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CONGRESS OF THE REDEMPTION SOCIETY. This...
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MR. O'CONNOR AND THE "DUNDEE COURIER." T...
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The European Central Democratic Committe...
men who compose it , and those who labour with them , do not bury themselves in the contemplation of the solitary product of their own intelli gence ; they would arouse , they would summon upon the arena the intelligence of all . They do not content themselves with thinking ; they seek to act . And this should be , in these days , the watchword of every patriot . For the European Central Democratic Committee , Ledru Rollin . J . Mazzini . A . Darasz . A . Huge . London , June , 1851 .
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Congress Of The Redemption Society. This...
CONGRESS OF THE REDEMPTION SOCIETY . This Congress commenced its sittings in the Society ' s Room , Lambert ' s-yard , Briggate , Leeds , on Monday , June 9 , at two o ' clock , p . m . Delegates present : —Mr . D . Green and Mr . J . Hole , Leeds ; Dr . F . R . Lees , Garnlywd ( Welsh Estate ) ; Mr . I . Bates , Halifax ; Mr . D . France , Huddersfield ; Mr . J . Bradley , Hyde ; Mr . J . Henderson , Newcastle-on-Tyne ; and Mr . R . Stephens , Manchester . The following officers and members of the society were also present and took part in the discussions : —Reverend E . R . Larken , M . A ., trustee ; Mr . Councillor Carter ; Mr . W . "West , treasurer ; Mr . W . Hobson , secretary ; and Messrs . T . Sands , R . Cameron , J . Murgatroyd , T . Wilson , J . Dennis , T . Brownless , T . Arundel , and D . Brayshaw .
The Reverend E . R . Larken , M . A ., "was appointed president of the Congress , and Dr . F . R . Lees , vicepresident , on the motion of Mr . D . Green , seconded by Mr . J . Henderson . Mr . Henderson was appointed secretary to the Congress , on the motion of Mr . D . Green , seconded by Mr . France . Dr . F . R . Lees having taken the chair , the following resolutions "were carried unanimously : — Article 1 . A plan for National Propagandism .
It was resolved , on the motion of Mr . D . Green , seconded by Mr . B . Stephens , that a simultaneous propagandism be prosecuted as far as practicable , and that a committee , consisting of Messrs . D . F . R . Lees , D . Green , W . Hobson , and J . Holmes , be appointed to prepare an outline of the requisite means and machinery . Article 2 . The propriety of appointing a paid secretary ( to be paid out of the Propagandist Fund ) who shall conduct the correspondence , lectures , & c . Resolved , on the motion of Mr . J . Hole , seconded by Mr . J . Bradley , that a paid secretary and agent be appointed to the Redemption Society , to be paid out of" the voluntary Propagandist Fund .
Resolved , on the motion of Mr . D . Green , seconded by Mr . I . Bates , that Mr . James Henderson be app ointed secretary and agent to the society . Article 3 . The new Branch Law . Resolved , on the motion of Mr . J . Bradley , seconded by Mr . R . Stephens , that Messrs . D . Green , W . Hobson , and I . Bate ' s be appointed a committee to consider this matter , and to prepare resolutions to lay before the Congress . The Congress then adjourned till six o ' clock , p . m . On resuming at the hour appointed the following re-Bolutions were unanimously adopted : —• Article 4 . To consider the feasibility of uniting , as far as practicable , all existing cooperative and communistic efforts into one movement .
Resolved , on the motion of Mr . J . Hole , seconded by Mr . J . Holmes , that this Congress recommend the formation of a central committee in London , whose function and object shall be , the registering of the nature , operations , and results of all the associative experiments now formed , or hereafter working , to ascertain their advantages , defects , rules , and arrangements , to report the same , with such recommendations as may he desirable for information , and for the furtherance of the principles of association by cooperation , assistance , counsel , and advice . And further , to hold a general observation over the interests , legal or otherwise , of the associative societies . Resolved , on the motion of Mr . R . Stephens , seconded by Mr . I . . Mates , that Messrs . Holmes , Hole , and Leon be appointed n committee to carry out the object of the above resolution .
Article 5 . A plan for the immediate raising of capital for the prosecution of the shoe , hat , and other linden , in connexion with the community . Kesolvod , on the motion of the Rev . K . R . Larken , Hccoiided b y Mr . J . Bradley , that £ 1000 capital be rained , in shares of £ 1 each , payable by weekly iiiHtiilnientH of not less than (> d . per week ; and that each shareholder he entitled to receive shoes , elotl . es , and other articles , at the lowest , price at which they ciin be manufactured on the Welsh estate , or elsewhere .
