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LEEDS BOKOUGH SESSIONS . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , That the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the borough . of-V . Leeds , in the County of York , will b « holden before Thomas Flower Ellis the Younger , Enquire , Recorder of the Baid Borough , at the Court House , in Leeds , on Wednesday , the Twenty-eighth day of Pecember instant , at Two o'clock in the Afternoon , at which time and . place all Jurors , Constables , Police Officers , Prosecutors , Witnesses , Persons bound by Recognizances ^ and others h ? . ving business at the said-Sessions , are required to attend . Anol Notice is hereby also Given , ihat all Appeals not previously disposed of will bo heard at the opening of the Court , on Thursday , the Twenty-ninth day of December instant , and that all proceedings under the Highway Act will be . taken on the hist day of the Sessions , . . By Order , . ' . ' . ¦¦ . James Richardson , Clerk of the Peaee for tho said Borough . Leeds , Sth December , 1842 . - ;
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jje isows this to be a li ? . It is moreover a wicked jjiJ isalirio ^ s lie ; istesded sra ? n to ixdicatethai ¦ it J . H 0 U 5 DED O > " XHE GOVERNMENT TO THE ARRESTS . He fcjo"K = that" the Government had commenced their pursuit " , and thai the arrests had begun three days before the appearance of the Star . He knows that Xtt ^ es , the printer of the address Tras arrested , Hid ^ tjpes se ' zed , even wb . De the Conference wa = s ~ d ~ ' % ¦ hs knows that Leach was arr-:-sted . and iijai himself and Campbell and Bairstow , all ' ran t ii" that same night . He know 3 that he has been "in hiding" ever since that night . He knows that in the Star succeeding tfce Conference" that addrtss
ires nevtr named . But he knows also whea and ¦ srhers Mx . Bin . did denounce it . He knows that js-Len Mr . Hoi first esw i :. he denounced it as a " mad BisdiicToas document ,- as an address that could EOi , under the circumstances , be issued wiinout dains more harm than its authors could ever hope to repvT during their whole lives . He knows that we j V ; characterised it to him when we first saw it He knows also all aboc : the tone assumed by someday about certain parties doing certain things " their ctv . n rerpcni'tillrj I" He knows sll about it . ^ ii T : ite ha 5 tbe in ; indeEce and the " malice" to j £ : e that w pui ^ . s G or trnrnei it on their blood irzik by denouncing that address in the succeeding
Baring tfcn =. in the face of his hypocritical disclaimer of" ct ^ ter accusation" got up one oT the Eeincs : and most dastardly false accusations ever xe-3 ' -d by man , he proceeds to found uT > on it a pii-i ^ S crawliag appeal for the " protection" of the ilsuciertsr Trades , against the consequences which ie T £ 25 cnably supposed might follow . Poor thing 1 zs seeds no protection , irom us ; we woiLId cot hnx : s ssJcr oi'Hs head 5 tut -we shall , so far as ^ rre caa prsTent his doing further mischief to the
moveme . Tie twenty-sixth paragraph is a notable effort to cc-E&it a " boggle" of his cwn creation . He will tare :: that somebody thinks the " Address" cau-ed she Sirike . We suppose that there is eo man be ec 3 himself w"ho ; e imagination attaches to it so Eceh of '" " the witching powsr" ! In : he twenty-seventh paragraph lie say ? : — " There arc bat two way ? to blame the address zin , because ir did continue the strike , and second ¦ because it did not . Mr . Hill is one who blames it for the first causa . "
Indeed the writer mistakes . Mr . Hill does no juca ia : ng . 2 Ir . Hill blames it for a cause quite tserent from either of these two . He blames it , not becsuse it was ever likely to hare any effect at all eddq the strike , either to continue it or otherwise , fcs : because it was a mess of frothy mouthing balderdish , n : ied for no gcod purpose and calcniatc-d only to co mischief . He blamed it because there was rather sense , nor reason , nor truth , nor iiscretion , car anything bat rant in it . He blamed it because ii made vionnses and held out expectations which its authors &new conld not be realized . He blamed it because of its prate about " the machinery being all arranged , " which was well known not to be in existence at alL He blamed it because it told boastful Ees to rouse the people to an exertion which the party
¦ srho wrote it knew must fail . He blamed it because ha = sw from the first that the only earthly thing it would or could do was jnst that which it has done , become the head and front of a government prosecution ; and because he * saw i ; io be so admirably adapted for that purpose tha : if it had been written and intended for it S 2 d if the writer had been well paid for his job , it con ' -d not have served the purpose better . Thescwere just the reasons-why Mr . Hill blamed " the mad . mischievous document which has been ascribed to the Executive . " We had much rather that the trials had been over before we had been compelled to state them thus plainly ; it was not M'Docall ' s pleasure that it should be so ; he had doubtless his own reasons for forcing from ns ihis avowal , and he X 23 T norr mske of ir whai he pleases .
We see ncihisg more worthy of noiice , save thethreat that he will be among us again " sooner than we dream of- " We b ? £ him to undeceive himself ; he cannot ma \ e any movement that will surprise us . If he suppose that we ever thonght him out of England , his suppositions- are little akin to some of his assertions . u Bu : come he ? oon , or come he slow , " he will in all probability find us still upon the " watch tower" teat so much annoys him . We suppose that by this time the whole country must be as sick of this nasty mess as we are ; and we again remind the people that the thing they have to look to is the prevention of future , rather than the of
rsm ^ iy pa = t , grie-rances . VVnhont organization onr mtvement is powerless for good . We can hav * no effective organization without a directing bead ; bat the head is useless without brains and heart . We again press upon the people the indispensable duty of taking up the matter , and ef doing so immediately . We warn them against snseriEg themselves to be persuaded that i ; is a personal matter between us and the member ? of the Executive . We declare solemnly that we have no personal feeling against any of them ; we
have done our duty in calling the people ' s attention u > the matter , on principle , ai > d on principle alone . The simple question is , whether we are to have an Organization in fact or in name only ; whether the cneers of our Association have or have not specific Qaties , or whether they are to be invested with aV solute power to do what they please . This is the -whole " Barter , and to this msiiter the people must confine their attention . We presume that ihe rrhole country will agree with ns in opinion that it is necessary to have an Organization , ^ nd that it is nec-- > s ^ rv for that Orcanization to be adhered ; o .
