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Report of the Ddegaie Committee of the National Charier JssodaiioTtf resident in Birmingham , held at the Black Horse , June -fh , 1 S 42 . Fellow Patriois , —Having bees deputed by yon as an Executive Council , to take the most efficient measures te promote the organisation , harmony , and
activity cf our union , we haTe felt it oar duty to call yon together , for the purpose of considering—first , our present position ,. and , sscondly , to ascertain how far you are prepared to aid in consummating the liberty of ocr beloved country . To as it "was a matter c-f serious responsibility in accepting the EfBciature of the ExscutTfe Council , yet as patriot ! it was our duty , and so far &s we have been enabled , -we have arduously sought to fulfil the object of our mission ; we have laboured to effect a complete co-operation cf the varitus localities of the Naaosal Charter Association of this town , and we tire been successful .
There is but one sentiment has perraded all our Eieetujgs—that is , to achieve freedom we siust be nnittd . To accomplish this grand work of moral power , is the er-ject for which we have called you together . As patriots—as saviours of your country , we were aware that to tstabii&h confidence , it was necessary you fchould assemble . Many of you are unknown to each other . This will tend to extend your intimacy —to inspire yon with zsal—to exalt your sentimentsto excite mntual respect—to a- » 6 ken your energies , and to confirm your patriotism . The real patriot must now
be diKicguished by bis devotion to the sacred cause cl liberty i Tha pseudo-patriot will soon abandon a cause he is unworthy to aid- Every man . however humble , has great duties to perform . Lsfc , then , every eae consider that , in failing to contribute his share of exaiion for the salvation of his country , he is aa accessory to the crimes of despotism ; that tho * e who tolerate the outrages on suffering humanity are as guilty as those » ho comnat them . In a word , they are unfit to exercbe liberty who are not prepared to struggle for its obtsimntnt .
Ocr position at present as a great class cf Reformeis i * tt-oit critical . The Government is in principle a cocteZuzcj of rich usurpers , who have in the course of traits , placed a powerful and inhuman faction in the supreme administration of authority , thrmgh the exercise of wLich they may conserve the existing brigand ttstitutiou , and with abselute majorities , in the Legislature , cin perpetuate the » trocion 3 order of things . Yes , fellow pstriota ! a crisis is approachinz when , unless - » e are prepared to grapple with the Moaster"Cnirp 3 tk > n , not wily will your condition be rendered irr edeettabie ; but we may by our criminal apathy , consign ocr posterity to eternal slavtry . L = t us then so fax as we are concerned ., do onrdcty ;
ut us Btt an txaiaple to the country , Birmingham is a town cf immense popnlation , snd -what is still more gratifying , the people are democrat . Great events are associated frith toe came , let us hope they are worthy of it . Their energies Lave hitherto been eTer ready at the ccmiaaid of iheir country when any great measure of Hefcnn baa been submitted to ttie GoTtmnient . All tfcai that Ls necessary is to concentrate their moral Power fcr great practical purpose * , the present plan of Union , is capable of accomplishing this essential object by iac-pting the most judicious arrangements for its fcficient application . As such we now submit to your deliberation the following Eieans cf vigorously organise s the working men of this locality : —
First , We propose that a commodious and respectable lecture room , be taken , and should it be impossible to obtain men a place , thtt tteps be immediately kien , either to purchase a piece of property to be converted , i ^ to such a meeting room , or to eiect a salL » Secondly , That a meeting of the members be held * e&kly , for the transaction of bufiicefs , and that each Member is specially requested to attend as frequently a * Potable . Thirdly . That open air meetings be held every *« ek for the purpose of diffusing our priceiplfcs , and extending our crgaalzition .
fourthly . Thit a general Conferfiscs of all the Members be teM encein each month ; that an addms « issued from than , to the i > ecp ! e ef Elminghim and
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the surrounding districts t > be placarded , on the walls ^ f vhe town , and that a number cf copies be distributed at the lowest possible charge . Fifthly .- That csnTivial tsa parties be held in the room as frequently as would be advantageous , for the interest of the cause , in engendering & good , feeling , amongst the member ? . That instruction classes be formed , and every comp . tsnt member is especially desired by this conference to aid this desirable nndertaking . Sixthly . That as soon as a proper room is obtained , a Benefit Society ba formed in conjunction with , our organ ^ z \ tion . Havfng submitted thesa means , wa may Btate that we have our organ ' zition now ? Tva . er than ever has been-sine * , the Biriniu ^ him P _; i : ical Union . That ^ e are capiblo of carrying out the complete organization of Birmingham , if aided by y . ur powerful fcxsrtioas . As Patriois we are ready to perform our share .
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TO THE RIGHT HON . THE SECRETARY OF STATE . Right Honourable Sir , —At a meeting of the inhabit-. uts Lf FailswMta , convened by the Constables at the rvgn ation of some of the principal rata piyera of the township , and he ) U en Monday , the 6 th instant , for Vae purpose of considering whether a memorial thouli be sent to you in conetqutnee of a stattmrnt <> i laidy made by you in th « House of Commons " that the Sbw Poor Li w worked well in the out-townships of the Manchester Union , " it was agreed thatalett « be Srni to you denjing the correctness of the abovementioned Btat-itnenfe and expressive of our decided oJ j-ction to the Jfcr- ' Poor Law .
We orj-ect to it , bacause we consider that it is unnatural and up just ; that it is an enqine designed to foster despotism- We think that nearly all the ills ¦ which tfflict fimilitS or nations proceed primarily from miF ^ overiim ent ; coE&vqusntiy we do not call for the en 3 ctmei ; t of Poor La-cs , t > at for the prevention of poverty by tquitabie . legislation , that a system of government possessing far more aud greater advantages , evjjn to the most wealliiy and poweriul , than ours nu ^ ht be adopted . We oppose the New Poor iaw too , and desire a return to the 43 d of Elizibsth , until an equitable and just , state of society be uu-Ututed , because , without augmenting the comfort 3 of the poor , it is mere expensive , having cost this township £ 167 . 10 a 9 d ., during the last twa years , besides the sa . orics t , f tLe ovtrsc . tr and the collector ,-above £ 3 S 6 , the average year y amount .
The union of parishes appears to us to be bad , not only to ths pocr but the guaj . iiaus , as many tf the latter have ta go a . considerable Distance to the Union meetings , and to be at ^ reat txptase . The former bava to tell their tales to stran ^ tra , who will probably neglect them unless ttty pit ad their wauta iervtntly , Wh : ch the most worihy are often unable to do . To give you some idea of tbe aversion mnDifested towards the New Poor Law in this township , wo need only to state that out of twelve townships included in the union the inhabitants of three have unanimously refused t * elect a guardian for the present year . Fails woith never elected one . I am . Right Hon . Sir , Your obedient Servant ,
HENB . Y BOOTU , Chairman of the Meeting Failsworth , June 14 th , 1 S 42 .
