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ABEBDEEUT . GREAT AND GLORIOUS DEMONSTRATION TO RECEIVE FEARGUS O'CONNOR . tTjgjo the moment that his intention wjur made teen of being vnongst as , every Chartist hand tu « fto » oik fox the-purposeof making his reception ZZa m we thought it ought to be ; and , notwithstandwTti » e secret and open boetiliiy of the Whig Lord r * ^ ttie 29 th of October , 1841 , will be a day long IgaeiSiered in Aberdeen , while it * results will teach ^ T £ od < hip > that bia warfare against tbe magi * power nf the mighty people , is but u Oh war of waters £ iied « g » B « tthe "head and frost" of nature ' s true BobOi ^ - prii y , notwithstanding the prayers of the clique _— t Chartist day of serenity and e&imness ; at the itaro a comber of the most act £ v * -Cb * rtistj started for g ^ nahaven , a distance of fifteen miles In a carriage and tonfrom which the union jack floated in the breeza
, At eleven o ' clock they returned , accompanied by Mr . Q-Coniia . and on their departure , were enthusiastically -j ^ erad by the good men and women of Stonehaven . jt ffu asaBged that the proeeaaioo should meet Mr . epQoBSM ** t&e Prince Albert Hotel , within a mile and , istf of-the town , where at his arrival he and his ftiead * were to occupy as open carriage , drawn by six —leadid blood grey horses , with postilions dressed in ^^ « arletjackets , and wearing boating caps , with jjjfc gold tassels . When the parties met , Mr . O'Connor jjgpt into the carriage , accompanied by the veteran , ijdabsM M'Djnale , and Mr . Jas . M'Pberson , masterjjjooficturer . At this period , a load and pealing gander of cheers ran like -wildfire through the cohgre--j $ i fheosands , Tibrating and thrilling upon the ear , ^ yje the eye was feasted with one of the richest and mat coigeoas spectacles eTer presented .
Ai soon as the Tnwrtmls had completed their prela-^ urjearrangeinentt , the dense mass fell into line on 0 tt £ &B of the road , fearing a open way in the centre IgdU . O'Oannort carriage to pass , and in which he 4 Ml ( mihe £ B * t « receiTing the warmest acclamations u be p **^ toongh the dense masses . i , &s reached the top of the proceasion the bugles ppandsl aiiatt , and the several trades , according to artugesmt , marched past the carnage , and proceeded in ££ ^ GBte in tha following order : — Th » in « rpm * ed body of i tasBUBermen . Marshal on horseback jjjjsnrti" * splendid full auit of armour , of polished steel , and wearing a helmet of the same with vizier .
and armed with a broad sword . - Banner , bearingjbe motto of the trade , jfjujnermsn , three and three , followed by Ynlcan , iti ' s superb dress , covered with a rich damask cloak , ^ attended by a rich body of Cyclops , equally riehly Ua asn carried all the emblems of their craft , and goepneaoed by a splendid band . - " . ' ¦ " BAKXSS . Ba bakers followed next , in full regalia , dressed in uBi oT rich pink muslin , and wearing splendid tar lav ; they were headed by-Three Tnarnhain on horseback , Passed in red and green tartan , and carrying bread swords of polished steel , their hones being richly caparisoned . Rich banner , motto : —
Chartism— Scots whs hae wi' Wallace bled . BeTEESft—Scotland free or » desert . BileM , thiee and three , IMT —• a sheaf of wheat , a loaf of bread , and several other emblems of their craft . Sub body was preceded by a splendid bud of music
TArLOES . Two marshal * on horseback . Band . Rich banner . TftttD—The Charter ; to gain this is our deter-SfamttB . Jtevene—Coming erents cast their shadow before . Tailors , three a-breast , gptadidly dnssed , and wearing rich silk sashes Office-bearers , carrying their batons . Rich silk flag : Motto—Universal Suffrage , and No Surrender . . Bevene—Inanity we hail the dawn of freedom .
THE ISCOKPO&ATED HASTJ-LOOH TCEAVERS . Splendid band of music Haafeate on foot OSes-bearers , carrying their batons . Em matter splendidly dressed with * rich train , batty . five pages of beautiful appearance , and also neKy dressed- The chi plain in full canonicals and k > tfprng the Bible upon a table suspendid from his '« - Weavers , three a-breast , TJnasgdinbtue aprons , bearing warping machines , spans * wheels , and looms , and carrying several mag ^ casi flags and banners , with appropriate mottcs . tns rxax DKESSEXS . xftptffftfjjQ Ofliftu OX XO ^ UU ^ L - "" ' ; fiarshal an foot , ' OnMBd in fuQ Highland costume , wearing a black affiiarj bonnet and feathen , and carrying a broad
Men , three a-breast , with blue aprons . Queen Catherine , Bessag a sceptre , surmounted by a crown , and vetziDg a rich silk pink dm , wiih a splendid train of fiv richest white satis , with a deep trimming of pink , ¦ storey train-bearers , richly dressed as pages , bearing k * trim , three at each aide ; the train-bearers were Inch * little girls , of from eight to ten years of age . 9 k Qoeen was guarded by eight archers , four on en side , is rich dresses of green silk tunics , white
tames , asd wearing b )» ok telret bonnet * , with black lathes , and carrying bows strung in their hands , vim quires , full of arrows ; she was followed by her Chaplain in full canonicals , and bands and jorered wig , and bearing a large bible opes upon a ttte sBpended from bis neck . The Chaplain was nflwed by twelve of the Queen ' s councillors , dressed tefaflnfts of black , bach bearing the Charter in his ™» t In front and rear were two rolendid flags , each seKOf afali-fength portrait of Queen Catharine .
THB SB IP CABPEfTXBS . 8 « rtch bagpipes , with sereral drummers and flfera , Itesbah , on foot , dreased in rich blue silk jackets , i rail fijj , irith a full-length portrait of Sir Robert Peel , and a figure representing a ship carpenter ia the act of caulking up the Right Hon . Baronet ' s mouth . A large model of Noah * ark . As nnjnense procession of carpenter * , three and . toe , Sre « sed in full costume , bearing all the anWems of the craft , and carrying Tarious beautiful flags , with appropriate mottos .
THE CACLS . ERS OP THE TRADE , ™* J * 96 body , three and three , dressed in neat and 1 * " « U check shirts , blue trousers , and bine bonnets , Wj beumg a caulking hammer in bis band , the re-¦ sate of the ship carpenters' procession carrying a ™» bsr of beautiful models of steamers and ships , one fc PKbeolar arrested oar attention , it was a splendid -woo complete , and made upon the new Archimedian bw principle . ROPE SPIK > EES . Marshals , splendidly dressed , on foot . Scotch bagpipes , and drummers and fifers . « PMpmners , three abreast , carrying spinning wheels , ** d SETeral automaton figures engaged in the . * wreral stages of work in that trade . ABjnafce , rf * plendid fla ^ a and b&nntre With characteristic Kid spiritedmottos .
