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THE NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6,1842.
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' B TH&JSEAL SEMIMENIS OF MR . J .: B . O'BSIEN ,
OIi THE-Ojr £ SHON OP THE PSEtESTEB - "UNION WITH THE CUDDLE CLASSES . ' Being anExirast frcm a letter sent privately by that Gentleman to a Friend in Scotland ! u As to the projected union between the middle and working classes , it is all moonshine ; or rather the offspring of an old agreement between certain false "Chartists" and their secret friends , the profit mongers , to which " respectable" clas 3 the false fellows either belong themselves , or aspire to belong . So far as the honest workies are concerned , it will be a union of hawks and sparrows , or of wolves and Iamb 9—the understood terms of which " union" will be , that the hawks and wolves shall spare a few
particular sparrows and lambs , on condition that the said favoured individuals shall aid and assist the aforesaid hawks and wolves in getting inore easy acceFs to , and a more complete mastery OTer , all the other sparrows and lambs , that is to say , the whole of their respective " orders , " save and except "the few favoured conspirators . Even these will find themselves out-witted , and immolated in the long run ; for the moment the hawks and wolves £ nd tlwy can dispense with their services ^ they will pay them Polyphemua ' s complimentthat is , w ear them last of all ! " The only conspirators who will f . scape are the few who may have , meanwhile , emerged from their " order , " and got snugly incorporated among the w respectable ' " orders" of cats and wolves . This , my dear * * is the history of all pretended " unions" between the middle and working classes , and I entertain
little respect for the -understanding of any man who expects any other result from the present " union . " There were such unions established between the middle and working classes during the first French Revolution , but they all ended in the like result—Tiz . the utter destruction of the people ' s honest leaders—the making their fortunes for a few traitorsthe complete snbjugarioa of the woxkie 3 , who were fools enough to trust - in them ,. and an accession of fierce power and exemption from responsibilityto the middle-class murderers of French society . The same will be the result here , if the " union" goes on . The false leader of the Chartists will be made use of to destroy the honest ones—the people will get more devoted than ever—then will follow disappointment and disgust—then apathy and despair ; and then comes the finale —Increased power for the oppressor—increased misery ( if that be possible ) for the oppressed !
" A union between the middle and working classes , " indeed ! What an impudent cheat ! * * * How are the thousands of honest Chartists who have been persecuted out of house and home , or wno are now walking the streetf in rags , and without a morsel of bread to put into their inoutns , —how are they to " unite" with the conspiring murders "who nave tuiBtd 01 kept them out of employment , for simply asking their rights ? * Tis all stuff and nonsense w talk of a union with these villains , until Universal Svffrsge hss bkzS carried—till both parties are on an equal footing . Then , but >* ot till THEN , ought the words union with the middle classes" to be" pronounced by Chartists ; for then , and then only , could raoh a union be founded in reciprocal respect and confidence to be guided by mutuality of interest ? .
"A union between the middle and working classes , " indeed ! Pshaw ! It is rank , disguBtiDS humbng ! How is it that those patriots , * * * * ? * have been so silent for the last nine years ? Where were they in those < iay 3 of the Coercion Bill ! of the New Poor Law B ; li ? of the twenty million-Wesi-Indian-Negrc-Slavery- job ! of the New Police Act ? Wbjare were they-nhen poor Courtenay or Thorn and -liis followers wire so cruelly and barbarously murdered near Canterbury ? "Where were they at the time of the Trades' Unions , when the Dorchester Labourers and the Glasgow Cotton Spinners were transported ? Where were they when the late agitation commenced , or dcrin . 2 its progress 1 Why did they not come out even
with the Birmingham people ! What were they doing all the time ? What were they doing when the London Police were breaking the heads of tbe lieges in Birmingham , paying domiciliary visits , robbing men of their arms , and even of their private letters , and filling the gaols -with better and more legal men than themselves ? What were they doing all this time ? Did they petition , remonstrate with , or rebuke their government for any of these acts 1 Have they presented a single petition on behalf" the expatriated or the dungeoned Chartists , Eince the beginning of the persecutions 1 Do they appear likely to do so now ? or if they did , would u not be s mere tub to the whale , " and accompanied with a silent prayer that the petitions might'have no effect ? IP THEY WERE HONEST MEN , THEY WOULD HAVE SHOWtf THEil-SELYES SUCH LONG AGO . "
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TO THE CHAHTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Brother Democrats , —I wish to inform yon of the actual condition of our causa in the three counties of Norfolk , Suffolk , and Cambridge , so far as I am able to judge . On Monday morning I left Manchester , and arrive j in Hull that evening , having to call at Leeds on my
jray . I attended a meeting of the Chartists , in the Freemason ' s Hall , on Monday night , to hear Mr . Ralliday lecture , and certainly I must say I never was more gratified in mylife than I -was by his discourse . I brit&y addressed the meeting , and then Mr . Dean Tcjlor followed . ThB meeting "was a bumper , and ihirt&en new nif-m-2 ) srs enrolled , that is , took cards out ; that is -what I call joining , and neither leas or more ; not merely putting the name down in a book , but by bona fde taking ont a card of membershio .
On Tuesday night I attended the Hull Council , and glad was I to find that they had so placed Chartkm that no other political party can move but our ovra . After having spent an agreeable day with Walsingham Martin , I left , per stsamer , for lyme Regis , in Norfolk ^ ou Wednesday morning , at four o'clock ; landed in Lynn at four o ' clock in the afternoon ; tut conld not remain any length of time there , as I had to lecture in ¦ Rlsbeach that evening . I started for Wisbaach , accompanied by a drz ^ n or more of regnlar good Chartuts . I addressed the people in tha Market-place . At first there -was a disposition to sneer , even amongst tbe -worfeies ; but after tS . ey bad listened a short time , they became very attentive . We adjourned to the Chartist Rooms , ana nineteen persons took out their cards of membership . I tad a strong muster of police at my lecture .
After bidding good night to Messrs . Anderson , Bruce , fmt \ the other good Chartists of Wisbeach , I returned to T . ynn , in order to be in time for the Uor-srich coach on Thursday morning . Wisbeaeh is thirteen miles from Xynn . I started on Thursday morning at eight o ' clock for Norwich , amid as pitiless a pelting of rain and wind as one could well conceive . I was completely drenched to the skin , even through my flannel shirt . My boots were literally fall of -water ; and when I got off the coach at Norwich , I shook like a person in an ague fit . Mr . Bsil and other friends -were
st the coach office vraitiEg for me , and through tfceir care I avoided getting cold . I held two mestilifcH in the bazaar ; and at tbe conclusion of my second lecture , at the request oi tbe council , I announced to the meeting that I would write to Mr . O'Connor to induce him to visit 21 orwicb . The mere hint was enough , and the cheers "were tremendons . I wish most sincerely that Mi . O'Connor would visit Cambridge , Ipswich , Lynn . Xarmottth , Norwich , «* " ? Colchester ; a fruitful fcarrest might be reaped . I forgot to mention that Mr . Croat ¦ was in the chair ou both occasions .
