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tfATKlSS ' S LEGACY TO THE CHARTISTS . LECTCB . E IT , PELITEEED 10 THE HASOSS . aason-Cbaitists 1 Slaves seeling freedom J You fcsTe requested me ¦ who am not united ¦ with you in tt&e , bus allied to yon in the common brotherhood of j-jn to man—yon nave desired me to come and give yon your first Chartist lecture . I feel prond to do so , ¦ L : should hare felt more pleasure in listening to one uf yourselves- ~ Tor I have more need to learn of you jjsn you bare of me to teach you , and there are men jsisDg yon more capable of instructing me than me jjeiB . Bred in aristocratic ignorance" and pr < -jadieetscsit to consider worSaiu ; mtn as my inferiors , -with
¦ Bioin ii ¦ would be a disgrace in me to associate—baring jjsd my heart tied np , as it were in its own strings , in cjass-ejclusjreness and selfishness—there was much for jje to unlearn before I couid begin properly to learn , ssd much to learn before I could begin property to ksch—in fact 1 save had to unsophisticate myself , to get a new heart and mind , and to gathti from "working men , "who are mta in the true sense of the -word , what jiaan fchouM think , and say , and dc . I have gometimes sincerely wished that 1 had . earnt to laoour "with jny own hands—that I had your prac :: ce , your experience—buttkeu I should not have fcad so much leisure
to sttdy those principles , a knowledge of T * h : ch may ersble me to adTocate your interests . I trust , therefore , that tbo-ngii I am not a "working rrnn , a mason , l&e yourselves , you -will not regard me with less confidence on that account ; but that yon will receive from me with rtspect those lessens which I have learnt horn the practice and experience tf others , and which I am in duty boned to return to them again , ertn as the atmosphere returns in showers to the earth the moisture which it sueked up . There is a head work , or mental labour , as arduous , and perhaps as useful , as hand ^ ctk , or manual labour , especially -wh ^ n the work of the or manual labour , especially -whtn the work of tne
hesd is done for and on behalf of those who work -with their hands . To trace our evils to their sourc ? , we must go up to the origin of society ; not that society is in itsesf an ctU , but that it has become one by the abuse of it-It is said that we should not argue against the use of a thing from the abuse of it ; do more we shonld , no more we do : the great difference between us and our opponents is this , —they say thst we wish to destroy the institutions ef the country , but they know that we wish to destroy the abases only , and by so doing , to pre-KrTe the institutions , to restore them , to renoTate them ; for "we know that if those abuses are suffered to continue , if they ore suffered to increase and multiply as they hare uone cf late years , they will destroy ' institutions , they will corrupt them wholJy , and make each inslitutlon an abess , so that the body corporate , instead ; of being a healthy body , will become a
diseased bsdy—a rotten body . We , therefore , wcuid g-ssrroy the abuses , and thereby repair and strengthen She true uses cf society or the state ; butonr opponents are endeavouring to conserTe the abuses , because they liTe by them and on them , and their arguments are vorth just so much as the arguments of so many black mites would be , if when the owner of a cheese cime with a knife to cut oat the unsc-uad parts , the mitts or maggots were to lift up their puny -voices and say , — " Ycu "will spoil tte cheese—you will destroy the cheese ! " " ^* o , no / ' the owner of the cheese wonW txcLiins , "it is yon that I -will destroy , or rathsr I ¦ sriit cut off the corruption you make and feed on— le ? t it should spread ' and infect the "whole ; I will at least me the scusd part of my cheese from you . " So Ehcuid the people rescue their country . But this is a Gkiessicn : let us revert to the origin of our evils .
Man was born free , the seryant , the subject of his Hater alone—the master , tie Sovereign of all other creatures on faith . All men "were born free and equal ; frcedomaEd equality is msn ' sbirthrisht—aright breathed mSo us with the Tery breath of life itself—born with us . liberty is God ' s blessing ; -without liberty , life becomes a curse , an evil thing— "without liberty thrre en be no "virtue , no happiness : liberty is , therefore , more precious than hie itself . Man was not only born - Irte , tuirfrgiiTed and ditd free . Of him it was said by t > £ po £
tDrydeii" I am as free as Tfature first made man , Ere the base laws of ssrritu ^ e began , When "wild in woods the noble savage ran . " Suck was Tnan in his natural state ; but he now exists is an artificial stats . He is no longer free—he is born a slave , and he lives and dies a slave . The very babe unborn is enslaved ; there are laws which reach to the infmt in its mother ' s womb—in cerdre sa mere , as the lawyers express it . We are made slaves even before onr birth ; ~ we sliva through life , and after death cut bodies tsurrot be enrzed tut as some slave 2 aw directs All this has arisen frem iite degenerate stite of the social system- When , men lived in a natural way they lived a life of great hazard and preeariousness . It was soon seen that for the sake of assisting eath other in
sport or vrai , man's convenier . ee and safety would be treatly promoted and secured by herding with his feQcw-man , and £ rst families , ntxt tribes , afterwards ¦ wh . de nations formed a social cempact or union cf cc-uatrjmeE . Each gave up a portion of bis liberty for the -sake of making his life more secure ; indivieuals bowed to each other for general protection and support . Society was thus formed ^ it was formed upon a mutual and reciprocal basis . Thongh not gnite s » free , yet men Trere E'ill equal , for none had given up more than another . But as the devil would have it 'the notion could come from bo good being ) , man must needs cave a king and priest Be had all along bad something lite a king and
priest , that is , a chieftain and sage , one whs had made himself conspicuous by the singular services , personal and mental , which he had performed . He "was probably the best hunter or fighter , and it -was to the interest cf the rest that snefl an one sbonld be chesen chiefindeed circumstances would make him a leader . Unfortunately , however , the name , the power , the influence of s father slipped by an easy transition to his son , who wes invested with the father ' s honours , out of a fond hope that he wonld prove like him . Thus hereditary power esme into vome , a curse greater thsn original sin . The son , "without any cf the merits of the father , became possessed of tqual power , and not being ab ! e , Etui less willing , to play the patriot , he played the tyrant , and men became " hereditary bondsmen . "
Prcud of his power , the tyrant loved best to exercise it in opposition to the will of the people , for then he Kenis greatest , then he appear * , most like a king . " > Iy father , " Behoboam , " "whipped you "wjth snakes , bst I "will whip yon with scorpions . " New a king who is no more than man , who is generally less than Eisn , could cot act contrary to the will of his people , if he were not allowed to de so ; but the mischief is , kings have priests to blind the people , aad soldiers to bind- them ; they have two great annies , an army of black coats and ah army of red coats—we have likewise an army of blue costswith the aid of these armies cur rulers can tjranriizs with impunity over a ptcple d&Uriy , trebly enslaved . K . ngs would not be so bad , had th = y not flatterers to rule them worse—flatterers who teach thtm the arts cf oppression that thev may share in the
plunder—S ^ tterers who get themselves invested with rank and z-jtra to tts industry for the support of ta&ir icltnes ^ . TLe people are taught t& regard these flatterers , net C 2 ' y 23 needful to the -welfare of the state , but as their O"src best benefactors . These privileged classes who think themselves exempt from the general doom of mankind—who lai-our net , bet live on the labour tf ctbers—these lords , t ? ukes , and esils , or whatever they j ^ sse to call theiastlves , have gone on increasing , and , cous-qufitly , the tsx = 3 for their support have gone on Incrsuiing—the people have to work hard for less wage , srd their comforts are decreased in proportion to the increase of aristocratic Itixuries ; for the more power iccresscs in the hands < f the upper classes , the more oppression and injustice increase ; and the plnnderers Jteow very well that the more the people are weakened fcy mrvndon , the less danger there ia in a revolt or nteffion .
