF THX SOSTHXBJf STAR . SrR , —I have received the following letter from Mr .: Richardson , which he has requested me to transmit to you for insertion in the Star , and of course I have lost po time in complying with his request . It is not my intention to re-open the controversy between that gen- i tleman and the Chartist * of Manchester , of which too much ha * been already laid before the public " , and which ; I , in common with allnght minded Chartist * , extremely regret should evet have taken place ; but as an old colleague , and active member " of the first Convention ,
whose writings on the currency and banking questions , md who hi 3 suffered imprisonment for the cause of Chartism , I think it right that his present circumstances should be known to the body at large , that they may wi in the case as they think proper ; and those who may be disposed to sympathise with Mai , and deem it proper to try to alleviate his distress , will have an opportunity to do so . lam , Sir . ; Tour obedient servant , j T . R . Smart . , ' Rid Cress-street , Leicester , September 29 , 1 S 41 . [
Sheriffs OSce , Manchester , 27 th September , 1 S 41 . 3 Jt deax Siii , —The game is up , I am a ruined Eaa . The debt you have heard go much of , has at last enished me . I came frem Scotland to ess what could bs done towards settling the affair , dreading the conseq ^ sncfcs if it vas any longer delayed . I had no sooaer imved here than I had two bailifi in my house , -where t-Ley regained three days . On the last day , at 11 o ' clock V . night , » cart iras seat for to remove my things for « ale by auction on the following day . 0 , Sir what vere my feelings , to thiak my little all was about to be aenfieed , zny -wife and fosr little children turned into t&e Rre * ts it midnight , naked and bouselesB ? What » ere myfeel iEs * when I reflect that all thi * wu e&used by buag too zalous in the cause ot my c&HEtry ?
j .. ™ , " * ^ € am of money w as paid , : Z ~* "t , Z ' ¦ ny P " 0 ***^ alien ated ; £ C 0 more ' r eused to ospaid for costs on the legal proceedings j Men apiErt Ea . 1 £ cterfed int 0 MnBgernen . J Vlttl mj i fceeds tops , that sum , and was on the point of depar- oS . 01 ?^ 66 fey ihe " ^ y tata > ^ a Sh ^ i * W * f tteott of ^ carriage ( which had just . ^ rted ^ and ^ ud me . My lu ^ age went forward ' J £ t ^ ? . ' bni wb ^ tas become of it God knows , ¦ bftt *™ ? fv ^ 3 j ot tie B **** ' this day I shaU « n r ^ 8 C astle at I ^ cacter , once more for the rSLiS * ^ This Ter y **!> ^ OBrien reams with a tmiEphal entry into Manchester from -6 sae pkee I sa coin ? to . 1 tt
tmwl ^ ^ ' no ' too bad on the part ef the w » M-r"fv me M individaal , to lose all my isltv K ^ Pe ™ ^ iiberty beside , and to bear aaa » p ^ T « ^ pense for the welfare of my family , ¦ tffUraT »^ S iTati 0 M tiat J m tut endnre & a debtors ' ' »?»« - What can be done to relieve me trom the S ** " ™ - . « od the cause frotn the disgraoe which must j « £ Bjpml it by my ruin ? Ycur kindness , aad experi-™ wm tte world , -Bin prompt you how to act I : W * <* yon , in the hope that you will promptly come ' to * 2 ^ " ^ that yoTl " wm c ** * this to be printed 1 oa rtBBulat ed in the Midland counties . ji ™*? £ *** « al property which was left to my ehil . ; ^« J tt » too I believe must be sacrificed b « fore I can rj ? y ™ rty , - » hkh waders my lot mow miserable . r *^*— miTO t I fear mot . frw T nffaHui n ^ n * month * In « . i 0 *
2 ^* Without a murmur , for the cum of libwtr ; j * t £ ? v , f ° * ° « &ol in consequence of the ingratitude h f ^ T ^ L kfcntitada is a hard irord , bat I feel I 8 iwu £ Eads » Tt > i : ff t « a ^ ert inch diageroBiTioe as i ™» ffrafatade , and the eaue win prosper . Nine i £° ™ Ho , I entered Manchester in teomph , now I **» itm dugtace . I on write bo more . .. I am , yours truly , -u _ _ B . J . Bichabdsox . «» . T . R . Sm ^ rt , Bed Crcss-Btreet , Leioerter . - . . , ^^ m the above was in type , w » have -rewired % *«* ¦ m a similar character from Mr . Richardson , re- ^^ 5 us to draw the attention | of the public to this T ^ fst : its f ull publicafeon is tf coarse rendered unne-^»^ by Uie above . —Ed . 1
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TO THE EDITOR OP TUB NORTHERS STAB
Qextlehex , —We have now ao establishment of soldiery and policemen at MansSeld , to preserve life and property . The soldiers were brought at the suggestion of a siliy old Duke who wts frightenad oat of the the little sense be had at the Chartists , aad he had the happy knack of imparting his fears to the respectable ) inhabitants of Mansfield ; and when Lord John offered arms to parties of his own and his minions' selection , we had * the grocers and drapers running to arm and drill a & 3 Russell . " " But feeling that to depend upon their own skill and
courage against the fearful odds they imagined they should have to oppose , would be but " a broken reed at best , " they bothered the government to sead them a troop of dragoons and called out that invincible eorps called the Sherwood Rangers , besides embodying a band of local plunderers , drunken sots and idlers , who were characteristically called the " Duke ' s police , " and now property ( for that is by these gentry thought the most of ; and life were considered safe . Well , it is safe if the following conditions are required , in order to render such things safe :
obscene language and low sayings , and street brawls Namely , if the increase of those who are " lost to their friends , their virtue fled , " ( painful evidence of which our streets nightly afford , and which by the bye is one of the chief occupations , and always the concomitant of these machines cilkd soldiers ); if disgusting and obscene language and low sayings , and street brawls
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wretched aooloiiesfor man whT then , if these things wretched apologies for man ; why then , if these things are likely to promote a friendly feeling and prevent outbreak , -we are peref ctly saf e at Jtlansfleld . There is this one good , ont of the eTJJ , the people are mare than ever disgusted with a system that forces a set of souliesa automatons upoa them in order to keep thtaa quiet while they are plundered ; and it is common to See people pointing them out to their children and describing them as deluded and generally characterless men "who ought to be pitied and their occupation despised an « i deserted . J . W . S—th . Ratcliffsrate , ilansneld , Oct 4 th , 18 * 1 .