On Saturday evening , I left for Harleston , a distance of twenty-tiro miles . I arrived in Harleston about eight o ' clock . That very worthy youthful democrat Walter ilason , met me ; and here let me remark , that lew -would save had the moral courage to do as Mason has done . Alone , he commenced the battle ; be has nirsr three or f-mr enthusiastic supporters . An 4 , mind , to dare to fce a Chartist in an agricultural town , "wbere the finger of scsrn is pointed at one , is not the most enviable position in the world ; and such h& 3 ¦ been Mason ' s lot However , with a consistency to be admired , he has continued to steer his own course , and gradually to dissipate prejudice , until now there is a favourable opinion of cor principles amengst the people in that tewo . I took np my quarters in the Crown
Inn . I was afraid that I could not obtain accommoda tion , but the landlord of the Crown , -who is a rack Tory , appeared to treat Mr . M'Pherson and myself V 6 ry gentlemanly . Mr . M'Pherson arrived in bis gig from Ips-wich , on Saturday evening , about nine o ' clock , onii put up at the same house as I did . He was in a different room from Mr . Mason and myself , and enquired for me . But" the landlady told * " * " that ours was private company ; however , \ re were introduced to each other in the morning . We >""^ two meetings on Harleston Cosmos , and & goodly attendance of agricultural labourers . At both , Mr . Mason was called to the cisair . Mi , MTheraon fouoired me on both occasions , in speeches of great power and eloquence . The labourers » eemed highly gratified with what was said . Mr .
VPhBxsoa sad myself started from Harleston to Ipswich , * bont ex o ' clock on Sunday evening . We fead not got far on our "way before Mr M'Pherson discovered that the harness of bis pony had been thaoged . ' The ooDKqTieEoe was that we hid to return and set bis own . baraess ; en starting again , he examined tbe Hoon-pin * to see they were safe . We arrived in Ipnrich at eJerea o ' eloci at night . We had sn exoeSeat oat-door meeting is Ipswich . Mr . Pierce ma called to the chair . I addressed the meeting fer alwatan hour . Mr . WPfaerson made a powerful appeal , and moved the memorial ; Mr . Booley seconded ifcia a powerful speech replete with argument and » onnd aesae . 2 Ir . Pfeixse el » s « d tb © meeting appropriately } another meeting was annonnced to be held in the Cnarkst rooms . The rooms vere eooa Oiled , Mr
M'Pherson and rayself briefly addressed them again , SWHi tbe conclusion , twenty-nine males and two fejaalaaSook twit their cards of membership . Isp « nta SKatftgPBefcble evening amount Mr . M'Pherson ' s family
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and aiterbidding good bye to Messrs . M'PheiBOn , Storey , and the landlord of the Temperance Hotel , ( Mr . Leader ) where I stopped during my stay in the town , and who made me extremely comfortable , I went to Mr . Pierced to dine , and then I started for Bury St Edmunds , where I had a good meeting , and fifteen members took ont their cards . I have bow vied ted Lynn , Norwicbj WiBbeach , Harleston , Ipswich , and Bury St Edmunds ; and lam proud to state that Chartism is rapidly extending through tha agricultural districts . The Association must be established in SwafFhnm , Daethaci , Sudbury , Stowmaiket , and scores of market towns in the three counties .
I wish to point out ( more particularly to shoemakers , tailors , audmembera of ether trades who are compelled to tramp from town to town for employment ) to members of our Association who leave one town to go to another , that their first inquiry should be to discover if there are any Chartists in that town ; if not , to commence making some . If any , and not or ^ anizsd , to at once nnite them ; if organized , to lend his assistance to forward the cause . I cave now to address a tew remarks to the General Council residing in Lynn , Wisbeach . Norwich , Bury St Edmunds , and Cambridge . What I
wish to point out is the necessity , the absolute , paramount necessity of employing a talented lecturer for the three counties of Norfolk , Suffolk , and Cambridge . The Xynn , Wisbeacb , and Norwich Chartists have promised me that they will rsree their share of tne expences . Now , if the means could be raised to employ ine for six weeks ; to begin by bis own exertions in breaking into fresh towns , tbe residue might be raised to pay him for a quarter ef a-year . I have been informed that Yarmouth will contribute to so laudable a purpose . I hope that the Council trill take these points into their most serious consideration , as I am . perfectly satisfied the Government have the greatest dread of the
agricultural counties being instructed in the principles of Chartism . Ie cocclusicn allow me to state that I cannot again , on any consideration , make another tour . The corres pondence of the Association cannot be carried on until I return to London . I should not have been away from it at this time , bnt that I had long promised to visit these three counties , in consecpenoe of representing them in the Convention . On "Wednesday I started for Cambridge ; the secretary , Mr . Taylor , was at the Coach Office waiting for me- We bad a splendid and enthusiastic meeting at
nisht . Mr . Cooper was in the chair . Eleven persons took oat cards of membership . 1 forgot to mention that I fell into company with Mr . Sewell , one of the LoDdoa lecturers—he knew me—I did not know him ; hovtvet we were both Boon engaged in conversation A gentleman Bitting beside Mr . Sewell , said , " Why yon two are perfectly acquainted already—why how is that ? ' We told him we were . Chartists . He asked the meaning of Chartism . I explained it He said he was a Chartist I st once enrolled him . He lives in Newmarket , but dare uot publish bis name . However I have bis name down .
I ntxt visited Boyston , in Hertfordshire , where there ¦ was no Atsociation , and Mr . Wood , Mr . M'Donald , and other frieads , said the wisest way to go to work would be to explain tbe principles first , and see how they would be received . I acted on their advice , and after I had explained each point of the Charter separately , I took a shew ef hands ; and when I had gone through the whole six , I told them they were all Chartists . At the conclusion I issued upwards of twenty cores of membership . I arrived in London on Friday —commenced writing . I have been very busily employed ever since . Last night ( Monday ) I attended a meeting ef 15 , 000 persons , on Stepney Green . All parties will have their cards of membership by Monday next I remain , Your brother democrat , John Campbell .
