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IHE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1841.
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THE NATIONAL PETITION FOR 1842 . [ The following is the petition we have spoken of in aj ^ iorfc leading article ; and we again beg to press it upm tae attention of every working man in the United Kingdom . ] To Out Honourable the Commons of Great Brilain and ' Ireland , in Parliament assembled . The Petition of the Vrticnagutd People of iht- United Kingdom , Sbewetr , —Thai G-oremment originated from , was Retimed to protect the freedom and promote the happiness of , and ought to be responsible U > , tiie -whole people ; That the only authority ob which any body of men can Tn *** lairs and govern society , is delegation irmn * be people ;
That as Government iraa designed for the benefit sad protection of , and must b « obeyed and supported by , » U , therefore , all shonld be equally represented ; That any form of ChrfernaieEt , which faiis to effect Hie purposes for which it was designed , and does not Jully and completely represent the whole people who « re compelled to par taxes to its support , and obey the laws resolved upon by it , is uncoEsdtiitioaftl , tyranxieal , aad ought to emended or resisted ; Titsfc your HonoTBable HoE 3 e , as at preseot constit * ted , has not betn -elected by , and acts irresponsibly of , the people ; andtitherto has only represeeted parties , and beacntlcd the few , regardless of Ihe miseries , . grievances , and petitions of the ntaay . Year Honoerable Honse has eaacted laws contrary t « fiie expressed wisbes of the people , and , by unconstitutional means , enforced obedieoco to them ; thereby creating an cnbesrable despotism on the one hand , aad degrading aJwrery on the o&er ;
That if your Honourable Hesse is of opinion that ¦ the people o £ Great Britain and Irelasd ocght s err to be fulit E . EP 2 . E&ENTED , yoar petitioners pray that-cuch -opinion may be unequivocally » ade known , that the people may Mly understand what they can or cannot xpect from yoar Honourable Home ; because if such be ¦ tbe decision of your Honourable House , your petitioners ¦ are of opinion that where representation is denied , taxv iioa on ^ ht to be resisted ; That your petitioners instance , in pnwf of Gisir asser-* tion that your Honourable House has not been elected by tfce peeple , that the population of Great Britain and Ireland is at the present time about twenty-s 5 s millions of persons ; and that yet , out of ihis-ncxaber , little more than nine hundred thousand hava been jHjnikied to Tote in the recent election of representatives to make laws to govern the whole ;
That the existing state of representation is not only extremely limited and unjust , tut unequally divided , and gives preponderating influencs to landed sud inonied interests , to tfee niter ruin of the -small-trading and labouring classes ; That the borough of Guildford , with a population of 3 , 920 , returns to Parliament as many Members as the Tower HamletB , with a population of ioO . &OO ; Eve-« ham , with a population of 3 , 998 , elects as many representatives as Manchester , with a population of 2 uO , COO ; and Buckicehaci , Evesharn , Totness , Guildford , Honitoa , asad Bridpsit , with a total population of 23 . 000 , return as many representatives as ilsnctester , Fiesbery , To-wer Hamlets , Liverpool , Jlaryteboiie , and Xambeth , -with a population of 1 , 400 , 600 ! these being Imt a very few instances of the enormous inequalities existing in whit is called the representation cf this country ;
That bribery , mimidaticn , corruption , pojury , and riot , preTail at all Parliamentary elections , to ac txtent best understood by the members of your Honourable House ; That your Petitioners complain that they are enorjncnsly taxed to pay the interest of what is termed the Xaizasal Debt—a debt amounting at present to eight hundred millions of paaDds—being only a portion of the tror-Taous amount expended in cruel and expensive wsrs for the suppression of ail liberty , by men not authorised by the People , and who , consequently , had no right to tax posterity for the outrages committed by them upon mankind . And your Petitioners loudly complain of the augmentation of that debt , after twenty-six years of almost uninterrupted peace , and whilst poverty and discontent rags over the land ;
That taxation , both general and local , is at this time too enormous to be home ; and in the opinion of your Petitioners is contrary to the spirit of the BUI of Bights , wherein it is tieuly expressed tbit no subject shall be compelled to contribute to any Ux ,. talliage , ot aid , unless imposed by common - consent in Pxr"foment ; That in England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , thoussndB of people are dying from actual want ; and your Petitioners , ¦ whilst sensible that poverty is the great
exxiting csusa of crime , view with mingled astonishment and alarm the III provision made for the poor , the aged and infirm ; and likewise perceive , with feelingB of indignation , the deterniinatian of your honourable House to continue the Poor Law Bill in operation , not-wi'i-Kfanrlirg the macy proofs which have been afforded by sad experience of the unconstitutional principle c ? that bill , of its unchristian character , and of the cruel and murderous effects produced upon the wages of Working Hen , aad tee lives of the subjects cf this realm :
That your petitioners conceive that Bill to be contrary to all previous statutes , opposed to the spirit of thecon-Sitution , and an actual violation of the precepts of the Christian religion ; and therefore , your petitioners loot with apprehension to the results which n ^ ay flo w from its continuance ; Tliat your petitioners would direct the attention of yoar Honourable House to the great disparity existing between the wages of the producing millions ,- aid the salaries of tLost whose comparative usefulness ought to be qusEtioced , where riches aad luxury prevail amongst , the rulers , and poverty and starvation amoDgst the ruled :
That yonr petitioners , with all due respect and loyalty , "Would compare the daily itceffie of ihe Sovereign Jlsjesty with that of thousands of the working men ¦ of this nation ; and w ' oiist your petitioners have learned that her Majesty receives daily for her private « se the sum cf £ l-3 i 17 s . 10 d ., they have also-ascertained that niiEj thousands of the families of the labourers are only in the receipt of S * d . per head per day ; TMt yonr petitioners have also learned that his Royal Highness Pricce Albert receives each day the s . jn of £ 104 2 i , whilst thousands have to exist upon 3 d per head per day ; That your petitioners have also heard with astonishment , that the Sing of Hanover daily receives £ 57 103 . "whilst thousands of the t ^ x-payers of this empire live upon 2 | d . per head p = j riav ;
That your Petitioners have , with pain aad r ? gret , also learned that the Archbishop of Canterbury is daily in the receipt of £ 52 103 . pgr day , whiist thousands of the poor hixe to maintain tbeir famines upon an income not exceeding two-pence per head per day ; That nottriihstanding the vrre ' . ched and unparalleled condition of the People , jeer Honourable House has manifested no disposition to curtail the expenses of the state , to diminish taxation , or promote general prosperity ; That unless immediate remeaial measures be a ort-: d , your Petitioners fear the increasing distTcoS cf thft People will > ead to results fearful to contemplate ; because your Petitioners can produce evidence of the . gradual decline of wages , at the same time that the constant increase of tie rational burdens most be apparent to all :