These that are now above the people rose ont of the people , or were lifted up by them—the workman who jn ^ ke 3 money may , by means tf money , becoEie a TLSiva . Money is power , and is more than equivalent to rsiik . The middle classes being more avaricious , are mors grinding tyrants than the aristocracy are , who leve display more than money . The aristocracy vrcnld , I believe , feel a pride in seeing the I-e-cp'e well-clothed and well-fed , prcmr . ed at the same time thst tte people were perfectly submissive . Thus t !> y . keep their liv « ry servants and horses in good condition for their own credit ' s sake ; "but the middle clises rtgard the people mtrdy as beasts of burthen , as engines to wtrk for them ; and they get ss innch cut of th-: m at as little cost , and with as little care for their comfort or Bafety as possible , and when the ¦ wcitman grows old ar . d unable to yield his employer K > mcch proSi as formerly , he is cashiered with as httle ftelirg as a worn-out hackney that is sent to the itscttrs to be killed for does'
mest-T £ e tipper classes having combined tocether and contplifci sf ^ itsl the rights , of man cimstlf , the midule Eiis ^ ccxnbictd to corFpire against the rights of man's fcbcn *; the former made tte pecple slaves , the latter trirt tc make as much profit cf their slavery as possible . ? or this purpose capitalists unite to keep down the * 3 f ts of the people as low as zero , or starvation point ; * £ d if they can get a boy to do man ' s -work—nay , if they can get a "woman or a girl to do it , they employ ^ xzi £ t enca in place of men , thongh they knew that ¦* ten tfiitg are disproportioned to the strength or skill ° [ ^ e labonriBg child or -woman , they are tortures to j ^ i crippling them and distorting them in mind and " ° 9 M great nature ' B cour&e is made to run contrary * ° ^ tseLf jn monstrous eonfuaon . Such are the demons
» io mate their mines oi their mills a kind of hells for * ke torture of youth and fenoceuce , tfll demoralised * 7 pain they become fit for the place they "work in . Je * , * e have now in England "what is not to be found 2 he ]]_ p 2 aces of torture , not f or the ¦ wicked , bat for ^ 6 good ;» e have xnammonites worse than fiends , who Is& lise the ogres of Tomance , and make their bread of tte bones of Englishmen , their Trice of their blood , sad that castles sxe ihe bastdles where their victims are fcot roasted alive , but put to a mere lingering death , £ s < 2 ual starvation—kept expiring for years . While the ^ ifl-lord is making millions , and looking to a fine 5 *» te -with & country Beat , his -workmen have nothing m Prospect but the bastile , and the prospect grows tt gloomy "with the progress of machinery , tbat * bonia indeed be made to lighten his tell , but not ksen his comforts . Ib it nonii&h time that the people
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The Vicab of . Pobtsea has an income of £ 600 a year ; yet lie has the Impudent * to call apon Dissenters to contribute towards the washing of his surplices . His churchwarden , one Burrill , is so great a blockhead , that at a recent meeting he told the people they had no right to bs m the church unless the minister consented 11
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —In the case of John Hindea , of Shoreham , his letter dated May the 29 th , of undergoing hardships since 1838 in a Tory-ridden place of a population of 1 , 942 , and wanta the sum of fifteen or sixteen pounds . I myself s ; ood the contest in 1819 , -was sent to Dria « n , wife and child ; put in the poorhouse , because I took in the Observer paper , in a population of 2 809 Toryridden gentry and working people , and etill take ia the Star paper ever since it began , and shall continue
80 , with the help of God ; but I never got a farthing from any one , and all my goods and stsck of perfumery was Bold , or rather given away , for they did what they liked with them . The Rev . V . Jaskson knows me wel . All that I wish is to be doing all I can for the cause . I should like to be selling the Chartist Breakfast Beverage , but I am short of money to send for an order at present I sold a great deal of Hunt's Roasted Corn when it was in vogue , since than Coffee Aroaia , but cannot get it now .
I remain yours in the bond of Chartism , John Butterworth , Hairdresser , fee . Knutsford , 15 th June , 1842 . [ We do not know the writer of the above letter , but but giveUjusiaB we received it]—Ed . A . 5 .
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TO THE CHARTIST BRETHREN WHO VOTED FOR MY SECOND ELECTION TO THE
EXECUTIVE . Brethren , —Permit me to thank you sincerely for the approval which you have signified of my services dnrirg the last year , as a taetnber of the Executive , by electing Hie a member of it for tho ensuing one . Having never visited Yorkshire and Lancashire , and bat few of the English counties where Chartism is in a flourishing condition , I cunstqu&ntly am unknown , except by report , to the grent body of my Chartist brethren , and , far this reason , I am doubly sensible of the confidence which you Lave placed in me , and which I trust you shall have no reasons to repent of during my term of office . Holding firmly to the principle of the Executive being , in every respect , the servnnts of the people , J trust our conduct will be , at all times , in accordance with their views and wishes , and that we shail adopt such measures as wij ] promote the advancement of the great Chartist cause .
Strongly advocating the democratic principle of rotation in ojftcc , I eboold have much preferred if the plan of orgauizition har \ limited the terra of office , of the Executive , to one year , so that a proper limit might be placed upon the "wishes and" designs of ambitious and ofice tetking men . I trust this radical defect-will be remedied btfore another election takes place , and with these sentiments , I remain , Yours in the great cacse of the Charter , Morgan Williams .
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TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . AN APPEAL FROM THE CHARTISTS OF 0 LDHAM ON BEHAX . F OF MR . JAMES DDFFY . Dear Brethren , —Nothing gives us greater pleasure thau to appeal to a sympathising Chartist public cm behalf of an individual -whose consistency , us a political leader of the people , is well known , and we cannot for a moment suppose that thiB our appeal will be in vain , when we remember that the individual , on wi ; ose behalf we are asking jour united assistance , ever sinw hiB imprisonment in Northalitrtou Gaol for having deftndtd , fearless of all consequences , the people ' s cause , has been but very ill fit to exercise hiruseif in your behalf ; but having no other course left him , be has , to his own injury , continued to advocate the Chartist cause boldly , fearlessly , faithfully , and honestly .
In consequence of iho torture be endured whilst undergoing his severe ssntvnce in Noriha 11 erton Gaol , bis constitution is broken , end unless timdy assistance be rendered , he mu&t shortly follow our martyred brethren Clayton and Holbtrry , which would be a lasting disgrace to the Chartist body ; and as he , Jaaies Duff / , has come to the resolution of settling himself at Derby , to pursue his former calling , if the friends of our and his cause will only respond to this appeal , aud each association and locality sand their mite towards establishing him , in a small -way , as a commencement We are aware of the distress that exists in the country ; but do consider it the duty of the Chartist Iwdy to rally round those that have been suffering imprisonment , and thereby show onr oppressors that the more they persecute the more determined we are to support the persecuted .
A * subscription has been entered into in this town which will be forthcoming next week , and we kope that every locality will respond to this appeal as early as possible , and transmit the same to the Star Office . Wm . Hamer , sub-Secrttary .