P . S . —Every place I visit , I recommend the Star , Statesman , and Circular . I send copies of this letter to the Star , Statesman , and Ti umpei of Walts . Notice , all letters for me to be addressed to the care of JTr . John Cleave , Bookseller , 1 , Shoe Lane , London , to whom all monies for the Executive must be made payable , and 1 wish ? t to be most particularly understood , that any letter for me in future , unless pre-paid , I will not Telease , as » he postage is sufficiently heavy otherwise . Cards can now be had through the London bookseilfci" 3 parcels to the remotest part of the country with liUle , if any , exp = nce for postage .
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TUE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION . We hope tiat , upon thi 3 subject , we have made the people sufncieiitly to understand that the National Charter Association is one entire body ; not an association of different cud distinct local bodies ; that no meetings of any separate part or section of the Association , nor any meetings of the members of the Association resident in any particular place , as such , can be ( . legally ) nolden : but that they may
still bear in mindj that in becoming members of the National Charter Association , they lose not one of their previously holden lights , as chixans and Chartists . They have a right to meet in their individual capacity as Chartists ; to interchange their opinions aud sentiments npon any subject of discussion ; and if a difference of opinion arise , to take means for ascertaining how many of them adhere to the one
or to the other side . They can , therefore , thus talk over amoDgst each other , at their weekly meetings ' any subject of public discussion in which they may feel interested , and express , by resolution or other-\ vise , their opinion thereupon ; and this local expression of opinion being carefnlly watched by the several officers of the National Charter Association , will bs made to serve as a guide for their movements in reference to the matters affected by it .
Every town and village in the Kingdom may legally have a distinct Chartist Society of its own ; there may legally be two , or ten , or any given number , of snch societies in any town . Auy person may legally belong , at the same time , to a-s many of these different societies as he may choose . Each of these different societies may have its own council , and a person may be a member of as many different -councils as he may choose ; and he may speak and vote in all the meetings of all the different societies and conncils of which he is a member . All these
different societies and councils may be governed by the 3 ame rules ; but they must hold no official cor . respondence vrith each other , either- by letter or delegation . Any man who is a member of two or more of these societies may state to one society , of Trhich he is a member the transactions of another society ; izU he must mind to do SO in his Oicn ca tacili / , individually , as a member of that particular society , and not as a delegate raoM the other society . Every member of all these different local associations mav be also a member of the
National Charter Association ; bnt it does not therefore follow that the local associations are branches of the National Association . A man may legally be a member of the Methodist Society , and at the same time a member of a Mechanics' Institute ; all the members of a Meehaaics' Institute might bs also meEbfcT 3 of a Methodist Society ; but it would not therefore follow , that the Mechanics' Institute was a tra . i ch of the Methodist Society , or had any
coni . eeuou or correspondence with it . Just so the information commnnicated by a member to one local society , of the resolutions or plans of operation of any other local society of which he may be a member , is uo evidence of correspondence between the two societies ; not even if like resolutions or plans of operation should be adopted in consequenee of the information thus given ; pboyided only that the said information be communicated individually , on his own account and responsibility , and
NOT IN THE CAPACITY OF A DELEGATE . This position may be thuB illustrated . A man may be at the same time a member of two different money clnbs , one meeting at the Fox and Goose Inn , and the other at the Hare and Hounds Inn . Ihe Fox and Goose money club may have determined to advance no premiums to members without the security of two sureties in addition to that of the principal ; the same Bubjeet , of advancing premiums to members , may be afterwards discussed at
the Hare and Hounds money club ; a disposition may be there manifested to advance on the security of the principal alone ; and this man may get up and inform the club that in the Fox and Goose Club , of which he is a member , it is thought requisite to require two bondsmen ; and because of this information the Hare and Honnds Clnb may determine that they too will require two bondsmen ; and yot , it is quite clear that all this would not prove any connection or correspondence bezw&br the iwo clubs or societies < w such . From all this it will , we trust , appear sufficiently evident that the bodies of Chartista Associated to-
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gether and meeting with each other in the different localises , do bo without any direct reference to the National Charter Association . They meet aa distinct local bodies , having no necessary reference to or connection with each other . The fact of their all adopting the same plan of government , of their all adopting like means for the extension of Chartist principles , and of their members severally and separately belonging also to the National Charter Association , is merely incidental .
These local Associations acting separately and by themselves give tone and expression to the public mind , and the officers of the National Charter Association , through whom all its operations are conducted , having thus the opportunity of being acquainted with the publio mind , proceed to act on it . ¦' " - . - ¦""¦"¦ " ; ' ;¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ : . , '' To make this plain , we will suppose the nomination of members for the next General Council to be now taking place . The Chartists of Bradford meet in their usual place of resort , on Monday evening
among other subjects of discussion , the relative merits of nine men who have started as candidates for the General Council , and out of whom seven are to be elected , comes upon the carpet ; the people express their opinion upon the matter by vote ; they have a right to do so ; it is a matter for public opinion ; and though this expression of public opinion forma no part of the actual operations of tha National Charter Association , the sub-Secretary , whose duty it is to nominate the Councillors , will , of course , nominate ro other persons than those whom publio opinion has thus marked out for him .
Should he dare to act otherwise , he would , in our opinion , prove himself to be be utterly unfit for his situation , and we should advise the Association instantly to replace him by a more worthy man-The people must bear this in mind , that their weekly meetings , in their several localities , are not meetings of the National Charter Afsooiatioh ; they are meetings of the Chartists thereabouts resident in their individual capacity . The bushseBB of the officers Of the Association is , to watch the current of opinion in their several departments of the Chartist world , and to regulate their movements accordingly .