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? TO THE EDITOR OP THB KORTHE&S STAB .. Sib ., —Yon no doubt hear enough of the tyranny of manufacturers , and the distress which exists ; but it is utterly impossible to form any conception thereof without being in the midst of it , to witness and f » el occa-HoBaUv the unbearable wrong . Yes , Sir , feel it , as well ar-witness it ; for , however much man may effect to sympathise , that feeling of bitterness—that deep detestation experienced by the victims of injustice , is to the mer t observer unknoTm . Stanley told us , the other day , at Lancaster . " that
through-the instrumentality of machinery , we had glutted the markets of the world j" but . though this vas the case , and though thousands suffered from its effects , still he told us , " that no Government , in its senses , would ever tbink of placing a tax upon machinery . " How very different would have been his ideas as to what was sensible in Government , had he been situated like the "weavers in Colne and its neighbourhoed , where they are actually working for less than tboss employed at the steam loom—that i » , they are working a greater l ength of cloth for the same money .
Let the steam-loom weavers of Preston , Bolton , and Manchester , judge from the following facts : —
40 yards , 40 inchas wide , 7 picks lod . 30 yards , 25 inshfcs -wide , 9 picks 7 d . 30 yards , 25 inches wide , 6 picks 5 d . This low pries is not all ; for little as the sum is paid f « r the weaving , the greedy , unfeeling manufacturer thinks it too much , and is continually making abatements for every little real or pretended defect , to that no weaver can be certain beforehand of what he « ill receive for his labour . One poor fellow , when I was there , had just been abated sixpence for a 2 s . 61 cut , thirty-two yards in length , for being three inches too short , though the marks were thtre before the tynnt ' s face .
Such- an act seems altogether incredible , and hundreds will not believe it ; but the fact is , notwithstanding , inepntrovertibly true . The work upon which this abatement was made is cotton warp , picked with worsted : the yarn is required to ba extremely well stretched in weaving , and the regular practice is to abate one penny per inch ; but on this occasion the greedy tyrant took twopence instead of one . Excuse the term tyrant ; I reluctantly use an harsh word ; but justice , when suffering is wantonly inflicted , demands it . Injustice ought not to be tolerated , either in high or low , rich or poor . If we workmen could punish it in any other way , such l anguage would be unmanly ; but as yet it is mese wind . Our oppressors , however , do not let mere punishment suffice . Read the public papers when any one hath committed a daring robbery . Every abusive epithet is used ; which the letsk feeling of humanity would suppress for the sake of the suffering relatives of the
accused-But what wo&ld Stanley think about the duties of Government if he were not only working f » r little , but ¦ was debarred from obtaining employ altogether , owing to machinery , which is the case with hundreds at this moment ? Scores of block printers are now rambling about , owing to the rapid introduction of machines , which perform nearly the whole of the l abour . Ton hare heard much latterly about Cobden . What a generous , philanthropic soul , the reading of his speecbes ' would lead us to believe him to be ! Just read
one of his acts , and contrast it with his professions For the last seven months he has employed little else besides printing machines : six of these he has now in eperation , and eight more preparing . On one jxx&sion , during the above period , he received an order to print 60 , 600 pieces . By kteping the machines in operation sight and day , the order was completed la rather less than a month , employing , during the time , about forty hznds ; in amount of labour which would have required , by the recent mode of block printing , 200 men for twelve months to perform .
> o working man can reflect on this fact without alarm . Those who can contimie to realise their former amount of profits , or enjoy their fixed incomes , will be delighted , because of the greater cheapness of the article ; but men cannot live on cotton . By and bye , a reciprocal feeling will find its way to the breast of every toiling operative ; huager and wretchedness will produce it , and thtn this prtcious plundering system will be blown to atoms , ilen -will never lie down to perish by thousands in a land of liberty . " Patience !" cries one , when risiDg from the loaded board : the hungry suppliant ^ -ars in silence the advice ! bnt to his saffering brother curses bitterly such cold indiffertnes ! ! By giving insertion to the above , you will oblige , Yours , sincerely , Riceasd Mahsdks .
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TO THE EDITOB OJ THE KOfiTH £ fi ? f STAB . London , Oct . 5 , 1841 . Sip ., —Permit me , through the medium of our own anvosate , the Star , to give the public a faint idea of the manner of treatment we , the masons lately erap loyed at tie new Houses of Parliament have received frcru th ? abominably prostituted press of this metropolis . In the pages of the Times of last week appearea ' sn article , headed " Strike at the new Houses of Piriiiraent , " contalninsr a fabrication of the grossest falsehoods that was ever raked together in so limited a gps . ee . Mr . Jackson , the builder , of Pimlico , to whom the said article principally alluded , was so disgusted yrith it , that he had a letter inserted in the Times of the following morning , giving a flit contradiction to
the whole of its allegations . No matter for that , the same article appeared in almost all the other papers , without the least comment , after knowing the whole to be scandalous falsehoods . So much for the truthloviog Metropolitan press . In yesterday morning ' s Times , there appeared a letter from out late employers , Jlessrs . Grissell and Peto , endeavouring to make the pnKic sad us believe that « e "was mistaken in regard of A " en .- and that , instead of a tjrant , he was the most taniir . e man , and the best fotfcsjian in the world . However , tre would not have it , and we accordingly ¦ wrote the following answer , but was refused the ccJniuna of the Times for its insertion . However , I hope not so with the Star : —
TO THE EDITOB OP THE TIMES . Sjr , —A letter having appeared in your widely circulated journal , signed by Messrs . Grissell and Peto , and stating that the charges made by the masons tinder their emplcy against Mr . Allen , their foreman , are without the slightest foundation , and that the secession of the workmen has originated , not in any oppressiftn on the part of their foreman ^ we trust in your sense of justice to give insertion to the following reply in vindication of our character as men , and to substantiate those charges , it would take op too mach of your valuable time sod space to enter , seriatim , into a refutation of their statements . No , suffice it to s * y , that we regard them as mere glosses and evasions . Allen himself has not denied those charges , knowing he cannot , and Mews . Grisseil and Peto have merely mad * An attempt to shift the question and to throw the blame upon what they are pleased to term our idleness and inexperience .
