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TO THE EDITOR OF IH"E JJOBTHEBN STAB . Sra , —As some little unpleasantness has arisen between Mr . White and many of the members of the Chartist body here , throcgh what they consider an * s-pzrie report given by that gentleman of the ; proceedings of the conference , "which , appeared in your columns cf last week . I am desired by the late delegate committee : or whst usare tensed the Executive Council of Birmingham . ) to request that yen Trill give a place in your columns to thrir address and proposition , herewith enclosed . As they are anxious that your Birmingham leaders , mrmbers of whom were net present at the Conference , should see that their only orjrct in calling
them together was t * elicit \> y a friendly discussion , the best Bode cf disciplining and extending the organization cf the National Charter Association throughout tbe town and its environs They think this , in justice , 23 due to them , as tha very party which caused tnem to fee cashiered on charges ¦ which , simply abridged , would be last they were good Chartista , but bad lawyers , in the same "breath . A 3 anomalously ss the verdict of an English cled-poled jury , claimed from the mee'ing a "vote cf thanks for them , in consideration of the promptness , aptitude , and decision they lad shown in all eases cf emergency .
Ton will Ees then , Sir , that as a measure of justice to these youpg men , that the insertion of their address a :: d prcposjiions would be both pleasing to themselves and tncouragvcg to others , aa they would learn that whatever "Ras desired in a friendly and patriotic spirit was neither disregarded nor considered useless by the Chartist body . I have the honour to be , Sir , Tour obedient servant , John Soah . Prospect Hoy , Birmingham , June , 15 , 1542 . B-epori of ihe De ' tgiie . Commiiiee ofihe National Charier Association , resident in Birmingham , held at the . B aci Horse , Jase 7 th , 1 S 42 .
Fellow Patbiots , —Having been deputed by you as an Exetutrre Council , to take the most efficient measures to promote the organisation , harmony , and aeSvit ? cf our union , we have felt it our duty to call you t 3 £ tth = r , for the purpose cf considering—first , our present position , and , secondly , to ascertain how far yen are prepared to aid in consummating the liberty -of oar beloved country . To hb it was a matter cf serious responsibility in accepting the sfficisture of the Executive Cassitil , yet as patriot it was out duty , asd so far £ 5 we hava b * £ n enabled , we haxe arduously sought to fulfil tiia object of oar mission ; we have laboured to effect 2 . eorcpifcte co-operation of the Tariou 3 localities of the National Charter Association of this town , and we hare bs « i successful .
Tnere h but one sentiment has perraded all oui settings—that is , to achieve freedom we xiust be nniivu . To accomplisi . this grand work cf moral jwa , is the * lj : ct for which we have called you tcg- cthst As patriots—as Kivionrs of your country , we wye aware that to establish confidence , it was neces-££ ry you should assemble . Many of you are unknown to e ^ eh other . This will tend to extend your intimacy —to inspire you with 23 a!—to exalt your sentimentsto excite mutual respect—to awaken your energies , and to conSmi tout patriotism . The real patriot must now
be distinguished by his devotion to the sacred cause of liberty l The pseudo-patriot will soon abandon a cause be is unworthy to aid . Every man , however ftTur . tle , has great duties to perform . Let , then , every ene csnsider that , in failing to contribute his share of exertion for the salvation of his conntry , he is an acces sory to the Crimea cf despotism ; that those who tolerate the outrngo 3 on suffering humanity are as guilty as those who commit them . In a word , they are unfit to exercise lit-erty who are not prepared to struggle for its ci > tsiniE « i ! i
Oar petition at present as a great class of Reformers is E ( st critics ! . Xns Government is in principle a conieiars . cj of rich usurpers , who have in the course of ertiits . placed a powerful and inhuman faction in the EnprtHiS tJlmkiiitrstSon . of authority , through the exercise of ~ . rich they may conserve the existing tri ~ and Instituuc-is , £ . rd wi : h absalute majorities , in the Legislature , can perpetuate the atrocious order of things . Te » ,. friiyiy patriots ! a crisis is approaching when , unless we are prepared to grapple with the Monstcr-TTeurpaton , eqx enly -will your condition ts rendered irredeemable ; but we may by our criminal apathy , consign our p-iUtity to eternal slavery .
Let us then so far as we are concerned , do our duty ; Itt us set an example to the country , Birmingham is a town of imnitzst ; population , tnd what is still more gratifying , ifcs people are democrat . Great events are assockud with the tame , let us hope they axe worthy of it Thsir energies have hitttTto besn ever rtady at the commacd of their country when any great measure of Heform ha 3 been submitted to the Government . All then that is necessary is to concentrate their moral Pswtr for great practical purposes , the present plan of Union , is capable of accomplishing this essential object fey adopting the most judicious arrangements for its eScient application . As such we now submit to your deliberation the following aeanB of rigorously organising the working men cf this locality : —
First , "We propose that a commodious and respectable lecture Toom , be taken , and should it be impossible to obtain sneh a place , that steps be immediately * aken , either to purchase a piece of property to be « 027 erted , into such a meeting room , or to eiect a * mii Secondly , That a meeting of the members be held * etkly , for the transaction cf business , and that each Member is specially requested to attend as frequently ** possi&e . Thirdly . That open air meetings be held every * eek for the purpose of diffusing our principles , and Steading out organizition .
fourthly . That a general Conference of all the s *« aDers be held once in each month ; that an address fee issued from them to the people ef Birmingham and
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the surrounding districts to be placarded , on the walls of the town , and that a number of copies be distributed at the lowest possible charge . Fifthly . That csnvivial tea parties be held in the room as frequently as would be advantageous , for the interest of the cause , in engendering a good feeling amongst the member ? . That instruction classes be formed , and every competent member ia especially desired by this conference to aid this desirable undertaking . Sixthly . That as soon as a proper room is obtained , a Benefit Society ha formed in coBjaaetion with our organization . Having submitted these means , wa may state that we have our organization now greater than ever has been since the Birmingham Political Union , That we are capable of carrying out the complete organ ! zition of Birmingham , if aided by your powerful exertions . Aa Patriots we are ready to perform our share .
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TO . THE RIGHT BOX . THE SECRETARY OF STATE . Right Hoxochabi . 3 Sib , —At a meeting of the inhabitants of Failswiith , convened by the Constables at the reqn £ ition of some of the principal rate payers of the township , and held on Monday , the 6 th instant , for ihe purpose of considering whether a memorial fchould be Eent to you in consequence of a statement of lately made by you in the House of Commons " that the New Poor Law worked well in the out-townships of the Manchester Union , " it was agreed that a letter be sent to you denying the correctness of the abovementioned statement , and expressive of our 4 ecided objection to the New Poor Law .