Every distinct local association should have-its own books , especially a book of general entry , in which are entered the names , trades , and residences of all parties making profession of Chartist principles . Every local secretary who has not & book of this description should instantly provide himself with one , ruled in columns for the name , trade , residence , and date of entry . It would also be well to have columns to specify such as may be municipal or Parliamentary voters . This is the local register ^ It contains no test or declaration of faith or
principles ; but it is known and understood that every man who authorises the insertion of his name in this book professes himself a Chartist , and he becomes thereby an enrolled Chartist of that locality . In this capacity he meets with hl 3 fellow Chartists of the neighbourhood , and agrees to or dissents from the several resolutions or matters of public discussion which come before them . But all this has nothing to do with the National Charter Association ; of which he becomes a member by taking out his card from any Sub-Secretary or other person authorized to enrol members . Gener rally the Secretary of every local association should be also a Sub-Secretary of ihe National Charter
Association . It is then his duty to exhort every person professing Chartism in his locality to take out a card of membership in the National Charter Association . For this purpose he either keeps a separate book for the enrollment of members of the National Charter Association , or which is perhaps better , ho ticks off by some marks known to himself , the name of every one on his ChartUt roll , to whom a card has been issued . It is his duty , at all times when required by the General Secretary , which should be every week , to send these names—of the parties to whom cards have been issued—for insertion in the books of the General Secretary , which ought at all times to exhibit a list of all the names of all the members of the National
Charter Association , open to the inspection of all the members . Any neglect of this duty by the General Secretary would make himself and e > ery other prominent member of the Association amenable to the law . Now we hope that , after this , we shall have less trouble with watching and rewriting the numberless Charti 3 t ; reports that come to us . Let every such report begin— The Chartists of such a placs met and did so and so "; not " The members of the
National Charter Association , " or the "National Charter Association" did so and so . Let all resolutions and addresses commence , not "We , the members of the National Charter Association , in public meeting , & . c , but we the Chartists" of such or such a place ; so in describing meeting rooms , never talk of "the National Charter Association room" of euch a place always " the Chartist Room . " So again , in speaking of Councils , never eay "the General Counoil " of such a place , did so and so ; always " the Counci ) , " or " the Councillors . "
The various Chartist secretaries and sub-secretaries can have no idea of the amount of trouble they have hitherto ^ iven uain reference to ' these ; little things ; notwithstanding that wo have before , more than once , called their attention- to it . Some of our own paid correspondents are equally careless . We hope that this final notice of the matter will save us the trouble hereafter , and save the rascally factions the opportunity which vrould otherwise be given them of gleaning evideneo against us from our own documents .
We hope never to see the people slavishly fearful of the law or it 3 myrmidons ; bat there 13 much difference between being slavishly fearful , and needlessly fool-hardy . There is no need to run our heads wilfully against a post . Bad and villanous as the law'is , let us at least comply with it as far as we can do eo , with a little extra care . We shall next week begin a general commentary upon the rules and constitution of the National Charter Association , and the means by which they may be safely and tffectuaily carried out , and our glorious cause pushed en to triumph .
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consummation long and ardently desired by the enslawd people of this **^ iave-emancipating" land , the rulers of ; which , weep o ' er the sufferings of Afric ' s boos -while they laugh at the calamities of those around them . ; ¦ ¦ .. '" ,- '¦ ; . ' - ¦¦'¦ ,-. ' ' ' - \ ' ^' - While peraaing the debate in Parliament oa Mr Diwcombe ' s motion for an inquiry into the . uncalledfor arrest of DriM'DoTiAtt ( which our readers will find in another part ^ of our paper ) we could : ho ' refrain from indulging in a laugh at the
miserable sophistry to which our opponents are driven in order to Bcreen the misdeeds of their underlings . Had the House been composed of men of common sense they would hare made their exit long before the close of the debate . But any kind of irrelevant nonsense serves to rivet the sages to their seats when their purposes are to be subserved , either in coercing the people , sneering at their prayers , or squandering their hard earnings on the idlers , in the shape of pensions , grant ? , or emoluments .
Mallaligu , appearB to us , from the circumstances detailed ^ to be a reptile who would not feel the least compunction to swear away the lives of one half of the country to serve the purposes of his employers . But such fetches are ever selected by tyrants to do their dirty work . Honest men would much rather beg their bread from door to door than submit to become the paid tools of an overbearing
oligarchy ; well knowing that when they thus engage themselves , they forfeit their character and the esteem of every good man . Mallalieu is indeed fit for no society save that in which his forerunner , Bbaman , moves ; and we guess should he ever commingle with any portion of the community , other than the sneaking tribe with which he is properly connected , he will receive such a lecture as will deter him from repeating his intrusion ,
We last week told our brethren to keep wide awake , and eye well all strangers ere they accost them as friends , or allow theni- to enter their councils . We again repeat the caution : watchfulness is more requisite now than at any former stage of our movement . As we approach the haven of our hopes , our vigilance must be increased ; otherwise our anticipations may be cut off even on the very threshold of fruition . Chartists in various localities have very wisely refused to countenance any lecturer ueless be be furnished with satisfactory credentials this is as it ought to bo : but there possibly may be other dangerous characters prowling through the land , who may not ascend the platform , yet they may perfect their share of a traitor ' s work ! Beware I
Wear © happy to announce that tho harpies have signally failed in establishing any serious charge against M'Douall or others for the part they took at the meeting in the Broadway . Not even the shade of a shadow of evidence could be adduced on which to hang a charge of sedition , riot , or illegal assembling , and all the vaporing about such matters in the tax-trap , were only wild dreams floating in thephrenzied brain of our crest-fallen legislators .
Their tools , no doubt , were instructed to make out a case , subjecting the persons of some one or more of the leading Chartists to " durance vile , " but though the " blue bottles" might be full to the very neck with zeal to do their masters will , yet the materiel was wanting , and the Chartists have grown too wise to furnish it . Thus the affair dwindled into a paltry charge of obstructing the highway , and even this was unsupported by evidence .
Had double the number assembled on the same ground to Witness , an exhibition of Punch and Judy , the police would have made themselves ' scarce , and the performance would have concluded without interruption . Had some canting field-preacher occupied the ground for the purpose of vomiting forth a tirade of abuse againstthe " Infidel Chartists , ' * and corrupting the Word of God by promulgating passive obedience and non-resistance to tyranay , then the "force" would have practically obeyed the latter portion of his creed . Any thing to stultify the public mind must be encouraged ; but this was a Chartist meeting , and , of course , the spy ^ the blttdgbon-mah , and lioensed disturber of the peace , must be at his post , to do that which he is ostensibly commissioned to suppress .