That your Petitioners tnov ? that it is the undoubted constitutional right cf the People , to meet freely , when , bow , and where they choose , in public places , peaceably , in the day , to ditcuts their grievances , and political or othsr subjects , or for the purpeae of framing , " discussing , or passing any vote , petition , or TemoastraEoe , apon any subject whatsoever ; That your petitioners complain that the right has unlawinUy and ueconst : tuiionsL ' y been ir . fringed . ; and ^ T ^^ -, ^ ^ f ^ 6- P « ^ bra been arrested , cxsessiTe bail demanded , tried by packed juries , sen ' tenced to impns < mment , and treated as fe ' ons of the " worst description ;
That an unconstitutiona ] po ^ ce tores is distributed afl over the country , at enormous cost , to prevent th « -due exercise of the people ' s rights . And yourpeHtioners are of opinion , that the Poor L ^ w Bastile and the police stations , being co-existent , havs originated from the same cause , —t 5 z , the ircreased desire on th « part cf the irretponsitee few to oppress and starve thi mmy ; That a vast and unconstitutional army is upheld a ' the public expense , for the purpose of repressing publii in the three
opinion kingdoms , and likewise to in timidate the millions in the due exercise of thes tigfets and privileges which ought U belong to them That yonr petitioners complain that the hoars ot la ¦ fcour , particularly of the factery workers , are protracts feeyond the limits of human endurance , -and t&at thi wages earned , after unnatural application to toil ii teafced and unhealthy workshops , are inadequate t < jnstain the bodily strength , and supply these comfort -which are bo imperative after an excessive waste 0 physical energy ;
That your petitioners also direct the attention of you Honourable House , to the starvation wages of the Agri ealtnraMaboarer , and viewwith horrorand indignation tiie paltry income of those whose toil gives being to thi staple food of this people ; Tkat your petitioners deeply deplore the existence o * & 7 kind of monopoly in this nation ; and whilst the ; ¦ MqaiToeally cendemn the levying of any taxnpon thi eeessaries of life , and npon those articles principal ] seqaind by the labouring classes , they are also sensible
aat the abolition of any one monopoly , wia nevei BBBhaelOe labour from its misery , until the people pos-*** &S * power nnder whidi all monopoly end oppreasioi »« t eeue ;—and yonr petitioittrs respectfally mentioi tte « xi » fing moaopoIiftB of the sufliage . of paper money « f _ macMnery , of land , of the pnfelio press , ot MugWM privflege * , of ttw means' of travelling and «»» t , and a host of otfier erils , too = mnnerous to xaenbon , aU arismg from class legislation , but Trhich yonr Honourable Home has always consistently flMgsvoBWd . to JEcrease iast « a 4 of iimlnisb
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That your petitioners sre sensi jle , from the Bumerous petitions , presented to yoar E . ooceorable Souse , that your Honourable Heose is fo Jly acquainted with the grievances cf the working me ? 1 ; » nd yoar petitioners pray that the rights aad wrong p of labooa * may be considered , with a view-to the pro' seetioa of fee cne , and to the removal of the other ; be > ause yoar petitioners are of opinion that it is the " » / ont species of legislation , which leaves the-grievances of society to be removed only by violence or revoluti on , both -of which may be apprehended if complaints -are unattended to and petiticcs despised ;
That you petitioners eo' uplain that upwards of nine nil'ions of peunds per an cum are unjustly abstracted from them to maintain a Church Establishment , from which they pcmdpally dis sent ; and beg to call the attention ef your Honourable House to "the fact , that this enormous sran-ts equal to , if it does not exceed , the cost of spholdfcjg C ! hristiani ty in all parts of the world beside . Y our ^ etiti oneis complain that it is unjust , and not in ace jrdtnoe with t ' ne Christian religion , te enforce cempulso ! . < y jugport of religious-creeds , and expensive Cfarrch Establishments , with which the people do sot agree ; That j « oor petitioners believe til men hare a right to worship Ctedas may appear best to their consciences , and that no legislative enactments should interfere between man a- id his Creator ;
Tna t yocr petitioners direct the attention 6 f your Honourab i 6 LHouse to tie enormous . fevenae annualiy swallewed ; Bp-by the Bishops and the clergy , and entreat yon to contrast their deeds with the conduct of the founder of the Christian religion , who denounced worshippers of Jlammoa , and taught charity , aiefcknese , and brotherly love ; Thafcy < KU ptUUoTieTSBtrOTigly > comp \ am \ iiat Ihe people of ihis kingdom are subject to tberole of irresponsible lawmakers , to whom they have given no authority , and are enormously taxed to uphold a corrupt system , to which they have never in person or by representation given their assent :
That your Petitioners maintain that it is the inherent , indubitable , and constitutional right , f funded upon the ancient practice of the Realm of England , and supported by well-approved statutes , of every male inhabitant of the United Kingdom , he being of age and of sound mind , non-convict of crime , and not coafined under any judicial process , to exercise the elective franchise in the choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament ; That your Petitioners can prove that by the ancient custom and statutes of this realm , Parliaments should be hold once in each year ; That your Petitioners maintain that Members elected to Eerre in Parliament ootht te be the servants of the People , and shonld , at shor t and stated Intervals , return to their constituencies , to ascertain if tbeir conduct is approved of , and to give the People power to reject all who have not acted honestly and justly ;
That your Petitioners complain that possession of property is made the tost cf men'B qualification to sit in Parliament ; That your Petitieners can give proof that such qualification is irrational , unnecessary , and not in accordance with the ancient usages of England ; That your Petitioners complain , that by influence , patronage , and intimidation , there is at present no purity of election ; and your Petitioners contend for the right of voting by ballot ; That your Petitioners complain that seats in your Honourable House are sought for at a most extravagant rate of expense ; which proves an enormous degree of fraud and corruption ; That yoar Petitioners , therefore , contend that , to put an end to secret political traffic , all representatives should be paid a limited amount for their services ;
That your Petitioners complain of the inequality of representation ; and contend for the division of the country into equal electoral districts ; That your petitioners complain of the many ' grievances borne by the People of Ireland ; and contend that they are fully entitled to a Repeal of the Legislative Union ; That your petitioners have viewed with great indignation the partiality shewn to the aristocracy in the courts of justice , and the cruelty of that system of law which deprived Frost , Williams and Jones , of the benefit of the objection offered by Sir Frederick Pollock during the trial at Momnouth , and which was approved of by a large majority of the Judges .