If this be secured for the future we are satisfied ; we care no : how or by whom . We have no wi = h to seethe present Executive punished for their pa « t mi ^ coaduet ; we have no wish to see them displaced , if they cos satisfy th « people that they will hereafter act in accordance with the organ : z 3 tien , and C 2 TTV cm their own principles in their own conduct . We have never asked for more than this , and we think the people onght not to be content with less . We-give cur own opinion honestly , both upon the merit ? of the Question and upon the acB . We ' lliick ih ? t the proven : system afic-rds too much temp-Si :: gs , and tco many facilities for the abuses
wtlch se ; zn to ns to have been hitherto rife . We think thst their recurrence ivLU be best preTeEted bv tae appointment of an efficient and bur . n& 5 =-like Secretary who , being well paid , shall be absolutely required to devote kis whole thoe to it ; srd tha : with such an officer there is no need of any other paid Executive ; but that our work would he , : u ail probability , much better done by a stasdirs committee , acting from a love of the canse , than h h = ~ hitherto been done by mercenaries . These arr our ot > hiic » us ; we ask for them no other influence than thkt to which ihey are entitled ; we submit them , not as a guide , but as & help to pftblie deliberation . We give them " as the opinion of ONE
MAX , '" founded upon much observation , long experience in public matters , means of information more estec :-ive than those of most men , and arising out of , and animated by , sa ardent love for principle , and for ihe cause . They will find in our present paper the opinion of another man upon this matter—a-man wrose opinion is well deserving their attention—Thokas CocrrB . We advise them to read his -communication carefully ; to consider how far it may or may not be practicable ; and to give the whole EEbject most deliberate attention with & view to its speedy settlement . 'Tis a matter of nniversal interest , and of vital consequence ; and we suggest that -when the people have sade up their minds on tie Etr . - . i-. ihrv should instinct ihtix delegates to
tee loitico ^ ing Conference Birmirgfiam , so to ri-lse , sie-d , and consolidate our Organisation , as to 5 « ure its oEcial working hereafter . >~ o subject ccz be more jToper to be taken up by the dele-£ *" * oi ilat Cotfcricce ; if there be anything a : all c ' - ^ .-: 5 rr ; n ± s Cetrrlete Sn 3 n < £ e party , it rtsy ^ . r ' . z r-ziy o : p :. r : ; u : ity of _ : 23 ! : ;^ -iS zr . d '_ -- ¦¦ - ¦ -vz'ir . i . - : re f . \ c AmJC-idtivLS i- ' -0 ci . c , ?' -&
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, THE APPROACHING COXFEREXCE . I > ' a portion of the last week ' s impression of the NortTiernStar we commented at cansiderable length upon an article that appeared in the Nonconformist newspaper of Nov . 23 i , in which the writer , speaking on behalf of the Stuege party , openly expressed hi surprise and ALARM at the result of the Birmingham . Election of Diiegstes to the Conference on the 27 'h , and in which he also made a foul and malignant personal attack upon ilr . G'Cossoiu In concluding jhose con-E 2 cni 5 . weictiicated that ourreplv to that arrack , Ifngtby a ? ir was , W 2 s far from beins ; concluded ; that we hadsivera / of the false charges of the Xcnconfom . hl to rebut and expose ; and that in all probability , we should rtturn to the subject , and complete the znsirsi itiis 'tveek .
The demands npon the space of oar present number prevent us from fulfiiiing that expressed intention . The Confererce itself is just at hand . The elections are now gokg on . Where the people have not stirred , it is lime they did . Upon their exertions imich depends . Wheie apathy prevaik , it is time that a working = p : rk was infused . To perform oai part ia the work of making this Conference that which u should be—an instrument for good and no : for evil—needs all : bb ti- ^ c-, and sp ^ ce , and attention we have 2 * disposal ; and , therefore , the further defence of . Mr . G'Coxnob from the lying acenjations of the Stnrgeite organ must be deferred til ! aiiDthei opponunitv .
« e regret this the Ies =, because we perceive that the Xortconformht , in the current week ' s number , jc . it received here , has rot dared to notice , in any manner , it at portion of our reply which appeared on Siiurday last . He has te : ventured to shosr the reuse-la he had for expressing ALARM a . t the return 0 ; I . jjv £ iiSAL SxtFRSfrE DeJegaifs to a Uxiversal SfFFiAGE Conference 1 He has not dared to reiterate bis vile and slaiideross personal charges
- ; _ a ^ ainft Mr . G'Coxncb , or to reply to our flat and 1 urquaiined contradiction of them . To accomplish * class ai . d paiiy oljects , he circulated a deadly " poison . We fnmiiLed an antidote : but his Jove of 5 -rLjitt and / air-play dictates not 10 hia th *» necesiiiy cf sh&wirg those whom his misrepresentations ¦ have misled that what he advanced was calumnious 5- ar . d fal ^ e ! >" o . Ihe answer is unno * , ic-jd . As : far is Le is concer&ed , the poison is sail left to wojk where it may .
The time for holding ihe Conference i s near "Wherever delegates are net yet elected , it is time thai the working people were en ike alert , and arrarigirg for public meetings to elect them . That Conference is to decide whether there shall be 2 oneness of purpose ix oub ov . v exnks , or two objects of pursuit ! On the exertions of the people themselves depends thnt decision ] The Conference is called to prepare a Bill to secure the just representation of the people . A Bill for this purpose has been long prepared , and acknowledged by millions of the people ] That Bill is known by the name of the People ' s Charter .
