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^ ULIAM PEARCE-THE ASSISTANT RELIEYING OFFICER OF BOLTON . jO THS KDITOB OP THE IfDBTHERN STAB . « ii , —Savia ; seen a report ia your paper on the nhttrm in Botton , ud that report baring a tendency of zL iVX = 7 ehMMter , and doing myself great injury , I no ^ -tats Uie liberty of « Hjfc » dieti » g the-statement j ^ grtgd reperfin * thai of Wse . Pearee—not bat I Wr before that the man died for irant—but I find jiTitated that the application was made to me , sad AonJd b * Te visited the case . Now I will show to the v MiC the dutie * I had to perform—I will-now show to * on that I had n » t the power to visit or relieve without ^ e consent of Mr . Brows , the relieving officer . My j ties were to stay in tbe . offios aad receive applications for Mr . Brown to visit ; and I well recollect the
• nplieation being made of the above family to me , and jests the same to him to Tint He told me ia the grggiag be bad been , and said it were no case , and they u ^ yVpowledged that thfelr prtsent earnings were Si . -jj ^ eek . They afterwards made repeated pressing luplicttf "" ; ^ ot ^ r * ¦ firown , when looting over my «^» l « js drawed hi * pea uran that of Pearee , and ^ ifw « no case . Bat on the following day , a per gg , of'the name of Berwick , and his wife , brought vjjq ^ the office , and tbs mas Pearce seemed to me to be ia a dyios state , and I said , for God ' * sake , what issTayoa brought ham here for ? The nan appealed to 336 t ^ i * dying lc » want . I took the HBerty of visiting the and found them in
jSj ease myself , same day , a dep lorable condition . I could find nothing in the cellar toes *'; and" Inquiring as to their earnings , they had paly - 4 s . a week coming in . The two daughters ran iato s corner of the cellar , sneering and laughing . Now , 1 aft . cannot you earn « & . per week ? Sha said , hapva they might . Could yoa not earn Si ? She said $$ same . " Could you not , eara 12 . ? She said happen asy-might . I mi » ely make mentien of this to show j ^ t ' the family was in a state of Insanity , no doubt but A&y tirecgtr starvation ; and the same eTening I jade the case known to Mr . Brown , and told him the ijjte . " I found them in , and am not aware that any wligf was afforded to them .
Tbey then made application to the BeneTolent Society , mi jir . Baishaw , registrar of births and deaths , being tag secretary , came to me to ascertain if a family of the Bune of Pearee iad made application to me ? I told jqq they had repeatedly ; and he said be thought it had bBsi wgieeted ; and I tald him I was of the same opimon ; and . on the morning he died , Me . Naisby , oat . of the fuardiaas , came to the office , and inqsired for Mr . Brown ; but be not being in , he { jjd ma of Pearce ' s death , and requested me to go ^ -mj with him and Mr . Scowcroft , the " " * tr 't overwsr , to the cellar .
I found him laid out en a pair of empty looms , there beiM bo other conTenienee , and Mr . Naisby ordered me jJor ? Bq 7 « them with 2 s . 6 d ., and he would see Mr . jflflftrigiMrt it- I did not Bee Mr . Brown till af ter-BgB 1 £ ' ' i - iSli him Pearee was dead . He said be had rat teen sad relieved them with 5 s . ; and I told him I hid firattfln 2 s . 64 ; Mfthe said , how is that . ' and 1 toU inm thst Mr . Naisby ordered me ; and he gave me i note far a coffin , and ordered me to look after his jaieanent ; and I did so , and gave Is . to two women to ptt Km in his coffin , and gave Is . each to six men to airy him to hia fT 3 Te . 1 Sank the above facts will show to the public that do btae can be attached to me , as I had eo power to rat « relieve without the consent of ill . Brown , the refining officer . Tours , John Bridge , late VisinlaTit to Mr . Brown .
Xorember 2 , 15-41 . nhe shore would have appeared a fortnight since bet ins accidentally mislaid . —Ed . 1
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TO IHE EDITOB OF THE XOHIHERX STAS . Sis , —It has been remarked that truth always gain * tj daeusskw ; and that the maxim has been well pwfflded , was put beyond the possibility ef a doubt a for d&yi ago here , by the opposition offered to the naggl at Chartism , an the part of the Rer . X > r . Coen , W 3 msHted preiitfc . It must be in the » ec&lleetion of 7 « s reaoere that the eloquent and learned prelate cited tbe Chartist agent B . Macdonnell ; and , on the Moving Sunday spoke from the altar upon the principia of the Charter , bat instead of condemning them , as Exsxbad expected he would , he spoke in terms highly is JiTonr ef them , and admitted that if gained by leg&l isd eocstitational means , could ooi fkil of being of the BttSest adTantage to the country . The Galicay A
deererr , m obscure Tory paper , eulogiasd in a sokeequent ssbei , bis lord&bip , and at the same time , rilified in tit most gross manner , another reverend gentleman of Sat town , because , as the lying editor falsely asserted , & Right Ect . Dr . Coen had delivered " a withering iasmeislion against the Chartists , and ftig My euiegizsd the present Tory administration , '' while his lordship did so such thing , but said " that frh ? Whig ministry hd She will but wanted the power , while the Tory K 23 UJ 27 bad the power , and that time would prove Tbsher they bare th « will to serve Ireland . " Tbe nuoc why the Advertiser attacked tie other reverend ftra * miL-r > was , " th ^ t he had some time ago admitted bBaiaid ilacdonnell t ^ yt ' the poinU of the Charter Vst excellent and ought to be looked for by every w « UYisher of Ireland . "
Saes the admission , by Br . Coen , of tbe exceDency of the Chartist principles , numbers who before were m £ d £ nt to declare themselves , have discussed , and admitted the merits of the Charter ; and as a proof that the lygtem is gaining rapidly upon the minds of tbe P « ph here , it may be sufficient to inform yon that the Sisr a nor read and sought with avidity by the membes -of onr reading' rooms , a society composed of Whigs , Tories , Radicals , Repealers , and Anti-repealers . Another -atoae of tbe spread of CbartiszB here is the i £ Si . ajiets 3 fcnt sometinie age tfcat Mr . O'Cennor would not be personally offensive to Mr . O'Connell—a cireumaaet which led many here to hope that a TJmo * of iepeiten and Cbartiste was not impossible ; a tMOX ¦• fcjca , if ouee accompliihed , O beavenB ! bow soon we * oeM hiye the happiness to see the last sbate given to Sa tnmk of the tree of oppression , wbose thick and nr-an-knitted branches have oversbadowed our lovely
v--sitrj ; then would we see an end put to cioss legi » la-- >!• iLcC would we see Ihe idle drones oi the greal f = « aJ «' r » espeijed to maie room fyr the woikiag and adiiOTons chesses , those poliucal bees who fill and sfksisii the numerous cells in to * grtat hive of human fcQitj- By Tjabliibinj this is the next Star you will obie A Frilsd to the Charter . isghrea , Nov . rth , Ir 41 .