We objsct to it , because we consider that it is unnatural and unjust ; that it is an engine designed to foster despotism . We think that nearly all the ills which snT . ct fitnilies or nations proceed primarily from misgovernment ; consequently we do not call for the enactment of Poor Laws , but for the prevention of poverty by equitable legislation , that a system of government possessing far more and greater advantages , even to the most wealthy and powerful , than oora might be adopted . We oppose the New Poor Law too . aud desire a return to the 43 d of Elizabeth , until an equitable and just state of society be inititnted , because , without augmenting the comforts of the poor , it is more expansive , having cost this township £ 167 . 10 s . 9 d ., during the last twe years , besides th& salaries cf the overseer and the collector , above £ 3 S 6 , the average yea ? y amount
The union of parishes appears to us to be bad , not only to the poor but tha guardians , as many of the latter have ta go a considerable distance to the Union meetings , aud to be at great expense . The former have to tell their tales to strangers , who will probably neglect them unless they plead their wants fervently , which the most worthy are often unable to do . To give you some idea of the aversion manifested towards tha New Poor Law in this township , we need only to state that cut of twelvs townships included in the union the inhabitants of three have unanimously refused t- elect a guardian for the present year . Failswartii never elected one . I am . Right Hen . Sir , Tour obedient Servant , Henry Booth , Chairman of the Meeting _ Failsworth , June 14 th , 1 S 42 .
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COAL PIT GRIEVANCES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOR 1 HEB > ' STAR , Sib . —In examining your paper dated the 11 th inst , I find in the debate of the House of Commons , Tuesday , the 7 th of June , the evidence of James Waniner , a miner , the worst thing that has ever been brought about agiinst the colliers is in the masters employing little bits of lads as engineers . Until a man has come to maturity of age , and to know the " value of a man's Ufa he is not to be trusted with the management of an engine . This was a perfectly just remark .
w Mr . Wild , chief constable of Oldham , whose duty it 5 s to collect evidence for the coronera inquests , said it is a general eystem here to employ mere children to tend these engines , and to * top them at the proper moment , and if they do not stop them , the two , three , four , or five persons wound up together , are thrown over the beam down tha pit azain . There have been people wound over at Oldham Edge , and at Robin Hill , within this bIx or seven years- D& 3 not knuw a case in which children were not the engineers .
I have now to state that I have been & workman under the firm of Messrs . Barker , Evans , and Co ., as a miner , sinker , and other "woife , for the last twenty years , and eleven of the last I hava been the under stewaTd fer the above firm , and have to state there ¦ was never any one wound over either at Oldham Eige , Kobin Hill pits , nor even at any other pits under the E 3 me " f rai , or Dry dough Company . It ^ rould not be possible to wind them over the beam—our engine is so constructed as to step before the waggon could reach the beam . Likewise it is said boys of eight or nine years of age conduct the engines , —j ^ ver such thing is practised under this firm , but good and experienced men conduct the engine .
I-hope in your next you will correct this error as well us you can . Tha said firm find themselves aggrieved at the publication treating upon them , and being constant readers of your valuable papor , wiih you not to let go sight of mating it appear ; whatever may be the enctice with ether firms tre have nothing nothing to offer . I am , Tours most respectfully , John Evans , Ucderlooker . " Oldham , June 13 , 1 S 42 .
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THE CASE OF DUFFT . TO THE EDITOB . OP THE NOIlTHEK'f STAR . Sm , —I trust you will allow me through the medium of your paper to appeal to my brother Chartists on behalf of Jame 3 Duffy . I think a p ' ain statement of his case will be sufficient to call forth your eymj-athy and support on his behalf . I have no need to remind you of his sufferings in Northallerton bell for your cause ; ef his breaking up a osce happy and comfortable home , and being thrown pennyless with hi 9 constitution destroyed upon an unrelenting and and persecuting world , for advocating the cause of Eufferine humanity .
2 ^ y friends can you see 3 man Duffy dying fur want of support , and not rouse yourselves to do something for him . We , tha Chartists of Derby , have taken him under cur protection . We contemplate establishing him ss a hairier and general dealer , and we confidently appeal to oar brother Chartists , to assist us in this laudable undertaking . Remember that many can help one when one eant help many . Hoping yon will see it your duty to do something , I remain . yoar 3 , In the cause of justice , Thomas Briggs . Derby , June 21 st , l ?^ 2 .
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TO THE EDITOK OF THE NORTHERN STAR . SIR , —In a preceding number of tbe Star you very properly cautioned the people against any inducement held out to them to violate the law . I participate in the advice given at this particular crisis , believing , as I do , that one filse step on the part of the CbaTtists would throw them into the arms of their enemies , and damage the vtry important position they now ho ) d . I am led to these remark ! "from the fact that myself and others were requested to attend a meeting in 3 new locality of the National Charter Association in
Great Guildford-street , Southward , on TburscJey evening last After having carried a resolution in favonr of the Charter , there wera three individuals in the room , one of whom , apparently weil educated , got up and addressed the meeting in the most rabid style , advising the people , when hungry , to se . ' zs food from the baker's and cock-shops ; denounced the , Chartists for their cowardice ; recommended assassination , and called that man a fool who woull destroy himsilf and children frem ' tbe . fear of poverty , instead of destroying tho anthers cf his misery : all of which , from ihe vehement naraer in which it was delivered , was much applauded
by the meetxne . Messrs . Biackmore , ilaypard , and myself brought the meeting back to their original position ; end instanced the fact , that we have already 500 individuals incarcerated and cruelly treated , through the instrumentality of Whig spies , and that we were not yet to be caught by Tory spies , which -was appreciated , and the icfluence of the individuals in question set aside . I was Btruck on entering the rcetting at finding a policeman at the ^ oor ; a rather nnusnal © cenrrence at
London meetings of late . It must also be boroo in mind , that Chartism is triumphant in Southward to the chaerin of both factions . I have no desire to create an unnecessary alarm in the minds of any one ; but we " must bide our time ; end as events are fast crowding round us , I firmiy believe the people will , ere long , have an opportunity of evincing their adherence to the principles of the Charter , and hence the ceceasity of avoiding sectional squabbles with the law . I respecfully differ from Mr . O'Connor in his last letter to the imperial Chartists , where ho says : —
' "The Tories are too strong t » nsa spies or hirelings to destroy ns ; " for I tiink , although strong in power , they have ' not left off their old tricks , and would gladly seiz 3 the opportunity , through spies and agents , of putting down Chartism , which is Yiiely to hart them from power , if suffered to proceed at the pace it has been going at the last two or three years . My object in submitting this statement to your consideration is to put my brother Chartista on their guard against the infiammaUry harangues of persons they tD 3 WEOthiE « Of .
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;; H 0 U 5 E OF LORDS- /? Wrf « y , Jtmell . IrfWd CtONcuRRT inquired if any portjtori of the money collected by virtue of the ' -Queen ' s letter would bedwtribut « d amongithepeople of Ireland ? The Duke of Wellington said he would make inquiry , and inform the Noble Lord on the next day the House met . ~ f .- : ,-: :: ' . ¦ ' , . '¦ -. ¦¦ ,. '; - ; : : .. Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci said it would be as well if the Noble Lord would well consider hia question before he gave notice of his icfcintioh to put it ; he would ba aware that the money collected was by virtue of a letter read in the churches of England , Wales , ami Scotland , and not in Ireland . ¦ Did the Noble Lord wish to know if any of the money collected in this country was to be sent to Ireland » Lord Cloncuru y said the letter had been read in aoine of the churches in Ireland ; nnd he wished to know if the Irish people-would be participators ? The convttBaUon then dropped .
