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Mt ^ XEBESBg , . - ¦ : v Ifo * al & oagh daTes I call you my friends ; Ijecaose slavery is a brutal and tyrannical injustice heaped upon yon . I was in the Honse on Tuesday night for the express purpose of supporting Lord Robert Gbosvehor's motion , for " a Select committee to inquire whether any measures could he taken to improve the Sanitary condition of the . Journeymen Bakers ; " hut I was not fortunate enough to be present when your philanthropic friend . and emancipator ( John Bbighi ) made his . savage and disgusting speech ; if I had been , I should have answered it . 1
My friends , as you do not very prohahly read those speeches made in the SHOW BOX , I here insert the speech of that philanthropist , in order that you may comment upon it yourselves . Here follows the speech of the representative of the drones of the great Northern hive : — Mr . Bright understood that the coble lord \ rished the inquiry to extend to the places in which these worked , and the time they were employed . The noble lord had even spoken of their disgusting dirtiness . Bat he ( Mr . Bright ) could n & t see now Parliament could take steps to alter the arrangements of bakehouses , or consistently interfere directly with the labour of adult men .
Indeed , the noble lord ' s clients , however much they might su ffer , seemed to be in a very good position to plead their own cause , for they bad an organ of their own , termed the Balers Gazette and General Trades' Advocate . By a copy of it which he held in his hand , and happy the stamp authorities had not put their impress upon it , and It could be sold for three halfpence . That the louse might know what were the principles now ¦ Being propounded toFarliamenr , he would read from this publication a few sentences from an article which contained opinions identical with those eXr pressed by the noble lord ^ an d , wj ^ hthe ^ rA ha > f the measjWL ; h % b » UfiiWurw 1 ( H 4 * iryeaV 7 "We and
. ar & 3 eNffwreiaj « ed V ^ fsgea labour , " and referred to a case which was brought before one of the police offices , showing for how small a sum a needlewoman had been compelled to" work , and ^ oraplaining of the want of some law to protect iabonr . The particular case was that of a poor woman , Francis Dillon , who was allowed but sixpence Ssr pair for making corduroy trousers . [ A good eal of merriment was created at this point of the quotation by a sottc voce remark of an hon . member on the back benches , calling attention to the corduroy trousers worn by Lord Marcus Hill , who was sitting on the Treasury Bench immediately below the hon . member for Manchester . ! Unen these facts
the writer in the Balers Gazette laid down doctrines which were in no respect short of Communism ; they were , that the country must soon go back to the old principle of determining by act of Parlia ment the minimum of wages which working people were to receive , regulating that minimum by the prices of food . If parliament did that , and fixed the number of hours which was to constitute a day , then it was said that a great point would be gained for the working classes of this country . The writer next went on to say that , in holding those opinions , he by no means maintained the views of Communism , because he would allow all who thought proper to work longer each day than the number of
hours specified by law as the limit . The hon . member having read the article , put it to the house whether there was anything in any of the projects of Robert Owen , or of any of the Socialists of the day in France , more * clearly of the nature of what we understood by Communism than what was contained in that article ? The men whose case the noble lord advocated were grown up men , and as it appeared not ordinary men , bat Scotchmen . ( Laughter . ) Sow if there was one class of men on the face of the earth better able than another to take care of themselves , it
was Scotchmen . The condition of these journeymen bakers was represented as most horrible : the dens in which they worked were said to be dreadful . Then , if they . came to England voluntarily to work in such places , how very horrible must be the places which they quitted . He was astonished to see such a cause sanctioned by the advocacy of the noble lord ; it was most surprising to see him contending for the supporters of such a publication as the Gazette to which he had referred ; 10 see him urging the adoption of Communistic doctrines in favour of a body of stalwart men , who needed no protection .
2 " ow , as the speaker professes to he a Parliamentary and Financial Eeformer , if that body does acknowledge him as a fair reflex o f their principles aad opinions , I say to H—11 with such h yp ocrites . How do you think that men of that class , if truly represented by Jons Bbighi , would ever confer any privilege upon the slave class , to emancipate them from the gripe of their owners ? Let me analyse the speech of this philanthropist . "He could not understand how " Parliament could take steps to alter the ar" rangemeats of bakehouses , or consistently fi interfere directly with the labour of adult " men . "
Well , here is philosophy . ' If this is a sound proposition , of what avail then would he the success of the Parliamentary Reform Association , if it could not interfere with the Labour Question , which it professes to he the question of questions ? Why did Lord John Russell aud his philanthropic coadjutors devote so much of their time and their energy to the
EARLY CLOSING SHOP QUESTION ? Do shopmen standing behind counters "with curled hair and perfumed handkerchiefs , suffer as much as the oppressed bakers ? And are not many of those adults ? And why then did the noble lord—the P . RIME Mixistercontend for their liberation from bondage ? And why did Mr . JGeighx not oppose their liberation ? And then , speaking of the "Bakers' Gazette , " —the only organ through which their class could develope their principles , he says : — Aad hajipily the Stamp authorities had not yet put their impress ui > on it , and it could be sold for thr <* halfpence .
Kow , was notthis a hint to the Government to suppress the only organ through which the distressed bakers could express their opinions ? Then the philanthropist goes on to sympathise with the " poor creature'' Frances Dillon , and quotes her case , as extracted from the * ' Bakers' Gazette / ' showing that it washable to be seized , as it published a police case . Then the spouter goes on to say : — The condition of there journeymen bakers was repre sented as most horrible ; the dens in which they worked were said to be dreadful . Then , ii they came to England Tolsntarily to irori n such places , how very horrible must he the place which they quitted .
