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TEE ODD FELLOWS. TO THE EDITOB OF THE HO...
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THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER.—THE LATE MEETING A...
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ABEBNETHY'S PILE OINTMENT . j «»? nitB disease i » the I'ilrs ! imtl comparatively how few of tho afflicted have been penna . what 3 P ^ fw tSinirvaDDeais to Me .-iicai skin ; Thi-. no aouht , arises from the use of powerful aperients VV neatly etlr , t $ ^ f , < SeI bj u , e Profession ; indoed . stronn internal medicine should always be avoided ia all tso frequently 6 U ?" ' | r : Tbe Proprietor of the above uintoient , alter years of ac-. te suffering , placed himself under Wses 0 ; this ^ r'tf . ^ inent surgeon , Mr Abenietfcv , was by Him restored to perfect haalth , and has enjoyed it ever file treatment orin » return ef the Disorder , o % er a period - > f filiem jears , during which time the same Aber-* tac c vntnou . tnBr * ^ bceajJie nieans of h ealing a vust number of desperate cases , both in and out of the Fro-Brtbion r ^ "P , frienl 36 Eon of which case- , had kern tinker Medinil care , and some of them for a very consider , f etors circles c . ^ e Ointment was introdured to the Public- by the desire of m any who had been perfectly ^ f ^^ . -tfanDHcat-on and since its imroduction . the lame of this ointment has spread far and wide ; even the ! £ 5 & . HiP ^ te 5 on , alwajs slow and unwilling to acknowledge the virtues of any Medicine not prepared by themj don ' W freely and frankly admit that Abern-. Uiy ' s Pile ointment , is not only a valuable preparation , bnt a i !? 3-iiin"r * medy in every stage and variety of that appalling malady . a fS £ rer ? from the Piles will not repent giving tie Ointment a trial . Multitudes of cases of its efficacy might te produced , if the nature of tne comp laint did not render th .. * e who have been cured , unwilling to publish fe n ^ e c overedpott , at 4 s . 6 d „ or the quantity of three 4 s . > 'd ,, in one for 1 IB , with full directions * , ««« hvf ! KiNGtAeent to the Propne-. or ! , N ... 3 » , Napier street , a-xton New Town , London , where also can SJ & K we " pftent Medicine of repute , direct frl the original makers , with an allowance on taking ux * V * ti "R ^ cMetoa « kfor'ABERNETHY' 8 pu . E OINTMENT . The publie are requested to bo on their guard Minsfnoxious compositions , sold at low prices , and to obsei re that none can possibly be genuine , unless the name Sf KlKO Is P rimedI ol theI Sov ' e ^ ner . t Stai ,. p nffired w eart , pot . is . 6 d ., which is the lowest price the proprietor IB enabled to sell it at , owing to thegreRt expense if the in . re . iknt ,.
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CORNS AND BUNIONS . PAUL'S EVERY - MAN'S FRIEND , Paironitld by the Eiyxl tamity , noMily , Clergy , & c , T- e « ure and spe = 3 v cure for tho ? e severe mnov : > m-K . « , without causing the least pain or inconvenience . Unlike an ntiierreme -ies iorcoras , its o ; : eratio : i is such asti > rendt-r ibe cutting of corns altogether unnecessary ; indeed , * . . yj 6 practice of cutting corns is at all times duli ^ roas . and tms been frequently attended with lament * , wt ^ on - eouences beside * its liabili ' . y to increase tl . eir * : r .. w . th ; it . idhe .- es with tbe mostgentle pressure , produces an fastest an * delightful relief from torture , and , with peist-verKute sn its application , entirely eradicates the mosj faveterate c » ms and bunions . ...., „ .. Tp-timonials have been received from upwards o ! one nn ., drt .-a Physicians and Surgeons of tne greatest eminence , « s well -is from many officers of both Am . y and Navy , : mri nearly one thousand private letters from the gentry in fcws-n ind country ' sseaking in h'gh terms of this valii .-.-Me rcmeay . Prenarcd hv Johv Fox , in boxes at Is . Ud ., or tbret- ? c : ali hoxes in one for 2 s . 9 d ., and to be had , with full airections for use . of C . Kisq , So . 31 , Sapier . sirett , H-xton Nee T «\ vn , Lundon , and all wholesale and retail Medieinp vendors in town and counfrv . Th = geuuiue has t !;! - ;•;; : ¦ . t J .-hn Fox on the Stamp . A 2 s . 9 d . box cures the raos * obuur » te corns . A ' k for' r : ui ' Ever - ' Man ' Friend . ' Abernctby ' s Pile Ointment , Paul ' s Corn Plaster , and Aberuethy ' s K : a Powders , are sold by the following respectible Chemists and Dealers in Patent Medicine : — Barclav and Soss , Farringd-. m-street ; Edwards , f . 7 , St i ' . iul s Church-yard ; Butler , 4 , Cheapside ; Xewbery , St Uiful ' s Sutton Bow Church-yard ; Johnson , £ ¦ :-, Cruiiiii ; > - > ng : ir , lad , Oxford-Street ; Willoughby and Co ., 61 , Bishop ? "ate street Without ; Bade . 59 , Goswell street ; Pr ., ut , ; 'J 9 , Strand ; Hannay and Co ., 63 , Oxford-street ; and retail b \ all respectable Chemists an . ! Medicine Vendors in London . CcnsTBT . Agehts , ilcjler nnii s- ; n , Hesaud ( . ' ( He-, Ud-. ; .: Wmtiull , Birmingham ; Noble , Boston ; Brew , Brighten ; Ftrrij and Sco ' re , Bristol ; Havp . r , Fkef . rs ? -s > . CSV , Ctultvnliam ; Brooke aud Co ., Doncaeter ; Simsends , JxVchostM- ; Scawia , Dartam ; E-uns and E . " ; :, --on Ex-. ' . er ; Colemsn , Gloucester ; Henry , Gnerasey ; jig— , g ^ ifai- DU 'gan , Hereford ; Broofte , Huti . ier-ti < : ; :- « -e .-h . nM'n , Hull ; Fennel , Kidderminster ; Baines and Kews ' omo Leeds Asplna ! , Liverpool : Dmrj-, line ; ..:. ; ie ¦• * » u .-y . Manchester ; Blackwell . Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Button Review Office Nottingham ; Fletcher , Soki-ik \ ews Ofli .,, Norwich ; Mennie , Plymouth ; Clark , Pilot eSco Preston- Heckl ' ey , Putnev ; Staveky , Beading : Scarry , Salisbury ; Ridge and Jackson , Mebcdbt . Office , SheSeld- Watton , Cheosici . e Office , Ssrv . vsbury ; Hsnd .-Jl . Suuthkiiipton ; Mors , Stafford ; Bngley , Stamford ; gjlSS StoVkport ; Vint and Carr , HEBilB Omir , > vn , \^ l .-. i ; Sounders , Tiverton ; Koper , TJlvetstone ; Card-*» U ' wak : field j ' sbarpe , Advebti rn Office , War mck ; Gil-son , Whitehaven ; Jacob end Co ., Winchester ; Haunder and Co ' , Wolverhaapton ; Dcighton , W ..: ce-t . r ; iisSs . iu , Yarmouth ; Boltos , Blansbard and Co ., lork John King , Bridfend : Ballard . Conbndi .: ; Ev : ius . Carmarthen ; Williams , Swansea ; Raines , Edinburgh ; AUas ! Greenoek / Marsnall , Belfast ; Bradford , Cot ;;; Miitnr , DutiJm ; Thompson , Armagh ; and by all respectable Cbtmi-t' Blid He ' deine Tenders in every ilark .-t T ..-k ' ^™ . c-. ai < : e Baited Kingdom .