Thai Bill , and that name , has been the rallyhigpoiiit for the people ' s forces . To accomplish its legislative enactment , unshorn , and nnmntilated , they have banded themselves together in a strong union , and shown themselves capable of moral exertious nn ? nrpassed by any people upon earth . To seduce them from the position they have hitherto occupied in reference to the Charter , every means that could be devised have been used . A movement here , and a movement ih , re , have been started , to draw off a portion of the
working hands , and introduce division and feuds . Bait after bait has been exhibited ; tub after tub has been thrown to the whale . The good sense and firm determination of the people have hitherto defeated the stratagems and wiles of the decoyers Whenever there has been a disposition shown to tdhllc , the people have raised the alarm ; and the gaping fool with the big-swallow has either timely retrea t ed back again into the ranks , or gone clean over ( but by himself . ' ) to the new camp , where he has become the despised of his new associates , and the laughing-stock and scorn of his old ones !
. " So far the people have done well their duty . This is not the time to slack it . They know our opinion o'f the Stxbge movement from beginning to . end . They know onr opinion of the parties with whem it originated , and by whom it is conducted . We have never cloaked nor dissembled that opinion . We have always believed their object to be , the destruction , by their poisonous embraces , of the Charter Movement . The more close our observation ot all passing circumstances and of their whole policy , the more rooted and settled that opinion becomes . Their plans are deep-laid . Tielr resources are extensive . Their purposes for mischief we believe to
be oeeply teitled ; their consciences by no means scrupulous in the use of means ; and their power such as cannot safely be despised . All these things are proved conclusively by their mode of going about the getiing-np of this Conference . It is a great card , and they are playing for a great stake . Never were more skilful adepts intfee art ofshvffliug ; sni If the people be not wide awake they will find their packing powers to be quite as mischievous . From the first they have aimed to destroy the Movement by rendering it a mere waiter on the Corn Craik clab . Hence the first dodge from which we beat them , of making o ? ie-half of this National
Conference the representatives of ten-pounders . This they knew would secure them a sweeping majority of Corn Ctaiks and then-fore they tried hard for it . " Friend" " NO" gave it np rery reluctantly ; but was forced , from mere shame , to provide , in the iong-run , that the election meetings should be open and public ; though this was done so ambiguously as to leare open still a leop-hole for the former project ^ if the people should , by slumbering on their post , permit it . This did not escape our notice any more than that of the Stcsge or ^ an , the JConconformisl . We wear spectacles- We called the attention of the people to the apnearance of fair-play
that was now afforded ; and to the chance that now lay in their hands of making this a National Conference for useful purposes . They took up the matter in the right Epirit . Birmingham , the stronghold of " Suffragism , " took the lead , and did its trork . The Glasgow " lads ^ have followed up in gallant style . So far , so well , Bat let us not be lulled into security by tnis appearance of success . There is an old proverb , that " the first blow i 3 half tha battle ; " but we never think the battle done till the last blow has been struck . There are many elections yet to come . Let not the people think that Birmingham and Glasgow can do the work alone Their example must be universally followed , and Iheir hands universally strengthened ; or their
exertions will be lost ! The struggle m « st be at the elections : not in the Conference . The Conference , if it is to do any good , must be a deliberative bedy ; not a fight between antagonistic parties . This can only be secured by sending to it men pledged to like measures , not only in principle but In detail . The Sturge men have two points in Titw ;—to make the Conference an engine for the frustration cf the Charter ; or , failing that , to destroy its usefulness by causing it to do nothing at all . The people have only one way to preclude success in one or other of these objects ; and that is , to sekd thei * own mes ! to listen to no compromise ! to reject all overtures , however specious or seeming ; and to se > d thelb ow . v hex ! or , at all events , to submit them to the fair chance of public acceptance or
rejection . There are a kind of " ally bodies" who talk of democratic principle teaching us to permit others to share fairly with us ihe Representation . We don ' t understand this doctrine . To us there seems neither sense nor consistency in it . We understand democracy to mean Government by the people ; and democratic principle to include deference to the public Vvice , So far , then , from seeing any violation of the democratic principle in submitting four . CLirtists to the acceptance of the people in a ? . y terra from which foxr members are recurred ; ani leuiri ; th « . se four Cbarti--is take iheir fair ch-ncc ctali : £ : ai-Y other men that aiay be
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put np , this seems to us to be ths only course ia which the democratic principle is honestly recog nissd . To burke the expression of public mind npon our principles by withholding candidates , because other parties wish to be represented , may pass with some for democratic good-feeling : we have only two names for it , —the parties may take which they like , —short-sighted gullibility , or treachery . The Stnrge men know better the value of the stake they play for . They neither efer , nor listen , to any compromises , except where they know themselves to be powerless . Did they offer any compromise at Birmingham ! "NO ! " Strong as they knew the Charti 3 t body to be there , they calculated their own strength , and hazarded the struggle . The resul
took them aback a bit ; and they have in some other places looked a little before they leaped . But whereever they thought themselves strong enough to carry their men , ' no compromise with Chartists" was their policy . In proof of this we refer to ; G ! asgow ; and that our readers rr . ay know that we represent the matter fairly , we don't give the story from our own reporter . We do not take it from any newspaper , or from any public document , or from any source of which there could bi the lea / st suspicion that a party purpose was entertained . We point them io the following letter , written withont the remotest notion that it was ever to be published , by a working m Glasgow , to a private friend , and by him forwarded ' . o us , simply for our own perusal : —