The Earl of Radnor wished to ask what was the reason of the distribution of 2 h , d , in the pound of the proposed tax in Scotland , while it was 3 . 4 d . in England ? ; The Earl of Ripon saW that in former Income Tax Bills the tenant whs charged upon t ^ o-thirds of his rent , but it was found tbat this operated unequaily upon tbe Scottish tenantry , who paid higher lenta in proportion than the English . . '" The Earl of Ru'QN then moved the third rending of tho Bill . 1 In gqing' so , tho Noble Earl observed tbat nothing but the most urgent necssitycould justify tho introduction of such a measure : He tUeu entered into a financial statement , in order to prove tho necessity for resorting to such an extraordinary measure for the purpose of equalising the income und txponditure of the country upon a sound and proper footing .
The Miiiqqjs of Lansdowkh did not wish to obstruct tho Bit ! , for he adm . tted ths necessity of raising a revenue ; hia objection was as to tho means . ; Ho warned their Lnrdsiiips that in agreeing to an income tax they migiit be laying the foundation , for good or evil , of an entire change in the system of . our taxation . Heopposed the details of the Bill , wUhits inquisitorial power , on the hypothetical ground that tha bill was necessary ; but ho d ' enisd that necessity , required as it was to niako up between two an 4 three millions of a deficiency . As a tax . it was essentially unjust ; and all its injustice and intqunliues -might have been avoided by resorting to tha resources of the country , such as by an alteration of tb . 9 Corn Laws , timber , and sugar duties . Ht ) concluded with a motion embodying his views .
Lord Colchester said tbat the deficiency in the supplies <; f sugar had btcn only caused by a series of droughts , . and that Under ordinary circumstances our colonies would ! . supply our demands without any alteration in the duties . Lord Buougu-am , while denouncing the income tax , admitted its necessity , and at the ' same time condemned tho opposition which had heeii raised against the measure , which he conceived to have been tho result of mero tactics . There was but a cbpice of evils , national insolvency , or an inconiH ' t ? x ; The pecuniary measures suggested by the Marquis of L : nisdo \ vne would prova utterly ineffectual or juischiovpua , for the reduction of the duty on foreign -sugar would be a premium and an encoura >; ement : to slavery , Tho Nob !< 3 and Learned Lord concluded with pointing out wbat he considered lo be defects in the Income Tax Biil , but which their Lordships had no power to alter or amend .
v iscount Melbourne charged Lord Brougham with iuconsistenry , inasmuch as he bad been the cbi . ef leader of the assault on the former Income Tax iu 1816 , whilo he supported the present one . .-Ha . . did not himself shares in all the ejections which ¦ were entertained by others agaih&t an income tax , tut he thought that at tho . present time , and under the existing circumstances of tho country , it was unnfccossary , and supported the motion of tha IMarquis of Lansdowne . The / Duke of Welm . NUTO ?) declared that nothing but a great financial difficulty would have led the government to propose au income tax , which would not be maintained one hour longer than was necess : iry . '
The Earl cf W icklow was at a loss to conceive why . ' . Ireland- was exempted from the Income Tax . It was injurious to it that it should be considered exempt to take its share of the burdens of the country . ¦ Th ' t ! Eul of Clarendon supported the amendment , and defondtd tho tinai ; cial propositions of the late governmfcHt . He n ! so contended that the tariff wouM not be equivalent for the income tax , for the great articles of' consumption , such as butter and cheese , wera left untouched . . Lord WilA . RXCI . lFFE ( fc&mVe ' d the inipwition of the income tax as being tho only one which could bo resorted to und > r the circumstances in which tho country was placed by the late governsnout . After a few observations from the Marquis Clanricardo and Lord Ljttletoii , Tua -Marquis' of Lmsdowne replied ; the Earl of Ripon explained .
Upon a division there appeared , for the original mo tion , 112 ; against it , 52 . After somo -further disouasion , their Lordships ad journed the debate at three o ' clock .
SaturdayApril 18 . Tae royal assent was given by cpni . nissfon to various bills , mostly of » pri 7 jte uaturs .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , June 17 . Tho Speaker took the chair at theusaal hour . Mr . Fox Maule presented a petition from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , on thq state , of Church , patronai » si in that country , praying for tho repeal of the Act of tj leen Anne havisig reference to this nubject Ha ( Mr . Fox Maula ) , further considering the motion for an address to the throne , of which he had given notice for Tuesday next , had resolved not to proceed further | Witk that motion- ; at the same time reserving to himself the power of taking up the matter should he deem fit in another session , if the Government did not do so .
Sir Robert Pa el said he would have acceded to tbo ll ' ght Jioo , G < inUenvau's motion had he brought it forward , and availed himself of the opportunity it afforded of stating the rossens why the Government , for the present , had given up intejfjreacs in this question . Ho left it to the frcod sense and moderation of the people of Scotland to afford tho means of a proper understanding on a sul-ject of so much importance . Lord Joii . N Kussell was ready to leave the question with , perfect satisfaction in the hands of the Government . , : Mr . C . Bulleu called the attention of the Houao to tii © recent prockuiation relative to the gold coinage . He thought it a case of such urgent importance , that ho was prepared tpproceoiinow , or , if the GoVornmorit objected Lo his proceedings at present , lie would postpone his motion till Monday .
Sir R . Peel complained that no notice had been , given cf Ibis suVjcCt : tho GovenaUBnt had come down pveparetl to discuss anotherquestion . Mr . B'Jt-LER . then gave notice that h © shnuld bring forward his inctiou as an amendment on the order for reading the first order of theday cin . Monday ; . The order of the day for the second reading of the Poor Law Bill waS then read , after which , / Several Hon . Members , on both sides of the Hiuse , presented petitions against the Bill itself and various of its provisions . On the motion that the Bill be read a second time ,
Shakman Crawford roso to rnove an amendment , that it be read a second time that , day threo months . Tbo oljicfc of the old Poor Law wag employment or subsistence fur the destitute poor . The tie w Poor Law ( . lid not give relief till they arrived at that point of destitution which the law bushtto ' . prevent , and not create . On that principle he founded his epj'asition to the . moasure . Thera had been little or no increase in the rates from the year 1750 ; till the Aat was alt « rec ? . The Gilbert Acts and : select vestries left the management of the poor in the hnuds of straugefs , whilo under tha old law the parishioners had t . hc management of their own officers . He maintained that the continuinca of the present law would be an set of great injustice to the pnor man . He did not think that relief should be given to able-bodied men without their giving their labour in exchange .
Captain Pegiiell seconded the motion of his Hon . Friend . He should opp 3 se tho continuance of the law , because it interfered so muoli with local acts . Gilbert unions found v ; ork for able-bodied paupers instoad-pf sending them to th 6 ¦ worhhouse . The poor in the Gilbert unions are much better / provided for ; anil One million and a half of tho inhabitants of thi 3 country are now enjoying liberty under these acts . Hia great objection to tho meafure was that it proposed a continuance of tha system for five yeaT 3 , and tUat it interfered so many ways with the Gilbert unions . The Hon Member here read soaie documents to show the intfficient working of the now Poor Law . He would never consent to the dissolution of the Gilbert unions .