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TO THE WORKING MEX OF GLASGOW AND SUBURBS . Fellow Working ? . 'es , —After ten long years of the working cf the Reform Bill , I find tbat our condition is nothing improved ; snd that i place of receiving any benefit from'that measure , our misery is getting Ciore appalling , and our condition in this life more miserable and destitute . Thousands upon thousands of our industrious artisans snd tradesmen are "walking our streets in a state of starvation and misery , unparalleled in the annals of this or any other country ; our wives and children famishing from the callings of hunger , and we have nothing to give them . Think , my friends , on the little innocent offspring crying aloud to you for bread , and you have none to give it—think what wouM fee the feelings of a father in isuch a case . Cold and callous must that heart be that would not move heaven and earth to procure food for his innnppnt lit . Hn haha .
Picture to yourselves , my friends , these scenes of woe and misery , which daily and hourly happen in our unhappy iand ; and ask yourselves , ca ' . miy and deliberately , what is the cause of this , or whence doea it arise ? The question - will naturally answer itself—class legislation . And also , the cool , calculating , and avaricjeus monopolist , who lives and fattens on your labour—you , the producers of all , the providers fur all his wants , ¦ who build his palaces and houses , buy his chariots and horses , and give him all the luxuries in life to pamper his proud and ambitious spirit in a life d indolence and debuuebtry , while you and your lamiiies are pining in -Wiint and misery , with hardly a raj ; to cover them , which is the case of thousands in Glasgow and the surrounding districts .
Oh , my friends , what care these grasping tyrants f . r the ¦ wants or interests of the pour ? Their whole cvy , Ei ^ ht and iJ ^ y , is more money ; that is their Go < 1 . QAA is their idol ; and when the wciking ti . an spends all his strength and physical enercy in his employ , When he turns old , and not fit tu- accomplish a certain q'aantity of work , he is turned off abcu : his business to perish of cold and hunger , in an unfeeling and unthaiitable world . My friends , we have tried many plans to belter our condition , end to get a fait remuneration for our l . ilour ; we have formed trades uiuols , and have found some small benefit from them ; but the purse-proud monopolists combined and destroyed our fond hope , and blasted out fmure prospects in respect to trades unions , and ultimately made us worse than we were .
My friends , "we mav * go on trying to protest our trade and oppose a reduction in our wages , but it is impossible for us to protect ourselves or our labour from the avaricious and grasping monopolists , until we have first destroyed the hydra-headed ' monster , class legislation , and established instead the jnst a ; . d inalienable rights of every man oi maturity to have a voice in the making of the laws which be is called upon to obey ; for it is impossible we can better our condition in this life until vre get labour represented in the Coeimons' House-of Parliament , as every other interest is—that of the aristocrat , the millscrat , and the shopocrat , all are represented except what should be represented , namely , industry . Then , how are we to remedy this tvil , and procure the mighty mass thtir rights ? By immediately passing into a law the People ' s CuaTteT . Then the nezt question is , how is this Charter to be
made the law of the land 1 Simply , by a union t > i allthe people , of all sects and creeds ; and let the name of our country be forgotten in the immortal name of Freeman . Tbertfore , I call upon the operatives of Glasgow , as they value liberty , as they value their country , and as they value the trade by which they live , to come forward , and join the Glapgow Charter Assacittw-. i , and exert all the influence in their power to procure members to come ^ orward , and let every one ¦ work as if the whole cause depended on himself . I *« t a few men in the different shops and factories , get as many names as possible on O sheet of paper , and let them receive as much as they can , for one , two , or three weeks , until they gtt the price of their several cards of membership , and then get their names enrolled on the books . Jf this plan was wrought put , I think in a short time "we wonld hare twenty for one that we have now .
My mends , this is the advice of one who baa long watched the working cf the system , and consequent degradation and misery of the working classes for the last sixteen years , and who is firmly convinced that nothing short of the political rights of the people will ever make the people virtuous , contented , and happy , and make us hold that place in society , -which the Almighty , in his wisdom , Intended we should holdthis is the opinion of one who is intending to live on , and nobly die in defence of our lovely Charter ; but we must bide our time .
In conclusion , I would address a few words to my fellow countrymen , on the question of the Repeal of the Union . Men are Tery often led away by prejudice , and an improper knowledge of the question at issue . Now as D . O'Connell has told them that it ia illegal to join the Charter Association , I think no -wonder that my ccuntrymen have been backward in joining us . Look to ourselves ; if Feargus O'Connor wonld pledge bis honour that a certain iine of conduct was illegal , would we not pause btfore we would have anything to do with it . Well , it is the same with them ; but , thank God , the Sia f has done its duty in Ireland , under the pen of Mr . Hill , and it has called the people to a sense
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of their duty , as well as the old Northern Star under the pen of Samuel NeUson did in his day . And when we hear that our cause is progressing in Ireland under the bright and luminous rays of the Northern Star , well may we rejoice at the prospect that is before us No less than 240 men giving in their names to be enrolled on the books . I hope before long to see Ireland in the foreground of Chartism , and the triumph of truth over the Corn Exchange jugglery and humbug ; then ; my frienda , and not till then , will you Repeal the Union . You must get the .. power : into yonr own hand 8 before you can do any good for our once happy country . Any little good that has been done for Ireland by D . O'Con ^ nell has been done for the rich , and not for yon . Of what use would a parliament be sitting in Dublin , under the present franchise ? None whatever . No , no ; you must get the power into your own hands , &nd then will they work for the whole people , and not for the rich alone .
I remain , * ' A Catholic and Chartist , 'D . " . M'MIXI . AN Glasgow , June 30 th . 1842 .
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HA WICK . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of Hawick was held in the Chartist Hall , on Monday last ; ( the meeting was advertised to be held in the Marketplace , but from the wetness of the evening was held in the liall ) , Mr C . Hunter iu the chair . Mr . J . Cairns , in an animated address , moved the following reselution : — " That this meeting having directed attention to the recent tragical occurrence at EnniB , in Ireland , while it expresses unfeigned sympathy with the unfortunate victims , as also for the starving condition of the labourers in that unhappy country ^ cannot but regard the ferecious attack of a police force , so constituted and organized , as subversiver ' pf British liberty , and as affording conclusive evidence ,
if that were necessary , that modern legislators , alienated from the peeple , are utterly incapable for just and equitable Government , and exclude all hope of redress fqr the accumulated wrongs , or amelioration of the present unparalleled distress of the inc- ' ustrious classes , unless by tlie salutary provisions of the People ' s Charter . Mr . T . Divies in a speech of great power and convincing arguihent seconded the resolution , which Was adopted unanimously . The thanks of the meeting was then voted to Messrs . O'Connor , Hill , Hbbson and ArdUl , for the promptitude and alacrity which they displayed in securing bail for poor martyred , Holberry . After making arrangements to raiaa a trifle for the widow of the victim , and thanking the Chairman , &c , tho meeting dispersed . .. '" ¦ . '
On Sunday last Mr . Davies preached a funeral sermon for S . HoVoerry , in the Chartist Hall , which was crowded to . suffocation . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ . ' ARBROATH-Oa Saturday evening Mr . Robert Lowery < ec : ur ? d iu tke Chartist Pavilion to an audience of bat-ween 700 and 800 , on the present distressed state of the country . He also preached three sermons in the sanib place on Sunday , to equally numerous audiences , the evening service . being a funeral sermon for Samuel Holberry ; the afternoon sermon was upon the necessity of countrymen and countrywomen abstaining from all intoxicating drinks ; he also lectured on Monday evening to a crowded bouse . The audience listened with the greatest attention . ¦' -.- ¦ .