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OK T £ IS CONCEALED CAUSE SEAT PREY-4 OH TEE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATIOK OF HEM AN LIFE . ltI , t : ; i 2 iTED tT ' . TB NOMEriOCS Qfil-X UTD EsGEATlNG * . Just Published , in a Sealed E nvelope , price 2 s . « d ., or free by V' 0 ? t , 35 . 6 d . CO ^ TROTJL OF THE PASSIONS ; a Popular Essay on the Buries and Obligations of Marrie-1 L < : > . tho TmhapuineFS resulting from phy sical in . pos'imrnts and defects , frithdireerio & E for their treatment : tht * aVmse oi the passions , the premature decline of health , r . nd aental and bodily vigour ; indulgence in solitary asd aotatxTc habits , Dretoefous exertions or infection indueiiij ; t lQD . ' trainofVdsorders sfiVeting the princ i pal or , ; ai : s ..: the body , causing cc-Miuipdoas , mev . i * . l and iuT . " - >' debiiitv and indi ^ ' -tion , with remarks on -ronorrrtt-a , gie » l , Stricture , and syphilis . Illustrated with Coloured EEgrarin ; sand Cases .
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f :- ' - " - - ;" . •'" : The extensive practice of l-i ' : ' ¦'• % : - - r ' : _ " " £ ile ? = rs ft . and L . PERRY and K ; - \ . ;' - ' ..-- . ¦ Co ., thftt'oiitiniieddvniandfor their work , entitled , the 'SiLENT rKIEND , '( one laindred aud twenty-five thousand copits of uhich have bet . n sold ) , and the extensive sale ai : ii hi- ; h repute of their Hedichvs h & ve induced some unprincipled pencils to assurae the name of PERRY and closely imitate n . e title of the Work and names of the Medicines . 1 he public U herein cf : itioned that such persons are not -, » any v , ay connected trith the firm of R . and L . PERRY and Co ., of London , who do tot visit the Provinces , and are cul . , to be consulted personally , or by letter , at their Establish , ment , 19 , Berners-stroet , Oxford-street , London .
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ihonn to be within reach , and effectual The operation of certain disqualifications is fully examined , andinfelititous and unproductive unions shown to be the necessary cem-equsnee . Tha causes and remedies for this s'atv form an important consideration in this section of tiie work . TUB CORDIAL BALM OF SYR 1 ACUM txpress : y employed to renovate the impaired powers of life , when exhausted by the inflaenee exerted by solitary indulgence i . n the gyctem . Its action is purely balsamic ! i :=, power iu reinvigorating the frame in all cases of ner . in ; .- - ana sexual debility , obstisata gleets , mpotency , bMTcnness , ana debilities arisingfrom venereal excesses , !; as been demojistrated by its unvarying success in ibou « : anus > 1 " eases To those persons who are prevented en . :-r ' . ng the marrie . i state by the consequences of early ii-ors , it is . uvaluable . Price lis . per bottle , or four juantities in one for 33 s .
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Tee Odd Fellows. To The Editob Of The Ho...
TEE ODD FELLOWS . TO THE EDITOB OF THE HOKTDEEK STAB . Sis , —Having sren in toe London Diitr News 0 / the lu-. h ult . a letter to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows , written bj a Sir Erasmus Williams , a magistrate aud oltrgyman , I think it my duty as an Odd Fellow to make a f-. 'tv remarks by way of answer . This gentleman ; j ,-p 2 Rrs to ' about under an iapres & lon that every man rieccniing an 0 . ! d Fellow at once becomes a passive subject to the pvti-ers thst be , whether good or bad , and that , nbore all things , ha is forbidden to tab ) any part in correcting the tvllg under which be may live . On tVis n :-6 tiktu idea ha warns the members from having anything to do with Chartism , and wishes them to con . form tothejsst , mild , and equitable government , under which we at present enjoy so many blessings ! It appears from the tenor of the address that the reverend gentleman is labouring under a pross mistake with r . gard to the nature end duties cf Odd Fellowship .
It is we " l known that this tody is composed of men of ell rtiigioua creeds end political opinions—religion end politics bung two matters forbiddea in the lodges—cunsi-quenHj , a mfcn may be a Whig , Tory , or Ibdicnl , Christian , Turk , or Pagan , providing he is a good mors ? character , and conforms to the rules of membership , Either through Ignorance or design , be endeavours to mike it appear that Chartism is a doctrine opposed to everything good , and that its advocates ore a body of rn-. n ieacued with Bselzebub and Belial , te carry out fbtlr wicked designs , even on Sundays and G . io := Fridays . To judge . Indeed , from the language of the ndiirvsp , a well meaning and ignorant person might be led co suppose that Cbartiim was the religion of the Ir , w .-r regions , and that every advocate of the eis polnta
wts itio personification of the gentlemen with the born * "inn tail . Now , to convince the reverend gentlen . i . ii 11-dt he is neither acquainted with Odd Fellowship ru r Chsrdfm , I shall prove that he himself , as an Odd F--l !« iw . is acting upon the Chartist principles . The Clihrti = ts advocate TJniversal Suffrage—that la , for every mi'is- 'ber cf sccbtyto have a vote in returning the repre * cmative to make the laws which he will bare to ptt-y . So it is amongst the Odd Fellows , —ever ; man pa ? a vote as soon be becomes one ( honorary aiemt-ets excepted ) in tho appointment of all officers , < -vA ' . he making of all rules . Chartists advocate Ancnsl Parliament * , in the election of members neu every yeisr ; ami the Odd Fellow * act upon the T . me principle by electing their executive , annually .
Payment of Membra is one point of the Charter , and Odd Fellows net open the same rule . Chartism advorates EqnRl Representation , by dividing it equally iforiret the inhabitant of the country ; and Odd Fellows' : p act ? upon the same rule , by allowing reprfBeatatives j rcording to ihe number of the mrmbert . Vote by B-iKot is mother point of the Cnarttr , and is also the T ! i-.- '"> o 4 of votir . g amongst the 0-1 d Fellows . Here wt nave even point cf tee Gsarter carried cat in the gov r : mert ot the OM Fellows , and we would nek the re -, tr « -r . d gentuman , what herm ccu'd It pospibly do j £ the same just and salutary forms wire usrricd out In the . -o- < :-rntU ' n : ef the nation . I know it has acted well with ' e 0 W Fi-Hows , and I am quite confident it would act qiaily as wcl ! for the nation at large .