Tuat your Petitioners beg to assure your Honourable House that they cannot , within the limits of this their Petition , sst forth even a tithe of the many grievances of which they may justly complaiu ; but should your Honourable House be p ! eased to grant your Petitioners a hearing by representatives at the bir of your Honourable House , your Petitioners will be enabled to unfold a tale of wrong and suffering—of in tolerable in justice —which will create utter astonishment in the minds of &H benevolent and good men , that the People of Great Britain and Ireland have so long quietly endured tbeir wretched condition , brought upon them , as it has Veen , bj unjust exclusion from political authority , and by the manifold corruptions of class-legislation ;
That your Petitioners , therefore , exercising their just constitutional right , demand that your Honourable Houss , to remedy the many gross tnd manifest evils of which your petitioners complain , do immediately , without alteration , deduction , or addition , pass into a iaw the document entitled " Tbe People ' s Cliarter ;" which embraces the Representation of Male Adults , Tots by Ballot , Annual Parliaments , No Property Qualiacation , Payment of Members , and Equal Electoral Districts ; And that your petitioners , desiring to promote the peace of the United Kingdom , security of property , and prosperity of commerce , seriously and earnestly press this , their petition , on the attention of your Honourable House . And your Petitioners , 4 c
Ihe Northern Star Saturday, October 16, 1841.
IHE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY , OCTOBER 16 , 1841 .
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We never felt tbe difficulty of onr position , and tb . 9 utter inadequacy of a Weekly Journal to supply the wants of all the people of this great empire , more fully than thi 3 week , and this day ( Thursday ) , while we cannot acquit many of our friends from the charge of needlessly increasing that difficulty . There will , this week , doubtless be much of disappointment , and probably some dissatisfaction , experienced by our numerous contributors . We cannot help it , and will have nothing to do with the blame of it . In the early portion of the week but little
intelligence was furnished to us , and our former pages are , therefore , filled with Reviews , and other m&tter , which might have stood over ; while this clay ' s post brought us as Euch matter , chiefiy interesting and important , from all parts of the country , as would fill three Stars . The sajne post brought us also the reports of the Glasgow and Greenock 0 'C « x \ 02 Demonstrations ., which not only filled all our remaining space , but obliged us to displace much matter that had been already set , including even our own leading articles , which we had no
alternative but to keep tack ; as well as the whole of the large packets ^ sent us by our London , Birmingham , and Manchester correspondents , not to mention almost countless communications from other places . We never before were so "hampered" as we are this week ; we cannot even afford the necessary gpace for our usual seriatim notices to correspondents . The only thing we can do is to reserve the mas 3 , and bestow upon it our best attention for future use . Comment upon anything is out of the question : our friends must read and comment for themselves .
THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION . "Wb learn b y communications from various members of the Executive , that the Association is rapidly extending its ramifications through the whole country . Cards of membership aro in almost universal request . This delights us . But our friends through the whole country must not forget that thi 3 enlargement of out borders , while it entails additional exertion acd labo-ir upon their indefatigable serrants in the Executive , also enhances gre&tiy their expences . We learn from the worthy Secretary that cardB go out much fasUr than returns
come m . This will not do j the sinews of the giant must not shrink when his utmost strength is called for . Remember , Chartists , that the Executke is the life , the Tery soul , of your useful capabilities ; and that all your prospects of national adYanoement and success depend upon the effectual upholding of their hands . Let them not droop , then ; show yourselves worthy of enfranchisement by rallying round the standard of your liberties in the only effective manner . Lee full and large returns be instantly made to the treasury of the Executive . Let there be no scrupling —no hesitation ; it is necessary , and must be done .
THE NATIONAL PETITION FOR 1842 . Elswhekewo give the petition which has been prepared by the Executive Council of the National Cliarter Association , for uniyersal adoption by the
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"Working Classes . They hare prepared , as announced in'their recent address , Eheats of a particular 8 » e ,-eo that when pasted together , the whole may be ssiform . We understand that Mr . Hob son , our publisher , intends to prat a quantity- from the type , as soon as the Star k worked-off this week , which he will be able to sspply at a cheap rate to hand about with the sheets when signatures are solicited , so that every one may know what to meet in February ; we mat meet it I At it , then 1 it is -he is signing for . Ruled sheets , too , for signatiHes , may be had from him . iN&w then I is the time for work 11 Parliament is
Lose not s moment ! Yon know the conditions oa which Mr . O'Connor , will consent to meet you m your several localities . You know his price I Pbkpare to bdt him I To work , then ! Here is the petition : 4 , 000 , 000 of signatures mast he had . Whioh is the first locality to furnish the required number ! We shall see .
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GLORIOUS DOINGS AT GREENOCK . ( From our own Correspondent . ) If every other town has progressed within the last week in the cause of Chartism as Greenock has , our principles would stand in but slight danger from the assaults of the united faotions . On Saturday last , at two-o ' clock , Mr . O'Connor arrived here from Liverpool , after a very tedious passage , occasioned by a stiff head-wind , which blew against them throughout . At eight o ' clock , the committee assembled in their room and requested Mr . O'Connor ' s attendance , who in compliance with their desire , soon after made his appearance , and although the meeting was for the mere purpose of arranging for the coming demonstration , yet so great was the rush through the streets
and to the building , that the doors were obliged to be opened to the public , and the large hall capable of holding several hundreds was speedily crammed . Mr . Geo . Campbell was called to thr Chair , and Mr . R . Burrell acted as secretary . When the routine business was concluded , Mr . O'Connor was requested to address the meeting , which he did at considerable length ; and if we are to judge from the applause , with tho greatest success . He spoke upon tho subject of the Charter generally , and more especially to the glorious prospect which now presented itself of a union with Ireland . He appeared to be quite familiar with all our local affairs ; and at the conclusion , he recommended every working man to allow his name to be registered in the great national muster roll , the books of the Association . This was loudly cheered : and Le said that ho would test tbe
value of a Scotch oheer , by remaining there in person to assist the worthy Secretary in enrolling members' names ; and the consequence was , that forty-one new members paid their admission fee , and became members of the Association . So great was the demand for tickets to the soiree , after having heard Mr . O'Connor , that we could have filled three Town Halls instead of one—ours only being able to accommodate about 600 . More than an . equal number have been disappointed , and now any money is offered for a ticket by some of the middle classes , but honour to the workies no sum will induce them to part with one . On Monday morning , at ten o ' clook , the Royal Tar Bteamer , with a splendid band , colours flying and a living deck , came proudly floating to our quay , and borrowed our guest for a day , of which we presume your Glasgow correspondent will have sent you a report , and now 1 come to tbe present time .