TOOG CHABTISTS . A miaber of jnyenile Chartists , three and three . _ ,. Drummers « nH fifers . feir * 5 ° *** body were beautifully dressed , and wore kmiaptOM . They were headed by a marshal of about »^ nre yean of age , in a rich scarlet dress of glazed eteo , weanng a turban of the same . ¦ Si * ua motto—The banner | of liberty unfurled by infants . "ROOD SAWTEES . S lo ^* Band . spiafcd flip : aotto-Few , but firm , in the cause of freedom . Marshals on foot t- —** * *»« abreast , carrying their tools . « m ^ *? bearing representations of the seTeral 2 ? « J ® the tree to the plant , which timber
-ASSOCIATED BOBT OF CHABUSTS . I on horseback with swords by their sides , ^ mh a e& beaBug a . an » u flag with—No surrender ; . inscribed upon it . L ^ SPLENDID BKASS BA 5 D . l 86 ^?* 1 * 1 "presentiriS a alare with bis chains [ us . \ f "" nder , and the manacele faUing from ThOZl mott 0 - '—Knowledge frees the bIbtb . xiereese -. —An eagle Sying with the Charter in hifl beak , I « Motto : —Time speeds an . wocfl
of the Charter Union three a-breast rZZ ^ 01 and his friends in an opea carriage and I ^^ Mfd by seTeral marshals on horseback , some " * £ " & Qr » wn swords and others lances , and seTeral ZTTJ * «* carrying wands , seTeral friendsinan £ ^ P * n byf oar w ** *****> to * ***** g" ™ ! caparisoned and beanfifuDy ornamented , a XL iLJS !? 1 tbe box iad eatortained the scene by ™* ttrouriteairs , as open carriage and four eon-¦^ a wanber of Idr . O'Connors friends and drawn ^ " * » y horses , postillions in scarlet jackets and 5 "f « « pe with gold tufts , a coach and ftraralso IT ™* * number of Mr . O'ConBor ' B friends . All Sr *? " 868 'ree supplied by order of the Cbartei £ ¦> trom the Royal HoteL SeTeral friends on horsebSBna , surmounted with the crown of { democracy
t «_ v and the cap of liberty . ^ fge banner , with a full-lengai painting of Feargus O"Cenaor , bearing the Charter in his hand . 2 "J * *•» Charter Association , between eight * «^» thouaand strong , thm a-breast
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Large tri- « olottred flag . A beautiful garland , representiag the rose , the shamrock , and the thistte entwined , motto . —United we ataod , diTided we tali Banner , motto : —The d « Til it not king of England , and yet our bread is taxed . Green banner , motto ;—May the gilded crowns of
Europe be melted , into type , to print the rights of man throughout th * naiveae . Beautiful tri- « oloared silk flag , banner , motto ,: — 0 , why has hum the will and getre * to make his fallow moom . Large flag , representUg ( h » ex » e « Uvi of Charles I , Motto . —Tha fate of tyrants . , Our rights we will hare j Our motto shall b « , No rest in the land Until we an free . Reverse : —The goddess of liberty sounding the march of freedom . Motto : —Liberty . Luge flag , motto : —Universal Suffrage , supported on the one side by Britannia , and on the other , by a working man , carrying the cap of liberty . Flag , motto : —
J ustiee her banners now displays . See them waring in the wind ; Liberty is on the way , To emancipate mankind . Flag , Feargus O'Connor holding the Charter in bis hand , motto : —Let all govern , and all obey . Reverse : —Justice holding the ballanoe in her hand , weighing the Suffrage . Motto : —The ten-pounders found wanting—union and peace . The body of the working classes in procession . Thus marshaled the vast assemblage moved onward under the command of
j as . Thompson , Jas Russell , and John Milne , three veterans upon whom derolTed the onerous duties of commanders-in-ehief . By the time that the proceasion reached the town , ite numbers swelled to an incalculable extent . Those who understand our locality may form something like an estimate , when we tell thenuUztion-street , the longest and widest street in any town in Scotland , was as full as an ojg , and the numbers may be judged of , whan we inform our readers that the Scotch Gazeieer states , Union-street to be more than a mile in length , and it is sixty-seven feet in breadth ; but we shall take the appearance of the procession at this stage from the Aberdeen Banner , a Whig paper . It says— "The whole body proceeded into town with music playing and coloura flying . The crowd
in Union-street , the whole way from the Water House to Castle-street , was immense ; ail the windows were occupied , and the balconies were filled . " Aye , in truth , the processsion here was immense , and not only immense , but perhaps one of the most gorgeous and truly magnificent spectacles ever yet exhibited . The proces sion proceeded down Union-street , along Broad-street , Queen-street , and Constitution-street , till it reached the Caledonian Race Ground , commonly called the Links . The appearance at this period is indescribable . The Links is on the sea coast , and perhaps one of the most beantiful and picturesque pieces of ground to be found in any country . The procession entered in the grand plain , which , at the distance of a boat a mile , is terminated by a natural amphitheatre—the hills rising one aboTe another In envious grandeur ; embosomed in these hills is a perfect stage or parlour , carpeted with the
green BWard . Before the tail of the procession had entered the vast plain , the flags of the advance were seen majestically waving in the breeza , as in succession they disappeared in the tangle of hills . The carriages , the trades , bands , and fligs , -with the rich dresses of the trades , reminded us of & tournament each as we read of in olden tbues ; all moved & ) ong the race ground , sod the several knights immediately took to the sod , and in their gallop remind us of a grand day at Epsom , of the Derby day ; in fact , it is an absurdity to attempt to convey anything like an account of the real thing . All the carriages drew up in the carpetted parlour , while every hin was covered with dense masses of well-dressed men and women . AU being thus arranged , the veteran Archibald M&cdonald was called to the chair amid the hearty eosgratul&tuns of his affectionate townsmen . He opened the business in a bold and manly speech ; after which .
Mr . Legge moved , and Mr . Macpherso . v seconded a resolution in favour of the Charter and National Petition , which was carried unanimously . An address of congratulation and confidence was then presented to Mr . 0 Connor , who responded at considerable length , explained what his course had been , and what bis course foi the future should be ; be was frequently interrupted by the most hearty cheers , and especially when be depicted the wrongs of his own country . He said that such demonstrations were for ocular conviction for our opponents who had no other means of learning our numerical strength , as they would not be driven from their foolish alliance upon a deluding press , but seeing many of the upper and r airirilft classes present be challenged all or any to mtet him that night in discussion , when the oral conviction
would follow the ocular ; and if there was any value in numbers and knowledge , we had , as they would find , a Tut majority of these utensils on our side . It would be impossible to give anything like an outline of his BooL-stirring onflon , wliieh at the conclusion . was respo » d * d to fcy ^ - « iimdtai * om « -mouiitaSa pttf ^ fwltawa by waiing of hats , which appeared like th « : Sight of ravens among the hills . The out-door proceedings having terminated to the entire satisfaction of all parties , the procession again re-formed and accompanied Mr . O'Connor to the Royal Hotel , where he took up his quarters ; and after be entered , the whale passed in review to the great delight of the occupants of windows , roofs , and balconies , for all seemed to enjoy the decorum of their working fellowmen , and to look with ecstasy , if not with satisfaction , on the richest scene ever witnessed in the North of Scotland , or perhaps in Britain .
