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VK O-BBIEN TO HI 8 FBIENDS A 1 TO COBRESr * : PONBENTB . . _ ,, L ; Hr . O'Brien beg * , through tfaemediam of the Star , to ^ knowledge and , retara hi * grateful thank * lor , the ge-renl eongratulatory addresses , invftatiana , and oth « r CTJEtoUry oaaTnnnlcatioTH which have , been presented t ^ blm from fanwa parts of England and Scotland , 1009 bis liberation , throng Hn . 03 risn , Mr . HeylrD 0 ^ md other cfcsanelsi and bega to assure his { nesdB sad correspondents , that tie eommmnieatteos rfte&eA to shall oommand his respectful attention , the moment be gets relieved from his ' present engagements , in 23 so * hire asd Yorkshire . He ha * acted down the BSIsesfind addresses of all the p * rtJe » -who hare written to iim , K" * would reply to them imme < iiately bat gods it impoBdbiB toiuwet all , partly owing to the rap idity of his movements from town to town , and partly to extreme ted health which renders him , for tjje present , incapable of uj further exertion than is
ab solutely necessary to meet toe engagements on hand . He -wishes also , when he does -write , to be &ble to inform bis friends , ( in the distant parts of England and Scotland , ) of the precise time they may expect him in tbeir respeetiTe localities , —wbleh he cannot do note , owing to the cause * already stated , " -partSeolariy to the precarious state of his health , which he sometimes fears Trill compel him to postpone his intended visita to Scotland and the West of England till next summer . Owing to this latter cause Mr . OB . after attending sixteen great meetings within the first seventeen days of his liberation , ( in Westmoreland , North and South Lancashire and Cheshire , ) was compelled at last to take to his bed on Monday last , and pat himself into the doctor * bands , who tails him that be will not answer for his life , if be resumes agitation otherwise than stowly and leisurely , not Jectaring or addressing crowded assemblies oftner- than three times s week , and
even then always taking « are to get to bed as soon as possible after the mwtiags are orer , without subjecting fclmaeif to cold or sadden changes of temperature . - "In consequence of his illness Mr . OB . was obliged ( tor the first time ) to disappoiat the men of Oldham on tbe evening * of Monday and Tuesday last , but thanks to Hears . Doyle and Yineent , whj kindly volunteered to take his plaee , and thanks To ' tie men of Oldham , themselves , whose hwnanity and considerate feeling * ven oQBspicaou on . Um occasion , the disappoiiunent wai oot felt , save on Mr . O'Brien's -own account To preraot tie like disappointment in future , Mr . OB . vfll not feare more than three or four meetings prearranged for him within a giten time , and in and at specified days and places , during tbe remaining portion of ^ Tpoiitkal tour , bat if bis health and strength w 3 ! permit , he will viait other places is tbe immediate viebrity , on the intervening days .
When Mr . O'B . finds himself eonraleseent , he will address hu friends at greater length , through the Slar , md meanwhile he wishes all future eomnraniestians from them , ( till further notice , ) to be addressed for him to the eare of Mr . Heywood , bookseller , OMham-street , VtrK-h ° ^ JT ; as Mrs . O'B . aad family , an about to remsTe from Lancaster .
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Hcddersfield . —Mr . Duffy lectured here on Mondij evening to a aowded aadknee . HaCISBT . —At a public meeting of Chartists , held at Mr . Western ' s Temperance Hotel , on Tuesday last , Mr . Rowland in the chair , Mr . Wheeler delivered an excellent lecture to an intelligent audience , on the principles of the People ' s Charter , proving it to be a complete remedy for the numerous political efils which iflict society . At the conclusion of the lecture , Mr . Rowland , in an eloquent address , supported the Tiews of the lecturer , and recommended , in glowing terms , tbe Horthcm Star newspaper to their notice , it being
the only English newspaper that adroeated the right of labour . The address of the National ExecutiTe- was then read from the English Chartist Circular , and highly approved . [ Tbe spirited proprietor of this work is highly to be commended for the prompt manner in which he has inserted this and other national docttnsa t * » ffliT >« tin « from the ExecutiTe . ] Several new members were enrolled , das-leaden appointed , a council elected , and this young branch of the association baring got fiirly under weigh , will , we trust , speedily become the parent of many others In this truly s&opoealie district . May it increase and multiply .
gi . Pascras . —Mr . Martin delivered an excellent address , at the Feathers , Warren-street , on Sunday last , on the best means of obtaining the Charter , An ExceHrat spirit was evinced , and much good will be the result IaJtBETH . —Mr . Stallwood lectured herb on Tuesday last , at the spacious Hall , China Walk . Sut-ject— " The necessity of a change . " The lecture ? in an able manner depicted the evils of our present system of legislature ioEquHty , and showed the superiority of the Charter over every other proposed remedy . Middlesex . —A delegate meeting was held October 10 th , at 55 , Old Bailey , Mr . Rowland in the chair . Beporta of a satisfactory nature were received from the various deputations appointed to wait upon the
localities . Much disappointment was expressed at the deputations appointed to wait on two bodies of the Uflots having neglected to attend aecerdingto engagesent . Credentials were received from Messrs . Bale and Mill * , as delegates from the city of London locality ,-fiie ma of £ i 6 s . 3 d . ww received toward * clearing the loans due on account of public meetings . The deputation appointed to attend the discuss i on on the darter , at the Social Hall . John-street , Tettenham-Coart-Eoad , gave in a satisfactory report , and announced thai the subject for the « rntning Friday evening would be " Tbe Comparative Benefits of the Repeal of the Com laws , and the attainment of the Charter : "
Hessn . Martin and < 3 « odfellow were appointed to » Uead . Mr . M'Grath , assisted by Mi . Knight , was appointed to attend a discussion on the following evenmg , niject— " Were the People intelligent enough to possess the Franchise . " The Tsrious lecturers and depnatioia to the localities were appointed . The offer of fee shareholders , of 55 , Old Bailey , to allow the coaceil the use of their room for lecturing every Thursday evening , on condition of paying Is . 6 < L per Eight for lighting , &c . was accepted , and ilesars . Dale , Mania , and Watkina , appointed a committee to maia § e the buaaess of thft lecture-room . After considerable discussion on the subject of the late article in the Iiupc&i , headed " Political Bloodhounds . " n was