OUR DEMONSTRATION In truth it was a glorious and a splendid Bight . The day was heavenly , such a ouo , as at this season of the year we seldom enjoy . The ^ morning was hazy , but a refulgent Chartist sun burst the mist , and displayed the broad blue sky in beaming lightness , without one speck of Whig or Tory murky spot on its sublime and mighty surface . At nine o ' clock , the various trades began to muster under their respective banners , carrying each the emblems of their craft . The ship-carpenters were peculiarly conspicuous ; many beautiful models of vessels were borne upon poles , and hatchets , axes , aad other tools , were borne by pioneers in front . This body mustered , headed by a splendid band .
not fewer than two thousand . The several bodies balloted for their place in the procession , and also on the hustings , which were erected in . Dillingburn-equare , and were capable of holding several hundred persons . At ten o ' clock , under tbe guidance of their marshals on horseback , the vast cortege left the town on their way to Port Glasgow , three miles from Greenock , where O'Connor and his friends from Glasgow were to join tho procession . The veterans in the cause had selected this place of meeting , in consequence of many of them having witnessed tho departure of O'Connor's father and uncle from that port , when , forty-threo years ago , they were consigned for seventeen months to Fort St . George , in tbe north of Scotland . At Port Glasgow
Eome cf the Committee met O'Connor with an open carriage and four , and as they passed on ' their way through the town , the little band of regenerators were loudly cheered . When the carriage and procession met , within about two miles of Greenock , the coup tfoei was one of the most magnificent thing 9 that can be imagined . The procession opened on both sides , and the carriage passed through to the head , with the several bands playing , and splendid colours fivirg , amid the most joyous cheers and waving of hats . There were , besides many small flags , fifty-six splendid large banners of the most magnificent kind , each trade following nnder its own proud streamer . When the procession had formed , they proceeded through the old town of Greenock to
: he extremity of the new town , by the lower route , and then returned through the principal streets and the new town . Every window was filled and every cross was choked , while tho gallant Scots passed with their friend m triumph through their native town , not afraid of their master ' s withering eye , and to their praise be itrecorded , only two tyrantsimposed absence upon their hands . When the vast multitude arrived at the square and the muster was made of all the banners and the bands to the centre of the meeting , the scene was grand in tho extreme , and wa 3 rendered more than sublime by a number of sweet looking and neatly dressed females who took part in the proceedings and encouraged their husbands , sons , and sweethearts with their countenance and cheers .
Mr . Nelson , an uncompromising- patriot and a gentleman of the most urbane and winning manners , was unanimously called to the chair , amid the most sincere applause . This man is much beloved by his townsmen , no more for his calm consistency aud unbending principle , than from the fact , that no other man could be got , when tho tug came , at the last election , to propose John McCrea , the people's candidate , for the representation of Greenock . Scotchmen know how to appreciate real service , and therefore are they more than ever attached to the few good and true electors who afforded the misrepresented an opportunity of meeting their oppressors upon the hustings at the last " doy JighL" The Chairman opened the business in an admirable speech , exposing the hollo w-heanednes 3 of his class , who deluded the people for eix years of the seven , and upon the
seventh , refuted them the only opportunity which they could eujoy of morally exhibiting their pretensions upon tho hustings . He entered at great length upon the position of the people and their cause , and concluded by passing a severe censure upon those who now presumed to trump up the old humbug of physical force Chartists for the base purpose oi uividiog the people . Here , said he , is Feargus O'Connor , who has suffered for others' indiscretion , in person , to give you his opinion upon that foolish buggaboo . Tna Chairman sat down amid the most enthusiastic applause , and called upon The Kev . Mr . Thompson , the people ' s pastor , to move the first resolution . The Rev . Gentleman was most cordially received , and after a splendid and soul-stirring Bpeech , concluded by moving the resolntion .
The resolution was seconded by Mr . Campbell , shoe-maker , and was carried by acclamation . It was a 3 follows : " That tni 3 meeting hails with unbounded pleasure the release of that tried and unflinching advocate of our rights , defender of our liberties , and exposer of the many wrongs of the industrious millions , Feargus O'Connor , Esq . from the fangs of that hollow-hearted , treacherous , and crael government . We rejoice ako that they have been tried at the
bar of public opinion , and have received their just reward , they have received their doom , to retire into eternal oblivion , amidst the execrations and curses of those whom their relentless cruelty hath crushed to the earth . ' We this day receive him as the tried and uncorrupted friend of the oppressed millions . We are determiEed to stand by him so long as he stands by just principles . We are also determined that no consideration shall cause us to leave off struggling for our just rightB till the People ' s Charter becomes the law of the land "
Mr . Jobs Ikcb , M . P . for Greenoct , was then introduced by the Chairman , for the purpose of reading an address from the inhabitants of Greenock to Feargus O'Connor , and which will be found elsewhere . A friend from the Lares was then introduced for the purpose of presenting Mr O'Connor with an addresB from the Chartists of that spirited district ; and-after the presentation of the addresses , and the passing of the first resolution . Mr . O'Connor was introduced , and most rapturously cheered . He spoke at considerable length setting forth the effect which those institutions which the Charter would establish would have upon every class of society . He entered very fully upon the great fact that the Charter would be the means of considerably extending all the productions of the country ,. 'in the distribution of which all classes would have an equal advantage . He showed how the present system must limit production , while it unjustly distributed it . He explained la a very able
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manner , the sophistry of the Corn Law repealers who direct public attention to the state of America , in proof that cheap bread and high wages may exist at the same time . It may , so said he , and it would be so in Britain and is Ireland , provided that equal laws made an equal distribution of the' country's resources , after providing for the country ' s wants but the fact exists in America in consequence of a national surplus remaining , after providing for the nation ' s ; wants , and all having rotes , ail have a fair share in the distribution of the overplus above consumption . He handled the subject of physjcalforcti to tho entire satisfaction even of the . cautions Scots , and after a high eulogium to the Scottish Patriot , and recommending the meeting ; jto . read that paper in preference to hia own , as it required support , he sat down amid the most enthusiastic cheers .