THE SOIREE . If the day ' s proceedings were cheering to Chartism , what must the night have been t and here again , we prefer quo ! ing from the Banner to giving any opinion of oar own . The Baantr says : — " At half-past seven o ' clock , the doors of Machrsy ' s Pavilion were opened for a soiree in honour of Mr . O'Connor . Mr . Macpherson , combmaker , was in the chair ; and on the platform were Mr . Legge , Mr . Macdonald , and other leading advocates of the People's Charter . Mr . O'Connor addressed the meeting in a
speech of two hours' length , in the course of which he urged the necessity of Universal Suffrage , the Ballot , Annual Parliaments , the Payment of Members of Parliament , ic . At the conclusion of his address , he was presented by two famale Chartists , in the name of the female Chartists of Aberdeen , with a tartan scarf , and a splendid silver brooch . The whole proceedings were conducted with the greatest order , notwithstanding that there could not bare been less than three thousand persons preaeni > The meeting broke vp at one this morning . "
The stage of the immense pavillion was nicely ornamented , as well as several other parts , while 120 new gaas burners were added to give effect to the decoration . Some idea may be formed of the capability of the Chartists to manage their own affairs , when it is understood that about 3 ; £ 00 persons seated were served with cup , saucer and three cups of tea , without more interruption than might have taken place at a large social party in a hotel room . Thirty active stewards performed the whole duty of serving out the tea , fruits , cakes , and other good things . While Mr . MacpheTson manufacturer , presided over his fellow townspeople , with a dignity and grace , proving that the Chartist whole is well made up of all the essential parts to constitute peace , law , and order , if they were allowed .
After Mr . O'Connor ' s address on the Links , the committee could have disposed of 2 , 000 more tickets , and &s it was , from 400 to 500 had to be accommodated at the Chartist . Hall , in Georye" 0-6 tr © et , Wfio joined the 3 , 008 of whom The Banner speaks after their feast This rapplimentary band of patriots was beaded by Mr . Hall , the principal ship builder fa Aberdeen , a noble minded , upright and honourable gentleman , bis moral worth adds dignity to nature , while his advocacy of the poor man ' s rights does hononr to mankind . This gentleman is belovtd by both Whig * . and Tories , and is adored by the working classes , and perhaps the best estimates to be furnished of bis manliness in the kour of trial is the fact , that upon the last election he abandoned el&sa and degree , and marched almost the first to
the hustings to register his vote in faTonr of uniTersal right , by giving it for Robert Lowry , the labour candidate , and here we must state that no man has done more good service and none more justly esteemed by all classes in Aberdeen and the north , than is Mr . Lowry , whose conduct has been marked by patriotism , actiTity , and the strictest moral propriety since his introduction to the North of Scotland . The sentiment of the people were Tery ably spoken to by Mr . Nichokon to whom Mr . O'Connor succeeded to the sentiment of the Charter . He spoke for two hours and a fuarter , without farther interruption than plaudits and acclamation Which made Hie bnUdlnar ** = g- lk would be hopeless to attempt eTen an outline of bis speech , neither could it haTe been reported bad there been a disposition upon the part of the hireling press to send such a shell through their mertar into the enemies camp . We can
now well understand the reason for burking the speeches and misrepresenting the motives of O'Connor . In fact , we have witnessed good and substantial reasons in the concessions of the whole of the middle classes who honoured us with their presence , and we are bold to assert that at no previous assemblage , for any purpose , was there so large an attendance of the middle classes as at our Soiree on Friday night last , asd amongst them we hesitate not to say , that the same opinion now prevails , namely , that the arguments of O'Connor in favour of the whole Charter was unanswerable , while his method of enforcing them an at once philosophic and convincing . We have heard many declare that they would not have lost the treat for ten pounds , while we are bold to assert , that no reasonable sum would be refused bj the association for a verbatim report of a speech which electrified many whe profess themselves judges of elocution and oratory . ¦
Mr . Legge followed Mr . O'Connor and made a most powerful appeal te the meeting on behalf of the Chartist principles . At this stage of the proceedings three very interesting and well-dressed giris read an address to Feargus O'Connor , and at the conclusion threw a splendid tartan plaid round him in Highland fashion , which they bound with a splendid silver broach as large as a small cheeseplate , and beariBg the following inscription : — j _
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Presented to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., by the Female Chartists of Aberdeen , 29 th October , 1841 . . 1 . - ; = ¦ ¦ ' . ,, To this Mr . O'Connor replied in a mub feeling . and eloquent strain , and after followed the beloved of . all the virtuous Teterans , Archibald . Maodonald , j whose very appearance bis fellow man delight to honour with every mark of approbation , fle apaka in rtratas of intense feeling to the sentiment xrf the . expatriated patriot * , andafteraome good »» Bg » andfflwellent music froan the patriotic band , who gave their valuable aerrtees gratuitously , asd a hearty , vote of thanks , with three cheers for tbe graceful and manly Chairman . The delighted party separated between one and two o ' clock in the , morning , regretting that , the
hoar for partta * bad lrrived . Upon his departure O'Connor was fallowed to his hpfel bj the people , and loudly cheered . , ' •> . - *¦ , ; Thus far we have gives th * g $$ w& « H of Friday bat now we come to a far mriTtij \ HMg | pgjriiiMaHiiii - On Thursday , M * BrewsUr , Jf ^ fei * , arr ive ** in Aberdeen , and immediately comiBJi ^ ftd * dark and foul conspiracy against Mr . O Conwr . JEsfewtwa * no falsehood eTer so glaring , no chargi e ? r « k > o . fcypoeritical noabtue eTer so low , with which he < M 4 not dare to charge tbe absent man . Backed by ajwae Whigs , be called a meeting in a room , to whiei he submitted his Birmingham resolution ; and bosmIrishmen , to their everlasting honour be it spoken , and . many who were not before friends of O Xkmne * , J mattered in . great strength , determined not to allow aa Absent countryman to be condemned unheard . -
As soon as the valiant priest commenced his personal and . Bcurrilou * attack upon O'Connor , . his countrymen rusuod at him open-mouthed . ' Brewster called them Bir&ge Irishman ; and a scene of confusion followed which bafflcia all description . ' Brewster took inth him a reporter from the Whig Aberdeen Herald ; and , through 1 U oolamna on Saturday morning , he published the most glaring and nngeptlemanly falsehoods , evidently printed with a view to prejudice the public mind upon tbe discussion which was to take place between him and . O'Connor on Saturday night O'Connor had announced both at the open-air meeting , and at the soiree , that a discussion was to take place in the large pavilion on that evening , and begged that Mr . Brewiier should have a fair and calm hearing . v .