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^ SISSSI ^ GS OF THE SYSTEM !—POLICE LAW . TO IHE EDITOB OF THE NORTHERN tlAR . ' - •—1 ani . you the particulars of the folicwiEg c ^ s * , T ^ ii I h :-pe , for the s ^ fec of biir ^ &ni-. y . ia of rare ; = ieste in tbe records < A r-. / ice viliacy i ^ d ina ^ Lsieriil iijtr . iee i ? 3 ci at-u ; srventten years cf zgc . L-r >^ a Gscygb * xr i ~* v * L f * o feiLije iC ( juiir . ' jHJL -c 3 froiii lie cuuuiry , " ^ Jt JK )) r : a E at the shows at Camber * tii fa : r . had his P « kit picked cf his silk hicukerchitf . A person «^ rf seeing tbo theft , toJd th ° youth , who directly P' ^ iiG the tr : ef , cailir ^ " police . " A policeman ^ fp ^ -ag is s-, aL * . ti . 6 th : rf ibrt-w bars lt = hanQker-^ H'bch wis picked up by the -w :: er just as the pj ^ zmzn ciiLe up , who ur . i thcr . i t-.: h to the station p ^ iad then : IctXei np ; cLargini' -- as the thief , and « : < be is ihe rtce ; r- _ r cf 3 itoieu tandkerchicf . The pssia ¦ who "w . u _ - ssed the theft , is caistd Dobson , a ps > ciai . lr ptii t = r reii jirg in Caml-trwell . and a per'sCftrirrer to aU rr . rties ; }; e -srent to the station on P-JJ-we to give his ttitimory , but on his stating whit ^ e = ii' 7 ? fi ; r . he w : j puih ' trd ba . i , and almost down , ^^ Poli ^ niii , -wLo siid , he was only a Whhtcbap-i ^' - ^'¦ tt-Jt , asd if L « dij t-. . zv about his buiinea > £ e iV --i- ^ t locked tr : o . Th- ¦ > . _ ung wo&rD infuriKed
^ —i ^ r . ttzo > : v = * ; n th- Hacti . eT-rc . - -2 , and : > a ^^ *^ ti £ . Iir . haTJr-.- .. l ^ rgtf fsrcilv . atd is hiichiy ^ i ^ ' -ei ^ 7 il ; Mho Lafe dealings With Li : ii . for his-^¦ f s- " -7 tia e y , j cci ^ O' -ct : n all transact !• . 'Us between r ^^ ^" itc t :. e f :-. ther went to the station ar C' -mLcr-^ J , ht tri . v y ; > e n : ust appear it Union Hail Etxt . ^•^ ^" -- T-i- _\ - _ ay tbe father attended -with - . Li witnecfc ^ v : - — --I . bni were r ^ fnsetl adniittar . c-j by the JS ^ es , vie - _; j they would be called if they -were jS *^ - T _ e ; . u ± cr . iyrlzg placed r > tfore the : ^ aeis-^^ J- Cottiniha— , J : ^ q , was charged by polictman " '¦ Ikzzi Car , : > K ,-With being a well-in-j-wn thief
*^ tozfr'Jrra-- iti-. L the one who hi-: picked his vf ^ V" ^* it'prarcd to be cetSnned b > puliccman ij *^ fctrL . } r K , in plain clothes , whu stated that k _ k UrB thcUi b « otL in the fair trying to pick genut-^ s ticketa . This Eian -was not at the station whru J ? * ar ? e tra' niidc When tLe ajagisU-ate askca ~ -p » hat ! Lry Lad to siy , the youth , George Poor , feis tie h ^ r-kerchief was his own . ^ nd was iakc £ ont * Cil | nckfct by the other , and that his fatiur ami a ^ * the roe btry -were ouUioe , at-i ¦ wuuld pioTt IT a = e- T " ae magistrate , ir . stead of eal : ing them ia . ? PKaud » n the enormity of the crime , saying tfcat if \ ~ l * fcIc tried bv a jury and fuund guilty they -would si to be
* ^ := transported , he therefore cautioned him •** » « f the witnesses did not ccrrobor&te bis statement , * a ui yrzs committed for trial , it would be worse for ~ : be therefore though * , he had better nos call them . s-Jffl ^ " w ^ ° ^^ s ever ia a poiice court br / orc , was ^ USfed and silecr , -which the sapient tiolon construed botL ^ ^ ^ ' ° * S ^ , aud innnediaieiy sentenced ^'* t * o months iaipKsc-niEtn ; in Brist .. n House of ^ iwSon . The father , who had been waiting , with j ~ ' * ft Q tes , cutsice the cSce , in the greatest anxiety , *** Ktt four hours , at length forc « i their -way to the ^ Bistnte , ¦ » ho , on hearing their testimony , exprested ~** om > w that be did not hear tntm before , and ^ eh td thai it WM thf-n r .-nr nf bis nnirrf fco alter flis the
J ^ ° » (*^« = prisoners having left the o&ct , ) bul j ^^ father to come the next day and he would *** S him to maki an application to the Srfn-etary of r ^' or h-lj s-jc ' s lioeradon . When the father attended i ^^ Ji lie WiS told he must eel two honsekeepers to 1 bail for his son ' s appearance at tbe Quarter l ^ aa , to be held at Kingston , on the lath of October , r ^« the payment of all demands , including the ex-E *** rf the policemen to Brixton and back , and Jk ~* ^ trouble to two gentlemen , who weli-knew CL " ° and family , and readily became bail , the | ^ " * u released ; haTiag feetn four dajs m pruon ,
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hU person disugured by cutting h > hair , hia hands blistered by working on tbe mDJ , ana tb 5 " loss of six shillings and slxpenee , wtich was taken from him , sad kept to j > ay the expenca of his ioeatearation * nd punishment , for having bis pocket picked of his » wn pockethandkerchleC '" ' ' , The Btsaions -were held U * t week , the fathel to ensure j « sil £ » , » mployed coanael , 'a « xr- ^ ri » i «'*( JeltWW < Il tofl forwards during tbe week with his witnesses , 4 c , ( at the cost of £ 2 per day , ) who wo « ld h » w tally prorod bis Bon ' s innocence , and the villany and perjury of the policeman . Ihe caae was tailed on late and alaost last on Saturday , when J . Coitinghain , Esij , evidentl ashamed of his conduct , aad wishing to prevent publicity , did not appear to support his own conviction , which was oonseq . uenUy quashed by the beach of
magistrates . And this is all the satisfaction likely to be obtained by the injured , father and family , who have distressed themselves to the utmost to meet tbeexpemes of these proceedings ; and whkBT have cost , independent of the Berious lost of time , not leas than , £ 20 ; not one farthing of which can he get repaid , —and baring no more money , it is out of his power to prosecute tbe policemen for perjury . There is , therefore , no possibility of obtaining the least redress for the serious injury done . Not -so the polioemen , who have hot only received their regular pay , but I understand , also three shillings and sixpence per day for each day ' s attendance at court ; thus giving tneni encouragement for theif iniquity . What can we tliink aftex this , of law sad justice ? Yours in the good cause of Chartism ,
C . J . M . Thobfe . 9 , London-street , London-road , Southwark , October 25 , 1841 .
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MORE CRIMES OF TSlE TYRANTS MORE HORRORS OF THE ACCURSED POOR LAW .