carnea , by a majority , that the council should not waste i as fete in discusMEg the frivolous or malicious attacks of those parties who , fearing our strength , and dread- '¦ ag oar honesty , were anxious to sow the seeds of i Qiseord amonpt us . Much iadigiiation was expressed i & . te conduct the ne-w journal , the Weekly Erpress , i m feidamg for publi * faf oar , by promising to give faith- < nu bbA txtended reports of all Chartist proceedings , ad treating the St Pkacras meeting in the manner it i ad done . Mi . Martin gave notice of a motion con- i Jf 3 "vhvv w * mm utVUW v ^ i *** I tenmag the ent
Tj ^ language contained in the sermon i X ? "f * l . « y ^ WatkiQ s- Mr . Fuasell moved , and itt troedfellow seconded , the following resolution : — i ibas . this meeting , having obtained the professional : Knee of Mr . OConnor regarding the payment of the ' ^ J " * T tt t 0 ^ D ^ ^^ Cou ncil , declare , in j BrwtiT to the correspondence from Finsbury , that it is ' ^ r opi nion that it u rtrietly legal , and impress upon '¦ ¦ mi Uwi necessity of immediately furmshing their , K . ^ ! "" iaoMJy- Various loans were ' Oac i « -Sed , and the meeting adjourned . i 15 011
JJ ?^ !™— Sunda 7 ' 10 'a . Mr . Stall-SSnLT * * the Charter ^ S ** s « . Stretton-I fewmi on the » yectsiity of a change . " He statsd \ ttX ^ I ; continually bcaited of their intelligence , ! fer wudom , their knowledge , arts , Kietce , iaas if i u ?™? " *!!}^ ^ PP ^^ . m though we were ^ MToo nded by want , misery , proEthution , and i ianr ft ,, i ? - of C ^^ aons , instead of considering ! fcth-v ^ J 1 ^ 31 " 68 * oald beaefit the People-how i £ to ttf . f " ° ^ PP ^^ s * . considered only , tile iw ^ H ^ Eqoare ^^ our ^ aent and «««*• Tk » oTK" ^ lectHra ** n took a enraory re- j J » of ^ e J ^ estates , Qaeen , LoriB t ud commons . ! t& £ o ^!' r " ?^ mi be 8 h 0 ^ ed the evil i taHnv ^ tP ? 6 L 3 WS > EDc ! c * ra Lsws , Enlistment t « ranaang the ntctiatv of a cWze : h « thpn « hnwM lC
^ WalS t ?* n Y jUinio 1 Efi S laEd ' Ir 6 lalld . Scotland , p 4 i > 1 S ^ thatthe chaQ 5 * ^ ** * ^^^^^^ ft ^ te ^^ tegea ^ hich alii * eloqnsnt Ld ^ l ! ^ m lts ^ P * " * . and concluded j «» « SSL ^ ° Werfnl address > ^ d the plaudits of 5 k meabenTTT ^ ^ f S °° * ^ oom here , and if «»« , * oa ? d ^ ^ 1 ° ^^ wouId bQt ««* toem- l & 2 ^* ws- - ^ ssissa «' ^^ s ^ -js ^ -fr ^ r i ** . ntb vr ° ^ 1 : CGaAMSHIaE —OnMonday evening , * 4 tt thU , m 8 tteDt t audience , and the result was 4 » CTer blrJTi ' 7 f *• ^ "' i of Chartism hfcchofthTv ^^ ^ a ^ eded in establiahing a hSshw ? bOaaI Charter Aarociation , and alsS a 6 0
fe ?^ Tening ** Ter - ^ tisiiSL ?^* 00111 " ' Moody-streetTt ocontSi , ^^ ^ ^ * 8 «» attempted reduction « PKVia £ t ^ ^^ * ° " -Ms « Blesfield , attended , KfSS ^ tS necessity of the working classes PSSLSST *" ' ^ ^^^ ^ PossibiUty ef KntfSK * ! * edaeti 0 n rf " ^ es without tbe IVsK ^ f m fcTour ^ joining the association . h > anTiS P ^^^ ^^ * eir immedute budi ^ « a ^ animoudy agreed to resisi the proposed re-ISV ^ , !?? *™** * to «» -oBts by everVmeans htaWi ^ Brednctiao * iU amcuntto from is . IW i o . jjl- - One man stated that for several week * I ^ An ^ r ^ l ? Mfeara Ss - ^ *** > md frta cSf ^ L ^ T" * " ^ *» Mf ««««« 1 « oa P i
i ^ pir - * " r " ^ - « we *^ » eavuvg ttcm 5 s . Nft-:-, l ana four children ; and if the pro-\^ H tli ^ 'f > 1 jOS pkce he ''f 0111 *! b ^ e but 3 i . . ' The l ^ aaawof m pjD : ish . ^ doin P' 8 ' fi » sfe £ itbe * lLs ttess in tfceir cehtot .
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CHELSEA . —A publiQ mefeting of Chartists toolrplace at Qeoige &fereet , on Monday , Oet , 10 th , Mr . Dallibarin the chair . ' Mfamtes frere read and confirmed . > o"he . Se ^ . cretary reported from delegate- meeting- 'C ^ Lriderabfe disenssfon arose on the cnange of the meetin ^ gfligEt uo-Monday to Sunday , when it was resolved ' to ijoatiinie to meet on Monday evenings for 1 he trimsac ^ Toa of . "bu&labbs , and devote Sunday eveniig to leotarW- It was resolved that in future w « meet : &t aeven o ' cloek instead of . eight The Cemmittee appointed to' get up the late publk meeting at ihe Bath Gardens having reported that tin collection for the meeting had defrayed all the eipences , Mr . Bunker nered and Mr . Wheeler seconded a vote of thanks for their energetic services , which was carried nnaaimoosly . ' The address from the Executive
was then discssaed ; some abjections wwe raised respectiug the number of delegates for Middlesex and the anpTonnrling florxnties , and . oih& minor detail * , but eventaafly Mi . Stallwood moved that tbe address be adopted , which , being seconded by Mr . Wheeler , w » earned nnanimonslr . Mr . Wheeler was instructed to communicate with tbe Executive for petition sheets . Mr . Stallwood was appointed to lecture on the Corn Laws , on the ensuing Sunday , tod Messrs . Wbeeler , Dillibar , and Dowling , on the following Sundays , Ja consecutive order . Ms . Btallwood * in conseqeence of the increase of mewbws , was ejected by a majority of four ovez Messrs . Heath and Dowling , to tbe office of Delegate to the London Council . The Treasurer was authorized t > transmit to the Finance Committee tbe money for fifty cards . A vote of thanks . was given to the Chairman and the meeting adjourned- - ...
xacBO . —The Chartists of this place met at Mr . John Eude&n ' s Coffee-house , No . 1 , Castle-street , when Wm . Wale , Jan ., was called to the chair ; he . addressed the meeting with , good feeling and spirit , calling on them to unite for the purpose of sopportiag the movement under the guidance of the Executive Council of the National Charter Association- Having laid the future plan of operation before them , and the notice calling s delegate meeting at Bath , a resolution was passed to support to their utmost , any decision tbey , the delegates , might come to . A ^ ood feeling generally seems to prevail amongst ths working clatKwi , and many middleclass men , and ( he hard hands anticipated at a future day that the bold and true to the cause of the poor , will pay them a visit in his agitating tooc The cause pats on a new face , a fresh impression seems to prevail , and the people anxioaaly await the arrival of some good and determined lecturer amongst the miners of Cornwall .
Wikchcomb . —Mr . Melaom , of Cheltenham , lectured here on Sunday last , to an audience composed of upwards of two hundred agricultural labourers . He was accompanied on his visit by Messrs . Perry , Welling , and Hay ward , and much good has been done in the district _ Wi-gas . —The Rev . J . B . Stephens paid a visit to this town on Tuesday , and in the evening delivered an eloquent and impressive discourse in the Commercial Hail . At the conclusion , a vote of thanks was moved by Mr . Dixon , and seconded by Mr . Birtwutle , to the lecturer , for his able defence of the rights of the labouring classes . -QLDHiM—Mr . Doyle , of Manchester , and Mr . H . Vincent lectured here , to numerous audiences , on Monday . Mr . O'Brien was to have lectured , but was unable from indisposition .