Th » Brewsterites made a determined lounge for the cash , but in this they were foiled . The great pavilion is capabie of containing nearly 5 , 000 persons standing , and all the seats were removed . The sum of 3 d . waa charged for admission , and tbe Brewsterites wanted to share the proceeds ; which , however , O'Connor at once negatived , by declaring that he had no objection to assist his own party in defraying their expences , but he had no notion of putting money in the pockets of his enemies . Seven o ' clock was the time named in the bills for
commencing business ; but long before that hour tbe place was crammed . Mr . Mitchell , one of tbe Calton Hill gentlemen , was appointed Chairman by Mr . Brewster , and Mr . Macpherson was nominated by Mr . O'Connor . The arrangements were that Mr . Brewstor should open the proceedings in a half-hour ' s speech ; that Mr . O'Connor should follow in the same period , and that a quarter of an hoar should then be afforded each successively for two hours , Mr . O'Connor ha ring the reply . Thus the whole proceedings were to have occupied three hours .
The pale-faced priest rose , as if from the living tomb , while the stillness of death gave awful presage of the nntrtlcome appearance . He spoke in tbe OtttSfit Of pro « fe&don of religious toleration , and presently urged the necessity ot a state prevision for all the pastors <^ f all creeds . From that he launched into Parson Stephens , BroQterre O'Brien , and Dr . John Taylor , and charged O'Connor with every word spoken by them and any man in England , since the 5 th of April , 1838 . H « spun his half-hour ' s web , and finally sat down amid groans and other symptoms of strong disapprobation . Mr . O'Connor then rose amid thunders of applause , and taking dates and facts for his guide , for a halfhour he so peppered tbe parson that upon his second appearance both Chairmen and Mr . O Connor were compelled to plead hard before the angered audienoe would permit him to proceed .
Now the cloven foot began to appear ; and , at start ing , he said , now we are at issue , I have pinned Mr . O'Connor to a recognition of physical force principles by his defence of every act of his friend , Bronterre O'Brien . This quarter of an hour be expended in reading what he hoped would be damning extracts from the Operative of O'Brien ' s speeches , and each and every one was met not with censure or condemnation , but with shouts of capital , right , bravo , and loud cheers . The priest read garbled extracts about the landlords , the capitalists , and others , being put to death ; and , upon asking what the audience thought of that , they replied that he should have added toe parsons . ( Roars of laughter followed this observa tion . ) Again , he resumed bis seat , amid tbe most frightful yells .
Mr . O ' Cossoa was again received with repeated cheering , and now turned the tables upon bis advusaajr by charging him with being a conspirator and spy . He denied that be was B £ to be ,. aas $ j da { ied . vmt »« . jw a& ^ aicTtfiat be TJrewSEerTiad aTt « Sp ^ ro ^~ n ^ alaruW bT the total abstinence societies , for the purpose ot destroying the movement He said that he had written to Forfar , Montrose , and several other places , asking them for funds to follow on Mr . O'Connor ' s flank , and to follow him through the country at tbe expenee ' of the total abstinence societies . Brewster and his chairman denied this , when Mr . O'Connor said he bad a letter in his possession , written by Brewster , to Charlw Ross , of Forfar , making such an appeal , and r # pleto with the most wilful and glaring falsehoods
Here Brewster and his Chairman clamoured and vociferated for tbe letter . Mr . O'Connor declared that he had not the letter immediately about him , but that tbe Chairman , Mr . Macpherson , had read it ; but no , the meeting should have the original . At this period the confusion was tremendous , when the Chairman stated that fortunately Mr . Davies , of Stonehavsn , was in the meeting , and had it . Here cheer followed cheer ; and , upon Mr . Davies presenting himself , be announced that he would read a verbatim copy of the letter to Ross , but Biewstet and his Chairman rose and roared , out " Only a copy ! where is the original ?" Again a scene of inexpressible confusion followed , when Mr . O'CoNNoa rose and said , I have now netted the fish . You shall have tbe original in less than three minutes : it is in my writing desk at my hotel .
This announcement was responded to by a volley of cheers , and Mr . O'Connor crushed his way through the dense mass , and in a few minutes returned witb . tbe letter , sad upon presenting it , tbe cheers were astounding . Order being restored , Mr . Macpherson proceeded to read the document , containing word for word what O'Connor had stated , and upon reading one passage relative to the Northern Star newspaper , perhaps one of the most curious occurrences ever witnessed took place . As if by magic , the Stars ot that day were taken from the pockets of the fustian jackets , and brandished and flourished in exultation over the heads of the audience . More Stars than were welcome to Brewster appeared . This letter was an appeal to the total abstainers to furnish Brewster with the means of destroying O'Connor , and stated that two large meetings in Glasgow bad adopted the Birmingham resolution by overwhelming majorities .
All was now up , Brewster was brought to the scratch , but not another word would be listened to . The hustings were charged , and Brewster , In the confusion , began to dictate to & reporter of the Herald , who had come to back him in his Anti-Chartfst crusade . The working men instantly saw the trick , that the press was to fight the after-battle , whereupon a rush was made at the Reporter , who was only saved by Mr . O'Connor's timely interference . Now all patience waa gone , sll control was lost , and all discussion waa at an end . Spy , " " Traitor , " , " Richmond , * , and " Llar > issued from every mouth , followed by cries of "Divide , divide . " Brewster rose to move the Birmingham resolution , and after a long pause a person of the name « f Falknek seconded them . The following amendment was moved by Mr . Archibald Macdonald , and seconded by acclamation :-r
Resolved , " That this meeting does not recognise Mr . Brewster as a Chartist , and has no confidence In him , and further , we are of opinion that he is hot a fit and proper person to represent any portion ot the Scottish people . " The amendment was received with shouts of applause and when put appeared to be unanimously carried However , Brewstex would have a ahow , and he had in about fifty hand * oat of 5000 . After the waving of hata , cheering , and clapping ot hands had subsided , Mr . Mitchell came ferward and as Mr . Breweter ' s Chairman declared tbe amendment carried .
Here the scene again became indescribable , Those In front of the platform rushed forward , seized Mr . O'Connor dragged him by main force from the bastings , and carried him on their shoulders to the door amidst deafening cheers , while Brewster and bis ramp skulked eff in ignominious disgrace . It is right to say that Mr . O'Connor waived his right to reply , and gav » It to Sir . Brewster , and at the conclusion O'Conner and Mitchell who has been a deadly opponent of O'Connor , shook hands most cordially , and thus has the last nail been
driven in the coffin of disunion in Aberdeen . Brewster ' s friends charge him with having deceived them , and with inability , want of knowledge , and judgment , and in fact he is now stamped by the many , and discarded by the few , who would gladly have made a tool of him lot the destruction of tbe Chartist cwwe . He has no more chance witb O'Connor than with an infant , and we hope and trust that he well now take the significant hint that hii presence in our ranks is not wanted and to retire to his original nothingness . Never were two such glorious days in the North of Scotland .