Tulibody . —Mr . Abram Duncan addressed a large out-door meeting in this place , on Wednesday , the 29 th June , at which the RamonBUanc © was adopted , and he was sleeted to meet the English Executive . Alva . —Mr . Don can addressed a large public meeting , which was convened upon the Greeii , oil the evening of Thursday , the 30 US June , Mr . David Hatrower read the RamonBtrance , which being adopted , Mr ... Demean was then ' elected as a fit and proper person to rueet tho English Executive . Dollar —Mr . Duncan addressed a numerous and enthusiastic meeting in this place , on Friday , the 1 st of July , at which the Remanstrauco was . adopted , and Mr . D . elected to meet the English Executive .
BLAiRJNGOKE .- ^ Mr . Duncan addressed a crowded meeting in the School room on the evening of Saturday last in this place , at which the remonstrance was adopted , and he elected to meet the Eaglish Executive . Alloa : —Mr . Abram Duncan addressed a large and respectable audience on the evening of Mondaylast , in the Universal Suffrage Hall , when the following resolutions were unanimously adopted * : — ' *" . That this IDCfitin 4 -viewing the past service a of the Northern , Star * in the cause of the principles ' 'of the ' .. People ' s Charterj—its uncompromising devotion to tbe integrity of the movement , we regard all those covert and open attacks against it from profe ' ssed friends , as indications on ther
part of hostility to the principles of the Charter , and we shall do everything in our power to destroy that influence by a strenuous support of tfae .. 5 / a ; -, " " That we proft-ss our entire confidence in * Mr , Hill ; and trust that bo -will exercise his vigilance over tho publication of any matter which would compromise the safety of the NorlfiernStar , OT the ptrsonalliberty or property of its proprietor . This meeting taking into consideration thebeneflclal effects likely to follow the appointment of a Scottish Executive , call upon their secretary , David Thompson , to draw up an address to tho six centres in Scotland
urging to the performance of this duty , and that our secretary be Instructed to correspond with Mr . Campbell secretary of the English Executive , according to the form which the statute law prescribes . The remonstrance being also unanimously adopted by the meeting , Mr . Duncan wm then elected as a fit . and'proper-person to meet the English Executive ; The meeting then dispersed , testifying their attachment to Mr . Duncan , for the valuable services be has rendered to the country in the cause * cf-Cbartism . Also a vote of thanks was given to our worthy chairman , Mr . John Stewart .
WARRIKGTON . —Thia town w ; ia visited on Sunday last by Mr . W . D . Taylor who lectured in the afternoon , aBd in the evening preached the funeral sermen of Holberry the martyr , in which he propounded from the Scriptures the principles of the People ' s Charter , in a etyle altogether new to us . BOX / TOW . —This town of toil and misery was viseted on Monday last by Mr . W . D . Taylcr , who deli vered a lectire upon the Charter , and the benefits to be derived from its' eatablishmenii aa law * Several new members were enrolled at the contusion . STJNDERSiAND . —On Sunilay afternoon last , Mr Williams lectured on the Town Moor , but in consequence of its beginning . to-rain heavily , he was obliged abruptly to conclude . Ho announced his intention of speaking again at the same place on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock .
BAHNSLEY . —The Chartists of Barnsley met on Monday evening last , in the School Room under the Odd Fellews' Hall , where , after the receipt of contributions and tho enrolment of new members , Mr . Frank MirBeltl reported the proceedings of the School Council . The business first alluded to . was the raising of funds ior tbe Executive ; the meansof doing so suggested by the Council were well received by tho niemberSj and a determination evinced of carrying them out . The next hubint'Es brought o » was the necessity ( f doing something for Mrs . Holberry , when a subacriptieu . was entered into .
IjONCON . —St . . Pakcbas . —We commenced our Monday evening lectures on Monday Jast , at the Feathers , Warren-street , when Mr . Jones , from Liverpool , delivered an eloquent lecture ; and out of a comparatively tew strangers se / en new members were enrolled . A lecture -will be delivered every Monday evening , at half-past eight o'clock , at the above place . Camber-well and Walavorth . — The Chartists of Camber well anld Wai worth beg to express to Mr . Hill tbeir confidence in hia exertions as Editor of tho Northern Star , the organ of the people . To Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., they wish to renew their pledge of united support . The faithful advocate of the people they deein him , and may he live to see political equality . The -resolution was moved by Mr . J . Anderson , seconded by Mr . Simpson , and carried unanimously . -.-... ¦ ¦ - ¦¦¦
Mitciiam , Surrey . —About thirty good and true men have been enrolled in this new locality already , with every prospect of its speedily becoming extensive and prosperous . DKVOKPOHT . —Kesolved , " That we , ihe readers of the Star in Davonport , having strictly watched the conduct of the Kkv . William Hill for up wards of four years , do hereby express out firm conviction that he has acted in a manner worthy his high calling ; and we do hereby assure hiia that as long as ho pursues the same line of conduct as heretofore , he shall receive , as he has deserved , our warmest thanks and / support . At the svme time , we cannot forbear from expressing our opinion of the individual who have called forth this
resolution j and we cannot but think that their conduct has been such as to merit the fiisnpprobation of all con-Bisterit Chartists ; for to what other conclusion can we come to , when we remember the many times these gentl emeu have echoed forth the : cry . that the middle classes wished to betray us , and how find these same men leaving the substance Of Chartism and following the airy notions of those they have so often denounced , than that they » re no longer to be trusted , and we feel sorry to be forced to acknowledge the justice of the resolution of the Leicester friends , that the once noUe Bronterre O'Brien ia no , longer worthy of confidence- " Signed on behalf of upwards of sixty readers , John Gin , Mcunt-atreet , Peyonpoit- : ; ¦ ¦ ¦' . ¦ . - . ¦ ¦ ¦; ,.. / - ; * . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ . . . > . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ -..
TODMORDEW . —This place now occupies a proud position on the moral map ef Chartism ; ais may be evidenced by the . following ; brief letter from the General Secretary to the resident sub-Secretary . '" Dear Brooks , —! received from 5 Ir . Heywood £ 1 8 sv ii ., and from Mr . Lsach < 53 .- ^ J-oakin £ a- total for this quarter of £ 5 is . 3 Jd . —placing Todmordeni in advance of every other place enrolled in the Association . If everyplace acted life © TndmOTden ; the Executive might employ twenty lecturers next week * ' Your's , in the cause , John Capmbexl . "
Lower Sowerby ( HELM ) . r ^ On Tuesday evening lasc , the Rev . W . Y . Jackaon , of Manchester , paid us a visit , and delivered a lecture .