Mr . M'Lean then moved the second' resolution , which is as follows : — [ Through some accident , our reporter has sent us two copies of the first resolution , and has omitted to send us a copy of the second , whioh should have been here , inserted ] He analysed the resolution , under different heads , in an able and masterly manner , forcibly pointing out the means to which the united factions would have recourse before they would concede the people's rights . He told the people that they alone were the authors of their own Bufferings , as their enemies had no strength but that which they derived from the people ' s weakness . He exhorted them to give up all thought of , and talk about , the hobgoblin ^ physical force , which their enemies were now trumping up as a bone of contention to divide their ranks . He was attentively listened to , and loudly applauded throughout his speech , evincing great tact , and no ordinary talent , and concluded by moving the resolution .
Mr . Wood , a member of the Dublin Chartist Association , who , though not delegated by that body , has visited Scotland for the purpose of satisfying himself and bearing back to his countrymen a true and correct account of the feelings of the . misrepresented Chartists , as regards Ireland , was received , when introduced for the purpose of seconding the resolution , with one general burst of the warmth of the feelings of the men of Scotland towards his suffering countrymen . It is said he had come amongst them for tho express purpose of having oral demonstration as to the principles which they advocated , their means and mode of accomplishing them , ana the effect their establishment would be likely to have upon the land of his birth . He ridiculed ia bitter terms the idea of the schoolmaster , who had for tea years received £ 13 , 090 a-year for educMing the people , rlow turning upon them , and calling them
ignorant just when they were capable of and evincing a desire to do their own work ; he told them the Irish expected that they would neither mix extraneous matter , fanaticism , or physical force , in their discussions , but that they would adhere to the simple question of the Charter , and thereby discover their enemies . He said it was most treacherous that tho poor people should have been taught , by trafficking politicians , to hate the enemy in power , while those very men were quartering themselves , their families , and their relatives upon the faction they professed to hate , while they upheld their dominion . He drew a sad but true picture of the state of feeling of the shooting church in Ireland towards those who professed his and his country's religion ; and , after giving a most cheering account of the progress and prospects of Chartism in Ireland , he retired , amid the most enthusiastic applause .
Mr . Thojuson moved the following resolution : — " That we , the inhabitants of Greenock , in public meeting assembled , riew with extreme regret , tho alarming distress at present prevailing throughout Great Britain . We most earnestly request her most Gracious Majesty to dismiss from office the present Ministry , and call to her councils such persons as will investigate the cause of the distressed situation of the working millions of this nation , and grant to us [ the national Charter to become the law of tho land , as nothing short of that can relieve the present slate of this country , and satisfy the working classes —the producers of all wealth . Also for the speedy return of Frost , Williams , and Jones—those
martyrs of Whig tyranny—to their native country and distressed families , and immediate release of all political prisoners incarcerated within her Majesty ' s prisons ; and that a memorial to the above effect be drawn up and signed by the Chairman , on behalf of this meeting , and Mr . Thomas Duncombe , and Mr . Sharman Crawford be requested to present it to her M 8 je 3 ty . " . ^ He ( Mr . Thomason ) made some remarks on the prospects of the country under a Tory Government , and made some amusing remarks on Lord Melbourne ' s anxiety co disolaim the character of an opposition . He called upon them to exert themselves for Frost , Williams , and Jones—to agitate for the Charter , and concluded amidst loud applause .
Mr . M'Ciue seconded the resolution in a speech replete with humour . He referred to tho hypocrisy of the clergy in never coming forward in behalf ot the people till ruin was about their ears . He made amusing observations on the expences of tho monarchy , and exhorted the people to endeavour to cheapon Government by demanding the Charter . He concluded amid loud cheering . After a vote of thanks being moved to the Chairman , the vast assembly separated to their homes , more than delighted with the proceedings of the day .
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the Republic of America , and tbe purity of the laws of savages , which is even to be found in the vast woods of the other world . Such , then , fellow Char- , tistawaethe condition and impression with which we arrived in Greenock . After passing Port Glasgow , we saw , in tHo distance , the Royal Tar bore into the qaay , with her flags flying from the mastr head , on the shores of Greenock , hundreds and thousands of human beings , waiting the arrival of the Glasgow Chartists ; arid wheri we landed amid the congratulations of the Gree&oekonians , who lined the quay and the road up to the Royal George , with one mass of living beings . We prooeded from the landing to the Royal George , where- O'Connor was in waifcinff . when the . 'Glasgow Committee was
presented one after the other by Mr . Muokay , aud also a , number of young Fearguses , whom Mr . O'Connor very affectionately kissed in rotation as they were presented to him . We then left the inn , surrounded by thousands of the brawny sons of' Greenock . Admiral O'Connor came on board about twelve o ' clock , and was received amid tho loud huzzas of ft gallant and / patriotio crew . We thenproceededstraight ob to-Glasgow / at whioh place we landed at about a quarter after twelve at noon . Here wa 3 a glorious display of the friends of the Charter ; thousands after thousands lined the
banks of the river , and , in order to be present ' at the landing , the vast mass of males and females rushed along the river side , while we in the boat , keeping time with the band , sung " O Connor ' s welcome to Scotland . " The coach and six grey horses received him at the Broomuaw Quay , after which he went up Jamaica-street , along Argyle-Btreet and Trongate-street into the Green , where the largest meeting we have ever seen awaited his arrival on that same platform we saw tho O'Connell and Durham demonstrations ; but the present one for Feargus out-mustered these demonstrations by many thousands .