We cannot conclude witbost making this fact known , that the Whig Lord Provost , had sixteen rounds of ball cartridge served oat to the military force in oar barracks , where all were under orders for immediate service , while the wretched old women swore in five hundred special constables to keep l&e peace , bat all
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his desires and preparations were balked and tendered void by every man acting , ^ part of a special constable ; and » word , to bis lordship , bad lie been the cause of a single life being lost or endangered , the men of the North wonld have shown him that those who can suffer want periodically , can avenge wrong like the descendants . ot a ; Wallace . Tyranta . bad bettor now beware bow they pat a match to publlo opinion . All England and Scotland are now of * ne mind . Good laws can bind iul . but tyrants can no more disunite as . Had oarhaliriBf 0 « onnor '« head been hurt , ayei or of one of thepoorerttooor rank * , God only knows what the rewft , even to Earope" might have been V feat thanks to the protector of the poor , the Lord of Ctt * - tion , not one single disagreeable occurrence took place from tbe beginning even to the end . So horrab . tot the brave men of 800118 % Northern Capital . ' "'
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GLORIOUS RECEPTION GIVEN TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ . IN THE ALLOA DISTRICT—TRIUMPH OF CHARTISM . In this district we are not afflicted with any counter agitation to the Gharter . The Whiga . and . Tories here love sloth , ease , and slumber ; no questions of national policy interest them , as for mental or moral improvement , the country may as soon expect to he ** a movement made for . seen an object by tbe most degraded portion in central Africa . The Corn Uw Reptalers bivB once or twice made an attempt to more , but they only succeeded in
Showing their utter incapability of walking ; they hired that jackalt . tbe Dunfermline cobler , who is ready for every dirty job to which pay is attached , to enlighten as on Corn Law Repeat , but Mr . Duncan sent him home so well beaten , that we have beard nothing of bis dunghill exhibition sine * . Bat although Whigs , Tories , and Cora Law Repealers are thus lifeless and silent , not up tbe Chartists ; every town of any note in the country has its regular lecture weeklyr and Chartism here is in such good condition that we await other parts in the country growing up to our standard to make it triumph ant as the law of the land .
Great preparations were made for the 25 th Ootober , the day fixed for the visit of Feorgua O'Connor to this district , much sptcuiation being afloat respecting the piobabte state at , the weather , many anticipating , from tbe long oontioasd rains in this part of the country , that the preparations made for tbe reception of their noble champion would be spoiled ; but these anticipations were all dissipated . On tbe morning of the 25 th , as the sun gilded the tops of the Ocbil mountains , and gave life and animation to tbe winding Forth , thus decking out an altar to liberty , at which the high priest of Chartism was to . minister to a grateful and enthusiastic people ; on that morning , an open carriage left AHoa , for Stirling , containing Messrs . Duncan and Thompson , who were deputed to' meet Mr . O'Connor in Stirling . They met him at a quarter to nine , in Mr . Gibb ' s Hotel ,
accompanied by , a number of friends from Alva , all eager to testify their respect to the noble martyr to Whig and Tory ' injustice . After breakfast , Mr . O'Connor was seen arm in arm with Mr . Duncan , winding bis way up Baker-street and Broadstreet to the Castle- In the Broad-street , Mr . Duncan pointed out'to * Mr . O'Connor , the spot where tbe ill-fated Hardie and Baird offered up their life to satiate the bloodthirsty vengeance of the Tory faction of 1819 . He then shewed him the dungeon in which these martyrs to liberty—precursors to Chartism in Scotland—passed tbe period of their time from thei * «> n . tence to their execution . From this hi conducted him to tbe armoury , where the weapons used at the Battle of Bonnymuir lay . After surveying these , Mr . O'Connor said it was a high proof of the courage of Scotchmen to face an organised military force with such weapons , so inadequate for either attack or defence .
Mr . O'Connor was then shewn the pikes , which were made by the order of Government , to arm the country people to protect themselves from the threatened invasion of Napoleon Buonaparte . Mr . O'Connor remarked upon the changed aspect of the people and the Government : at that time they made arms for the whole people , and now they , are afraid to bear of a peagun among tbe people . We are informed that the whole militia arms . which were formerly in Stirling Castle , bave i bean sent over to Spain , such weapon * being us ^ ftyN here in oar days of piping peace , high wages , 4 u > d , ' plenty of food . Mr . O'Connor was shown tfae pnlpit ^ Ich John Knox preached his first sennoB in ; thtt reHc of Scotch antiquity seemed
to interest b 4 m very mnch . He then visited the ramparts on tbe noeth side , from which he had a view of the beautiful winding Forth , the scene of Wallace ' s exploits above Stirling * Bridge , the Grampian Mountains , a » d the battle ground of Sherriff Muir . He then pitssadf over to tbs soath . aide , where he bad a view of thegrennd where the einclent tournament and tilts were fbagbi—the ra * o ground of Stirling , and the far-famed . A&l&oC Bannockbaro ; and in the far distance tbe snowclad mountains of Bed Lomond and Ben Ledie . Mr . O'Connor then retired to the Castle from these inteeatiSff ; sights with feelings of deep and absorbing inrstrest , the jnttltary regarding him as an object of iatpp ^ interest * and prevented , from doing , him tvSLJmmm tofvthe stern military etiquette which i i
tytantt ^ fOa ' 'W ^ immuf ^^ & * i ^^ then retired by the valley , which he was told had been the scene of many a Chartist triumph , to bis hotel , where be net a large concourse of friends , amongst waom was the committee of the Stirling Charter Association . He regretted very much that he could not give them a night In Stirling , although they had laboured bard to efieet this object , bat was determined to make up , ao far u was in their power , by joining their Alloa brethren throughout the day and in tbe evening . All things -being ready , Mr . O'Connor stepped into the carriage , accompanied by Messrs . Duncan and Thompson . In tbe carriage we also saw Mrs . Duncan and her young son , whom Mr . O'Conner paid marked attention to . A good number of the middle class of
Stirling were ranged on each side of the door , all eager to have a look at Mr- O'Connor . Tbe coach then drove on through Stirling , across the Forth , round the Abbey Craigs , and through the delightful residence of the Abercromby family , at Loggle Wood , on to Menstry . It was pleasant to see aa the coach went on , groups of people engaged at field labour suspend their toll , and give a hearty cheer to tbo noble patriot Shortly after they left Menstry , O'Connor witnessed a truly heart-cheering scene ; never did an autumnal sun so light up the dying glories of summer upon the Ochill Hills ; the varied beauty of rock , glen , and birchen tree , were reposing in their mountain grandeur ; tbe whole road before him was crowded with one mass of living beings ; the aged , with their grey locks waving , seemed animated with tbe fire of youth ; the young men , of whom . O'Connor said there was not bettai formed men ia the British domlulpns , and the
women and young gir ( s > humourous . beyond all precedent , elicited Mr . O'Connor ' s applause by their freshness and beauty , taste in dress , and modesty of demeanour ; the music bands , eight in number , attracted bis attention , for the beauty of their dress , and the superior skill they displayed in managing their instruments . Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Duncan descended into the midst of this patriotic band , an honour to human nature , for their intelligence and moral worth , and well worthy of those rights for whltbthey are struggling witb such courage and prudence ; in this manner , they marched into Alva , with a procession about a mile and a half in length , with many a . banner waving in the breeze , containing mottos , all expressive of national regeneration ; when this immense multitude reached Alva Green , Mr . O'Connor ascended the carriage ; three tremendous shouts of applause greeted his appearance .
