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      THIS week ye bring up arrears or communications ¦ which prevleusly -we could not find room even to notice . J . Scgde ? ( nnt thB Iiisb Chancellor ) . —His letter contains nothing new ; and ire have no room for stale arguments ^ bonfc the " Origin of Government " , & . c He is very inaccurate , too : it was 123 * " last Sssaion ™ that £ 70 600 -was voted fortfae royal stables . THB Wood-sawyers of Liverpool —We hare had their Address these two weeks past ; but have been nnable to insert it through press of matter , and now can only find roem for a portion . In tfco letter » c « ompanjinstht Address , the . < 3 kairmsii of the Com .

      mittee Kiyfl : — "The monied-elaEs Papers of this town -would not insert tha Address . -Cobbett once said , "when the Bonne of Commons showed its hostility to public liberty , 'Thank God , we have a House of Lords" ! I-will not say that ; but after tbe treatment the Operative Sawyers have experienced at de hands of the press-gang' of Iaverpocl , I think ¦ we may say , "Thank God , we have the Northern Star ! which is , indeed , tbe honest advocate of Sfce working classes . " We thank our friend for Ms complticeiit , End are » orrv that -we ^ arnot give the whole of the Address . We give the greater part , and for it "we besprak the attention of our readers : —

      BROTHER OPERATIVES AXD 2 dES OF ESGLASD . The / prospect of the annihilation of one of tbs most ancient , ¦ useful , and recognised trades of England , and the determination manifested by M ? n in power te sacrifice manual labour to a mania for machinery , and to advance the interests of the colonies at the expence of the parent couEfcy , justify us in endeavouring to excite public attention to our own -case , and thereby ylaee others on their guard against a system "which , has already proved nearly fatal to our own trade . We feel— -we have reason to feel—that a crusade tas commenced against ¦ working men ; and that the iieartl-ess experiment of dispensing "with nramal labour in any department of trade , for the sake of transient and imaginary benefits mihe ^ way of cheapness , is but the " beginning of the end , "—the practical manifestation of a disposition to sacrifice all trades at the unliaHo-jred shrine of an avaricious monopoly .

      Men invested -with legislative authority are nnfortpns-triy more attentive to class and peculiar interests than to society at lsrge . They sesm to forget that ¦ w orkingpeopleconstitute the base of society ; and tbat $£ that base be "weakened by the crude experiments of crocheteers « nd shallow political economists , the super-Btmctura of nobles an * squirearchy—of laKdowcera , xoerch&ntSj manufacturers , and c&pit&lhts , must be in-Tolvea in one common ruin . The Saucers are victim * already ; and it is right that they should be among tbe first to sound the tocsin of alarm .

      Two causes are already in active operation to annihilate their trade . The first is the adoption of sa-w-mills . . "which afford no countervailing benefit to , the manifold disadvantages resniting from the supercession « f hand-JsboEt In qasliiy of "work , and in economical -use of timber , the advantages are all -on ths side of -maTin ^ i labour . Moreover , as the work of Wood-aawjera is almost exclusively for bome-commmption , a t * T on « ood sawed by steam could in no way afie « t existing foriffa or interfere "with international regulations of ¦ eosnnerca . The monopoly of steam-sandng , in the

      opinion of all impartial men , confers no advantages Whatever on society in generd ; but en the contrary , Adds grievously to the impoverishment of -working men , and occasions a consequent increase of poor-rates . Twcthirda , at least , of the Sawyers formerly employed , are now out of "work ; and not only they , bnl the numerous members of their families , wholly dependant on them for support , are , at present , doomed to endnre all the accumulated horrors of indigenes and despair , through ¦ fiie -legislative toleration < rf a monopoly , not recommended by any trait of usefulness to society , cr any other jedeeming advantage whatever .