Resolved , on the motion of the Reverend E . 11 . Larken , seconded by Air . W . West , that no person be eli gible to take shares under the foregoing resolutions who is not a member of , or donor to , the . Redemption Society . The Oongresn then adjourned till Tuesday , June 10 , at J ) o ' clock , a . m . On Tuesday , June 10 , the delegates and friends
met at the hour appointed , and proceeded to discuss the resolutions prepared by the committee on Article 3 , the New Branch Law , when it was unanimously resolved , on the motion of Mr . D . Green , seconded by Mr . J . Bradley , that when in any town or district , twenty or more enrolled candidates for , or members of , the society shall be desirous of forming a branch ,-and shall petition the board of directors for permission sa to do , a charter of incorporation shall be granted from the parent society , provided that
the following conditions are complied with , viz .: That such branch shall elect and present to the society the following officers for its management—a president , secretary , treasurer , two auditors , and five directors . That such branch shall apply to the registrar of friendly societies for registration as a branch of the parent society . And that all monies collected by the branch , for the objects of the parent society , be transmitted monthly to the treasurer of the society at Leeds .
Resolved , on the motion of Mr . D . Green , seconded by Mr . J . Bradley , that branches incorporated on the above conditions shall have the power of electing candidates for , and members of , the society ; and the members of the branches shall have the same privileges of voting for members of community as those possessed by the members of the parent society . Article 6 . The institution of a permanent Propagandist Fund . Resolved , on the motion of Mr . Green , and seconded by Mr . France , that an additional subscription of one halfpenny per month be collected from each member in order to create a permanent Propagandist Fund .
Article 7 . A plan for the more speedy raising of the funds for the erection of the Communal Buildings on the society ' s estate , and the consideration of plans for these buildings . Resolved , on the motion of Mr . Bradley , seconded by Mr . Green , that in order to complete the sum of £ 200 for the erection of the Communal Buildings , of which £ 140 is now in hand , those persons who have promised to contribute to the same be solicited to do so , and that a levy of Is . 6 d . a head be made on the members of the society , to be paid in three instalments .
Resolved , on the motion of Mr . Stephens , seconded by Mr . Bates , that the secretary be furnished with proper credentials , in order to wait upon gentlemen in various towns to solicit donations for the Communal Buildings . Mr . Smith having laid before the Congress his plans for the Communal Buildings , it was resolved that the thanks of the Congress be tendered to him for the same ; and that the plans be referred to the executive to carry out a portion of them as soon as funds can be raised for the purpose . It is in contemplation to issue a sketch of the estate with the proposed Communal Buildings , to be executed by a first-rate artist and engraver , and to be sold at a reduced price to the members of the society .
J he discussion or Article o , respecting raising capital for the shoe and other trades , was resumed , when it was resolved , on the motion of Mr . Hole , seconded by Mr . Bradley , that Messrs . Holmes , Carter , Gant , and Eggleston , with power in the executive to add to their number , be appointed a special committee to carry into effect the resolution relative to the creation of capital ; and to arrange for the supply of articles to the shareholders . Sixteen shares were subscribed for in the room , and it is hoped that all the shares will be taken up in a short time .
Dr . F . R . Lees presented to Congress the following report from the society ' s estate : — Report from Garnlywd . —The farm is looking v our well . The six acres of winter wheat is of good eol ., and has tilled well . We have three acres of spri ec wheat , witli red clover , and Italian rye-grass . Thr acres of barley , promising a good crop . Five and a " half acres of oats look very well . Beans and pc sown in No . . ' { field , where also vetches are growing nnd turnip-seed will be put in . Potatoes , in No . l'A
five roods . Mangold Wurtzel , three roods . There are about thirteen acres we have drained ; some all stone , others pipes , with nine inches of stone on the top . Capital is wanted for instruments , sheds , and other thiifgs to bring the farm into good order , and save labour and horseflesh . We have three horses ; nine cows in full milk ; one in calf ; one two-year-old heifer in calf ; one two-year-old bull ; thirteen ewes and fifteen lamlw , eleven yearlings , six pigs , one sow , one three-year-old donkey ; twenty ducks , ready for peas ; nine that will be ready in a month .
On the Report of the Propagandist Committee it whs resolved , that the simultaneous Propagandist Movement do commence on the 14 th July , and be carried on for 14 days from that date . Proposed by Mr . Green , seconded by Mr . Fiance . ' After a vote of thanks to the Reverend E . R . Larken , M . A ., for bin kindness in coining to preside at the Congress , the proceedings terminated at four o ' clock . The whole of the disriisniniis were conducted with
eahnness and brevity , the resolutions were all carried unanimously , and tin ; very bent spirit pervaded the meetings . The friends present were much cheered by the whole proceedings . Jamms Hknimuihon , , Sec .