TO THB EDIT 9 B OP THB KORTHSES STAB . Sir , —Allow me to lay before your readers-the following compressed statements ( taken from the lips of the sufferer ) of the tyrannical and cold-blooded persecution of an Englishwoman , by one of the soul-less , heartless despots , who having usurped to themselves the possession of tbe soil , and driven by taeir muKitudiaous acts of robbery and oppression the toil-worn sons and daughters of England to beggary and wretchedness care , -when the famishing orphan and the heart-broken widow cry for bread—dare to tear the babes from their
mother—and dare to immure in their dungeons the unhappy parent , because her crime was poverty , and bar offence the loving of her children . But why dare the idle robbers do these things ? Because , 0 Englishmen , ye have become a cold , unfeeling , selfish xace—the blood of your Saxon sires stagnates in your veins—ye crouch the neck and bend the knee to a crew of effeminate , voluptuous masters , -who -would be aa powerless before you , as the worm in the- lion's path , if as men , you rose in the strength of your moral Blight , and declared with the " voice of God" that tyranny should be
no more . Elizabeth Taylor , thirty-six years of age , a native of Sheffield , was married about eighteen years sinew to James Taylor , a native of Upper Hsddon , near Bakewell , in Derbyshire ; her husband was many years older than herself , he having served in the army about twenty years , and was at the time of Lis marriage and up to his death ia the receipt of a pension of Is . Ad- per day . He was employed for some years prior to his death at a colliery near Sheffield , and has now been dead about five years . Elizabeth Taylor , his widow , was left with five children , and destitute of means for the support of so large a family , was compelled to seek parochial relief ; this she obtaictd , receiving 7 s . weekly allowed by the parish of Upper H&ddon , and paid her by the overseen of Sheffield . She continned to reside in Sheffield until
the Christmas of 1 S 3 9 , when the New Law coming into operation in Upper Haddon , her pay was stopped in Sheffield , and she was compelled to remove to t&e former place . Here the parish officers put hex into a wretched hovel , dignified with tbe name of a " cottage , " described by the woman as a most miserable place , the nsot being propped op to prevent i ; failing in upon the inmalts , and foi this horrid kennel the cold-hearted wretches deducted a shilling of the seven weekly , for rent . The poor woman of course complained ; all she wanted was to be allowed the 7 a . in Sheffield , where she had hitherto ,
with hard work and good management , contrived to eke out a deceiiL subsistence . But , no ; her tormentors wanted to get rid of her and ber children altogether . They therefore insist **! that she should go to the poorb « use at A&bby ; she refused to go , when she found she would be separated from her children ; and her persecutors were determined to make her go , the relieving officer , a fellow named Bentley , who is blessed with a mouth from ear to ear , his outward man being but an imperfect index of the devilish demon withindeclaring , in the midst of his abuse , that " he had been maty a belter woman ' s master , and would be her'B . "
She had been about a fortnight in Ihis hovel , when a cart was brought to take her and her children to the workhouse . She refused to go . It was a wild and stoexoy day ; the wind beat . ' tbe rain tleacendBfMft torrents , and the tempest howled around . One o £ 3 s overseers , more humane than the rest , remomrttim against their removal that day : tbey were allowwHo remain over that day and night , and the next morning having embraced her childjen , the unhappy woman , with a bleeding heart , left the hovel , and traced her steps-toward Sheffield . The same day toe children were removed ; tbe tar e * eldest were subsequently placed out to . masters , and the two youngest put into the Asnky workhoase . The poor weman was followed to Sheffield , arrested by a constable , and taken to Bakewell , on a charge of deserting her ehiidren . Tbe charge was laid btsfore one Barker , the autocrat of the neighbourhood , who sen-Wisccd her to fourteen days" imprisonment in Derby Coui . ty Gaol . She spent the whole of this period in zoliliin / cDJir . TteuienL
On her liberation she went to tbe overseers of upper Haddon . They asked her would she now go to the workhouse . - She said she would not ; upon which , c .-e of the overseers remarked that " if he was ber , he -would "w » lk as far as hisle ^ a -would carry him before be would go . " They told h * i they hid no power to help ttr bltw ; the "whole power was in the hands of Sa : Ser . Four of them being more charitable Ui £ E the rest , gave htr sixpence each , telling her she i ;; U 5 t now do tbe best she could for
berself . Sh = came to sihenield , and had been about a month residing in the town , when one of the overseers of Upper-Haddun cejuc to Sheffield bringing with bim an order for her removal to tbe workhouse . She refused to go ; and in about another -week ' s time , Bhe was apprehended by a constable , lodged two nights in the Sheffield lock-up , taken toBike-vrcll , and again brought before Barker . s . ;« vi ^> tolil ihe must go to the workhouse or go to prison ,- she said she -would go to the -workhouse if she might be with her children ; this "was denied , and the pour weman then sa-J , she -would go to
prison .. B j ' k . tl n * - . W iciitttcej her to iis weeks' imprisonmeiit in Derby Lr-iul ; three -weeks she passed in solitary co-iaexueLt , and the other three doing washing and other drudgery . By c . mxLaiid of Birker an order was left with the GeTemor of the girt , order-Dg the poor woman to repair to Chesterfield B ^ stile -within five days alter her liberation . Of this she very properly took no notice ; but on the = ix : h cut apx-iied apa to the overseers . She was araia tai ~ :. l-e ^ re Barker , "who ordered her to be locked up i .: Bakewell from the Saturday till the MuEu . iy ; -wiitn being again brought beferethis miserable despot , he told htr she must take her children out of the -workhouse , or go in her herself , or he would again commit her to prison .
Rather thjji go to prison again , tbe poor woman agret-i u > take her children out of Chesterfield Bastile , whither th--y had been removed during her imprisoi ; - meLt . Ch ^ ttrriciu is twelve miles from Bake-well , and tie toot woman , fric-ndJess and penniless , refused to so eeu ! she had obtained some assistance ; stie had rat in tb * r outer court about an hour , tthen Barker came out and asked h ^ r , had she not gone yet ? She replied £ he c aid not go iirtil she had got something to help her on the road ; when he told Lex she should not have 3 far thing . After some time , he sent an efficer to fetch her into the incer court ; when demanding of htr -why she would not go , she replied , she had been informed she coti ' . d claim a penny a mile , and if he would not allow h « r that , he must find a cart to take her . The brute told her be " would have her dragged beL ; nd a cart unless she took herself off . " Finally , finding ihv -woman was not to be bullied , he sent her a ibil 5 : ' ng and she departed . 1 should have mentioned thit -when the -woman agretd to take her children out of the rcstile , Barker told her " if she became troublesome cny more , or left her children again , money was iso olject to him , and he would follow her though » be ircnt to tbe devil . " The unhappy woman went to Ci _ efcter £ eld , took her children out of the bastile , and walked to Sheffield , a distance of sixteen miles , without a penny , and her children shoeless and almost naked , the eldest , seven years old , walked the whole of the way , and the youngest , five years old , she carried iu her arms ; and faint and weary , with aching heart ard bJeeding feet , the widow and ber fatherless children reached Sheffield , without & shelter or a home ; this was in . tbe month of April , 1 $ 40 . She now lived nine months in Sheffield , supporting her children by the labour of her hands , without receiving or Beeking pariah relief , when she had occasion to leave the town for a short time , she tock the youngest child with her , and left the eldest with a person whom in other dayB the poor woman bad befriended . She was absent from the town amsnlh ; on her return to Sheffield she found that ber eldest child bad been taken ill , and by the parish doctor had betn sent to the workhouse . The woman -went to the Workhouse to claim tbe childtbey refused to give it up—next day she was apprehended on charge of deserting Iier child , lodged in Shtifield lockup , on the Saturday was sent to Ba&ewell ¦ where she -was again locked np . On the Monday , four respectable persons from Sheffield were in Bakewell to speak to her character , but no magistrate sitting that day , the witnesses were compelled to return to Sheffield . The next day she was sent to Chesterfield , when she was c ommitted for trial at tbe sessions . She was imprisoned a month before trial In Derby Gaol , where she was locked up in solitary confinement fcr
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that period , was tried at tbe € tmtoi £ * h }< Sessions , In tbe month of April last , and enteooed to " six months , imprisonment and har 4 iaboar in flie eoanty gaoL * On hearing her senteaoe , t& « jx » r woman said , ( addrttuiagtfaft Coalman ) , " \ VeH , &t i&ti Jr «*( aw ao * sending me to prison , tot theft , Imt b « 5 » 0 « I am jwoi and cannot maiirt * li * taraelt and xatrdjrto j - jfce relieving ofi&ar , motjttwdmfglrty Betotte ^ "par | K > r '» jaokall , was the ' witness against fief , and did Pie utmost his malice could suggest to blacken tot character , while he defenceless , aad having no ' gfie td nge' a word in Her " behalf was again dragged to a prison . Her imprisonment expired on tike 5 th of October last , when she left the gaol , and again went ' to Bake weO . ' .