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' ? COAL PIT GRIEVANCES . -TO THE EDITOR OF TUB NORinERK STATl . SlB .. —In examining ycur paper dated the 11 th inst ., I find in the debate of the House of Commons , Tuesday , the 7 th of June , the evidence of James Waniner , a miner , the worst thing that has ever been brought abcut against the colliers is in the masters employing little bits of la& 3 as engineers . Until a man has come to maturity of age , and to know the value of a man ' s life ha is not ta be trusted with the management of an engine . This was a perfectly just wrniL
Mr . Wild , chief constable of Oldham , whose duty it is to collect evidence for tbe coroners iEquests , said it is a general system here to employ mere children to tend , these engints , and to itop them at the proper moment , and if they do not Btop them , the two , three , four , or five persens wound up together , are thrown over ths beam down the pit again . Tiiere have been people wound over at Oldham Edge , and at Robin Hill , within this six or seven years- Does not know a case in which' children were not the engineers .
I have now to stat « that I have been a workman under the firm of Messrs- Barker , Evans , and Co ., as a miner , sinker , and other work , for the last twenty years , and eleven of the last I have been the under Etcwmd far the above firm , and have to state there was never any one wonnd over either at Oldham Edge , Robin Hill pit ? , nor even at any other pits under the same frm , or Dry C ; ough Company . It wonld not be possible to wind them over the beam—our engine is so eenstrccted as to stsp before the waygon conld reach the beam . Likewise it iB said bojB of eight or nine years tf age condnct the engines , —i : ever such thing is practised under this firm , but good and experienced men conduct the engine .
I hope in your next you will correct this error as well as you can . The said firm &Dd themselves aggrieved at the publication treating upon them , and being constant readers of yonr valuable paper , wteh yen not to Itt go sight of msking it appear ; whatever may be tbe practice with other firms ice have nothing nothing to offer . I am , Yours most respectfully , John Evans , Underlooker . Oldkam . June IS , 1 S 12 .
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^ THE CASE OF DUFFY . TO THE EDITOB OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —I trust you will allow me through the medium of your paper to appeal to my brother Chartists on behalf of James Duffy . I think a plain statement of his case will be sufficient to call forth your sympathy and support on his behalf . I have no need to remind you of his Bufferings in Northallerton hell for your cause ; ef his breaking up a once happy and comfortable home , and being thrown pennyless with his cons : itution destroyed npon an nnrelenting and and persecuting world , for advocating the cause of suffering humanity .
My dear friends can you see a man like nnto Daffy dying for want of support , and not rousa yonrselves to do something for him . We , tbo Chartists of Derby , have taken him under our protection . We cont- mplate establishing him as a hawker and general dealer , and we confidently appeal to onr brother Chartists , to assist us in this laudable undertaking . Ramember that many can help one when one eaut help many . Hoping you will Bee it your duty to do something , I remaia , yours , In the cause of justice , Thomas Beiggs . Derby , ' June 21 st , 1842 .
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TO THE EDITOR OP THE UORTBERN STAR . Sir , — In a preceding number of the Star you very properly cautioned the people against any inducement beld outto them to violate the law . I participate in the advice given at this particular crisis , believing , as I do , that one false step on the part of tbe Chartists would throw them into the arms of their enemies , md damage tiie very important position they now hold . I am led to these remarks from tbe fact that myself and " others were requested to attend a meeting in a new locality of the National Charter Association in
Great Guildford-street , Southirark , on Thursday evening last ., After having carried a resolntion in favour of the Charter , thera were three individuals in the room , one of whom , apparently well educated , got up and addressed tbe meeting in the most rabid style , advisinj ? the-peopler when hungry , to i > v ' zi food from tbe baker ' s Ei-d cook-shops ; denounced the Chartists for their cowardice ; recommended assassination , and called that man a fool who would destroy himself and children from the fear of poverty , instead of destroying tbe authors if his misery : all of which , from the vehement ci-ni . br in which it was delivered , was much applauded
by the meeting . Messrs . Blackmors , Msynard , and myself brought the meeting back to their original position , and instanced the fact , that we have already 500 individuals incarcerated and cruelly treated , through the instrumentality of Whig spies , and that we were not yet to be causht by Tory spieB , which was appreciated , and the iuflutnee of the individuals in question set aside . t was struck on entering the meeting at finding a policeman at the door ; a rather nnusnal ccurrence at also be borne in
London meetings of late . It must mind , that Chartism is triumphant in Southwark to tbe chagrin of both factions . I have no desire to create an unnecessary alarm in the minds cf any one ; but we must bide oar time ; and as events are fast crowding round us , I firmly believe the people will , ere long , have an opportunity of evincing their adherence to the principles , of the Charter , and hence the necessity of avoiding sectional squabbles with the law . I respecfully differ from Mr . O'Connor in his last Utter to the imperial Chartists , where he says : —
»• The Tories are too strong t » use spies or hirelings to destroy us ; " for I ih ink , although strong in power , they have not left off their old tricks , and would gladly £ t ' ' Z 3 the opportunity , throngh spies and agents , of putting down Chartism , which is likely to hnrl them from power , if suffered to proceed at tin pace it has been going at the last two or three years . My object in submitting this statement to your consideration is to put my Ixotfcer Chartist * on their guard against the inflamni&Ury harangues of persons they tnjw toliing of . I am i outb , in lie cau e , j , W . Parker . 2 , Ox ' ord-itmt , W * te : lco-rK : ' \
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DELEGATE MEETING OFgTHE COUNTIES OF SALOP AND STAFFORD . ' We ad visa the party who sent the announcement not to attempt another haw upea as . —Ed > N . S .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In your paper , of yesterday's date , I find tae above quotation appended to a letter signed Frederick Macklin , Newport , Salop . With refereBce to the above meeting , I will explain , in as brief a manner as I can , all ths circumstances connected with the case , and as I felt compelled , last week , to record a vote of thanks to you , for ycur impartial line ef conduct , I trust the same impartial spirit will impel you t » allow me a place in your columns of next week , for the following explanation to " put the saddle on the right horse . " The facts of the case are these : —
Oa Monday , the 30 th of May last , at our weekly meeting , I proposed a resolution to the following effect , which was carried unanimously : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that a Delegate meeting of the Counties of Salop and Stafford should be held immediately , to devise means for the better organization of the two Comities , and to consider the necessity of appointing a lecturer , &c , and that all the localities of the two counties are requested to correspond with Win . Peplow , Stafford , as to the practicability of holding such meeting at Newport , Salop , on Sunday , June 19 th . "
I sent a copy of this resolution to Mr . Child , of Coalbrookdale , with a request that he would communicate it through the Salop districts , and having received communications from Coalbrookdalo through our Newport friends , I expected they would have been apprised of it through that medium . I also seut a co >> y of the resolution to the Pottery district Secretary , and Mr . Ward , of Stafford , communicated it to Mr . Wilcox , of Wolverhampton , with a likti request . I likewise sent the resolution with other correspondence to the Sta r for insertion ; but upon reading the Star of the 4 tli instant , I found that some of your subalterns ( for I cinnot believe that you would do it ) had transformed the resolution to the following , which appears in the Star of that date : —
" Stafford axd Salop . —A delegate meeting of the counties of St ; -fL-rd and Salop will be held at Newport , Salop ; on Sunday , June 19 th . " I read the altered announcement in the Star to the members of our Association on the following Monday night , and received orders , by a resolution to that effect therefrcin , to continue the announcement . Accordingly I sent the second announcement which appeared in the Star of Jane lltb , which has called forth Mr . Macklin's " weak invention" letter . I must confess that I hava taken liberties with Mr . iJ . ' s nan : ej but when I consider that he was the on ] y individual in Newport connected with the Chartists whose name bad been publiEhed , I cannot conceive , with the above explanation , that I have done much wrong .