Mr- Stein , the chairman , introduced Mr . O'Connor , In a speech characterised with great modesty and firmness . Mr . O'Connor bad an address read to him by Mr . Harrower , to which he replied by reviewing tbe past history of Chartism , and pointing out its present glorious position . At its close he recommended the election of a delegate to be sent to tbe Convention about to ait in London . ; Mr . ANDREW M'KENZIE moved , and Mr . M'NiE seconded Mr . 'jAbraham Duncan as ; a fit and proper person to discharge this duty , which being put from the chair an immense forest of bands was upheld . Mr . Dukcin then thanked them for this additional mark of esteem and confidence . The meeting thea broke up .
As we mixed witb the crowd in the various groups into which they broke up , we heard both friend and opponents to the Chartersay , "la this O'Connor ? la this , the man whom the Whig and Tory press had so systematically vilified and abused ? " Nothing could exceed their amasement at the contrast of bis appearance that day , and the character given ; tbe fact is , be has won golden opinions from alL Messrs . O'Connor and Duncan being again seated in the carriage , tbe procession moved on in a graceful and majestic form , for a distance of two miles , on to Tillieoultey ,
through the loveliest spot of earth in broad Scotland , although the men who made it so are political serfs , and the produce of their toil is employed in advertising half a dozen of old maids in the matrimonial markets of France and Italy . When the procession reached TiDicoultry , the , noble patriot was greeted by its whole inhabitants , old and young , gay and nave , rich and poor , who all came out In their thousands to see the man who terrified the Whig Government , and leads on the most extraordinary movement for liberty which past history records .
When O'Connor Mcended . the bastings , be waa greeted with shouts of applause from , the immense multitude , which b * acknowledged by taking off his hat , and bowing gracefully to them . . Mr . John Robertson , being called to tbe chair , opened the business in a speech replete with great energy and good sense . An address was then read from the inhabitants of Tillicoaitry , one from tbe Chartists of Falkirk—distant thirteen miles—who were much disappointed at not receiving a visit ; an address from the Teetotal Chartists of Denny , distant sixteen miles , to which Mr . O'Connor replied , dwelling on the evils of class legislation , and thanking the people of TilUcoultry for their sympathy with bis country In their approving of the repeal of the Union of Ireland and England .
Mr . Russell then came forward and moved Mr . A . Duncan as a fit and proper person to sit in the Convention , seconded by Mr . Jajjes Watson , which being pat to the meeting , bad their unanimous approval ,
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Mr . Duncan then thanked them for this mark of their attachment' and confidence , and pointed oat to them the propriety of supporting tbe colliers at present out on strike , aa the-worse used men In- the country j and if tbey were allowed to fall It would be their tarn next , The procession then formed again , and continued their route through Coalsnaagbton down to Alloa . Whe $ they entered that town . Mr . DA , rn » TgdMPSON , central Secretary , read an addi » sa from th « Chajr ^ ste of this place , to which Mr . O'Connor tekifly . Replied . By this time it waa dark ; the geop } e afterwards dispersed , preparative to the soiree in thq evening a * AUov Ibis may be looked nponas one of t ^ e most memorahle epochs connected with Chartism in ibis place . Throughout the whole day , order , propriety , and decorum reigned throughout the whole
procession , wh ^ ch extended about nine miles .. Not a poheeman showed bis face . They were beaded . by no marshstmen . ; to Bhort , it was the highest proof that could be demanded or given , that the . people are fitted for self-government . Four times was . the procession broken to form themselves into a publip meeting , and each time were they re-nnlted with the " most exact military precision ; ' riot the slightest offence In this long march was given to any person ; property , consisting of avenues leading to ibe bonies of the aristocracy were passed without the twig ^ pf ^ aJ ^ cee bein g broken . A great moral convictionJjajbe > efl , given _ tOjthose who still foolishly oppose toe Charter , ' that the people are unalterably attached te * tt * ' jSix / . Pojrits , and that they are every day finding j oqfc new means is prove themselves worthy to possess , their , political rights .
SOIRKE . It would have given us pleasure could we have spoken of tbe Soiree as * we have done of the public meetings and procesaionlhrbugbont the day . Instead of prder , propriety ; aSidnarmony , terminating eucb a day , as might have , been expected , confusion worse confounded reigned . But It i « 'proper to state the causes that led to this . All who possess Halls where soirees are held claim a merit to themselves ; la' refusing them to the Chartists . They often Mate they have no objections themselves , but the - genteel" and religious people would withdraw their custom . The Committee in Alloa had early notice to provide for at least" twelve to fourteen hundred people . They found themselves under the necessity of building a . pavilion , and they had ample mearuTto do so . After examining various
spaces of vacant ground , with the consent of one Or more of its proprietors , while others were stirred up by the envious and malicious to withhold their Consent ; after a deal of toil and trouble , and a few pounds of expense ^ the Committee were reluctantly compelled to abolish the project of building a pavilion . They then examined a Hall said to be capable of holding 1 , 100 , which requited much additional seating . They then determined to hold the soiree there ; although they were conscious that hundreds of Chartists would have to be refused admittance . ¦ Tbe demand for tickets throughout the whole of Monday , was unprecedented ; this placed the committee in a state of great embarras ment , and the evil they laboured to prevent To do justice to all parties who bad tlekots , the doors of the hall were kept dose till the hour when the chair should nave been taken ; . when it was opened , such was the pressure from without that three or four hundred who
bad not tickets , gained admission to the exclusion of a great many wha had tickets , and to add to oar troubles , that demon from the bottomless pit , Parson Brewster arrived in Alloa , to challenge Mr . O'Connor to a discussion . The idea got abroad among ' those in the Hall , that discussion was to take place at tbe Soiree / This gave additional excitement toa meeting containing three hundred more within the Hall , than there were seats for . Had tbe Chairman , Mr . A . < JJoncan and Mr . O'Connor arrived at the boar fixed , something like order might have been established , but they were engaged in a Coffee House with that marplot ( Brewster } of Scotch Chartism , arranging the discussion now fixed to beheld in Glasgow . During this time Mr . John Robertson , of Tllllcoultry , exerted himself to procure order ; but hla exertions were attended with indifferent success , though he did every thing that man could do to effect bis object ¦ ¦ .. ..