Mr . PaKiNGTON would give his cordial snppott to the measure introduced by her Majesty ' s Goyernment . There had been attempts made to excito the bad passions of the people on the subject of the Now iPopr Lavr . H 9 was convinced that by thus giving his vote to the measure , ho was promoting the interests of the working classes tbomselyea , He thought it impossible that the affairs of the poor could be managed without some central controlling authority . He thought the guardians should not be removed every year ; but that they should be continued for five years . The Hod . Member dtfunded the proceedings uf the body of guaraians that had been attacked by the Hon . Member who had brcuzht forward his amendment . No class of peowret
pla were more ^ ¦ chedami miserable . banthe inmates of tke poor houses formerly were . Men and women were huddled together promiscuously , in ditty apartments ; and in one instance . 1 lunatic bad been chained up in the same room ¦ witb . ^^ the ^ other inmates . Now , in order to put down those abuses , we must have a regulated workhouse , If tats Act passed , such abuses as those lately practisod at Bridgwater and Seven pata , could not again occur . He , however , disapproved ef that part of the Bill relating to tho educational distticts . He contended that the amount of tho rates under the old law had been retneus , and a great saving bad been effected . Bat the great object of the bill was to restore habita of industry aad iadefendoncQ to tbe peormanl . . ' v . ; ' . . ' ; . ¦ - ¦ / ' . - ; ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ / '"¦ ¦ , ¦'
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GeneralJoiiNSON said the working of the prcaont law 'Wai very defective . There was no diatinction be « tween good and bad ; for , by whatever means a man was made a pauper , he was equally a pauper . The amount of the rates bad diminished before the Act was passed ; but , withia the last three yearsi they had materially increased . He stroagly objected to the Commissioners psing in power five years longer , as the Bill proposed . Our forefathers took care of themselvaa and of half the poor iu the parish ; and why should we not do so too ?; Wages were depressed by the poor law . He would exclude the system of workhouses;—of the workhouao test—for ; formerly , / there was not above one workhouse to a hundred parishes . ) . '¦ :. /
Colonel Sibthorpe highly respected the present Government ; but yet he did not beliavs the New Poor Law had benefited the poor . He ; therefora , felt it to bo his duty to oppose the measure . He should think it his duty to take the sense of the Houso upon the Bubject ; and should support the motion o ? the Hon . Member . Mr . Grimsditch said the present measure was condemned by -the great mass of the people . He objectetl strongly to the duration of five years ; for , if the Commiaioucrs retained their offices for fl 7 e years longer , the coantry would bo in nrms . He reprobated the system of iutiraation of terror , and tyranny , practised in worShotises at present ; and ho hoped the Right Hon . Baronet , at the head of the Government , wouli
apply the efforts of his gigantic miad to some retnedial measure- ^"( hearr . ) Ho would conipsl tha Commissioners to make returns to tho Stcretary of State for the Home Department . He read several estraats froni ancient statutes to show the inefflci ' - 'iicy of every successive Poor Law down to the present , and lvb contended , that Lord Brougham had ow / iod that , it had never been intended to app ' y 5 t to the manufacturing districts ; nor did he believe the patience of tko people would I-pug endure it in the agricul ' -ural districts . Now , sometimes teniparary relief for a week , nay , for A i ' ay , ¦ would enablu the poor man to regain-his inrtepenclerxr ! , to remaia his own wiaster ; but in order to quaUfy him for being an inrnnle of a workhouse , his gcocis were sold off , andhewaa brought to a . siate of utttr destitution .
Sir C . NiPVEit could not see thetose of appointing Poor Law Commissioners : < t exhorfaitant salaries . The union had done a great deal of good in the district where ho b ;« l cffi ^ iitsd ; and if all the uir . ons in England were ujjton so Bniall a scale ttiey vr - ou ! d be a blc-rsing instead of a curse to the country , in his district oVl people of sixty years of age had received three shU ' iir . gs per week , and why should they be deprived of a eoaif jrtable homa ? They were people of good character , and ho should like to break the law for their benefit—( laughter ) . Now , if a man with five or six children finds b ; s 12 s . per Week ncit sufficient to ntaiutain his family , hu must how sell his goods and csraainto the poor-bouses . Workhuuscs ouaht to bs more like Cbol-Bea or Greenwich hospital than that which they are present . He would , in the oveut of a man having a large faualy , agree to take one or two of his fan . iiy
into tho liuuse and educats them , upon the understanding that they should be rewunevated for it afterwards . In CAsiiS of bastardy also , ho difllikedthd idea of the reputed father not being obliged to support the chil' 1 . Ho did not believe that the morals of ftiniles -wercone whit butter for it ; far geiicraily specking the gir ! could not get a living for herself and child , and must go to the poox-hoase for support . A poor giri who conducts heraalf well cannot escape ; -whereas , a loose girl may go out anil come iuto tbe workhouse every weelc if > ha pleiiso , by making an arrangement with iier lover . \ T-aa there any decency , sense , or morality in this ? H& shouiii propose that every body should enterinto a small wtekly subscription , if only twopence per week , to form a fund for the relief of the poor . Now , with respect to tku Gilbert Unions , he did not very well like them . Why should the Itiglit Hon . Baronet destroy these Unions ? He should vote against the Bill .
Irfr . Ferrand strongly reprobated the heartless tyranny with wMch the Poor Law was attempted to be enforced . Magistrates were too idle to attend to the affairs of the poor ; and this measure would bo a disgrace to En / jlisbmen , it woiild bo a violation of Inn coast ' -tution ! In Berkshire , tho gentlemen were too fond cf fox-hunting to attend to the afiiirs of the parish . A woman was overseer hi one parish in the south of England . The present Poor Law buci been productive of gre . it evil a « d he thought it a cruel thing that the poor should be punished for the gross iiegligence of the rich . It had been . attempted to drive the poor from the soil in the south of Eieiixud . But the poor bad a riaht to tho soil of this cuuntry ; they had a homestead on the soil ; and tfusv should
not be deprived of it , to be reduced to misery and destitution . It was recommended by the Poor Law Commissioner . ? that they should be starved off tbo eoil ( No !) He could prove it ! Thoy had recommended it . Oh , what a horrible ttate cf oppression ! He would read Dr . Kay ' s letter . Listen , then , ye Honourable Members who aid , " read , read . " He ( Dr . Kiy ) said , that necessity must drive them from their abodes Was not that it ?—( ht-ar , hear , ) It had been represented that the manufacturers iu ( ha iiorfc of England had entered into a conspiracy with the Poor Law Commissionsrs to a-bsorb the surplus labourers of tbo south of England , by kidnapping the poor of tbis south . ' Mr . Chadwick , a quaker gtn tJema a , cad been instr u . nehtal in sbsorbing the surplus population of the south . It
was Gue of the most disgraceful sewnea of ' . tyrnnhy and slavery ever exhibited in any civilised country . Mart under this system becomes briitai and reckless ; he toils , Tike Sisyphus at bis wheel , with no cthor prospect than a constant repsslition of his unmit'gatcd labeur ; his habits are debased , —hia morals are contaminated , he becomes sullen and ferocious , ami ah easy prey to tho arts of designing demagogues—( haar , hear . ) Hon . Gentlemen might say " Hear , hear , " but he could point out some of tbem . Will gentlemen nive their sanction to tbis measure ? Will they placo tbis fearful power into the hands ( f the&e Poor Law Commissioners for five years ? ( Loud cries of ' Oa , up , no ) The bible is trampled under foot . ' Tho laws of God
are Bcoffed at ! For we are e ? ijoined to feed the poor Yet they are sacriQced ; -fjr what ? To sweU the enormous -weaith of their masters , anil to save the rates . This has been avowed . Ha ; i the poor-law com . missioners been able to carry out this law in tbe north ? No , they had not . Men hail been incarcerated in county gaols , becanso they could not pay the 2 a ; Gdpoor rates , lie knaw a poor man out cf work , who had Ss . allowed him by the poor-law guardians , in his union , to maintain his wife and f . imiiy , but he was stopped 2 . 3 . 6 d . out of it for poor rates . It was dreadful that aged people , who had paid the rates , should be torn from their homes , and immured in Bastiies ! If we fulSl but one-twentieth part of our promises , that bill win never ba read a second time .