      But this is not all In the fell spirit . of that legislation which regards the interests of remote colonial dependencies as paramont , and robs England—the . centre of the British dominions , and the heart of commercial vitality , of that protection "which should be given to native industry—in exemplification of that Ml spirit which forgets home and goes abroad to act rnnniSctnce "Wood srsred by mills is now imported from Canada . It WAS 501 ESOTJGH TO FOSTER ± M 050 P 0 L * AT bojie ao szDrcs Manual Labour is E > gla > d , BT ^ 11 MUST AXSO BE FOSTERED AB ROAD , TO jLxsreiLiTE xhat JLaboxjs . Here then is an

      invasion of not only the liabts of manual labour at home , bat of the interest * of tbe timber merchants , and even the saw-mill monopolists of England . Here is proof that Colonial industry -will be fostered at the expense of native—of heme industry . Whtt vrotfd the miilownera of Manchester say—how long would they sustain the Anti-Cars Law league with funds , if manufactured cottons trere to be imported into this country , and bought up by men who speculate on public credulity , and prefer the imaginary cheapness of an article , to that article durable as a material , and biso recommended by superior "workmanship ? Won < d not the avocation of Cobden and suet men be soon gone ?

      The truth is , an active crusade is no ?? carried on to reduce the -wages of manual labour , not onlv beJow the Standard of wages on the Continent , but to 3 starvation point . An effort is made to get a reinuEerative foreign market , by converting Englishmen into serfs , and making their wages deper . d on the caprice of avaricious monopolists . Undersell forti yntrs ai any saenpet Of ingloarTs indxatry , is the motto of English monopolists . -Slark one important trutJi , namely , that monopoly or machinery , though not immediately affecting trades , to which it does not immediately apply , ul&nately Teaches £ 0 . How is it that no"w when trade in the mannfacturing districts of Yorkshire ib " brisk , " wool-combers , men

      Who toH from fire o'clock in theiHarnii ! S * 5 Il ten at night —cannot average 9 s each weekly ? The answer is , •? tbe -general poverty -occasioned amosg those kindred classes of operatives , -whom machinery and monopoly have assailed- * ' It -would not do for -the wool-combers to stand out among the cotton , cloth , cr "worsted operate" ? ea , in isolated , prominence , as a body prospering by their manual industry . The consequence of allowing r «» -T > TT > d labour in any departments of work , to be superseded by machinery , is that the bands superseded will endeavour to obtain employment in oihtr departments ¦ where manual labour is recognised , and thus lessen "wages , by the vast competition for profitable employment . Hence the gradual decline in -wages generally .

      ^ Working men ! Tally bow or never f 01 . the trades—the native industry of old England . Starters , merchants , and capitalists , rally for native industry . Screngthen the worisaif daises—the base of society , o > prepare ier the overthrow of the social fabric "which can only rest on that bass . Jahes Goodeer , Chairman vl the Council . Committee Boom , Three Tnn 3 , Pitt Street , Liverpool . J . B , Stub , Edisbbsgh ^—This gentleman commenting upon a paragraph which appeared in the Star of the 30 th ef September , headed "Death of a Biack Sheep , ' * and giving an account of tbe cemise of the Dundee HertddM defends the conduct and character of a former Editor of that-paper , Mr . La > Iont . We

      beg to assure Mr . Syms that we bad no intention ol jtflscting upon the character of Mr . L 3 Mont by ihe afimiBsien of ths paragraph in question . So far as * we know Mr- L , 3 L , and "we do know something of him , we believe him to 1 ) 9 every way worthy of tbe eulogies of Mr . S . We believe him to be a tborengh democrat , and an honest man ; and in justice to him we subjoin the following extracts from Mi . Syme ' s letter . — Mr . John O La Mont "wa 3 for some time "editor of the Dundee Chroyride- ; through his taleata . exertions , and unflinching honesty , that journal rosa from a state of almost total prostration to a position of respectability , and bade fair to beeome tbe natioiml organ of Chartism in Scotland . For his honesty Mr . La Mont