In answer to her question Of *• What » tttfc she So >" Barker told her , " she mn 4 take her children o ? t of , too Workhouse , or must go in Herself for .-&& woollgtye her nothing . " She we » t to C ! best « rfleldr look ^ fiaeT ehiidren , and is now living id Sheffield without a pijnny to help her In the shape of parochial retieff . Such is the tale , alas too true , of persecution And suffering borne by s sister woman . Look here , men ; of England—ye , whd nil yoorjelTet to uphold wlik ' y * & courage and you blood the robber-class , that thus Wnlr plea on your order—Took at this tate of ralsery saxt w 6 & and brush that ye can be such stoves is , spaniel-like , XV . lick the rod that strikes yen . Oh could theioldierlrava risen from bis cold and silent grsre K to EaW witnessed ibis persecution of hi * tonowlag wife an * Kttle oini ^ -r
now tamping weary miles with sinking heart ' && « £ bleeding feet , now separated , the wldawi ^ hejr pHjtoJI call of horrors—the orphans In their' bastfle boae ^ - would not the soldiers' heart have swSled withhAft ' . revenge arone could have quenched ? HVbW Wtw thf weary march under torpid heat— "mid frigld ' edjd —• hp * - , ger and thirst had been his portion—deaiji in every horrid shape he had encountered " mid the Battles shook , and , the bloody conflict ' s rage . He retnxne * fp the land of his fathers , one of " the broken tootrtfaat tyrant * cast away - —and when , hia aands of life were run—alas he knew not that those for whom be had spilled hU blood would award a felon&- faft . to . his" wife , arid tire " bread of bitterness" to hia cfafirBn—be knew—be knows it not , be steep * sound , * tia well . ¦ " ¦ Bat O Englishmen , which of ye after reading tbij will Toluoteer to abed your blood for the support ^ yx > ur country ' s tyrants , when such !• jour * ewardfe Which of ye , rather , will not B » ear untfcasing-wwio tbe . ocurwd syiwm , and wax with those who uphold * ' and profit fcv iU Ifcsllish abuses ? -: ¦ . -. >( ¦ ,
Elisabeth Taylor , the subject of this letter , U ao . w residing in WhiteVlane , &e * r Wainwrightii ' . 3 r » W * house , in tbe Park . If any of the female ; readers o ( the Slur can give her , or reoommend •»»• , & -s ^ jswerk in the shape of washing , for suoh good service tf&MUl be grateful She ask * not charity , * he otdy dtotres to support her children by the labour cf her hands , and thus be saved from a repetition of the horrid persecution to which she has been subjected . From ^ inquirie * I have Biade , Z have © very reason to believe her ft sober , industrious , trustworthy woman , and certainly tbe unconquerable spirit with which she baa battled with htr persecutor * entitle her to the admiration and support of all who can appreciate that oourage that quails not before haughty we&Uh , and that independence of mind that is not to be subdued by the oppression of triumphant tyranny . 1 am , Sir , Tours ia tbe cause of justice and right ,
Q EOKGE JULIAN HAUNEV Sheffield , 48 , Nursery-street , Nov . 14 th , 1841 .
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TO THE EDITOB OF THB NORTHERN STAB . Sik , —Although most of the Dublin newspapers reported a speech of Mr . OjConnell ' s , wherein he described me as an enemy to Biy country ; that I not only voted for the Tories , but accused him of being a "knave , iu politics , and a hypocrite in religion ; " : in fact he held me up to public ridicule and scorn , that is to say , as much so as he could , yet the papers refuse to publish my explanatory letter . I therefore am obliged to beg that favour of you . It is quite true that I did write opposite to Mr . O'Connell ' s name on the " whole ticket j" A SKAYE IN politics , and a BTPOCBITS IN BELJGIOf , I did not add these words to his name till after mature consideration of his career ; however they are not original The late Right Rev . and ever-to-be regretted Docto *
Doyle , Catholic Bishop of Kildaft ' , was the author of them ; and the llev . A . Fitzgerald , president ot the College of C&rlow , ba » more than once written that Daniel O'Connell is a knave in politics , and a hypocrite in religion . And in a letter written by Mr . OCotfssJBs kinsman , Mr . Finn , and dated Feb . 9 th , 1835 , th » . |» tto is "Daniel O Connell , a knave in polittcsv < thA 1 typ « erit 6 in reHgtan . " " . AndreWPitzgerald . " Wb , you see , I am bat a mere plagiarist , ' though I know the terms apply with as much tenth and justice as ever words applied as expletive * of the character of any man . . I am , Your obliged and humble servant , ¦ - PATRICK CHIGGINS . Dnblin , Nov . 9 , 18 * 1 . < - . j
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- Tfr TiBB ^ PfTfrB P f II V ptftutiiifc ^ MIB ^^ S ^ S m ^—u ^^ tt 6 dmf' ^ i& ^ ff % ' ^ W ^ io often called npon to trooble eitiei * yetj # fi ^ jmblio upon subjects relating to myself peraDWly ^ bsw Mr . O'Connell has thought jtroper to amnsehls a ^ B ^ ing and still confiding audience by calumniating me at » taefeting of blM Association , on Tuesday , the 26 th iustant'j ^ jtnust that you will do ' me the justice of affording " melfce Opportunity of defending my character by the Same medium throngh which it has been publicly assailed . ' - Mr . O'Connell is repotted to have said— " Yon have all heard of Mr . O'Hjggins . The Tories sent him a circular , of course , for his vote , and he gave them in it a character of myaell sod of the other three candidates for the ward . I -am not going to read what he stated of the others , but 1 shall read what he said of myself . Here it is : — " Character of Daniel O'Connell . —A knave IN T 0 LITIC 5 AND A HI POCRITE 1 > " RELIGION . "
It is not true that I stated in the circular which Mr . O'Connell says was sent by the Toiies , anj-thin e -whatever about . Mr . O'Connell or about any . of the other three candidates . n ia not true that I made objections to the other three candidates -whose names appealed upon Mr . O'Connell ' s whole ticket . I voted for one of them , Mr . John O'Neill ; 1 could not conscientiously vote for any of the others : and if they have any wish for it , I shall let the public knovr the reasons why I did not vote for them . I voted for Mr . John O'Neill because 1 believed him to be an honest man , though a bad politician . I
voted for Thomas Saundfra because I knew him to be an bon&st man and a good neighbour ; and I vott d fur \ V . H . Gray because , in addition to that of his being an bunest man , he is an old acquaintance anil a respected friend . Besides these reasons , which , I am convinced , friH satUfy every honest man in bociely , I know that the Irish Municipal Heform Act takes : ; w ; iy all political power fronl tue new lOI ( j Mayor , tho Aldermen and Town Councillors , aud vesta it in the Lord L eut « nant ; and that therefore the politics of tlie candidates had nothing whatever to do with the elections .
When I received a rigmarole letter commanding me to vote for Mr . O'Connell and his nominees , and stating that be did not desire the vote of any one who would not vote for the other three , I objected to this species of dictation . 1 objected to any barrister seeking for city honours which "were intended for lnorchants , manufacturers , and tradesmen ; and not for attorneys dottors , or lawyers ; and I wrote a few wordt , opf . oaitt ; the names of two of Mr . O'Connell ' s nominees , ar . d the ¦ words complained of opposite to his own name ; nnd so thoroughly convinced and sali&tifed am I of their tkvth . that I shall at any time undertake to prove them to tinentire satisfaction of every lover of truth and political integrity in the community . Patrick O'Hiogi . ns , Tae man -who got up tbe rlrsV meeting for th « O Council Tribute , and the eecund who subscribed £ 'l « to it . No . 14 , North Anne-street , Oct . 23 , 1841 .