i | i i •; ¦ : This charge comes with an ill grace from them , after having posted bills on their own gates , declaring 1 us to be sober and industrious ; and we would also beg 1 to remind Messrs . Grissell and P # to that they them-! selves virtually admitted the truth of oar charges I against Allen ,. for , when we made made a complaint to . them on a former occasion , they promised that Allen \ shouldraiter his conduct , and he did alter it ; but how ? he merely changed from ene Species of tyranny to another . He adopted the system of encouraging what they term chasing , by which , when one man might be ; gifted with more physicalability than the others , could be
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excited to do more work than the rest , his performances were made a standard for all the others , who were bullied sad abused if they were not able to come up to his mark . We do not wish to have the nomination of oar Superisteadant , but ire wish not to have a tyrant appointed over us ; for no man with the feelings of a ioan , cad submit to have those feelings outraged in the mannsr which Allen is constantly doing . The poblie will bear in mind , that we are not the first that have struck against this man ' s tyranny ; the masons of Birmingham in 1837 struck against it , and Allen , we are sorry to say , has not mended his temper with his clrcumstanoes .
In conclusion , x ? e beg to reiterate our charges , we might add to them if we chose , and we are prepared to prove them by the evidence of the sufferers and eye witnesses . So far from shrinking from public enquiry , we court it , we challenge it , and are ready to meet it at any convenient time and place . It is not of the quantity of work required of ug , nor of the rate of -wages that ire complain , but of tha unbearable insolence and oppression of & taskmaster who resembles those of Pharaoh , and would reduce us to a bondage worse than ( hat of tha Egyptians , and , because we complain of it , is it to be said of us , as was said of them , " Go to , ye are idle !"
We have all along separated our employers from their tyrannical foreman , for we believed the candact of the latter was net sanctioned by them . We are , therefore , surprised and sorry to observe that they have now made common cause -with him , and identified themselves with him ; but they cannot justly constitute themselves arbitrators in their own cause , no more than we in ours . All we mat , and surely we do sot & » k too much , is that a m » re civil man be appointed in the place of Allen ; aad in the meantime we rest our cause on the candid consideration of as impartial public From the Opebativk Stonemasons . Parlors'Arms , Westminster . This , Sir , has not been couched in language fitting for the impartial pages of the Times , where the fabrications appeared . I trust , therefore , you will give it % plice in the Star , and shew to the working men that after all the endeavours of our enemies to close the
press against us , we have yet an organ that will proclaim our wrongs , in defiance of all their base intrigues . Yours , Sir , Ib behalf of the whole of the masons on strike , Alexander Wilson . October 5 th . 1841 .
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TO THE 2 DIT 0 B OP TH * N 0 KTHERN STAR . Sir , —If you deem the following worthy of a place in your columns , you -will oblige the writer by its insertion .
TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Beotheh Chaktists , —The position which we , ss a body , at present occupy is by far the proudest and Kiost elevated ev « r obtained by any body of men straggling for political reform . The dissemination of our principles become every day wider and more extensive , and ere long if sapience and nnion characterise our steps , Chartism must find its way into every village and hamlet in the kingdom . The very fact of a North and East-Riding district b « Ing formed in the ceunty of York , embracing , within its route , the aristocratic towns of Knaresbrough , Selby , Pockllngton , Market-Weighton , &c sufficiently demonstrates tkis predication . The plan by which we are united together is a good one , and if properly and fully carried into effect , must
shortly place the working classes in such a position , that neither the invidionsness and duplicity of factions , the power and discipline of legalised murderers , nor the dissimulation aad treachery of pretended friends , can mach longer withhold our righteous and equitable demands . Seeing then , my friends , that this is onr position , it becomes imperative upon us at once to adopt and carry into effect the best concerted plans for the most speedy enhancement of our philanthropic ciuse ; and , my friends , I think the first step towards it ought to be the full adoption of that plan upon which we are at present bat partially acting , viz : that laid d » wn by the Manchester delegates . This has not yet been done , the Executive , which ought to have been the mainspring or life-blood of the movement has been a mere nominal body ; they have had no power—no support , and the cause is principally owing to the fact ,
that each locality has chosen to ke its own Executive power rather than to support and implicitly confide in that body which they themselves have appointed expressly for the purpose . The rales prescribe that there shall be a general treasurer , and that at least onefvurth part of the cioney collected throughout the whole association , shall be forwarded te him by the various sub-secretaries , and that the money so forwarded shall be appropriated to the enhancement of the cause according to the discretion of the Executive . This part of the plan has not yet been adopted—the associations have exhaused and impoverished their funds by the employment of local and district lecturers , and thus an iEordinate and partial , instead of a regular and general agitation , has been kept np , some parts being regularly agitated while others have been totally neglected .
Now , my friends , I beg to suggest a plan for your serious consideration , which , in my estimation , is calculated to obviate this disparity and irregularity ; I hope , therefore , that it will be appreciated , and , as soon as possible , carried into effect Let there be a saspension of all paid local and district lecturers for one menth , and let the money , thug accumulated , that would otherwise have been expended , be forwarded , at the end of the tern to the general treasurer , and in the interim , let the Executive divide the country into a given number of districts , and also receive the nomination and election of lecturers from the whole association ; invest the Executive wi th the power of appointing each lecturer to his respective district after they had been elected by the association , and also with their trans location ertry month , two months , or three months , as they may deem it expedient
This plan , I believe , was in contemplation by the Executive at tbe commencement of their sitting ; but they have never had the pecuniary means of carrying it into effect N # itr , my friends , the Executive was chosen by the very principle for which we are contending , by a majority of the people whom they were to represent ; they ere , therefore , our veritable representatives , and have a special claim on our support In fact , my friends , we must support and assist them to carry out their projects , or our organization , after we have braved the storm of persecution , and become either respected or feared by all Darties , will flag , dribble into imbecility , and ultimately perish ; but if , on the other baad , we render them oar approbation and support , we shall be enabled to carry a regular systematic agitation ,
including the agricultural as well as the manufacturing districts ; and if we once succeed in establishing Charter Associations in tbe rural districts , we shall greatly enervate and reduce tbe physical power of our oppressors , because , should the turbulent state of society ever render it necessary , in order to continue and perpetuate tyranny , for our oppressors to increase and strengthen their physical power by raising the yeomanries , we shall find Sir Robert in a quandary similar to what the little Lord Russell was in when he demurred about the expediency of raising the militias ; his sen ten ess told him that it would be inexpedient , because he knew well that in bo doing , he would indiscriminately am the supporter and opposer of his policy , and that in case of a revolt , the very weapons with which fee had supplied them would be used against him .