      "Was used ra the most dastardly and unfeeling manner l > y H » heaxUess -wreiches -who had the power and will to direct iihe march of the Ch . ron . ide to tbe purlieus of political piostito&on , bat -who could not corrnpt its Editor , His hanesty was unimpeachable ; and it is but fair that our English brethren should receive not the least impression . that might tend to tarnish tha unspotted fame of one -wko has Epent health , time , and Worldly substance in the good cause . Slr . ' La Mont ' s ¦ rut-mo is associated in Scotland with the purest and frigfrw ^ aspirations for out cause ; and 1 hops yon will forgive me for thus pnblidy attempting to defend a persecuted bat nnfiincbing , uncompromising Chartist . 3 £ eescca " 5 Coxjsis— £ Who are yon ? ' ]— " recommends the Trades to form an establishment for the

      purpose of supplying themselves mth clething . The writer calculates , that , at least , one pound per suit would be saved , if a thousand rafts -were made "Weekly ; this would amount to £ 52 000 per annum , which might be applied to the purchasing of land . " We are afraid onr correspondent " . reckons without ha host ;** that is to say , if tbe poor tailors are to hsve " a fair day's wages for a fair day ' s work . " ^ Tee Misebsv Nauosjll C 05 FEEE > ce—Samuel 2 tl 2 nn , of TTaTTTa-r , addressing tbe aboTo'foific ^ ming i » fiy , entreatB Qiafc the ddegates -will set their faces against a ' ^ prematoie Bbtike ; " nr ^ es that a-national orgMES'tion cannot be parfected in a f = w months , more especially with the present psneity of lectinBrs . He cays that tbe Union is progressing rapidly in Yorkshire ; stall there are some thousands who are not Jet enrolled , and many plices not yet visited . A strike at present would completely fail , and result

      in tbe breaking up ef the Association . Some may « ay they , ace organised ana teadyj thia may be , but they mast wait till others are ready . The writer concludes by requesting tbe delegates to consider his "views , trusting they win act upon them . fiAXTTEi , Hornxs , Btecbott , U anxHms to Bee the principlB of total abstinence from -all intoxicating 4 rinkB , acted npon nnivarsally by the Chartist party . He suggest * £ 0 the . Executive to draw up a pledge to be called the Chartist teetotal pledge . In conelusien , Uie writer says— " I would say to all Ch * r litB , if you wiEh tout agiation to prosper , —if yon wish to win the respect and co-operation of the intelleetual and sober portion of your fellowmen , a € opt the total abstinence pledge , " Tetjl—TJndei this signature one of the " proscribed few , " as tha lady styles herself , writes to us , complaining of the Chartist delegates giving their Eancfion to the word " males , " instead of " persew" in

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      the New Plan of Organization . The fair writer asserts ths equal rights of her own sex , * nd denounces the supposed opposition of tbe Chartist body t » what she conceives to be the " rights of women . " We have not Toom for the entire letter , feut give the following : — It is to be regretted that a body of men otherwise advanced , and possessing many valuable truths , much political and social knowledge , should mar so grand a move by any narrow and aelflsh views of human interests—men who , wisely and nobly resist class legislation , as a barbaric institution , worthy only of the lowest mental condition of mere animal man i To find such men , —it is painful to contemplate , —diminish the glory of their enterprise by still preserving sex legislation . '—a monstrosity . ' franght with no less evil in its deteriorating effects on human character and human cappinesa Ithan the first absurdity , which the sword erected into law—which gross selfishness and filthy ignorance have maintained to the present hour .

      But , Mr . Editor , whatever may be thought by future and more enlightened ages , of the wisdom , policy , and humanity of the Chartist decree , by tontinning is their new constitution the civil disabilities of women , they will have earned for themselves as a body the reputation of honest men ( no small priz ^ j , by a public avowal of their views—so that woman may no longer remain in ignorance of the social condition reserved for her by the movement party , who , it appears , is not yet prepared to feel an enlightened abhorrence of slavery . ' Am Eueht to Whig and Tobt Ttkankt sends us tbe following ;—

      Some of the men employed in the Glasgow Pottery are in tbe habit of reading the Star ; and the articles which appear therein necessarily give rise to some remarks from those who read them . Some way or other , th 9 master received information of this , and he immediately gave orders to the effect—that all who were known t- ? be Chartists , or readers of that pernicious journal , ( tie Northern Slar , )* woul& be turned off from their employment Now , Sir , 1 think all must admit that this is downright tyranny . But there is another circumstance also in connection with the above .