Th * writer wants to make it appear that a npmber of oig s were suspended for drawing out money to distress f-. e sovemmtnt . when the fact Is , tbat a few lodges wire only suspended till such time as they had refunded it . Each ] -dge is at perfect liberty to deposititsmomy where the members may think proptr . The rev . rend gentleman appears to forget tbat Odd FeVoTTslr . p is intended to support its members incase of •¦ ckness , distress and desth ; and that they are consequently inter , sted as much as any member of society in < ndesv > uring to procure n good and cheap government .
In proof of tois I can state as a relieviog-omccr , that I h . ve mysrl ' " paid £ 20 out of the funds of the district to which I bsiong in the course of cne month , towards relieving members out of employment , which want of employment I ascribe to a bsd system ot government , I b & ve considered it my daty to make these rtmarks In reply to the reverend g . mleman to prevent the public at k ' rge from Ecppasing tbat Old Fellows are men infiifi \ -rcBt to the interests of themselves and ftllow labourers , end that to become aa Odd Fellow is to become a supporter of any government , however wicked and corrupt it may te .
I pre um » that tho reverend gentleman 13 an honorary member , and , tt a magistrate and clergyman , cannot be expected to view matters in the same light they arc Tiewe / i in fe y B Trerkivg znnn like wysiit . As a clergy . h « n & nd magistrate connected with , and supported by government he considers it , no doubt , the essence of perfcciion ; whilst I . on theottur hand , who cm only a corking msn , and suffering under Its acts , regard it cs a monstrous piece of injustice , wh ; ch deprives me of my rights as a man , and robs me of my means of ex . HtiTics . On this account I am a Cbr . rtist , and a uoliticjI follower cf that terrible rsan called Fenrgna O'Connor— 'nhom tho reverend gentleman seems to view with 60 ' . Each dread ; and to convince him that I am not con . sidorid a very bad member of the toddy , I can assure h ' m that I have been one nineteen years , and have en . joyed the office of P . P . G . H , ; Joa . f Tow . v ,
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S : R CANDELET AND HIS CONSTITUENTS . TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORIHEaN 8 TAB . SiB . —Ia a department of jour paper of the 13 th of May , headed Mr O'Connor and his acusers ' , I find two resolutions appertaining to myself—ono from Hy rfe branch of the National Land Company , and another from Dnhlcfiold branch of the Land Company ; the former asserting tbat I procured my election to the National Assembly by falsehood and deceit . In answer to which , perhaps you will permit mo to say , in ordtr that the minds of your readers may be dlsabuneg of these falls * clous calumnies , that the only foundation there is for tho resolution from Hyde is , that I requested certain individaals not to allow thcms-elvcn to bo placed lu nomination against me ; supposing this ta be correct , which I deny , tre they the complaining partiea | This oanaot bo , for allow me to inform yoar readers that one- ot
those gentlemen proposed me at the public meeting for the office of delegate , aad the other spoke to ihe memorial previoua to Its adoption , Then who rre the complaining parties ! Why , fortooth , a section of the Land Company . What absurd nonsense ! preposterously so . D » the proposers of the Hyde resolution forgst that my election was at an open air meeting o & Good Friday . tho 21 » t of April , called by placard , posh d five days pre vloua to tho election ? If not , then by what moans could I procure my return to the National Assembly by false hood and deceit ? Ridiculous ! I will not occupy your space further in noticing tho Hydo resolution , as the National Assembly harp , in reply to their arrogant and presumptuous intimation , viz ., ' that tht-y no longer recognisedjme as their representative ;' fully explaining 'hat they could net receive such an intimation unless emanating from the same source that elected me .
I was in the Assembly , not particularly as tho representative of the interests of the Land Company , but as tho representative of the inhabitants of Hjde . I maintain , in common justice to myself , you ought not to have given insertion to such a resolution as that emanating from the Hyde branch of the National Land Company , being : only a section of my constituents , proposed as it was , by known emmiesof mine , whose time and talent have been devoted to the creation of feuda and dissension for a considerable period past—knowing as you did at tne same time that this resolution had been eccund In my absence . However you may eomplaia of yonr kpace being occupied by the ' sajingfl and doings' of the Na . tlonal Assembly , the thinking portion of your readers disapprove of the insertion of such matter 68 that emanating from the Hyde branch of the National Lind Company , and abhor the idea of such being the people ' s verdict .
In reference to the Dukinfield resolution , I never knew until after my arrival in London , th . it any agree , tiient was entered into between any portion of my con . stituents in Hyde , and the Dukinfield branch of the Land Company . But from the mode in which they express themselves , it would seem that , in order to do them justice , I was to devote my time in the National Assembly to the delivery of panegyrics on the NoMHEBN Stab and its editor , which is to suppose that the St . 4 * is infallible , and tbat its editor is not as liable to error as any other msn fn the movement . I have yet to learn tbat orlticlsieg the conduct of Mr O'Connor and tho Nobthebk Star amounts to a sacrifice of principle . If all that emanntes from Mr O'Cjtnor and the Stab is to be considered correct and it is to be criminal to
question the right or wrorg of what emanates from those two sources , then the working classes of this country who espouse the cause of Chartism , had betttr oiy so at once and abandon the idea of holding any more assemblies , conferences , or local council committees , and centralise the government in the Nobtbees Stab office I am not the first who havo been knocked down U ider similar circumstances—I hopn I may ha the last , ( if l fall ) . With very few exceptions the references to Mr O'Connor and the Nobtuebs Stab in the Natiosal An . g » mbly were provoked by Mr O'Connor himself . Mr O'Connor himself is awaro how far I disapprove of come statements published in the Stab , of April 22 nd—state , ments which have never been esplalccd away bv Mr O'Connor .