Trusting I have now said enough to set the matter at rest , and that Mr . Macklin's " weak invention" letter will not have foiled the delegate meeting , and that Mr . M . will xabour in " pursuit cf justice , " I remain , Yours , ic . Wa . Peplow . 4 , Friar-street , Stafford , June 10 th , 1842 . P . S . By the return of the Stafford delegate , I learnhe was the only ono sent to Newport So that Macklin ' s " weak invention" letter has had the desired effect , much to the annoyance of many of our Newport friends , who would have provided a meeting place for the delegates , had Macklin informed them he would not So much for Macklin ' s " pursuit tt justice" course . W . P .
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HOUSE OP LORDS-Friday , June 17 . Lord Cloncorrt inqiuited if any portion of the inoney collected by Tirtue of the Queers letter would be distribnt « d amoDg the people of Ireland ? The Duke of Wbll jugton Mid be wonld make inquiry , and inform tha Noble Lord on the next daythe House met . . ' ' ' ¦ - ; ... ¦ . - . ; - ¦ ¦ ^; " v : ; -..:. /¦¦ :. ¦• . ¦ . Lord FiTZGERAtb and Vesci said it would be as well if the Noble Lord wouid well consider bis question before te gave notice of his intention to put ; it ; he would ba aware that the money collected was by virtue of a letter read in the churches of England , Wales , anil Scotland , and not iu Ireland . Did the Noble Lord wish to know if any of the money collected In this country was to be sent to Ireland 1 Lord Cloncurbv said the letter had been read In some of the churches in Ireland ; and he wished to know if the Irish people would be participators ? The conversation then dropped .
The Earl of Radnor wished to ask what was the reason of the distribution of 2 jd . in the pound of the proposed tax in Scotland ; while it was 3 Ad . in England ? J The Earl of Ripon said that in former Income Tax Bills tbe tenant was charged upon two-thirds of bis rent , but it was found that this operated unequally upon the Scottish tenantry , who paid higher rents in proportion than the English . The Earl of Ripon then moved the third leading cf the Bill . In doing so , the Noble Earl observed that nothing bat the most urgent necessity could justify the introduction of such a measure . He then entered Into a financial statement , In order to prove tho necessity for resorting to such an extraordinary measure for the purpose of equalising the income and expenditure of the country upon a sound and proper footing .
The Marquis of Lansdowne did net wish to obstruct the Bill , for he admitted tibe necessity of raising a revenue- his objection was as to the means . He warned their Lordships that in agreeing to an income tax they might be laying the foundation , for good or evil , of an entire change in the system of our taxation . He opposed the details of the Bill ; with its inquisitorial pow er , on the hypothetical ground that the bill was necessary ; but he denied that necessity , required aa it was to make up between two an 4 three millions of a deficiency . Asa tax , it was essentially unjust ; and all its in justice and inequalities might have been avoided by resorting to the resources of the country , such aa by an alteration of tha Com Laws , timber , and sugar duties . He concluded with a motion embodying his views .
Lord COLCHESTER Baid that the deficiency in the supplies cf sugar had bten only caused by a series o £ droughts , and that under ordinary circumstances onr colonies would supply our demands without any alteration in the dutlea Lord Brougham , while denouncing the income tax , admitted its necessity , and at the . same time candemned the opposition which had been raised against the measure , which he conceived to have been the result of mere tactics . There was but a choice of evils , national , insolvency , or an income tax . The pecuniary measures suggested by the Marquis of Lansdowne would prove utterly ineffectual or mischievous , for the reduction of the duty on foreign sugar would be a premium and an encouragement to slavery . The Noble and Learned Lord concluded with pointing put what he considered to be defects in the Income Tax Bill , bat which their LbrdshipB had no power to alter or amend . .
Viecount Melbourne charged Lord Brougham with inconsistency , inasmuch as he had been the chief leader of the assault on the former . Income Tax in 1816 , while he supported the present one . Ha did not himself share in all the objections which were entertained by others against an income tax , but he thought that at the present time , and under the existing circumstances of the country , it was' unnecessary ; : and supported the motion of the Marquis of Larisdowne , The Duke of Wellington declared that nothing but a great financial diffijulty would have led the government to propose an income tax , which would not ba maintained oce hour longer than was neceaanry . The Earl of Wicklow was at a loss to conceive why Ireland was exempted from the Income Tax . It was injurious to it that it should be con-Bidered exttinpt to take its share of the burdens of the country .
The Eirl of Clarendox supported the amendment , and defended the financial propositions of the late government He also ( contended that the tariff would not be equivalent for the income tax , for the great articles of conBumptlon auch as butter and cheese , were left untouched . Lord Wharncliffe defended the imposition of the income tax as being the only one which could be resorted to under the circuoiatancea in which the country was placed by the lato government . After a few obsarvationa from tho Marquis Clanricarde and Lard Lyttleton , . The Marquis of Lansdowne replied ; the Earl of Ripon explained . Upon a division there appeared , for the original motion , 112 ; against it , 52 . After somo further discussion , their Lordships adjourned tho debate at three o ' clock .
SaturdayApril 18 . The royal assent was given by commisiion to various bills , mostly of a private nature .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday June 17 . Tho Speaker tpok the chair at the usual hour . Mr . Fox Maule presented a petitiuu from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , ou the state of Churcli patronage In that country , praying for the repeal of the Act of Queen Anue having reference to this subject Ha ( Mr . Fox Maule ) , further considering the motion for an address to the throne , of which he had given notice for Tuesday next , had resolved not to proceed further with that motion ; at the same time reserving to himself the power of tiking . up the matter should be deem tit in another session , if the Government did not do so . Sir KOBBRT Pbel satd he would have acceded to the
Right Hon . Gentleniau ' s motion ha < l he brought it forward , and availed himself of the opportunity it afforded of stating the reasons why the Guveimut-nt , for the present , had given up Interference in this question . He left it to the good sense and moderation of the people of Scotland to afford the means of ft proper understanding on a subject of so much importance . Lord John Hvssell was ready to leave the question with perfect satisfaction in the hands of the Government Mr . G . BULLBR callefl the attention of the Houbo to the recent-proclamation re ' ativa to the gold coinage . He thought it a case of such urgent importance , that he was prepared to proceed now , or , irthe Goyernment objected to his proceedings at present , he would postpone his motion till Momiay . Sir R . Peel complained that no notice bad been given of this subject : the Government had come dowa grepared to discuss anptherquettion .