Macclksfikld . —On Monday evening , Mr . Linney , of Manchester , delivered a very impressive lecture in the Chartist rooms , to a crowded audience , who seemed deeply impressed with the wholesome truths which Mr . L . brought forward . At the dose of the lecture thirteen members were enrolled . Bi&mixgham . Progress of Chabtism . —The good cause is advancing steadily here , and nothing is so much required as a large place of meeting , in a central positioi ; such is the Increased desire of the people for political information since the
demonstration , that Freeman-street room is found to be too small for the accommodation of the public . The members of the council have therefore determined to procure a larger place as soon at possible . An association has also been formed at the Ship Inn , Steelhonse-lane , at which place several of the most active and leading members of the old political union have taken out cards . Another is about being established at the Domestic Coffee House , Henrietta-street , and it is hoped that ere long there will be a plaee of meeting In connection with the N&ttasal Charter Association in all parts of this densely populated town .
Public Msettsgs . —Tbe usual weekly meeting of the members of the National Charter Association was held at their room in Freeman-street , on Monday even-Lag last , Mr . J . Williamson in the chair ; the Chairman delivered a long , instructive and humourous address , in which he ably exposed the villanies of the present system , and concluded by stating that he bad been a Reformer throughout tbe course of a long life , and was determined to finish bis course in the same way . Mr . George White then addressed the meeting at some length , he reviewed the opposition which the Chartists bad t » contend with , the steps which had been taken to break their spirits and intimidate them , and then alluded to the glorious position which they held in defiance- of all opposition ; he then shewed substantial
reasons why every working man and every friend of jtuiice and humanity should , give their active support to the Chartist movement , an * concluded by proposing " That the general meeting should be held « n the first Monday of every month , when tbe secretary should call over the names of the members , and each person wouid afterwards be expected to paj up his arrears provided he was in employment" The motion was seconded antTcarried unanimously , after which Mr . Foasell addressed the meeting concerning tne charges which were made against his brother new resident in London , and stated that his brother was determined to e » me to Birmingham to have them investigated . The osnal notices were then given , after which the meeting separated .
S'J ^ da ? Evemsg . —The usual meeting was hpld at Freeman-street on Sunday evening last , at half-past six o ' clock , and although the rain descended in t « rreuta , the attendance was numerous . Mr . George White delivered an address on the principles of the People ' s Charter , and tbe benefits that its establishment would confer on Bociety , and showed np the infamous robberies perpetrated under the present system ; after which the meeting separated . Chartist Meetj . ng ix Steexhouse-laxe . —A numerous meeting took place at tbe Ship Inn , S » eelhouse-lane , on Tuesday evening last , for the purpose of entering the names of those who were willing to join the National Charter Association , and also to elect members of the National Council . Mr . Taylor , printer ,
Steelbense-lane , was called to tbe chair , and opened the business by reading tbe circular and address of the Executive Council , and then stated his willingness to to hear any person who thought proper to address the meeting . Mr . Horsley then rose and stated , that they had met there for the purpose of strengthening and assisting the National Charter Association . They also meant to embody themselves in the Association , and ¦ would endeavour to conciliate and heal up any breaches that might exist amongst the real friends of liberty . They had bo intention to create division , but intended to act in . the same spirit as they hsd * done at the demonstration . They had a good example shown them by Mr . O'Connor , whose every speech breathed a spi rit of conciliation : ard he hoped to see the same spirit
breathe throughout . He would propose that they immediately proceed to elect a Council as they had now got the number of members which they had originally iixed upon . Mr . Feliowes , of Monmouth-street , seconded the motion , which was put from the chair , and carried . The election was then proceed with , when th « following persons ¦ were unanimously elected . Mr . Sampson Davis , Marahall-strtet ; Mr . Horsley cabinet maker , Stetlhouse-lane , Mr . Taylor , printer , SteelbouBe-Luie , Mr . Samnel Davis , boot and sb » e maker , Newton-street , Mr . Burdett , Pritchard-street , Mr . Richards , of iloseley-street , * ub-setr « - tary , and Mr . Follovres , of Monmouth-street , sub-treasurer . 11 was then agreed that a report of the proceeding * should be sent to the Xorlhem Star , throngh the reporter for that paper , and also to Mr . John Campbell , secretary to the Executive . Mr . George White
afierfrards addressed the meeting , and expressed his satisfaction at the good feeling which prevailed . Mr- Eam&a of Lionel-street , delivered a feeling and truly patriotic address , in which he commended the manly , consistent , and straightforward eonduct of Feargu 3 O'Connor , Esq . and expressed his approbation of Mr . O'Connor ' s manly and honest bearing , as contradistinguished to the vaccil lating manoeuvres of Attwood and Co . Mr . Barnes concluded by expressing a hope that every man that held Chartist principles , and intended to carry them out , would do so in a friendly and amicable spirit He was louly ehfcered by the meeting . Mr . J . Wilkinson , sub-Secretary of the Association at Freeman-street , also addressed the meeting , after which it was ad juurued to the following Tuesday evening , a vote of thanks being previously given to the chairman for his upright conduct .
Frost , Williams , & Jones . —The gene-al committee of Birmingham , for the restoration of Frost , Williams and Jones , held its usual weekly meeting , on Tuesday evening last , at the National Charier Association-room , Freeman ? £ treet , Mr . Cress well in the chair , when it was resolved , "That in future all communications for this committee be received by the corresponding secretary . " A deputatioB was also appointed to wait on Mr . Guest , to enquire concerning Mrs . Roberta's soiree , in order , that this committee may fix the time for holdisg their eoiree for the benefit of the funds . Haslet iStaffosdshibe ) . —Dr . M'Donall -delivered'one of his able and talented lectures ; in tbe large room of the Gsorge and Dragon Inn ,-Ntsw- » treet , Hanley , October 5 th , to a crowded audience , which has done immense good is the cause of Chartism in tola district , and eaosed our numbers to increase .
T 0 DM 0 m > ES . —The iThartist cause is getting on bravely here . Since our last notice in the Star we have got twenty-four new n . esabers , and we have formed a debating society connected with the society , which is likely to do a great amount if good . At the weekly meeting , October ISth , it tts 8 resolved , "That the Sc cret&jy wtile to either Mr . or >*« . O'Brien , to ascertain the reason there is no answer come to tbe letter we 6 * nt some time back givirjg him ; \ n invitation to ccme to Todxnorden ; that a number of C "bartist publications be sent for to distri&ute auioDgsc the" indifferent to the caus ;; asd that . Mr . Bill be stnt for to give a lecture on the Ci . rn Xaws . ''
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! Skivton . —Mr . Knowles , of . Eefghley , kindly gave as bother visit , l * st night , OOt ' Jth , He lectnred on tU l » w of prtaogMitarei f and afcewed in a masterly styjbthateJaasleiisJatfbriw ^ vthe ' sbnrceorall the po -. rerty and distress which prevails in this country . . , * -- . - j - ^ , : " ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ (¦ . ¦!; ' - " .- " - Tekdeqar . —The men of Tredegar and the neighbourhood met on Monday , the lib . of October , to . form a reading room aad dobating society . Mr . Joseph Perry was called to tbe chair . Mr . Charles Powell delivered , an address ex the necessity of spreading intelligence amongst the working classes , » nd after other btudness had been gone through , Mr . C Powell moved / - ami Mr . Thos . "Bray seconded , the following resolution : — « Viewin g ^ aa we do ,. the present state of society , with the distressed oonditlon of the industrlQM millions , it is the determination of the members of tblf sottety to iao . nlM into the caua ? , ' lad do tlT in , their power to remove the eviL" The . resolution was unanimonaty carried .