      It iB well known that the recent disruption in the Scottish Church gave rise to much clamour npon that subject . This also had at times occupied the attention of tbe men ; and some did not hesitate to assert their utter disgust at the course taken by tbe " Nona . " This also iad reached the ears cf tbe master ; and the consequence was that another edict was issued to the effect , that all infide ' . s ( for remember all are considered infidels who do not agree with the master ) and Socialists were also to be turned off . The master , and also Mb foreman , are both dders of churches ; the one a churchman , the other a dissenter ; ihe one a Whig , the other a Tory . Tiese men , no doubt , are considered very holy and religious by their respective sects . They must bs awsre of the fact that tbe restraint which they have imposed npon their workmen has a tendency to create hypocrisy ; and that which encourages hypocrisy must be opposed to practical virtue . The writer thus concludes : —

      To the workmen I would say , cease not to read those newspapers which you think will give you the most information , and advocate those principles which will prove most beneficial to you . F . H . —Wehave no room-for his letter . If he will purchase a copy of the Charter , which he can procure of Mr . Cleave for a penny , lie will find every particular respecting the information he wishes for . CoMiioDORE Mead . —Tbe " foreign jaunt" is too long a " voyage" tor our oolnmns . Ha must spin bis yarns" not quite so long , if he would have any chance of seeing then : inserted . J . Hitch ek , one of the " strike" victims recently liberated from Elirkdale gaol , returns his sincere thanks to his brother Chartists for the kindness they have

      shewn him . Be adds that there are a number of victims remaining in K . irkdale , whose situation calls loudly for assistance . He Bays , " I know them well , having suffered with them ; Vbeir conduct has been such as to entitle them to the hearty sympathy and aid of the Chartists . There is one individual in particular , Mr . J . Williams , who is suffering under a sentence of two years' imprisonment . He suffered greatly last winter , and I fear will again this . 1 hope he will sot be forgotten , but that toe Chartist * will supply him with tbe little necessaries tbe rules of the prison will permit him to have . He is of a "very delicate constitution and merits better support than he baa hitherto bad . " Mr . Hitchen concludes by expressinc his determination to work more zsalouaiy

      than ever in tbe good work of establishing tbe principles of the People ' s Charter . We commend the consideration of the above to the Victim Fund Committee . Thomas Pipeb mnst pardon us far not inserting his piping . He is a better patriot than a piper . F . BtNXS—His lines will sot bear criticum . It would be cruel in us to give him the " encouragement " he hopes for ; we . feaz that be is not likely to make a poet . James Hasdmas— The lines he sends us are pretty in sentiment , but tame , and deficient in execution : we must decline their publication . Qsorcs Lisdsat—We are loth to disappoint ft warmhearted Irishman like our poetic friend , but "Justice

      to Ireland" requires that tbe birth-place of Moore should be addressed only in real poetry . Tdb National TiciiM Fvsn Committee—The address of the Secretary is Mr . Edward Clarke , No . 37 , Henry-street , Oldhaxa Ho&d , Manchester . All letters mu&t be pre-paid . Mb . Dosaldsos , Wabwick—The books of which be speaks are not yet prepared . So soon as the plan is enrolled they will be go ^ ready forthwith , and will ba sold at the lowest possible price . In the meantime the arrangements being temporary , temporary bocks will have to be used . A CossTAST Reader , Maxcbbstbr , a » k » : — "If a tenant occupy a bouse , at a weekly rent of 4 s . 6 d . with an understanding that that rent is to clear him of all taxes and rates ; and if a demand should be made on him for the window tax , can he be made to pay it ? " Yss : and all other rates and taxes :

      but if it was s condition when the house was taken that the landlord should pay them , ihe tenant can stop the several amounts be pays out of the rent Our correspondent further asks : — " Tbe house having windows , one being blocked np with a nag , and having six air holes in it , two inches by twelve inches , will that ba liable to be taxed ? " On this point we cannot satisfy him : but would recommend him , if he is assessed , to appeal . A L 0 SD 05 Chabt j st writes nsliigbly , praising a new novel from the pen of Mr . St . John , entitled * ' Sir Cosmo Digby , a tale of the Monmouthshire Riots . *' As we have not seen the work , we must decline inserting our correspondent ' s letter . If Mr . St John thicks proper to send us the work , we can then judge of its merits and award praise or otherwise accordingly . In the meantime we can give no opinion on the author's production . M . A . —We have no room .