Mr . Buller then gave notice that he should bring forward his motion as an amendment on the order for reading the first order of ttwclivy ou Monday . The order of the day for the second reading of the Poor Law Bill was then read , afier which , Several Hon . Members , on both sides of the House , presented petitions against the Bill itself , and various of its provisions . On the motion that the Bill be read a second time , Sharman Crawford rose to move tin amendment , that it be read a Bicond time that day three months . The object of the old Poor Law was ehiployment or subsistence for the destitute poor . The new Poor Law
did not give relief till they arrived at that point of destitution which the law ought to prevent , and . not create . On that principle he founded hia opposition to the measure . There had been little or no increase in the rates from the year 1760 till the Act was alters . The Gilbert Acts and select vestries left the management of the poir in the bauds of strangers , while under the old law tho parishioners had the management of their , own officers . He malntauied ' that tho coi ; tVr . uance of the present law would be an ocfc of great injustica to the p » or " man . He did not think that relief should be given to able-bodied men without their giving their labour in exohatise . - i
Capiam Pecuell peeouded tha motion of hts Hoo . Friend . He should oppose the csutlnuanCe oE the law , because it Interfered so much with lpca ! acts . Gilbert unions found Work f jr able-bodied paupcr 3 instead of sending them to the workhoase . The poor in the &libest unbns are much , better provided for ; and one railiioh aii da half of the inhabitants of tlrU - country are now enjoying liberty under these a ^ ta . His great objection to the measure waa that it proposed a cohtinuacce of the system for five yoars , and that it interfered so many ways with the Gilbert unionB . The Hon Member here read some documents to show the inefficient working of the new Poor Law . Ho would never consent to the dissolution of ths Gilbert unions .
Mr . Pakington would give his cordial eupporfc to the measure introduced by her Mojesty ' s Government . There had been attempts macfetb excito the bad passions of the people on the subject of the New Poor Law . He was convinced , that by thus giving his vote to the measure , he was promoting the interests of the working classes themselves . He thought it impossible that the affairs of the poor could be managed without some central controlling authority . He thought the guardians should not be removed every year ; but that they Bhould bo continued for five years . The Hon . Member dtfended the proceodinga of the body of guardians that had been attacked by the Hon . Member who had brcugbt forward hia nnjeEtiment No clasa of
people were more wretched and miserable than the inmates of ' tbe poor houses formerly were . Men and women were huddled together promiscuously , in dirty apartmer . ts ; and in one Instance a Iueatic had been chained op in the same room with the other iutnates . Now , in order to put down those , abuses , we ^ muat have a regnlated workhouse , if tbls Act passed , such abuses as those lately practised at Bridgwater and Seven Oaks , could not again occur . He ; however , disapproved ef that part of the Bill relating to tho educational districrs . He contended that : the amenat of tho ratoa under the old law had been ruiric u * . and a great saving had been effoctsd . But the great object of the bill was to restore habita of industry aad intSepeinJance to the peer man ?
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General Johnson said the working of the present law was very defective . There was no distinction between good and bad ; for , by whatever means a man wa 3 made a pauper , be waa . equally a pauper . The amount of the rates had diminished before the Act was passed ; but , within the last three years , they had materially increased . He strongly objected to the Comniis 8 lonerB being In power five years longer , as the Bill pxaposed . Our forefathers topi care of themselves and of half the poor iii the parish ; and why should we not do so too ? Wages Were depressed by the poor law He would Exclude the system Of workhouses;—of the workhouse test—for , formerly , there was nofc above one workhouse to a hundred parishes .
Colonel SiBTHORPE highly respected the present Government ; but yet he did not believe the New Poor Law had benefited the poor . He , therefore , felt it to be his duty to oppose the measure . He should think it his duty to take the sense of the House upon the subject ; and Bhould 8 upport the motion of the Hon . Member . - . ' ¦ ¦ . . / . ' ' :. ' . ' - ¦ " ' .. -. ..,: . ¦ Mr . Grimsditch said the present measure was condemned by the great mass of the people . He objected strongly to the duration of five years ; for , if the Goruinisionera retained their offices for five years longer , the eoantry would be in arms . He reprobated the system of intimation of terror , and tyranny , practised in workhouses at present ; and he hoped the Rig ht Hen . Baronet , at the head of the Government , would
apply theefforta of hia gigantic mind to some remedial measure—( hearr . ) He would compel the Commissioners to make returns to the Secretary of State for the Home Department He read several extracts from Abcient stittutes to show the inefficiency of every successive Poor Law down to the present , and he contended that Lord Brougham bud owned tbat it had never been intended to apply it to the manufacturing districts ; nor did be believe the patience of the people would long endure it in tha agricultural districts . Now , ' sqmetlines temporary ; reJieffor a week , nay , for a day , would enable the pool' man to regain his jndependcuce , to remain his own master ; biit in order to q-ialify him for beiug an inmate of a workhousej bis goods Were bold oft ' , and he waa brought to a state of utL-r destitution . ¦ : ' -
Sir C . Napier could not see the us © of appointing Poor Law Coinmisaioners at exhorbitant aalaries . The union had done a great deal of good in tha district where he had cmciated ; and if all the unions in England were upon so small a scale they would be a blessing instead of a curac to the country . In his district olU people of sixty years of age had received three shillings per week , and why should they be deprived of a comfortable home ? They were people of good character , and he should like to break the law for their benefit—( laughter ) . Now , if a man with fire or six children finds his 12 s . per week not sufficient to maintain his family , he must now sell his goods and csme into the poor-houses . Workhouses ought to be more like Ciuelsea or Greenwich hospital than that which they are present He would , in the event of a man having a large family , agree to take one or two of his family
into the house and educate them , upon the underatanding that they should be remunerated tor It afterwards : In cases of bastardy also , he disliked the idea of tke reputed father not being obliged to support the child . He did not believe that the morals of females were one whit better for it ; for generally speaking the girl could not get a living for herself and child , and ; must go to the poor-house for support . A poor girl who Conducts herself well cannot escape ; whoreaa , a loose giil may go out and come into tbo wotkhouse every week if she pleasts , by making an arrangement with her lovor . Was there any decaney , sense ; Or morality in this ? He should propose that every body should enterinte a small weekly subscription , if only twopence per week , to form a fuud for the relief of the poor . Now ,, with respect to the Gilbert Unions , he did not very well like them . Why should the Right Hon ; Baronet destroy these Unions ? He should vote against the Bill .