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rHE ' OPERATIVE STOXE . VIASOX 3 LATELY EMPLOYED AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT TO THE TR& . DES OF GREAT BRITAIN . Fellow ' Workmen , —Seeing that a great misuader-Bt&nding exists amung tbe Trades of Britain relative to bar reasons for withdrawing from enr employment , and which we have every reason to believe his been caused by-tbe reports that have been circulated through the medium of the Times and Observer , which we are
prepared to prove are the grossest falsehoods it is in the power of man to utter . —we , therefore , take the opportunity ef laying before you a few fauts , ( and which we challenge the -world to deny ) that vreve ttie cause of UB Withdraw jig ftom our euiplovmsnt , and incD leave JOU to judge between us , our foreman , anrl our employers . In tbe first place , one of owe sbopznaits bad the tin-• welcoti-. e intelligence from Manchester of tke decease of his mother : be informed Mr . Allen ( tbe foreman ) of his \ rish to go and sec her interred , stating that he would have to be absent for a w < -ek or fortnight ; when Allen informed him , if that wa » the case ,
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5 ! TifSife ^ £ & ^ h ^ & * & ** *•* be ( Alien ) wonJd « ot fteep ay on > ogenfor ; iayt man that , lengthm tlr ^ ej ^ ndfir saA d fflim . ^ , f , : \ , ' ; '¦' .,... It ; ha » ako been quite customary tdi Alt / Bo to . ordMv . in the ^^\^ mg ^~ tt 0 c ^ a ^^§^ trade * man tor " pWk , Bji M b ^^ toojiandv , ^; off , " before J » ; hj » d been many % & $ ttB jebV also fo . the » o . t trifling mistake have Mar discharged ai a moment's notice . > ^^^ pw ^^ ¥ ^ v ^ blameabte ?* . W& , Again , ' . one of the men had , bjs leg hUwotk . ex 6 ec % g '; of course , as h « had b « en lamed in tbe « nru » of his employers , that i 6 ejr ' would conU ^ it « to glva hJmj work . ' But no : Allen immediately discharged him , with an execration that bo wanted none •» $ ^ -r ^ nsbolUigl ^ owiti hlm tbMeu
, The aame ryraptuui told one of ouf ahopmates , wjjo had bben at home ffl tot some time , and whose wife was also vary ID , on his return to his work to go about his business , asbe { tfteforeman ) djdlaot waatany menthefte of his description . We immediately nude f > oollection fOThjm , jo enable Wm to procure foodlir bim « lf and bis rick . wife . ¦ „; , ; . { ; ; ,...: ; :-: ' - ' :: . ¦ . : '¦ / , , : '> . Another of thW men . ' bad , been oiled , from bis work to attend thedeath-bed of hi * wife , ind . when he came from that seene to his work , he waf told to go back and die with her , and be damn'd . In fact , his general conduct has been ao debased as to be quite nnoeanble . He damns , blasts , and curses ai every turn ; * ndto ferrify xu , has made a practice of threatening to disohsige two or three "tf « w » n of as at a time , if , w « even complained of such coindnct .
We now leave you to judge howfar we are jostMable in the steps we have ' taken to suppress such inhuman . monstrous , and totolerant conduct ; and while , we t « - ; turn thmks » o ftoietShWai whloa have so JSM ^ njaate tendered us their aid , we solioit that amount of . % ^ lsfc ' aooe froto onrfeUpWop ^ kttTes whii bate not , jjfo don * so , as shall enable the working , toiling sjiUloi ^ . tomaW tain that fndeperident position in sooietjr which , «« the prdduiittM of ' ^ U , wealth ,, ifcej . Nnsifa . ; «» p jrf gb * V ooonpj . ; , ^;— , - ; ' ¦ ¦ = ;; • ¦ : • . , ; - i :- \ yy- \ - .,.:,, . We remain , Fellow Workmen , ¦ .. ' ^ ourV respectfully , v The Masons lately emploted at tub house 8 of parliament . \ - Thomas Caetkh , Sec . Pavior * s Arms , Westminster , October , 1841 .
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TO THB EDITOB OF TUB WEEKLY DISPATCH . " Tis a cruelty to load a railing man { "Shokespere , Sib , —Weekly attacks having appeared in tbe Dispatch upon me or rather upon a sermon of mine , I trust you will permit me the right to reply—and first I would state my astofllghment at the severity of these attacks , from , one who " neither knows me , nor is known by me . " I can only account ; for this on the ground that yon have been actuated by the prejudices of others rather than by your own , aad , if so , candour will incline you to hear the other side . ,
I am a country Cuartiat and cannot but think that the Chartism in town is not so healthy , nor so free-toned , as that ia the country . There are many country Chartists in London , but their efforts are in a great measure neutralised by the town Chartists . I am not opposed to these men personally—but their opinions . I wlah a line of demarcation to be drawn between them and us—that theyi may separate themselves from us and not come among us for the purpose of sowing dissension to create division . It was to effect this , to make these individuals disclose themselves , and be known for what they are , that I preached the sermon complained of , and it bad the d . sired eff . ct I was challenged to a discussion , the result of whlcb was more effectually to , separate the sheep from the goats—the chaff from the corn .
Now , I would ask with what trnth can it be asserted that I would kill or even harm the men ? The very paasageyou have quoted , though picked out for the purpose , will not sustain such a charge , and I could pick out many passages that contradict it , that confute it . Ab for instance— " I w * uld not harm these men—• I would aot hurt the serpent but to make Tha serpent hurtless . Let us set a mark upon them that all men may see , and know , and avoid them—then let them depart and freely .