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« Q ^ TINGH / Utt . —Aa-pirited and interesting meeting was holden on Saturday evening , in the Chartist Room , Noah ' s Ark . The memory of ^ Samuel HolberTy , and all other martyrs of freedom was drunk in solemn silence , and responded to with great pathos and eloquenc by Mr ; E . P . Mead . Several other -e-soeUent speeches were made . ^ On Sunday morning , the United Council-met in the Chapel , Rica Place , it Was agreed to recommend that one half penny per month , bo paid fey eacu meiuber for the cxpences of local agitation . In the evening , Mr . j . White , from the Potteries , preached a very eloquent and impressive sermon to the largest congregation ever assembled for a long time upon the Forest . At the conclusion , twelve new members enrolled themselves . Mr . White is likely to be located jherefor sometime , and he will be a great auxiliary in the cause of Chartism .
LANCASTER . —At a meeting of the Council the foUowiDg resolution was unanimously adopted , '' That we have full confidence in the zaal , integrity , and discretion of Mr W . Beesley , district secretary for North Lancashire , andaredetermined . to abide by the rules of the aasooiatipU . " KIDDERIVIINSTER . —The Chartists of Kidderminster beg to record their v » te of confidence in the Editor of the Northern Star , hoping-that he willgo forward , neither to the right nor to the left , heedless of this move or that move , but onward , and no surrender .
AS aTON-TJNDErt-iiFNE . — -Public Meeting . — On Friday evening , the 1 st of Jiily , a public meeting , convened by placard , was held on a large plot of ground near M jr . TJbacter ' s Foundry , to take into cohsideratioa the necessity of remonstrating with the House of Commons on their late rejection of the People ' s Petition , and also to memorialise her Majesty to dismiss her present Ministers , and canto her couneil men who will make the Charter a Cabinet measure . Mr . Wilcox was unanimously callod to the chair . After briefly opaning the business , Mr . Aitken , schoolmaster , was called Upon to move the remonstrance . In the course of his speech ho alluded to the convulsion txiBtintr , and that had existed throughout the whole of aristocratic Europe , showing that so long as the supreme control
over the laws waa invested in the haiida of a few , and that few the . most worthiesB ; in society , the coisditiou of the indUBtripus classes can never be any better than it is . Mr . Aitken also alluded to the affected sympathy of our soidisunt philosophers -who ordain ministers to be sent across the Atlantic , to the interior of Aisia and Africa , but will do nothiug to mend tbe state of the sons of toil at home , lie concluded a lengthy speech by reading and moving the remonstrance to the Hous » of Coihmous , Mr . James Taylor seconded it . The memorial to her Majeity waa tlien r ^ ad ansi prg - posed by Mr . Alexander Cualienger , who eaid he should content hiiasclf by moving theniemorial , and makei way for their excellent fritnd . Mr . Leach of Manchester . Mr . Wi Pilling seconded the memorial in a humourous
and energetic speech , which elicited the applause of assembled thousands . Mr . Leach from Manchester , was then introduced amidst clapping o ( hauds aud other marks of approbation . He addressed the meeting for about an hour , during which time the evils of machinery ) as at present used , were pourtrayed in a graphic style . The lamentable condition of the people was displayed in language which at every sentence told well upon the iiudteiice . He appe-iledto the men of ABhtcn , as did the other speakers to join the National Charter Agsociation , and assist in the grea t work of national regeneration . Mr . Leach was listened to with ike greatest attention , and concluded amidst loud applause , sir . QrBOrgeJJobuson then briefly L address ( , d tbe meeting : after which it -was announced that D . .
M'Douall would adtlresa the people of Ashton on the Saturday evening , which announcement was received with loud cheers . On the motion of Mr . Aitken , the meeting was adjourned till the following evening at seven o ' clock . There could not be less than from four to five thousand people present , principally of the male adult population . The adjourned meeting took place on a space of ground near the Market . Place . Air . W . Piiling being called to the chair , Mr . W . Aitken and the Doctor both addressed the meeting , and it was pleasing to the frienda of freedom to see that , in spite of the machinations of a few sycophants iu Ashton , the Doctor was received with all
that enthusiasm which his honesty , zeal , and integrity deserve . ; After the meeting was over , the speakers and their friends retired to the Association Room to enrol members , when nearly fifty took out cards of membership . Our cause now stands better in Ashton than over it did . The working classes being long since convinced , ' and the majority of the middle classes being nowthe same , that nothing less than the -whole Chatter can ever establish a system of Government that will permanently benefi ; society , and m-ike Britain what she ought to be , first amongst the nations of the earth , by the universal happiness and freedom of her industrious sons .
BLAIRGOWRZE ( Perthshire ) . —A public meeting was held in this village on the evening of Monday , tbe 27 th ult ., for the purpose of hearing Mr . Jahn Duncan , of Dundee , deliver a lecture upon the people ' s Charter . The object of the meeting being stated by tbe Chairman , the lecturer , after a few introductory remarks , alluded to the distress which txiste at present in many of the commercial towns of . Great , Britain , in which bo many are geing idle and enduring no small amount of sufiering , arising from the miseries of want . In speaking of the causes which had produced this great and long-continued depression of trade , be said , it could not have arisen from a scarcity of food in the country , for the ground for a number of years back has produced an abundant supply ; but the distress has
arisen partly from bad legislation : however , our mercbaiits themselves ,, by sending an inferior article abroad , have hurt tke demand from this country . It ia well known that hemp , an Indian weed , fit only fur making pack-cloth , has been largely imported , spun into yarn , and used for mixing with other yi » rn . Large quantities of cloth , partly composed of flax or tow , and partly . -of Indian jute , have been exported to America , and sold there as cloth , entirely made of flix or t <) w . As the cloth does not stand wet , the fraud was not long in being discovered , and has greatly tendtd to hurt the sale of our cloth . Mr . Duncan spoke also of the pr ; ictlce of imitating Russian linen , an article which sells readily in America on account of its excellent quality , but our manufacturers , more
eager to produca an article to resemble it externally , tban to make one of equal fineness , have got into the way of putting cloth through hot rollers , whereby it ia singed and acquires a gloss more to be admired fov its nppearance than for its durability . The cloth then receives ; a stamp , to -which is sometimes added tho initials of a Russian merchant , copied from the stamps the Russian linen bears . It is then exported and sold for Russian linen ; such practices as thsse could not fail to hurt our trade . The speaker , in alluding to the means which have been used to aid the unemployed , speke of the grant of a niilliom of money which was asked from Parliament The request -was rofused although asked for as a loan to be paid back so soon as trade revived . When we think . of the money which
tails been givcu for other purposes , by Parliament ; and when we think of the purpose to which the money was to be applied , we may woaiier how the request was refused . Twenty millions of money was granted for the emancipation of the slaves . That sum went for a good cause ; but suj-ely a single million might ; have been given as a loan to a starving peopled Mr . Duncan thought emigration not calculated to benefit the people , although America contains a very great quantity of land yet uncultivated . It would be a number of years before it could be brought to vroduce food . ; Emigrants going thither only tend to reduce the price of labour in America . Indeed , when « man ia compelled to lea ? e his country , from whatever cause , it is not emigration , but transportation .. The people do not desire to go abroad for land , if their exertions could be brought to bear on the waste land at hoine . By a recent Btatement of a gentleman * who has studied the subject ,
it appears that there ia plenty of land not yet broken up , which- In' a short time cpuld be rendered fit for as ; ticulture . But to strike at the root- of the evil , Mr . Duncan urged hia hearers to continue to agitate -for an alteration of the laws of our country—to » i'itato for a repeal of these laws which tend so much to hurt our trade , . and Which now threaten to ruin our country-Agitation , aud a thorough union with the middle classes , are the only means whereby they may expect to gain their object : that union may be effected ; it was such a union that carried the Reforni BiH , and such a union must be effected ere the working iuen of this country obtain those rights for which they are now struggling . Mr . Duncan was listened to throughout with the deepest attention , and on concluding received three hearty cheers froui the aesembly , about five hundred in number ; after which the meeting quietly dispersed .. ¦
IiEXCESTEB . —The week haa been one of-vnrkKl exciteinent in the Shakeapefean camp . Messrs . Rigby and Sumruer , two plain , hearty , hanct-loom weavers froin Chorleyi in Laucishire . addressed aa open-air meeting in Eaton-street , ofl Friday se ' nnight , much to the delight and edification of ottr people , K-aowing that they would do good ; they were directed to step on into South Leicestershire the next d'iy ; accordingly they reached Earl Shilton / and held forth there , and also at Kinckley , where Mr . Cooper had been battling with the anti-Corn Law jugglers , the preceding week , and at Burbage on the Sunday . Mr . Beedbam delivered an address in Infirmary-square on the Sunday morning , and at Wigston ; at night Mr . Robert Jackson addressed an audience in Russell-square in the afternoon . Mr . Cooper preached at Countesthorpe on Sunday morning , and took down twenty names towards forming an association ; at Oadby in tbe afternoon , and did
likewise ; and In the evening , occupied his eld favourite position , Leicester Market-place , where an attentive audience of 2000 received the broad truths of Christianity and Chartism once more , and a dozen names were enrolled . On Monday , Mr . Beedham delivered addresses at Sh « ltoh and Burbage , and on Tuesday at Desford and Markflcld . On Monday and Tuesday nights , ilt . Cooper waa at bis post in the Amphitheatre , to meet the Social advocate on the question , " Whether is home colonization on co-operative principles , or the enactment of the People's Charter into law , the best calculated to remove national distress and secure . the permanent happiness of the people . " Mr . Alexander Campbell was the opponent the first night , as Mr . Buchanan was unavoidably delayed arriving ( com London till nearly ten o ' clock . The discussion on the first night was conducted with the most delightful friendliness .