Mr . FERRiNO strongly reprobated tae heartless tyranny with which the Poor Law was attempted to be enforced . Magistrates were too fdle to attend to the affairs of the poor ; and this rnoxsuro would be a disgrace to' Engliaiimcn , it would ba a violation of the constitution ! In Barkshire , the gentlemen W 6 re top fond of fox-hun ting to attend to the affairs of the parish . A woman was overseer in one . parish in the south of England . The present Poor Law had been productive of great evil ; and he thought it a cruel thing that the poor should be punished for the j ^ ross negligence of ' the rich . It had been atternptad to drive the poor from the soil , in the south of England . But the poor had a right to the soil of this country ; they had a homestead on the soil ; aud they should
not be deprived of U , to be reduced to aiiseTv and destitution . It was recommended by the Poor Law Commissioners that they should be starved off tho soil ! ( N& !) He could prove it ! They had recommended it . Ohj what a horrible state of appression ! He would read Dr . Kay's letter . Listen , then , ye Honourable Members who aid , " rea 4 , read . " He ( Dr . Kay ) said , that necessity must drive them from their abodes ! Was not that it ?—( hearj hear . ) It had been represented that the manufacturers in the nort of England had entered into a conspiracy with the Poor Xaw Commissioners to absorb the surplus labourers of the south of England , by kidnapping the poor of the south . ' Mr . Chadwick , a quaker gentleman , had been ihatrulriental in absorbing the BuipiuB population of the south . It
was one of the most disgrac « fttl sctjneB of tyranny and slavery ever exhibited in any civilised country . Man under this system becomes brutal and reckless ; he toils , like Sisyphus at bis wheel , with no other prospect than a epriat&nt tepatition of Wb nnmitigattd lfibeur ; his habita are debased , —hia morals are contaminated , he becomes sullen and ferocious , and an easy prey to the arta of designiag demiigogues —( hear , hear . ) Hon . Gentlemen might say " Hear , hear / ' but he could point out some of tfaem . Will gentlemen cive thair sanction to this measure ? Will they place tbis fearful power into tile hands of these Poor , Law CbmmJsaioners for five years ? ( Loud cries of " Oh , no , no ) The bible U trampled under foot ! The laws of God
are scoffed at ! For we are enjoined to feed the poor . ' Yet they are eacrificea ; -: fur what ? To swell the enormous wealth cf their masters , anA to save the rates . This . has been avowed . Etad the poor-law comniissioners been able to carry out this Jaw in the north ? No , they had not . Men bail been , incarcerated in county gaols , becanse they could not pay the 2 a , 9 d poor rates . He knew a poor man out of work , who h ^ 'i Ss . allowed him by the poor-law guardiana , in his union , to maintain his wife and family , but ho was stepj ert 2 s . 6 d . out of it for poor rates . It was dreadful that aged people , who had paid the rates ,: Bhould be torn from their homes , and immured in Battiiea ! If we fulfil but ( Btte-twentieth part of our promises , that bill will never be read a second time .
Sir J . GRAHaM vindicated Dr . Kay from the aspersions of the Hon . Member who had just sat down . The poor had no right to a maintenance without workini ; . This was a doctrine aubveriive of all the rishta of pruperty , aud most mischievous to the working classes themselves . - Mr . STUAKT WORTLEY deprecatGd the use of strong or harshlanguage with respect to tho poor-bw commission . Condemning the powera given to that coinndasion , he did riot , nevertheless , ask for its instant abrogation , but cautioned the House against its perpetuation , believing that , under proper training , the local authorities were the best administrators of the poor-law . Colonel Wood ( Brecon ) supported the second reading of the bill , though ho wished it had been divided into two parts ; and saw defects in the working of tha law .
Mr . Liddell said he would support the second reading of the bill , but should oppose thethird reading , if certain imperfections which ho pointed but out were amended ; the bastardy clauses , particularly , working very ill ; and he certainly should oppose tbo arbitrary dissolution of the Gilbert unions . The House then divided , when there were—For the second reading , 2 C 0 ; against it , 61 ; uiojority , 199- . ¦ ' ' -Nv " : ¦ ' ' .. ' ¦ ' - . ¦ ' , ¦ ' . The third reading of the T ) aan Forest Pi > or Bill was resisted , but was carried on a division by SI to toil . ; ,.. ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ .: : , ¦ ¦' .. ' .. '¦ ¦ . The other orders of tho day being then disposed of , the House adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock . Saturday , May 18 $ . The House was occupied in considering the Railways ' Bill in cammittee .
Tnefirat amendment of importance waa one propose-. by Mr . Stafford OBrien , to prevent the lockiug of the doors of passenger carriages ah the eide iieartat to the stations . This , of course , raised a uiscuaaion on the subject of " locklng-up" on railways . Mr . C . RtssEtt ( the chairmuh of the Great Wsstevn Railway ) said th ^ t the whole o ^ the carriages in the case of the lamentable accident en the Paris and Versailles Rtilway wera fiecond-class carriagea , cf which the top and Bides were wpea , and from which the passengers could have escaped a « easily as if the doors had been unlocked . He was oppoaed , on . ^ principle ,, to . iilpwlng the doors to remain unlocked , aa bting far more likely to produce accidents than the practice of locking up .