I cannot consent to your opinion , that tbe sermon is a " disgrace" tome ; itbas been pronouncad " right , " useful , valuable , well-timed ; too lenient , &o > , by men whose judgment is morally , andnotphysically , directed . I readily admit that some portions of it might be modified with improvement to the whole , but should not some allowance be made for tbe heat of that indignation which is prompted by pity and by Z 9 al for suffering humanity ? . I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , ¦ ' , ¦ John Watkihs . No . 9 , Bell Yard , Temple Bar .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —I expect as an act of justice , you will insert this , my reply to the letter of Moaely Stott , toG . J . Harney . I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , Mark Crabteek . to ms . geoege julian harney . Sir , —In the Star of 2 nd October , a letter appears from a Mr . Stott , Secretary to tbe Chartists of Dewsbury . In this letter he states ; on the authority of four persons , of the name of Hftlgh , Atkinsoa , Wass , and Simpson , that I said "that the Chaitiats , or leading Chartists of . Dewabury , -were a setof poor , mean , shabby
humbugs ; and this , said he , is the opinion of William Martin , of Bradford , and poor George Julian Harney . You behaved in a moat shabby manner to poor Harney , said he ; you paid him as yout lecturer , a paltry thirty shillings per week , ' while I paid him tive-and-forty shillings per week during the late West Riding election ;' that after this , Thomas Wass challenged him to prove bis assertion on the Market Cross next momlBg at ton o ' clock , and he ( Thomas Wass ) would at the same time engage to prove to a majority of the inhabitants that Mark Crabtree was a lying , two-faoed political villain . " Now , Sir , I ask yon whether , during the time you was at the Convention , and at anytime you eve * met me , you found me to aetthe < part of a do * ble-faoMl man , or even a " two-faoed politic *! villain . "
You all knew my saatimente ,- I never disguised them . 1 throw back , with scorn ; the' term viUatn upon Haigh and Ca , with , thB « eontempt they deserve ; and assert that they are base and infamous ^ liars , when they afate I ever menaoned I had paid you 45 s . per week duringthe West-Riding election . I did eay , that the Chartists of Dewsbury were " mean , " &c . ; bo far they tell the truth ; but I did not say I paid you weekly SUCh a BUin . I did Bay , < md do still say , that during tBe election , I let you have money , because I felt that tne man who was doing the dirty work of Haigh and Ca , and enlightening their ideas , upon the Five Points of the Charter , was meanly , shabbily , and rascally paid at 30 s . pet -week . What money you had from rnu I never considered as politically advanced ; but as- a stir has been made , perhaps you will let these Chartists know bow much it was you received
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• is j , ' .,- J v' - * - v ¦ - » ¦ .- ¦ . -.- ¦• - . - ; fro « 'me ; Sthis tsn « t toy feekiai , you mturt blame Btott anfliCte ^ etrftVitrwaa ttem wh ^ feSnt-you ptit to aspire : to-swrta » Hi h ^ ntmra , mi a prtbe that gtott Would not <> ff ^< tQ hVrjoniJtteyfian'barbftr , if he k < jpt obel ?'•'^ Tt Ai fate day > p » y ft > r » fair day * work . Is my motto ; . bukthose bifh ^ mlnded Cliarttsts of DeWsbury , tiifak difflarenOy . They want their man t * iatr tbefr work , Mi 4 tostar »» iWbJle doin | rit .- - ' "^ i : ?> u- h - ¦ -: i Provided ; « b ; yon bad ' received Tory ' too ' dey W advanoe . tbeiTory eakse , ie : rjStust * e r « mW 8 » er * l T by the Chartists , « iat * yU » late ConvfiiiUoti * to aOdreiwwas issmd , advising the people , to otaettWy poujd not return * CnarttstOandldate > to do all in thel » powear to return » To « y . t . HWt Jon tten ; I say , teeeived To » y xnoaay , jam would only bare acted la ¦ coordanee to UwOmwrttaualaovfee . Ton must bepsifl forwhat yoadidi ^ ¦ ' " u > V ? ¦ :.: ::: ¦ -., ¦ '; : - ' . ¦ ¦ ' ' - . -.- 0 : ; - . > ¦ ¦ . ;
I nevet « aW toa dW recelw Tory inoi * y- * l never suspectodyowdid- ^ rhavetoogreat an epinion of your poUtieBlnonesty . and I wish you would go to Dewabury , Mdlratll * little of that koB 4 « ty into the tailor , sad bis three geese , for they seem as deficient in political honesty ,: as they are in the knowledge and practice of the ninth Commandment . " " . ¦ . : lam , ' . ( . . ¦ ;• ¦¦ . ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦; ¦ Mr . Harney , ¦ . Your obdt . servant , < ..-,.. . Mask Cbabtree .
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TO FEARQUS OCONNOB , ESQ . Dear Sib , —Ever since you commenced your career as an agitator for the rights ef man—the People ' s Charter , I have watched all your proceedings -with great care and attention , and it gives me great pleasure to be compelled to acknowledge you to be the most zealous , the most upright , and the most determined opponent of corrupt Government that ever lived in this or any other age . You have , displayed such admirable tactics in the arrangement of your forces , that you are in a fair way of gaining a complete and triumphant victory over all who oppose you .
Such being my opinion of your honesty and skill , I have a sincere desire to have your opinion upon another " new move" which has begun to shew itself in this neighbourhood . He is one of your own < f fustian jackets" who is at the head of it , and one , too , -who would not , for his life , utter another word upon tbe subject , if any one can prove that , by so doing , he would be injuring the cause of Chartism , or that the Charter would be retarded one moment ; longer from becoming the established law of the land , in consequence of him giving his opinion upon another but not less important subject—the National Debt . The Individual to whom I have just alluded has delivered two lectures , upon the National Bebt , and the best means of liquidating it
He declares that he baa discovered in the taxes which are appropriated to the purpose of ^ paying the interest of the National Debt , ' a miiie of wealth which may be worked -With ease and advantage . Its treasures may be easily made available for the benefit of every clasa of inen ia the United Queendom . Trade may be ' ' promoted te almost any exteat , and universal prosperity reignithroughout the land for ages to come . Our present currency be designated a paper currency , based upon a metalic standard of value ; that its base is too small , that its diameter is too limited to bear the immense superstructure of paper that ia necessarily built upon it , in order to raise the taxes , and carry on the trade of this great nation . The consequence is , that when the paper building id' raised suffleienUy high for the purposes for which It was designed , it looses the centre of gravity ; the line of direction falls without the base , and down would topple
the whole ^ superstructure , if tbe builders did not discover their error , and be glad to take It down with as much ease and promptitude aa they had manifested a short time before in building it up . Hence it is that we have such fluctuations of the currency —« ueh universal bankruptcy and distress . The case is the same every where where paper money exists as the representative of gold . And why ? Because , if there were as much gold as is represented by tbe paper in circulation , there would be no need whatever for a f » per currency . It is the want of gold to exchange for ' v ^ per that w the cause of such sudden alterations I »^ e value of money . But suddeh and ruinous alterations in thb . value of money Is inseparable from a paper euirency that is based upon a metalic standard ^ of vame ; for , aa ho skill can make a cone stand " with flrmiless u ^ on-its apex ,- so , neither ^ can any ingenuity of manrnjake a mon stroua paper telloB balance ' itself «^ on tte hmited circumference of a golden sovereign , j- ;;;; '
'¦ So innch for the lecturer's opinion of tte false principles upon which our present currency ; is founded . Lat us now see wbat he proposes M a remedy . He says his proDositlons for the remedy ef tie evils of whioh he ha / been cbmplainiitg , are the strangest propositions that ever were made In the -wort *; but no less strange than practicable . He bujb let the Gpyernment turn bankero—let . the stock of •' . tha ' . National Debt be converted into a floating capital , and the taxes which are appropriated to pay the interest < af the debt be converted into a bank stock for the redemption of the capital bo created . Let a national papet be issued to be called crown notes of tbe value of £ 6 and £ 3 . Let not one of these notes bo issued without paying off as much debt as the declared value of the notes . These netes . to be ' a legal tender , and continue