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THE POLISH PEOPLE IN ENGLAND TO THE PEOPLE OF CrKEA . 1 BRITAIN . Citizens , —In 1830 , the Emperor of Ru-sia -was ready to overwhelm Europe -with his hordes , his armies were mustering each day and -wetting tbo edges of their swords , anxiously awaiting his order to plunge them into the hearts of our western friends ; -w efb ^ rd and saw it ; wo ro 3 e on the 29 th of November , ahd Eurepe was for the second time safe . In vain did we thunder by our victories to you all , that our cause was your cause , and that we fonght for our common safety ; ¦ we -were unheard—unbelped . Our lonely standard still -waved triumphantly ovwr the blood-sprinkled fields of Poland , -w ith the inscription— " for our freedom and yours . "
Alone , still we were not vanquished—armies after armies were destroyed as they dashed against our breasts ; the tyrant trembled , and his mighty throne tottered before a handful of us . Alone , still we were strong enough to dare even the whole power of hellengendered despotism , but being most shamefully betrayed by cur own leiders , most meanly deceived by the perfidy of our so-called friends and allies ; we became at last what you see us now—adispcrssd people among all the pieple of the world , without h ome , without bread—children of a nation as mighty as yours at present , we became like a wandering tribe of Jewa hated by all the governments—still our hearts swell with the hope of the resurrection of our fatherland . We know tbat the hour of our battles is again to come , and we feel it to be a duty towards out country , a duty towards the people whose sympathy we receive , to warn them w least each 29 Lh of November , of tbe daBgere which are still hanging over thenj ,...
Having come to England , and being unacquainted with yonr langnage , we were foroed to allow this duty to be accomplished by our co-emigrants in London , but our ^ entlemfen emigrants were overawed last year by the treaty of the 14 th of July . They were silent , instead of calling loudly against tbe most gross violation of your oTn interests . Of their whole number hardly ten proved to be oar true friends and yours , and this feeble
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voice , was J ost amidst the general silence , of ottwn . IK ^ l ^ Sv *? ' " * * p ** V& « Bi « fl « £ s 3 " « ^ w ^ ft ? > i **« " » forward in thV naie of Him waostndeth Uto , m ' ina « Bjm ^ tkiml } legal so ^ ereWodr * && . SSS ® S 5 r *> «^ a * * e duty forsaken ty ^ ri ; ^ wtoorvoftteiWx of November is daar- to us , because the memory of oarp « t deedskeeptiitill pra ^ Jnow minds , oar sacred national duty , wMob 4 s taJivtf and be ready to die - htjfc . welfare of ri ^ l ^ d . r * TUei % mory of the 29 th' of November' 1 » dear , ' to m ^' IhxshS wti tote tyranny , and' Wfci ^ jtt Wttfeira ^ 'W raised our sword in the wine of -iftpMjn , sid ^ iFtfaat pleasesitnarjgtaM ? or not ; we ; O » Polish people , intend to . celebrate ttesjoniteraarref thatKrettrda *
People of Great Britain ! Trhto we lieard of the f ftito of the i * th ef Jftiljr , we * ld not think that it r ^ y represented your ¦ natlojaal re * Hngs " towar « s our * # » - . ' - ¦ J « ? bve > or Hii owtl existent ; therefore « ft wnapt think that ytm wish tor theigg ^ andlsienient M ^ ewwer wh ich brth' nf ntarW > eij ^ W ) ur 14 ^» i » , # wr th * fall of Turkey-tban > ou ^ nb nearer eorifpetitor ^ jhe wsithanyoil ^ no richer pfe y in the world for ita l H * 17 . Teni'M than you—and whose aim is wurfler , * Tr ' * Ild dett « l « t'on } You wish to be free , and we <^ ldj » otibeliav « that you might become friends of the f » P $ n ** af . other people's freedom . You tutte yoar Wf * Sf ™ * » thereftoB we eonld not believe tfcat yo « i&kght be the allies of the most wretched tyrants , in tbe JP » lct ! , ,.- ; . .: ¦ . ¦ ; ¦ * ;• .- ; ¦ . ¦ ., . . ^ VVj Wi efe you to > be ft « e . frqm th « Wooily stain VAiQh covBra the eiUes of tfafl lour Enrow » u tyrants .
ma m UmUf you to , bt prasent | jy yjour , numerous and r ttme frltnds , -at the : oonuaeniontttoX bt the event . whie& at least retarded , if it did not ) prevents tb ^ coaqueet of Europe , under the moat despotic / yoke of . ibet Emperor « f Bossia ; sit event , wbfeu by ' the , O ^ WP ^ the free people among all the oppressed people " raJi le woild , was perhaps , in the hands of prandenceiDe means of uniting ttieir muttafl intertets ' ; Maum ' v 6 £ - mbnCMd indissoluble ikrtd ; an- WM wbi ^ t > erhaps , ' fras'bifc the precursor of th ^' general ' tftMLom of mankind . ; ( ¦ . '• ¦ - ¦ ' - ' - . ¦ ' ( , -V ;; , the anniversary of the Polish * revoiutibniJ to > e oetebrated on the 29 th of November , 1841 , 'lnPbrtsea , tJerfcsmouth . ; .- ' ¦ < , Lov £ AKD FRit # ER $ JX 1 f .. The Chairman of tbe meeting , * . ,- - ( SigneO ) ' PloHfkowSKI . ; - This 24 th of October , a ^ ll .
Polish Barracks , Fortaea , Portsmouth , The SECRi&ikv , ( Signed ) Let £ ^ M «^ i . ¦ ; : .. . . ... ~ m * — - •¦— 'h . { TO THE EXILES OF ERIN . ' •? Q my oppressed fellow slaves , let me on this occa-Aoi conjure you to look into tbe bivtory of yoni misfo / wned country . " . , ' My objeet belllg that of directing the attention of the iH-f sed and much-abused Irish working uierito the ' real 5 ause 6 f their degradation and misery , I soul not hesitate to quote from the writing of a man , " a native of Ireland , " who I believe was sincerely attached to the land of his birth , and gloried in the name of Irishman , Mr . John Barnard Trotter , private secretary to ; Lord Castlereagh for twenty-five years , whose Sbty it I was , at the time' of the parchment cempact , called the Legislative Unien , to keep a registry of the names and destination of tbe base betrayers of their country ' s confi- , dence and honour , and consequently of the peace and j uappines of her people , writes as follows : — j "No man could be more opposed te a Repeal of that parchment compact than inysvlf . Like many of my fellow countrymen , I was given to believe that it ' ( Pas by the unanimous consent and approbation of the Friends of both nations that tbe Irish Parliament should be moved to England for the purpose , as was then stated , of cementing both kingdoms jnoie closely
togearjd Irelacfi will sever improve or emerge from the miseries under which she labours , until her metropolis is again the seat of-her legislation , or that ah equal distributi « n of the lawa of England shall be folly and impartially extended-to her people . " Sons of Erin , I have no doubt these words were penned with sincerity , but , however we may admire the writer as the friend of his country , let ua not be led away in pursuit of a shadow ; let us enquire what ih& laws of Engkad are , whether they cau be impartially administered , and whether the English as a pqeple , really , are themselves happy under those lawa ? Jt Is not'ay intention to load the readers of this s ^ droM into a . iong labarynth of reasoning ; ' Thst , in niy ' flpinion , would be a waste of so much time . I skaUL therefor * , state a few facts by way of solving tHese ; < jue $ ti 0 nBi . Tbe present Government asserts that tfa . e Whigs Mve left the financial affairs of tbe country ift 0 qtott awful state . The Whigs declared , previous to fotlng the entire coofldenco of the people , as shown by this last elections , that some liberal system must be adopted to relieve them from tbeir nnanoial . embarass-^|( ents > ' The merchants dealare their enterpiising Spjri ^ are alogjed by th « -oppressi ve laws which bear on trade ^ Bflid commerce . The poor steal to secure ahome in a prtM ^^ r die in the streets and . coIlanwiD pxe-£ | teCMMli | rwT 09 iBK . ^ CInSAixfcA i > & tfM ) ir'ft « knowledged t ^ qTon * lao . longe ? . p ^^ An ^ an this has happened under a code of laws which Mr . Barnard Trotter would have fully and impartially administered to Ireland , as a panacea far her accumulated wrongs , woea , and miseries . Thus it im , my friends , we are ever deceiving ourselves and each other by looting at mere present effect , instead of gtfog ' to first causes . O , but , says some good meaning fellow , Mr . Barnard Trottei says one of two things , eitber the ' laws o £ England rmjojrtially administered to Ireland , or public made thereat of hex legislation ! Good easy , man ! was it not once thu Beat of her legis lation ? Bid not the eloqueuco of her patrietio ( orafoxa . adorn and honour her senate?—that Beuute which , ' composed as it wan , " with sonic honourable exceptions , " of treacherous miscreants aud
peculating gamblers , setkinj to repair their broken fortunes on Lht ) ruins of their country , sold her liberties to those cursed tyrants , whose diabolical councils were working out the instruction of the . freedom of Europe . This briuya me ut once to tha " bone of contention . " Doi-s Ireland want u Parliament ? Or does she want justice ? Du « 3 » he vrar . t an assembly composed of lawjeis , reverend rogues , in robes , sailor aud SOlUiet ofBctrs , state paupers ami pampered aristocrats ? or does she require a deliberate assembly , rejmseuting the public mind and will—an assembly of men whose knowledge of the wants and wishes of the people has been acquired through a fr £ o intercourse with those classes who aione in reality fe « 1 tbe want of legislative prott-ction ? Suns of Erin , be not deceived . What waul < l
tbe Kepeal of the Union be but a restoration to Ireland ut' her former tyrannies ? Just look at the conductor the Irish Members in the Union Parliament . Is it honourable , is it liberal ? Ah no ! and rest assured , the men who can vote against tho liberties of the people of this w any other country , will never bold themselves ready to give freedom to the enslaved millions of their own nation . Depend on it , iny friends , the man who cau play the tyrant in one place would not in like manner , under similar circumstav . res , iu any other . The men who , for expediuticy , will truckle , and pander , and sacrifice their honour for interest , emolument , or through , ambition , will never bo found legislating for th' ; general good . No , no ; thuy will ever be found partisaus and txclusioniats .