Inconclaslcn , allow me to ctatc , that whatever might have been the case with some of the msinbirs of the iatt Assembly , I never during tha Jen years I havo been con nected with the movement , received a farthing of Mr O'Connor ' s money In my life , nor solicited him for a favour of any description . Tours truly ia the cause of democracy , May 23 rd , Geobqb C * hi > ei , et-[ With all deference to Mr Candelet , we venture to believe that it is not exactly true that tho ' thinking portion' of onr readers disapproved of tho publication of the resolntions and addresses in reference to Mr O'Connor , which wa denominated the people's v ? rdict , At any rate , such a complaint comes with a bad grace from a man who aKed and assisted In provokU'g the said ' verdict . ' It is rather amusing to witness MrCandelet ' a anxiety for 'fair play , 'vrhrn we know that Mr C . sent private letters to his constituent !! for the purposo of tlcretly exciting prejudice against Mr O'Connor . We caw one ofihott Utters , which had been sent by tho parties who had received it to Mr O'Conner . ]
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TO THE RETAIL TRADERS OF ENGLAND , BY ONE OF THEIR OWN ORDER , Bkothes Tradesmen , —As our avocations bring us in immediate connexion with the working classes , and our prosperity depends very greatly up ° n theirs , any . thing that may tend to alter their position , either for good or evil , should be treated as a matter of the utmost importance by us ; and it becomes us , as thinking men , boasting of soma portion of cdacation and intelligence , to canvass calmly and dispassionately nil questions o * a political nature sfketing their Interest . Capital Is the child of labour , and wo are the children of capital ; we live in an age to b ; g an unnatural war of capital against Us creator . If it has so littla respect for ite parent , will it have more affection for its offspring f Do we net already see capital crashing us ? Is not the ayHtna of retailing at ' wholesale prices , and the throwing of several
branches of different businesses iato one , as practised by capitalists doing ever j thing to exterminate as , and throw ns into the ranks of the working class > o t The working men crushed by the capitalists , open shops for the sale of their own manufactures ; and Jf tbo system hi continued , you know well that none can compete with them . If our capital now locked up in the weekly credit accounts cf the labourer , could through Mb prosperity be returned to us , could wn not join together , and by buying largely in the best markets for ready cash , defy compstitba ! Are we doing our duty to our neighbour ? or are wo not rather deriving a precarious and uncomfortable subsistence from the ten or fifteen ptr cent—wo charge the poor man for his teeth's crrdit S In fact are we not 5 n reality acting tha part of screws employed by the capitalists , to extract the last drain between tho
labourer and his daily bread ? and do wo cot possess the power for altering our position 1 In the war between capital and labour it is our duty , as well as our interest , to take partwith tho latter ; depend upon it our very existence is at stake ; let cspltal cenq'ier , and in a very few years nineteen-twenticlhs of us will be in the union , the gaol , or what is at present worse , in tho labour market . And why should we fear the office of a labourer , do not many of us work as herd ? How many of ua aspire to more than a cottage and independence In our old days , to see our children well educated , industrious and free ? It is because theso blessings anunattainable by the labourer that we fear his fate ; let ns then aid him with our whole souls in obtaining thosa political rights by the due exercise of which be mey at no very aistant period secure to himself those just renards for bis labour .
If in the present political struggle It was intended to deprive the capitalists of their right to representation , and to mike over that right to any other body oi men , 1 would atr ' ve in every way to overthrow BO un jtit & proooteins ? ; bnt when it ia a atvuRglo to give that right to tho most ustful part of the community , who have hitherto bttn so unjustly deprived of it , and to hold sacred the rights ef others , every conscientious man ought to blush for a country where the itecceity for such a struggle exists , and do all lu his ' power , without delay , to wipe away the foul blot on the instltutious of his fatherland .
An unrepresented class cannot bo a free class ; and slavery , however disguised , can never be respectable . Let us do all in our power to raise our unenfranchised fellow countrymen , in the political as well as social scale , and they will not be ungr » teful to us for oar assistance . Wo shall have to encounter many difficulties , and perhaps make great sacrlficta , and mwu of nci principle tad tetter remain neuter , they only faring disgrace on a good eause . To liberals of a certain rinse , I would say , if complete suffrage is right , the Charter must bo right also ; and if they would not hava another Reform Bill humbug , stick to the Charter and no
Surrender . I regard tho Charter as the means—tha Issd as the end . Which would yru prefer for a customera man with 10 s . or 15 s . per week , or one with a house and two or four acres of land ? In the former you would have a poor fellow ready on the sli ghtest misfortune , to throw himself and family on your bounty , in the latter a friend , who , grateful for p- . st eerviceo , would bo ever ready to join jou against the attacks of powerful foes . Believe mo It lays with you in agreat ] measure to adjust the balance between labour and capital , and if you neglect the important ta & k inevitable and epeedy ruin attends yon .
Trusting that the Intelligence and humanity , which , asja class , I believe you to possess , may not be imposed on by false reports , and special arguments of evil-minded aad Influential dronrs , but thatyou * ill give free scope to the « X' . rcise of thattound eommtn seoso for which tho active and industrious ponion of tfcls nation are pro . verbia ) , 1 beg to subscribe myself , Your sincere wcll-wlthM ' , A ClTIEEN OFTnt Wobld .
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MR COBDEN AND THE CHARTISTS , TO TDE £ BITOB OF THE HOEIDEEH ST / IB . ' " Sib — I was much astonished to read in to dnj ' a ( Wed . nesoay ) TiMis , ( he following etserticn of Mr Cobdeu'a , Kiadu by him on Tuesday nigr . t in the House ( f Osmose . In advening to the opposition of the Cbartist body to ihe Anti-CornLaw League during the agitation , Mr Cobden says , ' I have set the hon . f entleui-. n ( Mr O'C > nnor ) pab . licly at defiance , and nil his follower ; . , r , n < i 1 never failed tobeattktinby votes wherever I etc tfccm at public meetings in the optn £ ir in any county in the kingdom . Tho truth of this assertion is known te the * OlO Guutda Of 'W ; and for oes , I can assure m Cobden , that want *
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ever might have heen his success , and tho success of his col'i- agses , in ' beating ' tho Chartiats by votes ot any public mei ting la the kingdom , it WBB not 90 in tho Potteries ; for , wherever a show of kands could ba taken , the majority wat genernily found against the Corn Law R-pealers , and in favour of Chartism . But , sir , what rtero the fl"rc of public meetings they were in tbo habit of hs'ding ! Were they cpen and free 1 Did they not endeavour to suppress all inquiry and free discussion ? Di d they not usu every means within their power to exclude the Chartists , and render their meetings packed and oBo- 'tdeif , by t > -sulng tickets of admission f These
questions must be answered in the affirmative , and I would agfcin ask , did not such proceedings prove that they were afraid to submit the justice and popularity of ti ese principles to an unerring verdict of b fair txpres-« . i- > n ot publie opinion ? Hence tho issuing of tickets of admission to such as they could confide in . But , sir , evi > n these ticketed meetings failed to procure for Mr Cobden his boasted triumphs over tho organised faction , ' as tho Chartists , somehow or another , managed to assemble their form 9 in powerful numbers , and defeated by ' votes' the Corn Law Rapealcre , Instead of being beaten .