THE MEETING ON THE GREEN . Heart-stirring and enthusiastic as was the reception of Mr . O'Connor at the Broomilaw quay , where the masses in their strength greeted him on his arrival , and whioh we have endeavoured above faintly to- pourtray ; animated as was the scene along the different streets , on the house-tops , and the windows , all of which were filled with the wealth , the influence , and the beauty of the city of Glasgow , to oheer the patriot as he passed surrounded by the different bodies who bad mustered to acknowledge his services to the cause of freedom , it was nothing to compare with the spectacle on the Green . As the carriage with Mr . O'Connor acd tho Chartist committee , drawn by six beautiful white
horses , and which was preceded and followed by bands of music , and banners with appropriate devices , entered the Green , one tremendous oheer rent the air , followed by enthusiastic bursts of cheering until O'Connor arrived at the hustings , which for hours previous had been covered and surrounded by thousands anxious for situations from which they could hear the roar of the liberated lion to advantage . Mr . O'Connor , who , notwithstanding his long imprisonment and the thousands of tugs , embraces , and congratulatory squeezes , which he wa 3 obliged to sustain in his progress from tbe river , looked fresh and vigorous as before , now ascended the hustings , accompanied by the leading Chartists , amid thundering bursts of cheering , which was repeated
at intervale . The scene at this time from the hustings was of the most exciting and gratifying kind . Notwithstanding the advice of the Editor of the Patriot , that no working man who valued the cause of Mr . O'Connor , should leave his work or break faith with his master to be on the Green , seeing that they could see Mr . O'Connor in the evening , notwithstanding the scarcity of employment and the tyrannical disposition of many masters , who might have taken advantage of tbu occasion to coerce their workmen , the numerioial display on th" Green was equal to any that has yet taken place in Glasgow ; and although here * as el 6 ewhere » trade is dull * and the people comparatively indifferent to ordinary political movements , such was the electric effeot of
Mr . O'Connor ' s presence , and the deep-rooted love of the people to the principles of the Charter , that we believe there was scarcely a workshop or a factory in or arouud the city that did not contribute to the immense gathering ; and , assuredly , there were few honest , energetic Chartists , within milesof Glasgow , that were not present It may be said , with truth , that the fustian jackets , horny hands , and unshorn chins , this day nobly did their duty . But besides the glorious array of Glasgow Chartism , we rejoice to know that delegates were present from almost every town and hamlet within thirty miles of Glasgow . From Airdrie , Hamilton Stonehouse , Kirkintilloch , Eaglesham , Paisley
Greenook , Vale of Levtn , PollocksUaws , Coatbridge , & . O ., we had many good men and true ; altogether it was such a demonstration as Glasgow has not eeen for many a day , and which the cause -of Universal Suffrage may well be proud of . The proceedings on the Green commenced with the appointment of a chairman , which honour , on the motionof Mr . Baird , was unanimously conferred on Mr . Moir , On coming forward , Mr . Moir was loudly applauded . When silence had in some measure been obtained , he said : —If the base , bloody , and brutal Whigs had not yet died of consumption , brought on by profligate living , he was quite certain that thespectacle before him would have a tendencv to bring ou a fit of the blue devils ,
whioh he hoped would finish them . ( Laughter and cheers . ) He was delighted with this display . It proved to him that it was a mistake when it was said that Chartism was dead . He was glad to have this palpable proof , with the aid of his spectacles—( laughter)—that Chartism not only lived , but that the men of Glasgow could appreciate tho services of one who had aided at its birth , and who had done much to keep it in life , health , and activity . ( Cheers . ) He was proud that the men of Glasgow came forward upon this occasion , and in such numbers , to testify their continued adheienoe to the cause of Universal Suffrage , and their sense of the extraordinary services of the patriot O'Connor . ( Loud cheers . ) He knew of no man who had done so much
to spread a knowledge of the principles of the People s Charter , and who bad advocated more strenuously the necessity of these principles being carried into practical operation . ( Hear . ) As be had often told them , his colours with theirawere nailed to the mast , and he was determined that they should not be taken down until the Charter was the law of the land . They wished to bo recognised as men—as freemen , entitled to equal political privileges , and he trusted they would not cease thtir exertions until their rights were achieved . ( Great cheering . ) They claimed , and justly too , the right of electing their representatives to the Commons House of Parliament , that thoy might no longer be compelled to obey laws , in the making of which they had no hand
and to pay taxes for the support of a system directly opposed to their interests . Notwithstanding bis election as the real representative of the city of Glasgow , by 20 , 000 of his fellow-citizens , at the last general election—as he had told them , a pot-bellied fellow objected to the legality and fairness of tho vote—and thus , by 3 , 000 of the most brutal and ig- - norant rafii&ns that the middle class could produce , he had been forestalled , and deprived of his legitimate privilege . This proved to them the injustice and inequality of the present state of the representar tion , and the necessity for a change . It was these same privileged ruffians who had refused him a hearing in the Trades' Hall , and who claimed to themselves the right of dictating to public opinion . He
was proud , however , that these tyrants bad no power to shut his mouth here—( cheers)—and for their comfort he could tell them , that he would not be done with them until their principles as politicians had ceased to exist in this country . He would use his every" effort to hunt these obnoxious expediency principles out of British society . ( Cries of " Hear , hear , " and loud cheering . ) It was truly pleasant to find the useless Whig imbeciles in the same position as themselves , without the doors of office , and also obliged to send their memorials through the Home-office , to the care of their dear friends , the Tories . ( Laughter . ) They knew now what it was to be in adversity , after their desertion of the unenfranchised and their ton year 3 betrayal of the cause
of popular right . It was changed days with them , indeed ; the people had taken their confidence from the vagabands , who had so long proved themselves unworthy of it ; they had locked the door , and put the rogues out of office , and he trusted they would keep them out , until they proved themselves worthy of those principle ? , the advocacy of which had placed them in power . ( . Great oheeriag . ) He hoped , that all of them would that day consider themselves as special constables , and , that they would at once suppress any attempt to disturb the peace of the assembly . It was necessary that this should be , and that they should establish their views bj peaceable means . Their meeting , to day , was a proof , if any were wanting ; that they were determined to carry
their object by peaceablo and legal means , and thac they would never have recource to physical force , until moral force had become of none avail . ( Loud cheers . ) ' In conclusion , he begged to thank them , for-the-honour they had conferred upon him , and hoped that as formerly , they would make his duties as light aa possible ; Mr . Moir sat down amidst loud aad prolonged cheering : . Mr . Pboudfoot now can ? e forward to propose a resolution , and was greeted with & burst of cheering . He appeared again before an immense assembly of his . fellow citizens to propose-that they should petition , in a national capacity , that that House—falselv