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WINCHCOIW 3 E . —Our monthly meeting took place on Monday night , when a vsfce of thanks ; in « l confldencs was given to Feargus O'Connor , the proprietor , and the Rev . Wm . Hill , the Editor of tbe Northern Siar . Mr . Millsoin attended , but did not lecture , as the authorities have stopped the crier , and * it was agreed to have placards printed to announce a future meeting . * • . - ¦ * * . ' ;; * C '; * ? " . ; ' . ¦¦ . ¦' •¦• , ' " - * ¦ : '*'* JSOX . IJtVGWOBTa . —A ChartJat tea party took place on Saturday eveping , which was very riuiUfcroualy attended . The tea being over the company adjourned
into Mr . Hampson's largest room , when Mr . R . Wild was called on to preside . The Chairman opened the evening ' s entertainment with a very suitable address , and hoped that each and all would avail themselves of the arrangements of the Council . The con ) pa » y amused tbeniselveB by singing and dancing , recitations , ic . Daring the evening the Chairman and other gentlemen delivered very eloquent speeches , which were well received . The entertainments were kept up with great spirit till a late hour , when the company parted highly delighted with the evening ' s amusements .
MAUCB . ESTER .- ^ CA"RPEJiTERS'HAXL . —OaSunday afternoon the mual weekly meeting was held in the above hall , -when a -working nian ; was called to the chair , who opened the business in a few brief remarks and introduced Mr . Jeremiah Lane to address the meeting . At the close of his long and excellent address , which lasted nearly two hours , Mr . AVm , pixon moved , and Mr . Xaliey seconded the following ; resolution : — - " That it is the opinion of this meeting that each member of the National Charter Association do , in the course of the next eight -weeks , subscribe tbreehalfpeEce each , for the ' protection * : of Mr . M ason and his Mlow-snferers , who have been . cummiited to prison for . a crime committed by a constabte at a public meeting ^" '; Carried unanimously ^ Mr . Bropby lectured in : the evening to a large and intelligent audience , when the motion in favoitt of Mason and his companions in bondage , wa 3 put to the meetingi , and was carried , by acclamation ; and likewise a motion that ' Jifiv James Leach of Manchester , be the treasurer to the above fund .
SHEyFiEiip—State of the Town . —progress of Chartism - ^ -The number of inmates of the Sb < . ffield poor house , on June 25 th , waa 465 i The amount paid in inoiiey , bread , ice ., to the reguhir ticket poor for the week ending June 25 th , vras £ 02 3 s . The amoUEt paid ' to th « casual . - " poor in money , bread , &o ., for the Bame -week , was X 398 16 s ., being a total of £ 4 D 0 19 s ; for that week only I Chartism is progressing , we are " going ahead , " as the Yankees aiy . Since cur last report in last week's Star , we , ( Fig Tree Lane , ) have enrolled nearly eighty new members . On Wednesday evening . June 29 th , Mr . Clark , of Stockport , addressed anotiier excellent meeting in Paradiue-Equare , at the close of which twenty-eight new members w ^ re enrolled . On Sunday lastj Mr . Harnfey , acoompahictl by
a gopdly number of the members , paid a vieit to Pitsjuoor . and adciressed , a very good meeting . In tho evening Mr . Harney addressed a large meetiig of the ShtffieldChattistsinRpscoe-fieU'lB , the weather being unfavourable ah adjournment took place before the close of the proceedings , to Fig Tree Line . Sixteen ' new members Were enrolled . On Mocday evening , a public meeting was held in Roscoe flelSs by adjournment from Paradise Square Mr . Harney read a letter rtceived from Van Diemen ' a ¦ Lwd , giving ari account of the sufE ; ricgs of the . t xiled Ffost . Mr . H .. commented at considerable length upon the wrongs of the-banished patriot , and his persecuted compatriots ,, and . concluded by moving the adoption of the following resolution : — " That this meeting
consider the conduct of the Government arbitrary and tyrannical as regards the treatment to Which the exiled Frost and his compatriots are subjected ; and pledge themselves to agitate for the Charter , and nothing lesa , as the only means of ensuring tlie safe and speedy return of the bamehed patriots to their native land ; and this meeting also pledge themselves collectively and individually to enroll themselves as members of the National Chartt'r ' Association , being convinced that peace , happiness , and prosperity can never be permanently established * until the Charter , whole and entire , shall become the law of the land . " Mr . Edwin Gill , in a brief speech , seconded the resolution , which was adopted unanimously . The -weather being -unfavourable , an adjournment to Fig Tiee-lane was proposed and Agreed to ; themeeting formed
threedetp , and marched in procession to the room ; many hundreds of pursons wtre congregated in the streets independent of those who had taken . part in the meeting . The room was densely crowded . Mr . Harney again afitjressett the meeting , and . detailed the particulars of the pfrseeutlort of Edward Joynes , & member of the ABSOcia , tton , who has been discharged frein hia employment for attending poor . Jiolberry ' s funeral ; he commented in severe terms upon toe transaction . A collectioni'f « i the benefit of Mr . Joyiaes was made , when ten sMlltii »; s and sixpence was obtained arid presented to him . Mr ., Joynes returned thanks . Tae Chartist National Aiztbeni was then sucg . and with three cheers for the Charter , and three for Edward Joynes and all honest men , Who Jiko him dare to stand by their principles * the meeting dissolved . ' Twenty new members were enrolled .