There are thousands in the Potteries will doubtless remember the signal victory Mr Cobden obtained there in tfce Betb » eda ecbool room , v , b . cn Mr 9 . Kjdd—IbolleVB it was — so eloquently and so successfully opposed hhn ; and I can only say , If I am to judge from the result of that meeting of Mr Cobden ' n singular triumphs , then indeed bo has little to boast of ( silence woulo have better become him ); for as tar as my memory serves me , there wore at least two to ono against tbo Repeal of the Corn Lows as an Isolated mearure of reform ; and It is my opinion , had Cobden and Co . not taken the pr < cautionary st'pstntv did in tho selection of their andience by !&• suing tickets of admii > Dion to the elect , they would not have obtained ev , n thi- number of vutes they did . Besides Mr C'ibden and his friends sbeuld bear in mind that af'er ihe mean and disgraceful steps they took to
proscribe the CHartists , and to exclude them from these me tings that it ill becomes him , and reflects nothing to bis credit if he did ' bra * , them by votes ; ' for granting bim all the glorious conquests be assumes , achieved usder such circumstances adds nothing to his honour as tho leader of the movement , nor dignity to the cause ho represented . Far more creditable would it have been for them to have pursued a straightforward , dignified and Independent course—then might they have appealed to the working class-js for their co-opt ration In any subsequent measures of reform , calculated to enhance our national freedom ; but as it is , I think they will cut a sorry figure In their next performance , in bringing forward their milk « nd water , bulf-and-halfmeasurcrs—grounded upon pure pillcy alone—for tho purpose of frustrating the objects of the Charter—to traasf . r public attention
ftom tbo Chartist substance to their Middle Class « hadow , and thereby retard our progress . But I trust the Chartists will not swerve from the whole hog ; and tell Mr Cobden if he hitherto set you at defiance , as he always has done , that our turn is now come , and that wm intend to return the compliment , by paying him in his own coin . Fo , sir , it ie quite evident now that Mr C > bden has taken his stand against u » , and we need not congratulate ourselves upon enjoying the fellowship of this far-seeing statepmsin , for he has determined that he ' never will fraternise with Mr O'Connor , nor hla myrmidons . ' The loss of this citizen , however , will not be so great nor & o lamented , especially if this second attempt at political reform is attended with no greater advantages than what attended their Free Trade
Speculation , Their Chenp Bread and High Wages Bysttm is ' vanished into thin air . ' ' or , allow me to Bay , their high wages promi
our legitimate prnperdon of political power guaranteed by the People ' s Charier . This being onr fixed resolve , » e may perhaps show Mr Cobden that he will not be able to beat the Cbartlsts by votisin any county in the kingdom , even k > this new measure of Parliamentaay lieform , as the people will show him that no measure relating to thf political enlrancbistmtnt 0 ! theaailllon&—short of the Six Points in the People ' s Charter—will do for tbem , Excuse tht 50 remarks , and should ; ou consider them worthy of Insertion in your columns , you will oblige , Yours respectfully 25 , C / eveljDd-atreet , E . Hvrpbmbb , Fitisray . fquare , May 24 th , 1818 .
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THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER . —THE LATE MEETING AT BRA / NTREB . TO THE EMTcB 0 » THE HOBTHEBK STAB . Sir , —The enclosid communication , addressed to the editor of the 'Escex Herald , ' commtnting upon tboproceedinAS of a mooting reported in its columns on Tuesday , the 9 th » f May , was sent in time tor publication In the number for thi 23 rd , but the editor has thought fit to refuse insertion to it , in the following- terms : — ' Mr Thomas Irelaad ' s letter is too lengthy , considering the speech to which it refers was delivered some weeks since , and that we published an elaborate reply to It at the time . We admire tho writer ' s ability , but we feel disinclined to step out cf our way to publish doctrines which wo hold as mischievous to the working man as inimical to tho peace of the country . '
I shall not be so intrusive upon your columns , as to attempt a reply to the reasons above assigned , but I m « y incidentally raontion , tbat the epetch of Mr C = mr . tauldmay have been ' elaborated , ' while tho' reply to it , ' by Mr Stallwood—tbo gentleman alluded to—must necessarily have resulted from the spur of the moment ; and , therefore , not such a complete answer as farth-r study would fcave su <„ ' - ; ested . To furnish that answer is the object of my communication . Reminding your readers that the meeting referred to , hiU in tho town of Braintreo , was convened by Thomas Coorfeu'd , E « q ,, resident in the neijibaurhoid , for the purpose of discussing tho principles of the People's Charter ; and begging imurtion in your next number , I am Sir , yours refpectfully , Tu mas Ireland .
TO THE EDITOB OF THE EBSEX HERALD , Sir , —IlnTine read in your j . urnal art-port of a meeting held in Braintree , convene 1 for the purpose of discussing the merits of tho Charter , and believing that your sense of impartiality will be tho key of admission to your columns , I have te beg insertion for the following remarks . In place of stating my pretensions to the character of a critic . I asseri that the public acts of all men are the legitimate subjects of all other men ' s animadversions ; and , though t he criticised may be princes or millionaires , and the critic a humble workman , the right of discussion should be as free and inviolable as If the parties were socially equal .
The reverht'ratiM £ echoes of suffering humanity proclaim tbat discussions on the means of elevating mankind are as univtrsal a * profound , —thoagh partaking of the theoretical , the practical is the predominant cbarac teristic . Hiwevt-r much influ nee the svul and thehe & rt msy have In th ; -ae discussions , tho b . lly is tho ruling principle ; hence the speculations having a social tendeney , valslrg the hopes of the sons of poverty , and eliciting the fears of those of wealth . But theso generalities apart , I will come to tho sub . jec ^ s of m . ) cr itique . I emphatically object , at the outset , to the policy pursued by tho pemlemun , Mr Courtauld , who convc-ned tho meeting . From having dsne so , Mr Courtanld thinks bimeeif warranted in assuming possession of the chair , ftti 4 determining the terms ot digcaBsion . The
practical result of this assumption is , that Mr Courtuulri heit-by declares himself greater than tbo whole of the ptrsons assembled at the meeting . He subverts a natural , a ma > . hi-n ) -tical law ; he , » part , is greater than the whole . To his will and dictum those of the many were to puccumb . But' the gentlemen n ; cd not have come if they did not like tho terms of my invitation , ' So , tiavinif crtll d hla fellow-men together , to commune on a qutstion ot" vital interest to them , their wills were to be In abejaaeo thnthis may bu paramount . What is the most characteristic cvidtnoo of a free-man ? The possession of a mind untrammelled by that of another , ' If I ' m designed yon lerdling ' s slave-By nature ' s laws designed—Why was an independent wish E ' er planted in my mina V
But Mr Courtauld , exercising his influence as a man ot property , calls together n number ot his fellow . men , with ' all the aft ' tcilons ot life as sacred ' as his , and tells them , ' my will bo done ; I am greater tbau jou ; I possess the supreme intelligence ; J will preside ; lam the unit of this meo'lng ; you the ciphers . ' Their Individual identity and aggregate importance were absorbed in bis omnipotence . In how much greater light would Mr Courtauld hare appeared hod he allowed tho mooting to elect him to tho chair—bad be allowed to the many that which he claimed only for himself—the tight oi free-will . The meeting was called for a ' full , fair , and free d ' scussiouof tho principles of the People ' s Charter 'with a self-appointed 1 rblter of the terms and results Bssidcs , sir , judging from the report in your journal it appears that Mr Courtauld monopolised the greater portion of the discussion ,