Glasgow , Dec . 1 st , 1842 . Dear Fbie ^ d , —I write in haste to inform you of the results of a great public meeting held iu the City Hall , G ' . asgaw , on Tuesday evening last , Nov .. th , to elect delegates to the Birmingham Conference . It was one of the mo 3 t complete victories ever I saw achieved by one party o * er another . There sould not be less than from o to 0000 present ; and although the Complete Suffragists mustered all their forces , backed by the Irish Brpealers , they were put to the rout . Y ^ u must understand that a deputation from the Chartists waited vpon the Directors of ihe Complete Suffrage Association-, for the purpose of making arrangeincuts for ite election of lieltjates io Binniiioham , but
THEY WERE TREATED WITH C 0 STESSPT ar . d SCOIiX . and informed that ihey ( the Directors ) had drawn out a line of policy for the delegates to act vpon ; and thai Uiikss they got six deleja ' . esReeled at the pub'ic meeting to * bide ly THEIR instructions , that they icou ' d not pay a farthing to ihe delegates to Birmingham . Tae Deputation having acquainted the Chartist body with the overbearing conduct of the Complete Suffrage party , it was resolved to attend the public meeting , whenever called by the Complete Suffragists , and see , if public opinion would pat them ri 2 ht upon the subject . Accordingly , on Tuesday evening last , the great gathering took place . The doors were thrown open at about aalf-past six o'clock , and by eight ,
itbe time at which the cbnir was to be taken ) the ball ¦ was crammed fulL Mr G = orge Ross was elected to the chair by an overwhelming majority , in opposition to Dr . Dc-nelly , ¦ who was proposed by the Complete Suffrage party . Mr . Adams , en the part of the Chartists , moved " That this meeting eltct six delegates , and that they be instructed to aViae by the principles cont&inedjin that document called the People ' s Charter ; " and after beingsecondedMr . M'Farlane on the part of the Complete Suffrigists , moved an amendment to the effect that this meeting send six delegates pledged to the Six Points , but that they be at liberty to support any measure brought forward at the Cjnference to repeal the Corn Inws , or any other monopoly . Both motions having
been spoken to for neariy tLree hours , the amendment was put , when about three or four hundred held up their hands for it immediately ; but upon the motion being put it was carried by an overwhelming majority , followed by unbounded applause , the noise of which -was like the souud of ten thousand drums ; and truly at such a sight and such a sound the Complete Suffrage men were sorely dismayed . After the meeting had 8 eUied into a calm , Mr . Samuel Kidd moved , " That the -delegates be further instructed to abide by the Charter , name and all , " which' was also carried by a sweeping majority . The next business was the election of delegates , ¦ which fell upon the following
individuals , the whole of them out-and-out Chartists—Mr . Moir , Mr- Anderson , to-wn councillor , who was lately elected by the 'Chartists for the first ward ; Mr . Adams , Mr . Ancott , Mr . Kidd , and Mr . M'Colquhoun . Each of the above was elected by triumphant maj jrity . The proceedings did not end until near one o ' clock in the morning . Thus ended one of the most glorious meetings I ever attended . ' It has put new life into the Chartist movement here , and has taught those trimmers betwixt the factions and the working classes a lesson which they are not likely soon to forget A few more such conquests and the people ' s cause will be brought to a triumphant issus . Hail ! hail ! the happy time .
Dear friend , should the late news from China have given an impetus to your trade , and any hands should be wanted , I hope yon will have the goodness to let me know , I remain , yours , In true friendship , John miller . Sir . William Daniels , Lasswade , Near Edinburgh . We prefer giving this simple statement to any technical " report'' of the meeting , just because it 13 a plain , unsophisticated matter , and shows the true state of things , without twist or colouring . I > et the people read it . thon ; and let
them notice specially the part we have printed in italics ; and see the Stuhge-men ' s policy and animus . We don ' t blame that policy . We think the SiaitGE-MEN consistent and right . They have an end to gain ; and they take all fair means and advantages for it 3 obtainment . They do right xet the Chartists do likewise all over No compromise ! No two-and-two , or oneand-one , or three-and-one ! But in every place let as many Chartist candidatesbe started as there are members wanted .. This 13 the only way to give Chartist principles fair-play . This is the only true exhibition of democratic policy . Any trimming deviation from it is a base sacrifice of prinoiple : and
whoever practices or recommends it , has some end to serve , other than that of furthering the cause I Let the people rest assured of that : and let them watch well their local leaders , their councillors , and those who usHally " manage matters" for them . If these desert their posts , or slumber at them , they must do the work themselves . We warn them to be wary of placing too much confidence in local leaders . They are not always to be trusted implicitly . Many circumstances operate to sway them of which the people know nothing . But if the people keep their own eyes open , the cause is always safe . What they have to do is this : to attend in their full strength all meetings for the election of delegates
to watch the proceedings carefully ; to recollect that all these are public meetings ; that no clique of persons have any right to their " management ; " and that every man there has as much right to speak and to nominate a candidate , as any other man . Let them , then , watch the proceedings . Let them ascertain how many members are to be elected ; and the exact character of ail the candidates proposed . If there bs not among them the full number of outand-out , knoven , earnest , Chartists nominated , let them take care that the nominations be completed then and there . If , for instance , four delegates be wanted for Bradford , or Huddersfield , or any other town ; and if at the public meeting for election , the " lads" find that two Chartists and two Complete Suffragists , or three Chartists and one Stcrgite , are nominated , let them rest assured that
in this case their couneilaien have played them false ; they have either neglected their duty or deserted it . And let the people instantly proceed to recti ' y the mischief , by nominating the required number of Chartists on the spot . There will surely be some man present who knows men fit to seTTe . Don ' t stand higgling , stammering , and waiting for somebody else to do it , until n it be too late ; but let the thing be done ! Hemember the importance of the struggle . It is for life . ' It is for the honour , and value ! and efficiency of our Movement ! No temporising policy ; no calculating coquetry , nor worse kind of treachery must be permitted now to work . The people must awake to their own business . They must open their eyes and rub them , and watch ail points ! There is more mischief at work than many of them dream of 11