What hope , then , for the oppressed millions of Irelund in the Kepeal of the Legislative Union , unless Ireland ' s first Parliament be elected upon the principles contained in tbe People's Charter ? fjr , be assured , if the iioeient nobility of Ireland could so disgracefully dishonour themselves ixnd country by bartering Ler nationality for gewgawa aud titles , the toiling millions uave littie to expect from those landed propriutors who Lave bfccouie not only alienated themselves , but , to i ; ive . r their shameful apostacy aud tentgadism , have circulated the d »>» ni « g calumny , that " no man of capital dare venture his life and property amongst that ar . iisefl aud degraded peoplu . " Was it not enough to despoil a people of i \ ll the pbyj , ii _ -. i ) comforts of iu hi . ' . usurious members ?— -was it not
(• nou » h to consign them to won and want— to givo them up to the sword , and the wrath of the fanatic—to scatter amongst them the seeds of religious discord , and hand them over to the retaliating vengeance of bloated bigots , who , whilst tbey preached " ptace , peace , " exulted in their black and midnight murders , gorging in the blood of the victims they were constantly sacrificing to Moloch , and making humanity worse than fiendish ? Alas ! no ; it required one more act to complete the wreck of a people proverbial for their hospitality . That act of refined cruelty was the libellous stab inflicted on the character of the honest Irish labourers : " No raan of property daro trust himself amongst them . "
Alas . ' poor old Ireland ! thou sister of afflicted Poland ! the hearts of the Chartists bleed for thee . But , eons of Erin , mourn not ; ruminate no more on yoar miseries ; but energetically seek redress . Do this , and Ireland shall yet be free—aye , and thy muchloved sister also , degraded Poland . The much-loved harp shall yet be taken from the green and drooping ¦ willow—shall yet be strung , and boldly struck ; whilst the vallies and the hills , melodiously reverberating , shall musically respond to the enraptured aud ravished ear in bold invigorating
tones" Erin , mavourneen . ' sweet Erin go bragh !" Tes , my friends , Ireland ' s poetic harp shall yet be heard melodiously sweetening the hour of joyous respite , -when the unsophisticated and rustic labourer shall , after his day of cheerful toil , be engaged in the evening's rational amussaitntswhen Pat and his Shelah shall on the green sward of Shannon ' s Banks , sing sweetly the melodies of bye gone days . But ere this fond dream can be realised much , very much misery has to be endured ; the song of friendship may again be sung with an auti-christian
spirit by many a wily rogue to win the Way to CQOmt dence ; many a knave may yet be fattened with the richness of the land , purchased with secret service money , and make his way to the cheerless hearths of the unsuspecting ( because innocent ) and confiding lover of his country . But O , beware , Irishmen ; your weak part is well known to your enemies ; your love of country , the facility with which you are excited when that Btring is touched , exposes you to much danger , and lays you open to the well-concerted plans of your designing enemies . Guard that point , Paddy , as you
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Would have your wives and daughters guard . their « fa *« t itr . flank it right and lefl ^ ijai sober discretiop sad tiiatare judgment ; jet ^ dforonl ^ eintes , make , a ; hs » sch tibiae , . and they have ecnit ^ at once tht * d . eVfl . rotid to you chief attadel , this heart of hearts , whifch Itit ftt tttBefel prownce will toon corrupt / Remember M yoi Jane hqd yo ^ Fit ^ eiald , your Emxriett , and joor O'Connors , your , unfortunate country has ateb . produced her C ^ utieseagjaa ar ^ , her O'ConneO . % atCiuunes to be associated Tgltb , the following , immoftaiisfld heroes of Jrish : subserviency and . JEjngUsIi dishonour .. ' No . 2 , Collin ' s-etro ^ fc , Knutsford-road , Manohestejr-¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦•¦ ¦ f : Ta bo ( xatinved . J
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BIRMINffHAM ^ -FRQSrs COMMITTEE . The following memorial waa sent to the Home Office in behalf of Messrs . Frost , T ? illiuts , and Jones : — 10 THE EIGHT HONOUEABLB SIR JAMES GHAHAM , SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DE-; . FAXTVEliT . .. . "¦ - ' ¦ - "I r' :, - •;¦ . ¦ -. We , the General Committee of Birmingham for the Restoration of - Frost , WUliama , and Jonas , beg to apt . ptoft ^; . jww JSxcellency , in tbe canoe of jostioa and humanity , ia ftsb . aUJqj . th e said Joan Frost , Zephaniah rtilliafflo . ana WiiHamJones , praying your Excellency to give your most serfoW attention to the cases of the itoee uufdrtwiate men flbdve-namfd , as tbey ^ r 0 . Qcaass ot « xtremj ) hardship , aod , cases whereon your Exoek
leiiey might exercise' y " our mgh privilege of recommenditWn-t ^ Tnercy , with- ' Kenoar to yourself aad eatts faction to . the whole conntry . This Commute * piby / your Ejccellency to recommend the Above-named men ; t ^ ber most graclba * Mnj ^^ e » n » fileratron 'ind m ' ercy . We ( bond ! ijur hopes on the fotfowlttg { lets , tiz " . - ^ ' 1 st ! that ^ wo oat of tbo three Jadges bOTqitt whom the men were arraigned , decided that there was no law to stnd trrem ' tomal for falgh ' tresson . - ' 2 nd . Tnit the prisoriffrs ' counsel made to objection to the trial on account of ita illegality , and six Judges
wwe of opinion that the objection was legal in point of lawi the oaTy doubt being as to the time the objection Was jnade ' . 3 d . That mnS& suf&ring was caused to tbe men by the special CMDmissfon and their hasty removal In the dead of . night , wllnQut being allowed the 6 onBcd » tioni > f «««• ing either their wives , tbeir children 6 ^ their friends . ^ Thia commjttoe feelconadent that now prejudice haa wasted ttwiur , yourfetcellency wlH not suffer the * wrong that is doas ° to continne one mom ^ t ' ' The / JicUrabove named , have induced us as a committee , to erffifellvour to obtain jssttos ; where so much injustice has been dona .