Sir J . GRAif am vindicated Dr . Kay from the aspersions of tho Hon . Member who bad just sat down . The poor had no right to a maintenance without working . This was a doctrine subversive of all the rights of property , and most mischievous to the working classes themselves . Mr . STUART Wortiky cJeprccated the use of strong or harsh langnarre with respect to the poor-lK . ^ 7 cotiitiiission . Condemning tha powers given to that ccimnisfipn , ho did not , nevertheless , ask for its instant abrogation , but cautioned tl > o House against its perpetuation , believing that , under proper trailing , the lecal authorities were the beat administrators of the poor-Jaw . Colonel Wood ( Brecon ) supported the second reading of ths bill , though ho wished it had been divide ed into two parts ; and saw defects in tbo working of the law .
Mr . Liddell said he would support the second reading of the bill , but should oppose the tbird reading , if certain imperfections which fcc pointed out cut were amended ; the bastardy clauses , pwticuiariy , working very ill ; and bo certainly should oppose . tUe arbitrary dissolution of the Gilbert unions . The Honsa thon divided , when there were—For the second reading , 260 ; against it , 61 ; majority , 190 . The third reading of the Dean Forest Poor Bill vras resisted , but was carried on-a division by 8 . 1 to to 21 . The other orders of the day being then disposed of , the House adjourned at half-past twelve o ' clock .
Saturday \ May 18 th . The House was occupied in considering the Railways ' Bill in committee . . The first amendment of importance was one proposed by Mr . Stafford O'Brien , ta prevent , the Icckiug of the doors of passenger carriages en the siue nearest to the stations . This , of course , raised a discussion on the snbject cf " locking-up" on railways . Mr . C . IifSSELL ( the chairman of the Great Western Rail . wayj / . said that the ' whole of tse carriages iu tbe ease © f the lanientabie accident en the Paris and Versailles Railway weve eecond-class carriages , of -winch the top and sides were « pen , and from vhich the passijiigers coiild have escaped as easily aa if the doors had been unlocked . He was opposed , on pnaeiple , to alloyicg the doors to romain unlocsked , as beia" far more likely to proituce accidents than tho practice of locking up . . ' - ¦ - . ¦/ ., ¦¦'¦/¦ ¦ ¦ ¦/• '; . ¦ .- / ..
Mt . Gladstone ; opposed the amendment , considering that the question should b 9 left open , aad that it was not judicious to arm the Board of Tiade with compulsory powers on tbe subject . After some conversation , Sir R , Peel expressed bis opinion , that the publie were the best guardiami of their own safety , which , also , would be best ensured by giving to the Board cf Trade a disctetiohary rather than a compuisory power . The amendment was ultimately carried to a division , and rejectedby 92 to 69 . . Mr . Pxujifthe then proposed an nmendment that " no railway stall be ueedon any part of the Lord ' s Day , " except" in cases of charity and necessity . "
Mr . MaCAUEAT opposed this kind of k-gislation with respect to Sunday travelling , and asked who were to be empowered to judge and decide on theso cases of " charity and necessity ? ' * Ho tbdught that thoHousa would be placed id a ctost Ius 1 icrous situation if it adopted so extr&vagant and monstrous a proposition . Lord Sandon , Mr . Gladstone , and . Sir H . Ikglis , entreated Mr . Plninptre to withdraw his amendment ; but , after some cpnv 6 rseiion , it went to a divMon , when it # aa supported by eight , and opposed tyio 5 .. - ¦ ..- . /¦ ¦ : ; ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . ' . : ., '¦ : ¦¦ /// - '' . / ¦ - ' - ¦'• Loid Robert . GR 03 VEN 0 & proposed » clause , the i object of whicti was to give a controlling powei
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oypr railway companiesr having a ppmrapa tevminui or UBing rails in common , so that unfair advaptago should npfc ba taken , ^ r given by one company to the prejmlica of another . ^ ' , 5 ! This was lost by a majority of 1 . Mr . Gladstone , however , promised to niake suggestions to tha companies on tbe £ ubjact . ; >' ¦ - .- . ¦¦¦ : ' / - ;; : ¦ ..-. ThoCastoms Act Bill ( the New Tariff Bill ) wasread a ' 8 ec 6 nd : time . . - ; // ¦ -. ¦ - •/¦ - .. ''/ - . /^ v . / .- . -.- ' , ¦ , [¦ - ) : < ¦ - -y" ..-¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ :. ; : J / b » day , ttn 20 . / // Sir J . Graham intimated tbat 16 was not the- intention of Government , during the present year , of interfering with the present syBt « m of Eogiisb registration " or Parliamentary voters , bat ; that tbey wonld introduce a bill before the close ; of tbo •; present sesslou , in the hope of carrying it early In the iieiS
session . . .. - . •• . - .: . . - ¦ - .. - .. . - ¦ - - - . . - - . . -- . - . - ¦ ..-. . . . : ¦ Sir Robej ^ t Peel , in reply to Lord John Russell , said that government did not at present inteud to interfere with the question of Irish TegistratioD . . - ' ¦ ¦ - ' Mr . Charles BulLer called the attention of the House to the subject of the gold cijinaga . He argued that it was improper and unjust that , by / a sudden ntovesnent of the Government , the accidental holders of gold coin shouM be su > gocted , to the ? 6 s 3 c £ the depreciation of the coin ; and showed by various precedents in our bistory that the public had not ; in tb . 9 casa of gold coinage , been compelled to bear tha loss of . the
depreciation , though he admitted than they bad been compeiipd to bear the 1 qs 3 in , tho . cases of re-itaiies of the silver coinage . Tho conduct of the ^ G overnment bad beon . equivccal and absuvd ; by a huddea prcclaniation they had depreciated the entire gold : coinage of the country , while they themselves , tFirough their a ? entsi . ha / 1 ' ween guii-ty of issuini ? liijbt cuitage after the isKUO of tke proclamatiori . The period , too , which the govcinmsut had cliosorv was t ^ ssadiag iy unpropitious—a period of freat public distress ; ths injury inflicted on " . tho public by this measure would be productive of more darnage in a fortnight / than the tariff could compensate in ayear . ; . /
Tha Chancellor , of the Exchequer dGprscated this mode of bringing on importiinl questions . Thq law authorised all individuril 3 to refuse goid coin Which was below the weight required as a legal tender . ; He admitted that it weuld have Men better if .- / the public bad been more frequently warned of tho effect a :: d operation of the law ; bat passing over this , ho 4 eclaTci \ that the intiraiiHatior . s which the present Goyernnis ^ t , bad received " of the evil of' the depreciation of . tho present gold coiaage feqiiired some execu-ivo ir . t . Tfc-rtace , and the GuvernirieLt had selected that seasonable moment for interference , -which they btUevtd / if neglected , woiiJd not soon ; occur again . The Government had adopted " this measure with . a view of relisviag tho pressure on the monetary intereats , which were ultimately th « interests of ths whole comaiuhity .