The Stcrge-mex play their game desperately . They mean to have a msjority by hook or by crook ; and they don't stick much at means . They do not all act like the Glasgow Stcrge-M £ N \ It is only where they are strong that they show any thing like fair play . Where they are treat , they try compromise : and , if that fail , they fly to subterfuge ! From Doncaster a Charvist brother writes us thus : — " The council cf the Complete Suffrage Association s ^ nt the beilman round the town to call a meeting in their association room , to take into consideration the propriety of sending delegates to the fcrthcomicg Conicitrzo . I iirniediitely called . ccr cocct . i together and ^ e Went to iie uit = tiL . g . Vre -were rtccgii : zed by the
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party as Boon u -we entered the room , and particularly by Mr . MUner , town councillor , » nd great gun of the Anti-Corn-Law party , -who declared the Chartists should not take any part In that night ' s proceedings . > lr . Hsste , their secretary , was called to the chair . He said the first business of the meeting was to adopt some plan Io raise the means to send two delegates to the Conferenee ; and if they thought they could net send two from this town , two gentlemen of Birmingham , whom he had corresponded ' with , would
have great pleasure in representing Dancaster in the forthcoming Conference . Mr . Bloomer rose and asked the chairman if the Conference was a national one ? if it was he thought this was an unjust , as well as illegal way to elect them at 8 hoie-and-corner meeting like this , instead of a public meeting ; npon which the chairman rose and protested against the Chartists interfering . The chairman then called on those who were in favour of those two gentlemen representing Doocaater to hold np their hands . The motion was carried . ;
P . S . I forgot to state that the bellman started to call the meeting at six o ' clock in the evening , to take place at eight I The name of the delegate is Clark Brothers . We shall call a public meeting to elect two , and protest against the others sitting . " This shows their determinations It is to have a majority at all hatards ; or , at all events , to secure so strong a party as shall make the Conference useless , if they cannot make it a tool for their own ends . Why are they thus determined ? Why thus reckless , persevering , and overbearing 1 It would puzzle any man to assign any other reason than that
which we have all along assigned . Their purpose is to aid the enemy ! to uphold class-legislation by weakening the opposition to it . Theold maxim " divide and conquer , " is their motto . The avowed object of the Conference is to draw up a Bill in opposition to the People ' s Charter ! and so to divide the Universal Suffrage forces into two distinct bodies . This has not yet been done . Hitherto the Complete Suffragists have passed as " Chartists , but not OpiNNOB Chartists . " The seeming approximation has been wilily used to lull suspicion as to their ultimate purpose ; and has been artfully combined with the charitable overflow of " friend "
"« Ob generosity . He wished the Chartists and Complete Suffragists to think kindly of each other ; he had no wish to destroy or injure the Chartist Association ; he did not wish the Chartists to leave their own body and join his new union . iSo . ' no . ' That would have put a stopper upon all his projects . The end could not then have been wrought out—of a " complete" division of the Universal Suffrage ranks . It was necessary to proceed cautiously , that a body might be formed , seemingly working in juxtaposition with the Chartist body , before that could be
wisely attempted . The body has been formed ; its limbs have been appended ; its heart of evil has been well supplied with fcho blood of dissimulation and falsehood ; and the only thing now wanting is the head which this Conference is to put on * that the body may be " complete . " An opposition Bill here drawn , and afterwards introduced into Parliament ; and the " complete" . . 'disunion will : be effected . The Corn Craiks will carry after them the blinded and the interested brawlers ; while the honest and sincere Suffrage men will be left at »
complete distance to aduiire tho adreitness with which , by "Union , " thoir strength has been de-Btroyed ! The people have now the whole thing before them . They know their work . It rests with them ; " to do , or not todo" ! , ! There is one subject on which perhaps some difficulty may arise . Many of our friends are poor , and many localities would , in all probability , gladly send delegates who cannot pay them . This may be obviated by a little management . It is at all times better that the delegate ¦ should , if possible , go from the place whence he is delegated . But
where this . cannot be done , " Complete Suffrage" principles certainly do not contemplate the exclusion of the parties from the' right of reprer sentation by others who may reside elsewhere . We believe this is to be the practice of all representative bodies . We never knew or heard of any representative body which made it imperative upon its members to be resident respectively in the places which they represent . And we are happy to find that this much of justice is recognized , not only by the principles , but by the practice , of the / Sturge-men themselves . In their official organ , the Noncoyiformist , we find the following paragraph : —
" Sound Advice , —The Rev . P . BrewaVer , in a ' shor t address to the Complete Suffrage Associations of ' . Scotland , recommends them to hold their meetings for the election of delegates on the same day , at the same hour ; and reminds them that , in the event of their not being able to send to the Conference their full complement of representatives , they may appoint the rest from persons residing iu Birmingham , ¦ without any additional expense . " Now this is " sound advice ; " and it ought not to be lost upon our Chartist friends . Let every locality which can , send its own men , as delegates ; but where the expense interferes and becomes a serious obstacle , the matter may be easily arranged by
getting some good and true man , or men , « f Birmingham , to represent them . The general Councillors of Birmingham would , we are quite sure , lend their assistance in arranging the matter . Letters for them may be addressed to Mr . George White , 38 , Bromsgrove-street , stating tho number of delegates that will be required ; and we have no doubt that there are enough of good men in Birmingham ready to serve all such localities as may require them ; and that the : parties will receive ¦ all necessary and satisfactory information . When eleoted , tho instructions to the delegates may be forwarded to them through tht same medium : and thus every place may have its
full complement of members . None need be short and this should , by all means , be specially attended to . It is of great importance ; the more especially if the suggestion contained in our other " leader" of the week be entertained by the people . Nothing can be more' clear than that if the consolidation of the Chartist movement , and the final settlement of our Organisation in reference to the Executive and other matters , come before this Conference , its members should be ChartiBts ; not norhinal , but heart-men ; men who are really interested in the supporting and enhancement of our cause , and not in its destruction .