All these doings of the confederated band , Whigs aud Tories , demonstrate their fear of our gigantic strength . They know we are in the ascendant , in fact the only powerful body in the state . They dread us ; in our strength they see their own weakness ; in our success they perceive their own overthrow . We are working peacefully and effectively , and shall assuredly come off more than conquerors , if we bo wise , vigilant , and watchful ;
We know that our organization is Such that every assembly of our body will be characterized by peace and order , if not interfered with by the myrmidons of despotism ; but as the wolves are among the flock , as the blood-hounds are abroad , as the jackals are in quest of prey for the enraged lions , we conjaro our brethren to be on the look out , and fail not to give the alarm . We cannot now spare another man , and therefore let not the beasts of prey hayo another Frost , another WiLLiAMS , another Jones , another Clavton , another Holberby . For the blood of the Chartists they pant , but let disappointment overtake them . -- ¦ - ¦ --
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THE " NATIONAL CONFERENCES . " We perceive from the reply of the Executive to the Leicestershire Delegates , that they persist in the call for a "NationalConference " &iManchester on the 16 th of August ; Wo were in hope 1 that the Executive would condescend to give the country a little more information touching the necessity for these conferences . Such , however , does not appear to be their intention . Wo know not what the country mean to do about it , for veiy few places have spoken out about it . However the time is at hand , and we , ihorefore , make no apology for repeating the following direction 8 from ia-st Week ' sS / ar , in order that if the people do call these conferences , ; it may be
done rightly and legally ; giving ; no handle for the enemy to lay hold of . Tne 16 th of August draws no ^ r ; and the people , if they mean to have a "Nationar ' Conference , should begin to prepared In the first place every delegate sent to this "Conference '' must be elected by a public meeting . Not a ; public meeting of the Chartist Association , but an open public meeting—a public meeting of the inhabitants of the place , called for the purpose . This muBt be particularly attended to . Any man going there merely as a delegate from any partipular Chartist body would render the whole proceedings illegal , and every member ef the Conference Uable to i sonmeot . If » therefore , thei VConCBrence is to be holden , every place sending a delegate must call a publio meeting for hiaeleotion .
This , if carefully attended to , will constitute the meeting a , legal delegate meeting . And if delegates bo thus appointed from all parts of the kingdom , in Buffioient numbers , , ii may deserve ihe name of a national delegate iineeting . We doubt its being 8 o if it be , we should recommend the careful consideration of the plan of organisation , with a view , not to its alteration in principle , but to the further and more full , carrying out of its principles , by'the ^ appointineut
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of collectors or class leaders , in ail the localities , who maybollebt the weekly pence , and perform many other valuable uses to theAssbciatidn . If the meeting at Manchester bo holden on the 16 th , and be at all deserving of ihe name of ^ ATortona // ' we shall recommend this point k » their consideration ; if not , we Bfeall recommend it to the careful attention of the general body of the National Chartist Association , as a means of greatly expediting its movements , and , consequently , as matter to ; whioii the attention of the Executive should be directed by the body .
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THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEICESTERSHIRE DELEGATES . In another column we give the response of the Executive to the Leicestershire Delegates ; and we had never to regret the insertion of a more antidemocratic and unchartistUke document than we think it . We certainly think that it would have been more courteous and more proper for the Leicestershire
Delegates to have , sent their resolutions to the General Sepretary in the first instance , and to have awaited his reply before publishing ; but we cannot think that their omitting to do so forms any justification of the high aristocratic tone of offended dignity , in which the Executive have chosen to reply .
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Brief Roles for the Government op all whs write for this Paper : — 1 . Write legibly . Make as few erasures and interlineations as possible . In writing namesf of persons and places be more particular than usual to make every ferter distinct and clear—also in using words not English . 2 . Write only on one side of the paper . : 3 . Employ no ; abbreviations whatever , but write out every word in full . 4 . AddreBS all communications intended for publica tion to the Editor" ; all other communicationssuch as orders , remittances of money , &a— -to the Publisher , " Mr . J . Hobson ; all remittances of money to any of the public funds for which books
are kept here , to Mr . Ardill . Much unnecessary trouble often arises to vs from : a-.-want of precision in attending to these things . Never mix up these different matters in the same sheet . Always prefer to send an encloisure , or even a separate letter . Much confusion often occurs , and many articles of news get overlooked , because of their being . written on the same sheet as contains the order of ah Agent , 'which goes into the Publiflhing Office , and is liable , in the tuny of the business , to be forgotten instead of being sent up to the Editor . So again orders have been sometimes neglected , because of their being written on the back of news paragraphs , which being sent to the Editor
have been by him '' put in hand , " without remembering to transcribe the order . All these accidents vrili be prevented ,. 'if persons who send here will fiend their communications severally to the right quarter , and not "muddle" them together . 5 . When you sit down to write , don't be in a burry , Consider that hurried writing makes slow printing . 6 . Remember that we go to press on Thursday ; that one side of the paper goes to press , on Wednesday that wie are obliged to go on filling up the paper the Wbole week , and that , therefore , when a load of makter comes by the last one or two posts , it unavoidably happens that much of it is omitted ; and that it is therefore necessary to be prompt in your communications .
AU matters of news , reports of meetinga , &c , &c referring to occurrences on Friday , Saturday , or Sunday , should reach us by Monday ' s post ; such as refer to Monday ' s occurrences by Tuesday evening ' B post ; Wedniesday'ft occurrencea by Thursday '» post ; and Thursday ' s news by Friday morning ' s post , for second edition . Any deviation from this order of supply will necessarily subject the matters ss received to the almost certainty of rejectipnor Berieuscuitailment . andloe takenoblarrieforit . All perBonal ebnespondenoe , poetry , literary communications , and articles of comment to be here by Tuesday , or their chance of insertion for that ¦ week will be very small indeed ; if not here by Wednesday we don't hold ourselves bound even to
notice . them . 7 . Finally , remember that we ; have only forty-eight columnsL weekly for all England , Scotlahdi Wales , and Ireland ; that we have no interest in preferring one town or place to another , because outs is not a local but a national paper ; that we are bound , therefore , in dealing with the masses of matter whick come to us , to hpld the scales of Justice evenly—our first object being the promotion and enhancement , according to our own test judgment , si the succesB of the great and good cause ; and our second , the distribution of our tlnie and space so a ? to % h& least cause of complaint ; that we ate alike bound to this course of action by inclination , interest , and duty ; and that ,
therefore , it is useless and senseless for individuals to fume and fret , and think themselves ill ! used because their communications may not always be inserted , or for societies to trouble their beads and waste their time in passing votes of censure upon na for devoting too much space to this , or too little to that , or for inserting this thing which they think should have been omitted , or for omitting the other thing which they think should have appeared . All these are matters for our consideration , and for the exercise of our discretion and ; judgment , which , we assure all parties , shall . be always used , so far as we are able to perceive , honestly for the public , without feat or favour to any . one , and without being allawed to be turned for one instant froin its
course by ill-natured snarls or bickerings . Chart 1 st Addresses . —The General Secretai-y—yit John Campbell , 18 , Adderley-street , Shaw ' s Brow , Manchester . Chartist . Blacking Maritifacitirer—Mr . Roger Finder , Edward ' s-square , Edward ' gplace , Potteryi Hull . Secretory to the Frost , Williams , and Jones Restoration Committee—3 . Vfilkinson , 5 , Cregpe Terracei Bell ' s Barn lioad , Birmingham .- ^ j . T . Smithj Chartist Blacking Maker , Tavistock-atreet , Plymouth . Irish Universal Suffrage Association . — - —Mr . W * H . Dyott ; printer , bookseller , and stationer , No . 26 , North King-atteet ,: Dublin , la ; the Secretary to the Irish Universal Suffrage Association , to whom all Papers and Communications should be ad-¦
¦ ¦ ¦ dressed . ¦ ' ¦ •¦ . ¦' - ' ;¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ . ¦ ¦ . :. ' ¦ ; , ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . . '" - Money Orders to this Office . —Our Cashier is frequently made to endure an amount-of inconyenience , utterly inconceivable by those who have hot multifarious transactions like his to attend to , by the negligence of parties riot attending to . tbe plain instructions so often given , to make all money orders sent here payable to Mr . John ARPIix . Some orders are made payable to Mr . OConnor ^ - Bome to Mr . Hobson—some to Mr . Hill—some to Star-ofSico : all these require the signature ef the person in whose favour they are drawn before the money can be obtained . This causes an attendance at the post-office of , sometimes , several hours , when a few minutes might suffice if . aU 'were tvghtty
given-T-nofc to mention the- most rexatiopa delays of payment sometimes caused by it .. Several old Agents—w&o certainly ougUt to know better- ^ have of ten thus ! needlessly incovehienced us ; we therefore beg that all parties having money to send to ; the Ster-bffice for Pipers , by orderi will make their orders payable to Mr . John Ardill . If they neglect this , we ahall not hold ourselves bound to attend to them : if , therefore , they find their neg ^ lect to produce inconvenience to themselves let them not blame us . . : DerbY .- ^ -The friends of this neighbourhood haying communications for the Star , or otherwise affecting tke Chaniat movement , are requested to send to me to Mr . Thomas Briggs , care of Mr . John Moss , shoemaker , Plumtree-square , Uarley lane , Derby .