Isow , what does this prove , beyond the choice between the positive and comparative state of misery which the poor baker is compelled to accept ? Might he not as well t » U us that there was to be no sympathy for the convicted felon , who preferred the hardest toil to remaining bound in his fetters ? "Would these men place themselves in this life-destroying position , if the veritable field of labour was open to them ? A o ; but as he and his coleeches live upon the sweat and blood of their law-made slaves , they fear lest the emancipation of one class should lead to the freedom ofall . The orator concludes thus : —
Be trasastotasfced to see such a cause sanctioned by the advocacy of the nolde lord ; it was most surprising to see him contending fur the supporters of such a publication as the ' Gazette' to which lie had referred ; to see him m- % - icg the adoption of Communistic doctrines in favour of any cla = s , and , worst ofall , in favour of a bodv of stalwart men , who needed no protection , JXbv , although I am no Communist , 1 frankly avow that I would much prefer a system based upon Communism , to that system by which the rich capitalist is enabled to suck the very Wood of his dependent slave ; of two evils choose the least and Communism would
decidedly be the lesser evil . Then the orator goes on to toll us that the bakers are " stalwart men , who need bo protection . " 2 vow , I will answer this assertion upon the very best authority . Upon the very Bight of the debate , air . Lushixgto >' , the member for "Westminster , informed me , that ho was director , or in some way connected with an insurance company which TToriB SOT JJS'SUBE THE 1 IFE OF a JouBXEYjm- EAKEJ 2 ; yet these are the stal wart men who need no protection , when even an insurance company will not guarantee anything upon their death . N 6 w > working men , when you find one or
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that class opposing the Ten Hours Bill , and opposing a measure which is calculated to increase the health and comfort of poor bakers , what would be your fate if you were represented by such a class in the House of Commons ? I now turn from this disgusting subject to address you upon more general matter . I have now lying before me a pile of letters inviting me to nearly all parts of the country , and all kindl y acknowledging me as their indefatigable benefactor and leader . It would be impossible for me to give an answer to each , as yet , as to the time that I will pay each a
visit ; bat I promise to announce , and very speedily , when I will visit each and every locality . : My friends of Rochdale , Bijston , Leicester , Thrapstone , Holmfirth , Keighley , Manchester , Birstall , Ashton-under-Lyne , Burnley , Sheffield , Derb y * Oldham , Norwich , Bradford , Hull , South Shields , Todraorden , Merthyr Tydvil , Staleybriuge , Rotherham , and several other places , request that I will now appoint the day , and each cheerfully promising me a hearty and enthusiastic welcome , some asking me to visit them during the Whitsun week ; but I think , if jhey are generous , they will allow me-tp . j ^ ke m » holidays . " ' **""»^ fc ° . " ** naf AX jitmiiittw T
p TfenlsFTefy ^ snortly to be amongst them ones more , to test their sincerity , and to allow them to test mine . My friends , no doubt you will have read the report of the Protectionist meeting , held on Tuesday last , at the Crown and Anchor—the Duke of Bichmos » in the chair ; and all the sponters , fanners , in order that the M . P . ' s present—who were numerous—should
understand the valour , and the MORAL POWER , by which the auxiliary force proposes to accomplish its object ; and from their speeches yen will learn their loyalty , and the amount of yeomanry cavalry they can turn out as LOYAL SUBJECTS , to flabbergast the Queen and her Government . Now , I have often told yon , that there was one law for the rich , and another for the poor ; and if I had been in the situation of his Grace the Duke
of Richmond , presiding over a Chartist , meeting—and if such threats and rebellion were spouted—I should very soon be iu limbo . But remember what I told them in the House of Commons in 1848 : " that their loyalty wonld speedily follow the flight of Protection ;" and I also told them that , " take away tithes from the parsons , and their loyalty would as speedily follow . " The working classes of this country are now becoming too powei'ful to be resisted by all the other classes unitedly . They cannot longer be tickledorjnggled , by granting themamere fraction of the rights they demand and are entitled
to . They now look for all , as you will discover from the fact of the manufacturing operatives declining Sir Geokge Grey's qualification of the Ten Hours Bill . For myself , I have always said , and always thought , that tea hours was too long a period even for an adult to work in an unnatural atmosphere ; and , if I had my will to-morrow , I would level every infernal long chimney to the dust , and place you all upon the Land—in a healthy atmosphere—living under your own vine and your own fig-tree , none daring to make you afraid . And let the factory operatives rest assured that , however others may yield to the
governmental policy of Sir Geoege Gkey , which is based upon Free Trade support , that , if I stood alono in the House of Commons , I will never forsake the cause of the care-worn mother and her helpless baby . Can 1 forget the eyes of those fond and affectionate women , when they welcome me upon the platform , hugging me with ecstasy , and calling me their father ? Can I forget the countenances of the little children—their cheerful look , which is sure to fade before the frown of tyranny ? No—never ! And if this Ten Hour measure is abandoned by all others , I will stand firm to the cause .
My friends , if I can help it , you shall not much longer continue slaves . I have often told you the years of suffering that my father endured for struggling for the emancipation of your order ; and I will now conclude this letterwhich I write under excitement—with the termination of my father ' s last letter to Lord Camden , then Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , and written from his dungeon , when deprived of the use of his limbs , in 1798 . He says : — Tell them—huthold , spare yourself the pains—we know , what is still better we /« Z oar degradation . Thanks to the God of nature , who works by means inscrutable to human ken ; GreaviMe , Vitt , and Jeukinson , have done wonders—TIIET DAVE SEAKLT BEAUSED 013 FOND HOP £ S OF SEELVG TtfOSE ABCSES , WHICH HWE HYTUCTTO WITHSTOOD THE KErfECIDAI . STBCGGLE OF DIVIDED KINGDOMS , FALt PSOSTIiATE BEFORE THE -MODESATEEOT DETEUMIXED EXEKTI 0 S 5 OF CSTTED STATIONS .