On the whole it is a grave matter . It will require the people ' s whole energies , the putting forth of their whole strength , and tho exercise of their whole pru dence . It is a great card ; and must bo well , vigorously , and skilfully played . Finally * for thei holding of meetings and the election of delegate ' s ; Let the people see that . the business is done in a decent , orderly , and legal manner .. We give the -following From the SitrKGE circular calling the Conference . It will be necessary for our friends to note it : —
" The meetings to elect delegates must be of a strictly legal character * Wherever it is practicable and usual , let a requisition be cent to the local authorities , requesting them to convene the meetings . If thiB cannot be done , let . the Complete Suffrage Union of each district convene its own meeting . Inbolh cases ihemeetitiys must be public to all the inhabitants in the tmen or district . ¦ " It is absolutely necessary that the names and addresses of the delegates who are appointed to attend the Conference , accompanied by a copy of the minutes of the meeting at which they were elected , under the signature of the Chairman of the meeting , should be transmitted to the Council on or before Friday , the 23 rd day of December , in order that the extent of accommodation required may be known , tickets prepared and other arrangements made . . ; . ' ¦ ' . ' .. : •• ¦ .:
•' Each delegate is requested to call at the office as soon as possible after his arrival in Birmingham . ' They will see from this , that there is no time to lose . Let the Stvrge men call meetinga wherever they are disposed to call them ; and in every such case every public meeting to elect delegates must be well attended . The people must take care to be early that the Chairman Wnot unfairly chosen . Almost all the good of a public meeting may be frustrated by the Chairman , if ihe be disposed to do so . Let the people 1 see to this therefore ; let no Chairman be allowed to act who h > 3 not been elected by the . meeting . if any attempt be madeas in all probability there will— -to call / meetings at aa hour when the . . working' people can noi aitcud , and wheD , - therefore , the middle men can have it all their own way ; let a representation be instantly
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mado to the Complete Suffrage Committee , or whoever else have the " getting np" of the meeting ; and if this be unheeded , let a public meeting on some other 6 Vening be called to elect delegates ; let the delegates be elected and let a letter stating the whole facts , ; be forthwith transmitted to the Complete Suffrage Council at Birmingham . Let this letter be . written in the most inoffensive possible manner ; short and precise , merely stating facts , but yet so full as to give every necessary information ; and let a copy of it be given not merely to the delegate elected by the people at the fair public meeting , ' but also to some honest delegate whose election is undisputed ; and let him bring the matter before the Conference at its meetings if the Council shall not
have previously done justice in the matter . In every case the eligibility to sit of every candidate elected at an unfair meeting should be protested against ; the protest should be transmitted ta the Council at Birmingham , with the same letter containing a statement of thefaots on which it is grounded . The same plan must be adopted if any dishonest means are resorted to for smugg'ipg a Chairman at a . 'iy public meeting . for ' . the .- ' election of delegates . This may be done , either by obtruding a Chairman without election , 6 r by electing him before the time announced for the meeting . To all these and re any other " dodges , " the " shoy-hoys" are well " up . " They will need watching ; but with care they may be so watched as to be unable , to avoid doing some good whether they like it or not .
All that the people have a right to require is that every meeting to elect delegates shall be a , fair , honestly conducted , public meeting . And if any delegates be received who havo not been thus elected or any excluded who have been thus elected , it will be the duty of every other honest delegate at once to protest ¦ against tho whole thing as a fraud upon the public , and come away and leave it . Where the Stuege men do not call meetings for the election of delegates , the Chartists must , call the meetings themselves ; remembering carefully that
every delegate sent to thia Conference must be elected at a publie meeting . Not a public mooting of the Chartist or any other Association ; but an open , public meeting—a public mettingof the inhabitants of the place , called for the purpose . This must be particularly attended to . Any man going there merely as a delegate from ^ any particular body would render the whole proceedings illegal ; and every member ' of the Conference liable to imprisonment . Every place sending a delegate , must call a public meeting for his election .
Two representatives are to be sent from the smaller towns and boroughs , having less than J 5 . 000 inhabitants , and four from the larger , ones , excepting that Edinburgh , Birmingham , Manchester , Glasgow , and Liverpool may send six representatives , but no more . London is specially provided for . Let every meeting called by the Chartists for tho election of delegates , be called by requisition ; of which the following may be the form : — /> ' To ' ; . - ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ '¦ ¦¦ ' ; ¦ - . " We , tho undersigned , inhabitant householders of ——— -,. do request you to call , at an early day , a meeting of the inhabitants of —r- — , for the purpose of electing a , delegate to a Conference of delegates , , to be holden at Birmingham , on the 27 th day of December , 184 2 , to determine on the essential details of a Bill to be presented to Parliament , for securing the just representation " of tho whole adult male population of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . " ¦>' . ' Let this requisition be signed by seven or more inhabitant householers , each giving thereon his naine trade , and residence ; let it be presented to the Mayor , Chief Constable , or other principal authority of the place ; and if he refuse to call the meeting , let . the rtquisitors then call it on their own responsibility ; and , above all things , let every such meeting be conducted with aa much order and decorum , as the service of a parish church . The next matter for consideration will be the character of the delegates to be sent to this Conference . The people should consider deoply the importance of the deliberations to come before that assembly .