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Stars to InEi , ANp .--Star 3 may be sent to Ireland , in any quantity , through the post-office , free of duty . It matters . not tokat age the Stare thus sent ' may l / S \ Then must be nothing wntlenor printed on them except the address of the party to whom they are sent . The best person to send them to is Air . Pyott , secretary to the Universal Suffrage Society , whose address stands always in theSlat . ¦ ^ . ^ ¦ ¦ . 7 -:--. "V '; - 'w . ¦; . ; ' ¦' . . : . ; .-.. ;• ; , ;; MonxroSe . — -We do not recollect receiving from the good and [ truet Chartists of ' thisplacevtheletter enclosing \ the Vote f >)' confidence in the Editor and Proprietor of the Stoary about which they Write us . It is quite possible : that t ( might come to hand ; but , in the ' many letters which every week
reach its , il I is not woiuterful if some escape our notice altogether . Bethisas it' tnay , we are not tfie less proud of the cUfnfidence and good opinion of ' four Montrosefriends i which toe hope ' always .: to retain , and deserve . : : ¦ ¦; J . T . S . r-We cannot insert his letter . A tiOSDOsl Chartjsx complainst heavily of the neglect of lecturers , and of the local officer ? appertaining to the Ctortkii meeting at the Crown Coffee'house , Beak-street , Regent-street . J . C—Thanks forthe ** speech" It i $ a" tidy ? one . : There may be something insome \ i > J ' theseworth rioting at sometime * ; :
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S . " Rr-He should , in common modesty , avoid voting for himself ; but we see ho reason why he should ¦ not tote for others , ornominateothers * > Fair Plat d 6 es riot look far enouyh . The cause is not in what is called the " food mmopdly . '' but the monopoly of legislation , by which : the heavy load oj taxation , and dead weight , and enormous rents are kept up that originates and sustains the"foodmonopoly , " [ and must do $ 0 until the people haveiheir own . v : r Henry Harding , MoNMOBTH .- ^ -TFi ? cannot tell unless , we knew something of the locality . Many cir ^ ¦ cumatances are to be considered , of all whicHyin the present case , we are uniyiformed . Failsworth Chartistsr-Quite lawful .
Henry Bowel Griffiths . —We really advise him . not to fatigue himself with writing any more such interminablelettersas-thosehe is in the habit of sending us . It is out of the question thatioe cdri print them , or that anybody would read them , if .:. wedid . ¦'" :: : ' . ' '¦ ' ' . r ' C '' : - Mason and his Co-victims . — -a Correspondent writes . — "These men were allowed after trial to ¦" . .- find their own provisions provided they could find the whole ; but such is the poverty of the people in Staffordshire , that they have not been able to find the whole of their provisions '•'• corir sequently , they are forced to have the pMsdri altow < Mce ; whereas , if each locality were immediately to act upon the suggestions of Mr * ftit f
it would be the means of supporting those . miii ;< T and their wives and families , and would be bitL , '¦ : : ¦ ' the trifling sum of sixpence week' y for . eacfcji locality ] , which , if acted upon , would afford & . ¦ guarantee to those who have the moral courage Jo ] , ' advocate our causei that their families will tifftf ,, starve , although they themselves may languish in dungeons , martyrs to the sacred cause of liberty ' . ' , Jonas S . is one of three things—a knave , or a fool ^ w , ; a compound of both folly and knavery . We havp- '] a shrewd guess at hisideniily ; aridtfweniisiajk 6 f not , it will be safest for him to remain gin ^ fcr Better do so than wish he had done so . ''" ¦ ¦; . '' v " , C , ; An Admirer . —ife are sorrp we can t return me *' compliment . —His letter prove ? him to itd / Jun&b '
less wretch . If we tm \ $ -giyehim thetn / omartibnhe seeksiweshouUteverysorw Ann Waylikq , Elizabeth Roctth , a ^ d 'EuzXS&iii p Hotchings write id exh&rt the women ) ° Df : ^ jtktf ^ . United Kingdom to petition the Qtieen ^ -foriM ¦ Charter . / : "¦ ¦ ¦ : ' : / . : >\ '¦ - ' ; ' ¦ - ) : 'i ' r '' [' - . ¦ ^ .. ^ rr . noqi . r The Leicestes Meeting to hear Mb . Viwt ^^ r . ' —r ? We have received a letter from the Chariji&df , All Saints \ Open in reference , foidur repbriitH'ISsf * Star of thismeetingi ' mmplainingdf : il ^ bjii !^ : sided and unfair ; Thewriters ' say : ~ - * 'C 6 bpii i : ' says the All Saints Chartists were admiittSby ^ tt '' select deor , but omits to stale that himself '' ttritiF friends were admitted at the same lithe , aha " . iiT the same door . He states that himself and : others
scaled the platform ; but has not the honesty to ., say that he ascended in the usual manner , and that the Chairman ^ Vincent , and every , other mqnscaled it in thesarneway . " ¦;• . " .- ¦ : ,-:: ; ' ;['""' North Lancashire . —A Correspondent from Blackburn -writes : - " Permit me , by the way , to ask our North Lancashire Jriends the reason of their apparently apathetic state t why we have not a district lecturer ? It is well known that it was agreidthat we should have one previous to the ' sitting of the last Convention ; and yet we cm ' tinue without that most important auxiliary . Our Sunday meetings have been discontinued too . This might be necessary for a time ; but the ~ season , is now far advanced , and it is requisite
that : we should lay in a fresh stock of Chartism previfius to the winter setting in . Let the Sunday meetings be revived then during the fine weather , we may expect , in this month and the next , ANOTHER DELINQUENT MEMBER OF THE ?• SMOK . ECCHAcy . "—tA master weaver , near Blackburn , has 138 weavers in his employ , and during the past week , has taken upwards of £ 11 from the earnings of these poor creatures , amounting to one-fifth of the whole week ' s wages in the shape of fines or bates for " short picks ., "bad ends , " " temple rents , " < £ o ., (| c , in endless variet y ¦;¦' . '• this pays the cost of superintending the wliole establishment ^ while the poor weavers are half starved . Another / shot into the Funds of the .