Now , as to tho arguments he uitd . I will give Mr Courtauld credit for their profundity . However Hks most gentlemen of wealth and eruditicn , ho has not condescended to recur to first principles . These are comi derations too vulgar for tho philosoph y of men of wealth . True , Mr Courtauld acknowled ges that ' man as nun has an Inherent , an absolute right to the exercise of hi ! senses , and to breathe and to think . ' To bo Inherent and absolute , this right musi exist irrespectivel y of aa \ conventional arrangement . As society cannot give it society cannot take It away . But apart from tho terms w ^ l I u i" & bt ia "prfB 9 td ' whatdooB il < " »» iBt ? What is it ? Emphaticall y I unswt r , the right to live , _ theesorchoof ourseDses .-thG act of breatbim ? ,-the . acuityefth inking-these are its manifestations . But Vhe right to live implies means to tho end . Thesemcans eaiatnbundacily in nature , In entering into fl 0 ci » ty ,
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in following- the tendency of his gregarious nature , man does not abrogate bis claim to these means , but a new right , a conventional right arises-that of participating In the making of those social arrangements by which the means to the end—the preservation of life—the inherent right to the exercise of our senses , & c „ & c—may be best secured , and most equally enjoyed . Hence the natural right to the suffrage—hence the basis of true morality . But Mr Courtauld demurs to this natural right , because its advocates dictate the period of man . hood at which the exercise of It shall commenc . * If it boa natural ' right , ' says Mr Courtauld , 'why should it be esereised at fourteen , or any other age !' I demand to know if life—that is , the senses and faculties of the human belngwl demand to know if
these arc fully developed , are completely matured from the first germ of existence 1 Can the embryo humanity feel , smell , taste , hear , see , breathe , and think ? The prattling infant—emblem of innocence a « d love—what does it know of natural rights 9 Its tiny finger , thrust Into the dazzling flame , bespeaks its knowledge of ths inherent right to feel—its wondering gaxe at all new objects presented before its eyes , tells of the appreciation of the sense of sight . Tell me of tbo child who , immediately at birth , can distinguish colours , sounds , flavours , odours , and can fully appreciate the sense of touch . Since these inherent natural rights are not , cannot in their very nature be , the same for all the various stages of existence , shall we , following the dictum of Mr Courtauld , declare that therefore they do not exist ? As the
unborn existence cannot see , shall we gay that the sense of eight is an assumption , or at least a conventional expediency ? I call upon Mr Courtauld to demand of the legislature the abolition of the laws affecting premature parturiency and infsnticide . Such a demand is consistent with his theory . Man ' s social being denied , because he cannot at all ages exercise the rights appertaining thereto—why not deny his right to birth and life , because his senses and faculties are not matured from tho first gleam of existence ; Tho exercise of the suffrage , says Mr Courtauld , is not a natural richt , because it is demanded only for tho male adult , On a parity of reasoning the exercise of the senses ia not a natural right ,
because they are not fully developed and equally matured in all the stages of man ' s being . Be consistent , and tell us that , because in infancy our senses are not ripe , we do not possess the natural right to taoto , smell , feel , hear and see ; tbat , because in childhood and boyhood onr thinking faculties are not fully matured , we must abjure the sacred right of thought . But Mr Courtauld grants to man the right to think ; I ask , bat thought only an Intrinsic value f Is not its greatest value derived from its action upon other thoughts or upon matter ? But In denying to man his political rights , Mr Courtauld forbids to him the exercise of this influence . Mr C iurtauld ' 6 arguments are suicidal—they destroy themselves .
But If the exercise of the suffrage Is not a natural right for all men— if itbe only a conventional expediency —whence did the men who now exercise the right derive the authority for so doing ? If to all men the possession of this natural right is denied , it never could have been delegated from the many to the few , and hence the conventional right cannot exist ; for all conventional right involves the { principle of delegated power . It results , then , from Mr Courtauld ' g arguments , that the present electors do not exercise their power in virtue ef delegatod authority , because the natural light is not posaeased by any man , and for tho latter reason , they do not possess It In themselves . If , then , they exercise the vote neither in virtue of their personsl right , nor of delegated authority , It necessarily follows tbat their exercise of it is an usurpation . No , no , says Mr Courtauld , they ex'rclse it for tho good ol society . To them belongs the
' selection of wise and able men , to deliberate in parliament for tho well-being of the community . ' To this I demur , \\ emphatically deny that the well-being ef tho p ; opla is either the object or the consequence of tho government of this country , For proof of that it is not the consequence , I point to the undeniable evidence of the all . pervading misery and poverty which stalk through the land—to the continually auijmenilng ranks of Idle labourers—to the over widening breach between the few rich and the many poor—and to the increasing degradation of the many to the Imperious few . Test the well being of the people is not the object of the government , is evidenced by the fact that Its solicitude is always dricied to tbe means by which tbo people may be excluded from all participation in their own well-doing , and tbat their wants are ever disregarded , their entreaties treated with scorn , their sufferings with derision .
Mr Courtauld compares the government of the country with that of 0 Friendly Society or Railway Company . Let us see how far the comparison will bold . In the Friendly Society , or the Railway Company , are tha offi . cers—that Is to say , the government—self-appointed Or rather , if there are real duties to perform , are they not the paid servants of the society or company f Did Mr Courtauld ever know of a society or company with 3 pi rmanently self-appointed treasurer , secretary , and managing committee , or board ol directors 1 and these officers possessing and exercising the power of paying themselves out of the general funds , and otherwise disposing , accordin / r to their unchecked wills , of the general Interests f I apprehend that MrCourcauld would not subscribe to tbe funds ef any such society , or buy shares in any such company .
Denying that political arrangements or institutions ' can be ascertained by any abstract principle or dogmatic theory , ' Mr Courtauld asserts that they must ' be adapted to the particular condition of each community or nation , ' I ask , who aro to ba the judges of their adaptability ? We have sacn , from Mr Courtauld ' a argu . ments , that no man possesses an inherent right to the Suffrage , — that is to the making of laws and institutions . Again , then , we came to tbe logical deduction that the men who claim this decisive power are usurpers , tinoo tbey exercise it neither In virtue of an inherent or delegated right .
I claim , for society at large , tho rights which , I have no doubt , Mr Courtanld will ba ready to grant to the members of tbo benefit society . I assert tint all men should have the right of deciding the ' question as to the best arrangements for conducting the affairs of a nation to the b : 8 t advantage of all . ' I claim for every people tho right cf making such government or Bocial arrangements tbat may be conducive to their well-being ; and , throfcre , to Mr Courtauld ' a question , why should not the people vote for m . mbers of the upper bouse , and tor the Executive ! I answer in tho aifirmati ' ve . To the question , ' Why should not every man be e king V I reply , ' That every citizan should be eligible to fill every public office . '
I assert , then , that man ' s right te tbe Suffrage , —that Is to an equal participation in the making of the laws aad institutions of the nation , community , or society , of which he is a member—is as inherent—as Inalli-nablcas his right to the exercise of his senses—to tho act of breathing-, or the faculty of thinking , Mny this right embrace all tbe other rights . It is the social condensation of tVoso rights , because it Is the medium by which all men guarantee to every ether man the complete development and enjoyment ef those rights .