, Tell England to bid farewell to Liberty when Ireland is enslaved ; three millions of Irish slaves would rivet Britain ' s chains . Countrymen , whilst assassination is bailed ty authority , am I doomed to a bastile , on charges , the futility of which I was ready to prove according to law , icMch was denied me , —the groundlessness of which 1 have made clearly ajipear to the Executive without redress . Heboid me in a loathsome prison , in a ce ! I nine feet square ; my fortune ruined ; my health impaired ; my constitution shattered ; with enough of all left however to he useful to my country . Hear me through the grate of my gaol : be watchful as owls ; resolute as lions ; gentle as lambs ; persevering as moles ;—be patient , sober , and discreet ; faithful and true to jour engagements—adore your Creator—be ready to die fur jour country—fear a bad character : dread nothing else .
let the world he your Republic ; Ireland your country ; To do good your religion ; Tie . ' nonaiie ; EL'T , ABOVE ALL-BE TOTTED . Farewell fellow Citizens . 1 set at defiance all the machinations of conspirators against me . Kor , my lord—* is there any terror in your threats ? For I am armed so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind , Which I respect not ' I csnnofpr ? vail on myself to conclude this letter in the usual way iliat one gentleman expresses himself to another .
I cannot say I have the least respect for you—nor will I ever be your humble servant . I must only subscribe myself , Rogeh O'Coxsob . I ' rison , Cork . January , 1793 . 2 \ eed I ask you if any spouting rebel of the present day would write such a letter as that to the tyrant who held his life in his hands ? and will you require a further proof of my inherited devotion to your cause ? Your Faithful and " Uncompromising Frieud , Feaegus O'Connor .
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Sixcclab Trasce . —At the village of Farnngden , situcted about nine miles from Bristol , on the road to Wells , a young woman named Ann Cromer , the daughter of a master mason , now lies in a complete state of catalepsy , in which extraordinary translike condition , should she survive till next November , she will have been for no less than thirteen years . Durinfthe whole of this extended period she has not partaken of any solid food , and the vital principle has only been sustained by the mechanical administration of fluids . Although of course reduced to almost a perfect skeleton , her countenance bears a very placid expression . Her respiration is perce |) tible , bet hands warm , . too * she has some indication of existent consciousness . Upon one occasion ,
when asked if suffering from pain to squeeze the hand of her mother , placed in hers for that purpose , a slight pressure , the mother avers , was plainly dis-; tinguishable ; and frequently , when suffering from cramp , she has been heard to make slight moans . About sixteen weeks after the commencement of her trance she was seized with lock-jaw , which occasions great difficulty in affording her nourishment . The unfortunate yonng woman is twenty-five years of age , and has been visited by a great number of medical gentlemen , who , however , bold out no hopes of her ultimate recovery .- * -2 i ' j ) i cs . When too visit a theatre in the metropolis , ov go into a crowd , always pick your pocket before leaving home If you fail to do this the duty may probably be discharged for you by a stranger ,
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"Unitedyou stand . Divided you fall . " TO THE CHARTISTS . My Friends , —Tou will naturally understand that I have suffered no small amount of grief and anxiety , from the manner in which the columns of the "Northern Star" have been frequently used , to promote and circulate personal and class antagonism ^ - I feel that justice compels me to furnish you with the reply of Thomas Clark , to the attack made upon him in Mr . Harney ' s letter of last week . Upon his letter I shall not make a single
comment , while , in compliance : with the requests from numerous parts of- 'the country , 1 beg to assure you that no more antagonism , or personal or party squabbles , shall be circulated through the " Star . " I have made my . mind op upon the subject , and , therefore , should any other similar disputations appear in the columns of the " Northern Star , " you may set me down as a slave and a coward , fearing to exercise legitimate control over your paper ; and remaining ,. Your faithful and affectionate Friend , -, '" ¦ ¦ .- ' , ' . ¦ Feaugus O'Connor . -
jj / jfcgow & egf in justice to Mr . Dixon , , to furnishyou with a letter received from a working man at Manchester : — ^ ¦ Sou—It is with that respect to you that becomes one in a humbte station of life , that 1 would address you and say , that I sincerely lament the differences which now exist in our shonld-be leaders ; * hut 1 here confess , that Mr . Harney ' s conduct is calculated to widen the breach" rather than make it up . He ought to know that William DiXOU has many friends in Manchester , who consider he has
rendered our cause good service , notwithstanding Harney ' s attacks ; and I think that unless you Hold a tighter hand over him he will soon be master . A short timo ago he took up sis columns of the Star in < vrangling ; this week four . ffow , sir , if Sir Joshua Walmsley and his party does not go as far as we wish , calling them a ' clique ' and other bad names , will not bring them any sooner . I hope you will see the necessity of keeping your promise , that no more wrangling shall make its appearance iu the Star , Your Friend and well wisher , —
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TO FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., M . P ., ' ' Proprietor of the " Northern Star . " Sib , —Some months ago , when I bad occasion to notice , through the columns of the " Star , " an unprovoked attack , which one of your servants—Harney—had made upon me , in that journal , you gave the Chartist public a pledge that , from that time forward , the paper should be devoted to seme more edifying and instructive purpose than to the personal differences of ''leaders . " and that , in'future , nothing of a personal character should be permitted to appear therein . From that time to
the present , however , every single impression of the paper has contained matter from the pen of the same individual , and directed against me . Sometimes I have been attacked openly , and by name , in the answers to the correspondents—at others by inuendb , in the weekly letter against everybody—always save and except the few " real veritables . " Resolutions also , about half a dozen , from , perhaps , double that number of individuals , have , at the same . time , been published against me ; I have , from a proud feeling of conscious integrity , and of inexpressible contempt for my maiigners , refrained from noticing either one or the other .