Mr . Gladstone opposed the amendment ,, considering that the question abould be left open , and that it was not judicious to arm tbe Board of Trade with compalaory powera on the subject After some cenyehation , Sir R . Peel expressed his opinion , that the public were the best guardians of their own safety , which , also , would be best ensured by giving to the Board cf Trade a discretionary rather than a comjoisory power . The amendment was ultimately carried to a division , and rejected by 02 . to 69 . i :. ;• ¦ . '';• Mr . Plumptre then proposed an amesdment that " no railway shall be used on any part of the Lord ' s Day , " except > in cases of charity and necessity . "
Mr . MACAVI-ATf : opposed this kind of legislation with respect to Sunday travelliDgj and asked who were to be empowered to judge and decide on these cases of " charity and necessity ? " He thought that the House would be placed In a most ludicrous situation if it adopted so extravagant and monatrbus a proposition . Lord Sanpon , Mr . GLADaTONE , and Sir H . Inglis , entreated Mr . Plnmptre to withdraw hia amendment ; but , after some conv 6 rsetion , it weut to a division , when it was supported by eight , and opposed by 105 , " .: '¦ ¦ ¦ : ' . ¦ ¦¦ . ' ' ' * ' '¦ , > . ¦ . "¦ - ¦ ¦ " ¦ : ;; " ¦ ¦ Lord Robert Grosvesor proposed a clansei the object of vhUb waa to give a controlling power
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over railway companies having a common tsrrnintts or using rail 3 in common , so that nnfair advantage flhpnld not be takenv or ; givea by one company to the prejudice of another . . This was lost by a majority of 1 . Mr . Gladstome , however , proniised to make suggeatlons to tks contpanie 3 On the subjeet : : ¦ ; : - The Customs : Act Bill ( the New TaiiflF Bill ) was tes 4 asecond time . '¦ . - ¦ . "¦ .: ; ' : '" ¦ ¦¦; . : .: ¦ . ' ; .: ^ , '' . ' - . ; . ^ \ : Monday ^ June 2 p ^ ^\ ^^ ^^\ S ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^ --. v Sir J . Graham intimated that it was not the inten- ; tion of Government , during the present year , of interfering with ttw present system of English registration of Parliamentary votera , but that they wpul 4 introduce a ,- bill before the close of the present session , in the hope of carrying it early in th « n ^ xfe session . ' ' .... ¦' . ' ' ¦ '¦" . ¦ ' - ¦ " . ' . ' . "' " ¦'¦' . -. . ' ¦ ' - .- '¦¦¦ -.. ' " " ¦ .- ' . : ¦ ' . ' ; ¦'
Sir Robert Peel , in reply to Lord John Russell , said that GuVernment did iiot at present intend to inteti fare with the question of Irifih registration . Mr . Charles BuLLEJi called the attention of tha House to the subject of the gold coinage .. He urgued that it was improper and unjuat that , b 7 a sudden raovemerit of the Government , the accidental hol . t ' ers of gold coin should be subjected to the Ios 3 of the ( lppreciation of-the coin ; and showed by varsoas precedents in bur history that the public bad not , in the case of gold coinage , ; been compelled to hear tho I 0 S 3 of the depreciation ) though he admitted that they h ' .-id . been
compellpd to bear the loss in the casea of re ' rissues . « the silver coinage . The conduct of the Gaveraraent had been equivocal and absurd ; by a sudden nroolaination they had depreciated the entire gold coinage of the country , while they themselves , through theis agent 3 > had keen guilty of issuing light coinage after the issue of Xha proclamation . The period , too , which the goyernniOTt had chosen was exceedingly uupropitlons—a period of great public distress ; the injury inflicted on the public by this measure would la pro- ' ductive of more damage in a fortnight than I ho tariff could compensate in a year .
The CnANCExtoR of the Exchequer deprecated this mode ef bringing on important qneatioris . The law authoriaed all individuals to refuse gold coin which , was below the weight required as a legal tender . He admitted that it wuld have been better if the putvUc had been more frequently warned of the effect avid operation of the Jaw ; , but passing over this , he declared that tha intimimations which the present Government bad received of the evil of the depreciittion pf tiie present gold coinage required some executive interference , arid the Government had selected that seasonable moment far interference , which they believed , if neglected , would not soon occur again .- The Government had adopted tlrs measure ; with a view of relieving the pressure on the monetary interests , which were ultimately theiuterestaof the whole community . v
Sir Robert Peel produced proof of the demand for a rectification of the gold currency which had been pressed on the Government , and . contended that , under existing fcircunistancea , no other oouiae was opea to lh » executive . -Any other course taken to remedy such an actual evil wouid have led to a : positive depreciacion of the coinage more severe than that which now existed , and which , by proving a market for " clippers" and other deptebia , torB of the coinage ^ would have mattirialiy enhanced the grievance foil ; by the publio . : : Mr . Hume approved of the cpurae adopted by . tbe Gbvernment , but was of opinion that they might hava obtained their o \ ijact with * lei' s loss to the commerc'al and trading classes , who were suffsricg severely from the effects of the proclamation . -. * ,. *"
Captain Berkeley pvoduced proofs of the assertion , that since the issue of the proclamaiion the Government offices bad bieen issuing light sovereign * inpayment of the seamen in her Majesty's service . Sir G . Qockburn denied this / After ioiie further conversation the motion was put for going into committee on the Poor Law Amendment Bill , on which Colonel SHiTHORP moved that the Cdmndttee be postponed for tlitee mbnt ' is , or in other words that Vb » bill be rejectee ? .
Mr . Wakley , at great length , supported the amendment . He believed that any obstacle to the progress of the bill wonid be a benefit , for the , MI 1 was calculated to sow the seeds of reTolution in the country . He opposed the bill on the Tarioria grounds of its unconstitutional nature , its despotic powers , its inhumanity , and its tendency to destroy t&e iiStrtiea of the people of , England . Both of the great political parties , the Tory and tho ^ hig , were responsible fcr this measure , against which the entire coiintry prayed- * ' ; * ¦* ' ' " " ' ¦"¦ - * ¦ * ¦* ;¦/ * * ' : ' Lord Courtenay defended the New Poor Law as a measut * Ttq , uiied to correcV the evils of the old system . * ; . •* : : '* -. ¦ .. ; . ; ' . ' ' '¦¦ ' -.. ' ;¦ ; ¦ ; '¦ : " . ' ; ' ; .. Mr . LawspNstroncly opposed Hie bill .
Sir R . Pkel declared that the measure was thi measure-Eot of aHy individnil , but of her Majesty ' s Government . . He was not a member , but an opponent of the Government which originally prcpeaed this measure ; and , in supporting it : in , this matter , he had seen nothing to change ais opinion during tto tntervaL Wo Hiust not forget the facts of tho old systom—the indecency , the idleness , the want of moral f&eiiag , and moral courage , Ha . It would be cisy to gain a shorfe . Uved pois-aiasityby opposing tbe New 1 ? oor i * "W » Kut believing that wo period short of flv 9 years wouia ierve to euabie them ^ to understand the operation of the Poor Law conimisflion , and convinced that the vices , of the old syBtem were top inveterate to be otherwise rooted out , he gave his cordial support to ths bill before the House . ¦ . ¦ . " - . ¦ ; - : ¦ ' ' .- .. - , - . ' . ; ¦ - . . "' .- ¦ ¦¦ . ¦• On a division , the amendment waB rejected by 21 » to 48 . ' . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ . ¦ ; ' ' . ¦ : ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ .. - ¦• . . - :- •' - " .
Mr . FerraNd , after some observations , moved the adjournaient of the debate for a week , :- ' Mr . FlELDEN seconded the motion ; warning the House against granting the unconstitutional powers proposed to be perpetuated by the Bill to the Couxmissisners . : - ¦ ¦ . ' . ' ¦'¦ ¦¦ " ¦ . ¦ • . ¦ . ¦¦ -. •' ¦ . - ' ¦ : ' . - . ; -V Mr . Mark Philips auppoited the Bill in a speeob of seme length . :: , y . Sir James : Grahak called in question some statements by Mr . Ferrand , which he was quite wiUiug to submit to the investigation of a . select cdmniUfcjs . - Afier flome debate , a division took place ; when there appeared 18 to 255 .
ScmeiurLter debate t ^ ok place , and than the Bill went into . committee pro forma , and the House adjourned .