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to be , so iongaa tbey are in exis ^ noe , for taxes or any thing rtsaAsrattottniS of debt being discharged , the interest , Will l W saved ,- that " atnottnt of interest ao saved , whatewHt to , td be employed for the purpose and for bo other parpoie ihan cite -redeniptidn of tbe ' petMi . vr ?¦*¦ : ¦ - ' ' - ' - ¦¦ ' - - ^ ¦ - ¦[;¦ i ' - v .. ; ¦ ' . ; . - . , ¦ ¦ :.. ¦ - ;¦ :: ¦ -: :..- ' .- , : •>¦ ihtVSTVJi . TlOf ( . ' ~ ^ . ; .: ft ^ twlnai ^ Company of ^ aVftwk . of England l * e sum of five ralUions erf pouuas , for which they are paying five per cent Pay it offaUatoaoe in these notes . The interest will thesi cease , and aft the end of twalvtt months the Jnt «« j » t saved will be a aarplnaot Uxaiof ^ 360 , (> 0»—let that gouit oi these notes be e&Heetad by ih * :-CaanoeUoir of the Exchequer , or some © the * pewoa properly . authorised , and be destroyed—let them be burned , then will so much of tiie Kattocnl Debt be reduced to smoke and ashes , and so on of any other amount ^ - ¦ " ¦ . ¦ : ¦ , , / •¦ : ' - ; - " . ' . ' ¦
-, Again , tbe National Debt is said to be £ 801 , 000 , 000 } five per cent of that would / be jurt . £ 4 , 0 , Q 0 q , « 0 <> . If five per oent of stock be paid off in these notes to each creditor who has stock , for which he receives interest at five per cent per annum , would be £ 2 , 000 , 000 , and the taxes continuing the same , that amount of these notes might be annually deetroyed . ' , Thus by making money upon the new principle which he recommends , the National debt would be rapidly liquidated , without Imposing any additional buthen upon any dass ef the people ; a healthy tone wonld be given to trade and the revenue , and individual and national distress would vanish from the land without noise and tumult These notes , being legal tender ,
Would soon find their way into tbe Banks , arid would be equal' to so much ridded to - their stock of gold : while these notes lasted they '" would never fee under the > neeessity of parting with more gold at once than the differeace between si five and a "three pound note . ;¦'; Some persons may be ready to compare these notee to the assignants , whksh drculated fit Prapoe from 1786 to 1789 ; but In tb * opinion of the lecturer , the comparison cannot be made good . The assignants were a mortgage on the national estates , and ' no means were provided for their redemption , life means for the . redemption 6 t the Crown notes are provided , and would begin to operate tite moment the netes were issued . •¦ : /' : "'' ¦ ¦ ' '"• • ¦ ¦ '' " : - ' " ' ' . '; - '• " . "
Hoping that I have said enough to enable yeu to understand the nat&re of thescbeme , ft only remains for me to request that you will give me your unreserved opinion upon it , ' in time for the next lecture , which is to be delrrered on Wednesday the » ta inst , Bdbeg , - ¦ : ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ :-: ' .- --: ' . ' " ¦ : - ' : ; Sir , to subscribe myself , Your obedient servast , Abraham Whitehead . Scholea . Hobofirth , June 4 tb , 1841 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE COTTNTY OP ; DURHAM . . There will be a delegate meeting for the above county at Mr . Bradford's temperance Hotel , Durham , on Monday , tbe 26 th inst , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , when delegates are invited from the following places : — Sunderland , Bishop Auckland , Gateshead , West Auckland , South Shields , Banurd Castle , Stockton , ' Hartlepool , Darlington , South Hetton , Durham , Thornley . To take into consideration the better organization of the County . Communications to be addressed to John Mowbray , 39 , Framwellgate , Durham . Your ' s , 4 c , JOHN M 0 WB * AT .
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TO THE CHARTISTS GENERALLY . ( From ih « English Chartist Circular . ) Tbe position in which we find ourselves justifies us in earnestly directing attention to the following communication from a Correspondent of the Northern Star , aa inserted in that journal of tbe 9 th
inst—TO THB EDITOR OF THB KOBTHEHN STAB . Dear Sir , —I have just learned from what I have every reason to believe is good authority , that the proprietor of the- English Chartist Circular does not find that encouragement which the excellence of the work and the cheap rate at which it is published , fairly entitle him to expect It is , I am told , at present , ft losing concern ; and this , I must say , is a disgrace to our extensive body . -. " ¦ .
This work ought to be in the . hands of every Chartist , and no Chartist who smokes tobacco or drinks beer , can say he cannot affi > rd to take It . If he will not forego the price of a pipe of the one , or a small portion of the other , in order to find- good intellectual food for himself and bis children ; he is , in my opinion , unworthy to be considered a worker in our glorious struggle , since be proves , by bis acts , that he prefers to support the revenue of a corrupt Government , rather than aid in the maintenance of the Chartist press . . '¦ - •¦• ¦ . ¦ . ¦ -
I tope this hint will be extensively acted upen . I would also propose that every Chartist Association should spend sixpence in the purchase of Circulars to be sent to the parsons , magistrates , and other influential persons in each locality . Thus , the work would be made to pay , and the glorious principles of the Charter would become more generally known . I will conclude by requesting the lecturers to strenuously recommend the work wherever they go . I am , yours , A CHARTIST . Hunslet .
We are in utter ignorance of the source from which the above originated ; but , whoever iu author , We thank him most sincerely for the favourable mention of us , and forcible statement of pur case ; regretting , of course , that the talent he evidently possesses should not rather have kad an opportunity of congratulating us , and those for wh « m we labour , on our permanent establishment , instead of thus fraternally appealing to the Chartist body to extend to us that " help" which , failing—we perish . It will easily be gathered from these remarks , that our friend , " A Chartist , " has correctly stated that
" the proprietor of the English Chartist Circular has not found that encouragement which he bad expected . " The Circular has now reached the fortieth week of its existence . Of each number has been printed a quantity which , if wholly disposed of , would barely coverthe mere coat of paper , composition , and press-work , ( leaving out all consideration about editing , publishing , £ & ) , but we must add on no one occasion has the week ' s sale done this . There is , therefore , a heavy stock o& hand —that is to say , the proprietor has from first to lost sustained a pecuniary periodical loss , which in the aggregate amounts to a sum that may take years of toil—if ever—to recover . .
Hitherto , ana unreservedly , we have spoken of the Circular as a matter of trade , and the only question a casual reader might infer would be , whether it shall stand or fall as a remunerating publication . But we have higher ground to take . It is due both to the Chartists and to ourselves , that we should place the question in a different light We entered upon the task of establishing the Circular in the . high hope of becoming useful to the masses in their struggle against oppression . We aimed at becoming a medium in the hands of Chartist readers ef expressing their feelings—of aiding the extension of their ; principles by evidencing their justice—of strengthening the community in the one great cause ; not that we sought to become a sun round 'which the whole
body of Chartists might revolve , to the exclusion ot greater lights , but an earnestness of purpose—a conviction that our " own energies ought to be employed in the utmost degree to forward that great social and political change , the necessity and justice of which we have long asserted and believed , induced us to fondly imagine that our exertions would be appreciated—that wo might be accepted as an interpreter , a mediator , and a teacher by the Chartists themselves . Confident in our own integrity , we have laboured in the good work . Shall'the - labourer sink for-want of a helping hand from those with whom—for whom he has toiled ? Shall he be Buffeted to lie in exhaustion , and none put a eordial to his lips—his energies prostrate for
ever ? We appeal to the great body of Chartists for support or rejection ; by their decision we must abide . It must be speedily pronounced . If adverse to us—sheuld they tacitly allow us to close our career by not granting the aid we seek , we shall carry intoour retirement the same deep hopes for the restoration of the millions to their rights ; while we shall of a surety regret that the sphere of our own action—we ' can assume from the' kind patronage we do . receive—our own utility—has been narrowed . It is for our Chartist brethren to declare whether the Circular . ' . shall . ; come to an untimely end , and its proprietor be thus crippled in a pecuniary view ? Chartists answer—shall vx goon with you ? ' ' .