In the '' Star ' of last Saturday there is one of those transcendently sublime effusions from the masterly genius of Harney , which have tended so much to elevate , at once , the character of the paper , and the taste of its readers ; and which have been so redundant of profound philosophy , and which have evolved such mighty thoughts , expressed , as they have beent in language such as is rarely to be met with ;> except , indeed , in that classical locality of the metropolis , . where certain velvet-tongued good wives eal in the sale of conquered inhabitants of that * region ; over which presides the Deity—Neptune .
In this article , I am honoured by additional and special notice , and that , too , with your conenrrence and consent . The former truce , then , has been , by your permission , set aside , and that Hercules of the pen—Harney—has again been amusing himself with dealing what he fancies are terrible blows at the reputation of Mr . Dixon , Mr . M'Grath , and myself . I fear , however , that the disease is too deeply rooted in our systems to be eradicated even by the surgical aid of his terrible pen . Had he not better try the scissors ? I am informed that he is an excellent " paste and scissor man . " Indeed , the " Star" was evidence of his ability in that way when he did the " miscellaneous"for the paper ; and it certainly must have astonished him , when you raised him from it to
the " stool , " upon which he has since been silting " I will not stop here to notice the brilliant wit which he has employed against me—because , were I to point it out , the readers would then observe itbut will pass on to the substantial charge which he has preferred against me , of not having forced upon the attention of the Reform Conference the propriety of adopting certain resolutions which the indignant Harney asserts were moved there by G . W . M . lieynolds . 1 heard this latter personase read the two resolutions to the Conference , but I knew nothing of the existence of the third , until I saw it quoted in Harney ' s three and a half columns of slashing fudge , of course I except the heading and the poetry , which were , beyond all comparison , grand and harmonious !
I did not interpose at the Conference , on behalf of the resolutions aforesaid . 1 st . —Because , as Harney himself shews , in the fourth paragraph of his irresistible epistle , the President , Sir Joshua " Walmsley , in the address with which be opened the proceedings of the Conference , specifically laid it down : — " That the delegates had met , not for the purpose of deciding upon the nature and extent of Die measures of Parliamenlargrieform to le attained , but for the purpose of merely deliberating on practical measures for carrying out a previously aioptedscheme of rejiresentaiive reform . "
Thus , it will be seen , - that by the constitution of the Conference , any alteration of the fundamental principles of the Association was express !* provided against , and that resolutions , having such objects in view , could not have been entertained . Besides , to me , it appears that as several thousands of persons , ofall classes had joined the Association upon its present basis , that no organic change could have been effected in its constitution without their consent ; and that any legislation on that question , on the part of the Conference , could have proceeded only on the previously expressed decision of the members . I did not support the resolutions to t
2 nd . —Because I would not be a party heir proposal , for the sake of mere form , or , that I might employ their non-entertainment by the Conference , as an argument with which to damage the Association in popular e ? timation . I was not bound , from bomhaKtical declarations , made either at Johnstreet , Leicester , or elsewhere , to support these resolutisns ; and knowing the impossibility of their adoption in the present political disposition of the Association , I would have preferred to have withheld thero , rather than to have made their introduction subservient to any factious purpose , or procuring , at a cheap rate , the character of a flaming patriot . „ ... that they
The promoters of the Association say have adopted as comprehensive a measure of re « orm as they possibly could , to have secured for it anythin » like efficient support from those classes and influences , without whose aid no material reform can be obtained . I fancy that I have as sincere a desire as any man living , that the Associa ion should adopt the principles of the Charter as the foundation of its plan of operations ; but I am as conscious as I am of my own existence , that were it to do so , that it wouSienate fromitnine-tenths of the supper Eh it now receives , both in PjrUajmt « £ elsewhere . Nomanwhoknowsul . epol . tica ! fcelingof the propertied classes of England , can for a moment deny that the change of system , contemplated by the Associationis ouito as democvatic-as any
, considerable body of them are prepared to suppoi c , and however desirable it may be such . shouldJiot be the case , still none can say but that it is so , wno are prepared to give expressions to the Pr 0 I"P" ? of truth , aad c very day experience . The Assocm-
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fc wj > romlsea that if it will adopt the principle ' s ot the-Charter , ithatthe" nJasses will '^ flock in mil ; lions ; toltsstandard . v ^ '>^ :.:, v .. ; ( ; .: # Itit , ' were true that there wemillions of menM England who really cared for the Charter as much Ba it is represented they do , it occurs to my mind , tha $ they would give-some evidence of their sincerity ' in s ome . tangible , way . They would at least join an Asociatipn , which is at this moment above all otKars par excellence —t & e Association , around whose standard : ' 4 re rallying the hosts of men who ,, according to . th ' e latest accounts , are panting for the : Charter „ - > lf ; .,::. ,..,,- ; - * -