called a House of Commons—should make the Charter the law of the land . While he did so , he could assure them , that he believed they might as well petition the rock of Gibraltar , or NeteonVMonumenfcj as expect a favourable answer to their prayers . ( Hear . ) But , knowing that it would have the effect Of letting the Legislature know that they were still determined to agitate their claims by every peace able and legal means , he recommended this course as necessary and useful . ( Hear , bear , and cheers . ) He never supposed for a moment that such men , of whom that old woman , James Oswald , was a worthy spe . cimen , were capable of managing the people's affair o in Parliament , far less attend to the dictates 0 *
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honesty of intelligence . They would petition merel y as a matter of course—not that they were convinced that the . imbeciles of the present House of-Commons would eve * propose or advance any measure which weuld go to benefit or improve the condition of the ' suffering-people of this country . Leaving aside these nincompoops , however , he would say distinctly , that he' held the man , be who he might , who refused to acknowledge the justice and ntility of theprinciples of the Charter , as neither a Christian nor an . honest man ,, ( Cheers . ) He argued for the adoption -of , the motion he held in his hand , as a test by whicii to illustrate the fellings of this assembly , and prove that the principles of the Charter were firmly fixed in the minds of the people beyond
the power of Whig or Tory to remove them . He wished « rery man of the cpmmuriity to hare-tha right of voting for representatives to attend to-their interests in Parliament , instead of such men as Dennistoun and Oswald , who Were ! ignorant as well as careless of the interests of the working community . ( Hoar , hear , and cheere . ) 'Whatever might belaid by their enemies of the ignorance of the Chartists , he maintained that'Mr . Moir , as the real representative of the eitizeBa of Glasgow , wasletter fitted to look after tbeir interests than those who at present uBurped that privilege , and if the people occupied their proper position under the law , he , and net Oswald or Dennistoun would , now occupy the situation of M . P . tor Glasgow , in the Commons House of
Parliament . ( Cheers . ) He considered that these latter named gentlemen were destitute of the talents as well as of the energy of representatives of the people . Mr . Moir , on the other hand , possesses ten times their intelligence , ten times their shrewdness , and ten times their honesty . With such meu aiding the movement and holding fast their principles , he felt confident that the principles of the Charter would soon be the law of the land . ( Loud cheers . ) . He had much pleasure in proposing that they again petition in favour of the People's Charter . Mr . Proudfoot retired amidst great cheering . Mr . John Colqohotjn Beoonded the resolution . He did so because this was the only constitutional course that they as Chartists could adopt under
present circumstances . This was the only course left them to prove te the Tory Tamworth Baronet and bis supporters thai they worshipped principles , not men ; and that they were as anxious to kiok these scoundrels from office as they had been to put out their predecessors . ( Cheers . ) It was necessary that they should prove to these men that if they continued to ruie , they should not do so on a bed of roses any more than the Whigs . ( Hear , hear . ) At the same time , ho conaidered it to be equally necessary that they should prove to the Whiga , now that they were out of office , that they never could regain the confidence of the people , or . be returned to office , except by the recognition of the principles of the Charter . ( Laud cheers . ) They must swallow the Charter , bristles and all , era they can hoce for a return of public confidence .
After a few further observations as to the necessity of again petitioning , Mr . C . said—In conclusion , he might take upon him to remind them , that however legal or constitutional might be their course of agitation , they would continue to be sneered at and despised until they had obtained their proper position in the Commons' House of Parliament ; and he could also assure them that so soon as the aristocraoy found they were in a position to enforce their claims as petitioners , they would accede to their demands . He would never counsel other than peaceable means for the attainment of their object ; but he would say that if the people were illegally attacked , like the people of Birmingham , when peaceably met to transact public business , it would be their duty to repel force by force . ( Loud cheers J After * few other pointed remarks , Mr . C . sat down by seconding Mr . Proudfoot ' s motion .
The Chairman now took a show of hands for tie motion , when a dense forest appeared . He asked a show of hands of all opposed . We think about three weie held up . Mr . Bbown , secretary of the Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage Association , now came forward , and read a long and well written address embracing the sentiments of the Chartists of Glasgow , on the occasion of O'Connor ' s visit . Mr . D £ nnis MuitBAY also read a splendid address from the Irish Chartists of Glasgow , whicii was well received .
Mr . O'Connor , who remained standing during the reading of the above addresses , now came forward to address the meeting . The cheering was here renewed and kept up for a minute or two with tho greatest enthusisam . When Mr . O'Connor could be heard , he said -. —Highly gratified as he was with the language and presentation of the two excellent addresses which had now been read in their hearing he was more gratified at the glorious display he now saw before him in favour of the principles of the Charter . ( Cheers . ) He appeared before them again —altered it might be in appearance , but with his principles unchanged , his energies unbroken , and his spirit as vigorous as before . ( Cheering . ) From the first he had moved ia this agitation , because he
considered it his duty , and because he thought that by so doing he could be productive of some service io the suffering and oppressed artisans of this country . ¦ Heheld that in so doing he only did what justice and honesty called upon him to perform . He held that no man ' s position in society , be he surrounded by what circumstances he might , entitled him to deny the claims of his poorer or less powerful brethren to the franchise . And if he did not deny the justice and utility of this demand , he held that he was bound to lend his assistance to carry them into practical operation . The more comfortable , the more exalted a man ' s condition in society , the greater wa 3 the demand upon him to exert himself to raise- his fellow-men to an equality with himseif . In this
particular he considered that he endeavoured to peribim his share of duty , and he was the better entitled to make the demand upon others . ( Cheere . ) He was , nevertheless , glad that the same spirit which was supposed to be dead and buried by plain John Campbell , was now resuscitated to make him hide his ugly physiognomy behind the mask of a peerage . ( Laughter and cheers . ) On the subject of the addresses that had been presented to him , he begged to add a few remarks . As to the one from his own countrymen , he received it with pride . He was gratified that the . Irish , who had been so long excluded from a voice in the representation of their country , and who were forced to emigrate and to become aliens to the land of their birth , had resolved to follow in
the only agitation which could secure to them the blessings of impartial legislation aiad the bounties with which Providence had blessed them in abundance . That address told him that they had fora long period been excluded from participating in the privileges enjoyed in Scotland and England—that they would gladly leave these shores , on which they were considered an iucumbrance , and betake themselves for a resting place in the land of their birti , if they were admitted to those lights which would enable them to act the part of freemen . ( Cheere . ) He had been amongst them for years . They had had many an opportunity of judging of his worth—M loved , he adored them—but he had told them before : and he now told them again , that if he thought less