Now , my friends , seeing that the benefits accruing from a general agitation would he great , let us strive to emulate each other in promoting the general good of the righteous cause . Let not any -wilful neglect or hallucination be the cause of our defeat ; bat let union , energy , and discretion mark every step—let us one and all support the source from whence our every decisive step should emanate , and ere long , like an impetuous torrent , the tide of popular opinion will sweep down the parapet of corruption , and establish the broad principle of universal justice , which we recognizo in the People ' s Charter . I am yours , In the sacred fraternity , A Subaltern , at York . Sunday , September 2 Gth , 1841 .
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TO THE EDITOH OF THE NORTHERN STAR , Sir , —It would appear that a certain two-penny Chartist paper had joined with the " new movers " to beset our Northern Star , bent on marring its bright service with clouds of frothy sophistry . Not only does the Odd Fellow pour forth the very odd address of its odd master and his odd mates , but the Vindicator , Vincent and Philp ' s paper , the supposed herald of Chartism , bearing the authority of the Executive of the National Charter Association , publishes the said odd and scurrilous address of the self-styled
national , or shilling card party , without giving the answer of the editor of the Northern Star thereto , or the proofs of their delinquencies from O'Cennor ' s letter , although proofs in their address are said to have been called for in vain . Surely there was plenty of time between Saturday morning and Tuesday for the insertion of the answers , &c This one-sided conduct of the editors of the Findioator favours very much of " new move" tactics ; and the editors' remarks are of a piece therewith , evincing a desire to palm upon us these ambitious knaves as honest Chartists .
The editor saith , in another column , " We insert the Address signed by Mr . Henry Hetherington and Wm . Lovett We are grieved at the causes which lead to disunion in oar ranks . We hope that the Executive , will take steps , on their arrival in London , to heal all the differences among men -who necessarily are respected by powerful sections of tha people . Thla , above all others , is" the time for union . We believe that the Executive may be the means of once more uniting as altogether : -we implore them to make tha attempt . " Henry Vincent may be grieved that his friends , Lovett and Hetheringtony should have fallen in their . attempt to make themselves tbe end-alls and be-alls of the Chartist movements ; should have found so few " rationals" among the -working class to dangle at the tail of O'Connell , Hume , Roebuck , and the nidiie ^ lords ; but if he would live in the estimation of the people he must take an hot eat course ; pubjkhing to
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his readers both sides at the same time , that they may judge— ¦
"Giving unto Caesar that whtoh is Cwsar ' s . " Theedifcor of the Star ' s answer to the Loretfs address , with the proof * from O'Connor ' s letter , are facts sufficient to tarnish thai * past services : and their talent , which they are now using to divide the Chartist body , % fact sufficient to blast their names for ever ; vet the " we" of the rtfK&ofof saith , " tUeyaredeserredly respected by sections of the people j" by which I infer he means sections of the upper and middle class , who of late attempted to divide the class they once sought to unite , at a time too when their union was becoming greater and firmer than ever , cemented by persecution and monlded by the working class themselves , so well served .- The potent "we" mig £ t kare said the same of Peel , and Russell , and to as much pur-¦
posse , but would be attempt to persuade us that the tooconfiding working class still respect them on account of former service . If he hath not learnt , he yet -will , that he has over-rated their simplicity , and deceived himself by dreams of the past , when Burdett led and bothered them ? Bat dear bought experience hath made them wiser . The people now possess sufficient discernment to see in O'Connor ' s chain of evidence against the new movers , enough te judge from , of their coquetting with the enemies . The wonder is that so much evidence should have been gained ; more we could not expect , unless one of them had betrayed the confidence reposed , or had candidly confessed . ) As it la we are more indebted to O'Connell , Roebuck , and Hume for crowing too soon , tfaan to the tricksters of our own ranks . In
future we mast watch out " leading Chartist * " more narrowly , for , depend upon it , in future negotiations they will observe more secrecy ; but according te the Vindicator these are " all honourable men , " "deservedly respected , " whom they "hope the Executive will seek to unite with as again . " , What ! are post demociatio services to be laurels on the renegade ' s head for ever ? theu bow to Southey , and do honour to Burdett . What I receive them again without contrition , after volumes of abase , after bespattering the Chartist body with such mild epithets as these : — "intolerant dupes of the Northern Star ; of intellect inflamed by vanity , understanding darkened by prejudice ; without charitable feelings , spurning with gothie ferocity all knowlege , truth , and justice , &c . " ( See address ) After
this receive them , spaniel-like—never J forbid it honour , —forbid it justice I No ; not if they came forward and acknowledged their faults . Let them earn our confidence ere we treat them like brothers , or trust them , lest they a ^ ain betray us , for they have fallen , and , if they pursue their present course , for ever . Up , Chartists , and defend yourselves , for it is against you they complain ; for it was you that censured them most warmly , showing that you felt the blow they aimed at you through your cause ; they direct their clamour against the Star , whereas they mean your resolutions in tbe Star condemning their move ; therein is what they call intolerance , but could they kill the Star , your vehicle is lost , and they could war on you with impunity ; therefore , Chartists , stand to your Star .