Weh . j then ,, if there are : millions , who are now ' holdmgigopf from the Reform Association because >* dte 3 jMt "; ad 6 pt the creed of the Charter , how I * j ^ uSands and tens' of thousands belong at this ntonfeht to this National Charter Association 1 Wnysir , there are not uponlts books ; the names of five hundred members ! And mark I this is a great national ; institution , and the numbers whichThavo named , arc scattered all over the -. cou ^ tryY " ' Then fancy sirj . the impudence and the , audacity of the members . of the " . Provisional Committeo' ^ of such a !' national" body , dictating the' ; terms ; , tipon which other Associations are , to , be Conducted . With whSt an admirable grace the " leaders" of SUCtt an Association can ascend a ; matformi-and . a ' s
they do , rant and ravo in the name of ; those' mil' ? ? 0 . C # ^ trious . men , ofwhomjthey 'b ' aVe ; been JfflSW . than fae ^ u & mML [ $ m ® in $ pir £$ ational Association ? •*^&^ r wS v '" 1 | iP , % ^ wtiffiej | 'olp 61 is itself—which ' has-the advarfteg «; of ! the presence of the able and talented managers . of this movement—has , out of its population of twd and a quarter millions , contributed less , much less than too hundred names to the muster roll of this " national" army . Ami not warranted then , -sir , ip stating that this pretence of " national" power , and of authority to speak in the name of " the masses , " is all bosh ? It ia a miserable fraud—a subterfuge so transparent that to be seen through , it needs only to be stated . "We
are the veritable leaders of the millions" say these men . I answer , bah ! babblers , you are no such thing , and you never will be so . Two per cent . of those whom you degrade and insult by your gratuitous and assumptions representation of them , are at this moment notawaro of yd'dr existence , and are as innocent of acquaintance with your eloquence and patriotism , as I am of your common sense and ordinary discretion . To them you are indeed the " Mysteries of London , " the present edition of which ought to be bound in calf . 1 have invariably proclaimed , in the teeth of this faction , that it is not the people , nor the " masses , " nor the " millions , " nor the " nation , " nor any other of the great things which it has proclaimed
itself to bo , more especially , is this true of London , as I am prepared to prove . I have already stated that the National Charter Association , does not , at this moment , number in London , with its two-and-aquarter millions of population , as many as two hundred members ; and that , numerically , in the metropolis it is certainly not the " masses . " I have , at this moment , before me the balance sheet of the National Charter Association , as audited and passed by the Convention , in 1848 ; and extending over time , commencing at . December 22 nd , 1840 , and concluding April ISthi 1848 ;' and during that time I find that this mighty metropolis contributed to the general fund of the Association the sum of £ 13 ; and that during the same period , Manchester alone sent to the same fund £ 23 ' 9 s . 4 d . I have not
the books or balance sheets prior to that date , and containing the accounts of the Association from the time when I was elected to the Executive Committee , in 1843 , because all the account and minute books were handed by me to Mr . Shivron , of Aberdeen , who was secretary to the famous and valiant " National Assembly , " which succeeded the National Convention , and which I never could succeed in getting from him , or I would be able to show that London has , during the past seven years , stood in a like position , in relation to the General Fund . But there is another , and to you , Sir , personally , an interesting matter connected with these accounts . I have already shown that " the masses , " in this great wen , paid into the General Fund , in seventeen
months , ending April 18 th , 1848 , the sum of £ 13 . By a supplementary balance sheet , which I have before me , and from which 1 quote , I find that London , mind—with its population of two-and-a-quarter mil « lions—contributed to the funds of the " National Convention , " which caused such consternatisn , and which was- supposed to have " menacedthe safety' of the-empire , " -at tho' time , the " surri " of £ 14 2 s . 8 d , !! So that , altogether , London contributed , under the tremendous and convulsive French Revolution—the other great continental revolutions —the unpredicted Irish excitement — the intoxicating enthusiasm of the " National Convention , " including the Demonstration at Kenni . igton-co . nmon ; together with the thirteen months immediately preceding the year 181-S , the grand total sum of
£ 27 2 s . 8 d . !!! Was not this a magnificent donation from the great democracy of the richest and most mighty city of the universe ? Well , sir , this same supplementary balance sheet , which carries the account down to the 2 Cth of April , 1848 , and which includes that of the 18 th of the same month , and which I have already quotedthat is to say , it contains the whole account of the National Charter Association from December 22 nd , 1840 , down to the 20 th day of April , 1848 , both dates inclusive ; and comprehending the balance sheet of the Convention , as well as that of the Association , exhibits an expenditure over the total receipts , and due to the treasurer , of £ 40 Os . 5 s . ! ! . ' Thus "the account stands : — London seventeen months , includ- £ s . d .
ing Convention , Ac , & c . ... 27 2 8 Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., same time . . 40 0 5 Balance paid by P . O'Connor over that paid by London , with its two and-a-quarter millions of a population £ 12 17 0 !!!
Verily, Sir, These "Masses" Ought To Get...