      WiILIam Muket , ScTTOJf-lJi-ASHFiELD . —He cannot leave his house without paying up the arrears : L e . he cannot legally do so . J . K , Mosslet . —Certainly . Tbe party can be sued on the n » te . Of course tbe action would have to be entered and prosecuted by John Marsden . Jakxs Ronald . —Mr . CConnell was not one of the gentlemen whs drew up the People's Charter . He was one of a few members of Parliament who signed a number of resolutions embodying tbe principles of tbe Charter ; and Mr . O'Connell also drew up , with his own hand , a draft of a Bill , which he gave to the committee of working men belonging to the Working Men's Association ; and ¦ which draft embodied the principles of tae Cfcartists : but the document known as the People ' s Charter , was drawn up by Wm . Lovttt . Thomas Lambeht , Leeds . —We cannot give him the information he seeks . A Law Stationer will be the likeliest to apply to .

      William Lilley , Nottingham , writes to inquire why a resolution , adopted and carried : nnanimoaBly by a section of Chartists in that town , has not been inserted . We will tell him . We looked upon tbe cemunication originally sent as a Tiocuc . And even no w , we hart'ly know what to think of tbe matter . The letter we are replying to , purporting to be from " William Lilley , " is a decent , creditable , business-like letter ; while the " original communication , " bearing also the name of William Lilley , was the dirtiest beast that ever was seen . The penmanship was horrid ; the diction was worse ; while the orthopraphy banged Banagar . Accompanying " William LilleyV last note there is another , which purports to be tbe paragraph that tbe section of Chartists before spoken of wish to have inserted . Here it is , just as we have received it : —

      Daar sir the Members off tbe Ddncombe asosatoa have A greed not to gein the New Move ) itt waa propsed by William £ illep and Becond By William £ ovett that we tbe members off this £ ocality have sottisgs to do with the sew move witch was carried » nmasly and iff 50 a wll put it in 50 m papei itt will stop A deel off unplsentness A mengts the Mambers . R BOSS aUD E- HUBLe * . —We have no room for their letter to Patrick O'Higgins . Esq . THE TABLE-BLABE FOfcGBBS OV SH El FIKLI > . —These ill-fated Operatives have issued an address to the public , exposing the oppression to which they are subjected , and tha atarieionaplnnderings of their

      employers . We give the following extracts , and trust that the public of Sheffield will come to the help of their starved , rofiering , and trampled-upon townsmen . We hear of "trade being good" in Saemrid . Where •» the " hlgk wages" that were promised , with the " plenty to do" ?— ; Gekilsmbjc ^ iiD FiLLOW-TownfiMBM , —Xnowing that a great portion of the ; manofaclure « of this town depend npon the labour of tbe table-blade fergers , and consequently , during tt » present strike , many of thsm Are deprived of their usual employment ,: we think it our 4 nty to lay before yoa a candid account of the present conflict between the masters and ourselves .

      The masters bBTe assiduously circulated romonrs that they wish to condliata matters with ns--that we are unreasonable in onr present demanda—and that we are driving the trade ont of the country . ; That tbe public may be able to judge how far we are guilty of thesa changes , we will give a statement of cm paat prices— ttbat the marten row want to given *—

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      and what we demand . Tbe masters complain tbe most of tbe advance on Spear Blades , aud . thac we may meet them on fair grounds we will select that arjicle and give an account of the price of thesa . " [ Here follows a table of figures , for -which we have not room ] The address continues : — By this table you will perceive tbat we have made in some instances as many blades for one day work , as we ought to make for one and a half day work ; and at the same time only received the price of half a day's work ; making one day ' s work for nothing . Thia was done by us in tbe nine-inch work , of which we made four drzen acd » ix for a day w ^ rk , instead of two and a half dozen , and received for the four desan and six blades 2 a ., or jast half the price we ought to have had for two and a half dozen . On all the large sizes we have been reduced one-half , and on the saall sia ^ s one-third . At this rate of wages a man could not earn sufficient of food for himself and family .