Again , the Editor of the Vtndicator attempts another kind service to you , in commenting on Mr . B . O'Brien's letter upon Chartist triumphs , &c . The potent " we" says , "We admire his fearless spirit , for in these times it is something to find a man daring to express hia opinions . " Now , this inuendo cannot apply to the Government , or upper or middle classes , for none of these are in favour of Chartist triumphs . Ne , it is a side way of backing Lovett and Hetherington ' s charge of intolerance . Good Heavea ! in the name of common sense , when
did the Chartists or their organ complain of men expressing their own opinions ? Surely , there is something more in dispute between the Chartists and the " new move" men than mere opinion . Their determination to have a National Association without the Chartists , a mongrel society of all opinions—their secret , return-of-post , appointment of ministers—the illegality humbug—Hume , O'Connell , Roebuck , Ac . Bat I sappose we must attribute this to Mr . Vincent's "improved style , " together with . his approval of Mr . O'Brien ' s objections to triumphs .
I object not to Mr . O'Brien ' s opinion : he gives good reasons for the samo ; but of Mr . Vincent" A change has come o ' er the spirit of his dream , " which he has in no way yet accounted for ; for previous to his receiving the Wblgs * most gracious release from prison , he , in a letter to the Bristol Council , expressed a wish to be met by thousands on \ the Bath road , to escort him into Bristol , which wish , after his release , dwindled down to an "if it would benejit the cause . " And now , to a disapproval of processions and triumphs altogether , which he urged on and encouraged so much previous to his incarceration . Now , when public men change thus nastily , I think they should give , publicly , some reason for the change ; for to me it looks much like an attempt to cool down the people ' s enthusiasm , and lay them dormant benaath the power of faction , who may again rouao them with another clap-trap , such as the Reform Bill , and on them again ride to pewer . ,
But the Star would not publish Beggis ' s version of the discussion between Mr . Watkina and Mr . Watson , ( bow exceeding wrong I so the Vindicator did ; ia which letter the Chartists are designated national cardioen , and those who supported Mr . Watkins are termed the discordant spirits , and barking dogs , ( brotherly appellations !) Bat as these " new movers" are , perhaps , friends of the Editor , we must allow a little feeling of partiality . Verily , I say , he who lovetn , or would serve , a friend before the cause , is unworthy of it ; and he that would palm such friends as these upon the Chartists must entertain a very mean
opinion of them , and should bs watched narrowly by them . Now , in conclusion , I recommend for the purpose of fair play , as the Vindicator being lower priced , circulates , perhaps , more largely in the West than the Northern Star , that th « se who take in the latter do read at every opportunity , publicly and privately , where there are any that have not beard tbe Editor ' s answer to the Lovett and Hetheringtou Addrevs , together with O'Connor's proofs of the charges , for which they say they have called in vain , and yet never possessed the honesty to publish the same in their penny vehicle of slander . Your ' s , in the National eause , Gracchus .
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Sir , —Having been appointed by you to the office ot London Correspondent of the Northern Star , 1 return you my sincere thanks for the same , and assure you that according to the best of my ability , I will discharge the duties of my situation in an honest , impartial , and werkman-like manner , and when I cease to do this , I trust you will dismiss me . Yours , In the cause of Dsmocracy , Thos . M . Wheeler . TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE METROPOLIS .
Having been appointed to the office of London Reporter to the Northern Star , I beg to announce to the various localities , and to the Chartists in general , that any communications , addressed to me , at No . 1 , Kingstreet , Kensington , or at Mr . Cleave ' s , Shoe-lane , Fleetstreet , will be daly attended to . Any localities requesting my services a s a lecturer , will please to direct to me , ( for the present , ) at 1 , King-street , Kensington . Thos . Wheeler . TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Oct . 5 th .
gItt > 1 am authorised to inform you that the city Chartists in general are very thankful that their local proceedings are announced through the Northern Star , and they are desirous for a continuance of those favour * , being fearfal thafc the newly appointed London industrious reporter will not be able to attend our local meetings at all times . Your ' s , very respectfully , In the cause of Democracy , i > . Cater , 1 , Harrow Square , Bennefs Hill , St Pauls .
City op London . —A meeting of Chartists was held on Sunday morning in their Hall , 55 , Old Bailey . Their excellent brother in the causo , Mr . Hawley , ono ef the masons , read an account of the glorious meetings in the provinces , which was attended by our champion , F . O'Connor , O'Brien , and others , whose speeches gave to the company most interesting satisfaction . In the afternoon the County Council met as usual in the above place ; they appeared highly delighted with the choice of their new reporter ; their business was of a very laborious and interesting nature . In the evening , in tbe same place , Mr . Balls , of Finsbury , delivered a heart-rending lecture , descriptive of the enormous amount of degradation , wretchedness , and nr sery , that pervades this rich and fertile country , through class legislation , and strongly recommended bis hearers to
be united to obtain our Charter , as tbe only means to obtain a remedy . After which a very instructive discussion was got up by several ' speakers . It was an-Bounced that the sub-secretary is always In attendance on Sunday evenings to enrol members , that the Hall is opened to the public every Sunday morning , when the Northern Star , National Vindicator , Scottish Patriot , Dublin World , and other excellent papers are'read ; and that Mr . William Carrier , tbe tyrant ' s late victim , will preach next Sunday evening . It was requested by Mr . Parker , that those friends who approved of a benefit to be got % p for Mr . Carrier to put him in the way to obtain the necessaries of life would oonte forward to enlarge the committee for that purpose , which was nobly responded to at the conclusion . The lecturer received a unanimous vote of thanks .
The usual weekly meeting of the Boot and Shoemakers' Charter Association was held at the Star Coffee House , Golden Lano . on Sunday evening last , Mr . Isaac Wilson in the chair , -when , ' amongst other business , it was unanimously resolved that two persons be appointed to meet delegates from Associations at theDlspateh Coffee House , Bride Lane , Fleet-street , to form a committee for O" Brien . Several uc w members were enrolled , after which the meeting adjourned for one week , to meet at the same place .