Verily , sir , these " masses" ought to get " another leader . " Some one who will go for the " Charter and something more !" There is another circumstance in relation to this money account , and the mode of its disbursement , that I must also mention . It is known to you that we had in the Convention certain representatives of huge constituences—so numerous wero the constituents of some of them , that upon comparing thciv statements with the published and authenticated statistics of the population , I discovered that several generations to come , were mortgaged to provide
the -numbers stated , by the gifted and highly imaginative delegates . Two of these representatives —( one of whom , poor fellow , I believe to have been the only honest man of the physical . forco party)—came to me on tbo first week of the Convention , and represented that they were entirely destitute of means , and although they were sent to the Convention by one of the largest districts of London , and had tens of thousands of constituents , and all of them were , like Bronterre O'Brien , " Up to the mark ; " yet , I had , sir , on your account , to advance them the sum of Two Pounds
as their constituents , numerous , ardent , and patriotic as they wore , would not g them a single penny . These two pounds enter into the sum of £ 40 od . There is , however , an item of £ 17 , which forms no part of the £ 40 od ., which was paid by me also for you to some of the most unprincipled and unscrupulous of the delegates—one of whom—a most courageous platform hero , and also " one of the oldest and ablest advocates of Chartism" —under the influence of a feeling , little akin to courage , on the Saturday morning previous to the demonstration at Kemiington Common , which took place on Monday , was necessitated to acceompany a friend of mine with whom he lodged , to an old clothes' shop in Tottenham Court-road ,
to make purchase of a pair of immentiouablo ' s , as like " Bob Acre , " the time drew nigh for action ; his valour oozed out , not like Bob's , at his fingers end , hut vent it certainly did find elsewhere . It has lately been charged against me , that I am by trade a weaver , —so is my friend the hero of the trowscrs , the only difference being , that I formerly wove cotton , and the fabric upon which ho is employed is of another kind . This item of £ 17 , as I h . wc said , has never before been published ; but at the time I handed to you a list of the reccnients , and you , doubtless , have it by you . I ought hero to avoid any misunderstanding ; say , that the sums which wero advanced to the Scotch delegates , by me , for you , were all honourably returned .
Now , sir , in the face of these facts , respecting the numerical strength of the National' Charter Association , at the present time , how gross must be the assurance require / i to set it forth as the only " veritable" organisation of the " people . " The people forsooth ! Five hundred , individuals , through all England and Wales ; at no time since 1842 , has . tho National Charter Association numbered 2 , 000 paying members to its general fund . Why do 1 state these facts 1 To rcjoico At them ? No , sir , but that tho country may bo made , aware liow hollow is , the sham , that
Verily, Sir, These "Masses" Ought To Get...
' «&** ' rn'niio 8 s , ^ tbe ^ masses /' . Ac . ; : would- have the . Charter , buffer'tbe " hnmUs " . Reformerssiif £ ' -ft ' £ ' : frba & 1 £ ^ who support W ^ Mi £ ^ is ® fi | ime ; thatnlltthi ^ smoke and fumey ! SBd : Soundj 4 nQ ^^^ to a teriminntion , Vanb ! it ^ fewe ;^ hould , f like ; sensible men , iook ^ rouhd ^ us ^^ means , we havir ' at ! ' . o ^ : aisjpoFal / tb , ' , wi . i the freedom of the " grarid ^ border ^ j ^ njdu ' stij . ' .,: It is not tho canting" braggUabout'rtik | ' ( iKe ' have heard about the * bravfc ^; n ^ - ^ Mj ^ M ^ Iahds / wo . care to he & v ^ -we--wah £ ti £ Mn ^^^ in England ; and that , t 6 b , p' ^ u |^ h | 3 ajr ^ andgeneration , ; . aha the Wdy to'a o ^ tlis ' ifcn ^ progressive movfeftonts'failihl-lbort ^ f burown desires- ^ but by . aismr and
& anq neiping : |& em ; iorwara . it is not oy ,. organislngruffianiy / gan ^ s ^ b mberioto break jip meotiMgsof'the ^ National ' Charter Leaguey which ' ¦ w } U ; StinVfiO *© n' ^ ranters y burituXbl ' sboVihg , in our bwucbndu ^ t , ' " whatis the-nbett |^ tl 6 ) uld Hiyetoothers . ^ l ^ rney wishes ; tbW ; SirM ( jshu ' a . ; Walmsleyi ¦ Jiad- ' -heen , at theNaiional Halfbn ^ WedneBday eveninglasi ^ tluit , hemigty haye ^ ieulb ^^^ ' «|; faW ^ rk ihg ^ could l | ave ^ i ^ e ^^ 8 con 8 ^ as ' , it WQu ^ pheiT have showa ^ what c-the--nation * has- to ^ spect / from the ; mtoHeq ^ as ^ ianners -of a jfaetimv of wh 6 sosense $ ^ ^^^^ ° r ^^^ l ^^ l »^» 1 ^ 0 sant , ^ titt ^^ il i ^ i ^^ SK ^^ M ^ - teterpt ' et . j'ights ^ as ^ applicable' bury . to themselves ;; ahd > who ^ ' - 'under the guidance of shallow-pated' scribblers , and brainless orators , enact scenes , which converted a oublic meeting of
Englishmen , into a rival " Zoological" exhibition . This faction shall not , I promise them , ever trample upon the right of independent action ! and of untrammelled thou ght in my humble person—at least not with impunity . Were I dying , I would expend m ' y last breath upon the defiance of their merciless and savage power . This I would do for their own sakes , as much as for my own ; as it will indeed be a sad day for England , when a faction shall rule where reason alone ought to preside . They forget that this is tho land in which Shakespeare and Milton wroto . and sung , and that the air is yet impregnated with their glorious and immortal spirit . No , no , Faction ; you may , in your ignorance and malice , malign me , but for the sako of myself , of yourselves , and of our common liberty , Ibid defiance , again , again , to your powers of persecution , and shall , amidst your stormy yells , still bear uppermost , my manhood , which you cannot smite down .