Executive . — On the lit of September , William Wildgoosey Chartist news-agent , JMotlram , wilt give : all the profits arising from the sale of' publifa ' .. lionsOn theSaturday previousto the-1 st ofSep * , tember ,. and advises all his brother Chartist agents to do likewise , and let povertyibe no excuse , as he believes he is as low in that respect as any one of them . ; r ' \ - London Provisional Committee —li is requested tlidl the following localities will send their deter ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ patesio : the' Craven Head , I > rury lane , on the 16 th day of August , to settle the account of
the Theatre , as there must be a balance-sheet made out , and they will be published as de-¦ fauliers . Finsbury ; Clock-house , Castle-street , Leicester-square ; Feathers , Waterloo-road ; Goldbeaterf Arms ; Limehouse ; Carpenters ' , Arms , Brick-lane ; Bermondsey ; Walworth . — Thomas Lucasi secretary , No . Q , Little Coram , street , Brunswick-square . ! Mr . James Leach , JV 6 . 40 , Oak-streel , Manchester , .. would feel obliged toMr . Wm . Smith , late tnembei oj ' the"Provisional Executive , if he would ' send . him his address . . .: " ^ : . :.. :: HABERGHAM Eaves . — The outrage upon poverlvnettt
-week . ' : . T . ¦ . - ¦"¦ . ¦ - .,::... ¦ - . ¦ . . ' - . ¦¦ . ?' - ' . ¦ ¦" ¦" . ; ¦ .. '¦ . ;; , - . - ¦ : - , f . WV H . Turner , Depxfohd , may read the Charfcisjfe ' Circular ' in the open air to as many as will ( izten without any fear of violating ihe ? a «> . ; v ; ; , Walter Sainsbury shall hear from us by private letter in a few days . v _ ,., . ,. > . zm ( Jeobgb Jones . —We know npthing of t ^ The balance-sheets , of the Convention were pub-¦; lishedasreceivedi ¦ : ; ;; Will Mr . Clarke , of Blogden , Somerset , favour the Bristol sub-Secretary with his precise < ad-; dressi '' .: ¦ ¦' "¦ . ' . . . ; , 7 v :- r ; ;¦ ; V : ¦'¦ ¦ . . . ' ¦ ' --7 . -. ; '" . . ' y :. The Rippo nbenA $ sociATipN ' re quests Mr * Hill 'to take up the statements of Mr . E . AekroydtoSir R . Peelrespectihg the ; Blackstone-edge meeting * for we can ensure him there was \ neither JiagnOT banner of any [ description ; and as for-the music , it was a regular meeting of Lancashire and Yorkshire bands to exchange sets of times witheaek had
other ^—something that been arranged before . Andas fortherebeingless beef killedinHalifax . than formerly , and the coarse joints left on hand , . let Mr . Ackroydl&ok at his powerrleoms that are doing the work : that the poor hand loom weaver used to do . Then he could buy a litllebeef ; but thecaseisvery differentnow twheh therearescores out of employment , and scores partially eth " " ployed . - : ' : : :- .: ' - '¦ ¦ ' . - . ' . - . ' . . V 7 ' :- ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ' . ¦ . . ¦ ¦ , ' ' ¦ :- . , } Birmingham . —The Victims . —At a Chartist meet * ' . '¦ ¦ ing ,- held in Summer-lane , last Sunday , I collected . Is . for Mrs . Hoiberry , and'Is . from . Mr . John Bailey \ makingi&s . I wish to remind them that , . il is : the last collection at the Summer-lane next Sunday . On Sunday evening , at the Sorted Institution , there will be a collection ; and on Monday evening , at \ Duddesion-rowt of which I shall forward the money by post-office brder . r- ~ Yours respectfully , J . Barratt . ¦ JDoncaster Charhsts — We have sent their letter to
Mr > Burlev , to whom they ought to have sent it before sending it laus . : f Hugh St , Duncan , Cbart'st Youths , The Manchester Packer , and Caroline Maria Wuli&msmusf excuse us—bur space is full . ¦ ¦ :, ; . .