that Ireland should have one particle of liberty than Scotland ot England , he should not exert him self for them . ( Cheers . ) He recognised and gloried in the principle of the man , be his creed , colour , or language what it might , who acknowledged the civil equality of man—he was entitled to * ftont rank in the army of Democracy . Allusion had been made to York Castle . Now , he suffered ho P ' ^ ment there in comparison to the good he nw effected . ( Hear . ) He was detained as an hostags for the people , and he wa 3 glad , of the opportunity of proving his dovotion to his principles . ( Cheers . ) He was glad that he could see no leaders , nortn , south , east , or west , but leaders of honest principles-He was grateful for this display , and for this oi » p « - tneir uijj
cuniEy 01 again loosing upon tnem in . »«; and : power . To-day they saw before them , in to * wbr ; by . Mend Moir and himself , their old memoer and their present M . P . for the city . ¦ ( Laug hter . ) When the election came , bis CMr . O'C . ' s ) time - expired , and'Me . Moir was duly elected by the suffrages of the citizens of Glasgow . . ( Laughter an <| cheers . ) He rejoiced that their colours were stw nailed to the mast , and , like his beloved fnona Moir , they would die rather than desert the cm * 8 in which was embraced their right to be represented . ( Cheers . ) He waff exceedingly p hased above all to find that they were now to have a vnm with the Irish people , and " that the lands of cakes and paraties were about to embrace in sisterly anection . Thank 3 to O'Higgins . and . Wood , and tne other brave man who had joined the movement in Ireland . Bv their nnion and" perseverance
he trusted they would weave such a Web a 3 wooia Btrangle all their tyrants by the neck . The poute cal jugglers of his unfortunate country bjuTEaK * that , if Repeal was to be gained , they shonld not owe it to the Chartists of England or Scotlana . Now , he could tell these quacks , that , if it was *• be gained At all , it would be by the ^ assistance ; ao « co-operation of the two countries ; and he couio assure them further , that , let thereof le of Iw ^ , ? continue man worshippers as they mifht , we snau not allow them to be satisfied with political treachery , but do better for . them than they wonia for themselvdB . ( Cheers . ) They had resolved «*> £ to petition the House of Commons , and he was g'W of this . His friends , Messrs . Moii and Proudfooji two of the handsomest men in * Jlaseow and twv
, of the most intelligent , had told j&em that ne gow * was to be expected from tho present AdpuMStfluw —that they might as well petition Nelson ' s W" * ment , or the rock of Gibraltar ; aid he wouhr *<«« or the hill of Howth , as the Peel Administra ^ He knew this ; bathe was convinced that a . ««»* , number of advantages accrued ftom petitionuis By petitioning they &ot up a 'discussion tf J ° , House , and kept their claims before the vjPg their so-calledirepTesentatives . Had they ^ Cut tioned before , plain John Campbell , " ^ e ° J m undertaker , would have taken possession < % yZA peerage with the consoling reflection that * %£ „• effected the downfall of Chartism . ThetWO ^ mUii wi of signatures , however , gave him the I »» _~ L blasted his sweet anticipations . They vWme ^ their thousands to-day , to declare that : . noift * . " *
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GLASGOW . GREAT AND POWERFUL DEMONSTRATION OF THE CITIZENS OF GLASGOW AND SUBURBAN DISTRICTS , IN FAVOUR OF FEAKGUS O'CONNOR AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER , Monday morning , the 11 th of October , will long be remembered by the eons and daughters of the Queen of Chartism , a day , the consequence of which no tongue cau tell or the most eloquent pen describe ; the news of the release of Mr . O'Connor from the Fox Maule dungeon of York Castle , was hailed by the Chartists ' of Glasgow as a new era in thoir political existence , and from that moment all was enthsiasm and animation preparatory to the reception of
that illustrious patriot . The day when they were to meet their illustrious champion having arrived , they assembled at an early hour in the morning , which appeared rather gloomy . At four o'clock in the morning the wind blew aud the rain fell , while the Chartist bands were flaying through the streets of Gorbals , Calton , and Bridgeton arousing the dreamy sleepers from their slumbers and to a ssnso of the glorious cause of human liberty . The Demonstration Committee assembled at six o ' clock in their own hall , College Open , when that sincere and honest Chartist , Mr . Baird , was called to the chair , who called upon their firm and honest Colquhoun , treasurer for the committee , to render an account , which was done to the satisfaction of all present , after
which Con Murray read for approval , an address agreed to on Saturday night by the Irish Chartists residing in Glasgow , to be presented to Mr . O'Connor that day on the Green ; after which Mr . Brown , secretary , read tho address of tho citizens , of Glasgow , both of which met the unqualified approbation of the members of the committee and delegates present . The affairs having been arranged , and as the Royal Tar steam boat , which the committee had hired for f he purpose of bringing up Mr . O'Connor from Greenock was to sail at seven o ' clock , the committee , headed by the band which they had hired , and who were dressed in rifle dresses , proceeded down the High-street , along Trongate , Argyle and down Jamaica Streets , to the Broomilaw , where thousands
were in waiting . By this time the morning was beautifully fine , the storm of rain and wind had passed away , the rich luminary , of Heavon shone forth in all its glory . The boat was soon crowded by persons of all denominations , some from a distance of five , ten , and twenty miles round . In making our way through the vast crowd assembled , we heard some poor weavers saying they would like to meet the brave O'Connor , but that they could not spare more than one half of the fare . We soon made this known to the Committee , and they at once generousljr agreed to allow all those who felt a wish , belonging to that unfortunate clasB to go aboard , under these conditions , the boat was soon laden with a rich freight The utmost extent of
of sterling Chartists . cordiality , generous feeling , and independence of principle prevailed , and at the mast-head floated the flag of Chartism—" Peace , Law , and Liberty , " while the boat was decorated with ever-greens , laurel , and branches of birch , and Royal Oak . While going down the river , vast crowds were assembled on the banks , who hailed the rich crew of the Royal Tar with waving of handkerchiefs , hats , and immense cheering , which echoed over bill and dale , and thrilled through every heart . The crew of the Tar being what may be called a pisk from the ranks of Chartism , amongst whom we observed M'Crea , of Kilbarchan , Clark , of Baihead , Wood , of Dublin , tho stars of Paisley , Rutherglen , Bridgeton , Cal ton , and Anderston , humorous jokes , comic and solo-singing , speeches from persons who had never appeared as public orators , and the rapturous cheering of the royal crew , made as glorious
a medley of happy souls , as ever met within the walla of a floating palace . When we arrived at Dumbarton Castle , the whole crew , ladies , young Fearguses , and all assembled oa the deck , and struck up "Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled , " accompanied by the band . The scene at this stage of the busijiess was truly graphic : the glorious swell of threj hundred voices rung from shore to shore , which brought to the doors of the dwellings of the hardy sons of old Scotia , those who as yet know but little of our presentmovement . However , the novel scene , the romantic scenery , the past recollections ; the deep tradition of Scottish history , which is instilled into the minds of the sons and friends of our native landj brought out many of these individuals , and the cheering which flowed from various villages , and from both sides of the river , told over the mighty mass of waters which intervene betwixt the shores of our native land aad tbe broad Atlantic Ocean , of
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