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Something New . —The pnpils of , f > school in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton , havfrig exnau 6 ted cVery ordinary pretext for obtaining , a Tioliday , hit upon a pew one , whichde ^ rvegiiptioe . 'Tfa * y signed ja . round robin , expressing their , anxietj / for the "health of their masters , and begging them to take » holiday , wbiph the the pup" *! oa the part of themsejves and guardians , would willingly consent to for the sake of the precious health of their .. * ' much approved good masters . "
The Cast-Iron OSNAMEHTaof BsRtra—TfieT » W ore from Which they are manufactured does not cO 8 t moro than k . 6 d . ' per cwt . ; but wrought into earringB , the value beeotnes £ 2 . 734 2 ? . 6 d . per owf . ; and mace into shirt buttons ,- about £ 3 , 000 per cwt . It would not be easy to point ont any other nretal to which art cm increase the value of the raw material 40 , 000 ib ' -d . —[ We should like to know howmuch of this nicnase goes into the pockets of the artisans in the shape of wajjes ; and how much is absorbed in profits . ]—Ed . N . S .
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SrocKPoai . —The Stockport Ckwamittee hearing of Mr . Yioceat ' s arrival iu Manchester , and wishing him to pay them a visit , appointed deputation to wait upon him for that purpose , who saw him in a few minutes after he left tbe train , and to whem fee promised he ^ would attend on the Tuesday evening ' , la acoordanoe with tins , tbe Stockport Council took the Socialist ' s . Boom , appointed s person to meet him » t the Railway Station , according to promise , ordered the bellman to go round to announce it , and made all necessary arrangements . Notwithstanding the above , aomepenons in Mjuichester persuaded him to go to Oldham , conse quently be did not come on < tbe Tuesday evening , and the room which had been previously taken could not be
spared on the following evening , which completely frustrated the arrangements . Parsons waited from three o ' clock till six , but no Vincent came ; and at length a message was received to say he would be there on Wednesday evening . Th « beUmaa wanfc round ia the forepart of the . day , and in . 'the evening , at eight o ' clock the room at Bomber's Brow , waa nearly filled . Bad nodisappointmeat taken plaoe , a Urge room would have been crammed .. Jfit . Bradburn was called to the chair , and after a few remarks introduoed Mr . Vincent , who delivered an excellent addreu on the progress of the cause which convulsed the audience with laughter at times . An address was presented to him from the
young men of Stockport , and a resolution conveying a vote of thanks and confidence was moved by Mr . Clarke , seconded by a person in the meeting , and carried unanimously . A vote of thank * was likewise tendered the Chairman , and the meeting dispersed highly gratified . The Committee attach no blame to Mr . Vincent , though they regret that the cause should be injured by apparent neglect . No one had any right to engage with Mr . Vincent for Tuesday , after they knew he had given his word . It was given out at a large meeting , on Mosday evening , at the Socialist ' s Room , the consequence was that scores of people went who had to go away , not knowing the reason of there being no meeting .
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STRIKE AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT . NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ! We , the masons employed at the above works , having observed in . the public papers of the metropolis repeated attacks upon oar character , relative to our recent strike , we therefore considered it our duty to defend ourselves through the same channel we were attacked ; but to our surprise we found such channels only open to one Bide of the question , which must at once convince a discerning public that eur opponents' position cannot be maintained by fair and just means . In consequence of a letter having appeared in the Times of Monday the 4 th instant , signed Messrs . Grissell and Peto , we felt ourselves called upon to answer the same throngh the medium of the same journal , and therefore sent the following letter , which was refused insertion , and which has also been refused by several of the daily press : —
To the Editor of ihe Times . Sib , —A letter having appeared in tbe Times at this day , signed Messrs . Grissell and Peto , stating that tbe charges made by the Masons lately employed at the New Houses of Parliament , against Mr . Alien , their foreman , are without the slightest foundation , aad that the seoessioa of the workmen baa not originated In any oppression on the part of their forersaa , we inst ia your sense of justice to give insertion to tbe following reply in vindication of our rights aa men , and to substantiate our charges : —
It would take up too much of your valuable space to enter seriatim into a refutation of their assertions ; but , suffice it to say , that we regard them as mere glosses and evasions . Allen himself has not denied our charges , and Messrs . Grissell and Peto have merely made an attempt to shift the question , and to throw the blame upon what they are pleased to term our idleness and inexperience . This charge comes with an ill grace from them , after having posted bills on their own gates , declaring us to be sober and industrious . We would also beg to remind Messrs . Grissell and Peto that they themselves virtually admitted the truth
of our charges against Allen , for when we made a complaint to them , on a former occasion , they promised that Allen should alter his conduct . He did alter it But how ? He merely changed from one species of tyranny to another . He adopted the system of encouraging what they are pleased to term chasing , whereby one man who might be gifted -with greater physical ability than another could be excited to do mare work than his companions ; his performance is then made a standard for the quantity of labour demanded from all the rest , who are bullied and abused if unable to come up to this mark .
We do not wish to have the nomination of our superintendent ; but we wish that a tyrant might not be appointed ; for no man possessed with a spark of manliness can submit to have his feelings outraged in the manner which Allen is constantly doing . The public will bear in mind that we are not the first who have struck against this man's tyranny . The masons of Birmingham struck against him in 1837 ; and Allen , we are sorry to say , has not mended in temper , if he has in circumstances . In conclusion , we beg to reiterate our charges , —we could add to them , were we disposed to do so , and are prepared to prove them by the evidence of the sufferers and eye-witnesses of his tyranny . Instead of shrinking from them , wa court public enquiry and investigation into them ; we challenge it . and are ready at any convenient time and place to meet it
It is not of tbe quantity of work required , or the rate of our wages , that we complain , but of the unbearable insolence and oppression of a taskmaster , who re-Bembles those of Pharoah ; and who would reduce uc to & bondage -worse than that of tbe Egyptians ; and because we complain of it , it ia to be s&id— " Go to , ye are idle ?" We have all along separated our employers from the tyrannical foreman , for we believed that the conduct of the latter was not tolerated 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 case , any more than we in onrs .