The following sums have been received : —Newcastle-on-Tyne , per Mr . Henderson , £ 1 14 s . 8 d ., do . Mr . Henderson , 2 s . ; Huddersfield , per Mr . France , £ 1 7 s . ; London , per Mr . Corfield , 9 s . ; Hyde , per Mr . J . Bradley , £ 1 7 s . ; Huddersfield , Mr . Phillips , 2 s . 6 d . ; Communal Building Fund , Newcastle-on-Tyne , per Mr . Henderson , 5 s . 7 d .
Mr. O'Connor And The "Dundee Courier." T...
MR . O'CONNOR AND THE " DUNDEE COURIER . " The Dundee Courier commences a leader , in its impression of June 4 , on the National Land Scheme , thus : — "Among the distinguished members of the late Chartist Convention , whose precedents our recent correspondent Mr . Holyoake was pleased to particularize , it struck us at the time as somewhat remarkable that he omitted all mention of the man most intimately connected with the Chartist movement—we mean Mr . Feargus O'Connor , M . P . "
We can assure the editor of the Courier that the omission he alludes to was quite accidental . There was no reason why Mr . O'Connor should not have been enumerated . The " land scheme" is not precisely the best plan that could have been proposed , and its failure is not to be disputed ; but it does not follow that this justifies the attacks made on Mr . O'Connor ' s private honesty . No satisfactory proof appears of personal defection on Mr . O'Connor ' s part . We readily enough express dissent from the honourable Member
for Nottingham , when differing from him politically ; but it is one thing to differ with this gentleman in matters of judgment , and quite a different thing to join in . the rude assaults to which he is subjected on wholly personal grounds . Had Mr . O'Connor not been a species of tribune , he would have been judged in this matter very differently by the press . Let Mr . O'Connor be tried as a man of business , and condemned by the rules of business—if condemnation be warranted—but do not infuse the ascerbity of party spirit into that judgment . Ion .
The Executive Committee Of The National ...
The Executive Committee of the National Charter Association held their usual weekly meeting on Wednesday evening ; Mr . J . Grassby in the chair . The correspondence received was read . Mr . G . Haggis attended from the Islington locality , to solicit the assistance of the executive in getting up a public meeting in that district , which was guaranteed . The secretary reported the steps that had been taken in order to obtain a suitable place in which to hold the great public meeting relative to the case of Mr . Ernest Jones , and it was unanimously agreed : — "That as the case of Mr . Ernest Jones would not be brought before the House of Commons until the early part of July , the said meeting be held in the National-hall , High Holborn , on Wednesday evening , June the 25 th . "—John Aknott , Gen . Sec .
On Tuesday evening last , the John-street Locality met in the coffee-room of the Institution . Mr . Dent was called to the chair . Several members were enrolled , after which , the chairman rose and briefly stated , that they were met to discuss the important subject of " The relative merits of Free Trade and Protection , " and introduced Mr . G . J . Holyoake to open the question , who took that opportunity of explaining the object in view in calling those meetings . The committee of the Institution had granted the free use of the room every Tuesday evening , in order to discuss political and social topics , and to form a locality of the National Charter Association , for which they deserved their thanks . It was well known that for a consider
able length of time that institution had held a prominent position in the dissemination of Socialism , and that it had been a model to the various branches in the country ; and he trusted that ere long they should have such a locality established as would be equally as prominent in the cause of Chartism . Mr . Holyoake then , at considerable length , went into the question , under discussion , and avowed himself an unlimited Free Trader . Mr . A . Campbell took the contrary side , and Mr . Swift moved the adjournment of the discussion until Tuesday evening next , at half-past eight . A subscription of £ . ' ! 4 s ., remitted from Coventry by Mr . Morris , for the Polish Hungarian Refugees , has been paid by Mr . Thornton Hunt to Mr . Woreell .
At the weekly council meeting of the Manchester Chartist Association , held in the People ' s Institute , on Monday , June 2 , the HpcecheH made ; at the London Tavern by Messrs . Hume , Cobdcn , and others , were read from the Dail y News when the following resolution wus unanimously agreed to : —" Having lieurd the speeches of Messrs . Hume , ( louden , and others , nnd believing them to be practical men to curry out . parliamentary reform , we pledge ourselves to render them all the iiHHistanc . e iu our power in procuring the greatest possible extension of the KwllViifif t « the unenfranchised working classes . " — 15 y order <>( ' t . he council—11 . Nuttall , chairman ; J . A Icock , secretary .
( J o <> iM ; itation in l '' oi ( i Ait . A number of yenrs ago the working men of Ktirtar formed associations among themselves , for t . he purpose , of supplying bread and groceries to the members nt . the lowest possible price , without , regard to profit . These have flourished well ever since they were established . Year after year , however , mi additional shop wuh opened ; and the competition anjong them baa now become bo strong , thut inntead
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Leader (1850-1860), June 14, 1851, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14061851/page/19/
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