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At the weekly meeting of the Tailors' National Charter Association , at the Three Dovee , Berwickstreet , Soho , on Monday last , the miuates of the last meeting Wero read and confirmed . Mr . Cuffay gave in his report from the County Council : several now members were onrolltd , and a lecture was announced to be given in the room of the Association , en Wednesday , 13 th October : Mr . Wheeler lectured to a numerous body of tailors , on Wednesday , Sept 29 th . Tower Hamlets . —The Auxiliary Ctmtoittee have laid the following report before the meeting . £ s . d . Balanse in band on July 30 th ... ... 1 2 s £ Amount of money received from the 1 st of Auguutto Sept . 28 th ... ... ... 3 9 11
A 11 11 Expenditure 4 1 » Balance in hand of Treasurer 0 10 2 Middlesex , Sunday , Oci , 3 Chartist Hall , 55 , Old Bailey , Mr . A . Wilson , in the chair . Minute * read and confirmed . Credentials , received front Delegates from tbe Tailors' Bodies Meeting at the Red Lion , Windmill-street , and the Red Lion . King-street , Goldensquare , and from the East End Shoemakers . Secretary read the Correspondence between Messrs . Hetbering . ton and O'Connor ' s discussion committee . Reports of a cheering nature were receivsd from foar bodies of tailors from the East End , shoemakers from St . Pancras and Hackney , from Marylebone . granting tbe use of their Hall for a concert , on the 25 th October , from Mr .
Ctoodfellow , announcing a discussion on the ensuing Friday , at the Social Hall , John-street , Tottenham Court Road , on the principles of the People ' s Charter ; Messrs . Goodfellow , Fusaell , RuSly and Martin , were appointed to attend . Mr . Watkins reported that the shareholders , 55 , Old Bailey , would allow the council tbe use of their room . for lectures , every Thursday evening , for the payment of Is . 6 d . per night ; the sum of £ 1 11 s . 3 d . was received towards paying the debts of the council ; deputations were appointed to wait on the various trades and localities ; the Observation Committee brought before ther council the contents of a paragraph in the Dispatch , headed Political Bloodhounds , bat its consideration was deferred till the ensuing meeting . The Observation Committee also brought before thecounoil the charge brought by
certain pretended Chartists in Birmingham leagued with the Tories , denouncing Mr . John Fossell ( of this council ) , as a spy , when Mr . Martin moved and Mr . Wheeler seconded the following resolution : — " That this council has the firmest reliance in the integrity of Mr . Fossell , and strongly recommend the people to discountenance any charge brought against an active member of the Chartist body , by an enemy of Chartism , " carried unanimously . A memorial to the men of Birmingham was then drawn up , signed by the council , and handed over to Mr . Fusseli , who stated his intention of proceeding to Birmingham to face his accusers . Several small debts were discharged ; and owing to the press of business , several motions were postponed till the ensuing meeting . It was announced that a benefit would shortly take place for Mr . Carrier . Ths Council then adjourned .
Westminster—At a meeting of Chartists heid on Sunday evening last , at the Charter Coffee House , Stretton Ground , Mr . Wilson in the chair , Mr . Wheeler delivered a lecture on the evils arising from class legislation , and tbe People ' s Charter , considered as a remedy . After the lecture , a lengthened and animated discussion took place , and an excellent feeling was evinced . Four persons joined the association , and this neglected locality , if thoroughly agitated , will again take its proper position in tbe advanced guard of political freedom . Mr . Statlwood will lecture on Sunday evening next , at eight o ' clock precisely , on " the necessity of a change , " wben all Ckartists anxious to assist , are invited to attend .
Wandsworth . —At the nsual weekly meeting of Chartists , held nt tbe Association Rooms , Froginore , Mr . Dowling in the chair ; Mr . Ridley delivered a gl owing and powerful lecture on " Priestcraft , " tracing it from the earliest records of history down to the present time , showing that in all ages and in all climes it had exerted its baneful , its blighting influence , that in its giant strides to power it had trodden under foot every finer feeling of human nature , every dictate of reason and humanity , had deluged the earth with the blood of millions of bet sons and daughters , and had dared to assert that these horrid deeds had been sanctioned by n God of wisdom and of mercy ; that this
blood had been shed in freedom and religion ' s cause . The lecturer then adverted to the cheering prospects that were now dawning npen us : that the day was fast arriving when man could worship his Maker according te the dictates of his own conscience , and exemplified in a powerful and lucid manner , the great advantages which the attainment of the People ' s Charter would give t- > the great cause of human emancipation from the bondage of ignorance and superstition under which it had so long and bo fatally groaned . Tbe numerous assembly present seemed highly gratified with the lecture . An interesting discussion followed , and much good will no doubt result .