Harney has appealed to you , and has told you that you are expected to range yourselves against those whom he taunts you with having proclaimed to be morally and politically honest . I , too , have my opinion as to what duty will shortly fall to your part . It cannot be that you will much longer permit an unprincipled demagogue who , from his Philadelphian notions of the duty of debtors to creditors has been driven from his owu class , and who now seeks to make prey of the unfortunate working classes , as their " veritable " leader . lie is a mere specious declaimer , who , in the end , will turn out to be not what the people take him for , a real " man of metal , " but what he absolutely is—a mere " Bronze Statue . " Sir , I hope that I need hardly remind you , that I
would not undertake to advise , or impudently to obtrude myself upon your attention , but I will take the liberty to remind you , that I have some right to express to the undoubted head of the Chartist party my fears , for what will be the inevitable consequence of the present career of imbecile madness , of what is insolently assumed to he the only authorized Chartist movement ? I say , that I have ^ uch a right , from my known attachment to the glorious Charter itself , which I have , poor as I am , proudly represented cnthe Hustings , and at the Polling Booth , without disgrace to my friends , and with a success , second only to your own . I do , therefore , enter my most solemn protest against the exclusive and
factious spirit in which it is sou ? ht to enforce the Charter , which is itself an embodiment of broad universnl right , and which recognises the interest of no party but that of the entire people . With regard-to Harney , ho has my permission to rant and roar as he pleases , as I am quite sure that any opinion expressed by him against me will never lower me in the estimation of any man whose esteem is at all valuable ; and , in parting with him , I recommend him to tho watchful-attention-of hia fi-iends , and-would"simply admonish them to place beyond-his reach all dangerous weapons—as , after all , I think he is more . worthy of a strait jacket , than of a verdict of felo de sc . Respectfully , Thomas Clark .
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The Provisional Committee Of The Nationa...
The Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association met at their office , 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , on Thursday evening , May 9 th . Mr . J . Milne in the chair . Letters containing money , & c , were read from Truro , Hartlepool , Bristol , Paisley , Newport , Isle of Wight , Bradford , Leicester , Gainsbro ' , Chobham , Yarborough ,
and Derby . Au address to the Chartist body , relative to the election of the Executive , was unanimously adopted . It was unanimously resolved : — " That in order to render the Kentish Chartist Demonstration effective , every person holding tickets for tho C 4 nwesend Excursion must make a return of the number sold , together with the money for the same , to the Secretary , to the Charter office , on or before Monday , May the 20 th . " Tho Committee then adjourned .
THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CHARTER ASS 0 C 1 ATI 0 . V TO TIIE DEMOCRATS OF TIIE UNITED KIXODOM .
TRACT FUND . Tho Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association , deeply impressed with the paramount importance of propagandising those principles advocated in the People ' s Charter—and in accordance with the expressed wishes conveyed from many large towns of England—have determined to establish a fund expressly devoted to the distribution of Tracts thriughout the length and breadth oi the land . It is a lamentable fact that great masses of tho population are entirely ignorant of the principles laid down in tho Charter ; anil , therefoi-e , arc not cognisant of the methods wo advise for the attainment of their own rights and privileges . Our enemies' policy has ever been to falsify tho doctrines of
tho Charter and to vilify the motives of those who arc struggling to obtain it ; their means have been extensive and ample , whilst , as yet , the resources of the people ' s leaders have been comparatively insignificant and deficient . But now , the Provisional Committee of the National Charter Association arc resolved that , should they meet with the . country ' s approval and support in their proposed undertaking , to pour Tvatu , explanatory of the doctrines contained iu the Charter , into every city , town , village , hamlet , and , if possible , into every house , cottage , awl hut within the British dominions . Thus the poison so . liberally and abundantly instilled iato tho minds of the ignorant , by those who are antagonistic to the people ' s freedom , will at length ' oe met and rendered harmless by an antidote .
Tho manufacturing inhabitants of large tswns have many opportunities of beeomins acquainted with tho ' points in that document which we are struggling to make tho law of the land ; but suc-Ji is not tho case with the agricultural portion of the community ,- scattered as it is over wide tracts , of land , isolated and distant from the great multitudes of their fellow-creatures who aro centralised iu cities and towns . Tim reasoning of the platform seldom reaches the ear of the agricultural labourer ; and the only sentiments he . can entertain ,, aiu those instilled into his mind by landlords and jiivsons , —a clnss of gentry little qualified to expound political or social freedom to advantage . Couid ' ih-. cts but find their way to the hear th of tho- labourer , he would their
study contents , ponder over their reasoning , and weigh to the utmost of his abilitv , the justice ot their arguments : so that the inevitable result would be an addition to the ranks of those who , founding their demands upon the common sense of Man , only ask for such privileges as nature intended us all to enjoy . "Words pronounced upon tho platform can but reach tho ears of a few ; whilst printed Tracts would probably bo road by millions . Tho immense and glorious progress of tho Socialist cause in Prance is more attributable to the wido circulation of Tracts than to the enthusiasm displayed at public meetings . Tho agricultural labourer , after a day of toil , has neither strength or energy to attend distant and perhaps late assemblages ; but it homo , i byhisown dearth , he could digest ^ wanmr-
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; aftle argumeais lucidly expiainedlh the Trdct before 'Mm ,., . . ; . . .. - v . ' v' .. ¦ '"''" : Convinced of the . urgent-i ^ eces ' sity ; - no * existing foe the adoption of a' ^ p eed ^ an & 'fc & n ' svVe system jtf-Gbarti 8 t ; . proj ^ rt mittee . bT . the National Charter issoeiaiioncallupon ' thif-BHtish ' '" nation' for' -anl-: in ^ tteifJoiafSavours to achieve this great ' - "step ^ ^ towardsremaiscinating the working classes : / they ^ ploro ,: & iUper 80 tis now en « joying , greater facilities' for studyin ^ v | olitie ; il rea « sonmgitimrQmesvrhfe at ' nnhaa ' nno AcAinwaAl M nnrtfilVAfrt ' n ^ til . of HSfiflll ftaWeargunjesto lucidly expiainedlnthe Tract e \
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Bniamox . —At the weekly meeting held on Monday last , Mr . Fiest in the chair ,, the following resolution was morcd by Mr . Gildsj . seconded by Mr . Hamper , and unanimously adopted : — " That we , the members of the National Charter Association , acknowledge no man as leaden ,, but that we have full confidence in Mr . O'Connon , and that gentleman has the confidence of the- working classes of Brighton , which was fully demonstrated at the late public meeting held at tho Town-hall , when Mr . O'Connor was present ; and weshallbe ' most happy to receive a visit from him in his- intended tour . GnEisswicji asd DEPTFom >( : —A special meeting of the commitce , was held : at Mr . Sweetlovc ' a room , Bridge-street , Greenwich ,, on Monday
evening , May 6 th—Mr . Brewinton in the chair—when the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — " That a meeting bn held oa Monday next , May 13 th , at tho above house , for the purpose of electing the council for the next three months . " Several cards wore taken out , and themcctingadjourned . Bristol . —It is tho intention of the Cbartisls of tho city to invite Messrs . O'Connor and lteynolds to a public meeting for tho advancement of Chartism . This subject will form the special business at the meeting' on Monday evening ; next , at 7 , Castle Mill-streot . A numerous attendance is looked for . Leith . —Mr . Tomlinson has lectured in this place with great success . Caltox . —The Chartists of this place have adopted and forwarded a memorial for the liberation of Ernest Jones , and all other political prisoners .