" Woodbotjse . — -Mr . Samuel Parkes ; preeched twice at Woodnouse , on Sunday last ; the sulyect of the afternoon ' s discourse was Jehovah ' s controversy with the nation . The subject of the evening ' s sermon waa , —the origin and consequences of monarchy . Very large audience 3 were present upon each occasion , and rarely has so large a number of persons been \ congregated together j in Woocthousej as at the evening sermon . AH listened with deep attention , and not a few seemed to be -impressed with the truths proclaimed by the Speaker ^ On Monday evening , Mr . Parkes delivered a lecture on tbe distress of the country , eloquently and forcibly picturing the horrible results of class- ' egislation . The sermons and speeches of Mr . P . have effectually roused the good people of Woodhotise A few months ago the Chartists were looked upon with horror by its inhabitants , now ( thanks to Mr . Parkes ) the principles of our cause , form the subset of daily and universal inquiry .
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were looking about them—that they were looking out for themselves ? for , mind you , the more tho aristocracy give the people occasion to rise , ther more they will dread them and screw them down . Witness the additions lately made to the ranks of the Eoldiera and police . - . Thus -we have seen that society , though originally instituted for the benefit of all and each , has been divided into classes , and the upper classes have been armed against the lower , who are deprived of all power of resistance or deftnee . The useful and industrious have become the slaves and victims of the useless and idle , \ -7 fco first duped them . This was the origin of trade-timcEs ,-which area kind of societies within society , -wheels -within wheels , a union of fellow workmen to counteract the union of their employers . The workmen said to their masters . - " You want our work , and we -want a fair wage for it ; your money is your own , and onr . strength and skill is onr own . " If one man
alone had said this , his master wonld have replied , " Go to , you idle fallow , I -will employ some one else in your stead , and I will take care that no one employs you for yonr saucy answer . " But by a trades union the men . are as well combin'd m their masters are , one -sriilrjotwork without the right of all , and as work cannot be done without workmen , the masters are generally compelled to compromise matters , and something" like mutual acreement takes place . But see the ihqairy of GroTernnient , see how it loves oppression , because oppression forms its o"sra chief feature and support . Laws have been passed not to prevent K ' . a&ters but ti prt-vftnt men from combining , and the D ircbester Labourers and Glasgow Cotton Spinners vr . _ Te sentenced to transportation like felons , because they had acted like men . See too the strike of the masons , of yonrs = lTes , -which -would have been a knockdown Wow to trade oppression if the mt-n bad all n-Qiierstood their own interests so "well as the masters ciidtrstnnd theirs . & » vemmer . t never seems to think
' tbat bread is as Efceffary to the working man as superfluities to the master . Those who Hiake all have the It-: i 3 t- profit in all . A merchant or employer obtains ni ' . Te for merely selling or contracting a piec « of work than the "workman hiicself ; he who has all the toil aatt trouMe of it is paiti nxt to nothing , while he who hss neither toil nor trouble , who . springs up suet livea and looks Hie a liiy , he takes all that the workman sbenld have , and can oppress and intuit him in the . barsa : n . TraJes nniocs have done much good ; I should rather say they have prtventwi much evil . Without them the labourer -would have been entirely at tne mercy of the caprtaiisu who -would soon have driven him to work bke a cegio . . But trades -union fall fir short of the ¦ union thai is -wa-aUd . Trades unions cannot secure employment whin tradeitse ' if fails ; without eniployiutEt unions cannot be kept np , money nor meat cannot b ? had . Trade unions cannot prevent foreigners from
putt-in ^; Eiighshinfcn cut of -worl * . In a strike there are tbese vat of union asd sointttnies s-. une of those in unio-a reai ' . y to take advantage of , or to betray the rest . And how are strikes supported ? By draining the union -and drawing on othsr uniens so that if the mailers can bnt hold ont till all the union funds are exhausted , they can starve the men into submission ; Ihey can reduce them , not by fair fuhiing , but by famine . And when the men have gone 11 work again , ho-R" lorg may it be before another strike is rendered necessary ? Just so long as the masters please . Sa
that you s » e trade unions do some good , but not enough ; they are a shield , tu : not a sworJ . They stand on shifting ground ; for trade is always fluctuating ; they sre no titfence against maci . inery . We must not build upon the sand , still Je « a upon a quicksand ; ire must build upon a rock . Whit is wanted is a union of all unions—a-QnicnfortheCbaiter . Wemust gel that power Into cxm own bands whicii ia bow in the hands of oar oppressors : that -will be the "way to command employment and to > ecure the profits of it . We must choose a pood inundation , a broad basis—we niubt have Universal Suffrage . ( To le concluded in out nejt . )
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THE SUBSCRIBERS TO " THE ILLUMIXATOR , " " CHARTIST RUSHLIGHT , " "EXlINGUISHER , " ' COHMONWEALTHSilAN , '' - A ^ D " CHARTIST PIONEER . " Mr Good F&iEyos , —For more than twelvs months I have battled with difficulties almost indescribable , under the soiSEnine hope that I should be able to establish an unstamped . ( and nnfett < erTed ) assistant to our glorious cause . My IUumizalor waa put an end t ~> by Whig electioneering malice . The Rushlight and Extinguisher ¦ we re mere half-penny substitutes for a little perU-dical , wbich - was reaching a prosperausisale , when the schemes
of the hypocritical faction strangled it The Commonxceaiihsmdn was smarted with a view to renewing the existence * f a paper as useful as the Illuminator had been : but the dreadful increase of po-jerty among our ranks compelled me to relinquish that enterprise also , at the twentieth number . Since then I have again attempted to renew the existence of another halfpenny Chartist organ . The Chartist Pioneer , however , has met -with impassible obstacles , in the second -week of his march ; in other words , the horrible poverty which stares upon us so ^ hastily on every hand , coaipels us to dtsis : altogether from further publication ,
By the kind permission of my friend , Mr . Jan Cleave , I shall , however , " address you frequently , though briefly , through the pages of the Chartist Circular . Tinnk you—thank you , my friends , for your kind support of my undertakings ; and now , let me entreat yen to devote yonr efforts towards securing success for the Chartist Circular . Let us be resolved , one and all , that we wiil , in spite of oar poverty , and in spite of the malice of the factions , keep alive one cheap , unstamped , arid unfettered Chartist organ . Trusting that the Editor of tbe Star will also be kind enough to indulge me -with a small portion of his space weekly , I shall , frem time to time , through the pages of cur incorruptible leading organ , beg to make known to ycu my -news on the progress of our movement , md on ths principles of democracy generally . I regard onr
position as being singularly critical at tbe present moment The defection of a considerable number of of our leaders , once highly valued ; the subtle and serpentine p ^ ans , now in covert action , by our real enemks , to overthrew or cireemmnfc onr purposes , by afiVcting a cne-ness of objects -with us ; the distra : tui ? ii flnecce cf poverty , which so often leads men to catch at any alluring deceit , as a temporary relief ; and , above all , the absence of concentrated and un : t-d efforts of tin energetic character among us , to diffuse Chartism through the length and breadth of the land ; inch facts and their concomitants , press wtjghtDy on my mind , and nrge me to fell you that I think tbe time is fully come-when-we cugfet , one and all , to set about doing son !< rtcing which may give us a substantial tamest that we shall -really obtain the Charter we are contending for , and that enr effort * shall not end in disappointment .