Saint Pancras . — On Sunday evening last , the Chartists meeting at the Feathers , Warren-street , in accordance with a previous resolution , commenced delivering a series of lectures on political subjects , Mr . Poyser was called to tbe chair , who opened tbe business of the evening by introducing the lecturer , Mr . Fussell , who delivered a powerful and able address on the " present distress of the country , " proving to the satisfaction of all present , that the real seat and origin of the disease was class legislation , and that there could be no effectual remedy for this distress until the People ' s Charter become the law of the land ; then woald the
working classes , the strength , the support of the community , enjoy that political power which their numbers , their position , and their intelligence , so justly entitle them to possess , then would that disgraceful anomaly be removed of those who create , who produce all the wealth in existence , being steejted in the direst poverty , having no resource in sickness or old age , but the tender mercies of a union bastile . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer for his efficient services , and Mr . Martin -waa announced to lecture on the ensuing Sunday evening , " on the best means of obtaining the Charter . "
Chelsea . —At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Chelsea , convened by requisition in the vestry of St Luke ' s , to memoralise her Majesty not to prorogue Parliament until they had enquired into tbe cause of the distress of the country . Mr . Symons ( the churchwarden ) in the chair ; Mr . Whitehead , president of the Chelsea Anti-Corn-Law Association , moved the first resolution , and in a long rambling speech , fully demonstrated to the workies present that however much in bis younger days he might have known of bricks and mortar , be was utterly ignorant not only of distress , but of the causes which produced it ; he dwelt so long and so largely on tbe deranged state of the finances , that a great portion of the meeting actually feare A he was getting deranged himseiY ; Be . Goderick in a liberal
speech seconded the resolution , and spoke in favourable terms of the Northern Start which drew great applause from the Chartists present His argument was got cheap bread first , and the Suffrage would follow . Mr . Dowling , an out-and-out fustian jackctted Chartist moved as an amendment , "That her Majesty do not prorogue Parliament until they have considered the question of Universal Suffrage ; " and in a masterly manner demolished the flimsy arguments of his opponents , disproving their twaddle about cheap bread and hitjh wages , by referring them to their President , Mr . Whitehead who , at the time bread waa at the cheapest , in 1835 , was actually paying his bricklayers , &c . Is . Gd . less than at the present time . This palpable hit quite flabbergasted the gentleman , and drew thunders of
applause from the workies . —Mr . Heath , in a neat speech , seconded the amendment , which being put by the Chairman , though it -was apparent that the majority were in its favour , yet he declared thai though the parties were nearly balanced in his conscience , the resolution was carried . A scene of great confusion here ensued ; the Chartists instating upon a division . In the midst of the confusion , Mr . Evans moved the second reselution , stating that the distress of the country was occasioned by the present unjust Legislative enactments . This gent , who considered himself the lion of the evening , run his head foul of tbe Chartists , and attempted to prove that an unholy alliance bad taken place between tbe Chartists and the Tories . —Mr . Bowers brifly seconded the resolution . —Mr . Dowling
again proposed a rider , and administered such a dose to tbe gents assembled as will be visible in their constitutions for ; some period to come . —Mr . Wheeler seconded the rider in a powerful speech , which drew thnndera of applause from all parties , demonstrating the impossibility of the Corn Laws being repealed until we hau attained ' the Suffrage , challenging any of the Corn Law lecturers to disprove hia positions in open , free discussion , and gave the celebrated Mr . Evans such a castigation as will learn Mm in future not to commence a warfare with the Chartists ; proving to him that he had uttered more treason in that one speech than the whole of the political victims combined had uttered during the late agitation . —Mr . Wheeler concluded amidst loud cries of "Go on ; go on . " —Mr . Evans , in explanation , said he had listened with admiration to the gent who had just sat down— ( cries of " Ne soft soap ")—and agreed with the whole except bad
what referred to his uttering treason ; but if he uttered treason ^ he was wi lling to abide by every word he had said . The resolution and rider were then put , and the resolution waa declared to be carried by a majority of eight , though the Chartista disputed it * accuracy . A vote of thanks was passed to tbe Chairman , and the meeting dissolved . Previous to leaving , most of the shopkeepers offered to sign a requisition , or pay a portion of the expense of getting up a public meeting for Universal Suffrage . Tbreer cheers were then given for O'Connor ; three cheers for the Suffrage ; and three for the Northern Star . This meeting shows how our principles are finding their way into all ranks of society . There were not twenty enrolled Chartists present , and yet they entirely carried tie meeting before them , which , in taia neighbourhood of sham-Ridicaiism , is quite a novelty ; such a thing as a working nuia speaking in the vestry never having before occurred .
Lambeth . ——At a meeting-. . of members of the Council residing in Surrey , held at l , Chinese-walk , Lambeth , Mr . Standgroom , chairman . Minutes of lost meeting read trad confirmed . Reports were rccomcV from the various localities , which gave general satis
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faction , also , a report from the committee appointed to attend at the Joan of Arc , Bast-lano , Walworth , where a new locality waa formed , and several took up theii cards ; also requesting the attendance of members at a meeting to be beld on Wednesday next , at the same place . Letters were received by the Secretary from O'Brien , of - Daptford ; Mr . Williams ' , of Deptfotd ; from Mr . Wheeler ; ordered to be received , having * tendency to advance the cause ; the circular from tbe Executive was also read , which caused an animating discussion , and a determination on the part of the Cona «
ell to abide by tbie Executive in every possible w » y . The following resolution passed unanimously : —¦ " That we the members of the General Council , residing In Surrey , look with pleasure upon the steps' taken bj the Executive to extend tbe principles of Chartism bymeanf of a true Chartist journal conducted by themselves , and that we pledge ourselves to support th . 9 same as far as lies in our power ; and to extend the sale thereof in each locality ; and we would recommend to tbe Executive not to appoint any agents for the sale thereof , except those that are members ot the Rational Charter AssocK
cation . " Mr . Jago withdrew bis resolution respecting the future meetings of the Council being always held in one place , as it is the opinion of tbe members , that by their meeting alternately at the various localities , will have a more beneficial effect , and will tend much to unite the members in one common bond of brotherly love , each member striving to outvie the other in advancing the cause we all have so mach at heart . Tha meeting adjourned till Sunday next , to meet at tbe Fox , Frogmore , Wandsworth , at four o ' clock , -whea eaoh member Is particularly requested to attend , when tbe committee will give in their report respecting waiting upon the various trades in the county of Surrey and Kent , and also to take into consideration , the best means of forming an observation committee to watch the proceedings of the present Corn Liw agitators . A , deputation , consisting of Messrs . Jago and Maynard was appointed to wait upon Mr . O Csnaor , to get his assistance to attend a public meeting at Rotheihithe , in Surrey , and also one in Greenwich , Kent
Bebmondset . —An excellent lecture was delivered on Thursday evaning , by Mr . R . Wild , before the members of the Bermoadsey Mutual Instruction Society , » t Bigg ' s Temperance Coffee House . Abbey-street , new Bermondsey Old . Church . Subject—Free Trade . Tha worthy Lecturer stated that a repeal of the Corn Laws , without the principle contained in the People ' s Charter being first granted to the working millions , would not relieve the working millions from the evils which the Corn Laws have engendered . Marylebone . —After Mr . Watkin ' s Lecture to * large audience , on Sunday last , an appeal was made on behalf of Mr . George , an old Republican , who is in great distress . . A collection of six shillings and sevenpence was received at the doors , which has been banded to him , for which he returns his thanks , and it is the wish of tbe members of Marylebone , that the other-Associations will help them to keep this old nan of seventy-three years out' of tbe workhouse .