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BALANCE SHEE $ OF THE O'CONNOR DEMONSTRATION COMMITT £ E * May 22 , 1842 . ; receipts . . £ . 8 . d . Longton ... ... . * . 2 . 15 71 Stoke ... ... ... 1 1 . 0 ¦ " 7 i . ' ¦ -: Hanley and Shelton ... ... 2 12 ( i Upper Hanley , und Smallthorne 4 . 11 lOi Nuvycastle ... ... -.,.-. ... 0 13 H Burslem ... ... ... 1 1 . 10 J . "' . ' Goileetions at different meetings 6 1 . 5 3 | ' £ 20 0 11 EXPENDITURE . ' . " . ' . . ' .. - . " " ¦ £ . 3 . d . To John Richards ^ to Birmingbata , to the Sturge Conference ... 2 7 6 H . Boatb , to Helper ... ... 1 16 6 Coach arid four , postilions , and marsnail's horses ... ... ... 4 2 9 Printing bills and cards ... ... 1 7 0 Music , and carriages for do . ... 7 0 0 Mr , French , to Manchester ... 0 8 2 Iiicklerital erpensea ... ... 3 8 3 Paper and postage ... ... 0 3 31 ¦ > £ 20 13 t > l Receipts ... ... £ 20 0 il , Dus to Treasurer - XO 12 6 ^ Thomas SrARKBYv Treasuror . Wb . Garratt , Cliah'aan . "Audited and found corrccfc , JAMHS LlTESLEV , r d { f fl . John RibHARDS )) Auduor 8 -
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A . proclamation annouuoing the issue of ? . roin of a Taluo unknown before , namely , half farthing ? , was published on Friday . To merchants eights of a > penny have been long famUar in their dealing ; but how shopkecpeM may like this new money in problematical . Hijherro a large proportionate profit . has been made out of fractious , which neyer have been given in favour of the buyerj and which will now be ended , and therefore by so much will it be bonefieial to the poorer classes . . .
Sleep . — " Nothing has such a tendency to restore the system as sound and refreshing sleep ; a popular writer beantifuHy remarks- —• - * Albhc&liag sleep neutrilizes tho corrodiDg caustic of care , and blunts even tho barbed arrows of the marble hearted fiend—Iugratiwde ; ' and fay a well-known poet it is described as 'Nature's sweet restorer f yetthere sure thousands ' who pass woary and sleepless nights without taking the trouble to ascertain the cause ; many resort to opiates , and thus aggravate the evil . Parr ' s Lite Pills will be found to soothe the irritated state of the nerves , and booq to bring the whole system into that cool and healthy state as will induce pound and refreshing 6 lcep , and thus fit the mind and body for the varied datiesotv life , vyhich henceforward will bo performed with e&se and satisfaction . *
Bi-ACKBDRNi—Trade hero is in a fearfully ; depressed ponditiou . The poor haEd-loomweaver 8 have a'jain had to snbniit to lower wages . ; Factory operatives also suffer extreme distress . The condition of operatives just uovr is truly distresring . ; THE LEGIStATDRE NEIIIIER DEMrS NOR DEPBRS right !~ Sucb . is the power and activity of the clajn intoresti in the House of Corardqcs , tbnt the law branch of tho 3 e interests to endcavourina ; ( apparently with success ) , to preyent the printing of the papers ^ in Mr . Gordon ' s case at complain 6 agafnflt the Irish Coart of Caancery . Ifc is the bei ? ht of folly to « -xpectany . thing froci that Houae aa at present couaiiiukd .
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_ ¦ -, THE NORTHERjr _ STjiR ; M
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ADDRESS OF THE OPERA . T 1 TE 8 TONE MASONS' ASSOCIATION TO THE TBADES 6 EXESALLT . BRETHRKS , —We , a portion of the trade , struzglin ? for that political protection -which ha 3 been hitherto ^ rithheld from the industrious portion of ihe population of this country , feel it . to be onr duty to call your attention to an orsmization which is bein ? effected , with a tiew to unite tbe energies and consolidate the means of $ 19 lahomiEg classes , for ttie purpose of endeavouring to obtain the enactment cf the People ' s Charttr , by enroliinc yonrselves as members of the National Charter ^ ssociition , and , as a trade , lending yoar inSueaca and gapport vi ccujoBCtion with ottier trades and united bodies thronzhont thfe empire , for the attainment of so desirable ao object
It is a source of regret to ¦ ua that circumstances loudly calling for our attention should for sr . me month ' s past havi so fir ¦ withheld as from this subject , yet we tave had sufficient time to observe , that notwithstanding ihe distressed state of the conntry , and the projainett manner it has been laid before the legislature , they have evinced no disposition to enact anything in the sh 3 pe of relief ; in fact , they have completely eradicated every hope from our minds of the txlsticg burdens that press so heavily on the -working community being by th . ena removed . That tbe exist ' rjg laws of this country are bad , -we thirk few of you -will deny . And what is the remedy to be applied ?— "We say , " The Charter , " in its true form , is the only one ; and in order to do onr share in obtainiug it , we have formed an Association of cut trade in order to carry oni the priEdplea i > f that document : and ¦ while -we earnestly
iHvite thos 3 of our own trade to come forward that haTe not yet done so , and assist us in this good causa , Trethici . il every trade were to take up the question in a similar manner , it wo-old make such an impression on the pnblie mind as would go a great way in obtainthe object There is ore thing in particular that stimulates us at this time te call upon yc n to examine the merits of the Charter , which is our late strike . We think it is clearly proved , that however far trades ' ¦ nnion ' s are calculated , to better onr condition , yet thtre is too great a lack of protection , for any permanent good to be derived from them as at present constituted feat do noi think for one moment thst we imagine trades * unions wosdd beeomo useless if tiie Charter were gained ; but on the contrary , they -would Btill , we think , continue to be necessary , and with the protection we might expect from a good government , would render them more effective and nstf SL .
The causes of strike aTe daily increasing , -while the means of seenring the or j * ct s * -ruck for are daily deceisizg . The reason 13 obvious : the present * ystem has made the supply of labour entirely to exceed the demand ; the effect of -which is . first , to prevent ncmbsrs obtaining employment , and thus depriving them of the means t f subsistence ; and , secondly , giving tbe employers ccmplets control over the labour market , thereby enabling them to exact th 8 greatest possible amount of work for the least amount of wages . There nevci -was , i ; the history of ou ? country such an important period as the present ; hundreds of thousands ef our countrymen are iCiually starving , walking thronghont the mancfActaring and agricultural districts like shadows of men gliding to their graves ; and poverty occasioned by ethers is punished as a crime .