- Do not let it be deluged with ginger beer bottles ; with more spouting , frothy , speech makers . Men of stern : sense and solid judgment—men not easily gulled or blinded , and yet open to conviction from fair argument , and not bull-headed and bull-necked , are the men the people w&ut—men who understand the Charter , not only as to its principles , but as to ita ~ details—who are proof against all the sophistry of the Free-traders and Extension men ; wul : ready with plain ; common Sense answer / : to all their fallacious statements , and yet men void of factious dispositions—ready to hear reason and to give reason its due weight by whomsoever urged . Let them in every place look put for such a man—no matter whether " leading" men or not ; no matter whether speakerb ; ' r-not . ' . . . / . ¦ ¦ '¦ .. . ¦ .- ;¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ' ;¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . ; - .. . ' . When the delegates are eleoted , let the credentials be made out , and signed by the Chairman oi the publip meeting in the following form : — " To all whom it may concern , ¦ " I hereby certify that , at a public and open meeting of the inhabitants of—— " ——— , held this———day of — -, 1842 , at ' ; ¦¦¦" .. - Mr . ——was duly elected , by a , majerity of the persons then and there present , as their delegate to a conference oi delegates , to be > holden at Birmingham , on Wednesday , the 27 th day of December now next , to determine on the essential details of & Bill to be presented to Parliament , for securing the just representation of the whole adult male population of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . ' * Witness my hand , this —— - day of—r—1852 . . : 1 ¦ - ¦ it - . " Chairman of the said meeting . " Let the exertion be made generally and rationally Let every place which can send a delegate send , him Let every place which can not afford to ' pay delegates write instantly to White . Let us have u ' s long pull , a strong pull , and a pull all together , ' for the Charter , and " no mistake , " and " no surrender . " '
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Thomas Dickeitso . v , the Afanchesier Packer , is requested to comviuuicate his ' ( iddress to Mr . George , Bloome , St . Thomas-street , Doncaster . Union Coffee House , Nottingham , —The Chartists here have not given the residences of their Council : the list cannot 6 e inserted . Lambeth Youths . — We really cannot read the writing they have sent so as to make out the names of the parties nominated ; The Bath Chaetists will see that their tea meeting is reported . Thanks to the gentleman by whose courtesy the report was furnished . Thomas Smith , Stockingfom > , Nuneato . v . —No . Thomas Tattersa . li . mistakes , there is no dhpute between the Editor of the Northern Star and ihe Executive , Hor is there any " party squabbling "
in . the case . The matter is a very plain one ; and the people can have no difficulty , in under standing and dealing zcilh ii . He writes that he has been , since'he left his friends . in North Lancashire , for tico months in Scotland , where he is ¦ well received , and is still engaged to lecture for some time . He calls upon the men of North Lancashire to follow up the glorious example of the men of Birmingham and Glasgow . ' H . Kejiplay , 10 j Green Walk , Folly Bridge , Bermondset , complains ¦ thai her son was employed topo&ithe bills for the' . Great Demonstration in April'last ; and hasnot yet been paid . Thomas Witheely , Coventry . —// he be a reader
of the Northern Star will know that we suffer no small amount of ' vituperation for the teiy mild and gentle , manner in which ice do occasionally exercise that public censorship which ice ,-with him , believe to be tht 1 duty of every honest journalist , ll does not , however , prevent tit tchen ice u are satisfied Qf the incapacity of < any of the lecturers to perform their duty with propriety and effect , "from , immediately , " asvcatchmenof the interests of ihe Chartists , caxiik'ning pu ' r readers of the iiijury the cause may receive hy his addresses ; ' . ' hut we have -known-the lecturer he names a little too long to le " fCiti-fic' -l of h's incapacity" by the unsupported letter of one n-ho ii io us a perfect stra - nt / c ^ , andicho i-- evidently marling Under his ca&iwaiMis .
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J . MaRPLES , Shefheld— -Hr never trouble our-. selves with impertinent qifslions . ; . ' . General Council . —Lists of Council received at the office after Wednesday morninp are loo late for the . current-Week- - - ' - -We ' mention ; this to prevent disappointment in numerous p face . s , ichose list * we ofilp received on Ttnwfday morning . James S . Fields . —Wc-ricver do dcknoirniJge poetical pieces : zee viight ' fill ' the paper trith such ao kriou-ledgements . . Such as are accepted appear in due course . J . . John Reid— -IFe -shall attend to the matkr , but are this treekfull . William C 60 PKK , Wetdon , Northamptonshire , recommends the Ballot in the election of delegates for the Birmingham Conference . He also
en-: quires : — " What-. is .-the smallest number of . person > that triiV coyi ' stilule a council or locality ?" Upon this subject th * ovgaiiiziitinn makes no pro * vision , nor do ice wtll sec what provision could be made : it . musib'cUftinai / reatnu'asuretothe good sense , jtttigntcnt , attd honesty of the people theuseites . lie expresses his individual censure . of the Executive's conduct * .-EL . D . Griffiths . — He are no'Swiv-surprisedat the matte ) than he is : the mail writes for pa ^ ty and '¦ ' . for pay . : ' ¦ ¦ \ " . " .- ¦ ¦ . . ¦ " ' , ' : ' ' . •'¦ . ¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ... ¦' Heshv Holland . —Thanks for his ki > idiy letter . If all professing Chnrtitf traders cyi / ict-tl a like Spirit with Mr . Holland and ihe North Lancashire delegates , . not . -a . word of ' ¦ ' ¦ denunciation " would ever have appeared in the St'iT . ; - . ' .