Sir Robert PeEl produced proof of . the . demand for a rectiKcation of the gold currency whieu had been pressed on the Government ; aud contended that ; under existing circumstances ' , no other course / was open to the executive . Any other course talieu to remedy such an actua . 1 evil " vrouM have led to a positive dapreciatioa of the coinage nioro severe than that wisich now tsisted , and which , by proving a market for " clippers" and other depredators of the coinage , v / onhlhiiye materially enhancuti the grievance felt by the' pablio Mr . -Hu ' jie approved of th « course adopted by the Govcrniiient , but was of opinion tbat thby mli ^ Lt have obtained their object with less loss to the comnisrc / al and trartuiH classes , -who w < -re sufffi-iiig Eovi-rely from the effects of the proclamation .
Captain Bbrkelei' ji . oducaii proofs of tbe . assertion , that since the issue . of the proclamation the Gmrmnent offices had been issuing light sovereigns in pay ' msnt of the seamen in her Majesty ' s service . S : v G .-Cockburn dvnied this . Afterstmie fnrtb'er conversation t 5 : e motion was put for going into committee on the Poor Law Ani £ D ^ al ! En ! Bill , on which \ : Colone- Siijthorp moved that the Committee be postponed for tbite months , or in othvr woids that thft bill bts rejected . ,
Mr . » Wakley , at great length , supported the amendment , Ha beliewd that any . / obstacle to the progress of the bill wouhl be a beneSt , for the bill v / as calculated to sow the seeds of revolutioii in thfr country . -He opposed the bill 611 tha various grounds of its " unconstitutiona ! Entitre , its despotic powers , its inhumanity , ar . dih ttniidncy to destroy tfts libtrUr ^ of tha people of England . Both of the great political parties , the . Tory aud tho V / hig , were responsible fcr this' measure , against which the entire country prayeri . ' ¦' ¦ -. ¦ ¦ : . '" . . ' : lord COURTENAY defended the New Poor Law as a measura rtquired to correct the evils of the old system . Mr . Latyson strongly opposed the bill .
Sir R Peel declared that the Eieasura was ths measure not oi any indivii'ml , but of hu * MajostyJa Governmc-nt . Ho was not a ineniber , bnt an opponent of tho Gj \ 'erncieiib which originally prv ; i >> sstl this measure ; and , in sujiporting it in tb : 3 mattKi ' , hfl had seen nothing to change ais opinioa during thn interval . We must not forget tho facts of the old- sy ^ oni— -the intk-ceoeyi the idleness , tho want of moral -fc ' eiiKg , and mor : U coiivag-T , &j . It would be eaay to p .-i "; n a ¦ short .-lived ' poj . u ' . urity by opposing the N « w P-ior / Law , but believing that 110 ' peripd short of five years wouid serve to enable them to understand the operPition of the Poor Law commission , and convinced that tba vices Of the old . system were too invaterato to bo otherwise rooted out , he gave his cordial support to tha bill bafora the House . On a division , the amendment was rejected by 219 to-43 .- - . - ¦ "• : , ' : ' - ' . '¦ ¦ ¦ : '• ' . ¦' .. ' ¦ - ¦
Mr . Ferrand , after-some observations , moved the adj . mrnjuent of the debite for a wetk . Mt . Fiklden seconded the motion ; warning the House against granting , the unconstitutional powers proposed to be perpetuated by tho . 3 ili to . the Conimiasi > aers . / . Mr . Makk Philips supported the Bill in : a speech of some length . Sir James Graham cilied in question some statements by Mr . Ferrarcd ; which he was quita wiiliug to submit ! to the investigation of a select committse . Afcersomo debate , a division took place ; when there appeared 18 to 255 . .
Soma . further debate took place , and than the Bil weut into : committee pro forma , and the Houst ; ad juumtd .
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BALAxNCE SHEET OF THE O'CONNOR . DEMONSTRATION COMMITTEE . May 22 , 1312 . receipts . . ' ¦ ¦ _ £ . s . d . Longton ... ¦ ... 2 15 7 » Stuke ,.. — ... 1 lo 71 HanloyandSacltou ... -- 2 12 6 Upper Hiulcy , und SxatiihoTEB 4 31 10 * ^ wc asdu ... ... .- 0 13 1 * < Burskm ... ... _ ... 1 lte . Collections as different mcciiiigs G lo 8 a £ 2 Q 0 11 EXPENDIIURE . , : ' .. ¦ £ . s . d . To John Richards ^ to Birmingham , to the Sturt / . ; Conference ... 2 7 C ILBooth , to helper ... \ ... Mfi G C ' oacii and four , postilions , aad mar-Khall % horses ... ... ... 4 2 9 PfinttL'g bilis and cards ... ... 1 / 7 0 Music , and carriages for do . ... 7 U 0 Mr . Frcncuv to Manchester . ... 0 ¦ H 2 Incidental expenses ... ... 3 | i 3 ' Paper / ami postage ... ... 0 3 3 J £ 20 13 5 i Receipts ... ... £ 2 i ) 0 11 Das to Treasurer ... £ . 0 12 0 ^ Thomas Sxarkey , Treasurer . Wji . Garbatt , Ohairnsau . Audited and found correct , J . 1 MKS / L 1 VESLS . Y , \ A ,.. JuHN RlClUKDS , ( V - -013-
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A proc amation announcing the is = ne of" ? . --coin-of a value unknown ¦ baforo , fiamely , halt iaivUiiuL's , wa 3 published on Friday . To merchants ei . ^ l U 3 of a nfiimy have keen Jong fatnihr in t }; olr daaUni : . ^ bufc howshopkpepers may like thia new inonoj is . ii ' vopleuiatiuai . ' Kithei'io a , lar ^ e proport | o . nat > j ' . prc-fit'ria . 3 been in ' ade put of fractions , which never i : 3 , vo beea givflii' m'favour of . tJie buyer , an'd which wili . now be euued , and thcrefi > re by so much wiii it bs . bcneSoial to the poorer cla .-siS . . /"' . .