-When Messrs . O'Connor and Duncan arrived , they had to find their way to the platform over the heads of the people , Wbem the refreshments came to be distributed , tbe people were ao closely wedged together , that after tbe utmost exertions of the Committee and stewards , more than a third remained unserved . This , of course , gave great dissatisfaction , although under the circumstances no remedy could be found . Peace being then restored , Mr . O'Connor addressed himself to the business of the evening , in one of the most masterly displays of public speaking that ever it was our lot to listen to . His sentiments were pure , and of a highly elevated cast , shewing an intimate acquaintance witb political society—how it works in Courts , Privy Councils ,
and Parliament He traced its . progress through society , and ite effects mpon the mental and moral culture of tbe people subjected tqjta physical force controul—and pleaded eloquently with tbe possessors of political power to do justice to the people , who were so worthy of . justice being done to them . - Ite effect * here has been to deepen Chartism in the to ^ SSvHOT ^ Qioae--eiPlne 'i 353 Ie ^ cfi » who were indifferent to it Such a people led on by such " a leader cannot be long kept upon the profitless side of the Constitution—the common expression now being that O'Connor is a xaan of talent , sagacity , and determination , likelier to be a greater thorn in tbe side of Sir Robert Peel than his Parliamentary opponent , Lord John Russell .
At the close of Mr . O'Connor ' s address , be and Mr . Duncan retired , in consequence ! of the excessive heat of the room . ' - : The duties of the chair was again resumed by Mr . John Robinson , who conducted the remaining business of tbe evening in a mannsr highly creditable to himself and satisfactory to the meeting . Next morning , the leading Chartists' of the place visited Mr . O'Connor at his hotel , wh « a the proceedings of the preceding day forme *) the subject of warm congratulation . At eleven o ' clock tie was accompanied by a body guard of real friends to the steam-boat—Parson Brewster and him being fellow passengers to Dunfermliae , in the same cabin : the one to reap laurels from a devoted and loyal people ; the other in pursuit of strife and division , on a questionable notoriety .
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THE DIETARY SYSTEM OF BEV . ERLEY HELL . 11 The flx'd and neble mind Turns all occurrence to its own advantage , And I'll make vengeance of calamity ; Were I not thus reduced , thou wouldat not know , That , thus reduced , I dare defy thes still , Fortune thou may'st ; but thou sbalt ne ' er despise me . YoVNG ' S ?• Zanga . "
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —The insertion of the following extracts from a letter just received by Mrs . Peddie from her husband , will , I am confident , be interesting to many of your readers . I am happy to observe , through your valuable print , that , from the banks of the Thames to the Ouse , tbe friends of patriotism are taking up his cose , which may well rouse . the ^ apathy of the Chartists on this side the Tweed ; as I am not aware that one memorial has yet been presented in his behalf to the new ministry from this vaunted land of freedom , although he is tbe only sufferer belonging to Scotland . It is one satisfaction , however , that , through private and public remenstranceB , he baa been "withdrawn from the barbarous labour of the treadmill ; bat this was not accomplished until bis health was broken , and his constitution apparently shattered . He now complains much of headaches and weakness of sight
The following statement will show the wretched dietary : system to which be has been subjected , —a Bystemj-which has called forth tbe reprobation of Lord BrtragUam in the House of Lords . From the ruinous effect that it has had on health , it is . evident that nature cannot long bear up under such accumulated woes He has now endured twenty months' imprisonment ; being little more than the half term of his sentence . It is , therefore , requisite that his friends should use every exertion , either to get him liberated , as has been the case -with others on account of bad health , or removed like Holberry , to some gaol where the rules and discipline bear somewhat less of a ferocious nature , and are more assimilated to the usages of a country professedly Christian . ' W . R . S . Edinburgh , 28 rd Oct , 1841 .
" ¦ I Ti&ye-for many montha ( observes Mr . Peddle ) been fioreJy troubled ^ with what the doctor calls dypepaia , or , In common terms , a . disease in tbe digestive organs , and a most painful disease I truly feel it to be . The first symptoms it gave of troubling me wa « Immediately on my recovering from that extreme salivation I bad twelve months ago ; since which time I have been more or less Bubject to it , gradually increaslBg in strength , until abont alx weeks ago it became very serious indeed . My appetite had completely left me . My stomach ao very much enfeebled as almost entirely to refuse food altogether ; and when it did receive any , it was immediately followed by severe sickness , and what alarmed me most , I could scarcely get it to receive a teacup-full or so of the porridge and milk at
night , my chief support ; notwithstanding that for these laXfotirteen months , I had been in the dally nee of medicine , and have swallowed as much as might form a stock-in-trade to some starved apothecary ! Finding myself , after I wrote you last , still getting worse , although I bad used an increase of the strongest medicine , about three weeks ago I formed tbe resolution of abstaining altogether from . certain portion or kind of the prison diet , which I considered to be the cause of my sickness . The result has been favourable , aa I have thus by half-starving myself been enabled to give up the daily taking of medicine . My belief Is , therefore , strengthened , that whatever concurring causes there may be , the chief one arises from the nature of my food l That you and my friends may folly understand me , I most state tbe nature ot tbe ditt , wbich is as
follows : — " Breakfast consists of a quart of water-gruel—not that palatable kind of erael you used to make me when I was unwell at borne , bat plain water and oatmeal ,
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with bread , without any change . The dinner , two days a week , ia five ounces of the coarsest pieces of beef , with potatoes and bread ; daring the other five days , we have three days , what ia termed stews , made from nolt heads ., sot a very'palatable dish by any means , nor as my own experience prove * , beyond eontradiction , a wholesome one ; the other two days is the liquid of the two beef days siade into broth ; at least , what English prison cooks call such , bat not like Scoteh k * U as you may well imagine ; now , it is from the gruel in the morning , 'and from the five fluid diets or dinner , that I have abstained with much advantage to my self ; the more solid food I eat without aneh bad consequences following ; and I fear that for
the future ! will be compelled to abstain entirely from . them , a * hunger itself can by no means equal what I have for months suffered from indigestion . As yet , however , there has been no . self denial In my abstinence ; for , from the very weakened state of my stomach , it baa only been within these few days I could eat the allowed quantity of bread , and only this morntag that I have desired to be supplied at sight with tbe foil allowance of supper porridge ;' bnt I cannot help admitting that even to my rather philosophic mind , the prospect of seven times breakfasting each week np » n a small loaf of bread and a draught of cold water , and dining upon the same for five days , is not particularly agreeable . " < ' ¦' ¦
[ Here Mr . Peddie enter * into some rtfle « Wons « i » tbd * conduct of the magistrates , in refusing liberty to cotrespond with Mr . Dewhlrst aMcf « t 66 r Wends , except under restriction to which he would not submit , which , however jost , it would serve flo purpose to Tejeat j ¦ '' '' The first intimation that 1 gave the surgeon that the food did not agree with me was nearly twelve- * months ago / I then informed him , that when I suppedi any of the gruel at breakfast 1 immediately sickened ,.. ' -, and vomltted it up again , and requested that he" woul * . ' , order me some tea or a bit of cheese , oranythingI . ciould ; eat without injury , as It waa not oomfortahje to bleak- ' fast upon a piece of bare bread alone . HesSfctettlhat .. ? these indulgences could only be granted during fllne * Bj . and denied my request Three weeks ago I mentioned to the surgeon that I blamed the food a *< me cause pf ,. ; , ' my illness . He confessed that a fluid dlei did not agree . with my stomach ; but no other substitute has been ordered . " : ¦' - . <¦ ¦' . '