WARWICK . —On Tuesday evening week a meeting of the Warwick and Leamington Chartists was held at the Saracen ' s Head , Park-street , Warwick . Mr . Sansford , the Chairman , introduced twelve new members , and stated that the Council and members would meet in future every Tuesday evening , from seven to nine o ' elock , for discussion and mutual improvement , bnt that no drink or smoking would be allowed daring busineEg hours . He concluded a most sensible address by calling on Mr . Donaldson to report bis mission to the Birmingham Demonstration . Mr . Donaldson referred to the Northern Star , from which the Chairman had read an account of the Birmingham meeting , and was
happy to assure them it was a correct picture of that glorious demonstration . It was in vain for the Whig and Tory press to persevere in deceiving their partisans —It was in vain that their enemies were endeavouring to blindfold their eyes as to the real state of the coantry , for the gigantic power which the Chartists had attained was tenfold increased by persecution , and it was clearly demonstrated , and admitted by their opponents , tb »» the political knowledge and union of the Chartists bad rendered every other patty in the country powerless . A vote of tcanks was unanimously awarded to Mr . Donaldson for his services at tbe demonstration . Other business matters were transacted , and the meeting separated highly gratified .
KINROSS . —On Sunday the 24 th ult ., we had an open air discourse from Mr . Roberts of Cupar , on tee duties of the clergy and the nature and objects of Chartist Churches . The meeting was well attended , and' frem subsequent expressed epioions , it seemed to g ive general satisfaction . On Friday , the 30 ih , a meeting wag held by light of the lunar orb , for tho purpose of gifting prepared , an address to the " uncaged lion" O'Connor , on hia approaching viBit to this quarter , and a petition to the Housa of Commons , for the attainment of the People ' s
Charter , and the liberation of all political prisoners . A resolution waa proposed and seconded to that effect , after which , the meeting was addressed by Mr . Roberta , on the absolute necessity of adhereing to , and strenuously forwarding the grand national movement j for that panacea of liberty , the People ' s Charter . Chartism is doing its work in grand stylo here , it has almost undisputed away . Oa Sunday last , we had another address from Mr . Roberts , being the second part of his former discourse ; it was also well received .
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THE REPUBLICAN . A TALE BY " ARGUS . " The man who wishes to see his order occupying their deserved position ia society , cannot but hail with unfeigned pleasure the appearance of tales , written in theepirit and style of the Republican . ' Too long hath the pen of genius pandered to the follies of a corrupt aristosracy , but the great moral stream that now sweeps through the length and breadth of our land , has spread its euriching influence also over the press , and " Boz , " rising like a sun from the darkness of regions hitherto unknown , invests the poor man ' s home , his feelings , and his woes , with a halo that shall exist whik man shall or can honour-virtue .
The Repnblioan , a tale of the French Revolution , is written by an author as original in his sphere as " Boz . " His style is chaste , mauly , and impassioned , and the sentiments contained in the tale and throughout the whple of "Argus ' s" writings are such as only belong to ths good and naturally noble . The plot of the Republican is natural , interesting , and free from the worked up daubery of some of the pieces of our most eminent aristocratic would-beauthors . The unfeeling , heartless tyrant , the devoted patriot , and the tender victim of sorrow : are all ' ¦
vividly pourtrayed in thiB beautiful little tale ; arid ^ its denouement were calculated to steal a tear from the eye . and a sigh from the heturt of any petf- " son possessed of one spark of feeliflk ^^ lj ^ i ^ ^ i ; I . i . The author of the Kepublioan ,. w **^^ d * WA knows , is * clear , ^ P ^ n | i *^ j ! P ^ 5 SJ * irWS ^~ i glowing with all the feeling ^^ w || Bap |^ 5 % M sentiments of ajihiianthropist Jfl | iBlBMHSi ? Pjff ! frff ) Zl dition to the poor man ' s l ^^ j ^ JBBW ^ HII ^ ^ y to the fireside of feeling aBd tae * 7 >»^ 3 SfH ! Wf— - " ^ inaiuuum
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RECENT ABOLITION OF THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH IN CERTAIN CASES . We believe it is not Generally known that the punishment of death , heretofore awarded to persons convicted of the commission of certain offences , has been abolished by a recent act of the legislature , ( 4 th Victoria , cap . 56 . ) The offences to which we allude , and which , before the passing of this act , were of a capital kind , are the following : — l . —The embezzlement by & servant of the Bank of England of any note , bill , dividend warrant , bond , deed , < ScC , of the company . 2 . —The embezzlement by a sorvant of the Bank of England of any ' note , bill , dividend , warrant , && , relating to Irish Annuities transferred to tbe Bank of England .
3 . —The embezzlement by any officer or servant of the Bank of England of any note , bill , & :., relating to certain other annuities tranbferred to the Bank of England . ¦ 4 . —The embezzlement by any officer or servant of the South Sea Company of notes , bills , deeds , &c , belong ' ing to the said company . 5 . —The private and secret use of any stamp or die provided for the stamp-duties on deeds , or the fraudulent tearing off of any impression of any stamp from any document , with an intent to use the same on any other deed or document .
6 . —The removal by any person from one piece of gold or silver plate to another , or to any vessel or ware of base metal , of the government impression ; or the selling , exposing to sale , exchanging or exporting any such gold or silver plate or base metal having such impression so transposed , and knowing the some ; and the private or secret use by any official of any stamp or die with intent to defraud the crown . 7 . —The return of criminals transported from the island of Siint Helena before the expiration of the term of their transportation . All these offences , heretofore punished with death , are now no longer so ; but persons convicted of any of these are Hablo , " at the discretion of the court , to be transported beyond the seas for tbe term not less than seven years , or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years . "
Nor is the riotous demolition of churches , chapels , or houses of any kind , like that which happened at Birmingham a . year . or two ago , any longer a capital crime , but , after tue commencement of the above-mentioned act , is only liable to the punishment of transportation for seven years ,, or imprisonment for auy time not exceeding three years , at the discretion of the court . The crime of rape , and the unlawful and oamal abuse of tbe person of any girl nnder the age of ten years , both hitherto punishable with deatb , are no longer so ; but shall , instead thereof , be liable for the future to the punishment of transportation , beyond tha seas for life . The act abolishing the punishment of death ia e \ l the foregoing cases came ] into operation on tha first of October . .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 9, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct724/page/7/
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