Butlt may be said ths noa-possessioa of the elective franchise surely does not prevent a man from feeling , seeing , hearing , smelling , and tasting , from breathing and thinkiag . I assert it docs . Exclusive from political power Is slavery . Slavery destroys man's individuality , and dooms him to hold his senses—his facuUioehis very Iffe , on the sufferance of hla masters . But the proofs of this position belong to the social rather than the political theory . Before I touch upon these , I will hastily glBRCO at some objections urged by Mr Courtauld to tbo details of tbo Charter .
Against the objecti-ms urged to Equal Electoral Districts I can say nothing , but am disposed to think that Mr Courtauld's objection is founded on reason and jus . tice ; not that a better arrangement of tho constitu-. ncies should not take place , but that the modifications suggested by Mr Courtauld recommended themselves to consideration . Expressing my dissent from Mr Courtauld ' j views respecting Annual Parliaments and Pay . ment of Members , I proceed to offer a few remarks in reference to his views regarding tho bailor . It is strange that , although Mr Courtnuld seems fully to appreciate tbeimmoral tendency of tho ballot , it , nevertheless , appears to hlai that thero is a ' conclusive reason that it should bo given , ' although it encourages a man * to belie his professions to landlord , master , or customei '—to play the hypocrite and turn a ceward , Mr Courtauld is willing to give It ! In another part of bis ep ; ci'h Mr Courtauld has talked ef ' dritellitg sophistry , ' hut I will not retort it .
L » t us , fcowover , enquire Into the ' conclusive reason ' that weighs with Mr Courtauld . It is the mere fact of the protection of the ball-it being so almost universally demanded . ' I respectfully re coram rnd Mr Cosrtauld to ailow this reason to balance hia ol jcclion to tho right of the suffrage . Thus much of the political , now proceed we to tbe consideration ef tho social theories reported as advanced at the meeting . Mr Courtauld asks , ' why not gay at once , that God has created all men equal upon earth , and then fore , ail tbe gifts of his Providence , all that contributes . to the enjoyment of life , should ba equally shared by all men !' Without quoting scriptural authority , or referring to the hietory of our own country , both of which would prove
the fiffirmatire of tbe question , I respectfully suggest that Mr Courtanla has never read , in any authorised publication , or heard from tho lips of any authorised speaker , connected with tho Chartist or Democratic movement of these countries , any language that can be construed to imply , that all property should be equally distributed ; and that so soon as a man has gained one pound , or a thousand , all who have gained nothing , or hove gained less , should share equally with him in the fruits of his labour , ' So far from this being tho doctrine advocated by tho leaders of Chartism , and the friends of political and social justice , I , In the namu of my fellow working-men , Indignantly rcpsl the charge , and ascribe it to those who , under tho subterfuge of the ' rights of
capital , ' claim tho almost entire ftults of labour . It la not my business to defend the Socialists of England , or ths Communists of France , but I know enough of both to sty , that Ur Courtauld utterly mistakes their cha raeter , and misrepresents their motives . All enlightened , all juat men , declare * that tho gifts of G . 'd's Provi . dence' should be equally shared by all men ; and ihe ' same enlightened and just men say , that that which » man makes or fashions , if in so doing ho does not p ' oc vent tho exercise of tho eaino right b y another , sh / . , uld remain his Bole , undivided property . Ia God ' s Tjroxl . deuce all should share , —in tv man ' s industry , « -i-ata That ' a tfce morality of the Caartists . In my humble conception no honest man can refuse his sur jjcript . cn f & weto . fo ton for a moment from the speech . ' 0 f Mr Cour
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tauld to tbat Pf Mr P . A . Taylor , jun , who , i nr . ^ to'he question of Labour cud Capital , ' \ working classes to uphold the oecutlty of canltBl 'V was thy result of labour , ' and urged them' t 0 ' * % ward and show there was no danger 10 propcri * " ' "• because the working classes know , bitterl y \ n '' It there is no security for capital , the resalt of lab " " *" that ' property ' is in ' Jang-r , '—that tha « Ia Bj , ! L ' ' ' * » are removed which protected the poor , —tttl ( j , ' ™ > ki > are * idle , ' worthless men , who will net work fo ""' » living ; It is , therefore , I eay , that they demand Doif "'' power as a means of removing these evils . Xhe » a " want other men ' s prop rty . They want to prev ent t 01 men taking their property , "'hit They want not to commence spoliation , they » put an end to it . Believing that rights belong , 0 ' ° ' ^ not to matttr , —to labour and not t 0 "" & , which is tha material consequtmes of mental '' ' '' ' bodily action ; believing this , Coartints and D- 'm ' ^ Socialists and Communists , insist upon the iBst ! 0 ' 8 ' 1 ' keeping and mj , ying the fruits of their own Indosth ! ' Mr Courtnuld says , that * the comparatively n cated multitude , not having had leisure to Hao" ^ soieuue 01
wuuern pumwai hvduooij , no not Underi the great fact that the workm-. n ' s wages can onl paid out of the master ' s profits . ' How should the derstautl such an abstruse proMam , stated in such ^ nn " terious phraseology . Tbe most uneduoted m n easily understand these truths of political econom ^ tbat all productions are the results of lahour , —thu'T real value of tha labour ia t- e whole of that whi 1 , productd . —ita wages , or txolianging property aae C ' ' amount of other men ' g labour , —this may be oa ' lled fj '"' munism , I call it immutable justice . It is that , n ^' which ' the natural right of every min to breathe tt , ° '' i >» nitd kim . / .. « . . „ 1 ^ . — '" "Sir around himto to hoarto smell '
, see , , , to taste , to f to think , or to worship his maker , ' exists but ' in nam ApoIHioal economy which teaches truths like these Jj not only be understood by the people , but , most »„ redly , will be consummated by them ; while that Jjj doctrine which teaches that 3 man m < y engage lalav 1 on any terms that can be made . ' and that in excht for the product of to-day he only obtains a misemf Pbare « f tbat of yesterday , will as certainl y be abj BtE and contemned . This po ^ fon is not less verified bj tj ,. unsuppressed fear * of the rich , than by the loud / y „ pressed dlscontntof tbe poor .
Thus , in my humble opinion , have I proved , that Uj , political and social rfghtu of man are bat another phsu , —another expression of bis natural rights—and thit the deprivation ef the first Is an Interference with , and * prohibition of , he exercise of the latter . I have purposely ro'ralned f rom quoting authority , [ . support of the viowa I bare advanced , though it » iu j , granted tbat they » m not less numerous than import ^ I haveexpress-d the expressions of my mind ; myo » i ' object beta * to assist , according to my very means i the elicitatioa of tru < h , I thall conclude by saying ' j ' the language of Milton- . — 'Let truth and falaeb ' ooa grapp ' , who ever know truth put to the worse In afrJ and open encounter . ' I beg to subscribe myself , Sir , rery respsctfullT Thomas Ikelakd
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IMPORTANT TO THE TRADES OF ENGLAND , THE LAND ! THE LAND ! THE LAND ! TO THE EDITOB OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —Nothinghxs tended lomuch to weaken tb ewcrj ; , ing classes and maka them tho slanes of sockty , aj ^ , ' want of a system adequately t-i protect them against the encroachment of tbe capitalist . Hundreds of thousands of pounds havo been collecttj and expanded . In order to acconplUh this desirableob , ject ; and hundreds of men whose patriotism and t & lenu bnvo enabled th-m to take an active part in tbeseniorf , ments , have b-en driven from their homes , reduced to beggary and want , and recognised only as outoaitj soewty ; while the masses , for whose benefits thty \ u boured , have ber-n centinually deteriorating la position that the most industrious , economical , and psrsevering ' find It extremely difficult to obtain the commsneit ae ! cessaries of life .