      THE MASTERS SOW OFFER US 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Inches . per day

      7 6 4 ^ . j 3 2 ^ | 2 D . 2 . at 3 s ., being 2 S £ d < zm , fo ? £ 1 Is ., or 831 . per deai-n , being £ < j . less than some are at present paying . THE PRICE "WE ASK . 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 leches .

      65 5 4 3 2 £ 2 1-8 D . z . yet day worS at 3 * Gil-i being 24 ~ dczen eight blades for £ l 4 a . 6 d-, or Isper dozen , being a reduction of 2 jd . per dozen on the original price . You will perceive that the masters want to advance one-third on a day work , and reduce tbe price of that day work from 4 j . to 33 ., or one-fourth-Knowing that they complain of ibe price of large spear blades , we have met them by reducing nine inches from Is . 7 d . per dizm to la . 2 d . ; ten inches Item Is . 8 $ d . to Is . 5 d . i eleven inches frem 2 a . 34 . to Is 9 d . ; and twelve inches from 3 s . per dczan to 2 & , and yet they are not satisfied .

      Fellow-Townsmen , —You may now judge whether we are unreasonable in our demands or not ; we have sacrificed 6 d . per day work on all foreign trade ; and we have made more blades per day work on all the large spear , and we have reduced from the count of none of tbe small sizs * . We have gone far on the conciliatory principle . But our employers are the men who wish to conciliate matters ! they would do itr as you may see by their statements , if we would give them one-half of our wages—and that , in justice to ourselves and families , we cannot do . They have been unreasonable for the last five years , and remain bo . They have acled the part of tyrants and oppressors . They reduced the price 0 / labour , ai Jrsl , a little at a time ; and whilst we

      could barely subsist we submitted to it , nay we even endured it till we became so poor that we could not resist . The masters then took advantage of our necessities—they made encroachments upon onr rights until our homes are comfortless , our families unclothed and unfed , and our ojf ' springs unschooled , grouting up to maturity in ignorance . Oar condition has been unbearable , for we have been compelled either to wither out a hungry , miserable existence , or go into debt . If other trades have been served by their masters as we have , ( and we believe tbat to be the case ) , well may the shopkeeper be short of customers , or be obliged to credit his gootis to ptTBons , who , however willing , have not the ability to pay . " The address thus concludes : —

      Por tbe last few months , we have Veen earning about 12 s . per week i at the same time , if we hart had our original price , we should have been earning £ l is ., and at the price we now ask £ 1 Is . The masters complain of so sudden a rise , but why did not they raise our prices gradually ? They have had sufficieut opportunity , and have actually pittied U 3 for having to work for se little . But their pity was insincere , or they would have mado tbe attempt long ago ; and had they desired to see the employed well clothed , well fed . and comfortable they would not have reduced their men at alL If they had done their duty , they would have consulted the workman before they sold his labour beneath its value . The principle of avarice runs through all their movements . They have competed with each other in the market—bave reduced the price , to induce

      the merchants to make large purchases ; by this means huve glutted the market , and have bean obliged to reduce again to obtain another sale . Thus their competition is the cause of reduction , and sot the want of demand . But what care they for all thia ?—the poor must pay for it , —the workmen must be the sufferers . Bad trade has too of tea been only & pretext foe a b&d man ' s encroachments on another ' s rights ; and in many instances they have selfishly pocketed large profits instead of circulating part of them amongst their workmen . Is this honourable dealing from man to man ? If the masters think it is , let them answer our statements , or call a public meeting , where the people may arbitrate the affair;—if they do not we shall . They have been practising npon us lawless robiery , and now that we want the privilege to keep our own , they call us unreasonable . '

      Gracchus—We suggest to our correspondent tha * it will be better to wait for the Enrolment of the present Plan , before we open any discussion as to desirable additions . "

      L?Eds Borough Sessions.

      L ? EDS BOROUGH SESSIONS .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 21, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct824/page/7/