All we want ( and surely we do not ask too much ) is that a moro civil man than Allen be appointed as our superintendent , and in the mean time rest our cause upon the candid and impartial consideration of the public . From the Opebative Masons , Paview' Arms , Westminster . Oct 4 ih , 1841 . This has been thought unfit to appear in the ' liberty loving" and impartial daily press of the metropolis . But mark their honesty : an article appeared in the columns of ; he Times of last week , containing the greatest amouui of unprincipled falsehoods in so short a space it was ever our misfor : une to behold . Mr . Jackson , of Pimlico , ( to
whom the said article principally aliuded . ) was bo disgusted wiih its audacious falsehoods , that he immediately contradicted it in the same Journal the following day , but , nevertheless , it appeared in almost all the metropolitan press , both daily and weekly , although it must have been obvious to them all that they were promulgating the grossest falsehoods . Under these circumstances , we have been forced to the alternative of placards , by which means we beg to state to Messrs . Griseell and Peto and the Public that we struck against a system the most degrading to the human character in existence . We have maintained our position hitherto peacefully
ana maniully ; and however far ( hey may have recoarse to error and mystification—however far they try to persuade the public and us that injuries are not injuries , we have felt the lash , ami have -mthdrawn from beaeafch its excruciating iuflictions ; and when they are prepared to remove the slave driver , then , and not till then , are we prepared to resume our employment . Resting OHr ciu ^ e with an impartial public , we subscribe ourselves , Your humble Servants , The Ma 50 > s lately employed AT IHE Ni . W HOUSfcS OP Parliament . Thomas Cabtek , Sec
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TO THE MASONS LATELY EMPLOYED AT THE NEW HOU 8 E 8 OP PARLIAMENT . ' . Sirs , —The e&ergy which you have displayed in resisting the tyrannical proceedings » nd conduct of Allen , have won for you golden opinions from your brethren ia every part ef the ' e ' mpire . . . x More and more am I convinced that something besides a mere trade association la requisite to procure for the toil and industry of our working population , aa
adequate degree of proteotUnagainst the encroachments of legalised but unchristian power and insolent domination , and without constitutional liberty , without the safeguard of the franchise , without ; the / air , just , and adequate representation » f your labour and industry In the Commons House , of Parliament , withont such protection , be assured that you will continue to be employed as mere machines for accomplishing the ambitious projects and luxurious gratification of a sordid , tyrannical , and hard-hearted aristocracy .
For the moment resist tbe mandate * of the cruel and vindictive disposition and temper of the tyrant Alien , and for the future , with a view to the permanent and legal establishment of your rights and liberties , not only as workmen , but as good citizens and patriots enrol your names as members of the Charter Associate o / Great Britain and Ireland—unite with us Iu the arduous but glorious undertaking of achieving the emancipation of ourselves and of our children , from the monstrous tyranny of exclusive legislation , with its long train of insult * , misery , degradation , and ruin . May the blessing of God—of that God who is tbe avenger of the oppressed , accompany and reward , with the most ample success , the undertaking In which you are embarked .
I have myself been a persecuted man , and have more than once been made the sport of Allen ' s despotism and caprice . Your friend and well wisher , A Warwickshire Chartist , And an operative Masoii .
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The Masons' Strikk . —To the members of trade societies , and others , throughout Great Britain and Ireland . —Fellow workingmen , at a general meeting of The Original Friendly Society of Carpenters and Joiners , held at the Running Horse , Dukestreet , Grosvenor-sqvare , on the 4 th of October , it
was unanimously agreed that a oircular should be addressed to you , and to coffee-shop and publichouse keepers , expressing their sympathy for the masons now out on strike from Messrs . Grissell and Peto ' s employ ; and to call general attention to an article contained in theiWeekly Dispatch of the 3 rd of October , headed "The strike at the new Houses of Parliament , " wherein , by its misrepresentations , the interests of the working classes are very injuriously affected ; and that they therefore pledge themselves to discontinue their support of that paper , recommending all friends to the rights of industry to adopt the eamo resolution .
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; v NOTICE TO BRICKLAYERS . A . false statement h * e been circulated in the fleitthbouring Towns round Jtlaodbester , that the 8 tnke ^ ha 4 bee p * 8 eitled , and men were at liberty to go to work agreeable to , ail parties . . i ; Br ^ ckUyers , this statement lVWseT The Bricklayers qf Manchester » re a * determined aoitogo to ( Work J « ever they were , jm til | hejr former rights « nd privUegea are granted . Therefore , be not deceived by any false pretences ; for the three hundred men are e « U on the strike ; and feel themselves called on to disabuse , ihe public mind relative to a placard , purporting to have , emanated from Mr . George C . Pauh ' ng , where he appeals to public opinion respecting the charges brought against him by the ooerative bricklavera of this town . *
Heaffects to aeny that men ' s wages have been reduced , and says , except boys , and » few inferior men , every pne is paid fis . per day . This statement is incorrect , for when anew hand claims full ' wages , the answer is , that very few get five shillings per day , and several good , men left , rather than oroucb , while others have to orouch , lest theiir families should want . He states that no advantage is taken overmen . Now , reader , listen . Ken have been stopped on Saturday , because it being what we call a short day and one man refused to stop off work while there was plenty of work and plenty of materials . On refusing to stop , he was discharged ; but would not leave the ground without his wages , whereupon the police was called to take the man , 1 suppose to a dungeon . The man resisted the police , and was paid before he left the ' works . Well , why did not thn nrtlirtA ahmftahflnd him f Because the man's cause
was just . The said man got work in another place , and was pursued by the parties , and turned off by his next employer . Again , another man was ordered to throw down his trowel , and set bricks with his two hands , though one of his hands was bleeding , yet he was cursed and damned by Mr . Pauling himself in person . Another man got kicked , and several were threatened to be kioked , treatment suoh as renders Mr . ' Eaaling intolerable . The men are cursed and abused in such indecent language as the framers of this appeal raost shrink from publishing . Another man was discharged on the spot for having been making inquiries who were in benefit in the Bricklayers * Sick and BarM / Cltib , though these inquiries were not made in working hours ; which institution is not only recognised by the most respectable authorities in the town , and appreciated by the wisest , but even based on Acts of Parliament .
But it is not the protection of widows and orphans —it ia not the support Of honest men labouring under accidents , 'that Mr . Paaling aims at . No ; but to trample upon , tod to debase , and grind , and pauperise the poor man . That is his aim . and he has proved , to a demonstration , that he is the decided enemy of the working classes . We have stated our grievances before publio opinion , which we , the operative bricklayers of Manchester , look up to as the throne of honour . We were never trampled on by any contractor . We esteem our character as men , aad we respect the laws ; we were the first class of men in _ the kingdom to expunge ; from our Society that which wet found illegal , namely , secrecy . We support a Society with a view rather to relieve the wants of one another than to raise wages beyond oor value .- :
With this appeal we make to publio opinion , we ask , must our cause perish ! No t a thousand times no 1 The Operative Bricklayers of Mancuestbr . October 13 th , 1841 .
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A NEW MODE OF PAYING OFF THE NATIONAI DEBT . TO TBK EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sin , —On the 4 th of last June I addressed a letter to Feargus O'Connor , while he was in York Castle , requesting hlfl opinion upon the subject of which it treated . To that letter I received no answer ; but I have learned , within these few days , that it never reached the imprisoned patriot A friend of mine was at the lata demonstration at Sheffield , and asked him if he could recollect receiving a letter from Holm firth , about the beginning of last June , signed "Abraham Whiteheadj" and the answer he received from Feargus O'Connor was , "No , never ! " My friends , and your friends , the readers of tbe Star , have prevailed upon me to write out a copy of the letter to which I have alluded , and request that you will insert It in the Star . With this you will receive the copy , and I hope you will find room for it in your next impression .
: > And ami Sir , Yours , fee , Abraham Whiiehbad Scholes , Holmflrth , Oct 9 th , 1841 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 23, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct726/page/7/
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