Tbe great and glorious doctrines propound- d by the greatest man of this age , have begun to be felt and ap . preeiated , The able and philosophic expositions thai have appeared on the true value of labour , and tfaa scientific disquisitions that have been put forth on thi capabilities of tbe laad , aro awakening a spirit of in . qulry among all parties in this country , and tbe ; arc teaching the working classes sn improved system o ( securing the value of their labour , I earnestly call the attention of the trades of tiij country , to the reconsideration of tho question of labour , as put forth to the wrrld b y that much esteemed patriot F . O'Connor , Esq .. M . P . and they will at once see that they can never secure a proper remuneration for their labour , only by regulating the supply according to tbe demand , and employing in the best way poasibie thj surplus labour on the land .
The trades of this towu are tsklpg the question « p la earnest , Tbey begin to see that tho land is their only resource ; and I find that the edge-tool grindershavi tak ..-n seventy acres , and they are now employiag tkeir surplus labour on the land , four days per week , at 2 i u p-. r day . They have already one cow , and one horn and cart ; and there is a strong desire f . > r Mr O'Connor to visit their estate , when he visits this town oa Whit . Tuesday , The pen-blade grinders have taken eight acres . The Britannia metal smiths have taken eleven aero , A small body of file hardeners have taken fouraerei , The scissars forgers have £ 7000 worth of rough scinan instock ; they have no markut for them yet , but will jell them as soon as possible , and are inten ' -ling to turn tbsli Attention to the land .
Here we see the noble spirit the p < 9 or aro possessed of , Oh I how they labour—how thoy struggles—bow the ; suffer , that they may eat the bread of their own iadDItry . They want no charity , but tbey yearn for justice , G . i on then , jou noble band of herioc spirits , pereeiett In the noble struggle you have marked out for your tt-£ emption . Rest certain the day is coming , when jou mutt and ehall meet with your due reward . I remain , yours respectfully . Sheffield . x . T . Z ,
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Rtal Polytechnic Institution . —One Of the greatest attractions at this admirable establishment is , perhaps , tbe Diving-Bell , whic h h as fo r a very long period afforded va * t interest and amusement to Us numerous visitors , and we may also add , the miriue experiments , which are daily exhibited in tliJ basin of the Great Hall ; among these we particular !! observed a belt for preserving life from drowainft invented by Capt . Smjtb , R , N „ which has prorri highly satisfactory , another aluo answers the doub ' s purpose of n bed , as well as a life preserver , patented by Messrs Tayior and Sons , of the Dover-road , B > rough . These mattresses are stuffed with cork , which is cut by quite a new process into exceedinl
small fibre , about the size of small twine , and comt ' quently , is nearly as soft as horse-hair ; although admirably adapted for all kinds of mattresses , it i ) more particularly intended for shipping , aa they take up no additional room , and beiag articles ef dailf use , are always at band , and ready for service in tl < event of a calamity arisen from accident , shipwrec k , or fire . The buoyancy of these mattresses is w great that they will easily float twelve persons , and in tho waist of a ship will resist musketry , canttOD . and grape shot . We h -ar that the directors cf this establishment are making great preparations fof their numerous visitors during the Whitsuntiii * holidays .
Organisation of Labour League—At Farringdoo Hall , Snow-hill , a congress of Communists » " friends of co-operation , many of them from distant partsof the country , hold sittint-s daily during tbe firs * week of the present month ; reports from tbt d fferent Communist societies were given in , and M association formed , entitled , ' Th » Organisation ol Labour League . ' Trie ohj : ct of < he League is M create a national public opinion in favour o t assoxlS ' tive or co-operative arrangements , in which the interests of the ? ople shall be made to harmonise , an "
p tho condition of the Buffering masses elevated ( torn ignorance , poverty , and crime , to one of virtue , } n telligence , and happiuess ; at , d with the view of lW ' pressing tho Isfii-iaturG with tho necessity 0 fs ; alteration in the indu-trial economy of the country ' * and in order to he prepared for any political eban ?' that may arise , ono essential feature of tho me'H menfc ia to call upon parliament ard tbe governine" ''! on all suitable oocusioriJi , to consider tho quest ion ev tho Organisation ot Labour , and the duty incurabe to provide measures for the reproductive emp ' /'
nient of the people . The Congress patsed a « wIBT tion in which they acknowledged ' the justice of TO demand made by a large proportion of the Btitis » population for the extension of the suffrage , and tt '& c lare d i ts sym p ath y with tbe great European pQj ment for electoial reform , in connexion with infl * Jj trial organisation . ' The council of management CJji issued an addresg to the National AMembV t | Frar . ce and are preparing a series of public meew » l in order that they may lay the principles of t ° e ? , l association beford the public , and to solve to tc ji the great problem of the age—bow labour » w . A emancipated in harmony with natural a | right . „ . ,, J Desircctivs Fiiie in St Mary-sjbkk * ' y t £ n cnAPBr .. —On Tuesday evening , shortly * 5 e * or T , te ** I o ' clock , a fire broke ox & in the extensive . P ^ jjt occupied by Messrs W . J . Browne and C ^' y ^ l and manufacturers of chicory , ia St Mail" -. lI
Whitechapel-road . f he premises , which were v ^ ually built for a eegar bouse , aad bare 0 Ul ° ( f applied tc- their pwsoni us © about four J ^ U fei'j great extant , cowing an area of about W ^ | squave ,. and consisting of eevsn or e 'P iVfee'j total altitude ef the buildiag exceeding ^ t jD | Titefba appears to have oi ^ inated in the <• ^ . - « \ 10 uss on ths firsts floor of the building . 1 " ^ - . j tioa of the flames was distinctly seen a * , fiA and other di-tant points of the metropolis , » teP ^ City thoroughfares teemed with spectators u » - . ^ j to the scene of the uiaastev . All tho met 'P J I bridges were densely crowded with epeotat" lC ! J tho greatest excitement orevailed . Sever" 3 * I arrived on the spot shortly after the alarm haa ^ | j but any attempt to sue tho premises b 8 ' » wp i ^ futile , the firemen confined their labours 10 ¦* ^ I the school house opposite and the adjoining v ( cool , / ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 3, 1848, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03061848/page/2/
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