Mr . Thqmas ] L > icn . E . sso \ . —Tws gentleman , who is knou-n in many Iccalitie * as a Cnartist lecturer ly the name of the Manchester Packer , has , tee are given to understand , b : en lately made the subject of slanderous imputations , severe ' y , affecting his moral rind general character , by' \ parties who , when required to do so * lacked either hoiieyly or courage to substantiate accusations . He gave notiee ? some time ago . through the Star , of . the tim 6 when he would be in . Manchester to . meei his acciiscrsi and requested that the matters charged against him might be thai and there xnvestiyated . He presented himself accordingly to the South Lancashire delegate meeting ^ by whom the whole matter was investigated , and from whom he-received thefollouwig certificate : —
"To all whoin it may concern . " This is-to certify tt \ nt , after listening to th « statement of Mr . Thomas Dickenso . ri . better known as the Manchester Packer , in dtiVnce . of his character , aiuV there being no evidence to disprove any of the statements so made , we have come to the unanimous determination of acquitting him from all blame , and fully exonerating him from charges which have hot . been substantiated b y the appearance of the person , who madp them . "The following is . the eppy of the resolution , carried without a dissentient : — "' That Mr . Dickinson be exonerated fronrallblams , os there is no evidence before ns to render Mr . Dickc ; i 8 on disreputable in the estimation of the Chartist body .. : :
¦' •'• -. "Signed , on behalf of the Council / John murraVi chainnan ^ Wm . GrOcott :, Bub-secretary . " Manchester , October 24 ; 1642 . " ; . 2 he original of this certificate has been handed to us for our inspection . He received , also , from the ] - ¦ . same meeting ,.. lecturer ' s credentials , which we ¦ have'aho seen . We nre very glad to congratulate not only Mr ; Dickeiison , but also the country , vpon the honourable position in which these circumstances place him . JiTr . Dickenson is , we believe , an eloquent aim talented lecturer ^ arid these are not times u ^ hen tee can afford to ' . ' .- lose such men upon the breath of idle slander . Will Mr . Wm . JoNES of Liverpool , late North and E : isi lliidi ' ng' lecturer , furjiish his address to Mr . Wm . Brooke , 21 , Kirkgate , Leeds ? ;
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R . . Rothwell .- —A -private letter has been sent , addressed to him at Stainland , near Halifax . W . Gray , Dumfhiks— At 7 i < 5 . each . F . W . Simeon , Bristol . — The parcel wna torgoi ¦ when packing up Mr . Cleavo ' s pnrcel ; but it was forwarded in one that would re ; icli London on Wednesday last-. -. . ;"'¦¦ , W . S . Lyndon . —We cannot account for : it : each / received according to his number . . James Saunders .: —Yes . MiCKLETHWAirE—Apply to A . Heywood . FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND . From the Chartists ot Swansea , p 6 r fit . Cud-- Upp ... ... ... ... ... » 8 6 ^ Ventaor . Islo of Wight , per W . Nor-¦
man ... ... ... ..-. ; .: ... 0 2 '¦ „ tho Chartists of Stainland ... ... 0 10 0 _ a poor woman , Leads ... ... ... 0 0 1 « the Chartista of Yew Qreen , per Mr . - Thornton . ... ... ... . ; . 0 6 8 „ a few worhing" men / Hough End , Bramley ... ... ... ... 0 5 . 0 ; ' .. ' ¦ : FOil MR . ELLIS . From Fpper Wortley , per P . tihann ... 0 3 0 „ the Chartifltsof ieeds ... ... ... 0 7 7 ii three friendsI at Coxhoe ... ... 0 3 0 .. Quarriit ^ ton Hill ... ... .. 032 . » Cassop ... . „ . ; . ... ... 0 14 2
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POLITICAL VICTIMS' DEFENCE AND FAMILY SUPFORT FUND . Continue I from our sixth page .. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BT MR . CLEATE . . '¦ ' : ¦ ¦' :, ¦¦ . - : ' : . " ¦ : ' •" ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ' ; ' :- £ " ' s . d Previously acknowledged ... ... 146 2 0 CordvYainers , Star Culi ' oe-honso , Goldenlane ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 Weavers , Norfolk Arm ? ... ... 0 4 0 A few friends to exclusive dealiutf , Norfolk Arms ... ...: ... ... 0 4 0 Banbury ... ' .. ; ... ... ... 200 Mr . M ' oKenzie ... ... ... ... 0 0 6 Mr . Lawrence ... ... ... ... 0 0 9 Proceeds of raffle , at Flora Tea Gardens , Barnsbury park , Ishngtcn , ot waistcoat given by Mr . Jarvia \ ... ... 10 0 Hackney flints . fourth subscription ... 0 6 0 Frienda , Union Arms , Panton-street ,
Haymarket ... ... ... ... 0 4 0 Chartists , Mitcham ... ... ... 0 5 0 Ryde , Is ! eof Wight ... ... ... 0 6 8 Norwioh" ... ... ... .. ... 2 0 0
£ 153 4 11 * Mr . Vincent ledtured recantly at Norwich , in favor of the principles of the Complete Suffrage Union , and the Chartists present perceiving a tolerable mustor of Middle-class jnen , arailed themselves ot the occasion to test their sincerity as applauders of Mr . Vincent , by proposing an immediate subscription for the political victims ., A collection amounting to £ 2 0 s 7 d . was the result . The Chartists of other towns should follow the example set them by those of Norwich . - ' . ' : ; ¦¦ ' , ¦ . . ¦ ' . . ¦ " ¦ . ' . ¦ Note . — -Mr . Cleave had last week a practical illuBtration of the homely proverb , " moie hasLe , worse speed . " In an attempt to " save " ho " lost post , " by neglectJDg to add Leeds to the direction "Northern Star Office" ; The letter ( with the subscription list of last week ) was therefore returned to Shoe-lane , and after being properly directed and re-posted , was not received at the Star office until the paper had gone to press .: "
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On Tuesday , the 29 oh nit ., at Weldon , Mr . Frederick Allenj parchment dresser , of Weldon , to Miss Mary Gilby , dress-maker , of the game place . On ; Saturday , the 3 rd inst ., at Driffifld ,- Mr . David Matthew Collinson , farmer and pig jobber , to Grace , the eldest daughter of Mr . Jones , of Skerne , ana late housekeeper to Mr . Atkinson ; On Thursdaiy , the 1 st inst ., at Great Givendalff , by the Rev . W . R . Giiesbacb , A . M ., vicar , Mr . R . Carlton , of Youlthorpe , to Eliaabeth Newby , of Great Girendale ; also , at the same time , Mr . Edmund Brigham , -of PocklingtoD , to Miss Jane Newby , daughter of Mr . James Newby , fanner , of that place ; . ¦ ¦ . " : . . Vi- '¦' - ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ . "'¦ .- '' -: ¦ . '¦;; . ; . ;
Same day , at the church of the Holy Trinity , Hull , by his father , the Bar . C . B . Rowteit , M . A . rector of NortK Benfleet , Essex , Thomas Maahiter Rosslatt , Esq ., of Magdalen Hall , Oxford , to Julia Honora , eldest daughter of Wiliam Dryden , Esq ., of Hull . - ' - . : ¦' ¦; : : " ¦¦' .. "¦ " :- . - . ' ¦ ' ;¦ Same day , at the parish church , Leeds , by tee Rev . W . F . Hook , D ; D ., vicar , Andrew Faulds , Esq ., of Darley , near Barnsley , to Mary Anne , eldest daughter of Richard Jackson , Esq ., of Pa / ksqiiare , Leeds ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 10, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct782/page/5/
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