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Thomas Boberts / Deuby . —Mr . yickers must order . THOMAS Higgins . —All the Castle Douglas Papers are - posted at the same time . If the Postmaster does not do his duty writ © to Mr . Maberly , General Post Office , London . John Thompson , Dundee . —All the Plates ordered by Miss Burns were sent ; if any more are wanted , they should be ordered soon , so as to be enclosed . ; -.,.: in next parcel . ¦¦¦ . ; - .: ¦ ¦ : ' r •; . ; ¦ . " . " ; ¦ ) " : ; ^ . ' - ^ Joh n Gordon .- —Send by' post : any cumber will go free ef postage , : >¦ . . ¦ , ' : / . " ; .:: . ;• .: i ^ ¦ : ¦ :: , > :- y ^ Those Agents whose Papers were net Bent last 'weelc must hava been aware that ,-ag we do -not print
Papers on speculation , their orders could not w ¦ ' ¦¦ executed when their cash only came to the office on Sunday and Monday . ; ^ ' To Several Enquirers . —We have not any Papa * ¦' . for . Saturday last . - ¦¦' ; ' : ; . ¦ ¦ : - . ^¦¦ V-- ' :- " . ' "' ;~ : THogg , Hawick . —Yes . ... " . ' . ; : "' ¦ ' ; ' . ''' . '~ " ' l . ;'' . Debbage / Norwich . —^ Say how the Specinjens can ba sent . ¦ ¦ - . ' ¦}'¦¦¦ ¦ - ' ' : ¦ '¦ ' ; ' :. ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ .: ' ¦ ' - . ' ¦ ''¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ' : ¦ ¦ - . ¦ ' . ¦ - ;; ... :: ' The 2 . 6 d . from Ketterlng , for Mrs . Hoiberry , noticed last week , was from the female Chartists ., ' , . W . Anderson : — -About three mooths afcerwaida . The is . from Mr . Brook , from Wakefield i was given by Mis . Lancaster , not by Mw . Swallow . ; * , "
NATIONAL TRIBUTE TO THE BXECU-IIVB . !; . ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ;¦• ¦ ¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . . ¦ ¦ . ¦>¦ ' > ., £ ' & ¦ < u ; ? -- From j . W . Watts , Flnsbmy ... 0 2 T- ; A grant from the Leeds Chartists ... 0 10 0 From afriendat Leeds ... ; . ^ O ^ , . 0 \ & ... j . > ± ¦ ¦ . •* . T . Hughea , Bangor ... M . r 0 ;;§ ; : ;«; , ; :: ; " ¦ . ¦ ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ J ? OR ^ MBS . HOtBERHT . , * ' - ¦> ¦ ¦?^ - ' ^ & From 'the ladies * Bhoemufcers , J £ , tag&- [; . ;\ iu : Ucv-., and Qaeen , Foley-street , London ¦ •;' &u « : 3 xq From a few tailors at Mr . Byan'a •>^• ¦ ¦' t- » i UsUsz . shop , Leeds : ' . " \^ . ' ---. ^ ... V ? " ^" : * -- "l fH * ' 4 s From Idle , near Bradford , being ool- ? { .- ' d-: & ;; $ •* . < lections ^ fter a Bennon by Mr . Ar » v y i - ^ ?! i ^ 4 V . ' -ran , '; of Bradford ; ,. / : ' : ¦ - ' . ... - ¦[¦ ' i ..:- ^ p 5 Ka « 3 w From a company of friends to libeity * ' : ?/>?• ¦ e ~ . meeting at the Tiger ' s Head , Not- <' . ^ :: ^ llrf , \? f . V : tlngham ,. i ¦¦ ' . ' ...:-- ¦ ;; .: ^ - ^ ^ O -: ^ - ^ ^ -: From the Chartists at the Snip Jnn , '¦ : >* . :- : ^ i-lifc . Steelhouse-laue , Birmingbam ,., 0-7 ff i ;'
- ,:., FDR JAMES DUFFT . " ^ From the Chartists of Delph , in : / ' 1 SaddlewortU . v . ^ u - ^ . v -t > J tf From Doffisld , per J ^ Gorae ; .. 2 : | 9 : 7 j ¦ •' « ... ' Stttton-in-AahfleW , per ^ : J - ¦ ¦ „ y , Lee ... ' ., ' . ¦¦ ¦ - ... 1 0 ' - ; / . « . West Bronrwioh ... 4 S | : « Barton , per Mr . Hall ... 1 6 „ a few friends at Derby 2 7 i \ . ' ¦ - ¦ ' : ¦ ¦ ¦•/¦ - ¦ '' . /¦ ' ¦ : - ¦ ; -. . ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : . V "' : ' :. ' i Q U : S Per Wnu Chandler , Derby .
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4 THE NORTHERN ST ^ R ^ — ¦ : — : ' —— : ' - ' : ¦ ' . — : — : - — . < —i r— —— - . 1 : ; — . ; —————————— ¦——— ' — -. __— ' ' ' ' ¦ "'¦ ¦— : ——— ¦ ' ' " ¦ >*„ ,
The Northern Star. Saturday, August 6,1842.
THE NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , AUGUST 6 , 1842 .
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THE "DEBATE" ON DUNCOMBE'S MOTION . When tbe Tories are out of office , they , like the Whigs , can loudly inYeigb . against the acts of persecution and prosecution perpetrated during the sway of the antagonist faction . This , interwoven with strong protestations of their " zeal for the common v » eal , constitutes their stock-in-trade on their accession to power . But no sooner do they get firmly seated on the saddle of power than they ehow the cloven foot ; riding rough-shod over all who oppose their misrule , or expose their nefarious
designs . The two factions evince a like deadly hatred to all who will not succumb to their villauiea , and laud their atrocities to the skies . Thoy dread publicity being given to their deedS j and would fain hunt every man out of existencO j who has the honesty and courage to draw aside the veil , and exhibit their delinquencies to tho public gazei . They know well that ^ tbe peoople cannot now bo hood-winked ; that they will not be diverted from their onward course , in pursuit of a complete or radical change of the
Governmental system , by any faction-hatched humbug however tinselled , or by whomsoever propounded . No ; the tyrants know that the * woikies » are now on the right scent , and will so continue until the game is run down . Hence arises the hostility of the whole host of corruption to the Chartist cause . Against : it all their artillery is directed . But , thank God , we live to see that cause rendered invulnerable to every attack , whether coming direct from the seat of Government , or ^ from their hired subordinates .
Chartism is now all-powerful ! Like the rolling snow-ball it is incessantly increasing in magnitude ; while faction is in its dying agony , and must soon be numbered amongst the things of olden times : a
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. r ^ fs ^* 's *^^** *^ s ^*^\ s ? t * ' ~*^^^^^ r ^^ . ' r " "v JOHN FROST . In the House of Commons , on Friday , August the 29 ih , Mr . Sharman Crawford stated that he had been requested to ask the Noble Lord , the Secretary for the Colonies , whether the runiour which had been circulated with respect to the convict Frost was true , to the effect that he was compelled to work in chains in a penal colony . Lord Stanlev answered , that there was no such circumstance stated ia the . last official report from the Colony , and that lie did not believe there was any truth in the rumour .
The London papers do not notice this . We happen to know that the report is but too true . A letter has been received by the : family of Mr * Frost confirming it . The rascals merely deny it in the hopes of smothering public indignation .
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THE "EXTENSION MEN" ^ ^ AND THE PREMIER . We are reluctantly compelled to withhold our promised article on the interview had with Sir R . Peel by the Mayor of Leeds and his attendants , including Billy Brooke of Huddersfield . A presure of other matter , particularly the news from Nottingham , compels us to this course .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 6, 1842, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct765/page/4/
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