Si ^ kep .- — " Nothing has such a tendency to restore the System as sound and refreshing : plefp ; . a popular write ' r beautifully remarks—— ' All-he&iing sleep neutralizes the corroding caftsiic of carej aiid bluot 8 even the barbed arrows of the marble ' ¦ ¦ hearted nend—Ingratitude ; * aiid by a well-known ppct it is deseribed as * Nature ' s sweet restorer ; ' yef there are (¦ housanda yrho pasa weary and eleeplesa nights without taking the trouble to ascei'taia : tho cause ; many resort to opiates , and thus aggravate the evil . Parr s Life Pills will bo found to soothe theiri-itated state of the nerves , and soon lo bi-in /? the whole system into that cijol and healthy state as -will induce sound and refreshing sleepy itt . d thus fit tlioniind and body for tho varied duti ^ a of life , which henceforward will bo performed with easo aad saticfaction . "
BlJiCKBUEN . —Trade here is in a fearfully depressed , condition . The poor hand-loom weavers have asain . had to subtnit to lower wages . Faciory operatives also suiFcr extreme distress . Tho condition of operatives just now is truly distressiug . THE LSGISLATURE NElinEH DENIES KOnDEFEHS RiGUT ' . —Such ia tne power and activity of the claaa inteiesU ia the House of Commons , that the law branch of . thoae interests is endeavouring ( apparently , with snecess ; , t ? preveat tbe p rinling of the pspers , in Mr . Gordon ' s case b £ complaint agalnat the Irish Court of Coaucary . It U tho hieight of folly to : txpect anything from ifiat Houie ^^ 08 at / present constituted ..
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ADDRESS OF THE OPERA . T 1 VE STONE MASONS' ASSOCIATION TO THE TRADES G £ > EBALLY . BRETHBE >\—We , a portion of the trade , strnfgling lor that political protection -which has been hitherto ^ thheW from the industrious portion of the population of this country , feel it to b 9 our duty to call you attention to an organization which is being effected , -with a ^ ie -jr to unite the energies and consolidate the means of the labouring classes , for the purpose of endeaTonring lo obtain the enactment of the People ' s Charter , by enrolling yourselves as members of the National Charter Association , and , as a trade , lending your influence and support in conjunction -with other trades and united bodies throughout the empire , for the attainment © f so desirable ao
object-It is a source of regret - to ns that circumstances loudly calling for our attention should for some month ' s past bavd so far withheld us from this snbject , yet we tare bad sufficient time to observe , thai notwithstanding the distressed state of the country , and the prominent nnnner it has been laid before the legislature , j they have evinced uo disposition to enact anything in the shape of relief ; in fact , they have completely eradicated every hope from our minis of the existing burdens that press so heavily on the working com- j mnnity being by them remover ] . That tbe existing laws of this country are bad , we think few of you -will i deny- And what is the remedy to be applied ?—We Ey , " Tee Charter , " in its true form , is the only one ; i and in order to So our share in obtaining it , we have formed an Association of our trade in order to carry out 1 the ¦ D rinciples cf that document : and while we earnestly i
invite those cf our own trade to come forward that have ret yet £ ose so , and assist us in this good cause , •' ¦ we thini , if every trade were to take up the question ' in a similsr manner , it would make such an impression j en the publie mind as would go a great way in obtain- j the object . There is one thing in particular that stimu- j Jites us at this time to call upon yen to examine the i merits of the Charter , which is our late strike . We ' tbini it is clearly proved , tisat however far trades * j union ' s sre c ^ " 1 ^^ to better cur condition , yet there is too great a lack of protection , for any permanent ; good to be derived from them as at present constituted ;" but do no ; think for one moment that we imagine trades' euo ^ s wouia become useless if the Charter were gained ; bst ou the contrary , they wonld stiil , we think , continue to be necessary , aud with the protection we might expect from a good government , would render tbfrn more effective and useful .
He csTSBSs of strike are daily lEcrensiEg , while the means of seco-ing ths-oVject struct for are daily deceasing . The reason is obvious : the present system has made the supply of labour entirely to exceed tbe demand ; the effect of which is , first , ta prevent -numbers obtaining employment , and thus depriving them of the means cf subsistence ; and , secondly , giving tfee employers complete control over the labour market , thereby enabling them to exact tbe greatest possible amount of work for the least amount of wages . There nevd "wu . 3 , i . the history of our country Euch an important period as the present ; hundreds of thousands © f oar countrymen are actually starving , walking throughout the mamificturing and agricultural districts like shadows of men gliding to their grr . ves ; and poTerty occasioned by others is punished -as a crime .
There are many amongst you , -who agree with our principles , ni 3 y tell us that the alleged rash conduct of a portion of the Charust body has exposed their principles to prejudice and ridicule ; even supposing this te be tie case , is it a srifSrieat reason to de : er ns from exerting ourselves to obtain that otject , which is acknowledged hy all good men—all who hail -with pleasure any isproTement in the condition of their fc-lJofrmen—to be just and necessary . To those that are opposed to ozr principles "we say , " come amongst ns , r . cd show ns ¦ whtrein the Charter is unjust , aud we will be as ready to abandon it as we are at present determined to support it . "
la conclusion , fellow-tradesmen , if yon would secure good government and justica to all , unire in one mi ^ hrr , grand , and unanimous effort to save your -ceuatry foom decay and yourselves from annihilation . We remain , Fellow-tradesmen , Tours fraternally , Tn £ Opesaiite Masons' Charter Association . P . 3 . The above Association meets every Saturday evening it ti ^ ht o'clock , a : the Craven H = ad , Druryiane , Loudeu .
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TO THE REV . WILLIAM HILL , EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —It . is a pleasing duty I have to perform in testifying , amongst your numcrons readers , to the perfect satisfaction I have ever received in your conducting such a journal as the Northern Star , with all the difficulties and importance attached to it . You have used the rein and spur with judgment and discrimination , andwhes imperious necessity demanded it , you have not hesitated to ply the whip , and lay it on " pretty thick" on every "bolter" from the straightforward course ; bat yon have never bean wantonly or unnecessarily severe . In short , I have sometimes thought you too feelingly Blive to the sensibilities o £ others , who did not merit such tenderness at your bauds .
As a correspondent of yoDr paper , you have withheld several communications of mine , and used the rein when you thought my zaal outstripped my judgment . I bowed to your decision , and generally I found your decision to bo just and proper . On the demise of the Vindicator I addressed the Star , and coDgrstuliited all real Chartists on its extinction . I wts verv angry with Vincent and Philp , and said , amorg many things , " that they Were vlaying tho very devil . " I spoke of their pettishness , ¦ waspishness , ar . d want of judgment and eelf-controul , and theii- leaning to the middle classes ; but I gava them credit for bom sty , and thought that age and time wouid do much for them .
lou did not insert my letter , and m your notices to correspondents appeared this— " Woolwich Cadet Hiust t-xcuso us , it appears too much Jike kicking a dead bersa . " Yon bad rr _> wish in this either to lash er denounce ; but I sonieiimes imagine that by sparing the rod , you have spoiled the child ! I v . as deeply grieved at the conduct of O'Brien , but I attributed it , as I do now , to illness . L « t O Briens health be coinpleU-iy re-established , and wo sball see him the •' Bronterre O'Brien" as formerly , maissana , in corpore sduo ! The O'Brien I iset here can ufcvar become a tool for middle class schemers . I , for one , will not listen to it .