We . wish to call the attention of your Excellency to the fact that this committee have seventy memorials , most respectfully worded , passed at publie meetings , and signed on behalf of the inhabitants , and , although at great expense , this committee sent a deputation to present the same to her Majesty , yet they were not allowed . This committee will hand these memorials to your Excellency for presentation , should you think proper to support their prayer , and this committee doubt not , that a majority of the jury who tried the unfortunate men would again recommend them to tuercy .
This committee fully trusting in yonr Excellency ' s lo ? e of Jnstfce , and knowing the bitter and virulent feelings of many persons at Newport , and in the country , do respectfully press tbis point , that your Excellency will , by granting the prayer of this committee , ensure to yourself the respect and gratitude of millions of our fellow-countrymen . And may the Government with which your Excellency is connected , never so fat forget the interests of the industrious millions , as to refuse their prayer for justice . And your memorialists will ever pray , he . Signed on behalf of the committee , T . H . Shand . John Wilkinson , Joint Secretaries . Committee-room , Oct . 21 st , 1841 . The following reply came on Nov . 8 th . : — Whitehall , Oct 27 th , 1841 .
Sir , —Secretary Sir James Graham having carefully considered your application in behalf of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , I am directed to express to you his regret that there ia no sufficient ground to justify him , consistently with public duty , in advising her Majesty to oomply with the prayer thereof . I am , Sir , Your moat obedient humble Servant , H . Manners Sutton . * Mr . J . Wilkinson , 5 , Cregoe Terrace , Bell Barn Read , Birmingham . Tbe answer did not come till the 8 th of November .
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CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BIRMINGHAM MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT . To George Frederick Muntz , Esq ., M . P . ¦ > Sir *— I nn ^ ifteffajfed by tha < j * nfflnl CommlttBe of BirmingySnf « W 6 ^ B « 8 to » awn ~ of John Frost , 2 & pUBilall WMl « n » , au » -Wi »>» iB- ^ FoBerrtfr « onrespoad with you , for the purpose of inquiring if you would have - any objections to presents petition and memorial in behalf of the above-named persons . If you have no objections , the Committee would feel much obliged by your consent . A quick answer will much oblige Your humble and obedient Servant , John Wilkinson , Corresponding Secretary to tbe Committee . Birmingham , Nov . 1 st , 1841 , 5 , Cregoe Terrace , Bell Barn Road . A verbatim copy of tbe above letter waa sent to Joshua Schorield , Esq ., M . P ., and n | w follow the respective answers : — -J Minories , 2 nd November , 1841 , Tuesday .
Sir , —I have considered it my duty to present all petitions entrusted to me , and shall not hesitate to present the petition you mention in behalf of Mr . Froat and his unfortunate associates , whenever Parliament again meets . I am , Yours , truly , JOSA . SCHOFIELD . Mr . John Wilkinson . Briton Ferry House , near Neath . Gth November , 1841 .
Sir , —Your letter of tho 1 st instant only reached nu . this morning , and 1 beg to say , in reply , that I have no objection to present the petition and memorial for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; but I feel it my duty to tell you candidly that I am unable to support their prayer , because I cannot justify theirconi -uct . which , in my opinion , baa donemore injury to the working classes , " than eitber Whigs or Tories , though they have both done irreparable injury . Yours , most faithfully , G . F . Mv . ntz . Mr . John Wilkinson , 5 , Cregoe Ttrrace , Birmingham . ¦ *¦
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD STANLEY , M . P ., FOR THE NORTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY QV LANCASTER " The individual who is trained to buy chtcp , sell dtar , and seek for individual benefits iibovtt hie fellows , is thereby degraded , is unfitted to acquire superior qualities , iB deprived of the finest feelings of our nature , and rendered totallv incompetent to experience ths highest enjoyments of human existence . " Robert Owes . My Lord , —While rending over what is termed a verbatim report of your speech made in the Shire-Hall , Lancaster Castle , I saw in it the following words : —
" The hardship of breaking tbrsugh old baoits and driving the labourer from his country cottage , to be put up in some confined alley of a manufacturing town , where he is compelled to seek , amidst filth and misery , so different to whac ho has been accustomed , at best a mere subsistence . " My Lord , how different such language , -when contrasted -with the language of a Noble Duke , high in office ; he said , " There was no distress in the country , " while you , my Lord , admit that we in manufacturing towns , are " put in confined allies , amidst filth , and misery , " and that the country labourer is but at best badly situated ; for you say , " he has beeu accustomed to a mere subsistence . " One Noble Lord Duke sttVB " no distess , " while another Honourable Lord , ( onthe Biime side of tue House . ) proves the distress to be universal .
My Lord , having by way of contrasting the contradictory testimonies , or speeches of two High Lords , digressed a little from my intended subject , ( I do not cull it so much a digression , ) permit me most respectfully to enforce upon your attention the same , viz : — what we term " competitive cheatery , " with the effects it produces upon individuals engaged therein , and upon society generally . My Lord , about twelve years ago , I knew a man who was then » journeyman weaver , ( my present profession ); he got married ; his father-in-law gave him a few pounds , after which he began to buy cheap and sell dear ; he bought what we call old iron , that is stolen yarn and weft He then went to Manchester market ,
ndersold tbe honest manufacturer , and got a greater roflt . This is what I call buying cheap and selling ear . Now , what effects did such conduct produce pon the man engaged therein , and upon band-loom reavers generally ? It made ihe man into a cheat , ar , rogue , and a receiver of stolen goods . If he was uying anything , he would cheat either in the quality f the article , or qnantity , or amount of money . t he was selling anything he would tell lies by saying e had given a counting-house price for his yarn , when t the Bame time he had only given a back-door price > r it He was a rogue , for be bated bis weavers someimes 3 d . per piece , when it has never yet been proved lat cloth of such quality sold at 3 d . per piece less . He ras a receiver of stolen goods , for be did not care how
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he came at his . yarn , so that he bad a . pro » peet ef keeping himself otrt of tbe hands of his then Majesty ' s peace ^ ffloem ; Thus , myXpird , the man carried on till ba bad got about ten thousand pooml * , » nd all in abemt five years the man I bow , fof I myself have worked for bin , when , instead of « tti » gat leasttbree cots ^ waft at * time , I b ^ ve had togo threotimes foroDeeut y . Now , mj Lord , 1 have gives you some of the effect * such conduct produced upon the individual «» g » ged thereto ; n ^ w I shsll give , jto some of , tb * # « gfit » it ptodnceduponband-loosi wearersceneratijv , .-. .. In the first place , it these waa . a alack market ia Manchester , the cjbnig , liar , rojue , M 4 the r « pel »« r < # stolen goods could , without loss to . himself , ; . « ei ] . bj * doth at a rwjuaad price . . As soon as that was effewtsd * tbe honourable ( comparatively ) in « nufae 4 urer jfovJ 4 have to reduo * the price of cloth , after wbiflh tf )* f both , ( manufacturers ) come home , and reduce the wagewf thehand-loom weaver . - ... v
I must beg Isatre to state one thiqg , my Lotd , * j *» that the receiver of stolen goods . hasalw * yf been tfc » most desirous of reducing the wages of workpeople / not caring for any . of ita consequences , either upon master or servant -, . ¦ . > . ¦ -,, ; . .,- . - ; ,..: ¦' ¦ '' ; But , my Lord , I most « w on telling foa about tbjt competitive < sjM * fc , He got tijred wito manufacturing handrloQiuv olgtb ,, and applied his capital to the manu > factuije of , pottqn yarn ; in other " wojds , he was a master cottoo . « piD £ er . Ho favil ^ a large milt , employs a good manyijaj ^ s ^ and is naw o competitive tyrant I was inthesaniB town at the late " election , and what do job wink , my J ^ r 4 , that he then did ? He forced bk Jiands , a * many as could vote , to vote according to hi * Wish , or be diaf ^ rged tiem employrn ^ ut , be « ide » fef ; clngtbe said . Jbiads to take f 10 and £ 17 pet vamm -houses , to be paid for out of 10 s . aqd 16 s . per week wages . :-... . - • . . - .. . " ' : u
My Lord , I must acquaint yon withaaotherciwu ? ; stance connected with this gentleman ' * J&MHMhfc -I s : namely , be does all that he can to detect i » en « # . «» tarade , * . e ., " receivers of stolen goods . " .: : My Laid , a woikinf ! man cannot ; get work unle * . ; he will take a aUserable hut in , fiome confined alley » i which will take the one-half of hia wages to pay hia rent My Lori , you must by this time see that persona acquiring -wealth by unjust ( although legal ) means , necessarily Jjeoome petty objects—objects worthy d nothing but haMvi from-every honest man . Hb ^ if will employ " self-acting" mules to be superintended by asses ; alias slaves by which , means , eleven cottoa spinners out pf every twelve are tacnod out of employ-, meat . Ttiey will employ steam looms to a great rate , so that in many mills there ate worked one-cut , twteniyfour yards long ,: per minute , is « aoh mill ... ¦ . ' .