" I am truly glad to . leamAhat Lwd ^^ u | 4 m u , _ . * thought ft right to make prison discipline ttS ^ uT ^ e ^' w *"> **** legislative enquiry . The annual sacrifice of human life . is enormous and appalling . There is one circumstance ' that I feel myself called upon to mention , which ia , that any official returns of disease and death that may be made , cannot exhibit either the injury sortained bj individuals in the decay of health , nor the loss of life ; occasioned by tbe horrid system te which they are eub- . ; jected . For when tbe health is so much injured as to ; Bhow the probability of the prisoner dying , he it gent out - . i to die ! This has been the case to my knowledge in more than one instance here . " ; . [ [ In allusion to the exertions making by bis friends In- '' . regard to petitioning in his behalf , he observes : —3 . ' ';'
-" God grant that success may attend their efforts ; for truly the prospect of spending another winter in this place is far from being pleasant—not to say anything of the drudgery . Just look at being locked np in a cold cell fourteen hours out of ever > twenty-four without light or fire , not even heated with ' steam pipes —as seme other prisons are ; verily U I wished to place a person where I would seek by my treatment of him to drive reason from ner throne , or force him to seek refuge from suffering in self-murder , I wonld treat him like a felon all day , and lock him up during the winter night in a solitary cell without light or fire ; and debar him , under the most Bevere penalties , from beguiling the time either in humming a song to himself , or uttering a single word aloud even In prayer ! and if his / mind were not fortified by strong religious principles and constitutional strength , there would be every chance of my succeeding in tbe diabolical attempt . ¦ ' . "
"ROBB&T&EDDJE "Beveriey House of Correction , 18 th October , 1841 . : " ' "'
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TO THE' TEACHEBS BELONGING TO THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS . Brothers and Sisters , Instructors of the Rising Generation , —Let a fellow-labourer ask yon a plain question , Will you lend yourselves to become tools in the bands of men who are endeavouring to extend the cursed factory system , by making " England the workshop of the world , " destroying the interests at a class of men as honourable as themselves ( for they are all honourable men ) in order to have the spoil themselves ? Has not the factory system extended ite blighting influence upon those placed under your care ? Has not your efforts to instil the principles of virtue into the minds of your charge in a great measure been rendered
futile by tbe contaminating influence of these dens of of vice , where tbe moral influence of Sunday teaching ia destroyed during-the six long , long days in which they are exposed in the immoral atmosphere of a vice engendjulngAatofyr ^ Ko . I trust that with one voice yutffUi ^ sMhg ^^ «* . umler any * pretence whatever to- 'bWioTne the dupes of designing parties to entail such a corse upon tbe suffering sons ot humanity , the offspring of woe . Let not the lords of tbe long chlmniea deceive you by their fair words and small subscriptions , but prove to them that you are not to be trammelled by either them or their paid parsons . Fellow labourers , under the nonsensical jargoa that tbe repeal of the Corn Laws is not apolitical question , a meeting was called in the London-road District Sunday Schqol for children of all denominations , on Wednesday , , lhe 12 th instant , when the Rev . Mr . Beardsall , of teetotal notoriety , lectured on the Repeal of the
Cern Lnws , pretendLug that it was hot a political question—that it would permanently benefit tbe working classes , when if the gentleman knew anything at all about the matter , he must know that bis assertion is not correct , but that it is questionable whether it wonld be even a . temporary benefit , ot whether it " would not make us worse off than we are even now , unless some other measure accompanied the repeal . I wonld ask how , in the name of common sense , can Christian ministers , consistently with the word they should preach , advocate robbery ; for such it would be , unless an equitable adjustment ot tbe debt called national , and tbe same between debtor and creditor generally was adopted ; , but this would be politics , indeed , which would ' have the effect of convincing those who are led by what tbe parsons say , that politics ' are not a canker that eat grace out of tbe soul , ' and then Othello's occupation would soon be at an end . '
One word about tbe iniquity of seeking to pit In competition the working classes of this country against those of another ; thus to starve one people if not both . Is this Christianity ? From such , good Lord deliver us . The clerical gentleman said that emigration was » blessing , Inasmuch as it prevented the people from eating one another ; that the land was not sufficient to grow food for the people . From such blasphemous doctrine preserve us . Can anything be more convincing of the necessity of meeting these learned teachers , or rather these blind guides , in discussion , to teach them the first principles of justice and equity between man and man . Truth has nothing to fear from investigation ; then why refuse to hear both sides of tbe question ? How can you instruct the children committed to yonr care ? As Mr . Beardsall asserted it was your duty to instruct them in the evil of the Corn Laws ; how can you do this unless you examine the matter in all ite bearings ? and this will be politics .
Would it not be in accordance with the word of truth to denounce misery and the iniquitous laws that have legalised it in defiance of the word of God , which is reckoned part and parcel of tbe law of the land t Has not the countenance and support given to thelaws made the people of this country into beweraof wood and drawers of water , to Jews and usurers ? ¦ I trust that tbe teachers of schools will at once declare that they will not be the dupes of designing men , bat that they will at once free themselves from the shackle * of prejudice , and fairly eiamice the principles advo cated by those who have been , and are still , misrepre sented by the pulpit and the press . " Prove all things , hold fast that which is good , " is the maxim of the Chartists . , Yours , in the bond of Christian unity , James Cartlepgb . Manchester , Oct 28 , 1841 .
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BRADFORD . —Idle . —This little placa is again rally ing in the good cause . A meeting of Chartists took place on Monday evening , when several new members were enrolled . Mr . Smyth , of Bradford * addressed them on the fallacies of the Corn Law Repealers , and tbe necessity of joining tbe National Charter Association of Great Britain . A resolution was unanimously carried for a meeting to- be held on Saturday next , at eight o ' clock in tbe evening , to take into consideration the propriety of carrying out the object of Mr . Smyth ' s address . A rote of thanks was given by acclamation to the lecturer , and the meetiDg separated highly gratified .
Management of Pigs . —The following experiment baa been made by a gentleman of Norfolk : — Six pigs of nearly equal size were put to keeping at tbe same time , and treated the same as to food and litter for seven weeks . Three of them were left to shift for themselves as to cleanliness ; tbe other three were kept as clean as possible by a man employed for the purpose , with a currycomb and brush . The last consumed in seven weeks fewer peae by five bushels han the other three , yet weighed more when killed by two stono and four pounds upon the average .
A Pahish Clebk ' s Pulpit Proclamation . — -At the church of Wake , the mother-churoh ofWeymouth , and a well known landmark to our seafaring friends , the following announcement was some time ago made by thesclerk : — "This is to give notice * there will be na Zunday here next Znnday . Case why . Parson ' s to preach to Upway , [ That is at way . ) "And voider ( tae derk proceeded ) there will be a meeting held at the ViehennjDVs Arms , oa Wednesday evening at eight o clock , then and there to determine what colour the ohurch is to be whitewashed I"
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