The Provisional Committee To The Members...
THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL , CHARTER ASSOCIATION . Bkother Democrats , —As most of you are fully cognisant of the past , weslutil not attempt to recapitiilate-the chequered scenes and the stormy blasts which " The good old ship , the Chakter'''has encountered , in her hitherto boisterous passage—our purpose ia now addressing you , ie to call your serious attention to the present position and prospects of the Chartist movement . You are aware that the Provisional Committee was Ctilled into existence , under rather
peculiar circumstances ( to which we shall not further allude ) ' on "Wednesday , February , 2 vth , 1850 . We most cheerfully accepted the responsibilities of oflice , and resolved to use our humble abilities , and utmost energies , in collecting the scattered elements of Chartism , and , by concentrating them into ono .. soli / i bond of unity , thereby Jay the foundation ' for a firm and glorious Democratic superstructure . Thus actuated ,, wo proceeded to develope as vigorous a policy as was practicable , considering tho limited period of our term of office , and the means at our disposal . . How far wo have succeeded to your satisfaction , we will leave for you . to testify .
As a Provisional Committee , our term of office expires-on Monday , tho 27 th inst . It will consequently be your duty to elect a permanent executive to direct the organisation from the above date , till May 18 ol . We regret to state , that under present circumstances , it is impossible that the oth clause iu the constitution , which says : — " The government of the Association is vested in an Executive Committee , consisting of five members , receiving salaries for their services , " can be
carried out in consequence of a want of funds . Tims circumstanced , it is for you , brother Chartists , to determine "whether you will continue tho appointment of an unpaid Committee , or permit tho organisation thus far accomplished to fall to pieces , as will bo tho case if au attempt is made at present to carry out tho letter of tho 5 th clause . We call on you to decide , and to send such decisions to tho Secretary , on , or before Wednesday , tho 22 ud inst .
At the expiration of our tenure of oflice , a balance sheet of the receipts and expenditure during that time , will be submitted to tho members . In relation to our future prospects , wo may observe , that while wo are of opinion that veritable Democracy never"held so high a position as at present , wo arc confident , that by pursuing a discreet , but energetic course , and by kecpin g . the Chartist body intact as the great army of progression , we cannot fail to adv « nse , having political emancipation aiul social rights as alie great objects iu view , impressing all tho miud and intelligence wo possibly can into' ouj ? ranks ; and-, combining therewith , energy , determination , and unity of action , wo aro confident that victory will , ere long , crown our endeavours .
Iu conclusion , divisions wo sopudiatc and condemn ; bickerings and pcity jealousies , with their withosiag influences , - wo deplore ; thoeo who malign us we pity , and advise to beeomo bettor men ; to leadership Arc do not aspire ; the chaygo of conspiracy wo emphatically deny , * - dim with all sincere and honest reformers ayo will most cheerfully co-operate . Trusting ttsAouv Chartist brethren will forthwith respond to these few words , aud thereby secure t \ vo awthnicd working of tho new plan of orgo & j & uVion , Wo are , Brother Democrats , 'four Faithful and Willing Servants , ! fhomas Brown , William Davics , James . " Grassby , G . Julian llavnov , Edward Miles , John Milne , EdmuindStaiiwood .
0 . \ V \ SI . lioy . iolds , 2 Ve «& -icrcr . John Ariiotr , Secretary . S 4 , Southampton-street , Strand . ¦ May Oth , 1850 . 1 ST . B . —Only paid up members arc eligible to be elected , and only such can vole in tho election . * The Mowing was revived hy the secretary tins morning .- « . 2 ( 3 , Leaner-street , Dcrlr . May Stli , 1850 . Dear Sib , — Some of our members ol joet johring kcanse ( they say ) they havo had information i ' ronmrtain parties , in London , that the ri-oviswwal Coiwwtitc two svmllj conspiring to overthrow Mr . O'Connor . I should like yoa to deny this ( if untrue ) through the SUtr and IlcynihWi Weekly Newspaper of SaUwl ? v next , Mr , -John Axnott , ' % L , I ' aux .
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