. Twelve hands ; by tae assistance of our present lav provaments , will turn-off as ranch wora in one moattt « as used to employ one hundred hands twelve months in in the printing business . . ' . ; My Lord , I once heard a song about chipping , or pulling the . skin off potatoes by steam , but I think , competitive thieves have not yet come that" rig . " My Lord , I shall now endeavour to shew you some of the effects , such competitive conduct produced upon society generally . la the first place , my Lord , I must tell you , that we
possess a , power for tbe production of cloth equal to twelve hundred million human bands , ytt many of us twenty six millions who are " pant up in some confined alley , " are wandering about in rags , and half naked , and cannot mend ourselves . An old woman , next door to me , ( band loom weaver ) has to work hard for Ss . 3 d . a week , out of which has to go Is . 3 d . for rent , 7 d . for coal , flour paste , tallow , soft soap , and candles in Winter , 6 d ,, ( Christ said " when night cometh no man worketh , " but as our modern rulers are forcing us to -work by artificial light , ) washing soap , needles , pins , thread , and matches Id .
I think she is matched with a vengeance , when she only gets for a bard week ' s work , 3 s . 2 d ., ont of which must go all the abova items , viz . two shillings and ninepence , leaving only fivepenco added to her boo shilling she receives from her parish to live upon—that is twopence farthing per day . My Lord , when I wke into account the reductions the hand loom weaver has had to suffer within the last forty years , 'tis almost enough to drive me mad . I will give them to you as they are connected with the necessaries of human life . In the command of Wheat my wages within the last forty yearve have . . been reduced „ , ... 3 , 500 percent Butter ... 800 do . Butchers' Meat „ 800 do . In the command of Rent Money ... 4 , 500 do . Bbtatoes ... ... 800 do . Salt equal to what it was in 1802 .
Bo that you see if < luty waa taken off the importation of foreign grain , in a few years we should lose the benefit of such , a change , therefore theantUCom Law League is nothing but a humbug league . My Lord , the above reductions average about 2 , 080 per cent . ' . My Lord , do not think me au apelogiat for the Bread Tax ; no : I would , by virtue of an Act of Parliament ( tbe People ' B CnarMgjutnnitut ^ it » ftttd for ever . Wy Lord , in consequence of the above-mentioned reductions , the landlord ' s income has increased more than TeiM 0 ««»« H » Bt ^ githkHhe last ^ ightyyeara- -I mean so far as the hand-loom weaver is concerned . My Lord , in a few weeks I shall again address you upon competition and monopoly .
Till then , my Lord , I remain , Yours in the cause of truth , And a friend to the People ' s Charter . Peter Rigby Preston , November 7 , 1841 .
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE Fellow-Slaves , —We your representatives con sider it to be , our duty to address you at this momentous crisis ou the important part you are called upon to act at , this critical era , io the glorious movement for universal freedom . It Las been wisely determined by the Executive Committee , tbat . a Convention shall sit in London to superintend the presentation of the next petition , lney have appointed that Lancashire shall send two menibera to tho Convention , one of which South Lancashire will , have to elect ; therefore , it now rests with you to carry out the measures with spirit and promptitude .
That this may be done with effect , let every member at once set about the work La earnest , by applying te the Council for petition sheets and books , to solicit subscriptions for . the support of the men you may choose to push forward this extraordinary movement on behalf of right against might . Visit tvny house in jour respective neighbourhoods , get their signatures , and solicit th « ir aid in raising the necessary funds to carry t 2 ie business through ; yes , yes , there must be no squeamish objections ; the time has arrived whea all must work , aad that vigouroualy . Four millions signatures are to be raised , and South Lancashire must maintain the proud position they have so long and so nobly held . We your representatives have pledged our faith on your behalf , to feave the necessary funds in readiness to support the Convention by the time that body is called together ; aud having great confidence in you , we , leave the matter entirely in your hands , well knowing tbat a hint to the wise is sufficient .
We feel sorry that so many disappointments should have occurred by the lecturers , by their not attending to their appointments , tut , w * believe that effectual means have been taken to prevent the recurrence of the evil ; and we trust that each lecturer -will see tbe necessity of attending punctually to his duty , for We are satisfied that one disappointment is calculated to discourage the parsons attending to hear the principles of Chartism txpounded ; let each buckle on his armour afresh and return with renewed energy to the -work . Onward" be the motto of each workman . Sons of toil , it is high time to be up and doing , for the enemies of labour are continually making encroachments upon its sacred rights . Witness the cases of the boiler-Riakers , bookbinders , and stonemasons of London ; the weavers and spinners of Stockport ; yea , witness the poverty , want , &nd distress amongst ? 'he werking classes through the whole kingdom .
Is there less produced tbat the producers of all wealth should be thus steeped in wretchedness ? Certainly not : there is enough for all , and enough for each , but the grasping : band of avarice , protected by class legislation , has beizsd upon tbe produce of y » ur hands , ahd approbated it to the use and abuse of the idle drones of society , leaving the sons of toil to feed upon the veriest garbage . Arouse yourselves , and work while it is day . We advise the General Council , in their various localities , to appoint deputations to visit every village and hamlet in their ueighbourhoeds in which the National Charter Association is not established , and try to spread the principles of Chartism , into every nook and corner of our isle . Tracts would be very good things for the Introduction of the deputation to those places In which they are not acquainted with any known Chartist
To all the villages in South Lancashire in which there is no part of the Association , we have to inform the readers or the Star that if they will communicate to Mr . James Cartledge , 3 < , Lomas-street , Bank Top , Manchester , when it would be likely that a deputation could meet a few of the -working » en in one of their own houses , he will communicate to the nearest portion of the General Council the wishes of all parties applying ; thus the cause of truth will spread from town to village , and from village to hainltt , until i very son of tail shall have embraced in the firmest and closest principles of his heart the glorious doctrines of equity and truth , making the graven image that has been and is the idol of the ruling few to vanish , " And , like the baseless fabric of a vision , Leave not a wreck behind . " ( Signed ) On behalf of tbe delegates assembled , hkkb . y stoskield , William Griffix , James Cartledge , Secretary .
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J ust as it ought to be . —Falsehood , and selfishness , and malice , are always self-punished ; while ft noble adherence to truth , and a generous desire to promote the happiness of others , as invariably carry with them their own reward . —Parley ' $ Penny Lib .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1841, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct729/page/7/
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