Friends and Brothers , —are we rea : Iy nearer to the Charter than we were twelve inonths ago ? Judging by my o-fn locajiiiy I mizht answ ' .-r , -without htritatirn , " yes . '" for . tbe Leicester Chartists were not more ttnn three hundred enrolled memb . rs ; at the beginning cf last Jaly , —and new , ray own darling Sbafcsperean brigade , alone , is two thousand and three hundred . Tbat Eeeins Bomethtog lifcs an earnest of the Charter . But in what other localities are you progressing with the sates spied ? Now , my friends act ! brothers , do not be offended at my asking this question . I have put it with no invidious thought or intent 3 Iy sole , my ardect wish , is
to see nB all engaged in an nntiring and unceasing effort to obtain the Charter . I know not why any man should not do as much as I am doing , —if he have got but a common share of talent , and any strength of will within him . As for bodily strength , I possess but a feeble share of it Of one thing I am certain ; if in every Chartist locality the same unremitting exertions were employed as in Leicester , with the electric influence of oar indefatigable O'Connor pervading , and animating , and binding together all the localities , the Charter would fee had in a few months , in spite of all the craft , aud intrigue , and malice , of the monied classes .
Chartists , we ought , each nnd all , to be on fire -with the spirit of proselytise . Organise , organise !—that is the word . Of what use are the nominal Chartists ? How nearer do they bring the Charter ? Let us , nnceEsingly , assure them that they can only be of real service by " falling in ; " by taking rank in some one of onr Tpgiments . Talk of fighting . ' pshaw ! who ever beard of an army marching tiil it was formed into rank and file ? Chartists , -we -want numbers—organised numbers ; And then we shall not have to beg lor the Charter : we Ehsll be able to take it By arms ? No ; but by denrmding it as the nation ' s right , aa the object of its imperial will . Lst a tenth of the whole population of . each considerable town , ( 5 , 000 for Leicester , the same for Nottingham , 10 , 000 for Sheffield , 29 , 000 for Manchester , && , &c , &c ., and 200 , 000 for Loudon . ) -walk through the open street , at tie same
hour of the same day , and try , " Well have the People ' s Charter , ' "—and "what can prevent their obtaining" it ? . " The lolditrs will be sent for , from one town to another , to put them down' — do yon Eay 1 Pooh I they will all be wanted at home . And tbe same with the police force . Let that day and hour be the one at which the ¥ . ouses are assembled to consider of an answer to the Queen ' s gracious speech on the opening of a Session ; and -what can prevent the People ' s Charter from being the primary Act of Parliament of tbat very Session 1 Chartists , think of this , and strain every nerve to swell yonr rasks—from the working men I mean . We want real democracy , remember . Let the middle men come if they like ; but do not court them . The People ' s Charter is intended to be pre-eminently the working man ' s boon : and let us be resolved to make it bo .
I am , Friends and Brothers , Tenrs , faithfully , Thomas Cooper . 11 , Church-gate , Leicester , July 4 th , 1842 .
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Upwards of 15 , 000 persons landed on Sunday at Gravesend by the steamers , and more than 50 . 000 persons were conveyed to and from various pi » ce 3 between tha Adelphi pier and Woolwich . Suspected A-meii upon the Queens—About ; a quarter to twelve o ' clock on : Sunday forenoon , Her Majesty , accompanied by : Prince Albert and the King of the Bel g ians , quitted Buckingham Palace , with their suite , the Koyal cortege being •' . formed of three of the Royal carriages , tor the Chapel Royal , St . James ' s Pa / ace . While proceeding alon ^ the Mall , in St . Jaines ' s-park , and about half-way between the . Palace and tho Sfcableyard-gate , a youth of deformi'd appearance was observed to present a
pistoi at the last carriage of the cortege , which contained Her Majesty , Prince Albert , and the King of the Belgians , the person hi que 3 tioivbeing : at the moment slightly in advance of tho hind-wheel on the off-side ' ' of the carriage . The fact of such an attempt being made , must , it would appear , have been unobserved by Her Majesty or any of her attendants , the' Royal coftiyc proceeding uninterruptedly on its course ; and the matter would mo 3 t probably have passed off unnoticed , had not the act been witnessed by a young man , about eighteen year ' s of age , who observed the person pull the trigger Of the pistol and distinctly heard tho snap , although he saw no flash , lie in 3 ia . inly seized himaS well as fhe instrument he had in bis hind ,
, and seeing no policeman near , dragged him iu the direction the Royal carriages had : gbrie , until he met Police > cons : abl 9 Hearri , A 56 , who had been doing duty at the gardea gate leading to the Chapel Royal , through tt-hich her Majesty had jusi entered , to whom he said , "I have taken this young man and brought him to you , because I saw him present a , pistol at her Majesty . ' ; "' , and at the same time he shewed the policeman the pistol he had in ' his hand . The constable ( who , it must be observed , has ) been but three months in the force ) , however , instead of immediately taking the ascosed into custody , laughed , believing the charge to be a hoax , aud walked on . Close behind hi in was another policeman , named Claxton , A 134 , to whom the
younif man also spoke , but he treated him in the same manner , anil saying ^ " Pooh , pooh , ita all noasense * , '' likewise walked ou . The-youug man , therefore , finding thatfhe officers Of the Jawj whose duty it was to take ia mediate co ^ ni zinoe of his statement , had refused to take charge of the accused , allowed torn to deparVretaining , however , possessiGu of the pistol . The proceedings of the young man had _ by that time attracted a crowd of persons around . hina , which kept momentarily increasing as he related to theta what he had seen ; and at that juncture another police constable , Partridge , A 13 () , an _ experienced officer came up / and . ' -seeing ; the pistol in his hand , said 'to . him , " What are yon doing With that pistol t "• ' . The young man told him
that he had taken it from a youth who had attempted t <> shoot the Quseii , and whom he had jmt let go , the two policemen to whom ho had taken him having refused to take him into custody . Partridge immediately told his informant that he mastaccompany him , in order thai a proper jEQiiry might be made into the matter , to the Statiou-house , in Gardineryiane , "Westminster , whither they instantly proccedeid , followed by a crowd of nearly 3 , 000 persons . On arriving at the Station-house the young man was questioned by Inspector H iokman , of the A division , who was on duty there , when he stated his name to be Dussett , ifesiding at No . 42 , New Church-street ^ Portmaa-naarket , Marylebone . Infofmatibn of tho , discovery was immediately
torwarded to the chief ofiSce in Great Scotlaud-yard , and from thence by Colonel Rowan , the police commissioner , personally to Sir James Grahatn , _ the Heme Secretary , at the Home Office , Whitehall j and by direciionof Colonel Rowan , a description of the supposed traitor was forwarded to all the Station " houses of the Metropolitan and City police , in order that an active Search might be made ; after him . Messengers were also instantly sent to * the residences of tier Majesty ' s , Ministerg , the law officers of the Crown , &c . i with information of the occurrence . — The youth was taken into custody the sanafi night , and after a long examination at the Home Office , was remanded till Wednesday . His name 13 John William Bean . The pistol was found ' to bo charged with powder and a piece of tobacco pipe .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 9, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct761/page/7/
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