Continue , Sir , ia you ? path of rishteousnsss , and you must ever command the aid and approbation of all honest men ar .-l women , and the SUtr , under your guidance , -will Jtad to the regeneration of your country , the civilizition of the laws , and the happiness and prosperity of the people ! Notuing less than " Universal Suffrage , and no surrender , " wii ! meet approbation from Your devotee * Soivant , A V 7 OOI / W 1 CU Cadet . Ciucheeter , June 20 th , 1842 .
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TO THE DIFFERENT SUB-SECRETA 3 UES OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION OF DEVON A > "D CORNWALL . Fellow Democrats , —I bars just received a letter from our persevering friend , Mr . Oainpb-.-ll , in answer to a letter I sent tan days since , rcqu ^ stina ; him to urge the necessity of a good and efficient lecturer baiugsent amoi . gs " : U 3 to aw : ken this apathetic region to a sense cf the ;? duty , and to lay our case before tbo New Executive when chostn . Mr . Campbell assures
me and you all , orery on _> of you . that if we do our duty , by trying to supply the re ^ rfy , be doubts not but that Davon sad Cornwall will be supplied with a lecturer 01 talent , and one thst wiil c , o the whole hog . Up , then , at once ; call your lUfftrenl committees together and let a general fund be raised of the two counties , every loom set to work , and every hand active , that we may weave a good web of sound Chartism , before the short days come on , for if we allow tiie winter to come without giving the wheel of corruption a thrust , we are hardly worth the name of Chariists .
Mr . Smith , of Plymouth , has suggested the holding a delegate meeting of thu two connties , for the better organisation cf the different localities . Such a step is essentially necesssary , and I hope that every committee may immediately take the tuhject into consideration ^ aud correspond with Mr . Smith , ef Plymocth , and say how and when . Let the subject be immediately entsrod into with a spirit that becomes men worthy of liberty . Hoping the above few hints m 3 y be the means of weakening the oppressor ' s power by strengthening the ¦ working man ' s cause of equal justice , Is the sincere wish of yours , Persevering in the cause of Political Emancipation , Redraft , Jans id , 1842 . HEJiRY Hancock .
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DELEGATE MEETING OFfTHE COUNTIES OB SALOP AND STAFFORD . " We advise the party who sent the announcement not to attempt another hsax upon us . —Ed . N . S .
TO THE EDITOB OF THE NOETHERN STAR . Sir , —In your paper , of yesterday's date , I find the above quotation appended to a letter signed Frederick Macklin , Newport , Salop . With reference to tho above meeting , I will explain , in as brief a manner as I can , all the circumstances connected with the case , and as I felt compelled , last week , to record a vote of thanks to you , for your impartial lina ef conduct , I trust the same impartial spirit will impel you t « allow me a place in yoar columns of next week , for the following explanation to " put the saddle on tho right horse . " The ficts of the case are these : —
On Monday , the 30 th of May last , at our weekly meeting , I proposed a resolution to the following effect , which was carried unanimously : — " Tnat it is the opinion of this meeting , that a Delegate meeting of the Counties of Salop and Stafford should be held immediately , to devise means for the better organization of the two Counties , and to consider the necessity of appointing a lecturer , & . C ., and that all the localities of the two counties are requested to correspond with Wm . Peplow , Stafford , as to the practicability of holding rach meeting at Newport , Salop , on Sunday , June 19 th . "
I sent a copy of this resolution to Mr . Child , of Coalbrookdale , witb a request that he would communicate it through tho Salop districts , and having received communications from Coalbrookdalo through our Newport friends , I expected they woulj have been apprised of it through tbat medium . . I also sent a copy of the resolution to the Pottery district Secretary , and Mr . Ward , of Stafford , communicated it to Mr . Wilcox , of Wolverhampton , with a like request . I likewise sent tho resolution with other correspondence to the Star for insertion ; but upon reading tho Star of the 4 th instaut , I found that souie of yoar sub « Biterns { for I cannot believa that you would do it ) had transfermed the resolution to the following , which appears in the Star of that date : —
" Stafford anp Salop . ^ A delegate meeting of the counties of Stafford and Salop will bo held at Newport , Salop ; on Sunday , Juue 19 tU . " I read th 9 altered announcement in the S ( ur to tho msmbera of our Association on tbe following MomTay night , and received orders , by a resolution to that effect therefrom , to continue the announcement . Accordingly I sent tlie second announcement which appeared in the Star of June 11 th , which has called forth Mr . Macklin ' s II weak invention" letter . I must confess that 1 hava taken Iibsrties with Mr . M . ' sname ; but when I consider that he was the only individual in Newport connected with the Chartists whose name had been published , I cannot conceive , with the above explanation , that I have don 9 much wrong .
Trusting I have now said enough to set the matter at rest , and tbat Mr . JIacklin ' a " weak invention" letter will not have foik > u the delegate meeting , and that Mr . M . will LABOUR in " pursuit cf justice , " I remain , Yours , &c Wm . Peploav . 4 , Friar-street , Stafford , June 10 th , 1 S 42 . P . S . By the return of the Stafford delegate , I learn he was the only one sent to Newport . So that Macklin ' s " weak invention" letter has hid the desired effect , much to the annoyance of many of our Newport friends , who would have provided a meeting place for the delegates , had Mackliu informed them he would not . So much for Macklins " pursuit tf justice" course . W . P .
TO THE CHARTIST OF EXGLAND . Dear Countrymen , —Permit me , an old Rad . of 1813 to 1830 , 31 , and S 2 , to draw your attention for a few moments , beiDj a passive obsefver of the present movement . During the ajitation for tbe Bill , the wholo Bill , and nothing but the Biil , a many of you will recollect the hue and cry ma * Je by middle-clas 3 Reformers , a ^ aicst your best friend and advocate , Mr . Hunt , to induct ; ycu to desert , denounce , and betray him . Your leaders in almost every district , joined the cry of " Traiior , " " Tory , " " paid Hunt , " < tc , and sorry was 1 at that time to see them succeed , and induce you to f jllow your worst enemies , assisting them in rivctting the chain of slavery more firmly on your ii ; : < bo
For whst is tbo present cry now raissvl against O'Connor aud the Sla y b 7 the new move gentry ? just for the same purpose ; and will you again deseri your best friend aud advocate ? Will you throw away youi rights and tha rights of your children for tbo eninty praise thus bestowed " tbe generous , magnanimous , und disinterested working men have given up their claims for the good cf the nation . " Ofiial delusion ! but you have seen yonr error ; therefore be on your guard ; be not deceived by smooth soft insinuations against the Xorihern Star , whose rays are penttrating into the dark recesses of corruption nnd dragging tho hideous monster before the noon-day sun , exposing its deformity to the public . Rally ronnd your tried friend who came to your rescue when ycu lay at the feet of your worst enemies — the speculators in your blood and bones . An Obseuyeh . Newton-Heath , Manchester , June 20 tb , 1842 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 25, 1842, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct894/page/7/
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