There are many amongst you , -who agree -with cur principles , may tell us that the alleged rash conduct of a portion of the Charust body has exposed their principles to prejudice and ridicule ; even supposing this te be the case , isit a sufficient reason to deter ns from exerting ourselves to obtain that orj ^ rt , which is acknowledged by all good men—all who hail with pleasure any improvement in the condition of their fellowmen—to be just and necessary . To those that are opposed to our principles we say , *• con : e amongst ns , and show us wherein the Charter is unjnst , and we -will be as ready to abandon it as we are at present determined to support it . ''
In corrosion , fallow-tradesmen , if yon would secure goci government and justice to all , unite in one mighty , grand , and unanimous effort to save your Country fooni decaj . and yourselves from annihilation . We remain , Fellow-tradesmen , Yours fraternally , The Operaiite Masons' Charter association " . P . S . The above Association meets every Saturday evening it tight o ' clock , at the Craven Head , Drurylme , LondsiL
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TO THE EDITOR 0 ? THE NORTHERS STAR . Sir ,- —As some little unpleasantness has arisen between Mr . "White and many of the members cf the Chartist body here , through what they consider an a-parte report given by that gentleman of the proceedings of the conference , whieh appeared in your eolnmns of last week . I am desired by the lats delegate committee ; or what usage termed the Executive Council of Birmingham . ) to request that you will give a place in your columns to their address and propositiens , herewith enclosed . As they ars anxious that your Birmingham readers , cumbers of -whom were not present at the
ConfereEc « , should see that their only object in calling them together was te elicit by a friendly discussion , tiie best mode of disciplining asd extending the organizv tion of the National Charter Association throughout tie town and its environs They think this , in justice , is due to them , as the very party which cansed ttieni to be cishitred on charges -which , simply abridged , would be that they ware good Chartists , but bad lawyers , in the « ame breath . As anomalously ss the verdict of an English clod-poled jury , claimed from the meeting a Tote of thanks for them , in considtration of the promptness , aptitude , and decision they had shown in all eases cf emergency .
You -will see then , Sir , that as a measure of justice to these yourg men , that the insertion of their address ar . d propositions would be both pleasing to them Helves and eBcomaging to otters , as they would learn that whatever -was desired in a friendly and patriotic spirit was neither disregarded , nor considered useless by Uie
Ch&rtat body . I have the hononr to be , Sir , Your obedient servant , John Soax . PretpectRow , Birmingham , June , 15 , XSi 2 .
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TO THE CHARTIST OF ENGLAND . Dear Countrymen , —Permit me , an old Rad . of 1 S 18 to 1 S 30 , 31 , ami 32 , to draw your attention for a fevr moments , being a passive obsefver of the present movement . Daring the asitation for the Bill , the whole Bill , and nothing but the Bin , a many of you willrecollect the hue and cry nia * -: e by middle-class Reformers , against your best friend and advocate , Mr . Hunt , to induce you to desert , denounce , and betray him . Your leaders in almost every district , joined the cry of " Traitor , " " Tory , " " paid Hunt , " &c and sorry was I at that time to see them succeed , and induce you to follow your worst enemies , assisting them in rivetting the chain of slavery more firmly on your limbs .
For what ia tho present cry now raised a ? a 5 nBt O'Connor and the S ! ar by the new move gentry ? just ioi the same purpose ; and will yon again desert your best friend and advocate ? Will you throw away your rights and the rights of your children fortheernptypraise thus bestowed " the generous , magnanimous , and disinterested working men have given up their claims for the good of the nation . " Of ital delusion I but you have seen your error ; therefore be on your guard ; be not deceived by smooth soft insinuations against the Northern Star , whose rays are penetrating into the dark recesses of corruption and dragging the hideous monster before the noon-day sun , exposing its deformity to tho public . Rally round your tried friend who came to your rescue when you lay at th « feet of your worst enemies —the speculators in your blood and bones .
An Observer Newton-Heath , Manchester , June 20 th , 1842 .
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TO THE REV . WILLIAM HILL , EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —It is a pleasing duty I have to perform in testifying , amongst your numerous readers , to the perfect satisfaction I have ever received in your conducting such a journal as the Northern Star , with all tho difficulties and importance attached to it You hava used the rein and spur with judgment and discrimination , and whea imperious necessity demanded it , you have not hesitated to ply tho whip , and lay it on " pretty thick" on every "boiter" from tn . « straightforward course ; but you have never been wantonly or unnecessarily severe . In short , I have sometimes thought you too feelingly alive to the sensibilities ot others , who did not merit such tenderness av your hands .
As a correspondent of yoar paper , you have withheld several communications of mine , and used the rein when you thought my Z 9 al outstripped my judgment . I bowed to yonr decision , and generally I found your decision to be just and proper . On the demise of tbe Vindicator I addressed tho Star , and congratulated all real Chartists en ita extinction . I was very angry with Vincent and Philp , and said , amorg many things , " that they were flaying the very devil . " I spoke of their pettishness , waspishness , and want of judgment and salf-controul , and their leaning to the middle classes ; but I gave them credit for honesty , and thought that age aud time would do much for them .
You did not insert my letter , and in your notices te correspondents appeared this— " Woolwich Cadet roust excuse ua , it appears too much like kicking a dead herse . " Yon had no wish in this either to lash or denounce ; but I sometimes imigine that by sparing the rod , you have spoiled the child f I was deeply grieved at the condnct of O"Brien , but I attributed it , as I do now , to illness . Let O'Brien ' s health be completely re-established , and we shall see him the " Bronterre O'Brien" as formerly , menssana , in corpore sano . ' The O'Brien I met here can never become a tool for middle class schemers . I , far one , will not listen to it .
Continue , Sir , in your path of righteousness , and you must ever command tbe aid and approbation of all honest men and women , and the Star , under your guidanee , -will lead to tbe regeneration of your country , tbe civilization of tbe laws , and tbe happiness and prosperity of the people ! Nothing less than " Universal Suffrage , and no surrender , " will meet approbation from Your devoted Servant , A Woolwich Cadet . Chichester , Juae 20 th , 1842 .
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TO THE DIFFERENT SUB-SECRETARIES OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION OF DEVON AND CORNWALL . Fellow Democrats , —I have just received a letter from our persevering friend , Mr . Campbell , in answer to a letter I sent ten dayB since , requesting Mm to urge the necessity of a good and efficient lecturer being sent amongst us to awnken this apathetic region to a sense of their dury , and to lay our case before the New Executive when chosen . Mr . Campbell assures
me and you all , everyone of you , that if we do our duty , by trying to supply the ready , he doubts not but that Devon and Cornwall will be supplied with a lecturer of talent , and one that will go the whole hog . TJp , then , at once ; call your different committees together and let a general fund be raised of the two counties , every loom Bet to work , and © Tery hand active , that we may weave a good web of sound Chartism , before the short days come on , for if we allow the winter to come without giving the wheel of corruption a thrust , we are hardly worth the name of Chartists .
Mr . Smith , of Plymouth , has suggested the holding a delegafc 9 meeting of the two counties , tor the better organisation of the different localities . Such a step is essentially necesssary , and I hope that every committee may Immediately take the subject into consideration , and correspond witb Mr . Smith , ef Plymouth , and say how and when . Let the subject be immediately entered into with , a spirit that becomes men worthy of liberty . Hoping the above few hints may be tbe means of weakening the oppressor ' s power by strengthening the working man ' s cause of equal justice , Is the since re wish of yours , Persevering in the cause of Political Emancipation , Rtdraih , Jane 19 , 1 * 42 . Be > "RT Hancock ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 25, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct759/page/7/
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